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A
Recommended
fiscal
year
2022
operating
and
capital
budgets
this
evening
is
designed
so
that
the
board
can
obtain
the
public
input
on
the
budget
as
opposed
to
a
back-and-forth
discussion
board.
Members
will
take
what
they
hear
tonight
and
formulate
their
thoughts
and
questions
about
the
budget.
Those
questions
will
be
posed
to
the
superintendent
and
his
staff
at
a
budget
workshop
scheduled
for
tuesday
january
19th.
The
workshop
is
open
for
the
public
to
view,
but
no
testimony
will
be
taken
before
we
begin.
A
The
virtual
format
of
this
meeting
of
the
board
of
education
is
due
to
the
coven
19
emergency
and
is
necessary
in
light
of
the
serious
health
risks
associated
with
public
gatherings,
as
well
as
the
governors
and
county
executives,
various
executive
orders
limiting
public
gatherings,
while
a
virtual
meeting
of
this
type
was
not
envisioned
by
the
open
meetings
act.
Steps
have
been
taken
to
ensure
that
this
virtual
meeting
includes
alternate
accessibility,
features
that
the
open
meetings
act,
compliance
board
and
the
court
have
reviewed
and
approved
broadcasting.
A
The
meeting
with
video
and
audio
on
cable
tv
and
on
the
web
and
allowing
written
public
comments
to
agenda
items
be
filed
with
the
board
office
and
considered
by
the
board.
The
board
attorney
has
opined
that
the
public
access
provided
by
this
technology
makes
this
virtual
meeting
reasonably
accessible
to
the
public
and
provides
appropriate
opportunity
to
observe
the
conduct
of
the
board's
public
business
consistent
with
prevailing
best
practices
during
this
emergency
situation
and
therefore
complies
with
the
open
meetings
act.
A
This
public
hearing
is
being
broadcast,
live
on
aacps
tv,
which
can
be
found
on
channel
96
on
comcast
and
broadstrike,
and
channel
36
on
verizon.
High
definition
broadcast
can
be
seen
on
channel
996
on
comcast
channel
496
on
broad
stripe
and
channel
1961
on
verizon.
The
meetings
can
also
be
viewed,
live
on
aacps's
youtube,
channel.
A
Www.Aacps.Org
youtube.
This
hearing
is
for
the
board
to
hear
comment
on
the
superintendent's
recommended
budget.
Only
comments
must
be
limited
to
that
topic.
I
will
call
on
speakers
in
the
order
that
they
have
signed
up.
If
a
speaker
is
unavailable
at
the
time
that
I
announced
their
name,
I
will
move
them
to
the
bottom
of
the
list
and
call
them
at
the
end
of
the
hearing.
Each
speaker
will
be
allotted
two
minutes
and
miss
hal
will
announce
when
your
time
has
expired.
A
If
you
are
unable
to
deliver
your
full
two
minutes
to
the
board,
you
may
email
your
comment
to
the
board
office
at
board
office.
Aacps.Org
speakers
who,
who
speak
tonight
may
not
speak
at
the
boards.
I'm
sorry
that
was
that
was
from
tuesday's
introduction.
Before
I
get
to
the
list
of
speakers
we
have
with
us
tonight
helen
wilkerson,
who
is
the
president
of
the
secretaries
and
assistance
association
of
anne
arundel
county.
She
will
speak
on
behalf
of
her
membership.
Ms
wilkerson,
please
go
ahead.
B
Good
afternoon-
and
yes,
you
finally
got
it
right,
ms
ellis,
in
short,
secretaries
and
hello,
to
everyone
and
welcome
to
the
new
board
members
to
anne
arundel
county
public
schools.
Glad
to
see
you
here
this
year
we,
the
secretary's
assistance
association
of
anna
mona
county
public
schools,
represents
abundance
of
members.
B
It's
not
just
secretaries,
as
the
title
placed
I'll
just
name,
a
few
of
the
positions
that
we
represent:
the
support
technology,
support
technicians,
the
administrative
secretaries,
receptionists
teacher
assistants,
teacher
assistants,
behavior
specialists,
teacher
assistants,
permanent
subs
data
clerk,
vocational
chair
clerk
and
a
few
other,
not
unnamed
positions.
So
we
are,
we
are
and
I'll
say
it
again,
the
arteries
of
aacps.
B
Without
us,
a
lot
would
not
be
going
on
we're
the
ones
who
making
sure
that
everything
that
you
all
need
and
all
the
teachers
need
to
keep
our
school
going
and
our
students
educated.
We
are
very
happy
to
be
here
this
afternoon
and
I'm
making
this
very
short
and
sweet.
I
have
nothing
a
lot
to
say,
except
for
that
sayak
does
not
oppose
dr
alato's
recommended
budget.
B
B
We
do
have
other
things
that
we
would
like
to
be
able
to
communicate
and
talk
to
you
all
about
during
our
time
when
we
will
sitting
down
to
negotiate
so
just
to
make
your
evening
light.
Thank
you
for
the
hard
work
that
you
doctor
do,
dr
lotto,
and
all
those
that
work
with
you
in
creating
that
budget,
and
I
must
say
I
love
your
presentation
exactly
especially
the
end
as
we
recognize
our
students
as
they
move
forward
in
society.
B
Often
it
is
not
done
so.
We
do
want
to
say
thank
you
for
recognizing
our
students
and
I'm
sure
there
are
many
more.
So
that's
pretty
much
what
I
have
to
say
today.
Let's
go
forward
in
this
time
of
hardness
and
and
trial
and
error,
we
can
only
do
the
best
that
we
can
do
and
I'm
sure,
with
your
non
with
your
transparency,
that
you
will
give
and
do
the
best
you
can
do
for
all
your
hard-working
employees.
Thank
you
and
have
a
great
evening.
C
Good
evening,
india,
oaks
hills
mayor
elementary,
this
year's
budget
is
significantly
impacted
with
coverage
hitting
our
economy
as
much
as
our
health,
yet
covert.
Also
is
why
it's
critical
to
provide
kids
and
teachers
more
support
in
the
proposed
budget.
Aacps
needs
358
teachers
to
get
class
size
down
to
26
students
or
less
yet
it
only
asks
for
129
additional
teachers.
C
We
all
hope
for
a
full
return
to
school
buildings
by
next
fall,
but
smaller
classes
might
still
be
required
for
safety
reasons,
and
so,
given
we
already
are
low
on
staffing,
we
need
to
hire
as
many
additional
teachers
as
possible
beyond
the
129
cited
for
both
the
short-term
needs
of
covid
risk
factors
and
long-term
impact
of
students
and
teachers
benefiting
both
academically
and
mentally
from
smaller
class
size.
Additionally,
given
the
trauma,
many
kids
face
the
last
10
months
with
both
covet
and
racial
injustice.
C
We
need
to
request
more
than
the
recommended
three
counselors,
one
psychologist
and
1.5
social
workers.
The
same
is
true
for
non-english
speaking
students.
We
need
more
than
just
the
additional
two
bilingual
facilitators
and
five
english
language
acquisition
teachers.
If
we
want
to
truly
close
that
opportunity
gap
and
finally,
but
just
as
critical,
we
need
to
fund
not
just
the
30
proposed
special
education
positions,
but
as
many
special
ed
teachers,
assistants
and
support
services
as
possible.
C
D
D
D
D
D
They
do
all
of
this
with
the
stress
of
a
worldwide
pandemic
looming
over
them
with
worrying
about
family
friends,
neighbors
and
colleagues.
They
do
all
of
this
amidst
criticism
from
many
in
the
public,
but
our
educators
are
heroes,
giving
herculean
efforts
to
do
everything
they
can
for
our
students
and
community.
D
D
D
A
E
My
name
is
allison
heinz,
I'm
a
fourth
grade
teacher
here
in
aacps,
and
I
am
tired,
I'm
tired
of
not
being
able
to
see
my
students,
but
I'm
also
tired
of
feeling
expendable
by
my
employer,
I'm
tired
of
working
so
hard
to
create
a
successful
virtual
environment
for
my
students,
while
the
goal
posts
keep
shifting
I'm
tired
of
working
through
my
lunch
because
it's
impossible
to
get
everything
done.
Otherwise,
I'm
tired
of
getting
my
students
into
a
routine
and
then
the
routine
completely
changes.
E
E
It
would
help
if
everyone
was
actually
paying
attention,
because
I'm
noticing
that
some
board
members
are
texting
while
I'm
speaking-
and
I
I'm
actually
very
disappointed
in
that
so
number
one-
please
be
more
transparent.
With
your
budget
discussions,
this
means
being
transparent
publicly
and
at
the
bargaining
table
about
the
resources
that
are
available.
E
E
My
colleagues
and
I
should
be
getting
a
cost
of
living
increase
that
allows
us
to
continue
to
live
in
this
county.
Number.
Three
expired.
Okay.
I
just
have
two
more
points
that
I'll
summarize
quickly
stop
trying
to
negotiate
things
out
of
our
contract
every
year
we
have
to
fight
to
maintain
language
for
our
rights
and
benefits.
E
G
Hi
good
evening,
I'm
here
as
both
a
parent
and
a
teacher,
our
messages
of
unity
and
equity
make
our
district
a
compassionate
environment
for
educating
children.
Unfortunately,
these
concepts
have
not
carried
over
into
the
budget.
Anne
arundel
county
has
failed
to
offer
a
fair
and
equitable
salary
to
its
experienced
teachers.
Many
of
us
are
significantly
behind
in
steps,
while
those
hired
after
us
have
been
given
drastically
higher
salaries.
G
The
tremendous
disparity
in
pay
is
forcing
experienced
teachers
to
leave
for
neighboring
counties
where
they
will
have
access
to
equitable
treatment.
As
a
result,
our
county
is
constantly
recruiting
new
teachers
who
often
have
fewer
skills.
Provisional
teachers
cannot
provide
the
same
level
of
instruction
as
veteran
teachers,
I'm
currently
in
my
14th
year
of
teaching
but
being
paid
on
a
step.
Seven,
seven
steps
behind
that's
a
loss
of
nearly
ten
thousand
dollars
per
year,
I'm
essentially
working
a
year
for
free
as
a
result
of
the
cumulative
effect
over
the
years,
though
I
love
my
current
position.
G
More
than
words
can
say.
My
choice
to
teach
here
has
had
an
impact
on
my
ability
to
provide
for
my
family.
I
had
three
steps
taken
away
immediately
after
I
was
trans
after
I
transferred
in
here
in
2013,
then
I
had
two
more
steps
taken
away
in
the
salary
restructure
the
next
year.
Finally,
I
lost
more
in
the
freeze
and
delays
that
followed.
This
is
my
eighth
year
in
anne
arundel
county
and
I'm
on
the
same
step
as
I
should
have
been
in
my
first
year
here.
G
Yet
teachers
hired
after
me
have
salaries
that
match
their
years
of
experience.
I
have
many
co-workers
with
less
experience,
making
substantially
more
simply
because
they
were
hired
after
me,
one
of
the
most
rewarding
aspects
of
being
a
teacher
is
seeing
the
tremendous
growth
that
students
make
each
year
well.
Teachers
make
significant
growth
each
year
as
well.
I'm
constantly
on
a
path
of
self-improvement,
increasing
my
understanding
and
skills.
My
years
of
experience
are
an
asset.
G
I'm
asking
you
to
recognize
those
years
and
value
me
the
way
you
value
my
newer
colleagues,
this
year's
budget
provided
a
huge
pay
increase
for
provisional
teachers,
while
veteran
teachers
started
another
year
without
a
step
increase.
Please
take
action
to
retain
your
veteran
teachers
by
restoring
all
teachers
to
their
appropriate
step.
Thank
you
for
your
time
in
consideration
this
evening.
H
Good
evening,
I'm
a
member
of
tech
and
a
second
grade
teacher,
dr
alato.
Thank
you
for
your
statement
today
regarding
the
domestic
terrorist
attack,
the
u.s
capital.
Yesterday,
your
closing
statement
read.
We
must
not
and
will
not
ever
apologize
for,
focusing
our
efforts
on
getting
to
a
place
where
every
single
student
we
teach
and
every
single
adult
we
employ
feels
like
they
hold
a
place
of
value
and
respect,
not
just
in
our
school
system,
but
in
our
society.
H
Cultivating
value
and
respect
is
prioritized
in
our
second
grade
classroom,
while
physically
distancing
we're
connecting
with
one
another
through
honest
conversations
and
treating
everyone
with
respect,
not
only
with
our
words
but
also
our
actions.
This
has
helped
to
create
a
sense
of
safety
and
belonging
in
spite
of
the
increasing
disconnects
we're
seeing
in
our
society
like
what
we
witnessed
yesterday.
H
As
leaders
in
positions
of
power,
you
all
create
a
sense
of
safety
and
belonging
for
us
aaceps
staff.
That
means
reaching
an
agreement
with
tack
on
equitable,
enforceable
and
measurable
safety
protocols
based
on
a
needs
assessment,
so
that
I
can
do
my
job
with
integrity
and
peace
of
mind.
Knowing
that
I'm
cared
for
and
valued
by
each
of
you
just
as
much
as
I
care
for
and
value
each
of
the
students,
unfortunately,
there's
been
a
lack
of
transparency
as
to
why
acps
hasn't
used.
H
In
addition
to
our
full
time
as
educators,
we
have
to
also
fight
for
a
contract
every
single
year
when
neighboring
counties
have
higher
salaries
with
two
to
three
year
contracts.
What
the
board
of
ed
is
currently
doing
doesn't
feel
like
appreciation.
It
feels
like
an
exploitation
of
our
labor.
I
truly
hope
that
the
board
of
ed
is
able
to
achieve
the
reality
of
all
means
all
while
centering
black
lives
matter,
which
includes
every
single
adult
you
employ
and
demonstrate
that
you
respect
and
value
educators
with
this
upcoming
budget.
Thank
you.
A
A
F
F
F
Our
ptsa
came
up
with
budget
priorities
that
I
conveyed
to
you
last
year
and
since
they
have
not
been
fulfilled,
I'll
convey
them
to
you
again
this
year
we
need
an
additional
social
worker
for
our
school
of
2100
students,
bates
middle
school
and
annapolis
middle
school.
Each
have
one
social
worker
that
do
amazing
things
for
our
kids
in
need.
Then
those
kids
come
to
annapolis
high
for
four
years
and
twice
the
case
load
for
one
existing
social
worker.
F
F
F
F
F
G
I
Comes
okay
so
good
evening
board
of
education.
Dr
arlato,
thank
you
for
having
me
this
evening.
I
am
nicole
bates
and
I
am
a
special
educator
at
mead
middle
I've
been
in
anne
arundel
county
for
10
years
and
every
so
often
on
facebook,
I'll
find
a
post
that
says:
teaching's
your
superpower.
What's
yours
or
better,
yet
stay
calm,
let
the
special
educator
handle
it
and
both
honestly
fit
teaching.
Special
education
is
like
having
a
superpower,
and
you
should
keep
calm,
because
you
know
what
special
educators
we
will
handle
it.
I
We
handle
so
many
things
and
that's
what
makes
our
job
absolutely
awesome
and
unique.
Special
educators
have
tools
in
their
toolbox
to
individualize
lessons
to
help
their
students
succeed.
We
know
how
to
conduct
behavior
analysis.
Analyze
data
create
a
plan
to
support
students
with
their
behavior.
We
know
how
to
take
data,
write
ieps.
I
I
I
I
With
that
startling
statistic,
I
come
to
you
today
to
consider
a
stipend
for
the
extra
work
that
comes
with
working
in
special
education,
where
additional
tools
are
needed
in
our
toolbox
and
additional
responsibilities
come
with
working
in
a
field
where
passion,
patience
and
flexibility
reign.
Please
show
us
that
as
the
board
of
education,
that
you
recognize
our
love,
passion
and
hard
work
provide
us
with
a
stipend
for
all
that
extra
work.
We
do.
Thank
you.
A
J
J
I
am
a
mom
of
two
students
at
eastport
elementary
and
two
students
at
annapolis,
middle
school
and
pta
president
actually
at
both
of
those
schools,
and
I'm
here
to
talk
to
you
tonight
about
equity
in
the
opportunity
gap,
and
the
budget
is
an
important
important
thing
to
solve
the
problems
that
we
have
with
equity
and
with
the
opportunity
gap,
and
I
would
also
like
to
reiterate
that
black
lives
matter,
and
that
needs
to
be
so
important.
As
you
move
forward
teachers
we
have
to
attract
and,
more
importantly,
retain
our
best
teachers.
J
We
cannot
do
so
if
we
do
not
fix
the
salary
lag
that
was
left
from
the
2009
recession.
We
have
to
fix
the
gap
so
that
they
can
continue
to
work
hard
for
all
of
our
students,
especially
those
in
the
opportunity
gap.
Our
veteran
teachers
are
the
ones
who
know
our
schools
and
our
students
and
have
the
experience
needed
for
both
our
students
and
our
community
as
a
whole.
They
serve
as
mentors
and
leaders
in
addition
to
educators
losing
them
because
of
solvable.
J
Transportation
is
probably
the
easiest
fix
you
can
make
from
later
start
times
for
high
school
students,
age-appropriate
start
times
for
all
students
and
providing
adequate
transportation
for
all
students
who
lack
the
family
and
community
resources
to
make
up
for
the
school
system's
transportation
gap,
whether
it's
distance
access
to
before
and
after
school
education
support
or
extra
curricular
activities
beyond
just
sports.
This
is
important.
Do
what
you
promised
to
do
a
year
ago,
make
the
changes
needed
for
our
transportation.
Get
us
online.
Get
us
modern.
J
Make
us
make
us
what
we
need
to
be
make
us
whole
and
fix
our
transportation
problem.
Bilingual
facilitators
are
incredibly
important,
particularly
in
the
annapolis
cluster.
Any
school
that
has
more
than
25
families
requiring
bilingual
assistance
should
have
a
bilingual
facilitator
at
the
school
at
the
minimum
of
no
less
than
50
of
the
time.
Additionally,
an
emphasis
needs
to
be
placed
on
hiring
bilingual
front
office
staff
in
all
schools
or
training,
the
existing
ones
and
language
assistants.
J
No
parent
should
show
up
at
a
school
or
call
a
school
and
not
have
somebody
who
understands
and
can
let
them
in
the
door
or
answer
the
phone
call
and
assist
them.
We
need
to
reach
out
to
all
of
our
students.
We
need
to
reach
out
to
all
of
our
families.
If
we
are
going
to
be
all
means
all,
then
we
need
to
truly
be
all
means
all
when
and
solving
the
problems
with
our
teacher
salary,
with
bilingual
facilitation
with
transportation
and
all
the
other
things
that
were
brought
up
tonight.
Thank
you.
J
J
K
K
We
have
a
nice
little
community
of
about
250
homes
in
the
community
here
and
also
serve
as
a,
I
would
say,
a
transfer
station
for
a
bus
for
bus
routes
in
and
out
of
to
other
schools
in
the
in
the
county
with
this
is
why
I'm
I'm
before
you-
and
ms
tobin
has
made
me
aware
of
this
meeting
here.
Thank
you
very
much,
for
that
is
a
safety
issue.
There
is
a
an
area
in
our
community
that
kids
have
to
traverse.
K
That
is
without
a
sidewalk,
and
it
is
a
a
very
road
is
high
traffic
area.
It's
a
double,
yellow
and
we've
had
numerous
studies
done
there
about
how
bad
the
volume
of
traffic
is,
because
everyone
has
to
come
into
the
community
to
pick
up
their
students
at
the
rolling
knolls
elementary
school.
Additionally,
it
is
where
all
the
buses
come
out
of
rowing
malls.
K
The
buses
for
transfer
students
have
to
are
dropped
off
about
a
block,
a
block
and
a
half
away
from
this,
so
that
the
bus
route
can
go
directly
out
of
the
community.
It's
a
little
circular
route.
Now,
normally,
you
would
say
that's
not
that
bad,
except
for
the
fact
that
it
is
a
high
travel
traffic
area.
Additionally,
when
there's
snow
or
rain,
the
kids
are
not
walking
on
the
grass
they're
walking
in
the
middle
of
the
road
and
as
such,
it
becomes
a
very
safety
issue
for
them.
K
It
is
it's
a
small
strip
of
land
here
that
almost
all
the
neighbors
that
are
on
that
piece
of
property
have
no
issues
with
it
being
having
a
sidewalk
placed
on
their
land
at
this
point
here,
so
it's
important
to
to
know
that
the
community
is
behind
it
it
it's
it's
just
waiting
for
it
to
be
a
a
a
dangerous
event
there.
Additionally,
because
it
comes
on
a
curve
and
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
blind
spot
area
from
when
people
coming
from
the
school
up.
K
K
A
L
Clyderline-
and
I
am
one
of
two
school
counselors
at
oak
hill-
elementary
school
in
severna
park.
Thank
you,
dr
alato,
for
including
steps
and
makeup
steps
in
your
proposed
budget.
I
asked
the
board
to
fully
fund
these
steps,
students
who
were
in
kindergarten
when
our
salaries
first
froze,
have
graduated
high
school
and
we're
still
behind
in
pay.
Thank
you,
dr
alato,
for
including
more
school
counselors
in
your
proposed
budget.
A
few
points
to
the
board
on
this
topic.
L
There
are
no
guidance
counselors
in
aacps
on
october,
28,
2008
mspe
officially
changed
our
title.
The
school
counselor
I've
sent
you
a
copy
of
that
memo.
Please
use
our
correct
title.
It
matters
I've,
provided
you
the
research
to
prove
it.
I
ask
you
to
fully
fund
any
proposed
school
counseling
positions
and
to
make
it
a
priority
to
add
positions
with
any
additional
funds
found
at
the
end
of
the
budget
cycle.
Why,
due
to
state
law
elementary
school
counselors,
teach
lessons
on
drug
awareness.
L
Specifically
regarding
fentanyl
and
other
opioids,
as
well
as
sexual
abuse
prevention,
school
counselors
are
required
to
complete
a
graduate
level
course
on
suicide
awareness
and
prevention,
each
certification
cycle.
Unfortunately,
my
skills
in
that
area
are
not
rusty.
I
know
all
too
well
the
application
of
that
coursework
we're
preparing
to
bring
kindergartners
into
buildings
they've,
never
seen
while
helping
fifth
graders
select
middle
school
coursework.
L
L
I
will
know
you're
serious
about
student
mental
health
when
you
recognize
that
returning
to
school
buildings
is
not
returning
to
normal,
a
classroom
doesn't
support
mental
wellness
people.
Do
I
also
caution
you
on
the
serious
legal
and
ethical
issues
of
utilizing
a
universal
mental
health
screening
tool.
Thank
you.