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♪ >> This June 2025, I'm sorry. This June 25th 2026 regular meeting of the Fairfax County school board now come to order. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a moment of silence and a

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performance of the national anthem by Antonia Silent Simon, Lewis from Daniels Run Elementary School under the

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direction of Michelle

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McCarten. I pledge allegiance.

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Agenda item. 3.0, 0, 2, announcements. If you would like to review a copy of the meeting agenda, please see the back of the auditorium to obtain copies of any items are supporting materials being

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presented tonight. Please use the reference. Please reference the QR code on agenda or visit WWW Dot Fcps studied you slash for docs. Tonight's meeting is being

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broadcast on Cox Channel. 99, Verizon files Channel 11 and livestream on YouTube and on on our website at WWW Dot Fcps studied slash live stream.

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Agenda item. 3.0 3. Introduction of chief of schools. We would like to take a moment during tonight's meeting to hear from our new chief of schools. I now call on Miss Megan from an to

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provide brief remarks. The board. >> Good evening. Thank you. Dr

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Reid and members of the Fairfax County school board and this community for the trust you placed in me. I am honored to serve as your next chief of schools. And I'm grateful to Dr Ponce for his leadership and steadfast

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support of this division's work. I began my career as a special education teacher and that experience continues to shape how approach this work. It taught me the importance of

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knowing students as individuals partnering closely with families and recognizing that meaningful support often comes from the collective effort of dedicated educators working together. Most

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importantly, it reinforced for me that every decision we make should be made with a simple question. What will this mean for students? That perspective state with me throughout my

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years as a principal. At the privilege of leading school through periods of significant growth and change from improving student achievement and establish school to opening a new middle school and building its culture from

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day one. Those experiences reinforce that lasting improvement is never the result of one leader. It comes from developing great people. Earning the trust of families and staff and keeping students

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at the center of every decision. That same believe has guided my 4 years in Fairfax County, together with our principals, teachers and central office teams. We've

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strengthened student outcomes across the region you sullied region, too. We expanded access to algebra one in middle school by nearly 22 percentage points, creating more opportunities for students to accelerate their

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learning while also maintaining high pass rates. region-wide focus on multilingual learners. The percentage of students meeting their way to growth goals increased by 11.4 points overall, including a 19.6

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increase at the secondary level. I'm proud of these results. Not because of the numbers themselves, but because they represent more opportunities for students and reflect the dedication of

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educators across our schools. That is the commitment I bring to this role. Fairfax County is home to extraordinary students, families, educators

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and leaders. I know this division has the talent dedication in capacity to continue achieving exceptional outcomes for students. My responsibility is to create conditions that for that work

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to flourish, to stay connected our schools, support our principals and staff and sure that every decision we make at the central office remains grounded in the experiences of students in our classrooms. I

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take on this responsibility with humility, optimism and a deep sense of purpose. I'm grateful for the opportunity to serve alongside you. And I look forward to the work ahead on behalf of every student in

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Fairfax County, Public Schools. Thank you. >> Ms. Anderson: Ms Roman on

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behalf of the school board. I would like to thank you for your previous work is the region to assistant superintendent and welcome you as the new chief of schools for Fcps. We look forward to working with you for the to

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come. Agenda item. Agenda item. 3.0 4 immigrant Heritage Month proclamation icon Dr. Anderson for a proclamation.

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>> Dr. Anderson: Thank Whereas the United States promises to be a land in which all created and treated family with equal access opportunity. And America has long been a safe

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haven for those seeking refuge from economic and humanitarian crises, a better life in a peaceful future. And whereas generations of immigrants from

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every corner of the globe have built our country's economy and helped hold a unique character of our nation and county. The courage and entrepreneurial innovation of

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immigrants has generated millions of jobs across Virginia and let societal achievements across every major industry, including

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education, health care. Public services, law, engineering, construction, caregiving manufacturing service, agriculture and countless others. And whereas immigrants

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have provided the United States with very unique social and cultural influences fundamentally enriching the extraordinary fabric of our

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nation. And whereas despite countless contributions, the role of immigrants and building and developing our nation has frequently been overlooked and undervalued

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throughout our history and continuing to the present day. It is important to shed light on the valuable. The valuable role generations of immigrants

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have had across South County and country. And whereas immigrants have been tireless leaders not only in securing their own rights and access to

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equal opportunity, but have also campaign to create a fair and more just society for all Americans. As Fairfax County,

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Public Schools commemorates World Refugee Day on June. 20th 2026. and recognizes the courage and humanity of the millions forced to flee

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violence, persecution and war. We honor the generosity about communities and welcoming refugees and the bravery and dedication, humanitarian workers who provide

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life-saving assistance often and challenging and dangerous conditions now, therefore, be it resolved that the Fairfax County sl board does hereby proclaim June 2026. As

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Immigrant Heritage Month and encourages all community members to embrace the significant country contributions about immigrant population. Is there a second?

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Thank St. John-Cunning. I will call for a vote. All those in favor, Mr. Fresh, Mr. Mckelvie UNMISS Mayor and Mr. McDaniel for going to put those 2 Missy

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John coming. Ms. Lady. >> Ms. Anderson: Mystic sent Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, and myself. That is unanimous for all

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board members. Agenda item. 3.0 5 proclamation honoring Caribbean Heritage Month columnist except for a proclamation.

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>> Then it is June was designated as National Caribbean American Heritage Month in the 2006 to promote rich culture and heritage of the Caribbean. American people and that contribution to the history and culture of the

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night to states and then National Caribbean American Heritage Month spearheaded and championed by Dr. Clare Nelson, the first Jamaican woman to earn a doctorate

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degree engineering, discipline, discipline and a founding member of the Institute of Creeping Studies had been celebrated across the nation since 2000. And that is going to be in and do it shows

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on some of the most ethically to divers in the water and not a fusion of genius African European and Asian descent. And you could have been also called the best and easiest

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made above more than 700 island reefs and K's. We our eyes and attorney territories, including sovereign nation and to go on Bermuda. Bahamas,

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Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominic, public not dot. Haiti to make cost and to Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint descent and the good good general and

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INS and Janet not and tobacco's and veterans, the Caribbean far on the night to stay just comprised of over million intuitional either bone in the Canadian Arctic he would insist tree with

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majority of immigrant in the United States migrating primarily from 5 countries, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti and to not in tobacco and veterans that could even have bean the

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center of heinous crime against humanity introduced for the Trance Atlantic slave trade has approximately 40% of enslaved. Africans were shipped to the Caribbean

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islands. That's in the 17th century surpassed Brazil has a produce for enslaved labor. And that is Fairfax County Public school Senate bid the rich diversity and honors them

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any contribution of immigrant and Caribbean heritage to our nation from tease Gene. But these point is ballet from Haiti established what would have become Chicago takes U.S.

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Secretary of State General Colin Pollard from Jamaica and the honorable surely his own of guy knees and budge on descent, the first black woman to run as a candidate for the

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president of the United States of America. And former Vice President Kamala Harris of Jamaican descent descend men among many others. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Fairfax County School

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board does hereby proclaim June 2026. as could even Heritage Month in celebration and a good nation of the many contribution could even Americans have made to our

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society. there a second second? Thank you, Mr. Cannon, I call for a vote. All those in favor, Mr. Fresh, Mr. McDaniel. >> Mister Marin, Mr. McElveen

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St. John-Cunning. Ms. Lady Mistick said Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, and myself. That is unanimous

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for all board members. >> Agenda item, 3.0 6 proclamation honoring Lgbtqia plus Pride month. Icon missing

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don't coming from ocean. >> Ms. St. John-Cunning: marks the anniversary of the first lgbtqia plus pride parade over 50 years ago which served as a

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call to collective action just one year after the 1969 Stonewall riots where Lgbtqia plus people especially clear youth and transgender women resisted pervasive police,

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harassment and violence during an early morning, far rate in New York City. And whereas the decades since have been one of struggle and triumph for the

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lgbtqia plus community. To spice increase, understanding and legal protections. Lgbtqia plus youth still face many challenges including the

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threat of their legal rights and protections be ripple across the country. Without accepting families, schools and communities. They are far

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more likely to attempt suicide or experience homelessness. Whereas recent studies show most lgbtqia plus middle and high school students in Virginia say they have been

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verbally harassed because of their sexual orientation and often hear negative remarks about transgender people in school. Additionally, middle and high school students in

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Virginia report experiencing physical assaults because of lgbtqia plus status students of color are disproportionately impacted by

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anti Lgbtqi. A place has hostility with large percentages of Latinx and black lgbtqia plus middle and high school students

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experiencing Ali. And were asked now more than ever with LGBTQ. I plus people especially transgender and gender-expansive youth are

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being attacked verbally and law making the Fairfax County School board stands with and celebrates its lgbtqia. Plus students, families and staff.

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The school board recognizes the urgency of its charge to foster a responsive, caring and inclusive culture lgbtqia

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plus students are affirmed and see their identities reflected in instructional curriculum school programs and school library offerings. It further commits to advancing policies

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that protect lgbtqia. Plus students in staff's and enhances their experiences in Fairfax County, Public Schools. And whereas the

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Fairfax County School Board appreciates the many contributions made by its lgbtqia. Plus, students, families and staff to the vibrancy of the broader school community. Fairfax County has

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a richly diverse lgbtqia plus population. That includes people from all walks of life who should be able to live without year prejudice, discrimination, harassment for

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violence, physical political. Now, therefore, be it resolved. The Fairfax County School board on behalf of the students, families and Fairfax

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County, Public Schools claims June 2026. as Lgbtqia Plus Pride Month. In the spirit of one Fairfax, the Fairfax

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County school board just all to respect and honor our diverse Lgbtqia plus community and to build a culture of inclusivity and equity. Not

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only during Lgbtqia plus Pride Month, but every day throughout the entire year as well. there a second? >> Dr. Anderson: Second, thank

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you, Dr. Anderson. All those in favor, Mr. Fresh, Mr. as mayor and Mr. McElveen the St. John-Cunning. Ms. Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, and

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myself. That is unanimous board members. >> I call on the Sanderson for

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Proclamation. This is agenda item. 3.0 7 >> Ms. Anderson: whereas national Gun Violence Awareness Day or wear Orange

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Day was observed on June 5th 2026 launching Gun Violence Awareness Month not nationwide effort to honor the lives of those lost to gun violence for survivors and promote safer

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communities. Whereas the where Orange movement was inspired by the late life of Hadiya. Pendleton, a 15 year-old student whose tragic death galvanized young people across

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nation to raise awareness about gun violence and advocate a future free of its devastating impact. Where as gun violence continues to affect individuals, families, schools and communities

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throughout the United States. Cobb causing profound physical, emotional and psychological harm. Whereas firearms remain the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United

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States. Underscoring the importance of prevention, education and community engagement to protect young people and promote their well-being. Whereas Fairfax County Public Schools is

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committed to providing safe, supported and secure, learning environments for students and staff can learn and work free from fear of violence. Whereas

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Fairfax County Public Schools, partners with families, community organizations, public safety agencies and local leaders to promote awareness, prevention and strategies that to help keep

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students and community safe. And whereas members of the Virginia General Assembly, including Delegate Laura Jane Cohen. State Senators Stella G Pekarsky and other state

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legislators have advanced initiatives to promote secure firearm storage, increased public awareness of firearm safety practices and strengthen efforts to prevent gun violence and protect children, families and

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communities throughout the Commonwealth. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Fairfax County school board hereby recognizes June 2026. As Gun Violence Awareness

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Month and stands united with the Fairfax chapter of Moms Demand Action. To recognize National Gun Violence Awareness Month. This recognition affirms the Fairfax County School board's

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commitment to protecting students and staff honoring victims and survivors of gun violence and promoting safe, supportive, learning environments for community and communities for all.

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>> Is there a second second? I will call for the vote. All those in favor. Mr. Fresh Mrp, Daniel, mayor Mr. Mckelvie

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Misty John-Cunning this Anderson sticks it Mr. Dan, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, myself, that

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unanimous. >> Ms. Anderson: Agendem. 3.0 8 proclamation honoring Mary Porter for of real food for kids calling Mr. Mckelvie

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in for a proclamation. >> Whereas Mary Porter has dedicated more than 15 years of exceptional service to real food for kids. Bring to that work, the full breadth of her experience across for-profit

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non-profit and educational environments spanning more than 25 years. Joining is a founding board member in 2010 deepening her expertise as an accredited health counselor,

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Institute of Integrative Nutrition and ascending to the role of director of programs in 2016 through it. She has served as the organizational heart of 5th K's mission to

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advance healthy food, access and nutrition, education for the children. Fairfax County, Public Schools. And whereas MS Porter has been the driving force behind landmark programs that have shaped the culture

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of food and nutrition in Fairfax County, Public schools, including Food Day, which has brought communities together each year in celebration of real healthy

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food and the annual Culinary Challenge, which inspire students to discover the joy and creativity of cooking and opens a dialogue between the food and Nutrition Services Department and students to

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advance real whole foods and student cafeterias programs that have engaged thousands of students and their families and meaningful hands-on learning and planted seeds of life-long healthy habits. And

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whereas when COVID-19 pandemic threatened to deepen hunger and food insecurity among Fairfax County's most vulnerable students and families. Porter responded with urgency and determination leading our a 5th case efforts

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to mobilize resources, strengthen community partnerships and ensure that children who depended on school meals and other nutrition supports were not left without a testament to her belief that a community's

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commitment to its children must hold firm even in the most difficult of times. And whereas Ms Porter has championed the expansion of snap enrollment access NFC PS

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students and families recognizing that federal nutrition benefits only fulfill their promise when the families who need the most are empowered to access them, working to reduce barriers, connect families with

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resources and ensure that no child goes without nourishing food due to a lack of information or support reflecting her enduring conviction, that food security is a matter of dignity and

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justice. And whereas Ms Porter exemplifies the spirit of civic engagement and community leadership that strengthens the fabric of Fairfax County. Having served with distinction on FCPS School Health Advisory

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Committee for Shaq, the CTE Advisory Committee and the Superintendent's Budget Task Force, bringing her expertise in nutrition and public health to bear on decisions that affect all students in shaping

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pathways that prepare students for meaningful careers. Having served as PTA president at Hollin Meadows Elementary School, a title one school where her commitment to equity was put in practice daily and

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having been honored as lady Fairfax for the Mount Vernon District in 2014, in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to the community, a record of service that reflects not only

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professional dedication but a genuine and abiding love for the children, families and communities. She serves now, therefore, be it resolved that the Fairfax County school board here by celebrates and

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honors Mary Porter 15 plus years. Transformative service to RFK and the broader Fairfax County community expresses its deep gratitude for her tireless advocacy on behalf of students, health, well-being

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and food security and recognizes her as an exemplary leader whose dedication, compassion and vision have made Fairfax County, healthier and more equitable place for all of its children. their

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second second. Thank you, Mr. Dunne. I will cover vote all those in favor. >> Mr. Fresh, Mr. Aaron Mr. McElveen St. John-Cunning. Ms.

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Lady Mistick said Mister Danon, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, and myself. That is

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unanimous from board members. >> Ms. Anderson: Agenda item, 3.0 9 honoring Bush Hill Elementary school icon, Mr. Dan, for a proclamation.

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>> Mr. Dannan: Whereas Bush Hill Elementary School strives to establish a culture where students of all abilities learn lead and thrive together through Special Olympics programming and. >> Ms. St. John-Cunning: since

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2017 Bushnell has actively participated in Special Olympics programming, including in the annual Unified Basketball Tournament and the Feet meet. Bringing together students with and

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without disabilities forks, teamwork, and shared experiences. Whereas Bush tells commitment to this inclusion has earned

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recognition at the highest levels. The school has twice been designated the Special Olympics, Unified Champion School. One of the nation's most prestigious honors for

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inclusive schools. And into in 2025 Bushnell was named to the ESPN on a rule becoming one of only 45 schools nationwide to receive that distinction for

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exemplary inclusive programming. And whereas in 2026 Bushnell was selected as one of only 3 schools in the nation to receive an in-person

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celebration, recognizing both its ESPN on a road designation and its second national Unified Champion School banner. Now, therefore be it resolved that the Fairfax County school board honors

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Bushnell Elementary as a national model for inclusive Special Olympics program through its commitment to Special Olympics program. Me Bushnell demonstrates that every student belongs

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participates and succeeds. And that inclusion is a defining value in practice that strengthens the entire school community. Is there a second by second? Thank you. Missing

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coming. I will call for vote. All those in favor. >> That Mr. Fresh, Mr. this Marin, Mr. Maccoll mean St. John-Cunning misleading Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne,

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Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson and myself. That is unanimous board members. >> I would like to I would

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like to welcome those that are here in support of honoring Bush Hill. proclamation to please join the board for the

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I would like to welcome all those here in support of the proclamation honoring Caribbean Heritage Month to please join the board

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I would like to welcome all those here in support of the Immigrant Heritage Month proclamation to please join the board for a

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Okay. >> Agenda item. 3 point. And Virginia High School League, an academic teams slash fcps middle school sports slash

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fcps sponsored clubs. Courts recognitions. Thus school board is pleased to recognize the recipients of the spring

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2026 Fcps Vhsl State and regional championships. Fcps sponsored Club Act Lenox and Fcps Middle School sports awards tonight. We will also

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we will also be recognizing one team from winter Athletics after recognitions are complete, individual teams will be invited have a photo

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with the board. >> I was ready to be called apologies. The board would like to recognize the Oakton High School Girls wrestling

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team for achieving the highest team score at the Vhsl Girls Wrestling State championship. The board would also like to recognize principal Mary Landis, director of student activities. Patrick full and

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coach Jeff Lewis for their contributions to the team. Where are you? Please stand.

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Thank you. >> And we should have said that's when we call your team. Please stand so that we can

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clap at you. >> Ms. Meren: The board would like to recognize that James Madison High School girls lacrosse team for winning the Vhsl class. 6 State Girls

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lacrosse championship. The board would also like to recognize principal is Calvert director of student activities and revered and coach Gene counts for their contributions

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to the team. The board would also like to recognize the James Madison High School boys, tennis team for winning

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the Vhsl class. 6 state plays tennis championship. >> The board would like to recognize principal this Calvert again, director of student activities, Andrew Barrett, again and coach Tom Herman for their contributions

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to the team. >> The board would like to recognize the Langley Girls, High School Tennis team for winning. The beach is a classic state girls. Tennis

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championship. The board would also like to recognize principal Lawrence Stroud director of student activities. Geoff and coach Stephen Henry son for their

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contributions to the team. >> The board would like recognize the best feet high school boys, soccer team for vending the vhsl class. 6

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state soccer championship. The board would like to recognize Principal Magic Norris and coach Isaac Bumgardner. They are for their contribution to

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the team. >> The board would like to recognize the Robinson secondary girls, outdoor track and field team for rain. The vhsl class, 6 state girls, outdoor track and field

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Championship Boardwalk Electric and I's principal Tracy Phillips, director of student activities and urge and head coach that show it for their contributions to the

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team. >> The bull tonight to recognize the many high school debate team for winning Vhsl class 6 championship. The

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board would also like to recognize priest when Lawrence route to have to be Normal and head coach. Keep for Creed

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back for the and contributions to the team. >> The board would like to recognize the McLean High

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School film festival team for winning Vhsl Class 6 state film Festival Championship. Public Service announcement category. The board also like to recognize Principal Raven Jones director Sutton

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activists, Greg Miller and coach Lindsay Benedict for their contributions to the team.

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>> The board would like to recognize Robinson secondary school women's crew team for winning as a B. A S are a division. 2 points. Trophy

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champion the board, but also Lecter like to recognize principal Tracy Phillips, director of student activities and urge him out and coach Bill Vargas for their

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contributions to the team. >> The board would like to recognize the South ends crew team for winning as Vaz Road Division. 2 points trophy

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champion. The board would also like to recognize Principal Sam Samuel push about director of student activities. Brian Harrison coaches, friend Ben

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Bradford for their contributions to the team. >> Ms. St. John-Cunning: The board would like to recognize that we muddle school boys,

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outdoor track and field team for winning the Fcps middle school boys, outdoor track and field championship. The board would also like to recognize Principal Matthew Mott and the head coach Jacob Marsh for

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their contributions to the team. >> The board would like to recognize the Frost middle

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School girls, outdoor track and field team for winning the Fcps Middle school girls, outdoor track and field championship. The board would also like to recognize Principal Anthony Harris and

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head coach Craig Davis for the contributions to the team. >> Ms. Anderson: The board would like to invite the members of the tween middle

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school boys, outdoor track and field team school staff and supporters to join the board for a photo. And then I asked

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my colleagues to remain to go

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through the rest of the teams.

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The board would like to invite the South County Heist. Go men's create teams, school staff and

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The board would like to invite the McLean High School Film Festival team school

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>> Agenda item, 4 point '01 responsible instructional technology. I call him Mr. Ghana for Resolution. >> Whereas the Fairfax County school board is committed to the academic success. Well,

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being healthy development of every student has a constant in the face of rapidly changing and uncertain future. And whereas education is and should remain a human-centered endeavor and essential empathetic relationship

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between teacher and student remains the cornerstone of the educational experience. And whereas technology may be used in the service of human-centered education to augment and enhance the professional judgment,

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creativity and instructional expertise of educators and allow students to learn at their highest capabilities. Support differentiated instruction, expand access to resources. Meet Fcps is part

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of a gradual attributes and prepare all fcps graduates for the future. And whereas new technologies including artificial intelligence, Kerry, both benefits and risks and whereas intentional and

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developmentally appropriate technology used in schools can support students, cognitive linguistic and social and emotional development launching responsible safeguards for student privacy and well be. Whereas all use

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instructional technology should be grounded in instructional goals, best practices, principles of child development and evaluation about comes and implemented with input from educators,

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families and students and whereas supporting all students includes ensuring equitable access to resources that enable participation, communication, health, safety and self-regulation consistent

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with the individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Americans with Disabilities Act and efforts to promote responsible to gallon Jews should distinguish between non-essential use and the use of technology as an

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accommodation or support and should be implemented ways that foster inclusion and avoid stigmatizing students who rely on such tools. And whereas the rapidly evolving digital landscape requires ongoing monitoring and

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evaluation of the benefits and risks of all instructional technology. And whereas all students need age appropriate instruction and digital citizenship and that or C now, therefore be it resolved that the Fairfax County School

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board supports the development of policies and regulations. They meet the educational social and emotional needs of fcps students and should include elements such as limitations on screen time in device access by grade level.

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I thought options for families and a digital citizenship and literacy plan. Is there a second by second Anderson? Mr.

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Damage like speech or motion. Yes, I When I first began the I my colleague Miss mayor and helped remind me of the importance of the board. Speaking with one voice and

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for those who filed the board's committee meetings and work sessions on this issue over the past year, I think that something that's that's kind of been missing. If you can find the news, there's another major school division just passed keeping policies

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around instructional technology and that work began with the board resolution may share principles in areas of agreement. I want to create goal with this is an to overstep the policy process.

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It's to help set the foundation for it. And when I had the idea proposing a resolution, I chatted with colleague on the board and this is just a day like Luck finds somebody on the board with whom you probably

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disagree the most on this and work out a statement with them and it was a really illuminating process because in doing so. I recognize that there's a lot of s*** agreement we just talking in different ways about it. And

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so, you know, again, the Gulf resolution is to get that languished on Page and I started with language that the governance committee through the wreckage. Jennifer, as mayor and my colleagues

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already put together a large degree to and is eliminating because, you know, I least language in some places. I sent it to the Sanderson and she's like, oh, we should. We should, you know, make this a

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more strict. Is OK? And the key for the way talked and they were met north of the same. gosh. Okay. Let's make it more strict and there's a lot of s*** agreement. I know that, you know, this is this

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is a one step of many. It's not gonna overstep the policy process but hopefully kick in help guide is important can serve the statement by the board about one our core

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principles here we respect. Educators are the foundation of of education and that not change. And you know, send into the community that we take this issue very

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seriously. We want to see action on looking forward to seeing the work of the Educational Technology Review Committee along with the pass a making work. The board last thing I'll say is that, you know, it's important that we

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get this right for our students, for staff are families and for our educators. I'm committed to learning from the community and from the research that's going to come forward and working hard to get the best

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policies we now win in future. So thank you. Thank you. Miss Anderson was like speech or second. I would. >> In all honesty, this resolution is coming a little

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bit out of order in this process. >> Ms. Anderson: I just the same as Mr. Khan and just I know that the division is men working forward on a path for about a year on different aspects of technology. In our

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classrooms, particularly in relationship to eye. Both as a full board and with our governance committee. And that process has been a little bit bumpy as we've gone along. However, I strongly support this resolution because it

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sends a clear, powerful message our community by passing this. Today we show a unified consensus voice that this board is taking the future of technology in our schools with the utmost

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seriousness. Technology and education is evolving at a breathtaking pace. This resolution ensures that we aren't just reacting to trends but were actively building a thoughtful, robust policy.

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Through this action are public will know that every decision we make regarding technology is driven by one single non of negotiable standard doing what is best for our students,

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their safety and their academic success. When we talk about innovative technology in the classroom, we are just talking about giving students new gadgets are following the latest digital trends. We are talking about preparing them for a future workplace that

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demands a high level of technical fluency skills. Our goal with this policy is to embrace technology as a powerful equalizer accelerator for learning using it to spark

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creativity. Customize instruction and open doors that traditional textbooks simply cannot. But let's be entirely honest, navigating tech, not technology policies right now is incredibly

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difficult and it's constant. It's a constantly moving target. We are trying to balance a very delicate equation. On one hand, we want to call cultivate a dynamic

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cutting edge, learning environment on the other hand, we have a profound responsibility to protect students, data, privacy, mitigate risks to the health of our students and reduce

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classroom distractions. Finding the sweet spot renovation meets student safety is a massive challenge. And I'm looking forward to the work that will come from this resolution and the policies that arrive to meet the needs

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of our students. >> I will call for the vote, which is on the screen. Oh, sorry. I've been watching. sorry. It's a student

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representative. I got Yes. Dr. Anderson. >> sorry. I thought to have been left the high school I'll

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take it. Even promoted up in I would love to put that to be the case. with so many decades removed from that, that it's scary.

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>> So want to turn this one off and be mindful to that. I appreciate what Mister Dan, it has just shared. You know, when I got on the board, one of the pieces of guidance that as they're not Colfax shared

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with me at the time is whatever it is that you're bringing forward, go have your most difficult conversation. First because it helps to sharpen the rest of it. It's not just going to those

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like-minded it starting with the most challenging. So I'm glad that I don't know if you knew that. But that was the guidance says she's provided to me that I try to also

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Hughes and my work with the board. >> And there are a couple of things here that I want to highlight and for the very reason that just last Tuesday.

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The board came together to speak about these policies regarding technology and instructional use. And I is Marion >> facilitated in a way so that we're able to come to some agreement about certain

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things. And I think a lot of progress. had been made. >> Dr. Anderson: I walked out of that meeting feeling satisfied that we were moving the ball forward. So thank you

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for that. I raise this because if this passes, I'd like for us to think that this can go forward and inform the policy. Now that is with the superintendent's team to just

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kind of craft all of the things that they've heard because this outlines many of the things we've spent, the better part of the last year discussing when it comes to this work, which is the human

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centered component that technology includes risk that best practices should be followed. And I want to put an asterisk next to that because

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best practices to me on that preferred practices. Best practices are research base and data-driven and reviewed in a matter than just traditional or preferred

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practices. It also talks about ongoing monitoring and evaluation age appropriateness opting out options, which is something I've been talked about quite a bit from

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speaking with our parents. I think while this might seem out of what are in in a way. I don't disagree with that. It's also very timely because we're at a point where we can use

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this as a templet and invent that into the philosophy into the purpose sections policy and really drive what the rest of it can articulate. We don't

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typically get that opportunity where we have a proclamation or resolution that really can inform policy. ceremonial, this just to really highlight

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to acknowledge something that is going on in our community or in world. But I'm I'm kind of excited to the fact that we can take this proclamation in

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embedded into policy to really become action. And I'd like to see that happen because if the Boyd votes on this, that means we agree with this. So therefore, you shouldn't be a leak to added to the policy work. So thank you for

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bringing this forward. And I'm happy to support. Even though student rec today. Thank you. Ms as Mayor. >> Ms. Meren: Yeah, thank you.

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I appreciate the Braddock member bringing this and the spirit with which it's it's As I look at the language. Indeed, I agree. There's line is that we could put right into our philosophy. What I like about the resolution is

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that it does not presume you switch is a big U.S. entering topic. It says technology may be used. It also says straight out, whereas all students eat age, appropriate instruction on digital citizenship and

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literacy. So but this is where I get confused about how we do our work because this is a statement that's important to make, but it doesn't have any teeth. There was a motion to

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do exactly that. And I can I can't ignore what Los Angeles is doing right now. I mean, they're bored. They're proclamation from April instituted changed a bit

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different format with their pocket proclamations. Do. And now they just passed the actual policy to be implemented in August for this school year. So I feel

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attention of it had a tension of how fast we are moving and then we did make progress this week. I think it's incumbent on U.S. colleagues to look at how we're doing this work

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because the kids can't wait and nothing's going to change in the fall for them. So how do we work better to come to this kind of language sooner to have difficult

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conversations sooner and not have everything go, you know, kind of at the last minutes instance, some cases are not be finished this year. So I hope that we can reflect on that so that we can bring real

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policy change like the second largest school division in America. They are leading. They've been floated as pioneering. That means we're not. And I know how much we pride ourselves on being leaders. So how are we going

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to do that in this space? So I'm happy to support this, but I'm even more eager to return to the policy work. Thank you,

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Mr. Dunne. >> I appreciate my colleagues bring for the resolution. I think there's commendable language and I think it's a positive for staff. But I I

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also want to just I have a personal bias towards action and outcomes. And I concerned just that this is the second resolution that we brought forward. We've established a

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committee which is positive, but I don't want to become a blue ribbon commission that, you know, goes out and studies the subject like we don't already know the answers. I mean, we've known for years

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for years have been books studies countless read about the poison that this social media that is screens, the impact on young children. The impact on teenagers in terms of mental health, anxiety,

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etc. So I think the answers are ugly out there. We just have to determine the actions to take. And I think actions to take are also clearly defined by the actions are being implemented in other school districts in other

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states and other countries. And so we you know, we have to be cognizant that every year we delay studying passing resolutions, setting up commissions that it's one more

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year the children are being harmed. And I do think we need to look to act swiftly. And and and, you know, with the limited actions and the beginning that we know are

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definitely in the interest of the youngest and most vulnerable and then moving on to assess the potential impacts, especially of new tools, such as AI, which is a

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moving target in its power and its risk and its danger. And and and really understand, you know, how can we get there faster sooner to avoid

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continuing the negative impacts on children that have already affected at least the current generation. Thank you.

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>> Mr. McCAbe. >> So I too want to think that the maker, the motion his diametrically opposed.

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>> second area motion for for their work on this. And I do think, you know, country to what Mr. Dunne says, I do think resolution served a

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purpose. They set a baseline. I think this one does just that and saying that technology and AI carries both benefits and risks. And it's

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it's a simple concept, but it needs to be stated because to this point and our current hall or division ever saying that technology has had risks associated with it. So this is

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one step and to the Advocate. So just say that these things take time requires incremental change. It took 10 years to

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get 9 solar panels on schools. It took us 14 years to get salad bars in every school that doesn't excuse this board for moving smoothly through that slowly. But I do think

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you'll see that the progress we've made even just and about the past 6 months has been incredible. And we're going to get there. And then just to my your colleague from the Hunter

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Mill District, I would not necessarily hold la up is the exemplar when it comes to tech adoption, they have made massive mistakes in the past 5 years that have cost their

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residents to really that's not to say that their latest today's is not a step in the right direction, but I for one would not necessarily want to emulate their I think in

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Fairfax County, we can be our national best practice. Thank

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Mr. Fish. >> First, the perfunctory. I appreciate the effort that went into this and the conversations that were had. I certainly had conversations with that. The motion makers

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and more than one with Mister with the representative from Braddock after he talked to other people and got other feedback. And that's how this works. And I appreciate that Mr. McElveen reminded me of

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something about how long this stuff. It's pride month. My partner has taught in the school system for 20 years and for half of that, he did not

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enjoy employment protections as an LGBTQ person. But in 2015, the school board extended that 2 employees

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here. Another 6 years before we extended the protections that we said we were giving 2. Our LGBTQ students to fully

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extend those protections to our LGBTQ+, students. So comparatively. Pardon the pun?

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We're moving at light speed. We can and we will do better. And I think that the conversation at the work

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session that we in the Qs Maren for facilitating what I thought was a much-needed conversation that found some similarities between board members I think that brought

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the temperature down a little bit to create space for good policy work. And I'm confident that we will get there. And I appreciate this is part of that step. Thank you, miss

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mayor, for go back. >> Yeah, I think, know, I just wanted to something that I found really interesting from what LA is doing is that it's opposing its prohibiting

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commercial advertisements to kids. And, you know, I'm a parent of a 16 year-old who just got her license. So safety is like top of mind. Okay. And I've got an 8th

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grader. For me. I'm talking about real safety for kids like I'm adopting the reality that is here that technology can be a resource that it's here to stay and be in our world generally. And there are real true safety risks.

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Whether it's telling my son not to crane his neck when he's doing his iPad time with with friends or my daughter watching. Real after real of really interesting World Cup

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short of all, the fans great things and unlike television and radio, even microwave ovens technology is not regulated. The apps are not regulated. AI is not regulated

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and it's probably not be related anytime soon in this political environment. So I take from you and when I look at the American Academy of Pediatrics, they're not even talking about screen time, which LA does like it's moved beyond to any screen is going

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to impact a child. And you're looking at this little newborn baby here tonight. And I share the other day. I was at a party recently and someone gave their baby in arms a cell phone and just like with

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poverty and with malnutrition that we're going to face it and I really enjoyed the conversation on Tuesday at a work session, we made I really

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ask the chair and vice chair and especially as we get new leadership in July's is annual practice to help the board create a work agenda that makes room for this work. We

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need to like includes this is the biggest issue of our times. So I've before about budget, about facilities. If we make the time we will do the work. But it cannot be

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this last minute. If we really want to do what's best for kids some kind of a prohibitive way, I just want us to do all we can in a thoughtful way and not last

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minute. >> Thank you. I'll call for vote which is on which needs to be on the screen. Put the vote on the screen. The school board approved a resolution

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responsible instructional technology, all those in favor. Mr. Fresh. Mr. annual Miss Mayor Mr. Macarena St.

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John-Cunning this Anderson Mystics Mr. Dan and Mister Dunne, Mister Moon, Dr. Anderson, myself ACM is for board members. I would like to

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welcome those in support of the resolution for responsible instructional technology to enjoy. Please join the board

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for a photo at the front of

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eyes.

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>> Agenda 5.0 one community participation. The next order of business is community participation. We welcome all community members who are here and those who signed a signed up speak this evening. Additional information about

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signing up to provide comments that school board regular business meetings and public hearings can be found on the school board's web site at Www Dot Fcps Edu Slash school

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board. During the sign-up process. Community members acknowledged they were informed of the board's expectations for proper decorum when providing comments, these expectations are also available online. And

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with the printed agenda and meeting materials in the back of the room, we asked audience members to be respectful of one another shouting outburst will not tolerated. Please hold applause until the

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conclusion of the remarks, audience members may not join speakers at the podium in should remain at their seats, including when recording video are taking photos. We are grateful to those who have come to speak to us today and thank you for your

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cooperation. School board members will be listening but not responding. Madam Clerk, please call the for Speaker.

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>> Siani. Good evening. Members of the school board. My name is Sophia Hall to join me. And I'm a rising sophomore at Woodson High School. I'm

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here today to talk about the amount of technology and AI being used in schools. Technology became necessary during COVID. But now back in schools. I believe we should

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reconsider. How much school work is being done online. Technology can be helpful. But when almost everything is digital, it can also create distractions and make cheating much easier. One of the

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biggest problems is the misuse of AI through Google online tools and chatbots students can quickly right responses actually learning the material, even students who may not plan to cheat to be

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tempted when tools are right in front of them. I'm not saying all technology or AI is bad, I can help students organize their work or study

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for tests. CPS should carefully consider both the benefits and the I can give incorrect information and can raise privacy issues. Student

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data is being entered into online tools. Most I should not be used to write answers were place. Students don't thinking. In order to help solve all these issues. Fcps to return to hand written

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assignments and tests eliminating the use of digital devices when students complete work on paper, it is much harder to use AI for online tools, dishonestly students

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could still use technology when it really supports learning student schoology can still be used for announcements and communication assignments and assessments should include safeguards. So just asking

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students to explain their reasoning or right responses by hand technology such support learning, not replace it. I ask Fcps to reduce the amount of work being done

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online, using more paper based work in create stronger systems to make sure students are doing their own thinking.

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Thank you for your time. Student. Number one. Student

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number one. >> Good Superintendent Dr Reed and if a school work tomorrow, there's a change that bus

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routes that was only heard on briefly with the public during February. And it will have major implications for many student non driving writers, for example, on days when a parent is not available to me, it would increase my commute

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by 25 minutes. Many fcps students needle faculty rely on Fairfax Connector for public transportation while recent years there's been an increase in the bus frequency and knew about the petition. The systems have been made to

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eliminate routes and reduce schedules for budget reasons. While the routing and frequency of Fairfax County's public transportation is not exactly jurisdiction of the sport. I believe there's a greater awareness that this

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board can bring to the reliant and majorly uninformed students and many families of Fairfax County who schedules work and even after-school opportunities for allowing public transportation by encouraging middle and high

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school administrative staff as well as the board and superintendent use resources like weekly reflection, newsletters or even morning announcements and many other resources. The Fairfax County school system, it's family and

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even encourage ridership and the voices of many. Which more participation and where can be

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brought. Thank you. >> Juliana Chan Erickson. I'm

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a mother of 3 out 3 sons and Fcps and unfortunately I am withdrawing my eldest because of one thing. Technology. My 15 year-old spends 13 hours a day on his school-issued

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laptop. We used to think it was homework but lights be tells me he's missing games. Fights with keys. ESPN, anything but his homework. You've all heard this before. This is why my husband, I have chosen a private school where

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students read physical books right with pencil and paper and touch grass. It is ironic that we have to pay for this privilege. I bring up the example of my 9th grader because we're all while we're

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all concerned about technology for the younger grades, we should not forget that many of our middle and high school students still struggle to use technology appropriately. I still have 2 younger children

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fcps and I would like them to stay. But a few things need to happen. And these may sound extreme. But hear me out. Number one, I would like you to ban due to for all students. Number 2, don't give

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up tops elementary school students. Number 3, take at least 2 years to study the effects of generative AI in classrooms. Finally, I'm glad that fcps encourage parents to

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sign the pledge to wait until 8th to give kids a smartphone. I would ask that Fcps also take this pledge and wait until it's great to give kids

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a laptop. Thank you. Joy. John,

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Good evening. School board members as a special education teacher and a behavior specialist. I have sat at hundreds of IEP meetings. >> Advocating for AC devices and technology-based accommodations. I understand the importance of technology

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and ensuring inclusivity the board certified behavior analyst and meet also believes in the importance of social development, functional life skills and the importance of play in learning as a product of a title, one education. But

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term equity feels a little bit overused and misused in this room. How can we say what kind of access a child needs when we don't even have baseline data on how much technology access they're getting in

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school, especially in our title. One schools where academic excellence is paramount. I spoke with 12 parents from diverse backgrounds, York, key trends that I heard repeated transit over use of technology, life

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speed reports averaging 3 to 4 hours of YouTube while in school, 4 to 6 hours of computer-based assignments, repeated trends of working parents having to regulate usage of their school devices

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is that equity, especially for working class and working cold Friendly's who then regulates the use of those computers. If a parent is unable to do so. I grew up in a household with a

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mom was undocumented for many years and have to work 60, 70 hours weeks. No one was home to regulate technology equity is a multi layered conversation. Equity means

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quality access and intentionality leaning on equity to deny our past policy without actually understanding all sides of equity has been an ongoing concern of mine. I really want each board member

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to reflect on. When was the last time all school board members working cohesion with fluidity and kindness to achieve a goal while demonstrating listening to the very voters that voted u N

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this may be your opportunity to do just that and repair the fracture trust between the board and families. I urge the board to use concrete language with great bay screen limits and no access for early

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childhood learners and a true opt out form. Thank you. Katie

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O'Connor. >> Good evening. My name is Katie O'Connor. I have a child and the Montessori program at Bucknell Elementary, a title

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one school. I'd like to thank the board and especially board member done for your support of that program. It's truly been wonderful. I'm a full-time working parent with a 2 year-old and a four-year-old. So time is a precious resource in my home.

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I hope my presence here tonight reinforces the concern. I and other parents feel. Over time. We've seen eras in which different technologies have been pushed on our students. One argument

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feeling the introduction of laptops was that kids would fall behind if they didn't have one. But the research tells us that's not true. Studies repeatedly show that the amount of time children

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spend on digital devices is negatively related to their reading comprehension scores. My son is a rising kindergartner and he and his classmates deserve to have their reading skills nurtured

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not to be distracted by device. I implore you to eliminate devices in Pre-K to second grade. So we can give our youngest learners the strongest start. Now we're in

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the era of AI. Let me remind you, AI companies have invested billions of dollars into their programs. That means they need us to meet their profit goals and mostly

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they need you because you are the gate keepers against these companies which are preying on our kids attention and critical thinking skills. AI companies want to be in schools not to improve learning, but for profit. If a

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second grader is taught how to use AI, they are a customer for life. We must do for our kids. What our country is failing to do when it comes to

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AI be skeptical and slow. Please protect our kids by instituting a two-year moratorium that no generative AI be used in grades K through 8 with a one-year moratorium for older students.

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Additionally, parents must be able to opt out of any

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generative AI use. Thank you. >> Justin Moore. Good evening,

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everyone. >> I'm Ducks Justin Moore. The father of one former and one current fcps student a PhD in computer science and have been in the tech policy space for almost 25 years now. I'm

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currently the head of infrastructure and security for a 200 person company. I am deeply concerned by the wave of legislation creating age verification mandates for

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websites, phones and computers like it bars. The only way to age verifying miners uh, verify. Everyone. The most common digital methods are either to upload a copy of a

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government ID or upload a video for AI to guess your age since children don't have government ID's these laws ultimately force children to take videos of themselves for random age verification

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services. These laws which Facebook has spent tens of millions of dollars to support have already passed in several countries and U.S. states. And as we speak, a compromise bill

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is moving through Congress. They've been protecting kids, but very good at building databases of government ID's and biometric scans. If these past here Fcps will be put in

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the position of forcing every student to take verification videos for Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and others just use their school devices. lot of computer use by 13 year-old

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one period could be used by 18 year-old an hour later. And his famously bad not only at age estimation, but any facial recognition involving white

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people. What happens when a class on a subject like the Holocaust is delayed because students are blocked by age gates. What happens when data on minors leaks like it already has in the UK and other places. I urge fcps and

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everyone here to contact our senators and representatives and tell them to oppose any legislation which would encourage the use of age verification methods, no matter how well intentioned or even if the law claims it does

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not require they're bad for students that for schools and bad for everyone. Thank you.

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>> Vanessa Hull. Thank you for on a different subject. Thank you for always having our back on Lgbtqi civil rights. We

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appreciate you practicing what you preach to ensure that students and staff feel safe, welcomed and ready to learn despite personal and legal attacks and a federal government that seems to focus

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on eradicating rather than protecting civil rights. That is when it's not busy gilding the White House or redecorating the National Mall, of course, Fcps focuses

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on engaging students in learning every day and ensuring that they feel respected for their identity, no matter where they come from or who they love safe in their

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schools, even from gun violence. Welcome when they walk through the school doors, although there will always be incidents, the student rights and responsibilities cover are diverse population of students

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and attempts to offer appropriate consequences for having trouble talking. Sorry, no matter how many lawsuits you get from the same project,

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2025 law firm and their favorite plaintiff. Please continue to stand up for our students, staff and families, a handful of people no matter how much money and powers given to them should not be

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able to bully a school district in to stripping civil and human rights from Fairfax County's lgbtqia immigrant,

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disabled and lower income students at the same time. Don't let pressure from an unhinged and toothless U.S. Department of Education, believe you into for seeking

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any of our students or their human rights. As I learned in PTA sponsor training about the circle of bullying. There are the bullies and the bullied but also many bystanders.

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Bystanders always have the choice whether to do nothing or being up standard. Who stands up for the students being bullied. Please continue to be an up stander and ensure that civil rights and human

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dignity of each student staff and family members Santos

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Hernandez blast best. Santa's Hernandez for Asquith. Brian

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Long. >> My name is Brian Long and I'm a primary care pediatrician with over 10 years of experience. Caring for kids in northern Virginia. I meet more than 2000

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school-age children with their parents for checkups every year and a ton of these parents and increasingly kids as well point to screen time and Internet use as an obstacle to learning from other than an asset. The

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association between that's right. focus much of my practice on mental health care. And I see more and more children with ADHD mood disorders and emotional dysregulation each year. The struggling kids are slowly

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becoming the norm rather cautionary outliers and internet and tech uses certainly a contributor. The association between Internet usage and screen time with poor psychosocial health is

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seen numerous research studies and it's park closer to scientific consensus that it is the theory educational apps are often game like by design and gear kids towards finishing to earn a goal rather than learning to

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integrate a concept. Social media contributes to the development of mood disorders and worsens, their severity by increasing potential very exclusionary peer interactions and bullying. Our kids are increasingly tech savvy and

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they find ways around firewalls, filters and blacklists. Some of my teenagers use social media and they chatbots one fcps devices in their classrooms. Aggravating symptoms of new

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disorders at least 3 cases leading to emergence of psychosis. Hallucinations and suicidal thoughts. I see many middle school students with ADHD. His medications work well with a low tech learning.

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But despite well-meaning supports 504, plans. An IEP is they routinely struggle because their computers are out in every class, the school and they're constantly surfing the Internet. Many of my

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parents are spending a fortune each year to ship the kids out of CPS schools into low tech private school classrooms. I don't expect fcps to reinvent the wheel here as we've heard, we don't need 2 largest school

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districts elsewhere have recently taken real steps to curb these hazards. Fcps can do the same. I do expect fcps to keep classroom safe and students current access to technology is not. I assure

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you this is a crisis and you need to move faster than you

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think. Emily Van der Hoff. >> Good evening. wise. We got relax. Lee didn't prepare

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anything tonight going to speak from the heart. Just as an individual tonight. And as one of your career employees. Thank you. Happy Pride. appreciate the Pride Proclamation. Also all of the

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proclamations tonight. They really speak to all the communities desires for everyone's the same things for their kids. They want their kids to be seen and safe at school. Whether it's from gun

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violence or being safe to be themselves. And feeling included for the Caribbean. An immigrant families to feel like they're included a part of the fabric of the

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community. grateful that the school board recognizes all these all different proclamations each month. it really is a signal to the community, a slow and steady

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signal that we're going to be the adult in the room. We're going to stand up for our community. We're going to make sure that we make this a safe place for our kids and for the

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staff that work here and and, you know, it's done with not a lot of fanfare. It's done with the support of your community behind you. And so I'm really glad that we could celebrate. Tonight we had a lovely will

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rally outside a few of the different groups. recognized tonight. And so it's really nice to be able to come together. The community celebrate that. You know, we're glad that with all the

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political things going on around us and that this can be, you know, a place that's really going stand up for our kids. So thank you. And happy

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Friday. Handily. >> Good evening. My name is

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Khan a leave. My son starts kindergarten at Powell Elementary in August through the Korean immersion program. But we live in Providence District. I'm here to request that you completely eliminate

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the use of electronic devices in Pre-K through second grade for the upcoming school year. I understand that school starts in 2 months. And that's a nanosecond in bureaucracy.

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However, as a government worker, I know how quickly and decisively public servants can act to make things better or not act and let things get worse. Tonight's resolution is

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nowhere near enough in the face of overwhelming evidence that electronic devices harm our children. And it does nothing to engender trust that the school board has our children's best interest at

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heart. I also want to address concerns about kids needing to learn how to use computers and inequity issues when students can't bring computers home. We

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don't need to worry about kids figuring out how to use computers. While families may not have computers or tablets. Smartphones are ubiquitous in

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modern society. Functionally, there is no difference between tapping a phone and clicking a mouse. device user interfaces are designed to be easy to use and keep people clicking. We

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need to focus on developing kids abilities to think critically read and write, especially in kids from less advantaged backgrounds. The

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best way to develop these skills is with physical, text and handwriting under the guidance of involved teachers. If we game apply school work through technology and measure

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learning through clicks. We do not teach our kids to think deeply and communicate thoughtfully. We simply allow them to get plugged in. Again,

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please eliminate the use of electronic devices in Pre-K through second grade for the upcoming school year. There is

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no time to waste. Thank you. Alex. Batch.

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>> Dr. Nardos King: My name is Alex Fetch. I have a PhD in linguistics with a concentration in interdisciplinary, cognitive science for months. Parents, educators and community members have asked the board to direct the superintendent

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to reduce screen time and screen based learning in our schools in response were asked to provide evidence that this would benefit children and improve learning. We've shared peer reviewed research expert

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consensus statements, investigative reporting and testimony from parents, teachers and students parents raising these concerns are painted as uninformed about what happens in our classrooms

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dismissed as being simply anti-technology. But recent discussions have made clear that many of those making decisions are the ones that don't know what's happening behind screens in our schools. Even after sharing all of this

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evidence and hearing all of these testimonies, you often say I haven't seen enough. I don't know enough. There's been progress, but only one small concrete change that will help our children. This

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coming school year. The broader issue of screens in schools is left to be discussed. Studied decisions, deferred. So I ask. What evidence did you demand before

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screens became entrenched in the daily learning of our students? What evidence demonstrated that this screen use would meaningfully improve learning outcomes. Does that

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evidence outweigh research showing the limited benefits? Does that outweigh the abundant growing evidence that it can be harmful to our students? As a scientist, I

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can tell you it does not. To 60 children need critical thinking problem, solving resilience and the ability to communicate face to face, not behind a screen. These skills

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don't come from screens and a child with any of these skills can learn to use any technology that comes their way in the future. This board has the power to make fcps a

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leader in re imagining future ready, education, the students who will thrive tomorrow or not. Those who spend the most time using technology. But those with the skills to learn

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adapt and lead in our rapidly changing world.

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>> The >> Good evening, everyone. I mean, I've gotten I'm the parent of a student to get support from the special

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education program. And what I'm going to say tonight might not be popular. I apologize. Everyone. I have a slightly different perspective reflecting on all the testimony that I've heard. I

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do share concerns about screen time and really regulated YouTube. Houston schools ounce horrible. not exaggerated dangers of AI chatbots really out there. So we too have

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intentional limits for own child. But I also see glimmers of hope. My daughter doesn't talk about school much. She doesn't care bit about grades

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for assignments. When she comes home with her. I'm Alexie a superstar certificate. She is beaming. Every time she completes a level we know about it. It's

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the one time I see her late up coming from school. We got some insight into next year when the snow treat blizzard shut town school and we were finally allowed to open it up

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at home. Many of you have heard me describe my child is a joyful snugly, determine little first grader. She's also a perfectionist. So when she made a mistake in Lexi issue, would ex out of that

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exercise, could start over and fix your mistake. We didn't realize the program was designed to respond or mistakes with custom tailored exercises that was keeping next. Hear from doing its job. We caught on. We would

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encourage her to continue reminding to the mistakes or have we learned. We saw the program creating gauging custom lessons for her in real time. And we watched her learn so much faster and more

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effectively than ever before. This tech might not work for everybody. But it works for my daughter. I've seen this value in the crowded kindergarten

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first grade classrooms. We have problems with class sizes right now and I don't know how she would be reached with that type of. Overcrowding. Were it not for this type of tech?

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Thank you for allowing me to share my perspective.

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>> This bank Levy was not able to submit her video but that deadline. So we do not have a video tonight. Please play the video testimony submitted by

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Julie Core Real. Good evening. >> Many Mr. Li Corral Fcps middle school teacher, the parent of a rising kindergartner CPS grad myself

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speaking to of half of the fcps parents for intentional technology group. And asking for 3 things tonight. opt out option for parents do not want

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their compute. Their students using computers or IPads during the school day in Tehran instruction in the classroom for the next school year. Removal devices for

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preschool through second grade altogether. Our youngest learners do not devices to learn all. And 3. The return to the pre COVID system.

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Devices were not issued on a one to one basis in grades 3 through 8, but instead either in computer labs are on carts. And the reason for this is because I think this is the best way to ensure that

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teachers are intentional with technology. We need to introduce some friction. I don't think screen time limits or generic guidance is going to be as effective as

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introducing the type of friction in the classroom where a teacher has to think maybe a few days ahead of time. If the beginning of the unit about when they want to

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reserve the cart. Or the computer lab. That Is it beneficial check for teachers? Because right now the incentive structure for

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teachers is to put everything on schoology, but everything online because you don't have to wait the copy room. Don't mess to clean up. Students will have to keep track of things. But a lot is lost in

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that and it's way too much screen time for a lot of our students. So I think the most the best way to keep teachers intentional. Now, what's really where the use of technology versus what is just

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teacher convenience is move back to a system where computers kept at school. not use from work. They're used intentionally with purpose

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during the school day and that is where they stay. Thank you.

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>> Please play the video testimony submitted by Robert Beaching

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>> good evening. My name is Robert junior as one of your lot teachers. I want to connect the lot. And mother a Fairfax County with tonight's

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Pride Rock. Tonight, you will cry. And as you do every year that June is LGBTQ+. Pride Month for County. Public Schools. The words of the

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Proclamation tonight, honor LGBTQ+ community. And as CBS and the way that every heritage months on community. There are. There are also a recognition of the wider

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values favors County public school. That we are an inclusive. Well coming. How are in school system in a diverse and driving county?

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Tonight. You are making this clear by what you're saying. Which brings us to the Lott model for first count. It has 2 parts, far-right and straw

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first peak. Then do. That. First part comes from the root fall, which gives us very descended Sunday. So just fate famous and defamation, all the

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words that have to this have to do with what said about you. The word itself means to speak. The second part adds a seat and gives us FARC in

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mister of this include perfection, construction and fracture. They all have to do with making something we're doing. So this model means

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essentially for say then do it. That is what you how you will. You honor the LGBT community tonight with their words. But you've perfected words by doing them by value

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my community. Keeping us safe and mistakes. Each year you But I honor you with things that you live. A few words and

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support our community. Thank you for this.

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>> Chair Anderson. That's our last public speaker. Thank you. Madam Clerk, agenda item. 6.0 one student Representative matters. Mister Conan is it

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was not able to join us this evening. We in. We would like to thank her for her service and the school board during the 2025. 26 school year and we wish her all the best next year at James Madison

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University. Agenda item 7.0 1 action item certification of close meeting, compliance in order to comply with Section

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2.2 Dash, 3, 7, 1, 2, d of the code of Virginia. It's necessary for the board to certify that since the Fairfax County school board convened a closed meeting on June, 25th 2026. To the best of each

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member's knowledge. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements. And only such public business matters. Word were identified as were

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identified. The motion convening the closed meeting were heard discussed or considered by the board during close meaning dry have a motion. Mr. Fresh and a second Dr. Anderson. All those in

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favor, Mr. Fresh, Mr. McDaniel, Mister Ma Miss Mayor and Mr. McElveen missing John-Cunning Mislaid Ms. Dixit Mr. Danon. Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon

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Dr. Anderson, myself, that is unanimous. Agenda item. 7.0 2 confirmation of action taking closed meeting. Icon us Maren

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for Motion. >> Ms. Meren: I move that the school board approved a contract for supplemental literacy instruction with the primary contractor and

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authorize the division superintendent or the director of the Office of Procurement Services to execute deliver and administer the contract on behalf of the school board is their second second think U.S.

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lady. >> Ms. Anderson: All those in favor, Mr. Fresh, Mr. McDaniel and this mayor and Mr. McElveen St. John-Cunning misleading Mistick said Mr. Danon, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, and myself. That is

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unanimous from board members. I call Mr. Fresh for Motion. >> I move that the school board approved the contract for supplemental literacy

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instruction. With the secondary contractor and authorize the division superintendent or the director of the Office of Procurement Services to execute, deliver and administer the contract on behalf of the school board.

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>> Is there a second by second? Thank you. coming all those in favor, Mr. Fresh, Mr. McDaniel and this mayor and Mr. McElveen missing John-Cunning misleading, Mr.

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Ms. Dixit, Danon, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, and myself. That is unanimous from board members calling Mr. Fresh Promotion. >> I move that the school board authorize council to

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take the steps discussed in closed session. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Dunne, all those in favor, Mister, Fresh, Mr. Aaron. Mr.

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McElveen St. John-Cunning. Ms. Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mister Dunne. Dr. Anderson and myself. All those opposed all

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those abstaining, Mr. Met. Mr. Income you. Okay, Mr. Men is opposed. Abstaining. And mystics. It is. cheating. The

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clerk. Please read the vote. >> And 1, one, the motion carries. Thank you. I call Mr. Fresh from Ocean.

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>> I move that the chair of the school board be authorized, executed behalf of the board. The contract for regional region, Assistant Superintendent region >> Is there a second by second? Take us to accent. All

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those in favor, Mr. Fresh, Mr. McDaniel Miss Mayor and Mr. McElveen St. John-Cunning. Ms. Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr.

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Done Mr. Moon and myself. All those opposed Dr. Anderson, will the clerk please read the vote? 11 one the motion

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carries. Thank you. >> Jan, I'm 7 point '03 action item consideration of extension to the division Superintendent contract. McCollum is Anderson from Ocean.

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>> Ms. Anderson: I move that the school where renew the division superintendent's employment contract. >> Is there a second second, Mr. Moon. Anderson, would you like to speak your motion?

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Absolutely. >> Ms. Anderson: It is my privilege to bring for this motion for the board to extend the superintendent's contract. I've worked closely with Dr Reid for the last 2 years that I've been in board leadership. And in that time I've seen the

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diligence and care that she puts into everything she does. I have come to learn more about the way that she manages her staff post both holding them accountable and demanding the very best outcomes for

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kids while also providing what they need to be successful in the way that the very best leaders do. She the way she maintains relationships across our country and our county that are beneficial for our

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division and the way she handles immediate crises that ensure that the show where the graduation can go on. Over the past few years, we have witnessed incredible growth

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and innovation across our schools. Under her leadership, our district has not just navigated challenges. We have truly thrived achieving measurable milestones in student performance, fiscal

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responsibility and strategic operational growth. From Day one. She has shown unwavering commitment to our students, our educators and our community, her vision, her

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tireless work ethic and her amazing dedication has allowed her to navigate complex challenges with brilliant execution and unwavering composure. Dr it. I would like to personally thank you for your exceptional leadership.

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Your passion and your partnership. We are incredible. Really fortunate that you have decided to stay here with us. Your willingness to continue this journey with Fcps ensures that our trajectory remains upward and

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we will continue to define excellence in education. Thank you, Mr. Manage like speech or second. >> Mr. Moon: Absolutely. Thank you, Madam. Vice Chair. The

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Muslim children, just room on a lot fun dollars that I had on my mind. I do not repeat what she has done. What he stated. want to add a couple

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points in support of this motion. As you are not one of the most important things scoreboard. One school board members. Dew is making

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high-earning 2 seasons and super 2 points the first and the Merritt the country being you are. And secondly, timing

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of it. First on the merits. I wanted ask we need a case. I have had the privilege to work with on them. But with different superintendents, you

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know, going back to doctor Buss plane. Dr. damage doctor checked Carr Doctor Scott friend and a few in

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superintendents. And of course, the current superintendent commissioner, we. Each has a broad. He's own unique set of attendance.

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Works tie and ethics. But I have never seen any working so hard. Katie to the success of students and the school system. Curry. First reading

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or state quarters on important issues. Tiredness. The school board's recent evaluation for that stock to reach strong

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leadership commitment to the success of screen to patient. High and the fact you're eating across per from the stand on attendance rates,

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meaning for progress in advancing priorities, supporting student achievement, engaging our community and responsibility. Manny's underscored divisions,

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resources. on the valuation. I have personally observed. He talked to reach dedication and work ethic. She's often among the first online at the gate option the morning and

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regularly attends even in committee meetings and school events. She sets aside time to me would if she scored with a member every week. pretty weak. And this what argument

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is for each board member every week. Do another show. Putin tenant has and for doing so in my decades experience. And the

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tiny of the country when your one could certainly argue that it is too soon to extend the term of the contract. When Dona Stewart Williams Lieutenant. And it has always

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been my expense to give the superintendent who missed one? You don't want to duties whether to renew the contract. One on if the board does want to find on the street and

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superintendent. That to some of probably know can take as much as one full if known. If

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we wait for I have a little more minutes and then my time pretty important decision. make the for you for another to make that the season June

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next Then the board. If the board decides not to you. Only has 6 months left. 42 Tom to

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make the most important to season. So we cannot do that. We cannot wait until next to do it. And Bullard with only 6 months left perhaps should be for the next to make

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important. This. And that is why timing makes sense to make that decision today happy to support I'm happy to join many

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my colleagues a putting the Contra Lena for Doctor REIT. You would be stuck with us for another 4 years. She coming up with you and thank you. Thank

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you, Mr. Dunne. Under Doctor Reef leadership. >> There was a very extensive effort for the year year and a

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half to put together a strategic plan. And I can't talk about how many hundreds and hundreds of hours are spent. 5, hundreds and hundreds of people. It was.

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You know, a very comprehensive effort to say the least. her plan extends through 2030. And I think we've all said many

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times that she's the right leader for the right moment. And she's done excellent job implementing the strategic plan to date. I think we're starting to see some

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incredible results out of the advanced math classes that have been instituted. For example. And I strongly believe that we need to see.

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Through the full execution of that strategic plan was under her vision that it was established. And I believe it has to be under her leadership, too, to see it

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through because it's too hard to transition between leaders in a normal state of affairs. But 2 hand off such a major project for a different leader might have a different vision. The different objectives when

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we've already gone through it comprehensive process to establish the objectives, established that vision. And then we've geared our entire school system to accomplish that so that every child

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receives a world-class education, regardless of where they live, what school they attend, what language they speak at home except a I think it is consistency that is

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important to achieve the highest and best student outcomes for all students so that they can realize their potential and obtain the best

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education possible, especially during such challenging economic and technology times that we're in. So I happy to

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support proposal. This motion to ensure that we have to continue benefit doctor his leadership through the completion of the strategic

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plan. Thank you as >> I was part of the board who hired Dr Reid in 2022 and I stand by my decision. Dr Reid is ultimate operational

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expert, the investment of time and money in in court. Academics in the reading, in the writing, in the math. I mean, that's so exciting. This is life-changing work for children and impacting the

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trajectory of their lives and the literacy work in particular has been so fulfilling to watch. You know, she inherited situations coming out of COVID and did much free working in cleaning

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up to get people and money and more effective places. I've learned much about best practices for running a school division and have been proud to be a partner, particularly in the first years of her contract with us. I believe

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she is the safety of students and employees at top of mind. And I think the school division in communities served best that the stable leadership of our superintendent for the next 4 years. I do want to speak to the salary amount of the

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superintendent because it will come up anyway in public as is typical in the field of education. Salaries are lower than in other fields and particularly for women. in the

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expectation that people will criticize the salary, that the superintendent is being paid. She is currently being paid almost a dollar, the exact same amount as the Fairfax

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County Executive Ryan Hill. The difference of $210. For that Dr Reid overseas, 51.4% of our general fund in

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Fairfax. 2.3 billion dollars compared to 48% of the county executive. Dr. Reid is responsible for 26,800 employees and the county has

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13,300. So I do believe that the salary is commensurate with experience and with the local economy. And this is what it takes to have excellent leader in the 9th largest school division of

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America. I think looking forward tying in here the evaluation that we do annually for the superintendent, I think the board as a whole can improve how we determine directives to the

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superintendent and work to ensure there's a strong board and superintendent working relationship. The top area for improvement that I would love to see from the superintendent

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is to work on whole board relationships. It's true. She offers a 30 minute phone call we can at first I got a lot out of that. But I as I reflected on the contract review and the annual evaluation, I realize that

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this is just 12 separate conversations that don't seem to have a purpose in unifying us to help all get the same arrows in the same direction, which is actually a visible that Dr Reid referenced many

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times. working to develop the strategic plan in 2022, a plan that we're now just about halfway through. So during that time developing the strategic plan with the board, she presented compelling data

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several times about how in the board and superintendent work as a unit student success increases. We don't yet have a strong PAC practice of a team of 13. I recall, I think within the past year, I said

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to her here at the state I want to see fcps through your eyes. Your instructional work in schools, the celebrations that have community conversations together as partners. So I'd really like to see Dr Reid for her

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attention to making this happen. Thank you, Mr. Dan. >> Good evening. I echo my.

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they're my cause, my constituents and my colleagues sentiment about this is one the most important things we can do. ended in half and joked that that superintendent like art over driver, right

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like our job to hire her, give her direction and then based performance, good for rating right? But it's not our job. Reach over and grab the wheel center job to demand retake a

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shortcut or aside question like that. And so, you know, I have individual princes in a tie. Certainly share them the week. I recognize it's a very difficult job. Are you managing of a sweep? Has begun

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greyhounds. You're seeing the largest employers in Virginia. And that's just a small part. But you do so. We appreciate the work that you do. You know, I I know that there are

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certainly areas to to work on and reason why supportive of this is because I know you're committed to doing that work and now say is a new person. The board, every we in public and behind the scenes, you

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know your commitment to doing this. With fidelity to doing this right unmatched in your profession was as well. So I appreciate all that. We'll send the continue to collaborate and work with you

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to do. We care for their students in communities much for doing that for the next 4 years. Thank you. Thank you. Miss agent coming.

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>> Ms. St. John-Cunning: So I really didn't have anything for parents. I took some of things that I had written up in my evaluation because it's hard to encompass everything that Doctor Reid has done the

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part that I want read go more to her character because you can have all the expertise in the world. But if you're not able to fix executed with

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moral clarity and integrity and it's for not. And so. I'll just read some of what I said. In the end. A leader can only be as fact is as effective as

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those that are willing to follow them. That requires the ability to listen. Connect willingness to adjust and pivot, engender trust support and encourage leadership from

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the bottom up. Develop and implement plans. Bill relationships across the aisle. So to speak without compromising personal character and integrity. Dr

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Reid and bodies, these qualities and war in one way or another. I have heard every board member on this morning to convey they don't know how she does it.

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>> Because every teacher knows the most enduring instructional tool is modeling behavior. When it comes to professionalism, superintendent looking the highest form of professionalism. I have ever

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witness the breadth and depth of her knowledge and curiosity are standing as evidenced by the many associations councils organizations. She is actively engaged in. It is evident. She is respected by the many local and national

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recognition is an accolade she has achieved. However, for me is the quiet behind the scenes moments that I have come to admire, respect, Dr, lead. I have seen a level of patience

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and grace extended instances that would seen others be. We after for non responsive, I haven't witnessed death of humanity and caring extended to individuals. Others would

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not have never even noticed. Dr Reid is not ask anything of anyone. She is not willing to do herself. This is a hallmark of a servant leader leadership model, which in my opinion, is

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the best leadership model to follow. Doctors, Rees ability to move definitely from interacting with the most powerful to the homeless amongst us with that than with

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a demeanor that puts each one at peace is a rare attribute. >> Ms. St. John-Cunning: Dr Review. Famously mind those around all real those around for you to stay in the light.

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To stay in the light requires an individual to have a strong moral compass and impeccable integrity. qualities that go to the highest form of professional. Dr. Reid leads

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FCS Fcps by staying in the light and I for one really appreciate that. I know our students do. I know our families do. And I know the stuff that you due to. So

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thank you for all you do. I'm just happy you're here with us and I hope you stay here. For a long time. Thank Marketing.

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>> Well, thank you. And so like another colleague at this table. I've worked with 4 superintendent's plus many interim superintendents and I was a student under 2

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additional superintendents. And I can tell you that no one works harder than Dr. Reid. I think we're we're all very grateful for that. And I think

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it goes without saying that there are very few people in this country and maybe you could count them one hand to hand sick. They could do this job. And so I do think we're

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very lucky have Doctor Reed with us and look forward to continued leadership of the division one thing I would say and I think this speaks to her reflective leadership is

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earlier tonight. She said she wanted to take some of us into the classrooms with her to see the wreck that's going on. And so that's been one of the I

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would say concerns but I observe Asians I've had over the years. Is that while we do have fantastic opportunity engage with you every week, we haven't necessarily seen you

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on the ground in action. And so I'd be grateful for that. And I would just say. Continue to do your best to to bring us along with you. There's some

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things I can I can think about where I would say. I guess bringing the board along with you has not necessarily risen to the top things like middle

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school sports algebra. One robotics, these I think are things that all of us can support. But just having the board in lockstep with you leadership on those things

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would be great. And I think there are some things some that's that haven't been cracked that I know where going to work toward like middle school start times and I want this the miss the rest

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of them. it's all it's only taken 6 superintendents together. we can we can get we can cross that finish line. thank you again for your

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leadership look forward to continue working together. >> So I'm happy to extend support this motion. I'm since

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I got on the board. I spend quite a bit of time just seeing your leadership style. And that is like leave that purpose and integrity. that is

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how I live my life as well. So I saw basically. >> A role model for seats seeing someone who is doing the work. I want to do some

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day. >> every day I see you, you know, I you get up are used in the morning and great work all day. I think you never rest

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and I just want to get the secret of you energy. I admire that. So Dre, we are thankful for you to be a leader and we

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love to continue till till you would like to be here. Thank you. Dr. Anderson. >> Thank you. I'm happy to

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share that. I will be supporting the motion. As you know, I offer you a lot of hard questions all the time. Not just sometimes, but all of the time. But I do appreciate

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fact that you do listen. And you do try to move the needle on so many of them. Some are faster than others, you know, and I want to share one that I've been talking about since

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I've been on the board, which is how employees days off of a calculated in terms of their pay. If you take a day off during a short a month that

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used to cost them more. And I I raged about that for a number of years. But it's something that you've been able to fix. And I know that's that's to their benefit. And I

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do agree with what has been said in terms of your work ethic is very strong. You put in the time your consistent, you want to make a difference Fairfax County, Public schools and that I appreciate because

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I think that mirrors kind of my own. For the Mason District. Do I think there's still work to be done? Absolutely. Are you at all of that in my evaluation? So I

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won't belabor the point here, thank you for your. Devotion. I think I want to say that in your commitment to this

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district. Mr. Fresh. >> So I had the pleasure. Recently, a a mentor ship of a school board member in another

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state. And they were talking about their relationship with the superintendent and their evaluation process. And I asked them about it. And the

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details. I think if they were here, they would have met were not very deep the night I pointed them to our strategic government's Web page on the CBS website. And Sarah talking

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about executive limitations and strategic plan goals and how we do our evaluation. I percent of the little bit like a gospel like somebody

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preaching the gospel. And I think that is the single biggest gift that Dr Reid is given the sport along with all that from a governance perspective, all of the other great things happening in our

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schools. You know, you can go back and look at the body of work and improvement that has been done month after month after month. >> Year after year after year.

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And of course, corrections that we made along the way. For the work of the superintendent, the school board and the broader school division, Dr. Reid says that she wants to stay in the

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light. She says that frequently. I am surprised he doesn't have a 3rd degree sunburn. Because you do stay in the light. It doesn't matter what you're hit with.

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And that's how it's been from day one. You did not enter the school division in the easiest of circumstances, but you are determined to win people over

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through hard work. And your continuing to do so. And as a result, the needle is being moved. And I couldn't think of 100 million things that you

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could be doing with your time right now. Corporations big and small. In the foundation world. And you spend it with

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us and we are so remarkably fortunate. That you are with us. And more than that, our kids are fortunate that you

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are staying with and that this work will continue. I also think of the benefits that we have from people that come here to work with you that in the best in their field. And

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so there are so many are there things that we want improved. Of course, we to have those conversations every single week. And I have confidence they will be addressed.

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Because of your. Credibility that you've earned with me personally over the years and because of your character, when you tell me you're going to do something, you do it.

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And that's because volumes to me. And I think it reflects well on the people that you work with in our school division and that you that count you as you as their

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direct report. I'm grateful that my colleagues are and support of the motion and I look forward to the next 4 years. Look at the timing, Mr.

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Mister McDaniel. Leading a school division of this size. In a post COVID environment, especially if love alien environment is extraordinarily

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difficult thing to do, but I could rattle off all the accomplishments in from the collective bargaining agreement to the boundary adjustments to getting us through very difficult budget

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cycles to include the most recent. And, you know, it's kind of gotten to the point with with the superintendent where I can I can come to her with my harebrained ideas. And

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I can tell just by the angle of the smile on her face, whether or not it's going to go anywhere or not. As I think both probably most of us know what I'm talking about. But what I really appreciate most

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is how the superintendent has raised the bar across the entire division. And that is no small feat in organization of 40,000 employees. But most

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the key part of that isn't just raising the bar for 40,000 employees is that she meets the bar that she expects everybody else to meet. And speaking for myself, I feel

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like you said expectation for me as a board member and I'm doing what I can to try to meet those expectations. So thank you for your leadership support the motion. Thank all

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to Qatar. I have to confess that while working in the system for 27 years. A grossly underestimated. All that is on

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the plate of a superintendent. >> You know, we get in our educational space and, you know, as a counselor and director, the things that matter to me, the things that were elevated, you know, I had

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a high expectation of a deep understanding throughout the system but, you know, to be in this chair and work with you, the one thing I can say over

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and over again as you do hard things. You have brought a work ethic and an expectation of high expectation of all

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learners, you're equity lens is like nothing I've ever seen in terms of the way in which you work with. People that your your regional

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superintendents and principals to set high goals to set expectations. I mean, the strategic plan itself. When I first looked at I was like what? >> And here we are incrementally inching our way

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and we are going to get there. I hope to have the honor to work with you through 2030, >> know, I just I can't kid

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for kids first to you know, we talk about. Lots of things. But the question always comes back to. How's it going back to houses, going up with kids

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and, you know, being the background I came from, I read that resonates with me so well. And I will tell you this

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I have shared with people. Because a lot of people boots on the ground. don't have a lens at all. Just like I didn't of the volume. I hope people are paying attention and listening. Cause from

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45,000 bus stops too maintenance backlogs, too. Which which bus too. I mean, the in the macro to the tiny

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micro. I'm just I'm just amazed at what you do and I have said this and I missed. I mean, don't no disrespect to all the people I've met throughout my career in

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education. I think you are the most incredibly smartest educator. I've never shared space with. And I would say I say this kind of facetiously, but I'm just sorry. Didn't get

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to work for you. But just because I think that I would have loved to work in this time when I was seeing things moving when I saw equity actually happening for kids

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were accessing coursework that they were able to access before. So I could going on. I really appreciate the comments of my colleagues here at the diocese and and excited to

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support this renew contract through 2030 and can't wait to see where data points are former years. So thank you. So

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I will call for the vote on the motion. That the school will renew the division, superintendent's employment contract, all those in favor,

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Mr. Fresh Mister Aaron Mr. Mckelvie in the St. John-Cunning Ms Anderson Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan, Mr. Dunne, Mister Moon, Dr. Anderson,

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myself, that is unanimous. Congratulations. >> And it's to want to thank the It's an honor to work for

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you. I think we underestimate the challenges of being an elected official and in particular leading one of the largest most complex school

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divisions in the nation. And I'm proud to to serve you and our community. So thank you. >> Okay, we're going to take a

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>> Board members, please take

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your seats.

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Action 9, 7, 7, dot. '04, Centerville High school, Lisa and renovation assessment McComas Anderson from Ocean.

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>> Ms. Anderson: I move that the school board authorized the superintendent and negotiate a temporary least agreement for a lease extension on the Fairfax County School Board's property at 46, 30 Stone Croft

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Boulevard, Chantilly, Virginia, 2, 0, 1, 5, 1, and an area of land at Braddock Park. 13,000 Braddock Road.

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Clifton, Virginia, 2, 0, 1, 2, 4, sufficient to enable the school division satisfied the Fairfax counties floor area ratio, zoning requirements for Centerville High school,

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including far requirements associated with the school divisions planned renovation and expansion of that facility. I further move that the school board directed superintendent to evaluate

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through staff. The planned renovation at Centerville High School, including the projected program capacity of the renovated facility and planned construction of in this around surrounding area

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and provide the school board with an update by 8/28/2026 on any resulting impacts to the project's scope timeline. Construction planning or capacity assumptions. Is there

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a second? >> I second Mystics. It. The Sanderson was like to speak. Your motion. I would. >> Ms. Anderson: I'm proud put forward this motion tonight alongside my colleague, Miss

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D*** said this is very similar to the motion that I brought forward 6 months ago at a board Mystics. It wasn't allowed to join us. >> As I said that evening, this is a vital step as we

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move forward with the anticipated renovation and expansion of Centerville High School in December, the motion I brought forward was changed to be something that didn't specifically help the circumstances that we have a Centerville right now. Several

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high school sits in a resource conservation area in our county when the school was built in 1988, in order to meet the floor area ratio, commonly known as far as far requirements. We least density

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from the neighboring Braddock Park. I have learned a lot about this in the last 2 and a half years. But order to bring the public along far as the zoning measurement used to

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regulate building size and development, intensity. It determines the total allowable square footage of the building relative to the size of the plot of land that it sits on. So in order to build the

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school that size that we needed in 1988, release 2 pieces of land to the county in exchange for the density that we needed from the neighboring Hart Park. This is not a lease of the land. The

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school sits on. This is just density of the neighboring park of which we have no ability to use. That lease expired in 2018 and fcps no

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longer owns the 2 pieces of land that were part of the original lease agreement. Those pieces of land were surplus back to the county before the end of the lease period. Therefore, there needs to be a new lease considered

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for us to have the far we need to maintain the existing high school and definitely to provide the expansion that's desperately needed. Under the current guidelines. Up to this

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point, the only option that we have been provided by the Park Authority is to do a one to one least for the 22 acre Fcps property that sits under Cub run Recs Center proposal that hasn't deemed viable by our

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board. The suggestion to have the superintendent's start the process of negotiating a temporary least is meant to be the gift of time for both the schools and the Park Authority. As we asked the 3rd

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party involved here, the county to help us consider a long-term solution like the one suggested in the motion that was passed December of last year. Second and just as important, this motion builds

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in a layer of accountability and foresight. A lot has changed in the surrounding area since our scope of renovation was completed. Before I came on the board. So with this motion, we would be directing the superintendent

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to have staff take a fresh look at the project. Scope, our capacity assumptions and the surrounding residential growth. We need to ensure that the facility we build today actually matches thiudent

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population of tomorrow. And this is about are doing our due diligence for the center of community. It's a vote to help keep and major project project on track. While ensure that we get the details right?

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Thank you. Miss sticks we'd like to speak your second. >> I'm very happy to support this motion brought by my colleague Miss Anderson. As

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most of you know, the school itself set sits in Springfield district. So I'm really happy to see this. Anderson has been leading this charge for for a long time and trying to work. This a complex matter. The

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Lees expired before. be going on the board. That was 2018 wrightsil. It is something we are trying to fix and I'm working with the county and

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NOAA parks. We tried to make this work. I do want to say that sentiment due to me. I lived in center field for 22 years. I shined on Chandra has guys you graduated from

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Centerville, High School. So I absolutely would love to see this school to be renovated one day walk into the school that innovative schools. So

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that would be a dream come true. So thank you so much for my because on my colleagues to support this motion so we can move forward in this things. I

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think that bringing amendment. State your amendment. I have circulated the clerks. >> I'd like to add the

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following sense to the end of the motion. I further move that the school board directed superintendent to report quarterly on her efforts and progress to achieve the global

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resolution floor area ratio, far issues affecting any and all fcps schools within land. Zoned residential conservation as directed by the school board in December 2025.

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>> is there a second Dr. Anderson. Mr. like to speak here. Amendment. Yeah. So what? I appreciate and support

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the motion brought forward by the chair. >> I believe that the issues affecting Centerville have unacceptably delayed. And I hope that the motion is

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successful achieving some resolution that this motion prioritizes the Senate bill. But there are still 11 other schools across Fairfax County,

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including schools located in the Mount Vernon District, including South County. Most Schools have County high school, Fort Belvoir, Elementary primary and upper

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that are all on land. Zoned residential conservation and the issues affecting Centerville in this respect or similar or the same as issues affecting other school zone. R C and I believe it's necessary

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and important given that the school board passed a motion and December 2025, to achieve a global resolution that would resolve the zoning issues for all schools to have, you know,

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them resolved part and parcel with Centerville or Senate bill could resolved and more expeditious basis while keeping progress moving forward for all the schools, I

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understand from the superintendent that the county has designated this as a priority to initiative and in terms of zoning efforts, I believe that the school board should speak with a unified

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voice through the superintendent far and collaboration with the superintendent to ask the county to elevate it to priority one because there are many, many issues affecting some of the schools, for example, of forked over has

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recently published a plan to at a lot of, you know, buildings for residential and government use on Fort

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Belvoir, north. That will, but students in our schools on Fort Belvoir and neighboring schools outside. So I think we need to act and act proactive

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forwardlooking manner to ensure that this issue is resolved once and for all, rather than through a series of one-off negotiations. Thank you. >> Thank you. Dr. Answers like to your second. Yes, thank

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you. And I think I'll just take this opportunity to speak to. Both the main motion and the amendment. One of the questions that I had as I

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reflected on the motion was how does this fit in with the motion that the board approved from last December. Is it last

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December that spoke to this very same issue across the division. I believe at the time Mister Dunne had listed all of the schools, which we approved. And so I was

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wrestling with the fact that Senate bill is part of that. upon further reflection, discussions. Especially Miss

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Anderson, what I came to realize is there is the what was what I'm looking for. There is an urgency around Sanibel because it's probably one of the only schools up

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that list. That is in preparation for the renovation. I particularly want to speak to the second part of the original motion

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which staff to. >> Got to speak with my Just the midst United Airlines, which right I would just. >> Was going to speak again? But okay, at any rate. I think

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what this motion does, brings together into this motion that is being provided. The amendment brings together some of the other outstanding work like the FAA are. It's not a

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single issue. So I think adding it to hear it makes sense in it doesn't deter, I believe from the original motion. And anyway, it just brings the others into the conversation. So I appreciate

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Mr. Dunne for bringing that forward. And guess speak to the main motion at another point. >> So >> Mr. did you want to speak

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to this amended language or do not always enough them? Emotional? Welcome back to my son's connect. If you want to call me, I'm gonna just I want to my support for amendment. And I so think at the scene,

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you know, back in December of 2025, I just wonder. It has been 6 months, 6 months have gone by pretty quickly. We have never got a problem. A city park on the motion passed

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in December. And so, you know, I think what Don you're trying to achieve is for why pine guideline to superintendents

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to keep updated. Thank you, Mr. Friction. Pardon Dr Reid. >> Would it be an undue burden

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on? Your team, too? A quarterly report Friday letter or elsewhere that keeps the board apprised of the progress on this matter.

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>> No, sir. I mean, I think we actually within the leadership team at least try to do mid-year updates and end of your updates as part of a leadership the eye. I think we

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could manage a quarterly update. It's. Yes, sir. We could do want to give us an update right now. I think Mr. Dunne, I pass along our update, Mr. Dunne email me

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this morning in a Mr. Gordon and the team were really thoughtful. But I think eliminated that that the fact that the Fairfax County Land Development Services has

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included the topic in their adopted fy. 26 27 zoning ordinance work program. But as a priority, too initiative and that is challenging because

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the proposed effort will evaluate revisions to the residential times Survation district regulations that could allow increased Flory ratio for public uses but and

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helping to address the operational and programmatic needs a Fairfax County public schools and potentially other public facilities that is not yet been scheduled for

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discussion as part of their work program. And the proposed motion presents an opportunity for us to keep the Centerville High School renovation project moving while we continue

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working with the county on the larger work. So that's the update. We have 12 schools in this category. appreciate our teams responsible. We could

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establish a quarterly report. Thank you. I am. You know, in retrospect, wish that we had move forward with the center field center, Centerville.

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>> Request earlier. And I think that book and on the end of this motion is reasonable in terms of getting updates from the superintendent on a

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regular basis. And at some point the board can decide when we've succeeded in our efforts that those things are no longer needed. But the work

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at Centerville needs to move forward quickly. And I appreciate Ms Anderson missed except for bringing this forward again. And I hope colleagues will support it.

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Thank you. As Mayor. >> think you could. The clerk please put the amended language on the screen. That would be really helpful mean

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perhaps Thank you. To prepare for this. I did go ahead and we listen to the December 18th conversation that was recorded

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publicly. The board moved Mr. Mount Vernon member had also at that time sought to expand it from just one school to multiple schools in many magistrate, just because

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appreciate and I do support that in this amendment for December. 18th, though, we had directed the superintendent to seek to achieve a global resolution of the floor area

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ratio affecting any and all of CPS schools within land zone, residential conservation. Now we did not put a date certain on reporting which I think is a detriment to us. And other times we direct the

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superintendent, we've had a date. So it's been 6 months now. So can someone explain to me what's happened in the 6 months regarding this and

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apologies if I missed it and trying real hard to track their of multiple motions and pages and you know, this was put. I received information Tuesday in the evening. So I'm just trying to follow. So

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again, what has happened regarding the motion that the board adopted on December 18th. Direction, superintendent to seek to achieve the global resolution affecting any and all schools

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within our city. Yes, ma'am. So. >> Since that time, the county and fcps staff within facilities have been in

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regular contact regarding the zoning amendment. And we've tracked the counties schedule the county has adopted their 26 27 zoning ordinance work

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program but still listed. This is a priority to initiative. So in the as it is a priority to initiative. It's not yet been scheduled for discussion

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as part of their work program. So the proposed. >> I don't Mr. Gordon, you want to add anything to that?

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>> No, ma'am, you're right on track. The staff I just would add staff is coordinating back and forth on this and we do get regular updates if not biweekly monthly updates from the county on where we are

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with the progress. >> In summary, it feels a little like we are getting monthly updates. We are connecting regularly and there hasn't been a lot of movement.

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So I think the it >> having the priority being Centerville, while we work to find a solution that is more global. So we don't have to do

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this every time we have bonded facility or site. Is a good plan. Leave that there. Well,

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thank So it sounds like the motion that the board passed. You know, the super has tried fill it in good faith, she is just one part of the partnership with the county. But it sounds like what this

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is proposing is just to have another report to have a quarterly report, which is fine, but it's not proposing any further solution. So I can support it. And I speak to

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them emotion later. But this is just telling us probably that there still isn't any motion until the county decides that they want to with us on it. Sanderson. I'm in

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support of. Context here. The only question that I had as do we have any other school and the list of our seas that we are leasing. For that school

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building. I believe this Centerville is the only one actually leasing density. I believe that's correct. Ms, Anderson, I'm in a look at Mr.

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Gordon, I think that's correct. We could think it's correct. And let me make sure tomorrow will confirm that. But just looking at the 12. >> Because I know that South County High School and middle school have an extended amount

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of space, which would not mean that it's an issue I had. I long discussions with this man ski about this before shoe moved on Turner, other position. And so I know that

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Liberty Middle School has a ton of space and said there that density is not going to be as much of an issue there just because the land is is more the issue happens with Centerville specifically is

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the fact that there's density across the street that like and Mr. McDaniel can speak to this better than I can't exactly which density it is. But I believe it's like our to our 8 or something like that.

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5 skews me. told you he would know. But it's our 5 across the street. So we have significant amount of density win. And I continue to remind people that the kids have to go to school somewhere. So

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it's just that the building itself is right across the street from hired in Syria. So that's the issue in this is so I'm in support of this. But there is a specific reason why

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centerville's different than those other school buildings. >> If it would be helpful, I can make sure that we. Do you

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just a short summary of each of the 12 sites and that way? I think everyone can have a reset for where we sit about each of those sleek. We can get that done in the next week

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or so. >> Okay. This point all called for the vote on the amendment which is on the screen. All those in favor. Mr. Freshman, strict annual miss mayor and

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Mr. Mckelvie in the St. John-Cunning. This Anderson missed extent, Mr. Khan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon. Dr. Anderson, myself, that unanimous report members. Now

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we will go back to discuss the amended amendment. The amended motion if people can turn lights off and start over.

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Okay, Mr. >> Thank you. share unit. I want to thank it showed Anderson first for putting up

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this motion. And we saw in on mighty quest to move this from the consent agenda because I found the 2 have undermined

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explosion or to the public because, you a lot of, you know, P per cent. I'm not not just a senator and apparently that you. You know, know,

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these are around out so affected by guests. And been wondering about what happened to a cent of the usual innovation Leonys that and we're going to happen. so we

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the purchase. Setting up a new high school to Skyview. to see is going to be permanently forgotten. And that sent. So we need to make sure that

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that's not the case. And it was weird. Are. scope of renovation is going to come out to me. I you motion just seeking that from, you know, superintendent and then

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putting it back to So I want I want to hear hear from the superintendent is in a it.

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Back us. update. I almost 20. What do you consider to be an update? In up? They could no

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progress. Could be an update. >> I don't think that would be well received. So I think what I would want to come back

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August. 28. Maybe would be some scenarios that we think are viable based on conversations, I And then our recommendation. But August, 28

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is a it's a fast turnaround. But we know are partners that we've been working on this for some time. So I think it's taking another run at the project. But I think an update

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would be here is some scenarios we think of my ability or really here are the scenarios we floated. The don't seem to be viable, I

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think it would need to bring you more than just we're working it. >> Mr. Moon: Okay. Appreciate Especially in light of People

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have been waiting for this for many years. You know, one me onto know, waiting for a few months, feel one of one of the you know the because you've been waiting patiently is

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yours. But I think for many people, patience is running out and a flight school. Our Tom is going over. In 18 months. I don't want to just

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to the next bill. So going to be one of the decision we need to me. We've got me. So it is incumbent upon this board to make decision. And I wish want

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to know how he got. Purchase of that to get the Skyview High school how people consume. that's going impact

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upon. pace. The renovation, even if we got and anything in mind being part reason we months to provide us with the

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necessary if are. And that's when the weather we have capital fund to put it into law. Starr doing renovation

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and that that's a question. We do have the funds to begin that and I beginning is one thing. But the that we have a sufficient funds to actually

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do message. He's another. >> Because of the type of phasing that we engage in. We do renovations. We do have the phased funding available. What we've been waiting on is some

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agreement on this floor area ratio topic. So. I think that to the community needs to know that we have set aside funding

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for the project over time and we're ready to go as soon as we can get permit issue resolved. >> Thank you. Thank I'm gonna have to count on that. last

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thing. For getting it. It's a C on momentum heading. Thank

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Doctor Anderson, for go back. >> it's not a package was this was her best to direct. My apologies actually, Mr. Rennie want to finish your time because you remember, yes,

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okay. Let's do that. >> Mr. Moon: know, for the members have probably know that couple days ago, the Board of Supervisors meeting comprehensive plan was about,

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you know, affecting to see I'm sure that you or your staff is on top of this you know, put motion may not as much top of

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Step You know, probably you I would like request for you to Shaler. analysis of how this company adopted comprehensive

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plan. He's gonna impact. Renovation because obviously when talk about the scope of one of nation. We will to know

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the the how loan month. My change depending upon how. You know, to them up to the

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adopted Campion's. >> I know the team is looking at that and several did watch the the conversations we'll

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have an analysis shortly. So appreciate them. Thank you, Dr. Anderson. Thank you, Mr. Morgan, I was just like to make the correction myself.

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>> now now I am now speaking to the amendment just to I'm sorry to the main motion. Just to clarify, I want to make sure I understand this because we're a little bit far removed

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from Chantilly. So it doesn't roll off the top of my head. The original lease expired in 2018. And since then. Other

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efforts have not been successful to renegotiate that lease. We were not notified until 2021. No, I'm not giving

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her my time. So we were not successful until 20. So we were not notified until 2021. And this is what I'm assuming that supervisor Herrity has

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made mention, too, that we've been out of compliance. So if this is not taking care of, it is holding up on of the permitting for the renovation to shake your head. If that's

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true, OK, thank you. And so this is something that we must address. Having said that I would imagine and maybe this is something that staff that's been here for a while may be

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aware of. Who could speak to the efforts that have occurred between 2021 and now to remedy the situation.

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>> I think I'm not sure there's anyone here tonight. They can speak to that in any detail or death. What I can say is the records left are

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the. The crumbs to follow on this. That different attempts have been made across

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different possibilities any most recently Ms Umansky who preceded Mr. Gordon worked on, I believe in zoning exception.

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that was something that I think may still have some play in terms of being considered. I think we've talked about lease length extensions, for

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example, connected to the cover on property. And I believe we've also talked about sort of fair market value for one of the park's

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related, right. And there's been debate about whether that so there are a number of different ideas that have been explored. None of them to date

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have resulted in agreement between the body's necessary to agree for us to move forward. So I think what we'll do is go back to the drawing board and look at all of those

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possibilities again and see if we can make some progress on one of those that everyone will find palatable weeks. I believe this board and that

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the county I mean, we have the same goals and member serving the city people. So I am hopeful that we can with a focused effort again. I'm

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hopeful we can get there. OK, thank you. I won't belabor the point. >> Too much regarding how this was connected to the work of Justice High School where the

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the solution there was to rezone to that that addition could be rebuilt. So I'm also hearing here the rezoning has not moved in the way that we need to. So just to Kuwait,

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more 2 more quick things. One, I hope that there's a path forward here that there's something that's going to be amenable to both parties. Biden speaking to the motion. I want to make it clear that

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this is an ask for information. This is not a negotiation. This is the superintendent is going to go forth, have conversations and come back to the board. So we can have some conversations in terms of is this the path that

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we want to proceed? Can you confirm that as your understanding? >> Yes, ma'am. I what I'm

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confirming is that the ask is and I don't have that will sit front of I would definitely be following the motion. Having said that, I think it's more than just information. I would

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want to be able to meet with your staff will be meeting with county staff to come back with your some. We might have called them a strong model.

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Reyna strong model of we could go if we went down this road here, the And so the to the degree that that's information my hope would be. And I think the intent is to bring back

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information that could be actionable on the part of this board. And on the part of the governing board's the county? >> Dr. Anderson: No, absolutely. I just want to make sure that there was clarity that approving this

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motion this evening does not necessarily set you to go enter into any agreements. It's to evaluate. What are the possibilities to bring that

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back to the board for a more fulsome conversation? And again, what I wanted to articulate earlier, the second part of the original motion, which speaks to the evaluation

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the Spacey. I think that's a very prudent part of the motion because we need to speak to whether or not this is still a necessary effort renovation. Yes, expansion may

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not necessarily be available, but we do know that unless we evaluated because the whole idea behind Skyview to relieve some of the enrollment issues

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from Centerville. So I do very much appreciate that eye toward efficiency and making sure that we are still needing

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to do this work. Mr. Duncan, you? >> Mr. Dannan: So I spoke with a colleague this morning about this motion. I said, let me do my best to sum up 38 years of

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history in 2 minutes. So I'm gonna try really hard in 1988 before it was alive. to

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border, too. >> 2 people by the name of J, Lambert and I believe was butts. Blaine entered into an agreement. >> Mr. Dannan: Whereby the school division was given density rights for Park Authority land in exchange for that. The school division Deeded over 2 parcels of land

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across the county. Unfortunately, the structure that was such that good eating over of the land was permanent, whereas the density rights only lasted for 3

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years. So what we found is that if asked for 2018. >> The >> density rights expired. And now the logical question is, well. How come no one knew

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about that. And unfortunately, this is one of those Fairfax isms that I hate to admit it, but it's not all that uncommon to happen because back in 1988, before we had digital files of things. These things

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were stuffed in file cabinets in 2023, when our staff went to pull permits to renovate Centerville High school. That is when this was caught. So here we are today we're trying

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to accomplish by. This is a figure out a path forward. Unfortunately, I would love to have a vote of this board that just wave magic wand and it's done. But it takes 3 bodies.

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To figure this out. It takes this board. It takes the Board of Supervisors and takes the Park Authority board to all come to the table and come to an agreement figure this out. And as we spoken tonight on

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technology, the gears of government can grind slowly and they've been grinding way too slow, in my opinion on this issue. I agree with that. But this effort tonight to renew those geared Ridings is

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an important step. And the second thrust of this motion is re-evaluating whether or not the full scope of the Centerville renovation needs to occur because when we started this conversation a couple of years ago, when I

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first got on the board, we didn't have Skyview high school and now we do. And we all know that Skyview feeds into the Western pyramids. Just like Centerville, High School beaten to the West. So

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I think we it to the public and to ourselves to re-evaluate whether or not we we need the full scope of the expansion for about 2006 to 3,000 seats, but as was alluded to, you know,

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development has occur. Significant development is occurring and has occurred in the Western neighborhoods. The Board of Supervisors just to prove the Centerville Comp Plan amendment which could dump up to at some 0.5

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thousand housing units right in Centreville, High School's boundary. So I don't think it's a straight cut and dry will you got Skyview. You don't need this. Maybe I don't

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know. But I'm glad that the 2nd half of this motion as staff to evaluate that. So support the motion and I'm hoping we can get this resolved quickly.

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>> Thank Confident the main motion as amended, which is on the screen. All those in favor. Mr. Fresh Mister

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McDaniel, this mayor and Mr. Macarena St. John-Cunning Ms Anderson, mystic says Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moody, our Anderson myself, but she

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managed board members. >> Ms. Anderson: Agenda item. 7.0 5 action item amendment to sole source contract 5 Ponds, press Books, Inc Thomas Mann

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from Ocean. >> I move that the school board approved the amendment for social studies. 4th grade. Basil resources authorize the division superintendent for

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the director of officer for human services to execute, execute, deliver and administer the contract on behalf of the board. Is there a second second? Thank you,

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Mr. Dunne, this man, would you expect your mission? He's so I had read this when the board was given the contract notice as Spurs our process. I've

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always been interested social studies based on materials and last year after we suffered the painful kind of not purchasing new social studies materials after the whole process went through. I've

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been particularly eager to have Basil resources. So I but I decided not to bring it up with them. What changed? My mind is listening to something else. It was also painful,

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which was the testimony of the parents tonight and hearing that she's pulling her child out of fcps because the child is on a school's you devise for 13 hours a day. Reminding

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me that this contract is for a digital version of some of content. And so I'm trying to what I wanted to do was

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understand the depth to which this online resource, knowing as well that the superintendent does want to textbooks in hand as much as possible. So I'd like to

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understand that thinking, but I also just want to. Like I just can't sit here and do nothing like I was going to just go through the

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proclamation tonight and just keep moving. But I just I don't know how we can sit here and not do something about the technology. You know, I'm game for discussing the merits of

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and of St Math. I mean, I sat with my deflect 6 and for years watching him do those programs. I know that they have merit, but we're not even talking about that. I don't understand why we're not

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taking what we talked about in the proclamation tonight and putting into action. And I do think we could still do it. We can still do something by July 9th and change things for

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these kids in the fall. So before we go ahead and approve more digital learning materials, which I would think actually the new education Resource Committee, this would be something that they would

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weigh in on. You know, there be some kind of way to analyze at a Rupert Con when we purchase such materials. But I'd like to know from the

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superintendent. Why we're doing this. What the digital. You know, that the landscape is what Sprint? I also like to

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hear the superintendent's response for response to the questions. One person asked what evidence was demanded When this purchase was

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proposed. But even more broadly, the evidence about when screens became a deal use for students. I'd like to hear more from the superintendent about that because if we approve this, we are proving

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more digital learning for kids. And I know I haven't gotten a big report about for for U.S. 500, 5 ponds press. So I'd like to hear from the superintendent, please, I

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guess after the second juror speaks. Well, I'll leave it to the chair. But I'd love to hear that from the superintendent. Thank you.

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>> Madam Chair and this mayor and it. I'm reading from notes and I understand Dr. Presidio is online tonight. So I'm

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hoping he will weigh in their areas. I do want to indicate that this is been a resource since 2018 when it was

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originally approved. And this is a one-year extension in the absence of Basil textbook materials. And unfortunately, we still aren't able to

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purchase those at this time. And I think it's more a stopgap for one year left. But Dr Presidio, if you want to amplify that, please, I would

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appreciate it. >> No, thank you. And good evening, everybody. And thank you for the questions mayor. So, yes, this is a one-year remove all because we've deferred the social studies

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adoption actually for the second year due to fiscal constraints and limitations again. So we need to ensure that our students and teachers do have access to materials.

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This is publisher that we use in our 4th grade social studies, which is so well area related to Virginia studies. So it is important to make sure that the schools do have

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the resources. This resource is a hybrid resources. Many of the materials and publishers that put materials together really over the last decade or so. So there are electronic

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components, which in this case is that's really like an e-book. The students have access to. So it's not passive consumption. It's not watching videos and things that really

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isn't a book. And the publishers do that for a number of reasons, one so that they can update the information on a more regular

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basis. And then also for the ability basically for, you know, students that have access to that information and materials that could be accessed in different locations in it. And it does reduce the costs overall is

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typically what happens. But it's a hybrid resource meeting that there are prints materials with this as well. So textbooks and this contract renewal. Would be for one year

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would give us the ability to keep the electronic digital e-book versions and replace textbooks and workbooks as necessary. >> I believe Presidio, this is

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also only the 4th grade and there was a state requirement for 4th grade materials. And I believe the annual value of contract, if I'm looking

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correctly, is $175,000 for the 4th grade access. Is that correct? That's correct. Okay. understand it's a small contract. It's just for 4th graders who are 15,000

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children in our school division. I believe. But without a policy colleagues, RD fall is to allow digital learning and promote use of devices. There's nothing

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directing the superintendent to check with us to check with the committee to check the worthiness of the material. If we wait for a committee to tell us how to evaluate a resource, we will continue

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with the default presuming use and reinforcing use of devices. So when we don't take action, this is going to continue to be the norm. So whatever contract we keep

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getting. We're just going to keep its just going to keep going like this without us knowing how effective it is. Is it needed? Again? I I would

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love to hear from some colleagues as to how we can ignore the Council of Pediatricians and parents with doctorates and expertise related to children's success in school and not take action

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and keep seeding our authority to just continue the default of giving children devices because we're going to do tonight and we pass this and I'm going vote for it because

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I know 44th Rachel's that That is really crummy. I would love to hear my colleagues talk about why they think we should continue this way with a

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default of allowing any electronic resource. And continue to put devices in front of children without our

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approval or a policy in place. First. knew us for colleague conversation. I wonder if we

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can thread a middle ground for the current years since hopefully after this year will be able to provide some other resources. I will say that the

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Virginia Department of Education has listed approved textbooks in these materials do fall under the approved list. But given that Dr Presidio is indicated that

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their hybrid, perhaps we can work with staff to identify how the materials are delivered even in the e-book status so that there's said

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careful. monitoring of how that's delivered. I don't know what's possible, I will ask staff to look at is there a way? Given the hybrid

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materials to prioritize the? Tactical use of materials. So I I'm hoping we can find a bit of middle ground as we trying to make the turn more tactile,

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a text. Thank you. That sounds really encouraging. >> Ms. Anderson: I'm gonna call on Mr. Dunne to speak to second. I do want to remind

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colleagues that we are here to talk about This motion is talking about this contract. So I would ask that you keep your comments focused on this

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particular contract. Mr. >> Ask about the e-books. Are these candles are these on IPads? What what is that e-book technology that's being

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used to? Great question and a trip or city. I don't have that level of detail. So. >> Basically they can be accessed on a variety of

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different devices. our students with access them on their laptops. >> I remember that there is a

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slide presented with mobile options for, you textbooks in the classroom textbooks for each student. And I would just ask when you're if if this passes, which I assume it will

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because we needed for state mandate that you build into next year's budget. Those options that you previously presented because we need to be thinking, given the advocacy by parents, which

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seems to be accelerating nationwide and internationally, we need to be thinking about what a return to paper books. Textbooks

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looks like. I mean, I'll just mention one example, small. We've gotten rid of lockers, a lot of schools. But if you remember, you know, 2030, years ago, there was a concern that elementary school students had these oversized

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backpacks with, you know, that we're causing them to be the farm spines. And so, you know, that shifted 2 rolling suitcases in some cases and if we get rid of lockers, even though they aren't being used

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by students today because I guess physical textbooks, the more free return to that in some form or fashion. We'll probably need those doctors again. So might want pause

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removal of lockers, Mr. Gordon so I got a positive thank So and that's just one. But we might want to think broadly about what were we doing in the 90's that we're not doing

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today. And right. So so support this motion. But with great reluctance and hopefully with commitment to bring back and include in next year's proposed budget textbooks for

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this and and for other areas as well. Because I think I'll just say my screen for electronic textbooks is they're not impressive at all in terms of content. I don't

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find rigorous. Dr. Anderson. Thank you. And thank you to man for pulling this. I was thinking about doing the same. other reasons, though, I had

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some questions regarding. >> Dr. Anderson: We pause a social studies adoption last year because of funding issues we are only bringing back 4th grade. I don't know if I have

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that full understanding as to why only 4th grade is being brought here. Yes, ma'am, that you're Presidio. >> Yeah, there will be some other grade levels that we're

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going to be looking to renew. But we're bringing this one today, too, because it's ready for board approval. And if the board approves of and we can move forward with purchasing and if the materials as quickly as possible. But we

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are looking at several other grade levels, renewals as well. >> So we will have social studies texts that are essentially digital for other grade levels. That will be

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brought. we talking about it before we go to recess or in the next year? What's the timeline for that? >> It really varies depending the publisher in the grade levels. We try to work on the

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contract extensions with the procurement office. >> OK, thank you. But they could potentially be 11 other grades. That's what I think

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I'm hearing. >> No, there there won't be 11 other greats. There's going to be record number of grades were looking at additional options to mitigate wherever we can. But there will be several others grade levels that we're going to need to look at.

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>> OK, thank you. And also, if you could articulate little bit more, we use at hybrid in my mind, I there will be some paper materials and some

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electronic materials. That that divided. What's pay for? >> Dr. Presidio: They're our textbooks and their student I don't have an inventory of those by school in terms of how many need to be

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replenished or replaced. And then there's the digital version the electronic version. The e-book version, again, if you will, of the textbook.

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>> Dr. Anderson: So with this $175,000 will receive textbooks and student were folks and a >> this us the electronic access so that we have

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universal access for all students at a reasonable price. Because, we have to defer the the full adoption for social studies. For the second here due to budgetary

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limitations. So this allows us to have the universal access and then replace the materials that need to be replaced, which will be school by school basis in terms of what might need to be replaced this hard copy.

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>> So we already have the hard copy textbooks. It's just there will be small replacement is needed. But the of this is just for the digital resource. Okay. Thank

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you >> Dr. Anderson: and the workbooks a student were folks are those consumables that this will replenish 4, those

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not consumables? Well, >> that's a good question because there's a little bit of both the things that are consumables actually. In electronic version in the

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teacher's edition, which is covered under this contract extension that can be printed as needed. >> I see. But because we have

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the digital access that doesn't really happen a lot. >> No, it does. It does. So the again, the students have universal access to the e-book version, the digital version

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of the textbook. And that's what this contract provides. And then it allows us to repurchase hard-copy materials

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as necessary. >> But given the the >> Dr. Presidio: electronic version of the teacher's edition level. There's additional materials that can be printed for students in

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hard copy that are not contain either in the hard copy textbook student textbook or in the e-book, digital version of the student textbook. So their maps, their timelines,

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there's graphic organizers. There's different ancillary kind of hand up materials like that that can be printed as well. >> OK, thank you. I guess. Lastly, I just want to lend

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support to what 2 of my colleagues he's talked about this mayor. And because we kind of have to right the ship. So we don't just continue to have these one-offs and as well as what Mr. Moon shared earlier. You

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know, our time is limited. We going to try to resolve some of these issues or just pass them on to the next board. It seems as if we have no choice in this. So it's either that

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allow students don't have. These materials because the textbooks. Not available for each child to have one, not for this kind of these

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dollars, but the only way for every child to get access is the electronic version. That's what I think I'm I heard. so

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blasting. So the textbooks that we have in our schools that you said we will also replenish the few that need to be replaced. That's there's not one available for each

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child. >> No, and it really does vary grade level again. members have been on the board for a number of years. Might recall

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that typically in these adoptions, we have fiscal constraints that we have to meet. So we typically have been purchasing limited numbers of licenses. So again,

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at this grade level, we did not purchase enough for every student to have a hard copy and digital version. We have hard copies that are available for students, but those have

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to be shared. >> Dr. Anderson: Sure. Thank you. And I'm also very encouraged by what Doctor Beach aired, which is let's find some way to mitigate this because this is not the direction where I think we're

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heading. Thank you. Mr. Good evening. >> Mr. Dannan: appreciate discussion, not least of which because as a parent of a

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completed 4th grader spent a lot of time going through some of these printed out aerials. And, you my son enjoyed for the most part, content and so forth. And then give a rough

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estimate of what it would cost to his own the hard copy alternatives to this purchase, recognizing that that's not practical. I think at this point and but given rest, rough estimate of what that I heard, that because additional

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materials is around 100 and something 1000. >> Yeah, we don't have that. We would have to negotiate that with the publisher. Sure. >> Mr. Dannan: do order of magnitude how much more it would be years at again, we

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have to. >> That I don't know the procurement helps negotiate those contracts. I don't have that off top of mind.

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>> Give a sense of how much additional screen time this entail for this has entailed, should say. >> Yeah. >> I hesitate to be to quantify that this evening. I I could get that information

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for you. It again. I would say, though, that the screen time related to this would be, you know, reading a digital, you know, textbook it. So that might be a little bit different than more passive

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consumption. You know, watching videos or something. >> Mr. Dannan: No make sense. And I don't know that. But the research around, you know, the benefits, the emerging research around benefits of reading hard copies and so

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forth. So just trying to get a sense that. For Senate just say had good conversation a

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few weeks ago at my daughter's soccer game, they're having the annex to cast middle school science teacher there and it eventually brought them and the school board. 2 things on a tell you Forget the first

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on second line with Ron textbooks and she and it's fun because comes up so much in these different conversations you know how much you know,

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she's to compete on a wave of screens, Sheila. but she was able to go into a building somewhere and find old textbooks. He's for her and she was taught from and she's

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enjoyed it, which I think speaks to. we've had these conversations like the Gregory textbooks are by and large, you know, with the sections we want to be smart and thoughtful about it. You know, and I it is that sentiment. I

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think a lot of us do. You know, as much of the camp are taking that recognizing the fiscal constraints that ran? I have not yet gotten to stop by. get to check out the new math textbooks that about a

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box from the see those in them. I appreciate work on this. Thank you. Mr. Fresh.

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Thank And thank you for joining Remotely Dr. Presidio. >> This plan sounds disjointed and skeletal. Almost like.

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It's tailored. >> 4. >> Just getting us through the next year until we can buy.

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Textbooks for students. Is that why we're not having a conversation about? Providing this resource to every grade

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level? I think. >> Dr. Presidio: What I would say is, you know, deferring the adoption for 2 years has put us in a difficult situation, not having the

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resources to be able to proceed with the full adoption, right? It's put us in a difficult position in terms of, you know, making sure that we have instructional materials for students and our teachers and

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moving forward with what we can do in the short term really keep costs as low as possible to prepare those materials. Yeah. >> Well, and I say that

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because we've certainly bought learning materials for this program or that program that were smaller purchases. But as it goes to basil materials

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like this. is the first time I've been on the board. We felt like a very specific, very set of materials for a

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specific group of students that were not specialized, right. And so. You know, I appreciate the focus that's gone into this so that we can conserve resources as we look

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towards next year because a lot of work went into getting us to the point where we are ready to buy. Those textbooks from the advocacy at the state level, by our board and by our

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friends in the legislature to make sure that our social studies and history standards reflected the complexity of Virginia's history and country's history, especially in a climate where that is not

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always seen as something that is valuable by our friends in Washington to the parents and educators that we all appointed to the Basil instructional Resources Review

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Committee to select these textbooks to the public review of those textbooks. 2 are 2 budgets that have included those textbooks in

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back-to-back budgets. So I'm comfortable voting for. This to get us by under the assumption that next year's

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budget will include these materials and that we will have the adequate funding to make that a reality because a lot of work has gotten us to

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this point. So I appreciate the discussion and the answers and when I said it disjointed and skeletal. I thought that

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was a compliment. So thank >> Yeah, so I'm for one question. When let's say we were able to adopt the textbooks that we wanted to

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The money for right now. Is there also a digital version of that? That comes with the hard copy textbooks.

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>> What we're looking at, a number of different publishers and it kind of varies based on grade level. So I off the top of mind, I don't recall what was available. 4th grade. So I

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have to get back to you on that. Okay. >> I mean, the reason I ask the question is I'm reminded all the time that I we were

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all in school at one point and reflect on how we learned. I. For better with heart text. However. >> When we introduced

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electronic text. We watched a lot of children. Find success differently because they could highlight the electronic

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taxed. They could do like a control. Find and if they didn't understand a word. Is that you somewhere else and contacts that they can understand and said afflicting

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back to the class or struggle to read. >> Ms. Lady: As a child and I would make 3 by 5 cards of the entire class free of any textbook ever had it memorized them and then it would help me get through it. I got through strong in college, quite

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frankly, but, you know, we kids can't markup textbooks. So I just want to say I want both as an option. And I know that when we transition to a

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lot more electronic that we definitely had students that want a hard copy textbooks and at the time we have, we still had them right. You know, one for for for a while. So I just want to but make sure people,

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you know, I'm gonna put that out there that for some learners just a textbook would set them back and and how they learn. And for some learners

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having a hard copy is going to propel them forward. So I just want to keep both. Understood around it. only thing I'll say is when it comes to support

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our materials. I mean it that we did. Kill a lot fewer trees. After one to one. Because I can't tell you every

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faculty advisory committee, every department was complaining about copying machine. And I just putting that out there because it was tragic. almost had you know,

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we had codes we put in there all kinds of ways to control it. You know, and ugliness between departments. I want that ever come back but I just I'm saying I think that

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whatever we purchase it be, my preference would be that there was an electronic copy available as well for those kids benefit for electronic.

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Wait for from reading it that way. So I will support this for the reasons stated in terms you know, our kids need materials. Thanks.

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>> Ms. Anderson: Okay. So we're going to go ahead and vote for the motion that is going to shortly be on the screen. All those in favor, Mr. Fresh Mister McDaniel mayor and Mr. McElveen St.

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John-Cunning misleading Mystics. It. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, and myself. That is unanimous board members. And now we are

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going to move over. To agenda item. 8.0 1. Skyview high school student phasing and

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transportation. I call on Dr Reid momentarily for

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presentation. >> All right. Thank you, Madam Chair and members of the board and those community members

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watching. want to begin tonight's again. New business presentation with the reminder that while I'm doing the presentation this evening, it

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is new business and vote is not planned until. July. 16th. So the vote on this will be occurring on July 16th for the

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communications that we've put out to the community. So we're going to have a couple weeks to really have an opportunity

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to. She won before July 16th. So want to share that this presentation will provide recommendations relative to phasing and transportation

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because it's the phasing in transportation presentation. So these are good I want to go to the next process and

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timeline. This slide reviews the process and timeline which began in November with the school board approving the Western high school to be a

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comprehensive high school with traditional boundaries in a special programming pathway option as well as enrollment phasing plan of 9th and 10th

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graders in its first year of implementation for the 26 27 school year. So that was a decision made in November in February, the school board

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voted to name the high school Skyview High school. And in March, the facilities team along with Cross collaboration from the chief experience, an engagement office

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communications Division Council and our fearless relentless boundary champion Mr. Marty Smith. Began our community engagement for the Western high school

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boundaries. There were 6 meetings and all that have been held in the community and

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advisory meetings as well. We're presenting this evening. The facing a transportation plan that again will be voted

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on July 16th. And so the decisions are planned for next month. I do want to remind the community that July on the 13th, there will also be a

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public hearing on the boundaries. So the facing recommendation is similar to the recommendation earlier in

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the year. One of the things we want to remind those watching us that for year one, which is the upcoming year 9th and 10th graders were allowed to opt

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in. And in year 2, which will be the second year of a brand new high school. 27. 28. We'll accept a new 9th grade cohort

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which will be added to the school from within the boundary that is voted on and approved on July 16th. Students may still opt out and go to their former high school

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if the configuration of the school does not meet their educational needs. other words, we won't have a senior class yet in the year 2. So there may be some courses that

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won't be available until we have a full senior class. So at this point, the school that contain 3 grades, 9, 10 11.

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Finally in year 3, which will be. 28. 29. The school finally contain all for grades. 9 through 12. This means that the 9th grade will be composed

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of students who live in the boundary with no more opt out in a fact. And those 9th graders will be are actually next year's 7th graders. So

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one of the things I want to remind folks is even though it's no opt out in effect, there are still options consistent with the

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regulation. Entre school transfers as long as there is a school that is not completely closed to transfers those would still be considered. But as a matter,

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of course, this would be a full. Found read comprehensive high school by 28. 29. So want to take a moment and walk back

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into history for a minute. >> And look at prior. Or precedent from South County High School. So in South

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County, which would have in 2005 about 21 years ago was the last time the school board approved the opening of a brand new high school. In the.

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So really Skyview high school is the first new comprehensive high school in 2 decades. The expansion years there was an 11th grade addition contention

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on a survey of those meeting, interest threshold. And we're talking also about the phased edition of 11th grade in year 2 with a structured opt out pathways based educational

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needs for those 2 years. I think that we have a unique situation because in purchasing a high school rather than building a high

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school. Not the whole facility is not yet complete, which is why we went with the 9th and 10th grade. But I really want to say that the board's vision and making the decision to purchase a school. We haven't

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really even owned it for a full year. And we're already. Opening for the fall with the team again led by Mr. Smith

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and all of our departments working together and Israeli. There's been a lot of work in this last year to get the school ready to open and just appreciate the board's

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leadership in and vision on that project. I want to take a moment this next to talk about the vhsl phasing plan. That's

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on the next slide. I know this is Garnered a lot of attention. If we can go to the next slide, please. And Mr.

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Ford, who is have all things athletics and activities for Fairfax County, Public Schools. This lists the year

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one. Excuse me year 2 and year 3 plans. I would want to say there. There's a lot here that's in some ways.

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Technical. I would say that when Skyview High school, the kind of sum this up because in year one, which is 26 27 Skyview will not be vhsl

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member school in this first year. Therefore, those students who will be attending Skyview this fall have an option to participate in vhsl

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at their base school. this is a decision that Mr. Ford has vetted with the principles as well as Vhsl. When Skyview

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does become a member school. And currently, that's the plan in year 2 students who attend Skyview High School are only eligible to participate in DHS

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out. Vhsl activities at Skyview High School students will no longer be eligible for a school. They don't attend. So in other words, there's no

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more eligibility. Did travel back to the base school once Skyview is vhsl school. Students who want to continue to participate in vhsl

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activities. And a former Bay School will need to opt out Skyview High school and attend that school which is only possible until the boundaries

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will be from in. 28. 29. So. I think furthermore in 27 28, most of the outdoor athletic teams will require fields and facilities for practice and

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competition that are still off campus. And we've had to do some of that for those. We on the board and the community that Dealt with renovations at high schools. We've had falls

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Church high school We've had to move fields and are still in that process. Justice high school. That's part of our renovation model. So our

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partnership with the Fairfax County Park Authority. We'll continue to be essential to locating off site facilities suitable for high school competition. By school board

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policy when establishing new boundary students can be assigned eligibility at the school, they are allowed to attend as long as it is not changed. For example, the

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student who was allowed by Fcps policy to stay at Westfield High School through our opt-out policy can be eligible at Westfield High School but will never be

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eligible at Skyview High School. BHA. So and and reading through this. But this is we're going to be posting this again to our website.

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There is a frequently asked questions section. So if the community has more questions, please continue to forward those Mr. Ford and his office

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will respond and add those to the FAQ. I will also add the vhsl academic programs include competitions for activities such as broadcasting,

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creative, writing debate film festival speech magazines, news magazines, online news classic, Cool Theater. Your book and multimedia and the same rules that have applied.

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athletics will also apply to these activities. In year 2, which is going to be 27. 28 new 9th grade coal for it will be added with students from

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within the boundary. Again, students may opt out and go to their former high school if the configuration doesn't meet their needs and then often process would still be

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available on a limited basis. The school contain 3 greets 9, 10 11. And in year 3, the school will contain all for grades because at that point,

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the 9th grade will be composed of students who live in the boundary with no opt-out in effect. So the phasing Matrix trended think the presentations trying to find a

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variety of ways to show the same information. So again, this is this a different way of explaining the first 2 slides that I've reviewed. In

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other words, the greats each year that boundary rules opt in formal boundary established with opt out. And in your 3, a full boundary in effect with

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no uptown. Having said that, the vhsl status is listed in your 1, 2, 3, below. This might be the simplest chart to

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But suffice it to say we're going from not being in Vhsl near one to having in year 3. For grades of students and would expect to offer the full

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slate of VHS off opportunities to our students. So one of the most consistent messages we've heard from families throughout

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the engagement process was the importance of transportation access. The recommendation before the board ensures the transportation will be available for students who are eligible to attend the high

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school students who live within the eventual eventual attendance boundary will receive transportation through our traditional neighborhood bus stop model consistent with

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how transportation is provided across the school division for students attending Skyview from outside during the phased implementation period. Only we

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are recommending a depot transportation model similar to what's occurring across the division with high school students. This approach allows us to write transportation

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while balancing efficiency travel time fleet resources and staffing requirements. Initial deep UL Network will be centered around the 5

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designated feeder schools which are listed Centerville Chantilly, Oakton South Lakes and Westfield students attending Skyview through this phased enrollment process.

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Only not after the phased enrollment process. We'll continue. Have transportation throughout their high school experience as they are across the division with the other

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division-wide moves at high school. Staff will continue evaluating enrollment established additional regional Depot locations if the demand warrants it an

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operational conditions, allow it. The recommendation reflects a commitment to providing equitable access to Skyview while maintaining a transportation system that is

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sustainable and reliable. So the next page, this really pretty much summarizes what I've just said again for students who live in the areas

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where middle and high school boundaries changes are not assigned. We recommend as per the February. 26 vote that non boundary current students be provided transportation again,

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consistent with board policy. This recommendation. Excuse me, balances, family choice, operational feasibility. And the board's continuing

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commitment to support students through the implementation of new attendance, boundaries. So it's a finite time frame just as it is for the rest of the

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division. So the hsl athletics transportation support. This is very limited because it's only the 26 27 school year that this is plan. At this

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point. SkyView students who participate in vhsl at their feeder school will be provided transportation support to get back to their future school for practices and events. The

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evaluation of this shuttle services channel service refers to the SkyView director of student activities having lead to coordinate these needs for students with the feeder

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school director of student athletics and activities. Transportation will be provided the timing details are still being developed. But these are. But again, back to

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those 5 original. And this is a one year option because by year to the hsl will be operating at Skyview. So

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tonight, just want to remind folks from go to the timeline slide. Tonight. I'm simply providing the phasing and

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transportation recommendation. Again, it's the similar. Phasing recommendation as we've discussed earlier this year. And the transportation phasing follows the

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division-wide decisions for other high school moves across the county in July. There will be a public hearing on the boundaries on the 13th. And on

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the 16th of July, the board will take action on the phasing transportation and boundaries. So I believe that's it. That's the presentation this evening. We

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have several weeks yet too. Make sure we have information out on this and an FAQ that's clear, particularly on topics

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that are a bit confusing. So. That's the presentation this evening. Madam Chair, thank you. Victory. Mr. Dunne.

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>> Thank you for the presentation. It's a good thing. I did well on the logic section of that area because found it very difficult to map this out. I just hope this can

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be synthesized into EV one pager to hand out to parents are focused on the website. I have a few questions. So

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you're one. 26 27. We'll all students in year one, regardless whether they're inside or outside the boundary, given the boundary has not been determined yet and only be determined in the July time frame. students

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receive neighborhood bus stop to school bus transportation. >> All students will not receive neighborhood bus stops. Only the neighborhood bus stops will only be within

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the boundary that gets approved. >> And July in July, there will be people bus stops and I think that's what we're calling the you week that its

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bus depot which we agreed for the rest of the county as well in hubs. Thank you. So there would be in some cases deep owing to a particular school

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and then hover out. So it will not be neighborhood door to door unless students are not door to door of a wimpy than traditional neighborhood bus stop unless you're in the boundary. So.

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>> Student who have bravely volunteered opted-in to attend Skyview and are determined by the founder decision in July to be outside the boundary will be disadvantage because they don't know right now

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whether they All right, school or not. I mean, don't don't need at a minimum. All right. A lot high school rice is coming from high school far

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far. Will you know if if I'm assigned to high school, get a bus to Smith High School and then a separate Festus Skyview. >> They are currently the leadership team at Skyview

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High School is working through those details right now because >> where, you know, they're looking at where the students are coming from that are opting in. That may not be in the boundary and the

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commitment is to make sure we at least have efficient hub transportation. And that may look different depending on where in that region they're going to be. But the transportation. Is guaranteed.

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It just may not be the neighborhood may be a longer transportation route. >> Have you have you costed out at all what it would be to provide neighborhood bus

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transportation for all students have opted into your one. could that be for senators learn? >> We certainly could do that. I think the within boundary

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would be. >> Not dissimilar than needing the bus, the students to the schools, they would be going to otherwise. Right. In fact, we should see a little bit of efficiency there because in some cases, many cases,

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hopefully we won't be best in them as far because they're actually within the boundary and closer to Skyview. There will be some extra expenses just like there are for the rest of the county for

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students who choose to stay at their base school. We're going to being or depot in them that because it's only 2 grades for this year, it shouldn't as

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significant, but we can certainly we series of numbers and feel like it's within budget to do that. But we can certainly get you better information on that. >> Yeah, I'd like to just feel

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that compare, you depot for year one. 26 just seems fundamentally unfair to students have opted in which is an and just of the school division. And then we say, you're going after I-2 buses

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rather than one long. right now, most a penalty for that student. I'm not saying you need to do that for every year going forward. But just as a matter of fairness. I see that

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we have opt out, you know, stretching all the way to 30 31 because, you know, you can opt out here. Your 9, our through 9th at least through

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year to 27. 28. And then that continues that grew futures out. 33 wants really only 31 32 when you have no opt-out available. I did see inside for that. You said you might

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have often in year 2. Can you talk a little bit more about that? >> Well, only if there's going to be space available, right? So what we would look at is where because we haven't drawn

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the boundary yet completely. We don't have a full. We have a guess as to what we think the 9th grade class will look like. But if the 9th grade

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class comes in. Shy of what that boundary Mike Then we would want to make it optional again for one more year for students to to move into that

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area because there would still be a chance the 9th graders might opt out, right? If they are in a certain event or sport or activity at a bay school. And there may be other

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students that want to opt in which shouldn't add costs to transportation at that point already having anybody that's outside. so and then by the 3rd year, there's no more opt

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out, if you will. boundaries are drawn in tight. >> So this is a five-year transition from forensics for some the 33 1. How does that compare with South County?

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>> Let's go back to that slide. And then perhaps. Mr. Smith feel like you could share a little bit about that. I know you would have. Been

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overseeing that particular move, but you certainly we're on the leadership and maybe Doctor King. I don't know if you in that region at that time. No, okay. Oh, that's

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true. It's 2005. So this is 21 years ago, right? >> Yes, I was 5.21. And so

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again with the South County transition, we had the board had to make some decisions about how many students were going to actually go to South County High School. And so

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there was a survey done with the community. And at that time the survey was to allow, of course, the 9th and 10th grade students to attend. And then the survey was to whether or not they would allow 11th

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graders to attend based input from the community. And there was overwhelming input from the community to allow those students. There's 11 great students to come. So it was a

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phased. Initially. Plan is a phased enrollment are faced opening with 9th and 10th graders. Then because of that survey, 11th graders did eventually come to the school,

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but it was not and opening where it was all for great in the year of. >> And I think the other difference was the school

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campus was ready. This was a fully new school. Mayfield's knew everything. I know that was one of the distinctions that Mr. Jay Goals.

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>> Pretty much clarified because here. >> We're opening the school, but we still working on those out buildings to finish those in the fields still need to be revamped tennis courts, that

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type of thing. So it's a little bit different in terms trying to add students because it really. Given the renovations that need to be occurring may not be room for

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the juniors to start this right? starting with what we can fit at the moment. >> By what you're doing to spend, all the athletic facilities will be in place.

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>> I believe there was a there was a note of this. Our plan is that by 27. 28. Most of these. Maybe Mr. Gordon, be a

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good answer for Looks like 27 28. We still need to work for the Park Authority. >> Yes, ma'am. So I'm looking at the estimates a staff estimate. once we fully on board the architect the Arctic

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fact estimate. And once we get through the design process, that will be half construction after successful were project staff sees. estimate to be about 41 months long. That

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covers the 3 lines of effort that's t may sell buildings. The athletic field and then the main building as well. So we're looking at the fields

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being done on about presidential staff estimate around May of 2028. And then the shelled buildings being done in March of 2028. And

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then main part of the building being done. You know, year following so hope answers your question. >> That's great. So then by

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year 3 all the field should be in place. Is that right? By may have 28. We believe. What fields going to be a fit on

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site will be complete. Yes. >> And your threes plan to be? 28. 29, which is why we feel like we can. With some that's one for grades or their boundaries are tight. There's

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no lockdown unless there's a transfer vis-a-vis the transfer process which, you know, occurs everywhere. >> And long-term Ducey Skyview having a more transfer

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allowance than other high schools. >> Given the special pathways that can transfer into sky transfer in the >> I think that we're looking

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at a couple options. I think those unique pathways should argue for that. I think we're also looking at the ability to offer academy like courses so that even if a student isn't

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transferring to Skyview as a full-time student. They could avail themselves of some of the benefits of these courses. I think the first examples of water safety instruction program where you can get your

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life guard certification. We've made that available. I believe 2 schools within the western county of the 5. Pyramids. And there's I think, increasing interest in that,

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right. So that because of the pool and none of our other schools have access to that during the day. So I think that we're looking at a combination of opt in and the

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ability to do some of the courses as academy courses. Okay. Thank you.

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>> Thank you. Doctor Reed. to find this pretty confusing. so. I've been looking at this

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couple slides multiple times and stealer. The HSE are. Phasing and just a Phase

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Getting more and confuse seigel it step by step. Faison recommendation. I understand and one. You know, to. I think

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one of the questions that high hand has been asked by Duggan about opt-in east to but seats

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on right. That's that's OK. If a somebody. Opted either one. And a 9th grader. You are too

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you don't see pen. The she can should and can go back. If the should on one's is even though we are ready, we haven't

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established a 10, the greater 10th and 11th grade a C e o >> If they've already been at

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guy to Skyview for one year. And want to go back well, there's comes. Mr. Smith, I know we've talked about that.

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I think. >> We've talked about. And so there are unique factors that may come into play. So if there are the hsl activities that come into play, then the

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vhsl rules kick in. >> Was on. Why wasn't I mean, that's that's a different question. BHA said different. You know, that's that's a different question. I have. But just want to point out.

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For that. I guess he says. just the opt out in Golden, former high school. It doesn't meet educational needs. That they can declare it doesn't. I

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it some want to go back. >> I believe that's going to be possible. >> And it may create their baby. >> There may be vhsl

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challenges to that. And that's why I think he's just made talk about But if the state doesn't participate anything vhsl, I think we would allow that for that one year. That

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it's clear fly somewhere. I like the idea of a one pager. I'm gonna challenge the team to come up with sort of an infographic that is clear and

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we'll keep running it by you until it's crystal clear because it it's a lot of information to get through and try to put one place so that your your time with the nominal, you know,

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>> Slide. Number States that in the second sent S 9th grade would be. Number number. No, we didn't opt out. 9th grade.

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understand 9th grade. Cannot opt out because inbound 89 in year 3 young, the monthly. Does that mean 10th and 11th

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in 12 can opt out. >> So for this, we're looking at those students in 9th grade. If you are foundered by

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your address to a particular face school. We allow those students to attend that day school. And so we anticipate that students who are going to

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take advantage of Skyview in the curriculum. We'll of be so excited about that opportunity that, of course, they will not want to go back to their base school. We're really been

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focusing more on those 9th grade students given that there is that full boundary in place. >> Mr. Moon: My question 10th in Europe 12. Whether they can

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out. 9 for me. He says the lockout. then knead and they can provide 10th and 11th.

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>> Trump cannot. I think the implication is for 10, 11, 12 in year 3, they likely could opt out. But the vhsl will be a problem at. I think that has to be clarified. Setting that aside. Ph is a question right,

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because I'm gonna go to the issue. questions next. First year. >> Mr. Moon: Shouldn't want to participate in Ph is the next committees. can do that at the

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end a school. Yes, sir. They can do that school tending Skyview. Second year. School becomes of the U.S. just a member. So you can order

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longer due at the UN base, Cuba. You have to do Skyview

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participate in VHS DVD's. Can lean back to the my first ascent of questions since

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opt-out is available for 10, In the to chemical that then be scores and participate. And PSA. committees.

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>> That's the question that I cannot answer tonight. And that's a Tom Warren questions. I think that gets. >> More complicated. I think before public hearing 13, you

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get those questions have to be answered. Agreed. Okay. Thank you. That's what tonight. Dr. Anderson.

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>> Thank you. Before I sat on my set of clarifying questions and thank you to both of you for raising those how many students we have so far that have opted in. By grade level

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9.10. >> I don't know that I have by grade level. But last time we looked it was 860. Something I lost track on I think we are

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at a 720. >> Okay. I hope it 720 and is there a provision that if all

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of these things that answer nerd and parents or students don't like them that they could. Withdraw. >> I think what we've seen over the course of the spring

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is enroll in and then not be sure and roll So it's it's been a fluid number. Why do? >> Dr. Anderson: What's the timeline by which like if you want to leave, tell us right

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now. >> I don't think we've set that hard and fast because, you know, we still have people moving, right. And so

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>> you know, generally our schools enroll through the summer all the way up until school starting. So we established the master schedule based on projections. >> I don't think they've set a

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hard and fast state to you have to decide by tomorrow, for example, if you're not going to stay or if you're going to go back or if you're I mean, obviously, if you're

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moving out of the area, you know, moving out of the area. >> Dr. Anderson: So a question about that is, should we? Because at some point you're going to have to be able to count on these numbers, which

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I way less that I was anticipating because when we talk about this originally, it was that we were going to have to turn people away because I

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feel like 1100 would very easy to meet. >> I think we were in the 800. So I think I'm going need to correct, because all. So that doesn't count the kids that are going to be coming through from the academy. That Wsi

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course, for example. you know, making sure we have some space for. >> Those students as well. So 7 20's far below what I think.

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Was being discussed. But I'll stop there. Slide 8 when you talked about that sly, mentioned that. Operational.

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What's term if operational conditions, operational conditions allow. So does this mean that these hubs?

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>> Could potentially end at some point during a students for year. Period. >> No, just like the rest of the county where if students

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have started, we've committed at high school to let them stay at their base school. We would expect that same process to continue through that

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students. High school experience. >> OK, just not for new people. Got it. >> Slide. I think I got

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confused here and I don't know if it's a matter Nacua lure or whether or not this is what you mean. >> Non feeder schools and feeder schools. We going to be

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transporting elementary and middle school students somewhere. we not necessarily meeting feet meeting the schools in which are available

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to attend Skyview. >> Because when I think feet I'm thinking of the matriculation pattern. >> Only to get back to you on that. The slide this Vhsl

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athletic transportation support. Is it? It's a project that the team is still working on, right? Because they don't know many kids are going to participate in. So I really get back to with some further

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clarification. And I think I get the nod. >> Dr. Anderson: I think I get the not being able to pin down how many kids are going participate. But when I think feeder schools, I'm thinking you're going to be

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transporting middle school kids or elementary school kids don't know the feeder pattern. This ask from that high schools. Only maybe we use another She says I feet or because I was thinking we

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transporting elementary and middle school kids OK to the high school. So that clarifies that staff event. Thank you.

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And my last comment is a question with slide. 9. What are you talking about that non boundary? High school students will be provided

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transportation consistent with policy. 81 30 tease that out for me a little bit. >> I think that we're talking

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about here is the students who for students who live in town areas due to are not assigned.

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I think word as part of phasing if the high school students choose to stay at Skyview but don't end up in the boundary for Skyview. We're going to let them stay because they've already said

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they were interested in enrolling, but they would be in the depot model. They're not going to be in the neighborhood.

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>> Bus stop model. >> Yes, I mean, that's kind of Mr. Dunne was saying that that may create an inequity in longer drives, but outside the boundary that's where are we

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at with that at this time? >> Okay. And I'll just lend my voice to the chorus of we've got to make this a little easier to understand. And all

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of this should be available before the public hearing. So that the full complement of decisions is in front of our >> community. But all of

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effect, the boundary, my a preliminary boundary presentation that off the providing on July 9th. Will be posted on July second, those

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materials and we will post a and up. say an upgraded more easy to understand presentation of this by the second as well.

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>> Dr. Anderson: Sure. May I also offer a suggestion to perhaps alert the community that this is available because it's summer people all over the place. They may not know

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this is going on, but I think in fcps communication to the high schools that are impacted Senate out. So people know all of the information is listed whether or not they've out. No

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one is left out of the the information, Yes, ma'am. pair. I'm also trying to follow

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along. >> So I appreciate the information I want to clear from and are standing on a few things. So one of them is that the presentation includes 2 2 places where there actually 3

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places where their recommendations slide. 4, which shows the phasing recommendation because, again, to be clear, the only thing that's confirmed is next school year, correct? We have

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not confirmed the others. So that's the one set of recommendations. The other is on slide 8, which the inbound ran out of foundry and have questions about that and then

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slide 9. So those seem to be the recommendations. accurate. Okay. So. >> I my.

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>> Biggest concern is the consistency over the three-year ramp-up period. And then a student's whole high school career over 4 years at the Max. So as I think I

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understand it. So let's say that a decides not to opt-in to Skyview but they're found written to Skyview. So. The

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board voted on in December for the comprehensive review. We did not provide transportation to that from the jump start. You are recommendation was to only do senior year and then

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we ended up going back to the full high scrape. So let's say, and there's example, right? If Westfield that someone picks I haven't because issue an email I hope

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I'm I'm not. bleeding 2 things. But like, for instance, e-mail from a constituent. So the student would likely be bound, read into Skyview but the city wants to stay West feels for the programming, the athletics

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and music. All that stuff. So if that student opt out. In your 9 in that students freshman year sophomore year. Are they going to get a bus?

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Right for those 2 years for the 3 years or for the whole 4 years. >> So great question. >> For the rest of the division have said they would

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get a bus for 4 years, but it would be depot right in this case. This first year. I don't know that we wouldn't

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necessarily be depot for the first year because they're picking up seniors yet to still go back and they're juniors and seniors are not know. Junior and senior will

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be boundary to Skyview in year one. So those juniors and seniors, the buses have to run to get them to their regular school. So if you're a 9 or 10 that wants to just stay at the

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regular school, the transportation is going to be there. Well, actually, no student will be boundary says only the seniors and juniors. it is a very sober. And when you say Depot. >> Are you saying the depot

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would be at the base high school? >> It's going to look different depending on which region it could be a base middle school. It could be a base elementary school depending on. You know, where

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that I don't want to clump, but that group of students might be because we're gonna try to draw the most efficient line. Yes, I hope so because certainly we have people now who are half hour between their high schools and to send

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them there and then take the bus or does it so okay, that's great. >> I wanted to ask. So it. So back to my question about the

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depot. So what we're saying is at Westfield example, the student visa Westfield their boundary to Skyview. So what happens in that students sophomore junior senior year.

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Well, there's going to have a bus. >> The sophomore year that would still have of us because we still are transporting the seniors right in year. One juniors and seniors keep going to Westfield Year to the

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seniors. Keep going 9th and 10th graders, right that they can catch the bus that were already running for the seniors. junior too years, 3,

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4, they'll likely have to to stay at Westfield, but they could still catch the Hubble work in reverse to stay at their base school and then

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once that student, I think. As aged out, that group hits a senior year. Let's go away. so this sounds like it's different than where we ended up for the comprehensive, which I felt like. I think a

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good hard for the kids to exercise their opt out right for the policy. But then you would propose that we not follow the policy, right. But we fact, with. high school,

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even if you started as a 9, you could stay, I believe is where we ended up. So I think that you see really clear. family's pleas and even more so to us. I will take another

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turn, please. >> Mr. Mckelvie. >> my question is actually hopefully softball. They wonder when are we going to get to hear from principal

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jails? We've gone through this whole process and we have not seen him one. >> I that's a great We can

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arrange that soon. Okay. >> I I for one would be very here just to hear his vision for this event. Some things have trickled up to us like underwater robotics in

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partnership T You know, it sounds like very interesting ideas and no way one frustration on my part and I don't I don't think there was

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really any way to control for it is the fact that we've really be on kind of the pathway decision had had so little conversation about the curriculum at the school. So

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that's anywhere from. Languages to AP IB all of those decisions. It feels like they were made. Without at

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point. So anyway, that's when my frustrations. But I do think it would beneficial for us to hear from Dave. >> Absolutely. You put that on

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the chart. Dr. Anderson. Stuart. This mayor and for go

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back. Dr. Anderson, did you want to go back? Okay. Thank

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you. Okay. I think that at this point we can have people touch base about specific questions every weeks. The

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other thing that I wanted to let everybody know is that we we have staff that has been extremely patient with us for 2 meetings. Now. And so we are flipping things in the script. So we are going to move to a

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0, 0, 3, which is this strategic plan updates that way you can get >> Thank you, Madam Chair. And I know that staff appreciated

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this evening. I'm pleased to welcome mayor and Stratton who's a senior manager to for our fine Arts K 12. And Susan Silva, our educational specialist. So we're excited

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that you both are here. That's true. It's the second meeting in a row. So anyhow, I'm really excited to share a strategic plan. Update this

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evening. And if we can go to the next slide, please this evening, I'm really excited to share our pyramid art shows, which showcase a curated selection of student created

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artwork for our families and the community. And this is in alignment with pillar be. So as we look at pyramid, art shows on the next slide,

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please. The annual art shows operate across every pyramid in Fairfax County, Public Schools. So from access and opportunity standpoint, each

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pyramid engages in this. The exhibition's demonstrate the creative growth of our student artists across grade levels and bring the community together to celebrate our

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students. These shows support a number of important goals that are featured on the slide here. And tonight, I just want to highlight a few. First. There's a tremendous connection to family and

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community. These are hosted at local Sewell school sites and community spaces and invite families and neighbors into our schools to build a vibrant partnerships necessary for student success. Next, the

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elevation of student voice, these opportunities center, our student perspectives allowing them to lead the conversation about their experiences and identities.

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And finally, that sense of belonging seeing one's identity and work valued in a public space. Foster's a deep sense of belonging and reinforces that each and every

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student is a vital part of our schools. I know I've seen many of you at permit are chose as I've had a chance to visit those and they really are

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exciting. It's a opportunity just showcase so many skills. So let's take a look at this

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work in action. Madam Clerk, please play the video.

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>> So in Fairfax County, the Pyramid, our shows are amazing opportunity to celebrate the artwork that's happening all year long in our classrooms

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from PRE K all the way up 2 high school gives the younger students an opportunity see what's possible and high school and and also gives the

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high school students an opportunity to go and like on their schooling and what they did all those years. >> Before they graduate, we invite the greater community usually between 3 500 from our

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feeder schools for opening reception and awards. The skills that we teach, our students are transferable skills that will allow them to successful in

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♪ It appeared show is really important for the elementary kids because they get to see and look forward to coming up to the high school, the middle school and high school and continuing in your program. The arts incorporate every

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subject. So I always tell the kids we use science. We use math every day. We learn history through art, we're exercising your brain in ways

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that. I feel like only the our program can we essentially gives students a problem every day and they have to solve it. And there are infinite different possibilities on how

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they can solve this problem. >> I feel sort of accomplish no way when I was a kid. I've always wanted my art displayed to the public and I've always wanted to convey my message to people. And so seeing my

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artwork displayed. I don't know. I feel really accomplished. And I've always wanted to do this. And so the you know, I feel great honestly, it's about is

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motivation imagination and how confident she's expressing herself. I think is. We know about Keeps bench you. It's just not about I. It's recognizing people's house and

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in many ways, if you want to be like a well rounded person, you need arts you need like arts and humanities to balance out like the signs in the I think art is like. >> It really makes me want to be a part of this team

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experience. I've always kind of Ben, like creative to our west was really got into it was elementary school. I've always we've been proud of my

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work, but have someone else hang it up in gym full of amazing artwork. makes you so proud. There's a lot of different kinds of kids with.

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>> Different interests and different talents and they need the opportunity to explore and find out, you know who they are and who they want to be in line. When I was like years old, I started.

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>> I'm I'm getting up to pay for. And then I just started on And then it just it just inspired me for the less rest my life. And and I practice and I got

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>> It feels pretty good to have a school district silvery Mylar. I think the value our this is the ability to bring together elementary middle

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school high school students and artwork for that. The community can really see what that students are working on, what thoughts are, how they're feeling. And and be able to

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provide the community with. Some form of art that they can continue to appreciate and bring the community together.

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>> Excellence, equity and opportunity. >> And so all. I'm gonna ask Aaron and season to come on up

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in just make a couple comments and then we'll take yeah, I think the video spoke for itself. So

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>> thank you opportunity. Say hello to you all and to say thank you for all the times that you all are coming out to support our young artists and all the art forms that they

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practice. It means a lot to see our leadership at art shows, whether it's the pyramid, our shows where the other art events that our schools are putting on. So

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thank you very much. Echo. His sentiments is so important that that the can see you guys there. It's important that our teachers see you and see that support. >> And

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>> it's just a really great time. They're quite a

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unfortunately, looking that way when everyone turned their lights on. So I am going to be I'm just going to move through the Dias. We're gonna certain Mr. Fish. >> This is one of the

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highlights every year is being able to go to. These are shows, in fact, The Falls Church, our show. I grabbed a

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passport. >> And worked my way the Jim getting stamped by various different >> schools because it was

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Mookie is the hope And >> when I tell you how inferior I feel as an artist looking at what our children are turning out in sculpture, photography, painting drawing.

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Mediums that I've not even contemplated And one of the highlights of being chair. Of

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this board was being able to help pick our work for the VSP R Contest. And this year I was on hand when one of our middle school students, for our

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region. And so. Such talented students and what a gift it is to have educators who are helping to guide these talents. One of the things I started doing several years ago is, you know,

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congratulating every student who succeeds our competition and the number of students that we have winning regional state national. Our

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competitions is just stunning every single year. So kudos to you and to the educators. You work with. Thank you.

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>> I love to go to the shows as well and something that just if I see that I would love see it here to improve is I have some schools where they're able to display their

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art for like an entire month and a community space and other schools where the staff put everything in a night take it all down a night. And I just wonder if there's a way that our community partnership

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office could work to work with. I mean, I've seen some eyes in the post office, but like libraries, ICU, not you because it just I want the community to see how amazing

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this all is. If it can all be together, then do we do little displays throughout the community? I you know, unrest in there's like a place where

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the community center is in Madison. I know we have a community center. But anyway, there's there's a lot there. I also just want to mention our South Lakes are to program the Eye IB program and the scene

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team, which I saw people today on flat in the middle of the lake getting ready to change out their annual project. And our amazing teacher, Mr. was heading to school on summer

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break to help those kiddos because they want to finish it. So I this is just like another testament of wonderful teachers. someone tell me, does every parent have an art

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show? Okay. That's wonderful. And then the last thing I'll say is so make sure we get that on camera. Yes, yeah. Every day or a You okay.

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Great. >> you know my daughter who'll be a junior next year. She is an artist, but she had to drop art really when she got to 8th grade, which is so disappointing, it's come up again. She's actually was

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taking sports medicine and she's doing is hopeful drawings and she loves that. But it's so heartbreaking. The kids have to choose the art, the music that if there's a

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way to reconfigure the schedule. talked with this before, but it's just so heartbreaking that once they're 12 years old, they don't get our instruction unless they choose it. So how can we do that better for the secondary, at least a little

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bit more into middle school. That would be my my question. Mr. McKinley. Did you want to respond

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>> Very thank you for the the interest. I think it's something that we wrestle with a lot in terms of where those opportunities can come and it's, you know, it's a

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challenge of the wealth of opportunities that we have in our schools as well. We have a bunch of really amazing electives that schools have to students have to choose from. And unfortunately that does

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even mean choosing between art and music sometimes for kids. So something that, you know, it's definitely close to our hearts and we want to find

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ways to that. >> And then even like computer science gets mixed in a world language, you know, so it's it's really gets Hartford student, even keep any of the music or art. And I will just

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make a plug for continuing the and a lot of art and not just, you know, digital art taking over. I've seen that in elementary schools where more and more I'm seeing things or its digitally created and

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lets, you know, especially elementary, keep them in. >> We're in a lock find many of our finest classrooms, places where we put those computers the way for Thank you. But this is more I think in the general and the Janet

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classrooms not the special. >> But when they have every opportunity to artistic things in the classroom family the year, given that option. And so that is happening. So it's

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one reason. Thank you. Mr. McKinley. >> Aaron and says and thank you for sitting through 2 very board meetings, the home. I

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know my business. >> Probably too much. so just build on this questioning do have a sense of how our enrollment is doing. I know

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we've seen declines in theater and >> Yeah, actually, I have to say thank you to Mister Dunne who was really interested when we have a conversation few

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months ago about theater enrollment and really, you know, drove me to pull together a bunch of our enrollment data that we have

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access to and things looked really a pretty solid across all of the fine arts disciplines. We saw the strange like ups and downs

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that strangely even started happening before COVID and then COVID made a mess of things and then things have kind of rated themselves again. To pre-covid. But, you

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know, I shared I think we ended up with 20 years of data in terms of enrollment and I'd be more than happy to share that to anyone who's

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interested in looking at that. Thank you so much. Love to see that. I know you made Mister Dunne very happy with 20 years data. >> I will say you all very much made up for omitted

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invitation to artifacts this year. My calendar exploded with all of that pyramid art show invitations and it was beautiful because it is correcting and equity in our system. We've had some

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pyramids. Certainly open is one that had wonderful fair for many years. others had nothing said that this has been fabulous. kind of

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logistical question is part of that explosion of our calendars was that we had pearman art shows. In addition to the AP IB art shows, is there any way to combine those

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where they aren't? Especially because that can be modeling for the younger kids and what they can do. I think that.

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>> Yes and no, because there's space issues for sure. Because they use, you know, lecture halls. They use certain areas in the buildings may only have so many display cases. But

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then also with Ibi. I know it's it's a very timely. I mean, it's part of their exam that they display their work. And so that set by a different

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calendar that doesn't always match up with the pair met our shows. I mean, in some ways it's nice to have that

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variety, too, because I do see community members at all the different shows, not just the permit, our shows, but their senior gallas. There's ibr shows there's I mean, there's

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creatives nights where they mashed there get a green and their art, which is really cool. So in the spring, it's just an explosion of fun. And it's nice also to have those

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displaced at the elementary school as well as the middle schools and high schools and the pyramid shows are primarily at those secondary buildings. Yeah. And now I

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mean that down. >> More mine is a self interest in question and that Iran to get make sure we continue to populate your calendars with all those states so that you can attend when you're available and

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we'll see you there. Okay. Thank Missing 2 and >> a wonderful problem to have. You have so much right. And you don't have enough time in the calendar to look at it.

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Also, I first of all, I really want to commend you for all your work and thank you for being here for a long time. As someone that has been to a lot of the creative nights and has

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helped hang and pulled down you know, my good friend cozy. This is the first year. I didn't do it because I had to get a daughter's wedding. It's just amazing. And I just want

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to commend you for that. I also want to throw out shout out food for the Lord, show where we have the teachers

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which is so amazing. And I want to tell you that this happened. I had an incredible exhibit by one of the teachers that cross field you know, that. I thought would be

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really interested. What did you see the Lewis connection? She came and did which which she did with her art program and came in did the program at Lewis and now the kids at

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Louis are doing. Have taken not that to social justice place and a teacher from regional. Elementary to come all the way to Lewis and what

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ended up happening. There was just magical and I just want to commend the collaboration that happens. Within our school with with our great

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teachers, which he's obviously inspired by your office and how that can happen and how you can get. Students interested in art and how it

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can even move into the issues that were exploited. Lewis as a social justice. And of course, my computer just went down and I wanted to quickly say would one of the I didn't

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write it down. But with one of the students said about her project because they did their project on that. Thread it up about mental health. And she was so proud of her project

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and said, I hope that this inspires other people to understand what mental health about and to see that part, it's beautiful. And is inspiring. And art, you know,

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you look at. Visual art in certain ways, but to see that it can inspire kids to bring it into the social justice around him to talk about.

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In-form about topics that are important to them is just what we talk about. When we talk about of the grant read in critical thinking skills. So I commend you for that. And I'm glad that you knew about that.

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I didn't know that you knew about it, but I'm just saying that came from show when I that. And I'm like, oh, my gosh, I can see this happening at Lewis and it was celebrated that a lot. We were very excited.

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>> She needs to go on tour. Mystic Cent. Thank you so much. I have seeing in person

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as And it's my mind blowing actually at that was addressed tonight. High school. >> And and I and I think some of the big just would then from there, too. And it one of

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the kind experience I had never seen that before. And just kind of just shows how creative our students can be. Andy, I saw some of them were

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had like page like you know, vet side or Instagram. Cajun like they actually think people are going in business with art. And I was like all

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more power to you. it's a go excited. So I I saw the younger ones coming and the parents community. This is such a great we need to bring the community together. And I

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just want provide the full support of the, you know, myself and shot out tire board. First, keep this going in and out and a great county. Thank you. Mr.

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>> Mr. Dannan: Good evening. Thank you again joining. You know, it's been a long time and effort here focusing problems and things we want continue to make better. And

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so it's really nice to have to take time to appreciate all the amazing work. And I think back to. But I was in school you know, we have to I didn't go school around here. We had to recycle clay. Can they get

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home because it wasn't Clayton 40 and so I don't remember anything is number of art shows at all. mean, this is phenomenal. So I really appreciate it. You know, talking to a lot of for

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teachers win this weekend amazing. Step passion. He was for working with the kids and happy to think that my own kids or teachers shot in the sparse felt is just phenomenal. I've ever to

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there's PTA president. She spent so much time you know, working with different age groups and so forth. And I kind of an echo of mystics. It said want to understated. Part about this is the end, not

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quite intergenerational, but Inter Mexican throughout the hope and write my kids to send team and the it's endearing to seeing all the kids help at the younger kids and they have

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not thought about until watching the video that impact that that has. And so again, having to us for that anyway, we can just think you often read that you do. This is one of things that we do and

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appreciate all the work you put into it. Thank you. Dr. Anderson.

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>> Thank you. I didn't have any questions. I was just as I was watching the video. I also just pull up my phone and I started looking through all the photos that I took during the art shows that I attended

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and they were just so packed and people were just so excited. I just want to say great job making that happen and to lend support to what Miss Mary's If there's any way of keeping that up for more than one Dave space allows, I

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think it's a great opportunity to bring the community and community. And when I went to the added they'll show I can even find Parkey because I came in. >> John's right after they

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started. That was the goal. It's the golden happening. It is. It is a good problem to have. And of course, the one here it was, this room was filled with people and they

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were in the cafeteria. There was food. The gym had. All of the things is just such a fabulous opportunity for our kids. And so just to see themselves being, you know,

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celebrated and hanging on a wall. And the same way we honor when they're published when they have the writing, you know that they do by hand

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just seeing them be, you know, celebrated that way. I think it's just such a fabulous thing. And I would love to see how we can kind of provide a longer opportunity for community that just can't make

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it on that night. But just who does all the way around on Thank you.

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>> Thank Obviously enjoyed going to Dulles Airport for that particular special event to there are some amazing art that was there. Obviously I celebrate the arts you can certainly enjoyed working with

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Susan when she was an instructor. And speaking of instructors, that's what I want to elevate right now. Our teachers of art are amazing. And, you know, you know, one

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thing that as director was incredibly important to me was making sure every student got the classes they ask for. Which meant that I was often asking my our teachers to

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stack classes taken a PR kid in your. Level. 2 because they've got 5 other AP says Lopez. It works when we talk

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about differentiated instruction, we talk about may see universal design a learning. I mean, yeah, lamented it many, many ways just because you have all

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levels in your in your class. It's also a space of safety for students. It's a space of encouragement for students because people come into varying levels, you know, in

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Tucson, see some kids persist who actually don't have the same talent as many others. But the kids encouraged that it's a community, you know, just like the arts community

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general is strong. So I just wanted to talk about that. I think we talk a lot about successes and the students in the products. But the hours of

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prep. I know whenever you know, was laid it can often find our teachers in their room you know, preparing lessons and doing all the

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things resell them are they leaving at the end of the day. So I just want to just elevate over and structures and thank them for being so agreeable because they want to keep as many students as in their ram as they can. That one

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directors or a piece come to them and say, please, can you make this happen that you I've never heard anyone say no. So thank you for that hard work.

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Mr. Dunne. >> Well, first of all, thank you. For 20 years of data that I'm sure our viewers to collect you know, understanding the trajectory of middle school and high

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school participation in theater and the arts is is important to understand because it's and it's important Do we have a problem and I think one of the things

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I see I love this. First of all, the permit arches echo my colleagues, comments that was wonderful to be able to attend one year or 2 ago. But I think we need to do more and are

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elementary schools to kind of feed the pipeline. What we see with younger folks are coming out of, you know, high school and college now is that they're going into the trades more because they want to work

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with their hands as generation that grew digital devices. Only not learning cursive, not having textbooks necessarily and I'm sure the same will be true for the current

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generation and we need to give them out. Let outside of a screen side of, you know, my stuff pain. If it still exists or AI to actually use critical thinking in their creativity

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as individuals to express their human their humanity and, you know, one thing, I'm a huge fan but haven't had time to pursue. Is taking the

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arts integration curriculum that is in place. Underwood's and really suffer, which was the product of the Kennedy Center's changing our through education, changing education

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through the arts program, which I think Kennedy Center's not limited. Unfortunately 2 and expanding that because it can be packaged and and there

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are teachers. I mean, they don't even require financial support a relationship with the Kennedy Center 100 Hunter Woods just as institutional memory built into its model. There's even a company. I

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think its focus 5 with former Fcps teachers to sell it to schools across the country, how to implement that. And at fairly low cost. So enabling arch to be integrated into

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learning, you know, foreign language, you're learning math or or or literacy, I think would be amazing and having more of these magnet schools, not just kind of remote from us, the county, but one in

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each pair matter one in 8 region would be amazing to enable more students to benefit from the arts and then see the amazing things that come out of those students as

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encouraging and nurturing that creativity on a school like basis to get your your thoughts Thank you for the comments. I really appreciate it. And we really do see great

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power as you're you're naming at arts magnet schools. >> using the arts in the classroom. And I think this is one of the things that's kind of a fascinating connection as

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we've been doing so much work with universal design for learning and finding ways to reach all kids in the classroom. This is one of the tools that teachers are really

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finding valuable, realizing that. Using art to to enhance instruction can really help students find stronger

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understanding. So a priest. Naming them. >> Thank you so much. And thank you for everything you do every day for students are really frustrated. depending for go back. I promised I

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would make it quick. I just wanted the exact words of the student which sent. I hope this T-shirt makes people feel seen and understood and to have a connection with other

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people. That's the power. Thank you so much. >> Okay. Without objection, I would like to go back and allow mayor and to have her go

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back because she was away from the dice when we moved on to the next topic and then we will move on to the last item. >> Dr. Geovanny Ponce: Thank you. I so appreciate that

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consideration about SkyView proposal. I just wanted to ask about the vhsl. It's clearer than ever. So that's great. I think, though, it's important

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to ensure people understand that. While hopefully I have the timeline Sky Vhsl membership will be in. You're too in year 3. Does it mean

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that you'll have a whole suite like you might have varsity players or human have ever classmen to be competitive. And so I think that that's something that could be better. Communicated with

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families. Also when asked what we have to provide the scene programs at every high school, though, we have. You know. Golf 2 also that example. But like a baseball team in every

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high school, sorry. Well, was on school, though, you know, like it, there's a baseball team. Does every he's going to baseball team do need a JV and varsity. So I I know there's a

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>> core. >> Set of sports that. Each high school. It's funded for

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generally provides. I do know that there are a number of clubs activities and that are not necessarily, I think of crew, right? We don't have a crew at every single high

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school, but generally we should offer similar athletics. I would want to talk to Mr. Ford about for that deviates at all. I know that some schools are

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offering. JV teams, for example, because maybe even on the numbers that are coming out to more of their students do travel teams for a different sport. But in

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general, believe that schools are to offer the same sports. Okay. I just think in for the just get those questions still about. And this is far more information than we have. So

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that's great. >> Ms. Meren: you present about the plan for the comprehensive review. You included budget information wise and their budget information in this proposal about the busing.

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>> I think the busing. I don't know. I think that was one more cent details. I think the busing for Skyview itself is

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budgeted this year. being we're still toggling numbers of kids. So I I can we can get you a in the next couple. Probably next week. Well, and you know the timeline as I've

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shared with you, I am not thrilled about it. Given that it's over the summer. July 9th is the its recommendations. So I will just ask that, please. You present the presentation

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give tonight when we vote on July 16th, in a sometimes it seems we have a presentation or we don't. But given the timeline and how important this is, I would expect to see a presentation as well as the

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recommend presentation on July 16th. When we vote and then as well, the budget information, if not even on the July 9th.

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Thank you, Doctor, Now we're going to move on to the last item. The last major item academic matters. Okay. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. And this is we're going from

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pyramid are chose to science and engineering fares. And it's amazing how similar science and engineering is to art. >> Our our to our right about

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patterns a curiosity and creativity and critical thinking and how exciting is all of that? So tonight we're going to I'm going to share some highlights from the Fairfax County, Regional

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Science and Engineering. Fair. This work is critically important. Cause reflects what we want for every student, the opportunity to ask meaningful questions. Stay curious.

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Investigate real world problems, communicate, evidence-based conclusions and see themselves as contributors to our community. Our Fairfax

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County, Regional Science and Engineering. Fair. That's been honestly a longstanding tradition for high school students. Students earn entry into this fair through science

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fairs that are held at their local schools. And the structure helps ensure that the regional fare is not a stand-alone event, but rather the combination of much larger

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student research experiences that began in our schools. Approximately 40 to 60 stem related organizations support this fair each year through

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special awards sponsorships. And judging these partners help for students see the relevance of their work beyond the classroom and connect their research to professional fields and real world

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applications. We're also grateful for the support of key sponsors which are listed. They're on the slide. When we look at curriculum.

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Connections, the fair is closely connected to the instructional goals of our science program. At its core, the fair provide students with a rigorous hands-on

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application of the science, scific and engineering practices embedded in standard one of Virginia's high school science standards. The students are not simply learning about science. They are doing science and I

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appreciate So many of our board members have taken the time to attend the event. And it's really it's a lot of fun with the kids. Explain their

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projects and they're it's pretty incredible. They also work on there. A Virginia profile of the grant Wood and the Fcps portrait of the graduate. They also learned

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that research is interactive. I want to share that this year. Mark, the 71st annual Fairfax County, Regional Science and Engineering Fair. That was held in March. You

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can see the data if go back to slide. There we go. More than 400 high school projects. More than 600 students representing

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a wide range of topics and disciplines. We also have more than 300 professional judges, including representatives from STEM organizations, businesses, universities, and

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community partners. Students competed across 15 categories and these are represented on the slide from this competition. There were 19 grand Prize nominees, 10 Grand

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prize projects qualified for the International Science and Engineering. Fair and 6 additional projects were named Grand Prize alternatives. That's a strong representation

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of the success of this work. The regional fare is often an important gateway to state national and international recognition. As students began

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at their school level, these projects moved through the fair and lead other, you know, really high-profile opportunities at the Virginia

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State Science and inching Engineering. Fair in April. We had 57 students that participated among the approximately 250 total. So doing the math. It's about

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one-fifth our students. 22 of them received awards and to receive Grand prize qualifying them for international competition. You can see more of the data on the slide, but

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suffice it to say all round comes demonstrate that fcps students are not only purchase fading at a high level. They're competing successfully on the international stage. So

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to close, I want to bring us back to our students. The numbers and awards certainly are impressive. But the real story and the student experience behind them. Is

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even more important. So Madam Chair, if we can play the video, it says see what's

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happening at the science Fair. >> In Fairfax County, Regional Science and engineering. There is the largest state

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affiliated fair to. I said, ISAF stands for the International Science and Engineering Fair. And that is the international fair. That invites 1600 students from

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across the world to showcase their science and engineering skills. We have approximately 650 students participating here at our Fairfax County.

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Fair representing 400 plus projects. Event aligns beautifully with our K 12 science curriculum being inquiry based is all about

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students interest in exploration into the world of science. What is it that they want to learn about know about and what is its impact? >> In the world, both of our grandparents have lot of

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struggles. Both farmers and they all all the struggles of using pesticides. Nearly 40% of global crops are lost to test each A slight a very dangerous. So we want to help them with that common solve

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that creating a safer alternative and reducing. >> The labor board. so I it was mainly focus developing a sustainable alternative to pass the size. And we used

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plan That was just me. >> And we moved their growth, suppressing and to make sure that when you use natural gas it was instant Plank Road. >> Her second for projects like nothing on autonomous vehicle died because you made

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a point collision. >> So this is at your 4th prototype of the vehicles and a vehicle many different functions of can raise and its height. That's obstacle avoidance as decisions for focus tomorrow like that

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incumbent in portions. And I focused on importance actually combining that with very >> And heating and science fair, such an important opportunity for our students of Fairfax County, Public

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Schools. It gives them the chance to answer questions, explore and discover solutions that are novel that are innovative. They're asking questions that collaborating

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and they're sharing their voices about real world issues. They're going beyond what they're learning in the classroom and they're flying that learning to situations that will shape the future >> there's a certain type of

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treatment for liver cancer, where it requires a catheter to go all the way up from the femoral artery. But because it's catheter it get as close to the team as you want, which leads excess live or death and

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a lot more damage than you need I thought it was is using a million about to be an tether and probably not to get to it automatically kind of like Uber that you take the shortest through the body.

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>> I've been volunteering and science fairs for nearly 50 years. Now. I just couldn't miss it. We could just a nice little early. My belief that

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the kids today coming along great doing very special things. >> About brain injuries impact millions of people every year and the treatments for them are variable success. And so I

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wanted to use an organism to model human central nervous system and Tess a compound called resveratrol, which is an grapes. Peanuts. And there is to see how it helps to reconnect there. Also, kids

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after trauma has occurred. >> a scientist by training. I've been doing this for over 15 years now every year. I just continue to be amazed at

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kids. >> Science was a great opportunity because only seem like very in-depth research and trying to get impact. Also, we got to talk with a lot of people. You got learn how to present your product to judges. I thing that's form

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for all life skills and life, including like when you're like in interview or something. >> We have over 300 community members coming in as category

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judges, special awards judges and Grand Prize judges. Our students have the opportunity to meet with professionals who are doing real work to impact

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issues that are happening. Environmental scientific engineering, having judges and having people come up to you and ask you about your research makes you feel like what you did an otter's and be able to tell people about all

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the hard work you've done is even more rewarding. >> The kids learn a lot from the science fair. It's not just during the experiments. It's not just planning and everything and organizing. course, they were part of it,

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but it's engaging with other scientists engaging with people to talk to other scientists. There have to going to have to presentations. And it's a really good opportunity for them to be in this environment

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and have this experience. And it's like no other experience. And I see these kids that are for science for get to have on this scale. And this is gives them a platform to really,

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really tests themselves and themselves. >> Doing science is such a give indexing what you can give to the world to give to other people is best part

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without being able to go to a science actually being able to do my part. I really don't think I would have ever thought on that new passion of especially with electrical engineer. I think it's very important to learn that

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mindset of science, which is like trying to solve something. If it doesn't work, trying to solve it again, using a better approach. I think that still translates to every aspect.

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♪ >> And >> that is academic matters for this evening. Madam Chair. Mr. McKinley. Well, thank you

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for these 2 presentations. Tonight is the first time we've ever had presentation on science Fair Chairman Darker. So very exciting to see new

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content as a proud participant in the 48th and 49th Science I make an effort to be there every year as as I Mr. Moon and other colleagues do and I

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would say recall that this year in particular, you were blown away by that tornado forecasting project which came

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on the eve of tornado day, very timely. Our students are doing very applicable work so one thing I would just raise for the board's attention is

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that impact we have now Science fair. Grand Prize winners. As people that advanced I Seth as part of our annual recognition. So I

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believe that comes in July. So look forward to being able to recognize and here at the table each year, the one question I have, which you may

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not be able to answer, it's probably for our. Someone else is on the sponsorship for this for many years. I know it was sponsored by Lockheed and that

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partnership. It seems he's fallen And this year it was I-66 mobility partners and we're grateful for their support. But just given all

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the defense contractors and science corporations in our area, I'm surprised don't have more support coming for this. So you probably can't answer

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that tonight, but I'd be here to here. The amount of support we're getting for the program currently and kind of what's what's going on with the

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sponsorship? >> Absolutely. I do know slight 7 takes a stab at it. But we can certainly take a look at that and see what's possible. >> Now, just say this kind of

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goes back to Mr. broader question about are. Continuing reliance on one to 2 people in the system to 2 bring business

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partnerships. So we're defer their conversation. Thanks. >> I just want to say this is an amazing offense and I hope

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that we can from opportunities and maybe expand it to, you know, younger people because I to the science fair winners and 3rd grade is very impactful on me. So. need to

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feed that pipeline as well as 5, point. Thank you. Mr. Mood. >> Mr. Moon: Thank you. I'm each year I get thrown away by a kind to a project. In a

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students present at the fair, I thought I was putting in half in a than half of the projects. I don't have no whatsoever. But the lately, with that with and I concur

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some equity in that. We used to have. Larger corporations, you know, supporting our students have for years with a

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substantial amount scholarships of it. That's been missing for the next few years. with a pen that they get to do anything with that. But you know, it possibly when

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they want to go back, you the hour on a kind Cincy. Who used to participate. It's a corporate donors. Sponsors see whether we can contact them again. And with that said that

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one question that I had with her. I owed about high schoolers, a participating. Well into his and he's

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promising. And whether ease 8 discrepancy amongst schools the number students participating science I mean, you don't have to answer

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tonight, but that's kind of information that was no. new ish that we don't allow men to says Fairfax County. You know,

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I notice that some tiny screws loose to participate in the end of the and want know. You know, I want she with the

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private with guy. Contribute financially in any manner in

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running these science be. Mr. >> Again, and never got the chance to get to do science fair and really cool things we get to do here very happy to

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support. Also just trying think of the committee members came up judge and support this. You know, that time goes into it and I think that I think it's really great that the kids are able to get a

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chance to work on longer sustain project like this. And then get actual feedback from Adam. it's so affable and hearing that one of the last kids talk about how to start lot about herself. That was

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awesome. So just again, kudos to all that folks this together. They picked a really beautiful location. Robinson

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secondary school. Mystic Cent. >> Dre, this is one of the most you know, I find interesting things in Scottish schools. Is that kids doing such amazing science payments

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speeding in this competition. One of the things I ran then Nemo send us. And I I was at the G a new panel that we were talking with some of theirs

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competitions and the high schoolers were almost like saying that we need to give back to our middle schoolers. How to do this, come prepared for this competition, too, to

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go forward so that, you know, know there's some very want to give back. In fact, in this of cool, far, too, as they're preparing, maybe they can go back to their middle schools and images school and just

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tell them what that was, how they were successful in some of these experiments and other things that one store in mention that. Keep at

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whichever pub, you know, come pay Tax payments are research. You're doing. You have to keep working on that. Just don't keep changing it every year. So that's how you build on it and you get better. So I have

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good ideas. And I believe had connected one of the students with you as from Oakton High School. And I was really one that collaboration to keep going continue and keep going.

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thank you. Mr. McKinley. >> When I did my 3rd grade science are back in 19 9 t know, I want to mention was. I didn't know Mister Magoo's

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dementia or not, but ironically, because that tornadic activity in the area, the kid that won the grand prize, I recall correctly. Ironically, had developed a better model for predicting

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tornadoes. Her kids are doing well. Thank you. >> Ms. Anderson: Agenda item, 9 consent agenda are adopted

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rules. A problem, entry procedure. Robert's rules provide for consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by a single motion. Many items listed have gone through board

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review and documentation has been provided to all board members and the public in advance items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member prior to the meeting, the consent agenda is on the

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screen. Are there any objections to approving the consent agenda? Hearing and seeing no objection. The consent agenda is approved agenda item 10 new business. The following new business

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agenda items. There will not be a vote on these this. The following our new business agenda items. There will be no vote on these items this evening. But action Is IX is scheduled for a future

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meeting. Agenda item. 11 board committee reports icon Mr. Mckelvie in for 4 from the audit committee. >> The end of the year by going over school based on its

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and the audit plan, which we also share that our last board work session. Thank you to the audit committee members for a very productive and efficient here.

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>> I call on Miss Maren for Port Tampa on the governance committee. The Governance Committee held final meeting on June 16th where we focus on the education technology

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policy, which was then brought to full board discussion on June 23rd. >> Ms. Meren: So in review of this year, the committee reviewed and updated 25 policies and that includes the

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counter policy and work on that is continuing. So not part of that. 25 yet. the tech policy so total of 25 policies were acting on an updated.

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Agenda item. 12 Superintendent matters. Director read. >> Given that we're into tomorrow, I'm going to pass this evening. So thank you.

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Thank you. Dr Reid agenda item. 13 board matters in accordance with the board consensus to do in the late hour. We are going to be skipping court matters this evening. So we are adjourned

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