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B
D
B
All
those
in
favor
opposed
extensions
motion
passes
eight
zero
zero.
I
do
want
to
note
that
ms
droof
is
very
sorry
that
she
is
out
today.
She
is
not
feeling
well
at
all
and
she's
graduating
on
friday
and
she's
doing
her
very
best
to
get
better
before
graduation,
so
she
does
extend
her.
Apologies
to
everyone
establish
agenda
order,
miss
ritchie.
B
B
G
When
the
selection
committee
for
the
educator
of
the
month
program,
reviewed
nomination
forms
for
our
june
awardee,
they
had
the
benefit
of
reading
several
perspectives
in
support
of
our
winner.
The
nomination
submitted
by
crofton
middle
school's
principal
maria
williams,
included
several
strong
personal
recommendations
in
addition
to
comments
made
by
stakeholders.
G
From
a
student,
mrs
ludd
is
very
proactive
to
ensure
that
I
take
my
education
seriously.
She
encourages
excellence,
expects
tenacity,
demands,
respect
and
loves
her
students.
One
day
I
would
like
to
pursue
my
dream
of
being
a
teacher
or
a
lawyer,
because
I
look
up
to
mrs
ludd
as
one
of
my
role
models.
G
She
inspires
me
to
know
that
anything
is
possible
as
long
as
I
give
one
hundred
percent
from
a
parent,
as
vice
principal,
mrs
ludd,
is
a
wonderful
administrator.
She
immediately
responds
to
our
emails
and
phone
calls.
Our
son
feels
safe
and
welcomed
at
coffee
middle,
and
that
is
in
large
part
to
mrs
ludd
and
her
warm
bubbly
disposition
academically.
As
a
staunch
advocate
for
diversity
and
positive
behavior,
she
has
helped
crofton
middle,
be
a
safe
haven
for
all
students
with
varying
socioeconomic
backgrounds.
G
G
Someone
who
is
never
too
busy
to
counsel
those
who
seek
her
guidance,
mrs
lud's
persona,
is
one
that
inspires
me
to
go
that
extra
mile,
and
I
am
thankful
for
having
the
opportunity
to
work
with
such
a
great
role
model
from
a
colleague
extremely
organized,
thoughtful
and
detail-oriented
when
completing
any
task
that
she
is
asked
to
take
on.
She
takes
her
job
very
seriously
and
she
works
to
make
sure
that
she
produces
a
quality
product
and
all
that
she
does.
G
She
is
student
driven
and
seeks
to
build
long,
lasting
relationships
with
students
and
families
chastity
lud.
Your
work
ethic
is
one
to
imitate.
You
strive
to
be
accurate,
professional
and
effective
in
each
task.
Students
enjoy
your
full
of
life,
personality
teachers,
respect
your
knowledge
and
parents
appreciate
your
dedication
to
see
a
problem
through.
G
H
H
G
B
Before
we
move
on
to
our
next
recognition,
I
want
to
tell
those
people
who
look
like
they're
about
to
get
up
not
to
leave
yet
because,
after
our
break,
we're
going
to
have
pictures
out
in
the
hallway
with
our
award
winners,
and
we
need
you
to
be
here
for
those
pictures,
so
we'll
be
breaking
in
just
a
little
while.
Thank
you.
Next
is
the
employee
of
the
month,
mr
pruske.
D
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
today
we
honor
an
employee
in
our
school
system,
who
is
a
leader,
an
organizer,
a
troubled
shooter
and
a
true
professional
and
with
a
multitude
of
responsibilities,
she
has
feathers
that
never
get
ruffled
deborah
stickney
business
manager
at
arundel,
high
school
came
highly
recommended
by
her
colleagues
as
employee
of
the
month.
The
letter
recommendation
submitted
by
her
principal
sums
up
her
talents
and
skills
she
employs
to
perform
her
job
successfully.
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D
She
is
pleasant,
organized
efficient
and
professional
at
all
times
as
a
supervisor
she
supports
and
advocates
for
the
needs
of
the
teams.
She
holds
each
employee
responsible
for
completing
tasks
and
provides
staff
development
to
advance
their
skills.
She
also
participates
in
continuing
education
to
improve
her
own
skills
and
to
become
certified
in
related
fields.
She
works
well
beyond
her
hours
each
day
and
is
conscientious
about
any
tasks
assigned
to
her.
D
In
the
time
that
she's
been
the
business
manager,
she
has
supervised
construction
projects
prepared
the
facility
each
summer
for
county-wide
professional
development,
visits
from
the
governor,
the
msd
summer
academies
and
various
community
events.
She
also
supervises
the
graduation
preparation
which,
by
the
way,
you
did
a
great
job
on
friday
having
graduation
on
carroll
field
requires
many
different
preparations
and
contracts
to
be
completed
to
a
high
school
principal.
It's
important
to
have
a
reliable
and
responsible
person
as
a
business
manager.
Miss
stickney
is
not
only
reliable
responsible.
D
D
I
highly
recommend
that
she
be
recognized
for
dedication
and
commitment
to
arundel
high
school
and
anne
arundel
county
public
schools,
respect
for
the
miss
sharon,
stratton
principle,
miss
stickney
you
initiate,
develop
and
maintain
practices
and
programs
that
result
in
a
safe,
clean
and
well-run
school
you're,
a
good
listener
and
an
excellent
resource
for
many
people
in
your
building.
In
the
words
of
a
department
chair
at
arundel,
you
get
things
done
so,
for
these
reasons
and
many
more,
the
board
of
education
is
happy
to
honor.
You
employ
the
month
for
june
2014..
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B
Before
we
move
on
to
the
next
item,
I
want
to
take
a
minute
to
recognize
the
outstanding
work
of
a
man
who
really
makes
these
honors
happen.
Tony
anzaloni
spent
40
years
in
our
school
system
as
a
guidance
counselor,
and
I
suspect,
in
other
roles
too
well
into
retirement.
He
continues
to
give
back
by
coordinating
the
employee
and
educator
of
the
month
committees
and
engages
in
numerous
other
activities
with
the
retired
school
personnel
association
and
beyond.
This
is
a
time-consuming
task,
but
one
that
rewards
richly
deserving
employees
for
their
hard
work.
J
Thank
you
box
tops
when
redeemed.
They
only
raised
10
cents
each
who
would
have
thought
that
cutting
out
those
tiny,
pink
squares
on
boxes
of
cereal
would
be
a
good
way
to
raise.
Money
for
a
school
seems
like
a
lot
more
tedium
and
hassle
than
a
good
thing
right
wrong.
This
is
where
our
volunteer
of
the
month
took
the
world
of
box
top
and
campbell's
soup
labels
by
storm.
J
Mrs
beth
capps
today.
The
board
of
education
is
pleased
to
honor
you
for
your
dedicated
service
to
our
broadneck
elementary
students
and
school
community
for
years.
The
school's
box
top
committee
dutifully
collected,
clipped
and
shipped
those
tags
of
commerce,
but
it
wasn't
until
beth
brought
the
concept
of
competition
box
top
collecting
to
the
school
community
that
broad
neck
elementary
really
began
to
benefit
from
the
effort.
J
Since
2010
beth
organizes
grade
wide
box,
top
collection
contest,
in
which
classes
compete
for
prizes
by
bringing
in
the
most
campbell
box
top
labels
and
boxes,
tops
and
labels
prizes
and
treats
from
pizza
parties
to
classroom
ant
farms
can
be
won
with
each
passing
year.
The
intensity
of
this
fundraising
competition
has
grown
and
so
have
the
earnings
for
broad
neck
elementary
pto
to
date.
Thanks
to
beth's
creative
efforts,
this
campaign
has
brought
in
over
12
thousand
dollars,
but
beth
didn't
stop
raising
funds
there.
J
She
arranged
for
her
committee
to
successfully
take
advantage
of
giant
food
and
safeway
school
fundraising
programs
with
an
additional
eight
thousand
dollars
raised.
Apparently
beth
can't
stand
to
let
an
event
pass
without
taking
part.
She
organizes
games
at
the
spring.
Fair
generously,
donates
dozens
of
home-baked
goods
for
many
events
and
livens
up
pto
meetings
with
fresh
ideas
and
witty
comments.
J
J
K
J
J
K
L
Last
night
I
had
the
opportunity
to
go
see
a
performance
over
at
the
napoli
high
school
called
21..
It's
a
multi-disciplinary
arts
production
that
was
created
by
the
pba
students
the
second
year
pva
students,
and
it
was
just
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
see
the
progress
that
they
have
made
over
the
past
nine
months.
B
It
doesn't
look
like
there
are
any
other
school
and
community
highlights,
probably
because
we've
all
started
to
be
very
busy
going
to
graduation.
So
we
have
been
to
many
graduations
and
it's
been
wonderful
and
I
think
I
can
speak
for
all
of
us
when
I
say
they're
going
beautifully,
and
that
means
you,
mrs
stratton,
yes
beautifully.
M
M
Parent
involvement
is
so
important
to
anne
arundel
county
and
we
really
really
appreciate
the
importance
that
you
place
on
it
and
the
opportunity
that
you
give
us
to
get
together
so
that
we
can
share
ideas
this
past
year.
Not
only
did
we
share
ideas
amongst
ourselves,
but
the
central
office
takes
the
time
to
educate
us
on
information
that
we
think
is
important
for
us
to
get
back
into
the
community,
and
we
really
really
value
that.
It's
amazing
what
happens
behind
the
scenes?
You
know
us
as
parents,
we
just
think
things
happen.
M
M
We
thought
that
was
important,
but
the
item
that
we
talked
about
on
the
counseling
side
was:
how
can
we
help
our
middle
schoolers
become
high
schoolers
because
there's
a
big
jump
there
and
how
do
we
help
our
elementary
kids
become
middle
schoolers?
There's
a
lot
of
things
within
the
schools
that
are
happening
if
we
can
help
educate
our
parents
that
that'll
take
us
the
next
step.
M
I
know
that
we've
shared
a
lot
of
ideas
with
each
other
and
you've
made
my
job
this
summer,
a
lot
easier,
because
this
summer
I
was
going
to
take
some
of
these
ideas
back
to
principles
within
the
arundel
cluster,
and
two
of
them
are
here
now
so
now,
when
I
make
that
phone
call,
they're
not
going
to
be
shocked
at
what
happens,
but
thank
you
for
your
continued
support
with
parent
involvement.
We
as
parents,
value
our
children's
education
and
the
opportunity
to
be
involved.
M
B
B
B
Is
there
any
discussion?
All
those
in
favor
opposed
abstentions.
Motion
passes:
eight
zero,
zero.
I
want
to
comment
that,
in
addition
to
the
many
principles,
the
appointments
just
approved
by
the
board
include
the
new
executive
director
of
equity
and
accelerated
student
achievement,
mr
anthony
alston,
anthony
who
is
currently.
O
Good
morning,
president
burge
vice
president
richie
members
of
the
board
and
mrs
perkins.
I
first
want
to
thank
you
for
the
confidence
you
have
shown
in
maine
with
this
appointment.
I
also
want
to
thank
all
of
those
who
have
been
involved
in
the
work
to
close
the
gaps
in
our
school
system.
Over
the
years.
O
O
You
need
to
know
that
this
is
not
something
that
I
take
lightly.
It
is
very
personal.
I
have
two
sons
in
elementary
school
in
our
county
and
I
want
for
them
what
I
want
for
every
child,
equitable
opportunities
to
grow
their
talents
realize
their
potential
and
excel
in
whatever
field
they
choose
in
years.
To
come.
O
O
I'm
also
looking
forward
to
working
with
the
ocr
advisory
committee,
faith-based
organizations
and
other
community
stakeholders.
Eliminating
the
gap
is
not
a
task
or
a
school
system
can
accomplish
alone.
We
will
continue
to
build
partnerships
and
have
courageous
conversations
with
our
various
communities.
They
are
absolutely
critical
for
our
children.
O
O
O
B
G
G
G
We've
received
resolutions
from
the
county
council
about
the
achievement
gap
and
not
closing
it
fast
enough.
I've
been
on
this
board
four
years
and
that
my
colleagues
are
probably
tired
of
hearing
me
say
that
we're
moving
at
a
glacial
pace.
We
can
do
more.
We
can
do
better,
we
can
do
it
quicker
we're
in
a
big
institution.
I
understand
bureaucracies.
I
understand
the
the
the
fact
that
most
bureaucracies
are
somewhat
parochial
in
their
view
on
things,
but
I
think
what
mamie
has
done
has
been
absolutely
spectacular.
G
G
I
welcome
the
opportunity
that
we
are
going
to
give
to
our
new
executive
director
to
try
to
do
some
things
differently,
to
look
at
things
outside
of
the
boundaries
of
anne
arundel
county,
to
see
what
has
worked
and
see
if
they
can
be
implemented
here
to
achieve
what
we're
trying
to
achieve
I've
seen
a
lot
of
programs
nationwide.
In
my
travels
that
have
achieved
more
results
than
what
we've
achieved
to
date
here
and
again
mamie,
I
think
you've
done
a
fantastic
job.
G
Quite
frankly,
I
was
out
of
town
last
week
and
I
received
a
lot
of
emails
from
people
who
represented
the
community
quote
unquote,
and
there
were
a
lot
of
vitriolic
comments
and,
quite
frankly,
I
I
found
it
hard
to
understand
because
it
was
just
no
more
than
a
week
or
two
ago
I
was
at
an
awards
ceremony
where
miss
perkins
received
a
number
of
alcohods
and
awards
and
some
of
those
same
people
all
of
a
sudden
had
changed
their
tone.
You
know
180
degree
change
it.
I
I
was
kind
of
flabbergasted
by
that.
G
G
G
G
What
I
would
ask
now
because
understand
that
we
have
the
children
for
approximately
15
of
the
time
in
any
given
year,
15
percent,
we
can't
work
miracles
with
just
15
of
their
time.
We
need,
as
our
head
of
hakka,
said
at
the
december
16th
county
council
meeting.
It's
a
three-legged
stool.
We
need
the
community,
we
need
the
families,
it's
not
just
the
school
system
we're
doing
what
we
can
we're,
putting
together
the
programs
we're
making
the
offerings.
G
What
I
would
like
to
hear
more
often
rather
than
the
the
criticisms
is
four
words.
How
can
we
help?
How
can
we
help?
Quite
frankly,
since
this
all
transpired
last
week-
and
I
saw
the
articles
I've
been
asking
parents
that
I
run
into
I've,
been
asking
folks
in
the
classrooms,
community
ambassadors
and
the
like.
What
do
you
think
of
the
potential
for
this
reorganization
and
the
feedback
has
been
either
neutral
or
positive,
not
negative?
G
So
again,
I
think
maybe
we
need
to
really
sit
down
and
I'd
be
happy
to
talk
with
anybody.
I
haven't
heard
from
anybody,
except
in
in
cc's
on
emails.
Excuse
me,
but
I'd
be
happy
to
talk
with
anybody
about
this
topic.
I
mean
here
here
I
sit,
you
know
I've
I've
been
in
the
wars
too,
quite
frankly,
for
quite
some
time.
You
know
I've
dealt
with
this
in
public
schools.
In
my
in
where
I
grew
up,
I've
dealt
with
it
in
the
military.
G
It's
time
that
we
try
some
new
things,
it's
time
that
we
get
some
people
in
here
with
maybe
different
skill
sets
to
see.
If
we
can
move
this
thing
along
move
it
forward,
and
I
would
ask
that
you
all
just
give
it
time
give
it
time,
I'd
be
happy
to
communicate
with
you
happy
to
talk
with
you
as
we
go
through
this
process.
G
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Before
we
take
our
break,
I
just
want
to
thank
all
of
our
stakeholders
who
got
us
to
this
point.
I
know
that
captain
chip,
seymour
and
lisa
shore
here
I'm
not
sure
if
any
of
our
other
stakeholders
are
here
if
you're
a
stakeholder
in
the
audience.
Please
stand
and
thank
you
for
all
of
your
help
in
getting
us
to
this
point.
Thank
you.
So
much.
E
R
A
A
A
A
A
S
S
B
We're
now
going
to
start
public
participation.
Anyone
wishing
to
speak
on
an
item
not
on
today's
agenda
may
offer
testimony
during
this
public
participation
portion
of
the
meeting
speakers
will
be
allotted
three
minutes.
Each
student,
specific
and
personnel
matters
are
confidential
and
cannot
be
discussed
in
this
forum.
For
the
record,
please
give
your
name
before
speaking
and
handouts
should
be
given
to
the
board
assistant.
B
B
T
Hi
good
morning
my
name
is
cora
seneguy
and
I'm
melissa
clark.
We
are
8th,
graders
from
several
river
middle
school.
Today
we
are
going
to
bring
to
your
attention
the
outdated
student
dress
code
within
the
handbook.
We
feel
that
the
dress
code
is
strongly
focused
on
women.
A
rule
telling
us
that
bra
straps
cannot
be
showing
as
directly
targeting
girls.
T
U
Some
remarks
from
discussion
of
the
dress
code,
included
modest
as
hottest
and
boys
will
be
boys.
Let's
start
with
the
phrase
modest
as
hottest.
Shall
we
modest
means
having
or
showing
a
moderate
estimation
of
one's
own
talents,
abilities
and
value?
If
modest
is
hottest,
then
that's
not
very
modest.
This
deals
with
socialization
the
norms
of
our
society.
What
it
values,
how
we
act
and
education
is
the
main
vehicle
of
promoting
socialization.
U
U
T
U
U
That
you
cannot
show
bare
skin
between
the
upper
chest
and
mid
thigh,
but
nothing
about
shoulders,
and
that
was
what
I
was
sent
home
for
to
tell
me
that
hiding
my
body
is
more
important
than
my
education
is
outrageous.
They
said
dressing
that
the
way
that
I
was
was
creating
a
distraction
for
boys
in
our
school.
Are
my
bra,
straps
or
shoulders?
Lowering
people's
test
scores
the.
T
Way
the
dress
code
was
written
and
is
enforced,
promotes
rape,
culture,
rape,
culture
is
a
concept
which
links
rape
and
sexual
violence
to
the
culture
of
society,
in
which
prevalent,
attitudes
and
practices.
Normalize,
excuse
tolerate
and
condones
rape.
If
we
are
to
condone
rape
content
donut
in
school,
then
boys
learn
to
think
it
is
okay.
They
will
go
out
into
the
world
and
continue
this
behavior.
If
you
say
that
you
are
not
promoting
grape
culture,
then
you
are
not
seeing
the
whole
picture.
T
U
Feel
like
people
like
the
board
with
the
student
handbook
in
the
dress
code,
is
sending
the
wrong
message
to
young
girls
who
are
already
struggling
with
self-confidence.
You
are
establishing
a
sense
of
shame
in
these
young
developing
minds
and
bodies.
School
is
where
you
get
your
knowledge
and
you
share
your
knowledge
outside
of
school
as
well.
If
you're
giving
us
this
message
inside
of
school,
then
we
are
going
to
struggle
with
it
outside
of
school.
I
like
when
I'm
at
the
mall
and
I'm
wearing
what
I
feel
like
I'm
wearing.
U
T
T
U
I
know
there
was
a
girl
at
our
school
who
was
sent
home
or
had
to
change
because
she
had
a
shirt
that
says
I
like
girls
and
she
was
told
to
change
out
of
it.
I
don't
see
what's
wrong
with
that.
She
has
the
right
to
have
her
own
sexual
preference
or
anything
like
that.
I
mean,
I
think,
that's
a
little
bit
ridiculous.
U
T
F
U
V
V
The
revenue
stream
proposed
is
twelve
thousand
dollars
that
revenue
stream,
though,
doesn't
exist
in
a
vacuum
right,
so
that
revenue
stream
will
affect
other
revenue
streams.
There
have
been
multiple
proposals
now
in
montgomery
county,
showing
property
value
decreases
anywhere
from
two
to
twenty
percent.
So,
let's
for
sigma,
say
twenty
percent
ridiculous.
Let's
use
the
low
end
two
property
value
if
it
were
to
lose
two
percent
on
the
270
surrounding
homes,
which
is
twin
harbors,
divinity
cove,
campus
green.
V
Those,
the
immediate
areas
impacted
by
the
cell
tower
two
percent-
would
lose
two
percent
of
property
taxes,
two
percent
of
property
taxes
on
those
homes
using
the
median
figures,
not
waterfront
homes.
Non-Waterfront
homes
would
equate
to
about
twenty
seven
thousand
dollars
lost
per
year
of
property
taxes,
more
than
double
the
revenue
stream.
V
Beyond
that,
looking
at
this
being
on
a
public
public
space,
they're,
not
paying
property
taxes
themselves
beyond
that,
the
individuals
that
are
using
that
space,
that
that
are
losing
their
property
tax
value,
I
mean
the
property
value-
are
going
to
lose
actual
real
money
right
that
you're
losing
value
off
your
house,
so
the
math
is,
is
completely
deficient
right.
So
the
the
revenue
streams
cannot
be
looked
at
as
a
in
a
vacuum.
V
Oh
we're,
adding
12
grand
you're
losing
you're,
adding
12
grand
but
you're
losing
potentially
27
000
using
the
low
end
estimate
of
median
non-waterfront
homes,
of
which
there
are
many
in
that
area.
So
the
27
000
figure
realistically
can
be
significantly
higher
those
those
components,
I
think,
need
to
be
addressed
and
need
to
be
thought
of.
When
you
think
look
at
the
twelve
thousand
dollars,
I
think
other
people
have
thought
about
it.
V
Internal
community
college
was
offered
this
deal
and
they
turned
it
down
because
they
didn't
think
the
revenue
stream
was
worth
the
significant
or
the
potential
negative
impacts
to
their
property
or
their
school
or
their
environment.
The
aesthetic
quality
of
the
environment
that
their
students
are
living
in
that
they're
commuting
to
that
they're
learning
in
and
trying
to
draw
students
to
come
into
an
environment
that
is
this
aesthetically
deficient
now.
So
all
of
those
things
go
in
to
pick
twelve
thousand
dollars
to
think
about
it.
V
Our
wonderful
volunteer
that
we
just
mentioned
here
earlier
in
the
meeting
raised
more
money
than
that
revenue
stream
with
box
tops
right.
Her
revenue
stream
that
she
brought
into
the
school
was
more
significant
than
what
the
revenue
stream
from
that
cell
towers
is
going
to
generate
by
their
numbers.
A
W
W
What
plans
are
there
to
have
background
checks
vetting,
especially
during
school
hours?
Will
they
be
checked
in
and
will
they
have
escorts
to
do
any
kind
of
maintenance
on
the
grounds
which
that
never
got
any
kind
of
address
about
that
as
to
whether
or
not
we
will
be
having
any
kind
of
security
procedures
for
those
people
that
will
be
coming
in
having
24-hour
access
to
the
site
and
again,
potentially
it
will
start
with
one
company
but
up
to
five,
so
all
of
them
will
have
their
own
staff.
That
have
will
have
access
to
it.
X
Hi,
my
name
is
ricky
payton
and
I
represent
the
same
neighborhood
divinity
co
all
also
I
had
two
children.
I
went
to
seven
river
and
mcafee.
I
graduated
from
boardnik
high
school
and
went
on
to
college.
I
would
like
to
express
my
concern,
particularly
for
the
children,
because
these
are
little
children
already
have
other
challenges.
X
They
have
the
open
classroom
their
schedule.
They,
I
think,
that's
the
worst
scheduling
they
have
in
in
the
county
and
they
have
a
lot
of
hormone
changes
too,
going
where
they're
going
through,
I'm
just
afraid,
putting
the
self
tower
back
back
their
school
will
add
another
challenge
to
these
children,
I'm
afraid
they
will
climb
on
it.
Also
the
neighborhoods
kids
best
already
using
it
with
the
fields
that
they're
using
for
sport,
and
when
I
walk
my
dog
in
that
area,
I
see
when
they
have
basketball
tournament.
X
The
kids
are
out
playing
on
the
areas
and
I'm
afraid
these
children
will
climb
the
tower,
because
you
can't
really
see
the
tower
from
the
back.
It's
going
to
be
hidden
in
the
back
from
the
school
another
one
concern
I
have
is
that
american
pediatric
actually
recommended
to
take
the
baby
monitor
out
of
the
baby's
room
last
month
because
of
the
radiation.
X
B
Thank
you
very
much
all
right,
I'm
now
going
to
call
the
next
groups
up
by
about
five.
I
am
going
to
call
up
reverend
stephen
tillett
first
because
he
needs
to
go
to
an
appointment
very
quickly
and
following
that
will
be
carl
snowden,
dr
jerry
alston,
maggot,
bishop,
craig
coates
and
grafton
johnson.
Y
Good
morning,
I'm
stefan
tillett,
pastor
of
asbury
broadneck
united
methodist
church,
a
president
of
the
annapolis
center
denominational
ministerial
alliance.
I
served
as
one
of
the
original
community
members
of
the
ocr
advisory
committee
and
recently
served
on
the
community
stakeholders
panel
that
interviewed
the
finalists
for
the
superintendent
position
and
am
the
father
of
a
2005
broadneck
high
school
graduate,
not
in
my
remarks
but
just
to
observe.
Y
Y
Has
the
process
of
changing
the
culture
within
anne
arundel
county
public
schools
been
easy,
of
course,
not
transforming
a
school
system
with
a
long
history
of
racism
takes
time
and
hard
work,
and
there
will
be
bumps
along
the
way
to
build
a
culturally
proficient
and
culturally
sensitive
environment
in
all
122
schools
in
the
county
of
hard
work
and
of
change.
Dr
martin
luther
king
said
change,
does
not
roll
in
on
the
wheels
of
inevitability
but
comes
through
conscientious
struggle.
Continuous
struggle
of
progress,
he
said
progress
is
neither
automatic
nor
inevitable.
Y
Every
step
toward
the
goal
of
justice
requires
sacrifice,
suffering
and
struggle.
The
tireless
exertions
and
passionate
concerns
of
dedicated
individuals,
the
changes
that
we
seek
know
that
we
demand
and
insist
upon
will
not
come
easily,
but
only
through
the
continuous
struggle
sacrifice
tireless
exertion
and
passionate
dedication.
Y
I
conclude
with
an
illustration:
I've
seen
it
written
and
heard
the
question
over
and
over
again.
When
will
they
be
satisfied?
When
will
enough
be
enough?
I'm
so
glad
you
asked.
I
ask
you
to
consider
a
race
taking
place
on
a
football
field.
Every
five
yards
of
the
field
is
marked
off
to
indicate
the
distance.
One
has
traveled
down
the
field.
A
Y
B
Y
B
Y
Y
Y
Let's
say
that
every
10
yards
represents
a
century
100
years
for
the
first
two
centuries
of
our
presence
on
these
shores,
descendants
of
africa
were
chained
to
the
starting
line,
while
other
occupants
of
the
nation
we
helped
build,
were
running
freely
down
the
field.
By
the
time
the
chains
came
off,
we
were
already
30
yards
behind.
Y
Y
Y
C
N
N
This
chapter
provides
support
to
over
100
children
in
our
public
school
systems
through
our
academies
and
our
mentoring
programs
during
last
month's
board
meeting.
While
accepting
a
plaque
recognizing
her
support
to
the
students
of
anne
arundel
county,
dr
carol
parham
conveyed
that
she
wanted
the
plaque
to
serve
as
a
reminder
of
the
work
that
has
been
done
in
the
past
and
encourage
resolve
for
the
work
that
needs
to
be
done
in
the
future.
N
Other
testimony
has
been
given
asking
the
board
to
demonstrate
the
wisdom
and
courage
necessary
to
support
the
office
of
civil
rights
agreement
on
april
21st
2014
county
councilman
daryl
jones
shared
the
results
of
a
study
which
indicates
that
his
anne
arundel
county's
economic
best
interest
to
close
and
eliminate
the
achievement
gap.
The
adoption
of
resolution
13-14
elevates
the
visibility
of
the
county's
achievement
gap.
It
is
critical
that
this
board
provide
the
leadership
the
governor
has
charged
you
with
to
produce
the
win-win
our
county
needs
and
deserves
with
deliberate
speed.
N
The
anne
arundel
county
board
of
education
handbook
adopted
june
15
2011
identifies
eight
key
areas
under
the
key
work
of
school
boards.
The
vision
key
area
indicates
a
commitment
to
establishing
a
clear
vision
of
student
achievement
as
the
top
priority
for
the
board
staff
and
community.
Therefore,
the
community
hereby
requests
that
this
board
share
our
vision
of
student
achievement
work
diligently
to
eliminate
the
achievement
gap
and
support
the
yeoman's
work
currently
being
done
in
the
office
of
equity
and
human
relations.
N
N
We
are
simply
saying
that
the
office
of
human
relations
was
under
has
undertaken
without
the
change
of
restructuring.
The
office
of
equity
and
human
relations
has
been
undertaken
without
a
comprehensive
plan.
That
is
an
observation,
not
a
criticism,
noting
that
the
school
system
chose
not
to
allow
any
public
discussion
of
this
restructuring
is
an
observation,
not
a
criticism,
conveying
that
having
the
office
of
equity
and
human
relations
report
to
the
deputy
superintendent
lessens
its
visibility
is
an
observation,
not
a
criticism.
N
Furthermore,
appropriate
representation
and
consideration
of
the
needs
of
africom
african-american
students
within
the
office
of
equity
and
human
relations
is
our
most
paramount
observation.
We
must
consider
the
children
we
must.
There
is
no
other
way
to
ensure
the
success
of
anne
arundel,
county's,
future
business
and
community
leaders.
Ten
years
has
not
been
enough
to
eradicate
the
gap
which
speaks
to
the
vastness
of
the
problem.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
give
give
the
statement.
Z
Ten
years
ago,
we
stood
as
a
community
on
the
steps
of
the
wally
bates
center
to
declare
our
commitment
to
hold
the
anne
arundel
county
school
system,
as
well
as
ourselves,
accountable
to
close
the
achievement
gap
and
eliminate
the
disparity
in
the
number
of
african-american
children
being
expelled,
suspended
and
reprimanded
versus
their
peers
and
with
the
assistance
of
the
ocr
as
a
mediator.
The
creation
of
this
document
the
journey
began
today.
Z
I
stand
along
with
many
representatives
of
that
same
community
to
say
that
we
declare
our
intention
to
continue
to
hold
ourselves
and
the
school
system
accountable
to
together
finish
what
we
have
started.
We
applaud
your
efforts
today
to
want
to
accelerate
this
process
and
I'm
very
confident
that
mr
alston
will
do
a
great
job
and
he's
competent
to
do
such.
However,
the
manner
in
which
this
was
done,
in
my
opinion,
is
a
potential
breach
of
this
agreement,
where
the
statistics,
where
is
the
plan,
why
has
the
community
been
involved
in
any
discussions
to
restructure?
Z
AA
Madam
president,
some
people
watch
clocks,
I
watch
people
and
I
want
to
let
you
know
that
the
process
that
I
understood
to
be
undertaken
was
first
sign
up.
First
speak,
I
don't
think
that's
the
process
that
occurred
this
morning
and
if
you
were
going
to
change
the
process,
because
you
knew
that
there
were
most
people
speaking
on
this
subject,
I
think
you
should
just
inform
the
community
as
a
whole.
I.
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
The
public
should
have
had
the
right
and
the
opportunity
to
comment
on
it.
It
may
very
well
been
that
we
all
wind
up
on
the
same
place,
but
no
public
input
no
opportunity
for
the
public
to
know
how
this
impacts
now
there's
a
fundamental
question
that
must
be
asked,
and
that
is
this:
how
does
this
fit
into
a
comprehensive
plan?
AA
The
county
council
unanimously
passed
and
requested
a
comprehensive
plan.
I
think
everyone
here,
including
members
of
the
board,
would
agree
that
we
ought
to
have
a
comprehensive
plan.
But
what
is
the
plan?
How
do
you
put
together
restructuring
without
knowing
what
the
plan
is
and
dr
lotto,
as
you
come
in?
AA
It's
important
that
you
understand
that
you
are,
as
you've
been
nominated
and
selected
to
be
the
superintendent.
There
is
high
expectation.
An
expectation
is
that
we
work
together
as
a
community
that
we
work
together
to
address
this
issue.
There's
been
a
serious
breach,
make
no
doubt
about
it:
a
serious
breach
in
terms
of
the
relationship.
AA
It
would
have
been.
No
one
any
harm
to
have
pulled
together.
Your
ocr
advisory
committee
read
your
agreement.
It
says
you're
supposed
to
work
with
the
ocr
committee.
Why
didn't
anybody
take
think
to
sit
there
with
the
ocr
committee?
So
here's
what
we're
planning?
What
do
you
think?
What
is
your
ideas?
What
is
your
input?
AB
AA
AA
AA
The
second
thing
I
would
recommend
strong
to
this
board,
whatever
it
decides
to
do
with
the
restructuring
that
the
board
allows
the
superintendent
office
to
be
the
office
that
supervised
this
very,
very
important
position.
With
that,
I
thank
you
and
reiterate
what
others
have
said.
Our
children's
future
is
not
negotiable.
Thank
you.
AC
Good
morning
my
name
is
tiffany
ellis-johnson.
I
am
a
resident
of
severan
maryland
and
I
am
privileged
to
have
had
two
daughters
to
have
graduated
from
the
anne
arundel
county
public
school
system,
and
there
are
now
one
is
graduated
from
college
and
one
is
in
college.
However,
I've
left
behind
a
number
of
students
that
I
still
care
about
and
this
morning
I
just
would
like
to
say
we
have
come
to
the
board
of
education
today
to
cash
a
check
similar
to
what
dr
martin
luther
king
said
in
his.
I
have
a
dream
speech.
AC
We
have
received
a
bad
check,
marked
insufficient
funds,
and
we
ask
that
you
review
these
and
we
ask
that
you
remember
the
words
in
these
so
today
I
just
wanted
to
say
just
review
this
and
remember
the
words
that
were
originally
written
in
the
agreement
and
for
those
reasons
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
and
I
have
not
used
the
full
three
minutes
that
I
have
been
allotted.
So
I
do
hope
that
you
pass
along
the
minutes
that
I
did
not
use
to
someone
else,
so
they
can
feel
free
to
use
them.
Thank
you.
AD
AD
AD
I
believe
it
disrespects
the
community
african-american,
and
otherwise
it
rejects
the
public
ethic
of
public
school
boards
by
not
holding
a
public
hearing
to
allow
for
individuals
to
talk
freely
about
this
major
change,
and
it
does
a
disservice
to
the
incoming
superintendent
and
to
the
person
charged
with
running
this
office
because
they
come
with
zero
confidence
in
the
community
behind
them.
That
is
the
impact
of
this
rather
hastily
done
decision.
AD
As
I
told
many
of
you,
this
would
have
wide
reverberations
throughout
the
community
and
you
can
see
that
by
the
members
of
the
community
that
are
here.
Are
there
many
parents
here,
of
course
not
because
the
parents
that
we
come
to
represent
many
times
are
too
busy
just
going
from
day
to
day
and
hour
to
hour?
AD
I
believe
that
this
decision
was
ill-conceived.
There
were
recommendations
that
could
have
been
made,
but
dr
arlatta
was
the
person
who
should
have
taken
responsibility
for
this
decision.
It's
his
ship.
He
needs
to
stand
up
and
be
accountable,
and
I
believe
that's
what
the
community
will
hold
him
to
and
hold
all
of
you
to.
AE
AF
R
Sure
I
have
it
on
the
my
name
is
my
name.
Is
bishop
larry
lee
thomas,
I
pastor
the
empowering
believers
church
in
the
glen
burnie
and
also
was
a
member
or
am
a
member
of
many
of
the
clergy
alliances
here
in
the
county,
especially
the
united
black
former
united
black
clergy,
who
also
signed
on
to
this
ocr
agreement.
AG
AG
B
AG
O
AG
Okay,
we're
going
to
stay
within
your
time
frame,
I'm
wanda
stansberry,
I'm
I'm
here
as
a
party
to
the
office
for
civil
rights
memorandum
of
agreement
and
the
and
a
member
of
the
ocr
advisory
committee
to
the
superintendent
and
I'll.
Let
them
introduce
themselves
so
that,
as
we
read
our
statement,
they
don't
have
to
break
in
and
say
their
names,
holland.
AG
The
landmark
u.s
supreme
court
decision
in
their
lawsuit
brown
v
board,
struck
down
racial
segregation
in
public
schools
as
a
way
of
reaching
equality
in
education
and
closing
the
then
government-sanctioned
educational
divide
between
african-american
and
white
students.
This
divide
is
ever
present
today
in
1954.
AG
This
anne
arundel
county
school
board
resisted
the
board
brown
v
board
decision
and
refused
the
court's
instruction
in
1955
in
response
to
anne
arundel
county
in
response
to
anne
arundel
county
and
many
other
southern
school
districts
resistance.
The
high
court
revisited
the
brown
decision
and
ordered
desegregation
with
all
deliberate
speed.
AG
AG
I
begin
with
this
backdrop
to
establish
the
foundation
on
which
we
all
stand
here
today,
a
foundation
which
springs
from
which
springs
our
local
office
for
civil
rights,
memorandum
of
agreement,
our
ocr
advisory
committee
to
the
superintendent,
our
office
of
equity
and
human
relations,
and
even
more
recently,
our
very
own
anne
arundel
county
resolution,
13-14
introduced
on
may
17,
the
60th
anniversary
of
round
v
board
by
councilman
daryl
jones.
This
resolution
attempts
to
bring
some
muscle
to
our
ocr
efforts
fast
forward.
AG
Six
decades
later,
access
to
educational
opportunities
for,
and
treatment
of,
african-american
children
in
our
school
system
are
still
separate
and
still
very
unequal
by
the
school
system's
own
data.
Even
though
our
schools
are
integrated
on
may
16th
commemorating
brown
v
boards
can.
Can
you
please
wrap
up?
I
sure
I
let
last
sentence
brown
v
board's
anniversary.
President
obama
said
that
the
hope
and
promise
of
brown
remains
unfulfilled
and
that
we
must
continue
striving
toward
equal
opportunities
for
all
our
children,
from
access
to
advanced
classes,
to
participation
in
the
same
extracurricular
activities.
AB
AB
The
motion
of
it
to
the
deputy
superintendent
arlen
liverman,
who
has
been
begrudgingly,
supported
all
efficient
efforts
towards
closing
the
achievement
gap,
and
we
reject
the
rollback
of
hard-won
measures
and
initiatives
that
have
grown
out
of
the
foundation
of
brown
v
board
and
its
offspring's,
our
very
own
ocr
agreement.
Her
actions
further
are
a
breach
of
an
explicit
and
implied
duty
of
diligence
and
good
faith
in
the
ocr
agreement
and
a
breach
of
the
tenets
of
the
agreement
that
we
work
collaboratively
collaboratively.
AB
This
is
too
important
an
issue
for
an
interim
superintendent
to
spearhead
and
not
to
have
public
input.
Additionally,
the
eager
and
public
rubber
stamping
of
these
actions
by
incoming
superintendent,
mr
george
gelato
and
county
executive
newman
and
the
supports
by
the
school
board.
If
it
chooses
to
accept
mrs
perkins
proposal
to
throw
out
the
baby
with
the
bath
water
and
ignore
this
community
is
cowardly,
your
conclusion,
or
collusion
also
dirties
your
hands
in
the
slaughter
of
our
children's
hopes,
dreams
and
gifts
and
talents
through
denied
educational
opportunities
and
access
and
unfair
and
unjust
treatment.
AH
AH
I
close
by
advising
you
that
it
is
not
too
late
to
right
this
wrong
and
get
on
the
right
side
of
history,
lest
you
resemble
those
that
resisted
brown
one
and
two
or
suffer
the
consequences
of
cooper
versus
aaron
and
on
a
person.
As
a
personal
note,
it
amazes
me
how
you
can
make
a
decision,
because
I'm
a
leader
in
this
community,
I'm
a
parent,
I'm
a
mother,
and
when
I
make
decisions,
I
listen
to
the
backlash.
AI
AI
So
I'm
sad
to
know
that
things
have
not
changed
a
whole
lot
in
the
way
that
decisions
are
made.
Mr
webb
talked
about
a
three-legged
stool
and
I'm
afraid
that
the
community
sometimes
feels
like
that
afraid
to
sit
on
that
stool
because
it
is
not
properly
supported
with
the
community,
the
superintendent,
the
school
board
and
the
students
working
together.
AI
I'd
like
to
assume
good
intentions,
I
like
to
assume
that
you
don't
get
up
every
morning
coming
to
do
this
job
and
feel
like
that
you're
going
to
do
the
worst
that
you
can
for
the
community
or
for
the
students.
So
I
want
to
assume
good
intentions
and
I
want
to
just
say
that
there's
many
ways
to
lead,
but
when
you
have
an
autocratic
leadership
style
that
is
seldom
welcome
and
is
mostly
unwelcome
and
it
never
real
builds
collaboration
or
community,
and
hopefully
that's
what
you're
hoping
to
build
here
as
leaders
in
the
school
system.
AI
We
hope
that
you
please
consider
the
voice
of
this
community,
the
terms
that
the
community
brought
forth
to
you.
I
hope
you
are
listening.
I
hope
you
consider
it
and
we
hope
we
understand
that
hope
that
you
understand
that
when
you're
talking
about
a
gap
in
the
education
of
our
students,
you're
not
just
talking
about
students,
their
academic
standing,
you're,
also
talking
about
building
a
decreasing
and
economic
social
economic
gap
in
the
community
also,
so
that
is
why
this
community
seems
to
be
a
little
bit
up
in
arms
today.
AI
AI
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
We
can't
we
can't
be
the
we
they
in
them
and
get
anything
solved
here,
and
you
talked
about
that
civil
discourse
and
that
would
have
been
nice.
Yes,
that
is
exactly
what
was
called
foreign.
I'm
glad
that
you
recognize
that,
so
I
just
encourage
you
now,
although
it
did
not
take
place
at
first
to
consider,
can
you
see
what
the
community
has
to
say?
Can
you
wrap.
B
AI
Yes,
I
can-
and
I
know
mr
austin
and
I'm
just
really
hoping
that
I
wish
he
had
been
here.
I
don't
see
him
here
in
the
room,
but
I
wish
he
had
stayed
around
sorry
back
to
work.
I
wish
he
had
been
able
to
stay
around
to
see
maybe
what
he
was
set
up
for.
That's
a
fine
young
man
and
okay,
but
that's
a
fine
young
man
and
I
kind
of
feel
like
he's
been
set
up
for
failure
he's
been
the
office
has
been
demoted.
AI
It
doesn't
even
report
to
the
superintendent,
I
don't
even
know
if
he
was
aware
of
the
community
support
for
this
agreement,
so
don't
set
someone
up
for
failure,
knowing
that
this
was
not
mrs
perkins
place
to
do
this,
and
I
doubt
she
did
it
all
by
herself.
I
doubt
that
this
is
what
she
wanted
to
leave
here.
AI
B
B
B
AJ
B
AJ
Before
I
get
started
with
my
comments,
madam
president,
if
you
could
confirm
based
on
mr
snowden's
comments,
if
groups
testify,
if
you
call
them
based
on
the
size
of
the
group,
the
reason
I
ask
is
because
the
largest
group
here
is
to
talk
about
the
ocr
agreement
and
we're
being
called
last
yes,
last
month,
when
I
was
here,
the
bill
crofton
high
school
group
went
first,
they
were
the
largest
group.
I
was
only
one
person,
the
only
person
testifying
and
supported
the
ocr
agreement.
Last
month
and
I
went
last-
I
was
very
last.
AJ
B
Q
AJ
It
so
my
time
is
starting
now
right.
Yes,
thank
you.
Greetings,
president
burge.
Vice
president
richie
deputy
superintendent,
arlen
perkins,
I'm
sorry,
mr
perkins,
I'm
sorry
liverman
are
the
deputy
superintendent.
I'm
sorry,
my
apologies,
sir,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
mickie
emmanuel.
I
have
three
grandchildren
in
american
public
schools.
The
last
time
I
was
in
this
room.
There
was
a
smart,
strong,
courageous
black
woman
here,
steadfast
in
the
belief
that
no
child
should
be
allowed
to
fall
through
the
cracks
she
set.
AJ
AJ
I
will
have
a
chance
to
share
some
thoughts,
I'm
sure
in
the
future,
about
the
commitment
that
I
have
personally
spoken
about
for
years,
wanting
anne
arundel
county
public
schools
to
be
successful
for
all
children.
Obviously
it's
already
successful
for
some
children,
but
I
have
said
this
in
many
occasions,
including
going
back
to
may
of
2009
android
community
college
at
the
education
forum,
and
I
pledged
my
support
to
help
the
school
system
be
successful,
but
mentioned
that
I
would
not
hesitate
to
oppose
the
school
system
when
appropriate
and
when
necessary.
AJ
AJ
My
experience
is
that
anne
arundel
county
public
schools
is
hyper
sensitive
to
criticism
so
much
so
that
it
often
confuses
conf.
It
often
confuses
observations
for
criticism.
I
also
use
part
of
my
time
to
acknowledge
my
respect
for
the
hard
work
and
commitment
the
vast
majority
of
anne
arundel
county
public
schools.
Employees
demonstrate
on
a
daily
basis.
AJ
In
addition,
I
reiterated
my
hope
that
this
board
will
demonstrate
the
wisdom
and
courage
necessary
to
support
the
ocr
agreement
in
the
may
28th
2014
oehr's
restructuring
press
release,
superintendent
perkins
indicated
anne
arundel
county
public
schools
must
be
brave
enough
to
look
inward
first
to
make
changes.
I
agree
with
that
statement,
however.
African-American
students
need
an
inward
look.
That
looks
all
the
way
into
the
classroom
where
the
achievement
gap
is
perpetuated,
not
criticism,
just
an
observation.
AJ
The
press
release
also
quoted
in
our
superintendent
saying
the
school
system
needed
a
fresh
new
approach
to
the
way
our
school
system
addresses
issues.
The
read
label
oehr
will
be
reporting
to
the
deputy
superintendent.
The
deputy
superintendent
was
in
charge
of
the
e-tag
steering
committee
and
later
the
executive
oversight
committee.
There
is
nothing
new
or
fresh
about
the
way
this
restructuring
is
being
managed
again,
not
a
criticism.
Just
an
observation.
AJ
Then
you
announce
that
there's
going
to
be
a
blue
ribbon
commission,
so
it
seems,
like
things,
got
a
little
backwards
there.
In
closing,
I
would
like
to
ask
if
10
years
is
not
enough
time
to
eliminate
the
achievement
gap,
how
many
more
students
affected
by
the
achievement
gap
must
graduate
or
drop
out
of
anne
arundel
county
public
schools
before
the
achievement
gap
is
eliminated?
Thank
you.
AK
Good
morning,
president
burge
vice
president
richie
and
deputy
superintendent,
mr
liverman
and
members
of
the
board
for
the
record.
My
name
is
jacqueline
boone
also,
and
I'm
the
president
of
the
anne
arundel
county
branch
of
the
naacp,
as
you
have
heard,
and
will
hear
there
are
ongoing
issues
related
to
the
welfare
of
african-american
students
in
this
school
system.
AK
These
issues
are
serious
that
they
have
been
drawn:
the
attention
of
local,
as
well
as
the
state
conference
in
double
acps
prior
to
determining
a
definitive
course.
We
will
be
discussing
these
and
other
priority
matters
in
depth
at
our
meeting
with
the
school
system
representatives
at
the
meeting
that
has
been
scheduled
for
june
18th.
Thank
you.
AL
For
many
years,
many
in
this
room
today
have
been
working
with
our
students
to
help
them
meet
with
success,
and
many
of
us
have
worked
with
the
office
of
equity
and
human
relations
and
it's
committed
and
dedicated
personnel.
We
have
worked
in
schools
in
south
county,
north
and
west
county.
As
a
result,
we
are
very
familiar
with
the
challenges
facing
our
students,
especially
african
american
students.
AL
AL
This
office
has
done
tremendous
work
over
the
years,
in
conjunction
with
the
community
and
other
stakeholders,
to
work
to
eliminate
the
achievement
gap
and
promote
all
student
success.
The
gap
is
closing,
but
it
is
not
closed
and
we
have
much
work
to
do,
but
no
one
person
or
small
group
can
remedy
the
situation
that
has
existed
in
this
county
for
many
years.
We
ask
that
you
consider
the
following
work
done
by
that
office.
AL
AL
AL
It
was
a
forerunner
in
addressing
disproportionate
discipline
as
it
affects
african
american
students
by
conducting
a
system-wide
audit
of
student
discipline,
referrals
in
2011,
resulting
in
a
teacher
training
revisions
to
the
referral
process
and
input
into
changing
the
no
tolerance
policies
and
practices
to
be
more
supportive
to
students.
It
introduced
the
school
system
to
research
on
the
school
to
prison
pipeline
restorative
practices,
how
to
improve
achievement
for
minority
boys
and
use
the
national
recommendations
to
reduce
suspensions,
especially
for
non-violent
offenses,
for
input
into
the
state
and
local
policies
on
discipline.
AL
It
conducted
the
only
community
forms
two
times
a
year,
creating
a
transparent
process
to
keep
the
community
informed
of
the
progress
and
challenges
in
addressing
achievement
gaps
in
this
student
discipline.
I
have
participated
in
these
forums
in
south
county
north
county
and
here
at
the
board
of
education.
AL
It
recruited
galvanized
and
promoted,
supported
wide
variety
of
community
organizations,
including
fraternities
sororities
churches
and
civic
groups,
to
get
more
involved
in
mentoring.
Tutoring.
Providing
scholarships
to
advocate
for
students
testify
at
the
board
of
education
and
other
initiatives
to
support
student
achievement.
It
helped
numerous
parents,
particularly
african-american
students,
to
understand
how
to
navigate
the
process
for
discipline
in
closing
the
work
of
the
office
of
equity
and
human
relations
is
not
finished.
Reorganization
is
not
needed.
Please
provide
the
community
with
data
showing
why
this
drastic
measure
was
done.
AL
Why
the
community
was
not
consulted
in
this
process
for
input,
as
called
for
under
the
memorandum
understanding
that
was
negotiated
by
the
justice
department
more
than
10
years
ago.
We
encourage
all
of
you
to
do
the
right
thing
for
all
of
our
students
and
not
simply
to
engage
in
a
restructuring
and
cause
change
for
change,
shake
reinstate
those
who
are
working
diligently
to
help
our
students
and
work
provided
needed
funding
and
other
resources
to
achieve
equity
and
success
for
all
of
our
students
in
this
county.
AL
A
AM
You
to
president
burge
to
our
acting
superintendent
in
absentia,
to
our
superintendent
designee,
dr
alato,
to
our
deputy
superintendent,
to
the
board
and
all
assembled.
My
name
is
reverend
johnny
calhoun
and
I'm
just
glad
to
be
here
today.
Somebody
say
man.
You
know
the
level
of
tension,
the
level
of
non-collaborative
spirit.
AM
It
really
doesn't
speak
well
on
us
trying
to
work
together
to
close
a
gap
and
working
together
as
a
team.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say,
as
a
clergy
person
that
I'm
going
to
be
praying
for
you
and
for
I'm
asking
you
to
pray
for
us
as
we
pray
for
each
other.
The
only
way
we're
going
to
be
able
to
really
make
a
difference
is
we
got
to
do
this
thing
together
and
there's
an
adversarial
spirit
that
is
just
not
productive.
AM
I'd
be
very
uncomfortable.
If
I
was
the
incoming
superintendent,
I
feel
like
I
was
being
thrown
into
a
briar
patch,
so
we're
going
to
be
praying
for
you
as
well,
dr
lotto
somebody
say,
amen,
one
more
time,
I'm
I'm
the
pastor
of
mount
olive
church,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
the
monarch,
community
development
corporation,
and
I'm
just
here
today
to
add
my
voice,
express
my
concern
for
the
most
recent
dismantling
of
the
office
of
equity
and
human
relations.
AM
AM
They
had
established
a
great
level
of
advocacy.
The
the
the
kinds
of
collaborative
work
that
needs
to
be
done
is
gonna
require
tremendous
trust,
tremendous
relationships,
and
I
hope
that,
as
someone
said
earlier,
that
we
won't
throw
the
baby
out
with
the
bath
water
that
will
build
on
what
we've
achieved.
That
will
stand
on
the
shoulders
of
those
who
have
worked
thus
far
and
continue
to
work
as
a
collaborative
team.
I'm
very
concerned
about
the
reorganization
and
fixing
what
didn't
appear
to
be
broke
broke.
AM
It
needed
to
be
tweaked,
it
needed
to
be
strengthened,
but
but
I
wasn't
sure
how
lowering
it
to
a
deputy
superintendent
level
responsibility
would
improve
the
income
of
how
lowering
it
would
lift
it.
As
a
greater
priority
in
a
perfect
world,
I
really
wish
that
there
had
been
a
more
collaborative
process
that
that
I
think,
was
obvious
that
if
the
community
had
been
engaged,
if
it
was
more
of
a
collaboration,
I
think
a
lot
of
this
would
have
been
avoided.
It
would
have
been
a
different
atmosphere
as
we
move
forward.
AM
I
think
it's
really
about
atmosphere.
The
parents
are
going
to
have
to
feel
the
teachers
are
going
to
have
to
feel
the
teeth.
The
the
administrators
are
going
to
feel
that
it's
real
good
faith
so
that
we
work
together.
We
can
really
do
something,
that's
going
to
be
enormous
and
I
believe
we
will
I'll
be
praying
for
you.
I
pray
you
pray
for
me
and
for
all
those
young
people
who
are
falling
through
the
cracks
as
I'm
summarizing
as
I
close
out,
we
win
together.
AM
If
this
gap
is
not
closed,
the
the
the
crime,
the
victim
costs,
the
cost
of
society,
the
businesses
that
do
not
come
to
anne
arundel
county,
all
of
us
lose
together.
If
we
don't
work
hard
to
make
this
work,
the
spirit
in
which
we
work
has
to
be
a
great
part
of
this.
So
let
me
just
thank
you
for
the
time
to
share,
and
again
god
bless
you
and
have
a
smile
upon
you.
B
And
thank
you
and
reverend
calhoun.
I
want
to
thank
you,
for
I
know
that
you
open
up
your
your
own
facility
for
a
lot
of
things.
I
I
had
the
opportunity
to
teach
a
class
through
the
community
college
for
some
non-high
school
graduates
through
the
community
college,
who
were
trying
to
get
some
training
in
accounting,
and
I
very
much
enjoyed
that
and
was
very
grateful
that
we
had
the
use
of
your
space.
It
was
a
wonderful
thing,
and
so
thank
you
for
opening
up
your
your
church
for
that
program.
Glad.
S
Good
afternoon,
this
is
my
first
time
here.
This
is
my
first
time
experiencing
all
this
and
it's
really
making
me
nervous.
I
just
want
everybody
to
know
that
I
do
not
represent
any
group
here,
I'm
a
parent,
I'm
on
my
lunch
break
and
I
just
wanted
you
all
to
know
the
point
here
is:
I
have
a
son
african-american
son
he's
13..
He
is
a
product
of
anne
arundel,
county
community,
anne
arundel,
county
schools.
He
is
13
years
old
and
he's
still
reading
at
a
second
grade
level.
B
AC
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
F
F
B
B
F
P
P
P
It
should
be
noted
that
this
process
was
highly
collaborative,
involving
senior
and
executive
staff
from
aacps,
as
well
as
representatives
from
the
children's
guild,
the
contract
which
you
currently
have
before
you
has
been
reviewed
by
the
board's
council.
Mr
bennett,
we
are
prepared
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have.
Thank
you.
B
E
I
guess
on
is
how
did
the
students
who
have
gone
through
the
monarch
academy
if
any
of
them
have
already
entered
into
the
high
schools
and
how
well
they
are
meshing
in
with
all
of
them,
because
it
is
a
really
completely
different
environment
in
the
monarch
academy
and
then
going
into
the
high
school
and
stuff
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
different
change
for
them.
So
I
wondered
how
they
are
matriculating
in
there
we
go.
P
And
we
have
done
that
research
we
monitor
them
after
the
first
semester
and
we're
also
monitoring
them
now,
I'm
pleased
to
say
that
the
majority
of
students
are
doing
exceptionally
well,
where
they
are
right.
Now
we
would
be
more
than
happy
to
forward
that
information
to
you.
We've
done
the
research
down
to
the
school
they're
attending
the
grades
that
they've
received
attendance
discipline
that
sort
of
thing,
so
I.
E
E
B
B
AP
B
AP
Office
of
school
performance,
the
division
of
curriculum
and
instruction
in
the
office
of
advanced
studies
and
programs
brings
to
the
board
a
revised
instructional
goals
policy
to
provide
clearly
articulated
instructional
goals
and
data-based
accountability
to
guide
the
teaching
and
learning
process.
This
policy
was
last
updated
january,
17
1990..
AP
B
AP
The
the
comments
that
dr
alato
and
I
have
regarding
this
policy
apply
both
to
this
policy
and
the
next
one
jd,
while
we
will
take
them
separately.
I
just
wanted
to
tell
you
there's
some
overarching
comments
we
wanted
to
make
in
an
effort
to
reform
and
bring
consistency
to
student
discipline,
policies
and
practices
maryland
public
maryland
public
schools.
The
state
board
conducted
a
two-year
study
to
review
and
examine
this
issue.
The
board's
draft
report
was
issued
in
february
of
2012..
AP
They
incorporated
several
sources
from
educational
research
and
research,
and
the
report
concluded
that
there
was
little
to
no
evidence
that
removing
students
from
misbehaving
improve
student,
behavior
or
student
safety,
the
report
referenced
studies
and
the
work
from
previous
state
level
task
forces
on
attendance
and
school
safety
and
emphasize
that
revisions
to
state
discipline
policy
are
directly
related
to
student
achievement
and
closing
of
the
existing
achievement
gap
in
july
of
2012.
A
second
report
served
as
a
framework
for
the
state
board's
passage
of
the
comore
regulations
that
adopt
a
rehabilitative
discipline,
discipline
philosophy.
AP
The
philosophy
is
derived
from
research
indicating
that
zero
tolerance
policies
do
not
work
and
that
higher
school
suspension
levels
predict
higher
rates
of
misbehavior
in
students.
The
report
concludes
that
rehabilitative
discipline
must
include
best
practices
where
supports
such
as
pbis
positive
behavioral
interventions
and
supports
lead
to
increased
student
availability
for
learning.
AN
Our
school
system
embraces
the
fostering
teaching
and
acknowledgement
of
positive
behaviors.
We
are
committed
to
creating
a
world-class
education
system
where
all
our
students
graduate
college
and
career
ready.
That
doesn't
mean
just
some
students,
but
all
students,
even
if
that
student
finds
himself
or
herself
facing
disciplinary
measures.
AN
They
are
designed
to
reduce
the
number
of
long-term
out-of-school
suspensions
for
non-violent
incidents,
eliminate
disproportionate
suspensions
of
minority
students
and
students
with
disabilities,
and
to
ensure
that
all
students
receive
appropriate
educational
services
during
suspensions
or
expulsion,
except
in
the
most
extreme
cases,
with
identified
timelines
for
the
disciplinary
process,
we
are
focused
on
the
interrelationship
between
instruction
and
school
discipline
as
we
continue
to
work
to
eliminate
the
achievement
gap.
These
revised
policies
and
regulations
are
well
as
well
as
the
new
student
code
of
conduct
align
with
these
initiatives
and
philosophies.
AP
AQ
I
don't
really
have
any
comments.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
all
very
much,
the
entire
staff
jessica,
dr
lotto,
for
your
efforts
on
putting
this
together,
bringing
it
before
the
committee
and
also
for
doing
it
in
a
timely
manner,
so
that
parents
can
have
an
opportunity
and
the
community
and
the
general
community
can
have
an
opportunity
to
look
at
it
before
we
reach
the
summer.
So
we
do
appreciate
the
level
of
effort
from
the
staff
on
doing
that,
and
thank
you
also,
dr
washington,.
B
AP
AP
They
include
elementary
middle
school,
high
school
principals,
the
chesapeake
regional
association
of
student
councils,
the
superintendent's
teen
advisory
panel,
the
county
council
of
pta's,
county-wide
citizens,
advisory
council,
the
teachers,
association
of
anne
arundel,
county,
the
association
of
educational
leaders,
the
special
education
citizen,
advisory
committee,
the
parent
involvement
advisory
council
and
in
addition
to
that,
the
release
that
went
out
regarding
this
meeting
included
these
policies
and
that
was
emailed
to
more
than
49
000
parents
of
students
for
our
school
system.
That's.
F
B
Thank
you
very
much
because
I
know
that
that
was
one
of
our
concerns.
Is
that
the
timing
of
this
you
know
it's
the
end
of
the
school
year?
Are
they
going
to
pay
attention
but
the
more
importance
we
put
on
it
that
we
really
want
to
know
what
people
think
I
think
the
better?
So
thank
you
very
much
all
right,
and
so
I
don't
see
any
more
comments
from
fellow
board
members
so
again:
4.08
policy,
revision,
first
reading
student,
suspensions
and
expulsion
policy
code,
jd
information.
B
Basically
you
have
the
same
comments
for
that.
Are
there
any
questions
about
that
item?
Okay,
all
right,
then,
moving
on,
we
have
policy
revision.
First
reading
school
uniforms,
policy
code
jcda:
this
is
information,
not
quite
the
dress
code
that
was
brought
up
earlier
today,
but
has
some
similarities.
AP
Absolutely
the
office
of
school
performance
brings
policy,
jcda
school
uniforms,
this
policy
and
it's
a
company
of
regulation,
provide
details
related
to
the
adoption
process,
the
dissolution
process
and
the
enforcement
of
school
uniforms.
The
policy
was
last
updated
march,
16
2005,
and
it
will
be
posted
on
the
website
30
days,
public
comment:
if
you
have
any
questions
or
concerns,
we
are
open
to
them.
E
B
B
B
AP
The
division
of
student
support
services
brings
regulation,
jcca
ra
to
provide
guidance
and
standards
related
to
bullying
behavior,
while
this
regulation
was
not
updated
too
long
ago
in
march
10th
of
2010,
this
is
a
hot
topic
and
we
continue
to
adapt
to
the
evolving
guidance
around
these
topics
to
ensure
we
are
appropriately
handling
cases
that
involve
this
type
of
undesirable
behavior.
We
will
answer
any
questions
you
have
about
this
regulation,
miss
richie.
E
Just
to
so
people
understand
this
is
a
regulation,
not
a
policy
and
it's
under
the
purview
of
the
superintendent
and
they
make
the
regulations,
but
we
wanted
we.
We,
as
I
think
I
can
speak.
The
policy
committee
was
extremely
encouraging
to
to
bring
this
forward,
so
the
people
fully
understood
and
could
have
some
input
and
so
forth
like
that,
and
so,
but
just
so
the
public
understands.
This
is
not
a
policy.
We
won't
vote
on
this.
E
AQ
AP
There's
some
question
about
specifically
when
we
talk
about
cyberbullying
previous
bullying.
Language
spoke
to
repeated
behavior,
and
what
this
statement
does
is
says:
if
you
post
something
on
a
public
forum,
it
is
repeated
behavior,
because
you
are
opening
yourself
up
to
allow
every
other
person
that
views
that
to
see
it.
So
it's
being
viewed
by
several
people.
So
basically
you
put
something
on
a
public
forum
that
is
in
a
bullying
type
behavior
against
a
student,
and
it
is
by
definition,
a
repeated
behavior.
AQ
AQ
E
Ritchie
well
just
to
be
real
clear
because
we
talk
about
social
forums,
we're
talking
about
facebook,
twitter,
instagram,
any
other
new
little
thing
that
might
be
happening
down
there
any
place
you're
putting
it
out
on
the
cyberspace.
If
you
have
a
personal
blog
that
you're
allowing
5
000
people
to
look
at
that
is
all
considered.
E
B
I
think
that
brings
us
to
the
end
of
the
regulations
and
policies.
Our
next
item
is
4.11
eastport,
georgetown,
east
and
park
elementary
schools
and
west
meade
early
education,
center
kindergarten,
editions,
educational
specification
and
schematic
design.
This
is
an
information
to
action
item.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
move
this
from
information.
D
AH
B
AF
A
B
Okay,
so
is
there
any
public
comment
on
this
item?
Okay,
we
have
a
motion.
That's
been
properly
made
and
seconded
all
those
in
favor
opposed.
Extensions
motion
passes
eight
zero.
Zero
next
item
is
glen
burnie
high
school,
open
space,
enclosures
educational
specification
and
schematic
design.
This
is
an
information
action
item.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
move
this
from
information
action.
E
B
B
F
B
There
any
questions
is
there
any
public
comment
seeing
none.
We
have
a
motion
on
the
floor.
It's
been
properly
made
and
seconded
all
those
in
favor
opposed.
Extensions
motion
passes
eight
zero.
Zero
next
item
is
4.13
2014
educational
facilities,
master
plan.
This
is
an
information
action
item.
Is
there
a
motion
to
move
this
item
from
information
action?
B
AF
Starting
in
1982,
the
state
of
maryland
adopted
a
process
for
the
administration
of
the
public
school
construction
program
requiring
each
local
education
agency
to
submit
by
july
1
every
year
an
update
of
an
educational
facilities
master
plan.
It
also
requires
that
each
lea's,
annual
and
six-year
capital
improvement
program
be
in
accord
with
the
educational
facilities
master
plan
included
in
the
educational
facilities.
AF
Four,
a
listing
and
analysis
of
the
facilities,
utilization
and
facility
needs
for
the
next
seven
years,
showing
use
of
existing
schools
and
future
needs.
Five.
A
community
analysis,
including
a
description
of
location
by
census,
tract
zoning
and
proposed
water
sewer,
as
well
as
general
development
or
master
plan
goals
and
objectives.
AQ
AQ
O
AO
AO
Because
it's
alphabetical
and
they
have
a
state
rated
capacity
of
618..
It's
calculated
the
same
way
that
we
would
calculate
it
for
our
schools
and
we
go
through
the
same
projections
with
them.
We
actually
work
also
with
the
schools
all
of
them,
but
in
particular
with
the
charter
schools,
because
they
have
staggered
enrollments
and
backfills,
and
things
like
that,
so
you
have
monarch
there
and
if
you
flip
the
page,
the
other
direction
you'll
see
chesapeake
science
point
which
has
a
state-rated
capacity
of
553.
AQ
D
D
An
update
at
some
point
I
know
once
again
that
was
in
the
paper,
so
I
don't
know
if
you've
read
it
or
not,
but
I
would,
I
think,
the
board
kind
of
needs
to
know
what's
going
on
with
that.
I
know
that
it
had
a
10-year
shelf
life
in
2015-2016,
but
it
would
be
nice
to
have
that
discussion
to
know
where
we
stand.
So
I
don't
know
if
anybody
could
provide
that
information.
F
B
Okay,
I
don't
see
any
other
questions
from
the
board.
Is
there
any
public
comment
on
this
item?
Seeing
none?
We
have
a
motion.
That's
been
properly
made
and
seconded
all
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
superintendent's
recommendation.
Opposed
extensions
motion
passes
eight
zero,
zero
that
moves
us
along
to
our
to
our
review
items,
which
is
5.01
award
of
contracts.
We
do
have
a
packet
of
contracts
to
review.
Are
there
any
questions
about
any
of
the
contracts
on
this
list?.
B
Apparently
not
so
there
you
go.
We
reviewed
the
contracts
all
right
moving
on.
Was
there
any
public
comment
on
the
review
of
contracts?
No
okay,
we're
done
with
the
review
of
contracts
all
right.
Next,
we
have
our
consent
items
6.01
to
now
6.06,
because
we
did
remove
item
6.07
earlier
in
the
meeting.
B
B
S
B
B
B
I
do
want
to
announce
that
the
next
board
of
education
meeting
is
wednesday
june
18
2014
at
10
a.m,
and
that
is
an
unusual
time
for
our
second
monthly
meeting.
So
please
mark
that
on
your
calendars,
10
a.m.
It's
not
an
evening
meeting.
Our
next
policy
meeting
will
be
on
wednesday
june
11th
at
8
00
a.m.
Here
in
the
boardroom,
and
the
next
budget
committee
meeting
is
tuesday
june
10th
at
5
00
pm
most
likely
in
center
three,
do
I
have
a
motion
to
adjourn.