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♪ >> The time is 701. In this June. 11th 2026 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

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anthem by the Springfield Estates Elementary Schools, mighty Eagle, banned under the director direction David Jakes.

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>> I pledge allegiance to the flag.

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♪ ♪ ♪ >> I know they're not here, but can we have one more round of applause for our made in

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Canada? >> Agenda item 3.0 2 announcements. Mr. Freshest submitted a request to attend tonight's meeting remotely due to a personal conduct.

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Personal reasons as he has a personal conflict located in the United Kingdom. I have performed an initial review of Mister Frisch's are quest and have found it in compliance with the school board's remote

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participation resolution. And I have approved the request, Mr. Fresh, we can see you. Can we hear you? Good morning. Hello.

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>> I now ask that. >> Ms. Anderson: All board members who are physically present to vote on the following. All those in favor of confirming the chairs, approval of Mr. Fishes request. That's Mister McDaniel. This mayor and Mr.

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McElveen Lady Ms. Dixit. Mister Danon, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon and myself. All those opposed Dr. Anderson. The

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clerk, please read the vote. >> 91 the motion carries. Thank you. >> St. John-Cunning has submitted a request to attend tonight's meeting remotely due medical conflict and is

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located in Alexandria, Virginia. I've performed an initial review of missing John Cummings request found it to be in compliance with the school board's remote participation resolution. And I have approved their request

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and we are very appreciative that she's keeping her germs at home. I miss St. John-Cunning plea. We see you. We hear you too. Yes, I'm here. Wonderful. I now ask board members who are

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physically present to vote on that following all those in favor of confirming the chairs approval of missing John Cummings request Mr. as mayor Mr. McElveen Ms. Lady MS Dixit

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Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon and Myself. All those opposed. Dr. Anderson. The clerk, please read the vote.

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>> It is 9, 1, the motion carries. Thank you. >> If you would like to review a copy of the meeting agenda, please see the back of the auditorium to obtain copies of any items or supporting

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materials being presented tonight. Please reference the QR code on the agenda visit WWW Dot Fcps dot edu slash board docs. Tonight's meeting

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is being broadcast on Cox Channel. 99, Verizon files Channel 11 and live streamed on YouTube and on our website at WWW DOT Fcps Edu slash live stream. Tonight's meeting is

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also being broadcast in Spanish on YouTube at YouTube Dot com Backslash at Fcps en Espanol.

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>> I call on chairman in the Sun from Commission. >> Ms. Anderson: Faith highly Conan has enthusiastically served as the 55th student representative to the Fairfax

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County School board misma Conan's tenure for the 25 or 2025 26 school year included important county wide initiatives like the comprehensive boundary

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boundary review implementation of the second revise secondary student grading policy and new student security measures and a commitment to ensure

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excellence equity and opportunity for every student and whereas misma Conan has never wavered in her commitment to the students of Fairfax County, Public Schools

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and her duties as the student representative. She has excelled at seeking student engagement and feedback attending meetings and special functions all around the county and across the Commonwealth working to

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address discipline disproportionality practices across the division policy revisions to the student rights and responsibilities regarding cell phones and the distribution of intimate images and supporting student

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leaders in the board's student leadership development program. And whereas Mister Conan has been a powerful advocate for deepening student engagement with the school board, uplifting student voice

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in policy, conversations, including consistent grading practices, school safety and violence student mental well-being and the student

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calendar. She has contributed instructive instructive in insightful observations from the student perspective to discussions on issues before the board. And whereas a

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graduating senior of South County High School misma Conan has maintained academic excellence while enrolled in her or is it in rigorous course work? And whereas her time in Fcps. Or I'm sorry,

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whereas in during her time in Fcps this mckown and served as South County High School's Ethiopian and Eritrean Association, vice-president model UN U.S. Department of

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Education Youth Advisor, Harvard Striped Youth Policy translator, Mount Vernon District representative to the 2024 25 cohort of the school board's student leadership.

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Development program. sorry, school Board Student Leadership Development program, State finalist for Technology Student Association, Association for

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Forensics. Silk Civics, unplug fellow policy researcher for the parent Institute Los Angeles Times High School insider and voters of

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tomorrow, Virginia legislative director. Now, therefore be it resolved that the Fairfax County School board extended its highest commendation with deepest gratitude for the service of student

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representative to the school board face highly Conan during the 25th 2025 26 school Year expresses its sincere appreciation for her contributions, leadership and

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and extend its best wishes for her studies at jury James Madison University next year. Is there a second and enthusiastic second. >> Second tip, a mission ad.

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>> On a cold front of a look over in favor. Raise your hand. Votes. Aye, unanimous.

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And so would you. The motion of ocean. St. John-Cunning voting yes, as well. I would

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like past Oh, yes. Sorry. >> Ms. Anderson: I've already spoken to Ms McKay about this. You do have the option of coming to the podium now or you can wait until your

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student matters. You can decide which one you'd like to do. >> What I've you see their that I wanted very soon about

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for this. A couple times. Okay.

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It's weird. Looking compare. However, on for the past year I've been more than honored serve in this position. >> When I first started down this role, I had no idea what

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was waiting for me for even qualified for this role. I came in nervous and honestly a bit unsure of myself, but I've learned so much. I think my understanding of policy really started sophomore year when I joined SEC and I got involved with the green policy

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conversations. This is the first time I realized you make decisions being made. The division level actually affect students every day in ways. People don't always see. I spent time looking at how great impacts is different between schools and what that

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meant for families and soon experience and that experience when you realize students deserve party's conversation soon. But this year felt like being thrown something way bigger than I am. This rule made me realize how complicated leadership in

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policymaking actually are. It's easy to look from the outside and think that they're simple answers. But once you're in the spaces, you realize how everyday decisions affect groups, people differently. I learned how much work goes in policy. But

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I also learned that listening matters just much as making decisions. I am eternally grateful for all the board members here today and everyone has help me learn so much, not just my senior year, but for Life. Thank you so

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much. >> Agenda item, 3.0 4 years school year 2025 26 Laura.

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Ashley Piper Scholarship. Award proclamation icon, Mr. Dan, and for a proclamation.

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>> Mr. Dannan: Whereas Ethan Lee has remain consistently committed excellence in academics, community service athletics and student leadership responsibilities throughout his years at Woodson, High School. And whereas Ethan has shown great potential for continued

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economic success, maintaining a 4.5, 5, 1, Grade point average.e. And sitting in a every one of his classes and working towards AP diploma. And whereas during this time

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it was in high school, he's shown maturity, responsibility and determination. He's also advocated for food equity by promoting sustainability and ensuring access to food for everyone. His involvement includes organizing in distributing food to those in

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need. And whereas even has contributed to his committee is a founding member and director of operations at Cleats for a cause, an organization that provides support to commit to children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds through his efforts. He instills hope and joy in these

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children. While promoting outreach and opportunities for growth in development and whereas through his overall excellence in academics activities, including athletic success and soccer. And if

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these for the classic viland stem U.S. history and chemistry, he in every way personifies the characteristics and ideals to which Laura Ashley Piper it here. And now therefore be it

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resolved that the Fairfax County School Board awards even lead to Laura Ashley Piper scholarship in memory of the tenant. Piper and now, therefore be it further resolved that the Fairfax County School Board expresses

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its gratitude to educate Fairfax and the Apple Federal Credit Union for their continued partnership and contributions to our student awards. Is there a second

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second? Thank you. Calling for the vote. All those in favor. >> Mr. as mayor and Mr. McElveen Lady Mistick said Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon

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Dr. Anderson, Missy John-Cunning, Mr. Fresh and myself. That is unanimous for all board members. I would

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like to invite Mr. Lead to the podium to make remarks to the

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board. >> Good evening, everyone. I'm incredibly grateful to be here as the recipient of the Laura

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Ashley Piper scholarship. First, I would like to thank you, Mr. Dan and the rest of the board for taking the time to review all applications. Thank you for your commitment to supporting the next generation of young leaders. I

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also want to thank my family who is back there. My friends, especially one who is leading founder with me for our sports charity organization, my teacher said Woodson and last,

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but certainly certainly not least my counselor who took the time to write yet another recommendation letter on my behalf. As I read it as I read about in this Laura's life recently, I was inspired by

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the courage, determination and selflessness. She demonstrated it is chilly and honor to receive the scholarship. And I'm deeply thankful for this recognition. As I stand here today, a graduated senior.

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This scholarship will make a meaningful difference as they prepare for college. This followed the attending Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania where I will study biochemistry and play on the men's soccer team. I'm

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really excited to continue pursuing the sport. I love while learning in a challenging and collaborative liberal arts environment. One of the aspects of Miss Flores life that really resonated

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with me was her commitment to leading through service and by receiving the scholarship. I'm really encouraged to continue to work hard and achieve everything I can with this in mind. Again, thank you to the

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board. It is an honor to receive the scholarship and I will carry the values that Miss Laura, Ashley Piper and body. Wherever I go. Thank

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you. >> Agenda item, 3.0 5 school year 2025 26 people were character Scholarship. Award

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proclamation icon Mystics the proclamation. >> the school Board connector of large established 2001 by student Representative. To the

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school board, Chris job become ISIS one fcps the 11th or 12th grade student who demonstrate a continuous records of high morals, strong and dignity and good conductor and water

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sabaeans exhibit characteristics such as respect response, ability, honesty, compassion, justice and generosity and we do love

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her, 12th grader at Centerville High School is a dedicated student who has consistently demonstrated kindness, honesty and compassion and is a source inspiration for her fellow

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students who approaches obstacle resilience and grace. And as the de La has all his used her own experience as a cancer survivor to connect with other students and

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children. opportunities like serving as a cool president of the Wildcat Forces Cancer Club Worth as a camp come camp Counselor for some dry state

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cam and the capital caring help center and advocating for nonprofits like leukemia together and then do not is a mentor that focus on

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supporting others as a student in tears and teaching assistant at the 1, to me like a to B, which aims to spread awareness of the common language and culture and through her work with various

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charities that support jet to cancer Vaness and there is we do brings a unique perspective to the classroom and her Peter, as she's known as a dependable and a principal

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student to all of us on straight commitment for doing what is right and Verus through over the over on excellence and Academy

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activities in our community. She's every bit a person, a phys, the CAC to sticks and ideals to which the school board Captain Woerth embodies now, therefore be it resolved.

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The defense, county school Board, of course, the 2025 school board conducted Ward beloved part of who demonstrate the continuous record of high morals strong

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and goody and good conductor as a role model for students in Fairfax County. Public School now, therefore be for the result that the Fairfax County School Board expresses track to do to educate fade.

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Facts and Apple Federal Credit Union for their country continued partnership and contribution to our student lords. Is there a second second? Thank you, Mr. Mann.

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>> Ms. Anderson: I will call for a vote. All those in favor, Mr. McDaniel, mayor and Mr. McElveen Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mister Moon Dr. Anderson, St. John-Cunning, Mr. Fresh and

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myself. That is unanimous for all board members. I would like to is for to come to the

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podium and make remarks aboard. >> Good evening. My name is

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deliberate and I'm a recent graduate of Centerville, High School. It is my great honor to speak you today as a recipient of the school board character Scholarship Award. First, I would like to extend

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my deepest gratitude to the school board for selecting need to receive this award. Your belief in me as a student and as a person means more than words can express. I am humbled to be recognized by

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such a dedicated and committed group of leaders. Next. I would like to thank my family for their steadfast support. Even at times when I didn't believe in myself. I am also

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extremely, extremely grateful to my teachers and other staff at Centerville for the for their dedication to making learning a valuable experience and for their commitment in helping me grow but

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academically and personally. Last but certainly not least I would like to thank my counselor Mrs who nominated me for this award at the school level. Her trust in my

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potential and her unwavering support of Michael's have made it possible for me to get to where I am today. Once again, it is such a privilege to be recognized for my character and achievements. As I

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continue on to the next chapter as a nursing student at the University of Virginia. I hope to continue making a positive impact on the community and on those around

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me. Thank you. Have a vigorous today. >> Agenda item. 3.0 16 2026

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proclamation icon Mr. Gannon for Proclamation. >> Mr. Dannan: Where has our nation recognizes Juneteenth as the holiday that celebrates Emancipation Day today in history when the last slaves in the Union Refried and

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whereas the state marks a time period African-Americans of Texas received notice from President Lincoln, that slavery had been abolished. A declaration that was could find in the 13th Amendment of the Constitution. United States of America and June

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19th also marks the day that African Americans in the Southern States exercise independence from those who benefited from their labors and founding of this nation. And whereas the journey of black Americans represents both great achievements and

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great hardship. County rep realizes the injustice of the Black America new journey who historically and the present day have not been treated equally under the law and the

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pain and anguish about from generations of systemic racism impact our students, families, staff and communities. And whereas the educational institutions of this nation, including Fairfax County, Public Schools have a particular responsibility to

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recognize the painful realities of our history and to make sure that our creek number effects. These are the realities. And whereas by working with the community as one Fairfax, this school board is committed to implementing

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actionable items to improve policies and procedures to improve access to opportunities, to ensure that students, families and staff do not experience inequities. And if kind of schools and whereas we value diversity and

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are united in our opposition to racism. Hate. We stand in solidarity with our black students, educators, staff and their families now, therefore, be it resolved that the Fairfax County school board

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here by proclaims June 19th 2026. as Juneteenth a day to commemorate and emphasize the collective called to action against injustice of any kind. Is there a second by second? Thank you, Mr. Food.

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>> I will call for vote. All those in favor, Mr. McDaniel, Maren Mr. Maccoll mean. >>y Miss Dixit, Mr. Dan

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and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, John-Cunning, Mr. Fresh and myself. That is unanimous board members.

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Agenda item. 3.0 7, 2 thousand 26 Virginia School Boards Association, Business Honor. Roll Proclamation, calling Mr. Moon for Proclamation. >> Thank you. Madam Chair. as

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excellent public school system is a fighter to the quality life in Fentress County and from the mentor to preserving a strong Democratic society now and in the future. And is

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public schools and local businesses. you know, that are part of this community. And is the economic health of community state? A nation depends on a strong public

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school system. And we don't liberation between local public school rush and local businesses and community organizations strengthen

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school is in the business community. Unlike by providing a winner trained, have a few and highly educated work force. And many Fairfax County and local businesses play a

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crucial ruling. You know, exclusion, many varied ways, including supporting schoolers with in kind one financial contributions donating to

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scholarship programs supporting both curricular and extracurricular activities. Well, 40 internship opportunities Mangione in our school rush and sponsoring

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field trips and we ask the Ridge in yes, School Boards Association business on the rule or knowledge. Local escort moves to recognize and express gratitude. 2 local

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businesses for support and vital contributions, especially schools face increasing budget uncertainty. Now, Peter Zone that the Fairfax County school board

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here are my name's Bryce Pot. Penske automotive group and Dream so long to the 2026. With Daniel School Boards Association on showing

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appreciation for each entities ongoing Fairfax County, Public Schools, your work has sustained our community in focusing on the providing the

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best public schools education that we can for every child who attends them. Is there a second? Thank you, Mr. Dunne, I will call for a vote. All

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those in favor. >> Ms. Anderson: Mr. McDaniel missed Maren, Mr. McElveen mislead the Mystics. It Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson Missing John-Cunning, Mr. Fresh and

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myself. That is unanimous from board members. I would like to welcome our student Representative Faith McCown in

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her family and all those here to support honoring a fake mckown in the FIFTY-FIFTH student Representative the school board proclamation to please join the board for a

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>> I would like to welcome even leave his family and all those here in support of the on rain. Even leave the 2026. Laura, Ashley Piper scholarship recipient proclamation. Please join the

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I would like to welcome, but deliver her family and all those here in support of deliver off the 2026 school board character award recipient proclamation.

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I would like to welcome all those here in support of the Juneteenth proclamation to

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>> Ms. Anderson: Agenda item, 4.0 one resolution to name South County Middles School Library in honor of founding

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principle. Marshall Manning. >> I call him Mr. Dunne for

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Resolution. Whereas misses Marshall Manning dedicated nearly 3 decades of suit, primitive service to Fairfax County, Public schools

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beginning her storied career as a transformative English educator and the relentless champion for the power of literacy. And whereas following her pivotal tenure

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as a founding assistant principal of South County Secondary School from 2005 to 2012, she was selected as the visionary founding principle of South County Middle School

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where she labored tirelessly to transform a physical structure into a vibrant community. Cornerstone. And whereas with an unparalleled eye for detail, she personally

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curated the school's library from its architectural flow. So the very Hughes of its carpet crafting intentional sanctuary of light and learning designed to serve as both rigorous academic hub and

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a serene refuge for every student. And whereas she encouraged her leadership and the indelible philosophy that every student be capable connected and contributing a

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mantra that remains in blaze. And in the main lobby as a testament to her mission of empowering students to step forward into their own potential. And whereas her

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brilliance as a leader was formally recognized with the 2013 Nancy F spread outstanding first year, principal award. A distinction met with a spontaneous standing ovation from the

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students who are the true north of her career. And whereas upon her retirement in 2019, the Virginia General Assembly issued House joint resolution number 3.24.

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officially commending her legacy of excellence and her profound lifelong devotion to the youth of the Commonwealth. And whereas her most enduring

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legacy is etched, not in stone, but in the lives of the thousands of students who flourished under her mentorship, who successes and medicine, the arts, public service and diverse global

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industries served as a living testament to the high standards and compassionate guide and she instilled in them now, therefore, be it resolved that the Fairfax County school board with

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profound gratitude and respect officially designates the library at South County Middle School as the marsh up Manning Memorial Library. Be it further resolved that this space shall stand as a

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permanent tribute to a leader. He's foundational Spirit, Grace and dedication, continue to define the Mustang community and inspired generations of learners to

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come. Is there a second? I second Mr. Damage like speech or motion. Yes, I would. Thank you. We're here and I brought this proclamation to honor a

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true titan of public education. A woman who gave nearly 3 decades of her life to the students of Fairfax County and a leader whose loss we still deeply feel misses.

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Marshall Manning. Marshall was instrumental in shaping the South County community from its absolute earliest days in 2005, she was selected to serve alongside. They'll

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remember her as a founding assistant principal in South County Secondary School first opened and December 2011, she was selected to take the helm as the historic founding

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principle of South County Middle School in so doing she didn't just open the building. She built a community. She was incredibly deliberate in cultivating during culture

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anchored by to a movable values, caring and integrity that accolade she aren't throughout her career from Fcps honors 2 recognition by The Washington Post only

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validated what everyone in the South County family already knew. Marsh, a possessed, a rare, remarkable gift for collaborative leadership. She never lead from a distance.

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She rolled up her sleeves and worked right alongside her educators for students and their families. Marshall was a fierce champion of student-centered learning but also understood the fundamental truth about

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education. You cannot support students if you do not support the people who teach them. She was a visionary advocate for employee wellness, fiercely protecting her staff because she knew supported valued

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educator is the single most critical factor and a child's success right up until her retirement in 2019, Marshall was the ultimate defender of her school and a visionary advocate for public education.

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And while our community was deeply saddened by her passing in 2024, for impact as a mentor, educator and leader of will undoubtedly be felt for

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generations by passing this proclamation tonight and through the creation of the Marshall Manning Memorial Library. We ensure that her legacy remains a permanent visible and lasting part of

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the very school she built and love so dearly thank you, Mr. Dunne. Henderson was like speak to your second. Yes,

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briefly. >> When we talk about the fabric of the school community, we're talking about the people who leave the literal bricks of its culture. Marshall Manning was exactly that kind of builders. She dedicated 29, incredible years of Fairfax County, public

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schools and 14 of those years, poured directly into my community in the South County parent. Marshall just didn't step into leadership roles. She helped create them. She started at South County

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Secondary as an assistant principal working right alongside November to establish the school from the ground up. Than in 2011, she was chosen to be the inaugural principle of South County Middle School opening a brand

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new school is one of the most demanding tasks and educator can face. But Marcia did it with Grace. Vision and a fierce commitment to excellence. Renaming a school

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out library is incredibly symbolic. library is the crossroads of the school. It's a discovery, a sanctuary for quite growth and a hub where mines are opened every single

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day. It's the perfect space to carry marches. Name ensuring the future generations of South County students will know the visionary leader who helped pave the way for them. It is our privilege to

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formally dedicate the Marshall Manning Library honoring a lifetime of service and a lasting legacy. in a deeply miss member of our Fcps family. >> Thank you, Miss Anderson,

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Mr. McLean. Thank you. those of us who knew Marcia new someone who brought a rare combination of warmth. a

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couple believe. Everyone every student could potentially become and as has been stated Fcps looked for a founding principle of South County

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Middle School. We didn't have to look very far. We just look next door to the secondary school and certainly with Mr. Umbers leadership there. She

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was the natural choice. She was as has been stated, a recognize leader in our system. Having won that sending new principal award in

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2013. I know many people viewed her as a mentor and someone they could look to for guidance. It's certainly my belief that she didn't open a

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school. She built a community at South County Middle School and she did it deliberately lovingly and she welcomed everyone into that school with open arms, including school

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board members. And it's just so fitting now that the library will carry her name. And I want to thank the members of the community who brought for this very fitting

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honor, which is a wonderful way to remember her and a beautiful space. Thank you, Mr. Ackermann Dr. Anderson.

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>> Yes, thank you. What I did not know. MS Manning. I do want to take the opportunity to offer my thanks to colleagues for bringing this forward and to MS Manning fall of the work that she's done to

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the community. This is an outstanding recognition. I also want to take a moment to just also highlight all of the folks that have honored this evening from our students. We

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see the character award and the Laura Ashley Award to our Avs be a honor. Roll recipients who helped so many of our schools. Tough course. Hour student board member

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Representative fate. We've I thank you for all of your service and the Manning family. Thank you for allowing your mom, daughter, cousin to give all of the time to fcps

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that has culminated and to this recognition. Seeing other lights. Like to call for the

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vote. All those in favor. That unanimous for the board. I would like to welcome martial Manning's family and all those

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here to support the naming of the South County Middle School Library in honor of founding principle. Marshall Manning resolution to please join the board for a photo at the front of the >> Ms. Lady: After the photo,

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the guests and staff will

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

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to provide comment that school board regular business meetings and public hearings can be found on the school board's web site at Www Dot

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Fcps Edu Slash school board. During the signup process. Community members acknowledge that they were informed of the school boards expectations for proper decorum when providing comments, these expectations

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are also available. Online. And with the printed agenda and meeting materials in the back of the room. We asked got obvious members to be respectful of one another

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shouting out first will not be tolerated. Please hold your applause until the conclusion of this. speaker's remarks, audience members may not join speakers at the podium and should remain at their seats,

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including one recording video are taking photos. We are grateful to all those who come to speak to us today. And thank you for your cooperation. School board members will be listening but not responding. Madam Clerk,

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please call the first speaker. >> Isabel chain. Good evening.

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Members of the point, my name is Isabella chain and I 5 to now on it. I hit it. I got my experience as a 4th grade this

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past year. Generally I fish on question. If it's going me. But this year our curriculum is It Downey able to keep up with on computer, for example,

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I probably use a compared it to the ice rink at school while rallies kind of nice at home. By January, at least anxious because it kind of

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come play on my most followed behind. This a horrible for a high achiever, but in March and I had meeting, we thank you, chair and they talked

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about benefits of flooding with paper pencil and starting that leak it gym or paper and pencil assigning from me and eventually she can often more

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people Texas and tag class. I said more comfortable and relaxed, not I like it jacket with messages with classmates games. I even with foch in

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Google Docs. I can usually fish on a hook and the Senate. If not by day than it can when it's due on Friday as a result, I learned that temptations on your computer.

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Maybe Kate. And then maybe 90 from computer games. You can't do on paper, but may not know is that tech is to pick a step back learning. I Christ a

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school last check. More paper. A pencil. School and that different from today school where students can feel heard

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and faith. Thank you. Veronica Watkins.

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>> Hello, my name is Veronica Watkins and I'm a junior at Oakton High School. I've come here to discuss why we should stop using securely passed for bathrooms and fcps whenever

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student needs to use the restroom, they must submit an past via securely under bathroom. The idea is that administrators will be easily able to find patterns. this just longer recurring bathroom

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breaks? Because as we all know, when students are left alone for 10 minutes or media inclination is to be in vaping kissing and doing drugs. Well, I do agree then forcing school appropriate behaviors.

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Important digitally tracking exactly when and how long someone goes to the bathroom isn't utter invasion of privacy. You're taught to be careful sharing a personal information online and yet girls period schedules are

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visible to strangers. This is not just a privacy violation. The fact that teachers can deny students bathroom past teaches students that are right. A simple in this area is going to the bathroom can

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be taken away. Yes, there are people who abuse the system and violate the S R nar wall in the bathroom. But it's unfair to punish everyone else because of their actions. We already have enough shame for the metal detectors, but at

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least that's necessary. You have the power to make this change. But if you Bala securely pastor bathrooms, then you'll continue to subjects. Students like me to privacy violations, increase

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anxiety. Thank you for your time. Sophia Con. Good evening

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school board members. My name is Cynthia Con and I'm a junior at South County High School. I'm standing here today to address an important issue that impacts me in many other Muslims. First, like to

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thank you for keeping Kyiv and other religious holidays on Fcps calendar. This recognition allows students, families and staff to feel seen support included within our school community. There are many months, some students, the staff there,

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part of every just district across perfect Fairfax County and for each and every one of pizza, essential Islamic holiday which only comes twice a year based on the lunar calendar, being able to keep on calendar will make them

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feel included and valued on the contrary, is to be removed. It will leave many students and staff of the difficult decision to either missed the school day or stay, which can have an impact school performances, activities in crates as well

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as mental health. Fairfax County has long emphasizing equity inclusion and ensuring that all could all communities feel valued unseen. The continued recognition of read on the AFC. calendar reflects

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those values in a meaningful and practical way. For many months. Some students, families employees across the county. I understand that counter decisions can be difficult. However, I respectfully encourage fcps to

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explore alternatives such adjusting teacher workdays are other non instructional days so that can remain on the calendar while still meeting instructional requirements. I also respectfully ask continues to remain on the

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fcps calendar in future years when students see their identities and faith traditions acknowledge it strengthens our sense of belonging and connection to the schools and community. Thank you for your time.

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Leadership and continued commitment to his community.

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Dianne Watts, where >> good evening. My name is Diane Wadsworth. And I've been an educator for 33 years. I've spent the last 24 years in

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Fcps providing school-wide building leadership and specials positions with an emphasis on student learning and county initiatives. I am currently an elementary math resource teacher. I'm here

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tonight to address a critical flaw in our current HR hiring and transfer policies under the current system of a school-based resource position is caught or changes after the transfer deadline. Principles

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are forced to hire from outside the county rather than utilizing existing fcps talent. This policy up is applied strictly by contract

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type and impacts Matthew resource teachers, advanced academics, resource teachers, counselors, instructional coaches, school-based technology specialist among others, schools are dynamic shifting human systems, rigid

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deadlines do not align with budget realities. In my case, I was notified less than 48 hours before the transfer window closed. My math position was cut due to

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funding because of this policy. Nearly all of my options to continue my work supporting mathematics, an academic rigor within fcps were blocked. It is short-sighted to prioritize

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payroll contract type over proven expertise. Why has HR built a system that actively prohibits internally trained, highly effective educators from applying to open

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positions as they emerge. The solution is simple. Gift principles back the autonomy to release and higher internal personnel for school base resource positions after the

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transfer deadline. This is a return to the previous practice and addresses the real time dynamics of a system our size. Let's stop forcing our schools to hire from outside the county when we are

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already have a wealth of dedicated proven expertise waiting right here inside the fcps talent pool. Thank you

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for your time and consideration. Katya Diamond

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>> Hello, my name is Scott. Who didn't sign? I work in the defense industry and work on products often. I move from DC to Fairfax County, specifically for the schools.

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For my one year-old now four-year-old now 6 year-old we started Chesterbrook Elementary School this year. We were incredibly surprised to have iPad iPad. Given to our care right away. But we

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kept an open mind about it. Figuring that. That's reasonableness. 2026, let's all learn together. However, we've been surprised that significant portions of the day are spent on the iPad to

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the fact to the point where and Wednesday of last week. He visited 122 websites. >> The thankfully got a break for lunch, which is great.

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>> But we really have concerns about the amount of time that the kids are spending on IPads when they're not on IPads there on this. They're watching the smart for its of

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videos of parents teaching. reading books. 2 kids rather than the teacher in like an old-school way reading to their kindergarten class. We have a phenomenal teachers. So

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this is not a complaint against the teachers. They are doing a phenomenal job. They have a ton of kiddos and they're trying to use all the resources. But there's a real lack of guidance as to what

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responsible tech use looks like today. I don't know if you guys know this, but on light speed for the reports. >> It doesn't actually show

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how long the students are online. So you don't know the screen time. It just says dates and times that the access certain websites, the only parent control, it's

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available on Lake speed isn't on an off button for YouTube. That's only available for after-hours. I actually can't shut off YouTube for my kindergarten during school day. I would recommend very

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strongly that we consider looking at screen time in schools in a similar way that we see screen time at home. >> You can be an advantage if that's something that you

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>> Darlene Garcia Torres. First, thank you for the work you do. And for the opportunity to speak tonight.

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I'm here as a central office staff member to talk about the telework policy change and how it's impacted, staffing productivity and we're quality over the past year. Within 3 months of the announced change

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our office last 2 team members, one of whom moved across the country with their family to work at Fcps under different conditions. So staff meant that there's of hose those of us who remain had to

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fill the gap until new staff are hired and won't hire train and weren't you, Steph? While also managing the regular workload? More time was required to complete work,

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which often meant working late nights sometimes all night and weekends to meet deadlines, a schedule that's difficult assists Jane for very long. Burnout risk increases. Well,

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productivity and we're quality to decrease. Even with a full team. There are other challenges. I work detail oriented and requires the focus. But our main shedding 5

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days a week is now filled with distractions and noise for those of us who are neurodivergent with environmental sensitivities, it can be more difficult focus when we need to put in long

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hours to meet deadlines, our time is now reduced by commutes. But the work still needs to get done. So that means we sleep less. See our families last and overall have

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less work. Life balance. We are passionate about her work. Many of us are here because we're committed to public service and public education. We want to do good work.

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Please help us continue to do that were trusted to telework when there's a crisis or emergency when there's a deadline that requires after office hours when we have to

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fill gaps whenever there's a need. Please trust us to telework for better work, life, balance, productivity and lower quality. Please

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reconsider the telework policy change. Thank you. Rachel.

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Role. Rachel role. >> Good evening. My name is Rachel Roll. My daughter went to bring more elementary and currently attends the AAP Center Glasgow. I'm here

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tonight to ask the board to hold or reject the current out of cycle bound, create effort bmp from homes and Edison, 2 key in Lewis. Others will be providing details of how Fcps

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is violating its own regulations in this effort. So I'll discuss their multiple attempts to push the strange through while blocking community input. During county

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wide boundary review. The only options presented to bmp were remaining it up to sun or moving to Annandale. After the final map was released to the public. However, it was

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changed to move us to key in Lewis, an option that never been discussed before. When we protested Dr, Reach the proposal and promised it would be examined in the next 5 year

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boundary review. Instead we found out this April that Fcps was starting out of cycle adjustment with the goal of implementing the move to Lewis

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by fall of 2027. On top of the sudden reversal, they have repeatedly blocked from our part for providing comment. We are informed of meetings with only a day's notice or not invited at all. As near as I

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can tell at CPS has made no effort to reach out to parents of middle and high school students. Although we face the most immediate impact of the change. Fcps never sent us the

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link to the online comment form, which is the only feedback week method we are told to use. In contrast when they met with Glasgow, the link was the very next day.

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CPS can follow procedures and engage communities. Meaningfully but that they feel three-peat do this repeatedly when dealing with bmp and apparently only when dealing with bmp, believe me

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to believe that this disparate treatment is intentional and targeted. We have consistently partnered with Fcps in good faith over the years. However, Fcps is not responding.

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Therefore, I again ask the board to uphold fair treatment and reject the from our part

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out of cycle boundary change. >> Phys the alarm. >> Good evening of fires on them from catching Johnson.

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Middle school. We give students an incredible tool of wood in a device, but it has become distraction. Chalk boards to smart boards to personal laptops. I have been

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at the same school for 20 years of watching this evolve each time Fcps led the way with the best intentions. But now with AI at our doorstep, I

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just checked for the ask. Is this tool helping or hurting our students? The closed one door. They opened another fcps made a commendable decision to quiting cell phones to be put

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away. And that was that icon. But students have simply shifted. Laptops are now their communication device of choice that messaging and socializing through their school issued laptops all day long. We

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identified the problem. Now the need address it fully. What are we losing? Attention span, attention, beating and writing skills are negatively impacted social skills and

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emotional resilience are being replaced by screen dependency and stress in my classroom. Watershed walks, outdoor system. Lessons stewardship brought projects these on

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work. But students that I've in 7th grade exhausted and addicted to laptop. He is at the 17 U.S. states are already limiting school to screen time. Countries like Sweden

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out abandoning one of the one laptop policies and are turning to textbooks with positive results. The evidence is on our side, but a 10 to classroom that Cup. Carson

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Elementary and middle school. Please bring textbooks back. Limit personal laptop use not all day long, provide assistive technology to students with exceptional app.

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Of course. Fcps has never been afraid to lead. Now that's lead again, to course connection. Our students need more protection and God really is. These are to visit the one to one policy. Our students

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are worth it. And I trust your leadership and support. Thank

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you so much. Molly Sullivan.

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Good evening. My name is Molly Sullivan. I teach in Springfield District. I live in the Sully district. >> The reason I'm here today is boundaries. All Sully District Center, comprehensive boundary review right now. And while we've been told

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elementary schools are no longer on the table, it's not the whole truth because there are some elementary schools across fields which are being proposed to be turned from a 2 feet. Are in 2 or 3 feet or school. I ask is that the

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board during a motion to limit the number of students by percentage when proposing a feeder school adjustment, for example, no less than 25% of a graduating class to a single school may be fed to another

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Us otherwise stated for specialized programming. It AP Special Education Services RIP. This will help keep communities together and cause less stressful experience. Well, these new maps are getting closer to what people

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want. It continues to not address the problem of Centerville high school overcrowding. Why Skyview was ever touted as a solid for that. I'm still not really sure why we need Centerville. High school renovated and

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expand. It was built in 19 night. Excuse me, 1988 the same year that I was born and since then has not seen. In addition or renovation, honesty, camper trailers that were added about 21 years ago. I don't understand how you

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guys in all good conscience can start over are start or even propose. Construction and expansions of school like will springs that has about 80% when just down the road see VHS, its head above 100%

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capacity. You still haven't figured out the land lease or plan to move forward and it's completed renovation to quote, Mister McDaniel at a recent meeting at Liberty Middle School. He said we're looking at least a decade before we have a completed high school, which is unacceptable.

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Currently, the planning commission is also deciding on whether or not to bring 5,000 new housing units to Centerville resulting in an estimated 1700 new students. All who would be boundary at

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Central High School. It's unacceptable that a previous board in 2008 approved the renovations that people voted and approved the funds in 2021 and we likely won't see it completed high school until 2031, how can you justify the

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state of Centerville High School when you under your watch more than 2000 students and their families have been left waiting for attention, resources and leadership that

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they deserve. Thank you. >> Alana, you're getting done

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occur. I'm inviting you to a thought experiment with me today. This year AI has dominated headlines and suddenly everyone in corporate America feels compelled to

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jump on. The AI trainer be left behind. But you are responsible for delivering education to children who are not corporate employees, but young humans with developing brains. I feel confident that future research will show I

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use harms brain development and skill development in a perfect world. I would want my own kids using AI before they worked a few years and a challenging job. My own analytical skills were honed a lot in his first stops. But

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this is a real world. And if I had a senior right now, I'd encourage my 12 3 sign up for high school elective incorporated AI help him prepare for college. But I don't have a rising senior male. This is a rise in 9th

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grader. I strongly do not want him using AI yet. Now here's a thought experiment with AI evolving so quickly, experts refuse to protect the landscape more than 6 months out. Rising juniors are more

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than 12 months out from graduating. How I use an 11th grade, provide much of a benefit when goals learned a lot of be outdated by graduation. Genuinely how about 11 greater benefit by

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using AI? What about a 10th grader? Any greater a 6th grader? A kindergartner. The further they are from graduation. The more absurd argument that they are that I use in school is required to prepare a child for their

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future. Please continue the thought experiment with me. What is the downside of pausing rather than rushing to this new technology? Do you really think the kids younger than 12 grade will be left

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behind if they don't use AI in this upcoming school year? They will not. I ask you, what is a real risk to students under 12 grade if Fcps takes a wait and see approach to AI rather than following the

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siren song of technology companies, profits seeing that those who don't immediately adopt AI will leave their children at sea. There is no real risk that children below 12 3 will be left behind. The siren song is a lie. Please

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continue to think that's all the way through the end and take the prudent approach rather than letting the siren song of Silicon Valley lead

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you astray. Thank you. And you set an

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>> good evening. I'm a Jason PTA president from our Park Elementary. I don't want school in the nation. Fisher. I'm here to requests first. These direct fcps to review brenmar from the expedited

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battery. Pretty process December 10th Dr Week the committee read My would not be considered for a guide to review changes until the next 5 here. A few fcps reverse that community. The current

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proposal but said our students across the 3. 85 45 interchange, has permit and I'd say outcome our families of POWs, the posse basis cited is at its advice with over the

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past week. The policy 81 30.9 requires the review to address the overcapacity schools. Attendance area, not Brett Maher, which is a separate floor that meet none of the policy special. Any change to

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brenmar must've off to the cations and feedback from tire. And it's a pyramid not just spread Maradona's. It has been. These direct fcps to form steady are 6 SB a plan

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addressing West springfield Louis and impact. This is where the data leads West Springfield High operate at 114%. The most overcrowded school in office. You? Yes, it

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was high school, which is right next door operates 81% under resourced and most epic special additional teachers and The students the areas

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connected 8, 9, to 2, 9, 0, 0, 1, 8, 9, 1, 2, and a night overnight directly on that boundary. 2 additional spa's night. 1, 0, 7, 1, 3, 0, Waterloo, us from the end in

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sight. Moving though, 6 SBA Springs, West Springfield to 105% to 97%. addition to 100% to cancel regional balance and no elementary school

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community. rude. We're not asking for special treatment. We just want the same data driven process. Every fcps community concert respectfully ask the 6 Parkland be formally study before any parcel across

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about right. And we're ready to support scps of pursuing that. I will send my for DNA analysis had better following this meeting. Thank you very

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much for your time. Sarah Young.

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>> Good evening. Members of the board, Dr Reid and Chiefs. I first started working in Fcps in 2001. I'm here to talk about equity. For over 20 years. Departments like the it

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successfully utilized hybrid work. That longstanding practice was formally adopted into regulation and 2020. Because this regulation was

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already established. The Fct FC Ft and the fbu unions did not include hybrid work and their collective bargaining agreements. The working

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condition was already securely in place for telework eligible staff. On June 27th 2025 an e-mail from HR informed staff

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of an update to the regulation. The stated intent of this change was to enhance consistency and improve equitable work assignments and the name of equity. The number

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of approved tele work days for all eligible staff was reduced to just 5 days per year. Following this change, the union representing principles,

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supervisors and administrators negotiated their CBA through that process. They secured the right for their members to utilize tele work during winter and spring breaks. And

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on inclement weather days, this sequence of events has unintentionally created inequality managers now have protected tele wait telework

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rights during these periods. While they're telling work eligible staff reporting directly to them are restricted to just those 5 based ace. We now have teams

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collaborating on projects that operate under different rules. I respectfully ask fcps leadership and the school board to resolve this inconsistency by returning to

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our previous longstanding hybrid work practice, we can establish fairness among our teams and eliminate the double standard that currently divides our tele work eligible staff if a full return to that

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practice is not immediately feet.

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Summer. Johnson. >> My name is Summer Johnson. I'm an 18 year. Fairfax County Public Schools employee a member of fcf Tea and a proud member of a few. I currently

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work at the Nancy Spray Technology Center. Before working in it. I spent more than a decade as a classroom in school-based educator during that time I watched Fcps embrace new technologies.

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New instructional practices and new ways of thinking about teaching and learning. One of the most important lessons we learned was that one size does not fit all. The belief is embedded throughout fcps

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universal design for learning. But you have a graduate and possible. The Fcps 30 model. recognize that people have different needs different strengths and different pathways tocess. We

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designed learning environments accordingly. That is why the recent changes to hybrid work are really difficult to understand. schools and teachers to embrace innovative

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differentiated and student-centered approaches to learning while covering operational and central office employees through increasingly compliance pay structures. We are not arguing against in-person work. Some of our

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best work happens when we are together. What made our previous hybrid rate hybrid arrangement successful was that teams could align their schedules to the needs of their work. We came together to collaborate some problems,

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design test and built in-person time had purpose. Now, employees are required to be physically present simply to spend the day on virtual meetings, email and computer-based work that are already being performed

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successfully in a hybrid environment. The question is not whether employee should be accountable. We already are operational in Central Office. Staff have proven record of a proven record of supporting

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the district and maintaining operational excellence. The question is whether the same principles of equity trust and innovation that guide our instructional decisions should also got our workplace

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decisions. If we truly believe that people do their best work when their environments are designed around their needs and that belief should extend

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beyond classrooms and into our workplaces as well.

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>> Madam Chair, we're now moving to video testimony. Please play the video testimony submitted by Julia quickly. >> I think computers are a really big issue in schools. I

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mean, I just see in my classes as soon as the teacher says, open up this computer screens, I just see a different. Game on scream like it's just a

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colorful array of different gaming websites. And it's honestly kind of a because most my teachers don't even use like speed or any of those resources that help teachers

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make sure that students are staying on task. And I know that in middle school, even I mean. school, especially 7th

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grade. You're basically being handed a device that has access to Marion gaming websites and you've never really had that kind of access before a Mizzou had a computer

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at home, which most people entry Schooling street had a computer. But you either really didn't use it as much needed really take it home. But in 7th grade, you're basically being handed this

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device for an entire year to has games on it. And it's really addicted, especially for 7th graders because this is the first time there experiencing this opportunity.

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And I see is my brother. He is a 7th grader and she really struggles with computer addiction. She I mean, and 7th graders to stream earning high do homework. How to study for tests. And he's not learning

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any of that because he so addicted to this computer screen and it got so bad that we had to get him a different computer because the Fairfax County computer do not block most of dating website says

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students were going on. My parents told about some of the websites they didn't block if they think that just blocking the sites is magically going to fix things. But it's not

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you need to block the use of the computer because I'm telling you, as a student students are always fighting hawks around the system and you need to use of the

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computer. Not just want the sites. >> Please play the video

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testimony submitted by Irene. A question Hashmi. >> Good evening. School board members. My name is computer science professor. And if you

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create, if CBS parent because they teach in Vance technology for living. I'm usually the first person in the room to end for gate for janitor, a C.

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Precisely because I understand architecture of technology. I'm here tonight to deep concerns about the push to integrate AI and you are safe.

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It taking 2 of classrooms. As an indicator we did for sun experience. I see the cognitive offloading and, you know, Jean, of critical thinking actual seeded, driven

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learning. Just as we watched social media compromise our social relationships, about to meet the same estate by rushing AI into K 12

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education. At present. There is siro definitive data on the long-term impact of driven tools on cognitive development and education. We are simply treating our children as a

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test group for unproven technology. The U.S. surgeon general's advisory, CDC and AAP explicit. If you aren't that high screen time use

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among children is directing to depression, anxiety and developmental challenges. However, the choir left up and reliance on unnecessary

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increases the screen time. Our medical professionals want us street as a computer science educator. I know tech as a mother. I know my child. I argue too paused to post

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generative AI use, you know, past the corporate marketing and you need to acknowledge E could indicate did intentional blocks of time. We must prioritize active problem

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solving critical thinking and human connection, least and we to screens and chatbots before expanding use the district must provide independent

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evidence transporting safeguards and a clear plan to protect our children's attention. Privacy and mental

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health. Please play the video testimony submitted by

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Stephanie Lundquist, Aurora. >> After cutting 275 teaching positions and increasing class sizes the school year, you launched a program fund phd's

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for some of the highest-paid district administrators who make over $200,000 per year. One of the participants, assistant Superintendent

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Public Resendiz makes $229,000 this year while a student condition of the program is that they stay with fcps for some time, Mr. Resendiz is moving to Fort Worth, Texas to

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work for their public school district as we pay for his pH D this program is an insult to the district's pat taxpayers. And speaking of budgetary

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waste, we are paying 272 million dollars this year for the salaries of about 2400 non school-based administrators and fcps. With 3 months still left in the

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fiscal year. Fcps has also paid 12.5 million dollars in legal fees. You've also bought 150 million dollar high school despite the fact that the district is hemorrhaging more

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than 2 20,000 students from 2022. 2030. With so much obvious we use in your budget. You are planning to reduce school reserve staffing to address the so-called

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28 million dollar budget gap. CPS teachers told me reducing school reserves staffing is concerning as some class sizes increase in fall 2026. Certain

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grades may require additional teachers but cuts to reserve staffing will reduce flexibility, resulting in significantly larger class sizes. So clearly by cutting

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reserve staffing, as you find phd's for central administration, you're continuing to tell students parents and teachers that

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bureaucracy not classrooms is your priority. >> Chandor son. That was our

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last public speaker. >> Thank you. Agenda item. 6.0 1 student representative matters icon become.

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>> Hello again. Thank you to everyone who trusted and challenging this year. Every everything I bought brought into meetings came from conversations in hallways, emails, lunch, discussions,

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ACC meetings, student, frustrations and soon ideas. I did not come into this role with all the answers. And I learn from the people I represented. This experience has taught me more than I ever expected. And I'm extremely grateful for it. reason why

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did a good job this year is because I'm a product of the represent. With that said here are a few things that I reflect on as is coming to a close the NSA situation. The fall could have absolutely

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been handled better. The only actual decision, the message that was received by a lot of members of the Muslim community was at the school. They're supposed to feel safe and is not 100 us. reputation can shape consequences in ways I feel inconsistent to

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students whether or not that was the intention. This perception matters. Students should feel like schools, a place where they can exist as themselves without feeling singled out for behavior. Other students engage that

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pink analyzed. Are schools do not reflect the politics that surround us in everyday life. We do have to pick between defending our Jewish students or Muslim students. School should be one of the few places students should learn.

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Students can learn from each other and feel supported, not divided by the scene. Tensions are already exists outside of school. It would be helpful to actually listen as well. If anyone has noticed, I've sort of change by speaking, have us try to make contact with each

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of you so I can have your full attention for the fraction of time. Speaking student matters. But sometimes there are still people that go on their computers or will tiger come stations? I completely understand that all board members are busy, but I hope

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you all actually engage new Shostak during his tenure matters in a few weeks because it helps when you think. I also believe a times our board can become too aligned around different priorities instead of always operating as one

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collective body disagreement as normal and healthy. But I think our strongest moments happened when you were cross those differences and folks on the students when front of us right in perspectives around us. I also think that CPS

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should slowdown was AI technology implementation. I'm not against innovation at all, but I think community members deserve time to understand what their children are using and how these tools are being implemented. Family should feel comfortable informed for

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any major change happens because we're a district that a lot of people look at. It is not mean you have to rush into things that that it. The pioneers with that said there's never been a time. I did not feel it. Extremely grateful to service roll into

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the last time. Thank you for your time.

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Thank you. Accounting. >> Agenda item. 7.0 1 certification of closed meeting compliance is the board has to return to its close meeting later tonight. We will return to the after we

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conclude that meeting agenda item. 7.0 2 confirmation of action taken in close call. And Doctor Anderson, for a

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motion. >> Dr. Anderson: I move to the night the school reassignment appeal of a student who distribute controlled substances to another student,

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marijuana THC at school and to confirm the disciplinary decision of the division superintendent. Is there a second? Thank you, Mr. Bannon.

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>> All those in favor. This mayor and Mr. Maccoll being Lady. >> Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, St.

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John-Cunning. >> And myself, all those opposed. All those abstaining. Mr. McDaniel mystic's it and

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Mr. Fresh. Will the clerk please read the vote? 903. The motion carries. Thank you,

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Collin Dr. Anderson, from Ocean. >> I move that the probationary employees so

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sorry. I move that the probationary employees identified in closed session be dismissed at the conclusion of the 25 26 school year and that their contracts not be

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renewed. Renewed for the 26 27 school year. Is there a second second? Thank you, Mr. McDaniel, all those in favor. Mr. as mayor and Mr. McElveen.

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>> Ms. Anderson: Ms. Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, St. John-Cunning and myself, all those opposed all those abstaining. Mr. Fresh the clerk. Please read the vote.

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>> 11, 0, one. The motion carries. Thank you. >> Agenda item or I'm sorry, Icahn, Ms. Lady from ocean. >> I move that employees identified in closed session

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be dismissed to the conclusion of the 25 26 school year under contract. Not be renewed for the 26 27 school year. Is there a second second? Thank you, Mr. McElveen. >> Ms. Anderson: All those in

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favor, Mr. McDaniel. This mayor and Mr. McElveen Ms. Lady Mistick said Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, John-Cunning and myself, all those opposed all

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those abstaining. Mr. Fresh the clerk, please read the vote. 11, 0, one. The motion carries. Thank you.

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>> Agenda item, 7.0 3 approval of policy 13. 44 standard school calendar are certain standards. School-year calendar icon misleading for a motion.

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>> Ms. Lady: I move the school board approved policy 13. 44 standard School-year calendar has revised. Is there a second? I second. Thank St. John-Cunning, Lady, would you like to speak your motion? No, I would not. Miss Saint John County. Would you like to

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speak to your second? No, I would not. I call on Mr. Fresh for an amendment. >> Thank you. I move to amend

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the motion by striking out the text in its entirety and inserting the replacement language set forth in the agenda item is published board docs. Is there a second? >> Mr. Dunne, Mr. Fresh. Would

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you like to speak your amendment? Yes. Thank you. >> All right. Well, good morning, everybody. Thank you, Chair Anderson. I want to begin by thanking Mr. Dunne

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for second in the motion for partnering with me in taking some of the language that we're considering tonight and for the thoughtful work is done, conducting extensive research about how our school calendars have evolved over

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the past many years and also grateful to the governance committee and its members for the thoughtful dialogue we've had over the past many months on the calendar. What our community needs and what

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family students and staff hope to see reflected in this policy. Before discuss the substance of the policy, I want to briefly address the amendment before us. While the amendment replaces the policy

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version that came forward from governance, it should not be understood as a wholesale rewrite. The best majority of what the committee approved remains intact. And with any policy, the version that

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emerges this evening reflects compromise among different perspectives. This amendment is intended to clarify several areas where committee members identified lingering questions after completing our work

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provide greater precision in a few places where that time did not allow first, a fully refine the language and more clearly reflect the board's global desire to prioritize

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instructional continuity as a guiding principle in calendar development. At its core. This revised policy provides clear direction to the superintendent about what this board expects school calendar.

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First and foremost, it prioritizes instructional continuity. Sarah students have the strongest possible learning experience throughout the year. It also brings greater clarity to early release stays, which the board

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reduced earlier this year. Federal holidays, given our large federal workforce and various religious holidays and observances importantly, it clarifies how future calendars will be approved under this policy. The superintendent will maintain 3 years of

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approved school calendars with the board approving the 3rd year calendar each year. So the families and staff have greater predictability. Finally, it strengthens the board's expectations around

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community engagement, including the cycle for that engagement. later tonight will consider another motion that speaks more specifically do one specific type of this engagement. So delve too deeply into that right now. So

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this policy gives greater guidance, more predictability and a stronger focus on instructional continuity. I look forward to the discussion and this evening and I hope my colleagues will support its

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adoption. >> Thank you, Mr. Fresh, Mr. Dunne, would you like speech or second? Yes, please. >> I would like to thank Mr.

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Fresh, first of all, his careful work to revise the draft policy that adopted by the governance committee. He made very thoughtful revisions that I think strengthen that

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overall also like to thank my colleagues and under the leadership of covering this chair, Melanie Marin for developing this policy, which is the first time Fcps will

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have it consolidated counter policy to govern the development of school calendars. What I brought forward a few months ago through my research and analysis published in my

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newsletters was that we have a school counter that deadly degraded over the past 20 years from a time when for decades, 70% on average of our school weeks for full five-day

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weeks to today where only 52% of our school weeks. Our full five-day weeks, even though our calendars now longer than it was historically by 2

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weeks. I believe that this policy is a very important step to restoring the calendar to one that makes sense for students for families that

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will ensure that there is instructional continuity and it will support learning and routine, which is so important for all students, but in particular for special

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education students, I believe this will help us to get to where we were and where we need to go. I believe it will also reduce the financial and logistical burdens that have

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plagued families. I've heard from many families too spoken of having to pot potentially give up their career or their jobs because of the vagaries of the fragmented school

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calendar who thought about relocating putting their kids in private school to only make sure that their kids had consistency and routine and also to avoid the childcare

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and logistical burns that our cause fire current fragmented school calendar, the next step after this policy is enacted is the superintendent will bring forth on July 9th to

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propose school calendars for 27. 28. And 28 29. And I believe that those calendars reflect positive movement forward to restoring full

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five-day weeks as this policy states. It should be the priority of the school calendar when it's being developed because that is the very heart of learning. It's very heart of education and it

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supports students. Staff and families. Thank you. Dr. Anderson.

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>> Dr. Anderson: Thank Thank you. To all of those who worked on this. And I out just to be honest, I was a little surprised by kind of some of the extensive work that was done on this given kind of

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what was set up a governance. I think there's a lot of parts here where it's just cleaner, just tighter language. So that is very much appreciated. But there are some sections that I

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find to be kind of brand new and some are limited. So I have some comments and then I'm happy to ask some questions some of my comments

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are regarding the responsibilities section. >> Sections to 6, 7, Those sections really spend quite a

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bit of language really outlining. >> Dr. Anderson: a lot of language winter and spring holidays. Some a break, 6 cetera. >> And what I find is that it

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is so prescriptive so tight that if the survey or potentially the committee that's going to be hopefully pass to work on this. They don't have anywhere to go

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because it's already been outlined. And I thought the idea was to leave a little bit of space so that there could be changes if outlining the

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spring winter and spring, I'm sorry, the winter spring and summer holidays. If outlining the 2 week winter breaks as must dues. I don't know where

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there will be any flexibility for any future action. So that's kind of a question that I have. And the other piece that I wanted to talk about is

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section. And the under So 10. And E 2. And now one is also coupled with a question. So miss a fresh I would love to

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hear if possible and are number 10. The last sentence that says the division superintendent Shell make arrangements to minimize staff use of school buildings on

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these days, which may be used as teacher workdays. I guess I got a little bit confused who would use that. We minimizing if they use this teacher work days, that means teachers would be potentially in the

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building. I just want a little bit of clarity there. >> Mr. For confirming this is not sorry. Go ahead, Terry Anderson hold No, go ahead. This is not for my time. The right.

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>> It's not going to be my time, but I have a question Dr. Anderson, is your time. Well, I don't want to give my time. Okay. Cause you could

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answer it if you have a go back. So that's a question that I have here because I don't understand how we would minimize that space. So that's >> Dr. Anderson: And my last

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piece of concern is regarding the early releases where it outlines not just the 4 division wider release, which we voted here and what and were added into the policy.

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But it also embeds the elementary, the for additional elementary really stays, which previous conversations were that these will be phased out over the years and now they're

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indebted to be kind of in perpetuity. I don't understand that because that is not my understanding and I think I'll

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pause here because those other things that I'm stressed about here and then section. >> The

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>> again, that last statement about arrangement to minimize staff, Steph, you some of the buildings but have teacher workdays. I don't understand. I'm a little bit confused. So

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I will wait to get my final comments after I hear the answers to my questions. >> Mr. Moon: Thank you. I

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think in my fellow comics working hard to come up with this. Many things in this amendment. And that I could.

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March be able to support. However, for tonight, I am not to support and you with the policies with each amendment. emotion becomes. You know,

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you're looking at what has been proposed. This is something that doctor Anderson, OT too. What we are

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trying to accomplish. He's very a TV ad in street and then beaches contained in the policy. And if if you remember

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going back our, I think it is April 9th protect meeting when we 2 wrecked the superintendent. Conduct a survey. Part powered to peep

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should putting 10th. he's currently conducting a survey. It's sort does not close on 2 June 22nd. And I was hoping putting can and we're he lost

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what survey will show because short a was very decent person and really addresses. Things

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are like. 45 days We religious holidays, that these. Florida couple spring break to 40

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weeks Winter Brady were any. Thanksgiving break things we are Haskin community to let us know. But even before we hear

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from them, the women the decisions. On the 1, 2, Why can't we until they get to show it me? George, which can form on what trying to do.

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Rather than doing it tonight because what are you doing on the highway? Tolling the community to not stop responding to because you're

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not going use them. I cannot support this motion tonight.

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Yes. So this is a big accomplishments to bring the policy to the board. >> Ms. Meren: It's taken a while to get here. Thank you to the governance Committee for working on it. I you know,

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minimum this pause requirement of Virginia code. That man is the review each policy every 5 years. So that is an achievement and it's overdue. Since the policy was reviewed since 2014 and also codifies

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the board's review and approval of annual calendars. It's just too important delegate a completely to the superintendent without court oversight. I appreciate the work of the Providence member

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for offering a revised draft. There are some improvements to the language and structure policy. However, the wholesale new document that the member offers is a disappointing

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move. You know, its governance chair. very hard, especially during the May 19th meeting to the detriment of getting to work on the tech policy. More to get as much alignment and agreement is possible to count

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on the counter policy to get here today. And there were specific Committee members left lingering because we had come to agreement on so many things. But we just ran out of time and my expectation, my

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understanding was that there could be some amendments to really focus on those particular things. Instead, there's an entirely new document which the clerks have

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mistakenly posted on board docks again, practice. We don't post amendments. I think the 3 misleading to the public. What I'd like to do is club the 3 areas that I recall from the meeting as being the

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areas that we're going to be caught for One of them is under the philosophy saying that we do prioritize full school weeks that's been removed from the philosophy

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section in draft. Under Section 5 responsibilities to counter structure. It's saying to the greatest attention possible. We're going to try to avoid fragmented weeks.

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That's exact opposite of what parents have been shouting for for months. The final thing is lining to the greatest extent surrounding school divisions

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that that wasn't an agreement and then early release, it actually changes. I believe what the board voted on regarding really released these, which was like the number one thing, especially for elementary school parents.

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So I don't think that this policy is actually solving the problems that we've seen with the calendar most avoid is that it doesn't include any input from the superintendent

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just this week I received an e-mail from a teacher questioning and saying, hey, can you help advocate for me? Because we've gotten to emails from, you know, the superintendent saying we must report to work on June 18th in

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bold as if people don't understand their schedule on this employee and others feltz really degraded because they are hourly employees or the contract employees. If they have nothing to do, they have

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to show up. These are problems that are not in my belly with to solve. This is like the most operational thing. And so it's just it will be good to

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have a revised policy. But I certainly don't support this amendment nor the way that it was brought forth and shared

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with the board on Tuesday. Dr. Anderson, for Go back. Mystics

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and >> I'm happy to support this device policy because it I think it strikes the right balance. It provides timely with the predictability that they have consistently asked

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for, including a two-week to break full spring break. A designated Thanksgiving holiday while still getting of division. The flexibility

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pleads to strong instruction calendar. I also appreciate that. This version called Frates Community feedback, strengthen the public engagement process and give staff Morse flexibility when

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it comes to professional development and scheduling overall, I believe this policy is provides a framework moving forward and that reflects the needs our students, families

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and staff. Thank you. Mr. Dunford, go back. >> I want to be clear that I think the policy is not

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perfect, but I've never met a policy that is I think if the every all progress is incremental right? Right now we have no policy. So there's

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no policy at all. This will be a policy that we have in place. So that and improvement this policy makes clear that

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full five-day weeks and instructional continuity are the priorities. That's important because that's what we've heard again and again, it's the fragmented school weeks when have schooled a day

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off school day to day off, that is proving problematic for child care arrangements for transportation. >> For getting to your work and on a day when all employers require their

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employees to be in the office. Your kid has the day off and they're in elementary school. So these are problems that are actively being solved by this

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policy. I think we'll see an July 9th calendars that are significant improvements over this over the current calendar that we've had for the past few years. But the it's important understand it took

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20 years to get to the bad counter we have right now. It will take a little bit of time to cure that calendar and restore it to what you might call the golden era when we

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had 70% five-day full school weeks. I think we should take a beat a couple of years to look at the counters that are implemented and in 2 years come back and revisit this,

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get the data look at where we are and if necessary, make additional improvements to this policy. So this is definitely considerable improvement over what we have

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right now. What we had before. And I think puts us in the right direction. It's not a cure. All it's not a panacea, but it is an improvement and it moves us in the right

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direction. Thank you. Lady. Thank I first want to start by thanking the chair of governance for leadership in

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this work in governance meetings. >> Because one of the things we have really touched on is the fact that we have incorporated some policies that were standing loans into this one and that was the recommendation of the chair. So we have sunset some because

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they're incorporating this one. It's easier. I think in to the chair's point throughout the process for parents to go to one place to see lots of the details related to some of the things that are discussed. For

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example, I think we have several polity just on elections, a separate policy and I don't remember all of them, but I just want to thank her for leadership. Also want to thank my colleagues from

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Providence in Mount Vernon regarding their work because we were not quite finished. And it was a rush ending to the last meeting. And I think

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upon reflection reading it, we realize there are some things that had left been left out. And so since some of those things have been left out, there were some conversations.

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And I said, I appreciate my colleagues in Providence in Mount Vernon taking the lead on that to make sure they're they're included in here. Also, I think we have an

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addition to wanting community input. We also slated that we would be voting on the 28 29 policy. In a July meeting. So what would like to say is like the feedback we get from the

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community could inform the next one. due to the fact that I think are committed to adopting a calendar before we get that robust feedback. And to my colleagues point, I

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think we need to get a policy past and I'm happy to support this tonight. Mr. McCAnn.

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>> I'm going support the policy has been amended. The table state for me throughout this entire conversation had been protecting the religious holidays that are on the books. Now, this policy does

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that. You know, when I when we were getting a lot of e-mails about this with give the public a sense of the volume with a 72 hour period. I got 450 e-mails asking to protect

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one for 2 particular holidays has been protected. I received a letter from the Jewish New Relations Council evolve into other holidays. I heard from other communities about the religious holidays, and I

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appreciate that this policy is putting in place and caught a fine. They're really just how his we've been respecting. And there was a long history of how we got to those holidays.

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And my worry in the counter conversation has been that we would give an inch, enroll any of those back. So those are protected and I agree with Mr. Moon to a certain extent, you

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know, count is a math problem. And this policy set to die in many respects and it sets the guardrails. But I can't make the pub the I can't make the calendar, not a math problem.

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That's just the nature of have calendars. So thank you for everyone that worked on this support motion. Mr. Fresh for Governor. >> just want to bring one

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other piece to the table. So we had a very robust. I want to say we spoke about it for like 90 minutes or less coverage committee meeting maybe longer. Excuse me, one

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of the things that did not emerge from that conversation was anywhere in the policy outside of the philosophy section indicating that they counter would be constructed

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with an eye towards instructional continuity or five-day weeks. We talked about how the board wanted weeks and the philosophy section, but the philosophy section doesn't speak to

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construction of the calendar. And so we did not nailed down the approach to that. But during that conversation, the approach to remedying that situation, I proposed, including something in one

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section. We didn't do But I did say repeatedly during that conversation that I would bring language would seek instructional continuity in

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the actual meat and potatoes of the policy outside of the philosophy section. So this amendment does that I agree with Mr. Dunne. Policies are

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in compromise you know, the progress is incremental as to future considerations. Policies can always be amended. So I look forward to

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the continued conversation with my colleagues and with members of the community as we consider future calendars. Mr. Mckelvie.

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>> So I'm having difficulty following changes. I'm sure the public is. So. The readout that I heard from the most

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recent governance committee meeting when the calendar was voted out. Was that? We would be maintaining. The vote was to maintain all of that religious holidays that currently exist in the

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calendar. But when I look at it only lists 6. That we have. Okay. So then why have we had off? And this may be a question for staff. Why we had

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offered to show how like Orthodox. Good Friday. If they're only 6 kind of

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fighting. >> I think that there are times when the teacher workdays staff planning days could fall on Fridays and a

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quarter are grading days so that they're likely serendipitously connected, but not. For the holidays, specifically.

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>> That that's helpful because I think community is under the impression that we have a lot more religious holidays codified than we So for those who can't follow a lot the red lines and everything listed in

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here, our Christmas Diwali. 2 Ied's, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. I think if the community said that they would feel that that's more peaceable than what is currently in the calendar.

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Maybe not perfect, but it's certainly more reasonable currently exists. I think it'd be helpful The chair of the

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governance committee. And I know this is putting her on the spot. If there's any way kind of go over. The conclusions that were made in addition to religious

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holidays. >> At Governance Committee of the 30,000 foot level. Right? We're going to maintain. religious holidays. How many

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Mondays you don't. Just you can come back later to that. When you have a go back. Because I think I'm not able to follow Tournament. Thanks.

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Dr. Anderson. >> Thank At I don't disagree with the statements that, you know, incremental progress has to be made. But I'll be

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honest. This is very, very, very incremental. since I did not receive responses to my questions, I'm going to make a

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motion to strike Section 6 on Page. I don't know what page this is 6 Esther Anderson hold on.

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>> Ms. Anderson: We're in the middle of the amendment. Simon has the problem that Harry and to make sure that we're doing this right. >> If you're just if the amendment is to just be cleaner to adopt and then make

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the amendments. But it would be permissible. >> Okay. So you are at you are offering a secondary

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amendment. Yes. So yes, I'd like to strike number 6. This is 6.

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>> Dr. Anderson: Whereas says pretty much everything that is in red that was added from that is different from what the governance committee came up with. Just to make it easier is their second. This

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mayor. Would you like to speak your motion? So if were doing just and yes, I would. I just

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really worried that we have made the survey moved. Because we've already outlined everything. There's no room to go because it's already laid out and it was very clear when the motion was made for the

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survey because I I was the one who made it was that was going to be done in time to end form. What the superintendent brings to us. But ahead of that. We're ahead of it. And in these places we have to

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give ourselves want to move. If parents are saying and I'm not predicting, I'm just making a statement. If we survey back that says we only

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want one week of winter holiday because we'd like to have more school days. Well, we've already outlined it. We just painted ourselves into a corner and I don't think we need to do that at this time.

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We can always come back and amend. It think we gave also no space to be responsive to the survey, Mr and rejects Peter second. thank you.

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>> Okay, I'm gonna take a quick turn on the secondary amendment. One of our large colleagues recently who's been on the bar for longer than I have recently sent out a

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newsletter that codified each of the changes related to breaks that we're really going on and it was it was an interesting timeline of things

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that had happened and decisions that boards had made over time and many of them from my understanding were correlated with other decisions that were made like when we actually in the

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division moved away from the early release Mondays for Elementary School. Then what happened is that that was partially a tree in order to have the 2 weeks that winter break. And so I think the

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reason I'm supportive of this language specifically to kind of codified the brakes themselves, specifically that we have a spring break that we, you know, have a winter break. I think the reason that

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I'm I think those are important is because that's work that's been long-standing in the division to get to those places. So until we hear back specifically from

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particularly from. Are unions, that that's something that they're interested in as employees. Then I I'm in support of this particular portion of the amended

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language okay. So it would be very helpful for everybody turn their lights of. You do want to speak to this amendment. Mr. McDaniel, I just clarification. ended,

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what would actually say? >> have it. I want to sure where says under summer holiday school shall be closed for regular programming.

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Basically from the last day of school to the first day of school. >> It's just removing country from spring. The it would be removing the. codification so

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to speak of spring break any 2 week winter break. >> Ms. Anderson: Okay. Seeing no others were gonna go ahead and vote for secondary

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amendment. That is on the screen. >> I just want to make sure we have the language I moved to strike the additions in the amendment to responsibility. 6

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formally titled Summer Break. >> Dr. Anderson: It's not striking the entire component. It's going back to what came out of the governance committee, which are that which is the language that is black dye under Anderson. It's

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the language that very bottom of the screen, you can see it. Where it's the sentence that has been now put back together. Yes, thank you. Yes, we have clarified that. That

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is the correct amended language. All those in favor.

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Mr. McDaniel Aaron. Mr. Danon, Mr. Dunne Dr. Anderson. All those opposed. That is Mr.

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Lady. Mr. Fresh missed St. John-Cunning and myself. Ms. Dixit. Has also opposed all

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those abstaining, Mr. McCAnn or I'm sorry, Mr. McLean and Mr. Well, the Parklet please

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read the phone. >> So we've reached that high the way the Virginia code typically reads that you defer to the next meeting we have. If you don't before board, we

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have a full board so the motion would fail. >> Ms. Anderson: Thank you. Okay. So now we are returning to the amendment brought forward by Mr. Fresh. So we had Mister Moon that was

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asking for go back. >> I Question was being asked, can the clerk please repeat her guidance? Because that because the board. We are we

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are a full complement of the board. So because the board was a tie and the motion fails, the amendment fails so Mr. for your. This is a go back on the original, amended

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language. >> Mr. Moon: The commission I don't need to speak anymore. Thank you, Mr. Mr. McDaniel.

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>> Now we are voting on the amended language all those in favor. Mr. McDaniel, Ms. Lady. Mr. Danon. Mr. Dunne. Mr.

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Fresh. Missing John-Cunning Mystic Cent and myself. All those opposed. Aaron, Mr. McElveen, Mr. Dr. Anderson.

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The clerk, please read the vote. >> 8 for the motion carries

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the amendment passes. Okay. Thank you. So now we are back to main motion. And so it is the amended version brought forward by remember from

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Providence, anyone that needs to speak to this. >> Mr. Moon: In a moment to thank you. You know, reduce motion is going how this is

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going to be voted on. You know, talk to hope that you will not just continue collecting. From the community. Members of the

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that's been already out. And the hope that, you know and some of the closes on June 22nd, that will be yours from

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the survey. Do and how we how this motion the site tonight.

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>> I mean, yes, sir. Of course, we're gonna finish the survey. It closes June 22nd and then the team that drafted survey and research team will review the data and provide a

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report that I'll be presenting on July 9th. have new business for the calendars that our actual be presenting the kids

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and er's for approval for the out years. On July 9th. So we'll have the survey data as part of that presentation. Dr.

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Anderson. >> Dr. Anderson: Thank you. I just go back to this point. I'm unsure as to how the survey data will impact what you present because all of it has been laid out. So we'll just be presenting the data

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results not particularly taking using it to make any changes because we've already outlined what needs to happen.

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>> We'll be looking at the survey and its aggregate taking the data and to the degree were able to within the guardrails of the policy, we'd be utilizing that data in the presentation that will provide

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the board on July 9th. And I think that's my worry. Because >> it's so tight. You have nowhere to go because all of the questions that you asked.

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already answered here. >> Dre, I wanted to ask, you know, I've highlighted have multiple school board meeting found the trends in the

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calendar over time. >> Do you feel that this policy that's been a top that hopefully will be adopted momentarily? We'll provide you with the guidance to perhaps

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reverse the trend to increase the number of full school weeks and increase instructional continuity for 27 Twain. 2029 that you'll present on July 9th. >> Yes, sir. I believe we'll

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be able to reverse the trend and begin making progress to a more consistent calendar. Think the guidances clear. Thank you. I appreciate it.

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Okay. Seeing no others. Now we are voting on the calendar policy as presented. So. All those in favor. Mr. McDaniel,

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Ms. Lady Mistick said Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Fresh Missing John-Cunning and myself. All those opposed. Aaron. Mr. McElveen, Mr. Moon

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and Dr. Anderson. The clerk please read different. >> 8 for the motion carries.

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Thank you. >> I call Mr. Mckelvie in for Follow-on motion.

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>> I move the Fairfax County School Board directed superintendent establish a calendar advisory committee tasked with advising and reporting to the superintendent on the Development future school year calendar is in alignment with

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engagement timelines as detailed by board policy. The advisory Committee include one appointee from each board member and representatives from key stakeholder groups as determined by the

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superintendent. Is there a second? Thank you, Mr. Fresh, Coming would you expect your mission? I think over the past

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2 years I've spoken to this and I think it goes without saying that we to return to the process of having a community based calendar committee. And I think this.

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Motion gets us there. Mr. Fresh. Would you like to speak your second? >> You know, I've appreciated the comments about past school

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counter committees that we've heard over the last couple And I think the board is committed to bringing community voice into the conversation. So I'm

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happy second. >> Thank you. I'd like to thank Mr. McLean, Mr. Fish for bringing this forward. I think this is a vital element of

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developing future school calendars and ensuring that we have robust community engagement. Certainly there will be future surveys, future opportunities for the public

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to provide public input. But this is essential because while the school board has a vast and the plea of issues that we deal with on a weekly

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monthly basis, a unique standing counter committee that is focused on this issue and related issues is essential with representation from each board member having appointee and organizational

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representatives, including from the Fairfax County NAACP, the Fairfax County Council PTA is and other organizations. We'll ensure that the community writ large has an opportunity to inform the

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development of the counter that doesn't just impact students and school operations really impacts so many families. Employees, educators and the entire community writ

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large. So for that reason, I think this is absolutely vital element of the school governance structure that we've established and fcps and to ensure that there is

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continuing engagement and a continuing conversation between the community and fcps leadership and the development of future school calendars. Thank you. Thank you. Dr.

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Anderson. >> Yes, thank you. Just 2 quick questions. >> One.

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>> Is this just kind of going back a little bit to a few years ago, there was a list that existed of stakeholders and Fairfax County that we polled for a number of different reasons. I know we pulled it in the

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superintendent search, cetera. >> Do we still have that list? is that the list that we would intend on. >> Dr. Anderson: Using here? I would have to check with staff

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about the existence of such a list. Yeah, I still have a copy somewhere. It's pretty significant. And yes, I would like to know who the key stakeholders are. Who who are

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they? I know Mister Dunne shared some examples, but I'd like to bet I understand. So that's one question. If you could get back, that'll be great. The other question is, is this would your intention

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be to model this after the committee? Will this be a public committee or closed committee? I think that's a decision the board can make about what type of committee

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is if it's an advisory committee to the board, it's Public Defense Advisory Committee to the superintendents generally not but the board. made an exception and committee so that sir, you know, a decision

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that you all can make this evening. I think greater around this is better than less. tech committee is a superintendents advisory committee, but that's been

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made public through a conversation. So I would make the motion that this also be an open meeting and open

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committee rather. >> Clarification here at that. I'm going to speak to in just a second, but we will get it.

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I would like to hold on your motion if possible. Well, the amendment to league because one of the questions that and I'm I'm actually just gonna go

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ahead and take my turn. My question is, is right now. This is situated as an advisory committee advisory committees are under the board, which means we need to amend the policy and we need to amend the governor spaniel.

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Those documents are not here. And so I believe that what the makers of the motions were intending to bring forward is that this would be calendar review committee which echoes

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the model of what we already have related to educational technology that we just created. So if that is the case, then that is something I wholeheartedly in completely can support. Unfortunately, if

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it's an advisory committee that is only to the school board. I cannot because it doesn't make any sense to add that advisory committee into our our work, the way that the

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structure currently goes. So this is one of the questions that I had for the makers of the motion. >> Then I'd like some clarification because I think an initial conversations, it

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was at least in discussions with me. It was that this would be modeled after the Tech committee. And to be honest, I do not remember what that's called is that called

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in Advisory Committee. It's just a review committee. So to have this look like that committee would have to strike the term advisory. Because

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that make equivalent. Is there appetite for this? Without objection? I would like to offer. >> That we change the word

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advisory to be review. Mr. Fresh. Is that your hand up for an objection? Okay. Otherwise. then without objection, we're going to go ahead and change because I

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believe that's in line with what everybody expected. This to be. And so it would say instead of calendar advisory committee, it would say Calendar Review Committee, which is in line with the

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committee that we just created for educational technologies. Okay. Mister McDaniel.

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>> That was my questions. Thank you. >> So I had the same talked about being interview, community Community Committee

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and not Divisor time. Thank Miss Anderson, for finding that out. we talk about key stakeholder, I just want to know if we are talking about different view, just groups we

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talking about, you know, different Dalton is a shuns like. For example, like the spread other other

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organization, which have. To bring some, you know, they can put in Fort Sill. I just wanted to understand what the key stakeholder groups means.

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Mr. McKinney, would you like to respond? I'm sorry, Mr. McLean,

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>> so so sticks the question. I think we've established to the list exists. We just don't have access to the list right now. But I think the superintendent's going to bring that to us. It is an example of once existed the

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past. >> Okay. All right. As soon I got long as I guess we have. >> Representation from different community members, different organizations and

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religious outlets. I would be good with that. So support this. Thank you. >> Mr. Fresh for go back. I

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almost objected only because the word advisory is not like magical, right. Like technically our advisory committees are called school

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Board Community Advisory committees. And so I didn't object because they don't think it matters because the the motion says the superintendent will establish

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a committee. On the subject of what's on the list. Dr Anderson's right. It's the list that had gone around previously and not only for the superintendent selection

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process but other items as well as fairly extensive included homeowners associations and religious organizations and academic organizations and staff

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associations that it was extremely comprehensive. And, you know, perhaps even outdated at this point. But I have every confidence the superintendent couple to better pull together. The

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requisite group community stakeholders to engage in such a process. It's all support continue supporting the

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motion. Mr. Dunne. think. Dr. Anderson. Your light isn't

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thank you. >> O Paulo my hands. I'm sorry, Merced. Misty, to kind of. I know it's been very quiet.

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>> And it's not a big deal. It's just the last sentence of this motion. >> Just to change Visor 8 would says the advisory committee to review. It's not a big deal, but let's just be consistent. There.

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>> Without objection, I'd like to go ahead make sure that we align itself. can just strike advisory and that way that

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will solve that problem. So just think the Thank St. John-Cunning. Okay. Seeing no others were going to go ahead and take a vote for the follow-on motion. That is on

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the screen as amended. So all those in favor. Dr. Anderson. >> I'm just one about the timeline. Of this committee.

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Is this for the next school year? Because if we are pointing individuals to it, what are you thinking to the makers of the motion? Mr. Mckelvie. I would assume it

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would start with next school year. Yes, I mean, we it. Board members over the summer could begin recruiting. Remember for the committee. But I think that start in

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September. So then this committee will have no opportunity to review the 3 calendars that we're going to be voting on in July 2, 2.

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Okay. I don't I don't think its feet fit possible to to convene this with before. It just makes a timeline on the funky because the next 2 years

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already spelled out one of those individuals going to do. I may. Mr. Fresh, I think one

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of >> one of the qualifying. Pieces of language in the motion is in alignment with the board's policy. The

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board's policy says the community engagement, this is what we just adopted will happen on at least every other year basis. So I would be, you know, hopeful to see an update

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from the superintendent about timelines. Unlike a Friday letter or whatever and quickly get Mike typical application process out for Providence residents to serve on such a

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committee. In other words, I don't anticipate that pointing a representative from Providence District to open-ended assignment that

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never ends. The term I imagine would be consistent with other terms that are like a year long the community engagement

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section of the policy talks about the timeline of that engagement. Dre.

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>> I just want to clarify that. I'm understanding the scope. I think that I'll be asking staff to obviously stand up to committee. Should

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this pass and likely the committee will be stood up by the coming fall unknown. Anticipate being able to do that prior to presenting you the next 2 years on July 9th.

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Having said that, I think the committee certainly could convene in the coming year and make a recommendation that would impact the 3rd year out

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that I would bring back to you in July 2027 if that makes sense. So that's kind of what I'm thinking and Mr. Mckelvie. And if that's what we're all thinking, I just want make

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sure that I'm clear as I hand this to staff for the task. That aligns and then this

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would be annual appointees. Seeing no others were now going to vote for the follow-on motion. That is on the screen. All those in

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favor. Mister McDaniel, Mr. McElveen Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson. The clerks,

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Please let me see. Virtual colleagues. All right, Mr. Fresh. John-Cunning and

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myself. All those opposed. All those abstaining Aaron, will you be opposed? Please? This man is opposed. The clerk. Please read the vote.

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>> 11 1. The motion carries. Okay. We are going to go ahead and take a quick 10 minute

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>> Re are back in order? ♪ >> Agenda item. 7.0 4 motions related to instructional

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technology. I call on Mister Danon from Ocean Point of Order. spirit. >> Ms. Meren: Before recess, there was a different motion on our script and now there is yet again, a different motion

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and neither of them are in the motion about my 3 motions. Why is there a different motion on there now? It was not a different motion week. I clarified with the

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parliamentarian as to the procedural move, move that Mr. Dan and is trying to make to

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combine the 3 motion. I also have a point of order. Yes, doctor, Anderson, and this is for the party tariff com

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military and >> with that not be considered an amendment to the existing to the >> Pryor motions that were submitted.

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>> You know, my understanding is that the intent is to just moved all 3 of the motions at the same time rather than moving them separately. Point of order.

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>> If this is a new motion. It's not in order because it was not submitted. 48 hours in advance. Is not a new motion.

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This is a request to combine the 3 motions that you brought forward. This is does not require the 48 hour rule because this is a member brought motion. So it is

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allowed that that board members, as you provided the final language on Tuesday evening before the deadline. Now, board members are allowed to move forward with a request that as I noted, this is a

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procedural question as to its the same as creating an on the bus, which we have done several times before. So I

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will call Mr. Gannon for a motion. >> Mr. Dannan: I move to combine the emotions mean motion. Number one, a move that the school board directed superintendent require frontal regarding for mission each

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school year for any instructional technology to go home. The student motion of 2, I moved to direct the superintendent to prohibit digital devices for instruction for students from Pre-K to second grade for students in grades, 3 through

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completion entry. School devices should be stored away from students were not intentionally news for instruction during the school day. These restrictions do not apply to students with individualized education plans and 5, 4 combinations when

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such devices are required. mean, most number to direct intended to develop different digital literacy instruction plan with sufficient special development for staff directive instructing students. Any plan will

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prohibit use by students in grades 8 and below is part of any included see component. This plan will be publicly accessible. Division superintendent will provide any updates to the school board in accordance with fcps

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Strategic plan. Goal reports an executive inpatient, 9. Is there a second? >> Second, thank you, Mr.

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Accent. >> The motion to combine is not debatable. I will call for a vote on the motion to combine which is on the screen. All those in favor. >> Mr. McDaniel, Ms. Lady

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Mystic Cent, Mr. Dan. Mr. Fresh Missing John-Cunning and myself. All those opposed this Marin. Mr. McElveen, Mr.

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Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, will the clerk please read the vote? 7, 5, is requires a majority of the motion to

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combine carries. Thank you. Now that the motion to succeeded. We will consider the combines mean motion. I call on Mr, Dan. And for an amendment to the combined main

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motion. >> Mr. Dannan: I move to strike the motion in its entirety and insert the following language in its place. I move that the school board directed Superintendent Review the feasibility equity and educational advocacy of

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following and develop recommendations for each. can come in consultation with the Educational Technology Review Committee. Opt out options, inclusive of budgetary implications and equity concerns for parents and or guardians for any electronic

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device to go home with students. Restrictions on are trying to Vice's for instruction for students from Pre-K to second grade. Options students in higher grades in elementary school to have electronic devices start a

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weight when not intentionally in use for instruction during the school day. Enhancements to digital literacy instruction with sufficient professional development for staff directly instructing students. This content will be

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publicly accessible. These recommendations must take into account students with individualized education plans and 5 before plans, his accommodations include access to devise and must align with fcps inclusive education

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guidelines and that's EPS educational equity policy. The division superintendent will provide these recommendations to the school board for approval no later than November 12, 2026. all recommendations approved by

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the school board shall be implemented as soon as practicable and no later than the beginning of the 2027 2020, it's clear. >> I'm sorry. I have a point of order. Yes, doctor

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Anderson. Motions were combined. >> Which I understand and we had that vote. But it was not even presented by their maker.

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Did we miss that step? I'm confused because we just went to the amendment and didn't even have a presentation of the combine motions.

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>> If the members wish they direct ask for them be read out and 4. >> I'm sorry, I it was a little fuzzy. I didn't hear

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it. If the apartment to believes a member can ask to have all 3 right out. I think I think I'm a little bit confused because the motions

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were miss Maren's motions, Mr. Dad and combined them. So that passed the mayor should have the opportunity present them. And I'm hearing that would not be the case. Because her

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emotions have not yet been heard before. They were even amended. >> So they were read 3, the combine motion. That's what Mister Bannon did right when

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he in the motion to combine. He read the main motion. I understand what he did. >> Dr. Anderson: But when we get to present a motion before their amended their first and

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seconded and then you have the opportunity tap, which didn't happen. >> So that's the piece that I make. Her would be entitled to speak first. If a maker was

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seeking recognition. And I so I got to where it would have to make wreck and she would have to apply for recognition to speak to her motions, which she has not presented.

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>> You speak to motions. You don't present motions. So. She could ask to speak to them. The chair in this case. Took the after the motions were

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combined to the motion to combine. Took up the combined motion. So the maker of those motions which will make of those motions could be

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entitled to speak. First to them before taking on amendments. Okay. We're going to go ahead. An adjustment. >> Ms. Anderson: I columnist Marin for a motion. I.

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>> Now it's almost like we could really use some lessons. And Robert's rules. I'm sorry and confuse my motions have been combined. I just don't

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understand what's happening. I'm sorry. It seems that the order and the chair, certainly what's happening. The clerk told me that the Braddock member would tell me that my

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emotions were combined, although I asked him about 6.55, about that. And he said he didn't know. And then I asked him over there. He said he didn't know the parliamentarian was instructed to the clerk who works for all

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of us. My emotions have been posted since May 20st. I don't understand what the motion is on the table. It's very clear that the parliamentarian is unclear that the chair did

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something. Unclear. Missed mayor and not in the public view. And I didn't know. So I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to be speaking to. Can. Can someone please

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clarify the clerk, the parliamentarian or the chair or the Braddock member, Mr. And you know that none of us have access to the script. I'm reading the same thing that you are. So we have point of

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order. I wish I would have taken a screenshot of the motion that sit on the bus. And madam clerk could perhaps clarified as I walked over with my laptop. And I pointed at it, Madam Clerk, can you clarify, did it say on the

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best motion when I walked over to with my laptop? Yes, at that. And miraculously, now it doesn't. Now this group says that the motions will be combined by the Braddock member. I don't know what I'm

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supposed to be speaking to, but I'm here to speak to my motions. That is what you're being given the opportunity do. Now. We wear is where what

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on the screen is my motion. These are not my emotions. The combined that in the script. is it? It's not bear on on. I only speak to motions that are

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presented publicly. That is our practice. Madam Clerk, can

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you please? Your emotions are on the screen. I'm sorry. That's not the motion that we're voting on, that we're voting on the combined motion.

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We're not voting on my 1, 2, 3, motions. So that is incorrect. We are voting.

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Right now. We are discussing and we're asking you to present the 3 motions that were combined into on the bus. So we would like you to go ahead and speak to those if

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you wish to. If not, then we will move on. experts at the point of order another issue the court land. So in the clerk. Please read the vote. We just took the motion and

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the motion that we just took that past. What was that motion? Please? That motion with combined the 3 main motion so per Robert's rules. That is the motion that is on

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the table. I don't see it written quickly could take a shul recent. You know, I object. We just took a short recess and that's when the motion was changed. I'll be

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glad remain the oceans point of order. Yes, Mr. Fresh. I believe. >> And the courts can correct me if I'm wrong. The motion on

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the table would read. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, thought the language on the screen, too. The language it's on the screen 3. The language is on the screen. That's the

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motion. I correct? Yes, Mr.

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Fresh. So I mean that that's reflected on the screen.

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>> Ms. Meren: Weinstein are many members of the community here who wait a long time and send their children home ready. So I'm willing to have my turn. If it's 3 might understand. Now is that having 3 different discussions? I'm to have one. We're all going

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to have one discussion on my 3 motions that have been posted 3 weeks. Is that accurate? If clerk and verify for me? Yes, no. So gosh, I can only think

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that either other board members don't want to talk about this in depth and have their votes recorded. >> Or they want the credit for work that I've been leading

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with others for quite some months. So there's a theme here. We'll talk about 2 things that might who turns. The first one is how the work gets done. There's a theme here. I want to bring to your view. The board is not allegiance to clear consistent

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approaches to public work for the benefit of the public. And the board as a body does not defend the rights of and respect for individual board members in doing this work.

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The chair and vice chair have repeatedly changed meeting agendas and changed motions without seeking input. Your permission when needed from board members. What has happened with the motion is devious and dishonorable. It's

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politics at its worst. It's unnecessary and it is not best for kids. Here's how we got to today. The emotions I posted his new business on may. 21st are up for vote. Are the culmination of Ford work

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happening since January? I recorded 6 governance meetings to work on the policy to forms to develop statements. One asking parents to wait till 8 one establishment in a tech advisory committee. 2 work

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Sessions with limited board discussion. One included at at Tech proponents lecturing us the committee adopted on March 17th working policy draft. No

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substantial change has been made to that to date as such 2 months later in my commitment to improving the situation is for students. This coming school year. I proposed my

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emotions in full transparency with plenty of notice. I am committed to change this fall. By bringing reasonable really basic guardrails in rules into

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place. So it's clear how electronic devices are to be used for intentional instructional purposes. Its unfortunate that suggestions for alternate policy language were provided work collaboratively north, timely.

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I received the Braddock members suggestion at 2.39. Today. Usually department has a 3.45. To come here for meetings. The graphic number then set a revision around

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6.59. That's what's going to be voted on tonight by this board. Now it's a better option than the one that would

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have been worse, which would have been to vote to suspend the rules. Totally jettison my emotions and just swap in the amendment. So at least I can

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say that was an option. I'm here to share more about why the work is needed after this. I'll take my next turn. Then.

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Dr. Anderson, do a speech or second? Yes, I wasn't sure if I still had a second here are the things that I know. I know that our parents are concerned about this. We've been hearing

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about this for weeks and weeks and weeks and that they actually have shirts. So it's easy to. >> Dr. Anderson: To find them in a crowd. I know that they're looking for relief

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sooner rather than later. And I'll probably child try to wrap up on my comments now. The motion and the amendments. And I've talked about this of Mister Danon. My primary

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concern is that there will be no relief coming in. That's in the school year. And it does not make sense to me that. Everything has to be pushed to

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the 27 20 year. That is a year from the start of school that we haven't even done yet. And so for me, that does not make sense at all. And I think there's some low hanging fruit

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here that we can take advantage of. The first part of the motion. And this is exactly what we talked about every year in the fall. We have a space where we are when

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we asked parents because I completed to opt to sign. This is what I want my kids to do. It's a long list. I see it as fairly easy thing to slide Do you want to computed the home

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with your child? The reason why I'm really pressing on this. It's not big yet, but I've had 2 sets of parents. And I think I share this with a few of you. One set of parents have said in the fall. I'm sending a note that my kid

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cannot bring home a computer. So what do we do? The other set of parents said I'm going to my doctors and I'm gonna get a note saying my kid cannot have a computer and

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again is to set its not a whole lot of people. What if it becomes 800 it becomes 1000? What if it's a lot in one school in one class? We're going to be caught flat footed. If we don't have a plan because that's happening

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whether or not I want it, whether or not we wanted. So that's kind of the piece was to why I'm not going to be supportive of the motions that are coming with the amendments that are coming because there

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they are. There's no guarantee any relief. Part of the language says as practicable as possible. For me, that's an out for to not be possible for to not be practicable. So

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that's going to be my position. But secondarily, I just think the way that we've done this today is has been really messy with the combination. We spend more me making point of waters

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where we could have just talked and voted and moved on. And so I'm I'm finding this to be not our look. >> Icahn, Mister Danon for an

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amendment to the combined mean motion. >> Move to strike the motion in its entirety and certifying language in its place. I move

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that the school board directed superintendent or view the physics, feasibility equity in education, advocacy of the following. development conditions for each consultation with the Educational Technology Review Committee opt out options,

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inclusive, budgetary implications and equity concerns for parents and or guardians for any electronic device to go home with students restrictions which are devices for instruction for students, from Pre-K to

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second grade options for students higher grades and just cool to have a chart ice is stored away would not intentionally in use for instruction during the school day enhancements to digital literacy instruction with sufficient professional

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development for staff instructing students. This content will be publicly accessible. These recommendations must take into account student individualized education plans. In fact, before plants whose accommodations include access

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to devise us to mind with fcps, inclusive education guidelines and that's EPS educational equity policy. The division superintendent will provide recommendations to the school board for approval no

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later than November. 12th 2026. recommendations to prevent school board should be implemented as soon as practicable and no later than beginning of the 2027 2028 school year. Is there a

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second? Thank you, Mr. Dunne. >> Ms. Anderson: Mr. Dinwiddie, like Your Amendment. Yes. Thank you I I appreciate my colleague miss parents, efforts justice for I

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take this issue seriously. As you do and I'm grateful for Mr. per second. The motion. I sometimes joke that I'm PTA. Davick got just a little too involved in a school and divided on the school board

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But this is one of the issues that got me into this role. I and terrified of what in a way I could. Futures can look like with AI and technology. And I was concerned that school board was not doing enough

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take on these issues. And I would have led the have fishing poles. Michael, right now, I would be glad to be to go fishing, but I'm here because I care so deeply about these issues. They care. So have my kids future because we

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all have skin in the game here. When I got elected out a promise to listen to folks on the ground that are doing the work to inform every decision over the past several weeks. 30 minutes after got the first

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you know about this. I spent hours and hours meeting with constituents, teachers with principles and others together questions get feedback and trying to find these motions to make them both practical and inclusive. As anyone been

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involved in that contest. It's been a struggle to get these right. We need about things like acquisition issues from appealing the letters, excess weight issues. First instance, abilities, state testing

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requirements. We've got update pacing guidelines. We're talking about need freshen development. The good news is that to me the answer is obvious. We just created an

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educational tonight. Your view committed to do this exact work. That committee is come comprised of the exact people who should be in the room all at once with the staff providing the review and their guidance and we've given them

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a tight time frame to do that. And we've given the board the mandate to vote on those recommendations. And so hopefully we'll see. You know, this is this gives us a firm direction and relatively strict timeline, too

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developing nations to address important issues. And apologize for not Ching language earlier. This was a lot of work to get this done when it became clear that the motions as presented, we're not going to pass. That was

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not acceptable. The feat we need to take action on this. We need to take action on this 6 months ago and the next time is now I'm looking forward to the work of the government's committee to finalize and develop a comprehensive instructional technology

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policy in the coming weeks and looking forward to voting on that when the time comes. In the meantime, I would encourage my colleagues to support this. Mr. Dunwoody

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like speech or second. Yes. >> I grew up in a generation that's called a bridge generation because we the first of a fertilized without computers without the

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Internet. And now we see what it is with the proliferation of digital devices, social media, cetera. And what we can say definitively is we need to go back. You need to go back

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to the 1990's. The Matrix positive that it was the height of human civilization. And that certainly may be because the proliferation of cellphones of social media.

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All of these, you big Internet companies game a fine dopamine release is to make you addicted to devices to different apps. It's hurting not just children. It's reading adults that hurting

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families that's hurting our nation. And with the advent of AI, I see tremendous potential benefits. But I mostly tremendous potential harm. I

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can lie to. You can deceive. It can cause you to have eating disorders because of the harmonies of a cause, suicide ideation and the execution. And moreover, it

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has tells us that survival impulse right. If you tried to delete AI, it will try to survive. That is unlike any other technology, humans, if ever created. So I think. On

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almost every measure we know definitively that the technological utopianism that was promised with one to one devices. And I was there when Fcps first are debating this in the mid 2010's has

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certainly not been more now. I think if anything, our academic outcomes of suffered for more devices for more screens. And so we need to look at dialing that back for

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significantly. We need to and I've spoken about this consistently over the last 3 years, restore teaching of cursive handwriting, restored, teaching of taking notes,

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paper textbooks, right? Even teaching typing, which is something we don't teach all of these things need to be considered. And I appreciate very much the U.S. in to U.S.

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efforts of Mister Mayor and to bring these issues forward. She's done incredible work and I can't possibly compete with her advocacy. I do think that

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given her emotions were not likely to pass. This is an effort to make sure that those outcomes are achieved and there are certain things that I appreciate about my

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colleagues motions and I appreciate Mr. Dan, for bringing it forward. One is I do prefer opt out to opt in. I think there's a raft of studies I've seen in the past

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saying opt out preferable. it gets better results. Secondly, I think restrictions can be interpreted probably and I prefer prohibitions and will advocate for that going

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forward. Stored away is something that needs to be studied. We saw with cell phones. We had door holders. We had pouches. We had backpacks. We need to stay the physical for schools to make sure that are we just putting

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them parts who's going to buy, you know, 200 schools times X number of carts. And finally, we have to recognize that we already have a digital literacy curriculum. We need to build on it. It's part of our family life education. So

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how can we enhance it? How can we strengthen it? All of these things. Plus, this has a hard deadline and an emphasis on speed which was not true in the previous motions. So I'm

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focused on getting opt out in place by August. And I will be advocate with the superintendent in that regard.

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>> Ms. Meren: So I'm ready for My emotions, one of them is simply giving parents the the rights, the ability to get permission have devices sent home. We do this every year with us on our we check things

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off a box directing the superintendent to prohibit digital devices for our youngest kids. Pre-K age 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, up to 3rd grade. And for the rest of the daytime

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elementary having stored away. Of course, allowing for students special needs. The last one is to develop a digital literacy plan because we don't have a plan because I walked into different schools

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and I hear different things happening. We don't need to wait. We need to pull the plug now because we know it's not good for kids. Now the Braddock member asked me last

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He said, who was I listening to? Who was I talking to? What if I read? So I thought I'd bring the things that that I've been reading. Have community town hall about

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intentional tech back in January it was February. Into a webinar hosted borrowing to public schools. I think I've been to another woman. I read all of these reports most recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics policy

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statement, which I think is so brilliant because really what I found is as talk about screen time anymore, it says given the interconnected nature of the influences and

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systems of the digital ecosystem, media and children cannot be viewed solely through the lens of individual child behavior or screen limits alone. We're beyond sending screen time, even though that's where a lot of us are having this

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conversation, technology shaping our children every single day as parent with a 10th grader and a 7th grader. I see it. I feel defeated by an almost every minute of the day that I'm home. Our

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superintendent has not done anything to rain. The sun just down the road Arlington, though he has. So I stepped up because that's a school board. Johnson not really getting

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into a committee. It is our job to protect our kids. It's our job to listen to our parents. Educators also want this. I've heard some just a few comments from educators

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saying this is a total ban on technology that is not true. In fact, there's a really interesting pilot that's going to be happening at Madison High School using AI to do really interesting things and it will come with students at

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South Lakes. High Q did a focus group on AI and they said it needs to be controlled. But also I heard about a student's really interesting idea to make being so much, you know, more

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accessible for their peers when I'm proposing allows for that without having technology right away. Why are members waiting to do today? To to do

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in the future? But we can do today. I have to think there's some fear. Why not commit today because it only if only today, if we vote yes, we'll change happen for this school

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year. There needs to be more integrity in this work. It's very devious for the chair to be changing motions not informing me not informing the

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board for the clerk to be working just for the chair. That is not how your school board should be working. Lady.

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Thank you. >> I care deeply about this as well. I've talked before about how many times I've held up cellphones from IDA presentations my entire time as a director around. You're

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you're allowing your kids to go when the world without your supervision. I too, have done a lot of engagement with a lot of people. Actually, when I

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received this merits motions, I sent a 2 page. >> Set of questions related to them. I'll share some of those. Do the classrooms have

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space for storage cards like to do? Would that be an expense? You know, I talked to an elementary principal there who doesn't allow any of the

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computers to go home through second grade and they keep the Chargers at the at the school because they do have carts and then they charge him. But upper grades. If they go home, they don't. We don't have

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enough charging cords. The kids remember to bring the charging cords back and forth like it's a multi-layered thing. Also apply restrictions to Jed and not to I for

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stigmatize are spent kids. Our students with disabilities and seems to complete disregard universal design for learning what helps one access learning can help others. And so I

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think that's another thing to its. You know, I believe 100%. Intentional tech. love the name of the group. Because that we need to be intentional. We need to be

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purposeful. We have teachers using this for passive reasons. Just like giving find a word a kid didn't. I was done with my works. You gave me things to do. But they didn't enhance my learning. I

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mean, we have passive ways of of kids entertaining themselves, whether it's a device or non device I just I feel that and we do have

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digital literacy and maybe we need to do a better job of I mean, I I put some hyperlinks in what I shared. What what I could find and that was available to parents. So you

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know, I appreciate because I my belief in this work is that we need to work together to get to win, wins. We need to work together to move the work forward. And I think that we

918
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did a great thing in creating which you will and because you're seated here of advocating for. But the committee that would be open and people can observe their

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work. And we've done that. everything I say is since these motions were posted, I have been getting the reverse emails. Please don't do this. Please don't take the devices

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because so many people in the community just look at our agendas. They don't come and sit. So they're not they don't miss a watch community participation. They don't know. We've been having this conversation until motions are actually put on an agenda. And

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now we're hearing a lot for the different perspective. And so I just think that this is this is a win-win, which I think is the work of what people do. And and I I

922
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appreciate the work of my colleagues 2 come up with recommendations or a motion to direct that will evaluate all the things that are in the

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motion. And if the committee comes back and says Do X, Y and Z, then I think we're going be listening to that recommendation. Thank you. Ms.

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Dixit. >> So first of all, I want to thank this man for doing the work on this motion and Mr. Mr. Ma done for you to come

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being of falling mount motion for me, I think I think about those students who don't have technology at home. I think about those kids who don't get

926
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access second grade and do not touch a computer and then. The other kids to have you have 4 computers at home. Think about them to think about those kids. I know a lot of families

927
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are don't have a computer at home. Those kids can get any kind of instruction. How didn't use a computer at school? That's why I like the

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opt-out option. So parents who are very involved. I was happy to you know, vice president, treasurer secretary, all of his unwanted parent. And I I

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did go to one your school every day than I was at with my kids school. I knew what was going on. The officers will cannot do that. They're going working 3 jobs ordered

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air just don't have the knowledge and expertise to be involved kids. Education. Think about leaving. leaving out of the day be leaving them

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That in this that like to opt out option. that that that technology can go home, but them if they want to keep it and those who really don't want computers at home there.

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One devices that opt option gives you that right? You know, you you know, frost process, they're just don't take it. And I. Vigo lot of

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teachers e-mailing a 7th, including some of the, you know, 20 to 30 years in the system. They are saying something to us. We also have to pay attention. We have to

934
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listen to all voices. Not just one was a second wise on voices. So I all the e-mails. I got. I talked to people talk

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to parents. I didn't And not at committee members and also the of tension technology I on, as you know, zoom meeting with all that many of the members. Seoul. I think we

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have to work in coordination and get committee has. There is a right I I'm the one who said no phones don't 9th grade. And I agree with Ms. Lady and on Mike Lee's that south winds are not a good

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things in kids hands. So I would just say, let's keep working on this. This is just the beginning. Let's at least a step in the right direction

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is go for it. Thank you. >> Mr. Moon: Thank you. Madam Chair. How miss emotions were

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treated? It sport. Through the efforts by honest effort by. And to come 9 that I think and I don't agree with the point

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entry interpretation was outcast should be the way to go. So with that sent. High up, rolled in for should be

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made. My and in this manner. to have the have the discussions in a more

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appropriate war, maybe better way tonight. I was really hoping that these motions with or come to the come to the work session for the full 9 discussions, including for the time being input from

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superintendent, how Deason motions impact. Our classroom. You know, instruction. It was a school operations. And with he be any financial impact

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from these motions spot. we bypassed then session and just doing it tonight. At the board meeting, I was going support. He could probably motions from

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this mountain. I have some questions and concerns one of the motions and why all year, I think yesterday I in a saint to a question to

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superintendent. With that up prohibit prohibited your devices for students from Pre-K to 2 0nd grade. Second read what be the impact? And

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teaching and learning with their. We prepared to do that right away from from our coast. And I and I heard the response and I did issue to be

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willing to Sharon response with the community public tonight, doctor, we would you be able to do that? >> Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Dr. Presidio actually crafted

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the response. So have him speak to him because he hasn't with him. And I came from graduation. So Dr Presidio. >> No, thank you for the question. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to this.

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And I think actually a number of board members of address some of the issues and the discussion already that are key considerations. So staff's perspective, we certainly

951
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understand the concerns and the urgency to take action these motions soon as possible. And we support them all. It's just how are we going to go about implementing

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them? So to your question, Mr. Men about the device, limiting the device, access for our younger students at the primary grades, some of the considerations that we need really think aba little

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bit more as the impact on assessments, the required assessments that we have from the state that are only delivered electronic format. And we don't have additional or alternative ways to administer those. That doesn't

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mean that we can't necessarily work around that or find some solutions. But we do need some additional analysis to that. We also have 2 components of

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personalized instructional resources that support students with foundational literacy and math skills. That is part of our curriculum pretty limited. It would be the guidelines for the use of

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that curriculum 2 hours a week combined. So if we were to prohibit access to that curriculum and we would have to develop curriculum materials to support the learning early learning needs

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for those students. We also have support resources materials available for multilingual learners. Students as well. some adaptive curriculum for students with disabilities.

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All those things would have to be analyzed in terms of the impact of a prohibition on other grade levels. And we have to take into consideration teacher workload issues. If we were going to create new materials are costs. If we were going to

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purchase materials. But we have all of these motions actually as priority items on the Technology Review committee that we were hoping to initiate our first meeting

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this month. We're still just waiting to receive a few committee member appointees. And as soon as we receive all of those, we fully intend to schedule a meeting as soon as possible. Have meetings

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throughout the summer and see what we can get in place by the start of this coming school year. 26 27. I don't know if we can get all of these things. Worked out, but we're going to do our best once the committee convenes do

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as much as we can prior to the start of the coming school year. >> Again, Presidio. You know, commissioner cannons,

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amendments, he's giving. Amber 12 2026. Is outside the gate. You would be up stabbing. will have to be able to come school moved even on Young and

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November. 12th. >> Well, assuming that we can that had initiated committee meetings, hopefully have this month, it would it would be helpful to be able to start those in June. The opt-outs. I

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think we can operation allies something parent choice about devices prior to the start of the school year. The digital literacy curriculum. We've actually already draft or that includes AI literacy component

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as well. So that's kindergarten through grade 12. But again, I'd like to get some perspectives from members of the technology Committee of like Teachers on that committee to give their input on. Administrator is on the committee parents, students

967
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before we make final decisions. But we have the materials ready to go. We just need to share with the committee, make revisions and then implement those to start instruction in the fall. And

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then the device limits. There's a lot that we can do to put that in place. I think by the fall as well. But as I just mentioned, there are some considerations about a couple key components, the assessments and some limited

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curriculum components that we need to think about. >> Mr. Moon: Michigan's, you know, amendment has number different components in it. And hoping that it's going to be concern. I strongly

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encourage a step to the set to to school with a lawyer. Didn't remember it. Well, and if is any component in the Mister Downs motion that you are already ready to be able

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to present to us on my cruise money to that as soon as possible rather than waiting for everything to be put together and talk to us. >> That's a that's exactly the approach we intend to take.

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appreciate it. Thank you. Dr. Anderson. >> Dr. Anderson: Thank you. Just a quick question regarding the opt out. And just to be clear in my

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conversations earlier with Mister Dunne, I did suggest that as a possibility because it's just logistically. Easier rather than having hundreds of thousands of parents opt into

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systems. We opt out for family life. We opt out for a number of things. So there's existing mechanisms to that Dre. My question to you is. Is that

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something that could happen for the start of this new year? Because the November 12th date that was provided. >> Dr. Anderson: To me seem. Kind of out of step with the timetable that we provide to

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parents to make all of these decisions because come August, we get the laundry list of, you know, you complete the documents, adding this to it is just one more thing. Is

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that feasible at all for that opening of school? Anything is feasible. >> What I would say is we

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would as Presidio said that he in Mr. Sethi will be chairing the technology, Educational Technology Review Committee.

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So there are a number of topics we really are sincerely an authentically interested in the feedback to the dialogue and the reflection group's going to have on rather it's

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an opt-out policy or what types of guardrails so on and so forth with our younger Lerner's. Having said that, I you know, I would hope that we could get some of those things

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back to the board sooner than later. And I do recognize that a lot of the signature forms and how we're doing business go out to the beginning of the school year. So I would hope

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that we endeavor to get into the opt out. Prior to the school year. But I can't guarantee that this evening. I would want visit with Mr. Sethi and Dr Presidio and get

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a good sense of when we can actually see the committee because we're not there yet. But we're hoping to in June, you know, was marching right along its June. 11th tonight.

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It is March in quite a long. Here's my secondary question. If for some odd reason, a particular school, a

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particular classroom has. Just a an unmanageable number of parents who are saying I do not want my kid to have access to a computer. What is our response? I think that's part of the conversation staff are

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having right now. I don't think we have a firm response yet, but it's something that I know staff are talking about right now and are looking forward to talking to the

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committee about sure. Thank you. And I also think it's worthwhile to differentiate between kind of some of the intentional uses like assessment. They are what they are. Versus the passive usage

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that has become ubiquitous in our classrooms and we shouldn't mix the 2 up. As a teacher. As a principal, we've

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always had the carts when the classroom teacher need that, you bring the cart, you take care of the activity and then the computers go back into the cart. It wasn't just always president and having the

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opportunity for kids to wander into all of the places in which they wander. And I think my last point is similar to what I raised earlier and

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funny enough. I just showed Ms the mode. I got not one but 2 reminders to complete the calendar survey. When came at 6, 0, 2, 1, came at 6.21. and now say why? Because he

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already made the decisions. But I digress. If we're apple of this up here. What is the committee going to do? That's

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also kind of my thing. >> And I wonder and I said this to you earlier and you know, the things that I say aye communicate largely. Can we just pause on of this and went on to the work session next week where we have a

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little bit of time to just digest this a little bit more because I didn't know we had a work session until yesterday. I didn't know whether its use our air. I'll take the

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responsible for. I just didn't know. But we do on this topic. So do we need to make all of these decisions right now? Because I'd love to now. That's kind of on your radar a

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little bit like what's possible in terms of an opt out, what we could have a more fulsome discussion than we can have right now. Having said that, I still stand by my original position. We have got

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to make some changes for this upcoming school year. Otherwise we will have a mutiny, a bye on our hands. >> I'm gonna go ahead and take

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a quick turn. I understand that there's been a significant number of disparaging remarks related to my intention in this. But my board members would like to recall any time someone brings

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me a desire of something that they want to do with the board meeting. I often refer them to the clerk and the parliamentarian to ensure that we are procedurally moving forward in the way that we

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have done And we have done this on this board where we have taken motions and merge them together and so that we could condense the conversation and have a

1001
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fulsome discussion. So I don't think that this was out of line. I agree. I had many of the same concerns. I appreciate. The motion. The

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original motion maker and the maker of the amendment in terms of the fact that we were looking for a path forward here, it's not just about.

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What we want. It's about coming up with what the right answer is. And I had a ton of questions that I kept peppering Dr Reid with in terms of I understand that we have state testing for first and second graders. What are

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we going to do with that? I understand that. We have folks that are calling for high schoolers to leave their laptops at school, which first lots of kids, that's an equity

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issue. And for other kids, I don't Just ugly how that's possible. Because the kids don't start in the same class they finish so how are we going to physically do that? >> So related to this issue,

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the reason that I appreciate the approach that's being brought is that it's not saying that we're not going to do any of these things is just saying we got to figure out how to make it happen. And we're a week from school

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ending. And I have a gaggle teachers that are e-mailing me probably hoping that we're not going to try to change their curriculum over the summer. So we got to figure out how to

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make that possible, too. So I appreciate the fact that we absolutely and wholeheartedly want to make sure that we do whatever we can to both beat meet the needs of our

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community, but also listen to our staff. And so I am trying to figure out how to thread that needle carefully. And for me, the Educational Technology Review Committee was the first

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step forward. That was the path. So while I appreciate the fact that the motions were brought forward, it wasn't in alignment even with anything that was brought out of

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governance. It was one individual board member that brought these forward that was looking for a path to get done and it was outside of the framework as anything else that we had been working on.

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So I was looking I appreciated the way because I also was concerned that they were just going to fail. So I think that this is a path and I appreciate the fact that the

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motion that the amendment maker ensure that all of the components of the original motions are in the things that were brought forward. Including other aspects of what's what are some of the

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concerns that some of us had so I do think that this is a happy medium moment. I would like to see. I love the idea that we would be able to do. I absolutely think elementary

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school kiddo's should be able to leave laptops at school without doubt but I also want to make sure that it's possible for them to complete homework necessary and bring those computer. if they're if

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their families to choose. >> Ms. Anderson: Okay. So we have a few more people for go back. Some going to ask all board members to turn off their lights, that they do not want to speak but we're going

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to start with Mr. Mckelvie in for an initial turn. >> Thank So I don't think this has been hurt our best work.

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Here tonight from a parliamentary perspective, combining things changing things on the fly at the last minute. I think that applies to both the calendar conversation and this one. I

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know it's been mentioned that this board has made a practice of that. I do find it to be helpful practice. I think people bring motions so they can be spoken to one by one as

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opposed to making on the buses where we end up not not delving into amount of detail we should. And each of the motions. I have a question for

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the maker of the motion. What ultimately was your reason for combining. Genuinely to City, right, deserve a belated Mr.

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June or July recognize. Go ahead. Yesterday, Jenny simplicity, right? And is as we rode out, we usually start off writing 3 different amendments and then rising

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that there's a lot of consistent language amongst all of them making sure we're be inclusive, equitable and so forth. And so if you make sense at the deadline suffer. So that was that the thought behind that was simplicity and

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be more direct. Thank you for From my personal perspective, I think this has made it a little more complicated and it would have been helpful to discuss each of these is a

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stand-alone. I know. I know this man had put a lot of work and time into this. Bring it for for new business while ago. So it could be brought forward as is the community

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looked at it. You know. Understood. That's what would be right for We got. Reams of emails about each of the motions and now displaced. And

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I think the other piece to is that, you know, ultimately given this longstanding work on this, she's not getting the credit for bringing it forward. I was a second there

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get to at least one of these things. We've been completely scrubbed from the process. And I think that's that's disappointing. And I don't think that's particularly

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collegial. Mr. Dunford go back. So. This is how the

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sausage is made right? And I'll say. The first time this omnibus motion to consolidate

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which >> I'm told there's not even an Robert's rules. So I forward to a little research project for my staff and it was brought against me. In fact, I think every time on these motions this happened

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except for tonight has been brought against Thank Market for confirming. And and once I think it was. Even to postpone

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all my emotions. And definitely that was the word that used, which I've been appreciative Not that I hold

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any fitness. So. I certainly appreciate that. This is not. This is a messy process right? I do have a bias towards

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action and outcomes and that's what I know. It. Being someone who pays attention to language is that if you compare the language of the original motions, the language of Mr.

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Dance motion much of its verbatim identical. You know, it's just putting into one. But there are differences as Dr. Anderson. noted, We change

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Upton topped out and I think she had good reason to suggest that. I think there are very practical realities that the chair has very rightly pointed

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out. I think anyone who's been involved even a little bit with fcps of the last 3 years as experience that Fcps doesn't always have robust project management

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capabilities. So giving a little bit more time so we can have proper planning and execution. So if this move process for debacle, I think

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wise. No, Chris isn't a superintendent, isn't amazing leader. Best super to never. And we're building up that capacity. But it is a work in progress. And I think it's it's frankly we hao

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recognize that. But I I think we do get to a good place with a hard deadline and a direction to the superintendent to move as soon as practicable. So I do

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appreciate Mr. Presidio and Dr. Reid's responses too. Dr Anderson's questions which for also going to be my questions. But I think we're all moving in the right direction. But there is still so much to

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discuss at the work session. That is your time. Thank you. >> Okay, Mr. Moon for go back and then Ms. Dixit.

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>> Mr. Moon: Thank you, sir. on because I I want come June about. What exactly do on June 23rd session for it when half

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hours, you know that took on policy. So what would we be discussing that? We must vote on this motion tonight. You

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cannot lead on to we discussed the policy and decision on the motions on tape. >> Mr. And we are voting on the motions tonight because they were brought forward. We have had lead. Would we be

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discussing? We have had the work session place since May 5th. And it has been on the work plan since May 5th. When we determine whether or not there was going to be the

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ability to bring the policy forward, it was language was adjusted at the beginning of June because after sitting in the governance meetings, I was not 100% sure we were going to have a policy. But the last 2

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major policies that we've worked on, which were both boundaries and grading. We use the exact same framework to be able to talk these things through, which is the policy comes out of governance and

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then we pull it in a work session for the full board before bringing it for a vote so that we can have policies that are a little bit smoother in terms of how they go. And

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so this is just following the same procedure that we have been using throughout. That's my time on the board. >> Mr. Moon: When as I said, oh, and I think the motions.

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In the past prior to 2019 when I used to serve on the prion borders when major motions Cayman, would he be Little that goes to the work session and have a fuller discussion

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and putting it back. To the Me. 4 to And should be So with that in mind with the team, I since we have a 24 hour zone,

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June 20 into this can be. can be. whole matter can be postponed. 2 after 4 decisions

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post their work session. Mr. Men, are you making a mighty and you make motion to postpone? The emotions and the table to the next board meeting. Is there a second

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second? Mr. Men, would you like to thank you enough? Dr. Andrew, would you expect your second? >> Okay. I need. People to go

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ahead and turn their lights off they don't want to speak to that. Okay, Mr. Dan. And then slightly.

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>> really appreciate the suggestion is my elder in my constituent Mr. Morning. I know you're very thoughtful about these things and I really appreciate that. I was very glad my side week or so ago about having work session

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focused on this. One thing that I want to point out that don't think it's going mention is that there's a draft policy that's been the works for for a long the resolution on your

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business for tonight that whole field on on couple weeks that pulls from a lot of the language there that sort of been agreed upon. And so my hope is that we can just keep moving forward. Right? And I

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think the language here is inclusive enough to give the education of the County Review Committee. Some guidance in a mandate and the timeline to take action. And then I would

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love just focus that work session and reviewing actual policy right with counter everything else. The king, a so you know, I was like for

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progress and some hesitant to pause at Given the urgency of it. I appreciate consideration and welcome other comments.

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>> That would have absolutely my preference since we were working on this and governance and there different drafts out there and it is graduation

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season. So, you know, we still those was on the committee, including myself of the drill down on what those drops are to bring comments to the next meeting. But the reason we're discussing these is because as mayor brought motions for

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tonight's meeting, and its governance chair. She chose to bring certain ones the head of the next government's mean we're going the policy and

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ahead of the work session. So certainly amenable to that idea because that would have in my ideal to wait until we have that conversation and

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also have another government meeting regarding the policy. So appreciate the question being asked as I think that's the more logical way to do the

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work, Mr. You know, the committee does that work. We bring it out to work session. We get the feedback from all of our colleagues. So thank you for for bringing that

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forward. Ms. Dixit. >> I'm also agreeable to that comes to mourn doctor, Anderson. But the only concern I had was because we're

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talking about opt out option for 26 year, which is August Scott School year starting and if the push this too. You

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know, I'm not the government's media and then another work session. It's not going to happen. Then we go on recess. So then we won't be able to do anything for 26 27 school

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year. So I I oversee that is a long term process. But I felt like the opt-out option could be one step we could have taken. This coming school

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year. So that's my only Doctor Reid delay any decisions. This year. I'm sorry. Could you restate the question? This

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takes it? So if the deferred this war to the effort to for next meeting would would be difficult situation for you to then bring the opt-out option

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in the next school in the fall. >> Well, I think what I would say to be thoughtful and responding as that. The more

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time that staff have to review current lessons, their lessons that are signed within the classroom or lessons assigned at home. The more time we have to create what likely would

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become alternative assessments potentially or alternative work. The more time the better. again, I think anything's possible. But the

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center that we have a clear direction, the better. So I know that staff are having the conversation right now. They've been discussing both the opt-in and the opt out and

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then what impact? That might have on the classroom instruction and more specifically the planning for classroom instruction for

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teachers and then how that may or may not impact assignments that are sent home as part of a homework peace. But I think that it's still possible to make that adjustment before the start of the school year.

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I just I think the sooner we have a little more clarity, the better for staff because right now they're creating, I think a number of scenarios, they're not, you know, limiting it to one. So to

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answer your question directly, I think it is possible. But the sooner we have that level of clarity, the better. >> Thank you, doctor. I'm not

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a fan educator IQ on many of this room in this room are as a parent for kindergarten to second graders. I would not expect them to do homework at home it was my kids and on the

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computer. I mean, they can do. working on the paper. Are, but think of is that something we can talk about more. I would like that to conversation

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because I feel like they're learning technology, but they should not be on comparing one thing about Just want to say that is parents give the computer to catch kids and

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kids are doing whatever they wandered. You know, that's a show home. It's possible to make the kids sit in the room you are sitting and working and just let them finish

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assignments with the computer of E. That's how I ve did that. So how a raised my children is like give them that time to just do that work. So what any of it okay.

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But that if the board wants to which this far right, but I really want to see have the more conversation about kindergarten and second graders. They should not be doing homework on the computer

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at home. That's what I'm thinking. Thanks. Ms. done. >> So I just want to just couple things. One, I don't think we have any time to

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that. We can surrender for any delay. I think the effort to get to an August opt out is absolutely critical. It's going to take time for Fcps to

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figure that out and implement it and educate parents to make them aware that option so they can exercise it to protect your children from early

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access to electronic devices. Second thing, I don't understand the the mystery about what else are we going to discuss? How about getting

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a I out of the hands of our kids that might be harming them, right? How about limiting it at at up to 8 9th grade. What's the right level to introduce? And I that's a

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huge question that's not addressing these motions of all banning electronic devices up through second grade. This motion asked for a plan. First

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trick shuns, right? Really? We need to talk about prohibition and what is the right age level to allow them access to electronic devices? Its second grade. I personally believe it's higher. We should not

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allow it at least until 4th, our 5th grade, right or maybe even later. >> So there are all these fundamental questions which are not resolved at all through this motion. This is

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just the start of a conversation. And so to say we have nothing to discuss in the work session. You haven't contemplated the universe of questions that we need to address because the situation

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with screen time devices has been getting worse for 20 years. It's going to take time just like this cool counter to reverse that and put us in a good direction says ensure that our kids are safe and

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healthy and he and learning and the right way. So I I don't support a delay. I think we need to act and act now.

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Thank you. This mayor. >> Well, Mister, the member we could do that with the motions I propose we connect right now. I Just start of the

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conversation. No, its not the start of the conversation. A conversation starter and the sporting January when the committee took it up. And the truth is this board has not done the work. There is a

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draft policy with 0 red lines by anyone. And now we're talking about giving ourselves another extension. Another governance meeting, another work session with, by the way.

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So looking at the work plan, I can see the version history needs to be able to see that. But all of us and that's locked and I can't confirm my understanding, which was that only a few days ago that I hear that the policy I've

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helped lead is going to be on the agenda on June 23rd. So the board has the work. Another meeting is not going to get us there. Us questions.

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How we restrict AI put the digital literacy plan in place that I proposed tonight hiring at devices hands of preschoolers put the restriction on tonight that I

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proposed. It's right there in black and white. What's different? On June 23rd. That's different right now. What's different in January?

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Some more reports are here telling us it's worse. The chair misappropriated the role of the clerk in making this motion happen. I don't have

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trust that the agenda is going to stay intact. members can bring to 39 on the day of the meeting. And get that passed by this board. But language

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sitting in the public for 3 weeks, it's not sufficient and up. I do not trust that this board has the guts or the hard

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work. Genes to do the work, make decisions now. And the superintendent is all but waiting, which is just.

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Heartbreaking. She has the power to do this again. Arlington's already doing it. And we are sitting here deciding when we're going to

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make a decision. The decisions right there. You thank it. You want change? Vote on it

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tonight, Mr. Cannon. Okay. So Mr. McDaniel.

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>> When I was working on my PhD Virginia Tech in Public Administration, we always talked about this healthy tension between academic theory and operational edition of that theory. I think this

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conversation is probably classic example that healthy tension. For the folks that e-mailed me about some of these motions and in general about and tech. My response is

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always, but I philosophically don't have a problem cracking down on. I mean, I. Was one of the pope's on this poor. The helped lead the crackdown on cellphones couple of years ago. I would note that simply

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getting kids to put their cell phones in their backpacks. Took a year. To accomplish that. But I'm being asked tonight. To make significant

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changes to Ed Tech and devices and and AI and all these technological philosophical things with 2 months of implementation. And in some cases, I'm not comfortable in

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that timeline. I'm fine. And 2027. I'm fine. Getting the expert review of tech committee give input. Maybe they have better ideas. I don't. But more. And just as

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important as the ends. Is the means by which those ins are achieved, in my opinion. Taking the time to intentionally get to the right

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spot is what we owe the public. you know, our kids. Dr. Anderson, for go back.

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>> Dr. Anderson: Yeah, just really briefly, I'm hearing a lot of conversations about, you know, we've got to do something right now. But the motion that we are discussing does not say anything about

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putting opt-outs by August. It doesn't. It's completely devoid of that date. The only date that I see is November 12. So I'm a little bit confused by is urgent or is it

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not? Because if it was urgent that they would have been included. So I this is not the best spot. I know we all want

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action, but I don't think this is our best work to do this, which is why I've supported the motion to just wait another week and to do it and put some hard dates because the motion as it stands, does

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not have any date that talk about August? Just about November. 12th. And I also was curious, like what's November 12? Is it the end of the

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quarter like what's happening there, that that's the date that was selected. I supported his amendment for us to do this next week.

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>> Or I did I you're saying to me, make it that I did. I said my notice when earlier when it was sent the first draft, please direct your comments this way. I you to talk each other. I'm sorry. He asked me

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a question. So I was just referred to. I've already made that. I said my my statements to outline the things that I thought were doable immediately and the things that needed a little bit more

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time because I think there was some nuance is there for us to deliver. If you want to. I was the language. Can we at that backup? If you want me to make an amendment fine.

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>> Dr. Anderson: Create an opt out by August. 26 2026. >> Where is that? We're already working on a Second Amendment with in the amendment you cannot bring a

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3rd time. So I don't know when that could happen, but I want to put it out there. The piece that speaks to opt out that that be completed by August.

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26, so that it could be part of the start of the school year parcel that we do for. All of our families. So that

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is what I want to share. St. John-Cunning for initial turn.

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>> Thank you. This has been a very robust conversation and there has been more if it has been I think that the work has been done. I think what? In

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the governance committee? I think what has proven to be difficult for all of us is that. Technology AI is moving

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so quickly and we are trying. We are in a position right now where we are trying to fill the plane as it's going. Everybody on this board knows I'm the lease technology, technological person on this

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board. And I have a healthy respect and a healthy fear of technology. And I think what we're talking about an intentional technology policy

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and we even discuss playing that at the governance committee into 2 different things is that we have to be intentional as we move forward

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in what we're doing. I think we have to do what's best for students. also think that there's a lot of nuance that is lost and what one of our colleagues just mentioned was

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how does this get operation allies as someone that work in schools for 26 years. And I we talk at high-level policy and then decisions are made and

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then you go down in the trenches and you always hear how do they expect for us to do this? They have no idea what happens in the classroom. How this moving forward. How

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are we going to do that? And Doctor, Percy deal actually spoke very eloquently about. We are looking at this. We're looking at how we can operation lies it. We're looking at all the impacts

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that this will happen. We make this decision. And so I think that we have to be intentional and think about all of these things in a perfect world, we could make policy and it would

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be easy to implement. That's not the reality. We also have to think about our staff. We have to think about training. We have to think all the elements that are involved in any decision we make at the

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end of the day. Yes, we have to do the best for open What is best for our students. But let's not forget the people that are in the classroom that are teaching those students.

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And we don't do the best for them to implement what, what? What? Where trying to implement anything or any policy we try to put forward is not going to work. I just think that that's important to

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recognize. I do agree with Dr. Anderson, the low hanging fruit of the opt out is something that could probably happen again. Even with that, there are nuances opt out. I

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don't want my kid to have a device, but then he has to take a test on a device. And if he's never learned how to use a device these are little nuances that we all half to consider. I just they've been

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quiet throughout this whole conversation. I'm not feeling well, but I just really want the public to understand that there are multiple layers and multiple nuances involved in

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this. And I have no doubt that everyone on the support has good intentions and he's trying to do the best that they can. They also have no doubt. my time up. Yes, ma'am.

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Okay. Sorry. Thank you. Message and counting. >> Mr. Moon for go back. The

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motion to table motion postpone. Not on any particular issues led to any

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of the motions. From this mountain or Mister. we're not enough to Beatty that hopefully not 9, 0, Let's talk about just motion to postpone

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to the next meeting so that we could have. The policy discussion on June 23rd which could. Most likely it. We should look at Tate.

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>> How you gonna move forward with all of these questions? motion I I'm hoping that we can come forward on the motion motion to postpone.

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>> Yes, sir. We can do that right now. Actually. So the motion to postpone the vote on the combine mean motion. The pending motion amendment until the next regular meeting is on

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the table. All those in favor. Mr. Moon and Dr. Anderson, Mr. McElwain. I can't see our

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colleagues. All those opposed. Mr. McDaniel, this merit. Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr.

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Dunne, Mr. Fresh Missing on Cunningham myself. Can the board parent can that? Madam Clerk, can you please read the

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vote? 3, 9, the motion to postpone fail. Okay. Now we're back to. The amended language.

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May I make them point of order. What's your point of order? Can I just be informed

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to when not a point of order, but >> so now that we have dealt with the motion to postpone, we are back to the amended

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motion since we are back to art to the amendment. To the combine a motion since we're back to the amendment to the combine, a motion it would now be in order to do a secondary

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amendment. To the amendment. So that means Dr. Anderson, you be able to do it Dr. Anderson, if you're amenable, you could also do it as a follow-on motion to what

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passes here. >> Perfect. Okay. State your motion. Okay.

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>> Opt out options. >> To be made available. >> Dr. Anderson: By August 2026. That's what I want to Can we put the Dr. Anderson,

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this motion is sending all of this information to the end, Educational Technology Committee. They do not have the ability to put mode to put opt out in place. We would have to do that. So that was

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why I was suggesting it to be a follow on. Instead. Well, this says that the school board is directing the superintendent to review a bunch of things that doesn't it says in collaboration and consultation with the committee. It doesn't say that

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they're responsible for it. Joe, I would imagine what I'm saying still relevant. So that first bullet wishes opt out

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options like to add. To be available by August 2026. just to embed that language.

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Because also, I guess should wait to speak to. Is there a second? Thank you, Mr. Dunne.

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Dr. Anderson, would you like to speak? Chairman? this I believe is a direction to the superintendent. So that's one. To doctor for talked about how

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the committee is waiting to meet this month. So they'll be able to be consulted with. 3, it speaks to the urgency that

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Mister Dunne talked about Dixit talked about as well as Aaron. And it offers some relief sooner rather than later. And it's clear in terms

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of that date of expectation to happen because after? November 12 means nothing will be in place for this year. As soon as practicable is a little bit open ended and does not give

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us. It does not give the public clear expectations as to what could happen again, I think this is low hanging

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fruit. So that's why I am. >> Dr. Anderson, we just want to make sure we're trying to understand Tu one. The deadline to apply to first.

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Bullet regarding opt out options right? >> Dr. Anderson: What I would like is for you to insert after opt out options. And

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Sirt available by August 2026. Comma. And then you can continue with whatever that statement is. So it shouldn't just be changing that first bullet. >> The only concern with just

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doing it that way is because later on, they do have a set deadline of November 12th could be creating contradictory language we would So then.

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>> Dr. Anderson: May be down no later than November. 12th floor. >> 1, 2, 3, 4 bullets, 2 to 4. >> And then no later than

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okay. >> Clean. It's not great. But I think it communicates the intent, Mr. General Joint speech or second.

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>> No, just ditto everything. Doctor Anderson said. Margin. >> I really appreciate is I spent an hour in the least I

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never do this. It's been our steering it at the minute. We had a few talked about this, trying to figure out how to write kudos to that declared find a way to to write it. I just. want to make sure read

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everything support idea. I've been waiting to get answers and I got some answers evening around how this would be implemented. I think I've is great. Appreciate the suggestion. And gives you that

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brought this just in to change act and act out. So again, appreciate the thoughts and I'm happy to support is on is that language is amenable and doesn't disorient the rest of

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The amendment. And it's able to support a follow-on to to do this. Mr. speak I'm sorry.

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likes. Yeah. Your legis. Yes. I >> Mr. Moon: Still trying to find we owner of Yankees

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going. That's the language.

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The qos. Mr may not come back

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to you, Mr. Fresh. >> of them you're not going to like this. Wondering if I could get a clear vision the language. okay. >> Ms. Anderson: We're we're

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going to take 2 minute recess to allow the clerk to get the language set up. I'm asking board members, please don't travel far. So we'll be back

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♪ ♪ Board members, please take your seats. ♪ >> I sent it off you. find one

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motion I fall on the sword.

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>> See

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>> Sattler. Did you get my e-mail? >> Yes, doctor Anderson. I that we are prepping okay if needed. Without objection, Dr.

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Anderson. has requested us to remove the language that was added here and we are going to address it in a follow on. And so that way, it will ensure that we have the exact language and takes care of

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some of the concerns that I had related to feasibility as well. any objections, fabulous. Okay. Madam Clerk,

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would you please remove the language that was added from? Thank you for coordinating at all. Okay. Seeing no others.

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We are going to go ahead and vote on the amendments that is on the screen. All those in favor of the amendment that is on the screen. Without the

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addition without the red line divisions that Mr. McDaniel, Mr. Maccoll thing. Ms. Lady. Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr.

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Dunne, Mr. Moon. Mr. Fresh St. John-Cunning and myself. All those opposed. Dr. Anderson. With MS Marin away from the

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table. The clerk, please read the vote.

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>> 10 101, since since Marin is not present. >> So now we have the impact then to I call on Doctor

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Anderson for a follow-on. >> Okay. Thank you. I will wait for it to go out. And it was quick typo in there. There was a number 4, if you mind

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removing that. With a gent >> Mr. Moon: Yes, Mr. you entertain final motion right now. will push for amendment. >> Without objection, every move the amendment. I heard no

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objection. We already believe on the Avery Street. men commit. Yes, pkg motion. >> Okay. So we have to go through that whole process and

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then we'll get a gotcha. So now the amended language is the main motion. So all those in favor of the main motion. Mr. McDaniel, Mr. McElveen Ms

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Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon and myself. >> And and to and Miss St. John-Cunning. And Mr. Fresh.

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All those opposed Dr. Anderson. Mr. And how the vote. With emotions. I was a motion read allowed. It's the

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amended motion from Mr. Dan. Yes, was it read aloud? It was not amended to do. Thank you

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for the moment. I >> I will move forward. >> This man is for. The clerk.

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Please read the vote. Amended main motion. >> 11 1 mended main motion carries perfect. Icon Dr.

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Anderson for follow on. >> Thank you. Should I wait until that's posted or should I read what I have? You can go

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ahead and read what you have in the clerks or can getting in on the screen. Absolutely. I move that the school board directed superintendent to pot. >> Opt out options. >> Dr. Anderson: To be made

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available for preschool and elementary students for parents and or guardians for any electronic devices to go home with students by August. 26. Is there a second second?

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Mr. Dunne MS or DR Engine. Would you like to speak your motion? Mr. 10 foot. You like to speak their second. I think exhausted that excellent.

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Seeing no others were going to go ahead and vote on the follow on, excuse me put Can we have it on the screen?

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Please. With the following motion is.

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Mr. Moon. >> Mr. Moon: I have a couple questions be to the maker. Let

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me let me first ask about 2 feet. 10. So doctor and this could time. Talk to read. >> 2, we now force. On one of

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students pick the devices will. >> Announced No, sir, there's no requirement where we require an elementary child to

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take a device home. >> So that he's already set up. thought what if? She loves to want to take it? don't have to take it.

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>> That's Believe Dr. Presidio's that correct. That is correct. >> Mr. Moon: Now this question, which is not kind of

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son. So shouldn't walk up to pie provide these opt-out options? We then he quietly. Teachers delivered to any

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assignment. Should be done through digital devices. I don't think so. Dr. Anderson, would you like to >> I think speaking to your

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first point, 0st, I don't think there's any parent who believes that they have a choice and having the computers come home. Because I've had parents of kindergartners who are lamenting Mike under guys bring the computer home. I

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don't think there's any transparency that they have that option. This will do that. And we're talking about elementary. I think we heard. So often about, you know, the home or entry, homework

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packets and nice and easy. So that should be able to happen. And we've talked about this and other spaces where that's a place where parents can be the most engaged with their kids. So it doesn't preclude

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homework. It's just how it's presented. And if we're having a math textbook and we have reading textbooks just makes things a lot easier. >> I hope I answered your question. feel like I strayed.

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Yeah. Especially need using digital devices to do and the whole mark. Any assignment and entry. So many of the tree. That's what I'm asking week harm do that we don't. If you

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do opt with pre-cruise teachers signing any work. And this should be done through a chunk of ice is because shows opting and you didn't get my

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at all. >> So I want to clarify that. I think that it. There. Greater clarity could be achieved by a formal opt-out

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policy. That's communicated clearly timely and fully would support that conversation as far as the types of assignments that may go home

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that might require a device. I'm going to defer to doctor per city, although I believe I have heard in my visits, for city a moment to think that

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through. But I believe in some of my visits to schools, I have heard that there are schools that have sent devices home to do. For example, Alexia work at home rather than in the classroom for

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students, perhaps who need extra support. But I again, I don't want to presume to have that specific answer. do we assign assignments where

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elementary students that currently would require their device and home. >> Not at the division level, but Dr Rita, correct. There

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could be instances where teachers may do that She gave the example Lexi arrest the math for additional practice for students that might need additional practice in reading or math. We also have some

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software supports for multilingual learners, but those would not necessarily under this particular amendment be required those could be things that again

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could be optional. So families wanted access to those under this motion, they could still have access to those learning materials.

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>> I am not went there. You answered my question. Foodie because if we provide opt-out options. Families and students

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who exercising opt-out options. prohibited. With that. takes off from that all

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signing any work. Should be gone. using devices. I think we want to be able to You know, teachers, teachers be a

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not unlocked door able to do that. >> I think that it's it's this is part of the reason we need a conversation right before August and we need to come

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back with some responses that are thoughtful. >> And meet with our educators as well. Right? Who are working directly with our students. Having said that, opt out policy would enable

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families to make a decision not to have a device go home for elementary, whereas in for family did want the device to come home so they could do extra St Mathur, rather

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multilingual software. That would still be an option. I would think. But that's a conversation that the committee is going to wrestle with we'll be coming back to you depending on how the mode

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since up tonight, prior to the start of school to have that a thoughtful recommendation. >> It will be a promise to get

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back to us. Our support. >> This mayor. When we took that recess, we were told was 2 minutes and I did wait. And then I did have to use the restroom. And so I missed the

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beginning of the last conversation. So where where we stand is that the 3 motions that I brought were essentially combined and kept

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in total except 2 say that the committee was going to be involved and the superintendent was going to provide recommendations for court action by November. 12th, is that accurate? Okay. So all of my work gets done

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without my name on it. I just want to clarify It's all together and would have been nice to partner with you at that Mr. Cannon. So now we're talking about a motion to.

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>> Create opt out options by August. Is that accurate? Which is essentially what my first motion talks about, which was too give parents the

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right to opt in. I'd intentionally, as I said, 2 were made the time talk with me. I chose the language that I chose to not be so adversarial opt out opt in,

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but rather to make it a line with what has been said otherwise, which is we have processees sarin are. We also do have a process on for parents to check and say, yes, I understand that my students

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going to have access to this technology. This is not a new phenomenon for a school division to do. I find it, you know, very ironic that we're talking about what do we have time to do this again, the

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whole point of doing this tonight was to get the superintendent time and it's not as if this is a surprise thing. Well, educators think will we have time? I just find it really surprising that, you

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know, this is now happening and what what are we going to do? This is the exact thing trying to avoid, which was putting the onus on teachers to get ready in 2 months when their last day of school is

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soon. So I will support creating opt out options even though again, I think it's going to be a burden on central office staff to do this over the summer. I think it's going to be a burden on teachers to use one of their

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limited back to school days when they're trying to set up their classrooms into all sorts of things procedures put in place, even though I've also talked with principals and staff who say it's quite well, that's a different thing

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about devices away. This is just, you know, without the foresight and planning and good work management of the board. This ends up not being a big hassle for families for

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parents. So if it's unfortunate it's gone down this way. Mr. Dunford, go

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back. I want to ask Mr. Sethi. >> I partnered Fcps honors last So I have a constituency road each week at school for my 3rd graders Lightspeed

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report to see how much time he spent on his laptop some days. It's minimal. 10 to 20 website. Visit some dates in mind. Numbing him out 150 to 200 website visits hours upon

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hours of his. They clearly spent staring at a screen. So. Is there any effort being made under way by the office of the

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to enable parents to actually track the websites that are being accessed and block If they're not educational and to have visibility into how many

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hours are being spent on the screen, we had some public speakers here tonight speaking about that as well. >> Well, that's quite a few

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different efforts on way. fans get access to like forward, which give visibility into where the students going do in the course of the week. So they have access to that information when it comes to

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screen time. That is little bit of complexity like they used to screen by minute iPhones where it can activity. Tell you where he was sng at on your screen for how long? Because Jimmy, there's

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one thing open on your when it comes to laptop you can have for Windows open and many of them could be open. Mind your listening to the beach or doing something else. So it came time questions on the

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computer. Get a little complicated, but we are working with them any other question them to be able to afford some screen time approximate as it may be to be able to shed out. And we want them to be able to also share

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it out of the fan in Florida for patients who already have the light speed account, they would likely be able to see that information. It is hopefully going to be delivered in a meaningful way,

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which can valid ID before next school year. So by next school we can have a capability for fans to see screen time. The accuracy of that is always going to be debated. Bill. But

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when talk to 150 sites, it could be one side opening up 10 Ling's because that's just how the intent of the vet 1000 us work. So it's very difficult to kind of say it

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actually 150 sites clicking 250 paintings at any point in time. With that going to college. >> It sounds like he'll be

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available by this coming school year. Is that correct? That's Been kind collission its work in progress. So Kennedy, but we are looking with a window to get

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organized. >> So I also want to ask. >> Dr. S mayor and, you know, one of the things that most about this motion is it's

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focused only on electronic devices going home, but I mean, what I've heard from parents today, what I've heard from parents and recent months is the concern is also what

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happens in the classroom, right? I mean, we heard a parent today say secure, went to school, got an iPad spends hours on the device in school and they don't want their kid

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to be on a device at all. Right. Trying to raise a screen-free child. So I guess is there any intention and within the scope of these

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motions also restrict in in class electronic devices Anderson. chairs permission, Dr Houston, thank you.

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>> This does not address that. I think that's a continuing activity because you're exactly right. That's been raised. But this does not address that. This is a very lowest hanging fruit, which is just removing the need to

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bring it home, which creates a lot of issues for parents. I believe there's a huge opportunity for parents to be able to opt out in the school. But again, as I shared

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earlier, we have some. Obstacles in terms of you can't be a complete elimination of use of technology so well minister

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through technology, some parts of we to fix that so I don't think completes this. This is also one of the reasons why I thought if we had a little bit more time, we could be more fulsome. But Lisa, come away

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with something. This is a very, very small component component. That was your term, Mr. thank Dr. Anderson, for

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Quebec. Thank you. Just very quickly. I want to make sure I know this got a little bit confusing this motion was supposed to be exactly a piggyback of of your motion. I

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want to make sure that that's clear. This is not my work. This is trying to salvage something that has a harder deadline that tells parents we will have some activity in the

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next school year rather than the 27 28 school year. Seeing no others. >> Ms. Anderson: We're going to go ahead and call for a vote on the follow-on motion

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that will be on the screen momentarily. All those in favor of the follow-on motion.

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That's on the screen. This mayor and Mr. McElveen. >> Misleading. Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon

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Dr. Anderson, and myself. Misty John-Cunning and Mr. Fresh all those opposed. All those abstaining. Mr. McDaniel. With a quick please

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read the vote. >> 11, 0, 1, The follow-on motion carries okay. Thank you so much. Agenda item. 7.0 5

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award of contract architectural and engineering services. Skyview High School project icon Ms. Dixit for a

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motion. >> I move that the school board authorize staff to negotiate a professional service contract with the grim and Parker, aka, Texture. think for the Skyview High

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School project authorize a division superintendent are the chief, chief operating officer execute deliver an address the contract on behalf

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of the school board. Is there a second second? Thank you, Mr. Daniel Ms. Dixit. Would you like to speak Chair motion? No, I don't. Mr.

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McDaniel, would you like speech or second? This mayor?

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I've been tryingto understand that were supposed to receive the usual contract summary that we receive in Friday letters for this one. And we did not. >> Can Dr Reid speak to did we receive that? I just and feel

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like I'm maybe not remembering the process right? Is a point slides not being shown? No, but we do have slides. We received those. >> Right. We presented the

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slides in the work session. And I don't recall the date of the work session. It's been several weeks ago. We also, I believe, have the slides attached to this item on the

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agenda. And there isn't a contract yet because this is authorization for staff to negotiate the contract. that's

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why there isn't a contract yet. Okay. I have some related concerns.

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>> You know, I've said from the get-go that too renovate the gorgeous early childhood space would be heartbreaking because it is so nice. And I thought there was a vision for that. But when I read the

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general information, it talks about, you know, updating for high school, Houston. And that's unclear. It's is 2 million dollars you know, we heard tonight about other

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schools that have been waiting for longer. So I I do have questions about it. I also just want to expand that. This just follows a pattern of questions that I continue to

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have, including about the pyramid and a vision for it. You know, our high schools are the hearts of pyramids. And so we think about what's going to rent the renovated and happened there. You know, I've

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asked is there a middle school assigned to the pyramid? super response was it's unclear. I asked about our they're intentional selections of elementary schools in the

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pyramid because, you know, Flores says identified Oak Hill and also FOX Mill Elementary, which was a surprise to me. They would host. They'll be moving. And I started looking into pyramid

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makeup and there's that seemed to be an intentionality on like what's going to go into this pyramid. What's going to be assigned? There's also I. I've learned that there's

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academic programs like Spanish, French and Japanese going in. I heard that through the Grapevine that there are any official word and the board has talked at length about wanting to know more about world language decisions. And I even pulled

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up from the going order. State your front porch. >> I think talking with architecture program right now. Is it are we talking

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about everything else? I would ask that due to late hour and the fact that we have to return to close that we keep our comments related to the specific item on the agenda

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>> Ms. Meren: well, I can continue with saying that these decisions are being made without informing the board. And that is the trend that I'm seeing is that we're getting information about a contract that's not in the format that

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we usually get contracts in. And programming decisions happening here without any data about why rush using these particular programs we did authorize the general

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studies. I get that. But it's just this You know, why? There's no details about, you know, why these selections are happening. I just want to be

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sure, though, are we going to receive the kind of contract summary that we receive in general in Friday, letters? When there is a contract you

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will receive the contract. This is actually. Authorization for the staff to negotiate the professional services contract it's not the

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contract, but when the contract as the negotiations get closer. Yes, the board will receive notification, a traditional format. Okay. There's already a cost estimate of 10 million,

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though. So isn't that already? It says these negotiations have resulted in a fee agreement. Contingent upon school board approval is that this approval? Mr. Gordon, you

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want to clarify, please, the requests for an architectural and engineering services. Contract negotiation.

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>> Yes, ma'am. We are prepared to execute the design contract. This RFP will allow us move forward with Fleck thing. Architecture, engineering services that will move forward with. Designing

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the 3 key lines of effort for this for this project, which would be the shelled buildings. athletic fields and then the. Modifications to the

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main building. OK, thank you. Mr. Mckelvie. >> Thanks and I appreciate the conversation we had in the work session, which is

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actually quite useful I do want to follow up on one point. I know there was a subsequent meeting about

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stand-alone bathrooms to no one's fault. I was not included in that meeting. But where? Where does that currently stand as you move to execute this country? That's a

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great question, Mr. Gordon. >> Thank you, sir. So at this point, looking at a current Skyview setting, there are already gendered bathrooms identified and they're also

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stand-alone bathrooms as well. Within the facility. >> Within the shell buildings. >> Within the main building.

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>> Yeah. So my my question is, what is the plan for the shelf building? Do we have a plan? set yet to be determined. >> yet to be determined, something will work through

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the architect. As we go walk through that process. The 40. >> More fulsome conversation when less

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>> I'm gonna take quick turn. I just wanted to clarify that agenda item. 9.0 2, which is the award of the contract. For

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construction testing inspection services and also the tennis court replacement at in Jackson. This is the same process as what's going on with Skyview correct is that it's listed with the

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different potential bidders and then for can actually go out and seek. Negotiate the actual contract with whoever is chosen, Mr. Gordon.

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Generally, correct. Yes, just thank you. Okay. Seeing no others will going to go ahead and take a vote for the motion that is on the screen. All those in favor. Mr. McDaniel,

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Mr. McElveen Lady Mystic sent Mr. Dan and Mr. Dunne, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, Mr. Fresh, Mr. St. John-Cunning and myself, all those opposed all

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those abstaining, Mr. Mayor. With a quick, please read the vote. 11 0 on the motion carries. Okay. Thank you very much. At this time. I just want to let the board know

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that we are going to adjust their rest of the meeting agenda. We're going to go ahead and move forward with the academic matters, which we're going to call Doctor Reed forward for now. >> Ms. Anderson: And then we are going to postpone the

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strategic plan. Update. Entre date when it we are not so late into the evening. So

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agenda item. 8.0 one academic matters. I call on Dr Reid for Academic Matters. >> All right. Thank you. Madam

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Chair and all right. >> This is actually a very timely topic. This is our local alternative assessment

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civics. >> And >> it's one of those topics that I think has drawn some confusion at times in our community and it's really something we're actually quite

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proud of in terms of our accomplishments in civics. And it will focus this evening on our work as ridge in your Department of Education

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recognized school Division of Innovation. And Fcps. We earned this designation from Virginia Department of Education in 2021. in

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recognition for our work on assessment, innovation. So. Let's take a look at what this means. On the next slide. one

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of the things that the school division of Innovation Award is that it provides school divisions like fcps with the

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flexibility to implement alternatives to the so well assessments in order to innovate assessment practices that improve student learning and promote college and career

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readiness. In other words, it gives divisions. The opportunity to be a little more flexible than just a standard civic Cecil. Well.

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The strategic innovation goals in this project. Focus. They focus on employing local alternative assessments which were going to call L A's in

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lieu of so well tests in grade 4 Virginia studies in grade 8 civics and economics as allowed by the state. So great for social studies. civics and

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economics. They utilize performance assessments in high school to satisfy state social studies and writing verified credit requirements using our porch a graduate

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presentations of learning. The grants, equitable access to rigorous assessment practices. And tonight I want to focus on the local alternative assessment and pods student

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presentations of learning that I've witnessed across our school division. local alternative assessments are key to our innovation and

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equity work simply put these measure student learning outcomes based on a yearlong collection of evidence rather than just a single end of your test. And I think that's really important to know that,

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sir, more comprehensive type of assessment rather than a point in time. I can also add that Leah's combine traditional assessment formats like tests and quizzes with

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actual performance based assessments that require students to really demonstrate their learning. I think that's important. That distinction between knowledge and understanding and knowledge is

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often the ability to restate facts or information whereas understanding requires a student to independently.

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Adapter apply their knowledge in a new situation. Because standards and skills are assessed throughout the Leah's provide a more complete view of student understanding and growth and through this

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process, students have multiple opportunities to strengthen their critical and creative thinking skills that align with the porch of a graduate. Under our school

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Division of Innovation Design liaison. Think moved to slide 4. There we go. Thank you.

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Ellie is are again, Virginia and the 4th grade and 8th grade students complete a performance-based assessment. Teachers are required to participate in scoring

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calibration with the state rubric for these performance assessments. And at the end of the year, principles completed verification form to certify the team's fulfilled these

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assessment requirements. Additionally at the high school video, we allow students to use a variety of ways to show mastery the state standards. Why this is

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important is because this has a direct impact on so well, civic scores because so few of our students actually take so

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well assessments for civics and writing as we discussed in previous board meetings, the use of the more rigorous alternative assessments means said our Fairfax participation

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numbers for the state so well, writing in the history are quite small and they don't actually show the full picture more specifically each year,

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So well, tests account for less than one percent of the writing assessments in less than 2% of the history and social science tests that Fairfax students complete to

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earn verified credits. That's really important because if you have less than one percent completing the standard as well as in writing in less than 2% and social studies. It

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clearly means that the vast majority of our students are taking the alternative assessment. State students demonstrating proficiency on

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grade for and grade 8. local alternative assessments for social studies remain high at over 90% overall for the division, which is extraordinary and not what

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gets reported. Often the win. People go to website to look at Well scores. But again, fewer than one percent are taking traditional, writing wells and fewer than 2%. The

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social studies and civics. And we look at the alternate assessments approved by the DIA. We were at well above 90%. A majority of the fcps of

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our fcps High School students use state board approved alternative exams to verify credit for graduation, particularly will use the example in school year. 24 25

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in writing, which means approximately 18,000 students in that school year used alternative assessments for Craig to ation in writing and

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in social studies and history. There are approximately 23,000 high school students that earned the verify credit again at over 90%. Alonso at that in

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the school year. 23 24. AP, human geography became an option for verified credit, which increase the number of students accessing this option and counted this AP exam as

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part of our verified credits, success rate. The one note I have here is set in 20 to 23 are AP and IB history. Data is likely lower due to AP human

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geography becoming an elective course. So our students are taking extraordinarily rigorous assessments more so and the wells and still

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performing at well above 90%. These are the data charts. We want to make sure that we're communicating to our community that we're able to explain

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that the very, very small percentage of students taking so wells are not representative of the division performance in writing and social studies. I really want

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to highlight the work of our social studies team. instructional services and across the school division and each of our schools and what they've done to implement these local alternative

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assessments. These capture not only would students know, but again, how they effectively apply that knowledge, which demonstrates understanding. One of the things that I was

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excited about was having recently I had an opportunity visit Stone Middle School to observe their local level or local alternative assessments in action. I also visited

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Glasgow, Middle school and had a chance to walk through and look at their alternative assessments and they're really impressive. So I'm gonna ask the madam clerk, if you would mind playing the video. Let's

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kind of take a sneak peek of what's going on. It's Stone middle school.

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>> In 2021 Fcps was named a school division of Innovation by the Virginia Board of Education. For our work, bringing the porch of a graduate to life, making sure that every student has the skills to be successful in

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their future. These are portfolios of work students build throughout the year along with traditional tests, students complete performance, pay stuff that require them to

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synthesize content, knowledge with skills like critical and creative thinking and communication to address real world challenges. They're going talk about event person you're looking at exhibit

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talked about. >> And then you're going to give like a reflection. >> So what you thought about it and how you think relates to it's OK and at the very, very bottom, there's a reflection. So you're looking

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at freeze event and they're going to look at question about So what did think about whatever topic? think what are you wonder we talk about potential future outcomes right? So what do you could

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happen in the future? >> Regarding the we've learned so many things this year. We've learned about the different branches of government. We've learned about citizenship. We've learned about the Constitution. And so what

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their task to do is find a current event that they find important to them or something they find interesting or significant and they get to decide how that connects to all the topics we've learned about on they get to create a

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museum exhibit project. They get to have something physical to make that connection and then they write exhibit place that shows their understanding of how that current event connects to the unit. So we

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talked about I get to see my students do things that they like and that they're excited about the fact that they have choice and not only understanding choosing what topics they want to talk about, being able to choose

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what physical products they want to build and how they want to showcase it to their peers is really great to makes it heart. Really happy to watch them thrive in their

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environment. >> I think the artist who last largest city is ago. So I thought it really cool. You know, people going up face and I love the idea space. So it was really nice for me to express what I liked and what

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I wanted to do. It. >> really awesome to get them to engage with one another, engage in a group setting, sharing it with their peers. Also deepens their understanding because they might not have made that connection gives them that ability to just deepen their

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connection, widen their perspective and makes them better citizens in the future and maybe more participatory citizens in the future as well. >> shows you are. Kind of

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person. You are. >> I could actually make the project set about it. love to explore. actually interested

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in like really learn about what we asked. die. just more. >> This approach reflects the goals of the school Division of Innovation Initiative to move beyond traditional practices and improve learning

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while preparing students to be college and career ready. Having the opportunity for students to be able to demonstrate their knowledge in a way that provides them with choice and how they share

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their understanding the deal. We can examine the practice and potentially take it to scale across the state. So that means that the work that we're doing here in Fairfax County, not only impacts are thousands of students that can

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truly have an impact on all of the students in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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>> Yeah, it's a lot of work. I think that staff are engaged in. And I look at some of our board members are here when the fortune of a graduate was put into place and this is

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really an exquisite example of how it can be put to use and how we continue to build on traditions here in Fairfax County. And I just want us to remember less than one

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percent. Yes, well, reckoning less than 2%. S all social Sais, which means that tens of thousands of our students are doing these more rigorous alternative assessments

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designed around fortune of a graduate at better than 90% achieved Mont. So proud of our students, proud of our staff and proud of the leadership in ist that supports this work.

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So Madam Chair, that's academic matters for this evening. >> Thank you, Doctor. E I Combs Lady. Thank This is fantastic. The only thing is I

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would ask. The data points you shared. But that are not conveyed. And the power point itself, I don't know if there's a way to capture

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because if the numbers correct, because if the public looking at the power point, it doesn't necessarily answer the question regarding what might be misleading to them. The

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were things are posted elsewhere it's this is yeah, this is great data. Thank You know, thanks for bringing of

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human geography to 9th grade. And you know, yet even numbers of our kids to take the alternative year. AP exams is it's a huge number right. And the fact that they're getting

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3 fours and fives is sick is incredibly significant. So thank you and thank you to all the teachers are making helping our kids learn this and past assessments. >> Yes, ma'm and we'll we'll make those adjustments. I

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think on the power point to clarify those. >> Quick question. Could that be applied to other U.S. wells be on the one's that are listed? >> It's a great question. I've

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asked that if we can do alternative assessments for writing and social studies, why not mathematics or science? But that's a Presidio of those options to be presented for other topic

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areas. >> Unfortunately, right now we've only got the flexibility for 4th grade 8th grade and high school social studies courses and then the end, of course, high school writing

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exam. There's legislation that was recently passed and the General Assembly to try to expand this to science as well, but not additional reading or math at this time.

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>> Is that a legislative priority? We have Michael Molloy and this team because certainly getting away from some of the testing requirements that are onerous and distract from key

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knowledge building seems to be in the interest to the school division. >> I think it could be. And I think one of the things we can take a look at and the next couple months during the summer would be perhaps to

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draft some of legislation that you could work with here, elected colleagues on and I do think the reading and

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mathematics tend to be more federally driven science. There's a bit more latitude, I think at the state level. But there are also a number of states that are pursuing waivers of some of the federal

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requirements and given. If you will, the downsizing of the Department of Education. I think that some of those waiver possibilities of some of the federal requirements could be possible. So I know

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the team definitely would agree that we would love to take down the number of assessments because just think of all the time we could spend teach hate and bright and engaging with her our students. So I think that's a

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really thoughtful request will make sure we make good on that. Thank you, Terry. And nobody ever improve their science by testing and more.

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Mr. Men. >> Mr. Moon: Thank you that. have to rethink plantation on on their school districts in the common taking advantage of

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this opportunity. Great, That's personal. >> Dr. Presidio: Well, we actually were the first school division that work with the State Department to develop the local alternative assessments and really co-developed with the state,

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the root rakes and really the infrastructure to do this work recently as of next school year. 26 27, the school Division of Innovation. Flexibilities for those great

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levels that I mentioned, there are going to be expanded to the entire state. So we're excited about that. And we're really proud of the educators in Fcps that really led that

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work and created the infrastructure to be able increase and implement these practices statewide. >> Mr. Moon: But that's going to be. But that's going to give an engine option. 2

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school district, 9 men did caresses is an option. That's right. So we don't know how many us could use what actually be able I truly do one week. >> believe that it'll be an

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opt-in. >> By August 2020's. >> Thank Thank you. Agenda

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item. 8.0 2 strategic plan update. This item is postponed until the June 25th 2026 regular meeting agenda item 9 consent agenda.

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>> Ms. Anderson: Adopted rules of parliamentary procedure. Robert's rules provide for a consent agenda listing several items for board approval or for approval by the board and by a single motion, many items listed have gone through

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border view 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

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consent agenda is on the screen. Is there any objection to approving the consent agenda hearing and seeing no objection, the consent agenda is approved. Agenda item 10 new business, the following

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our new business agenda items. There will not be a vote on these items this evening. But action is scheduled at a future meeting. Agenda item. 11 superintendent matters. In

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light of the hour. I'm going to pass. Thank you, Dr Reid agenda item 12 Ford matters. In accordance with the board consensus to do late hour. We will be skipping board matters

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this evening. And we are going to be Reese. We are going to. And then return after close at

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12. 0, 1, We're going to

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