--------- GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE BOARD WILL PARTICIPATE IN SIX MEETINGS TODAY. WE WILL BEGIN WITH A SPECIAL MEETING FOR SCHOOL BOARD PROCLAMATIONS FOLLOWED BY THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR EXPULSIONS. ATTORNEY CLIENT SESSION, RISK MANAGEMENT SESSION, WORKSHOP AND
THE SCHOOL BOARD SPECIAL MEETING. WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE TO FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY Ms. 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. VIEWERS AND LISTENERS CAN ACCESS THE MEETING TODAY BY EITHER WATCHING ON COMCAST CHANNELS 234 AND 235, U
VERSE CHANNEL 99 OR BY USING THE YOUTUBE LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE AT PALM BEACHSCHOOLS.ORG. IN THE EVENT THE LINK IS INTERRUPTED FOR TECHNICAL REASONS PLEASE SWITCH OVER TO THE TV CHANNELS. ALL BOARD MEETINGS ARE RECORDED IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND POSTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE WITHIN 24
HOURS. I WILL NOW CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR SCHOOL BOARD PROCLAMATIONS TO ORDER AT 1:31 P.M., Ms. SIN SINCLAIR PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >> DISTRICT 1 MATTHEW 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. >> HERE >> VICE CHAIR McQUINN THANK YOU. I DO NOT HAVE ITEMS ON ADD FOR GOOD SAUCE. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS TO WITHDRAW. >> Supt.Burke: NO, MADAM CHAIR. >> Chair Brill: WE DON'T HAVE
SPEAKERS ON THE AGENDA TOPICS SO I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MOTION BY Ms. BRANCH SECOND BY MS. SAVIETTO. IN I DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? , ALL OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS. THAT IS GOING TO BRING US TO OUR PROCLAMATIONS. WE ARE ALL GOING GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WE WILL DO THE MOTIONS
AND READ THE PROCLAMATIONS FROM
THE FLOOR.
COM IS I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM APRIL 26 AS SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY MS. ANDREWS, SECOND BY Ms. WHITFIELD. ANY DISCUSSION IN ALL IN FAVOR? , OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MS. SAVIETTO IS GOING TO NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION. SHE WILL BE PRESENTING IT TO
ANYA SPECIALIST FOR LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES. AT A MEMBER OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
AND WORKING FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY GOVERNMENT, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT OF OUR LIBRARIES AND THAT THEY HAVE ACROSS THIS COMMUNITY. BUT TODAY I WANT TO MAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ANOTHER GROUP OF LIBRARIANS, OUR SCHOOL MEDIA SPECIALISTS.
YOU CREATE SPACES WHERE STUDENTS FEEL WELCOME, SUPPORTED AND INSPIRED. YOU BRING CREATIVITY INTO LEARNING, HELP STUDENTS NAVIGATING INFORMATION AND PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN BUILDING THE
SKILLS OR STUDENTS NEED FOR THEIR FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. WHEREAS, SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAMS ARE AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE EDUCATION OF OUR YOUTH, AND;
WHEREAS, SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAMS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT BY PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCES AND SERVICES, AND; WHEREAS, SCHOOL LIBRARIES PROVIDE ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL INFORMATION THAT IS AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF USEFUL FORMATS,
AND; WHEREAS, LEARNING TO UTILIZE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATE IDEAS IS ESSENTIAL TO EQUIPPING FLORIDA'S YOUTH WITH WIDE-RANGING KNOWLEDGE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND; WHEREAS, PROMOTING COMPETENCIES
IN USING NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAMS, AND; WHEREAS, SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAMS PROMOTE LITERACY AND THE ENJOYMENT OF READING, AND; WHEREAS, LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS ARE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERTS AND COLLABORATORS IN THE TEACHING
AND LEARNING PROCESS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2026 AS SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH. DONE THIS TWENTY THANK YOU.
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ALL RIGHT, COM 2 I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM APRIL 2026 AS AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY MS. ANDREWS, IN I DISCUSSION IN ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL BE PRESENTING THIS
PROCLAMATION TO Dr. JENNIFER PERCIVAL, DIRECTOR OF THE FAU CENTER FOR AUTISM AND RELATED DISABILITIES. ALSO KNOWN AS THE CARD CENTER.
WHEREAS, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IS A NEUROLOGICAL DIFFERENCE THAT CAN AFFECT ANYONE, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, OR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND, AND; WHEREAS, AUTISM SPECTRUM
DISORDER AFFECTS ONE IN 31 CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES, AS OF 2022. BOYS ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO HAVE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER THAN GIRLS, AND; WHEREAS, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE FASTEST GROWING DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY IN THE UNITED STATES, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) AND AUTISM
AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES MONITORING (ADDM), AND; WHEREAS, INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM ARE INDIVIDUALS FIRST AND FOREMOST, WITH UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND ABILITIES, AND; WHEREAS, SYMPTOMS AND
CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER PRESENT THEMSELVES IN A VARIETY OF COMBINATIONS AND CAN RESULT IN LIFELONG IMPACTS ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO LEARN, DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS, AND UNDERSTAND VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION, AND; WHEREAS, EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND
INTERVENTION, AS WELL AS ONGOING SUPPORT FROM FAMILY, DOCTORS, THERAPISTS, AND EDUCATORS CAN POSITIVELY INFLUENCE PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER TO ACHIEVE BETTER OUTCOMES AND A
HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE, AND; WHEREAS, PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME, SO THAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL AND LEAD
HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES FULLY INCLUDED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND; WHEREAS, THE DISTRICT PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING STUDENT-CENTERED, AND A PLACE WHERE OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING SERVICES
THAT MEET THE DIVERSE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH AUTISM. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOL. VED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2026 AS AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH. DONE THIS TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, IN WEST
PALM BEACH
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>> Supt.Burke: COM 3 I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE MONTH. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY MS. SAVIETTO, SECOND BY MS. ANDREWS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
SO VIRGINIA SAVIETTO IS PRESENTING THE PROCLAMATION TO NANCY REESE WHO IS THE MANAGER OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
>> EVERYONE WHO IS WEARING GREEN AND WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THE PICTURE, THANK YOU FOR COMING SO I'M GOING SAY A FEW WORDS. THE DISTRICT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS TAKE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SERIOUSLY. GUIDED BY THE MOTTO, IT IS OKAY TO NOT TO BE OKAY AND IT IS OKAY TO ASK FOR HELP. WE ARE WORKING EVERY DAY TO REDUCE STIGMA AND CREATE A CULTURE WHERE PEOPLE FEEL SUPPORTED.
WE'VE MADE REAL INVESTMENTS TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO CARE. THAT MEANS HAVING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON EVERY CAMPUS READY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH MEANINGFUL TIMELY INTERVENTIONS WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST.
AND WHEN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS NEEDED, WE MAKE SURE THERE IS A CLEAR PATH WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH OUR DEDICATED STAFF OR STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. BECAUSE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND OVERALL WELL-BEING ARE NOT EXTRAS, THEY'RE A STAND STANDARD
PART OF THE EDUCATION AFTER EXPERIENCE. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO NANCY REESE, MANAGER OF THE BEHAVIORAL AN MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND HER TEAM FOR THE WORK YOU, THEY DO EVERY YEAR EVERY DAY, EXCUSE ME. THIS WORK IS CRITICAL AND IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
REMEMBER ASKING FOR HELP IS NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS. IT'S A SIGN OF STRENGTH. PROCLAMATION MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE MONTH MAY 2026 WHEREAS,
MENTAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO EVERYONE'S OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND EVERYONE EXPERIENCES TIMES OF STRESS AND STRUGGLES IN THEIR LIVES, AND; WHEREAS, RESEARCH RECOGNIZES
THAT ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES) ARE TRAUMATIC EVENTS THAT CAN HAVE A PROFOUND EFFECT ON A CHILD'S DEVELOPING BRAIN AND BODY AND CAN RESULT IN POOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH DURING CHILDHOOD AND ADULTHOOD, AND; WHEREAS, RESEARCH RECOGNIZES THAT POSITIVE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (PCES) HELP TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND BUILD RESILIENCY SKILLS, AND, WHEREAS, SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING, AS WELL AS AVAILABLE SUPPORT AND SERVICES CAN GREATLY AFFECT A PERSON'S ABILITY TO HANDLE THEIR STRESS AND BUILD RESILIENCY SKILLS, AND; WHEREAS, PROMOTING MENTAL
HEALTH AND WELLNESS LEADS TO HIGHER OVERALL PRODUCTIVITY, BETTER EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, LOWER CRIME RATES, STRONGER ECONOMIES, LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS, IMPROVED FAMILY LIFE, IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE, AND INCREASED LIFESPAN, AND; WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT OF AWARENESS AND EDUCATION, THE NECESSITY OF ACCESS TO SERVICES, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING TO A PERSON'S OVERALL SUCCESS, AND SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEMS OF CARE,
AND; WHEREAS, THE GET YOUR GREEN ON CAMPAIGN AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS BY CREATING VISIBLE SUPPORT AND FOSTERING SAFE SPACES TO TALK OPENLY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA. TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT, EVERYONE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY IS ENCOURAGED TO “GET YOUR GREEN
ON,” AND WEAR GREEN ON THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE MONTH. DONE THIS TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. KAREN M. BRILL, BOARD
THANK YOU.
COM 4, I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY Ms. BRANCH, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR LANE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. COM 5, HOLOCAUST DAYS OF
REMEMBRANCE YOM SHAIZ HASHOAH. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR LANE SECOND BY MS. ANDREWS. ANY DISCUSSION IN ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND I WILL BE PRESENTING THE PROCLAMATION TO KIM COOMBS, THE PROGRAM PLANNER FOR US AND KELLY
WARSAW WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF INSIGHT THROUGH EDUCATION.
WHEREAS, JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH BEGAN AS JEWISH HERITAGE WEEK IN 1980, WHEN CONGRESS REQUESTED THAT THE
WHEREAS, THE HOLOCAUST WAS THE STATE-SPONSORED, SYSTEMATIC PERSECUTION AND ANNIHILATION OF EUROPEAN JEWRY BY NAZI GERMANY AND ITS COLLABORATORS, AND; WHEREAS, BETWEEN 1933 AND 1945, SIX MILLION WERE MURDERED. ROMA, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND POLES WERE ALSO TARGETED FOR DESTRUCTION OR DECIMATION FOR RACIAL, ETHNIC, OR NATIONAL
REASONS. MILLIONS MORE, INCLUDING GAY MEN, JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, SOVIET PRISONERS OF WAR, AND POLITICAL DISSIDENTS ALSO SUFFERED GRIEVOUS OPPRESSION AND DEATH UNDER NAZI TYRANNY, AND; WHEREAS, THIS YEAR MARKS THE 83RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING, WHEN THE IMPRISONED POLISH JEWS MOUNTED A COURAGEOUS AND EXTRAORDINARY ACT OF ARMED RESISTANCE AGAINST THEIR NAZI GUARDS, AND;
WHEREAS, THE HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS, SOCIETIES, AND GOVERNMENTS, AND; WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY SHOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER THE TERRIBLE EVENTS OF THE HOLOCAUST AND REMAIN VIGILANT AGAINST HATRED,
PERSECUTION, AND TYRANNY, AND SHOULD ACTIVELY REDEDICATE ITSELF TO THE PRINCIPLES OF INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM IN A JUST SOCIETY, AND; WHEREAS, THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST AS WELL AS TO REFLECT ON THE NEED FOR RESPECT OF ALL PEOPLE, AND;
WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO AN ACT OF CONGRESS (PUBLIC LAW 96-388, OCTOBER 7, 1980), THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL DESIGNATES THE DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST TO BE MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026 AND TUESDAY,
APRIL 14, 2026, INCLUDING THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE KNOWN AS YOM HASHOAH, APRIL 14. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD
OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 13 AND 14, 2026 AS DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST AND IN HONOR OF THE SURVIVORS AS WELL AS THE RESCUERS AND LIBERATORS, AND FURTHER PROCLAIM THAT WE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF
PALM BEACH COUNTY SHOULD WORK TO PROMOTE HUMAN DIGNITY AND CONFRONT HATE WHENEVER AND WHEREVER IT OCCURS. DONE THIS TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, IN WEST
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PRESENTED BY, ACTUALLY Ms. WHITFIELD IS GOING TO BE READING THIS. >> THANK YOU. JUST TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS WHO COULDN'T BE HERE WITH US TODAY THAT WOULD LIKE THIS READ. SO WE WILL BE READING IT FOR THEM.
PROCLAMATION EARTH DAY APRIL 22, 2026. WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY REMAINS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING STUDENTS TO ENSURE THEY POSSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND; WHEREAS, THE 2026 EARTH DAY
THEME, “OUR POWER, OUR PLANET,” AFFIRMS THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE ACTIONS THAT ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CONSERVATION, RECYCLING, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND;
WHEREAS, THE DISTRICT RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING THE UNIQUE NATURAL BEAUTY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INCLUDING THE COASTAL WATERS AND THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES, WHICH PROVIDE OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE STUDENTS, AND; WHEREAS, THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE GREEN CHAMPIONS PROGRAM AND STUDENT CLIMATE COALITION, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND DISTRICT STAFF DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND;
WHEREAS, FOSTERING A CONNECTION TO THE OUTDOORS SUPPORTS THE WELL-BEING AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF EVERY CHILD, AND; WHEREAS, EARTH DAY PROVIDES AN ANNUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR DISTRICT SCHOOLS TO CELEBRATE
ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND REAFFIRM THEIR COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING CLEAN AND HEALTHY NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL
22, 2026 AS EARTH DAY AND ENCOURAGES ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THAT DEMONSTRATE A SHARED COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING THE PLANET FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. DONE THIS TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO PARTNERSHIPPED IN ACTIVITIES THIS PAST WEEKEND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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, OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. OUR FINAL PROCLAMATION. COM 8 I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM MAY 11 THROUGH MAY 17, 2026 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY
Ms. BRARN, SECOND BY MS. SAVIETTO, PINFALL IN MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND THIS PROCLAMATION BE GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY VICE CHAIR MATTHEW LANE TO CHIEF MOONEY.
WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY STANDS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND; WHEREAS, IN 1962, PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY PROCLAIMED MAY 15 AS NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY, AND THE CALENDAR WEEK IN WHICH MAY 15 FALLS, AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. WHEREAS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD CONVERGE ON
WASHINGTON, D.C. TO PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF PLANNED EVENTS WHICH HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, AND; WHEREAS, THERE ARE MORE THAN 800,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SERVING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND; WHEREAS, SINCE THE FIRST RECORDED LAW ENFORCEMENT DEATH IN 1786, MORE THAN 24,000 OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE
AND BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND; WHEREAS, THE NAMES OF THESE DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE PERMANENTLY ENGRAVED ON THE WALLS OF THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND; WHEREAS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL CITIZENS RECOGNIZE THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, HAZARDS, AND SACRIFICES
UNDERTAKEN BY OUR BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHOSE UNWAVERING COMMITMENT ENSURES OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES MAY THRIVE IN PEACE. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 11-17, 2026 AS NATIONAL POLICE
WEEK AND URGES THE CITIZENS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TO THANK THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OUR DISTRICT FOR KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS SAFE, EVEN AT THE RISK OF THEIR OWN LIVES. DONE THIS TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA.
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I WILL GIVE EVERYBODY A MINUTE TO GET TO THEIR AGENDA AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY Ms. BRANCH. SECOND BY MR. FERGUSON. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THAT'S GOING TO BRING US NOW TO OUR SPECIAL MEETING FOR EXPULSIONS. I'M CALLING THAT TO ORDER. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO TAKE ATTENDANCE, DO WE? WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH
THE QUORUM WITH EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD PRESENT. I DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS TO ADD FOR GOOD CAUSE. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS TO WITHDRAW. >> Supt.Burke: NO MADAM CHAIR. >> Chair Brill: DO YOU HAVE ITEMS TO PULL FROM CONSENT. I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD.
SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? , ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. DO WE HAVE ANY ABSTENTIONS OR DISCLOSURES? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY AGENDA ITEM SPEAKERS.
SO I WILL NOW TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE DON'T HAVE NEW BUSINESS SO I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND
BY MS. SAVIETTO. IN I DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL BREATHE FOR ONE SECOND AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO OUR ATTORNEY/CLIENT SESSION AND I'M GOING TO TURN TO GENERAL COUNSEL.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, I REQUEST ADVICE PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 286.011 CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING PENDING LITIGATION MATTER APRIL BULLARD
THE SCHOOL BOARD THE SESSION WILL BE RECORDED BY A COURT
REPORTER, NO PORTION OF THE SESSION WILL BE OFF THE RECORD. THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE SESSION THAT WILL BE PART OF THE DISTRICT'S PUBLIC RECORD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE LITIGATION. THE SESSION IS EXPECTED TO LAST
APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES Part: 2
IF EVERYBODY IS READY I'M GOING TO CALL THE WORKSHOP TO ORDER. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AND I WILL TURN THE MEETING OVER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. >> Mike Burke: THANK YOU CHAIR. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE ASSEMBLED AN ALL-STAR TEAM WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP THIS IS PART TWO OF AN ONGOING SERIES OF
WORKSHOPS AROUND PATHWAYS TO POSSIBILITIES AND THAT REPRESENTS THE EXPANSION OF OUR CHOICE AND CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT JAMIE WYATT, CHIEF OF STAFF MORGAN, DIRECTOR OF CHOICE PROGRAMS Dr. JOHNSON AND
DIRECTOR OF ADULT EDUCATION Mr. BARTS. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT MS. WYATT TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU, Mr. BURKE. GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT BURKE THE TEAM AND I ARE SO EXCITED TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON PATHWAYS TO
POSSIBILITIES. JUST AS A REMINDER THIS WORK IS GROUNDED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE A1B AND YOU CAN SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF ONE OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE WELDING PROGRAM AT WEST TECH EDUCATION CENTER.
AGAIN, WAITING FOR IT TO COME UP -- THERE WE GO. WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS MOVING. THERE WE GO. AND NEXT SLIDE.
THANK YOU. AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES AND HAVE THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL WHETHER THEY WANT TO ENROLL IN A UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE, THEY WANT TO ENLIST IN THE ARMED SERVICE OR GO DIRECTLY
INTO THE WORKFORCE. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO DO A RECAP FOR YOU ALL. THIS INITIATIVE STARTED WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S INTEREST IN STRENGTHENING OUR CHOICE AND CAREER PROGRAMMING AND THAT LED TO COLLABORATION WITH OTHER DISTRICTS WHICH LED TO TWO TRIPS
WITH THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL. WE THEN COMMISSIONED ESG WHO DID A DEEP ANALYSIS, PROVIDED US WITH A REPORT. WE SHARED THAT REPORT WITH YOU AND THE FINDINGS OF THAT REPORT DURING OUR LAST WORKSHOP IN NOVEMBER. AND THEN WE LATER SUPPLIED A
SUPPLEMENT TO ANSWER ALL THE GREAT QUESTIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT. TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS ON THE UPDATES SINCE THE LAST WORKSHOP. SINCE THEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE WE'VE CREATED FOUR SUBCOMMITTEES AND THEY WERE CREATED TO ADDRESS
THE FOUR AREAS THAT EMERGED OUT OF THE REPORT. YOU WILL SEE THEM LISTED ON THE SLIDE. WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE FORMAT OF THIS SLIDE FOR EACH ONE OF THE FOUR FOCUS AREAS SHARING WHAT WAS COMPLETED WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IN PROGRESS AND THE
NEXT STEPS. SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR FIRST FOCUS AREA OF CAREER PATHWAYS. AND VERY IMPORTANTLY WE COMPLETED THE PROGRAMS OF STUDY CATALOG. BACK IN THE NOVEMBER WORKSHOP WE SHARED A DRAFT OF TWO CAREER
PATHWAYS AND WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. NOW THAT THE CATALOG IS COMPLETED EACH ONE OF OUR PATHWAYS IS OUTLINED ON A SEPARATE PAGE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE REQUIRED PROGRAM COURSES, THE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AND THE FOUR YEAR COURSE PROGRESSION THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT FOR
OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IT WILL HELP THEM MAKE THE CAREER PATHWAY CHOICES BEFORE THEY LEAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE DID A SURPRISE RELEASE OF OUR CHOICE LOTTERY RESULTS. AND AGAIN THIS WAS GREAT FOR OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS TO GET
THIS NEWS EARLY AND BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR. BUT I MUST SAY THAT THE BULK OF OUR TIME IN CAREER PATHWAYS WAS SPENT IN AFALLACIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A HIGH WAGE, IN DEMAND COMMUNITY VALUED PROGRAMS.
AND Dr. JOHNSON WILL BE SPEAKING MUCH MORE TO THAT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT MENTION OUR FIRST COHORT OF STUDENTS IN OUR WELDING PROGRAM HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND GOING OFF TO PALM BEACH STATE ON A FULL SCHOLARSHIP WE ARE CELEBRATING THAT RIGHT NOW.
AND CURRENTLY WE ARE CONTINUING TO IDENTIFY OUR EXPANSIONS AND OUR ENHANCEMENTS OF ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. SOMETHING THAT CAME UP AT THE LAST WORKSHOP AROUND VIRTUAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS WE HAVE DUG INTO THAT THINKING ABOUT IF WE HAVE FOR
EXAMPLE AN EXPERT CTE TEACHER AT ONE SCHOOL AND A NEW TEACHER THAT THERE COULD BE VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO SATELLITE FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER TO MAKE SURE ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. LOOKING INTO PALM BEACH VIRTUAL
OPTIONS AS WELL. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND MAKING SURE WE ARE PROVIDING MORE CHOICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHILE WE DO HAVE THEM CURRENTLY WE WANT TO EXPAND UPON THEM. STAY TUNED FOR THAT. AND NEXT STEPS WE TALKED ABOUT
THAT PROGRAMS OF STUDY CATALOG THE NEXT STEP IS TO LINK AT THAT TIME CATALOG INTO OUR SELL LOW PLATFORM THAT CAREER ADVISING PLATFORM THAT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE ENGAGING WITH AND THEY ARE ABLE TO SEE NOT JUST ALL CAREER
PATHWAYS BUT SPECIFIC TO PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND ACTUAL DECISIONS THAT THEY WILL BE MAKING AS THEY MOVE INTO OUR HIGH SCHOOL. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT WEEK'S CHOICE POLICY UPDATES WORKSHOP ON MAY 6 AS YOU WILL SEE THOSE POLICY CHANGES OR
UPDATES GO HAND IN HAND WITH THIS WORK WE ARE DOING. LASTLY WE'RE GOING TO FINALIZE THE FY28 PROGRAMS Dr. JOHNSON IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL AND OUR CDE EXPANSION OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT EXPANSION.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO Dr. JOHNSON TO SPEAK ON OUR NEW AND EXPANDING PROGRAMS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. WYATT. THESE ARE NOT NEW WE BROUGHT THESE TO YOU IN NOVEMBER. AT THAT TIME WE WERE KIND OF THINKING ABOUT THEM. WE ARE SO HONORED TO LET YOU
KNOW NOW THAT THE FOUR PROGRAMS THAT YOU SEE HERE LISTED FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THOSE FOUR PROGRAMS ARE SLATED TO START IN THE FALL FOR FY27. MRS. WYATT HAS DONE A GREAT JOB TALKING ABOUT THE SUCCESS WE'VE SEEN ALREADY WITH OUR CAREER
DUAL ENROLLMENT AND Mr. BART IS GOING TO TALK LATER ABOUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. BUT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW WE GO ABOUT DECIDING WHAT PROGRAMS WE'RE GOING TO START, WHAT PROGRAMS WE NEED TO PERHAPS
ENHANCE OR TO REPURPOSE. AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE IS A PROGRAMMATIC EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT PROCESS LISTED HERE. THIS PROCESS INCLUDES PATHWAY ANALYSIS, IT INCLUDES GETTING
RECOMMENDATIONS, IT INCLUDES THE PROGRAM PROPOSAL PROCESS, LEADERSHIP REVIEW, AND THEN ULTIMATELY LAUNCHING THOSE PROGRAMS FOR FY28. SO AS WE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE DO AN ANALYSIS OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CRITERIA.
SOME OF THOSE WOULD INCLUDE LOOKING AT LABOR MARKET, OF COURSE, WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS WITH THE BDB, CAREER SOURCE PALM BEACH COUNTY AND CHAMBERS. ALSO LOOKING AT REGIONAL ACCESS, DETERMINING WHAT PROGRAMS NEED TO BE REPLICATED AND MAKING SURE
THAT THOSE PROGRAMS ARE REPRESENTED IN EACH OF OUR REGIONS. OF COURSE, GETTING INPUT FROM OUR PRINCIPALS AS WELL AS TAKING A LOOK AT THE COST AS WELL AS THE CAPACITY WITHIN THE SCHOOLS.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AT THAT TIME WE ARE STARTING THIS FALL, BUT WE'RE ALSO REALLY HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT EXPANDING THOSE PROGRAMS EVEN IF FY28. AS WE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RECOMMENDATIONS, WE HAVE SOME
ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN SOME OF THE NEW PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE STARTING IN THE FALL. TO BE STARTING IN FY28. BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW WEALTH MANAGEMENT AND SPORTS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO LAUNCH IN FY28.
AND AS WE CONTINUE ALONG THE PROGRAM PROPOSAL PROCESS, WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU AND GIVING YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICITY WHERE THE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO BE LOCATED. BUT IN PARTICULARLY WITH WEALTH MANAGEMENT AS YOU KNOW WE ARE
NICKNAMED WALL STREET SOUTH THIS IS GOING TO FIT WITH SOME OF THE NEEDS OF THE COMPANIES WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH, MS. MS. WYATT AND I HAVE GONE TO SEVERAL BDB MEETINGS AND EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY.
NOW, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO Mr. BART AND HE WILL SHARE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ADULT EDUCATION. >> THANK YOU, Dr. JOHNSON. WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY IN ADULT EDUCATION ADDING NEW PROGRAMS FOR ADULT AND FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN DOING.
WE'VE ADDED AND EXPANDED OUR INTEGRATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH IS COMBINING ACADEMICS WITH WORKFORCE SKILLS AND TRAINING TO PROGRAMS LIKE GED. RATHER THAN JUST LEARNING ABOUT THOSE ACADEMICS WE ARE INFUSING CAREER AND TECH INTO THOSE
PROGRAMS. WE ARE STRENGTHENING THE QUALITY AND THE CREDIBILITY OF OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS. WE USE TWO ACCREDITATION AGENCIES, THE COUNCIL ON OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION AND ALSO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR
CONSTRUCTION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OR NCCER. ALL OF OUR SITES ARE ACCREDITED ON NCCER AS FAR AS THE COUNCIL ON POKE PARTICIPATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL AND WE WILL BE WORKING ON HISTORIC CARVER IN THE FALL.
WE ALSO HAVE A VERY POPULAR CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. WE'RE EXPANDING THAT. WE HAVE CAN YOU DIG IT AND ARE YOU ARE ELECTRICIAN THE STUDENTS REALLY ENJOY.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS WE'RE GOING TO BE BRIEFLY REVIEWING THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTERS. SO THEY ARE ALL SETUP THE SAME WAY ON THESE SLIDES YOU HAVE THE ACCREDITATION ON THE TOP RIGHT-HAND SIDE AND YOU HAVE THE CURRENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE RIGHT. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE LIKE
WITH WEST TECH A FEW YEARS BACK WE ONLY OFFERED PREAPPRENTICE NOW WE HAVE SIX PROGRAMS THAT ARE DRIVING OUR STUDENTS FORWARD. AND THE NEW PROGRAMS THAT ARE PLANNED LISTED BELOW ON THE RIGHT AND WE HAVE WHAT IS GROUNDBREAKING IS OUR CAREER
DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS WE'RE RAPIDLY GROWING THESE PROGRAMS GIVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS A HEADSTART IN HIGH DEMAND FIELDS LIKE THE TRADES AND HEALTHCARE. IMPORTANT TO NOTE WE HAVE ONE PROGRAM CAREER DUAL ENROLLMENT AT ONE SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
NEXT YEAR, WE WILL HAVE THREE SCHOOLS OFFERING PROGRAMS, EIGHT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FROM. YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT OUR WELDING PROGRAM, YES IT IS RED HOT AND AT THAT TIME PROGRAM WHEN THE STUDENTS GRADUATE IN MAY, WE WILL HAVE TWO GRADUATION
CEREMONIES WE WILL DO ONE AT DOLLY HAND WHERE PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE WILL BE GIVING THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO THEIR TWO-YEAR WELDING PROGRAM SO THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AND GET AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE. THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS REALLY THE
ARTICULATION AND THE RELATIONSHIP WE'VE BUILT WITH PALM BEACH STATE TO ADVANCE THESE STUDENTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE AROUND THE COUNTY. THE NEXT SLIDE IS REVIEWING CHUCK SHAW TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER. THE PROGRAMS ON RIGHT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY OFFERING.
WE ARE ADDING PHARMACY TECH FOR THIS COMING YEAR AND WE HAVE PROGRAMS PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE. THIS IS CHUCK SHAW'S FIRST YEAR IN OFFERING CAREER DUAL ENROLL: WE HAVE 80 SCHOLARSHIPS WE ARE
PROVIDED TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO ATTEND OUR TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTERS FOR THE FALL OF THIS COMING YEAR. NEXT UP WE HAVE HISTORIC CARVER TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER OUR NEWEST SITE AND THEY HAVE THE NCCR ACCREDITATION ON THE
RIGHT-HAND SIDE SHOWS THE PROGRAMS WE OFFER AND NEW PROGRAMS PROJECTED IN THE FUTURE. THEY WILL BE OFFERING THREE CAREER DUAL ENROLLMENT ON THOSE PROGRAMS ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH NEW PROGRAMS STARTING IN FY28. THE NEXT SLIDE IS NORTH
TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER. AND THIS SITE HAS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL, BECAUSE IT'S OUR LARGEST SITE THAT HAS ALREADY LABS SETUP IN ALL OF THE HARD TRADES. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO RENOVATIONS THAT WILL BEGIN IN
THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR ON NORTH TECH. WE CURRENTLY ALL THE MAJORITY OF OUR PREAPPRENTICE PROGRAMS AT THIS SITE. AND BY THE WAY, IT'S NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK AND WE HAVE REASON TO CELEBRATE BECAUSE WE STARTED OUR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FIVE YEARS AGO.
WE HAD ZERO APPRENTICES NOW WE HAVE 358 APPRENTICES WITH 228 ADDITIONAL PREAPPRENTICES WHICH FEED INTO APPRENTICE FOR 586 STUDENTS. SO WE'VE HAD TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN THAT AREA AND NORTH TECH
REALLY HAS JUST A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE. AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE NEW PROGRAMS WE'RE PLANNING. AND THEN I THINK WE COULD BE MORE AGGRESSIVE ON THE CAREER DUAL ENROLLMENT AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT AND MAKE SURE THE RENOVATION IS DONE WE WILL BE
MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE CAREER DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS TO SERVE THE NORTH AREA. HISTORIC ROOSEVELT IT'S OPENING IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR. IT SHOULD BE READY IN MID-AUGUST. AND WE'VE ALREADY GOT SCHOLARSHIPS IDENTIFIED TO STUDENTS WHO WILL BE STARTING THERE IN THE FALL.
WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT. AND CAREER DUAL ENROLLMENT SOME WILL BE ENTERED INTO ENROLLMENT IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR. ALL OF OUR EFFORTS ARE GROUNDED IN CREATING STRONGER PATHWAYS FROM CLASSROOM TO CAREERS.
SO THAT'S ALL AT THAT TIME I HAVE WITH ADULT EDUCATION I WILL PASS IT ON TO Dr. MORGAN. >> THANK YOU. SO WITH ALL OF THESE AMAZING PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES, THE CAREER ADVISING WORK GROUP SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES WE ARE PROVIDING TO
OUR STUDENTS AS THEY MATRICULATE THROUGH AND PREPARE FOR THEIR LIFE BEYOND THEIR K-12 EXPERIENCE. WITH THAT YOU SEE OUR CAREER ADVISING MODEL THAT BUILDS A FOUNDATION FOR OUR STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS WE WORK TO DEVELOP THEIR CAREER AWARENESS
AND BUILD ON THAT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH PROVIDING STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER EXPLORATION AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WORK BASED LEARNING. WITH THAT MODEL IN MIND, THE WORK GROUP WORKED WITH AND
COLLABORATED WITH ZELO AND JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TO DEVELOP A PLANNING SCOPE AND SEQUENCE. IN THIS WORK THEY CREATED LESSONS THAT WILL HELP STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY THE CAREER CLUSTERS THAT THEY MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN AS WELL AS PREPARE THEM FOR THE
DISTRICT WIDE 8TH GRADE CAREER FAIR. THESE LESSONS ARE PROVIDED TO HELP THOSE STUDENTS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR CAREER AND CHOICES IN HIGH SCHOOL. THE TEAM ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT TO EMBED CAREER EXPLORATION LESSONS IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM THIS HAS LED TO THE EXPANDED USE OF ZELO IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES. 7TH GRADE IS GOING TO BE GETTING LESSONS THIS SPRING AND OUR
INCOMING SIXTH GRADERS WILL RECEIVE THEIR LESSONS IN THE FALL. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LAUNCH OF THE MOBILE BIZ TOWN WITH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT WHICH WILL BE PROVIDING MORE CAREER AWARENESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FIFTH GRADERS ABOUT 1500 OF THEM
WILL BE GIVEN CURATED LESSONS THAT WILL CULMINATE IN A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT JOBS THAT ARE LINKED TO PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND THEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE ON THOSE ROLES AND RUN THEIR OWN
CITY. THE WORK GROUP WILL BE CONDUCTING A STUDY AT SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN WHICH THEY ARE USING SOME HIGH YIELD CAREER ADVISING STRANGES. THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT THE EFFECTIVENESS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND LOOKING AT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE TO
SCALE THOSE STRATEGIES. THE REVIEW OF THE DELIVERY METHODS INCLUDING ONE-ON-ONE, VIRTUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING AS WELL AS LOOKING THE THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP APPROACHES THAT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE TAKEN. THEY WILL DEVELOP AND IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES THAT CAN THEN BE
IMPLEMENTED IN ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. THEY'VE ALSO DEVELOPED A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO WORK WITH THEM ON IMPLEMENTING THE CAREER ADVISING AROUND THE P CAP SO THEY ARE DOING THAT WITH FIDELITY. AND SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS EXCITING OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH
SCHOOL COUNSELORS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE THE ONES IN THE SAME FEEDER PATTERN TO DISCUSS AND CUSTOM MY HOW THEY ARE ADVISING ON THE CAREER PATHWAYS THROUGH THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. AND WE WANT TO ENSURE OUR PARENTS REMAIN INFORMED AND
ENGAGED ABOUT THE ADVISING THEIR STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING. THE TEAM IS EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THE CAREER ADVISING AND HOME CONNECTION. AND WITH THAT I WILL PASS IT BACK TO Dr. JOHNSON TO GO OVER OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE AND COMPLETED AND KUDOS TO A FABULOUS TEAM OF STAFF THAT HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THIS, WE HAVE CREATED AND REVISED SOME OF THE DOCUMENTATION TO USE TO ENGAGE
WITH DIFFERENT INDUSTRY PARTNERS. THERE HAS BEEN REVISED INTEREST FORMS. THERE HAS BEEN A FAQ CREATED THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO POTENTIAL INDUSTRY PARTNERS. AS WELL AS A TIERED MENU OF ENGAGEMENT SO THAT BUSINESSES
CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN BEST ENGAGE WITH OUR DISTRICT. WHETHER THEY WANT TO BE A TIER ONE, WITH SOMETHING SUCH AS CLASSROOM VISITS. OR ALL THE WAY UP TO A TIER 3. WHAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS WHAT WE HAVE IN PROGRESS
RIGHT NOW. AND THAT IS A PACKAGE THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO YOU ALL AS BOARD MEMBERS THAT YOU CAN HAVE IN YOUR CARS IN YOUR PURSES YOU CAN CARRY AROUND WITH YOU AS YOU ARE INTERACTING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY IF THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS WE'RE PROVIDING YOU WITH A QUICK PACKAGE THAT YOU CAN USE WITH CONTACT CARDS AS WELL AN AN ONBOARDING GUIDE. SO OUR NEXT STEPS IS TO GO THROUGH OUR TEAM THAT I SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER THAT HAS BEEN DOING THIS WORK.
HAS GONE BACK AND DONE A THOROUGH REVIEW OF OUR EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS. AND HAVE IDENTIFIED A FEW GAPS THAT WE DO HAVE. ONE OF OUR FIGHT PRIORITIES NEXT STEPS IS FINDING PARTNERS AND MATCHING THOSE PROGRAMS APPROPRIATELY.
IN ADDITION WE ARE ALSO PREY PAIRING TO HOST AND HAVE A PATHWAY INDUSTRY PARTNERS SYMPOSIUM. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME NEW INDUSTRY PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING WITH. WE ARE IN SOME INITIAL
CONVERSATIONS WITH BAR WAS, D WAVE AND SERVICE NOW. THESE ARE GOING TO SUPPORT SOME OF THOSE NEW PROGRAMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. PARTICULARLY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND REALLY TRYING TO SUPPORT THOSE NEW PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMING ONBOARD. BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT THE
OTHER THREE. BAKER HILL, WE DO AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS. WE HAVE HAD A PHENOMENAL OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THESE THREE INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. OUR TELEVISION PRODUCTION
PROGRAMS AT THREE OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAVE ENGAGED WITH THESE THREE COMPANIES TO LEARN ABOUT THE COMPANIES WHICH THEY ARE MANUFACTURING AND AS YOU KNOW MOST KIDS DON'T KNOW WHAT MANUFACTURING IS. BUT THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT MANUFACTURING. BUT THEY PUT THEIR TELEVISION
PRODUCTION SKILLS INTO PLAY. AND THEY CREATED MARKETING VIDEOS TO MARKET MANUFACTURING FOR THESE COMPANIES IN A COMPETITIVE WAY. AND WE HAD TWO SCHOOLS WHO COMPETED AGAINST OTHER SCHOOLS AND SOME OF OUR SOUTHERN
COUNTIES THAT WALKED AWAY WITH TOP HONORS. WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND THE EXPOSURE THAT IT BROUGHT TO OUR STUDENTS. ON THE RIGHT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EXPANDING SOME OF OUR EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS SUCH AS JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT BIZ TOWN A
LITTLE BIT. FLORIDA CONNECT ACADEMY ONE ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS IT DEALS WITH HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION I DIDN'T KNOW THAT EXISTED BUT IT'S TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS RIDE UP AND DOWN 95, THE TURNPIKE AND YOU SEE ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION
SO THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE OUR STUDENTS AWARE OF AND PREPARE THEM FOR. AND THEN ALSO ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS CAREER READY KNOWN AS SUITS FOR SENIORS, EXPANDING THEIR EXPOSURE AGAIN TO PROVIDE THOSE
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP APPROACHES TO COMPLIMENT WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH CAREER ADVISING. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE PARTNERSHIPS. I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO Dr. MORGAN. >> ALL RIGHT. SO AS FAR AS STUDENT AND FAMILY EN CAMPAIGNING.
GOES WE KNOW THAT THAT IS A PRIORITY IN GETTING THE WORD OF ALL OF THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE IN THIS DISTRICT. IN THE FIRST BOARD SUPPLEMENT WE PROVIDED TO YOU IT INCLUDES A ONE-PAGE INITIATIVE EXPLAINER FOR USE BY THE BOARD AS WELL AS
OUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS DESIGNED TO SUMMARIZE THE SCOPE OF WORK THIS INITIATIVE GROUP HAS BEEN DOING. ONE OF THOSE GOALS HAS BEEN STRENGTHENING OUR STUDENT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF OUR TARGETED MARKETING EFFORTS, WHICH,
ALREADY HAVE YIELDED GREAT RESULTS. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE DYNAMIC SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, SENDING OUT TEXT MESSAGES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. MARKETING TO FAMILIES ALL ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY AS WELL AS MAKING PRESENTATIONS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
FOR THOSE EFFORTS WE DID SEE AN INCREASE OF ALMOST 3,000 APPLICATIONS THIS APPLICATION CYCLE. AND THIS GROWTH IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE DESPITE DECLINING ENROLLMENT WE SEE A DEFINITE RISE IN INCREASE IN THE INTEREST IN OUR PROGRAMS.
AS AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A VIRTUAL SEARCHABLE CATALOG THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO EXPLORE THE OPTIONS THAT WE OFFER AT OUR SCHOOLS, INCLUDING OUR CHOICE PROGRAMS. AND THEN WITH THE UPDATES THAT
ARE BEING MADE TO THE CHOICE POLICIES THAT ARE FORTHCOMING A KEY NEXT STEP FOR THE INITIATIVE GROUP IS TO DEVELOP EXPLAINER VIDEOS TO HELP OUR FAMILIES NAVIGATE THE CHANGES AND PROVIDE DEEPER INSIGHT INTO OUR DIVERSE CHOICE PROGRAMS. THIS WILL BE IN ADDITION TO THE
LAUNCH OF THE VIRTUAL CATALOG AND THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF OUR TARGETED MARKETING STRATEGIES. ALL RIGHT SO BUILDING ON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF OUR FY25 AND 26 MILESTONES WE ARE
NOW SHIFTING OUR FOCUS TOWARD THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS INITIATIVE. FY27 AND 28 OUR OBJECTIVES INCLUDE PROGRAMMATIC EXPANSION INCREASING WORKED BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ROBUST INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS AND IMPLEMENTING THOSE HIGH YIELD
CAREER COUNSELING STRATEGIES. THESE EFFORTS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY AN INTENSIFIED MARKETING CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES. WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT JUST TO THANK ALL OF THE COMMITTEEMEMBERS A GROUP OF
CROSS COLLABORATIVE DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS AND SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY ON THESE VARIOUS GOALS AND INITIATIVES AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO ENSURE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT REMAINS YOUR BEST CHOICE. >> AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR
WORKSHOP ON PATHWAYS TO POSSIBILITIES. >> Karen Brill: WE WILL START WITH QUESTIONS. THE ORDER IS Mr. FERGUSON, MYSELF, MS. WHITFIELD, Mr. LANE AND MS. SAVIETTO. >> Edwin Ferguson: GREAT PRESENTATION.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK AND HAVE A QUICK CONVERSATION WITH YOU IN REFERENCE TO STARTING ON PAGE 5. HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO BRINGING VIRTUAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE DISTRICT IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO THE PROGRAMS?
I REMEMBER MENTIONING THAT TO YOU ALL AT A PRIOR WORKSHOP AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT IS ON THE RADAR? >> WE ARE NOW IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF PALM BEACH VIRTUAL LEARNING WE'RE SCOUTING OUT TEACHERS AND CONNECTING
THOSE TEACHERS WITH OUR PROGRAMS. AND IN ADDITION LIKE I JUST THINK IT IS A MATTER OF US FINDING LOCATING WE ARE NOT -- I THINK WE COULD BE THERE BY MID-NEXT YEAR. NEXT COOL YEAR. IT'S IDENTIFYING THE EXPERTS ACROSS THE DECISION TRICK WITHIN
THOSE PROGRAMS AND IDENTIFYING WHERE THE GAPS ARE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL KNOW THE BREADTH OF THOSE GAPS UNTIL THE YEAR BEGINS. AND AS SOON AS WE RECOGNIZE THE GAPS THAT IS WHEN WE WILL MAKE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE EXPERT TEACHERS WE'RE COLLECTING
THAT INFORMATION. IN THE FALL WE WILL BE TACKLING IT AND TRYING TO GET THAT UP AND RUNNING. >> Edwin Ferguson: OKAY. FOLLOW-UP ON THAT ONE SECOND. >> I CAN COME BACK TO YOU ON THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
>> Edwin Ferguson: GOT IT. I STILL THINK IT'S RELEVANT SO IS THE VIRTUAL HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO IN THE SITUATION WHERE WE MIGHT NOT HAVE A GIVEN TEACHER AT A SCHOOL, IF YOU ALL WOULD
INDULGE ME THERE. HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO HAVING THAT SETUP MRS. WYATT IS TEACHING AT ROYAL PALM BEACH AND WE DON'T HAVE A PROFESSOR AT GLADES CENTRAL IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO
CONNECT THE STUDENTS TO YOU AT THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL? IS THAT POSSIBLE? >> THERE IS AND IT IS NOT DIFFICULT AT ALL IT'S IDENTIFYING WHERE THE GAPS ARE. THROUGH OUR GOOGLE MEETS WE HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE. WE COULD PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY EVEN IF WE HAVE TEACHERS IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE GLADES
THAT ARE THERE BUT THEY ARE STILL LEARNING THEIR CRAFT OR THEY ARE NOT AT THE EXPERT LEVEL AS ANOTHER SCHOOL, WE CAN STILL CONNECT THOSE TEACHERS AND ALSO THROUGH GOOGLE MEET BE ABLE TO CONNECT THEM VIRTUALLY. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF ARE WE
ALLOWED TO DO THAT INVESTIGATING THAT? THE EASE IS EASY. IT'S MORE OF FURTHER PURSUING ARE WE ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO DO THAT AND WHERE THE GAPS ARE. >> Edwin Ferguson: HOW SOON WILL WE BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT SECOND QUESTION ARE WE ALLOWED
TO DO THAT? >> I THINK SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. YES. LET'S SAY WE -- >> SO IT'S ALSO DETERMINATION OF LOOKING AT THE MASTER BOARD. ARE WE ALLOWED TO DO THAT IN
TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE A TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEN SATELLITING THAT OUT. WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SCHEDULING OF IT. DO WE HAVE THE TEACHERS AVAILABLE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT? THAT IS WHAT WE'RE EXPLORING IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
ABLE TO MATCH THOSE SCHEDULES UP. >> PAGE 7. IT REFERENCES PATHWAY ANALYSIS. CAN YOU JUST DEFINE WHAT THAT MEANS PATHWAY ANALYSIS? >> SO, YES. TAKING A LOOK AT THAT BOTTOM ROW
THERE AS WE ARE PREPARING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS GOING BACK TO LEADERSHIP FOR FY28, WE TOOK A LOOK AT SEVERAL THINGS AS WE DECIDE WHAT TO REPLICATE, WHAT TO ENHANCE AND WHAT TO REPURPOSE. WE TOOK A LOOK AT ENROLLMENT
NUMBERS, STUDENT INTEREST AND THE STUDENT INTEREST CAME FROM A MEETING THAT WE HAD WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THOSE STUDENTS GAVE US SOME INTERESTING INPUT IN TERMS OF THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
WE LOOK AT METRICS SUCH AS OUR INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS OUR PASS RATES WITH THAT. THE STATE HAS US GOING BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE BIT WITH THAT WITH SOME CERTIFICATIONS THAT ARE SUNSETTING AND NEW ONES COMING ON. WE ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR
COMPLETION RATES OUR GRADUATION RATES WITH OUR STUDENTS IN OUR PROGRAMS. OF COURSE, LABOR MARKET IS AT THE CORNERSTONE OF ALL OF WHAT WE DO BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE STARTING ARE GOING TO RESULT IN STUDENTS HAVING VIABLE EMPLOYMENT AND NOT JUST
EMPLOYMENT, BUT BEING ABLE TO HAVE WHAT WE CALL A FAMILY SUSTAINING WAGE OR HIGH WAGE AND IS IN DEMAND. IN ADDITION TO THE LABOR MARKET WE ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN AND COMMUNITY VALUE. WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES KIDS MAYBE INTERESTED IN PROGRAMS
THAT MAY NOT NECESSARILY START OFF WITH A HIGH WAGE IN DEMAND BUT COULD RESULT IN THAT IN YEARS AFTER THEY GRADUATE. REGIONAL ACCESS REALLY TAKING A LOOK AT WE BASICALLY TOOK ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS OUR CURRENT
PROGRAMS PUT THEM ON A MAP LOOKED AT WHAT THE DEMANDS ARE AND SAID OKAY, WHERE IS THIS PROGRAM MISSING IN A REGION? AND PRINCIPALS WE GET THEIR INPUT. THERE IS A BULLETIN THAT GOES
OUT TO THE PRINCIPALS AND WE WANT THEM TO TELL US WHAT THEIR THINKING IS AROUND PROGRAMMING. AND IT COULD BE SOMETHING NEW OR IT COULD BE LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE REPURPOSED. AND OF COURSE, WE ARE ALWAYS TAKING A LOOK AT THE COST
WHETHER THE SCHOOLS HAVE THE CAPACITY, WE'RE LOOKING AT FEEDER PATTERNS. ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL TELL YOU WE DO WELL AS A DISTRICT WE PAY ATTENTION TO FEEDER PATTERNS. AND WE ARE VERY GOOD AT AND I CAN SAY THAT, AT LOOKING AT WHERE WE HAVE KIDS IN ELEMENTARY
AND THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT GIVE THEM THAT BASIC AWARENESS AND THEN AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOW WE CAN OPEN PREACADEMIES TO GIVE THEM MORE OF AN EXPLORATION AND BRING IT HOME IN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THEY ARE NOW APPLYING THAT
AND EARNING CREDENTIALS THAT ALLOW THEM TO WALKOUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND BE EMPLOYED OR BE READY FOR COLLEGE OR BOTH. AS MRS. WYATT SAID EARLIER. >> Edwin Ferguson: PAGE 14 IT WAS REFERENCED THAT HISTORIC
ROOSEVELT WILL HAVE AN AEROSPACE PROGRAM. CAN YOU TELL ME MORE WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM THAT AEROSPACE PROGRAM. >> WE PUSHED THAT PROGRAM TO FY29 BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WITH ROOSEVELT STARTING UP WE DON'T
HAVE ANY STUDENTS. AND WE BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO OPEN UP IN MID-AUGUST AND WE NEED TO BUILD OUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMMING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING. THE AEROSPACE PROGRAM THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WAS SOMETHING SIMILAR
TO THE BOYNTON PROGRAM WHERE IT WOULD BE AN AIR FRAME TYPE OF PROGRAM THAT IS SHEET METAL AND THAT IS WHY WE WANTED TO START ELECTRICAL THERE BECAUSE THE BODY OF THE PLANE HAS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. SO EVEN PREAPPRENTICE COULD HELP
BUILD TOWARDS THE AEROSPACE PROGRAM. >> Edwin Ferguson: OKAY. PAGE 18. REGARDING STUDENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN ENROLLED IN OUR SCHOOLS? IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO
IDENTIFY THEM AND TARGET THEM TO BRING THEM BACK INTO WHAT I BELIEVE IS THEIR BEST CHOICE HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. >> . >> ABSOLUTELY THAT HAS BEEN PART OF THE MARKETING CAMPAIGN AND WILL BE EXPANDED INTO THE COMING YEAR OF IDENTIFYING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE NOT QUITE YET
A PART OF TEAM PALM BEACH. BUT SENDING TARGETED MARKETING TO THOSE FAMILIES ABSOLUTELY. >> IF I MAY ADD TO THAT IT IS CHALLENGING TO KNOW EXACTLY WHO IS SITTING IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE NEVER ENTERED INTO OUR DISTRICT THAT IS MORE CHALLENGING.
FOR US TO SAY WE WOULD HAVE AN EXACT NUMBER. THAT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO PROVIDE. >> >> Edwin Ferguson: NOT A NUMBER BUT IT OCCURRED UNLESS THEY HAD THE BREADCRUMB OF BEING BEEN ENROLLED I WOULD IMAGINE YOU HAVE NO WAY TO IDENTIFY THEM. BUT I WAS ASKING IS THERE A WAY?
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S OTHER INFORMATION SUPPORTS THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO IDENTIFY EDWIN FERGUSON HE LIVES WHERE HE LIVES BUT HE'S NEVER BEEN IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM BUT WE WANT HIS PARENTS TO REALIZE YOU ARE SAVING, 50, 60,000 AND THE
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IS BETTER THAN WHAT YOU ARE PAYING FOR AT THIS PRIVATE SCHOOL I WAS WONDERING IF WE HAVE THOSE CAPABILITIES IN PLACE PRESENTLY? >> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CHANCE OF Mr. COOLEY FOLLOW-UP ON THAT.
ALREADY LIMITATIONS WE ARE MORE DATA ON STUDENTS THAT WERE PART OF OUR SYSTEM. IT'S TRICKIER TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS WITH NEVER INVOLVE. THERE'S SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIFFERENT CODING AND STUFF THAT IS BEYOND MY. >> WE WERE REVERSE TROLLING THAT
IS GOOD. AND THEN LASTLY, JUST FOR PERSONS WHO MAY REVIEW THESE SLIDES, WHICH AGAIN THEY ARE GREAT, A.I. YOU WERE A PLUS AND NOW THE A.I. YOU ARE PLUS, PLUS WITH THE PRESENTATIONS WITH THE
ACRONYMS WE SHOULD HAVE A LEGEND AT THE END SO IF SOMEBODY IS LOOKING AT THIS LATER THEY CAN SURMISE HWID IS OR CV IS. IT MEANS SOMETHING SPECIFIC TO THE DISTRICT.
ALWAYS HAVE THOSE LEGENDS IN ANY PRESENTATION SOMEBODY IS GOING TO LOOK AT THIS LATER. OTHER CONSTITUENTS AS WELL. SO WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS EASY TO DIGEST AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> Karen Brill: I DON'T HAVE AS MANY QUESTIONS I HAVE MORE COMMENTS.
AND I WILL START OFF WITH SAYING THAT WHEN Dr. JOHNSON WAS SPEAKING ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION AND PARTNERSHIPS, IT BROUGHT TO MIND I WAS AT ABC BUILDERS AND SEPARATE FROM YOUR PRESENTATION, THEY ASKED TO GO ON OUR MAILING LIST FOR WHEN WE HAVE JOB FAIRS
BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET THAT. Mr. BAR. KNOWS IT WAS SUNNY WHO CAME TO ME AND ASKED FOR A MEETING AND HE GAVE US FOR FREE THE ELECTRICAL PROGRAM AT JOHN I. LEONARD FROM ABC BUILDERS. AS YOU ARE LOOKING AT YOUR
PARTNERS YOU HOPE YOU BUILD THEM INTO YOUR CONVERSATION BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES AND THAT WAS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY AT JOHN I. LEONARD FOR THE STUDENTS TO BE IN AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. AND THAT BRINGS ME TO THINK ABOUT GEORGE KUWAITED GENERAL
CONTRACTORS I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE REACHED OUT TO THEM. SOME OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT PARTICIPATING. YOU NEVER KNOW. THEY ARE IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND AGAIN, FOCUSING ON BUILDING, IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH ABC IT WAS INTERESTING THEY
SAID THEY WOULD REALLY LIKE US TO START THINKING ABOUT INTRODUCING STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO THE BUILDING TRADES I PUT THAT ON YOUR RADAR BECAUSE THEY SAID IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN AT HIDDEN OAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE CELEBRATION AND
HOME DEPOT HAD SETUP A TABLE WHERE THEY HAD KIDS BUILDING STUFF AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS WERE FLOCKING TOWARDS IT. I DO THINK WE COULD LOOK TO DOING SOMETHING WITH THE TRADES A LITTLE BIT EARLIER TO SEE WHAT THE STUDENTS' INTERESTS ARE.
AND THEN FINALLY I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE BUT NOW WITH A.I. IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR US TO TRACK WHAT OUR STUDENTS DO WHEN THEY LEAVE. DO THEY STAY IN THE TRADES? I KNOW THAT IN MY DISTRICT MANY STUDENTS GO TO THE AUTOMOTIVE
PROGRAM AT PARK VISTA BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GO TO PARK VISTA AND THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN AUTOMOTIVE. SO IF WE COULD HAVE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WHICH IS WHAT YOU ARE WORKING ON THAT STUDENTS WOULD REALLY BE INTERESTED IN SO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO A SCHOOL TAKING A
PROGRAM JUST TO GET INTO THAT SCHOOL AND MAYBE THAT IS WHERE CONTROLLED OPEN ENROLLMENT WILL HELP US SO THE STUDENTS THAT GO IN THERE TO SEE THESE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS WILL BE ABLE TO PURSUE THEM. THOSE WERE ALL MY COMMENTS AND NOW TO MS. WHITFIELD.
>> Erica Whitfield: I WANT TO SAY A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS ON HOW WELL YOU'VE DONE ON THE INDUSTRY PARTNERS. THAT IS A BIG STEP FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GOING FORWARD MAKING SURE WE ARE CONNECTING WITH THE BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY. I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT TWO THINGS. ONE YOU MENTIONED SO I WILL
BRING THIS UP A LITTLE BIT. IT'S ABOUT THE CAPACITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WITH THE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING THE COUNTY LEVEL AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY I'VE TALKED TO Mr. BAR. ABOUT THIS THERE'S BEEN PUSH TO HAVE MORE VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL CENTERS COME UP.
I THINK THE COMMUNITY FIRST OF ALL TO Mr. COOLEY DOESN'T COMPLETELY KNOW WHAT WE HAVE COMING ONBOARD. I THINK WE NEED TO EXPAND THAT INFORMATION SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS OUT THERE. BUT I'M WONDERING IF I CAN JUST
ASK YOU, WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS COMMUNITY HOW DO YOU ASSESS WHAT THE CAPACITY FOR OR THE NEED IS? HOW MUCH TECHNICAL EDUCATION SHOULD WE HAVE VERSUS WHAT WE DO HAVE AND WHAT IS THAT GAP? >> SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
DO REALLY WELL IS WE TALK TO OUR PARTNERS. OUR MAJOR PARTNERS BEING THE BDB, AS WELL AS CAREER SOURCE PALM BEACH COUNTY AS WELL AS OTHER CHAMBERS. AND WE GET A LOT OF INPUT FROM THOSE ORGANIZATIONS IN TERMS OF
WHERE A COMPANY MIGHT BE BEING BUILT. IN FACT, LAST WEEK, MRS. WYATT AND I SAT AT A TABLE AND WE ACTUALLY ALL DAY AND WE LISTENED TO NEW COMPANIES THAT ARE COMING INTO PALM BEACH COUNTY IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATIONS
WHERE THE COMPANIES ARE GOING TO BE AND THEY'VE EXPRESSED TO US HEY WE NEED 800 OR 400 OR HOWEVER MANY EMPLOYEES AND WHAT KINDS OF BACKGROUNDS THEY NEED THOSE EMPLOYEES TO HAVE.
WHETHER IT'S MECHANICS OR CNC OR MEGATRONICS, ENGINEERING, BACKGROUNDS. WE REALLY HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR PARTNERS AND THAT'S WHERE WE GET A LOT OF OUR INFORMATION FROM LABOR
MARKET. >> WE HUGHES THE STATISTICS PROVIDED TO US BY CAREER SOURCE WHERE THEY PROJECT OUT NEED OVER THE NEXT ONE TO THREE YEARS AND THEY GO FURTHER THAN THAT. THERE'S OTHER AGENCIES THAT DO IT AS WELL IT GIVES US AN IDEA OF THE JOB MARKET AND WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE IN THE FUTURE. >> CAN YOU TELL US AT ALL WHAT THE GAP IS RIGHT NOW? WITH ARE WE NEED TO BE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FILL THAT GAP? >> THE GREATEST NEED IS ACTUALLY HEALTHCARE. THE HEALTHCARE FIELD IS WAY WE
JUST NEED SO MANY PEOPLE IT'S JUST NOT THAT MANY ARE GOING INTO THAT AREA. SO WE HAVE PROGRAMS AT ALL OF OUR TECH CENTERS OFFERING THAT TO ADULTS. AND MOST HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE. >> WE HAVE MEDICAL ACADEMIES AT ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS EXCEPT FOR FOUR.
BUT FRED IS RIGHT. HEALTHCARE, AS YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR ON THE NEWS ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND QUANTUM SO INDIVIDUALS AND NOT ALWAYS THE HIGH-END ENGINEERS ARE NEEDED. THERE ARE PEOPLE AT THE TECHNICIAN LEVEL THAT ARE NEEDED.
SO SOME OF THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AND THEN PARTNERING THE NEXT STEPS PERHAPS WITH SOME OF THE QUANTUM AND A.I. PROGRAMS THAT PALM BEACH STATE IS INSTITUTING TO GIVE THE STUDENTS A LITTLE BIT MORE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AND
CERTIFICATIONS. BUT THAT IS ALSO ANOTHER AREA. SO HEALTHCARE, IT, WE ARE A HUGE HOSPITALITY HUB HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND ALTHOUGH SOME OF THOSE ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS MAY NOT BE AT A
CERTAIN WAGE THRESHOLD THERE IS TONS OF POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH TO GET TO A CERTAIN WAGE. AND, EVERYBODY, WE MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT FINANCE. THERE IS A HUGE BOARD IN THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD'S CONFERENCE ROOM WITH ALL THE
FINANCE COMPANIES THAT THE MOVED HERE AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL US HEY WE NEED PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS. AND NOT JUST FINANCE, BUT EVEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HEALTHCARE. IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE PRACTITIONER SIDE OF THE HOUSE THERE'S A BUSINESS SIDE OF THE
HOUSE FOR EVERY COMPANY THAT COMES HERE INTO PALM BEACH COUNTY, THEY NEED A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES. >> Erica Whitfield: JUST IN THE FUTURE, I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO AS A BOARD TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE.
I THINK WE DO HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN THIS COMMUNITY BUSINESSES COMING IN. SO I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO SAY I NEED 800 EMPLOYEES AND IT TAKES THREE YEARS FOR US TO BUILD OUT A PROGRAM. BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT FAST ENOUGH AND I DO THINK SOME OF THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE THE
ABILITY TO MOVE QUICKER THAN WE DO. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO Mr. BARTS ABOUT OUR ABC ORGANIZATION THEIR INTERESTED IN POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS. SO I THINK AS WE GO FORWARD WE HAVE TO EXPLORE ALL AVENUES. ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO
BRING UP ON THE NEW AND EXPANDING PROGRAMS YOU HAVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, QUANTUM COMPUTING, AS FAR AS I KNOW, AND FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME, I THINK THESE ARE ONE OFF PROGRAMS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY. DO WE HAVE MULTIPLE QUANTUM
COMPUTING PROGRAMS. >> WE HAVE ONE OFFS THAT WILL START IN THE FALL BUT YOU SAW THE SLIDE TALKING ABOUT FY28 EXPANDING PART OF THAT ANALYSIS IS LOOKING THROUGHOUT THE REGIONS TO SEE WHERE WE CAN REPLICATE THOSE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. >> THAT IS GREAT.
I LOVE WE'RE EXPLORING THESE. THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY AND WE'VE EXPERIENCED THIS AT FOREST HILL HIGH SCHOOL JUST TAKING FROM THE LESSONS THERE WHEN WE HAVE A PROGRAM THAT WE ONLY OFFER ONE OF IN THE COUNTY I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
ALLOCATING ENOUGH SEATS SO IF A CHILD WANTS TO TRAVEL TO THE SCHOOL THERE IS A SPACE FOR THEM TO DO IT AND THAT WE CAN CREATE AN ENTIRE CLASS SO IT'S NOT JUST THE STUDENTS THAT JUST HAPPEN TO RESIDE AT ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH
SCHOOL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT THESE ARE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE AS A COUNTY ARE PROVIDING. AND THOUGH IT IS A DISTANCE IF THEY ARE WILLING TO MAKE THAT TRAVEL I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SOMETHING THEY CAN TRULY GET INTO. THANK YOU. >> I THINK YOU ARE ON TRACK ALL
OF THESE PROGRAMS HERE THE PROGRAM PROPOSALS THAT HAVE COME IN INCLUDED ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ON HERE WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID THE ONE OFFS TO YOUR POINT. >> Karen Brill: Mr. >> Matthew Lane: LANE I WILL BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING SUPERINTENDENT BURKE HE PUT
TOGETHER THE A TEAM. OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OUR CHIEF OF STAFF OUR DIRECTOR OF CHOICE AND CAREER OPTIONS AND DIRECTOR OF ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION. IT SHOWS HIS COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FACILITIES
IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU TO Mr. BURKE FOR PUTTING TOGETHER SUCH AN INCREDIBLE TEAM. AND YOU'VE DONE GREAT WORK. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO ME. I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS A
LOT AND I HAVE THREE THOUGHTS THAT I WANT TO SHARE ON THE TOPIC. FIRST, AS EVERYONE KNOWS 40% OF OUR STUDENTS AREN'T GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE AND AT THE SAME TIME IN THE TRADES PLUMMER, CARPENTERS THEY ARE AGING OUT. WE NEED TO ENSURE WHEN OUR
STUDENTS GRADUATE WE HAVE CREATED A PATHWAY FOR THE 40% OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT GOING TO COLLEGE TO GO INTO ONE OF THESE TRADES. I BELIEVE THERE'S FIVE COMPONENTS. FIRST WE TALKED ABOUT TESTING. WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT SKILLS
APTITUDES AND INTEREST THE STUDENTS HAVE. SECOND, WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT CAREER COUNSELING TO EVALUATE THESE TEST RESULTS AND EXPLAIN THE POSSIBILITIES TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR LEARN PARENTS AND GUIDE THEM INTO THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS. THIRD, WE NEED TO IMPROVE
REPURPOSE AND CONSTRUCT OUR BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE THE 40% OF OUR STUDENTS WHO AREN'T GOING TO COLLEGE THAT IS ONE OUT OF TWO. WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT TRANSPORTATION ABOUT HOW THE CHILDREN CAN GET TO AND FROM THESE FACILITIES. AND FINALLY WE NEED 0 ENROLL
TEACHERS TO TEACH THESE TRADES. I'VE MET WITH A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE CONSTRUCTION MARINE AND HEALTHCARE INDUSTRIES. IT SEEMS TO ME IF WE CAN PROVIDE THE INDUSTRIES WITH A PIPELINE OF POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PERSUADE THEM
TO PROVIDE US WITH THE TEACHERS WHO CAN TEACH THEIR FUTURE EMPLOYEES THESE TRADES. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION THEY FUNDED A STUDY OF THE JOB MARKET IN PALM BEACH COUNTY WHICH WE ARE USING TO GUIDE OUR STUDENTS INTO THE APPROPRIATE CAREER
SELECTION. THE SECOND THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS OUR CHOICE PROGRAMS. AS EVERYONE KNOWS, OUR ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE A VERY, VERY COMPETITIVE LOTTERY TO GET INTO OUR CHOICE PROGRAMS.
IT SEEMS TO ME IF THERE IS A HUGE DEMAND FOR OUR CHOICE PROGRAMS AND THESE PROGRAMS ARE WHAT PEOPLE WANT WE SHOULD EXPAND OUR ENROLLMENT IN THE CHOICE PROGRAMS THAT PEOPLE ARE CLAMORING TO GET INTO. WE HAVE CUSTOMERS THAT WANT OUR SERVICES AND WE NEED TO EXPAND
OUR PROGRAMS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE CUSTOMERS. AND THE THIRD THING I WANT TO TOUCH ON IS CONDUCTING SURVEYS OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE LEFT OUR DISTRICT. IF I HAD A BUSINESS AND 5 -- 7,000 OF MY CUSTOMERS LEFT LAST
YEAR I WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHY. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD SURVEY THOSE STUDENTS WHO LEFT TO FIND OUT WHY THEY LEFT. AT THE CONFERENCE THAT I ATTENDED A FEW WEEKS AGO ONE OF THE SPEAKER SAID IF YOU ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS THE PROBLEMS
OFTEN SOLVE THEMSELVES AND THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS WHY ARE STUDENTS TAKING THEIR VOUCHERS AND GOING SOME PLACE ELSE AND GOING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS? WHY ARE PARENTS HOME SCHOOLING? IT SEEMS WE NEED TO SURVEY THE STUDENTS WHO LEFT THE DISTRICT TO FIND OUT WHY OUR CUSTOMERS
LEFT US. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY OBSERVATIONS ON CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION OTHER THAN ASK THIS QUESTION WHAT IS NEXT? WHEN IS THE NEXT UPDATE? >> WE HAVE NOT SCHEDULED THAT YET BUT WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU WHEN WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO
PROVIDE. >> COULD YOU WE ARE IN APRIL, COULD WE GET AN PROXIMATION WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO COME BACK TO US WITH THIS? >> I WOULD THINK UNLESS Mr. BURKE WANTS TO TAKE THIS ONE? >> >> Mike Burke: EACH OCTOBER WE HAVE OUR SHOWCASE OF SCHOOLS AND
IT WOULD BE PRIOR TO THAT IN THE FALL MAYBE A NATURAL POINT IN TIME TO GIVE THE BOARD AN UPDATE WHAT PROGRAMS WILL BE ABLE TO PUT INTO THE CHOICE BOOKLET FOR THE FY28 SCHOOL YEAR. >> SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER WE'LL SEE YOU BACK AGAIN. GREAT JOB.
TO SEE THE PROGRESS IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL YOU ALL HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AND OF COURSE YOU DID YOU ARE OUR A TEAM. >> Karen Brill: MS. SAVIETTO. >> >> Virginia Savietto: GREAT PRESENTATION.
A FEW QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM MY MARKETING BRAIN OUT OF THE 95% OF THE STUDENTS THAT WILL GRADUATE, 4.5 DON'T GRADUATE. WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THEM? THEY ARE NOT GRADUATING SO WE KNOW THEY ARE NOT GRADUATING WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT
WE HAVE ALL OF THAT. WE SHOULD NOT LET THEM JUST WALK AWAY, MAYBE THEY THINK ABOUT IT AND REACH OUT TO THEIR PARENTS OR DO SOMETHING BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT NUMBER OF KIDS THAT WE COULD HELP. AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT 100% OF THE CHILDREN THAT THE STUDENTS
WE'RE GRADUATING 100% OF THAT 95 SHOULD BE IN TWO PATHS EITHER THE CAREER OR THE TRADES. NO QUESTIONS ASKED. BUT WE ARE ASKING AND I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS, WE'RE ASKING KIDS THE WRONG QUESTION WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?
I COULDN'T ANSWER THAT AND I HAD A REAL GIFT THAT PEOPLE COULD SEE I WAS CREATIVE AND DOING THINGS AND I COULDN'T ARTICULATE AND IT TOOK ME SIX YEARS TO GRADUATE. I COULDN'T FIND IT. INSTEAD OF ASKING CHILDREN OR
LOOKING, WHAT ARE THEY GOOD AT? BECAUSE WHEN WE UNDERSTAND AND YOU'LL HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH LUCA I'M LOOKING AT WHAT HE IS GOOD AT HE WAS ABLE TO ARTICULATE I DON'T WANT ANYTHING CREATIVE.
BUT HE WASN'T ABLE TO ARTICULATE WHAT HE DID LIKE. I'M THINKING ENVIRONMENTAL HE DID GREAT IN STEMS. SO IT'S VERY HARD FOR A KID TO SAY I WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER, AN ARCHITECT. WHEN THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT ENTAILS.
I WENT THROUGH IT WHEN I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS ALL 3-D, I FAILED MS. RALLY I WAS VERY UNHAPPY. SO WE NEED TO START ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS BECAUSE, AGAIN, THESE KIDS THEY ALL WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT RIGHT NOW THEY WANT
TO BE INFLUENCERS. RIGHT? AND, AGAIN, I HAVE SPOKEN TO TWO SUCCESSFUL ELECTRICIANS AND YOU KNOW HOW THEY ENDED UP IN THE ELECTRICITY WORLD? ONE SUMMER A NEIGHBOR SAID COULD YOU WORK WITH ME THIS SUMMER TO MAKE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE THIS
MUCH AND THE KID SAID GROWN MAN, GOSH I WILL MAKE MORE THAN MOWING THE LAWN. AND HE NEVER LEFT IT BECAUSE HE UNDERSTOOD THAT HE WAS GOOD AT IT, TOO. SO A LOT OF THEM FIND IT BY CHANCE BUT WHAT ARE THEIR CHANCES WE NEED TO START ASKING
DIFFERENT QUESTIONS. THE ENGAGEMENT OF PARENTS IS HUGE. BECAUSE WHEN THEY UNDERSTAND THAT MAYBE IT'S THIS AND NOT THAT AND IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE THAT WE ENGAGE PARENTS NOT JUST WITH FLYERS.
WE GET BOMBARDED WITH STUFF AND INFORMATION AND I DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW BUT I DEFINITELY KNOW THAT THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PARENTS AT ANY LEVEL WHETHER THE KID IS GOING TO GRADUATE, THAT GRADUATE WE NEED THE PARENTS WITH US SO WE
CAN SHOW THEM THE AMAZING THINGS WE OFFER. I LOVE SPORTS MANAGEMENT. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN AS MUCH AS I LOVE SPORTS I SAT WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PATHS AND THEY
TALKED ABOUT SOCCER AND TRYING TO TELL ME RINALDO WAS BETTER THAN MESSY. AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT SPORTS. I WOULD HAVE STAYED THERE FOR THE WHOLE DAY. I'M THINKING WOW IF THIS GETS SOME WILL KNOW WE HAVE SPORTS
MANAGEMENT MAYBE THEY WOULD CONSIDER IT. THEY DON'T HAVE TO PLAY THE SPORT OR THEY COULD BUT DO SOMETHING ELSE. THERE'S GREAT OPPORTUNITIES HERE WITH SPORTS MANAGEMENT LOOKING AT OUR SCHOOLS THEY HAVE ALL THE SPORTS ALREADY EVEN IN THE SPORTS AS SPORTS.
I LOVE THE WEALTH MANAGEMENT AND A.I. THAT IS WONDERFUL. AND, AGAIN, I WROTE ON TWO PAGES SO IT'S IMPORTANT. OUR HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS WE NEED THOSE COULD BE OUR CLIENTS IF WE WANT TO CALL IT LIKE THAT.
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN. I LOVE IT. THAT IS A CAREER THAT IS CLOSE TO MY HEART. SO WE HAVE BIG PHARMACIES, LITTLE PHARMACIES YOU KNOW, MOM AND POPS WE HAVE PUBLIX PHARMACY, WALMART AND THOSE ARE
PARTNERS NOT JUST FOR MONEY BUT SO MANY GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. WE LOOK AT ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE ALL THE DIFFERENT CHOICES. AND WE OKAY, INTERIOR DESIGN WHAT INTERIOR DESIGNERS OR
FASHION DESIGN THAT WOULD WANT TO COME IN? AND GIVE TIME, RESOURCES AND SO WE JUST HAVE TO LOOK AND THEN GO FOR IT. THERE IS A GENTLEMAN A JUNG GENTLEMAN THE OWNER OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE HE WANTS TO
GROW OUR OWN EMERGENCY AMT DRIVERS AND ALL OF THAT AND I SAID COME ON LET'S DO IT. SO WE HAVE TO GO AFTER THIS BUSINESSES THAT ALREADY EXIST. AND SAY LOOK AND PRESENT THE MENU TO THEM OF ALL THE AMAZING
THINGS WE HAVE. THERE ARE SO MANY SMALL BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS OWNERS AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HELP. BUT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW OR WHICH WAY OR BUT WE HAVE ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL IDEAS AND
OPPORTUNITIES. AGAIN, SO WE NEED TO SURVEY OUR 8TH GRADERS, 7TH GRADERS AND FIND OUT IF THEY ARE GOING TO A CHOICE IN HIGH SCHOOL. I WAS VERY, VERY SURPRISED TO SEE MANY KIDS AT LUCA'S MOVING
UP GRADUATION OF 8TH GRADE THEY WERE ONLY TAKING ACE CLASSES THEY WERE NOT IN MY PROGRAM. SO AND THE PARENTS WERE EDUCATED THEY SPOKE ENGLISH THERE WERE NO EXCUSES BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW. I THINK THE PROGRAMS ARE THE
BASIS FOR KIDS TO BE MORE CLEAR WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL OTHERWISE IT'S OVERWHELMING. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? I DON'T KNOW. WHAT ARE YOU GOOD AT AND THOSE QUESTIONS WILL HELP US.
WE GOT FOR SPORTS WE GOT THE BOWL OF THE PALM BEACHES, WE HAVE POLO, WE GOT WE HAVE SOCCER, WE GOT OTHER SPORTS THAT WE HAVE THIS LITTLE AND BIG PARTNERS THAT COULD HELP US.
WHEN IT COMES TO BEING SUCCESSFUL, WE GOT THE SKY'S THE LIMIT. WE GOT AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES. WE JUST HAVE TO BE WITH -- WE HAVE TO HAVE A BIG VISION AND THEY WILL COME.
AND WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE WHOLE MENU AND IDENTIFY ALL THE BUSINESSES THE BIG ONES AND THE LITTLE ONES AND THEY WILL COME. THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD CAN HELP US. I DON'T HAVE ANY DOUBT THAT WE CAN BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE KEY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
KIDS ARE IN A PROGRAM AND HOW DO WE GET TO THE PARENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PARENTS ANSWERING SOME I THINK IT WAS MATTHEW Mr. LANE OR PARENTS TALK. LUCA PLAYED SOCCER FOR THE FIRST
TIME AND PARENTS TALK WHEN WE ARE WATCHING OUR KIDS AND THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY LIKE ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND WHAT THEY DON'T LIKE ABOUT THE SCHOOL. IF THEY ARE DOING GREAT IF THE PARENTS TALKING TO EACH OTHER THEY ALSO HAVE FRIENDS WITH KIDS IN OTHER SCHOOLS LIKE CHOICE AND
IF WE HAVE HAPPY PARENTS, THEY WILL BRING THE PARENTS BACK TO -- THEY WILL WILL BRING THE KIDS BACK TO OUR SCHOOLS. THE BEST WAY IS WORD OF MOUTH. WE DO AN AMAZING JOB AND EVERYBODY IS GOING TO HEAR IT.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO DO MUCH BUT CONCENTRATE TO HELP THE ONES THAT ARE NOT GRADUATING, THEY ARE NOT ENROLLED. WE KNOW THEM THEY ARE NOT ENROLLED. WE HAVE TO KNOW THEM. THANK YOU, AGAIN AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT'S COMING UP IN THE
NEAR FUTURE. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. MS. ANDREWS,. >> Marcia Andrews: THEY IT WAS GREAT LOOKING THE THE WRITTEN WORD AND THE PRESENTATION. I THINK WE'VE COME A LONG WAY AS YOU KNOW THAT WE GAVE UP ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS OUR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS BACK IN THE DAY AND
WE'RE TRYING TO PLAY CATCH UP WITH THE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE
STATE OF FLORIDA.
[AUDIO INTERRUPTION] I JUST NEED TO SEE ACTION. AND KIND OF WORRIES ME AND I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING Mr. LANE I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE WAITING ON A LOT OF THINGS AND THANK YOU Mr. BURKE FOR WORKING WITH THE TRI CITIES EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO BRING
CROSSROADS ACADEMY AND STUDENTS AND A NEW BUILDING TO WEST TECH TO GET THE TRAINING NECESSARY. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET THE CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAMS AND WE SAY WE'RE DOING ALL THESE THINGS NOTHING IS HAPPENING. AND I JUST KNOW I'M NOT PLEASED
WITH WHAT I'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS OF HAVING CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM. I LOVE THE CHOICE PROGRAM Dr. JOHNSON I WAS WITH YOU AT PALM BEACH CENTRAL FOR THE MEDICAL PROGRAM AND THE BUSINESS PARTNERS SO I UNDERSTAND ABOUT BUSINESS PARTNERS. WORKING WITH FLORIDA CRYSTALS
TRYING TO GET WEST TECH UP AND RUNNING AND WE ARE MODELED WITH THE DUAL ENROLLMENT WELDING PROGRAM. WHEN I LOOK AT THIS PIECE OF PAPER HERE I WANT TO ASK AND MAYBE THE ANSWER IS YES. IF IT IS THAT IS GOING TO BE GOOD FOR ME. DO WE HAVE THE TEACHERS FOR THE
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECH AND THE STUDENTS READY SINCE THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR 2027 IS THAT FOR 2027? >> SO THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECH IS CURRENTLY RUNNING AT
WEST TECH FOR ADULTS. >> I'M TALKING ABOUT FOR STUDENTS. >> FOR STUDENTS COMING ON DUAL ENROLLMENT YES WE HAVE A PART-TIME TEACHER THAT IS WORKING WITH US. AND I DON'T KNOW IF Dr. FORD HIRED SOMEONE TO TEACH THAT FOR
THE CAREER DUAL ENROLLMENT OR NOT. >> IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN IN 2027? THIS IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN 2027? OR TALKING ABOUT JUST CONTINUING WITH WELDING DUAL ENROLLMENT. >> ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECH IS ON
THE BOARD FOR THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR. >> DO WE HAVE A TEACHER AND A BUDGET? >> WE HAVE. >> STUDENTS? >> Dr. FORD WAS SPEAKING TO EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL I KNOW SHE WAS GOING TO GLADES CENTRAL PAPA HOKIE TO EXPLAIN THE PROGRAM TO JUNIORS AND I DON'T
KNOW THE EXACT ENROLLMENT AT THIS TIME. >> I HAVE TO SEE STUDENTS AT WEST TECH AND I MEAN THAT AND THANK YOU Mr. BURKE FOR BRINGING CROSSROADS ACADEMY BUT IT MAKES ME FEEL SAD AS I'M TRYING TO WIND OFF OF THIS BOARD THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING TO GET
WEST TECH UP AND RUNNING AND THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN THERE'S NO MONEY IN THE BUDGET. I MEAN I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE PRINCIPAL AS WELL AS THE TRI CITIES AND THEY SAID YOU HAVE TO SHOW US YOU HAVE STUDENTS BEFORE WE CAN DO A PROGRAM. WE DID A SURVEY OF ALL THE STUDENTS IN THE GLADES REGION
AND THEY WERE ASKING FOR CERTAIN THINGS JUST LIKE CULINARY AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL COME WITH THE NEW BUILDING THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING I WANT TO KNOW Mr. IMPLEMENT BOTHMY IS THAT FOR 2027 OR 2028. >> IT'S ACTIVE RIGHT NOW.
>> WE HAVE STUDENTS THERE? >> FOR THE FALL OF 26, YES, THAT IS THE PLAN IS SHE HAS BEEN RECRUITING I DON'T HAVE THE ENROLLMENT NOW HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE THERE BUT WE HAVE A POSTED POSITION FOR THAT PROGRAM. >> THE COMMUNITY RIDES BY WEST
TECH AT NIGHT IT'S HOPPING BECAUSE OF THE PROGRAMS. WE SPENT ALL THE MONEY AT WEST TECH FOR ELECTRICAL, HVAC, CARPENTRY AND CONSTRUCTION BUT ON YOUR PAPER HERE, CONSTRUCTION IS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
IT'S AT ST. LUCIA'S BUT WE SPENT THAT MONEY TO START ALL THESE PROGRAMS AND WHY CAN'T WE HAVE SOME OF THE STUDENTS IN SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT WEST TECH? I'M HAPPY TO HEAR WE WILL HAVE STUDENTS AND A BUDGET AT WEST TECH TO GET MORE STUDENTS.
I'VE SHARED WITH THIS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT WYATT AND THE MAYOR OF BELLE GLADE THEY WANT TO SEE CHILDREN IN WEST TECH. AND THIS IS LOVELY STUFF WE'RE COMING UP WITH THAT WILL HAPPEN IN 2028 WHEN I SEE 2027, I JUST
SEE WEST TECH WITH THE CAREER DUAL ENROLLMENT FOR WELDING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE MORE STUDENTS. >> WE HAVE FOUR CAREER DUAL ENROLLMENT ESTABLISHED FOR THE FALL OF 26 IS WELDING, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECH AND ANY
BOTHMY. >> MY QUESTION IS DISTRICT 6 COVERS WELLINGTON, ROYAL PALM BEACH TO ACRES I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT ARE YOU WORKING WITH CHEYNE'S SEARCH WELL PUTTING THE MONIES IN TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE SURE CHILDREN CAN GET THERE OR ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A VIRTUAL
PROGRAM WHERE THERE CAN BE A TEACHER WORKING WITH CHILDREN ON THE EASTSIDE. Dr. FORD SAID SHE WENT OUT TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT SIX AND COULD NOT GET THE KIDS. THE COMMUNITY ASKS ME WHY AREN'T OUR KIDS GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GO TO WEST TECH? AND THEN I'M TOLD AND YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN MY MEETING WITH ME IT MAKES ME FRUSTRATED SITTING HERE THAT IT MAYBE ANOTHER YEAR AND THE BUILDING LOOKS LIKE IT'S EMPTY DURING THE DAY. YOU HAVE A HOME HEALTH AIDE
PROGRAM AT WEST TECH DURING THE DAY FOR ADULTS. I MET WITH THE TEACHER BECAUSE I'M ON THE GROUND IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN WEST TECH AND I ASKED THIS LADY CAN YOU DO THIS PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS? AND SHE SAID YESTERDAY BUT Dr. FORD MENTIONED THERE'S NOTHING
IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT. SO WE CAN SAY ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL THINS AND I LOVE IT AND HAPPY YOU HAVE COME TO THE TABLE WITH GREATNESS TODAY BUT WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET ON THE GROUND AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAMS. I DON'T WANT IT TO BE 2028
BEFORE WE SEE STUDENTS ROLLING AT WEST TECH AND WHEN PEOPLE PASS BY THEY CAN ONLY SEE IT ROLLING AT NIGHT AND THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING. I LOVE THE WELDING PROGRAM. I NEED ANOTHER TEACHER THE WELDING TEACHER AT WEST TECH ASKED ME WE NEED ANOTHER TEACHER.
I TOLD THAT TO Dr. FORD AND MS. MOORE AND WE CAN'T GET ONE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET. AS I LOOK AT THIS I'M WONDERING IS IT GOING TO BE WE'VE FINISHED THE CHOICE PROGRAM IN THE CAREER ACADEMIES AND KIDS ARE SITTING
IN NORMAL PROGRAMS IN THE FALL AND WE ARE SITTING HERE IN MAY. I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE KIDS READY FROM WELLINGTON, RIL PALM BEACH, WESTLAKE TO GO TO WEST TECH AND HAVE YOU PUT A PACKAGE TOGETHER SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE BUS TRANSPORTATION? THEY DID IT IN THE PAST.
IT WAS A HOB-NOB OF PEOPLE CHILDREN COMING FROM THE EAST GOING TO THE WEST. I WANT TO KNOW ARE WE THERE OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT JUST A POCKET OF CHILDREN IN THE GLADES AND THAT'S IT. CAN YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION? >> I CAN. I KNOW THAT Dr. FORD WAS OUT
MARKETING THE PROGRAM. WE CAN'T FORCE STUDENTS INTO THOSE PROGRAMS THEY ARE OPTIONAL TO GET IN. WE DO NOT HAVE A TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN THE EAST. >> I'VE ASKED FOR IT A LONGTIME. I'VE ASKED FOR IT BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE THAT AND WE
WERE THERE BEFORE WITH TRANSPORTATION FOR CHILDREN FROM THE EAST. PRINCIPALS ASKED ME WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS CROSSING THE STAGE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO GO. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN ANOTHER YEAR WITH 2027 AND WE STILL HAVE AN EMPTY WEST TECH
FORKED WESTERN COMMUNITY. IT'S ALL OVER THE DISTRICT BUT I'M BEARING DOWN TODAY BECAUSE I JUST CANNOT STAND TO SEE IT. AND I'M GOING TO BE HERE UNTIL NOVEMBER TO SEE THAT BUILDING SITTING THERE AND WE HAVE A POCKET FULL OF CHILDREN WHEN I
KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF KIDS AT ROYAL PALM BEACH I AM HE IN THAT SCHOOL AND I KNOW SEMINOLE RIDGE HAS A WONDERFUL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM BUT WE WERE DOING CONSTRUCTION WHERE WE SPENT ALL THAT MONEY FOR HVAC. I DON'T SEE IT ON HERE.
I SEE OTHER STUFF ON HERE. BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY WE SPENT WHEN WE HAVE SIMULATORS AT WEST TECH SITTING VACANT DURING THE DAY. AND JUST WAITING TO BE USED AT NIGHT. WE CAN SPEND OUR MONEY BETTER THAN THAT WHEN WE HAVE CHILDREN.
CHILDREN THAT NEED THAT HELP. AND I'M HAPPEN THAT CROSSROADS ACADEMY IS COMING. I DON'T KNOW A FEW YEARS BUT THOSE CHILDREN AT CROSSROADS NEED TO BE THERE. WE HAVE KIDS THAT ARE WALKING OUT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MAY NEXT MONTH WITH
NOWHERE TO GO. AND SO I LOVE ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL STUFF THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. I JUST KNOW WE CLOSED THE CHOICE EARLY. AND THESE KIDS ARE STILL SITTING BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BUREAUCRACY OF A CHOICE PROGRAM. THOSE THAT KNOW IT THEY ARE AT
THOSE THE FAIRGROUNDS AND YOU KNOW THE LINE IS LONG AND IT'S CLOSED OR THEY MAY NOT GET SELECTED. FOR ALL THIS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IT HAS TO BE A ROBUST MARKETING. YOU CAN'T SIT HERE IN THE DISTRICT AND TALK ABOUT IT. I NEED TO SEE YOU ON THE GROUND IN THE COMMUNITY IF YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING FOR 2028 I NEED TO SEE IT AND I KNOW YOU SAY YOU HAVE THIS COMMITTEE AND EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT WHO IS IT THAT IS TALKING ABOUT IT THAT TRULY KNOWS THE PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY WHAT THE NEEDS ARE? AND I JUST KNOW IN DISTRICT SIX
IT'S VERY DIVERSE FROM THE VERY RICH TO THE VERY POOR. AND ALL OF THOSE CHILDREN NEED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. AND WEST TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS THEIR TECHNICAL SCHOOL AND SO I MEAN I SEE A POCKET FULL OF KIDS THERE AND THAT IS A DISGRACE TO ME AFTER I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THAT
IS WHY THE SUPERINTENDENT KNOWS THE MAYORS AND THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE NOT HAPPY BECAUSE THE CHILDREN ARE NOT THERE. AND Dr. FORD HAS DONE THE BEST SHE CAN BUT SHE SAID SHE COULDN'T GET THE MONIES THERE WAS NO BUDGET, NO TRANSPORTATION. BUT I KNOW WHEN I SEE THE KIDS
ACROSS THE STAGE AT ROYAL PALM BEACH, ALL OF THOSE SCHOOLS I SEE A LOT OF KIDS THAT NEED A LOT OF HELP. AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE NOT IN THE PROGRAM.
>> WE ARE IN RECRUITING SEASON WHEN WELDING FIRST STARTED, WE BARELY HAD ANY STUDENTS. WE HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR WHEN WE DID A TREMENDOUS JOB GOING OUT INTO THOSE SCHOOLS AND WORKING WITH THE PRINCIPALS TO GET TRANSPORTATION FOR THE KIDS IN THE WEST AND GET KIDS IN THE
PROGRAM. THERE WAS STUDENT INCREASE IN THE WELDING PROGRAM THAT WAS THE FIRST DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM WE HAD. WE HAD MEGATRONICS GOING ON WHICH WAS JUST FOR SECONDARY PROGRAM. >> IT WAS POPULAR. AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE
FROM THE EAST KIDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S WATERED DOWN NOW FOR WEST TECH. >> YEAH, I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK YOUR VISION IS THE SAME AS OURS. RIGHT NOW WHAT WE ARE RECRUITING FOR THREE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
STARTING BRAND NEW OR TWO THAT ARE NEW THE ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY WHICH CHANGES FROM SECONDARY TO CAREER DUAL ENROLLMENT IN THE FALL NOT FY28 IN THE FALL AND THE PLA BOTHMY
PROGRAM AND OUR PRINCIPALS ARE SEEKING TEACHERS FOR ALL THE OPENINGS AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING THAT. I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT THE MARKETING WE WILL FOLLOW-UP TO ENSURE WE ARE NOT JUST MARKETING IN THE WEST THAT WE CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THE PRINCIPALS ON THE EAST AND THOSE
SCHOOLS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CLOSEST TO WEST TECH TO MARKET THE PROGRAM AGAIN. WE CAN'T FORCE KIDS INTO THE PROGRAM BUT WE BELIEVE LIKE YOU BELIEVE THERE ARE STUDENTS IN THESE SCHOOLS THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.
WE KNOW THAT STARTING CAREER DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS IN THESE SCHOOLS THEY FIRST HAVE TO BE ROBUST ON THE ADULT ED SIDE BEFORE YOU CAN OPEN THEM ON THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SIDE. THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO TRY TO GET KIDS INTO THE BUILDING. RIGHT WE ARE NOT WHERE WE WANT
TO BE. WE CAN EXPLORE TRANSPORTATION. I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU SPECIFICALLY ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. I KNOW THAT IS PART OF OUR CONVERSATION ONCE WE FIGURE OUT WHICH KIDS WANT TO ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM. WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR AND WE AGREE WITH YOU. WE NEED TO GET THE PROGRAMS.
>> I THANK YOU SO MUCH I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION BEFORE THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR. ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THOSE FEEDER SCHOOLS TO THE EAST OF THE GLADES AS WELL AS THE WEST. I WOULD LIKE TO SIGH THE NUMBERS WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN
IN 2028 IS ALREADY HERE ALMOST WHEN WE START SAYING MARKETING AND MAKING SURE CHILDREN HAVE WHAT THEY NEED AND PARENTS ARE EDUCATED TO KNOW WHAT THEY CAN GET FOR THEIR CHILDREN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PROGRAMS. AND I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THAT. BUT IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THEM BUT
IF YOU ARE MISSING A SEGMENT OF THE CHILDREN THAT NEED IT, THEY MAY NOT GET IT. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PACKAGE IS FOR WEST TECH THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. >> WE NEED TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH MORE SPECIFIC NUMBERS AND SPECIFICALLY WHAT SCHOOLS WE'RE
GOING TO AND TRANSPORTATION MORE SPECIFICS AROUND THOSE PIECES I THINK THE VISION IS THERE THE PROGRAMS ARE THERE THE HIRING OF THE TEACHERS ARE THERE IT'S GETTING THE STUDENTS THERE THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS ANSWERS. >> WITH THE TRI CITIES EDUCATION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE THAT WEST TECH IS UP AND RUNNING. IT'S UP AND RUNNING WITH A LOT OF GREAT THINGS I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S NOT. THE ADULT SIDE IS GOOD AND THIS IS THE STORY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NORTH TECH AND THE GREAT STUFF
IF WE DON'T GET IT RIGHT WITH WEST TECH ALL WERE CLOSED WE OPENED WEST TECH WHEN NOBODY ELSE WAS OPEN, I LOVE SEEING CARVER WITH THEIR HOME HEALTH AIDE PROGRAM. THAT THEY HAD DURING THE DAY WHEN I WENT TO VISIT IF WE CAN'T
GET WEST TECH RIGHT BEFORE I LEAVE HERE TO GET STUDENTS IN THAT SCHOOL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE REST OF THIS IF WE DON'T GET PARENTS INVOLVED FOR THOSE CHILDREN ESPECIALLY THAT TRULY NEED IT. ALL OF THEM NEED SOME KIND OF A CAREER FUNCTION AND CHOICE DOES IT.
Dr. JOHNSON I TALK TO YOU ALL THE TIME ABOUT IT AND I WANT THE FIRE ACADEMY OUT THERE. I WAS HAPPY WE GOT IT AT WELLINGTON AND PALM BEACH LAKES BUT IF WE DON'T BEGIN TO LOOK AT THIS WEST TECH MODEL YOU ARE WAY, WAY PAST WHAT WE'VE DON AT
WEST TECH AND THIS BEAUTIFUL PACKET THAT WILL YOU PUT ON DISPLAY FOR THE OTHER AREAS YOU CAN'T LEAVE WEST TECH BEHIND AND WE STARTED BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE I WANT TO SEE KIDS ROLLING IN WEST TECH AND I MEAN THAT HAS TO HAPPEN LIKE SOON.
THANK YOU. >> Mike Burke: I WILL JUSTED SAY WE SHARE THE BOARD'S SENSE OF URGENCY. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKEUP FOR LOST TIME. WE HAVE ABANDONED THESE PROGRAMS
30 YEARS AGO. THERE'S CATCHING UP TO DO BUT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF THINGS WE PUT INTO ACTION IN THE RECENT HISTORY WITH THE HISTORIC CARVER, ROOSEVELT, NORTH TECH THESE PROJECTS THANK TO THE PENNY SALES TAX AND THE ABOARD
APPROVING THEM. WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR CHOICE PROGRAMS AND THE DEMAND HAS TO BE THERE. IF THE STUDENTS WANT TO TRAVEL TO WEST TECH WE WILL FIGURE HOW TO GET A BUS TO GET THEM OUT THERE. IT'S A CHALLENGE TO GET THE STUDENTS TO MAKE THAT COMMUTE WE
ARE COMMITTED TO IT AND WE WILL KEEP GROWING IT AND WE WILL BE BACK IN THE FALL WITH AN UPDATE. >> Mike Burke: THANK YOU, TEAM. >> HR POLICY WORKSHOP LED BY TIM
CUBIC OUR CHIEF OF HR. >> GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS,
Mr. BURKE I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE WHO IS AT THE TABLE. TO MY RIGHT I HAVE MRS. DELLA VAGUE OUR DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDINGS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB REDUCING CASES AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES.
AND OUR NEWEST HR MANAGER IS AMBROSE. SHE LEADS UP OUR HR OPERATIONS TEAM WHICH CONDUCTS OUR BACKGROUND SCREENINGS AND MONITORING THEM AS WELL. AND WE HAVE ATTORNEY MIDDLETON
WITH US AS WELL. THIS AFTERNOON WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING SEVERAL HR POLICIES WE WILL BE WALKING YOU THROUGH REVISIONS TO OUR CODE OF ETHICS OUR BACKGROUND SCREENING AND SELF REPORTING OF ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS POLICIES. AT THE END I ALSO HAVE A QUICK
RECOMMENDATION FOR A REPEAL OF A POLICY THAT IS NO LONGER APPLICABLE. SO FOR POLICY 3.02 CODE OF ETHICS THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT POLICIES IT SETS EXPECTATIONS FOR EMPLOYEE CONDUCT AND IT APPLIES BROADLY TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND
ASSOCIATES EXTENDS TO CONDUCT BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE WORKPLACE WHEN IT IMPACTS THE DISTRICT AND OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A CULTURE OF ETHICAL DECISION MAKING AS IT RELATES TO CONDUCT RELATED TO OPERATIONS OF THE DISTRICT.
REVISIONS INCLUDE STUDENT SAFETY, A ROT OF LANGUAGE CLARITY. ALIGNMENT WITH LAW AND GUIDANCE ON MODERN RISKS. WE'VE MADE EXPECTATIONS MUCH MORE EXPLICIT SO THEY ARE ENFORCEABLE AND APPLIED AS WELL.
HERE THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT UPDATES TO THE POLICY. OUR GOAL WITH THESE REVISIONS IS TO OUTLINE PROHIBITED BOUNDARY CROSSING BEHAVIORS TO ALIGN WITH OUR OPS PRACTICES. THINGS LIKE PRIVATE ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTIONS UNSOLICITED GIFTS,
UNAUTHORIZED TRANSPORTATION OR REMOVAL OF STUDENTS FROM OTHER CLASSROOMS. OFF CAMPUS CONTACT INCLUDING MESSAGING APPS. MESSAGES THAT DISAPPEAR AFTER THEY ARE SENT THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THESE CHANGES MOVE US FROM THE GENERAL EXPECTATIONS AND THE
HOPE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT IS CROSSING THE LINE OR NOT. TO ACTUALLY VERY CLEAR ENFORCEABLE STANDARDS. OUR GOAL IS PREVENTION. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EMPLOYEES ARE CLEAR THAT THESE ARE PROHIBITED AND KNOW WHERE THE LINE IS BEFORE ISSUES OCCUR
AND PREVENT VIOLATIONS LIKE THIS. NEXT IS REVISION REINFORCES OUR DISTRICT'S EXPECTATION TO MAINTAIN A DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE WORKPLACE. NOT A LOT OF CHANGES HERE BUT A WORD CHANGE FROM SHOULD TO SHALL HAS A BIG IMPACT.
MAKES IT CLEAR THAT EMPLOYEES MAY NOT BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE WHILE PERFORMING JOB DUTIES. THE CHANGE REMOVES LANGUAGE THAT LIMITED PROHIBITION OF ILLEGAL OR UNAUTHORIZED DRUGS TO SITUATIONS INVOLVING STUDENTS. REALLY CLEAN UP NOT THAT WE'RE
ALLOWING THOSE THINGS TO HAPPEN BUT WE WANTED THE LANGUAGE TO MATCH WHAT WE ARE DOING. NEXT IS HAS TO DO WITH FALSE OR MANIPULATED DIGITAL CONTENT A NEW RISK TO THE WORLD PROHIBITS EMPLOYEES FROM CREATING,
ALTERING USING TRANS MILTING OR DISTRIBUTING MATERIALLY FALSE OR MISLEADING DIGITAL CONTENT INCLUDING A.I. GENERATED MEDIA THAT INVOLVES, EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, OPERATIONS OR INVESTIGATIONS. CONFIRMS THAT FALSIFIED DIGITAL
CONTENT MAY CONSTITUTE UNETHICAL CONDUCT AND IT EXPERIENCE ENS OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND WHEN IT'S USED TO MISLEAD, HARASS, EMBARRASS OR RETALIATE OR DISRUPT DISTRICT OPERATIONS.
NEXT FOR PUBLIC FUNDS AND PROPERTY. THIS NEXT CHANGE IS AIMED AT PROTECTING OUR DATE TAN MAKING SURE IT'S USED FOR NECESSARY PURPOSES ONLY. OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOR DISTRICT RECORDS DATA BASES OUR SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC INFORMATION NO PERSONAL USE OR ACCESS TO
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FOR PURPOSES UNRELATED TO THEIR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES. SO NO MISUSE OR DISCLOSURE OF STUDENT OR EMPLOYEE INFORMATION FOR PERSONAL GAIN OR PRIVATE REASONS. AND PUSHING PEOPLE TO USE THE PUBLIC RECORDS PROCESS IF THEY WANT INFORMATION THAT IS OUTSIDE
THEIR ASSIGNED JOB DUTIES. NEXT IS A CHANGE IN ESTABLISHING THE DISTRICT RESOURCES CANNOT BE USED FOR PERSONAL LITIGATION OR CLAIMS, REINFORCES HONESTY AND GOOD FAITH IN ALL PROCEEDINGS,
ENSURES DISCIPLINE WOULD OCCUR AFTER A FINAL DETERMINATION OF BAD FAITH OR FABRICATION IS MADE BY A NEUTRAL BODY A COURT, ARBITRATOR OR ADMINISTRATIVE BODY PROTECTS EMPLOYEES RIGHTS TO FILE CLAIMS AND SAFEGUARDS
DISTRICT RESOURCES. NEXT IS A SMALL BUT IMPORTANT ADDITION REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. IT CLARIFIES THAT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION GAINED THROUGH AN EMPLOYEE POSITION CANNOT BE SHARED INCLUDING ON SOCIAL
MEDIA. NOW THIS POLICY NOW REFERENCES JUST EMPLOYEES. BEFORE THAT IT REFERENCED JUST INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL. BUT THIS REALLY APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYEES. REFERENCES MUST BE FACT BASED TIED TO DOCUMENTED PERSONNEL
RECORDS, IT ENSURES THAT RELEVANT MISCONDUCT IS NOT OMITTED PARTICULARLY WHEN MAKING A HIRING DECISION. NEXT SLIDE FOR MANDATORY INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING THIS UPDATE WAS A RECOMMENDATION BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL.
IT REQUIRES US TO INVESTIGATE MISCONDUCT EVEN IF AN EMPLOYEE RESIGNS OR RETIRES. WHEN AN EMPLOYEE RESIGNS OR RETIRES WHILE UNDER INVESTIGATION, THE INVESTIGATION IS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO PURSUE BECAUSE THEY MIGHT NOT COOPERATE. BUT THE LANGUAGE ADDED REQUIRES THOSE INVESTIGATIONS TO CONTINUE
TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. IT ALSO CLARIFIES THAT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO THE DOE AND SUBMITTING AN AFFIDAVIT OF SEPARATION AS PER STATE STATUTE ARE DONE. AND IT DIRECTLY ALIGNS WITH THE STATE LAW AND THE AUDITOR GENERAL EXPECTATIONS THAT THEY
REFERENCE. I ALSO WANT TO INCLUDE THAT THE ABSENCE OF POLICY LANGUAGE DID NOT ABSOLVE THE DISTRICT FROM COMPLYING WITH STATE LAW. WE BELIEVE WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH ALL DOE REQUIREMENTS AND WE'VE TIGHTENED UP OUR PROCESSES SO
MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR. BUT CLEARLY OUTLINING THE REQUIREMENT FELT APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE TIMING OF US BRINGING THIS POLICY AND THE AUDITOR GENERAL'S RECOMMENDATION. REASSIGNMENT OR REMOVAL FROM THE WORKPLACE.
THIS JUST CLARIFIES THE DISTRICT'S AUTHORITY TO REMOVE AN EMPLOYEE DURING AN INVESTIGATION. IT MAKES IT CLEAR WE MIGHT NEED TO FILL THAT TO MAINTAIN OUR OPERATIONS. SO SOMEONE IS REMOVED FROM THE JOB WE STILL HAVE A JOB TO DO THERE. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A PROCESS
ALLOWING US TO DO THAT AND IF THAT EMPLOYEE IS TO RETURN BACK TO WORK, WE HAVE WE FOLLOW OUR PROCESS OUTLINED IN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS OR REGULAR HR PRACTICES ON RETURNING THEM TO A SUITABLE ROLE. NEXT ARE JUST TWO DEFINITIONS.
THEY ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY CLARIFY THE EXPECTATIONS THE LEGITIMATE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE AND APPROPRIATE VISIBILITY. THEY HELP GUIDE STAFF BEHAVIOR AT THESE DEFINITIONS SUPPORT THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE BOUNDARY PROVISIONS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER. NEXT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGE.
FORM. THIS IS MORE OF AN OPERATIONAL UPDATE WE DON'T USE THIS FORM. WE HAVE THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THE CODE OF ETHICS IS SHARED WITH EMPLOYEES WHEN ALL NEW HIRES COME THROUGH THEY COMPLETE AN ONBOARDING ACTIVITY
GUIDE. THERE IS A CODE OF ETHICS PAGE IN THAT. REFERENCING THE POLICY. AND ONCE HIRED THEY DO COMPLETE A MANDATORY COMPLIANCE ANNUAL TRAINING ALL EMPLOYEES DO THAT. IN ADDITION, WE'RE CONSTANTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SENDING
THINGS OUT FOR PRINCIPALS TO INCLUDE IN THEIR PRESENTATIONS TO THEIR FACULTY ON OUR EXPECTATIONS REGARDING THE CODE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. SO IT'S NOT REMOVING ANYTHING. IT IS IN A DIFFERENT PLACE. OVERALL, FOR 3.02 THE UPDATES
STRENGTHEN STUDENT PROTECTIONS AND PROVIDES EXPECTATIONS FOR STAFF AND ALIGN US WITH THE CURRENT LAW AND OUR PRACTICES IN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. MOVING INTO OUR CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.
3.12, THIS POLICY FOCUSES HOW WE SCREEN EMPLOYEES BEFORE THEY ARE HIRED. >> Karen Brill: Mr. FERGUSON DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT POLICY FIRST OR LET THEM FINISH EVERYTHING? THANK YOU. >> 3.12, FOCUSES ON HOW WE
SCREEN EMPLOYEES BEFORE THEY ARE HIRED AND ONGOING MONITORING OF EACH EMPLOYEES BACKGROUND CHECK.
FOR FINGERPRINTING THIS REINFORCES THAT FINGERPRINT SOMETHING A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DISTRICT IT UPDATES STATUTORY REFERENCES TO THE LAW WHERE SCREENINGS ARE MANAGED BY THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION. AND IT REMOVES AN OUTDATED PROCESS OF FINGERPRINTING BEING
MANAGED BY SCHOOL POLICE. WE NOW USE FIELD PRINT TO MANAGE OUR FINGERPRINTING AND HAVE A SMALL STAFF WHO NOT ONLY MONITOR BACKGROUND CHECKS AND CHECK THEM WHEN THEY COME BACK BUT THEY CAN PERFORM BACKGROUND CHECKS AS WELL.
NEXT IS APPLICATION DISCLOSURE PROCESS. THIS REMOVES AN OUTDATED PRACTICE TIED TO OLDER HIRING PROCESS WHERE IF SOMEONE MADE A MISTAKE ON THE APPLICANT SECURITY CHECK FORM AND DIDN'T MISTAKE OR INTENTIONALLY
WITHHELD AN ARREST ON THE FORM IT DISQUALIFIED THEM FROM BEING EMPLOYED WITH THE DISTRICT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WE STILL COLLECT THIS INFORMATION BUT TODAY EMPLOYEES CANNOT BEGIN WORKING UNTIL THEY ARE FULLY CLEARED THE BACKGROUND CHECKS RECEIVED AND REVIEWED. SO WE DON'T RELY ON THIS IN THE
SAME MANNER WE ONCE DID. AND HERE THIS IS THE REMOVAL OF THE OUTDATED PROCEDURE. AT ONE POINT IS A VERY OUTDATED PROCESS WE ARE NOT DOING THIS UP UNTIL NOW BUT THERE WAS A PROCESS THAT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO BEGIN WORKING BEFORE THEIR BACKGROUND CHECK WAS RECEIVED.
YOU RELIED ON THE APPLICANT SECURITY CHECK FORM HEAVILY AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED NOW THAT IS NOT THE CASE. YOU DO NOT START WORKING UNTIL YOUR BACKGROUND CHECK IS RECEIVED, REVIEWED, AND CLEARED BY HR OPERATIONS AND GIVEN AN
AUTHORIZE TO WORK GIVEN BY E-MAIL TO HR. THIS CLARIFIES LANGUAGE ON GRANTING EXEMPTIONS ALLOWED BY STATE LAW. A LITTLE BIT CLARIFYING LANGUAGE. FOR SCREENING PROCESSES THIS
ELIMINATES OUTDATED LANGUAGE RELATED TO CONDUCTING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES. WE USE FIELD PRINTED IN ALL EMPLOYEES ARE SCREENED PER STATUTE IN THE NEW SYSTEM, THEY WILL BE RESCREENED EVERY FIVE YEARS AUTOMATICALLY AS WELL.
THE AFFIDAVIT REPORTING AND RESCREENING THIS REMOVES AN ANNUAL AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENT. THESE ARE REDUNDANT DUE TO THE MONITORING SYSTEMS WE HAVE IN PLACE IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT RELAXES OUR POLICY OR REDUCES
OUR AWARENESS WE KNOW OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS AND WE'VE MADE DECISIONS ON THAT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. AND WE'RE PROMPTLY NOTIFIED IF THERE ARE NEW CRIMINAL CHARGES AND THAT USUALLY COMES WITHIN THE DAY. OF THEM BEING ARRESTED. EMPLOYEES ARE STILL REQUIRED TO SELF REPORT ARRESTS AND WE'LL
GET TO THAT LATER. BUT IT ALSO CLARIFIES THAT EMPLOYEES RETURNING AFTER A BREAK MUST STILL MEET THE CURRENT SCREENING STANDARDS PER STATE STATUTE. FOR THAT POLICY, REALLY BROUGHT IT INTO ALIGNMENT WITH FLORIDA
LAW AND OUR CURRENT PROCESSES AND ELIMINATED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OUTDATED LANGUAGE. FOR SELF REPORTING AND ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS BY EMPLOYEES, POLICY 3.13, THIS GOVERNS HOW EMPLOYEES ARE TO SELF REPORT
ARRESTS AND THE PROCESS COVERING EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ARRESTED. WE'RE FOCUSED ONSETTING CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOR TIMELY REPORTING WE TRY TO MAKE IT CLEARER. AND STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND APPROPRIATELY TO CRIMINAL MATTERS. WE HAVE HAD A 48 HOUR SELF
REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR AS LONG AS I KNOW. THAT STILL IN PLACE. BUT THE CONFUSION WAS THAT YOU HAVE TO SELF REPORT AT ARREST IF YOU ENTER A PROGRAM LIKE A PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM AND
WHEN THE CASE IS SETTLED IF YOU ARE CONVICTED YOU HAVE TO REPORT AT EACH ONE OF THOSE STAGES AND WE OFTEN HEAR THAT EMPLOYEES THOUGHT THEY WERE DONE WHEN THEY GAVE THE FIRST SELF REPORT AT THE TIME OF ARREST AND SO WE BROKE THOSE INTO THREE SECTIONS
SO IT'S CLEAR WHAT IS EXPECTED. AND ITS ARE SPECIFIES WHAT INFORMATION MUST BE REPORTED AND THAT SOMEBODY ELSE CAN REPORT ON YOUR BEHALF IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO. FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS THIS CLARIFIES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CRIMINAL AND NONCRIMINAL TRAFFIC
VIOLATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO DRIVE DISTRICT VEHICLES OR A BUS. EXPANDING OUR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO TRANSPORT STUDENTS. WE HAVE AN ONGOING MONITORING PROGRAM CALLED SUPERVISION AND THAT NOTIFIES US WHEN THE EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A TRAFFIC VIOLATION OR TICKET BUT WE FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN ADDED
LAYER REQUIRING NOTIFICATION FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD IMPACT SAFETY. NOW, IN ALIGNMENT WITH STUDENT SAFETY AND IMMEDIATE ACTIONS REQUIRED WITH CURRENT LAW THAT STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR REGARDING EMPLOYEE ARRESTS NEW LANGUAGE HAS BEEN ADDED THAT
REQUIRES THE REMOVAL FROM STUDENT CONTACT WITHIN 24 HOURS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES. THESE WOULD FALL INTO THE DISQUALIFYING OFFENSES PER STATE STATUTE. THE LAW REQUIRES THAT PARENTS ARE ALSO NOTIFIED WITHIN 24 HOURS FOR STUDENTS THAT HAD
CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS PROCESS CLEAR IN OUR POLICY. SO THE EMPLOYMENT STATUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ARE DEALING WITH EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ARRESTED FOR THESE OFFENSES. THIS CLARIFIES HOW WE'RE
HANDLING THOSE EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE JOB BASED ON THE DISQUALIFYING ARREST ARE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED AND THEY CANNOT GO TO WORK UNTIL THAT IS CLEARED UP. PER STATUTE THEY CANNOT. SO THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE JOB
OUR PROCESS NOW INCLUDES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD FOR UNPAID SUSPENSION AND IN CASES WHERE A NO CONTACT ORDER IS ISSUED THEY MAYBE RECOMMENDED FOR TERMINATION AS WELL. CRIMINAL CASES CAN BE VERY LENGTHY. SO CONTINUING PAY AND OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS
WHO MAY NOT REPORT JUST MAY NOT ARE NOT PERMITTED TO REPORT TO WORK, IS NECESSARY TO ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ALTERNATIVE PLANS AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES THEY WERE PERFORMING. SO ON THAT ONE, REALLY
STRENGTHENING OUR STUDENT PROTECTIONS, CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOR SELF REPORTING, AND TIMELY RESPONSE TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY BY OUR EMPLOYEES. AND THE NEXT ONE I WILL GO REAL QUICK THROUGH THIS IT IS A REPEAL. THIS POLICY 3.44, THE NO CHILD
LEFT BEHIND ACT, AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS THAT IS BEING REPEALED BECAUSE IT'S OUTDATED. NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS ARE GOVERNED BY CURRENT STATE LAW IN OUR STATE SYSTEM.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER FOR QUESTIONS. >> Karen Brill: Mr. FERGUSON? >> Edwin Ferguson: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Mr. KUBRICK, POLICY 3.02, PAGE 7 OF THE SLIDE THAT REFERENCES
LINES 223-227 WHAT DOES USING MEAN IN REGARD TO EMPLOYEES USING DEEPFAKES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE? >> USING COULD BE SHARING IT. IT COULD BE SHOWING IT TO
SOMEONE. >> Edwin Ferguson: SO I THINK IT WILL BE PRUDENT TO TIGHTEN UP THE DEFINITION AND SIMPLY POSSESSING THOSE THINGS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. PARTICULARLY IF IT IS A PORNOGRAPHIC NATURE I SPOKE WITH YOU AA FEW DAYS AGO REGARDING
SOMETHING I SAW ON THE NEWS WHERE AN ADULT USED A.I. GENERATED PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL TRYING TO COERCE A MINOR. IT HAPPENED IN A NEIGHBORING COUNTY BUT IT WASN'T FAR FOR ME TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT
HAPPENING HERE. I WANT THERE TO BE A PUNISHMENT FOR POSSESSING THOSE THINGS AND WE SHOULD HAVE A CORRESPONDING STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT THEY CANNOT DISSEMINATE THIS GARBAGE EITHER. IF WE CAN WORK ON THAT IN
CLEARING UP WHAT IT MEANS TO USE AND HAVE THE CORRESPONDING POLICY FOR THE STUDENTS AS WELL THAT WILL HELP ENSURE THAT THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS TO BE BLACKMAILED THAT IS GENERATED BEING USED TO PUSH THEM INTO
UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATIONS. I WAS TRYING TO GET DOWN TO LINE 595.
IF YOU HAVE A NO CONTACT ORDER ARE THE COURTS NORMALLY SAYING YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH ANY CHILD IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? >> SO THE NO CONTACT ORDERS YOU HAVE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS IF YOU ARE ARRESTED FOR ONE OF THE
OFFENSES THAT REQUIRES YOU TO BE REMOVED THEY ARE SERIOUS OFFENSES. IF YOU ARE ALSO THEN ISSUED A NO CONTACT ORDER FROM MOST OF THEM THAT WE'VE SEEN IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT INVOLVES A CHILD, CHILD ABUSE MAYBE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, COULD BE SOMETHING
SEXUAL IN NATURE, SO THEY ARE VERY SERIOUS BUT THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT IT IS. TO GET THOSE. AND THEY SAY YOU CAN THEY COULD RANGE FROM NO CONTACT WITH ANYBODY UNDER 18. NO CONTACT WITH SCHOOL BOARD PROPERTY.
OR SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES. IT DEPENDS. ONCE IT GOES TO THE JUDGE, WE WAIT-AND-SEE WHAT THEY THE JUDGE'S ORDERS ARE. >> Edwin Ferguson: IF IT IS A SITUATION WHERE YOU ARE NOT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH A SPECIFIC CHILD IT SEEPS LIKE THE PERSON
COULD BE REASSIGNED SOMEWHERE AWAY FROM THE CHILD. OR EVEN IT SAYS NOT IN CONTACT WITH ANY CHILDREN ON DISTRICT PROPERTIES THEY CAN WORK ON THE BUS COMPOUNDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE THIRD THING I'M NOT FAMILIAR YOU SAID THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE THE COURT WILL SAY YOU ARE
NOT TO BE ON DISTRICT PROPERTY? >> CORRECT. AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY RESULT IN SOMEONE JUST NOT BEING ABLE TO PERFORM THEIR JOB. WITH NO CONTACT WITH A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE THEY CAN'T TALK TO
ANYBODY OR PROPERTY. >> Edwin Ferguson: THAT IS ALL I HAVE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING COME BEFORE US REGARDING STUDENTS BEING IN POSSESSION OF A.I. PARTICULARLY PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL. IT SEEMS LIKE AN ISSUE. I THINK WE SHOULD GET IN FRONT OF IT AND QUELL THAT.
I WOULD HATE FOR A CHILD TO END UP IN A BAD SITUATION BECAUSE SOMEBODY MADE SOMETHING FALSE ABOUT HIM OR HER. I DON'T WANT IT IN THEIR POSSESSION. YOU CAN'T DISSEMINATE BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE COLLECT THESE
THINGS. YOU CAN BE IN POSSESSION OF PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL AND NOT NECESSARILY SHARE IT WITH ATTORNEY LANE OR BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS AND IF WE FIND THAT INFORMATION OUT JUST HYPOTHETICAL. [LAUGHTER]
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DISSEMINATE JUST THE ACT OF POSSESSING IT SHOULD BE SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN TO PROTECT THE STUDENTS I WAS UPSET I WILL NOT SPEAK ABOUT COUNTY BUT THE COUNTY NORTH OF US I WAS UPSET
TO HEAR THIS PERVERT GENERATE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS YOUNG WOMAN. AND LUCKILY IT WAS CAUGHT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THESE PREDATORS ARE NOT TRYING TO EXPLOIT OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AS WELL.
>> Karen Brill: Mr. >> Matthew Lane: LANE POLICY 3.02 CODE OF ETHICS AND LINE 15-150. UNAUTHORIZED GIFTS AND PRIVILEGES. PROVIDING GIFTS, MONEY OR SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO A STUDENT WITHOUT PRIOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL. AND THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO
ALL STUDENTS OR PART OF RECOGNIZED SCHOOL REWARD SYSTEM. THIS PROHIBITION INCLUDES THE USE OF PERSONAL FUNDS OR RESOURCES TO PROVIDE ITEMS OF VALUE. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS WHAT IF A STUDENT'S IMPOVERISHED AND A TEACHER PROVIDES THEM WITH FOOD
OR PROVIDES THEM WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES? IT CONCERNS ME THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN IF THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THAT? >> I UNDERSTAND. REALLY THIS IS REFERRING TO THINGS LIKE I AM GOING TO TAKE YOU SHOPPING ON A FRIDAY NIGHT
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT WASN'T INTENDED TO PREVENT SOMEBODY FROM GIVING A KID A PENCIL OR A BOOK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE CAN LOOK AT WAYS TO MAYBE INCLUDE INCORPORATE THAT TO THE
POLICY. BUT ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN MAKING YOUR ADMINISTRATION AWARE OF IT IS PROBABLY YOUR FIRST STEP. MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF WHAT YOU ARE PLANNING ON DOING THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OPS IS GOING TO LOOK INTO
SOMEBODY GIVING SOMEBODY A BOOK OR A NOTEBOOK. BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T AFFORD TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN. >> IT'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT. LINE 630, IT SAYS THE WRITING OF LETTERS, OF FILING OF DOCUMENTS IT SHOULD BE THE WRITING OF
LETTERS OR FILING OF DOCUMENTS. CHANGE THE OF TO AN OR ON 630. >> 630.
>> WHAT PAGE NUMBER? LINE 630. >> OKAY I SEE IT.
>> Matthew Lane: I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. >> Karen Brill: MS. WHITFIELD. >> Erica Whitfield: A HUGE THANK YOU FOR TACKLING THIS PIECE ON BOUNDARIES. I THINK IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY TALKED TO Mr. KUBRICK A LOT WHEN WE HAVE THE
INCIDENTS THAT ARE HORRIBLE HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED. I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT OUR TEAM HERE DECIDED TO TRY TO TACKLE THAT THROUGH THE POLICY. BUT ONE THING I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN WE ARE SETTING
THE THOUGHTS AROUND PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES AND ANY POLICY WE PUT FORWARD THIS HAS TO GO TO THE PRINCIPALS SO IT BECOMES A CULTURAL NORM. PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CALLING OUT THEIR FELLOW TEACHERS OR BEING SUSPICIOUS OF
SOMEONE THEY SEE BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY IMPORTANT WITHIN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT IT BECOME STANDARD PRACTICE THAT IF YOU SEE ANYTHING THAT IS SUSPICIOUS THAT YOU BRING IT UP TO SOMEONE AND THEN THAT PERSON TRULY ADDRESSES IT AND MAKES SURE HAB NOT EVERYTHING IS NEFARIOUS BUT
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING OUR KIDS. I APPRECIATE THIS BEING IN AND I HOPE WE MAKE A EFFORT TO GET THIS OUT TO THE PRINCIPALS TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND WE'VE CREATED THIS POLICY IT IS NOT ON THEM IT'S ON US.
WE TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY HERE. SO THAT WE PROTECT OUR KIDS AS THE UTMOST CONCERN. >> THANK YOU. AND TO FOLLOW-UP ON THAT AT THE APRIL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT A PRESENTATION WAS SHARED THAT THEY WERE ASKED TO BRING THAT
BACK TO THE FACULTY ALL FACULTY AND SHARE IT. AND IT ADDRESSED EXACTLY THAT IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING AND THOSE OTHER PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES. >> Karen Brill: MS. SAVIETTO. >> Virginia Savietto: VERY GOOD.
I LIKE SLIDE NUMBER 5. I THINK IT'S GREAT. I DON'T KNOW IF ADDING GIFT CARDS COULD BE A PART OF IT. AND I AGREE WITH Mr. LANE,
IMAGINE I AM A TEACHER AND I HAVE A GIFT CARD FOR [INAUDIBLE] AND ONE OF MY STUDENTS COULD USE IT MAYBE MY PRINCIPAL IS NOT THERE. COULD I GIVE IT TO THE STUDENT? AND THEN REPORT IT TOMORROW AND SAY, HEY, BY THE WAY I DID THIS.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY BE ABLE -- SO TEACHERS ARE NOT AFRAID OF DOING GOOD BECAUSE OF THIS. BUT I LIKE THIS LIST. AND TRIPS SHOPPING THAT IS GREAT. FLOWERS ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS
THAT YOU MAY NOT THINK. AND I LIKE THE LIST. AND I WAS WONDERING IF A LIST SLIDE NUMBER 5 COULD BE PUT IN A WAY WHERE WE CAN GIVE IT TO STUDENTS IN A WAY THAT IF ONE OF YOUR TEACHERS IS DOING THIS IT'S
NOT GOOD. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR 11, 12, 13, 14 YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT IS PROPER OR NOT PROPER. MAYBE WE COULD DO THE OPPOSITE. FOR THE STUDENTS. MAYBE THAT IS NOT YOUR DEPARTMENT BUT I THINK THIS IS A GOOD SLIDE. TO SHOW OUR STUDENTS ALSO.
BECAUSE MAYBE IF I'M THE STUDENT RECEIVING THE FLOWERS I WOULD BE FLATTERED AND I WOULDN'T SAY ANYTHING BUT MY FRIEND GO WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS PERSON GAVE YOU FLOWERS SO THAT PERSON IS AWARE? SO I THINK THAT THERE COULD BE START OF SOMETHING. AND SLIDE NUMBER 7, DO WE HAVE
ANYTHING ABOUT FALSE PROFILES? BEFORE A.I. WE HAD SOCIAL MEDIA. SO YOU CAN CREATE FALSE STEAL YOUR PHOTO AND I CREATE A FACEBOOK PAGE. AND THEN I SAY THINGS DO WE HAVE
ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA? SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MISREPRESENTATION OR FALSIFICATION. >> WE DO HAVE A CLARIFYING STATEMENT BEHIND THAT WHERE IT SAYS THAT IF THEY CREATE ANY
FALSE ALTERING OR OTHER MATERIALLY FALSE MISLEADING DIGITAL CONTENT WE USED DIGITAL TO INCLUDE FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM. >> DIGITAL CONTENT IS SEEN AS CONTENT AND NOT AS THE MEDIUM. THE CONTENT IN A MEDIUM IS
DIFFERENT. WHETHER IT IS THE MEDIUM OF FACEBOOK, TIKTOK, THEY PROFILE AND THE CONTENT THAT GOES INSIDE THE PROFILE I'M SAYING THOSE TWO WORDS COULD BE. >> FROM OUR POSITION WE WOULD
SAY THAT THAT WOULD QUALIFY UNDER THIS. >> OKAY. GOOD. PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. PRIL BRILL MS. ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: THIS IS A CLEAN UP IT'S GOOD STUFF IT'S TIGHTENED AND IT CREATES A BETTER EMPLOYMENT PROCESS AND
BACK ON-LINES 13-17 WITH THE FINGERPRINTING AS WELL AS BEING FULLY CLEARED. I MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE BEGINNING TO WORK. BEFORE THEY ARE ACTUALLY FULLY CLEARED. AND THE CONCERN WAS OVERWHELMING.
I'M SURE IT WAS UNTIL YOU CHANGED THIS LANGUAGE HERE THAT THIS REALLY HELPS TO MOVE THE PROCESS AND PEOPLE THINK THEY HAVE BEEN HIRED BECAUSE A PRINCIPAL OFFERED THEM A JOB. AND THEY'VE STARTED THE PROCESS. AND YOU KNOW THEN THEY REALLY DO GO THROUGH AND GET HIRED AND WE
DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE PAPERWORK. NO ONE'S HIRED UNTIL EVERYTHING IS IN THAT IS A BIG DEAL. I LOVE WE HAVE THE FINGERPRINTING THAT IS BEING DONE ALL OVER THE COUNTY NOW THAT IS A GOOD THING. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I HAD TO BE REFINGERPRINTED AND THE LITTLE
PLACE WHERE I WENT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS IN THAT SHOPPING MALL. AND IT'S QUICK AND EASY. AND WE ARE ALL BEING FINGERPRINTED BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OUR CHILDREN IN OUR STATE AND FOR THE GLADES REGIONS AND THOSE AREAS THAT ARE FAR AWAY FROM THIS BUILDING IT
REALLY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE THEY HAD TO TRAVEL HERE TO GET FINGERPRINTED AND IT WAS ALWAYS SOME PROBLEM. NOW THEY CAN BE FINGERPRINTED EVERYWHERE. THIS TIGHTENING OF THE POLICY IS GREAT. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: Mr. FERGUSON.
>> Edwin Ferguson: THANK YOU. THERE WAS AN EXPULSION ON FILE THAT I REVIEWED WHERE THE STUDENT A.I. CAUGHT SOME INAPPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION MADE BY THE STUDENT. SO I'M WONDERING, DO ALL OF OUR
DISTRICT PROPERTY SO WHETHER IT'S BY THE EMPLOYEE OR STUDENT IS THERE AN A.I. TRACKING FEATURE THAT CAN PUT A BULLET ON THAT LAST COMMENT I WAS MAKING IS THERE AN ABILITY FOR A.I. TO CATCH THOSE DEEPFAKES AND ALERT US TO IT SO IF YOU ARE IN
POSSESSION OF IT YOU CAN BE TERMINATED, SUSPENDED. WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT BUT DO WE HAVE THAT CAPABILITY BECAUSE OF A.I.? >> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY. I WAS AT PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ON ANOTHER ISSUE AND THAT
CAME UP AND THE STUDENT WAS BEING DISCIPLINED FOR THAT. BECAUSE THEY FOUND IT ON DEEPFAKE. >> OKAY. VERY GOOD. LET'S DEFINITELY MAKE THAT AN OFFENSE IF YOU ARE EVEN IN POSSESSION YOU DON'T HAVE TO
DISSEMINATE IT JUST BEING IN POSSESSION HOWEVER YOU GOT IT. I WAS THINKING -- >> I WANT TO CHECK INTO YOUR QUESTION DEEPER. WE HAVE A PRODUCT THAT HELPS US CHECK STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE USING OUR NETWORK, OUR GOOGLE
DOCKS AND STUFF WE CAN PICK UP ON THREATS OR SELF HARM I NEED TO DO DIGGING IF IT WOULD CAPTURE AN IMAGE GENERATED THROUGH A.I. WE'LL CHECK INTO IT. >> Edwin Ferguson: WHEN I WAS SPEAKING TO Dr. MORGAN ABOUT IT, IF SOMEONE WERE TO SEND IT
TO YOU AND ARE YOU NOT PERMITTED TO POSSESS PARTICULARLY FOR A STUDENT I'M THINKING THERE SHOULD BE WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME-FRAME YOU NEED TO SELF REPORT IF YOU DON'T SELF REPORT I'M PRESUMING YOU ARE INTENDING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. THAT MIGHT BE A RABBIT HOLE AND WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT BUT THERE'S OVERLAP. WHAT IF SOMEBODY I WON'T USE ANYBODY UP HERE BUT JOHN DOE SENDS AN INAPPROPRIATE JUM INDICATION TO JANE DOE. SHE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN
POSSESSION OF THESE DEEPFAKES DO WE PUNISH HER BECAUSE JOHN SENT IT TO HER OR PUNISH HER THAT SHE HELD ON TO IT? I THINK WE SHOULD GET INTO THAT GRAY AREA TO LET THEM KNOW PROVIDE REASONABLE NOTICE WITHIN
A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME OTHERWISE YOU ARE PRESUMED FROM WANTING TO BENEFIT FROM IT. >> THAT GETS TO OUR HESITATION PUTTING THAT WORD IN THERE. THERE WAS HESITATION ON POSSESS TO GO HOW YOU GOT IT IS IN
QUESTION THERE. >> Edwin Ferguson: THEY SHOULD SELF REPORT IT THEN. BUT WE CAN'T HAVE THAT. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THERE'S NO MORE COMMENTS. SO WE WILL GO ON TO THE NEXT PRESENTERS. >> Mike Burke: THAT WILL TAKE US
TO POLICY 2.06, SCHOOL VISITATION WILL TAKE US THROUGH
THIS ONE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SINCE WE ARE
DOING KIND OF MOP UP DUTY ON WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE QUICK, I HOPE. IT IS AN UPDATE ON THE SCHOOL VISITATION POLICY 2.06. MOST OF IT IS BASED ON JUST CLARIFICATION AND A COUPLE ADDITIONS OF DEFINITIONS THAT
ARE BASED ON STATUTE AND RULES. DEPUTY CHIEF SNOW DID THE WORK ON THIS SO SHE IS ALSO GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATION WHERE WE ARE AT WITH IT RIGHT NOW. I WILL TURN IT OVER. >> THANK YOU CHIEF. GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. AS CHIEF MOONEY MENTIONED THIS
IS I BELIEVE THE LAST OF OUR SCHOOL POLICE POLICIES THAT IS NEEDING A MAJOR FACELIFT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS AND WE ALSO WANT TO THANK Dr. SNYDER WHO FACILITATED COORDINATING THE RESPONSES FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND
COLLABORATING WITH THEM TO GET US TO THIS POINT. AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE PROPOSED REVISIONS FOR POLICY 2.06, WE GET TO WHERE WE HAVE REALLY STREAMLINED MUCH OF THE VERBIAGE WE FOUND IN THE POLICY THAT WAS
LAST TOUCHED IN 2009. SO IN THIS DRAFT WE HAVE DEFINED WHAT A VISITOR IS ESSENTIALLY SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. WE TALK ABOUT THE STEPS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INCLUDING GOING THROUGH THE SINGLE POINT OF
ENTRY AND BEING VETTED THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S VISITOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH MANY OF US KNOW AS RAPTOR. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THE PERSONS THAT ARE EXEMPT BY STATUTE BASED ON THEIR ROLES FROM BEING RUN THROUGH THE VISITOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
SUCH AS THOSE WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THOSE WHO WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WE HAVE SOME AND THOSE WHO ARE ALSO SCREENED AS DISTRICT VENDORS. THOSE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT NEED TO BE RUN
THROUGH THE VISITOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WE ALSO GIVE TO THE PRINCIPALS THE OBVIOUS AUTHORITY TO REVOKE A VISITOR'S ACCESS TO A CAMPUS. AND THEN WE INCLUDE IF A VISITOR HAS CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THEIR VISITATION WAS REVOKED
OR LIMITED, GIVE THEM THE STEPS TO FOLLOW SUCH AS SPEAKING WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR OR THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT WHO IS IN THAT DECISION MAKING CHAIN. AND INCORPORATED IN PAGE ONE IS SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT WE
REMOVED FROM LINES 68-80 BECAUSE IT WAS REPETITIVE. AND THEN WE ADDED THE POLICY 2.59, WHICH ADDRESSES POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ON A SCHOOL BOARD PROPERTY. AND WE DELETED CONTENT IN LINES
83-97, WHICH WAS ALREADY ADDRESSED IN POLICIES 2.59 AND 7.18 DEALING WITH THE COMMUNITY OF DISTRICT FACILITIES SUCH AS THE USE OF OUR CAMPUSES BY THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. WE REMOVED THE CONTENT SO AS TO
NOT HAVE CONFLICTS IN POLICY. WITH THAT, IT LEADS US TO OUR APPEARANCE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY AND TO TAKE YOUR COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK SO WE ARE READY FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT ON MAY 27.
AND FOR ADOPTION ON JULY 15TH. AND I NOW TURN IT OVER IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. >> Karen Brill: Mr. FERGUSON. >> Edwin Ferguson: THANK YOU. DOES POLICY 2.06 ALLOW FOR PARENTS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO COME AT DESIGNATED TIMES BY THE
THE PRINCIPAL TO ATTEND LUNCH WITH THEIR CHILDREN? >> THE POLICY ADDRESSES PARENTS AND GUARDIANS NOT CREATING AN INTERFERENCE ON A SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY ON THE CAMPUSES. IT DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS
COMING IN AND JOINING YOUR STUDENT FOR LUNCH. NO. >> Edwin Ferguson: SUPERINTENDET BURKE, I REMEMBER AFTER COVID, PARENTS GREATER ACCESS TO THE SCHOOLS BEFORE COVID AND THEN AFTER COVID, AT LEAST THIS IS MY PERCEPTION THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
ALLOWED BACK ON CAMPUS. I'M WONDERING WITH REGARDS TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IF WE COULD CONSIDER ALLOWING OR LETTING THE PRINCIPALS KNOW IT'S OKAY ON CERTAIN DAYS TO HAVE PARENTS COME IN TO SPEND TIME WITH THEIR KIDS. AS A FATHER OF AN
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD, I COULD SEE HOW THAT THERE ARE PARENTS WHO WOULD TAKE US UP ON THE OFFER IT'S NOT LIKE THEY ARE GOING INTO THE CLASSROOM BUT THE DESIGNATED FOR THE LUNCH WINDOW AND THEN THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY. THAT MAYBE A WAY FOR US TO HELP INCREASE OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
THE COMMUNITY AS WELL BY WELCOMING THEM BACK IN FOR SOMETHING THAT IS HARMLESS AS LUNCH. >> Mike Burke: I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT IS HARMLESS BUT I'M CONCERNED HOW THAT MIGHT PLAY OUT ON OUR CAMPUSES THE STUDENTS
HAVE UNLIMITED WINDOW OF TIME FOR LUNCH AND THE CAPACITY THE SEATING I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN ACCOMMODATE IF A LOT OF PARENTS WANT TO TAKE US UP ON THAT OPPORTUNITY IT COULD BECOME CHALLENGING. CLEARING ALL THE PARENTS THROUGH THE FRONT OFFICE I RECALL IN
COVID ONE OF THE ISSUES WAS LIKE WITH THE KINDERGARTENERS PARENTS WOULD LIKE TO WALK THEIR KIDS TO CLASS AND WE HAD TO REIN THAT IN BECAUSE IT WAS DISRUPTIVE. I PREFER TO ENCOURAGE THE PARENTS TO ENTRUST US WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND LET US DO OUR JOB
AND BRING THE FAMILIES IN ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS, MUFFINS FOR MOM OR DOUGHNUTS FOR DAD OUR PTA'S THEY WILL HOST THOSE EVENTS PERIODICALLY BUT IT'S NOT ON ANY GIVEN THEY WE DO NOT HAVE PARENTS COMING IN.
>> Edwin Ferguson: I KNOW WE DON'T. I DON'T THINK I WAS CLEAR YOU WOULD HAVE A DESIGNATED DAY OF PARENTS FOR FIRST GRADERS COME IN FOR LUNCH IT IS NOT AS IF YOU WOULD HAVE THE PARENTS OF ALL K-5 ON A GIVEN DAY.
KINDERGARTEN MIGHT BE ON MONDAY. FIRST GRADE ON TUESDAY. THAT IS WHAT I'M GETTING AT. IT STAYS HARM UNLESS THAT REGARD I WOULD LIKE US TO DO IT AGAIN ONLY IN ELEMENTARY AND WHO WOULD WANT TO SIT WITH THEIR PARENT AT
LUNCH IN MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL YOU WOULD BE A LOSER. THE ELEMENTARY AGE IT IS A SMALL THING BUT SOMETIMES THEY SAY THE LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT. SUBJECT TO CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE, I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO THINK ABOUT IT AND CONSIDER IT MOVING FORWARD.
>> Mike Burke: I WILL GIVE IT THOUGHT AND CHECK WITH THE TEAM AND THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND SEE HOW WE CAN NUANCE THAT OR NOT. >> Karen Brill: MS. BRAN. >> THE VENDORS ARE NOT RUN THROUGH THE RAPTOR SYSTEM.
>> THEY ARE PRESCREENED. >> MY CONCERN IS HOW DO WE KNOW HOW OFTEN THE VENDORS DO THEIR BACKGROUND CHECK AND STUFF? >> I BELIEVE WITH THE LEVEL TWO THEIR BACKGROUNDS ARE HELD THROUGH OUR HR AND IF THERE IS
AN ARREST OUR HR WOULD BE NOTIFIED. MEANING THAT THAT COULD RESCIND THEIR ACCESS TO A CAMPUS. >> Gloria Branch: OKAY. >> WE DIDN'T PULL THIS LIST THIS IS A LIST IN STATUTE OF
CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE WE ARE NOT PERMITTED THE LEGISLATURE HAS STATED WE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF SCREENING ON. THAT'S WHERE WE GOT THIS LIST FROM. >> Gloria Branch: I'M FOR SCREENING ALL BUT I UNDERSTAND, THANK YOU.
>> Karen Brill: MS. WHITFIELD. >> Erica Whitfield: SIMILAR TO Mr. FERGUSON I AM PRETTY FIRED UP ABOUT ENGAGING OUR PARENTS AND OUR SCHOOLS. I THINK THE WAY TO DO THAT AND I THINK EVERYTHING IN HERE IS VERY GOOD AND VERY CLEAR. I THINK THE WAY WE DO IT IS BY OFFERING VOLUNTEERING
OPPORTUNITIES THAT IS MORE STRUCTURED WAY FOR THEM TO BE ENGAGED WITH THE SCHOOL. AND SO THAT HAPPENS I KNOW AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL YOU CAN VOLUNTEER FOR LUNCH DUTY I FIND IT TO BE THE HARDEST HALF HOUR OF MY DAY IF I DO THAT. EVERY KID WANTS SOMETHING OPENED
AT THE SAME TIME. AND THEN THEY SPILL IT. SO I THINK IT IS A WAY FOR US TO ENGAGE BUT I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE IN THIS MOMENT TWO THINGS: ONE, A VISIT A LOT OF SCHOOLS AND I WILL SAY THERE IS
A VARYING DEGREE OF KINDNESS WHEN YOU GET TO A SCHOOL AND IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO A PERSON COMING IN WHETHER THEY THINK THAT IS A NICE SCHOOL OR NOT. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE KIND SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT USED TO THE PROCEDURES WE PUT TOGETHER IT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHEN THEY WENT TO SCHOOL.
BEING KIND TO PEOPLE. BUT ALSO FOR THE PRINCIPALS TO PLEASE TRY TO FIND WAYS TO WORK WITH YOUR FAMILIES SO THAT THEY FEEL WELCOME IN YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A BIG PART OF THE COMPETITION THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
WHEN YOU GO TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL OR I ASMALLER SCHOOL SOMETIMES THEY WILL LET YOU FEEL MORE ENGAGED. FINDING CONSTRUCTIVE WAYS TO GET PARENTS ENGAGED IS ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN WORK AROUND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE STILL CAN BE
THERE WITHOUT JUST RANDOMLY STANDING THERE AND DOING NOTHING. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: MS. SAVIETTO? >> Virginia Savietto: I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT VISITORS. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING IN WRITING ABOUT THE AGENCIES YOU KNOW WITH IMMIGRATION AND I.C.E. AND ALL THAT HAPPENING FOR THE PAST
YEAR-AND-A-HALF? I KNOW WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CASES BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE IT IN WRITING ABOUT I.C.E. COMING IN JUST BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY CAN. MAYBE THEY CANNOT. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? WE KNOW WE WORKED REALLY HARD BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT IS
IN WRITING. >> Mike Burke: WE HAVE WE WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT WE'VE MADE IT CLEAR TO OUR PRINCIPALS IF ANYONE IS COMING FROM HOMELAND SECURITY OR I.C.E. THAT THEY NEED TO FIRST CONTACT SCHOOL POLICE, CONTACT OUR
OFFICE COUNSEL AND THEY WOULD NOT SEE ANY STUDENT WITHOUT A VALID WARRANT. WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS A STATEMENT IN THE POLICY THAT SAYS I DON'T THINK WE CAN PUT A PROHIBITION. >> Virginia Savietto: WE CAN PUT WHATEVER YOU SAID IN WRITING, NO?
IN A POLICY THAT I MEAN WHAT YOU JUST SAID. THE POSITIVE SIDE NOT THE NEGATIVE SIDE WE ARE NOT PROHIBITING BUT THE PROCEDURE PART OF IT. LIKE DEFINING A VISITOR AND
DEFINING WHO IS NOT A VISITOR. I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE. >> Mike Burke: THIS IS TO WORKSHOP. I CAN GO BACK TO THE TEAM HERE WITH THE GENERAL WORK WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN COME UP WITH.
RIGHT NOW I'M NOT SURE HOW WE WOULD TACKLE THAT. >> Karen Brill: I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE WORKSHOP. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY THAT
WILL BRING US TO OUR SPECIAL MEETING. I WILL GIVE EVERYBODY A MINUTE TO OPEN IT UP AND SO I WILL NOW CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER. AT 4:31PM AND THE RECORD SHOULD REFLECT WE HAVE SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT.
BOARD MEMBERS WE HAVE THREE SETS OF MINUTES. THEY ARE NUMBERED AS HAVING FOUR. BUT I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. MOTION BY MS. BRANCH AND SECONDED BY MS. WHITFIELD. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
I DO NOT HAVE ITEMS TO ADD. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO WITHDRAW. >> Mike Burke: NO. >> Karen Brill: BOARD MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE ITEMS TO. >> AS WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. ANY DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR. ALL OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. DO WE HAVE DISCLOSURES AND ABSTENTIONS? SEEING NONE. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT THAT BRINGS US TO SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. >> Mike Burke: NO COMMENTS FOR ME TODAY. >> Karen Brill: WE WILL START
WITH MS. SAVIETTO. >> Virginia Savietto: I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO BALK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE ART THE PRODUCTION OF HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD WAS TRULY ON ANOTHER LEVEL
THERE WERE MOMENTS I FORGOT I WAS WATCHING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THE ACCENTS WERE THAT GOOD. IT'S THE SCHOOL IS RECOGNIZED NATIONWIDE. THANK YOU TO SUSIE FOR THE INVITATION AND THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT SHE DOES FOR LEADING
THE BALK FOUNDATION I'M PROUD OF THE STUDENTS AND EVERYONE BEHIND THE SCENES WHO MADE THAT COME TO LIFE. I VISITED WESTGATE ELEMENTARY AND I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH PRINCIPAL WE TALKED ABOUT THE REAL WORK HAPPENING ON CAMPUS SUPPORTING STUDENTS,
STAYING CONNECTED WITH FAMILIES AND MAKING SURE EVERY CHILD ISET UP FOR SUCCESS THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AT THE SCHOOL AND YOU CAN FEEL THE CARE THE MOMENT YOU WALK IN FROM THE CLASSROOM TO FRONT OFFICE. I WAS ALSO GREAT TO SEE MY BOY WHO WE SEE NEXT TO ME FROM THE
WESTGATE CRA SHE STOPPED BY THIS YOUNG CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD STANDS OUT. WHEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS STAY CLOSED OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FEEL THAT SUPPORT. SO I WANT TO CLOSE WITH SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL FROM A
RECENT THANK A TEACHER EVENT. MS. HERNANDEZ AT WYNNEBROOK ELEMENTARY I MET HER LAST YEAR DURING MY VISIT TO THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL NORTH MADE SURE WE STOPPED BY THE CLASSROOM WHEN SHE WAS TEACHING I WOULD HAVE
STAYED THERE ALL DAY SHE IS FULL OF ENERGY THAT IS CONTAGIOUS IF ANYBODY NEEDS THAT GO VISIT HER SHE WILL GIVE YOU SOME OF HER ENERGY. WHEN WE SURPRISED HER IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT. HER FATHER WAS AN EDUCATOR AND HAD PASSED AWAY.
I COULD FEEL HOW MUCH THIS MOMENT MEANT FOR HER. NOT JUST FOR HER BUT FOR EVERYONE AROUND HER. I WILL SHARE A VIDEO BECAUSE I HONESTLY I COULDN'T FULLY PUT IN WORDS WHO SHE IS. IF THEY CAN ROLL THE VIDEO.
>> BEING A TEACHER IS THE MOST REWARDING CAREER IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. YOU GO HOME AND YOUR HEART IS FILLED WITH JOY. YOU ARE THIS WEEK'S THANK A TEACHER. [CHEERING] EVERY SINGLE DAY, SHE
TEACHES AN INNOVATIVE WAYS AND THROUGH MODALITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF HER STUDENTS REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. >> Virginia Savietto: WE'LL ALL CRYING. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING TEACHERS ON SUPPORTING OUR EDUCATORS IN SUCH A MEANINGFUL
WAY. GRACIAS. >> Karen Brill: MS. WHITFIELD.
>> Erica Whitfield: I HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING THAT I SKIPPED. FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT TODAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF GOING TO THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR WORTHINGTON'S NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IT IS A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT I THINK IS OF GREAT BENEFIT TO
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS THEY CAN HELP CHILDREN GET THROUGH SCHOOLING IN A WAY THAT REALLY PERSONALIZED ATTENTION AND FLEXIBLE OPPORTUNITIES. SO THAT WAS A PLEASURE TO BE THERE IT IS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY I THOUGHT I WOULD MENTION I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE NEW FACILITY
SAME FACILITY EXPANDED AND MUCH NICER. VERY GLAD TO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR THAT. AS FAR AS THE PICTURES FROM THE LAST FEW WEEKS, SO WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO THE FPL CLASSROOM MAKEOVER AT BAN I DON'T KNOW CREEK ELEMENTARY. EVERYONE LOVES THE CLASSROOM
MAKEOVERS IT IS A GREAT EXCUSE TO VISIT AND SEE WHAT IS GOING ON AND TALK TO THE STUDENTS AND BE IN AN EXCITED TIME. THIS IS PICTURES FROM OUR BAN I DON'T KNOW CREEK ELEMENTARY MOMENT. THESE STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT SO MUCH FROM THESE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE BROUGHT TO US THROUGH
FPL AND THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. SO I ALSO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP IT WAS MENTIONED A FEW TIMES BEFORE IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. BUT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT I'M PRIVILEGED TO HAVE IN MY DISTRICT IS THE FORMER SOUTH
AREA INTENSIVE SCHOOL RENAMED THE RISE ACADEMY. WE REBUILT THE SCHOOL FOR THEM. AND IT IS GORGEOUS IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND I THINK IT REALLY IS THE FUTURE OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL FACILITY. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
OUR STUDENTS. THERE IS A BEHAVIORAL COMPONENT TO THAT SCHOOL BUT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS MORE OF AN ACADEMIC COMPONENT AS WELL. WE NEED TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT MAKING IT IN THE REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL SETTING AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SETTING. SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THAT MORE
PERSONALIZED ATTENTION LIKE WORTHINGTON IS DOING THIS IS FROM THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW FACILITY THE RISE ACADEMY IN BOYNTON BEACH. SO I FINALLY FINISHED LEADERSHIP PALM BEACH GROW. IT'S 55 HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS THAT
WE TAKE THROUGH THE ENTIRE COUNTY ON ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING. WE JUST HAD THE GRADUATION FOR IT LAST WEEK BUT THIS IS PICTURES FROM OUR FINAL DAY THE LEADERSHIP GROW BUSINESS DAY. YOU WILL SEE WE ARE AT THE BREAKERS WE HAD A GREAT DAY THAT DAY.
I LOVE THESE KIDS SO MUCH. THEY WERE SO WONDERFUL THAT IS US WITH THE HEAD CHEF AND THEY GIVE ME SO MUCH HOPE AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL YEAR WE ENJOYED OUR TIME TOGETHER. I WANTED TO SHARE THE PICTURES. THE LAST PICTURES I WENT INTO
Mr. FERGUSON'S NEIGHBORHOOD AND SAW ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH THEIR CLASSROOM MAKEOVER AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY TO SEE AND THE STUDENTS SHOWED US AROUND ALL THE NEW FACILITIES THAT THEY GOT AND IT IS AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO INTERACT WITH THE STUDENTS THERE. I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND
THAT GRAND OPENING AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. MS. BRANCH. >> THANK YOU. THESE COMMENTS ARE FROM ALL OF APRIL. FIRST, I THINK EMILY KING AND HER DAD FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT WITH DORY SAVE LIVES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO TEACH THEM ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF SAFE DRIVING. I SPOKE AT THE ASSEMBLY FOR STUDENTS AT BOCA HIGH ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE DRIVING AND RECOGNIZING WHEN IT IS NOT WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT GET IN A VEHICLE IF THEY FEEL THEIR SAFETY IS AT RISK. THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT OUR STUDENTS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY
AND YOUR CONTINUED MISSION TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS ABOUT DISTRACTED DRIVERS AND SAFE DRIVING. Dr. DAVID YOUR STUDENTS WERE AWESOME AND INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE DRIVING. THE LOVE OF LITERACY LUNCHEON WAS A GREAT SUCCESS THANK YOU
KRISTEN THE C.E.O. OF LITERACY COALITION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR ALL YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO FOR STUDENTS, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY AND THEY DO A LOT. THE BOCA RATON HAD THE LEADERSHIP GROUP FOR EDUCATION DAY AND LET ME TELL YOU THAT IS
AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF STUDENTS WHICH I ALREADY KNEW. THE CULINARY CHOICE PROGRAM, COOK THE BREAKFAST FOR THE LEADERSHIP GROUP AND THE FOOD WASIATE. THE STUDENTS ARE PROFESSIONAL AND AAMAZING. THERE ARE A LOT OF EVENTS THAT THEY ARE AT A LOT OF EVENTS
HOSTING AND COOKING FOOD WE GOT TO HEAR FROM OTHER INTEREST PRESSSIVE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS FROM OTHER CHOICE PROGRAMS INCLUDING MEDICAL, AVIATION, MUSIC AND THEATER. THE PRINCIPAL I KNOW YOU ARE PROUD, THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND THANK YOU DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT
JAMIE WYATT FOR SPEAKING TO THE GROUP ABOUT PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WAS AT JC MITCH ELEMENTARY WITH MRS. WHITFIELD WITH ROOTS AND WINGS THE MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE CHILDREN'S READING SKILLS AND TEACHERS WHO INSPIRE LEARNING.
ADDITIONALLY THEY HONOR TEACHERS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS. THANK YOU TED AND YOUR TEAM AND VOLUNTEERS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHICH IN TURN HELP OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT YOU AND ROOTS AND WINGS DOES TO HELP OUR PALM BEACH
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IS GREAT AND IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THE GAINS OUR STUDENTS MAKE IN READING. THE PRINCIPAL KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING FOR THE STUDENTS AT JC MITCHELL. I ATTENDED THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CO-CLASS PARTICULAR DINNER
HONORING SENIORS. THE STUDENTS WERE IMPRESSIVE. SOME STUDENTS RECOGNIZED TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL IN THEIR FAMILY OR FIRST TO GO TO COLLEGE WHICH SHOWS THE PERSEVERANCE OF OUR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF ATTENDEES THEY HAD WITH 460 FROM ALL OVER
PALM BEACH COUNTY. ANOTHER THANK A TEACHER WITH THE PRINCIPAL THAT WINNER WAS THOMAS AND THE STUDENTS WERE EXCITED TO HIM AND THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING THE EVENTS AND THE CHECK YOU GIVE TO THE TEACHERS FOR $500.
CONTINUING TO PROMOTE OUR ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WHICH WE CAUSED TODAY, FRED IS DOING A GREAT JOB. OUR ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFERS SO MANY OPTIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THE STUDENTS THAT MAY NOT WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE. APPRENTICES TRAINING IS GREAT FROM WELDING, PLUMBING, H SACK
AND MUCH MORE. I'M WORKING WITH THE CAO TO CREATE AWARENESS OF OUR PROGRAMS AND TALKING TO NONPROFITS TO CREATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE STUDENTS THAT MAY NEED HELP OBTAINING THEIR LICENSE WITHOUT WORRY BEING FRNL RESTRAINTS. WE WANT ALL OUR STUDENTS TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN THE REAL WORLD ONCE THEY GRADUATE. MONDAY NIGHT WAS SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT AT BOCA HIGH AND I HAD THE HONOR TO PRESENT THE CATHERINE LINGER SCHOLARSHIP THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE FUNDS HONORING HER
LEGACY THIS YEAR IT WAS 70 STUDENTS RECEIVING CATHERINE SCHOLARSHIPS. AS I'M OUT IN THE COMMUNITY I'M MADE AWARE AND ALL OF US ARE AT THAT TIME WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THE NONPROFITS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS THAT
HELP OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT ALL YEAR-ROUND. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO SHAWN COOLEY CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS AND YOUR TEAM FOR DOING A GREAT JOB PROMOTING THE GREAT THINGS THAT GO ON IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF
THE MEDIA GOT OUT THERE AND LEARNED ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES AND REPORT ON AT THAT TIME. THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. MS. ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE. I DO HAVE A FEW COMMENTS AND
CERTAINLY PICTURES, TOO. IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THE SCREEN. CHEERS TO 30 YEARS IN THE GLADES REGION. THE GLADES REGION CELEBRATED THE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SERVED FOR 30 YEARS. THIS IS EVERY YEAR.
BUS DRIVERS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, ANYONE WHO IS WORKED IN THE DISTRICT AND SERVED IN THE GLADES FOR 30 YEARS YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE RECOGNITION FOR OWN YEARS OF SERVICE IT'S ALWAYS GREAT. THE RED CARPET IS THERE THE
FAMILIES ARE THERE TO SAY WE ARE SO HAPPY AND PROUD OF THE WORK YOU'VE DONE SPECIFICALLY IN THE GLADES REGION. AND WE ALSO HONORED ALTHOUGH OF OUR SUPERSTAR ADMINISTRATORS, WHO ACTUALLY WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE DISTRICT. SO YOU SEE PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR
AND JUST ALL OF THE SUPERSTARS FROM THE GLADES AS WELL AS THOUGH WHO HAVE BEEN FOR 30 YEARS. THE VOLUNTEER AND BUSINESS PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARDS BREAKFAST THANK YOU Mr. COOLEY YOU ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB. IT IS A WONDERFUL EVENT AS ALWAYS.
WHERE WE RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HONORED STUDENT VOLUNTEER BRYCE LUNA AND ADULT VOLUNTEER EVAN ROSS AT THE
WRECK TAFT THEY ARE SUPERSTARS. BREAKFAST. THEY ARE SUPERSTARS. BRYCE IS FROM HL AND EVAN IS FROM ROSEN WALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THAT VOLUNTEER WORK. WE WERE ALL AS A BOARD AT THE SWEARING IN OF COUNTY JUDGE
MICHAEL BARNETTE. AND HE IS OUR NEWEST COUNTY JUDGE. WE WERE OFFICIALLY THERE AT THIS OFFICIAL SWEARING IN. AND WE LOVE JUDGE HONORABLE JUDGE MICHAEL BARNETTE. HE IS A SUPERSTAR JUDGE AND HE HAS DONE SO MUCH TO HELP OUR
COMMUNITY. AND YES, Mr. BURKE, THE 2026 FLORIDA TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT POLO PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE WERE THERE INVITED BY MRS. KIMBERLY STALKER OUR LAST YEAR'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR. AND THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR
THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS Mr. MARK HARRISON. WE WERE ABLE TO GO INTO THE CLASSROOMS AND TALK WITH THE STUDENTS AND LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON AT POLO PARK. THANK YOU Dr. JENIFER, THE PRINCIPAL OF POLO PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT WAS A LOVELY DAY Mr. BURKE
AND LEARNING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND THE STATE FROM THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR. HE HAD VISITED I GUESS IT WAS 58 COUNTIES AND HE FINALLY MADE IT TO PALM BEACH AND WE WERE SO HAPPY TO HAVE HIM. THE HISPANIC EDUCATION COALITION SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY WAS
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS SAT THE CEREMONY HELD AT OUR BELOVED Dr. JAOQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK THE MEMBERS OF THE HISPANIC EDUCATION COALITION FOR
THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS AND IT WAS WONDERFUL THE STUDENTS ARE HEADING TO COLLEGE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE. PIERCE HAMMOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ODYSSEY OF THE MIND PROGRAM YESTERDAY I WAS THERE TO
CONGRATULATE THE STUDENTS AND COACHES, FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKING IT TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND REPRESENTING PALM BEACH COUNTY AT THEIR ODYSSEY OF THE MIND TOURNAMENT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA ON APRIL 4. PIERCE HAMMOCK PLACED FIFTH OUT
OF THE TOP 16 TEAMS ACROSS FLORIDA. THANK YOU TO THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR JUDY ACKERMAN AND THE PRINCIPAL FOR THEIR SUPPORT. AND THE NATIONAL JUNIOR HONORS SOCIETY AT PAHOKEE LAST WEEK IT WAS SO EXCITING TO SEE THE
INDUCTION CEREMONY. IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE THE INDUCTION CEREMONIES WHEN THEY TAKE THEIR PLEDGES AND OATH FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE THEM GREAT. IT WAS A WONDERFUL TIME. LAST WEEK AT PAHOKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND FINALLY, JUST LAST NIGHT, IT
WAS A GREAT NIGHT FOR ME. THE CITY OF PAHOKEE GAVE ME A PROCLAMATION HONORING MY 16 YEARS AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. I WAS HONORED WITH A PROCLAMATION THE EDUCATORS FROM
PAHOKEE, BELLE GLADE AND SOUTH BAY WERE THERE. REGION SUPERINTENDENT WE TOOK A GROUP PICTURE COMMUNITY LEADERS WERE THERE. AND THE MAYOR SAID THAT ONLY THREE PEOPLE HAD BEEN GIVEN THE KEY TO THE CITY OF PAHOKEE DURING HIS TENURE AND HE HAD
BEEN THE MAYOR FOR 10 YEARS. AND I WAS ONE OF THE THREE PEOPLE. BUT HE SAID TO ME LAST NIGHT THAT I'M ALWAYS WELCOME I HAVE A HOME IN PAHOKEE AND THAT PROCLAMATION WAS READ ALOUD SAYING TO ME WE LOVE YOU MS. ANDREWS KEEP UP THE WORK FOR THE
CITY OF PAHOKEE AND ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Karen Brill: Mr. FERGUSON. >> Edwin Ferguson: APRIL 18TH I PRESENTED REMARKS AT VOOS ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS AT THE
FIRST ANNUAL TEACHER TEACH STUDENTS EXPO THAT WILL BE PUT ON MOVING FORWARD BY THE WEST PALM BEACH CHAPTER. IT FOCUSED ON ENHANCING STUDENTS FINANCIAL LITED RACEY WHICH WERE
ENJOYED BY THE STUDENTS. APRIL 25 I STARTED MY DAY AT UPLIFT EVENT. I WITH 30 VOLUNTEERS REMOVED 630 POUNDS OF TRASH PLASTICS WHICH WE THAT IS A BIG DEAL FROM THE PLEASANT CITY AREA OF WEST PALM BEACH.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THIS IS A MONTHLY ACTIVITY THAT IS DONE WITH THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AND THE CHAPTER OF THE FRATERNITY. BUT IT SERVES AS A PUBLIC SERVICE EVENT. I MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITY AND NETWORKING EVENT FOR STUDENTS
AND ADULTS. THE JUDGE MICHAEL BARNETTE HAS HE WAS ONE OF THE ATTENDEES AT THE EVENT AND I THINK THIS IS HIS SECOND TIME AT THE EVENT. WE ALSO HAVE GUESTS SCROLL THROUGH THE PHOTOS. BUT COMMUNITY ACTIVIST JAMES A
MAINSTAY AT THE EVENT AND WE ALSO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR HIS 20 PLUS YEARS TO THE SERVICE IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE. WE HAD A COUPLE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MEMBERS EMPLOYEES, RICARDO AND EDMONDS. ATTEND ON SATURDAY AS WELL AND WE HAD A WEST PALM BEACH
EMPLOYEE WHO CAME ON HER TIME BECAUSE SHE HEARD ABOUT THE EVENT AND WANTED TO SUPPORT IT. WHILE THE FOCUS OF PROJECT UPLIFT IS EXPANDING, FOR EXAMPLE IN THE FALL WE PLAN TO BEGIN OFFERING TUTORING SESSIONS AT THE CHURCH. SO SAT, ACT PREP SPECIFICALLY
AND STUDENTS WHO MAY NEED HELP WITH MATH, SCIENCE AND READING OUR PLAN IS TO HAVE TUTORS TO HELP THEM WITH THAT. WE WANT TO MAKE THE POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT. BECAUSE OF THE WILD SUCCESS THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED DUE TO THE OUTPOUR OF SUPPORT WE ARE
NEARING OUR GOAL OF REMOVING 10,000 POUNDS OF TRASH THIS SCHOOL YEAR. WHICH MEANS THAT 10,000 POUNDS OF POLLUTANTS THAT WOULD GET INTO OUR DRINKING WATER CONTRIBUTING TO BLIGHT WE ARE REMOVING THAT. KUDOS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED.
NOW HAVING SAID THAT I'M CALLING ON EVERYONE WHO HAS TIME TO PITCH IN OR MAY 25 THAT WILL BE THE LAST CLEAN UP FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND WE ARE CLOSE TO REACHING THAT 10,000 POUNDS I MIGHT DO A SOMERSAULT IF WE HIT IT. STUDENTS YOU CAN EARN UP TO
THREE HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IT IS A LAY UP AND IT IS A GREAT BENEFIT TO WEST PALM BEACH AND BY CONNECTION PALM BEACH COUNTY AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EVENT THE CONTACT INFORMATION IS ON THE FLYER E-MAIL ME AT
PROJECT UPLIFT OR CALL ME 561-840-1846. I RETURNED BACK TO MY TRAVELS ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY SINCE WE LAST MET. I AEND ITED THE YOUTH SUMMIT. I ESTIMATE OVER 50 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THAT EVENT. AND THERE WERE TEAM BUILDING
PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT AND WRITING EXERCISES FOR THE TUTS. STUDENTS. THE SUMMIT ENDED WITH A POETRY COMPETITION AND THE WINNERS RECEIVED 1500, 1,000 AND 500 RESPECTIVELY.
I WAS FLOORED BY THE TALENT OF THESE CONTESTANTS. I WAS ALSO INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE MONTHLY COMMUNITY MEETING HELD IN BOYNTON BEACH MONDAY APRIL 27.
I I TOOK TIME TO LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS AND DESIRES OF THE REIMBURSEMENTS. LASTLY, VOLUNTEERS ARE NEED AT THE RIVIERA BEACH FOOD PANRY AT 1144 WEST 6TH STREET. FOOD IS PROVIDED TO PERSONS IN NEED EVERY THURSDAY FROM 1-4:00
P.M. STUDENTS CONSIDER PARTICIPATING OVER THE SUMMER AS THERE ARE TENS TO COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS TO BE HAD THROUGH THIS WORTHWHILE ENDEAVOR AND ANYONE WHO HAS QUESTIONS 561-201-9897.
>> Matthew Lane: I WILL CONFER MY COMMENTS IN NEXT WEEK'S BOARD MEETING. >> Karen Brill: THAT WILL BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM SPEAKERS AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY THAT WILL MOVE US FORWARD TO THE CONSENT AGENDA I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY BUSINESS. SO I WILL NOW TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY MS. WHITFIELD AND SECOND BY SOMEBODY, MS. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, EVERYON