The closed door attorney client session has now concluded and the board has returned to open session. In the closed session, we discussed possible settlement negotiations and/or strategy related to litigation expenditures. I will now take a motion to adjourn the
meeting under Florida statute 286.011. Motion by Miss Andrew, second by Miss Whitfield. Is there any discussion? All in favor? All opposed. Motion carries unanimously. This meeting is now adjourned under Florida Statute 286.011.
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I will now call the workshop to order at 3:27 p.m. Also joining us Oh, Miss Miss Sinclair, would you please call the role for us? >> District 1, Matthew Lane, >> here. >> District two, Virginia Saviedto >> here. District three, Karen Burl here.
>> District four, Erica Whitfield >> here. >> District five, um, Miss Branch is not present tonight. District 6 >> here, >> Marshia Andrews, District District 7 Edwin Ferguson >> here. >> Also joining us for tonight's meetings are Superintendent Michael Burke, general counsel Sha Bernard, Inspector
General Terresa Michael, and board clerk Tony Sinclair. Senior staff members will join us periodically as directed by the superintendent. I will now turn the workshop over to the superintendent. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Our first workshop today is policy 5.0115, 0115
student photo identification badge. And I'm going to turn it over to Mr. Joseph Sanchez, our chief operating officer. Joe, >> thank you, Mr. Burke. Uh we have Miss Allison Mumbl, the director of school food services, is going to be walking us through. And we're also joined by Miss Holly Han from the legal department.
Alison, >> wonderful. Thank you everyone for having me here today to go over the schoolboard um policy student photo ID badge 5.0115. Um, before I get into the specifics of it, we did notice a couple typos that I wanted to just bring to your attention
that we are aware of and we will fix for the next time coming back. On line 99, we have the word reason that we will be removing. And also, there's missing periods at the end of a couple sentences. On line 74, 88, and 139.
Okay. The purpose and summary of this policy, this policy recognizes um the use of student photo identification badges uh that will provide greater safety, accountability, and efficiency in schools. And the intent of this policy is to have a school district-wide consistent ID badge program to be
utilized by all district operated schools and any charter schools serviced by school food service or transportation department. The changes um to this policy that are needed really are just here to provide clarification as well reorganize some of
the information to easily identify the responsibilities of administrators, parents, guardians, and students. So, we've added some language in the purpose on lines 3 through 14. Uh we provide additional language regarding the badge uses um basically on district
property and in district transportation. uh the policy statement. Uh we've clarified where the badges are to be worn. Again, district property and and school transportation. We've added some information for student ID badges um that gives schools the
flexibility on charging for replacement badges and the manner in which they're displayed. We've clarified that the suicide hotline um only needs to be on the badges for secondary students. And we've clarified the use of lanyards and discipline if needed.
Lanyards um have to be the breakaway if they're being used. Responsibilities of administrators. We've just clarified um the needed communication to the parents about the policy and also any end of the year obligations because of um missing or
replacement badges and the responsibilities of the parents and guardians. clarifies the rules related to the student IDs to including um displaying, loaning, duplicating, and returning IDs uh when leaving the school
district. Lines 108 to 111, uh we have added the use of mobile technology that can be used alongside of displaying their badge if um that is available in the different locations that the badges could be used.
Replacement of lost or stolen ID badges. This clarifies the action to take when the ID is lost or stolen. The fraudulent use of ID section that adjusts some language just for clarity. And denial of services. Um there's the modification there to allow for services
to be denied if the student does not have their ID and it is difficult to find out, you know, who that student is. And then our next steps for the policy would just be to be um back here for April 15th for development and also May
27th for the adoption. And then we would of course communicate all the steps, you know, all the information out to all the stakeholders. >> Thank you. And I don't see any questions. >> Oh, now two popped up. See, have to be faster. We're going to go with Miss
Whitfield first. >> Thank you. Um I want to just follow up a little bit on the replacement of lost or stolen ID badges. It seems like in section 7, you're saying that um the students first replacement badge um
within the year will be provided free of charge and then if they need to get another one, a fee is collected um to cover the replacement costs. But um I uh incurred a lot of uh people being unhappy with me in the principal level I
think because I um really was upset at how many times my daughter lost her ID and how many times we had to pay for that again. It was hundreds of dollars because she lost it all the time. Um and uh so I was curious about is there a limit to how much money that people need
to pay or how much you can charge per ID? There isn't a a maximum limit. There was um in procedure when this was launched. It's not in policy, but it was $5 per replacement ID. >> Yeah. Is that going to stay? I mean, it says that they can use that it can be
flexible in a different part of the policy. Um so, can principles decide how much or are we going to keep it at that $5? >> Um I I would think that that would be something that would be decided each year annually based on the cost. Okay. >> Right. there's right this time there's
no time those there's no plan to change that from $5. So >> I want to keep with that. >> The only thing I don't want it to do just so you guys understand is I don't want it to be a fundraiser. Like I don't want the lost badges to end up becoming a fundraiser. Like it should just be because there's some people who can't
afford to constantly replace it. And so that I thought it was a an equity issue um because you have to have one and you have to keep doing it. So that was the concern I had. >> Yes, the ID badges are not a fundraiser. They can use a lanyard if they want to do special lanyards or something that
could be utilized as a fundraiser. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Is Savetto? >> Yes. I used Luca last night as a my guinea pig to ask about, you know, um but I washed it a few times. It breaks. So he he he said they're, you know, they
easily snap and they break. So anyways, um I told him it was necessary. you know, we, you know, as grown-ups, we also use them. So, we're training them from young age, right, to start wearing badges as they grow up. But, um, I had a question on the denial of services.
>> Um, and then you said something if we can't find out who the student is, can you explain all of that, please? >> Um, yes. So, it's more so for if they're going to a dance and they have to have their ID and then they're coming in and there's no way at that point to identify
who the child is, if they're a student or not. Um, if the principal had wanted them to be wearing it on on campus, um, things like if they go through the line for school food service to get food, that would never be denied because we can easily look them up on the computer
system. But a dance I mean you would also have RSVP for that dance and you would have a and I I want another scenario something where I don't know who would not know who that child is. You you know what I'm saying? I understand and I advocate and I'm very a
strickler you know to to Luca about you have your ID and he runs and we have to turn around in the car and like okay we're going to getting your ID but um but when would it because if the language is here has it happened before? I mean we we should know maybe not me
but I mean the the principal the teacher somebody should know who a student is at that school. Have we had any incidents? >> Not that I know >> that we know that you know nobody knew what the kid who the student was. >> I will I tell you also with with
transportation you know we we expect all the students to to wear their badges and bring their badges on the buses too. But if a student and if somebody shows up at a bus and they don't have their badge, we have the ability to look them up on on SIS to find out if they're a student. But if they don't show up on SIS and we
can't verify that they're a student, then we want to have the ability to to keep this unknown individual off of our buses as well. So we we need to have that flexibility in order to protect the student, the rest of the students. >> And I'm wondering if there's a system to know, you know, like a a if there
there's a pattern, right? I mean, why kids forget it or they don't have it or is there like a place where they can maybe put it in their backpack when they take it off before they go home and put it anywhere? I'm I'm wondering, you know, what we like because my brain goes, okay, how do we fix whatever
problem we have with badges, right? I mean and and uh because we have to have them and I like the idea of having um IDs on all the the students and just you know maybe look into like Miss Whitfield said we're not you know going to collect and do a fundraising over them but we
need to have them. Um, I also brought an ID that I use for the county and we have this plastic um, sleeves that you can put them on. Um, then they don't break. Um, but Lucas school don't have it. And so I didn't
know if if it's just by school, whatever. You know what I'm saying? Also, if um, if we help these children keep it in a place where they won't break or you know, if I do laundry, I would feel it that it's in somewhere's Luca's pocket. But I don't feel it when
it's just like a tiny little ID. But um it'd be nice just to figure out how we can help parents also uh make sure that the kids are not losing them or you know because we're like doing all these things and the kid all of a sudden goes mommy I don't have the idea. I'm like I don't want to turn
around and you know all that but we you know so how do we keep organized help the kids getting organized with the IDs and making sure that you know our children are not getting denied like you said you know cafeteria food or any any
important services um over an ID and at the same time teaching them right to be responsible and accountable for that ID because those skills are going to help them when they grow older and they need that we we I on helicopter over Luca, you know, but uh you know, I have to
make him accountable for things, but also I'm like, how can we get this system a little more organized and uh like you leave the keys always in the same spot, you know, something like that. But anyways, um thank you for answering the question. >> I just want to jump in and just clarify,
we do not ever deny a child food if they do not have their ID. >> Thank you. So, I don't know if did you want to say anything before I go to our next >> I was gonna say that's when you were um speaking I was thinking maybe we can give some tips. Um they don't have to have it is the schools excuse me
administrative choice as to what they do whether they want to do lanyard wristbands, clips on the backpacks, things like that. But maybe we can give some tips like you just said of when you get home have a particular place if it's a lanyard that's where you clip it or a dish where you put it in. you pick it up
before you leave or you have the front back um pocket of your backpack. Maybe there's some tips that we can give out in the bulletin when we send this out. >> Yeah, a system would always be appreciated, right? I mean, so we teach them now from little to be responsible with one little thing which is their ID
badge, but then it goes long ways. Thank you, >> Mr. Lane. First, bless you, Miss Whitfield. Okay. Um question about the cost. Should we have something in the policy as to how much we're going to
charge when somebody loses their badge so that there's some uniformity? If I'm a principal at one school, I'll know what to charge instead of just leaving it up to the principles. >> Um, we do have a hub site where it talks about the $5 right now as procedurally. So, we didn't think to add that into the
policy because then we would have to come back each time if the cost changed. Um, that's why it wasn't in there. Okay. Well, I don't see any more questions. So, thank you very much. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you, team. Uh, that'll take us to
our next workshop, which is policy 8.09, adult general ed education program. And we're going to be joined by our deputy superintendent, Miss Jamie Wyatt, and our director of adult and community education, Mr. Fred Bart, and our assistant general counsel, Miss Denise
Sagerholm. Mr. Bart has been doing a lot of work to uh working with Sager home to take five standalone policies and merge them into one comprehensive policy. >> So, Miss Wyatt, floor is yours. >> Good afternoon, board members and superintendent Burke. Um Mr. Bart is
going to go ahead and do the presentation this evening and um Miss Denise Sag Sagerholm is here for support. >> Thank you, Miss White. Uh it's an honor to be here to talk to you a little bit about adult education. Um basically what
we're looking to do is uh revise policy 8.09 and uh consolidate all of our adult ed policies which we have several adult ed policies. We're going to consolidate into one uh which would be policy 8.09.
So uh on slide two the following policies are being repealed. Uh all of those uh separate policies. We're not changing things. We're just repealing them and then rolling them up into 8.09. Uh section one, uh we're looking to uh
change these programs here. Not change, but to move these up. These are the programs that we offer. We offer literacy, high school equivalency, career technical certificates, workforce skills, and personal enrichment. And I'll go into a little bit of detail on another slide just because adult ed is
not completely understood by all because we have a lot of different components much different than K12. Uh under section two um we want to maintain our workforce development programs and adult general education post-secary career and tech uh continuing workforce and also
community education. Section three uh these are different uh programs that we offer in high school equivalency. Most of you know the GED program. We also offer adult high school which is a little different than GED. I'll explain that in a in a couple of minutes. Um
section four, these are the all the different programs. So adult general education includes some secondary education. We we have a program called co-enrolled where we are able to go into high schools and offer courses that
students may have not been successful in. And this uh we run about six to 700 students through this program. So we're actually impacting the high school graduation rate in a positive way. So if a student was not successful in a course in 9 through 12, we offer an afterchool
program in adult education for high school students who can come in and do the credit recovery with us. Um so that's part of the the education that we do in secondary. We also uh run ESOL programs and uh we we you know our whole
guide uh guideline is to to bring students into a situation where they're much more employable. Um postsecary career and technical education programs. These are kind of similar to the K12 uh but uh we just started these about six or seven years
ago due to some uh an agreement with Palm Beach State where we were not allowed to run them. We updated that agreement and now we're expanding very rapidly. Every year we add three or four new career and technical education programs. Uh that includes with with the
post-secary career and tech. It also includes pre-apprentice programs that we offer and apprenticeship programs. Um continuing workforce is kind of a unique uh uhh section of what we do. It's for programs that the Department of
Education uh does really not they don't really recognize as a career certificate program. So, it's kind of like out of the ordinary type workforce development. To give you an example, uh we run programs in forklift training. That's not a DOE program, but we're able to run
that and offer that as a cost uh recovery type course. We also train our maintenance and custodians in uh scissor lift and high lift. They have to be by policy. They have to be trained once every three years. We do that at no cost to the district where we run that
training. We can also run trainings for uh industry that might want us to do something for them. So, it's a great opportunity to kind of reach outside the bounds of what we normally do. Uh community education. This is not uh federally or state funded. This is a
cost recovery program and it's it's considered community enrich enrichment. It's a cost recovery program. So we could run almost anything. Uh and we do ballroom dancing, art, it's just something for the community. Uh and within that we are actually able to
offer some unique programs to high school seniors. Uh and that's where we're running our you wired to be an electrician, can you dig it? Uh and starting uh next week, we're going to be running uh uh come learn how to get your license to chill, which is our HVAC
program at Historic Carver. So, those are all communityed programs that we're we're running through that area. Under section five fees, uh we basically run a block fee per term. We follow the the Department of Education's guidance on
how uh we we uh charge our students. It's it's very minimal fees. It's about $40 and you can run a a whole um term with us on ESOL or GED. Uh career and technical education is a formula that the DOE gives us. It's about a $155 per
hour of course work. So, we follow that guideline. And then our career and tech courses do uh have tuition and fees. However, we have been scholarshipping a lot of our students into our programs. And we've really focused now on high school seniors. Uh each year we add more
scholarships to high school seniors. This year I think we're sitting at about 70 students uh who are applying for scholarship to get into our career tech programs after they graduate high school. um community education. Those are fees that are generated um to whatever the
cost of the program is to run. That's how we we charge those fees. And we're also able to offer or charge additional fees which we try to hold the fees down as low as possible for our students. Uh we follow the section six is financial aid and fee uh tuition waivers. There's
a number of different waivers that are uh offered by the DOE. We provide uh waivers to students who were DCF student or uh department of children and family. Uh if they were designated by that uh group, we give them uh fee waivers also
veterans. Uh and we also wave fees for most of our district employees, bus drivers and custodians. If they want to come back and learn uh English or um you know get a high school diploma, we wave those fees. Um, and we also have refund
uh processes that are all uh categorized in our uh our our booklet on um our student handbooks. Um section seven is community-based nonprofit public agencies. We we have multiple agreements uh with a variety of different agencies
and uh we're going to be putting through about 10 agreements over the next couple of months with with community agencies coming up. uh veterans benefits. We do provide all veter veterans benefits and we uh you know wave most of the vet veterans uh tuition and fees.
Um and that's about it uh on the last section is tuition uh funds which we we uh publish every year and we run it through board so everyone is aware of our tuition and fees. >> So I'm going to pause. Okay, we did get one person with questions. Miss Sevayto,
>> but of course um I have a few questions. Thank you for all you do with adult education. I am the number one fan, so that's why I have questions. Um how has the decline of students affected adult ed? >> Uh we are seeing a decline in our
enrollment. Uh pretty significant. >> We have numbers like in the thousands. >> Yeah, I would say it would be in the thousands. Yeah. And we're we're still um you know we're we're in a a term right now where we're we've probably down about 30%.
>> How is AI um included in what we teach adults? Is it at all included AI? >> Uh we focus on uh the the career and tech programs where we we try to blend in AI and financial literacy which is you know required by the DOE. So, we do
blend some of that in. Um, but we don't have a classes yet on AI. >> Yes. I wasn't maybe thinking just AI, but I'm thinking each field is, you know, incorporating AI uh in one way or another. I'm not in HVAC or any of them,
but I mean, I would want to know if if how they're doing it. So we could kind of do it too bring in because we want to >> make sure that we educate K through 100 >> um with the skills that are needed out
there right and AI is being needed um to write emails whatever it is but I that was just a question it'd be nice to make sure that um we talk to these industries and see how they're doing the AI so we can bring a little bit of that or you
know um ask uh do teach any soft skills, career preparedness and all of that. >> Yes, we use a program that by the state of Florida called Florida Ready to Work. Uh and Florida ready to work helps the students uh you know with with soft skills. So there's there's a teacher
component and also students could work through the Florida Ready to Work program. >> But how how do we do it? >> So each teacher uh integrates that into the program. We also uh teach uh interview skills. Um depending on the
different programs that we offer, uh we we do it a little differently in each one. Um >> is is that um like a um >> five minute thing, like a whole class, a whole uh week, you know what I'm saying?
Is it part of the curriculum where it's like a you know they have to test about you know whatever it is but I mean do we um keep track of that portion or what's needed? we have um it is part of it's embedded in all of our programs. For
example, Esau, we use a Burlington English program and it's built into that. Uh and that is that those are components that the teachers and the students do independent study on as well. But uh all of our CTE programs, we try to give students those soft skills
because they're so essential to to uh getting employed and staying employed. So, we try to integrate that into our our classrooms. Um, that's right. So, I had a question because I I get a lot of these and you know, my background in marketing design, I love them, right?
So, I kept them all. Um, but what's our ROI? How do we advertise? Because I'm wondering, I keep them because I love them and I, you know, I'm part of the school district, but I mean, I wonder how many people really keep these. Uh, how efficient are we with our marketing?
um you know you can't use one marketing uh for every group because that you know I may just throw them in toss them in the garbage you know two seconds later um how are we really how much are we spending um on marketing and um how
effective are we being because being in government for so long and in graphics with the county I I know from experience we used to do a lot but we never really kept track so we can say oh we sent 40,000 um postcards inside the water bill and this is a true case many years
ago. Well, many of you who opens your water bill, uh, right? I mean, so you may get the bill, but since it got electronically deducted, you may not even open it, but you still get the bill, but you never open it. And inside the bill, you had other marketing materials. So, it'd be very nice to know
how much we spend. Um, it'll be nice that our community knows what you do, Mr. Barge, because it's wonderful, right? But it's not just all, you know, postcards, you know, where we should, >> of course, >> figure it out. Um, remember we have
170,000 kids. They have parents, uncles, grandparents. They may want to use our service, right? And that's free marketing, right? So, um, and um, our social media in Spanish, and English, right, in Creole and um, that's free.
But I I think we have a great opportunity to revisit how we market, how we do it. Um, this is not just for people that speak all the languages. What you offer, it's invaluable. So, I would I would love to see like a robust
campaign marketing with a great ROI plan that uh we can take a look and and track how, >> you know, because I don't you may not, you know, if you have all these students come in, I don't think they walk with one of these and go, "Oh, I got one of
these, so I'm here." Right? So um and you may not even ask him how you heard from us, right? I mean which that I like to know. How do you hear from us? >> I mean I know in Latino community we tell each other and we used to know we used to be in military and no chobi, right? That was the place people are
still going there. >> I know >> it's crazy. How long has it been that you guys have are not in that corner, right? I mean, so and I' I've known people that driven from Bokeh in Delray Beach to go take an English test here in West Palm, you know, when they could
have gone to a local high school. So that means that 20 years later, people still know that place like the place, >> excuse me, they don't they don't go to other places. >> I'm sorry, but you're very the the workshops on the policy. If you want to talk about the marketing though, I think
there's a great ideas. My suggestion would be when you meet with the superintendent um to share your suggestions with him um for the marketing. But I'm sorry, we've got a we've got a we're trying to figure out where we could fit that discussion into the policy and I'm afraid it doesn't.
>> Can I just give a quick response on that because we absolutely we also we have uh four or five um billboards, one digital on 95 that ran for about a month and a half and then we have one on Atlantic Avenue, Southern Boulevard, Okachobee.
Uh we use radio for uh um Hispanic radio, uh Creole, um ESPN. The postcards actually give us a tracking system. When anybody clicks on the uh QR code, we know how many clicks and then how much
they went into it further. So we can see that is and the returns have been pretty good on that where a student clicks on the QR code and then they go deeper into the website to look for specific programs. So we can we can share that with you.
>> Okay, Mr. Lane, >> Mr. Bart, I want to begin by just thanking you and praising you for your work. You are truly doing God's work. So thank you for the work you're doing. As everybody knows, career and technical education is very important to me. But what many in our community don't realize
is that every year we train approximately 20,000 adults to be plumbers, electricians, carpenters, welders, forklift operators, commercial truck drivers along with many other skills. And this is a tremendously important contribution that we at the
school district are making to our community. So, thanks for coming to us this afternoon and making the community aware of what you're doing and how you're making such a significant impact on the lives of these adults. >> Thank you. Thank you,
>> Miss Andrews. I concur. Uh I work so closely with you with West Technical Education Center, so we know the great work we do and I think Palm Beach County does a great job with working with our adults, getting them the skills necessary so that they can be
successful. But uh I'm looking at lines 53- 66 and I just want to ask a question about this piece. It allows candidates to take the examination after reaching the age of 16 with the formal declaration or intent to terminate
school enrollment. We have quite a few students even right now as we get closer to uh graduation and uh and they're struggling to pass all these courses. So, is there anything in place or in in this policy that would tell me that if you're short of some of your credits,
you might be able to pick it up uh in the evening? Where is that here in the policy? >> Yes. So, so we offer uh it's called co-enrollment. It's a little bit different than the um uh I'd mentioned a little bit before that uh co-enrollment is located at almost all of our high
school sites where after school either 3 to 6 or 6 to9 those students could go in and take courses that they may have uh you know uh not passed or failed. Um if that's what you're talking about we we can we do that at multiple >> Where is that here in the policy? Is
that somewhere? because this is something that I know that's really important for children who are struggling right now, >> you know, trying to make it. I don't want to wait until, you know, they get 16 and they they leave or, you know, they're out there in the world trying to figure out what to do. And I was just
maybe three credits short of graduation. So, I just wondered where is it in here that tells a student or parent or anybody that's reading this policy that if you have a child in school right now and they're having difficulty getting all of their credits and they may not
graduate, most of them go to summer school, but this is a a portion that they can actually do without going to summer school. Is that in here or did I miss it? I I've got to look at it specifically, but we do offer, you know, the credit recovery uh courses to
students that are in currently in high school that want to come after school and make those classes up. >> Because what I have heard and seen working with West Technical Education Center, students that didn't graduate, they did their very best by trying to get all their units and at the end, you
know, they uh go somewhere else and they come back and say, "Well, you know, I only needed this one credit, Miss Andrews. Can I pick it up?" and then we are able to help them to get that extra credit. But this is a little secret sort of that a lot of parents don't know that's out there. That's why I was trying to see where it was in the
policy. >> Yes. Uh section uh uh it's under programs number four >> uh 70 line 78 >> through 84 84 85.
So, the students in the 9 through 12 are able to um take courses in the co-enrollment program. >> Well, that's something we need to market a bit more. I don't think our >> we have it we have it at uh Glade Central. We have it at at most not not
all high schools, but most high schools do offer that. Uh and the reason why they not all high schools offer it is because uh in the secondary schools they are able to do credit recovery during the day. Uh periods 1 through seven if
they're on a seven period day. Anytime during that time they can take classes for credit. >> That's so good. I love credit recovery. It helps them. But we need to just tag some of these students that may not be at a Glade Central, maybe at a Pokeia or somewhere else. and you know, maybe they think the only option is to go to summer
school or they may not go to summer school. They may be working. We just need to make sure we advertise this more. So, it's in here, but it's kind of blended in. And we have a lot of children that really need this. I've had so many come to me because they hear about it and it says, "Can I really get
it?" And they get it. They can take the course and do it and get their diploma. It's a big deal for them. So, I think we need to advertise that one a little bit more. Thank you. >> Okay. And that looks like the end of our questions. So I will just like to say
thank you very much and take a motion to adjourn this workshop. Motion by Vice Chair Lane, second by Miss Andrews. Any discussion? All in favor? All opposed? Motion carries unanimously. That's going to bring us to our special meeting. Board members, remember to use the arrow
at the top of your page. And I am now going to call the special meeting to order at 400 PM. The record should reflect that we still have a quorum with six board members present. So that's going to bring us to the first item. We
have three sets of minutes on the agenda. I take a motion to approve. Motion by Miss Whitfield, second by Miss Savayto. Any discussion? All in favor? All opposed? Motion carries unanimously. I do not have any items to add. Mr. Superintendent, do you have any items to
withdraw? >> No, Madam Chair. >> Okay. Board members, we have one item pulled. FMPF1. I'm sorry. Okay, there's some more. Unfortunately, the new system doesn't update that quickly, so we have to work off paper
until we get the kinks out of it. So, I'll have the superintendent pass it to me. So, we'll try this again. So, we have FMPF1 pulled. We have P--Do pulled. And then we have P--Dw22
pulled. Is that it? Okay. Any other items that you would like to pull that we can note? Okay. Seeing none, I'll take a motion to approve the agenda as now amended. Motion by Miss Andrews, second by Miss Whitfield. Any discussion? All in favor?
All opposed? Motion carries unanimously. That's going to bring us to disclosures and abstensions. Miss Whitfield. Thank you. I'd like to um recuse myself from FMPF1 as I currently have a uh relationship
contractual relationship with the organization. Thank you. >> Thank you. And for the record regarding FMPF1, I would like to disclose that I am a client of Cornerstone Solutions. However, I do not receive and will not receive any special gain private
gain or loss as a result of the school district's relationship with this firm. So therefore, I will be voting on this item. So that's going to bring us to superintendent and board member comments. Mr. Superintendent, >> I'm going to defer my comments till next week's regular prime time meeting.
>> And we thank you for that. So that's going to bring us to Vice Chair Lane. until our uh regular board meeting next week. Other than to once again extend my deepest sympathies to Mr. Ferguson on the passing of his beloved grandmother. I know she had a significant impact on
your life and that she'll be deeply missed by you and your family. May her memory be a blessing. >> Thank you, Mr. Ferguson. You're next. >> Had I known we were gonna start at four o'clock, I would maybe have passed mine, too, but I got the I got the slides up
now, so we'll just do it this week. So, I want to echo echo board member Lane's uh sentiments in regards to my maternal grandmother pass. I want to thank all of you in the district who took time to whether send sending me cards or flowers just express your condolences on the loss of my grandmother. I traveled to
Tallahassee on last week. The funeral was funeral was on February 28th and it was really good being around family from that end of the state. I have a pretty large family in that regard, north and south end of the state. And just hearing about some of the good things that my grandmother did while she lived. She
definitely had a life well well-lived. She was a longtime teacher in the Lyon County public schools. Uh she faithfully and and was an extremely active church member in her church and she was just overall just an amazing human being. Uh so need needless to say, she'll be missed uh but not forgotten.
On the Saturday before my grandmama's funeral, I attended the uh Project Uplift community cleanup event in West Palm Beach and we had a particularly large turnout. We had about 60 volunteers and in just under 3 hours we were able to remove 1,260 lbs of trash.
So to date, this school year that is Project Uplift has removed over 5,527 pounds of trash from the West Palm Beach area and students have earned have earned over 725 hours toward their graduation requirements. We have at
least three more cleanups this school year and in fact the flyer for the next cleanup should be shown on the monitor there and it'll take place at the new Bethl Baptist Church in West Palm Beach on March 28th. Signing will start at 7:30 a.m. prompt and we'll begin cleanup at around 8 a.m. If you're interested in
participating, please feel free to contact me at projectuplift uh pbcgmail.com or you can reach me at 5618401846. And I also want to say that because we're doing so well, back in November, remember I said our goal was 4,000
pounds of trash this year. We're already darn near at 6,000. So now the new mark is 8,000. So again, any help to helping us uh reach that mark would be greatly appreciated. It's much more of a communal um activity than just simply just simply trash cleanup. So again, anyone that's interested in participating in a very worthwhile
event, look forward to seeing you on March 28th. On February 26th, I attended the read for the record event at Point Siana Elementary and read Sea Marcus Grow. This is the second time I've read that book this year. Excellent book. I I I must say it gets two thumbs up from
District 7. And so I was able to read to Mr. Lee's second grade class at Point Sienna. And the book spoke about the emotional and physical benefits of gardening. I consider myself a a burgeoning gardener. So again, it it hit close to home with me. I was surprised
that we had so many horiculturalists in the class. seems like everybody in their mother was growing something in their backyard or in their front yard. So, that was that was quite quite interesting and and and refreshing in a way. Um, I want to thank principal uh principal superintendent Burke for
stopping by and reading to the class as well. We had a great time. They gave us food. We both gained about 10 pounds in about an hour there. Um, but it was worthwhile because it was all for the benefit of the students. So, thank you to uh Teen Point Center Elementary and I personally look forward to being back there whenever you call.
Later that day on February 26th, I stopped by a town hall that was put on by the community foundation at the Roosevelt Middle School. There were about somewhere between 90 and 110 attendees um that were there just to hear about what's going to be coming to the the site. So I took some photos of
the architectural renderings of the African-American Museum and research libraries. To say that it's going to be a boom to the arts and culture community here in Palm Beach County, I think is an understatement. And the good news is that the architecture architect said that they expect the doors to open in
2028. So I would just say stay tuned and upward and onward. Um open hands. So I stopped by this uh food drive in Riviera Beach. It's located at 1444 West 6th Street and it's it's every Thursday um actually. And so
some of my fraternity brothers mentioned to me that hey there's something right here in your backyard and maybe you would would come. So, I I came um there are a lot of people that are indigent throughout Palm Beach County who come there to get food. Um and I would encourage students and other concerned citizens if you have time to kind of get
out there and help us uh feed those who would otherwise not get a good get a full meal. Uh lastly, in wrapping up, I want to congratulate the Sun Coast High School Chargers. Rapid Transit is back. We're headed to the state after 36 years. Missed my time there, but that's okay. if we win it this year, I'll I'll
pretend I'll go grab my old jersey and run out on the court um as well. Um but they're going to be playing in Jacksonville this Tuesday and I'm actually thinking about going up there, but I want to congratulate Coach Powell for being such a just a huge advocate for Sun Coast basketball. It's very challenging um at that school
academically and so oftentimes the athletics are not necessarily where say at West Book or some other schools are. So I really want to compliment them on what they're doing there at Sunos. Go Chargers now and forever. Um lastly, well not lastly because I got to represent and speak to Abby, my daughter. Um but we have a town hall on
March 31st that'll be um at the Rivier Beach Marina. It's a follow-up to the one we did late last year just getting additional input from the community in regard to academic programming that they like to see at their Riviera Beach Community High School. So if you're interested in coming, there's a survey
uh that should be in the next slide. Please fill that that uh survey out. We want as much input from the community as possible. And again, that'll be on March 31st at the Rivier Beach Marina starting at 6 PM. And last but not least, I have to mention the best daughter known to
man, my daughter Abby. She turned eight yesterday. So that's a picture obviously from eight years ago. Um, so I don't want to be putting her her new photos up. People are kind of strange these days, but she truly is her father's joy. Abigail means father's joy. So Abby, I know you're going to see this at some point. I love you to the stars and the
moon, and you're just the best thing. Um, best thing. And I I'll stop right there. Thank you, Madam Chair. >> Thank you, Miss Andrews. >> And thank you. I do have some things. And Mr. Ferguson, you're in our prayers as you know, and we're continually thinking of you. Let us know if you need anything.
>> Well, I'm continually celebrating our students as well as our teachers and staff. So, I'd love for you to look at the wonderful pictures and celebrate them. We've been celebrating the great uh outstanding uh folks that keep Palm
Beach County A-rated. First of all, I want to say Pat Olifant Memorial Student Technology Service Scholarship recipient was uh Gavanni Mendes from Pokei Middle Senior High School. He's up there. Many of you may remember Pat Olifant. I do.
And so we celebrated him with that wonderful scholarship. and we're still visiting the schools and celebrating the great uh I had a visit to celebrate the great assistant principal of the year, Lauren Hall, representing the central region at uh Cypress Trails Elementary
School. I had an opportunity to go to Wellington High School and celebrate with uh our high school counselor of the year, Rose Mertr Lewis at Wellington. I had an opportunity to go out to Belglade Elementary and celebrate with Carnishia
Jenkins. She uh was the nominee uh to celebrate uh the great school related employee of the year. She's so wonderful. She knows everything uh that needs to be done at Belglade Elementary. I did a school visit to Polo Park to uh
celebrate Dr. Jennifer Galindo. uh and uh a school visit to uh Crestwood Middle School to celebrate uh Dr. Stephanie Nance. Dr. Galindo Polaro Park Middle School administrator of the year for guidance services guide school guidance
services and Dr. Nance Middle School nominee uh for celebrate the great principal of the year from the central region. I was also over to see Connie Sterling from Equestrian Trails, the winner of the non-instructional
uh employee of the year. She's so awesome. As well as Brianna Williams at Royal Palm Beach High School. She was the winner of the new school counselor of the year and they were all so excited. I surprised them. They didn't know I was coming. And it's just so great when we go to the schools and see
where they are to give them their uh praise and honor because they're doing great work. the seventh annual Black Heritage uh program at Belglade. Um this month uh they really really made a difference celebrating uh Mr. Bruce High Totower and also yours truly, Miss
Marcia Andrews. uh being great during Black History Month, but Black History Month is every every day and every year celebrating Black History Month uh leaders forum at the Village of Wellington was fabulous. hosted by WPT uh WPBF
morning news anchor Stephen Graves. On the panel with school board member Marshia Andrews, Alfonso Brooks, founder and CEO of African Foundation, John Bostic, former UF and NFL linebacker from Palm Beach Central, and John
Bostik. Uh also we had uh Mark Murray, one of my students, uh who is a coach and an author and a playwright. and Rel Anthony, former NFL UF wide receiver from Pokei and Glade Central.
Wellington, you always make it happen. Celebrating with the village of Wellington. Uh during the time that we celebrate Black History Month, but every day is Black History Month. Congratulate to our great teachers, great administrators,
uh great communities that partner with the school district to make life wonderful for us. celebrating black history every single day and celebrating the greatest teachers, administrators, and staff in Palm Beach County School District. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Miss Woodfield. No comments, Miss Savetto. >> So, the Let's Move Palm Beach County physical activity challenge has started and I want to encourage everyone across our school district to participate. teachers, staff, administrators, school
police, students to mundo. During the month of March, we log our physical activities minutes or steps each day. Walking, running, dancing, stretching, gym time, it all counts. When we do it together, those minutes add up quickly. Last year, our school district finished
third countywide, but we're the largest employer in Palm Beach County, and honestly, we should be first place. Other mun municipalities are competing and there's no reason we should let them beat us. Sign up is easy. Visit let's move palm beach county.org. Join a team.
Um join pal, you know, join or create a team but in this case join uh the school district and log your minutes daily or um from the day before. I have already joined uh choose the school district of Palm Beach County. I chose the superintendent team and my son Luca
joined Forestill High School. He's logging minutes from PE classes and soccer at the park. I'm gonna go home now and walk my dachshun for 30 minutes at least um to get my 30 minutes in. I want to recognize Paul Triana from the man uh manager of wellness promotion who leads this effort for the school
district. Um so please contact her if you have any questions. So here's a challenge. Let's move, support each other, and let's win this thing. Please. This month we recognize International Women's Day. a moment to uh reflect on
the strengths, resilience uh and contributions of women in our community and around the world. Today, I'm thinking about the women who shaped me and still support me, the women in my family, my mom, my stepmom, my girlfriends, and my colleagues, including my assistant, Tina Senior. I
also want to um give a special shout out to Latinas and immigrant women who show incredible strength, sacrifice, and determination every day. I also want to recognize Officer Megan, a young police officer I met recently at an event at
Dwire High School. She's a young mom with an inspiring story and incredible resilience. To Megan and to every young woman out there, you can do it. Your path may not always be easy, but your strength, your courage, and
your voice matter. And I think of me as a young woman, so that's why I get all emotional. I wish somebody would have said that to me. We're here for you. Never hesitate to find a mentor or ask for guidance. We have an incredible wellness program in our school district
that supports our staff, our students, and offer many resources. Something I'm learning more about and I truly appreciate. Felia de la Muer. And my last comment, this past weekend, my son Luca turned 15. And I just want
to say how proud I am of this young man he's becoming. Luca, the boss, my dear son. Um, and Mr. Ferguson, I am so sorry for your loss. And also happy birthday to Abby. She's turning eight, Luca turning 15.
So, um, have a great week. Gracias. Thank you. >> Thank you, board members. That's going to bring us to the consent agenda. I just want to point out to you that P--Dw3 policy 5.61 erroneously appearing on your agenda as
being under new business. That is part of the consent agenda. It has not been pulled. Okay. So now I will take a motion to approve the consent agenda. Motion by Mi M Whitfield, second by Vice Chair Lane. Any discussion? All in favor? All opposed? Motion carries
unanimously. That's going to bring us to new business, Mr. Superintendent. >> Yes. Agenda item FMPF1. I recommend the board approve the consultant agreement with Cornerstone Solutions Florida LLC effective March 5th, 2026 through November 30th, 2026 and authorize the
board chair and superintendent to sign all related documents. >> Motion by Vice Chair Lane, second by Miss Savayto. Is there any discussion? All in favor? All opposed? Motion carries um unanimously with five board members voting and Miss Whitfield
abstaining. >> All right, that'll take us to uh PCHW2 policy 5.60, eligibility for participation in K12 extracurricular activities. I recommend the board approve adoption of proposed revised policy 5.60, eligibility for
participation in K12 extracurricular extracurricular activities. Motion by Miss Whitfield, second by Miss Andrews. Any discussion? All in favor? All opposed? Motion carries unanimously.
All right. And that'll take us to uh policy CFO7, policy 3.961. I recommend the board approve development of proposed revised policy 3.961 employees performing safety sensitive functions and holders of commercial
driver's licenses. >> Motion by Miss Whitfield, second by Miss Andrews. Any discussion? All in favor? All opposed? Motion carries unanimously. >> Mr. Lane, did you pull that item? >> I have nothing to say. I've changed my mind.
>> Okay, we're fine. Do we have any? >> All right, that complete completes the new business. >> Okay, we have a discussion item. >> It's a little difficult to follow on this as we work out the new agenda. So, I apologize. We're stumbling a little, but we're getting there. So, that's now
going to bring us to our board discussion item and that Mr. is U BD1, Mr. Ferguson. >> Thanks, Madam Chair. So, I just want to speak with this five of you today in regard to the elephant in the room in in
in regard to communications that that at least I see and I have experienced throughout the county, the state, and the country. So, I hear a lot of people who kind of land base public education in terms of what school districts aren't doing, how inefficient they are. Um,
honestly, I've heard things like we're lazy. Like we as district teachers, superintendents, board members as well is just lazy, just getting paid and not really doing anything. And how privatizing public education would actually benefit the student. And that makes me bristle because what I quickly
have realized, the overwhelming majority of people who who say these things to me have no idea in terms of the importance of kindergarten readiness. If a kid stars behind, they tend to stay behind. And if a child stars ahead, they tend to stay ahead. And so, you know, the great
Don Draper once said a long long time ago, for those of us who are Mad Men's fans, if you don't like what's being said, change the conversation. So, in my mind, I look at what tools and resources we currently have here in the district. And we have one particular tool that very
few districts have and honestly very few cities have and it's our own news network TV 10. Now I know most people probably don't watch it on a regular basis and I have to admit I only watch it every quarter or so. Um, but I in watching it, it occurred to me that it's a it's a it can be a particular channel
for us to help improve the number of students who are kindergarten ready. Because when you speak to people like MJ Steel and anybody else who's in that early education space space, they'll tell you that generally speaking, children who go to any childare center, it doesn't really matter whether it's it's the Lane childare center or the
Andrews childcare center or the SaviTo Childcare Center, generally those children are fairly well prepared for kindergarten. As best we can tell, the greatest number of children who are not kindergarten ready are the children who are at home. And so my concern is trying
to get information out into the community for them. And so I spoke with Superintendent Burke because I've been thinking about this for a few months now. Um, and I want to speak to you all as well to consider how we might be able to better increase the number of children who are kindergarten ready by
creating our own program. And I think that would be transformative, too. Because again, I I'm not going to lie, I don't look at many municipal networks, but the ones that I do, they basically have on the loop, we got a picnic this day. We got the municipal board meeting that day, but they're not really getting to the thing that is most important,
which is to make sure a greater number of our children are kindergarten ready. And I think that when we really think this through, it's something that we can get done for a relatively small amount of money because once the pro product is done, it's done. It's a fixed cost. It's not like it's going to be an ongoing
cost. And also we can also show and prove why we are in fact the best choice because those municipalities and the county as well who have their TV networks. Most of their TV networks are pretty vacant and basic as well aside from showing their actual board meetings. There's not much going on
there. we can give them free of charge this to show at say maybe we all show it at the same time of day 10 o'clock in the morning maybe 4 pm at night so that those families who maybe don't have access to whatever for one reason or another maybe they don't have YouTube maybe they don't have access to Sesame
Street or whatever the case may be um they can at least have something that they can show to their child which will help make that child better prepared for a school and again in this current stage where we have people coming up with these fallacies in terms of all that L's public school and things of that nature.
It's always kindergarten preparedness stupid. And so I don't like what they're saying. So I think we need to change the conversation. And I wanted to take this time to let you all know where I stand with this. And I'm hoping that you all will stand with me in terms of doing something that I think I am very confident will be very transformative,
not just here, but throughout the state because once they see the success that we are having, any right-minded district will pick up the ball and do the same thing. So that's what I wanted to speak to you all about today. Thank you for the time. >> So, I'm going to jump in first and just share um what my and and I think it's an
interesting idea, but I'm looking at my family. For example, I have four grandchildren, ages 1, two, three, and four. So, I look at the four-year-old and I look at the community I live in. I live in an all-age community with mostly young children, a lot of young children
that are going to enter the schools. And the families are more interested. the kid. A lot of these families don't allow their kids to watch TV. Number one. Number two, many of them like my my community took away Comcast and took away AT&T because people weren't using
them and people are streaming. And the kids are more interested in u Miss Rachel and Blueie than they really are in in watching the educational um program. So, I'm interested in it. I'd like to know what the cost would be, but
I don't know that it's real. I I think it would help to try and speak to families that have young children also to see if it's something that they would utilize because just judging from my own family, from my, you know, the families
in in my community and those that I see when we're with the grandkids and the others that visit them, a lot of the younger parents are not big fans of television anymore. So, that would be my my only comment and I'll call now on
Miss Whitfield. >> Thank you. Um I love I love where your mind is at for sure. I was curious to ask staff if um we used to have videos that we were putting out specifically for kindergarten readiness. We did the videos in multiple languages. Is that
something that's still out there? >> Uh we continue to do that through our YouTube channel and they complement the readiness kits that we provide each year. Okay. Yeah. I mean, I honestly anything that we can do to be supportive of our um of kindergarten readiness, I'm I'm
all on board with. I think um there's definitely a limitation of people wanting to use um TV and though I do, my child watches TV. Um but I know some people don't. My first kid didn't, but now they do. Um but uh I think anything
we can do to promote it and put it out there, we should. I like the YouTube channel. If there's a way to get it on to other channels, absolutely any any access is good. Um, but I think we have some videos that we should just revisit and make sure that they are and see that they're they're up to date and good. But
I when I saw them a few years back, I thought they were awesome. So, >> thank you, >> Mr. Ferguson. Before I call on you, may I have Miss Andrews let her speak. Miss Andrews, >> I like it, Mr. Ferguson. And I've already spoken to the superintendent
because we have a wonderful uh television station. We haven't been out there. You know, I don't Miss Burl, I think you were there when we actually did the tour. We have so much of a facility where that we can be doing a whole lot of things when we think about this big large school district, the
Glades region out there. I just do believe that if we start looking at what we have to offer, uh, checking around the nation to see if anyone has done this, and maybe they have, but we could check with the Council of Great City Schools, and a lot of people don't have
a television station. I think first of all, the board members need to go and let's do a field trip over there, check it out, and work with um, uh, Mr. Kulie to see the kinds of things that he already has going on. And I love our kindergarten uh uh roundup and all the things that we're doing with the videos,
but when we look at our capabilities, we could probably go to another level. So, I really would like to see communications actually uh look at what we have here uh by by means of getting something out there that can be out there and an option for parents. Maybe
some parents won't want it, but some would. And for it to come from the district would be a great thing. Certainly to support, you know, our child care centers, um, our kindergarten uh, places, our u places that really need a lot of support, uh, as they work
with our children every day, uh, the children service council. If we can do something like that, talking to them about this idea, Mr. Ferguson, and looking at what our capabilities are at the school district's television station, wow, would be great. And I think we can put it out there with
Florida School Boards Association, Council of Great City Schools, see what anybody else is doing in relation to what you're talking about. And then also send something out to our stakeholders and all of our communities to let them know this is something that we're looking at. And what ideas can they
bring to the table because we do have a television station that we could really utilize in a different way that can help the littlest ones. We can get them ready, get them reading by third grade. It's a big deal. So, I love this idea and hopefully we can get a tour soon.
>> Okay. So, before I call any on anyone, Mr. Ferguson, um I just want to say I just want to clarify I'm not against the idea. I just don't know how well it will be used. So, it would be good to monitor it later. I think it's an interesting concept. Although I don't see that many young families really using the regular
TV channels. And so, Mr. Ferguson, would you would you let me allow Miss Seedto to speak before you go back to you or do you want to jump in now? >> No, of course. Perfect. Okay, >> Miss Savoto, you're up. >> Thank you. I Yeah, I like this topic. It
lines up with what I've done a lot. Um, so I used to do a show before Luca was born. Anyways, that was over 15 years ago in Spanish for local TV station. And um, we didn't get paid. We did it for the love of art. Uh, it took hours and
hours of work. Um, it was just a lot of work, you know. But anyways, um I like the idea. Um to kind of rephrase, yes, in order to have an ROI and to be effective, we have to know how people
are utilizing TV, right? I mean, I don't have TV. I've had not had TV for a long time. I don't pay cable. It's a lot of money, you know, I just have Netflix, whatever. Right? So, and um so what do how do we sell it, right? Or you know, without selling it, but how do we make sure that the parents and I'm thinking
I'm a single mom. I don't have time to watch TV. I didn't have time when Luca was little. I'm thinking, you know, I'm cooking, I'm cleaning. Really, I have no time to watch any shows. And if I do, I want to I really want to watch an adult thing, right? Later on at night if I do have time. But if we did YouTube, and of
course, whatever we do um on the station, we would put it on YouTube. We have to figure out who our target market is, right? The kids is one target and the parents hopefully it's another target. So, it can be done. I love it. we can start with what's the cheapest
way to the one that costs a little more a little more and and you know full production. So that's why Miss Andrew said something about, you know, and I had it here in my notes, you know, who's doing it. Maybe there's other channels, I mean, other school districts across America that's doing something that we
can bring to be effective in in any of this for any TV or any marketing. We need consistency. >> So we can't just have one show here, one show there, and blah blah blah. It needs to be, is it going to be weekly? Is it going to be twice a week that people can
actually wait for it? um the different grades. I love it. But there's a lot of things that go behind the scenes to be effective. We can't just start and then not finish or do halfway. I I love to see a plan, but I mean again, do we even
have the staff to even do that? It's it's Mr. Culie can probably attest to all the work that needs to be done. That doesn't mean that we can't do it because I love thinking outside the box. Actually, I live outside the box. uh we can do great
things with it. Um I would never say no to any of it. Um but again trying to figure out how we don't recreate the wheel, right? Um and what works, what doesn't work, we would need teachers at the table, right? The people that really
know um and say, well, this is what kids gravitate to, right? How can we teach these little kids that want noise and you know and loud colors, right? when they're three and four and you have you give them a tablet so they they relax and you can relax and but they're
learning. So maybe there's something but if there isn't something how do we we get to that and we need the educators to help us and there's a a big production behind um on that and mostly um consistency ROI and and you know to be
efficient uh we we should have a plan and then again stick to it for a long time so then people know what how to expect it that it's not old merchandise it's called evergreen right like you can watch it anytime and it doesn't expire. And so I'm I'm with you. Uh let's get to
work. Right. I mean, but um it is a little more complicated than just what you said. I mean, it would have to take a whole production behind the scene and um work, but with a plan, I think anything can be achieved. Thank you.
>> So, I'm going to go to Mr. Ferguson. And just so that you know, Mr. Ferguson, the superintendent has indicated to me that he will speak to staff anyway. He sees that we're interested. So now, Mr. Ferguson, >> couple things. So I have this saying that some I started saying it last year.
Water is wet. So if something is like patently obvious, I try not to say it because clearly to create a show, you're going to need production, writers, directors, whatever the case may be. So I actually thought that through. I just really wanted to do a little initial temperature check amongst you all to see
if it's something that you say you're on board with. Superintendent Burke, I'm going to represent. I'm going to represent to you that he was definitely warm to it already. But again, it seems like we have overall a consensus here. So that's great. One thing that I will say though just for us as a district, so
Chair Bril said, "Hey, on my end of the county, this is my experience in terms of how people consume TV." Well, on my end of the county, Super um Chair Bril, it's not like that. And more importantly, um I've been in the streets at a really grassroot levels knocking on
doors. remember I when I campaign I would come across kids sitting on sofas and things of that nature and it wasn't necessarily the parent who was their caretaker during the day was an elderly person and I say that because from that standpoint at least a lot of the research that I have read people who are
considered to be senior and elderly they do still watch conventional TV and things of that nature so again I'm speaking to that so just because I don't have 100% buyin will never be the reason that I don't do anything my father who's not here anymore he told me can't really get into the context, but he said some
will, some won't, so what somebody's will. He said you always have to kind of p persevere. So if you have a goal to be like all state in football or honoral or whatever the case may be or be class president, you have to make the ass to a lot of different people. You have to do a lot of different things. You can't become discouraged just because you don't have 100% of the people who are
willing to do what you want to do. There's an assault on public education. I don't take it in the teeth if as far as that goes. I even said that to Superintendent Burke. We got to stop taking it in the teeth. We have a bunch of morons in some areas of high influence politically that are saying things and putting out narratives out
there to the detriment ultimately of our children which is to say to the detriment of this country. So I'm not just going to stand by lukewarm and just keep taking it. And so what I say to Superintendent Burke and I say to all staff, stop taking it. Stand up and throw your hands. And so this is my
initial attempt to say we got to start using all all hands on deck, all tools, everything that we have to push back against this absurdity, which is that public education two thumbs down, privatization, two thumbs up. And that if we privatize that that somehow is
going to improve the overall quality of our students, our future workforce, our future leaders, and things of that nature. So that's kind of where I am um as far as that goes. So on that note, two thumbs up for the board. uh go team Palm Beach and to board member Savito's standpoint obviously we got a lot of
work to do and Superintendent Burke and his staff have he's already said the staff is going to get to work on this and let's just let's stay on top of them to make sure that they do that but thank you all for the open and honest dialogue and board member Lane I know you didn't say anything but still waters run deep >> yeah I know I know we're on the same
page with this >> Mr. Ferguson, thank you for pointing out that old people like me watch TV because yes, we do. Although we do watch old we do watch Netflix. >> So, Miss Andrews, I know you want to say something. Just a quicky. Hopefully,
we'll get a chance to do that tour together. I can't wait to uh see what Mr. comes up with and our investigating from across the country to see what's already out there so you don't have to really recreate the will. You might just be able to fine-tune it. It's something new for the school
district of Palm Beach County. Pretty exciting. >> Okay. So, board members, I'll now take a motion to Oh, wait. I'm sorry, Mr. Lane, you didn't press your request to speak, but you may. >> Okay. Um, yeah, I do think it's a very, very good idea. Anything we can do to improve literacy
>> is critical because um if a student doesn't become literate in the first three grades that will carry through for the rest of um of their performance in school. So this is very
important. >> And so with that I will now take a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion by Miss Whitfield, second by Miss Andrews. Is there any discussion? All in favor? All opposed. Motion carries unanimously. And board members, you're now going to hit rush hour.