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Okay, good afternoon. We are going to call this regular meeting of the Martin County School Board to order. Um, first off, we have our opening prayer by Pastor Steve Bray from the Grace Place. Thank you for being here. On behalf of the families of the Grace

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Place, thank you to each of you for your service to our community and to our families. Uh, the motto says in God we trust. So, it's appropriate for us to start with this invocation looking to him. Heavenly Father, we come to you this afternoon first with grateful hearts

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that there was no harm done today. Uh, we thank you for your hand of protection over our schools and we pray that that would continue for the rest of this year and indefinitely through the future. Lord, we pray against the spirit of fear among our parents or our

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teachers and may your peace and presence flow through each hallway and through the hearts of all of our children. Uh, Heavenly Father, it is a responsibility to look after these children. They are a gift from you and you have given us the

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adults in the room the responsibility to care for them and to make sure they have every opportunity that is possible. And so, I just pray for those in this room today that you would grant them wisdom uh, this day and every day in knowing how they can best lead the schools and

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provide that care for our children. Uh, we do pray for our families and for their well-being mentally, physically, emotionally, and yes, spiritually as well, Lord. And we pray for the end of the school year and we pray that it would be uh, uneventful and that it

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would be a a great time to celebrate all that our students and our teachers have accomplished. And so, we give you thanks for all that's taken place in this school year and we pray this now and ask your blessing on this meeting in Jesus' name. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you again, Pastor, for being here. It's a great way to start our meeting. Um, Ms. Helvie, would you please call

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the roll? Chairpowers? Here. Vice Chair Moriarty? Here. Mrs. Pritchett? Here. Mrs. Roberts? Here. And Mrs. Russell? Here. Thank you. Okay, thank you. Okay, now I will accept a motion to approve the agenda with the following

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item added, 7.02, uh, the following items updated, 3.02 and 18.03, and 18.10 removed. I have a motion by Ms. Roberts, seconded by Ms. Pritchett. All those in favor? I.

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Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Okay. Uh, first up, we have board member discussion. Dr. Moriarty? Uh, thank you, Chairpowers. Um, I just wanted to kind of get somewhat of a temperature check on where

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the other board members are at with the properties we have for sale. Just to discuss this a little bit. Um, we have we have four properties that we have been looking to um, move on from. We're in the process of putting them up

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for sale. Some of them need um, uh, to be split from the other properties. Some of them need uh, second appraisals. And I just wanted to kind of put that out there and see where we're at in the process and where we go um, because from what I've seen in the community, there's

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definitely some interest in one of the properties. And I think a lot of people are kind of asking, "What's the next step? Where we at?" And and what this board intends to do in terms of a process of officially putting them up for sale. So,

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I just wanted to get kind of a kind of a temperature check from everybody. Just me personally, I mean, I feel like we should move on from these properties if we're not using them. The upkeep costs us money and um, we can obviously get money for the

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district for for selling them. So, I mean, I like the idea of moving on from them, but I did want to kind of see where everybody was at on that. Thank you. So, thank you. I will defer to the superintendent to give the board an update. I know that our real

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estate attorney, Tyson Waters, who's not here tonight, but he is working on what our obligations are and what the process is. We've I to my knowledge, we haven't been through a process like this before where we've actually um, sold property.

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We have um, you know, leased property to not-for-profits. And actually, I think there are three of the uh, to my knowledge, there are three of the properties that actually have a good bit of interest. Um, so, um, Superintendent Maine, if

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you'd like to get kind of give an update on where we are. Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. Right now, we are in the process of getting a company to do a second appraisal on all those properties so that you have the second appraisal ready to go. Um, we have not received any offers from

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from anybody who is interested submitted to us as of right now, as of today, there's been nothing that has come forward. If we receive an offer on one of those aforementioned properties, we would enter into a shade session that would allow you all as a board to review

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the offers that were submitted and and make a determination as to whether you are going to sell the property, entertain one of those offers, or not do anything and post it publicly. But right now, you have not listed anything for sale. Uh, there has been no direction

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given to list any of the properties for sale. We're waiting on the second appraisals to come forward. Um, so can we have scheduled Tyson to come to our next workshop to talk about the process? I know that we have had multiple entities

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submit interest in various properties. So, I don't I don't know that I'm not really interested in just because someone sends a letter and makes an offer that that's going to that we start talking about it until we let all the interested parties know and we put it out there and give everyone an

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opportunity. So, if we could have Mr. Waters come and go through that with everybody and what that's going to look like and maybe also formulate a timeline, too. Yes, Ms. Pritchett? So, totally by accident today, I was

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scrolling and I saw a little article in the Hometown News that the Village of Indiantown, Ms. Crisda, is getting a second appraisal for that Indiantown property. But other than that, um, I'm kind of like where you are. I want people to tell us that they're

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interested, make an offer, and then we then we move on. But I do happen to agree that if those properties are not going to serve us, I'd love that they serve someone else. And I want to understand cuz I know

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we've had multiple people um, especially on the properties where multiple entities are offering. Like the Indiantown property is different because we've only had But we also haven't really put it out there to the general public. I mean, unless they follow our

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meetings. So, I think we should put it out there and see what happens. But I want um, Mr. Waters to tell us what's the appropriate thing, how should we advertise it, what, you know, and making sure that it's a fair process so that anybody who's interested

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can engage. Mr. Roberts? Um, and perhaps Mr. Morrison can also check just to be sure there's whether there's any restriction on funds generated as to whether they can go straight into the general fund or what that looks like.

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Thank you. Any other questions? Um, I just also during I don't know this board member discussion or um, information share, but I I just want to say thank you to the Martin County Sheriff's Office and the Stuart Police Department

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today for their quick response just as we always uh, knew would happen if we were ever thankfully it was not um, it was a hoax and someone pulling um, a prank of some sort.

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But they all responded with force at Jensen Beach High School as we knew they would and we are very fortunate to have them in Martin County because they all showed up today to protect our students and our staff. And I am very, very thankful for that. It gave me chills and

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there was a moment of dread before we knew that this it wasn't um, a real threat to our students and to our staff. So I'm very thankful for that. Dr. Moriarty? Yeah, I want to echo those sentiments

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and uh, you know, this this was as real as it gets. I mean, I spoke with Sheriff Budzynski and they basically assumed that this was a real situation happening. And uh, I also want to commend the the SRO and our SROs

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uh, county wide um, for for springing to action for our team here at the district uh, Frank and and the team um, because this really could have been a very sad situation and and there were injuries sadly. There was a there was a

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deputy that was injured coming to the call uh, who was involved in a traffic accident um, as well as a janitor at the school. So it wasn't like there was no injuries. But thank God it turned out to be a hoax, but you know, you really got to look

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it's really some people are that's a really sick hoax to play on people and it's really sad that this happens and that we live in this type of world, but thank God we have people protecting our students and our schools and we're we're

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so thankful for them. And can I just just really quickly add one of the things um, if this turns out to be a student, I fully expect that we will see this as an expulsion hearing that comes before the school board because we have to take a

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hard stand on this. This is unacceptable. It should not be happening. So if it's within our anything within our authority, I expect it to come back before the board to take final action. Uh, Ms. Pritchett? Um, I was watching the uh,

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Chief Budzynski's um, press conference and what jumped out at me was he said the students did exactly what they were supposed to do. They were trained, they knew where to go. He said, I forgot the the phrase, but some ran, some hid

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and and some went to where they were told to go. So I'm really proud that our district has our kids knowing exactly what to do when something like this happens. So I'm really pleased to hear that in this grave incident.

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Yes, and thank you uh, Superintendent Maine for doing an after action and really evaluating what went right and what went wrong and making those improvements for the next step in working with our law enforcement community

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to make sure that everybody's communicating and that's that's one of the things um, that was the most tragic about Parkland was the lack of communication. So that's such an important part. So thank you for leading that discussion and making sure

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that we're we do even better if there's ever hopefully never, but if there ever is something like this that happens again. So thank you. Okay. Uh, next step we had our recognition of Dorothy Dinsdale.

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Um, unfortunately she's Oh, yes, of course you can. Um, I have a motion by Mr. Roberts and seconded by Dr. Moriarty. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Okay, next step we have the recognition

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of Dorothy Dinsdale. Unfortunately Ms. Dinsdale cannot be here, but she will be recognized at a later date. And we um, I'm sure Mr. Morrison will take good care and make sure that um, our appreciation is relayed to her for

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her years of service. Okay, uh, next step we have the Florida School and Nutrition Association Director of the Year Recognition, Dr. Tracy Miller. Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the

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board, Superintendent Maine, Tracy Miller, Deputy Superintendent. And I'm honored this evening to present to you an amazing award that was won recently by one of our amazing employees. School nutrition professionals share a common goal. Making sure every student

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is well fed, ready to learn and truly nourished for success. They plan meals with care, meals that are both nutritious and appealing while tailoring menus to meet specific needs and upholding rigorous standards. They do this work because they know it

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matters. It has a tremendous impact on a child's well-being and their ability to learn. Today we recognize someone who has dedicated her career to that mission. Someone whose leadership and commitment stand out across the state of Florida.

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Laura Hamed Al, our Martin County School District Director of Food and Nutrition Services has been named the Florida School Nutrition Association's Director of the Year. >> [applause] >> Since joining the district in 2014, Mrs.

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Hamed Al has strengthened our school nutrition program and brought innovation innovation to our kitchens through her commitment to high quality meals, staff development, uh, school engagement and community collaboration. Her passion for serving

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students and supporting her team exemplifies excellence in school nutrition leadership. She is well known throughout throughout the state of Florida and I found out that first hand when I was with her at the state conference and she's well known for her innovation, her leadership

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and her unwavering dedication to ensuring her staff is equipped to meet the needs of students in every school. So again, please join me in congratulating Mrs. Laura Hamed Al who brings great pride to her field and the Martin County School District.

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>> [applause] >> Oh my goodness. Thank you so much. Thank you. And not only was Laura named Director of the Year, she and her team have won several additional awards and I'd like her to tell you a little bit about them and to introduce some of the tremendous

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staff she has with her this evening. Good evening, Board Chair, Board Members and Superintendent Maine. I'm Laura Hamed Al, Director of Food and Nutrition. I was recently invited to a USDA

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conference where they awarded 10 awards throughout the state of Florida. Um, these awards had to do with our summer feeding programs. Um, one was the Red Carpet Award and one was

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nourishing our team from within. Um, first I'd like to introduce our Florida Summer School Coordinator is Ms. Tina Jensen. She won the award for increased participation

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and also, come on up, Tina. >> [laughter] >> Uh, increased participation and with the state of all of the school districts in the country in the country, most school districts have seen a decline in

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increased participation. Tina did a lot of outreach especially in the Indiantown area by um, utilizing our bus feeding bus to feed weekend meals

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shelf stable weekend meals to different areas so that these families would have meals during the weekends. So. This is gorgeous. So here it is, the state of Florida. Ms. Tina [applause] Jensen.

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Thank you. The next award um, shows our commitment to nourishing our teams from within. It has resulted in measurable outcomes, high retention, strong staffing skills,

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internal leadership development and a very motivated workforce. It has created a collaborative and resilient program built on trust, innovation, and a shared purpose. As we continue to grow and evolve, we remain

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focused on the strength of our people knowing that their success is the foundation of student success and the driving force behind sustainability. And that award, nourish

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from within, goes to Melinda Lafferty. Please come up, Melinda. >> [applause] >> Thank you. And our last award is through thoughtful menu planning, engaging presentation, intentional

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outreach, sustainable practices, we have grown participation while supporting student health, celebrating cultural diversity, and strengthening our our schools' community.

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All of these things reaches the goal of the red carpet award, which Miss Yvonne Potsgo, who's been with the district how many years? Almost 25? Almost 25 years, and she is our registered dietitian, and she receives

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that award. >> [applause] >> There you are. And I just have another quick note. These were all USDA awards, and um Dr. Miller just talked about Florida

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uh school nutrition awards. I just found out out of the nine awards that are going to be given out this year, Martin County will be receiving six of those awards. >> [applause] >> Director of the year, which and and a

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leadership award, which I received, the Jane Wynn School Nutrition Excellence Award, and I'm sure a lot of people know Kathy Ouzts, uh um um she does a lot, and ironically, Jane Wynn, she used to be a uh national president of School

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Nutrition Association. We found out later that her grandkids actually go to Palm City, where she's manager. So, everybody was just floored by that. Uh super school award, um we

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had uh Kathy Ouzts, I mentioned Denise from Jensen Beach Eleme- elementary, Amy from the Martin County High School, Christie Cole, and they all won super school and smart

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start, which is our breakfast program awards. I thank you very much. When Mr. Main came in this year, he said he wanted better, and we really took that as a goal for our department, and we will continue to

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be better and better as we move along. Thank you. Congratulations. Congratulations, everyone, and thank you all for what you do every day. The um If you haven't had a meal in one of our school cafeterias, you should absolutely

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stop by. They It is amazing, and it not only did are they good to eat, but they're beautiful, too. Um it's like work of art, and it's very appealing to the kids, and they really love it. So, thank you for what you do every day. Oh, yeah, picture. Come on up.

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>> [applause] >> Okay, next up we have our student representative, Delaney Miller. Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Starting off, I will be reporting on Jensen Beach High School. All three Jensen Beach High School choirs earned

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superior ratings from every judge at the District 13 Music Performance Assessment. Additionally, 26 Jubilate students were selected to perform at Lincoln Center in New York City as part of the prestigious Octavo Octavo Series Choir.

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SPAM Robotics team won the Orlando Regional FIRST Robotics competition, competing against teams from across the region. Eight of those students on the SPAM team are from Jensen Beach High School. For the first year, Jensen Beach High School participated in the Odyssey of

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the Mind competition, >> [clears throat] >> and have advanced to the state competition, representing the Palms region in Orlando this April. Rho Kappa students Sienna Hensley and Mia D'Aquino placed first and second in the district's History Day Historical

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Paper category, and will advance to state competition in May. Jensen Beach High School drama students earned multiple recognitions at the Florida State Thespian Festival over spring break, including Savannah Beach, who was selected to represent the entire district with her costume construction

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project and earned a superior rating, and four other superior and excellent ratings were earned by students in solo and duet musical performances, highlighting both performance and technical excellence. You can see the winning talents of Jensen Beach High School drama students at their annual

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Thespian showcase on Wednesday, March 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the Jensen Beach Performing Arts Center. Next for South Fork High School, starting with athletics, the South Fork track and field boys 4 by 400 relay team broke a school record that had stood

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since 2009, and our girls 4 by 100 relay team broke a record dating back to 2010. On top of that, Keilani Wick broke her own school record in the 400 meter hurdles. Shifting to the arts, all three choirs earned superior ratings at district

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choral MPA, qualifying the entire department for state festival for the second year in a row. Carillon also qualified for state for the fifth consecutive year. Senior Gavin Adams and freshman Isabella Hodges were selected to represent the

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state of Florida at the Southern Region ACDA Honor Choir. Thousands of students auditioned across 10 states, and only 150 were selected, making this a huge honor for both students and for South Fork High School. This also marks the second cycle in a row that our school

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has had two students chosen. The South Fork band program also earned straight superior ratings at MPA. South Fork was the only high school in the district to this year to have both its top band and choir receive straight superiors. In theater, South Fork drama

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students earned superior ratings at the Florida State Thespian Festival. Students were rec- recognized for outstanding work in solo musical performance, costume construction, and duet acting, showcasing both performance and technical talent.

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Finally, in academics, South Fork students placed first and second at the district history fair, and will advance to the Florida History Day state competition in Tallahassee, representing the Bulldogs and the Martin County School District. Last for Martin County High School,

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starting with academics, Martin County High's Odyssey of the Mind team earned first place at the regional competition, advancing to state competition in Orlando. This marks a first for Martin County High School, and we're proud to share that Miss Jay Matthews was also recognized with the Omar Award, which

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highlights her excellence in coaching, leadership, and dedication. Continuing with the arts, the MCHS drama department delivered four outstanding performances of Grease the Musical. Our talented cast and crew showcased their hard work, creativity, and commitment,

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bringing energy and joy to every performance. Additionally, the MCHS choir program also represented the district very well at MPA. Opus earned straight superiors, and tenor and bass earned overall superiors. Lastly, the AFJROTC cadets Dylan

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Glasgens, Luke Dawson, and Oliver Treadwell were selected to attend American Legion Boys State this summer. This prestigious honor recognizes exceptional student leaders who demonstrate strong character, integrity, and commitment to service, which I can

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vouch for because I went to Girls State last summer, and it is very very very nice. That is all. Thank you, guys. That is the high school update. Thank you, Delaney. I know you have to scoot out. You have an event tonight. I know it's a busy time with graduation

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approaching, so um you're You can just leave whenever you're ready. Okay, thank you. Um next up we have our district update. Christie. Hi. >> It just logged out, so I have to relog

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back in. Bear with me. I'm not used to Okay. I got it. Thank you. All right. Good afternoon, Madam Chair, Vice Chair, esteemed board members, and Superintendent May. I'm Kirsty Germain, coordinator of public information and community relations

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uh for the Martin County School District. And it is my pleasure to bring you this month's district update. The Martin County School District's All in Martin podcast is providing timely information for families with a new episode focused on what happens after

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school choice priority window closes. For In this short episode, episode 17, I sat down with coordinator executive of executive initiatives, Mark Cowles, to walk through what families can expect in the coming weeks, including application review timelines, possible outcomes, and

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next steps depending on the individual and app uh individual and application outcome. The goal is to provide clarity and guidance as families navigate the process. In addition to outlining next steps for school choice, the episode also serves as a reminder of for all

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families to begin preparing for the '26-'27 school year. This includes ensuring contact information is up to date and required enrollment documents are completed. As families continue planning for the upcoming school year, they're encouraged to stay informed and

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explore the programs and opportunities available across our A-rated district. This latest episode of All in Martin is available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Our visually impaired students from the Martin County School District recently

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took part in a one-of-a-kind Easter egg hunt designed to ensure every student could fully participate. Instead of relying on sight, students used sound to locate specially engineered beeping eggs, creating a fun inclusive experience that allowed them to take

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part with confidence while having fun. The sensory-friendly event was made possible through several community partnerships. The Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast hosted the hunt with support from the Martin County Sheriff's Office, helping guide the students. The St. Lucie Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad,

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who built the eggs, and they also helped guide the students as well. And Palm City Eye Care, who provided the They're the sponsor of the event and covered all of the candy and goody bags at lunch. Together, these partners helped create a meaningful, accessible experience that reflects the district's

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continued commitment to inclusion, collaboration, and student engagement. And it's just overall, it's super cute. So, let's watch a video of this event. I don't think I presented this right. It was really nice that all the staff stayed and had lunch with the students, talking with them, and it was a really

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cool thing to witness. All right. So, the Martin County School District recently celebrated a major milestone, hosting the 50th annual Music in Our Schools Concert. Held in recognition of Music in Our Schools Month, the concert brought student musicians together from across the

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district, highlighting five decades of talent, dedication, and pride under this year's theme, United Through Music. Featuring performers from every district-operated school, this long-standing tradition showcases not only students' musicianship, but also

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the educators and programs that make these opportunities possible. For those who couldn't attend or who want to relive the evening, the full concert recap is now available on our YouTube page and our website. And we have a little This is an hour-long video, so we're

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just going to watch a little snippet. Or not. There it goes. >> [music] [singing] [music and singing] >> rain >> [music] >> Hear the wind Hear the >> [singing and music]

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>> Hear my heart >> [music] >> beating >> [singing] >> as I'm filled Tiny drops with a rainbow >> [singing] [music] >> It's raining Listen to

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the Drip drop >> [music and singing] >> what musical sound leading bouncing to the rhythm of the Drip drop drip drop the puddles

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>> [music] >> cover the ground >> [singing] >> and the miracles are listening while I'm LISTENING TO THE RAIN >> [music] >> All right, I know that was a longer clip, but that was one of my favorites,

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personal favorites. Our music directors and teachers are absolutely phenomenal and for them to coordinate all of our 12 different elementary schools to do that one song is just incredible. Of course, our students are phenomenal as well. And all of our music teachers for all of

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our middle schools and high schools. The Martin County School District is proud to celebrate the academic excellence of our student athletes. The Florida High School Athletic Association recently announced its winter academic team champions for the 25 26 season.

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We're excited to share that every winter athletic team across the district earned an academic team champion designation. In addition, 17 teams district-wide ranked among the top 10 in the state with South Fork High School posting top 10 finishes in every winter sport. After

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two athletic seasons, South Fork High School currently ranked second in class 5A followed by Jensen Beach High School in fifth place, while Martin County High School holds the ninth spot in class 6A. These honors recognize teams that excel not only in competition, but also in the

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classroom, reflecting the hard work, balance, and commitment of our student athletes and the educators and coaches who support them. And that is all I have for this month's district update. Until next time, you can find us wherever you scroll.

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Thank you, Kirsty. Okay, next up we have the superintendent update. Okay, thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to start off also, and I appreciate you leading into that, uh Chair Powers, to thank the Martin County Sheriff's Office and to Chief Franzella

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and the Stuart PD Department for responding today to Jensen Beach High School. A lot of moving parts as the team responds to those types of scenarios and situations, and greatly appreciate the level of response and the swiftness that everybody

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jumped on today. Sheriff Snyder did send me a text message that the Sheriff's Deputy is doing fine for those of you that are looking for an update, as well as the custodian who was brought via ambulance to the hospital earlier. So, All right, I'm proud to share that the

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Martin County School District continues our upward momentum. Our niche rankings just came out, and out of 67 school districts statewide, the Martin County School District is now ranked number four. The district has climbed steadily, rising from ninth place just 3 years ago

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to the fourth position this year, placing the Martin County School District among the top 10 school systems in Florida and the top 10% nationally. One of the reasons why we like the niche ranking so much is because they are based on factors

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that include academics, teacher quality, graduation rates, college readiness, and student and family feedback, offering a broad look at the overall student experience within the school district, not just our test scores alone. While rankings offer one perspective, they

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align with what we in Martin County are striving for our families to have each and every day. Schools that prioritize high expectations, meaningful opportunities, and a supportive environment for our for every student.

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Last month, we had the opportunity for two of our projects we talked about two of our projects being presented at the Impact 100 Awards, and I am very happy and excited to announce that two of them are grant recipients. The Education Foundation of Martin County received a

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$36,000 grant to support South Fork High School's CTE Veterinarian Technician Program, helping to enhance lab experiences and hands-on training for our students. And the Environmental Studies Council received a thousand

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hundred thousand dollar grant for the Environmental Studies Centers River Scout 2, a new voyage project supporting the purchase of a brand new boat and construction of an onsite dock for expanded outdoor learning opportunities.

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For those of you that do not River Scout 1 is over 54 years old, so it is much due for an upgrade. Both of these projects will make a big impact on our students, and we are very appreciative to the Education Foundation of Martin County and to the Environmental Studies

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Council for placing moving both of these forward for the Impact 100 Martin Award. I recently had the opportunity also to recognize an outstanding student with the Florida Prepaid Superintendent Scholarship. Martin County High School's

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lucky senior, Ava Greco. Ava has challenged herself academically, maintaining a 3.4 GPA while taking on dual enrollment coursework and the rigor of the ACE program, all while staying actively engaged beyond the classroom.

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Ava has focused challenges that could have definitely slowed her down, but instead, she they helped shape her into a student that defines resilience, determination, and a steady commitment to doing her very best even when the

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path was not easy for her. This fall, Ava will continue her journey at Florida Atlantic University, where she plans to study psychology. Inspired by her own experiences, she hopes to one day help others navigate their challenges. And before we left that afternoon, I tried

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to get her to commit to coming back to be a school psychologist, so we've connected her with Dr. Estevez, and hopefully after she finishes her four-year degree, we will see her back here working as full-time psychologist in our department. And last, but

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certainly not least, each year the Martin County School District invites families to share their experiences through our satisfaction and experience survey. The survey is open until the 24th of April, so just a couple of days left. We encourage all of you, if you

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have not already done so, to please click on our website or any of your schools' links to social media, and it is the QR code or the direct link is there for you to fill it out. So, thank you very much. At this time, this concludes my update.

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Thank you, Superintendent Maine. Are there any questions on the other information only reports, Ms. Roberts? Um So, I have a question about 15.09, the charter school financial reports.

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So, the one we have from Indiantown High School prior to this went through January of 2026 that showed um a fund balance that was $14,000. This report picks up February 26 and

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March 26, where the fund balance is a negative 11,509 and then a negative 25,994. So, um can the person who looks at our charter

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things review that and find out what's going on there and what the projection is for what the fund balance is projected to be through the end of the year, and also look at um the other school the other charter schools also, because

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some of those haven't given us that information. So, before we get their audits at the end of the year, maybe we could look at that and make sure that as the oversight LEA, we are looking at that. Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions

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on any of those reports? Okay, seeing none. Um it is um 4:46. Well, we have board information share first. Um does anybody any board members um

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Ms. Pritchett? Yes, I wanted to let everyone know that on May 16th, uh there's going to be an emancipation celebration uh in downtown Stuart, um put on by the Black Heritage Foundation. Lloyd Jones uh contacted me

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and was able to reach out to uh JD Parker Elementary, and those students, uh I believe fifth graders, will be reading the um preamble to the um Declaration of Independence. So, I invite everyone to come out. Um at the

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end of the meeting here, I will give you the exact location. I don't want to look at my phone right now, but um it's on May 16th in the afternoon, and everyone is invited. Thank you. Thank you. Any other board member? Um, I

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just have one thing I would like to at the next meeting bring forward uh a proclamation for Memorial Day. Um and I have an example which I'll have the superintendent's office share with you all. It was a proclamation done a

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few years ago by Governor DeSantis. And um please if you have any um recommendations for additions, please um let the superintendent know, but I will get this to everyone and then we'll see it at our May meeting. Great.

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All right, there is um again, it's 4:48. Uh public comment starts time certain at 5:00 p.m., but we'll go ahead and get started and if anybody joins at 5:00 that would like to speak, we will absolutely open it back up if we're done.

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Citizen input is vital to the improvement of our district. Most times your remarks may be listened to without comment from board members or the superintendent. This does not mean they are heard with any less intensity or in concern. Where appropriate, the superintendent and staff will

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investigate your comments and report back to you and the board with an answer. We thank you for taking the time and having the concern to make our district better. Your presentation to the board should not exceed 3 minutes. Letters or statements from others not present can be given to our clerk who

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will be sure that each school board member and the superintendent receive a copy. To keep our records straight and authentic, our policy does not permit you to read the statements of others into the record. Our first speaker is Dr. Blanche Wells.

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Thank you, members of the board for having me and uh Superintendent Mayne. Um I've worked for the district for 25 years as a counselor, both high school and elementary level, but today I'm here because I'm on the board of Martin

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Swims. Martin Swims is a nonprofit organization and we exist to reestablish and manage um affordable swim lessons, swim programs of all

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of all sorts at community pools in Martin County. We um we promote water safety, welfare, education, and recreation. There's a history in Martin County and I'm going

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to go there for a few minutes. When I met Coach Dick Wells, my late husband, he had already been created two Olympic uh champ two Olympic swimmers who have now become our current coaches there.

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He had been um taken to uh he was invited to Columbia in South America to coach their their team, their Pan Am team. He represented this country at the World University Games. He loved Florida, went to Florida State,

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and when he heard about the IRCC um community college being built and that Dr. Heisey wanted he wanted sports. And um he he wanted Coach Wells. So Dick was happy to go there and created the

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program we all know about today. When he heard about the community pool being built at Martin County High School um on on this grounds, he was excited to do so because that was his passion in life. Something else about Stuart. Stuart is

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a community place. We're here because we love it and the people before us did as well. There's a wellness, there's a sense of community. We like our old buildings like the um Lyric Theater, the old post office, the

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feed store. And we have another opportunity in plain sight and that is the pool at Martin which is on the campus of Martin County High School. Martin Swims ex-

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Times have changed. I gave you some history but it's no longer possible for the people here so devoted to our school system and I thank you very much for that to take over an entire community

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pool program um affordable swimming for everyone. Martin Swims exists to help with that. One of the visions we have, and this is a vision is to represent to the public, the entire public uh on a referendum so that

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they can vote on whether or not they want a community pool system in the county. We ex- We are um willing to manage that if they want it. We hope you will consider letting us help you. It's going to be changes to be

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made in the um county to make this happen but we hope that you will because the legacy of swimming, as you know from what is going on at uh IRSC now under Dr. Moore, is great. Our swimmers are a

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big part of that and we would like it to continue. Thank you. Thank you. Um next up is Ricky Stein. Hello. I'm Ricky Stein. I'm a retired Pennsylvania school teacher and lifelong swimmer. We've been coming to Martin

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County since 1995. We swam at MCHS during our visits for $1 a swim. When my husband and I moved down here permanently 5 years ago, we thought we'd get our swim workouts in the ocean all the time until we learned what lurks

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below. We swam at the Stuart Y and still swim at Sailfish Splash Park. They are both great facilities but stuffed to maximum usage. Cities around the country the size of Martin County with more than 166,000

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people have 18 to 42 pools. During peak hours, the 50-meter pool and small pool at Sailfish are overflowing with age group, high school, and Special Olympic team swimming laps. There are also synchronized swimmers,

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water polo players, divers, and scuba divers. Martin County Parks and Recreation could easily manage Sailfish and the school pool so that all groups have time and space to meet their needs. Sailfish Splash is a theme park, fun for

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entertaining slides and good for lap swimming, but it has limitations for lessons and free swims. Cost is an issue for many families. Children learn through play. Families develop safety awareness when they swim together during affordable

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free swims and during low-cost lessons in a pool such as the one at Martin County High School. At Sailfish, kids who walk over from the slide side are turned away from jumping into the big pool. Our group, Martin Swims Incorporated,

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has been talking to people at many organizations including two school board members, the Y, the Boys and Girls Clubs, Stuart Recreation, Community Foundation, Children and Youth Services. Everyone agrees our community can

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benefit by working together. Florida consistently leads the nation in child drowning deaths. According to data from the Florida Department of Children and Families, 98 children died from drowning in 2023.

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The number jumped to 105, then 112 in the next 2 years. From Father's Day to September 2025, five children under age five drowned in Martin and St. Lucie counties. A majority of these incidents occur in

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residential swimming pools, but the opportunity provided by community pools help families develop a sense of better sense of safety awareness that they can take to other pools, the ocean, and rivers. We can save lives. Please reopen

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the MCHS pool to the public for vital, low-cost programs. Thank you. Uh next up is Neil Colvin. It's a hip pocket speech. My name is Neil Colvin. I'm a retired trial attorney and a taxpayer.

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And I heard about the program that is uh being brought to you. And I wholeheartedly agree with it. I think the community just simply from an economic standpoint needs more open swimming especially in view of children drowning, people

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drowning. And the concept of the using the Martin County High School pool as a community pool involves agencies such as Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts the Sheriff's Office, the

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Police Department in scuba training and retraining and recertification. Elderly uh swimming, master swimming, all of this gets crowded out of Sailfish Splash. Uh Gail Harrell, Senator Harrell, is is very much in favor of what we're doing.

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Uh the YMCA is in favor of it. The Community Foundation of Martin and St. Lucie Counties is in favor of it. Steve Layton at uh uh Brian Mast's office is aware of it and keeping tabs on it. So, we're there's some interest in that in the community and I really think it's

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a great idea. You all do a commendable effort in man- managing a budget and maintaining uh the the high educational standards that you do. This pool somewhere along the line created a real bone of contention and 2023 the board closed it down

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because uh of certain mechanical defects and so forth and announced that uh pool was going to be closed and possibly demolished, at least according to the news reports, and Superintendent Maine stepped in and said, "Okay, we're going to keep it open." And it was open for the 24-25 swimming season, 25-26

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swimming season for the swim teams only. Uh the the cost to use the pool otherwise was prohibited for families. We'd We are here kind of to attempt to relieve the school board of the further involvement in in overall

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management and funding of the pool. I'd love to see the school board just completely out of the funding circuit. We're working on setting up an arrangement for that. One important proposal here is we would like to have the pool and like your help in having the pool examined by and we have a pro bono

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general commercial pool contractor and a pro bono engineer who would like to do a complete survey of the entire pool at Martin County High School with your all permission and give a full report out to everyone as to what it would cost to

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modernize the pool one, two, go for 5 years ahead. We think this makes the opportunity a little bit cheaper just to survey. I thank you very much for your time and your efforts. Congratulations

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on your positioning these days. Thank you. Uh last is Dick Landrum. Good afternoon. I'm Dick Landrum from Palm City. I've come to talk about the idea of resurrecting our community pool at Martin County High School.

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As I was pondering how I could encourage you to bring back all the very affordable programs that once made ours a true community pool, I happened upon a recent lecture delivered at Yale University by Professor David Brooks titled how America recovers from all

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this. In his lecture, Brooks described the many social, cultural, political, and economic changes that occurred decade by decade since World War II. He explained how both positive and negative changes were modified in succeeding generations

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for better or for worse. But most importantly, he explained how the changes left large portions of the society behind. So much so that people became increasingly delusional about their ability to belong, to attain the American dream, to trust our government,

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and sadly, to trust our fellow citizens. As trust in government and community is lost, people lose their idea of what things to care about. When they see things as unattainable, they no longer see them as important and they become more distrusting of

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government and society in general. When this happens, society fractures at an ever-increasing rate. We have an opportunity here to help begin to repair the fracture. What affordable community pools do best

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is bring communities together, provide healthy recreational value, ensure everyone is safe around water, and provide one more educational opportunity to foster self-esteem. In short, community pools build community.

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Please support our 2026 voting ballot referendum to make the pool a community-supported venue and relieve the school district of the burden of maintaining and operating the pool. Thank you very much. Thank you. Okay, it is 5:01. Is there

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anyone else that would like to speak at public comment? Okay, seeing none, we'll move on. We have uh item 18.01, which is school board travel, which there is none. Um 18.02, the acceptance of the annual

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comprehensive financial report for 2024-25. Move approval. Second. Have a motion by Ms. Roberts, a second by Dr. Moriarty. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. I'd also I'd also like to comment on that item if for

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the public, if you look on pages small Roman numerals four through six, so four, five, and six, there's the noted accomplishments section. There's actually 20 bulleted noted accomplishments of the Martin County School District that are named in this

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report. And if you're trying to understand or trying to put your finger on exactly what the Martin County difference is, that's a good place to start to see what those 20 things are. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Roberts, for pointing that out. Um item 18.03, requisitions to be

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approved for purchase orders over $100,000. Move approval. Second. I have a motion by um uh Ms. Russell. Sorry. [laughter] My mind just blanked. Uh second by Dr. Moriarty. All those in favor? Aye.

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>> Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Item 18.04, approval to piggyback Orange County Public Schools and approve Kelly Education for substitute staffing services. Motion to approve. Second. I have a motion by Ms. Pritchett, a

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second by Dr. Moriarty. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Item 18.05 is ratification of emergency purchase order for Crystal Lake Elementary. Move to approve 18.05. Second. I have a

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motion by Dr. Moriarty, a second by Ms. Pritchett. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Item 18.06, Martin County School District Impact Fee Schedule Review and Approval.

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Motion to approve. Second. I have a motion by Ms. Pritchett, a second by Ms. Russell. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Item 18.07, purchasing, maintenance, and

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transportation site enhanced security project. This is the final pay application approval and release of the final retainage. Second. I have a motion by Ms. Roberts, a second by Ms. Pritchett. All those in favor? Aye. Aye.

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Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Item 18.08 is the proposed Warfield Indiantown project. Approval for the Martin County School District FD- FDOE spot surveys. >> A question.

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Okay. Thank you, uh Madam Chair. It It says the cost on this one is $7 million for the spot survey. Is Is that right or Go ahead. Um thank you very much. Um Carter

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Morrison, Assistant Superintendent for Finance. Um what we're attempting to do, Dr. Moriarty, is to at the last board meeting, you might recall there was an agenda item on the action agenda item, which attempted to allocate $7 million of capital outlay and debt service funding that we received from the state.

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That $7 million is in support of this spot survey, which is a part of what the DOE needs in order to take that to the state for to get us permission to use that $7 million. So, that's why there's a correlation between the $7 million that

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you approved at the last meeting and this spot survey that is needed. So, the spot survey does not cost $7 million. It's to [laughter] get authorization to utilize the $7 million for the project if if the board approves it in the future.

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Okay. Yes. Thank you. >> Thank you for that clarification. Appreciate it. >> you and good question. Um do I have a motion? Motion to approve. Second. I have a motion by Ms. Pritchett, a second by Ms. Roberts. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed?

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Motion carries unanimously. Item 18.09, summer school plan for 2026. Move to approve 18.09. Second. I have a motion by Dr. Moriarty, a second by Ms. Pritchett. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed?

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Motion carries unanimously. Item Yes. Of course. I wanted to thank you for that comprehensive summer plan. It really is in a lot of detail and there's a lot of work that goes into that. So, I I really appreciate it when I was reading it.

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Thank you. Thank you. I think everyone echoes that. So, thank you all very much. Um Item 18.10 has been removed. We're moving on to our instructional materials

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adoption. This is a public meeting for comment on instructional materials recommended for adoption. Mr. Moore. Madam Chair, members of the board, Superintendent Maine, thank you for having me. Um tonight, what I am presenting to you

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is the committee's recommendations for instructional materials adoptions. And so, we are not voting on anything. Um this is part of the review process that is prescribed by the state for core materials. Um you will note that this are These are not core materials, but we

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wanted to keep the process consistent um for how we adopt all of our materials here in Martin County. So, >> [clears throat] >> it may be a a little above and beyond, but we want to make sure that we are thorough and detailed. So, we are reviewing materials for three content areas this year. Ca- uh Career

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and Technical Education, Global Languages, Performing and Visual Arts. The process, similar to how we follow uh for our core instructional materials adoptions, um is outlined here in front of you. And so, where we are now is at the public notice public hearing section

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of the process. And so, once we present the recommendations today, it will be open for a 20-day public review period on those recommendations. And then, when we come back at the next meeting, I will share if there's been any public comment with the board. And then, you guys will vote um to either accept or deny those

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recommendations. So, the process, just like we done every year with our core materials, we assemble committees of subject matter experts nominated from school sites, from school leaders, um and members of the board. They complete a evaluation rubric that has four sections um

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totaling 49 questions. I will not read all 49 to you tonight, but I will kind of present them um section by section so that we can enter them into the record and so that the public um and the board can have some transparency on how we reviewed our instructional materials.

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And then, I will finish up tonight with presenting you the two um top recommendations for each content area. So, the first part of the rubric is the content criteria. And so, there are a series of questions that our committee

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members um reviewed and answered specific to is the content accurate? Is the content appropriate? Is it the appropriate grade level and aligned to Florida standards? And so, majority of the questions are in the content area. Presentation is about how the materials

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are organized, how they are presented. Is it easy to read? Is it clear? Um is it at the appropriate level for students? And is it put together in a way that um is conducive to learning and teaching? And then, the

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learning section is um specific to beyond the content being accurate, are they organized and presented in a way that is conducive for um instructional strategy for teachers to be able to teach that content? Um is it appropriately organized? Does it include additional materials, graphic

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organizers, things like that um to help aid in the delivery of that instruction? And then, Florida statutes and Florida State Board of Education rules. And so, the final section of the um evaluation rubric is specific to alignment with Florida statutes and State Board of

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Education rules. As you know, Florida um as a leader in public education has very specific laws and rules governing what can and cannot be included in instructional materials. And so, through our review process, we can verify um which materials meet that standard before recommending anything to the

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board. So, the first one we're going to look at is Career and Technical Education. There are several courses that fall under the auspices of Career and Technical. So, I will read through each course. I won't read through every material submitted um

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so you can see exactly what we are adopting for this year. And then, I will share the recommendation for the top two for each. So, our committees were very busy. They reviewed materials for Aerospace Technology, Agritechnology, Construction, Culinary, Digital Media,

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Environmental Science, Hospitality and Tourism, HVAC, Marketing Management, Medical, Medical CCMA, Medical CMAA, Medical CNA, Medical Health Science Foundations, Promotion and Enterprise, Veterinary,

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Welding. And those were all materials that were submitted. The recommendations are here on the screen. So, committees reviewed all of those various um materials that were submitted for review um to produce the top two. So, you will notice that

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some of them have a top one. There are some instructional materials where the state has only approved one material. And so, when you only see one recommendation, it's because there is only one option. So, for Aerospace Technology, it is the USAS curriculum

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for unmanned aviation that is being recommended. For Agritechnology, the top two in no particular order is the ICEV curriculum platform and Florida Agribusiness Foundations. For Construction, it is the HBI Packed Core Curriculum and the ICEV curriculum

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package. For Culinary, it is Foundations of Restaurant Management and Culinary Essentials. For Digital Media, again, there is just one, Digital Communication and Production. Environmental Science, it is ICEV Ducks Unlimited.

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For Hospitality and Tourism, it is another um area where there is only one approved curriculum. It is the ICEV curriculum platform. For HVAC, it is Refrigeration and AC Tech, 9th Edition. Marketing Management is Advanced Marketing, 1st Edition.

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For Medical, we have A&P, Anatomy and Physiology and Disease, 4th Edition and the ICEV curriculum platform. For Medical CCMA, it is ICEV and NHA CCMA Study Guide 25-26.

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For Medical CMAA, it is Kinn's Admin Medical Assistant, 7th Edition and the NHA CMAA Study Guide 25-26. For Medical CNA, Nursing Assistant um

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and Nurse Practitioner and ICEV are the recommended materials. For Medical Health Science Foundations, it is Simmers DHO Health Science. For Promotional Enterprise, we have Marketing Fundamentals and Exploring Digital Info and Technology.

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For Veterinary, there's um we broke it into three cuz two of them is a part one part two curriculum. So, ICEV is comprehensive and covers the full spectrum. For the second recommendation is the Veterinary um Assistant Foundations and

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Veterinary uh Medical Terminology is a two-part package. Welding, it is the Welding Principles and Applications, Edition 9. So, those are the materials recommended for Career and Technical Education courses across our district, ooh, which we offer a lot,

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which is great. For Global Languages, we collected materials from a series of vendors, mostly in the Spanish courses um and ASL. So, a lot of materials were submitted. There are a lot of approved curriculums for Spanish 1 through 4,

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middle grade Spanish, um AP IB level Spanish's, and then our American Sign Language courses. The recommendations from the committee are for Spanish 1 through 4, either Mundo en acción 1 through 4, or Lingo

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for Spanish 1 2 3 and 4. For AP Spanish, it is Lingo for Spanish or AP Spanish. For Middle Grade Spanish, it is Descubre 2022 Level 1A or Senderos Level 1A Grade 6-8.

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For American Sign Language, it is ASL Defined or American Sign Language 1 through 3. For IB Spanish 4, it is Descubre 2022 IB Spanish 4 or Entre Culturas Florida IB Spanish 4. And for IB Spanish 5, it is Perspectivas

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IB Spanish 5 or Triangulo IB Spanish 5. Moving into Performing and Visual Arts, we do not have as many materials in this category to review. And so, the submitted materials were for AP Music Theory, Introduction to Drama, Theater,

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Chorus, Journalism, and 2D Art. And the recommendations you'll notice are very similar to what was submitted. Um the max that we received was two submissions for Theater. And so, the recommendations are for AP Music Theory to use Tonal Harmony. For Introduction

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to Drama, Basic Drama Projects. For Theater 1, Basic Drama Projects. Um and Theater Folk. For Chorus, Progressive Sight Singing. For Journalism, Mass Communications and Journalism. And 2D Art, The Visual Experience 4E.

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And so, this effectively serves as notice to the public that recommendations have been presented to the board. Um there's a 20-day window in which they can uh reach out to share their comments with the district. They can either do that directly through our website at at Credible, or they can email me or my

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team any questions they have about our instructional materials. And we will be back at the next board meeting to present the recommendations alone um for you to vote. Perfect. Thank you. Again, this is a public hearing. If there's anyone from the public who would

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like to speak on any of the instructional materials, now's the time. All right, seeing none, we will be moving on. Ms. Oh, Ms. Roberts. Um I had one question and then three comments. So, in the Global Language K-12, normally we're taking when we're

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taking two different recommendations, it's usually from two different publishers. I notice in that your MJ Spanish Beginning, they're both from Vista Higher Higher Learning. So, did the state approve from Vista Higher Learning two titles for the same

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Yes, so there's two titles. One of them is a more comprehensive 6 through 8 that actually can serve as a two or three, which we don't currently offer. Um and the other one is strictly level 1A. Okay. Both are on the approved list. Um and I just wanted to clarify this is for a 2027

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implementation, right? Um and I want to clarify just for anybody who might be curious that these titles that are given to us, these publishers and these titles have been vetted by the state and then they're given to the district for the what the district can then review for

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their own communities um standards, etc., correct? Correct. So, the state publishes a an approved curriculum list. It is much more comprehensive in the core content areas as this is non-core. Um there are not as many options. We do have the ability to adopt a non-state

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approved for non-core, but it is not the recommended process. And so, these are approved at the state level and then they come to us for local review to, as you said, find what fits our needs best. And then my last comment is that normally when we're doing a core adoption, um when the board makes their

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approval, there's a 30-day window where the public can object, we can try to resolve or it goes to the special magistrate, but I just wanted to clarify that because this is non-core that when the board makes when the board adopts something at the May meeting,

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there is no 30-day review period. So, that if there's any member of the public who objects any of these um titles or has comments about the titles, they need to make the objection at the May meeting before the board adopts. Is that correct? >> That is correct. Thank you.

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Thank you. Dr. Moriarty. Great Spanish pronunciation, by the way, Mr. Moore. Under veterinary, why is there three? You've got ICEV and then you got two from Cengage. I thought it was top one or two. So, it

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is the top two. The Cengage products are purchased separately, but they're being recommended as a core curriculum as two products to be comprehensive. And so, I listed them separately because they are different titles. Um but it's either ICEV or Cengage, which has two books

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that would be needed to cover the spectrum of what needs to be covered. Okay. Are there any other questions? Thank you. Yes. Thank you. I know this is a big job. Yeah. Like just reading it. Reading [laughter] it is Reading it is

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the hardest part for me. I have a great team. Matt Patterson and Lana Barris did a significant amount of legwork and organization, so they should be commended for their hard work in a complicated process. Thank you. Yeah, and on top of what our staff have to do every single day, this

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is something that comes along and it's it's a lot of work. So, thank you all very much. And to the teachers who invested their time as well, it's very much appreciated. Thank you. Okay.

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Now we have open to the board. Ms. Pritchett. I'll just follow up. I want to Um microphone. Sorry. The Emancipation Proclamation will be Saturday, May 16th at Gazebo Park, 10:00

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a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 80 Southeast Ocean Boulevard, Stuart, Florida. And I also wanted to ask the public if they are interested to watch Friday's State Board meeting. There's some really

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good information in there about our um processes and school choice and budgets and how districts are faring in that process of adopting to school choice becoming more

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and more relevant. It's uh it's 15 minutes that's worth your time. It's If you go to What is it? Florida um the Florida Channel and look for the State Board meeting that took place this past Friday

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at minute 38 to minute 55, you're going to get some really good information. Thank you. Russell, do you have anything? Okay. Ms. Roberts? I have a couple things. I want to thank Mr. Shafer and Port Salerno Elementary for the AVID showcase. Um that was well attended and

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it was um really very interesting to see how a school and and thank you Kristen Register for that. It was very interesting to see how a school can can immerse themselves and become an AVID school and do all the things with wicker, etc., that they should be doing. That's number one. If you missed the

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Jensen Beach High School talent show, um they did year 10 to a standing room only crowd and next year they will be doing year 11. So, um you need to get there early to get a seat. It went on for several hours and was really really interesting.

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Um I'd like like to thank Mr. Moore for the field trips that we had for robotics for the elementary and the middle school. The two grade levels that did the field trips that came here and did the rotations. I think those went really well. SPAM is going to Houston April

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29th to May 2nd, so we'll see how that turns out. And I think it's the Red Alliance is the name of the website if you want to get hooked on watching their um competitions. That's where you would look for that. I'd like to thank the women

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or the choir directors in all of the schools that helped the women participate in the Women's Day. So, just the same way that we have Men's Day and we've done the 10th year this last year for Men's Day. Recently, they did their first year for Women's Day. They had 227

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of our um girls singing and performing and it was really very interesting. Um this coming Tuesday, the Jensen Beach Chamber is doing their art, music, and auction benefit that benefits the Jensen school um music and art programs. That's from 5:00

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to 8:00 at the mall. I want to thank um Mr. Morrison and his team for the CAFR. I think it's a lot of really good information, a lot of historic information that people can look back to and I encourage people to look at that. And also thank the um South Fork High School for their ACE

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competition. So, they had five teams this year that did a competition where they do a proposal based on what comes out from a national level for what they're supposed to do. There were five teams that competed for that. The um

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They now compete in Palm Beach County, which will be in May sometime in the evening in May. Um They're very interesting. St. Lucie County has still not adopted that. Okeechobee County has not adopted that. But the performance and the presentations of those students was just

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amazing. Um Superintendent Maine was there as a judge and it was just the confidence that they had, their ability to answer questions, think on their feet, and present their projects was really really to be commended. So, thank you. Thank you. Dr. Moriarty.

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Yeah, uh I attended the music in uh our schools presentation and I just want to give a shout-out to all the music directors for their wonderful training of students and the fantastic performance they put on. Also, a special shout-out to the MC Mark Cowles who

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is you know, he's he's getting good with the microphone here, I've noticed. I don't know if you know that, but he's he runs a he runs a good program there. I I tip my hat from one MC to another. Great job, sir. Uh also attended the orientation for Hidden Oaks Middle School

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and uh want to give a shout-out to Principal Forte for for running a great event and exposing the the students to a great environment and also give a shout-out to Dan Moore who was on the sidelines running point on everything that could possibly go wrong

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and fix and Dan, your attention to detail is amazing. And I just want to give you a little shout-out for your great hard work with that and many, many other things. You're a real asset to our district, so great job. I want to wish a happy birthday to one

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of our people up here, Mr. Tony George, our school board attorney. Happy birthday, sir. Thanks for all that you do for the district. And uh one more thank you to uh once again to Sheriff Boo and Chief Z, all of our first responders, SROs, the

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superintendent for his leadership, and Chief DeShazo for getting the word out to parents so quickly so that they knew that the situation uh was uh diffused and not a it was not credible. So, thank you for all your hard work and thanks for keeping us and

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our students safe. Did you already you already went to New Um I just want to say thank you to everyone. Um the school choice process this year, my phone was buzzing on April 1st. They every lots of happy families. Um I I think it was the smoothest it's

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ever gone. It was um lots of families both in in our county, but also out of county um students that were um overjoyed with their letters of acceptance to the programs that they applied for. So, um thank you all for

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making that a really smooth process. And um I just want to wish a good luck to SPAM. Can't wait to see what they come back um bring back to Martin County from Houston. I have I have um really high hopes for them and I wish them lots of

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luck. And with that, uh did you have anything else, Superintendent Maine? No, boat races this Saturday at Martin County High School for anybody that'd like to attend. so uh that's it. Thank you. Perfect. All right, thank you all very much. This meeting is

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adjourned.