>> DISTRICT 1, MATTHEW JAY LANE. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 2, VIRGINIA SAVIETTO. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 3, KAREN BRILL. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 4, ERICA WHITFIELD. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 5, GLORIA BRANCH. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 6, MARCIA ANDREWS. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 7, EDWIN FERGUSON. >> HERE. >> Karen Brill: INSPECTOR
GENERAL THERESA MICHAEL AND TONY SINCLAIR. SENIOR STAFF MEMBER ALSO JOIN US AS DIRECTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. TONIGHT THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WILL BE PERFORMED BY SCOTT HUTCHINS A SPECIALIST IN THE SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT. WOULD EVERYONE STAND FOR THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL BURKE. ♪O SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT♪ ♪WHAT 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 ROCKET'S RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR♪ ♪GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE♪ ♪O SAY DOES THAT STAR-SPANGLED
BANNER YET WAVE♪ ♪O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪.
[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.
>> Karen Brill: VIEWERS AND LISTENERS CAN ACCESS THE MEETING BY EITHER WATCHING ON COMCAST CHOON E8S 234 AND 235, U VERSE 99 OR USING THE LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE. IN THE EVENT THE LINK IS
INTERRUPTED SWITCH OVER TO THE TV CHANNELS. ALL BOARD MEETINGS ARE RECORDED IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND POSTED ON THE WEBSITE WITHIN 24 HOURS. BOARD MEMBERS WE HAVE SIX SETS OF MINUTES TO APPROVE. I WILL TAKE A MOTION.
MOTION BY MS. BRANCH AND SECONDED BY MS. WHITFIELD. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I HAVE ONE ITEM TO ADD P4 GOOD CAUSE EXISTS SO THAT EMPLOYEES CAN BEGIN IN THEIR NEW POSITIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Mr. SUPERINTENDENT DO YOU HAVE ITEMS TO WITHDRAW. >> Mike Burke: WITHDRAW FMPA4. >> Karen Brill: WE HAVE ONE ITEM PULLED LD2 PULLED FROM CONSENT ANY OTHER ITEMS YOU WISH TO
PULL? SEEING NONE I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. MOTION AND SECONDED ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WILL BRING US TO
DISCLOSURES AND ABSTENTIONS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A DISCLOSURE. >> Erica Whitfield: I WILL BE RECUSING ON THE VOTE ON LD2 BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF MY RELATIVE. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THAT WILL BRING
US TO SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS PLVMENT SUPERINTENDENT. >> Mike Burke: THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT MAINTAINED THE A RATING FROM THE STATE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. WE REMAIN A RATED.
BIG RELIEF. WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE DOWN THE SIGN WE GET TO KEEP OUR A RATING HERE. AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE DISTRICT RATING THAT REPRESENTS THE AGGREGATE OF ALL THE WORK OUR SCHOOLS DO.
THAT IS THE WORK IS DONE IN OUR CLASSROOMS ACROSS LAST YEAR IT WAS 183 SCHOOLS AND THEY ALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE A AND INDIVIDUALLY OUR SCHOOLS WE HAVE 143 DISTRICT OPERATED SCHOOLS RATED A OR B AND THAT IS 40% OF
OUR SCHOOLS AND THAT HAS GROWN AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR SCHOOLS HOW THEY IMPROVED WE HAD 38 SCHOOLS THAT WENT UP A LETTER GRADE OVER 20%. WE HAD A STRONG YEAR WE HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE AND WE HAVE POSITIVE MOMENTUM GOING INTO
NEXT YEAR AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SET OUR GOALS HIGH. WE KNOW THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE BUT IT'S NICE WHEN WE CONTINUE THE IMPROVEMENT AND WE'RE POISED FOR THAT WITH THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. SCHOOLS, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
HAS GONE FROM A C TO A, AND WESTGATE, A FER C TO A AND GLADE VIEW ELEMENTARY C TO A. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL TEAM PALM BEACH. THIS TIME OF YEAR IS ALSO I GET THE CHANCE WE HAVE A SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM.
AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE 76 INTERNS THAT WORK IN DEPARTMENTS AND ALSO OUT IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND YESTERDAY I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH SEVERAL INTERNS AND SEE THE WORK AND IT WAS IMPRESSIVE. THESE 78 INTERNS THEY ARE ELITE GROUP.
WE HAD 2500 APPLICATIONS FOR THESE INTERNSHIPS AND I SEE A COUPLE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT. YOU KNOW, JUST AS WE'RE COMING OFF GRADUATIONS IN MAY AND GETTING A CHANCE TO SEE OUR INTERNS AT WORK IS JUST REAFFIRMS WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
WE CAN BE PROUD OF OUR GRADUATES AND INTERNS THEY JUMP RIGHT IN AND THEY ARE PROFESSIONAL YOUNG PEOPLE THEY HAVE THE SOFT SKILLS AND THE KNOWLEDGE AND WE'RE LEARNING FROM THEM WHILE THEY ARE LEARNING FROM US. SO IT'S BEEN A NICE THING. I WILL WRAP IT UP HERE.
LAST REMINDER IS WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR COMING UP ON AUGUST 10TH THERE'S TIME TO REGISTER IF ANYONE IS WATCHING GO TO OUR WEB SITE, PALM BEACH SCHOOLS.ORG/ENROLL FOR KINDERGARTENERS WE HAVE A
SPECIAL PAGE,/KINDERGARTEN YOU CAN SIGN UP TO BE THE CLASS OF 2039 AND YOU WILL GET A FREE READINESS KIT AND THE SCHOOLS WILL BE HAPPY TO WELCOME YOU AND GIVE YOU A TOUR AND WHATEVER YOU NEED FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. OUR TEACHERS WILL BE BACK ON
AUGUST 3 AND THEN THE STUDENTS RETURN ON AUGUST 10TH AND THEY CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. >> Matthew Lane: I ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE IN JUNE ALONG WITH
OUR DELEGATES AND MS. SAVIETTO AND Mr. FERGUSON I THOUGHT I WOULD USE MY FOUR MINUTES TO SHARE SOME OF THE VALUABLE INSIGHTS THAT I GAINED FROM THE CONFERENCE. I ATTENDED MANY SEMINARS BUT THE ONE THAT RESONATED WITH ME WAS
ENTITLED BUILDING SCHOOLS THAT FAMILIES CHOOSE. AND THE CENTRAL MESSAGE OF THIS SEMINAR WAS SIMPLE. PARENTS HAVE CHOICES. TODAY FAMILIES ARE SHOPPING FOR SCHOOLS. APPROXIMATELY 70% OF PARENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 30 ACTIVELY SHOP FOR THE SCHOOL THEY BELIEVE
IS THE BEST FIT FOR THEIR CHILD. IF WE WANT THOSE FAMILIES TO CHOOSE ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS, WE MUST CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE WHY OUR SCHOOLS ARE THE BEST CHOICE FOR THEIR CHILD. THE SEMINAR EMPHASIZED THAT PERSONALIZED EDUCATION IS NOW THE PRIMARY REASON THAT PARENTS
CHOOSE ONE SCHOOL OVER ANOTHER. THE NUMBER ONE FACTOR PARENTS CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A SCHOOL IS WHETHER THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IS OFFERED IS CUSTOMIZED TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL CHILD'S NEEDS, INTERESTS AND FUTURE GOALS.
IN THE GOOD NEWS IS, THIS IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST STRENGTHS IF WE USE IT. BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND RESOURCES OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE CAN OFFER OPPORTUNITIES THAT OTHER SCHOOLS CANNOT. WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED CHOICE PROGRAMS IN AREAS SUCH AS LAW, MEDICAL, BUSINESSES, MARKETING, FINANCE, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION POLICE ACADEMY, FIREFIGHTING ACADEMY AND TEACHING AND MANY OTHER
CAREER PATHWAYS. WE OFFER EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING ACE, CAMBRIDGE, DUAL ENROLLMENT AND ADVANCED PROGRAMS. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AMONG OUR GREATEST COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES AND THEY ARE EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD BE EXPANDING AND
HIGHLIGHTING WHEN WE MARKET TO FAMILIES. THE SEMINAR EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING A STRONG SCHOOL BRAND. AND A BRAND IS NOT A LOGO FOR A COLOR OR A MASCOT. A TRUE BRAND IS THE REPUTATION A
SCHOOL EARNS THROUGH THE DAILY TEACHING, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, FAMILY TRUST, STUDENT BELONGING AND COMMUNITY PERCEPTION. EVERY SCHOOL SHOULD BE ABLE TO ABS SEVERAL IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. WHAT DO WE WANT FAMILIES TO KNOW ABOUT OUR SCHOOL?
WHAT DO WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE PROUD OF? WHAT DO CURRENT FAMILIES SAY ABOUT US WHEN WE ARE NOT IN THE ROOM? WHAT DO WE WANT STUDENTS TO FEEL WHEN THEY WALK THROUGH OUR DOORS? AND WHY IS THIS SCHOOL DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO PARENTS?
IF THE AT THE SAME TIME WE NEED A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING WHY SOME OF OUR FAMILIES ARE CHOOSING TO LEAVE OUR SCHOOLS AND ENROLL ELSEWHERE. THE RESEARCH PRESENTED THE CONFERENCE SHOWED THAT IN ADDITION TO PERSONALIZED EDUCATION PARENTS CONSIDER
SCHOOL SAFETY, BULLYING AND THEIR PERCEPTION OF THE CURRICULUM THAT WE'RE OFFERING THAT MEANS OUR COMMUNICATION MUST BE INTENTIONAL, CONSISTENT AND CLEAR. EVERY ADMINISTRATOR AND STAFF MEMBERS SHOULD HAVE COMMON TALKING POINTS SO THAT WE ALL COMMUNICATE THE SAME MESSAGE TO FAMILIES.
AND OUR MOST EFFECTIVE AMBASSADORS ARE OUR PRINCIPALS THEY ARE TRUSTED LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WE SHOULD INVEST THE TIME NECESSARY TO ENSURE THEY ARE EQUIPPED. THE SEMINAR CONCLUDED WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT IT'S ALL
ABOUT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND WE PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY PARENT UNDERSTANDS WHY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR THEIR CHILD. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. Mr. FERGUSON. >> Edwin Ferguson: THANK YOU
BEFORE I GET STARTED, THE TWO STUDENTS, I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU ON ZOOM GOOD TO SEE I'M OLD MAKE SURE THAT YOU REINTRODUCE YOURSELF AND GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN AND I'M HEARING GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU AND HOPE YOU
HAVE A GOOD INTERNSHIP. ARGENTINA WON SO BOARD MEMBER SAVIETTO AND I CAN BE FRIENDS ANOTHER DAY. I'M PULLING FOR SPAIN ON SUNDAY. BUT WE WILL BE BACK FRIENDS AFTERWARDS. ANYWAY THANK YOU.
GREAT TO BE BACK WITH EVERYBODY I HOPE ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD A CHANCE TO RELAX AND DO TRAVELING AND RECHARGE FOR WHAT I EXPECT TO BE A DYNAMIC SCHOOL YEAR. IF JUNE IS ANY INDICATOR WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO, I
ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO GET THEIR POPCORN READY. SPEAKING OF JUNE ON JUNE 16TH I HAD THE HONOR OF MODERATING A SYMPOSIUM FOR BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS IN LAKE PARK. SEVEN OF THE CAUCUS' MEMBERS
PRESENTED ON A RANGE OF SUBJECTS THAT EVERY CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE SHOULD BE VERSED IN. 50 PEOPLE CAME TO THE EVENT IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT. THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO PRESENTED AND THE AUDIENCE WAS PRODUCTIVE AND
SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED WILL BE ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE BY RESIDENTS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. GREAT JOB BLACK CAUCUS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS. ON JUB 25, I FLEW TO DENVER TO PRESENT IN THE CITY'S COMPETITION AS PART OF THE
RIVIERA BEACH'S DELEGATION RIVIERA BEACH WAS ONE OF 20 FINALISTS TO COMPETE FOR THE DESIGNATION OF 2026 ALL AMERICA CITY. JUST SO YOU KNOW, 1700 CITIES AND TOWNS APPLIED TO BE RECOGNIZED THIS YEAR AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY WHEN THE DUST
DEATHSED RIVIERA BEACH IS ONE OF THE CITIES. RIVIERA BEACH COUNCILWOMAN, AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE STAFF, DID AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING JOB HELPING THE NATION LEARN ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THAT OCCURRING IN
RIVIERA BEACH. ADDITIONALLY, RIVIERA BEACH'S WIN WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE YOUTH COUNCIL WHILE IN DENVER. EACH STUDENTS SEVEN OF THEM ARE ENROLLED IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ENJOY WATCHING THEM GROW OVER THE SEVERAL WEEKS WE
PREPARED OR PRESENTATION FOR THE JUDGES IN DENVER. THIS IS A HUGE FEATHER IN THE CAP OF RIVIERA BEACH AND I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THE CITY MAKES A RUN FOR THIS AWARD SOONER THAN LATER. KUDOS TO THE RIVIERA BEACH.
THE MONTH OF JULY, THE CLEANUP IN COLLABORATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON JULY 25 AT NEW BETHER CHURCH 9119TH STREET. WE'LL START AT 8:00 A.M. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME OR VIA
E-MAIL AT PROJECT UP LYFT PBC AT GMAIL.COM. THIS AND EVERY THURSDAY THE RIVIERA FOOD PANTRY PROVIDES FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF HEALTHY MEALS. 561-201-9897 OR SHOW UP IN
RIVIERA BEACH THURSDAY BETWEEN NOON AND 12:30. AND I'VE STATED IT IS AN ENJOYABLE AND WORTHWHILE EVENT AND PARTICIPANTS ARE GUARANTEED TO WALK AWAY WITH ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH SERVING PERSONS IN NEED.
PHYSICAL FITNESS, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO JOIN THE 31 DAY RUNNING STREAK CHALLENGE IT IS A RUN JOG AND A WALK BUT DO SOMETHING EVERYDAY CHALLENGE. I TOOK UP THE CHALLENGE AND I'VE JOGGED, WALKED OR RAN EVERYDAY I'M UP TO 56 MILES FOR THIS
MONTH AND I'M TARGETING 110 MILES FOR THE MONTH THAT IS A PERSONAL RECORD FOR ME. SO I GOT A WAYS TO GO. WALKING IN PARTICULAR DOES WONDERS FROM YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM WE HAVE HAD A ELECTED OFFICIAL PASS AWAY ON
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. AND AS I SAID, WALKING IS GREAT FOR YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM WHEN DONE CONSISTENTLY. TAKE UP WILL CHALLENGE YOUR BODY WILL THANK YOU FOR IT. LAST, I WANT TO ECHO THE
SENTEDMENTS REGARDING THE IMPROVEMENT WE SAW IN TERMS OF SCHOOL GRADES. I WILL BE SENDING NOTES TO CONGRATULATE THE PRINCIPALS AND STAFF ON THE WORK THEY DID. HAVING SAID THAT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS FOR THE SHIFT OF THEIR LEADERS AND TEAM CREATED OR ARE
CREATING. CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL. FIRST B SINCE 2012 GREAT JOB THERE ARE PEOPLE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY WHO WROTE CARVER MIDDLE OFF FOR GOOD. CARVER IS BACK. MA THUNE ELEMENTARY, I WAS
GETTING OUT OF DIAPERS IN 2009. GREAT JOB ON THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BACK-TO-BACK B'S. I'M IMPRESSED BY THAT BECAUSE WE SEE THE C SCHOOLS DO THE EBB AND FLOW AND THEY GO BACK TO WHAT I
GUESS IS THE MEDIAN OF THE BUT GLADE CENTRAL SAYS NOT SO. HAVING TWO B'S BACK-TO-BACK, I'M SURE BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS IS HAPPY ABOUT THAT. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. JOHN F. KENNEDY SECURED A B FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONGTIME IF
NOT EVER. GREAT JOB TO Mr. CLARK AND HIS TEAM AND I EXPECT ANOTHER B THIS YEAR. LINCOLN, REALLY WENT OUT THE WAY YOU WANT TO GO OUT WHICH IS STRONG. ANOTHER B AFTER YEARS OF C'S
THAT TEAM GOT B'S. HATE TO SEE LINCOLN CLOSE BUT I'M SURE THAT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BE BRIGHT FOR WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY AND FOR WEST RIVIERA AND BA THUNE AS THEY TAKE ON THE STUDENTS GRADES
3-5 BEING DISPERSED FROM LINCOLN ELEMENTARY. AND ALSO THE K-2 ARE GOING TO WEST RIFF. PINE GROVE BACK-TO-BACK A'S. ANYBODY WHO HAS NOT BEEN TO PINE GROVE GO DOWN THERE THEY ARE WORKING WITH A MAJOR LAND DOWN THERE.
KIDS ARE NOT THE WEALTHIEST AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE GREATEST EQUIPMENT BUT THEY FIND A WAY TO GET IT DONE AND I WANT TO SEE THAT ACROSS THE COUNTY. EVERYTHING IS UP FOR GRABS WE HAVE TO SHOW WE CAN COMPETE AND PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES. AND PINE GROVE IS EXHIBIT ONE IN
TERMS OF WHAT WE WANT ALL SCHOOLS TO LOOK LIKE AND WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO AS OUR CURRENT LEADERS DEVELOPING OUR FUTURE LEADERS. ROOSEVELT MIDDLE IS PERM FOR ME. THEY GOT A B WITH A ROOKIE PRINCIPAL. SHE GOT DONE WHAT WE HAVE NOT
BEEN ABLE TO GET DONE IN 13 YEARS. 13 YEARS OF C'S. SO I WANT TO SALUTE THE PRINCIPAL AND HER TEAM FOR HELPING THE STUDENTS GET OVER THE HUMP AND NEXT STOP IS AN A THIS YEAR. [INAUDIBLE] GOT AN A AND ROLLING
GREEN ELEMENTARY THAT WAS ONE THAT RAISED AN EYEBROW THEY GOT A B FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2012. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. SEMINOLE TRAILS, THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR OF A B. THAT'S RELEVANT BECAUSE FOR THE
11 YEARS PRIOR TO THE FIRST B, THEY HAD BEEN MAKING C'S. THE PRINCIPAL IS DOING A GREAT JOB AND HER STAFF IS DOING A GREAT JOB AND THE STUDENTS ARE BUYING IN. NEXT STOP FOR SEMINOLE TRAILS I HOPE IS AN A. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE WATKINS
MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT SCHOOL NARROWLY MISSED A B BUT I'M SURE THEY WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE IN THIS YEAR. SO THAT POINT I SAY STAY TUNED. AND GO AND I WILL SEE YOU ON SUNDAY. THANK YOU.
>> Karen Brill: MS. ANDREWS? >> Marcia Andrews: GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE AND HAPPY SUMMER HOPEFULLY YOU ARE GETTING RELAXATION AND REST. I WANT TO SAY FOR TEAM PALM BEACH YOU DID IT AGAIN. WE'RE A RATED. YOU DID IT. AND IT'S ALL ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS,
IT'S ALL ABOUT OUR STUDENTS. OUR FAMILIES, OUR TEACHERS OUR PRINCIPALS. IT'S THE WHOLE VILLAGE THAT MAKES THIS A. AND WHATEVER HAPPENS IN ANY PARTICULAR SCHOOL WITH ANY STUDENT, ALL OF THEM HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS A RATING
THAT WE HAVE HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO, YES WE'RE EXCITED WE ARE THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK. AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO TELL ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, PRINCIPALS, EVERYWHERE ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERYDAY.
BECAUSE IT TRULY STARTS IN THE CLASSROOM. AND I WILL BE SENDING MY PERSONAL NOTES TO EACH ONE OF MY SCHOOLS BECAUSE EVERYONE SHOWED IMPROVEMENT. I DO WANT TO SHOUT-OUT TO ROSEN WALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH A DOUBLE-A AGAIN. LAST YEAR AN A, THIS IS WOW HOW
COULD THAT HAPPEN? WE DID IT AGAIN AT ROSEN WALL. GLADE VIEW YOU HEARD THE SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCE A RATED AND ALL THE B'S. YES, Mr. FERGUSON, GLADE CENTRAL, PAHOKEE, MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, LAKE SHORE SO MANY
SCHOOLS SO MANY STUDENTS DOING GREAT WORK. I WILL NOT GO INTO ALL OF THEM I'M PROUD OF EVERYBODY, CONGRATULATIONS PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT A RATED. A RATED PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS TODAY NOT MANY. BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO LOOK AT
THIS SCREENS AND HAPPY PEOPLE. HERE WE ARE RIGHT HERE WITH THE RETIREMENT. THANK YOU HR. AND WITH THE CHIEF OF HR AND YOUR TEAM, ALL OF THOSE TEACHERS ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY ARE CUSTODIANS OUR
BUS DRIVERS, OUR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE, EVERYBODY THAT HAD 30 YEARS OR MORE AND SAID IT'S OVER. COULD HAVE HAD MORE YEARS AND THEY SAID IT'S OVER THIS IS IT, PALM BEACH COUNTY I'VE GIVEN YOU MY LIFE AND MY SERVICE AND WE DELL R CELEBRATED THEM IN BIG
STYLE THEIR RETIREMENT AT THE AIRPORT HILTON WE DANCED WE ATE, WE KISSED, WE LOVED AND WE SAID THANK YOU BUT WE ALSO SAID YOU CAN COME BACK IF YOU WANT TO. BECAUSE WE CAN ALWAYS USE YOU. AND WE THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO WORKED SO MANY YEARS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH
COUNTY ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS THE REASON WE ARE A RATED IS BECAUSE ALL OF THE VILLAGE THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND THEN AS WE MOVE ON, WE HAVE SOME PICTURES FROM OUR SUMMER INSTITUTE. YOU KNOW IT'S GREAT TO RELAX IN
THE SUMMER BUT I ALWAYS ENJOY GOING TO THE SUMMER INSTITUTE IT WAS CALLED ELEVATING LEARNERS BY INNOVATING TEACHING AND EDUCATION. THANK YOU TO Dr. ETHEL KENNEDY AND MS. BISHOP AND ALL OF US JAMIE WYATT, THE DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT WE SAW SO MANY WONDERFUL PROGRAMS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE, WE JUST LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THE SPEAKERS. AND THE PRESENTATIONS WERE GREAT THE CLASSROOM SESSIONS WERE GREAT. AND TO BE THERE ON BEHALF OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD I FELT LIKE I LEARNED A LOT ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY. SO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK WITH THE INSTITUTE AND ONE THING I THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN FOR THE FUTURE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE PRESENTATIONINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS IS WHAT I HEARD BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE WERE ON VACATION AND
THEY MISSED IT BUT WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK SO EVERYONE CAN SEE IT, HEAR IT AND CELEBRATE OUR CULTURES ALL THE THINGS WE ARE DOING WITHIN THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ELEVATE LEARNING. ELEVATING LEARNERS BY INNOVATING TEACHING AND EDUCATION.
AND THEN I WAS OVER AT CAFSA, THE CARRIBBEAN FOR AMERICAN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THIS IS A FABULOUS GROUP OUT OF ROYAL PALM BEACH BUT THEY CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS EVERY YEAR WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND ALL OF THOSE CHILDREN THAT YOU SEE THERE
RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS FROM CAFSA AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS SAYING TO THEM KEEP ON BEING GREAT. HERE IS A STUDENT WHO HER FATHER IS ONE OF OUR BUS DRIVERS, Mr. SANCHEZ, I THINK I SENT YOU THAT
INFORMATION AND SHE IS A SUPERSTAR FROM DREYFOOS AND HAS A WONDERFUL SCHOLARSHIP. WE CELEBRATE ALL OVER PALM BEACH COUNTY AFTER GRADATION LETTING STUDENTS KNOW WE APPRECIATE THEIR HARD WORK AND WE WANT THEM TO TIP TO BE GREAT AND MOVE ON TOWARD THEIR NEXT LEVEL IN THEIR
LIFE, COLLEGE OR CAREER. AND THE NEXT SLIDE TALKS ABOUT MY CITY. THE CITY OF BELLE GLADE. I ENJOY ALL OF MY CITIES BUT THE CITY OF BELLE GLADE IS ONE OF MY SPECIAL CITIES AND THEY HONORED ME WITH A PROCLAMATION FOR THE
WORK I'VE DONE FOR THEM AS 16 YEARS OF THEIR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SHAKE THE HANDS OF ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS Mr. ANDREWS WAS THERE AND IT'S BEEN GREAT IT IS AN HONOR AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SERVICE THE
CITY AS WELL AS THE CITIES IN DISTRICT SIX AND THE VILLAGES BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT OUR STUDENTS VOLUNTEERING GIVING SERVICE WHEN YOU ARE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OR NOT. AND THEN MY LAST SLIDE IS FOR OUR OWN JANUARY PORTER.
MA'AM OF YOU NAY NOT HAVE KNOWN JAN PORTER AND MS. WHITFIELD YOU WERE ON THE BOARD LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW JAN PORTER. SHE WAS A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT. SHE ATTENDED SO MANY SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND SHE ALWAYS WAS FOR THE STUDENTS SHE WAS WAS SOMEONE THAT EVERY YEAR CALLED ME UP AND SAID I HAVE BOOKS FOR STUDENTS. STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER PALM BEACH COUNTY. BECAUSE I REALLY BELIEVE IN
LITERACY BEING ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT CAN READ. SHE USED HER OWN MONEY AND THERE IS JAN IN THE MIDDLE WITH MY HUSBAND AND WITH ME. AND SHE SAID I'M GOING TO BUY BOOKS FOR STUDENTS IN OUR CITIES AND INNER-CITIES AND THE GLADES
AND SHE TOOK THE MONEY FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND WE TWHRIFERRED THOSE BOOKS TO ALL OF THOSE SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT LEARNING. AND SHE DIDN'T MIND GOING TO THE GLADES GOING TO WEST PALM BEACH, RIVIERA BEACH, WORKING WITH
Dr. ROBINSON AND WORKING WITH ME TO MAKE SURE LITERACY WAS THE TOP PRIORITY TO MAKE SURE CHILDREN COULD READ. WE SAID GOOD-BYE TO JAN AND WITH DAVID WITH US ON SUNDAY. IT WAS LOVELY TO BE THERE. THE CELEBRATE HER.
I KNOW SHE WAS SMILING BECAUSE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HER BOOKS HER ARTWORK AND EVERYTHING SHE DID FOR KIDS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. SO WE CAN NEVER FORGET PEOPLE WHO MADE IT HAPPEN FOR OUR CHILDREN. THIS IS WHY WE'RE A RATED BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE JAN PORTER.
DAVID PORTER WHO STILL WORKS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WE LOVE YOU WE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU AND JAN SMILING DOWN ON US BECAUSE HER LEGACY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.
>> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. >> Gloria Branch: ON I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE TWO INTERNS AND THE AUDIENCE REPRESENTING DWYER AND DREYFOOS. THESE STUDENTS ARE EXCEPTIONAL AND VERY PROFESSIONAL.
GOOD LUCK I KNOW YOU WILL DO WELL IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR AND THIS IS ALL I HAVE TODAY SINCE THIS IS SUMMER. >> Erica Whitfield: I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL HUGE CONGRATULATIONS ON THE A RATING. ONE SCHOOL THAT I WANTED TO
POINT OUT I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL, HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY FOR 17 YEARS AS BEEN WORKING TO GET A B RATING AND THEY GOT IT THIS YEAR AND I WAS JUST OVER THE MOON. I KNOW HOW HARD THEY'VE WORKED I'VE SEEN THE BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS FROM THE FAMILIES AND
TEACHERS AND OUR PRINCIPAL THERE. I WANT TO GIVE THEM A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS I'M EXCEPTIONALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK THEY'VE DONE THERE. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BROUGHT UP THEIR GRADES IT IS AN AMAZING SCHOOL DISTRICT AS YOU CAN TELL. ONE THING THAT I HAVE BEEN
PASSIONATE ABOUT SINCE MY FIRST DAY HERE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CPR. SOMETHING THAT I HAVE THOUGHT WE HAVE HAD SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO. SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO BRING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MANY YEARS AGO WE BECAME THE FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN FLORIDA THAT WAS DOING CPR
TRAINING UNDER ERIC STERN THAT WAS A POLICY THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD DECIDED TO PUT IN PLACE AND WE HAD A LIFE SAVED BY A STUDENT THAT LEARNED THROUGH OUR TEACHERS HERE. AND I JUST THINK IT IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING WE CAN EVER DO
TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE CHILDREN ARE READY TO GO IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IN THEIR FAMILIES. I KNOW Mr. BURKE I TALKED TO HIM WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING AT ANOTHER BOARD MEETING BUT I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN MEYER HE IS THE 9TH GRADER AT
JUPITER HIGH AND HE SAVED THE LIFE OF HIS FATHER WHO WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST AND WAS ABLE TO CALL 911 AND HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME AND WERE ABLE TO TRANSPORT HIM AND HIS FATHER IS ALIVE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE TRAINING HE GOT FROM THE BEN AT
JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS Mr. LANE YOU HAVE AN AMAZING PE TEACHER IN YOUR DISTRICT AND THANK YOU TO EVERY PE TEACHER OUT THERE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN HOW TO SAVE LIVES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Karen Brill: MS. SAVIETTO. >> Virginia Savietto: I'M PROUD
TO BE PART OF TEAM PALM BEACH THANK YOU Mr. BURKE. YOUR ENTIRE TEAM OUR PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND STAFF ONCE AGAIN WE ARE AN A RATED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHAT AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT. ESPECIALLY PROUD OF 19 OF MY SCHOOLS THAT MAINTAIN OR IMPROVED THEIR GRADES.
A HUGE SHOUT-OUT AS Mr. BURKE MENTIONED TO WESTGATE ELEMENTARY WHICH MADE A JUMP FROM A C TO AN A. FOREST HILL HIGH WHERE LUCA GOES, FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY, PALMETTO MOVED FROM B'S TO AN A. CONGRATULATIONS TO GREEN ACRES,
MEADOW PARK AND WYNNEBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR MAINTAINING THEIR A GRADES WHICH IS SOMETIMES NOT EASY. AND THEN BELVEDERE, BURKE SHIRE AND CONSTON MIDDLE MOVED FROM C TO B I'M SO, SO PROUD.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS THE LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION AND HARD WORK HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS EVERYDAY. I COULD NOT BE PROUDER. I WANT TO THANK A NEWLY ELECTED WEST PALM BEACH COMMISSIONERRER STEVE SYLVESTER ON JOINING ME TO
FOUR SCHOOLS. OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND THE COLLABORATION BENEFITS OUR STUDENTS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. I WAS IT WAS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL TO LEARN THAT THE
COMMISSIONER IS A GRADUATE OF SOUTH OLIVE ELEMENTARY AND FOREST HILL HIGH. MY SINCERE THANKS TO PRINCIPALS, LOPEZ, NORTH, THOMAS AND AARONSON FOR WELCOMING US AND FOR SHARING THE OUTSTANDING WORK
TAKING PLACE ON THEIR CAMPUSES EVERYDAY. AND IT WAS A PLEASURE VISITING PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND SPENDING TIME WITH THE NEW PRINCIPAL. I ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW HER LEARN BEING HER LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND HEARING HER VISION FOR THE FUTURE. HER PASSION FOR STUDENTS,
FAMILIES AND EDUCATION IS EVIDENT AND I KNOW THAT EXPERIENCE WILL BE TREMENDOUS ASSET IT WILL BE A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THE PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY I LOOK FORWARD WORKING TOGETHER AND SUPPORTING THE GREAT THINGS AHEAD FOR THE STUDENTS STAFF AND FAMILIES.
WISHING THE PRINCIPAL A WONDERFUL FIRST YEAR AT PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE LATINOINGS IN ACTION STUDENTS WHO SPEND TIME COLLECTING ORGANIZING AND PACKING DONATIONS FOR FAMILIES IN VENEZUELA AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKES.
I WAS HAPPY TO BRING PIZZA AND CONTRIBUTE ITEMS. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MS. CHAPPY, FOR CREATING A CULTURE OF SERVICE, COMPASSION AND LEADERSHIP. I'M PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS AND GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED THEIR EFFORTS. THIS IS A POWERFUL EXAMPLE WHY
WE'RE STRONGER WHEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WORK TOGETHER. MY HEART GOES OUT TO EVERY VENEZUELAN HERE AND THERE AND I KNOW THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN AFFECTED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. EVEN WE HAVE A POLICE OFFICER
Mr. FERNANDEZ, I THINK HE IS FROM VENEZUELA. BUT HORRIBLE THINGS IF YOU GET TO DONATE TO ANY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING IN VENEZUELA THEY WOULD APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO INTRODUCE TO EVERYONE
TO JULIA SAY HI STAND UP. I WAS HAPPY TO MEET JULIA FROM DRESS TO SUCCESS AT A EVENT AND LEARN ABOUT THE BACK TO SCHOOLTEACHER APPRECIATION EVENT. WE LEFT THE FLYER IN EVERYONE OF YOUR DESKS.
THIS FREE EVENT GIVES TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A PERSONAL SHOPPING EXPERIENCE TO HELP THEM START THE NEW YEAR WITH CONFIDENCE. THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE DRESS FOR SUCCESS TEAM FOR ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZING AND SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS. LAST YEAR THEY SERVED 300
TEACHERS SO IF YOU ARE A TEACHER OR AN ADMINISTRATOR THAT WORKS IN A SCHOOL SIGN UP. I WILL TEXTING THIS FLYER TO ALL THE TEACHERS THAT I KNOW. AND BEFORE I CLOSE I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A CHANCE TO ENJOY THE REST OF THE SUMMER
ESPECIALLY BEFORE OUR STAFF BEGINS RETURNING AND WE START PREPARING FOR ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WANT WHAT A MONTH WOKE UP AS BEEN I'VE WATCHED EVERY GAME AND THE LAST FEW MATCHES LIKE WE HAD JUST NOW
HAVE BEEN SO INTENSE THAT I AM NOT SURE MY HEART HAS RECOVERED. I WAS SAD TO SEE TEAM U.S.A. ELIMINATED. BUT THEY HAD A GREAT RUN AND GAVE US SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF. I WAS SAD TO SEE SO MANY
LATIN-AMERICAN COUNTRIES ELIMINATED INCLUDING HAITI. AND YES, WE WON. DRESS LIKE IT I BROUGHT THE SHIRT. ALL OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE ARGENTINA WORK. AND WHEN ARGENTINA WINS SUN THEY THE CUP STAYS IN AMERICA IT IS
FOR ALL OF THE COUNTRIES THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT. HAITI, THE U.S., CANADA, MEXICO, COLUMBIA, BRAZIL, CHEERING FOR EUROPE DOESN'T DO AMERICA ANY GOOD BECAUSE THEY KEEP SAYING THAT SOUTH AMERICA AND AMERICA SOCCER IS INFERIOR SO WHEN WE
WIN THE CUP AGAIN WE WILL SHOW THEM WE ARE NOT INFERIOR. WATCHING THE GAMES WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF MY SUMMER. AND IF I DON'T HAVE A HEART ATTACK AND I HAVEN'T HAD ONE YET BUT CLOSE I SHOULD BE BACK FOR
THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR SUMMER. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> YOU SHOULD WALK A LITTLE BIT. >> WE GOT THREE STARS.
SHE TOLD ME SHE DOES NOT WATCH THE MATCHES SHE DOESN'T WATCH THE MATCHES PEOPLE SEND HER A TEXT. >> Karen Brill: BEFORE I CALL ON Mr. FERGUSON I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT MY BRITISH HUSBAND IS NOW DEPRESSED THAT THEY LOST. I MIGHT BE COMING HOME WITH YOU TONIGHT BUT HE DID PREDICT THAT
IT WOULD BE SPAIN AND ARGENTINA IN THE TIMES. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO WATCH THE MATCH. Mr. FERGUSON. >> Edwin Ferguson: I SAID WHAT I HAD TO SAY. YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE FIRST MINUTE AND YOU KNOW THAT. >> Karen Brill: Mr. BURKE?
>> Mike Burke: BRINGING US BACK TO PALM BEACH COUNTY I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR CHAIR MS. KAREN BRILL AND EDWIN FERGUSON THEY HAVE BEEN REELECTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. [APPLAUSE] LOOK FORWARD TO FOUR MORE YEARS OF YOUR SERVICE TO THE STUDENTS
OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. CONGRATULATIONS. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS MADE ABOUT TEAM PALM BEACH. NONE OF US DO THIS ALONE IT IS OUR TEACHERS, IT'S OUR ADMINISTRATORS IT'S OUR DISTRICT STAFF, OUR PARENTS AND BUS DRIVERS, FOOD SERVICE WORKERS
AND MAINTENANCE WORKERS WE ARE ALL PART OF TEAM PALM BEACH AND THAT IS THE ONE THING Mr. BURKE HAS DONE AS SUPERINTENDENT IS MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY REALIZES THAT WE ARE A PART OF THE TEAM. SO IT IS A PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU. AND HOPEFULLY YOU'RE GLAD THE TWO OF US ARE STILL HERE. WITH THAT, AT OUR REGULAR BOARD
MEETINGS WE ALWAYS REMEMBER WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE OUR EMPLOYEES WE HAVE LOST. VALERIE MAYS WAS A VOCATIONAL BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHER AT PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL WHO PASSED AWAY ON MAY 23, 2026.
AND STEVEN TUMIN WAS A SECONDARY 9, 12 TEACHERS AT PALM BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AND HE PASSED AWAY. I WILL ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THESE TWO EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU. AND NOW, MS. NNEKA NNOLIM FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT JOINS US FOR THE JULY BOARD RECOGNITIONS. GOOD EVENING.
>> BOARD MEMBERS COME ON DOWN. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIR BRILL, VICE-CHAIR LANE BOARD MEMBERS SUPERINTENDENT BURKE STAFF AND COMMUNITY AND THIS EVENING WE HAVE TWO RECOGNITIONS ON THE AGENDA. WE BEGIN WITH THE RECOGNITION
FOR AKRAM YOUNIS. A SENIOR AT SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL WHO EARNED TWO NATIONAL DEBATE TITLES. HE WAS THE CHAMP JOB AT THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC LEAGUE GRAND NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN WASHINGTON D.C. HE COMPETED AGAINST MORE THAN 100 OF THE BEST STUDENT DEBATERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY NAVIGATING THREE HIRE SESSIONS OF DEBATE. AND LAST MONTH HE HAD A WINNING PERFORMANCE AT THE NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT IN VIRGINIA WHERE HE WAS THE CHAMPION IN CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE SENATE. THE FIRST TIME IN SUNCOAST
HISTORY A SINGLE DEBATOR CLAIMED BOTH TITLES IN THE SAME YEAR CONGRATULATIONS FOR AKRAM YOUNIS IN BECOMING THE NATIONAL DEBATE CHAMPION AT THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC LEAGUE TOURNAMENT AND THE NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENT. LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE.
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[APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> AND LASTLY WE ARE RECOGNIZING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR BEING NAMED A GUY HARVEY CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR THE 2025-2026
SCHOOL YEAR. THE DESIGNATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. EARNING THE DISTINCTION REFLECTS A DEDICATION TO EXPANDING LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. THROUGH THE GUY HARVEY CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM OPEN TO ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, DISTRICT EDUCATORS UNDERGO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TEMPERATURE AND ARTS AND MATH EDUCATION. THE SUCCESS IS APPARENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT WHICH BOASTS SEVEN GUY HARVEY SCHOOLS AND GROWING
NETWORK OF SPECIALIZED EDUCATORS. THIS INVESTMENT GIVES EVERY STUDENT ACCESS TO INSPIRING HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS THAT TURN LESSONS INTO COMMUNITY IMPACT. WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME SHELLY AT THE GUY HARVEY FOUNDATION AND THANK THE FOUNDATION FOR THE
DESIGNATION AND RECOGNIZING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S EFFORTS IN FOSTERING HIGH ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND CONNECTING YOUNG MINDS WITH REGIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES. LET'S GIVE THE DISTRICT AND THE GUY HARVEY FOUNDATION A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] BOARD CHAIR BRILL, VICE-CHAIR LANE BOARD MEMBERS SUPERINTENDENT BURKE STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS CONCLUDES THE RECOGNITIONS FOR
JULY. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR ATTENTION THIS EVENING.
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>> Karen Brill: BOARD MEMBERS WE DO NOT HAVE A STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPORT TONIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS. THERE IS NO ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT AND THERE'S ALSO NO AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT. THE CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT IS
ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE A DISTRICT DIVERSITY AND EQUITY REPORT. GENERAL COUNSEL DO YOU HAVE A REPORT FOR US? >> NO REPORT, THANK YOU. >> INSPECTOR GENERAL DO YOU HAVE A REPORT FOR US? >> NO REPORT.
>> Karen Brill: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT IS NOW GOING TO BRING US TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DELEGATES SPEAKERS, JAMES GAVRILOS YOU PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. OF OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.
>> LOOKING FOR MY CLOCK I WANT TO GET IT ALL IN. GOOD EVENING. CHAIR BRILL, VICE-CHAIR LANE BEFORE I START I HAVE BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO. BOARD MEMBER SAVIETTO I GOT YOUR BACK DON'T WORRY. BOARD MEMBER FERGUSON, TO PICK ON ARGENTINA AFTER THE COMEBACK
I'M SORRY YOU ARE GETTING RED CARDED. >> Edwin Ferguson: I WILL GET IT RECALLED SO THROW IT OUT ALL YOU WANT TO. >> ON TO BUSINESS. AS WE REPORTED THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS OUR BACKPACK INITIATIVE AS EXPLODED BY ALMOST
20% GROWTH. WE ARE NOW, I THINK, A THIRD OF THE WAY INTO PACKING, DELIVERING AND DISTRIBUTING 36,000 FULLY STOCKED BACKPACKS TO 55 OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TITLE ONE SCHOOLS AND WE COULD NOT DO IT
WITHOUT AN AMOUNT OF SUPPORT. SUPERINTENDENT BURKE THANK YOU FOR MAKING AN APPEARANCE YOU WERE THERE TUESDAY WHEN WE LAUNCHED WITH 50 VOOL TEARS. ARMSTRONG MOVING ALL MY SONS MOVING AND GOOD GREEK AND AMAZON
WHO VOLUNTEERED TO STEP UP UP TO HELP US DELIVER THE BACKPACKS. RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF THAT, I LOVE WE SAY WE WILL HAVE A RESTFUL SUMMER, WE WILL ONCE AGAIN WITH CVS12 HAD THE STUFF THE BUS.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AUGUST 6TH, WE INVITE YOU TO COME BY THE OFFICE DEPOT AND WE WILL BE BE THERE FROM 4:30 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 6:00 AT NIGHT WHERE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL BE VISITING WITH SUPPLIES. Mr. SANCHEZ I WANT TO THANK
YOU WHO OFFERED US TWO BUSES THIS YEAR WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET BOTH FILLED UP WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES. SPREAD IT THROUGH YOUR CIRCLES HAVE SUPPLY DRIVES. ON THURSDAY AUGUST 6TH, WE WILL BE HAVING OUR STUFF THE BUS.
THE NEXT DAY, AGAIN, I WANT TO COMMEND OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF MOODY AND ALL OF THE OFFICERS, SERGEANT HAYES AND THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION FACILITY WILL BE HOSTING ANOTHER FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS. I THINK THE LAST ONE, CHIEF, WE DID 15,000 POUNDS OF FOOD TO
300-400 FAMILIES. BUT THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION FACILITIES. LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT. FINALLY MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE OUR GO TEACH GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS IS OPEN. BUT IT'S CLOSING ON AUGUST 9TH.
THE GO TEACH APPLICATION PROCESS WILL CLOSE. ENCOURAGE THE PRINCIPALS IN YOUR AREA TO GET TO THEIR TEACHERS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF GRANT WRITING SEMINARS THAT WE SPONSOR BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WE DO NOT WANT ANY TEACHER TO NOT WRITE A GRANT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW.
WE WILL TEACH THEM WE HAVE LOTS OF MONEY TO GIVEAWAY AND NOTHING GIVES US GREATER JOY THAN GIVING THE MONEY. THE BACKPACK INITIATIVE YOU ARE INVITED TO COME BY OUR FACILITY EVERYDAY OF THE WEEK WE HAVE TWO LOCAL PARTNERS COMING TO VOLUNTEER.
THE SHIFT IS 9:30-12, 1:30-4. STUFF THE BUS ON THURSDAY AUGUST 6TH FOOD DISTRIBUTION ON FRIDAY AUGUST 7TH. AND THEN THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR GO TEACH CLOSING ON AUGUST 9TH. SO NOT A LOT OF REST GOING ON FOR THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION BUT
THIS IS WHAT WE DO AND WE PROUDLY TO SUPPORT SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND THE A RATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY WE ARE YOUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I GOT 26 SECONDS LEFT. THIS IS TO SHOW YOU WHAT OUR VOLUNTEERS DO. THE COURT GAVE US BOXES AND
BOXES AND BOXES OF COPY PAPER THEY COULD NOT USE. OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE TAKE 10, BOUND IT AND PUT IT INTO THE FOLDERS AND PASSING THEM OUT TO ART TEACHERS AS SKETCH BOOKS WE ARE SAVING LANDFILL AND USING A DONATION AND GETTING SUPPLIES INTO THE HANDS OF OUR TEACHERS.
OUR VOLUNTEERS CAME UP WITH THIS. HOW DO YOU NOT LOVE THESE PEOPLE. FOLKS HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. >> CTA TREASURER. >> GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT
BURKE, CHAIR BRILL, VICE-CHAIR LANE AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. I AM THE PROUD TREASURER OF PALM BEACH CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT. WE ENTER THE SKAL YEAR WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT TO CELEBRATE.
ONCE AGAIN THE EDUCATORS AND STAFF ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY HAVE STEPPED UP AND DONE WHAT WAS NEDDED TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS THRIVE. THE PROOF IS NOT JUST IN THE CLASSROOMS IT'S IN THE DATA. BECAUSE OF OUR TEACHERS PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS MAINTAINED ITS
A RATING. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE 143A AND B RATED SCHOOLS. WE LOVE TO CELEBRATE THAT 38 OF OUR SCHOOLS IMPROVED THEIR SCHOOL GRADES THIS PAST YEAR. THESE AREN'T JUST LETTERS ON A REPORT CARD. THEY REPRESENT THOUSANDS OF
STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES. DECREASED ACHIEVEMENT GAPS AND EXCELLENCE THAT OUR TEACHERS PROVIDE. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE LED THIS WORK GUIDING OUR STUDENTS TOWARD THESE MILESTONES DAY IN AND DAY OUT IN OUR CLASSROOMS. BUT AS WE KNOW, MAINTAINING AN A
DISTRICT REQUIRES AN A LEVEL OF COMMITMENT FROM EVERYONE INVOLVED. AS THE SAYING GOES IT TAKES A VILLAGE. IT TAKES A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATORS IN THE TRENCHES AND LEADERSHIP IN THIS ROOM. THAT IS WHY I HAVE R I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EMPHASIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION. AS WE NAVIGATE THE UPCOMING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS OUR COLLECTIVE GOAL MUST BE TO WORK TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY. IN GOOD FAITH TO REACH AN AGREEMENT THAT TRULY SUPPORTS THE VALUES OF OUR TEACHERS. OUR EDUCATORS CHOOSE PALM BEACH COUNTY BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN
OUR MISSION. BUT THEY STAY WHEN THEY FEEL RESPECTED, PROTECTED AND PROPERLY COMPENSATED FOR OUR OUTSTANDING WORK. THAT THEY DO. WHEN WE SUPPORT TEACHERS WE ARE DIRECTLY SUPPORTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, INVESTING IN EDUCATORS THAT SHAPE THAT A
RATING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT ON BEHALF OF ALL THE EDUCATORS TO SAY THANK YOU. TEACHERS APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S SUPPORT. YOUR ADVOCACY FOR TEACHERS AND YOUR DECISION TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO
SHOW NOT TELL, TEACHERS THAT OUR HARD WORK DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. AS WE LOOK AT THE SCHOOL YEAR AHEAD LET US USE THESE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS TO PROMOTE A STRONGER MORE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP. LET'S SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE AS PARTNERS WITH THE SAME VISION.
KEEP PALM BEACH COUNTY A WORLD CLASS DISTRICT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND LEADING DESTINATION FOR THE BEST EDUCATORS IN FLORIDA. WE HAVE PROVEN WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN WE FOCUS ON EXCELLENCE. NOW, LET'S PROVE WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER TO
SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO MAKE THAT EXCELLENCE POSSIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO ERIKA HEN VICE-PRESIDENT JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PALM BEACHES AND TREASURER COAST. I DO NOT SEE HER IN HERE. OKAY SHE IS NOT HERE.
JENIFER MARTINEZ, PTA, PTSA PRESIDENT ARE YOU HERE? I DON'T SEE YOU EITHER. OKAY THAT IS NOW GOING TO BRING US BOARD MEMBERS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
GIVE ME ONE MINUTE, PLEASE. I'M SORRY. WE DO HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM SPEAKER I'M RUSHING THE NIGHT AWAY WE'RE OUT OF PRACTICE. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD I'D LIKE TO WELCOME PUBLIC SPEAKERS WHO ARE JOINING US TODAY. THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THE RIGHT
OF THE PUBLIC TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS HOWEVER OUR POLICY PROVIDES THAT WE DO NOT RESPOND TO OR ENGAGE WITH OUR SPEAKERS. WE MAKE NOTE OF YOUR ISSUES AND WE FOLLOW-UP WITH THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THEM. AGENDA SPEAKERS COMMENTINGS MUST
RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE AGENDA ITEM WHICH THE SPEAKER HAS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS. ADDITIONALLY, ALL NON-AGENDA SPEAKERS COMMENTS MUST RELATE TO EDUCATIONALLY RELEVANT TOP INS OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. PURSUANT TO POLICY, SPEAKERS
WHOSE COMMENTS DO NOT RELATE TO THE TOPIC THAT THE SPEAKER INDICATED OR ARE NOT OTHERWISE EDUCATIONALLY RELEVANT AS REQUIRED FOR NON-AGENDA TOPIC OR WHOSE SKOMENTS DISRUPT OR INTERFERE WITH THE ORDER OF THE MEETING MAYBE SHOULD BE HAVING
THE MICROPHONE TURNED OFF FORFEITING THE RIGHT TO SPEAK OR AFTER WARNINGS REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING. WE ASK ALL PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE MAINTAINING CIVILITY AND DECORUM. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICY THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF. WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER DONALD PIERSON. PLEASE COME RIGHT UP.
>> GOOD EVENING IF YOU CAN INDULGE ME I WAS GOING TO SPEAK BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE DISRESPECTFUL AND NOT SHOW UP. ON MY WAY HERE I GOT NEWS ABOUT A COLLEAGUE THAT PASSED DRIVING HERE. AND THE LAST THING WE SAID WERE
THE LITTLE THINGS DON'T MATTER I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT LITTLE THINGS. I DIDN'T WANT TO BE DISRESPECTFUL. THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: WE'RE VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. SO BOARD MEMBERS THAT IS NOW GOING TO BRING US TO THE CONSENT
AGENDA. IF YOU WILL GIVE ME ONE MINUTE. I WILL TAKE A MOTION NOW TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED OR AMENDED. THAT'S MOTION BY MS. ANDREWS AND A SECOND BY MS. WHITFIELD. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED MOTION
CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS SO THAT WILL BRING US Mr. SUPERINTENDENT TO NEW BUSINESS. >> Mike Burke: LD2 I RECOMMEND THE BOARD CONSENT AND APPROVE THE FINAL ORDER AND SCHOOL BOARD PALM BEACH COUNTY VERSUS MICHAEL
COFIELD 26-0939TTS AND AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL COUNSEL TO SIGN ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS. >> Karen Brill: MOTION BY MS. BRANCH AND SECONDED BY MS. SAVIETTO. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH MS. WHITFIELD ABSTAINING.
SO THAT IS A VOTE OF SIX BOARD MEMBERS. >> Mike Burke: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE THE PERSONNEL ADDENDUM AS SUBMITTED. >> Karen Brill: ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> Mike Burke: DS3 I RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE THE ADOPTION
OF THE REVISED POLICY ENTITLED CHOICE OF SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS. >> Karen Brill: MOTION BY MS. BRANCH AND SECOND BY MS. ANDREWS ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT IS GOING TO BRING US TO OUR NON-AGENDA TOPIC SPEAKERS.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME WHEN YOU BEGIN. I WILL CALL THE FIRST TWO SO THAT YOU ARE READY. CARLESIMO HAM METHOD AND FOLLOWED BY LOUISE ANDERSON. >> CARL MOHAMMED.
I'M THE LONGEST VOLUNTEER FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN HERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A RATED SCHOOLS YOU KNOW WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS A RATED IDEOLOGY FOR SO MANY YEARS BUT WHEN WE GET THIS DATA WE FIND OUT THAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN
CHILDREN ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY. AND WE NEED THAT KIND OF INFORMATION WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A RATING YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ADVANCEMENTS TE AIMPORTANT WE GET THE DATA TO UNDERSTAND WHERE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN ARE LOCATED INSIDE OF THAT
PSYCHOLOGY. AND TO THOSE THAT ARE ELECTED JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE ELECTED THAT DON'T MEAN YOU HAVE INTELLIGENCE YOU HAVE TO STUDY AND YOU HAVE TO READ AND LEARN. IF YOU DON'T LEARN THEN YOU WILL BE PROMOTING SOME OTHER THINGS OTHER THAN REALITY. AND I WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO
ATTENDED THE SUMMER INSTITUTE AND THANK ETHEL KENNEDY FOR PROVIDING THAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. MS. ANDREWS WE THANK YOU. MS. BISHOP WE THANK YOU AND MS. WYATT WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN TRYING TO HELP US TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES THAT HAS BEEN DONE AS A RESULT OF THE MISS
EDUCATION OF THE FLORIDA STATUTE 1003.428 AND BRING TO THE REMEMBRANCE MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PEOPLE INSIDE OF YOUR SYSTEM YOU NEVER LOOK AT THE UNSUNG HEROS. AND I WANTED TO GIVE ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO KATHY PRESLEY
AND GLORIA SMITH WHO DEMANDED THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES AND SEEMED LIKE WE FORGET THEM AT ALL TIMES. AND WE ALSO NEED THE IDEA FOR Y'ALL YOU SEE HOW IMPORTANT THAT ITS FOR RESOURCES TO BE
EARMARKED TO ADDRESS DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WE STILL ASKING YOU TO ASSIST US IF WE CAN GET PEOPLE LIKE LAMONT JACKSON OR POPULAR PEOPLE THAT NOT ONLY BRING RESOURCES BUT BRING THEIR INFLUENCE TO HELP US AS WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO BRING RESOLVE
TO THE FLORIDA STATUTE. AND I THANK Mr. FERGUSON FOR BRINGING THAT LAW TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION. I PRAY EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD IT AND I'M HOPING HE DID AS WELL. BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND IT, I SUPPOSEDLY NEED SOME INDOCK
NATION FOR MYSELF AND I DON'T THINK SO I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS LAW BEFORE IT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A LAW. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF UNDERSTANDING IN OUR COUNTY AS OF YET. BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LOVE AND RESPECT AND THE GLAD
YOU ARE BACK MS. BRILL AND I'M HOPING WE CAN DO THE THINGS THAT HE BRAGGED Mr. FERGUSON BRAGGED ON FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THAT FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER. THANK YOU.
>> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT I'M LUIS SA ANDERSON THE PARENT OF A STUDENT AND AS I WATCHED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REBRAND ITSELF AFTER LOSING 7,000
STUDENTS IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU CANNOT REBRAND AWAY PARENTS NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES. FOR EXAMPLE, NOT LONG AGO ONE OF YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS TOLD ME WITH A TONE OF THIS THING IF I DIDN'T LIKE WHAT MY CHILD'S SCHOOL WAS
DOING TO HIM I COULD USE THE VOUCHER AND ENROLL MY CHILD IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL. IT APPEARS PARENTS TOOK THAT ADVICE. OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS I'VE TRIED TO OBTAIN AN EXPLANATION.
INSTEAD I HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE EXPLANATIONS FROM EMPLOYEES. THE SCHOOL INFORMED ME THERE WERE 55 AVAILABLE SEAT ASIDE FROM THE ONES DESIGNATED FOR TEACHERS' SONS AND DAUGHTERS THE HIS GRADE LEVEL AND THAT MY CHILD WAS 16 ON THE WAITING LIST.
THE OFFICIAL RECORDS I OBTAINED THROUGH PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST AT THAT TIME SHOWED MY CHILD'S REGISTRATION PLACED HIM WITHIN THE FIRST 55 APPLICANTS AND THE RECORDS DO NOT HAVE SECONDS IN THE TIME STAMP SO I DON'T KNOW WHY MY CHILD IS BEHIND EVERYONE WITH THE SAME TIME STAMP.
AS I CONTINUED TO ASK QUESTIONS THE EXPLANATIONS BECAME INCONSISTENT. I WAS DIRECTED TO THE OPERATIONAL MANUAL. WHILE THE MANUAL ENCOURAGES ADMINISTRATORS TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO KEEP SIBLINGS TOGETHER IT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE SIBLINGS
TO BYPASS WITH TIME STAMPS SO WHY IS IT BEING DONE? A SIBLING PREFERENCE CHANGES WHO RECEIVES A LIMITED PUBLIC RESOURCE IT IS NOT AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE IT IS AN ENROLLMENT PRIORITY. IF SUCH A PRIORITY EXISTS IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY AUTHORIZED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD, APPLIED
CONSISTENTLY AND COMMUNICATED TO EVERY FAMILY. I ALSO LEARNED AT THAT TIME THE OPERATIONAL MANUAL DIRECTS AFTER CARE PROGRAMS TO RECRUIT STUFF STAFF. YET I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL NOT BE DONE.
MOST PERPLEXING OF ALL OF YOUR MANUAL STATES IF THE SCHOOL ALREADY KNEW IN APRIL THAT IT HAD RECEIVED MORE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS THAN AVAILABLE SEATS WHY WASN'T THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED? AFTER CARE AT ONE OF YOUR SCHOOLS COSTS ABOUT 260 PER
MONTH AND PRIVATE PROVIDERS IT'S 260 PER WEEK. MOST PARENTS CANNOT AFFORD THAT PRIVATE WEEKLY COST. THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC TRUST IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF A PROGRAM. IT APPEARS AFTER CARE ENROLLMENT PRACTICES ARE INCONSISTENT WITH
THE OPERATIONAL MANUAL AND ENROLLMENT PREFERENCES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT BOARD AUTHORIZATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> Karen Brill: CURTIS SHERROD? ARE YOU HERE? I DON'T SEE YOU. Mr. SHERROD IS NOT HERE SO BOARD MEMBERS THAT BRING US US TO DISCUSSION ITEMS AND WE DON'T
HAVE ANY. I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY MS. WHITFIELD. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.