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B
B
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E
B
F
Well,
Maria
and
I:
we
just
developed
a
real
relationship.
What
I
admired
about
Maria?
Is
she
always
thought
what
came
prepared
thought
through
decisions
always
looking
in
the
best
interest
of
the
children
and
and
this
whole
school
community?
But
you
could
know
that
when
Maria
spoke
she
spoke
with
honesty,
conviction
and
a
passion
that
I
really
appreciated.
We
grew
to
be
close,
we
were
shopping,
buddies
and
we
were
education,
buddies
and
I
will
miss
your
guidance.
I
will
miss
your
opinions
and
I
already
have
so
well
wishes
to.
G
H
And
I
we
have
our
traditional
collage
plaque
for
you,
but
I
do
want
to
say
from
my
perspective.
Thank
you.
You
made
this
a
better
board.
You
made
me
a
better
superintendent.
You
challenged
me
as
I.
Think
most
people
know
I
meet
with
each
board
member
once
a
month
and
our
president
once
a
week-
and
you
always
came
in
with
your
list
you're
ready
to
go.
Our
meetings
never
lasted
more
than
45
minutes,
because
you
had
things
to
do.
H
You
had
places
to
go
and
we
got
right
to
business
and
I
and
I
appreciated
that
you
challenged
me,
you
challenged
and,
and
subsequently
you
challenged
us
as
a
school
system
to
be
thinking
more
broadly
about
all
of
our
children,
not
some
but
all
of
our
children.
You
helped
us
define
in
our
strategic
plan,
all
means
all
and
that
will
carry
through
carry
us
through
the
next
five
years
and
beyond,
and
so
know
that
your
short
time
on
the
board
has
has
meant
something.
It
has
been
significant.
H
I
Gonna
miss
you
as
well.
I
know
we
haven't
known
each
other
for
that
long,
but
I.
Remember
the
first
time
I
met
you,
you,
like
automatically
started
talking
to
me,
automatically
tried
to
get
my
opinions
and
we
started
talking
about
like
your
real
estate
and
everything
and
I
really
got
to
know
you
and
I
think
was
very
heartwarming
for
me,
and
you
probably
gave
me
one
of
my
favorite
t-shirts,
the
ACPs
ones,
I.
Wear
it
all
the
time,
I
love
it
so
I'm
definitely
miss
you.
Mr.
J
H
J
Let's
start
with,
thank
you
for
over
two
and
a
half
years
that
I
served.
It
was
truly
an
honor
to
represent
the
educational
needs
of
the
children
in
Anne,
Arundel
County
and
the
shirts
that
I
gave
everybody.
If
I
don't
know,
you
probably
haven't
seen
them,
but
some
of
the
administration
has
in
the
middle.
J
What
it
really
says
is
County,
ok,
and
that
is
I
thought
about
that,
and
it
was
really
because,
when
the
new
board
starts
coming
in,
it
is
not
the
individual
representing
their
little
area,
but
we
have
to
think
about
the
children
throughout
the
whole
county.
So
I
would
like
to
see
that
eventually
you
know
this
board
basically
reflects
the
county
and
not
what
every
individual
thinks
that
they
want.
J
It
was
also
an
eye-opening
experience
to
serve
at
the
national
level
and
see
that
the
educational
programs
and
the
administrative
services
of
our
County
perform
at
a
higher
level
that
most
other
counties
throughout
the
United
States.
If
not
all
other
counties
in
the
nation,
we
truly
Rock.
You
know
a
lot
of
people
do
not
know.
You
know.
We
are
just
here
and
everybody
talks
about
this,
but
when
I
served
at
the
national
level,
I
mean
you
can
see,
you
know
and
you
go.
Why
aren't
doing
that?
You
know
it's
just
so
easy.
We
truly
Rock.
J
We
really
do.
I
worked
with
truly
dedicated
board
members
such
as
Miss,
Patti,
Terry,
Colin,
Sidney
and
under
the
leadership
of
two
superbly
dedicated
presidents,
Stacy
and
Julie,
and
an
incredible
Molly,
okay
and
our
board
chief
of
staff
and
her
assistant
Diane,
a
magnificent
superintendent
and
don't
be
mistaken
once
again
at
the
national
level,
you
see
others
and
you
go.
Oh
my
god.
Aren't
we
lucky.
J
J
J
E
E
B
And
we
will
certainly
find
a
way
to
bring
you
back
in
the
classroom.
Yes,
we're
gonna,
put
your
work,
put
you
to
work.
So,
yes,
I
thoroughly
enjoyed
all
of
the
school
visits.
Last
week
we
had
some
special
visitors.
The
governor
came
out
on
the
first
day
of
school
and
was
president
watch
Apple
for
the
opening
day,
greeting
students
and
dr.
Earl,
Otto
and
I,
and
several
other
board
members
and
mr.
Leoni
from
that--from
TAC.
We
all
went
around
to
a
great
number
of
schools
and
it
was,
it
was
citing
to
see
everything.
B
H
B
B
I
also
had
the
pleasure
of
Monday
night
of
attending
the
citizens
advisory
council,
the
first
meeting
of
the
year
and
for
those
who
don't
know
that's
an
advisory
board
for
the
divisor
E
Council
for
the
Board
of
Education
made
up
of
two
parents,
two
representatives
from
every
cluster
in
the
school
system,
as
well
as
some
other
members
as
well,
representing
our
special
education
community
at
PTA,
the
military
community,
and
it's
just
an
amazing
group
of
really
dedicated
citizens
that
are
really
willing
to
tackle
some
big
issues.
To
advise
this.
B
L
Morning
board
dr.
Huang
yeah,
we
had
a
great
meeting
I
had
our
first
meeting
Monday
night
Madame
president
was
out
with
us,
which
was
awesome
to
have
her
voice
in
the
room
and
that
sort
of
thing
we
did
an
orientation
with
some
of
the
new
members
which
was
great
to
see
their
energy
and
their
excitement
for
the
new
years.
My
first
year
as
chair,
so
I'm
very
excited
as
well.
I've
got
my
own
ideas
of
what
we
need
to
be
working
on
and
what
we
can
do.
L
A
lot
of
what
was
discussed
was
the
capital
budget,
which
is
gonna,
be
rolling
out
and
some
of
the
things
around
that
redistricting
came
up,
especially
with
the
Crofton
high
school
situation.
So
so
that
was
kind
of
a
neat
conversation.
One
of
the
big
topics
was
the
water
and
the
lab
testing
that
came
up
before
when
we
were
still
in
orientation,
and
he
came
up
again
and
you
know
the
feedback
that
we
got
from
Madame
president
about
that
whole
process
and
what's
involved
in
that
and
the
time
that
goes
into
that
was
extremely
valuable.
L
So
our
clusters
now
have
a
chance.
Our
cluster
representatives
have
a
chance
to
get
that
information
out
to
the
community.
I
know
I'm
getting
emails
about
it
as
well.
So
the
fact
now
that
we
have
30
people,
basically,
who
will
be
able
to
be
another
voice
in
what's
going
on
with
that,
I
think
is
going
to
be
huge
recess,
also
came
up
discussions
around
guidelines
related
to
recess
and
how
recess
should
be
working
and
whether
or
not
it
can
be
used
as
a
punishment
and
that
sort
of
thing.
L
So
that
was
also
a
really
good
conversation
to
have
and
again
the
ability
to
give
that
feedback
back
to
the
schools
and
the
parents
and
help
them
know
what's
going
on,
and
then
there
was
a
very
light
discussion
on
security
enhancements,
but
I
have
a
feeling
that
will
continue
to
be
a
hot
topic
as
we
move
through
the
year.
So
our
focus
for
this
year
a
will
be
on
increasing
communication.
We
want
to
see
the
CAC
role
grow
in
the
community
too
much
of
people
going.
L
What
is
the
CAC,
so
I
want
to
get
more
people
who
know
what
our
role
is
and
where
we
fit
and
really
what
we
do,
and
it's
not
advocacy
it's
advice
and,
and
that
sort
of
thing
so
making
sure
that
people
understand
our
role
and
then
the
other
thing
is
is
really
putting
a
lot
more
emphasis
on
the
training.
We
we
bring
a
lot
of
great
speakers,
but
I
think
we
need
to
do
a
lot
of
training
with
the
different
representatives.
L
They're
all
citizens
and
they're
all
learning
things
too
and
I
think
we
especially
the
charile,
need
to
do
a
lot
more
to
train
and
develop
them.
So
so
that's
kind
of
our
focus
this
year
is
to
really
get
our
message
out
there
and
our
roll
out
there,
so
that
we
can
be
a
better
liaison
between
the
community
and
you
guys
at
the
board.
B
All
right
next
is
public
comment.
Anyone
wishing
to
speak
on
an
item
not
on
today's
agenda
and
who
has
signed
up
prior
to
the
board
establishing
the
agenda
order.
A
few
minutes
ago
may
offer
testimony
during
this
public
comment.
Portion
of
the
meeting
speakers
are
allotted
three
minutes
each
and
may
not
allocate
their
time
to
others.
A
tone
will
sound
when
time
has
expired.
B
The
board
asks
that
comments
remain
civil
and
appropriate
for
the
various
audiences
that
may
be
watching
or
viewing
this
meeting
student
specific
and
personnel
matters
are
confidential
and
cannot
be
discussed
in
this
forum.
It
is
not
the
board's
general
practice
to
engage
in
question-and-answer
session
with
speakers.
Questions
may
be
posed
by
speakers,
but
any
answers
will
count
as
part
of
the
three-minute
limit.
For
the
record,
please
give
your
name
before
speaking.
Handouts
should
be
given
to
the
board
assistant.
M
Good
morning,
Board
of
Education
superintendent,
a
lot
Alisa
Van
Buskirk
start
school
later,
Anne
Arundel
County
between
the
first
day
of
school.
In
this
past
Monday,
the
first
pickup
times
of
every
single
Annapolis
and
Bratunac
high
school
must
changed
some
by
two
minutes
and
some
by
10,
20
or
even
30
minutes
both
earlier
and
later.
Meanwhile,
Arundel
Meade,
northeast
Severna,
Park,
South,
River
and
Southern
High
School
had
no
changes
to
their
posted
schedules.
M
Chesapeake
glen,
burnie,
north
county
old
mill
had
only
one
change:
an
example
of
annapolis
high
school
changed
from
a
PDA
parent,
whose
special
bus
picks
up
near
Meade
middle
school
after
gaining
almost
30
minutes
before
needing
to
get
to
the
bus.
My
daughter
missed
the
bus
because
they
changed
the
day
on
on
day
three
of
school
from
a
six
forty
three
bus
to
apparently
a
625
bus
without
any
communication.
M
Needless
to
say,
as
a
single
mom
that
was
very
difficult
for
us
anyways
today,
the
bus
arrived
at
6:20
n
depart
at
6:22,
so
it
didn't
even
stay
and
wait
until
the
6:25
I
guarantee
others
listed.
Many
of
the
comments
on
social
media
last
week
appeared
to
be
a
round-robin
of
finger-pointing
on
why
some
buses
were
skipping
routes
or
30
minutes
or
even
30
minutes,
30
minutes
early
or
30
minutes
late,
the
school's
Blane
Transportation
Department
Transportation
Department
blamed
companies.
Companies
blamed
individual
drivers,
so
then
it
makes
the
question
who's
really
in
charge.
M
So
an
example
of
the
bus
driver
blaming
somebody
else
is.
This
is
from
a
North
County
stem
bus
student.
My
daughter
had
a
chat
with
the
driver
yesterday
and
he
told
her
that
he
was
told
by
a
CPS
to
follow
the
same
schedule
pick
up
as
two
years
ago
before
the
13
15
minutes
switch.
Even
though
school
starts
later.
He
said
he
put
in
a
request
this
year
to
move
the
first
thought
15
minutes
later
and
all
of
those
stops
ten
minutes
later,
a
CPS
has
not
yet
responded
to
as
a
request.
M
Some
bus
drivers
are
saying
they're
free
to
make
up
their
own
schedules
and
others
are
saying
they
can't
change
without
a
CPS
control.
So
I
think
we
need
to
do
a
better
job
of
communicating
with
our
bus
drivers
and
our
parents.
It's
an
example
of
how
to
better
communicate
with
our
parents,
about
our
bus
schedules
is
to
follow
the
lead
of
Prince
George's
County,
who
this
year
instituted
a
smartphone
app
called
here
comes
the
bus
here
comes.
M
M
So
I
considered
you
to
consider
looking
at
that,
as
you
consider
the
next
budget
cycle
to
see
if
that
could
be
implemented
next
year,
that'd
be
great,
not
just
the
first
week
of
school,
but
when
there's
other
winter
storms
and
all
those
other
things
I
think
that's
would
be
a
great
use
of
technology.
For
us,
the
current
list
of
routes
no
longer
include
arrival
times,
because
they
were
quote
too
confusing
for
parents
according
to
mr.
Douglas
I.
Don't
know
if
that
confusion
was
because
they
were
asking:
why
are
buses
arriving
30
minutes
before
the
bell?
M
M
My
daughter
is
a
special-needs
and
has
been
at
the
Harbor
school
for
eight
years,
so
we
know
the
routine
whoa
they're
picking
her
up
20
minutes
earlier
this
year
and
they
started
in
August
without
any
new
kids
added
pick
up
as
at
6:45
for
an
a20
start
time
and
the
school
is
11
miles
away.
They
used
to
pick
up
at
7:00
or
5
or
even
7:15.
The
bus
driver
told
the
kids.
They
had
to
be
first
in
line
because
of
the
next
round.
M
He
then
turned
the
bus
off
and
the
kids
were
roasting
in
the
bus
over
20
minutes.
In
the
heat
of
the
last
two
weeks,
and
one
of
the
student
had
two
seizures
on
the
bus
because
of
the
heat.
Now,
luckily,
do
the
involvement
of
students
lawyer,
the
air
conditioning
has
been
fixed,
but
it
does
make
the
question
of.
Why
is
that
school
bus
arriving
so
early
with
special-needs
students?
Thank
you.
Thank.
N
H
What
we
ask-
and
we
have
this
conversation
several
weeks
ago,
mr.
butcher,
so
I-
appreciate
you
bringing
it
up
as
we're
starting
the
school
year
are
now
into
week,
two
that
it
starts
at
the
school
level.
They
could
let
their
principal
know.
The
principal
then
knows
the
chain
of
command,
with
whoever
the
transportation
supervisor
is
for
their
area.
It
can
go
to
mr.
Douglas
if
it
gets
called
here
in
central
office,
we'll
make
sure
that
that
call
and
that
concern
gets
routed
to
the
appropriate
person.
O
I
wanted
to
express
my
disappointment,
firstly
for
the
record
I'm
Danish.
All
I'm
I
wanted
to
express
my
disappointment
about
testing
that
occurred
on
Monday,
which
was
Russia
Sharna
to
different
middle
schools,
had
testing
the
gates,
testing
I,
believe
that's
a
middle
school
language,
arts
assessment
that
happened
for
sure
at
Severn,
River
middle
school
and
at
Severna
Park,
Middle
School.
O
According
to
the
calendar
that
you
all
approved
it
states
very,
very
clearly
in
black
and
white,
that
tests
and
and
exams
are
not
supposed
to
occur
on
Rosh
Hashanah,
Yom,
Kippur
and
Edo
for
terror
at
a
minimum,
and
these
things
did
happen.
This
is
the
second
year
in
a
row
that
these
things
that
happen
they
happen
last
year,
too.
I
find
it
bizarre
that
it
happened
again
on
Rosh
Hashanah
because,
as
you
all
know,
Rosh
Hashanah
falls
on
the
lunar.
O
O
One
parent
told
me
at
Temple
on
Monday,
because
I
am
Jewish
that
the
student
was
going
to
be
made
to
make
up
that
exam,
either
during
class
time,
where
they
would
miss
instructional
time
or
during
lunch,
which
we
think
we
can
all
agree
would
be
a
punishment,
and
this
is
wholly
inappropriate.
So
I
just
want
to
stress
again
that
these
policies
need
to
be
not
just
communicated
to
staff
and
to
all
principles
but
enforced.
These
holidays
are
very
holy.
O
Student
and
staff
need
to
be
out
to
observe
them
and
to
not
be
held
responsible
for
making
up
tests
and
exams
that
are
against
the
stated
policy
on
the
approved
calendar.
So,
like
I
said
before
this
happened
yeah
last
year,
my
rabbi
called
in
complained
of
her
daughter
experiencing
this
last
year,
one
of
the
schools-
it's
happened
this
year
at
at
least
two
middle
schools.
This
cannot
happen
again.
This
needs
to
be
communicated
properly
and
enforced.
Wholly.
It's
not
okay,
so
I
just
wanted
to
state
that.
Thank
you.
O
H
Just
to
inform
the
board
and
I
very
much
appreciate
Michelle
I'm,
bringing
this
to
our
attention.
I
understand
this
was
at
issue.
In
an
evening
community
meeting
last
night
I
was
able
to
meet
with
several
members
of
our
team
this
morning
to
talk
about
it.
It
is
clearly
stated
on
our
calendar
and
we've
we've
put
that
out
there
to
our
principals
over
the
last
several
years.
That
assessment
should
not
be
going
on.
I
think
what
has
occurred
is
the
definition
of
assessment.
A
gates
assessment
does
not.
H
It
is
a
diagnostic
tool
used
in
the
classroom,
just
as
question
and
answers
might
be
used
as
a
diagnostic
tool
in
the
classroom
or
an
exit
ticket
at
the
end
of
at
the
end
of
a
class
period.
It
does
not
impact
the
student.
They
were
not
to
prepare
for
it.
The
night
before
it's
not
like
it
was
a
physics
test
or
a
math
test.
English
tester
they
had
needed
prepare
for
could
impact
their
grade.
H
So
Michelle
is
actually
right
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
very
clear
with
our
folks,
it
may
be
a
matter
month-
may
be
a
matter
of
definition.
For
us
I
don't
know
that
the
teachers
did
it
explicitly
to
to
punish
any
student.
They
were
they
use
that
the
gates
assessment,
the
middle
school,
is
a
diagnostic
assessment
in
reading,
just
as
questions
and
answers
might
be
during
a
lesson,
and
so
we
will
certainly
talk
our
principals
of
meeting
this
month
and
we'll
go
over
this
again
with
our
principals.
P
My
name
is
viktoria
calhoun.
I
stand
here
today
as
a
parent,
as
my
two
daughters
have
transitioned
to
middle
school,
and
both
pts
are
still
forming.
I
have
come
here
today
to
speak
to
the
board
and
all
the
citizens
of
Anne
Arundel
County
to
let
them
know
that
the
mechanisms
to
support
public
input
and
engagement
to
this
body
and
the
Kirwan
Commission
have
been
a
facade.
The
records
of
both
bodies
show
I
have
actively
participated
to
provide
detailed
input
to
both
bodies
recommending
the
use
of
information
age
cost
modeling
instead
of
an
obsolete
funding.
P
Formula
in
cm
and
I've
also
provided
significant
input
to
this
body
in
the
form
of
the
strategic
planning
process.
In
both
cases,
my
input
was
systematically
and
bureaucratically
lost.
I
recently
wrote
the
governor
to
tell
him
that
both
bodies
have
not
complied
with
open
government
requirements
and
have
not
operated
in
accordance
with
their
established
policy.
P
Genuine
public
engagement
today
must
be
in
the
form
of
collaboration
in
the
production
of
policy
and
planning,
not
smoke
and
mirrors,
but
that
requires
a
genuine
shift
of
power
and
decision-making
to
the
front
lines
of
parents,
guardians,
teachers,
staffs
and
principals.
It
demands
public
servants
possess
new
skills,
as
enablers
negotiators
and
collaborate
collaborators,
these
appear
to
be
currently
absent.
P
Several
families
and
friends
from
my
neighborhood
have
been
forced
to
move
and
some
have
chosen
to
home-school
their
kids
because
of
poor
school
performance,
as
today's
children's
education
is
sacrificed
to
false
promises
and
gaps
in
education,
which
are
really
craters.
I
strongly
urge
the
citizens
of
this
county
to
vote
for
new
board
board
members
who
will
operate
this
board
in
a
manner
that
pursues
improvements
in
our
schools
that
we
all
desire.
Thank
you.
B
D
H
B
B
H
Ma'am,
thank
you
for
that
question.
The
answer
is
yes,
we
have.
Our
history
is
that
we
have
not,
as
a
school
system,
I've
been
exclusive
with
any
college
admissions
test
to
use
those
terms.
Loosely
students
have
been
welcome
to
take
and
prepare
for
either
the
SAT
or
the
or
the
a
CT
at
their
so
choosing
on
what
we
did
as
a
system
over
the
years
as
we
paid
for
our
students
to
be
engaged
with
the
PSAT
as
freshmen
as
sophomores
and
as
juniors.
H
This
board
has
seen
some
attendance
data
over
the
years
and
whether
that
was
really
effective.
So
two
years
ago,
after
looking
at
the
data
Fernet
for
a
year
under
the
guidance
of
mr.
Dyk
sure
who's
sitting
before
you
and
his
team,
we
chose
to
undertake
the
the
ability
to
test
all
of
our
juniors
and
give
them
an
SN,
a
CT
that
you
this
board
this
this
administration
paid
for
and
that
we
would
look
at
it
for
two
year
period.
H
So
we
broke
our
contract
with
a
college
board
and
with
the
PSAT
in
order
to
make
this
a
zero-sum
game,
a
zero
cost.
We
shifted
those
funds
to
pay
for
the
a
CT
for
all
of
our
juniors.
We
reviewed
the
data
again
under
mr.
J
under
mr.
Dyk
sirs
leadership,
and
have
decided
that
our
students
fare
better
on
the
SAT.
H
We
also
believe
there's
more
preparation
out
there,
free
preparation
for
the
SAT,
with
Khan,
Academy
and
others,
as
well
as
sudden,
several
other
reasons,
and
so
in
this
contract
we've
gone
back
to
the
College
Board
talked
to
them
about
going
back
to
the
SAT
and
in
the
contract.
This
will
also
include
the
PSAT,
so
we
will
test
all
of
our
juniors
for
free
with
the
PSAT
in
the
fall
beginning,
this
fall
and
all
of
our
juniors
with
the
SAT
in
the
spring,
for
free,
we'll
be
doing
away
with
the
acct.
H
This
will
cause
some
consternation
with
some
folks
that
it
started
the
preparation
process.
We
realize
that
that
does
not
exclude
them
from
taking
the
AC
T,
but
we
as
a
you
as
a
board
and
that's
what
this
contract
is
about
is
to
now
supply
the
SAT,
and
we
got
with
that
contract.
The
P
SAT
and
some
that
which
we
believe
is
good.
Diagnostic
good
night
dust,
a
tool
for
our
juniors
beginning
this
school
year.
So
that's
what
this
contracts
about.
If
you've
got
specific
questions,
mister
Dykstra
scan
can
answer
those
for
you.
Q
So
we
didn't
get
into
reasons
that
what
might
inform
that
we
did
dr.,
gilens
and
I
actually
did
some
focus
groups
and
we
went
to
several
high
schools
and
met
with
students,
and
it
was
very
enlightening-
and
it
was
very
interesting
that,
based
on
that
feedback
from
our
focus
groups,
we
really
found
out
that
the
students
felt
a
tremendous
time
crunch,
particularly
with
the
English
and
the
reading,
sections
of
a
CT
75
questions
in
whatever
50
minutes
or
something
crazy.
They
also
felt
like
their
English
class,
was
better
aligned,
but
again
that's
anecdotal
feedback,
but.
H
Q
Go
to
multiple
high
schools
and
spoke
to
multiple
students,
but
the
data
that
we
looked
at
was
really
performance.
Based.
We
compared
last
year's
two
years,
agos
juniors
to
this
year's
juniors.
We
took
a
look
at
the
AC
t--
benchmarks
versus
the
CCR
thresholds.
We
compared
a
CT
to
SAT
and
we
also
looked
at
students
who
only
took
the
AC
T
in
our
recommendation
to
dr.
allot.
Oh
so
you
asked
a
great
question:
why
would
that
be
in
Anne,
Arundel
County?
Q
I
A
Q
I
Q
Q
B
P
Yes,
ma'am,
as
I
was
looking
over
the
information
that
was
posted
on
the
website.
Again,
I
thought
it
was
completely
devoid
of
any
really
valuable
information,
except
for
the
cost.
So
I
went
to
the
first
and
math
website
and
it
looks
like
they
have
mass
numbers
of
what
the
cost
is.
It
appears
that
the
cost
for
this
software
would
be
$7.25
per
student.
P
You
almost
can
give
this
software
to
every
student,
so
I,
don't
I
know
there
was
teacher
support
packages
in
there,
but
again
I
couldn't
see
that
there
was
a
complete
lack
of
transparency
on
that
it
says
it's
all
in
the
contracting
stuff
and
I
understand
you
don't
want
to
get
all
the
information
bogged
down
in
the
front
matter.
That's
available
to
the
people
that
are
that
are
witnessing
this
deliberation,
but
it's
7:25
a
student.
It
seems
like
that's
a
lot
of
money.
B
R
Good
morning,
I
just
wanted
to
voice
our
concerns.
I
work
for
electrical
contractor
in
Davidson
Ville,
which
is
in
Anne
Arundel,
County,
small
business.
We
were
the
apparent
low
bidder
on
Tyler,
Heights,
Elementary,
School
and
also
Edgewater.
There
was
a
clerical
order,
I'm,
sorry
to
clerical
error
on
our
MBE
paperwork
and
we
were
not
awarded
the
job.
We
are
in
the
middle
of
takeover,
one
of
the
vice
presidents
leaving
and
no
one's
coming
in.
We
have
two
jobs
and
they're
ending
and
we
have
nowhere
to
send
our
men.
R
We
met
with
Esther,
Avery
and
Vincent
O'bryan
in
regards
to
this
and
Esther
Avery
was
very
persistent
that
it
cannot
be
changed,
but
there
are
things
in
the
governor
Hogan,
lieutenant
governor.
They
are
changing
under
the
Komar
Act
that
there
can
be
revisions
made
to
these
forms
once
the
bid
is
turned
in
Esther,
Avery
and
Vincent
O'bryan,
admittedly
sat
there
and
said
that
this
is
counting
costing
the
public
school
system
because
of
these
forms.
R
It
is
in
the
governor
office,
a
small
minority
and
women
business
affairs
and
the
language
is
to
change.
We
got
that
information
from
Ellen
Robertson
Department
of
General
Services
back
in
2016,
governor
Hogan,
issued
an
executive
order,
01.01.2016
point
zero:
five,
that
it
was
a
commission
to
modernize
state
procurement
when
there
is
also
Kumar
rule
to
1.0
6.0
2.0,
for
that
state's
minor
irregularities
on
bids
can
be
changed
if
allowed
and
in
ronbo
County
Medina
evidently
does
not
follow
Komar
roles,
but
these
are
state
funded
projects.
R
They
are
wage
scale
projects,
so
I,
don't
know
why
they
pick
and
choose
what
they
want
to
follow,
but
it
all
was
also
recommended
by
lieutenant
governor
back
in
December
2016
that
they
on
page
18
of
his
report.
Three
point:
six
that
allow
the
changes
to
be
made
to
these
MBE
participation
forms.
It
was
a
clerical
error.
R
B
H
H
Process,
you
submitted
the
paperwork
that
appeal
could
come
to
this
board,
so
I'm
gonna
ask
the
board
to
not
respond
because
you're
in
the
appeal
process.
I
do
want
to
make
a
because
you
made
that
the
blanket
statement
that
a
a
CPS
doesn't
follow.
Komar,
that's
just
simply
incorrect.
We
do
follow
Komar,
but
and
in
in
all
aspects
of
the
running
of
this
school
system,
from
the
board
and
the
superintendent
and
this
team,
and
in
particular
in
the
area
of
facilities,
budget
and
awarding
of
contracts.
We
do
follow
Komar.
B
K
B
R
H
G
S
I
think
this
is
very
interesting
about
the
SAT
versus
a
CT.
It
would
have
been
great
for
the
for
the
high
school
PSA
parent
student
associations
to
know
about
this
contract.
Part
of
the
difficulty
is
your
lack
of
transparency,
of
changes
that
are
going
on
in
the
high
school
and
not
letting
the
parent.
The
involved.
Parents
know
I
I
wonder
how
how
these
decisions
are
made
without
without
input.
Are
you
considering
that
the
the
SAT
is
given
internationally
and
the
August
SAT?
If
you
read
about
it,
had
severe
problems
with
international
cheating?
S
And
if
you
look
up
if
google,
google,
China
SAT-
and
you
will
get
a
Reuters
story
from
two
years
ago
about
the
massive
amounts
of
fraud
in
the
SAT
that
affect
our
students
and
the
a
CT
I
believe
is
only
given
in
the
US
and
does
not
have
that
degree
of
fraud
associated
with
it.
My
student
took
both
the
June
and
August
SAT
score
tests.
S
I
think
there's
benefit
to
having
the
a
CT
and
having
the
students
get
exposed
to
that
alternate
that
alternate
test.
Many
of
them
commonly
take
the
SAT
so
that
they
know
which
one
they
might
be
able
to
afford
to
retake.
After
it,
it
might
be
too
late
to
take
I,
think
paying
for
the
PSAT
might
be
a
waste
of
money
because
it's
only
used
for
National
Merit,
Scholarship
determinations
and
the
bar
is
incredibly
high
for
Maryland
I.
S
Think
if
you
have
limited
resources,
you
should
reconsider
and
get
more
involvement
from
your
high
schools
to
make
this
decision
before
you
unilaterally
implement
it.
The
other
thing
I
if
I,
had
been
allowed
to
speak
at
the
at
the
opening
public
testimony
which
you
have
changed
the
rules
to
not
allow
me
I'm
taking
quality
vacation
time
for
my
job
in
order
to
be
here
and
many
other
people
can't
do
that.
S
H
B
H
Could
members
of
the
board
to
clarify
we
are
not
paying
anything
additional
for
the
PSAT
that
was
part
of
the
negotiated
contract
with
College
Board
that
they
would
include
that
with
the
cost
of
the
SAT?
Let
me
also
because
I
didn't
share
all
the
key
variables
in
that
decision,
and
there
were
many
one
of
the
variables
that
we
have
to
consider
is
what
is
known
as
CCR,
which
is
the
college
and
career
readiness
tag
that
each
one
of
our
students
must
now
meet
by
legislation,
and
with
that
there
are
certain
benchmarks.
H
The
student
must
reach
by
the
end
of
their
junior
year
that
might
be
changing
based
on
the
curl
incursion
about
the
end
of
their
junior
year.
They
must
meet
certain
benchmarks
and
with
that,
the
SAT
is
one
of
those
benchmarks
that
we
felt
that
we
can
better
support
our
students
and
the
data
was
supporting
their
students,
who
are
faring
better
in
comparison
to
the
SAT,
as
well
as
the
PARCC
assessment
and,
and
so
we
believe,
we'll
have
more
students
achieving
that
CCR
benchmark.
A
B
B
C
Have
a
question
that
I
wanted
to
ask
and
I
guess
it's
just
a
question
of
whether
it's
more
appropriate
to
talk
about
this
during
the
unbundling
process
or
if
we
vote,
because
I'm
assuming
if
this
motion
passes,
we'll
be
able
to
discuss.
But
if
the
motion
fails,
we
won't
be
able
to
discuss
so
I
hope,
I'm,
not
out
of
order
by
asking
a
question
or
two
right
now.
I
guess
is
right.
L
C
C
T
Sure,
further
record,
a
let's
check
now
is
chief
operating
officer.
We
do
we're
fully
ready
at
all
these
sites.
We've
mobilized.
We've
got
our
permits.
Our
construction
managers
are
in
place.
In
effect,
we've
already
begun
a
lot
of
preparatory
activities
so
where
we've
got
a
time
line-
and
these
are
both
critical
elements
that
occur
during
early
phase
or
some
portion
of
these
contracts
happen
in
the
early
phases
of
the
contract.
So
a
delay
couldn't
could
in
fact
impact
the
delivery
date
of
both
of
those
school
projects
and
then.
C
I
want
to
be
careful
how
I
word
this
question
because
I
know
an
appeal
is
in
process
or
at
this
point,
but
if
there
were
to
be
a
change
subsequent
to
the
outcome
of
the
appeal,
either
here
or
beyond
here
you
know
potentially
at
the
state
level.
If,
if
that
action
were
to
occur,
what
then
and
again
this
probably
gets
into
some
hypotheticals?
But
what
then
would
happen
to
a
project?
That's
midstream
if
work
is
to
have
already
begun
and
again,
I,
don't
know
if
I'm
trying
to
ask
this
in
a
general
way,
I.
T
Can't
answer
that,
because
the
remedy
would
be
as
prescribed
any
order,
that's
delivered
from
the
quarterly
order,
gets
delivered
from
a
state
board
or
appellate
body.
So
I
can't
answer
a
hypothetical
with
a
hypothetical.
The
the
remedy
would
be
as
prescribed
by
either
a
governmental
body
or
a
judicial
body.
I.
C
K
K
You
know,
bureaucratic
red
tape
about
a
form
is
stopping
the
county
from
getting
the
the
best
deal
that
it
should
on
these
contracts,
and
there
hasn't
been
a
response
made
in
response
to
that
and
to
say
that
you
know
it's
just
gonna
be
addressed
by
an
appeal.
If
we,
if
we
lose
the
appeal,
the
work
will
already
have
been
started
by
a
party
who
should
not
have
on
the
merits,
one
network,
and
that
will
be
presumably
some
damages
owed
to
CT
electric.
K
That
doesn't
seem
like
the
the
proper
course
if
they
say
that
they've
gotten
to
work
I've
been
up
here
for
two
years:
I've
not
seen
any
private
contractor,
come
forward
and
make
a
presentation
with
that
type
of
professionalism
as
to
why
they
should
have
been
awarded
a
contract
and
I
I.
Think
we
should
reconsider
that.
L
N
T
They're
brought
to
you
as
timely
as
it's
possible.
The
other
piece
for
for
the
board
is
that
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
timing
issue
and
that
the
contracts
aren't
entered
into
this
evening,
so
contracts
that
involve
state
school
construction
need
the
authorization
from
the
board.
That
is
what
your
vote
would
provide.
They
also
need
to
be
approved
by
the
state
by
the
IEC
two
interagency
Commission
on
school
construction.
So
there
is
some
time
lag
associated
with
your
prospective
adoption,
and
then
the
state
has
a
role
to
play
before
the
contracts
are
entered
into.
T
T
The
office
of
Superintendent
obviously
can
render
a
decision
in
the
case.
If
you
do
not
agree
with
the
office
of
the
superintendent,
you
will
appeal
to
the
local
board
use
sitting
as
a
board.
So
you
are
in
the
appeals
process.
That's
why
you
have
to
be
careful
with
any
discussions
regarding
contractual
Appeals
once
an
event.
A
decision
is
rendered
by
you.
Then
the
appeal
goes
to
the
State
Board
and
after
the
State
Board,
it
would
enter
the
court
system.
N
T
N
E
U
Or
the
rack
of
Darren
Byrnes
board
counsel
and
just
to
clarify
Madam
President
members
of
the
board,
dr.
lotto,
as
board
counsel,
of
course
I
represent
in
any
you
know,
appellate
or
litigation
manner
the
board
of
education
itself
as
a
body.
So
my
comments,
you
directly
related
to
the
processes
and
laws
that
apply
to
you
as
a
board.
Mr.
Zach
Novak's,
of
course,
as
being
on
super
10
staff,
also
has
access
to
attorneys
and
up
to
a
certain
point
till
dr.,
our
lotto
makes
a
decision.
U
They
are
advised
independently
of
your
counsel
as
to
how
to
proceed.
I
do
think.
It's
important
understand
that
there
was
an
early
concern
about
not
delving
too
far
into
an
active
piece
of
litigation
as
part
of
your
bundled
contracts
award
and
I.
Think
that
was
well
taken,
guidance
from
whoever
suggested
it
and
I
would
reiterate.
It
second
is
understand
that
you
as
a
board
have
a
long-standing
procurement
policy
and
regulations
developed
by
the
superintendent
consistent
with
5
1/12
of
the
education
article,
which
requires
competitive
bidding
and
requires
award
to
lowest
responsible,
responsive
bidders.
U
That's
a
state
law
when
it
comes
to
construction
of
facilities.
You
are
governed
in
part
by
the
regulations
from
the
Board
of
Public
Works
through
the
IAC
through
the
public
school
construction
program,
the
very
same
folks
who
issue
the
MBE
regulations.
So
while
there
may
be
a
dispute
in
issue,
mister
exact
notice
is
alluded
to
some
timelines,
which
are
all
fairly
recent.
U
So
I
just
would
reiterate
that
caution.
If
remember,
first
issued
it
as
you
go
through
the
motions
to
to
unbundle
and/or
to
consider
and/or,
to
put
anything
on,
hold
just
understand
that
at
the
other
end
of
this
equation,
you
have
policies
that
govern
through
law
and
regulation,
how
you
handle
bid
protests
in
order
to
meet
the
requirements
of
section
5
1/12
of
the
education
article
and.
H
U
Issue,
generally
speaking,
it
all
you're
doing
it
on
unbundling.
You
know
all
that
I
mean
boost
organic
grants.
Motion
would
say:
let's
face
is
simply
that,
rather
than
all
in
a
bunch
on
a
bundle
contracts
being
approved
for
award
you're
separating
your
discussion,
so
so
the
mere
fact
that
two
two
items
who
happen
to
be
this
related
to
contract
Awards,
who
are
subject
to
bid
disputes
the
fact
that
they're
taken
separate
from
the
rest
of
those
contracts
in
and
of
itself,
wouldn't
be
something
that
either
side
but
I
think
could
take
advantage
of.
U
However,
if
you
were
to
approve
an
unbundling
and
then
got
into
a
discussion
into
the
details
and
facts
of
the
merits
of
the
super-intense
recommendation
on
4.05
and
4.13,
then
I
could
see
either
party
potentially
making
use
of
whatever
discussion
occurred.
Today
and
again,
it
would
be
if
it
went
that
far
outside
of
your
own
policies
and
procedures
for
bid
protests.
There's
a
tourism
there's
rare.
Is
there
a
case
where
there's
not
a
at
some
point?
Whoever
claims
have
been
wrong.
U
Who,
if
indicated
you
know,
can't
obtain
some
relief,
whether
that's
through
monetary
damages,
whether
it's
a
reverse
of
an
award
and
a
reward,
whether
it's
in
order
to
go
out
to
bid
as
mr.
Zach?
No
it's
said,
there's
there's
a
wide
variety
of
possibilities
of
where
litigation
could
go,
but
it's
at
the
beginning
stages
here
and
whether
you
bundle
or
unbundle
your
consideration.
These
contracts
I
would
just
again
reiterate
the
caution,
the
content
why'd.
You
should
not
be
discussing
the
merits
of
the
sometimes
recommendation,
as
relates
to
the
bid
protest.
E
T
So
essentially
it
you
know,
if
you
push
back
the
front,
you
push
back,
basically
the
entire
job
or
you
risk
having
to
resequenced
or
possibly
pay
Xcel
acceleration
charges
etc.
There's
also
other
contract
packages
that
are
awaiting
prior
work
to
happen.
Sequentially
before
later
work,
so
impacting
one
trade
package
could
have
a
domino
effect
of
impacting
other
contractors
who
now
potentially
also
could
have
their
work
schedules
altered
in
some
manner.
So.
T
T
K
U
U
But
I'm
not
aware
on
what
conditions
they
would
have
to
move
forward
and
whether
they
would
still
have
any
sort
of
claim
as
to
having
some
sort
of
loss
for
the
delay,
because
I
don't
know
what
the
delay
is
apparently
been
in
their
war.
What
I
do
know
is
that
there
there
there
is
to
my
knowledge,
notwithstanding
what
might
be
pending
change
in
regulation
or
law.
As
the
law
and
regulation
sits
today,
there
is
no
de
minimis
or.
U
In
fact,
many
contractors
over
the
years
have
been
moaned
the
fact
that
they've
got
to
do
such
paperwork
or
that
their
feet
were
held
with
a
fire
on
paperwork,
and
this
has
nothing
to
do
with
CT
electric
say
I'm,
just
telling
you
that
there
is
an
expectation.
There
was
reference
to
the
staff
members
who
are
involved
in
that
office.
They
have
direct
liaison
responsibilities
to
the
IAC
to
enforce
MBE
rules.
So
again,
at
some
point
in
time.
U
B
And
I
believe
before,
when
you've
taught
us
about
procurement
and
contracts
that
come
up
when
someone
has
you've
stated
before,
and
this
is
just
in
general
that
when
people
do
not
receive
a
contract,
your
team
often
meets
with
that
company
to
go
over
what
deficiencies
may
be
there
to
help
them
in
the
future
when
they
make
bids.
Is
that
correct?
Absolutely.
T
U
Madam
president,
I
wouldn't
go
so
far
as
to
say
that
I
would
do
the
first
part
of
what
you
said.
It's
important.
You
are
obligated
I
can't
unless
you
unanimously
vote
to
suspend
one
of
your
policies,
which
in
itself
is
one
of
your
policies
that
ability
to
do
that.
I
would
caution
against
that
in
the
procurement
realm
in
particular,
because
there's
an
expectation
of
a
certain
process
in
this
case,
as
in
many
year,
construction
contracts
over
a
certain
dollar
amount.
U
These
are
fully
competed
projects
so
that
they
are
they're
not
just
two
or
three
folks
who
submit
proposals
and
then
they're
subjected
to
a
subjective
and
objective
scoring
system.
These
are
blind
bids.
These
folks
have
a
deadline
which
is
submit
their
paperwork
and
their
bid
and
their
requirement
papers,
and
then
everybody's
judged
from
that
point
forward,
and
it's
important
to
note
I
believe
at
least
one
of
the
cover
sheets.
The
company
that
was
speaking
earlier
was
not
noted
as
a
company
with
a
higher
bid
and
therefore
not
the
lowest
responsible,
responsive
bidder.
U
They
were
in
fact
disqualified
or
rejected
as
a
bidder
for
being
non-responsive,
and
there
is
a
difference
and
again,
those
are
the
kinds
of
things
that
come
out
in
litigation.
But
if
you
look
at
your
sheet,
the
doctor,
a
lot
is
submitted
to
you.
You'll
see,
you'll,
see
lists
of
prices
for
certain
contractors,
but
law
says
lowest,
responsible
and
responsive
bidder.
Those
are
all
criteria
the
law
requires.
If
the
staff
deems
a
contractor,
non-responsive
or
non
responsible,
they
may
not
get
to
that
lowest
number
issue
so
again,
I
caution.
B
C
E
Into
vote
mr.
Reinhart,
thank
you.
I
did
some
quick
number
crunching
on
first
and
math.
That's
what
I
like
to
do
so,
it
is
a
appears
to
be
a
three
year
award
looking
at
the
cost
per
year
at
the
725
price
per
head.
That
does
approximately
match
the
number
of
third
through
fifth
graders
that
we
have
enrolled
in
a
CPS.
E
B
E
B
B
E
You,
madam
president,
I,
would
like
to
commend
HR
for
an
outstanding
job,
with
these
appointments,
we're
looking
at
approximately
twenty
four
percent
non-white
over
588
hires
and
considering
that
we
have
in
an
rural
county.
Our
demographics
as
a
whole
county
are
25
percent
non-white.
So,
in
terms
of
our
incoming
class,
we're
matching
the
folks
that
are
here
in
the
county.
We've
got
a
long
way
to
go
to
get
our
entire
staff
there.
But
if
we're
looking
at
where
we're
going
so
far,
as
is
certainly
a
positive
move
and.
B
H
B
K
B
E
V
So
that's
why
I
didn't
include,
but
not
limited
to,
because
that's
included
in
the
statement,
including
so
I
kind
of
stepped
away
from
that
in
all
of
our
policies
and
regulations
that
had
that,
because
some
had
that
language
and
some
answer
for
consistency's
purposes
we're
just
using,
including
which
also
includes
but
not
limited
to.
Okay,.
H
B
E
I
withdraw
my
amendment
on
section
c2
now
another
piece
of
language
in
since
another
friendly
amendment.
Madam
president,
adding
a
subsection
I
to
c2,
so
H
is
watercraft
and
subsection.
I
would
then
read
vehicles
identified
to
a
ACPs
by
law
enforcement
officials
as
being
stolen
or
as
posing
a
reasonable
risk
of
injury
or
threat
of
harm
to
the
public,
as
determined
by
law
enforcement
officials.
V
B
C
E
K
B
E
B
H
B
A
P
Just
want
to
words,
have
meaning
and
switching
this
language
from
participation
of
the
public
to
comment.
I
think
is
very
telling,
especially
since
earlier
I
brought
up
the
fact
that
the
public's
comments
and
input
to
the
proceedings
and
the
conduct
of
this
board
is
very
difficult
at
best
to
change.
The
word
from
participation
to
comment
I
think
is
disingenuous
either
the
public
is
participating
in
this
board
in
some
fashion,
and
you
all
need
to
choose
a
word
that
accurately
portrays
what
it
means
to
be
a
participant
in
this
board.
P
Or
if
comment
is
truly
the
word,
then
then
that's
so
be
it,
but
I
just
recommend
that
this
this
policy
is
not
correct,
and
perhaps
you
need
to
do
more
research
on
what
you
really
need
and
want
from
the
public
when
they
attend
these
meetings,
and
you
have
public
participation
in
anything
for
the
board.
I.
B
B
V
Yes,
so
actually,
the
recommendation
to
change
it
to
public
comment
actually
came
directly
from
me
independently,
because
to
make
it
consistent
with
what's
on
the
agenda,
which
states
public
comment,
and
it's
also
consistent
with
how
other
public
bodies
are
on
the
state
of
Maryland.
For
eight,
this
public
comment.
O
B
Is
something
different
right?
This
is
this
is
a
policy
on
public
comment.
The
procedures
regarding
public
comment
are
posted
on
the
wall
over
there
and
those
are
procedures
that
are
set
by
the
board.
That
can
be
changed,
but
they're,
not
a
official
policy,
but
this
is
the
official
policy
on
public
comment
or
to
be
public
comment
all
right.
So,
mr.
Connolly,
would
you
call
the
roll
please
mr.
B
B
H
T
T
This
plan
is
required
by
operation
of
state
law
and
IC
procedures
to
be
turned
in
to
the
interagency
committee
on
school
construction
mode
later
than
October
4th
2018
the
packet
before
you
is
structured
to
document
the
superintendent's
recommendation
for
a
hundred
and
seventy
two
point:
1
million
dollar
capital
improvement
requests
for
2020
of
that
171
point
arnis
every
2.1
million
dollars.
The
superintendent
is
recommending
that
116
point
six
million
be
requested
of
the
county
with
the
remaining
fifty
five
point:
five
million
being
requested
from
the
state,
as
the
superintendent
alluded
to
just
moments
ago.
T
We've
set
aside
time
tomorrow
evening
at
six
o'clock
here
in
the
boardroom,
to
review
the
projects
in
detail,
we'll
go
line
by
line
including
the
cost
breakdown,
to
rationale,
the
scheduling
and
the
specifics
of
each
project.
It's
a
tremendous
opportunity
for
the
board
at
that
time,
then,
to
get
the
information
required
such
that
they
can
prepare
themselves
for
the
deliberations
to
be
held.
The
following
meeting
September
to
26th
and
also
on
the
September
26,
a
public
hearing,
will
be
held
as
part
of
the
agenda
item.
T
Considering
the
capital
improvement
program,
the
workshop
tomorrow
is
open
to
the
public,
but
public
testimony
is
not
taken
at
that
time,
because
explicit
time
is
set
aside
for
a
public
hearing
on
the
26th
regularly
scheduled
board
meeting
the
afternoon
of
September
26
with
that.
We
conclude
our
remarks
at
this
time
and
look
forward
to
engaging
with
you
tomorrow
evening.
B
W
Good
morning,
doctor
a
lot
of
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
Jennifer
brianza
and,
as
I'm
sure
you
already
know
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
fundamental
school
construction
group,
without
knowing,
obviously
what's
in
the
budget.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
there's
some
things
in
the
back
of
your
mind
as
you
begin
to
review
doctoral
ladders
proposal.
W
We
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
haven't
lost
sight
of
what
we're
waiting
for
we're
here.
Twelve
years
later,
my
daughter
was
only
a
year
old
when
Omo
became
a
priority
and
she
now
just
entered
the
eighth
grade
and
has
no
shot
of
attending
a
new
Oh
Mel.
But
it's
still
important
to
the
rest
of
the
community.
W
I
also
wanted
to
let
you
know,
as
you
consider
the
budget,
that
my
group
recently
submitted
emails
to
all
of
the
current
County
Council
candidates
and
asked
if
they
supported
the
old
mill
construction
funding
for
the
old
mill,
complex
master
plan.
The
responses
we
received
so
far
immediately
dropped
the
ball
back
in
your
court.
They
made
it
a
point
to
let
us
know
it's
not
up
to
them.
It
starts
with
you
now
I'm
we're
all
aware
that
the
county
executive
in
the
County
Council
doesn't
fully
fund
the
board's
requests.
W
We
get
that,
but
it
does
begin
with
you
and
if
you
don't
make
us
a
priority,
they
won't
either.
We
know
it's
a
huge
project,
but
delaying
it's
not
going
to
make
it
any
easier
or
less
costly.
We
have
to
keep
moving
forward,
one
step
at
a
time
and
we'd
like
you
to
keep
that
in
mind
as
you're
working
through
this
year's
budget.
We're
still
here
we're
still
waiting
we're
watching
you're,
not
going
anywhere.
Thank
you.
B
P
Just
wanted
to
provide
an
additional
information
to
the
board
members
that
the
the
state
had
done
a
study
on
trying
to
get
after
a
more
effective
way
to
get
after
our
capital
improvements,
I
provided
some
input
to
that
contractor
who
was
fought,
interestingly
enough
from
Washington
State,
not
from
this
state.
However,
I
think
if
we
bundle
some
of
our
projects,
ie
take
a
bigger
bite
of
the
elephant
and
try
and
get
our
use
of
economies
of
scale
and
drive
our
costs
down
that
we
might
be
able
to
get
after
some
of
these
products.
P
By
doing
more
of
them,
it
maybe
sounds
counterintuitive,
but
if
bricks,
if
you
buy
more
bricks,
they're
less
I
asked
that
contractor
to
look
at
that
as
a
method
to
try
and
figure
out.
If
we
could
get
more
done
with
the
same
amount
of
money
by
buying
buying
more
basically
the
physical
products
did
it
go
into
the
buildings
and
I
honestly
I.
Don't
think
that
was
part
of
their
study.
So
again,
I'm
telling
you
people
have
ideas
to
solve
these
problems
and
we
can't
get
them
into
the
process
for
consideration.
C
C
T
C
T
By
way
of
background,
the
state
recently
concluded
a
two-year
effort
led
by
Martin,
not
the
Nok
Commission
formally
was
called
the
21st
century
school
commission
that
arrived
at
about
three
dozen
sets
of
recommendations
for
the
state
in
order
to
update
and
the
school
construction
regulations.
The
procurement
regulations
regarding
same
and
bring
some
additional
efficiencies
and
opportunities
to
school
districts
that
is
making
its
way
through
the
legislature
slowly
part
of
it
got
adopted
in
this
last
cycle,
some
more
of
it
will
get
adopted
in
the
next
cycle.
T
The
IAC
is
in
the
process
of
writing
the
rules
and
procedures
regarding
the
recently
adopted
legislation.
So
the
the
tools
that
this
will
bring
to
the
localities
to
the
24
I
think
are
critical
as
we
go
forward
as
we
try
to
procure
and
deliver
projects
more
efficiently
and
more
rapidly.
So
things
like
bundling
contracts,
things
like
procuring
more
aggressively
in
terms
of
economies
of
scale.
Those
are
going
to
be
new
tools
in
LA,
A's
toolboxes,
but
again
until
both
Kumar
is
changed,
and
then
the
IEC
adopts
the
new
procedures.
T
C
T
Absolutely
correct
and
again
as
as
each
and
every
one
of
these
are
rolled
out,
you
know
we're
aware
we're
following
the
IC
we're
participating
in
their
deliberations
as
they
are
adopted
with
an
effective
date.
It
is
on
or
after
that
date
do
we
be
an
only
on
or
after
that
effective
date
that
we
can
begin
utilizing
these
new
tools
and
then.
C
One
final
follow-up:
if
I
may
they're
not
I,
know
Kerwin
is
moving
in
this
direction
as
well.
But
is
it
your
understanding
that
the
knot
Commission
the
final
aspects
of
the
knot
Commission
would
come
through
this
upcoming
session
of
the
General
Assembly?
So
we
will
know
by
the
second
Monday
and
April
what
that
final
report
will
look
like
after
the
the
committee's
in
both
the
House
and
the
Senate
and
the
legislature
as
a
whole
agrees
or
adds
to
it
or
changes
in
any
way
shape
or
form.
So.
T
The
knot
Commission's
work
was
completed
in
December
of
2017.
The
full
report
was
issued
to
the
governor
and
the
two
presiding
officers
they
did
in
this
past
session.
The
General
Assembly
did
take
up
significant
pieces
of
legislation
that
substantively
adopted
many,
but
not
all
many
of
the
recommendations
that
came
out
of
the
knot.
Commission,
those
are
going
through
the
rules
and
procedure
process.
Now
after
adoption,
there
were
some
elements
that
the
General
Assembly
either
was
not
prepared
to
fully
take
up
or
wanted
more
information
on
or
we're
not
in
agreement
with.
T
C
B
B
B
B
Now
so
with
that,
we
have
concluded
our
business
for
the
day.
The
next
general
board
meeting
will
be
Wednesday
September
26
here
in
the
boardroom
at
7
p.m.
tomorrow
night
at
6
p.m.
is
the
FY
2020
capital
improvement
plan
and
capital
budget.
The
public
is
welcome
to
attend,
but
there
will
be
no
public
comment.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
adjourn
so.