This February, 20th 2025 regular meeting of the Fairfax County School board will come to order. At 07:00PM. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a moment of silence and they
recorded performance of the national anthem by the Daniels Run Elementary School seniors under the direction of Michelle Mccarten followed by a record of performance, lift every voice and sing by the Justice High School Chamber
Choir. Under the direction of
Miranda Lansbury.
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♪ >> One more round of applause for those talented kids. Before we begin our meeting this evening, I want to recognize and express our
sincere appreciation for our school board clerk and deputy clerks in honor of school board Clerk Appreciation Week. Our school board clerk play a vital role in our school
division success and our board smooth operation. They keep accurate records of our meetings and decisions manage important documents and record all official actions properly. They're often the first point
of contact for the public families. Students and employees contacting our board acting as a critical link between our school division and the community. The on their daily responsibilities. Schoolboard clerks dedicate
extra hours to attending our meetings and providing invaluable support to board members their hard work and commitment help ensure that our students have every opportunity to achieve their
full potential. So again, I extend our deepest gratitude to our school board clerks for their dedication, which does not go unnoticed and I will
say that we are truly grateful for all you do so. Thank you. Wasn't in the script. Got him
>> alright, agenda item. 2.0 2 announcements. If you would like to review a copy of the meeting agenda, please see the back of the auditorium to obtain copies of any items or supporting materials being
presented tonight. Please referenced a QR code on the agenda or visit Fcps Edu Slash board docs. Tonight's meeting is being broadcast on channel. 99 and live streamed on
YouTube and our Web site at Fcps Edu Slash live stream. Agenda item. 2.0 3 custodian and food and nutrition Services Appreciation Proclamation school year. 24
25 I called MS Anderson for a proclamation. >> Whereas custodians of the first employees to arrive in the morning and the last employees to leave that night. An Arkansas custodians rise to the challenge each and every
day to ensure schools are safe, clean and ready to receive students. And whereas we honor Fcps custodian Suffield custom custodians and
building supervisors who are responsible for the daily care and safe operations of all facilities and buildings on a year-round basis. School facilities represent a significant investment on the
part of the citizens of Fairfax County and Fcps Custodial employees. Ensure they're kept clean and in good repair. And whereas by providing clean and safe school environments fcps
custodians have a direct impact on the educational success of our students. And whereas fcps custodians take pride in their work and seek additional training leading to
certification as professional concert. Ian's. And whereas we recognize that helping our children fulfill their highest potential bill begins with healthy access to food and balanced and nutritious meals
at school. Studies show that these are often the most nutritious and sometimes the only meals in a student's day. They improve student health, making it easier for students
to learn and a road inequity. We're focusing on exposing while focusing on exposing students to a variety of diverse meals and whereas food and nutrition services is
committed to serving every student by offering numerous programs to support student nutrition and academic achievement. By serving over 20 millions meals per school
year whereas we honor the 1300 fcps school cafeteria staff and food and nutrition professionals who make these meals possible and operate the
division's food services programs to ensure every student has access to healthy meals, regardless of food, allergies, medical conditions or cultural or and
philosophical dietary preferences. These essential valued employees want to prepare and serve school meals, help nurture and nourish our children through
their daily interactions in support of our students. And whereas the hardworking contribution hard work contributions and and at ending dedication of our food and nutrition services
employees have been an example for all of us. And for that, the fcps community is extremely grateful. Therefore, be it resolved that the Fairfax County School Board
recognizes thanks and extends its highest commendation to custodians, cafeteria workers and food and nutrition services employees who's attention to detail, compassion and high standards
benefit all students, employees and members of the fcps community. Thank you, Miss Anderson. Is there a second? I second. Thank you.
Miss All those in favor of the proclamation. This mayor and Mystics it Mr. McElveen Dr Anderson. This Anderson Miss Sizemore Heizer. >> Mr. Moon, this Lady, Miss
Saint John Cunningham myself. That is unanimous for board
members present. 2.0 4 school bus driver, bus attendants and crossing Guard Appreciation
Month Proclamation. I called Mystic Sit for a proclamation. >> There is the celebration of school bus drivers, bus attendants and crossing Guard Appreciation Month honors the vital staff when sure our
Fairfax County Public schools, student travel to and from school in a functional and safe manner. School transportation is an important issue for all citizens of
Fairfax County as students staff drivers pedestrian and neighbors and that is ours. Fcps bus and van driver must complete a rigorous training
program of classroom instruction student management and behind the training are 1037 fcps bus drivers Thi van
drivers drive a total 81,400 for my daily to safely transport are 131,000 fcps
student riders to and from 42,329 bus stops the logging over 60 million miles. Sparse clear. There if CBS bus attendants accomplish duties
and often go beyond requirements of their position as the dignity of work and communicate the school administration. Public officials, parents and
students in order to priortize students safely safety and and there is CBS Crossing. Guards are at fullest every day in all kinds that acting
pedestrian bus and Avila traffic to ensure the safety of our student arriving at and leaving from their school. They're often the first and
the I've as of students navigate to and from school and now therefore beaches on the 5th County school board recognizes February 2025. as
school bus drivers. That's the tendons and crossing Guard appreciation Month and wholeheartedly commend them for that. Did their diligence in safety transporting. I've
guiding us clues. You're going 5th CBS. Is there a second? >> Second, Mr. McAfee all those in favor of the proclamation, Mr. And Mystics it Mr. Mcelvain Dr, Anderson,
Anderson Sizemore Heizer Mr. Moon, this lady, the same time cutting myself. That is unanimous report members, president, congratulations. would like to welcome all those in support of our school
bus driver, bus attendants and crossing guard proclamation to please join the board for a
photo at the front of the
dance.
>> I would like to welcome all those here in support of the custodian and food and Nutrition Services proclamation to please join
the board for a photo at the
front of the diocese.
>> Agenda item. 3.0 1 community participation. The next order of business is community participation. We welcome all community members who are here and those who signed up to speak this evening. Additional
information about signing up to provide comments that school board regular business meetings and public hearings can be found on the school board's website at Fcps Edu Slash school board. During a
Senate process. Community members acknowledge they were informed of the school board's expectations for proper decorum when providing comments, these expectations are also available online with the printed agenda and meeting
materials in the back of the room. We ask audience members to be respectful of one another shouting out first will not be tolerated. Please hold your applause until the conclusion of the speaker's
remarks. Audience members may not join speakers at the podium and should remain at their seats until including when recording video or taking photos. We are grateful to
have those of you can speak to us today and thank you for your cooperation. School board members will be listening but not responding. Madam Clerk, please call the first speaker.
Kara Danner. >> I am here to urge you to take decisive action to implement healthy middle school. Start times. This is not just a logistical
decision. It's a matter of student health, well-being and academic success. You've committed to addressing to early middle school start times your discussion should now focus on how to do it. The
time for hesitation is over. Set a timeline and lead the way forward. The term healthy middle school start times has been intentionally used to center the conversation and the needs of students, the
health benefits of later start times for adolescents are well documented and should be key to the board's messaging to the public. This change ensures our students have a school schedule that supports
physical and mental health. It's not about semantics. We want healthy elementary school start times too. For elementary school start between 9, 10:09:20AM, which creates challenges for
families and young learners. Some of the proposed solutions also benefit elementary schools. That values to be a part of this discussion. Additionally, most of the solutions modify the high
school start times to meet the AAP recommendation that teens not start school until 08:30AM. Continued. Public engagement must be meaningful. The board and administration
should consistently communicate the options, health benefits and commitment to improving all start times. This messaging to come, not just from the board, but from the superintendent and through
school principals, parents and staff need to hear that. This important change is happening and why from here discussion needs to be about which option works best for Fairfax students. Now is the time to
make a decision. Do not let another year go by without prioritizing the health and success of our students. Take action. Please direct the superintendent and staff to create a timeline that
includes meaningful community engagement to allow for potential improvements to the proposed options. Finalize a plan and move forward with implementation. Get to yes on this. Our students are
counting on you. >> And Miller.
>> Thank you. I'm Erin Miller and talking about concerns over educational outcomes in the boundary review process. My community is serious concerns about being reassigned to schools.
Pyramids with significantly lower academic outcomes. Then students at schools to which we are currently assigned. We as well as parents in our neighborhood specifically moved to this area for its schools. Now, the school
district is effectively threatening to undermine those decisions. The risks of being transferred from high-performing school permit to a lower performing school or less safe school is a legitimate concern of parents.
And I'm not aware of any member of the school board. We're consultancy acknowledging this issue are expressing any desire to minimize the risk. Consistent with the school board's own
strategic priority. Call number 3, the education of our children is our top priority and not the optimization of travel times. The rejoinder is that there have been no decisions made at this time.
This does not alleviate concerns by the time decisions are made or decisions or even on the table. That will be too late. The guiding principle in this process must be first do no harm and breaking up communities to move children
to lower performing schools is doing harm. There's also a concerning lack of transparency. We ask that you engage the community in a genuine dialogue, not just sit
silently as parents raise their concerns, the lack of genuine communication makes it appear as though decisions have already been made and that through consulting is only a half million dollar
pretense of engagement and objectivity. We would also like information on how to contact individuals for our re for our region who are serving this community advisors. It is not clear how they can
represent our region if we can't communicate with them. More importantly, we'd like to be better engage with the school board and a genuine dialogue versus the current approach that only banks questions and fosters
concerns. Our neighborhood representative stand here today to start one-on-one discussions with members of the school board. Thank you for your consideration. And I hope the school board will
commit to a real engagement moving forward. You McAvoy.
>> My name is Ken McAvoy and the co-founder of DMV in plugged in at advocacy organization with the goal to eliminate the interference of technology with the growth and development of children. The school board will soon be considering result of the cell
phone pilot. And revisions to the student rights responsibilities. I urge you to follow the science. The momentum of the social movement and actions of large school divisions like Angeles and New York City and Make
Bell to Bell phone, free education, a reality for all. Fairfax County students as the Virginia Department Education has advised of their guidance released this past August. Our
neighbor, Arlington County, responded to the bdo. You guidance and of shifted to a bell to Bell phone free school day and the DC Council passed a similar measure just last night. The science, the resources and the guidance are
there to support the move to be fully phone-free which have provided to previously. In addition to going phone-free fcps should better engage and support parents regarding concerns with technology
currently fcps utilizes the common sense media digital citizenship curriculum. As of express this website is overwhelming and has the technology industry by us. Please listen to what Richard
Reid freed child and adolescent psychologist and author of Better Than Real Life says about common sense media digital citizenship curriculum. I quote the schools that show their students, the common sense media, digital citizenship
curriculum are shooting themselves in the foot. That's because the program normalizes the heavy consumer tech use characteristic of today's youth that is dragging down their academic success.
Likewise, the school struggle to handle an epidemic of use emotional problems. It's ludicrous that they provide students this curriculum promoting kids. Social media use, which is tied to youth mental health problems. Schools have a duty to
terminate this hidden marketing program. Perhaps school should ask themselves why industry-funded including Mark Zuckerberg, Common Sense Media provides this program to them for free. Please request
that our division reconsider the use of common sense media programming. It is not supporting families and students. It's promoting a social media dominated culture that we should. You project in
the best interest of children. Alex Bird.
>> I'm here to talk about the boundary review process as well. Want to echo what Aaron conveyed to you all and encourage implore the board to engage in meaningful, serious
earnest dialogue around this issue. I am concerned that to date we've engaged in checking boxes to arrive at a pre-determined outcome without the ability to have our voices
heard. The constituents invest a lot in this community financially their time. We are the fabric of this community. We're not just data points in the census. We deserve to be
heard. And I think that's a reasonable ask. This issue affects our children. We're not talking about something trivial. We're not talking about bus schedules are not talking about stop signs were
talking about outcomes for our children. That is a serious matter. And I want the dialogue to reflect that. I've been concerned with some of
the dismissive >> engagement that Aaron and other people have received. I've heard that, you know, they've heard from other people. Well, if you don't like Herndon High School, just send your kid to private school. I don't think that's
an acceptable outcome either private schools in this area can cost upwards of $50,000. Exclusive admissions standards. And we moved to our neighborhood specifically to
be able to send her kids to Langley in a financially responsible capacity. It's damaging the students to switch pipelines, loose classmates and have their experience upended. Fairfax
County is one of the wealthiest counties in the country, but it's operating at a 300 million dollar deficit. The budget for fcps. As I understand, it is 3.7 billion
dollars. Our taxes have been increased as a result to help with this budget. I think it's perfectly reasonable to be heard on this issue and again, engage in meaningful earnest
dialogue. When I left to come here today, I told my kids I was going to speak at a school board meeting and I didn't have the heart to tell them why. I ask you, would you be
accepting of this outcome? I don't think so. sell a Thank
you for the opportunity here and thank you for your leadership in driving education, excellence. >> In Fairfax schools. My family moved from New Jersey
due which, 7 years ago. Then be looked at. reason for picking committee. This could have was the number one
choice. Everything else. so what what kind of a house we want to they want, but just be had was on a bit of an eye. education excellence of this
of this could benefit the live event. The boundary review process. As I understand. That's not be not star. We have Optimize Inc fought just
sticks. We understand it's important. But that cannot be the not start to not start has to be educational excellence. And ecosystem that Fairfax's
because a few leadership and efforts. Takes time to and it systems are and a lot of a fragile because and you've been in the desert factors. It's hard stop them. Very hard
to be back. As you're making this decision. I think. The importance of keeping this to cause us keeping the education excellence. As the number one
priority. he's walking. Want to Secondly. It is being talked about is bone process. The only thing I keep hitting is that it's not being done for a long time. Hence we need to do without. What I would
like to see. Is that how many bit inside asking for this? Reed is the day to just do that. Any bit in that is listing. This don't change. None of my neighbors would
here. I'd ask you, put this really happy with schools yet. Happy with that. That was times school kids. Were you part at the it's it's a really
important fact full of life. So that's something it than not having seen the decision. Is not. Is not a comfortable
situation to be in. So I hope you will.
>> Tamara Heimer. >> On my name is Tamara, My family and I including my 2 children moved Fairfax County
2 and a half years ago. really like others for the quality of the public schools a big believer in public schools. Thank you for your leadership in making Fairfax County schools. Great. I'm here today
to request a considerate reconsideration of the timing of the of the boundary review process as well as more transparency in process. And
Rick and a consideration of educational outcomes. I understand Fcps believes that population growth and school capacities are driver for potential boundary changes. I would ask the board to consider the significant
disruptive changes being made by the federal government policies under the new administration. Which are likely to impact the demographics and population and in the DC area, namely reduction of federal
workforce, elimination of remote work and relocation of agencies outside the DMV as of February alone, Virginia's already registering at 12% increase in unemployment. A
figure that expected to get much worse as more spending is cut. In addition, the proposed elimination of the Department of Education and funding for Education could have a disruptive impact on school
system. With this backdrop of instability and uncertainty, I would urge the school board to consider delaying changes to school boundaries. That will break up long-standing communities, change the
housing market and change future population growth until the impact of the new policies on our schools and communities are clear. On the issue of transparency, I stand with my neighbors and asking for more
meaningful dialogue on this issue. We hear repeatedly that no decisions have been made My neighbors have noted. And yet we are kept in the dark about being about the process. And
when. >> follow up with our representatives receive form responses without any meaningful addressing of our concerns. And finally, I would also urge you to include
educational excellence as an outcome of this process rather than just transit times and capacity concerns from our children. Thank you.
>> Please play the video testimony submitted by Stephanie Lundquist good
evening. The last 2 clique monthly meetings are canceled. probably doesn't matter. You already know how vote on whatever they say right? Your point, far-left extremists to the committee and then
implement the insane actions that they propose this year. They're hoping to push gender identity and Dr Nation into elementary schools. Will you be voting in favor of that,
too? Not long ago. 84% of respondents in the survey told you that we don't want our kids insured sex classes for sensitive family, life, education lessons. But of course, you ignored us and now
have a little pilot program doing just that in early February. You had school administrators present videos on the code of conduct that included bathroom and locker room use based on gender
rather than sex. That was after President Trump issued his executive order connecting sex based facilities used to federal funding. When do you intend to tell Fairfax County's taxpayers that we
will be covering the federal funding? You won't be getting. And speaking of your ridiculous proposed killed 4 billion dollar budget. You should consider making cuts to administration and unnecessary
programs and training trips to Orlando and Houston, right? Doctor Reed to cover any teachers raises. It's absolutely obscene that a local school district superintendent has a higher
salary than the governor and even the president. And and courier teachers make about $91,000 per year are districts equity officer enjoy is an
annual salary of $258,000. These figures clearly show that you prioritize equity indoctrination over education as our children struggle to
read and do math proficiently. The district's irresponsible leadership is costing taxpayers and more importantly, our children,
fortune. Chair fresh. That was our last public speaker. >> Thank you. 4.0 one student representative matters. The calmest want.
>> Thank you, Mr. Chair this month we held our first 2 meetings of the portion of a graduate student, secondary Voices Advisory Committee. A student driven cohort to shape the future of student facing portion of the graduates
skills with student representation from SA C Seals, Madison Wings, Abbott, and many more student programs. This committee has been providing feedback on the student facing portion of the graduate, great ban skills in
the vertical articulation charts to better match the experiences that we have in our classrooms. Our student group has facilitated peer feedback through student interviews, focused on each of the 5 skills and are now
developing recommendations for the curriculum instruction team. They are now in the process of analyzing student data from a pair dock that was sent out to all secondary students in the past through 2 months through our advisory
lessons and the end of the year project will showcase the findings at the Port of a graduate teacher, Innovator Symposium on April 9th. I'm really looking forward to what the committee will take on this year based on the
progress that we've made this month. Given this time of year. I also want to touch on the insightful conversation that we started to have about chronic absenteeism. Our most recent superintendents
advisory Council meeting. From the attendant specialist that we had the honor of speaking with one of her takeaways was that teacher mentoring was an effective way to reduce absenteeism in the classroom.
Some teachers use positive messages about how students have been behaving in the classroom or feedback their talking points to form stronger connections with students by being that trust trusted adult and showing them
that someone cares about their engagement in school. However, our teachers have so much on their plates and it's not possible to implement this evenly across all schools. The multi tiered systems of
support in the early warning reminders have also been effective in preventing students from slipping into absenteeism. And starting that conversation when they need help. The thing with chronic absenteeism, as we know, is
that it's not always correlated with academic performance in school. There are students who are chronically absent, who happen to have great greats. The signs vary so much. Students
in this group mentioned that having a conversation with someone when there were early warning signs of absenteeism was much more effective than getting an e-mail that they were missing too many days of school. I look forward to
sharing the student proposals when they present in March. Last Monday. I also met with the student Leadership Development program to talk about the student representative experience and
it sounds so crazy to say, but I am more than halfway through my term and we are already thinking about who will be at the site next year. But I just wanted to say that it was so amazing to hear what all of our student representatives
had to say about policies that they were passionate about, the sweat from going to Richmond to support a certain bill that was being passed or high school sports are the cell phone policy. So on that
note, for any student interested in student voice in Fcps and potentially working on this board next year, the first round of applications for student representative close this Monday, February.
24. Lastly, I also want to take a moment to acknowledge the threat at Edison High School earlier today. My heart goes out to every student, family and staff member
affected by this. Thank you to our security teams, school resource officers and the Fairfax County Police Department for their action to keep students safe while
investigating the situation. While we all hope that incidents like these never happen. The reality is that we always have to be prepared. Our school resource officers are crisis teams. Our Threat
Assessment management unit and our emergency response plans are critical, but so is ensuring that our students and families have access to the mental health and support resources to know what to do when threats like this occur.
Today's response works because someone spoke up speaking up is so important using our tip line is so important knowing how to deal with the situations they continue to face our country is so important. And I hope that we
can continue to raise student awareness on how to understand and be prepared for these incidents. Just like our fire plans, just like our tornado plans. We all have a role to play in school safety. Thank
you. >> Agenda item. 5.0 action. Certification of closed meeting appliance in order to comply with Section 2, Dash,
3, 7, 1, 2, d of the code of Virginia. It is necessary for the board to certify that since the Fairfax County School board convene closed meeting on February, 20th 2025 to the best of each board member's knowledge. Only
public business matters lawfully exempted from any public meeting requirements and only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard discussed or considered by the
board during the closed meeting to have a motion. Dr, Anderson, to have a second. All those in favor. Miss Mary
Mystics that Mr. Mckelvie Dr Anderson, Anderson Sizemore heizer Mr. Dunn, Mr. Moon Mislaid E Miss Saint John Cunningham myself. That is unanimous for board members
present. The motion carries. And tonight I'm 5.0 2 action item. Confirmation of action taken in closed meeting. No action was taken in closed meeting. Agenda item. 5.0 3
action items, strategic plan goal. 3 report icon Dr Reid for presentation of the strategic plan goal. 3 report and I remind the board that we released recently had a multi
our work session on this topic. And how late we stay here tonight is entirely up to
us. >> All right. Mister Frisch. I do appreciate the amount of time the board as give to
these. Reports in this evening. You know, I think our goal 3 report, obviously is the core of our work here in the school division. So >> as I present this is let's
go ahead and jump to slide 3, please. >> But you're who's moving those tonight? OK? Thank you. >> Thanks, Janet. So there are 6 measures. Engel, 3 and this
evening as the board knows, we've focused on 3 of them this year and last year this year being our first actual move into this area. And these
are reading by 3rd grade ounce rilwan at least algebra one by 8th grade. An advanced coursework taking patterns in high school. So we do for those of you watching at home have a comprehensive document.
Actually that's attached to board docks. And this evening, I'll just be presenting some summary slides. And also, you know, I think time to talk our
math expectations as well. And I'll do that in few minutes. We get to the outer So first, let's take a look at reading by 3rd grade. We're going to take a look at so well data
our of app assessment scores. We know that reading by 3rd grade is critically important. by the end of 3rd grade, students begin to stop
learning to read and really begin using reading to learn. So students are behind after 3rd grade. It makes the attainment of further content that much more difficult.
That's why this is really key goal for us. So reading on this is also considered an asset for persistence in advanced coursework. We know
if our young ones are reading by 3rd grade, they're more likely to graduate on time and more likely to participate post-secondary education. So
again, 3rd grade reading is critical. So let's take a look at past 3 years. And one of the things I think that's really important to note is that Fcps continues to
outperform Virginia and have similar results to those of other Northern Virginia school divisions. We also have a traditional slide 7, please. Janet, thank you. We also have
traditional benchmark districts over the years that we have benchmarked with Fairfax County, Public Schools, which are school divisions of the size and complexity that Fairfax County
is. And so we want to make sure that we shared that we do have some of the highest pass rates. Well, we're not where we want to be at 70% for 3rd
grade. We between now in 2030, want to make sure we make incremental greens to continue to give our 3rd graders the best chance possible. So as we
look at the next student group slide, I think it's really the overall pass rates increased by about one percentage point. But we do continue to see gaps between students, groups,
which we discussed at great length and the work session. Also want to say that this is the first year of our new literacy curriculum and really big props to the board for
doing the around the science of reading Early Literacy initiative several years ago prior actually to the Commonwealth making this a priority. And I think that
vision is paying We're looking at student reading and writing right now in our elementary schools and really seeing some strong performances. And so I know the board shares my
grateful thanks to the many, many elementary school teachers who have had to learn this new curriculum this year and the heavy lift that they have had. But we really believe that over the next several years, we're going to
have an opportunity to really increase our reading scores. we've had quite a team honestly know, Welcoming Co our assistant superintendent
instructional services has led seriously and unprecedented amount of professional development over the last number of months, the last summer. So we're very proud of the work. And we know it's
going to strong fruit. We also have some select goal priorities and one of the things we really have talked a lot about is what is intersectionality between some
of our work and in this case looking at attendance, it's some of this seems like common sense, but it does really play out for those students who are not chronically absent, they
tend to be stronger readers and students who are chronically absent. We also know that students who had a pre kindergarten experience tend to have stronger 3rd grade reading scores than
those who have not had a Pre-K experience. So I think that some of the things that are being advocated for by this board and our county really do make a difference. So it's
nice to see what we think it's going to work actually really bears out. So last year are vat performance for 3rd grade reading is an assessment given
for students on an adaptive curriculum. Last year we had 60 students which would be 60rd graders that participated in this assessment. And while there was an overall decline in scores were going to need
to continue to focus on our VAT performance to hit our 2030 goals. We also have a goal of wanting to make sure that as many of our students are able to take the standard
assessment also as possible. So this is a target area. We're going to continue to work Looking at progress monitoring with our new Basil curriculum. One of the things
that you can see on the left side of the slide is a lot of the new work and on the right side, you can see some of our outcomes as we do a lot more check-in and real-time data looks so that we can provide
real time resources and support to students. What we are seeing are increases in our 3rd graders who are mastering standards in reading from fall to spring. And we
really hope that we continue to see support and improvement in the scores. As our students continue to work through the curriculum benchmark. So the
next slide. Again, we're going currently continue focusing on a combination of universal targeted efforts. Support in process. We're also going to make sure that our 3rd grade
reading stays top of mind for school improvement plans. And we continue to be excited about the opportunities for personalized support for students were still utilizing
the all-in for Virginia. High-impact tutoring, which is supporting personalized support as well as in our title. One schools title one supports for students. We have
made sure that students are identified as high risk on the reading screeners are receiving an individualized student reading plan which guarantees an additional 2 and
a half hours of intervention each week. And that's something really important. We have to maintain high expectations for students, but in some cases provide higher
levels of support. But we don't change the expectation. So the next part I want to talk about is our second major goal area here in goal 3, which is out to out for one by
8th grade. Again, I want to say that this is becoming our new floor, not our ceiling, which is to say that we really I was just mentioning Mr Down
this evening that I was speaking to executive principal in region 3 and the Mount Vernon area. And we're really looking. I think we have 5 different elementary
schools selected where we want to offer. now to a section 6th grade in each of those elementary schools because that will enable our students to be able to be an algebra.
Trig by 8th grade. So we're really thinking that that's an idea at this point 1 that we need action allies because 84% of career choices currently
are dependent on mathematics. As we look at quantum in AI and other large language. Model manipulation, mathematics is becoming more
and more critical. So in terms of why it matters, we that algebra one by 8th grade is a data point tracked by the Office of Civil Rights because
we know if we have students who finish shelter in 8th grade more than twice as likely to go on to post-secondary education. I think this is critical and we're making significant
progress. I also want to say that I think we've just recently this weekend receive map data for the Commonwealth. And it's my understanding where right now at about 50
out of 50 in terms of our states. And I think one of the things we can think about here in Fairfax County is I'm as I've talked to several of you
about this, I think it's we're not going to raise. performance by changing how we measure our students. We're only going to change that by changing the experience our students have in the
classroom. We're going to have to have, I believe larger graduation requirements for mathematics. And I think we do need to think about a 4th year of mathematics here in Fairfax
County. I also think that it we have 40 other states in this country to require Eldridge trade for a graduation requirement. And we don't in the Commonwealth of Virginia, but we could hear in
Fairfax County and if we want to be the tech center of this nation, we must graduate students with the strong math proficiency. So I really trust that our Board of supervisors
also recognize that and note that as we think about budget priorities and making sure we have enough educators to teach these advanced level of mathematics courses for younger and younger students.
This work really does matter. So let's take a look at the number of 8th graders passing a high school mathematics as so. Well, right now. And this includes last year we had
about 62% of our 8th graders pass any high school math as well on this includes algebra. Elsewhere, one geometry or algebra 2 compared to 53%
across northern Virginia and 43% across the Commonwealth. I think we are working so hard in this area and I'm very proud of our students and our educators. And positions us to
take that next I expect that we're going to be we're making we're on track progress. And I expect rain hit the school by 27 28 of our 8th graders. Minimally announcement. Let's
take a look at verified credit again by student group in the growth that has been made again, while we've had more students enter out for an 8th grade. We've also maintain
verified credit levels. So I'm very proud of that data point, which means the students are prepared and are able to compete and are able to be successful. We need to maintain those high
expectations for each of our students. Regardless of the neighborhood and school in this county. To improve these pass rates were currently focused on a number of
strategies and just props to our K 8 teachers because, you know, we don't just spontaneously break out in skills in middle school. This starts in kindergarten. So our
elementary through middle school teachers are working very hard. As well as we're taking a look I think we've had our math director here
talking about some of the improvement network work products were doing. And as you know, we've moved our math curriculum Committee of the year. So this is a full court
press to work on mathematics here in Fairfax County. So the 32 point, we want to talk a little about a successful completion of advanced coursework in high school. Why does this matter? One of the
things we've talked a lot about as access to programming and wanting to make sure that with dual enrollment, Advanced Placement International Baccalaureate. That we have
access for students. In each of these programs and you're going to see in goal for some really interesting data slides that our senior leadership
looked at this week that are so powerful because they began. You begin to see the levers that can make data very actionable. So we're thrilled about that. So let's take a
look at the next slide where we can see that 85% of last year's seniors, those who graduated in 2024, do it successfully completed Vance coursework, which is again of
a percentage point. That's a very high data point. The weight of 85% and our multilingual learners had a 7%
point gain year over year in taking one of AP IB or dual enrollment courses. That's significant. While we still have gaps. We are making
progress in this area. Next. When we think about universal and targeted strategies, this is where you're going to see in goal for some of the really
specific counseling around student course taking patterns and requirements and access points to these courses. Further, we've added some significant adjustments in our
multilingual, learning programming and core sequencing. For the first time ever. Actually, we have elementary literacy materials that we're directly purchase and intended to work with
multilingual learners I I know you all are in schools quite a bit. knife young students work with these materials and teachers very excited to have
them. And those I think you're going to yield strong gains. So very proud of the work of our students in that area. So in summary, I just want to
note that are reading pass rates increased by one percentage point even without our new materials and new work. And we do expect larger gains next year. We've made significant gains in the amount of 8th graders are any
verified credit elsewhere. One. And finally, 85% of last year senior cohort completed advanced coursework. Again.
Goal for is going to provide. I think some excitement. I want to have a spoiler alert, it's probably going to be my favorite report of the year. So Mr. Chair this concludes
the goal 3 presentation. >> Thank you very much. We will get started with Mr. Dunn. I think so on slide 10.
It shows that reading pass rates and school year 2021. 28 2020 2020. 21 was 89%. this
year it's 72% obviously last year was 76. I'd be very interested in the data preceding the pandemic by, you know, going back 10 or even 20
years. If we have that, they did because what you know to go from 70 to 76 72. I just don't know if 89 was consistently maintained wasn't in the 90's. You know, do you
have any sense of where that was historically and we're trying to get back to. >> So Mr Down. That's a great question. And a note on slide
10, Janet, please. The and size for slide 10, Mr. Down at this point was 60 students, 6, 0, So the volatility of students passing or not, when
we're talking about the VAT assessment is going to be somewhat significant, right? It's not if you had thousands of students have less volatility in the data, but I
will ask Dr per if you have a sense of where we were. I know we used to have more students. Take the map, but we may have to come back to you with the
more specific history beyond the 3 years. So >> We have to look at the specific pass rates, but what I would say the reason the slightest format of this way is the format of the fat
assessment changed in school year 2021. before it was actually a portfolio based assessment where students can submit work. Samples. Change
school year 2021 to a multiple choice based assessment, more similar to so well. And when it did change, we had fewer students taking it. But I'm not exactly sure what the pass percentage was prior to that.
But we'd be happy to get that for the board. >> Thank you. I'd also be interested in getting more be
from Flight 8, just see changes past rates on great 3 reading of by student group. This captures. I'm assuming it's this most recent school
year, but seeing how they have varied over time by those groups and f, you know, long term we've been making progress or holding steady for those groups and whether
additional planning efforts need to be made based on different groups would be important, I think, for for the board to understand. Can
you can you provide more information? So if you conclude that a Friday letter, if you don't mind to yes, Thank you. And Shannon, a funding source for the individual reading plans. You
mentioned that sounds like great thing who qualifies for the individual reading plans and is that coming from the federal government that we may lose that money. >> So my understanding is
that's actually a new V dot requirement. So I'm going to ask MS Coming Co to clarify that these reading plans are not an option and they sort of nominate themselves. that's
come gone. >> Absolutely. Good evening. So this year with the implementation of Virginia Literacy Act, the BLA one of the components was to move to
a new assessment. A one-on-one assessment with students. And this isn't and the primary grades. So not yet at the upper elementary. So grades K through 3 are involved and the
students who score in certain areas on this new assessment called the bows are required to have a reading plan so that teachers complete a reading plan, which is imperative you so parents can see the reading
plan and see the progress that student is making. And then we have progress monitoring that happens throughout the year. So it is a state requirement. We're waiting to hear how the requirements will continue up
to grades 4 through 8 for next year. >> who funds it is that just come out of our county budget or state provide additional funding.
>> So we have received over time some funds from the state. But basically it's been added to the workload. It was internal fcps systems that created sort of the temple it
and put it into our STIs and did all of that work. So I would say it's this particular thing is is funded by fcps. >> And I approximate how many students receive individual
reading plans does it vary by school bike group eccentric? >> It absolutely varies by school. Some of our schools a large percentage of students
and some have had very few. We certainly can provide the more of a more of an outlook on that. The one good news is is that. We saw a large number of kindergartners this year because it was a new
assessment WeWork familiar. We weren't really understanding where the expectation was for a kindergartner. But when we went to do winter testing because this happens fall winter and spring, many of the
kids moved out of the risk area so that that's good news. So I think we're you know, good information that we can act upon in a timely fashion. But we can provide numbers for you.
>> That there would be great for me, especially interest in schools my district students attend is is there for the individual reading plan. Is
there format or a curriculum been developed? That would that we bought from a vendor that state-provided so that, you know, there's consistency to how reading plans are developed and implemented and
that we have the same concerns like I peas and things. >> know that we many states have required reading plans already. So I think the we're >> a little. >> Late to that piece. I think it's a great idea, right? Like
if students are not the universal screener, students aren't reading at level, let's provide more support. I mean, it makes total sense. As Mankell mention, we actually are team build our planned
because our staff. >> Recall. Have a new reading curriculum. New require training and the plans. If you're okay, 3 teachers, so >> we need to be celebrating
our kindergarten first and second and 3rd grade teachers because they just they were sort of asked to do everything new this year. So we did create some of that for them. But it is coming you want to
talk a little bit about what types of interventions those might trigger. Absolutely. >> along with having choose and approved. Basil benchmark
advance. They also provided a list of interventions and your interventions will be targeted. Some might work on decoding might work on comprehension. So based on the
results of the assessment, students forgiven, we were able to kind of pre load its students were struggling. This area. This would be the appropriate intervention so that teachers are are in more
of a mode of being able to use almost drop-down menus, right? Because so that we can ensure there's a match and instructional match. That's >> And I'm incident and the
math curriculum. You know, for years I read about, you know, Matt, you know, superior outcomes in terms of math and Finland and Singapore in particular. Are we using effort of Singapore math in use in U.S. schools? Are we
using curriculum or are we aware of best practices? Lessons learned from foreign countries that we can import here or we just teasing American based curriculum that I'm just trying to understand
why American students and I'm not I'm perfect county specifically different so much from some of our foreign counterparts. >> So I Well, tried the first
part of the answer mascot to Presidio to talk a little bit about what our current curriculum is recall that we are moving our curriculum selection up to select textbook curriculum, which I
think is very important. But I will also say isn't that one of the most recent Tim's reports, which is an international map comparison report, one of research he
says that particularly as caught my attention over the years is that in the United States, we tend to prefer. Provide a disproportionate amount of review. In other
words, we tend to review almost we review more than many other countries like we go to 3rd grade and we spend a lot of time reviewing second grader. We're retreat, but
we're reviewing Jonah tree, right? Like so the data, the research says when you spend that much time reviewing and I'm talking not Fairfax County, but just the U.S. writ large, you're not going to
cover as much content and therefore, you're likely not to perform as well on the international assessments. So that's one data point curriculum based, but it's how we use our time. So Dr
Presidio a little bit about our math curriculum here. >> Yeah, absolutely. would just add to the first part of your question to I mean, I think sometimes when you look at these international comparisons are other factors that you have to take into
consideration besides curriculum, how much planning time the teachers have. How many hours are they actually working with students versus receiving professional development? How a homogeneous
as the population, how many multilingual learners they have. So there's a lot of different factors that sometimes I think cloud the research a little bit. But our math curriculum, we're excited to be going through this
adoption process because we know that we need updated materials are materials that we have right now are things that we've purchased and created to be aligned to the Virginia State standards. So that's always where we have to
start with our curriculum. That's kind of the floor is making sure we're to the state standards and then we obviously can go beyond. >> Can you talk a little bit more about the pilot and you
know, out there, but get on a economically, not out it written on a tree. So can you just talk about, you know. >> What, what will how you of the 6th grade. Oh, yeah. The I want to get too far out ahead
of our teachers that are going to be doing the pilot. But essentially it's a algebra course. Right and 6 grade. We do offer it in some parts of the county, but not all parts of the county. So what we want
to try not try what the commitment is as we want to make sure we had have at least one section about run every elementary school by 6th grade in the county because only if
we have that dissidents have an opportunity get out a trick by 8th grade. >> as it written on a tree for old people like me, the same thing is true. a tree or is
that a different version nomenclature may vary, but it's really second-year. Alex Rose so often the sequences algebra, one geometry and what they call elsewhere to slash ounce retreat. We have a lot.
We have different names and different types of courses, but essentially some places it's just called Trigg, right? But it's I think algebra to trade is what we're talking about. Honestly, that course
is a graduation requirement in many parts of the country. And I'm going to advocate strongly that we adopt that even if the Commonwealth isn't. I think Fairfax County public schools
shed Alignments, Apprentice exams, welding exams. doesn't matter if going to industry for a second area of the military. There's an expectation that that level of
content has been mastered. >> Thank you, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Thank you is to show talk to
Just a couple questions. The addition or support we provide Henry $28. For the students of
our to receive that additional. is that individual one-on-one setting or how. How is that provide? >> So great question, Mr. Men and I think it's somewhat
dependent, but it's and special intervention block. So miss coming colliding in some cases. It is. But another case, a small >> Most of the time would be a small groups. And when I say
small, you know, it can be 3 to 4 for students. It could be a few more. But yes, mostly small group. We wouldn't most schools have the personnel to deliver one on one
personalized intervention. >> The next question maybe just to see the new in clutch or question. But for the I
think on slide number 2 Providing provide personalized support for students who face individual tournament. He's I think this is how that from east individually. China
denies on edge. Real one and P G 7 slaying number 17. And the phrase that I'm looking at ease provide the person on my supper for students who
underrepresented. Not individual challenges, but who law on the rep? Could you tell me that distinction?
>> I think that probably we get we take. would guess in terms the slide kneeled. You want to take a stab at that? I
think. >> same thing goes with them. Slide number. 21, they used the word of underrepresented. Okay. As you push into church and injuries, whether you meant different things where
you meant to see individual But the always >> Yeah. When I think about individual challenges, we think about. Probably more
individual challenges in the sense of struggling reading struggles, perhaps like often you think about in 3rd great comprehension. All right. Our students versus fluency, maybe
there are a fluent reader but not comprehending. So you think about what an individual challenge might be? I think when we think about under represented, I think sometimes we think about opportunity to
actually be in the class. The barriers sometimes for example, we still I think we're getting rid of it now. But we saw Iowa test to take some advanced courses. We need
to eliminate some of the barriers to the advanced math classes. >> So that's how I distinguish some to read. If you. >> little while may he is.
Have or our students take. Andrew won by grade. >> Yes. It's everybody. And amongst everyone told the students who individual
challenges as opposed to 2 and are represented by hold class right? Whether you did not really mean to say on the
represented, but you still or am I the only understanding this understanding 2 different concepts >> So with an Iowa test for the math. There are some
students who struggle with that type of test that can become. Create an underrepresentation if they have a testing challenge for
that test. So if we remove that barrier, then it takes because the test may not be. I mean, maybe we should use the side. I mean, as Miss Nield because you chose those terms
of what were you thinking in terms of what the thought was there? >> No, I think you're right, Dre. The assumption was when we're looking at the reading or thinking about things like student who may have difficulty with encoding decoding, there's a specific
challenge that those students academically need support with lot of times for students who are trying to access housing one. There may not be an academic issue. There may be an information bear other barriers that we need to remove in order to make them
be able to have access to the class. >> One of the reasons that I ask the question is first to war. So the clarify with was
on the stand. I guess I was a misunderstanding. 2 different concepts. But on lot of times we use the word and the representing one. looking at different subcategories
subgroups. But that's That wasn't the tent. That was not. >> The intent. I don't believe may be it. I think we're looking for for me right now
where we're seeing the biggest discrepancies is by region or pyramid. It's not necessarily by student group if that makes
sense. But and what terms. >> Were you thinking? I mean, I think we're trying to just portrayed the idea that for some of our students, it's not an academic reason why they're
not showing up in a class. There may be other navigational barriers are other information barriers that are precluding them from accessing the courts. >> From from my vantage point
in a show and have we have a Lord our way to to take were won by Do is take on by a great if any students with the
challenge is to provide. Necessary support. That's what I'm looking and hopefully you can the staff that this should be our goal. Harf. Everyone
Thank you. >> Yeah, I think we also part of the under representation. >> Non academic challenge.
>> We have some pyramids that don't have. For example, the AP centers right or don't have the level or numbers advanced math and their elementary
programs. We've talked about that some of the centers some students are not able to access that. So we want to make sure that those barriers
and also things like the Iowa test. Those barriers are removed and so that those neighborhoods right now that don't have access the classes
and even offered have that I think obviously, if there's also an individual academic concerned, we want to make sure we mitigate that to for every student.
>> Thank you, Mr. Moon Dr Anderson. >> Thank you. Just kind of picking up with something you just mentioned about schools,
about some parents without AP centers. Is it just the one or is there more than one? >> have to defer to doctor per city on that. When you're talking centers, we talking middle school. I think we're
more than just one middle school. >> more than one pyramid without an AP center. It at the middle school, school not
at the elementary level. Is it? So it's just the one parent. So do you Off the top of my head, I wouldn't be able to.
>> Tell you specifically the pyramids at the middle school. I think we have more than one, That doesn't have an AP middle school center at the middle school level. And I him and
get all students can get access to the centers, but they might happen, obviously have to be farther. >> Okay. Thank you. Cause. I know we had that. We have that issue in the end and I just
wasn't sure where else that showed up. You you talked about go for being your favorite gold threes. My favorite. >> You know, this is the land where I would love to wallow
for a very long time, although I will not but I do have a few questions about thank you for providing kind of become Perry
sent information with the other school divisions. there any opportunities? What are other some lessons to be learned with their activities
and strategies? >> That the divisions that are making a little bit above us are engaging in that perhaps we can make. >> So I know that's work that
our instructional team's been doing. That to Presidio thoughts strategies. We've picked up from other divisions. Is your team's work with Schools strategies for
improving, for example, the reading, I think, is what Dr Anderson is referring >> Yeah, I mean, I think one of the positives from the Virginia Literacy Act has
bringing school division leadership from around the state together to share best practices. I wouldn't say that there's necessarily anything, you know, profound that you have seeing another school division doing that. We're not
doing that as we think about implementing new approaches. New Pedagogy Ys, you know, in alignment with the science of reading having that network run by the University of
Virginia to make sure that we've got, you know, the best technical assistance possible. I mean, I I do think that's a real benefit. >> Thank you. I just Well, I think with the with the 3rd
grade reading ESTA well were 4 with the out about where second of the way, the schools. So that's kind of an exciting thing to see. So thank you for providing that. I would love to see it go for
the so well, because I know that's one of the data points that was shared and the school report. Can you speak a little bit if you have this regarding
any comparisons that you've John with our with the performance about students that are 68 students, particularly that are in middle schools versus South 6th. A student said that at
the elementary schools have you had any conversations just determining how students are performing based on those what's offered at those
different configurations. >> So I don't you know, at this point in terms of performance, I know our region's look at that data Dr per City. I don't know that we have different course
offerings at this point yet. And our 3, 6, 7, 8, schools. >> No, we don't have different course offerings. And if you're asking more like, what are the standardized assessment outcomes? We
haven't run the analysis recently for the goal. 3 report here that way. I mean, that's something we could produce of the board would like. >> Yes, I would very much be interested in not particularly be as I know and especially in the future that's going to
become more important because I know of all of efforts that are being placed, particularly at the reading that we've had to do a little bit differently for our 6 players that are in
middle schools. So I would be interested in terms of how. That approach has impacted
outcomes. Yeah, I think that's it for me for right now. just make some comments when we
vote. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Anderson.
Explain why she didn't. She's wallowing in the she is mystic's that Europe. Unless you like me to come
back to you. I'm sorry. >> Dre, this is a I guess the most interesting part for me for. >> I think a lot says the Duke
Haitian be some fire. The blast would be here for. I've to the school Can elementary. >> And the progress I've seen and just talking the
principals from the reading and kindergarten to get to 3 specially toward greater has been incredible. There reading off the charts and data and writing and the dry King piece
was really amazing to watch. So definitely is an improvement. just know that's going to get better and better I had a question about them at
resource teacher does do on our elementary school, have won and was the person page of the rise? >> So I do not believe all schools have a math resource teacher. some schools. Do they
trade staff for that? And some don't. >> I think this one of the of decline quest from my thing from the some of the schools. don't have a helps them too.
get the maps of systems also a lot of our schools have great at a program. Like, like you like the men talked about before Matt Collins, be and
and robotics and some school don't. And this on and really helps with that jet. Big thinking. And yes, going into that. >> The whole goal off. So what can we do? Because limit
school. It's all run by the PTA as somebody does a really good about it. Some PD is don't have the resources. So how do we take care of that
any quantity? Not that know. Title one schools have that can say all of our 50 title, one schools we funded for math Olympiad. >> Correct that there's the odd. still, believe that if
you're really looking for that enforce grade that mapped love for math has to be there in the kid in elementary So how what do we do? And maybe any
ideas you can I think funding all of the title. One school math and science Olympiad because many of the non title, one schools already had it. >> But I think trying to make sure and I know our
instructional team. In our schools, team and equity officer working very hard to make sure that we have across the entire division Math, Olympiad and Science Olympiad.
I mean, because who doesn't love math and science. So and we know you're right. The problem solving and working together the thinking it's critical. So we have funded in
the areas where PTA perhaps men less strong. But I think continuing that to increase at that's important. And that's part of our goal for report is how are we providing those
supports to meet the academic needs. >> Starting at one of the ideas, it could be that schools Hoda. It should not be a PTA or programs like in
middle school. There's a teacher sponsor for any gloves. And I think we we don't have that resource elementary school level, like guess, because there's no
specific teacher for subjects and becomes bit harder, but at least they can get like a sponsor. lot of students and parents want to do it, too.
But they just. need I think teacher to do it. So I feel that is a really in big inequality have because these really driven by Pete Hughes.
And I was one of the BDA board who started a lot of love soul. I and again, in the high You know, this is again, a really great numbers. We're
seeing them every year, you know, increasing by the year but I think there's still like I said, there's a long way to go. 2. Having more students
who have. Advance courses. There's a like still there is lot of in 50's and 40%. They range. And I know there's all this aroma improvement. But I
really wanted to emphasize on that that we have a lot of students were not taking an advanced, course. that's a
good point that bank event. Thank Marks it as as Thank you. And I know I most my questions for the work session, but a couple things
came to mind listen to this. This in particular around the conversation around access to advanced coursework in CT completion coursework. And I appreciate the conversation
earlier, the dias around that access one of the challenges I know and expanding Rct offerings, especially expanding academy offices, just funding to do that, right? you know, access has be
done in creative ways. That doesn't generally can budget neutral. So it's one of our challenges. But the other challenge. Brought up before kind of curious where we stand
with. That is access from the lack of electives perspective. So if you have certain number of students who are asked to
take intervention classes during elected is because they may have IEP goals. Other goals need to work on and there's no place to work on an outside intervention classes,
how they then get the elective spots to take CTE classes. So its great Sizemore Heizer know this year. We're trying some at some pilots schools
providing some of those. >> Strategies support classes in on. Master schedule courses at time using the right terms
because we know that sometimes it's electives that are the most engaging for our students. So I know that we're going to probably take a look at the success of those using
the advisory time. And other times. But we're really I think. The pendulum swinging back really trying to think about how do we serve the needs of the whole child,
making sure they have the support scaffolding and access to the courses that may bring more joy than mask. If that's possible. >> Well, I think it's the use
of the intervention time I appreciate at the pilot because, you know, it's something that I did for about 5 years on that. Some really good to hear that as cures with the status of that was yes, ma'am.
>> Dr Presidio, I know Doctor Ivins heard really you all have worked on. That's a preps. A brief update. Please it. It's. >> piloting a couple different things. And the strategies for
success alternative to take place during advisory time. We've got like 5 schools that are piloting that now it's been going well. We're providing support, obviously to those schools. And the goal is to try to have that
alternative offering in all of middle and high schools for next year. For next year. I'm sorry, but that's the goal couldn't get there. yeah, that's what we're working towards. >> OK, that's good know.
Expanding from by school stalled would open up that opportunity. And I hope that you're looking at also. >> Consolidating some of these intervention blocks. You're not doing strategies or person development for one elective and then Mathur literacy for
another elected which case you lose both of them. So I'm hoping you're looking at other alternatives. I I appreciate hearing about that. So I would just like they've been Friday letter to get more information on the status of that pilot.
think the other thing I want to just talk about his training, right, like you for going to be and expand access, working with counselors right to make sure they have the training to raise awareness of
CTE programs, the academies and also really making those individuals decisions for students not worrying about these intervention. Electives and also helping our families understand that these skills.
Are still being taught, right? Right. And maybe even I would love to hear more about betting executive functioning organization on social skills within core academic classes. So she and special ed classes
so that way you don't have to take an extra class right to work on those skills and isolation. So I think there's a lot of strategies here, but you could use that would help expand access. >> No, I 100% agree. And in
our goal for report, we're going to talk a little bit about how we've expanded avid, particularly at the elementary school to think about those study management skills that should also be part of helping
with our executive functioning. It's not only that it's a support and scaffold for that. So agree. I think it's great. Escapement
Abbott is also set for elective during high school. So in all school expansion is great. Maybe build the skills early. So >> that's really what I want to ask about. I love to get more information some point about how you're expanding
access to counsel training councilor training, Right. And through maybe allowing students to have access to electives and intervention
needs. >> Yes, I think that I will provide some data in an upcoming Friday letter on that because there is a time for sure after. Thank Thank you.
Miss Sizemore Heizer economy sticks it for a motion. >> Your light was off one 0nd mistakes that Mr done for go
back. >> Thank you. I just wanted to ask. So this is a pipeline for 8 from K through 12 in terms literacy and math. But you
know, my earliest memories from growing up was a local school students sued the school district 4 graduating them when they were unable to read. And there's been recent
news stories about some are not in Fairfax County, but other districts. And, you know, we definitely have as a result, the pandemic, some students who are not on grade
level for reading at the middle school and high school level. And so what? What are there? Is there an option to establish individual reading plans and May is not required
under the L a for students who are be on the elementary level so that we can make sure that every student can get on track. And we don't say just because your past elementary
year kind of on your own in terms of making reading progress. And I can I can speak from my sister's a teacher and and Todd has taught students to read who are at the high school level.
takes a lot of work. But it is certainly possible to get students back on track. That's a great question. >> This coming color. You want to talk a little about what we're doing in second or I
don't believe reading plans are required by be the only other than for our primary students. But as come and go sure >> so as of right now, there's
no reading plan required by the state, especially at the high school. We may see some of that next year for middle school. But as the division we've alwabeen very
intentional about understanding where our students reading challenges melee. So we have screeners that we give to students so we can identify where they might have reading deficit areas,
whether be and the word recognition or the comprehension side of reading with that, then we have our MTS S system where that data
they were identified as being really below grade level significantly below grade level. >> They would potentially be in a reading intervention. I know we just had a conversation about
interventions, but sometimes students need some very intense. >> reading. And so they are put into a class that they take during the school day. And that can happen in middle
school or can happen in high school. Sometimes Sometimes. The planned actually does exists and it exists rmt SS Workbook. So there's still a
plan for kids and intentionality around screening and progress monitoring and ensuring they're making progress. But for some cause, it is a multi-year sort progress
because you're absolutely right. The older kids are sometimes the longer it takes 2 to make the progress. What is >> And we have data showing
how many students receive the support for reading interventions of the middle school and high school level and whether it's effective at getting them to level they need to be at. >> So keeping in mind that the state of Virginia, the
students do have to pass a reading test in 11th grade rate. So we do work very hard with students to ensure that
they make that milestone and are pass. Rate is extremely high 11th grade. And for those kids who do not pass 11th grade, we have some intensity in 12th grade to ensure that they do meet that standard. Of
course, we can run course enrollment data as far as how many kids are engaging in those intervention elected. Thank you. That's Thank you.
>> Thank you, Mr. Dunn economist except for a motion. I like to make a motion that the school board approves the
goal of 3 strategy vendor for 4 school year 2020 for 2025. Is there a second? Second doctor, Anderson, the mistakes that we like to speak, your
motion. No, Mr. Dr Anderson gets big your second. >> Yes, I would. I often get confused about with the school
reports. We approving it just because this is the proving it because we're saying that this is the progress that we find to be reasonable. And I think
I'm falling in the same second category. And while I upset I am seconding this motion, I think that's because we were at the meeting managers for this call. I'm not going to be able support this for the
following reasons. There were 6 major areas that we're in this report that we're reading by 3rd grade algebra, advanced coursework reading Aswell pass rates. Mathis will pass rate. >> And scientists will pass
rates. And then going through all of that data. Only 2 of those 6 areas where the targets met, which creates a lot of concern for me because I know they're going to get exponentially more
challenging. >> By the end of the life of the strategic plan. So algebra and Matheson well, pass rates. Those were the 2 areas in which the target was met overall. And then when I
reviewed the achievement gaps, they're widening into areas which is the reading and the algebra across the subgroups.
>> Same and reading so well. But the math and science and the advanced coursework, I do have to say those are now rolling. >> So that's good news. But a
little bit more alarmingly for me is the performance of the subgroups. We have some subgroups that did not meet targets any of these areas. Our students with disabilities
did not meet the target in any of the 6 areas. Our economically disadvantaged students, multilingual students. And now he's bannock students did not me the target
and 5 of the 6 areas out black students and 3 of the 6 areas. So these are great concern to me because as you said, this is the work. This is the meat. This is the reason why we
here. And so those are really high concerns for me. And in most areas, they're awesome. Incremental gains. But in a couple of areas, there's actually an incremental
decline in terms of student performance and I'd like to understand a little bit better. How are we going to expedite this train a little bit. Even meet the end goals
of the. But the city plan. If you'd like to answer, you may. But I just wanted to offer my rationale my position this evening.
>> think I've responded in a work session. Thank you. Thank you, Doctor Anderson. All those in favor of the motion on the screen. This mayor and Mystics it Mr. McElveen, Mr.
McDaniel Miss Anderson. Sizemore heizer Mr. Dunn, Mr. Moon, This Lady missing coming in myself. All those opposed Dr Anderson. With the clerk
read the vote. >> That's 11 1 the motion carries. >> Agenda item. 5.0 4 action item financial year 2026.
Proposed budget. I call Mr. McDaniel for a motion. the school board. Adopt the fy 2026 amortized budget as detailed in the agenda item. Is there a second second
Sizemore Heizer. We like to speak your motion, Mr. McDaniel short. There was headline today. They came out that I was quoted And it said
Fcps and air quotes planning for the worst. With federal aid at risk in county funds. Limited. And I read the headline and I thought, well, that's a bit splashy.
>> But as I got to thinking about it of course, we prepare for the worst. >> That's just a good governance item. You prepare for the worst and you hope for the best. Later this year or
other years. And I think this budget does just that. We are preparing for challenging budget year and dare I say, years ahead. But we're also
hopeful with what we think our community is going to come to the table in support. so I'm happy to move this budget forward because it it does just that. One other note,
this is not the final budget. The key word here is we're adopting advertised budget. We're starting a conversation and that conversation will last for weeks, months and it
will be back and forth. The Board of Supervisors will be at the table were meeting with the next week. The community will be at the table. Staff will be at the table if you will be at the table. You all
have to see the conversation. When I was at the Board of Supervisors meeting last week and I heard the county executive present his proposed budget. Hi. Took away. A
concern that I want to underscore here this meeting, which is the federal impact that that we potentially could be facing 168. Almost 170 million dollars of funding is on the line. And
unfortunately, with this administration. Someone could wake up tomorrow and just decide I'm pulling out of your bank accounts as they did in New York. So that volatility
and unpredictability is something we have never had to deal with under any administration of any political affiliation. It is a new dynamic that we're just going to have to grapple with
for the next 4 years. And it's unfortunate. It's a shame because that 168 million dollars is. Feeding hungry kids. If we lose that funding.
We could potentially be in a situation where we have to choose between feeding hungry kids are giving the staff pay raises or funding programs that we've come to expect. So that's the situation that
we're So we're going to go back to the headline. We are planning for the worst because we have been dealt a not so good hand. I want to thank the Board of Supervisors because they're dealing with a hand
that's almost is not good as ours through no fault of their own. And we'll have that discussion next week. I want to thank Dr Reid and all of her staff. We as always, Alice, Matthew, for the work
you've done. I want to thank our staff. I want to thank the community because historically the community has supported our budget. We in Fairfax County where we have kids in
schools or not. A lot of people touch. Our school says, we're proud of our schools. And as parent now whose daughter is enrolling in
Greenbriar West and will be a proud Greenbriar. West Panda. Let me tell you something. I am so excited to be. A parent in Fairfax County, Public Schools. And I'm proud to move
this budget forward. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. McDaniel misses more has to really speak your second. Yes, I would. I'd like to pick up right where my colleague left off as a proud parent of 2
graduates. >> On the other end of it who have been incredibly successful because of the education they received in Fairfax County. I am proud to second this budget. I am
grateful to again Dr. Read our budget team Lee, Allah's Matthew on my partnering in Budget here, Budget chair, Mister McDaniel and her colleagues, but especially to the Board of Supervisors. Now
the state and our community, the one of the best things about living in Fairfax County is knowing how much our community supports and respects and values a strong public school system and
recognizes that a strong school system is truly not only the bedrock of our economy here. And one of the reasons many businesses and people moved to Fairfax County, but also the bedrock
of our democracy. As teaching students to be stewards of our economy, stewards of the environment, stewards of our democracy, productive citizens with critical thinking and analysis and knowledge. I
think that is so important that everybody who comes to our school who moves to Fairfax County, their kids deserve and get an excellent education and ours and our community stands behind that. And we're going to need our
community more than ever. And we recognize that this budget is a start of a process. This is our advertise budget and we recognize the taxpayer fatigue. That's, you know,
reel in our community and the uncertainty of our time to the federal government. And so we've tried to have a budget that has the least amount of resources necessary for us to continue to do our job as well
as we can. The bulk of our budget is for compensation increases for excellent teachers because we know that excellent teachers are what makes an excellent school system. You cannot have a good
education that excellent teachers and we need to compensate our teachers, especially considering that our compensation increases in line with our strategist actions. We also recognize that schools have been asked
to do even more than they've ever done from feed students to provide mental health services to engage with families and our principals and teachers on the front lines of doing that work every
single day. And we need to compensate them for that work. We're not the leader in northern Virginia, in teacher salaries. We need to be the leader in keeping and attracting the best teachers.
We can. We understand the taxpayers are tired. We have millions of dollars expenditures that we've had in the past that are not in this budget we've done. We've looked very carefully to make sure that our dollars are
really being spent. 92% are spent in the building that goes directly to supporting our students in the classrooms. We're really grateful to the board of
supervisors who have been traditionally and still are strong public education supporters. We recognize that they also have many competing priorities. And let's be real in this environment right now
with the uncertainty of the federal government and of our federal workforce here in Fairfax County. The one thing we need to have certainty and is that our children in this county will continue to be fed. Our children in this
county will continue to have an X and education that we will still take care of the next generation. And I believe this budget does. That's I'm proud to second. It. Thank you. Miss Sizemore Heizer Mr.
I think there's been a lot of great work performed under the superintendent and that's reflected in the Gulf. 3 >> Report tonight. And I think there's a lot of important
work to do coming out of the pandemic and what's absolutely essential to accomplish that work to to see it through to the end to see every child be guaranteed a world-class
education, the stable funding, especially at the federal level, which is under delivered for for so many Just for one example, the federal
government committed to fund 40% of the cost special education, delivers a fraction of that less than 10% today. That's a cost that has to be
borne by Fairfax County residents because they're committed that every child will receive that world class education, the state government under funds,
Fairfax County by 5, 6, 8 million dollars. Again, Fairfax County residents have borne the burden of billions of dollars for decades. And it's time the federal and
state government step up and deliver their fair share. But if we're going to be subject to threats of coming off, grants, cutting money for school meals and other things,
it's just one additional challenge on top of all the challenges we have already not just uniquely of Fairfax County, but our moment in history to improve and
strengthen public education. And so, you know, I I wish the federal government could take the money and take the drama and instead focus on what can
we do to strengthen public schools in our communities across the country. And if they want to redirect money from certain programs to others, focus it on fully
funding special education, focusing making sure every child is is fully fed practice and lunch. Free meals for everyone at says it's simpler
is more direct. And then she has no child goes hungry. And strengthen our stem education so that every child is prepared for careers of the future weather. It's, you
know, being a rocket scientist or being a welder. So there's a lot that needs to happen to strengthen our public schools. We already have a world-class school system, but we can do
more to improve it. And I'm hopeful that with this budget and with our discussions both with our our colleagues at the state and local levels. They can continue to invest and our
public education system. That's the foundation of local prosperity, our local economy, our quality of life and in our educators and staff or the
reason that our children are not just educated but cared for transported safely every day and every year. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Dunn missed Yes, budget is one portion of the legally sworn duty of the school board and that is to be stewards of public funds. >> And public expectations to
have the best public schools possible. So at the same time, the board has worked to get the money from the General Assembly to clear recommendation to fund the clear recommendations from the
state's own research showing that Fairfax County is missing half a billion from the state to provide the level of education we know children need and deserve to be successful. The capital
improvement program. That's the management of our 8.7 billion in facilities that require innovation, maintenance and upgrades for safety. Not learning and work environments and public facilities. So with that, I
want to share the 3 points. This budget is reasonable in terms of needs and investments and in terms of competitive wages or personnel to implement the services quality as a cost in this budget is
the bare minimum. For a long time. Fairfax County has banked on 3 thriving factors to entice individuals, families and businesses to set up roots here. Is access to federal government related
work. 2 is office space, including for national and International headquarters. And 3 is our public schools. In just over a month. The first asset federal jobs has
been The proposed budget was presented just days after the new administration took office. We know the county has had decreased commercial revenue and is laden with empty office buildings. That's
number 2. So that leaves one reason for people to remain here and to be here. And that is our public schools. Our public schools are more than ever the economic engine of this county and as such for
Virginia, given the breadth of our reach. So anything that we need to do right now, if anything, it's to think about and center, how is promoting the investment and world-class public education in Fairfax
County? How is that happening? And so I'm really looking forward to next week's discussion with the Board of Supervisors and County Executive Brian Hill because we as a board are responsible
for 13 billion dollars and we must have a seat at the table with the county Board of Supervisors to be one Fairfax to to work on a different way to fund our public services.
We are in a new era so offering the same kind of proposal year-over-year just won't cut it anymore. So ultimately the Board of Supervisors is responsible for the economic health of this
county. And our board stands ready to be partners at the table. I guess we'll sit at the table, but we still ready to engage in not in the difficult work to create
better plans ahead for thriving community. Thank you. Miss Marin, Mr. Moon. Thank
you. Mr. Shown I support the motion. Thank you. Played or >> On the part budget chairman and when you play shooter to work with the superintendent to rest my colleagues to
something a reason, because pushed proposer budget that we voting on who trying to ensure field and competitive
compensation. But I want which is not option investing in our people an investment in excellence and we must act decisively to attract tenants apart today, dedicated UK to
on on their staff. 2 were put on students. Having said that. What has not been bronagh my comics yet. Is preparing for a
conversation with a member snowboarder? The supplies Tuesday. Coming up, a few days. That. cap close to
120 million and between the La County, the to has proposed and what we need can see the team even include the addition
of funding you. We expecting from state government. Putting aside the fact that are funding uncertainty. new the 20 million UK's too. 4% about
compensation, which each issues amount. He cannot afford not to So that's a conversation we need to have
on us early with our supervisors when debut need with that, we can continue. Adequately compensating and I
were teachers staff members. You know, normal years Oregon days, Lord and easily used to give our employees step.
Conan. CPI last year with a 2.7%. His stab these about 2.5%. You put that together that's 5.2%. If you have to to
lead with 4% because 120 million cap. Dash 7% compensation increased you put in our CBA has to be That has to come out of that. That's
kind put our salaries for teachers to be. Indoor wtsp districts. something cannot afford. Half. So eased the
most important aspect of conversation had next week. He cannot she washer look to General Assembly and to stay because conversation would be
happy. These we need members the Board of Supervisors. Thank you, Mr. Men Mystics it.
>> I like to support this motion at this stage in our country. Public education is at a crossroads than me as public school officials. We
must protect it. This is one of Thames is to keep our school Vo funded keep it watered class in UK shuns. But
we provide in Fairfax County. If you do not meet the needs requirements our teachers and staff, we may lose our teachers neighboring counties
and other places and that we cannot afford because our staff, which school is great and the teaching. So I would
do right to work of the Board of Supervisors and and state. As let just lay jurors to see again, mashed of request of this board of this budget by
Dr Reid and really like to find funded fully. So just want to make it happen and really wish that That come
Thank you. Thank Marks at same time cutting. So I want to thank doctor read our staff, our budget chair and co-chair for taking on this monumental
task during a challenging budget climate. Coupled with the chaos and uncertainty that has been created since January. 20th. I'm looking forward to working with the
Board of Supervisors next week. I know that they value education as much as we do. I'm not gonna talk about all the figures that are my colleagues have discussed, but gonna tell you this. The one
thing I know is that regardless of what happens. We have staff in our schools that are committed and dedicated and show up every day to do
the best for students. With or without resources. They make it work. And our children are getting what they need. Whether it's walking into a clean building that they're
proud of. Whether they're being nourished. Receiving an excellent education in the classroom and having access Richmond programs.
>> Now more than ever, we need our community to offer their gifts played, volunteering in your local schools and raising your voices to advocate to protect.
>> Our public education. An investment in the education of our children is a promise and hope for a better future. It is an investment in our
community and demonstrate that we value the importance. Education plays as the corner store cornerstone of our democracy. Thank you. Miss
agent coming. I will take a So this is a bare bones budget. >> I know that because we start from the superintendent
already cutting more than 50 million dollars in programs and services before we even start. 50 million dollars. And then we look at what the new
investments in our schools are. There was a time on this board when we would be presented with budgets. But like 25 line items of new programs initiatives and things all well, meaning all
important, all things that would be valuable in our community. This budget is not that this budget is 2 primary things. Keep up with the
increasing cost of educating our various student populations. And invest in our educators and operational
support. Professionals. We can't do this without them. In addition to the historic opportunity to past the
collective bargaining agreement that we recently approved and funded with this budget. We can send a message that not only do we value our
educators here in Fairfax County. Just as much as we do other public servants like firefighters and police officers. We can also say
you're welcome to come join us. If you're in Loudoun, Prince William or other jurisdictions you know, I can't think of anything more important. Then ensuring that
every student has. A world-class educator in their classroom and that we acknowledge with our budget, our moral. Obligation to say
Teachers working conditions are students learning conditions. And that's what this budget is investing So I will very much look forward to supporting this budget and our conversation next week with
our colleagues on the Board of Supervisors. >> I just wanted to share a reflection. So when Mr.
McDaniel talked about on-coming excitement of being in Fcps parent. I was right there 15 years ago, Mr. McDaniel and I remember walking my daughter's kindergarten and being so
relieved that now she was at school and that was the year 80 million dollar budget cut was proposed. And that's how I got into where I am today. And again, we can't keep doing the
same things and talking about this missing gap. 15 years is too long. You know, to keep doing this. So again, I'm very excited for next week. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Mayor. And
we will go to a vote for the motion that is on the screen. All those in favor. This mayor and Mystics that Mr. McElveen Dr, Anderson, Mr. McDaniel
Miss Anderson missed Sizemore Heizer Mister Dunn, Mr. Moon misleading, missing John Cunningham. Myself. That is unanimous. The motion carries congratulations. Alright.
Agenda item. 5.0 5 action item. Willow Springs Elementary School renovation Amendment of contract. so see its PC, architectural and engineering services. I called Anderson for a motion.
>> That the school board approves amendment one for Associates, P C increasing the total amount of the contract to 3 million, 555,000, $697
and authorize the division superintendent or the chief operating officer to execute deliver and administer the contract on behalf of the school board. Is there a second? >> Second miss Sizemore Heizer Anderson. like to speak. Your
motion know. Thank you, missus more as like to speak. Your motion. Just Dre could use give a little background on. >> What we're voting on your
team and the change to them on the contract. >> Yes, ma'am, Miss man ski and I have discussed this at
some length and ask her give a specific both brief background on the amendment break down. Some Umansky. >> Certainly. Thank you. Doctor Reed. This is for
extended services for our architecture engineering services to perform the Willow Springs Elementary renovation project. We brought the architect on and since bringing them on a design. There's been a few events that
have incurred additional fees brought forth by the architect. One of the major categories was asking them to go back and add in Net 0 design, ready features. So
that was something voted on them as part of the efi. 25 for 29 Cip. And at that point, the design it already progress. But we actually asked them to come back and do some additional design work,
make a more efficient mechanical system. And that did include additional time and resources needed to do that. The redesign another big component is some unforeseen
zoning challenges that we've had on this particular site. It's a it's a unique site and that the parcels actually bifurcated and there's 2 different zones on it. And again, without getting too far
into the weeds, the architect to design to design. The assumed the lower threshold for that floor area ratio that they are density. That's come
up in other discussions and they have reasonably assume that if they use the lower threshold for the whole property, we would have been OK and we move forward with this design. It was one that we were excited about worked
well with the phasing in the occupied nature. The county came back and said we had to look at each section individually. And so the section that's on a conservation zone that just so happened to be where the
addition was being placed. And so it exceeded that threshold. At that point. We had tried to see if we could rezone the property. Now we have done that justice, mosaic, cetera.
But they were willing showing willingness to do that. So we were really left a bit of a challenge. And one interesting solution we were able to come
up with here is we're able to ask the redesign and actually put the addition not on the conservation zone and move the addition to the other side of the existing building. So again, there were a lot of
fees and rework of the design in order to accommodate that in order to get the zoning past and to be able to get a permit, if you will, to do the work. So there's just a bunch
of circumstances that warranted needing to do additional fees for this project. Thank you. I appreciate that. >> I appreciate that explanation both on ensuring that we're good stewards of
the environment. I know when we passed the Net 0 requirements, the long-term savings being net-zero not just in terms of the overall environment and doing our part to be environmentally
conscious. But the long-term savings to our schools itself, is it going to seen in many years? I think that's important in understanding that, you know, that the zoning laws do impact and sometimes there are changes
that happened that do cost more money in design and we have to re Jager things to meet some of these interesting zoning requirements. So I appreciate that explanation.
Thank you. Sizemore Heizer Mr. Dunn. >> I think did did. We not know about the conservation zone when we hired this design firm.
>> I believe I you know, this preceded me. I do believe we knew about it again. I think there have been a reasonable interpretation that we would have been able to look at the
parcel as a whole and then a different interpretation came out. >> From the county again, we had to look at the ratio of just the conservation part of the parcel in proportion to
the peace of the building that was sitting on it instead of looking at as a whole. >> So the county adopt a different approach to zoning amendment only applies to
schools in this this case is it breaking with precedent? >> I don't think so. Again. I think it's just it was a different way to interpret that. We caught us off guard. I don't know if that's really
different from what you would see elsewhere. I really don't know. >> I have these costs are already been incurred or is this for work that would be incurred in the future because we're adding million dollars
to a 2 million dollar contract. Roughly. >> Correct? Yes. So right now the work has been paused and in hopes that we can get this approved. And so we are, you
know, looking to have work approved so that we can continue and meet our project schedule. >> What kind of contract is this is us from fixed price for or what kind of contract approach was used here.
>> It's just a lump sum. It's a it was a percentage based on the projected cost of the construction. >> There is that there's an
estimate out there, but it cost to construct the building, correct? And they get a percentage of that as as a fee, correct. And has that
estimate changed over time? >> As it should not affect the overall price that we pay to our tech. Now, that is different from maybe contracts. Fcps is held in the
past some past contracts from years past did have a clause in there that you would get automatically more if the actual bit price came in over the estimated and the new
contracts were saying, hey, yes, this is the basis of the total fee we're going to pay. You have come up with the number somehow and it will be based on a certain percentage of what we think it will cost. But at the end of the day,
it's the scope of work that we're getting for that price, if you will. >> I just find Strange that we
would take the design back to make it road because there's been discussion at a prior work session in the past year that certain environmental mandate from the school board have not been followed through
and that I think there is disclosure and not saying you didn't few things before your time. But for example, not building are renovating schools to have solar ready roofs to the extent that the
school board of previous previously provided instruction many years ago. So so why was why are there seems to be selective implementation
of environmental mandates. >> Yes, and that's something we're actually trying to actively correct with this particular project. I believe in. We have that discussion.
Not an 20. 20 for early. 24, we said, hey, projects that are really, really far down the line and design. We're going to keep says they're already in for permit. We
needed to maintain the project schedule but projects like Willow Springs since they were earlier on in the design, we said, hey. pay the extra fee and will actually get them to redesign it because we're not too far down the line and we
can upgrade the mechanical system designed the envelope design, cetera, cetera. This is actually example of one of those projects. And then anything moving forward. It's
not redesign. It's just doing it. Outright that way.
>> If and there have been different options developed. So I mean, is this the only option the school board has? I mean, is there not one that would not cost an additional million dollars?
>> I believe the zoning is the most viable option to have this project. The bill. There we could look at taking out the net-zero work. But again,
we were following that the proof cip. So we felt it in the best interest of the project to go forward. Get this price and do the project for the jet, the jet work that
were set out to do. >> But I remember the presentation just a few weeks ago in the cip is that we don't have enough money parking at billion dollars to get back to 20 the 25 year
renovation cycle. And we definitely beyond that is an amount of money we would need to have all buildings be net 0. So I'm just trying to understand is every building going forward going to be net 0 because I understood from
the work session just a few weeks ago that that was not the case at all. >> So Mr Down. I think what staff is saying is that we will be responsive to what the
board expects in terms of the net 0 and the most recent direction that had been provided by the board was to where possible make the Nets are a correction. So I think
if we want to go in a different direction, the board would need to direct staff to go in a different direction. But that's the most recent direction where possible. So that's why this was brought
this evening. Where possible means there's. They can choose which schools there and not so what made that? What? What? What's compelling the
recommendation for this school to be not to run? Maybe others not be it's where we are in the process of both the architecture and in the design
and where a building is fully designed. It may not be possible. You know, we're not gonna go back. But where this case. >> There was a situation where because of zoning it was delayed. So we're able to
adjust the design. Staff felt in that moment. We should adjust the design in alliance with what the board expectations were where most recently provided. very
helpful. Can you can you just clarify? >> Schools that early in this process, this point or earlier and all future high schools is
the commitment to make all of those net 0 since they're at an early stage are not even in the design stage yet. Yes, sir. That's the commitment as we understand it from the board at this time. >> Okay. Thank you. Net-zero
ready actually is what what was the difference? >> Net-zero ready would be the ability to maybe have the solar placed on them or the
types net 0 accouterments would be available that point. So the plan was that or the expectation is to be able to.
In project that are still available, be adjusted were in the queue that we do conform with what the board's wishes were. As last we know them. >> At the end, the date they
were there was a decision made to make this net 0. If we didn't make it meant to row, we'd be spending less money. We could use the design. We have. I believe that's
correct. Nats, 0 design does cost more. >> get initially. And then the the goal, of course, is that over the life of the use of the building, we would make
those so I mean, it's a bit of a tradeoff pay now pay later type situation. Thank Thank you, Mrs. we're going to take
a 5 minute recess. Really
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All right. We are back. Dr. Anderson. Okay, thank you.
>> I think for the most part, Mister Dunn asked most of the questions that I had. But for 2. >> I heard you say a little bit miss immense key. I could see her yet.
>> That some of the increase is for the net-zero work and some is for the rezoning. The bifurcated sections. How much goes to which activity?
>> Roughly speaking, I think the net-zero component is about 300,000. So roughly one 3rd, that is owning piece is a little bit bigger than that.
And then there is 3rd and final piece. We had a calculation air the program or the size of the building at the time of award. And we needed to make the building a little bit bigger just to meet
all accommodating program. So there's a component of that. And it is part of the price is well, but that's roughly the breakdown. Okay. Thank you. That's very helpful. >> In the last thing that I see here is that this increase
is going to be handled by the 21 bond. Is there impact other projects, particularly sensitive to this as >> one of the members that represents Falls Church high school. It's It raises
concern. Well, it has raised concern in the past. Can you just speak to the impact of one of projects were? Slated to be handled by the 2021 bond.
>> There will be no other impacts to other projects as part of the cip approval for adding that 0. We made sure in our cash flow that the budget could accommodate, that we have enough contingency, for
instance, is just like this. So there will be no impacts other schools. OK? Thank you. >> Thank you, Dr, Anderson,
Mr. McDaniel. Thank Question for staff. What is the property zoned now is zoning district for the property.
>> Right now the property is bifurcated. It's there's 2 zones. One is our senior conservation zone. The other one is our one. >> And the issue, if I'm
understanding it correctly is the floor area ratio on the RC side of that bifurcation. that is correct. the county I mean, did anybody ask the county for
rezoning? >> We did. And that was that scene as an option. That was the feedback we receive. Is it reasonable to say that we've exhausted all options? >> That is correct. Minus this
move. Okay. So effectively what's going on correct me if I'm wrong is. The county is making an interpretation. And
interpretation fundamentally depends upon discretion. But they're making an interpretation that the square footage on the RC side must be calculated differently than
square footage on the are one side. Which I suppose makes sense because RC is different from our one. But it's ignoring the fact it's the
same piece of dirt. Kind of. A reasonable layman like I'm a 5th grader. I can explain it in that term. >> Mix. That makes okay. My
perspective. >> So this is not the first time this has happened and I guarantee this will not be the last time this has happened. This is a common problem with the county zoning process and what we effectively created
here, not we but the county is the self licking ice cream cone where we are now taking a million dollars out of the taxpayers pocket. On one hand, it's ticking and the taxpayers pocket. On the other hand for
the zoning process. This needs to not occur because the same people paying for it. At the end of the day, it's a discretionary interpretation. We have projects coming in the
pipeline that could result in the same thing going on again, we've been doing this for years and it's got to stop because the only people that lose are the taxpayers and the
only people that win or that lawyers, no offense that are lawyers out there. But that's the self licking ice cream cone that the county's created its one-dose Fairfax ways. So I'm looking forward to
bringing this up at some point and it's appropriate. A longer-term context. Thank you. Thank you. Miss tricked and Mr. Moon.
>> Thank March and that. Thank you for comedy Mighty Quest. To put tonight consent. So that he could have on You
could ask us some questions having a discussion. That when I So he's such item. I was surprise. T the amount of
increase from contract price with an architect. Almost commissioner done this crime almost a 50% jump. So that come my eyes. And I felt I
needed some explanation to the public. And and, you EU pro lions in a pretty reasonable explanations. Why the increase
has occurred. I'm one thing dusted bothers and hopefully distraught many people. This is something Mr. McDaniel has
is. A patient from Ickes. Peonies. When you want to something. One piece of property. If the a chilling
related issues, questions union Gage County staff. And try to get interpretations in advance before you do any substantial amount of design
work. Whether that was. >> Don't eat way. When we And we went with this such sure to shining and then had to
retract that these cost to one of the $350,000 that purple others, me. >> I agree. this man scan I
have looked at This contract was signed in March of 2022. Before either she or I were here. And so we're trying to make some sense of the contracting and what may or may not have been discussed
with the county. But what I can say is that. This Umansky and her team are spending a lot of time in discussion with the county on a variety of projects right now and with
the intent to make sure that we'll have less true up cost needs moving forward. Thank
you, Mr. Moon. When we say we spoke to the county. >> Who did we speak to the county? And I don't need names, but if you're just speaking to the lowest level
staffer, then you don't get the answer you want you're going speak to the supervisor. And if you don't like that answer like you should keep moving up the food chain talking to the director of the zoning What I'd like to
understand, maybe you did that. But I just like to have that clarity because before we go, been $350,000. We haven't spoken to the most senior person in the county
responsible for zoning to say, are you sure you really want us to spend this money at a time work? You know, searching for dollars and the couch just that pay our teachers enough
been make sure every kid gets class education. Can you just clarify? Who we engage with? And was that a senior enough level? So we know this is the final answer. And the head of
that office and anyone above him agrees with this zoning interpretation. >> It's my understanding that was escalated with county staff at the leadership level. Again, they were very firm on
that. fact that it's our season and we've seen that on other projects with that very strict interpretation of not exceeding their current ordinance. are.
>> My understand is that from past conversations that there's been almost a complete turnover in the leadership of the zoning office or related offices. Was that decision made by through your personal
engagement or your subordinates engagement or is this a decision that was made some time ago? That might be different if you have different personnel sitting in that chair. >> No, I believe we've had multiple conversations over
that course of the project, making sure that we've exhausted all this, that there was leadership on my team engaging with the county county side leadership. >> Thank you. Appreciate. Thank you, Mr. Dunn move
forward with a vote for the motion on the screen. chair of militant. I'm sorry, Mr. >> Thank you. I just have to point out that this is one of those things that we can also
start to talk about on Tuesday. We're serving the same people with our constituents. Are any county building or county parkland or a resident in are we being in our school buildings? There's
a whole list of things that we need the county to be one Fairfax on. I have the list for for Tuesday, but everything from, you know,
this kind of thing. The crossing guards, school-age childcare, but definitely the planning and zoning our outdoor classrooms were held up for a long time. And so are
the stadium bathrooms, months and months and months when every day those facilities serve thousands and thousands of residents. I want to know if there's a hierarchy of the system had be fast track. The
needs of the school division to serve the residents. When our facilities are you. 7 days a week. We need the county to partner with us. We've got to do business better with them. Thank you. Thank you. Miss
Marin. The motion on the screen. We will now vote.
All those in favor. >> This mayor and Mystics it Mr. Mckelvie Dr, Anderson, Mr. McDaniel missing Anderson Sizemore Heizer, Mr. Moon,
This Lady, Misty John Cunningham, myself opposed. Abstentions, Mr. Dunn with the clerk read the vote. >> It's 11, 0, 1, The motion
carriers. >> Thank you very much. The motion carries agenda item. 6.0 one academic matters icon
Dr Reid for academic matters. >> Thank you, chair. Fresh and board members tonight. I'm excited to talk about our
career and technical education programs here in Fairfax County. And so what we're going to do is turn the page
and we're going to start by sharing a video. So if we roll tape, please. >> If you ever walked through
the hole at school the other children were in the Did you
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And I think we in the commonwealth right now the county were talking a lot about workforce development. I think probably the very best workforce development program. We have is in our own school
division, our career technical education programs are dynamic. They're preparing our graduates and our young people for amazing careers that will carry and support our
community for a long time to come. >> I might be on the page ahead of this are the slight ahead. Thank you, Jenna. Right now, just want to share that.
We have a variety of courses that are offered at middle and high school. >> We include 170 courses across the division and our current enrollment in career and technical education
classes we have over 65,000 students at this time. So along with their standard program, we have specialized programs that are also offered around the division. For
example, our teachers for tomorrow program which allows students to train to become educators intern in our programs. Get dual enrollment credit and even get a
guaranteed interviewer recruitment contract come back and teach in Fcps. Additionally, we have. I think
I'm on slide before. Please. The next one. You can go to
slide 5, please. Work based learning provide students with the continuum of career related experiences, the work
base learning can pit continuum is divided into 3 categories as you can see, career awareness exploration in preparation and allow
students to advance through the continuum and experience identify and explore work associated with careers that might match their academic strengths and interests. When
you think about the benefits of career and technical education, which would be the next slide, please. The benefits are really extraordinary. They're often
active performance-based courses. And that allows students to really think about those career pathways that they have an interest and also to learn maybe that they don't
have an interest in that career pathway, which is just as important. Honestly, so they don't head off to that path and then realize after they leave that that's not their interest.
>> also >> Prepare students and our community and to grow some strong skills and leadership skills and collaborative
relationship. So this is just brief highlight and we're very proud of our staff, our advice or committee's in our students and their progress in our career technical education
programs. So that is academic matters this evening. >> Thank you. Doctor started with Mr. Dunn. I just want to say I'm so excited by that
video because been meeting the folks in charge the program. It's an amazing program so diverse in terms of the offerings that are available and some of the news options,
I think welding is now on the most popular programs and I've been visit the welding lab at Bryan High High School and its just very exciting to meet the
teachers instructors for these programs to hear about the students stories and the transformation that can be accomplished. But it has been said to me more than once that
the best kept secret of fcps. If these programs were, you know, at a private school, it would be have to brush or because they're so amazing in terms of the offerings. And so I do want to encourage of our
community to learn more about these programs and students to learn about how they can benefit. And in terms you know, certifications, they can go right on to public and to
the marketplace and earn a living wage right from the get-go without having to go to pursue cost higher education and is is there any plan to
make more videos like this? But instead of kind >> across all? >> You know, the CTE programs make you know, one for Jairo TC one for welding one for, you know, cosmetology and so
forth so that there's more age of Instagram and kind of very heavy visuals there. There's, you know, a great Web page, but not a lot of information,
especially student produced videos would be especially potentially useful. Could even hold like a prize or competition of sorts. >> Those are great ideas, Mr.
this looked to be a recruiting video, perhaps for students coming into high schools. So sort of was a broad sort of spectrum choices. But to your
point, highlighting some more snippet. definitely pass along to the team who are, I think taking notes. So thank you for that suggest. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Dunne, Mister McDaniel. real quick. I
would not opportunity go by the wayside. Cannot advocate for. The teachers and the staff who sponsor these organizations to have the stipend. It's a low impact.
High impact, low cost. And I think looking at ways to encourage this type of programming. Being able to properly and fairly pay. The
staff who are in many cases necessary to sponsor this to get this grant funding. We we need to do that. So. That's one. >> No, we've mentioned that
before. We actually are in the process right now pulling the budget for a full analysis and a miss team is working on that to take a look at what that would cost across division.
Thank you, Mr. McDaniel Dr Anderson. >> Thank you. This was a really cool video. I do agree. And if we are wanting to get this information in front of
kids, you know, those no quick Instagram ready. TikTok videos will different. Do the trick. I also do I agree with Mr done in terms of this is a well-kept secret, but it's
also starting to get out into the streets. The rumors are out and people want more. They want more access. That's been the sticking point that I think we've talked about I've been on this board lake. How
do I get engaged in this? If I'm at school acts and it doesn't offer it and where the program is offered is beyond the capability of travel because of the big, you know,
the large geographic area that Fairfax County covers. And I know you've talked a little bit about. How some programs more easily transferable or
established and other places. It doesn't have to be the big, you know, auto mechanic, but which ones? What's the low hanging fruit in order to increase access here? Well, a
new Yes, ma'am. You saw a brief. >> Want to say flyby of the drone program. There were a couple little drone. >> Moments and that program is
something that's a more portable program, right? Being the drone because the equipment you don't need a particularly large are unique space. You can use a
classroom, but welding, for example, you need special. Areas, although they're so onerous. If we have schools that aren't completely
crowded, right, like we have spaces at some schools were able to do that. The firefighting is a different matter altogether. Right? But I think what we're trying to do is figure out what are
those courses, cybersecurity, which is one of our county clay. locations. Those are the types of courses. I think that could be more importantly placed. And I think it's
important to to think about which are the most portable and then where the schools where we could add our buildings, where we could add workplace learning options and then. Also thinking about how
we partner with our community partners. I know Daniel, I can think of Daniels last name who works with one of our car dealers in the Tysons Area takes in turns in the auto
mechanics, Roman said working with our community partners actually able to place students and work based learning areas that aren't necessarily classrooms, maybe even better sometimes right.
Like work sites for actual active internships and >> bdo. We think. >> Air perhaps. But
eliminating to minimize some of the work base. Learning credits last year in there. New Accountability Framework. But I think they're working to fix that so that we're able to
continue some of the work base learning credit. That is annex turned ship sort of capacity. Thank you. And I know we've had this conversation quite a bit. How close are you to developing a plan?
>> That kind of outline. What are we able to do and the timeline in which we can accomplish it? >> We'll go for Israeli around. A lot of these topics is high school course taking patterns and what we're talking about. So you're going
to see our theory of action and a lot of conversation in Gulf or about this exact topic. >> Okay. With a timeline. What
is that? we obviously by Twenty-thirty. We want to make programs accessible. That's what this strategic plan said. >> Are says. And so I think one of the things we're looking at is where we now, as
we're benchmarking data and what programs are we rather it CTE or even other activities or access to programming? So I think you'll see more of that
with the beginnings of a plan. In our goal for report. >> Thank you. And just one last comment. As we mentioned, partnering with community, I
know the construction trades. They've been really interested and partnering with us, but that will world experience with students and to grow the apprenticeship programs. So I hope that's also on your
radar. Thank you, Dr. Anderson Mistick >> Dre de Silva do was amazing to He one of the best videos
I've seen since been on this board. I can say and I want to this kind of piggy back on what Dr Anderson said in my board members, that location
matters where these academies are pleased and they're not pleased and all districts are have access to have don't have access. And I understand some of these programs do need
physical locations and like, you know, auto and cosmetology. But there's so much in the signs on tax base which can be done online and
that could be open to all students. I think there's a lot improvement in offering in that area. my lunch, I took pace cybersecurity program. Me
due to the comedy have certification. But that's something he could have done you know, from home to it had a computer access the other
programs which are really taking this going to be really important for moving forward. It's of technologies like AI these machine learning data signs, and the have good
partners. I remember a GMU did assign professor telling me that he really wanted to work For best County public school to offer that. So if the get
that partnership in place and get their instructors Somehow they giving us the instructions to. I think those courses could be game-changing
because do we do want to move Also, the other thing I wanted to say is internship even though the of some of Sorensen
placed in programs, there's they're not many opportunities and internship in general far high schoolers. You notice? I think he just didn't have more
in membership opportunities than other students. So there's a little gap. We know kind which I've been noticing and really need somebody to
work full time on internship pro program and get this started really who so that I was too get that opportunity. Yes, ma'am. I know Talk with
Jim Glazer and her team. >> Because you're those. Those are important for students to find out what they love and what they don't love. All right. >> Yeah. be able say that
there's so much of industry and you know, all shuns hears. There's so much off technology and signs. you the companies here in in tax base, I think
that really good relationship with them and partnership for those again internship program because I there's a lot we could do in this space. And I feel like we talk about it.
But we just need to take the next steps on that. Thanks. >> Mystics and misses more hazard. Thank you. And I agree
the sticks that this is I think one of the best videos I've I've been on the board. So it was really fun. And it caught my attention, which I think is the purpose of it. And it really showed off what we can do. So kudos to the
team that put that together. Couple things I wanted to mention. I love the idea of trying to get more awareness of rct programming and our academy programming. And I'm I'm hoping that there's more
plans around this video in terms of like my colleague about social media and reels and all of these things but really also around intentional outreach. The middle school
families, right? Because that's you know, including I think high school outreach is important. But for middle schoolers to be aware of the Pfizer really be aware these programs as are planning out their high schools are
thinking about course, as you can, course, thinking patterns. This is sort of embedded within that thinking and planning and see with a counselor training as well around that You know, including the value, right?
I'm Amber Alert with the Marshall Academy. There was a whole competition who could be the goat of certifications right up the goat of getting, you know, industry serve Microsoft and cybersecurity.
So if patient's and some of the students already had internships and point in leads to jobs, I think that 30% of computer science or technology careers do not require a degree in computer science
bolstered certifications. So it is really valuable from a career perspective. I think we need to do a better job in advertising. The value of it, too. And even if you're going to college, you can be a
extras. Thank Transcript set you apart. So lots of different areas. I would still love to see some more intentional conversation about
how to do programming in conjunction with police Davis step. The workforce awareness, training and additional path that do not exist at the moment for other students who
may have the ability to stay here for 8 years and need to work on those job, intentional job skills and self advocacy self determination but could also access the academy and some sort of block schedule
program with a half de Pulley Davis step for. Cook students who may be on skilled career in college. Where does paths and the queues and access to some of these very valuable certification and skills. And
right now. There's a little bit of shoehorning of that. But I'm understanding but there's really not an intentional path. And I think we could create it and we couldn't talk to our families
about it. It would it would be really, really, truly help address at 7 that 65 to 80% unemployment rate. And I think it's really important to talk about providing pads for
students who are most vulnerable. And have the worst outcomes. And there's thing that we could do. That already exists. The structures exist.
So it's not like a huge heavy cost. I believe so. I just would really something of an advocate for a long time. I would really love to see more of that. As we're looking at our academy programming last
comment. As we're looking at our boundary review work. One of the things that we really looked at was access to programming, right. And that people talked about the educational excellence, part of it. And I'd love to see as
we're doing that work where we can maybe at some of this program parts of the county that don't have it help improve access to them about the Braddock district is one that does not have any academy programming. In fact, I don't think there's any in the
entire region for. Jen to re-imagine 5. So there's not in region 4. And that's the center of the county. So we
talk about and there's there's I think both medicine and Mount Vernon have academies, but I was at time 100 in They want stop there. Thank you.
Miss Sizemore Heizer, Mr. Moon. >> Thank you, Mister Chairman. I Dre. I look forward to cooler full put this question.
I just want to give you heads-up that I would be interesting and in hearing from you on it have a discussion on how we can provide. We're based on owning
slash internship opportunities for all our high school students be funding where to spend one Porter. Half a for
like to Porter's somehow let's find a way to get that done. Would be my question. The next discussion. Thank you, Mr.
Moon missing time coming. Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> This is really exciting.
>> Veering off all the U.S.. >> Steam Computer programming. I'm really proud that my daughter was able to attend the musical. The Utter Academy, which resulted in her
getting very robust scholarship. So when we look at videos, there's such a wide expanse of the kind of academy
offerings. I'd like us as we move forward to look at the ones that we are seen that happen. Have long waitlists because even though you know,
there is a perception that there. The information is not out there. I know that there are a weakness for a lot of these. So we have takes we have to expand them and it's
not as easily done. I know, for example, at Edison where we have the electrical academy, like I think a 200 student waitlist, but Mr.
Woolfe is it is a unicorn in terms of the certifications that he has and it's hard to find someone like him to be able to teach that program. So as we move forward, I think we have to be intentional on
looking at the programs are successful and how we can try to find staff are trained staff to train 2 be able to come in and do that
programming. As a matter of fact, I just recommended to one of my earlier that, you know, call Mr. Will if because a lot of HVAC people hire our
students. And you're looking for HVAC company. So don't you call him and find out the ones that are hiring are students and do business with them? So I think that's how we can support some of these
programs. I think this is also a great opportunity for us to work with the Board of Supervisors because they have a workforce development plan. And we know that one of the
areas they're looking into is positions in the health industry. And I think that this would be something that we could look into to see how we can partner with them to do
some workplace development and leverage the need that we're going to have in the community and leverage some programming with them and have them help us fund that because at the end of the day, if we can
employ our students and if we can have make a living wage and live in the county, it's going to be beneficial for the county. And then the other thing I wanted to mention is
that expanding some of these would be difficult because of space considerations. I know that there's one particular school in my district that they said we had an extra auto bay. We could do it, but they have a spacecraft.
>> but I do want to commend all the staff that does this work because I see kids that are excited and just on a
personal note, I know a student that I worked with his father, an elementary school whose father was an electrician and he tagged along with dad and he is now
at Edison at that academy. And he said that that is the best experience for him. And he has been waiting to get into that program and he was so scared he wouldn't because of the waitlist. But he's excited to
follow the path of his father and knows that he can make a living wage. So that's exciting. When we see that. And see that the kids are making the connection. >> Thank you, miss into
incoming this man. Yeah, I just want to say that the ability expand access to career and technical education is directly related to the boundary revealed one of the 4 criteria is of our boundary
view is ensure equitable, access to programs and facilities and has recently at a PTA meeting where someone asked me what does that mean? This is what it means. It means that if there's a program and it you can't get to it because of
transportation that is not equitable access. you know, and I I've seen how the office has done a great job of marketing the courses in the careers as viable options. So I'm very eager to see your
review of the program. Dr Reid, thank you. Thank you. Miss Mary misleading. Thank First question. And I'm for it. I know the answer, are we
going to be funding teachers for tomorrow? >> Centrally or is that going to have to come out of staffing? I schools. >> Mister Solomon do recall where we are on staffing
sheets, with teachers for tomorrow staffing. >> I and to defer to my colleague, Miss Morrison deal on teachers for tomorrow. >> And I will get you that.
Information in the upcoming Friday letter. >> All right. Because the reason I ask is was brought up earlier in the year as an asked to fund it because you know, we need these. We need
these kids in our future, Because it's a school-based used to be a county based. But that said the common I want to make Is Give credit to the system for the amount, of
course, is that started academies, but then became stapled standard at RB schools. And we're trying to do that with teachers for tomorrow. But it's not going to happen if we're not going provide the funding. The other
thing I brought a performer bring up again because I just at this point and asked the question, is anyone even approached and auto tech teacher? We're not about teacher or electric electricity teacher and ask
them if we paid you, you know, T contract, would you do 0 period? Would you do a 9th period? We've got waitlist full of kids who want these courses. This is not require
construction. >> It It is. It is funding. But we're talking about 15,000 for, you know, 20 more kids to get a course that that that might be the reason to go to
school. So is anyone actually approach to ask our teachers if they're open to this idea? >> So that's a great question. I have not personally do we
have is our CTE team. In that mode at this time we're doing now? >> I don't I don't know that there's been an official ask for that. And I think it's something that can be looked into obviously adjusting the
school day. And I don't think I don't for time been a theory for kids or if you're talking about just that time. Not sure. >> Along talking about for high school kids. If they came in 7, they can have the 7.50,
and they could come every day and then they would get the course and get transportation could be a barrier. But we'll see where the kids come from and whether I would get a bus. I mean, I don't know if we don't nothing ventured.
Nothing gained. And I'm here again asking for and we I know that their directors out there had with a wait list full of kids who can't get you didn't get their county courses and now they're begging him to
take the one person venues. He have a like I've been there. I've lived Okay. I'm not trying to be, but we need to try and give kids what is going to be a career path for them. That's that's it. The
other thing I want to uplift, I do see it in the online campus. I don't still call fitness instructor or not. But that is an amazing course. A lot of our schools have personal fitness, but that course which is seniors only
because you have to be 18 to sit for that certification. You know, I worked hard to 2 run. That course the chant, hilly, we had kids from surrounding schools to make it run. But they all went to college and they were because
they were trainers when they got there making a huge hourly wage to supplement their education. As you can be an athletic trainer, like, you know, Jim, and anywhere. So I'm glad I see it online. But
I'd like to see more of our personal finance class teachers aware of it and willing to teach it. I think it was told by one of our trainers, a chance really. And then the last thing is I do
think that I do agree with advocacy around internship work. You know, I I think that we've got enough going on just to reading and math. But I do
having formerly worked at T J, you know, the way that model works is basically an early release. And, you know, we do have seniors that have the credits that they could be
done at 12, 30 every other day and bd lies time to do that. we need to try to not talk about it, but put some action to that as well. So thank you.
Yes, ma'am. Thank us. Ladies missile want. >> Thank City might be my favorite topic to learn about. It has changed my life and what I want to do in the
future being in work based learning programs being CTS, those and fun fact. I actually know all of a girl from that picture right there. They graduated a couple years ago. One of the girls that is friends with is now doing an
engineering program at Purdue and just landed her dream internship this summer because of the CPS, she was in. So I just wanted to mention that PT does change lives. And I know
that there was the instruction to industry conference on Tuesday where 500 high schoolers got to go to. Nobody got to do all those health care. I heard so many great things about that. So just lots and lots of amazing work
being done. But with that being said, this was one of the first things that I mentioned when I came on board was the Senate bill in Virginia that got past that said that, you know, a school could have a CT organization,
even if they didn't have like a specific course that went along with it. So, for example, if a high school doesn't have a specific medical course, but it might be at an academy that high school could still have hosts
at, for example. But what I've heard from a lot of students who tried to maybe adopt like Hoese or fbla if they need a business club or TSA. That's a technical club. Is that
teachers are busy or teachers would want a stipend to be able to sponsor that CTE Club. There's one club at T J where the adviser for the CT Club has recently switched. It's been a very hard transition
and that adviser still trying to pick it up. So I guess my question here is what are the current stipends for teachers who are sponsors of CTS, those and what does that look like
in Fairfax County right now? Well, it's a great question. I don't believe they receive a stipend. That's something that I would strongly advocate for.
I think Mr. McDaniel was talking about that as well. But that transition with that specific club has been hard to pick up because of a teacher. So if there's anything that I would advocate for, it is
stipends for rct sponsors. Thank you, Mr. as more eyes are. Just one last point that I wanted to make when I was ending with the region for doesn't have any county
programs. think what a great thing would be to have maybe the low Space Academy program at a secondary school where the middle schoolers could also have access or at least >> easier to get middle
schoolers tore an awareness in right. Like it just seems like there's. Kind of a no-brainer. But what space? sea adding to
the low low like a CT probably doesn't ton of space. we've talked about some other CTE programs like welding and woodworking. A regime like a
space program to keep close of safety. see, right? That's not case for CTE program but wasn't maybe need less space. Just. >> You know, you think about trying to get the middle school is excited about it like it seems like such a no
brainer to put in a school that has both populations in it. secondary school, Michael Secondary school that happened to have and region 4 happens. Have 2 of them. So you kill 2
birds with one stone. Just some ideas. As we're thinking about that access to programming peace and thank you for calling for bringing up the fitness instructor certification as a former fitness instructor. I can tell
you that. When there was does actually for college students providing a way to to earn some money. You know, especially off hours in different hours to help pay for college education. And
it's a great way to stay fit. So I'm all for that and saying with the stipends. >> I think we need to look need. Some of it is the amount of hours a night time. But we need to forget, encourage.
More creative ways for of it to you. When you look at ways to pay teachers to do that. Thank you. Spent. Thank you. Miss Sizemore Heizer Dr Anderson. >> Thank you. This is just a quick ask for information.
Doesn't have to happen right now. But I think I'm a little confused regarding the additional duties of some of the CTE. Teachers. So if you could outline that somewhere
because I'm not sure who it applies to, what are the some of those duties? Are we having after-school clubs where those after-school clubs and I know that Decca, Mr. McCAbe just
reminded me they do have some additional duties because I think they've had the the last one was a non-school day in the teachers have to participate there. I just want to get a sense of who is it
that we're talking about and what is it that they're Absolutely will provide that an upcoming Friday letter. Yes, ma'am. >> Thank you, Dr. Anderson. And thank you, Dr thank you.
Mistress. >> Agenda item. 7 consent agenda are adopted rules of parliamentary procedure. Robert's rules provide for consent agenda listing several items for approval of the
board by single motion. Many items listed have gone through board. Review documentation has been provided to all board members and the public in advance. I just may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member
prior to the meeting, the consent agenda is on the screen. Is there any objection to approving the consent agenda? Hearing? Seeing no objection. The consent agenda is approved. Agenda item. 8
new business. The following our new business agenda items. They're not be a vote on these items this evening. But action is scheduled and a future meeting. Agenda item. 9 board
committee reports I called MS Engine cutting for a public engagement committee report. >> So we had a very constructive conversation at our last meeting. We continued
our discussion considering what it would look like if we had a second student representative on our board. And we're going to continue
pursuing that. We've looked at done in other jurisdictions. We're also considering our discussions on proclamations and how they're divided
geographically by district who who owns the proclamation and maybe at be in charge of the proclamations for schools that
serve the entire county. And we also we're having the conversation about aligning week a committee with their curriculum committees. So those are the things that what we have been discussed
discussing. >> Thank you, Miss Saint John, putting this lady with a governance committee report. >> Thank you, chairman for Yes, governments has been meeting our last meeting. We
had a very successful meeting and that we have basically evaluated all we need to accomplish. And Dr Reid worked
very hard. To come up with a plan moving forward and so we're next meeting, unfortunately, because circumstances not for another month, but we will be tackling
probably about 11 policies and the 2 thousands. So if you're interested in join us, I believe it's on March. 28 Mont be our next meeting, but I
just really appreciate the members of the committee and the work that's being done and really appreciate Dr Reid in her support for helping You know. Tackle. But what's been
missed the last couple years. thank you. Thank you. Miss leading Mr. Done for report from the Comprehensive Planning and Development Committee. >> That's been a very busy couple months for At the
January meeting, we requested the chair and vice chair to scheduled to work Sessions. >> One on design build and construction management at risk. Methodologies along with opportunities for commercial
office space conversion and optimizing utilization existing fcps assets and the second work session on public-private partnerships and swing space. That work
session has been combined and is scheduled for May 6. In addition, we asked the facilities Planning Advisory
Council to review the most recent report produced by Fcps facilities and coronation with its outside consultant on public-private partnerships
and swing space and provide feedback CDC and the school board both on the report itself and on the staff response. More recently, we
also asked the chair and vice chair through a formal motion to schedule a closed session
thank You can continue. But I preferred if you didn't mention what the closest got, that was not the subject of
session as the first when I was we also asked to make sure that we are pursuing a board
discussion of. Aboard the board conversation on on facilities, issues. So once we have that for divorce conversation as highly by the
conversation tonight, perhaps you can resolve some of the zoning permitting issues and save some some dollars and some time. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Dunn. Agenda item 10
Superintendent matters icon Dr Reid for Superintendent Matters. Thank you, Chairman, fresh again. I just want to thank all of our custodian and food. Nutrition service employees. >> As well as our school bus
drivers, bus attendants and crossing guards just want to celebrate their work it It's so critical in particular, are drivers and bus attendants in
this inclement weather. We've had quite a run of difficult weather. want to thank our weather team. We were on the phone just before 4 o'clock this morning. Just confirming
we were ago. So appreciate Mr. Lambert, Miss a man scheme, Mr. Music. was only as are in the very early hours of the morning. And I think by now, I
think some of us are maybe a little tired, but also last night, Mr. Solomon or HR team hosting our career fair for federal workers in the
community. Just really appreciate all the efforts and our community members for showing up in being so interested in our mission-driven work here last
week. I also an opportunity earlier this week last week to speak to the county Council for Economic Opportunity as we prepare for the AI
transformation and really want to make Fairfax County point place for technology and appreciate Mister Sethi. Joining me for that conversation. We've also had
some winter graduations at Bryant in Mountain View, just all the best to our student graduates in. Thank you to our many, many staff who supported and our families who supported
them an opportunity to speak with a Centerville High School honor society and different leadership challenges and just continue to be impressed with high school students and the
commitment they make to improve their schools and their own education. Oak View Elementary School had kindness night and then it was lovely
to be there just really be thoughtful about that outside a chance to speak of the Langston Hughes, Middle School on a roll celebration. And that was a great time this
past week visited Berks, Cool. So with Principal Thomas Sweet the Bears and a lot of great learning going on as well as Kings Park Elementary School
with Principal Dottie Lynn and our Lions. And we have to look at a lot some of our benchmark advance work and then today joined a couple of our board members at Marshall High
School for World Geography class on the powers of I guess it was the French climate change our climate agreement that just a lot of good work
there. So lastly just had a chance to see 2 shows Lake Braddock spurred 4 months of Cinderella and I actually could follow the plot could I struggle with Shakespeare
sometimes? But I knew how central it was going to end. It was very well performed and produced. And then over the weekend at Mount Vernon High School walking the Winds,
American folk tales and the just we have some outstanding student performances. So thank you, Mr. Fresh. >> Thank you very much. I was
going to say something and I am to be damage or but. Quickly on my feet. All right. Agenda item, 11 board matters. The next agenda item is board
Calling each school board member to speak. This lady. >> Thank you, Chairman First off. very excited. Welcome. Principal McLaughlin S Cooper, Middle School's new principal
she was promoted internally. We're very excited to have her also attended the Herd in elementary school committee meeting on their new principal search we're excited to
because they're such great talent, both in our system in outside. So I know we will find someone come into that role also made a trip to
Richmond to work on our northern Virginia, like to talk with and work with our northern region. Elected officials met with several of them to talk about a lark talk about the importance of funding our schools. Talk
about the fear terms Department of Education and the funny we get from the federal government, we are partners with them. They fully
support Jay Lark hopefully time will will see more of money coming our way. Also want to make sure people are aware that a meeting with Supervisor Bierman on the
budget. We're doing to presentations together 2 budget town halls. The first one is March 28th 06:00PM at the McLean Community Center. And the second one is April second at High School. So I hope folks and rains will come
out and join us and hear about the county budget as well as school board budget and then also been out doing some school in community events. I also attended a Mount View high school graduation. I will
tell you it's incredibly inspiring to see those young people. And here's some of their stories. Anecdotally and just. Hear them really all
just give accolades to the faculty and they literally everyone who works there. It seems like the students find really care deeply about them. And they're learning and they're in their future.
Success of that was super special. Also attended the Robinson Speech debate tournament at Robinson Secondary School. It's been a while since I've actually watched students debate. I
went to a Lincoln Douglas debate with one of my students Langley, Logan who took second place in that division. And I'll tell you the debate I saw
she actually I thought did pretty good against the T J Young man. But you have to debate both sites and so apparently which had to beat the sides should agree as much with. But she she came in second to him. But it was it
was fascinating. And that is thing for our young people. I am. I am aware that we have a few high schools that don't have a speech or debate team and I think we need to work on that. also we need to get into
more of our middle schools. That would be something I want to see happen. Also was able to attend the Langley rise against Hunger Event a couple
weekends ago and watched. I was there when hit the gong for the for packaging. The one-month money millionth meal and about I think it was about 10 years. 12 years. Thank Mr. Man was with me. That was a
really special was great. And then last night was Franklin Sherman for the elementary school PTA meeting. love being out and seeing constituents got lots of great questions
and so hopefully dranesville will be out about hope. Maybe I can catch a Affleck gamer choir band works. Accounts are kind soon. So thank you. Thank
you, Miss Lady, Mr. Moon. Thank Thank you, Mister Chairman. I am not going on. board was places dive into that form. Asked. >> What full findings. 6
weeks. >> I but however. >> And one thing that I was on commission to ease attending Minnesota shot and then a
mountain view high school graduations. And we saw. How are you know, shouldn't work to get to the point where got you. And one of student
speakers. And want to be meeting with tomorrow morning. By way, to hear lot about experience with his ally facility and was so he's
experience with school system. If was anything, then could do more directly from him. I was just, you know, gentleman. That who came from. Yeha and
the Walker long way to Mexico and he was showing you life story. How he was able chew on. And what do supper from
teachers to score. He working for And to get to his point and graduating at the age 22, he wants to continue pursuing
education as well. So on our own water from him, I am really looking forward to that. And having the conversation tomorrow and it was. So we know that, hey,
Michigan is going to be introducing proclamation for a late Mangano supervisors in Highland at the next meeting at the next meeting. But I 81
and supervisor then retiring and find belong Shawnee. Kan was he retired. He was
recognized. You know, keeping a recommendation for having sort for 28 been on pound The children introduced he at the
time Dan Planning Commission district. Who retire since that to a gentleman Indian. He
And Stu sure for puppy. bottom to our work. And Hayward at. In 2 elections. Peeler
competitive State would uphold months. a compliment. Each And we'll show how supervisor of Highland up. >> Paul, you need him. As he's
planning commissioner because she was the best person to serve in that war. Even though. He was action opponent.
>> that's set not character. I just wanted to show you that, you know bench with the pro combination coming up. Thank you, Mr. Mr. Dunn. >> Yes, I'd like to
congratulate recognize that this in high school student, Ashley to who recently competed in the Special Olympic Winter Games in Pennsylvania where she took home 2 gold medals and one silver medal in skiing. I also want to offer congratulations.
The S and high school wrestling team for winning the National District Wrestling Tournament for the 7th straight year and their second consecutive region title. Also congratulations to South
County High School girls, basketball player Leila Lt Hall for hitting 1000 career points. Well, earning this achievement Lt helped her team bring home the win with the
final score. 51 to 47 also want to offer congratulations to entries. First play Spelling Bee winner actually in our runner-up winner Charlotte. We have had some
great recognition recently of our amazing staff by Fcps. Congratulations to South County Middle School principal Justin Simmons, the region for
outstanding principal region 6 awards. 2 men granted districts, schools, outstanding elementary school teacher verdict at Johnston
Elementary. Congratulations. new principal Jen Fallert at Island Creek Elementary. Congratulations to you as well as sending secondary teacher, Kate biology teacher at Lewis
High School. And that's standing profession employee Beth Curtis, who's a school-based acknowledge especially us at the key center. It's been an exciting few weeks and there's a lot of big issues going on. We
recently completed the virtual community meetings for school boundaries. We will have more school boundary meetings coming up later in the spring. One scenarios have been
developed for public input. And we also this past weekend had the 38th annual Vernon town meeting where I participated with many elected
officials from our county and from our federal delegation and was able to share some thoughts on the budget and issues confronting our public schools. Thank you. Thank you,
Mr. Don't Miss Sizemore Heizer. >> Thank you. And I'm glad to be sharing some really exciting things happening in the Braddock District. In first, I want start with talk about our students. I'm
thrilled to learn that Irving Middle school, 8th grader Braddock District resident at Smith's was selected along with carvings, physical science teacher. of us are to participate in Jason Arnott
stem program. It's a prestigious group of just 10 invited teachers and students travel to Portland. congratulations. That is super exciting. Also worth noting that students Robinson
Secondary school run among the 16 students selected to participate in Senator sell the cars Keys formally of the school Board High School Youth Leadership program down in
Richmond. They got to attend the legislative session and fit in on the sessions and really learn about political leadership and what a great way to learn about and experience civics education. So that was really exciting.
Couple of highlights from our excellent teachers in the Braddock District. We the 20th anniversary of Robinson's choral director. My my current
ski and the Robinson seconded course actually hosted a gala performance in his honor and also just a kudos to Paulo Riina who was the region. 4 outstanding secondary school
teachers. So congratulations. I had the honor of attending the Bryant High School graduation, as my colleague mentioned Mountain View. This is the sister school, the mountain view. And it was such an honor to here and really
just grounding to hear the stories of some of the students and all the things overcome in of in the short amount of time here to graduate move on to what I think would be very
successful. Futures I want to thank the Kings Park clings Glenn PTA for inviting me to come speak to them on February 7th as I mentioned, former fitness instructor. It was fun to go on family fitness night.
And I really as much as I love talking to the families, I really want to go dance with the students and all the different line dances that were going on. So next time try to do both. But it was really wonderful to meet with
such an energetic and Karen Group of families and talk about boundaries in middle school start times and all sorts of great speaking, which I'd also like to thank my
Cali, my partner on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors James walk-in shower. We had a nice long meeting to talk about things, foundries budget cip middle
school start times and I'm I'm grateful as always for his partnership as well. And I would be remiss if I wouldn't say thank you for attending Cinderella at Lake Braddock. It was really an amazing show
and it was the the newer production which I didn't realize it was a new productions. That was incredibly funny and well acted and clever. Same with watching along to my colleague Sandy Anderson. Once upon a
one more time for you, Britney Spears fans out there this the jukebox musical based on Britney Spears music about women empowerment. It was awesome. So I'm sorry it's over. But if you get a chance
to watch it, come check it out. some upcoming theater performances frozen journey junior Irving Middle School this weekend Seussical the musical at Robinson Middle School this weekend and the 25th annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee at Woodson High School March 7th and 8th Happy Black History Month. Thank you very much. You have no idea how resisting the temptation
to make a Britney Spears song title pun. >> But I will defer Mr. McDaniel. I have no board
members. Dr Anderson. But I had to one more time. >> Just a fresh eye. First of
all, I want to say thank you to the Justice choir for their rendition tonight of the Lift. Every Voice. >> And saying it was really wonderful for them to be able to share that with us. I was
very excited to participate yesterday, along with MS Marion and Saint John Cunning at the Black History celebration that took place at Carter G Woodson, high school
that was hosted by the equity office. It's just a way justice that we were able to have that event take place at Carter G Woodson where he
started National N**** League, which became Black History Month. So it was particularly poignant and those students who performed were just terrific. It was just a very
impressive program. So thank you to staff who helped to put that together. I do want to say congratulations to the Mason District students for a number of things, starting with those who have earned the
Student Peace Awards this year. Their projects are impressive and inspiring. And I'm really looking forward to celebrating with you this well
next week, we have sake not go from high school Sheree Bala from Falls Church high School. >> The Muslim Student Association from Justice High School. The scent of Smile
Club from TJ. Congratulations to all of you. Also want to say congratulations to the a high school theater company
there were named the vhsl Kwan region, one act champions. And Mister. Oh, my goodness. Mister De Rose was very
impressed and share this with us yesterday, as was it yesterday, Mister Moon yesterday, MS the moon and I we visited high school with
Supervisor Jimenez and Congress buyer to visit any raise class Tucker, the crescendo agenda crescendo orchestra as well as the theater class, which we're inclusive opportunities for
all students. And we had a chance to dance a little bit and participate. It was really wonderful. So thank you to the staff there for entertaining U.S.. I do want to say good
luck to these talented students and their teacher Musk highly Murray as they move on to the state championship in Charlottesville. So again, go
Adams last month Fcps presented 9 schools with awards for outstanding school communications and 5 of those were awarded to Mason District Schools and then newsletter
Category Falls Church academy and window took home prizes and the website category. We had prizes from an adult Harris Elementary and social media went to an end, a high
school and Columbia Elementary. I do want to remind the community that the brand Mark Construction update. It's been rescheduled
multiple times both times with snow. It's going to hopefully happen next week. The 27th at 6.30. So please, mark your calendars. I thought I heard.
The thing. That's it tonight. Thank you, Dr, Anderson, Mr. Mckelvie. Thank you. Miss Dixon.
>> The I did want to share. That is a during week feb reaches 16 to 22. This year's theme was designed your future is a bar Senate bid in juniors
and engaging students. Fcps family and school partnership has put out a new set of lot of good resources for exploring 30 years Engineering's cam. Some high
school scholarship opportunity for I encourage you all to look at the news that are and K Street take advantage of those opportunities. Chantilly High School received the best
of the Web award at the school communicators conference had last week. This is granted to school that have upside featuring innovative and creative content. That is up
to date. Easy to read accessible and informative with graduation to Principal. Amy, good low and technology specialist Emily Felon. So
proud of CPS students to winning 809 awards for outstanding artwork, which includes lot of students from Sully district come dressed to
693 Fcps student met. It's gone. Medics commended scholar this risen a 10% increase in commander scholar for Fcps compared to 2023. We have many
Solis said the student from students Sunday District Court in Saint John, the Bene, gee, I me not to be jet on from DJ high schooler along the 8 FCB as Regeneron Science Scholars
who met relations to all amazing students. And I did visit welcome element said any of it, Mr. McDaniel and we had a really good time there. This
is an amazing school that so many programs and there they have Chinese office program proud of that. told us they do the whole. They've actually bought a dragon for through
their PDA and to celebrate that every year and we did it. I did attend the Mountain View High School graduation ceremony and it was very
touching, just like Mr. Molins shared the we were all in all of the students, how they made possible for themselves and and moving to college after
graduating. I do want to share the 10th. I'm doing a joint town hall that the supervisor Kathy Smith, it's a budget town hall at Rocky Run Middle school from 07:00PM to
09:00PM. Both county budget and RF CPS budget really present it. And we will be speaking with the constituents. Thank you so much. Everyone have a good night. Thank Sticks it the
same as Mayor. Yes, well, I do want to honor Black History Month this month, although we know that black history is American history. So we just particularly elevated this month.
>> But certainly we need to continue to elevate the stories that many of us don't know. There's actually really need book that was shared that evening. And I hope that we can get that more in her
classrooms about local history and the black community in Fairfax. And I'd love to see more of our students on local field trips exploring because we really are the senator of
where that history begins. I was delighted to go to the middle school district performance last weekend. It was mostly for 5 schools in some of the northern Virginia. just amazing. I mean,
these are what, 13, 14 15 year-old children singing Aldi. And singing American folk songs from Appalachia.
They sing a song from 1492. Just amazing. This classic car show is slated to go see that gallery. I encourage you. Rethink your entertainment head over to Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale
and just look at the art. It will blow you away. So is there for the next few weeks. And next I'm looking forward to attending an event hosted by leadership, Fairfax, which is going to honor 3
individuals in our fcps family in Reston, 2 students, 9th grader Lucille and Tumble. An 8th grader ever. Avery McCUSKER recognized for their summer clothing drive and distribution event completed as part of Girl Scout Silver
Award Project in which they collected 383 pounds of clothing organized. 26 volunteers and served 112 customers at a distribution event. So again, Ethan and
greater, we're also going to be honoring Langston Hughes, principal, Dr Hermann My Cell, who will be receiving. Then the Northern Virginia Leadership Award for educational leadership.
Finally, I want to wish around time of Iraq for all of those who will be observing the holiday that begins next Friday. Thank you. Thank you. Miss Mary receipt and counting. I'd like to thank
the tireless work are custodians, bus drivers and food service personnel every day. >> I'd also like to thank the staff of our school board office. We couldn't do our work with all you do to
support I truly do. A priest. Appreciate each and every one of you. This month we celebrate black history and the many contributions of black Americans to communities
and beyond. I encourage you to take time to learn about the rich black history right here in the Franconia District, including the World Grove School, located at 68 40 Bilious Street built by
formerly enslaved individuals in the 18 80's World Growth School provided education for the first generation of black children born free. Despite resistance from white residents operating until
1932, it remains the only surviving African-Americans house in northern Virginia today, the restored one room schoolhouse serves as a living museum offering visitors a glimpse into the life of
students in the 1920's. Yesterday morning, I had the pleasure of celebrating the birthday of the late great John Lewis said John Lewis High School. The place of Kerry says legacy every single
day. Their dedication to service, justice and leadership in bodies. Everything Congressman Lewis stood for. I ended the night with the honor of stepping in to deliver remarks on behalf
of Chairman Fish at Fcps Black History Month kickoff at Woodson High School. The evening was informative, joyful and enjoyed by all. I attended Bryan High School's
Winter graduation and celebrated a group of resilient, determine and hardworking graduates who have reached a my major milestone. I wish them all the best in their future endeavors.
Earlier in the month, I spent some time at Lewis High School at Lewis High School, first meeting, the talent that that this begins after the rehearsal for the one act play Trifles which placed second at pick. One regional theater won
a competition on February 18th. I also want to send congratulations to the Edison High School thespians who also performed to Edison students. Nippy Pulaski and coral reefs
received gold medals. Then I attended the district wrestling match. Congratulation to all the incredible athletes who competed in those who were supposed to participated state on Saturday. But snow has
postponed until next week. Edison won the AAC One regional championship for the second year in a row. huge thank you to Lewis High School for hosting the event and
hosting that lunch adore over them for volunteers and sponsors for their support in making this a success, although it is 6 tastefully, I would like to wish everyone a
happy Valentine's Day and send out the message that was this year's theme from Mount Vernon with Elementary. And I think it's a thing that is important for all of us. It has to lead
with love, teach with love and learn with love our students and community will be the better for it. But it's not Miss Anderson. Everyone have a
wonderful evening. Thank you, Miss Anderson. Really quickly, I will have the Providence District Budget Town hall, a supervisor Palchik. >> On Monday, March 10th from
7 to 08:30PM, at the gym Scott Community Center on Baden. So I hope everybody will come out and rcp. You can find more information on Supervisor
Palchik swept site and our respective Facebook pages. And I will keep it short. We have a chance to end this meeting
before 10, 30. I have earn at 10. 26.