SO GOOD AFTERNOON OR GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'LL NOW CALL THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER AT 5 P.M. Mrs. SINCLAIR PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. DISTRICT 1: MATTHEW LANE. >> HERE DISTRICT 2; VIRGINIA SAVIETTO. >> HERE DISTRICT 3: CHAIR KAREN BRILL. >> HERE DISTRICT 4 ERICA WHITFIELD. >> HERE DISTRICT 5: GLORIA BRANCH. >> HERE DISTRICT 6: MARCIA ANDREWS. >> HERE DISTRICT 7: EDWIN FERGUSON
>> HERE >> Chair Brill: ALSO JOINING US IS SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL BURKE, GENERAL COUNSEL SEAN BERNARD, INSPECTOR GENERAL THERESA MICHAEL, BOARD CLERK TONY SINCLAIR. SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS WILL JOIN US PERIODICALLY AS DIRECTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.
TONIGHT THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WILL BE PERFORMED BY. VICTORIA CASTRO GOSSETT, A 2026 GRADUATE OF PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
LED BY GLORIA BRANCH. ♪ OH SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT ♪ ♪ WHAT'S SO PROUDLY WE HAILED 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
♪ OH, SAY DOES THAT STAR SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE ♪
♪ O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪
[ APPLAUSE ] 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 LISS THE MEETING BY WATCHING ON COMCAST CHANNELS 234 AND 235 U-VERSE CHANNELS 99 OR USING THE YOUTUBE LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE AT PALMBEACHSCHOOLS.ORG. IF 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. WE ALSO OFFER A LISTENING ONLY WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MINUTES TO APPROVE. I DO HAVE AN ITEM TO ADD FOR
GOOD CAUSE, P-2, PERSONNEL ADDENDUM. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR ADDING THIS ITEM TO THE AGENDA SO THAT 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. >> Chair Brill: BOARD MEMBERS,
DOES ANYONE WANT TO PULL ANYTHING FROM CONSENT? SEEING NONE, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY MR. FERGUSON SECOND BY Ms. WHITFIELD, ANY DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR? , ALL OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ANY DISCLOSURES AND ABSTENTIONS.
SEEING NONE, THAT BRINGS US TO SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Supt.Burke: THANK YOU, CHAIR BRILL. WELL, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE BOARD WAS WITH ME BUT FOR THE PUBLIC I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE CLASS OF 2026. THEY WERE AN AMAZING INCREDIBLE,
IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT TEAM FOR HOSTING THE CEREMONIES SO ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAMS, OUR OWN ERIC STERN WHO COORDINATES ALL OF THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES, SERGEANT
AUGER IS WITH US TONIGHT. HE AND THE VOLS LIST TEAM ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED AND MAKE SURE WE STAY SAFE AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM MAKE SURE THE CEREMONIES ARE STREAMED LIVE FOR VIEWERS AROUND THE WORLD. AND YOU KNOW, WE GET A BIG TURNOUT THERE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. WE HAVE OUR GRADUATES GOING OFF
TO ALL THE TOP UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, HARVARD, YALE, DARTMOUTH, BROWN, CARNEGIE MELLON, M.I.T. AND PERHAPS MOST PRESTIGIOUS, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY. SO WE ARE, AGAIN, I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO
THAT WILL DO A MUCH BETTER JOB OF GIVING YOU A FEEL FOR THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES. >> ONE OF THE BEST MOMENTS IN LIFE IS WHEN YOU FINALLY GET COMFORTABLE IN YOUR OWN SKIN.
>> WE ARE STANDING AT THE EDGE OF ADULTHOOD. >> EVERYBODY IS ASKING WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE. >> I WANT TO BE AN A.I. ENGINEER. >> FIREFIGHTER, EMPTY. >> I WANT TO BE A LAWYER. >> Supt.Burke: ALL RIGHT. [ APPLAUSE ] CONGRATULATIONS ONE LAST TIME
FOR CLASS OF 2026. AND NOW WE CONTINUE TO WELCOME NEW STUDENTS, INCLUDING OUR CRASHEDDERS WHICH WILL BE THE CLASS OF 2039. SO-- OUR KINDERGARTENERS, IT WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. ANY FAMILIES LOOKING TO ENROLL,
PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE PALM BEACHSCHOOLS.ORG/ENROLL. AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I CONGRATULATE ALL THE FATHERS, GRAND FATHERS AND FATHER FIGURES IN OUR SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND WISH THEM A HAPPY'S FATHER'S DAY AND I HOPE EVERYONE GETS A CHANCE TO REST
AND RELAX A LITTLE BIT AND RECHARGE BEFORE WE START A NEW SCHOOL YEAR IN AUGUST. SO I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT SUMMER. THAT INCLUDES ALL OF TEAM PALM BEACH AND OUR STUDENTS AND WHOLE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AT THIS POINT I'M GOING TO EXTEND MY COMMENTS BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE GET
TO BRING ON SOME NEW SCHOOL LEADERS. WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY GOING THROUGH THAT WHOLE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT BASED ON YOUR ACTION THIS EVENING, WERE THE APPROVAL OF YOUR PERSONNEL ADDENDUM, WE WILL HAVE A PRINCIPAL IN PLACE FOR EVERY SCHOOL FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. AND SOMETIMES THAT PROCESS HAS GONE FURTHER AND DEEPER INTO THE
SUMMER, BUT THE EARLIER WE CAN GET PEOPLE ON BOARD, THE MORE TIME THEY HAVE TO PREPARE. OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT CHIEF OF SCHOOLS JAMIE WYATT IS GOING TO BECOME THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND WE HAVE NINE NEW PRINCIPALS TO INTRODUCE THE BOARD. I THINK THIS IS THE BIGGEST
TABLE MAYBE WE HAVE EVER ASSEMBLED. WHILE EVERYONE FINDS A SEAT, WE ARE GOING TO ASK EACH OF OUR NEW SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT THEIR NEW JOB.
GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT BURKE. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE OUR NINE NEW CANDIDATES AS NEW PRINCIPALS OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. STARTING WITH ON MY LEFT ON THE END WE HAVE MISS SAMANTHA
ASTUPENAN FOR ORCHARD VIEW SEEKING A COLLABORATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER WHO FOSTERS TRUSTS AMONG STAKEHOLDERS DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING A HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL CULTURE AND WE DO BELIEVE WE HAVE FOUND THE PERFECT CANDIDATE.
NEXT WE HAVE MISS COY LAZER, SEEKING AN INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER-- I'M MOVING ON TOO FAST. STOP AND LET HER SPEAK. I GOT EXCITED GOING DOWN THE ROW. I'M THROWN OFF. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE UP HERE. WE ARE GOING TO LET HER INTRODUCE HERSELF AND SPEAK TO THE BOARD TONIGHT.
>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD CHAIR, BRILL, VICE CHAIR LANE, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND Mr. BURKE. I AM TRULY HONORED TO SIT BEFORE YOU AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF ORCHARD VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST IN ME, TO LEAD A SCHOOL THAT I CARE SO DEEPLY ABOUT AND HAVE ALREADY BEEN
PRIVILEGED TO SERVE. I'M WHOLEHEARTEDLY COMMITTED TO SERVING THIS COMMUNITY AND CHAMPIONING OUR INCREDIBLE TEACHERS, STAFF AND STUDENTS. I WILL LEAD WITH CONSISTENCY AND PURPOSE EACH AND EVERY DAY. I HAVE BEEN SHAPED AND STRENGTHENED BY MY INCREDIBLE FAMILY AND MENTORS, INCLUDING
Dr. DAVID SAMORE, Mrs. FRANCIS FRY Mrs. HER REMEMBER A, DANIEL GARCIA JAMIE WE WYATT AND Dr. RACHAEL CAPITANO, WHO TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE OF DISCIPLINE, LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND RELENTLESS FOCUS ON PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST.
I WILL REMAIN STEADFAST IN THE BELIEF THAT EVERY DECISION MUST CENTER ON WHAT IS BEST FOR CHILDREN. LEAD WITH A STRONG PRESENCE, LISTEN WITH INTENTION AND ACT WITH URGENCY WHEN OUR STUDENTS NEED US MOST. THANK YOU AGAIN. I'M HUMBLED BY THIS OPPORTUNITY AND WILL WORK EVERY DAY TO ENSURE ORCHARD VIEW REFLECTED
THE EXCELLENCE OUR STUDENTS DESERVE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS AGAIN. NEXT IS HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCEEK SEEKING AN INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER WITH A VISION FOR INCREASING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND
CULTURALLY DIVERSE TITLE I SCHOOL. THE LEADER WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN A POSITIVE CLIMATE AND CULTURE, EMBRACE THE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES IT SERVES AND MAINTAIN A SCHOOL SAFE SECURE ENVIRONMENT AND THEY HAVE FOUND THE PERFECT CANDIDATE IN MISS LAZER.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR LANE, DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, Mr. BURKE, Mrs. WYATT AND ALL OF OUR HONORED GUESTS. THERE ARE MOMENT IN LIFE THAT STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS. MOMENTS WHERE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE WORKED FOR PREPARED FOR,
SACRIFICED FOR SUDDENLY BECOMES REAL. FOR ME, TONIGHT IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS. SITTING BEFORE YOU AS THE INCOMING PRINCIPAL OF HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FILLS MY HEART IN A WAY THAT WORDS SIMPLY CANNOT DO JUSTICE. BUT I'LL TRY. I WANT TO BEGIN BY OFFERING MY
HEART FELT THANKS TO Mr. BURKE, Mrs. WYATT AND EACH MEMBER OF THERE BOARD FOR PLACING YOUR TRUST IN ME. I PLAN TO SHOW UP EVERY DAY IN A WAY THAT MAKES YOU PROUD OF THE DECISION YOU MADE TONIGHT TO MY PARENTS AND MY FAMILY, YOU ARE THE REASON I AM SITTING HERE TODAY.
EVERY SACRIFICE YOU MADE AND EVERY WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT LED TO THIS MOMENT. I ALSO CAN NOT STEP INTO THIS ROLE WITHOUT RECOGNIZING THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED BUILD ME. MY MENTORS, Mrs. WYATT, Dr. RACHAEL CAPITANO,
Mrs. VALERIE HAINES, DENISE, SEAN TAYE KING. I THANK YOU. YOU DID NOT JUST SHAPE MY CAREER, YOU SHAPED MY CHARACTER. AND TO MY HERITAGE ELEMENTARY FAMILY, OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND INCREDIBLE STAFF, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M ALL IN. YOU ARE NOT JUST GELLING A PRINCIPAL.
YOU ARE GETTING A PARTNER WHO IS PASSIONATE, RELENTLESS AND FULLY DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE EVERY CHILD WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS RECEIVES THE WORLD CLASS EDUCATION THEY DESERVE. FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU AND SITTING TO MY LEFT WE HAVE MISS NADINE WOOLLEY. PALM SPRINGS IS LOOKING FOR AN INSPIRING PRINCIPAL TO CHAMPION SUCCESSFUL EXISTING PROGRAMS, EXPAND ADVANCED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY STUDENT AND MAINTAIN A WARM SUPPORTIVE CULTURE.
AND THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE FOUND THIS IN MISS WOOLLEY. >> THANK YOU, BOARD, CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR LANE, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND Mr. BURKE. I AM HONORED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE NEXT PRINCIPAL OF PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.
IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES OF A WONDERFUL SCHOOL COMMUNITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE THE DEDICATED TEAM AT PALM SPRINGS TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT, EDUCATOR AND FAMILY BELIEVES IN THEIR ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE
AND HIGH ACHIEVING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE MENTORS WHO HAVE HELPED SHAPE MY JOURNEY. MISS LIN CATO WHO SAW THE LEADER IN ME BEFORE I FULLY SAW IT IN MYSELF. MISS MEGHAN EARLY WHO CONTINUES TO REMIND ME THAT OFTEN THE
ANSWER IS YES. MISS DIANA PEREZ WHO TRUSTED IN MY LEADERSHIP, MISS COREY FER REMEMBER AWHO HELPED ME BUILD MY CONFIDENCE AND Dr. SANDERS AND Dr. ARCEY WHO PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME TO BOTH GROW AND SHINE. FINALLY, THANK YOU TO MY HUSBAND
TIM AND MY TWO FAVORITE PALM BEACH STUDENTS ERIC AND OWEN FOR THEIR UNWAVERING LOVE AND SUPPORT. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS NEXT CHAPTER AND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> TO MY RIGHT, IS MISS MICHELLE JEFFERIES. AND THE STAFF OF HAMMOCK POINT IS LOOKING FOR A STRONG INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER WHO IS RELATIONSHIP CENTERED UNDERSTAND ADEDICATED TO FOSTERING A POSITIVE INCLUSIVE SCHOOL CULTURE WITH ALL STUDENTS AND
STAKEHOLDERS AND THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE FOUND THE PERFECT CANDIDATE IN MISS JEFFREY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR LANE, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND Mr. BURKE. I AM TRULY HONORED AND HUMBLED TO SERVE AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF HAMMOCK POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK
THE SCHOOL BOARD, Mr. BURKE AND Mrs. WYATT FOR YOUR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN ME. I AM GREATLYFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY WITH DEDICATION AND PURPOSE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE SHAPED MY
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY. Mrs. EDWARDS WHO ENCOURAGE MEADE TO PURSUE LEADERSHIP WHEN I WAS A FOURTH GRADE READING TEACHER. Dr. MOREAU TO HEAVEN ME SERVE AS AN ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
THEIR GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT AND BELIEVE IN ME HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MY GROWTH AS AN EDUCATOR AND AS A TEACHER. TO MY HAMMOCK POINT FAMILY, STAFF, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY, I AM EXCITED TO JOIN YOU. EDUCATION IS MORE THAN JUST A PROFESSION FOR ME. IT IS MY PASSION.
I BELIEVE EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO FEEL VALUED, SUPPORTED AND EMPOWERED TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. I LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING ON HAMMOCK POINT'S TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE, AND WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT FEELS A SENSE OF BELONGING, IS INSPIRED
TO SUCCEED AND BELIEVES IN THEIR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I AM HONORED TO SERVE THE HAMMOCK POINT COMMUNITY. GO HAWKS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. OKAY. INCOMES WE HAVE MISS GENERAL
JENNIFER MOONEY GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY IS SEEKING AN INSPIRING COLLABORATIVE PRINCIPAL WHO THRIVES IN A CLOSE KNIT ENVIRONMENT. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL BE A VISIONARY INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER DEDICATED TO MAXIMIZING STUDENT GROWTH AND MOD CLASSROOM AND
FACULTY THROUGH PURPOSEFUL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE FOUND THE PERFECT CANDIDATE IN MISS MOONEY. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M INCREDIBLY HONORED AND HUMBLED TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY AS THE NEWLY APPOINTED PRINCIPAL OF GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY.
FIRST, I WANT TO EXTEND MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR YOUR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN MY LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT, Mr. BURKE AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT Ms. WYATT FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AND FOR YOUR UNWAVERING VISION FOR OUR DISTRICT'S FUTURE.
I AM ALSO DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT Dr. AR CY FOR YOUR INVALUABLE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS JOURNEY HAS BEEN GUIDED BY MANY SUPPORTIVE INDIVIDUALS. I WISH TO EXPRESS MY PROFOUND
GRATITUDE TO MY MENTORS FROM THE FOUNDATIONAL GUIDANCE OF Mr. JEFF PEG, TO MOST RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF MS. ROBINSONIN BROWN AND MISS CHRISTINA SANFORD WHOSE WISDOM, HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND CONSTANT ENCOURAGEMENT HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING THE LEADER I AM TODAY.
AND TO MY FAMILY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENDLESS LOVE, PATIENCE AND SACRIFICES. YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT MEANS EVERYTHING AND THIS MILESTONE BELONGS TO ALL OF US. GOLDEN GROVE HAS A PHENOMENAL REPUTATION BUILT ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, DEDICATED EDUCATORS
AND A WONDERFULLY SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. MY COMMITMENT TO YOU IS TO LISTEN, TO COLLABORATE AND TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS FEELS VALUED, SAFE AND INSPIRED TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. I CANNOT WAIT TO GET TO WORK
ALONGSIDE OUR INCREDIBLE STAFF, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO WRITE THE NEXT GREAT CHAPTER FOR OUR SCHOOL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS PRIVILEGE. LET'S GO GATORS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ALL RIGHT NEXT WE HAVE
MISS LAUREN HAMMOND, JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS SEEKING A PRINCIPAL HOB INNOVATIVE AND STUDENT CENTER LEADER CAPABLE OF GUIDING ITS RICH TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE. THE IDEAL AND THEY BELIEVE THEY
HAVE FOUND THIS CANDIDATE IN MISS LAURA HANMON. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIR BRILL, BOARD MEMBERS. I'M TRULY HONORED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE NEXT PRINCIPAL OF JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP FOR THE CONFIDENCE YOU HAVE PLACED IN ME. I ACCEPT THIS RESPONSIBILITY WITH HUMILITY, ENTHUSIASM AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF. I AM EXCITED TO BUILD HON THE STRONG FOUNDATION ALREADY IN PLACE AT JERRY THOMAS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING OUR DEDICATED EDUCATORS, PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES AND CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY STUDENT FEELS VALUED, CHALLENGED AND INSPIRED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MENTORS, COLLEAGUES AND SCHOOL LEADERS WHO HAVE GUIDED ME THROUGHOUT MY CAREER.
THEIR SUPPORT AND EXAMPLE HAVE SHAPED ME AS AN EDUCATOR AND LEADER. I'M ALSO DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO MY MARSH POINT FAMILY. SERVE AGO LONG SIDE SUCH OUTSTANDING STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST PRIVILEGES OF MY CAREER. FINALLY, THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY
FOR YOUR UNWAVERING ENCOURAGEMENT AND BELIEF IN ME. EVERY ACCOMPLISHMENT HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED BY YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. AS SOMEONE WITH DEEP ROOTS IN THE JUPITER COMMUNITY, IT IS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND GIVE BACK TO THE VERY COMMUNITY
THAT HAS HELPED SHAPE ME. TO THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF OF JERRY THOMAS, I AM EXCITED TO JOIN YOU. I AM COMMITTED TO LISTENING, BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND LEADING WITH COLLABORATION, TRANSPARENCY AND A RELENTLESS FOCUS STUDENT SUCCESS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. I AM HONORED TO SERVE AND I AM READY TO GET TO WORK. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. IN EXWE HAVE TARA SIMMONS, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY IS LOOKING FOR A LEADER THAT WILL WORK TO
PROVIDE INSTRUCTION, PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENSURE EVERY STUDENT REACHES THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY, THE NEXT PRINCIPAL WILL HELP CULTIVATE A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND OVERSEE A SMOOTH OPERATIONS MAINTAIN HIGH
STANDARDS AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL. WE BELIEVE WE HAVE FOUND THIS IN Mrs. TARA SIMMONS. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIRWOMAN BRILL, VICE CHAIR LANE, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND
DISTRICT LEADERSHIP. I'M HUMBLED AND HONORED TO BE SELECTED AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL FOR ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY. AS A PROUD EDUCATORS FOR 17 YEARS WITH THE DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, I HAVE DEDICATED MY CAREER TO SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FOR ALL TO THRIVE.
I'M EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THE STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY OF ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY TO BUILD UPON THE SCHOOL'S STRENGTHS WHILE DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE AS THE STANDARD IN ALL AREAS. I EMBRACE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE
SUPPORTED, CHALLENGED AND EMPOWERED TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. THERE ARE SO MANY INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED ME ON MY JOURNEY TO GET HERE TODAY. I CAN'T NAME THEM ALL, BUT THERE ARE A FEW THAT WOULD I LIKE TO RECOGNIZE. TO MY HUSBAND CAMERON, MY SON C.J., MY DAUGHTER CAMILLE, DAD,
MOM AND THE REST OF MY AMAZING VILLAGE, YOUR LOVE AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT MEANS ALL THE WORLD TO ME. TO MY REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT CAMILLE LONG, IT HAS BEEN A LONG EIGHT YEARS, BUT I HAVE TRULY BEEN HONORED TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU AT THE NORTH REGION OFFICE.
FROM MY FIRST EXAMPLE OF AN AMAZING PRINCIPAL, AS THE STUDENTS WITH PAMELA PATTERSON, ALL THE WAY TO THE LAST ONE THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH, MISS ROBIN BROWN AND EVERY PRINCIPAL AND SCHOOL LEADER IN BETWEEN THAT HAS GENEROUSLY POURED INTO ME, I SAY THANK YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EXCITING JOURNEY AND TO SERVING AS THE PRINCIPAL AT ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT WE HAVE Mr. ADRIAN
DADOW. WEST TECHNICAL CENTER IS-- WES TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER IS LOOKING FOR AN INSPIRING INSTRUCTIONAL WORK DEVELOPMENT PIONEER LEADER WHO FOSTERS HIGH EXPECTATION, PROMOTES POSITIVE
CAMPUS CULTURE AND STRENGTHENS TIES WITH FAMILIES AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS. THIS IS A PREMIER OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD A VITAL COMMUNITY INSTITUTION WHERE TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE IS EXPECTED. INNOVATION IS HANDS ON AND EVERY STUDENT IS EMPOWERED TO BUILD A PROSPEROUS STUDENT.
WE BELIEVE WE HAVE FOUND THE PERFECT CANDIDATE IN Mr. DADOW. >> GOOD EVENING. BOARD CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR LANE, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT-- I'M SORRY, I GET NERVOUS. >> I DID TOO. THAT'S OKAY.
>> AND TO OUR BOARD MEMBER FROM DISTRICT 6, Ms. MARCIA ANDREWS AND THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I WILL BE BRIEF. I PROMISE. FIRST I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE CASSANDRA, MY DAUGHTERS FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT, THEIR
PATIENCE AND THEIR ALLOWING ME TO BE SHARED WITH THE ENTIRE GLADES COMMUNITY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AND Ms. WYATT FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF WEST TECH INTO THE FUTURE. I WANT TO OFFER A SPECIAL THANKS
TO MISS MOORE FOR HER MENTORSHIP, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. ME AND MY FAMILY ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL SHE HAS DONE FOR US. IN THE GLADES REGION WE SAY SUCCESS IS IN OUR DNA. I LOOK FORWARD TO CARRYING THAT FORWARD AS WE CHANGE LIVES
THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION. >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE Mr. JOSEPH CORTEZ. THE STAFF AND COMMUNITY OF HISTORIC HARBOR ENVISIONED A LEADER WHO COULD CHAMPION AND
GROW CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULT LEARNERS ALIKE, CAPABLE OF BUILDING STRONG INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS AND THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE FOUND THAT EXACT LEADER IN Mr. JOSEPH CORTEZ. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR
LANE AND SUPERINTENDENT MIKE BURKE. THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR AND FOR YOUR TRUST IN APPOINTING ME AS A NEW PRINCIPAL OF HISTORIC CARVER TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL CENTER. I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND FOR YOUR BELIEF IN OUR SHARED VISION FOR THE
FUTURE. THAT FUTURE IS CLEAR: TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OUR TIES TO THE COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND EXPANDING HIGH QUALITY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. I'M EXCITED TO NOW INCLUDE AND COLLABORATE WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, OPENING THE DOORS TO
DUAL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT PAVE THE WAY FOR PATHWAYS LEADING FROM THE CLASSROOM STRAIGHT INTO HIGH WAGE HIGH DEMAND CAREERS. NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT MY FOUNDATION, MY FAMILY. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST
GRATITUDE TO ELIJAH, NOAH, ALEX AND OF COURSE MY WONDERFUL WIFE MICHELLE, HER SEEMINGLY ENDLESS SACRIFICES HAVE ALLOWED ME TO PURSUE MY PASSION FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT EVERY SINGLE DAY, FROM MY VERY FIRST DAY IN THE CHASS ROOM-- CLASSROOM ALL THE
WAY THROUGH MY JOURNEY INTO ADULT EDUCATION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND A THANK YOU TO THE DIRECTOR OF ADULT EDUCATION FRED BARCH AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT JAMIE WYATT FOR OPENING THE DOOR TO EXPAND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD FOR THIS TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT AT HISTORIC CARVER ACHIEVES THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. >> WE DID IT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE INTRODUCED OUR NEW PRINCIPALS THIS EVENING. >> I JUST WANT TO MENTION WE
HAVE ONE MORE PRINCIPAL, MIRS SHANNON MIKALSKI WHO COULD NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING. SHE WILL BE OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. NICE JOB EVERYBODY. WE COUNTING ON YOU. WE KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS AND REMEMBER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY AT THE
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT AND THE WISDOM OF THE BULL FROG AND YOU WILL BE JUST FINE. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. >> Clerk: THANK YOU, SO FOR BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU. FOR BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO START WITH MS. SAVIETTO.
>> IT'S OFFICIAL, SCHOOL IS OUT MAY WAS A WHIRLWIND OF CELEBRATIONS, MILESTONES AND UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS AS WE WRAPPED UP ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY. THIS YEAR I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING NINE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS INCLUDING MY TWO HIGH SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT 2
INDIAN RIDGE, JOHN I. LEONARD AND FOREST DALE I WAS ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AT WAUGH KEEN GARCIA, SOUTH TECH, MY ALMA MATER LAKE WORTH HIGH AND ROYAL PALM SCHOOL. EACH CEREMONY WAS VERY SPECIAL IN ITS OWN WAY.
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FROM TALENTED BANDS, POWERFUL PERFORMANCES, INSPIRING SPEECHES AND NATIONAL ANTHEMS, SUNG BY REMARKABLE STUDENT VOICES. I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN CEREMONY WHICH IS A WONDERFUL REMINDER OF
WHAT MENTORSHIP, DETERMINATION AND OPPORTUNITY CAN ACCOMPLISH. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH WAS BEING INVITED BY Ms. TOMAS ANDRES TO SERVE AS THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER FOR ADULT EDUCATION. THAT CEREMONY HOLDS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART BECAUSE IT IS DEEPLY PERSONAL.
WHEN MY FAMILY CAME TO THIS COUNTRY FROM ARGENTINA, I WATCHED MY PARENTS WORK LONG DAYS AND ATTEND ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES AT NIGHT AS THEY BUILT A NEW LIFE AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FAMILY. WE CELEBRATED GRADUATES FROM ALL WAGES AND WALKS OF LIFE WHO
BALANCED WORK, FAMILY, RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES. YET STILL CHOSE TO SHOW UP, STAY COMMITTED AND FINISH WHAT THEY STARTED. DURING MY REMARKS, I SPOKE ABOUT THE DETERMINATION, RESILIENCE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A VISION, A PLAN AND TAKING ACTION.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I REMINDED GRADUATES THAT WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED INSPIRES THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM, WHETHER THEY REALIZE IT OR NOT. LIKE MY PARENTS INSPIRED ME WITH
THEIR PERSEVERANCE. I ALSO ATTENDED FIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOVING UP CEREMONIES AT GREEN ACRES, BERK BERKSHIRE,
GRACIE WATERS AND C.O. TAYLOR, A SHOUTOUT TO GENERAL COUNSEL SEAN BERNARD, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ERICA WHITFIELD, JUDGE HARPER AND CHIEF OF STAFF YOLANDA MORGAN WHO HAD THE JOY OF WATCHING SOMEONE SPECIAL IN THEIR LIVES REACH THIS IMPORTANT MILESTONE ACROSS THE STAGE.
IT WAS REALLY NICE SHARING THAT WITH YOU. AND TO MY FRIENDS WHO ARE ALSO CHEERING ON SOMEONE SPECIAL AT GRADUATION, CONGRATULATIONS. THESE MOMENTS REMIND US THAT BEHIND EVERY GRADUATION AND EVERY GRADUATE IS A NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO ENCOURAGE, SUPPORTED AND BELIEVED IN THEM. A HEART FELT THANK YOU TO ALL OF
OUR PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, SUPPORT STAFF, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND OF COURSE ERIC STERN, I THINK I SAW HIM IN THE BACK AND HIS ENTIRE TEAM FOR SUCCESS PLI LEADING THIS MARATHON OF GRADUATIONS AND CEREMONIES.
I WANT TO THANK THE SCHOOL POLICE, CHIEF MOONEY AND HER ENTIRE TEAM FOR HELPING TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS FAMILY AND STAFF SAFE DURING GRADUATION SEASON AND ALL YEAR LONG. YOUR DEDICATION ALLOWS CELEBRATIONS TO HAPPY SAFELY AND
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE DISTRICT SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR ALLISON AND HER ENTIRE TEAM FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE SUPPORT THROUGHOUT GRADUATION SEASON. WITH THREE GRADUATIONS A DAY, THEY KEPT THE HOSPITALITY ROOMS STOCKED AND READY FOR EVERYONE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES.
FOR THOSE OF US ATTENDING CEREMONIES BACK TO BACK, THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION HELPED MAKE THESE LONG DAYS A LOT EASIER AND IT DID NOT GO UNNOTICED. THIS IS WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. EDUCATION CREATES OPPORTUNITIES, IT OPENS DOORS, CHANGES LIVES, STRENGTHENS FAMILIES AND BUILDS STRONGER COMMUNITIES.
THERE IS NOTHING MORE REWARDING THAN WATCHING STUDENTS REACH A MILESTONE AND TAKE THE NEXT STEP TOWARD THEIR FUTURE. CONGRATULATIONS TO CLASS OF 2026, AND TO EVERY STUDENT MOVING UP TO THEIR NEXT CHAPTER. SO NOW I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SEVERAL
LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS AS WE SAW HERE, BUT IN DISTRICT 2 ACTUALLY. AS WE SAY GOODBYE TO TWO DEDICATED PRINCIPALS AND WELCOME NEW LEADERS IN THIS IMPORTANT ROLES. FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT I AM VERY SAD TO SEE Dr. JESUS ARMOR RETIRE. OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF I
LEARNED HE IS SO RESPECTED AND LOVED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I'M HAPPY FOR HIM AND I WISH HIM NOTHING BUT THE BEST BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY MISS HIM. I WANT TO WISH MISS MARRIAGEY ROW A HAPPY RETIREMENT. NOW WITH THOSE RETIREMENTS AND A
FEW LEADERSHIP MOVES, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PRINCIPAL MUSICAL CHAIRS HAPPENING IN DISTRICT 2. I WANT TO WELCOME MISS ELENA TO JOHN I. LEONARD COMING FROM LAKE WORTH HIGH AND PAMELA McDONALD
HAS BEEN ONE OF MY DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS AND PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE IS WHERE LUCA ATTENDED SCHOOL. HARD TO SEE HER LEAVE. BUT SHE IS HEADED TO LAKE WORTH HIGH, MY ALMA MATER SO I'M EXCITED FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR Dr. McDONOUGH.
I WANT TO WELCOME IASHA REYES AND MISS NADINE WOOLLY WHO WE JUST SAW AS THEIR NEW PRINCIPAL FOR PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE STRONG LEADERS STEPPING INTO THESE ROLES AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH OF THEM AS WE CONTINUE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SUPPORTING
OUR FAMILIES. (SPEAKING SPANISH) YOU DESERVE TO HAVE AN AMAZING SUMMER. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO Mr. LANE, Mr. BURKE, MR. FERGUSON. (SPEAKING SPANISH) AND THE WORLD CUP IS HERE.
WATCH OUT ARGENTINA, HERE WE COME. >> Clerk: THANK YOU. Ms. WHITFIELD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO HAVE SOME PHOTOS THAT I CAN PUT UP. THE FIRST ONE IS EXCEPTIONALLY SPECIAL. I REALLY ENJOYED OUR GRADUATIONS THIS YEAR. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER GRADUATING
FROM SUNCOAST WITH MY OTHER DAUGHTER WHO WILL GRADUATE IN 2038. SO WE HAVE A LONG TIME UNTIL THAT HAPPENS. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES. IT IS AN INCREDIBLY WELL DONNY
VENT AND MY NEXT PICTURE IS OF THE GOOD MAN WHO MAKES IT HAPPEN, ERIC STERN, A HUGE THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] HE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 16 YEARS, WHICH IS BACK THEN I USED TO WORK FOR HIM. SO VERY, VERY LONG TIME.
AND HE HAS GRADUATED ALMOST 200,000 STUDENTS, SO JUST, IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR. IT IS SO WELL DONE AND I THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR SUCH AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR MY KILLED AND FOR SO MANY OTHER CHILDREN.
I DID ATTEND A TON OF GRADUATIONS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY. IT IS THE JOY OF MY LIFE TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE AND SHAKE THESE KIDS HANDS. IT'S SO MUCH FUN. ALL RIGHT, NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS SO IMPORTANT IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE ARE TWO OF OUR AMAZING PRINCIPALS, WE HAVE
Mr. REGINALD JETTY FROM THE RISE ACADEMY AND Dr. VALERIE VELCOURT FROM CROSS POINT ELEMENTARY, BOTH IN MY DISTRICT, BOTH NATIVE HAITIAN CREOLE SPEAKERS, AND WE WENT ON TO COALSON'S HAITIAN RADIO SHOARKS INFORMATION IS POWER, TO TALK
ABOUT BACK TO SCHOOL SUMMER LEARNING SLIDE, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, ENDING OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND WHAT TO THINK ABOUT STARTING NEXT YEAR'S SCHOOL YEAR. IT IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO OUR HAITIAN FAMILIES AND I JUST WANT TO SAY HUGE THANK YOU TO BOTH OF THEM FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS WITH ME
AND THIS WAS Mr. JETTY'S FIRST TIME DOING IT WITH US. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING AND WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR HIS BRAND NEW REDONE SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT. NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO ENJOY SO MUCH BUT I REALLY DO.
LAMAR JACKSON RECENTLY HAD HIS JERSEY RETIRED AT BOYNTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AND SO I HAD TO SHARE THIS BECAUSE IT'S IN MY DISTRICT. AND I ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE LAMAR JACKSON WHO I WOULD NEVER HAVE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE I'M NOT A FOOTBALL PERSON, BUT APPARENTLY,
A VERY BIG DEAL IN BOYNTON. HE CAME AND ACCEPTED HIS STREET NAMED AFTER HIM, HIS JERSEY BEING RETIRED AND IT IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE HONOR FOR BIPARTISANTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS SO COOL TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THIS MOMENT AND HAVE THE COMMUNITY COME OUT AND I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO RECOGNIZE HIM AT THIS SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON WHO COORDINATED THIS EVENT ALONG WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND WE ARE JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON WHO GRADUATED IF HERE THAT WENT ON TO SUCH GOOD THINGS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
RECOGNIZE HIM THAT DAY. AND I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE. THIS PAST WEEKEND I GOT TO GO TO TRANSPORTATION FAMILY FUN DAY. AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE IN LINE AND I HAD AN ABSOLUTE BLAST DOING IT ALONG WITH OUR OWN Mr. JOE SANCHES.
I UNDERSTAND Ms. MARCIA ANDREWS WAS ALSO THERE. I DID NOT CROSS PATHS WITH HER WHILE WE WERE THERE, BUT IT WAS SO MUCH FUN AND SUCH A GREAT DAY AND I REALLY THANK OUR COO AND THE WHOLE OFFICE OF TRANSPARENCY FOR RECOGNIZE-- OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR RECOGNIZING THESE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR US. WE ALSO HAD THE LAKES MARCHING BAND, WHICH I HAVE TO SAY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST ONES IN THE COUNTY, INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE JOB, COMING OUT AND RECOGNIZING. THERE WERE A LOT OF FUN THINGS HAPPENING THAT DAY AND A GREAT RECOGNITION AND AWESOME FOOD FOR OUR FAMILIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU, Ms. BRANCH. >> Gloria Branch: I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES. A HUGE THANK YOU, ERIC STERN. STAND UPPERRIC, COME ON. -- STAND UP ERIC, COME ON.
THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR MAKING OUR GRADUATION CEREMONIES RUN SMOOTHLY, EXCELLENT JOB AS ALWAYS AND HAVE A GREAT SUMMER. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. MS. ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: AND THANK YOU, BUT BEFORE I BEGIN MY PICTURES, I WANT TO TELL YOU DISTRICT 6 IS AWESOME.
OUR STEWARDSHIP STAR-- OUR SUPER STAR SINGER, STAND UP. SHE JUST SUNG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. ARE YOU HERE? WE LOVE YOU. AND IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU CAN'T SEE OVER THERE, JUST STAND UP AND LOOK, THE PEOPLE IN RED.
THE SUPER STARS, THE HAWKS, A SHOUTOUT TO SEMINOLE RIDGE GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM. STATE CHAMPIONS, TWO CONSECUTIVE-- STAND UP, GIRLS. I KNOW YOU ARE COMING UP HERE, BUT STAND UP, HAWKS, TWO YEARS
STATE CHAMPIONS. FLAG FOOTBALL! THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THEM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU, THEY MEAN SO MUCH TO ME, Mr. HATCHER, THE PRINCIPAL, YOU STAND ON UP Mr. HATCHER. YOU ARE THERE.
YOU ARE THE LEADER, MAKING IT HAPPEN. SUPER STAR WOMEN MAKING IT HAPPEN IN SPORTS. WE'LL SEE YOU ALL SOON TO SHAKE YOUR HANDS. NOW WE'LL LOOK AT THE SCREEN AND, YES, IT'S BEEN A LOVELY TIME FOR GRADUATIONS. AND LAST MONTH WE FINISHED ALL OF OUR GRADUATION CEREMONIES.
IT WAS BITTERSWEET FOR ME BECAUSE I GRADUATED MY LAST CLASS AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. 16 YEARS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS CROSSING THE STAGE,
LIKE Dr. JOHNSON ALWAYS SAID, IT IS THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR, IT IS THE TIME WHERE WE CELEBRATE THE MOST OF WHAT WE DO IN THE CLASSROOM EVERY DAY AND MY YOUNGEST GRANDDAUGHTER GRADUATED ACROSS THE STAGE AND I WAS THERE TO SEE THEM.
SO WE ARE GOING TO START HERE, MR. FERGUSON. I SEE YOU UP THERE WITH ME, WITH THE ICON FROM PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL, Mr. COLLINS, AND CHERYL McKIEFFER. WE WERE THERE, LAKES ALWAYS THROWS A BIG CELEBRATION. AND AS YOU LOOK OVER THERE,
THERE WE ARE TAKING A GROUP PICTURE. IT MEANT SO MUCH TO US. BUT WE HAD TO MOVE ON. WE HAD SO MANY GRADUATIONS. I CAN'T SHOW YOU ALL OF THE PICTURES. BUT PAHOKEE BLUE DEVILS, I SEE YOU, Mr. BURKE. WE WERE ALL THERE AND IT WAS A
LOVELY GRADUATION WITH THE PAHOKEE BLUE DEVILS FROM THE GLADES REGION, SUPER STARS AND YES MY OWN BELOVED Dr. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL NAMED AFTER MY FRIEND, Dr. GARCIA. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THOSE BEAUTIFUL ROBES IN
BLUE, WOW, YOU ALL DID IT. WE JUST HAD SUCH A LOVELY TIME. AND THEN WE WENT ON OVER TO PALM BEACH CENTRAL, WE JUST KEPT IT MOVING, Mr. MYERS, I SEE YOU UP THERE AND ALL OF THE BRONCOS GRADUATING IN RED, LOOKING LIKE
A MILLIONS SO WE WERE MOVING O. THIS IS-- IS THIS GLADES CENTRAL? I'M LOOKING. THIS GLADES CENTRAL. THERE SHE IS, MELODY MORRIS, GLADES CENTRAL RAIDERS. I SEE YOU UP THERE AND ALL THE
TEAM. AND Ms. IFNS, WE WERE ALL THERE, ANGELA MOORE, IT WAS A GREAT GRADUATION, THE RAIDERS DID IT. LET'S KEEP ON MOVING. WOW, THIS IS MY HOME SCHOOL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH SCHOOLS. DR. ROBINSON INSON AND THE TEAM
WHERE MY GRANDDAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM. THE MAYOR OF ROYAL PALM BEACH, AND EVERYBODY, THE VICE MAYOR, ALL OF US CELEBRATING THE SUPER STARS. I WAS SURPRISED THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE I WAS INVITED TO LAKE
SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL. I WENT TO THERE MOVING ON GRADUATION AND THEY SAID WE WANT TO YOU COME TO A SPECIAL LUNCHEON. I SAID I'M STILL DOING GRADUATIONS. GET OVER HERE TO THE LUNCHEON. AND I WENT OVER THERE. THEY HAD A SURPRISE, AN WARD FOR ME FOR ALL OF THE WORK I HAD
DONE OVER THE YEARS AT LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IT WAS SOME WONDERFUL FOOD AND WE ATE AND CELEBRATED THE YEARS OF WORK THAT I HAD DONE AT LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEN I WENT BACK TO ROYAL PALM BEACH AT CRESTWOOD. CRESTWOOD WITH Dr. NEWSCAST--
Dr. NAST, THE MOVING ON CEREMONY, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. ALL OF THOSE EIGHTH GRADERS GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL, MANY OF THEM GOING TO ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH SCHOOL GOING ALL OVER THE DISTRICT AND, DOCTOR, YOU ARE A SUPER STAR, KAREN WETS EL, I SEE YOU. WE ARE THERE EVERY YEAR.
THE MAYOR OF ROYAL PALM BEACH AND WONDERFUL STUDENTS, MA THE STUDENT SAID CAN I HAVE A PICTURE WITH YOU. I SAID ABSOLUTELY. BEFORE WE MOVE TO ERICA WHITFIELD, THIS IS Mr. GORDON
FROM WESTERN PINES MIDDLE SCHOOL; 38 YEARS. HE IS A LEGEND. I DON'T KNOW IF HE IS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY BUT WE WILL SEE HIM AT THE RETIREMENT. Mr. GORDON. HE IS A LEGEND AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER PEGGY CAMPBELL, SHE OPENED WESTERN PINES MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE WAS MY FRIEND.
AND Mr. GORDON OPENED THAT SCHOOL WITH PEGGY CAMPBELL AND HE IS THE LAST REMAINING TEACHER THAT WAS THERE WHEN THIS SCHOOL WAS OPENED. WE LOVE YOU Mr. GORDON. YOUR RETIREMENT CELEBRATION AT WESTERN PINES WAS SO LOVELY. I RAN OVER THERE AND HAD A GREAT TIME WITH YOU TO HUG YOU, TO
TELL YOU YOU ARE A SUPER STAR AND HE SAID HE IS COMING BACK TO HELP US OUT IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. UNDERSTAND ARE AND AS WE MOVE ON, YES, Ms. WHITFIELD, I WAS OUT THERE AT THE TRANSPORTATION FAMILY FUN DAY AND I SAW ALL OF THOSE BICYCLES AND CHILDREN RECEIVING BICYCLES.
AND THERE IT IS, Mr. SANCHES, YOU DID IT. YOU HAD YOUR SHORTS ON AND YOUR SHIRT AND YOU WERE OUT THERE COOKING WITH ME. Ms. WHITFIELD WAS COOKING. MR. FERGUSON, WE FED A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. THE FOOD WAS GREAT.
SHANE SEARCHWELL, YOU ARE GREAT. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, THE BUS DRIVERS, YOU MEAN EVERYTHING TO US. WE ARE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING AND WORKING LATE AT NIGHT TO MAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN ARE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE AND AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN THEY HAVE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
AND THEN ON SATURDAY NIGHT Ms. BRILL, I THINK WE HAD ABOUT FOUR BOARD MEMBERS WITH US AT THE AMERICAN MUSLIM ALLIANCE WHERE ALL OF THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GIVEN TO STUDENTS FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY, BROWARD, MIAMI-DADE, WE GO EVERY YEAR
Ms. BRILL AND IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 15 OTHER 16 YEARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN THERE AND THEY SURPRISED ME WITH THAT PLAQUE. I WAS JUST THERE BECAUSE WE GO BECAUSE WE LOVE OUR CHILDREN AND WE CELEBRATE THEM. BUT THEY SAID TO ME, MS. ANDREWS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WITH THE AMERICAN MUSLIM ALLIANCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM,
WHERE THEY GIVE SO MANY SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR CHILDREN. AND LASTLY, ON A SAD NOTE, I WANT TO SAY THAT WE LOST AN ICON FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY AN ICON IN EDUCATION AND IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Mr. SAMUEL BRUCE MACDONALD HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 98. HE SEND CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY. A PROCLAMATION IS BEING PREPARED FOR HIM IN HIS HONOR AND FOR HIS FAMILY. WE WILL READ THAT PROCLAMATION AT A LATER DATE. BUT I JUST KNOW
Mr. McDONALD. I KNEW HIM PERSONALLY FROM ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, JUST KNOWING ALL THE THINGS HE DID IN THE COMMUNITY WITH GETTING THE NEW ROOSEVELT STARTED UP AGAIN AND KNOWING THAT EVERYBODY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY CAN RELATE TO WHAT HE DID IN EDUCATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
AND LASTLY, I KNOW MY TIME IS UP, HAVE A GREAT SUMMER. WE ARE STILL OUT THERE GETTING IT DONE BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS ALL ABOUT OUR STUDENTS. OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU.
>> MR. FERGUSON. >> AT LEAST IN DISTRICT 7 TAKE YOUR KIDS TO THE LAST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR DAY. I HAVE MY CHILDREN WITH ME TODAY. [ APPLAUSE ] MY SON AND DAUGHTER. I TOLD THEM I WOULD RECOGNIZE THEM. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL FOR BEING SO ATTENTIVE.
THIS IS COOL, I'M NOT SCRIPTED I'M REALLY HAPPY YOU ALL ARE HERE AND ANYTHING YOU DO, I KNOW THAT'S A BIG WORD FOR YOU BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT VOCABULARY AND MATH AND READING OVER THE SUMMER. AND IF YOU DO THAT, IT'S INEVITABLE THAT ANYTHING YOU WANT IN LIFE YOU WILL ATTAIN.
SO WE HAVE A FAMILY CREED THAT I WROTE BEFORE MY SON WAS BORN MY
DAUGHTER IS NAMED AFTER ME, AND WHEN I DIDN'T APPRECIATE IT I APPRECIATE IT NOW, IS THAT YOUR ATTITUDE TERMS YOUR ALTITUDE IN LIFE. SO ALL STUDENTS AND ADULTS WHO SEE THIS, IT REALLY STARTS AND BEGINS WITH YOU. YOUR ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR ALTITUDE IN ANYTHING YOU DO. SO KIDS, CHILDREN, I CALL YOU
THE MUNCHKINS, HONCHO ONE AND HONCHO TWO AND TWO THE AMIGO FANS, THEY WILL GET THAT JOKE. THE WORLD IS YOURSTER" AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN ANYTHING YOU DO. I SEE MY FRIEND CARL GIBBONS, THAT HEAD IS SHINING LIKE MY FOREHEAD.
I SEE YOU BACK THERE. YEAH, HE KNOWS. I DON'T KNOW WANT JOE SANCHES TO GET NERVOUS. I'M UNSCRIPTED TODAY. ALL JOKES ASIDE, ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. I WILL GET INTO MY ACTUAL, I
HAVE A FEW SLIDES I WANT TO GET INTO. WE HAVE A FAREWELL TO LINCOLN, LINCOLN IS CLOSING. POINT OF LEVITY, BOARD MEMBER SAVIETTO, I CRIED MORE IN MY TIFF MINUTES SPEECH THAN YOU
WILL CRY IN THE FOUR YEARS ON THE BOARD BECAUSE I'M A CRYER, TOO. IT'S DOCUMENTED. SO I HAVE SHED A TEAR OR THREE OR FOUR 00 ON THE-- FOR 400 ON THE DAIS. I CRY MORE THAN YOU, MYSELF AND PRINCIPAL MARK SIMMONS AT
RIVIERA BEACH PREP GRADUATION. I CRIED BECAUSE LINCOLN ELEMENTARY IS MY SCHOOL. WHEN WE MOVED FROM TALLAHASSEE, THAT WAS THE SCHOOL I WAS ASSIGNED TO GO TO. MY DAD WALKED ME ON TO THE CAMPUS CONFIGURED DIFFERENTLY IN THE 80s. I WAS CRYING, CRYING. HE HAD TO GO TO WORK. SO IT WAS LIKE A FULL CIRCLE
MOMENT. I CRIED COMING INTO LINCOLN AND I CRIED AS THE DOORS ARE CLOSED OUT OF A SENSE OF NECESSITY BUT I WILL ALWAYS BE A LINCOLN MUSTANG. I KNOW THEY CHANGED THEIR MASS SCOTT BUT IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT THE GREEN AND WIT. I'M GOING TO STEEL SOME OF HER
FIRE. THEY MADE A B FOR THE SECOND YEAR. THEY WENT OUT WITH A BANG. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY WHICH WAS CONSISTENTLY C RATED SCHOOL, SHE CHANGED THE DYNAMIC THERE AND SHE MADE A B THERE WHILE ALSO BEING THE PRINCIPAL AT WEST RIVERA. SO THINGS ARE CHANGING AT RIVIERA BEACH. I WANT TO THANK HER AND ALL THE
PRINCIPALS THERE FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO. ALSO THE FOOD BANK SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT RIVIERA BEACH. STUDENTS, IT SHOULD NOT BE THIS HARD. GET YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS DONE DURING THE SUMMER AS FAR AS THAT GOES.
EVERY THURSDAY AT 11:-- 1144 WEST RIVIERA BEACH, THERE'S A FOOD BANK. NOON TO 4. HOURS AND HOURS OF S.C. YOU CAN ATTAIN THERE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING FEED PERSONS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE A GOOD MEAL, HEALTHY
MEAL THAT DAY, PLEASE CALL 561- 201-9897. ALSO THE BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS CAUCUS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, WE ARE HAVING OUR FIRST MENTORSHIP SYMPOSIUM. SOMETHING I THINK IS IMPORTANT. I THINK WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE EDUCATORS IN EVERYTHING THAT WE
DO. I PROPOSE TO THE GROUP AND THE GROUP THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO DO A, ESSENTIALLY A TOWN HALL FOR PERSONS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR A POLITICAL OFFICE. SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN THE LOVELY TOWN OF LAKE PARK DISTRICT 7, NOW DISTRICT 1.
ON TUESDAY JUNE 16 FROM 6:30 P.M. TO 8 P.M. THERE IS A QR CODE IF YOU WANT TO RESERVE SO WE KNOW WHO IS GOING TO ATTEND. THE ROOM HOLDS 80 TO 90 PEOPLE SO SPACE IS LIMITED BUT I ENCOURAGE ALL WHO HAVE INTEREST IN POTENTIALLY RUNNING FOR OFFICE AT SOME POINT IN TIME, TO
COME AS FAR AS THAT GOES. ALSO, PROJECT UPLIFT. SO THAT'S THE INTERESTING POINT, TO GIVE A QUICK HISTORY LESSON ON PROJECT UPLIFT. THIS STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 23. EIGHT RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS, CAME TOGETHER, ASPIRING TO
DEMONSTRATE MENTORSHIP WITHIN THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY, TO HELP KIND OF MOBILIZE THIS KIND OF COMMUNAL SPIRIT WE NEED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY ACROSS THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY AND FROM THAT 8 WE HAVE GROWN TO HUNDREDS, IN FACT THIS LAST YEAR, YOU ALL KNOW THAT I
KEPT TALKING ABOUT THE TONNAGE. HOW MUCH WEIGHT WE ARE REMOVING IN TERMS OF GASH GARBAGE AND POLLUTANTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE REMOVED IN 10 MONTHS OVER 10,000 POUNDS OF TRASH FROM THE WEST PALM BEACH AREA THAT WE WORKED, KNOWN AS THE GREATER NORTHWEST AREA. ALSO AND I WILL SAY EQUALLY AS
IMPORTANT, MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WERE PROVIDED TO THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH. THAT COMES OUT TO 30 THOUSANDS. SO WE BASICALLY CONTRIBUTED OVER $30,000 TO THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH.
HAVING SAID ALL THAT, NEXT YEAR WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT A LEVEL HIGHER. WE ARE GOING TO START HAVING TUTORING SESSIONS AT OUR PROJECT UPLIFT EVENTS SO WHETHER IT'S KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH 12th GRADE. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF TUTORING, READING, WRITING, MATH, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WE ARE GOING HAVE TUTORS THERE.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME TO THE EVENT. THE NEXTY EVENT WILL BE AS YOU SEE. JULY 25, 2026 THANK YOU NECESSITY BETHEL CHURCH LOCATED AT 911 NINTH STREET WEST PALM BEACH. YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME AT MY LAW OFFICE.
ALSO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE WEST RIFF WAS-- RIVERA ELEMENTARY ON CONSENT. I WANT TO THANK JOE SANCHES AND HIS TEAM FOR OVERSEEING WHAT LOOKS LIKE AN AMAZING PROJECT. I'M GOING TO MEET UP WITH Mr. SANCHES IN JULY TO DO ONE FINAL WALK THROUGH.
IT MEANS A LOT TO SEE THE BEAUTIFICATION OF RIVIERA BEACH BY WAY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. LIKE WE ARE HAVING A BIG HAND IN HELPING TO CHANGE THE PROFILE OF RIVIERA BEACH SO I THINK THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO DID NOT THINK IT WAS ROBBERY FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT A FEW YEARS AGO, THE BEST IS YET TO
COME IN THAT REGARD BUT BOARD MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. ALSO I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AND I'M SURE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ARE GOING TO MENTION THIS AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2026 GRADUATES. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AGAIN,
I'M UNSCRIPTED, Dr. MOODY BOYNTON HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE WORDS THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU. EVERYBODY KNOWS I'M THE SUPER MIAMI DOLPHINS FAN AND BUFFER US, LAMAR JACKSON WOULD NOT HAVE HALF THE MONEY HE HAS ATTAINED AS ONE OF THE PREMIER QUARTERBACKS IN THE NFL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I DON'T GET THE INVITE TO LAMAR JACKSON DAY. BOARD MEMBER DOESN'T EVEN WATCH FOOTBALL. WE ARE GOING THE HAVE SOME WORDS BUT ALL IN ALL HAVE KEEP DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> VICE CHAIR LANE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT GRADUATION AND SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC SOME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESSES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND WHAT A SUCCESSFUL YEAR IT
WAS. ONCE AGAIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY EARNED AN A RATING FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN ADDITION THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AWARDED US THE COVETED DESIGNATION OF BEING ONE OF FLORIDA'S ACADEMICALLY HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THIS YEAR OUR 24 COMPREHENSIVE
HIGH SCHOOLS GRADUATED APPROXIMATELY 12,400 STUDENTS. OUR GRADUATES WERE ADMITTED TO SOME OF THE FINEST UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING HARVARD, YALE, STANFORD, THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, PRINCETON,
DARTMOUTH, BROWN, NORTHWESTERN, DUKE, VANDERBILT. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, FLORIDA STATE, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, JOHNS HOPKINS, AND M.I.T. AMONG OTHERS. AND WOULD I LIKE TO SHARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY, MANY ACCOMPLISHING-- ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ACHIEVED BY OUR STUDENTS THIS YEAR. IT'S WHY OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EARNED 1 0 FLORIDA SCHOLAR DIFFICULT DIPLOMA AS, 158 INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS, 78 INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIFFICULT DIPLOMA AS. 111 ACE DIFFICULT DIPLOMA AS, FIVE ASSOCIATE COLLEGE DEGREES.
ONE JEFFERSON SCHOLARSHIP AND ONE DUKE SCHOLARSHIP. IN ADDITION, 48% OF DWYER'S GRADUATES EARNED BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIPS. COLLECTIVELY RECEIVED NEARLY $20 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND PERFORMED MORE THAN
74,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. AT PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EARNED 1.6 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS, 55 CAMBRIDGE AND ACE DIPLOMAS AND EARNED IS
.3 MILLION IN BRIGHT FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS. DREYFUSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, 100% OF THE SCHOOLS GRADUATED. AWARDED $14 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP, EARNED TOP HONORS FROM THE NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION AND PARTNERSHIPPED IN 116 CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES AND SUNCOAST STUDENTS
RECEIVED FIVE PATHFINDER AWARDS, EARNED THE COLUMBUS SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION GOLD CROWN AWARD, RECEIVED SUPERIOR RATINGS IN VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AND WON NATIONAL MER MERIT, QUEST BRIDGE AND COVER IN
SCHOLARSHIPS. DISTRICT SUCCESS EXTENDS WELL BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, THE DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY WAS A SPORTS POWER HOUSE WINNING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BASKETBALL, SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, FOOTBALL AT WEST BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL. GOLF AT DWYER HIGH SCHOOL.
FLAG FOOTBALL, SEMINOLE RIDGE, SO THIS AFTERNOON, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SIT ACROSS FROM US AND BESIDE US ON THE DAIS AT EVERY BOARD MEETING, THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT I JUST DESCRIBED ARE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
THEY REFLECT YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR VISION YOUR VERY HARD WORK. CHAIR BRILL AND I ARE BOTH FAMILIAR WITH AN EXPRESSION THAT MEANS ALL HONOR TO YOU AND TODAY THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO YOU. PLEASE BE PROUD OF YOURSELVES AS
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. KNOW THAT WHEN YOU DO MATTERS. IT MATTERS TO THE PARENTS AND IT MATTERS TO THE 162,000 STUDENTS WHO DEPEND UPON YOU AND WHOSE FUTURES ARE ENTRUSTED TO YOUR CARE. WOULD I LIKE TO CONCLUDE MY
REMARKS WITH A STORY ABOUT THIS SCHOOL BOARD. AT ONE OF OUR GRADUATION CEREMONIES THIS YEAR, THE DAUGHTER OF ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WAS GRADUATING. AND AS MANY PARENTS KNOW, INCLUDING MYSELF, WATCHING YOUR CHILD WALK ACROSS THE STAGE IS
BOTH A JOYOUS AND A BITTERSWEET MOMENT. WHEN A PARTICULAR SONG WAS PLAYED THAT BOARD MEMBER BEGAN TO CRY AND IMMEDIATELY TISSUE AS PEERED FROM THE LEFT, AND FROM THE RIGHT AND FROM BEHIND HER. AND FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE. THERE WERE SOAP TISSUES BEING
HANDED TO HER, WE COULD HAVE OPENED A GROCERY STORE AISLE RIGHT THERE ON THE STAGE OF THE GRADUATION CEREMONY. AND THAT'S THE POINT. THIS BOARD CARES ABOUT EACH OTHER. WE LISTEN TO EACH OTHER. WE LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. AND WHEN ONE OF US NEEDS SUPPORT, THE OTHERS ARE THERE
FOR US. THAT SPIRIT OF TEAMWORK, RESPECT AND GENERAL WIN CARING IS WHAT MAKES THIS BOARD SO STRONG AND SO SPECIAL. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT ALL OF US ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER IN 2027. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. SO THESE WERE VERY, VERY MOVING
WORDS AND I DON'T NORMALLY LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING BUT DO I HAVE TO ADD A COUPLE THINGS BEFORE I PUT US BACK ON THE AGENDA. I WAS GOING TO, OF COURSE RECOGNIZE ERIC STERN BUT I ALSO NEED TO RECOGNIZE SCHOOL POLICE AND THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR REALLY A SEAMLESS GRADUATION SEASON.
YOU ALL DID A FANTASTIC JOB. AND I REMEMBER SITTING UP HERE WHEN WE DEBATED MOVING THE GRADUATIONS TO THE FAIRGROUNDS. THERE WAS A LOT OF HESITATION ABOUT IT. AND IT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. SO AGAIN, WE CAN'T THANK SCHOOL
POLICE, THE FAIRGROUNDS AND ERIC STERN ENOUGH FOR ALL THAT DO YOU TO GRADUATE OUR STUDENTS SAFELY, TO LET THE FAMILIES ENJOY THOSE WONDERFUL MOMENTS. AND I ALSO HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER COMMENT TONIGHT BY CONGRATULATING THE SUPERINTENDENT, HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM, THE PRINCIPALS
ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, BUS DRIVERS, SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE WORKERS THE MAINTENANCE WORKERS, ALL OF TEAM PALM BEACH IN A SEAMLESS CLOSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE HAD A WONDERFUL SCHOOL YEAR. YOU HEARD ABOUT A LOT OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO HOW ABOUT A
BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM PALM BEACH. NOW I WILL PUT US ON THE SPEED TRACK AND NOW WE ARE JOINED FOR
THE JUNE BOARD RECOGNITIONS. GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR LANE, BOARD MEMBERS SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY. THIS EVENING WE HAVE FIVE RECOGNITIONS ON THE AGENDA. WE BEGIN WITH A RECOGNITION FOR BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND MENTOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS. WE'LL START WITH THE BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD WHICH
IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO AN OUTSTANDING FIRST YEAR TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT WHO HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THEIR PRINCIPAL FOR DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENCE. THE AWARD WAS CREATED TO HONOR BEGINNING TEACHERS; DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. CONGRATULATIONS TO: ANA RIVERA ┘ NORTHMORE ELEMENTARY, THE 2026 PRIMARY BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR
CATHIA OGE ┘ PALM BEACH LAKES COMMUNITY HIGH, THE 2026 SECONDARY BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRINCIPALS FROM THOSE SCHOOLS: CORY HEATH-FRIESS AT NORTHMORE ELEMENTARY ROSALIND GRAY MCCRAY AT PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
NEXT IS THE MENTOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD WHICH IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO AN OUTSTANDING FIRST YEAR MENTOR TEACHER IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE AWARD WAS CREATED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW MENTOR TEACHERS SUPPORT NEW EDUCATORS THROUGH NURTURING AND TEAMWORK. CONGRATULATIONS TO: KATIE JUDGE ┘ PALM BEACH PUBLIC, THE 2026 PRIMARY MENTOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR RAHMA AHMED ┘ PALM BEACH LAKES
COMMUNITY HIGH, THE 2026 SECONDARY MENTOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR VENKATA TADEPALLI ┘ LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY HIGH, THE 2026 SECONDARY MENTOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR [ APPLAUSE ]
AND WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRINCIPALS FROM THOSE SCHOOLS: CHRISTIE SCHWAB AT PALM BEACH PUBLIC ROSALIND GRAY MCCRAY AT PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH ELENA VILLANI AT LAKE WORTH HIGH LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE. NEXT WE ARE RECOGNIZING THIS
YEAR'S RECIPIENTS OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS. THE SCHOLARSHIP RECOGNIZES SENIORS WHOSE PARENTS ARE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS. THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO STUDENTS TO COMMEND THEIR HARD WORK DEDICATION, AND DRIVE FOR SUCCESS, AS WELL AS FOR DEMONSTRATING A STEADY COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS FOR EARNING A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP. PLEASE COME FORWARD AS I CALL YOUR NAME, AND WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL EACH NAME HAS BEEN READ: CONGRATULATIONS TO CALI ANDERSON ┘ JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH BRADY BURKE ┘ OLYMPIC HEIGHTS HIGH REBECCA GAUGLER ┘ WELLINGTON HIGH
CARL GIBBONS ┘ SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HIGH LONDYN GREGORY ┘ OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH AARON HALL ┘ PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH GENEYA HENDERSON ┘ DREYFOOS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS JUSTIN KING ┘ SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH NATALIE MAMMOLITO ┘ WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH BRIANNA MEJIAS ┘ WELLINGTON COMMUNITY HIGH
JORDAN REID ┘ OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH ASYELI RIVERA ┘ SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH BRYCE ROBINSON ┘ DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SAMANTHA ROCHE ┘ SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HIGH REAGAN ROSS ┘ PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH WYNTER SHAW ┘ PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH TAYLER SHELTON ┘ SANTALUCES
COMMUNITY HIGH JAKOB STAFFORD ┘ WELLINGTON COMMUNITY HIGH ELLA THOMAS ┘ LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY HIGH LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
NEXT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE TWO STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE. FRANCESCA RODRIGUEZ IS A STUDENT AT PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WHO EARNED FIRST PLACE IN EARTH; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AS WELL AS BEST IN FAIR AT THE PALM BEACH REGIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR. NICHOLAS STAN IS A STUDENT AT DREYFOOS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, AND
HE EARNED FIRST PLACE IN CHEMISTRY AT THE PALM BEACH REGIONAL SCIENCE; ENGINEERING FAIR. BOTH STUDENTS WENT ON TO COMPETE AT THE FLORIDA STATE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR BACK IN APRIL, WHERE THEY PLACED IN THE TOP 3 OF THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES. THE STUDENTS ALSO QUALIFIED TO COMPETE IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE; ENGINEERING FAIR LAST
MONTH. THESE STUDENTS ARE CELEBRATED FOR PROUDLY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT THROUGH THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. CONGRATULATIONS TO FRANCESCA RODRIGUEZ AND NICHOLAS STAN FOR THEIR FIRST PLACE FINISHES AT THE PALM BEACH REGIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
FAIR AND LATER SUCCESS AT THE STATE AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FAIRS. LESS GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLA. [ APPLAUSE ]
NOW WE ARE RECOGNIZING THE GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM FROM SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL. THE TEAM WON THE FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST MONTH, WITH A 27-19 VICTORY AGAINST ST. THOMAS AQUINAS. THIS IS THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE SEVENTH FLAG FOOTBALL STATE TITLE IN THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY. THIS VICTORY CAPPED OFF A 20-2
SEASON AND A NUMBER ONE NATIONAL RANKING. AT THIS TIME PLEASE WELCOME THE I BELIEVE WE HAVE A SURPRISE CONGRATULATORY VIDEO TO PLAY FOR THE TEAM. >> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HAWKS. WINNING BACK-TO-BACK STATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS IS NO JOKE. IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK, A LOT OF COMMITMENT. YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY HAVE A GREAT CONNECTION ALL OF YOU GUYS. NOT AN EASY THING TO DO BEATING ST. THOMAS AQUINAS BUT YOU FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET THE JOB DONE AND THE ONLY THINGLY SAY IS
AT THAT TIME WE GOT TO RUN IT BACK IF 2027. MAKE IT A THREE PETE. I'M CHEERING FOR YOU GUYS. LET'S GO. [ APPLAUSE ]
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE.
AND LASTLY THIS EVENING, WE ARE WELCOMING DIGITAL VIBEZ TO PRESENT AWARDS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL AS SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY PINE JOG ELEMENTARY, AND OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE FOR THEIR TOP 3 FINISHES IN THIS YEAR'S LET'S MOVE - COMMIT TO CHANGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CHALLENGE, A
COUNTY-WIDE INITIATIVE THAT FOCUSES ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NUTRITION, AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. AT THIS TIME, CAN THE TEAM REPRESENTATIVES FROM SUNRISE PARK, PINE JOG, AND OKEEHEELEE PLEASE JOIN THE BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT AT THE FRONT. AND EVERYONE PLEASE WELCOME MS.
ALICIA TRICE, THE PROJECT COORDINATOR AT DIGITAL VIBEZ FOR SOME BRIEF REMARKS AND AWARD PRESENTATION. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
GOOD EVENING TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS FAMILIES AND LET'S MOVE SUPPORTERS. JUST A BRIEF HISTORY ABOUT LET'S MOVE MARCH CHALLENGE. THE LET'S MOVE INITIATIVE WAS LAURENED ABOUT I FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA IN 20 SO TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND
ENCOURAGE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES NATIONWIDE. AND IN 2012, THE PALM HEALTH FOUNDATION BROUGHT THIS VISION TO LIFE BY ESTABLISHING THE LET'S MOVE COMMIT TO CHANGE CHALLENGE. AND IN 2021, THE PALM HEALTH FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH
DIGITAL VIBES TO EXPAND ITS IMPACT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR'S PARTICIPANTS AND 2026 LET'S MOVE MARCH CHALLENGE LOGGED AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF $ -- HIVE OF 44 MILLION MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AROUND PALM
BEACH COUNTY. [ APPLAUSE ] WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR CONTRIBUTING $10,956,339 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL
HEALTH ACTIVITY. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. 10,956,339 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL HEALTH ACTIVITY. AND SUN RISE PARK ELEMENTARY LOGGED OVER THREE UNTIL MINUTES.
-- LOGGED IN OVER THREE MILLION MINUTES. PINE JOG ELEMENTARY FOR NEARLY TWO MILLION MINUTES. AND OAK HE LEE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR
SURPASSING A MILLION MINUTES. THANK YOU THE FAMILIAR FAMILIES AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED. YOUR COMMITMENT TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS HELPING CREATE A STRONGER HEALTHIER PALM BEACH COUNTY. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARD RECIPIENTS AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE LET'S MOVE INITIATIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
BOARD CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR LANE, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS CONCLUDES THE RECOGNITIONS FOR JUNE. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR
ATTENTION THIS EVENING. >> Chair Brill: OKAY BOARD
MEMBERS, WE DO NOT HAVE A STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPORT TONIGHT FOR OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS, THERE IS NO ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT IS ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA. THE CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT IS
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A DISTRICT DIVERSITY AND EQUITY COMMITTEE REPORT, IS THERE YES, WE HAVE ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING BOARD CHAIR, SUPERINTENDENT, VICE CHAIR AND EVERYONE IN YOUR RESPECTIVE PLACES. CHARMAIN POSTAL DISTRICT DIVERSITY EQUITY CHAIR. THE DISTRICT DIVERSITY AND
EQUITY COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 21 HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM AS WELL IN A HYBRID FASHION ONLINE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF DISCUSSION THAT MORNING, REGARDING-- I LEFT MY NOTES SO HAVE I TO WRITE MY
NOTES SO I APOLOGIZE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF DISCUSSIONS AROUND AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE WHO BROUGHT FORTH A RECOMMENDATION TO THE GENERAL DDEC BODY, THE COMMITTEE ORIGINALLY SENT IT BACK TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE GIVEN THE GENERAL COMMITTEEY AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN. DURING OUR APRIL MEETING, THE SUBCOMMITTEE WEIGHED IN, BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE GENERAL BODY AND
THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION WAS VOTED ON BY THE GENERAL POPULATION OR THE GENERAL BODY OF THE DDEC TO BE CONSIDERED BY THIS BODY. THE RECOMMENDATION IS AS FOLLOWS. PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS FACE
ONGOING CHALLENGES IN STAFFING HIGH NEEDS SCHOOLS WITH EFFECTIVE HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS, RESULTING IN PERSISTENT VACANCIES IN AND HIGH TURNOVER RATES. THESE ENVIRONMENTS OFTEN PLACE INCREASED DEMANDS ON EDUCATORS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT SUPPORT,
LEADING TO BURNOUT AND LIMITING TEACHER RETENTION. AS A RESULT, STUDENTS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HISTORICALLY UNDER SERVED COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE LESS
ACCESS TO STRONG AND IMPACT OVERALL SCHOOL STABILITY. THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DDEC SUBCOMMITTEE WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE ORIGINAL DDEC OR THE GENERAL DDEC BODY IS TO TAKE FORWARD TO THE SCHOOL BOARD THE
FOLLOWING: IDENTIFY THE POLICIES PRACTICES AND OTHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE OBSTACLES TO FILLING HARD TO STAFF SCHOOLS WITH WITH THE MOST EFFECTIVE TEACHERS. CHANGE THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM.
3: ADOPT PRACTICES THAT WILL STEP UP TEACHERS FOR SUCCESS AT THE MOST CHALLENGING SCHOOLS. WHAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAN SUPPORT THESE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, HOW DOES SCHOOL CULTURE AFFECT THE PROBLEM? WHAT RESOURCES TO HELP. HOW DO WE RETAIN EFFECTIVE
TEACHERS AT THESE SCHOOLS HOW CAN COMMUNITY PARTNERS HELP ELEVATE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ONCE AGAIN THESE PARTICULAR RECOMMENDATIONS WERE BROUGHT FORTH AT THE APRIL MEETING, DDEC GENERAL BODY WHICH CONSISTS OF
22 OR SO AGENCIES ASKED THAT IT BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE SO THEY CAN SO THAT EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN. IT CAME BACK IN MAY, APPROVED AND THIS PARTICULAR RECOMMENDATION BELONGS TO THIS BODY WHICH WE WILL MAKE SURE IT
GO ET CETERA TO THIS BODY IN WRITING AS WELL. ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS AT THE DISTRICT DIVERSITY EQUITY-- OR DISTRICT DIVERSITY EQUITY MEETING. IT GOES BACK AND FORTH, WAS A PRESENTATION BY Ms. COONS,
EXCUSE ME. A PRESENTATION BY Ms. COONS ON THE HOLOCAUST AREAS THAT IS REQUIRED INSTRUCTIONS IN THE DISTRICT AROUND HOLOCAUST STUDIES AND JEWISH HISTORY, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF INCREASED
ISSUE AROUND ANTI-SEMITISM, ENSURING THAT WE EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS AROUND THIS TOPIC. SPECIAL THANKS TO MISS COONS BUT SHE TALKED TO US ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND SHE ALSO WENT OVER IN DETAIL SOME OF THE CONCERNS AROUND THE-- SOME OF
THE INFORMATION AROUND THE STATUE, THE EDUCATION, THE DEFINITION AROUND THE STATUE. SHE SHARED WITH US THAT THIS SUMMER AT THE ELITE SUMMER INSTITUTE, WHICH IS HOSTED BY THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISPANIC AND HOLOCAUST AND JEWISH HISTORY DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE OFFERING
SESSIONS THAT REFLECT A BROADER APPROACH TO A HOLOCAUST JEWISH EDUCATION. AND WHAT WAS UNIQUE ABOUT THAT PRESENTATION, ONE OF THE SESSIONS THIS SUMMER IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON THE BLACK JEWISH ALLIANCE BY ONE OF OUR OWN BRIAN
KNOWLES. ANOTHER SESSION WILL BE FOCUSED ON LATIN AMERICAN RECEIVE REFUGE WITH THE A NATIONAL PARTISANSHIP. WE TRULY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL MEETINGS UNTIL THE FALL IN AUGUST WHERE WE WILL BE ELECTING ANOTHER CHAIR OR AND VICE CHAIR
AND WE ASK AGAIN THAT FOR ALL OF THE APPOINTMENTS ALL OF THE AGENCIES THAT HAVE APPOINTMENTS AND ALTD NATS TO TAKE A LOOK THIS SUMMER WHO IS GOING TON ALTERNATE AND WHO IS GOING TO BE AN ACTUAL REPRESENTING THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND PLEASE BRING
THAT INFORMATION BACK IN AUGUST SO THAT WE CAN START THE BALL ROLLING FRESH IN THE FALL. SO THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER AND SEE YOU ALL SOON. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT TO GIVE US FOR THE
GENERAL COUNSEL? >> NO REPORT. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. INSPECTOR GENERAL DO YOU HAVE A REPORT? >> NO REPORT. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. THAT WILL BRING US TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DELEGATES. WE'LL START WITH JAMES GAVRILOS, PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. OF THE
EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD CHAIR BRILL, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE VICE CHAIR LANE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I HESITATED TO START LIKE THIS BUT AFTER SEEING TOM BRADY, BOARD CHAIR BRILL, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO MANCHESTER UNITED, THE CANNON HAS ROARED.
NORTH LONDON IS RED, ARSENAL ARE CHAMPS. I'M WEARING THEIR CUFF LINKS, THEIR WATCH, TIE AND EVERYTHING ELSE. NOW TO MOVE ON. AS WE HAVE WRAPPED UP BOARD MEMBERS, OUR RED APPLE SUPPLY FOR THIS PARTICULAR ACADEMIC YEAR, I WANT TO SHARE SOME FINAL NUMBERS. THROUGHOUT THE 25-26 ACADEMIC
YEAR WE HAD 3452 TEACHERS SHOMS SHOPS. JUST TWO WEEKS AGO WE HOSTED A CONFERENCE FOR ALL OF THE VARIOUS EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY THAT OPERATE A RESOURCE STORE. THERE ARE SEVEN OTHER COUNTIES. SO WE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE. WE WERE SHARING OUR RESULTS.
THE AVERAGE PARTICIPATION RATE IS ABOUT 18 TO 19%. SUPERINTENDENT BURKE I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE ARE RUNNING ABOUT 30%. JUST UNDER ONE THIRD OF THE TEACHERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO SHOP AT RED APPLE SUPPLY DO SO. WE CLOSED THE YEAR AS YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY BEFORE, SERVING 105 SCHOOLS.
SO THOSE 3452 TEACHER SHOPS, PURCHASED A TOTAL OF $1,066, 898.85 OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES, WE GIVE THEM TO THEM FOR FREE. WHILE WE STOP THE TEACHER SHOPS THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY. WE THEN PROVIDED 500 OF YOUR
SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 70,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF SUPPLIES. WHEN YOU ADD THAT WITH THE BACKPACKS STRBT DISTRIBUTED BACK IN AUGUST, THIS YEAR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION JUST IN TERMS OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES, NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT OUR GRANTS, JUST IN TERMS OF OUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES,
WE DISTRIBUTED TO OUR TEACHERS 1,617,381.61. CONGRATULATIONS. THE ENTIRE RED APPLE SUPPLY TEAM, LLOYD EVANS, TANIHA AND EVERYBODY AT THE ED FUN TOATION. LAST WEEK THERESA WEST SHARED WITH YOU OUR BACKPACK PROGRAM
HAS INCREASED BY AN ADDITIONAL 6,000. WE WILL BE STUFFING, PALLETIZING AND IN THE NEXT EIGHT WEEKS, DELIVERING OVER 36,000 FULLY STUFFED BACK PACKS TO THE VARIOUS PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS. ON THE GRANT SIDE OF THE HOUSE, WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP. THE PORTAL IS OPEN FOR OUR GO TEACH GRANTS.
CHAIR BRILL, AS YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR, WE DISTRIBUTED JUST OVER 200,000 DOLLARS, IT HAS BEEN MY GOAL TO CRACK THAT WINDOW AND WE DID LAST YEAR. WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 200,000 DOLLARS IN 88 OF OUR GO TEACH GRANTS. THE PORTAL IS OPEN. PLEASE ASK THE TEACHERS IN YOUR DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS,
IF THEY HAVE NOT YET APPLIED, THE PORTAL WILL BE OPEN FOR ANOTHER MONTH OR SO. THEY CAN ATTEND WORKSHOPS, WE WANT TO HELP THEM LEARN HOW TO WRITE A GRANT. WE DON'T EVER WANT TO QUALIFIED TEACHER WHO HAS A GREAT IDEA FOR A GO TEACH GRANT TO NOT APPLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW. SO WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE AND ALL
TYPES OF GRANT WRITING SEMINARS FOR THEM. OTHER THAN THAT, AS WE WORK INTO THE SUMMER, BEYOND BACKPACKS GETTING READY FOR AUGUST 6. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, STUFF THE BUS. WE WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS AT CBS 12. THIS IS OUR THIRD ANNUAL STUFF THE BUS. JOE SANCHES, I THINK YOU ARE
HERE SOMEWHERE. THANK YOU FOR NOT ONLY GRACIOUSLY PROVIDING NOT ONLY ONE BUT TWO SCHOOL BUSES THAT WE HOPE TO HAVE STUFFED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES. WE WILL BE AT THE OFFICE DEPOT AT OKEECHOBEE AT ROUGHLY 4:30 IN THE MORNING. GLORIA, YOU CAN COME AT FIVE.
BUT WE WILL BE THERE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS BUSINESSES IN OUR COUNTY COME TO SUPPORT STUFF THE BUS. OTHER THAN THAT, AS I SEE, CHIEF MOONEY, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION FACILITY WILL BE HOSTING YET ANOTHER FOOD DISTRIBUTION THE DAY AFTER STUFF THE BUS.
LAST YEAR I THINK WE PASSED OUT ABOUT 15,000 POUNDS OF FOOD THANKS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CHIEF MOONEY WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ENOUGH. THIS IS JUST ONE MORE OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND BOARD CHAIR BRILL, TO YOU THE TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE YOUR
EDUCATION FOUNDATION, SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE GREATEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN FLORIDA. >> Chair Brill: GORDON LONGHOFER, CTA PRESIDENT. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIR BRILL, VICE CHAIR LANE, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD, GUESTS AND STAFF PRESENT. IT'S A GRADE TIME-- GREAT TIME OF YEAR. WE HAVE MADE IT TO THE END OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR. I THINK RELATIVELY UNSCATHED. THINGS ARE LOOKING UP FOR OUR STUDENTS. YOU HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING SOME WONDERFUL GRADUATIONS, SOME ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT I HAVE
BEEN HEARING FOR LAST COUPLE THREE WEEKS IS THAT THE STUDENTS ON THEIR ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS ARE PERFORMING BETTER THAN THEY HAVE IN EVEN IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING A LOT OF THOSE RESULTS AS THEY COME OUT. I KNOW THAT SUPERINTENDENT BURKE IS ALSO MENTIONED THE SUCCESSES OF A GRAT OF OUR GRADUATES GOING
TO SOME OF THE TOP COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY AND ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS AND MANY, MANY MORE WITH THE SICKLE GOAL OF PREPARING THEMSELVES SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE THEIR BEST LIFE AS THEY MOVE INTO THEIR ADULT YEARS AND LIVE THAT LIFE THAT IS BUILT
ON PURPOSE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES THAT WE HAVE SEEN, IT IS CONCERNING TO
REALIZE THAT WE ARE HAVING TO DEAL YET AGAIN WITH ANOTHER STATE BUDGET BEING WRITTEN, ESSENTIALLY IN AN OVERTIME PERIOD BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET DONE DURING THE REGULAR SESSION. THE ONE CONSTITUTIONAL JOB THAT IS THEIRS, AND THAT IS TO WRITE THE BUDGET AND GET IT DONE IN A
TIMELY FASHION; ENABLING US TO DO ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO. WHEN WE CONSIDER THE STATE OF WHERE THE BUDGET IS, WITH SOME OF THE BENEFITS AND SOME OF THE OTHER NEGATIVES THAT ARE THERE, I SIMPLY WANT TO ADD THE FOLLOWING. ON BEHALF OF TEACHERS, I ACCEPT
MR. FERGUSON'S CHALLENGE TO STAND WITH YOU ALL AS ONE AND TO GO TO TALLAHASSEE I WILL SAY VIRTUALLY THROUGH LETTERS, PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, WHAT NOT, AS WELL AS PHYSICALLY IN ORDER TO LOBBY THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE
RESOURCES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL, AND I DO MEAN ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. WE MUST DELIVER THAT MESSAGE IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS. STRONGER AND CLEARER THAN EVER BEFORE. ONLY THEN ARE WE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS FUNDED IN THE WAY THAT IT NEEDS TO BE IN ORDER TO SERVE THE STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK.
AND WHICH EVER SIDE OF THE AISLE THEY SIT IN TALLAHASSEE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT PARTY. THIS IS NOT PARTISAN. THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE LITERALLY IS A UNIVERSAL STANDARD TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE AND AFFIRM LEADERS OF THE NEXT GENERATION. I STAND READY TO WORK WITH YOU
ON THAT GOAL. I KNOW THAT TEACHERS STAND READY TO DO THE SAME BECAUSE THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE ALL NEED TO MOVE TOGETHER IN ORDER FOR US TO NOT JUST SURVIVE, BUT TO THRIVE AS THE BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
SERVICE AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. ERICA HAN,. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIRWOMAN BRILL, VICE CARE LANE BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, MY NAME IS I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE
PALM BEACHES AND TREASURE COAST. AS WE CLOSE OUT FY'26 AND PREPARE FOR FY'27, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT IS ON TRACK TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 77,000 STUDENTS AND DELIVERING MORE THAN 400,000 INSTRUCTIONAL CONTACT HOURS. PLANNING FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL
YEAR IS ALREADY UNDER WAY. WITH 19 ELEMENTARY J.A. CAREER EXPLORATION FARCES AND NINE HIGH SCHOOL J.A. CAREER EXPLORATION FACER SCHEDULED WITH MANY MORE TO COME. WE ARE GETTING READY EXCITED FOR OUR J.A. INSPIRE IN FY'27, THE
EVENT DATES HAVE BEEN SECURED AND WE HAVE A KICKOFF TAKING PLACE TAKING PLACE FROM 8 TO 10 AT CABBING CACTI PARK OF THE PALM BEACHES. WE WOULD LOVE ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO ATTEND. J.A. INSPIRE MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND HELPING THEM
EXPLORE PATH WAYS AND FUTURE WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES WORKING CLOSELY WITH DISTRICT LEADERS AND SCHOOL STAFF EXPANDING ENGAGEMENT AND IMPACT. AS FAR AS J.A. BIZ TOWN, THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUES TO BUILD FOR OUR FY'27 J.A. BIZ TOWN MOBILE PILOT PROGRAM. THIS WILL BE HELD AT THE GREEN ACRES YOUTH CENTER.
15 SCHOOLS HAVE CONFIRMED PARTICIPATION DURING THE PILOT YEAR, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1500 STUDENTS, OUR CURRENT EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON SECURING STORE FRONTS, FINALIZING OPERATIONAL PLANS, AND PREPARING
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS FOR THE TENTATIVE CEREMONY IS JANUARY 6, 2027. OUR TEAM IS LOOKING FORWARD TO TRAINING TEACHERS AND VOLUNTEERS IN THE COMING MONTHS AS WE PREPARE FOR A SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF DELIVERING HANDS ON CAREER
READINESS, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE. AS WE PREPARE FOR A YEAR OF IMPACT I WAS REMINDED THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL BOARD MEETING I WILL GET ONBOARD WITH THAT. AS WE PREPARE FOR ANOTHER YEAR
OF IMPACT I WAS REMINDED OF THE LASTING INFLUENCE EDUCATORS HAVE ON STUDENTS, COLLEAGUES AND THE COMMUNITY. I EXPERIENCED A MEANINGFUL FULL CIRCLE MOVEMENT THAT REMINDED ME OF THE EDUCATORS LASTING IMPACT. I COMPLETED PLY STUDENT TEACHING
IN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN 2004. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE PLACED IN A SECOND GRADE CLASSROOM WITH CLARA. SEE DEMONSTRATED KINDNESS, PATIENCE AND A COMMITMENT TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS. AFTER GRADUATION I TAUGHT THIRD
AND FOURTH GRADE AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF TEACHING CLARA'S SON JONATHAN FOR TWO YEARS. A SPECIAL STUDENT WHO LEFT A LASTING IMPRESSION ON ME. 20 YEARS LATER WE ARE STILL CONNECTED AND HE CALLS ME BY MY MADE EN NAME IN THE COMMUNITY.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH EDUCATORS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. RECENTLY WHILE SUPPORTING A CAREER FAIR AT NEW HORIZON'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I STEPPED IN TO COVER A PRESENTATION. A VOLUNTEER WAS THAT ABLE TO ATTEND.
I FOUND MYSELF PRESENTING TO CLARA'S PRE-K CLASS THE SAME EDUCATOR WHOSE CLASSROOM I WAS IN 20 YEARS PRIOR. SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HER IMPACT FIRSTHAND IT WAS A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT GREAT EDUCATORS HAVE A LEGACY THAT
EXPANDS BEYOND THEIR CLASSROOM I'M GRATEFUL FOR CLARA'S INFLUENCE ON MY CAREER AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROVIDES WORKING ALONGSIDE DEDICATED EDUCATORS THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO PREPARE
STUDENTS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. WE WISH ALL OF YOU AN ENJOYABLE SUMMER AND LOOK FORWARD TO AN EXISTING YEAR AHEAD AS WE CONTINUE EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. JENIFER MARTINEZ, PTA, PTSA
PRESIDENT. I DON'T BELIEVE SHE IS HERE THAT IS GOING TO BRING US TO OUR AGENDA ITEM TOPIC SPEAKERS. ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS WHO ARE JOINING US TODAY. THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THE
IMPORTANT RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS. HOWEVER OUR POLICY PROVIDES WE DO NOT ENGAGE WITH OUR SPEAKERS. WE DO MAKE NOTE OF YOUR ISSUES AND WE FOLLOW-UP WITH ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THEM. AGENDA SPEAKERS COMMENTS MUST
RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE AGENDA ITEM WHICH THE SPEAKER HAS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS. ADDITIONALLY ALL NON-AGENDA SPEAKER'S COMMENTS MUST RELATE TO EDUCATIONALLY RELEVANT TOPICS OR THE OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. PURSUANT TO POLICY, SPEAKERS
WHOSE COMMENTS DO NOT RELATE TO THE TOPIC THE SPEAKER INDICATED OR ARE NOT OTHERWISE EDUCATIONALLY RELEVANT AS REQUIRED FOR NON-AGENDA TOPICS, INCLUDINGED MENTION OF A PERSON'S CANDIDACY FOR ELECTED OFFICE OR WHOSE COMMENTS DISRUPT OR INTERFERE WITH THE ORDER OF
THE MEETING MAY BE SUBJECT TO HAVING THE MICROPHONE TURNED OFF, FORFEITING THE RIGHT TO SPEAK OR AFTER WARNINGS REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING. WE ASK ALL PARTICIPANTS TO ENGAGE IN RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE MAINTAINING CIVILITY AND DEQUORUM.
YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD WITH SCHOOL BOARD POLICY THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF WHEN THE TIME LIMIT HAS BEEN REACHED. WHEN YOU SPEAK STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND AGAIN WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. SO I WILL CALL BOTH SPEAKERS YOU CAN COME UP TOGETHER AND SPEAK
ONE AT A TIME. TONYA AND DONALD PIERSON. >> GOOD EVENING I'M TONYA AJAR
THE VOCATIONAL HEALTH TEACHER THE PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED EMT SINCE 2002 AND MULTIPLE STATES. IN 2022 I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO WE CAN THE VOCATIONAL HEALTH TEACHER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.
I HAVE ENJOYED BEING ABLE TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT THE JOB I DO AND WHY I LOVE DOING IT. I CHOSE EMS BECAUSE WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL WE HAD A CLASS BUT IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR ONE SEMESTER.
IT WAS TAUGHT BY AN FDNY FEMALE PARAMEDIC I FELL IN LOVE WITH EMS BECAUSE OF HER. TO BE THE TEACHER THAT CAN IGNITE THAT SPARK AND HAVE STUDENTS CHOOSE IT AS THEIR CAREER MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.
WHEN I STEP INTO THE CLASSROOM MY GOAL IS NEVER TO JUST DELIVER THE FACTS IT IS TO SPARK A LIFELONG CURIOSITY. MY PERM IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT STUDENTS LEARN BEST WHEN THEY ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR OWN EDUCATION.
NOT PASSIVE LISTENERS. BECAUSE OF THIS PHILOSOPHY, I REFINE MY TEACHING METHODS TO MATCH THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF MY STUDENTS. WHETHER I'M FACILITATING A HANDS ON APPROACH, GROUP PROJECT OR ADAPTING A LESSON FOR A
STRUGGLING STUDENT I ENSURE THAT EVERY LEARNER FEELS CHALLENGE, SUPPORTED AND SEEN. TEACHING IS BOTH AN ART AND A SCIENCE AND I BRING THAT DEDICATION TO MY CLASSROOM EVERY SINGLE DAY. AS AN EDUCATOR MY FOCUS IS ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT IN OUR DISTRICK HAS THE TOOLS TO --
DISTRICT HAS THE TOOLS TO SCHEDULE. TO ACHIEVE THIS MY TEACHING CENTER ON EVIDENCE-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES THAT TRANSLATE INTO MEASURABLE STUDENT GROWTH. I DO NOT VIEW TEACHING AS A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL. INSTEAD MY DYNAMIC APPROACH
ALLOWS ME TO DIFFERENTIATE MY LESSONS ENSURING TO CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS AND PUSHING ADVANCED LEARNERS TO NEW HEIGHTS. BY ALIGNING MY CLASSROOM PRACTICES WITH OUR ACADEMIC STANDARDS I CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS. MY GOAL IS TO GROW THE MEDICAL
PROGRAM THE CTE MEDICAL PROGRAM WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND HAVE IT AVAILABLE AT OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS. AND TO TURN IT INTO AN EMT CERTIFICATION AND NOT JUST STOP AT THE EMR LEVEL. I'M REQUESTING THE BOARD RENEW MY CONTRACT AND CONTINUE TO
RENEW PIE CONTRACT TO ALLOW ME TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL WITH THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. DONALD PIERSON? OF. >> GOOD EVENING. DON PIERSON JUST FINISHED MY
44TH YEAR IN THIS COUNTY, WHICH I LOVE. AGAIN, I'M TALKING ABOUT P1. AND I'M NOT SURE I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS, LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR THIS IS 104 RIGHT NOW.
THE RETIREMENT 76 HAVE RETIRED AND SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT IS 300. NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK FROM THE LAST MEETING OH, MY GOSH, WE GOT THE RAYS WHICH ACCOUNTED TO -- RAISE WHICH ACCOUNTED TO A COST OF LIVING RAISE BUT 250
POSITIONS HAVE TO BE LOST. AND THE QUESTION IS WITH THESE SEPARATIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, WOULDN'T A STRATEGY BE TO ACTUALLY NOT FILL SOME OF THEM? OR COMBINE SOME THINGS?
BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IF THERE'S THIS MANY PEOPLE LEAVING, WHICH IS ABOVE THE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE TO GET RID OF, MAYBE IN THE WAY IT'S PRESENTED, IT'S NOT TRANSPARENT ENOUGH WHAT IT
REALLY MEANS ABOUT THE POSITIONS. SO THAT IS CONFUSING. A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK ME BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE SO LONG AND I DON'T KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS TO THAT, THAT'S WHY I BRING THEM UP IN A THREE-MINUTE TIME, IT MAKES IT REAL TOUGH TO WHERE PEOPLE
LISTENING MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. IF YOU LOOK ON P1 IT SHOWS YOU THE NUMBERS SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT, WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN? IT IS NOT TRAGEDIES PATTERN ENOUGH TO WHERE THESE ANSWERS WOULD BE EASY TO DIGEST.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT I KEEP TALKING ABOUT. WHEN I TALK ABOUT THIS. JUST BE TRANSPARENT WITH THE NUMBERS AND PLEASE AS A BOARD, DON'T USE -- SCARE TACTICS ABOUT IF WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT FINANCIAL -- THE FINANCES OF TEACHERS THAT IF WE GIVE YOU THIS, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THIS. BUT I THINK AT THAT TIME'S JUST A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW. IN A DISTRICT THAT WE ARE WITH GOOD TEACHERS.
IT'S ABOUT THE NUMBERS AND HOW THEY ARE PRESENTED. I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, AND LIKE BEATING A DEAD HORSE. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT. AND ON A QUICK NOTE, Mr. GORDON AND Mr. BRAY WERE MY
KIDS' FAVORITE TEACHERS I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID. WE ARE LOSING SOME GOOD PEOPLE ONE OF THE RETIREMENTS. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS THAT IS GOING TO BRING US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
MOTION BY MS. WHITFIELD SECONDED BY MS. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE DON'T HAVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT THAT BRINGS US TO NEW BUSINESS. PTP2 PERSONAL ADDENDUM.
>> Mike Burke: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE THE ADDENDUM AS SUBMITTED. >> Karen Brill: ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. SO THAT IS NOW GOING TO BRING US TO OUR NON-AGENDA TOPIC SPEAKERS AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE I KNOW I WILL MESS UP NAMES I WILL
CALL YOU UP TWO AT A TIME. I WILL START WITH LILA SHALORAV AND SHARON MERCHANT. IF YOU WOULD COME UP TO THE MICROPHONES.
AND JUSTED STATE YOUR NAME. WHICH I'M SURE I MESSED UP. >> HI I'M [INAUDIBLE] AND INCOMING JUNIOR IN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE TO PROPOSE MY SUN SAFETY INITIATIVE FOCUS ON SKIN CANCER
PREVENTION I'M PART OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH SKIN CANCER BOARD AND SINCE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH SUN DAMAGE I'VE SPENT HOURS LEARNING ABOUT SKIN CANCER PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION. THE SKIN IS THE LARGEST ORGAN PROTECTING US YET MOST STUDENTS
CAN GRADUATE WITHOUT LOOKING TO RECOGNIZE SKIN CANCER IT IS THE MOST COMMON CANCER IN THE U.S. AND ONE OF THE MOST PREVENTIBLE BUT THAT CAN'T OCCUR WITHOUT EDUCATION. 9500 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. EVERYDAY ARE DIAGNOSED WITH SKIN CANCER IN FLORIDA THE RISK IS HIGHER.
80% OF A PERSON'S LIFETIME SUN EXPOSURE OCCURS BEFORE 18 MEANING THE HABITS STUDENTS DEVELOP WILL AFFECT THEIR HEALTH. THE NEWEST TREND HAS BECOME GOING TANNING FOR FUN. TANNING BEDS AND LOOKING FOR THE HIGHEST UV DAYS CAUSING RISING
RATES OF YOUTH SKIN CANCER THAT IS WHY I UNDERSTOOD THE NEED FOR YOUTH SKIN CANCER PREVENTION. THE SOCIETY HAS SHOWN THAT EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS FOR YOUTH CAN REDUCE HARMFUL UVA EXPOSURES BY UP TO 70%. THAT IS WHY I'M HERE AT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
MEETING TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTING YOUTH SUN SAFETY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. I WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PRESENTATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS. I'VE ALREADY SEEN THE IMPACT THESE PROGRAMS CAN HAVE. AT MY SCHOOL I ORGANIZED A SUN SAFETY EVENTS FOR HUNDREDS OF
FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS I GAVE A 30-MINUTE PRESENTATION AND PROVIDED SCREENINGS FOR ALL TEACHERS AND GAVE EVERY STUDENT SPF LIP BALMS AND UVB SUNSCREEN KIT. STUDENTS WALKED AWAY WITH
KNOWLEDGE THEY COULD USE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES THAT IS WHY I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE IMPACTFUL TO BRING THE SUN SAFETY PRESENTATIONS TO OTHER SCHOOLS AND IT CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE PRESENTATIONS WITH EASY ACTIVITIES. I HAD ANOTHER IDEA HOW TO HAVE A TANGIBLE EFFECT IMPLEMENTING
SUNSCREEN DISPENSERS IN SCHOOLS. MANY SCHOOLS AND PARKS HAVE RECEIVED SUNSCREEN DISPENSERS THAT PROVIDE FREE SUNSCREEN TO STUDENTS. EXPANDING THIS TO PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS WOULD ALLOW WHY SUN PROTECTION MATTERS AND HOW THE TOOLS TO ACT ON THAT
KNOWLEDGE EVERYDAY. PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A LEADER IN YOUTH SKIN CANCER PREVENTION. WE CAN'T CHANGE FLORIDA SUNSHINE BUT WE CAN CHANGE HOW PREPARED WE ARE TO SAFELY LIVE UNDER IT. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING MEMBERS. MADAM CHAIR PLRKS VICE-CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS I'M SHARON MERCHANT THE PRESIDENT OF THE MERCHANT STRATEGY AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE BROADLY A GROUP OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE WESTERN PART OF
OUR COUNTY. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT PROJECT TANGO. YOU PROBABLY HAVE HEARD THIS ON THE NEWS MORE THAN ONCE. IT IS A HYPER SCALE DATA CENTER THAT IS TWO NOW, SINCE IT'S NOT JUST PROJECT TANGO, WEST PALM
BEACH LOGISTICS IS THE SECOND DATA CENTER THAT'S ON THAT PROPERTY. BOTH ARE WITHIN 1200 FEET OF SADDLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHICH IS WHY IT SHOULD BE OF CONCERN TO YOU.
THE END USER OF THIS DATA CENTER IS AS OF NOW, UNKNOWN. IT'S NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION. THE ACOUSTICS LEVEL WHILE IT'S REGULATED BY THE COUNTY, IS UNKNOWN WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. WE DO HAVE CURRENT ACOUSTIC
NUMBERS ON THAT PROPERTY AND THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH AT THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW. WE ARE TOLD THERE WILL BE OVER 600 FANS ON THAT PROPERTY AND YOU CAN IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF NOISE AND VIBRATION THEY MIGHT GENERATE. NOISE, VIBRATION EXTREMELY LARGE
QUANTITIES OF WATER AND POWER, ARE THINGS GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TYPE OF A PROJECT. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HAS A LOT OF STUDIES ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF NOISE BOTH HIGH FREQUENCY AND LOW FREQUENCY
ON CHILDREN AND VIBRATIONS AND THE PROBLEMS WITH LEARNING. AND ALSO FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PTSD AND 12% OF THE ARDEN RESIDENTS ARE IN THAT CATEGORY. THE POLLUTIONS IT WILL GENERATE ARE LARGELY UNKNOWN.
ONE OF THEM OF GREAT CONCERN IS THE USE OF LITHIUM BATTERIES BECAUSE IF ONE OF THOSE CATCHES FIRE, YOU CANNOT PUT IT OUT IT BURNS UNTIL IT BURNS ITSELF OUT. A SIMILAR FACILITY THAT WE NOTED I BELIEVE IN SOUTH KOREA BURNED
FOR 24 HOURS AND THEY DO EMIT CHEMICALS THAT CAN CAUSE ASTHMA. THERE ARE OUR RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THE SAFEST DISTANCE IS FIVE MILES. THE SAFEST DISTANCE IS FIVE MILES. 1200 FEET OR IF IT GETS MOVED
BACK TO 2,000 FEET IT'S TOO CLOSE FOR A SAFETY MEASURE FOR YOUR RESIDENTS AND YOUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THAT ARE OUT THERE. I'M HOPING YOU GUYS WILL CONSIDER JOINING IN VOICING YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THIS TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION.
JOIN WITH THE RESIDENTS OF WELLINGTON AND WESTLAKE AND OUR SENATOR BERMAN AND REPRESENTATIVE WEINBERGER AND YOUR TEACHERS IN THAT COMMUNITY TO LET THEM KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THEY REALLY NEED TO STEP BACK. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU.
SUE LOYZEL AND NATALIE FRASER. >> HI ESTEEMED CHAIR BRILL. AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS I'M SUE LOYZEL. I LIVE VERY CLOSE ACROSS THE
STREET FROM SADDLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR A RESOLUTION OPPOSING ANY HYPER SCALE DATA CENTER NEAR ANY SCHOOL IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. PROJECT TANGO AND THE SECOND PROPOSED AS SHARON MENTIONED
DATA CENTER WILL LOCATE WITHIN 2,000 FEET OF SADDLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHICH WILL POSE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. TO THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF. THE CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF THE DATA CENTER WILL CREATE
PERSISTENT BACKGROUND NOISE AND INDUSTRIAL VIBRATIONS. THE CLOSE PROXIMITY RAISES MAJOR CONCERNS REGARDING ACOUSTICS AND LOW FREQUENCY HUMMING WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACTS CHILD'S ABILITY TO LEARN AND THRIVE.
THESE CENTERS OPERATE MASSIVE HVAC SYSTEMS, COOLING FANS, EMERGENCY GENERATORS 24/7. THEY EMIT CONTINUOUS NOISE THAT CARRIES INTO LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS UNRELENTING NOISE CAN ALSO
SEVERELY DISRUPT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. CAUSE SEVERE HEADACHES AND MAKE CHILDREN NOT TO WANT TO GO OUTSIDE FOR RECESS. INFRA SOUND IS ALSO A PARTICULAR CONCERN AS IT CAN PENETRATE
WALLS IN THE SCHOOL DISTURBING STUDENTS AND 250E67 HE WAS. THE U.S. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE NOTES THAT WHILE THESE DEEP INDUSTRIAL FREQUENCIES MAY NOT BE HEARD BY THE HUMAN EAR,
THE BRAIN PROCESSES THEM CONSTANTLY. THIS AUDITORY ASSAULT POSES SEVERE HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL RISKS THAT LEAD TO COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. POOR ATTENTION SPANS AND LOWER READING COMPREHENSION IN
CHILDREN. I ASK YOU TODAY TO SUPPORT SAYING NO TO THESE DATA CENTERS SO CLOSE TO PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS AND OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING CHAIR BRILL AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. I'M NATALIE FRASER A RESIDENT OF ARDEN AND A MOTHER OF A STUDENT IN PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS. I'M HERE ASKING THE SCHOOL BOARD TO FORMERLY INTERVENE REGARDING PROJECT TANGO.
THE PROPOSED HYPER A.I. DATA CENTER AND FREIGHT COMPLEX PLANNED NEAR SADDLE VIEW ELEMENTARY CHAIRMAN BRILL EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROXIMITY OF THIS PROJECT TO SCHOOLS AND IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS. I WANT TO THANK HER FOR
RECOGNIZING THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT JUST ABOUT DEVELOPMENT. IT IS ABOUT PROTECTING CHILDREN AND PRESERVING THEIR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND OUR STUDENT THAT THEY DESERVE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD STAND WITH CHAIRMAN BRILL AND FORMALLY REQUEST THE
COMMISSIONERS TO KEY MY THE APPLICATION OR DELAY UNTIL IMPACTS ON STUDENTS TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS ARE FULLY EVALUATED BY INDEPENDENT EXPERTS. THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE CHILDREN THAT WE ENTRUST THEM WITH.
OUR STUDENTS CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AND WE ARE SO ASKING YOU TO BE THEIR VOICE. IF THE PROJECT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE NEXT TO A NEW SCHOOL BEING BUILT TODAY, IT SHOULD NOT BE APPROVED NEXT TO SCHOOLS WE ALREADY HAVE. I WOULD ASK THAT THE BOARD
CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AT SADDLE VIEW ELEMENTARY THAT THE SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND SENSORY SENSITIVITIES. THESE STUDENTS OFTEN REQUIRE STABILITY, PREDICTABLE AND LOW
DISTRACTIBLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. AND OUR STUDENTS DESERVE A SAFE AND HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM INDUSTRIAL SCALE NOISES, HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC AND AIR POLLUTION. AGAIN IF THIS PROJECT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE NEXT TO A SCHOOL BEING BUILT TODAY,
IT SHOULD NOT BE APPROVED NEXT TO SCHOOLS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE. THE SCHOOL BOARD ROUTINELY COMMENTS ON DEVELOPMENTS THAT AFFECT SCHOOLS, TRAFFIC, STUDENT SAFETY AND CAPACITY. THIS ISSUE DESERVES THE SAME ATTENTION. WE ASK THAT THE BOARD SEND A FORMAL LETTER TO PALM BEACH
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BEFORE THE JULY 15TH DEADLINE AND HEARING. WE ASK THAT THE BOARD REQUEST AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF ANY NOISE, TRAFFIC, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AFFECTING THE SCHOOLS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. GORDON LONGHOFER AND CARLESIMO HAM METHOD. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE
SPOKEN ON PROJECT TAKE GO I WILL -- TANGO AND THE EDUCATOR VIEW TO THE STUDENT NOISE AND LEARNING. IT'S ABOUT COGNITIVE LOAD. HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN IN A NOISY RESTAURANT TRYING TO HOLD A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODY ACROSS THE TABLE. IF YOU HAVE AND YOU'VE HAD
ENOUGH DISTRACTION GOING ON THAT YOU HAD TO FOCUS ON THAT INDIVIDUAL AND I MEAN CLEARLY FOCUSED ON THEM TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE SAYING AND AT TIMES READ THEIR LIPS THIS IS WHAT CHILDREN WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED IN THEIR LEARNING SYSTEMS BUT NOT JUST THEM, BUT NORMAL
CHILDREN WITH THE ABILITY TO DO A LOT OF THESE THINGS WHAT THEY ARE FACED WITH AT YOUNG AGES WHEN THEY HAVE THIS COGNITIVE LOAD OF DISTRACTIONS AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FOCUS HOW TO READ OR GET THROUGH A READING PASSAGE, ABLE TO FIND THE MAIN
IDEA HOW TO PERFORM PROCESS KNOWLEDGE IN MATH TO DO COMPUTATION, IT LITERALLY STRAINS THEM. AND IT REALLY HARMS THE ABILITY TO RETAIN WHAT IT IS THEY ARE TRYING TO LEARN. AND THAT'S FROM NOT JUST MY OWN LIFE OR RESEARCH BUT THAT IS
ALSO 42 YEARS OF WORKING IN SCHOOLS UP UNDERSTANDING HOW KIDS LEARN. BECAUSE IT REALLY IS ABOUT HOW THEY LEARN. AND OTHER TIMES WE CAN GET INTO WHAT IT DOES TO DISRUPT SLEEP AND WHETHER OR NOT CHILDREN ARE PREPARED. IN LIGHT OF THE FACTS YOU'VE HEARD AND THIS LITTLE BIT THAT I HAVE PRESENTED I WANT TO PRESENT
TO YOU PART OF A RESOLUTION THAT MS. SINCLAIR HAS GIVEN TO YOU THAT WE AT THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS EDUCATION HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO AND WILL TRANSMIT TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY
CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OPPOSES PROJECT TANGO AT OR NEAR LOCATIONS THAT IMPACT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES AND FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CALLS ON LOCAL,
COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS TO PAUSE THE PROJECT UNTIL STUDIES ARE DONE. PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONSIDERATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE STRAIN, INCLUDING ENERGY AND WATER USAGE, LONG-TERM COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
THAT THE CTA ADVOCATES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROTECTIVE ZONING POLICIES AND MINIMUM BUFFER DISTANCES BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL SCALE DATA CENTERS AND SCHOOLS, PARKS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CTA URGES ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
INCLUDING COMMUNITY HEARINGS AND TRANSPARENT DISCLOSURE OF ALL PROJECT DETAILS BEFORE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL IT AND BE IT RESOLVED ET CETERA YOU WILL NOT TAKE THE TIME BECAUSE MY TIME IS UP. PLEASE SUPPORT THE STUDENTS OF
PALM BEACH COUNTY IN THIS WAY. >> CARLESIMO HAM METHOD. I WANT TO THANK MS. ANDREWS FOR COMING TO THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY ON MOTHER'S DAY AND SHARING WITH REAL LOVE TRYING TO SHOW TO OUR FAMILY.
THIS HAS BEEN ANOTHER YEAR OF FAILURE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TO EVERY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING EXCEPT ONE. AND EACH TIME I ASK YOU GUYS TO GIVE US ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE FLORIDA STATUTE 1003.428 AND FOR WHATEVER THE REASON IS WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET
COMMUNICATION AND YOU CAN SEE THE WEAKNESS THAT IS GETTING READY TO TAKE PLACE THIS SUMMER BECAUSE IT IS NOT REALLY MEASURED ON REAL ACCOUNTABILITY STATUS. I DON'T THINK SO. AND WE HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM INSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT APPEARS YOU ONLY DEAL WITH
THE GATEKEEPERS LOCATED INSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THESE ARE PEOPLE I'M TALKING ABOUT THAT HAVE JOBS, ORGANIZATIONS, PREACHERS AND ONES THAT DON'T HAVE IMPACT ON THE REALITY OF TRYING TO BRING A COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE TO OUR CHILDREN INSIDE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY I REMIND
YOU I AM THE LONGEST VOLUNTEER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY'S HISTORY AS IT RELATES TO DEALING WITH PROBLEMS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND TO SEE A BLATANT DISRESPECT THAT I RECEIVE AS A RESULT OF ME TRYING TO CHAMPION THE CAUSE AND ASSIST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH
THE PROBLEMS THAT IS PLAGUING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. BUT I'M HOPING BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE PREPARING OURSELVES FOR NEW REPLACEMENTS ON THE BOARD AND YOU GUYS YOU REMEMBER HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS FOR YOUTH TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON INSIDE OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY,
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE NOT HAVE ANY REPRESENTATION FROM THE BOARD AS OF YET. AND WE NEED THAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIP LIKE WHAT WE HAD INITIALLY WHEN WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING ORIENTATION CLASSES INSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY TO LINK UP POSSIBLY BY THE TIME YOU START WITH THE NEXT BOARD MEMBERS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE SERIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. AND ARE GOING TO BE DOING THAT THIS SUMMER.
AND AS A RESULT OF THAT WE HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE COMPETENT PEOPLE TO HELP YOU TO DEVELOP SOME COMPETENT PEOPLE INSIDE OF THE SCHOOL CENTERS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE IT. I'M IN THERE I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE SHOW ME WHERE I'M IN ERROR I DON'T BELIEVE YOU HAVE
ONE SCHOOL AND ONE TEACHER THAT IS IT QUALIFIED TO DEAL WITH THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CURRICULUM AS IT RELATES TO BRINGING THAT KIND OF INFORMATION INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO FELLOWSHIP FOR THIS YEAR. BUT I CAN STILL SAY BECAUSE I'M
THE LONGEST VOLUNTEER WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO ADVANCE THE IDEA OF THE FLORIDA STATUTE 1003.42H AS IT RELATES TO THE PROBLEM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN. NOT ALL CHILDREN ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. BRILL. >> Karen Brill: BRILL THANK YOU. ERIKA AHUGHES AND JESSICA HUTCHINSON. >> HELLO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING
ME HERE TONIGHT I'M ERIKA HUGHES. I AM WITH ABA CENTERS OF FLORIDA. AND I WAS HIRED AS THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE SPECIFICALLY FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY. SO I WANT TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLING. BASICALLY, I'D LIKE TO SHARE
WHAT ABA CENTERS OF FLORIDA DOES AND AND HOW OUR SERVICES CAN HELP THE STUDENTS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS. FIRST OFF, WE HAVE NO WAIT LIST FOR OUR ABA THERAPY AND THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN ABA CENTERS AND ALSO WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT IS
WE DO THE TESTING THE GOLD STANDARD IN TESTING AND WE CAN GET IT DONE WITHIN 3 WEEK IT IS CAN HELP PARENTS WHO NEED THEIR CHILDREN WHO OUGHT TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM. ADA CENTERS OF FLORIDA APPLIED
BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS THIS IS THE ABA THERAPY. AND IT IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH USED TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. IT FOCUSES ON BUILDING SKILLS LIKE COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND ACTS OF DAILY LIVING. THESE ARE ALL SKILLS THAT CAN HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED IN THE
CLASSROOM. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT LIKE I WAY SAYING NOT ALL ABA PROVIDERS ARE THE SAME. QUALITY AND APPROACH CAN VARY SO STRONG COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOL STAFF AND ALIGNMENT WITH IEP GOALS IS KEY. I WOULD LOVE TO BE A CONTACT FOR
YOUR EESC COORDINATORS AND I CAN PROVIDE LUNCH AND SPEAK WITH THEM AND EXPLAIN TO THEM WAYS THAT I CAN BE THEIR RESOURCE. WE HAVE CLINICS IN JENSEN AND ALSO IN ROYAL PALM BEACH. WE ARE TRYING TO GET ONE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS AS WE SPEAK. BUT WE FOCUS ON MEETING THE
FAMILY WHERE THEY NEED US. SO OF COURSE WE GO TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. BUT WE ALSO GO TO THE HOMES AND THE COMMUNITY. OUR ABA SERVICES ARE INDIVIDUALIZED. TO EACH CHILD AND OUR TEAM IS FLEXIBLE MEANING WE WORK NIGHTS, WEEKENDS AND ON HOLIDAYS.
OUR RBT'S ARE REQUIRED ADDITIONAL TRAINING HOURS BEFORE THEY ARE EVEN ALLOWED TO INTERACT WITH A CHILD. THEY NEED 40 ADDITIONAL TRAINING HOURS. AND WE DO AS I SAID, THE TESTING WHICH IS THE GOLD STANDARD IN
ASD TESTING THE ONLY AUTISM TEST ACCEPTED BY INSURANCE. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU AS WELL NEED YOUR EDUCATIONAL TESTING. IT WOULD BE A BENEFIT FOR PARENTS AND FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE BOTH TESTINGS DONE. I WILL STAY HERE FOR A LITTLE
BIT BUT IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME AND SPECIFICALLY COORDINATORS THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC I WOULD LOVE TO BE A RESOURCE FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU.
OKAY. JESSICA HUTCHINSON. IF YOU ARE HERE? SUE DAVIS KILIAN COME ON UP. AND AFTER SUE DAVIS KILIAN
MICHELE SURE. >> GOOD EVENING THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY I'M SUE DAVIS KILIAN I AM DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION FOR THE [INAUDIBLE]
YOU LONG TIMERS ON THE BOARD, WILL RECOGNIZE ME BECAUSE I USED TO BE A REGULAR SPEAKER AT EVERY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TALKING ABOUT INCLUSION AND EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME. THE FACT THAT HALF THE BOARD
DOESN'T RECOGNIZE ME MEANS THAT KEVIN MORE CORPIC HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND I NO LONGER HAVE THE NEED TO COME HERE. TONIGHT I'M NOT HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF DOWN'S SYNDROME ORGANIZATION I AM SPEAKING AS A MEMBER OF THE EQUITY COMMITTEE AND I WAS CHAIR
OF THE AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE AT THAT TIME CAME UP WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT OUR CHAIR READ TO YOU EARLIER. AND SO JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE WORKED FOR A YEAR-AND-A-HALF. WE WENT DOWN A LOT OF RABBIT HOLES.
WE LOOKED AT A LOT OF THINGS THAT AFFECTS WHAT TEACHERS END UP AT WHAT SCHOOLS AND FINALLY AFTER A YEAR-AND-A-HALF WE REALIZED THAT A SMALL COMMITTEE THAT MEETS ONE HOUR A MONTH IS
NEVER GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SO WE FOCUS THEN ON IDENTIFYING A LITTLE MORE OF EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO THAT WE COULD CLEARLY IDENTIFY IT FOR YOUR BOARD. AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS ESSENTIALLY ASKING YOU ALL TO TAKE ON THE JOB THAT WE WERE NOT
ABLE TO DO IN AN HOUR A MONTH. IT'S TOO COMPLEX. THERE ARE A LOT OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE BOTH POLICIES AND PRACTICES WITHIN THE DISTRICT THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE ISSUE AND THERE'S ALSO THINGS THAT ARE
WELL BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE DISTRICT SURROUNDING COMMUNITY ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO NOT JUST LISTEN TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SAY OKAY THAT IS NICE AND MOVE ON. I'M ASKING YOU TO TAKE A SERIOUS
LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMIT TO BASICALLY HAVING STAFF THAT WILL SPEND MORE THAN AN HOUR A MONTH FOR A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AND REALLY LOOK INTO THE ISSUES AND SEE IF WE CAN MOVE THE NEEDLE ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.
>> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. I WILL READ NAMES AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MOST OF THESE NAMES THE PEOPLE WILL NOT BE HERE? I WILL START READING THEM IF YOU ARE HERE COME UP. I CALLED MICHELLE SHEER.
DYLAN SHEER, ABBEY, SOPHIA TRULIO, FASTOW TRULIO, DANIEL FEINBERG, TERRY TARTARE AND DANIEL BOW. I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF YOU ARE
HERE WE WILL GO TO DONALD PIERSON I'M SORRY IF I MESS UP THE NAMES CASSANDRA CORBIN PLEASE COME ON UP. >> AGAIN, DON PIERSON.
THE WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT NOW ON NON-AGENDA IS PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT VERSUS ANNUAL CONTRACT. AND THERE IS A REASON I WANT TO DO THAT. PRETTY SOON WE ARE THAT GOING TO HAVE ANYMORE CONTINUING CONTRACTS OR PROFESSIONAL
CONTRACTS IN THE COUNTY. AND THAT CAUSES A PROBLEM. AND THE PROBLEM IS THIS... THE REASON YOU HAVE THOSE IN MY OPINION, I BELIEVE, IS AS A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT, I CAN BE FIRED BUT IT HAS TO BE WITH
CAUSE. BUT AN ANNUAL CONTRACT IT CAN BE WITHOUT CAUSE. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID A PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT PERSON WOULD SAY, HEY, IF YOU ARE A
PRINCIPAL, MS. ANDREWS I CAN COME TO YOU AND SAY I THINK WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS EDUCATIONALLY UNSOUND AND NOT BE AFRAID OF MY JOB. I CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. BUT IF YOU ARE ANNUAL CONTRACT, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE
NON-REAPPOINTED. THAT BECOMES A BIG ISSUE. AND I'VE SEEN THAT IN MY 44 YEARS. I'VE SEEN SINCE 2011 WHEN IT HAPPENED I'VE SEEN MORE AND MORE TEACHERS, YOUNG TEACHERS NOT SAY ANYTHING.
AND THERE'S EXAMPLES. ONE EXAMPLE IS WHAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER WHEN I CALLED MS. ANDREWS AND GAVE YOU THE INFORMATION ABOUT ONE SCHOOL. BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS SAID POLICY COMES DOWN AND THERE'S THINGS
THAT HAPPEN IN THE SCHOOL THAT NEVER GET TO YOU. NEVER GET TO THE BOARD BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY STOPS. PEOPLE ARE STOPPING IT. AND IT MIGHT BE WE MIGHT HAVE SOME INFESTATION AT A SCHOOL
THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW OF FOR A YEAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU KNOW IT. IT COULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IF YOU VET THIS YOU CAN FIND OUT WHERE A PRINCIPAL MIGHT SAY TO A STAFF, HEY, DON'T SAY THAT WE HAVE RATS IN THE SCHOOL CALL THEM STARS.
SO YOU HAVE TO WRITE AN E-MAIL THAT SAYS HEY I THINK WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR STARS IN OUR ROOM COME AND SEE THEM THAT WAY YOU DON'T SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. THEN THERE'S SITUATIONS WHERE IT HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND I SPOKE ABOUT IT HERE WHERE AN AREA SUPERINTENDENT
SAID TO ME, DO NOT CONTACT THE SCHOOL BOARD. SEE YOU NEED TO KNOW THOSE THINGS HAPPEN. AND WHEN WE LOSE PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS, WE SHUT ALL THE VOICES OF THOSE ANNUAL CONTRACT TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BILLS
TO PAY, THEY ARE GOING TO SAY LISTEN I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE IT MAY CAUSE ME A PROBLEM. THAT'S AN ISSUE. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS SUPERINTENDENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I AM Dr. CASSANDRA CORBIN, Dr. CASS, I AM THE FOUNDER OF CONNECT TO GREATNESS A NONPROFIT HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND IT IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN SERVING BLACK MALE STUDENTS FOR ALMOST A DECADE NOW. OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE BUT
IMPORTANT. IT'S TO EMPOWER AND INSPIRE AFRICAN-AMERICAN BLACK MALE STUDENTS TO BE LEADERS AND CHANGE MAKERS AND CONTRIBUTORS IN THEIR SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES AND ULTIMATELY OUR SOCIETY. PEOPLE OFTEN ASK US WHY DO WE SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON BOYS?
AND THE ANSWER IS BECAUSE WHEN BOYS THRIVE EVERYONE BENEFITS. WHEN BOYS GROW INTO COMPASSIONATE EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY AND RESPONSIBLE YOUNG MEN, THE GIRLS WHO LEARN BESIDE THEM BENEFIT. THE WOMEN THEY WILL ONE DAY WORK
WITH AND PARTNER WITH AND BUILD FAMILIES WITH WILL BENEFIT. OUR SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT. HEALTHY BOYS LEAD TO HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS, AND THAT LEADS TO STRONGER FAMILIES. AND STRONGER FAMILIES LEAD TO STRONGER COMMUNITIES. SO THIS WORK IS NOT JUST ABOUT
HELPING BOYS NAVIGATE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL IT'S ABOUT LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC CHANGE ABOUT INVESTING IN FUTURE TEACHERS, BUSINESS OWNERS ENGINEERS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ATTORNEYS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND, YES, SOMETIMES THE
INDIVIDUALS CAN BECOME BOTH ATTORNEYS AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. CONNECT TO GREATNESS WE HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY THROUGH MENTORING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY
ENGAGEMENT AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. WE HAVE WATCHED BOYS BECOME GRADUATES, SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, SKILLED TRADE PROFESSIONALS AND EMERGING LEADERS. SO TONIGHT, WE ARE SIMPLY HERE TO SHARE GOOD NEWS WITH YOU. GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING WITH
OUR STUDENTS. THEIR STORIES MATTER. THEIR SUCCESS MATTERS AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. SOON YOU WILL HEAR FROM SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING IN THE NEW
SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. BETTY BRUNO AND GERMAN MONO.
>> INTEREST'S BETTY BRUNO I HAVE TWO BOYS IN CONNECT TO GRADENESS AND I'VE BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR TWO YEARS NOW AND I WILL STILL BE HERE UNTIL THEY KICK ME OUT, OF COURSE. BUT I HAVE A WONDERFUL THEY ARE
GIVE GAVE ME A WONDERFUL SUPPORT AIDING ME AND MY BOYS ACHIEVING ACADEMIC GOALS. I HAVE ONE THAT RECEIVED A FOUR HE IS NOT HERE TODAY BECAUSE HE IS BUILDING DRONES FOR AEROSPACE ENGINEER.
I ALSO HAD HAD THE SUPPORT THEY ALSO SUPPORT BOYS IN OTHER AREAS AS WELL. MY BOYS HAVE ACHIEVED ALL FOUR'S AND HAVE ACHIEVED OVER 3.4 POINT GPA'S. IT DOES TAKE A VILLAGE AND I'M THRILLED TO HAVE THEM AT CONNECT
TO GREATNESS AS A VILLAGE FOR ME AND MY BOYS. AND THEY GAVE ME SKILLS TO ASSIST IN COMMUNICATING AND UNDERSTANDING MY BOYS' NEEDS. I LOOK TO FORWARD TO A NEW YEAR AND I WANTED TO GIVE PRAISE TO CONNECT TO GREATNESS AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS TIME TO
COMMUNICATE WITH YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. >> HELLO I'M GERMAN MAN KNOW. AND I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING CONNECT TO GREATNESS FOR TWO YEARS NOW AND I ENJOYED EVERY
MINUTE OF IT. SORRY. I'M VERY NERVOUS. I'M GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH 3.6GPA. [APPLAUSE] AND FUN FACT FOR CONNECT
GREATNESS EVEN THOUGH IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE BEST GRADES THEY WILL TRY TO HELP YOU TO SHRIVE TO BE THE BEST YOU COULD BE WHICH IS IN ONE OF OUR PLEDGE. AND YEAH, SO I AM TAKING ALGEBRA
ONE IN EIGHTH GRADE AND I GOT A FOUR SO I WILL BE GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL INTO GEOMETRY. AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE IN CONNECT GREATNESS. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU AND
CONGRATULATIONS. CHANDRA McKINNEY AND CHRISTOPHER McKINNEY. >> ALL RIGHT. SO GOOD EVENING CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF. MY NAME IS CHANDRA McKINNEY
CLARK AND I AM THE PROUD MOTHER OF TWO BRILLIANT CHILDREN HERE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. BUT I AM ALSO A BIRTH DOULA, A HOUSING ADVOCATE, AND AUTISM ADVOCATE AND A COMMUNITY LEADER.
BUT I'M NOT HERE THIS EVENING REGARDING THOSE THINGS. TONIGHT I AM HERE AS A PROUD PARENT TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR A PROGRAM THAT HAS MADE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE IN MY SON CHRISTOPHER'S LIFE
CONNECT TO GREATNESS. MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN EASY FOR OUR FAMILY. LIKE MANY STUDENTS, MY SON HAS FACED ACADEMIC CHALLENGES, CHALLENGES WITH FOCUS, ORGANIZATION, AND A FEW LITTLE
BEHAVIORAL BUMPS ALONG THE WAY. BUT AS A MOTHER THERE WERE TIMES WHERE I WORRIED WHETHER HE WOULD FIND SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT AND POSITIVE INFLUENCES THAT HE NEEDED TO THRIVE. BUT CONNECT TO GREATNESS STEPPED
IN TO THAT GAP. THEIR COACHES HAVE DONE FAR MORE THAN TUTOR MY SON. THEY HAVE MENTORED HIM, ENCOURAGED HIM AND CONSISTENTLY HAVE SHOWN UP FOR HIM. THEY HAVE CELEBRATED HIS SUCCESSES AND SUPPORTED HIM THROUGH HIS CHALLENGES.
THEY'VE INVESTED IN HIM AS A WHOLE PERSON. WHEN MY SON WORKED ON HIS EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT LAST YEAR CONNECT TO GREATNESS SUPPORTED HIS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND ENCOURAGED HIS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THEY HAVE EXPOSED HIM TO NEW
EXPERIENCES, CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONCERTS, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BROADEN HIS HORIZON AND HELPED HIM SEE WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR HIS FUTURE. TODAY, I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY
THAT CONNECT TO GREATNESS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL PROGRAMS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MY SON'S GROWTH, CONFIDENCE, AND SUCCESS. AS A PARENT AND AS AN ADVOCATE, I WISH EVERY CHILD IN EVERY
STUDENT HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES HAD ACCESS TO A MENTORING PROGRAM LIKE THIS. SOMETIMES ALL IT TAKES IS ONE CARING ADULT, ONE COACH, ONE
MENTOR TO HELP A CHILD RECOGNIZE THEIR GREATNESS. AND BEFORE I CLOSE, I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS EJS THAT HELPED ME ALONG THE WAY BUT I THANK YOU CONNECT TO GREATNESS.
THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN OUR BOYS. [APPLAUSE] >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AND GUESTS.
I'M CHRISTOPHER CLARK. AND I'M AN EAGLE SCOUT AND I RECENTLY COMPLETED THE 8TH GRADE AT WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS FALL I WILL BE ATTENDING ST. LUCIA'S HIGH SCHOOL I'M HERE TO THANK CONNECT TO GREATNESS FOR THE POSITIVE IMPACT THEY
HAVE HAD ON MY LIFE. MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS NOT BEEN EASY. LIKE MANY STUDENTS THAT FACE CHALLENGES AND HAVING MENTORS WHO BELIEVED IN ME, ENCOURAGED ME AND PUSHED ME TO DO THE BEST HAS MADE ME A LOT BETTER.
THROUGH CONNECT TO GREATNESS I LEARNED LIFE SKILLS, BUILT CONFIDENCE AND CONNECTED WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT MY SUCCESS. ONE OF MY FAVORITE EXPERIENCES WAS PARTICIPATING IN A COLLEGE TOUR. IT HELPED ME SEE WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR MY FUTURE AND MOTIVATED ME TO CONTINUE WORKING HARD IN SCHOOL.
THIS YEAR, I'M PROUD TO EARN LEVEL FIVE'S ON MY STATE ASSESSMENTS. [APPLAUSE] WHILE I WORKED HARD FOR THOSE SCORES, I KNOW THAT HAVING STRONG MENTORS AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS HELPED ME STAY FOCUSED ON MOTIVATED.
ANOTHER EXCITING OPPORTUNITY HAPPENED THIS WEEK I STARTED AN INTERNSHIP WITH CONGRESSMAN FRANKEL. ON MY FIRST DAY I LEARNED ABOUT GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP AND LIKE AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS DON'T
HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. THEY HAPPEN BECAUSE OF GREAT MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS LIKE CONNECT TO GREATNESS AND MY BECAUSE MY MOM WORKS HARD TO CONNECT ME WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE AND OPPORTUNITIES. I WANT TO THANK MY MENTORS, MY FAMILY, MY COACHES AT CONNECT TO
GREATNESS AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SUPPORTING THE PROGRAMS THAT HELP STUDENTS LIKE ME TO GROW INTO YOUNG SUCCESSFUL ADULTS. I'M EXCITED ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES NEXT. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN STUDENTS LIKE ME AND FOR HELPING
US BECOME THE BEST VERSIONS OF OURSELVES. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS CHRISTOPHER. ANDRE AND ALEX.
>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD I'M ALEX AND I AM A 2026 GRADUATE FROM ATLANTIC SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL. CONNECT TO GREATNESS HELPED ME ACCOMPLISH MY PERSONAL GOALS WHETHER THAT BE MAINTAIN HONOR
ROLL OR LIVING BY MYSELF FOR MY FUTURE. TWO GOALS THAT STUCK OUT WAS WINNING THE ROLE OF Mr. ATLANTIC LIKE A ROLE MODEL THAT MY PEERS CAN LOOK UP TO OR GETTING INTO [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE SUMMER SEMESTER. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES
YOU HAVE GIVEN ME. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD I'M [INAUDIBLE] I AM A 2026 GRADUATE FROM ATLANTIC COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL AND I'VE BEEN IN CONNECT TO GREATNESS SINCE MY 7TH GRADE
YEAR. I WASN'T THE BEST IN MATH I WOULD STRUGGLE AND I OFTEN GET LOW SCORES I USED TO GET SO FRUSTRATED AND GIVE UP WITH THE HELP AND PATIENCE TO CONNECT TO GREATNESS I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TUTORED I WAS
ABLE TO OBTAIN THE CREDITS I NEEDED TO GRADUATE. CONNECT TO GREATNESS HAS HELPED ME GAIN ACCEPTANCES TO COLLEGES AND HELPED ME GAIN SCHOLARSHIPS I WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH AND WAS AWARDED THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. LEADERSHIP AWARD. MY EXPERIENCE WAS GOING ON THE COLLEGE TOURS AND CONNECT TO GREATNESS WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE COACHES. I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THEM.
>> WE DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME. JUST IF YOU COULD REPEAT YOUR NAME AGAIN. >> VA NILLY VALARD. >> VANELY, AND VEILLARD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. >> HELLO BOARD, BOARD CHAIR. VICE BOARD OUR VICE-CHAIR AND SUPERINTENDENT. I'M ANDRE AND I AM THE PROUD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONNECT TO GREATNESS. AND JUST LISTENING TO THE
STORIES WITH THE MOMS AND YOUNG MEN IT JUST REALLY MAKES ME FEEL PROUD BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE EARNED. WE TELL THE BOYS ALL THE TIME DON'T JUST ASK FOR SOMETHING SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO EARN IT YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND GET IT.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE LIKE TO DO IS MAKE THEM FEEL IMPORTANT. SO IN DIFFERENT WAYS LIKE YOU MATTER, YOU ARE IMPORTANT. SO THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE JUST TO BE CLEAR ON CONNECT TO GREATNESS WE HAVE BOYS FROM FIFTH GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE IN 19 SCHOOLS IN SOUTH PALM
BEACH COUNTY. AND WE ARE ON THE CAMPUSES OF NINE OF THOSE SCHOOLS. PROVIDING WEEKLY ACTIVITIES, WEEKLY SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, MEETINGS AND WE JUST WANT TO GET A BIG SHOUT-OUT TO THE PRINCIPALS OF THOSE SCHOOLS THAT SUPPORT US.
THE PRINCIPALS OF THOSE SCHOOLS THAT REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT MATTERS. IT KIND OF MATTERS BECAUSE OF A LOT. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TOLD ME, WELL, ANDRE DON'T GO BUT I AM. DEI IS NOT GOING TO STOP US.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE US STRONGER IT'S GOING TO MAKE US HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE YOUNG MEN TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE. AND A LITTLE STAT... SO THIS YEAR THE THE 25-26
SCHOOL YEAR WE HAVE 32 FOUR'S AND 37 FIVE'S. THAT IS IMPORTANT FROM THE PM ONE'S TWO'S THREE'S AND ALL THE TESTS THEY TAKE IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU HEAR FROM SOME OF THEM THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO HANG THEIR HATS ON.
AND LIKE ALEX, YOUNG MAN RIGHT NOW, AND WHEN WE FIRST MET HIM HE WOULD NEVER COME AND STAND IN FRONT OF YOU TO TALK. AND LOOK HIM IN THE EYE, SAY WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY AND MEAN YOU WHAT YOU SAY AND LEAVE THEM WITH WHATEVER YOU LEAVE THEM WITH.
AND THANK YOU FROM CONNECT TO GREATNESS AND COME THIS SEPTEMBER WE MAKE OUR 10TH YEAR WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ON JUNE 27, WILL BE OUR 8TH GRADUATION FOR ALL OF OUR YOUNG MEN MOVING UP CEREMONY. AND EACH EVERYONE OF YOU ARE
INVITED WE'LL GET IT OUT TO YOU ON THE BOARD IT'S IN BOYNTON BEACH AT THE ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER AND IT IS AN AWESOME EVENT. AGAIN, THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS MARCUS BROWN.
COME ON UP. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD CHAIR. VICE-CHAIR, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. I'M MARCUS BROWN AND I AM A RESIDENT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.
I'M THE PROUD FATHER OF A CLASS OF 2025 GRADUATE FROM FOREST HILL HIGH SCHOOL WITH A 4.6GPA, ACE GRADUATE A CURRENT RISING SECOND YEAR BUSINESS STUDENT AT FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY.
I'M ALSO A PROUD MEMBER OR PROUD PART OF THE CHAIR POSTAL PRESENTED THE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL TONIGHT. I DO WANT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION. I SERVED ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE
THAT WORKED LONG AND HARD TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY THAT COMES TO PROVIDING CONSISTENT HIGH QUALITY TEACHING ACROSS THE COUNTY.
LIKE SUE PRESENTED EARLIER, IT WAS NOT EASY. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME. AND THE EFFORT TO REALLY WE HAD THE EFFORT BUT WE COULDN'T FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT.
SO MY ASK TO THE BOARD IS TO USE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU THAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU AS A ROADMAP AS A GUIDE TO HELP YOU ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT HURT US AS A COUNTY.
THAT HURT OUR CHILDREN AS THEY MATRICULATE THROUGH SCHOOL. ONE OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS I HEARD THIS EVENING IS WE ARE A RATED SCHOOL. IMAGINE EVERY SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY WITH CONSISTENT HIGH
QUALITY TEACHING, IMAGINE THAT BEING THE STANDARD AND NEVER GOING AWAY. IMAGINE INCREASED GRADUATION RATES. INCREASED ATTENDANCE. INCREASED TEACHER SATISFACTION. LIKE WAS MENTIONED BY SOME OF
OUR EARLIER SPEAKERS. THE MINDSET OF THAT RECOMMENDATION IS CONSISTENCY. CONSISTENT QUALITY ACROSS THE BOARD. I THOUGH IT'S SOMETHING ALL OF YOU WANT AND SOMETHING WE WANT AND AS MY SON DEMONSTRATED, IF
YOU HAVE THE CORRECT SUPPORT, IF YOU HAVE THE CORRECT GUIDANCE IF YOU HAVE THE CORRECT MINDSET, AND NOT LEAVE ANYBODY OUT THE COUNTY WILL ALWAYS BE GREAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE
DADS AND HAVE A GREAT SUMMER. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU SO MUCH. BOARD MEMBERS THAT WILL BRING US TO OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM IS MY DISCUSSION ON PROJECT TANGO. I WILL EXPLAIN WHY I PUT THAT UP THERE. BUT I WILL START BY SAYING TO BE CLEAR I'M THAT AGAINST DATA
CENTERS. I'M THAT AGAINST THEM BUT I DO HAVE CONCERNS OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS SPEAKING TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION BECAUSE IT'S SO CLOSE TO OUR SCHOOLS. AND THERE'S BEEN A GROWING LIST OF PEOPLE YOU HEARD FROM SHARON
MERCHANT THAT WE HAVE THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON CITY OF WESTLAKE, INDIAN TRAILS, HAVE ALL REACHED OUT AND EXPRESSED CONCERNS TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AS WELL AS SENATOR BERMAN WHO YOU KNOW, IS
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE MEG WEINBERGER OUT THERE WHO IS A REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE. AND THEIR CONCERNS ARE BASICALLY WHAT YOU HEARD. CTA HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE THEY DID SHARE WITH US THEIR RESOLUTION AND SO THEY HAD ASKED ME WE DON'T DO RESOLUTIONS LIKE
THAT AS YOU KNOW. BUT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST LETTERS TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION TO THE GOVERNOR TO LEGISLATORS REGARDING DIFFERENT MATTERS. AND I CAN'T AS YOUR CHAIR WRITE A LETTER WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM ALL OF YOU AND DIRECTION.
I WOULD HAVE WAITED BUT THEY ARE MEETING JULY 15TH AND WE DON'T MEET UNTIL AFTER THAT DATE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT WILL GET DELAYED BUT AT THE CHANCE THAT IT DOESN'T I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU DO WANT ME TO WORK WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT TO WORK ON THE
ISSUE OF BASICALLY WHAT THE OTHERS HAVE SAID IF YOU WOULD ENTRUST US TO SAY THAT WE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE ON OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS NOT THAT WE'RE OPPOSED TO IT IT IS A MATTER OF ITS PROXIMITY. SO EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING AT SLOWING THINGS DOWN, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS. AND SO I WANTED TO SEE IF WE HAVE THE MAJORITY THAT WOULD LIKE TO ENTRUST ME TO WORK WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SEND A LETTER TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRIOR TO THEIR
MEETING EXPRESSING OUR CONCERN IN SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN AND FINALLY, THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS I DIDN'T REALIZE THINK ABOUT THE SENSORY ISSUES FOR ESE POPULATION. I HAVE LOOKED INTO AND I DID
DISCUSS IN THE PAST FULL DISCLOSURE WITH SHARON MERCHANT ABOUT THE LITHIUM BATTERIES I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE LOOKING INTO HOW LONG THEY WOULD BURN AND WHAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT WOULD BE BEING SO CLOSE TO OUR SCHOOL. SO JUST WANTED TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK.
SO MS. ANDREWS YOU ARE UP FIRST. >> THANK YOU. I'M UP FIRST AND IT IS MY DISTRICT. WE JUST BUILT THE NEW SADDLE VIEW ELEMENTARY. AND I DO KNOW SHARON MERCHANT I'VE CERTAINLY WORKED WITH Mr. LONGHOFER AND I AM IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY. PASSING BY THE SCHOOL. THE SITE IS SO CLOSE YOU COULD ALMOST WALK TO THE SCHOOL. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M CERTAINLY OPPOSED TO. HAVING A SITE THAT CLOSE TO A SCHOOL CENTER.
SO I DO GIVE YOU, MS. BRILL THE PERMISSION FROM ME AS THE BOARD MEMBER THAT REPRESENTS DISTRICT SIX TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT LETTER. I WOULD LIKE FOR Mr. BURKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT IS NOT NEW. THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR A LONGTIME. AND TALKING TO ME.
I'VE SPOKEN TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND ONE OF THE THINGS THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PEOPLE TAKE A LOOK. SO BEFORE I GO ON WITH MY THE OTHER PIECES THAT I WANT TO SAY I WANT TO SEE IF THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN PUT SOMETHING ON THE TABLE AS TO WHETHER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PEOPLE FROM THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY HAVE BEEN OUT TO THE SITE? >> Mike Burke: NO, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD TO THIS CONVERSATION. I DON'T THINK THERE'S RESEARCH AS FAR AS THE PROXIMITY AND WHAT WE COULD EXPECT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO PROVIDE
THE BOARD DIRECTION ON THIS. THIS IS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION. I REACHED OUT TO AN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COUNTY TO SAY KEEP RACK TRACK OF WHERE IT IS IN THE PROCESS AND LET THEM KNOW IF THIS MOVES FORWARD WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN
MITIGATION STRATEGIES THERE'S THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE. THERE'S LAND BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE SITE I THINK THIS IS A MATTER FOR THE BOARD. LIKE YOU WOULD HANDLE YOUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD WANTS TO MAKE AN ISSUE AND SENT A LETTER THROUGH YOUR CHAIR AND STAFF IS HERE TO SUPPORT WITH
DRAFTING THE LETTER BUT IT WILL BE BASED ON THE CONVERSATION WE HEAR TONIGHT THE POINTS THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO MAKE. >> >> Marcia Andrews: I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE MAKING POINTS I JUST KNOW THAT THE NOISE LEVEL IS SO CLOSE WE JUST DEDICATED SADDLE VIEW ELEMENTARY JUST ABOUT A FEW
WEEKS AGO. I'VE SEEN THE CHILDREN ON THE PLAYGROUND THEY ARE CLOSE IN PROXIMITY. WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT NOISE. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT ITSELF, THE CONCERNS OF HEALTH ISSUES THAT WE'VE HEARD THAT'S BEEN REITERATED OUT
WITH THE COMMUNITY THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY MEETINGS IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I AM OPPOSED TO IT BEING BUILT THERE. I REMEMBER WHEN THEY STARTED CONSTRUCTING THE ROAD CHANGES. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE OVER THERE. AND MOST PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW IT
WAS GOING TO BE AN A.I. CENTER UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PALM TREES CAME UP AND THE ROADS WERE WIDENED AND THE NEXT THING IT WAS GOING TO BE AN A.I. CENTER THE FAMILIES THAT BOUGHT THEIR HOMES AND BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL THAT ALL CAME BEFORE THIS
HAPPENED AND IT CAME QUICKLY WITHOUT A LOT OF COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND SO ON. SO I'M JUST IN FAVOR OF GETTING THE LETTER OUT ASAP. I KNOW IT'S UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION BUT WE KNOW WE DON'T WANT ANY A.I.
CENTERS CLOSE TO ANY OF OUR SCHOOLS NOT JUST SADDLE VIEW AND I'M HEARING TONIGHT THERE IS ANOTHER PROPOSAL FOR MORE THINGS TO HAPPEN IN THAT SAME AREA. IT IS NO GOOD FOR CHILDREN. IT IS NO GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND AS YOU'VE SEEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING
BECAUSE OF THE HAZARDS AND MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION NOW BUT WE JUST KNOW THAT THE NOISE, THE FANS THE ELECTRICITY, THE VIBRATIONS, WHATEVER IS GOING TO BE DONE IN THERE, THE WATER SUPPLY, ALL OF THE THINGS WILL IMPACT THAT COMMUNITY. AND YOU ALMOST AT THE 20 MILE
BEND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS IT'S THE SCHOOL AND THE A.I. CENTER. SITTING THERE TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY. IT IS A BAD THING. SO I WANT TO BE ON THE RECORD. I THINK IT'S TERRIBLE. IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT. I KNOW THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS
IN CHARGE IT WAS DONE HASTILY AND THE COMMUNITY DID NOT KNOW BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW AND I AM IN THE AREA ALL THE TIME. SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US A LEAST DO A LETTER TO LET THEM WE OPPOSE IT BEING CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL WITHIN PALM BEACH COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ALL OF THE REASONS WE HEARD TONIGHT AND WE'VE BEEN HEARING THIS FOR A WHILE. AND I'VE BEEN TALKING TO Mr. BURKE I'M GLAD IT'S ON THE TABLE AND I'M HOPING MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS WILL SAY WE DON'T WANT ANY A.I. CENTER. TALKING ABOUT FIVE MILES YOU CAN
WALK TO THE A.I. CENTER FROM SADDLE VIEW. IT IS A DISGRACE. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: BEFORE I GO TO MS. SAVIETTO ALL OF YOU RECEIVED THE RESOLUTION FROM CTA, THE SECOND PAGE START THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AFTER YOU SPEAK I
WILL SHOW YOU THOSE TWO PARAGRAPHS WOULD BE EASILY INCORPORATED INTO A LETTER. MS. SAVIETTO YOU ARE NEXT. >> MY COMMENT IS NOT GOING TO BE AGAINST OR IN FAVOR HAVING WORKED FOR COMMISSIONER WISE FOR SEVEN-AND-A-HALF YEARS I LEFT I
WOULD BE IGNORANT OF ANY OF US TO WRITE SOMETHING THAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I ASKED Mr. BURKE TO MEET WITH COMMISSIONER WISE TO LEARN ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY ARE ZONED FOR IT. SO THEY CAN PUT 2,000 COMPUTERS RIGHT NOW.
SO SAYING WE DON'T WANT IT, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, MS. BRILL, Mr. LANE, MARCIA ANDREWS PLEASE GIVE THEM A CALL AND MEET WITH HIM AND UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES SO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE SAYING NO TO. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ZONED
TO PUT WHATEVER THEY WANT ALMOST THERE. COMPUTER WISE. SO WE CAN SAY LET'S PROTECT OUR KIDS THAT THE IS FINE BUT LET'S BE EDUCATED EXACTLY HOW THEY ARE ZONED FOR AND WHAT THEY CAN DO
AND CANNOT DO AND THIS IS LIKE A SIDE BUILDING NEXT TO THE BIG BUILDING. I THINK WE SHOULD BE VERY WELL VERSED AND EDUCATED ABOUT IT AND WRITE IT BUT NOT WRITE IT BLANKLY WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT IS ALL ABOUT.
>> Karen Brill: I KNOW YOU DON'T MEAN TO BE DISRESPECTFUL SO YOU KNOW I'VE SPENT TWO MONTHS RESEARCHING IT. I DO KNOW IT'S ZONED. WE ARE NOT SAYING DON'T BUILD IT WE'RE SAYING IT SHOULDN'T BE SO CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL. UNTIL WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES ARE. THE EFFECT ON THE NOISE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS I'VE READ THE STUDIES AND I SENT ONE TO Mr. BURKE TO HAVE Mr. SANCHEZ GO THROUGH I'M NOT MAKING THE SUGGESTION UNEDUCATED. I'M MAKING THE SUGGESTION IT IS
NOT WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT THE COUNTY COMMISSION DOES BUT IF WE DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY I BELIEVE IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO EXPRESS THOSE CONCERNS. SO WITH THAT I WILL GO TO MS.
BRANCH. >> Gloria Branch: I AGREE THAT WE DO NEED TO WRITE A LETTER TO LEARN MORE. WE'RE NOT SAYING DON'T BUILD IT BUT IT IS REALLY CLOSE TO A SCHOOL. SO WE SHOULD BE ASKING QUESTIONS AND I DON'T THINK THEY MAY KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS. I WANTED TO SAY I AGREE WITH
CHAIR BRILL AND MS. ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: I WANT TO SPEAK AGAIN BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS YOU'VE SEEN THAT IN THE CTA'S INFORMATION I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SHARON
MERCHANT AND WE KNOW THE BUILDING IS THERE AND OUR CHILDREN ARE THERE IF WE DON'T GET AHEAD OF THIS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE ARE CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN AND I DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE RECORD LATER TO SAY I WAS WAITING ON THE STUDY. I KNOW WHAT I'VE HEARD ALREADY.
AND UNTIL I CAN GET THE INFORMATION TO SAY IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY IMPACT ON ANY OF THE CHILDREN OR THE COMMUNITY, I'M STANDING FIRM THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE THERE. I KNOW I DON'T CONTROL IT IT IS A COUNTY COMMISSION ISSUE. I'VE SPOKEN TO Mr. BURKE OVER
AND OVER ABOUT IT. AND I'VE TALKED TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHO HAVE BEEN TALKING TO ME. AND I AM ON RECORD. I WISH IT IT WAS NEVER EVER ZONED FOR THAT. THEY NEVER DREAMED PEOPLE WOULD BE LIVING OUT THERE AT THE 20
MILE BEND MS. SAVIETTO I'VE BEEN DRIVING OUT THERE FOR YEARS AND MY SCHOOLS ARE RIGHT THERE WITHIN THE 20 MILE BEND GOING TO BELLE GLADE. THEY PICKED AN AREA WHERE PEOPLE DID LIVE BUT WHEN THEY DECIDE TO BUILD IT PEOPLE WERE LIVING THERE.
THE WHOLE ARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN ALMOST BUILT AND THIS CAME BEHIND THE SCENES AFTER THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD BEEN BUILT AND OUR SCHOOL HAS BEEN BUILT. AND NOW WE HAVE LITTLE CHILDREN RIDING THEIR BICYCLES THEY CAN SEE IT FROM THEIR SCHOOL.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT I CAN BE CLEAR THAT OUR KIDS ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN DANGER AND I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE YET BUT I WANT TO KNOW THAT BUT I'M ON RECORD AS THE BOARD MEMBER FROM DISTRICT SIX I DO NOT CONTROL, I
WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT BUT I'M WORRIED NOW IF IT DOES GO THERE IT MAYBE HARMFUL TO OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. >> Karen Brill: I NEED DIRECTION DO ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WANT TO WEIGH-IN? Mr. LANE OR Mr. FERGUSON?
ABOUT WHETHER YOU AGREE TO HAVE A LETTER SEND FROM US. QUESTIONING IT. >> I THINK THAT MS. BRANCH AND MS. SAVIETTO RAISING A POINT WE NEED MORE INFORMATION. IF THIS DATA CENTER IS DANGEROUS
TO OUR CHILDREN, AND TO OUR [AUDIO INTERRUPTION] I THINK WE NEED THIS TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. >> Karen Brill: IF WE DO PUT TOGETHER A LETTER IT WILL BE RAISING THE POINTS WE HAVE IN
THE RESOLUTION AND ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION SAYING WE NEED MORE INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WILL NOT HARM THE STUDENTS. THERE IS NO GUARANTEES IN LIFE BUT WE NEED TO GET MORE INFORMATION IF YOU WILL ENTRUST ME TO WORK WITH SUPERINTENDENT AND COMMUNICATIONS TO SEND A
LETTER YOU WILL ALL GET A COPY OF IT. I CAN'T SHARE IT TO YOU IN DRAFT FORM I'VE CHECKED WITH GENERAL COUNSEL BECAUSE THAT WOULD VIOLATE SUNSHINE BUT WE HAVE DIRECTION AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON THAT.
>> Edwin Ferguson: SO CLEARLY I SUPPORT YOU GETTING AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE REGARDING THIS ISSUE OF THE DATA CENTERS MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY ARE LARGER NOW THAN THEY WERE IN TIMES PAST. IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVE THAT SAYS YEAH, IT DATA CENTERS DO
POLLUTE THE LOCAL WATER SUPPLY WHICH WOULD BE BAD. THEY ARE A BASE OF NOISE POLLUTION WHICH WOULD BE BAD ESPECIALLY FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? BECAUSE IT IS NOT OUR PROPERTY.
HAD WE SEND A LETTER SAYING PLEASE DON'T SUPPORT PROJECT TANGO. >> Karen Brill: I THINK WE CAN GET A COPY OF LETTERS SENT BY REPRESENTATIVE WEINBERGER AND SENATOR BERMAN. WE CAN'T STOP THEM FROM DOING IT
BUT IF THEY HEAR ENOUGH CONCERN PARTICULARLY FROM US, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE SCHOOL THERE. I DO THINK THAT THEY CAN PIVOT. WE ARE NOT SAYING WE ARE OPPOSED TO IT. PUT IT OUT FURTHER AWAY. PUT IT FIVE MILESES OUT AS SHARON MERCHANT SAID GET IT AWAY
FROM THEM SO THOSE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. I'M THROWING OUT. I DON'T WANT IT TO HARM ANYBODY. >> Edwin Ferguson: DO OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES NOT HAVE RESEARCH? >> Karen Brill: ACCORDING TO WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED THEY HAVE SENT LETTERS EXPRESSING THEIR
RESERVATIONS. >> Edwin Ferguson: I APPRECIATE ONE HAVING RESERVATIONS BUT WHAT FACTS DO THEY HAVE TO SUPPORT THEIR RESERVATIONS? HAVE THEY SECURED RESEARCH FROM ENTITIES? >> Karen Brill: THAT'S THE PROBLEM THERE ISN'T ANY RESEARCH THAT WE HAVE. SO THAT IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING.
>> Edwin Ferguson: I UNDERSTAND. >> Karen Brill: IT IS NOT IN MY BACKYARD IT IS THERE ARE CONCERNS AND SOME FACTUAL INFORMATION THAT WE KNOW ABOUT NOISE LEVELS. >> Edwin Ferguson: IT IS IN MY BACKYARD. >> Karen Brill: THAT IS NORMALLY
SOMETHING THAT IN MY OPINION IS SOMETHING THAT IS ACCEPTABLE BUT YOU DON'T WANT IT THERE. I'M NOT AGAINST HAVING A DATA CENTER ANYWHERE. BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO BE IMPACTING PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND SCHOOL'S HEALTH.
>> Edwin Ferguson: NOT IN MY BACKYARD. THAT IS NIMBY. SEND A LETTER AND SEE WHAT OTHER INFORMATION WE CAN GET. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A SAY ON THE THAT ISSUE. I SUPPORT YOU DOING WHAT YOU DO AS CHAIR. >> Karen Brill: HOPEFULLY OUR
LETTER WILL HAVE AN IMPACT. WE'LL WORK TOGETHER Mr. SUPERINTENDENT ON THAT. >> Mike Burke: JUST TO MAKE SURE WE WANT A LETTER THAT IS SEEKING MORE INFORMATION AND WE WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CONCERNS WE HAVE ABOUT THE NOISE AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PROXIMITY TO OUR SCHOOL.
BUT THIS LETTER IS NOT NECESSARILY OPPOSING. >> Mike Burke: I'M NOT SURE HOW REALISTIC THAT THE COMMISSION IS GOING TO RESPOND TO THE LETTER AND GIVE US A RESEARCH-DRIVEN REPORT ON WHAT WE CAN EXPECT
FROM THIS POTENTIAL FUTURE SITE. >> Karen Brill: IF I MAY I WILL READ BEFORE I GO TO YOU Mr. FERGUSON WHAT CTA PUT IN THE RESOLUTION IS THAT THEY FORMALLY OPPOSE THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL OF PROJECT TANGO AT OR NEAR LOCATIONS IMPACT PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. AND THEY ARE ASKING THEY CALL UPON LOCAL COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS. WE WILL BE CALLING UPON THE COUNTY TO DENY OR SUSPEND APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT UNTIL COMPREHENSIVE INDEPENDENT STUDIES ARE CONDUCTED ADDRESSING
NOISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING AND HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONSIDERATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE STRAIN INCLUDING ENERGY AND WATER USAGE AND LONG-TERM COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS. IT'S ASKING FOR THEM TO HALT
UNTIL THERE'S MORE INFORMATION A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY. THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY COULD JUST IGNORE IT OR THEY CAN TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION. AGAIN WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER IT. BUT I BELIEVE IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO EXPRESS THAT. Mr. FERGUSON DID YOU WANT TO
SAY SOMETHING. >> Edwin Ferguson: WE HAVE TWO OF THE BETTER GOVERNMENTAL ATTORNEYS IN THE STATE IF NOT THE NATION HERE IN TEAM PALM BEACH SHAWN BERNARD AND YOLANDA MORGAN. MY THOUGHT WOULD BE TO DO A PUBLIC RECORD REQUEST. IN THAT REGARD, HEAR WHAT I'M
SAYING THIS IS MY SPACE HERE. I WOULD ASK THE COUNTY WHAT RESEARCH WHAT REPORTS HAVE BEEN DONE ADDRESSING ALL THOSE THINGS? I THINK THAT WOULD BE A MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF YOUR TEAM. SUPERINTENDENT BURKE'S STANDPOINT IT'S ALL SPECULATIVE WE DON'T KNOW. LET'S FIND OUT WHAT THEY KNOW.
THERE IS NO EXCEPTION TO 119 THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO NOT TURNOVER THE INFORMATION. 119 WILL NOT PROHIBIT US FROM DOING THAT. THE MORE EFFECTIVE LETTER WOULD BE ONE REQUESTING ON THE FLORIDA STATUTE 119 TO PROVIDE US
STUDIES THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR POSSESSION. THEY MAY NOT HAVE STUDIES AND IT GIVES YOU SUPPORT. IF THEY HAVE THE STUDIES DONE BE IN THAT SPACE. >> Karen Brill: WHAT I'M THINKING IS WE MAKE THE
STATEMENTS INCLUDING WHAT CTA HAS SAID AND ASK AND GO INTO ASKING THEM FOR THE RECORDS I WOULD LIKE TO INROAR RATE I AGREE WITH YOU WE INCORPORATE WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR INTO WHAT WE'RE SAYING. I THINK THAT IS GREAT BECAUSE IT COMBINES BOTH.
>> SPELL OUT PURSUANT TO 119. MS. MORGAN DID YOU CATCH THAT? THANK YOU. THAT'S NOW GOING TO BRING US TO BD2, Mr. FERGUSON. >> Edwin Ferguson: I WILL BE QUICK BECAUSE THE KIDS KEEP
TEXTING ME. IN ANY EVENT, THAT LAST DDEC MEETING, SO YOU ALL CAN LOOK AT THE VIDEO BUT YEAH, THE SUBCOMMITTEE CAME UP WITH QUESTIONS IN REGARD TO HEY WHAT ARE WE DOING MY WORD IS NOT THEIRS TO SUPPORT BLACK STUDENTS
AND BROWN STUDENTS IN THAT REGARD HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND THEN OSWALD ATTEMPTED TO REPHRASE IT AND I THINK HE DID IT FROM THE SPACE HE UNDERSTANDS HOW WE NORMALLY APPROVE PROTOCOLS. THAT IS WHAT I WAS GETTING AT SPEAKING BEFORE.
AND THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF FRICTION SO I JUMPED IN BECAUSE I AM THE LIAISON FOR DDEC. IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT WE HAVE A SCHOOL PROCESSION PROBLEM NOT A CULTURE PROBLEM BUT PERSONS THAT PERCEIVE WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY
FOLLOWING 1003.42 SUBSECTION H WITH FIDELITY. WE HAD THIS INDIVIDUAL WHO COMES EVERY BOARD MEETING AND SAYS THIS THAT AND THE OTHER AND SOMETIMES IT'S OFFENSIVE. BUT IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT I
DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE EVER ACTUALLY DISCUSSED 1003.42 SO I WILL READ IT. I THINK TWO THINGS ARE TRUE. I DO THINK THAT WE DOING AN EFFECTIVE JOB IN ADHERING THE
STATUTE BUT WE CAN DO A MORE EFFECTIVE JOB LETTING THE WORLD KNOWING WHAT WE'RE DOING. I DO SEE A STEADILY LOSING BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS UNDER THE PERCEPTION THAT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU THEY BEING THE DISTRICT THEY DON'T LOVE YOU COME HERE.
AND IT'S STARTING TO HIT A HEAD. I WILL READ THE STATUTE BECAUSE I'M CONFIDENT MOST OF US HAVE NOT READY THIS. I SPOKE WITH HIM A MONTH AGO AND IT OCCURRED TO ME MAYBE HE HAS NOT READ THE STATUTE AND HE
ADMITTED HE HAD NOT READ THE STATUTE. IT SAYS WE ARE TO THINGS THAT WE MUST DO IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. G, THE HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST 1933-1945.
THE SYSTEMIC OF EUROPEAN JEWS BY NAZI GERMANY TO BE TAUGHT IN A MANNER THAT LEADS TO AN INVESTIGATION INTO HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF PREJUDICE AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A RESPONSIBLE AND RESPECTFUL
PERSON FOR ENCOURAGING TOLERANCE AND A SOCIETY AND PROTECTING DEMOCRATIC VALUES INCLUDING THE POWELL CECE
[AUDIO INTERRUPTION] EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST CERTIFY AND POW VIED EVIDENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT IN A MANNER DESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT AT REQUIREMENTS ARE MET THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE AND OFFER STANDARDS FOR THE INSTRUCTION REQUIRED BY THE PARAGRAPH AND MAY SEEK INFORMATION ON HOLOCAUST
EDUCATION OR STATE OR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HOLOCAUST EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT MAY CONTRACT WITH ANY STATE OR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HOLOCAUST EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP TRAINING FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL AND GRADE APPROPRIATE CLASS AND RESOURCES TO DEVELOP THE CURRICULUM.
I THINK WE KNOCKED THAT OUT OF THE PARK. I HAVE BEEN ACROSS THE STATE AND MOST COUNTIES DO NOT IMPLEMENT THAT PORTION OF THE STATUTE WITH THE SAME FIDELITY THAT WE DO. KUDOS TO TEAM PALM BEACH I STAND BEHIND MAKING SURE WE CONTINUE
TO KEEP THAT IN THE SPACE OF EDUCATIONAL SPACE HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY LET'S LOOK AT SUBSECTION H AND THIS HAS BEEN CHANGED. BECAUSE OF THE CONFLATION OF THE D.E.I. HIS THAT WAS NOTHING TO DO WITH D.E.I. BECAUSE IS Facebook ALL WITH REGARD TO
HISTORY. IT SAYS THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IS SOMETHING THAT MUST BE TAUGHT IN OUR SCHOOLS INCLUDING EDUCATION BEFORE THE POLITICAL CONFLICTS THAT LEAD TO SLAVERY. THE ENSLAVEMENT EXPERIENCE, AN LIFTS AND THE HISTORY OF WUTIONS
OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA TO SOCIETY. STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND PREJUDICE, RACISM AND STEREOTYPE ON INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS AND EXAMINE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A RESPONSIBLE AND RESPECTFUL PERSON TO ENCOURAGE TOLERANCE OF DIVERSITY AND FOR NURTURING AND DEMOCRATTING DEMOCRATIC VALES
AND INSTITUTIONS. INSTRUCTION SHALL INCLUDE THE ROLLS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIVE AND LEARN THROUGH THEIR LIVES AS ARTISTS, BUSINESS PEOPLE, INFLUENTIAL THINKERS, MEMBERS OF THE FAITH COMMUNITY AND POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT
ALLEYEDERS AND THE STEPS THEY TOOK TO FULFILL THE PROMISE OF DEMOCRACY. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN AMERICAN SOCIETY EASTERN IN THE MOST DIFFICULT
CIRCUMSTANCES. PERSONNEL MAY FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS AND HOW THE INDIVIDUAL PERSONS HAVE BEEN INFRINGED BY SLAVERY, RACIAL SEGREGATION AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND TOPICS RELATING TO THE FORMAL OF LAWS RESULTING IN RACIAL OPPRESSION.
JIM CROW. WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF THAT. RACIAL SEGREGATION AND RACIAL DISCRYPT NATION AND HOW RECOGNITION OF THESE FREEDOMS OVERTURNED THE LAWS. CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION MAY NOT BE USED TO INDOCTRINATE OR PERSUADE STUDENTS TO A PARTICULAR POINT
OF VIEW INCONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES IN SUBSECTION 3. SUBSECTION 3 SAYS THE LEGISLATURE ACKNOWLEDGES THE TRUTH THAT ALL PERSONS ARE EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW AND HAVE RIGHTS ACCORDINGLY INSTRUCTION IS SUPPORTING MATERIALS ON THE TOPICS ENUMERATED MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE FOLLOWING
PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM. NO PERSON IS RACIST, SEXIST OR OPPRESSOR. SOLE BY VIRTUE OF HIS OR HER RACE OR SEX. NO RACE IS SUPERIOR. NO PERSON SHOULD BE DISCRIMED AGAINST OR RECEIVE ADVERSE
TREATMENT ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, ORIGIN, DISABILITY OR SEX. MAIER TOCKSY TRAITS AS A HARD WORK ETHIC ARE NOT RACIST BUT FUNDAMENTAL TO THE RIGHT TO PURSUE HAPPINESS AND REWARDED FOR INDUSTRY. A PERSON BY VIRTUE OF HIS OR HER
SEX DOES NOT [INAUDIBLE] FACILITATE AND USES CURRICULA TO ADDRESS IN AN AGE APPROPRIATE MANNER HOW THE FREEDOMS OF
PERSONS HAVE BEEN INFRINGED BY SEGREGATION, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION INCLUDING TOPICS RELATED TO THE FORM OF LAWS RESULTING IN SEXISM, RACIAL OPPRESSION, AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION INCLUDING HOW THE FREEDOMS OVERTURNED THE LAWS.
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND INSTRUCTION MAY NOT BE USED TO PERSUADE STUDENTS TO A POINT OF VIEW. WHY THEY PUT THE SAME LANGUAGE I DON'T KNOW. ANYWAY. SO PICKING UP WHERE I LEFT OFF. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST CERTIFY AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT AND I WILL SUBMIT
TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED THE DEPARTMENT THAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL OVER INSTRUCTION BY THE AND RECEIVE EDUCATION FROM HISTORY TASK FORCE OR ANY STATE OR FALLLY RECOGNIZED AFRICAN-AMERICAN
EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT MAY CONTRACT WITH ANY STATE OR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AFRICAN-AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP TRAINING FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL AND GRADE APPROPRIATE CLASSROOM RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPED CURRICULUM. NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT PERSONS ARE REFERRING TO.
THE QUESTION IS WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? I WAS SPEAKING TO ATTORNEY MORGAN AND I'VE BEEN HEARING SINCE BEFORE I GOT ON THE BOARD, THAT IT'S IN BLENDER, BLENDER. BUT SOME TEACHERS TELL ME IT DOESN'T SHOW UP IN THE
DAY-TO-DAY EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AND OTHERS DO. MORGAN ASSURED ME IT'S THERE. WE AS A DISTRICT NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB EXPLAINING TO PEOPLE HOW WE ARE DOING THAT WITH FIDELITY WE WE MONTHLY, WEEKLY
ARE IN LINE WITH SUBSEC SON G AND I SUPPORT THAT. THAT IS A TRAUMATIC PART OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WHICH IS THE HOLOCAUST AND EUGENICS A PRECURSOR AND WE SEE THE UGLINESS OF HUMANITY IN THAT REGARD. I DON'T SEE ANYONE OFFENDING
PERSONS WHO GRANDMOTHER OR FATHER WAS A NAZI AS IF IT WAS SOME GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY THAT CRAP JUST HAPPENED AND IT'S REARING ITS UGLY HEAD WE HAD A MURDER IN AUSTRALIA AS AN EXAMPLE. WE HAVE TO LEARN FROM OUR PAST WE ARE GOING TO REPEAT IT.
I WOULD ARGUE THIS D.E.I. STUFF IS A CONFLATION. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE TEACHERS TOLD ME THEY ARE AFRAID TO ADHERE TO SECTION H BECAUSE THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT PARENTS SUING THEM UNDER THE PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF
EDUCATING THEM ON THAT. IF YOU ARE ADHERING TO THIS AND NOT TRYING TO BRAINWASH PEOPLE TO SEE A THING A CERTAIN WAY YOU ARE IN LINE WITH THE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS. I THINK WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB AND I PRECIOUS BIFURCATING THAT DEPARTMENT BECAUSE BRIAN
QUIT BECAUSE HE SAID YOU ARE PUTTING TOO MUCH ON MY PLATE YOU HAVE ME TEACH BEING SUBSECTION G, H, I I'M GOING CRAZY AND TEACHING WHATEVER. WE HAVE ETHEL KENNEDY WHO OVERSEES THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN PART OF IT. LET'S MAKE SURE WE ARE SUPPORTING AT THAT TIME DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
BECAUSE THAT IS OUR LARGEST IF WE DID IT BY PERCENTAGE, THE GREAT HE HAVE NUMBER OF STUDENTS NOT STAYING WITH THIS DISTRICT I SUSPECT IN ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS ARE BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS AND IT'S BECAUSE THERE IS A PERCEPTION, A PERCEPTION I
DIDN'T SAY IT WAS A REALITY BUT A PERCEPTION THAT WE ARE NOT TRYING TO WALK IN LINE WITH 20100342.H. WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB MOVING FORWARD AND I'M CALLING ON YOU YOU ALL HAVE YOUR
NETWORKS YOU WERE DULY ELECTED. MY VOICE HAS NO MORE MERIT THAN YOURS AND I'M YOU TO USE YOUR VOICE. A MATTER OF MORALITY, BUSINESS, WHATEVER REASON YOU WANT TO USE TO DO IT. LET'S MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING ALL
WE CAN TO BETTER PROMOTE WE ARE FOLLOWING 1003.42 SUBSECTION H AND THIS IS YOUR BEST PLACE. CHARTER SCHOOLS WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL IT WAS MORE SO LIKE A DISCIPLINARY SECTION. WE HAD GOLD COAST AND CHARTER
SCHOOLS AND THERE WAS ALTHOUGH LIKE WHERE THE BAD KIDS GO. LAST CHANCE BEFORE YOU GET KICKED OUT. AND NOW IT'S MONETIZED TO THE DETRIMENT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY THE STATE AND THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN WHILE WE CAN TO TIE THAT OFF AND MAKE
PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE STAND WITH US. THE CONFUSION NOT CONFUSION THE CONFLICT HAD IN THE DDEC MEETING IS MY WORDS NOT THEIRS WAS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEPTION THAT WE DON'T GIVE A DARN ABOUT THE BLACK CHILD. AND BROWN CHILD FOR THAT MATTER.
NOW, I KNOW THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY TRUE. BUT AGAIN WE LOOK HOW WE FOLLOW G BEST IN THE STATE. MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD ALL THE LARGE COUNTIES THEY CAN LEARN FROM US.
BECAUSE WE ARE LEADERS OF THE INDUSTRY IN THAT REGARD. WHEN IT COMES TO SUBSECTION H NOT SO WELL. SO THAT IS WHY I'M SPEAKING TO YOU WE HAVE A SOLID MONTH AND I'M ASKING YOU I WOULD ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT 1003.42
SUBSECTION H THE LIFE OF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE STATE REALLY DO DEPEND ON US BEING OUTWARD FACING IN TERMS OF OUR SUPPORT FOR THIS STATUTE. I WANT TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION WITH YOU AND THAT IS MY PLEA TO YOU ALL WHETHER IT IS A MATTER
OF MORALITY OR BUSINESS ARE YOU KEEPING MORE STUDENTS IN THE SEAT AND BRINGING STUDENTS BACK WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE. IF WE DON'T, YEAH, I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE A DISTRICT AS WE KNEW IT IN ANOTHER 10 TO 15 YEARS. I DON'T THINK THAT IS A PROFOUND
STATEMENT WE HAVE TO DO RIGHT BY WHAT HAS BEEN A MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY THE BLACK MAN AND WOMAN AND LAT MAN AND WOMAN THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: I WILL NOW TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'M SORRY.
Mr. LANE I DIDN'T SEE THAT EITHER. THANK YOU. >> Matthew Lane: I HAVE BEEN THINKING THAT MONTH AFTER MONTH AFTER MONTH WHEN I HEAR MY FRIEND CARLESIMO HAM METHOD SPEAK, IF WE HAVE A CERTIFICATION IF NOTHING ELSE, PROVIDE IT TO BROTHER CARL.
BECAUSE HE COMES IN MONTH AFTER MONTH. WE'RE NOT COMPLYING. I SUSPECT WE ARE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE HIM WITH THAT CERTIFICATION THAT WE ARE I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE STATUTE. I SUSPECT WE'RE COMPLYING WITH IT.
PLEASE PROVIDE IT TO HIM AND IF WE NEED TO MAYBE SIT DOWN WITH HIM AND EXPLAIN IT TO HIM SO WE DON'T HEAR MONTH AFTER MONTH AFTER MONTH WE ARE NOT COMPLYING. I SUSPECT WE ARE. >> Karen Brill: Mr. LANE SO YOU KNOW I HAVE SAT WITH CARL
MOHAMMED AND WE PROVIDED THAT HE WANTED TO COME IN AS A CONSULTTANT TO BE PAID AS A CONSULTANT WE ARE DOING THAT BUT I AGREE WITH Mr. FERGUSON WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF NO, WE'RE NOT. I'M SORRY I SAID HE WANTED TO
COME IN AS A CONSULTANT AND NO WE ARE NOT. >> Matthew Lane: SOMEONE. >> Karen Brill: -- STAFF HAS THE PRIOR SUPERINTENDENT HAD ALSO DONE THAT. I BELIEVE Mr. BURKE MAY HAVE
ALREADY SAT WITH HIM, TOO. BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB PROMOTING THAT WE ACTUALLY DO FOLLOW THE STATUTE. SO I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE. Mr. FERGUSON I WILL LET YOU GO. >> Edwin Ferguson: THANK YOU. ANOTHER POINT THAT I MEANT TO
MENTION IS THAT MOST SCHOOLS IN A LOT OF SCHOOLS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE TITLE ONE YOU HAVE SACK DOLLARS ONE THING I'VE ENCOURAGED THE PEOPLE TO TO JOIN YOUR LOCAL SACK BECAUSE YOU CAN DIRECT HOW THAT MONEY IS SPENT IF YOU WANT MORE PROGRAMMING IN
LINE WITH 1003.42H YOU CAN EASILY GET THAT DONE BY DIRECTING THE PRINCIPAL AND THE REST OF THE GROUP TO THE SACK TO SPEND MONEY IN THAT FASHION. SO THAT'S THE ONE THING AND DISTRICT 7 I WOULD SAY WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS CONVERSATION
IF YOU WANT MORE PROGRAMMING IN THIS REGARD, JOIN THE SACK, GET IT DONE BECAUSE WE HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT CAN BE REALLOCATED IN THAT REGARD. THE BIGGER ISSUE IS OUTSIDE OF DISTRICT 7 THAT IS A MINORITY DISTRICT EVEN NOW FROM A
DEMOGRAPHIC STAND OUT. THE WEST BODA AND JUPITER, AREAS WHERE YOU COULD SAY MAYBE THE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE MORE CAUCASIAN HAVING THOSE COMMUNITIES COMFORTABLE WITH HAVING THIS DISCUSSION. GUESS WHAT?
WHITE STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW, TOO. YOU KNOW THERE'S NO NEED TO BE WALKING IGNORANT AS 18 AND 19-YEAR-OLD GOING TO COLLEGE AND NOT REALIZING THE GREATNESS OF OTHER RACES. WE ALL HAVE GRACES. I CANNOT THINK OF ONE RACE THAT
HAS NOT CONTRIBUTED IN A SUBSTANTIAL WAY TO HUMANKIND, TO MANKIND AND WE NEED TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING IT'S NOT ABOUT QUOTAS AND NOT D.E.I. THAT IS WHY I SAID IT'S CONFLATION. IGNORANCE IS A BAD THING THAT IS WHAT I WOULD TELL THE BROTHER
BUT WE CAN'T SPEAK TO THEM. CAN SOMEBODY POUR SENSE INTO HIS HEAD. PUTTING HIM TO THE SIDE, I THINK WE OWE IT TO THE 1 MILLION PLUS PEOPLE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY TO DO ALL WE CAN WHILE WE CAN TO MAKE SURE WE ARE OPTIMIZING THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL
STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS ARE NOT FOOLISH ENOUGH TO OPT-OUT OF THE TRUTH. BECAUSE ADDRESSING THE HISTORY AND HUMANITY OF BLACK PEOPLE IS NEVER A BAD THING AND IT DOESN'T HURT ANYBODY NO REASONABLE MINDED PEOPLE. AND I'M WORKING WITH REASONABLE MINDED PEOPLE HERE ALL SIX OF
YOU AND EVERYBODY HERE IN THE DISTRICT. LEGALITY'S BE AS PROACTIVE AS WE CAN TO LET THE WORLD KNOW WE ARE MEETING THE METRICS AND LET'S CELEBRATE BLACKNESS AND LATINO BROTHERS AND SISTERS IT'S IN THE STATUTE BUT THE BLACK PART IS
EASIEST ENOUGH FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND. I'M NOT SAYING YOU ARE DOING IT ON PURPOSE BUT THERE'S SENT. OUT THERE THAT WE AS A DISTRICT DON'T CARE TO UPLIFT EVERYTHING HISTORICALLY ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE AND IF WE CONTINUE TO ALLOW THAT TO BE OUT THERE WE ARE GOING TO
LOSE MORE AND MORE STUDENTS THE DISTRICT WILL GET SMALLER AND SMALLER AND AT SOME POINT YOUR JOB WILL BE ON THE LINE. SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, THAT'S MY REQUEST. I KNOW YOU WILL BE SIPPING ON MY TIE'S.
WE ARE GOING TO DO DEEP SEA FISHING. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING AND I WANT US TO DO ALL WE CAN NEXT YEAR IS THE MOST IMPORTANT YEAR. AND LET'S IMPROVE FOLLOWING THE PORTION OF THE STATUTE THIS YEAR AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY
KNOWS AND WE'VE GROWN AND SHOWN IMPROVEMENT. THAT IS WHAT I THINK THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE DDEC HAVE BEEN ASKING US TO DO OVER THE YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> Karen Brill: I WILL NOW TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION AND SECONDED.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE FATHERS OUT THERE. ENJOY YOUR SUMMER AND TAKE YOUR TWO CUTIES HOME THEY ARE SO GROWN-UP. YOU HAVE A PRINCESS THERE