GOOD AFTERNOON, I'LL CALL THE WORKSHOP TO ORDER. >> DISTRICT 1. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT TWO. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 3 KAREN BRILL. >> HERE. >> GLORIA BRANCH. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 7 EDWIN FERGUSON. >> HERE. >> AND ALSO JOINING US IS SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL BURKE.
GENERAL COUNSEL SEAN BERNARD, INSPECTOR GENERAL AND BOARD CLERK TONY SINCLAIR. SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS WILL JOIN US PERIODICALLY AS DIRECTED BY THE SUMMIT VIEWERS AND CAN ACCESS BY WATCHING ON COMCAST
CHANNELS 234 AND 235U HAVE VERSE OR USING THE YOUTUBE LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE AT PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS.ORGN THE EVENT THE LINK IS INTERRUPTED FOR TECHNICAL REASONS, PLEASE SWITCH OVER TO THE T.V. CHANNEL. ALL BOARD MEETINGS ARE RECORDED IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND POSTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE WITHIN 24
HOURS. WE ALSO OFFER A LISTENING ONLY OPTION WHICH THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS BY CALLING 561-357-5900 HUNDRED OR TOLL-FREE, AT 1-866-930-7015.
THE MEETING ID IS 15618801124 POUND. AND I'LL TURN THE MEETING OVER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME SOME MEMBERS OF TEAM PALM BEACH THAT RUN THE LARGEST RESTAURANT IN PALM BEACH COUNTY W 33 MILLIN MEALS SERVED A YEAR WHICH IS
PRETTY IMPRESS BUT I WANTED TO WELCOME JOSEPH SANCHEZ, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE, Ms. PAULA TREANA WHO TAKES CARE OF EVERYTHING WELLNESS AND SENIOR ATTORNEY HOLLY HAUN AND Mr. SANCHEZ, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO Ms. ALLISON AND SHE'LL LEAD US IN THE PRESENTATION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRWOMAN BRILL, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT BURKE: I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO REVIEW THE CHANGES ON THREE DIFFERENT POLICIES. WE HAVE THE WELLNESS PROMOTION POLICY, FAMILY USE POLICY AND
FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT POLICY. I'M HERE WITH MAGGIE, OUR GENERAL MANAGER OF SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE, PAULA, OUR WELLNESS MANAGER. OUR LAWYER, AND ALSO WE HAVE IN THE BLUE SHIRT IN THE BACK THERE, WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR WELLNESS PROMOTION TASK FORCE
BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY WHAT IS BEHIND THE ENTIRE POLICY, AND THEY ARE THE EXPERTS SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT PAULA AND I CANNOT ANSWER, THEY ARE HERE TO ASSIST WITH THAT. AND IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FOOD SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT AND WELLNESS ANNUAL
REPORT, BOTH WERE FOR 2024. SO, THE WELLNESS PROMOTION POLICY IS BROKEN DOWN INTO DIFFERENT SEGMENTS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW SORT OF WHAT IS ON EACH SLIDE, AND THEN I INVITE YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS AT THE END OF EACH SLIDE IF THAT WORKS FOR
YOU. OKAY, THE PURPOSE ON WELL THIS IS PROMOTION POLICY PURPOSE IS TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER FEDERAL AND FLORIDA LAW, THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE A LOCAL SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY. STUDENT HEALTH, SAFETY AND THE REDUCTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY FROM THE
CHILD NUTRITION AND W IC REAUTHORIZATION ACT IN 2004 WHERE WE HAD TO CREATE OUR FIRST WELLNESS POLICY IN FRUITION IN 2060 AND WE'VE HAD OUR REVISIONS SINCE THEN AND IT ALSO CREATE AS WELLNESS CULTURE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF. OUR PROPOSED REVISIONS, WE'RE
INCORPORATING SOME CHANGES IN FEDERAL GUIDELINES AND STATE STATUTES. AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME REVISED LANGUAGE FOR CLARITY. SO THE PREAMBLE, THE PREAMBLE WE'RE RENAMING TWO OF THE TEN LIST COMPONENTS AND WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THAT ALSO A LITTLE BIT LATER. WE'RE RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS, ADDING THAT INTO THE PREAMBLE. OUR WELLNESS PROMOTION LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT LEVELS. DISTRICT LEVEL AND SCHOOL LEVEL. FOR DISTRICT LEVEL, WE HAVE ADDED FLEXIBILITY IN THE OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRICT
WELLNESS PROMOTION POLICY. SO THAT THAT WAY, THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS A DECISION AS TO WHERE THE WELLNESS POLICY RESIDES IN THE DISTRICT. WE ARE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED ATTENDANCE SO SOME OF THE WELLNESS PROMOTION TASK FORCE MEMBERS DO GO TO THE SCHOOL
HEALTH ADVISORY COUNSEL. IN THE SCHOOL LEVEL, WE RECOMMENDED THE HEALTHY SCHOOL TEAM MEMBERS FOR THE SCHOOLS AND ALSO WE HAVE OUTLINE HEALTHY SCHOOL TEAM REQUIREMENTS. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PAUSE TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?
I'LL MOTION TO YOU IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS. >> CONTINUE TO ROLL. STARTING OFF WITH THE FIRST OF THE WHOLE SCHOOL WHOLE COMMUNITY WHOLE CHILD COMPONENTS IS PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. WE ONLY HAVE MINOR EDITING CHANGES IN THAT SECTION. NUTRITION ENVIRONMENT AND SERVICES, WE HAVE PROVIDED
CLARITY AND THE REQUIREMENT OF THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION AND ALSO HAVE CHANGED A MUST, TO SHOULD, AND SHOULD TO MUST WHERE APPROPRIATEN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES. WE H HAVE A COMPONENT NAME CHANE AND THAT WILL NOW BE BEHAVIORAL
MENTAL HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES. AND, THEN AS WE GO ON TO COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE, SORRY. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CLIMATE, WE ALSO HAVE THE NAME CHANGE THERE, AND, THAT IS FOR POSITIVE AND
SUPPORTIVE CLIMATE. MOVING ON TO HEALTH EDUCATION. WE HAVE UPDATED THE TOBACCO PREVENTION PROGRAM, THE ALTERNATIVE TO SUSPENSION, HEALTH EDUCATION CONCEPT, SOME PROTECTION AND HUMAN GROWTH DEVELOPMENT UNIT. AND UNDER THE HEALTH SERVICES, WE HAVE ADDED SERVICES TO
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING THE DISTRICT'S WELCOME CENTER BECAUSE THAT'S NEW SINCE THE LAST TIME WE HAD THE POLICY. EMPLOYEE WELLNESS. HERE IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WELLNESS INITIATIVES. ALSO, THE AVAILABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.
UNDER PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, WE'VE ADDED TO THE GOAL, SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND ALSO INDOOR AIR QUALITY. AND, THEN WE HAVE NOW A GREEN CHAMPION STIPEND, AND THE GREEN SCHOOLS RECOGNITION PROGRAM HAS BEEN REMOVED AS THAT NO LONGER EXISTS.
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. PRIMARY LANGUAGE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WAS ADDED AND THEN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT BILINGUAL, SOCIAL SERVICES FACILITATORS WAS ADDED. THAT WRAPS UP THE TEN COMPONENTS AND THEN WE HAVE EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENTS. JUST FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT AND
TRI-ANNUAL ASSESSMENT THAT WE NEED HAVE THOSE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, AND THEN, DETAILS WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE UPDATES OF THIS POLICY. FOR FUTURE. AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION METHODS THAT WE HAD ADDED IN. AND, THEN LASTLY, THIS WOULD BE
OUR WHOLE SCHOOL WHOLE COMMUNITY WHOLE CHILD MODEL IMAGE. IF WE CHANGE THE BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES AND ALSO THE POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE CLIMATE SO THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE TEN COMPONENTS. AND OUR NEXT STEP, POLICY
DEVELOPMENT FOR MARCH 12, POLICY ADOPTION APRIL 23 AND WE'LL COMMUNICATE ANY UPDATED POLICIES, INFORMATION TO STAKEHOLDERS. >> THANK YOU THE. MRS. WHITFIELD. >> THANK YOU AND I'M SO SAD ABOUT THE GREEN SCHOOLS RECOGNITION PROGRAM. IT IS REALLY HARD. BUT I WAS WONDER, CAN YOU TALK
ABOUT ANYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE DISTRICT LEVELS TO PROMOTE HAVING GREEN SCHOOLS OR SUPPORTING THAT? I KNOW THAT JOE, THIS IS YOUR BABY SO PLEASE. >> THIS IS MY BABY AND IF I MESSED UP, I'M SURE OUR DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WILL
COME UP AND CORRECT ME. BUT, YES, WE'RE LOOKING TO DO SEVERAL THINGS. WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING SEVERAL THINGS ALREADY, SO WE HAVE ALREADY RENEGOTIATED AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR WASTE HAULING SERVICE TO, SO WE CAN INCREASE THE RECYCLING THAT WE'RE DOING IN SCHOOLS, BECAUSE WE WERE
HAVING CHALLENGES WITH THAT. BECAUSE THE COST OF RECYCLING WAS GETTING OUT OF HAND BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT A SOFTWARE ENERGY CAP WHICH APPROVED WE'LL BE PROVIDING SCHOOLS WITH DATA SO THEY CAN HAVE THAT AND KNOW HOW MUCH ENERGY THEY ARE USING, HOW MUCH
THEY ARE USING FOR ELECTRICITY AND FOR GAS AND FOR OTHER THINGS AND THEY CAN USE THAT TO HELP SET UP PROGRAMS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS TO HELP MONITOR THE PROGRAMS WE'RE -- BUT WE'RE STILL DOING THINGS. RECOGNIZING THE GREEN CHAMPIONS. THAT STIPEND IS A NEW THING FOR
US AND HELPED US TO CREATE MORE GRASS ROOTS SO TO SPEAK ENTHUSIASM IN THE SCHOOLS. AND WE DO HAVE SCHOLARSHIPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO THINGS ARE
HAPPENING IN THAT AREA. I KNOW THAT'S IMPORTANT TO SEVERAL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS. >> AND FINANCIALLY IT HELPS US AND WE ALWAYS LIKE THAT SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WOULD YOU ELABORATE A BIT ABOUT FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ITEMS?
>>
>> GOOD EVENING. WITH REGARDS TO FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, THAT IS AN AREA THAT WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN OUR POLICY. WITH THAT, THIS TIME WE WORKED WITH THE MULTI-CULTURAL DEPARTMENT AND WELCOME CENTER TO
ADD THEIR ACTIVITIES THAT THEY HAVE IN ENGAGING FAMILIES IN COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, WE ALSO ARE WORKING WITH, WE'RE GOING TO BE JUST, THAT'S AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE WHEN WE HAVE OUR WELLNESS TASK FORCE. WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT IN THAT ACTIVITY, AND, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'RE ALSO EXTENDING TASK FORCE IN PERSON THIS COMING YEAR. SO, WE LIKE TO COMPLETELY HAVE
ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE TASK FORCE AND THE WELLNESS COLLABORATION TO COMMUNICATE THEIR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AS WE'RE VERY LARGE ENTITY, MANY OF THESE DEPARTMENTS WITH DOING THEIR OWN THING. BUT, ON OUR WELLNESS ANNUAL
REPORT, YOU CAN SEE IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THE FY- 24 WHAT WE HAVE DONE UNDER FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. >> DO YOU HAVE A LIST OF THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THESE? I MEAN, HOW DOES THAT WORK? >> I'M SURE EVERY SCHOOL IN THE
DISTRICT HAS IMIMMENSE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. I AM A PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS THAT HAVE GONE TO K-12 EDUCATION, AND ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. EVERY SCHOOL THAT IS ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND IN MANY CAPACITIES.
>> AND THEN THEY SHARE THIS TO THE DISTRICT AND YOU COMPILE A LIST? >> SO. >> SORRY, I KNOW WE DON'T COLLECT THE INFORMATION FROM THE SCHOOLS, THE ANNUAL REPORT IS WHAT REALLY THE DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN DOING FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT OR ANYTHING ACROSS THE TEN LISTED COME TOS BUT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THE SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE WHAT THEY ARE DOING. >> >> THANK YOU. >> VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. >> AND THANK YOU. I ALWAYS LIKE THANK YOU. I ALWAYS LIKE LISTENING TO YOUR
DEPARTMENT BUT YOU ARE BIGGER THAN FOOD SERVICE. YOU ARE ABOUT THE WELLNESS OF THIS WHOLE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY. I SAW YOU ALL OUT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS WHEN THE CHILDREN WERE DOING THE MILE RUN. YOU WERE THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT HAD, YOU KNOW, WATER AND THINGS THAT DO HELP THEM STAY HEALTHY
AS THEY WERE RUNNING. BUT WHAT I SEE IN THIS POLICY, THE AMOUNT OF CHANGES YOU ARE MAKING, IT JUST TAKES YOU TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF WHAT YOU DO IN THIS DISTRICT. I HAVE BEEN AROUND HERE AND I'VE SEEN FOOD SERVICE AND JUST THE
WELLNESS PROGRAM JUST EVOLVE. END EF YEAR ACTIVITIES WITH THE COMMUNITY LEADERS WORKING WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY TO MAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED. HEALTH EDUCATION, TOBACCO PREVENTION PROGRAMS, ALL OF THE STUFF EMPLOYEE WELLNESS.
YOU TOUCH EVERYBODY TO KEEP US ALL WELL. AND AS I LOOK AT THE CHANGES IN THESE POLICIES ON THESE LINES, IT HAS TAKEN US TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND I JUST LOVE WHAT YOU DO. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED IT AND YOU TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL EVERY
SINGLE YEAR AND WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR KEEPING US WELL, NOT JUST EATING WELL BUT ALL OVER. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO ADD THE WELLNESS POLICY THAT HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 19 YEARS, AND IT REALLY HAS BEEN WITH NO DIRECTIVE AND IT WAS REALLY AT THE BEGINNING WE DIDN'T KNOW
WHERE WE WERE STARTING. THIS WILL BE SEVEN ADISOPTION AND WE IS HAVE COME A LONG, LONG WAY. ARE WE STILL SCRATCHING THE SURFACE? ABSOLUTELY. IT TAKES A TEAM AND A TEAM WORKING TOGETHER AND IT'S HARD TO GET EVERYBODY TO COME INTO THE TABLE. BUT OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE
PRESSING ON AND REALLY SHOWCASING OUR WHOLE SCHOOL, WHOLE COMMUNITY AND WHOLE-- SORRY, OUR MODEL, I'M NERVOUS, I'M EXCITED AND WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO DO AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE MISS GLORIA BRANCH AS OUR CHAIR OF OUR WELLNESS TASK FORCE. Dr. JOHNSON WAS OUR FIRST APPOINTEE SUPERINTENDENT THAT POINTED OUR DEPARTMENT TO LEAD OUR WELLNESS POLICY.
AND AND Dr. JOHNSON IS HERE AND I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM. WE HAVE BEEN-- IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE FOR US TO DO THIS TASK AND IF I CAN GET ANY GUIDANCE FROM ANY OF YOU TO MAKE IT BETTER, THAT'S WAS WE WANT TO DO.
>> Marcia Andrews: I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP BECAUSE I READ THE POLICY AND I KNOW WHAT YOU DO. IT IS EASY TO HAVE SOMETHING ON PAPER AND THAT YOU DON'T COMMIT TO WHAT YOU HAVE ON PAPER, BUT YOU DO AND THAT'S WHY, AS I SEE YOU, ALL OF YOU IN YOUR RESPECTIVE ROLES AND KEEPING THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, THIS COMMUNITY WITH ALL OF THE INPUT
FROM THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT YOU BELONG TO. I SIT ON SOME OF THE AGENCIES YOU SIT ON, TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE FED, ALL OF THIS AS I LOOK AT YOUR POLICY. I'M PLEASED AND YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY AND REACHING GREAT HEIGHTS AND YOU ARE TO BE COMMENDED SO I WANT TO TAKE THESE MOMENTS TO TELL YOU THANK YOU.
I HAVE SEEN WHERE WERE AND WHERE YOU ARE NOW AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. >> Chair: WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT POLICY. >> OUR NEXT POLICY IS THE 6.176 FREE AND REDUCED PRICE-- AM I
SAYING THAT RIGHT? I'M SORRY. IT DOES SAY RIGHT THERE. SORRY. FREE AND REDUCED PRICED MEALS MUCH THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY IS TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS
WITH REGARD TO ACCESS TO FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS. CHANGES ARE NEEDED DUE TO THE ELIGIBILITY PROVISION ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE REQUIRED BY THE USDA. THERE WERE SMALL EDITS THROUGHOUT, JUST SOME CORRECTIONS HERE AND THERE AND
THE FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEAL APPLICATION GUIDELINES HAD TO BE UPDATED BECAUSE IF WE ARE OPERATING COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION AS A DISTRICT, AS A WHOLE, WE CANNOT ACCEPT FREE AND REDUCED MEAL APPLICATIONS. CHANGES THE REFERENCE TO NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND TO THE EVERY
STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT. AND ALSO THE REQUIRED CIVIL RIGHTS LANGUAGE WAS INCLUDED. THAT WAS A SHORT ONE. THE NEXT STEPS ARE POLICY DEVELOPMENT ON MARCH 12 AND POLICY ADOPTION APRIL 23 AND AGAIN WE WILL COMMUNICATE UPDATED POLICIES TO STAKEHOLDERS.
>> I DON'T SEE-- >> Chair Brill: I'M GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT MYSELF. THE COMMUNITY IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE FREE LUNCHES, THE FREE BREAKFASTS, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT LOOMS HEAVILY OUT IN THE PUBLIC.
SO I WOULD ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT AS CHANGES DO COME, THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO COMMUNICATE TO FAMILIES. AND YOU KNOW I REGARD ALL OF YOU VERY HIGHLY. I THINK YOU ARE WONDERFUL. I DO HAVE A FAVORITE SCHOOL FOOD
SERVICE. WORKER WHO ALSO TELLS ME, YOU KNOW, HOW CONCERNED THAT HE IS AND HOW THE STAFF IS, YOU KNOW, FOR WHAT THE FUTURE IS. SO THANK YOU. I GUESS THE BIGGEST MESSAGE TO GET OUT RIGHT NOW TO FAMILIES IS THAT NOTHING HAS CHANGED AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE BEEN SHARING WITH THE SCHOOLS THAT I HAVE GONE TO VISIT BECAUSE THERE ARE
SOME FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE AFRAID TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN ON THE SCHOOL LUNCH LINE NOT KNOWING IF THEY'RE GOING TO GET LUNCH. SO I THINK COMMUNICATION IS KEY, Mrs. SUPERINTENDENT; TO PLEASE KEEP THAT GOING AND WITH THAT, Ms. WHITFIELD. >> Erica Whitfield: THANK YOU.
YOU AND I ARE THINKING THE SAME WAY. I HAVE BEEN IN SOME MEETINGS LATELY WITH MANY OF THESE LOVELY PEOPLE, AND WE ARE DEFINITELY KEEPING OUR EYES OPEN AS FAR AS CONTINUING WITH THE CEP, IT IS THE GREATEST THING WE DO IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT DOES NOT GET THE ATTENTION IT
DESERVES BUT YOU ARE FEEDING LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN A DAY DUE TO THE PAPERWORK THAT YOU FILLED OUT. IT'S A MIRACLE. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN KEEP IT GOING AND IF ANYTHING CHANGES, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET US KNOW. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, AS A BOARD, NEED TO BE ON TOP OF.
IT IS A SCARY THING TO THINK ABOUT GOING BACKWARDS IN THIS. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY WORRIES ME A LOT. AND I JUST AM GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL COME AND CONTINUE TO CONVERSE WITH US ABOUT IT SO THAT IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO, WE ARE ABLE TO TRY.
THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: MS. ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: THANK YOU, AND AS I LOOKED AT YOUR POLICIES, EATING AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE CHILDREN USED TO HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF ISSUES. IT WAS KIND OF DISCRIMINATORY AND IT MADE THEM FEEL BAD. WE REALLY HAVE COME A LONG WAY
NOW, YOU KNOW. THE APPLICATION PROCESS USED TO BE REALLY HUGH MUNG HUGH MONGER-- HUMONGOUS AND AND PARENTS HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THEIR WAY BUT WITH THE DEBIT CARDS AND MEAL PROGRAMS WHERE THEY CAN COME THROUGH AND NOT IDENTIFIED AS A REDUCED LUNCH
EATER OR A FREE LUNCH CHILD TRYING TO GET THEIR MEAL, OR BREAKFAST YOU HAVE REALLY MID MADE IT WORK THROUGH YOUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T HAVE ANYTHING CHANGE FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL. IT HAS CAUSED KIDS TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE NUTRITION IN THE MORNING AND AT LUNCH AND EVEN AFTER SCHOOL WITH THE MEALS THAT YOU PROVIDE. AND IT'S MAKING IT SO THAT THEY DON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT NEEDING SOMETHING TO EAT. AND THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF. SO THIS IS PART OF WHAT YOU DO THAT MAKES ME PRETTY EXCITED AND
SEEING YOU BECAUSE YOU MADE SURE OUR CHILDREN WERE READY TO GO WITH THE MEAL SO THAT THEY COULD DO THEIR BEST IN THE CLASSROOM. SO AS I SEE THE PIECES THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN LEER WITH THE AFTER SCHOOL, THE DEBIT CARDS, THE APPLICATIONS, ALL OF THIS, AND THE FOOD FUNDRAISERS TO MAKE
SURE EVERY CHILD ALL OVER PALM BEACH COUNTY CAN EAT AND THERE WOULD NEFF BE A PROBLEM GOING THROUGH THE LUNCH LINE FEELING INTIMIDATED OR EMBARRASSED. THIS IS WHAT HAVE YOU DONE OVER THE YEARS, TAKEN US TO THE NEXT LEVEL. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. WE CAN NOW GO ON TO THE NEXT
POLICY. >> SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT POLICY 6.185. THE PURPOSE IS ACKNOWLEDGES THE DISTRICT PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS USDA CHILD NUTRITION
PROGRAMS ASSURES THE DISTRICT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAWS AND FEDERAL PROGRAM. THE CHANGES IN HERE DUE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION AGAIN OF THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE REQUIRED BY THE USDA AND SOME LANGUAGE CHANGES FOR CLARITY PURPOSES.
WE ADDED LANGUAGE ON THE FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEAL APPLICATION GUIDELINE ALONG WITH THE POLICY WE JUST DISCUSSED BECAUSE THE CEP. THE AT RISK AFTER SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS, WE ADDED SOME INFORMATION INTO THERE. THE DEBIT CARDS, THE USE FOR
STUDENTS ON THE ONLINE PREPAYMENT SYSTEM. WE CLARIFIED FOOD FUNDRAISERS AND THE USDA NON-DISCRIMINATION PRACTICES WERE INCLUDED. ALSO THE EXPECTATION OF THE SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAVING A BUDGET NEUTRALITY MEAL SERVICE TIMES, MAKING SURE KIDS HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO EAT AND
CONSUME THEIR MEALS. AND USDA REQUIRED PROCUREMENT AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS LANGUAGE. WE ALSO REMOVED THE OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRICT'S PROMOTION POLICY SIMILAR TO WHAT I TALKED ABOUT IN THE WELLNESS POLICY. AND OUR NEXT STEPS, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, POLICY ADOPTION AND
COMMUNICATE UPDATED POLICIES TO STAKEHOLDERS. >> OKAY. AND I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. OTHER THAN A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS-- MS. ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: I JUST HAVE TO DO A SHOUTOUT FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN OUR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. EVERYONE THAT IS AT THE SCHOOL
CENTER MAKING IT HAPPEN FOR CHILDREN EVERY DAY TO ENTICE TO THEM WANT TO EAT. WE HAD SOME SAMPLES TODAY AND THEY WERE PRETTY GOOD. BUT YOU ALL HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO MAKE THE MENUS SO GREAT FOR CHILDREN. THEY WANT TO GET IN LINE AND EAT. SO I WANT TO THANK THOSE THAT
WORK AT THE SCHOOL CENTERS THAT ARE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING GETTING THE BREAKFAST READY FOR EVERYBODY, AT LUNCH AND SOMETIMES MAKING SURE THAT THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE AND SENDING THOSE BACKPACKS OF FOOD HOME WITH THE CHILDREN. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WORK AT OUR SCHOOLS.
IT'S A BIG DEAL. AND OUR KIDS HAVE SMILES ON THEIR FACE BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE CARES ABOUT THEM AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE HUNGRY. SO THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND A BIG THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US. >> WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> Supt.Burke: WE ARE GOING TO WELCOME ED TIERNEY OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT AND CHIEF ACADEMIC CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER FOR A MID YEAR INSTRUCTIONAL REVIEW WORKSHOP. WE'LL TAKE A MOMENT TO RELOAD
THE COMPUTER. CHAIRMAN BRILL, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, I AM PLEASED TO BE A PART
OF THE FY'25 MID YEAR INSTRUCTIONAL REVIEW. PLEASED TO BE JOINED WITH OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER MISS MARIA BISHOP WHO WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS WORKSHOP. WEAVER GOING TO COVER TODAY DETAILED ANALYSIS OF OUR GRADUATION RATES FROM LAST YEAR. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE ARE MONITORING OUR STUDENT
LEARNING AND THEN ADJUSTING INSTRUCTION THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR TO FACILITATE SUCCESS TO THE GREATEST DEGREE POSSIBLE. MISS BISHOP IS GOING TO GO INTO DETAILS ON OUR ESSENTIALS MEETING ARGUABLY OUR MOST IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE YEAR WHERE WE BRING IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS AND HELP THEM
ANALYZE DATA. CREATE ACTION PLANS AND THEN WE'LL BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT HOW PEOPLE FROM THIS BUILDING WILL BE DIRECTLY IMPACTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. IF FRONT OF YOU ARE THE GRADUATION RATES FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, INCLUDING CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE SEE AN INCREASE EACH YEAR
FROM 89% TWO YEARS AGO TO 92.1%. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE LED THE LARGE URBAN 7 DISTRICTS IN FLORIDA. LAST YEAR WE NOT ONLY LED THEM BUT INCREASED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US AND THE NUMBER TWO DISTRICT. SO NOT EASY TO DO WHEN YOU ARE
IN FIRST PLACE BUT WE DID INCREASE THAT GAP BETWEEN US AND NUMBER TWO. WE ARE PLEASED WITH THAT. TWO YEARS AGO WE WERE RANKS 17th OF 67 IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA REGARDING GRADUATION RATES. THIS PAST YEAR WE WERE 15th OF 67 SO WE IMPROVED OUR RANKING
WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AS WELL. SO WE ARE PROUD OF THE GRADUATING CLASS AND CERTAINLY GRATEFUL TO ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO HELPING THOSE STUDENTS SUCCEED. IS THIS THIS IS A SLIDE THAT IS GOING TO ANALYZE GROUPS OF STUDENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT TO ENSURE AN INCREASE IN OVERALL PERCENTAGE IS NOT MASKING A LACK
OF SUCCESS OF ANY SPECIFIC GROUPS. SO I'M GOING TO BE QUIET FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND LET YOU ABSORB THIS IS A THREE-YEAR BAR
GRAPH FOR BLACK STUDENTS, SPANISH, WHITE, FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY. IN FY'22, BLACKSTUDENTS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY WERE AHEAD OF THE STATE AVERAGE BY 1.8%. THE FY'24 BLACK STUDENTS OF PALM
BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT LED THE STATE BY 3.7%. SO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OUR LEAD THERE. FY'22 OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS LAGGED BEHIND THE STATE AVERAGE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. IN FY'23 WE WERE TIED.
IN FY'24 AFTER A 7.3% INCREASE, OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ARE NOW ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. AND OUR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS HAVE TRADITIONALLY AND SIGNIFICANTLY LEAD THE STATE AVERAGE. SO SUCCESS ALL AROUND ONCE AGAIN AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT
AND LOOK TO CONTINUE THAT SUCCESS. IN FRONT OF YOU NOW IS OUR PROGRESS MONITORING FOR THE ACADEMICS FOR THIS YEAR. THIS IS THE SAME FORMAT THAT YOU SAW IN OUR FALL AND STRUCTURAL REVIEW IN OCTOBER. AND WAS WE ARE GOING TO DO IS PICK A POINT OF TIME AND LOOK
LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR TO GAUGE PROGRESS. SO THIS IS 3-10th GRADE COMBINED ELA SCORES AND WE ARE GOING TO MOVE LEFT TO RIGHT. LAST YEAR PM-1 TO THIS YEAR PH MANUFACTURE 1 INCREASE OF 3.1%.
LAST YEAR PM-2, WINTER TEST COMPARED TO THIS YEAR PM-2 INCREASE OF 2.9%. AND WE FINISHED LAST YEAR AT 53.6% FOR ELA, THE RIGHT MOST COLUMN HAS NOT YET HAPPENED.
IT'S PROJECTED BUT IF THE LEARNING TRAJECTORY GOES THE WAY WE BELIEVE IT, WE ARE PROJECTING A 2.5% INCREASE IN ELA SCORES. THE ESSENTIALS MEETING I REFERENCESSED EARLIER THAT MISS BISHOP WENT INTO IN DETAIL IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THAT
TRAJECTORY AND HOPEFULLY IMPROVE IT. THE SAME FORMAT FOR MATH. THIS IS THIRD GRADE THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE COMBINED. MATH SCORES. SINGLE POINT IN TIME LAST YEAR COMPARED TO THIS YEAR. SO LAST YEAR PM-1 INCREASE OF
2.1%. LAST YEAR PM-2 EXCUSE ME. THE WINTER TEST 1.4% INCREASE. LAST YEAR WE FINISHED THE YEAR FOR MATH AT 56.2. AND OUR PROJECTING RIGHT NOW AN
INCREASE OF 3.8% IF THE LEARNING TRAJECTORY HOLDS. >> Chair Brill: WE DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. I WAS GOING TO SEE IF WE COULD RUN THROUGH, BUT Ms. WHITFIELD, DID YOU WANT TO ASK A QUESTION. >> SO QUICK, THANK YOU. JUST ON THE SLIDE ABOUT ELL.
IS THAT AN ELL STUDENT THAT WAS ONCE ELL AND MAY HAVE BEEN GRADUATED OUT? BECAUSE I THINK YOU ONLY STAY IT IN FOR TWO YEARS, RIGHT? YOU GET THAT CATEGORIZATION OR IS IT PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL CONSIDERED ELL WHEN THEY GRADUATE OR ARE THEY ALWAYS ELL.
>> IT'S CURRENT ELL STUDENTS. >> SO IF YOU ARE A STUDENT THAT COMES IN AS A KINDERGARTENER NOT SPEAKING ENGLISH BUT BY THE TIME YOU GRADUATE YOU ARE PERFECTLY FLUENT, ARE YOU CONSIDERED IN THAT NUMBER? >> NO. >> Erica Whitfield: OKAY THANK YOU. EXPWHRRK THANK YOU.
>> Clerk: THIS IS A BUSY SLIDE. THE TOP HALF IS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS THIRD THROUGH TENTH GRADE. BOTTOM HALF IS MATH THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. GROUPS OF STUDENTS TO ENSURE ONCE AGAIN THAT EVERYBODY IS LEARNING AT AN AVERAGE INCREASES ARE NOT MASKING A LACK OF
SUCCESS BY ANY GROUP OF STUDENTS. I LEFT ALL THIS DATA ON TO ENSURE THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY THE LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY WITH WHICH WE ARE TRACKING FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS WORKSHOP WE ARE GOING TO GO TO PM-2 LAST YEAR COMPARED TO PM-2 THIS YEAR. AND THAT'S THE CENTER OF YOUR SCREEN WITHIN THE BOX.
WE CAN SEE THAT ALL OF OUR GROUPS OF STUDENTS ARE LEARNING AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME RATES. OUR BLACK STUDENTS ARE LEARNING AT A HIGHER RATE FOR BOTH ELA AND MATH. SO EVERYBODY ABOUT THE SAME. BLACK STUDENTS EXCEEDING THE
TRAJECTORY IN BOTH ELA AND MATH. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. SO ONCE PM-2 STUDENT PERFORMANCE DATA WAS RELEASED, WE ENTERED OUR MID YEAR REVIEW PHASE. DURING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, SCHOOL LEADERS AND REGIONAL
LEADERS REALLY TAKE A MOMENT TO EVALUATE THE PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR SCHOOL GOALS. SCHOOLS BEGAN BY CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE DATA REVIEW IDENTIFYING THOSE STRENGTHS, OPPORTUNITIES COMPARING AND EXAMINING GROWTH FROM PM-1 TO
PM-2 AND FY'24 AND FY'25 INCLUDING THE I-READY DATA AS WELL. BASED ON THE RESULTS, SCHOOL LEADERS AND TEAMS DETERMINED WHICH INSTRUCTIONAL ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED TO TAKE PLACE, WHICH LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR ACTION PLANS. AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, WE BEGAN
PREPARING FOR OUR ESSENTIALS MEETING. AS Mr. TIERNEY SAID, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPAL MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE. DUE TO THE COHESIVENESS AND COLLABORATION THAT EXISTS BETWEEN THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, CHIEF OF STAFF, PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY,
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICE AND THE REGIONAL OFFICE, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO PLAN FOR A MEANINGFUL MEETINGS. WE DID CONDUCT AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL MEETING AND A SEPARATE SECONDARY INCLUDED MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL MEETINGS. ONE DIFFERENCE IN OUR ESSENTIALS THIS YEAR IS THAT SCHOOLS WERE
ASKED TO COMPLETE SPECIFIC PREWORK AROUND THE DATA ANALYSIS PIECE AND BRING THAT TO THE MEETING. OUR ESSENTIALS FOCUS ON THE DISTRICT'S SUPPORT PROVIDED TO PRINCIPALS INCLUDING A DEEPER DATA ANALYSIS PROCESS, LEADING TO IDENTIFYING STRENGTHS AND
WEAKNESSES, DWIL DRILL DOWN TO THE WEAK BENCHMARKS AND CONNECTING THEM TO THE RESOURCES TO ALIGN TO THESE WEAK BENCHMARKS WHICH LED TO THE FINAL ADJUSTMENTS OF THE SCHOOL BASED SECOND SMES E SEMESTER ACTION PLANS. OKAY, SO THE NEXT TWO SLIDES MAY
LOOK A LITTLE COMPLICATED BUT I WILL QUICKLY WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT WAS SHARED WITH PRINCIPALS AND TEAMS AT THE ESSENTIALS TRAINING. AT THE ESSENTIALS TRAINING, WE SHARED THE MOST IMPACTFUL REPORTS AND TOOLS FOR THIS TYPE OF ANALYSIS. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE RIGHT
TOP CORNER, YOU WILL SEE THE CHECK POINT MONITORING DASHBOARD POWER B-I THAT ALLOWS LEADERS TOAGE LIES THE PM-2 DATA FILTERING DOWN TO GRADE LEAFS, SUBJECT AREAS, SUBGROUP DATA,
CAP TURRING THE OVERALL STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES USING SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT WE PROVIDED. THEN WE DRILLED DOWN TO THE STANDARD AND TO THE BENCHMARK LEVEL UTILIZING VARIOUS TOOLS
AND REPORTS. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK THERE TO THE RIGHT, WE ARE FEATURING THE ELA BENCHMARK SUMMARY REPORT IN WHICH PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, CAN TAKE A QUICK GLANCE BE ABLE TO NOTICE THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE
ACROSS THESE BENCHMARKS. AND THIS IS KEY TO DRIVER INSTRUCTION, PARTICULARLY FOR RETEACHING AND ENRICHMENT. WE TOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH IN THE WAY WE ENGAGE OUR LEADERS IN THIS YEAR IN THE DEEPER ANALYSIS
OF THE WEAKER IDENTIFIED BENCHMARKS AND HOW WE ALIGN THE RESOURCES TO THESE BENCHMARKS. I KNOW THIS ONE IS A BUSY SLIDE AS WELL BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHOW YOU A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF THE PROCESS WE LED
OUR LEADERS THROUGH. WE FOCUSED ON ONE PARTICULAR BENCHMARK THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A WEAK BENCHMARK DISTRICT WIDE. WE REVIEWED THE STANDARD AND CLARIFICATIONS DEEPLY. WE EXPLORED WHY STUDENTS MAY
HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY MASTERING THIS PARTICULAR BENCHMARK. WE TOOK A LOOK AT A SAMPLE ASSESSMENT ITEM TO TRY TO DETERMINE AND DISCUSSED WHY STUDENTS MAY HAVE MADE AN ERROR ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. THIS DEEP ANALYSIS PROVIDES
INSIGHTS INTO BENCHMARKS AND INSTRUCTION FOR STANDARDS MASTERY. WE THEN REVIEWED THE RESOURCES THAT ADDRESS THESE NEEDS. AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK ON THE SCREEN, YOU SEE THAT WE WERE
THEN ABLE TO ALIGN THESE RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY FOR RETEACHING PURPOSES OR FOR INDEPENDENT PRACTICE, FOR MONITORING, WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CHECKING UNDERSTANDING AND ALSO FOR SMALL GROUP AS WELL.
SO WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS AT THE ESSENTIALS TRAINING FOR ONE BENCHMARK PER CONTENT AREA. HOWEVER, SCHOOL LEADERS WERE PROVIDED WITH THE PROCESS AS WELL AS THE RESOURCES NEEDED. SO THEN WE TOOK ALL OF THE
WEAKER BENCHMARKS AND WE LINKED ALL THE RESOURCES FOR THEM SO THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION AT THEIR FINGERTIPS, TAKE IT BACK TO THE SCHOOLS AND DUPLICATE THIS PROCESS WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND STAFF SO THAT THEY, IN TURN,
CAN REALLY FOCUS ON PLANNING VERY DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION TO LEAD TO BETTER RESULTS. PRINCIPALS WALKED AWAY AND THEIR TEAMS WALKED AWAY WITH PROCESSES, TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO CARRY ON THE WORK AFTER
SCHOOLS. ON THE NEXT SLIDE... SORRY. I'M NOT USED TO DOING BOTH. I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT WE ARE PROVIDING SCHOOLS AT THIS TIME. OF COURSE THE UPDATED INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT I REFERRED TO IN
ESSENTIALS, THEY NOW HAVE AVAILABLE FOR THE YOUTHS ARE EDW SPECIALISTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT TO THE SCHOOLS AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS AND REVIEWING THE EXTENSIVE DATA THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. OF COURSE THE IMPORTANT K-2 LITERACY WORK CONTINUES.
SOME OF OUR SPECIALISTS PROVIDING SUPPORT. ALSO CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LASTINGER. WE HAVE K-2 LABSITES IN WHICH STAFF FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COME HERE AND CONDUCT WALK THROUGHS, CONDUCT LAB SITES, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. GLICK. >> Chair Brill: WE HAVE ONE QUESTION. >> Edward Ferguson: I'M HAVING TROUBLE FOLLOWING THE POINTS THAT ARE BEING MADE IN RARD TO SLIDES 9 AND 10. MAYBE BEFORE WE CAN BREAK UP
SLIDE 9 INTO TWO SLIDES BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO LOOK AT THE FONT AND PROCESS WHAT IS BEING SAID. CAN YOU WALK-- CAN YOU GO BACK AND REPEAT THAT, PLEASE. I HONESTLY DID NOT FOLLOW THE POINTS WERE YOU TAKE MAKING BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO EXPAND. SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE AS MUCH INFORMATION AND TRYING TO BE CONCISE. SO I GUESS WE CAN BREAK IT UP TO TWO PARTS THEN. IF WE FOCUS ON THE TOP PART AND THAT FIRST CHART, WHAT I WAS TRYING TO PROVE IS THE EXTENSIVE
DATA ANALYSIS, THE PROCESS WE WALK THE PRINCIPALS THROUGH, LIKE REALLY TAKING THE DATA, OPENING UP REPORT SUCH AS THIS ONE IN WHICH PRINCIPALS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR COMPUTERS IN FRONT OF THEM AND USE THE CHECK POINT MONITORING
DASHBOARD TO LOOK AT THE DATA FOR THEIR SCHOOL AND IT WAS A VERY GUIDED PROCESS IN WHICH THEY WERE ABLE TO THEN FILTER DOWN BY GRADE LEVEL, CONTENT AREA AND SUBGROUP SO THEY COULD REALLY SEE THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR STUDENTS. AND THEN WE PROVIDED A GUIDE, A
TOOL IN WHICH THEY COULD DOCUMENT THAT AND SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO RECORD THE RESULTS OF THAT ANALYSIS. >> THE ACRONYM CP 3. WHAT DOES CP MEAN. >> CHECK POINT. SO WE HAVE CHECKPOINTS, FOUR
CHECKPOINTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COINCIDING WITH PM-1. THEN WE HAVE CHECKPOINT 1 AND CHECKPOINT 2 AND AFTER PM-2, PROGRESS MONITORING ASSESSMENTS THAT WE TOOK IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY, NOW WE HAVE CHECKPOINT 3 IN WHICH OUR TEAMS HERE UTILIZE ALL THE DATA, INCLUDING
THE DATA FROM THE PMs AND OUR USAS AND THEY'RE ABLE TO PREDICT HOW THEY BELIEVE STUDENTS CONTINUE TO PERFORM IN THE SAME WAY. AND THE WAY THEY PERFORM AT THE END OF THE YEAR ON PM-3. >> Edward Ferguson: AND THERE IS A CHECKPOINT 4 AFTER PM-3.
>> RIGHT BEFORE PM-3 IN WHICH WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE USA DATA AND COMPILE IT ALONG WITH ALL THE PREVIOUS DATA I MENTIONED TO PROVIDE ANOTHER CHECKPOINT. SO SCHOOLS CAN SEE AM I ON TRACK TO WHERE I WANTED TO BE FOR PM-3
AND THEN THEY CAN MAKE REAL TIME ADJUSTMENTS RIGHT NOW WITH THEIR ACTION LANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. >> Edward Ferguson: BASED ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID, WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER IS GRADE 3, 4 AND 5 AT AN UNNAMED SCHOOL AND YOU ARE JUST
GIVING US AN EXAMPLE. >> A SAMPLE OF A REPORT. >> Edward Ferguson: I'M CLEAR ON THAT AND CONTINUING TO TALK TO ME LIKE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD, SEGMENT, THAT BOTTOM HALF OF SLIDE 9, CAN YOU RESTATE THAT ONE, PLEASE? >> SURE. SO WITH THAT THE DASHBOARD WE
TALKED ABOUT GIVES YOU THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE SO IN ORDER TO HELP OUR STUDENTS, WE NEED TO DIG DEEPER, WE NEED TO SEE WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN. SO WE THEN WERE ABLE TO WALK THE PRINCIPALS THROUGH A PROCESS IN WHICH WE UTILIZE OTHER REPORTS, OTHER DASHBOARDS TO NOW SEE,
OKAY, WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN? SO THEN IT GOES TO REPORTING CATEGORIES AND READING, THE DIFFERENT REPORTING CATEGORIES AND THEN WE CAN THEN TAKE IT DOWN TO THE STANDARDS AND TO THE ACTUAL BENCHMARK LEVEL.
IT IS ONE OF OUR EDW REPORTS THAT WE PULL THAT WE CAN PULL BY CLASSROOM AND HAS THE STUDENTS AND ALL, HOW THEY DID ACROSS THE BENCHMARKS. >> Edward Ferguson: ALL RIGHT. >> SO BY DOING THIS,WE CAN HELP A STUDENT IDENTIFY WHICH AREAS
WE NEED TO PROVIDE THAT EXTRA SUPPORT. AND THEN WE CAN PLAN FOR VERY DIFFERENTIATED SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION. SOMETIMES WE OFFER TUTORIALS TO HELP SUPPORT THEM SO THAT WHAT IS THIS IS ABOUT. >> Edward Ferguson: OKAY. >> THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO
MAKE IS THAT WE AS A RESULT WITH THE BIG-- START WITH THE BIG PICTURE, NARROW IT DOWN, CONTINUE DIGGING DEEPER UNTIL WE CAN BE VERY PRECISE WITH THE NEXT STEPS BY STUDENT AND WE HAVE A PLAN FOR EACH STUDENT. >> Edward Ferguson: THANK YOU. I'M CLEAR ON THAT ONE NOW. I GUESS 10 WOULD JUST BE A
CONTINUATION OF THE POINTS THAT YOU WERE JUST MAKING, RIGHT? >> YES, RIGHT. SO 10 JUST REALLY TAKES YOU THROUGH SORT OF LIKE, OKAY, NOW THAT WE IDENTIFY THAT, WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT? I WANTED TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING ONE PARTICULAR BENCHMARK AND THEN THE STEPS THAT WE TOOK BECAUSE
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WE REALLY WANT TO SEE WHERE THE STUDENT COULD HAVE-- WHERE COULD THE STUDENT BE STRUGGLING WITH THIS PARTICULAR BENCHMARK? WHAT FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED FOR THE STUDENT TO HAVE? BECAUSE THEN IF WE KNOW EXACTLY, WE CAN PINPOINT WHERE THE
STUDENT IS NEEDING THAT SUPPORT. WE CANNOT WASTE A LOT OF TIME JUST TEACHING A GENERAL LESSON BUT REALLY GET TO THE POINT. SO THAT THAT STUDENT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. >> Edward Ferguson: OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION. >> THANK YOU.
I BELIEVE WE WERE ON THIS SLIDE. I WAS JUST SHARING THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS THAT WE ARE PROVIDING ARE SCHOOLS AT THIS TIME AND I BELIEVE I WAS GETTING TO THE STUDENT FACING SUPPORT PROGRAM. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. LAST YEAR, WE DID IT FOR THE
FIRST TIME AND IT WAS SUCCESSFUL WE BELIEVE IT YIELDED SOME OF THE HIGHEST LEARNING GAINS AT THE STATE IN BOTH ELA AND MATH. WE HAD SOME VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK. THIS YEAR WE COLLABORATED WITH THE DISTRICT, THE REGIONAL AND
SCHOOL LEADERS TO SELECT WHICH SCHOOLS, WHICH STRUNTSZ STUDENTS WOULD RECEIVE THIS SUPPORT. AND SO WE HAVE 119 DISTRICT SPECIALISTS THAT HAVE SHIFTED THEIR WORK AND WE REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM AND APPRECIATE THEM FOR DOING THAT. THEY'RE SHIFTING THE WORK THAT
THEY NORMALLY DO, TO PROVIDE STUDENT FACING SUPPORT THREE TIMES A WEEK AT SCHOOLS. SO THAT IS A HUGE LIFT. AND THEY'RE PROVIDING INTENSIVE SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION TO THESE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOLS.
SO THAT WHAT IS WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. >> SOME OF THE OTHER PRIORITIES. WE TALKED ABOUT MASTER ANALYSIS. THAT IS HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK. HIGH SCHOOLS ARE DONE, MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE STARTING NOW AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE ELEMENTARY
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS IN THE SPRING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ACCELERATING AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE AND WE DO BELIEVE THAT IMPROVED QUALITY SCHEDULING AND IMPROVEMENT MATRICULATION THROUGH THE SYSTEM IS HELPING TO LEAD TO THE IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS THAT WE SAW ON THE GRADUATION RATES. WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON
TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN. WE HAVE A MONTH LONG KIND OF SERIES OF EVENTS COMING UP IN ORDER TO PUT OUT COMMUNITY AWARENESS REGARDING THAT EVENT WITH THE KINDERGARTEN KICKOFF IN EARLY APRIL TO GET PRE-K STUDENTS SIGN YOU HAD UP IN OUR KINDERGARTENS AND THEN WE WILL GIVE THEM THE PRE-K KINDERGARTEN
TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN KIT AND SEND THE VIDEOS OUT IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES INCREMENTALLY AS WE HAVE DONE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH SUCCESS. SO THAT WILL CONTINUE. WE HAVE AMBASSADORS NOW TO HELP FACILITATE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PRE-K AND ELEMENTARY. IT WILL CONTINUE AND BE SLIGHTLY
IMPROVED. AND WE ARE WORKING ON EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS SUMMER RIGHT FLOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LEARNING CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SO THAT WAS A GOOD QUESTION.
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT, RIGHT? WE CAN COLLECT DATA ALL DAY LONG SO CAN WE ALSO SEE TRENDS, YOU KNOW, LIKE LET'S SAY HISPANIC KIDS HAPPEN TO NEED HELP IN THIS AREA OR, YOU KNOW, STUDENTS LEARNING THE LANGUAGE.
IS IT-- ARE WE ABLE TO KEEP TRACK ON DIFFERENT TRENDS ON THE DIFFERENT BENCHMARKS AND THE SUPPORT THE GROUPS NEED. >> SURE. OVERALL WE WERE SEEING TRENDS IN TERMS OF WHICH REPORTING
CATEGORIES TYPICALLY OUR STUDENTS WERE NOT DOING DISTRICT WIDE. BUT THEN THAT WAS-- THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO DRILL DOWN AND LOOK AT THEIR OWN STUDENTS AND YES, THERE ARE CERTAIN BENCHMARKS WHERE OUR STUDENTS STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT. AND WE TRY TO BE PROACTIVE WITH THAT.
SO THEN OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT BUILDS THAT INTO THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE THE FOLLOWING YEAR, REALLY LOOKING AT AREAS THAT WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN OUR CORE INSTRUCTION AS WELL AS OUR TEACHERS KNOWING IF THOSE ARE AREAS AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
SCAFFOLDING INSTRUCTION PROVIDING THE RIGHT SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS. >> CORRECT. BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO REINVENT THE WHEEL, RIGHT? IF THERE IS A SCHOOL THAT IS ALREADY DOING SOMETHING IN THAT AREA AND THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL, ARE THESE SCHOOLS MAYBE TALKING TO EACH OTHER? LIKE I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS
>> SO WITHIN THE ESSENTIALS MEETING, WE DID PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS TO WORK TOGETHER TO DISCUSS, ALSO AT THE PORTFOLIO MEETINGS, THE REGIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS BRING THE PRINCIPALS TOGETHER IN WHICH THEY'RE ABLE TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND PROB SOLVE
TOGETHER AS WELL AND WE ARE ABLE, OUR DEPARTMENTS CAN GO OUT AS WELL, MULTICULTURAL TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOLS. >> Virginia Savietto: THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS NEED DIFFERENT THINGS. >> INDIVIDUALIZED. >> Virginia Savietto: ALL OF THAT, SO COMMUNICATION IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT SOMEBODY MAY BE DOING THAT CAN BE DUPLICATED SOMEWHERE ELSE AND WHY REINVENT THE WHEEL AND WE DEFINITELY NEED TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER. I CAN DEFINITELY SEE CERT TRENDS IN MY COMMUNITY, RIGHT? I LIVED AS AN IMMIGRANT AND HAVING TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE AND
HAVING PROBLEMS THAT OTHER STUDENTS NEVER HAD, YOU KNOW, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: VICE CHAIR ANDREWS,. >> Marcia Andrews: I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE ARE PROUD HERE AT
PALM BEACH FOR OUR GRADUATION RATES. WE ARE HIGH ATOP THE URBAN 7. SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, IT'S A BIG DEAL SO I CERTAINLY WANT TO CHEER SOME FOR THAT. THAT IS WONDERFUL. AS YOU LOOK AT THE CHARTS, WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION WHAT YOU ARE DOING, LEADERSHIP TEAM, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, AS WELL AS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT TIERNEY AND MISS BISHOP. SO EVERYTHING I SEE WE ARE GOING UP AND I'M HAPPY, Mr. TIERNEY BECAUSE WE WALKED A FEW YEARS
AGO AND WE CONTINUE TO WALK AND LOOK AT THOSE MASTER BOARDS AT THOSE SCHOOLS, TRYING TO GET OUR CHILDREN IN THESE ADVANCED COURSES IS PAYING OFF BECAUSE WE SEE THAT WE ARE MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS WITH IDENTIFYING CHILDREN AND HELPING
THE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, THE PRAWNS, AND THE TEACHER-- THE PRINCIPALS AND THE TEACHERS TO SEE THAT WE CAN DO MORE. OUR KIDS CAN DO BETTER AND IF WE IDENTIFY THEM EARLY, WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND YOU KNOW, THE T 2K-K IS A BIG DEAL.
THAT IS SOMETHING I REMEMBER AND SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, WE STARTED THAT. THAT IS A BIG DEAL. EVERY PARENT WANTS TO MAKE SURE WHERE IS MY KINDERGARTEN KIT AND WHEN WILL I BE ABLE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM. SO YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST MOVING IN A GREAT DIRECTION. AND I LIKE THE ESSENTIAL
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT WHERE YOU ARE GETTING THE PRINCIPALS READY TO GO BACK INTO THEIR SCHOOLS. I HAVE THE FORTUNATE ABILITY TO BE WITH ANGELA MOORE AND Dr. MONIQUE McTEAR AND THEY BREAK DOWN THIS DATA FOR US AND THE GLADES REGION EVERY MONTH. SO WHAT I'M SEEING HERE, I SEE
AT THAT LEVEL BECAUSE I GO TO THOSE MEETINGS. AND SO WHEN WE ARE REALLY SHOW THE DATA, WE ARE MOVING AHEAD AND I LIKE THE INDEPENDENT PLAN FOR EACH STUDENT. EVERY CHILD IS DIFFERENT SO I LOVE THE IDEA OF LOOKING AT EACH
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT AND PUTTING A PLAN TOGETHER. AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK THE DISTRICT STAFF, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, I THINK IT STARTED LAST YEAR AND CONTINUING. YOU CAN BE IN THIS BUILDING. YOU HAVE GOTTEN PROMOTED TO A HIGH LEVEL POSITION BUT HAVE YOU THE EXPERTISE TO GO BACK OUT
THERE AND GIVE SOMETHING BACK WE ARE AN A RATED DISTRICT AND IT IS SHOWING SO THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: Mr. LANE. >> AS YOU KNOW, THIRD GRADE LITERACY IS SO IMPORTANT. CAN YOU DESCRIBE FOR ME
SPECIFICALLY EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE MADE TO IMPROVE THIRD GRADE LITERACY AND DO WE HAVE ANY DATA HOW THAT IS WORKING?
>> THIRD GREAT IS A PRIORITY FOR US. I BELIEVE WE ARE STARTING TO BE PROACTIVE. WE HAVE STARRED WITH A K-2 LITERACY WORK THAT WE DO, STARTING WITH THE T2 K. AND IN K-2, WE ARE DOING SOME REALLY-- WE HAVE REALLY BEEN FOCUSING ON THAT INSTRUCTION,
INCLUDING PHONICS, IMPROVING THE CORE INSTRUCTION. MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE USING FUNDATIONS AND U FLY AS A COMPONENT OF THE CORE INSTRUCTION WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND THEN WE HAVE REALLY BEEN WORKING ON INTRODUCING TO TEACHERS SMALL
GROUP STRUCTURES THAT FOCUS ON THAT INSTRUCTION STEP BY STEP. SO WE ARE HOPING THAT BY THE TIME THEY GET TO SECOND GRADE, THEY WILL BE AT A HIGHER LEVEL IN LITERACY AND CAN THEN TAKE THAT TO THIRD GRADE AND WE WILL SEE MUCH MORE SUCCESS. BUT AS FAR AS THIRD GRADE, REALLY, YOU KNOW, WE NOW THAT WE
HAVE ALL THIS RICH DATA IN K-2, IT REALLY BEGINS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR LOOKING AT WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE WHEN THEY START, LOOKING AT THEIR SECOND GRADE DATA, THIRD GRADE DATA AND AGAIN, REALLY LOOKING AT EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT AND LOOKING AT WHAT THEY NEED AND THEIR NEEDS.
WE HAVE MANY THIRD GRADERS THAT STILL HAVE GAPS IN THEIR PHONICS INSTRUCTION AND SO REALLY IN SMALL GROUP FOCUSING ON THAT AREA, AT THE SAME TIME AS WE ARE TEACHING THE CURRENT GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS. AS FAR AS LIKE THE DATA, WE LOOK
AT THE PM DATA TO SEE HOW WE ARE INCREASING ASHED YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE INCREASING. MAYBE NOT AS QUICKLY AS WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT BY POINT WE ARE GETTING BETTER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE, Mr. TIERNEY,
BUT BEING STRATEGIC WITH WHAT OUR THIRD GRADERS ARE WORKING ON IN CLASS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING ALL THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED IF THEY ARE ELL STUDENTS OR ESE STUDENTS, THAT WE ARE TEACHING THEM USING THE, MEETING THEIR PLANS AS WELL.
>> MID POINT, DO WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE? >> DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE DATA? >> WE DON'T HAVE IT BY GRADE ON THIS. WE ARE TRACKING THIRD GRADE TO THE SAME LEVEL SPECIFICITY. IT IS NOT PART OF THE PRESENTATION TO SAY A NUMBER FROM MEMORY, BUT WE ARE WATCHING THAT CLOSELY.
WE HAVE ANNUAL GOALS AMONG PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS FOR THIRD GRADE SPECIFICALLY AND THEN THE TEAM IS DOING A LOT OF WORK TO CREATE A QUALITY PROGRAM THIS SUMMER FOR THE STUDENTS WHO DO STRUGGLE IN THE THIRD GRADE TEST AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO GET THEM CAUGHT UP OVER THE SUMMER AND THEN IN FOURTH GRADE
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING THROUGH THE THIRD GRADE YEAR. WE ARE PLANNING FOR SUMMER FOR MEANINGFUL INSTRUCTION FOR THOSE WHO MISS THE PARK IN APRIL AND MAY. >> I KNOW THEY'RE IN GOOD HANDS.
>> Virginia Savietto: WHEN MY SUN WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIFTH GRADE, I HELPED Dr. THOMAS TO CREATE A SHEET FOR THE KINDERGARTENERS AND THE TEACHERS AND I SAT DOWN AND I DID THE CREATIVE PART. THE TEACHERS CAME UP WITH THE INFORMATION BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY CLEVER.
SO WE DESIGNED THE SHEET WASES WHO ARE SONTALLY DONE LIKE THIS AND DIVIDED INTO THREE MONTHS TO TELL THE PARENTS IF I'M A SINGLM
ANOTHER COUNTRY, I DON'T KNOW THE EXPECTATIONS. I SEND MY KID TO SCHOOL AND HOPING THE SCHOOL WILL TAKE CARE OF THE EDUCATION BUT THEN IF I DON'T HAVE A WAY OF CHECKING THE PROGRESS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROGRESS SHOULD BE, RIGHT? I THINK, I CALL THEM CHEAT SHEETS. ONE PAGERS, IT WAS-- I WISH I
HAD IT TO SHOW IT TO YOU BUT IT WAS LIKE SUPER SIMPLE. IT HAD NOVEMBER. BY NOVEMBER YOUR CHILD SHOULD DO THREE THINGS. BY JANUARY COULD HELP US.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MY PARENTS, AND MY DISTRICT WE ARE 51% HISPANICS WE MAY NEED NOT JUST PEEP PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES BUT IT WOULD BE A VERY NICE TOOL TO ALSO INVOLVE OUR
PARENTS AND BE PART OF THE PROGRESS INSTEAD OF JUST, HE GOES TO SCHOOL. I HOPE HE LEARNS. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU. GLRK THAT IS THE END OF ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> YES, THANK YOU. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. I'M GOING TO DIVIDE MISS-- INVITE MS. HEATHER FREDERICK FOR OUR FINAL WORKSHOP. SHE IS A FORCE OF ONE TONIGHT
SHE HAS A BRIEF PRESENTATION. >> I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO TELL YOU TONIGHT SO HOPEFULLY IT SHOULD GO VERY QUICKLY. THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH CHANGE SINCE MY LAST REPORT OUT TO THE BOARD. THE ONLY UPDATE IS THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT IS NEW.
SO LOOKING AT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL COMPARED TO THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET REQUEST. IT'S A 222-DOLLAR INCREASE IN PER STUDENT FUNDING, 2.4% AND THAT'S COMPARED TO THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET REQUEST OF $154 OR IS.%.
-- 1.7% INCREASE IN STUDENT FUNDING. WE DON'T HAVE THE HOUSE OR SENATE PROPOSALS. I DON'T EXPECT OR ANTICIPATE TO HAVE THOSE UNTIL THE END OF MARCH. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR WITH THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL TO WHERE WE ENDED UP. THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL WAS THE
LOWEST AT 1.43% INCREASE IN PER STUDENT FUNDING. HOUSE AND SENATE CAME IN AROUND THE SAME AT 2.5 AND WE ENDED UP AT 2.76% INCREASE IN PER STUDENT FUNDING. SO NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THE GOVERNOR, THE GOVERNOR IS AT 2.7% PROPOSED INCREASE I DON'T
ANTICIPATE BASED ON THE NEGATIVE OUTPUT AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE AN INCREASE LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR WITH THE CONFERENCE REPORT. I ANTICIPATE WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE AROUND THE SAME. WHERE THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL IS AT 2.47. I ALSO WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT WITH THE INCREASE IN THE
BASE STUDENT ALLOCATION, THE GOVERNOR WAS PROPOSING AN INCREASE OF $94 IN THE BASE STUDENT ALLOCATION BUT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THAT, OVER 80% OF THAT IS SET ASIDE FOR THE TEACHER SALARY INCREASE. SO THAT DOESN'T LEAVE MUCH
FLEXIBILITY WITH WITH THAT FUNDING. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH ENROLLMENT. THAT IS STILL UNCERTAINTY. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ED HAS NOT FINALIZED THE THIRD CALCULATION WHICH IS WHAT OUR
ACTUAL ENROLLMENT IS FOR THIS YEAR FOR FY'25. IT IS LATE. THE DOE IS BEHIND BY AT LEAST THREE WEEKS SO THAT IS, I THINK, ALSO DELAYING THE HOUSE AND SENATE PROPOSALS BECAUSE HOW CAN YOU SAY WHAT YOUR INCREASE IN
ENMENT IS GOING TO BE IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR BASE. THE STATE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL ENROLLMENT IS. FOR FY'24-25 TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE FUNDING FOR FY'26. FLORIDA RETIREMENT RATES AND WHAT THAT IS GOING TO BE WILL
ALSO HAVE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET THIS PAST YEAR WITH HAD A NOMINAL INCREASE OF $500,000 WHICH FOR OUR BUDGET IS NOMINAL. IT IS NORMALLY BETWEEN 10 TO
20 MILLION INCREASE A YEAR. WHATEVER INCREASE WE END UP HAVING IN FRS IS GOING TO IMPACT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR RAISES SO WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING OUT FOR THAT DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WHAT IS
AVAILABLE. WE HAVE OUR OTHER RATE INCREASES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND HOW WE MAY BE IMPACTED POTENTIALLY IN THE FUTURE LOOKING AT OUR BUDGET TIMELINE, RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT THE WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 12.
I DID HAVE TO CHANGE THE FINALIZING ENROLLMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ED. THAT USUALLY HAPPENS IN JANUARY BUT BECAUSE OF THE DELAYS THAT WE ARE HAVING WITH NOT FINALIZING THE ACTUAL ENROLLMENT FOR FY'25, IT HAS BEEN DELAYED
WITH DOE BUT I ANTICIPATE THAT WILL OCCUR THIS MONTH. OUR NEXT BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS WE HAVE TWO MARCH 14 AND THE 21st. THE REASON BEING IS THAT I'M NOT SURE WE WILL BE COMPLETE WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENT REVIEWS BY THAT MARCH 14 MEETING SO I HAVE
ONE FOR MARCH 21 AS WELL IF BEER NOT FINALIZED BY MARCH 14. OUR NEXT BOARD WORKSHOP IS APRI. AND UPCOMING DEE DATES. TENTATIVE BUDGET ADOPTION IS JULY 30 AND FINAL BUDGET
ADOPTION IS ON SEPTEMBER 10. >> Supt.Burke: DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THE DELAY AROUND ENROLLMENT TO THE STATE SCHOLARSHIPS OR VOUCHERS? >> YES, IT IS DIRECTLY RESULT TO THE VOUCHER PROGRAM AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ED HAVING
CHALLENGES AND HOW THE VOUCHERS ARE BEING REPORTED STATEWIDE. SO THERE IS NOW COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE ARM AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO WORK THROUGH THAT CALCULATION. >> Supt.Burke: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> Chair Brill: MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: YES, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S QUESTION TO YOU , I THINK, SPEAKS TO THE QUESTION I WANT TO ASK YOU. DID I JUST HEAR THE SUPERINTENDENT CORRECTLY. THERE IS LITIGATION IN REGARD TO , I GUESS THE VOUCHERS, HOW THEY'RE BEING USED TO PAY?
WHAT WAS JUST SAID? >> NO, IT'S NOT LITIGATION. IT'S JUST HOW THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO THE VOUCHERS IS ALLOCATED. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS HAVING CHALLENGES WITH STUDENTS, VOUCHER STUDENTS OR PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE REPORTED AS PRIVATE SCHOOL
STUDENTS BUT ARE ALSO BEING REPORTED BY DISTRICT SCHOOLS AT THE SAME TIME. SO THEY'RE HAVING CHALLENGES IN THE REPORTING. >> Edward Ferguson: UNDERSTOOD. >> DISTRICTS REPORT ON SPECIFIC SURVEY PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VOUCHER STUDENTS REPORT ON A DIFFERENT SCHEDULE.
AND THEY DON'T ALIGN MUCH AND THEN LIKE I SAID, WE ARE ALSO HAVING CHALLENGES WITH THEM BEING REPORTED IN BOTH PLACES. SO THE STATE PAID BOTH THE DISTRICT AND THE PRIVATE SCHOOL AND THEY KNOW THAT CANNOT CONTINUE SO THEY'RE WORKING
THROUGH SOME OF THE CHALLENGES RIGHT NOW. >> Edward Ferguson: I DON'T RECALL YOU EVER MENTIONING IN 23 OR 24 A DELAY WITH THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. SO WE HAVE VOUCHERS BACK THEN. SO THERE CLEARLY WAS AN OVER LAP
PRESUMABLY. THERE HAD TO HAVE BEEN. WHY IS IT NOW THAT SOMEBODY IS NOT ABLE TO TALLY BUT WE CAN DO IT JUST FINE LAST YEAR AND ALSO IN 23? >> THEY WEREN'T DOING IT JUST FINE LAST YEAR OR IN 23. AND IT KEEPS COMPOUNDING EACH YEAR. IT KEEPS GROWING AND SO THEY
HAVE TO ACTUALLY NOW FIX THE PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED TWO YEARS AGO. >> Edward Ferguson: WE WERE OVERLOOKING THE PROBLEM BEFORE AND NOW IT IS TO A POINT THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS. >> THEY ENDED UP HAVING TO CORRECT IT AFTER THE END OF THE YEAR. SO WE HAD I BELIEVE ALMOST AN
$18 MILLION ADJUSTMENT GIVING US MONEY BACK FOR MONEY THEY TOOK AWAY FROM US. SO NOW THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE IS SAYING NO, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO SEND THAT CALCULATION OUT UNTIL WE ARE 100% CERTAIN THAT IT IS CORRECT. >> >> Edward Ferguson: DO YOU KNOW IF ULTIMATELY THE STATE IS GOING TO BETTER ALIGN THE TIMELINES
FOR-- BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE SAYING ONE ORGANIZATION CALCULATES THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS BY THIS DATE BUT THE OTHER, I GUESS THE VOUCHER, THEY DO IT ON A DIFFERENT TIMELINE IS THERE ANY LIKELIHOOD THAT THOSE WILL BE BROUGHT INTO ALIGNMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER SO WE DON'T
HAVE AMBIGUITY THAT DELAYS YOU AND OTHER CFOS FROM DOING WHAT YOU NEED DO? >> I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. WE HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT THEY PULL OUT THE VOUCHER STUDENTS AND CREATE A SEPARATE DISTRICT. WE DON'T KNOW THAT THAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT THE STATE IS GOING TO GO. FROM WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL HE BREAKS OUT VOUCHERS AS A SEPARATE LINE ITEM BUT THEY'RE EMBEDDED IN EACH OF THE DISTRICTS SO I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION RIGHT NOW. AND A LOT OF IT ALSO HAS TO DO WITH THE I.T. INFRASTRUCTURE THE DEPARTMENT OF ED IS WORKING
WITH. IT'S A MAIN FRAME AND IT'S A CHALLENGE. IT'S OLD TECHNOLOGY AND THEY ADDED A BUNCH OF STUDENTS ON TO THE ROLL AND IT'S BEING PROCESSED IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN DISTRICTS ARE PROCESSED SO IT'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES COMING TO A HEAD. >> >> Edward Ferguson: WHEN YOU
SAY DISTRICT, DO YOU MEAN AN ADJACENT DISTRICT, A FLORIDA STATE VOUCHER? >> A SEPARATE DISTRICT LIKE FLORIDA VIRTUAL IS A COMPLETELY SEPARATE DISTRICT. THERE ARE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT ARE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS RECOMMENDING COULD WE DO
SOMETHING SIMILAR WITH VOUCHERS AND TREAT THEM AS A COMPLETELY SEPARATE DISTRICT BECAUSE THAT WOULD TAKE THEIR ENROLLMENT OUT OF OUR DISTRICT. >> >> Edward Ferguson: I THINK THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID. EFFECTIVELY WE WOULD HAVE A FLORIDA VOUCHER DISTRICT LIKE A FLORIDA VIRTUAL DISTRICT. >> POTENTIALLY THAT'S ONE OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHICH DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING TO GO WITH AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED PULLING IT OUT AS A SEPARATE LINE ITEM. >> Edward Ferguson: BUT STILL NEEDING TO BE TALLIED BY THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WHICH THE STUDENT RESIDES OR ATTENDS SCHOOL IN.
>> CORRECT. >> Edward Ferguson: THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: MISS SAVIETTO GLAF I WANT TO THANK Mrs. FREDERICK FOR COMING WITH ME TO GAINSVILLE TWO WEEKS AGO TO THE FLORIDA BOARD ASSOCIATION BUDGET TRAINING WORKSHOP. I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR KNOWLEDGE.
THANK YOU FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND RESOURCES STUDYING. I COULD NOT REPEAT IT AND MAKE A PRESENTATION BUT I FEEL GOOD THAT THE DISTRICT HAS GREAT
LEADERSHIP AND YOU ARE PART OF IT SO AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS. I MEAN IT WAS LIKE A FIVE-HOUR RIDE AND I DID NOT SHUT UP, UNTIL IT GOT DARK. >> I WAS BEING QUIZZED. I THINK I ANSWERED ALMOST EVERY QUESTION AND I CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY WITH...
>> Virginia Savietto: SHE PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN SLEEP. THEN WE TALKED ABOUT MUSIC AND DOGS. >> YES, WE DID. AND PROBABLY SPORTS AS WELL. THANK YOU AGAIN. I MEAN-- AND SHE DROVE AND WAS
ANSWERING QUESTIONS. >> FULL SERVICE. >> Virginia Savietto: SHE WAS TRAPPED. SHE COULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. THANK YOU. I WAS MORTIFIED. I WAS LIKE SHE IS GOING TO NEED A DAY OFF BUT IT WAS-- I
DEFINITELY COULD NOT DO WHAT YOU DO AND I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR KNOWLEDGE, ALL THE YEARS THAT YOU HAVE IN THIS SYSTEM. I LEARNED ABOUT FINANCING AND ACCOUNTING AND GOVERNMENT AND
ALL TOGETHER YOU MADE IT A LOT MORE FUN I WAS DREADING GOING THERE BUT I KNEW I WANTED TO LEARN THINGS THAT I DID NOT STUDY BUT YOU KNOW FROM THE BIG PICTURE YOU MADE IT A LOT MORE FUN THAN I WAS EXPECTING. THANK YOU.
>> Chair Brill: I'LL CLOSE US OUT BY SAYING THAT YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST TRAINED BY THE BEST OF THE BEST. SO I NEVER THOUGHT THAT ANYONE COULD FILL Mr. BURKE'S SHOES THE WAY YOU HAVE. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE YOU DO AND I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION AND SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUSLY. BOARD MEMBERS THAT BRINGS US NOW TO OUR SPECIAL MEETING. WHILE YOU GET YOUR COMPUTERS UP TO SPEED, I'M GOING TO START US OFF BY CALLING THE SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:09 P.M.,
THE RECORD SHOULD REFLECT WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM WITH SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT, ALSO JOINING US IS SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL BURKE, GENERAL COUNSEL SEAN BERNARD, INSPECTOR GENERAL THERESA MICHAEL AND BOARD CLERK TONY SINCLAIR SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS WILL JOIN US PERIODICALLY AS DIRECTED BY THE
SUPERINTENDENT. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE FIVE SETS OF MINUTES TO APPROVE. I'LL TAKE A MOTION. MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY VICE CHAIR ANDREWS, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I HAVE ONE ITEM TO ADD FOR GOOD
CAUSE. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS. THIS IS PRD1 POSTHUMOUS PROCLAMATION FOR Dr. GERALD C. BURKE GOOD CAUSE GOES FOR ADDING THIS ITEM TO THE AGENDA BECAUSE Dr. GERALD C. BURKE PASSED AWAY JANUARY 30, 2025.
HIS CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 15 WHERE HIS FAMILY WISHES THE PROCLAMATION TO BE READ. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, DO YOU HAVEFULLY ITEMS TO WITHDRAW? >> Supt.Burke: NO MADAM CHAIR. BOARD MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS TO PULL FROM CONSENT?
SEEING NONE TAKE A MOMENT NOW TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MOTION BY Ms. BRANCH, SECOND BY MR. FERGUSON. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. DO WE HAVE MI DISCLOSURES AND ABSTENTIONS THAT BRINGS US,
Mr. SUPERINTENDENT TO YOUR COMMENTS. >> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUR ATTENTION TO AGENDA ITEM REGC 1 WE HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US AND I WANT TO INVITE THE PRINCIPAL OF 15 E Mr. ROSS.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Mr. PATRICK McNEASE. A PARENT, Mrs. SOVALAS. STUDENT GRACIE AND ALSO REPRESENTING THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AS THIS COMMITTEE WORKED TO NAME THE SCHOOL, WE KNOW HIM AS VICE MAYOR JOHN McGOVERN
FROM THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON BUT HE IS ALSO AN HISTORIAN THAT SHOULD BE NOTED IN THE MIBS. THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE DELIBERATION TO BRING THE NAME FORWARD FOR THE NEW SCHOOL.
15E WAS NOT GETTING THE JOB DONE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR,
VICE CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT Mr. BURKE AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT Mr. TIERNEY. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO NAMING OUR SCHOOL OWE EVERYBODY ON THE PANEL IS VERY EAGER. I WOULD LIKE INTRODUCE OUR
NAMING COMMITTEE PANEL AND IT TOOK US ABOUT FOUR WEEKS TO DETERMINE A NAME. WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS BASED ON THE BOARD POLICY AND WE HAD MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SUBMIT TWO NAMES. WE CAME UP WITH 17 NAMES AND WE
ALLOWED THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NAMING. AND BY THE FOURTH WEEK, WE HAVE COME DOWN TO THREE NAMES THAT WE REALLY, REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU AND I'LL START WITH
Mrs. KATHLEEN EILEEN WHO WAS PART OF THE COMMITTEE, Mr. MCNEESE, OUR NEWLY APPOINTED ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. HE WAS NOT PART OF THE COMMITTEE BUT I WANTED TO INTRODUCE HIM TO EVERYONE TONIGHT. VICE MAYOR OF WELLINGTON, DON McGOVERN.
WE HAVE GRACIE SNEAD AS WELL AS MARYELLA SAVALAS WHO WAS PART OF THE COMMITTEE. THE NAMES WE CAME UP WITH WAS A.R. MARSHAL AND Mr. MARSHAL WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT FIGURE IN THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES.
WE ALSO CHOSE ARDEN LAKES ELEMENTARY WHICH REPRESENTS THE ARDEN COMMUNITY AND WE CHOSE SHADOW VIEW ELEMENTARY WHICH REPRESENTS EQUESTRIAN PART OF WELLINGTON AND IS A VERY
SIGNIFICANT NAME FOR OUR SCHOOL. OUR MASCOT IS THE COLTS SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND OUR SCHOOL COLORS ARE GRAY AND TEAL. SO WE HAVE MISS MARIELLA WHO WANTED TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT TWO OF THE NAMES THAT MADE IT AS FINALISTS, TWO SHE HAD
CHOSEN. ADDER ARDEN >> HELLO, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HOSTING US TODAY. THE FIRST NAME WAS ARDEN LAKES ELEMENTARY WHICH WE PICKED OR I PICKED BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE
ENCOMPASSED THE BEAUTY AND LIFESTYLE OF THE COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE. AND THE SECOND NAME IS A.R. MARSHAL, A BIG CONSERVATIONIST
AND SCIENTIST WHO HELPED SPEAR HEAD THE EVERGLADES CONSERVATION SO WE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS FITTING BECAUSE WE ARE OUT, YOU KNOW, IN THE EVERGLADES. SO WHERE THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE AND ALL AROUND US,
SO THOSE WERE MY TWO. >> THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID IF SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, YOU WOULD GIVE US THE NAME THAT THE BOARD THOUGHT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SCHOOL, WE WOULD LOVE FOR
YOU TO SHARE. >> WELL, THE BOARD IS GOING TO VOTE THIS EVENING BUT IF I'M READING THE TEA LEAVES CORRECTLY, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SADDLE VIEW ELEMENTARY WAS THE TOP CHOICE OF THE COMMITTEE. >> IT WAS A TOP CHOICE.
UNANIMOUS CHOICE BY EVERYONE SITTING HERE AND WE ALSO TOOK A VOTE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY FELT THAT WOULD BE A GREAT NAME BECAUSE IT HAS A NICE TONE TO OUR MASCOT, WHICH IS THE COLTS. SO SADDLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MASCOT COLTS IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR THE SCHOOL TO BE NAMED. >> Supt.Burke: GRACIE, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? DO YOU LIKE THAT NAME? SADDLE VIEW WITH THE COLTS?
I SAW A NOD IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR OUR NAMING COMMITTEE. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK AND NICE JOB. YOU CAME UP WITH THREE SOLID RECOMMENDATIONS AND I THINK EVERYONE IS PROBABLY GOING TO SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE CHOICE FROM THE COMMITTEE AND THE
COMMUNITY SO THANKS FOR MAKING OUR JOB EASY. >> THANK YOU AND AGAIN I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU Mr. BURKE AND Mr. TIERNEY, Mrs. HAYNES FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN A SECOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IT HAS BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH
THE COMMUNITY WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS ON THE NEW SCHOOL THAT IS GOING TO OPEN IN AUGUST AND I KNOW FOR A FACT IT IS GOING TO BE AN A RATED SCHOOL, A WONDERFUL PLACE OF LEARNING AND I'VE GOT TO MEET SOME OF THE COMMUNITY SO FAR AND IT'S BEEN A MAGNIFICENT EXPERIENCE.
THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN AND THANK YOU ALSO Mrs. AN FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> Supt.Burke: WE HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE PRINCIPAL ROSS. THE JOB YOU DID WITH EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS INCREDIBLE AND I KNOW SADDLE VIEW WILL BE JUST AS SUCCESSFUL SO IF YOU. >> THANK YOU GUYS.
>> Speaker: THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Supt.Burke: THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT. AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD THINGS HEATING UP IN TALLAHASSEE. THERE HAS BEEN A SPECIAL SESSION, TWO SPECIAL SESSIONS AND A THIRD ONE ABOUT TO CONVENE NEXT WEEK. SO WITH THE REGULAR SESSION
APPROACHING AT THE START OF MARCH 4, WOO THOUGHT WE WOULD BRING IN OUR LOBBYIST MEGHAN FAYE ON ANYTHING THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. ELK EXPECT TO HEAR THIS AS PART OF OUR MEETINGS GOING FORWARD UNTIL WE HAVE THE END OF
SESSION. WE SHOULD HAVE MEGHAN FAYE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY FROM TALLAHASSEE. >> I HEAR Mr. BURKE. >> Supt.Burke: OKAY, GREAT. WE SEE YOU AND HEAR YOU. >> IF YOU COULD SEE AND HEAR ME, I'LL GET STARTED. SCWHRS PLEASE DO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME TONIGHT ALLOWING ME TO JOIN FROM TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA UP IN THE PANHANDLE WHERE THE LEGISLATURE IS IN FACT RIGHT NOW CONVENED FOR THE THIRD SPECIAL SESSION OF 2025. THEY ARE MEETING AND HAVING COMMITTEE HEARINGS TODAY TO
CONSIDER THE COMPROMISE LEGISLATION WORKED UPON BY THE HOUSE, SENATE AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, I THINK THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE IN ALIGNMENT AND I BELIEVE THIS BILL WILL BE VOTED
FAVORABLY FROM BOTH CHAMBERS AND THE GOVERNOR HAS SIGNALED HE WILL SIGN THIS VERSION OF THE BILL WHICH, LARGELY DEALS WITH IMMIGRATION REFORM UP HERE IN TALLAHASSEE. THAT HAS BEEN ALL-- ESSENTIALLY ALL THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REGULARLY SCHEDULE COMMITTEE MEETINGS BUT MANY OF THEM WERE IT CANCEL BECAUSE OF THE MULTIPLE SPECIAL SESSIONS. TO GIVE YOU A-- MISS FREDERICK, THE FIRST THING I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS GOVERNOR'S BUDGET BUT SHE GAVE YOU A REALLY GOOD
RECAP OF WHAT WAS IN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET AND WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE THIRD CALCULATION. JUST TO KIND OF ADD TO WAS SHE WAS SAYING THERE ARE 100% SPOT ON THAT THE HOUSE, SENATE AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ARE TRYING
TO GET THE STARTING POINT AND THE ESTIMATE RIGHT OF WHERE ALL OF THE STUDENTS ARE LOCATED AND WHERE ALL THE FUNDING SHOULD BE WE ANTICIPATE BY THE THIRD WEEK OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION WE SHOULD HAVE KIND OF STARTING POINT PROPOSALS ON BOTH BUDGETS FROM
THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE SO THAT WILL BE ABOUT THE END OF MARCH TYPICALLY WHEN WE SEE THAT. SO STAY TUNED. WE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH UPDATES AS WE START TO SEE WHAT THE LEGISLATURE PUTS OUT. SOMETHING THIS LEGISLATURE SEEMS
TO BE BUDGET REDUCTION AND BUDGET CUTS PRETTY SERIOUSLY. I WATCHED A SERIES OF HEARINGS TODAY WHERE STATE AGENCIES WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE AND WE WILL SEE
A MODEST INCREASE IN THE EDUCATION BUDGET SIMILAR TO THE 2.2% OVERALL INCREASE THAT THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED. AND I THAT IT WILL BE PROBABLY IN LINE WITH KIND OF THE OVERALL BUDGET AND THE THOUGHT THAT LOOKING AT THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND THE BUDGET ESTIMATES.
THE BUDGET ESTIMATORS IN TALLAHASSEE ARE PREDICTING APE A DIP IN REVENUES AVAILABLE SO THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR IS TRYING TO RIGHT SIZE SO IT'S NOT AS DRAMATIC OF A CUT NEXT YEAR OR THE FOLLOWING YEAR ON OUR TWO
DISTRICT BIG PRIORITIES FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE, RON AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF THE MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS ON THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL START TIME REPEAL THAT HAS BEEN FILED IN THE SENATE BY SENATOR BRADLEY AND IN THE HOUSE BY REPRESENTATIVE ANN GERWIG WHO IS
A NEW MEMBER OF THE PALM BEACH DELEGATION. WE HAVE MET WITH BIG EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE AND WITH SOME MEMBERS OF STAFF AND LEADERSHIP AND I THINK THAT THERE IS-- I THINK THAT EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS THE OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL CONCERNS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND I DO ANTICIPATE THAT WE SHOULD SEE A REPEAL KIND OF BACK TO THE LOCAL CONTROL POSTURE THAT WE WERE IN BEFORE THE BILL PASSED TWO YEARS
AGO SO FAR REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND POSITIVE NEWS ON THAT FRONT. WE HAVE HAD POSITIVE MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS ABOUT REVISITING SOME OF THE SCHOOL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS PARTICULARLY THE LOCKED GATES OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM OR OUTSIDE THE
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME HOURS. I THINK THAT THERE IS LARGELY THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WHAT WAS IN THE BILL LAST YEAR MAYBE WENT A LITTLE TOO FAR AND NOT WHAT THEY ENVISIONED IN TERMS OF BEING OPERATIONAL, YOU KNOW FROM A DAY-TO-DAY PERSPECTIVE FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS I THINK THERE IS AN EARNEST AND HONEST EFFORT OUT THERE TO LOOK AT THAT AND TRY TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH FLEXIBILITY IN MAKING SURE THAT YOU KEEP KIDS SAFE AND HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY ON YOUR CAMPUSES SO STUDENTS CAN INGRESS AND EGRESS
PARTICULARLY DURING EXTRACURRICULARS AND WHEN STUDENTS ARE ON CAMPUS AFTER HOURS. THIS WEEK THERE WERE TWO BILLS THE FIRST SET OF BILLS HAVE BEEN HEARD IN THE LEGISLATURE BUT VERY, VERY FEW. THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE IN THE
EDUCATION SPACE THERE WAS A BILL ON THE FHSAA BILL ON EXTRACURRICULAR SPORTS ACTIVITIES, REALLY PROVIDING PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH FLEXIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE OFFERED IN THE THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS SO THAT WAS HEARD IN ONE HOUSE COMMITTEE COMPANION BILL HAS NOT BEEN HEARD IN THE SENATE I THINK THAT WILL BE AN INTERESTING ONE WHERE THE CHAMBERS MAY HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED OR FIXED
LEGISLATIVELY AND ON THE SENATE SIDE, THE SENATE HEARD A BILL FROM LAST YEAR WHICH IS THE DISPLAY OF FLAGS BILL THAT WAS FILED THIS YEAR BY NOW SENATOR RANDY FIN WHO I BELIEVE WAS THE HOUSE VOLUNTEER LAST YEAR IN THE HOUSE. THIS WOULD ESSENTIALLY SAY THAT
SCHOOLS AND ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS CANNOT FLY ANY FLAGS THAT HAVE ANY SORT OF POLITICAL OR MAINLY POLITICAL MESSAGES AND THAT THE UNITED STATES FLAG NEEDS TO BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED. SO THAT IS A RETREAD FROM LAST YEAR.
PRETTY MUCH THAT IS WHAT IS GOING ON. I THINK WE ARE REALLY GOING TO SEE THINGS PICK UP AS SOON AS THE SPECIAL SESSION ENDS. JUST AS A NOTE, HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES ARE MEETING TO CONSIDER OVERRIDING GOVERNOR'S VETOES. BUT IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT IT DOES SEEM LIKE THERE IS AN
ACCORD AND ALIGNMENT ON THE IMMIGRATION ISSUES, I DON'T EXPECT THOSE COMMITTEES TO REALLY DO A WHOLE LOT BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT IS MEANT TO BE A NEGOTIATION TOOL IN THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE CHAMBERS AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. BUT WE WILL STAY TUNED AND SEE
WHAT HAPPENS IN THOSE COMMITTEES , JUST AS AN ASIDE, THOSE COMMITTEES ARE NOT CONSIDERING ANYTHING IN THE EDUCATION SPACE, SO NOT REALLY A WHOLE LOT TO REPORT ON FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE HERE TONIGHT AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE.
>> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO JUMP IN, MISS FAYE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY ON OUR BEHALF. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE YOU DO AND NOT TO MINIMIZE WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE STATE LEVEL BECAUSE THAT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON US. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, GOING FORWARD, I WOULD ALSO LIKE US TO
GET A FEDERAL UPDATE BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO TRICKLE DOWN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THEN TO US. SO IF WE COULD GET ALSO HIVE. >> Supt.Burke: ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL DO THIS AGAIN IN ONE WEEK. >> Chair Brill: AT EACH MEETING
BECAUSE THE LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING VERY QUICKLY AS WELL. I KNOW THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT THE FREE LUNCHES AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHICH WE NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME ISSUES AT THAT TIME WE NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR IN ADDITION TO WHAT IS IN OUR PRIORITIES AT THE STATE LEVEL.
SO THANK YOU AND MS. ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: I HEARD SOMETHING LAST NIGHT. I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS ACCURATE. HOUSE BILL 733 WITH ANN GERWIG REPEALING THAT. HAVE YOU HEARD THAT SOMETHING TOES.
>> YES MA'AM. THAT IS, I BELIEVE YOU ARE REFERRING TO-- IT MAY NOT BE 733 BUT THE REPEAL OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL START TIMES MANDATE PASSED TWO YEARS AGO. REPRESENTATIVE GERWIG IS THE SPONSOR OF A REPEEL OR REPEAL--
JUST-- A REPEAL BILL MEANS A VERY SPECIFIC THING IN TALLAHASSEE. SENATOR BRADLEY ACTUALLY FILED A STRAIGHT REPEAL BILL. REPRESENTATIVE GERWIG HAS FILED A BILL THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR YOU GUYS TO MANDATORILILY CHANGE THE START
TIMES IN THE 2026 SCHOOL YEAR. SHE DOES LEAVE SOME LANGUAGE IN PLACE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, INFORMING PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. >> Susan: THANK YOU FOR MAKING YOURSELF AVAILABLE THIS EVENING
AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ON THE 19th AND BE SURE TO INVITE THE FEDERAL UPDATES. THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. >> Chair Brill: DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR US TONIGHT. >> I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. OUR DISTRICT DOES SO MANY THINGS OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH BUT
SOME THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT THE DISTRICT AND THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION HONORED THE 2025 PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT TEACHER AND SCHOOL RELATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AT THE FOURTH ANNUAL CELEBRATE THE GREAT AWARDS CEREMONY. THERE WAS A THANK YOU THANK A
TEACHER CELEBRATION FOR CHORUS TEACHER BONNY BUTTERFIELD DESCRIBED AS THE HEART BEAT OF THE SCHOOL AT DUNCAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. THERE WAS A PRINCIPAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS BREAKFAST, THE ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE OPENED A NEWLY RENOVATED LIBRARY AT JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ATTENDED A CAREER DAY AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. AND I'LL DISCUSS THESE AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN GREATER DETAIL AT THE GENERAL MEETING AND WITH THAT I THANK YOU CHAIRMAN BRILL. >> Chair Brill: BOARD MEMBERS, AS WE GO THROUGH OUR COMMENTS, IF WOULD YOU PLEASE REFRESH YOUR SCREEN BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING THE
SCHOOL NAMING TO NEW BUSINESS. SO WITH THAT, MISS SAVIETTO. >> Virginia Savietto: I WANT TO REALLY THANK SENATOR MIKE BERNARD FOR BEING SO AVAILABLE AND REPRESENTATIVE.
WE HELD A ROUNDTABLE FORUM INFORMATIONAL FORUM ON A SUNDAY AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING. WHEN WE WERE TOGETHER, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE. SENATOR MIKE BERNARD WAS ON MY RIGHT AND DEBORAH ON MY LEFT AND THEY WERE TALKING IN ENGLISH AND
I WAS TRANSLATING AND WRITING NOTES AND WE HAD CARLOS FROM CBS 12 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN. HE SET EVERYTHING UP. AND THEY TALKED ABOUT IMMIGRATION. WE WANTED TO TELL OUR FAMILIES NOT TO WORRY BUT WHAT HAPPENED
IN HALL HAS, WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH AND WE HAVE HAD OVER 30,000 VIEWS IN THE COURSE OF A 24 HOUR PERIOD. I DID ANOTHER ONE A WEEK PRIOR
AND WE HAD 90,000 VIEWS IN A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK. THAT SHOWS THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE AND I'M GLAD THAT PEOPLE WERE THERE TO PROVIDE IT, TO PROVIDE THE
CONDUIT TO THE WAY TO TALK ABOUT IT. I ALSO SPOKE TO CONGRESSWOMAN, SHEILA McCORMACK AND AT A LUNCHEON SHE HAD FOR HER ELECTED OFFICIALS, MR. FERGUSON SON, HE WAS THERE AND WE ALL TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT ISSUES AND WHEN
SHE GOT TO ME, I MENTIONED IMMIGRATION AND I STOPPED BECAUSE I GOT VERY EMOTIONAL AND I STARTED CRYING ANYWAY, A FEW DAYS LATER, SHE THEN CONDUCTED A PHONE TOWN HALL. SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK HER,
TOO AND I KNOW THAT CONGRESSWOMAN LOIS FRANKEL HAS CONKENTUCKIED ME-- CONTACTED ME TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE AS WELL. WE WANT TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THEY COME, THEY SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL MUCH I ALWAYS SAY IT AND I DON'T CARE IF I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD.
AS AN IMMIGRANT, IT IS HARD. AND IT'S SAD THAT WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS AND SCARE PEOPLE AND MAYBE JUST WE SHOULD YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT CAN IN CONGRESS, TOUCH IMMIGRATION
IN ANOTHER WAY BUT NOT REALLY SCARE OUR FAMILIES. IT'S REALLY AWFUL TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND NOT KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO COME BACK AND YOU ARE GOING HAVE YOUR FULL FAMILY TOGETHER WHEN YOU COME BACK BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOUR KIDS WERE PICKED UP, YOUR FATHER WAS PICKED UP OR YOUR HUSBAND.
SO AGAIN I WANT TO THANK SEAN BERNARD FOR DOING THAT AND JUST GETTING ON A SUNDAY. THEY BOTH GOT IN THEIR OWN CARS AND DROVE SIX HOURS TO TALLAHASSEE ON A SUNDAY. IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME THAT WE HAVE LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE WILLING TO TALK ABOUT
IMMIGRATION, WHICH IS A DIRTY WORD. NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IT. BUT LIKE I SAY, IT'S NOT TO POINT FINGERS, IT'S MORE TO TELL OUR FAMILIES THAT WE ARE HERE TO SERVE. WE ARE HERE TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITHIN THE PARAMETER OF THE LAW
AND IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO DIRECT THEM IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, FROM 5 TO 6 P.M.,LY HAVE MY
SECOND MOBILE OFFICE AT THE FIRE RESCUE STATION IN GREEN ACRES ON JOG AND TENTH AVENUE FROM FIVE TO 6:30 P.M. EVERYONE IS WELCOME AND I WILL HAVE OTHER COMMENTS AT THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. >> Chair: THANK YOU,
Ms. WHITFIELD. >> Erica Whitfield: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE WITH MY TIME TO RECOGNIZE A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM PALM BEACH THAT PASSED AWAY RECENTLY. BEFORE I WORKED HERE IN THIS POSITION, I WORKED ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND UNFORTUNATELY WE LOST SOMEONE WHO RETIRED A COUPLE
YEARS AGO SO THEY WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED IN OUR MEMORIALS BUT TOM METCALF WAS WORKED ON OUR SCIENCE TEAM THROUGH ELEMENTARY SCIENCE, WORKED AT JUPITER
MIDDLE SCHOOL IN PAHOKEE AND RAN THE SCIENCE FAIR WHICH WAS ALWAYS NEAR TO MY HEART. I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM IN THIS MOMENT AND HIS FAMILY JUST THAT THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE MISSING HIM EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT HERE ANYMORE. WE ARE VERY SAD TO SEE HIM GO.
THANK YOU. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. I'LL SAVE THEM FOR THE BOARD MEETINGS.
>> Clerk: THANK YOU, Ms. BRANCH NO, MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: A COUPLE OF THINGS. WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY UP LIFT EVENT NEXT SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22 AT 8 A.M. IT WILL BE AT THE ROOSEVELT
ELEMENTARY SITE START TIME 8 A.M., SO PARENTS HOPE YOU WILL BE THERE TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL WEIGH WILL BE OUT THERE HELPING TO KEEP PALM BEACH BEAUTIFUL FROM 8:00 TO 11:00. OF COURSE THAT'S THREE HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR ALL
STUDENTS WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE SECONDLY A CHANCE TO GO TO THE STAFF ASSOCIATION SOCIAL A FEW WEEKS AGO. BOARD MEMBER AYALA WAS THERE. I GOT WRANGLED INTO TAKING A PHOTO WITH MY SUN COAST SHIRT ON. GO CHARGERS, ONCE A CHARGER ALWAYS A CHARGER.
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. ALWAYS GREAT TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO HELP MAKE THIS MACHINE HUM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING AN ATTEND' NEXT YEAR GREAT EVENT, FOOD WAS GREAT. DIDN'T HAVE ANY ALCOHOL BUT THOSE WHO DID IMBIBE SEEMED TO BE HAVING A GOOD TIME AS WELL.
AS TO MY THIRD POINT. WANT TO RECOGNIZE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT HAPPENS TO BE INSIDE DISTRICT 7 BUT I WAS CONTACTED BY THE PRINCIPAL Mrs. TATA EARLIER THIS WEEK AND THEY HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH A GRANT OF OVER A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS
FOR THE BETTY HAR MON WARNER MONTD SORRY MODEL UNITED NATIONS PROGRAM READING AND RESEARCH CENTER. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW HER AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING HER. SHE WAS AN EDUCATOR THAT WORKED THERE IN THE 60S SO HER FAMILY
IS DONATING THAT VERY LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO HELP ENSURE MORE STUDENTS AT SPADIE ARE ABLE TO GO TO THE U.N. ANNUALLY, WHICH IS IN NEW YORK FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW. THEY NORMALLY HAVE FIVE STUDENTS WHO GO EACH YEAR MAIN BY BECAUSE OF FINANCES A GREATER NUMBER
AREN'T ABLE TO GO. THIS YEAR THEY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 18 STUDENTS GOING AND SPEAKING OF MISS TATA, THIS FAMILY'S ENDOWMENT WILL ALLOW THEM UPWARDS OF 30 OR MORE STUDENTS TO GO. IT IS A GREAT THING, WAS WE LIKE TO SEE IN TERMS OF A
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTING THEIR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. KUDOS TO THE HARMON FAMILY. SHE IS AN AMAZING PRINCIPAL. I WOULD DEFINITELY INVITE TO YOU GET DOWN TO SPADIE. SHE IS DOING A GREAT JOB DOWN THERE.
I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE MISS SHANTE KING PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY ALSO A SCHOOL INSIDE OF DISTRICT 7 RECOGNIZED AS PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AT THE GREAT AWARDS CEREMONY A FEW WEEKS AGO BOARD MEMBER LANE MENTIONED. ONE THING CAN I SAY ABOUT MISS KING.
I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND SHE IS NOT ONE WHO REALLY RELIES ON EXCUSES SHE DOESN'T FOCUS WHAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE SHE FOCUSES ON WHAT SHE DOES HAVE. FOCUS ON WHAT YOU HAVE AND BUILD
OFF OF THAT BECAUSE PINE GROVE, BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THE BUILDING ITSELF WE HAVE A NEW BUILDING NOW WASN'T NECESSARILY IN THE GREATEST OF SPACE. IT WASN'T THE PRETTIEST OF BUILDINGS. DIDN'T HAVE THE NICE ACCOUTREMENTSES THEY WILL HAVE IN THE NEW SCHOOL.
BUT GUESS WHAT, SHE MADE THINGS HAPPEN AND SHE IS MAKING THINGS HAPPEN THE PROFICIENCY OF THE COUNTIES CONTINUE TO GROW AND GROW BECAUSE SHE IS SOMEBODY WHO FOCUSES ON WHAT THEY DO HAVE KUDOS TO MISS KING FOR BEING NOTICED AS RECOGNIZED AS THE
PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR. SHE IS AN AMAZING PERSON. I KNOW SHE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. I'M SPEAKING TO REST OF YOU OUT THERE AS WELL. KEEP FOCUSING ON WHAT YOU DO HAVE AND MAKE PALM BEACH COUNTY GREATER EACH AND OVER DAY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST I WANT TO RECOGNIZE Dr. BURKE. I KNOW BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS IS
GOING TO RECOGNIZE HIM LATER BUT HE IS SOMEBODY WHO WAS A MATH TEACHER AT SUN COAST HIGH SCHOOL, PRECEDING ME BUT BY ALL ACCOUNTS, I JUST WANTED TO SAY MY CONDOLENCES TO THE BURKE FAMILY AND I KNOW BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS WILL RECOGNIZE HIM LATER ON IN GREATER DETAIL.
>> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US NOW TO VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYBODY. AND IT'S A PLEASURE THAT WE GET A CHANCE, ALL OF US TO GO TO OUR SCHOOLS AND VISIT AND DO GREAT THINGS. SO I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH THESE QUICKLY AND THERE MAY BE SOME PICTURES THAT YOU CAN SEE.
THERE WAS A MURAL DEDICATION FOR Dr. MONICA WALKER AND Dr. KATHERINE LOWE. LAST MONTH THE TEALY JEFFERSON MEDICAL SOCIETY INVITED ME TO ATTEND THE UNVEILING OF THE MURAL HONORING Dr. MONICA WALKER AND Dr. KATHERINE LOWE. 40 YEARS IN THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE AT PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL. THE MURAL WAS DONE BY STREET ART REVOLUTION, A BLACK OWNED ARTIST LED WEST PALM BEACH PUBLIC ART COLLECTIVE DESIGN FIRM. AND Dr. WALKER AND Dr. LOWE, I MEAN THEY ARE SUPER STARS
WITHIN THE MEDICAL FIELD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. Dr. WALKER, A PHYSICIAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN FAMILY MEDICINE AND Dr. LOWE, BOARD CERTIFIED OPHTHALMOLOGIST FROM BELLE GLADE. THEY'RE AWESOME. IT WAS WONDERFUL.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY AT H.L. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MONDAY JANUARY 27, CELEBRATING 80 YEARS COMMEMORATING THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ. I WAS HONORED TO MEET THE HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR GAIL ZELDA.
I HAD MET HER BEFORE AND SHE IS SO AWESOME. I WANT TO THANK H.L. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. IT WITH WAS A FULL DAY OF ACTIVITIES HONORING THE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND NEVER FORGETTING THE TRAGEDY BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS MUST KNOW THAT WE
CAN NEVER, NEVER HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AGAIN IN THIS COUNTRY IN THIS WORLD. CRESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WINCE THE ART AWARD. SHE IS GOING TO THE CAPITOL. KAITLYN PANTS AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER TO CRESTWOOD.
YOU KNOW HER FLOWER HER ARTWORK ENTITLED THE FLOWER YOU SAW AT THE BOARD MEETING. SHE IS SO AWESOME. SHE HAS HER ARTWORK AT THE FLORIDA CAPITOL AND NOW HEADING TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND YES ON
SATURDAY, WE WERE THERE AT FAU HIGH SCHOOL HENDERSON SCHOOL. WE THERE. IT WAS FABULOUS. WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL LATINA AND ACTION DANCES JUST REALLY DID IT, BUT THE WHOLE PROGRAM WAS WONDERFUL 678 AND
Ms. WHITFIELD, ETHICAL GOVERNANCE WAS FABULOUS OVER AT MY SCHOOL Dr. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL. YOU ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB PLZ WHITT WITH ETHICAL GOVERNANCE. IT WAS JUST FABULOUS. PRINCIPAL TARO AND THE WONDERFUL STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL AND
EVERYONE FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME IN TO TALK ABOUT THEIR LIVES, THE HISTORY AND HOW TO BE ETHICAL MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE STUDENTS AND YES, I WANT TO SAY I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE COUNCIL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL BREAKFAST.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR GAIL PESERJIC, WESTERN PINE MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR, SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS AND CYPRESS TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR CAMILLE EDGECOMB AND LASTLY I WANT TO SAY THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, PAHOKEE HIGH SCHOOL, SFAB LEWIS GENTLEMAN MAKING A DIFFERENCE. WE HONORED HIM AT THE BIG
CELEBRATION. AND JUST LAST NIGHT, I WAS ABLE TO BE AT WELLINGTON TO BE RIGHT BY THE SIDE OF OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR MISS KIMBERLY STOCKER. POLO PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE WAS RECOGNIZED FROM THE
VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON LAST NIGHT WITH BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND ACCOLADES AND SHE WILL BE REPRESENTING PALM BEACH COUNTY AT THE STATE LEVEL. WE KNOW SHE WILL BE A WINNER. SHE IS A SUPER STAR. KIMBERLY STARKER, OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY GLRK THANK YOU VICE CHAIR
ANDREWS. I'M NOT GOING TO GO TO ALL THE PLACES I HAVE BEEN. YOU HEARD THEM ALREADY BUT I WANT TO MENTION SOME VERY SAD NEWS AND I WANT TO THANK VICE CHAIR ANDREWS FOR GOING TO H.L. JOHN JOHNSON FOR HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, FEBRUARY 6 WE
LOST ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS THAT SPEAK, A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR. FREDA JAFFEE WHO MANY OF YOU HAVE MET AT MANY OF OUR EVENTS. SHE PASSES AWAY. SO WE ARE LOSING THOSE VOICES, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, EVERY MONTH SO IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WE REMIND EVERYBODY OF THE STORY OF THE HOLOCAUST SO WITH THAT, IT'S GOING TO BRING US TO OUR AGENDA ITEM SPEAKERS. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD, I WANT TO WELCOME ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS JOIN JOINING US TODAY. OUR POLICY PROVIDES THAT WE DO
NOT RESPOND OR ENGAGE WITH OUR SPEAKERS BUT WE MAKE NOTE OF YOUR ISSUES AND FOLLOW UP WITH DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THEM. AS A REMINDER AGENDA SPEAKER COMMENTS MUST RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE AGENDA ITEM WHICH THE SPEAKER HAS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO
ADDRESS THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHOOL BOARD POLICY, THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF WHEN THE TIME LIMIT HAS BEEN REACHED. WHEN YOU SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER HERE TONIGHT. Mr. STEVEN ALLEN. IF YOU WILL PLEASE COME UP WITH
THE MICROPHONE. AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR US. >> HELLO. THIS IS HARD TO READ FROM HERE SO I'M GOING TO DO IT FROM THE TOP OF MY HEAD, STEVEN ULYSSES IS ALLEN TEACHER AT PALM BEACH
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. A TEACH A PHYSICS EARTHLY SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. I'M ADDRESSING YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU VOTE ON SUSPENSIONS AND EMPLOYMENT TERMINATIONS. THIS IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY I HAVE HAD TO SPEAK ABOUT SOME OF
THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ME. AND THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT I REALLY WANT TO STRESS. NUMBER 1: I HAVE NEVER CALLED A STUDENT THE N WORD. NUMBER 2: I HAVE NEVER TAUGHT GENDER IDENTITY MATERIAL AT THE SCHOOL. ESPECIALLY NOT THAT CLASS.
IT'S NOT SLATED TO BE TAUGHT IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. HOWEVER, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ME AND THEY ARE FALSE; HOWEVER, DO I ADMIT TO USING THE N WORD, THE ACTUAL WORD. THERE WAS A LATINO STUDENT WHO CALLED A BLACK STUDENT IN MY
CLASS THE N WORD WITH A HARD R. THE WHOLE CLASS HEARD IT. I STOPPED THEM AND I EXPLAINED TO THE LATINO STUDENT THAT WORD PROBABLY DOESN'T BOTHER YOU. AND IF SOMEONE WERE TO CALL ME THE N WORD, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN MIND BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CALLED THAT WORD MANY TIMES IN
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND BLOW BUFFALO NEW YORK IN THE ARMY. I HAD TO MAINTAIN MY COMPOSURE. I WAS EXPLAINING TO THE LATINO STUDENT THAT IT DOESN'T BOTHER HIM BUT DOES BOTHER OTHER STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM. I USED THE WORD BUT IN THE CORRECT CONTEXT. DIFFICULT NOT CALL A STUDENT THE
N WORD. AND I WAS AFRAID THAT THE MUCH LARGER BLACK STUDENT MIGHT RETALIATE. I WAS TRYING TO GIVE HIM ADVICE, TOO ON HOW TO HANDLE BEING CALLED THAT WORD. MY PASS RATE FOR THAT CLASS IS BETWEEN 81 AND 98% FROM 2018 TO
2023. THESE ARE FACTS THAT CAN BE EASILY CHECKED. Mr. MYERS, THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL HAS RATED ME HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TWO YEARS IN A ROW AS HAS EVERY OTHER PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN THE SCHOOL, EFFECT ITCH OR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.
SO I WANTED TO GET MY VERSION OF THE EVENTS OUT BEFORE ANYONE VOTES ON ANY PARTICULAR ISSUE WHETHER IT'S SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION REGARDING THESE ALLEGATIONS. AND I THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE HAD-- FIRST OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAVE TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE INVESTIGATOR
HERSZ WHO, BY THE WAY, I KNOW I HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT DID NOT FOLLOW UP AND ASK THE STUDENTS-- I GAVE HER TWO NAMES OF THE STUDENTS. I WON'T MENTION THEM HERE, INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO FOLLOW-UP TO ASK THEM THE TWO STUDENTS, IF THAT INCIDENT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AND WHO CALLED WHO WHAT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS THAT BRINGS US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA AS MENTIONED BEFORE, WE PULLED OFF THE NAMING OF THE SCHOOL AND PUT IT UNDER NEW BUSINESS SO I'LL TAKE A
MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY Mr. LANE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. FERGUSON? >> Edward Ferguson: THE GENTLEMAN WHO JUST SPOKE. I HAVE A QUESTION. HE IS NOT THE FIRST EMPLOYEE WHO
HAS BEEN ON AN AGENDA WHETHER CONSENT OR OTHERWISE FOR TERMINATION. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS PRESUMABLY HE IS GOING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT HE BE TERMINATED WILL GO THROUGH. SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, DO WE KNOW
THE PROSPECTS OF HIM BEING REHIRED AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL? DO WE KNOW IF THIS IS A SCARLET LETTER THAT WILL PREVENT THAT? >> Supt.Burke: Mr. ALLEN WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL THE BOARD'S DECISION IF YOU APPROVE MY RECOMMENDATION. WE WOULD NOT REHIRE A TEACHER
THAT HAS BEEN TERMINATED. >> Edward Ferguson: AND THE OTHER CONUNDRUM FOR ME, I FEEL LIKE I'M SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, NOT THE BOARD HERE. I'M SPEAKING FOR MYSELF. THIS IS MY PERCEPTION OF IT. I DON'T REALLY HAVE I'M NOT PART
OF THE INVESTIGATION SO WHY AM I BEING ASKED TO EFFECTIVELY RUBBER STAMP THE CONCLUSIONS THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE REACHED? I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WORKS. CAN SOMEONE ILLUMINATE WHY WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE. THIS IS NOT A FACT FINDING
ENDEAVOR. >> Chair Brill: WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO GENERAL COUNSEL. SO THIS OBLIGATION, IF YOU WILL, IS PLACED UPON THE BOARD PER STATUTE. SO ONLY THE BOARD CAN ULTIMATELY TAKE ACTION ON THE
SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT'S WHY THESE COME TO YOU BUT IF YOU WANT TO HAVE MORE BACKGROUND OR BACKUP AND THAT SORT OF THICK, THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN HAVE ACCESS TO, THE ENTIRE FILE.
I WILL SAY TO THE BOARD JUST AS A CAUTION THAT THIS GENTLEMAN HAS ALREADY SUBMITTED HIS REQUEST FOR AN APPEAL SO WE ARE IN A LITIGATION POSTURE. >> >> Edward Ferguson: BELIEVING THAT POINT GENERAL COUNSEL, IF
IT IS OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP. SO HE MADE REPRESENTATIONS IN REGARD TO WITNESSES AND WHETHER THOSE PERSONS WERE REACHED OUT TO BY THE INVESTIGATOR. AGAIN FROM MY STANDPOINT, SPEAKING FROM MYSELF. AS THE DISTRICT 7 REP, HOW DO I VERIFY THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AS
IF I WOULD EVER HAVE PHONE THAT UP UNTIL RIGHT NOW, SO AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE AT LEAST ONE OF MY HANDS IF NOT BOTH BEHIND MY BACK AND I'M ASKED TO MAKE A RULING. I DON'T LIKE MAKING RULINGS WHEN I'M IN AN UNINFORMED POSITION AND I FEEL LIKE SYSTEMATICALLY I'M ALWAYS UNINFORMED IN REGARD
TO THIS. I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT SUPERINTENDENT BURKE HAS DONE ANYTHING UNREASONABLE IN THIS SITUATION BUT AGAIN, IT'S MY VOTE AS FAR AS THAT GOES AND I LIKE TO BE AS EDUCATED AS POSSIBLE BEFORE MAKING THAT VOTE. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? >> MY RECOMMENDATION IS PRIOR TO
ANY MATTER GOING TO THE BOARD, SIT DOWN WITH H.R. SO THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER CAN REVIEW THE FILE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE INVESTIGATOR'S NOTES AND SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE WITNESS
STATEMENTS THAT WERE TAKEN SO THAT WHEN YOU GO GET TO THIS POINT, YOU CAN FEEL EDUCATED ENOUGH TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION, BUT ALSO NOTE THAT THE BOARD HAS DELEGATE THE THE FACT
FINDING AUTHORITY TO THE A.L.J. OR IN THIS CASE, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS TO ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, IF AT THIS STAGE THE BOARD TAKES ACTION TO TERMINATE, THERE IS ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY SO THERE IS LEVELS OF DUE PROCESS THAT THE EMPLOYEE WOULD BE AFFORDED. >> WHEN DID THE BOARD DO THAT AND HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN THE BOARD'S POLICY BECAUSE CLEARLY THAT PREDATED ME. >> WHICH PART OF IT. >> Edward Ferguson: DELEGATION
TO THE ALJ YOU JUST REFERENCED. >> A LONG TIME AGO WHICH IS INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE FOR EXAMPLE WHEN WE DEAL WITH OUR DIFFERENT BARGAINING GROUPS ALL THE INFORMATION IS BROUGHT BEFORE US SO WE AS A CAUSE I
DUCIAL PANEL CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION BUT IN THIS SITUATION THAT HAS BEEN DELEGATED SO WE HAVE THIS SUPPOSEDLY SOMEBODY IS INVESTIGATING OVER THERE AND THEN WE ARE EXPECTED TO RUB RUBBER STAMP WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS CONCLUDED AND
YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY, I WANT TO REPEAL THE MEAL SO RESPECTFULLY, SHOOT, YEAH-- LET ME FINISH MY THOUGHT PLEASE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO DO A WORKSHOP FOR THIS BECAUSE AGAIN
WE WOULD NEED TO GET FOUR OF US TO AGREE TO THAT BUT GENERAL COUNSEL, SUPERINTENDENT, I FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE NEEDS TO BE REVISITED IN THIS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE SAYING THAT WE HAVE A DIRTH. WE ALL KNOW WE HAVE A DIRTH OF PERSPECTIVE TEACHERS AND IT'S
NOT SOMETHING-- IT'S NOT A PROFESSION THAT WE CAN PULL ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY OFF THE STREET. HE HAS REPRESENTED BY ALL ACCOUNTS A SOLID TEACHER. I DON'T KNOW HIM FROM A CAN OF PAINT BUT AGAIN MY CONCERN, AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ONE THAT HAS COME BEFORE ME WHERE I KIND OF HAVE QUESTIONS.
BUT LISTENING TO WHAT HE JUST SAID AND LISTENING TO HOW ARTICULATE HE WAS, SOME OF WHAT HE SAID DOES SEEM TO RING TRUE TO ME IN JUST HIS OVERALL SPIRIT FOR TEACHING SO I'M NOT REALLY INCLINED TO TERMINATE PEOPLE WITH THAT KIND OF QUALITY.
AND UNLIKE THE TEACHER WHO I'M RECALLING FROM THE WESTERN, FROM DISTRICT 6 WHO I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST YEAR, USED THE N WORD KIND OF IN PASSING, IT WAS RECORDED. SO IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT SITUATION.
I'M KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. SUPERINTENDENT, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD, COUNSEL, I WOULD LIKE US TO REVISIT THIS POLICY BECAUSE IT'S FROM A LONG TIME AGO AND IF WE ARE ULTIMATELY GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TERMINATION BECAUSE APPARENTLY I HE CAN'T BE
TERMINATED UNLESS A MAJORITY OF US SAY HE IS TERMINATED I WOULD VF VERY WELL LIKE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT, NOT JUST A REPORT FROM THE ONE SIDE BECAUSE IF WE ARE THE JUDGE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT BOTH SIDES. WE CAN'T JUST LOOK AT WHAT THE PROSECUTOR SAYS OR THE DEFENSE SAYS OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY
BE. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT BOTH SIDES AND COME TO A REASONABLE CONCLUSION. WE ARE NOT DOING THAT IN THIS CURRENT PROCESS SO IT FEELS LIKE IT IS NOT ON PAR. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE BOARD DID IT A LONG TIME AGO BUT THIS IS 2025 AND A NEW DAY.
I THINK WE NEED TO RECONSIDER THAT WILL POLICY. SO COUNSEL, HOW SHOULD I-- WOULD I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR US TO REVISIT THAT OR WHAT WOULD BE THE PROPER WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS? >> Chair Brill: I WAS GOING TO JUMP IF BEFORE COUNSEL, BUT YOU REALLY CAN'T DO THAT AT THIS
MEETING BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THAT WHEN WE GET THESE AGENDAS AND WHEN WE SEE AND GET THE INFORMATION ON ANY TERMINATIONS OR SUSPENSIONS, IF I HAVE QUESTIONS, I KNOW I CAN CALL Mr. KUBRICK. IF I HAD CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT I
RECEIVED YOU HAVE THE OPTION EARLIER IN THIS MEETING TO TO PULL THAT ITEM OFF CONSENT. >> DIFFICULT NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO SAY RESPECTFULLY MADAM CHAIR. UNDERSTAND THE NUANCE OF WHAT I'M SAYING. I UNDERSTAND THE MECHANISMS AS WELL AS ANYBODY UP HERE AT THIS POINT.
THE POINT IS, YOU VERY WELL DON'T EXPECT ME TO TRACK HIM DOWN WHERE HE IS AND ASK HIM. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN INAPPROPRIATE SO WHAT I'M ASKING IS DO WE NEED-- DO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION AND THEN HOPEFULLY -- >> Chair Brill: NO, GENERAL COUNSEL. >> SO THIS WOULD NEED TO
PROCEDURALLY BE BROUGHT UP AS A DISCUSSION ITEM FOR THE BOARD TO DETERMINE IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE PROCESS. I CAN SAY THAT THERE ARE USUALLY SMALLER DISTRICTS THAT DO HAVE
NOT DELEGATED THAT TO AN A.L.J. SOME OF THE SMALLER DISTRICTS HAVE A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING. YOU HAVE SAT IN THOSE WHERE THEY TAKE THAT BACK FROM THE ALJ AND HAVE A FULL ON HEARING WITH COUNCIL AND EVERYTHING THE SORT SO THAT WOULD BE SO YOU KNOW,
THAT WOULD BE WHAT THE BOARD WOULD BE DECIDING THAT IT DOESN'T WANT TO DELEGATE THIS OUT TO AN ALJ BUT REFER TO HAVE A FULL HEARING AND REACH A DECISION IN THAT WAY I WILL SAY SO THAT IT IS CLEAR TO YOU,
MR. FERGUSON AND EVERYONE UP HERE, THAT THE TOOMP'S STATEMENT IS TAKEN DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF WHICH EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAS SAID HERE IS CONTAINED WITHIN HIS STATEMENT SO ALL OF THAT
INFORMATION-- I UNDERSTAND IT'S STRIKING TO FEEL AS THOUGH YOU ARE HEARING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME BUT HIS NAIMENT IS CONTAINED IN THE INVESTIGATION MATERIALS AND SO ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO YOU
ALL TO ASSESS TO MEET WITH Mr. KUBRICK AND SORT THROUGH ALL OF THESE FACTS PRIOR TO COMING TO THE MEETING. SO THAT PROCESS IS DESIGNED IN THAT WAY TO HOPEFULLY GIVE YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS SOME COMFORT IN
REACHING A DECISION WHEN YOU GET HERE TODAY. THAT'S HOW IT WAS DESIGNED AND SET UP BUT ABSOLUTELY IT IS SOMETHING YOU COULD REVISIT AND THE WAY DO THAT IS BY WAY OF HAVING A DISCUSSION ITEM AND BRINGING IT BACK AROUND THAT WAY.
>> Edward Ferguson: THAT'S FINE. I'LL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS IN THAT REGARD. >> Chair Brill: MISS SAVIETTO, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK. >> Virginia Savietto: I HAVE A PROBLEM BECAUSE Mr. ALLEN MENTION THERE HAD WERE TWO WITNESSES NOT CALLED SO THAT
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE REPORT IF YOU DON'T CALL THE WITNESSES AND YOU DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH. SO I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE THE WITNESSES SAYING WHAT THEY WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, SO THE STORY IS NOT
COMPLETE. ON HIS BEHALF. IF THERE WERE TWO WITNESSES THAT COULD HAVE BRACKED HIM UP AND THEY WERE NOT INTERVIEWED, THAT IS MY PROBLEM WITH THIS WHOLE THING. >> Chair Brill: THIS ISN'T THE PLACE FOR THAT DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW. IT WAS IN THE MATERIALS AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN AS MISS BERNARD
SAID, THE MATERIALS WERE THERE, THE INVESTIGATION WAS THERE RIGHT NOW THE ITEM IS THAT WE ARE VOTING ON IS THE CONSENT AGENDA SO WE CAN HAVE THIS DISCUSSION BUT THIS ISN'T THE PLACE ON THE AGENDA TO HAVE IT. SO AT THIS POINT WE NEED TO HAVE A VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THE ITEM COULD HAVE BEEN PULLED BUT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THAT THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN OUT THERE FOR US TO READ THROUGH IN THE CONFIDENTIAL FILES THAT WE RECEIVE CHT DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING MISS BERNARD
Mr. BURKE. >> Supt.Burke: I WILL SAY THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO LOOK AT THE INVESTIGATION IN ITS TOTALITY AND I DON'T RUSH TO THE DECISION TO TERMINATE ANY EMPLOYEE. I DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY. AND YOU KNOW, THIS INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH THE STATE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE COMMISSION
THAT WILL BASICALLY LOOK TO SEE IF Mr. ALLEN IS ABLE TO RETAIN HIS TEACHING CERTIFICATION. I THINK THERE IS MORE THAN WE HAVE GATHERED THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED AND WE CAN ALWAYS AVAIL AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH YOU ONE ON ONE AND Mr. KUBRICK AS
WELL AND WE HAVE AN OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS THAT ARE TRAINED INVESTIGATORS THAT ALLOW FOR DUE PROCESS TO OCCUR. >> Chair Brill: MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: THE REPRESENTATION THAT PERSONS ARE NOT DOING WAS THEY NEED TO DO WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, THESE
AGENDAS FOR A SPECIAL MEETING FOR A FACT DON'T GET PUBLISHED UNTIL SEVEN DAYS BEFORE. SO AGAIN TO ASSUME THAT ANY OF THE SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS NECESSARILY HAVE THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE REPORT, I WILL CAUTION AGAINST THAT BUT I AGREE WITH MADAM CHAIR, WE
DEFINITELY I JUST HAD THE QUESTION BEFORE THE VOTE I UNDERSTAND MAKING IT A DISCUSSION ITEM AT A FUTURE MEETING BUT I DID NEED THE ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION FROM MADAME COUNSEL BERNARD WHO DOES AN A PLUS JOB IN TERMS OF GETTING THINGS CLEAR IN MY MIND WHEN ASK A QUESTION.
SO THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT QUESTION SO SUCCINCTLY. AGAIN THIS AGENDA JUST GOT PUBLISHED A WEEK AND SOME CHANGE AGO AT THE MOST. FOR ANY BOARD MEMBER TO HAVE TIME AND SEEK Mr. KUBRICK AS IF HE IS WAITING AT OUR BECK AND CALL AS FAR AS THAT GOES OR ANYONE ELSE THAT'S A LITTLE
PRESUMPTUOUS. MY QUESTION WAS ANSWERED. I WILL DO WHAT I NEED TO DO AND THEN WE CAN ALL HAVE A DISCUSSION AT A LATER MEETING, PROBABLY NOT NEXT WEEK BUT WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION IN DUE TIME AND SEE WHERE THINGS GO AS FAR AS THAT GOES. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE
ADDITIONAL TIME TO EXPRESS MYSELF, MADAM CHAIR. >> Chair: Ms. BRANCH. >> THE TWO PEOPLE IN THE CLASS WERE NOT INTERVIEWED. >> Supt.Burke: THERE WERE A NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS STUDENT
STATEMENTS TAKEN. THIS MATTER WAS THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED I'M NOT AWARE OF WHO THE IS TO STUDENTS THAT ARE REFERENCED ARE BUT THE MATTER WAS THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED BY OUR OPS TEAM.
MATTER WAS THEN BROUGHT TO OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND E EIC WHICH CONSIST OF PRINCIPALS AND OTHER DIRECTORS AND LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TO REVIEW IT AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US TO BRING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT MUCH
WHICH THEN COMES TO YOU. I'M CONFIDENT IN THE INVESTIGATION THAT IT WAS THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. I'M NOT AWARE OF THE TWO STUDENTS REFERENCED RIGHT NOW. >> Supt.Burke: CAN YOU SHARE WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION WAS. >> UNANIMOUS TERMINATION. >> THANK YOU. >> THERE WERE NOTES ANY
WINTNESSES-- WITNESSES INTERVIEWED IN THE CLASSROOM. >> WE HAVE MANY STATEMENTS FROM STUDENTS WHO WITNESSED THIS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: BOARD MEMBERS I'M GOING GO BACK TO THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR?
OPPOSED? OKAY, SO MOTION CARRIES WITH 6 IN FAVOR AND MR. FERGUSON OPPOSED. THAT WILL NOW BRING US TO NEW BUSINESS. BRD1 POFT HUME US PROCLAMATION
FOR GERALD C. BURKE. GIVE ME A MINUTE TO PULL IT UP AND I KNOW MS. ANDREWS WILL BE READING IT. I RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE POFT HUME US PROCLAMATION FOR Dr. GERALD C.
BURKE. >> Marcia Andrews: PROCLAMATION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD 25-01 FEBRUARY 12, 2025. SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA WANTS TO
RECOGNIZE Dr. GERALD C. BURKE, WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AND TO ISSUE THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS Dr. GERALD C. BURKE WAS BORN ON MARCH 10, 11932 IN
MIAMI FLORIDA AND PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 30, 2025. AND WHEREAS HE GRADUATED AS SALUTATORIAN FROM THE CLASS OF 1949 FROM EVERGLADES VOCATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL IN BELLE GLADE FLORIDA AND WHEREASY RECEIVED HIS LATCH LORE'S DEGREE IN PRE-MEDICINE FROM FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY IN 1955, AND HIS
MASTERS DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION FROM FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IN 1968. AND WHEREAS Dr. BURKE BEGAN HIS TEACHING CAREER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH
COUNTY IN 1958 WHERE HE SERVED AS A TEACHER OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE AT LAKE SHORE HIGH SCHOOL, JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL AND SUN COAST HIGH SCHOOL
AND WHEREAS Dr. BURKE SERVED AS ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERVISOR OF NEGRO SCHOOLS FOR TO YEARS, COORDINATOR FOR THE TITLE III MATH PROJECT AND CO-AUTHORED TWO MATHEMATICS TEXTBOOKS DURING HIS
TENURE AND WHEREAS HE SERVED AS A CONSULTANT IN MATHEMATICS TO THE FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE STATE STUDENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.
AND WHEREAS HE DEVELOPED METHODS FOR TEACHING STUDENTS ADVANCED ALGEBRA 2, SUBMITTED HIS RESEARCH AND THESIS AND WAS AWARDED HIS Ph.D BY MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1973 AND
WHEREAS Dr. BURKE RECEIVED A TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN 1974 FROM THE DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY AND WHEREAS ALTHOUGH HE RETIRED FROM THE DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY IN
1991 HE REMAINED ACTIVE IN DEVELOPING MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTES AND TUTORING PROGRAMS FOR MANY YEARS AFTERWARDS NOW THEREFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA PROCLAIMS THAT SECTION 1, THE
FOREGONE RECITALS ARE TRUE, CORRECT AND INCORPORATED INTO THIS PROCLAMATION BY THIS REFERENCE. SECTION 2, THE SCHOOL BOARD HONORS AND RECOGNIZE POSTHUMOUSLY Dr. GERALD C. BURKE FOR HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. SECTION 3, THE SCHOOL BOARD WISHES TO ALSO RECOGNIZE Dr. GERALD C. BURKE FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATION TO HIS COMMUNITY INCLUDING HIS YEARS OF
SERVICE ON BOARDS SUCH AS CAPA, URBAN LEAGUE, PALM BEACH COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY, CHILDREN SERVICES COUNSEL NAACP ALPHA BY ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. AND MORE.
SECTION 4: THIS PROCLAMATION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY ON THIS TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025. THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA A CORPORATE BODY POLITIC BY KAREN BRILL DISTRICT 3 SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR MICHAEL J.
BURKE SUPERINTENDENT, ARMAGH ANDREWS DISTRICT 6 SCHOOL BOARD VICE CHAIR. ERICA WHITFIELD DISTRICT 4, MATTHEW J. LANE ES CARE DISTRICT 1, GLORIA BRANCH DISTRICT 5, VIRGINIA SAF TEEN OWE DISTRICT 2
AND EDWARD FERGUSON ESQUIRE DISTRICT 7 AND MADAM CHAIR. >> MOTION PLEASE. MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. >> MADAM CHAIR AND SUPERINTENDENT BURKE WE HAVE
MEMBERS OF Dr. GERALD C. BURKE'S FAMILY HERE. I WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO COME DOWN AND MEET THEM AND DELIVER
THE PROCLAMATION BOARD MEMBERS,
THAT IS GOING TO BRING US TO OUR LAST ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Supt.Burke: I RECOMMEND THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVE THE NAMING OF THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 15A OFE FROM THE LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED IN THE ORDER OF PREFERENCE SADDLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A.R. MARSHAL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ARDEN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR ANDREWS, SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I'LL NOW TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY Mr. LANE.
>> I THINK JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR FOR THE RECORD. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE BOARD COULD MOTION WHICH NAME OUT OF THE THREE THAT IS THE ULTIMATE SELECTION. IT IS YOUR POWER OF THE BOARD TO MAKE A CHOICE. >> Chair Brill: I WILL ALLOW AND DEFER TO OUR VICE CHAIR MS. ANDREWS SINCE THIS SCHOOL IS
IN HER DISTRICT TO PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF THE NEW SCHOOL. >> Marcia Andrews: SADDLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> Chair Brill: BOARD MEMBERS, DON'T GET UP. WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN BUT WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER BOARD MEETING SO MOTION TO ADJOURN BY Mr. LANE, SECOND BY.
>> Supt.Burke: CAN WE GET A SECOND AND A VOTE PLEASE WHILE WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY MS. ANDREWS SECOND BY MISS BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. SO NOW WE'LL TAKE A MOTION TO AEXPWRORN. MOTION BY Mr. LANE, SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. BOARD MEMBERS YOU CAN NOW GO TO YOUR AGENDA FOR THE LEASING CORPORATION. JUST GIVE ME ONE MINUTE. I'M GOING TO CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LEASING
CORPORATION TO ORDER AT 7:09 P.M. THE RECORD SHOULD REFLECT WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM WITH SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT. ANY OPENING COMMENTS IS. >> THIS IS OUR ANNUAL SLATE OF OFFICERS MORE THE LEASING CORP
THAT MIRRORS THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SO I'LL JUST JUMP TO THE RECOMMENDATION. I RECOMMEND PALM BEACH LEASING CORP APPROVE THE SLATE OF OFFICERS. >> Clerk: MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL TAKE A FINAL MOTION TO
ADJOURN. MOTION BY EVERYBODY. MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSL