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Welcome
to
this
meeting
of
the
anne
arundel
county
board
of
education,
this
meeting
is
being
televised,
live
on
aacps
tv
and
live
streamed
on
the
internet.
General
information
and
protocols
for
the
meeting
are
posted
on
the
signed
by
the
doorway
as
you
enter
the
room.
So
please
make
sure
you
read
those
if
you
have
not
already
item
number
2.03
is
approval
of
the
minutes.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
minutes?
B
B
2.04
is
establish
agenda
order.
Would
any
board
member
like
to
add
anything
to
the
agenda?
That's
not
currently
printed
seeing
none.
The
agenda
will
stand
as
published.
Thank
you.
I
am
2.05
is
board
recognitions
and
we're
going
to
have
a
major
recognition
momentarily,
but
we
we
do
have
a
couple
of
other
things
we
like
to
to
do.
First,
mrs
hummer.
E
F
On
I'm
going
to
read
a
statement
that
was
put
out
on
the
aacps
website
on
friday
june
14
2019
maryland
lost
the
most
fair,
reasonable
and
supportive
advocate
for
students,
families
and
schools
that
the
state
has
ever
seen
when
linda
carter
ferrier
died
along
with
her
husband
in
a
car
accident.
The
loss
of
linda
will
be
felt
by
many
for
a
long
time,
though,
she
never
worked
for
our
school
system.
She
was
an
incredible
partner
for
many
years.
F
F
Most
importantly,
she
never
lost
sight
of
what
was
best
for
the
individual
student,
while
maintaining
awareness
regarding
the
needs
and
concerns
of
families
and
the
tremendous
efforts
and
commitment
made
by
teachers
and
other
school
personnel
linda
will
be
greatly
missed
in
our
community,
and
we
will
honor
her
for
years
to
come.
That
was
from
bobby
pedrick,
our
director
of
special
education.
I
want
to
send
out
my
heartfelt
condolences
to
linda's
family.
F
This
is
I
can't
under
state
how
much
of
a
difference
she
has
made
for
children
and
families
with
disabilities
throughout
the
state
of
maryland,
and
she
will
be
greatly
missed.
One
of
my
friends
who
has
a
child
with
special
needs.
Just
wrote
this
and
said:
there's
no
words
to
describe
how
parents
and
educators
loved
her
seriously
an
advocate
loved
by
the
school
system,
knowledgeable
laser
focused
on
the
needs
of
children.
F
G
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
gilland,
before
we
recognize
and
spend
some
time
recognizing
our
wonderful
vice
president
miss
uraya
at
this
time,
which
will
be
her
last
meeting,
I'd
like
to
recognize
one
other
person
who
will
be
retiring
shortly.
Susan
kowalski
has
served
our
school
system
and
our
children
for
over
four
decades.
You
don't
see
her
much
because
she's
always
behind
the
camera.
G
Taking
many
of
the
superb
photos
you
see
in
this
building
and
throughout
our
schools.
Susan
is
an
immensely
talented
graphic
artist
whose
work,
especially
large
print
design,
is
truly
exceptional.
Susan,
thank
you
for
sharing
your
talents
with
us.
For
so
many
years
you
certainly
will
be
greatly
missed,
enjoy
your
retirement.
Thank
you.
D
So
I
know
it's
no
surprise
I'm
about
to
get
recognized,
since
this
is
my
last
meeting.
Sadly,
but
I
also
just
want
to
say
that
I
again,
as
dr
elijah
said,
I'm
not
the
only
one
leaving
miss
molly
connolly
is
retiring
as
well
as
miss
teresa
tudor,
and
I
have
got
had
the
privilege
to
know
these
women
molly
only
for
a
year
but
miss
tutor
for
a
while.
Actually
now
with
the
calendar
committee
and
everything-
and
I
just
cannot
say
how
sad
I
am
to
be
leaving
with.
D
B
Thank
you
and
I
would
also
like
to
formally
announce
I
think
we
we
did
somewhat
of
an
informal
announcement
last
time
because
it
came
as
a
surprise
but
and
she's
already
turning
red
effective
july
1st
diane
howe
will
be
the
board's
executive
assistant
and
we'd
like
to
thank
you
for
for
being
willing
to
to
take
on
that
challenge,
and
we
look
forward
to
all
that.
You
do
in
filling
those
those
big
shoes
that
mrs
connolly
is
leaving.
So
so
thank
you.
B
And,
of
course,
I
think
mrs
hummer
has
has
always
said
in
the
past
that
this
meeting
for,
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
is
a
very
bittersweet
moment
for
us,
because
it's
always
the
meeting
that
we
say
farewell
to
our
student
board
member.
B
F
F
H
I'll
be
brief,
but
sincere,
so
I
have
not
had
the
full
year
to
to
work
with
you.
We
came
in
in
december,
but
I
I
just
want
to
tell
you
and
and
and
to
share
with
everyone
that
we
have
a
leader
not
just
in
the
making,
but
already
among
us
and
as
you
continue
to
go
out,
you
have
a
great
career
path
and
wonderful
opportunities
ahead
of
you,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
in
working
with
you,
I
have
learned
and
grown.
You
know.
H
H
C
Don't
get
weary
in
doing
good?
You
stepped
up
when
no,
no
one
else
would
in
in
some
very
difficult
times
you
handle
business.
You
are
a
tower
of
strength
that
I
have
come
to
admire
and
even
love.
I
I
want
to
say
to
the
university
of
maryland:
look
out.
You
got
somebody
coming
your
way.
You
will
make
indelible
change,
not
only
in
your
next
step,
but
I
believe
in
your
entire
life.
You
will
do
very
well
you're,
an
incredible
citizen
to
the
u.s
and
a
powerful
person.
So
god
bless
you
and
thank
you.
I
First,
it's
really
hard
to
follow.
All
of
that
and
I
and
I
agree
with
everything
everyone
else
has
said:
it's
been
an
honor
and
a
joy
and
we
knew
each
other
before
you
were
student
member,
we're
neighbors
and-
and
I
was
rooting
for
you
and
I
was
so
proud
when
you
got
it,
and
I
remember
telling
your
mom
how
proud
I
was
of
you-
and
I
still
am.
I
think
I
think
you're
incredible.
I
B
J
B
Thank
you,
mrs
ellis.
K
K
So
I
thank
you
for
that
and
now
to
put
my
mom
hat
on
and
now
I'll
get
teary
cause,
I'm
a
mom,
but
with
kids,
your
age
having
kids
your
age.
I
I
know
firsthand
how
immensely
proud
your
parents,
your
fellow
students
and
your
teachers
are-
and
I
just
cannot
wait
to
catch
up
with
you
and
hear
about
all
the
things
you're
doing
and-
and
I'm
always
here
so
I'm
so
proud
to
have
served
with
you.
Josie.
G
You,
mr
president,
so
so
obviously
I'll
echo
all
that
your
colleagues
on
the
board
have
said,
but
I've
had
some
unique
time
with
you
over
the
years
as
you've
been
a
member
such
an
active
member
of
crass,
a
leader
in
crass,
the
superintendent's
teen
advisory
and
you've
continued,
even
as
a
board
member
to
join
that
group
and
be
a
leader.
G
We
make
the
mistake
many
times
in
education
around
this
country
and
talking
about
students
as
our
future
leaders-
and
you
have
really
been
the
poster
child
for
leadership-
is
now
and
you've
done
that,
and
that's
been
that's
one
of
the
things
that
makes
me
most
proud
is
you
are
you
are
a
leader
among
your
peers,
you're,
also
sort
of
legendary
among
your
peers,
the
other
state
student
board
members
talk
about
josie,
uraya
and
she's.
G
Vice
president
and
you're
sort
of
legendary
and
folks
follow
you
right
and
when
you've
had
you've
had
when
we
had
a
board
meeting
and-
and
we
had
some
public
testimony
about
what
will
be
on
the
agenda,
the
the
val
sow
piece.
There
are
people
that
came
from
around
the
state
because
you
asked
them
to
and
because
they
supported
where
it
was,
you
wanted
to
go
and
that's
significant.
So
of
course
we
wish
you
all
the
best.
We
know
you're
not
going
too
far.
G
I
know
how
proud
your
family
is
and
they
should
be
proud.
You've
done
really
well.
So
congratulations.
B
Thank
you,
dr
arlatto.
This
is
an
especially
hard
one
for
me
because
you
know
each
year
I've
said
something
as
as
our
student
board
members
have
been
departing,
because
I've
been
able,
I
think,
being
in
the
alumni
circle.
I've
been
able
to
develop
a
relationship
with
them,
but
this
year
it's
uniquely
different
because
of
your
willingness
to
step
up
and
and
be
in
board
leadership,
and
I
will
say
your
what
I
like
most
about
you,
I
think,
is
your
pleasant
persistence.
B
When
we
disagree
on
issues
you
don't
give
up
and
that's
going
to
serve
you
so
well,
not
just
in
college.
You
know,
but
certainly
as
you're
pursuing
a
degree
in
public
policy
we'll
forget
about
the
chinese,
because
that's
that's
too
hard
for
me,
but
but
you
know
the
the
public
policy
curriculum
you're
just
going
to
do
so
well
in
that,
but
I
think
you're
going
to
exponentially
do
well
in
all
that
you
do
beyond
college
whether
it's
grad
school,
your
professional
career,
I
I
think
you're
just
going
to
to
do
amazing
things.
B
You
know
I
I
we've
grown
close
over
the
last.
You
know
six
months
and
you
know
you,
you
and
your
dad
were
at
my
house
to
witness
an
episode
with
my
daughter
and
you
know,
but
but
seriously
I
look
at
her
as
a
three-year-old,
and
you
know
the
the
future
that
she'll
have,
and
you
know
my
wife
and
I
you
know
really
really
like
you
and
think
extremely
highly
of
you
and
we
hope
our
daughter
grows
up
to
be
just
like
you.
B
B
You
know
so
so
thank
you
both
for
that
we've
got
a
couple
of
gifts
as
as
you
prepare
to
to
part
ways.
One
is
a
personal
gift
that,
on
behalf
of
mr
alive,
and
I
would
like
to
present
you
and
we
know
you're
going
to
college
park,
but
our
hometown
football
team,
it's
the
naval
academy
between
mr
alive
and
me,
we
will
ensure
that
you've
got
season
ticket
or
you've
got
tickets
to
any
game.
B
You
want
to
go
to
we've:
both
got
season
tickets,
so
you've
always
got
a
place
at
the
the
game.
So
mr
live.
If
you'll
join
us.
M
J
B
And
we
know
you
are
off
to
college
park
no
college
park.
Dorm
room
is
complete
until
it
has
a
maryland
flag
to
hang
in
it.
So
we've
got
a
maryland
flag
for
you.
This
is
a
flag,
that's
flown
over
the
state
house.
So
yes,
yeah
seriously.
I
wouldn't
lie
so
so
this
this
flag
has
has
flown
over
the
state
house,
but
you
know
it
can
certainly
hang
in
a
dorm
room
as
well
and
then
on
behalf
of
of
the
board.
B
We
have
the
clock
for
you
as
well
that
I'll
I'll
leave
here
for
you,
but
it's
engraved
with
your
name,
says
jose
reyes
student
board,
member
and
vice
president
2018-19,
and
it's
even
set
to
the
time.
So
so
we've
got
that
for
you,
and
I
know
dr
arlatto
has
a
gift
as
well.
G
D
So
now
that
my
ego
is
like
this
big
no
I'm
kidding,
I
just
want
to
give
back,
because
I
would
not
have
gotten
here
without
so
much
support
from
everybody
around
me
and
even
if
you
aren't
mentioned
tonight,
I
want
you
to
know
that.
I
think
about
you
all
the
time
and
you
are
in
my
heart.
So
of
course
I
want
to
say
thank
you
and
sorry.
D
If
I
start
crying
is
very
sad
for
me,
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
family
for
supporting
me
and
taking
me
to
my
first
crafts
meeting.
I
remember
my
mom
waiting
in
the
parking
lot.
She
was
so
proud
of
me.
I
was
like
12
years
old
walking
in
so
scared.
D
D
So
thank
you,
family
and
my
sisters
for
always
supporting
me
and
my
dad.
Of
course.
I
know
you
do
a
lot
for
me
as
well.
Thank
you
and
that
leads
me
to
miss
pellegrin,
who
is
the
current
crass
advisor?
I
just
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
coming
on
to
the
team
and
taking
up
the
really
really
difficult
job.
I
know
that
it
is.
D
I
mean,
of
course
I
don't
know
everything
about
it,
but
you
do
an
amazing
job
and
you
had
big
shoes
to
fill
and
you
made
them
even
bigger,
so
your
heart
is
just
so
big
and
everything
that
you've
done
for
me
has
meant
a
lot,
and
I
cannot
thank
you
enough
now
to
talk
about
a
couple
of
board
members.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
the
past
ones
that
were
here
before
you
guys
and
the
current
ones.
D
Thank
you
all
so
much
you
not
only
taught
me
bravery
courage
how
to
speak
correctly,
what
a
good
board
member
looks
like,
but
behind
the
scenes
you
really
taught
me
integrity
and
dr
lotto.
D
I
I
really
just
want
to
specifically
call
you
out
because,
as
you
said,
we've
known
each
other
for
a
while
now
and
you
and
your
team
do
a
ton
of
work
that
nobody
has
an
idea
about,
and
you
really
you
and
your
team
do
not
get
the
credit
and
I
see
it
continuously,
but
I
really
want
to
say
thank
you
from
like
a
student's
perspective.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
everything
you
do.
D
D
The
daughter,
okay,
well
yeah,
they're
gonna,
do
amazing
things
and
they
have
an
amazing
dad,
truly
yeah
and
mr
gilliland,
I
know
we've
grown
close
as
well,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
I
remember
the
very
first
tickets.
You
gave
me
to
that
game
and
it's
going
to
be
really
hard
to
say
goodbye,
but
I
don't
want
this
to
be
a
goodbye
to
anybody.
D
I
want
this
to
be
a
cu
again,
because
this
this
role
has
really
like
I
came
in
here
thinking
I
was
gonna,
be
an
engineer
and
then
I
came
on
the
policy
committee.
I
was
like
you
know
what
sorry
dad.
D
D
Because
I
truly
love
this
experience
and
I'm
so
so
happy
that
I
got
full
voting
rights
because
it
really
has
shown
me
how
much
our
county
does
appreciate
the
student
voice
and
I'm
so
excited
for
rita
who's
coming
on
here
next
year
and
just
talking
about
each
and
every
one
of
you
to
her
has
brought
a
smile
to
my
face,
because
I
really
cannot.
Thank
you
all
enough.
D
So
I
know
that
was
very
incoherent.
So
sorry,
but
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
so
much
and
everybody
from
krask
you
are.
You
are
my
family,
my
second
family,
of
course,
and
just
thank
you
so
much
for
everybody.
That's
touched
my
heart
and
been
in
my
life
on
this
journey,
so
this
has
been
a
dream
of
mine
since
I
was
in
middle
school
and
this
dream
could
not
have
been
made
perfect
without
all
of
you.
So
thank
you.
B
E
B
Okay,
now
on
to
business
item,
2.06
is
school
and
community
highlights.
I
The
graduation
ceremonies
were
all
amazing
and
amazingly
run
and
just
incredible
a
couple
other
things
the
last
two
weeks
I
volunteered
at
the
folger
mckenzie
math
carnival,
which
was
really
so
much
fun
and
also
attended
at
one
of
the
county
executives,
visioning
anne
arundel
county
meetings
that
the
one
I
attended
was
at
severna
park
high
school,
and
it
was
just
really
neat
to
see
government
at
work.
I
You
know
doing
right
by
its
people
and
and
asking
for
feedback.
Another
amazing
event
was
our
retirement
reception
that
we
held
for.
I
believe
it
was
somewhere
in
the
midst
of
242
teachers
with
a
combined
service
of
6412
years.
It
was
an
amazing
event.
It
was
amazing
to
hear
about
all
of
them.
I
I
loved
every
second
of
it
and
I
thank
each
and
every
one
of
them
for
their
service
to
this
county
and
to
the
school
district,
and
that
was
it
was
a
really
good
event,
and
then
I
also
have
to
say
that
on
this
juneteenth,
let
us
celebrate
our
victories
and
also
acknowledge
how
much
more
work
we
still
have
before
us
to
ensure
that
everyone
has
an
excellent
and
equitable
education
and
achievement
and
discipline
gaps
remain
and
biased
exists,
and
we
must
do
more
to
lead
and
I'm
confident
that
we
are
up
to
that
challenge.
I
C
C
C
C
So
thank
you
all
for
your
your
service,
and
I
know
that
if
you're,
like
so
many
other
educators,
your
service
within
the
system
may
be
closed,
but
your
service
outside
of
it
begins.
So
thank
you
for
that.
A
special
thank
you
to
mr
bill
jones
of
tac.
I
understood
today
that
he's
leaving
us
as
well.
Mr
jones
has
been
a
pioneer
and
an
advocate
in
so
many
ways,
and
I
I
truly
want
to
tell
you,
mr
jones,
thank
you
for
what
you
have
done
and
what
you
continuously
do.
C
Drawing
blanks
so
the
brooklyn
park
farmer's
market-
this
is
josie's
fault,
I'm
trying
to
hold
back
tears,
but
we
attended
the
brooklyn
park,
farmers
market
and
what
I
appreciated
so
much
about
that
opportunity
was
seeing.
The
children
enjoy
fresh
fruit,
vegetables
and
opportunities
that
they
would
not
normally
get.
I
would
encourage
everyone
each
monday.
C
K
Thank
you
very
quickly
want
to
congratulate
all
of
our
graduates
of
2019.
I
thoroughly
enjoyed
all
the
graduation
ceremonies
I
was
able
to
attend.
I
was
particularly
struck
by
the
uniqueness
of
the
spirit
of
each
school
that
that
was
really
something
that
struck
me
and
I
look
forward
to
getting
to
know
each
of
those
schools
even
better.
K
I
was,
I
also
want
to
thank
our
retirees
amazing
to
me
how
many
people
have
served
over
four
decades
with
our
school
system.
That's
truly
remarkable,
and
I
can't
thank
you
enough
for
your
service
to
our
students
and
I
was
able
to
attend
mary
moss
at
j
albert
adams
academy.
They
had
a
special
ribbon
cutting.
It
is
one
of
our
special
schools
that
does
project-based
learning,
and
these
kids
decided.
K
They
wanted
to
build
a
path
down
to
the
water,
so
they
could
use
their
canoes,
and
so
they
they
did
this
whole
project
on
their
own,
using
everything
that
they
had
available
to
them
to
to
design
and
create
this
path,
and
I
got
to
go
on
a
canoe
ride
and
it
was
wonderful,
that's
a
really
great
school
doing
great
things
and
I'm
so
glad
we
have
have
that
in
our
school
system.
K
D
I
also
had
an
amazing
opportunity
to
go
to
other
graduations
as
well,
and
specifically,
I
just
want
to
shout
out
evening
high
schools,
mr
gillan,
and
I
attended
that
one
and
a
lot
of
the
students
that
I
was
speaking
to
were
talking
about
how
they
were
overcoming
the
stereotypes
that
they're
constantly
faced
with
as
being
the
bad
kids
that
just
drop
out
or
don't
have
a
life
or
goals,
and
I
think
it's
really
unique
that
they
were
talking
to
me
about
this,
because
they
obviously
had
student
speakers
and
each
one
of
them
had
a
story
to
tell
overcoming
adversity,
whether
it
be
family,
just
different
paths
that
they
were
taking
to
finish
their
education,
to
move
on,
to
work,
other
goals
or
passions
or
go
to
college.
D
And
that
really,
I
know
it
brought
tear
to
my
eye
and
mr
gillins
as
well.
Miss
jackson
was
crying
too,
so
I
just
wanted
to
talk
about
that.
One
specifically
and
as
other
board
members
echoed.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
retirees
again
for
their
service.
Just
continuing
to
represent
the
hashtag.
All
means
all.
Thank
you.
F
F
So
take
your
children
out
there
and
to
get
the
well-balanced
meal,
and
so
I
encourage
everybody.
The
summer
meals
are
out
and
about
they're
free,
no
id
required
for
all
students,
all
children,
ages,
2
to
18
monday
through
thursday
for
the
next.
However,
many
weeks
so
go
out
there
and
take
advantage
of
those
summer
meals.
B
You
say
I
know
you
guys
we're
on
a
short
vacation
with
you
and
your
four
sons
ate
pizza
for
what
four
nights
in
a
row
or
five
nights
in
a
row.
So
there.
B
Thank
you.
In
the
interest
of
time
tonight,
dr
alado
has
asked
that
we
wave
item
2.07
the
superintendent's
update
moving
us
to
item
2.08,
which
is
the
policy
committee
update
mrs
corcodell.
H
Thank
you,
mr
gilland.
So
the
policy
committee
met
on
june,
the
12th
2019
at
1
pm
in
this
very
board
room
and
policy,
jaa
redistricting
and
attendance
areas
did
receive
a
different,
several
requests
to
for
amendments
to
policy
and
similarly
for
the
a
review
of
the
regulations
and
some
of
the
procedures.
H
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
submitting
their
information
and,
as
updates
become
available,
I
will
share
that
with
the
individual
members,
and
so
thanks
to
everyone
on
that
policies.
Jcca,
bullying,
cyber
bullying,
harassment,
intimidation,
hazing
and
bias
behavior,
and
coinciding
with
that
policy.
J.O
bias,
behavior
and
language
were
reviewed
by
the
policy
committee
to
be
moved
forward
to
the
board
for
their
consideration
review
and
is
my
understanding
that
we
are
targeting
for
either
the
july
or
the
august
meeting
for
introduction
to
the
mem
to
the
board
for
consideration
under
first
reader.
H
Regarding
recess,
this
policy
committee
will
be
including
the
recess
policy
on
their
1920,
slash,
20
calendar
and
estimated
introduction
month
will
be
shared
with
the
board.
Once
final
draft
has
of
the
overall
schedule,
policy
committee
has
been
approved
for
recommendation
by
the
policy
committee
itself,
noteworthy
for
board
members
on
the
topic
of
recess.
As
we
start
to
approach,
it
is
that
the
topic
is
what
I
would
consider
a
complex
policy
and
in
it,
as
well
as
the
regulations
and
any
changes
that
we
put
forth.
Just
as
a
reminder.
H
We'll
have
could
have
impacts
on
our
bargaining
union
contracts,
transportation,
implications,
school,
start
and
end
time,
implications,
dynamic
schedule,
changes
for
students
and
naturally
occurring
facility
limitations.
Almost
all
of
these
probably
will
have
budget
implications
that
will
involve
a
very
possible
increase
in
spending
in
several
budget
categories.
H
H
I
last
note
where
the
item
for
the
public
is
that,
under
the
review
of
the
policy
on
policy,
there
was
an
opportunity
for
us
to
make
some
of
the
upfront
and
a
little
bit
more
efficient
and
how
we
get
to
a
policy
under
a
first
reader
here
and
so
by
simple
move
to
better
accommodate.
I
think
the
public,
as
well
as
members
opportunities
to
participate
and
observe
the
policy
committee's
work
we
will
be
moving
in
september.
B
B
So
thank
you
so
much
for
for
that
very
thorough
report.
Item
2.09
is
the
pta
report
no
report
tonight.
Item
2.10
is
the
cac
report.
O
Greetings
president
gilman
vice
president
urea,
dr
alato
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
brandon
gulley.
I
am
the
chair
of
the
citizen
advisory
committee
and
we
have
concluded
our
2018-2019
meetings
and
we
are
now
submitting
our
subcommittee
reports
for
your
review.
We
focused
on
four
areas.
This
year
our
equity
sub
subcommittee
was
focused
on
resets,
which
is
obviously
a
hot
topic
county
wide.
O
There
was
a
lot
of
support
for
longer
recesses
and
for
ensuring
recess
is
not
withheld
as
punishment
or
for
weather
related
issues.
So
we
thought
that
was
a
lot
of
good
feedback.
Social
emotional
subcommittee
focused
on
increasing
support
within
the
school
system
for
mental
health
services.
That
could
include
some
possible
revisions
to
regulation
jl-ra.
O
They
also
looked
at
policy
jcca
and
regulation
jcc,
which
have
to
do
with
cyber
bullying,
which
was
brought
up
as
well.
So
there's
some
recommendations
in
our
report
about
that.
There
was
also
a
lot
of
review
and
support
and
of
support
and
resources
available
for
staff
and
students
around
self-harm,
which
we
also
included
drug
alcohol
and
electronic
cigarettes.
O
As
part
of
that
so
again,
recommendations
in
our
report,
college
and
career
readiness
subcommittee
research,
the
current
offerings
around
preparing
students
for
their
life
after
high
school,
whether
that's
starting
in
their
career
or
continuing
their
formal
education
through
college
or
trade
schools,
research
included
current
support
systems,
programs
and
resources
that
are
available
both
for
students
and
parents
and
concluded
with
ideas
to
enhance
the
offerings.
So
again,
those
are
in
our
report.
O
Communication
subcommittee
continued
to
work
continue
the
work
of
previous
subcommittees
around
communication,
with
a
focus
on
current
communication
systems
and
and
how
information
is
passed
on,
especially
to
families.
There's
been
great
support
within
aacps
around
this
topic
and
some
great
ideas
have
been
implemented
or
being
developed
this
year.
One
of
the
big
ideas
was
around
developing
a
frequently
asked
questions
portion
of
the
website
that
might
help
with
speeding
up
people's
ability
to
get
information,
and
so
hopefully
that
will
be
something
that
can
be
looked
at
down
the
road.
O
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
serve
as
the
chair.
It
was
cool
to
get
to
know
the
different
sides
of
anne
arundel
county
public
school
systems.
O
I'd
like
to
close
by
introducing
next
year's
chair,
which
is
tanisha
howard,
so
you'll
be
seeing
her
and
then
her
vice
chair
is
also
here
tonight,
maria
airy
and
they
are
getting
to
know
how
this
process
works.
So
again,
they
are
in
their
third
well
tanisha's
in
her
third
year,
marie
isn't
going
into
her
second
year.
So
I
think
there's
going
to
be
some
good
stuff.
That
comes
out
of
that.
So
again,
thank
you
guys
appreciate
it.
B
Thank
you,
mr
gully.
I
I
have
a
couple
of
questions.
I
think
that
the
the
board
was
going
to
ask
you,
but
first
just
as
you're
transitioning
back,
let
me
just
say,
as
your
last
meeting
I
just
want
to
say
on
behalf
of
the
board,
thank
you
for
all
that
you've
done
this
past
year
in
your
service
that
you've
done
on
the
cac
for,
for
such
an
extended
period
of
time,
appreciate
all
that
you've
done
with
that.
Mr
schalheim.
I
Hi,
how
are
you
good
to
see
you?
When
will
we
get
the
report
and
the
def
and
the
detailed
results
of
the
recess
survey?
I
just
hadn't
seen
it
come
across.
C
Mr
gully,
I
want
to
thank
you
and
the
entire
board.
You
all
represent
our
best
interest,
not
only
for
this
board
from
the
legal
standpoint,
but
also
for
our
entire
system,
and
you
guys
embrace
all
means
all,
even
with
your
synopsis
of
what
you
guys
have
worked
on
for
the
past
year.
I
noticed
that
you
were
including
the
high
schools,
the
elementary
the
middle
schools
and
the
interest
of
the
student
first.
I
really
appreciate
the
power
of
the
of
of
cag
and
what
you've
done.
B
P
This
year
we
held
our
11th
annual
special
education
resource
fair.
This
fall
where
over
38
community
organizations
and
aacps
departments
were
available
to
share
information
with
families
over
200
people
attended
the
event
and
we
received
very
positive
feedback.
We
held
four
guest
speaker
events
this
year
in
november,
bobby
pedric,
director
of
special
education,
facilitated
conversation
with
the
director
to
25
parents.
P
P
We
had
over
40
parents
in
attendance
in
may
katie
harris
and
carolyn
poussey
from
aacps
assistive
technology
team
presented,
supporting
students,
use
of
assistive
technology
in
the
home.
They
also
set
up
several
interactive
stations
displaying
different
assistive
technology
devices
to
show
parents
various
tips
and
strategies
to
use
in
their
homes
about
20
parents
attended.
P
P
We
launched
our
fifth
annual
c-cac
special
education
survey
to
gain
insight
on
the
2018-2019
school
year.
This
survey
provides
an
opportunity
for
parents
of
students
who
receive
special
education
services
in
anne
arundel
county
to
give
direct
feedback
on
how
well
they
thought
their
special
education
services
were
working
for
their
children.
P
The
feedback
gained
from
these
surveys
is
shared
with
specific
staff
in
schools
when
named
and
is
used
to
inform
department
goals
and
initiatives
annually.
We
continue
to
maintain
our
ccap
website
and
to
respond
to
enquiries
via
our
web
contact
us
form.
Our
current
membership
of
parents,
guardians
community
members
and
staff
consists
of
over
700
email
subscribers
329
facebook
subscribers
over
1100
respondents
to
our
aac
special
education,
parent
survey
and
over
300
in-person
participants
at
our
events
and
meetings
over
the
past
years
year.
We
continue
to
hold
our
active
representation
on
ca,
sun,
cac
and
payac.
P
Our
current
vice
chair
was
the
special
education
representative
on
the
school
board
appointment
committee
this
past
year.
Our
materials
continue
to
be
distributed
to
iep
teams
throughout
this
county,
including
all
events,
information
concerns
and
recommendations.
Staffing
for
special
education
continues
to
remain
a
concern.
It
is
important
that
decisions
regarding
services
for
students
are
made
based
on
the
unique
needs
of
the
child
and
are
not
based
on
staffing
limitations.
P
Our
student
population
has
increased
greatly,
yet
staffing
has
grown
minimally.
Inadequate
staffing
and
large
class
sizes
negatively
impacts
all
students,
but
especially
those
who
struggle
in
recent
communications.
Parents
have
expressed
concern
about
programs
and
services
available
to
twice
exceptional
students
in
need
of
specialized
instruction.
P
B
C
Yes,
first
of
all,
thank
you
very
much.
I
think
if
I'm
wrong
correct
me,
but
I
believe
anne
arundel
county
is
one
of
the
only
counties
with
with
a
special
education
cac,
as
well
as
a
as
an
exception
because
of
the
needs
here
in
the
county,
and
I
appreciate
your
leadership
in
doing
that.
But
my
question
was
I'm
unfamiliar
with
twice
exceptional?
Could
you
explain
that?
Please
that's
a
child.
P
That
is
in
my
layman's
understanding,
I'm
not
a
professional
in
any
means,
but
a
child
that
has
is
extremely
intelligent,
but
at
the
same
time
has
different
needs.
I
just
spoke
to
a
parent
the
other
day
that
their
child
was
not
able
to
participate
in
the
challenging
classes
because
they
needed
a
smaller
environment
because
they
get
too
excited
with
with
too
many
people
or
too
much
commotion
going
on.
So
they
need
a
much
smaller,
unique
environment.
And
that's
my
understanding
is
that's
not
offered
in
aacps.
P
C
Okay,
so
then
I
I
I
guess
I
would
follow
up
with
dr
alato,
because
in
my
school
tours
it
was
my
understanding
that
those
opportunities
were
available
to
all
the
students
if
they,
if
they
needed.
That
is.
Is
that
not
the
case.
G
That
is
the
case
that
our
our
all
of
our
programs
of
choice
are
open
to
all
of
our
students.
I
think
what
is
being
explained
is
that
you'll
have
twice
exceptional
students
that
certainly
are
brilliant,
as
many
of
our
students
are
but
are
in
need
of
accommodation
to
access
that
particular
program
and
that
might
not
be
available
in
every
program
of
choice
that
exists.
C
G
We're
always
working
towards
access
and
equity
for
all
of
our
students.
All
of
our
students,
that's
one
of
our
it's
a
key
for
us.
We've
not
been
able
to
find
a
way
to
get
every
student
that
can
access
every
program,
as
all
students
do,
and
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
strive
for
that.
But
there
are.
Q
As
of
may
31st,
crass
has
many
new
officers
and
I
would
like
to
recognize
them
today.
Our
president
is
conor.
Karan
vice
president
is
princess.
Merritt
secretary
of
communication
is
darsana.
Ali
garzami
secretary
of
legislation
is
amelie,
holloman
secretary
of
service
is
emma
selmey
and
our
middle
school
coordinator
is
brenton
mead.
Last
week
we
held
our
final
meeting
for
the
2018-2019
school
year.
With
the
newly
elected
officer
team
on
june
5th
members
of
crass
spent
an
evening
with
the
chesapeake
bay
foundation
to
learn
about
their
student
leadership
program.
Q
Q
Looking
ahead
to
the
2019-2020
school
year,
we
will
continue
to
advocate
for
mental
health
resources,
school
safety
and
embracing
diversity.
We
plan
to
host
general
assemblies
focused
on
these
issues.
In
addition,
at
each
event,
we
plan
to
collect
donations
to
various
organizations
as
a
part
of
our
service
to
the
community.
Q
Q
We
will
convene
our
meetings
in
august
and
at
that
time
we
will
begin
revisions
to
our
constitution
and
platform,
which
will
include
the
addition
of
new
appointed
positions.
A
final
goal
for
cross
is
to
increase
participation
in
mass
sponsored
events
and
continue
to
build
relationships
with
state
student
leaders.
I'm
excited
to
work
with
everyone
for
the
2019-2020
school
year,
and
I
appreciate
the
time
to
give
you
an
update,
thank
you
and
have
a
wonderful
summer.
Q
B
Okay,
we'll
now
move
to
the
public
comment
portion
of
our
meeting.
Anyone
wishing
to
speak
on
an
item
not
on
today's
agenda
may
offer
testimony
during
this
public
comment.
Portion
of
the
meeting
speakers
are
allowed
at
three
minutes
each
and
may
not
allocate
their
time
to
others.
A
tone
will
sound
when
time
has
expired.
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.
B
B
I
can
breathe
and
we've
got
seven
or
eight
cards
here
and
six
seats,
so
I'll
call
the
the
first
six.
If
that's
okay,
I
think
it
is
it
kathy
or
kathia
smith.
Sorry,
if
I
didn't
get
that
maribel
ibrahim
apparent
hicks,
corrine,
frank
colette,
frank
julia
house,.
R
Hello,
thank
you.
My
name
is
kathia
smith.
I
graduated
from
old
mill
high
school
in
2000.
My
son
will
be
attending
jacobsville
elementary
school
in
pasadena.
This
fall
for
kindergarten.
I
attended
orientation
last
month
and
was
concerned
to
hear
that
my
son
would
only
have
20
minutes
of
recess
each
day.
I
was
concerned
when
I
heard
this
because
I
have
fond
memories
of
the
hour
for
lunch
and
recess
that
I
enjoyed
in
elementary
school.
R
Additionally,
the
reading
that
I
have
done
lately
regarding
the
impact
of
child-led
adult-free
mixed-age
play
on
social,
emotional,
physical
and
academic
performance
of
children
tells
me
that
20
minutes
once
a
day.
Just
isn't
enough.
I'm
sure
you're,
aware
of
the
data
coming
out
of
school
systems
and
districts
that
are
increasing
their
free
play
time.
But
here
are
two
examples:
michael
hines,
superintendent
of
the
pachogi
medford
school
district
in
long
island
doubled
their
lunch
time
and
recess
time
to
40
minutes
test
scores,
improved
attendance
went
up
and
problems
went
down
through
the
linc
program.
R
Schools
in
fort
worth
texas,
increased
recess
to
four
15-minute
recesses
a
day.
Three
times
more
than
in
the
past,
they've
seen
a
two
to
three
percent
increase
in
math
and
reading
scores
28
to
30
percent
decrease
in
off-task,
behaviors,
disruptive
and
aggressive
behaviors
are
almost
not
seen
at
all
anymore
peter
gray,
developmental
psychologist
and
researcher
at
boston
college
says
in
his
book
free
to
learn
that
life
without
play
is
depressing.
R
Children
are
almost
like
prisoners
today
he
says
they're
constantly
being
monitored.
Their
sense
of
control
over
their
lives
has
declined
and
it
sets
them
up
for
depression
and
anxiety.
Additionally,
the
classroom
setting
isn't
how
children
learn
best.
They
learn
best
through
play.
That's
how
they
are
wired
to
learn
from
one
another
and
from
older
children.
R
R
I
know
that
there
is
center
time
and
brain
breaks
during
the
day,
but
those
are
not
child-led
adult
free
play.
I
would
urge
the
board
of
education
to
consider
either
a
pilot
and
a
few
schools
jacobsville
elementary
to
be
one
of
them
or
better,
yet
a
county-wide
policy
for
more
recessed.
My
day
job
is
the
assistant
dean
for
undergraduate
programs
in
the
merrick
school
of
business
at
the
university
of
baltimore.
R
What
I
see
of
students
in
my
classes,
since
I
also
teach,
are
students
who
don't
know
how
to
work
on
a
team.
Despite
years
of
teamwork
in
k
through
12.,
I
see
students
who
don't
know
how
to
manage
expectations
or
make
decisions
because
of
top-down
learning,
the
rise
of
anxiety
and
other
mental
health
issues
that
my
students
face
has
only
gotten
worse
in
the
15
years
that
I've
worked
in
higher
education,
the
outcomes
you're
hoping
for
aren't
always
there,
especially
among
the
middle
and
lower
end
of
the
academic
spectrum.
R
C
Thank
you
for
that.
That
was
a
very
thorough
I
wanted
to
in
my
school
visits.
My
question
was
about
recess
too
way.
C
Back
in
my
day,
recess
was
a
huge
deal
for
us
as
well
as
for
social,
and
I
mean
way
back,
but
I
am
loving
triple
e
and
how
that
that
curriculum
is
also
playing
a
role
in
some
of
the
engagements
that
you
pointed
out,
and
I
was
I
was
wondering
if
we
could
get
a
little
bit
more
information
from
the
experts
about
how
triple
e
and
recess
coincide,
because
I
believe,
even
within
and
outside
of
the
classroom,
it
is
opening
doors
for
that
interaction.
C
C
Please
so
so
my
my
question
is
some
of
her
points
was
the
fact
that
we
have
taken
it
down.
I
guess
from
an
hour
from
what
you
were
accustomed
to
down
to
20
minutes,
however,
with
the
introduction
of
triple
e,
which
we're
trying
to
get
across
across
the
entire
county.
I
believe
that
I
believe
those
that
curriculum
helps
to
supplement
some
of
that
time.
That
was
cut,
and
I
wanted
just
to
verify
that.
Please.
G
Tripoli
is
not
recess,
it
is
not
recess
in
the
in
the
sense
that
I
think
you
are,
our
professor
is
is,
is
presenting
it
the,
but
but
you
are
right,
miss
antwine
in
that
the
way
triple
e
is
programmed
for
the
students
that
it
is
collaborative.
G
It
is
project-based,
so
the
students
aren't
working
independently,
they're,
look
they're
working
collaboratively
and
we're
teaching
them
from
pre-kindergarten
in
those
schools
that
have
tripoli
right
up
through
fifth
grade
in
this
hour
a
week
that
they
are
spending
time
in
whatever
whether
it's
stem
in
society
or
cultures
in
society
that
they
are
working
on
on
projects
and
they're
doing
it
collaboratively.
There
is
certainly
some
movement.
There
is
some
time
outside,
but
it
is
not
recess
in
the
sense
that
I
think
it's
being
presented
to
us
tonight.
G
We've
built
in
both
structured
play
and
unstructured
play,
so
the
students
can
get
a
chance
to
choose
what
they
want
to
do
and
do
it
on
their
time
and
and
in
their
motion
and
at
the
same
time,
producing
some
structured
play
where
they're
having
to
work
with
their
classmates
in
playing
a
game
and
learning
cooperative
techniques
and
collaboration,
those
kinds
of
things.
So
we
agree.
C
Thank
you.
I
I
have
to
tell
you
I
observed
dancing.
I
observed
painting
and
art
and
all
kinds
of
things
that
that
allowed
a
lot
of
interaction
for
the
individual
child
as
well
as
that
collaboration.
I
Tripoli
is
not
in
every
cluster
and,
as
we
will
review
later,
when
we
talk
about
budget
there's
a
fair
number
of
clusters
that
didn't
get
it
funded
and
probably
won't
have
it
for
years,
thus
not
giving
that
benefit
to
huge
swaths
of
the
county.
So,
while
that's
wonderful,
it's
not
happening
everywhere.
I
just
wanted
to
point
that
point
of
that
right
now,
which
is
what
I
think
we
need
changes
now
so
yeah.
Thank
you.
K
I
just
want
to
bring
us
back
to
the
topic
of
unstructured
free
play,
which
is
recess,
which
is
none
of
these
other
things
that
we're
talking
about.
There's
benefits
to
all
of
those
things,
but
the
research
that
I
know
I
I
just
want
to
recognize
that
I
I
have
read
the
research
and
I
hear
you
thank
you.
T
Hello,
my
name
is
mary
bell
ibrahim.
I
am
a
parent
of
three
children
in
the
severna
park,
cluster,
one
high
schooler,
one
middle
schooler
and
one
elementary
schooler,
I'm
also
the
facilities
and
projects
manager
for
the
anne
arundel
county
public
library
system,
so
I'm
a
civil
servant
and
a
concerned
parent.
T
I
really
appreciate
the
scientific
information
that
my
colleague
here
or
my
fellow
parent
has
presented.
I
wanted
to
give
more
anecdotal
information
regarding
recess
and
the
importance
of
recess,
and
my
personal
experience
with
recess
recess
is
allowing
a
child
to
have
creative
self-directed
play
play
is
the
way
that
we
build
imagination.
T
We
build
creativity
and
we
inspire
learning.
You
cannot
get
that
from
textbooks
or
testing
or
regimented
structure.
This
is
why
recess
is
so
essential.
When
I
ask
my
fourth
grader
what
his
favorite
subjects
are
bar
none,
lunch
and
recess.
It
is
that's
just
the
way
it
is
kids
need
a
break.
Adults
need
a
break.
What
do
they
tell
executives
that
are
doing
strategic
planning
working
on
projects
so
on
and
so
forth?
Take
a
break
with
unstructured
time
and
make
a
plan
for
yourself.
T
If
we're
telling
adults
to
do
this,
why
would
we
not
tell
children
to
do
this?
The
other
component,
that's
ignored
by
the
triple
e
curriculum,
is
that
there
needs
to
be
outdoor
time.
Children
need
to
be
able
to
be
outdoors
to
experience
fresh
air,
to
look
at
the
sky
to
realize
that
there
is
a
life
and
a
a
universe
beyond
just
them.
It
also
allows
for
student
directed
learning
and
social
interactions
which
they
get
to
develop.
T
My
personal
experience
about
recess
was
that
it
was
used
in
a
very
punitive
way
with
my
oldest
son,
who,
at
the
time
in
third
grade,
was
not
able
to
finish
a
lot
of
his
assignments,
because
he
wasn't
able
to
focus
really
well,
so
the
recess
was
used
as
a
punitive
thing.
If
you're
not
finished
with
your
assignment
we're
going
to
have
to
hold
you
back
from
recess,
I
can
tell
you
right
now.
I
could
tell
when
my
child
got
off
the
bus,
whether
he
had
recess
or
not
was
it
was
a
for
me.
T
That
was
the
statistic
enough
and
I
had
to
advocate
with
the
school.
My
son
did
have
a
504
plan
he's
now
a
very
successful
15
year
old,
ninth
grader
at
savannah
park
high,
but
we
had
to
have
many
meetings
where
I
helped
construct
a
very
positive
intervention
for
how
my
son
could
complete
assignments,
get
things
done,
develop
a
positive
reward
system
and
not
take
away
recess.
I
had
to
advocate
for
this,
but
I
know
that
there
are
parents
that
do
not
have
the
resources
to
advocate
for
this.
T
They
may
not
even
be
aware
that
recess
is
taken
away,
but
I
have
heard
in
conversations
in
my
elementary
school
that,
if
you
don't
do,
this
recess
will
be
taken
away.
That
type
of
philosophy
has
to
change,
and
we
have
to
do
that
now.
It
is
imperative
that
we
have
recess
and
that
we
embrace
it
as
a
very
important
component
of
the
school
curriculum.
Thank
you.
I
Firstly,
thank
you
and
I
hear
you
too.
My
question
was
for
dr
erlattus,
so
I
think
I'm
going
to
table
it
because
I
think
we
have
more
people
to
talk
on
the
subject
so
I'll
table
it.
Yeah.
U
U
U
V
Hi
julia
howes,
resident
of
shadyside
parent
at
shadyside,
elementary
school
and
mother
of
a
incoming
fourth
grader.
I'm
here
advocating
for
longer
recess.
The
20
minutes
is
just
not
enough
for
our
students
and
it's
also
not
enough
for
our
teachers.
Our
teachers
need
their
breaks
as
well
and
a
lot
of
times,
even
during
their
lunch
break,
they're,
doing,
planning
or
or
different
things
like
that,
so
the
the
recess
break
would
be
good
for
them
as
well.
To
be
able
to
get
out,
see
the
outside
get
some
fresh
air
coming
from
the
business
world.
V
Employees
get
a
minimum
of
30
minutes,
and
I
know
that
they're
not
out
running
around
and
playing
and
everything,
but
they
do
get
that
break
to
be
able
to
disconnect
and
and
really
go
through.
So
if,
if
it's
a
bare
minimum,
if
we
could
bump
that
20
minutes
up
to
the
30
minutes
and
then
maybe
even
work
our
way
up
to
the
full
60
minutes
that
I
think
that
our
students
need,
I
notice,
with
my
child,
being
an
active
athlete
on
sports
night.
V
She
gets
better
sleep
and
she's
able
to
focus
a
little
bit
better
and
she's
she's,
more
active
and,
and
all
that
so
on
the
bad
weather
days
or
days
that
she
doesn't
have
sports
or
the
days
that
she
can't
have
recess
and
then
also
don't
have
sports.
You
can
just
tell
the
difference
in
in
the
way
that
she
is
that
evening.
Her
overall
attitude,
her
focus
when
she
does
the
homework
and
then,
of
course,
her
sleep
at
night.
V
Fresh
air
being
outside
longer
allows
for
more
productive
play
time
and
then,
which
leads
to
more
productive
learning.
Environment
staff
and
the
teachers
at
schools
are
looking
for
adaptive,
resources
and
equipment.
A
lot
of
times
we're
seeing
those
fundraisers
and
the
staff
and
the
teachers
that
are
submitting
requests
for
expensive
adaptive
material,
whether
it
be
wiggle
chairs
or
some
type
of
alternate
seating,
just
to
get
the
kids
moving
and
encourage
them
to
be
active
while
they're
in
the
classroom.
Listening.
V
We
do
have
the
privilege
of
having
the
tripoli
program
at
our
school,
and
my
understanding
is
that
it
is
a
way
to
learn
in
a
different
way
and
a
collaborative
effort
to
work
together
to
view
education
in
a
new
way,
and
there
is
some
active
pieces
to
it.
But
of
course
it
is
not
a
substitution
or
even
in
addition
to
it,
should
be
in
addition
to
recess.
V
In
closing,
I
would
also
like
to
mention
the
longer
recess
would
open
the
door
for
a
longer
lunch.
This
would
allow
our
children
time
to
enjoy
the
nourishment
of
the
food
and
the
fellowship
and
friendship
of
the
students
amongst
each
other
some
days
when
students
purchase,
which
sometimes
is
the
only
meal
that
they
have
in
a
day,
students
are
eating
the
lunch
within
five
or
ten
minutes,
especially
if
you
went
on
a
popular
pizza
day
or
a
popcorn
chicken
day.
V
W
Despite
our
efforts,
aacps
would
not
sign
off
on
this
initiative.
We
were
very
disappointed
about
that.
So
here
I
am
again
to
ask
for
some
better
solutions
for
unstructured
play
times
for
our
children.
We
are
all
here
tonight
and
we
are
requesting
the
needed
amount
of
unstructured
play
time
for
our
kids.
The
play
time
that
is
crucial
for
development
problem
solving
resilience
and
establishing
better
mental
health
and
social
perseverance,
has
been
slowly
deemed
less
important
than
testing
test.
W
Prep
instruction
and
class
work
programs
like
move,
move,
move
and
triple
e
only
add
structured
play
time
to
a
schedule
when
all
research
points
to
unstructured
play
time
as
what
is
needed.
Every
piece
of
research
that
I
have
read
suggests
that
children
need
60
minutes
of
unstructured
play
every
single
day.
Our
children
are
only
given
20
to
25.
Minutes
of
this
unstructured
play
to
school
and
recess
can
still
be
taken
away
as
a
punishment
in
aacps,
and
I
promise
you
that,
even
after
these
guidelines
encourage
otherwise
it
is
still
being
taken
as
a
punishment.
W
Anne
arundel
county
employees
are
guaranteed
60
minutes
of
break
time
during
a
work
day.
Even
federal
guidelines
protect
protect
prison
inmates
by
requiring
60
minutes
of
outdoor
time
in
a
24
hour
span.
Pediatricians
are
now
writing
prescriptions
for
play
to
young
children
because
they
are
simply
not
getting
enough.
W
We
do
recognize
that
adults
have
a
right
to
a
break,
and
yet
we
expect
our
most
vulnerable
and
developing
minds
to
succeed
with
a
third
of
the
required
time.
I
frequently
advocate
for
bodkin
students,
but
there
are
many
other
students
negatively
affected
by
these
policies.
We
have
many
friends
here
tonight
who
have
children
from
communities
all
over
the
county,
some
underserved
and
this
affects
every
child,
and
yet
adding
recess
is
just
a
policy
change,
and
hopefully
we
can
do
that
on
a
frugal
budget.
I
heard
some
talk
about.
W
But
I
am
happy
to
make
myself
available
to
any
board
member,
and
I
am
optimistic
that
we
can
come
up
with
solutions
that
will
allow
our
kids
to
engage
in
the
work
of
a
child
and
play.
This
is
my
daughter
colette.
She
is
four
years
old
and
she
will
be
attending
kindergarten
in
the
fall
and
okay,
I'm
sorry
and
as
you
as
you
can
see,
it
is
very
difficult
for
her
to
be
able
to
sit
and
focus
and
we're
gonna
expect.
You
know
six
and
a
half
hours
of
of
a
rigorous
schedule
in
the
fall.
B
Thank
you,
mrs
frank,
we'll
ask
the
next
panel
to
come
up
and
and
as
we're
transitioning
we've
got
tori
snow
and
lisa
van
buskirk.
We've
got
two
additional
board
questions
miss
antoine.
C
I
I
just
wanted
to
thank
all
of
you
for
for
the
efforts
and
the
advocacy
that
you
all
have
had.
There
are
many
considerations
when
we
go
into
those
decisions
as
far
as
the
recess
and
and
the
timing
for
that,
it's
my
understanding
that
even
the
time
on
that
is
a
negotiated
tool
right.
So
the
recommendation
is,
is
definitely
a
strong
one
and
definitely
should
be
considered.
C
I
I'm
just
recommending
to
us
as
a
team
that
we
look
to
if
there
are
clear
gaps
that
you
guys
are
identifying,
and
I
know
that
we
have
entities
within
the
system
that
we
could
look
into
to
accommodate
those
gaps
as
well
as
we
undergo
negotiations
for
recess.
I
O
I
G
We'll
respond
when
we're
told
so
I
would
ask
parents
to
let
us
know
if
they
know
of
a
classroom.
Ms
frank
says
that
she
knows
that
it's
happening
and
so
my
plan
I
made
a
note,
is
to
have
someone
reach
out
and
she
can
give
us
the
specifics
of
the
schools,
the
teachers
where
it's
happening
so
that
we
can
follow
up.
G
I
And
if
we
were
to
amend
those
guidelines
and
make
it
longer
say
hypothetically
if
we
were
to
make
recess
a
total
of
40
minutes
a
day,
how
would
that
impact
our
instruction
time
and
all
of
those
sorts
of
things?
Can
you
speak
generally
about
that.
G
G
So
in
terms
of
the
generalities
and-
and
it's
a
very
good
question
that
that
a
number
of
things
be
impacted,
our
school
day
is
what
our
school
day
is.
It
has
a
beginning
time
and
an
end
time,
and
so,
if
we
increase
that,
if
we
increase
recess,
then
it's
going
to
take
from
what's
happening
from
the
beginning
to
the
end
of
the
school
day
right.
So
that
means
it's
going
to
impact.
The
interest
could
be
less
time
in
math.
It
could
be
less
time
in
reading.
G
It
could
be
less
time
in
social
studies
or
science.
We
would
have
to
do
less
during
the
school
day
to
accommodate
a
10
minute
or
15
minute
or
whatever
the
the
thought
might
be
in
increasing,
or
we
would
have
to
go
to
increasing
the
school
day
start
earlier
and
later,
and
then
that
has
implications
for,
as
you
would
guess,
negotiations
teacher
time,
those
sorts
of
things
so.
I
If
it
weren't
to
impact
this
the
current
start
and
end
time,
would
it
would
that
extra
recess
time
hypothetically
need
to
be
made
up
like
what
the
1080
hours?
That
is,
that
from
the
opening
bell
to
the
to
the
the
time
that
the
the
bell
rings
at
the
end
of
the
day?
Yes,.
G
I
A
I
G
Right-
and
that
was
my
point
earlier-
absolutely
there
is-
we
can
choose
to
do
whatever
we
want
to
do
as
anne
arundel
county
within
the
beginning
and
end
times
right
as
long
as
we're
meeting
that
180
days
in
that
1080
hours,
but
something
currently
would
have
to
give.
If
you
don't
change
the
start
time,
you
don't
change
the
end
time.
G
Something
in
the
middle
would
have
to
change
right
and
that's
the
instructional
portion
right
and
if
and
if
you're
going
to
increase
recess,
make
sense
to
increase
lunch,
because
that's
the
time
the
students
right
are
alternating,
we
have
to
give
the
teachers
an
appropriate
break.
G
I
I
mean
just
for
the
record.
I
would
argue
that
if
we
had
more
unstructured
time
outside
that
there
would
be
less
of
a
need
to
have
an
hour
and
15
minutes
of
whatever
that.
That
instruction
is
because
I
would
guess
that
our
children
would
be
more
ready
and
willing
to
learn.
But
that's
that's
my
two
cents
and
to
be
continued
for
sure.
B
X
X
I
am
an
advocate
for
education
and
I
am
the
parent
of
three
elementary
age
children.
X
X
X
X
Most
fascinating
was
his
observation
that,
despite
the
unspeakable
evils
that
awaited
him
in
the
bonds
of
slavery,
he
looked
with
fondness
on
the
freedom
he
enjoyed
as
a
child.
In
his
own
words,
he
said
there
is,
after
all,
but
little
difference
in
the
measure
of
the
contentment
felt
by
a
slave
child
neglected
and
the
slaveholders
cared
for
and
petted
speaking
of
the
children.
X
The
spirit
of
the
all
just
mercifully
holds
the
balance
for
the
young,
and
he
goes
on
to
elaborate
that
the
slave
child
is
free
from
the
typical
burdens
of
childhood,
like
lectures
on
table
manners
and
keeping
his
clothes,
nice
and
pristine,
and
he
actually
looks
on
with
fondness
on
those
tender
years
in
which
he
describes
himself
his
words
as
spirited
joyous,
uproarious
and
a
happy
boy
upon
whom
troubles
fall.
Only
like
water
on
a
duck's
back
douglas
recognized
and
appreciated
the
vital
importance
of
unstructured
play
in
his
own
life.
X
Despite
the
innumerable
horrors
that
surrounded
him
at
every
turn.
In
his
older
years,
he
reflected
on
the
profound
impact
such
freedom
had
on
his
most
formative
years
in
his
life.
Unstructured
play
is
the
great
equalizer
for
children,
the
freedom
to
roam
around
and
to
play,
as
one
sees
fit,
knows
little
economic,
racial
or
social
boundaries.
X
Y
Good
evening
board
of
education,
lisa
van
buskirk
will
start
school
later
in
anne
arundel
county
and
I'm
going
to
shift
gears
from
recess.
Y
Last
month
I
attended
a
meeting
with
my
fellow
chapter
leaders
in
howard,
county
county,
with
their
chief
operating
officer
and
transportation
department
head.
One
of
the
topics
discussed
by
my
colleagues,
which
I
meant
I
had
not
considered,
was
what
time
does
summer
school
start
in
howard
county.
It
was
concluded
that
summer
school
is
under
the
purview
of
the
academic
office
and
did
not
need
specific
direction
from
the
board
of
education
to
review
its
summer
school
start
times
looking
forward
to
summer
2020..
Y
So
it
begs
the
question
who,
in
anne
arundel
county
determines
the
start
time
for
summer
school
summer.
School
first
period
starts
at
7
30
and
runs
to
10.
15
second
period
starts
at
10
25
and
ends
at
1
10
pm
at
northeast,
mead
and
south
river
high
schools.
This
summer,
aacps's
website
clearly
states
school
bus
transportation
will
not
be
available.
Parents
and
or
guardians
will
be
responsible
for
the
transportation
of
students
to
and
from
school.
Y
So
we
can't
blame
school
bus
logistics,
child
care
and
their
no
summer
sports.
How
do
we
shift
summer
high
school
stars
summer,
high
school
hours
to
18,
30
or
later
for
summer
2020,
as
we
wait
for
that
discussion
and
as
we
wait
to
see
the
transportation
consultant
bids,
I
encourage
you
to
think
about
the
school
year
as
well,
and
what
this
board
believes
are
safe,
healthy
and
age-appropriate
school
hours.
How
early
is
too
early
for
high
school
middle
school
and
elementary
school,
and
how
late
is
too
late
for
high
school
middle
school
and
elementary
school?
Y
L
Y
L
Y
Y
I
I
just
wanted
to
say
thanks
to
les
to
speakers
for
their
input.
I
appreciate
it.
C
Mr
snow,
thank
you
for
your
testimony.
You
said
something
in
the
beginning
that
I
have
to
contradict.
You
are
awesome
and
I
the
people
that
I
know
that
know
you
think
very
highly
of
you
and
I
especially
appreciate
I'm
talking,
go
tory.
C
No
worries
I
just
wanted
to
commend
you
for
your
work
in
the
community.
You
do
a
lot
of
advocacy,
a
lot
of
volunteer
you
and
your
entire
family,
and-
and
we
we
all
think
very
highly
of
you.
So
thank
you
for
your
testimony.
What
you
shared
today,
miss
van
burskirk.
I
appreciate
the
time
that
you
spend
with
us
here
in
the
room
and
outside
of
here
going
to
almost
single-handedly.
You
are
really
advocating
for
our
students
and
the
start
times
and
the
effects
that
they
have
on
our
students.
D
And
I
also
would
like
to
just
thank
everybody
that
came
out
for
public
comment
on
recess.
I
know
that
has
been
a
huge
hot
topic
recently
and
I
know
that,
as
my
term
ends
the
student
member,
who
is
very
passionate
about
that.
So
definitely
thank
you.
D
Okay,
now
we
move
on
to
that's
all
about
the
comment.
Now
we
are
going
to
move
on
to
item
4.01
budget
related
items,
the
fiscal
year
2020
to
operating
budget
final
adoption,
there's
a
staff
presentation.
G
Yes,
ma'am.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
recommend
approval
the
board
of
education's
approval
of
the
fy
2020
operating
budget
to
include
internal
budget
adjustments,
as
approved
by
the
board.
H
A
N
It's
our
pleasure
to
bring
item
4.04
before
you
for
consideration.
It
is
an
action
item
regarding
the
fy
2020
operating
budget.
The
county
council
approved
the
fy
2020
operating
budget
at
its
meeting
on
june
14
2020..
I
will
give
you
some
brief
highlights
regarding
their
activities.
I
will
say,
with
respect
to
the
revenue
analysis
that
we'll
walk
you
through.
It
certainly
has
been
a
year,
unlike
others,
going
down
the
revenue
side
in
the
federal
government
to
county
from
the
federal
government
in
terms
of
resources.
N
The
county
government
concurred
with
our
observations
and
assessments
that
there
will
be
no
increase
in
support
due
to
record
funding
levels
that
were
right,
arrived
at
through
hard
work
and
joint
efforts
from
the
governor's
executive
branch
and
the
general
assembly
taken
into
consideration.
The
crown
commission's
work
from
the
state
government.
N
N
The
county
concurred
with
our
assessment
in
terms
of
local
and
fund
balance
resources,
providing
a
net
sum
of
78.6
million
dollar
year-over-year
increase
on
the
unrestricted
side
on
the
restricted
side
of
the
ledger
in
revenue.
N
The
final
result
again
is
about
a
half.
A
million
dollar
increase
netting
5.5
million
dollars
in
restricted
grants
again
that
half
a
million
dollar
increase
is
tied
to
a
recommendation
that
stemmed
from
the
crowman
commission
and
was
recommended
by
the
general
assembly
and
put
forward
by
the
governor's
office
and
then
finally,
the
eternal
service
fund
for
health
care
and
a
food
services
fund.
N
There
was
no
change
in
the
position
put
forward
by
the
board,
so
all
in
at
the
bottom
line
on
revenue
side
about
an
87.2
million
dollar
increase
that
represents
a
7.37
percent
year
over
year,
fy
19
fy20
increase
and
that
funding
is
sufficient
to
support
99
99.6.
N
I
did
say
that
correctly,
99.6
of
the
overall
board
of
education's
requested
operating
budget
going
down
the
expense
side.
I
only
had
a
couple
highlights
because
a
detailed
presentation
of
many
of
these
items,
as
your
call
was
presented
to
this
board
shortly
after
the
county
executive,
concluded
his
recommendations
on
may
1st.
So,
in
the
area
of
compensation,
all
of
the
compensation
related
enhancements
were
fully
funded
in
terms
of
the
final
budget.
N
It
was
adopted
by
the
county
council,
as
was
full
funding
for
both
the
contract,
school
enrollment
increase
and
the
per
pupil
expenditure
funding
increase
for
our
two
charter
and
two
contract
schools
and
the
county
government.
Thankfully,
thankfully,
did
fund
the
last
element
of
the
fiber
ring
build
out.
So
all
of
our
schools
will
be
fully
connected
to
that
high-speed,
secure
underground
connectivity,
data
connectivity
system
and
again
I
won't
go
through
each
and
every
ones,
but
I'll
highlight
a
couple
of
them
of
note.
N
In
english
language
acquisition,
the
board
had
asked
for
28
teaching
positions
and
13
bilingual
assistants.
35
of
those
41
positions
in
total
were
funded
through
the
actions
of
the
the
county,
executive
and
county
council
25
of
the
teaching
positions
and
10
of
the
bilingual
assistants.
N
Two
of
the
clusters
that
were
recommended
to
receive
the
triple
e
initiative
were
approved
and
fully
supported
by
the
county
executive
and
the
county
council
that
being
the
broadneck
and
the
glen
burnie
high
school
districts,
the
remaining
four
that
being
arundel
oak
mill,
severna
park
and
south
river,
were
recommended
for
deferral
in
special
education.
N
Thankfully,
special
education,
as
you
recall,
was
a
large
focus
area
of
the
kirwan
commission
and
a
significant
amount
of
state
monies
came
through
from
the
state
to
the
county
that
allowed
the
county
government
to
support
the
vast
majority
of
special
education
related
requests,
specifically,
the
three
bilingual
assessment
team
positions:
29.9
of
the
38.9
birth
to
21
programs,
fully
supported
the
non-public
placements,
fully
supported
the
specialty
site,
staffing
and
fully
supported
the
504
facilitator
elements
in
terms
of
class
size
reduction.
N
109.5
of
the
124
positions
requested
were
fully
funded
to
allow
us
to
make
inroads
into
some
of
the
pre-existing
class
sizes
that
exceeded
our
staff
to
teacher
ratio,
guidelines
and
all
of
the
teacher
for
enrollment
growth,
be
the
conventional
teaching
positions
or
they'd
be
concentrated
in
elementary
reading.
Instrumental
music
or
music
were
fully
funded
and
fully
supported
as
a
result
of
the
final
budget
activities.
N
Again
is
the
budget
year,
like
no
other,
like
no
other,
that
we
have
seen
in
certainly
recent
times
and
us.
The
staff
are
tremendously
appreciative
of
the
support
we
received
from
our
superintendent
from
this
board.
It
carried
over
to
the
arundel
center,
mr
pippin
and
his
team
were
phenomenal
to
work
with,
and
accounting
council.
Likewise
was
very
engaged
in
your
budget.
B
Thank
you,
mr
shaknovich,
mr
stansky,
your
your
entire
team.
We
appreciate
all
that
you've
done
through
this
extended
exercise
this
year.
We've
got
a
couple
of
board
questions,
we'll
start
with
mr
granin.
L
N
Quite
frankly
start
where
I'm
not
privy
to
the
inner
workings
of
of
their
minds.
I
mean
the
those
two
clusters
were
put
forward
within
the
county
executive's
recommendation
that
was
recommended
on
may
first
and
the
county
council
final
adoption
actions
comported
with
the
recommendation
of
the
county
executive's
office.
L
N
Yes
and
then
this
board
took
action
by
amendment
to
add
five
additional
clusters
to
the
superintendent's
request.
L
L
I
I
can't
get
behind
not
providing
the
tripoli,
which
was
discussed
tonight
by
miss
antoine
all
the
benefits
that
it
provides
the
students
I
can't
get
behind,
not
providing
that
to
all
of
the
kids
across
the
county,
and
I
think
you
said
something
like
99.6
of
our
budget
requests
have
been
funded
and
I
just
can't
get
behind
this
being
in
the
0.4
percent
of
priorities
that
is
not
going
to
be
met.
L
I
think
all
of
us
would
rightly
kind
of
raise
our
eyebrows
if
kids
in
davidsonville
were
getting
access
to
enhanced
educational
opportunities
that
kids
and
glenn
bernie
were
not
getting
and
in
fairness,
that
door
has
to
swing
both
ways.
So
I
don't
know
if
there's
gonna
be
an
opportunity
later
to
discuss
this
further,
but
with
this
budget
with
this
many
clusters
or
in
fact
any
of
these
clusters
not
getting
tripoli,
I'm
not
going
to
be
able
to
support
this.
C
Thank
you.
I
I
first
want
to
commend
you
guys
for
your
work
that
you
have
done
and
for
the
time
that
you
take
with
us
and
outside
and
within
the
system,
to
to
make
this
comprehensive
and
and
so
that
we
can
make
informed
decisions.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
county
council
and
executive
pittman
as
well
for
the
considerations.
C
This
is
huge
and
it's
a
big
weight.
I
do,
though,
agree
with
mr
grannon.
We
are
in
the
business
of
education
and
what
I
have
witnessed,
I
believe
all
of
our
students
need
this
level
of
enrichment,
upfront
and
early.
I
do
plan
to
support
it
because
getting
something
is
better
than
getting
nothing,
but
I
want
to
emphasize
that
we
focus
on
education
as
we
move
forward,
but
thank
you
sincerely
for
all
of
your
support.
I
First,
I
want
to
say
thank
you.
I
know
that
you
guys
your
whole
team
puts
in
the
effort
and
stays
their
long
hours
and
waits
it
out
with
the
county
council,
while
they're
deliberating
in
the
back
room
et
cetera
and
has
endless
meetings
with
the
county
executive.
So
I
thank
you
all.
First
for
your
time
and
your
commitment
to
our
children-
and
I
just
wrote
out
something
real
brief.
I
want
to
write.
I
want
to
read
first,
thank
you
county,
executive
pittman
and
our
county
council.
I
This
budget
represents
your
commitment
to
providing
an
excellent
education
to
all
aacps
students,
140
new
classroom
teachers,
50
new
special
education
positions,
35
new
school
based
mental
health
positions,
three
hundred
and
six
thousand
dollars
to
develop
and
perform
a
central
audit
triple
e
and
two
clusters.
The
list
goes
on
will
all
go
a
long
way
to
equitably,
educating
all
our
students,
although
additional
funds
would
be
needed
to
resolve
the
pay.
The
teacher
pay
and
equity
this
budget
is
a
giant
leap
towards
making
our
teachers
who
stuck
it
out
during
the
economic
downturn
hole.
I
Finally,
I
would
like
to
thank
dr
alato
again
and
his
staff,
who
fought
for
this
budget.
Your
hard
work
paid
off
and
our
teachers
and
our
students
will
benefit
from
your
commitment
to
their
education
and
no,
we
didn't
get
everything
we
wanted,
including
the
tripoli
at
all
clusters
and,
of
course,
the
forty
thousand
dollars
to
resolve
the
current
inequity
that
exists
within
our
robotics
clubs.
However,
this
budget
is
a
vast,
vast
improvement
over
any
other
aacps
school
budget
in
recent
years,
and
I've
said
it
before,
but
it
bears
repeating
going
forward.
I
One
school
or
zip
code
should
not
determine
our
students
ability
to
participate
and
compete
with
a
robotics
club,
and
I
want
to
say
this
once
again:
participating
in
just
one.
Competition
opens
the
door
to
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
in
scholarship
funds
as
well
as
job
opportunities,
but
I
I
will
be
supporting
this.
I
Thank
you
to
our
county
government
once
again,
thank
you
to
dr
lotto
and
his
team
and
to
our
county
council
thanks.
K
Got
it?
Thank
you
thanks
a
lot.
I
I
I
first
want
to
give
a
heartfelt
thank
you
for
your
part
in
well.
First
of
all
for
all
the
work
that
your
team
does.
This
is
an
ongoing
cycle.
You'll
be
getting
ready
to
start
all
over
again,
I
know,
but
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
the
part
that
you
played
in
bringing
several
new
board
members
up
to
speed.
We
really
had
to
hit
the
ground
running
and
I've
learned
a
whole
lot
about
budgeting.
So
I
want
to
thank
your
team.
K
K
What
he
was
able
to
do
for
us,
but
I
also
really
want
to
thank
our
county
council
for
getting
the
audit
back
into
our
budget,
because
I,
I
think
that's
the
best
way
that
the
the
best
move
that
we
can
make
to
again
ensure
that
we
are
spending
the
money
directly
to
the
benefit
of
our
students.
So
again,
thanks
to
all
involved.
J
This
is
the
most
significant
support.
That's
ever
been
offered
to
anne
arundel,
county
public
schools,
and
I'm
very
heartened
to
hear
my
colleagues
have
a
recognition
of
that,
and
I'm
also
heartened
by
ms
ellis's
comments
about.
As
I
said
when
we
passed
when
we
thought
we
were
going
to
get
this,
that
it's
really
on
us.
Now
I
mean
for
years.
J
You
know
we
as
a
school
system
when
I
was
sitting
there
where
alex
is,
was
saying
just
give
us
this
much
more
and
we'll
be
able
to
do
x,
y
z
and
have
this
you
know
proof
of
concept
that
we
can
be
much
better,
just
give
us
the
chance.
Well
now
we
have
our
chance
and
based
on
how
we
perform
is
going
to
have
a
lot
to
do
with
how
whether
this
does
continue
in
the
future.
J
F
Who've
stayed
with
us
since
the
recession,
as
well
as
additional
teachers
for
reduction
in
class
size,
increased
personnel
to
address
social,
emotional
health,
special
education
and
our
english
language
learners
hit
all
the
top
priority
priorities
we've
been
advocating
for
I'm
especially
happy
to
see
the
addition
of
six
assistant
principals,
as
this
is
an
addition
I've
been
advocating
for.
Since
I
arrived
on
the
board,
I
hope
the
public
realizes
how
historic
this
budget
is.
Over
the
past
four
years
that
I've
been
on
the
board,
the
school
system
has
received
less
than
half
of
what
we
requested.
F
This
shortfall
has
resulted
in
larger
class
sizes,
reduced
program
opportunities
and
valuable
staff
lost
to
other
systems.
As
board
members,
we
have
a
duty
to
ask
for
the
true
needs
of
the
school
system
in
order
to
serve
the
precious
children
under
our
care
for
too
many
years,
even
as
the
board
asked
and
pleaded,
the
funds
were
not
made
available
last
year.
In
keeping
with
that
duty
to
ask
for
what
we
truly
need.
F
I
stated
that
this
county
must
look
at
increasing
taxes,
because,
under
the
current
funding,
we
were
barely
treading
border
and
were
not
able
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
students
adequately.
I
was
chastised
on
the
stais
for
being
political
by
bringing
up
tax
increases
and
told
that
the
county
had
made
it
clear
that
they
do
not
support
that
by
the
people
elected
to
office.
F
Well,
I'm
proud
of
this
county
for
listening
to
me
and
to
others
and
responding
to
what
they've
seen
with
their
own
eyes
that
our
schools
were
being
held
back
from
all
they
could
be
because
of
lack
of
funding.
The
people
spoke
and
november
brought
people
into
office
for
county
council,
county
executive
and
our
state
representatives
who
saw
what
many
of
us
have
been
saying
for
years.
F
I
applaud
our
county
councilman
and
the
county
executive
for
their
clear
eyes
to
the
needs
of
the
county,
their
vision
for
the
future
and
their
prudence
in
voting
for
a
reasonable
and
restrained
increase.
I
thank
the
county
executive
and
his
team.
I
thank
the
county
councilmen
who
voted
for
the
overall
budget
and
I
think
the
county
councilmen,
who,
while
they
could
not
vote
for
the
entire
budget,
did
support
and
enhance
the
school
system
budget.
This
solidarity
with
the
board
of
education
in
the
school
system
is
a
welcome
partnership
and
a
sign.
D
I
would
also
like
to
echo
some
the
same
sentiments
for
my
fellow
board
members,
and
also
I
am
sad,
as
mr
grant
said,
to
see
that
the
triple
e
program
will
not
be
expanded,
but
I
think
that
really
it
does
speak
true
to
the
expansion
of
the
increase
and
how
many
facets
were
hit,
whether
it
be
teach
enrollment
compensation,
mental
health,
a
special
education.
All
of
this
was
really
included
in
the
budget.
I'm
extremely
excited
to
vote.
Yes
for
this.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
mr
raya.
At
this
time
we
will
take
any
public
comment
on
the
budget.
The
one
card
that
I
have
and
then
we'll
welcome
others
up
and
we've
got
four
seats.
B
I'm
going
to
ask
mr
shaknovich
mr
stansky
to
stay
there,
so
you
don't
have
to
come
back
if
there's
a
follow-up,
but
we've
got
russell
leone
and
at
this
time,
if,
if
there
are
two
or
three
other
people
who
would
like
to
speak
on
the
budget
now's
the
time
and
then
as
mr
granny
and
others
may
have
requested,
we'll
go
back
if
board
members
have
any
any
final
comments
to
make
before
our
vote.
Mr
liana.
AA
Good
evening
president
gilliland
vice
president
urea,
dr
alato
and
members
of
the
board,
I'm
russell
leone
and
I'm
an
elementary
teacher
and
president
of
the
teachers
association
of
anne
arundel
county.
So
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
immense
amount
of
work.
That's
gotten
us
here
to
this
budget
and
also
the
teachers
negotiated
agreement
that
you'll
be
hearing
or
taking
action.
On
later.
This
has
been
a
really
important
year
for
our
teachers.
AA
AA
Who've
joined
in
speaking
up
for
us
and
the
value
of
our
children's
education
and
I'm
not
going
to
lie.
There
were
times
these
wednesdays
passed
that
I
found
opportunities
to
just
walk
around
the
mall,
so
I
could
be
visible
and
find
someone
to
talk
to
about
how
awesome
our
teachers
are,
and
the
support
from
the
community
has
meant
a
lot
to
us.
AA
Our
county
executive
and
county
council
have
kept
their
promises
to
education
and
have
presented
an
education
budget
like
we
have
not
seen
in
my
twenty
years
here.
I
must
also
thank
this
board
for
the
request
that
you've
made
on
behalf
of
all
educators
in
aacps
the
teachers,
the
support
professionals,
the
administrators
all
of
us.
AA
I've
visited
many
teachers
in
their
classrooms
and
at
various
events
over
the
course
of
this
year,
and
I
can
say
there
is
some
optimism-
that's
growing
within
our
county
and
hope
for
the
future
of
our
profession.
Now,
don't
get
me
wrong.
I
know,
there's
still
a
lot
of
work
that
we
need
to
do
in
the
future
to
make
our
teachers
whole.
AA
I've
also
heard
many
times.
People
have
told
me
if
you
want
to
see
an
organization's
values,
look
at
their
budget
and
see
where
they're
spending
their
money,
and
I
have
to
say
by
looking
at
this
budget
and
what
you've
requested.
We
can
see
that
you
are
valuing
students
and
educators,
and
for
that
we
must
say.
Thank
you.
AA
It's
really
nice
to
see
that
that
you
have
really
shown
in
this
budget
that
teachers
are
included
in
that
list
of
who
we
value
in
the
system.
For
that
I
can
say
thank
you
to
all
of
you
and
look
forward
to
next
year
when
we
continue
this
work,
because
there
is
still
more
work
to
be
done.
So
thank
you.
AB
Good
afternoon
helen
wilkerson,
president
of
secretary's
assistants,
association
of
antalenda
county,
I'm
in
my
hat,
I'm
in
my
comfy,
because
it's
summertime
and
I'm
so
glad
that
we're
on
a
break,
but
we're
really
not
finished.
First,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
board,
the
county
council
county
executive
for
this
lovely
gorgeous
budget
that
you
all
have
worked
so
hard
for
do
not
misinterpret
that
sayak
and
the
unit
4
members
are
not
grateful
for
the
hard
work
and
for
the
compensation
that
you
have
embarked
upon
us
for
this
year.
AB
We
are
saddened
today
that
we
are
not
here
at
the
table
to
ratify
our
contract
at
this
time,
but
we
hope-
and
we
pray
that
we
will
be
at
this
table
very
soon
to
ratify
a
contract.
We
thank
you
for
everything
that
you
all
have
done
and
continue.
I
hope
you
all
continue
to
do
a
great
job
for
anne
arundel
county.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Thank
you,
miss
wilkerson,
any
further
public
comment
at
this
time.
Seeing
none
any
final
board
comments.
Mr
grandin,
did
you
want
to
say
anything
else,
okay,
excellent
at
this
time,
then
we
will
call
the
vote.
Mrs
connolly,
this
is
a
vote
on
the
board
of
education's
fy
20
operating
budget.
Would
you
please
call
the
roll.
M
B
G
I
recommend
board
of
education
approval.
An
adoption
of
the
county
council
approved
fy
2020
capital
budget,
as
presented.
N
Again
good
evening
for
the
record
alex
chakrovich
lisa.
N
We're
here
to
present
item
4.02,
which
is
once
again
an
action
item
regarding
the
fy
2020
capital
budget
adoption
which
took
county
executive
pitman's
recommendation.
As
of
may
1
2019
and
the
council
adopted
a
capital
budget
on
the
14th
of
june
2019..
N
We
will
highlight
just
a
few
items
because,
unlike
the
operating
budget,
relatively
few
things
change,
but
at
the
macro
level
of,
if
you
see
on
the
far
left
side,
the
board
of
education's
official
request
was
for
172.2
million
dollars.
The
final
actions
at
a
county
council
resulted
in
a
appropriations
level
budget
for
the
board
of
education
of
165.9
million
dollars.
That's
a
96.3
percent
funding
rate
in
terms
of
the
percentage
of
the
board
of
education's
requests
being
fulfilled.
N
I'd
like
to
thank
both
the
county
and
state
funding
partners.
Both
the
state
and
the
county
have
put
record
levels
of
funding
forward
in
the
capital
budget
and
just
to
put
things
in
perspective
to
be
able
to
pull
up
pull
off
such
a
capital
budget
feat,
while
simultaneously
also
undertaking
an
operating
budget,
lift
in
the
manner
that
we
did
at
the
state
and
the
county
level
is
again
a
year.
Unlike
any
others,
just
to
bring
to
your
attention
a
few
minor
items
that
are
changed
that
have
been
altered.
N
Modestly,
from
our
presentation
that
we
made
to
you
following
the
county
executives
budget
adoption
in
the
area
of
security
related
upgrades,
there
was
a
modest
reduction
in
terms
of
the
funding
level,
and
that
was
just
to
true
up
a
state
grant.
N
So
it
was
just
a
technical
accounting
adjustment,
no
change
on
the
county
side
of
the
ledger
in
terms
of
maintenance,
backlog
reduction.
The
good
news
is
that
actually
increased
by
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Those
boards
well
aware
that
we
have
well
in
excess
of
a
three
hundred
million
dollars
reduction
backlog
in
terms
of
maintenance
activities,
so
the
5.9
million
dollars
worth
of
funding,
including
900
000
extra
dollars
that
we
received
by
actions
of
the
county
council
will
go
a
long
way
towards
addressing
that
line.
N
Item
25
did
receive
a
modest,
and
by
modest
I
mean
a
34
000
reduction
and
again
that's
a
true
up
to
a
state
grant
from
what
was
initially
proposed
or
supposed
to
what
the
final
grant
documents
depicted
and
then
finally,
in
athletic
stadium
improvements.
Priority
item
28
there
was
a
100
000
increase
and
that
brought
that
line
item
up
to
full
funding,
so
the
amount
of
funding
recommended
was
a
match
for
for
what
the
budget's
request
was
in
terms
of
total
funding.
N
Again,
I
don't
want
to
miss
the
opportunity
to
specifically
thank
and
call
out
the
state
just
under
41
million
dollars
of
this
total
165.9
is
coming
from
the
state
of
maryland
and
the
citizens
statewide.
So
with
that,
we
will
arrest
and
entertain
any
questions
that
the
board
might
have
so.
B
F
This
one
isn't
so
much
on
the
budget
as
just
this
had
come
up
actually
in
previous
discussions
and
I'm
afraid
I
might
have
given
some
wrong
information.
So
I
hope
that
y'all
can
verify
george
cromwell.
Where
are
we
in
re
construction
on
this,
this
four
million?
Are
we
just
starting
that?
Are
we
finishing
that?
Oh.
F
H
This
is
more
just
a
comment
than
a
question
for
staff.
There
was
one
amendment
that
we
had
made
on
our
side
to
the
superintendents
recommend
recommendation
and
that
was
for
playground,
equipment
improvements,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
point
out.
I
think
the
timeliness
of
based
on
some
of
our
guests
discussing
recess.
H
I
am,
I
just
want
to
do
a
specific
shout
out
of
appreciation
for
the
staff
supporting
that
amendment
that
we
passed
for
playground
equipment,
because
that
plays
a
very
key
role
in
some
of
the
things
that
we
were
discussing
earlier
today,
and
I
hope
that
they
will
continue
to
do
that
because
we,
we
do
have
a
disparity
that
has
naturally
occurred
over
the
course
of
the
years
as
it
relates
to
playground,
equipment
on
opportunities,
and
I'm
really
pleased
to
see
that
that
the
county
is
willing
to
help
build
on
the
successes
and
improvements.
H
N
And
I
appreciate
that
mr
corcodell,
it
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
also
thank
rick,
anthony
who's,
the
county
director
of
recreation
parks.
He
actually
is
a
big
champion
and
actually
advocates
on
our
behalf
in
terms
of
our
gymnasiums,
our
stadiums,
our
athletic
functions
and
our
playground
accounts.
So
mr
thank
anthony
also
deserves
our
personal
thanks.
Well,.
H
Then
I
will
personally
extend
that.
Thank
you
to
mr
anthony.
He
is
a.
He
is
a
wonderful
civil
servant.
I've
had
the
fortune
of
working
with
him
for
many
years
and
he
is
a
fellow
mayo
resident
neighbor
of
mine
and
he
does
a
great
job
because
he
really
does
care
as
well
as
you
guys.
So
thank
you
once
again
and
and
please
tell
mr
anthony,
I
if
you
see
him
before
I
do.
I
I
Does
this
set
us
back
much?
I
mean
what
are
your
thoughts.
N
No
ma'am,
actually,
as
I
as
I
testified
shortly
after
the
county
executive's
budget,
we
have
so
we
track
our
mandatory
bus
buy
cycles,
and
so
this
does
not
set
us
back.
We
would
not
be.
We
do
not
have
buses
coming
offline,
that
we
do
not
have
sufficient
funds
to
replace.
So
this
was
a
purposeful
cut
done
in
collaboration
with
the
county
administration.
N
We
we
want
to
make
sure
that
money
is
put
to
work,
miss
schalheim.
We
don't
like
idle
money,
yeah
sitting
there.
So
given
the
scarcity
resources,
if
there
is
an
element
that
we
can
work
with
the
administration
to
have
a
reduction
in,
so
that
those
dollars
can
be
redeployed
to
another
line
item
that
needs
the
funding
we
work
collaboratively
in
that
regard
each
and
every
year,
and
so
no
this.
This
line
item
does
not
set
us
back.
I
I
It
looks
like
we
and
if
I'm
reading
this
right,
please,
if
I'm
reading
this
wrong,
please
correct
me.
It
looks
to
me
that
the
money
for
design
for
west
county
elementary
school
that
we
asked
for
was
not
funded
at
this
point.
I
mean
we're
talking
year
2023,
so
I
just
want
to
be
sure.
I'm
not
wrong.
Does
that
that
sets
that
project
back,
though,
does
it
not.
N
So
the
the
operating
budget
it's
voted
on
is
basically
a
one-year
funding
plan,
and
so
the
appropriation
authority
is
for
that
one
year,
which
is
fy
20..
The
rest
is
sort
of
like
a
forecasting
or
a
planning
document,
so
I
will
say
in
the
out
years
and
certainly
the
further
you
get
out,
there's
more
variability.
So
that's
we
have
various
capital
debt
affordability
ratios
here
in
the
county
and
they're
tied
to
things
like
personal
income,
property,
valuations,
business,
valuations,
etc.
N
It's
about
four
key
indices
that
are
tracked,
and
so
they
get
recalibrated
each
and
every
year.
So
it
is
not
uncommon
to
see
projects
that
are
further
out,
possibly
initially
not
be
forecasted
for
funding,
or
at
least
maybe
forecasted
in
that
year,
but
as
we
get
closer
and
those
spending,
affordability,
indices,
get
more
refined
and
the
county
as
a
whole,
including
a
plan
advisory
board
and
a
spending.
Affordability
committee
have
some
more
certainty
around
those
revenue
figures.
Then
those
previously
unfunded
projects
become
funded.
Okay,.
I
I
B
M
B
B
But
this
before
presentation
this
is
an
action
item.
Dr
alato,
can
we
have
your
recommendation?
Please.
A
AC
Yes
good
evening,
my
name
is
melissa
rawls
and
I
am
the
director
of
employee
relations,
the
negotiating
teams
for
the
board
of
education
and
the
teachers,
association
of
anne
arundel
county
and
the
board
of
education
have
reached
an
agreement
for
fiscal
year,
2020,
subject
to
your
approval.
In
brief,
the
summary
of
changes,
as
agreed
upon
by
both
parties
include,
but
are
not
limited
to
one
full
step
increase
to
all
eligible
unit.
AC
One
employees
all
unit
one
employees
will
receive
a
two
percent
cola
and
there
will
be
one
back
up
back
step
for
eligible
unit,
one
employees
who
did
not
receive
a
negotiated
step
in
the
2008-2009
academic
year
and
who
have
not
changed
bargaining
units
and
have
not
reached
the
top
of
the
salary
scale.
In
addition,
there
will
be
one
back
step
for
eligible
unit,
one
employees
who
did
not
receive
a
negotiated
step
in
the
2009-10
academic
year
and
have
not
changed
bargaining
units
and
also
have
not
reached
the
top
of
the
salary
scale.
AC
The
negotiating
teams
diligently
work
to
reach
an
agreement
that
serves
the
best
interest
of
the
aacps
schools
tac
members
and
also
supports
their
commitment
to
anne
arundel,
county
public
schools,
students,
staff
and
community.
I
would
like
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
bill
jones,
the
executive
director
of
tac
russell
leone,
the
president
of
tac
for
their
dedicated
efforts
during
the
fy
20
negotiations
on
june
12,
2019
tack
ratified
this
agreement
and
I
respectfully
request
approval
and
ratification
of
the
noted
summary
of
changes.
Thank.
AA
Good
evening,
so
I
also
would
like
to
to
recognize
bill
jones.
I
know
miss
antoine
recognized
him
at
the
beginning.
We
we
worked
very
closely
to
to
come
to
this
agreement
and
while
we
know
it
has
not
done
everything
to
make
all
of
our
teachers
whole,
this
is
a
huge
step
forward
for
our
teachers,
and
we
do
ask
you
that
you
do
ratify
this
contract.
B
Thank
you
and
at
this
point
we'll
ask
for
any
board
questions
or
comments
if
if
there
are
any
but
but
first
I
know
miss
antoine
said
it
earlier,
and
you
just
said
it
now,
this
outgoing
picture
of
bill
jones
is
really
the
first
time
I've
seen
him
in
a
photo
smiling.
B
So
I
just
want
to
also
I've
known
I've
known
bill
for
for
25
or
so
years,
and
I
consider
him
a
personal
friend
so
he'll
give
me.
You
know
a
little
bit
of
grief
for
saying
what
I
just
said,
but
on
behalf
of
the
board
I
know
it's
breaking
protocol,
maybe,
but
I
just
want
to
extend
the
congratulations
to
him
on
his
retirement
and
and
on
behalf
of
us
say,
thank
you
and
hope.
You
convey
that
through
tack
to
him.
B
So,
mr
jones,
we
just
called
you
out,
so
we
do
have
one
board
question
mrs
shalheim.
I
Oh
no,
no
questions
here.
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
you
both
for
working
on
this
agreement,
and
I
also
want
to
recognize
once
again
that,
although
this
is
a
wonderful
amazing,
first
step
that
we
do
have
more
work
to
do
and
the
in
the
equity
pay
equity
department
and
I
look
forward
to
making
that
a
priority
next
year.
B
B
AC
AC
B
Okay,
great,
thank
you
miss
ross.
We
do
have
a
couple
of
board
questions,
miss
antoine
and
then
mrs
schalheim.
C
By
negotiations
or
or
the
agreements
failures-
and
I
I
want
to
thank
that
workforce
because
you
continue
despite
it
all
and
I
want
to
say
as
a
board
member
here,
I
am
personally
going
to
do
what
I
can
to
ensure
that
this
gets
resolved
as
quickly
as
possible.
I
I
too
also
want
to
recognize
the
workf
force
that
this
impacts
and
I'm
so
utterly
grateful
every
day
for
their
service,
and
they
are
the
backbones
of
our
schools.
Our
schools
cease
to
run
without
them,
and
this
makes
me
sad
so
I
hope
that
you
all
are
able
to
come
to
an
agreement
soon,
so
we
can
give
especially
the
compensation
piece
so
that
that
can
get
worked
out
and
so
that
we
can
move
forward
in
getting
those
members
paid
adequately.
Thank
you.
B
D
B
AC
AC
AC
In
addition,
there
will
be
a
2
cola
provided
to
all
unit
5
and
unit
6
employees,
as
well
as
one
back
step
given
to
eligible
unit
5
unit,
5,
f
and
unit
5.
Excuse
me
unit
6
employees,
who
did
not
receive
a
step
as
it
relates
to
unit
5
or
a
step
equivalent
increase
for
unit
5,
f
and
unit
6
in
the
2008
2009
academic
year.
AC
In
addition,
there
will
be
one
backstep
provided
to
eligible
unit
5
a
through
e
unit,
5f
and
unit
6
employees,
who
did
not
receive
a
step.
The
step
is
applicable
to
unit
5
a
through
e
or
a
step
equivalent
for
unit
5,
f
and
unit
6
employees.
In
the
2009-2010
academic
year.
There
will
be
no
performance
pay
awarded
to
employees
and
finally,
the
four-day
work
week
will
occur
from
july
3rd
2019
through
august
13
2019..
B
B
M
B
G
Yes,
sir,
and
and
as
I
read
my
recommendation,
I'll
ask
the
board
to
sort
of
pay
special
attention.
My
recommendation
is
not
in
line
with
the
conversation
that
this
board
has
been
having,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
there
are
no
surprises.
I
am
subject
to
final
correction
for
style
and
format.
G
B
B
Absolutely
yes,
there
there's,
a
member
has
made
that
motion
yeah.
So
is
there
a
second
to
that
motion
as
currently
made?
There
is
a
second
and
and
now
certainly
we're
open
for
for
discussion.
At
this
point,
let
me
just
ask:
we've
got
no
staff
presentation,
but
were
there
any
plan
comments
to
be
made
or
for
just
for
board
questions
excellent,
excellent?
Okay,
we've
got
a
number
of
board
questions
and
comments.
We'll
start
with
mrs
ellis.
K
Thank
you
and
forgive
me,
I'm
a
little
bit
confused
by
what
just
occurred,
but
so
we
have
we're
visiting
a
revision
to
a
current
policy.
At
our
last
meeting
there
was
an
amendment
that
was
introduced
correct
so
should
we
should
that
perhaps
be
stated,
and
then
we.
B
You
know,
certainly
after
some
some
dialogue
and
discussion
and
and
and
comment
or
you
know,
I
think
it's
cleaner
that
way,
because
if
we
were
to
say
okay,
I
want
to
amend
the
superintendent's
recommendation
as
made
by
the
motion
made
by
mrs
hummer.
That
might
get
a
little
convoluted.
B
B
That's
live
on
the
floor
with
this
motion
that
eliminates
valedictorian
and
salutatorian
honors
that
does
not
align
with
what
we
passed
as
an
amendment.
That's
live
on
second
reading,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
clear
on
the
motion
that
that's
on
the
floor
now.
K
B
K
B
B
And
I'm
looking
for
board
counsel
up
there.
Sorry,
mrs
connolly
was
in
the
way,
just
if
you
could,
because
this
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
doing
things
absolutely
correct.
Can
you
just
give
me
a
thumbs
up
or
thumbs
down?
B
S
Thank
you,
mr
grant
darren
burns
board
council.
Mr
gilland
you've
summarized
the
the
parliamentary
piece
of
this
correctly.
You
there
was
no
motion
until
someone
made
a
motion.
It
was
miss
hummer's
motion
which
was
to
adopt
the
superintendent's
recommendation
that
that
verbiage
is
the
motion
that
was
seconded
and
that's
what's
currently
under
discussion,
there's
nothing
to
prevent
any
board
member
from
making
proposing
a
friendly
amendment.
S
K
S
B
Mr
burns,
if
it
once,
if
I
may,
I
may
ask
you
to
pull
up
a
chair
and
and
and
stay
just
because
I
I
think
we're
going
to
need
your
counsel.
K
So
if
I
could,
if
sorry.
K
So
I
I
I
believe
there
is
to
be
a
motion
to
amend
this
policy,
and
so
I
would
like
to
yield
the
floor
to
hear
that
motion
and
then
I
have
something
to
say.
D
So,
as
mr
gillian
len
said,
there's
a
ton
of
lights
on
so
I
just
want
to
be
brief,
although
my
original
intent
was
bringing
this
policy
forward
from
two
years
ago
was
to
get
rid
of
valedictorian
salutatorian
as
well.
I
understand
that
that
was
a
very
eager,
ambitious
change
for
the
community
and
from
my
standpoint
I
got
a
lot
of
emails
and
public
comments
talking
about
specifically
valencial
and
how
they
wanted
to
keep
that
for
tradition
or
various
reasons.
D
So
naturally
I
amended
as
at
second
reading,
for
a
compromise
as
many
board.
Members
are
probably
going
to
speak
about
today.
So
I
would
like
to,
if
possible,
call
the
vote
on
the
motion
for
ms
hummer
right
now
to
go
forward.
B
B
So,
mrs
connolly,
normally
I
do
yays
and
nays
on
the
subsidiary
motions,
but
I'm
going
to
ask
for
a
roll
call.
This
vote
will
require
six
votes
of
the
board
just
to
call
the
vote.
M
AA
M
B
Taxes
now
we
will
call
the
vote
on
the
motion.
I
wanna
be
clear
that
we,
we
know
what
we're
voting
on.
It's
mrs
humber's
motion
to
accept
the
superintendent's
recommendation
to
approve
policy
ii
with
an
amendment
that
eliminates
valedictorian
and
salutatorian
honors.
That
motion
has
been
made
by
mrs
hummer
seconded
by
miss
antwine
and
will
now
call
for
that
vote.
D
K
L
B
Z
B
B
D
I
motion
for
the
approval
approval
of
policy
to
the
grading
policy.
I'm
sorry.
I
I
with
the
amendment
from
second
reading
that
I
introduced
second.
B
Okay,
so
that
motion
has
been
made
it's
been
seconded
and
what
that
is
just
so
the
board
is
very
clear
that
is
accepting
the
the
language
that
that
was
proposed
in
in
second
reading
and
and
just
for
the
record,
so
we're
clear,
I,
like
you,
know,
miss
urea
if
you'd
be
willing
to
summarize
what
what
that
was,
we
don't
need
to
read
every
bullet,
but
just
to
summarize
what
that
was
and
the
intent
behind
it.
D
Sure
so
my
amendment
created
a
section
b
that
essentially
created
guideline
or
the
paul
created
a
policy
addition
for
designating
a
graduating,
validatory
and
salutatorian
from
summa
laude
application,
based
as
well
as
stipulating
an
eight
that
aacps
will
not
calculate
class
rank
for
students
and
the
new
valedictorian
and
salutatorians
would
not
only
be
chosen
from
summa
laude,
but
would
be
chosen
based
on
character,
leadership,
scholarship
and
service.
B
Okay
and
and
then
just
in
the
interest
of
public
transparency,
that
is
the
verbiage
that
is
in
the
current.
That's
on
our
website
that
that's
showing
in
in
the
board
doc
software
platform,
so
that
motion
has
been
made.
It's
been
seconded
and
now
we'll
open
up
for
for
board
comments
and
because
we
originally
went
to
you
miss
ellis
I'll
continue.
If
that's
okay.
Thank.
K
You
very
much
so
I
have
a
few
things
to
say
it's
very
important
that
we're
very
we're
very
transparent
and
that
everyone
who
is
listening
or
paying
attention,
because
there
seems
to
be
a
lot
of
opinions
about
this
topic
that
that
everyone
understands
where
we
are
now
and
what
is
being
proposed.
K
So
what
we
have
right
now
is
it's
a
gpa
based
class
rank
with
thousands
of
a
point
potentially
separating
the
top
dozen
students.
K
K
And
yes,
this
question
was
brought
up
to
us
just
a
couple
years
ago
and
this
board
chose
to
maintain
those
titles
and
when
the
question
came
up
again
a
few
weeks
ago,
before
the
current
board,
I
found
it
was
apparent
in
the
discussion
that
there
was
not
likely
to
be
five
votes
to
eliminate
those
titles,
and
I
think
we
just
saw
that
that's
the
case,
and
while
I
do
not
have
a
strong
opinion
on
that
question,
I
did
vote
against
eliminating
those
titles.
K
The
problem
we're
faced
with
now
is
that
using
gpa
as
the
sole
determining
factor
of
who
will
be
receiving,
those
titles
has
become
antiquated
and,
frankly,
detrimental
to
our
students.
School
systems,
like
anne
arundel
county,
offer
many
different
choices
to
students
than
they
did
20
or
30
years
ago,
when
many
of
us
were
in
school.
K
This
is
also
why
over
50
percent
of
high
schools
in
our
nation
do
not
use
class
rank
students
in
montgomery,
county
and
fairfax
county
two
top
performing
school
systems
like
our
own,
see
their
students
still
gaining
acceptance
into
top
universities.
Long
after
eliminating
the
practice
of
using
class
rank.
K
I
do
understand
that.
There's
concern
about
the
method
that
we
would
use
to
determine
those
titles.
Under
this
new
policy.
I've
never
been
one
to
believe
that,
just
because
something
is
a
little
more
difficult
or
complicated
means
that
it
should
not
be
done.
This
does
not
have
to
turn
into
a
popularity
contest,
as
some
have
expressed
concern
about.
It
would
not
be
that
difficult
to
determine
a
point
system
that
captures
all
of
the
qualities
that
are
being
established
as
criteria
in
this
policy.
K
I
continue
to
read
and
hear
comments
that
we're
somehow
seeking
to
dumb
down
our
students
and
create
and
every
child
gets
a
trophy
atmosphere.
I
challenge
anyone
to
look
a
sumo
kumlati
student
in
the
eye
and
tell
them
that
they
did
not
work
hard
and
perform
exceedingly
well,
the
top
of
their
class.
For
that
honor.
K
J
Many,
including
neighboring
school
systems,
cite
unhealthy
competition
as
one
primary
reason.
However,
labeling
competition
is
unhealthy,
does
a
great
disservice
to
our
students.
Yes,
competition
is
stressful,
but
distress
should
and
can
be
beneficial
in
later.
Life
stress
in
our
students.
Younger
years
can
and
should
be
a
learning
experience
to
train
students
to
deal
with
difficult
situations
that
they
will
surely
continue
to
encounter
either
in
post-secondary
education
or
in
the
job
market.
J
Another
argument
against
class
rank
and
the
titles
of
val
sao
is
that
it
may
cause
students
to
take
classes.
They
may
not
want
to
take
the
concern
being
that
students
will
not
take
such
classes
because
they
enjoy
them,
but
rather
only
to
better
their
gpa,
but
honestly,
who
really
enjoys
school
anyway
and
carrying
this
thought
a
little
further.
J
I
don't
what
is
the
difference
between
the
race
for
valedictorian
practically
requiring
students
to
take
classes
they
may
not
enjoy,
and
schools
actually
requiring
students
to
earn
a
certain
number
of
credits
in
mandatory
subjects
that
they
cannot
stand.
Those
two
things
are
pretty
amazing.
To
look
at
this
whole
effort,
at
least
to
me,
appears
to
be
catering
to
the
lowest
common
denominator.
J
J
Maybe
open
space
classrooms.
Oh
sorry,
we
already
tried
that
and
it
failed
miserably
heck.
Why
give
grades
at
all?
Why
not
do
away
with
weighted
grades
while
we're
at
it?
After
all,
we've
been
informed
that
colleges
and
their
infinite
wisdom
already
basically
completely
reassemble
a
student's
record
into
their
own
systemic
approach
for
admission
anyway.
J
I
So
I've
thought
about
prayed
about
this
issue
a
lot
at
first,
I
was
a
solid.
No.
Why
would
anyone
want
to
get
rid
of
a
system
that
has
been
in
place
for
years?
Why
would
we
not
want
to
honor
our
highest
scholastic
achievers?
I
And
so
I
did
a
lot
of
listening.
I
did
a
lot
of
learning.
I
listened
to
our
wonderful
staff.
Thank
you,
dr
mcmahon,
for
all
of
your
data.
I
listened
to
our
vp,
miss
urea.
I
listened
to
a
room
full
of
students
who
came
to
testify.
I
wrote
an
article
in
the
june
savannah
park,
voice,
asked
for
and
received
tons
of
feedback.
I
I
Nothing
is
how
it
was
in
1994
when
I
graduated
high
school
ideas
and
standards
have
changed.
Our
job
market
has
changed.
College
admissions
criteria
have
changed.
What
was
the
standard
for?
Our
students
has
changed.
Weighted
gpas
did
not
exist
when
I
went
through
high
school
and
I
had
no
idea
what
the
latin
honor
system
was
until
this
year.
I
I
I'd
like
to
address
some
of
the
concerns
I
heard
school
systems
have
begun
to
move
away
from
the
val
south
system
in
favor
of
the
latin
honor
system.
In
fact,
now
about
50
percent
of
high
schools,
don't
use
class
rank
according
to
the
national
association
for
college
admissions
counseling
for
those
out
there
in
the
audience
and
listening
for
the
and
who
aren't
familiar
with
the
latin
honor
system.
I
That
is
entirely
determined
by
gpa
any
student
with
a
weighted
4.3
gpa
or
higher
earned
summa
laude
any
student
with
a
weighted
gpa
of
4.0,
but
less
than
four
point
three
earn.
Some
magnus
zuma
can
lottie
and
any
student
with
an
unweighted
gpa
of
3.4
or
higher
in
scanlotti
aacps.
Currently
has
this
system
in
place
at
all
of
its
high
schools?
I
According
to
aacps
research
class
rank,
has
no
impact
on
either
admissions
or
scholarships
for
the
following
universities,
and
that
includes
the
naval
academy,
and
this
is
just
a
small
list
of
examples.
The
naval
academy
university
of
maryland
college
park,
towson
yale,
mcdaniel
john
hopkins,
harvard
virginia
tech,
princeton
caltech
brown,
university,
mit
university
of
chicago.
I'm
sure
the
list
is
way
way
longer
than
that.
If
it
was
exhaustive.
I
Montgomery
pg
and
allegheny
counties
have
done
away
with
class
rank
last
week.
Howard
county
voted
to
do
the
same.
Talbot
talbot
county
is
considering
it,
although
one
might
read
in
the
dictionary
that
valedictorian
is
the
highest
academic
achiever.
Some
schools
have
redefined
that
and
those
include
long
beach
polytechnic
in
california,
who
designates
all
students
who
earn
straight
a's
valedictorians
at
washington,
lee
in
virginia
all
students
with
a
weighted
gpa
of
4.0
or
above
or
named
valedictorian
and
dublin
ohio.
I
Every
student
at
gpa,
every
student
earning
a
gpa
of
4.1
or
above
is
determined
to
be
a
valedictorian,
and
you
know
there
are
other.
There
are
other
examples
out
there.
Anyone
who
strives
for
greatness
can
be
recognized
for
their
scholastic
achievement.
We
do
this
right
now
with
our
latin
honor
system,
and
this
is
the
way
that
colleges
and
universities
have
been
moving
in
the
research
that
I
did
and
that
the
school
staff
have
done.
There
are
very,
very,
very
few
if
any
valedictorian
only
scholarships
still
out
there.
I
So
I
don't.
I
argue
that
this
would
have
no
impact
on
that.
I
have
grappled
with
the
subjectivity
argument.
The
most
properly
redefining,
vowel
and
cell
will
take
thought,
care
and
effort
that
I
know
dr
lotto
and
his
staff
in
coordination
with
the
board
will
produce
a
thoughtful
way
of
honoring,
both
scholastic
achievement
and
the
other
wonderful
facets
that
make
our
students
the
well-rounded
people
that
they
are,
what
in
life
doesn't
have
an
element
of
subjectivity.
I
College
admissions
are
subjective
and
consider
a
student's
gpa,
personal
statement,
extracurricular
activities,
high
school
curriculum
range
and
median
of
students,
gpas
range
and
median
of
sat
and
act,
scores,
ap,
exam
scores
and
grade
distribution
of
the
class
recommendations,
etcetera
job
interviews
are
subjective.
Job
selection
is
subjective,
some
clubs
and
organizations
admissions
are
subjective
beyond
high
school.
Scholarships
are
subjective,
students
should
not
be
defined
by
a
number.
They
are
a
gpa,
they're,
an
athlete
they're,
an
actor
they're,
a
musician.
They
do
service
projects,
they
participate
in
student
government.
I
I
C
I
I
am
one
that
has
always
loved
school,
I
own
library
cards
in
about
three
different
states
and
and
in
the
library
of
congress,
and
otherwise
what
helped
my
decision
making
in
in
this
one,
because
it
was
rough.
I
went
back
over
to
the
library
of
congress,
in
fact,
josie
to
look
up
some
some
real
details
on
this
subject
matter
and
I
did
not
find
any
direct
correlation
to
some
of
the
issues
that
were
brought
up
and
the
title
of
valedictorian
salutatorian,
but
I
did
see
faces
during
those
graduations.
C
These
students
work
very
hard,
make
a
lot
of
sacrifices
and
they
deserve
that
title.
They
deserve
that
number
one
spot
if
they
get
it,
they
also
deserve.
C
The
on
the
latin
honors,
I
love
that
anne
arundel
county
has
chosen
to
do
both.
I
challenge
all
those
influencing
their
decisions-
teachers,
administrators
counselors,
because
there
are
underlying
issues
there-
that
we
work
together
to
to
eliminate
those
issues
but
not
eliminate
the
process
that
has
worked
for
for
our
county.
Thank
you.
F
So
I
echo
many
of
the
comments
of
my
colleagues
and
I
respect
everyone's
position
on
this
topic.
There
are
very
valid
and
thoughtful
arguments
on
all
sides
of
this.
I
have
long
been
a
proponent
of
eliminating
class
rank
and
with
it,
the
designations
of
valedictorian
and
salutatorian
when
our
school
systems
offered
one
set
course
of
studies
for
all
students.
Valsall
was
an
objective
criteria
that
measured
students
equally
apples
to
apples.
F
However,
today
we
offer
dozens
of
programs
and
courses
of
study,
all
of
which
are
rigorous,
but
many
of
which
offer
opportunities
for
weighted
grades
that
others
do
not
thus
making
it
an
apples
to
oranges
to
pineapples
comparison
between
students
coursework.
On
top
of
that,
often
students
in
the
top
5
10
or
even
25
of
a
class
have
gpas
that
differ
by
thousands
of
a
point.
I
find
that
level
of
distinction
between
individual
students
too
fine
of
a
sliver
to
name
one
student
above
another.
F
Thus
I
believe
that
val
sal
is
a
tradition
that
has
run
its
course.
I
believe
the
latin
honor
system
more
appropriately
recognizes
outstanding
academic
achievement
across
the
variety
of
programs.
We
offer
and
allows
more
students
to
be
recognized
and
celebrated.
The
broader
recognition
of
excellence
has
encouraged
students
to
challenge
themselves
against
the
latin
honors
standard,
and
it's
been
an
awesome
sight
to
see
the
many
gold,
silver
and
bronze
stalls
at
graduations
two
meetings
ago.
F
I
voted
with
reservations
for
the
compromise
language
that
would
eliminate
class
rank
but
create
an
alternative
subjective
means
of
selecting
a
vowel
sal
at
the
time.
I
thought
this
was
a
compromise
I
could
make
in
order
to
achieve
the
ultimate
goal
of
eliminating
class
rank.
However,
while
I
appreciate
and
respect
miss
uraya's
efforts
to
maintain
this
val
sal
tradition,
while
also
attaining
that
goal,
I
have
determined
that
I
cannot
support
this
alternative
selection
process
while
well
intended.
I
believe,
a
subjective
selection
process
will
only
increase
the
stress
on
our
top
students
rather
than
alleviate
it.
F
Under
the
current
system,
a
student
must
only
achieve
must
only
achieve
the
highest
gpa
on
our
subjective
system.
A
student
will
not
have
a
clearly
defined
criteria.
Instead,
there
will
be
the
ambiguity
of
do
I
have
enough.
Is
my
portfolio
complete
enough
to
be
chosen
as
valve,
or
do
I
need
to
add
more
community
service,
more
clubs?
Another
mission
trip
another
part-time
job.
Our
most
motivated
and
highest.
F
Achieving
students
will
feel
laden
with
added
requirements,
as
well
as
the
uncertainty
and
the
anxiety
that
goes
with
that,
instead
of
our
goal
of
addressing
and
ameliorating
student
mental
health
issues,
I
fear
we
would
only
be
exacerbating
student
anxiety
and
stress.
For
that
reason,
I
cannot
vote
for
this
policy
as
amended
with
the
alternative
vow
selection
criteria.
F
I
believe
this
compromise
language
actually
fails
to
address
the
priorities
of
any
board.
Member
for
those
who
believe
eliminating
class
rank
will
help
improve
mental
health.
The
subjective
val
cell
will
eliminate
any
of
the
benefits
by
increasing
the
pressure
on
the
top
students
for
those
who
believe
in
the
importance
of
class
rank
and
recognizing
top
academic
performance
through
valsal
recognitions.
F
I
believe
the
time
has
come
to
eliminate
class
rank
and
val's
distinctions
entirely,
but
if
that
cannot
be
done
at
this
time,
I
believe
the
current
process
of
latin
hours
and
the
latin
honors
and
the
traditional
vow
selection
is
a
better
alternative
than
a
subjective
selection
process
that
increases
student,
stress
and
anxiety,
muddies
the
meaning
of
valedictorian
and
doesn't
truly
address.
Any
of
the
concerns
doesn't
truly
totally
address
any
of
the
concerns
of
individual
board.
H
Members,
try
not
to
be
repetitive
here.
I
did
vote
to
move
the
amendment
forward
and
the
original
one
forward,
because
I
honestly
believe
that
every
board
member
should
have
the
opportunity
to
have
their
emotion,
brought
forth,
debated,
considered
and
so
board.
Members
can
independently
make
a
decision
based
on
all
the
information,
not
on
motion
on
preconceived
motions
that
they
bring
to
the
table
prior
to
any
such
motion.
H
I
think
it
allowed
the
community
to
debate
something
that
started,
perhaps
on
the
diocese
a
couple
years
back
when
latin
honors
was
adopted
as
a
compromise
and
continues
to
this
day
and
clearly,
there
is
not
a
you
that
it
is
not
unanimous
as
to
how
we
feel,
but
I
do
think
that
when
I
personally
consider
it,
I
do
want
to
share
where
I
was
coming
from,
where
I'm
coming
from
as
miss
ellis
brought
up
on
on
at
least
one
or
two
occasions
that
we
bring
with
us
our
experiences,
our
heart
and
our
families,
and
take
that
into
account.
H
H
H
H
But
at
no
moment
in
time
was
I
presented
with
specific
site
studies
that
quantify
that
specifically
valedictorian
in
trying
to
achieve
it,
creates
a
dynamic
that
is
any
different
than
any
other
achievement
that
people
seek
at
this
time.
Yes,
universities
and
colleges
and
schools
are
rethinking
how
we
approach
entry
into
colleges
and
universities,
but
not
everyone
is
on
board.
Yet
I
I
took
an
oath
to
make
sure
we
stand
by
our
students,
and
I
do
not
believe
that
it
is
our
purview
as
a
board
to
shut
doors.
H
H
There
will
be
no
opportunities
to
strive
to
succeed,
even
though
every
other
category,
every
magnet,
every
signature
that
we
create
just
about,
has
an
award
whether
it
be
for
music
for
art
for
dance.
Those
students
will
also
get
very
specialized
scholarships.
Only
a
dance
student
can
get
a
dance
scholarship.
Only
a
football
student,
only
a
football
player
can
get
a
football
scholarship
by
and
large,
unless
they're
very
athletic.
H
That
is
why
we
have
magnets.
In
the
first
place,
there
will
be
one
day,
perhaps
when
the
universities
and
all
the
schools
get
together
and
say,
let's
think
how
we
do
this
different.
There
are
many
times
that
aacps
has
been
on
the
edge
on
the
cutting
edge,
as
it
relates
to
diversity,
closing
narrowing
that
achievement
gap,
and
we
receive
awards
internally
and
externally
to
those
efforts.
H
I
have
not
been
given
substantiated
evidence
that
reflect
that,
although
we
anything
but
progress
in
that
matter,
I
would
encourage
the
staff
to
continue
to
monitor
this
I'd
like
to
come
back,
maybe
in
a
couple
years
if
the
situation
has
changed.
But
currently
I
do
not
see
enough
evidence
to
that
effort.
H
But,
as
I
said
in
the
beginning,
it
does
come
down
to
our
personal
experiences
and
both
my
son
who's
currently
enrolled
and
my
daughter
who
just
recently
graduated
and
was
faced.
She
was
a
stem
student
and
still
managed
to
achieve
that,
and
there
is
no
indication
by
her
guidance,
counselors
or
otherwise
that
she
could
not
have
hit
the
number
one.
If
she
had
made
that
decision,
she
chose
to
take
a
slightly
different
path
and
dedicate
some
time
and
to
volleyball
sport
made
captain
of
both
jv
and
v
instead,
so
she
did
make
that
choice.
H
She
made
it
on
her
own
and
it
was
made
collaboratively
as
a
team.
When
I
hear
students
tell
me
that
they
had
no
choice
or
that
they
felt
the
pressure
to
do
that.
I
would
hope
that
the
families
and
that
the
schools
would
continue
to
support
to
well
guide
them
on.
One
last
note,
I
I
heard
during
the
volunteers
during
the
education
excellence
awards,
dr
alato
talked
about
one
of
the
best
advices
and
speeches
he
had
ever
heard
were
teachers
who
said
that
they
wanted
to
give
an
opportunity
for
students
to
fail.
H
H
There
is
nothing
about
a
well-rounded
student
that
replaces
that
this
is
not
about
being
opposed
to
saying
who's,
the
well-rounded
mvp
versus
the
captain
of
the
team.
If
someone
wants
to
create
another
award
for
award
nights
at
every
single
school
and
add
a
couple
more
minutes
to
a
very
long
night,
which
I
would
be
happy
to
sit
even
another
hour,
if
that's
what
it
meant
but
to
remove
this
and
to
dynamically
change.
H
Lastly,
I'll
just
point
out
the
vowel
sound
is
not
our
place
to
define
that
was
defined
a
long
time
ago,
and
I
do
not
think
that
we
have
the
power
and
authority
to
redefine
it.
We're
not
redefining
it.
We're
just
borrowing
the
terminology
to
create
a
new
award,
because
val
and
sal
has
a
tradition
that
dates
back
well
beyond
any
of
our
terms
and
will
continue.
I
believe
for
at
least
a
few
more
years
to
come.
L
Okay,
I'll
try
to
be
brief,
because
it's
late-
and
this
has
been
a
years
long
conversation.
So
I
don't
think
anybody
up
here
is
in
doubt
as
to
how
they're
going
to
vote.
I
don't
think
we're
changing
anybody's
minds
anymore,
but
I
will
just
briefly
say
that
I
do
appreciate
hearing
the
views
of
my
colleagues.
I
agree
with
literally
every
word
you
just
said
and
mr
alive.
I
agree
with
everything
you
said,
except
for
not
liking
school,
so
everything
you
guys
both
said.
I
agree
with
all
of
those
principles.
L
I
am,
however,
going
to
vote
yes
in
favor
of
mizuray's
amendment,
and
I
just
want
to
briefly
explain
why
I
guess
it
was
back
in
2017
when
this
issue
first
came
up
at
least
during
my
tenure,
and
it
was
pretty
clear
heading
into
that
meeting-
that
we
did
not
have
the
votes
to
to
save
valedictorian
salutatorian,
and
I
went
ahead
anyway
headlong
and
gave
my
reasons
as
to
why
we
should
have
it,
and
it
was
in
this
room
through
discussion
through
presentation
back
and
forth
with
you
all
that
minds
got
changed
and
we're
able
to
keep
it.
L
I
was
very
surprised
to
see
only
a
short
time
later,
basically
another
attack
on
that,
but
when
there
was
a
outcry,
including
for
me
and
from
the
public
and
lots
of
different,
you
know
constituents.
I
said
I
was
going
to
do
it
before
I'm
going
to
do
it
now.
I
think
ms
uraya
showed
what
real
leadership
is.
Real
leadership
is
not
when
people
don't
agree
with
you,
you
just
talk
louder.
Real
leadership
is
not
when
you
don't
get
your
way.
You
just
stamp
your
foot
and
just
kind
of
condemn
the
other
side.
L
L
That's
threading,
the
needle
and
although
I
agree
with
every
single
thing
in
principle
that
you
all
just
said
and
was
impassioned
in
my
support
of
valedictorian
salutatorian
under
the
current
system
in
2017,
I'm
not
willing
to
have
this
be
like
a
political
football
that
keeps
getting
attacked
year
after
year,
and
then
one
member
changes
on
this
board
and
it's
under
attack
again
and
we
keep
taxing
the
public
more
public
comment.
More
public
comment,
it's
confusing
to
the
public.
L
I
don't
actually
believe-
and
I'm
going
to
say
this
now,
despite
my
vote,
I
do
not
believe
that
we
got
the
full
public
comment
that
it
was
actually
warranted
on
this
issue
now,
because
just
two
years
ago
we
got
more
public
comment
on
this
issue
than
any
issue.
So
I
I
don't
think
that's
good
government.
I
don't
think
that's
that
that
that's
good
governance
to
keep
coming
at
an
issue
over
and
over
again.
L
So
I'm
voting
for
this
because
I
think
it
is
a
very
reasonable
compromise
and
because
I
think
it
will
help
save
and
maintain
valid
ex
valedictorian
solution,
which
is
what
I
want.
That's
what
I
care
about.
I
want
to
read
about
the
26,
valedictorians
and
salutatorians
that
this
county
is
going
to
send
forward
each
and
every
year.
I
hope
for
the
next
10
20
30
years
until
I'm
too
old
to
care
anymore
all
right.
So
this
is
a
great
compromise.
L
I
I
think
it's
going
to
protect
valedictorian
salutatorian
and
although
I
agree
with
everything
that
some
of
my
other
colleagues
said
here
about
maintaining
traditions
for
academic
excellence
and
not
worrying
about
too
much
competition,
I
do.
I
do
think
that
this
is
the
best
compromise
for
this
time
and
I
commend
miss
urea
for
trying
to
find
a
way
through
this
for
all
of
us,
so
we'll
have
to
keep
coming
back
to
it.
K
B
Okay,
thank
you,
mrs
alice.
The
I'm
going
to
ask
if
the
board
members
would
suspend
momentarily,
so
we
can
get
some
public
comment,
but
before
then
I
just
want
to
ask
one
clarifying
question.
If,
if
I
may
and
and
that's
related
to,
what
are
we
at
here,
sorry,
I
guess
we're
in
section
seven
number,
eight
aacps
may
not
calculate
class
rank
for
students,
so
if
and
when
that
class
rank
is
requested
because
of
a
need
is
that
class
rank
provided.
B
T
Provide
a
a
profile
of
the
school
and
in
that
profile
of
the
school
a
grade
distribution
is
provided,
and
so
the
school
gets
to
know
that
there
are
x
percentage
of
the
class
at
4.5
or
above
there's,
x
percent
of
the
class
at
4.0
to
4.5,
and
so
you
can
actually
know
there
are
575
students
in
a
class.
10
percent
of
them
are
at
the
top,
and
so
we
know
that
that's
57
students
that
live
at
that
high
high
super.
T
B
And
and
to
the
best
of
your
knowledge,
you
know
I
I
will
say
if,
if
I
could
copy
and
paste
mr
grannon's
comments
and
and
make
them
my
own,
I
would
and
and
mr
granny
and
I
maybe
for
not
100
of
the
same
reasons.
Two
years
ago,
two
and
a
half
years
ago
now,
but
probably
about
90
percent
of
the
same
reasons,
voted
at
that
time.
Respectfully
against
the
superintendent's
recommendation
to
eliminate
vasa.
B
We
voted
to
maintain
it
for,
for
probably
90
of
the
same
reasons,
and
and
so
that's
why
I
can
say
no
offense
to
him,
but
you
know
I
could
copy
and
paste
what
he
just
said.
B
B
Denial
is
not
the
word
I
want
to
use,
but
consequences
may
be
a
better
word
more
loose
word
in
this
case.
Have
there
been
consequences
in
those
school
systems
when
a
student
is
submitting
in
place
of
a
class
rank
numerical
value,
a
profile
that
in
essence,
says
here's,
whether
it's
latin
honors
or
you
know
whatever
else
that
profile
may
be?
Has
there
been
any
consequence
to
that
to
your
knowledge.
T
So
we
asked
the
that
direct
question
and
many
of
the
institutions
we
talked
to
said
five
to
ten
years
ago.
The
answer
would
have
been
yes
and
now
the
answer
is
no,
and
the
answer
is
no,
because
they
all
speak
of
multiple
variables
that
they
look
at
and
one
of
them,
if
you,
if
you
happen
to
use
class
rank
they'll,
say
give
it
to
us.
But
if
you
don't
use
class
rank,
they
look
at
the
one
two
three
five
percent
of
the
top
of
the
class
and
they
make
that
equivalent
c.
T
They
use
other
variables.
They
want
to
know
about
service
and
leadership.
They
want
to
know
about
those
they
want
to
know
what
your
gpa
is,
so
they
and
they
really
want
to
know
what
the
rigor
of
the
coursework
is,
that
you
took
while
you're
in
high
school.
Did
you
avail
yourselves
of
of
the
rigorous
coursework
that
is
offered
that
fits
who
you
are
as
a
student
and
pushes
your
you
to
reach
a
potential
greater
than
you
may
have
reached
if
you
didn't
avail
yourself
of
the
of
the
rigor?
T
So
it's
a
combination,
it's
dynamic
and
we
we
call
the
institutions
that
our
students
go
to.
So
the
list
that
michelle
heim
read
early
has
a
great
variety
of
student.
I
mean
of
institutions
on
it.
It
has
a
variety
because
those
are
where
students
apply
there's
about
a
hundred
institutions
that
are
the
top
100
student
institutions
where
students
apply
for
mandarin
county
public
schools.
T
We
call
the
50
of
them
personally
right
and
we
heard
across
the
board
no
issues
when
they
you'll
see
one
institution
on
the
list
that
we
found,
and
it
was
mcdaniel
college,
said
limited
to
no
impact
on
losing
rank.
When
we
had
the
conversation
with
mcdaniel
college,
they
said
as
long
as
you
can
give
us
a
percentage
of
where
you
fell
in
the
class.
There
is
no
issue.
B
Okay,
great,
thank
you,
dr
mcmahon,
if
it's
okay,
with
the
board
and
and
certainly
with
with
everyone
here,
I'd
like
to
ask
for
public
comment
at
this
point
and
then
there
there
may
be
some
some
comments
at
the
end
that
board
members
want
to
make.
I
might
have
a
summary
comment
as
well,
so
if
it's
okay,
thank
you,
so
we
we've
got
and
I
apologize
in
advance
for
mispronouncing
names,
sir
megan
figueres,
emily's
or
really
claire's
a
really.
B
I
think
it's
emily
hogarty
and
that's
that's
all
that
I
have
so
that's
four
cards.
We've
got
six
seats.
If
there's
anyone
else
in
the
audience
that
did
not
sign
up.
That
would
like
to
say
a
few
words.
We've
got
two
extra
seats.
E
Hi,
my
name
is
megan
figueres
and
I'm
the
most
recent
valedictorian
from
rodnick
high
school.
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
allowing
me
the
opportunity
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
today
in
opposition
of
eliminating
class
rank.
I
know
a
prominent
concern
of
class
rank
is
the
detriment
to
mental
health.
However,
I
can
confidently
say
that
I
do
not
regret
a
single
moment
I
spent
studying.
E
While
I
am,
I
feel
so
bad
for
the
student
who
gave
up
the
johns
hopkins
internship,
I
was
still
able
to
have
a
well-rounded
schedule
and
maintain
the
top
gpa
in
my
class.
I
have.
I
have
a
lot
of
volunteer
hours
I
volunteered
at
the
hospital.
Every
week
I
played
both
sports
and
unified
sports
and
was
still
able
to
achieve
valedictorian.
E
Mental
health
is
important,
but
competition
is
part
of
life.
I
recently
went
through
the
grueling
college
application
process
and
competed
for
a
spot
in
college.
I
will
then
compete
for
a
spot
in
med
school
a
few
years
later,
and
then
I
will
compete
for
a
job
and
then
I
will
compete
for
promotions
in
my
job.
This
is
just
the
first
step
of
many.
E
While
I
know
getting
into
a
top-to-rank
school
is
not
everyone's
dream
and
that
there
are
many
ways
to
be
successful
and
I
believe
our
school
board
does
a
really
good
job
of
recognizing
many
different
talents.
I
firmly
believe
that
all
students
should
have
the
opportunity
to
be
a
competitive
applicant
in
these
very
selective
pools,
and
I
believe
that
eliminating
class
rank
will
only
hurt
the
ch
their
chances
of
admissions.
E
I
visited
22
colleges
in
my
college
church,
which
was
a
little
excessive,
but
I
which,
but
that
is
almost
half
the
sample
of
the
colleges
that
were
spoken
to,
and
I
know
many
of
them,
including
duke
said
that
class
rank,
is
a
major
part
of
their
college
application
process.
E
I
I
will
be
attending
the
university
of
notre
dame
in
the
fall
and
they
advertised
proudly
that
38
of
their
applicant
class
is
in
the
top
1
of
their
class.
So
I
feel
confident
in
saying
that
my
class
ring
was
an
asset
to
my
college
application.
E
E
What
your
class
rank
is,
but
it
is
an
opportunity,
just
like
all
the
other
test
scores
to
display
to
colleges
your
work
ethic
over
the
past
four
years
and
students
have
worked
hard.
So
please,
please
continue
to
allow
students
to
show
this
part
of
themselves
in
their
application
process.
Thank
you.
Z
Good
evening
board,
I'm
here
in
regards
to
class
rank
in
the
valedictorian
system,
and
I
believe
that
the
system
of
determining
valedictorian
should
be
kept
the
same
with
the
addition
of
a
supple,
separate
recognition
according
to
the
standards
that
wanted
to
be
implemented
for
the
the
qualities
of
service,
leadership
and
character.
Z
I
believe
that
the
system
is
subjective
and
not
all
students.
It's
you
can't
everyone's
character
is
different,
so
it's
going
to
be
hard
to
determine
a
unit
like
a
universal
system,
and
I
believe
that
the
competition
that
class
rank
has
is
a
good
thing
and
without
competition,
people
will
lose
their
drive
to
become
great
and
will
stop
them
from
pushing
themselves
and
will
allow
students
to
discover
skills.
Z
I
also
believe
that
competition
is
inedible,
so
when
students
graduate
they're
going
to
face
competition
in
the
real
world-
and
I
think
high
school
is
that
base
that
sets
up
this
competition,
that
they'll
need
in
the
future,
and
it
said
that
class
rank
has
like
will
have
stress,
and
but
stress
is
vital
for
life
it
and
it
pushes
us
so
that
we
can
are
able
to
succeed
and
do
well
and
also
with
according
to
like
so
with
that
aspect
of
mental
health.
It's
not.
Z
The
school
is
not
it's
more
of
the
phones
that
are
like
the
social
media
aspect
of
mental
health,
and
since
it
said
that
this
is
the
first
generation
we've
seen
such
an
increase
of
like
mental
health
problems,
but
this
is
also
the
first
generation.
That's
bones
have
contributed
a
lot
to
our
education,
and
I,
I
believe
that
gpa
and
class
rank
should
is
not
of
the
problem
and
it's
more
of
the
phones.
So,
like
the
real
question
is
why
now
and
then,
why
should?
Is
it
a
big
deal
now,
so?
Z
B
AD
B
Emily,
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
tonight
and
and
for
emily
is
my
wife's
name
too.
So
it's
you
know
one
of
my
two
favorite
names,
my
daughter's
michelle.
So
so
thank
you
for
being
here
such
a
pretty
name
and
I
can't
say,
go
blue
devils
because
they
were
arch
rivals
for
maryland
for
a
while,
but
duke
is
a
great
school
and
I
wish
you
all
the
best.
So
thank
you.
AE
Good
evening,
president
gilliland
and
members
of
the
board
of
education,
my
name
is
claire
zareli.
I
am
the
proud
mom
of
emily
and
also
back
there,
elizabeth
cirelli,
who
spoke
at
the
last
meeting
on
this
subject
and
a
third
child
who
is
not
so
concerned
with
class
rank.
I
would
like
to
bring
to
your
attention
today
so
many
positive
benefits
of
class
rank.
AE
I'd
like
to
start
out
with
the
fact
that,
as
a
high
school
student
myself,
I
had
a
pretty
high
class
rank
top
10.
I
was
proud
of
that.
It
was
also
beneficial
because
I
was
only
a
so-so
lacrosse
player.
I
was
not
the
kind
of
charismatic
individual
who
would
get
elected
to
a
leadership
position,
although
I
volunteered
and
had
a
coordinator
type
position
in
student
government.
AE
Honors
art
was
a
program,
but
there
was
there
was
no
recognition
for
the
arts,
so
class
rank
was
good
for
me.
Gave
me
self-esteem
didn't
ever
care
whether
I
was
one
or
two,
but
I
was
proud
to
have
a
class
rank
that
showed
my
leadership
in
academics,
and
that
would
get
me
into
the
college
of
my
choice.
AE
AE
AE
Yes,
you
might
have
to
give
up
an
internship
if
you
want
to
be
the
number
one
academicist
in
the
in
your
high
school,
my
son,
the
one
that
doesn't
care
so
much
about
class
rank
graduated
a
year
ago,
he
chose
to
spend
his
senior
year
away
from
home
playing
hockey.
AE
He
finished
his
courses,
he
had
good
academic
progress
up
through
his
junior
year,
but
because
he
did
not
take
a
full
course
load
in
his
senior
year,
his
class
rank
dropped
quite
a
bit
he's
still
thanks
to
the
latin
honor
system,
he
still
had
a
gpa
worthy
of
a
stolen
graduation.
He
was
proud
of
that,
but
he
also
chose
to
pursue
his
passion
and
he
chose
to
pursue
it.
Despite
knowing
you
would
get
him
a
decrease
in
class
rank.
That's
okay,
because
colleges
are
smart.
Today,
colleges
are
smart
enough
to
listen
to
your
application.
AE
If
you
take
the
time
to
write
it,
they
are
smart
enough
to
listen
to
your
interest
level.
Did
you
visit
the
campus?
Did
you
have
an
alumni
or
on
campus
interview,
they
are
listening
to
the
students
themselves.
They
don't
need
class
rank
to
tell
them
all
about
the
student
they're
listening
to
the
student.
So
if
you
gave
up
your
senior
year
positioning
in
class
rank
to
pursue
your
passion
in
the
arts
or
music,
then
the
college
will
know
that
if
you
put
in
your
application-
or
if
you
tell
them
face
to
face.
N
AE
To
what
board
member
corkadel
said,
every
other
activity
has
its
merit
system.
If
you
are
in
band
or
orchestra,
you
are
striving
for
that.
First
chair.
If
you
are
an
artist,
you
are
getting
your
work
exhibited
and
you're
getting
a
first
prize
or
an
honorable
mention.
If
you
are
a
swimmer,
you
have
a
metric.
Your
metric
is
time,
but
time
only
tells
you
if
you
practice
harder,
you
don't
know
if
you're
the
best
swimmer,
unless
you
rank
those
times.
B
AE
I
C
Well
I'll
start
at
this
end.
Thank
you
for
your
thank
you
for
your
testimony
and
I
appreciate
the
passion
that
you
just
shared.
C
I
I'm
thinking
that
that,
with
the
time
of
night
and
the
fact
that
you
have
raised
some
incredible
children,
you
are
very
invested
in
not
only
their
future
but
the
future
of
our
students,
so
thank
all
of
our
students.
So
thank
you
for
that
miss
emily.
When
you
go
for
congress,
I
will
vote
for
you.
C
C
B
Okay,
all
in
favor
say
aye
opposed
no,
the
ice
have
it.
We
now
have
a
a
vote
on.
Oh
diane.
Are
you
able
to
do
it
for
us?
This
is
a
vote
on
the
current
motion.
I
know
we're
going
to
have
some
amendments
momentarily,
so
this
is
a
vote
on
the
motion.
That's
currently
before
us.
AF
D
Hi-
and
I
just
I
and
I
didn't
get
my
light
to
get
chosen,
but
I
just
really
quickly
want
to
give
my
opinion
is
that
to
me
this
isn't
only
a
mental
health
issue,
but
it's
an
equity
issue.
D
So
when
I
have
students
in
my
smob
advisory
council
and
across
the
county
and
maryland
coming
to
me
from
esau
special
education,
our
programs
of
choice,
magnet
pltw
and
cat
south
and
north
telling
me
that,
because
they
chose
these
programs
or
came
into
maryland,
not
even
speaking
the
language
of
english,
that
they
are
told
that
their
educational,
that
their
education
is
less
valued
because
of
that
they
are
hurt
by
class
rank.
And
that's
why
I'm
going
to
be
voting
for
this.
Essentially.
I
Sorry,
let's
see
put
it
away,
I
don't
know
why.
So
I
want
to
move
that
we
add
an
item
5
under
section
c
part
c,
to
read
that
the
salutatorian
and
valedictorian
shall
deliver
commencement
greetings
and
farewell
speeches
respectively.
I
F
I
Yes,
actually,
I
was
wrong:
it's
under
b,
so
number
seven
b.
It
would
be
adding
a
letter
v
so
five,
so
it
actually
would
appear
on
page
four.
So
after
the
the
text
in
red
that
says,
once
the
valedictorian
is
selected,
the
salutatorian
shall
be
selected
from
the
remaining
valedictorian
applicants.
I
want
to
add
number
five.
The
salutatorian
and
valedictorian
shall
deliver
commencement
greetings
and
farewell
speeches
respectively.
B
Oops
sorry
for
the
the
conference,
so
I
just
want
to
get
on
the
record.
I
I
think
I'm
going
to
be
told
that
we
have
to
roll
this
out
of
order,
but,
mr
burns,
could
you
just
explain
what
you
were
saying
to
me.
B
So
so
my
question
to
you,
I
I
think,
may
have
been
some
misunderstanding
is,
as
we
were
using
motion
and
amendment
interchangeably.
B
S
At
the
very
beginning
of
your
meeting
you,
there
was
a
motion
made
to
accept
the
superintendent's
recommendation
to
to
revise
what
had
come
forward
from
second
reading
that
went
through
its
process
that
was
defeated.
There
was
then
a
motion
to
adopt
this
as
written
as
came
forward
from
second
reading,
absent
any
amendment
after
a
while.
You
closed
the
discussion.
There
was
a
a
motion
second
and
approved
to
close
to
call
the
question
that
vote
would
have
been
to
approve
the
policy
that
came
forward
from
second
reading.
S
So
you
you
there.
I
didn't
hear
a
reference
to
amendment
in
that
last
motion
or
in
the
call
it
was
simply
you
were
debating
and
hearing
from
the
public
on
the
adoption
of
what
came
forward
from
second
reading
with
no
changes,
and
so
once
the
question
was
called
and
the
vote
was
taken.
That's
what
was
adopted.
S
You've
you,
the
the
principal
question,
was
to
adopt
this
motion
and
you
voted
on
it
and
it's
done.
Could
you
at
a
future
meeting
under
the
right
circumstances,
modify
your
policy
again,
nothing
rules
that
out,
but
today
you've
you
have
adopted
what
came
forward
under
your
policy
making
policy
from
second
reading.
B
Okay,
I've
got
a
number
of
lights
here
are.
Are
there
comments
that
anybody
would
like
to
make?
At
this
point?
I
have.
L
A
quick
point
of
information,
that's
mr
grant.
Mr
president,
I
have
a
quick
point
of
information.
I
hope
that
we'll
actually
resolve
this
for
ms
scholheim
as
well.
I
I
think
what
mr
burns
is
saying
is
correct.
We
always
have
the
option
to
buy
a
super
majority
to
skip
all
of
that
and
just
change
it.
I
don't
think
that's
going
to
happen,
I'm
not
suggesting
it
happened
before
I
even
heard
any
of
this
before
I
saw
the
president's
conference
on
there.
L
I
was
going
to
ask
just
out
of
respect
to
michelle
that
you
consider
deferring
this
motion.
We
have
a
whole
another
year
now
until
graduation.
We
have
time
to
think
about
this.
We
have
time
for
the
public
to
weigh
in
on
this
concept
about
valedictorian
speaking
and
salutatorian
speaking,
that's
a
whole
different
issue.
We
have
just
passed
something
after
basically
years
of
the
debate
on
a
5-4
vote.
Let
this
settle.
L
I
C
Just
have
a
question
for
dr
alato:
I
it
was
my
understanding
again
from
those
school
visits
that
the
valedictorian
and
the
salutatorian
actually
do
get
the
the
first
choice
of
making
their
speech
of
their
graduation.
G
H
If
the
is
formally
withdraw,
I'm
hitting
the
wrong
button.
Sorry
if
the
motion
is
formally
withdrawn,
I
I
have
no
additional
comments.
If
there's
no
further
amendments
to
this,
I
was
going
to
simply
speak
to
the
to
shutting
off
the
opportunity
for
public
comment
by
creating
amendments
at
hawken
policy.
S
And
and
my
admit
to
clarify
for
mr
grant's
comments
and
miss
corker,
what
you
just
said
again,
you
have
a
policy
that
governs
policy
making
and
there
are
mechanisms
within
that
policy
for
modifying
your
approach
to
spending
how
you
do
it,
but
since
right
now,
you're
operating
under
your
policy.
H
I
was
actually
speaking
on
transparency
to
the
public
in
that,
although
we
have
those
opportunities
that
when
we
place
so
many
in
debate
and
miss
uria,
did
such
a
fabulous
job
and
making
sure
there
were
ample
opportunities
on
her
amendments.
I
would
just
hate
to
see
that
all
that
transparency
thrown
out
the
door-
that's
all.
I
can.
B
I
I
don't
know
if
somebody
can
check
that
and
mrs
corcodell's
mike
is
okay.
B
All
right,
I
think,
we're
good
so
no
further,
mrs
shawn,
I'm
sorry.
I
Just
when
I
first
spoke
I
did
mention.
I
had
other
amendments.
I
get.
I
get
the
argument.
I
get
that
it's
late,
I'm
not
going
to
push
it.
I
just
wanted
to
state
for
the
record
that
when
I
first
read
my
spiel
I
did
say
there
was
going
to
be
other
things
to
add
to
it.
So
my
bad
for
not
understanding
fully
the
order,
and
so
I
give
up
for
now
but
yeah.
B
Okay,
mr
uraya.
D
Since
this
is
my
last
meeting,
I'm
going
to
say
something
so
like
a
lot
of
board,
members
have
their
babies,
and
this
is
my
baby,
essentially
this
policy.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
all
the
members
who
voted
against
it
or
for
it
just
for
hearing
me
out
and
for
listening
to
me
and
the
students
that
came
and
spoke
for
and
against
it.
B
Are
there
any
board
questions
miss
antoine.
C
I
just
wanted
to
understand
the
where
this
policy
coming
from,
even
with
the
change
from
the
term.
I
think
it's
now
in
terms
of
opportunities
for
students
and
to
as
a
parent,
that's
kind
of
misleading
if
I'm
reading,
reading
the
policies
and
regs.
C
AG
Hi,
michelle
batten,
assistant
superintendent
curriculum
instruction,
so
the
updates
to
this
particular
policy
is
to
extend
beyond
contests
so
allowing
our
students
to
participate
in
events
that
perhaps
are
sponsored
by
outside
organizations.
So
these
are
venues
that
are
not
necessarily
recognized
in
our
offices
that
we
host
but
from
other
organizations,
and
so
it
is
providing
guidance
on
approving
student
participation.
C
C
AG
So
hopefully
this
will
help
so
there
are
teams
or
cohorts
of
students
who
are
invited
to
different
events,
I'm
trying
to
think
of
in
a
particular
example.
But
we
have
a
math
organization
that
sponsors
students
competing,
and
so
it
would
be
school
teams
who
practice
to
be
a
part
of
that.
But
we
do
not
organize
that
math
event.
It's
from
the
mathematics
teachers
organization,
so
that's
giving
them
an
opportunity
to
represent
their
school
and
they
do
that
as
a
team
of
students
to
participate.
T
C
So
because,
because
they
may
be
representing,
let's
say,
meet
high
school,
that's
right!
Even
so!
So
if
they
I
don't
know,
let's
they
go
to
a
talent,
show
or
something
right
and
three
of
the
the
three
of
the
students
are
shout
out
to
mead,
high
or
whatever.
We
have
to
approve
them
going
to
that
contest
before
they
can
go
because
of
the
the
collaboration.
B
Public
comment:
seeing
none
we'll
be
back
in
30
days
time.
Actually
I'm
trying
to
think
just
timing
wise.
That
would
be
the
august
meeting
because
july
is
within
30
right.
B
Parties
will
come
in
july,
okay,
so
july,
10.
Okay,
great!
Thank
you.
Sorry,
a
lot
of
distraction
we'll
now
move
to
our
consent
calendar.
Is
there
a
motion
to
bundle
item
six
point:
zero!
One
through
item
six
point,
one
three
so
moved.
Second,.
H
B
B
C
I
guess
in
me
being
naive:
I
thought
that
we
got
vehicles
through
the
county,
so
I
was
trying
to
understand
the
use
in
in
this
particular
contract.
Please
and
plus-
I
I
think
I
got
this
a
couple
hours
ago,
so
I
wasn't
able
to
really
study
it.
The
way
I
could
could
have
sure.
N
For
the
record
alex
check
no
chief
operating
officer,
no,
we
we
procure
our.
We
are
a
separate
entity
from
the
county
while
we're
all
in
the
county.
We
are
legally
a
separate
entity,
they
have
a
fleet,
they
have
their
own
public
works
department,
their
own
central
services
department
that
takes
care
of
their
buildings.
N
We've
got
13
and
a
half
million
square
foot
of
real
estate
and
just
about
3
500
acres
of
land
that
we
take
care
of
using
our
equipment,
our
vehicles,
our
personnel
power,
etcetera.
So
these
are
vehicles
that
our
maintenance
and
construction
and
operations,
personnel
utilize
to
work
on
our
buildings
and
our
projects.
N
No
so
this
this
was
completed,
the
bids
were
sent
out
to
103
different
vehicle
service,
providing
firms
of
the
103
potential
bidders
three
put
in
bids
that
were
determined
to
be
both
responsive
and
responsible,
and
then
the
grid
on
the
back
of
your
board
agenda
item
depicts
which
vehicle
type
was
awarded
to
which
of
the
vendors.
N
C
Excellent
and
one
more
thing
in
in
terms
of
their
support
to
us,
the
sustainment
of
those
vehicles,
how?
How
long
does
that
turn.
N
So
they're
outright
acquisitions.
We
do
so
it's
just
like
your
own
car.
We
we
bought
these
trucks
we
own
them
for
as
long
as
they
last
we
do
our
own
oil
changes.
We
put
our
own
tires
onto
them,
to
the
extent
that
we
can
self-perform
that,
certainly
if
it's
something
much
more
extreme,
we're
not
gonna
overhaul
a
transmission
in-house
we're
gonna
outsource
that
and
we've
got
contracts
in
place
with
different
vendors
to
do
that.
B
Thank
you
miss
antoine
mrs
corcodale.
H
N
H
Yeah
so
is:
are
we
aware
if
there
will
be
an
opportunity
for
perhaps
the
education
systems,
to
reap
benefit
of
some
of
these
enhancements
that
they
are
talking
about
trying
to
trying
to
perhaps
fund
in
the
upcoming.
N
Again,
that's
that's
tbd,
because
who
knows
how
that's
going
to
navigate
its
way
through
the
general
assembly,
but
certainly
we'd,
welcome
any
enhanced
focus.
I
understand
that
the
governor's
named
a
new
for
lack
of
a
better
word
of
cyber
securities
are
at
the
state
level
and
we
welcome
any
partnerships
we
can
with
the
state
or
any
best
practices
that
they're
able
to
pass
down
to
the
locals,
such
as
this
lea.
H
Well,
I'd
just
like
to
formally
say
that
it's
very
exciting
that
we're
taking
part
that
the
state's
taking
per
action
and
that
we
are
continue
to
be
willing
to
accept.
F
Item
6.01
is
the
word
of
contract
for
the
addition
at
arundel
middle.
So
I
know
that
has
not
been
approved
in
the
cip
at
this
time.
So
is
this
just
awarding
the
contract
in
in
lieu
and
waiting
for
approval
from
funding.
N
Certainly
so
the
the
as
you
may
wear
here
be
aware
here
in
maryland.
We
do
have
the
great
fortune
that
the
state
of
maryland
does
participate
in
part
on
certain
construction
activities,
but
they
have
certain
requirements
that
have
to
be
accomplished
and
delivered
deliverables
delivered
to
them
in
order
to
put
yourself
in
line
to
be
considered
for
funding
here
in
maryland.
N
Although
the
state
does
participate
in
the
construction
to
physical
bricks
and
mortar
construction
of
the
school,
they
do
not
at
all
participate
in
the
funding
of
any
planning
or
design
activities,
and
so
an
lea,
such
as
anne
arundel,
has
to
complete
the
ed
specs,
the
schematics
design
developments.
We
have
to
complete
all
of
those
activities
using
local
funding
by
target
dates
that
the
states
established
to
put
us
in
line
for
the
iac's
consideration
for
the
following
fiscal
year.
B
AF
B
B
B
U
J
B
G
I
Hello,
thank
you
for
putting
this
together
and
and
not
printing
it
because
it
was
huge
putting
it
online.
I
thought
it
was
brilliant.
Thank
you.
I
think
our
forest
thank
you
is
two.
I
have
a
few
questions.
I
I
N
Have
any
understanding
which
chief
operating
officer,
so
there
honestly
can
be
a
myriad
of
reasons,
construction
and
swing?
Space
is
possibly
one
of
them.
The
grade
level
distribution
that
you're
talking
about
it's
one
of
them.
We
have
schools
that
house
specific
programs
like
hilltop
elementary
school,
for
example,
it's
a
judy
center
in
it.
The
judy
center
is
all
in
portable
classrooms,
so
it
could
be
either
programmatic.
N
N
Pans
out,
we
also
have
limited
funding
each
and
every
year
to
move
portables.
We
get
that
funding
only
from
the
county.
The
state
doesn't
participate
in
that.
So
there
may
be
an
occasion
where
a
portable
could
have
been
moved,
but
there's
not
the
funding
to
move
it
this
in
that
year.
So
maybe
we'll
get
moved
next
year,
each
and
every
year
we
analyze
our
reportables.
We
send
out
a
essentially
a
memo
to
all
of
our
schools
with
a
form
asking
them
to
justify
how
many
portables
do
they
have.
How
are
they
using
them?
N
Do
they
need
to
continue
to
use
them?
Do
they
need
more?
Do
they
no
longer
need
it?
We
can
essentially
repossess
this
and
redistribute
it
so
that
process
is
undertaken
each
and
every
year,
and
then
we
triage
the
schools
that
are
in
a
position
give
up
portables
those
that
need
portables
and
then
prioritize
them
based
on
the
funding
amount
that
we
receive
from
the
county
to
discharge
that
work.
I
All
right,
thank
you.
A
couple
more
questions.
I
AH
Great
for
the
record,
keep
in
mind
that's
based
on
a
2010
census,
so,
okay.
A
I
AH
I
A
I
Thought
a
lot
about
that.
You
know
as
we
were,
as
I
was
reading
the
the
big
document,
and
my
next
question
is
so
you
had
a
bunch
of
tables,
lovely
tables
like
the
2018
actual
elementary
school
enrollment
state
capacity
utilization,
and
then
you
had
it
from
middle
and
high
school,
and
you
have
c's
next
to
schools
that
show
what
the
state
rated
capacity
would
be
after
the
construction
is
complete,
and
I
was
I
was
looking
at
some
of
these.
I
I
thought
I'd
put
little
dots
near
them,
oh,
never
mind,
so
I
didn't
put
little
dots
in,
but
I
did
notice
that
some
of
the
ones
that
were
clearly
under
construction-
or
I
guess
going
to
be
under
construction
and
then
what
the
I
guess,
the
new
stake
capacity
rated
capacity-
would
be
afterwards.
Some
of
those
still
had
percent
utilization
above
100
percent,
and
I
wondered
why
like,
if
we're,
assuming
that
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
do
construction
is
to
alleviate
over
crowding
and
and
to
modernize
the
building.
N
For
example,
the
addition
could
have
been
funded
through
the
k
pre-k,
so
the
addition
is
only
allowed
to
be
sized
by
the
state
of
maryland
to
only
support
the
k,
pre-k
population.
It
can't
be
extended
to
support
the
over
capacity
of
the
school,
so
the
state
sort
of
has
bucketized
these
different
capacity
edition
regiments,
and
so
you
know,
obviously,
if
it's
a
school
like
edgewater,
where
we're
doing
a
complete
rehabilitation,
a
total
rehab
of
the
entire
school
plus
a
capacity
edition,
etc.
I
Don't
that's
the
other
option
and
then
my
last
question
had
to
do.
I
have
no
idea
what
page
this
is
this
was
there
was
a
lot
of
pages,
it
had
the
jurisdiction
and
then
anne
arundel
county's.
I
guess
this
is
enrollment
anne
arundel,
county's,
enrollment
and
then
planning's
enrollment
and
then
the
difference
in
the
percentage.
N
So
the
the
difference
is
almost
a
trial
entirely
attributable
to
growth
and
development.
So
our
we
have
a
lot
better
data
feed
from
our
planning
and
zoning
individuals.
So
we
know
the
projects,
the
projects
that
are
in
pipelines
what's
already
been
approved,
etc.
So
the
biggest
element
of
the
gap
is
attributable
to
growth
and
development
and
the
student
yield
that
comes
out
of
that.
N
So
what
our
projection
is
versus
theirs,
eight
years
out,
you
know
really
doesn't
matter
it's
when,
as
I
was
answering
ms
hummer's
question
earlier,
you
know
when
we're
making
application
for
an
addition
or
a
renovation
project
in
october
of
that
year.
It's
really
the
numbers,
the
actuals
of
that
year
and
the
projections
at
that
time,
going
forward.
Near-Term
projections,
not
long-term
projections,
so.
N
Yeah,
it's
it's!
Okay,
this
entire,
and
if
I
was
to
make
comments
at
the
beginning,
this
entire
document
is
a
requirement
of
the
state
that
we
have
to
produce
and
deliver
to
them
by
the
end
of
june,
each
and
every
year.
It's
very
prescriptive.
It's
very
regimented!
I.
I
Got
that
I've
done.
N
Over
20
of
these
now
and
if
you
go
back
and
go
on
my
shelf
and
find
ones
from
two
decades
ago,
the
similarity
is
beyond
striking.
Oh.
N
And
the
state
wants
it,
so
I
mean
the
one
in
wycomico
county
or
the
one
in
garrett
county
are
ours.
The
state
has
to
review
24
of
these
and
there's
three
different
departments
of
the
state
that
are
looking
at
this
a
very
book,
so
they
wanted
very
regiment.
They
want
to
go
to
this
tab
of
all
24
counties
and
they
expect
to
see
the
exact
same
thing
in
the
exact
same
place
done
in
the
exact
same
way.
So.
I
So
next
year's
will
be
really
telling
with
the
census
and
for
no,
it
would
be
not
next
year's.
It
would
be
the
year
after,
depending
on
what
we
get
when
we
get
the
sun
okay.
Well,
I
I
want.
You
know
that
I
read
every
single
word
on
every
single
page
and-
and
I
really
am
grateful
for
the
information.
Thank
you
so
much
for
presenting
it
to
us.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
mr
shawheim,
mrs
corcodell.
H
Just
really
quick,
so
I
I
just
wanted
to
just
make
sure
I
understand
I'm
referring
actually
to
this
is
in
reference
to
the
page,
10
and
then
on
the
plan.
H
N
So
this
compared
september,
15
to
september
18.
H
Okay,
so
gotcha
all
righty.
That
was,
I
believe,
my
only
question.
A
H
B
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
we'll
now
move
to
our
last
item,
which
is
review,
items
item
8.01.
It
is
award
of
contracts,
we'll
only
take
board
questions
and
then
public
comment.
Miss
antwine.
C
On
the
professional
development
school
safety,
I
am
reading
in
here
that
it
is
to
supplement
existing
professional
development
on
the
fidelity
and
effective
use
and
implementation
of
restorative
practices
in
community
circles.
So
does
this
mean
that
once
we
get
the
tool
in
place
that
that
will
be
the
the
the
source
for
for
training
on
this.
N
It
will
be
an
additional
source
so
for
the
record
again
alex
shaknovich
and
what
you'll
see
is.
This
is
basically
a
virtual
learning
module,
so
it's
a
module
that
we
can
use
as
a
complement
to
our
in-person
in
place
activities.
This
can
also
be
delivered
remotely
as
a
supplement
or
or
an
enhancement
to
our
in-person
delivery
models.
So
folk,
you
know
not.
N
Everybody
can
sometimes
get
to
an
in-person
training,
so
they
can
do
some
things,
asynchronously
kind
of
offline
on
their
own
time
or
in
their
own
facility,
either
before,
during
or
after
an
in-person
training
exercise.
C
C
Using
their
product
or
proprietary
product,
so
so,
if
we
put
them
put
it
on
our
system
or
whatever
it
should
be
pretty
successful
without
additional
on-site
support.
Correct!
Okay,
thank
you.
B
T
Okay,
my
name
is
maribel
ibrahim.
I
am
the
operations
director
of
start
school
later,
a
national
non-profit,
committed
to
healthy
school
start
times.
Probably,
was
not
the
smartest
thing
for
me
to
sign
up
for
the
last
agenda
item,
but
here
I
am-
and
I
am
here
because
this
issue
is
so
important
to
me.
T
I
am
thrilled
and
ecstatic
that
the
anne
arundel
county
public
school
system
is
considering
the
bus,
transportation
analysis
system,
and
I
understand
that
it
is
a
rfp
that
has
been
requested
that
we
will
be
getting
a
transportation
contractor,
hopefully
to
look
into
our
school
system,
and
that
is
something
that
makes
me
extremely
ecstatic.
T
The
reason
I'm
speaking
with
you
here
today
and
why
I
waited
so
long
to
mention
this
is
that
I
wanted
to
just
point
you
to
the
fact
that
education,
next,
a
leading
educational
journal,
has
not
one
not
two,
but
three
articles
in
june's
issue
related
to
school
start
times.
It
is
a
national
phenomenon
and
what
we're
finding
now
is
that
more
and
more
school
systems
are
making
the
change
to
healthy
and
safe
school
start
times.
T
T
Now
I
work
for
the
library
there's
a
lot
of
operations,
research
and
that's
what
this
is
a
traditional
operations,
research
problem,
how
many
resources
you
have
and
how
do
you
put
them
to
good
use
and
we
have
a
lot
of
false
constraints
in
this
county
system,
primarily
because
we've
had
a
system,
that's
been
home,
homegrown
and
done
by
paper
and
pencil.
For
instance,
why
does
every
single
high
school
have
to
start
at
exactly
the
same
time?
That
makes
zero
logistical
sense.
Why
does
every
grade
have
to
have
adhere
to
a
specific
tier?
T
That's
not
necessarily
a
geographically
or
efficient
system.
So
if
we
eliminated
those
kinds
of
false
constraints,
a
very
good
transportation
consultant
will
be
able
to
give
you
a
low-cost,
creative
and
implementable
solution.
So
I
ask
you
to
respectfully
consider
these
false
constraints
and
whether
they
can
be
eliminated
so
that
you
can
get
a
truly
effective
system.
T
The
other
thing
is,
studies
have
shown
now.
Last
time
I
came
to
speak
to
you.
We
didn't
have
any
evidence
about
implementing
school
start
times
now.
We
do
kids
get
more
sleep,
fairfax
and
seattle
have
done
it
successfully,
they're
larger
than
we
are,
and
I
am
anticipating
wonderful
results.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
B
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
your
patience
tonight.
Any
further
board
questions
on
the
review
items.
Seeing
none
the
next
general
board
meeting
for
the
board
of
education
will
be
on
wednesday
july
10th
2019
at
10
a.m,
and
and
for
the
public's
notice,
july
and
august.
We
only
have
one
general
meeting
of
of
the
board.
The
next
budget
committee
will
be
on
wednesday
july
10th,
one
hour
after
the
end
of
public
session.
B
For
the
final
motion
to
adjourn
mr
raya,
would
you
make
that
motion?
Please
it's
your
sign
off.
It's
just
unusual
motion
to
adjourn.