R ATTORNEY CLIENT SESSION HAS CONCLUDED. IN THE CLOSED SESSION WE DISCUSSED STRATEGY RELATED TO LITIGATION EXPENDITURES. I WILL NOW TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING UNDER FLORIDA STATUTE 2.0611.
MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? , OPPOSED? MOTIN CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED UNDER
FLORIDA STATUTE 286.011 >> DISTRICT 1 MATTHEW LANE. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 2 VIRGINIA
SAVIETTO. >> HERE. >> DISSTRICT 3 KAREN BRILL. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 4, ERICA WHITFIELD. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 5, GLORIA BRANCH. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 6, MARCIA ANDREWS. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 7, EDWIN FERGUSON. >> HERE. JOINING US IS SUPERINTENDENT BLUSHING BARAK URBAN COUNTIES SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS WILL JOIN US PERIODICALLY AS DIRECTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.
TONIGHT THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WILL BE PERFORMED BY Mr. SCOTT HOU DR HINS. A SPECIALIST IN THE DISTRICT'S SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT. WILL YOU PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE TO FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY
SUPERINTENDENT BURKE. ♪ O SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT ♪ ♪ WHAT'S SO PROUDLY WE HAIL'D AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING ♪ WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS ♪
THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT ♪ ♪ O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING ♪ ♪ AND THE ROCKETS RED GLARE THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR ♪
♪ GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE ♪ ♪ O SAY DOES THAT STAR-SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE ♪
♪ O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪
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 BY WATCHING ON
COMCAST CHANNEL 2-Z 34 AND 235, U-VERSE 99 OR BY USING THE YOUTUBE LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE AT PALM BEACH SCHOOLS.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'S WEBSITE WITHIN 24 HOURS. WE ALSO OFFER A LISTENING ONLY OPTION THAT THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS BY CALLING 561-357-5900 OR TOLL FREE AT 1-866-930-7015.
MEETING ID IS 15618801124 #. BOARD MEMBERS, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MINUTES TO APPROVE TONIGHT I HAVE ONE ITEM TO ADD FOR GOOD CAUSE. P2, PERSONNEL ADDENDUM. GOOD CAUSE EXIST-FOR-ADDING THIS
ITEM SO EMPLOYEES CAN BEGIN IN THEIR NEW POSITIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS TO WITHDRAW. >> Supt.Burke: NO, MADAM CHAIR. I SEE TWO ITEMS HAVE BEEN PULLED. PC 6 AND PC 7.
ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE PULLED. SEEING NONE, THAT BRINGS US TO REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE AGENDA. Ms. WHITFIELD, I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH Ms. BRILL. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REORDER THE AGENDA AND TAKE ITEM
COM4 FENTANYL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION DAY PROCLAMATION DAY OUT OF ORDER TO BE READ AND VOTED ON. >> MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? , OPPOSED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT BRINGS US TO APPROVING THE AGENDA.
I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MOTION BY Ms. BRANCH SECOND BY VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. ANY DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT BRINGS US TO ABSTENTIONS AND DISCLOSURES. DO I SEE ANY? I DON'T. MOVES US TO SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD COMMENTS.
Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Supt.Burke: THANK YOU. THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR IS OFF TO A GREAT START. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. WE HAD 125 OF OUR TEACHERS AT BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL SURPRISED WITH A SPECIAL TRIP TO OFFICE DEPOT MADE POSSIBLE BY
GENEROUS COLLABORATION REALLY BETWEEN THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY AND OFFICE DEPOT. AND, YOU KNOW, ANY TIME OUR TEACHERS CAN GET READY AND NOT HAVE TO DIG INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS IS A GREAT THING. WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF SUPPORT ON MULTIPLE FRONTS. THIS ONE THE TEACHERS RECEIVED 150 GIFT CARD AND WERE ABLE TO
SHOP AT OFFICE DEPOT AND STOCK UP FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. THAT WAS GREAT. I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO THANK THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE WITH THESE INITIATIVES WITH START PROUD, RED OFFICE SUPPLY AND THEN THE STUFF THE BUS WHICH I KNOW MANY OF YOU PARTICIPATED IN AND THAT WAS GREAT. THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP TO GET
THE KIDS THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED FOR THE YEAR. IT'S A BIG HELP. ON A SOMBER NOTE, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE PATTING PASSING OF FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOE CASELLO. SERVING AS THE CITY COMMISSIONER FOR FIVE YEARS, CITY LEGISLATOR
AND WORKING AS A FIREFIGHTER FOR THREE DECADES. HE WAS AN ARDENT SUPPORTER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ALWAYS HAD AN OPEN DOOR FOR NEWS TALLAHASSEE WHEN WE WOULD GO VISIT AND LOOK FOR HIS SUPPORT WITH OUR VARIOUS PRIORITIES. FLAGS ARE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF
THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE SCHOOLS TODAY IN HIS HONOR AND OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH HIS FRIENDS, FAMILY AND ALL WHO KNEW HIM. WE ALSO, ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR FENTANYL AWARENESS DAY AND THAT'S TIED TO TOMORROW, AUGUST 21, WHICH WILL BE FLORIDA'S FIRST EVER FENTANYL
AWARENESS AND EDUCATION DAY DESIGNATED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. SO WE ARE USING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ON THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL WHEN EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT CAN PROVE TO BE FATAL. I WANT TO REASSURE OUR FAMILIES AND OUR SCHOOL CLINICS AND SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS ARE
EQUIPPED WITH NARCAN IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY BUT AGAIN WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE OUR PARENTS TO TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT THE SERIOUS RISK OF TAKING ANY UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE. AND THEN ON A HAPPIER NOTE, TEACHERS ARE BACK. I HAVE A QUICK VIDEO. MY FRIEND IN A HARD HITTING
INTERVIEWER Mr. JACKSON BARNES FROM PAULSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HAS HELPED US START THE NEW YEAR AND TO PROMOTE THE PROGRAM "THANK A TEACHER" AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE PALM BEACHSCHOOLS.ORG/THANK A TEACHER. WOULD THE VIDEO TEAM PLEASE HELP
ME OUT. YOU ARE THE REAL DEAL. >> THANK A TEACHER IS BACK.
>> BETTER AND BIGGER THAN EVER.
AND IT WAS PRETTY BIG LAST YEAR. YOU KNOW WE ARE OFF TO A GREAT
YEAR WHEN JACKSON BARNS IS HELPING US OUT AGAIN. I FEEL LIKE I'M WATCHING HIM GROW UP BEFORE OUR EYES. WE BROUGHT HIM TO OUR LEADERSHIP SUMMIT TO CLOSE OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TWO YEARS AGO AND SPOKE TO ABOUT 700 PEOPLE IN A PACKED AUDITORIUM AND STOLE THE SHOW. AMAZING. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY
COMMENTS. >> Chair Brill: BEFORE WE GO TO OUR COMMENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, AS A REMINDER WHILE WE ARE LISTENING TO EACH OTHER'S COMMENTS, PLEASE REFRESH YOUR SCREEN BECAUSE WE DID CHANGE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA. AND SO THAT'S GO TO BRING US TO VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. >> THANK YOU, AND I WANT TO SAY
TO MY WONDERFUL EXECUTIVE ANGELA SANTA CRUZ, YOU ARE ON VACATION SO I MAY NOT HAVE PICTURES TONIGHT I MIGHT. AS I TALK ABOUT WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST WEEK, I JUST WANT TO TELL Ms. SANTA CRUZ, YOU ARE AWESOME. THESE DAYS HAVE YOU TAKEN FOR YOURSELF, YOU DESERVE IT BECAUSE
YOU ARE A SUPER STAR IN THE BOARD OFFICE AND I WANT TO SAY AS I LOOK AT THE SCREEN THAT'S
ME. A WONDERFUL STUDENT FROM CRESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL DREW MY PICTURE AND I WAS SO HAPPY WITH THAT. HE PRESENTED THAT TO ME AT ONE OF THE SEMINARS AT CRESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL. HE SAID I SEE YOU AT CRESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I WANT TO DRAW YOUR PORTRAIT.
I SAW THIS AND I PUT IT IN MY HOUSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE BEEN VISITING SOME SCHOOLS OVER AT EQUESTRIAN TRAILS WITH ALLISON MANNING AS WELL AS NEW HORIZONS WITH GLORIA SALAZAR AND WOODLANDS. ALLISON MANNING IS FABULOUS.
SHE HAS ROOTS IN EDUCATION HER FATHER WAS PRINCIPLE OF DUNCAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND SHE HAS BEEN OUT IN HER COMMUNITY ALREADY AND THEY JUST LOVE HER THERE. AND I WAS ABLE TO STAND WITH HER AND SAY HELLO. I HAVE HER PICTURES. THEY WILL BE COMING SOON.
AT NEW HORIZONS WE HAVE GLORIA SALAZAR AND SHE IS MY BABY FROM PIONEER PARK BY WAY OF THE NORTH DISTRICT. SHE IS NOW THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SHE IS AWESOME. AND READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THERE. AND AT WOODLANDS, SEAN BOW
ANYWAY, ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS ROOTS IN EDUCATION. I KNEW HIS FAMILY BACK THROUGH THE YEARS, WONDERFUL EDUCATORS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. AS I'M VISITING THE SCHOOLS, TALKING TO THE NEW PRINCIPLES AND THEIR NEW ASSIGNMENTS, I'M THRILLED THEY'RE IN DISTRICT 6.
I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO CONGRATULATE PAHOKEE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. I'M SO PROUD OF PAHOKEE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. IT SAYS TO THEM CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING SELECTED ONE OF THE BEST PUBLIC HOSTAGES IN YOUR STATE-- PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN
YOUR STATE AND THAT COMES FROM THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST. "U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT" ON TOP SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND I ALSO WENT BY WELLINGTON. YOU DID IT, Mr. SANCHES, I'M TALKING TO YOU.
THE DAF TEAR YOO-- THE CAFETERIA IS AWESOME, THE NEW MEDIA CENTER IS AWESOME I. TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET WHAT WE WANT BUT WE ARE PATIENT. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND SHE IS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW REN EVALUATIONS AT WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ON THE
AGENDA TODAY, I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT PC-6 AND PC 7. WESTLAKE. DISTRICT 6 WESTLAKE. YOU ARE GROWING. THE 39th CITY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. YOU ARE GETTING YOUR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOPEFULLY IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL TONIGHT I
MEET CLOSELY WITH THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, THE MAYORS, THE PARENTS, THE STUDENTS. THEY'RE SO EXCITED. THEY SEE SADDLEVIEW AND IT'S OVERCROWDED BACK THIS THE DISTRICT 6 CENTRAL AREA RIGHT THERE IN LOXAHATCHEE IN THE
ACREAGE AT WESTLAKE SO I'M HOPING TONIGHT WILL BE A BIG NIGHT; THAT THIS WILL BE APPROVED SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WESTLAKE. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU, MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS TO
SHARE WITH THE AUDIENCE. CAN WE PUT UP THE PHOTOS FROM YESTERDAY? SO MYSELF, DIRECTOR Dr. GERALD JOHNSON, WE MET WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MARINE INDUSTRY AT THE VIKING SHIPYARD
IN RIVIERA BEACH TO GET A BERT IDEA, BETTER INSIGHTS IN TERMS OF THE SKILL SETS THE EMPLOYERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE DEVELOPED IN STUDENTS DURING THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS IN PARTICIPATION OF A CAREER IN THE-- IN ANTICIPATION OF A CAREER IN THE MARINE INDUSTRY. AND I WANT TO THANK ALYSSA FREE
WHO HELPED COORDINATE THAT. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A FEW OTHER TOURS WITH BOAT BUILDERS AND MARINE INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS AS WELL SO STAY TUNED IN REGARD TO THAT. ALSO, PROJECT UPLIFT. WE WILL BE BACK AT IT SATURDAY. AT 9 P.M. WE WILL BE MEETING AT
THE NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH AT 191 NINTH STREET WEST PALM BEACH. OUR GOAL IS TO REMOVE 2,000 POUNDS AT MINIMUM OF TRASH. WE ALREADY REMOVED ABOUT 220 LAST MONTH, WHICH WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE CONSIDERING IT WAS SUMMER AND WE HAD A VERY SMALL PORTION OF VOLUNTEERS COMPARED
TO WHAT WE NORMALLY HAVE. AND IN ADDITION TO THE 2,000 POUNDS OF TRASH, OUR GOAL IS TO HELP STUDENTS SECURE AT LEAST 1,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WHICH OF COURSE IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL STUDENTS IN REGARD TO GRADUATION. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING US, US BEING THE CITY OF
WEST PALM BEACH, THE OMEGA SCI-FI INCORPORATED. CALL 516-840-1846. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE THE DISTRICT A PAT ON THE BACK IN REGARD TO HISTORIC
HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL. WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE FLORIDA TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION EARLIER THIS MONTH. COMPLIMENTING US IN REGARD TO OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF DELRAY AND DELRAY BEACH PRESERVATION TRUST IN TERMS OF PRESERVING-- NOT PRESERVING BUT MOVING FORWARD WITH PHASE 2 OF
THE RENOVATIONS AT THE HISTORIC HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF OUR ADULT EDUCATION CENTERS. IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE JOB CREATION CENTER FOR PERSONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY AND WE ARE ALREADY DOING A GREAT JOB.
YOU ARE SUPER MAN. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND I WANTED TO TAKE TIME TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA SEES THE GOOD WORK WE ARE DOING AND SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, FRED BARCH, EVERYBODY HERE, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I
WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GRANDMOTHER RUBY FERGUSON. I DON'T HAVE ANY PHOTOS. HER BIRTHDAY WAS LAST SATURDAY. SHE IS 98 YEARS LONG. I THINK I MENTIONED TO YOU IN THE PAST SHE AND MY GRANDFATHER,
HE PASSED AWAY IN 2002. BUT IN ANY EVENT. THEY HAD NINE CHILDREN. MY GRANDFATHER HAD SOME EDUCATION. I THINK HE MAYBE GOT OUT AFTER THE 6 SEEDS GRADE. MY GRANDMOTHER NOT AFTER THE SECOND GRADE. BORN IN BELGRADE. HER MOM WAS A MIGRANT FROM THE
BAHAMAS WHO CAME HERE SEASONALLY TO HELP WITH THE CROPS IN THE GLADES AND BIRTHED THEM RIGHT IN THE MUCK. THEY HAD ALL NINE KIDS THEY'RE ALL COLLEGE GRADS. THEY HAD 17 GRAND KIDS I'M THE OLDEST ON BOTH SIDES AND NOW WE HAVE EVERY EX-- EVER EXPANDING NUMBER OF GREAT GRANDKIDS.
MY GRANDMOTHER IS JUST A FORCE OF NATURE. SO PROUD AND HONORED TO BE HER GRANDSON, WISHING HER MANY, MANY MORE YEARS TO COME AND AGAIN WE LOVE YOU, GRAND GRANDMA AND KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING. THAT'S ALL HAVE I TO SAY TO THAT.
>> Chair Brill: I EXPECT A-- Ms. BRANCH. >> Gloria Branch: I EXPECT A PICTURE AT THE NEXT MEETING. TELL HER HAPPY BIRTHDAY. SHORT AND SWEET, VISITING SCHOOLS. HELPING OUT WITH THE KINDERGARTENERS OPENING THEIR MILK AT LUNCH TIME. IT'S SO CUTE. CRYING WHEN THEY WANT TO GO HOME
AND STELLING THEM YOU ARE GOING HAVE A GREAT DAY. IT'S GOING TO BE FUN. I WENT TO SPANISH RIVER PRESEASON FOOTBALL GAME. THEY BEAT PALM BEACH GARDENS FRIDAY NIGHT. AND THEY LOOKED GREAT TOO. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> Chair Brill: Ms. WHITFIELD.
>> SO I JUST WANT TO FIRST OF ALL, PERSONALLY THANK EVERYONE WHO MADE MY LITTLE ONES FIRST WEEK OF KINDERGARTEN SO AMAZING. SHE HAS COME BACK WITH RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT THE CAFETERIA. THAT IS HER FAVORITE THING TO GO TO. SHE CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY SNACKS SHE GETS. VERY THRILLED ABOUT IT.
I WANT TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU AND FOR VOLUNTEERS GOING IN TO HELP AND OPEN THE MILK. THAT'S VERY GOOD. WE APPRECIATE YOU, Ms. BRANCH. I HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES I WANTED TO SHOW EVERYONE OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THIS PAST MONTH. THIS IS SOMETHING I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE
PALM BEACHES BREAKFAST, BACK TO SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND I WAS ABLE TO BE THE MODERATOR FOR THE EDUCATION LEADERS PANELS. A HUGE HONOR FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS AND I WAS REALLY
GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY SOMETHING ELSE I'M VERY PROUD OF. THESE ARE THREE OF OUR PRINCIPALS. I WAS ABLE TO GO WITH THEM TO SPEAK ON HAITIAN RADIO.
INFORMATION IS POWER. AND THAT'S COAL SON IN THE FRONT CENTER, THE RADIO HOST AND MY LADIES ARE Dr. VALERIE VALCOURT, Ms. GENIE PASILL AND Ms. WALSH FROM ROLLING GREEN
AND THEY WERE AMAZING. WE DID A WHOLE HOUR SPEAKING TO OUR HAITIAN FAMILIES ABOUT PREPAREDNESS FOR BACK TO SCHOOL. JUST THIS WAS JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I WASRY DUCK LIST GENERALLY HIVE
RIDICULOUSLY PROUD OF THEM. IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR TO US SPEAK TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FAMILIES AND WELCOME THEM AND TO OF THOSE AMAZING PRINCIPALS ACTUALLY CAN SPEAK IN CREOLE SO THEY WERE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE FAMILIES IN THEIR LANGUAGE, WHICH I LOVED. ONE FINAL THING I JUST WANT TO
MENTION IS THAT TONIGHT, UNFORTUNATELY, AS Mr. BURKE MENTIONED, WE ARE HERE AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO BE AT THE MEMORIAL FOR OUR FRIEND REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH CASELLO. HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE PUBLIC SERVANT IN OUR COMMUNITY, SERVED
SEVEN YEARS AS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE HOUSE STATE OF FLORIDA HOUSE AND ALSO I MET HIM AS A BOYNTON BEACH CITY COMMISSIONER AND HE JUST SUCH AN AMAZING JOB SUPPORTING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND I JUST WANT TO SEND MY CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND
FRIENDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND APOLOGIZE THAT WE ARE NOT THERE WITH THEM RIGHT NOW AS THEY CELEBRATE HIS LIFE AND I WISH WE COULD BE. SO JUST WANTED TO SEND OUR SORROW THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO BE THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU,
MS. SAVIETTO. >> Virginia Savietto: I'LL BUY ALL THE MINUTES LEFT. 3, 2, 20 SECONDS, I CAN USE THEM. LAST WEEK AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE PALM BEACHES, IT WAS A GREAT THING SHE DID UP THERE. SHE WAS A GREAT MODERATOR.
I HAD THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING THE TALENTED STUDENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL SPANISH ACADEMY IN DISTRICT 2. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION AND THANK YOU TO THE PRINCIPALS WHO JOINED US, OVER 110 OF THEM. THEIR PRESENCE SHOWED THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY HOW STRONG THE CONNECTION IS BETWEEN SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND OPPORTUNITY THE PROGRAM CREATED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF SPAIN AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY GIVES STUDENTS A TRUE BILINGUAL BICULTURAL
EDUCATION THAT PREPARES THEM TO THRIVE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY EQUALING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. WHEN SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES WORK TOGETHER, FAMILIES WIN AND STUDENTS GO FARTHER. (SPEAKING FAN ISSUE) -- SPEAKING SPANISH. >> SO I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING THE SCHOOL POLICE
AWARDS CEREMONY, NIGHT OF HONOR TO HONOR THE HEROS WHO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES SAFE. AS CHAIR BRILL MENTIONED LAST MEETING, WE LEARNED SO MUCH AT THIS EVENT BY LISTENING TO EACH STORY, EACH CASE AND SEEING HOW THESE OFFICERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE, NOT ONLY INSIDE THE
SCHOOLS BUT IN OUR COMMUNITY, A BIG THANK YOU TO CHIEF SARAH MOONEY. SHE IS HERE FOR HER LEADERSHIP TO THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT AND TO THE MANY ADMINISTRATORS BEHIND THE SCENES WHO MAY NOT WEAR A BADGE BUT WORK JUST AS HARD TO SUPPORT OUR OFFICERS, OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS.
AS A MOM, I IT WAS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL TO WORK WITH OFFICER MOORE AND TO MEET OFFICER HANSFOR WHERE LUKA HAS STARTED NINTH GRADE AND HE LIKES IT. FROM PROMOTIONS TO YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE, EVERY RECOGNITION WAS A REMINDER THAT BEHIND EVERY BADGE IS SOMEONE WHO CARES DEEPLY ABOUT OUR KIDS, OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP EVERY DAY. NOT JUST TO PROTECT BUT TO BUILD
TRUST AND MAKE THE CAMPUSES SAFER IN EVERY WAY.
TUNNING POINT IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT 2, IT SERVES STUDENTS FROM ACROSS ENTIRE COUNTY. PRINCIPAL KEVIN GATE LIN AND HIS TEAM ARE DOING VITAL WORK WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE FACED SERIOUS CHALLENGES, HELPING THEM REENGAGE AND FIND NEW PATHWAYS TOWARDS GRADUATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO VISIT TURNING POINT AS WELL AS JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER. BOTH SITES PROVIDE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORK BEING DONE TO SUPPORT SOME OF OUR MOST AT RISK STUDENTS. SEEING FIRSTHAND THE LEADERSHIP
OF PRINCIPAL GATELIN AT TURNING POINT AND Dr. DEMETRIUS AT THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER IS EYE OPENING AND ENCOURAGING. THESE VISITS REMIND US THAT THE CHALLENGES THESE STUDENTS FACE ARE OFTEN VERY COMPLEX, FAMILIES, TRAUMA, MENTAL HEALTH
AND COMMUNITY CHALLENGES ALL INTERSECT IN THEIR LIVES. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE COLLEAGUE FROM THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION, FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA FROM TALLAHASSEE, JOE
MacKEEGIE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT WE ARE BACK WITH FSBA AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW ADMINISTRATOR AND NEW CLERK OF COURTS MIKE CARUSO AS THEY OFFICIALLY STARTED THEIR ROLES YESTERDAY. THANK YOU.
>> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. Mr. LANE. >> IT WAS A BUSY MONTH. I WANT TO START WITH MY FRIENDS AT THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. AUGUST 7 THERE WAS THE STUFF THE BUS EVENT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DONATION OF TWO SCHOOL BUSES FULL OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
THIS AMOUNTED TO $50,000 WORTH OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND THESE SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE ALREADY BEING DELIVERED AT THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION'S RED APPLE STORE. LAST WEEK, 40 TO 50 TEACHERS CAME TO THE STORE EVERY AFTERNOON TO PICK UP SCHOOL
SUPPLIES FOR NEEDY CHILDREN. YOU MAY HAVE ALSO SEEN A CLIP ON CHANNEL 12, WHERE OUR OWN CHAIR, KAREN BRILL, DID AN EXCELLENT JOB REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT ON TELEVISION AT THE STUFF THE BUS EVENT. THEN ON AUGUST 8, DURING MEET
THE TEACHER EVENTS, WE DISTRIBUTED 30,548 BACKPACKS. THINK ABOUT THAT. 30,548 BACKPACKS FILLED WITH ESSENTIAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO EVERY CHILD AND 48 OF OUR TITLE I SCHOOLS.
ONE CHILD TOLD US HE HAD NEVER HAD HIS OWN SET OF C.I.A. CRAYONS BEFORE. AUGUST 8 WE HELD A DINNER FOR OUR SCHOOL POLICE AT WHICH THEY WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN AND MENTORING OUR STUDENTS, SO THAT OUR STUDENTS BECOME BETTER HUMAN BEINGS AND
BETTER CITIZENS. OUR SCHOOL PARENTS SHOULD KNOW CHAT CHIEF MOONEY AND OUR SCHOOL POLICE HAVE EARNED EXCELSIOR RECOGNITION, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT IN FLORIDA ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. FINALLY, LATER ON, AT TONIGHT'S
MEETING, STATE REPRESENTATIVE ANN GERWIG WILL BE AWARDED THE FRIEND OF EDUCATION AWARD BY THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD'S ASSOCIATION. REPRESENTATIVE GEARWIG IS A TRUE FRIEND OF EDUCATION WORKING DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE FUNDING FOR
OUR DISTRICT'S MOST IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ADVANCED PLACEMENT, I.B., ACE, DUAL HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, REP. GEARWIG HELPED US MAINTAIN OUR SCHOOL SCHEDULE AND IS A GENUINE
SUPPORTER OF EDUCATION AND I'M PROUD TO CONSIDER HER TO BE A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT THIS EVENING. >> I WAS GOING TO START OFF TALKING ABOUT FENTANYL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION DAY BUT YOU COVERED THAT, Mr. BURKE SO I WON'T MAKE US LISTEN TO THAT
AGAIN BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT. FIRST,INGS-- FIRST AS YOU HEARD FROM Mr. LANE, WE WILL BE HONORING ANN GEAR WIG. YOU WILL HEAR FROM ME SHORTLY. SHE IS A WONDERFUL ACTRESS, ALSO
BECAUSE WE MANAGED TO STAR TOGETHER AS GUESTS OVER AT JOAQUIN GARCIA THIS PAST YEAR WE HAD A LOT OF FUN. THEN WE ARE GOING TO HONOR JULIE GATES. EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN HOLOCAUST
RECOGNITION WILL KNOW JULIE GATES. IT WAS AN INITIATIVE SHE BROUGHT TO US BRINGING STUDENTS AND SURVIVORSES IN A FORMAT THAT WILL ENDURE FOR YEARS AHEAD. NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE MUST KEEP SHARING THE STORY OF THE HOW FASTY HOLOCAUST SO SUCH
ATROCITIES NEVER OCCUR AGAIN. JULIE GATES THAT HAS SHOWN US THAT REMEMBRANCE IS AN ACT OF COURAGE AND COMPASSION. IN HONORING HER, WE COMMIT OURSELVES ANEW TO THE TASK OF EDUCATION, TO BEARING WITNESS AND TO FIGHTING INTOLERANCE WHEREVER IT EXISTS.
FINALLY,WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING PHILANTHROPY'S TENTH ANNIVERSARY AND THE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED AWARDS THIS PAST YEAR. I ATTENDED PHILANTHROPY TANK'S FIRST AWARDS AS WELL AS THE TENTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO TAKE TIME OUT TO ATTEND NEXT YEAR'S AWARDS.
THE STUDENTS PROJECTS WILL AMAZE YOU AND THEY WILL WARM YOUR HEARTS. SO NOW AS YOU KNOW, EVERY MONTH, WE REMEMBER OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE LOST AND SO TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO RELINQUISH-- REMEMBER WILLIE ACHEN, A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER IN THE TRANSPORTATION
SOUTH FACILITY. HE PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 28, 2025. ALICIA ANN CREED WAS REPRESENTATIVE TO CUSTOMER CARE IN TRANSPORTATION IN THE EAST FACILITY. SHE PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 1, 2025.
AND ROW REETA-- ROSARITA WAS A TEACHER AT COALY LAKES ELEMENTARY AND SHE PASSED AWAY ON JULY 11, 2025. SO I WILL NOW ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
THANK YOU. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO COM4. >> Supt.Burke: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM AUGUST 21, 2025 AS FENTANYL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION DAY. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY Ms. BRANCH SECOND BY
Ms. WHITFIELD. >> Erica Whitfield: THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION. I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH Mr. ALEX PRICE WHO WILL BE RECEIVING THE PROCLAMATION FOR THIS PAST YEAR ON PROJECT OVERDOSE AND IT'S TRULY SOMETHING THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART AS WE HAVE BEEN INFECTED IN MY FAMILY BY
THIS AS WELL. SO I'M VERY GLAD TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY. FENTANYL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION DAY AUGUST 2 1-RBGS 2025, WHEREAS THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE DESIGNATES AUGUST 21 EACH YEAR AS FENTANYL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION DAY TO INCREASE
AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL AND POTENTIAL OVERDOSES AND WHEREAS THE GOAL IS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE PREVENTION OF FENTANYL ABUSE AND ADDICTION AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE ON THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES FOR DRUG PREVENTION AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY
RESOURCES AND WHEREAS EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO EDUCATE ON HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE SPECIFICALLY IN YOUNG PEOPLE. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AUGUST 2, 2025 AS
FENTANYL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION DAY DONE THIS 20th DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE Mr. PRICE WILL BE TAKING A PHOTO WITH YOU. >> Chair Brill: ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. SO BOARD MEMBERS, I INVITE TOUT FRONT OF THE DAIS FOR THE
PRESENTATION OF THE PROCLAMATION TO ALEX PRICE OF PROJECT OVERDOSE AND THEN PLEASE REMAIN ON THE FLOOR FOR THE AUGUST BOARD RECOGNITIONS FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT.
GOOD EVENING CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR ANDREWS, BOARD MEMBERS SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY. THIS EVENING WE HAVE THREE RECOGNITIONS ON THE AGENDA. WE BEGIN WITH A RECOGNITION FOR DISTRICT 93 STATE REPRESENTATIVE ANNE GERWIG. SHE RECEIVED THE FRIEND OF EDUCATION AWARD FROM THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION. Y WOULD LIKE TO INVITE CHAIR
BRILL TO THE PODIUM FOR A FEW REMARKS. >> Chair Brill: GOOD EVENING AGAIN. TONIGHT WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE A DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANT AND A TRUE PARTNER IN EDUCATION. STATE REPRESENTATIVE ANN GERWIG. LAST YEAR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS ACROSS FLORIDA, FACED SIGNIFICANT
CHALLENGES WITH A NEW STATE LAW MANDATING LATER START TIMES FOR OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY JULY 2026. WHILE WELL INTENTIONED, THE CHANGE PRESENTED CONSIDERABLE DISRUPTIONS FOR OUR FAMILIES, AFFECTING EVERYTHING FROM BUS
SCHEDULES AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS TO CHILD CARE AND AFTER SCHOOL WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS. AS WE GATHERED FEEDBACK, IT WAS CLEAR A ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH WOULD NOT WORK FOR PALM
BEACH COUNTY. REPRESENTATIVE GERWIG LISTENED TO THE CONCERNS OF HER CONSTITUENTS. SHE UNDERSTOOD THE OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THE NEW MANDATE WOULD CREATE. IN RESPONSE, SHE TOOK ACTION BY FILING LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDED A THOUGHTFUL SOLUTION.
HER BILL AMENDS STATE LAW TO SPECIFY A SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE CONSIDERED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANDATE IF IT SUBMITS A REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DETAILING THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF CHANGING START
TIMES. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE LEGISLATION, PALM BEACH COUNTY CAN KEEP ITS CURRENT SCHEDULES, SUPPORTED BY 75% OF THE FAMILIES SURVEYED. HER LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATED A DEEP UNDERSTANDING THAT LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE BESTIE EQUIPPED TO MAKE DECISION FORCE THEIR SCHOOLS.
FOR THESE EFFORTS, THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION HAS PRESENTED HER WITH THE PLEDGE TEG US FRIEND OF EDUCATION AWARD.
WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK YOU THIS EVENING. SO PLEASE COME UP.
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME MR. JOSEPH MCGEHEE, DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE SERVICES FOR THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION TO PRESENT THE AWARD. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
NEXT WE ARE RECOGNIZING Ms. JULYY GATES. A TEACHER AT LOGGERS' RUN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE RECEIVED THE NAFTALY HOLOCAUST EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM INSIGHT THROUGH EDUCATION. THE AWARD IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO AN EDUCATOR WHO EXEMPLIFIES OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT AND PASSION FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION. THE RECIPIENT IS RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD AND A MODEL
OF EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING THIS VITAL HISTORY. MS. GATES HAS BEEN A TEACHER AT LOGGERS' RUN FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. SHE FEELS IT IS IMPORTANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST TO ENSURE WE ALL REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED, TO HONOR THE SURVIVORS AND THE PEOPLE WHO PERISHED, AND TO MAKE SURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
SHE BELIEVES THAT EDUCATION TEACHES US TO STAND UP AGAINST HATE AND TO BE KIND TO OTHERS. SHE SAYS THE MOST MEANINGFUL PART OF HER JOB IS HEARING FROM STUDENTS WHO CONTINUE TO LEARN ABOUT HISTORY AND THE HOLOCAUST, EVEN YEARS LATER AFTER LEAVING HER CLASSROOM. IT SHOWS THAT THEY CARE AND WANT TO UNDERSTAND HISTORY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO JULIE GATES FOR RECEIVING THE NAFTALY HOLOCAUST EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM INSIGHT THROUGH EDUCATION. LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE. AND FINALLY THIS EVENING WE ARE RECOGNIZING PHILANTHROPY TANK ON CELEBRATING ITS 10TH YEAR IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.
THE ORGANIZATION EMPOWERS AND INSPIRES THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHANGEMAKERS BY CHALLENGING AND EQUIPPING STUDENTS TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE SERVICE-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE COMMUNITY. PHILANTHROPY TANK CLUBS HAVE BEEN CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.
SINCE 2015, THE PROGRAM HAS AWARDED $700,000 IN FUNDING TO LAUNCH PROGRAMS LED BY TEENS. THIS YEAR'S PROJECTS INCLUDE: CREATE FOR KIDS ┘ OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL CURIOSITY CREW, MUSIC FOR MEMORY, AND MY ALLERGY IS DRIVING ME NUTS ┘ DREYFOOS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
DUNATION ┘ PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL TRINKETS OF HOPE ┘ SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL CONGRATULATIONS TO PHILANTHROPY TANK ON THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. HERE TO ACCEPT THE RECOGNITION, FROM PHILANTHROPY TANK WE HAVE: MICHAEL KOHNER ┘ CO-FOUNDER
AMY BRAND ┘ CEO ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE: JOSHUA BURNSTON ┘ PRESIDENT OF SUNCOAST HIGH SCHOOL PHILANTHROPY TANK CLUB CATHRYN MURRAY AND JACKSON MURRAY ┘ FOUNDERS OF MY ALLERGY IS DRIVING ME NUTS, PHILANTHROPY TANK 2025-2026 PROGRAM. LUKE AND CHASE BARENBURG ┘
FOUNDERS OF DUNATION PHILANTHROPY TANK 2025-2026 PROGRAM AND CO-PRESIDENTS OF THE NEWLY FORMED PARK VISTA HIGH SCHOOL PHILANTHROPY TANK CLUB. LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[ APPLAUSE ] BOARD CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR ANDREWS, BOARD MEMBERS SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS CONCLUDES THE RECOGNITIONS FOR AUGUST. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR
YOUR ATTENTION THIS EVENING.
>> Chair Brill: AS YOU GET SETTLED, BOARD MEMBERS, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPORT AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT. AND OUR GOOD FRIEND, FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FORMER BOARD VICE CHAIR Mrs. BARBARA
McQUINN IS NOW THE CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE. SHE IS GOING TO GIVE US THE REPORT. >> YOU KNOW ACADEMICS ARE MY PASSION.
BOARD CHAIR BRILL VICE CHAIR ANDREWS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, GOOD EVENING. I AM HERE TO GIVE YOU THE REPORT FROM OUR FIRST ACADEMIC ADVISORY MEETING FOR THE SCHOOLER YOO WHICH WAS MONDAY, AUGUST 18. THE MINUTES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
EVERYONE WHO GOES TO THE DISTRICT WEBSITE. THEY WILL BE READY SOON, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I WANTED TO SHARE TWO AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE TOOK CARE OF ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE FIRST IS WE WERE PRESENTED
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE-- WELL, OF COURSE, HOW EVERYONE, AGAIN, MADE US AN A-RATED SCHOOL DISTRICT. I KNOW THAT Mr. BURKE HEAVED A HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF. BUT THE COMMITTEE JUST
UNANIMOUSLY WANTED TO THANK THE STUDENTS, THEIR PARENTS, THEIR FAMILIES; OBVIOUSLY THE TEACHERS, AND ALL OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF WHO HAD A PART IN LEADING US TO THAT A GRADE.
THE COMMITTEE WAS JUST SO VERY PLEASED WITH FIRST OF ALL, THE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT. I HAVE TO ADD ALGEBRA ONE WAS ONE OF THOSE AND WE ALL KNOW WHY, I LOVE MATH AND THERE WERE AREAS THE DISTRICT WORKED VERY
HARD ON AND AREAS THAT HAVE ROOM FOR GROWTH AND WE GOT A GOOD BELIEVING OF ACTUALLY NEW AND/OR USED TO BE OLD BUT NOW NEW STRATEGIES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
IF EVERYONE BELIEVES UNDERSTANDS, IT'S NOT MAINTAINING. HAVE YOU TO DO BETTER EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND THIS YEAR COMING UP-- EXCUSE ME, THIS YEAR ALREADY HERE, THEY HAVE TO DO EVEN BETTER SO IT IS NOT AN EASY JOB TO MAINTAIN THAT RATING.
AND THE COMMITTEE WANTED KNEE SHARE THEIR CONGRATULATIONS AND THEIR THANKS FOR EVERYONE'S HARD WORK. THE OTHER POINT, JUST ONE MORE-- WE ALSO REVIEWED THE ROLE OF THE
ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ORDERING PROCESS. SCHOOL BOARD POLICY AND STATE STATUTE REQUIRE THAT THERE BE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK IN THE ORDERING OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS. IN OTHER WORDS, REALLY ANY MATERIAL THAT IS IN FRONT OF STUDENTS. SO OTHER THAN ASSESSMENTS AND ADOPTED TEXTBOOKS, THERE HAS TO BE-- WELL, THERE HAS TO BE COMMUNITY-- I'M NOT SAYING INPUT. I'M SAYING FEEDBACK INTO THE MATERIALS.
AND TO GIVE YOU A FEELING OF THAT, I WAS ACTUALLY-- AND I KNOW THAT I WAS ON THAT OTHER SIDE WHEN WE WORKED ON POLICY. BUT THOSE MATERIALS INCLUDE NON-ADOPTED TEXTBOOKS, THINGS
LIKE SCRIPTS FOR PLAYS, SHEET MUSIC, ANY SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL. SO ANYTHING THAT GOES IN FRONT OF OUR STUDENTS FOR INSTRUCTION HAS TO GO THROUGH THAT ORDERING PROCESS. SO JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE
ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE GET A LIST THAT SCHOOLS HAVE SUBMITTED-- REMEMBER, LIKE HOW MANY 190 SCHOOLS-- HAVE SUBMITTED THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE APPROVED TO MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR ORDERING PROCESS. AND WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY
REPORT FROM THE ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN SEPTEMBER. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU Ms. McQUINN AND THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD FOR BRINGING YOUR EXPERTISE BACK TO US. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT IS ATTACHED,
CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT REVIEW COUP COMMITTEE REPORT IS ATTACHED. THERE IS NO DISTRICT DIVERSITY AND EQUITY COMMITTEE REPORT. GENERAL COUNSEL, DO HAVE YOU A REPORT FOR US. >> NO, DO I NOT. >> Chair Brill: INSPECTOR GENERAL DO YOU HAVE A REPORT FOR US? >> I ACTUALLY DO. TONIGHT WE HAVE ONE OF THE
LARGEST PRODUCTS THAT MY OFFICE PUTS TOGETHER. IT'S THE INTERNAL FUNDS AUDIT. AND MY BACKGROUND IS AS AN INVESTIGATOR SO I DON'T ALWAYS GIVE OUR AUDIT TEAM THE CREDIT THAT THEY DESERVE. BUT EVERY YEAR, THE AUDITORS GO OUT TO EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL AND
LOOK AT SEVEN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE SCHOOLS, EVERYTHING FROM LEASING TO PURCHASE CARDS TO FUNDRAISING TO CASH DEPOSITS. AND THIS YEAR THERE WERE 18 SCHOOLS THAT HAD NO FINDINGS. AND TWO OF THE SCHOOLS, ONE THAT HAD NO FINDINGS FOR SIX YEARS
AND THAT WAS SUNSET PALMS. AND THE OTHER ONE IS FOR FIVE YEARS AND THAT'S CUNNINGHAM CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY AND I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THOSE 18 SCHOOLS AND THE STAFF FOR WORKING HARD AND TO PAYING ATTENTION TO DETAILS AND FOR THOSE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS,
THAT'S AMAZING. YOU GOT THROUGH THE AUDITORS FOR THAT LONG. YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. SO CONGRATULATIONS. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU MISS MICHAEL. BOARD MEMBERS, THAT BRINGS US NOW TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DELEGATES REPORTS. I'LL START WITH JAMES GAVRILOS,
PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. OF THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
BOARD CHAIR BRILL, AS BOARD MEMBER LANE SHARED, IT HAS BEEN A WILD MONTH AT THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. WE ARE ALL A LITTLE EXHAUSTED. THIS IS THE ONLY C.E.O. JOB I INTERVIEWED EIGHT YEARS AGO WHEN THEY SAID HOW MUCH DO YOU BENCH PRESS AND DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE A PALLET JACK. AS Mr. LANE SHARED, IN THE
LAST THREE WEEKS, WE FINISHED UP PACKAGING AND PALLETIZING 30,000 BACKPACKS FULLY STUFFED TO 48 OF OUR SCHOOLS AND STUFF THE BUS WAS AN ENORMOUS SUCCESS AND Mr. LANE, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE INCREDIBLE NUMBERS. AS YOU KNOW, WE DID FILL TWO SCHOOL BUSES MED I HAD A LIST OF
PEOPLE WE WANTED TO CITE, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S SO LONG AND I ONLY HAVE FOUR MINUTES. THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE I WOULD RATHER TALK ABOUT IN REGARDS TO THESE TWO PROGRAMS. VERY OFTEN WE CITE MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF FOR THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, THEIR ACUMEN AND KNOWLEDGE BUT THERE IS AN OLD ADAGE.
PEOPLE DON'T CARE HOW MUCH YOU KNOW UNTIL THEY KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE. I WANT TO START WITH JOE SANCHES WHO BENT OVER BACKWARDS TO MAKE SURE WE HAD NOT ONLY ONE BUS BUT TOOK THE CALL THE DAY BEFORE, JOE, I THINK WE NEED A SECOND BUS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO FILL TWO. DESPITE OF THE DAY IT WAS A DREW
RUN FOR ALL OF THE BUS ROUTES, Mr. SANCHES MADE THAT HAPPEN AND CAME ON STUFF THE BUS TO SEE HOW THINGS WERE GOING. WE KNOW CHIEF MOONEY RUNS AN ABSOLUTE FIRST CLASS POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT AGAIN I DON'T THINK WE REALIZE HOW MUCH THESE OFFICERS UNDER HER COMMAND CARE. THEY GENUINELY LOVE THESE KIDS,
SUPERINTENDENT BURKE. THEY NOT ONLY RISK THEIR LIVES TO SAVE AND PROTECT THEM, BUT THEY LOVE THE CHILDREN OF THIS DISTRICT SO DEEPLY, THEY WILL DO ANYTHING TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE FED, CLOTHES, CARED FOR AND, YOU KNOW, CHIEF MOONEY AND I THINK A DOZEN OFFICERS SHOWED UP WITH A
WHOLE CAR LOAD OF SUPPLIES. Dr. ADAM MILLER, AGAIN, A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL, CAME AND VOLUNTEERED AND PACKED BACKPACKS AND HIS DAUGHTER IS ONE OF OUR INTERNS. SHE IS WORKING WITH US. AN AMAZING GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS YOU HAVE HERE AND WE AT THE FOUNDATION CANNOT BE
MORE PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIP. I WANT TO THANK THOSE OF HOW WERE ABLE COME TO STUFF THE BUS. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER THING WE CLOSED THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS FRIDAY AND I'M PROUD TO SAY WE HAVE FIVE MORE APPLICATIONS THAN LAST YEAR.
THERE WERE 117 TEACHERS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO APPLIED FOR A GO TEACH GRANT. LAST YEAR WE AWARDED 86 OF THEM TOTALING $190,000. SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, MY DREAM ONE DAY IS THERE WILL BE 500 TEACHERS APPLYING FOR A GRANT. WE'LL FIND THE MONEY. THIS LIST OF PEOPLE WHO-- OR
COMPANIES WHO SPONSORED, THEY ARE WAITING TO GIVE MONEY TO SUPPORT YOU, TO SUPPORT KAREN BRILL AND THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING. 117 APPLICATIONS WILL BE AWARDING THOSE IN OCTOBER. MORE ON THAT TO COME. FINAL NEWS OF THE DAY, RED APPLE
SUPPLY. WE BROUGHT ON OUR 97th SCHOOL. THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL OF NORTH PALM IS OUR 97th RED APPLE SHOPPER, THEIR TEACHERS COMING TWICE A YEAR. I WON'T TELL YOU WHO 98 AND 99 ON BUT WE CONFIRMED OUR 100S
SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE BANNION CREEK ON OCTOBER 17. IT IS A TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DAY SO THE STUDENTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE THERE. THE TEACHERS WILL. I HAVE ARRANGED WITH THE PRINCIPLE. HE IS GOING TO BRING THE ENTIRE FACULTY OF BANNION CREEK TO RED APPLE SUPPLY AT 9:00 IN THE
MORNING WHERE WE WILL HAVE A COMBINED TEACHER SHOP. WE SORT OF STUMBLED INTO THIS LAST WEEK WHEN WE HAD THE LC SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLDING THEIR FACULTY MEETING AT OUR FACILITY AND THEY SAID SINCE WE ARE HERE, CAN WE SHOP? A GOOD PARTICIPATION RATE IS 25%. WE HAD 98% OF THE TEACHERS AT
L.C. SWAIN SHOP AT RED APPLE AND I THINK WE HAVE STUMBLED INTO SOMETHING. ON ACT 17, AT 9:00 IN THE MORNING, WE'LL RECOGNIZE OUR 100th SCHOOL. WE INVITE YOU FOR THE BALLOON DROP AS THE TEACHERS GET TO
ENJOY THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABORS. >> Chair Brill: GORDON LONGHOFER, CTA PRESIDENT. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR ANDREWS, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND GUESTS. I AM GORDON LONGHOFER, PRESIDENT OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. HOW COOL IS THIS TO HAVE THIS
WONDERFUL THING BEHIND US TONIGHT, TO TALK IN FRONT OF. THIS IS GREAT. AND MY COMPLIMENTS TO THE ARTIST AT CRESTWOOD ON THAT PORTRAIT. MS. ANDREWS DREWS HAVING A CHILD WHO IS AN ARTIST AS WELL, IT'S PRETTY COOL TO SEE CHILDREN AS
THEY DEVELOP THROUGH THAT PARTICULAR DISCIPLINE. THAT WAS REALLY NICE. MY OTHER REMAINING COMMENTS ARE VERY, I THINK, EMBRACING AND STRAIGHTFORWARD TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO ADD CTA'S THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ANN GERWIG AS FRIEND OF EDUCATION FROM THE
FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION. WE KNOW TOO WELL THE EXTRA PIECE THAT A NUMBER OF TEACHERS HAVE ABOUT THEIR SCHEDULES IN THE SCHOOLS THAT THEY REALLY PREFER TO SERVE IN. AND HOW THAT WAS IMPROVED BY THE CHANGE IN THE LEGISLATION FOR START TIMES, SPECIFICALLY, NOT
TO MENTION THE TRAMS MAT ULTIMATELY DID GET FUNDED IN OTHER SCHOOLS AS PART OF HER WORK. WE WANT.
WE'VE GOT TO REMEMBER THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST SO WE DON'T REPEAT THEM IN THE FUTURE THANK YOU TO THE PHILANTHROPY TANK AND
TO THEIR WORK TO GO AHEAD AND SUPPORT THESE 14 STUDENTS AND THEIR PROGRAMS, THEIR IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS FOR NEW SOCIAL PROJECTS I WISH THEM ALL SUCCESS IN THAT WORK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
>> Chair Brill: ERICA HAN, TREASURER. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIRWOMAN BRILL, VICE CHAIR ANDREWS AND SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, I'M V.P. OF EDUCATION FOR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PALM BEACHES AND TREASURE COAST. WELCOME BACK. HERE WE GO. A IN YOU SCHOOL HERE HAS BEGUN AND JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT IS
EXCITED TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH PALM BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO INSPIRE STUDENTS AND CONNECT STUDENTS TO FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES. LAST YEAR OUR OFFICE PROVIDED OVER 157 PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS ACROSS PALM BEACH AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES BUT WE KNOW PALM BEACH COUNTY IS OUR LARGEST
PARTNER. FOR ELEMENTARY CAREER FAIRS, THEY'RE BACK AND WE ARE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS. WE ALREADY HAVE 12 ON THE BOOKS ACROSS THE COUNTY. OUR FIRST EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE THIS FALL AT GLADE VIEW ELEMENTARY, GIVING STUDENTS EARLY EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT CAREER PATHWAYS. IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE ARE GEARING
UP FOR OUR J.A. INSPIRED CAREER EXES MORATION FAIRS. WE ARE CONNECTING 15,000 EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES. SO THIS YEAR'S INSPIRE EVENTS, WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, NOVEMBER 7 AND DECEMBER 5 AT CACTI PARK OF THE
PALM BEACH COUNTIES. WE HAVE MANY BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT RECEPTION WITH ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS. FOR HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE CONFIRMED NINE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER FAIRS DIRECTLY ON THEIR CAMPUS AND WE SHIFTED GEARS A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR AND WE ARE GOING OUT TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS
THIS YEAR. IN THE FALL, WE WILL BE AT LAKE WORTH HIGH, GLADE CENTRAL, PALM BEACH COUNTY, ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH AND WE INVITE ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS TO COME OUT AND VISIT THESE FACER. WE WORK WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO MAKE IT AN INTERACTIVE CAREER FAIR SO IT'S
NOT JUST HEARING ABOUT THE BUSINESS, BUT GETTING A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE A WELDING MACHINE OR TIE NOTS WITH THE MARINE INDUSTRY BUT GETTING STUDENTS EXCITED ABOUT CAREERS THEY MAY NOT HAVE PREVIOUSLY KNOWN B. AS FAR AS OUR VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERSHIPS WE ARE CONTINUING
OUR LOCAL WORK WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, KAISER, THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD. WE ARE ALSO ALWAYSIVE WHETHER I SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT CAREER PATHWAYS THAT DIRECTLY ALIGN WITH THE DISTRICT'S CHOICE ACADEMIES AND CAREER PROGRAMS.
TWO OF MY THREE STUDENTS ARE IN ACADEMIES AND CAREER PROGRAMS SO WE HAVE SO MANY CHOICES TO OFFER STUDENTS. AS FAR AS CAREER SPEAKER SERIES, I LOVE HOW WE STARTED OFF THE MEETING AT THE VIDEO WITH THE YAWT MARINE A. WE ARE WORKING ON DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES.
SUCH AS MEDICAL, THE TRADES, STEM, MARINE INDUSTRY AND MANY, MANY MORE. THE GOAL OF IS TO GIVE STUDENTS DIRECT ACCESS TO PROFESSIONALS AND REAL WORLD INSIGHTS. FUTURE COLLABORATIONS? WELL, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR STRATEGY AS WE LOOK AT YOUR STRATEGY AND SEE HOW KECK BE THE
BEST SOLUTION FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS. WE ARE LOOKING TO GROW OUR STUDENT GROWTH BY TWAIFT FOR 20% WITH ENGS EXPANSION AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAMS. WE HEARD THE BOARD. WE KNOW YOU WANT MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CUNTS TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CAREER PATHWAYS AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HERE TO
DO. WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE COLLABORATING WITH THE DISTRICT TO SHOW STUDENTS FIRSTHAND CAREERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP INFLUENCE THEIR PATHWAYS THROUGH PALM BEACH COUNTY CAREER CHOICES AND OPTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> SYLVIA HALL, PSA IS ALSO PTSA PRESIDENT. GOOD EVENING, I'M SYLVIA HALL. THE MEETING OF THE P.T.A. IS TO
MAKE EVERY CHILD'S POTENTIAL A REALITY BY ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL
CHILDREN. AS OF YESTERDAY, WE ARE COUNTING OVER 6,000 MEMBERS SO FAR IN THE
COUNTY AND ALSO SEPTEMBER IS P.T.A. MEMBERSHIP MONTH. YOU DON'T NEED TO WAIT FOR SEPTEMBER. YOU CAN GO AND JOIN A P.T.A. YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE. YOU CAN FIND YOUR SCHOOL, PLEASE JOIN P.T.A.
FOR OUR LOCAL UNITS ARE DUE OCTOBER 31 AND THIS IS PART OF OUR I.R.S. COMPLIANCE THAT NPO PROFITS, 501(c)3 NEED TO FOLLOW AS P.T.A. WE ADVOCATE FOR ALL CHILDREN AND WE HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR OVER 127 YEARS AND THIS IS WHY PALM BEACH SIGNED THE P.T.A. LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION LAST MONTH URGING FOR THE RELEASE OF 6.9 BILLION IN FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND THIS IS WHY THE P.T.A. JOINED THE FEDERAL LAWSUIT ON JULY 21, JOINING A BROAD COALITION OF EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ADVOCATES IN SUING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE FULL RELEASE OF APPROXIMATELY
$396 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WERE ALREADY APPROVED BY CONGRESS AND EARMARKED TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACADEMICS IN FLORIDA. ALTHOUGH THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN-- WE ARE STILL GOING TO FOLLOW UP BECAUSE THE NEXT ROUND OF
FUNDING WILL BE OCTOBER 1. SO WE WILL BE OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THE FUNDING GETS TO OUR DISTRICT. WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TWO LOCAL UNITS INTO THE PALM BEACH P.T.A. FAMILY. FIRST ONE IS WATSON B. DUNCAN
MIDDLE SCHOOL PTSA REINSTATED ON JULY 21, 2025 THIS PTSA HAS BEEN INACTIVE SINCE 2001. ALSO WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME A NEW LOCAL UNIT BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW LOCAL UNIT.
DRAWINGS AND WELCOME TO THE FAMILY. ALSO WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE HIGH TECH HIGH SCHOOL FOR BEING NUMBER ONE ON A STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP-FOR-THE PAST YEAR
WITH 1746 MEMBERS. MEETING WITH THE LOCAL UNIT PRESIDENTS, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ON SEPTEMBER 8, OUR FIRST MEETING FAIR AND FALL LOCAL UNIT
TRAINING. AND ALSO I WILL BE ATTENDING-- WE WILL BE ATTENDING THE SEPTEMBER 4 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT. WOULD I LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING US FIVE MINUTES TO EXPLAIN TO THE PRINCIPALS WHAT
PTSA IS ALL ABOUT, WHAT WE DO AND WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE JOIN P.T.A. BECAUSE WE ARE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. SO THAT'S GOING TO BRING US NOW TO OUR AGENDA ITEM SPEAKERS. ON BEHALF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME
ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS WHO ARE JOINING US TODAY. OUR POLICY PROVIDES THAT WE DO NOT RESPOND TO OR ENGAGE WITH OUR SPEAKERS; HOWEVER WE DO MAKE NOTE OF YOUR ISSUES AND WE FOLLOW UP WITH DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THEM. AS A REMINDER, AGENDA SPEAKERS
COMMENTS MUST RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE AGENDA ITEM WHICH THE SPEAKER HAS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS. ADDITIONALLY, ALL NON-AGENDA SPEAKERS COMMENTS MUST RELATE TO EDUCATIONALLY RELEVANT TOPICS OR THE OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. PURSUANT TO SCHOOL BOARD POLICY,
SPEAKERS WHOSE COMMENTS DO NOT RELATE TO THE TOPIC THAT THE SPEAKER INDICATED, OR ARE NOT OTHERWISE EDUCATIONALLY RELEVANT, AS REQUIRED FOR NON-AGENDA TOPIC SPEAKERS INCLUDING THE MENTION OF A PERSON'S CANDIDACY FOR ELECTED OFFICE OR WHOSE COMMENTS DISRUPT
OR INTERFERE WITH THE MEETING ORDER OF THE MEETING MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE REMOVAL OF THE MEETING OR THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD N. ACCORDANCE WITH SCHOOL BOARD POLICY, THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF WHEN THE TIME LIMIT HAS BEEN REACHED.
WHEN YOU SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. >> HE ALREADY LEFT.
THAT'S THE ONLY AGENDA ITEM SPEAKER THAT WE HAVE. SO BOARD MEMBERS, THAT'S GOING TO BRING US NOW TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS SO THAT'S GOING TO NOW BRING US TO NEW BUSINESS. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Speaker: CAO 3, THE RECOMMEND
THE BOARD RECOMMEND MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR ANDREW. ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> Supt.Burke: MOTION BY Ms. BRANCH SECOND BY MS. SAVIETTO. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? PEEVED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. C 6 I RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE THE RFP AND ASSOCIATED CONTRACT WITH LLC FOR DESIGN
SERVICES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF THE REUSE OF THE HIGH PERFORMANCE LOW EUI PROTOTYPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 23-H AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD CHAIR TO FINALIZE AND SIGN ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. >> Chair Brill: MOTION AND
SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. MS. SAVIETTO, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. >> VICE CHAIR McQUINN WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE SECONDS ONE. YOU CAN SPEAK ON THIS ONE FIRST.
>> Virginia Savietto: BEFORE I SPEAK, I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FROM THE ST. LUCIA COUNTY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. SHE HAS FAMILY HERE IN PALM BEACH AND SHE COULDN'T RESIST ANOTHER BOARD MEETING. YOU ARE A MASOCHIST.
YOU LIKE PAIN OVER HERE. THANK YOU. I SUCH A NICE LADY. I PULLED PC-6 AND PC-7 JUST TO MAKE THIS COMMENT FOR BOTH OF THEM. SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH
BUILDING NEW SCHOOLS, LIKE THIS ONE, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND A RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE CAMPUS. THE DESIGN PHASE IS NOT JUST ABOUT CLASSROOMS AND PARKING SPACE. IT IS ABOUT ANTICIPATING HOW FAMILIES, BUSES AND THE ENTIRE
NEIGHBORHOODS WILL INTERACT WITH THESE SPACES EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND WE ARE SEEING IT RIGHT NOW, LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER BUILDING Dr. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL, WHEN PARENTS, PARENT TRAFFIC PATTERNS, PARKING AND NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACTS ARE NOTED FULLY CONSIDERED DURING
THE DESIGN PHASE. IT CREST CREATES REAL CHALLENGES. FAMILIES LOOK FOR SHORT CUTS, CARS END UP ON LAWNS, DRIVEWAYS ARE BLOCKED AND NOW THE COUNTY, PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS TO SPEND ALMOST $30,000 TO INSTALL CURBING AFTER THE FACT. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE
UNDERSTANDABLY ASKING WHY THEY'RE PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED FROM THE START. I KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY TASK FORCE, KNOWN AS STTF, PLACES AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING MANY OF THESE CHALLENGES AND I
VALUE THE WORK BEING DONE THERE. AT THE SAME TIME, I RECOGNIZE THAT NOT EVERY RECOMMENDATION MAKES IT THROUGH TO IMPLEMENTATION. THAT'S WHY CONTINUED AND INTENTIONAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OUR DISTRICT STAFF, THE
COUNTY, MUNICIPALITIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ESSENTIAL AT THIS STAGE. THESE CONVERSATIONS NEED TO BE HAPPENING NOW BEFORE GROUND IS BROKEN SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES LATER. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
IT'S ABOUT PLANNING RESPONSIBLY. MAKING SURE THAT THE DESIGN OF A SCHOOL WORKS NOT ONLY FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS BUT ALSO FOR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IT'S ABOUT EFFICIENCY, DESIGNING SMARTER NOW SO WE CAN AVOID COSTLY FIXES LATER. AND IT'S ABOUT COLLABORATION
BECAUSE NO SINGLE ENTITY CAN SOLVE THIS ALONE. I'LL EXPAND MORE DURING MY LATER DISCUSSION. BUT I WANTED TO STRESS TONIGHT THAT AS WE PLAN AND APPROVE NEW FACILITIES, OUR THINKING HAS TO EXPAND PAST THE BUILDING ITSELF.
THE REAL MEASURE OF SUCCESS ISN'T JUST WHETHER SCHOOL OPENS ON TIME. IT'S WHETHER EVERY STUDENT CAN ARRIVE AND LEAVE SAFELY. TRAFFIC FLOWS ARE MANAGEABLE FOR PARENTS AND COMMUTERS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY
EXPERIENCES THE SCHOOL AS AN ASSET, NOT A BURDEN. AND THIS IS MY COMMENT FOR BOTH OF THEM. THANK YOU. SCWHRK WE ARE IN THE DISCUSSION
PHASE NOW SO Mr. BURKE IS GOING TO-- JUST PRESS YOUR... IT'S NOT WORKING? OKAY. SO Mr. BURKE IS FIRST. AND THEN MS. ANDREWS AND THEN Ms. BRANCH. GLTION I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FIRST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WE ARE MOVING IT UP IN THE CAPITAL PLAN BECAUSE OF THE RAPID GROWTH OF
THE CITY OF WESTLAKE SO WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF WEST WESTLAKE. Mr. SANCHES AND HIS TEAM COMMUNICATE REGULARLY WITH THE COUNTY OFFICIALS. WE MEET MONTHLY AND THAT IS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS SO WE WILL BE SENSITIVE TO THE CONCERNS YOU RAISED AS WE GO THROUGH THIS BUT I'M CONFIDENT
THAT WE WILL, THIS WILL BE A GREAT AEDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY JUST LIKE SADDLE VIEW WAS TO THE ARDEN COMMUNITY AND I CAN TELL YOU EVERYONE IS ANXIOUS TO GET THE SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AND GET THE SCHOOL READY BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO OPEN IN AUGUST OF 27 IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD TONIGHT.
>> Chair Brill: MS. ANDREWS. >> THANK YOU. >> Marcia Andrews: THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT ITEM. I WASN'T TO TAYE SO Mr. BURKE AND HIGHLIGHT Mr. SANCHES BECAUSE DISTRICT 6 IS A GROWING DISTRICT AND YOU KNOW YOU ALL DID A SUPER JOB BUILDING Dr. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL
AND TRAFFIC PATTERNS CHANGE. I WANT TO TELL SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND I KNOW Mr. SANCHES KNOWS THIS AS SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, WE ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WAY BEFORE THE SHOVEL GOES INTO THE GROUND TO BUILD A SCHOOL. THE PARENTS, THE COMMUNITY, THE
MAYORS, THE EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES, EVERYBODY HAS INPUT ON WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT THAT SCHOOL. SURE WE HAVE THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS, THE BUILDERS THAT BUILD THE SCHOOL, THE BRICK AND MORTAR PART BUT THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION THAT GOES INTO
PLAY WHEN WE GET READY TO BUILD A SCHOOL. I'M JUST SO EXCITED ABOUT THE IN YOU SCHOOL COMING TO WESTLAKE. THE AREA IS JUST BUSTLING WITH NEW FAMILIES PARKING IS GREAT
AND I'M PROUD OF Dr. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL. THINGS HAPPEN AFTER THE FACT AS WE WORK THROUGH PROCESS, BUT I THINK OUR TEAM HERE IN OPERATIONS UNDER Mr. SANCHES DOES A GREAT JOB IN BUILDING THE SCHOOLS AND GETTING INPUT FROM EVERY STAKEHOLDER THAT WILL BE A
PART OF THAT NEW SCHOOL. AND THANK YOU Mr. BURKE BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY IS EXCITED, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL PASS. I AM JUST THRILLED AND THE COMMUNITY IS LISTENING AND WAITING FOR THE ANSWER TONIGHT TO MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: Ms. BRANCH. >> Gloria Branch: THANK YOU.
I CONCUR WITH VICE CHAIR AN ANDREWS AND KUDOS TO JOE SANCHES AND THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT DOING A GREAT JOB WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS. THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO GET HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CARS WITHOUT HAVING SOME KIND OF TRAFFIC ISSUE SO THAT'S ALWAYS
GOING TO HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT WORK-- II IS JUST A FACT. THERE IS NO EASY WAY AND IF SOMEBODY KNOWS, PLEASE LET US KNOW, HOW TO GET HUNDREDS OF CARS WITHOUT HAVING SOME KIND OF TRAFFIC ISSUE.
SO KUDOS TO JOE SANCHES AND HIS TEAM AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS SCHOOL OUT IN WESTLAKE. >> Clerk: I WILL GET TO YOU MS. SAVIETTO. I BELIEVE THAT iPADS ARE NOT WORKING BUT I DID WANT TO COMMENT AS WELL. AND TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH VICE
CHAIR ANDREWS AND Ms. BRANCH. HAVING SIT ON THIS DAIS OVER THE YEARS AND SEEING SO MANY NEW SCHOOLS BUILT, I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS COORDINATION AND THERE ARE HICCUPS. I'VE EXPERIENCED THEM ON ACME DAIRY ROAD. WE DO SEE THAT TRAFFIC ALSO. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN, YOU KNOW,
AFTER COVID, WHERE PARENTS WERE NOT WANTING TO PUT THEIR KIDS ON THE BUS. WE SEE THESE THINGS AND WORK THROUGH THEM AND THERE IS COORDINATION WITH THE COUNTY. THEY ARE WORKING WITH STAFF AND AS VICE CHAIR ANDREWS SAID, YOU KNOW, OFTEN, THINGS CHANGE.
THE SCHOOL IS BUILT. THEY PUT EVERYTHING IN AND WE HAD TO REROUTE THE WAY THE
PARENTS GO IN. >> THERE IS COORDINATION. ONE OF THE THINGS I DID BEFORE I TOOK OFFICE, I STARTED TALKING TO THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FROM THE COUNTIES AND I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS.
AND THE FIRST DEPARTMENTS I SAT WITH WAS WITH DAVID REX, THE ENGINEERING AND TO TALK SO I LEARNED ABOUT THE TASK FORCE AND I ALSO LEARNED THAT NOT EVERYTHING THEY SAY IS IMPLEMENTED AND ALWAYS COMING DOWN TO MONEY. BUT ANYWAY, SO I WILL TALK MORE
ABOUT THE DISCUSSION ITEM, BUT I'M NOT SAYING WE ARE NOT DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. SO DON'T HEAR ME WRONG. IT'S WE ARE DOING A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE AMAZING, BUT THERE IS A GAP HERE THAT WE CAN DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND WE
NEED TO STEP UP AND EVERYTHING HAS MOVED. WE ARE GROWING. A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE MOVING HERE WITHOUT KIDS SO WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IT BUT THE COUNTY DOESN'T STOP. THE DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS DOING A GREAT JOB TO BRINGING NEW COMPANIES AND NEW FAMILIES SO WE
NEED TO-- AND THE COUNTY IS REALLY GOOD AT FORESEEING THE FUTURE IN THAT WAY, LOOKING AT WHAT WE'VE DONE WHEN IT COMES TO GARBAGE AND TRASH AND ALL OF THAT AND HOW WE RECYCLE. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF HOW THE COUNTY OPERATES IN A LOT OF
THINGS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO DROP THE BALL OR SAY-- WE DO GOOD-- WE DON'T NEED TO LOOK AHEAD. TRAFFIC HAPPENS BUT IT'S NOT JUST TRAFFIC. IT'S PARENTS AND PEOPLE, PARKING IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S YARD,
DESTROYING THINGS, SO WE HAVE TO BE AWARE AND IT'S NOT JUST US. LIKE I SAID, WE NEED TO BRING OTHER PARTNERS TO THE TABLE AND IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE. BUT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO ASK THE COUNTY TO FIX SOMETHING OR THEN THEY'LL CHARGE US AND IT'S A BATTLE OF WHO SHOULD PAY
AND ALL OF THAT. SO THANK GOD 30,000 IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY BUT IT'S MONEY, SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THINGS HAPPEN AT THE END. WE SHOULD JUST FORESEE THIS. WE HAVE BEEN IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR A LONG TIME, RIGHT? , ALL OF YOU, ALL OF THEM. SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FORESEE
WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD HERE. PEOPLE ARE COMING, WORKING HOURS, WE SHOULD SEE ALL OF THAT SO WE CAN BE AHEAD OF ALL THE DISCUSSION. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU MS. SAVIETTO AND BEFORE I CALL ON YOU, Ms. BRANCH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IN THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE HAD ISSUES THAT I'VE
SEEN, ONE OF THE THINGS THE PRINCIPALS DO IS, IF THE PARENTS ARE PARKING IN AN INAPPROPRIATE AREA, IF THE STUDENTS ARE WALKING FROM, LET'S SAY THEY'RE IN A SHOP CENTERING AND WALKING OVER, THE PRINCIPALS EDUCATE THE PARENTS AND THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TEACHING
THE PARENTS AND THE PEOPLE BETTER BEHAVIOR. I DON'T AGREE THAT THE COORDINATION ISN'T THERE. BUT I'M GOING TO TURN OVER TO Ms. BRANCH. >> THERE IS DEFINITE LIQUEURED NATION THERE. IS NO WAY EVERYBODY CAN SEE
EVERYTHING. WE ARE NOT THE COUNTY. WE ARE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ARE HERE TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND WE ARE A LARGE BUSINESS ON THE OTHER PART. WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION, FACILITIES, SAFETY, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, WE ARE NOT THE COUNTY. SO AND WHEN IT COMES TO THIS, WE COORDINATE. Mr. SANCHES HAS BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME.
I'VE KNOWN HIM A LONG TIME. WE DO A GREAT JOB. THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN FORESEE EVERYTHING. WE ARE NOT THE COUNTY. WE ARE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND WHEN THERE IS ISSUES, WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES, IF ANY, AFTER A SCHOOL IS BUILT, AND THERE IS TRAFFIC, THEN LIKE Ms. BRILL JUST SAID, WE WORK WITH THE
PRINCIPAL AND THE COMMUNITY TO SOLVE IT. BUT THERE IS NO WAY ANYONE HAS A GENIE. OR A LAMP THAT CAN MAGICALLY KNOW EVERYTHING. NO WAY. YOU CAN'T FORESEE EVERYTHING. >> Chair Brill: WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
WITH EVERYBODY IN AGREEMENT. IS THAT CORRECT MS. SAVIETTO? Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> PC-I RECOMMEND THE BOARD RECOMMEND THE PCH AND ASSOCIATE CONTRACT WITH MOSS AND ASSOCIATES LLC FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT RISK SERVICES FOR IN YOU CONSTRUCTION OF THE REUSE OF A HIGH PERFORMING LOW EUI
PROTOTYPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 23-H AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD CHAIR TO FINALIZE AND SIGN ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. >> Chair Brill: MS. ANDREWS IS VERY EXCITED TO MAKE THAT MOTION. MOTION AND SECONDED BY Ms. BRANCH. DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. SEE THAT'S GOING TO BRING US NOW TO OUR NON-AGENDA TOPIC SPEAKERS. I'M GOING TO CALL YOUR NAMES TWO AT A TIME. SO WE ARE GOING IS TO START WITH
CARL MUHAMMAD FOLLOWED BY EAST EASTER BYNES. >> CARL MUHAMMAD. I'M FROM THE COMMUNITY, NOT FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I'M ASKING ON BEHALF OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AS WE
HAVE TRIED TO BUILD SOME KIND OF REAL CAPACITY FOR OURSELVES INSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO UTILIZE THE INFLUENCE OF VARIOUS PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU, MS. ANDREWS, MY BROTHER, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU,
Ms. BRANCH, ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE MADE AN ATTEMPT TO TRY TO HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CHILDREN. WE UNDERSTAND THE DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY THAT YOU FIND IN THE PROBLEMS THAT EXIST IN AMERICA AS IT REALLOTS TO AFRICAN-AMERICANS SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT BUT WARE TRYING TO BUILD SOME REAL CAPACITY IN
OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE HAD LUCK, I GUESS, YOU CAN CALL IT LUCK. WE WERE ABLE TO INVITE THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF RIVERA RIVIERA BEACH AND MAYOR OF THE PARK AND WERE ABLE TO GET YOUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER THERE. SO THIS WEEK WE ARE PLANNING ON
HAVING-- OUR SISTER MS. ANDREWS THERE AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW INSIDE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TO HAVE THE RESOURCES, THAT HAVE THE INFLUENCE, IF IN FACT WE CAN GET THEM ABOARD TO HELP US IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I'M SURE THAT AFTER WE BHILD CAPACITY WE WILL
BE ABLE TO COME IN LIKE WE DID IN THE PAST. I OBSERVED THE CONVERSATION THAT THE YOUNG MAN HAD TO SAY ABOUT WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES OVER AGAIN AND I WAS-- WE ARE STILL IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE GRADUATION AND I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT WE GOT TWO DIFFERENT
TENTS INSIDE OF THIS. ONE IS BUSINESS PARTNERS AND GRANT WRITERS. AND WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE GET RAGED TO DO SOME TOOLS. GETTING READY TO START A BOOK CLUB. SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING READY TO DO A LOT OF THINGS. THAT'S WHY WHEN THIS SUBMERGED, IT WAS A GREAT LOSS TO THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE ARE STILL TRYING TO BUILD THE CAPACITY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T LOSE THE INTEREST IN THE COMMUNITY. SO I'M ASKING THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A PODCAST THAT COMES ON SUNDAY FROM 4 TO 5 P.M. AND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS GET OUR
PARENTS-- BECAUSE WE UNDERSTOOD THREW THIS ONE OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF IT WAS THE NEGLECT OF OUR PARENTS AND THEIR ACTIVITY AS IT RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CHILDREN. SO WE ARE WORKING FEVERISHLY BUT WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND WE ARE NOT ASKING TO YOU DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU FEEL ARE DIFFICULT.
WE ARE JUST ASKING YOU TO USE YOUR INFLUENCE TO TALK TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU MIGHT KNOW LIKE LAMAR JACKSON OR TIGER WOODS OR SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE INFLUENCE INSIDE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY SO WE CAN START THE PROCESS OF HOPEFULLY TRYING TO REALLY BE REAL PARTNERS LIKE WE
WERE A FEW YEARS AGO HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND ONCE AGAIN I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR YOUR SPIRIT, BUT I HAVE TO COME AND MENTION THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN WITH SOME KIND OF SPECIFICITY BECAUSE THEIR PROBLEMS NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED AND LOCATED BY US ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
Y'ALL HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. >> EVERYONE GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M EASTER BYNEZ. MY THING IS WE ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF WE GO THROUGH EVERYTHING WE ARE SUPPOSED TO,
WHY ARE THEY RESCINDING PEOPLE FROM GETTING DRIVING SCHOOL BUS. WHEN YOU DO EVERYTHING YOU TELL US TO DO ALL THE WAY TO THE END BUT THEN YOU GET A LETTER THAT YOU NEVER RECEIVED, BUT SOMEHOW THEY PRINT ONE OUT FOR YOU AND
SAY YOU ARE BEING RESCINDED. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY WONDERING WHY I'M BEING RESCINDED WHEN I DROVE FOR 15 YEARS AND I WAS ONE OF THE DRIVERS THAT DID THREE DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS THAT I WORKED AT. MY MAIN ONE WAS AT CENTRAL BUT WHEREVER THEY NEEDED ME, I WAS
THERE TO DO WHAT THEY ASKED ME TO DO AND NOW THEY ASK ME TO COME BACK AND I DID COME BACK WHEN HE ASKED ME TO AND I DID EVERYTHING AND AT THE LAST MINUTE, WHEN THEY TOLD ME I WAS DOING THE TRAINING CLASS, NOBODY
GOT BACK WITH ME AND I SHOWED UP AT THE 18th ON THE OFFICE THEY GAVE ME A LETTER SAYING THEY RESCINDED ME AND I DON'T KNOW Y. I PASSED EVERY TEST. I DID EVERYTHING AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY AND MAYBE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO A LOT OF DRIVERS. MAYBE THAT'S WHY YOU ARE SHORT A LOT OF BUS DRIVERS, YOU CAN'T GET THE KIDS HOME OR GET THE
KIDS TO SCHOOL ON TIME BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY DRIVERS BECAUSE SOMEHOW THEY ARE BEING RESCINDED, EVEN THOUGH THEY PASSED AND DO EVERYTHING THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. SO I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. HAVE A NICE EVENING. THANK YOU.
>> Chair Brill: WE ARE GOING TO HAVE Mr. KUBRICK COME OUT AND SPEAK TO YOU. JACKIE NEARING. AND SARAH NIEDELMAN.
GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JACKIE NEARING AND I'M HERE TONIGHT AS AN AUNT OF 24 YEARS, PALM BEACH COUNTY NATIVE FOR 40 YEARS, LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER SERVING DIVERSE FOLKS FOR EIGHT YEARS AND ADVOCATE FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS. WE ALL KNOW IN RECENT YEARS
FLORIDA HAS BANNED THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS AND THESE RESTRICTIONS HAVE STRIPPED AWAY RESOURCES THAT ONCE HELPED OUR TEACHERS SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND HAVE SENT A DANGEROUS MESSAGE THAT ACKNOWLEDGING
DIFFERENCE IS SOMETHING TO BE FEARED, NOT EMBRACED. OUR KIDS ARE GROWING UP IN A DIVERSE COUNTY. THEY DESERVE AN EDUCATION THAT REFLECTS THAT REALITY, WHERE EVERY STUDENT NO MATTER THEIR RACE, IDENTITY OR ABILITY, FEELS SAFE, SEEN AND SUPPORTED.
DEI PROGRAMS HELP PREVENT BULLYING, REDUCE DISPARITIES AND BUILD EMPATHY IN CLASSROOMS. THEIR ABSENCE DOESN'T MAKE OUR SCHOOLS NEUTRAL. IT MAKES THEM LESS SAFE, LESS INFORMED AND LESS COMPASSIONATE. I URGE THIS BOARD TO EXPLORE,
PLEASE EXPLORE ANY AND EVERY WAY TO REINTRODUCE AND PROTECT DEI VALUES IN OUR SCHOOLS. THROUGH INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ASTUDENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS, WE CAN STILL PRIORITIZE EQUITY, EVEN IN
THIS CLIMATE BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS. IT'S ABOUT KIDS GIVING EVERY STUDENT THE CHANCE TO LEARN AND THRIVE WITHOUT FEAR. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
SARAH NEW ERA FIELDMAN-- SARAH NEED WILLMAN, COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING SOME OF THE MOST COMMUNITIES MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES OF SUBSTANCE USE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQIA+. TONIGHT I'M NOT HERE TO MERELY AS A PROFESSIONAL BUT AS A
WITNESS TO THE PROFOUND HUMAN IMPACT OF THE POLICIES. I ADVOCATE FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AS A FUNDAMENTAL LIFE AFFIRMING FRAMEWORK ESSENTIAL FOR THE WELL-BEING OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TREMENDOUS PRESSURE THE BOARD FACED WITH THE THREAT OF LOSING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF FEDERAL
FUNDING CRITICAL FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION SPECIAL SERVICES AND MEALS FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULT CHOICES MADE DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME. HOWEVER, I URGE TO YOU VIEW THE SUSPENSION OF DEI POLICIES NOT AS A SOLUTION BUT AS A TEMPORARY SETBACK THAT WE MUST COLLECTIVELY WORK TO OVERCOME AS SOON AS LEGALLY POSSIBLE.
FUNDING IS VITAL. DEI REPRESENTS THE CORNERSTONE OF A SCHOOL'S CULTURE AND ENSURES EVERY CHILD BELONGS AND IS SEEN AND VALUED FOR WHO THEY ARE. IN MY ROLE I WITNESS THE HEART BREAKING CONSEQUENCES WHEN INDIVIDUALS FEEL MARGINALIZED OR
INVISIBLE. THE DATA IS CLEAR TRANSGENDER ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION. THIS IS NOT ABOUT IDEOLOGY. IT'S A MATTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH. WHEN STUDENTS HEAR PROGRAMS AFFIRMING THEIR IDENTITIES ARE BEING DISMANTLED, THE MESSAGE IS ONE FAR FROM FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS A DECLARATION THEY'RE NOT WORTH PROTECTING THEIR EXISTENCE IS A POLITICAL DEBATE AND NOT A BEAUTIFUL REALITY. THE ISSUE IS DEEPLY PERSONAL FOR ME. AS A TRANSGENDER WOMAN I UNDERSTAND THE PROFOUND LONELINESS FROM NOT SEEING ONE FROM THE WORLD AROUND YOU AND
TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. A CLASSROOM, A CLUB, A TEACHER WHO RESPECTS YOUR IDENTITY CAN BE LITERAL LIFELINES. LET'S BE CLEAR, THE PRINCIPALS OF DEI BENEFIT EVERY STUDENT ABOUT CREATING SAFER SCHOOLS, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A GLOBAL ECONOMY, AND IT IS ABOUT ENSURING FAIRNESS FOR ALL OF THE
STUDENTS. THE CALL TO RETURN TO BASICS CAN'T BE IGNORED WHAT LIES AT THE HEART OF A CHILD'S ABILITY TO LEARN, ENSURING THEIR MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL SAFETY. WE CANNOT TEACH A CHILD IN CRISIS. LEARNING CANNOT OCCUR IN AN ATMOSPHERE FILLED WITH FEAR, ANXIETY AND PRESSURE TO CONFORM
TO SOMEONE ELSE'S EXPECTATION. THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE IS SHIFTING AND I WAS HEARTENED TO SEEING THE ADMINISTRATION... THIS INDICATES THAT THERE IS ROOM FOR OPTIMISM AND LEGAL PUSHBACK SO MY REQUEST FOR YOU TONIGHT ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD. 1. PUBLICLY REAFFIRM YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS AND
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. 2. EXPLORE EVERY LEGAL AVENUE THAT YOU CAN AND COLLABORATE WITH WHORE YOU CAN TO FIGHT THESE RULINGS AND 3: PLEASE LEAD WITH COURAGE. DO NOT ALLOW FEAR TO DICTATE YOUR DECISIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> Chair Brill: THANK YOU, MAX FENNING. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MAX FENNING, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PRISM, A YOUTH LED NON-PROFIT THAT WORKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO LGBTQ
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND SEXUAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TO ONCE AGAIN URGE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO REINSTATE POLICIES RELATING TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION THAT WERE REMOVED IN LAST MONTH'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AS YOU KNOW, THESE POLICY CHANGES
CAME AFTER DONALD TRUMP'S REVOCATION OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. HOWEVER AS YOU ALSO KNOW, THREE FEDERAL JUDGES HAVE ENJOYED THE DIRECTIVES INCLUDING THAT LETTER THAT WRONGLY CALLED THESE NECESSARY POLICIES DISCRIMINATION THAT, OF COURSE,
DID NOT PROVIDE YOU WITH ENOUGH ASSURANCE TO PAUSE THE PROCESS. I HAVE GOOD NEWS. LAST WEEK A FEDERAL JUDGE ISSUED A FINAL JUDGMENT STRIKING DOWN THE DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER THAT SPARKED THESE POLICY CHANGES THE COURTS FOUND WHAT WE ALREADY KNEW TO BE TRUE.
IF THE POLICIES IN QUESTION WERE IN COMPLIANCE LAST SCHOOL YEAR, THEY'RE STILL IN COMPLIANCE NOW. ISSUING GUIDANCE IMPOSING NEW LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND THREATENING TO WITH HOLD FUNDING, THAT'S A REAL CHANGE AND REQUIRES A FORMAL PROCESS SIMILAR TO THE ONE YOU CARRIED
OUT TO RESCIND THESE POLICIES. DONALD TRUMP WHO THINKS HE CAN WAVE A SHARPIE LIKE A MAGIC WAND TO MAKE EVERYTHING HE PERSONALLY DOES NOT AGREE WITH GO AWAY DID NOT FOLLOW THAT PROCESS. THE TASK BEFORE YOU IS CLEAR. THE POLICIES WERE ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY TO ENSURE EQUITY FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES, LEAFING THE PLAYING FIELD IN HIRING DECISION AND ENSURE THE FULL SPECTRUM OF OUR COUNTY'S ARE REPRESENTED AND CONTINUE THE WORK OF DESEGREGATING SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SPEAKING OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES, THESE RULE CHANGES WERE MADE
WITH LITTLE TO NO INPUT FROM THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE IN WHICH A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM SITS AND WOULD SURELY WOULD HAVE MADE HIS THOUGHTS KNOWN. YOUR CONSTITUENTS HAVE COME OUT TO MEETING AFTER MEETING, CALLING FOR YOU TO STAND UP FOR A MOST MARGINALIZED IN THE
DISTRICT. THE ONLY PALM BEACH COUNTY RESIDENT WHO ASKED FOR THE POLICY CHANGES IS THE ONE WHO SPLITS HIS TIME WITH THE WHITE HOUSE. WE URGE YOU TO RIGHT BY PALM BEACH COUNTY AND REINSTATE THESE NECESSARY POLICIES. >> Chair Brill: THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS
AND IT'S BDIS, ACTUALLY MY DISCUSSION ITEM ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I DID SPEAK SOMETIME AGO TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING FLYERS IN PRIVATE AREAS IN THE
SCHOOLS FOR THE STUDENTS REGARDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WITH EARNING WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN THAT WE ARE SEEING KNOWING THAT HE RECRUITED OUR STUDENTS, THE STUDENTS FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEN RECENTLY TRAVELING A LOT, YOU GO THROUGH THE AIRPORTS, AND YOU SEE SIGNS
ON THE INSIDE OF THE BATHROOM STALLS. HAVING TO DO WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING. AND I ALSO KNOW WITHOUT GETTING INTO DETAILS, AS A YOUNG PERSON, AS A DIAGNOSER-- AS A TEENAGER WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU, HOW A TEENAGER CAN FREEZE UP AND NOT KNOW WHAT
TO DO. SO BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GET EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT, I PUT TOGETHER MY THOUGHTS TO EXPLAIN THE RATIONALE AND THEN TO TELL YOU, I DID SPEAK TO GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE SUPERINTENDENT. BUT PLACING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS FLYERS IN PRIVATE STUDENT AREAS IS A THOUGHTFUL
AND EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO PROMOTE SAFETY, ENCOURAGE REFLECTION AND PROMOTE ACTIONABLE RESOURCES. STUDENTS MAY FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE OR FEARFUL WHEN SEEKING INFORMATION ON SENSITIVE TOPICS LIKE HUMAN TRAFFICKING. PRIVATE SPACES ALLOW STUDENTS
THE DISCRETION TO READ AND ABSORB IMPORTANT MESSAGES POTENTIALLY ENCOURAGING THOSE AT RISK TO SEEK HELP. THIS APPROACH WOULD PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE INFORMATION AND VITAL RESOURCES TO REACH THOSE WHO MAY NEED THEM THE MOST, FLYERS CAN INCLUDE HOT LINE
NUMBERS, WEBSITE LINKS AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. QR CODE WOULD WORK IN PRIVATE AREAS, STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCREETLY NOTE THE INFORMATION AND ACCESS HELP WHEN NECESSARY. IS THIS APPROACH HELPS BREAK
DOWN BARRIERS TO INFORMATION, REACHES VULNERABLE AUDIENCES AND UNDERSCORES A COMMITMENT TO STUDENT WELL-BEING. WE WERE GROUND ZERO FOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ACTIVITIES AND NOW WE CAN PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN PROTECTING STUDENTS IN BUILDING A CULTURE AFTER WEARNESS AND SUPPORT. SO-- OF AWARENESS AND SUPPORT.
I'M NOT ASKING US TO TELL THE SUPERINTENDENT WHERE TO PUT THEM. MAYBE LOCKER ROOMS, MAYBE IN THE RESTROOMS. IT COULD JUST BE A LAMINATED FLYER BECAUSE STUDENTS WILL TAKE THEM DOWN. I ASK GENERAL COUNSEL IF THERE WAS ANY PROHIBITION. THERE IS NO.
SHE ADVISED TO KEEP THE CONTENT AGE APPROPRIATE AND STICK WITH EDUCATIONAL PREVENTATIVE, EMPOWERMENT ORIENTED LANGUAGE. REALLY WHAT I WAS THINKING WHO TO CALL IF YOU SUSPECT IT. THERE ARE ENTITIES AND I KNOW GENERAL COUNSEL SAID WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL ABOUT USING FLYERS
FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. I HAVE MET NOW AND YEARS AGO WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING COALITION. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THEY RECENTLY IN AUGUST, THEY PARTNERED WITH THE PALM BEACH SHERIFFS OFFICE WITH THEIR TASK FORCE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SO I THINK THAT WE CAN BE A LEADER. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ANYTHING EXPENSESSIVE. BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THESE ACTIVITIES THAT WE ARE HEARING SO MUCH ABOUT STARTED HERE. I EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING IT A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY, BUT REALLY IT'S SOUTH FLORIDA THAT IS
GROUND ZERO. SO I WAS HOPING TO GET YOUR AGREEMENT. I DON'T WANT TO TELL THE SUPERINTENDENT HOW TO DO IT. I DON'T WANT TO TELL STAFF OR PRINCIPALS HOW TO DO IT. ALL I WANT TO DO IS BE A LEADER TO FIND A WAY WHEN A STUDENT IS
IN PRIVATE, THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE DOWN THE INFORMATION AND IT'S NOT JUST GIRLS. WE KNOW IT'S THE BOYS AS WELL SO JUST WANT TO SEE HOW YOU FEEL. I SEE A LOT OF HEADS NODDING: IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE AGREEMENT.
Mr. MR. FERGUSON. YOUR BUTTONS ARE NOW WORKING. >> >> Edward Ferguson: IT SAYS I HAVE THE FLOOR, I GUESS. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO? YOU ARE WANTING THE DISTRICT TO HAVE A FLYER OR IF YOU THINK SOMEONE IS BEING TRAFFICKED TO CALL THIS NUMBER OR. >> OR IF YOU ARE.
IN THE AIRPORTS WE SEE IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE IT IN THE MEN'S ROOM BUT THEY HAVE SOMETHING UP, IF YOU SUSPECT, YOU KNOW, THAT SOMEONE IS BEING TRAFFICKED OR IF YOU YOURSELF ARE A VICTIM, I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT SHOULD BE IN IT. BUT IT GIVES THE NUMBERS TO CALL. SO THAT YOU KNOW, I WAS
PRESENTED WITH FLYERS ON SEXTING. I THINK THAT GOES A STEP TOO FAR. I DON'T WANT TO PUT UP FLYERS ON DATING. THE LEGISLATURE HAS RULE WE HAVE TO EDUCATE THE STUDENTS BUT IT'S BEYOND THAT. SITTING IN A CLASSROOM, A STUDENT WAY NOT WANT TO WRITE DOWN WHO TO CONTACT BUT IF
THEY'RE IN A PRIVATE PLACE IN A LOCKER ROOM, PERHAPS A BATHROOM STALL, THEY'LL TAKE DOWN THAT NUMBER OR CLICK ON THE QR CODE AND JUST THIS IS A WAY TO HOPEFULLY PREVENT ANY OTHER INCIDENTS LIKE WHAT WE HAD HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
SO MS. SAVIETTO. >> Virginia Savietto: I TOTALLY AGREE. AND I ACTUALLY HAD BEEN SPEAKING TO Mr. BURKE FOR MONTHS NOW PALM BEACH DRAMA WORKS, THEY DO THIS AMAZING OUTREACH TO SCHOOLS FOR FREE.
THEY HIRE VERY YOUNG ACTORS AND AC DRESSES AND THEY GO INTO THE SCHOOLS AND THEY DO A PLAY SO THEY CAN TEACH KIDS ABOUT WHAT THIS THE MEANS. SO IF YOU PUT SOMETHING WITH TRAFFICKING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING,
IT'S HARD TO FATHOM WHAT THAT IS NOWADAYS, I HAD A COLLEAGUE IN THE COMMUNITY WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS AND THE STORIES YOU HEAR ARE HORRIBLE. IT'S NOT EVEN TAKING KIDS AND TAKING THEM AWAY. IT'S BEFRIENDING THEM TAKING THEM TO A MALL BUYING THEM ICE
CREAM, CLOTHING AND FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND ONE TIME YOU GRAB THAT KID AND YOU TAKE THEM TO A PLACE AND MAKE THEM DO SOMETHING REALLY BAD AND USUALLY THEY PREY ON KIDS THAT MAY BE FROM SINGLE PARENTS OR, YOU KNOW, LOW
ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS I WAS DISGUSTED WHEN I HEARD THE WHOLE STORY ABOUT HOW THEY ARE DOING IT NOW. THEY'RE BECOMING VERY, VERY SMART IN HOW THEY ARE APPROACHING KIDS IT'S NOT JUST PICKING THEM UP AND KIDNAPPING THEM AND TAKING THEM TO OTHER STATES.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT REALLY. I'M FOR IT ONE STEP FURTHER, TOO, HOW DO WE EVEN TELL OUR KIDS WHAT IS THAT? IT'S LIKE HUMAN TRAFFICKING. IT'S HARD FOR US TO KNOW. HOW WOULD THEY KNOW WHAT IS IT?
LET'S EXPLORE WHAT IS LEGAL AND WHAT IS NOT LEGAL BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO DO IT, LET'S DO IT IN A WAY THAT MATTERS BECAUSE MY BACKGROUND IN MARKETING, YOU CAN PUT A LOT OF FLYERS BUT IF NOBODY READS THEM OR THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, THEY'RE NOT EFFICIENT SO LET'S MAKE EFFICIENCY MATTER IN THIS THING
WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. >> Chair: Ms. WHITFIELD. >> THANK YOU. I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING THAT WE CAN BE DOING HERE AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. MY ONLY CONCERN TO BE-- I KNOW SOME OF THE FLYERS CAN BE
UPSETTING AND I WAS JUST CHECKING. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED MIDDLE SCHOOL SO JUST MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK ALSO IF WE CAN CREATE SOMETHING OF OUR OWN THAT DOES NOT HAVE UPSETTING PICTURES IN
IT, THAT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR SCHOOLS. OF THIS EMTHIS I THINK THEY HAVE GONE A LITTLE TOO FAR FOR A SCHOOL SETTING. >> Chair Brill: I'M SURE Mr. OSWALD WITH WORK ON THAT WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT. I DON'T WANT TO SAY WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
I WAS IN THE WASHINGTON D.C. AIRPORT RECENTLY AND THEY HAD A VERY LIKE INNOCUOUS WITH A QR CODE BUT IT HAS TO BE AGE APPROPRIATE. DEFINITELY SHOULD START WITH HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE THINKING MIDDLE, TOO BECAUSE THEY'RE TRAFFICKING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
AND IT'S PART OF THE CURRICULUM, ALSO, I BELIEVE THAT THE STATE HAS MANDATED. MS. ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: THANK YOU. WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS ALMOST 80
EFFORT TOP URBAN SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY SO I'M SO HAPPY YOU SAID TO Mr. BURKE AND THE TEAM, LET'S LOOK INTO IT SO IT CAN BE APPROPRIATE. WE HAVE RESOURCES. WE ARE GREAT AT WHAT WE DO AND WE KNOW THAT IT IS BEING DONE AND SOME APPROPRIATE PLACES JUST THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE.
SO WE CAN LOOK AT ALL OF THAT BEFORE WE DESUED TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. NO URGENCY TONIGHT IT IS NEEDED. IT'S BIGGER THAN JEFFREY EPSTEIN. THERE IS SO MUCH STUFF GOING ON SO LET'S SEE WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING AND BRING SOMETHING BACK.
>> Clerk: Mr. BURKE. >> Chair Brill: WE HAVE A INFLUENCE REQUIREMENT THAT STAFF WHO WORK WITH STUDENTS MUST BE TRAINED. THAT WILL BRING US MORE INFORMATION AND I WILL DO SOME RESEARCH AND WORK WITH THE TEAM WITH Mr. OSWALD AND Ms. WYATT AND HAVE THE FIRST LADY DO A LITTLE RESEARCH WHAT I'M MISSING OUT ON WITH THE
SIGNS IN THE LADIES ROOM. TRY TO GET THE INFO. THANK YOU. >> Chair: THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO BD-2, MS. SAVIETTO. TRAFFIC SAFETY. >> Virginia Savietto: I WANT TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO SPEAK ABOUT TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ISSUE
AND I DEFINITELY HAVE TO PUT THIS ONE DOWN SO I COULD ORGANIZE IT: THESE PROBLEMS ARE REAL AROUND OUR SCHOOLS. THEY'RE GROWING AND PUTTING OUR KIDS AND RESIDENTS AT RISK. SPEAKING NOT ONLY HAS A BOARD MEMBER BUT ALSO AS A PARENT WHO
IS OR DEALING WITH ALL OF THAT FIRST WE HAVE BUS STOPS. DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ACROSS BUS STOPS IN THE COUNTY. PARENTS DOUBLE PARKED, IDLE IN THE STREET, BLOCK VISIBILTY AND STEP IN THE ROADWAY TO DIRECT TRAFFIC THEMSELVES.
THEY'RE DROPPING THEM OFF ON THE ROAD OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOLS. THIS CREATES BLIND SPOTS FOR CHILDREN CROSSING AND FRUSTRATES DRIVERS. SOME NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE PALM STREET AND GEORGIA AVENUE IN WEST PALM BEACH JUST RIGHT
OUTSIDE MY DISTRICT, ARGUMENTS ARE BREAKING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STLEETS BETWEEN PARENTS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR EVERYONE. SECOND, SCHOOL SAFETY ZONES. RIGHT NOW IF WE WANT TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL ZONE WE ARE TOLD WE NEED TO WAIT FOR A
TRAFFIC STUDY BUT BY THE TIME THE STUDY IS COMPLETE, KIDS ARE ALREADY IN DANGER COMMISSIONER WEISS HAS SPOKEN ABOUT THIS, TOO. IF THERE IS A SCHOOL WITHIN A CERTAIN RADIUS, THEN A SCHOOL ZONE SIGN AND REDUCED SPEED SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC. WE SHOULDN'T BE PUTTING OUR
STUDENTS AT RISK WHILE WAITING FOR PAPERWORK SO THAT'S A COUNTY ISSUE AND THEY'RE GOING TO WORK ON IT WHEN QEA BUILD A NEW SCHOOL AND FAIL TO ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE THE
CAMPUS ITSELF. THE TRUTH IS OPENING A SCHOOL CHANGES TRAFFIC WAY BEYOND THE PROPERTY LINE. IT SPILLS INTO BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORHOODS, SHOPPING PLAZAS, LIBRARY BUILDINGS LIKE IN WELLINGTON. DAMAGES LANDSCAPING AND CREATES FRUSTRATION FOR RESIDENTS.
CLEAR EXAMPLE AS I MENTIONED BEFORE Dr. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL RESIDENTS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE SCHOOL RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT PARENTS CUTTING THROUGH
AND DAMAGING PRIVATE PROPERTY BECAUSE OF SCHOOL TRAFFIC. IN RESPONSE, PALM BEACH COUNTY HAD TO STEP IN AND INSTALL CUSHING ALONG SPECIFICALLY AREAS OF 47 PLACE SOUTH BETWEEN LYONS ROAD AND POLO ROAD. THE WORK ORDER WAS ALMOST
$30,000. FUNDED THROUGH, YOU KNOW, EXISTING ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS FUND DIRECT RESULT OF SCHOOL RELATED TRAFFICI NOT ANTICIPATED DURING PLANNING
ANOTHER CRITICAL PIECE OF THIS DISCUSSION IS MAKING SURE OUR STUDENTS ACTUALLY KNOW HOW TO WALK, RIDE THEIR BIKES OR RIDE THEIR EMAIL BIKES SAFELY AND HOW TO DO IT CATHOLIC WHEN THEY'RE WALKING IN GROUPS. WE NEED PATIENCE TO HELP US WITH THIS. EVERY DAY FAMILIES SHOULD BE
TALKING TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT SAFE BEHAVIORS ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM SCHOOLS. THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE WE SHOULD START A CAMPAIGN CALLED SAFETY STARTS AT HOME, SAFETY STARTS AT HOME IN SPANISH,... AND I EVEN
WENT AND RESEARCHED IT IN CREOLE. (SPEAKING CREOLE) I HOPE I SAID IT RIGHT. PARENTS ARE PARTNERS AND THEIR BUY-IN IS ESSENTIAL. THIS CAMPAIGN SHOULD INCLUDE SHORT, PRACTICAL VIDEOS THAT CLEARLY SHOW THE DOS AND DON'TS
OF WALKING, BIKING AND RIDING E-BIKES SAFELY. AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED THE ONLY ON STUDENTS WHO WALK OR RIDE NOW. EVERY STUDENT WHO DOESN'T WALK SHOULD LEARN THIS. EVERY STUDENT SHOULD GO THROUGH THE TRAINING ANNUALLY BECAUSE WE
NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY MAY WALK OR RIDE EVEN IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO SEE TRAGIC ACCIDENTS LIKE THE ONE THAT HAPPENED OFF CAM PUTS LAST YEAR SAFETY BEGINS AT HOME REINFORCED
DAILY BY PARENTS. THAT ENGAGEMENT IN SAVE LIVES. FINALLY RESPONSIBILITY. TIES WITH WHAT I JUST SAID. WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME PARENTS ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM AND I'M A PARENT MYSELF, SO, YOU KNOW, WE ALL KNOW AND WE ALSO
NEED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. SAFETY CANNOT FALL ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR THE COUNTY ALONE. MUNICIPALITIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PBSO ALL NEED TO BE PARTNERS IN KEEPING THESE AREAS SAFE.
SCHOOL TRAFFIC TASK FORCES OR STFF, IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THIS HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR BACK IN 2021, THE COUNTY CREATED THE TASK FORCE. THIS GROUP INCLUDES STAFF FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PBSO.
IT'S PURPOSE IS TO REVIEW ONGOING TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ISSUES AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLABORATE ON SOLUTIONS. BEFORE THE TASK FORCE EXISTED, THERE WAS NO CLEAR PLACE TO SEND COMPLAINTS. PARENTS AND RESIDENTS WOULD RAISE CONCERNS BUT OFTEN THEY WERE NOT ROUTED TO THE RIGHT
AGENCY AND MANY WERE LEFT UNRESOLVED NOW THE TASK FORCE MEETS MONTHLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND HAS REVIEWED MORE THAN 80 SPECIFIC I.R.S. NOT EVERY PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED QUICKLY. THE TASK FORCE HAS SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED OVER 60 CASES BY USING
PRACTICAL TOOLS LIKE TARGETED ENFORCEMENT BY PBSO, ADJUSTING TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING, BUILDING SIDEWALK CONNECTIONS, INSTALLING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND MAKING OPERATIONAL CHANGES AFTER SITE VISITS. MOST IMPORTANTLY THE TASK FORCE
SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AGENCIES WORK TOGETHER. IT DOESN'T HAVE FORMAL DECISION MAKING THOUGH. AUTHORITY FROM THE SCHOOL FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR THE DISTRICT. THIS IS JUST A TASK FORCE. BUT SOLUTIONS ARE HAPPENING BECAUSE STAFF ARE COLLABORATING AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
THROUGH THEIR DAILY OPERATIONS. SOLUTIONS AND CALL TO ACTION. A LONG TIME AGO SCHOOLS WERE BUILT IN NEIGHBORHOODS SO CHILDREN COULD WALK TO SCHOOL BUT TODAY WE HAVE OUTGROWN OUR ROADS, OUR SCHOOLS AND EVEN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND YET, THE RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE HAS ONLY
GROWN LARGER. THAT MEANS WE CANNOT SETTLE FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL. WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS OUTSIDE THE BOX. I DON'T KNOW, LET'S BE CREATIVE AND BRING ENGINEER STUDENTS TO GET ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE. LET'S LEARN FROM OTHER
COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY IN EUROPE WHERE SCHOOL SAFETY AND MOBILITY ARE HANDLED DIFFERENTLY. LET'S ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO WALK THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL IF THEY'RE ABLE. LET'S ASK PARENTS TO TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT SAFETY WHETHER THEY ARE WALKING, BIKING OR RIDING THEIR E. BAKE EVERY
ONE OF THE TRAGEDIES LAST YEAR COULD BE AVOIDED IF SAFETY WAS FRONT AND CENTER IN EVERY HOME AND EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. AS A MOM, I KNOW THIS FIRSTHAND. I LIVED IT PAST YEARS THROUGH LUA'S ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND NOW HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE SEEN THE CHAOS, THE
FRUSTRATIONS AND THE REST. I'VE EXPERIENCED IT NOT JUST AS A BOARD MEMBER BUT AS A PARENT. SO WE MAY ALSO NEED TO THINK ABOUT STAGGERED DISMISSAL TILES EXPANDING AFTERCARE PROGRAMS SO WE DON'T HAVE HUNDREDS OF CARS CONVERGING ALL AT ONCE AND WHEN
SOMEONE SAYS IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE. WE HAVE TO BE CLEAR, THERE IS NO PRICE TOO HIGH TO PAY FOR OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES AND THIS EXTENDS TO THE SAFETY OF OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY. THIS CANNOT BE JUST ANOTHER TALK BUT A TURNING POINT, A MOMENT
WHERE WE STEP INTO SMALL SOLUTIONS, THAT, TOGETHER, WE CAN AMOUNT TO REAL CHANGE WE ALL KNOW THE PROBLEMS AND IT'S ON US TO CREATE THE SOLUTIONS NOW FOR SEEING FUTURE PROBLEMS. NOW WE HAVE A.I. WE HAVE TO BE INTENTIONAL AND AS
I SAID, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER INTERNALLY AND ACROSS AGENCIES. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: Ms. BRANCH. >> THANK YOU. AGAIN, THERE IS NO WAY THAT ANYONE CAN FORESEE THE FUTURE OF WHAT SOMETHING WASN'T BUILT RIGHT. WE NEED TO ADD SOMETHING, ETC. WHEN IT COMES UP, WE HANDLE IT.
WE DO A GREAT JOB AT KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. SO MS. SAVIETTO, I KNOW YOU WORK FOR THE COUNTY SO WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW THE COUNTY IS DOING A TRANSPORTATION PLAN. ON THE COMMITTEE THERE IS A
COMMITTEE, PART OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE. MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. I REPRESENT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEY MADE ME THE CHAIR. CHRIS GARRISON IS GOING TO BE VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THAT COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION PLAN SO
SOME OF THESE ISSUES MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE-- I'M SURE WILL YOU SPEAK TO THEM BUT WHEN THE PEOPLE GO AROUND, THERE IS A GROUP THEY'VE HIRED FOR COMMUNICATIONS THAT WILL BE MEETING WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES, UNINCORPORATED AREAS. IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR YOU TO SIT WITH THEM TO EXPRESS SOME OF THE
CONCERNS BECAUSE THAT IS A GROUP THAT IS PULLING TOGETHER EVERYBODY SO JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT IT DOES-- WITH THE COUNTY PLANNING, WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION. NOW I'M GOING TO CALL ON
Ms. WHITFIELD. >> Erica Whitfield: I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT SOME OF THE PROJECTS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, HAD I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON MANY YEARS AGO AND ONE THING ONGOING IS WE HAVE A BIKE TRAILER THAT HAS BEEN DEPLOYED TO OUR SCHOOLS TO HELP TEACH STUDENTS PROPER WALKING,
BIKING ACTIVITIES WE HAVE CURRICULUM AROUND THAT. I ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS THAT ARE INTERESTED TO REACH OUT TO ERIC STERN WHO HAS BEEN COORDINATING THAT FOR MANY YEARS. THANK YOU. >> Chair: VICE CHAIR ANDREWS.: >> Marcia Andrews: I DON'T WANT TO REPIET IT ALL BECAUSE
Ms. BRANCH HAS SAID IT. WE HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED WITH THE GROUPS. JUST IN WELLINGTON A FEW YEARS AGO, MS. SAVIETTO, WE HAD A WHOLE LOT OF ISSUES WITH JUST THE TRAFFIC AND WORKING IT OUT AND AS THE CITY COUNCIL, IT'S
THE PARENTS AND EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER I THINK Mr. DOLAN SITS ON ONE OF THE COMMITTEES, TOO I HAVE BEEN OUT THERE IN THE FIELD AND I KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF CARS AND A WHOLE LOT OF TRAFFIC. I SEE THE CHILDREN WEST PALM BEACHING. PRINCIPALS ARE ON IT. THEY KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THAN THEIR SCHOOLS THAT IS
CAUSING THE DISRUPTION BASED ON THE TRAFFIC FLOW WHEN IS HAPPENING WITH THE BUSES AND EVERYBODY IS COMING TOGETHER. THE COUNTY CAME TOGETHER BASED ON WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT. I THINK WE WERE THE FIRST ONES WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO PUT ALL OF THESE PIECES TOGETHER. AND AS YOU HAVE HEARD
Ms. WHITFIELD AS WELL AS Ms. BRILL, WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMITTEES GOING. EVERY COMMUNITY IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND WE CAN'T JUST JUMP OUT THERE AND DO WHAT WE WANT TO DO BECAUSE WE SEE IT. I THINK IT TAKES ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TOGETHER AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FOR SOME YEARS NOW. SO I HAVE BEEN HAPPILY INVOLVED
IN IT TO HELP CREATE A PATH OF SAFETY FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS ADULTS AND THIS IS WHY YOU SEE THE CAMERAS OUT THERE. LOTS OF THINGS HAVE TO BE OUT THERE TO STOP ADULTS FROM MISUSE ING THEIR ABILITY TO CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES.
SO THERE IS A LOT OF INVOLVEMENT ABOUT THIS AND EVERYBODY PLAYS A ROLE. PARENTS, COMMUNITY, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CERTAINLY TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE AND I KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN RIGHT ON IT FOR YEARS. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: I DON'T SEE ANY
OTHER DISCUSSION SO MS. SAVIETTO >> SOMETIMES THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH GOVERNMENT. BECAUSE YOU BRING SOMETHING UP, THEY MAY THINK I'M ATTACKING OR IT IS BEING ATTACKED. NOT AT ALL. WE CAN BE DOING AMAZING AND THAT'S WONDERFUL AND WE HAVE TO
RECOGNIZE WHAT WE DO WELL. THAT'S WHY I READ THE WHOLE THING ABOUT THE TASK FORCE, RIGHT BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE IS NO ROOM TO GET BETTER TO STEP IT UP. THERE IS NO REASON WHY KEY WNT SAY NO WE DONE IT. THIS IS AS FAR AS WE CAN GET.
LET'S CONSIDER OTHER CONVERSATIONS THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'M SAYING. I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT US. I'M ASKING PARENTS TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION BECAUSE IF YOU JUST GOT SHUT DOWN ON ONE THING AND DIDN'T HEAR THE OTHER THINGS I SAID, THAT'S ON YOU. BUT I ASKED THE PARENTS TO BE
PART OF OUR SOLUTION BECAUSE I SEE IT EVERY DAY. AND SOME OF THEM, I MEAN, EVEN IF I'M RUNNING LATE, I LOVE TO SAY LUCA JUMP NOW, RIGHT? BUT I WAIT GO INTO THE LOOP AND DO ALL THAT BUT NOT EVERYBODY DOES IT. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT US, IT'S
ABOUT PARENTS BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION SO THIS IS JUST A NICE PICTURE THAT I PAINTED OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HEAR AT THE COUNTY AND WHAT I LIVE AS A MOM AND THEN THE THINGS WE ARE DOING IS GREAT BUT THERE MAY BE SOME ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. AND THAT'S WHO YOU WE GET BETTER
BY LISTENING, NOT TO SHUTTING DOWN AND SAYING WE'VE DONE GREAT SO FAR. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WE SHOULD DO. >> Clerk: VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. >> >> Marcia Andrews: THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO BE DONE. I WILL JUST TELL YOU A RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE GLADES. WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO HAVE THE SHERIFF WORK WITH US WITH THE
SPEED ZONES. IT'S NOT THAT WE CAN'T DO BETTER. WE HAVE TO BE OUT THERE TO SEE IT. AND WE CAN'T JUST DO IT ALL BY OURSELVES. SO THIS IS WHY YOUR BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE TO BE ON THE GROUND, KNOW YOUR COMMUNITIES, WORK WITH YOUR SCHOOLS AND WORK WITH YOUR COMMUNITIES AND ASSESS
IT PERIODICALLY BECAUSE SURELY YOU CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER BUT YOU GOT TO KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY GOING ON. ASSESS THAT AND SEE WHERE YOU NEED TO GO FROM THERE AND THAT TAKES ALL OF US HERE AS WELL AS THE SCHOOLS, THE COMMUNITIES. THE PARENTS, ALL OF US, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND I THINK WE ARE
DOING THAT AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUALLY ASSESS THAT TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER. THANK YOU. I'M. >> Chair Brill: I'M GO FOR EXAMPLE TO CHIME IN AND SAY WE HAD PROBLEM AT PARK VISTA, FOR EXAMPLE, AND WHEN WE WEREN'T ABLE TO-- WE WERE ABLE TO GET
THE TASK FORCE, Mr. SANCHES HAD GOTTEN STAFF TO GO DOWN TO MONITOR AND WE GOT THE SHERIFF SUBSTEAKS RIGHT THERE TO BE ABLE TO TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WE COULD DO. UNFORTUNATELY THERE WASN'T MUCH THEY COULD DO AGAIN, IT'S EDUCATING THE STUDENTS, THE
PARENTS. THAT'S A BIG PIECE WE HAD AN ISSUE DOWN WHEN WE OPENED UP WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE ON ACME DAIRY. THE PRINCIPALS EDUCATED THE PARENTS SOME ARE NOT GOING TO LISTEN.
WE HAVE PARENTS THAT DROP THE KIDS OFF THAT WALK THE KIDS FROM THE SHOPPING CENTER. IT'S VERY HARD. WHEN WE HEAR OF THINGS, MY SUGGESTION IS WHEN YOU HEAR OF SOMETHING SPECIFIC BRING IT TO Mr. BURKE BECAUSE THEN HE CAN GET STAFF ON IT BECAUSE IT'S SCHOOL BY SCHOOL AS MS. ANDREWS
SAYS. EVERY SCHOOL AND EVERY COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE SAFE BUT MY BEST RECOMMENDATION IS IMMEDIATELY GET IN TOUCH WITH Mr. BURKE I CAN TELL YOU THAT HE IS IMMEDIATELY ON IT WHEN IT COMES TO THAT TYPE OF SAFETY I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MOTION BY Ms. BRANCH. SECOND BY SOMEONE, COME ON. Ms. WHITFIELD. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED MOTIO