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From YouTube: Board of Education General Session Meeting 10-22-2014
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A
A
A
2.04,
the
next
item
is
to
establish
the
agenda
order
and
the
agenda
stands
as
published
item
2.05
recognitions.
Tonight.
We
would
like
to
recognize
the
many
partnerships
between
the
local
arts
community
in
anne
arundel
county
public
schools
and,
I
believe,
miss
laurie
snyder
is
coming
to
the
podium.
B
Thank
you
good
evening,
president
corblak
vice
president
natalie
members
of
the
board
and
dr
alato,
I'm
lori
snyder
the
senior
manager
of
the
performing
visual
arts,
magnet
programs,
and
I'm
pleased
to
be
here
to
present
this
evening's
recognition.
Before
I
begin,
I
would
like
to
ask
the
members
to
come
forward
and
dr
arlotta.
B
Former?
U
s:
secretary
of
education,
richard
w
reilly
once
said,
the
arts
are
an
essential
element
of
education.
Just
like
reading
writing
and
arithmetic
music
dance,
painting
and
theater
are
all
keys
that
unlock
the
profound
human
understanding
and
accomplishment
in
anne
arundel
county
public
schools.
B
But
we
cannot
provide
these
programs
on
our
own.
We
are
here
tonight
to
recognize
some
of
the
dedicated
community
arts
partners
who
dedicate
council
countless
hours
to
each
to
support
and
engage
our
students,
our
teachers,
our
families
and
all
through
the
arts.
While
each
partner
offers
unique
opportunities,
their
combined
efforts
ensures
that
high
quality
arts
education
remains
a
priority
within
our
county.
B
Together
they
have
provided
performances
and
workshops
for
over
1500
students
each
year,
guest
artists,
teaching,
artists
and
artist-in-residence
to
engage
the
students
and
teachers
in
pre-k
through
the
12
classroom
student
summer
bridge
and
summer
arts,
integrated
programs,
hundreds
of
hours
of
professional
development
for
teachers
and
administrators,
global
opportunities
for
teachers
and
students
to
learn
alongside
peers
and
artists
from
around
the
world.
We
are
incredibly
thankful
for
the
tireless
support
provided
by
each
organization
and
look
forward
to
the
many
opportunities
to
still
come
with
our
continued
partnerships.
B
Our
honorees
tonight
from
art
walk
chair
and
co-founder
chuck
walsh
from
the
arts,
education
in
maryland,
school
alliance,
alexa
milroy,
the
program,
development
and
director
from
young
audiences
of
maryland,
executive,
director,
stacy
saunders
and
education,
director,
pat
cruz
from
the
annapolis
shakespeare,
theater
artistic
director,
sally
boyet
from
compass
rose,
theater,
founder
and
producing
artist,
director
cindy
lucinda,
mary
brown
and
from
the
arts
council
of
anne
arundel
county
executive
director
april
nyman
board
president
marny
kagan
and
board
secretary
esther
parker
as
they
come
forward.
Now.
D
A
A
F
I
just
wanted
to
say
a
very,
very
special
thank
you
to
kat
north
and
michael
bourne.
He
is
head
of
the
print
shop
up
there.
I'd
went
online
and
called
the
main
number
for
cat
north
and
they
put
me
in
contact
with
michael
bourne
and
he
designed
the
banner
for
our
homecoming
for
these
little
guys
and
we
couldn't
run
through
it.
We
were
supposed
to,
but
it
was
just
so
great,
so
fantastic
sent
them
over
what
we
wanted.
F
The
teacher,
the
kids,
the
students
designed
the
banner
and
it
was
printed
just
hours
later,
and
it
was
just
completely
reasonable
easiest
process
ever
so
fantastic
and
absolutely
made
that
day
that
much
more
special
and
I
really
wanted
to
say
a
very
special
thank
you.
I
hope
he's
watching
this.
Mrs.
C
Sometimes
it's
it
gets
a
little
daunting,
and
so,
when
you
get
to
go
to
an
event
where
people
really
appreciate
teachers,
it's
and
the
education
system,
it's
it's
really
a
great
opportunity
and
and
the
other
pieces
I
noticed
when
I
came
in
you
know
we
we
recognize
our
employee
and
volunteer
and
educator
of
the
month
and
we've
added
an
extra
person
on
there.
It's
a
an
employee
spotlight.
Now
that's
done
of
employees
that
are
here
in
central
office.
C
So
you
know
you
think
everybody
knows
everybody,
because
you
work
here,
but
you
realize
that
maybe
you
don't
necessarily
know
everybody.
So
it's
a
great
way
to
be
able
to
recognize
an
employee,
just
kind
of
get
to
know
the
people
that
you're
working
with
in
in
a
kind
of
non
informal
way
there.
So
I
think
that's
really
great
that
they
have
that
out
there
and
appreciate
that.
G
H
Thank
you
just
wanted
to
echo
a
couple
things.
The
board
members
have
talked
about
last
friday
was
the
teach
of
the
year
dinner.
It
was
wonderfully
attended.
It's
a
fabulous
way
to
recognize
the
good
work
of
of
the
teachers
around
the
state,
our
own,
christina
houston,
from
broadday
high
school
was
our
teacher
of
the
year
and
she
is
wonderful,
and
that
was
a
nice
recognition
of
her
hard
work
again.
H
Anne
arundel
county
shares
with
prince
george's
county
and
she
does
an
annual.
This
was
her
sixth
annual
college
or
career
fair
and
was
very
well
attended.
The
congresswoman
did
a
fabulous
job
of
introductions
and
a
nice
talk
with
the
parents
before
kicking
off
the
day,
and
so
we're
very
thankful
for
our
participation
with
that
event.
So
thank
you.
A
I
just
want
to
echo
what
mrs
brandenburg
and
dr
orlando
said
about
cat
north,
but
I'm
going
to
put
in
a
plug
for
their
pie.
We
went
to
the
open
house
and
if
you
have
a
chance
next
year,
you
didn't
get
to
go
this
year.
You
can
get
your
pumpkin
and
pecan
pie
for
thanksgiving
and
store
it
in
the
freezer
and
it's
made
by
made
by
our
culinary
students
and
it's
just
fantastic.
I
Good
evening
president
korbelek,
dr
alato
and
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
jacob
horscam,
I'm
a
junior
at
north
county
high
school
and
the
second
vice
president
of
the
chesapeake
regional
association
of
student
councils.
This
has
been
a
productive
month
in
student
leadership.
The
crafts
executive
staff
has
been
meeting
a
bi-weekly
basis
of
the
carver
center
in
crofton.
I
I
I
The
other
workshop
revolved
around
updating
the
nomination
process
of
the
student
member
on
the
board.
Secondary
students
from
across
the
system
participate
in
collaborative
discussion
of
how
we
will
go
about
updating
the
process,
an
effort
to
align
with
the
board
of
education
protocols.
Crass
is
soliciting
comic
comments
from
the
public.
I
We
invite
any
interested
parties
to
share
their
opinions
of
how
they
feel
that
crafts
should
go
about
nominating
a
student
for
the
appointment
to
the
anne
arundel
county
board
of
education.
Public
comments
will
be
live
at
the
upcoming
meetings
on
october
29th
and
november
12th
at
6
30
pm
at
the
carver
center.
I
A
Anyone
wishing
to
speak
on
an
item
not
on
today's
agenda
may
offer
testimony
during
the
public
comment
portion
of
the
meeting
speakers
will
be
allotted
three
minutes
each.
The
board
asks
that
comments
remain
civil
and
appropriate
for
the
various
audiences
that
may
be
watching
or
viewing
this
meeting
student
specific
and
personnel
matters
are
confidential
and
cannot
be
discussed
in
this
forum.
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.
Handouts
should
be
given
to
the
board
assistant.
I
have
one
completed
card
tonight
for
benjamin
taylor.
J
Good
evening,
deep
creek
village
is
a
new
construction
neighborhood
that
feeds
broadneck
elementary
school
magothy,
river
middle
school
and
broadneck
high
school.
It
is
located
at
bellerive
and
pennington
lane
north
the
community
has
111
lots
and
is
100
complete.
Most
families
have
several
school-aged
children
tonight,
I'd
like
to
discuss
the
elementary
school
students
specifically
at
this
time.
The
community
does
not
have
a
bus
stop
over
20
elementary
school
children
must
walk
out
of
the
111
home
neighborhood
turn
right
onto
a
double
yellow
line,
road
and
walk
up
the
hill
to
the
current
bus.
J
Stop
at
quaker
ridge
drive
in
bella
reef.
It's
about
a
half
a
mile.
The
current
bus
stop
is
located
on
a
blind
hill
in
a
35
mile
per
hour
zone,
where
speeds
typically
are
over
45
miles
per
hour.
There
is
no
shelter
and
in
bad
weather
parents
park
15
cars
illegally
along
bellaryv
drive
to
wait
for
the
bus
having
a
bus.
Stop
at
the
entrance
of
deep
creek
village
eliminates
all
concerns
for
safety,
shelter
and
convenience
number
one.
J
It
is
closer
than
the
current
bus
stop
for
over
80
percent
of
the
current
bus
stop
users,
approximately
20
children
come
from
deep
creek
village
and
approximately
two
to
four
come
from
quaker
ridge
number.
Two.
There
is
a
beautiful
and
functional
pavilion
where
children
can
stand
in
the
rain
and
snow.
J
It
is
set
back
from
the
main
thoroughfare
of
bella
reeve
drive
number
three
pennington
lane
north
and
bellary
is
located
in
the
valley
on
belaruv,
providing
maximum
visibility
and
eliminating
the
concern
of
a
blind
hill
number.
Four
parents
of
the
20
to
25
bus
stop
users
will
park
on
pennington
lane
versus
bella
reeve,
eliminating
a
significant
and
illegal
traffic
concern
on
october
13
2014
after
two
years,
a
petition
signed
by
over
50
families,
letters
to
ronald
of
the
supervisor
of
transportation
signed
by
parents
of
22
children
at
the
bus,
stop
and
numerous
documented
emails.
J
They
then,
on
october,
21st
2014
after
stating
that
they
were
misinformed.
Mr
dispenza
took
the
bus,
stop
away
from
deep
creek
village
and
moved
it
back
to
quaker
ridge,
as
evidenced
by
their
actions
over
the
past
two
years
and
the
most
recent
correspondence
to
parents.
I'd
like
to
highlight
two
major
points:
the
department
of
transportation
has
a
consistent
track
record
of
making
uninformed
arbitrary
decisions
and
they
are
ignorant
to
critical
facts,
including
how
many
students
ride
the
bus
and
from
which
neighborhoods
and
or
geographic
locations
number
two.
J
I'll
leave
you
with
this.
The
department
has
consistently
ignored
our
offers
to
visit
the
bus
stop
during
use
to
view
these
concerns
for
themselves.
If
they
would
demonstrate
the
slightest
bit
of
concern
and
common
sense
and
ask
the
bus
stop
to
stop
at
both
locations
for
a
week,
they
would
see
that
20
to
25
children
come
from
deep
creek
village
and
two
decor
two
to
four
come
from
quaker
ridge.
Maybe
two
stops
is
the
answer,
but
common
sense
and
safety
should
prevail.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
E
A
L
L
K
K
A
A
A
M
Good
evening,
alex
chechnova
chief
operating
officer
here,
representative
review
item
5.03,
which
is
a
fiscal
year
2014
operating
budget
close
out.
I
simply
want
to
provide
you
an
orientation
to
the
exhibit.
That's
been
attached
to
your
material
for
this
evening
and
you'll
see
on
the
first
page.
The
exhibit
is
divided
up
into
the
four
major
categories
of
our
fund
balance.
The
general
funds
is
a
combination
of
both
restricted
and
unrestricted
general
and
grant
resource
operating
budgets.
The
second
column
shows
the
food
service
internal
service
fund
for
the
food
and
nutrition
services
division.
M
The
third
column
is
a
capital
project
fund
and,
fourth,
is
the
non-governmental
non-major
governmental
funds,
which
essentially,
is
our
camps
and
gate
receipts
you'll
see
that
our
fund
balance
in
terms
of
general
funds
decreased
from
in
total
57.8
million
dollars
and
13
down
to
49.4
million
dollars
in
14.
The
rest
of
the
details
are
as
presented
on
that
page.
M
Our
fund
balance
decreased
by
7.7
million
dollars
down
to
22.08
million
dollars
in
14,
and
we
suspect
that
when
we
complete
the
current
year,
the
fy
15
year
that
bottom
line
will
be
on
the
order
of
approximately
12
and
a
half
million
dollars.
You'll.
You
would
have
seen
from
the
prior
page
that
we
had
about
a
2.2
million
dollars
left
over
in
a
prior
fiscal
year
and
during
the
course
of
a
year,
we
would
expect
to
accumulate,
on
average
about
10
million
dollars
of
unexpected
resources.
M
Getting
us
to
that
12
point:
5
million
dollars
at
a
12.5
million
dollars
our
members
juxtaposed
against
the
20
million
dollars
that
we're
using
in
our
current
fiscal
year
budget
as
a
revenue
source.
So
as
we
head
into
next
fiscal
year
in
terms
of
revenue
we
will
have
to
mark
down,
we
will
have
to
go
from
a
20
million
dollar
self-generated
revenue
source
down
downwards
to
a
12
and
a
half
million,
or
a
net
7.5
million
dollar
reduction
in
revenue.
M
And
finally,
on
the
last
page,
you'll
see
our
proprietary
fund,
the
internal
service
fund-
and
this
is
as
it
relates
to
health
care
and
you'll,
see
that
our
health
care
fund
balance
has
fluctuated
depending
on
our
claims
and
expenses
from
year
to
year,
but
where
we
are
in
the
final
year.
So
I'll
just
walk
you
through
14
versus
15,
and
if
the
board
is
to
pay
attention
to
the
board
contribution
line.
So
on
the
final
page
under
revenue,
you'll
see
board
contribution.
M
Our
actual
board
contribution
in
the
fy
14
was
131.1
million
dollars
in
the
budget
for
fy15
you'll
see.
That
number
has
decreased
to
114.3
million
that
gap.
That
reduction
between
the
14
and
15
budget
equates
to
the
16.7
million
dollars
that,
during
the
budget
adoption
process
with
the
local
county
government
that
was
utilized
to
pay
for
the
step
increase
for
the
opening
of
the
contract,
school,
etc.
M
Now
that
sounds
like
a
lot,
but
you'll
see
that
historically,
we've
had
anywhere
from
1.44
up
to
three
months
of
plane
of
claims.
Paying
ability,
eight
million
dollars
would
provide
us
only
two
thirds
of
a
month
of
claims,
paying
ability
in
fy
heading
into
fy17,
and
so
what
we're
going
to
need
to
do
is
we
will
need
to
work
through
the
budgetary
process
and
with
our
county
government
to
be
able
to
restore
the
health,
the
stability
of
that
internal
service
fund.
M
So
we
can
continue
to
pay
our
claims
on
a
going
forward
basis
because
the
monies
that
were
removed
as
the
border
calls
were
one-time
money
so
once
they're
removed,
they're
removed
they're,
not
automatically
replenish
absent
some
other
intervention
so
absent
either
a
another
strategic
attempted
cost
reduction,
I.e
planned
redesign
or
a
re-infusion
of
dollars
into
the
health
fund.
And
that
concludes
the
presentation.
We're
open
for
any
questions
you
might
have.
A
K
M
K
M
Audit
absolutely
you'll
be
checking
for
the
typical
thing.
The
coordination
benefits
the
correct
reductions
that
they're
not
duplicate,
billings,
going
on
that
the
discounts
are
being
passed
through,
etc.
So
there
is
a
fairly
robust
scope
of
work
and
they
will
be
undertaking
a
statistically
significant
sampling
of
the
different
types
of
claims
that
we
absorb
to
verify
that
that
process
is
being
transacted
correctly
from
beginning
to
end.
D
Thank
you,
miss
corblak.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I
understand
correctly
and
that
everyone
else
does
as
well
so
this
coming
year,
we're
going
to
need
to
have
money
put
back
into
our
health
services
fund,
because
we're
operating
at
a
we
will
be
operating
an
amount,
that's
too
low
to
be
comfortable.
Is
that
correct.
M
Right,
our
cushion
is,
is
going
to
diminish
to
the
point
that
that
we're
going
to
be
challenged
if
we
have
any
extraordinary
medical
bills
or
unordinary
month-to-month
fluctuations,
because
we're
self-insured,
I
mean
we're
paying
claims
now.
Of
course,
deductions
are
coming
in
reimbursements
are
coming
in,
etc,
but
just
like
in
the
food
services
arena
where
we're
buying
food
in
advance
and
selling
it
later,
we
in
a
health
services
arena
same
thing.
M
M
D
M
D
So
not
only
then
do
we
need
the
money
back
in
the
health
services
fund,
but
since
we
don't
have
the
health
fund
as
a
funding
source
anymore,
because
that
was
just
a
one-time
thing.
We're
going
to
need
from
the
county.
The
increase
in
health
services
fund
and
money
to
fund
the
ongoing
pay,
raise,
not
a
new
pay
raise,
but
to
continue
to
fund
the
pay
raise
that
we
gave
last
year.
M
That's
correct:
that's
that's
one
of
the
dangers
and
that
was
discussed
both
here
at
the
board
and
as
well
as
before
the
county
council
that
there's
an
inherent
danger
in
using
one-time
monies
to
pay
ongoing
expenses,
typically
use
one-time
monies
for
one-time
expenses
right
and
then
there's
no
carry-on
or
tail
expenses
with
that.
But
a
salary
increase,
for
example,
is
not
a
one
time.
D
D
M
But
but
if
you
simplify
it
to
it
to
its,
you
know,
lowest
common,
understandable
denier
denominator.
Maintenance
of
effort
is
a
zero
percent
cola
right.
The
negotiated
agreement
gave
employees
anywhere
from
approximately
a
two
to
three
percent
increase,
so
you
had
a
two
to
three
percent
cost
increase,
but
a
zero
percent,
essentially
revenue
increase,
so
that
that
creates
a
structural
imbalance
that
then
propagates
through
the
rest
of
the
fiscal
years.
Unless
it's
recaptured
in
some
manner.
M
M
Other
maintenance
of
plant
maintenance
plant
is
the
one
category
because
we
had
the.
If
you
remember
in
the
last
year,
we
had
the
common
and
I'm
not
talking
this
past
summer.
The
summer
before
we
had
one
of
the
hottest
summers
that
we
have
had
on
record
and
it
was
followed
by
this
past
winter.
I
can
tell
you
my
own
personal
experiences.
I've
lived
in
my
house
since
1997.
M
I
have
never
once
since
97
had
a
heating
bill
as
high
as
they
did
this
past
february,
so
operations
of
plant
because
of
utility
costs
between
the
abnormally
warm
summer
and
I'm
talking
summer
of
13
and
the
winter
of
14
combined
because
of
these
utility
costs
to
push
us
over
in
that
one
category,
but
in
net
we
were.
We
were
solidly
above
and
in
every
other
category,.
M
Go
on
right,
not
not,
I
don't
remember
the
exact
number,
but
what
I
do
remember
is
during
the
budgetary
process,
a
million
dollars
was
moved
out
of
the
transportation
category
into
some
of
the
other
categories,
including
salaries
and
other
instructional
costs,
which
would
be
for
charter
schools
and
all
so.
I
don't
recall
specifically,
mr
jackson,
how
much
exactly
we
left
over,
but
I
know
that
we
started
out
this
year,
a
million
less
so
we
started
out
last
year
because
of
that
budget
transfer
as
part
of
the
county
council
adoption
process.
M
N
M
A
A
A
I
just
have
a
couple
of
announcements
before
we
adjourn.
The
next
board
of
education
meeting
is
wednesday
november
5th
at
10
a.m.
The
next
board
policy
committee
meeting
is
wednesday
november
12th
at
8
30
a.m
in
conference,
room
2a
and
the
next
board
budget
committee
meeting
is
tuesday
november
11th
at
5
pm,
also
in
conference
room
2a
and
that
adjourns
our
meeting.