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Item
2.03
is
approval
of
the
minutes.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes?
All
those
in
favor
motion
passes
9-0-0
item.
2.04
is
established
agenda
order
and
then
the
agenda
stands
as
published
item
2.05
is
recognitions
and
today
we're
going
to
honor
our
two
outgoing
board
members,
debbie
ritchie
and
solon
webb.
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A
A
I
know
there
is
plenty
more
of
debbie
to
come
and
I'll
be
right,
along
with
you,
for
the
ride,
spectators
never
know
success
and
to
solon.
If
you
are
watching.
Thank
you
for
helping
me
find
my
voice.
You
taught
me
the
most
important
lesson.
I've
learned
in
these
past
three
and
a
half
years
that
it
is
both
a
responsibility
and
an
honor
to
advocate
for
those
who
seemingly
have
no
advocate.
Please
keep
on
keeping
on
because
our
county
needs.
You.
A
B
B
B
Debbie
ritchie
has
been
serving
the
children
of
this
county
in
the
state
for
over
two
decades,
through
her
time
on
the
local
county
and
state
pta
and
the
school
board,
none
of
us
will
ever
be
able
to
measure
the
contributions
she
has
made
to
children,
mostly
because
we
don't
even
know
everything
she
has
done,
because
she
just
did
it.
She
didn't
seek
credit
or
shout
her
compliments.
She
has
just
worked
hard.
She
has
been
always
present,
always
prepared,
always
willing
to
speak
her
mind.
B
As
we
all
know,
you
may
have
noticed
that
debbie
and
solon
were
placed
at
opposite
ends
of
the
dais,
and
perhaps
that
was
done
to
balance
debbie's
willingness
to
speak
her
mind
with
solon
webb's,
quiet
thoughtfulness,
solon
didn't
speak
as
often,
but
when
he
did,
it
was
always
wise
and
articulate
and
calming.
I
will
miss
his
calm
presence,
his
healthcare
knowledge
that
so
helped
us
and
is
a
special
advocacy
for
the
children
of
the
annapolis
area.
B
Solon
spoke
up
for
all
underrepresented
children
and
he
kept
us
all
focused
on
those
who
often
aren't
here,
heard
debbie
and
solon
both
represented
parts
of
our
county
that
have
a
significant
number
of
children
and
families
in
need.
They
were
both
fearsome
advocates
for
their
areas
and
for
all
our
children.
I've
learned
a
great
deal
from
them
in
a
short
time
and
I
will
miss
them,
although
our
meetings
may
now
be
shorter
without
debbie.
A
C
Nelly,
well,
I
think
my
colleagues
have
said
it
all,
but
I
just
want
to
personally.
Thank
you.
I'm
not
going
to
be
repetitive,
but
I
am
going
to
say
you
always
impress
me
with
your
attention
to
detail.
You
turn
around
and
come
up
with
something
I'd
go.
Oh
my
gosh.
I
didn't
remember
that,
and
I
was
always
taken
by
your
your
your
study,
your
intention
and
also,
I
think
we
have
to
say
you
were
the
advocate
for
parental
involvement.
C
You
always
looked
at
the
kids
first
and
the
parents,
and
you
you
brought
that
in
to
everything-
and
I
want
to
thank
you
debbie
and
I
I
will
miss
you
greatly
and
I'll
miss
you
and
keith
at
events
that
we
shared
and
it's
been
a
it's
been
a
great
ride
and
I,
like
she
says
I
know
we
haven't
seen
the
last
debbie
richie
debbie's
got
a
lot
more
to
give
the
community,
and
I
know
that
you're
going
to
continue
to
advocate
solon.
C
If
you're
watching
everyone
said
everything
I
will
miss
you
greatly.
Solon
was
the
voice
he
always
was
able.
I
was
able
to
turn
to
him
and
we
would
discuss
health
care.
We
would
discuss
all
of
the
concerns
he
had
to
make
sure
that
those
in
our
school
system
who
weren't
often
heard
were
heard.
We
toured
many
schools
together
and
so,
and
I
will
miss
you
greatly.
Thank
you.
D
So
as
soon
board
member
I'm
only
here
for
a
year
and
before
I
was
sworn
in,
I
was
very
excited
to
work
with
you
miss
ritchie
and
mr
webb
and
all
the
other
board
members.
But
with
you
I
always
admired
how
outspoken
you
were,
how
you
always
tried
to
get
your
point
across
no
matter
how
long
it
took,
and
so
I'm
here
and
with
a
little
story.
D
We
have
a
maid
conference,
so
maryland
association
board
of
educations
at
in
ocean
city
and
my
mom
was
nervous
with
me
driving
so
miss
richie
actually
drove
me
to
the
conference
and
an
hour
and
a
half
car
ride.
We,
I
actually
got
to
know
a
lot
about
her,
a
lot
her
history
in
arrow
county,
and
it
was
just
so
eye-opening
on
how
much
she's
done
for
this
county-
and
I
just
want
to
say
I'm
honored-
to
have
worked
with
you
these
past
few
months.
E
All
right,
debbie,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
service
to
the
board
for
being
a
tireless
advocate
for
having
the
biggest
heart
of
anyone.
I
know
and
your
contributions
to
this
board
have
been
immeasurable.
I
won't
repeat
everyone,
but
thank
you
for
everything
that
you've
done
and
I'm
very
much
going
to
miss
you.
I
also
want
to
thank
solon
for
always
being
a
voice
for
the
marginalized
for
the
forgotten
and
for
often
forcing
me
to
look
at
things
a
different
way.
So
thank
you,
solid.
F
Debbie,
thank
you
very
much
for
being
on
the
board.
I
think
I'll
will
always
remember
you
in
a
very
kind
way
as
being
nurse
cratchit.
F
You
are
always
well
up
to
speed
and
you
understand
the
insurance
and
taking
care
of
people,
because
that's
what
you
do
every
day
and
we'll
miss
you.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Absolutely
not!
Last
but
not
least,
is
I
absolutely
am
going
to
miss
sol
and
webb
also
because
he
brought
a
great
deal
of
personal
insight
about
insurance,
which
is
something
he
knows
a
great
deal
about,
I'm
going
to
miss
his
insight
and
hope,
hopefully,
he'll
be
available
to
help
us
move
forward
in
in
that
area.
So
thank
you
both
very
much.
G
Forcing
me
because
I'm
gonna
cry,
I
did
press
my
button.
This
is
a
huge
chair
to
fill
and
I'll
miss
you
tremendously,
but
I
know
that
we'll
stay
in
touch
and
solon
has.
I
just
have
to
say
ditto
to
what
everyone
else
has
said.
It's
been
an
honor
to
to
work
with
you
both.
H
Thank
you,
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
say
a
few
words
I
you
know,
I
think
we
met
about
15
16
some
years
ago.
You
know,
certainly
you
know
I've
got
to
just
echo.
I
think
a
lot
of
what's
been
said
here,
but
you
know
certainly
to
say
I
know
you've
been
a
tireless
advocate
for
students.
I
think
we
met
through
when
you
were
a
head
of
the
county
council,
ptas
and
again
process
being
what
it
is.
H
This
has
not
been
without
controversy
and,
and
you
know,
we've
got
ordinary
transitions
and
extraordinary
transitions.
I
think
this
has
been
on
the
extraordinary
side.
But
aside
from
that,
I
do
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you
for
your
continued
service
and
you
know
for
being
a
tireless
advocate,
as
others
have
said
here,
you
know.
I
appreciate
all
that
you've
done.
Thank
you.
A
I
Sasso
debbie.
Thank
you
very
much
for
everything
that
you
have
done.
I
did
not
have
the
opportunity
to
meet
you
or
work
with
you,
but
I
hope
in
the
future
I
will
and
to
solemn.
I
have
already
called
solomon.
I
have
spoken
with
him
and
I
hope,
as
a
minority
representative
for
the
latin
american
community,
like
I
told
solemn,
it's
not
only
for
the
latin
american
community.
I
J
It
has
certainly
been
a
pleasure
over
the
years
and
to
both
you
and
solon,
and
I
I
don't
want
to
be
repetitive
because
your
colleagues
have
said
it
very
very
well.
But
let
me
let
me
echo,
thank
you
you've,
always
you
and
soul,
and
always
brought
it
back
in
the
end
to
the
children
and
that's
important
and
for
me,
as
a
superintendent
as
an
educator,
each
of
you,
you
and
solon
always
challenged
me
challenged.
K
L
To
us,
yes,
I
would
actually,
I
debated
whether
I
would
attend
this
meeting
or
not,
and
in
the
end
I
decided
that
I
would
because
honestly,
I
need
closure
as
well.
L
I'm
very
proud
of
the
work
that
we
have
accomplished
these
past
five
years,
but,
more
importantly,
I'm
very
proud
of
the
people
that
have
had
the
privilege
to
work
alongside
we've
been
a
very
effective
team.
This
doesn't
mean
that
we
have
not
argued
had
differences
of
opinion,
but
in
the
end,
the
compromise
we've
made
decisions
that
were
in
the
best
interest
of
students
in
a
county
of
our
size.
There
will
always
be
those
who
disagree
and
that's
okay.
L
I
would
like
to
thank
dr,
our
lotter
for
his
leadership
and
support
of
all
students
and
commitment
to
our
teachers.
There
is
never
a
doubt
in
my
mind
that
you
are
the
best
choice
for
superintendent
to
continue
to
lead
anne
arundel
county
public
schools,
on
the
path
to
closing
the
achievement
gap
and
providing
educational
choices
that
challenge
and
meet
the
needs
of
all
students.
I
have
and
will
continue
to
support
the
triple
e
programs
and
the
expansions
so
that
it's
available
to
all
elementary
schools,
as
well
as
early
childhood
education.
L
I
have
served
my
complete
term
with
patti
and
teresa.
Both
of
these
ladies
bring
a
wealth
of
knowledge
to
the
board,
and
it
has
been
my
honor
and
pleasure
to
serve
with
them
even
during
our
disagreements,
because
in
the
end
I
know
that
both
of
you
were
making
decisions
for
all
students.
I
will
remember.
Finally,
I
retreat
to
miller's
island.
L
K
L
Allison
and
julie,
you
are
both
great
additions
to
this
team.
Your
perspective
on
the
multitude
of
issues
has
been
invaluable.
You
both
jump
right
in
and
didn't
waste
any
time
in
ensuring
that
your
voice
was
heard
in
the
decision-making
process
tom.
While
this
is
important
work,
more
importantly,
being
able
to
spend
time
with
grandchildren
is
the
best
congratulations
on
your
new
granddaughter
jacob
you're,
an
outstanding
young
man.
I've
been
impressed
with
not
only
you
as
a
student,
but
what
you
have
brought
to
the
table.
L
You
do
not
hesitate
to
share
your
thoughts
and
concerns
that
relates
to
students.
I
wish
you
well
and
the
best
of
luck.
As
you
start
your
journey
into
adulthood,
terry
and
maria.
I
wish
you
well
and
hope
that
no
matter
the
circumstances
that
brought
you
here
that
you
remember
that
your
job
is
to
ensure
that
we
meet
our
constitutional
obligations
to
provide
a
free
and
equitable
education
for
all
students
to
those
on
the
left
side
of
the
room,
the
heart
and
soul
of
central
office.
L
L
L
B
Hold
on
a
second
last
week,
I
had
the
pleasure
to
attend.
B
An
assembly
at
brock
bridge
elementary
with
diane
macklin
who's,
a
fabulous
storyteller,
a
cultural
arts
assembly.
She
came
to
help
celebrate
african-american
history
month
and
it
was
in
large
part
thanks
to
the
arts
council
of
anne
arundel,
that
we
were
able
to
do
that.
So
thank
you,
the
arts,
council
and
think
that
we
have
that
opportunity
to
bring
to
the
children
of
brockbridge.
B
I
also
attended
the
mead
feeder
system
band
concert
on
last
thursday
at
meade
high
school,
which
involved
all
the
elementary
schools
from
the
mead
feeder
cluster,
as
well
as
the
middle
schools
and
go
trombones,
but
it
was.
It
was
great.
It
was
so
impressive
and
I
have
often
said-
and
I
believe
it
with
all
my
heart-
that
one
of
the
jobs
of
the
world
that
takes
the
most
patients
ever
is
an
elementary
school
band
and
string
instructor,
because
I
don't
know
how
they
do
it
every
day
and
and
and
stay
sane.
B
But
it's
fabulous
to
hear
the
middle
and
high
schoolers
that
eventually
it
does
sound
like
music
and
it's
because
of
those
elementary
teachers
that
have
the
patience
to
lead
them
there.
So
that
was
a
great
event
to
hold
out
and
also
just
a
quick
shout
out
to
everybody
awesome.
Graduation
rates
increase
to
all
the
staff
and
all
the
people
wonderful.
G
Going
with
her
to
both
hilltop
elementary
and
the
north
county
cluster
and
southgate
elementary
and
the
old
mill
cluster
and
like
our
custodians,
I
will
tell
you
our
food
service
workers
are
some
of
our
unsung
heroes
and
I
know
you're
going
to
think
it's
crazy,
but
really
should
be
eating
school
lunch
every
day.
I
got
to
see
elementary
students
pile
their
plate
with
fresh
fruit
and
vegetables
and
not
only
put
it
on
their
plate,
but
then
eat
it.
G
So,
while
I
very
very
annoyingly
pack,
my
kids
lunch
I'm
working
hard
to
make
sure
that
they
start
eating
school
lunch,
but
it
was
a
fantastic
day
in
the
community
and
what
our
food
service
team
does
is
is
short
of
amazing.
The
there's
programs
that
I
didn't
know
about
dinner
service
saturday
service.
E
E
Just
going
with
your
thing
about
the
elementary
school,
but
but
it
was,
it
was
nice
to
actually
recognize
the
music
that
the
group
was
playing.
So
I
they
did
star
wars
and
it
was
fantastic.
The
elementary
school
students
so.
M
Greetings
president
corblak,
dr
arlato
and
members
of
the
board.
My
name
is
michael
moore
and
I
am
a
junior
at
sovereign
park.
High
school
I
serve
as
the
second
vice
president
for
the
chesapeake
regional
association
of
student
councils.
I'd
just
like
to
give
my
short
thanks
to
miss
richards
for
all
her
service
and
everything
like
I've
only
been
here
for
like
a
couple
of
months,
but
just
seeing
you
even
that
limited
time
frame.
K
M
Time
frame
I
really
enjoyed
seeing
you
speak
out
and
I
loved
it
so
as
one
door
closes
another
one
opens
so
I'd
like
to
welcome
miss
sasso
and
mr
gilliland
to
the
board
of
education
for
anne
arundel
county.
I
am
eager
to
report
to
fresh
faces
and
I
am
looking
forward
to
speaking
with
you
in
the
future.
M
It's
just
reassuring
to
see
how
a
former
student
member
of
the
board
is
back
on
the
board
of
education,
and
I'm
sure
your
previous
experience
serving
will
be
an
advantage
to
you
and
all
of
us,
so
this
month
has
definitely
been
a
busy
one
for
students.
So,
let's
get
down
to
business.
I'd
like
to
report
on
the
great
success
for
the
polar
repair,
bunch
polar
bear,
plunge
donations
within
our
county.
M
Nominations
are
also
open
for
our
own
student
board
member
and
we
encourage
all
interested
juniors
to
apply,
and
then
next
week
on
february,
25th
crass
will
attempt
to
engage
in
our
annual
lobbying
day
in
annapolis.
I
say
attempt
because
this
event
has
been
snowed
out
for
the
past
two
years,
so
praying
for
this
now
or
no
no
snow.
Our
keynote
speakers
for
today
are
congresswoman
donna,
edwards
and
county
executive,
steve
shu,
and
we
are
all
excited
to
hear
from
these
great
representatives
and
dr
arlato.
M
So,
as
always,
thank
you
for
listening
and
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
represent
the
students
of
anne
arundel
county.
A
Item
2.08
is
the
pta
report.
I
don't
know
that
we
have
anybody
for
our
pta
report
today.
Okay,
the
next
section
is
public
comment.
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
confidential
and
cannot
be
discussed
in
this
forum.
A
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
the
board
assistant.
I
just
have
one
card
janet
norman.
N
Good
morning,
president
corbin
dr
arlatto
members
of
the
board,
and
especially
the
new
members,
welcome
to
to
being
here
and
thank
you
for
serving
for
those
new
members
who
might
not
know
me.
My
name
is
janet
norman,
I'm,
the
parent
of
a
an
exhausted
10th
grader
at
annapolis,
high
school,
I'm
a
proud
parent
to
be
associated
with
the
phenomenal
team
at
annapolis,
high
school,
who
works
incredibly
hard
every
day
to
raise
those
graduation
rates
and
I'm
so
proud
to
be
associated
with
them.
N
I'm
also
the
parent
of
a
dreading
seventh
grader
at
annapolis
middle
I'm,
a
working
scientist,
I'm
the
founder
of
the
hillsboro
elementary
robotics
club
and
proud
to
be
a
recipient
of
the
maryland
pta's
lifetime
achievement
award.
As
you
embark
on
today's
decisions,
I
want
to
give
you
some
historical
perspectives
to
think
about
to
consider
presidential
scholar.
Michael
beschloss,
talked
about
the
things
that
harry
s.
Truman
went
through
in
his
decision
making
his
actions
that
led
to
the
end
of
the
cold
war
during
president
truman's
term.
He
had
an
approval
rating
of
22
percent.
N
N
Often
the
most
wise
decision
making
or
the
thing
that
we
should
be
doing,
is
very
inconvenient
and
as
I've
brought
up
before
the
lessons
from
the
challenger
space
shuttle
explosion
told
us
that
it
was
inconvenient
to
move
the
shuttle
launch
date
when
the
scientists
told
them
it
was
the
right
thing
to
do
so.
I
want
you
to
keep
those
people
in
mind
the
teachers
that
went
up
in
that
flight
and
did
not
come
down
in
mind,
I'm
thankful
to
live
in
a
country
where
we
get
to
freely
voice
our
opinions.
N
N
N
It's
not
a
popular
thumbs
up
thumbs
down
to
what
your
decisions
should
be.
It's
it's
you're,
guided
by
what
the
right
thing
to
do
is,
and
so
I
want
to
leave
you
with
with
a
couple
things
that
that
still
haunt
me,
the
recent
publication
from
dylan
klebold's
mom
of
her
book
talking
about
the
depression
that
she
did
not
realize
was
going
on
with
her
son.
Her
son
went
into
school
to
columbine
high
school
nearly
17
years
ago
in
order
to
commit
suicide.
N
A
I
have
alexis
guthler
lisa
plein,
amanda
fiedler,
ray
ranthnor,
mimi,
shea
and
lisa
van
buskirk.
I
think
we
have
seats
for
those.
A
O
I'd
like
to
add
my
heartfelt
thanks
to
solon
webb
and
debbie
ritchie
for
their
service
to
the
community.
They
have
been
public
service
servants
of
the
highest
order,
they've
been
they
communicate
issues
to
stakeholders
and
act
in
the
best
interest
of
those
they
served.
They
have
set
a
very
high
bar
for
those
who
follow.
O
Ms
sasso,
as
you
may
know,
I've
been
very
vocal
in
my
concern
over
your
statements
made
on
your
application
and
your
nominating
commission
public
interview
that
demonstrated
to
me
a
lack
of
understanding
of
our
complex
educational
system
and
the
desires
of
the
annapolis
cluster.
I
was
further
concerned
that
neither
you
nor
mr
gilliland
will
have
had
the
time
nor
the
months
of
testimony
and
the
hundreds
of
emails
to
have
an
informed
decisions
on
the
important
issues
that
are
in
front
of
you
today.
O
Having
said
that,
I
read
yesterday's
capital
article
with
great
interest
and
relief,
and
I'm
cautiously
optimistic
that
you
will
spend
the
time
in
schools
and
under
to
understand
our
needs
and
the
unique
challenges
that
the
teachers
and
administrators
face.
I
hope
you
will
stay
true
to
the
commitment
you
made
in
the
article
to
advocate
for
the
students
stuck
at
the
bottom
of
the
achievement
gap.
O
Let
me
quote
from
the
tribute
our
student
government
gave
him
online
quote.
Friday
was
the
last
day
of
teaching
at
a
high
for
one
of
the
greatest
teachers
our
school
has
ever
had
a
teacher
who
has
been
featured
on
the
nbc
nightly
news.
A
teacher
who
stayed
late
at
school
took
work
home
and
made
his
class
the
most
fun
for
everyone
who
had
the
privilege
of
taking
it.
Mr
milkovich
wasn't
bound
by
his
contractual
obligations
to
make
his
class
unforgettable
or
to
build
strong
relationships
with
everyone
in
his
class,
but
he
did.
O
It
is
clear
that
he
went
above
and
beyond
what
he
was
required
to
do,
because
he
is
a
truly
passionate
and
caring
educator
members
of
the
board.
This
is
just
the
first
of
many
highly
effective
teachers
that
annapolis
will
lose
by
the
start
of
the
next
school
year
because
of
the
pay
cuts
teachers
at
the
challenge
schools
received
last
year,
as
you
mentioned,
a
high
just
reported
a
remarkable
growth
in
graduation
rates
for
the
class
of
2015
among
all
groups,
white
african,
american
hispanic
farms,
special
education,
and
we
rewarded
the
architects
of
that
success.
O
P
Hi,
thank
you,
dr
arlatto
president
corblak
members
of
the
board.
My
name
is
amanda
fiedler
and
I'm
the
mother
of
three
in
the
broadneck
cluster,
actively
involved
in
the
school
pto.
P
Several
months
ago,
I
came
to
my
first
board
of
education
meeting
to
support
the
teachers
in
this
county,
who
are
being
actively
recruited
by
neighboring,
more
competitive
counties.
Since
then,
I
and
many
parents
like
me
in
the
county,
have
joined
together
and
formed
the
group
profits
parents
rallying
officials
for
increased
teacher
salaries.
We
have
worked
tirelessly
to
educate
the
community
on
the
current
situation
our
teachers
face
and
why
we
must
take
action
before
it's
too
late.
P
Our
group
was
formed
in
part
due
to
a
comment:
miss
richie
made
at
the
meeting
about
getting
out
there
and
telling
a
different
story
about
what
teachers
mean
to
students
and
the
families
in
this
county.
My
initial
reaction
to
the
comment
was
anger.
However,
I
quickly
learned
that
she
spoke
from
frustration,
frustration
that
she
and
the
board
were
unable
to
help
the
teachers
and
parents
who
stood
before
them.
The
responsibility
lay
with
our
county
elected
officials.
P
I
want
to
thank
mr
webb
and
miss
ritchie,
not
only
for
their
years
of
dedicated
service
to
this
county,
but
for
sitting
in
those
seats
and
listening
to
the
hours
of
heartfelt
honest
testimony
from
teachers,
parents
and
students
begging
for
change
as
a
parent.
It
was
reassuring
to
know
that
an
advocate
for
my
children's
education
would
stand
with
us
for
the
betterment
of
our
schools
and
in
support
of
our
teachers.
It's
unfortunate
that
they
are
not
where
they
should
be
today,
still
sitting
up
there
advocating
with
us,
ms
sasso
and
mr
gilliland.
P
I
want
to
welcome
you
to
the
board
a
position.
I'm
sure
you
know
holds
great
responsibility
to
the
children,
teachers
and
families
in
our
county.
While
I
have
been
publicly
outspoken
about
my
dismay
over
the
political
strong-arming
that
got
us
to
this
point,
I
do
hope
that
I
and
the
parents
in
this
county
will
see
our
representatives
and
not
the
representatives
of
anyone
who
holds
a
political
office.
P
There
are
many
parents
in
this
county
who
are
skeptical
about
why
you
sit
here
today
and
they
are
at
home
watching
or
they're
they're,
watching
this
meeting
or
they're
saving
it
on
their
dvr
to
watch
this
evening.
We
will
be
watching
over
the
next
several
months
to
see
where
your
interests
lie.
Do
they
lie
with
the
future
of
education?
Are
your
interests
in
closing
the
achievement
gap,
supporting
the
educators
who
fill
the
classrooms
and
mold
the
future
of
our
children,
or
do
your
interests
lie
elsewhere
has
been
suggested
by
the
debacle
of
this
process.
P
P
You
haven't
been
privy
to
any
of
the
hundreds
of
emails
that
parents,
teachers
and
students
have
sent
to
our
previous
board
members
cliff
notes
on
years
of
history
on
such
an
important
matter
in
just
two
weeks.
Time
is
not
sufficient
for
anyone
to
make
an
informed
vote
on
the
future
of
over
80
000
children
in
anne
arundel
county.
For
this
reason,
I
ask
that
you
refrain
from
voting
today
on
any
item
which
you
do
not
have
full
history
or
knowledge
of.
Thank
you.
A
A
Okay,
so
this
the
folks
who
are
here
to
talk
about
the
survey
can
talk
now
and
then
the
budget
will
save
for
later.
So
the
the
six
cards
that
I
have
left
are
alexis
guther,
raya
right
now
or
mimi,
shea
lisa
van
buskirk,
deborah
wood
and
laura
booth.
So
are
you
guys
the
ones
talking
about
the
survey.
Q
R
Good
morning
dr
arlato
and
president
corblak
and
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
riley
right
now
and
I'm
a
sophomore
at
arundel
high
school,
I'm
a
4.0
honor
student
that
has
only
missed
five
days
of
school
in
my
academic
career,
I'm
on
the
high
school
volleyball
and
lacrosse
team
and
an
active
member
in
many
other
clubs.
I
mentioned
this
so
that
you
understand
how
important
school
is
to
me
and
how
choosing
to
attend
this
meeting
and
missing
classes
is
not
something
I
take
lightly.
R
I
would
like
you
to
know
how
time
change
will
greatly
affect
all
the
students
that
want
to
do
good
in
this
world.
Many
of
my
fellow
students
agree
with
my
view
and
could
not
be
here
today
a
start
time.
Change
of
90
minutes
would
greatly
affect
our
lives
and
not
for
the
better.
We
have
no
issue
with
beginning
our
day
at
7
a.m,
with
bus
pickup
time
at
6
15..
R
This
enables
us
to
be
dismissed
at
2
pm,
have
time
for
sports
after
school
clubs
and
study
groups
and
then
have
the
ability
to
do
nighttime
activities
such
as
alternate
non-high,
school
sports
work,
a
part-time
job
and
complete
all
mandated
homework.
It
also
allows
those
with
schedules
to
leave
school
early
enough
to
take
college-level
classes
or
work.
Those
needed
eight-hour
shifts
with
ample
time
to
do
homework
if
times
are
shifted
to
get
out
at
3.
20
school
sports
will
go
too
late
to
alternate
sports
and
work.
R
A
reasonable
shift
at
a
job
kids
will
have
to
make
difficult
choices
between
early
college
classes,
to
work,
to
save
money
for
college
or
give
up
sports,
which
could
lead
to
a
scholarship.
How
is
one
to
decide?
I
will
need
to
do
a
completer
course
in
child
development.
When
I
am
senior
this
will
include
interning
at
an
elementary
school
and
with
these
proposed
times
changed.
This
will
not
be
possible.
I
will
get
out
between
one
and
three
and
our
feeder
elementary
schools
will
get
out
at
two.
How
will
I
be
able
to
get
my
credits?
R
My
sister
in
elementary
school
will
get
home
at
two
and
instead
of
picking
her
up
and
getting
her
home,
she
will
be
able
to
meet
me
and
take
me
home.
But,
however,
together
we
can
meet
my
middle
school
sister
at
the
bus
at
4
20
and
when
she's,
not
in
dance
company,
she
would
be
getting
home
at
5
30..
This
does
not
seem
right,
many
others
and
I
take
their
siblings
from
elementary
school.
What
will
they
do
now
get
daycare?
That
is,
they
cannot
afford.
R
I've
heard
that
research
for
this
time
changes
are
to
help
teenagers
get
more
sleep,
because
this
will
help
kids
perform
better
and
prevent
them
from
making
bad
choices
with
too
much
alone
time
after
school.
I
do
not
think
that
this
will
help.
They
will
get
the
same
amount
of
sleep,
because
everything
will
just
get
pushed
back
and
they
will
still
do
whatever
they
would
like
to
do,
even
if
it
is
delayed
by
90
minutes.
R
Moreover,
for
those
students
who
think
that
going
in
later
will
prevent
sketchy,
behavior
and
bad
choices,
I
think
that
you're
mistaking
out
of
100
hundreds
of
kids.
These
kids
are
a
small
portion,
and
why
should
a
small
portion
of
kids
who
cause
issues
affect
the
large
portion
of
ones
who
do
not
the
ones
who
wake
up
every
day
go
to
school
and
do
great
and
enrich
their
life
with
sports
and
after
school
activities?
The
ones
who
do
not
even
have
issues
are
seeming
to
be
the
ones
who
get
punished.
R
We
do
not
throw
out
all
of
the
apples
for
one
bad
one
and,
let's
be
honest,
do
you
really
think
that
going
in
90
minutes
later
is
going
to
make
a
tribal
person
less
trouble
the
time
of
day
do
not
change
people
or
a
person's
behavior?
This
is
up
to
the
individual
and
I
believe
you
are
who
you
are,
and
that
does
not
change
by
a
clock.
It
changes
by
work
and
desire.
C
This
is
natalie.
I
have
one
question
for
you.
Thank
you.
I've
heard
from
many
of
the
folks
that
you've
spoken
about
and
the
impact
and
many
of
them
talk
to
me
not
only
of
all
the
things
you
mentioned,
but
of
their
need
to
work
to
support
their
families.
Do
you
do
you
hear
a
lot
of
that?
Among
students
I
mean
we
have
a
lot
of
students
who
want
to
go
in
early
because
they
really
have
to
work.
R
C
K
S
Hello,
members
of
the
board-
pardon
my
nervousness.
This
is
my
first
time
ever
speaking
to
a
board
of
education.
S
I
am
here
because
I
am
not
a
member
of
any
specific
group-
I'm
not
a
member
of
start
school
later,
but
I'm
a
parent
who's
been
following
this
movement
to
start
schools,
so
I
have
elementary
school
students
and
I
also
teach
at
anne
arundel
community
college.
I'm
an
adjunct.
I
teach
an
8am
class,
so
I
am
in
the
school
with
students
I
was
a
high
school
teacher.
Also,
and
one
of
the
things
that
has
concerned
me
is
as
we're
talking
about
these
options.
S
My
understanding
is
that
you
have
been
presented
with
a
huge
body
of
evidence
that
there
was
a
reason
that
you
put
the
money
into
our
budget
to
consider
starting
school
later
and
then,
when
this
happened,
a
idea
was
put
forth.
This
is
our
option
and
when
I
look
at
the
surveys
from
last
year
or
actually
2014
option
a
which
is
the
option
that
was
chosen
was
an
option
that
got
15
percent
of
the
vote
or
of
the
polling
people.
S
15
percent
of
people
thought
that
this
was
our
best
option
and
since
that
time,
bus
software
has
been
purchased,
we've
been
trying
to
accumulate
a
body
of
data
to
decide
what
is
the
best
idea?
What
is
the
best
way
that
we
can
start
start
times?
My
real
concern
is
as
I've.
I
went
to
the
forums
I
looked
at
the
polls.
I
looked
at
the
articles.
S
We
are
not
in
any
way
distinguishing
in
those
polls,
the
difference
between
people
who
think
that
we
should
start
school
later
and
the
people
that
think
that
we
should
follow
option
a
so.
What
I
have
a
concern
of
is
that
we
have
asked
people,
do
you
support
option
a
and
we
are
taking
that
information
to
the
best
of
my
knowledge
to
say:
do
you
support
starting
school
later?
S
As
a
scientist,
I
teach
biology.
I
read
the
studies,
the
body
of
evidence
that
says
that
high
schoolers
get
better
sleep
as
the
night
goes
on,
is
really
important,
we're
not
even
saying
only
that
they
should
go
to
bed
later
we're
saying
that
their
sleep
is
more
effective
if
their
sleep
is
happening
earlier
in
or
later
in
the
morning,
and
that's
really
important
so
that
body
of
research
is
there
it's
a
huge
body
of
research.
S
It's
accepted,
there's
a
huge
following
by
scientists
that
this
is
the
way
it
is,
but
what
I
don't
feel
that
we
got
a
good
reading
on
is
whether
or
not
those
parent
opinion
in
our
survey
was
on
whether
we
should
start
school
later
or
whether
we
should
follow
option
a
so
I'd
really
like
to
encourage
you
to
consider
that
these
other
options
still
exist.
There
are
other
ways
in
option
a
to
start
school
later
at
folger
we
did
our
own
survey,
I'm.
S
The
folger
survey
said
that
I
believe
it
was
28
percent
of
parents
approved
of
the
current
plan,
but
when
you
consider
all
parents
approving
of
starting
school
later,
it
was
about
80
and
that's
pretty
significant
difference.
Thank.
S
T
Hello,
my
name
is
mimi
shea
and
I'm
a
parent
of
an
elementary
school
student
and
a
high
school
student.
I
know
you've
already
heard
the
research,
the
science
and
everything
about
the
start
school
later.
I
won't
bore
you
with
any
of
that
today,
though,
my
biggest
concern
is
that
you
don't
read
the
results
of
this
recent
unscientific
survey
as
a
reaction
to
gauge
how
all
of
the
community
feels
just
like
alexis
just
said.
The
survey
was
very
black
and
white.
How
do
you
feel
about
this
specific
proposal?
T
It
didn't
ask
the
question:
would
you
like
to
have
healthier
start
times?
Yes
or
no,
because
that
wasn't
asked
it
was.
Do
you
like
this
specific
proposal?
I'm
I
am
for
healthier
start
times.
Obviously,
I'm
not,
as
you
know,
like
I'm,
just
a
concerned
parent,
but
when
you
ask
the
same
question
last
year,
most
of
the
people
who
answered
were
for
the
changes
and,
as
alexa
said,
you
chose
the
least
popular
option
when
you
put
it
forward
to
the
parents,
the
15
percent,
which
is
the
one
that
the
least
people
voted
for.
T
So
this
time
the
plan
gets
27
versus
15
percent.
With
a
much
higher
response
rate,
so
I
think
that's
good.
Looking
back
on
it.
This
morning
I
looked
up
at
both
fairfax
county
and
montgomery
county
survey
results.
Both
survey
results
had
strong
opposition
from
the
parents
and
the
teachers,
especially
in
fairfax
county.
The
teachers
were
against
it
so,
but
they
those
counties,
pushed
forward
and
made
the
change
anyway,
because
it
was
for
the
health
of
the
students.
T
I
think
that
I
know
that
you
were
getting
things
moving
along
to
stay
on
schedule,
so
you
had
to
get
the
data
out
there
for
the
bus
routing
before
the
bus
routing
software
was
finished,
but
I
think
that
this
proposal
was
released
prematurely
before
the
software
could
easily
tighten
up
the
time
and
find
efficiencies
that
the
human
eye
could
not.
T
The
options
originally
proposed
before
the
survey
were
a
first
stab
at
possible
changes
before
the
software
was
purchased.
Overall,
I
feel
that
the
process
in
the
last
month,
the
way
this
was
all
presented,
was
completely
biased
against
actually
making
the
change.
I
feel
like
the
survey
was
biased.
The
forms
were
biased.
T
K
T
F
U
Good
morning,
I'm
dr
deborah
wood,
guardian
of
a
broad
neck
high
school
special
education,
student
and
a
child
advocate,
and
a
little
background
on
the
scientific
support
for
later
high
school
start
times.
The
national
sleep
foundation
is
a
non-profit
organization
leading
public
education
efforts
regarding
the
risks
associated
with
sleep
loss.
They
convened
a
sleep
and
teens
task
force
which
produced
a
report
in
the
year
two
thousand.
This
committee
was
chaired
by
two
phds
and
consisted
of
four
md's,
two
of
which
are
also
phd's,
as
well
as
three
additional
committee
members
with
phds.
U
To
refresh
your
appreciation
of
this,
the
caliber
of
this
committee,
the
doctor
of
philosophy,
degree,
includes
extensive
coursework
and
being
able
to
evaluate
the
research
process
involved
in
the
scientific
method.
Observation,
a
question,
background
research,
a
hypothesis,
experiments
analysis
and
conclusion
to
satisfy
doctoral
requirements.
A
successful
candidate
conducts
original
research
based
on
relevant
prior
research.
U
This
group
used
data
from
nih
the
national
institute
on
health,
the
carnegie
council
on
adolescent
development,
the
center
for
the
study
and
prevention
of
violence
from
its
youth
violence
fact
fact
sheet.
In
addition
to
well-respected
university
research,
particularly
the
university
of
minnesota
adena
minnesota
by
the
way,
was
the
first
school
district
in
the
country
to
adjust
its
high
school
start
times
and
deference
to
the
outcomes
presented
by
this
body
of
research.
U
Increased
likelihood
of
stimulant
use,
including
caffeine
and
nicotine,
as
well
as
an
increased
use
of
alcohol
and
other
similar
substances.
The
correlation
between
sleep,
adequate
sleep
and
learning
can
be
summarized
in
three
words:
acquisition,
consolidation
and
recall
a
refreshed
and
alert
mind
does
a
better
job
of
taking
in
new
information.
U
During
light
sleep,
the
dream
state
memories
are
reviewed,
sorted
and
tucked
away,
and
this
promotes
the
ability
to
apply
what
has
been
learned
in
a
test
in
a
class
discussion
and
as
the
foundation
for
later
learning.
Other
health
issues
require
related
to
inadequate.
Sleep
include
diabetes,
obesity
and
heart
disease.
An
important
step
in
moving
our
county
toward
healthy
and
safe
start
times
is
to
accept
the
analyses
of
the
scientific
community
and
not
confuse
this
basic
first
step
with
issues
that
may
affect
resolving
the
problems
that
sleep
deficiency
causes.
U
No,
the
solution
with
the
best
was
so
often
to
just
leave
it
where
it
was.
You
see
it's
the
flakes
that
in
the
air
that
cause
the
problems
not
having
it
where
it
is
solutions
for
the
affected
community
issues
that
changing
high
school
start
times
will
disturb
may
be
put
together
as
needed
without
disturbing
some
problems.
U
V
V
The
survey
was,
I
felt
somewhat
skewed
in
that
you
presented
one
limited
option:
without
really
saying:
do
you
support
overall
changing
the
high
school
start
time
or
how
do
you
feel
about
all
of
these
other
sort
of
waterfall
effect?
Other
school
start
time
changes
at
the
same
time
without
giving
people
an
opportunity
to
react
independently.
V
A
lot
of
the
objections
that
we
heard
were
from
the
middle
school
start
time
that
the
middle
school
start
time
was
going
to
change,
but
that
doesn't
necessarily
reflect
how
people
felt
about
the
high
school
start
time.
The
high
school
start
time
is
broken.
It
needs
to
be
fixed.
You've
heard
a
lot
of
research
that
it's
not
working.
We
need
to
address
that.
The
question
isn't:
if
we
should,
the
question
is:
when
are
we
going
to
and
how
are
we
going
to
do
it?
V
Speaking
as
the
mathematician
again,
I'm
concerned
that
we
put
forth
a
proposal
without
using
the
busing
software
that
is
going
to
give
us
the
best
possible
proposal.
We
have
a
proposal,
but
we've
done
nothing
to
validate
that
proposal.
We
haven't
run
any
simulations.
We
haven't
collected
any
evidence
to
say
this
is
the
absolute
best
that
we
can
do.
I
don't
think
it's
the
best
we
can
do
for
our
students
and,
honestly,
I
don't
think
you
do
either.
V
I
think
that
we
need
to
use
the
tool
that
we
have
committed
to
using
to
find
the
solution.
That's
going
to
work
for
all
of
our
students,
not
just
high
school,
not
just
middle
school
and
not
just
elementary
school
students.
I
came
here
today
for
two
reasons.
First,
I
wanted
to
commend
you
I'm
glad
that
you're
addressing
this
issue
as
a
parent
I
felt
year
for
a
couple
of
years.
I
felt
very
frustrated
that
no
one
was
paying
any
attention
to
how
important
this
issue
was.
V
I
was
really
encouraged
when
you
commissioned
the
task
force.
I
was
even
more
encouraged
when
you
bought
the
software.
I
was
more
encouraged
when
I
said.
Okay,
we've
picked
a
proposal,
we're
trying
to
move
forward,
but
I
really
feel
that
we
could
do
better.
So
I'm
here
also
to
encourage
you.
You
can
do
this.
We
know
that
it
can
be
done.
We
have
seen
it
in
other
school
districts
in
our
area.
We
know
that
there
are
choices
out
there
that
can
fix
the
problems
that
our
students
are
facing
right
now.
V
So
I'm
here
today
to
encourage
you,
use
the
busing
software
come
up
with
the
right
solution,
use
the
kind
of
out
of
the
box
creative
problem.
Solving
that
we're
trying
to
teach
our
students
lead
by
example.
We
want
to
release
students
into
this
world
who
are
going
to
go
out
there
and
solve
all
the
world's
problems.
This
is
a
smaller
problem,
perhaps
since
what's
going
on
in
the
middle
east,
but
you
have
an
opportunity
to
lead
by
example,
and
I
encourage
you
to
do
so.
Thank
you
for
your
service
to
our
community.
K
W
W
It
gives
people
a
certain
feeling
of
having
one,
and
so
when
I
went
through
the
the
comments
yesterday,
a
lot
of
people
felt
that
you
know
they
were
using
in
terms
of
well.
The
majority
has
spoken,
the
you
know.
W
People
have
most
people
don't
want
this
because
it's
68
against
and
that's
not
absolutely
true,
because
what
I
saw
on
both
sides
of
the
of
the
proposal
were
people
who
were
for
and
again
saying,
vote
early
vote,
often
because
you
could,
and
so
when
you,
when
I
look
and
see
that
there
are
14
500,
plus
responses
and
they're
described
in
the
results
as
unique
responses.
They
aren't
necessarily
unique.
Unless
you
go
back
and
look
at
every
ip
address
and
I'll,
I
don't
want
to
get
off
track.
W
I
don't
want
to
name
any
names,
but
one
at
one
forum
who
didn't
take
notes
down
from
my
comments
and
that
I
you
know
she
handed
me
the
paper
and
said
feel
free
to
write
down
what
you'd
like
I
did
arrive
late,
but
she
didn't
take
any
of
my
notes
and
she
was
nice
enough
to
hand
me
the
paper,
so
I
did
write
it
down.
So
I
just
want
to.
I
think
that
the
survey
was
helpful.
W
I
think
that
it
was
done
with
all
the
best
intentions
so
that
I
don't
question
that,
and
I
appreciate
you
doing
your
best
to
try
to
get
people
to
pay
attention
more
attention
to
this
proposal.
But
I
do
think
that
the
survey
from
what
we
have
with
the
numbers
is
really
just
a
nice
sort
of
reference.
If
you
will,
because
the
population
that
took
the
survey
is,
is
skewed,
it's
you
know
they
were
self-selected
and-
and
you
know
that's-
I
think
it's
a
nice
reference
god,
but
very
colorful.
W
That's
about
all
that
you
can
take
from
it,
and
I
do
hope
to
dr
frank's
question
that
when
you
go
through
and
you
make
your
decision
that
the
survey
again
being
used
as
a
nice
and
colorful
reference
guide
is
not
what
you
base
your
decision
on,
that
it
is
a
public
health
decision
and
that
you
make
your
decision
based
on
that.
Thank
you.
X
I
hope
you
can
hear
me.
My
name
is
teresa
sutherland
and
I'm
the
parent
of
a
16
year
old
at
annapolis,
high
school,
I'm
here
to
talk
about
part-time
schedules
for
our
high
school
students.
So
my
cut
son
comes
home
last
year
and
he
goes
mom.
X
Did
you
know
every
senior
at
annapolis
high,
who
isn't
in
the
ib
program,
takes
a
part-time
schedule.
I
said,
really
honey,
every
senior
and
he
says
yeah,
because
that's
what
I'm
going
to
do-
and
I
said
okay,
I
said
well
you're
going
to
go
to
the
community
college.
For
the
other
part
of
the
day.
Are
you
going
to
work
exactly?
What
are
you
going
to
do
on
this
part-time
schedule?
X
He
said
I'm
gonna
chillax
with
all
my
friends.
I
said
I
don't
think
that's
gonna
work,
but
I
did
talk
to
his
guidance
counselor
about
a
part-time
schedule
and
I
hope
I
have
this
right.
I
know
if
they
take
eight
credits
a
year.
They're
gonna
have
32
credits
and
I
think
they
only
need
26
to
graduate
and
that
in
fact
they
can
do
a
part-time
schedule
their
senior
year.
So
when
I
talked
to
the
guidance
counselor
last
year,
she
said
I
said:
how
does
that
work?
X
Is
it
they
come
in
the
morning?
They
can
go
they're
off
in
the
afternoon.
Do
they
can
they
take
off
in
the
morning
come
to
school
in
the
afternoon?
Can
they
do
it
every
other
day,
take
four
classes
on
one
day
and
not
nothing,
the
next
day
etc,
and
she
told
me
that
the
policy
is
that
they
have
to
come
in
the
morning
and
so
yeah.
Okay,
I'm
not
sure
I
like
that.
X
How
can
he
do
that
and
in
the
meantime
I
know
of
at
least
one
other
kid
who
was
a
senior
last
year
who
went
every
other
day
and
worked
every
other
day,
which
is
actually
what
I
think
my
son
wants
to
do.
So
I'm
not
sure
if
that
really
is
a
policy
if
it
is
a
policy,
I
know
that
you
guys
are
the
policy
makers.
I
know
dr
arlatta
will
you
know,
try
and
establish
good
policy
and
present
that
to
you.
X
I
A
A
J
E
First,
mr
sheknovich,
could
you
explain
any
changes
on
this
from
our
original
presentation?
Is
there
a
change
in
state
revenue.
Z
Z
So,
as
you
know,
miss
burge
on
the
16th
of
december,
the
superintendent
remitted
his
recommended
budget
and,
following
that
on
the
5th
and
the
7th
of
january,
public
hearings
were
held
and
a
public
attended
workshop
was
held
for
this
body
on
the
19th
of
january.
Z
Following
those
three
events
on
the
22nd
of
january,
we
were
notified
of
the
state
revenue
estimates
as
contained
in
the
governor's
budget
and,
as
you
know,
the
superintendent's
budget
being
remitted
in
december
predates
the
governor's
office
putting
forth
their
recommended
budget.
So,
as
I
said
on
the
22nd,
we
were
notified
by
the
state
agency
of
our
revenue
numbers
and
fortunately,
they
increased
over.
Z
Similarly,
an
exhibit
that's
before
you
now
shows
a
request
to
the
county
government
of
just
under
38
million
dollars,
where
previously
it
was
just
over
40
million
dollars.
The
rest
of
the
revenue
numbers
that
are
up
on
the
exhibit
remain
the
same,
so
the
federal
government
number
remains
unchanged.
Z
The
state
number
is
in
fact
upped
by
that
approximately
2.1
million
the
local
revenue
number
remains
the
same.
The
restricted
revenue
number
remains
the
same.
The
fund
balance
year-over-year
change
remains
the
same.
The
county
funds
number
is
reduced
by
that
approximately
2.1
million
dollars
and
the
food
services
number
remains
the
same.
The
total
recommended
size
of
the
budget
year
over
year,
change,
fy
17
to
16
remains
unchanged,
and
that
request,
as
presented
by
the
superintendent,
is
for
51
million
449
835.
E
Okay,
so
now
that
our
county
request
increase
is
37.96
what
and
change
how
much
is
that
now
over
maintenance
of
effort.
Z
So
the
maintenance
of
effort
figure,
given
our
student
growth
of
approximately
770
students,
is
6.2
million
dollars.
Okay,.
V
Z
You
take
the
6.2
million
dollars
off
of
the
38
million
dollars.
That's
there
and
you're,
essentially
just
under
32
million
dollars
worth
of
requests
in
excess
of
the
maintenance
of
effort.
Okay,.
K
E
E
E
It
has
come
to
our
attention
that
project
well,
that
actual
numbers
for
health
care
claims
for
our
employees
have
been
increasing
here
in
the
county
school
system
as
they
have
both
in
the
county
and
in
other
school
systems
around
the
state
and
probably
for
everyone,
I'm
guessing
that
this
is
a
nationwide
kind
of
thing.
I
don't
think
it's
just
us.
E
Hopefully
it's
not
just
our
employees
that
are
unhealthy
and
because
our
projections
are
are
high,
I
mean
our.
The
actuals
are
higher
than
our
projections.
E
We
are
on
track
to
only
have
five
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
our
health
care
fund.
At
the
end
of
this
fiscal
year,.
E
We
project
that
at
the
end
of
fy
17
we'll
have
about
2
million
dollars
left
it's
not
a
big
cushion,
but
it's
enough
to
get
us
by
this
is
a
very
conservative
ask
in
the
fy
18
budget,
we're
going
to
need
to
ask
again
there's
no
question
that
we're
going
to
need
to
ask
again.
This
is
certainly
a
result
of
the
that
line
money
from
that
line
being
transferred
to
other
categories
over
the
last
two
to
three
years.
E
We
don't
have
as
much
going
into
that
account
as
we
used
to
and
the
money's
needed,
and
we
need
to
pay
our
our
employees,
health
care
bills,
and
if
we
don't
do
this,
I'm
afraid
we
won't
have
we're
self-insured,
I'm
afraid
we
won't
have
enough
money
to
to
pay
those
bills.
I
don't
think
this
motion
needs
a
second
because
it's
from
the
committee,
so
it
already
has
two.
A
E
So
but
there
there
were
two
of
us,
so
I
okay-
I
don't
there's
tyson
here.
A
F
E
A
E
D
E
E
I
know
that
we've
heard
from
a
lot
of
folks
about
a
lot
of
different
things
about
this
issue
and
I
do
believe
the
science,
but
I
also
know
that
I've
been
told
many
times
to
be
responsive
to
the
citizenry.
It's
two
two
very
different
things.
I
don't
think
that
anne
arundel
county
is
ready
for
this.
E
E
However,
I
think
that
the
first
survey
was
also
skewed,
because
the
people
who
answered
it
were
self-selected
and
probably
even
more
so
than
this
one,
because
the
whole
county
wasn't
aware
of
the
issue.
I
think
more
people
are
aware
of
the
issue
now
than
were
a
year
and
a
half
ago
when
we
first
started
looking
at
this,
I
think
that
we
all
have
a
lot,
I'm
not
going
to
vote
to
take
this
money
away,
because
I
never
want
to
do
this.
E
B
I
know
and
accept
the
research
regarding
later
school
start
times
and
the
benefits
to
the
children
and
in
an
ideal
world
we
would
change
the
start
times
to
the
cdc
recommended
hours.
However,
in
the
actual
world
we
live
in,
there
are
limits
to
our
funds
and
multiple
priorities
in
our
mission
to
educate
all
children
equitably.
B
Priorities
like
that,
like
start
times,
are
also
well
supported
by
research.
Overwhelmingly,
the
members
of
our
school
community
have,
let
us
know
they
do
not
support
the
current
proposal
to
move
start
times
as
dramatically
as
the
cdc
recommendations
would
require.
B
B
There
are
many
many
programs
and
changes
that
we
know
would
be
good
for
children,
but
we
as
a
board
must
prioritize
these
programs
and
initiatives,
and
that
means
we
cannot
do
everything
that
is
good
with
that
need
to
balance
our
school
priorities
with
funding,
as
well
as
the
feedback
from
our
school
community.
I
do
not
believe
is
the
time
to
ask
for
the
funds
required
for
this
particular
start
time
shift.
I
will
propose
a
smaller
shift
using
lesser
funds,
but
I
will
vote
to
remove
the
8.1
million
request.
G
Well,
maybe
two
haven't
been
thinking
about
it
as
much,
but
these
start
times
that
are
proposed
in
option
a
are
actually
the
start
times
that
I
grew
up
with
so
and
that
community
has
had
those
start
times
in
the
suburbs
of
atlanta,
since
the
60s
or
70s,
and
the
community
is
thriving
blue
ribbon
schools,
yada
yada,
but
we
didn't
ask
them
to
change
on
a
dime
when
we
have
other
fiscal
restraints
constraints
with
our
budget.
G
Also,
the
option
a
actually
works
works,
okay
for
my
family,
but
I
am
not
representing
my
family
up
on
the
seat.
I'm
representing
the
county
as
a
whole
and
I've
heard
the
stories
I've
heard
the
students
and
I'm
very
concerned
with
our
health
care
fund
balance
with
our
teacher
pay
with
our
priority
to
put
more
classroom
teachers
in
our
schools.
So
we
can
reduce
class
size.
We
are
asking
for
10
in
this
budget,
one
truly
to
bring
our
class
sizes
down
to
our
own
recommendations.
We
need
416..
I
Unlike
rest
of
the
board,
I
do
see
the
need
for
the
health
and
safety
issues.
It
is
feasible
for
it
to
be
done,
but
it
is
not
feasible
with
the
financial
limitations
that
we
have
now.
So
I
think
we
have
to
be
true
to.
Basically,
where
are
we
standing
unless
we
get
a
huge
donor
that
will
give
us
the
eight
point,
one
million
dollars
so
that
you
can
do
it,
which
will
not
be
our
constituents
who
will
come
up
with
it
and
be
taxed?
F
F
Apparently
kids
need
more
sleep
to
do
better
in
school.
That's
what
the
peer
review
literature
says.
Well,
that's
point
number
one
point
number
two
is:
if
you
let
people
raise
their
hands
and
let
them
vote.
You
folks
have
shown
up
your
vote
counts.
F
D
So
I
too
agree
with
the
science.
I
am
a
student.
I
experience
this
every
day
and
we've
also
had
students
in
the
past
even
today,
comment
on
why
we
shouldn't
change
start
times.
I
believe
this
process
is
being
rushed.
There
are
many
factors
that
have
not
been
evaluated
and
should
be
taken
into
consideration
before
we
actually
change
start
times.
So
this
is
how
I'm
prioritizing
my
decision
today.
A
I
just
like
to
add
that
I
will
not
be
able
to
vote
for
a
motion
that
cuts
funding
for
healthy
school
hours
down
to
zero
anne
arundel
county
has
the
earliest
start
times
in
the
state.
We've
been
talking
about
these
unhealthy
start
times
the
entire
time
I've
been
on
this
board
and
for
many
years
before
that.
A
A
I've
heard
from
many
of
you
who
say
this
is
preparing
our
kids
for
the
real
world,
but
I
don't
know
many
real
world
jobs
or
college
classes
that
expect
you
to
be
at
your
desk
ready
to
participate
at
7
17
a.m.
I
personally
would
like
us
to
revisit
some
sort
of
small
slide.
It
doesn't
get
us
to
8
or
8
30
start
times
like
the
scientists
and
the
experts
recommend
yet,
but
it's
a
move
in
the
right
direction.
A
However,
if
we
revisit
a
slide
of
any
type,
we're
going
to
need
more
than
10
buses
to
ensure
that
our
outlier
elementary
and
middle
schools
aren't
starting
after
9,
30
or
ending
after
four,
which
is
the
range
that
we
have
right
now
in
some
of
our
schools,
there
was
a
plan
that
tried
to
address
that
it
was
labeled
e1
in
the
task
force
report
and
it
cost
about
1.8
million
dollars.
It's
an
additional
1.2
million
above
what
we
already
have
saved
for
this
initiative.
A
AA
One
more
procedural
question:
if
I
may
then
this
vote
on
this
amendment
is
specifically
to
draw
down
the
proposed
funding
to
zero.
That
does
not
mean
that
there
cannot
be
another
amendment
correct.
G
I
would
just
caution
my
colleagues
to
well,
if
we're
removing
the
8.1
million,
I
would
caution
my
colleagues
to
from
the
deus
trying
to
piecemeal
some
other
plan
with
a
dollar
amount
that
isn't
vetted,
that
doesn't
have
the
use
of
our
software
that
doesn't
take
into
consideration
the
31
already
late,
stating
starting
schools,
both
middle
and
elementary,
and
sending
a
number
that
we
don't
have
any
sort
of
details
on
to
the
county
council,
with
the
expectation
that
we're
going
to
then
operationalize
something
that
clearly
clearly
has
already
been
vetted
making
31
elementary
schools.
G
this
ping-pong
back
and
forth
trying
to
make
this
decision
when
there
really
needs
to
be
thoughtful
discourse.
I
would
just
caution
my
colleagues
from
moving
forward
in
that
way.
C
That
you've
heard
me
expound
on
this
many
times
and
the
reasons
now
my
question
mr
jack
novic
is
if
we
did
a
slide.
C
Back
gosh,
we
talked
about
this
several
years
ago
when
mr
pruske
was
on
the
board.
In
fact-
and
this
was
a
discussion
if
we
did
a
slide
of
that-
let's
say
I'm
just
for
to.
Let's
say
we
did
a
slide
to
begin
with
and,
as
mrs
sasso
said,
worked
our
way
over
the
next
three
to
five
years
over
continuing,
but
if
we
did
a
slide
of
13
minutes,
let's
say
we.
We
pushed
height
high
school
times
to
7
30..
C
My
original
concern
was
then:
if,
if
a
elementary
school
goes
at
9
30
and
we
automatically
slid
them,
then
you
have
elementary
kids
that
are
going
in
and
because
of
art,
music
pe
somebody's
got
to
have
art,
music
and
pee
first
thing
in
the
morning,
then
they've
got
to
have
lunch,
so
it
would
mean
many
of
elementary
schools.
Some
of
them
would
not
start
academics
till
afternoon
and
as
a
former
teacher
and
a
principal
this
would
not.
I
don't
even
like
the
times
that
we've
got
now.
C
To
be
honest,
I
think
they
should
be
a
little
earlier
but
anyway.
So
what
would-
and
I
know
you're
the
brilliant
mind
behind
numbers-
and
I
don't
want
to
put
you
on
the
spot,
but
if
we
we,
we
proposed
a
13
minute
slide
and
thought
as
similar
to
what
she's
talking
about
extra
buses
to
make
sure
that
those
11
schools
or
so
would
not
go
later.
C
Z
Miss
nelly,
let
me
I
guess,
offered
two
comments.
One
timing,
because
I
think
time,
timing
or
sequencing
is
important
as
a
predicate
to
the
second
answer.
So,
as
everyone
knows,
as
the
board
knows,
we
currently
have
approximately
602
thousand
dollars
those
approved
as
part
of
the
current
operating
budget,
to
facilitate
the
purchase
of
approximately
10
buses
to
be
used
for
the
non-publics,
and
that
was
affiliated
with
a
with
a
shift,
a
universal
shift.
Z
We
have
not
analyzed
the
back
end,
so
you
know
the
board
would
have
to
provide
some
specificity
regarding
which
schools
specifically
and
to
what
time
they're
trying
to
move
them
to
allow
us
to
sort
of
undertake
those
calculations.
Z
So
I
don't
have
a
number,
but
what
I
do
know
is
this
is
that
what
have
what
we
have
before
us
is
the
fy
17
operating
budget
that
we
are
required
to
remit
an
approved
recommended
operating
budget
to
an
account
executive
no
later
to
march
first,
and
the
county
executive
has
told
no
later
than
may
1st
to
remit
his
recommended
budget
to
the
county
council
and
by
charter.
The
county
council
has
at
least
until
june,
15th
or
no
later
than
june
15th.
K
Z
Z
So
part
of
that
change,
if
this
was
to
transpire
part
of
that
change,
could
be
implemented
for
august
of
17,
that
being
a
universal
shift
of
some
specified
number
of
minutes,
but
the
corresponding
shift
on
the
back
end
to
pull
in
closer
or
earlier
some
of
those
late.
Closing
schools
could
not
transpire
until
august
of
2017,
so
this
we
would
be
in
a
temporary
condition
for
at
least
a
year.
A
Z
M
Z
We
could
do
that
universal
shift
in
august
17.
You
know
whichever
time,
because
we
already
have
that
money
for
that
universal
slide
or
shift
what
we
don't
have.
What
would
have
a
year
delay
factor
would
be
the
acquisition
and
onboarding
of
those
additional
buses
and
drivers
to
then
materially
and
impact
the
pm
dismissal
times
and
bring
them
forward.
So
so.
A
E
I
even
though
this
really
isn't
on
the
motion,
because
the
motion
is
about
deleting
the
8.1.
I
recall
when
we
spoke
about
this
either
a
year
or
two
ago.
My
years
are
starting
to
mix
together
after
eight
of
them,
but
when
we
were
pulling
in
the
late
schools
to
the
satisfaction
of
those
of
us
who
are
most
concerned
about
the
elementary
schools
going
too
late,
the
costs
ended
up
being
almost
equivalent
to
the
eight
million
dollar
option.
E
I
mean
we
wanted
to
add
so
many
schools
to
that
piece,
and
I
actually
see
ms
brandenburg
nodding
because
I
remember
we're
like
well.
You
have
to
add
this
school
and
you
have
to
add
this
school
and
our
numbers
ended
up
being
almost
equivalent
to
the
initial
option
of
shifting
everyone,
so
a
30-minute
slide
that
would
be
satisfactory
to
those
of
us
who
don't
like
elementary
schools
going
late
will
cost
ultimately
the
same
amount
of
money
as
the
option
that
the
budget
committee
has
proposed
taking
off
the
table
for
today.
So
I
just
wanted.
E
G
Well,
just
to
just
to
add
to
what
mrs
burge
said
with
doing
so,
we
don't
get
anywhere
close
to
the
science
that
everyone
has
been
discussing
for
the
last
teen
years,
so
I
don't
see
why
we
would
spend
three
five
six
million
dollars
to
not
actually
achieve
the
science
when
we
could
right
now
spend
8.1,
which
I
don't
find
a
priority
to
actually
get
to
the
science.
So
it's
like
a
vicious
circle
of
madness
today,.
A
Q
Q
Well,
I
think
that
certainly
the
visual
impacts
of
the
students
falling
asleep,
as
demonstrated
in
this
video,
are
instrumental
to
the
discussion.
I
believe
that
the
testimony
demonstrated
on
the
video
that
was
presented
to
montgomery
county
is
more
relevant
than
anything.
I
could
say.
I
think
the
testimony
of
the
student
member
of
the
board
in
fairfax
county
and
his
support
for
healthy
and
safe
start
times
are
particularly
relevant
to
mr
horse
camp.
Q
It's
not
exactly
in
the
video,
but
her
point
is
that
to
do
nothing
is
to
do
harm.
So
if
you
remove
the
8
million
dollars
as
you're
proposing,
but
then
perhaps
follow
along
some
of
the
discussions
and
say
well
we're
not
prepared
to
do
anything,
then
you
haven't
helped
the
students
that
we're
trying
to
help.
And
yes,
there
are
problems
with
the
slide.
There
are
problems
with
dr
olato's
proposal.
Q
So
then,
I
asked
the
board
to
consider:
what
can
you
do
to
help
the
students
next
year
and
two
years
in
three
years
in
four
years,
over
their
life
at
as
they
go
through
and
not
just
the
high
school
students,
but
also
the
middle
school
students
that
were
so
negatively
impacted
by
dr
elata's
proposal?
What
do
you
do
to
propose
to
help
them?
How
can
you
solve
that
9
30
shift
for
them?
What
do
you
propose,
and
so
perhaps
some
parameters
from
the
board
of
what
you
can
do
with
existing
budgets
and
future
budgets?
AB
My
name
is
claudia
o'keefe.
I
have
two
middle
school
students
in
arnold
anne
arundel
county.
I've
lived
here
my
whole
life.
When
I
was
a
kid
my
brothers
were
in
high
school.
It
started
at
7
45..
By
the
time
I
started
high
school.
They
moved
the
start
time
up
to
7
30,
then
7,
25
and
finally
7
17
in
1996..
AB
I
can
tell
you
from
first
hand
knowledge
changing
from
745
to
725
was
tragic.
It
was
terrible.
It
was
very
difficult
for
me.
It
was
very
difficult
for
my
brothers.
7
45
would
make
a
huge
difference.
That
half
hour
slide
would
mean
a
lot.
It
meant
a
lot
for
a
lot
of
parents
in
montgomery
county.
It
would
mean
a
lot
here.
AB
AB
AB
There
is
additional
cost
for
the
out
of
out
of
system
buses.
That's
what
the
600
000
is
for.
I
don't
know
if
you
would
want
to
make
additional
changes
for
the
school
system
for
this
elementaries
that
start
at
9
15
right
now.
That
would
be
pushed
a
bit
later,
but
it
can
be
done.
It
can
be
done
for
reasonable
amount
of
money
in
1996
when
they
shifted
the
start
times
to
7
17.
AB
There
was
someone
on
the
board
who
actually
said,
if
only
if
we
had
a
little
bit
of
money,
we
could
make
this
healthier
for
our
students
and
start
school
times
later
in
2000,
the
board
said
they
were
finally
going
to
act
after
years
of
trying.
They
were
finally
going
to
start
schools
later
and
they
didn't
do
it
in
2005,
winship
wheatley,
the
previous
transportation
had
came
up
with
options
to
change
school
start
times
later,
and
it
didn't
happen.
AB
It's
not
a
new
thing.
It
didn't
start
in
2014.
This
started
from
day
one
when
they
instituted
the
717
start
time.
They
knew
it
was
wrong
and
they
didn't
do
anything
about
it.
We've
had
20
years
now
to
figure
this
out.
I
think
it's
about
time.
Somebody
finally
did
something:
it's
not
a
new
thing.
We
do
know,
we
can
do
it.
We
know
we
can
do
it
for
a
small
amount
of
money,
and
I
think
it's
very
important
that
we
try
and
do
this
for
our
kids.
AB
AC
Morning
to
those
of
you
remain
seated.
Thank
you,
and
I
appreciate
you
listening
to
our
testimony.
My
name
is
heather
mcintosh,
I'm
the
parent
of
two
kids
in
the
school
system,
and
I
have
participated
in
the
school
start
time
task
force
with
jacob
here
who
listened
to
all
of
their
scientific
research.
AC
I'm
I'm
beyond
horrified
at
the
way
today
has
unfolded.
I
would
like
to
be
a
team
player
I
feel
like
coming
here
for
four
years
consecutively
has
has
earned
me
some
cred.
This
is
not
a
rushed
decision.
AC
This
is
like
groundhog
day
you're,
not
reading
your
own
documents.
AC
If
you're
thinking
that
there's
not
enough
research
on
this,
I
would
urge
you
to
go
and
read
the
task,
force
report
and
all
of
the
documentation
and
all
of
the
community
concerns
that
are
outlined
in
that
report
and
all
of
the
answers
that
were
provided
by
bringing
stakeholders
together.
That
was
over
a
year
ago.
AC
What's
done
task
force
work.
The
board
voted
last
year
to
change
school
start
times.
For
this
year,
the
county
council
urged
action
in
a
unanimous
vote.
We
brought
expert
testimony
in
years
and
years
of
expert
testimony.
Dr
arlatto
himself
recommended
a
30-minute
shift
in
october.
He
stood
right
here,
not
a
new
idea.
We
brought
experts
in
to
do
a
start
time
task
force
workshop
in
october.
The
message
from
those
experts
from
fairfax,
county
and
montgomery
was
education
for
the
public
on
why
this
is
essential.
AC
AC
I
mention
again
dr
judith
owens,
who
is
the
author
of
the
american
academy
of
pediatrics
recommendation,
who
came
to
this
board
three
years
ago
and
testified
as
to
how
important
this
is
for
our
kids
and
her
statement
is
that
to
do
nothing
is
to
do
harm.
She
is
a
medical
doctor.
This
is
their
hippocratic
oath.
You
do
not
harm
so
to
do
nothing
at
this
board
at
this
juncture,
after
decades
of
discussion
is
to
continue
to
do
harm
to
our
kids.
N
N
No,
you
wouldn't,
because
you
know
it's
not
good
for
them,
and
the
current
high
school
start
times
are
not
good
for
our
22
000
high
schoolers,
mr
horskamp.
As
a
future
scientist,
I
encourage
you
to
think
not
n
equals
1.
How
do
I
feel?
What's
my
life,
like
not
n
equals
32?
What
do
my
friends
think,
but
maybe
n
equals
5
000
or
what
do
the
64
000
members
of
the
american
academy
of
pediatrics
tell
us
is
the
right
thing
to
do
to
stave
off
you
know
brain
disease
in
later
in
later
years.
N
I
want
you
all
to
go
back
25
years
and
think
of
the
county's
purchase
of
quiet
waters
park.
If
you
can
believe
it
now,
it
was
hugely
controversial
people
called
it
a
boondoggle,
18
million
dollars.
We
can't
afford
that
plus
operating
costs.
What
that's
like
28
million
dollars
now,
do
you
think
now,
24
25
years
later,
that
people
want
their
four
dollars
back
each
each
four
thousand,
four
hundred
and
four
hundred
and
forty
thousand
residents
of
anne
arundel
county
want
their
four
dollars
back
for
the
purchase
of
quiet
waters
park.
N
N
N
So
we
think
of
your
duty
and
your
obligation
to
educate,
and
I
urge
you
to
go
forward
with
that
duty-
I
it
might
be
rushed
for
some
of
you
who
are
brand
new
to
the
system,
but
all
of
us
who
have
been
living
this
endless
cycle
of-
let's
wait.
Let's
rush,
let's,
let's
not,
let's
do
a
task
force
for
another
five
years,
put
the
money
in
and
then
refine
what
you
can
do
perhaps
keep
the
task
the
option,
a
proposal
of
keeping
elementary
school
the
same.
N
V
Well,
I
said
to
you
earlier
that
I
was
encouraged:
laura
booth,
parent,
elementary
school
middle
school,
seventh
grader
who's.
So
two
years,
I'm
looking
at
the
school
start
time.
I
said
to
you
earlier:
I
was
encouraged
and
I
take
it
back,
I'm
discouraged.
V
The
part
that's
frustrating
to
me
is
that
coming
from
a
mathematical
and
scientific
background,
you
know
you
come
up
with
the
best
possible
solution.
First,
then,
you
ask,
for
you
know,
for
community
support
and
approval,
and
then
you
put
in
the
action,
but
we
haven't
used
the
software.
Yet
I
mean
we're
pulling
a
number
out
of
a
hat,
basically,
because
we
don't
have
anything
to
back
it
up.
We
don't
have
simulations
in
front
of
us
to
say
we
have
tweaked
this.
We
have
done
our
best.
You
have
not
done
your
best.
V
We
have
not
done
our
best.
We
need
to
run
the
software.
We
purchase
the
software.
We
need
to
use
the
software.
My
pocket
calculator
does
no
good.
If
I
leave
it
in
my
purse,
I
need
to
use
it.
You
have
a
tool.
We
need
to
put
it
to
use.
We
need
to
come
up
with
the
best
possible
simulations
that
can
tweak
the
system
right
now
we're
dealing.
V
As
I
recall,
we
were
deemed
by
the
state
in
2006
and
in
2013,
because
we
weren't
using
transportation
software
every
other
district,
this
size,
any
company
that
inc
that
incorporates
encompasses
this
amount
of
area
uses
software
to
determine
whether
or
not
they
are
being
as
efficient
as
possible
in
their
transportation
costs.
We're
not
doing
that
right
now.
There
are
wastes
within
our
transportation
system
as
it
exists
right
now.
There
is
money
that
can
be
found
that
can
be
used
to
fix
this
problem.
V
V
Y
Y
Y
Annapolis
or
anne
arundel
schools
has
78
000
students
if
the
average
family
has
four
people
in
it.
That's
312
potential
respondents
to
this
survey.
There
were
14
000,
that's
less
than
5
of
the
people
affected
by
this
and
who
could
have
responded,
and
I
do
think
we
should
think
about
who
did
respond
and
who
had
access
to
computers
in
their
home
to
respond
and
who
didn't.
Y
Y
I
just
want
to
read
from
the
american
academy
of
pediatrics
one
thing
they
said
about
this
chronic
sleep
deprivation
among
adolescents
is
one
of
the
most
common
and
easily
fixable
public
health
issues
in
the
us
today.
The
research
is
clear
that
adolescents
who
get
enough
sleep,
are
less
likely
to
be
involved
in
automobile
accidents.
I
hope
you
all
saw
the
student.
The
car
that
overturned
driving
to
school
last
week
in
our
county
early
in
the
morning
have
better
grades
higher
standardized
test
scores
and
an
overall,
better
quality
of
life.
Y
Y
That
does
not
mean,
and
over
the
hour
discussion
it
was
very
clear.
They
did
not
oppose
the
concept
they
just.
They
didn't
like
this
particular
solution
that
was
on
the
table
and
there
wasn't
a
way
to
say
on
the
survey
you
know
in
the
evening
or
on
the
online
survey.
We
support
changing
start
times,
but
this
is
you're
not
quite
there
yet,
and
that's
what
I
heard
from
my
group.
Y
Y
Maybe
that's
not
the
perfect
one
either,
but
please
don't
misread
the
data
that
opposition
to
one
proposal
is
in
opposition
to
making
this
change,
and
the
last
thing
I
I
have
to
say
is:
please:
do
everything
possible
with
this
budget
to
restore
challenge
pay
for
the
teachers
in
our
schools
and
and
give
them
the
competitive
compensation
they
deserve,
they're
the
backbone
of
our
schools,
they're
pillars
in
our
community,
and
they
deserve
respect
and
paychecks
that
reflect
that
in
a
budget
of
over
a
billion
dollars.
Y
I
do
not
believe
for
a
second
that
this
is
an
either-or
decision.
There's
room
for
both
teacher
raises
and
healthy
start
times,
and
I
think
those
are
two
of
the
best
things
you
could
do
for
our
kids.
Thank
you.
W
W
It's
not
me
getting
up
at
7
50
in
the
morning
and
earlier
so
they
can
be
at
school
on
time.
That's
a
small
inconvenience
for
me,
and
I
know,
like
other
parents,
reading
the
comments
on
facebook
after
the
survey
results.
A
lot
of
people
felt
inconvenient
inconvenience
by
the
start
times
whether
it
was
later
because
they
were
then
going
to
school
at
the
time.
W
I
now
send
my
children
to
school
or
they
were
going
earlier
as
proposed,
but
what
you
don't
see
in
the
results
again
are
what
you've
heard
already
repeated
people
who
do
want
the
change,
but
don't
like
the
times
they've
been
given,
and
I
will
tell
you
that
when
I
started
school
at
hills
mirror
seven
years
ago,
eight
years
ago,
that
the
start
time
changed
on
us.
I
was
due
there.
My
child
was
due
there
25
minutes
earlier
than
they
are
today.
No
one
polled
me.
No
one
asked
me
if
that
was
more
convenient
for
me.
W
They
made
that
change
based
on.
I
don't
even
know.
I
don't
know
what
that
change
is
based
on,
but
I
was
told
to
be
there
and
I'm
there
and
905
is
perfect
for
us.
I
prefer
not
be
changed
and
I'm
hoping
that
with
the
software
that
you
find
efficiencies
like
that,
but
you
have
to
have
the
money
in
the
budget
to
do
that
and
I
think
making
the
change
is
what
people
want.
If
you
go
back
and
actually
review
the
surveys,
because
there
were
sections
for
comments
which
are
not
ca,
weren't
encapsulated
in
those
results.
W
If
you
go
back
and
you
see
that
people
want
the
change,
they
agree
with
the
science,
they
know
it
may
inconvenience
some
of
them
or
some
of
their
neighbors.
But
by
far
what
I
saw
and
people
who
were
opposed
were
some
people
who
really
did
want
the
change
and
see
the
need
for
it
and
would
appreciate
it.
But
they
didn't
like
this
particular
proposal
and
you
have
to
make
sure
that
in
a
budget
again,
I
just
want
to
speak
really
clearly
that
I'm
not
choosing
this
over
my
children's
teachers,
I
love
their
teachers.
W
I've
been
lucky
to
have
the
same
teacher
for
kindergarten
twice
in
a
row.
I
wouldn't
give
her
up
for
anything
and
I'm
not
going
to
sit
here
and
have
you
ask
me
to
choose
between
less
than
two
percent
of
the
county
budget
over
whether
she
should
be
paid
more
or
that
my
child
should
go
later?
I
think
that
that's
a
false
choice.
E
X
Thank
you
thank
you
for
taking
on
this
important
issue,
I'm
theresa
sutherland
and
I'm
really
glad
that
you
all
accept
the
science,
because
I
would
much
rather
talk
about
the
budget
numbers
in
science.
X
X
And
after
sitting
through
your
budget
hearings
and
presentations
for
28
years,
I
would
bet
money
that
mr
shaknovich
can
find
1.2
million
dollars
in
10
minutes
or
less
so
option.
E1
also
allows
your
high
school
students
to
still
get
home
before
your
elementary
school
students,
which
I
understand,
is
a
huge
concern
and
when
I
read
the
comments,
it
was
the
daycare
issues
that
struck
me
the
most,
not
whether
we
would
have
before
and
after
school
care,
because
wrexham
park
said
they
can
provide
that.
X
But
can
people
afford
it
and
and
to
me
that
was
the
biggest
nut
to
crack.
So
in
this
shift
your
high
school
students
would
still
be
getting
home
before
your
elementary
school
students
and
could
provide
that
daycare
if
they
are
now.
I
think
if
you
couple
e1
we're
shortening
the
school
day
by
eight
minutes
or
more.
We
shifted
it.
Eight
minutes
earlier
a
number
of
years
ago,
related
to
snow
days
and
our
school
day
is
longer
than
other
school
days
in
jurisdictions
in
maryland.
X
So
maybe
you
can
shorten
the
whole
school
day
by
eight
minutes
and
that
also
helps
bring
in
those
outliers
that
end
their
day
later,
and
then
you
can
use
the
software,
and
maybe
you
can
get
a
few
more
minutes
at
the
beginning
of
the
day
or
maybe
you
can
bring
in
more
of
the
outliers
or
as
claudio
o'keeffe
identified,
she
identified
a
way
to
bring
in
hebron
harbin
and
meet
elementary
school
at
no
cost.
So
I
think
when
you
have
that
software
you're
going
to
have
more
options
there.
X
Most
importantly,
you
could
implement
this
change
this
august.
We
already
know
which
schools
are
the
outlying
schools.
You
can
order
those
buses
now
and
I
would
venture
to
say
in
the
transportation
category
alone,
with
the
fuel
savings
where
diesel
fuel
is
30
to
40
percent
less
than
it
was
a
year
or
two
ago.
You've
got
enough
money
to
make
that
happen.
X
We
don't
make
this.
We
don't
make
health
and
safety
decisions
by
popularity.
We
make
them
by
science.
We
enroll
our
you,
don't
enroll
our
kids
unless
they're
vaccinated,
we
don't
let
our
children
go
outside
and
smoke
anymore
in
high
school.
Like
we
used
to,
you
have
an
obligation
to
protect
the
health
and
safety
of
our
children.
To
do
nothing
is
to
do
harm,
and
I
would
ask
you
to
consider
this
as
a
path
forward.
My
son
started
driving
a
month
ago.
X
E
I
want
to
go
back
to
the
to
the
motion.
I
I
think
that
it's
really
important
to
look
at
the
big
picture
here.
A
lot
has
been
said
about
what
a
small
amount
of
money
that
8.1
million
dollars
is.
E
Classroom
supplies,
it's
something
it's
it's
all
being
spent.
It's
not
just
magic
money,
that's
sitting
around
somewhere.
If,
if
we
were
to
find
8.1
million
dollars
somewhere
in
the
budget,
you
have
to
figure
out
what
to
cut
that's
8.1
million
dollars.
You
can't
just
find
8.1
million
dollars.
E
It's
important,
I
think,
to
realize
that
with
the
5
million
dollar
amendment
that
we
made
earlier,
we
are
now
asking
the
county
for
37
million
dollars
over
maintenance
of
effort,
37
million
dollars
over
maintenance
of
effort.
Last
year.
For
the
first
time
since
I
had
been
on
this
school
board,
we
got
more
than
maintenance
of
effort.
E
E
What
what
it
is
that
we
want
siri
thinks
I'm
talking
to
her.
We
need
to
prioritize
and
I
do
believe
the
science
I
know
everyone
keeps
coming
in
and
testifying
every
time
about
what
the
science
is.
We
know
the
science,
we
believe
the
science
we
we
got
it,
I've
gotten
it
for
three
or
four
years.
Now
I
understand
it.
I
believe
it
we.
However,
I
know
that
you
all
don't
want
to
make
a
choice
between
teachers
and
school
start
times,
but
that's
a
choice.
Sometimes
we
have
to
make.
We
have
to
set
priorities.
E
That's
kind
of
important
to
me
right
now,
because
it
doesn't
matter
what
time
the
kids
get
to
school.
If
there's
nobody
there
to
teach
them
so
every
dollar
is
accounted
for,
we'd
have
to
cut
something
or
well
furlough
those
teachers
that
we
all
love
so
much.
If
we
wanted
to
find
the
money
within
the
budget
and
also
about
the
comments,
we
saw
all
the
comments
we
read
hundreds,
I
don't
know
about
my
colleagues.
I
read
hundreds
of
pages
of
comments,
so
I
know
what
went
into
the
the
charts.
It
wasn't
just
numbers
to
me.
E
E
Why
are
you
even
changing
something
that
isn't
broken?
I
saw
both
extremes,
so
it
wasn't
just
a
chart.
It
was
hundreds
of
pages
of
comments,
so
I
don't
think
that
any
of
us
are
going
into
this
saying.
Oh
look
at
that
little
chart
and
what
it
said
we
we
do
know
what
what
was
there
and
what
was
behind
it,
but
and
also
on
the
the
fuel
issue.
We've
spent
we're
about
55
percent
of
the
way
through
the
school
year.
E
G
I
appreciate
all
the
public
comment.
This
is
like
I
said
before.
This
is
a
been
a
grueling
grueling
decision,
but
I'm
also
hearing
a
lot
of.
Maybe
it
will
do
this.
Maybe
we
can
do
that.
Maybe
we
can
do
this.
Maybe
there's
fuel
savings
when
we
get
the
software
up
and
running
a
lot
of
ifs
to
be
putting
in
a
budget
when
we
have
very
clear
priorities
about
teacher
salaries
and
classroom
size
reduction
and
triple
e,
we
know
we
know
what
we're
asking
for
with
those
dollars.
B
As
I
said
before,
in
my
comments,
I
don't
think
this
is
the
plan.
The
8.1
million
is
the
the
plan
for
us
right
now,
but
I
will
once
this
is
voted
on.
B
B
We
have
many
priorities
in
the
school
system
and
we
must
always
weigh
those
out,
and
this
may
still
not
come
out
to
be
the
priority
that
this
board
wants
to
tackle
on
in
coming
years.
But
if
we
put
in
a
smaller
amount,
we
at
least
give
ourselves
the
options
to
look
at
it
again
and
try
to
make
a
more
informed
decision
for
a
plan
that
would
work
better
for
our
community
moving
forward.
F
I
I
think,
I'm
personally
troubled
that
we've
talked
about
this
for
apparently
years
and
we've
had
some
scientific
data
and
we
keep
coming
to
different
conclusions
about
whether
we
have
the
money.
What
people
want,
whether
we
want
the
science-
and
I
I
think
it
troubles
me
that
we're
not
willing.
I
understand
we
have
a
couple
new
members
of
the
board,
and
I
understand
that,
aside
from
that,
I
I
would
hope
that
we
would
make
a
decision
we
would
move
forward.
F
I
I
Because,
like
we
all
said
we're
dealing
with
our
children
and
we're
dealing
with
money,
so
we
have
to
make
a
decision.
Where
do
we
make
a
decision?
I
agree.
The
teachers
must
be
paid,
there
has
to
be
priorities,
but
we
also
have
to
look
at.
Why
are
we
here
and
we
are
here
for
our
children?
Thank
you.
L
I
A
G
B
A
C
And
I
I
agree
with
this
because
I
think
a
lot
of
what
has
been
said
is
that
this
is
a
rush
in
terms
of
of
making
this
decision,
and
we
don't
know
what
the
software
has
for
us,
and
I
agree
with
mrs
sasso
that
that
I'd
like
to
say
we'd
like
to
do
this
by,
but
we
have,
we
know
we
have
the
software.
We
know
we
need
to
have
this
year,
as
mr
shaknovic
said
to
me.
C
C
So
I
think
this
is
a
really
we're
going
to
we're
going
to
have
money
in
there,
but
we're
also
going
to
be
able
to
study
the
study,
what
the
the
actual,
what
we
can
do
with
the
software,
and
I
think
I
I
pondering
that
eight
minutes
that
mrs
sutherland
talked
about,
and
I
I
think
that's
another
thing
we
can
look
at.
I
think
that's
a
something
that
that
we
could
look
at
and
see
if
that
would
help
us.
G
G
We
know
from
our
colleagues
that
our
software
that
we've
purchased,
that
we
expect
to
be
up
and
running
in
the
near
future,
is
not
going
to
find
the
amazing
efficiencies
that
people
in
this
room
think
seem
to
think
it's
going
to
do.
I
just
would
really
caution
us
from
making
this
haphazard
decision
today.
E
I
guess
I
have
a
question
or
two
and
and
some
thoughts
is
this
number
based
on
anything.
B
B
So
my
proposal
is
just
a
one
point,
four
to
add
to
the
six
hundred
thousand
to
move
forward,
because
we
have
heard
that
there
are
some
other
logistical
challenges
that
may
come
that
may
make
that
1.8
a
little
higher.
So
it's
just
rounding
it
to
2
million,
which.
E
B
So
so
we
can
make,
because
if
we
don't
have
the
money,
there's
no
way
that
we
can't
even
consider
a
plan
and
for
2017
right
because
it
would
push
it
back
at
least
another
year.
So
this
gives
us
option
again.
It
is
not
committing
to
a
plan,
but
it
gives
us
the
option
that
we
that
we
could
possibly
do
it
in
2017..
B
E
Are
the
odds
that
if
we
got
the
money,
though
we
would
be
told
it
meant
we
had
to
do
it
when
I
just
I
don't
know
what
the
political
ramifications
of
getting
the
money
are
and
what
the
political
ramifications
of
asking
the
money
for
money
asking
for
the
money
are
in
terms
of
the
other
money.
We're
asking
for,
and
those
are
some
of
my
concerns
and.
F
I
I'm
simply
troubled
that
we're
kicking
the
can
down
the
road
we're
on
we're
on
the
school
board
to
make
effective
decisions,
we're
not
making
decisions.
G
I
I
just
want
a
second
what
my
colleague,
mrs
burge
has
said.
I
don't
I
I
don't
see
why
we
would
be
asking
for
two
million
dollars
when
we
don't
even
know
what
we're
going
to
do
with
it
when
very
likely
any
plan.
C
Wow
as
an
educator-
and
this
has
been-
as
mrs
pickert
has
said-
a
troubling
decision,
but
I
think
to
have
no
money
in
the
budget
means
there
is
no
opportunity
for
planning.
I
strenuously
as
strenuously
object
to
elementary
schools
going
any
later
and
as
ms
picker
I've
spoken,
I
would
like
for
some
of
them
to
go
earlier,
but
I
I
know
from
what
mr
sheknovich
has
said.
If
we
have
zero
in
there
there
is,
we
have
no
planning
money.
It
is
possible.
C
We're
just
going
to
sit
and
look
at
the
science
which
we
we've
all
accepted
and
say
we're
not
going
to
do
anything
and-
and
I
I'm
not
comfortable
with
not
doing
anything
and
not
having
anything
in
our
budget
to
to
plan.
I
mean
all
of
us
have
budgets,
I
I
don't
find
it.
I
I
have
a
budget
now
mine
is
for
traveling,
but,
and
I
know
I
can't
plan
to
go
around
the
world.
C
That's
we
can't
sit
here
and
say
we're
going
to
make
plans
and
we
don't
have
any
money
because,
dr
frank,
if
we
don't
have
the
money,
we
can't
you
say
that
kicking
the
can
down
the
road,
but
the
truth
is
it's
out
of
our
hands
when
it
comes
to
ordering
buses
and
when
it
comes
to
hiring
so
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
that
we
need
to
do
and
this
planning
money
is
absolutely.
C
I
think
the
step
I
think
to
do
nothing.
It
is
I'm
not
comfortable
with
doing
nothing,
but
I'm
intrigued
by
some
of
the
comments
that
have
come
up
as
I
said
earlier.
So
that
would
be.
A
I
Patti,
I
tend
to
agree
with
you.
We
cannot
continue
basically
ignoring
that.
There
is
an
issue
that
needs
to
be
solved,
and
everybody
knows,
like
you
said:
if
you
don't
put
your
money
where
your
mouth
is,
we're
going
nowhere
and
putting
down
that
1.4
million
dollars
doesn't
mean
that
we're
going
to
start
the
elementary
school
later,
the
studies
and
the
technology.
I
These
are
the
plans
that
we
could
do,
because
it
is
my
understanding,
we're
allocating
money
for
a
study
money
for
technology.
We
are
not
saying
that
the
elementary
school
is
going
to
start
late.
We
are
not
saying
that
the
high
school
is
going
to
start
at
eight
o'clock.
We
are
basically
putting
in
some
money
so
that
the
community
will
know
that
we
conscientiously
feel
that
there
must
be
a
change
and
we
can't
go
20
more
years.
Saying
kick
it
down
the
can.
I
E
E
I
I
was
actually
asking
mr
sheknovich
so
mr
sheknovich,
how
many
bus
drivers
a
month
is
it.
Z
E
And
it's
it's
probably
difficult
to
try
and
for
a
a
private
bus
company
to
hire
them
in
january
for
a
following
and
train
them
in
january,
if
they're
not
going
to
start
until
the
following
september,
so
I
mean
there's
just
a
lot
of
moving
parts.
For
anything
I
mean
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
out
there,
because
a
lot
of
people
think
that
it's
easy
to
just
hire
a
bus
driver
and
get
them
on
the
road
and
and
we're
already
short,
how
many
bus
drivers
right
now
like
50,
some.
Z
Yeah
on
any
given
day
we're
relying
on
substitutes
routinely
as
it
is,
and.
Z
And
it's
worth,
unfortunately,
the
the
dynamic
is
as
the
economy
continues
to
improve
and
drivers
have
options
and
can
seek
employment
opportunities
elsewhere.
Some
of
them
are
electing,
in
fact
to
do
that,
which
again
puts
more
strain
on
the
full-time
driver
fleet
and
therefore
puts
us
even
more
reliant
on
the
temporary
reserve
driver
fleet.
So.
Z
Well,
certainly,
every
time
because
we
don't
rebid
all
of
our
contracts
at
one
time,
we've
got
them
staggered
on
purpose,
so
we're
only
re-bidding
a
portion
of
our
contracts,
each
and
every
time.
But
again
it
is
a
competitive
pricing
environment,
as
labor
rates
continue
to
increase
as
costs
of
buses
continue,
increases
costs
of
insurance,
continue
to
increase,
etc.
Z
E
Z
Miss
bird
honestly
can't
remember
him:
he
certainly
has
not
been
during
dr
lotto's
tenure
or
during
mrs
perkins
tenure,
possibly
maybe
in
the
early
days
of
dr
maxwell's
tenure,
but
certainly
not
not
in
the
latter
piece.
We
have
essentially
capped
and
and
increased
efficiencies
and
been
beneficiaries
of
of
the
economic
downdraft
which
put
pricing
pressure,
pressure
on
the
providers,
the
commodity
savings,
etc.
So
we
have
tried
very
hard.
Z
The
last
thing
we
ever
want
to
do
is
basically
ask
for
new
revenue.
If
that's
not
necessary,
we
try
to
live
within
our
means,
and
we
have
done
that
for
for
well
over
half
a
dozen
plus
easily
years
so.
E
E
A
I
I
We
are
committing
it
to
the
fact
that
it
is
an
issue
that
we
would
like
to
address
that
needs
a
solution,
so
we
can
look
at
that
1.4
million
dollars
and
say:
okay
instead
of
10
buses.
Maybe
we
can
only
do
eight.
Maybe
we
can
only
move
the
schools
xyz
hours,
but
it
is
something
that
has
to
be
done
and
has
to
be
addressed.
Now.
That's
just
my
point.
I
don't
think
that
we
should
keep
on
kicking
this
down
the
road.
You
know,
because
it's
not
going
to
get
solved.
A
Z
Sure,
well,
the
contractor
we
signed
has
that
deliverable
from
the
vendor
coming
to
us
in
an
operational
format
at
the
end
of
april.
So
running
as
mr
douglas
has
has
shared
with
junior
colleagues,
we've
uploaded
a
lot
of
the
data.
Z
The
hardware
is
in
place,
they're,
sort
of
running
simulations
and
tests
off-premises
right
now,
but
we've
continued
to
have
a
lot
of
data
cleanup
that
has
to
occur,
be
they
addresses,
be
they
stop
locations
and
then
then
you're
at
the
point
that,
after
that,
there
does
in
fact
have
to
be
a
lot
of
manual
manual,
manipulation
in
terms
of
moving
that
actual
stop
from
sort
of
the
the
center
of
a
cross
street
over
to
a
one
of
the
four
corners,
and
not
even
at
that
corner,
but
possibly
back
from
that
corner
to
have
safe
standing
distance,
safe
sight
lines
etc.
Z
Z
Sure
again,
the
the
more
we
get
our
hands
on
it.
When
we
finally
do
get
our
hands
on
it
begin
to
learn
the
software
begin
to
learn
the
features
of
it
get
better
at
it,
but
clearly
what
we
want
to
do
before
we
do.
That
is
really
make
sure
that
we've
got
a
confidence
level,
so
we
would
run
parallels
with
what
we
currently
have
in
place.
Make
sure
that
we
can
simulate
that
very
well
that
we
don't
have
erroneous
answers.
Z
E
Just
a
quick
question
because
I
found
this-
maybe
not
funny
but
almost
frightening
when
you
told
us
about
it
originally,
so
the
software
is
very,
very
efficient
in
what
it
does
and
it
finds
the
most
efficient
spot
for
the
bus
stops.
Can
you
tell
the
public
where
the
most
efficient
spot
for
most
of
the
bus
stops
that
the
computer
finds
is.
Z
It's
generally
on
the
yellow
line:
that's
right
in
the
middle
of
the
road
or
in
the
middle
of
a
four-stop
intersection.
So
because
again,
that's
essentially
the
most
efficient,
so
you
have
to
adjust
it
then
to
actually
based
on
local
knowledge,
know
exactly
where
you
want
that
youngster
to
to
stand
where
you
want
that
bus
to
stop
x,
feet
from
the
from
the
corner
or
the
stop
sign
or
the
traffic
light
or
etc.
That's
essentially
relying
on
that
local
level
of
knowledge.
E
Z
Z
No
ma'am
right
now
again
the
vendor,
you
know,
we've
uploaded
all
that
information
and
the
vendor
is
making
sure
that
the
data
files
are
clean,
that
they
actually
work,
that
there's
no
incompatibility
between
the
mapping
system
that
the
county
government
utilizes
and
there
so
essentially
they're.
Looking
for
technical
glitches,
the
vendor
has
no
idea
about
where
that
drainage,
ditch
is
or
where
the
big
tree
is
or
or
where
you
know,
where
there's
a
hill
that
would
prevent
a
sight
line,
etc.
Z
You
know,
given
what
we
know
about
all
the
bus
knows
is
how
many
children
live
within
a
an
area
and
that
there's
a
bus
that
needs
to
pick
them
up
and
it
will
calculate
to
a
scientific
degree
of
accuracy
where
computer
thinks
that
best
spot
is
even
if
that's
on
the
manhole
in
the
middle
of
a
street,
on
a
blind
curve
with
a
drainage
stitch
on
both
sides.
The
computer
actually
thinks
that's
perfectly
fine
and
to
the
computer,
it
is,
but
neither
you
or
I
would
want
to
put
a
youngster
at
that.
A
AD
AD
I
I
want
to
talk
about
the
specifically
about
the
amendment
and
the
budget
numbers,
because
I
think
I
have
some
information
that
might
be
worth
considering
on
this.
As
some
of
you
know,
who've
been
listening
me
forever.
I
have
been
you
know,
involved
in
this
issue,
since
I
moved
here
in
2000
and
even
then
dr
carol
parham
was
presenting
ways
to
change
this,
so
this
is
not
a
rush
job.
It's
not
a
new
issue.
It's
been
going
on
a
long
time.
AD
I
had
two
of
my
students
who
sat
in
in
jacob's
seat
and
and
grappled
with
this
issue.
One
of
them
actually
did
not
want
the
start
time
change
for
a
long
time,
and
I
know
how
the
kids
feel-
and
I
know
how
controversial
this
is.
But
it's
this
is
not
a
rush
job
we've
been
working
on
it
forever
and
we
need
to
move
forward
and-
and
the
thing
is
what
I
want
to
say
is
we
can
do
this.
AD
I
don't
have
kids
in
the
system
anymore,
I'm
actually
a
new
grandma
that
same
student
has
a
baby
now.
So
I'm
thinking
about
the
little
kids,
but
you
know
it's
not
about
whether
we
can
sell
this.
I
know
we
can
solve
it
because
I'm
working
on
this
now
at
a
state
and
national
level,
because
I
know
this
is
not
just
our
problem.
It's
a
problem
all
over
the
country
and
I
know
it
can
be
solved
and
I've
seen
systems
solve
it,
and
I've
talked
to
you
about
this
before
the
way
they
have
solved.
AD
It
is
that
they
have
started
by
committing
to
make
the
change
you
did
that
already.
You
said
you
were
going
to
change
it
by
the
fall
of
2016..
That
was
great
first
step
after
you
commit
to
make
the
change
and
you
set
some
deadlines.
Then
you
start
getting
dirty
in
the
ways
you're
talking
about
you
use
software.
You
use
creative
thinking,
you
bring
people
together
and
you
figure
out
the
best
plan.
We
need
to
do
that
now
in
terms
of
the
money
you're
hearing
thrown
around
every
system.
AD
I've
seen
who's
grappled
with
this
has
found
that
once
they
commit
to
making
the
change
they,
those
original
numbers
that
are
thrown
out
are
just
starting
points.
They
can
be
changed
and
the
great
example
is
in
our
backyard
and
we
have
their
help
if
we
want
it
fairfax
county,
which
proposed
something
very
similar
to
the
plan
we
had.
AD
We
had
in
front
of
us
before
the
8.1
million
dollar
plan
is
very
similar
to
their
2009
plan
that
was
originally
costed
out
in
that
much
larger
school
system
at
14
million
dollars
after
they
started
working
with
the
software
and
thinking
about
other
ways
to
route
buses
and
creatively
move
their
schools
around.
That
number
came
down
to
four
million
and
then
eventually
came
down
to
zero.
AD
So
don't
assume
that
the
numbers
you're
given
are
necessarily
right.
After
yes,
the
software's,
not
a
miracle.
We
can't
just
throw
numbers
in
and
assume
we're
going
to
get
a
perfect
plan,
but
that
combined
with
people
committed
to
change
can
make
this
affordable
and
workable.
The
first
step
is
committing
the
next
step
is
getting
our
hands
dirty
and
finding
the
solution,
but
we
have
to
commit
to
doing
it,
and
I
know
that
we've
got
the
brains
here
and
the
commitment
in
the
community
to
make
that
happen,
and
I
just
urge
you
to
do
that.
AD
AC
I
would
just
like
to
second
everything
that
tara
said.
I
think
her
experience
and
knowledge
about
this
issue
going
back
decades
with
her
students
on
the
board.
The
task
force's
work
that
we
have
put
together
option
e1,
for
example,
is
you
know,
take
takes
care
of
making
sure
that
no
elementary
schools
dismiss
after
4
15..
It's
a
start,
it's
something
we
can
work
with.
AC
I'm
really
encouraged
to
think
that
if
we
could
put
this
money
in
the
budget
as
a
starting
point
as
a
commitment
that
we
really
can
put
all
of
this
information
to
use,
I
really
think
that
our
transportation
group
can
train
bus
drivers
at
a
rate
of
20
per
month
and
certify
them
from
what
I
understood.
The
timeline
is
that,
if
you
order
the
buses
by
february,
you
can
have
them.
AC
I
know
from
the
task
force
work
that
day
care
providers
have
said
that,
with
a
couple
of
weeks
notice,
they
can
provide
that
they
can
fill
in
the
gaps
in
the
daycare
situation.
I've
heard
recreation
and
parks
say
that
they
will
provide
before
care
in
any
school
setting
where
there
is
space
and
enough
desire.
AC
N
Janet
norman,
I
really
want
to
thank
miss
sasso
for
her
business
sense.
In
approaching
this
with
a
can-do
attitude,
I
I
hope
that
we
can
all
embrace
this
this
amendment
before
you
and
vote
for
action,
because
the
inaction
is
killing
us.
N
While
I,
while
I
value
the
thoroughness
and
going
through
the
budget
and
or
going
through
the
transportation
software
and
looking
for
swales
and
gullies.
Meanwhile
high
school
kids
are
slitting
their
wrists
and
and
having
horrible
aspects
on
them.
Every
single
day
we
have
incredible
rates
of
depression.
We
have
incredible
rates
of
of
suicide
in
our
county
and
substance
abuse.
So
I
ask
that
you
give
as
much
consideration
to
the
needs
of
high
schoolers
as
we
do
as
to
whether
there's
a
swale
next
to
the
bus.
Stop.
N
I
really
urge
you
to
move
quickly
and
commit
to
doing
something
so
that
the
county
can
trust
you
with
the
larger
1.14
billion
dollars.
They
need
to
see
that
you
are
a
can-do
board,
that
you
are
there
to
solve
problems
and
not
postpone
them
and
throw
your
hands
up.
So
I
appreciate
your
action.
Thank
you.
X
Good
morning
again,
theresa
sutherland,
ms
humber,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
putting
this
amendment
forward.
It
really.
I
think
it
can
go
a
long
way.
I
miss
sasso.
Dr
frank,
ms
nally,
I
agree
with
you
completely.
This
is
a
plan
I
mean
it's
it's
a
way
to
to
develop
a
plan.
It's
a
way
to
not
sit
for
another
year
and
then
come
back
next
year
and
be
having
this
debate
again
and
come
back
the
next
year
and
be
having
this
debate
again.
It
is
time
to
act.
X
It
is
time
to
put
money
in
your
budget
to
do
that
and
I
just
want
to
throw
out
a
couple
numbers.
I
just
did
this
on
my
phone
in
the
back,
so
I
hope
this
is
accurate
but
miss
burge
to
your
comments
about
the
transportation
budget
in
fy
13,
the
budget
was
52.6
and
you
only
spent
48.9.
So
there
was
3.7
million
of
savings
in
13.
X
fy14
budget
to
actual
in
the
transportation
category,
3.5
million
of
savings,
fy
15
budget
to
actual
1.8
million
of
savings.
And
if
you
look
at
fy
16,
if
you
go
through
from
the
middle
of
august
through
the
end
of
february,
that's
59
percent
of
the
time
that
you'll
be
transporting
the
children
for
the
school
year
so
that
versus
a
50,
I'm
sorry,
it's
55
percent
versus
59
is
2
million
dollars
of
savings
this
year.
X
Okay,
I'm
just
okay,
I'm
just
okay!
Well,
then
we'll
leave
16
out
of
it,
but
you
had
3.7
million
of
savings
in
13,
3.5
and
14
and
1.8
and
15..
We
know
fuel
prices
are
declining
as
they
continue
to
decline
for
the
rest
of
this
fiscal
year.
You
should
see
some
savings
in
your
transportation
budget.
Please
move
forward
with
this.
Please
don't
let
the
children
of
anne
arundel
county
stand
on
the
corner
in
the
dark
anymore
and
jeopardize
their
health.
Thank
you.
G
Q
Q
Q
So
we
don't
know
what
a
grand
total
of
two
million
dollars
can
do
for
us,
and
so
I
think
the
board
for
imagining.
What
can
we
do
if
we
don't
know,
there's
not
just
six
seven
solutions
out
there.
There
are
thousands
of
solutions,
and
so
if
this
is
a
30
minute,
40
minute
50
minute
slide
on
our
way
to
8
30
then,
yes,
I
think
start
school
later
can
support
this.
Q
If
this
is
just
pushing
the
can
down
the
road,
then
no,
but
I
think
that
here
you're
making
a
step
forward
you're,
committing
to
looking
just
beyond
what
the
task
force
has
done
and
truly
embracing
change.
You
don't
have
to
commit
to
a
certain
time.
Let
the
software
some
critical
thinking,
help
you
develop.
What
can
you
do
with
two
million?
A
B
I
just
thought
of
this,
and
I
perhaps
should
have
added
this
earlier
but
said
this
earlier,
but
while
I
do
support
putting
this
money
in,
I
stand
by
dr
arlatto's
recommendation
that
we
are
for
this
if
our
other
priorities
are
funded
as
well,
that
we
don't
want.
I
don't
want
this
funded
in
place
of
other
things
on
there,
but
I'm
just
putting
that
out.
There.
A
AC
A
Z
So
we're
again
for
the
record,
alex
chuck
chief
operating
officer
taking
a
look
at
the
exhibit
before
you.
The
net
effect
of
the
three
motions
have
three
changes.
So
let
me
begin
by
the
county
fund's
request.
The
county
funds
request
in
the
far
eighth
hand,
column
that
previously
was
that
37
point
in
excess
of
nine
million
dollars.
The
new
number.
Z
Z
And
finally,
we'll
go
to
the
board
request,
column,
second
column
from
the
right,
the
very
bottom
cell
that
previously
read
1.136
billion,
the
new
number
will
be
1
billion,
135
million
200,
059
dollars
and
I'll,
read
that
again,
1
billion
135
million
two
hundred
thousand
and
fifty
nine
dollars,
and
just
for
clarity
for
everybody's
sake.
Let
me
just
take
a
second
because
we're
throwing
around
8.1
as
a
round
number
for
discussion.
Z
The
way
we
arrived
at
that
just
so
everybody's
clear,
is
that
the
exact
amount
that
was
being
requested
in
dr
lotto's
proposed
budget,
as
was
remitted
in
december,
was
eight
million
one
hundred
forty
seven
thousand
four
hundred
and
seventy
six.
So
we
backed
out
exactly
eight
million
one
hundred
forty
seven
thousand
four
hundred
seventy
six.
That
was
for
that
motion.
Z
We
then
added
in
five
million
dollars
as
a
result
of
the
healthcare
motion,
and
we
added
in
the
1.4
million
dollars
transportation
motion.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
everybody
knew
the
exact
numbers
and
the
mechanics
of
how
we
arrived
at
these
three
alterations
to
the
exhibit
before
you
this
afternoon.
A
And
there
to
clarify
for
the
public,
there
were
no
changes
in
the
capital
budget.
So
the
motion,
the
superintendent's
recommendation,
then,
is
an
operating
budget
of
one
billion,
one
hundred
and
thirty
five
million
two
hundred
thousand
fifty
nine
dollars
and
a
capital
budget
of
two
hundred
and
fifty
five
million
five
hundred
and
ninety
five
thousand
correct.
Yes,.
A
A
Item
5.02304
are
some
second
readings
on
policies.
These
are
information
items
only
item.
5.02
is
the
policy
on
the
general
responsibilities
for
students
with
disabilities
policy
il
second
reading,
and
there
were
no
public
comments
correct
during
this.
That's
correct:
okay,
are
there
any
board
questions
or
comments
on
this
second
reading?
A
AE
B
Approximately
how
many
students
take
part
in
the
independent
study
I
would
have
to
get
that
figure,
for
you
is
that
I
mean
we're.
Are
we
talking
hundreds
of
students
or
a
small.
A
A
AE
Good
morning,
just
to
review
for
the
new
members,
there
are
three
sections
to
the
document
in
front
of
you.
The
first
section
are
bills
that
we're
requesting
that
the
board
take
a
position
on
today.
The
second
section
is
the
section
where
we're
not
requesting
a
vote
and
we're
simply
taking
no
position,
but
the
bills
are
provided
for
your
information,
and
the
third
section
provides
bills
that
your
position's
already
been
established
through
the
november
legislative
program
that
the
board
passed.
AE
So
with
that
we'll
start
on
the
first
bill
for
your
vote
and
that
is
house
bill.
108
senate
bill,
457
capital
budget
construction
projects,
apprenticeship
requirements,
essentially
this
bill
requires
that
any
project
that
the
state
spends
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
or
more
on
would
require
an
apprenticeship
program.
This
bill
would
essentially
be
an
unfunded
mandate
upon
every
project
that
aacps
receives
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
or
more
in
the
state,
and
with
our
already
documented
2.1
billion
dollar
capital
and
maintenance
backlog,
we
do
not
want
to
add
additional
cost
to
that
backlog.
E
Thank
you
I
spotted
this
one
weeks
ago,
I'm
like
why
isn't
this
one
on
our
list?
I
I'm
very
concerned
about
this
one
myself
so
because
it
was
a
500,
000
minimum
and
now
it's
a
100
000
minimum.
So
so
many
more
of
our
projects
could
be
fall
into
this
category
than
used
to
absolutely
so
please,
yes,
I
I
move.
We
oppose
that.
We
support
support
the
opposed
recommendation.
AE
The
next
bill
is
house
bill.
197
maryland
pay,
stub
transparency
act
of
2016..
Essentially,
this
bill
requires
every
employer
to
keep
for
at
least
three
years,
certain
specified
records
related
to
an
employee's
pay.
Well,
there's
portions
of
this
bill
requirement
that
we
we
already
meet,
including
keeping
wage
records
for
three
years.
The
requirements
of
this
bill
do
not
consider
the
complexity
of
reserve
pay
which
our
10
month
teachers
receive,
and
for
that
reason
we
ask
that
you
oppose
this
bill.
A
AE
The
next
bill
is
house
bill
spell:
is
house
bill,
251
education,
home
instruction
programs,
participation
in
clubs
and
activities.
This
bill
provides
that
local
school
systems
would
have
to
allow
students
who
participate
in
home
school
to
participate
in
public
school,
extracurricular
clubs
and
activities.
A
AE
You
did
the
next
bill
actually
should
be
part
of
section
two.
So
that's
in
no
position,
but
you
did
receive
an
addendum
based
on
a
bill
that
was
filed
on
friday
and
or
yes
last
friday,
and
it's
going
to
be
heard
on
friday
in
front
of
our
delegation
and
it
is
house
bill
one.
Two,
seven
three.
AE
For
us,
oh,
is
it
okay
great?
Essentially
it's
a
it's
a
bill
that
provides
for
a
human
trafficking
awareness
pilot
program,
we're
recommending
that
you
support
this
bill
with
amendments.
Essentially,
the
amendments
would
strike
out
the
reporting
and
training
requirements
so
that
it
would
be
a
sort
of
informational
support
to
school
systems
regarding
human
trafficking,
and
we
have
spoken
to
the
the
lead
sponsor
on
this
bill
and
he
is
amenable
to
making
those
amendments.
So
for
that
reason
we
ask
that
you
support
this
bill
with
amendments.
D
A
A
A
Okay,
this
portion
of
our
meeting
is
adjourned.
I
have
a
couple
of
announcements.
The
next
board
of
education
meeting
is
wednesday
march,
2nd
at
10
a.m.
The
next
board
budget
committee
meeting
is
well.
It
was
already
held
february
17th
at
8.,
and
the
next
board
policy
committee
meeting
is
wednesday
march
9th
at
1
pm.
Mrs
nelly.