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♪ ♪ >> This April 23rd 2026 regular meeting of the Fairfax County school board will now come to order. Please stand
for the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a moment of silence and a pre-recorded poor performance of the national anthem by the Centerville High School's Symphonic Choir under the
direction of Susan Craft. I
pledge allegiance.
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>> is an easy seek. >> We have one more round of applause for amazing students.
Mr. Dunne has submitted a written request or request to attend tonight's meeting remotely due to a medical conflict and is located in Roanoke, Virginia. I have performed an initial review of
Mr. Dunn's request and having found it to be in compliance with the school boards, remote participation. I have approved the request, Mr. Dunne, we see you. Can you please check your
audio for us. Yes. Can you hear Yes, I now ask all board members who are physically present to vote on the following. All those in favor of confirming the chairs
approval, Mr. Dunn's request, Mr. Fresh mayor and Mr. McElveen St. John-Cunning misleading Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Moon and myself, all those
oppose Dr. Anderson. Misma Conan has submitted a request to attend tonight's meeting remotely due to a person conflict due to an academic commitment and is located in
Lorton Virginia. I have performed an initial review of Mister Cohen's request and have been found have found it to be in compliance with the school boards. Remote participation resolution. And I have approved the request.
As Ms MacKinnon. Joining us at okay. We will circle back. Accounting. Can you please check your audio and video?
>> Is my on video on. >> I can hear you just can't see you. Thank you so much.
Perfect. >> I'm a lot now board members who are physically present to vote on the following. All those in favor of confirming the chairs approval of Co's request. >> Mr. Fresh this mayor and Mr. McElveen. Ms. Lady St.
John-Cunning Ms. Dixit Mr. Danon, Mr. Moon and myself, all those opposed all those of state abstaining Dr. Anderson.
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WWW Dot Fcps. you backslash board docs. Tonight's meeting is being broadcast on channel 99. Verizon files Channel 11 and live streamed on YouTube
on and on our website at WWW DOT CPS DOT Edu slash live stream. Agenda item. 3.0 3 proclamation honoring administrative support
professionals month calling Mr. First for a proclamation. Thank you. >> Whereas administrative support professionals provided key support in schools and central office throughout the Fairfax County Public Schools
each day. And where has our administrative assistance, executive assistance, executive administrative assistants and senior executive assistants support our school-based administrators, central office
executives and leadership team members throughout the county to ensure smooth and efficient operations of their assigned offices. And whereas school-based and central office finance technicians and
assistants, Grande's technicians, payroll and accounts tax. technicians and business operations assistance provide support for the auditing budgeting and purchasing processes that
directly builds on fcps his commitment to compliance and fiduciary responsibility. And whereas transportation assistance and to technicians and food service assistance,
working operations to provide safe transportation, attended support and nutritious food to approximately 130 1180 1000 students with fcps and whereas
office assistance, student Information and Services School Health Services liaisons and family liaisons work to welcome families to our schools and provide
accurate student data resources and engagement for our diverse families in Fcps. And whereas in the school board officer admitted straight of assistant staff staff aides and support tech
one and 2 rules provide crucial administrative and financial tasks to ensure the board meetings run smoothly and so board members can do the work necessary to collaborate and serve the
students and community of Fairfax County, Public Schools now, therefore, be it resolved that the Fairfax County School Board recognizes April 2026. as administrative support professionals Month. And
thanks to the wide variety of administrative support professionals for their vital roles in supporting the mission and vision of Fairfax County, Public Schools. Is there a second? I second. Thank you, Mr. Perrin.
>> I will call for a vote. All those in favor, Mr. Freshness, mayor Mr. McElveen St. John-Cunning. Ms. Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Moon Dr.
Anderson, Mr. Dunne and myself. That is that is unanimous board members.
Agenda item. 3.0 4 bus driver, bus attendant and crossing Guard appreciation month icon Mr. Dunne for Proclamation. >> As the celebration of
School bus drivers, bus attendants and crossing Guard appreciation Month honors the vital staff to ensure our Fairfax County Public Schools, Fcps student travel to and
from school and upon full and safe manner. School transportation is an important issue for all citizens of Fairfax County students, staff parents, drivers, pedestrians
and neighbors. And whereas our fcps boss and van drivers must complete a rigorous training program of classroom instruction, student management and behind the
wheel driving our 1113 fcps bus drivers and 81 van drivers drive a total of 81,404 miles daily to safely transport are
131,000 fcps student riders to and from 43,329 bus stops. They log in over 60 million miles per school year. And
whereas CBS bus attendant accomplish their duties and often go beyond the requirements of their position as they regularly work and communicate with school administration. Public officials, parents and
students in order to prioritize student safety and wealthy. And whereas fcps crossing guards are at their post every day and all kinds of weather directing
pedestrian and automobile traffic to ensure the safety of our students arriving at and leaving from their schools. They're often the first and last Miles, as our students navigate too. And
from school. And now, therefore be it resolved. The Fairfax County School board recognizes April 2026. As school bus driver must attend crossing Guard appreciation
Month and wholeheartedly commend them for their diligence and safely transporting and guiding the schoolchildren of Fcps. >> Is their second Thank you, Mr. Moon I'm sorry. Outcome
for the vote. All those in favor, Mr. Freshness, Marin, Mr. McElveen St. John-Cunning. Ms. Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, Mr. Dunne and myself, that is
unanimous for all board members. Agenda item. 3.0 6 Holocaust Remembrance Day. Yom
Hashoah proclamation school year. 26 5.26. icon must except for a proclamation. >> That is cost was the gunman sponsors systemic slaughter of
6 million Jews who are targeted by the Nazis for extermination, but the final solution directive resulting in and then they shun off 66% of the Jewish population and
Venice, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize Peace Prize winner Weisel. The Holocaust is not an example asking inhumanity to man. It is a man in
humanity to Jews. And that is Nick us was a genocide to specifically and intentionally targeted use powered by Anti-Semitism based on Trump's
and conspiracies, frustrated by for millennia in society's and that is the distinguishing factor of the Holocaust. Is that in just lies? Ation of genocide to exterminate mass
quantities of Jews as efficiently as possible, including using gas chambers and is between 90 to 83 and 1945. Naci Germany and his
collaborators also targeted Roma people with disabilities and Foles with destruction for dissipation based on racial at snake. Our national reasons
and millions more have also suffered a previous operation Art and death, including members of the Lgbtqia plus Community Joel help Joe Hol
FAA's witnesses. So business of war. And for that to go, descendants and there education about the head of Holocaust is a to insured such
atrocities never cover your first growing Anti-Semitism and considered at Hanukkah survivors and their descendants. Including those were the generation from
survivors live here now, CBS and Fairfax County community and venison Fcps student to see Holocaust education nationally in grade 7, 10 11
spurt and lineman to the state social studies standards for Rich list of CBS that UK to receive professional development. The content for modernization such as a Jewish community relation Council
Capital Jewish Museum and Virginia Holocaust Museum. The Frank museum, Smithsonian echoes and reflections and more now, therefore, be it
resolved that the Fairfax County School board proclaims April 14, 2026 as Holocaust are members in state in the memory of the victims for the Holocaust and its legacy from
which learning community continues and therefore, before the result that the Fairfax County School Board encourages every member far
community to set to aside moments off their time each to consider that over 6 million people murdered. The Hennis resolve off unfettered hatred
and personal commitment to being up steps stand or with the people's freedom and right to live in peace. Is there a second? Thank you, Mr. Gannon. I will call for a vote. All
those in favor. >> Mr. Fresh Aaron. Mister McElveen missing John-Cunning mislead the Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, Mr. Dunne and myself. That is
unanimous for all board members. >> I would like to welcome all those here in support of the Holocaust Remembrance Day proclamation to fees during
the board for a photo in the
front of the dice.
>> I would like to welcome all those here in support of the school bus driver, bus attendant and crossing Guard Appreciation Month proclamation to please join
the board for a photo at the
front of the dice.
I would like to welcome all those here in support of the proclamation honoring administrative support professionals month. The police joined the board
for a photo at the front of
the Diet.
Genders. And that
was our last photo. >> Agenda item for board
business. >> Our Chris may practices to introduce new business at least one meeting before taking that action of business item, however, due to its nature and makes sense to
consider new business item. 10.0 8 resolution encouraging delayed smartphone adoption until 8th grade tonight as an item under board business that's asked to suspend the rules to take up new business
item. 10.0 8 resolution encouraging delayed smartphone adoption until 8th grade. After all scheduled fitness. Business items is their second. Is there a second?
Thank you, Dr. Anderson. >> There's a motion on the floor to suspend rules to take up new business agenda item. 10.0 8 resolution encouraging delayed smartphone adoption
until 8th grade. After all scheduled for business items. This motion is not debatable and not amenable. A two-thirds in a two-thirds vote in favor is needed to adopt the motion
to suspend the rules to take up the new business item. If the agenda, if the vote does not meet threshold in this motion will this motion item will stay on the new business
counter. All those in favor. Mr. Fresh this mayor and Mr. McElveen St. John-Cunning, Ms. Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Danon, Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, Mr. Dunne.
All those abstaining. That's me. The motion is adopted in the clerk is instructed to reclassify agenda item. 10.0 8
resolution encouraging delayed smartphone adoption until 8th grade it as an action item for 0, 0, 2, Agenda item. 4.0 one
resolution dedicating the Louis field at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology icon Dr. Anderson for Resolution. >> Thank you. I move that the
school board approved the following resolution dedicating the stadium field at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. To to the John
Lewis field. Whereas Mr. Van Lewis served as the first head football coach. Lewis is right
here. Please rise. I apologize. I probably ships at that. Thank you. Miss them. >> You have to wait. It's a
lack, I >> Okay. So let's go ahead and get started. Where as Mister Van Lewis served as the first head football coach at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science Technology from 1988
to 1996 guiding the team to the playoffs and its inaugural season and establishing a lasting culture of excellence. And whereas coach Lewis is a member of the Northern
Virginia Football Hall of Fame and the Thomas Edison High School Hall of Fame honors that reflect his outstanding contributions to the sport of
football and to education. And whereas coach Lewis has mentored countless student athletes and assistant coaches, many of whom have been elevated to head coaches,
thereby extending his influence across generations. And whereas as an educator, physical education teacher and assistant director of student
activities. Coach Lewis has positively impacted the lives of students beyond athletics while providing unwavering support to be department. And
whereas Coach Lewis is distinguished coaching career includes a state championship at Thomas Edison High School in 2006. 5 consecutive
regional championships. Appearences. Numerous national district championships and the mentorship of many student athletes who have advanced to
collegiate opportunities. And whereas coach Luis exemplifies leadership mentor, ship integrity in a lifelong commitment to developing young people both on and off the
field. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Fairfax County school board here by names, the stadium field, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science Technology. Van
Louis Field in honor of this extraordinary coach educator and mentor whose enduring legacy. We'll continue to inspire generations of students and athletes. Is
their second. Thank you, Mr. Moon Doctor and a stingy like to speak your motion. Yes, absolutely. Firstly, I do want to say thank you to Mister McKay, the principal to TJ for
bringing this to my attention to that of Mister Moan because without his facilitation, we most likely would not have been in this conversation. The formal resolution that I just
offered catalogs, the many accomplishments of coach to assist career. But while the resolution is really good at listing dates and titles, it cannot fully capture the heart
that coach Lewis poured into this division and not just T J. We are honoring a man who didn't just do a job. He fulfilled a calling. He inspired countless student
athletes to excel academically, athletically and personally guiding them they develop into confident successful young adults. Coach
challenged and courage and empowered his players on and off the field. One of his former students stated that coach Lewis is assist on taking pride in your work.
Striving for perfection, playing with a positive attitude, staying humble and committed to continuous improvement has served him throughout his life as a
professional as a leader. And as a person. Coach, Luis clearly has had excellent results on the field but most importantly, he's focused on
the student part of student athletes and his emphasis on developing good character, sportsmanship and integrity. The key findings of his work.
Coach Lewis did not have a win at all cost approach. Rather, he fostered the development of individuals with strong morals. With strong commitment
to work ethic and perseverance to the sport he loved. Mr. Lewis, on behalf of the board and community and most importantly, the thousands of
students who have benefited from your dedication. Mr.
Moon, would you like to speak your second? >> Thank you, Madam First over a little thank doctor Anderson for giving me an honor to work with you. And developing resolution. I'm happy to do
this as the not only is, you time serving school with him I thought it was. So as parent. To form are teaching students.
I just I can put this resolution. stands out about this to one release? He's not only what he built with in one school. But impact he had
across entire reason. His influence extended way beyond the singer. Team legend the nation. I think not in this and talk about that being recognized in the Dordogne
Virginia footballer community. of something deeper. His work helped shape the product purchased over the sports in DC area. Setting a stand guard
on to know what. That kind impact is rare. He means his presence was not just on one field cross many feelings for
many programs. Cochise and students who counties for it. What they learned from him. Tonight's action doesn't widen on the It connects to a place
to legacy that already is reached far behind. sure is down. Future students will be part of something larger than and something do with the time
through dedication and purpose. And I want to thank you for helping many, many of our students and coaches and others. is my great honor to
second recognition. I call on Miss Dixon. >> So I had the opportunity to meet a on the Lewis and his
outside the school and VA had to be and walked inside together and that time, obviously, I knew this is the nation's happening today. But just reading about it in and
listening to my colleagues, I just want to see thank you for your service having school field named after you. This is
for It's a legacy or evening for the future generation. For all the student athletes that coming to play there. And now that's a legacy I would want to leave for myself one day.
Is every really thankful to what you have done for our school system. Thank you. Coach Lewis, I want to say
thank you. As I listen to the ACA leads, it reminded me that sometimes it takes a lifetime to do the work that you do. And from where I sit, things never seem to go fast enough. But when you look at
>> the dark of someone's career, it just reminds me that one person can make such a big difference. And I hope that these are the moments where hope that more of the public could see the amazing
educators that we have here. And how could we even question things like supporting after school sports or the I do have a budding 7th grader who is just starting flag football
and he loves it and we love it. And it's just I just really personally thank you for everything you've done in the legacy. It helps me even I work. Thank you.
>> Seeing no others were going to go and call for the votes. All those in favor, Mr. Fresh, Mr. Mair and Mr. McElveen St. John-Cunning. Ms. Lady Ms.
Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, Mr. Dunne and myself, that is unanimous.
Congratulations. Agenda item. 4.0 2 resolution encouraging delayed smartphone adoption until 8th grade icon, Mr. Yes,
we're gonna do it after. Delayed. Smartphone adoption until 8th grade icon, Mr. Michel mean for a resolution.
>> I move that the school board adopt a resolution encouraging delayed smartphone adoption until 8th grade. That reads. Whereas the Fairfax County School board is committed to the academic success, well-being and
healthy development of all students. And whereas no scientific research confirms that the prefrontal frontal cortex, the region of the brain governing judgment, impulse control continues to
develop throughout early adolescence, making children under the age of 14, particularly vulnerable to addiction like patterns of smartphone, use, whereas a growing body of scientific
evidence demonstrates that early and heavy smartphone use is associated. The significant negative effects on students sleep behavior, mental health susceptibility to cyber
bullying and academic engagement. And this research is consistent with and supports fcps cellphone policies. And whereas the United States surgeon general's advisory has warned
of the risks of use social media use most often access via smartphones, recommending delaying access to social media until after middle school. And whereas research further shows that families
are significantly more likely to delay smartphone, adoption when they're not acting alone. And whereas schools are uniquely positioned to help establish healthier community
norms through consistent messaging and community building and initiatives such as the wait until 8 pledge that demonstrated the community-based approaches can effectively create shared commitment among families,
reducing social pressure and enabling healthier decisions for children. And whereas supporting Austin's includes ensuring equitable access to resources that enable
participation communication, health, safety and self-regulation, including assistive technologies for a wide ranging disability related needs consistent with
individuals with Disabilities Education Act idea and the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA and efforts to promote healthy technology habits should distinguish between non-essential smartphone, use
and the use of technology as an accommodation or support and should be implemented in ways that foster inclusion and avoid stigmatizing students who rely on such tools. And whereas the school board seeks
to empower families with the resources and strength of community support needed to make informed decisions together, not mandate personal technology choices for any family. Now, therefore, be it
resolved the Fairfax County School board supports delayed development, appropriate smartphone use as a community norm and recommends that fcps families delay providing their children with smartphones for
non-essential use and to the completion of 8th grade encourages participation and community-based initiatives and empowers the superintendent and staff to disseminate resources that
promote delayed smartphone, adoption. their second second Dr. Anderson. Mr. Record. When you do like to speak, your motion. Yes, thank Madam First
of all, I want to thank the community members who have been such strong advocates many years, but particularly this year as this board has
work to develop and continue to advance its cellphone policies. Sometimes this board has to be pushed to do the right thing. Not necessarily because we don't want to
because social issues often impacts schools and school boards. Before they impact other areas of society. So it incumbent upon us as leaders.
That preside over schools and school systems. To lead. And that's exactly what we're doing tonight. We're taking a leadership role encouraging families to wait until 8th
grade for self for smartphone use and adoption. So I'm grateful to my colleagues for allowing this motion to be considered tonight and I look
forward to the vote. Dr. Anderson, inject speech or second. >> Yes, just very briefly. I do want to say thank you to miss a map will mean for one bringing this up as a form
topic a few weeks ago and to bring it up here as a resolution. There were a couple of things that you did that I thought was really a great model for our your
inclusive nature, not just to get the feedback of everybody on this board, but also of community because some of the components that showed up here were not part of your original
draft. So thank you for that. >> Having said that, we have all in some form or fashion have made reference to this kind of thinking. >> And it's nice to be able to correlate that into a cohesive
statement that just lends out support to the fact that we do want our kids to have more childhood back in less of the screen time. I'm a big proponent of that as a parent even impose that on my teenage
years. They don't love it. But thank you for allowing us the opportunity to make the statement. Mr. Tan. Thank you
very much. It's fun to take a moment and share my colleague after Anderson said they were really grateful that you brought this forward. This is phenomenal. I think we as you stated, bringing multiple
groups together around something that I think we all agree. It is important. just, you know, to our families, but for educational outcomes. Right thing kids from there on the bus, on the playground,
the table to engage in that meaningful human to human interaction to boost entire community. And I noticed that a number of ongoing discussions. That's when a call. appreciate the the input from members of the
disabilities advocacy community around this as well because but one recognize that no 2 kids are the same people use devices in the same way in our times. And kids may need
to use the device top, communicate and so forth. And I really appreciate you working and thinking through being very operative and
doctor about needs those Thank you. >> So I'd like to support this event And Mister McLean, thank
for bringing this to the board. I did. A deuce mentioned that in the forum discussing that that I actually believe invade to 9
and out my lunch. came to me and many of those younger student and said I'm a mom. I don't want to fall into line and high school so ended up in the follow through. He got his
first menu as a 9th straight. So I think students also have to understand, though, the benefits our, you know, pros and cons of having a digital
device and actually the of school board cannot enforce this VR just kind of guiding here. But it is our parent community. It's our I just
just the world around us is to become they're, you know, kids, kids and car grade and second grade have phones now, you know, we live without them right? When we were growing up. So I think that's
possible. But at the same time, I would say any students will need the technology a patient communication and sort disabilities and any anybody who has that need to support
them for education on and their purposes. I don't want to restrict them. We're not here to put any destruction. Anyone. This is simply the step in the direction to work with you all as veterans jet.
You do that. But their children and that they can use our smartphones. So thank you for your time. And all the
federal case of come here. Thank you. >> Yes, very excited to support throughout my tenure as a counselor and director, I often held up the phone and every parent meeting and told
people please don't buy And if you do charge your room, don't let your children charge in the room. I've stood behind that all along. So I I think also want to say, you know,
really developmentally. 9th graders are ready for this. The dopamine hits that come with it. The social media, you know, comes with it. The gambling that our kids are doing on these phones now, all
the things that are happening so the conversations need to be in your homes. I think we as adults need to do a better job policing ourselves. You know, I know that, you know, I carry 2 of these around
because I have 2 jobs, man. It's my kids who would call me out sometime. They're grown now. I have grandkids and they have put a tablet from any of them yet. Thank goodness but,
you know, it takes all of us and it takes demonstrating discipline. But even when the time comes for, you do purchase one of these. Please make sure you understand the controls you can put on it that you can. You know,
eliminate them from doing certain things on their phones and build relationships and dialogue because you want them to develop healthy use healthy
uses, not abuse of the phone right? So that's just what I want to say. excited about this. Glad that this grassroots it's happening because I've always believed that takes a community to raise kids as a lifelong
educator. We're in this together. We can't do it on the school site without the parent support. And you can't do a lot of what you're doing without support. So we're one
and the same and we're in this together and let's just let's help our kids get healthier, play more. Create more. Get outside more. Go look for for
4 leaf clovers. You know, my wife can find one every time she walks clover passion. I've never found one foot anyhow. Let's get outside. And let's exercise and do things besides
the Thank you. Mr. Fish. Thank you. I'm grateful to Mr. McElveen for bringing this forward Dr. Anderson, I've been putting this in my newsletter for a few months and I will say
>> that of the things that I put, my newsletter doesn't matter where I put this in. My newsletter gets the most responses from from parents. And I echo the course of board members encouraging families
to take the pledge and to take it a step further just because you're taking a pledge for 8th, you know, for 8th does not mean that the floodgates open and 9th. You have an
opportunity to select the right settings on your child's cell phone. If you don't know how to do that, you can look at Dr Anderson's newsletter. You can look at my newsletter. We regularly share how you do this with a Google, smart
phone. How you do this with an iPhone so that you can lock it down and you can decide what types of things they can have on their phone. You know, this is a partnership and I think
this is a positive moving the right direction. But this resolution has no teeth unless parents help make it happen.
>> Thank you. Thank you. Have to just be for the I'm happy to support resolution. one for the PD. >> The key. They're going
impact Get nature. The smartphone has to on a Not just those, you know, 9 respect on a bus. Perhaps
parents as well. Right? Grandparents when people family gets together at the dinner table that's not putting smartphones, has to start week. Grown-ups. ICE 200
to not where and night. Maybe an a G thing. However. You know, I gave up my smart phone
to my bed at some time ago and he has gotten better. >> And I'm sure many of you will agree with me on that. So Madani PD Leung streets. As
St. John-Cunning. >> So I I too want to echo what a lot of my colleagues have said. As a parent liaison. A lot of my job was to speak with parents and
particularly parents that were not familiar with technology and sometimes help them engage. I had parents that didn't know how to turn on the computer and also with the phone, a lot of parents see
other kids that have a phone and think that they have to get the phone for their kid to, you know, make sure that their kid has everything. just like Ms. Lady, I would say
once once you give a kid this you're inviting a lot of things into your home that you would not open the door to. So you do have to learn how to use the settings. have to learn how to make sure that
it's safe. What I want to echo is. Yes. Take the pledge. I was one of those moms that. Never let my kids play video
games. And later in life they told me, mom, everybody wants to play with us because they can be just because you never >> But that's okay. Became
very creative kids if you take the as a parent, please engage in the practice because it doesn't help. If you're telling your kid. You can't
have this or don't use this. But you sitting there using that and that goes with anything the way we model behavior to the kids. We can help saying that. We're going
to encourage this at our schools. But if you're not engaging in the practice, then that's not supporting us. And as a family liaison, I would always say you are the best
advocate for your kids. Our educators, fire the people that can help educate your kids and help them learn how to use tools. And I would always see the heart. You come
together as the parent. We come together a school in your child's in the middle. And I think that's the strongest partnership we can have. So I really encourage all of our
parents to model the behavior. Of not using this self. >> Seeing no others. I will call for a vote each all those
in favor, Mr. Fresh mayor and Mr. McElveen Misty John-Cunning Ms. Lady Mistick said Mr. Dan and Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, Mr. Dunne. And I'm abstaining. I would like
Please read the vote. Sorry, Mr. Spot 10, 0, One. The motion carries. Thank you. I would like to welcome all those here in support of the resolution encouraging delayed
smartphone adoption until 8th grade to please join the board
for a photo at the front of
the diocese.
>> Understanding the need for better understanding and support for students living with chronic health conditions, especially those that are not always visible. Many students are dealing with ongoing chronic health conditions such as chronic pain, autoimmune conditions
and other long-term health challenges. The students often come to school while managing symptoms that make it hard to focus, participate and even can attend school consistently, however, because these conditions are not
always visible, they're frequently misunderstood too often. Students in the situation are labeled as unmotivated or inconsistent when in reality they are doing their best to keep up while managing real help from that
Haitians, this misunderstanding can lead to students feeling discouraged or unsupported environment where they should be encouraged to succeed. I'm asking the school board to consider ways we can better support the students. This can
include clear accommodations for attendance, flexibility, more consistent communication between school staff, students and families and increased awareness among staff about
chronic illnesses and ended in visible disabilities. No student. These will not, but we're academic standards. They ensure that all students can meet those academic standards
and have a fair opportunity to meet them. No student should have to choose between managing their health and accessing their education with greater understanding and small but meaningful adjustments. We can make our school more equitable and
supported for everyone. Thank you so much for your time and
consideration. >> Nolen E R Go well.
>> Hello, my name is Nala any other. Well, and I'm a 6th grader at Ridge Elementary School. I would like to talk to you about the Spanish immersion program. I am an and I ask you to please continue
when I go to middle and high school for the last 4 years at Little Ridge. And even before I've been in the Spanish immersion bilingual program, my house, we really only speak
English. So school is the only place that I have really that I really have an opportunity to learn this language. In school. I had a chance to learn other subjects like math, science and math in
Spanish. This is really great because I'm learning the language. Ryan also learning the subject in school. It's hard to this way for sure, but also helps me do more than just read and write in
Spanish, which I only do for half an hour each day, the extra time hearing in reining in Spanish and science and math means that I get more time to practice the language and really learn to use it
next year. I'm going to 10 Robinson sic school site throughout Robinson secondary school at Robinson. I've been told that I can take our Spanish classes for another
year or 2. If I want to. But there are any classes Riken learns other subjects in Spanish. I'm afraid that I'm going start to learn to lose
what I've works. Hard to learn. My mom tells me that learnings like muscle, you even use it or you lose it. I want to keep using it. But for me to do that, I need at least
one class every year where you can learn a new subject Spanish to keep my Spanish strong. By the time I graduate from high school. My mom has a
job in technology come and it knowledge. You company where Latin America. I really hope that language that school can help me get a job Sunday to like my mom. But I need your help. I don't really
understand why you giving teachers in classes learn something more important elementary school stop. considering please consider growing that immersion program for me and maybe the other beyond elementary school. I
want to help. >> He's learning that.
>> Leslie Borgen, hey Jen. Good evening. I'm here to speak about the removal of hybrid work and it's real impact on the effectiveness of
myself and my colleagues. I'm a former classroom teacher and now serve on the it fast team helping teachers with the tech with tech support and supporting the systems they rely on every day. Long before
COVID it and other departments had a form of hyper telework prior to this year. I personally have leverage hybrid work environment for about a decade to effectively and efficiently perform
various roles in Fcps. In office stays. I collaborated with colleagues and in the quietness of empty house, I was able to complete tasks requiring deep thinking concentration and focus nearly
all my work is done on a computer and 90% of my meetings are still virtual. But now I drive every day to the office to work in an open cubicle. While my colleagues
and I cycle between different zoo meetings and calls with teachers, staff and vendors, the constant overlap of conversations, least to distractions and interruptions. We have few options for quiet work
environments, leaving some people to take meetings from the parking lot in their cars. And yet our work still requires the focus such as our current meticulous review of every require training for
teachers and staff for next year. We read every caption take every quiz, Czech excess ability and functionality. I previously used my 2 tele work
days a week for this type of focused work producing higher quality results, more efficiently. Under pillar see of the strategic plan Fcps commits to valuing staff voice
and supporting balance workloads. And yet this policy change was implemented without employee input and frankly has made us feel devalued, demoralized. Leadership does
not seem to understand our unique work in needs and nor do we feel trusted. I urge you to restore the previous hybrid telework policy. It would be an easy free and powerful way
to demonstrate that we are valued as trusted professionals allowing us to
continue supporting fcps. Liz Pass Alega. Good evening. My
name is Liz Vasily get and I'm a teacher at Katherine Johnson, Middle School. I'm here at the group. Parents for intentional technology as a concerned educator and new parent. I'm here today to share what I've seen as a
result of the fcps one to one device model. These devices are a major disruption to learning. The attention for these devices is far from the reality that we observe every day in the classroom and
middle school students live on their Chromebooks. And as teachers, we do not have the resources to ensure that students are on task. We have a light speed. The program meant to monitor students and block sites. However, at light
speed frequently crashes requires constant monitoring and kids are coming up with new ways to circumvent it every day. Our school pulled data on referrals and found that acceptable use policy violations accounted for. 34
1% of all minor referrals this year, not reflected in the statistic are the many moments, Mister Online by teachers and the pernicious culture of multitasking that comes with from a key us. The
second issue with these these devices is that their constant use leads to low quality learning an over-reliance on teacher support, for example, most of my students struggle to read basic instructions and
the flounder when they're given multi step problems, they have been trained on FEMA, 5 platforms filled with been clicking and frequent feedback. We are failing our students when we steal from them. The opportunity to learn
one of schools, most important skills independently working through challenging tasks, one to one device is also present an equity issue. I'm a general education, math teacher. But all of my classes had English
language learners. I see how they benefit from peered appear discussion, writing with pencil and paper and engaging frequently face to face with their teacher. These opportunities are significantly reduced when a Chromebook is in front of
them. Many of us as teachers are doing our absolute best on its return to the classroom. But it is not enough. I'm asking you today to shift away from the one to one device model at Fcps and support
teachers in creating attack reduce curriculum. I also ask that you gather data and our district so we can truly understand the clear problem. We have a screen time. It's not just the phones. It's the
computers, Thank you. Gallop on guard. I'm here to address
the Fcps title one office budget proposal that 17 of our title, one schools will have a reduction in their social work support for next school year. Mason Crest, Bailey's effort.
Graham Road Beech Tree Riverside in Timber Lane are just a few of the impacted schools. For the past 15 years. The Fcps title one budget has allocated 5.4 fts
for additional social work time in our title. One schools, the social work Department divide set up in a small parts making so that a social worker who's normally today's can have 2 and a half
days or school that has 3 days of supporting him. 5 days of support. >> Additional social work support is a proven data strategy to support student learning with our most marginalized and Bol Bol
students and families. High expectations. high support. I know this board is committed to the students and families who need extra support for educational success. This reduction is not just a budget
line. It's less mentoring for students who lack a sense of belonging, less engaging families who have a student who is not coming to school, less intervention was students on the path to violence. Let's
help for families and students who are dealing with homelessness, food, insecurity, lack of health care and other basic needs, which impact learning without this supplemental funding that has been provided for the past
15 years. Our students are most troubling title. One schools will have reduced access to social work services which will lead to negative outcomes for our most at-risk students. I urge the BART Board to honor its commitment
to equity and restore this funding and ensure that our most at-risk students to not lose their Lifeline. Thank
you. >> Poly cough.
Good evening. Board members. My name is Anna Pike off and I'm a junior from McLean High School. Firstly, I would like to thank you all for giving me this opportunity to speak here today and for passing the wait until 8th
resolution. I'm now speaking to the parents of Fairfax County to encourage his pledge at home. Before I begin, I would also like to thank Katie Sears and Lisa Winnick for shining a spotlight on this issue that impacts a student's
more specifically the younger ones, a Fairfax County. I can speak from personal experience that elementary schoolers and middle schoolers who do not need a smartphone and having one will be 10 detrimental toward says their development,
mental and physical health. I was 12 years old in 7th grade at middle school Longfellow Middle School. When I first saw the picture of picture of male Janet L a it was not from
a weird Internet deep dive and said it was during lunchtime at school. A girl from migrate had air dropped a new picture to everyone at lunch except it was also not something that she found on the Internet. It was a picture of another 12
year-old boy, one of my closest friends that memory that moment still haunts him to this day. When I first got a smartphone, which was right before 7th grade. The first thing I did was get social
media. The real reason why? Because all my friends are on it and I didn't want to feel left out. I had no real interest. Otherwise I had made my I had made my counts public and began to post online. And
I knew about digital footprint and dangerous Petr Predators online. Yeah, I believe that I was invincible. 12 year-old and that consequences will apply to myself. That was until I began to get messages.
I had many messaging me on social media asking for money in safe. exchange of pictures and other highly inappropriate messages. To conclude. It really just takes a couple of students to not have smartphones for others to
begin to follow. We really appreciate your support. Thank
you. >> Alanna your again. Done it.
Hi. My name is Alana and CPS. Parent has been advocating for the appropriate use of educational technology for many years. Back in 2018, I attended fcps on community meetings where doctor Presidio is pushing a plan for rolling
out one to one down to kindergarten parents. The audience advocated for the rollout to stop at middle school listing reasons why giving a computer to every elementary school would be problematic back in 2019 in early 2020, I watched school
board meetings where school board spoke up with the same concerns pushing back against central offices planned want one rollout to lower rates. I'm every school board members, including some still on the sport, highlighting
potential issues with getting devices to older kids, such as what we'd be able to track and prevent them from watching movies. Every one of those pre-covid production to devise misuse of harm has come to past those problems were
clearly foreseeable before the point when rollout. But there was no evidence yet. Now after years of Silicon Valley using millions of kids as a tech, any picks, the evidence is overwhelming and was all
collected at the expense of children. 8 years ago when a central offices justifications for one to one devices was to prepare our students for the jobs of the future. Cooking was always top of that list. Well, from my understanding,
coating us into top of the past before those 2018 kindergartners even in high school. Let's not make the same mistakes with AI that we went meet with devices listening to the Silicon Valley Fair Bay Sales pitch of
this newest thing as a necessity. Apparent kids for tomorrow. Just looking valley schools are very lucrative market. Enter I hear school board members expressed concern about preparing our high school graduates for the job market. And I agree that
we need to do that, but that can be accomplished by allowing them to work with generative AI and their senior year. That concern does not justify incorporating AI into younger grades AI and its job impacts are evolving breakneck
speed. When AI industry experts who refuse to protect more than 6 months out, we can't claim that prep for graduation. My start more than a year out. Schools everywhere, realizing the mistakes that they made with
attacking computers, mistakes, which many of us here in Fcps for saw before one to one was rolled out. Please don't ignore warnings or Mystics I
thank you for your time. Michelle Durst.
>> Thank you. To those of you who are listening and workin for change. We appreciate you the need for accountability as urgent. And right now it's not being met in early March, parent flagged a game called 5
nights at Epstein's. The game was available to students Fcpd Fcps host site that wasn't blocked until weeks later after multiple reports to it. And this is an isolated
students are also able to play grand theft, auto and a gambling game on a school based platform in my own second grader's class reading time was spent on Google Games. This has been going on
for years. Parents have been have repeatedly raised concerns about inappropriate site games and streaming content and yet to the same problems, keep happening. They are not being fixed. I want you to pause for a moment and
think about this. If this were your child sitting in that classroom, what would you expect from your school system? What would you do if your child received a dopamine inducing divisive day after
day after day? Sometimes for hours that impacts their focus and potential. And now you want to expand AI on top of it and unsafe technology infrastructure that is not working as intended. Please
don't. Last year alone Fcps invested roughly 250 million and technology supporting over 1200 digital tools. Plus online testing the library, digital curriculum and
technology staff tech spending has increased with promises to improve outcomes and close achievement gaps. This has not happened. Testing scores remain below pre-pandemic levels and achievement
achievement gap has widened and 5th grade and widened by 16 points in math and 8 in reading. So we ask, where's the accountability? Please reduce one on one device use
allowed parents to opt out of AI in Chromebooks make evidence-based decisions and create a parent and teacher technology advisory group. Our children deserve a safe learning environment and a school system that takes
responsibility when it falls short. Thank you very much.
>> Dead so. >> Good evening. Members of the board. My name that a do and I'm the parent of 2 students in our district to include a high schooler and
second grader. I'm here today regarding an issue that affects not just my children, but many students across our schools. Recently, a teacher notified me that my high schooler was able to access TikTok and Instagram during
class on his school issued laptops. According to the teacher, these sites are supposed to be blocked yet. Somehow students like my son are still able to access them at home. I closely monitor my
children's technology use. I manage screen time social media, access and Internet filters across all of our devices. But when students are issued laptops, parents lose the ability to manage or
supervise. What happens on those devices if this ditch or if the district that provides the technology, the district must also ensure to say parts actually work. Students will try to find ways around these restrictions. That's not new.
I remember being a kid. But it is the responsibility of the adult and institutions providing these tools to make sure appropriate guardrails are in place. If the district cannot effectively monitor and restrict access to non
educational or harmful content during school hours and apply meaningful consequences when students are in breach of the restrictions and we should seriously consider consider whether full laptop access in
classrooms is the right approach. I encourage double the board to review district's filtering systems enforcement policies and accountability measures so that these devices remain tools for education.
And I thank you for the resolution on W take care.
>> Miley Iran. Good evening. My name is Mary Maroon and I am a concerned parent of an fcps elementary school student
still very much so. I'm also an employer. I have come before this board twice now to raise concerns about AI and at tech in our schools tonight, I want to show you what happens
downstream when we get this wrong. I'm seeing first hand and the people being hired. Across industries. Employers are raising the same alarm. Graduating classes are arriving, less prepared for
the working world than any generation before them, not less educated, less capable, 3 critical skills are eroding. All of which this board should care deeply about. First
collaboration, young employees struggle to navigate a room, resolve conflict or simply work through a problem with another human being screens. Don't teach you how to do that. People do second
critical thinking when every assignment has been completed with a search engine and AI chatbot or an auto grated app, students never learned to sit with a heart problem and think their way through it. That
muscle atrophies or worse never develops. Problem solving true problem. Solving requires discomfort failure. iteration at check optimizes
for frictionless answers. That is the opposite of what the world demands. There is a growing national Families demanding a return to paper pencils, books and complete
human inter instruction. Not because we fear technology, but because we understand what education is for, we're not saying don't teach our children how to use technology. We are saying do
not make it the foundation of how they learn to think roll back at tech and hauled AI in our classrooms returned to instruction that builds problem solving critical thinking human beings not tax
on these our children's future depends on it. Thank you.
Hudson who? Hudson, who? Caldwell Dugan.
>> My name is called will and operational employee that CPS. I'm here to ask the policy for 4, 1, 7, the telework policy be reverted to version one first. The history CPS has been a leader in hybrid telework since the early 2,
thousands. And I'm excited to see board members continue that history from 2019. There's the guideline for flexible scheduling and 2018. There's the alternative working at Fcps and in 2015 in
HR time attendance specialist clarified some rules around telecommuting from before 2015, I spoke with many of CPS employees one here tonight who have said that they were
remote 2 to 3 days a week for decades. The norm at Fcps is hybrid telework the unilateral changes made in July or a radical departure from that history. Second, the business
case. Hybrid telework is not an operational concern. There are strong business and financial reasons for fcps to embrace it. Research from any public and private organizations agree including
Stanford, the National Bureau of Economic Research, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found a report, the HR Research Institute and the Science Journal Nature Research published by these
organizations demonstrates quite quite are working environments, create increased employee productivity and efficiency. And that hybrid employees use fewer unscheduled sick days. They also show that telework
increases employee retention by improving job satisfaction and flexibility which has been identified as a top 3 factor in reducing a voluntary turnover. Telework also increases business
attractiveness to job seekers with over 60% of all job applications being submitted to job postings that include a remote remote opportunities in conclusion, Fcps was once a
leader in hybrid telework and can be again. Research agrees that it creates good outcomes that would positively affect fcps is financial. Bottom line, these gains can be realized by reverting policy
for 4, 1, 7, to version one. Thank you.
>> Garrick Springer. >> Hello, my name is Derrick Springer. soon have McLean High School. And I think all of you for letting me speak in
front of you. I wanted to address the topic of school starting times because it seems that every year there is discussion on whether if we
should. >> Change to start time to elementary school star middle school. Start first or just simply keep it the way. >> As it is. >> And I wanted it to.
>> Being to attention to see if it was possible for fcps student, especially ones that are in high school to talk about this issue because at the end of the day, we're the
ones that go to school for the students. That is all. Thank
you for your time. >> Please play the video testimony submitted by an easy
easy Cala. Keith. >> Good evening. My name is an easy, seek a Lucky's and I'm a parent of a 4th grader at Stanwood Elementary School prior to moving here. I was in
New York City public School teacher of 17 years today. I am speaking as a parent because my voice is apparent stronger than my voice. As a teacher. My son is utterly
finisher and was recently recognized as a Vance and some core subjects as an early finish or he would be given a one to one device as a reward or for independent work. At
least twice a week. Minimum, he would be on 149 plus pages a day based on the weekly like speed for ports. E-mail to me. I did the math and taking into
account the amount of time he's spent on devices, lunch and specials. My son was only getting 2 to 3 hours of teacher instruction on the days he was in school. That is completely unacceptable. In
speaking with other parents at Stanwood, some teachers use the devices sparingly. Others not at all unless required to. Some teachers allows certain school approved apps while
others don't. This inconsistency is also unacceptable. Where is the school-wide alignment? You my son's teacher to ask stop giving him a device and sent a worksheet so he wouldn't be assigned a device during his
downtime. She was very understanding and agree to my points. But my question is, why is the common practice of giving extra practice worksheets blank sheets of paper to drop coloring pages,
word searches and such taken away. Why do we have to resort to giving or warnings students with a one to one device as the only option? Just because millions were invest in these
programs. The same programs that have been highlighted recently to hinder student progress. The same programs that collect personal information of us n of our
children. The same programs that now have enough research to the bump at tech companies
claims we know better now. >> Please play the video testimony submitted by Alexis Monahan.
>> He said the opportunity to speak as fcps pair. And I want to share a brief research base considered the guarding developments with impacts of on our children. growing body
of peer-reviewed research indicates that ad tech can have value, it's early and intensive use may have unintended consequences. children's physical development, particularly in
the foundational areas of fine and gross motor skills. For example, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics followed more than 2400 young children and found that higher screen time
was associated with measurable delays and developmental milestones, including both fine motor skills such as grasping drawing and handwriting and gross motor skills such as ballots,
coordination and movement based learning. Asian research reinforces this can said 2020 format analysis of more than
300,000 children and that each additional hour of daily screen exposure increase the risk of myopia. 5 FOX met 21%. Thank you for long near focused reuse with earlier
onset and higher rates of you this taken together. The research suggest that and examined or excessive technology news may unintentionally undermine send additional childhood
development. That's why I'm proposing a constructive collaborative solution established fcps Technology advisory committee that includes child development. Experts, educators and
community impact representatives to evaluate both existing and prospective technology tools. This committee with independently assess educational value and
developmental risks and create a proposal with appropriate safeguards to ensure that school technology policies implemented in a developmentally appropriate and evidence-based way. This
approach is not about limiting innovation is about ensuring that inhibition supports rather than hinders the healthy development of our children. Thank you for your
time and consideration. >> Please play the video testimony submitted by Megan Durst. I make interest from parents for intentional
attack. Thank you for your hard work drafting an effective policy to those guiding manage tech use in our schools. I recently spoke with several teachers. They fear retribution for speaking up,
but we're willing to have share the following. About the need for books to come back math and reading don't have as big of curricular changes as we'd say, science or history.
So why can't we use some of the books that are already seeing cabinets in some classrooms and simply supplement with more to save money. Another statement math and computers is more
challenging as a teacher. You don't see where students struggled. And Kathy, the racers to know we're specific students need extra review to ensure their comprehension. In our class. We now have
students use pencil and paper to allow us insights into their process. Even dry erase boards has been official, but better than a device. My second grade daughter said the
same thing about computers. I really question the efficacy in death retention from learning reading and math on computers. Is it most effective? Because I'm here.
She's learning about messaging photo sharing and non educational videos on these acts. EPs issued devices. We are told us the children's fault for not using the
devices that intended and the teachers and parents should know how to handle these little occasional blips. Neither teachers nor parents should be expected to police or report these problems.
These are known regular occurrences on school issued devices. Computers are the new school phone. Moving forward. We ask for age differentiated screen time guidelines, great
degree. Thank Including elimination of 1, one devices for youngest learners. In kindergarten through second and assessment to be conducted effectiveness of devices. And at tech. White listing of
approved websites for students grade by grade and the ability to opt out of wonder why any time. Chair, Anderson, that
was our last public speaker. >> Agenda item, 6.0 1. Student representative matters icon
misma Conan. >> Good afternoon. Members of the board. I would like to be in Monday shun. I recommend that the board pushed back the implementation of the new
great books to the following school year in order to further evaluate its impact across all school subjects and student groups moving forward too quickly risk, creating
confusion and even implementation and unintended inequities killing implementation by one you would allow for stronger alignment, clear communication and more intentional support for both teachers and
students. If the system is meant to improve transparency and trust, we need to ensure that is done right. The first time. In parallel. I want to highlight the work of students, Student Leadership Development program. I had the
privilege of quick session last Thursday for these topics. Students have proposed restructuring SEC Student Superintendent Advisory Council into a more organized student General Assembly.
Early menstrual awareness and student support in grade 3 improving sexual harassment response and mental health advocacy. A call to action on student vaping protecting student freedom of expression,
especially first in journalist establishing clear policies for score spots. that protests quarterly student wellness check INS. A comprehensive transportation view and educating students on the
misuse of artificial intelligence. Very students for the evolving academic and ethical challenges. I want to briefly speak to a few of these. Having served in SEC for 2 years before stepping
into this role. I've seen firsthand both its potential and limitations as it currently stands. SEC can quickly become inconsistent across schools because there's no selection process. Some
students never have the opportunity for Spain often because membership is being tied to be in leadership classes. I mean, specific school-based requirements restructuring. Has he seen 2 more formalized student
General Assembly is a step in the right direction. It creates the opportunity for more accessible. For more accessible representation. Representative system, I also
want to highlight the POWs it. Patient as a division continues developing its approach to AI this recommendation directly onto the work students are just asking for rules I'd ask him to understand it, how she
views were its but its limits are and what the course possibility looks like in practice. That kind of education is essential and what policy actually meaningful classrooms. Finally, the proposal
regarding student-led protests calls for fcps reinterpretation of existing state policy. They recognize the student expression is evolving in our policy should reflect reality. Creating
clear more structured guidance. Injures a student was me express safely. Constructively in about the in a suit without in the same duty ensuring that students are collaborating with their schools instead of caution
with that administration. These proposals are reflecting the conversations happen happening across the county. I want to commend all students for the death of thought and care behind that work. Thank
you for your time. Thank you. >> Agenda item 7 action items.
>> I would like to move to suspend the rules to take up a new business item. 10.0 9 calendar motions scheduled action items.
>> Is there a second? There's a motion on the Florida to spend suspend the rules to take up new business agenda item. 10.0 9 calendar motions
after all scheduled action items. This motion is not debatable and not amenable and to 3rd and a two-thirds vote in favor is needed to adopt the motion to suspend the
rules to take up new business item. 10.0 9 calendar motions of the vote does not meet the threshold in this motion will stay on the new business calendar. All those in favor.
Mr. McElveen. Dr. Anderson, Mr. Dunne, all those opposed, Mr. Fresh Aaron, Misty John-Cunning misleading Mystics. It Mr. Dan and
myself, all those abstaining, Mr. Man, the clerk, please
read the vote. 3, 7, 1, The motion fails. The motion not
being adopted. The agenda item stays on new business. The new business calendar and will not be considered. It will be considered at the May 7, 2026 regular meeting agenda item.
7.0 1 action item certification of closed meeting, compliance in order to comply with Section 2.2 Dash, 3, 7, 1, 2, d of the code of Virginia. It's necessary for the board certified that since the
Fairfax County School board convene a closed meeting on April 23rd 2026. To the best of each member's knowledge. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open
meeting requirements and only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convened. Convening the closed meeting were heard discussed are considered by the board during the closed
meeting have a motion Mr. Fresh Drive a second. Aaron, all those in favor, Mr. Freshness, mayor and Mister McElveen is St. John-Cunning
misleading Mystics. It Mr. Moon. Dr. Anderson, Mr. Dunne and myself, all those opposed all those of standing Mr. Gannon. Agenda item, 7.0 6
action item. Confirmation of action taken in close meeting icon St. John-Cunning for a motion.
>> I move to deny the school reassignment appeal of a student who assaulted another student with an object at school and to confirm the disciplinary decision of the division superintendent. Is there a second? >> Thank you as mayor all
those in favor, Mr. Fresh mayor and Mr. McElveen St. John-Cunning misleading Mystics. It. Dr. Anderson. missed Durden and myself. All
those opposed all those abstaining. Mr. Dan and Mr. The clerk, please read the vote. 9, 0, to the motion
carries. Thank you. Icon Doctor Anderson from Ocean >> Dr. Anderson: I move that the chair of the school board be authorized to execute on behalf of the board. The contract for the chief of schools.
>> Is there a second second, Mr. Fresh. All those in favor. Mr. Fresh Aaron MS Mr. Mckelvie Nasty John-Cunning.
Ms Lady Ms. Dixit Mr. Dan and Mr. Moon Dr. Anderson, Mr. Dunne and myself, that is unanimous board members.
Agenda item. 7.0 3 action item strategic plan goal for report, equitable access and
opportunity. Icon Dr Reid. For a presentation on strategic plan. Goal for report,
equitable access and opportunity. Right?
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. And good evening to our board and the public tonight, I'll be sharing highlights from our April 7th work session and just a reminder to the public,
we did spend several hours reviewing goal for and there are a lot of questions which we appreciated. And I think we have a little bit of feedback yet to provide this evening.
And on Friday letter as well around the National National Clearinghouse data as a reminder to our public school for us are equitable access and opportunity goal. And this
work is deeply connected to all of the goals actually cross the strategic plan. As we think about academic preparedness for post-secondary success here in
Fairfax County. We want to make sure that each and every student is able to be prepared for the career path in which they choose. For the majority of our students to succeed in
the jobs of tomorrow. The pathway has to include additional learning after high school. This could mean specialized training. This could also be post-secondary
education of some sort. The military or a wide variety of apprenticeship opportunities as a school system. One way we prepare students for post-secondary success is through the courses they take.
So tonight's presentation is going to focus on 2 aspects, of course, taking and these are highly predictive of post-secondary readiness. The first is the successful
completion of college and career preparatory courses. The looks says students who complete a college level course including those taken
in court content or elective areas also students who earn career and technical education, complete or status. The second area we're going to look at is the academic
intensity as part of our work Beal or the firm that's helped us in endeavor. The data looks at whether students complete college level and or honors
courses in English. Social studies, math, science or world languages as long as well as how long students persist in the subject. Areas across their high school
years. So let's first take a look at our college and career preparatory courses. Last year. 82 1% of our graduating seniors successfully completed
college level course work to CTE, complete or status. We did see a 2 percentage point decline for baseline and several student groups did see
declines. These are primarily due to decreases in successful completion of advanced courses. What some of our CTE, completa rates actually increased over the same period of time. We do know that the
freshman in school year. 21 22 were in middle school during the pandemic in a first a court to not necessarily benefit from the verified credit flexibility. So one of
the things we want to make sure is that we continue to track this data and work closely with our school-based
educators to support increased success in this area. We monitor our advanced and CTE course taking in earlier grades last year. 94% of our
11th graders successfully completed at least one honors for career and technical education courses in high school. One of the things that our data suggest is that the vast majority of students are
accessing honors in or CTE courses by their junior year and that our students may need additional support in order to access and successfully complete college level courses as they are in their CTE,
complete or status before graduation. We're looking at a sample high school this again is some of the data chart work that our high school staff are
working very h*** o* this graphic is an example of an analysis that helps to can text July's why we're focused on er's coursework in earlier grades. The show this slide
shows an example of English course taking patterns that one of our high schools, the left graphic shows students who began 9th grade and standard English. And as you can see from the chart, most
state and that core sequence and very few of those students, access college level English by their senior year. In contrast, the students on the right side. He's started
an honors. English were much more likely to persist into college level English by their senior year. These patterns underscore the importance of the earlier efforts needed to
increase student access to college level honors courses before they graduate. So we also monitor completion of honors courses in middle
school last year. 77 1% of our 8th graders completed at least one honors course, which is up 4 percentage points from our baseline. All student groups in this case did make progress
in this area. The next section is going to take a look at the measure of academic intensity in core subject areas. This shows are the slide shows are
combined baseline using data from the 24 25 cohorts, as you can see, 74% of our students met the academic intensity threshold for post-secondary
readiness and our high schools began piloting a tool actually last spring, for course, election this year. And as a result, our first targets are set for the 2026 cohort and
his show are showing stars on the slide. One of the things we've been able to take a look at is detailed information on course, taking patterns by
subject area, our division level data shows that advanced course taking and persistence are the highest in English and social studies and they are the lowest in science math and
world languages. Currently, we're now going to take a closer look at the 3 areas where we have the greatest opportunity for growth. Last year. If we had 74% of our
students graduating with 4 or more science credits. And I think you know, again, we're looking at areas interest, opportunity. Similarly, while
the majority of our students are graduating with mask credits beyond out of it, too. It's interesting that we aren't necessarily seeing a continuation of that with some
of our upper class levels as a part of this work. Each school is use their school specific data to identify an area of focus and over half of our high schools. Currently the team's of selected math,
persistence as an area of focus. This is in large part due to the fact the mask currently is responsible for 84% of career choices following high school. We also
are monitoring students graduating 3 or more credits in a world language and saw a slight decline from baseline. However, the 77% rate you see on the slide is higher for
several reasons because it's focused on a threshold of 3 years for a language completion and also includes credits earned a middle school through the 2. Plus 2 option.
Finally this evening, I want to conclude sites presentation with some highlights from our strategies. Our first strategy, of course, is preparing students for rigorous coursework and high
school. And we continue to have teams at the school level that are working on that while our second strategy is to revise our scheduling, an academic advising practices.
other words, how students are making decisions about courses is really a key area. Our final strategy focuses on helping students learner, you
know, encourage courses and credentials that signal their post-secondary readiness through CTE, certifications. Dual enrollment and expanded access to world language and
were language credit by exam. So our key takeaways, we know that advanced in Korea preparatory courses can help students find excess success. After graduation, 82% of last
year's graduates completed advanced coursework or or and CTE, complete or status. And just under 75% of graduates demonstrated academic intensity in their core subjects this year. We're
going to be focused on preparing students for advanced courses before they enter high school. I think we've talked about so often that middle school really is that, you know, a prime time
to have those conversations and even pre middle school as we look at math trajectories this year, we're going to continue to focus on preparing for students for these courses
band work on or academic advising practices. Madam Chair, this concludes the highlights from the Gulf or report, which again, I want to remind those watching is in
its full form attached to board docs connected to this evening's meeting. Thank you, Doctor. Eat. >> I call on Miss St. John-Cunning from Ocean. I
move that the school board accepts the school for Strategic plan report for school year 2025. 2026. Is their second second. Thank you, Dr. Anderson. Messenger.
Incoming. Would you like to speak your motion? So I I really just want to commend the work that the leadership team has done. But more than that, I want to commend the
work that >> Ms. St. John-Cunning: is going on in our schools every day and that our teachers are putting in. And I know that we see a lot of success with our students. We see a lot of growth. We do have areas of
improvement. But the overall. His tweets meeting those schools and I know what it takes. Every day for teachers to do that. And I know it's a
lot of hard work. Fire teachers, our support staff and also our students. So thank you for this and thank you for all the data that you provide for to the leadership team because that's also a
heavy lift to give us all this information. Dr. Anderson. Yes, thank you. >> Dr. Anderson: As I shared when we talk about this during
I guess a month ago now, during the work session, I was very pleased to see that there was a knowledge meant of that. Our system while very good is not yet very good for all of
our students. And it's not they're doing it. Our opportunity and challenge and our responsibility to do something that's going to work for all of our kids. So I just want to make sure that I and
knowledge that of knowledge that happened for the very first time. So I'm grateful for that. Again, there were a couple of things that were raised in that meeting that I know you are going to circle
back on. And some of these questions. I did ask of Mister Gehring and I'm just throwing it out there. In case you had just some information, one of
the questions that I had asked which was supposed to be checked on is if the data that we're seeing in terms of academic intensity. And asked. If we're seeing that we are we
seeing different results across different areas of our schools because he did say there were just they all were some disparities that was supposed to be followed up. So
I don't know if you have any update. >> Yes, I mean, different high schools have different. So the
answer to that would be yes, I think meal. How are we going reproduce that at this point? >> Dr. Anderson. So we did receive that data this week and will sharing that with the
port. OK, thank you. So I could check that. It was also some of the question regarding how how some groups were able
to perform. >> Whether they were in title one schools and non title one schools will deal so have that data that you'll be able to share. >> So we only have one high school that stennett designated us had a one. But we do have an analysis that provide some of that
information. >> Okay. Very good. Thank you. Another thing that we talked about again, not sure if this is thing that we will. With Mr
Gair and in terms of the breath of opportunities that Fairfax County provides in terms, of course, is and how that sometimes dilutes students to being funneled
into some of these courses. >> Dr. Anderson: Is that a conversation that is going to be happening? A senior ship at senior leadership level or we just kind of going to let sleeping dogs lie because we
talked about maybe paring down all of the options. >> Rights. We have a standard course catalog and the board approves annually that lists
all the, you know, approves all the courses that are standard that are put on the registration. I believe annually. So I don't know that there's any current plan to
pare that back because you know, honestly, we do have a large number of options. I think part of the conversation
was also providing. More advising on that. Yeah, I think that's landed pare back the choices that this time
yet. OK, thank you one of the things that I want to say is I always buy for Kate. How I evaluate these reports in 2
ways. 1, 1, of the activities, which is you could put in the effort bucket. I think there's lots of efforts. I think there are so many things as a lot of conversations that are happening. Lots of people moving trying to get all my
kids where we need to be. So that part for me is like, yes, I'm in. The other part is the impact of those efforts. I don't know if I'm they are yet to kind of see that being
moved in some places. We kind of got not back a little bit, but in a lot of places. And I went through this in great detail and the work session ends, I don't need to belabor the point here. The achievement gap, some growing
still or we're not making any movement or week kind of tumble back just a little bit. So for me that peace continues to be an area where I am
concerned because some of the same some drugs just persistently continue to underperform. Thank you. Thank you, Doctor Anderson Ms. Dixit. Thank you. Don't treat
for the presentation. Overall. Everything looks great because obviously our students of performing it much better respects you that AP level courses in CD courses. I'm
like, you know, all those look at the good numbers and feeling, you know, proud of division, the work our staff and educators are doing. But I
also see there is economic decision. This could decide that this could send them my learner's who are obviously the kind of lagging behind. Especially for math and
science courses. And we talked about that, you know, introducing look, courses are material in their native language. I know we can not to
all of them, maybe that Spanish or having make more than ever. We have more immigrant population coming from. I think that's going to tremendously helped fund that's the kind of want take
over IEA. Sees that to where can do better. >> Yes, ma'm and I know we're trying a variety of things and native languages and home language is to provide content, particularly in
mathematics this past year. And it's showing some real That is one of the theories of action. >> he would just on the slide 11, talks about the events and
persistent course is taking my subjects just is amazing to see our English and social studies us turns consistently taking and persistently taking
these courses. But when you look science and it's not we're not there yet. And everyone to be as the number one division in the country. I really like to see those
numbers also in the 70's and hopefully we'll get better with all the in that direction. And I also wanted
to make get your opinion. I know we talk a lot about. Middle school high school course for again and the you know, advising in on that. But
I think this in Dayton, this pat starts early on and entry school and kids who are in AP courses a be for it. You know, placements, they automatically
get to the advance courses in high and middle school and high school. and we see the Padre that the the pairs engage their putting those gets an extra extracurricular
classes and how do even build a bridge that gap? That's like critique concern. I always feel like that. I see numbers of the Asian population I I'm you know, being Asian myself.
I know it's different for half Rumford. Part of this family is but how do we counter the? Big big that barrier? >> So one of the things we
know is starting younger makes a big difference. And I'm really proud of division map. Teen Amy Doctor Amy Hunter and her team and the work of our educators and our elementary
schools because that's where the groundwork is laid 18 kindergarten. I young people come in, many of our children don't have an opportunity for
preschool, which would also help prepare them for school. But the earlier we start with our particularly math science reading and writing core
content. The more likely our children are to be able to take advantage of more rigorous course work as they get older. >> Yes, thank you for that. And I'm really liking the idea
having more de Corps says judge enrollment. It really helps a lot of students, especially the ones who are, you know, you from either from their financial background, they can afford 40 of college
begin to truly get out of high school vid 2 years. All you know, course where it can. And, you know, credits I just I see the grade division is
doing a lot more. But hopefully need to more on these courses. >> Yes, ma'am. I know the staff are working on the credentialing because right now that's been a bit of a challenge to make sure we have. We're dual enrollment
credentialed staff. So appreciate that feedback. >> Yes, thank I appreciate the
tremendous progress made by Fcps. My question is what? What efforts have been taken by Fcps to ensure that and honors for store in Advanced
Placement course IV course. And one high school. Has the same level of rigor. As the same course in a different high school.
>> So thank you, Mr. Done. It's a great question. I will say AP and IB are externally scored. So the calibration across the county is based on
scoring. That happens outside of the county. So I know each year review, I assume our instructional team reviews the numbers of 3, 4, 5, hives, for
example, an AP and those who pass IB exams. And there is a calibration across the county. So we obviously will very quickly know if certain high
schools are getting beyond, you know, one or 2 versus high schools traditionally at a 4, 5, on a peace Corps. For example. >> Dual enrollment is a little
more challenging, although often they are moving from the same syllabus because the course is really designed at the post-secondary level. So I
think, you know, obviously. Those teachers are connected and collaborate. But the AP and IB year, as I mentioned, externally scored.
>> Honors classes. >> Donors, classes are sort of more internal limited turn to doctor Presidio for that because that's more of a Fairfax design and Fairfax Dr
Presidio. >> Yeah, I think that's an excellent question. Then the honors courses actually use and honors framework that we've developed in Fcps a couple years ago in response
to some work that the advanced academic Advisory Committee to the board recommended. So we have. >> A similar level of
>> standards, guidelines that you might get with an ape here. And I'd be course in terms of the expectations. So we have to cover all of the state standards, obviously in our honors courses. But then there are extended standards that have to be provided as
well as well as training and the teachers receive in supporting student inquiry, depth and complexity of understanding. So there's an entire framework that goes beyond just a standard level
course. And that honors framework is used across the division.
>> Thank you and thank you for this work. I always get excited about the able reporting and course taking patterns just my jam. So I
just want to talk about I really appreciate slide 11. The breaks down. The persistence, of course, taking and mentioned this at the work session. But I just want to put out the for the public.
The van studies diploma for the State of Virginia are requires students to take 3 years of one language or 2 years of 2 different languages. They're very few colleges. And I love this
comment. You know, like. Parents want their kids to go to a good college like I don't. I think they're all good. There is a selective of chain. But most colleges
prefer to see 3 years. So I would love 2 for have Fairfax County. Consider that too may get diploma from Fairfax that you have to do. At least 3 of
one. I think that will help with the persistence because when I talk to college, is there just like 2 years of languages, you barely got into capillary and congregations
and whatnot. It's just you're not speaking it right. It's like getting to a level of fluency. The other thing which my colleague talked about was more pathways in mathematics.
I'm asking for this for a while. But like one thing that concerns me is our idea schools. If you're a math application student, you've done it than a junior year and no way to persist in Mathis to take something online.
Customer IB schools don't offer AP stat. We're pretty count for a peep recount. So I'd like for us to evaluate that because if you're in applications, I believe it
junior year the other thing is we've we have had a data science, but I think we've got more work to be done within math pathways, especially with kids starting early or so data
sciences to suckle modeling discreet maf some schools teach discreet we never and Tillis. I don't even know much about what it what it was or where was in the continuum, financial math and
quantitative literacy. And the Polk Post Calculus Pathways, which we have to expand on. Obviously, we've got We've got to get to to multi-party. Que but also pure math, right?
We've never really done anything about high high level of like number theory and mathematical proofs. I'm certain that's all it cause. We're, you know, your math county love them. so our love language.
>> Yeah. And and also crop cross departmental credits. We've talked about this. I don't know this is something that we need to work with. Our colleagues at the state level to do that because it's a state credential issue. But for example.
>> You I math for AI would be across convention ling. There's a lot of them can do in that arena. I am pleased that I know this year we added some classes. eye business in from front personal finance.
And also we had some science courses. So we're talk persistence in science for giving kids a little bit more options within the 3 buckets. A bio chem and physics so I think that's great. It's eat
work. I know also. Realize and want to go back that, you know, we really have to develop before your plans are specific to a child. And while we have opened up algebra 6th
grade, it's not for every 6th grader like we really need to be mindful of each kid and make sure we're available to do that work with families. So thank you for the work. Thank you. Ms. Lady, Mr. Men.
>> Thank you. Madam Chair. As you stated that we spend hours at the session, put to work and something that I. Failure
to ask at the time. Goes, choose slide. Number 14, graduating seniors with a 30 plus. Would you lend which credits? And I wasn't looking at the column for the donors.
Right? They are one for the fall. And they are by definition Studens who lend
bees. English. I see such a Percentage of getting. And they be would language credits? I wonder why because
you could take. Students could get credits. I take you Can somebody explain to me? >> Right. I know we've
discussed not just the by literacy. Exam, but the making sure that our native speakers have an opportunity to take, for example, an AP language I
know some of our schools summer high schools. I can't recall which principal talked about that. It might have been. >> Principal Burke, but Dr. Presidio want to talk a little bit about kind of our plans
with multilingual students being able to take world language courses higher rates that I do know that's been a
strategy we've you know, have someone who's natively speaking French, for example, should be able to take AP French and pass exam as well to get to a credit so that
>> Dr. Presidio: Yes. So we definitely have students that are doing that. We're working through the academic, advising process to make sure that students are aware of that option because there are some of those college level courses many of multilingual learners
would obviously excel in. I think, And I think your question is maybe why isn't this percentage a little bit higher given the fact that students can take the credit exam for a language that
they're proficient in. And I I do think it's an excellent question. I probably need to dig into that data and analyze it a little bit more in terms of where that this percentage is coming from, his of students that are enrolling in
some of those advanced courses. There is credit by exam so we could do a little investigation on that and get back to you because we do offer the credit. My examined many, many languages.
>> And you could take up to frequent correct. yeah. So this is really puzzling to Yeah. We can take a deeper dive into Thank you. Eaton
County. >> Ms. St. John-Cunning: Well, he just sent me a perfectly because I was going to commend what Mandy burqas teen at Edison. And I know that there has been a new shift in. Maybe there's not enough information
out there for the students to know that they can take the exam. And just by looking at the report that we had. That shift has been expanded. 2.
Give access to the students to take that exam and that the figure see that in 20. 24 25 6,000. Approximately 6,000
students have taken the new computer-based exam to get the credits and of those 61% past. So and the year and intermediate Mitt proficiency and earn the maximum 3 over
language credit. I think that it's a new initiative. And I think that we've got to get the message out. 2 are students that they can take that. And I know that that's
being done at Edison right now. And she is integrated, multilingual learners and special education leaders in that. So that's the model we can use. >> Ms. St. John-Cunning: But I think it's been a new shift,
but I'm really appreciative of that because it looks at some of our multilingual learners and looks at them for the assets the brain. And I think that that's also very important in terms of self confidence and self esteem and
they can earn 3 credits may not even taking the questions because they already have proficiency, which opened some to other forces that they can take where they need. To use
to go. you know, going to witness lady was saying that 3 years language technically they already have it and then they can maybe take advanced math courses.
>> Right. It is a fairly I think also advertising in providing access to more students I think is really important. Seeing no others going to go ahead and call for
a vote. On the motion that is on the screen. All those in favor. Mr. Freshness, mayor and Mr. McElveen St.
John-Cunning. Ms. Lady Mistick said Mr. Dan and Mr. Moon. >> Mr. Dunne and myself. All those oppose Dr. Anderson. The
clerk, please read the vote. >> Can one the motion carries? Thank you. Agenda item. 8.0 one academic matters. Icon Doctor Reed for academic
matters. Thank you, Madam Chair. And this evening. >> Ms. Anderson: Our Academic matters presentation is focusing on how Fcps has expanded access to algebra.
One and how we strengthen the conditions for successful completion by the end of 8th grade. This work aligns with Measure C all 3 of our strategic plan which focuses
on successful completion of Oz or one by grade 8. So just want to take a look at progress over time. And that kind of key take away is that
our enrollment and great 8 elsewhere. One continues to trend upward and is actually on track for 2030 strategic plan. Goal. We have increased
over the past 3 years by 18 percentage points, including a 10 0.1 percentage point over the prior year. I want to say that these gains are the result of really hard work on
the part of our middle school. Educators. And also you know, county math team. And at the same time that we've increased the number of students who
are. Taking algebra one by 8th grade for final marks in school year. 24 25 98% of our middle school students
enrolled. Still, we're passing the course. 98%. We're still passing the course the percentage of students earning a verified credit, also increased by more than 10
percentage points over the past year. Even increasing the percentage of students in the courses. So I think one of the things we can take a look at
in terms of the trend by take away is that we're really excited. This is an area where we're working hard to know that enrollment has increased across every reported student
group this year. In fact, the largest gains in enrollment were among our multilingual learners and our students with disabilities enrollment among our multilingual learners. More than doubled. And
enrollment for students with disabilities increased by more than 15 percentage points. These trends indicate that access has spanned expanding more broadly across all
student groups. It's a powerful data point. I think it's one that you as a board can be proud of the work that's happening in our schools is incredible. And I
couldn't be prouder of are educators and those that support them. A key strategy that supported access, expanded access routes access
network improvement community. The initiative also used improvements science to help middle schools, strengthen processes for enrollment and supports that are promoting
success. Not just access but success. Once our students get there participating, schools have reported gains in enrollment and verified credit attainment alongside positive
student feedback about the support they receive. Want to share that. Another important strategies, the use of data. I
can't say enough about our data team. They have been tremendous every time we discussed information that we felt was necessary to make
decisions around. Enrollment. Our data team was right there. And it really illustrates the critical cross departmental nature of the work that we're doing right now in Fairfax
County. Our strategic plan can't be siloed. As you look at the green, the light bulb indicators for possible enrollment. We looked at different assessment data by
student which you can see grades the course they're in. If it's green and green. What we noticed in 20 for the fall of 24 as we had a lot of
students highly successful predictive analytics who were not being enrolled in algebra. One, these are not students that were ready. These are students are actually more ready. And some students who
are actually in the course. So I couldn't to speak more highly of our data team. The dashboard say created were incredible. And we realized
that we had to use leading indicators and not lagging indicators because these helped our staff, our regional offices and our principles, make sure that we identified
students who would benefit. We also want to talk a little bit we recognize that to get to 100% of our students. We I have to have a long-term
curricular plan that helps to develop students computation an algebraic thinking as early as kindergarten. And when you think about it. Kindergarten
does do algebraic thinking, right? 3 plus box equals 5. You're solving for an unknown. That's algebraic thinking and kindergarten. the idea is that
to our youngest learners need to think about are on the screen here. These are not only essential for elsewhere. They're also the foundations of interpreting and
understanding code, which is a skill students need in this technical world. So let's take a look for a minute. What it looks like in action in the
video. Madam Clerk, when she going play that this is really exciting.
>> So in our problems here, what to operations where we using as in first. Addition and subtraction. So what do you think that means from a
vacation in division? think there and verse. Yeah, they are and we'll explore that more next week. >> One of the things that we're doing, current Rolling
Valley is making sure that we're helping students be able to problem solve. Not just saw for the answer. really think through since there's a true conceptual understanding,
decomposition. >> composition needs to apart. The composition means. >> computational thinking for sure has been a new implement
for kindergarten students for sure. But I think it is open their eyes to the problem solving that they're capable of doing. Even that's young as 5, 6, they're able to find patterns. And one task. And
then we can use that same language when doing at completely different testing might be counting one day actually working with patterns. Another day or doing a completely different task, but were able to notice across
the board. I'm using problem solving by noticing patterns. I can find the steps of my task and break it down so I
can approach any problem. You like how this person
>> Would you see a group time. >> this, if you also see hundreds groups 10, I don't think it's something that's on their mind. But as I'm seeing them share morning, communicate more with each other. I think the confidence
is building at an earlier age on your reporting sheet. >> You're going to have a couple of different ways that you were going to try to come up with what could he have put in evening to equal one
dollar? >> Even in second grade, we're focused on students using their computational thinking skills are students all the time are doing things like
decomposing numbers to make problems more efficient to solve day are doing algebraic thinking students use abstraction all the times and they take these really complex ideas and we work through it and problems all through it.
And so that hard work can grant and problem solving that they are using now will really have a big impact. >> I see that the kids from an early age are practicing all of the skills needed for
algebraic thinking. So by the time they get to me, everything's already in place. We're just really kind of like putting the language to it. I
noticed need him going out. >> Chairman State. >> boys have to see a >> It would I think with computational thinking the
goal is. >> How are you thinking about numbers and their relationships and you're applying and like making those generalizations out a pie to so many situations, not just
one problem. I believe that through computational thinking that they have all of the skills necessary to apply it to whatever is given to them. And so I really do believe
they will all be successful because we've been building off of everything that they need to do out rob.
>> You may not know what could be more exciting at this hour in the evening. Then looking at computational announce rate thinking, >> the students were demonstrating the use of decomposition to break apart
problems. And simplifying things. Also using algorithmic thinking to solve equations. >> And pattern analysis to generalize. Big mathematical
ideas. These skills will continue to benefit our younger students as they move through the system and are able to take more and more rigorous courses in summary. I
just want to share that enrollment continues to increase in our multilingual learners and our students with disabilities are experiencing improved access as we move
from. 85 1% enrollment to 100% over the next 3 years. Our curriculum in elementary will continue to develop students problem solving by a betting computational announce rate
thinking in kindergarten at 6 advanced. And this is going to continue to prepare all of our students for success in algebra by 8th grade and the work beyond. So Madam Chair,
that is academic matters this evening. >> OK, Mr. Dan's going to kick us off. >> Mr. Dannan: Like to point
out first time it turned out my life before Dr. Anderson. not that I'm competitive I do so though, because before farms elected, this is one of
the issues I heard about a lot from all the from parents from educators math teachers and so forth. And so there's a lot of interest in it. And so start I heard from parents that we're
very excited about their kids can be accessed. It is in 6th grade. But then some frustrations about having to do it. I might've and you speak to that a little bit and things might look like again in the next year.
>> Sure. I think the key around the 6th grade accesses that as a community. We have by and large 6 great still in elementary schools. For the
most part. And when 6 grade as part of a middle school is 6, 7, 8, it's much easier for students to have an opportunity to take algebra one, right? It's just you may go down a hall rather than not
having credentialed staff. So I know this year we had over 200 staff work towards a micro credential and certification to be able to teach algebra one. So very proud. Big shift
out to those staff who have taken the extra time to get their algebra certification because over 200 of them have done that this year so they can be prepared to teach
algebra one next year because we have more students that are ready. We needed more staff that credentialed so big. Thanks to our staff that have
taken that on. I think as we were right now at 6 we want to make sure that every child has access, if they're ready, we know not every 6th grader will be ready and we don't want to
push children who are not ready, but we wanted available to children who could benefit from it. So some schools I just received recently a couple emails from teachers
teaching it. Some schools are seeing such Israel success and sort of better understanding with the flow of instruction is some more and more children are going to be taking the course. And some schools where
we have maybe only 3 or 4 0th graders, we really can't have a full-time staff member working with them. So the access is being provided online in some quarters. We
think the longer as we work through that K 5 curriculum as well, that will see more 6th graders maybe at each school that are ready. So I think there will be a a transition
of sorts at some point, but we'd rather have at least online access rather access. But we are looking at models
What do we call them teachers that move home itinerant. Thank Sinking transit out. All right. So itinerant staff who move perhaps from building to building and then some
schools. There are enough students that actually it, you know, utilizing staffing. So also a big shout out to our elementary, a Ortiz. They've
been many cases filled in and helped support students online. Other words, there's always somebody with them, even if they are online. Appreciate it. So. >> I see incredible growth. I
was. I think bigger and challenging kids is great. I think it should should have opportunities to fail struggle ahead. That productive struggle. But I recognize a lot of folks have shared concerns around being pushed
into this by 8th grade and kids not being ready by 8th grade. Can you speak to that a little bit, please? >> Sure. Yeah. I think one of the data Office of Civil
Rights Track says the students who complete AL's run 8th grade because we know that when students complete out for an 8th grade, they're twice as likely to go into post-secondary education and persistence, post-secondary
education. So it's a really critical accessed a to point. It also enables students by the time they're in high school to wider variety of science courses in some cases,
we also know that our professional trades and technical apprenticeships and jobs after high school actually require a high level of mathematics because out of
a trick, for example, is a prerequisite for many skilled trades exams and apprenticeship exam. So we want to make sure that our students leave our high
schools prepared for any career post-secondary path. They want to choose. >> shared from that from the work session. One of the stories that that really struck me was you talked about
looking at kids with the same virtually the same for the same grating profile and some kids that were being given access to this, in fact, that worked. All And that was
really striking sight appreciation ring to talk bit to I think you mentioned breezy, but the passing scores and we're seeing in terms of of the data supporting the kids are going take on this
map. >> Right. So I do want I think it was going back to one of
the earlier slides. Right on slide 2, we at the same time student outcomes were remaining strong. We noted
that particularly in. 24 25 98% of our middle school students enrolled announcer. One actually passed. >> Course. Right. And I thought I Yeah. So. >> We believe that our our
students are continuing to score. Well. Even, you know, as 8th graders or in some cases, a 7th grader's war. This will be, you know, a year
ago, we only had about 56 graders accessing elsewhere. One this year, we have over 700. So we're gonna have an opportunity to see how our 6th graders do sort of writ large
this year. But I think we've been doing that sort of assessments formative along over the course of the year. And my understanding is they're doing quite well in those formative assessments.
But we definitely want to make sure we take stock of what those scores look like share those with you. One say our back. >> It's great. Can you speak a
little bit? One of things that came up as well was was there needs to be changes to the earlier. And that at 3rd 4th 5004th grade so that kids are ready to speak, live it to what's happening there and what that looks like now and what that's going to look like
a couple years. >> Sure. Doctor Amy Hunter and her team have really been looking at the math curriculum K 12, quite honestly and recognizing that in some cases
and this is not unique to Fairfax County, but in the United States. One of the concerns that has been raised even with the N C tm group is the amount of review that we
sometimes engage in and just then need to make sure that. Perhaps that we're addressing more complex topics earlier because our students are ready. The computational
thinking usana decomposition with even our kindergartners the taking apart and putting together of numbers and thanking is work that our children are capable of doing.
So the math team is working with our educators to make sure that the curriculum early on is. You know, the right content so that our students
are ready. >> Mr. Dannan: Can you talk about what does the planning tell? You mentioned some staff getting micro credentialing and things like that was the planning time. Look like for them have enough that they need more from us.
>> Well, I think if you ask an educator, do they need more planning time? I can't think of anything that's going to say no. I think everybody. I think I need more planning time right? You all need more planning time as we know you
put in many hours reviewing and incredible amount of data. I will say these the coursework they did was certainly more often than not
outside the school day. I don't know that I have anyone here this evening. That can comment on that directly. We've but I can say that staff of put in a lot of their own
time 2 are in this outbreak. Credential. >> Mr. Dannan: Next question then. So the I know is that I forgive me. not sure which side was Talked about the growth in kids with disabilities that are taking
next slide. 3. So. The increase is great. Can you talk a bit about what we're doing? Continue due to increases in what may be challenges we're finding and of course, what you need from
us to help and that effort. >> So I think part of the know with our multilingual students. We've also done some work with textbooks in-home
languages, which as we develop children develop their language. They also won't fall behind in content. So we've had some real success and several of the schools where
we've utilized those materials often our students with disabilities. It's really just access to the coursework.
>> And and I think that we're finding.
>> That some of our team top models and some the work that's occurring in classrooms are students are actually doing quite well, given the opportunity to be part of that tear one instruction and with the model that supportive, we're finding our students. That's part of the whole universal design for learning, right? equitable access to course work and 8th grade algebra is really on grade
level. That's not advance not behind. It's really just being on grade level where 8th grader should be for mathematics. >> Mr. Dannan: Pretty
fighting. That my last point is that I was struck by the time learning that Fairfax County's it's kind of been behind in like this is catching up to where the rest of the nation is. >> Well, we are excited about the work we're doing. And I
think when we look at our data, one of the things to recognize and we're so very proud of the state, a point. We are actually educate. 25 1% of the multilingual children in the Commonwealth of
Virginia in our county. And we're very proud of the strengths are multilingual, children bring to the classroom and that we know that when when they have
access to our the math trajectories, sometimes in a home language for a little bit. They're really able you know, do extraordinarily well.
>> Appreciate and as a as a former student with a disability, who got to take advanced math issue. Do you work with Thank you. >> You know you, Ben. >> Mr. Fish. Excuse me. Can
you pull up slide? 3? It's hard 30th. Thank you. Reading my mind. I had in my notes, I
wanted you to address civil rights indicate or aspect of this work. And I feel because we talk so much about the results now, right? But we kind of gloss over what that
means. The civil rights indicator in the slide is a very good example of what that means. And so it's an indicator because if we are
not pushing all of our students to achieve at their best level by getting into more advanced math. They have less likely head of going to
and succeeding in college. And when you look at the charts and if you took this back a couple years, you'd see a very
similar completion level or participation level disparity in populations. So you are multilingual learners. Your students with disabilities. You are special education
students. Your black or African American students are Hispanic students. This is why it is a civil rights indicator because of the progress that we're seeing in in this bar
chart. For those communities. And I think that, you know, we often, you know, at least that was the big focus when we first started on this work. And now because of so much progress you know, we kind of
just talk about the numbers, but that's where that civil rights indicator work needs to really be drilled down so that the communities that that is referring to are experiencing
the gains as well. And so I'm grateful to see this. We're continuing to grow actually an opportunity to visit one of our great algebra classes
here, at least for Jackson last week with MS X there. She's hashtag math And I know that because she is a giant neon sign in her classroom that calls her hashtag math.
Awesome. I think they don't just give those away and it was wonderful experience saying her engaging her students. And you talked a little bit and you've talked
about this before about one of the problems with mathematics in the United States is that so much time is spent on review and repeating how do we
communicate to parents who are seeing a shift in the way we talk about the math courses that their children will be taking in middle school, right? They're seeing math, 7 going away. May be right. And
they're wondering, well, now my kid is not going have an opportunity to build those foundational skills. Build communications around the fact that they will still have that
opportunity. It just might look different. >> think that's a great takeaway tonight. Before answer that directly, 1, 8, 1,
of the things I want our community to understand is every single discreet group on this chart is improving. And I think often there's a there's a narrative that says, you
know, if we're doing really intensive, equitable access work, then some students are going not be that we're not gonna come alongside every student to see them grow to
their full potential. But >> 20 points in one year for multiple students. That's right. >> So I will say that there's a 7th grade math still exists.
It's not been. It's a it's still exists. I think fewer students will be taking it because we're going to be able to provide the curriculum content in an accessible way for students as they're
younger. So it may look different. As you know, we're also looking Basil Maf curriculum for elementary and of course, budget has play him
that. But the mathematics, the math language in the mouth work is very much so looking different, younger and younger ages. You know, we've
>> seeing the information on testing showing that students, you know. Some said that the students succeed if they were ambushed and they at least according the testing. I'm
curious if we're keeping track of how many of them are repeating eligible when they get to high school. >> I think that we're going obviously we're keeping track of all these data points. And I think that we absolutely
want to make sure that every one of our students in the county gets 2 outs of a trade before they leave us because we know that's a gateway course for future trajectory.
Rather, students are going to university or the military into private business or skilled trades. It's it's a math course. They need to really have understood. And we
also know that as we think about CTE courses and that they've become more and more technical, rather, its aerospace cybersecurity
whatever the courses that they're going to have to understand math at a higher level again, because math limits. 84 1% of our career choices. So I think we're
excited about the possibilities for our students, for sure if some of them need to repeat coursework. Obviously we can provide that. But we also want
to make sure kids can get through geometry and algebra trig minimally before they leave us. Dr. Anderson.
>> Thank you. I had no idea. We're in competition this in put it on now. I was very excited to see this video. You know, academic matters is one of my favorite component. Yes,
ma'am. And I'm an educator. So this is my wheelhouse. I love it all. One of the things I would be remiss if I didn't point out during that video. Our one the use of academic
language. How student I'm not going to become proficient and the use of English for those who are second language. Speakers or again, more understanding unless they have
a chance to manipulate academic language and having it start very early at that kindergarten level where we are introducing terms that they will be using for years to come. It is it's such an important thing. And I was very glad to see that
reflected. Also. I was very glad to see reflected that students and there were several grades that were shown were manipulating what they were handling manipulative. It
was not a computer in sight. It was just hacked. How work that just led them to what they needed to like of these were really 2 awesome things.
>> It was I was concerned about the little plastic bags. Yeah, probably would have picked something a little different. I was I could live with that. Who knows what they like. Who knows if we could go
to slide to please. >> I think this is a slide that you mentioned that 98% of our students of passing the course. Do you have the data that speaks to the percentage student at a passing the so
well? >> I know we do. I don't know that I have it on here. It's been above 90% of the middle school. That's a person dog up and have it off the top of your head.
>> No, I don't have data point off the top of my head, but we can get it for you. >> It will be nice to have because it will just show a correlation. so I would appreciate getting that. And
the other thing I wanted to ask is, as you mentioned, the benefits of 6th grade students who are in middle schools that, you know, pretty much in most of the places around the
country, at least Virginia, what are we seeing here without 6th grade students that are in middle school. We seeing a different representation in terms of
access because we do have to 3 schools were 6th graders reside. >> So I think we're seeing I was recently doing a walk-through with principal
Sharon at homes, Middle school and they now have, I believe, at they have to geometry sections as well at the middle school. And there were very few middle schools a couple
years ago that had geometry as part of the middle school and they'll soon have a section about retreat in 8th grade because their 6th graders have access to algebra. So I think
that we have other middle schools that don't have 6 grade that to his parents have, you know, paid for perhaps geometry in the summer so forth so they We've had
other middle schools that have a couple sections of algebra. Trig, but it's been very few. But I think as we move through our our Odyssey here in We
eventually by Twenty-thirty every middle school should have at least one section about metric. And I think our middle schools that include 6 grade, that's going to be much easier move because students
are all there on site. Sure. >> One of the things that talked about is the credentialing component where we may not have the teachers with the right credentials in
order to deliver instruction and those advanced classes and makes me wonder, I believe in and Ms. Lady might know this from working at T J. There are. And my understanding
there are a lot of teachers there who may be come for a very specialized courses and they're part time. I don't know if this practice has been phased out, but it was one
even up to a couple of years ago. I'm wondering, can we employ some of the same mechanism where perhaps high school if a middle school is
needing a very advanced course, maybe just employ somebody part time just to do that. If the credentialing is not made available in lieu of a screen experience for those
students. >> Yes, ma'am, I I think that anything's possible right now. And we would always prefer to have a a interacting with our children. So I will check into
that. I know that our itinerary, it teachers have been very helpful. And I think as we have more and more
teachers become credentialed. We actually have a shortage of our middle school teachers credentialed to meet the need of just a thread first thing in algebra. So I think it's just been a real. It's it's
been a real moment of paradigm shift for us and growth. But I really, again, I just appreciate how hard our staff is working to obtain that. >> Sure. And my last comment,
can we go to slide 3? And I appreciate what you talked about regarding this is an office of Civil Rights Data Point that it's critical access. I appreciate what
Mister Fresh has just shared. But when I look at this chart, I see tremendous growth. We have hour. If I may finish, we
have our multilingual students. We have our students disabilities that have double digit growth. Summer Lee with our Hispanic students. Plus 15. The last group that we
typically see that is underperforming and its associated this black students there. But that's only just little bit over 5 points. What can we do to get similar
results for that subgroup that we're seeing with these other subgroups that have been underrepresented in this area. So I think
>> it's a good point. I think that as we continue, my understanding is our enrollment right now. Looks like 84% for next year. So we would expect that the data points are rising again. I
don't know what the exact for African-American students what that looks like. I do know that the higher our numbers are those smaller, the growth.
As you note. Asian students, one from 84 to 87. So that's 3%. So I think as we go from 57 to 63, that's a 6% gain. We definitely want to see that
accelerated because we need to cut 200% in 2030. But I think the with this coming year's to 84%. We should see more
significant gains. I'm going to I don't think we have the numbers yet, though. We should see more significant gains. >> I'd like to go back, please. I don't know where we
are. Thank This is fantastic work. Obviously I said this before. Sorry that I had no idea the discrepancy across
our county when I worked as a director and it just was not something that came up and I feel like I'm failed in that regard and supporting my colleagues around the county I
do have a question about the has ready this for the 6th graders because I've heard conflicting things. I've had some parents tell me that there's utilization of, I guess, a math, so well for 400
qualifies. You and I had someone else tell me to score 500. >> of the opinion that they really shouldn't be any barrier if student or family
really thinks their student is ready. We ought to give that a try. I don't know exactly where we are on the score. I know we've eliminated an exam.
We 7 exam, I think even to get into algebra in 8th Yes, you're right. It's a Iowa examine. What I think we found is that well, I mean, I think that does identify kids who
could be successful. Also D identifies a lot of children who could also be successful. So >> Mr. Purdy are for city. Oh, I don't want to clarify what
these 6 Grade we eliminated the cut score. >> We are looking to pass rates on the S a little. So we are looking for students to pass the the U.S. a little bit again. You know, families have the choice were providing them
with information about, you know, the opportunities. But we're also providing them with information about the acceleration of the We're not looking to create arbitrary barriers, but we also want families to have, you know,
the informed information make informed choices. >> Thank you. I'm a big believer that test or not you know, best measurements of the time readiness. But you have
another question that's related to that. And that is I've also been told by some families their kid was put in it. And that they 6 great.
They were put in if they foot, they believe that they met the metrics and they had to reach out to get them out of it a default instead of reaching
out having a phone call about it. How is the how does that happen? do understand. The importance of it in 8th grade, right? all the metrics point
to readiness on 100% fine. Putting kids. Now conversation. But when we're talking about 6th grade, I prefer to have a conversation and not a default pull out or
even with 73. >> Right now I the only and if we look at my pages are numbered. Maybe 5. There we go. Thank you. If we look at
this slide, we use this data for incoming 8th grade to make sure students were put in if they met indicator profile. But its 6th grade. That should
not be happening. So that is. >> Absolutely should be a conversation that the parent when nations conversations and then I heard it may get some effect. But this is a question. If I'm in elementary
principal. And I have. I know why leave your threshold is. But how 5.15, kids. Are you
paying For me? Giving me a 0, 1, 7, In addition amateur staffing so I can teach algebra. >> So I think it depends on the school and the dynamic and odot Ponce. We've got about 50
schools involved this year and Doctor Ponce and his team are. Helping to facilitate those conversations in some cases.
If you have 15 kids that are ready for algebra, one. You already have teachers in the building, right? So you would redistribute perhaps your 6th grade students so that 15 of
them would go be with the particular teacher during math and the other students would be with other teachers. I know some schools are using their A R t to support that just depends on the credentialing.
hey're just a wide variety of models right now because, as you know, we don't have tremendous budget capacity at the moment. No idle trying to provide opportunity writers itemize you. I do know that I
just and I do believe there are very few few schools hitting threshold of 15 that I could be misinformed but it's just something to elevate fact that it is staffing allocation
and 15 is not class of 30 right. So that mean that there's, you know? 38 2 other math classes or mean, got some anybody says ride it out and
we've got to take care of lures on of and then the only thought is I just want to make sure planning with families.
That's why I'm proud of all the math pathways that we're for your high school plan. And if that means that you're taking high school courses in 6th grade, then it's becoming a seven-year plan right? And
we have to map out math so they know what it looks like because if you're going to stay the course you're going to be a different hue as a senior. If you're going to stay the course. And, you know, I know that the majority
of my kids back in the day chance leave would take geometry over the summer because they wanted to get down You buy. The statistics were not good for them.
Thriving up on too far right? Okay. >> Right. And I think the other thing is we need to make it >> We need to make multi-car defeat you available Elgin
better. In high school so that our students don't have to find transportation to go to over go somewhere else to take a course. It should be offered at our high schools. And as
more students are able to take advanced coursework earlier. They're going to be able to take it in high school because that's been a barrier to students don't have transportation or the finances
to take a course. You know what? No vote or somewhere else. Their senior year junior right? My concern is we did a multi car. When the kids were on the path.
>> I see a lot of them took a summer class to jump ahead and then couldn't stay the course. we've got to make sure that with that. How you do right What we do I felt like that.
>> I will say that. I think that a very short summer sessions are not probably is >> they're not going necessarily be as effective for a larger number of
children, then be able to take it for the full year. And for a lot of our students, you know, maths or Friday night lights. Mr. Moon.
>> Mr. Moon: Thank you. Madam of presentation makes me excited, especially when you talk about. Grove, bye-bye to Russians on the why I'm focusing on machine guns. I
am. haven't gone back to motion on myself. When I first came. My school didn't know
where to place me in one bath mess. They should the place to me. So I went through, I think pretty different classes. My first year. And they cannot. Pace me too. And the high
place during a stop For me, the challenge he wasn't at the map. He was not the content of the mat. He was English language. That was the
challenge. watching Understanding the alert on the stand with that. I could understand teacher which he struck with I could understand the textbooks with that.
interpreted Problem was saying. I want to change things. I bring this because maybe not just high flight to England on within the school
system. Could do math. Who will not grow in do math. A challenge. He's not How do we
make it possible for these to be able to grow. Science. And they are content with now
having Englishman comes up. Something that hemp putting. >> You know, math its own
language. Math is a universal language, not unlike music. I I think they're couple strategies, obviously are glad
strategies which provide academic context which is one strategy to support multilingual learners and content. Deep classes. I think we are this year for the first
time we're providing. Math courses and home languages for at least algebra. One. And I think that they're also textbooks that have tax forms
and features that are not as deeply language focused. So I think those are all strategies. We're taking a look at right now. >> Okay. Thank you. Because it
says something I probably don't have to see. But when these when you sent equitable access to be equitable. Access online means to pull Whiting
support, improve men's her each and student's needs. >> And I do think another area we're exploring is AI has had
some real application for translation and support in translation. So I think we're trying to also navigate it are
other ways to translate texts more easily 4 multilingual students so they can access the. If you will, academic content like mathematics. So we're looking at every
possible scenario right now because the math content is actually the simpler part of that. It's the academic vocabulary about math. That is to your point, very challenging at times. Thank
Especially the story problems, ride the train. He's traveling 50 miles an hour. The wind is blowing, right? son got in the eyes of the conductor. How
many birds is it going to hit me? Know the >> write and yes. Thank you with the proper support. Always see this graph growing B B, Dublin next year.
>> Yes, were looking for growth. That's for sure. I'm gonna take a quick turn and we have a few people for go back. I'm not going to be labor. All of the points for my
colleagues because they took many of the things that I was going to talk about. However, I have had some very interesting conversations about Matt 7 and that has led to some conversations that I've had with folks on staff
that I think can help clarify some things for our families. I will say to start, though, I think that we missed an opportunity here with the communication. I have a 5th
grader who is one of the kids who is likely going has the possibility of ending up and as everyone next year and I think that there's miscommunication coming from
teachers around the division that are talking about the fact that we're going to be forced into this decision despite the fact that it's been very clear communication coming to families that are saying you have you're given
the optiplease make sure you decide carefully come to this informational session right? They were doing all those things, correct. But I do think that even though we've been talking about this school for a long time, I
don't think that people saw coming, which leads to the math. 7 discussion because I I had a conversation with someone earlier. They were
afraid that what we did is just eliminate an entire grade level of math. dear. And that didn't happen from what I understand. And I want to
clarify that. I know that, you know, the 10's of 10's of people that are listening. I want to make sure that they understand that from my understanding and Dr Correct
me if I'm wrong, we took math 7 and we split it. So that half of that went to mask 6 and half of that went to map 8. I'm sorry, pre count pre
algebra. And so the new math, 7 class that is happening in 7th grade. Israeli pre algebra. That is encompassing a lot of the skills that is exactly what the kids need.
But we didn't skip agreed to do that. We didn't skip a group of kids. We. We worked that in the math 6 this year. So those kids are ready. They just we didn't tell parents
that they were going to be ready. And I think that's where we missed it just a little bit. So I would love for you to talk just a little bit about that. >> You bet. I'm going to have
doctor Presidio. Explain because he's, you know, dealing with this day in and day out. So Dr for Let's set the record straight. >> believe will certainly give it our best right. I
appreciate the question and the opportunity. What we're doing with our curriculum. And doctor, was kind of alluding to this earlier as we're compacting, our curriculum. So that students that accelerate
foreign missing key standards, concepts and skills right. And at the same time, we're not eliminating classes for students that maybe didn't master them when they experience than the first time
might need to repeat some of. Those concepts. So as Dr Read said, traditionally in the United States math curriculum, there's more repetition. Typically that's referred to a spiraling. So we teach a concept in one year we come
back to another year in review and review it. So there were a lot of opportunities for us to contact their curriculum and have less spiraling. However, not everybody learns at the same rate in the same pace and
you know, life very abilities happened. So maybe a student might need to repeat. Some of those concepts. We're not eliminating course work for them to be able to do it. But for the vast majority of our students with their compact, a
curriculum are able now to actually access that advanced math at an earlier level. And we've done that mapping backwards from out for an 8th grade as the default
expectation and standard. So students will be prepared when they get the 8th grade. They want to miss content. But we still do have some other opportunities for students that may be need to repeat some of that cost.
>> I will say and thank you, doctor for This journey started 3 years ago. So this is not something that began overnight. I think that many times we put a plan out there
for that community. I think many communities are used It's a strategic plan. The difference is we're actually executing it. So we're actually going to make the
progress and do the work. So our team recently brought a mid-year for midpoint strategic plan report to senior leadership where we looked at all of our indicators of measurements because we're about halfway
through our strategic plan. What's on track? What do we need to, you know, kind of move in a different direction where our standard deviations off, were they on? so this
work really 3 years. And so this compact, work didn't happen like last month. It's been happening overtime and now we're seeing the benefits of that. As you look at it,
the benefits I think you have to start slow to go fast. once that, you know, flywheel catches, we're going to be in a place where the sustainable because it's been structure.
The scaffold site. I just want to clarify that the things we said we're going to do, we are do playing and we are going to continue to do. And when you look back in the moment, it doesn't feel like it's making
a lot of progress. But you look back over 3 years. And while we really enough and the student fabulous team work of our educators and our Central Office support staff.
>> Ms. Anderson: The other thing that I wanted to say is that the major barrier, as as my cohort of parents are talking to me about this, like what are we doing about? That's a regatta. Put him in next year, not and one of the
things that they keep saying is that they're not sure if they want to do it. If it's virtual, just because they're concerned and so I think that having those conversations and what it's going to look like,
and I love the idea that I'm gonna be able to go back and talk to them about the micro credentialing that's happening I did tell them there's strength in numbers and there's more likely for us to have human teacher. I mean, I
understand that the first classes are so human teacher, but a real teacher in the class. I think that there's a lot. You know, more kids deciding that they're going to
try. But I will tell you, I have a 10th grader to so I have 5th intent and it's been fascinating to me that my perception of whether or not my child is ready to try
something more advanced has shifted completely in that 5 Yes, and it's largely because of the work that we are doing on the strategic plan. So I am I am extremely grateful for the work that you're doing in the division. Okay. Going
back, what Mr. Danon for go back. >> Mr. Dannan: Disturbing. Thank Appreciate Lady. Reason concerns around the opt-out,
right now because I know a lot of parents and students had these at this anxiety regs. If your student in your colleagues are doing it, but your parents are after you out there is that pretty bring
that up. I did want to ask just for a couple data points, maybe back up a 10 spots, but maybe a Friday letter right now Mister Handy, data around just passing grade by grade. I
do the year-over-year. And then the number of percentage of kids that are repeating right, that the cares about that. And a curious in terms of are you seeing in the data except heard a lot stories of
students that are getting frustrated because you're struggling and are feeling like they're not good at math. And so are you seeing this downstream and algebra 2 and caucus in terms of enrollment and success there and again,
that they can take this and and a letter fits. >> And we'll look, I'll start with the end for site. I don't think we have a lot of downstream data yet because we're still. Swimming upstream, human. I think in
terms of repeating courses, I think we've probably always had a certain number repeat, but I think ask the team to check and see where we are, whether increasing that or
not. I would say that even if we're repeating at a younger age, it is helpful in terms of getting to where we need to to get by high school. Having
said that, the pass rates it I know, have continued to remain high. But look at that data for you as well. We have the 24 25, but I'll get the 25. 26 like a salmon tested. it 26,
but we'll get that data for you. Dr. Anderson. >> Thank you. Just going back to the chart on on Page 3, we were in the middle of that
conversation and you talked about how, you know, we need to make sure everybody gets to, you know, that promise land by 2030. And you've been very intentional to share some very specific strategies that
I think have led to the great successes we're seeing with assets of disabilities and now multi-lingual students. So can you speak very specifically to
what are your targeted interventions? Our black African American students in order to raise that because there is a gap there, too. >> So what we've been doing
with all of our students. That don't require special intervention, which are multilingual, students have required often home language, text or students with
disabilities of required the team teaching model in the sense of supporting an IEP, for example, all other student groups. We've really the
strategy we're using is the data predictive data analytics to make sure that our students. Based on all of those analytics be successful. Our foot in the class and
we're finding they are successful, I think with students at this point following that strategy, we're going to have to make sure that the strategy of
introducing the work earlier and gaining mastery of the work sooner. It's something that happens across all elementary schools that feed middle schools. So that's
become a pyramid strategy. And many of our pyramids. And it's that pyramid work that's going to make a difference. I think for the remaining student populations that are not yet where they need to be.
However, they are on track to get to 100%. We're still moving in the right direction by 2030. >> Dr. Anderson: Sure. Thank you for that. And I think that is a helpful strategy. But I would definitely encourage you to consider something that's a
little bit more targeted because while everybody is growing, the gap may not necessarily be closing because everybody is growing and I didn't do the math to get the
exact numbers. But I just I'm looking for a little bit more expedited growth in this area for that subgroup, particularly because we see that it can happen in other
places of the 4 lowest performing subgroups. It's the only one that has single-digit increases. Everybody else has double-digit increases. And I think that's because you've been intentionally intervening
with things that are specified for that population. And I'd like to hear something very similar for that group as well. It it can't be that high level that we're going to
apply for everybody because, yes, some people will get it. But we have to be a little bit more intentional in order to really move that group the way that we are with others. Thank
you. That's it. Thank you. Doctor. E. >> Ms. Anderson: Agenda item. 9 consent agenda are adopted rules of parliamentary
procedure. Robert's rules provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the board by single motion. Many items listed have gone through board review and documentation has
been provided to all board members and the public in advance items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member prior to the meeting, consent agenda items are on the screen. Is there any objection
to approving the consent agenda? Hearing and seeing no objection, the consent agenda as approved agenda item 10 new business the following our new business items. There will not
be a vote on these items this evening. But action is scheduled at a future meeting. Agenda Item. 11 board committee reports I call on
Miss Maren for part of the Governance Committee. Thank you. The government governance committees had to meeting since our last regular meeting working overtime. >> Meade consider all of
progress on 2 important policies, the calendar policy and the innovation in instructional tech policy, formerly known as the AI policy, at least for the moment the committee opted to
call it the innovation instructional tech. So the calendar work is going to proceed on May 5th with the policy being the subject on the board's public agenda for
the work session on May. 5th. And the hope is that the policy will be finished soon after that it can guide the superintendent in creating updated calendars per our board vote on the last meeting
so that those counties are ready in July. And then the instructional tech policy that is also going to continue the governance committee has done work to really focused on the
purpose. The philosophy and so will be returning with that work at our next meeting in May. that will be it for now. Thank you, Mr. Perrin I call
Mr. Fresh for part of the administration committee. >> We don't meet often. But when we do, we get a lot of work done. And so on. you'll
see new business, I believe tonight includes the first product of our efforts as a new committee, which is a revised evaluation calendar and process for specific
school board office and school board member staff looking forward to having that. Fraction on the next for consent on the next. Board
meeting. And then this past meeting, we spend a great deal of time reviewing and discussing so peas standard operating procedures for the school board office and we are
making progress on that front. And hopefully we'll be sending some things out of committee in our next meeting. And we also closed meeting. That's Thank you. Thank you. >> Ms. Anderson: Commerce St.
John-Cunning for for the Public Engagement Committee. So we held our meeting on April 20th and really primarily focused on reviewing and updating the committee's strategic governance manual
recording proclamations and recognitions. As far as proclamations, we discuss maybe streamlining the analysts to proclamations. And there's also conversation of whether we should combine
certain services to of late redundancy. We talked about procedural improvements, coordinating with the school board's office standard operating procedures, creating the standard template for
future proclamations to assist board members and addressing community outreach. Challenge is to ensure public attendance at these events. We also briefly touched on the
potential for new committee items which we had been discussing before. There's been a lot of interest and maybe adding a second student representative to the board and expanding the student
leadership program. topics were different for a future meeting due to budgetary and procedural plex cities. So that's about it. Thank you. >> Agenda item 12
superintendent matters that conduct your beat. Thank you. Madam Chair this week is Volunteer Appreciation Week. So I want to take a moment and
the give of their time and ers talent in so many ways to Fairfax County, Public schools, all of our PTA volunteers are volunteers with our athletics activities are
theater musicals. It's just incredible. So just a big thank you to our volunteers really makes our school experience special for young people. Also want to remind
our community 217 high school students were selected to perform in our 2026. Virginia Band Chorus and Orchestra Vance and 56 students were selected for the AL Virginia
Middle School chorus meant. And I do want to give a special shout out to all of our elementary music staff, the 6th grade Choral festival this was one of the best that
I've attended since being here in Fairfax County is a fabulous event. I have had a chance to visit a number of school since last. We met and also to see some different
theater productions. I see I've seen Greece and Langley High School, Santa Music justice the play that goes wrong at Centerville High School. And I have to say, I
don't know that I good. >> Everything in the play that goes wrong because so many things went wrong. That it was really quite well done. I also
have a lot of fun with the taste fcps and then I got to throw out the first at opening day for the Great Falls Little League and the really excited
to see so many young people out playing baseball and softball and so many families out. So let's have a great week and it's going to be made very soon. So thank you. Thank
you. Doctor Reed. >> Agenda item. 13 board matters next on the agenda is board matters. A colony school board member to speak. Mr.
Moon to kick us off. >> Mr. Moon: Thank you, Madam Chair. I I I'm not going events and even Senate committee that I have attended except for one something. I
was able to show. missed a free show you this evening. week I was you sunlight the committee meeting was relatively short meeting,
which gave me an opportunity. To make a vision into a one of GED classes. The plum I was
able join. That edge. 81 lever, you know, class right to I I was very good with my
math and physics. However, in that age, we're long it. Was something new? It for the first time. I'm gonna show you that with you some of the time. Not tonight. Not tonight. what I enjoyed the
most was conversation after the class I had with students and we now. 2 students. this country for. One shouldn't was
25 years. One of guns, 20 years. Don't just humans. One A purse Wein. For those. 25 in
20 years on living in the knife. To finish education. I fcps school system he's fact
providing these opportunities. To these grownups. Long Island community members. Who may be some of parents. I want to
thank my conflicts. So put upon him. >> Thank you, Cannon. Thank
you. >> This is just passed a month and 4 days on the board. And I I want to start by thanking everybody for all the time and
was done last several weeks has been very helpful. I-5 given up a lot of information and continue to learn and appreciate their their Grayson patients as I keep asking questions but very helpful had
the chance to do a number of really great school visits last few weeks, I helped overcome my fear of snakes and how the really big that snake that just enough around apparently at the Terra Centre
Funfair and she's very, very kind and friendly. They're just like dogs. You could so thank you to that to the folks who did that. I have had the chance to welcome a family on
talk about this at the end. I'm gonna couple kind costa PJ's. This is the time of year. If you're a parent is the time of year where Pete Hayes are desperately that can be for people to join as an
officer as a committee chair. And I would say people are out for always like, well, I'll help and I do want to lead it. Beat it, lead it and run with it. Own it. You get to do
these volunteer event with your friends. There's really nothing more that goes into leading one of things and being on the committee. And so if you're considering leading a P serving as an officer you
know, jumping into it. I also appreciated my new band Ms the Sanderson. We get to visit Mr. Jace Classroom and play the cello and the kids are made and that was on a course
classes. I've been hit. So Senator Richard J when as it went out got to meet with one of watchdogs, volunteers have never heard of program. It's dads of great students. And
Mr. Dowd's and the wonderful White Oaks team has been working to launch it. There you basically get it, get it at a father figure to come in volunteer and it's very structured. And I really
appreciate that because you know, that they're just a year in the hallways to give you a very good itinerary like we need help here. We need to have here. We need help here and it is your your times. Well spent there. So, you know, please, again, consider
doing that if you're squatters, that I also got a deserved, a new benchmark judge curriculum in action. And I got to start educators about ways to improve this. And the last shares I got to
families of rising kindergarteners it was really special because I was reminded standing there that it was just a few years ago. I was there and it's hard doing this job when you have young kids
by recognize it's important to represent those views. And so my kids are home watching tonight of tried to home soon wrap this up. Quick. I was reminded of a couple years ago
sitting in that same cafeteria my daughter was on one's that was terrified to go up, enjoying her age mates as they went to the classroom for 20 minutes. And I think about her today, so bubbly and happy and
she's learning so much in advancing so much. And it's to all the wonderful work in the credit of the teachers and the staff every day doing that. I want to thank you and welcome
new. Concerned parents. Ms. Dixit. >> So I'll start off congratulating the nines with CPS students who have or did
the 2026 culprits was a Scottish or the National Merit Scholarship Corporation out of the 244 student from 18 Fairfax County's for public school or month. The finalist.
Congratulations to Sean Kimmel Center in High school computer engineering track for being awarded National Merit Fds and International and then see
scholarship. I in the last week attended the 2026 Special Education Family Conference with my colleagues and and it was a pass for a minder been families and school
collaborate. Students achieve their full potential Doctor. Shelley Moore looked like when he stated that the collusion is not about immunity for Mitt, it's about fostering a
sense of belonging and her stories. She's a great stuff, storyteller. I really enjoy. Did the guard and very in the moment president the moment sometimes I felt like I was
sitting in the room with her even though she was where show that day. So in the end, though, I kind of see that what she said about bats and
unicorns that we need more unique wants to welcome make the board a better place for our bats. That is to face of CBS after he mentioned that I was there they vent to and
really the have really great interesting food coming out. I meant that. So the chef of Sean and other team members and I feel like making more and more like better foods for
students the option. I made a quite a bit of that. And I was a full after I left. So also tended to GMU national raised all of a genius science
engineering. Fair fit. And this Anderson it was for K 8 students and a number of cars, hundreds of hundreds of students were there there were
a lot of of students, high school student from Fcps who speaking out there telling their experience about innovation and and signs for competition. They want to give
back and I had the pleasure meeting a young Oakton high school senior there and she wants to give back to now other com, the students who are competing in this eye in
science keep a topic she mentioned was is be consistent. Don't change your topic every year. I also the
fcps student Leadership Development Program Walk Forum which Mister Invaders presented their topics and reach consensus on 3 priorities and then passing the motions move to move them
forward. These ideas would be taken into consideration in our policy work. We're looking forward to Sully district are the 5th, but the celebration, which should happen in this and the government center next
Saturday. I don't think so. Yeah. I'm a second from 11:00PM to 02:00PM. If you are interested, please join. And that would be some county free shuttle buses will provided.
Thank you so much. Tonight. Missing jet coming. So it's been a busy month and I really can't, you know, put all the school visits that I've done. Just note some of the activities we've been done
doing. I was really lucky to join Supervisor Lusk and his team. >> For the Franconia Budget Town Hall. >> Meeting. >> And I really want to share
my appreciation to Christina Jackson, the Fairfax County chief financial officer and our very own liebergen are fcps chief financial officer for sharing their insights and
help deepen our understanding of the budget process. This I was fortunate to attend to ribbon cuttings in Franconia First, the New Franconia District Government Center is open.
>> Ms. St. John-Cunning: This new center includes a regional library daycare center and is a beautiful and welcoming space with meeting rooms and multiple county services in one place, making it easier for residents to get support.
I really invite people to go out and look at it. It's really an amazing space. I was also really excited to attend the Mount Vernon Park, Mount Vernon Woods Park opening this
past Saturday where I was able to sure all the new park features walking trails, playgrounds, basketball courts, soccer fields and Skate park and there were community partners that came to support the event with free
skate boarding and soccer lessons. The important thing about this part because it was going to be torn down the community and students got together and said, please save our park. I worked in Mount
Vernon was before I took this job and to see this come to fruition for the community is amazing. I was invited to speak at the Queen's group Going Springs community about
sharing lessons of what I've learned since becoming a school board member. And I told him I am still learning. So it's always energizing to talk to this group because
they are so accomplished and have so much wisdom. Again, the mock school board in our Student Leadership Development program. I really want to
congratulate show stacked the Franconia District student representative for his leadership in advancing the student General Assembly topic. I am really, really proud of him. He put a lot of
work into that. Yesterday. I began my day with interview by students at the Louis Lancer Media Club. I was really impressed with how toys and thoughtful their questions
were. I am to my day yesterday by joined Dr Reid in her community conversations tour that was hosted at Crestwood Elementary by Principal Casa Blanca. We will joined by Louis interim principal
Matthew Johnson and Supervisor Lusk, along with teachers, parents and community members for what was a very lively and informative discussion. Some really interesting topics that
were brought up. I have enough time to also focus on one event that we went to that. I get a mention last time, which was the Lewis legislative
program. I was joined by several my school board members. And it was just really exciting to it meet with the kids talk to them our board of supervisors for their
members from her, delegates where there's representatives and delegates, it was really fun. So with that, I will when a snow chance. Mr. Mckelvie.
Thank you so. >> The benefit of coming after everyone. Just everything has been said, but I will save it. I-2 enjoyed all kind, course this year. And I Friday letter
topic will be coming to us tomorrow about how we can ensure that it is indeed in all county chorus and not a 3 quarter county chorus. And then I do also want to
congratulate her. Student colleagues on their 3 foreign topics in just 2 share them on one place. We did have one on restructuring the student
Advisory Council as well bringing menstrual health education to 3rd graders. And finally protecting student journalists. So a very important topics, all of which
this word is very interested and discussing. So look forward to further conversation.
>> Ms. Meren: So I'm really getting ready for the big decisions that are coming before us like I have this appetite, too, be ready to act and to put clarity into place. So we've got Skyview the community conversations are
beginning. I'm really eager to attend them and, you know, really thinking about how to honor our policies, how to make sure we're clear about transportation and the phasing
and I have asked in the preemie one of the meeting managers to have, you know, as a superintendent to come to the ultimate presentation with the proposals. We just really can't have it go down the way it did with the comprehensive
foundry with a lot of confusion and back and forth like, tell us what the options are. And then, you know, we will be ready to decide. Also very passionate, interested about, you continue trying to
balance access to technology and the ovaries of it. It was wonderful to see so many parents and kids and families here. You know, Arlington has a two-year plan on how to
phase inappropriate devices. Useless Angeles school board is looking at removing devices, the one to one constantly with young kids. If we want to lead, we have to make decisions on what we're
going to do. So the resolution tonight. Thank you, Mr. McElveen was a wonderful place to start. Now. How do we invest in action? In that statement? We must have the
digital literacy leading the way. you know, choices are hard. Middle school after school programs. You know, what can we do to make the least worst choice? Where can
we find funds to keep that program going? Because it's very clear that it has been put on our laps and we either save it or we don't. So I've got some cool things ahead.
And actually. Headed on Saturday will right here in Tysons to the American Mothers Conference. So American Mothers, an organization started during Eleanor Roosevelt Time in the White
House and it was a time when you know, the country needed everyone to step up. And so an organization was created to help mothers and a constituent friend of mine, Renee Brown just restarted the Virginia
chapter. There was no Virginia chapter gone dormant and she's actually been named the Virginia mother of the year. It could be the national mother of the year, but so I'll be speaking about raising
our kids in an AI world. And I just want to mention musical season. Oh, my gosh, Maurice, a beauty and the Beast of the Middle School zombie prom on Friday in Madison. And I am
going I will say my daughter to go see the ultimate musical Bruno Mars. Next weekend when he's in town. So celebrating
music. Mr. Fish. Madison High >> In honor of administrative support professionals month. I want to take a moment to recognize the and thank Ellen
Eric for the extraordinary work they do in our Providence District School board office, their dedication, attention to detail and study support help
ensure that our office runs smoothly and effectively and that we remain responsive to the needs of our students. Families and educators. So deeply grateful for their
continued help and commitment to our community. And I mentioned earlier that I was at Luther Jackson just last
week observing an 8th grade algebra class Principal Cheryl and math boss Miss X are so very much enjoyed that opportunity. And I also attended the Providence
District Earth Day celebration and was so inspired by a booth from the Merrifield Garden Center that I. Replanted my
entire front yard with native plants. We'll see how they yesterday I attended the
Oakton High School principal a selection community meeting. So we're looking forward to making progress on that front and hearing from the community about the types of characteristics they want in
their schools. Next leader, huge shoes to fill from principal former principal But I'm sure we can find a wonderful candidate and then I
also recently met with Providence District constituents to talk about educational technology, related issues. We had our Providence District PTA round table. it's been a long week.
So it seemed like maybe more than a week ago. So a lot of busy activity in Providence District and also looking forward to some upcoming shows and it was a bit jarring
arriving at Luther Jackson today and finding some. Legs with Ruby slippers on them backstage and remembering, oh,
yes. Wizard of Oz is the production this year at Jackson. So if you've not been to Luther Jackson production, I strongly encourage you to attend. They are fantastic you
will rightly be able to see those legs with Ruby slippers where they belong and or a house from attorney, you know, and I hope I did just spoil it for anybody. But I'm very much looking forward to that. And some of the high school
productions as well. So with everybody has a great evening. Dr. Anderson. >> Thank you. I think I'm going to start with all of the
productions that are happening this weekend and the Mason District and this quite a bit. And I don't know how to clone myself all of these and a high school is going to be presenting a midsummer night's
Dream Falls Church High School and their newly renovated theater is going to be presenting Rosenkranz Gildan Stein are dead.
>> Glasgow Middle School Beetlejuice junior is also happening this weekend Pao Peter Pan Junior. >> Dr. Anderson: And of course, they'll be more in the coming weeks, including what
is happening here with the Jackson that we get to see every other Thursday, which is the Wizard of Oz and Woodson. High School is going to be having Sweeney Todd very soon.
So those performs is a kids zing and I'm looking forward to it. I do want to say thank you to Irv Barca far.
>> Nooyi who is the CT the C T E a C? >> Dr. Anderson: Sea tac chair for inviting me to a visit to added a high school just last week. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn more
about all program has some culinary to business. And students take us around. It's really amazing to to better understand those programs to
be better advocates for them also want to thank doctor Hugh who is the ptsa president at Edison High School for inviting myself and missing John-Cunning. It was also
there this. Just this this Yes, this Tuesday to to talk to the ptsa just to discuss all of the hot topics that are
going on in our division, spanning from budget to boundary and also a reminder to the Panama Park community as well as Addison, that the boundary conversation is
tomorrow at Edison High School. That's 06:00PM. So please be sure to attend. I have a slew of student. Congratulations. So hopefully I can get to a lot of them and
do the border. But firstly, I'd like to start with Zoe Lai. Gary, who is from Canada High school and she is the Co editor-in-chief for the a
Blast. She has been recently named as the vs Vhsl journalist of the Year. It's a super big deals. She's published nearly 75 stories over 3 years and some of
professional website and have covered a wide range of topics. We're very proud of your accomplishments and congratulations. We also have 52 Mason District students.
And I'm about to list every single one of their names who are recognize that the recent regional science and engineering fair, coming from all schools. That false
church, justice TJ and would send. So congratulations to that group. I also want to give a special shout-out to the Mason District students who are identified for
National Merit finalists. >> If you remember, doctor, read your first year here. I. I talked to you about the number that we had from Mason District. And I don't know if you remember what that number was.
>> It was 0. And then subsequently was one. And now it is 3 and I am going to take the time to highlight those children. Young people, children, the young people,
young scholars, Jaden Nguyen, from false Start High School, Joey Park, Grace, the panel. Andrew Lin W*** from TJ High School, very, very, very proud
of the work that you're doing and they'll be lots more kudos and my newsletter coming out very soon. Thank you all and have a good night. Ms. Lady.
>> Thank you. excited to welcome back to F C P s miss Meredith Norris as the Westfield new principal, I had the pleasure of working with Meredith at Chantilly and feel connected to her for a long
time since her father taught me 7th grade health and PE. She is a Chapman for those you the Chapman family and many of them work in our system. great
educators. So very excited for Meredith. You back at Westfield. It's Gonna it's gonna be great. also congratulations to the first wave. A national merit scholarship winners for corporations, scholarships,
especially to Rishi Russia. Excuse me, Russia Lori of Langley, High School, Nicholas Lee of McLean and Rachel, Do of T J. Been busy around Rainle. I really enjoyed
the last Monday heard elementary schools, family science night. It was fun to see the children all interacting and getting excited and really, you talk
athletes and that's their science leads. They're mean is there are some kids that were just speaking out and it was just awesome. They were so excited also enjoy the Student Act school board for a My
Dranesville Representative John, a Fernandez and her presentation educating students on the misuse of AI. I need to teach you how to whip up Forgot to do that before she got there. She was
a finalist of the top 5 but didn't make the top 3 but should a fantastic job and joy big it can't gardens for plantings in the back of the property with a temper classrooms used to be through
e Fairfax County are 3 revitalize, replant program. There's other elementary schools and dranesville that have the pollinator gardens. That's Coats, Lemon road in
clear view also tended heard in middle schools, food, soul tournament. That's a few UK was like indoor soccer, but it was a tournament between staff
and students, I would say was quite intense. I was glad I was in the stands and not a thinking. I can actually see get out there, compete with kids again. Also enjoyed
attending the Herndon Boys, Baseball versus Marshall Game. And it was very close, unfortunately or fortunately, I have both schools, but it was at her done. But they felt
too. Marshall 9, 8, in that game. And then also managed to Herndon versus McLean soccer game going to be a footloose tomorrow. Marshall High School
wants to join me and get up and dance enjoyed having in-depth conversations yesterday last with stakeholders, including McLean Line. We pearman principles,
the safety Coalition Committee leaders, Cool collaboration had great conversations around student mental health safety strengthen community knowledge about available resources across the county and schools. Great brainstorming about ways
in which they can continue to support our students and families and then thank you for the transfer community advocacy improving the calendar in support of arts at all grade levels, including
middle school theater governments could committee is discussing both of these issues in our upcoming
meetings next week is May 19th thank you, Ms. Lady. I am not going to keep us too longer because I know I'm always the
last. >> Ms. Anderson: But I did want to follow Mr. Fishes lead-in first. Thank my staff who definitely keeps me headed in the right direction. Many, many times and I would be lost
without both. Andrea and Stephanie, so I am deeply grateful for both of their help. But I in my unique position as chair, I also spend a lot of time in our school board office and I
would we mentioned our clerk, son deputies. But I would like to think Tiffany Shepherd, who ERs are administrative aide. Jeremy Day, our support tech, one. And as wonder, who's been
with her office for a really long time. It's now ours project to and I really appreciate all the work that they do to keep us running in the right direction. So with that at 10:25PM, we are
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