>> Karen Brill: GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE BOARD WILL PARTICIPATE IN FOUR MEETINGS TODAY. WE WILL BEGIN WITH A SPECIAL MEETING FOR EXPULSIONS WHICH WILL OPEN AND CLOSE IN THE PUBLIC. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BOARD WILL BEGIN THE WORKSHOP, SPECIAL MEETING AND SPECIAL MEETING FOR
SCHOOL SAFETY, SECURITY, FSSAT FINDINGS. WOULD EVERYONE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY VICE-CHAIR MARCIA ANDREWS. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I WILL NOW CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR EXPULSIONS TO ORDER
AT 2:00 P.M. MS. SINCLAIR, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> DISTRICT 1, MATTHEW JAY LANE. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 2, VIRGINIA SAVIETTO. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 3, KAREN BRILL. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 4, ERICA WHITFIELD. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 5, GLORIA BRANCH. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 6, MARCIA ANDREWS. >> HERE.
>> DISTRICT 7, EDWIN FERGUSON. IS NOT PRESENT. >> Karen Brill: JOINING US ARE SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL BURKE, SHAWN BERNARD, THERESA MICHAEL AND TONY SINCLAIR. BOARD MEMBERS I DON'T HAVE ITEMS TO ADD FOR GOOD CAUSE.
Mr. SUPERINTENDENT DO YOU HAVE ITEMS TO WITHDRAW? >> Mike Burke: NO, MADAM CHAIR. >> Karen Brill: I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION BY MS. WHITFIELD AND SECOND BY MS. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE DON'T HAVE AGENDA TOPIC SPEAKERS I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION BY MS. BRANCH AND SECOND -- TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA,
SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE DON'T HAVE NEW BUSINESS.
I TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY Mr. LANE, SECOND BY MS. SAVIETTO. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL GIVE EVERYBODY A MINUTE TO SWITCH TO THE WORKSHOP.
>> Mike Burke: FRIENDS FROM THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION Mr. JAMES GAVRILOS, THERESA WEST. >> Karen Brill: I WILL NOW CALL THE WORKSHOP TO ORDER AT 2:02PM. ALL OF THE PERSONS PRESENT FOR THE EXPULSION MEETING ARE STILL HERE.
SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS WILL JOIN US AS DIRECTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, BEFORE WE GO TO YOU I WILL GIVE THE VIEWING INFORMATION. VIEWERS AND LISTENERS CAN ACCESS THE MEETING TODAY BY WATCHING ON COMCAST CHANNELS 234 AND 235, U
VERSE THANLE 99 OR USING THE YouTube LINK AT PALM BEACH SCHOOLS.ORG IN THE EVENT THAT THE LINK IS INTERRUPTED SWITCH TO THE TV CHANNELS. ALL BOARD MEETINGS ARE RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE WITHIN 24 HOURS. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, I'M NOW
GOING TO TURN THE MEETING OVER TO YOU. >> Mike Burke: THANK YOU. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME OUR FRIENDS FROM THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TO THE TABLE. THEY ARE HERE TO PROVIDE THEIR ANNUAL REPORT AND MANY OF US SAW THEM SUNDAY PART OF THE EDUCATION RUN IT WAS A GREAT
TIME. JAMES GAVRILOS INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS, SIR. >> THERESA WEST OUR CHIEF
ENGAGEMENT OFFICER WILL BE SPEAKING ON SLIDES PERTINENT TO HER AREA AND THE NEXT IS JENIFER, OUR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM AND GRANTS. AND AGAIN I BROUGHT THEM FOR THEIR EXPERTISE AND IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS THEY WOULD BE THE ONES TO DRILL INTO THEM.
AND THE LATEST MEMBER NO STRANGER TO THE GROUP YOU KNOW HIS WIFE, BUT MATTHEW IS OUR DIRECTOR OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING THE HEROS 5K AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA THEY WILL BE SPEAK BEING CERTAIN SLIDES. WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT THE IMPACT REPORT FOR THE PREVIOUS
ACADEMIC YEAR THAT BEGAN JULY FIRST, 2024 CONCLUDING ON JUNE 30, 2025. YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO. WE WANT TO DRILL INTO THE REALITY. WE'LL START WITH THE IMPACT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR OF 2,471,440.87
THAT IS THE IMPACT IN PROGRAM AND RED APPLE SUPPLY THAT WE BOUGHT AND WE ARE GOING TO TALK AS WE GET INTO THE SLIDES THERE WAS A DIP FROM 23-24 TO 24-25 FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS THAT MS. IGHT RIDGE WILL ADDRESS.
WE FOCUS ON THE SCHOOLS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO BRING THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO CONNECT THEM TO THE WORLD OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. I THINK, AGAIN, JUST QUICKLY MOVING THROUGH THESE TO GET TO THE MEAT OF THE MATTER YOU KNOW OUR BOARD VERY, VERY WELL THIS
IS THE BOARD, THE FULL BOARD AT THIS POINT WE HAD 38 MEMBERS. WE HAVE ADDED TWO MORE. WE HAVE ADDED JAMIE WYATT OUR KENTY SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL AS MARIA BISHOP THE ACADEMIC OFFICER AND OUR FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
WE HAVE 10 FULL-TIME STAFF AND THREE PART-TIME INCLUDING TWO RETIRED FROM THE DISTRICT MARK HOWARD AND BECKY YOUNGMAN ARE WORKING. TO TALK ABOUT THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, OBVIOUSLY WE BEGIN WITH OUR NEW HOME. MS. WEST.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND BOARD CHAIR. SO THE NEXT SLIDE TALKS ABOUT US CELEBRATING OUR NEW HOME WHICH MANY OF YOU WERE THERE TO ENJOY THIS MOMENT WE HAD 250 SUPPORTERS WE CUT THE RIBBON TO
OUR FACILITY WHERE WE HOST OUR RED APPLE SUPPLIES OUR SHOWROOM OUR TEACHER RESOURCE STORE AND OUR MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE A PART AND ALSO FOR BEING WITH US
THROUGHOUT THAT JOURNEY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'VE HAD VERY ROBUST INTEREST IN OUR MULTIPURPOSE ROOM SPACE. FROM WHEN WE OPENED IN JANUARY ALL THE WAY THROUGH JUNE OF NEXT
YEAR, WE WILL HAVE 92 SCHOOL DISTRICT RESERVATIONS. WE ACTUALLY BOOKED THREE MORE TODAY AND YOU CAN SEE THE DEPARTMENTS HERE MULTICULTURAL, ESE, SECONDARY EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION, Mr. SANCHEZ'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICE. SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO WELCOME THE SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO OUR FACILITY. >> WHEN WE BUILT THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM THE INTENT WAS WE WOULD HAVE OUR SPECIAL EVENTS THERE WHICH MATT WILL SPEAK OF AND WE WERE GOING TO DO
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WE DIDN'T REALIZE YOUR TEAM WAS GOING TO LOVE OUR BUILDING. THROUGH THE END OF NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE BOOKED 95 SCHOOL DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS THERE IS A LOT OF INTERPLAY BACK AND FORTH. >> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
LAST YEAR'S JAMES SAID WE WERE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE DISTRICT TO BRING OVER TWO MILLION IN FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO OVER 162 DISTRICT OPERATED SCHOOLS. WE HAVE OVER 100 PROGRAMS THAT WE CARRIED OUT LAST YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND THE BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY AND WE HAD PROGRAMMING IN 162 SCHOOLS. ON THE LEFT FOR THE TOTAL IMPACT THAT 1.6 MILLION DOLLARS THOSE FUNDS COME THROUGH THE STATE OF FLORIDA THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM.
ALSO THANKS IN GENEROUS SUPPORT TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT RAISE THE LOCAL DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR MATCH TO PULL DOWN THE FUNDS TO CARRY OUT THOSE PROGRAMS. ON THE RIGHT YOU WILL SEE GRANT FUNDS THAT WE PULLED IN THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF OUR BUSINESS
COMMUNITY TO CARRY OUT THOSE PROGRAMS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FUNDING THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED AS WELL AS SCHOOL SUPPLIES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WE ARE ON AN UPWARD INCLINE YOU WILL SEE A SLIGHT DECREASE WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR IN COMPARISON TO THE TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT FOR TWO REASONS: ONE WE WERE A PART -- WE RECEIVED A FEDERAL CONTRACT THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE RESILIENCY THROUGH
THE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KEITH OSWALD AND HIS DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND WRAP AROUND SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND TRUANCY AND PROVIDED FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT WIDE K-12
CURRICULUM. WHEN THAT FEDERAL CONTRACT SUNSETTED, AND WE COMPLETED THAT COMPONENT OF PROGRAMMING THAT IS WHY PARTIALLY WHY YOU SEE A DECREASE IN FUNDING LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THAT, RED APPLE SUPPLIES WAS CLOSED WHILE WE MOVED LOCATIONS TO OUR NEW
FACILITY AND THAT IMPACTED OUR OPERATIONS. BUT IN GENERAL YOU SEE AN UPWARD TRAJECTORY OF FUNDING AND SUPPORT INVESTED INTO THE SCHOOLS. >>ING AT THE LAST FEW YEARS AND OVER THE LIFESPAN OF THE SLIDE
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT INVESTMENT IN THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF 350,000 PER YEAR IS 2 RRKS 750,000. ALL TOLD, THE VALUE WE HAVE BROUGHT BACK TOTALS 14 RRKS 519
L. 887 A RETURN OF 5.6 PER DOLLAR. AND TRUST ME ON WALL STREET I TAKE THAT BET SIX DAYS A WEEK AND TWICE ON SUNDAYS. >> RED APPLE SUPPLIES ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS THE FREE TEACHER RESOURCE STORE ONE
AMAZING FACT IS SINCE 2016 OF RED APPLE OPENING ITS DOORS WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED 8.6 MILLION WORTH OF SUPPLIES AND WE ARE OVER 9 MILLION. BUT YOU CAN SEE THE TEACHERS TESTIMONIALS AS WELL ON THIS
SLIDE AND OUR IMPACT NUMBERS FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR. >> BEFORE WE MOVE ON -- I WAS GOING TO SAY BECAUSE MATT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH TO DO WE FINISHED THE HEROS 5K NEXT FRIDAY AT 9:00 A.M. WE ARE WELCOMING BAN I DON'T KNOW CREEK
ELEMENTARY AS OUR 100TH APPLE SUPPLY SHOPPER. >> YOU CAN SEE AS A VISUAL OF THE TRAJECTORY OF GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS SINCE 2016, 2017 IT IS AMAZING WHEN THE TEACHERS SHOP IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO VISIT OR VOLUNTEER
INTERACT WITH THE TEACHERS IT IS AMAZING AND INSPIRING WHEN YOU LEAVE. AND THEN OUR BACKPACK INITIATIVE ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS SO THIS SHOWS YOU NUMBERS FROM THE 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO.
SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF AS WELL WE DISTRIBUTED PACKED AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 27,000 BACKPACKS TO 44 WILL SCHOOLS. WE HAD MANY VOLUNTEERS A COUPLE DRIVING COMPANIES AND PARTNERS THAT HELPED US DISTRIBUTE THE BACKPACKS TO THE 44 SCHOOLS AND
NUMBER OF 400 MILES DRIVEN WITH THOSE MOVING COMPANIES. SINCE 2019 WE'VE SERVED 84,000 STUDENTS AND THAT IS JUST AS OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR. AS YOU KNOW THIS SCHOOL YEAR WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 30,000 THAT
WILL IMPACT THAT NUMBER. >> WITH US HAVING OVER 100 PROGRAMS THAT WE OPERATED LAST YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW IN ADDITION TO RED APPLE SUPPLIES OUR GO TEACH CLASSROOM
PROGRAM WHICH YOU ARE AWARE OF PLEASE SAVE THE DATE COMING UP THIS MONTH, TO JOIN US AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY COMING UP, BUT THIS PAM IS OUR LONGEST STANDING OPERATING PROGRAM OF THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. LONGER THAN RED APPLE SUPPLIES
LAST YEAR THIS PROGRAM WAS IMPACTFUL NOT ONLY IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS THAT WERE SERVED AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF GRANTS THAT WERE AWARDED TO TEACHERS TO CARRY OUT PROJECTS IN THEIR CLASSROOM, IT WAS IMPACTFUL IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ACHIEVED
ACADEMIC INCREASES OR SUCCESS IN TERMS OF LEARNING GAINS. 85% OF THE 25,000 STUDENTS IMPACTED BY THIS PROGRAM EXPERIENCED LEARNING GAINS. AND ALSO OUR TEACHERS WERE PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED BY THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE WE PROVIDING FUNDING TO CARRY OUT
INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING OUR TEACHERS GET PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COACHING AND SUPPORT, FROM THE ED FOUNDATION PROGRAM TEAM AS WELL AS THROUGH THEIR PEERS. AND THAT RESULTED IN 99% OF OVER 1900 TEACHERS SAYING THAT PROGRAM SUPPORT MADE THEM WANT
TO REMAIN IN THE FIELD AND IN THE PROFESSION. >> FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH OUR DIGITAL INCLUSION INITIATIVE THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR WE PARTNERED WITH LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BARTON ELEMENTARY TITLE ONE SCHOOLS TO
PROVIDE DIGITAL LITERACY AND COACHING SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS WAS TWO FOLD. WE WANTED TO INCREASE FAMILIAL ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION. THE FAMILIES SAY HOW MUCH THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR KIDS AND HOW MUCH THEY WANT TO SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATION. BUT OFTENTIMES THEY LACK THE
ACCESS WITHOUT ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY OR THE SKILLS TO OPERATE THAT TECHNOLOGY, IT CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR THEM. SO WE WERE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE FAMILIES AND 94% OF 88 PARENTS REPORTED AN INCREASE IN SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT AS A RESULT. WE WERE ABLE TO HELP THE
FAMILIES CREATE E-MAIL ADDRESSES, LEARN TO NAVIGATE E-MAIL, HELP THEM CONNECT TO THE GATEWAY ACCOUNT TO CHECK THEIR STUDENT'S GRADES AND CHECK ON DIFFERENT TEST SCORES AND E-MAIL THEIR CHILD'S TEACHER. AND 90% OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS
SAID THEY HAD AN INCREASE IN DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS BEYOND THAT AS A RESULT. SO WHEN WE MENTION OUR PROGRAM SPANS KIND OF VERY LARGE ROBUST PROGRAM PORTFOLIO WE HAVE PROGRAMMING SUPPORTING OUR TINIEST OF LEARNERS IN THE CLASSROOMS.
LAST YEAR THE BUILDING ORAL LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PNC BANK SUPPORTED 101 CLASSROOMS FOR VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN KIDDOS OVER 2,000 STUDENTS AND 95% OF
THE TEACHERS REPORTED AN INCREASE IN EFFECTIVENESS AS A RESULT OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AND 99% OF THE KIDDOS INCREASED THEIR LEARNING GAINS IN READING TO BECOME KINDERGARTEN READY AS A RESULT.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARING STUDENTS FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS THIS MAKES UP A LARGE PART OF OUR PROGRAM PORTFOLIO WITH EIGHT PROGRAMS IF 54 SCHOOLS SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN 47 DIFFERENT INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS THAT
WILL HELP PREPARE THEM FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS EARNING HIGH WAGE IN DEMAND FIELDS. WE WERE PROUD TO CONTINUE THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH Dr. JOHNSON AND HER TEAM THROUGH THE CHOICE AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT TO OPERATE THESE PROGRAMS AND ALSO TO PARTNER WITH THE DISTRICT TO FUND AND CARRY OUT AN EXTRA EVALUATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CAREER AND CHOICE AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP AND THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO
THE DISTRICT FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN HELPING SUPPORT SO MANY STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PROGRAMS IN OUR SCHOOLS. >> WE ALSO QUICKLY MENTION WE ADMINISTER A NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS ONE FOR THE DISTRICT WE ARE THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THE FFEA SCHOLARSHIP AND RUN
THE WINNER SCHOLAR SHAPP AND THE HCA, AND WE ALSO DO NOW IN MEMORY OF SMALL RIDGE, THE SCHOLARSHIP THAT KELLEY ENDOWED FOR HER WE ARE ADMINISTERING SIX SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT KIDS. WHICH HE WE TALK ABOUT THE VALUE WE BRING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
IT IS NOT JUST MONETARY THERE'S MANPOWER ISSUES WE ARE ADMINISTERING 55 FISCAL AGENT ACCOUNTS ON BEHALF DEPARTMENTS, SCHOOLS AND ISSUES WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOU WILL LOOK AT THAT GROWTH FROM THE TIME THAT WE RECEIVE THE INCREASE UP TO THE 350,000
DOLLARS A YEAR THAT YEAR WE WROTE 187 CHECKS AND MADE 251 DEPOSITS IN OUR FISCAL AGENT ACCOUNTS THIS SLIDE IS ONLY THROUGH SEPTEMBER. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE DONE 357 CHECKS AND 639 DEPOSITS.
SO OUR ACCOUNT AT THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION Mr. PAISLEY ANOTHER FORMER TEACHER WE STOLE HIM, TOO, HE KEEPS VERY BUSY. AGAIN I WANT THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND WE DO THESE FISCAL AGENT ACCOUNTS FREE OF CHARGE. WE ACCEPT NO TRA ADMINISTRATIVE
KNEE ON THAT. IF A BUSINESS MAKES A DONATION EVERY DOLLAR GOES TO THE SCHOOL WE TAKE NO ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. >> OUR VOLUNTEERS WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT AND CANNOT DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT THEM THEY ARE THE HEART BEAT OF OUR FOUNDATION AND THAT
IS A BREAKDOWN OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WE HAD LAST FISCAL YEAR. 57 COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS THAT CAME IN TO VOLUNTEER. BUT I THINK THE REALLY NEAT THING IS LOOK AT THE HOURS. 8400 HOURS WERE INVESTED INTO OUR RED APPLE SUPPLIES PROGRAM
AND VOLUNTEERING A VALUE OF $OVER 277,000. AGAIN WE COULD NOT DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT OUR VOLUNTEERS. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED YOU CAN VOLUNTEER WITH US. >> AND THEN WE OFFER A NUMBER OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT OUR FACILITY AND OFFSITE WE
WRAPPED UP THE HEROS FOR EDUCATION 5K. WE HAD A RECORD-BREAKING 2,000 PARTICIPANTS. AND 127 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED WHICH IS THE HIGHEST EVER. THAT WAS AN AMAZING TURNOUT. WE HAVE OUR GO TEACH AWARDS COMING UP AT THE END OF THE MONTH. OUR CELEBRATE THE GREAT AWARDS
OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND OUR BILL MALONE GOLF TOURNAMENT IN APRIL WHICH NOT ONLY SUPPORTS OUR MISSION BUT ALSO SUPPORTS Mr. SANCHEZ AND THE WORK HE DOES IN HIS OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT. >> FINALLY THE GROWTH TRAJECTORY
WE HAVE BEEN ON WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT BUT I DO NEED TO SAY I MUST BE A SMART GUY BECAUSE I HIRED THESE THREE AND I GET THE HECK OUT OF THEIR WAY. THESE THREE AND THE STAFF BEHIND
THEM, THEY JUST DO AN AMAZING JOB THEIR DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM IS SECOND TO NONE. A THANK YOU TO YOU SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND KAREN BRILL YOU HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE NOT ONLY AS THE SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR BUT AS A MEMBER OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 13 YEARS. YOU KNOW THE WORK THAT WE DO, IT
IS OUR JOY AND HONOR TO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO HAVING MOVED QUICKLY WE DID IT IN 15 MINUTES WE WILL PAUSE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> Karen Brill: I WANT TO SAY WATCHING THE METAMORPHOSIS OF OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING YOU SET
THE MODEL WITH YOUR BEAUTIFUL BUILDING AND HOW YOU ARE SERVING OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF AND OUR USAGE OF YOUR BUILDING, HAS BEEN MORE THAN ANYBODY EXPECTED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. MS. SAVIETTO?
>> Virginia Savietto: THANK YOU. IT WAS FUN BEING THERE ON SUNDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. I JUST HAVE A THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. IMPRESSIVE. SO I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A LONG WHILE AND I
WORK WITH MAYBE THERESA YOU MAY KNOW THIS PERSON BECAUSE YOUR NAME CAME UP ON MONDAY, DINA RUBIO WITH LATIN QUARTERS SHE FOUNDED LATIN QUARTER WHICH KIND OF OVERSEES THE 33405 NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I GREW UP.
AND THERE ARE FIVE SCHOOLS IN THAT AREA. FOR YEARS, I'VE BEEN PART OF THEIR BOARD AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THINGS FOR EACH OF THE SCHOOLS. THE TEACHERS AND WE DID THE REFUEL THE BACKPACK LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER EXCUSE ME
AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. SO WE'RE PREPARING TO DO THAT AGAIN. AND ONE OF THE PRINCIPALS FROM ONE OF THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE CATER TO FIVE SCHOOLS FOUR OF MINE AND ONE IS MS. WHITFIELD SOUTH OLIVE SAID BESIDES
SUPPLIES THEY WANT SHOES. AND WE WERE NOT REALLY SURPRISED BUT IT WAS LIKE WOW, SO NOW WE'RE FOCUSING ON FOR ELEMENTARY, BUT WE THINK IF THIS SCHOOL NEEDS IT THERE ARE PROBABLY OTHER SCHOOLS THAT NEED IT.
MY SON JUST FINISHED PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE AND I TOOK BACK SOME OF THE SCHOOL UNIFORMS FROM LUCA THAT HE DIDN'T WEAR AND THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE HE IS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THE DOCTOR SAID YEAH, BRING LUCA'S OTHER CLOTHES, TOO, BECAUSE WE NEED CLOTHES FOR CHILDREN FOR STUDENTS. AND SO I KNOW I DO A LOT BUT I WOULD LOVE AN OPPORTUNITY MAYBE
TO WORK SOMEHOW IN GATHERING SHOES, UNDERWEAR, YOU KNOW, ALL THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT YOU NEED, SOCKS, I'M TRYING TO THINK WE HAD A LIST.
WE ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE OKAY IF YOU DONATE $75 YOU CLOTHE A CHILD. WE ARE WORKING ON IT TO SEE HOW WE CAN IMPACT SCHOOLS IN A GREAT WAY. SKIRTS, DISTRICT COURTS BUT
JACKETS. CHRIS SNYDER WHO I HAPPENED TO MEET HE WAS A VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR EVENT BACK LAST NOVEMBER AND HE HAD ALL HIS SWEATSHIRTS AND HE IS REALLY IN
LOVE WITH MAKING SURE STUDENTS HAVE SOMETHING. SO TO WEAR AND IT'S THANKFULLY IT'S NOT COLD HERE A LOT BUT WHEN IT GETS COLD IT GETS COLD. AND WE'VE HEARD IT FROM ANOTHER MEMBER OF OUR BOARD FOR LATINO
TIP QUARTER THAT A LOT OF KIDS DON'T HAVE IT. DON'T HAVE SIMPLE HOODIES. SO YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE PARTNER UP? IN A WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT AVAILABLE.
AS A MOM AS A SINGLE MOM, FOR ME IT'S EASIER TO BUY PENCILS OR SUPPLIES THAT COST LESS THAN HAVE TO CLOTHE MY KID. AND IF I HAD THREE OF THEM, IT WOULD BE SO -- IT WAS AN EYEOPENER THAT
PRINCIPALS ARE LIKE WE NEED SHOES. AND JUST ONE OF THE THINGS. SO I LEAVE IT THERE. I DON'T WANT TO SAY JUST GO DO IT I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. I HAVE TO BE HANDS ON. >> YOU RAISED A GREAT POINT.
MY WIFE IS CUBAN YOU GOT TO CALL ME I LOVE THAT PLACE. ONE OF THE REASONS I BELIEVE AND CHAIR BRILL YOU MENTIONED WE HAVE HAD A GREAT TRAJECTORY NORTHWARD I TRY TO STAY IN OUR LANE. THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE IS A
GROUP CALLED THE GIVING CLOSET PROJECT WHICH DEALS SPECIFICALLY AND EXCLUSIVELY WITH CLOTHING. THIS PROGRAM BEGAN IN JACKSONVILLE WITH A TEACHER WHO REALIZED EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THE LOST AND FOUND GETS THROWN OUT AND SHE WOULD TAKE IT AND OUT OF HER POCKET SHE WOULD PAY
FOR IT AND HAVE IT CLEANED AND PASSED OUT THERE IS A PROJECT CELL IN WEST PALM BEACH. THEY OPERATE A ROOM IN RIVIERA PREP AND THAT WOULD BE RATHER THAN US ENTERING A NEW PROJECT WHEN THERE IS SOMEBODY DOING IT
LET'S GET YOU CONNECTED TO THE GIVING PROJECT. >> I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION BECAUSE OF THE COUNTY THIS FAMILY LONG STORY ANYWAYS WE NEED IT. BECAUSE WHEN THE TEACHERS NEED IT RIGHT AWAY FOR A STUDENT NOW THEY DON'T HAVE TWO OR THREE DAYS TO WAIT.
WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A WAY THAT MAYBE THE CLOSETS BELONG OR ARE HOSTED INSIDE THE SCHOOLS. >> GREAT IDEA. >> WE TAKE THE BROOMS AND MAKE IT A NICE CLOSET. >> AND I WILL TELL YOU ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING ON THE
27TH OF THIS MONTH, I HAVE INVITED ALL OF THE EDUCATION BASED CHARITIES TO LUNCH AT OUR NEW FACILITY BEST FOOT FORWARD GIVING CLOSET, TAKE STOCK IN STUDENTS AND PATH TO COLLEGE AND WE WILL SIT DOWN AND TALK AND
SAY WHAT ARE YOU DOING THAT WE DON'T NEED TO DO AND HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T STEP ON EACH OTHER'S TOES AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS GETTING THEIR NEEDS MET. >> CAN YOU INVITE DINA RUBIO FROM LATIN CORNER. >> IT'S OCTOBER 27TH MONDAY AT
OUR FACILITY. >> GREAT. >> >> Karen Brill: I WANT TO FOR THE RECORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE Mr. FERGUSON JOINED US WHEN THE PRESENTATION BEGAN. NOW WE'LL CALL ON VICE-CHAIR ANDREWS.
>> Marcia Andrews: THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH EDUCATION FOUNDATION YOU HAVE DONE IT. I REMEMBER FROM THE BEGINNING AND WHERE WE ARE NOW, I DON'T WANT TO CALL ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS YOU DO BECAUSE YOU DO SO MANY. AND THIS IS WHY WE ARE AN A RATED DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH YOU.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT ALL OF YOUR STAFF, ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS, ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO, TAKING CARE OF OUR TEACHERS, OUR CHILDREN, JUST BEING ON THE BALL LOOKING AT THE NEEDS AND NO ONE IS AFRAID TO ROLL THEIR SLEEVES
UP AND GET THE WORK DONE TO MAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN ARE A SUCCESS AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I FOLLOW-UP WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE REST OF THE BOARD, AND I THINK Mr. FERGUSON YOU ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVE ON FSBA THERE IS AN AWARD THAT THEY GIVE EVERY
YEAR FOR THE TOP EDUCATION FOUNDATION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. NOW, I'M LOOKING AT THE ONE THAT IS SITTING IN FRONT OF ME. I DON'T KNOW IF WE MISSED A DEADLINE YET BUT WOULD YOU LOOK INTO THAT? WE NEED TO TELL OUR STORY. I MEAN OTHER PEOPLE ARE TELLING THEIR STORY.
WE'RE TELLING OUR STORY TODAY TO US. BUT WE ARE THE BEST. WE ARE PALM BEACH COUNTY AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IT JUST REACHES SO MANY GREAT HEIGHTS. AND WE NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND TO THE NATION. THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOLLOW-UP ON THAT AWARD, PLEASE,
Mr. FERGUSON AND ANYBODY WITH FSBA TO MAKE SURE IF WE MISSED IT MAKE SURE WE GET IT NEXT YEAR BUT LET'S GET IT DONE. CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT JOB YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. Mr. >> Matthew Lane: LANE I PRAISE
YOU ON THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU DO. SINCE I'VE GOTTEN INVOLVED WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS TO WORK WITH YOU TO BE A PART OF YOUR TEAM. WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS SO IMPORTANT AND I WISH YOU TREMENDOUS SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE YOU ARE DOING GREAT WORK AND YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. >> THANK YOU. >> Erica Whitfield: THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO TELL YOU ALL HOW MUCH I'VE APPRECIATED THIS TIME WORKING WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS IT'S MY HONOR TO BE PART
OF AN AMAZING ORGANIZATION THAT DOES SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND SIMILAR OF WATCH THE GROWTH OF THIS ORGANIZATION OVER THE YEARS, IT'S BEEN SO IMPRESSIVE TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE EDONE TO SEE A NEW BUILDING AND TO SEE PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING WORKING
MAKING SURE STUDENTS ARE GETTING THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED AND TEACHERS ARE GETTING THE RECOGNITION I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH. IT MAKES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BETTER AS A WHOLE. SO I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. >> Gloria Branch: THANK YOU. I ECHO EVERYONE'S THOUGHTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING
YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOL. I'VE KNOWN JAMES FOREVER IN A DAY SO I'M NOT SURPRISED YOU ARE GOOD AT THIS IT'S PHENOMENAL. EVERYTHING IS FANTASTIC. I APPRECIATE I ECHO EVERYTHING THEY'VE SAID. THANK YOU AGAIN. >> >> Virginia Savietto: ONE QUESTION.
WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AND REVISITTIZATION HOUSTON TATE. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PART OF MY HAVING THIS MEETING ON THE 27TH GETS TO THE BACKPACK PROGRAM WHERE MULTIPLE GROUPS
PASSING OUT BACKPACKS AND SOME CASES THERE IS DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS IF YOU WILL. YOU HAVE SOME CHILDREN GETTING FOUR AND FIVE BACKPACKS AND OTHER KIDS GETTING NONE WE'RE TRYING TO COORDINATE WE OFFERED HOUSTON STORAGE SPACE IN THE
EVENT THEY HAD TO GET THEIR BACKPACKS OUT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM AND PLANNING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TALKING TO EACH OTHER AND THERE'S NO DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS. >> Virginia Savietto: THAT IS WONDERFUL. AND THEY SERVE 84CCRT AREAS NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY HELP
THE RESIDENTS THEY EMPOWER THE RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE NICELY LIT AND THEY GOT SPEED BUMPS AND THAT AND 40 ARE IN MY DISTRICT. SO AND THEY WORKED WORK ALL OVER THE COUNTY ON UNINCORPORATED
AREAS AND THEY WORKED WITH SCHOOLS TO HELP THEM BRING THIS WASHERS AND DRYERS SO FOR CHILDREN THAT SOMETIMES MISS SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY ARE EMBARRASSED THEY DON'T HAVE SOMETHING CLEAN TO WEAR. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IT
WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH THEM AND OUR PARTNERS. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS HOW WOULD YOU KNOW? HOW WOULD WE KNOW AND OUR PARTNERS KNOW AND OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS ARE THERE. AND THEY JUST NEED WE NEED TO
CREATE A MENU SO PEOPLE IN BUSINESS OWNERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS KNOW ALL THE NEEDS AND THEY COULD CHOOSE. I BET THERE ARE MORE SCHOOLS THAT COULD USE A WASHER AND DRYER AND A CLOSET AND THAT. LOOKING FORWARD FOR THAT NEW
INITIATIVE. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT? BACK TO YOU? >> Mike Burke: THANK YOU. ED FOUNDATION TEAM ENJOY OUR PARTNERSHIP YOU ARE PART OF THE FAMILY AND YOU BRING FUN AND ENERGY TO OUR EVENTS THANK YOU FOR THAT AND HARPER SENDS HER REGARDS.
>> I DO HAVE TO SAY CHAIR BRILL GO TEACH AT THE END OF THE MONTH YOU REMEMBER SEVEN YEARS AGO WE AWARDED 42 GO TEACH GRANTS IN THE PALM BEACH POST. THE ROOM IS THE SIZE OF THE DAIS ON OCTOBER 30TH WE ARE AWARDING
94 GO TEACH GRANTS TOTALING $200,000 BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE TO MY LEFT. THANK YOU ALL. >> Mike Burke: THAT IS GREAT. OKAY THAT WILL MOVE US TO OUR FALL INSTRUCTIONAL REVIEW LED BY JAMIE WYATT OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT CHIEF OF SCHOOLS.
AND BISHOP AND THEY HAVE GOOD INFORMATION TO SHARE ABOUT OUR ACADEMIC RESULTS FROM OUR LAST SCHOOL YEAR OUR HIGHLIGHTS AND THE WORK WE ARE DOING TO BUILD ON THAT SUCCESS AND HAVE FURTHER
IMPROVEMENT. OUR AGENDA IS GOING TO INCLUDE PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS, CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH, THE ACADEMIC RESPONSE TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND GRADUATION AND BEYOND. STARTING WITH OUR PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS WE HAVE 120 DISTRICT OPERATED SCHOOLS THAT WERE RATED A AND B UP FROM 113 LAST YEAR
AND THE PERCENT OF SCHOOLS RATED A AND B INCREASED ACROSS OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. WE HAD 33 DISTRICT OPERATED SCHOOLS THAT IMPROVED BY ONE OR MORE LETTER GRADE AND PINE JOG AND ROSENWALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IMPROVED BY TWO GRADES MOVING
FROM A C TO AN A. IN ADDITION WE ARE VERY PROUD OF BALK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HIGH-TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL BY U.S.A. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IN ADDITION WE SEE SUNCOAST HIGH SCHOOL AND DREYFOOS SCHOOL
RANKED 12 AND 14TH BY THE SAME REPORT. WE'RE PROUD WE INCREASED PERFORMANCE IN ALL THE TESTED AREAS EXCEPT FOR FIFTH GRADE MATH AND RECENTLY, WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF ONLY 13 FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS ACADEMICALLY
HIGH PERFORMING DISTRICT. I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THIS SLIDE BEFORE BUT THIS IS THE PERCENT OF DISTRICT OPERATED A AND B SCHOOLS IT SHOWS OVER TIME AND YOU CAN SEE THE BUMP UP 4% INCREASE.
THIS CHART CANDIDATES ELA AND MATH BY SUBGROUP.
THE GREEN INDICATES AN INCREASE OF 2 PERCENTAGE POINTS OR MORE. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME CHART EXCEPT FOR OUR SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES BY SUBGROUP. IN ADDITION THOSE SUBGROUPS FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES ALSO
INCREASED FROM FY24 TO FY25 IN EVERY SUBGROUP AND EVERYONE OF THE SUBJECTS LISTED. AGAIN, THE GREEN INDICATING INCREASES OF 2 PERCENTAGE POINTS OR MORE. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ADVANCED COURSE WORK. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THIS CHART REPRESENTS OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ACCELERATED COURSE WORK AND YOU CAN SEE FROM
2022 TO 2026 THERE'S BEEN DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES ACROSS THOSE SUBGROUPS. THIS CHART ALSO IS THE SAME THING BUT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE WORK WHICH INCLUDES AXE P, ACE, IB AND DUAL
ENROLL. LOOKING ACROSS 2022 TO 2026 WE SEE DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES. AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEACHERS, THE STAFF, THE ADMINISTRATORS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE ON
THE GROUND LEVEL FLOOR WORKING DILIGENTLY EVERYDAY WITH OUR STUDENTS. AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT THEY ARE THE GREATEST CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO OUR SUCCESSES. I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND THANK THEM WE APPRECIATE ALL THEY DO EVERYDAY TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. SO I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR ADDITIONAL KEY CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT LED TO OUR SUCCESSES. STARTING WITH OUR REGIONAL TEAMS AND DISTRICT SPECIALISTS GOING OUT TO OUR SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE TARGETED SUPPORT FOCUSING ON BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY AND
PROVIDING RESOURCES. DURING THE SECOND SEMESTER OUR DISTRICT STAFF TRANSITIONED TO PROVIDING STUDENTS FACING SUPPORT DIRECTLY IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE ALSO SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED
TO OUR AROUND A MASTER BOARD SCHEDULING BECAUSE IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX PROCESS. WE ENSURE THAT STUDENTS THROUGH THE MASTER BOARD SCHEDULING HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS ADVANCED COURSE WORK AND AT THE SAME TIME FACILITATED SCHEDULING TO
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS THAT NEED INTERVENTIONS. WE ALSO ENHANCED OUR IMPLEMENTATION BY EXPANDING OUR CORE LESSONS OUR RESOURCES AND OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. IN ADDITION, WE ALSO ADJUSTED
OUR SCHOOL SEQUENCES OF OUR CORE INSTRUCTION AREAS TO STRENGTHEN OUR CORE INSTRUCTION AND TAILORED OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERVICES BASED ON OUR STUDENT DATA AND STUDENT NEEDS. THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF FOCUS,
STRATEGIC FOCUS FOR OUR SWD AND ELL STUDENTS WHICH LED TO THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES YOU SAW BEFORE. ALSO OUR SCHOOL LEADERS AND TEACHERS WERE PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AROUND SCIENCE AND READING AND OUR TEACHERS CONTINUE THEIR GREAT WORK IN OUR PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND PLC'S. >> WHILE WE CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESSES WE KNOW THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. SO I WILL LEAD YOU THROUGH A FEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH. THE NEXT CHART YOU WILL SEE IS OUR K2 STAR RESULTS AND THERE WAS A DECREASE IN OUR SECOND
GRADE ELA SCORES. AND I WILL SAY THAT DECREASE WAS A PATTERN ACROSS THE STATE AND THE URBAN SEVEN. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE INCREASES IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE ACROSS THE SUBJECTS. BUT WE REALLY WANT TO ACCELERATE THOSE INCREASES AS IT IS OUR GOAL TO GET ALL STUDENTS READING
ON GRADE LEVEL BY THIRD GRADE. WE ALSO PUT SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES AS AN OPPORTUNITY THINKING ABOUT FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE AND U.S. HISTORY BECAUSE WE'VE FLAT LINED IN THOSE SUBJECTS. THIS CHART IS THE OVERALL FAST
ELA AND MATH PERFORMANCE IT COMPARES US TO THE URBAN 7 OF THE STATE AND WHILE WE DID DECREASE WE WANT PALM BEACH TO BE ON TOP RANKING NUMBER ONE AND THAT IS OUR GOAL. SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH?
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE DID LAST YEAR THAT GAINED SOME OF THE SUCCESSES AND THERE ARE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO DO DIFFERENTLY. THE FIRST BULLET, TALKS ABOUT OUR NEW DISTRICT REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE PROTOCOL. WHAT IS THAT? MONTHLY, THE WE HAVE DEPARTMENTS
THAT NEED MULTICULTURAL ESC TEACHING LEARNING PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND WE GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT DATA AND SCHOOL SUPPORT AND WE SUMMARIZE OUR SCHOOLS OF NOTE AND CONCERNS. WE BRING THAT TO THE PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS WHO RECEIVED INPUT
FROM THEIR SCHOOLS AND THEY DIFFERENT US INPUT AND FEEDBACK AND WE COLLABORATE TO CREATE AN ACTION PLAN HOW TO ENHANCE THE SUPPORT WE ARE PROVIDING TO WILL SCHOOLS. THEN WE BRING IN SUPERINTENDENT BURKE TO SHARE THAT ACTION PLAN AND SAY DO YOU HAVE FEEDBACK ON OUR ACTION PLAN?
AND THAT WAY WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE IN TERMS OF THE SCHOOLS WE ARE SUPPORTING AND THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT WE ARE PROVIDING. ANOTHER THING WE DID WE REORGANIZED OUR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY DEPARTMENTS PUTTING ELEMENTARY EXPERTS IN FRONT OF ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM AND SECONDARY EXPERTS IN FRONT OF
SECONDARY CURRICULUM AND THAT LED TO A NEW ELEMENTARY MATH AND SCIENCE MODEL THIS YEAR. AND WE'RE GETTING GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THAT. AS YOU CAN SEE PART OF OUR SCIENCE MODEL IS ADDING ON THE HANDS ON EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS AND THOSE LABS AND YOU CAN SEE THE STUDENTS ENJOYING
THAT WORK FROM CITRUS GROVE THERE. EARLY LITERACY IS A FOCUS FOR A WHILE AND WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE IT'S STARTING TO BE EMBEDDED IN THE WORK MORE THIS YEAR. WE HAVE ADDED ON SCHOOLS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING.
WE ENHANCED ELA COD DRES FOR OUR SCHOOLS STARTING IN OCTOBER. OUR SYSTEMIC PHONICS INSTRUCTION CONTINUES BUT AGAIN ALL SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN FOUNDATIONS PHONICS BASED PROGRAMS AND WE TRAINED OUR SPECIALISTS IN BOTH
PROGRAMS SO NO MATTER WHAT SCHOOL THEY GO TO SUPPORT THEY HAVE THE TRAINING TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS WITH THOSE PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION OUR MULTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT HAS DONE RESEARCH THROUGH CONFERENCES AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER DISTRICTS AND THEY ARE NOW LEVERAGING FIVE RESEARCH BASED STRATEGIES THAT ARE
CONSIDERED HIGH YIELD STRATEGIES THAT WE HOPE WILL SEE AN IMPACT WITH OUR ELL STUDENTS FOR THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION, WE RESTRUCTURED OUR DISTRICT SPECIALIST SUPPORT IN THE PAST WE HAVE DONE MORE OF AN ORDER UP MODEL AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE BEEN STRATEGIC TO SAY THESE SPECIALISTS ARE SUPPORTING THESE
SCHOOLS AND THESE GRADE LEVELS WITH THESE SUBJECTS ON THESE DAYS AND THIS WAY WE CAN MONITOR THE PROGRESS IN THE SCHOOLS. AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE STRATEGIC. FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE ARE REQUIRING ATTENDANCE FOR PROFESSIONAL FROM OUR TEACHERS BECAUSE BUILDING TEACHER
CAPACITY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A FLAT LINE WITH U.S. HISTORY. SO WE WENT AHEAD AND ADJUSTED OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND THE RESOURCES FOR U.S. HISTORY. MS. BISHOP TALKED ABOUT STUDENT FACING SUPPORT LAST YEAR AND WE
DID GET A POSITIVE IMPACT FROM THAT. WHAT WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY WE LOOKED AT THE DATA FROM THAT STUDENT FACING SUPPORT TO SEE WHERE WE HAD THE MOST IMPACT. SO THAT WHEN WE GO AHEAD AND DO THAT SECOND SEMESTER, AGAIN MORE STRATEGIC ABOUT WHICH SPECIALISTS OR SUPPORT PEOPLE
ARE MEETING WITH WHICH SCHOOLS AND WHICH GRADE LEVELS. AND LASTLY, WE UNVEILED OUR NEW SCHOOL GRADE PROGRESS MONITORING DASHBOARD AND THIS DASHBOARD PROVIDES SCHOOLS WITH SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS THE STUDENTS ARE ASSESSING THROUGH
PROGRESS MONITORING AND OUR ASSESSMENTS THE STAFF'S BOARD SHOWS SCHOOLS THE PROGRESS TOWARDS THOSE TARGETS AS WELL AS PREDICTIONS FOR SCHOOL GRADE. >> THE CULMINATION OF OUR WORK IS REFLECTED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND OUR
POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS. AS YOU SEE HERE WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING OUR GRADUATION RATES BY SUBGROUP AND YOU CAN SEE OVER THE YEARS, THE STEADY INCREASES LEADING TO FY24 WHILE WE SEE OUR HIGHEST RATES YET. WHEN WE COMPARE OURSELVES TO THE
URBAN 7, YOU CAN SEE PALM BEACH THEY ARE IN THE GREEN TALLEST BAR HAVING THE HIGHEST GRADUATION RATES ACROSS ALL URBAN 7 SINCE FY22. AND WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE NUMBER OF ADVANCED DIPLOMAS AND SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS EARNED BY
OUR CLASS OF 2025 GRADUATING STUDENTS. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP TRANSLATED TO $72 MILLION. WE ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE 21,814 INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION
TESTS THAT WERE ADMINISTERED WITH THE PASSING RATE OF 75%. AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE TABLE YOU CAN SEE THAT OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ACE DIPLOMAS AND AP DIPLOMAS EARNED BY OUR STUDENTS WHICH NOW LEAD THEM TO THESE
FULLBRIGHT FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS. AND ALSO 130 OF OUR STUDENTS GRADUATED WITH SOCIAL ASSOCIATE DEGREES WHICH REPRESENTED AN 18% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. AND WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING A FEW OF OUR SCHOOLS HERE BECAUSE OF
THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK. IF YOU YOU I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE MORE THING THAT OUR STUDENTS COMPLETED 12,000 COURSES AT PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE WHICH TRANSLATES TO TUITION SAVINGS OF 3.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
AND LASTLY, LOOK AT WHERE OUR CLASS OF 2025 STUDENTS ENDED UP ATTENDING. WE ARE SO EXCITED WE'RE SHOWING A SAMPLING OF THE TOP FLORIDA SCHOOLS IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE NATION WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE
ATTENDING THIS FALL. WE COULDN'T BE ANY PROUDER OF OUR STUDENTS. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR FALL INSTRUCTIONAL REVIEW. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. >> Edwin Ferguson: THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION I HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU ALL.
STARTING WITH SUNCOAST AND DREYFOOS PAGE FOUR. SO I REMEMBER IT'S BEEN YEARS AGO NOW, SUNCOAST WAS A TOP FIVE HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALLY. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS OBVIOUSLY 12TH AND 14TH IN THE STATE IS
NOTHING TO POO-POO AT BUT I WONDER IF YOU HAVE AN OPINION WHAT WE CAN DO AS A BOARD TO HELP SUNCOAST RISE BACK TO THE PRIOR GREATNESS ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I CAN RECALL THE DISTRICT LAUDING ONCE UPON A TIME AND I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE SUNCOAST AND DREYFOOS RISE TO THAT LEVEL OF NATIONAL RECOGNITION. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? >> I THINK THAT IS A LOADED QUESTION THAT REQUIRES SOME THOUGHT. THERE'S PROBABLY MANY THINGS WE CAN DO BUT I WOULD WANT TO GO BACK AND PROCESS AND THINK
THROUGH THAT BEFORE I RESPONDED HERE. >> Edwin Ferguson: THAT'S FINE. ON SLIDE 7, THE SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDIES BY SUBGROUP. I'M NOTICING IN REGARD TO GRADES 5 AND 8 BLACK STUDENTS HAD THE
SMALLEST AMOUNT OF GROWTH. I'M WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY ASSESSMENT OF MAYBE WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES THAT IS LIMITING THEIR INCREASED PROFICIENCY IN SCIENCE WHICH IS
LOW 36.9. I AM ASSUMING 36.9 OBTAINED A THREE OR BETTER THAT IS VERY LOW. ALTHOUGH I SEE IN HIGH SCHOOL, THEY DO MUCH BETTER. BUT I'M WONDERING HAVE WE DONE A
DEEP DIVE AS TO WHAT ENCUMBRANCES THEY ARE FACING THAT IS, I GUESS RESULTING IN THEM PERFORMING SO POORLY WHAT CAN WE DO TO RECTIFY THAT SITUATION? >> I THINK WE'VE RECOGNIZED THAT AS WELL ACROSS OUR BLACK
SUBGROUP AND I THINK PART OF THE THINK SOMETHING THAT IN OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS THERE WAS A LARGE DEDICATED BLOCK OF TIME FOR SCIENCE. AND IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT DEDICATED TIME IS MUCH SMALLER IN K-4, K5. SO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN DOING
A LOT OF WORK THIS YEAR WITH OUR SCIENCE MODEL AND NUMBER ONE, TAKING A LOOK AT THE MASTER SCHEDULES AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO ENSURE THERE IS SCIENCE HAPPENING IN K5 WHICH I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN HAPPENING BUT SOMETIMES THAT IS THE PLACE WHERE TIME GETS STOLEN FROM DUE
TO THE LIMITED MINUTES DURING THE DAY TO MEET ALL THE CONTENT REQUIREMENTS BY THE STATE. IN ADDITION, I DO THINK THE SCIENCE TEST IS A READING TEST. SO IN ADDITION TO LEARNING CONTENT, ACROSS OUR BOARD STUDENTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING
READERS TEND TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE SCIENCE ASSESSMENT. THE THIRD THING THAT IS RELATED TO ALL OF OUR SUBGROUPS AND AGAIN IT GOES BACK TO TEACHING SCIENCE WELL IN YADS K-4 A LARGE PORTION OF OUR FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE TEST IS BASED ON THIRD
AND FOURTH GRADE STANDARDS. THERE ARE STANDARDS FROM THE GREAT LEVELS INCLUDED IN THAT ASSESSMENT AND WHEN WE REVIEW THE ASSESSMENT AND DIG DEEPER TO THE PLAINTIFF OF YOUR QUESTION WE FIND OUR STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE BENCHMARKS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE TWO
THINGS WE'VE DONE IS TO ENSURE IT'S INCLUDED IN THE MASTER SCHEDULE AND THE SECOND THING WE'VE INCLUDED FAIR GAME BENCHMARKS BECAUSE THEY ARE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS WE HAVE INCLUDED THEM IN THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE SO STUDENTS ARE RESEEING THE
STANDARDS AGAIN IN FIFTH GRADE. AND THEN WE DRILL DOWN AND SEE WHICH STUDENTS ARE PARTICULARLY STRUGGLING WITH THOSE SCIENCE STANDARDS AND WE PROVIDE AS MUCH SUPPORT AS WE CAN. THE SAME WAY THAT WE WOULD FOR READING AND MATH AND WE HAVE NOT
DONE WELL ENOUGH AND WE WILL DO BETTER. >> FOLLOWING UP ON THAT. IF THE SCIENCE TEST IS A READING EXAM I'M LOOKING AT THE ELA SCORES ON PAGE 6 FOR BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS 46.9ELA IS
46.9 FOR BLACK STUDENTS AND 51.3 FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS. AND WE NEVER ADDRESS WHAT FACTORS WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IN REGARD TO THE 8TH GRADE SCORES FOR THE BLACK STUDENTS IN SCIENCE. WE CAN DEAL WITH THAT AT ANOTHER
TIME I STILL SEE WHERE THE HISPANIC STUDENTS AS WELL, IF IT IS A READING TEST THEY SEEM TO BE DOING MUCH BETTER AS THEY MATRICULATE IN HIGH SCHOOL THEY ARE DOING BETTER I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS SOME SORT OF
SOMETHING WE CAN LEARN WITH HOW [INAUDIBLE] TO HELP IMPROVE THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF BLACK STUDENTS AS THEY RISE THE LOWEST PERFORMERS ON THIS CHART THAT WILL IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHOOLS OR THE DISTRICT.
I'M HOPING WE GET DOWN TO THE GRANULAR LEVEL IN THAT REGARD. THE NUMBERS ARE INCREASING BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD FIND THAT 36.9 IS ACCEPTABLE. [INAUDIBLE] I KNOW THE TWO OF YOU WELL AND YOU DO NOT.
I ASK THAT WE CONTINUE DIGGING TO GET THE NUMBERS TO A MORE RESPECTFUL CATEGORY FOR BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS AS WELL. I WILL MOVE ON FROM THAT. AS FAR AS SLIDES 8 AND 9 GO. DEFINITELY THUMB'S UP TO THE BOTH OF YOU.
I KNOW BOTH OF YOU HAVE BEEN DEEPLY ENGAGED AND PUSHING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN INTO ACCELERATED COURSE WORK AND WE ARE SEEING THE FRUIT FROM THAT LABOR AND PREDECESSORS AND TEAM PALM BEACH AT LARGE. I THINK YOU WILL HAVE DONE AN
EXCELLENT JOB KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND PREPARING OUR KIDS FOR THE EVER CHANGING WORKFORCE. ALSO WANT TO SPEAK ON THE U.S. HISTORY DID KIND OF, WHAT IS GOING ON WITH U.S. HISTORY?
IN MY OPINION NOBODY IS REALLY DOING GREAT IN THAT. AND YOU TOUCHED ON IT IN REGARD YOU SAID I BELIEVE YOUR PHRASING WAS ADJUSTMENT OF RESOURCES OF U.S. HISTORY CAN YOU SPELL THAT OUT PLAINLY FOR THOSE WHO MAYBE WATCHING THIS.
>> SURE I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT. WE DID TAKE A LOOK AT OUR DATA WE DID MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR SCOPE AND SEQUENCE WE LOOKED AT THE DATA, ANALYZED IT AND SAW WHERE THE STANDARDS OUR STUDENTS WERE STRUGGLING WITH AND
ADJUSTED TO PROVIDE MORE PRACTICE. WE ADDED MORE ROBUST PRACTICE ITEMS THAT THE STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO THOSE ITEMS ON A DAILY BASIS. WHEN WE REORGANIZED OUR TEAMS WE ADDED ANOTHER PERSON TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS. BECAUSE WE HAD ONE PERSON FROM
OUR TEAM PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ALL THE SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. WE DID ADD ONE MORE PERSON WE'RE ALSO HOLDING MONTHLY CONTENT CLINICS AND BRINGING THE TEACHERS IN AND HELPING THEM GO THROUGH UNPACKING THE STANDARDS,
UNDERSTANDING THE LEVEL OF LICK GORE THAT IS ALIGNED SO THEY CAN TAKE THAT BACK TO THE SCHOOLS. >> Edwin Ferguson: U.S. HISTORY IN MY MIND WHEN I THINK OF U.S. HISTORY IT SEEMED LIKE
MEMORIZATION REVOLUTIONARY WAR OCCURRED IN WHAT YEARS. TELL ME BECAUSE I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYBODY MENTION ABOUT IT BEING A READING TEST, TELL ME IS THERE SOME LEVEL OF SYNTHESIS THAT CHILDREN NEED TO IMPROVE ON OR MORE OF A SITUATION OF BEING
ABLE TO REMEMBER THE SPECIFIC DATES? WHAT IS GOING ON WITH U.S. HISTORY? >> WELL, IT IS A READING TEST AND IT IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF READING. BECAUSE IT'S CONTENT READING THEY HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO READ THE NON-FICTION AND INTERPRET
THE MATERIALS THAT WAY. SO IT'S TEACHING THE STUDENTS HOW TO GO THROUGH THE TEXT AND REALLY GETTING THEM USED TO THOSE PASSAGES AND READING IF IT'S TWO OR THREE PAGES OF PASSAGES THEY HAVE TO PRACTICE THAT AS WELL. AND JUST TRAINING THEM BECAUSE
WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT THE DO STRUGGLE WITH READING COMPREHENSION AND WE ARE HOPING THAT THE WORK WE'RE DOING IN READING INTERVENTION NOW IN HIGH SCHOOL, THIS YEAR WE'RE WORKING ON WE BROUGHT IN READ 180 TO HELP OUR L25 STUDENTS THAT WILL HELP WITH THE READING
COMPREHENSION WE ARE DOING BOTH WE ARE ADDRESSING THE READING AND THE CONTENT THAT IS THERE. I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S MEMORIZATION. >> I DON'T THINK THAT ASSESSMENT IS MEMORIZATION. I'M NOT CONTENT EXPERT PER SE
BUT I KNOW IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH CURRICULUM THAT ALL OF THESE TESTS REQUIRE HIGHER LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND HOW TO PULL OUT INFORMATION FROM TEXT AND SYNTHESIZE AND MAKE INFERENCES IT IS NOT LIKE IT WAS BACK WHEN WE HAD TO REMEMBER A DATE IN HISTORY IT'S NOT WHAT THE TEST LOOKS LIKE.
WE CAN PROVIDE MORE CONTEXT AROUND THAT FROM A CONTENT EXPERT. >> Edwin Ferguson: MAYBE WE CAN PICK THAT UP LATER. WHAT WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU SAID SYNTHESIS IT'S HISTORY IT'S DONE WHAT AM I SYNTHESIZING? HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT THE FACT
IN ELA OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAYBE MAYBE WE CAN GET EXAMPLES FOR A LATER DATE TO PRODUCE TO THE PUBLIC SO PARENTS AND CITIZENS HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEIR STUDENT NEEDS TO DO. I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THE
POINT IN THAT REGARD WE CAN TWEAK THE PRESENTATIONS TO SPELL THINGS OUT. BECAUSE IT IS IN YOUR DEPARTMENT'S HEAD DOESN'T HELP THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO WE NEED TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND WHAT THEIR ROLE TO PLAY IS IN MAKING SURE
OUR CHILDREN ARE READY TO SUCCEED AT ALL TIMES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING THAT THE TEAM MEMBERS TEXTED ME IT IS MORE ABOUT THE DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE INTERLACED IMPACTS OF EVENTS AND THE CHANGES IT CREATES. >> Edwin Ferguson: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> IT'S NOT ABOUT REGURGITATING
FACTS IT'S ABOUT UNDERSTANDING GOING DEEP INTO THE CONTENT AND UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS THAT THAT PARTICULAR EVENT HAD ON HISTORY. >> Edwin Ferguson: I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. BUT, AGAIN NOT TO BELABOR THE POINT IT WILL BE HELPFUL FOR THOSE OF US THAT NEED TO KNOW IF
WE HAD AN EXAMPLE. LOOK AT THIS LEVEL FOLLOW WHAT I'M SAYING? KEEP IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE. I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS.
PAGE 13. IN REGARD TO I THINK IT WAS THE ELA EXPLAIN SECOND GREAT ELA SCORES, MS. WYATT YOU MENTIONED THE URBAN 7 AT LARGE THERE WAS A PATTERN IDENTIFIED BUT YOU
DIDN'T SEE SAY WHAT THE PATTERN WAS. >> DON'T QUOTE ME BUT I'M SURE -- I'M UNQUOTING MYSELF. THERE WAS I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS ALSO A 3% DROP ACROSS THE URBAN 7 AND SIMILARLY ACROSS THE STATE.
I HAVE TO DOUBLE-CHECK THAT BUT I REMEMBER CHECK TO GO AT THE TIME AND THINKING THIS IS ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WE LOOK AT THAT WHENEVER WE DROP WE WANT TO KNOW IT DOESN'T MAKE THE DROP FEEL BETTER OR MAKE US THINK WORK ANY NOT AS HARD TO
GET TO -- BUT IT MAKES US THINK THERE WAS PROBABLY A REASON WHY IT DROPPED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF POINTS IF EVERYONE ELSE IS ON AN AVERAGE DROPPING THAT MANY POINTS AS WELL. SOMETIMES THERE ARE PATTERN DROPS IN THE DATA. WHATEVER SUBJECT IT MAYBE OR
GRADE LEVEL IT MAYBE AND I KNOW THIS WAS A PATTERN DROP TO BE EXACT IN THE NUMBER, I THINK IT WAS 3 BUT I -- >> Edwin Ferguson: THAT IS FINE. NOT TRYING TO AGAIN, DIG TOO DEEP BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE
ANSWERS MOVING FORWARD LET'S TRY TO HAVE AN ANSWER. PICK UP THE PHONE AND SPEAK WITH THE OTHER DISTRICTS DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY THE ELA SCORES DROPPED. IF YOU SAY IT IS A THREE POINT DROP NOBODY KNOWS WHY THEN THE
NEXT QUESTION IS IN FUTURE YEARS WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHY. IF I DROP WEIGHT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN EATING AND RUNNING, THAT IS ONE THING WHEREAS IF I'M EATING LIKE AN 18 OR 19-YEAR-OLD KID GET READY FOR THE FOOTBALL SEASON AND DROPPING WEIGHT IT
MIGHT BE A PROBLEM CONVERSELY IF I'M GAINING WEIGHT BECAUSE I'M LIFTING WEIGHTS THEN THAT MIGHT EXPLAIN IT. WE CAN'T THROW THE DATA WITHOUT HAVING A DEEP DIVE ON IT. AND THAT IS MY REQUEST BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR REPORTS IN PAST YEARS WHERE AND THIS WOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN YOU MS. WYATT, I'M JUST SPEAKING TO YOU NOW I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACK UP IN TERMS OF HYPOTHESIS AT LEAST AS TO WHY WE THINK THE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP VERSUS GOING DOWN. I DON'T THINK IT'S SIMPLY THE
KIDS ARE NOT TRYING AS HARD. I'M SAYING THOSE LAST TWO POINTS BUT AGAIN, NOT FOR ME, JUST FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING THIS WE ARE WANTING THEM TO BE MORE ENGAGED AND INVOLVED WE HAVE TO SPELL THIS OUT MORE PLAINLY. IT WILL TAKE MORE TIME TO DO
THAT BUT I DO THINK THE END RESULT MAKES IT WORTH THAT EFFORT. AGAIN, I WILL SAY FOR THE SECOND TIME BOTH OF YOUR PRESENTATIONS ARE TOP FLIGHT AND THESE ARE SHALL THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US WORK ON FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE DISTRICT.
I HAVE ONE LAST POINT. MS. BISHOP I BELIEVE YOU WERE ADDRESSING FOUNDATIONS ON PAGE 16 AND YOU FLY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT FOUNDATIONS
AND YOU FLY IS FOR PEOPLE WATCHING THIS? >> IT'S FOUNDATIONS AND YOU FLY ARE BOTH RESEARCH BASED PHONICS PROGRAMS. SYSTEMIC PHONICS PROGRAMMED THAT ARE USED MOSTLY IN THE CORE BLOCK OF READING WHICH MEANS
IT'S MEANT TO BE ON GRADE LEVEL, A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO TEACHING PHONICS. IF I'M USING YOU FLY I AM DOING A 30-MINUTE TEACHING SESSION OF FOUNDATIONS OR YOU FLY TO YOU WILL AOF MY STUDENTS THERE IS A
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE AND ASSESSMENTS THAT THE FOLLOW THAT SCOPE AND SEQUENCE THAT WE CAN SEE IF STUDENTS ARE ON TRACK AND ON THE GRADE LEVEL PHONICS INSTRUCTION. WE HAVE OTHER ASSESSMENTS THAT IDENTIFY WHEN STUDENTS ARE NOT MAKING THE PROGRESS THROUGH THE CORE PHONICS PROGRAM THAT ALLOW
US TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO ADDRESS THOSE IN SMALL GROUPS. BUT THOSE ARE CORE PHONICS SYSTEMIC PROGRAMS TO TEACH PHONICS TO STUDENTS IN GRADES K-2. NOT THAT IT COULDN'T BE USED IN THIRD GRADE, BUT IT'S USED IN A
CORE IN K-2. >> Edwin Ferguson: LASTLY ON PAGE 20, IN REGARD TO THE GRADUATION RATES, YAY FOR TEAM PALM BEACH DO WE KNOW IF THEY ARE USING [INAUDIBLE]
[INAUDIBLE]. >> I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE USING FOR CORE SCORES IN OTHER DISTRICTS. >> Edwin Ferguson: I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT MOVING FORWARD. >> Mike Burke: THESE RATES REFLECT GRADUATION INCLUDING
ACROSS ALL THE DISTRICTS MY CONVERSATION WITH SUPERINTENDENTS AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH LEGISLATIVE CHANGES IT IS A MAFER OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THEM. AND WE CAN CONFIRM BUT I'M SURE ALL DISTRICTS ARE LEVERAGING WHATEVER THEY CAN UTILIZE TO GET
THE STUDENT ACROSS THE STAGE AND GRADUATE. >> Edwin Ferguson: FERG GREAT FOR TEAM PALM BEACH WE ARE OUTPACING THE OTHER 7. THANK YOU. >> I WILL MAKE SURE WE GET ALL THE ANSWERS YOU ASKED IN MORE DETAIL. >> Karen Brill: MS. SAVIETTO?
>> >> Virginia Savietto: GOOD THAT THE NUMBERS ARE MOVING UP. I HAVE A QUESTION ON SLIDE 21. SO IT'S GOOD THAT EVERY YEAR ON THE ACE DIPLOMA MOVED UP SEEMS LIKE FROM THE 202422025 IT ONLY
INCREASED BY 57 STUDENTS. BUT HOW MANY GRADUATING STUDENTS DO WE HAVE PER YEAR? HOW MANY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS GRADUATE? LIKE ALTOGETHER? LIKE IN MAY LAST YEAR.
>> Mike Burke: 12,000. >> Virginia Savietto: BECAUSE IT SAYS THAT ONLY 2200 GOT ACE DIPLOMAS I'M THINKING OUT OF HOW MANY? AND DO WE KNOW LIKE OUT OF THE 2200 OF THESE THE ACE DIPLOMAS
FROM WHAT SCHOOLS THEY COME? I LOVE TO SEE THE GAP OF LIKE OKAY, MY DISTRICT HOW MANY DO I HAVE THAT ARE ACTUALLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS ACE DIPLOMA, THE AP CAP STONE I WOULD LOVE TO
SEE THAT JUST BECAUSE AS A GROUP, 2,000 IS GREAT WE'RE INCREASING OUT OF 12,000. I DON'T KNOW IF Mr. BURKE YOU ARE THE MATH PERSON WHAT IS THAT PERCENTAGE. WHY AREN'T THERE MORE STUDENTS TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE AND I'M
WONDERING IF THE PARENTS ARE THE ONES THAT DON'T KNOW OR DO THE STUDENTS DECIDE IF THEY NEED TO BE IN A ACE DIPLOMA WHEN THEY GO TO HIGH SCHOOL. BECAUSE I'M THINKING LUCA I WAS ON TOP OF IT LIKE OKAY, I NEED TO MAKE SURE HE IS IN ALL
ADVANCED CLASSES BECAUSE HE WAS DOING WELL. IF IT WAS UP TO HIM I DON'T KNOW IF HE WOULD HAVE CHOSEN ALL THESE ACE CLASSES. HIS PE CLASS IS LIKE ACE. HE WAS MAD AT ME I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. LOOK AT ALL THE CLASSES AND I'M LIKE I DIDN'T DO THAT AND NOW HE
IS HAPPY ABOUT IT. I'M WONDERING WHAT IS THE COMBINATION OF LIKE HOW THE STUDENTS GET TO HAVE THESE ACE BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF THE HISPANIC MOMS THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO SOMETIMES THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE CHOICES.
I'M NOT SAYING IT'S THE SCHOOL'S ROB BUT A COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEM ARE WE LEAVING IT UP TO THE STUDENTS OR THE TEACHERS CAN SEE THE STUDENT IS CAPABLE TO DO BETTER SO WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THE STUDENT. FROM WHICH SCHOOLS.
AND ANOTHER QUESTION I WILL ASK BEFORE YOU ANSWER, THE CHOICE PROGRAMS I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING HERE. LIKE HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING WITH THAT THEY TOOK SOME SORT OF CHOICE PROGRAM.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER THE ACE QUESTION. WE DO HAVE THAT DATA BY REGION AND BY SCHOOL I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. YES, IN REGARDS TO OUR ACE DIPLOMA THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE 2 2,000 OUT OF 12,000 BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE THE
GREATEST NUMBER OF ACE DIPLOMAS IN NORTH AMERICA OF ALL THE SCHOOLS IN NORTH AMERICA WE WORK WITH ACE ACTUALLY LAST WEEK THE C.E.O. FROM ACE CAME FROM ENGLAND TO TALK TO US AND WANTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS WE ARE DOING. IN ADDITION TO THAT WHEN I SPOKE
ABOUT THE MASTER BOARD SCHEDULING PROCESS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF THE WORK HAPPENS WE MEET WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND THEIR TEAMS AND THE TEAMS TOGETHER ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE STUDENTS BECAUSE WE WANT TEN CREASE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE DON'T LEAVE IT JUST UP TO THE
STUDENTS BUT THEY LOOK AT EACH STUDENT INDIVIDUALLY, THE POTENTIAL IN THE STUDENTS AND WHETHER THE COURSES ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THEM. SO A LOT OF THAT WE USE THAT. THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOOKING AT CRITERIA TO MAKE SURE WE ENROLL AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE AND WE SUPPORT THEM SO
THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL AS WELL. AND TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES, WE'RE DOING MORE OF THAT AS WELL. REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEIR STUDENTS HAVE. OF COURSE WE WANT THAT NUMBER TO INCREASE AND THAT IS OUR GOAL. BECAUSE FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS
AS YOU CAN SEE IT IS AN HONOR TO HAVE THOSE DIPLOMAS BUT IT IS AMAZING FOR THEM TO HAVE THE BRIGHT FUTURE DOLLARSHIPS WHERE THEY -- SCHOLARSHIPS WHERE THEY EARN THAT MONEY.
>> SOME PARENTS DON'T KNOW AND WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE IT UP TO THE KIDS. THEY ARE -- SOME WILL BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE SMART BUT THEY ARE LAZY I CAN SEE IT ESPECIALLY IN BOYS. I LOST THE PAGE BUT I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU ALSO Mr. FERGUSON
TOOK CARE OF PAGE 13, I WANTED MORE EXPLANATION ON THAT. AND NUMBER 17 CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE SCHOOL GRADE PROGRESS MONITORING DASHBOARD. >> SO OUR PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT IS
REGULARLY CREATING DASHBOARDS AN EASY WAY FOR TO GLEAN INFORMATION FOR PRINCIPALS AND OTHER STAFF TO BE ABLE TO FILTER THINGS BY SUBGROUPS AND FILTER IT BY GRADE LEVEL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THIS PARTICULAR DASHBOARD WAS
CREATED SUCH THAT WE LOOKED ACROSS HOW OUR STUDENTS PERFORMING AS WELL AS SIMILAR STUDENTS ACROSS THE URBAN 7 SCHOOLS AND USING THAT INFORMATION THE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT CREATED TARGETS FOR THE SCHOOLS
TOWARDS STUDENT SUCCESS. IN OUR FIRST LEADERSHIP SUMMIT WE WERE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THAT TO OUR PRINCIPALS. AND SHOW THEM HOW TO GET ON TO THE DASHBOARD AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THOSE TARGETS ARE. REMEMBER THEY ARE TARGETS. AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL, SOMETIMES
PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS DRILL DOWN AND THEY WILL TWEAK THOSE TARGETS. SOMETIMES. BUT THEY GIVE A GENERAL FOUNDATION FOR A TARGET WHICH MAKES IT EASY FOR SCHOOLS TO SEE WHERE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SHOOT FOR AND OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR AS
INSTRUCTION IS OCCURRING AND ASSESSMENTS BEING GIVEN, THAT DASHBOARD WILL ALLOW THEM TO SEE THE PROGRESS TOWARDS THOSE TARGETS. ARE WE ON TRACK BY THE END OF YEAR, NOT ON TRACK TOWARDS THOSE TARGETS AND WE LOOK AT THE TARGETS AND WE SAY ALSO IN THOSE
MEETINGS WHICH SCHOOLS ARE NOT ON TARGET TOWARDS THEIR -- AND THEN WE CAN SAY MAYBE WE NEED TO DEPLOY OUR SUPPORT TO THESE SCHOOLS INSTEAD OF THESE SCHOOLS WE CAN BE FLUID HOW WE APPROACH SUPPORT.
BUT IT'S JUST A GREAT TOOL FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO TRACK IT IN A WAY THAT STATISTICALLY [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT IS HOW THE DASHBOARD WORKS I'M HAPPY TO AT ANOTHER TIME GO THROUGH THE DASHBOARD WITH YOU OR SHOW YOU
HOW IT WORKS MORE SPECIFICALLY. >> Virginia Savietto: I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT. THEY ARE GREAT TOOLS. AND LAST QUESTION, REMEMBER THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WE WENT TO THREE SCHOOLS MS. WYATT AND ONE WAS PINE JOG WHERE LUCA WENT.
AND A SHOUT-OUT TO HER THAT WENT FROM A C TO AN A. AND SHE SPOKE HOW SHE ACTUALLY MADE IT. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF SHE SHARES WITH OTHER PRINCIPALS. BECAUSE SHE MENTIONED THAT MATH
TEACHER WHO GOES INTO THE DATA AND LOOKS AND SO I LOVE FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH OTHER SCHOOLS THAT SECRET, KEY TO SUCCESS AND I KNOW IT IS NOT A SECRET. SO WE CAN HELP OTHER SCHOOLS.
IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE A BUT IT'S BECAUSE THAT MEANS IT REFLECTS THAT THE STUDENTS ARE DOING WONDERFULLY WITH THEIR MATH AND SCIENCE AND SO AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK. SO LOOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND SAYING OKAY WE'VE DONE IT THIS WAY IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S NOT WORKING AND IT'S GOOD TO COMPARE AND THE RACE IS BETWEEN US. HOW CAN WE DO BETTER NOT BECAUSE
WE WANT TO BEAT MIAMI, WE WANT TO MAYBE, BUT BECAUSE WE GOT THIS THE STAFF, WE GOT VERY SMART PEOPLE WORKING SO WE CAN DO IT AND WE GOT THE TOOLS. AND I'M PROUD TO SERVE IN PALM
BEACH COUNTY THANK YOU FOR THAT HARD WORK. >> THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: VICE-CHAIR ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. AND I JUST WANT TO READ ON PAGE FOUR THIS IS BIG IN MY COMMENTS TONIGHT. ONE OF ONLY 13 FLORIDA SCHOOL
DISTRICTS DESIGNATED AS AN ACADEMICALLY HIGH PERFORMING DISTRICT FOR 24-25. THAT IS A BIG DEAL FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY. WE HAVE TO TELL OUR STORY ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. AND AS I LOOKED AT THIS SECOND GRADE WHERE WE FELL A BIT BUT
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING ALL AROUND WE ARE GOING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT. AND I LOOKED AT THE URBAN 7 AND BACK IN THE DAY WE USED TO BE AT THE TOP AND WE'RE STILL AT THE TOP. WHEN I SEE PINE ELLIS THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM US. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
POPULATION THAT YOU ARE SERVING. WE ARE MORE LIKE BROWARD, MIAMI-DADE, WE HAVE THOSE KIND OF POPULATIONS AND WE'RE KIND OF SIMILAR. AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL WENT TO SEE MIAMI-DADE LAST YEAR HOPEFULLY YOU WILL CONTINUE TO NETWORK TOGETHER TO SEE WHAT
PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES THAT EVERYBODY'S USING. AND SEE WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM. I KNOW THE SUPERINTENDENT WORKS WITH ALL OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS WHICH I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE HIM TO CONTINUE THAT BECAUSE WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONTINUE DOING.
BUT I'M REALLY PLEASED AND MY OTHER QUESTIONS GO A LITTLE BIT WITH THE DASHBOARD AND I KNOW THAT WHEN Mr. TIERNEY WAS HERE WE WALKED. I WILL BE ASKING YOU TO WALK WITH ME TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. >> I WOULD LOVE TO. >> AND Mr. TIERNEY WALK WITH ME.
AND SIT DOWN WITH THE PRINCIPALS THE COUNSELORS AND THEY TALKED ABOUT ACCELERATION, AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I'M SO PROUD OF ROSENWALD AND PAHOKEE AND GLADES CENTRAL AND LAKE SHORE ALL THOSE SCHOOLS MOVED AND THAT HAD TO DO WITH
THE WORK YOU ALL DID WITH GETTING THE CHILDREN IN THE RIGHT PLACES AND PROVIDING THE SUPPORT THAT IS NECESSARY. AND I LEARNED THAT FROM BEING WITH YOU ALL AND SEEING HOW WE MOVE. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE THAT. I DON'T WANT US TO STOP ANYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW THE STATE
MOVED THE BAR A BIT MORE FOR THE NEXT YEAR. EVERY YEAR WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER FROM ALL OF THE COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE AND NATION AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO DIFFERENTLY. AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE NEW PROCESSES YOU HAVE IN PLACE.
SO THE DASHBOARD, I KNOW PRINCIPALS KNOW HOW TO USE THAT AND I'VE BEEN TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND THEY HAVE SHOWN ME AND YOU CAN SHOW US BUT THERE IS NO WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO USE THE DASHBOARD. HOW DOES THAT WORK? >> OUR DASHBOARDS ARE MEANT FOR
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. BUT AGAIN I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT DASHBOARD WITH YOU AND GO THROUGH THE DASHBOARD WITH YOU AND DISCUSS WITH Mr. BURKE THE AVENUE HOW WE MAKE THOSE TOOLS
AVAILABLE TO YOU. >> Marcia Andrews: THAT IS GOOD AT FRONTIER ONE DAY THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CIRCUMCISE WHAT THEY NEEDED TO LOOK FOR THEY KNEW THE STUDENTS THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. PRINCIPALS KNOW HOW TO USE THAT DASHBOARD AND THEY KNOW HOW TO
IDENTIFY THE SPECIAL NEEDS FOR ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN THEIR SCHOOL. WE NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DO THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND I WANT TO DO THAT PERIODICALLY. IT SURELY DID IMPROVE IN MY DISTRICT. AND THE LAST PIECE I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT WAS I KNOW THAT WE HAD
THE SPECIALISTS TO GO OUT AND HELP US OUT WHEN WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED THE HELP AND WE DID WITH HOW WELL WE DID AND THE SPECIALISTS ARE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT BASED ON WHAT YOU ARE DOING DIFFERENTLY BUT THE PEOPLE WORK IN THIS FIELD NOT JUST THE SPECIALISTS ARE THEY STILL GOING
TO GET A CHANCE -- >> WE'RE STILL DOING THAT. >> AND CONTINUE DOING THAT PIECE AGAIN? >> YES, MA'AM. >> Marcia Andrews: WE ARE? >> WE ARE. >> Marcia Andrews: THANK YOU. >> Erica Whitfield: THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS GREAT PRESENTATION I APPRECIATE IT.
JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AND ONE QUESTION. THE FIRST COMMENT IS ABOUT SCIENCE AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS SO MANY TIMES HERE. I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. I KNOW WE'VE GONE THROUGH STAGES
WHERE WE'VE HAD IT REMOVED AND IT'S BACK AND WE'RE FOCUSED ON IT AGAIN I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY JUST AS WE'RE TRYING TO PREP STUDENTS FOR THE WORLD AND IT'S FUN IT'S FUN TO DO SCIENCE SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT.
I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR SCORES AROUND THE AP CAP STONE AND THE ACE AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT INSTRUCTIONAL CHOICE PROGRAM WORKSHOP ON NOVEMBER 5.
AND I'M SURE YOU WILL INCLUDE THIS IN THERE I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT HOW WE DECIDE WHICH SCHOOLS GET ACE AND WHICH ONES GET IB AND MAKING SURE THERE'S REPRESENTATION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES SO THAT A STUDENT WHO IS INTERESTING HAS THAT OPPORTUNITY.
I THINK WE'VE SEEN CERTAIN SCHOOLS DOING WELL WITH CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND OTHERS DOING BETTER WITH OTHERS BUT WHEN THEY COMPETE IT DOESN'T SEEM TO DO WELL FOR ONE OF THEM. SO ANYWAY I THINK THAT SHOULD BE INCORPORATED BECAUSE THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAMS AND
ESPECIALLY TO OUR STUDENTS AS THEY ARE GOING FORWARD AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE COLLEGE CREDITS. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS SETTING US APART FROM THE OTHER SCHOOLS WE ARE COMPETING WITH AND THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I WANTED TO ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT THE PRE-K IN THE QUESTION
I ASKED YOU VIA THE E-MAIL, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IF WE COULD TRACK WHETHER OR NOT STUDENTS WERE ATTENDING UBK OR NOT AND THAT DATA IS SKETCHY. >> IT'S HARD TO COLLECT. >> Erica Whitfield: I SENT YOU AN E-MAIL TO THIS BUT TO SHARE
WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD, THAT I THINK WE SHOULD SEE IF WE CAN WORK WITH OUR LEARNING COALITION TO FIND A WAY TO GET BETTER DATA AROUND THAT. WE KNOW THAT UBK IS CRUCIAL THE READING SCORES IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE DO AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL EVEN MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD I GET TO START TALKING ABOUT HER NOW SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF LEARNING TO READ AND THANKS GOODNESS SHE WENT TO PRESCHOOL OTHERWISE SHE WOULD BE FURTHER BEHIND. HER KINDERGARTEN TEACHER IS
DOING AMAZING I'M SEEING THE PROGRESS ALREADY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE THE STUDENTS EVERY OPPORTUNITY. SO I WANTED TO ASK YOU WITHIN THIS IS THERE ANY PLANS AROUND VPK EARLY LEARNING AS A PART OF
WHAT YOU ARE WORKING ON? WE DID THE TOOLKITS THAT WAS A BIG PART OF IT. HOW IS THAT GOING? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THEY GET TO KINDERGARTEN? >> ALL RIGHT. LET ME FIRST GO BACK TO THE ACE COMMENT YOU HAD.
WE DO HAVE ACE CLASSES OFFERED AT EVERYONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. EVERY SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS ACE IN OUR DISTRICT. >> ACE GENERAL. >> THAT IS ONE OF THEM BUT THEY OFFER ALL THE COURSES THAT ARE THERE SO THEY CAN BE ELIGIBLE
FOR THE DIPLOMA. EVERY SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL. GOING BACK TO THE VPK WE ARE CONTINUING WITH OUR INITIATIVE. WE ARE ORDERING THE KIDS RAO -- KITS RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE ORDERED AS WE SPEAK TO GET READY FOR THAT.
WE ARE REALLY WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE ON EXPANDING OUR MARKETING WITH THEM, TOO, MAKING SURE THAT WE WORK WITH OUR PRE-K PRIVATE PROVIDERS TOO SO WE CAN WORK WITH THEM WITH OUR TEACHERS, VISIT THE SITES AND THEY CAN VISIT US.
AND START WORKING WITH THE FAMILIES AND THE PARENTS. THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE THE PRE-K AMBASSADORS WE HAVE FOUR ONE FOR EACH REGION THAT IS GOING OUT AND SERVING AS THAT BRIDGE BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE PRIVATE PROVIDERS. SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE
CONTINUING TO EXPAND. >> Erica Whitfield: IF YOU ARE ABLE I WOULD LOVE TO TALK WITH THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION ABOUT HOW WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE DATA A LITTLE BIT BETTER TO TACKLE THE AREAS THAT ARE NOT PARTICIPATING EVEN ON A SCHOOL BY SCHOOL LEVEL YOU KNOW IF THEY
ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN ANY EARLY LEARNING MAYBE WE CAN START WORKING TOWARDS THAT. >> WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP. I'M SERVING ON THE BOARD SO THAT IS -- WHIT BHIT THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Erica Whitfield: THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Karen Brill: Mr. LANE.
>> Matthew Lane: I WANT TO JOIN VICE-CHAIR ANDREWS IN CONGRATULATING YOU ON HAVING US DESIGNATED AS ACADEMICALLY HIGH PERFORMING DISTRICT ONE OF 13 IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IN JUST ONE YEAR, IN ELA WE WENT UP
4.2 PERCENT IN JUST ONE YEAR IN MATH WE WENT UP 4.1%. IN GEOMETRY, 4.8%. IN SCIENCE OVERALL WE WENT UP
AND IN BIOLOGY 4.9% AND CIVICS 6.2% ALL IN ONE YEAR. ADDITIONALLY 33% OF OUR DISTRICT OPERATED SCHOOLS IMPROVED ONE OR MORE LETTER GRADES. WHICH IS HUGE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
AND WHEN YOU SEE WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING, INCLUDING HARVARD, YALE, PENN, CORNELL, BROWN, DUKE, AND EVEN FLORIDA STATE [LAUGHTER]
YOU CAN SEE WHAT GREAT WORK YOU ALL ARE DOING AND OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING. I CONGRATULATE YOU AND I THINK THAT HAVING 170 THE LIVES OF 170,000 STUDENTS IN YOUR HANDS I AM VERY COMFORTABLE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS AND I CAN'T WAIT TO
READ THE RESULTS NECK YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR. >> Karen Brill: Mr. FERGUSON. >> Edwin Ferguson: QUESTION IS FOR BOARD MEMBER WHITFIELD WHAT
WAS YOUR ASK IN REGARD TO PRE-K EARLY LEARNING? I MISSED SOMETHING. >> Erica Whitfield: I WAS ASKING THAT IN THE E-MAIL I SENT THAT YOU ALL RECEIVED I WAS ASKING HOW MANY OF OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A PRE-K PROGRAM PRIOR TO COMING INTO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE NUMBERS CAME BACK
ONLY 10% WHICH I DON'T THINK IS ACCURATE. WE KNOW THAT THE DATA IS DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN BECAUSE WE ARE ASKING FOR OUR PARENTS TO JUST ENTER THAT DATA ON THEIR OWN WE ARE NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW MANY STUDENTS ATTEND FROM GO FROM A PRESCHOOL INTO OUR KINDERGARTENS.
BUT I THINK THAT COULD SHOW US WHERE THE NEEDS ARE FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO OR ENCOURAGEMENT TO ATTEND A PRE-K. >> Edwin Ferguson: I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
[INAUDIBLE] >> Edwin Ferguson: THEY ARE SITTING ON A COUCH FROM BIRTH TO FOUR. AND SOME INSTANCES NOT LEARNING POTTY TRAINED. BECAUSE THEY ARE STARTING SO FAR
BEHIND IT MAKES IT CHALLENGING TO GET THEM TO THE SPOT THAT WE WANT. AND SPEAKING OF ELC THE ONE THING AGAIN, THE LIAISON I WAS SAYING CAN WE PUSH FOR MORE UNIFORMITY AMONGST THE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING OF THE
CHILDREN ONCE THEY COME ON TO OUR CAMPUSES AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THAT REGARD. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY WE AS A DISTRICT TRYING TO MOVE TOWARDS UNIFORMITY FOR YEARS. EVEN IF WE GET THAT PIECE RIGHT, THERE'S STILL A LARGE NUMBER OF
CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT IN ANY CHILDCARE PROVIDER CENTER UP UNTIL THE TIME THEY COME TO KINDERGARTEN AND THAT IS THE REALLY ISSUE BIG ISSUE HOW DO WE THROUGH ELC AND OTHER SUPPORT CENTERS GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITIES TO IMPRESS UPON THOSE FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS
THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING JOHNNY AND JANE READY FOR SCHOOL. AND I THINK WHATEVER THE CONVERSATIONS YOU WILL HAVE WE COME BACK TO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HEARD CORRECTLY. BOARD MEMBER LANE DID YOU SAY WE
WERE ONE OF 13 OF THE 67 COUNTIES THAT ARE HIGH PERFORMING HERE IN THE STATE, SIR? >> Matthew Lane: DIRECT THE QUESTION THROUGH THE CHAIR AND SHE CAN ASK ME. >> Edwin Ferguson: IT IS A WORKSHOP. I THOUGHT I HEARD THAT AND THE
POINT WAS IT GOES BACK TO WHAT I WAS SAYING SUNCOAST AND DREYFOOS IS DOING WELL BUT WE HAVE LESS THAN 20% OF OUR COUNTIES ACADEMICALLY HIGH PERFORMING LET'S NOT REST ON BEING ON THAT POINT. AT ONE POINT WE WERE NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED WE CAN GET BACK THERE. WHATEVER RESOURCES WE NEED TO PUSH TOWARDS SUNCOAST AND THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WE NEED TO DO THAT WE CAN DO IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD BENEFIT US AS A COUNTY AND PROBABLY BENEFIT THE STATE AS WELL TO HAVE THOSE TYPE OF HIGH
PERFORMING SCHOOLS HERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. >> Matthew Lane: IF YOU LOOK AT THE PACKET WAS SENT TO US IT SHOWED THAT WE WERE ONE OF 13 IN THE WHOLE STATE ACADEMICALLY HIGH PERFORMING DISTRICTS. THAT IS WHAT I SAID.
WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPORTED AS IT GOES TO THE PAPER. >> Edwin Ferguson: THAT IS FINE. I OVERLOOKED THAT PIECE I WAS FOCUSING ON THE 12 IT HAD AND 14TH IN THE STATE. MY POINT IS STILL THE POINT A SMALL NUMBER OF COUNTIES WE KNOW SUNCOAST HAS BEEN BETTER I
RECALL IT BEING A TOP FIVE SCHOOL SINCE I'VE GOTTEN BACK ON JUST BEFORE I GOT BACK FROM LAW SCHOOL THAT HAS BEEN A WHILE AGO BUT I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE CAN'T GET IT BACK THERE. BEING 12 IS NOT BAD BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION BUT
ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN YOU WANT TO GET THERE AND SUNCOAST AND THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMS ARTS CAN GET THERE. LET'S SET THAT AS A NORTH STAR AND TRY TO GET THERE. THANK YOU.
>> Karen Brill: MS. SAVIETTO? >> Virginia Savietto: I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN CHOICE PROGRAMS? I LOVE TO SEE HOW MANY THE ONES THAT ARE ENROLLED AND HOW MANY COULD BE ENROLLED AND FROM LIKE
MY DISTRICT I WANT TO KNOW IF THE STUDENTS IN MY DISTRICT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF BEING ENROLLED. I KNOW WE HAVE A HUGE EVENT AT THE FAIR AND ALL OF THAT. BUT I WANT TO KNOW IF THE
PARENTS IN MY DISTRICT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: Mr. BURKE? >> Mike Burke: I WANT TO FOR CONTEXT SUNCOAST AND DREYFOOS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ARE IN THE TOP 100 HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT.
THAT IS IN THE TOP 100 OF 18,000 HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I KNOW WE ARE IN THE 90s. THERE WERE 98 THIS YEAR. WE'LL GO BACK AND DO THE HISTORY. -YEAR-OLD US -- I DON'T RECALL US BEING NUMBER FIVE.
IN THE STATE THERE ARE 54 HIGH SCHOOLS 12 OUT OF 13 OF 654. WE'LL DO THE HISTORY. BUT I EACH YEAR WE CAN APPLAUD SUNCOAST AND DREYFOOS FOR BEING IN THE TOP 100 AND IT IS A NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS APPRECIATED. >> Karen Brill: Mr. FERGUSON? >> Edwin Ferguson: AS THE SOLO ALUMNI OF SUNCOAST HIGH SCHOOL I AM PROUD OF THAT AND I SAID WHAT I SAID EVEN IF IT WASN'T FIVE IT
WAS THE TOP 15 SCHOOL THAT IS STILL TOP PERCENT DON'T GET LOST WHAT I'M SAYING BASED ON BEING UP BY A POINT OR TWO. WE'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE AND AT THE TIME IT WAS SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY LAUDED AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US THERE AGAIN.
I'M HAPPY WE ARE IN THE TOP 100 AND THAT IS SUBSTANTIAL THAT ROUGHLY 18,000 HIGH SCHOOLS ARE IN EXISTENCE WE WE SHOULD BE PUSHING TO BE BETTER NEVER REST ON YOUR LAURELS. MOST PEOPLE WATCHING UNDERSTAND THAT. WE ARE NOT CRITICIZING SUNCOAST.
AGAIN I AM A PRODUCT OF THE SCHOOL AND I RESPECT THE GREAT WORK THE LEADERS HAVE DONE THERE THE LAST 30 YEARS BUT MY POINT IS MY POINT TO THE EXTENT WE CAN PUSH IT HIGHER LET'S PUSH IT HIGHER FOR ALL SCHOOLS. NEVER REST ON WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
YOU ALL HAVE IMPLEMENTED CERTAIN THINGS THAT SUPPORT WHAT I'M SAYING WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BACK AND FORTH IS. EACH YEAR THE PROFICIENCY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE. NOBODY CAN SAY WE WERE AT 80% LAST YEAR, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT WHY DO YOU WANT US TO GET TO 83?
BECAUSE THAT IS THE STANDARD. WE WANT TO PUSH IT HIGHER EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, AS I SAID BEFORE. >> Karen Brill: BEFORE I TURN IT MATTHEW LANE I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT I DIDN'T JUMP IN BUT FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
I HAVE TO SIT HERE AND SAY THAT THE PROGRESS OF OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IS JUST ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL. I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN THEY DIDN'T COUNT WHEN WE DIDN'T WORK TOWARDS THEM GRADUATING. AND I'M JUST SO PROUD LOOKING FOR EXAMPLE AT BIOLOGY WE WENT
UP 7.5. IT IS INCREDIBLE. U.S. HISTORY 4.3. THESE KIDS ARE COMING OUT OF SCHOOL BEING ABLE TO READ, GEOMETRY 7.4. ALGEBRA WHICH IS DIFFICULT FOR
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. KUDOS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WORKING WITH OUR ESE STUDENTS THIS IS REALLY RECORD-BREAKING. AND Mr. LANE YOU'RE NEXT. >> Matthew Lane: AS WE GO INTO THINGS LOOKING TOWARDS THE
FUTURE, THAT WE ARE ONE OF 13 TOP DISTRICTS IN THE ENTIRE STATE SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NEXT YEAR WITH THE TWO OF YOU AT THE HELM YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
FUTURES OF 170,000 STUDENT SO I KNOW THEY ARE IN GOOD HANDS. >> Mike Burke: THANK YOU BOTH -- >> Karen Brill: ONE MORE COMMENT. MS. ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: I WANT TO SAY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE TEAM THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS OUR
GUIDE AND THIS IS WHAT HAS GOTTEN US TO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. YOU ARE TO BE COMMENDED BY WORKING THROUGH THAT EACH AND EVERY YEAR WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS PUTTING THE PLANS IN PLACE BASED ON ALL OF OUR COMMENTS AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS. I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT ALL
THIS GOOD NEWS AND WE NEED TO SHARE THAT AND MARKET IT MORE. CONGRATULATIONS. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO Mr. BURKE. >> Mike Burke: OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP.
Dr. MORGAN AND THEY WILL JOIN US AT THE TABLE AND CAPITAL CITY CONSULTING ARE JOINING US ON-LINE. THIS IS PART TWO. WE HAD A WORKSHOP EARLIER A FEW WEEKS AGO AND WE RESPONDED TO THE FEED BACK AND MAKE CHANGES TO THE PRIORITIES AND WE'RE
BRINGING IT BACK TO YOU TODAY TO ATTEMPT TO WRAP IT UP HERE. AND THE BOARD ONCE WE GET YOUR INPUT TODAY WE WILL BE BRINGING THIS FOR A VOTE NEXT WEEK ON THE 15TH FOR A FORMAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD'S PRIORITIES. Dr. MORGAN?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS. SO WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN. THIS IS OF COURSE, YOUR SECOND LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOP REGARDING THE PROPOSED CHANGES OR REVISIONS TO THE INITIAL PLATFORM THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ON SEPTEMBER 10TH.
WE'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE KEY PROVISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED BASED ON YOUR DISCUSSION AT THE SEPTEMBER 10TH WORKSHOP. AS Mr. BURKE STATED WE ARE JOINED BY CAPITAL CITY CONSULTING VIRTUALLY. I WILL JUMP RIGHT IN TO OUR
OVERVIEW. SO OUR FIRST UPDATE WAS IN THE STUDENT SECTION WE REMOVED THE PRIORITY THAT WAS ADDRESSING THE FLORIDA ACADEMIC AWARD TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CURRENT UPDATEED TO THE NATIONAL RECOGNITION CATEGORIES AT THIS
TIME THAT PROVISION WASN'T NEEDED BASED ON THE UPDATE NATIONALLY. WOE ADDED LANGUAGE REGARDING THE OPPOSITION TO LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES THAT WOULD IMPACT PUBLIC
FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND THEN ON SLIDE 9, WE INCLUDED A PRIORITY THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TRI RAIL SYSTEM TO MEET THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF. SO THAT PROVISION IS INCLUDED ON
SLIDE 9. AND THEN WE MADE UPDATES TO OUR APPROPRIATIONS PRIORITIES. IN WHICH WE PUT THE EMPHASIS ON THE OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR THESE TWO PROVISIONS WITH WEST TECH LOOKING AT EXPANDING GLADES
WORKFORCE. WE ARE SEEKING FUNDING FOR THE WELDING PROGRAM AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO INVEST IN ELECTIVES IN THE CULINARY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS AUTOMOTIVE AND DIESEL MAINTENANCE. AND THEN FOR THE ROOSEVELT APPROPRIATION LOOKING AT
OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND COACHING AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AS WELL AS PROJECT BASED LEARNING. THOSE WERE THE MAJOR UPDATES. IS THERE ANY BOARD DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS. >> Karen Brill: ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? MS. WHITFIELD.
>> Erica Whitfield: THANK YOU. YOU GOT THROUGH THAT SO FAST. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY YESTERDAY TO SPEAK TO MS. FAY ABOUT THIS ITEM I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER ADDING UNDER MISCELLANEOUS. I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
THAT MAYBE COMING FORWARD. FOR TEACHERS, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. SPECIFICALLY SENATE BILL 1730, I THINK IT IS. THAT BILL WAS PUT TOGETHER LAST YEAR AND SO THERE MAYBE SOME
ADDITIONAL CHANGES COMING FORWARD. WHEN I SPOKE TO MS. FAY ABOUT IT AND SHE CAN COMMENT ON THIS, THERE IS NOTHING CONCRETE THAT HAS BEEN FILED YET. BUT I THINK THE ADDITION WE COULD ADD WOULD BE TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF ANY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TEACHERS AS THEY COME FORWARD THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. SO THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION. BUT MS. FAY DID YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT THROUGH THE CHAIR? >> Matthew Lane: I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.
>> I SEE HER UP THERE. >> Karen Brill: WE CAN DISCUSS IT BUT WE CANNOT VOTE THIS IS A WORKSHOP. >> Erica Whitfield: MS. FAY
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? ANYWAY NOT A MOTION YET BUT SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY TO CONSIDER.
>> THANK YOU, SORRY ABOUT THAT I HAD TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. NO, I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD MS. WHITFIELD SUMMED THAT UP WE ANTICIPATE THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE THERE WILL BE AMENDMENTS FILED
AS CHANGES TO THE STATUTE GEORGING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THERE ARE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND DEVELOPERS ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO LOOK AT IF THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPECIFICALLY FOR TEACHERS THAT CAN BE CARVED OUT.
TO MS. WHITFIELD'S COMMENTS IT'S VERY EARLY IN THE PROCESS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FILED TO DATE. >> Erica Whitfield: THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: BEFORE WE GO ON TO VICE-CHAIR ANDREWS, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ALEJANDRO,
HE IS THE NEW LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DIRECTOR AT THE COUNTY. SO HE HAS ASKED AND I'VE FORWARDED IT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES ONCE THEY ARE FINALIZED AND THE COUNTY'S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES WILL BE ON THE BCC'S AGENDA ON OCTOBER
21. THEY WILL TRY AND PIGGY BACK WITH US AND WE CAN DO THE SAME. THAT WILL ALSO GIVE US THE IMPETUS ON THE HOUSING ISSUES. I THINK HOUSING OVERALL, I UNDERSTAND HERE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TEACHERS BUT WE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT HOUSING IS AN
ISSUE IN OUR COUNTY PERIOD. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO WORK WITH THE LEGISLATURE TO OPEN UP MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WOULD BE TERRIFIC. NOW TO VICE-CHAIR ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: I WANT TO THANK Dr. MORGAN FOR WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THE WEST
TECH APPROPRIATION. YOU'VE DONE SUCH GOOD WORK FOR US AND I KNOW OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER SARAH BAXTER WILL BE PLEASED TO SEE WE'RE BRINGING FORTH THIS AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL PROGRAM AND THE WELDING PROGRAM IS A DUAL CERTIFICATION WHERE
YOU ACTUALLY CAN GO TO COLLEGE RIGHT OUT OF WEST TECH. AND WERE SO KIND TO LISTEN TO THE COMMENTS COMING FROM THE PRINCIPAL AS WELL AS THE REGION. AND THE TRI CITIES TO PUT THIS PACKAGE TOGETHER AND WE'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD AND BRING IT HOME.
BECAUSE THIS IS TRULY HELPING OUR CHILDREN AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY. YOUR WORK TIME IS APPRECIATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Karen Brill: WILL LANE. >> Matthew Lane: I WOULD LIKE TO MUTT IN OUR PLATFORM I AGREE WITH MS. WHITFIELD I HEAR FROM SO MANY TEACHERS IT'S TOO
EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND SO MANY OF THEM ARE TRAVELING DOWN FROM UP NORTH. SO I WOULD AGREE AND HOPEFULLY THE REST OF US WOULD AGREE WE SHOULD PUT IT IN OUR PLATFORM TO HELP OUR TEACHERS. >> Karen Brill: I SEE A NODDING OF HEADS YOU CAN EASILY GO AHEAD
WITH THAT. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT THAT WRAPS THAT UP. >> Mike Burke: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, Dr. MORGAN. >> IF I COULD MAKE ONE MORE STATEMENT. ALSO ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA ITEM FOR THE WORKSHOP TODAY IS THE GREATER FLORIDA CONSORTIUM
OF SCHOOL BOARDS 2026 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION IT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE OCTOBER 15TH BOARD MEETING FOR YOU ALL TO BE VOTE ON IT. AND JUST AS A REMINDER TO THE BOARD YOU CAN EITHER APPROVE OR REJECT THAT ITEM.
YOU CAN VOTE TO STRIKE AN ITEM BUT YOU CANNOT ADD OR MODIFY LANGUAGE ACCORDING TO THE GREATER FLORIDA CONSORTIUM. I WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE THAT WILL BE ON THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AGENDA ALONG WITH THE ADOPTION OF YOUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.
>> Karen Brill: I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD AS YOU KNOW I WAS THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THAT ORGANIZATION AND THE WAY IT WORKS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED TAKE THE TIME IT IS A LONG PLATFORM. IF THERE'S AN ITEM YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THAT WE DECIDE TO STRIKE, IT AUTOMATICALLY GOES
OFF THEIR PLATFORM. IT'S NOT THAT THEY GO BACK AND REVOTE IT. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO THROUGH EACH ONE AND MAKE SURE YOU AGREE WITH EACH ONE SO WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION AND I'M SURE Mr. FERGUSON WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS SINCE HE IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE ANY QUESTIONS WE HAVE WHEN WE
HAVE IT AS AN AGENDA ITEM. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Mike Burke: VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, BOTH. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL NOW YIELD THE FLOOR TO OUR INSPECTOR GENERAL. I KNOW MS. MICHAEL IS THE IG ATTORNEY ARE PLANNING TO BRING
POLICIES FORWARD FOR WORKSHOP.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MADAM CHAIR, Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WE ARE HERE TODAY WITH TWO POLICIES THAT ARE BEING WORKSHOPPED THE FIRST IS BOARD POLICY 1.092, INSPECTOR GENERAL THIS IS A REVISIT FROM A MONTH AGO WHEN WE FIRST WORKSHOPPED
THIS POLICY. WHAT I'VE DONE IS SIMILAR TO WHAT Dr. MORGAN DID. I FOCUSED ON THE AREAS THAT WERE DISCUSSED DURING THE LAST WORKSHOP AND BASICALLY I'VE NOTED THE HIGH LEVEL THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE BASED ONBOARD INPUT.
TO BEGIN WITH, WE FURTHER CLARIFIED THE DEFINITION OF EXTERNAL ENTITY SO IT HARMONIZES WITH 1.0925F7 AND 5F8 THAT IS THE DISCUSSION WE HAD BEFORE MAKING SURE IT WAS CLEAR AN
EXTERNAL ENTITY IS SOMEBODY NOT A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE. IT MAYBE A VENDOR, IT MAYBE A CONTRACTOR SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT THAT WE WOULD POTENTIALLY BE AUDITING, REVIEWING OR INVESTIGATING. WE HAVE CLARIFIED THAT AND ADDITIONALLY, WE ADDED SOME
LANGUAGE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD WAS CLEAR AND THIS IS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS THAT THE IG HAD WITH BOARD MEMBER WHITFIELD THE BOARD WAS CLEAR IN UNDERSTANDING THE 10-DAY RULE WE HAD IN PLACE INVOLVING THE COOPERATION WITH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT HAS EXISTED SINCE THE POLICY WAS FIRST ADOPTED 10, 12 YEARS AGO AND WE MERELY MOVED THAT REQUIREMENT FROM LINES I BELIEVE IT WAS LINES 996, 970 UP TO 691. AGAIN, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
DIDN'T CREATE FOR PURPOSES OF THESE POLICY REVISIONS. SECONDLY AND THIS WAS A FANTASTIC POINT THAT WAS RAISED BY DURING THE LAST MEETING BY BOARD MEMBER BRANCH WHERE SHE SOUGHT US BASICALLY CLARIFYING
CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES TO NOT ONLY INCLUDE ACTIVITIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD WHO MAYBE RUNNING FOR REELECTION BUT WE ALSO AS AN IG ARE INTERESTED IN INDEPENDENCE NOT BE PUTTING OUR SUPPORT BEHIND CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR BOARD.
THAT POINT WAS VERY WELL TAKEN WE CLEANED UP THE LANGUAGE IN LINES 231-236 TO NOT ONLY INCLUDE BOARD MEMBERS WHO MAYBE RUNNING TO BE REELECTED AND ANYBODY A CANDIDATE. OUR OFFICE WILL NOT, SHALL NOT, CANNOT PUT OUR SUPPORT OR
ENDORSEMENT BEHIND ANYONE OF THOSE PEOPLE AND WE WILL NOT BE INVOLVED IN CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES FOR CANDIDATES OR EXISTING INCUMBENTS. NEXT EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS WAS WORD SMITHING WE DID. WE CLARIFIED THE LANGUAGE INVOLVING THAT CONCERN THAT I
BELIEVE THIS WAS DISCUSSED BY SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS BUT I THINK Mr. FERGUSON BROUGHT IT UP, YOU CAN'T NOTE A REPORT SOMETHING IF YOU DON'T KNOW IT IS FRAUD. WE TOOK THAT LANGUAGE A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CLEAR THAT WE WANT PEOPLE TO BRING FORWARD REASONABLY, AGAIN,
SUSPECTED INSTANCES OF FRAUD. WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO BRING THINGS IN BAD FAITH WE WANT THEM TO BE REPORTING THINGS PUT THEIR HACKLES UP. GET IT IN. WHEN IN DOUBT REPORT IT, WHEN IN DOUBT CALL. THAT WAS THE GOAL WE TIGHTENED
THAT LANGUAGE BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS MADE IN THE LAST WORKSHOP AND THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAD THE INFORMATION BEFORE AND DUE TO THE DELAY ON MY PART, I GAVE YOU A HARD COPY IT WASN'T IN YOUR DIGITAL RED LINED VERSION BUT WE HAVE ADOPTED PRESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE INVOLVING
THE IG'S INTEGRITY ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM WHERE IT IS A 0 POLICY SAINT THAT LIMITS THE IG'S TOLERANCE FOR ANY KIND OF DOCUMENTED ETHICAL VIOLATIONS THIS IS A STANDARD SORT OF CONDITION THAT EXISTS WITH MANY INSPECTORS GENERAL IF YOU HAVE
EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF MISCONDUCT OR BREACHES OF THE ETHICS CODE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ADDRESSED WE NEVER SWEEP THAT UNDER THE RUG WE NEVER ACT LIKE IT IS NOT A BIG DEAL. THOSE ARE THE BIG CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE SINCE OUR LAST
WORKSHOP ON POLICY 1.092. >> Karen Brill: Mr. FERGUSON? >> Edwin Ferguson: WE CAN GO BACK TO LINE 7, I THINK IT'S 52 THE SECTION THAT SPOKE ABOUT EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO
REPORT, OBSERVED FRAUD 754. 753 THROUGH 757. WHERE DO WE DEFINE FRAUD? AND THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE I QUICKLY WENT DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE POLICY AND I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME REFERENCE TO POLICY 2.61 IDENTIFIED AS
FRAUD. NEED TO GO TO 2.61 TO GET THE DEFINITION OF FRAUD? >> YES, CORRECT. >> Edwin Ferguson: THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. Mr. LANE?
Mr. LANE CAME IN. >> Matthew Lane: YOU JUST GOT TO LOVE HAVING A LAWYER UP HERE. MORE THAN YOU KNOW, Mr. LANE. I'M LOOKING AT 444 THROUGH 447.
AND IT SAYS IF THE VIOLATION OF LAW APPEARS CRIMINAL IN NATURE, THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT OR TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
HOW DO WE DECIDE WHICH ONE WE'RE GOING TO REFER TO? WHETHER WE WILL SEND IT TO THE INTERNAL POLICE DEPARTMENT OR SEND IT TO ANOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY? >> USUALLY DEPENDENT ON THE TYPE OF ISSUE. SAY IT WAS INSURANCE FRAUD. WE WOULD SEND IT TO THE DIVISION
OF INSURANCE FRAUD. IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT EXACTLY IN THE STATE OR IN THIS COUNTY, WE MAY SEND IT TO FDLE. IT'S WHOEVER IS BEST SUITED TO ADDRESS THAT. WE WOULD WANT TO GO WITH SCHOOL POLICE IF IT IS A LOCAL
SOMETHING HAPPENED WITHIN THE SCHOOL. BUT A LOT OF TIMES THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE ENCOUNTERING ARE HAPPENING OFF CAMPUS WE MAY HAVE TO LOOK AT WHOEVER HAS THAT JURISDICTION IN THAT AREA. >> Matthew Lane: THANK YOU. AND MY ONLY OTHER OBSERVATION IS
LINE 738 THROUGH 739, IT SAYS ANY EMPLOYEE WHO KNOWINGLY FILES A FALSE REPORT OR COMPLAINT WITH THE IG WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION. SHOULD WE INDICATE WHAT TYPE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? OR DO YOU REFER TO ANOTHER
PLACE? HOW DO YOU WANT TO HANDLE THAT? >> THAT IS ONE OF THOSE I TOUCHED ON THIS LAST TIME. THAT IS A REALISTICKY WICKET FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL. WE DON'T ENGAGE IN MAKING DISCIPLINARY --
WE DON'T DO ANYTHING INVOLVING DISCIPLINE OTHER THAN A SITUATION WHERE IF IT IS SHOWN THROUGH THE COURSE OF OUR INVESTIGATION OR AUDIT THAT WE BELIEVE SOMEBODY HAS DONE THAT, THAT THEN BECOMES THE DECISION OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS WE DON'T WANT TO START GETTING INTO
SPECIFICS INVOLVING THIS. >> Matthew Lane: THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: OKAY. THAT'S IT. >> Mike Burke: THE NEXT ONE MOVING 0 ON -- >> MOVING ON CONTROL L. HERE WE GO. POLICY 3.28.
THIS IS OUR WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION POLICY AND THE LAST ONE THAT IS PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE POLICY OVERHAUL. FOR THINGS DIRECTLY IMPACTING AND HANDLED BY THE IG. AND THIS ONE, THE CHANGES THAT
WERE ADOPTED HERE, I REALLY KIND OF BEING DIRECT ABOUT IT WE HAD PRACTICES IN PLACE THAT MORE CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE AGENCIES. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE WHISTLEBLOWERS ACT WHICH IS
OUTLINED HERE SECTIONS 112, 3187 THROUGH 11 -- 31895, THAT SECTION IT APPLIES TO NUMEROUS ENTITIES AND WE FALL UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS. SO A LOT OF THESE CHANGES YOU ARE SEEING THEY WERE PULLED
DIRECTLY FROM THE STATUTES AND A LOT OF THE REMOVAL OF INFORMATION OR POLICY LANGUAGE RATHER WERE REQUIREMENTS THAT STATUTORILY WERE ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE TAKEN UP BY STATE AGENCIES. SO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN IT COMES TO WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION THE
NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE AS THE IG FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN PROVIDE IS IF SOMEONE COMES FORWARD AND MAKES A PROTECTED DISCLOSURE DIRECTLY TO US AS REQUIRED BY STATUTE, WE CAN PROTECT THAT INDIVIDUAL
DISCLOSER'S IDENTITY WE PROTECT THEIR NAME AND ANYTHING THAT CAN RELATE BACK TO ANYONE AND THAT INCLUDES BETTER OR WORSE THE FOLKS ON THE DAIS, Mr. BURKE, THAT INCLUDES ANYONE FINDING OUT WHO THE PERSON WAS THAT MADE THE DISCLOSURE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE AS THE IG AND
SPECIFICALLY BY LAW AS THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICIAL THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE CARE OF. THE OTHER SIDE OF IT AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY AND THE STATUTES IS IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE DOES MAKE A PROTECTED DISCLOSURE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IT'S ALLEGED THAT SOMEBODY HAS TAKEN
ADVERSE RETALIATORY PERSONNEL ACTION AGAINST THAT PERSON, WE CAN PROVIDE THEM THE REMEDIES SO THAT THEY CAN BRING ANY KIND OF ACTION TO ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THIS WHISTLEBLOWER'S ACT. WE CANNOT BY LAW, IT IS NOT OUR
CHARGE IT IS NOT SOMETHING WE ARE PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF DOING WE CAN'T PREVENT RETALIATION WE CAN WARN PEOPLE BUT CANNOT PROTECT YOU FROM THE FACT THAT IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS. WE CAN SEE IF YOU HAVE BEEN RETALIATED AGAINST THIS IS THE
REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AT LAW. SO THAT'S THE BIG TWO PARTS. PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF WHISTLEBLOWERS AND IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE ALLEGES THEY HAVE BEEN RETALIATED AGAINST, WE PROVIDE THEM THE AVENUE TO BE ABLE TO SEEK ANY REMEDY OR
REDRESS. THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG THINGS. THAT REALLY BASICALLY COVERS A LOT OF THE CHANGES I CAN GET INTO THE SPECIFICS AS I'VE DONE IN THE NEXT SLIDE BUT WE CLARIFIED OUR INTENT TO SPECIFICALLY ALIGN WITH WHAT THAT PURPOSE IS UNDER THE LAW.
AND IT'S PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PEOPLE WHO MAKE THOSE PROTECTED DISCLOSURES AND IT'S ALSO PROVIDING THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY. THE IG BY LAW THE BOARD HAS DECIDED SHE, THEY, HE, WHOMEVER IS IN THE SEAT IS THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICIAL.
IN ORDER FOR THE PROTECTIONS TO BE TRIGGERED THE DISCLOSURES HAVE TO BE MADE TO THAT APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICIAL. WE CLARIFIED THAT IN SECTION 3.282. WE ALSO ADDED OUR OWN DEFINITION REALLY BUILDING ON THE SUBSECTIONS OF WHISTLEBLOWERS
ACT FOR SUFFICIENT COMPLAINT AND A SUFFICIENT COMPLAINT IS ONE THAT MAKES THAT PROTECTED DISCLOSURE THAT WE CAN THEN ADEQUATELY ASSESS, REVIEW AND BE ABLE TO TAKE WHATEVER NECESSARY ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BASED ON THE NATURE OF THAT COMPLAINT. THE THIRD SECTION WE HAVE
REORGANIZED THE POLICY STATEMENT ALIGNING IT WITH THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THAT POLICY AND YOU CAN SEE THE LANGUAGE THERE IT'S LETTING ALL OF 0 OUR EMPLOYEES KNOW OUR PEOPLE WHO ARE CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT, PEOPLE WHO ARE FORMER EMPLOYEES
AND VENDORS KNOW YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE DISCLOSURE TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND IF THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE WE CAN MAINTAIN YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY WE DO THAT. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THINGS IF YOU BELIEVE SOMEONE RETALIATED THIS IS THE WAY TO SEEK REDRESS.
WE ADDED THE DISTRICT CENTRALIZED REPORTING SYSTEM AS A WAY IN WHICH YOU CAN MAKE THAT PROTECTED DISCLOSURE. THE ONLY REQUIRED MECHANISM IS A HOTLINE AND WE STILL HAVE OUR HOTLINE BUT BECAUSE WE WORKED SO HARD TO BUILDUP CARES AND HAVE
COORDINATORS TRAINED HOW TO RECEIVE AND ASSESS WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLOSURES WE NOW ADDED CARES TO THAT. THIS AGAIN GETS SORTED INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE THAT ONLY APPLY TO THE SPECIFIC STATE AGENCIES I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING.
AND WE REMOVED ANY LANGUAGE THAT PERTAINS TO THE OIG MAKING AS Mr. LANE ASKED ABOUT MAKING DISCIPLINARY RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR US TO DO BASED ON THE MODEL WE HAVE ADOPTED AS IT RELATES TO ANY ALLEGATIONS OF RETALIATION BASED
ON A WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLOSURE. WE HAVE REMOVED THAT LANGUAGE. AND WE'VE ALSO CLARIFIED INFORMATION RATHER REGARDING THE FINAL REPORT AND THE WAY THE FINAL REPORT PROCESS WORKS. BEFORE BECAUSE WE ADOPTED THE STATE AGENCY MODEL WHICH BY ITS NATURE IS SUPPOSED TO REPORT
THINGS TO THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS AND HAVE THEM CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND WHEN THIS WAS DRAFTED IT APPLIED LIKE A SQUARE PEG PUT INTO A ROUND HOLE WE HAVE REMOVED THAT. AND WE'VE SAID WHEN A FINAL REPORT IS ISSUED WE WILL DIRECT
IT SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE NECESSARY CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISIONS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE PROCESS AS STATED BEFORE REQUIRES HIM TO MAKE SOME DETERMINATION WHAT ACTION HE OR SHE WILL TAKE AS IT RELATES TO THE INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS. WE THEN REPORT THAT BACK TO OUR
WHISTLEBLOWER. SO THAT'S WHAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AND AGAIN THAT ALIGNS WITH THE MODEL WE HAVE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY. IT IS AGAIN VERY MUCH LEGAL DRIVEN BY THE LAW AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. LASTLY WE REMOVED THE
PARADOXICAL NATURE OF ANONYMOUS WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE HAD A SECTION THAT SAID YOU CAN BE A WHISTLEBLOWER AND BE ANONYMOUS AND IF YOU PAUSE FOR A SECOND AND THINK ABOUT IT WE WANT TO MAINTAIN ANONYMITY IF AN ANONYMOUS WHISTLEBLOWER COMES
THROUGH AND WE DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS WE REMOVED THAT LANGUAGE BECAUSE IT'S SILLY FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. 3.286 IN THIS SITUATION THIS IS WHERE WE UPDATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING COMPLAINTS INVOLVING CONFLICT SUBJECTS.
AS PART OF 1.092, WE WORKSHOPPED AND DISCUSSED A MONTH AGO, WE CLARIFIED AND MADE IT MORE REGIMENTED PROCESS WHEN THERE IS A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE FOLKS ON THE DAIS AND THAT WOULD APPLY TO WHISTLEBLOWER CLIENTS WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE HANDLED CORRECTLY AND SHOULD THERE NEED TO BE A NEED FOR AN INVESTIGATOR THAT PERSON CAN TAKEOVER THE ROLE. 3287, THIS IS WHERE WE AGAIN WE
REMOVED SOME OF THE ERRONEOUS REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLIED TO STATE AGENCIES AND REALLY WHO CAN MAKE A WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT. WE REALLY LIMIT THAT ONLY TO AS I MENTIONED THE EMPLOYEES THE FOLKS THAT MAKE THE COMPLAINTS. IT IS NOT VOLUNTEERS.
THEY CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING BUT WE CAN'T PROVIDE THE VOLUNTEER FROM THE SAME PROTECTION BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT OUR EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES AND VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS WE HAVE CLEANED UP THAT LANGUAGE TO COMB PLY WITH SECTION 1123987.
LASTLY, FOR SECTION 3.289, THIS INVOLVES REMOVING LANGUAGE FOR REPORTING THAT WASN'T AVAILABLE AT LAW. THIS AGAIN HARK KENS BACK TO ONE DECISION OUT OF THE COURT OF APPEAL INVOLVING EXHAUSTION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES WHEN SOMEBODY DOES BRING A WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT WE HAD LANGUAGE THAT SAID YOU COULD BRING FORWARD A PROTECTED DISCLOSURE THROUGH THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS THAT DOESN'T EXIST AT LAW SO WE'VE REMOVED THAT TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS
PRESENTED AT AUDIT COMMITTEE AND I BELIEVE THAT CTA WAS PRESENT AND THEY TOOK A LOOK AT THAT. AND THEIR ONLY REQUEST WAS TO MAKE SURE YOU NOTIFY AND THIS THIS INFORMATION OUT TO MAKE SURE OUR PEOPLE ARE AWARE. LASTLY, THE GOOD FAITH
REQUIREMENT THIS EXISTS BY STATUTE AND WE'VE RATCHETED UP TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN PEOPLE DO MAKE A PROTECTED DISCLOSURE, THEY ARE MAKING IT IN GOOD FAITH. AND WE DEFINE GOOD FAITH BASED ON WHAT IS REQUIRED ANYTIME SOMEONE MAKES A COMPLAINT TO THE
CHEMISTRY ON ETHICS AND THAT IS OUTLINED IN THE FLORIDA STATUTES. WE SAY YOU HAVE TO HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE AND VERIFIABLE INFORMATION. THE COMMON THINGS IS HERE SAY AND THE LAWYERS KNOW THAT IS A COMPLEX E6DRY CON --
EVIDENTIARY CONCEPT BUT THE MESSAGE IS THE SAME WE WANT YOU TO KNOW AND HAVE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN VERIFY WHEN YOU MAKE THE DISCLOSURE. IF YOU ARE MAKING A DISCLOSURE RECKLESSLY OR DISREGARD TO THE TRUTH AND THE INVESTIGATION BEARS THAT OUT, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT AGAIN YOU MAYBE
SUBJECT TO SOME TYPE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION BECAUSE ONE COULD INTERPRET THAT AS AN ABUSE OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO REVIEWED SOME OF OUR PRIOR WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS HARSH SAYING BECAUSE AN
ALLEGATION OR DISCLOSURE WASN'T SUBSTANTIATED THAT WOULD MEAN IT'S PRESUMED TO BE IN BAD FAITH AND WE SAID NO IT'S POSSIBLE YOU BROUGHT IT IN GOOD FAITH BUT IT WASN'T WHAT YOU THOUGHT IT WAS OR DIDN'T RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A VIOLATION. WE SAID AS LONG AS YOU ARE
BRINGING THAT IN GOOD FAITH WHATEVER THE OUTCOME IS THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SUBJECTS YOU TO DISCIPLINE UNLESS IT'S SHOWN TO BE UNFOUNDED THAT IT WAS BROUGHT MALICIOUSLY OR RECKLESSLY. LASTLY THIS IS ONE I'M PROUD OF THIS AND DIRECTLY IN RESPONSE TO
SOMETHING THAT CAME UP DURING ADD OUT COMMITTEE WE REMOVED THE LANGUAGE OF STUDENTS INVOLVING FALSE REPORTS THE INSPECTOR GENERAL HAS BEEN WE DON'T DELVE INTO MATTERS OF STUDENT DISCIPLINE. IF THERE IS AN ALLEGATION THAT A STUDENT HAS ABUSED THE PROCESS
AND MADE A PROTECTED DISCLOSURE THAT WAS MALICIOUS OR RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR THE TRUTH, WE SUBMIT IT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT CAN BE SUBMITTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. AND YOU ASKED WHAT WOULD THAT AVENUE BE?
I SAID MAYBE THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT BACK THAT THAT LAST LITTLE PARAGRAPH THERE , THERE ARE, I BELIEVE, CERTAIN VIOLATIONS IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT SUCH AS LYING AND MISREPRESENTATION, WHERE, IF SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO TAKE SOME SORT OF ACTION BASED ON THE DISCOVERY
THAT A STUDENT WERE TO HAVE DONE THIS, THAT WOULD BE THE WAY TO GO AND AGAIN, WE WANT TO REMAIN HANDS OFF, BUT IF THEY REVIEW, AGAIN, ONE OF OUR FINDINGS OR THAT THEY SOMEHOW, YOU KNOW, DISCOVER THAT THAT WAS WHAT HAPPENED, THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THAT. SO THAT'S WHY THAT LANGUAGE IS
THERE AT THE END. I KNOW IT'S A LOT. I KNOW I HAVE THROWN A LOT AT YOU BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> VICE CHAIR McQUINN >> VICE CHAIR McQUINN >> Frank Barbieri: I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT ARE THESE
AVAILABLE AT ALL FACILITIES. >> WE HAVE HANDED THEM OUT. WE TRY TO GIVE THEM OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN, WHENEVER WE DO ANY OUTREACH, WE BRING THOSE, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALSO TRY TO GET THEM MORE TO THE SCHOOLS. I ACTUALLY AM THINKING WOULD I
LIKE TO SEE THESE AVAILABLE AT TRANSPORTATION AT THE FACILITIES AND THE SCHOOLS. THEY'RE GREAT, INFORMATIVE AND I
THINK SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES DON'T ALWAYS USE COMPUTERS. BUT IT SHOULD BE IN ALL OF OUR FACILITIES, INCLUDING ADULT ED. IF THAT IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SO WITH THAT, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE WORKSHOPS. MOTION BY Ms. BRANCH, SECOND BY Ms. WHITFIELD. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR?
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL GIVE ALL OF YOU A MINUTE TO OPEN UP THE SPECIAL MEETING.
I'M GOING TO CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER. AND THE RECORD SHOULD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT SO BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE FIVE SETS OF MINUTES ON THE AGENDA. I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. MOTION BY Ms. BRANCH, SECOND BY Ms. WHITFIELD.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS TO ADD FOR GOOD CAUSE. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO WITHDRAW. >> Supt.Burke: NO, MADAM CHAIR. >> VICE CHAIR McQUINN WE HAVE
TWO ITEMS PULLED. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO PULL. >> Chair Brill: SEEING NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. DISCLOSURES AND ABSTENTIONS. Ms. BRANCH. >> I NEED TO PULL-- RECUSE MYSELF FROM THE TERRENCE HART. >> Chair Brill: THAT IS LD2, CORRECT?
THANK YOU. SUPERINDENDENTS AND BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Supt.Burke: NO COMMENTS TONIGHT. I'LL HOLD THEM FOR NEXT WEEK. >> Chair: WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> Marcia Andrews: THAT GETS ME INTO IT.
YOU HEARD ME SAY IT A MINUTE AGO, CONGRATULATIONS TO SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR EARNING THE PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMICALLY HIGH PERFORMING DESIGNATION FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, IT'S A BIG DEAL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. I THINK I HAVE SOME SLIDES. I WAS OUT AT GLADES CENTRAL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HOMECOMING PARADE. WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME WE HAD. ALL OF THE SCHOOLS, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THE
FLOATS, THE BANDS, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE AIR BOAT AND, WOW, IT WAS FUN TO BE JUST RIDING ON THE AIR BOAT ON THE STREET BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING OUT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
I WANT TO THANK OFFICER CAVALLOS. SHE IS ON ONE OF THE PICTURES. THEY PASSED IT. BUT YOU KEPT US SAFE. MAJOR MOORE WAS OUT THERE, CHIEF MOONEY AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT I. WAS FABULOUS. A LONG PARADE, LOTS OF
MAJORETTES, LOTS OF CHEERLEADERS AND FLOATS AND PRETTY KIDS JUST RIDING AND CELEBRATING HOMECOMING. IT WAS A WONDERFUL TIME. I WANT TO HONOR PAHOKEE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 830 CADET
SQUADRON. YOU CAN SEE THEM RIGHT THERE. THEY WERE AT PALM BEACH AVIATION RECENTLY WHERE THEY TOOK THIS PICTURE BUT I WANT ON TO TELL YOU ABOUT THEM. THEY'RE A PRESTIGIOUS QUALITY CAY BET UNIT. THEY RECEIVED THAT BIG AWARD. RANKED ONE AMONG ALL FLORIDA
SCHOOL-BASED SQUADRONS, ONE AND ONLY THREE-BASED SQUADRONS TO WIN AT WARD. THANK YOU TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL SONIA SOTO RAMIREZ, THE SQUADRON COMMANDER. GROUP SIX SOUTHEAST REGION CIVIL
AIR PATROL AT PAHOKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL. YOU HAVE SEEN THEM ALL AROUND WORKING ACROSS THE STATE. CAUTION TO THEM. THEY LOOK SO GOOD THIS IS THE FUTURE: SATURDAY, T LeROY JEFFERSON SOCIETY MEDICAL
LUNCHEON WAS HELD CALLED THE MEMBER AND MENTORSHIP LUNCHEON, ANOTHER WONDERFUL YEAR ATTENDING THE T LeROY JEFFERSON MEDICAL SOCIETY LUNCHEON, MR. FERGUSON, YOU WERE THERE WITH US. YOU SAW IT. THE STUDENTS FROM THE MEDICAL PROGRAMS AT GLADES CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL, PAHOKEE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, INLET GROVE AND A NUMEROUS NUMBER OF OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS WERE THERE. IT WAS A WONDERFUL TIME I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
Dr. GERALD JOHN JOHNSON FOR GETTING THE TRANSPORTATION TAKEN CARE OF FOR THE STUDENTS. IT WAS IX SIGHTING. THE STUDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY GOLF, TO GET OUT THERE AND TO PLAY TENNIS A BIG PLAN TO
COME OR NURSES I ALSO WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO Dr. ROGER DUNCAN AND THE T LeROY MEDICAL SOCIETY. AND YES, ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AND SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE,
JULYY ASELON, 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. ALLISON AND TEAM, JOE SANCHEZ, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I EVER DO SEEING OUR EMPLOYEES GET RECOGNIZED FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE AS WELL AS PANTHER RUN
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS. CELEBRATING OUR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE I DID IT IN MY TENNIS SHOES. TODAY IS NATIONAL WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY.
>> Chair Brill: THANK YOU, MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: SINCE BEING HIRED TO SERVE AS A DULY ELECTED INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, I HAVE BEEN-- AS A DULY ELECTED INDIVIDUAL, I SEEK TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH MY
CONSTITUENTS VIA TOWN HALL MEETINGS. IN FACT, MY 16th TOWN HALL MEETING OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 23 IN RIVIERA BEACH. DESPITE THE INCLEMENT WEATHER, WE WERE ABLE TO DIALOGUE WITH CONCERNED CITIZENS WHO EXPRESS A COMMITMENT TO HELPING TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF OUR STUDENTS.
ALSO IMPORTANT TO ME AS A DULY ELECTED 1REUD TO SEEK OUT EDUCATION AND IN DOING SO BECOME MORE PROFICIENT AND EFFICIENT IN MY ROLE AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. TO THAT POINT, I ATTENDED A FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION TRAINING ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN GAINSVILLE ON
SEPTEMBER 18 THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TRAVELED FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS. THE CONFERENCE'S MOTTO, MADE FOR THIS MOMENT, POWER, POLICY AND PROGRESS "WAS POIGNANT CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCE I HAVE BEEN TASKED TO DEAL WITH IN RECENT WEEKS. I WAS ABLE TO SIT IN ON
PRESENTATIONS CONCERNING A NUMBER OF TOPICS. STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH, FAMILY WEALTH PRESERVATION, CIVIL RIGHTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OTHER ISSUES THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT THE CHILDREN OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. I EVEN GOT A CHANCE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS WITH CONGRESSMAN JAMES CLAYBORN OF SOUTH CAROLINA. AS A DULY ELECTED INDIVIDUAL
SERVING ON THIS GREAT BOARD, IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EASE THE STUDENTS PATH TO GRADUATION AND CELEBRATE THE GOOD WORKS OF CITIZENS. ON SEPTEMBER 27, THE CAPITAL EPTS SON CHAP CHAPTER KNOWN AS
PROJECT UPLIFT WAS HELD WITH THE COASTAL CLEANUP IN DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH. JUST UNDER 200 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED WITH PROJECT UPLIFT ACCOUNTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 80 OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS. SENATOR MACK BERNARD, WEST PALM BEACH LAMBERT AND GREG WEISS,
AARON TAYLOR AND SEAN BERNARD, OUR GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD STOPPED BY TO LEND A HAND. THIS MONTH'S EVENT WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 18 AT NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH IN WEST PALM BEACH. SIGNING BEGINS AT 8:30 AND BEGINNING THE CLEANUP AT 8:45.
ON OCTOBER 3 I HAD THE DISTINCT PRIVILEGE OF UNVEILING THE 1984-19 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BOARDS CHAMP TEAM 40 YEARS OVERDUE. AS A FELLOW CHARGER, I FELT SO MUCH PRIDE LISTENING TO THE MEN RECOUNT THE CHALLENGES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT PAVED THE
WAY TO THEIR BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE HAD A BACK-TO-BACK BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN PALM BEACH COUNTY SINCE. LASTLY SERVING ON THIS BOARD I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK TIME OUT OF THEIR LIVES TO APPLAUD AND ENCOURAGE ME SINCE THE LAST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. YOUR WORDS WERE APPRECIATED AND
NEEDED. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE PERSONS WHO FELT THE NEED TO SUBJECT ME TO VIAL AND NOXIOUS SENTIMENTS AND THREATS. YOU ARE HELPING, I HOPE TO CREATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT WILL INCREASE THE PROTECTION AFFORDED TO CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND TO THOSE WHO WILL FOLLOW US. THE NEGATIVE ENERGY THAT YOU
HAVE EXPENDED AND CONTINUE TO EXPEND IN AN EFFORT TO HARASS, BULLLY AND POSSIBLY HARM ME ONLY ENHANCE MY RESOLVE. I'M USING YOUR COMMENTS AS SOPHOMORIC, THREATENING SADISTIC AND IGNORANT AS MANY OF THEM ARE, AS FUEL TO CONTINUE PUSHING THE ENVELOPE OF STUDENT PROGRESS FORWARD. FOREVER FORWARD.
SO IN CLOSING I SAY TO YOU, THE BULLIES, KEEP IT UP. YOU ARE AWAKENING PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN DISENGAGED FOR FAR TOO LONG. THROUGH YOUR OVERREACH, YOU ARE CALLING THEM TO THE FORE TO STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN OPPOSITION OF YOUR BULLYING WAYS. AGAIN I SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> Chair: THANK YOU. Ms. BRANCH. >> Gloria Branch: I WANT TO THANK TIM SNOW AND THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT THEIR ANNUAL BALLROOM DANCE COMPETITION THAT RAISE THE $1.7 MILLION FOR ALL OF OUR LOCAL STUDENTS. THE GEORGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, THE MISSION IS TO HELP HARD WORKING
STUDENTS GO TO COLLEGE OR FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT, BY PROVIDING AID AND WRAP AROUND SERVICES, TO ENSURE NO STUDENT IS DEPRIVED OF EDUCATION OR CAREER DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OF A SHORTAGE OF FUNDS OR LACK OF SUPPORT. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS THAT I BELIEVE THERE ARE
A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY THAT GO TO WORK AND PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILY OR MAYBE EXTENDED FAMILY OR EVEN HELP THEIR FRIENDS. THEY PAY THEIR BILLS AND LIVE THEIR LIVES. AND THEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT CONSISTENTLY SPREAD HATE AND ARE DESTRUCTIVE WHICH IS NOT GOOD FOR OUR DISTRICT OR OUR COUNTRY.
WE ARE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO AGREE. BUT WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IS FOCUSING ON OUR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS AND BEING THE BEST OF THE BEST. OUR STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS ARE OUR MISSION. THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE, TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO READ, WRITE, COUNT, BEHAVE AND GROW UP TO BE GOOD PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS REACHED OUT SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING REGARDING THE PERSONAL OPINIONS THAT WERE MADE THESE ARE NOT THE MISSION OF OUR DISTRICT. THIS DISTRACTION TAKES US AWAY FROM OUR TOP PRIORITIES AND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
WE WANTED TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO BE KIND SO IN A WORLD WAR II THAT HAS HATE, BE KIND. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, Ms. WHITFIELD? MS. SAVIETTO. >> I WANT TO BEGIN TONIGHT BY
EXPRESSING MY HEART FELT GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE WHO SHOWED UP ON THEIR OWN TIME AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 17 TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. YOUR PRESENCE MEANT SO MUCH.
I WANT TO THANK ONCE AGAIN OUR INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO BROUGHT FOOD AND FLAVOR TO THE CELEBRATION AND CARLOS ORTIZ, GRACIAS FOR ON THE ONLY DONATING DELICIOUS FOOD BUT STANDING BEHIND THE TABLE SERVING EVERYONE.
THAT'S RIGHT THERE NEXT TO MISS MARCIA. A VERY SPECIAL GRACIAS TO Dr. PATRICIA TREJO FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZING THE EVENING RECEPTION AFTER OUR MEETING. WE CELEBRATED TOGETHER AND EVEN Mr. BURKE ATTENDED.
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. THE FESTIVITIES CONTINUE. IN LAUNCHING THE INTERNATIONAL SPANISH ACADEMY 20 YEARS AGO. A PROGRAM THAT CONTINUES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON STUDENTS TODAY. THIS CELEBRATION WAS FILLED WITH
MUSIC, POETRY, DANCE AND PERFORMANCES THAT SHOW SKAS-- SHOWCASE THE COMMITMENT AND CREE A CREATIVITY OF STUDENTS. AT WIN BROOK ELEMENTARY, STUDENTS SANG AND DANCED JOINED BY LATINO ACTION GROUPS.
ONE MEMORABLE MOMENT CAME FROM THE SAME TALENTED STUDENT THAT PERFORMED THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT OUR DISTRICT CELEBRATION. HE HAS BEEN A GUEST PERFORMER AT EVERY HISPANIC EVENT CAPTIVATING EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, STAFF AND
ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS WHO BROUGHT THESE CELEBRATIONS TO LIFE. I ATTENDED ALONGSIDE CHAIR BRILL, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT JAMIE WYATT, THE FLORIDA HISPANIC AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HISPANIC HERITAGE
AWARDS CELEBRATION. WHERE OUR COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO HONOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN BUSINESS, EDUCATION AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCE. STUDENTS WERE RECOGNIZED WITH AWARDS FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND TALENT. A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO ALL THE WINNERS, ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS
FROM JOHN I. LEARNER AND Dr. ALMAS AND STACY LORE FOR BEING THERE TO SUPPORT THEM. THANK YOU TO THE CHAMBER, PBSO AND ALL THE PARTNERS WHO MADE THE CELEBRATION POSSIBLE. SO LAST FRIDAY, NOT EVEN THE RAIN COULD STOP US. A BIG THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, COMMISSIONER ANGELA CRUZ FROM COLOMBIA FOR ORGANIZING SUCH A VIBRANT AND FUN FESTIVAL WHERE SHE INVITED LATUNA FROM OAK HEALY MIDDLE SCHOOL TO PERFORM ON STAGE.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY COMING TOGETHER TO SHARE THE CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC, FOOD AND GOOD VIBES. HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS NOT JUST ABOUT HONORING ROOTS BUT SHARING THEM AND BUILDING BRIDGES THAT UNITE US ALL. REMIND US OF STRENGTH IN THE DIVERSITY AND IMPORTANCE OF HONORING EVERY CULTURE AND
CONTRIBUTION THAT SHAPES OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE ANOTHER WEEK OF CELEBRATIONS SO STAY TUNED. AND AS WE CELEBRATE CULTURE AND COMMUNITY, WE MUST ALSO TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT BECAUSE YESTERDAY OCTOBER 7 MARKED TWO YEARS SINCE THE HORRIFIC ATTACKS
IN ISRAEL. WE REMEMBER THE LIVES TAKEN, THE TRAUMA ENDURED AND THOSE STILL GRIEVING. IN MOMENTS LIKE THESE, OUR DIVERSITY BECOMES OUR STRENGTH. WE CAN DISAGREE WITHOUT DEMEANING, SPEAK FREELY WITHOUT FEAR AND LEAD WITH EMPATHY
INSTEAD OF ANGER. UNDERSTANDING BUILDS BRIDGES, NOT WALLS. LET'S STAND TOGETHER AS NEIGHBORS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES; REJECTING HATE IN ALL ITS FORMS.
>> Chair Brill: THANK YOU, Mr. LANE. >> I'M GOING TO RESERVE MY COMMENTS TO OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING NEXT MONTH OTHER THAN TO NOTE OCTOBER IS INTERNATIONAL BRANS AREA WEARNESS MONTH. APPROXIMATELY ONE IN EIGHT WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES WILL DEVELOP BREAST CANCER THAT
LITTLE ONE IN EIGHT WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES THAT WILL DEVELOP BREAST CANCER. IT IS RARER BUT MEN CAN DEVELOP BREAST CANCER. EARLY DETECTION THROUGH REGULAR SCREENING IS CRITICAL FOR TREATMENT AND SURVIVAL ADDITIONALLY, FUNDRAISING IS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH AND TO SUPPORT THOSE WITH LIMITED FUNDS
WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS DISEASE. I'M WEARING A PINK RIBBON TODAY TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE TIMELY HIGH QUALITY CARE FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT FAMILY AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> AND FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO DON'T KNOW, SHE SAID THANK YOU IN HEBREW. WITH THAT, Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, THAT IS GOING TO BRING US TO THE PROCLAMATIONS. >> VICE CHAIR McQUINN I LEARNED THAT IN ISRAEL.
>> Supt.Burke: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM 2025 AS NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH. >> Chair Brill: MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> Supt.Burke: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2025 AS
DISABILITY HISTORY AND AWARENESS MONTH. >> MOTION BY VICE CHAIR ANDREWS, SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. I DON'T HAVE TO TELL ANY OF YOU WHY. SO WHEREAS 2025 IS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE EDUCATION FOR ALL HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ACT,
PUBLIC LAW 94.142 OF 1975 FOLLOWED BY THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT IDEA, OF 1997, AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, THE ADA, OF 1990, WHICH WERE SIGNED INTO LAW TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND WHEREAS THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION CAUSED SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES AND WORKPLACES TO BECOME MORE INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. AND WHEREAS IN 2008, THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE DESIGNATED THE FIRST
TWO WEEKS OF OCTOBER AS DISABILITY HISTORY AND WEARNESS WEEKS WHICH REMINDS US TO SEE PEOPLE AS INDIVIDUALS FIRST. AND WHEREAS NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH IS HELD EACH OCTOBER TO CELEBRATE
THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO OUR WORKPLACE AND ECONOMY AND WHEREAS ALL INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, REQUIRE ACCESS TO COMMUNITIES AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND WHEREAS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE INDIVIDUALS FIRST AND FOREMOST WITH UNIQUE STRENGTH
AND ABILITIES. AND WHEREAS THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THEIR FAST POSSIBILITIES SO THAT THEY MAY ACHIEVE THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING STUDENT CENTERED, AND WHERE OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ARE COMMITTED, TO PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT ARE INCLUSIVE AND MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS WHILE WE EDUCATE, AFFIRM AND INSPIRE; NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2025 AS DISABILITY HISTORY AND AWARENESS MONTH AND URGES ALL PERSONNEL AND STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN DISABILITY HISTORY AND AWARENESS
ACTIVITIES NOOFERRED TO CELEBRATE-- IN ORDER TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES DONE THIS EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> Supt.Burke: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2025 AS LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH. >> Clerk: MOTION AND SECOND. I BELIEVE YOU WANT TO READ THE PROCLAMATION.
>> Edward Ferguson: WHEREAS LESBIAN LGBTQ AMERICANS HAVE MADE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE GREAT AND LASTING CONTRIBUTION THAT STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF AMERICAN SOCIETY AND WHEREAS LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH REMINDS THE LGBTQ AND WIDER COMMUNITIES OF THE IMPORTANT ROLES LGBTQ +
PEOPLE HAVE TAKE BE-- TAKEN IN THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL WORDS WE LIVE IF TODAY AND WHEREAS THIS MONTH, AS WE RECOGNIZE THE IMMEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LGBTQ+ AMERICANS, WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUITY AND EQUAL RIGHTS FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS AND STAFF AND
WHEREAS THE DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF ALL YOU AND TO REMOVING BARRIERS TO THAT END AND WE BELIEVE THAT LGBTQ+ YOUTH SHOULD FEEL SAFE TO LEARN WITHOUT THE FEAR OF HARASSMENT OR DESCRIPTION AND
DISCRIMINATION AND WHEREAS THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY CUTS ACROSS EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC OF RACE, GENDER, ECONOMIC STATUS, ETHNICITY, RELIGION AND RELIGION, LGBTQ + EDUCATORS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES SHOULD BE
SUPPORTED TO LIVE AN AFFIRMATIVE LIVE WITH DIG DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND WHEREAS THE DISTRICT HAS TAKEN APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO ADDRESS LGBTQ LGBTQ+ BULLYING HARASSMENT AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND GENERAL THOSE NUMEROUS POLICIES AND WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE
DISTRICT TO INFORM, SUPPORT AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO PROMOTE SAFE LEARN ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND WHEREAS THE DISTRICT APPRECIATES AND RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH AS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF INFORMING AND CALLING TO ACTION THE CITIZENS
OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROMOTE EQUAL PROTECTION OF ALL PALM BEACH STUDENTS AND STAFF REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR GENDER EXPRESSION. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM
OCTOBER 2025 AS LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH DONE THIS EIGHTH DAY OF ACT, 2025 IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. >> Chair Brill: ANY DISCUSSION? >> Edward Ferguson: YES, I WOULD LIKE US TO MOVE TO CORRECT THE SCRIBNER'S ERROR SET FORTH
IN THE PROCLAMATION BEFORE IT IS ADMITTED INTO THE FORMAL RECORD. >> Chair Brill: AND YOU ARE AWARE OF WHAT THE ERROR IS? WHAT IS THE ERROR? >> Edward Ferguson: I HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THIS.
IT'S IN THE WHEN I READ IT AND SAID IT BACK TO BACK, IT COULD
HAVE BEEN... I THOUGHT IT WAS IN THIS SECOND, FOURTH, FIFTH STANZA BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST
READ IT WRONG. CLERK, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. MADAM CHAIR, I WITHDRAW MY MOTION. I THOUGHT I SAW LGBTQ+ BACK TO BACK. BUT NOW I DON'T SEE IT. >> Chair Brill: IT'S NOT EASY READING THE PROCLAMATIONS.
>> Edward Ferguson: NOT WITH THAT PARTICULAR ACRONYM BECAUSE IT CAN BE A TONGUE TWISTER BACK TO BACK. >> Chair Brill: ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> Supt.Burke: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2025 AS LIGHTS ON AFTER SCHOOL DAY.
>> MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> Supt.Burke: COM5 I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM OCTOBER 13-OCTOBER 17, 2025 AS NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK.
>> Chair Brill: MOTION AND SECOND. I'M GOING TO READ THAT PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK. WHEREAS THE PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT PROUDLY JOINS SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION IN CELEBRATING NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY BALANCED
MEALS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, AND WHEREAS THE 2025 TEAM THEME TASTE THE WORD, YOUR SCHOOL LUNCH PASSPORT INVITES STUDENTS TO EXPLORE GLOBAL FLAVORS AND CULTURES THROUGH NUTRITIOUS SCHOOL MEALS EXPANDING THEIR PALLETS AN APPRECIATION FOR
DIVERSE CUISINES AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION WILL SHOWCASE VEGETABLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO INCLUDE MEDITERRANEAN ROASTED CAULIFLOWER, CARIBBEAN YUCCA FRIES, TUSCAN GREEN BEANS AND ASIAN BROCCOLI, INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO FRESH AND EXCITING
PRODUCE, REINFORCING THE BENEFITS OF HEALTHY EATING AND INSPIRING LIFE LONG HABITS OF WELLNESS AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED IN 1946, CONTINUES TO BE A VITAL PART OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, IS ENHANCED BY THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION
CEP, ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO FREE NUTRITIOUS SCHOOL MEALS EVERY DAY WITHOUT STIGMA OR BARRIERS AND WHEREAS PALM BEACH COUNTY'S SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROFESSIONALS ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING MENUS THAT ARE NOT ONLY HEALTHY AND
DELICIOUS, BUT ALSO INNOVATIVE AND CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE, REFLECTING THE GLOBAL DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 13-17, 2025 AS
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK AND ENCOURAGINGS ALL STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING SCHOOL MEALS THAT FUEL LEARNING, SUPPORT HEALTH AND BRING THE WORLD TO OUR LUNCH TABLES. DONE THIS EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER
2025 IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA AND I WILL TELL YOU I SAW OUR DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE. WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE THAW DO AND FOR MAKING SCHOOL LUNCHES SO EXCITING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM, INCLUDING MY SON. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA TOPIC
SPEAKERS AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY. THAT TAKES US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, SECOND BY Ms. WHITFIELD AND SECOND BY VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT BRINGS US, Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, TO NEW BUSINESS.
>> Supt.Burke: CS 1 I RESM THE BOARD APPROVE THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR OLYMPUS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND/OR HIS DESIGNATION KNEE TO SIGN ALL RELATED CORRESPONDENCE AND DOCUMENTS AND BEFORE THE BOARD VOTES, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. WE ARE GOING TO BE JOINED BY
Mr. JOSEPH MULLEN, THE BOARD CHAIR OF OLYMPUS NATIONAL ACADEMY AND HE WILL PRESENT THE SCHOOL'S IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO US BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON. WE ARE ALSO JOINED AT THE TABLE BY Dr. MORGAN, Ms. EMORY
DILL DILL BETTER DILBERT. AND PLEASE INTRODUCE YOUR OTHER GUESTS THERE. >> GOOD EVENING. BOARD CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR ANDREWS, ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND
SUPERINTENDENT BURKE. THIS IS NANCY SWENSON, THE CHARTER PRINCIPAL FOR OWE LIMB NEWS NATIONAL ACADEMY LOCATED IN BOCA RATON. SHEILAS PREPARED HER SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR TO YOU LOOK AT. HER SCHOOL DID DROP TO A D. IT WAS ONE OF OUR ONLY DS AND I
THINK SHE DID A GREAT JOB IN HER PRESENTATION TO GO OVER WHAT THEIR PLAN IS. SO I WILL LET YOU TAKE OVER. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. LET ME START JUST REAL QUICK BY TELLING YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OLYMPUS. OLYMPUS IS A SMALL CHARTER SCHOOL. WE HAVE ABOUT 300 KIDS WE ARE IN
BOCA AND WE ARE 80 TO 90% BRAZILIAN, PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS. SO OUR POPULATION IS TRANSPARENT WHICH CREATES BENEFITS AND PROBLEMS.
SO THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AT OLYMPUS IS MYSELF, MY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL JEFF ROYCE IS ALSO FULL-TIME MATH TEACHER. WE SPLIT ROLES WHEN YOU ARE SMALL. SAMANTHA COHEN TAKES CARE OF OUR CSE AND COMPLIANCE ISSUES.
HUGE, HUGE, HUGE JOBS. AND THIS YEAR MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN MY OPINION, IS SANDRA, OUR READING COACH. SHE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW STRATEGIES. WE ARE USING UFLY NOW AND DOING TONS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAD WHICH WE THINK IS GOING TO
DEFINITELY HELP OUR KIDS LOOKING AT OUR DATA. WE HAD TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT AND TREMENDOUS GROWTH WHICH IS WHERE WE GET OUR POINTS. OUR MOST IMPROVED WAS ELA LEARNING GAINS FROM OUR LOWEST 25%. WE DON'T QUITE GET THEM TO PROFICIENCY BUT WE GET A LOT OF
GROWTH OUT OF OUR STUDENTS. THAT'S OUR BUMP TO TRY TO GET THEM TO THE PROFICIENCY STAGE. WE HAVE ADDED THREE PULLOUT INTERVENTIONISTS AND THEY DO OUR TIER 2 AND TIER 3 STUDENTS USING UFLY, UP UNTIL NOVEMBER 10 WE ARE GOING TO USE LLI AND WE HAVE
SOME OTHER STRATEGIES WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED. OUR LOWEST PERFORMING WAS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES; HOWEVER, I WILL PUT A LITTLE CAVEAT THERE THAT WE FINALLY HAVE ENOUGH STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO MAKE A SUBGROUP. BEFORE WE HAD LESS THAN 10. LAST YEAR WE HAD 12 SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T DO VERY WELL
BUT WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD WITH THEM. THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE SUBGROUP DATA. THE GREATEST DECLINE WAS SEVENTH GRADE CIVICS. CIVICS IS A CHALLENGE. WE TRY-- WE TRIED A NEW
CURRICULUM LAST YEAR AND IT TANKED TERRIBLY. WE WERE AT 47% AND THEN 61%. WE HAD A GREAT TEACHER IN THERE DOING A LOT OF HANDS ON, HELPING WITH THE VOCABULARY, WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT IN CIVICS.
WE HAD 80% IN 2024 AND WE TANKED TO 20% IN 2025. AGAIN, WE ATTRIBUTE THAT TO WE HAD A LOT OF TEACHER TURNOVER AND WE HAD SOME ILL ADVISED
ONLINE CURRICULUM MIDDLE SCHOOL ACCELERATION. A TOTAL GLITCH IN THE SCHEDULING. HISTORICALLY WE HAVE BEEN SIX YEARS IN OUR SCHOOL AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD ENOUGH AIDS GRADERS TO MAKE THIS ACCELERATION POINT. LAST YEAR WE HAD 11 AND WE
MISSED THE CUTOFF BECAUSE FOR ACCELERATION WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS THAT ARE LEVEL 3 AND ABOVE IN MATH, THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN HIGHER LEVEL MATH IN EIGHTH GRADE TO PICK YOUR ACCELERATION POINT AND BECAUSE WE FINALLY MADE THE CITEDDIA, WE MISSED IT.
OUR GRADE HISTORY, 21-22 WE HAD A B. THEN DROPPED TO A C. THEY DIDN'T GIVE CREDIT FOR LEARNING GAINS. THAT TANKED AND THEN BACK UP TO A B AND THEN LAST YEAR HAPPENED. OUR AREAS OF FOCUS. THE FIRST AREA OF FOCUS IS OUR
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY. SO OUR GOALS BY BY FEBRUARY, WE WILL HAVE LEARNING GAINS WITH THE STUDENTS BY 5%. AGAIN WE MAKE OUR POINTS FROM OUR LEARNING GAINS SO I WILL SAY THAT A THOUSAND TIMES. TEACHERS, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO
DO? GRADUAL RELEASE MODEL. I DO, YOU DO, WE DO. IT WORKS ESPECIALLY WELL WITH OUR ASE POPULATION BECAUSE THEY NEED A LOT OF MODELING. A LOT OF THE STRATEGIES WE USE ARE THE SAME BECAUSE THEY OVERLAP IN OUR SETTING.
TEACHERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN IT. THEY'RE BEING OBSERVED. THE READING COACHES IN ALL THE CLASSROOMS, HAVING OUR PLCS TO LOOK AT THE DATA. I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT OUR BEGINNING OF THE YEAR DATA AND STARTING THE YEAR OUT, WE ARE PROJECTED AT A C. NOT GREAT BUT IT GIVES US
SOMETHING TO GO AND SOMETHING TO GROW FROM. MONITORING FOLLOW UP OBSERVATIONS AND CONTINUE TEACHER LOGS. PERSONS RESPONSIBLE IS ARE MYSELF, MY ASSISTANT AND READING PERSONS.
SEVENTH GRADE CIVICS. WHAT WE ARE DOING IS TEACHING THE CIVICS VOCABULARY THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM SO THEY'RE NOT ONLY HEARING IT DURING THE 45-MINUTE BLOCK BUT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE ARE DOING A LOT THIS YEAR WITH COMPARING THE CIVICS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE
GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL, BECAUSE OUR PEOPLE ARE ALL FROM BRAZIL. SO THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE CONNECTIONS IN THAT WAY. WE ARE GET SOMETHING BELIEVING. THEY HAVE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THINGS WORK.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE VOCABULARY FOR READING IT INDEPENDENTLY, I.E. PASSING THE TEST. I HAVE Mr. ROYCE TEACHING CIVICS, MYSELF AND THE READING COACH. INCREASING LEARNING GAINS. THAT'S OUR BIGGEST BUNDLE. FOR LEARNING GAINS, READING
TEACHERS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE READING COACH. SHE HAS BEEN IN ALL THE CLASSROOMS. WE HAVE THE UFLY GOING AND A LOT OF THINGS WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION WITH FIDELITY. WE TALK ABOUT SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT
WITH FIDELITY OR THEY'RE JUST WORDS, RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE MONITORING, SIGNIFICANTLY MYSELF INCLUDED. WE ARE IN ALL THE CLASSROOMS. CALL MY SCHOOL BETWEEN 7 AND 2 AND THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU SHE IS NOT AVAILABLE. SHE IS IN THE CLASSROOM. THAT'S INTENTIONAL BECAUSE THE NEED-- THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND
AND I NEED TO SHOW THEM THAT, YES, I WAS A READING TEACHER. BUT I DON'T MIND TAKING A SMALL GROUP. I DON'T MIND DOING SOME FLASH CARDS. I WANT TO HELP THESE KIDS GROW. MATH. LEARNING GAINS IN MATH.
MATH IS A PROBLEM PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE VOCABULARY IS VERY DIFFERENT. THE MATH THEY DO IN BRAZIL IS MORE OF THE EUROPEAN STYLE SO WE HAVE A HARD TIME TRANSLATING IT INTO WHAT WE DO HERE. AGAIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION GOING ON IN
MADS MAT IX. WE ARE USING THE USAS AND THE FSQS AND THEY'RE TAKING THE DATA FROM THERE AND GOING BACK AND CHANGING THEIR INSTRUCTION, REDOING, REWORKING, WHICH IS
VERY IMPORTANT. CAUSES OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, IN MY OPINION. IT IS IMPORTANT OUR KIDS GET TO SCHOOL. IN MY POPULATION, SCHOOL IS KIND OF SECONDARY. IT'S NOT THE FIRST PRIORITY FOR
MANY OF OUR FAMILIES. MANY OF THEM ARE JUST ARRIVING, STRUGGLING TO GET FOOD AND SHELTER AND I WAS VERY INTERESTED IN SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS EARLIER ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT WERE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE KIDS DEFINITELY NEED IT. MY BIGGEST PUSH HAS BEEN ATTENDANCE. THEY CAN'T LEARN IF THEY'RE NOT IN SCHOOL. WE DO POPCORN PARTIES.
WE DO PIZZA WITH THE PRINCIPAL. ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO GET THE ATTENDANCE RATE MUCH HIGHER BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT LET'S SEE. RESOURCES WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE THE TEACHERS.
ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS STARTED. WE HAVE TEACHERS OUT TWO TO THREE DAYS A WEEK AND THE COACHES ARE IN THE CLASSROOMS WITH THE TEACHERS. WE HAVE ADDITIONALLY ADDED SOME NEW CURRICULUM. THE U THERE THE FLY. TO A DIFFERENT CIVICS PROGRAM
AND ADDED MORE MATH MANIPULATIVES AND MATH COURSE WORK AND OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR MULTITIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT. MTSS. AND THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING TO GET THAT B. THAT IS OUR GOAL.
>> Supt.Burke: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD? >> Edward Ferguson: I HAVE A QUESTION FOR PRINCIPAL SWENSON. THERE WAS A-- TOWARD THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, YOU SAID THE STUDENTS WERE JUST ARRIVING. FROM WHERE? >> BRAZIL. >> Edward Ferguson: SO THEY
HAVE CITIZENSHIP HERE OR HOW... >> DIFFERENT THINGS. WHEN YOU COME TO THIS COUNTRY, MOST OF OUR FAMILIES COME ON A BUSINESS VISA OR THEY COME ON A STUDENT VISA AND THEY TAKE COURSE WORK. SO THEY'RE HERE LEGALLY.
AND THEY'RE BRAND NEW TO THE COUNTRY. BOCA HAS A HUGE BRAZILIAN POPULATION. >> Edward Ferguson: THE ONLY REASON I WAS CONCERNED IS BECAUSE OF THE ATTENDANCE RATES NE. DON'T KNOW UP, IT'S GOING TO BE CHALLENGING WHICH LEADS ME TO A QUESTION FOR STAFF, MADAM CHAIR, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T THINK
THIS IS RELEVANT FOR PRINCIPAL SWENSON'S TEAM, IN THE EVENT A CHARTER SCHOOL WERE TO SCORE A D IN CONSECUTIVE YEARS, WHAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP IN THIS PROCESS FOR US AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS? >> SO WE DID HAVE A CHARTER
SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY PREP, AND THERE IS A STATUTE, IF THEY HAVE A D FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, THAT WE CAN GO IN, PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS OR THEY DO HAVE THE OPTION TO CLOSE AND UNIVERSITY PREP WAS THEIR CHOICE WAS TO CLOSE. >> IT WOULD BE TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS OR THREE YEARS?
>> >> THE STATUTE SAYS THREE YEARS. WHEN YOU GO BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CHARTER DEPARTMENT AND FLDOH HE, THEY'RE NOT SURE THEY WANT TO COUNT THE YEAR WITH NO LEARNING GAINS. WE SAT DOWN WITH UNIVERSITY PREP TALKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO IN THE
CHARTER OFFICE TO ASSIST THEM BUT THEY-- THEY COULD HAVE HAD ONE MORE YEAR. >> Edward Ferguson: THIS IS RELEVANT TO THIS POINT THOUGH, MADAM CHAIR, I WANT TO ASK AN ADDITIONAL FOLLOWUP QUESTION. BUT IF THIS SCHOOL HAD BEEN A TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL AND HAD TWO DS, I DON'T BELIEVE
PRINCIPAL SWENSON'S SCHOOL IS GOING TO GET A D THIS YEAR BUT HYPOTHETICALLY IF A TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SECURED A D TWO YEARS IN A ROW, WOULDN'T THERE BE REPERCUSSIONS IN TERMS OF A CHARTER SCHOOL BEING PLACED IN THE SURROUNDING AREA OR SHARING THE SPACE AT THE SCHOOL?
>> . >> ARE YOU SPEAKING TO THE SCHOOLS (INAUDIBLE). >> Edward Ferguson: YES. >> IF THERE IS A INTEREST,. >> FOR CHARTER SCHOOL IT WOULD
NEED TO BE THREE YEARS AT THE BELOW AVERAGE PERFORMANCE. D, D OR SOME COMBINATION OF D, F AND D FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS BEFORE THERE ARE ANY REPERCUSSIONS FOR POOR PERFORMANCE? >> CORRECT. TWO DIFFERENT STATUTES ON CONSISTENTLY LOW PERFORMING
SCHOOLS. >> Edward Ferguson: I KNOW THERE ARE TWO STATUTES BUT THE STANDARD. I'M TRYING TO GET CLARITY IN MY MIND. I DON'T EXPECT PRINCIPAL SWEN SON'S TEAM TO HAVE THE ISSUE BUT IT DID CREATE A QUESTION IN MY MIND. TRADITIONAL SCHOOL, TWO DS IN A
ROW, FOR CHARTER SCHOOL IT WOULD NEED TO BE THREE YEARS CONSECUTIVELY OF PERFORMANCE OF D OR F BEFORE THERE IS A REPERCUSSION IF I UNDERSTAND THE LAW CORRECTLY. >> CORRECT. >> Edward Ferguson: THANK YOU. BET BEST OF LUCK TO YOU.
>> Chair Brill: VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: YOU WERE VERY CLEAR WITH YOUR PLAN HOW YOU ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. I WAS IMPRESSED BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN A B, A C, AND THEN YOU FAILED THIS YEAR BUT HAVE YOU TAKEN NOTE OF ALL OF THE AREAS YOU NEED TO WORK ON AND HAVE I SAT AND LISTENED TO PEOPLE COME BEFORE US, BUT YOU HIT
EVERYTHING, WORKING WITH YOUR ESE STUDENTS, ATTENDANCE, IT'S A CRITICAL THING ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ATTENDANCE. BUT WHEN YOU ARE IN A SMALL SETTING LIKE THAT, AND YOU HAVE STUDENTS COMING FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY, TOO, SO YOU HAVE A WHOLE LOT GOING ON AND I LIKE
THE IDEA OF YOUR SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION AND YOUR LEARNING GAINS AND YOUR MATH AND YOUR SMALL GROUPS AND MTSS. YOU'VE GOT IT ALL LAID OUT. AND YOU ARE NOT AFRAID TO JUST TAKE YOURSELF OUT OF THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE AND GET IN THERE AND DO WHATEVER HAS TO BE
DONE TO HELP YOUR CHILDREN. SO I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU ACTUALLY TAKING US THROUGH ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO AND I HOPE THAT MAYBE I CAN COME AND VISIT YOUR SCHOOL.
>> Chair Brill: Ms. BRANCH. >> THANK YOU. >> VICE CHAIR McQUINN. >> Gloria Branch: YOU MENTIONED TEACHER RECOVERY. WHY DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE TEACHER RECOVERY? DO THEY COME AND LEAVE AFTER A YEAR? >> SO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TURNOVER IS COMPLICATED BECAUSE YOU HAVE YOUR CONTENT AND HAVE YOU YOUR
STANDARDS YOU NEED TO TEACH BUT HAVE YOU CHILDREN WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH. SO IT'S VERY-- IT'S REALLY HARD FOR THESE TEACHERS TO TAKE THESE CONCEPTS AND TRANSLATE THEM INTO A WAY THAT THE CHILDREN WILL UNDERSTAND IT. ALSO WHEN YOU HAVE A SMALL
SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS TEACH TWO AND THREE SUBJECTS. FOR TEACHERS THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO LESSON PLANS. MY ASSISTANT TEACHER TEACHES CIVICS, THREE MATH CLASSES AND AN AMERICAN HISTORY. THAT'S A LOT ON TOP OF BEING AN A.P. SMALL SCHOOLS HAVE A LOT OF
ENBENEFITS BUT SCHEDULING WISE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. >> Gloria Branch: DO THE TEACHERS KNOW THAT WHEN THEY INTERVIEW? >> THEY DO BUT THEY THINK THEY CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. THEY KNOW IT UP FRONT BUT THEY THINK THEY CAN CONQUER IT. >> Gloria Branch: HAVING STABILITY IS KEY. >> CRITICAL, YES. >> Gloria Branch: MY OTHER ONE IS WHY WOULD SOMEONE CHOOSE TO
GO TO YOUR CHARTER SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S SMALL? >> MY PARENTS HAVE CHOSEN THE SCHOOL PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE. MY SECRETARIES SPEAK PORTUGUESE AND FRONT OFFICE SPEAK
PORTUGUESE. THE PARENTS COME TO THE COUNTRY AND FEEL IT'S SAFE TO LEAVE THEIR CHILDREN. A LOT OF THE COOLS IN MY AREA THEY DON'T FEEL AS INCLUDED OR WELCOME BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE BARRIER. >> DO YOUR TEACHERS TEACH IN PORTUGUESE. >> NO, WE TEACH IN ENGLISH.
>> Gloria Branch: YOU ARE SAYING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE HAVE IT BUT THE TEACHERS, SO I WAS WONDERING. >> THE PARENTS CHOOSE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SPEAK TO THE SECRETARY OR THE PERSON IN THE CLINIC. THEY WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO LEARN IN ENGLISH.
THEY JUST CAN'T COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH THEMSELVES MUCH IT'S A COMFORT LEVEL AND SOCIAL THING. >> COMFORT LEVEL WITH A TEACHER WHEN THE TEACHER IS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THE PARENT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE OR HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND THEY UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, EACH OTHER. >> WE HAVE MANY TRANSLATORS. >> Gloria Branch: OKAY, GREAT,
THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: BEFORE I GO TO THE NEXT ONE, I ACTUALLY HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT AS BACKGROUND SO THAT YOU KNOW MY DAUGHTER TAUGHT IN SAN PAOLO BRAZIL. MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE FLUENT IN PORTUGUESE.
SHE IS ACTUALLY WORKING FOR A SCHOOL IN BRAZIL SO I DO HOPE THE-- THE WORLD IS SMALL. DO HAVE YOU ANY OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH ANY SCHOOLS IN BRAZIL WHERE THEY CAN PARTNER, YOU KNOW, JUST ALSO AS A WAY TO ENHANCE THE LEARNING BECAUSE I
KNOW HER SCHOOL DID, THEY PARTNERED IN NEW YORK WITH SEVERAL SCHOOLS AND ALSO IN CALIFORNIA, SO DO YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. >> WE DO. WE ARE PARTNERS WITH THE BRAZILIAN CONSULATE. I WOULD LOVE TO MEET YOUR
DAUGHTER. >> Chair Brill: UNFORTUNATELY SHE IS MOVING TO THE NETHERLANDS I WISH YOU COULD, BUT THANK YOU. MS. SAVIETTO. >> Supt.Burke: I JUST HAVE >> I ONLY HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
EVEN THOUGH I'M HISPANIC AND WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER HISPANIC COUNTRIES, IMAGINE WE DON'T EVEN EAT THE SAME FOOD. SO WHEN I CAME, LIKE YESTERDAY, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN SO MANY YEARS AGO, EVEN WRITING THE NUMBER 7 WAS DIFFERENT.
MY SEVEN HAVE THE LITTLE... SO DIVISION, WE DO THEM IN OUR HEADS AND IT'S DIFFERENT AND HERE HAVE YOU TO LIKE SHOW-- IT WAS VERY COMPLICATED JUST TO SHOW MY PROCESS, MY THINKING
PROCESS WHEN I DID MATH YOU DON'T SPEAK PORTUGUESE BUT YOU SAID YOUR FRONT OFFICE DOES. >> YES. >> Virginia Savietto: WHO FOUNDED THE SCHOOL? WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED WAS IT FOUNDED BY SOMEBODY WHO SPOKE PORTUGUESE OR BRA WAS BRAZILIAN.
>> OUR CHARTER WAS AWARDED IN 2017 AND IT WAS FOUNDED, OUR SPONSOR IS VAMOSP-- THEY OFFER WEEKEND PROGRAMS TO MAINTAIN THE BRAZILIAN CULTURE.
AND THEY WANTED TO SPONSOR A SCHOOL. SO THEY DID. AND... >> I THINK IT'S GREAT. WE MAY BE SIMILAR BUT WE ARE NOT WITH THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND THE BRAZILIANS.
SO I THINK IT'S NEEDED. KIDS NEED TO FEEL THAT THEY BELONG OR THEY UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, SO HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE, TEACHERS AND ALL OF THEM? >> PROBABLY 23 TEACHERS.
THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT SPEAK BOTH LANGUAGES. THEY SPEAK ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE. THE OTHER TEACHERS ARE EITHER SPEAKING ONLY ENGLISH OR SOME ARE SPANISH. I HAVE TEACHERS FROM PERU, I HAVE TEACHERS FROM RUSSIA. I MEAN BEE HAVE A GAMUT.
>> Virginia Savietto: DO YOU HAVE A VERY STRONG ESA-- ESOL PROGRAM, HAVE VERSIONS WITH WHAT
WORKS. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER AREAS IN THE COUNTRY THAT THEY HAVE PORTUGUESE. I MEAN WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED BECAUSE YOU ARE TEACHING OUR KIDS.
I'M TRYING TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. HOW DO YOU PLUG IN WITH CHAIR BRILL SAID, HERE SO WE CAN EMPOWER YOUR STAFF OR YOUR STAFF CAN BE EMPOWERED AND DON'T GET FRUSTRATED BUT THE KIDS ALSO WANT TO LEARN WELL.
IT'S A PROCESS. SOME OF THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE SUPER SMART. IT'S JUST THAT THE LANGUAGE BARRIER, THE UNDERSTANDING IT TAKES A MINUTE OR TWO MINUTES I REMEMBER MY JOURNEY. IT WAS CHALLENGING.
EVEN WHEN I GRADUATED FROM LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL, GO TROJANS, MY ENGLISH WAS NOT THAT GREAT. SO IT TOOK ME SIX YEARS TO GET OUT OF PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE BECAUSE THE ENGLISH I NEEDED FOR COLLEGE WAS NOT THE SAME ONE I
NEEDED FOR HIGH SCHOOL. I ALWAYS TELL THAT STORY BECAUSE IT IS STILL HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS AN OLD STORY, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU PLUG, YOU KNOW, ALL THE PEOPLE YOU COULD BRING FOR THAT ESL.
YOU CAN DEFINITELY RAISE IT TO A B. >> Chair Brill: VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: I LOVE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT YOUR OTHER FIELDS AT YOUR SCHOOL AND
MAYBE YOU CAN TELL ME, ARE MOST OF YOUR TEACHERS INFILL OR DO YOU HAVE TO ARE HAVE THEM STRUGGLING OUT OF FIELDS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS MONITORED BY THE DISTRICT OR WHAT HAPPENS HERE? >> THE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS ARE ALL CERTIFIED IN ESOL.
MIDDLE SCHOOL IS COMPLY DATE-- COMPLICATED BECAUSE YOU DON'T NORMALLY HAVE THEM CERTIFIED IN THREE SUBJECTS. I TRY TO PUT THEM IN A SUBJECT LIKE OUR MATH TEACHER IS INFIELD IN MATH. OUR ENGLISH TEACHER IS INFIELD IN SCIENCE, AND SCIENCE IS
INFIELD IN SCIENCE AND THEY PICK UP THE EXTRA PIECES. IT'S NOT AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM AS YOU THINK BUT IN THE UPPER GRADES IT IS MORE CHALLENGING. >> Marcia Andrews: HOW ARE WE
ASSISTING YOU WITH THAT AS A DISTRICT? >> SO THEY HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE HERE. SO THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT CHARTERS NEED TO SEND THOSE LETTERS HOME. BEFORE IN THE PAST IT WAS ALWAYS FROM OUR HR DEPARTMENT WOULD SEND THOSE OUT SO WE HAVE A PLATFORM IN THE CHARTER
DEPARTMENT AND IT'S CALLED ANVILAR AND IT'S WHERE EVERY TASK THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE TO DO FOR STATE COMPLIANCE IS. WE HAVE JUST MADE ANOTHER ASSURANCE TASK FOR OUT OF FIELD AND NOT ONLY OUT OF FIELD BUT THE SCHEDULE CHANGES THAT FOLLOW THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED AND THEY
HAVE TO GET THAT TO ME, I BELIEVE BY OCTOBER 15. >> Marcia Andrews: AND DO YOU ATTEND THE JOB FACERS TO TRY TO RECRUIT THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST THAT COME THROUGH THE LINE? >> WE DO. WE TRY, YES. >> Marcia Andrews: WONDERFUL. >> Chair Brill: Mr. SUPERINTEN DENT, I WILL HAVE YOU READ THE
RECOMMENDATION AGAIN BECAUSE I NEED TO GET A MOTION. >> I RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR OLYMPUS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY AND SIGN ALL RELATED CORRESPONDENCE AND DOCUMENTS. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR ANDREWS, SECOND BY
Mr. LANE, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK. >> Supt.Burke: THAT TAKES TO US LD2. I RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN THE
CASE OF TERRENCE HART V SCHOOL BOARD PALM BEACH COUNTY CASE NUMBER 501-023-14588 XXXXXMB/AN AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD CHAIR AND SUPERINTENDENT AND GENERAL
COULD YOU BE COUNSEL TO SIGN ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> Edward Ferguson: I HAVE DISCUSSION. >> I WANT TO COMMEND ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR? , OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WITH SIX BOARD MEMBERS VOTING AND Ms. BRANCH ABSTAINING. >> Supt.Burke: THAT TAKES US TO POLIG 1 I RECOMMEND THE BOARD
APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF REVISED POLICY AUDIT COMMITTEE. >> MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD, SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION?
Ms. BRANCH.
LINE 67. >> EXCELLENT QUESTION. YOU MIGHT RECALL IT ACTUALLY CAME UP DURING AUDIT COMMITTEE
BEFORE BUT PART OF WHAT THE I.G. IS CHARGED WITH IS REALLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL FACILITIES, PHYSICAL PLANTS, SCHOOL-BASED ISSUES THAT COULD INVOLVE SECURITY, I.T. SECURITY, ALL OF THAT TENDS TO COME UP WHEN WE
ARE ENGAGED IN AUDITS OR POTENTIALLY INVESTIGATIONS OR MOST SPECIFICALLY WITH OUR NEW INSPECTION PROGRAM WHERE WE ACTUALLY GO OUT AND MAKE SURE THE NEW STATUTES INVOLVING LOCKED DOORS AND SECURING CAMPUSES HARDENING TARGETS
MAKING SURE THOSE THINGS ARE DONE. SO THIS WAS TO BASICALLY ALIGN OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS AN INSPECTOR WITH-- >> BECAUSE I MEAN YOUR FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE AND INVESTIGATIONS BUT I JUST DIDN'T SEE WHY SECURITY NEEDED TO BE IN THERE BECAUSE--
>> CORRECT. >> Gloria Branch: I STILL DON'T SEE WHY. >> WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH SCHOOL POLICE. BUT REALLY THE FUNCTION OF AN I.G., AGAIN, WHEN WE ARE AGAIN CONDUCTING AUDITS, JUST BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, THEY CAN BE OPERATIONAL IN NATURE AND SOMETIMES THAT DOES INVOLVE
SECURITY PRACTICES. SOMETIMES THAT DOES INVOLVE, ARE WE ACTUALLY MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ALIGNED. >> Gloria Branch: WHY WOULD YOU NOT MEET WITH OUR CHIEF OF POLICE? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN YOU DO? YOU GO OUT AND SEE IF A DOOR IS LOCKED? WHAT IS IT?
>> WHAT THIS SPECIFICALLY WHAT THIS POLICY MEANS IS WE ARE JUST ADDING OUR SECURITY FUNCTION IN PART OF WHAT THE AWED COMMITTEE
REQUEST K GO. SECURITY IS A VERY BROWED TERM. >> Gloria Branch: IT SEEMS OVER REACHING. YOU WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENTS BUT WHY DOES IT NEED TO BE IN THE POLICY? >> JUST TO ADD CLARIFICATION THAT THOSE-- THAT'S ONE OF THE
FUNCTIONS THAT WE-- >> Gloria Branch: YOU CAN JUST OVERRIDE A DEPARTMENT OR I.T. OR >> NO, NOT AT ALL. >> Gloria Branch: I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S HERE. >> OKAY. REALLY BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE ROLES THAT WE ENGAGE IN. SOMETIMES WE ARE CHARGED TO DO THAT BY LAW.
OTHER TIMES IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ADOPTED AT THE REQUEST OF POTENTIALLY THE BOARD OR OF THIS PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT AND SO WE WERE JUST ROLLING IN THAT SECURITY FUNCTION AS BEING ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD NEED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT US ON AND TO ADVISE YOU ALL AS
IT RELATES TO ANY ACTION THAT DOES COME BACK TO SCHOOL SECURITY, I.T. SECURITY, PHYSICAL PLANT SECURITY, YOU NAME IT. WE DO EVEN BUS SAFETY INSPECTIONS, SECURITY CAN BE ROLLED INTO THAT AS WELL. SO IT REALLY WAS JUST-- I MEAN I CAN TELL YOU THE INTENT.
I PUT THE WORD IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS AWARE OF WHAT TO DO WHEN ADVISING THE BOARD IS REVIEWING OUR SECURITY FUNCTION. >> Chair Brill: Ms. MICHAEL, DID YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? >> YES. WE DON'T OVERRIDE. WE ARE JUST SEEING WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPLIANCE PORTION, SO
THE LAWS, THE STATUTES, FDOE SETS THE RULES, THE BOARD SETS THE RULES, AND OUR FUNCTION IS JUST TO SEE IF PEOPLE ARE COMPLYING WITH THAT FUNCTION. >> WHEN YOU SAY IT IS TO SEE, YOU CAN GO OUT AND DO A REVIEW.
WHEN YOU SAY WE SEE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> FOR INSTANCE, WE WILL DO THE INSPECTIONS FOR THE SCHOOLS. SO WE GO OUT THERE AND INDEPENDENT REVIEW JUST TO SEE WHAT WE ARE FINDING AT THAT TIME. WE LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THE CLASSROOM DOORS ARE LOCKED,
SINGLE POINT OF ENDRY, AND THEN WE IMMEDIATELY REPORT THAT TO BOTH THE CHIEF OF POLICE, THE SUPERINTENDENT AND AS WELL AS IF THERE IS AN ISSUE OR A DOOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING, WE WILL INCLUDE
Mr. SANCHEZ'S DEPARTMENTS SO THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING IN THERE AND IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WHERE SOMEBODY IS BLOCKED A DOOR, THEY DISABLED THE LOCKING FUNCTION, WE WILL LET H.R. KNOW AND THEN THAT IS JUST SOMETHING, WE LET THEM KNOW, WHATS WE FOUND AND IT'S
COMPLETELY UP TO THEM WHAT ACTIONS IF THEY TAKE ANYTHING. >> Gloria Branch: I STILL DON'T AGREE WITH IT. BUT NEXT. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. LINE 271, THE ACCESS TO PERSONNEL, SO WHAT IS THAT?
FOR INVESTIGATIONS? IT JUST SAYS 2 P 71 IS ACCESS TO PERSONNEL DOCUMENTS AND 274 OIG HAS UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO DISTRICT PERSONNEL. IS THAT FOR INVESTIGATIONS OR
ONE OF YOUR AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAY I WANT TO SEE SO AND SO'S... >> DEFINITELY NOT THAT. >> Gloria Branch: WHEN I READ IT, THAT'S HOW I READ IT. >> WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE. >> Gloria Branch: WE NEED TO CLAIRE CLARIFY IT FOR ME.
>> VERBALLY I CAN CLARIFY IT BUT IT IS JUST REITERATING THE SAME SORT OF OBLIGATION THAT THE DISTRICT AT LARGE HAS TO COOPERATE WITH OUR OFFICE AND WHAT WE ARE PUTTING IN HERE, AGAIN, AS IT RELATES TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SPECIFICALLY IS
THAT THEY ARE SOMEONE THAT WE CAN RELY ON IN THE EVENT THAT THERE DOES BECOME SOME SORT OF RESTRICTION ON OUR ACCESS TO PERSONNEL OR THERE IS SOME SORT OF RESTRICTION OR ACCESS TO VENDORS. WE ARE ABLE TO GO TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND SAY HEY, CAN YOU HELP US OUT? CAN YOU SPEAK TO YOUR APPOINTING BOARD MEMBER?
CAN YOU AGAIN LOOK AT WHAT OUR FINDINGS ARE, RIGHT, AND IF A FINDING DOES INDICATE THAT DURING A REVIEW OR DURING AN AUDIT THERE WAS A LACK OF COOPERATION, THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE COULD GRAFT IN A RECOMMENDATION TO AN AUDIT MUCH OR A REVIEW TO
SAY WE NEED A LESS RESTRICTIVE, BETTER COOPERATION BETTER ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS WHEN THE I.G. IS INVESTIGATING. >> SO IS IT FOR INVESTIGATIONS? >> NO. IT'S ACTUALLY-- IT'S REALLY FOR ANY I.D. AC-- I.G. ACTIVITY. >> Gloria Branch: I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT EITHER.
>> AND I-- I UNDERSTAND AND REASONABLE MINDS CAN DIFFER ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS. BUT AS WE HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE, A LOT OF THESE, YOU KNOW, AMENDMENTS THAT WE ARE MAKING ARE REALLY WORKING TO GET US IN LINE WITH THE STANDARD INDUSTRY PRACTICES FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL WHETHER IT'S THE GREEN BOOK,
WHETHER IT'S THE GAO YELLOW BOOK FOR AUDITING STANDARDS, THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN BY THE ASSOCIATIONS OF INSPECTORS GENERAL WHO WRITE THE GREEN BOOK, WE DON'T GET TO GO OUT AND DO, I THINK WHAT YOU ARE EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT. WE DON'T GET TO TELL PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE IT, WE WANT
DOCUMENTS. >> Gloria Branch: THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE THINK. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. >> I WISH WE COULD DISABUSE PEOPLE OF THAT. MAYBE YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE TO DO THAT. THAT HAS NEVER BEEN THE PURPOSE OF THIS INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE, IT CERTAINLY HASN'T AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY OTHER
I.G.S THAT WOULD TAKE ON KIND OF WHAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT BE DOING THAT FOR VERY LONG. >> Gloria Branch: IT SEEMS VERY OVERREACHING BOTH EVER THEM. I APPRECIATE YOU ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> Chair Brill: Ms. WHITFIELD. >> Erica Whitfield: THANK YOU.
I THINK Ms. BRANCH IS REALLY ON TO SOMETHING ON THAT LINE 271. AND I THINK WE CAN FIX IT BY JUST GETTING RID OF THAT PIECE THAT YOU TOOK OUT, SO PUTTING IT BACK IN, THE INVESTIGATORS AND AUDITORS OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE MAKING SURE THAT IT IS VERY CLEAR ON WHO, IN
YOUR OFFICE BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE BY TAKING THAT OUT, YOU ARE LEAVING IT UP TO ANYBODY IN YOUR OFFICE. SO IS EVERYBODY IN YOUR OFFICE GOING TO BE ALLOWED ACCESS TO DISTRICT PERSONNEL FILES OR IS IT JUST THE INVESTIGATORS AND THE TODDOR AWEDDORS.
>> TRULY IT WAS THE INTENT FOR ANYONE IN THE I.G. OFFICE BECAUSE WE HAVE INVESTIGATORS ASIDE FROM INVESTIGATORS AND AUDITORS. WE CR CONTRACT REVIEW, CONSTRUCTION AND CONTRACT REVIEW SPECIALIST WHO NEED ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS. THE GOAL WAS JUST TO REALLY AND I MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THIS
BEFORE, BUT I COULD BE CONFLATING DIFFERENT MEETINGS, WE WANT THERE TO BE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THE I.G. REACHES OUT AND SAYS HEY WE NEED DOCUMENTS, THAT THERE ISN'T ANYONE, CERTAINLY WITHIN THE DISTRICT THINKING, OH NO, I HAVE TO GO BACK AND SPEAK TO MY
SUPERVISOR, MY MANAGER ABOUT THIS. >> Erica Whitfield: HAS THAT BEEN A PROBLEM? THAT YOU ARE NOT GETTING DOCUMENTS THAT YOU NEED? >> THERE HAVE BEEN DELAYS, YES. AND I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS-- I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE IN THE SENSE THAT IF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEN THE I.G. IS
REACHING OUT, WE ARE NOT COMING TO ASK FOR SOMETHING AS A SUPERVISORY OR MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. WE ARE THE INDEPENDENT RECORD REVIEWER. WE ARE THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, WE HAVE HAD CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHERE SOMETIMES WE HAVE ASKED FOR THINGS AND IT HAS
TAKEN WEEKS. AND WE HAVE A 10-DAY REQUIREMENT AND SO AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN. BUT AS COUNSEL, WHAT WE RECOMMEND TO AUDITORSES WHEN
THEY GET PUSH BACK, POINT THEM TO THE POLICY THAT SAYS WE SHOULD HAVE UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO WHATEVER IT IS WE ARE ASKING FOR.
IT IS A LOADED WORD. WE TALK ABOUT HOW THE DATA WILL BE USED AND WE ARE SO PROTECTIVE OF IT AND I REALIZE YOU ALL ARE PART OF THE DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU ARE NOT. BUT THE WORDING SEEMS VERY UNLET
LING-- UNSETTLING. >> ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT WE ARE INDEPENDENT. THE INDEPENDENT-- THE INDEPENDENCE IS NOT MERELY WHO CAN TERMINATE THE I.G. INDEPENDENCE IS WHETHER OR NOT WE GET COOPERATION, WHETHER OR NOT WE GET ACCESS TO PEOPLE.
THAT IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH INDEPENDENCE, WHERE WE WILL MAKE A REQUEST, REPEATED AND IT'S GONE ON FOR MONTHS NOT WEEKS. I THINK WE HAVE HAD ONE ISSUE SOMETIMES NINE MONTHS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN REQUESTING DOCUMENTS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
AND THAT IS AN INDEPENDENCE ISSUE. THAT IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE CAN'T GET THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE NEED, OR WE CAN'T GET PEOPLE TO RESPOND WITHIN OUR OWN AGENCY, IT'S AN INDEPENDENCE ISSUE. THAT'S WHY IT'S UNRESTRICTED.
IF YOU-- WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT COME IN AND LOOK AT ALL OF OUR WORK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN STANDARDS BOTH THE COMMISSIONER FOR FLORIDA LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE ASSOCIATION OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THEY LOOK AT ALL OF OUR WORK PAPERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DON'T GO OFF ON, YOU KNOW, FISHING EXPEDITIONS, WHERE WE OR ALL AUDITS ARE DONE THROUGH THE AUDIT PLAN. WHEN WE HAVE AN INVESTIGATION, IT'S BASED ON A PREDICATE. WE GET A COMPLAINT THAT COMES IN SO I MEAN IT'S NOT A MATTER OF WE JUST DECIDE TO GO OUT AND
TAKE OFF. >> Erica Whitfield: I THINK WE SHOULD CLAIRE-- I THINK WE SHOULD CLARIFY THIS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT PUTTING AUDIT COMMITTEES IN THIS BUT PEOPLE DULY EMPLOYED BY THE I.G.'S OFFICE.
>> Chair Brill: I'M JUST GOING TO COMMENT ON THAT AND I DO BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, BEING HERE WHEN WE CREATED THE OFFICE OF I.G., I THINK THE ONLY WAY THE I.G. AND I.G.'S OFFICE CAN DO THEIR JOB WITH FIDELITY IS IF THEY HAVE UNRESTRICTED ACCESS. IF WE TIE THEIR HANDS OR IF WE
DON'T SUPPORT THEM HAVING UNRESTRICTED ACCESS, WHY HAVE AN I.G.? THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOB PROPERLY. SO I THINK IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE KEEP THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE. MR. FERGUSON, YOU'RE NEXT. >> Edward Ferguson: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
QUESTION TO COUNCIL, DID WE NOT JUST DISCUSS THIS ISSUE ROUGHLY 30 DAYS OR LESS AGO. >> I BELIEVE WE DID. >> Edward Ferguson: I REMEMBER THERE BEING A HYPOTHETICAL OF ONE OF THE RECEPTIONISTS IN THE I.G.'S OFFICE ON HIS OR HER
ACCORD SENDING A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND I THOUGHT WE FLESHED THIS OUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THAT FEASIBLE. IT HAS TO BE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL MICHAEL WE ARE REQUESTING THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT, CORRECT? >> YES. >> Edward Ferguson: AND BECAUSE
YOU ARE TEAM PALM BEACH, THEY WOULD NEED A SUBPOENA. I THOUGHT IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A TANGENTIAL CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER YOU NEED TO SUBPOENA YOUR OWN CO-WORKERS AND I THOUGHT WE SAID THAT WAS NOT NECESSARY. >> THAT'S CORRECT AS WELL, YES.
>> Edward Ferguson: WHEN I READ SECTION 271-277, IT DOESN'T IN ANY WAY GIVE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THE INVESTIGATE OTHER POWERS. IT SEEMS LIKE IF I UNDERSTAND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S POSITION, THEY'RE WORKING IN CLAB COLLABORATION WITH YOU. THEY'RE BRINGING CERTAIN THINGS TO YOUR ATTENTION IF ENTHUSIASM DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW IT, I
THOUGHT. >> CORRECT. >> Edward Ferguson: BUT HAVE YOU TO PICK UP THE BATON AND FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WILL SEEK OR WON'T SEEK FROM A DISTRICT STAFF MEMBER. AM I CORRECT IN MY UNDERSTANDING. >> YES, SIR. >> Edward Ferguson: I SEE NO ISSUE WITH ANY OF THE LANGUAGE
THAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING AND IT IS SUCCINCT. >> A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY. LIKE YOU SAID, WE SOMETIMES PICK UP THE BATON IF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION OR SUGGESTION TO US BUT IT'S ALSO THE OTHER WAY AROUND AND THAT WAS REALLY THE POINT TO THIS SECTION, I BELIEVE, AND WE WERE LOOKING TO CLARIFY IT BUT
MAKING SURE AGAIN THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PROMOTING THE USE OF THE OIG AS A CONSTRUCTIVE PROCESS AND THIS IS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE POLL. >> Edward Ferguson: SO WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE, NOTHING IS LOST IN MY COMMUNICATION TO YOU OR ADVICE VERSA.
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WOULD NOT EVER HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SEND ANY DISTRICT EMPLOYEE A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, CORRECT? >> IS NO. >> Edward Ferguson: WHEN I SAID PICK UP THE BATON, IF ANYBODY IS INVESTIGATING ANYTHING, IT'S I.G. MICHAEL AND YOU, HER STAFF, THAT WOULD BE DOING THE INVESTIGATION. >> YES. >> Edward Ferguson: AND I
THOUGHT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME CONFUSION AS WHO IS ON FIRST WITH REGARD TO WHO WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO REQUEST THE INFORMATION. IS IT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, SOMEONE WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF I.G. MICHAEL, IS IT I.G. MICHAEL UNDER HER STAFF AND EXPRESSED EXPLICIT DIRECTION.
SO AGAIN I SAY LOVE THE CONVERSATION. BUT I THINK THAT THE LANGUAGE IS SUCCINCT AND DEFINITELY SUFFICIENT. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. >> Chair Brill: Ms. BRANCH. >> Gloria Branch: MORE CONVERSATION.
WHY WOULDN'T YOU JUST SAY WHEN YOU ARE REQUESTING THE INFORMATION, THIS IS FOR CASE NUMBER BLAH BLAH BLAH. I NEED THIS INFORMATION. WHY YOU WOULD NOT SAY OR TELL THEM WHAT THE INFORMATION INVESTIGATION IS FOR TO GET THE INFORMATION. >> WE DO THAT IN NEARLY EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE. >> Gloria Branch: IT DOESN'T SAY IT HERE. THAT'S WHAT MADE ME ASK.
>> RIGHT, AND I I'M NOT SURE HOW TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. USUALLY THE FIRST REQUEST MADE IS HEY, BY THE WAY, WE NEED THIS. WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH WHOEVER IS MAKING THE REQUEST, WE DON'T GO INTO DETAILS IF IT IS AN
INVESTIGATION, WE DON'T, YOU KNOW. >> Gloria Branch: CAN YOU SAY IT'S FOR CASE NUMBER BLAH BLAH BLAH. >> USUALLY NOT. IT'S PURSUANT TO PART OF THE WORK PLAN, IF IT RELATES TO AN AUDIT. WE MAY SAY THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OR ALLEGATION MADE WE ARE WORKING ON. >> Gloria Branch: RIGHT. I THINK THAT, FOR ME IS-- BUT
IT'S NOT IN HERE. >> IT'S PART OF THE AUDIT OR INVESTIGATION STANDARDS. AS I STATED, WE HAVE. HERE ARE STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW FOR INVESTIGATION, AUDIT AND WE DON'T PUT EVERYTHING IN THE POLICY.
BUT WE STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL OF THIS AND IT'S VERY PRESCRIPTIVE ON, WE HAVE, IF WE ARE AN AUDIT, YOU HAVE AN ENTRANCE CONFERENCE. YOU SEND A LETTER SAYING WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK AT. AND THEN THIS IS USUALLY, YOU KNOW, PER SWAYING TO THIS AUDIT, WE NEED THIS INFORMATION.
IF WE ARE DOING AN INVESTIGATION, WE USUALLY SAY WE ARE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION, WE MAY NOT GIVE THE CASE NUMBER BUT USUALLY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS GOING. >> >> Gloria Branch: FOR ME THAT'S WHAT IT IS. TELL THEM WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. >> WE DO COMMUNICATE... >> Gloria Branch: IT'S NOT IN
HERE. >> WE DO COMMUNICATE WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY IF THERE IS ALWAYS A QUESTION, AND AGAIN, WE DON'T DO ANY OVER REACH. IF I HAVE WAITED NINE MONTHS SOMETIMES FOR A DOCUMENT TELLS YOU WE CAN'T BE VERY PATIENT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE A
LOT OF THINGS GOING ON AND PEEP DON'T DROP EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE CALL. MY MOTHER MAY THINK I'M SPECIAL BUT NOW THAT NOBODY ELSE IS REALLY THINKING THAT. >> MY MOTHER THINKS I'M SPECIAL, TOO. >> WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND WE TRY TO ALSO BE RESPECTFUL, TESTINGS GOING ORGANIZATION THE BEGINNING OF CLASSES, YOU KNOW, WE TRY NOT
TO SCHEDULE THINGS AND DO THAT. >> Gloria Branch: I STILL DON'T AGREE WITH THE SECURITY BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CAR-- WE HAVE SIX IN
FAVOR, WITH Ms. BRANCH IN OPPOSITION. BOARD MEMBERS THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF THIS MEETING. I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD. SECOND ABOUT I VICE CHAIR AN. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. WE STILL HAVE ONE MORE MEETING. SO I'M NOW GOING TO CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR SCHOOL
SAFETY/SECURITY FINDINGS TO ORDINARY AT 5:11 P.M. THE RECORD SHOULD REFLECT THAT WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM WITH SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT NO AGENDA TOPIC SPEAKERS. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT.
>> Supt.Burke: WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT OUR FLORIDA SAFE SCHOOLS REPORT AND OUR CHIEF OF POLICE AND DEPUTY CHIEF VANESSA SNOW ARE GOING TO TAKE THE BOARD THROUGH A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND ALSO GOING TO BE POSTED FOR YOUR
APPROVAL AFTERWARDS. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL PRESENTATION
FLORIDA SAFE SKELL SECURITY ASSESSMENTS DONE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS IN ADDITION TO THE ADMIN STAFF ON EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A SCHOOL SAFETY SPECIALIST ASSIGNED TO OUR SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD BE DEPUTY CHIEF VANESSA SNOW HERE SITTING WITH
ME. SHE OVERSEES ALL OF THE COMPLIANCE THAT WE DO IN REGARD TO DOE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS SAFETY AND SECURITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS KIND OF HER-- SHE HAS CREATED A TEAM THIS YEAR THAT
OVERSAW ALL OF THESE FSSTZ.S AND THE SECURITY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SHE IS GIVING YOU THE OVERVIEW OF THE FSSAT TOOL AND RECOMMENDATIONS WE HAVE DO THIS IN A PUBLIC FORUM ONCE A YEAR.
THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL AND PRESENT THIS TO YOU AND THEN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING, WE WILL BE SENDING OUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE FINDINGS TO THE STATE. WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY CHIEF SNOW. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF MOONEY. SO AS CHIEF MOONEY MENTIONED,
DURING OUR FSSAT SEASON WE COMPLETED 216 SECURITY SURVEYS OF OUR CAMPUSES BOTH PUBLIC AND CHARTER OF ALL OF THE INSPECTIONS 100% OF THEM WERE COMPLIANT WITH STATUTORY AND OFFICE OF SAFE SCHOOLS STANDARDS.
AND AS A REMINDER FOR US HERE AND THOSE LISTENING, THE RISK ASSESSMENT IS A FORWARD LOOKING SITE SECURITY INSPECTION THAT IS COMPLETED IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND DISTRICT PARTNERS SUCH AS
FACILITIES, CONSTRUCTION, NPO, STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS, PURCHASING AND SECURITY SYSTEMS TEAM. AGAIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING INFORMED SAFETY AND SECURITY SITE IMPROVEMENTS TO YOU. SO OUR FIRST FINDING IS THAT THE SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO MAKE
REQUESTS FOR ENHANCED SECURITY FOR NOT ONLY THEIR FENCING, LIGHTING AND ACCESS CONTROL BUT ALSO CAMERAS AND THEIR TWO WAY RADIO SIGNAL ENHANCEMENTS THAT WOULD ALLOW YOUR CELL PHONES AND OUR SCHOOL-BASED RADIOS AND PUBLIC SAFETY RADIOS TO WORK BETTER ON OUR SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
SO WITH THAT, WE RECOMMEND THE CONTINUED FUNDING FOR OUR DISTRICT WIDE INITIATIVES TO AUGMENT OUR SCHOOL EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR SECURITY. AND ALSO ENHANCE OUR INTERNAL TRACKING OF SECURITY PROJECTS
FROM INITIAL ASSESSMENT THROUGH COMPLETION. OUR NEXT FINDING HAD TO DO WITH THE RECENT UPDATES THAT WE FOUND IN STATUTE PERTAINING TO OUR LOCK DOORS AND OUR EXCLUSIVE AND
NON-EXCLUSIVE ZONES THAT HAS LED US TO RECOMMEND THE SUPPORT FOR ONGOING TRAINING TO HELP OUR STAFF WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS AND TO ENCOURAGE OUR SCHOOLS TO SHARE THE BEST PRACTICES SO WE CAN POTENTIALLY TAKE THOSE STRATEGIES AND SCALE THEM UP
DISTRICT WIDE. >> AS ANOTHER PIECE TO THE ANNUAL REPORTING OUT, I KNOW QUARTERLY SINCE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE PRESENTED THE INSPECTIONS THAT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DOES ON OUR CAMPUSES. STATUTORILY THEY HAVE TO VISITED
OUR CAMPUSES AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS. OUR COMPLIANCE TEAM ITSELF IS REQUIRED TO INVESTIGATE OR TO DO COMPLIANCE VISIT OOZE ON EACH CAMPUS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR SO THIS IS A TOTAL OF THE INSPECTIONS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DID ON THEIR INSPECTIONS LAST YEAR.
THEY DID A TOTAL OF 89 INSPECTIONS TO INCLUDE OUR REGULAR-- OUR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN ADDITION TO CHARTER SCHOOLS AND SO THAT'S ALMOST JUST UNDER 40% OF THE TOTAL SCHOOLS FOR THE FIRST YEAR THAT THEY ARE OBLIGATED IN THIS THREE-YEAR ROTATION.
35 OF THOSE SCHOOLS HAD NO DEFICIENCIES WHATSOEVER SO THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM YOUR PHYSICAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS TO PAPERWORK. WE HAD JUST UNDER 40%, LIKE I SAID, JUST UNDER 40% THAT HAD NONE. NOW I KNOW WE HAD GONE OVER THAT
WITH WE HAVE OUR QUARTERLY REPORTS AND WE TIP THEIR SEE THAT NUMBER, IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY HIGH NUMBER OF SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE. BUT AS WE DO A REVIEW OF IT, THE MAJORITY OF OUR COMPLIANCE SHORTCOMINGS ARE LISTED HERE AND
WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE HAVING TO DO WITH BADGES NOT ISSUED TO SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. THIS YEAR WE IMPLEMENTED A PROCESS WHERE THE SUBSTITUTES ARE ISSUED THE BADGES BEFORE THEY GET ON TO CAMPUS AND THERE IS NEW STATUTORY LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES ALL OF OUR SUBSTITUTES
KNOW SAFETY AND SECURITY PLANS OF THE CAMPUSES THEY'RE ON BEFORE THEY START TO TEACH ON THAT CAMPUS. WE HAVE WORKED WITH H.R. THIS YEAR TO MAKE SURE THE MANDATORY TRAINING IS DONE BEFORE THEY GET ON TO THE CAMPUSES IN ADDITION TO HAVING INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FOR THOSE WHO COME TO A CAMPUS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THEY WILL GET A PACKET FROM THE ADMIN THAT GOES THROUGH YOU WILL OF THE PARTICULAR SAFETIED AND SECURITY MEASURES FOR THAT PARTICULAR CAMPUS PUSS. WE HAVE MANAGED TO MITIGATE THAT. SOME OF THE OTHER SHORTCOMINGS
HAD TO DO WITH SIGNAGE FOR SAFE SPACES. BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE GO THROUGH ALL OF THE CLASSROOMS. SO FOR CODE RED, THE STUDENTS KNOW WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GO, WHERE THE SAFE SPACE IS. EASE I GO NATEED PACKARD WHERE THE AREA IS BUT WE HAVE A
TENDENCY AFTER THE FIRST NINE WEEKS, FIRST 18 WEEKS OF SCHOOL THAT SOME OF THE SIGNS FALL DOWN. IS THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE IMPLEMENTED CONTINUING REVIEWS OF THAT PART OF OUR COMPLIANCE VISITS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SIGNS ARE STILL UP.
AND IF THEY'RE NOT, THAT WE GET THEM BACK UP TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE. SOME OF THE OTHER SHORTCOMINGS HAD TO DO WITH THE CRISIS HOT LINES NOT BEING ON THE BACK OF I.D.S. THAT'S READILY FIXED BY STICKERS OR REISSUING I.D.s TO STUDENTS AND THEN THE BIGGEST PIECE THAT
WE HAVE HAD NON-COMPLIANCE WITH WERE DOCUMENTS THAT READILY AVAILABLE WHEN THE INSECTOR-- INSPECTORS CAME TO THE CAMPUS. WE HAVE A BINDER SYSTEM WHERE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS REQUESTED, ALMOST LIKE A LIVING DOCUMENT SO TO SPEAK FOR EACH OF THE
CAMPUSES, THAT THEY HAVE A BINDER WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT DOE IS GOING TO ASK FOR. THINGS LIKE DRILL SCHEDULES, AFTER ACTION ERRORS, NOTES FOR BEHAVIORAL THREAT MEETINGS, CERTIFICATES OF TRAINING, PROOF
OF TRAINING FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS AND THAT TYPE OF THING. WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO IMPLEMENT A POLICE COMPLIANCE TEAM TO GO TO THE CAMPUSES AND SUPPORTING THE ADMINS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING
READILY AVAILABLE TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF SHORTCOMINGS THAT WE HAVE MOVING FORWARD. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ALL THE DEFICIENCIES THAT WERE NOTED BY DOE WERE ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED WITHIN THREE DAYS AND NO DISCIPLINARY ACTION AS A RESULT.
FINDINGS THAT THEY HAD WERE TAKEN. WITH THAT, WE HAVE TO ASK YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECEIVE THE REPORT SO WE CAN SEND IT TO THE STATE AT THE END OF THE MONTH WITH Mr. BURKE'S BLESSING ALSO. SEE WE ASK FOR A RECOMMENDATION.
AND OTHER THAN THAT, ANY QUESTIONS? >> Chair Brill: I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS SO WE WILL GR TO YOU, Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Supt.Burke: I RELATE THE BOARD ACCEPT THE FLORIDA SAFETY AND SECURITY ASSESSMENT TOOL FSSAT TO HELP IMPLEMENT THE
PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS. >> Chair Brill: MS. ANDREWS IS VERY EAGERLY WANTING TO MAKE THAT MOTION. >> Chair: MOTION BY MS. ANDREWS, SECOND BY Mr. LANE. ANY DISCUSSION? MS. ANDREWS. >> >> Marcia Andrews: I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOUR SCHOOL POLICE, OUR CHIEF, THE STAFF, KEEPING ALL OF OUR
CHILDREN, ALL OF OUR TEACHERS SAFE EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE REALLY DO SAY THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: AND I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT, SEEING AGAIN ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT YET ANOTHER FOOD PANTRY BEING OPENED UP DOWN AT CONGRESS MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE HAVE THE BEST POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS. YOUR MENTORS, YOU HELP OUR CHILDREN, YOU HELP FEED OUR CHILDREN. YOU ARE THERE FOR SAFETY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US, WE COULDN'T ASK-FOR-A BETTER GROUP LED BY BETTER LEADERS. SO THANK YOU. SO SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND SO NOW I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN OUR LAST MEETING OF THE DAY. MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD. SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. HAVE A NICE EVENING. STAY SAFE.