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This May 8th 2025 regular meeting of the Fairfax County School board will come to order. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a moment of silence and a performance of the national anthem by the Carl Sandburg Middle School symphonic Band
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through 3 teachers paraprofessionals after-school professionals and related service Providers Appreciation Month proclamation icon Mystics it for a proclamation.
>> As the National. And Teachers Association. It's a
>> the National Parent Teacher Association founded each of position be trend and respect and support for educators and the teaching profession and that every community members
know was a great teacher who made the difference in their life honoring the life of a loved one. And we thank those educator duty impeaching the pay Station week and always
and then as quality education is essential in developing a FARC and society and our community to could my XYZ and supports his teacher in educating the children off our
community and that is our teachers of the foundation for education system and acknowledged instructional leader in the classroom across our divisions and parents,
teachers, a trusted, respected professionals. Bush must to be empowered and supported to do their best work and provide high quality, innovative
learning experience that serve all students. And that if it's county public school, real-life superheroes, teachers, professionals opt to schools, professionals and
service provided create rich environment for students to learn Bickley and Kurdish. NBC feel supported and that is these educators instill in
students. The joy of learning expand their horizons and carnage. The talents and foster h*** the self esteem a sense of civic responsibility. Inspiring exploration and the
DEA's desire to never stop learning. And that is these educators devotion to their work and learning flex love of teaching and then understanding of the
individual needs of the students and >> will is over 16,000 teachers in Fairfax County, Public schools demonstrating a personal professional dedication to provide
excellent education for the children in our community and will for county public school years. Yeah, you skiers, creativity and professional season. They characterize
educators and the Fairfax County school ruled the accomplishments, skiers and dedication, caters now they'll form Peters The Fairfax County
School proclaims Mi 5 through 9 2025. educator Appreciation Week in Fairfax County. Public Squares and recognizes on urgent extends its highest
commendation. 2 teachers pet of first professions. And after school prom. Professional use and related service providers and they offer up before reserve risk
on scoreboard cards and the Fentress County community to take a moment to express, you know, appreciate Jen and celebrate educators for skill
or dedication and devotion to a deal work. Is there a second second. Thank you, Mr. Moon, all those in favor of the proclamation.
>> This mayor and Mystics it Mr. Mcelvain Dr, Anderson, Mr. McDaniel this Anderson Sizemore Heizer Mr. Dunn, Mr. Moon Mislaid E Missing John
Cunningham myself. That is unanimous. Congratulations. Agenda item, 2.0 4 Asian American and Pacific Islander
Heritage Month proclamation icon Dr Anderson for a proclamation. >> Thank Whereas Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders API make up 18.7% of
the population in Fairfax County, including over 34,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. And whereas api's have been
emigrating to the United States for hundreds of years with the first documented a rival and Morro Bay and present Bay, California and
the 1500's. And today that the fastest growing racial group to the country increasing in population by 81% between 2002
1019. And whereas Api's have endured much have endured such injustices such as the Naturalization Act of 17, 90
and 18, 70, the Chinese exclusion act of 18. 82, the Japanese internment which established concentration
camps that incarcerated Asian U.S. citizens from 1942. To 1946. and federal policy that prevented immigrants of Asian descent from becoming U.S.
citizens and having access to the vote until 1952. >> And whereas Api's continue to experience racism, harassment, employment, discrimination and hate crimes in disproportionate numbers,
including most recently with hate crimes against Asian Americans, skyrocketing by 149% in major American cities from 2019 to 2020 and whereas API student needs can get
overlooked. that the model minority as evidence by varying levels of high school dropout amongst Asian-American sent groups greater than average incidence of limited English proficiency. Let's
return on degree for compensation when entering the labor market and higher risk of contemplating are attempting suicide among API college students. And whereas
Api's have made significant accomplishments and contributions in all areas of society that have propelled our country and have played a pivotal role in America's history for centuries in famous api's include Vice
president, former Vice President Kamala Harris Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize winning authors South Con founder of Khan Academy, AJ Bott Co
inventor of the USB. George tick tick, a trailblazing, Asian-American actor chance Young will known as the First Lady of physics. Steve Chen,
co-founder of YouTube and Philip Veracruz, Filipino American labor organizer who worked alongside Cesar Chavez. And Dolores Huerta found the United Farm workers and
whereas Asian American and Pacific Islander students and their families are an integral and long-standing part of the United States, Virginia, Fairfax County and Fairfax County, Public Schools and also reflect the rich and
vibrant diversity of cultures, histories and languages of the many different countries in Asia and the Pacific Island. >> Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Fairfax County School Board for claims
the observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in celebration in celebration and recognition of the many contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders have made to our society. Is there a second? Lots of second Fourth's apparently. Thank you. Miss
Marion, Mr. McElveen for the purposes of the Minutes. I think most parents that at first so. >> Mr. Maccoll mean you'll have to be 3rd. All those in
favor of the motion. This Marin Mystic's it Mr. Maccoll being Dr. Anderson. Mr. McDaniel. This Anderson Sizemore heizer Mr. Dunn, Mr.
Moon misleading message and putting myself. That is unanimous. Congratulations. The proclamation passes. >> Section 2.0 5 honoring
Freedom Hill Elementary schools 75th anniversary proclamation, Icahn, Mr. Fresher Proclamation. >> As Freedom Hill Elementary
School established in 1949, has served as a pillar of the educational excellence in the community. For 75 years, providing a nurturing learning environment and fostering a strong sense of community. And
whereas Freedom Hill School, a one-room schoolhouse built by Fcps in 18, 73 once stood near the school's present-day site and serve the local community
for 50 years until 1923. Marking an early chapter in the areas long legacy of public education. And where is Freedom? Hill Elementary was built in an area that was once
a large settlement of hunt and hunting camp used by Native Peoples prior to the arrival of Collin us and where is like all fcps schools at the time. Freedom Hill was a segregated
school September 1961. desegregation began when 2 African-American children were permitted to enroll. And whereas Freedom Hill embraces its motto, many cultures, one
community as educated students from over 45 nations. And 35 language backgrounds promoting diversity, empathy and global awareness in every classroom.
And whereas the dedicated teachers and staff at Freedom Hill inspire curiosity, creativity and a love for learning through innovative and regress instructional
practices, including problem based learning blended learning in a wide array of programs and stem critical and creative thinking and technology. And where is the school's commitment to academic excellence is
reflected in its students. Achievements, including marked improvement in reading and science testing scores and a decrease in chronic absenteeism. During the 23. 24 school year demonstrating the
impact of strong partnerships with families, staff and students and whereas freedom help provides essential support for unique learners through its specialized education programs, including
enhanced autism, intellectual disabilities and preschool autism. Classrooms ensuring that all students receive the resources they need to succeed. And whereas the school's full-time local advanced academics program
challenges students to engage in complex problem solving and critical thinking with each teacher in the program holding a state endorsement in gifted education. And whereas the
Freedom help PTA plays a vital role in enhancing student experiences through events such as the back-to-school picnic culture and Heritage celebration, which is really awesome. Halloween go and
community-based building volunteer programs. And where is Freedom? Hill Foster's student leadership through the Student Council Association Patrol Officers program and
the F H E S a live news team encouraging students to develop confidence, responsibility and communication skills. And where is the school's partnership with the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology through
the Buddy Program, support students with intellectual disabilities, highlighting the spirit of inclusivity and mentorship within the community. As Freedom Hill is a proud positivity project
school teaching students about character strengths, ranging from bravery and creativity to integrity in gratitude which promotes self-confidence, empathy and appreciation of differences now, therefore, be
it resolved that the Fairfax County school Board Honors Freedom Elementary School Freedom Hill Elementary School on its 75th anniversary for
its legacy of academic achievement, commitment to diversity and inclusion and unwavering dedication to fostering a vibrant, supportive and innovative learning environment for future generations. Is there a
second Mr. Moon, I will call for the vote. All those in favor. >> This mayor and Mystics it Mr. McCAnn, Mr. McElveen
sorry, Dr, Anderson, Mr. McDaniel, Mr. Fresh Mr. Sizemore Heizer, Mr. Dunne, Mister Moon mislead and missing time coming coming and
myself. That's unanimous for off table. >> The proclamation happened.
>> Wanted to make sure we got that in there. Agenda item. 2.0 6 honoring the 70th anniversary of Gun Son Elementary School proclamation icon, Mr. Done for a
proclamation. Whereas Gunston Elementary proudly served Fairfax County since opening its doors in 1954. 2 generations of young learners. >> And whereas the school has been enriched by the
dedication of its teachers, staff and administrators who over the decades have nurtured in guided thousands of students to their formative years with dedication, compassion and a commitment to
academic excellence. And whereas Gunston Elementary is continually adapted to meet the needs of a growing and diverse student body incorporating innovative programs and teaching practices that prepares
students for future successful. Also preserving the strong community ties I've been a hallmark of its history and whereas avid began as a college preparatory and
academic success program for secondary students Gunston established the first Abbott Elementary School in Fairfax County and was showcased as a model program for average board of directors, which
included Evans founder, who had never seen avid elementary in action before and whereas gets an elementary is force a Bible partnership with historic Gunston Hall for an annual fun run held to support
a robust after-school program that fosters learning creativity and community engagement. And whereas Gunston elementary simplifies the fcps mission by inspiring young minds promoting lifelong
learning and helping students develop into responsible and engaged citizens the country positively to their community now, therefore, be it resolved that the Fairfax County school board hereby honors the 70th
anniversary of Gunston Elementary School celebrating its contributions to education its role in the community and its commitment to student achievement and growth and now, therefore, be it further resolved. The Fairfax County
School board congratulates the students, faculty staff alumni and the entire concern elementary school community on this significant milestone and them continued success in the years to come. Is there a
second? Mr. McCAbe, thank you. All those in favor called for the vote. This mayor and Mystics it Mr. McLean, Dr, Anderson, Mr. this Anderson missed Sizemore heizer, Mr. Dunne, Mister Moon,
misleading, missing to kind of myself. >> Unanimous the proclamation passes. Congratulations.
Moving right along agenda item. 2.0 7 recognizing and liberal proclamation icon, Mr. In for a proclamation. >> Whereas South Lakes High
School is dedicated to cultivating the full academic potential every student or faculty, embrace the strengths and experiences of all learners who at the school represent over 70 countries
and course work includes the International Baccalaureate program. 82 Co Curricular extracurricular activities, a focus on leadership development through many avenues. Plus award-winning
performing and visual arts offerings and whereas access to rigorous mathematics coursework is a predictor of academic and life success and a strong foundation in mathematics promotes continued learning and growth for
students throughout high school and beyond. Whereas and labor Ali dedicated mathematics educator at South Lakes, High School is being recognized for her outstanding contributions to student
learning, resulting in earning the presidential Award for excellence in mathematics and science teaching has conferred by former U.S. President Joseph Biden and whereas at South Lakes, her course
offerings have included functions and data analysis. Algebra 2 and International Baccalaureate mathematics applications and interpretation working with students from 9th to 12th grade, including targeted
support to students who have been marginalized by traditional curriculum. So as to create relevant and engaging learning opportunities with project based assessments and whereas and liberals passion for
nurturing students, confidence and agency as a vital component of academic and life success expands her work be on school day classes into her role as the school's equity coli teacher and which she
championed student voice empower students to share their perspectives and develop structures to leverage their assets to remove barriers and learning. And whereas Emily World expertise and dedication
to mathematics education are exemplified in her presentations that local and state conferences where she shares best practices on topics such as building community through collaborative learning and
building mathematical identity through open-ended projects as well as writing an esteemed publications, such as Virginia mathematics Teacher and Education Week. Now, therefore, be it resolved at
the Fairfax County School board recognizes Emily Burrell for her exceptional dedication to students. Her commitment to equitable education and her outstanding contributions to students and colleagues at
South Lakes, High School and Fairfax County Public Schools. Thank you. Miss Marin. Is there a second? I second the same Cutting. Thank you. All those in favor. Please raise
your hand. Ms Maren Mystics it Mr. Mckelvie Dr, Anderson, Mr. McDaniel Ms Anderson missed Sizemore heizer. >> Mr. Dunn, Mr. Moon, This Lady missing and cutting myself again. That is unanimous in the proclamation
passes. ♪ ♪ I would like to welcome all those here in support of the Freedom Hill Elementary School
75th anniversary proclamation
to please join the board for
photo in front of the dais.
>> I would like to welcome all those here support of the Emily proclamation to please
join the board for a photo at
the front of the diocese.
I would like welcome all those here in support of the Gunston Elementary school 70th anniversary proclamation to please join the board for a
photo at the front of the
diocese.
I would like to welcome all those here support of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation to please
join the board for a photo at
the front of the diocese.
I would like to welcome teachers paraprofessionals after-school professionals related service providers and all those here support of the educators appreciation Week proclamation to please join the board for a
photo at the front of the
diocese.
>> Agenda item, 3.0 one community participation. The next order of business is community participation. We welcome all community members who are here and those who signed up to speak this evening. Additional
information about signing up to provide comments at school board, regular business meetings and public hearings can be found on the school board's website. And if CPS, that Edu slash school board.
During a Senate process, community members acknowledge they were informed of the school board's expectations for proper decorum when providing comments, these expectations can Are also available online. And with the
printed agenda, meeting materials at the back of the room. We asked audience members and others to be respectful of one another shouting out first will not be tolerated. Please hold your
applause until the conclusion of the speaker's remarks. Audience members may not join speakers at the podium ensure remain at their seats, including one recording videos were taking photos. We're
grateful to those who've come to speak to us today and we thank you for your cooperation. School board members will be listening but not responding. Madam Clerk,
please call the first speaker. >> Jonathan Roy?
Hello and thank you like to thank the school board for allowing me some time to speak today here on the topic about the proposed pilot program to adjust middle school start times for 2 middle schools. few things that I know is that
adjusting start times for middle schoolers as as in the pie program, we'll likely have a very positive impact on the student's academic performance. Their health and many other benefits to the community. I also understand
that the cost neutral pilot program. So it's not going to cost any money. I understand that this proposal has lost some support in recent weeks due to some individuals saying that it might have a negative
impact on commute times and child care situations. Some points I want to make is that commute in childcare. Changes happen all the time for families. kid progressing from
elementary school to middle school, apparent change in the work environment. A babysitter moves away. These changes are inevitable. And I don't think that should be a barrier for us trying a pilot program also what might be perceived
negative for some might be a big benefit for other families. We don't know that yet because we don't have the data. And there's a lot of strong evidence that this cost neutral proposal will have
positive impacts on the community and the only way to dispel these just to do the pilot program, which is why I'm strongly advocating for it. If we don't do a pilot
program for this, that kind of close the door for ever on a sits on a possibly a solution like this because we don't do it through a pilot program. How else would we do it? A pilot program is the only way to proceed and I think closing
the door on that forever will be a big step backwards for the county yes, there might be. Some negatives will be don't know what they will be. And I think doing the pilot program collecting the data
analyzing it will better inform the school board on how to proceed from there, but to kill it before it even happens in a pilot program. Seems I don't maybe a little short-sighted or just a you know, we might leave a very
good opportunity to die on the vine or something like that. I would hope that the school board hopes not hold progress and to move this pilot program forward. Thank you very much
for hearing me out. Create it. >> Stephanie Cats.
All right. Well, thank you again for giving me the time speak tonight. I am here on behalf of the Afton Glen community. We are standing in opposition to the proposal to rezone Sangster and Lake Braddock
Secondary School to Newington South County. The proposed changes significantly disrupt our children's education with the research indicating that midstream school changes are tied to lower academic outcomes. Social disconnection, increased
emotional distress distress fragment our community and provide no measurable benefit to the broader school system. I'm focusing on the school board's goals for the air goes for achieving a balance and
capacity sinks or is not over capacity. And this proposal, however, pushes newington over capacity with additional proposals for pushing it further over capacity. Indicating and Uber, not
existing resources and an existing students goal number 3, removing isolated attendants islands after England's proximity to things are and elementary is actually undeniable. We are less than
0.2 miles from the existing boundary for the zone. It takes about 4 minutes for our students to get to school. And we are, in fact, not an isolated island. We're
disconnected by one main thorough way. We are 4 minute drive to saying, sir, yet under the proposed plan, there are pieces of the zone where students are being bussed over
one hour up to say Inkster. They are driving past Holly elementary Passover wreck Elementary. And the distinct difference is these are states that are close to founding are found regional Park. And the
students passed both both schools on the way indicating that the consistency that is needed to make sure that these proposals go into effect and are not resulting in busing
are not taking place. Quick and quickly to say that we're a very tight-knit community. We have a lot of military personnel in our community and we have specifically leasing grant Griffith indicated
they're both active duty Air Force. They have both turned down multiple career advancement opportunities to keep their children at Sangster and Lake Braddock and they purchased their homes as we did. We all for the purpose
of keeping our students in the schools. Sean lasted or
>> the little school board. joining also advocate for continuation or beginning of a pilot program. middle school start times. I think it is
state and county like Fairfax. We 11 year-old children getting up at 6 in the morning us. It involves between 2 and
3. understand it programs, but that and goes on air above children that elementary school that was about to join middle I be living next year.
again, I think you try the pilot program. Let's put it that. But what made my year-old daughters sleep at 06:00AM next year. Let's find the data FINA. This could work for the county because this
money eventually the we should be able to do this. Please let
the pilot program can
>> Kathleen Mallard. Good evening. First of all, congratulations to all those
honored this evening. And yes, they are super heroes in all of the schools. The teachers, the para professionals, the security and we respect that.
We understand that. However, we have some problems in our schools. In addition to primary responsibility of educating students. We have
the very real threat of gang activity. Drug use violence and per year, January resolution 2022 on human trafficking victims of human sex trafficking have been
identified from every fcps schools and elementary schools across the county. It is a critical it is critical that you consider. Northern
Virginia, as you stated, is a lucrative market for selling. It's much lucrative than a bag of fentanyl or drugs recently
in March, we learned the rest of the masses and masses. Prince William County, a leader of MS 13 MS 13 has been here for many years. And in
2012, a young girl. her school authorities to help her. She was groomed and she was almost taken out of state until her mother found her. I won't mention her name. In
conclusion. I'm hopeful you work with Governor Youngkin AG my at us. or arrest of 13 gang members and other gangs.
Please stop your obsession. with a normalization, the LBGTQ one, a there's so much focus on that. Why do we focus
on keeping our students safe? also this dei CRT transgender ideology. Also, please keep the after-school programs if
some of you have to take a cut in salary, maybe that's worth it. Thank you very much. I
appreciate your time. >> Mary Beth Bregman.
>> Last month, both our state House and Senate voted unanimously to adopt legislation restricting cell phone usage in all our schools. From the first bell to the last. Yes, our in our
that you voting on tonight allows for cell phone use during passing periods and lunch and clearly does not meet the intent of that legislation. Allowing cell phone use during parts of the
school day. would be easier. Fewer objections from students who don't think they need to be restricted from the technology. They're addicted to. Your objections from parents who have become overly reliant on contact with their
kids during the school day, perhaps you've been influenced by the parents who believe that kids should have access to their phones in the event of an emergency. Every parent's worst nightmare. I'm a Marine Corps combat veteran
with a unique and deeply personal perspective on crisis communications. I can assure you that when our kids safety is at risk, we do not want them on their phones. It's
clear that Fcps has spent a significant amount of time listening to these students and parents, but one of the mental health and public safety experts who are overwhelming in their opposition to cell phone use
at any time and in any capacity between the bells has that CPS, leadership spent adequate time listening to them. The recommendation before you tonight would indicate that perhaps they have not. You were elected to
put our kids first. Even when the kids don't like it. Even when we as parents are terrified of losing control in and out ontrol world. That our kids are suffering under
the weight of addictive technology, social isolation, lack of connection, an insurmountable distraction. We can limit that suffering at least during the 7 hours that our kids are in school. With a
title wave of school districts nationwide Optima opting to implement full-day bans. It defies reason that Fairfax County would choose to lag on adoption and implementation of such a critical and bipartisan
policy. We should not be content with a half step of progress while other school systems around us have the courage to go. The full measure. I'm asking you to follow the clear intent of our
state law, remove cell phones and the harm that comes with.
Kathy good evening. I'm speaking as a concerned parent citizen and health care provider. The medical community broadly agrees that
excessive cell phone and electronic device use in adolescence has significant impacts on physical mental and emotional health. >> The American Association of Pediatrics recommends limits for screen time as not to interfere with sleep activity
and social interactions. And I H and the Surgeon General Advisory Council issued formal warnings about the risk of depression anxiety, poor sleep, her cognition. Cyberbullying exploitation,
body image issues and worsening academic performances with cell phone use. I'm going to speak on a personal level. I have 2 children at Lake Braddock, Secondary School with ADHD.
They buy you peace the use of any electronics, such them in. They cannot remove their focus towards any other priorities. Even when the cell phone has been put down, just knowing there's a message on Instagram
or Snapchat or even a tax completely distracts them from important learning task. This must be a growing sentiment because entire states like Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah and
Alabama, have banned cell phones in schools. New York City had abandoned them, lifted it only to reinstate it. I will finish with an antidote with me driving on the way to work 2 days ago, I
passed to bus stops one with a group of high schoolers that had the phone in their face or phone and they're facing the phone and physical social distancing and the other was a group of elementary school kids that are completely
enthralled with the bug on the ground. You could see pointing talking, laughing and quite possibly learning learning is not just in for was not in the clot, not just in the 4 walls of the classroom with a
teacher in front. It's in the hallways and the cafeteria. It's looking up and seeing the world. It's not a it's using all the senses and the use of
cell phones take that away or at least limits them. Please. UN force Bell to bell ban on cell phones. And let's get back the school system of 100%
focused on learning. Thank
you. Jean rally. scooped a
good evening members of the board. >> I'm offended McCain. I school. I was, you know, with my son last October. My issue is to not resolve them race. 2
issues. One is a show of due process. You're attempted resolve this issue with them at net ministration. But my family has been denied due process. The Times escalated this issue with Fcps chief of
schools. We all promised to follow up within a week that did not happen after outreach and or 5 weeks later receive a response. But but yesterday
waiting for transparency enough a nation, I believe in the school system and I believe in its values, accountability, minus. So does that. ponds in us. as this boat before you dish up at the
same standards, expected 5 students on a status ponds ability and follow through. The other issue is the grading policy. As for delay should do for 4 5.7. That is no great.
Vanity and Noda guard on a student on spirit and school says draw. And not know. if that is to W, how would it
make the man that I got? The dual enrollment goals. The W was not honor as it is wasn't just as it can nation and fought Spade made. It citation. My son downgraded
the coals. from the level one dark-coloured went on as 0.5. This is not a of times for it is a change of clothes, change of guard and level if the
redrawn is informally to guard, it is a W then the panic and Fed rate must be applied to deflect the change otherwise is inaccurate. You know, as the student's GPA and I'm going. It was just God is
good. Eating misrepresentation. This affects not just the child, but also the student trying sneak a muddy AP to goals. I
respectfully ask the board to review that devised the policy sort accounts for proper goes waiting and applies consistent standard all. If CPS schools,
especially McCain, high school. Phyllis Payne.
Is with a heavy heart that I stand before you today. >> Disappointed again. Not for myself personally, but for Fairfax County's middle school students and families. must
continue to suffer. Not for lack of viable solutions for Fairfax, but for lack of courage, for lack of leadership, for lack of commitment to solving this
longstanding problem. It appears that this board and superintendent have lost sight of the needs of our children and addressing those needs with urgency. Sandy Evans and I appreciate the board members
who met with us individually about 16 months ago. At that time we describe the attention you would need to give to the details. Change is hard and you would need to have courage
to stand up for what's best for children. Fcps would need to communicate why our students need this change over and over again. Specifically. Pediatricians recommend that
all middle and high schools start after 8.30. So students have an opportunity to fulfill a basic need systematic sleep deprivation is torture, forcing teams to wake up at
06:00AM or earlier cut short their their sleep, resulting in chronic sleep deprivation, starting after 8.30, is the tipping point that allows many more students to get the
sleep. They need to learn. To thrive, to stay healthy and safe. You have squandered your opportunity to help all middle school students next fall.
Even though multiple options were presented in early December and improved since then promised action failed to materialize 2 weeks ago and seems to be missing from tonight's agenda. When will
you take action on the board's goal of healthy middle school? Start times Matic helped Anne Arundel County take over our lead in the start time, the arena elementary schools, they're now start at 08:00AM
high schools, 8.30, middle schools, 9.15, Matic has given us several options to consider. Let's get back to proper planning and change
management get this done. Shelley are naughty. It's been
a while since I've been here. >> I would like to ask that in the future you look into showing parents faces when they have the videos later because you guys changed a few years ago and I don't think
it's ever been explained as to why. Getting into my time. I live in Mount Vernon District. My kids are 3, 5, when I moved here in 2010 and they want to win. Would elementary school
and my and this is about to graduate from West Potomac High School. But tell a story that was botanic. 2 weeks ago. I got a text message from the principal saying West Potomac High School remains and stay
put. Stay tuned. Protocol following isolated incident at the school. A follow-up message then came Sate said, please do not come to the school as we will not be releasing students at this
time. So I talked my daughter to see what was going on. She said nothing. Really. A kid got stabbed, but like he was in a fight. Shortly after that, I got video footage of
the fight. I saw 2 kids fighting and ice an adult male walked through, take a picture and walk on. At the time the belt was taking the picture. The smaller cub is getting beaten up by a big hit. It's
not the big pickup pulled off and the smaller kid. Apparently had a knife. You couldn't really help punch the kid a bunch of times until he bled out and fell floor. So our kids saw that. I saw that.
If they didn't have cell phones, I wouldn't have seen it. We need transparency. Our parents, we need to know what our kids are seeing. Hallways. This 100 just walk through and several of her friends saw it.
So I'm asking for transparency for the parents. We should be allowed to know. It's not just an incident. It was a stabbing. Following the fight. We were provided any details and we were told we could not
get our kids. We were not allowed to pick up our children later at a press conference. The police said they were going to do. The delayed release because of
retaliation whose retaliating if we have gang members that our school, we should know about it. If we have illegal criminal gang members at our school, they need to be taken
out. So please do something the trust policy needs to end. >> Chair fish. That was our last public speaker. >> Thank Excuse me. Thank you.
Agenda item. 5.0 one action item certification of a closed meeting. Compliance. I'm
Missile want and we only have so many of these left with you and I want to step on your time agenda item. 4.0 1 student Representative matters. I call him a
somewhat. Thank you, Mr. Fresh. >> Happy Educator. Appreciation Week. Students right now are knee deep in the swing of a peace, even and IB tests for those enrolled. And we're approaching the final
stretch of the school year. But we really could not have come this far without our teachers. I have so many of my friends will walk out of the AP exam like I'm so glad that Mister Mister Ax taught me that if was on the exam. So
thank you. Teachers today. I want to take some time to discuss student feedback regarding the Board of Supervisors. Budget updates, Abbott in student opportunities within the next couple weeks after feedback from several residents
including students. I'm excited along with the rest of you that the Board of Supervisors has restored full funding for middle school after school programs for the 2025 to 2026 school year. This is a huge win for our
community. I want to shout out the fcps students who met with their supervisors spoke at public hearings and with the media sent letters spoke here at Community Matters and took the initiative to get involved, making it clear what
these programs meant to them. These after school programs are just about filling time after the bell rings. He's our students. Discover their passions. Whether it's debate theater, robotics or music. These are often the places
where students find confidence community and the sense of direction that they taken the high school with them doing debate in middle school is how I realized that I was interested in advocacy and public policy. One of my friends that I went to middle
school with started theater there in the after school program and now will be majoring that in college in particular. These programs are lifeline for students who may not otherwise have access to an enrichment opportunities.
They create more equitable access to experiences that shape long-term success is both academically and socially. While current crossing guards at high schools will remain in place through that fiscal year 2026,
while other staffing alternatives are being explored, this is something that we're going to have to continue to advocate for within the next year. Our school crossing guards are imperative in places on busy roads, especially when high
schools are near middle school middle schools and elementary schools to direct the flow of people and traffic. Next. Turning to avid as we learn from Dre that our last meeting, the program is now
expanding to other title one elementary schools. And that's amazing because it gives students the early 2 of a need to succeed, including executive functioning and academic confidence. But Abbott will only be at 15 high
schools next year. As I've mentioned several times before when I went to the multilingual learners leadership summit back in August, student in the students in the avid program were describing the impact
that it had on their journeys, especially as first generation students who did not know about the college process. But another student from the school where Abbott has not offered expressed regret because she didn't even know the program existed until it
was too late to benefit from it. When we think about academic course taking patterns that we see across groups and demographics in Fcps Abbott can be a way to address those gaps that we are
still seeing as one student mentioned, I wouldn't have taken honors and AP classes without added. There are no plans to expand. Avid passed the one high school that we have in place next year at
schools like out. And there's a waiting list to join. But other schools students don't even know it's an option. So how can we let students learn about the program so that they can establish student interest at the respective high schools
and be able to establish it. Our college and career center specialists are incredibly valuable, but they're often just one person managing the needs of hundreds of students. There is a need for more
guidance from the college application process. And that has pushed some students from the superintendent's advisory Council to consider other options. Along with added, 50 president actually working on a project right now with
instructional services to bring college and career support by students for students to provide guidance on this process in a minute but will be attaching to not mourdock's after this meeting,
I actually attached a link but links to a feedback poll to gauge student needs and interests the platform for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. And they're also looking for student volunteers, especially seniors
who will be graduating this year to help out next year as we continue kicking off this program. And I'm just so happy to be working with 50 president and the student-led initiative. This month is also
mental Health Awareness Month. And I bring this up often. But mental health is a topic that we should be regularly discussing in schools and reminding our students of every school has at least one school counselors, school
psychologists, school, social worker and substance abuse prevention specialist the staff members are there to support our students, but also help students and accessing other mental health services in our community. As we know,
all high school students have access to Hazel health and 9th graders can be referred starting July 1st, but new the summer are fcps wellness consultations that run from June 23rd to August first,
which are available to the caregivers of Fcps students as well as middle schoolers and high schoolers. These consultations are free and offer students and caregivers an opportunity to schedule a 45 minute consultation with
the school psychologist or school social worker by phone or video conference. More information is being shared with Fcps communications and with the community in early June, including information on
how to request a summer consultation. The last thing that I wanted to do was share some opportunities to support youth leadership and student voice. first is that the student student Human Rights
Commission in partnership with the Fairfax County Office of Human Rights and Equity Program. It's retract recruiting students to join their team next year. That's HR. See Foster's conversations around diversity, human rights
and civic engagement while promoting a deeper understanding of several acts and the Fairfax County Human Rights ordinance here in Fcps, they take to representatives from every high school. It's
an incredible Be a voice for justice. Will also learning about how government works at a local level. Just like our student leadership Development program. Applications are due on June 6th for students and
the link to apply will also be in my minutes on board docks. Thomas Jefferson High School's extravaganza is next week on Saturday. May 17th from 10:00AM to 04:00PM. This Free
STEM Outreach event hosted by TJ students along with FCPS student organizations brings hands-on activities to thousands of younger students and families as well as title one high school title, one elementary schools here in
Fcps and surrounding northern Virginia counties. Please support this event by attending are spreading the word in your school communities. Thank you. Thank
you. Miss a want. Agenda item. 5.0 one action certification of closed meeting, compliance. >> In order to comply with Section 2, DOT 2, Dash, 3, 7,
1, 2, D the code of Virginia that is necessary for the board to certify that since the Fairfax County school board convened a closed meeting on 5/8/2025 to the best of each board member's knowledge. Only public
business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements and only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard discussed or considered by the board during
the closed meeting to have a motion. Missing. John C****** is their second Mr. McElveen all those in favor. This mayor and Mystics, Mr. Mckelvie Dr,
Anderson, Mr. McDaniel this Anderson Miss Sizemore heizer, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Moon Lady missing John Cunningham myself. That is unanimous. The
motion carries agenda item. 5.0 2 action confirmation of action taken in closed meeting icon Mister McDaniel for a motion. >> I move to expel the student
who committed a serious offense and violations school board policy by possessing a weapon that under section. TWENTY-TWO 0.1, dash 2, 7, 7, point. 0, 7, of the code of Virginia in the Fairfax County
Public Schools, students, rights and responsibilities is a type of it requires expulsion. Is there a second second, lady, all those in favor. Mystic's it Mr.
Mcelvain Dr, Anderson, Mr. McDaniel this Anderson Sizemore heizer Mr. Dunn, Mr. Moon, This Lady missing John Cunningham, myself. >> All those opposed abstentions. This mayor and
the motion carries. Icon, Mr. Moon for Motion. >> I move to expel the students who committed a serious offense violation was cool with the policy
purchasing a weapon that under section. TWENTY-TWO 2, 7, 7, point. '07, court Virginia and the Fairfax County Public Schools rights and
responsibilities. He's a type requires expression. Is there a second? >> Sizemore heizer. All those in favor. Mystic's it Mr. McElveen Dr, Anderson. Mr.
McDaniel this Anderson missed Sizemore heizer, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Moon, This Lady, John Cunningham, myself opposed abstentions. This mayor and the motion carries. I called
MS Lady for a motion. >> I move to deny the school reassignment appeal of a student. He's been charged with one count of brandishing a firearm. One count of assault by mom related to an
alleged crime that occurred in the community and to confirm the display decision of division superintendent, is there a second? I second, Saint, John, cutting all those in favor. This mayor Mr.
McElveen Mystics it Mr. McDaniel this Anderson. Mr. Dunn, Mr. Moon missed a lot. Mr. Lady missing John Cunningham, myself. But I say
Mystics it. I apologize with drama sticks. It's name Brand was not up. All those opposed. And Dr, Anderson, in the affirmative, all those opposed
all those abstaining mystic's Will the clerk read the vote? >> Could you miss Sizemore
Heizer? What was your vote? And the vote is 11. One the motion carries. It was 11, 0, 1, Thank you.
>> But 5.0 3 actions, student rights and responsibilities that Qantas engine coming from ocean. >> I move that the school board regulation. 2, 6, 0, 1,
0.3, 9 student rights and responsibilities as detailed in the agenda item. Is there a second by second? Thank you, Miss Anderson. Teton County would like to speak your motion. So we had some very
robust work sessions on this. And want to say is that I want to thank the staff for all the work that they've put into this. I know that there's been a lot of go back and I appreciate that. They listened
that's all I want to say. Thank you. Message on coming Miss Anderson, like to speak your second. >> I'd like to echo sentiments thank staff for the hard work that they put in on this. And
I know the extensive work that we have done to try to get to where we are. So I appreciate your help. >> I call on Dr, Anderson for
an amendment. >> I move to amend Page 6 section 9 monitoring and enforcement of regulation. 1.3, 9 to add the word
dispositions after required inventions and before and factors. So that and now we the chief equity office in collaboration with the Office of Chief of Schools Shall
Conduct a semester review of all discipline cases involving weapons assault, an assault and battery to determine the use of required interventions, dispositions and factors
considered prior to issuing a suspension for the related related violations. Is there a second? Mr. Dunn, thank you,
Dr. Anderson, like to speak your Amendment. Yes, I would MS. Anderson, did you want to share something real quickly before I speak? Without objection, I would like to add
a comment after be happy to recognize Miss Anderson. >> Anderson, I would like to without objection, I would like to at the Oxford, comma after dispositions place.
Seeing no objection. >> Well, let me think about Thank you, Anderson, go ahead. Yes, and conversations with
staff regarding what this means. I was heartened to understand that it means that the chief equity office in. >> The chief of schools will be reviewing interventions
that were taken when a student is not put forward a 10 day suspension as outlined in and in the S R and R. But what was
missing is what is the review for when they are? Because if we're really wanting to look disproportionality, we have to also be able to evaluate when the sanction has been levied
and what it is not. So that was a piece that was missing and would have prevented staff and being able to take at that second component. So that's the ad.
>> Thank you, Dr, Anderson, Mr. like to speak your second. No. Seeing others will go to a vote. All those in favor. This mayor and Mystics, Mr.
Mckelvie Dr, Anderson, Mr. McDaniel misses Sizemore heizer Mr. Dunn, Mr. Moon misleading this ancient cutting myself. That is unanimous. The motion carries.
>> I call on in for an amendment. >> I move to amend the student rights responsibilities regulation 26. 0, 1, per the
markup documents submitted with this agenda item so that the Fairfax County School board complies with Virginia House Bill 1961. In Senate Bill 738, effective as law on
July one 2025. Is there a second second Dr, Anderson, this mayor Henry, like to speak your motion. I'm realizing now the language does not say what is and it is to ban cell phones in schools
to put them away for the day per the law and, you know, initially when the governor proposes an executive that was on his role to tell us how to run our schools. But it is
codified by law by democratically elected General Assembly and, you know, we also discussed this at a meeting and I think at the time we had some
conversations, but it's clear that this is the right thing to do. Cell phones are addictive. Technology and our growing students are not seeing them primarily as a So
we have to keep our kids safe. And I I do reflect on the principals who came to our work session and talked about how the pilot went. And I have to continue to recognize Dr my
zealot. Langston Hughes, Middle School, who has really done an outstanding job of keeping cell phones away and it's that person and that leadership structure that makes it happen. So if it when
people say what do we do to stop cell phone use while first, you know, we have a policy that we also have outstanding administrators that know how to do it. So I didn't I was concerned that some principles might feel was impossible. But like we
believe in them and we're going to have to do this. Finally, though, we could do everything perfect during the day and okay, could go home and use their device and a really inappropriate and bad way. And so we have to have
our families helping and it's hard have a 9th grader and a 6th grader. I get it. It's hard, but we've got to do this together. So I hope my colleagues will support this amendment and enforcement of law. Thank you, Mr. And Dr.
Anderson, we like to speak your second. Yes, one of the things that I want to bring attention to is on page 76 of the Red line as our in our. >> Where the definition of bell, the bell is defined. It
is from the first bell rings at the start of the school day until the last bell. At the end of the school day to begin instructional time until dismissal time at the end of
the school day, I'm getting garbled here. It also says it includes lunch and in between classes, we've had this debate at the work session we received clarification from
senators pekarsky and serve now who are very clear in a letter to the board that says the following the Virginia law that was passed last month
unanimously requires that during belt about from the start of the end of the regular school hours, students are prohibited from the use of their cell phones on school
grounds. The intention of lawmakers is isn't passed in passing this law. It's a clarified that the current class lunch in between classes, students are not permitted to use their cell
phones at any time. It is not a band because students are able to bring their schools, their phones and 2 schools. They're just restricted from their usage. In addition to
the law and making sure we are following that the same way that all of the other 132 school divisions in the Commonwealth are doing. I actually looked it up all into
already has policy. Alexandria already has policy. Prince William already has policy. Loudon will be voting on their policy very shortly. So we will be the outlier and not
following regulation so in addition to that, we come to the practical piece of what is happening in schools, the principles that I serve in my region are begging for this
because it is hard to bring a child back from utilizing their phones. You know it because you see it at your own homes once it's in the hand, it's really hard to get them to put it away and imagine if
you have a short passing period. Students are wondering in the hallway waiting to use that a little bit more, therefore, impacting the time that they could have in class. Now they're late. Now we have
an oil added value to it. And honestly, I also have a teenager. I would love for him to use his cell phone in the lunchroom because I think that's a space a little bit less restrictive. But it is not the law. And I do believe
we really have to follow that. I do have a with Dr Reid. I just want to be sure that it is your position that the board would be following along with the current language in
the REDLINE version to allow access passing and lunches. I believe we had legal counsels interpretation of that language that indeed.
>> Was that the word restrict could be read in a different way to allow. Because there is an age appropriate peace
language wise within the bill that Kinder Garden, for example, might be treated differently than a senior in high school. So that term could be inferred teen
something other, then a ban. But I'm going to ask Mr. Foster to directly respond to why that is. So just so we're clear this evening.
>> Yes, the superintendent has stated the legal advice that previously provided at the work session. What matters under the common law, the Commonwealth of Virginia is what the language is in the
statute. >> Thank you. So that is a yes to my question. Doctor, you believe will be se been with the law with the red line might which? Within the letter
of the law? That's correct. As per Mister Foster's. >> Council. And then my second question is the letter that we received from Senators
Pekarsky serve what was the conversation and the takeaway that missive with Steph? I
didn't discuss the letter with staff. Just and all in all. I really hope this is something we could all get behind because again, it takes away
some. It covers provides cover to all staff. And I think they really need that. In addition to what for the mentioned. Thank you, Dr. Anderson, Mr.
Dunn. I think the statutory Texas clear, I think the legislative intent is clear from the recent letter we received from Senator served well. >> And Senator Pekarsky, I
think we continue to play games with the legislation. The Legislature will simply clarify it. And then where have wasted and opportunity initially start with complying
with the law. International surveys conducted with piece testing shows students feel increasingly isolated and alone while at school surrounded by their peers while finding it increasingly
difficult to make friends during the school day and most mental health experts today attribute the recent a climate health and that lessons to increasing isolation from cell phones and cellphone
dependents, which causes less social interaction with peers, decline in unstructured time. A trend that predates the isolation that resulted from the COVID pandemic. It's this
isolation that's driving the need for more social, emotional learning because students are unprepared and lacking the skills just socially interact when given unstructured time with access to phones, many student revert
to come for their phones as a means of coping. However, this further dries isolation and consequently, the need for SCL learning. Why would we allow access to cell phones during
lunch, which should be the time the time when students engage with each other. We don't want them doing it in class. That's the time for learning. But during lunch, that's the time when you should Brayden all the kids
together where they learn social skills, they meet people from different walks of life. And they learn to engage every day with different people. So they're comfortable
in any environment. They're adaptable. Their kids. All right. We need to get away from the addiction of cellphones, which is being driven by large internet
companies use neurologist addict us through dopamine. It's ridiculous. And we need to not pay any heed to those who advocate for more cell
phone usage. We need to get away from this. And that's not how humans were built. It's not how kids are built and that's not healthy. And that's causing all the problems that we see in our teenagers and
young kids today. Thank you, Mr. Dunn soon others will go to the vote. All those in favor of the commute. But the motion on the screen. Thank you all those in favor of the motion on the screen. This
mayor and Dr Anderson, Mr. Dunn. All those opposed. Mystic's it Mr. McElveen, Mr. McDaniel Ms Sanderson Ms Sizemore Heizer, Mr. Moon misleading, Missing John Cunningham. Myself.
>> The motion fails. I call on. Miss Anderson for an amendment. >> I move to amend Page 17 of
the proposed student rights and responsibilities, regulation to Reagan tear related to 9th and 12 through 12th grade cell phone use to say the following cell phone use is restricted and cell
phones may be only used on campus before the first bell after the last bell. And during lunch is. Is there a second? This Anderson, we like
to speak your amendment. Yes, they would. I have been steadfast in my support of allowing developmentally appropriate differentiation of the cell phone use for high school students. I do. I do not believe that we should be
treating kindergartners the same as we do. Seniors. Personally, I still believe that our existing policy is the best approach to give our high school students the chance to learn how to
appropriately navigate through the use of technology, which will likely be an important aspect of their lives moving forward as everyone likely knows over the last year, we ran a pilot to ensure that the
enforcement of our existing regulation and our neighboring divisions were also piloting approaches that mimic our regulation. However, the new Virginia law has disrupted the strong work that we had been
doing. The confusion is that many of us had conversations with the law makers when they brought the bill for consideration and understood that the intent was to allow fcps to continue the approach.
We were already taking to eliminate the cell phone use during instruction which I wholeheartedly support. I want to reiterate that I still agree with the legal excellent explanation from our last work
session on the U.S. are in are and what was said here. If I understand correctly, this law provides plain language to suggest that we need to institute developmentally appropriate restrictions for
all students. The only thing the Governor's amendment did was add the reinforcement of the bell to Bell nature of the restrictions, which we already have our existing regulation is a restriction for high
school students. However, I spent a lot of time talking to my constituents, my colleagues and most importantly, students and staff. What this amendment represents is a compromise.
And in my opinion, just like the best compromise is everyone's a little unhappy. It gives our students a brief. 32 35 minute window to check
their cell phones to do things like coordinate rides home. Check, work schedules and listen to music. We know abstinence education doesn't work for other areas of our students lives. And I believe
strongly that this is this is another place that this is true. We need to give our oldest students a place to practice managing their devices and opportunities to fail and try again. I want
also to remind parents that you can always decide to limit your child's cell phone use. You can delay providing cell phones and other smart devices. This is in your hands as well. Thank you, Miss
Anderson. Is there a second? Misleading would like to speak your second? >> I'm not going to add a lot other than to say It's my understanding that and I was
not the work session. What was reported to me was that the principles at the high school level didn't want to kids don't have phones and lunch.
It's also the language in the law speaks to age appropriate. Having spent the majority my career at the high school level knowing a significant number of students who work
often and it helped pay bills in their house with that work that need to be able to access changes are opportunities to get a shift because of a cancellation and they wouldn't
have that communication. So not belabor the point. I do understand also the advocacy against cell phones throughout my entire career as a counselor, director student
services. I I begged parents not to put cell phones in their kid's hands, but young ages. I begged them to charge them in their room. I beg them to charge their computers in their bedrooms, meaning the
parents bedroom children should not have devices after going to bed nor shape. I have another time to the can't control them. And I say that knowing that I certainly I
didn't I wasn't raised in a cell phone time and have I've been I can guarantee my mama would controlled it because she controlled a lot of and I
mean, it's it's a tall task. But one of the things I'm asking is with this change that everyone delay longer and longer the age at which you give your child a cell phone
because the 20 it's more like 2025 minutes by the time actually get a lunch and sit down sit down at a table and have to get up and they got a lot to get go to class I'm not concerned about the 25 minutes
concerned about what they're doing outside of that time. And we do need to preserve instructional time and the piloting band that we had this this year in place. It was very effective. Thank you.
Thank you. Miss Lady. I'd like to address the procedural and the work approach of this board. This is a motion a topic of which we never
discussed publicly. This was a brand new idea introduced to the board via e-mail. And for
me, I work of Dr Anderson, to set up a motion emailed it. I tax of people said you have questions. You have to want to talk other my co patron 3
people I spoke with him said they were maybe so. Thank you for reaching out and having a conversation with me. 2 people are nos and I respect the passion of the motion maker, even though I disagree with the motion and 5 colleagues
didn't say a word to me. But you just voted down the motion. Voting down a motion. You haven't even given the
time and the collegiality to talk with the motion makers about. >> And then voting on a motion that we never talked about publicly is poor policy making. And the last minute
nature of these changes is really doing a son. That's why we're getting flooded with emails about grading. Because we're not being clear in our deliberations and we're not
talking to one another about these decisions. This is been on art. We've had meetings about this and never once has the option of available at
lunch been suggested. I'm just floored that. Well, I do ask them that the maker of the motion and the seconder, please be prepared to handle
any communications or any litigation that is going to come forth because our school division will apparently be disobeying the law. So really hope that you can be prepared
for that and I just I will not be supporting this motion. And we also cannot dictate what parents can do. We can parents to not have their kids have their phone. It. We control what's in the schools. What
has it? Because after lunch to go in the hallway, does that count are not count? I'm very disappointed at this board.
Thank you, Mr. And Mrs. It. my microphone was working already so. >> think it's OK. So I actually of like this motion
and the reason being I just had a student graduating from high school last year from Centerville, High School and from a parent's perspective, that was a time to check in. He never checked his phone
during the school day. He never. We looked as a simple message is nothing. But during lunchtime I was able to find out what his plan for us to
take the bus home. All he has to go to act by staying in extra class or is going to set friend's house. There are things I need as a parent because my son, even though a senior, he's 16 years old. So
that was a time for me to get in touch with them. And I would say there are students, water. We had to graduation ceremony in Mountain View
Recenty and that was one of the speaker was a young mother. Shoes has a and she's caring for. So I've been a teacher. Take the phone away
mother was a baby. I would not agree to that. Lastly, about students. There were students who are working there with only breadwinner for the family and they were students
who were the Tittle, know what they have to pick up a shift at night. I I am. I feel for those students who have to work and also study. And not
to have that luxury. The tool keep difference of 8 all day. This is in for them. So for that reason, I would be OK, that just a phone usage during
the lunch just for them to able to check that a message m I'm I hope the law is going to be OK? But that I everybody's going to be OK,
but that thank you. >> Thank you. Miss ticks Mr. McDaniel. Thank you. A year ago I brought forward the
pilot program and here ago I helped. Try this issue forward because we were. The school system, especially the high school levels in the position
where it was the Wild West with cell phones. And what we learned in the pilot program is that if we force the rules that we had on the books, it's significantly curtailed. What
was going on in schools. And we heard that from our school Bay staff couple of months ago. The legal side of this.
I'm not a lawyer. I don't even pretend to to do what lawyers do. But I think it's safe to say there's ambiguity there and nothing prevents the general assembly next year from fixing that ambiguity if they so choose. And if they do
that, then this board will obviously comply with whatever language they come up with. But I want to say thank you. In particular to staff that
worked h*** o* this DR King in your department and everybody that worked h*** o* this because if I recall correctly the amended motion that I'm gonna support right now of basically saying lunches
allowed that hallway passing period is not neither is any other period during the day. recall correctly. That was your original recommendation. Was it not? And then this
Borges and feedback and then it went here and then it went there. They went back there and then went up there. But we're back to square one with what our very capable staff is
recommending. So thank you for your work. I'm happy to support. This moving. This is not a move that says, you know, didn't miss ladies
point. We're talking 25 to 30 minutes. We're not talking unfettered access. We're talking. 25 to 30 minutes a day for high school kids. That's it. to fix it next year because of the gullies reasons
or whatever it may be, we can do that. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. McDaniel, Mr. Dunn. As a school board member is my
first obligation to follow the law and to ensure that the superintendent fcps follow the law. As an attorney, I appreciate creative worry
lawyering, but there's a difference between creative lawyering and blatant disregard of the law. Tonight, I ask my attorneys to oppose this amendment, which is contrary to law. It's
unlawful. Let's pretend we have the choice. Okay. On the one hand, we have reams of data and dozens of scientific studies showing the mental trauma cars to our students by
cell phones. On the other hand. Do we have any data? Showing that allowing cell phone use at lunch produces
any benefits for students. Are there any other school divisions that allow cell phone use at lunch? I asked this question CPS leadership
now told not 0. So this amendment proposes to ignore state law and reams of data and scientific studies because feel like it because we think we know better than the scientists because we think we
know better than the state legislature. That is extremely disappointing. And let me say as the school board member who represents a Mount Vernon
district. To know that the dozens or hundreds of students who are pulling out their cell phones to record the stabbing. We know that cell phone causes
more fights, more fights with injuries when cell phones taken away at Edison fights dropped from 88 to 22 bye bye. Incredible. 400% decrease. Sorry, not doing the math
right right now. But incredible. Overnight drop and fights with entry. Same for vaping. Same for drives. Same for all kinds of things dropped by just taking away
the cell phones. I asked my colleagues to priortize student safety and security student mental health. Student well-being. And adopt a bell to bell ban on cell phones and
reject this amendment. Thank you, Mr. Dunn. Mr. >> Thank you. Thank March it.
I am supporting this amendment. And put it in Bush. We will record that this to us some of the things Mister
Donuts stated about statutory an inch. discussion about how to interpret restrict. Versus ban. And there was a consensus
among the board members that. cannot wait. And that's slated intent. What to be intent, which a couple states senators
might have come in. If I as to law what the intent was. But when look at the man, from the lenders, you don't see that
That It's I am on the The consensus interpretation by the board, the gunmen beach in the state statute. Are you allowing a usual with the sun
from getting on with a high school shootings. I am willing to give a try. Interest. High
Just just to Truman. Sean with usual phones rather than completely taking that whole day in school or to Hey, maybe
you need to communicate with some other people outside schools, even almost classmates and certain things usual type will need the best
we do do do lunch hours. And having said that. 3 times the board. Discussed about the
center news policy. I think in this matter and I want my comics it him to just exceeded He reminded the lunch hour was
never discussed and coming for the first time, maybe and maybe. But governor's man, you were I do not require or those amendments. want to the work
session and discussed at the work session. We have we have we go through these workstation and have a discussion and based upon the conversation to take place,
duo's work sessions and even outside the work session between school with the numbers, a board member aboard numbers can craft amendment
enough. I convicts 48 People the board meeting. I think that's what the maker of amendment had gone. And I appreciate that. This matter. And you know that I had
conversation with about he up Ryan amendment. It conversation to Anderson about the amendment. The ship proposed. If older Boardman
Bush did not respond to question of conversation. I don't have a controlling them, but I. Having the commission with you and I want the public
to help. Thank you, And I'd like to remind colleagues. >> Per Robert's rules to direct their coming through the chair. If they'd like to invite another colleague to speak, they can engage that
colleague and ask if they'd like to participate and take some of their time to keep the tenor of the conversation and within decorum Sizemore
Heizer. >> Thank you. having been on the board that actually in situ that first set of restrictions on cell phones in 2022. Let's be clear that the
restrictions on cell phones prohibit the use by students in elementary middle school from Bell to Bell starting in 2022. The only thing that we
allowed in 2022 was in high school. The cell phones could be used in the passing periods. And at lunch. So we led the work on this in 2022, the issue since then was ensuring implementation, which
we have worked very hard, including witness McDaniel, talked about ensuring implementation of these rules. When you read bill. It restricts restriction is the
limit. That's the plain language definition restriction. You can look at the death dictionary definition. >> It also says a jump rope and development to appropriate. That's the first.
Rules looking at a statue. Having said that. When I ran for this office. Because of the experiences I had my
children and what I saw, I said, I am going to keep front and center those students who have the least ability speak for themselves. Over a 3rd of
our students qualify for free and reduced price meals. A lot of those students. May be working jobs to support their families. Those jobs may be
shift work. Abbas is not going to call the front office of a school to offer a ship that's open for the student. That is not how our world works anymore. And if a student doesn't get that message isn't
able to respond, they lose that income. That's who I'm thinking about. Give them an opportunity in high school as are becoming adults with adult like responsibilities to learn how to do it. Some are high
school students are parents. Several high school students watch siblings at home after school because their parents are working. 25 minutes to
fulfill a don't like responsibilities is reasonable. Instructional spaces where the majority the research shows about the benefits in schools. And we have not allow cell phones,
instructional spaces per policy since 2022. Privileged that I didn't have to have my children work to support my family. I had my children put
their cell phones and outside of the rooms at night. But I ran for this office. To represent everybody and to be the voice for the people who
needed it. And in high school, they're learning to be adults and some of them are adults. High school principals have told us that they they support this version. They don't believe in about bell to Bell
ban the laws consistent with that. So let's be clear. This debate is about 25 minutes during the day. And those students who I'm picking up
are probably working and aren't able to come to all the work sessions and leave school to do that or come here to speak to us. So I support this. Thank you. Miss Sizemore
Heizer missing coming. Thank >> I want to say that I I really struggled with and I had various conversations with all of with Sepp with the
makers of both amendments about this. In the end, I felt this was a good compromise. For the reasons that have been stated before in my district.
There's a large and significant amount of students are on free and reduced lunch. There's a lot of high school students to take care of student of end of siblings. As
someone that has worked in the school. I know when an elementary kids sometimes doesn't get picked up because they're high school. Student's
phone wasn't working. So I've seen what happens when phone went was out of power and assembly wasn't picked up and there's panic. I think it's
important to note that in terms of our procedure. Are procedures that we can right these amendments. 48 hours in advance and there's another amendment. We voted on that we
received and there was no discussion. Usually the maker of an amendment reaches out. to the rest of the members to discuss it. I see an amendment
and I don't have a question and OK with it. I'm not going to call that person. If I do have a question Alcon, that person but its usually incumbent on the person that is making the amendment to
reach out 2 people to sand making this amendment. What do you think about it? And I was. Approached by people. Let me the amendment just sometimes people don't talk to you. They
don't have a question or they know what they want to do. So I don't want to belabor the point that this is a bad way to do things because we all know the way that it's done. And this was all done the way
we have all decided for it to be done. I think this is it that would compromise. And the other thing that I think is critically important is to
support our staff. Our staff at the high school level has said that this is what they want. We cannot always support them with. The raises that
they need when they tell us that they're OK with something works for them. Then we support them as well. Thank you, miss And cutting Dr
Anderson. >> Yes, thank you. We seem to be having a lot of conversation regarding the clarity of the law and what it
doesn't provide. Had the law been clear, at least to some. Then these concerns regarding students who work regarding students were parents. I wonder how we would find a way
to make it work. And I think we would find a way to make it work. We would find the some sort of space because we do know we have those students and communities. I think that
space should have been happening right now because the law is clear. I will not be voting for this motion. I will not be voting for sarin are because I do not want to be associated with not
following the law. We have been told by folks who were in Richmond who we trust to go down to Richmond to do the work for us. They were clear with us. We are still continue
to disregard it and it makes me wonder, where does it end if we have that flexibility to provide the cell phone usage
at lunch. passing I first period? Why not, Jim? Why not? Photography? Why not? Wherever it is that we want. I don't
think we have the flexibility. I do believe this to be an arbitrary application and I want nothing to do with this. Plus, I also want to affirm
the comments that were made regarding mental health that was made by those comments were made by folks who are here just earlier and the community participation side
segment rather. And Mister Dunn also shared some very good information. It does matter. I we had a colleague here that said something that was I think, pretty impactful
to me several weeks ago in terms of if those kids didn't have that cell phone at at doing the West Po incident.
That trauma would not have been. Spread across the division the way that it did to other kids who are not there because they would not have been filming that really
stuck with me even though it is not my community, it was 80 a statement that really impacted me. And I think we are doing the opposite of
that. And it just finals currently and I will not be in support of the motion or Sinai today, although I'm very grateful for all of the work
that Doctor Office have done. You took a lot of time to respond to my questions. So very appreciate appreciative of that. Thank you, Dr.
Anderson missile want. So I kind of see both sides of this because students see both sides of the fun up here. I have represent those both sides. But first, I wanted to. >> Thank Dr King because she met with me. She met with
students and those that are in our work session. She looked at the student feedback and her team did and amazing job putting this all together. So what we got from students is from the survey which I have pulled right in front of me right now is that they do feel like they're more focused
during instructional time when they don't have their phones with them. But they appreciated being able to check their phones once in a while. And I actually wanted to read what one student said. This was written in December
where they said I am worried that the cell phone policy will turn into a belt about policy in 2025, I feel that students should be able to use their phones and other electronics when class is not in session during lunch, for
example, as a way to relax and do something they enjoy bringing up the point that miss Anderson said of kindergartners purses, high schoolers and seniors having that trust in being able to
use your phone, how you can during those non instructional periods was really important for students. But given all of this being said what we were told, especially in those conversations I was having
with students that it wouldn't be possible with the new Virginia law and that I can agree with that. We do have to follow the law. So no matter what we vote on what still is
different in schools is the degree which the cell phone policy is implemented from school to school to school. And I've mentioned this before, how teachers enforce it between classrooms even within the same school looks different. So no matter what
we vote on, this is still going to be an issue whether we keep it during lunch, we're not. And I know that's divided on both sides. But thank you,
miss a lot. Missing, John, coming again. Thank I just wanted to go back to state that this policy has been in
effect. >> The consistency of enforcement has been the issue are cell phone policy for having places where the cell phone could be stored. That's
what we had pouches are extremely expensive entering this budget time. We cannot afford them. Now in terms of Pete beak. The students and
high school will still have the cell phones in their backpacks as they're moving back and forth. So even though they're restricted from using them, if there is something
that happens in the hall just because they can have it at lunch, they can still pull it out of the backpack. Now the thing is to teach them not to do that. And it's as I said in my statement after what
happened at West Potomac, we got to teach our kids to give a handout instead a hand to be filming things and that's incumbent on not just us to teach them, but on parents to
teach them. I just want to make that perfectly clear. They also when we talk about the legal issue, are counsel has advised us that this is
within the legal parameters. This amendment would not have come up if that that exist. And so I just wanted to clarify that. In a perfect
world, we would be able to have those cell phones stored away somewhere and we would have enough money to do that. We don't. We have to teach kids how to use them. And we
have to encourage our staff members and support them to enforce the policy as it has been written since 2022. And I hope that this discussion will
help us move forward with that. Thank you. Miss it. And cutting Mr. Dunford, go back. want to be clear on. >> The process by which we
arrived at this legal interpretation. If you watch the video, the school board members to advance this legal interpretation, not the Vision Council Division Council is not in the room when this
interpretation was advanced. Division Council came down later to support that legal interpretation. But frankly, when. School board members advance a legal
interpretation, I would expect. As an employee that council would support that because that's what employees do. They support their boss.
So if this was the 5th set, followed a proper process, there might have been a question asked of Division Council. To provide. legal
interpretation which then could have been discussed and followed. That was not the process followed and that's an attorney. I can tell you. This is not the Waco that's cart
before the horse. And also as an attorney having been the lead legislative affairs attorney 10 billion dollar agency. I can tell you what the proper eating is and it's
a A ban as the band is the ban. There's a famous poem to that effect. We should all know what we should all follow it. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Dunn, this mayor.
>> Just a Is a budget amendment going to be forthcoming if their suggestion that teachers need to be trained on how to teach kids how to use cell phones. That's going to cost money and
materials and resources. So I'm wondering if the makers of the motion will be providing a budget amendment to help with that rollout and to teach kids, how do you sell phones, which we have some curriculum on with safe in a digital
citizenship. But I would like appreciate any update about any kind of forthcoming budget amendment. Thank you. Aaron.
Anderson. I just have a few clarifying questions. >> Mr. Foster, what would be age appropriate restriction if it was not based on the age of
the students. >> I don't know. I mean, I can't come up with one. >> Okay. So is is it possible
here that this was just a slip of an amendment in terms of that's the way that the the law was amended by the governor that there was
theirs. original intention was with the lawmakers told us that the original intention was which was to codify are. >> Our ability to do what we were doing and what other divisions are actually
following us on. And is it possible that the governor put amendment that put Bell the bell? But it didn't actually change the language of the overarching. overarching language in the bill. Yeah. I
mean, this is why. >> Courts throughout the common law history of this country have focused on the language of statues and not the statements of individual
legislators because the individual motivation of an individual legislature is going to vary from legislative. The legislator. What does not change is the language of the statute and
that's what they focus to be clear, that was the basis for the conclusion that I reached. In. The guidance that I previously provided to the board is what the language of
the statute says. >> And I appreciate I will say that I do believe that this was a mistake. I understand very clearly that we will likely have more more strict
language coming depending on what happens next year. I would also like to say that the feedback that we received from both students, staff
teachers, everyone was related to our existing policy. The pilot was about enforcing our existing policy. That was what was shown that worked. So what
Dre, but I would like just to consider this year is knowing that we likely have more stringent responsibilities coming forward and and will likely have language that
would actually prohibit you spelled about which I think was I understand that that's not what the bill set or not what the law says, but it is. I understand what the makers
of the law had in mind. Can we use this year to try to think about communication systems that we will likely have put in place that would allow our
staff to do the same things that happened when I was a kid where you'd have to have called the office and send a note down to that because our e-mail system does not allow appropriately does not allow students to other parents. And
so if we don't have a system where kids can actually contact their parents throughout the day. What are we gonna be able to do as a division to support that for
this number of students? you're asking for? Us contemplate like a system for students to connect with their parents.
>> But not a cell phone. Exactly. Okay. >> And it doesn't have to be an answer today. I'm just saying that this is work that the divisions going to have to do because for a division our
size that is larger than 11 states. We are going to have to come up with a plan on how we're going to facilitate the type of communication the parents have now come to expect with their students.
Yes, ma'am. I would also like to reiterate. That we have digital citizenship. our curriculum currently this type of thing needs to be talked
about in terms of I fully and completely do not believe that a Belleville ban is going to stop people from doing things with their cell phones in between classes and recording and things like that. That's not going to happen. We have
to talk to them. I agree. And so I would really like to also ensure that make sure that our staff is modeling the behavior that we're expecting of her students, because that is also
something that I'm seeing is that there's a whole lot of teachers walking around that have their cell phones out. When we are now telling staff or students that they're not supposed to have theirs. And so we've got to figure out as
as a group how to how navigate all of this a little bit better than we are. >> Thank you. Seeing no others. We will put the amendment on the screen. I saw
go off. I saw on that off than on and off and on Dr. Anderson >> You know, I definitely know that we have advance in a way that communication between
parents and students are different and their children are different. You know, I worked in a school my entire career apparent now with kids with cell phone. So I appreciate that. But I do want
to also kind of bring some of the communication that does happen because it is so accessible. tend not be as urgent or important messing always. But there's routine
where I'm just going to check in this thing really quickly. But for the things that are important for the things that are urgent, we have this weird little tool in the office. Call a telephone that parents
can actually call and leave messages for their kids with the school phone that happened before I was there. I would answer the phones in the office and be a parent wanting
to change a child's dismissal or to do something that is still a tool that I want to make sure that we don't forget is still available. The other thing again, I keep going back
to this because it has to make sense to me. The law says that we have to respect student's cell phone use and smart devices from belt about. I will own definition of the
ends aren't in the S R and R says. >> It is after the first bell rings at the start of the school day to begin instruction until the dismissal bell rings at the
end of the school day. So bell to Bell as the find here. And yet we have this insertion of lunchtime, which is not inside of the beginning or the end
bells as far as I can remember. So that piece just also doesn't sit well with me. But thank you. >> Thank you, Dr Anderson, mayor and you've already
spoken twice, I can't call on you again. Yes, I'm sorry. The motion is on the screen. We will not go to a vote. All those in favor of the amendment on the screen. Please raise your hand
mystic's Mr. Mcelvain, Mr. McDaniel, Mr. Sanderson Sizemore Heizer, Mr. Moon, This Lady, John hunting and myself, all those opposed this mayor and Dr Anderson, Mr.
Dunn, the motion carries. All right. We are now returning to the primary motion as amended. Seeing no others. We will go to a vote for the motion to
pass the amended sarin are all those in favor. Mystic's it Mr. Mckelvie Mr. McDaniel will miss Anderson Sizemore Heizer Mr. Moon misleading, missing John Cunningham. Myself. All
those opposed this mayor and Dr Anderson, Mr. Dunn, the motion carries. Iconic
Sizemore Heizer for follow-on motion. >> I move that the school board direct the superintendent to develop a process requiring parents,
guardians and students to acknowledge and agree that cell phone, smart watches and other wearable devices are the sole responsibility of parents, guardians, caregivers and students while they're on
SEP as property or attending FCPS sanctioned events similar to those guidelines used to manage other. Bring your own devices. These guidelines should include but are not limited to statements
acknowledging Fcps is not responsible, providing charging spaces for or the care of such devices. That fcps is not responsible for the security safety last damage or theft of such device
and that students must abide by the acceptable use policy in the student's rights responsibilities document. If they bring one of those devices and fcps property or
the FCPA sanctioned events. >> Yes, thank Before we had one to one lot tops and other types of devices for our students, we had to bring your
own device policy where students families could send laptops and other types devices with their students. And there was an agreement that have to be signed that Fairfax County Public Schools were not responsible for those devices similar to the
language. I just read out loud, however, that bring your own device policy this statement that the sign explicitly excluded cell phones. And other similar
devices. So now that a lot of families are saying cell phones with the students to schools. You want to make a bring your own device. We are not providing cell phones to students all the way now. But laptops, it's important for
families to acknowledge in the same way they did with laptops that if those choose to send the subsidy vices with your children to school, they are responsible for those devices and the students responsible.
Follow the rules in the U.S. are all regarding those devices. So it is sort of cleaning up or bring your own device and ensuring that families know that this is their device that they're sending with their student and they're responsible for
damage. Any theft and making are of these devices. So it's like a little cleanup, but that's what this is for. Thank you. Miss Sizemore a Sanders who would like to speak to dissent your second. >> I won't belabor anything
that my colleagues but I will say that I have mentioned this several times to the superintendent and to other colleagues about the fact that we do need to acknowledge that when you bring a cell phone into the school, it is your
device and it is your responsibility and parents responsibility to help facilitate Inc and ensure that their parent that their student is following the rules with the devicethe same way as it used to be when they used to bring their own
laptops to school. So this is just a request to ensure that parents have have that moment to acknowledge that as they move forward throughout the school year. Thank you, miss
Anderson, Mr. Dunn. >> find this quite problematic. We are a school system, not a parking garage. When you enter a parking
garage, a gala ticket on the back. That ticket is in size for fund language such as this saying, you know, the parking Rise, disclaims any liability for loss of property for
people breaking in for damage caused your vehicle. This is attached to CERN are which is 150 page document. And we asked Francis, I'm there's
inconsistent signing by parents by students. And it's certainly not structured as a legal contracts. I'm not sure how we can impose. Kind of a
legal disclaimer that would be enforceable are binding in any sense on on parents and students. I find this highly flawed. I think there are ways you could do this, but I don't
think this is even been examined by Division Council, Mr. Foster, have you examined whether this is enforceable under Virginia law? So you
have or have I had I have a case. And so it is important So this could potentially excuse are liability for a cell phone. The cats destroyed
or lost in an office where it's being held overnight. >> Yeah, I'd be happy to discuss offline in further detail legal analysis that I did. But I have looked at it and I have concluded that this
is compliant. >> Well, I aikins as an attorney. I find it not enforceable under Virginia law. There is provision under Virginia law for who is
responsible for what in the event of tort of loss of property, damage to property. I think we should again follow the law as with the last motion or amendment. The law
is the law and we should follow the law. And if we want to change the law and for some kind of contractual disclaimers, there are ways to do that. I don't think this is the way. Thank you, Mr. Dunn
seeing no others. We will go so a part as more eyes are. >> I just want to clarify. It seems like a little confusion here. This itself is not the
language or the prophet. All this is a follow-on to direct the superintendent to develop a process. This isn't the contractual law or whatever that they will sign. It is.
And we are allowed under the law to direct the superintendent. And that's what this is doing is directing the superintendent to direct develop a process. I imagine she will work with Division Council and other
appropriate staff to develop that process that is legally compliant asked about the process. That's all this follow-on is makes there isn't any confusion. We're not actually asking them to sign what I just read. We're asking
what I just read is asking superintendent to develop what they will sign. So I just want clarify that because it seemed like it might some confusion. Thank you. Miss Sizemore Heizer the follow-on motion is on the screen seeing no
others, all those in favor. Mystic's it Mr. McElveen, Mr. McDaniel. >> This Sizemore Heizer Mr. Moon, Lady missing done cutting myself. All those
opposed. Mr. Done with 2 colleagues away from the table. The motion carries.
Agenda item. 5.0 4 action. New intergovernmental contract Alexandria City School board dba Alexandria City, Public Schools, professional development services for supporting multilingual
learners and tear one content instruction icon, Mr. Moon for a motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that the school to
approve the interim government contract with Knicks and city school board doing business mix and city public schools for professionally gunman. So this for supporting. We're
grown daughters in TR one content instruction. And the right to give us a intendent under threat to office. The Procurement Services Trick secured deliver the ministry,
the contract on behalf of the school board. >> Is there a second by second, Miss Saint John, putting Mr. Moon, would you like to speak your motion? Thank you as tension and Identity Thanks for granting my request to do.
>> Move this from the consent. The consulate agenda to an action item because I that particular contract was important enough to be
highlighted. Unexplained by our staff members to why, you know, these particulates 2 countries needed and what kind of services us seeking to be
providing the country and I keep hit jump to adapt to pursue the on whether he could. He's trying to >> Absolutely. Thank you, Mr. Men for the opportunity to
speak to this contract because it really is essential for the success of our multilingual learners that are over. 25 1% of our student population and
fcps right now. Primarily what we what we know about our multilingual in the population from particularly from a five-goal reports that we've looked at as a school system this year is that our students
are continuing to struggle while they're gaining academic proficiency in English and the English language, there's continuing to struggle with access to the academic content. So are multilingual
learners have tremendous aptitude. There's some of the hardest-working students that we have in the school system, but they're not performing as well as we know that they're capable of and as well as we
know, that we need to support them in achieving those particular levels of success. So what this contract would do is it would allow us to contract for professional
development and instructional resources and materials to provide to our staff, particularly in those academic content areas to support students with accessing the
academic language, the vocabulary and the content that's very complex. The organization that we're contracting with here is project glad probably the
preeminent organization for supporting multilingual learners in the United States. And they have several regional facilities where staff can get rain. This particular contract allows us actually to work
with our local facility so that we can save travel costs and have those professional learning opportunities here in Fairfax County. And more importantly, what this allows
us to do is develop our own trainers within within a couple years, we would not even need the procurement services through project led because we would have our own internal staff that would be certified to be able to
provide these types of professional learning experiences for teachers. >> You know that they can look up a one thing I want to do from that description
statement and the second peach, agenda item. Is he off to nation about what may be happening in classrooms. Let
me read that particular sentence. For public observations in classrooms, father TV, sunny in the islands. In classroom, action
with the teachers dominating the talk to 9 and look to the machine and sending them into opportunities to practice and to end up Scaries as a former
and eyesore. really struck a chord and this is little audience. The video need to focus in Thank you, Mr. Moon.
Missing rent. Speak to your second. >> All those in favor of the
motion on the screen. Mystic's it Mr. McElveen Sanderson Sizemore Heizer Mr. Dunne, Mister Moon, misleading message and Cunningham myself. But you notice from board
members present with 3 away from the dais. Mr. McDaniel,
Dr Anderson and despair. Agenda item, 6.0 one performance review relationship with families and
community 3 monitoring report each year. The school board assesses the superintendent in part on the basis of the school divisions, reasonable progress try achieve in the
2023 to 2030 strategic plan goal. Strategic plan's goals he runs to a set of 13 executive limitations found on pages 14 through 31 of the
board's strategic governance manual. The superintendent provides annual monitoring reports to the board for executive limitation then vote on whether the provided report
is in compliance or of corrective action is needed icon. Dr Reid for Monitor report and executive limitation. 3 relationships with families and community stakeholders. To good evening,
chairman. First members of the board and the public. >> As chairman Fresh indicated tonight, I'll be presenting executive limitation. Number 3. Addressing relationships
with families and community stakeholders. In relative to executive limitation. 3. This is a some quite important
executive limitation in terms of our connection to the community. And at the time of this report to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I've gathered information and evidence that
I believe supports compliance with the board's executive limitation associated with this topic. And I'll share some highlights this evening. Want to remind the board and
those watching that there are 7 areas of 3 which are on the screen and the full report is attached to agenda. So you can
also go back and read the full monitoring report this evening. only going to be sharing selected indicators, but the rest is a mention
available on the full monetary part. So I want to look at indicator one and just remind the board that we hosted our summer extravaganza in June of
2024. This event welcomed over 900 students, families, staff and community partners in June of 2024. and this year's event will be held on May 10th. And
next Shipley. That's a Saturday. So we'll have an opportunity to gather again. We've contracted with Samaritan to develop a volunteer software management
system to create a more streamlined volunteer program for those who want to volunteer and fcps, we're in the middle of a test phase for 8 schools which will be launched in the second week
May. And then will be fully implemented this fall. We continue to provide county wide professional learning to facilitate positive relationships with students and families and some of these
topics are narrow. Diversity and learn are very ability to name a couple. Want to remind the board about our multi-year plan to support all schools and earning the Purple Star
designation and currently remind the board that we have 96 Purple Star schools with 27 new designations in 2025. Further, we launched Our video
podcast, Our Voices, Our Future honor, Internet channel. This year. These podcast Center Student Voice within our work and in 23. 24,
the channel had a 20% increase in video views with over 22,700 hours of watch time. And these are key opportunities to connect with
our community. We also had a net gain of 1700 subscribers are multilingual channel had an increased watch time of 28%. So we feel like we're also reaching out to a wide
variety of our members of our community. We want to report our student registration welcome Center. Workflow has been developed in guardian,
which is a centralized case management tool. This is improve the overall efficiency and communication so that we are facilitating a more timely enrollment. The targeted
implementation for this. My workflow is actually this month. Staff of the welcome centers continue to write families with the linguistic and cultural support needed to
complete registration, paperwork, excess resources necessary to facilitate timely enrollment and also in and one of the key areas is
facilitating connection to health care needs as a condition of enrollment. So you see some data in terms of student registration,
international transcript, valuations that are conducted. >> So looking at our second indicator, I want to remind board that we have virtual
military family gatherings, quarterly military connected. Family Advisory Council meetings. Those were new this year. military-connected Youth advisory committee with 2
students from each high school being put together. I want to all right. March of 2025, had
an opportunity receive acknowledgement of our work in our school division by a S a. Number 3 indicators. 3, we
conducted 10 focus groups with 128 participants between April 29th and may 21st to learn from families about their experiences and better understand how to support
them. The 23, 24 Family Engagement survey was open from March to April and highlights are shown above.
One of the things that we think about in terms of using structured methods to collect feedback. There are a number of topics we've been collecting feedback on middle school. Start time. The boundaries, rights and
responsibilities and so forth. Also based on materials which have come under consideration being elementary social studies and mathematics.
Looking at indicator for we've used the let's talk platform specifically to ask questions about CERN are again and a variety of policies and gather
feedback on these changes. We do have quarterly meetings with fate. faith leaders from around the county and working. We work on strategic topics, one of which was immunization
also mental health support over summer vacation times and so forth. in partnership with Fort Belvoir, the National Museum of the Army and the Fairfax County Economic
Development Authority, the bridges to success career PATH event was hosted in March of 2025. again, very well attended. So Mister Chairman,
this concludes the presentation for executive limitation. 3 relationships with families and community stakeholders. >> Thank you, Dr Reid. I call
on Mr. Mckelvie in for a motion. Thank you. I move that the school board finds the superintendent is in compliance with executive limitation. Number 3,
relationships with family and community stakeholders. >> I further move that the school board approved the monitoring report based on the superintendents, reasonable interpretation of executive limitation. Number 3,
relationships with families and community stakeholders at as outlined in the strategic governance man. Thank you, Mr. McElveen Sizemore Heizer Senator Second. Thank Mr.
McCAbe, which like to spin? It time. Thank you. Mrs has really speak your second. It's coming late nights. All those the briefing to Dre. I really appreciate the significant
number of community meetings and events that you attend. >> On a regular basis and you not you engage with community stakeholders with all view points and all walks of life
and way you listen to them some of the great things we've done to engage the community to summer extravaganza and other thing to keep building. It says definitely one of year strengths as a superintendent
is the way you engage in. Listen to and in Iraq to the community. And I've notice a big difference in terms of how much the community feels
involved in heard. From the time you started. So I'm I'm honored to second. This is definitely your strengths. I want, you know, I don't know when you sleep. And many miles you put on your car every year. But it is notice and
appreciate him. Thanks. Thank you. Miss Sizemore Heizer Mr. Dunn. I'd like to second everything that was just said because I think that's very
true. >> Certainly hope you get paid per mile could be quite a bit. >> So can you tell me a little bit more about the Samaritan?
>> Software volunteers to do what? And is there an option to use members of our community who are highly educated. I might be retired. It might be working part-time.
I was just speaking someone last night who wanted to come in and teaching our school, you know, very niche area of science and technology. I'm sure is hard to recruit as a
full-time fcps employee at law schools, graduate schools. There are many faculty who teach part-time. Is that something that we can do and through this tool? >> So Mr. Bennett's exactly
the resolution were looking for. >> I heard early on in my first I still here from community members who want to
volunteer who find it challenging to get through our volunteer approval process. We also want to make sure that we have a consistent process across the county for
background checks and making sure that all of the opportunities are available across the county known to those who want to volunteer. We have a knitting group out
near area of the county that would really like to do and meeting in schools. And they've been really excited about the possibility of having a much simpler access
to the volunteer system. >> I believe this hall as chief that's been working on that. >> I believe it mirrors the county system is hauled. You have a couple details about
that from Mr. Dunn, please. Yes, thank you. That is corrected. It is marrying the Samaritan. It's the same company that the county is using. >> This will be very similar in that the schools will be
able to post tuna tease for volunteering and then we'll also be able to in the other side collect information from volunteers in terms of the
types of skills. They're offering the types you know, volunteer opportunities they're looking for and the even the region said they're
looking for. So they'll be able to look across the division at the opportunities that are available and there will be volunteer training as well to make sure that they
understand the expectations of the volunteers as well with the background check. >> It's there the ability to designate particular schools that they might live in
proximity to. >> When you say designate particular schools, what you mean? Our plan is to open it up. 2 all volunteers and to
all schools ultimately so that they're posting information. >> Sorry, if I'm a volunteer and I live near Fort Hunt Elementary and I want volunteer at Fort Hunt Elementary rather than all of region. 3 is opportunity for a
volunteer to say this is where like to volunteer. Yes. And is there option under Virginia law for? For volunteers to come in and teach like adjunct
faculty during the school day particular coursework. >> So Mr. Solomon, I might I will defer to I have what I think would be accurate. But
go ahead. >> While we very likely wouldn't have a volunteer coming in to teach a class. We would employ them so we would hire them with Fairfax County, public schools to in the case that you're describing, teach
that one class. >> And if they're not looking to be paid. That's something we may have to go back and research.
>> I would think Mr Down as long as we have a background check. That's clear that if teacher or a classroom teacher wanted invite volunteering to teach a lesson or series of
lessons and are the super supervision of the classroom teacher. That would be fine. >> Great. Can you talk a little bit about it? There's a lot of great stuff in here about Purple Star schools. But
is there any particular reached and the military families to understand the difficulties transitioning and transitioning out since often do that in the middle of the school year. Sometimes on short notice, depending on
when orders are received. >> Mr. in part respond. Actually tear suggestion that year ago we did convene military connected Family Advisory Committee, which I do
meet with quarterly now and that family committee. Brings concerns and we sure topics. One of the things we've implemented in the last couple years is onlregistration.
So families are able to register before they transfer if they know they're coming in. So I know our central registration is also working
to expedite overseas transfer registrations because Wernick students are able to sign up for courses before their full and so forth. So we've really I think increased our outreach
in connection to our military families. >> That's fantastic. In terms of outreach. I know that there are a lot of churches and nonprofits that would love to
partner spoken to. Many of them would love to partner and tutoring, mentoring or even serving as a host site for Pre-K classes, cetera. Has there been any engagement that was mentioned? The report? Is
there any engagement that you're pursuing beyond you currently meeting with faith, faith leaders. >> So that engagement. Is
ongoing. In, for example, we talk about what's going to happen in the summer months. Last year. We talked about training, use leaders with some mental health skills, mental health first aid. But I
do think that the new software for volunteering also, we talked about a particular. Faith group wanting to do like math facts, right? So I think there's been a little bit of a
gap in terms of what what could what do schools possibly need? And we're hoping this new system will be able to say we would like someone to work with math. Flash cards, for example, your sight words so
that if I'm a volunteer Army youth, our Ed not profit group to say we really want to, you know, we want to be math facts, heroes. Then they would know that if they want to go to these 7 schools, that's
what they can do. So it's really trying to match up of volunteers, interest with our needs. that's why I think it's going best work. >> And the Samaritan system will be able to accommodate
groups who are volunteering, not just individuals. >> Well, that would often be a representative of the group that may need sign up and I defer to miss home. Maybe
there's a possibility for the group, but I'm guessing it's going to be a spokesperson for the group. >> It will accommodate groups. And when it comes to the training in the background
checks, if it is a volunteer organization that wants to volunteer. Every individual in that group would be going through the process. But they're the family school
partnerships, Dr. Been a lot fun. Jackson is the director. She's spearheading the implementation of Samaritan. She's working closely with
community relations as specifically our business. In a community partnerships, the administrator to make sure those partnerships that are coming through that office are also going ultimately going to
the Samaritan. Supple and >> and you about, you know, not just requesting people to come dash ups, but going out to a 2 ways and civic
associations to engage with them because they're also a source of volunteers and potential relationships that can bees do some bridge building. And I also want to mention low-income
communities, which, you know, don't always have technology fund. See that they fill out a CPS surveys. We certainly see that in the kind of characteristics that people respond to the surveys, but actually going out to those
communities and not necessarily yourself because you are quite occupied but sending out representatives of yes, ship to try to reach out to different communities, for example, along Route one, too, engage with them, understand
their needs, understand how we can do more. do things a little bit differently. That might be more accommodating of their needs and requirements. >> Yes, sir, right. I know that Dr Ponce is out in the
community often our chief of Schools, Region Office staff. In in excuse me, in our Academic matters tonight, you see a new strategy that we
just received grant funding to undertake about actually taking learning out to the community, which we're really excited about. Great. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Dunn Dr
Anderson. Thank you. I do want to start with some positive kudos under indicators 7, the
public, the publication of the separation reports that has been exponentially improved. I was always concerned that the data that we received prior to less than a year ago
>> had been siloed and it was not in context. And so the new form that it has been really very helpful to really get a clear sense what's happening in the division. And also I in
terms of communication going out, I do want to recognize the efforts of the chief engagement office. I raised concerns many times regarding
the stories that are being displayed on the FCPS news. You choose just ensuring that we have wide representation across the entire division. And I think that has occurred
and I hope hall is here okay. Good. So I do want to recognize that. Thank you. It's been very intentional. One of the things that I wanted to raise and this falls
under both indicators, one and 2 very often we have a work session or even here where questions are raised or it's part of the next steps. I don't work session. And then
the response is provided in a Friday letter. I always have not always, but I have a lot of requests from the community asking about, well, what does that? What was the answer to the question that was asked
because that component that comes to us in a Friday letter is not made visible elsewhere. I would love to hear your thinking in terms of how we can take that piece because I know the entire fight. A letter is not for publication,
but how do we ensure that there's visibility to those responses that are being raised from official meetings? I do not provide in the letters.
>> So I what I can do is visit with staff and see as we have next steps, responses that are part of that public document. We could. I think we could
send it to the clerk's office to post. So we could add that step. But that would be helpful. >> Right? That would actually be helpful because very often people who are watching for particular things like why her
it was in a Friday letter. But we don't see that. So thank you for that. One of the other components and I'd like to talk about I believe it is an
indicator 3. We've had this conversation since I've been on the board regarding when there's feedback that is received from the community.
Do we have the right representation? Is it across the various parts of our community? What is the threshold that is going to inspire confidence? I would love for that to be teased out
a little bit. What a what is it that we're looking for when we send, you know, a survey about issue acts. What is it special that we're seeking and we don't arrive to that threshold. Then what do we do?
Just making sure that that's a little bit more visibility visible and more intentional. So that we don't have these MS pockets of communication. like
go right? thank you, Doctor, Anderson, Mr. Moon. >> Thank you, Mr. thank you. Thank you. Talk to me for the presentation you. Hard work. We learn all how hard work.
And this is such description. don't know how you can. Stay involved as much as you have been. different stakeholders
in different communities. He I have work with a meaty superintendents. far above and beyond any to put it that you
can. Every tool. So thank you for that with. That's that we got at the same time, UConn, you know, we always for continuous improvement. It is
so the I'm going to ask a couple questions regarding magicians from the somebody. The somebody page ease of the family engagement, servi of
the 23 in 20 full. I don't know what they do. Have that sort to be heads up I think somebody statements, couple couple places in a stage that.
I mean, I'm gonna give you about 3rd parents guardians. Eunice simply stating that cannot be sitting. You know, if information about what they
can do at home to support, do touch on with a mentor had can win And we're so, you know, similar percentage of parents and guardians state. The same thing about. Not having enough
information from school and what they can do it on to help children improved the other nominee. that has been something that I have and what
for and a long period time, the especially for a buck to linger families and especially Palins who may not be familiar. We the American education system. And let us
with English language and hope. can help their children to be success. But he You have
any comments on that. I think I think they do to show that. You know, but you know what percentage of the parents? You indicated? And enough from cruise.
>> So I know that was one of the drivers for starting the family Academy so that that's information. I know that the documents that we're sending
out are certainly being translated into our highest language uses. And I think they've tried new technology talking points in technologies
that are maybe more nimble to get information out to parents. I you know, I think that that continues to be a challenge. I probably I would
guess that the and students teachers are the most connected to the families. Often or the school principal. You know, it's at the school level.
>> So I think we certainly can continue to set goals around >> I'm trying to find the data. Do have the page number.
>> That is from the pages. 6. It's 66. It would an engaging. The survey. somebody and size. His came in the back. And you know, you can't you can. You
can send in a written response so you tonight. Yes, sir. And and you know, when you do that, if you can, you know, looking the father detail of
the data we already have. We should have whether those about a 3rd of the Commons who seem to be saying that the not receiving enough information from schools to help their
children. >> With you know, those one-third tend to come from lot of. But to the >> So I can check on that and get back to you on that. I do
think the other piece in terms of information that helps students, one of the big asks has been some kind of textbook or some kind of written material to come home, which I
think was why the reading Basil is so critical that we actually have materials that go home. And as we look forward to new curricula, I think that's that's a key
piece as well. So parents can actually see something and work for their child. But I will sort of our plan update on that in an upcoming Friday letter. >> Thank you. Thank you so
much. Yes, Thank you, Mr. marketing. Thank you. So one of the biggest changes that I have felt coming back on the
board is the fact that we no longer have a calendar committee and that was a big surprise to me because we would always have a set place to go to feed information that
we got from the community about, you know, concerns are happiness about various aspects of our calendar. So I think the question I want to
ask is how are we taking in that and put now and how are we using it? >> Input on the calendar. >> So
>> at this point, we're trying to keep a three-year out calendar going a perpetual calendar. I know when I got here and 2022, we didn't have a calendar yet for that fall.
And so it's really important. I think what families one of pieces of feedback we received was. Families really wanted to have the calendar well in advance to make travel plans
and those types of things. So. I don't know that I receive a great deal of feedback right now on the calendar. But Any feedback that I would receive
on the calendar Yes, we could share with the board. I haven't received feedback in a while. So but I'm happy to share that with you. >> Thank you for that. Is there. Will we ever have a
calendar committee again? Where is this all administrative now? >> It's really >> I don't know that I can answer that unilaterally. But
I think at this point we have posted, I think Mr. Smith, we've posted the calendar through. >> 27. 28.
>> That is correct. So we certainly could. >> I think just as as a board, we need to have a discussion about how. bring our input and
the community's input veteran to that process. other question I have is a general question on our. Our start
time Prismatic, steady community engagement. I and I think anyone at this board but would say that that went particularly well. it was
disappointing for me because I think the the communication process harmed the eventual outcome, which I know we're going to talk about shortly. So I don't know if you have
any lessons learned from that process. >> Well, I know that when we hired Prismatic, you know, too. Work this process, the
community engagement, the routing and so on and so forth. They spent want to say 2 years. I think they've been working out. They began with community engagement and then
2 up models. I Mr. Music thoughts on. Lessons learned with the community engagement. I think you are. Present for most of those meetings.
>> Yes, As you know, we sent out another survey right before spring break and we're get we just got the results from late last week. And the lessons we learned from the
previous attempt was just a better use of our communications team here. And I would tribute that probably to my newness and experience here and the communications
team, the second time around really did a lot in terms of translations community engagement, texting families and getting everything in. We
had 30 to just under 32,000 parents respond 16,000 students and about 10,000 staff, which was a huge improvement over the one last year. we're in the process of reviewing those results. Now.
>> I Florida, those. In a Friday letter, results, I think one of the lessons learned, Mr. McElveen and that was. You know, we characterize this sort of as a middle
school start time initiative. And I think our elementary families really wanted to weigh in as well. So that was one of the things to think about. What are those ripple impact and making sure we cast
a wider net? So I think for sure that was one of the the pieces. >> Okay. Thanks a notice. Customer that later. Thank you, Mr. McElveen. Missing
time coming. really don't have a question. I just want to say that I applaud the work that's been done here. And I know that a lot of this, what comes out of family and school
partnerships. And ones being part of that division. I know how much work goes into it. I know the value of what apparently zones do and what our family engagement,
regional reps do. And I know. That sometimes there unsung heroes and it so many of these community events, the interpreters that are there
can't think of last names, but Angie Grayson, Patty, around the city, I think probably work 90 hours a week when these events are going on. And I just really want to lift that up and thank them because
it takes a lot of work. takes a lot of time and we keep saying we want more more more of that. Our staff is not huge in that area. And but they're
doing a huge left. And so I just really want to take the time thank them recognize all the work that they do.
>> Thank Saint John County in aid. I think that that's very timely. Anti Grayson, Patty and put in it. >> And Gordon amount of work.
Also, our security show the all those events. There's just there's a lot to put the events together. So thank you for noticing that. And I specifically. >> want to thank security event, our security people
because a lot of times the last one to leave and they wait for me and I appreciate that because they put in extra time because of >> Thank you. Miss Eaton coming and going to take a
turn. First. Congratulations, everyone. This is the last pl of the school year. So everybody a pat on the back. Not only superintendent and school board for having to go through this process of
getting to go through this process. But staff are helping to prepare this work. I want to tell you how much more substantive our meetings are because of this process. The
depth of information that we dive into is deeper than anything that experienced on on this board. And I very much appreciate the transparency that this brings to the system
and the methodical way that helps us provide accountability to the superintendent when a pickup where Mr. McCAbe in left off on the survey question. You know, I think our team does an
excellent job when when it's focused on getting people to respond to surveys. And so when we hear a number like 30,000 you know, it adds father to my argument that the
way that we do our surveys and report out the results is flawed. Not necessarily the way that we capture the information, but then we say things like. think this or
students think that and really all we're saying is the people who responded to the survey feel that's because we've done nothing to wait the answers based on the populations of the school or their demographic breakdown or
whatever. And our sample sizes are plenty large enough. To wait these things scientifically so that we could say. you know, 60% of
our students feel this. 85% of our parents feel that and we probably even have a large enough samples of things at a lower level like within middle school with in high school
from this region from that region. I have trouble citing the surveys. We do because there anecdotal without that way. And so I toyed with
bringing a corrective action memo on the subject over and over again. I don't think that's necessarily nest. That's not necessary because we're doing the engagement. But I want that engagement to
mean more to the board when we make our decisions. Going on to bring up this had a follow-on motion and there's a couple things that. We launched. A new website is a
school division and I think it is way better and it has a lot of functionality that many schools don't use. And it was something that was problematic before the new Web site. You
know, some schools you have a whole bunch of things on the community calendar, other schools, you have to be on the newsletter to receive that information. We need to do a better job of ensuring that the tools we're paying for are
being used so that we're communicating properly with families. In addition to the other ways that we reach them. So that when a family is new to the school, maybe they're not on the tax list yet or the newsletter list yet they can
just go to the website and see not to mention. I went to 5 musicals in the last week. I would love for our community to be able to find that information on the website really quickly because our
kids are really talented. And so I believe the motions being pulled. But I look forward to partnering with colleagues to ensure that BP the message behind that that we do a
better job of using these tools and training families to use the tools we're providing them happens. And I appreciate my colleagues comments on and
other subjects. All right. I have some lights on. I don't know if they're go or not. Dr. Anderson. Thank you. Just 2 more things because I may not
get the opportunity to do As we're talk about middle school start times here, I'd love to get a glimpse of. >> You're thinking of the report that was sent to the board yesterday. >> I believe we have 2 reports
that were sent yesterday. One that was done. Read that the tail end of last week and we've gotten a lot of reports from Prismatic in the last 2
weeks. >> We have to use marijuana received on Friday and then one yesterday at noon. Okay. >> So I think the one on Friday, if I'm remembering correctly, don't have my notes in front of me right at this
moment. But I think I'm the one on Fridays at the one that had the double backs and the time that wasn't you weren't able the team was unable to verify the Times.
>> Yes, ma'am. double backs and a 30 minute reduction and run time overall. >> And that wasn't perceived as possible from the team.
Yes, OK? So. So the Friday afternoon report Prismatic, I think to Mr. Buick's Point we had double vax and the time I
think the Prismatic it taking some of the runs to smaller shorter times. Then the team filled with traffic in all existing conditions was actually possible. So it's not
a cost neutral option. I believe there was another one that came in today. was yesterday yesterday at noon yesterday at noon so that that's right, Senate, you can.
So it was a board yesterday at 5 o'clock. But that one again was not cost neutral based on the team's analysis. Is that correct? Yes, Okay. So I
believe that we've continue to get reports. But there you continue not to be able to be vetted is cost neutral. So and I don't recall why The one
yesterday afternoon was not cost neutral, but I think it was similar run times. I think the double backs were taken out this time. But the rent it still didn't work. Yes, ma'am. Okay. So and that's the most
recent report I've seen was yesterday's yesterday afternoon's report. >> OK, then I'm not sure the one that I'm looking at that is dated the 7. It has a
negative one bus. Right. But that would make it cost neutral is another factor that I'm missing. >> The run times I believe Mr.
probably have the technical because talk to your team. >> yeah, they removed the double backs. But the 30 minute reduced runtime is still there. And if you remember from the prior
alternatives back in December and February are run time right now on the buses is 110 minutes and shaving 30 minutes off to a total of 80. We've always felt that shaving from
one 10 to 100 was doable. Won't 90 was a stretch and won 10 to 80 cutting 30 minutes out of our start to finish. Runtime was just not doable. And there's a couple examples
in here like current Justice pass run that goes from justice to Sleepy Hollow. It's currently 35 minutes and very tight and that guy shaved down to 20. There's a park lawn
example from Parkland to go in forest currently 40 also tight with traffic cut down to 30. So it's examples like that in this that my routing can our
outing teams opinion is just not achievable because we would get out there that the lateness there would be delays and we would only end up creating more double backs to create buses to get back in
there. So while it may look like it's a cost neutral on paper, when you give it to the routing team to look at those exact traffic patterns as neighborhoods, a small bus loops, they are looking to
say, OK, whether or not we can or cannot do it and they don't have that confidence that we can achieve that at a cost neutral and it would end up costing buses to get in there. >> Okay. Maybe I maybe getting
the terms confuse it sounds to me like it's cost neutral. But the feasibility to operation allies, it is not there. Because does that add an additional cost? In a gate?
The constant reality that is identified in the report. >> Yes, ma'm it. It would because those run times that have been shortened so dramatically. What's going to happen execution is that we're then going to have to create
and find buses elsewhere to get in there to handle that workload because the time has got shortened so much in that one parent. I see. >> That's very helpful. Thank you. I think one of the things
I would also be very helpful is if we were to post this because again, you've heard people speak about it today. I got e-mails about constantly. People are looking to see what it what is it that we're going to do in this area? So from
what I think I'm hearing, there's no staff recommendation because this is not a feasible option. >> There's no staff recommendation because we were
not able to come up with a cost neutral option. >> Right. This is not feasible. OK? Thank you. And the last thing that I wanted to share and I'm glad Mr. McElveen reminded me of that.
I was at a PTA meeting at homes not too long ago for the entire pyramid. And it did come up quite a bit regarding how to give feedback on the current calendar. It wasn't a
calendar committee question. It was our community was accustomed to giving feedback to it. Granted was every year and then it went to none at all. Is that an opportunity
that can be provided? It doesn't matter if we have a two-year calendar calendar. If I think they're following the same rhythm. They're just looking to be able to get feedback primarily lot of the
concerns that I heard were we were starting early also ending late and there was some other things. But they just want to know whether the deposit that information and what will come from you all to do that.
>> I think just families who want to provide feedback on any topic, they can simply email us. And provide feedback on the calendar. E-mail you and provide feedback on the calendar.
>> I don't know at this time there's not a calendar committee that I'm aware of, but it's certainly something we could talk about. I'm happy to read the feedback in. I respond.
>> Not that there might be something for you to consider. I wouldn't want to say just email me because we'd like to organize it a little bit better. And again, it does have to be to the extent of what we've had before. But
there has to be some space to be able to do that. I think my last comment is. >> Well, no, I think I'm going to save that for another time.
Thank you. >> Thank you, Dr. Anderson, really quickly. Dre, do you think that you're following the school board's policy it relates to the school calendar?
>> Yes, sir, I do. >> And for my knowledge, I think you are there are customs of previous boards that we're not in shrine in our policy. That's not necessarily a good or bad
thing about what the practices were. But if the board wants to have. A mechanism for soliciting feedback on a 3 or 4 your calendar or what have you? I think we can talk about
the policy for sure. But as far as I'm concerned, I've read the policy because I've had some questions about the calendar as well. And we're following and the one thing because if you back, I get
even when there's a criticism of the calendar is I like having the knowledge of years out and sometimes there's a but. But people more than
anything that I've spoken to him, that every safety back on. Appreciate the consistency, especially staff and parents. So Mr. sure an
increased colleagues that. >> Effective planning far in advance is is characteristics well Well operated
organization. The one criticism I hear the counters that our kids have a day off for 2 days off almost every week of the school year. And it's hard to make academic
progress when, you know you have a three-day airport a week and every week. had that from teachers from principals, that affidavit from parents hear that from students. So I definitely think that's
something needs to be considered. I don't know what to do with the information about from Prismatic. It kind of came in late. And it seems
like there's more work to be done there, but certainly the delivery was. She's me. There'a fine. taken back to,
play that one of the duct against my time. >> Nature's conspiring please give 10 seconds. Backed are back to Mr. Done for the fly. >> We stopped this time and we
realized. believe there's a song about letting me So so we said the 10 seconds so thank
So I I think there there might it might be worthwhile to look pilot and another district. And I'd like to offer the Mount Vernon District Raptors up Airman. >> West Potomac County Mount
Front and that might benefit or be easier to meet and the Mason district and of support colleagues. first have a pilot in her district, but I I
really hesitate for start times to deploy something systemwide. That hasn't been at least piloted at least once. But at this point where we are May and it seems
unlikely that more difficult to implement a pilot on this short of a notice is that is that your opinion doctoring? It is. Do you support generally the idea of a pilot
before implementing change school start time system. One? >> Let's yes, sir. I do. And I previously shared that with Dr, Anderson. I think if it was possible.
>> To >> Pilot prior to ruling things out and it's always a good idea. We think about. >> Pilot pilot proof of concept and then scale, particularly since we're going
through new routing software for the coming year. Honestly takes the stakes up even higher because a lot of divisions when they implement new routing software. That's a huge transition for our
drivers are rounders our families. And we've heard. You know, stories where that doesn't work. Always said to be in the here and sometimes creates real issues of the
team has been working very h*** o* that. And I know Prismatic spin working hard with our reading team trying to put together a cost neutral option because I mean, clearly
have some budget challenges. So it if we were able to do that, that's why we kept getting reports. I think they, you know, would present something. And then there was something you know, an issue and then take it back and so
forth that's been in or they have but, yes, I mean, I think trying to pilot it makes sense. I would also say, and share this with other board members. I think trying to
make that decision this late in the year is difficult for families who need to plan and it's not so much the middle school families. But we've heard from some elementary families about after-school
childcare. If their times are moved, which I think they're willing to do, it's just they need maybe a little more time then made to make those plans.
>> Thank you, Mr. Dunn. Seeing no others. We will go for a vote with the motion on the screen. All those in favor. This mayor and mystics that
Mr. Mcelvain, Mr. McDaniel Anderson Sizemore Heizer Mr. Moon, Mr. Dunn, Lady Miss Eaton, cutting myself. All those opposed Dr. Anderson,
the motion carries. Moving on to agenda item. 7.0 1 policy review relationships with
families and community 3. The next order of business is the policy review for executive limitation. 3 relationships with families and community stakeholders annually. The board will review each
executive limitation at the time. The monitor report is provided to determine if revisions are needed. Board members may offer amendments to executive limitations that any regular meeting provided
they send the Final Amendment language, the board and clerk at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at which it is being considered calm, Mr. McLean, for a motion. I move that the school board
maintains executive limitation, 3 relationships, the families and community stakeholders. That is as it is currently detailed in the strategic governance menu. >> Is there a second second,
the Sizemore Heizer. Dr Anderson. I'm sorry, Mr. McCAbe really can speak your motion. No thanks. Miss Sizemore Heizer. We like to
speak your motion. No, thanks, Dr. Anderson. She's not here and her latest Okay. As was on it was I think Mr. McCAbe
fixed. Seeing no others. I will call for a vote. All those in favor of maintaining the policy. Mr. Maren.
Mystic's it Mr. Mckelvie Doctor Anderson, Mr. McDaniel. Miss Anderson Sizemore Heizer Mr. Dunne, Mister Moon, This Lady and missing John coming and myself, that is unanimous.
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All right. Welcome back. Clearly, it's late. One of our colleagues just started seeing
the welcome back Kotter song. Not My age agenda item. 8.0 1 financial year 2026. approved budget icon Dr Reid for
presentation of the financial year 2026. approved budget Dre. >> Thank you, Mr. For this evening. I'm going to be
presenting >> fiscal year 2026 approved budget which will be amended from the budget that day. Presented earlier this year.
As a result of not receiving the full county transfer and therefore not being fully funded. I want to start my
comments this evening simply a thank you to all of our staff who work so very hard each and every day to reduce incredible
mission-driven work to want to thank our educators in all of their rules. Who have never worked harder. Under changing academic accountability
conditions and changing expectations. so well. Requirements. The new curriculum. It's they've never
worked hard. And I just want particularly this week provide a big thank you to all of our educators in all of their unique roles. I want to thank our food, nutritious food,
nutrition services staff are the work they've done this year. They've worked harder. I think, than almost any year. The amount of time learning new recipes. Doing more
scratch cooking, putting in more time to make sure food is healthier. That's a big. A big commitment. And I want to thank our board members,
particularly Mr. Mckelvie him for his work on best food for kids. The amount of time each of you have spent as board members in schools supporting projects, supporting bodies of
work. This division of I've never been more proud of the work of our team, our facilities and our maintenance, our custodial teams continue. To it, give
their all each and every day to help our facilities. Regardless of the time of the renovation, queues. But to have our facilities looking work as amazing as humanly
possible. We've brought projects in on time and on budget. And and I want to thank our team for that. We've done some ribbon cutting, finished them renovations
successfully. Again, folks are really working hard. Our transportation staff. The 4th day of school this year. 98% of our runs in the largest bus
fleet in the country. on time. That's incredible. time and talent and work our security staff, our it staff, our support staff of the Central office. Just a big thank you.
And this budget really outlines the priorities that. That I have and that I assure, you know, with you as a board in terms of, but we believe
it's important. And what's most important is staying student-centered and at the time were public. Education has never been more important. The power and promise of
public education. We're going to use every dollar we receive wisely. put it to its best and highest use. So as ended, talk
about the budget this evening in detail. I also want to remind those who are watching, but we re confirmed this week that we are, in fact, larger
than 11 states in this country. And that we, in fact, educate our children on the cost per pupil at a lower rate. Then all of those
states. Our overall budget at 4 billion dollars sounds like a lot of money and it surely is a lot of money and 11 other states spend more money on
fewer kids and our results annually are better and stronger. And that's due to the leadership of this board and the work of our staff, all
40,000 of them. >> So as I moved to go through the details, I also want to thank our union leadership particular Leslie Houston, David Wall, right, who work
tirelessly this last year and the year before to lay the groundwork for collective bargaining, which was historic care. And the first time we've done that here in Fairfax
County and Marty Smith the HR team, William and John. There's been a lot of work and I'm proud of the work that's been done. And I think you can be as a board proud of the
work that's been done. So let's go ahead. And the kind of walk through where we are. We didn't need to going to back to collective bargaining
because in the resolution that the board provided as well as the collective bargaining agreement. If we're not fully funded from the county transfer, we do need to go
back to the table and renegotiate wages, which we did since we received notice of the county budget. So as you can see on the slide, we
had county transfer reduction of 149 Million. However, we did receive from the state. The governor did sign the General Assembly budget. So
that did provide us 28 Million. So we still have a gap of 121 Million. So in this case, we back to the
bargaining table. And while we previously had asked or agreed to a 7% raise for rfe. You
bargaining agreement. revenue adjustment does provide and notes that we were not able to get to 7% in our negotiations.
The last 2 days, however. If you use staff, we'll be receiving 6% in this budget.
And we believe that that's 6%. Is going to be. We hope a positive reflection and a note of our commitment regardless of the budget transfer to do
everything we can to come this close to honoring that ratified agreement is possible. I will also share that and I'll go into more
detail in the coming pages on the other topics. We're also making a staffing Formula Adjustment. You can see that
will bring. A savings. The we're looking at differing our social studies materials, 15 Million. And I'll go through this in more detail. I
think you see the slide. So if you want to go to the next slide, will take some wickets in detailed work here. The employee compensation
adjustment is 33.4 million and the employees, as I mentioned before that are represented. But Fairfax Education Union will receive under this
budget. A 6% raise and those staff or not. If EU represented employees, we'll be receiving a 5% Razer a 5%
increase. Further to take advantage of the onetime state bonus for ESO que funded positions. Eligible employees are going to receive their
$1000 bonus prior to June 30th, which is in part. Recognizing the compensation gap. Again, we did not want to leave money on the table. The
state funded this to be paid out in Fy 25. So this will be paid out by June 30th of Fy
25. we're going to look at to fund the 6% and the 5%. We're going to do a staffing Formula
Adjustment, which in this case creates a different Divisor adds one to the device or so that. These formula changes
will result in about 275.3 fewer positions which will be an average of less than 1.5 positions. Preschool. And this
save 33.3 million dollars one of the things that we know about this process is that this we have more than 275
positions currently open. So we believe that we're going to be able to place all staff in this situation. However, there obviously is an impact when
you have fewer staff in the schools. Under the plan to differ social cities, materials. The plan is we have
a textbook fund that funds current and future instructional resource adoptions. At this point, given the need to do as much
as we can to fund our salaries. For staff. We're going to defer the ordering of social states materials which
say 15.3 million dollars. We post COVID provided classroom monitors in elementary schools. I believe these were hourly staff. So they're not
fte staff. But the funding for these monitors will no longer continue. They've been in place, I think for 3 years.
And this will be a savings of 13.2 million dollars. Next. As we look at the Formula Adjustment to our elementary
schools, special Ed leads our special Ed Department chairs at elementary School. We currently are allocating from a central budget. One positions to each elementary
school. The middle one high school allocations are not centrally funded for special education department chairs, rather. Those are funded
within Ray Show. So at this point we've made the decision to cut the one special education lead teacher
positions by 0.5 to save 9.3 million dollars. And so this is going to something that we will work with elementary principles in the coming days
to talk through what that modeling will look like to reduce those positions by half. We're also. expecting
across the board central Office department reductions 3% for each department and that will total 7.5 million, which may or may not include
positions, could be contracts, could be materials. Other expenses could be vacant positions. But each department
is looking at reduction of 3%. Formula Adjustment also for elementary, a R t staff. This is going to look, I want to be
clear in terms of power addressing those currently, we have a one point O a R t and all elementary schools. And at this point, what we're saying
is we will leave the one Archie's intact at our title. One elementary schools, but all other elementary schools will be staffed with a 0.5 RT,
which reverts back to prior year funding and staffing levels. We will also finally,
I think these are last to adjustments. We're going to reduce electric bus funding. 2.8 million. And so that saves
2.8 million. And I've cut. Non-local travel. So that will save us 0.7 million. I want
share with the board that these cuts I've tried to as judicious as possible in trying to maintain momentum to
achieve the goals of our strategic plan. And it with less funds coming in and commitments to providing.
Working salary for our hardworking professionals who also we're living in one of the most expensive counties to live It's essential that we
make some cuts to be able to afford the salary increases again this evening. This is not where I would choose to be, but I think that given the
information we have presently this our best attempt to provide a balanced budget for 2026. that recognizes the hard
work and efforts of our staff and maintains service is closest to our students and the classroom experience necessary to produce a world-class education here in
Fairfax County, Public Schools. I want to finish with available balance summary, which was actually on one of the first slide. So this
again, is just a a summary of the. Of the topics I've outlined and then looking at the next steps. This is the
timing I had this evening is May So I'm obviously presenting the approved budget to you. My budget, too. Next week, the Board of Supervisors
Dot their final fy. 26 budget. There will be public hearings. public hearing on May 13th and May 14th if needed. The board, as you recall, will have a
work session on May. 20th and then you will be voting on the final approved budget as a board on May 22nd. So for those watching, there is a Web
site stay involved and learn more about the budget process. But we're sort nearing the end of the budget process at this point. And I am optimistic
that we're going to be able to continue to do the work we do here in Fairfax County, Public Schools and we will stay in the light. So.
>> Mr. Fish, that is my budget presentation. >> Thank you, Dr Reid. And as is the custom of our board to kick us off in budget discussions, we will first go to our budget chairman
Sizemore Heizer. >> Thank you. And thank you, Dr Reid and to your staff, Mr. Smith in the budget. He missed burden, Mr. Norton, this
Whittington and the rest of the staff and EU and their leaders Leicester Houston All right. This is a tough budget in a tough change to make. And I appreciate that very compressed timeline in which you all entered back into
collective bargaining came back to us with an agreement we are lucky to live in a county that has traditionally supported and funded a strong public education system, especially in the historic
underfunding by the state. And while we are disappointed that the county was unable to fully fund to advertise budget, we recognize that fiscal realities faced our county, the underfunding by the state
and the change in the commercial market, uncertainty that federal landscapes and much else led to where we are today. I believe we all firmly believe in the value public
education for Fairfax County. People come to Fairfax County businesses come to Fairfax County because of the strength of our public education system. And I believe our community and our funders
fully believe in the value of our public education system. A strong public education system means less crime, more economic prosperity, higher property values and a stronger
democracy. We appreciate the county's budget. Restore the 7.7 millions of funding to programs that directly impact Fcps including the middle school after school program for this next year. High
school crossing guards and transition supports. And we appreciate their willingness, diversify revenue stream to the food and beverage tax. Although we were hopeful that additional tax would help close the gap with our budget
request. And I hope we can engage early with the Board of Supervisors in a collaborative process in the spirit of one Fairfax for developing the budget communities counting us on us to maintain the
properties or a county, including a strong. School system. I am glad Dr Reid with these tough decisions you made
that you're able to find a way to priortize compensation for educators. I know it wasn't what we were hoping for with the original agreement. But you find a way to prioritize the best we could. We cannot have excellent schools without
exit educators and we are competing against starting jurisdictions that are paying higher and have a cheaper cost of living. So I appreciate that you're able to do that. These are tough cuts. And
these are cuts that I believe will impact fcps its ability to continue to be the fcps. The community expects us to be. I know you and your staff our educators will do the hard work to minimize those
impacts, especially do the hard work to minimize those impacts from the classroom. And I believe that proposal here is doing just that minimize the impacts on
directly to the classroom. But let's be clear. We are at an inflection point here. For years. I've heard people talk about doing more with less. I
believe we're less with less point. The proposal here which I think is fair and the best you could do impact staffing
nations in our schools, which could impact our class sizes. Impacts our ability to provide additional supports. For advanced academics for special education. It impacts our
ability to. Maintain the excellence. That we need to do. We are a large organization. 40,000 employees. We have to have a strong HR cybersecurity. It
instructional staff, especially without the social studies. That's all part of central office. I know my time is up. I will have to go back
out to and by saying I appreciate all the hard work. I appreciate the collaboration with our unions and priest, the cooperation, our funding partners. We will be nowhere without all of this. So thank
you. Thank you. Miss Sizemore Heizer Dr Anderson. Thank you. One of the things that I want to be sure that >> we get out at least in this conversation because this is
going to be knows. That's going to be a lot of worry worried, folks, both employees and parents. So I'm hoping we can also kind of get into some grated details regarding some
of the information that you shared. And I'd like to start with RTS and the special education chairs for elementary schools. Can you speak to whether or not? Those
cuts will allow us to. We absorb those individuals into the school division or are we talking about essentially people losing positions all together and having to separate from the system?
>> And so in those categories, it based on the position openings, we still have. We believe that we will be able to absorb all of those
positions back into classrooms. still are hiring so absolutely we don't believe
that. We will actually end up. That staff will lose positions. >> And there's no differential pay because teaching positions so they won't be a change compensation if they move from
being an error to your chair to a classroom position. >> I don't believe so. It's a reassignment position and we have language that addresses that topic.
>> Okay. Wonderful. Thank you. Regarding the hourly monitors, those. >> All part-time or full-time or combination.
>> Their hourly. So I think that not all schools utilized monitors, some traded them. Some. Didn't use them and didn't read them. So we had a
wide variety of use of that budget line item. Again, the budget line item was put in as we return to school from COVID. It was not a prior position. So in some cases
they were full time and in some cases, not. >> But these will be positions that will not be we absorb in the system because their hourly employees, depends on
depends on their role, their certification licensure or not. With 40,000 employees. There are a number of rules in the division that have really variant licensing
requirements. >> So I can't speak to which ones could, you know, find other. Professional opportunities within Fairfax
and which may not what I know is that are credentialed teachers all confined to home to stay at this point. OK, thank you.
>> And when you speak of the social studies, what those one-time funds for the social studies which is now being recommended to not happen.
>> No, those are we put funds I want to call it a sinking fund that for instructional materials and textbooks. So this isn't and nearly replenish the fund. We hope
that next year we will have a different level of funding so we can restore those funds, but they are annually replaced. What's the yearly allocation and to the sinking
fund? This burden? >> Because if we're adopting every 7 years. >> believe it's probably in the neighborhood of 20 million
>> And that's all adoptions. I don't usually do more than one in a given 20 million a year is what we have. And I don't think it's that much, but we'll have to get that number 3. Yes, thank you. And lastly.
Just kind of the big ticket item regarding the the staffing again, not wanting for parents will watching. I think now my kids class sizes will be raised. Can you
explain why increasing the staffing? One me a lot will not impact class sizes. Yes, ma'm. >> So the staffing Formula Adjustment. I believe it was
on slide. If we could go back to slide 4, please. This is a it's a staffing formula just
meant which essentially. Increases the divisor used to calculate the number of general education teachers by one. So what this actually does is there's an average of
less than 1.5 positions per school. So there's not a one to one like that. All class sizes aren't necessarily going to go up. It's the ratio of
staff assigned to that school. That will be shifted. So it's misheard in which you can explain that. I just need to drink a little water for minute. >> Maybe somebody over in the
gallery can help me understand what is the current formula. To get a better scope of where the change will be. >> I'm going to ask Assistant Director Matthew Nordin to
speak about this. Thank you. almost got voice back. >> Yes, happy to be here. To clarify for you. Also at the elementary school level, we
divisor of anywhere from 20 to 26, depending on the one trait. And so that one increase will change that divisor 20 to. 26 to 21 to 27.
At the middle school and high school level. We have a similar said advisors that we use, I believe off the top of my head. That middle school is 27.4 and so would be gone up
to 28.4 and then high school I believe 31 me going up to 32. What I can tell you is that as it relates state requirements
related to so cue and the standards of quality and what what they require the standards of quality require
division-wide ratios for elementary of 24 for K through 3. And 25 for grades one 4 for 4 to 6. And then the standards
of quality require school at ratio of 21 to at the middle school and high school level. In Fy 25. We had division-wide
ratio of approximately 16.4 to one. And so this increase of one would raise us to 17.4 to one, which is still well below the 24. And 25 required in the U.S. a few. And then at the
middle school and high school level was 25 our ratio at our. For our high school wide ratio is 6 point 16.3 to one our
average across middle schools and high schools is 13 to one. And one increase would take us to at the highest and average of 14. And so that again,
that's still well below the U.S. a key requirement of school ratio of 21. >> Sure. Thank you for that overview. I have some more specific questions, but I think I'll wait on those for
the work session. That is next week. week after I wait on that in just the last thing I'd like to just offer for consideration the special
education. The special education changes. I would love some consideration for the workload of the various schools. It is different. 0.5
might be great at one site. In a 0, 5, might be really stretching teacher and that position at another site because they that many more
IPS. And the caseload is just greater. So I would look for to get into a space where there's a formula that is actually based on need and not
just school. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Anderson, Mr. That data point about our school division being larger than that of 11 states. And yet we
have a people cost each of those states and that's really powerful. And we're doing more with less. But I'm concerned that the precedent it sets. That we do more with less. And our biggest assets are the
humans that we're here and they have a limit and a limit of energy and capacity. And I'm concerned that our experience, educators and staff will burn out. Not to mention, you know, the
political context ongoing national teacher shortage. So that is a concern of mine that we're now perpetuating, you know, if I couldn't prove anything in our schools would smaller class sizes. So to see
that reduction of 275 educators. From our classrooms. That is a tough one for me. board policy allows for more students per
teacher. Then I'd like us to have. So I am also eager to review that it guys future budgetary decisions and holds those in place. But I must commend you, Dr. Reid has the
executive of this organization, your professionalism, knowledge and experience. It's it's the ultimate model of leadership in all the ways. Your experience of collective bargaining in your previous school division has supreme
leave. Al you bowl? I've learned so much about the process even tonight. I'm so learning and I hope that we can also debrief this to just keep learning more. But you've
participated in the rebar getting these past. 48 hours and continue to tend to myriad critical school division work, grading practices facilities, spending, student safety and
more. It's super human. And there's a limit. So I am I hope you have nice long rest this weekend. But, you know, as I've reflecting on this year's budget experience and
thinking about the ripple effect, happen now will have future impacts that we can know you. And I think about the advocacy and the students who are activated and the residents who learned more about how their tax dollars
are being used. I'm eager to continue that work. And I hope that the teachers and staff are satisfied with this
outcome. Thank you. Aaron. Mr. McDaniel. Rabbit out of a hat.
That's what I've eyes. The only conclusion that I think is reasonable to come to his rabbit out of a hat. >> a rabbit out of a hat that 48 hours ago, not only did the
had not exist, but the rabbit was probably on life support. That's what this presentation at 4 or have it. My my my daughters are watching are
going to be very upset they should be in But that's what this is. Is a rabbit out of a The cuts are. Painful, but
they're not as painful as it could have been, especially in this fiscal environment. Proposal does is it keeps the
dollars in the classroom on the kids focused on the core mission. And not just the expenditure in the classroom, but the most important asset
in that classroom. Which are the teachers all the support staff to support the teachers. All of our staff give 120% all
the time. And I think it's really easy when we talk about contracts and legal leaves and this percentage in that percentage you look at budget is a paean Allen. It kind of becomes a very formulaic
exercise. It's very easy to forget the fact that the people that are responsible for educating our children, give 120% every day. And if they took that same approach
and I think it's very tempting for some people to take, they could just say. I'm going down 90% or maybe 80%. Or I'm going
to go from above and beyond to just what I have to do to meet the minimum requirements of my job. And that's it. And if we get in that position, we're in a very dangerous run. The backside of that curve. And we
don't need to be there. And this budget this this update has saved us from that. So thank you for the work. Lee, thank you for that work still
got a few days left, but I'm very optimistic. Thank you. Thank you, Mister McDaniel, Mr. Moon. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. About 3 things for
the presentation. was hard work. You want hat? Nest in 48 hours. Since we heard. What
county what's going put these ago. >> And have conversation with. Union leaders, representatives
and come to the Proposer. Tonight. With that need to ask a couple questions. He stepped
in full just with that and education teaching positions. >> Qazi, torso, have any
impact on any positions. Such custodial staff positions. Okay. Because custodial staff will we? In the form? You
know, you has a number teaching positions as a factor. And I just want to know whether that's going to have the other implications
reducing the number of custodians, especially scores. We aren't you. Maybe you could lose like teaching positions can smell the >> Give me just a minute. You
said 5 flee. Yeah. Let's review that real quick. Then. >> The staffing formulas provides custodial is. Well,
Matthew do want to. >> Mr. revise that. Okay.
>> Yes, thanks question, Mr. what I'll say is that our custodial formulas are based on the square footage of the building. The number of staff in the building and a factor for community use. And so because there's a reduction in the number of staff in the
building resulting from the 200 and says 270 ish teachers. There's there's a few schools affected where there's a loss of the overall number of 5.5 custodians. It's probably in
0.5 increments across the school. so my my rough estimate is there's about 11 schools that would have a. >> So you last meeting about 5 for the position losses That's
correct. That would whole division. I that in mind and give some thought about that. hourly employees. How many
hourly employees could be affected by this? 10,000? How How many preach we have?
>> The instructional. >> The top or 2%, from 7 can find percent is set up 6% with 7%. And that includes our
lead. Please. >> If EU bargaining group is receiving 6% yes all of their employees, including hourly
receiving 5. So 1 million number of our lead, please. We need to get back to that exact number. Thank you. >> And one last thing I'm sure
are for you to come up and this list of costs. I have to assume that you have consider the most considerate, larger list and come down to this.
And I would like to know as much as possible or you watch considerable respect. >> So I can provide that to you at the work session.
>> And 20th prior to work session, hopefully so that I can some thought. Thank you so much. Thank you, Mr. Moon, Mr. Dunn. Full congratulations a
new collective bargaining agreement in. >> 48 hours or click to bring agreements and incredible accomplishment. I really appreciate all the hard work of for you and your team. I
congratulate the unions as well. I have advocated consistently to support our teachers on the front lines in our teacher unions and support
staff. Very much in favor of the portion of this. Amended budget that increases their pay to 6% because as the data shows.
>> Our teachers and support staff are underpaid relative to market and they're the ones who have consistently advocated too focus our investment to bring all of
those teachers and support staff, at least a market, if not above cause great teachers make great schools. And that's what people pay taxes to to
achieve. can't support and increasing class sizes under any circumstances. If you look at the history of Fairfax County, when have we increased class sizes not gone back.
Fred, The Washington Post articles it was in 2008, 2009 and the world was collapsing. It's another economic circumstances that are by
Iran. We all agree that we would like to have more money, but these are not this is not a dire economic situation.
does not merit class increase simply to achieve a 5% pay raise for non fpu staff. Our data shows are already paid
out or above market. doesn't make sense because as a lower pay raise for non a few staff and preserve some of those teachers and preserve our
current classes, which have already been increased. Over the years to be more than they should. When I was vice president advocacy for the Fairfax County Council PTA in
2018, it is 6,000 person study in the top 2 priorities across every demographic was class sizes and teacher pay. So certainly we need to increase teacher pay, but we also need
to maintain our class sizes. So I do appreciate the work that's been done. But just on the policy choice of increasing class sizes, I have
disagree. Thank you, Mr. Dunn, this lady. Thank Thank you for this tremendous on a short turnaround. >> My apologies that this is
going so lakes, I know you have not slept don't need to sleep. I do have one question related to the special Education Department Chirs
Elementary schools. The schools that are doing inclusion. I believe they're 6 elementary schools next year doing inclusion. I just would ask that we consider keeping them in a one point. Oh. As a
and because they volunteered, they step forward and they're ready to do that work. And I just feel like we probably can work that out within the within this budget for those 6. That would be nice. I also
while I understand that that we have situations like this, it does make a difference. A 1000 kids, your elementary school for says if you have 300 right in terms of workload
related Ortiz and and for it peas local screenings and things like that anything I want to say is. That I don't
like using the terminology increase class size. Thank you for articulating. This is a formula change. Because I don't want parents believing you're going to have a child added every single class that's out there because that
would be reduction that's astronomical as the one that's proposed up here. And also with the proposal with a R t 2.5 and also our elementary
special years to 0.5, we're putting those people back in the classroom. I mean, high percentage is that those who are going to be back working with children. So if you look at this is a one to 1.5,
perhaps person per building. You've got a 0.5 are actually one development. Recent level we're going back in the classroom. So I just want to assure the public fully understands that. And then
lastly, I don't I'm personally I struggle with. Any reference to. The non. For you
employees. Already being paid at or above market. I don't believe that to be true. I just I think that's hard to.
It's that just think that. That while there may be a few situations, I'm not aware of where that where that exists.
And so and and and I'm also as a former employee. And the school, remember very aware of one of a lot of our people do and varying levels every
single person's job impacts learning and some capacity. So thank you for working h*** o* this. I think it's it's tough. You know, it's going to be hard. We're going to have to
adjust we are kind of in crisis right now because that's what we're hearing from the Board of Supervisors in from the community around real estate tax. And so these are
tough decisions and just thank you for the work. Thank you. Miss Lady missing to cutting.
>> So I want echo what my colleagues have said and want to thank all the work everyone did on this budget, including. The Fcps staff team and the Union team. I know that there
was a lot of work before with the collective bargaining and then and this 48 town around, which is like nothing short of
a miracle. Particularly because we were able to structure in a way that had minimal impact on instruction. However, I would be remiss if didn't mention the negative
impact of losing monitors in the elementary schools. I happen to know several monitors and I worked in elementary schools and I can't convey how integral they became in the school community. How and tearing
they were to some of the children and how at any moment they were able to switch and, you know, step up to their was somebody that wasn't in the front office over. If you have
cover the clinic where you had to, you know, I didn't show Although they're not licensed. And hourly. That doesn't
diminish the impact of the work they had. And so I I'm very sad to hear that some of them are going to be leaving. I understand this is a tough budgetary. Situation and
that's where we had to go. But I did want to talk about. How intense really weren't so violent entry schools. I know
we've said, you know, Fcps most with more. The thing that I do know and I've said before, is that? We have
credible. Staff and teachers in our schools. Somehow someway, they will make it work. Is it optical know? Am I
concerned about some of our staff leaving 2 are neighboring divisions? Absolutely. And we'll see by the end of this year. What happens?
>> Thank you for mentioning the work of our classroom monitors. They've been stalwart, right? They worked extraordinarily hard and it. It's very difficult decision.
We hope that many of them take opportunities to join in in different roles and stay on team. Fcps. >> Thank you, miss into and
coming. I will take a turn. The first thing I did on this board in terms of putting a motion forward was amend our legislative program to remove our opposition to collective
bargaining. We were the only school division and the Commonwealth. The did that. And that year, our partners in the Legislature came through and provided the ability for
us to be where we are today. And if thinking a lot about what the term collective bargaining means, collective meaning we're all doing this together. Bargaining means that the tight rope, it's a
balancing act and I keep telling people this is the first collective bargaining. Agreement. Fairfax County Public Schools has ever had. We've not found any evidence
of it anywhere else. It's happened in other counties in Virginia, not here in Fairfax. And now we've had 2 bargaining agreements. So I think that's a tremendous accomplishment in
the short order to do that. But I also want to know that sacrifices, which is what these changes in formulas and everything else, our our
sacrifices and are educators and staff are walking clear, not clear eyed that this puts more strain on their work. Just so that they can provide more for their families so
that they can attract better employees for more employees. More qualified, world-class educators and other staff to our school system. And so with this pay increase comes added
responsibility added strain that center and so it's our obligation to collectively address that in the months and years ahead so that we can reduce that screen. And, you
know, I would be remiss if I didn't know in the budget that notice we're getting 30 million dollars more from our state partners because they have was a homeowners association meeting last night. And I noted that the
legislature, if it had gotten a check mark on one of the J Lark recommendations. Correct me if I'm wrong with Marin, 15 or 16 recommendations. So
we've got 15 more. It's a start. We have a long way to go. It's about 30 million dollars out of 568 million dollars. We need more. We need
more help from everyone. And so the only way that's going to happen is if we remain collective. In our commitment to this, that we, you know, link arms with our brothers
and sisters in our unions that are committed to this work to ensure that we bring more resources into the system so that we can pay more to contract. world class
educators and keep the ones that we've had in this family for a very long time. And so I appreciate all the work that staff has done. People are probably watching this. If they're watching. Probably
wondering why everybody look so tired. Well, they've been up for a couple days trying to get this resolved. And the work shows and it's in front of us. It's difficult work.
But that's why we're here. I think Dr Reid for this. And I think our staff and our unions for helping us get to where we are today. And look forward to working with my colleagues on
this budget in the weeks that we have left. Our Ed one go back for Miss Sizemore Heizer. Thank you. I appreciate that. I wanted to just ask a couple questions can you describe a
little bit. >> The difference in membership of if EU versus a non, if you you and you mentioned 6% for you and 5% for the others could describe a little bit who the others
are. broad categories. >> So the The other union is the title, Mr. Smith do. don't
get the acronym right. Scf PSA, the Fairfax County Federation of Principles, Supervisors and administrators. >> That union includes
principal supervisors and administrators. >> And there are >> a number of educational specialists. And I asked you are also a part of that group.
>> So educational specials like a reading intervention, teachers and be here, invention, teachers, and you're referring to, is that something different? >> That's something different than those teachers are in the classroom or and those those
resorts, teachers. >> And also because our hourly employees, right, they get the 5%, not the 6%. >> word is nodding. Yes, I'm
also if you may have some as well. That are think we have hourly employees. >> It's important to know that our hourly employees are not covered by a collective
bargaining agreement. So we have really contractor who are bus drivers and food service employees. They are for you. And so they are eligible for the 6% and then our hourly
employees. We raise the hourly rate as we in the past most of our salary scales and that will be raised in accordance with the 5% for other
employees. >> It was my records that couldn't I just want to clarify that. We're actually I think we need to name some of these different leaving as hourly contracted an hourly. I mean, think it gets confusing
at times and we are having these conversations so >> I think we're gonna have to look at our semantics as well. >> Yeah, I think so. I just want to mention that it's it's you know, kind of a broader group and that nice
administrators as some of our hourly as you put it, right. So they may or may not be above or at market rate with the could be who was to look more into it. We've talked about some a piece leaving for
higher pay. Another sign jurisdictions. So, you know, I just want to point that out, you know, I look, this is a tough environment where, you know, tough this in a tough environment right now with the uncertainty. I appreciate the
board of Supervisors for continuing to support public education you know. I wanted to mention a little bit about some of the specific things. The reason I think the
stocking fund most important to mention is that because reduces the number of staff available for a school, right? And they can trade for different positions. They can change the impact that may have on the school.
>> But it reduces the number staff available. Is that correct? >> Yes, Ma'm at an average of about one to one and a half per school. Okay. And so. >> And then the monitors what my Anderson Parliament is.
We're helping is that as we are providing these extra interventions for students to help close some of these longstanding gaps as well as some of the gaps related to COVID. But even from these longstanding gaps and also
helping with teacher planning time. Is that correct? Yes, That's correct. Yes, it does. All this have an impact on the costume and you know what I what I said earlier. I want to explain when I said, you know, we're at this less with less.
And that's partially because in the last few years I feel like schools are being asked to do more than they ever have in the past providing meals addressing root causes of
absenteeism, engaging families, providing technology and acting as community centers with over 500,000 events per year and dealing with heightened security needs from from the gun epidemic.
Right? And so is our staff. And so that's something that we recognize that when we give a higher salary Vilks and compensations could asking more. And we happen for a while. So thank you for what you've done. This is truly a rabbit out of a hat. As my
colleague said, thank you to staff and thank you to our funding partners for what they can do and hopefully we can find a way look to the Clapper to be the can. >> To support our schools.
>> Thanks for eyes are and want to make sure that the board that you understand will have a lot more detail for the work session in terms of numbers of employees in each group in job titles and the
difference between hourly hourly contracted. It's it's a lot to review and this type of a setting. I think it will we'll be able to provide a lot
more detail and much Richard, I like in the work session. >> Thank you, Doctor Eden for members of our public or watching at home. We have a school board budget public
hearing on May 13th. And we also have a budget work session on May. So we invite
tune in or join us in person for those events. We're going to take a one minute recess.
Nobody move from the dais. I
have to ask a question site or
all this from a holiday over there, OK, we're going continue with the agenda with unanimous consent. We will skip the strategic plan. Update, but we will take
economic matters. Dr Reid acted matters. >> All right. Thank you, Chairman Frisch academic matters this evening is a match for our executive limitation. 3 and it's a
fairly short academic matters this evening, but it really. >> And just thrilled at this work. We talked this evening about community relations in
going out to our communities. This is a brand new Fcps is launching and innovative classroom on wheels that is going to be hitting the road
this summer and Dr Ponce and his team are in particular responsible for this work, which supports pillar be vibrant. Home school and
community partnerships. And I want to mention that the goal is twofold. Both to provide extra academic help and to strengthen connections between families and schools. And
we're thrilled because I think tonight we talked about how do we get out into communities and not just expect communities to come to us. So phase one is a transformation
of a bus before we're able to launch this. We need to completely transform a school bus and our Marshall Academy students played a key role. So let's hear from our amazing
Marshall Academy students and see their progress. >> A few weeks ago when they
told us we do in a bus which sounded really interesting. And they started telling us a little bit about it and how it's going to be classroom on wheels. >> And I was asked my teacher was out what that was all about. And she and said, hey,
I need your help. We're taking all the seats on this bus is I'm doing. in classes like sounds great. And so she had one of the previous day's students walk through with me
cutting the boats out removing them. >> And that was how it started from there. We went off a whole bunch. A north-south. Curious, like what's going on up there. And there were just taking up the suits
>> making sure that there were doing the job in this guy over here. He's shown me how to do it. He told me to take off the boat safely. And that's a who was part so special what to
do. And I so our hands on it with tools. And so I think that's pretty cool about it. >> And it's kind of hard because we had locate where the bulls were without damaging any other components
of the bus. This is a very unique project. I don't think I would have had the opportunity to work with the auto tech students at all. Yeah, really helps that the real world because people with
different skills really late. >> Help complete a lot of important projects as well. >> Tables will be cut in half right years. not only that, you have no space to move to
one side to the other. Students have also have enough space to go to one side. You talk to the teacher groups to work together.
>> For more technical standpoint, we have to figure out exactly how we wanted to fit everything in while still allowing space and mobility throughout the bus like a
normal classroom. we use like that. I think Ed program to figure out some of that. We already know like how much space we have. And we're like the limitations that we can.
>> Make into to the bus without like pushing it too far. So it doesn't, you know, have the wrong measurements and how The wrong things
inside. We wanted to finalize a floor plan before we decided on a dedicated electrical system because there's more than just a couple of eye or think of.
>> How we go into power at. So that's it's not running on gas and it's not super loud. So we've had it couple of options to think about there, too. >> We also collaborated with
facts, representatives on this project with their feedback and the needs that they believe that the children need. >> Nothing compared to right now that we're doing with
Milwaukee cannabis. does not compare to to this, which is exciting. It's a great opportunity because it's unique. It's not this copy and paste project that the teacher says, here's something you
guys can do. >> It's its large scale has the opportunity to be more than just a classroom project feels nice to hear like this could be morally.
>> Involvement with the community and school has sent. I'm like I feel like that's an important thing. I wasn't expecting to be something like this, but I'm really glad I was able to be a part of it. And I'll be happy when ever see Right. I thought it was
just something we're doing. You know, it's over engine class. found out that we're actually helping the community. It's. great. It's great to know that. >> This is a truly
community-driven. He sat there created. For the students by this cheated with the fcps highlighting the importance of
that This is a real world hands on learning. What an opportunity for children. They gain practical hand. Some expedience in their respective
fields. >> At Fcps we care about and the unique the top every student is part of the foundation of the family. they? came out from our goal
to learning and support directly students and families. That would break barriers and bring the community together in order for us to truly engage. We
have to also the son what families are looking for, more academic support, more connections and more opportunity for engagement. We have to create those. His face
brink. They oportunities where families are. So we have to show up. Reach out. And build that community. That's how we
can grow altogether. >> So I want to also share with the board that the funding for this project since returning the budget tonight came from a grant. So this is
completely grant funded to redo the virus and have our students at the Marshall Academy. Do that. The summer pilot program, the initial rollout is supported by
Virginia Departmof Education. Innovation Grant, the targeted student outreach high school students that need credit recovery in elementary and middle school. Students that need core content support
are going to be invited to participate. And so the bus is going to coordinate with food and nutrition services, summer meal sites to maximize reach them are also provide food.
And the long-term vision is we see strong family partnerships as crucial for school success in the classroom on wheels is a it's a key step in fostering this engagement. So that is academic matters. Chairman,
Fresh. >> Thank you. Dr Reid calling this mayor. I would like to suspend the rules to bar discussion of this agenda item
tonight. Alright, is there a second? Mr. McDaniel suspension of the rules is not debatable. It does require a two-thirds vote of the board.
And if it receives two-thirds vote, we will move on to the next agenda item. If it does not, we'll continue with the normal conversation. All those in favor of suspending the rules to eliminate board
discussion during this agenda item tonight, Mr. And Mystics Mr. Mcelvain Dr Anderson, Mr. McDaniel, Sanderson misses were Mr. Moon, Lady, Miss Engine Cunningham, myself.
That is unanimous for board members present. Without objection, we will skip agenda item. 8.0 3 strategic plan.
Update. Alright, agenda item 9 are adopted rules of parliamentary consent agenda are adopted rules of parliamentary procedure. Robert's rules provide for consent agenda listing several
items for approval of the board by single motion. Many items listed have gone through board 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 scrolling on screen. Is there any objection to approving the consent agenda? Hearing and seeing no
objection. The consent agenda is adopted. Agenda item 10 new business, the following our new business agenda items. There's not a vote on these items this evening, but action is scheduled at a future
meeting. Agenda item of 11 board committee reports economists may run for state legislative update. We got some money.
>> Is unexpected thing. Thanks to General Assembly. We got our BS Ba Northeastern regional meeting next week in helping the coast with 13 of our school board members. There other board. So we
discuss their plan for the General Assembly. Thanks. >> Thank you. Miss Maren, Mr. Mckelvie in for an audit committee report. >> Yes, we discussed our business process on its Q Q 2
continuous monitoring reports and our risk assessment and on its plan for next >> Thank you, Mr. Mckelvie Mislaid E for Governance Committee report. >> Yeah. And April 29th
governance meeting. We advance the former vice policies for consideration by the full board policy. 22 32 student attendance policy. 23, 0, one psychological testing screening. Stu devaluation placement and policy. 1 grade
level placement of students in grades K through 8. Our next governance meeting will be May 13th. Thank you. Thank you. Miss Lady agenda item 12
Superintendent matters icon Dr Reid. >> Thank you, Mr. Superintendent lots of activities and events
recently. But what I do want to share and will be sending communication about and out tomorrow. Is that we did have
a full review of the recent of this year's Monday early release stays for elementary and those as you recall, we
designed those to provide elementary planning time opportunities because are elementary planning. Time was not as equitably accessed as
secondary, middle and high school planning time. So the committee has reviewed. The committee includes staff parents and Central Office
staff and School Bay staff. They've done an evaluation of the work have shared with you and the recommendation moving forward is to continue those
limited early release stays in the coming year. The recommendation is rather than have them on Monday because there was a lot of there are a
lot of Monday holiday conflicts and specialist schedules. They would like to move that to Wednesday. I think that we want to also get
in communication out sooner to families than we did last year. And we will still provide child care and those afternoons for families who require that were not able to
have students come home at the time of the early release and we will be communicating that we will continue those limited early release stays next year, but Wednesday, rather than
Monday. And thank you. >> Thank you. Dr Reid. All right. A little different these days. We're checking with board members to see if they'd like time during board matters. If not, they don't.
They're not obligated to speak. We have one board member who had requested opportunity this evening. So missing coming. >> Thank, you and don't mad at
me. >> So this is basically this is basically for all of us this week is teacher Appreciation Week. And I'd like to take this time to thank every fcps teacher for
the commitment and love they dedicate to our children. Their students each and every day. The apples on this as a representative of the gratitude we hoped for you. As
I reflected on what I wanted to say tonight, I wanted to convey to the public all that our teachers do it. 2 minutes allotted to me impossible. I know then I came across a post that says it best. Here are
the words of teacher, an Matt Eichel. Michael I've been thinking about all the things the world asked us to do. You've asked us to teach kids
and we are happy to do so. You asked us to inspire and show opportunities. Absolutely. You asked us to be mentors and to steady hands when the world
gets shaky and we rose to me that. But then you asked us to do a lot more to navigate grief and trauma to hold a space for children in crisis
while carrying our own. To manage behavior shaped by stress and instability without the support and training we need to take on rules of counselors, nurses, crisis
responders all before lunch. To prepare our students for gun violence and attacks to adapt to new standards, changing curriculum and public scrutiny often without asking
what we think. To stay quiet when our profession is politicized to stop doing things that frankly are taking place in our classroom. To keep smiling through the kids
through budget cuts, banned books and more safety drills. But still, we show up with patients purpose and heart.
This week. You thank educators and we're grateful for that. But more than your thinks we need your place. Your advocacy, your respect. And
right now many of us are being shaped as the enemy. But we are not that. We are helpers. We always happen. Sitting in
this chair I can and will always respect and be a voice and advocate for teachers. However, as Matt asked, we need your voice and your
advocacy. We need your help to help the helpers. Thank you, miss Coming.
>> And on that very appreciative note, I'd like to thank all of our staff who are still with us this evening at yes. ♪
At 11:24PM. This meeting is adjourned.