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A
B
B
C
B
D
D
We
talk
a
lot
about
the
value
of
community
partnerships,
and
tonight's
presentation
is
a
perfect
example
of
how
our
school
system
and
community
groups
work
together
to
create
a
better
community.
The
olivia
constance
foundation
is
a
valued
partner
of
aacps,
provides
grants,
scholarships
and
other
monetary
rewards
to
students
through
their
special
programs.
D
The
constance
foundation
clearly
shares
our
belief
that
the
education
of
youth
and
building
strong
character
are
essential
for
young
people.
We
sincerely
appreciate
the
commitment
of
this
foundation,
which
was
put
in
place
to
honor
olivia
and
allow
her
spirit
to
have
a
positive
impact
on
young
people.
D
D
We
are
proud
to
honor
these
young
people
for
their
talent
and
dedication
to
help
others
experience
a
world
with
less
bullying
today,
chloe
constance
board,
member
and
sister
of
olivia
is
here
to
recognize
the
winners
of
this
year's
contest.
Chloe
is
a
recent
graduate
of
old
dominion
university
and
studied
geology.
She
is
currently
working
as
a
gis
analyst,
with
the
global
engineering
company
in
colombia.
E
The
foundation
does
a
number
of
things,
including
scholarships
and
grant
opportunities.
For
the
past
three
years,
we
have
been
working
with
the
school
system
to
provide
grants
to
support
anti-bullying
initiatives
in
the
aacps
system.
Gail
has
worked
with
us
from
day,
one
to
help
us
communicate
the
opportunities
that
were
available.
E
We
have
great
kids
in
our
county
and
we
are
excited
tonight
to
unveil
the
winners
of
our
anti-bullying
through
the
arts
contest
and
gail,
and
I
will
announce
the
winners
and
who
will
come
forward,
as
their
names
are
called
sure
mean.
Words
mean
actions,
sydney,
slack,
seventh
grade
seven
river
middle.
E
H
I
F
I
thank
you.
I
just
two
things
real
quick.
I
had
the
opportunity
last
week.
I
think
it
was
yeah
last
week
to
go
to
chesapeake
high
school.
They
did
a
mock
town
hall.
Their
students
had
been
practicing
for
like
six
to
eight
weeks.
They
did
the
research
and
they
had
to
present
to
the
town
hall
whether
we
were
going
to
they
had
their
water
supply
got
ruined,
and
so
they
had
to
come
and
present
whether
we
should
bring
in
bottled
water
and
discontinue
the
fishing
tournament
and
something
else.
F
Program
that
they
did
is
through
their
signature
program,
information
management
and
they
did
a
lot
of
research.
They
learned
a
lot
of
things
on
in
terms
of
not
only
about
the
fish
and
water
supplies,
but
also
on
how
to
deal
build
graphs
and
how
to
present
to
the
public,
and
so
there
was
a
we
had
a
panel
of
us
that
were
there
to
decide
and
we
had
to
decide
on
their
case.
It
was
really
it
was
really
fascinating
and
it
was
a
great.
F
It
was
a
great
opportunity
to
go
and
see
these
kids
doing
this
because
they
were
really
they
were
really
into
it.
It
was
it
was
fantastic
tomorrow
I
get
the
opportunity
to
head
out
to
northeast
to
their
avid
leadership
program.
So
I'm
excited
about
that.
But
I'd
also
like
to
say
that
this
is
american
education
week
and
routinely.
F
We
always
want
to
thank
our
teachers
first
and
foremost
for
all
that
they
do,
but
I
think
that
in
during
american
education
week
we
also
have
to
realize
that
there
are
many
people
behind
the
scenes
who
may
have
a
direct
impact
also
with
our
students,
and
they
are
some
of
the
people
that
are
sitting
out
here
this
evening
and
in
the
audience
the
resource
people
that
work
with
them,
the
custodians
that
work
in
our
buildings,
the
secretaries
that
answers
the
phones.
You
know
there
there's
many
people
by
trade.
F
You
know
I've
told
you
before
I'm
a
nurse
and-
and
I
could
do
it
without
dietary
there,
but
I
don't
think
anybody
want
my
cooking.
So
it's
it's
one
of
those
kind
of
things
where
you
have
to
realize
that
the
teacher
is
the
rock
star
in
the
room,
but
you
need
to
have
the
roadies
as
well,
and
so
I'd
like
to
tell
tell
everybody
who
is
involved
in
education.
F
C
Yesterday
evening
I
attended
a
mighty
milers
event
track
meet
at
annapolis,
high
school,
and
it
was
all
the
elementary
schools
from
had
teams
from
around
the
annapolis
area,
and
it
was
so
well
run,
and
I
want
to
thank
annapolis
high
school.
I
want
to
thank
the
the
all
the
staff,
the
parent
volunteers,
the
students
there
were
hundreds
of
students
and
I-
and
it
was
three
hours
I
I
was
shocked.
My
third
great
grandson
was
running,
but
anyway
that
it
was
ext.
It
was
so
exciting.
C
B
I
just
wanted
to
add:
we
had
a
nice
busy
weekend
here
at
aacps
friday
night,
mrs
burge
and
I
had
the
chance
to
go,
see
a
mid
summer
night's
dream
at
annapolis,
high
school
and
get
a
little
shakespeare
in
they
did
a
fabulous
job
and
then
saturday
morning
was
our
family
involvement
conference,
and
we
wanted
to
thank
everybody
who
was
involved
with
that,
dr
frank
and
I
had
a
chance
to
attend
dr
alato
and
then
on
monday
we
hosted
the
county
and
annapolis
city
and
state
legislators
here
to
talk
about
some
of
the
concerns
that
we
had
and
some
priorities
that
we
had
for
the
upcoming
legislative
season.
B
J
All
you
need
to
do
is
open
up
the
capitol
to
know
that
crasque
has
been
pretty
busy
for
the
last
few
weeks.
It
has
been
exciting.
We
thrive
on
social
activism
and
community
representation,
and
we
love
a
little
pressure.
So
that's
been
fun,
we'd
like
to
remind
you
and
the
general
public
that
cresc
remains
neutral
and
it
will
not
take
an
official
official
position
on
teacher
pay
or
contact
negotiations.
J
Mr
jarrus
white
we'd
also
like
to
thank
miss
amelie
brandenburg
for
representing
county
executive,
steve
shu
and
answering
our
questions
about
the
recent
political
friction
in
our
county.
She
was
a
sport
and
answered
our
tough
questions.
Honestly,
we'd
also
like
we
also
had
workshops
in
bilingual
facilitation,
legislative
priority
and
communication.
J
The
workshop
was
offered
twice
once
in
english
and
once
in
spanish,
this
is
the
first
time
that
student
leadership
activities
have
been
offered
in
another
language
between
this
workshop
and
the
bilingual
facilitators.
We
have,
we
heard
some
very
moving
personal
accounts
of
what
people
are
willing
to
do
to
get
an
american
education.
J
B
Item
2.08
is
the
pta
report
no
report
tonight.
Okay,
thank
you.
The
next
portion
of
the
meeting
is
the
public
comment
portion
of
the
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
will
be
allotted
three
minutes
each
and
the
board
asks
that
comments
remain
civil
and
appropriate
for
the
various
audiences
that
may
be
watching
or
viewing
the
meeting
student.
Specific
and
personal
matters
are
not
are
confidential
and
cannot
be
discussed
in
this
forum.
B
This
time
is
intended
for
speakers
to
voice
their
opinion
and
not
necessarily
as
a
question
and
answer
period.
Speakers
may
pose
questions,
but
answers
will
be
counted
toward
the
three-minute
allotment.
For
the
record,
please
give
your
name
before
speaking
and
handouts
should
be
given
to
our
board
assistant.
We
have
quite
a
number
of
cards
tonight.
B
K
K
I
have,
since
first
of
all,
I've
learned
a
lot
about
what
your
agenda
is
and
I
am
thrilled
with
it.
I
have
extended
an
invitation
to
president
karbalak
to
present
to
the
full
city
council
on
monday
night.
You
all
are
invited
to
attend,
because
I
think
it's
very
important
that
we
all
lobby
and
we're
all
on
the
same
page
and
supporting
one
another.
So
thank
you.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
you
for
hearing
the
cries
of
the
parents
of
the
children
in
the
city.
Schools,
your
approval
this
evening.
K
I
look
forward
to
a
community
dialogue
about
the
programs
that
will
be
offered
in
the
schools
in
the
particular
school.
I
trust
that
there
will
be
some
attention
given
to
the
achievement
gap,
so
we
as
community
leaders,
look
forward
to
an
ongoing
dialogue
and
an
opportunity
to
hear
the
strategic
plan.
That's
going
to
be
in
place.
I
assume,
if
it's
not
already
on
how
we
will
eliminate
the
achievement
gap
within
our
schools.
K
L
L
I
truly
cannot
imagine
trying
to
supervise
almost
40
middle
school
students
in
a
science
class
if
they're
actually
doing
hands-on
science.
That
strikes
me
as
an
accident
waiting
to
happen
and
english
teachers
with
almost
40
students
per
class
would
have
to
grade
all
night
long
in
order
to
give
the
appropriate
amount
of
feedback
to
the
students.
L
I've
been
told
that
severn
river
middle
school
class
sizes
appear
larger
than
other
schools,
but
I
have
not
yet
received
the
data
to
support
or
refute
that
I
am
working
with
the
principal
and
the
assistant
superintendent
for
the
broadneck
cluster
to
get
that
data
pulled
together.
Perhaps
you
all
have
that
information?
L
If
that's
the
case,
it's
an
equity
issue
and
we
need
that
addressed
so
that
our
class
sizes
are
comparable
to
other
middle
schools.
If
it's
a
county-wide
problem,
then
obviously
funding
is
huge
and
we
need
creative
solutions.
In
addition
to
additional
funding,
I
have
sent
emails
to
my
county
council
member
to
dr
arlatto.
I've
not
received
a
response
from
anyone
to
date,
but
I
hope
that
you
will
help
us
find
a
solution
for
this
as
an
educator
myself,
not
at
the
k
through
12
level.
L
I
M
Miss
alan
chabot,
I
want
to
tell
you
you,
I
don't
know
if
you
watched
our
meeting
last
month.
M
One
of
the
things
that
we
do
get
each
year
is
funding
for
maintenance
of
effort
which
is
supposed
to
go
to
fund
additional
teachers
and
resources
for
additional
students
in
our
in
our
county
and
our
county
executive
directed
us
to
spend
that
money
for
raises.
He
didn't
give
us
new
money
for
raises,
which
is
one
of
the
issues
that
we're
having
right
now,
and
I
know
all
the
teachers
are
aware
of
that
too.
M
So
maintenance
of
effort
is
supposed
to
go
to
deal
with
the
issues
that
you're
talking
about
and
for
some
reason,
when
we
get
our
maintenance
of
effort
money,
we're
told
use
that
for
raises
we're
not
going
to
give
you
new
money
for
raises,
even
though
it's
not
appropriate
for
the
county
to
tell
us
to
use
money,
that's
supposed
to
go
for
additional
teachers
and
resources
for
raises,
and
that's
what
we've
been
having
to
do.
So
we
haven't
been
able
to
use
the
money
that
should
have
gone
for
additional
teachers.
M
M
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
you
were
aware
of
that
too
and
that
you
can
share
that
with
other
parents
to
let
them
know
that
if
we
would
get
new
money
for
teacher
pay
raises,
then
we
could
have
additional
teachers
in
our
classrooms.
L
I
Good
evening,
ladies
and
gentlemen
of
the
board,
my
name
is
margaret
petruzzo.
I
am
the
cadet
public
affairs
officer
at
the
njrotc
program
at
annapolis,
high
school
standing
to
my
right
is
cadet
bremley.
She
is
the
recruiting
officer
and
to
my
left
is
cadet
yancey
and
he
is
the
assistant
drill
commander.
I
This
is
a
very
big
issue
for
many
parents,
because
as
of
right
now
or
for
most
high
schools,
parents
are
having
to
drive
their
students
to
annapolis
high
school
in
the
middle
of
the
day
and
it's
very
problematic
because
many
parents
work
and
it's
difficult
for
students
to
be
able
to
get
there.
So
that
is
a
another
reason
why
it's
difficult
for
recruiting,
because
many
cadets
many
students
decide
not
to
join
the
program
because
they're
not
able
to
get
a
ride.
So
those
are
my
points.
P
I
am
caitlin
brumley,
the
recruiting
officer
of
annapolis,
high
school
and
jrotc.
This
is
a
very
big
problem.
For
me.
We
are
trying
to
build
the
unit
and
without
transportation,
without
students,
knowing
how
they're
going
to
get
to
annapolis
high
school
for
third
and
fourth
period
at
10,
30
in
the
morning
is
very
problematic.
P
I
mean
we
need
buses.
We
can't
just
have
parents
dropping
out
of
work
and
going
to
school
to
pick
us
up.
Transfer
us
from
our
school
to
annapolis.
High
school
drive
back
to
work
and
continue
it's
really
hard,
because
when
the
parents
see
that
they
have
to
drive
their
own
their
own
children
to
another
high
school,
they
just
don't
want
to
do
it.
So
we
have
less
students
less
cadets
coming
in
every
year
because
of
this
problem.
Q
So
I'm
just
going
to
respond
real
fast.
You
guys
can
grab
a
seat
and
you've
got
some
of
your
colleagues
here
from
the
unit
thanks
for
coming
out.
Thanks
for
supporting
the
unit,
you
guys
are
doing
some
really
cool
things.
Just
a
couple
of
comments.
One
is
this
is
a
conversation
that
we're
having
at
the
curriculum
level
with
dr
mcmahon
and
others
about
ways
that
we
can
try
and
rectify
some
of
the
situation
that
you're
talking
about
transportation.
Q
Let
me
also
say
that
the
unit
wasn't
initially
designed
and
implemented
to
include
students
from
other
high
schools
right.
So
this
is
sort
of
a
new
problem
for
us
it
was
initially
a
unit
that
was
going
to
be
just
at
annapolis,
high
school
and
then,
as
you
guys,
became
really
cool
and
awesome.
Other
people
want
to
become
really
cool
and
awesome,
and
so
they
we've
allowed
other
schools
to
join
in
coming
from
other
parts
of
the
county
right.
Q
But
we've
also
made
it
very
clear
that
those
people
that
made
that
choice
they'd
have
to
get
themselves
there,
because
we
didn't
have
the
transportation
infrastructure
to
make
it
happen.
But
now
that
we've
got
the
unit,
we've
got
the
naval
unit.
At
annapolis
we
have
the
army
unit
at
meade
high
school,
and
we
have
the
new
marine
corps
unit
at
northeast.
Q
We're
talking
about
how
we
can
make
this
part
of
the
magnet
program
and
incorporate
the
busing
system
around
the
county
and
connect
some
of
these
other
schools,
because
we're
getting
requests
to
join
the
northeast
unit
or
the
meade
unit
as
well.
Just
so
that
you
know
it
wasn't
designed
initially
to
be
a
unit
that
would
include
other
schools,
but
now
that
you
guys
are
so
cool
and
other
people
want
to
be
a
part
of
it.
We're
now
rethinking
that.
Q
So
I
just
wanted
you
to
know
that
we're
talking
about
how
we
can
adjust
the
transportation,
how
we
can
include
sort
of
now
that
we
have
transportation
that
goes
from
north
to
south
and
east
to
west.
When
the
unit
was
first
created,
we
did
not,
because
we
didn't
have
all
of
our
choice
programs
we're
trying
to
find
a
way
around
that
it's
not
an
immediate
switch.
I
can't
get
your
buses
tomorrow,
but
it
is
a
conversation.
I
want
you
to
know
that
we're
having
absolutely
thank
you.
B
And
I
wanted
to
also
thank
you.
I
was
one
of
those
moms
that
juggled
work
and
taking
my
son
to
annapolis
to
be
a
part
of
the
njrtc
unit
when
he
was
there,
and
it
definitely
is
a
struggle,
especially
when
a
day
and
b
days
flip
it
wasn't
like
it
was
always
tuesday
and
thursday.
So
it's
definitely
been
a
conversation
that
we've
had
thank
you
for
coming
out
tonight.
R
Hi
we're
here
from
broad
neck
high
school.
We
represent
the
environmental
club
here
myself.
My
name
is
matthew,
bem
and
the
co-advisor
is
miss
nancy
bourgeois
over
here
we're
here
to
talk
to
you
about
potentially
a
way
to
save
some
money
with
turning
off
computers.
So
I
hope
that's
good.
R
I'm
going
to
introduce
first
to
speak,
will
be
trevor
ancona,
followed
by
claire
haas
and
then
her
sister,
kate,
haas.
N
S
Second,
only
to
china,
and
even
though
we
only
have
five
percent
of
the
world's
population,
we
use
almost
a
quarter
of
its
energy,
and
so
that
uses
a
lot
of
money
and
so
what's
a
good
way
that
we
can
reduce
the
energy
we
use
and
the
money
we
use
without
buying
it
like
solar
panels
or
anything's
crazy,
like
that,
simply
turning
off
the
computers
remotely
so
in
our
school,
the
environmental
club
has
been
controlling
the
the
hallways
just
to
see
like
flights
and
computers
are
on,
and
so
basically
so,
if
we
do,
we
just
record
what
what.
S
What
like
rooms
are
on
and
what
rooms
are
off
and
so
on
average
about
half
of
the
computers
are
left
on,
and
so,
if
it's
just
one
night,
that's
not
too
bad,
but
over
the
course
of
the
year
it
can
add
up
really
exponentially
and
so
remote
set
off
is
one
great
way
to
reduce
the
energy
we
use,
and
so
a
lot
of
arguments
we've
heard
against
remote
shut
off
is
that
you
need
to
update
it
like
constantly.
S
So
you
can
only
excuse
me.
Oh
I
thought
I
heard
someone
speak
up.
Sorry,
so
updates
can
be
scheduled
for
like
one
day
a
week,
so
the
computers
will
be
scheduled
to
be
to
shut
off
a
little
later
or
teachers
that
work
later,
that
want
to
that
have
to
work
later,
and
they
don't
want
the
computers
to
shut
off
on
them,
and
so
another
thing
that
benefits
from
a
remote
shut
off
is
performance
in
the
computers
as
a
computer
science
expert.
T
T
T
That's
yet
to
count
the
elementary
middle
and
schools
that
serve
other
needs
in
anne
arundel
county,
which
roughly
low
estimate
they
would
bring
in
7
300
computers
into
the
equation
so
combined.
That
would
add
a
total
of
57,
thirty,
seven
dollars,
plus
you
and
eighty
four
cents
per
year.
If
left
on
nights
and
weekends.
U
U
Since
then,
the
county
has
installed
the
software
on
many,
if
not
all
student
computers
and
used
it
for
a
bit,
however,
stopped
after
a
short,
while
the
county
also
changed
the
type
of
monitors
they
used
to
be
more
energy
efficient.
V
Thank
you
all
of
you,
as
you
may
or
may
not
know.
I
have
an
engineering
background,
but
I
may
not
be
as
proficient
with
computers
as
you
are
I'd
like
to
know.
If
one
or
all
of
you
would
like
to
act
as
a
consultant
for
me,
so
that
we
can
improve
our
computer
server
system
that
I've
asked
to
look
at
in
our
school
system,
you
folks
might
be
able
to
help
me.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
coming.
M
I
do
remember
when
your
club
was
here
four
years
ago
and
it
was
very
exciting
and
I'm
sorry
that
we
fell
back
a
little
bit
on
doing
some
of
things,
because
we
were
very
excited
about
what
you
told
us,
and
I
think,
if
I
recall
we're
like
do
it
do
it.
I
mean
that
that
was
my
debbie.
You
yeah,
because,
yes,
that's
right
when
they
started
so
was
it
student
computers
that
we
were
addressing
at
that
point
and
not
it
was.
M
M
B
B
Y
So
I
want
to
say
that
I
think
we
need
to
make
people
uncomfortable,
because
the
only
way
things
change
is
when
people
are
made
uncomfortable.
We
live
in
one
of
the
wealthiest
counties
in
the
state,
and
yet
people
are
so
comfortable.
They
don't
want
to
respect
teachers.
So
I'm
really.
You
know
this
is
not
the
stage,
but
I
want
to
say
that
I'm
really
hoping
we
can
figure
out
some
way.
I'm
even
joined
a
governmental
relations
committee
because
we
need
to
raid
these
taxes.
Y
That's
my
number
one
thing,
but
I
think
that
the
best
way
to
make
people
uncomfortable
is,
if
we're
all
speaking
the
same
language,
and
I
don't
think
it's
necessary
for
us
to
say,
oh
well,
let's
talk
about
the
wonderful
things
we're
doing
the
reality
is
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
wonderful
things
because,
as
educators,
as
you
mentioned,
we
do
this
for
more
than
just
the
kids.
Y
Y
I'm
urging
you
to
work
quickly
and
diligently
toward
the
2017
contract
for
teachers
that
includes
reinstatement
of
the
challenged
school
stipends
to
all
schools
that
service
high
needs
populations.
I
also
also
strongly
implore
you
to
look
for
ways
to
find
funds
to
increase
our
steps.
I
received
my
financial
statement
that
reminded
me,
I'm
in
my
11th
year
of
teaching
and
am
paid
as
a
step.
5
teacher-
that's
depressing.
Let's
put
it
out
there
because
of
this
injustice.
I
am
here
to
warn
any
voters
who
may
watch
me
tonight.
Y
I
don't
know
where
the
cameras
are,
that
you
know
teachers
who
aren't
paid
well
in
this
county
do
leave.
I
lost
four
teacher
friends
that
are
actually
they're
still
my
friends
but
they're
no
longer
in
this
county
due
to
the
lack
of
pay
and
they
were
phenomenal.
The
worst
part
about
disrespecting
teachers
with
state
stagnant
pay
is
that
teachers
have
to
then
make
choices
like
only
work
their
contractual
hours.
Y
I
believe
that
by
only
working
our
hours,
although
it
is
uncomfortable
for
us,
because
I
would
rather
stay
the
extra
hour
to
keep
my
classroom
clean,
it
makes
voters
and
decision
makers
uncomfortable.
I
hope
that
the
board
would
support
us
in
working
just
our
contractual
hours
until
a
respectable
and
consistent
salary
scale
can
be
implemented.
I
beg
you
to
have
courageous
conversations
with
each
other
and
the
people
that
hold
the
money
in
an
effort
to
fix
this
issue.
Y
Y
It
hurts
my
heart
not
to
continue
to
volunteer
my
time
by
only
working
my
contractual
hours,
but
I
do
but
due
to
my
stagnant
and
cola,
only
pay
I've
had
to
get
two
additional
jobs
each
year.
Just
to
keep
my
house
thanks
for
the
yellow
light,
I
am
not
sure
how
long
contract
negotiations
work,
but
I
do
demand
to
be
respected
by
all
leadership
involved
in
the
teacher
contract
negotiation
process.
Please
reinstate
the
challenge
stipends
or
tell
us.
Z
Good
evening
my
name
is
rebecca
mchugh
and
I'm
still
a
mustang.
Since
my
last
speech,
I've
been
trying
to
sort
out
who's
the
most
responsible
for
this
ongoing
mild
treatment.
The
educators
in
this
county
is
it.
Is
it
my
impotent
union
whose
best
negotiations
left
me
a
decrease
in
pay?
Is
it
the
board
of
voter
talks,
a
good
game
about
how
teachers
are
saving
lives,
but
when
it's
time
to
actually
put
up
falls
silent?
Is
it
my
county
executive
who
used
sku
data
to
drive
his
agenda?
Z
Who
is
clear
that
he
has
no
problem
paying
us
less
than
our
worth
and
he
has
no
respect
for
the
kids.
What
I
see
is
amongst
the
finger,
pointing
is
that
all
y'all
are
row
in
the
same
boat.
If
things
continue
in
the
current
direction,
you
all
will
be
responsible
for
steering
it
along
with
our
students
over
the
falls
to
certain
destruction.
Since
I
last
spoke,
four
teachers
have
left
or
leaving
meade
in
the
county.
One
quoted
to
say:
teachers
are
treated
like
factory
workers
with
advanced
degrees.
Z
Teaching
is
an
art
form,
crafted
and
honed
through
years
of
experience
shaped
and
polished
through
hard
work,
and
the
weathering
of
many
storms
is
the
one.
It's
one
thing
to
read
about
the
gale
another
to
survive
it.
So
you
have
old,
salty
dogs
such
as
myself,
who,
in
their
15
years,
have
developed
a
skill
set
that
is
unmatched
by
any
well
meaning
plebe,
and
so
it
will
begin
in
the
neediest
and
most
high
risk
schools.
What
you
will
see
is
educators,
with
a
wealth
of
expertise
leaving
for
better
and
less
stressful
opportunities.
Z
There
will
be
no
way
to
replace
them
with
teachers
of
equal
value.
You
have
already
made
it
clear
that
you
are
willing
to
financially
neglect
highly
educated
professionals,
but
let's
see
how
comfortable
you
are
with
recreating
segregated
schools,
because
that's
what's
coming
next,
the
families
with
the
means
to
do
so
will
move
away
from
the
tough
feeders,
but
families
with
low
incomes
do
not
have
any
choice
and
will
be
forced
to
stay.
What
do
you
think
small
community
schools
is
really
codeword,
for
they
will
suffer
with
less
access
to
high
quality
educators.
Z
Data
will
plummet,
more
stress
and
blame
will
be
put
on
those
schools
to
succeed.
Educators
believe
in
the
cycle
will
repeat
until
you've
created
a
legacy
of
failure
and
neglect
for
the
most
needy
and
high-risk
kids
in
this
county,
but
that
won't
make
an
impact
at
first
kids,
a
low-income
family
seem
to
be
disposable
and
invisible
as
they
don't.
Look
like
your
kids.
Z
When
their
teachers
have
had
enough
they'll
leave
too,
then
you
will
be
forced
to
acknowledge
the
folly
of
your
ways,
but
not
before
lasting
damage
has
been
done
to
our
kids.
Aacps
is
the
next
baltimore
city
waiting
to
happen,
a
10-year
factory,
where
we
have
lost
the
bank
of
wisdom
due
to
mistreatment
of
the
wise.
We
make
you
look
good,
but
the
tide
is
turning
the
educators
whose
shoulders
you
stand
on
will
patting
yourselves
on
the
back
for
the
results
of
their
hard
work
or
rising
up.
Z
B
AA
Good
evening,
president
corbin
vice
president,
now
a
doctoral
on
the
board
members
for
the
record.
I'm
richard
benford,
president
of
teachers,
association
of
anne
arundel
county.
We
have
been
in
a
tumultuous
time
lately
with
mud,
slinging
back
and
forth
over
educators,
compensation
or
the
lack
thereof.
The
county
executive's
office
would
have
folks
believe
that
educators
in
our
county
are
some
of
the
best
taken
care
of
in
the
state.
All
that
misinformation
continues.
The
teachers
association
believes
that
years
of
underfunding,
the
budget
has
caused
the
problems
we
are
facing.
AA
Now
this
mess
began
in
fy
10
with
zero
percent
cola,
and
no
step
is
outlined
in
our
contract
and
two
furlough
days,
fy
11
we
saw
1.25,
which
was
reached
through
mediation.
So
clearly
the
board
was
not
going
to
provide
it
otherwise
and
no
step.
F
12.
We
there
was
a
no
call
and
no
step
f,
13,
1.25
percent
and
no
step
at
14,
1
and
half
a
step
mean
the
step
was
implemented.
Mid-Year
fy15.
We
saw
no
cola,
but
a
restructured
scale
worth
about
one
percent
and
then
a
step.
AA
This
is
the
scale
we
worked
so
hard
on
to
save
the
county
money,
so
the
payoff
for
that
was
no
step
in
fy,
16.
82
was
implemented,
but
only
after
11
months
of
bargaining
impasse
and
mediation.
In
the
last
few
weeks,
the
county
executive's
office
has
in
in
ra
engaged
in
outrageous
inflammatory
accusations
of
personal
attacks
that
do
not
build
a
bright
future
for
our
children.
They
have
been
misleading
to
the
public
with
incorrect
and
biased
information
have
engaged
in
political
gamesmanship.
AA
If
any
entity
is
playing
with
students,
academic
futures,
it
is
them
by
not
taking
responsibility
for
fully
funding
the
board
of
education
budget.
When
it's
presented
to
them,
they
are
not
the
education
experts
or
know
anything
about
curriculum
instruction
they.
That
is
why
they
are
not
part
of
the
formation
of
the
board's
budget.
It
never
should
be.
The
message
is
clear
to
me
and
many
others,
that
educators
in
our
county
are
stressed
out,
overworked,
underpaid
and
are
leaving
increasing
numbers.
AA
An
aacps
teacher,
currently
in
ninth
year,
in
the
master's
degree
column,
will
begin
their
10th
year
while
languishing
on
the
fourth
salary
step.
She
could
leave
here
and
begin
her
10th
year,
teaching
in
howard,
calvert,
montgomery
counties
and
see
an
immediate
salary
increase
from
seven
thousand
six
hundred
dollars
to
sixteen
thousand
dollars,
even
after
paying
an
extra
health
care
premium
in
those
counties.
AA
The
county
funding
authority
is
not
the
only
player
in
this
funding
issue.
The
acp
aacps
budget
had
about
70
new
positions
in
fy16,
but
hired
more
than
700
new
teachers.
That
should
be
sufficient
warning.
That
should
also
be
evidence
that
aacps
will
set
a
new
hiring
record
in
fy
17,
with
all
the
new
hiring
that
will
be
needed.
Having
competitive
pay
will
be
crucial.
It
is
time
to
take
care
of
the
valuable
employees
we
have.
The
expansion
of
any
new
program
should
be
halted.
AA
In
order
to
make
that
happen,
the
budget
to
be
proposed
next
month
must
show
that
employees
matter,
after
all,
nothing
gets
done
without
them.
We
are
the
human
resources
that
drive
this
enterprise.
Teaching
is
a
calling,
not
a
vow
of
poverty.
The
recession
is
over,
the
county
is
broke
by
its
own
choice.
Please
help
us
change
the
trend.
AC
Hi
I'm
judy
newatnik
from
arundel
middle.
These
are
my
notes,
so
it's
not
real
scripted,
but
I'm
going
to
speak
from
the
heart.
I
have
two
topics.
I'd
like
to
talk
about
tonight
and
the
first
one
is
a
textbooks
for
my
seventh
grade
students
this
year.
Our
curriculum
is
all
online
and
we
don't
we
do
not
have
textbooks
to
use.
The
old
ones
are
dated
2005.
AC
in
case
you
don't
know
about
seventh
grade
curriculum.
It
is
all
about
the
eastern
hemisphere.
We
teach
about
the
crusades,
the
reformation,
the
cold
war,
the
middle
east,
syria,
asia,
china
and
we
need
maps
we
use
maps
daily
in
the
teaching
of
these
subjects.
I
can
put
a
beautiful
map
up
on
my
whiteboard,
but
the
kid
in
the
back
can't
see
where
the
jordan
river
is.
They
can't
see
the
suez
canal,
they
can't
take
their
finger
and
run
it
down
the
nile
river
to
see
how
long
it
is.
They
can't
touch
those
maps.
AC
They
can't
look
at
the
scales
because
they're
in
the
back
of
the
room,
they
can't
look
at
the
keys.
I
need
a
textbook
with
beautiful
pictures
in
color
with
maps
and
charts
and
bar
graphs.
You
say
to
me:
well
why
don't
you
run
them
off,
because
our
copiers
are
in
black
and
white.
We
do
not
have
color
printers
to
run
off
color
maps.
The
media
specialist
has
one
color
printer
in
her
room
and
she
monitors
you
know.
Obviously
we
have
300
kids
in
seventh
grade.
AC
AC
You
know
we,
your
textbook
is
the
framework
for
your
curriculum
and
then
from
that
we
can
form
our
advanced
questions
and
use
primary
secondary
sources,
but
we
need
that
textbook
to
put
on
the
desk,
so
those
kids
can
touch
and
feel
the
bar
graphs
and
the
maps
second
topic
teacher
raises:
I'm
the
oldest
teacher
in
my
building.
I'm
66
years
old.
AC
I've
been
teaching
for
15
years
came
in
after
teaching
for
the
united
states
senate
working
for
bob
moser,
then
at
the
capitol
in
the
gazette
stayed
home
with
the
kids
came
in
at
the
age
of
50,
got
my
master's
degree,
60
degrees,
postgraduate
and
naturally
board
certified.
On
the
first
try,
my
husband
and
I
sat
down
planned
out
the
retirement
I
should
have
retired
last
year.
Obviously
I
haven't
because
I'm
standing
here
it
looks
like
now.
I
can't
retire
for
another
seven
years,
which
means
I'm
going
to
be
in
the
classroom
until
I'm
73..
AC
Do
you
really
want
a
73
year
old
teacher
in
the
classroom?
I'm
going
to
leave
you
with
that
thought,
and
then
you
know
what
to
do,
because
I
don't
think
I
should
be
in
the
classroom
at
73
and
that's
where
I'm
going
to
have
to
be,
because
I
have
not
gotten
cost
of
living
increases
and
step
increases
like
we
planned.
We
have
four
kids
sent
to
college
there.
They
came
out
of
college
during
the
recession
and
we're
helping
them
pay
off
their
college
loans.
AC
AD
Good
evening
victoria
katona
from
chesapeake
high
school
ib,
myp
pyp
pva
stem
steam,
ap
avid
fnp
dibbles
ptd,
triple
e
pd
slo.
We
are
sinking
in
a
sea
of
alphabet
soup.
Luckily
the
majority
majority
of
us
haven't
sunk.
Yet
we
share
the
same
goal:
success
for
every
student.
There
isn't
a
teacher
in
this
county
that
doesn't
work
toward
that
goal.
Every
day
we
give
everything,
we've
got
and
even
more
that
we
haven't
got
and
still
we've
not
jumped
ship
yet
being
a
bit
of
an
overachiever.
AD
AD
This
is
the
struggle
that
we've
been
unable
to
overcome.
Yet
in
pursuit
of
our
greatness,
we've
lost
sight
of
this
simple
concept.
Sometimes
less
is
more
introducing
new
programs
in
an
attempt
to
further
excel
something
that
is
already
quite
excellent
leaves
us
with
a
bunch
of
shiny
new
pennies
that
aren't
worth
much.
Adding
these
wonderful
new
programs-
and
they
are
wonderful-
has
increased
our
workload,
overextended
your
workforce
and
made
it
impossible
for
us
to
give
our
absolute
best
every
time.
AD
AD
AD
Yet
I
recognize
the
value
of
the
programs
offered,
as
well
as
the
fact
that,
by
increasing
the
number
of
programs
offered
you're
diminishing
the
time
available
to
devote
to
the
mastery
of
each
and
the
amount
of
time
we're
able
to
focus
solely
on
the
students
needs.
I
think
data-driven
instruction
is
exactly
what
education
should
be.
Unfortunately,
we
aren't
able
to
collect
analyze
and
use
data
as
we
see
fit,
but
rather
we
are
forced
to
do
so
to
fulfill
a
mandate
from
above.
AD
This
negates
the
whole
point
of
data-driven
instruction
to
me
I
am
a
teacher
and
I'm
a
professional.
I
should
be
able
to
decide
which
data
to
collect
for
the
benefit
of
my
students
and
that
just
isn't
the
case
yet
moving
forward.
Perhaps
it
would
be
prudent
to
step
back
for
a
moment
and
admire
all
of
our
shiny
pennies
discard
those
that
lack
luster
and
stop
collecting
new
ones.
Like
my
mom
said,
overextend
yourself
and
you'll
never
be
great.
Isn't
that
our
goal
greatness,
overextending
and
underpaying,
your
workforce
will
never
result
in
greatness.
AD
AE
Good
evening
respected
members
of
the
board,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
this
evening.
My
name
is
claire
stein
and
I'm
in
my
seventh
year
of
teaching
for
anne
arundel
county
public
schools,
I
teach
general
music
strings
and
chorus
at
west
annapolis
elementary
school
in
case
there's
any
question.
I
love
my
job.
AE
I
have
the
good
fortune
and
pleasure
of
teaching
at
an
amazing
school.
We
have
a
curious,
determined
and
lovable
student
population,
supportive
administration
and
parents,
and
a
truly
dedicated,
talented
and
hard-working
staff
at
west
annapolis.
Our
pbis
slogan
is
retrievers
rock
respect.
We
ask
our
students
to
stay
in
the
loop
by
respecting
learning,
others,
ourselves
and
property.
We
teach
this
to
our
students
and
we
pledge
to
show
respect
every
day
on
the
announcements
west,
annapolis
students
could
teach
this
county
a
thing
or
two
about
staying
in
the
loop.
AE
What
our
students
are
accomplishing
every
day,
anne
arundel
county
is
failing
to
do.
The
county
has
instead
shown
disrespect
for
learning
due
to
the
ever
increasing
workload
and
often
and
often
a
need
for
a
second
job
outside
of
school
hours.
Our
teachers
are
overworked
and
becoming
burned
out.
Quality
learning
environment
well,
planned
and
executed.
Lessons
are
contingent
upon
educators
who
have
energy
time
and
passion
for
what
they
are
doing.
The
county
has
shown
disrespect
for
others.
The
county
has
ignored
the
impact
that
increased
workload
and
lack
of
steps
has
on
our
families
and
our
future.
AE
We
are
instead
simply
told
to
be
grateful
for
what
we
have
and
to
stop
being
greedy.
The
county
has
instead
shown
disrespect
for
ourselves.
The
county
seems
to
be
missing
the
long-term.
The
long-term
effects
of
the
step
freeze
is
having
on
our
county
as
a
whole.
The
county
is
driving
good
teachers
away
and
failing
to
attract
qualified
new
hires.
The
schools
will
suffer
a
demoralization
of
culture,
which
will
greatly
affect
the
quality
of
education
being
offered
in
the
county
that
ultimately
affects
home
sales
and
values,
and
then
tax
revenue.
AE
AE
While
well-intentioned
these
research,
these
research
resources
are
not
being
used
efficiently
and
the
county
has
shown
its
stewardship
of
county
money
to
be
misguided.
We
need
strong
leadership
to
guide
this
county
in
looking
at
long-term
educational
goals,
not
just
jumping
on
whatever
educational
bandwagon
is
in
vogue.
It
all
comes
down
to
respect
when
our
concerns
are
voiced.
Instead
of
respect,
we
have
often
been
met
with
condescension
and
frank
dismissal.
AE
I
love
my
job.
As
our
esteemed
county
executive
pointed
out,
teaching
is
more
than
a
profession.
It
is
a
calling.
I
was
shocked,
to
hear.
We
agree
on
something,
and
I
believe
that
with
all
my
heart,
as
of
as
is
often
said,
we
are
in
it
for
the
outcome,
not
the
income.
However,
that
does
not
mean
I
will
allow
myself
to
be
disrespected.
AE
I
will
not
allow
my
expertise,
passion,
qualifications
and
talents
to
be
ignored,
time
and
time
again
year
after
year,
like
so
many
people
in
this
room
tonight,
I
am
a
highly
educated,
highly
skilled
and
highly
motivated
professional
artist.
Educator.
Please
don't
push
me
to
take,
make
my
choice
to
go
elsewhere.
This
all
comes
down
to
respect.
AE
We
are
not
asking
for
raise,
but
asking
that
the
county
shows
us
the
respect
we
deserve
as
educators.
We
are
holding
the
county
accountable
to
to
take
care
of
us
as
we
take
care
of
our
students
honor
the
agreement
we
made
when
we
sat
in
this
very
room
and
signed
our
contracts
with
you.
You
have
an
amazing,
dedicated
group
of
educators
who
want
to
teach
here.
However,
it
is
not
healthy
to
stay
in
a
one-sided,
abusive
relationship
show
us
that
you
care
we
earn
this
county's
respect
every
day.
AB
You
good
evening,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
president
corbin
distinguished
board
of
ed.
AF
AB
Arlatta
jacob,
how
you
doing
jacob
for
the
record,
my
name
is
robert,
a
silkworth
and
miss
ritchie.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
you
know
I'm
one
of
your
44-year
veteran
rock
stars.
Yes,
oh
thank
you.
I
am
also,
however,
chairperson
of
the
high
school
concerns
committee
and
we
did
meet.
We
do
meet
monthly.
As
you
know,
we
did
meet
on
november,
the
11th
at
the
tac
office
and
you
will
be
receiving
copies
of
the
menace
in
just
a
few
days.
AB
At
our
recent
meeting
we
did
discuss
many
items,
such
as
parent
conferences
to
be
held
next
week.
Things
seem
to
be
going
well
for
that
quarterly
exams.
The
teacher
role
in
the
life
of
the
english
language
learner,
the
loss
of
challenged
school
stipends
and
the
stipends
and
the
status
of
working
the
contract
hours,
just
to
name
a
few
of
the
items
I
decided
tonight
to
talk
about
one
thing:
I've
heard
concerns
about
the
achievement
gap,
and
so
we're
going
to
talk
just
a
minute
about
the
achievement
gap
in
our
attempts
to
close
the
gap.
AB
This
is
one
of
the
major
focuses
of
this
county.
I'm
pleased
to
report
you
that
each
and
every
day
and
every
high
school
throughout
this
county
teachers
are
engaging
students
with
rigorous
and
challenging
student-centered
lessons.
Teachers
and
students
are
doing
a
remarkable
job
and
our
students
are
proving
that
they
are
capable
of
rising
to
the
level
of
our
challenges.
Each
time
we
raise
the
bar,
many
of
our
students
achieve
so
much
more.
Most
of
them
make
us
proud
each
and
every
day,
in
spite
of
the
circumstances
in
some
of
our
schools
and
communities.
AB
AB
AB
AB
Parents
need
to
know
that
we
care
about
their
kids
and
we
expect
them
to
come
to
school,
ready
to
learn.
Students
need
to
know
that
we
care
about
them
and
we're
going
to
hold
them
accountable
for
what
they
do
when
we
do
they
shine
when
we
do
not,
they
falter
and
the
gap
gets
bigger
and
bigger
adults
need
to
know
that
we
must
all
come
together
as
a
team
to
achieve
the
goals
that
we
have
set
for
our
students
in
our
schools.
AB
AB
I'm
here
to
tell
you,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
that
there
is
no
doubt
every
high
school
has
made
some
commitment
to
go
towards
working
towards
a
37
and
a
half
hour
week,
and
I
think
everybody
understands
that.
But
what
I
would
like
you
to
understand
is
their
commitment
to
helping
close
the
gap
and
do
everything
they
can
for
our
students
is
not
has
not
changed.
AB
What
has
changed
folks
is
the
attitude
the
teacher
did
not
change
toward
the
responsibility
for
that
gap.
It
has
shifted
to
their
responsibilities
as
family
members
to
advocate
and
provide
for
their
families.
So
I
called
upon
everybody,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
the
police,
let's
come
together,
let's
get
the
job
done
for
our
kids.
Thank
you.
I
AG
My
name
is
bob
abbott,
I'm
from
the
middle
school.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
the
members
of
the
board
who
actually
attended
our
veterans
day
assembly
last
week
at
our
school.
I
was
very
proud
to
be
there
and
jacob.
It
was
actually
an
honor
to
have
you
in
the
audience
real
quick.
I
thought
your
response
that
you
had
in
the
newspaper
was
very
well
articulate
and
actually
represented
equality
education
that
students
receive
here
in
anne
arundel
county.
AG
I'm
glad
you
guys
had
a
chance
to
see
what
I
do
on
a
daily
basis.
I
had
a
chance
to
actually
my
women's
choir
performed
that
day
and
it
did
wonderful
as
they
always
do.
They
represent
me
as
well
as
my
choir
students
do.
AG
But
I
was
also
thinking
about
the
time
that
I
was
sitting
there
coming
from
my
previous
job,
the
night
before,
as
I
was
getting
home
at
one
o'clock
and
then
being
having
to
be
back
at
my
school
at
six
o'clock
in
order
to
set
up
the
pa
that
was
used
that
morning,
real
quick
for
that
performance,
as
well
as
the
public
address
that
was
being
used
by
everybody.
That
was
there
and
the
problem
was.
I
was
sitting
back
looking
in
the
audience.
AG
I
looked
around
at
all
the
teachers
that
were
in
our
building
over
the
past
three
years
at
crofton
middle,
which
is
one
of
those
schools
that
you
work
yourself
to
get
into
to
stay
at
and
finish
your
career.
We've
had
40
teachers
leave
40
teachers
and
a
building
that
is
actually
going
through.
Our
staff
is
young,
it's
energetic
and
it
grows
every
year,
but
the
turnover
now
is
starting
to
have
an
impact
real
quick
within
the
building
going
through,
and
I
wanted
to
kind
of
bring
up
just
a
few
things.
AG
Real
quick,
two
of
the
people
that
have
left
that
school,
real
quick
of
now
are
in
a
private
school
one
made
a
lateral
move,
pay
wise.
The
other
one
was
missing
a
thousand
dollars
per
month
that
he's
using
his
skills
outside
that
he
has
real
quick
in
the
communities
to
make
that
up
we're
losing
the
gap.
Right
now
between
private
schools.
AG
Private
schools
were
always
considered
when
I
first
started
teaching
the
no,
no
that
she
wanted
to
go
to
and
then
at
this
point
in
time
it's
caught
up
with
where
the
anne
arundel
county
is,
at
this
point
in
time
to
show
you
how
bad
things
are.
Then
I
had
a
chance,
as
I
was
sitting
around
looking
around,
I
had
a
chance
when
I
had
a
chance
to
breathe.
AG
A
lot
of
us
are
starting
to
look
elsewhere.
I
have
to
be
honest.
I
have
been
exploring
real,
quick
outside
avenues,
real
quick
to
see
what
I'd
be
making
in
howard,
calvert
and
prince
george's
county,
and
I've
already
said
a
few
emails
out
to
see
where
things
are
standing.
At
this
point,
I'm
just
exploring
my
employment
options,
I'm
really
hoping
at
this
point
in
time.
You
can
give
us
some
reassurance,
real
quick,
that
I
won't
actually
have
to
go.
N
AG
AH
I
hope
it's
okay,
I
missed
my
rotation.
I
was
actually
making
dinner
for
my
children.
My
name
is
janet
norman.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
talk.
I
actually
didn't
want
to
be
here
tonight
and
you
may
not
want
me
here
tonight,
but
I
I
feel
like
the
good
friend
who
actually
needs
to
tell
you
the
truth
when
everybody
else
is
whispering
behind
your
back,
because
the
rest
of
the
county
is
whispering
behind
your
back
and
and
saying
really
bad
things
about
our
school
system
and
the
dysfunctional
relationship.
AH
I
attended
the
county
council
meeting
last
may
when
they
voted
on
the
later
high
school
start
time
issue
and
the
fact
that
this
school
representative
could
not
give
the
county
council
a
description
of
what
the
600
000
they
were
asking
to
be
included
in
the
budget
was
was
embarrassing.
AH
Well,
we
don't
get
to
vote
for
you
or
elect
you
or
hire
and
fire
you
these.
These
people
that
we
do
elect
have
said
it's
a
priority
and
the
5
000
petitioners
have
said
it's
a
priority
and
the
teachers
who
have
to
sit
there
and
try
and
teach
their
excellent
skills
to
sleeping
brain
dead.
Kids
have
said
it's
a
priority,
so
all
the
hills,
mayor
elementary
parents
that
wrote
into
you
protesting
the
30-minute
shift.
AH
You
need
to
tell
them
what's
really
going
on.
No,
we
don't
want
hills
mere
starting
at
9,
45
a.m
and
killing
working
parents,
but
you
need
to
step
up
and
communicate
to
the
public
of
how
this
is
going
to
be
achieved.
It
can't
just
be
dropped
on
them.
Just
like
calendars
are
dropped
on
people.
Please,
you
know
who
in
the
world
starts
school
week
on
a
tuesday,
that's
not
sane,
for
working
parents
and
and
who
takes
back
the
monday
from
easter.
AH
AI
All
right,
I'm
here
I'll,
go
good
evening,
dr
orlatto
and
members
of
the
board
and
fellow
community
members.
I
really,
I
have
to
say
I'm
really
tired
and
usually
I'm
you
know
geared
up
for
these
nights,
and
I
have
really
well
thought
out
comments
and
I'm
just
exhausted.
AI
I've
been
working
50
week,
aft
50-hour
week
after
60-hour
week
after
50-hour
week
after
50-hour
week,
and
I
need
thanksgiving
break.
So
I'm
a
little.
You
know
off
my
game
tonight.
AI
Oh,
I
thought
I
see
I'm
so
off
my
game.
I
don't
even
know
my
name,
I'm
lisa
rodvian,
I'm
a
music
teacher,
I'm
the
chorus
teacher
at
a
rental
middle
school,
obviously,
by
those
work
hours,
our
school
has
not
yet
voted
to
go
work
to
rule,
but
it
is
on
the
table.
Among
my
colleagues,
I
hope
that,
as
you
move
forward
with
your
budget
for
next
year,
you
will
consider
this
story
not
about
myself
but
actually
about
a
store
clerk.
I
ran
into
in
a
local
retail
establishment.
AI
This
store
clerk.
I
turns
out.
I
know
because
he's
also
a
math
teacher
in
our
county
and
he's
working
part-time,
because
his
salary
does
not
pay
him
enough
for
him
to
make
ends
meet
I'm
fortunate
and
I'm
in
a
two-income
household,
but
I
don't
think
that
any
teacher
should
be
working
two
jobs,
and
I
know
that
there
are
many
of
us
out
here
that
are
working
two
and
three
jobs
to
make
and
meet
ends
meet
on
teacher
salaries.
AI
He,
like
many
of
us
in
the
teaching
profession
in
anne
arundel
county,
are
realizing
that
teaching
in
anne
arundel
county
is
becoming
a
dead-end
job
and
it
I
left
another
career
to
become
a
teacher,
and
I
love
it
more
than
anything.
AI
I
don't
mind
working
those
hours
and
I
know
that
that's
not
actually
really
popular
right
now,
because
we
really
need
to
be
demanding
that
we
are
paid
for
all
the
work
that
we
give
and
I'm
I'm
not,
but
I'm
completely
disheartened
that
we
are
what
one
and
a
half
since
I've
been
in
the
county
six
years,
I'm
in
my
sixth
year
in
the
county
and
I've
had
one
and
a
half
step
increases
I've
been
teaching
nine
years
and
I'm
at
step
three.
AI
I
think.
Even
you
know
I.
I
can't
remember
what
the
final
contract
was,
but
I
think
new
teachers
with
my
experience
could
actually
come
in
and
be
paid
more
than
I
am
and
that's
completely
awful
and
again,
I'm
sorry,
I'm
not
being
more
articulate
tonight.
I'm
just
worn
out
we're
one
of
the
wealthiest
counties
in
the
state.
AI
AI
There
is
no
reason
that
class
sizes
need
to
be.
I'm
sorry,
I'm
hearing
the
delay
their
class
sizes
don't
need
to
be
sacrificed.
We
we
are
not.
We
cannot
bury
the
bear
the
burden
of
every
problem
in
this
county
teacher
pay
cannot
be
it,
and
this
can
no
longer
be
a
dead
end
career,
which
is
what
the
current
paid
trends
take.
M
M
AI
AI
M
I
wanted
to
make
sure
people
realized
that
the
dollars
that
he
said
were
to
go
for
the
cost
of
living
raises
weren't
new
money
that
he
gave
us.
It
was
maintenance
of
effort
dollars,
which
the
reason
that
the
state
made
the
law
for
maintenance
of
effort
was
so
that
the
school
system
could
handle
additional
students.
M
AI
You're
preaching
to
the
choir,
I'm
glad
I'm
very
glad
to
hear
that,
and
I'm
I'm
very
hopeful
that
you
all
right
here
in
front
of
us
will
go
to
bat
for
us,
because
we're
kind
of
tired
of
giving
up
our
our
free
time,
for
you
know
giving
up
our
lives
and
not
getting
anything
returned.
I
think
one
of
my
colleagues
said
you
know
we're
in
a
one-sided,
abusive
relationship
and
we're
we're
basically
saying
this.
Is
it.
B
F
I
just
want
to
real.
You
know
I
normally
wouldn't
step
in
for
this,
but
I'm
going
to
step
in
for
this,
because
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
you
asked
us
to
to
advocate:
we've
advocated
every
single
year,
every
single
year,
we've
advocated
for
the
step,
increases
and
it's
in
the
contract,
and
so
we
and
we've
done
it,
and
I
I
think
it's
disingenuous,
but
it's
state
law
and
we
have
to
do
it-
be
not
just
ingenuous
to
have
the
step
increases,
but
to
continually
put
them
there.
F
When
the
county
council
and
the
county
government
have
told
us
they
are
not
giving
us.
The
money,
they've
told
us
that
they've
not
gone
back
on
their
promise.
They've
told
us
repeatedly.
Well
guess
what
you're
all
voters
and
when
he
talked
about
the
cutting
taxes
and
stuff
people
all
put
him
in
office.
F
So
the
fact
is
that
we've
got
to
work,
not
me
either,
okay,
so,
but
what
I'm
just
saying
is
is
that
we've
gone
there
every
year
and
we've
asked
for
this
every
single
year,
and
I
know
that
you
get
upset
when
we
talk
about
things
like
it's
new
money
and
thing.
The
problem
is
when
they
come
here
and
talk
about
class
sizes.
We
can't
do
that
because
we
chose
to
use
the
money
over
someplace
else
in
order
to
give
the
raises.
That's
not
that's
not
because
we
didn't
want
the
cost
of
living.
Okay.
F
Well,
okay,
you
know
what
I
understand
completely.
I'm
maxed
out.
I
can't
go
any
further,
I
don't
I
don't
get
cost
of
living
raises.
I
understand
that
what
I'm
saying
is
that
you,
the
county
government,
is
not
giving
us
the
money,
we
ask
for
it
every
single
year
every
year
and
and
we
advocate
for
it,
we
advocate
for
it
every
single
year,
and
so
the
fact
is
that
you
I'm
I'm
listening.
F
I
hear
you
continue
to
tell,
but
the
thing
is:
is
that
they're
not
giving
us
the
money,
and
so
we've
got
to
make
sure
the
budget's
coming
out
in
december
every
monday
night?
You
all
need
to
be
sitting
in
their
chambers
just
like
their
clown.
I
mean
because
I
hope
so
I
hope
so
because
in
five
years
it's
never
happened
and
unfortunately,
probably
what
it
took
was
a
disaster
like
this
to
happen,
and
that
and-
and
so
I
hope
that
you
are
there-
I
can't
go
because
I
got
to
work
every
monday
night.
M
M
M
I
mean
sometimes
I
feel
I
mean
I
feel
like
we
are
being
yelled
at
when
we
try.
It's
kind
of
excuse
me.
AK
M
So
I
just
want
you
to
realize
that
we
do
advocate.
We
talk
to
the
county
council
members,
we
talk
to
the
state
legislators,
we
talk
to
the
county
executive,
we
we,
but
we
don't
vote
for
the
budget
at
their
level,
they're
the
only
ones
that
can
do
it.
So,
if
you
that's
where
you
need
to
go,
they
have
the
budget
control.
M
M
There
are
14
separate
budget
categories
and
we
do
not
have
the
authority
to
move
money
between
budget
categories.
If
it
is
in
transportation,
it
must
be
spent
on
transportation.
If
it
is
in
personnel
for
a
particular
kind
of
personnel,
we
cannot
move
it
to
a
different
kind
of
personnel.
They
put
it
there.
We
don't
put
it
there,
so
you
may
have
heard
people
say:
oh,
we
just
give
them
the
money
and
they
decide
where
to
spend
it.
That
is
not
true.
M
M
I
am
sorry
that
the
county,
executive
and
county
council
that
we
have
had
in
this
county
have
not
given
them
to
you
most
years.
We
have
given
you
more
than
what
they
have
given
us
to
give
to
you.
We
have
scrimped
and
saved
in
other
parts
of
the
budget
to
give
you
more
than
what
they
have
given
of
us.
M
I
know
it's
not
enough.
I
tell
them
all
the
time
we're
losing
our
teachers.
I
know
that
I
have
two
kids
in
the
school
system.
It
matters
to
me
too,
but
you
all
when
you
come
here.
We
agree
with
you.
I
just
want
you
to
realize
that
it's
the
county
executive
and
the
county
council
that
have
the
purse
strings,
we're
not
the
ones
who
have
the
money.
We
ask.
We
have
tried
to
live
up
to
our
contractual
obligations
when
we
don't
get
the
money
we
have
to
renegotiate
and
that's
what
happens
every
single
year.
B
X
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
just
wanted
to
say
I
I
appreciate
the
the
passion
and
the
explanation
of
my
fellow
board
members,
but
this
is
a
time
for
public
comment
and
I'd
like
to
hear
the
public
give
them
their
time
to
talk
and
we
can
reserve
our
comments.
So
we
can
discuss
this
later.
But
let's
hear
what
the
public
has
to
say.
AJ
Good
evening,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
be
here.
My
name
is
brent
tomczyk,
dr
arlotta
board
members.
I
just
want
to
be
clear.
Speaking
of
the
previous
comment
with
that
I
can
speak.
The
the
issue
with
pointing
fingers
is
we're
all
full
of
excuses,
but
the
problem
is,
we
need
a
place
to
speak,
and
this
is
where
it
is
right
now.
AJ
So
as
much
as
we
need
to
be
at
you
know,
other
meetings
for
the
county
council
and
everything
we
want
to
make
sure
you
guys
are
advocating
advocating
for
us
as
well.
We
know
I
speak
for
everybody
when
I
say
we
know
that
majority
of
you
are
okay,
but
we
need
a
place
to
voice
our
opinions
and
our
thoughts
and
our
issues.
AJ
So
without
further
ado,
I
am
an
ap
statistics,
teacher
and
algebra
2
teacher
at
meade
senior
high
school,
and
this
friday
will
be
my
last
day
with
anne
arundel
county
public
schools.
I
put
in
my
resignation
about
30
days
ago.
I
appreciate
the
support
and
the
opportunities
that
the
county
has
given
me,
but
I'd
like
to
speak
tonight
just
as
a
little
explanation.
AJ
As
of
why
so
that
you
guys
can
have
a
you
know,
a
first
person
view,
I
told
my
students
why-
and
I
explained
to
the
faculty,
why
as
well,
so
I
feel
like
it's
everybody's
turn,
to
hear.
Surprisingly,
it's
not
really
money
related.
This
is
my
fifth
year,
I'm
32
thousand
dollars
in
debt.
If
there
was
a
money
issue,
I
would
just
stick
it
out
until
the
end
and
go
for
that
ever
evasive
tuition
reimbursement.
AJ
AJ
I
shouldn't
have
to
babysit
higher-ups
or
the
county
council
or
my
employer
to
make
sure
that
they're
looking
out
for
what's
best
in
me
and
my
students,
I'm
becoming
a
worse
person
because
of
policies
and
decisions
and
comments
made
by
government
folks
in
this
county.
AJ
Okay,
I
see
data
being
flaunted
or
in
the
case
of
ap
and
ib
scores
not
even
mentioned
okay
at
meetings,
and
I
find
it
laughable
so
with
my
surprisingly
short-lived
career.
I
just
hope
that
my
comments
here
will
further
reinforce
your
guys,
support
for
us
teachers
and
support
for
hopefully,
as
many
of
my
colleagues
said
tonight,
a
reprieve
reprioritization
from
extensive
programs
of
which
I
believe
we
have
way
too
many
and
more
towards
staffing
and
smaller
classroom
sizes.
I
teach
a
class
of
38
ap
statistics
students
in
a
portable
classroom.
AK
Good
evening,
nicole
fitzgerald
southern
middle
school,
when
I
signed
my
teaching
contract
back
in
2007,
I
was
full
of
excitement
to
finally
start
the
career.
I
had
waited
so
long
to
begin.
My
husband
served
21
years
in
the
air
force
and
his
career
superseded
mine
for
most
of
those
years
between
deployments,
training,
shift,
work
and
change
of
duty
locations.
AK
AK
AK
After
years
of
sacrifice,
I
was
eager
to
contribute
to
the
financial
success
of
my
family.
We
soon
bought
our
modest
house
and
thought
we
were
living
the
dream.
I
was
in
it
for
the
long
haul
and,
day
after
day
dreamed
about
how
fantastic
a
classroom
teacher
I
would
be
after
30
years
of
teaching,
I
was
determined
to
make
a
difference
in
a
child's
life,
create
a
classroom
full
of
students
who
would
shape
the
future
and
make
our
country
proud.
I
swore
solemn
oath
to
never
stop
learning
inspiring
listening
and
reading
boy.
AK
Was
I
naive
back
in
2007.
When
I
looked
at
the
pay
scale,
I
thought
it
would
eventually
recoup
my
student
loan
debts
be
a
bigger
contributor
to
my
family's
financial
security.
The
first
year
my
steps
were
frozen.
I
was
told
to
be
patient.
Things
will
change.
This
has
happened
before
it
will
be
short-lived.
I
listened
and
stayed
on
because
I
was
untenured.
I
was
excelling
in
the
classroom
and
loved
where
I
worked.
The
recession
hit
next
and
the
cost
of
living
increased
owning
our
home
took
a
toll
on
the
budget.
AK
We
cut
back
where
we
could.
I
transferred
schools
to
save
gas
traded
in
my
car,
for
a
more
efficient
used
model
turned
the
lights
off
a
bit
earlier
in
the
evenings.
Suddenly
I
was
a
bruised
apple,
I'm
tired
of
the
blame
game
where
no
one
takes
responsibility
for
what
has
happened
of
being
told.
I
wasn't
fiscally
responsible.
AK
It
never
entered
my
mind
eight
years
ago
that
my
contract
would
be
violated
and
unfulfilled.
I
never
dreamed
that
I
would
be
working
in
a
dead-end
career.
As
a
teacher,
I'm
on
step
three
with
eight
years
experience
I
didn't
realize
I
would
be
riddled
with
guilt
for
staying,
because
I
loved
my
job
while
knowing
that
my
own
family
was
suffering
financially
because
of
it.
AK
I
never
thought
it
would
be
in
the
position,
I'm
in
now
where
I
question
my
career
choice
and
look
at
other
options.
The
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
I
love
my
job,
I'm
good
at
my
job
and
thought
that
would
be
enough,
but
sadly
it's
not.
I
can't
afford
to
continue
teaching
in
anne
arundel
county
unless
this
board
takes
action
now
and
begins
to
fight
for
what
is
right
to
compensate
us
as
a
highly
educated
professionals.
AK
We
are,
if
not,
it
is,
but
it
is
fiscally
irresponsible
for
me
to
stay
for
any
teacher
to
stay.
We
need
to
plan
for
our
retirement
to
put
money
away
for
our
own
children's
futures,
protect
what
little
assets
we
have
left.
I've
been
let
down,
and
it
pains
me
because
every
day
I
look
into
the
faces
of
the
children,
I
teach
and
I'm
sad,
I
see
their
earnest
hopeful
faces
and
I
think
to
myself.
I
used
to
be
like
that
too.
AK
AL
AL
I've
been
asked
to
read
the
following
statement
on
behalf
of
a
colleague.
I
hope
you
don't
mind
her
story
resonates
for
teachers
across
the
county,
so
I
don't
think
it's
really
important
who
says
the
words,
so
I'm
going
to
speak
in
first
person,
which
pains
me
because
I'm
a
language,
arts
teacher-
and
I
am
not
telling
you
the
story
from
my
own
personal
point
of
view,
but
my
students
would
understand.
I
think
that
shadowing
I
come
to
you
as
a
parent
of
a
first
grade,
anne
arundel,
county
public
school
student
and
a
first
grade
teacher.
AL
I
have
taught
over
400
children
in
my
career
and
that
doesn't
include
every
child
I
taught
in
summer
school
those
I
taught
one
subject
to
during
the
days
of
switching
classes
and
those
I
mentored
in
after
school
clubs
as
a
child,
I
played
school
every
day
and
declared
my
education
major.
As
soon
as
I
was
accepted
to
college
teaching
is
not
just
my
career,
it
is
my
passion.
I
think
we
can
all
echo
that
it
is
with
great
sadness
that
I
speak
to
you
tonight
to
share
that.
AL
I
am
questioning
whether
I
can
continue
to
be
a
teacher
in
anne
arundel
county
public
schools.
If
I
do
leave
after
teaching,
if
I
do
leave
teaching
after
this
year,
it
will
not
be
because
I
want
to
I'm
not
quitting.
I
know
in
my
heart
that
this
is
what
I
was
born
to
do,
and
I
am
very
good
at
it,
but
I
will
not
continue
to
work
in
a
job
that
has
set
impossible
expectations.
AL
AL
I
cannot
continue
to
fail
my
own
children
so
that
I
can
be
an
effective
teacher
by
your
standards.
I
would
like
to
invite
anyone
here
to
come
into
a
first
grade,
classroom
or
sixth
grade
and
demonstrate
how
to
plan
for
a
week's
worth
of
lessons
using
the
new
online
first
grade,
curriculum
within
the
given
weekly
planning
minutes.
Remember
for
each
of
the
10
subject:
areas
from
the
curriculum.
AL
You
must
create
daily
formative
assessments
and
differentiate
for
all
learners
before
you
set
out
to
plan
be
sure
you
have
a
working
printer
in
your
classroom
with
ink
because
none
of
the
lessons
games,
centers
or
assessments
within
this
live
document
have
been
printed
for
you
and
don't
try
to
look
ahead
because
there
is
no
long-range
planning
tool.
Wait,
don't
forget,
don't
fail
to
leave
out
time
to
plan
you're
conducting
all
of
your
fountains,
I'm
going
to
say
it
wrong
to
send
pannell.
AL
We
love
them
running
records
so
that
you
can
find
the
independent
instructional
and
frustration
levels
for
each
of
your
25
students
so
be
sure
that
you
plan
and
create
meaningful
activities
for
all
the
other
students
to
quietly
do
at
their
seats
while
you're
reading
one
on
one
I
could
go
on,
but
you
get
the
point.
Teachers
in
k1
across
this
county
are
struggling.
AL
Why,
when
there
is
no
money
for
step
increases,
did
the
county
spend?
Who
knows
how
much
money
on
board
games
for
the
k-1
curriculums
bottom
line?
The
hours
of
work
required
to
be
even
a
proficient
teacher
in
this
county
are
completely
insane.
We
are
tired.
We
are
sad.
We
know
no
matter
how
hard
we
try.
We
are
never
going
to
make
that
bar.
There
aren't
enough
minutes
in
the
day
whether
you
call
them
contractual
hours
or
not.
AL
AM
Good
evening
my
name
is
robin
beers,
I'm
a
teacher
at
benfield
elementary
in
spring
park
and
I'm
in
my
eighth
year
of
teaching.
I
keep
rearranging
pieces
and
what
I
had
planned
to
say
based
on
what's
been
happening.
First,
I
was
going
to
say
something
about
salary,
but
we
all
know
what's
up
with
salary,
I'm
in
my
eighth
year
on
step.
Three,
yes,
that's
frustrating,
but
instead
I'm
going
to
talk
about
something
else
and
that's
workload.
AM
In
my
eight
years
of
teaching,
I
spent
five
years
as
an
eci
teacher
providing
individual
instruction
in
case
management
to
preschool
students
with
educational
disabilities
and
their
families.
Special
ed
is
my
passion.
It
is
why
I
became
a
teacher.
I
admittedly
struggled
in
my
first
year
having
no
designated
county
mentor
in
my
field.
Learning
the
intricacies
of
all
the
paperwork,
legal
and
compliance
issues,
collaborating
with
related
services,
parent
communication,
the
development
and
implementation
of
ieps,
and
then,
of
course,
the
actual
interventions
and
instruction
for
my
students.
AM
It
pains
me
that,
after
five
years
I
chose
to
leave
my
ec
eye
position
due
to
burnout,
which
the
oxford
dictionary,
I'm
sure
you
know
different-
defines
as
physical
and
or
mental
collapse
caused
by
overwork
or
stress.
But
it's
not
the
teaching
causing
the
burnout.
It's
all
the
stuff
in
eci,
the
stuff
was
the
paperwork,
a
problematic
kindergarten
transition
process
and
the
pressure
on
students
and
their
teachers
to
meet
standards
and
expectations
that
are
often
developmentally
inappropriate.
AM
Now
that
I'm
in
my
third
year
in
general
education,
it's
different
stuff,
but
still
contributing
to
a
slow,
but
nearly
certain
burnout.
The
stuff
now
includes
paperwork,
still
inadequate
planning
time
mandated
data
collection
standards
that
are
often
not
developmentally
appropriate,
especially
in
primary
grades
assessments
that
are
not
aligned
with
curriculum.
AM
It's
new
programs,
every
time
the
scope
and
sequence
of
a
curriculum
change,
a
little
bit
of
the
rug
gets
pulled
out
from
under
a
teacher,
or
at
least
that's
how
it
feels
when
an
entire
curriculum
changes
like
in
k-1
this
year,
many
teachers
feel
as
though
they
are
starting
over.
I
watch
our
k-1
team,
which
I
was
once
a
part
of
who
are
talented
and
veteran
teachers
spend
inordinate
amounts
of
time,
adjusting
to
and
planning
for
this
new
curriculum,
since
the
new
curriculum
was
not
piloted
before
being
implemented.
AM
So,
what's
my
point,
oh
I
left
out
an
important
part,
which
is
that
I'm
a
product
of
aacps
schools,
I'm
the
daughter
of
two
career,
aacps
teachers,
my
teachers,
my
sister's
in
school,
to
become
a
teacher,
and
my
niece
attends
arnold
elementary.
I'm
here
I
want
to
be
here.
I
want
to
stay
here,
but
in
order
for
that
to
happen,
something
has
got
to
give
each
year
more
is
added
to
the
plate.
Nothing's
taken
off
teaching
feels
like
triage
rather
than
teaching,
which
priorities
do
I
tackle
today
and
which
have
to
wait.
AM
How
do
I
use
my
limited
planning
time
work
on
my
slo
grade
papers
enter
the
grades,
return,
correspondence,
update
and
analyze
my
cdm
data.
How
many
hours
of
my
personal
time
do
I
give
this
week.
The
issue
becomes
that
I
use
so
much
of
my
personal
time
to
do
the
things
I'm
supposed
to
do
during
my
contractual
work
day
that
by
the
time
I
get
to
my
own
personal
planning
for
instruction,
there's
no
more
gas
in
the
tank
and
no
more
time
left
in
the
weekend.
AM
AN
Good
evening,
everyone,
my
name
is
sebastian
serrano
and
I
teach
science
at
annapolis
high
school,
just
as
I
did
a
month
ago.
I
stand
here
on
behalf
of
my
students,
my
ap
physics,
students
have
demonstrated
consistent
scientific
inquiry,
despite
today's
claims
that
our
congressmen
are
lobbying
to
remove
ap
funding
for
the
underprivileged,
my
esau
matter
and
energy
students
continue
to
engage
in
scientific
inquiry,
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
the
number
of
them
are
putting
in
40
hours
per
week
at
minimum
wage.
AN
My
kids
go
through
enough
and
we
are
experiencing
some
of
the
lack
of
fairness
that
they
have
to
go
through
quite
a
bit.
I
received
a
memo
on
monday
providing
written
proof
of
what
I
said
at
the
last
meeting
between
the
new
contract
and
the
rise
in
rent,
I
lost
a
paycheck.
That
is
not
an
estimate.
That
is
a
fact,
and
I
received
that
on
monday
I
lost
a
paycheck
despite
the
fact
that
people
are
telling
me
that
I'm
doing
a
good
job.
AN
Maybe
it's
my
new
england
upbringing,
but
I
don't
think
flattery's
helping
me
pay
the
bills.
I
do
not
talk
a
big
game
outside
the
room,
only
to
cower
to
a
camera
and
a
bunch
of
people
watching
me.
I
would
go
so
far
as
to
speak
to
senator
elizabeth
warren
about
the
ap
funding.
Today
I
called
her
office.
I
don't
have
a
problem
talking
to
anybody,
but
when
I
hear
the
county
executive
say
that
the
median
teacher
income
65
thousand
dollars
per
year,
I
want
to
meet
some
of
those
folks.
AN
AO
AO
The
seething
unrest
among
many
employees,
parents
and
students
has
not
let
up
it
hasn't
blown
over,
especially
for
our
challenge
schools,
but
regardless
I'm
not
really
here
to
to
complain,
but
my
wife
and
I
are
lucky
enough
to
be
looking
into
schools
for
our
two
and
a
half
year
old
daughter
in
making
this
this
crucial
decision,
the
climb
for
aacps
employees
has
weighed
heavily
on
our
minds
tonight.
AO
I
want
to
get
specific
on
what
it
would
take
exactly
what
it
would
take
to
reinstate
that
confidence
in
acps,
and
the
answer
is
steps
the
best
case
scenario
pie
in
the
sky.
It
would
be
a
full
reign
statement
of
steps,
that'd
be
kind
of
nice.
AO
Of,
of
course,
that's
a
very
wishful
thinking
and
everyone
is
different
in
what
would
restore
their
personal
confidence
in
in
the
county.
Again,
a
more
realistic
goal
would
be
another
realistic
goal
that
makes
me
smile
still
is
going
up,
step
next
fall
and
going
up
another
step
later
that
school
year
in
the
spring.
AO
So
this
must
be
a
priority
in
the
county
negotiations.
It
has
to
be
what
is
negotiated
around
the
county
executive
has
shown
how
much
he
respects
students
and
teachers,
the
powers
that
be,
and
the
board
of
education
has
shown
how
high
rolling
out
new
initiatives
is
on
your
priority
list
and
an
earlier
comment
about
the
moe
being
new
money.
How
is
it
that
you're
not
getting
new
monies
for
raises
necessarily,
but
still
are
coming
out
with
new
initiatives.
AO
That
was
just
my
comment
that
I
that
I
got
from
up
here,
but
I
I'm
gonna
go
home
now
and
see
my
daughter.
Thank
you,
ladies
and
gentlemen.
AP
AQ
Can
you
I
can
start?
Thank
you,
dr
arlatta,
president
corblak
and
members
of
the
board.
My
name
is
amanda
fieler,
I'm
the
mother
of
a
kindergartner
and
first
grader
at
broadneck
elementary
school.
I
know
how
good
our
schools
are.
I'm
the
product
of
our
schools,
but
sadly,
this
count.
This
county
I
grew
up
in,
is
no
longer
the
same.
I
won't
stand
here
and
rehash
all
the
teacher
testimony.
You've
heard
you
know
that
story.
AQ
In
fact,
when
I
was
here,
miss
ritchie
suggested
to
our
teachers
to
have
a
different
conversation,
because
we
all
have
struggles
and
hardships.
She
suggested
our
teachers
go
into
the
community
and
tell
why
they
matter
to
kids
why
they
make
a
difference.
If
the
camera
had
been
on
me
sitting
in
that
lobby,
my
jaw
was
on
the
floor.
AQ
What
time
do
our
teachers
have
to
go
into
the
community
and
lobby
for
themselves?
What
parent
in
this
county
doesn't
know
how
valuable
our
teachers
are?
What
parents
don't
know
is
the
struggle
is
far
and
wide?
It's
not
just
me
in
chesapeake
and
annapolis,
this
struggle
is
in
every
school.
I
only
had
to
look
across
the
room.
Last
month
and
see
teachers
from
broad
neck
to
know
to
solidify
that
that
night
I
became
a
profits
parent.
We
are
the
parents
supporting
our
teachers
because
they
no
longer
stand
alone.
AQ
In
the
last
month
we
met
with
tac
other
parent
advocates
and
50
over
50
teachers
from
across
the
county
and
miss
brandenburg.
Our
goal
is
to
convey
to
every
parent
in
this
county
what
financial
workload
hardships
our
teachers
are
facing.
We
are
asking
you
the
board,
to
make
your
number
one
priority
for
the
2017
budget:
fair
compensation
for
our
teachers,
because,
according
to
my
meeting
with
miss
brandenburg
pet
projects,
are
the
first
priority.
AQ
There
is
absolute
culpability
with
our
county,
executive
and
county
council,
and
please
do
not
worry,
we
will
be
addressing
them.
We've
told
we've
been
told,
there's
no
fluff
on
the
board's
budget,
but
we've
also
heard
about
unwrapped
textbooks
sitting
in
dumpsters
closets,
full
of
unused
manipulatives
and
games
for
structured
play
that
don't
get
used
when
dealing
with
a
budgeting
problem.
Every
single
penny
counts,
and
this
is
simply
not
acceptable.
Where
is
the
communication
between
the
board
and
the
teachers
in
the
classroom?
AQ
There
has
to
be
a
better
dialogue
for
the
board
between
the
board
and
the
teachers
about
what
the
teachers
need
and
not
just
what
the
board
thinks
they
need.
We've
received
over
20
emails
from
teachers,
who've
already
left
the
county.
They
can't
afford
to
live
and
work
here.
One
teacher
went
to
dc
public
schools
and
instantly
me
20
000
more.
She
was
a
a
recent
teacher
of
the
year
nominee
for
our
county,
we're
here
tonight
and
will
be
in
the
county
council
meeting
in
december.
The
ties
need
to
turn
and
they
need
to
turn
now.
AQ
The
one
thing
we
can't
ask
the
council
council
is
to
alleviate
the
workload
for
our
teachers.
We
are
working
them
to
death
and
these
are
my
kids
teachers.
As
one
teacher
put
it,
I've
lost
the
freedom
to
just
teach.
These
are
our
kids.
They
are
teaching.
What
are
we
doing
to
our
teachers?
What
is
it
costing
our
kids
as
parents?
We
want
the
workload
on
our
teachers
to
be
more
realistic,
so
our
teachers
can
focus
on
teaching.
We
don't
want
our
teachers
in
endless
meetings.
We
want
them
planning
lessons.
AQ
We
want
our
principals
to
protect
those
essential
planning
times
throughout
their
day
and
dr
elatto,
I
ask
you,
who
can
I
speak
with,
and
the
board
to
stop
the
overworking
of
our
teachers,
because
somebody
is
mandating
this
and
the
parents
would
like
to
speak
to
them.
We
are
prophets
parents
we're
here
today
we're
not
going
away.
We
hurt
our
teachers,
we
stand
by
them.
We
value
them,
we
rally
for
them
and
their
deserved
salaries
and
their
time
to
ignore
their
needs
is
to
ignore
our
children's
needs.
AR
I
want
to
read
something
as
we
prepare
to
celebrate
a
time
of
thanksgiving
and
take
a
short
break
from
the
hard
work
we
do
for
children
every
day.
Please
know
how
very
thankful
I
am
to
be
able
to
work
alongside
each
and
every
one
of
you
there's
no
job.
I
would
rather
have
on
a
team
of
people.
I'd
rather
do
this
work
with
than
this
one,
dr
alato,
that
was
your
thanksgiving
message
to
us
last
year,
one
to
read:
I
am
proud,
first
and
foremost
because
of
the
people
that
make
up
this
great
organization.
AR
You
are
caring,
compassionate
and
committed
you're,
dedicated,
passionate,
relentless
in
the
pursuit
of
educational
excellence.
Our
children
are
better
people
because
of
you.
No
matter
your
role
in
our
school
system
have
chosen
a
vest
in
their
lives.
Dr
alato
again
august
welcome
back
email
and
then
just
monday.
AR
AR
One
more
quote
this
one
from
henry
david:
throw
the
cost
of
a
thing
is
the
amount
of
what
I
will
call
life,
which
is
required
to
be
exchanged
for
it
immediately
or
in
the
long
run.
You,
sir
and,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
are
exchanging
the
lives
of
our
children
to
save
the
cost
of
earned
deserved,
owed
teacher
compensation,
awesome.
AS
AS
AS
They
will
not
be
able
to
succeed
either
at
higher
education
or
jobs
if
they
think
all
they
have
to
do
is
try
that
just
doesn't
do
it
if
students
are
achieving
failing
results,
whether
at
50
or
lower,
you
need
to
find
out
the
cause
and
address
that
not
lower
the
standards.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
AT
Good
evening
dr
arlatto
and
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
kelly
johnson.
I
worked
within
anne
arundel
county
public
schools
from
the
fall
of
2011
until
this
past
july.
First
as
an
intern
at
meade
high
school,
then
as
a
teacher
at
north
county
high
school
and
as
a
curriculum
writer
and
I
loved
my
job
here,
I
loved
working
with
dedicated
and
bright
educators.
AT
I
loved
working
on
the
curriculum.
I
loved
the
meaningful
work
that
I
did:
teaching
and
mentoring
students,
but
that's
all
in
past
tense.
So
obviously
there
was
something
that
I
didn't
love
and
the
largest
of
those,
I
will
say,
was
the
lack
of
step
increases
and
the
insecure
financial
future
that
that
created,
as
well
as
a
general
feeling
of
a
lack
of
professional
respect
due
to
increased
performance
expectations,
increased
scrutiny,
increased
responsibilities
and
no
salary
to
me
to
match
those
increases,
which
I
think
common
sense
dictates,
is
just
a
recipe
for
disaster.
AT
So
I
just
wanted
to
speak
tonight
to
offer
my
perspective
as
what
I
like
to
call
a
statistic.
I'm
part
of
that
50
of
teachers
who
leave
within
the
first
five
years
of
being
a
teacher,
I'm
also
part
of
I
think
it
was
700
that
mr
benford
said,
left
aacps
in
the
past
year.
I
just
want
to
kind
of
give
you
an
idea
of
what
I
encountered
when
I
went
to
my
new
job,
which
is
with
a
tiny
non-profit
organization.
I
realized
that
our
staff
is
a
lot
smaller
than
yours.
AT
21
people,
but
also
our
resources,
are
a
lot
lower.
So
when
I
talk
about
these
things,
consider
the
fact
that
this
small
organization
was
able
to
offer
me
this.
When
I
went
to
them,
I
earn
a
salary,
a
base
salary
that
equals
what
I
had
to
work
day
school
night
school
and
curriculum
writing.
In
order
to
achieve
here,
I
have
health
insurance
coverage
that
is
the
same
for
a
lower
monthly
premium,
free
life
and
disability
insurance,
a
retirement
that
I
have
a
lot
more
control
over.
AT
I
have
a
lot
of
doubts
about
what
that
pension's
going
to
look
like
when
I'm
retirement
age,
a
wellness
program,
generous
leave
policy,
travel
opportunities,
plus
the
intangibles
of
autonomy
and
respect,
and
I'm
not
saying
all
this
to
brag
about
my
new
job,
though
I
do
really
like
it.
I
just
want
to
give
you
an
idea
that
what
mr
benford
and
miss
mccue
pointed
out
earlier
is
absolutely
true.
The
recession
is
over.
AT
I
think
that
the
bleeding
is
going
to
start
to
get
worse
and
I'm
proof
of
that-
and
I
also
know
because
I
work
for
a
nonprofit-
and
I
was
able
to
encounter
this
level
of
compensation
and
less
stress,
but
still
be
able
to
do
good
work,
that
the
teachers
of
this
county,
who
want
to
do
good
work,
are
still
going
to
be
able
to
find
that
elsewhere
and
have
a
much
better
financial
future
and
less
stress.
So
I
realize
that
the
county
council's
actions
have
a
lot
to
do
with
this.
AT
I
also
know
that
this
problem
isn't
new.
It
was
the
same
when
leopold
was
in
office
and
when
newman
was
in
office,
it's
not
new,
with
steve
he's
a
very
easy
person
to
vilify,
of
course,
but
this
problem's
been
around
for
a
while
and
we're
trusting
you
all
to
lead
on
this
issue
and
get
really
creative
and
solve
the
problem,
because
I
think
I
think
I
was
a
good
teacher.
I
hope
my
colleagues
agree
and
I
think
you're
going
to
lose
more
good
teachers.
If
you
don't
solve
this
problem.
AU
AU
As
I
mentioned,
my
name
is
mike
mokovic.
My
students
call
me,
mr
milk.
My
latino
students
call
me
senor
leche.
AU
I'm
going
to
take
a
different
route
here
to
be
a
successful
high
school
teacher.
You
need
three
qualities.
You
need
to
be
organized.
You've
got
to
be
interesting
and
you've
got
to
make
it
relevant.
An
organized
teacher
can
provide
immediate,
meaningful
feedback.
He
or
she
can
make
phone
calls
home
differentiate
instruction
as
they
see
fit
for
their
students,
reflect
on
classroom
management
issues
or
the
success
of
the
day's
lesson.
AU
An
interesting
teacher
can
build
strong
personal
relationships
that
enable
students
to
take
risks
within
the
walls
of
their
classroom
and
build
fun.
Lessons
that
make
the
hour
and
25
minutes
go
by
quickly
and
it's
got
to
be
relevant.
The
successful
teacher
can
find
ways
to
make
hamlet,
personable
physics,
practical
and
history
necessary.
AU
AU
AU
I
challenge
you
to
find
either,
who
would
say
they
haven't
seen
this
from
the
vast
majority
of
teachers
in
anne
arundel
county.
The
teachers
of
this
county,
as
dr
arlata
would
say,
are
awesome
and
I'll
do
what's
right,
fund
the
step
work
with
tac
to
bring
back
the
lost
steps
make
these
top
priorities.
AU
Chromebooks,
don't
get
kids
to
process
information,
I
get
kids
to
process
information,
thinking
maps,
don't
get
them
to
think
I
get
them
to
think.
Pva
does
not
get
kids
to
dance.
These
teachers
get
kids
to
appreciate
the
arts
fund
the
right
program
in
2017,
the
human
beings
that
make
all
this
work
the
teachers
of
anne
arundel
county.
Thank
you.
AV
Good
evening,
thank
you
all
for
letting
me
speak
tonight.
My
name
is
craig
davis
and
I
currently
work
at
broadneck
elementary
school
as
a
general
music
teacher
and
chorus
director.
I
take
a
great
deal
pride
in
my
job
to
provide
students
with
as
many
experiences
as
they
can
and
while
I
don't
just
stand
up
here
for
cultural
arts
teachers,
I
stand
here
for
every
teacher
in
the
county.
My
experience
as
a
teacher
has
been
fostered
and
nurtured,
not
just
through
the
compassion
consideration
of
my
parents
for
the
teachers
in
this
school
system.
AV
I'm
a
graduate
of
several
park
high
school
and
was
fortunate
enough
to
become
a
music
teacher
in
anne
arundel
county
upon
graduating.
With
my
degree,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
teach
at
chesapeake,
high
school
arundel,
high
school
and
now
at
broadneck.
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
instill
my
love
and
passion
and
music
onto
others
in
ways
I
never
imagined
I've
conducted
choral
concerts
been
a
dj
for
school
dances,
even
had
the
fortitude
to
lead
135
fifth
graders
in
a
musical
production.
AV
My
classroom
management
has
flourished.
In
my
new
position,
I
found
new
ways
to
intrigue,
excite
and
entice
children
about
the
wonders
of
music.
This
endeavor
led
one
of
the
best,
I
will
say
professional
development
moments
of
my
career.
When
I
taught
a
beginner
ukulele
lesson
to
several
members
of
my
faculty,
that
was
last
week.
It
was
fun
and
playful
for
many
of
the
staff
members,
but
also
essential
in
connecting
how
valuable
music
can
be
to
students
like
anything
in
education
or
life.
Music
takes
discipline,
determination
and,
above
all
else,
experience.
AV
These
are
values
that
were
taught
to
me
by
amazing
teachers
in
this
county,
and
now
I
pass
on
to
a
new
generation
of
students
and
future
educators
and,
despite
all
my
amazing
experiences
and
success
stories,
I'm
restless
and
perplexed
as
why
we're
not
properly
compensated
surrounded
by
people
that
work
harder
than
I
can
ever.
Imagine
I've
seen
colleagues
leave
this
county
or
simply
retire,
it's
not
as
if
they
were
asking
for
the
world
in
return,
they
simply
wanted
what
was
stipulated
in
their
contracts
too
much
time
has
been
debated.
AV
AV
Tonight
is
where
I
state
my
vehement
request
on
behalf
of
all
teachers,
who
deserve
to
be
acknowledged
and
compensated
for
their
efforts
and
loyalty
runs
very
deep
and
I'll
go
off
the
script
here,
because
I
just
want
to
speak
my
mind
at
my
school,
I'm
one
of
two
male
teachers
in
an
elementary
school
and
I
feel
like
a
rock
star
cause.
I'm
six
foot
three
and
I
walk
in
the
kids.
Love
me
it's.
AV
I
never
want
to
leave
there,
but
I
worry
because
loyalty
only
runs
so
far,
at
least
for
me,
my
financial
future
and
my
love
of
this
profession.
One
thing
I
love
more
than
this
job
is
my
fiancee
who's
waiting
for
me
right
now.
As
I
finish
this
speech,
so
I
urge
the
board
and
county
executives.
Whoever
can
hear
me
teachers,
parents
like
to
please
stop
punishing
teachers
financially.
Until
steps
are
reinstituted,
we
will
remain
restless
and
continue
to
fight
for
our
greater
well-being.
AV
AP
My
turn,
my
name
is
robin
schmidt.
I'm
back
again,
I
was
last
mr
webb
nice
to
see
you
again
miss
richie
nice
to
see
you.
The
theme
here
has
been
the
same,
the
whole
way
and
we
have
to
get
it
and
we
don't
I'm
here
again.
I
was
here
for
the
challenge
stipends
last
year
last
month.
I'm
here
again
just
let
you
know
does
that.
I
want
to
clue
you
in
on
what
the
challenge
stipends
were
and
how
they
began.
AP
I
was
at
annapolis
middle
school.
When
they
didn't
have
challenge
stipends.
It
was
hard
to
attract
high
quality
teachers.
I
was
there
four
years
got
access
went
to
glen
burnie
high
school
came
back
12
years
later.
I
walked
into
that
school
and
I
was
totally
shocked
and
amazed
at
the
high
quality
of
teacher
that
they
had
talked
to
them.
Well,
the
challenge
typing
was
there.
They
were
willing
to
take
a
risk.
Now,
yes,
in
the
challenge,
schools,
there
are
people
who
leave
every
year
because
they
can't
handle
it.
AP
You
know
I
don't
know
why,
because
I
never
got
a
chance
to
vote
on
it,
and
I
say
it
was
my
point
and
at
the
same
time
no
one
is
saying
who
offered
it.
Did
the
board
put
it
on
the
table
or
did
attack,
put
it
on
the
table?
No
one
will
tell
us
read
in
the
paper
today
it's
from
the
county
executive's
office.
That
attack
put
it
on
the
office,
but
then
again
it's
the
county,
executive's
office,
you're,
not
sure
what
you
believe.
What
not
to
believe
now.
AP
I've
talked
to
a
lot
of
challenge:
school
teachers.
I
myself
being
one
that
two
thousand
dollar
stipend,
that
we
got.
It
didn't
go
into
my
pocket.
When
you
work
in
a
challenge
school,
there's,
kids,
who
can't
go
to
field
trips,
get
on
the
money
you
pay
for
it.
Their
kids
can't
afford
lunch,
you
pay
for
it.
AP
There
are
kids
who
christmas
comes
they're,
getting
nothing.
You
know
that
you
help
them
out
my
wife
and
I
figured
out
because
she
works
in
a
challenge.
School
too.
We
spent
for
four
years
together,
working
in
the
same
challenge
school
between
twenty
five
hundred
and
three
thousand
dollars
a
year
on
those
kids
because
they
deserve
it.
We
need
to
give
them
a
break,
we
need
to
bring
them
up
and
then
you
take
it
away.
AP
AP
AP
We
have
teachers
between
the
five
and
15
years
who
I've
never
seen
so
such
good
teachers.
I
have
two
dollars
to
go
to
annapolis
high
school
with
me.
One
graduates
this
year,
one
graduates
next
year
before
I
went
out
there.
These
talk
about
their
teachers
all
the
time,
mr
milkovich,
you
left,
I
never
knew
who
the
man
was,
but
I
knew
his
name
and
they
talk
about
that's
the
teachers
that
you
have
in
the
quality
and
I'm
thankful
for
that.
AP
My
daughters
went
to
germantown
elementary
school
challenge:
school
annapolis,
middle
school
challenge,
school
annapolis,
high
school,
with
challenge
school
with
the
best
teachers
I've
ever
seen
in
the
world.
But
no
one
knows
what
happened
now.
Teachers
say
that
because
of
the
pay,
we're
not
getting
steps
this
and
that
they're
thinking
about
leaving,
but
the
last
draw
was
yesterday.
AP
Mr
bennefer
sent
us
an
email
telling
us
about
the
new
negotiations
and
on
the
negotiations
was
to
take
the
language
for
the
step.
Crease
increase
out
of
the
contract,
language
yeah.
You
think
that
wouldn't
mean
much.
Let
me
tell
you
what
the
amount
of
teachers
I
saw
today
who
were
so
so
upset,
and
I
mean
teachers
who
I
thought
would
never
think
about
leaving.
I
saw
three
make
sure
their
resumes
were
still
intact
at
other
counties.
AP
AP
AP
AP
The
biggest
thing
that
everybody
to
challenge
schools
right
now
is
upset
with.
Is
that
the
administrators
didn't
take
your
offer
and
kept
their
challenge
stipend.
They
still
have
it
every
day
every
year
and
they
get
quite
a
lot.
We
don't
I
don't
begrudge
them
for
it.
I
begrudge
my
union
for
taking
it
away
from
us
without
giving
us
a
chance.
AP
We
are
trying
things
different.
We
need
things.
The
last
thing
I
will
say
dr
alato
people
over
programs.
We
do
have
too
many
programs
in
this
county,
half
of
them
and
they're,
not
that
good
they're,
not
that
good.
The
lady
needs
the
books.
I
can
get
you
the
books
anytime.
You
want
get
rid
of
the
algebra
one
books
we
have
in
this
county.
They
aren't
good
and
we
waste
a
lot
of
money
every
year
on
these,
and
I
would
say,
as
she
said,
books
that
are
thrown
away.
AP
A
AW
AW
However,
I've
noticed
school
morale
is
at
an
all-time
low,
so
I
invited
teachers
to
share
what
they're
thinking
with
the
board
and
that
I
would
tell
you
I
I'm
just
reading
about
six
or
seven
out
of
20
that
I
received
when
I
came
to
aacps
in
the
year
2010
from
another
maryland
county,
I
received
a
step
decrease.
However,
I
was
banking
on
future
steps.
AW
Six
years
later,
I
make
seventy
two
hundred
dollars
less
than
I
should.
With
thirteen
years
of
experience
as
a
related
service
provider,
I
have
contemplated
leaving
the
school
system
and
either
going
contractual
or
working
with
a
different
population.
I
struggle
to
pay
day
care
student
loans
and
my
mortgage.
What
does
highly
effective
ratings
get
me
nothing.
AW
I
want
my
steps
to
show
that
I'm
working
hard
for
something
I
want
to
be
appreciated
not
receiving
another
step
increase
has
been
a
slap
in
the
face.
I
no
longer
feel
compelled
to
deliver
dynamic,
time-consuming
lessons,
but
what
is
required
and
easy
and
already
available
the
passion
I
felt
is
dwindling.
AW
I've
worked
as
a
teacher
for
seven
years
had
to
earn
a
master's
and
make
fifty
three
thousand
to
speak
about
the
average
salary
at
sixty.
Five
thousand
is
misleading.
Those
individuals
have
taught
for
years
if
teachers
make
so
much
money.
Why
do
so?
Many
of
us
work
at
night
on
weekends
and
through
the
summer
teaching
is
no
longer
a
family
friendly
job.
I
have
taught
in
anne
arundel
county
for
10
years
and
I
honestly
don't
feel
valued.
AW
I
was
hired
under
a
certain
contract
that
is
no
longer
being
honored.
I
am
frustrated
because
my
workload
has
increased
tremendously,
but
my
income
has
stayed.
The
same.
Teachers
are
expected
to
work
miracles
without
time
and
resources.
I
am
a
young
teacher
that
is
trying
to
buy
a
house
and
live
comfortably
with
my
husband.
Instead,
we
are
living
in
an
apartment,
both
of
us
working
three
jobs
to
pay
off
loans,
live
and
save
for
our
future.
AW
AW
AW
I
worked
10
hours
over
my
contractual
requirements
in
the
building
to
adequately
plan
lessons
and
for
parent
communication.
I
spent
an
additional
10
hours
at
home
grading
papers,
lesson
planning
totally
a
minimum
of
60
hours
a
week.
I
have
a
second
job
that
takes
15
to
20
hours
per
week,
it's
impossible
to
perform
all
the
duties
of
a
teacher
in
37
and
a
half
hours
a
week
after
all,
meetings
are
accounted
for.
I
get
maybe
four
hours
of
contracted
planning
time
per
week
to
do
20,
plus
work
hours
worth
of
work.
AW
AX
AX
Thank
you
once
again
for
allowing
us
to
speak
and
I'm
so
glad
we're
hearing
so
many
of
these
stories,
because
last
month
mrs
ritchie
stated
that
teachers
need
to
get
out
there
and
tell
the
stories
so
I'm
going
to
share
mine
tonight
again.
So,
as
you've
heard
before
I'm
in
my
18th
year
of
teaching
with
anne
arundel
county,
I
grew
up
and
was
educated
in
the
neighboring
county
of
prince
george's.
AX
When
I
decided
to
be
a
teacher,
I
went
through
a
fantastic
program
at
johns
hopkins
university
there
I
was
given
opportunities
to
observe
and
participate
in
classrooms
in
prince
george's
howard
and
st
mary's
county,
as
well
as
here
in
anne
arundel
county.
When
the
time
came
to
choose
where
I
wanted
to
do
my
final
student
teaching,
I
chose
anne
arundel
county
upon
graduation.
I
was
offered
contracts
in
prince
george's,
where
I
would
work
alongside
teachers
who
taught
me,
and
I
was
also
offered
contracts
in
howard,
county
and
here
in
anne
arundel.
AX
AX
I've
worked
on
yearbooks
guide,
students
to
the
state
black
saga,
competition
run,
24
game
clubs
and
see
purse
clubs
at
my
schools
sometimes
simultaneously,
but
a
couple
years
ago
I
started
to
pull
back
a
little
bit.
Some
people
tell
me
that
it
was
because
I
was
getting
more
involved
in
my
association,
but
my
involvement
wasn't
was
because
I
could
see
that
I
was
giving
and
giving
as
well
as
the
other
teachers
around
me
were
giving
and
giving,
but
we
needed
to
be
vocal
about
the
conditions
of
our
profession.
AX
I
may
not
run
clubs
anymore
and
more
about
that
in
just
a
minute,
but
I
work
beyond
my
hours
to
improve
educational
experience
of
our
students
from
lobbying
on
capitol
hill
and
the
effects
of
testing
to
serving
on
the
counties.
Our
county's
teacher
slo
team
to
meeting
with
officials,
annapolis
and,
of
course,
planning
great
instruction.
AX
AX
Do
we
really
need
another
professional
development
type
meeting?
That
is
on
the
power
of
the
word,
yet
my
question
of
yet
is,
I
would
like
to
say
we
haven't
gotten
our
steps
yet
and
believe
it.
I
will
end
this
by
telling
you
that
I
am
proud
to
say
I'm
an
anne
arundel
county
teacher.
However,
for
the
first
time
in
my
career,
when
a
friend
of
mine
asked
me
and
told
me,
her
son
wanted
to
be
a
teacher
here
in
anne
arundel
county.
AX
AY
All
right,
hello,
my
name
is
akshay
gandhi.
I
teach
at
annapolis
high
school.
Thank
you
all
for
doing
your
incredibly
difficult
jobs.
I
genuinely
mean
that
you
walk
a
tightrope
and
I
understand
the
challenge
of
that.
So
truly
I'm
gonna
keep
this
as
short
as
possible.
I'm
more
of
a
blunt
person.
I
don't
like
to
do
little
cutesy
metaphors
too
much,
but
I
wish
I
could
have
a
discussion
with
you
much
more
than
a
three
minute
speech.
I
can't
spell
out
the
facts.
AY
I've
collected
in
such
a
short
amount
of
time
and
hear
your
counter
arguments
because
I
truly
do
want
to
hear
those
counter
arguments.
I
want
to
talk
numbers
and
budget
with
you
believe
it
or
not.
I'm
an
intelligent
man.
I
can
do
that
all
right.
I
don't
like
to
play
a
political
game.
I
don't
like
to
go
to
the
papers.
I
don't
like
all
that
stuff.
I
don't
like
reading
about
information
there.
I
really
don't.
AY
I
understand
tack
is
meant
to
represent
us
and
the
board
members
here
are
leaders
in
this
district
to
both
tack
in
the
board
of
ed,
though
this
is
where
I
will
say
people
in
this
room.
The
notion
that
discontinuing
the
challenge
school
stipends
was
ever
mentioned
is
ridiculous.
That
is
some
in
this
room
all
right.
I
understand
we
want
to
point
fingers
elsewhere
at
a
different
location,
but
that
taking
away
the
challenge
school
stipend
is
here
we
need
our
set
raises.
AY
We
need
the
reinstatement
of
lost
step
races
just
as
much
as
we
need
challenge
school
stipends.
My
understanding
is
that
the
loss
of
challenge
school
stipends
is
that
those
dollars
were
used
to
fund
a
marginal
increase
in
the
cola.
That
is
outrageous,
and
has
me
livid
that
again
does
fall
on
the
people
in
this
room.
I
know
your
hands
were
tied
because
of
the
county
executive
and
the
county
council
county
council,
but
it
was
not
acceptable
to
hurt
the
challenge
school
teachers
in
hopes
of
benefiting
some
of
the
other
teachers.
AY
Again,
I
want
to
have
a
conversation
with
you
about
this
and
explain
my
thoughts
more
fully
and
explain
them
with
facts
and
come
to
conclusion
with
you,
but
I
have
too
much
to
say-
and
I
can't
really
say
it
all
in
this
short
amount
of
time.
Trust
me
I'll
discuss
this
with
each
of
you,
if,
given
the
time
and
I'll
even
discuss
it
with
steve
schuh,
as
you
know,
since
he
hasn't
really
stepped
into
a
classroom
ever
he
doesn't
really
know
what
I'm
saying
and
where
I'm
coming
from.
So
this
message
goes
out
to
him.
AY
AY
B
Actually,
before
you
leave,
I
would
be
happy
to
talk
to
you
anytime,
and
I
spent
a
wonderful
hour
with
some
of
your
awesome
annapolis,
high
students,
ib
kids
today,
who
wanted
to
learn
more
about
education
funding,
they're
just
curious
to
have
that
discussion,
as
you
guys
so,
just
like,
they
did
just
send
me
an
email
and
we'll
get
together.
Okay,
thank.
V
AY
AZ
Good
evening
I'm
craven
ingles,
I'm
the
president
of
the
annapolis
high
school
pta
and
thank
you
for
allowing
me
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I'm
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
research
that
supports
much
of
what
we've
been
hearing
at
last
month's
meeting
and
also
tonight
in
a
research
paper
written
by
heather
schwartz.
AZ
AZ
The
academic
performance
gap
between
children
in
the
top
and
bottom
10
of
household
incomes
has
doubled
over
the
last
25
years,
which
poses
a
daunting
challenge
for
schools.
Trying
to
raise
low-income
student
achievement.
The
concentration
of
low-income
children
within
a
school
adds
layers
of
challenges,
since
it
is
harder
to
attract
and
retain
well-prepared
teachers
and
administrators.
AZ
Improving
pay,
increases
the
status
of
the
profession
again,
making
it
more
attractive
to
potential
recruits
annapolis
resident.
Dr
jennifer
rice,
who's,
an
associate
professor
in
the
department
of
education
policy
and
leadership
at
the
university
of
maryland,
has
conducted
significant
research
on
this
topic
and
is
published
in
numerous
journals,
and
she
is
the
co-editor
of
physical
policy
and
urban
education.
AZ
This
is
all
real
data
that
I
hope
we
can
make
available
to
your
organization
and
the
people
on
your
staffs.
Having
a
highly
qualified
teacher
has
been
shown
in
the
research
to
matter
most
for
minority
and
disadvantaged
students
as
rice
and
other
researchers
clearly
tell
us.
Less
money
allocated
for
teachers
have
been
linked
to
lower
student
performance,
the
support
of
creative
pay
options
to
attract
and
retain
high
quality
high
quality
teachers
to
low
performing
schools
is
preferred
over
long-term
salary
increases
to
all.
AZ
While
there
is
still
much
work
to
be
done.
The
annapolis
cluster
has
experienced
significant
improvements
over
the
last
several
years.
The
annapolis
high
school
ptsa
and
the
annapolis
education
commission
believes
these
improvements
are
fragile
and
are
at
a
tremendous
risk
due
to
the
elimination
of
the
challenged
school
grant.
AZ
BA
I
moved
to
annapolis
five
years
ago,
and
I've
been
delighted
by
the
caliber
of
the
educators
that
my
children
have
encountered
in
our
schools.
My
son's
teachers
at
annapolis,
middle
school
deliver
excellence
every
day.
I
see
them
going
above
and
beyond
all
the
time
whether
it's
staying
after
school
on
tuesdays
to
help
any
students
who
are
struggling
coming
in
on
thursday
mornings
for
band
practice
working
tirelessly
on
the
school
musical
little
mermaid
coming
in
february,
and
each
of
my
son's
teachers
gave
me
their
email
address
on
back
to
school
night.
BA
Every
time
I've
sent
an
email,
I've
gotten
a
response,
they
send
a
weekly
email,
the
teams
to
let
parents
know
what
the
students
are
learning
that
week
and
what
we
can
do
at
home
to
help.
It
is
abundantly
clear
to
me
that
these
teachers
are
deeply
committed
to
their
students,
and
I
think
it's
short-sighted,
unfair
and
just
plain
wrong
to
take
away
compensation
that
they've
been
promised.
What
kind
of
example
are
we
setting
as
adults
if
we
don't
keep
our
promises?
BA
When
I
say
it's
short-sighted,
I'm
basing
that
statement
on
evidence
that
differentiated
compensation
has
a
positive
impact
on
teacher
recruitment
and
retention
in
high
needs
schools,
which
in
turn
has
a
positive
impact
on
student
learning.
My
organization
runs
a
teacher
designed
school
turnaround
model
where
19
schools
around
the
country
in
in
three
different
school
districts
and
some
of
the
highest
poverty
schools
in
the
country.
The
model
works,
one
of
the
core
components
is
differentiated
compensation.
Again.
This
was
teacher
designed
and
the
model
works
in
across
schools
by
the
end
of
the
third
year.
BA
Last
year
we
surveyed
highly
effective
teachers
who
work
in
high
needs
schools
across
the
country.
We
ask
them,
you
know.
Why
did
you
come
to
a
high
needs
school?
Why
did
you
make
that
choice
if
you've
stayed?
Why
did
you
stay
and
if
you've
left,
why
did
you
leave?
So
we
have
data
from
thousands
of
teachers
on
this,
and
it
was
really
interesting
going
through
the
data,
the
top
answer
of
why
they
they
choose
to
teach
in
high
poverty.
BA
Schools
was
personal
satisfaction
of
helping
the
kids
who
need
the
most,
but
another
high
answer
was
salary
and
pay
followed
by
leadership
and
growth
opportunities
being
listened
to
and
trusted
and
having
some
degree
of
professional
autonomy.
I
also
work
closely
with
teachers
in
washington
dc
who
are
beneficiaries
now.
The
impact
system
which
allows
them
to
earn
in
high
needs
schools
up
to
a
hundred
thirty
thousand
dollars
a
year
as
compared
to
a
cap
of
sixty
nine
thousand
in
in
our
county.
BA
For
after
thirteen
years,
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
extraordinary
teachers
had
one
foot
out
the
door
that
have
stayed
put
in
dc
because
of
impact.
The
impact
on
morale
has
been
huge,
but
most
important
is
the
impact
on
students,
and,
I
know
you've
seen
the
nape
data
in
dc.
The
scores
or
the
trajectory
is
going
way
way
up
and
differentiated
compensation
has
been
a
key
component
of
that
success.
BA
The
last
thing
I
want
to
say-
and
this
is
not
in
my
notes
but
just
reflection
on
the
conversation
I
heard
tonight
as
a
parent
and
a
taxpayer
in
this
community.
You
know
I
appreciate
hearing
you
saying
that
you're
trying
and
you're
trying
really
really
hard,
and
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
that,
but
I
want
to
ask
you
please
just
to
roll
up
your
sleeves
and
tell
us
you're
not
going
to
quit
till
you
get
this
done.
The
teachers
deserve
it.
The
parents
deserve
it.
BA
B
BB
Good
evening
my
name
is
jason:
four,
I'm
a
health
and
physical
education
teacher
at
marley
middle.
I
know
we.
We
talk
a
lot
about
about
the
achievement
gap.
What
I
don't
see
in
anne
arundel
county
is
diversity
in
our
teachers,
but
I
see
it
in
our
schools.
I
started
at
hebron.
Harmon,
mead
village
is
the
population
that
feeds
their
title
one
population.
I
was
at
adams
academy
last
year,
some
of
the
most
needy
students
in
our
entire
county.
Now,
I'm
at
marley
middle.
BB
What
I
know
is
when
teaching,
when
kids,
that
look
like
me
see
me
they're
excited
because
they
know
that,
regardless
of
how
hard
I
push
them,
I
can
relate,
and
every
year
we
have
a
diversity
fair,
and
I
know
that
700
people
left
last
year,
we're
probably
gearing
up
for
the
same.
Please
try
harder
to
make
our
make
our
population
and
the
teacher
workforce
a
little
more
colorful.
BB
I
I
I
say
that
not
in
jest,
because
kids
are
going
to
strive
for
people
that
look
like
them,
whether
you
realize
it
or
not,
I'm
real
hard
on
my
black
boys
and
at
the
end
of
the
day,
they
thank
me
for
it.
So
please
please,
please,
when,
when
we're
hiring
make
sure
we
don't
overlook
the
teachers
of
color,
whether
it's
male
or
female,
because
there's
always
going
to
be
a
child
looking
for
someone
to
identify
with,
and
that
could
be
that
one
piece
that
they
need
to
really
push
them
to
greatness.
Thank
you.
M
M
You're
right
money:
yes,
when
we're
competing
with
every
other
school
district,
who
is
also
hiring
and
that's
obviously
one
of
the
things
that
we
talk
to
the
county
about
whenever
we
talk
to
them,
is
that
if
we
want
to
be
competitive,
we
need
to
have
better
pay.
But
if
you
have
any
other
ideas
as
to
how,
because
that
is
a
priority
for
us-
and
I
don't
want
you
to
think
that
it's
not
because
we're
very
aware
that
kids
need
to
see
people
who
look
like
them
and
that's
one
of
the
best
ways
to
reach
them.
B
BC
BC
What
do
you
think
the
kids
are
going
to
be
doing
after
they
play
battleship,
making
exploding
noises
that
then
end
up
in
my
office
or
end
up
in
the
administrator's
office?
How
about
operation
imagine
doing
fountains
and
pinell
and
trying
to
work
one-on-one
with
a
kid
when
you've
got
operation
game?
In
the
background
buzzing
repeatedly?
BC
What
about
to
the
games
that
are
meant
for
children
aged
eight
to
eleven
and
it's
for
first
grade
students
who
are
not
eight
to
eleven
rummy
cube,
not
appropriate
for
first
graders?
So
if
the
money
is
being
spent
there,
it's
really
frustrating
to
know
that.
That's
where
it's
being
spent
not
increasing
the
58
from
2009.
BD
Good
evening
my
name
is
melissa
rawls
and
I
am
the
director
of
employee
relations
good
evening.
Miss
corbilak
dr
alato,
miss
nally
and
the
members
of
the
board,
the
negotiating
teams
from
the
board
of
education
and
the
secretaries
and
assistants
association
of
anne
arundel
county
reached
a
tentative
agreement
for
fy
16..
BD
In
brief,
the
summary
of
changes,
as
agreed
upon
by
both
parties
include
a
two
percent
cola
for
all
unit:
4
employees,
effective
july
1,
2015,
elimination
of
the
challenged
school
stipends,
which
consist
of
an
a
of
an
assignment
and
amo
component.
The
amount
of
the
assignment
stipend
will
be
credited
in
full
and
is
in
part,
is
a
part
of
the
two
percent
cola
providing
an
additional
day
for
annual
leave
or
personal
business,
or
a
reduction
to
the
work
year
for
all
unit,
4
employees
and
a
modification
of
the
administrative
transfer
process.
BD
Additional
information
regarding
these
and
other
items
contained
in
the
summary
of
changes
can
be
found
on
the
aacps
website.
I
would
like
to
thank
bradley
darjean,
the
universe,
the
unicef
director
and
elizabeth
dotson,
who
is
the
president
of
sayak,
as
well
as
the
negotiating
team
for
their
dedicated
efforts
during
fy
16
negotiations.
BD
G
Good
evening
my
name
is
liz,
and
I
am
president
of
sayak-
and
I
am
speaking
on
behalf
of
sac
unit
4
members.
Saiak
is
asking
the
board
of
education
to
ratify
the
tenant
of
agreement
negotiated
in
good
faith
with
anne
arundel
county
public
schools,
followed
by
sack,
has
requested
a
step
placeholder
to
be
placed
in
the
superintendent's
budget.
With
all
that
this
said,
we
are
here
doing
everything
we
can
do
so
that
our
teachers
can
teach
and
so
that
our
students
can
learn.
B
BD
BE
I
bring
that
last
point
up
because
I've
either
attended
or
worked
in
anne
arundel
county
schools.
Most
of
my
life
as
such,
I
have
a
keen
interest
in
keeping
our
schools
the
very
best
in
the
state
and
the
nation
I
want
to
carefully
craft.
My
words
tonight
to
say
ael
is
pleased
with
the
final
version
of
this
contract
would
simply
not
be
true.
BE
The
process
at
times
was
strained
and
frustrating.
This
was
a
shame,
since
both
sides
share
many
of
the
same
goals
and
beliefs.
You
know
at
a
time
when
morale
across
the
county
is
low
contracts
which
poorly
compensate
and
recognize
the
efforts
of
their
employees,
create
situations
like
work
to
rule
both
publicly
and
privately.
We
have
discussed
with
some
of
you
the
frustration
with
the
bargaining
process,
I'm
reminded
again
and
again
of
the
einstein
quote:
insanity
is
doing
the
same
thing
over
and
over
again
and
expecting
different
results.
BE
BE
We
hope
the
board
will
join
ael
and
the
other
bargaining
groups
in
seeking
a
collaborative
solution
to
this
broken
process.
In
conclusion,
thank
you
for
considering
and
ratifying
the
agreement
presented
to
you
this
evening.
I
especially
want
to
thank
miss
rawls
and
the
members
of
the
board
team
for
their
time
and
patience
through
a
very
arduous
process.
V
Mr
myers,
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
We've
had
such
a
contentious
meeting
this
evening
that
I
think
the
first
thing
I
should
say
is
that
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
my
kids
went
to
school
at
arundel
high
school
when
you
were
there
and
they
did
quite
fine
and
then
to
add
a
little
more
levity
to
the
difficult
conversation.
I
I
really
love
your
tie.
V
And
your
the
color
of
your
jacket
that
you're
wearing,
so
I
hope
that
we
can
indeed
work
together.
That's
a
very
serious
comment.
It's
unfortunate
that
we
have
to
take
such
a
long
period
of
time
to
get
where
we
are
here,
so
I
hope
we
can
start
tomorrow
to
work
together
so
that
we
can
get
more
kids
to
graduate
from
high
school.
So
thank
you.
BF
Last
month,
the
board
of
education
ratified
the
contract
with
tech.
At
the
after
months
of
negotiation
involving
an
outside
mediator,
teachers
were
awarded
a
two
percent
cost
of
living
increase
and
the
extra
stipends
for
teachers
at
22,
so-called
challenge
schools
were
eliminated
to
fund
the
overall
increase
for
all
teachers.
BF
Subsequently
tonight,
where
we
have
ratified
contracts
with
our
support
staff
unions
that
also
eliminate
the
challenge,
stipends
and
award
a
two
percent
increase
teachers
believe
they
deserve
more
than
a
two
percent
increase,
and
I
don't
disagree
with
them
at
all
teachers.
At
the
challenge.
Schools
are
understandably
frustrated
that
they
are
losing
income.
Under
this
agreement,
teachers
in
schools
have
sought
to
bring
attention
to
the
lack
of
raises
and
the
lack
of
respect
they
feel
they
receive
for
their
hard
work.
BF
BF
BF
If
I
were
a
teacher
at
these
schools,
I
would
find
this
grossly
unfair
and
I
would
also
question
the
commitment
of
my
school
leadership
to
the
instructional
team
as
a
whole.
We
have
an
amazing
group
of
administrators
in
anne
arundel
county
and
the
principals
at
these
22
schools
are
some
of
our
finest.
I
believe,
however,
that
ael
members
have
made
a
poor
decision
in
choosing
to
separate
themselves
financially
from
their
teachers.
For
that
reason,
I'm
voting
no
to
the
ratification
of
the
ael
contract.
B
Q
BD
BD
Employees
the
terms
of
employment
for
these
employees
would
be
a
granting
of
a
two
percent
cost
of
living
adjustment
with
no
step
increases
and,
secondly,
providing
the
equivalent
equivalent
of
one
additional
day
of
annual
leave
for
employees,
and
we
are
asking
that
the
board
approve
these
changes
as
well
for
unit
5
and
6
employees.
Thank
you.
B
F
I've
heard
two
things
tonight
that
that
that
kind
of
resonate
really
well.
One
of
them
is
was
said
very
early
in
the
evening,
and
that
was
to
have
courageous
conversations,
and
usually
that
means
different
things.
But
tonight
it
means
talking
about
salaries,
and
so
I'm
going
to
say
something
about
that
and
then
mr
myers
also
made
a
comment
about.
You
know
when
you
do
the
same
old
thing
over
and
over
again
and
you
get
the
same
old
results,
you
know
it's,
it
doesn't
really
that's
not
the
way
you
do
business.
F
So
when
I
came
on
this
board,
they
we
were
asking
for
the
step
increases
and
they
were
told
that
we
weren't
going
to
get
the
money
and
I'm
like
well.
Why
are
we
asking
for
the
step
increases
and
they
said
because
we're
contractually
obligated
to
do
that
and
we're
by
school
law
and
all
these
other?
Okay,
fine,
so
we'll
ask
for
them.
F
So
we
go
and
we
ask
and
and
then
we
turn
into
two
fights
and
and
ugliness
becomes
ensues
and
and
and
that's
where
we
get
to
today
and
every
year
we've
gone
and
every
year
we've
asked
for
the
step
increases
and-
and
you
know
we
get
people
who
say:
don't
buy
plato
well,
that
you
know
that
comes
out
of
whole
different
pieces.
But
anyway,
the
issue
is
that
we
have
to
look
at
the
way.
We're
doing
it.
And-
and
I
don't
know
what
the
answer
is.
F
But
I
do
know
that
it's
not
working
the
way
we've
been
doing
it
forever
and
ever
and
ever,
and
maybe
it's
time
that
we
stopped
looking
at
doing
it.
That
way
and
doing
it
another
way,
and
I
would
hope
that
the
leadership
of
the
unions
and
the
and
our
leadership
would
come
together
and
form
a
task
force
turn
to
form
a
work
group
form
something
that
will
look
at
not
restructuring
the
steps,
because
we've
done
that.
But
looking
at
the
way
that
we
do
these.
F
To
be
able
to
to
really
truly
ask
for
what
we
really
need
and
being
able
to
get
it
and
and
the
problem
is
that
we
we
can't,
and
so
we
have
to
figure
out
a
way
to
be
able
to
get
our
county
executive
whomever
may
be
in
place
because
it
didn't
start
with
mr
xu,
it
started
way
back
even
before
all
I
mean
I
think
you
know,
mr
gary,
there
was
a
whole
big
thing
with
him.
Okay,
so
it's
not!
This
is
not
brand
new
and
it's
always
it's
always
going
to
be
a
problem.
F
I
don't
ever
see
it
not
being
a
problem,
so
we
have
to
think
of
a
way
that's
going
to
be
able
to
compensate
people
fairly,
but
not
the
way.
We've
been
doing
it
because
it's
not
working-
and
I
don't
know
how
I
don't
know
what
that
means.
I
don't
I
don't
know
how
to
do
that.
If
we
knew
how
to
do
it,
we
could
have
done
it.
So
I'm
I'm
asking
that
our
leadership
form
something
to
start
having
some
kind
of
conversations
and
they
may
be
courageous
conversations
do
away
with
steps.
Do
something
else.
F
Don't
do
away
with
steps-
I
I
don't
know,
but
but
we
can't
keep
doing
what
we're
doing,
and
so
I'm
asking
you
richard.
I'm
asking
will
myers
I'm
asking
dr
arlatto
to
well
our
other
ladies
left,
but
to
come
together
and
to
figure
out
ways
that
we
can
really
truly
enable
us
to
compensate
employees
without
us
having
to
battle
every
year
programs
over
people
get
it.
F
But
the
fact
is
you
got
to
have
some
of
these
programs
because
it
wasn't
working
before
for
us,
so
we've
put
into
place
things
that
people
want,
but
now
we
have
to
compensate
people
for
it.
So
there
is
no
easy
solution,
but
we
cannot
continue
the
way.
We
continue
we're
going
to
come
with
us
a
budget.
It's
going
to
ask
for
the
step,
increases
we're
going
to
go
down
there
and
yell
at
them.
F
They're
going
to
we're
going
to
show
up
at
the
work
sessions,
you're
going
to
have
two
minutes
to
talk
to
the
county,
council
and
and
they're
not
going
to
give
it
to
us
again
and-
and
so
we
have
to.
We
have
to
think
of
a
way
to
do
this,
and-
and
I
I
don't
know
what
the
way
is,
but
I'm
imploring
people
to
come
together
to
figure
out
what
we
need
to
do
to
move
forward
so
that
we
can
truly
compensate.
F
B
Q
BG
As
you
know,
the
school
calendar
is
set
by
policy.
The
policy
says
that
we
have
a
calendar
committee.
The
calendar
committee
is
made
up
of
a
group
of
people
from
the
pta
cac
all
of
our
four
bargaining
units-
tac
a.l.
You
know
that
most
of
them,
you
saw
today
the
crass
organization,
the
office
of
student
data,
then
other
offices
that
the
superintendent
designates
such
as
school
performance,
curriculum
instruction,
athletics
testing
and
then
there's
some
others
as
we
see
fit
that
we
might
need
in
the
summer.
BG
BG
Once
we
get
the
names
for
the
calendar
who's
going
to
actually
sit
on
the
calendar
committee
for
each
of
those
different
groups,
then
we
actually
send
out
an
outline
of
the
process
of
what
is
going
to
happen
and
then
a
calendar
booklet
that
gives
them
all
the
information
that
they're
going
to
need
to
actually
do
some
review
before
we
actually
meet
face
to
face
this
year.
We
met
for
the
first
time
on
october
13th
face
to
face,
and
then
the
group
votes-
and
we
do
this
every
year-
this
isn't
a
new
process.
BG
They
vote
to
either
meet
weekly
on
a
base,
debate,
face-to-face
excuse,
me
bases
or
to
meet
online.
This
year
they
voted
to
meet
online
as
they
did
last
year.
The
committee
is
different
every
year,
so
it
just
depends
on
the
group
what
they
are
more
comfortable
doing.
The
key
points
that
we
were
looking
at.
First,
we
look
at
the
negotiated
agreements
and
what
things
that
we
must
put
in
the
calendar,
the
legal
mandates.
What
days
we
have
to
have
off
the
holidays
that
we
just
traditionally
give
off
the
priorities
of
the
superintendent
and
the
system.
BG
Some
of
the
different
initiatives
we,
this
year,
some
of
the
key
factors
we
were
looking
at,
creating
more
opportunities
for
parent-teacher
conferences
throughout
the
year.
We
wanted
to
maintain
the
days
for
the
achievement
gap,
professional
development.
We
wanted
to
build
in
quarterly
assessment
structures.
AF
And
so
before
the
committee
began
its
work.
We
sent
a
communication
out
to
all
of
our
parents
and
all
of
our
stakeholders.
We
did
a
news
release.
We
sent
an
email
containing
all
that
information
to
all
of
our
parents,
posted
all
on
social
media
to
try
to
get
as
much
input
as
we
can.
As
I
said,
we
put
forth
the
key
areas
for
consideration,
as
teresa
mentioned,
and
those
comments
were
provided
to
the
committee
before
it
began
its
work.
We
received
1059
responses
to
an
online
link.
AF
It
was
not
a
survey,
it
was
simply
a
comment
link.
It
was
not
a
structured
question
and
answer.
Some
folks
fell
in
multiple
categories
here.
So,
if
you
add
those
numbers
up,
they'll
come
up
to
more
than
a
thousand
and
fifty
nine,
but
there
were
1059
unique
responses.
Two
key
findings
really
shorten
the
thanksgiving
break
and
shorten
the
easter
spring
break.
So,
as
the
committee
began
its
work
and
then
teresa
walked
through
the
calendar
and
how
it
ended
up,
but
those
were
the
things
that
they
kept
in
mind.
AF
BG
So
this
year
the
way
is
structured
school
would
start
on
august
23rd
pretty
much
about
what
it
did
last
year.
It
would
end
on
june
13th
the
last
day
for
teachers
would
be
june.
14Th
we
built
in
five
snow
days
for
emergency
closings,
as
you
asked
us
to
do.
If
we
didn't
have
any
snow
days,
then
school
would
actually
get
out
lots
earlier,
which
would
be
on
june.
6.
BG
BG
The
achievement
gap,
professional
development
days
would
be
september,
21st
december
7th
february,
8
and
march
15th,
and
those
aren't
full
days
they're
just
two-hour
early
closings.
I
don't
don't
want
to
mislead
you
on
those
the
end
of
the
marking
period.
That's
those
early
dismissal
two
hours
where
teachers
get
work
time
to
great
assessments
would
be
october,
31st
and
november
1st
january
19th
and
the
20th
march
29th
and
the
30th
june
12th
and
the
13th.
BG
And
then
there
were
10
days
that
were
in
the
previous
one,
so
we
did
give
december
22nd
and
then
march,
2nd
and
march
2nd
was
came
out
of
a
work
group
of
teachers.
That
said,
they
thought
that
would
be
a
good
day
because
they
could
prepare
for
teacher
conferences
the
next
day,
easter
monday.
These
were
just
other
points.
I
thought
I
would
bring
to
your
attention.
BG
This
is
what
we
put
in.
You
can
change
it
any
way
you
would
like
it,
but
easter
monday
could
be
used.
If
we
wanted
to
as
a
makeup
day
for
snow,
we
could.
We
would
have
to
request
that
if
we
chose
to
do
that
and
additional
days,
if
we
had
more
than
six
days,
would
have
to
be
added
to
the
end
of
the
year.
M
I
think
that
my
biggest
concern
is
spring
break,
because
I
you
know
when
my
kids
started,
we
didn't
have,
and
I
didn't
have
spring
break
when
I
was
in
school
either.
But
I
I
distinctly
remember
what
the
rationale
was
it
wasn't
our
families
really
need
to
take
a
week
off.
You
know
they
really
need
to
go
on
vacation
somewhere.
I
remember
there
being
an
educational
rationale
for
having
a
week
off
at
spring
break.
M
BG
I
don't
have
that
information
with
me,
so
I
can't
really
speak
to
that
today.
The
one
thing
I
can
say
is
that
we
had
heard
from
a
lot
of
parents
requesting
and
teachers
requesting
a
full
week
once
we
gave
them
the
full
week.
We
heard
from
a
lot
of
parents
and
a
lot
of
teachers
saying
we
don't
want
the
full
week,
because
once
we
had
bad
weather
all
of
a
sudden,
they
said
well,
why
are
you
giving
us
a
full
week?
Why
aren't
you
giving
us
less?
Why
do
we
have
the
whole
thanksgiving?
BG
Why
do
we
have
the
whole
spring
break?
We
want
to
get
out
earlier
in
june,
so
it
you
know
we
didn't
have
it.
We
had
never
had
it
in
anne
arundel,
county
and
lots
of
people,
because
we
are
a
county,
that's
very
migrant
people
move
in
and
out
of
our
county,
so
they
came
from
lots
of
other
places
and
they
said
we
always
had
it.
When
we
lived
in
new
york,
we
always
had
it
here.
We
always
had
it
there,
but
we
found
that
a
lot.
It
is
more
expensive
to
travel
during
that
time.
BG
So
certain
of
our
families
certainly
take
advantage
of
that,
but
many
of
our
families,
don't
our
families
that
are
on
free
and
reduced
lunch.
That's
a
hardship
for
them,
because
they're
not
getting
additional
money
to
feed
their
children
during
these
two
weeks
that
we
give
them
off
it's
a
hardship
for
them
to
feed
their
families.
BG
It's
a
hardship
for
daycare
so
and
when
we
just
put
that
question
out,
as
you
saw
the
big
percentage
now,
we
didn't
get
a
lot
of
response
and
if
you
asked
me
to
do
another
survey,
we're
not
going
to
get
a
lot
of
response,
because
people,
just
the
most
we've
ever
had
on
a
survey
ever
in
anne
arundel
county-
was
about
4
000
people.
So
I
think
it's
something
that
you
all
represent
the
county
and
we
know
from
feedback
that
we
can
make
that
decision.
BG
M
AF
M
I'm
perfectly
willing
to
take
people's
vacations
away
from
them.
For
that
too,
I
have
no
problem
with
that
either
because
to
me
it's
not
about
the
vacation,
it's
it
is
about
the
school
calendar.
You
know
everything
else
is
secondary
and
the
whole
purpose
of
why
I
agreed
to
the
week
off
was
because
I
thought
it
was
best
for
our
students
and
for
everyone
to
not
kill
each
other.
I
mean
I,
I
really
think
that's
that's
what
it
was
about.
They
just
they
needed
a
longer
period
of
time
to
not
see
each
other
and.
BG
BG
BG
BG
Going
to
get
the
other
cards
we're
going
to
get
the
other
we're,
as
I
tell
you
most
of
the
time
about
50,
is
all
we're
going
to
please.
So
we
could.
You
know
if
you
think,
there's
too
many
changes
this
time
and
you'd
rather
not
do
all
of
those
we're
glad
to
accommodate
that,
and
we
can
do
that
at
the
table
now.
I
think
so.
M
M
Was
I
was
getting
emails
from
some
parents
about
eight
back
to
back
and
I
wasn't
quite
certain
what
they
were
talking
about.
I
mean
to
me
two
in
a
row
is
a
lot
better
than
I
mean
as
a
parent.
M
School
child
I'd
rather
have
two
in
a
row
than
four
in
a
row.
That's
always
been
it's
kind
of
hard
to
figure
out
what
to
do
with
your
kid
four
days
in
a
row.
Two
hours
early,
so
two
days
in
a
row
is
a
little
bit
easier
because
maybe
you
could
take
one
day
off
and
get
early
and
find
somebody
else
to
do
the
other
day
but
yeah.
It's
it's
a
complicated
world
that
we
all
live
in,
we're
all
juggling
14
million
things.
M
So,
okay,
so
I
just
and
then
is
it
the
same
number
that's
proposed
for
the
following
year
as
well.
I
mean
no
I'm
jumping
ahead.
Yes,
okay,
thanks.
F
I
I
think
that
some
of
the
concern
is
that
that,
like
from
august
when
we
start
to
to
january,
we
have
like
19
18
17
days
off
and
then
from
fed
from
no
from
january
or
february
forward.
We
only
have
like
six
six
seven
days
off,
so
I
think
that
that's
some
of
the
the
concern
just
because
there
seems
to
be
a
lot
in
the
front
end,
but
you
know,
and
and
it
makes
it
harder
to
break
up
and
so
forth.
So
I
you
know,
I
understand
some
of
the
and.
BG
F
Now
one
of
the
things
you
know,
one
of
the
benefits
of
you
know
being
around
forever.
Is
you
remember,
discussion
and-
and
we
didn't
have
rosh
hashanah
or
yom
kippur
like
10
years
ago,
so
I
can't
remember
when
they
came
onto
the
calendar.
F
So
so
some
of
it
is,
I
mean
so
some
you
know
so
then
we
start
hearing
from
other
groups
about
religious
holidays
and
a
religious
observance,
and
I
know
that
we've
we've
we've
made
some
concessions
and
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
doing
testing
on
certain
days
and
and
so
forth,
like
that
on
some
other
religious
holidays
and
and
so
forth,
and-
and
we
can't
certainly
ask
people-
you
know,
do
you
want
to
have
off
or
not
have
off
and
and
we've
looked
at
other
counties,
and
there
are,
I
think,
about
18
counties.
F
Did
we
ever
consider
that
did
we
look
at
that?
Did
we
think
about
that
in
terms
of
when
we're
we're
looking
at
some
of
the
days
and
and
I'm
looking
at,
like
you
know,
19
days
off
at
the
beginning
of
the
that's,
an
awful
lot
of
interrupted
and
one
day
what
what's
one
day,
but
I
mean
it's,
but
because
yom
kippur
and
rosh
hashanah
with
the
way
they
fall
they're
very
close
together
right,
and
so
you
know.
BG
They
just
decided
not
to
bring
it
up
for
the
1617,
but
to
certainly
bring
it
to
the
board
and
ask
them
if
we
could
consider
having
that
as
a
topic
for
1718
and
seeing
what
your
feeling
was
about
it,
they
they
had
it
open-ended
whether
we
decide
to
do
one
or
the
other,
whether
you
decided
to
remove
both
whether
we
alternated
they
were
open
to
different
things,
but
they
did
want
that
to
be
on
the
table
as
something
that
a
way
to
gain
back
more
days.
Okay,.
F
And
then
then,
another
question
that
I
had
had
to
do
with
the
professional
development
and
again
timing
is
not
my
strong
suit.
So
I
believe
it
was
two
years
ago.
We
at
that
time
added
five
two
hour
early
dismissal
days
related
to
cultural
diversity
and
closing
the
achievement
gap
and
and
talking
about
professional
development
on
those
days
and
they've
since
gone
down
to
two,
and
so
sometimes
we
add
things
and
we
never
go
back
and
revisit
how
that's
working.
So
you
may
not
be
able
to
answer
at
this
time,
but
what
I'd?
F
What
I'd
like
to
get
is
some
information,
because
if,
as
I
recall,
the
way
it
was
supposed
to
happen
was
there
was
going
to
be
like
one
day
that
was
going
to
be
totally
count.
F
Everybody
was
going
to
have
the
same
training
and
that
was
sort
of
like
to
bring
everybody
up
to
the
same
to
the
same
level,
and
then
schools
were
going
to
be
able
to
choose
which
ones
they
needed
as
based
on
their
schools,
what
they
needed
that
that
may
have
been
missing
in
their
schools
and
they
needed
to
be
able
to
to
provide.
So
you
know
they
may
needed
how
to
differentiate
instruction
to
better
reach.
Kids.
Somebody
over
here
may
needed
something
about
data
something
over
here.
F
You
know
I
mean
so
each
school
was
going
to
be
able
to,
but
that
was
going
to
be
from
like
a
menu,
if
you
will
that
they
would
choose
from
that
specifically
related
to
culture,
diversity
and
achievement
gap,
and
that
piece,
so
is
that
still
happening?
Are
we
still
doing
that
how's
that
working
and
those
because
I've
heard
some
different
stories?
So
I
just
want
to
you
know,
and
I'm
not.
F
Q
Sure
we'd
be
glad
to
bring
some
of
that
back
to
you.
But
in
short,
what
you've
explained
is
is
what's
happening
and
we
can
get
you
some
more
details,
but
it
is
originally
was
five
days
that
was
a
number
of
years
ago
was
added,
we've
been
using,
we
were
at
four
and
we
still
have
four
days
built
into
the
calendar,
and
you
saw
that
was
reviewed
and
it's
been
that
way
for
the
last
several
years
and
we've
got
four
days
right.
BB
A
Q
Lessons
are
produced
at
this
level
and
then
pushed
out
to
the
schools
and
schools
based
on
where
they
are,
and
a
continuum
of
knowledge
can
then
implement
those
lessons
and
there's
a
variety
and
that's
still
done
from
this
level
and
then
pushed
out
to
the
schools
in
each
of
those
days.
So
there
is
some
commonality
across
all
the
schools
on
a
theme
and
a
skill
set,
but
then
we
try
and
give
the
school
some
some
choice
based
on
where
the
principal
believes
their
staff
is
on
any
one
of
those
issues.
M
Just
one
quick
question
about
calendar
committee
process:
does
the
group
come
to
consensus
or
do
they
vote.
BG
BG
BG
B
I've
got
a
few
questions.
My
first
is
are
the
two
hour
early
dismissal
days,
contractually
obligated.
BG
BD
Negotiated
agreement
for
unit
1
members
speaks
about
early
dismissal
days
for
students
and
what
would
occur
on
those
days.
Certainly,
the
board
sets
the
calendar
for
students,
and
so
if
what
occurs
is
not
consistent
with
early
dismissal
days,
then
the
language
in
the
negotiated
agreement
would
not
apply.
So
if
the
board
determines
that
there
would
be
a
reduction
in
the
number
of
early
dismissal
days,
then
the
negotiated
agreement
would
comply
with
what
the
board
decides.
B
Okay,
so
it
doesn't
specifically
say
we
have
to
have
no
six,
a
court,
a
success
semester
or
anything
like
that.
Okay,
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
speak
to
why
we're
starting
on
a
tuesday
instead
of
a
monday.
BG
Well,
yeah,
I
sure,
can
and
if
there's
no
rocket
science
tools,
I'm
glad
to
put
us
back
on
monday.
If
that
makes
everybody
happier,
I
really
was
just
trying
to
give
everybody
an
extra
day
of
summer
to
start
teachers
a
little
later
coming
in
a
little
later,
and
I
have
to
give
the
only
thing
that
asks
me
ask
for
the
only
thing
that
I
need
to
give
them
to
get
consensus
is
to
give
them
one
day
after
teachers
come
in.
BG
BG
Parents
will
ask
if
we
can
not
make
the
first
day
a
full
week,
but
some
teachers
have
written
to
me
since
they
did
get
the
draft
sent
to
them,
that
they
would
just
assume
have
a
full
week.
So
we're
glad
to
start
it
because
I
can
bring
teachers
in
on
the
15th.
Have
them
work
monday
through
thursday.
Give
ask
me
the
19th
and
then
bring
students
in
on
the
22nd.
So
it's
it's.
No,
there
wasn't
anything
devious
about
it.
I
was
just
trying
to
give
everybody
one
more
day
of
summer.
BG
Do
you
want
to
address
that
melisa
or
that
it
is
contractual
because
of
the
in
the
negotiated
agreements
with
when
for
ask
me
especially
and
melisa
can
address
if
it's
in
others,
but
if
the
holiday,
the
24th
falls
on
a
saturday,
then
we
have
to
give
them
the
friday
before
and
if
it
falls
on
a
sunday.
We
give
them
the
monday
after
so
since
it
fall,
the
24th,
which
is
a
a
paid
holiday,
falls
on
a
saturday.
Then
we
have
to
give
that
friday
and
we
can't
open
the
buildings
without
custodians
in
the
buildings.
B
B
What
else
do
I
want
to
ask
you?
Oh
well,
I
guess
really.
Those
are
my
questions.
My
comments
are
really
when
I
put
on
my
teacher
hat.
I
have
a
very
similar
concern
to
mrs
burge
that
we
are,
and
mrs
richie
mentioned
it
as
well.
We
have
19
days
off
in
the
fall
and
we
have
six
days
off
in
the
spring,
and
I
know
we
can't
predict
the
weather,
but
I
know
that
I
use
my
spring
break
every
year
to
catch
up,
maybe
not
on
grading.
B
Most
often
it's
grading,
but
when
it's
not
grading,
it's
life,
all
the
life
things
that
I've
set
aside
to
be
a
teacher
and
my
students
are
ready
for
a
break.
I'm
ready
for
a
break
for
my
students
and
I'm
concerned
about
the
length
of
time
we're
gonna
go
in
2016
or
2017
without
a
break
only
to
come
upon
a
three-day
week.
You
know
a.
B
Weekend
three
days
off,
I'm
also
concerned
as
a
teacher
about
the
rhythm
getting
into
the
rhythm
of
school
in
the
fall
that
we
start
and
then
we
stop,
and
I
know
this
is
something
that
happens
every
year.
But
I,
as
we've
said
tonight,
it's
about
a
courageous
conversation.
We've
been
doing
things
this
way
all
the
time,
but
is
it
the
right
thing
to
do
so?
We
bring
kids
in
we
have
off
labor
day.
Then
we
give
them.
B
Then
we
dismiss
them
two
hours
early
for
professional
development,
even
though
we've
just
had
professional
development
in
august,
then
we
have
october
3rd
12th,
20th,
20th,
21st
and
then
into
our
early
dismissal
on
31st,
then
we're
back
because
of
next
year
we
have
election
day.
We
have.
We
have
another.
B
Two
hour
early
dismissal
november
1st
we've
cut
back
thanksgiving,
which
I'm
actually
fine
with,
because
that's
part
of,
if,
if
we
added
those
days
back
in
we'd,
have
21
days
off
in
the
fall
and
six
in
the
spring
you're
telling
me
we
can't
mess
with
december
23rd
and
then
we've
got
our
mlk
holiday
and
all
that
takes
us
through
the
first
semester.
B
BG
One
thing
I
think,
certainly
if
we
wanted
to
do
something
we
could
try
doing
one,
we
could
certainly
change
it.
Where
we
started
brought
teachers
in
on
the
well,
we
would
bring
teachers
in
on
the
15th.
We
would
bring
students
in
on
the
22nd.
That
would
give
you
one
day
we
would
open
on
rosh
hashanah.
That
would
give
you
another
day.
I
would
then
probably
make
up
the
other
day
by
adding
it
to
the
end
of
the
year.
That
would
be
my
suggestion.
BG
I
wouldn't
do
both
jewish
holidays
the
first
year,
and
that
would
give
you
a
flavor
to
see
what
your
public
said.
One
thing
that
I
have
learned
in
the
last
few
days
that
I
probably
wouldn't
have
thought
of
before
our
staff
at
schools
and
our
student
data
office
really
are
waiting
for
your
decision
tonight
tomorrow.
Those
people
who
do
scheduling
at
schools
will
really
start
to
work
on
doing
lots
of
work
on
as
soon
as
they
get
the
calendar.
BG
They
kind
of
start
working
on
next
year,
their
master
plans
and
all
and
they're
telling
me
it's
important
that
they
get
it
sooner
rather
than
later.
And
if
so,
I
you
know,
I
was
talking
to
someone
well,
if
we
don't
get
it
till
the
middle
of
december
and
they're
like
well,
you
just
cut
out
30
days
of
our
work
that
we're
you're
kind
of
cutting
our
hands.
BG
B
Anyway,
that's
on
the
back
side,
but
if
we're
going
to
do
do
that,
I
would
ask
that
we
also
add
eid
al-adha
onto
the
calendar
itself,
because
it
is
one
of
the
three
religious
observance
days
on
the
back.
So
we've
only
we're
only
listing
two
of
the
three
religious
observance
days
on
this
part
of
the
calendar.
Let's
list
all
three,
if
we're
going
to
honor
them
as
religious
observances,
even
though
we're
not
giving
them
as
a
day
off,
that's
just
a
personal
preference.
B
V
Okay,
hi
I've
got
a
couple
questions.
First
of
all,
I'm
awful
glad,
I'm
not
on
the
calendar
committee,
because
it's
obviously
there
are
far
too
many
things
that
need
to
be
taken
into
consideration.
V
V
That
was
the
old
times
our
teachers,
I'm
sure
teachers
are
ready
for
school,
but
are
our
kids
serious
about
going
to
school
when
we
start
as
early
as
we
do
and
we
end
as
early
as
as
we
do,
and
I
guess
my
last
question
for
dr
alato-
we
talked
about
a
tentative
calendar
for
the
following
year.
Maybe
you
could
explain
that.
Q
I'll
attempt
to
explain
the
latter
first
in
that
it
has
been
the
history
of
this
board
that
when
they
consider
a
calendar
from
year
to
year,
they
also
take
a
year
out.
So
it's
just
been
a
common
practice
for
this
board
to
see
the
calendar
for
not
just
what
you're
approving
for
next
year.
But
what
will
look
for
you
now
you're,
not
officially
approving
it,
but
you're
publicly
acknowledging
it
we're
putting
out
there,
and
so
that's
been
that
that's
the
latter
part.
I
appreciate
it.
Q
In
in
terms
of
the
school
system
and
the
efficiency
we
we
have
to
have
180
days
of
instruction,
that's
by
state
rule,
and
so
whether,
if
you
want
to
start
later
in
the
year,
that
means
you're
going
to
end
later
in
the
year,
it's
sort
of
a
zero-sum
game.
So
it's
whatever
you
take
off
on
the
front
end
or
the
back
end
or
you
take
from
the
middle,
and
there
are
some
folks
that
would
prefer
to
start
later.
Q
But
if
we
continue
or
we
or
we
look
to
shorten
the
school
year,
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
have
a
difficult
time,
delivering
all
the
instruction
that
we
need
to
do
so.
It's
a
it's
a
game,
it's
a
bit
of
a
game
every
year,
but
it
has
been
the
history
of
this
board
to
start
prior
to
that
labor
day,
but
anything
that
we
want
to
take
from
the
middle
is
going
to
be
added
to
the
end
of
the
year
and
that
that
appeared
to
be
with
particularly
with
this
calendar
committee.
Q
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
one
of
the
key
concepts
was:
how
can
we
bring
the
school
year
back
in?
We
are
finishing
at
on
on
june
17th
june
18th
june
19th
last
several
years,
and
is
there
any
way
to
bring
it
closer
to
the
beginning
of
june?
Was
one
of
the
priorities
right
that
led
much
of
the
conversation.
I
wasn't
there,
but
if
I
it.
BG
Was
that
was
what
most
people
at
the
table:
parents,
community
members,
teachers
that
was
one
of
the
big
initiatives
they
were
trying
to
do
get
out
earlier
in
june.
No
one
was
really
and
even
of
all
the
teachers
that
responded
after
it
went
out
to
everyone.
Very
few
people
mentioned
anything
about
the
start
earlier
time.
You
know,
starting
later,
that
really
wasn't
something
that
was
came
out.
Spring
break
did
come
up
a
lot,
but
very
little
came
up
about
that.
BG
You
know
in
the
south
they
start
earlier
they're
starting
the
second
week
of
august
in
new
york.
They
start
after
labor
day,
but
they
go
to
june
30th.
So
I
think
it's
just
kind
of
wherever
you
are
in
the
country
and
what
your
tradition
is
and.
BG
One
thing
I
would
say
is
you
would
not
be
giving
approval
right
now
of
the
1718,
even
tentatively,
because
whatever
you
decide
on
the
1617,
I
would
mock
up
the
1718
to
look
like
that.
So,
if
you're
changing
spring
break
around
I'd,
probably
mock
up
1718
to
model
what
you
were
doing
with
1617
and
I'd
bring
it
back.
BF
We
would
remove
the
rosh
hashanah
day
off
and
add
one
day
to
the
end
of
the
school
year,
so
that
we
can
put
back
in
the
the
days
for
spring
break.
C
F
I
don't
disagree,
but
I
want
to
remind
people
this
year
when
spring
break
came
and
we
had
warned
people.
They
were
going
to
take
away
the
days
if
we
needed
them
for
snow
and
we've
always
done
that
and
we've
never
needed
to
do
it
this
year.
We
needed
to
do
it
and
everybody
was
up
in
arms
because
we
ruined
everything
and
their
whole
life
was
over.
F
So
I
just
remember-
and
I'm
I'm
for
this-
but
just
remember
public
in
bob's
office-
that
you're
going
to
get
all
those
emails
and
people
are
going
to
be
upset
when
we
have
to
take
away
a
spring
break
day.
If
that
happens,
so
I.
AF
Just
want
to
remind
people
you
would
you
would
need
to
make
another
amendment
to
the
calendar,
because
this
calendar
on
the
back
under
inclement
weather
and
emergency
school
closing
says
monday
april
17th
may
be
used
as
a
makeup
day.
That's
easter
monday,
then
additional
inclement
weather
days
and
after
april
17
any
days
needed
beyond.
Six
will
be
added
to
the
end
of
the
school
year,
because.
AF
Q
F
AH
Q
F
Q
Q
If
we
can
take
easter
monday,
that's
where
you
are
right,
we
have
to
get
the
waiver
and
one
of
the
things
that-
and
these
are
conversations
that
you
weren't
necessarily
part
of,
but
we
were
part
of
with
the
state-
and
this
happens
each
year-
that
particularly
within
the
last
two
years,
is
that
the
state
wants
to
see
that
we've
adjusted
our
calendar
in
some
way
shape
or
form
before
they
allow
us
to
take
that
easter
monday.
Q
So
it
may
not
be
a
given.
We
can
request
it,
but
more
often
than
not
the
state
will
say
well
before
we
allow
you
to
take
that
easter
monday.
We
want
to
see
you
add
a
day
to
the
school
year
or
take
a
day
from
spring
break
and
then
we'll
allow
you
to
have
that
it
usually
is
a
stop
gap
measure
for
the
state.
F
So
if
we
take
a
day
from
spring
break,
if
we,
if
this
doesn't
pass-
and
we
only
had
three
days
for
spring
break-
and
we
had
to
take
us
now-
you'd
only
have
two
days
for
spring
break,
so
I
mean
they
would
still
require
you
to
take
that
spring
break
day
or
add
to
the
end
of
the
count
I
mean.
So
it's
it's
not
it's
not
a
matter
of.
If
we
add
these
two
days
on
and
then
do
like,
we
said
before
that
we
wouldn't
have
had
to
do
it
anyway.
AF
Yeah
and
the
other
issue
is,
then
we
were
ending.
We
were
already
ending
school
on
the
17th
of
june,
so
now
you're
ending
on
the
14th
of
june.
So
you
have
a
couple
of
other
days
there
to
add.
At
the
end,
the
other
thing
the
state
requires
you
to
do
is
make
in
terms
of
schedule
modifications
before
it
waves
days
from
the
end
of
the
year
right.
So
if
you
use
10
snow
days,
hypothetically.
BD
If
I
can
also
just
make
a
point
in
addition
to
needing
a
waiver
from
the
state
regarding
easter
monday
in
our
negotiated
agreements,
there
are,
there
is
language
that
provides
that
easter
monday
is
a
holiday
for
our
employees
that
are
represented
specifically
when
you
deal
with
sac
employees,
it's
a
paid
holiday,
and
so,
as
you
will
recall,
we
had
to
make
modifications
for
the
work
year
for
employees
to
either
give
them
an
additional
day
to
cover
they're
coming
in
for
the
holiday
or
in
some
instances.
BD
We
arranged
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
our
sayac
employees
for
this
year
in
the
event
that
we
had
to
use
easter
monday
that
we
would
pay
those
employees
for
coming
in
for
the
paid
holiday.
So
to
keep
that
in
mind.
It
just
further
complicates
the
adjustment
of
the
calendar
because
it
does
affect
employees
and
their
holidays
as
established
by
the
negotiated
agreements.
All.
M
I
was
actually
going
to
make
the
same
motion
originally
that
julie
did,
but
I
was
going
to
ask
if
we
thought
that
it
it
was
best
to
vote
on
it
now
or
put
it
out
there
again,
okay,
but
I
am
I'm
not
sure
how
I
feel
about
changing
the
inclement
weather
schedule.
M
M
It
just
disturbs
me
what
happened
and
I
don't
know
if
I
want
to
be
put
in
that
situation
again.
It
was
very
disturbing.
I
mean
my
son's
classes
were
full
and
they
still
didn't
do
anything.
It
was.
It
was
disturbing
and
I
don't
know
if
it
was
because
the
teachers
who
did
come
decided
that
nobody
was
going
to
be
there,
and
so,
let's
just
I
don't
I
don't
know
what
happened.
It
was
just
bad
it
was.
It
was
just
bad,
that's
that's
all
I
can
say,
and
I'm
not
sure
what
the
problem
was.
M
I
know
that
an
awful
lot
of
people
decided
that
they
weren't
going
to
work
that
day.
I
know
that
a
lot
of
people,
one
friend
of
mine,
actually
was
home
but
didn't
send
her
daughter
to
school
because
the
teacher
said,
oh,
don't
bother
sending
your
daughter
to
school
because
we're
not
going
to
do
anything
and
they
weren't
even
away
on
vacation.
M
That
bothers
me.
I
mean
if
school's
in
session,
you
go
to
school
and
you
learn,
and
so,
but
if
that's
what
happens
then?
Should
that
be
part
of
our
plan?
Because
I
you
know,
we
can't
control
everything
and
if
that's
what's
going
to
happen,
then
I
don't
want
to
waste
a
school
day
on
my
kid
showing
up
for
six
class
periods
and
not
doing
a
darn
thing.
BH
As
the
hour
is
late,
I
think
we
need
to
be
careful
making
any
decisions
based
on
anybody's
anecdotal
data.
BH
If
we're
going
to
move
on
this
motion
to
only
observe
one
of
the
jewish
holidays
in
the
fall,
I
think
we
will
know
after
we
make
this
decision
tonight,
how
we
proceed
with
the
following
calendar
and
since
we
got
out
last
year,
bob
I'm
sure
you
can
correct
me
when
I
say
it
wrong,
but
like
the
19th
or
something
last
summer
it
was
late.
It
was
late.
AR
BH
BH
AF
B
Just
have
a
clarifying
question:
if
we're
talking
about
removing
one
of
the
jewish
holidays
as
a
day
off
we're
still
observing
it
as
a
religious
observance
right
next
year,
rosh
hashanah
happens
to
be
on
a
monday,
which
would
create
a
three-day
weekend,
and
yom
kippur
happens
to
be
on
a
wednesday
in
the
middle
of
the
week.
So
do
you
have
a
recommendation
if
we
were
going
to
drop
one
of
them?
Should
we.
BG
BI
I'm
sorry
to
interrupt
that.
It
seems
like
you
guys,
are
getting
ready
to
vote
and
I
wasn't
well.
BI
Well,
perhaps
it
would
be
useful
to
have
a
parent
participate
in
this
discussion.
I
know
some
of
you
are.
I
think
I
can
maybe
add
a
few
things.
First
of
all,
I'm
jewish
and
I
have
no
problem
with
you
taking
rosh
hashanah
off
the
calendar
it's
allowed
as
a
religious
holiday,
so
people
who
want
to
take
it
can't
take
it.
There's
no
issue
there,
I'm
very
happy
to
hear
that
you're
putting
spring
break
back
into
the
calendar.
BI
B
B
B
A
M
I
was
actually
going
to
say
that
if
we
were
going
to
choose
one
in
most
years
I
mean,
and
I'm
not
jewish,
but
it's
my
understanding
that
yom
kippur
is
the
more
important
holiday.
But
I
would
want
to
verify
that
with
someone
from
a
rabbi,
someone
yeah,
I
would
think
that
would
be
the
way
to
go.
We
did.
BG
Have
one
of
our
teachers
on
the
calendar
committee
was
jewish
and
she
said
exactly
what
the
parent
just
said
doesn't
matter
to
me
either
way
it's
a
religious
observance,
I'm
going
to
do
it.
I
take
additional
days
anyway,
because
I
observe
differently.
You
know
I
take
two
days
for
yom
kippur.
I
take
so
I
it
never
has
mattered
to
me
whether
you
take
it
or
not.
So
everybody
has
a
different
feeling.
Other
parents
are
going
to
feel
differently.
I'm
sure
I.
M
Just
well,
but
since
the
purpose
of
closing
on
those
days
was
to
ensure
that
we
were
eliminating
a
disruption
to
school
operations
right,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
it
on
the
day
that
would
have
the
most
people
being
out.
So
if,
if
more
people
are
going
to
be
observing
yom
kippur
than
rosh
hashanah,
then
that's
the
day
that
we
would
want
to
do
so.
I'm
saying
we
might
not
want
to.
If
we're
going
to
be,
you
know
continuing
to
make
that
decision.
We
might
not
want
to
make
that
ourselves.
M
B
Okay,
now
I
don't
have
any
other
board
comments.
Sheriff
stephens,
lisa,
rodvian,
michael
ackermann
had
signed
up,
and
the
other
gentleman
you're
welcome
to
come
back.
Y
Thank
you
so
much.
I
know
you
wanted
to
talk,
but
I
really
appreciate
you,
madam
president,
for
asking
him
to
wait
because
I
broke
things
down
too.
This
is
I'm
so
sorry
I
just
I
was
trying
to
raise
my
hand.
Y
I
this
is
not
on
the
calendar,
but
I
do
want
to
suggest
that
if
the
board
could
maybe
be
the
leaders
and
starting
a
petition
for
us
to
get
those
taxes
raises,
that's
an
idea.
I
don't
know
that.
That's
my
suggestion
from
what
you
were
saying
like.
If
we
would
maybe
the
teachers
could
back
you,
because
I
think
that's
the
real
problem.
Y
We
don't
have
any
money,
I'm
sorry
I
just
I
wanted
to
give
at
least
one
idea,
so
I'm
I
said
that
sheriff
cephas
annapolis
high
school-
I
don't,
as
I
was
listening
to
what
was
going
on.
I
don't
I'm
not
sure
if
I
should
have
spoken
now
or
in
the
public
comment,
because
my
statements
are
about
the
parent
teacher
conferences
built
in
the
calendar.
Y
My
recommendation
is
so
now
would
be
okay.
This
is
okay
great,
so
it
has
been
my
experience.
I
even
though
it's
my
first
year
at
annapolis,
high
school,
I
spent
a
decade
at
annapolis
middle
school,
and
I
want
to
speak
from
that
experience.
With
regard
to
the
parent
teachers.
Teachers
conferences
seems,
like
you,
guys,
are
working
out
thanksgiving
so
I'll
scratch
that
part
off
my
little
topic,
even
though
I
am
concerned
along
with
miss
burge,
because
I
work
under
or
I
did
work
and
I'm
sure
I
still
do,
but
I
don't.
Y
I
haven't,
experienced
thanksgiving
with
this
new
principle
at
annapolis,
middle
school.
I
had
consistent
leadership
and
the
expectation
was
clear,
we're
here
to
teach
students
we're
not
here
to
play
games,
but
I
do
know
that.
That's
because
my
principals
walked
into
the
classroom
and
made
sure
people
were
doing
their
job
and
I'm
not.
I
don't
want
to
disparage
any
other
principle,
but
I
have
heard
that
maybe
we
want
to
encourage
leadership
to
be
in
the
classrooms
around
these
times.
Y
If
we're
going
to
make
the
monday
and
tuesday
an
actual
class
day
rather
than
the
teacher
conference
day
of
thanksgiving,
because
you've
still
got
people
me
included,
my
family
doesn't
live
here,
who
make?
Who
may
still
choose
to
take
off
work?
I'm
not
going
to
do
it
next
year,
I'm
just
throwing
out
another
perspective
that
kind
of
speaks
to
realities.
You
know
encourage
people
to
do
their
jobs,
and
things
like
that
so
anyway,
the
parent-teacher
conference
dates.
Y
Y
We
voted
as
a
staff
to
work
evenings
instead
of
the
monday
thing
and
I
guess
we
were
not
supposed
to
because
we
got
our
hands
slapped
and
we
couldn't
do
it
anymore,
but
then
we
had
a
50
decrease,
I'm
so
sorry,
but
we
had
a
50
decrease
in
parent
participation
and
I'm
just
asking
that
give
the
schools
an
opportunity
to
make
the
decision.
I
see
the
days.
Are
there
I'm
fine
with
the
days
I'm
just
asking?
Y
Maybe
we
do
12
to
seven
like
let
us
make
a
choice
because
I
think
then
we
can
meet
more
of
our
parents
needs
in
the
contracts,
because
that's
I
mean
I'm
only
seeing
the
parents
that
work
at
home
or
have
you
know,
I
want
to
see
all
of
my
parents,
and
I
would
work
in
the
evening
if
I
was
allowed
to
you,
know,
come
in
later
on
those
dates.
That's
my
request
that
it's
built
into
the
contract.
Somehow
mrs
burch.
M
We
don't
have
a
problem
with
that.
I'll
just
say
that
again.
AA
Q
Just
so
that,
because
that's
out
there,
let
me
see
we
correct
that
for
a
second.
It
absolutely
is
a
choice,
but
it's
not
something
that
we
can
allow
in
parent-teacher
conferences
school
by
school.
We
have
to
establish
dates
and
times
for
parent-teacher
conferences,
so
it's
common
across
all
schools
right.
So
we
could
allow
staffs
to
say,
and
then-
and
you-
and
I
had
this
conversation
about
going
say-
maybe
12
to
7
just
to
use
your
it
doesn't
have
to
be
those
times.
Q
AI
I
work
at
arundel
middle
school
and
I'm
really
happy
to
hear
that
it
sounds
like
you
you
did.
I
here
did
hear
a
motion
that
passed
to
restore
the
days
for
spring
break
that
oh,
you
haven't
voted
okay,
but
at
least
that's
out
there.
That
is
my
biggest
concern
having
a
week
a
school
week
with
two
days
in
it
or
three
days
in
it.
So
I
actually
have
the
same
concern
about
the
upcoming
two-day
week
right
before
our
christmas
holiday,
many
parents,
whether
or
not
they
choose.
AI
You
know
whether
or
not
they're
voting
so
to
support
it
or
whether
or
not.
The
fact
is
that
huge
numbers
of
students
will
be
absent
on
those
days,
and
so
you
end
up
with
and
even
and
and
I
understand,
miss
burge
is
concerned
about
you
know
not
doing
instructionally
meaningful
activities.
AI
Even
if
you
do
you
end
up
having
to
repeat
those
instructional
activities
afterwards
for
all
the
kids
that
weren't
there
and
you
end
up
with
a
patchwork
of
makeup,
work
and
absenteeism,
and
I
I
think
weeks
with
two
days
in
them
three
days
in
them
should
be
avoided
at
all
costs,
because
they're
instructionally
not
valuable.
They
they
are
diminished.
They
are
from
a
personal
perspective.
AI
I
again
I'm
just
going
to
advocate
for
spring
break.
It's
it's
exhausting
work
and
to
go
for
that
long,
a
period
when
you
know
teachers
we're
pretty
hemmed
into
when
we
can
take
our
vacation
days.
You
know
we
can
only
take
a
certain
num.
I
don't
know
what
all
the
rules
are,
but
you
know
we
we're
pretty
limited.
You
know
we
have
to
take
the
breaks
when
we
get
them.
AI
Obviously
we
get
a
huge
fat
one
in
the
summer
and
everybody
is
envious
and
that's
great,
but
you
know
I,
like
my
family,
all
lives
far
away,
and
I
need
to
see
them
more
than
just
once
in
the
summertime
and
to
see
them
during
you
know.
The
long
weekends
at
thanksgiving
and
in
spring
break
is
just
not
financially
realistic
or
that
just
not
cost
effective
for
me
to
try
and
go
and
visit
my
family
several
states
away.
AI
So
I'm
urging
you
to
actually
you
know
to
put
those
conference
days
back
in
the
thanksgiving
slot
where
they
were.
I
don't
know
that
having
them
quarterly
is
necessarily
going
to
be.
You
know
extremely
meaningful,
so
yay
for
spring
break
two-day
student
weeks.
That's
all
thanks!
I'm
tired!
I'm
sorry!
BI
Hi,
I'm
I'm
michael
ackerman,
so
I
was
actually
on
the
list.
I
apologize
for
jumping
in
earlier
it
kind
of
seemed
like
you
guys,
were
proceeding
to
a
vote.
I'm
I
too,
I'm
very
glad
that
the
spring
break
issue
has
been
addressed.
That
was
my
motivation
for
coming
to
this
meeting.
BI
BI
Well,
there's
a
general
feeling
in
the
professional
community
of
parents
where
one
spouse,
or
both
spouses
work
that
the
school
system
does
not
really
take
their
schedules
into
account
and
having
half
days
in
the
middle
of
the
week
is
much
more
just
disruptive
to
a
working
parent's
schedule
than
having
it
saying,
monday
or
friday,
monday
or
friday.
You
could
actually
do
something
useful
with
it
well
friday,
particularly
wednesday.
There's
absolutely
nothing
useful.
BI
BI
My
second
question
is
easter
is
actually
on
march
27th
in
2016.,
correct.
G
BG
BI
BG
BI
That
makes
sense,
and
then
my
last
question
is
so
in
june
the
last
two:
the
the
state
mandates
that
there
are
180
days
of
instruction.
Is
it
180
days
or
is
it
a
number
of
hours
both.
BG
BI
Speaking
back
to
lisa's
comment
about
two
and
three
day
weeks,
the
monday
tuesday,
on
in
june
half
days
right
before
school
ends
are
completely
useless.
My
child
comes
home
from
school
and
he
tells
me
these
days
are
completely
useless.
Nothing
happens
on
those
days,
so
we
keep
talking
about
adding
days
subtracting
days.
We
have
useless
days
in
the
schedule,
12th
and
13th
of
june
on
the
current
calendar
are
the
the
last
two
days
half
days
right
before
the
end
are
completely
useless
for
educational
purposes.
Well,.
BH
Q
We
also
part
of
it
is
the
instructions.
So
when
say
at
the
high
schools,
they
give
an
exam
or
middle
schools,
they
give
an
exam,
they've
got
it,
they
have
the
exams
in
the
morning
and
then
the
staff
has
got
to
have
time
to
grade
them
in
the
afternoon
and
get
their
grades
done
to
finish
out
the
school
year.
And
so
there
is
there's
actually
a
purpose.
Q
Q
BI
Q
M
BG
M
It
on
a
friday,
the
parent
would
say:
oh
it's
only
a
part
day
anyway.
Let's
go
away
for
the
weekend
so
by
having
it
on
a
wednesday,
you've
eliminated
that
temptation
that,
for
those
of
us
who
have
kids
in
school,
would
say
well
you're
only
missing
four
hours.
That's
not
so
bad,
which
I
know
is
it's
very
tempting.
So
I
think
that
we've
actually
done
done
well
by
putting
it
in
the
middle
of
the
week,
because
we've
removed
that
temptation,
because.
BG
BG
M
That-
and
I
do
know
that
you
know
my
my
children
still
on
the
four
hour
four
and
a
half
hour
days
still
come
home.
Having
learned
it's
not
like
the
four-hour
days
are
no
learning
days
now,
at
the
end
of
the
year.
It's
different
and
that's
why
I'm
kind
of
glad
with
this
schedule
there's
only
two
of
them
instead
of
four.
This
that's
an
improvement
over
because
that
that
was
getting
to
be
an
issue,
sometimes
in
especially
elementary
school.
M
I
think,
but
but
on
you
know,
during
the
regular
school
year
the
early
dismissal
days,
there's
still
so
much
learning
going
on.
So
I
I
like
it
that
we
have
it
in
the
middle
of
the
week.
I
think
that's
better
for
for
our
situation,.
BI
Okay,
as
from
my
parents,.
X
Thank
you.
I
was
just
wondering.
Had
there
ever
been
any
consideration
given
to
consolidating
some
of
these
partial
these
partial
days
early
dismissal
days,
maybe
having
one
full
day
of
of
professional
development
rather
than
having
say
two
early
dismissal
days
or
three
early
dismissal
days.
BG
It's
very
much
a
numbers
game
and
we
really
must
keep
seed
hours
every
time.
There
is
a
power
outage
at
a
school
every
time
there
is
a
two-hour
early
late
opening.
We
have
to
monitor
that.
We
keep
very
strict
charts
of
that
and
msde
looks
at
it
there
every
day
we
have
to
keep
those
seat
hours,
as
well
as
the
day
hours
and
they're.
Two
completely
separate
things,
so
they're
monitoring
how
long
our
students
are
sitting
in
those
seats
and
the
two
hour
early
dismissals.
BG
When
I
build
the
calendar,
I
build
those
hours
within
that
calendar
and
I
give
us
a
cushion.
So
I
build
enough
hours
in
to
give
us
a
cushion
there's
24
additional
hours
at
the
high
school,
but
the
middle
school
and
elementary
school
have
lots
of
hours
of
cushion
built
in
because
they
don't
have
as
many
hours
required
as
the
high
school
does,
but
we
start
out
with
a
24
hour
cushion
of
additional
hours
for
all
those
two
hour,
early
dismissals
or
for
weather,
not
the
two-hour
early
dismissals
that
we
build
in.
BG
I
already
have
that
cushion
built
in,
but
it's
it
is
it's
very
much
something
that
we
have
to
monitor
on
a
regular
basis
and
if,
for
some
reason,
if,
if
we
didn't
use
all
of
our
days
say,
but
we
or
we
used
all
of
our
days
and
we
were
got,
we
had
180
days
that
our
students
had
gone,
but
we
had
not.
We
had
lots
and
lots
of
two-hour
early
openings
or
late
openings,
I'm
sorry
or
we
brought
students
home
early
and
we
didn't
have
enough
seat
hours.
BG
BG
That's
how
you
get
your
graduation.
If
you
don't
have
those
seat
hours,
those
seniors
don't
get
their
diplomas.
So
it's
very
important
that
we
keep
all
of
that
monitored
every
year.
So
we
we
pay
lots
of
attention
to
that
when
we're
doing
calendar
building
and
every
day,
and
I
keep
that
chart
on
my
little
board
above
my
desk.
So
anybody
can
see
it
at
any
time.
If
I'm
not
even
here,
they
can
go
and
look
at
how
many
hours
we
have
at
any
time
built
in
there
yeah
thank.
X
B
Okay,
I
have
a
motion
on
the
floor
as
amended
to
start
school
on
august,
22nd
remove
or
convert
rather
rosh
hashanah
to
a
religious
observance
day
will
be
in
school
that
day
and
add
an
additional
day
to
the
end
of
the
year,
which
would
be
june
14th
for
students
last
day
for
students
to
recoup
spring
break
april,
10th
11th
12th
those
three
days.
BF
B
AF
B
B
B
BJ
Something
good
evening,
president
corberlack
vice
president
ali,
dr
alato
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
pat
crane.
I
am
the
senior
manager
of
alternative
programs
before
we
get
started.
I'd
like
to
like
steve
baldwin
from
the
children's
guild
to
introduce
himself
in
case
you
have
any
questions
about
the
facility
or
any
school
related
questions.
O
BJ
BJ
BJ
One
of
those
changes
was
that
the
board
of
education
approved
the
location
once
it
was
identified
by
the
children's
guild
tonight.
We
are
pleased
to
announce
that
they
have
located
a
wonderful
site
for
the
school
at
two
thousand
capital
drive
in
annapolis.
If
that
site
is
approved
tonight,
construction
could
begin
as
early
as
fall
of
2016.
BJ
BJ
BF
Yes,
so
in
the
contract
it
says
that
we
do
have
the
language
that
anne
arundel
county
public
schools.
We
can.
We
may
wait
the
lottery
as
needed,
based
on
overcrowding
at
various
schools.
It's
not
spelled
out
exactly
how
we
will
wait
that
or
when
those
decision
determinations
will
be
made
about
waiting.
What
is
the
process
going
to
be
for
that?
It's,
not
it's
not
yeah.
BJ
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
that
question.
So
we've
consulted
with
the
gentleman
that
holds
all
of
our
charter
school
and
contract
school
lotteries.
He
does
charter
school,
magnet
school
lotteries
all
over
the
country.
We
talked
to
him.
He
said
waiting.
These
lotteries
will
be
no
problem
any
way
you
want
to
weight.
It
is
fine,
but
his
recommendation
to
us
was
that
we
do
not
apply
a
waiting
factor
until
we
know
who
has
applied
to
the
school.
Once
we've
identified
the
student
populations
from
the
three
identified
schools,
we
can
then
break
down
the
enrollment.
BF
BJ
BF
V
Mr
crane,
I
just
want
to
say
publicly
thank
you.
I
had
a
number
of
these
questions
and
you
were
kind
enough
to
take
time
during
the
day
to
help
me
answer
these
questions.
So
thank
you
very
much.
You're
welcome.
It
was
a
pleasure.
F
And-
and
I
know
this
is
like
at
the
very
beginning
and
and
they
you
gave
us
some
really
well,
I
can
even
figure
out
the
pictures.
So
that's
that's
amazing
there,
because
I,
you
know
color.
BJ
A
But
I.
F
O
AF
F
I've
had
the
app
I
haven't
been.
The
I
haven't
had
the
opportunity
to
go
to
laurel
to
to
the
contract,
to
monarch
up
there,
but
I
have
been
to
the
one:
that's
in
glen
burnie,
that's
in
the
warehouse
district
and
once
you
get
past
the
front
door,
you
wouldn't
even
know
you
were
in
a
correction.
AS
F
O
Is
a
child
friendly,
there's
extensive
renovation
will
be
the
same
physical
environment
and
there's
there's
space
in
the
back
of
the
building.
It's
actually
a
parking
lot
at
this
point,
where
we're
going
to
remove
the
asphalt
and
there'll
be
a
there'll,
be
a
significant
play
area
there,
as
well
as
the
children's
playground
that
we
typically
have
with
the
with
the
special
port
in
place
surface
right.
F
F
You
for
stepping
up
and
and
being
a
part
of
you
know,
moving
us
to
an
area
that
we're
able
to
provide
great
opportunities
for
kids.
O
BF
And
I
just
want
to
say:
if
you
haven't
been,
you
should
visit
the
existing
two
months.
They
do
amazing
playgrounds.
I
mean
amazing,
and
so
I
can't
wait
to
see
what
they
do
for
this
one,
because
the
new
one
at
monarch
global
is
fabulous.
And
then,
if
you
haven't
seen
the
neptune
at
monarch,
glen
burnie
go
see
it.
It's
incredible.
B
I
just
had
a
follow-up
question
about
the
waiting.
I
understand
that
we'll
wait
and
see
who
applies
to
figure
out
how
the
schools
will
be
weighted
for
the
catchment
area
and
any
other
number
of
factors
will
that
algorithm
be
brought
back
to
the
board
for
review
at
all,
or
is
that
just
going
to
happen.
BJ
Dr
lotto,
I.
Q
Think
we
can,
I
think,
we'll
we'll
work
with
with
the
vendor,
that
does
our
lottery
does
lottery,
not
only
for
the
charters
around.
Q
But
also
does
lottery
for
our
for
our
choice,
programs.
I
think
we'll
work
with
them
on
developing
a
on
what
the
algorithm
looked
like
and
then
had
discussions
with
members
of
the
board.
I
don't
think
it's
something
that
we
need
to
bring
back
to
the
board
for
a
vote,
but
certainly
we'll
we'll
certainly
talk
about
the
schools.
You'll
know
the
you'll
know
the
enrollments
or
projected
enrollments
for
each
of
those
schools
and
as
we
adjust
from
one
year
to
the
next.
Those
are
conversations
I'll
have
with
with
members
of
the
board.
I
B
Caught
on
page
35,
section,
one
of
the
agreement
said
monarch,
will
notify
the
aacps
chief
operating
officer
director
budget.
I
think
that
job
title
has
been
changed
to
director
financial
operations
on
page
35.
B
And
verify
and
then
on
page
38,
I've
been
told
we
no
longer
have
school
books,
we
have
school
funds
online,
so
just
the
software
aacps
software
contracts,
ie
blackboard,
comma
school
books.
B
BJ
B
Okay
style
and
format
right.
Is
there
any
public
comment
on
this
item?
H
Anyway,
good
night
and
the
reason
why
I
say
good
night
is
my
family's
from
the
bahamas
and
that's
the
way
we
greet
one
another.
K
H
Okay,
first
of
all,
I
am
odessa
ellis
and
a
board
member
of
the
southern
maryland
charter
school
incorporated.
I
board
submitted
a
charter
school
application
to
the
superintendent
in
2012
to
establish
an
all-male
charter
school
to
improve
the
academic
achievement
of
anne
arundel
county
minority
high
school
males
and
to
assist
in
closing
the
achievement
gap.
H
H
I
I
have
two
sons-
and
I
said
this
earlier
in
another
meeting-
that
graduated
student
from
annapolis,
high
school
and
they're
doing
you
know
well,
but
so
many
of
their
friends
are
probation
jail
not
doing
well
at
all
and
there's
a
need
for
us
to
try
to
recognize.
H
What's
going
on
with
our
especially
our
african-american
males,
you
know
I'm
sick.
Every
day
when
I
read
the
newspaper,
the
capital,
and
I
see
boys
that
I
knew
that
went
to
annapolis
high
school,
we
went
to
jail
25
years
12
years.
I
know
one
boy
got
30
years
of
you
know
a
friend
of
my
sons
for
three
strikes.
I
think
that
you
know
whatever,
but
anyway
the
preparation
for
these
young
men
coming
out
of
high
school.
H
I
think
we
need
to
really
look
at
that
because
we're
you
know
because
they're
graduating,
but
they're
not
really
being
successful
and
having
you
know
a
career
or
to
be
able
to
take
care
of
their
families.
So
I'm
asking
the
board
to
you.
Know
this
charter
school
the
contract
school.
Rather,
are
we
going
to
address
that
and
community
meetings
on
who's
going
to
be
part
of
that,
because
I
know
this
in
the
capital?
It
says
that
it's
going
to
that
it's
going
to
focus
on
arts
and
I
ib
programs.
B
B
B
And
we
don't
really
have
a
presentation,
but
if
we
have
any
board
questions
any
public
comment,
all
this
in
favor
motion
passes
nine
zero
zero
item.
4.06
is
the
north
glenn
elementary
school
kindergarten
edition
design
development?
This
is
an
information
to
action
item.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
move
this
from
information
to
action,
all
those
in
favor,
dr
elato,
your
recommendation?
Yes,.
B
Is
there
any
public
comment
on
this
item?
All
those
in
favor
motion
passes
nine
zero,
zero
item,
4.07
the
odenton
elementary
school
kindergarten
and
second
floor
edition
design
development.
This
is
an
information
to
action
item.
Do
I
have
the
motion
to
move
this
from
information
to
action
all
those
in
favor,
dr
olato,
your
recommendation.
Yes,.
AW
BF
BK
We
believe
so
we're
anticipating
formal
notification
of
that,
but
our
preliminary
indications
are
that
they
would
be
receptive
to
the
notion
of
us
building
the
project
in
its
entirety.
Great
thank.
B
Q
B
G
A
couple
of
I
have
a.
BF
BK
Largely
has
to
do
with
the
with
the
purchase
cycles.
Now
the
the
chart
you're
referring
to
is
grant
funded.
AS
N
BK
Received
grant
funding
specific.
To
that
I
mean
the
more
the
more
genuine
look
at
the
issue
is
on
the
prior.
BK
The
grant
chart
historically
has
always
been
very
lumpy,
depending
on
whatever
determined
conditions
are
of
whether
whatever
grant
we
want.
So
if
the
grant
was
specific
to
moi,
if
we
were
successful
in
that,
we
would
have
had
a
large
buy
last
year
this
year
we
may
not
be
that
grant
may
have
not
been
available
or
it
may
have
expired,
etc.
So
we
don't
have
the
same
purchasing
category,
so
the
grant
chart
has
just
historically
been
been
a
little
deceiving.
AZ
B
Just
a
couple
of
announcements:
the
next
board
policy
committee
meeting
is
wednesday
december
9th
at
one
o'clock.
The
next
board
of
education
meeting
is
wednesday
december
16th
at
10
a.m,
and
the
next
board
budget
committee
meeting
is
wednesday
december
16th
one
hour
after
the
conclusion
of
the
public
board
meeting,
and
that
concludes
the
meeting
for
tonight.