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Welcome
to
this
meeting
of
the
board
of
education,
this
meeting
is
being
televised,
live
on
aacps
tv
and
live
streamed
on
the
internet.
General
information
and
protocols
for
the
meeting
are
posted
on
the
sign
by
the
doorway
as
you
enter
the
room.
So
please
make
sure
you
read
those
if
you
have
not
already
item
2.03
is
approval
of
the
minutes.
There
has
been
one
small
correction
to
the
previously
posted
minutes
from
december
6
on
page
seven,
two
lines
from
the
bottom
it
should
now
read.
Aacps
is
a
billion-dollar
corporation,
not
a
million
dollar
corporation.
A
We
wouldn't
be
doing
very
much
if
we
were
just
a
million
dollar
corporation.
So,
but
so
do
I
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes,
all
that
in
favor
all
right,
okay,
item
2.04
is
established
agenda
order
and
the
agenda
stands
as
printed
item.
2.05
is
recognitions
and
we
have
no
board
recognitions
tonight.
B
I
would
like
to
recognize
the
passing
of
a
wonderful
community
member
gus
leonis.
He
ran
annapolis
gourmet
for
many
many
years
pro
and
provided
many
elementary
school
children,
including
my
grandson,
with
lots
of
treats.
They
would
always
stop
by
to
mr
gus's
and
he
was
such
a
wonderful,
active
member
of
the
west
annapolis
community
and
he
will
be
sorely
missed
he
passed
away
two
days
ago.
Thank
you,
gus,
mr.
A
C
I
would
just
like
to
say
thank
you
and
congratulations
to
about
30
of
our
brightest
and
best
musicians
in
the
county,
who
were
part
of
the
bso
side
by
side
concert
last
week
at
the
meyerhoff
I
had
the
privilege
of
of
being
there,
along
with
dr
arlatto,
mrs
jackson,
mr
kaufman,
if
I
saw
him
earlier
tonight,
I'm
not
sure
he's
here
tonight,
but
and
and
just
a
number
of
our
high
school
principals
as
well
as
county
executive,
steve,
shu,
who's
been
a
long
time,
supporter
of
the
bso
as
well.
C
One
of
our
students,
casey
lebkicker
from
old
mill
high
school,
was
a
soloist
on
the
viola
and
just
gave
an
awesome
performance
on
memory
serves
me.
It
was
a
handle
piece
that
she
was
part
of,
and
you
know
again
aside
from
their
amazing
talent
and
and
brilliance.
C
You
know,
orchestral
music
is
so
important
because
it's
not
like
we
see
today
where
so
many
artists
go
out
and
do
their
own
thing
and
then
they
overlay
everything
later
on.
These
guys
are
playing
as
an
orchestra
and
as
a
team
effort
and
hats
off
to
them.
So
again,
congratulations
to
all
of
them.
A
I
had
the
pleasure
of
attending
winter
chorus
and
band
concerts
at
monarch
global
academy,
and
perhaps
some
of
those
students
will
someday
play
in
the
bso.
I
can't
see
that
now,
but
it
will
happen.
They
are
very
young
and
starting
out
and
but
they're
great
fun,
and
it
was
always
a
great
time
of
year
to
go
and
see
what's
going
on
with
the
music
departments
in
our
schools
so
now
item
2.07
is
the
crass
report.
D
Good
evening
president
hubbard
members
of
the
board
and
dr
alato,
my
name
is
connor
curran
and
I'm
a
freshman
at
omaha,
high
school
and
the
secretary
of
education
of
crafts.
This
month
there
has
been
many
incidents
within
the
county
involving
harassment,
students
incidents
happen
between
rivals,
as
well
as
those
caused
by
childish
disagreements.
D
We
must
represent
all
students
and
all
means
all
we
as
a
county
must
be
inclusive
of
everyone
and
not
marginalize
those
who
are
different,
as
well
as
celebrate
our
differences,
because
we
as
a
county
are
more
diverse.
Now
more
than
we
weren't.
We
are
more
diverse
now
than
ever
before
it
shouldn't
matter.
What
school
you
go
to
or
what
activities
you
participate
in.
We
all
must
be
treated
and
disciplined
equitably.
D
A
E
E
These
values
have
not
been
drawn
up
in
the
isolation
of
a
conference
room
but
arrived
at
after
input
from
scores
of
people
heavily
invested
in
our
school
system
in
one
way
or
another
students,
parents,
staff,
community
members,
elected
officials,
the
public
at
large
and
members
of
this
board
were
invited
to
provide
their
thoughts
on
the
form.
This
plan
should
take
at
a
variety
of
forums
and
venues
throughout
our
county
over
the
past
year
to
ensure
the
input
reflected.
The
diversity
we
know
is
critical
to
our
school
system.
E
E
E
We
must
understand
that
equity
and
equality
are
not
synonymous
and
be
prepared
and
willing
to
customize
support
that
addresses
our
students
individual
needs.
We
have
experienced,
for
example,
unprecedented
growth
in
our
english
language.
Learner
population
increases
of
nearly
36
percent
over
the
last
five
years
and
145
percent
over
the
last
10..
E
E
E
E
E
We
also
must
not
overlook
our
critical
relationships
with
city,
county
and
state
governments.
We
have
worked
very
hard
over.
The
last
excuse
me
hard
over
the
years
to
cultivate
collaborative
connections
on
all
three
fronts,
because
they
not
only
enhance
our
efforts
to
help
our
children
but
aid
in
the
creation
of
better
and
more
vibrant
communities.
E
Our
school
nurse
program
is
efficient
and
effective,
one
that
caters
to
the
needs
of
all
of
our
students,
not
just
with
emergency
situations
that
arise,
but
also
by
addressing
routine
and
critical
medicinal
and
other
needs
for
our
children.
Through
the
school
nurse
program.
We
have
also
partnered
with
the
health
department
for
many
years
to
administer
flu
immunizations
to
elementary
school
students,
helping
to
decrease
absenteeism
and
increase
academic
achievement.
E
E
Our
collaboration
as
a
part
of
county
executive,
steve,
shu's,
opioid
task
force,
particularly
in
relation
to
the
not
my
child
events
held
in
schools
across
our
county,
has
also
helped
increase
awareness
not
only
about
the
dangers
and
tragic
consequences
of
addictions,
but
about
the
warning.
Signs
that
indicate
a
child
or
an
adult
may
be
in
trouble.
E
E
Both
police
agencies
have
been
involved
in
staff
training
for
crisis
situations,
and
our
partnerships
continue
to
involve
conversations
and
initiatives
about
the
emerging
gang
issues
in
and
around
annapolis.
Outside
of
our
schools.
We've
also
had
the
committed
partnership
of
the
anne
arundel
county
library.
E
E
In
the
stem
program
at
central
middle
school,
for
instance,
students
are
continuing
to
work
with
climb
zone
to
design
fitness,
climbing
walls
using
a
heart
rate
assessment.
Some
of
that
work
can
be
seen
at
the
laurel
climb
zone
where
student
design
walls
are
open
for
community
use
at
old
mill,
high
school
and
old
mill
middle
school.
North
students
have
engaged
in
an
international
experience
through
interactions
with
the
national
folkloric
troop
of
egypt.
E
E
Nowhere
is
the
intersection
of
relationships
and
rigor
more
evident
than
when
partners,
in
a
variety
of
industries,
work
side
by
side
with
students
to
provide
the
most
up-to-date
training
possible
each
year.
Approximately
1200
of
our
students
complete
career
technology,
education
programs,
preparing
them
for
success
in
industry,
as
well
as
post-secondary
education.
E
Last
year,
our
cte
students
earned
565
college
credits
while
in
high
school,
which
equates
to
62
thousand
dollars
in
savings
for
students
and
parents.
Additionally,
cte
students
earned
awards
and
scholarship
funds
for
more
than
30
business
partners
and
organizations
buoyed
by
relationships
and
rigor.
We
are
moving
more
and
more
students
to
a
place
of
college
and
career
readiness.
E
E
E
We
also
have
created
more
prosperous
futures
for
more
students
heading
directly
into
the
workforce.
At
our
centers
of
applied
technology.
Last
year,
622
students
earned
industry,
certifications
in
everything,
ranging
from
geriatric
nursing
assistant
to
cisco.
Certified
network
associate
results
like
these,
and
the
ninth
grade
promotion
rates
I
just
mentioned-
leave
us
with
a
bright
outlook
and
high
expectations
for
future
years.
E
E
E
The
necessity
and
urgency
of
that
initiative
meant
that
in
the
existing
financial
environment
we
could
not
provide
additional
classroom
teachers
for
increasing
student
population
this
year.
We
simply
must
address
those
needs.
There
is
no
escaping
this
reality
included
in
the
1.19
billion
operating
budget.
I
recommend
to
the
board
today
there
are
238.7
positions
with
94
of
those
allocated
for
employees
who
interact
with
students
every
day.
E
We've
got
to
help
them
help
our
children.
Additionally,
this
budget
includes
16
positions
to
address
the
needs
of
special
education
students.
These
positions
are
only
part
of
my
recommended
plan
to
help
our
teachers
and
other
employees.
However,
we
must
continue
to
find
ways
to
properly
compensate
them,
and
this
budget
allocates
20.8
million
dollars
for
compensation
increases
subject
to
negotiations
with
employee
bargaining
units
that
is
sufficient
to
fund
a
step
increase
for
all
eligible
employees,
in
addition
to
a
one
percent
cost
of
living
adjustment
for
all
employees.
E
E
E
The
counselors
will
allow
us
to
provide
full-time
counseling
services
at
ferndale,
early
education
center
and
additional
counselors
at
broadneck,
hebron,
harmon,
marley,
nantucket
and
sally
elementary
schools.
Those
five
elementary
schools
all
have
enrollments
of
more
than
790
students
to
help
our
students.
We
must
also
help
our
family
members,
particularly
those
who
do
not
speak
english.
This
budget
includes
a
hundred
and
thirty
seven
thousand
dollars
for
two
additional
bilingual
facilitators
to
provide
interpretation
and
translation
services
for
families.
E
E
E
E
A
Before
I
open
for
board
and
public
comment,
I
want
to
share
that
there
will
be
two
budget
hearings
where
the
public
and
stakeholder
groups
can
share
their
budget
priorities
with
the
board
that
will
be
tuesday
january
9th,
at
6
pm
at
old
mill,
high
school
and
thursday
january
11th
at
6
pm
here
in
the
board
room,
the
board
will
be
holding
a
budget
workshop
here
in
the
board
room
at
6
pm
on
tuesday
january
16th.
This
is
the
time
when
the
board
will
ask
in-depth
questions
and
analyze
the
superintendent's
budget.
A
F
A
A
A
I
do
have
one
card
and
I
see
someone
else
coming
forward
holly.
Oh
no,
this
miss
collider
line
is
a
would
be
under
general
comment.
So
come
on
up.
If
you
want
to
speak
on
the
budget,
come
ahead.
G
Hello,
thank
you
hi.
My
name
is
shanika
henson.
I
am
the
representative
on
the
annapolis
city
council
for
ward
6..
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Vice
president
members
of
the
board
and
dr
erlatto
thank
you
for
presenting
a
budget
that,
as
they
said,
was
very
realistic.
I'm
here
to
advocate
on
behalf
of
tyler
heights.
Elementary
tyler
heights
sits
in
ward
6
in
annapolis.
Maryland
I
graduated
from
tyler
heights
from
the
5th
grade
there.
It
was
a
wonderful
experience
for
me,
however.
Tyler
heights
that
I
graduated
from
is
the
same
tyler
heights
that
students
are
attending
today.
G
Tyler
heights
was
built
in
1962..
Its
storied
history
is
that
when
they
were
desegregating
integrating
our
annapolis
schools,
tyler
heights
was
built
to
relieve
some
of
the
congestion.
Once
we
took
our
third
street
elementary
and
fifth
street
elementary
and
integrated
those
schools,
so
tyler
heights
from
its
very
inception,
has
been
a
place
that
was
designed
to
kind
of
capture.
Folks
that
didn't
have
that
were
displaced.
When
we
integrated
now
tyler
heights
sits
in
a
75
has
a
latino
population.
G
G
I
hope
that
when
we
are
appropriating
funds
that
we
would
take
a
look
at
the
budget
and
see
if
we
can
move
beyond
revitalization
to
perhaps
a
brand
new
tyler
heights
building,
it
would
send
a
message
to
the
students
there
that
the
board
of
education
that
everyone's
behind
them
and
that
we
want
to
see
them,
be
in
a
building,
that's
comparable
to
the
one.
That's
at
arnold,
elementary
comparable
to
the
one.
That's
at
west
annapolis,
some
of
the
other
buildings
that
we've
put
resources
in
and
build.
G
H
Hello,
my
name
is
erin
snell.
Thank
you
for
your
time
tonight.
Thank
you,
dr
arlatto.
I
am
represented
on
the
citizens
advisory
council
representing
the
annapolis
cluster,
particularly
the
elementary
schools
I
wanted
to
say
I
was
so
excited
to
see
the
positions
in
for
new
teachers
in
the
budget
as
well
as
supports
for
mental
health.
I
saw
that
many
of
the
counselors
were
subject
to
go
to
other
parts
of
the
county
and
I'm
sure
you
have
good
reason.
I
also
am
very
excited
about
the
triple
e
program
for
the
cluster.
H
My
one
piece
is
in
terms
of
the
mental
health
supports.
I
know
we
all
know
how
many
students
are
in
states
of
trauma
and
experiencing
struggles,
and
thinking
about
the
annapolis
cluster
in
particular.
There's
a
lot
of
high
poverty
density.
Just
wanting
to
think
about
are
there
other
emotional
supports
we
could
be
putting
in
the
budget
other
counselors
to
take
those
student,
counselor
ratios
or
psychologist
ratios
down,
so
that
those
stresses
in
the
middle
schools
and
also
the
high
schools
and
the
elementary
schools
could
be
alleviated
and
we
could
better
serve
our
children
together
again.
A
Thank
you,
mr
snell.
Are
there
any
other
comments
on
the
on
the
budget
presentation?
Okay,
we
will
now
move
on
to
public
comment.
I
will
call
the
first
group
robert
silkworth
randy
williams,
lisa
taylor,
sorriero
and
aaron
snell
again,
just
mr
granny.
I
Just
a
quick
question,
madam
president,
I
just
I
feel
a
little
uncomfortable
when
people
make.
You
know
really
helpful,
astute
observations
from
the
public
comment
and
then
there's
a
piece
of
information.
That's
maybe
not
shared
back!
That's
responsive
to
it's
just
a
quick
question
for
dr
lotto.
The
board
has
already
made
a
determination
that
tyler
heights
will
get
a
complete
revitalization
right
that
that
determination's
been
made
right.
F
J
E
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
we
met
for
the
first
time
at
the
at
the
state
house,
when
mrs
hummer
and
I
were
presenting
several
weeks
ago
and
you're
good
enough
to
introduce
yourself
and
we
said
we
would
get
together
and
I
think
we've
got
something
on
the
books
coming
up.
We're
going
to
come
over
and
talk
about
the
capital
budget
and
how
that
process
works
out.
So
we've
begun
to
make
some
contacts
and
we'll
have
those
conversations
forthcoming.
If
I,
if
my,
if
I'm
not
mistaken
right.
K
Good
evening,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
president
humber
vice
president
hillary
and
other
distinguished
board
members,
dr
alana
friends,
my
name
is
robert
silkworth,
and
I
am
here
this
evening
as
the
chairperson
of
the
high
school
concerns
committee.
Our
december
meeting,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
was
held
this
afternoon
by
the
way
I
would
like
to
say
before.
I
continue
that
too
very
difficult
to
follow.
The
young
man
from
the
student
government
he's
done
a
great
job.
The
last
few
months
he's
been
here
and
dr
aladda,
you,
you
did
a
great
job.
K
Thank
you,
sir.
We
did
discuss
many
issues
today,
including
safe
schools,
behavior
in
schools,
the
anne
arundel
county,
strategic
plan,
d.c
involvement
in
the
rating
process
and
school
work
hours,
and
we
will
continue
to
share
our
information
with
the
asi
tech
advisory
meeting,
which
actually
does
meet
tomorrow
at
3
30.,
I'm
going
to
change
a
little
bit
from
what
I
normally
do,
tis
the
season
to
be
jolly.
K
Most
of
you
are
familiar
with
the
story
about
ebenezer
scrooge,
the
story
of
christmas
carol
by
charles
dickens.
The
old
scrooge
was
obsessed
with
money,
yet
his
nephew
fred,
who
in
my
mind,
was
one
of
the
most
important
characters
in
the
book.
He
made
it
clear
that
the
holiday
season
is
about
special
moments,
a
moment
for
caring
a
moment
for
sharing
a
moment
forgiving
a
moment
for
family
a
moment
for
friends
and,
of
course,
a
moment
for
oneself.
K
I
would
like
to
take
this
opportunity
on
behalf
of
all
of
the
teachers
that
I
represent,
to
extend
a
very
warm
and
caring
holiday
message
to
everyone.
Best
wishes
to
everyone
have
a
safe
holiday
with
family
and
friends
at
the
high
school
level.
Folks,
I
can
tell
you
everyone
is
in
need
of
this
special
moment
which
begins
friday
after
the
bell
rings.
K
So,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
we
invite
everyone
to
enjoy
the
holiday,
get
ready
for
2018..
We
will
be
back
dr
elwado,
ready
to
collaborate
and
teachers
continue.
They
will
continue
to
create
special
moments
in
the
lives
of
our
students
and
their
families,
just
as
the
students
create
special
moments
for
us
each
and
every
day.
Thank
you.
E
L
Hi,
my
name
is
lisa
taylor
cerrero,
you
guys
all
know
me.
I've
been
here
a
million
times
I
feel
like
so
I'm
from
shadyside
and,
as
you
know,
I'm
adamantly
opposed
the
cell
tower
that
is
proposed
to
be
built
at
shadyside
and
actually
opposed
to
the
milestone
lease
agreement.
That
would
allow
cell
towers
to
be
built
on
all
of
our
county
schools.
L
I
feel,
like
you
guys
kind
of
think
that
those
opposed
are
alarmist
or
kind
of
paranoid,
and
I
just
I
I
wanted
to
kind
of
put
myself,
I'm
really
nervous.
Sorry,
I
wanted
to
put
myself
out
there
and
just
really
let
you
know
that
I
I'm
not
that
kind
of
person,
I'm
not
like
a
tinfoil
hat
wearing
freak
kind
of
person.
I
I
let
my
kid
eat
stuff
with
red
dye,
40
or
whatever
number
you're
not
supposed
to
eat.
L
I
I
mean
I'm
not
like
that
and
but
I
I
really
feel
like
this
is
something
that's
just
wrong
and,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of-
let
you
know
that
I'm
not
alone.
L
L
The
maryland
government
agency,
cpac,
that's
the
children's
environmental
health
and
advisory
council-
recommends
lowering
wi-fi
exposure,
which
is
the
same
radiation.
That's
coming
off
of
this
tower,
I
don't
let
my
son
use
the
cell
phone,
I
put
it
on
airplane
mode
when
I
go
to
bed
since
I
found
out
that
this
stuff
is
dangerous.
L
Kaiser,
permanente,
autism,
one,
the
environmental,
health
trust
mercola,
thousands
of
doctors
and
scientists-
I
mean
it's,
they
must
be
paranoid
as
well.
I
I
just
I
don't
feel
like
like
it's
being
treated
seriously.
I
know
there's
studies
that
say
it's
safe
and
I
know
that
their
studies
that
say
it's
not,
and
I
wanted
to
share
this
with
you.
L
L
I
have
cell
phone
tower
statistics
here
I
wanted
to
share
this
with
you.
Maryland
is
one
of
the
states
with
the
highest
tower
lease
rates
maryland
lease
rates
go
from
121
000
on
average
to
489
000.
So
that's
the
range
we're
getting
25.
J
Hi,
I'm
randy
williams,
I'm
one
of
the
visitors
from
shadyside
maryland.
I
am
a
registered
nurse,
as
you
all
know,
and
I
just
wanted
to
start
out
and
say
there
is
no
equitable
amount
of
money
that
should
be
ex
as
an
expense
for
the
health
and
safety
of
our
children
and
our
students.
So
I
really
think
that
that
should
be
considered
when
you
look
at
the
amount
of
money
that
is
being
brought
in
from
cell
towers
and
the
health
and
safety
of
our
children
in
what
is
known
and
what
is
not
known.
J
I
read
it
just
last
week
and
it
was
a
study
that
was
published
on
december
13th
and
the
study
shows
a
direct
link
between
the
electromagnetic
frequency
radiation
and
the
risk
of
miscarriage.
So
I
really
think
you
all
should
read
it.
I
prepared
it
in
my
daughter's
science
notebook
and
copied
it
for
you.
J
This
showed
the
study
was
done
at
kaiser
permanente
with
913
pregnant
women.
They.
It
was
a
objective
study
where
they
actually
put
a
meter
that
measures
radiation
on
the
women's
bellies
or
bodies
and
asked
them
to
just
perform
a
typical
day,
and
they
found
that
there
was
a
2.72
times
increase
in
the
rate
of
miscarriage
amongst
the
women
with
the
highest
level
of
radiation,
so
the
lowest,
the
lowest
rate
they
had
was
about
10.1
percent
of
lost
babies.
J
J
So
we
have
to
look
at
our
teacher
safety
in
our
schools
and
in
this
county
and
if
our,
if,
if
one
teacher,
is
exposed
to
this
level
of
radiation
and
loses
a
baby,
but
she
works
at
another
school
and
that
school
does
not
have
a
cell
tower
she's
not
going
to
want
to
work
at
the
school
where
she
might
lose
her
child.
J
H
Hello,
my
name
is
aaron
snelligan
and
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
hillsmeer
elementary
school
pta,
I
have
three
children.
One
is
at
the
at
hillsmeer
and
the
other
two
are
still
at
home,
but
I
think
about
their
safety
a
lot,
and
I
know
that
you
all
do
too,
as
the
board
of
education
and
our
superintendent.
H
H
Let
me
study
this
a
little
bit
more
and
I
ended
up
speaking
with
somebody
at
the
national
institute
of
environmental,
health
and
science,
which
is
part
of
the
health
and
human
services
department
of
our
federal
government,
as
well
as
the
national
institutes
of
health,
and
he
said
they
had
a
new
study
coming
out.
That
would
talk
about
this
and
that's
the
one
that
was
just
referred
to.
H
So
my
concern-
and
my
ask-
is
just
that
we
do
as
a
school
system
develop
a
new
policy
about
putting
our
vulnerable
students
and
staff
near
this
technology
that
we
just
don't
fully
understand.
Yet
this,
as
we
know
the
studies
say
this
and
say
that,
and
when
I
talked
to
this
representative,
who
is
one
of
the
head
people
here,
he
said
to
me.
The
research
has
shown
us
that
we
need
to
do
more
research,
and
that
was
before
this
study
came
out.
H
So
I
just
ask
that
you
reconsider
or
you
consider
making
a
new
policy
about
the
cell
phone
towers,
the
large
ones
in
particular,
but
also
the
self
the
minis.
I
know
that
there
is
an
obligation
to
increase
infrastructure
for
us,
especially
in
times
of
crisis
and
having
cell
phone
towers
is
very
important,
but
it
does
seem
that
there
could
be
some
other
locations
that
could
be
considered
that
aren't
so
close
to
so
many
kids.
G
M
I
wanted
to
show
you
a
couple
little
items
here
that
I
brought
this.
This
is
a
frame
I
purchased
four
of
and
I'll
explain
to
you
why
I'm
showing
you
these
gave
them
out
to
my
family,
because
my
daughter's
graduating
and
we
also
purchased
additional
pictures.
You
love
the
cap
and
gown
everyone.
I
don't
know
if
all
of
you
are
aware,
but
I
know
mr
arlotto
is
I
sent
him
an
email.
I
sent
several
of
you
as
well.
M
M
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
gown
change.
I
do
have
a
problem
with
the
principal
telling
us
mid-year
that
she's
doing
a
gown
change.
I
brought
these
items
because
I
spent
nearly
six
hundred
dollars
on
getting
my
daughter's
pictures
done.
That
didn't
include
hair
and
makeup
and
all
the
things
you
do
as
a
parent
to
make
that
day
special
and
have
this
on
your
wall
for
years,
and
my
parents,
which
I
purchased
these
for
the
principal,
took
no
consideration.
M
She
did
not
tell
anybody
that
this
was
going
to
happen.
She
did
not
talk
to
the
student
body.
She
just
announced
it
that
she
was
going
to
change
the
gown
color
again.
I
have
no
problem
with
changing
the
gown.
I
do
have
a
problem
with
parents
investing
money
in
buying
pictures
and
their
child,
and
no
one
taking
that
into
consideration.
M
I
know
that
seems
small
and
my
nude,
but
for
me
in
particular
I
know
my
picture
is
still
on
my
wall
of
my
mother's
house
and
my
grandmother's
house.
25
years
later,
I
intend
to
have
the
same
with
my
daughter
getting
her
diploma
right
next
to
it.
I'm
very
upset
that
no
one
seems
to
be
recognizing
that
there
are
several
parents
concerned
about
the
situation
for
me
to
do
the
change
just
for
the
cap
and
gown
through
the
picture
company.
M
M
E
N
Good
evening
president
hummer
vice
president
gilliland,
dr
alato
and
board
members,
my
name
is
holly
clyderline
and
I'm
the
school
counselor
for
699
students
at
oak
hill
elementary
school.
Almost
there
you've
heard
me
speak
about
the
difficulty
in
providing
a
comprehensive
and
effective
school
counseling
program
to
a
caseload
that
high
after
last
month's
meeting.
I
had
several
parents
ask
me
what
they
could
do
to
help.
I
explained
I
explained
to
them,
as
I
am
to
you
tonight,
that
I
am
a
lone
representative
of
this
caseload
issue.
N
There
are
21
other
school
counselors
who
could
be
here
tonight
talking
to
you
about
working
with
over
600
students,
nine
of
those
counselors
have
more
than
700
and
three
have
over
800
I've.
Provided
you
a
bar
graph
to
illustrate
the
magnitude
of
this
problem
on
the
left.
Is
the
american
school
counselor
association's
recommendation
of
a
student-to-counselor
ratio
of
251.,
the
national
average
from
2014-15
is
482-1.
N
The
average
in
maryland
that
same
year
was
369
to
1.
the
average
for
elementary
schools
in
our
county.
This
year
is
488
to
1..
You
can
understand
my
anger,
then,
when
the
money
for
3.4
elementary
school
counseling
positions
was
cut
last
year,
but
money
was
spent
to
move
school
start
times
back
15
minutes
to
improve
students.
Mental
health
studies
may
show
that
later
start
times
are
important,
but
I
think
professionals
trained
extensively
and
students.
Mental
health
would
have
been
a
more
measurable
and
lasting
impact.
N
N
I
don't
see
construction
on
a
new
school,
but
I
do
see
plenty
of
sold
lots
which
schools
should
those
children
attend,
crofton
meadows
at
770
or
crofton
woods
at
745,
perhaps
piney
orchard
at
639,
then
there's
sally
elementary
with
836
students.
A
new
six
classroom
edition
is
being
built
to
ease
overcrowding.
N
That
means
you're
willing
to
have
an
elementary
school
larger
than
several
middle
schools
and
a
ratio
of
900
students
for
one
counselor.
The
state
legislature
last
year
passed
three
bills
that
are
impacted
by
school,
counselor
caseloads.
What
is
the
start?
Talking
maryland
act,
which
mandates
that
all
students
in
third
fourth
and
fifth
learn
information
about
the
dangers
of
heroin
and
other
opioids
at
the
elementary
level
they
are
taught
by
school.
N
Counselors
start
talking
maryland,
covers
a
tough
topic,
but
then
so
does
aaron's
law
which
mandates
all
schools
implement
a
prevention-oriented
child
sexual
abuse
program
for
a
school
with
700
students.
That's
28
lessons
across
grade
levels
for
school
counselors
for
a
single
school
counselor.
I
have
absolutely
no
problem
teaching
the
subject
matter.
What
bothers
me
is
the
third
law
named
lauren's
law
to
address
a
perceived
need
to
increase
school
counselor
awareness
and
skills
in
recognizing
indicators
of
mental
illness
and
behavior
distress,
including
depression,
trauma,
violence,
youth
suicide
and
substance
abuse.
N
A
A
All
right
next
are
consent
items
and,
oh
yes,
I'm
sorry
if
you
any
anyone
else
that
would
like
to
speak.
O
Good
evening,
thank
you,
president
hammer,
dr
alato
president
hummer.
Thank
you.
I'm
sorry.
I
was
not
able
to
see
your
your
budget
presentation.
O
My
name
is
janet
norman,
I'm
an
annapolis
high
parent.
I
had
the
pleasure
of
shaking
dr
elado's
hand
as
the
2016
annapolis
high
pta
volunteer
of
the
year,
and
I
serve
on
a
number
of
local
committees-
annapolis,
education,
commission
and
others,
but
I'm
speaking
for
myself
tonight,
but
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
I'm
I'm.
O
One
thing
I'd
like
to
ask
you
to
remember
is
that
our
service
members
are
away
from
home
this
holiday
season
and
while
we
all
gather
around
with
our
families
and
friends
and
have
a
good
nice
relaxing
break
they're
serving
in
very
hard
scrabble
places
that
that
they
don't
necessarily
want
to
be
but
they're
doing
that
for
us,
and
so
I
want
you
to
remember
what
we
can
do
for
them.
O
The
principal
staff
and
parents
of
of
mead
heights
elementary
came
to
you
last
year
and
asked
you
to
solve
the
completely
inappropriate
start
times
for
meade
heights,
elementary
at
9
40
a.m.
When
their
kids
get
up
and
go
into
military
day
care
at
6.
Am
those
elementary
students
have
to
wait,
3
hours
and
40
minutes
before
they
can
start
elementary
school?
O
Ms
hummer
got
to
sit
next
to
a
marine
corps
officer
mom
at
the
annapolis
high
coffee,
who
had
just
moved
here
from
japan
and
her
son
was
missing
the
bus
that
was
coming
30
20
minutes
too
early
for
an
incredibly
already
early
start
time.
So
please
do
everything
you
can
to
fix
the
transportation
problems.
Consider
what
help
you
need
use
the
university
of
maryland's
expertise
as
other
states
are
using
mit
and
and
things
across
the
country.
O
A
A
Okay,
all
those
in
favor,
okay,
dr
arlatto,
your
recommendation.
P
A
E
Q
Q
So,
as
I
was
reading
through
the
documents
we
were
provided,
this
contract
is
for
a
seven
year
period
or
a
seven
year
term.
Excuse
me,
with
the
new
high
school
scheduled
to
open
crofton
high
in
2020,
and
the
proposed
old
mill
highs
to
be
open.
If
I
remember
correctly
by
2025,
is
there
an
opportunity
to
reopen
or
renegotiate
this
contract.
R
For
the
record
alex
check
new
chief
operating
officer
and
answer,
that
is
absolutely
yes.
Essentially,
the
bus
contracts
are
a
combination
of
the
capitalization
cost,
the
fuel
costs
and
the
hourly
pay
rate
of
the
driver.
We
know
what
those
facts
and
figures
are
once
the
redistricting
actions
are
finalized,
we'll
approach
the
contractors
to
renegotiate
those
routes
and
apply
a
change
order
to
make
those
adjustments
either
upwards
or
downwards,
depending
on
what
the
math
dictates.
A
R
So
it
will
be
a
combination.
These
are
the
lift
buses
that
service,
primarily
our
three
centers,
the
ruthies
and
marley
glenn
and
central
special.
But
yes,
they
also
do
support
some
of
our
non-public
transports.
If
the
youngster
requires
the
assistance
of
a
wheelchair,
capable
piece
of
equipment.
Okay,
all.
A
E
Yes,
ma'am,
I
recommend
approve,
recommend
that
the
personnel
listed
on
the
attached
sheet
be
promoted
and
or
appointed.
A
A
The
handbook
is
posted
on
the
board's
website
and
updated
annually
as
appropriate,
with
limited
print
copies
available
for
distribution.
So
there
are
a
number
of
revisions
for
the
board
to
adopt
today.
I
will
summarize
each
provi
proposed
revision
and
ask
for
any
questions
from
the
board
on
each
one.
Once
I
have
read
all
the
summaries
for
the
proposed
revisions,
I
will
ask
for
any
amendments
by
board
members.
If
a
board
member
would
like
to
offer
an
amendment
on
any
revisions,
they
may
be
offered
at
that
time.
A
A
Are
there
any
board
questions?
Okay,
number
two
on
pages
four
to
five
is
to
revise
the
composition
of
the
board
and
board
member
qualifications
based
on
the
recent
changes
to
maryland
law.
There.
Any
questions
number
three
at
page:
five
to
revise
the
student
board
member
to
reflect
state
changes
and
the
scholarship
amount
as
reflected
in
the
new
maryland
law.
A
Any
questions
number
four
page
six
is
to
revise
the
authority
of
individual
board
members
to
clarify
public
appearances.
Are
there
any
questions?
Okay,
number,
five
page:
seven
to
revise
removal
of
the
board
member.
This
is
also
pursuant
to
changes
in
the
maryland
state
law.
Any
questions
number
six
page:
seven
to
revise
the
duties
of
board
officers.
A
Any
questions
on
this
one
number,
eight
page,
ten
to
revise
board
member
visits
as
follows.
This
is
to
clarify
this
and
also
to
change
the
heading
to
board
member
engagement.
Are
there
any
questions?
A
A
Any
questions
number
14
page
15
to
omit
the
section
entitled
board
attendance
at
community
events
as
this
language
is
now
incorporated
under
board
member
engagement.
Any
questions
number
fifteen
page
sixteen
to
revise
board
norms
to
to
enhance
communication
expectations.
Any
questions
number
16
page
21
to
revise
regular
business
meetings.
A
A
Anyone
have
any
amendments
all
right,
so,
oh,
mr
I'm,
sorry,
mr
grant.
I
I
If
you
look
further
on
in
the
revisions
that
reflect
the
the
statutory
grounds
for
removal,
the
legislature
when
it
passed
the
new
law
increased,
the
the
threshold
for
board
attendance
to
75
percent,
meaning
falling
under
that
threshold,
would
be
a
grounds
for
removal.
If
you
look
at
the
other
provisions
in
the
statute,
they're
all
for
quite
severe
offenses
misconduct
and
and
the
like
again
after
conferral
with
the
board's
legal
counsel,
it
can't
it.
I
It
cannot
possibly
be
the
legislature's
intention
to
raise
that
threshold
to
75
and
then
simultaneously
increase
the
or
expand
the
application
of
that
threshold
to
scores
of
additional
meetings
per
year
for
things
like
workshops
and
retreats.
C
Order,
mister-
and
that
is
just
so
I'm
understanding
when
we
meet-
and
I
guess
who's
out
here.
C
Whether
mr
bennett
or
mr
burns
would
be
available,
we're
always
governed
by
the
open
meetings
act,
regardless
of
the
type
of
meeting
that
that
the
board
engages
in
business,
whether
it's
a
retreat,
whether
it's
a
workshop,
etc.
Even
though
we
may
not
be
taking
a
formal
vote,
there
is
provisions
of
the
open
meetings
act
that
we
must
adhere
to,
which
is
certainly
separate
than
potentially
five
of
us
attending
a
graduation
or
whatever.
I
just
I'm
trying
to
get
clarity
on.
S
There
are
going
to
be
times
when,
if
five
board
members
go
to
a
baseball
game
together
as
long
as
you're,
not
there
and
transacting
business,
you're
not
subject
to
the
open
meetings
act,
but
generally
speaking,
whatever
a
public
agency,
a
public
organization
such
as
a
board
of
education,
gets
together
and
has
a
quorum.
You
are
covered
by
the
open
meetings
act,
but
there
are
those
exceptions
and,
and
the
the
most
common
is
getting
together
for
familial
or
or
friendly
activities.
S
Somebody
wants
to
go
to
the
to
the
beach,
and
so
five
of
you
go
to
the
beach
or
you
go.
You
go
to
a
baseball
game
or
something
like
that.
As
long
as
you're,
not
talking
about
business,
there's,
there's
no
violation
of
the
open
meetings
act.
C
So
then
I
I
guess
for
clarity,
just
reserving
the
point
of
order
for
clarity,
then
what
mr
granin
is
suggesting
by
his
motion
and
and
I'm
I'm
sorry
I
literally
was
in
the
back.
It
came.
T
C
I'm
I'm
just
trying
to
understand
what
you're
suggesting
those
meetings
would
still
be
covered
under
the
the
guidelines
of
the
open
meetings
act.
Correct.
I
Sessions,
open
hearings,
retreats
and
workshops
all
fall
under
the
definition
of
a
meeting,
my
additional
language
for
purposes,
the
open
meetings
act.
It
doesn't
change
which
meetings
the
open
meetings
act
applies
to
and,
according
to
what
mr
bennett
said,
that's
still
an
accurate
description.
What
it
does
is
it
makes
it
clear
that
this
definition
of
a
meeting
is
not
the
definition
of
the
meeting
in
the
statute
on
which
the
75
percent
threshold
is
based.
So.
A
S
If,
if
I
could
suggest,
I
hesitate
to
jump
into
this,
but
perhaps
what
at
some
point
the
board
may
want
to
do
is
to
look
again
at
the
topic,
as
opposed
to
trying
to
take
a
sentence
apart
because
without
trying
to
sound
like
old
man
river,
I
you
know,
I
was
on
the
board
back
in
the
70s,
and
I've
been
around
the
board
ever
since,
and
as
long
as
I
can
remember-
and
ms
nally
hasn't
been
on
the
board
nearly
as
long
nearly
that
long
ago,
but
as
as
a
as
a
senior
board
member
a
veteran
board
member,
I
I
think
she
would
probably
agree
that
over
time
board
members
have
always
talked
about
activities
that
they
did
I'm
using
the
word
activities
specifically
instead
of
meetings
hearings,
whatever
the
sessions
may
be
in
terms
of
an
expectation
that
for
certain
kinds
of
activities,
whether
you
want
to
call
them
meetings
or
sessions
or
whatever
you
want
to
call
them,
the
expectation
is
that
board
members
will
participate
in
them
and
so
no
matter
what
you
call
them.
A
P
P
P
If
you
only
come
to
the
board
meetings
sitting
here,
you're
really
not
a
person
that
is
prepared
to
be
able
to
discuss
what
is
necessary
for
this
board
and
when
all
of
this
was
being
put
together,
and
I've
only
been
here
two
years.
Basically,
it
is
through
the
workshops.
It
is
basically
through
the
retreats
and
the
other
things
that
we
meet
as
a
group
of
five
or
more
that
we
basically
get
to
understand
what
is
our
role
and
what
is
our
responsibility
on
this
board?
Otherwise,
we
are
here
just
to.
F
I
served
on
the
handbook
committee
and
I
just
wanted
to
offer
some
insight
to
to
how
we
came
to
list
those
things
as
meetings.
The
open
meetings
act
that
was
revised
june
of
2017
specifically
says.
The
act
defines
the
verb
to
meet
as
to
convene
a
quorum
of
a
public
body
to
consider
or
transact
public
business.
F
So
a
public
bodies
gathering
will
be
a
meeting
under
the
act.
If
three
elements
are
met,
the
quorum
of
its
members
is
present.
The
gathering
is
convened
for
the
consideration
or
transaction
of
public
business
and
when
the
gathering
occurred
by
chance
or
social
reasons,
the
quorum
nonetheless
was
used
to
discuss
public
business.
So
if
we
did
go
to
the
beach
with
our
grandchildren
and
talked
about
business,
it's
still
an
open
meeting.
S
And
for
whatever
it's
worth,
madam
president,
the
again
at
the
risk
of
showing
my
age
over
the
years,
various
words
have
been
used
to
describe
board
members
getting
together
even
five
or
more
a
quorum
of
board
members
getting
together,
but
as
long
as
it
has
to
do
with
talking
about
board
business,
if
you've
got
a
if
you've
got
a
quorum,
it's
a
meeting.
I
Yeah,
I
just
want
to
make
it
clear
to
all
the
other
board
members,
the
the
source
of
my
suggestion
for
adding
that
clarification
for
purposes
of
the
open
meeting
exact
is
from
dialogue
with
ms
corblak
and
understanding
how
this
language
came
to
be.
So
I
guess
you
know
I'm
an
attorney.
I
understand
how
statutes
and
guidelines
work
guidelines
cannot
change
the
meaning
of
a
statute.
That's
not
how
it
works.
I'm
quite
confident
that
no
court
will
read
the
75
removal
language
applying
to
schedule
meetings
of
the
board
to
apply
to
all
of
these
other
things.
A
I
would
just
say
that
this
handbook
is
a
document,
that's
created
by
the
board,
to
put
forth
our
expectations
for
other
board
members,
and
it
reflects
the
expectations
of
the
board
at
the
time
it
can
be
revised
as
things
go
along.
It's
not
a
legal
document,
but
the
consensus
among
the
board
committee
and
with
other
members
as
over
time
as
we've
talked
about
this-
is
that,
as
miss
sasso
said,
all
of
these
things
that
we
have
listed
as
meetings
are
crucial
to
being
an
active,
prepared
board
member
to
do
the
work
of
the
board.
A
We
included
the
language
that
this
is
all
part
of
the
master
calendar
of
meetings
in
the
spring,
which
determines
the
schedule
and
it
that
so
we
vote
on
this
a
year
in
advance,
so
that
people
have
the
dates
and
the
calendars
on
there
so
that
we
have
there
and
it.
I
believe
that
this
is
a
reflection
of
what
the
board
believes
are
considered
meetings
that
are
crucial
to
the
work
of
the
board.
If
at
some
time
there
is
a
member
who
falls
below
the
75
threshold
and
they
are
recommended
to
be
removed
from
the
board.
A
For
this
they
can
certainly
at
that
time
in
their
appeal,
argue
with
the
state
superintendent
about
that,
and
perhaps
that
we
will
be
ruled
against,
but
I
think
that
this
reflects
what
the
board
priorities
are
and
what
the
board
feels
are
needed
again
to
be
a
vital
board
member
miss
sasso.
Is
there
any
way.
P
A
That's
just
to
clarify
that's
what
we've
done.
We've
said
that
a
meeting,
so
all
of
these
things
are
fall
under
the
term
meeting.
So
if
we
call
it,
if
we
say
we
have
a
board
retreat
plan,
that
is
a
meeting
at
all
they're,
all
kind
of
they
fall
under
the
term.
That's
why
these
definitions
are
here,
so
it
falls
under
there
to
say
that
we
believe
that
all
of
these
things
constitute
a
meeting
of
the
board,
but.
S
P
B
Back
in
some
years
ago,
I
did
this
as
my
leadership
project
and
george
margulies,
who
was
attorney
for
dr
maxwell
at
the
time
and
molly,
and
I
worked
really
hard
gathering
gathering
handbooks
from
all
over
the
state.
Anne
arundel
county
did
not
have
one
so
the
first
issue
of
this
was
written
discussed.
B
You
know
talked
about,
we
really
did.
We
worked
very
hard.
Molly
worked
hard,
mr
margulies.
We
all
worked
hard
and
we
came
up
with
our
first.
It's
been
revised
many
times,
but
may
I
say
in
my
11
almost
11
years
on
this
board,
it
has
been
a
consensus
that
attending
meetings
is
extremely
important,
not
just
the
two
meetings
workshops
I
mean
I
can
remember
when
I
was
president
of
the
board
talking
everybody
into
going
to
a
three-night
overnight,
camping
retreat
with
the
chesapeake
bay
foundation.
B
Don't
aren't
you
sorry,
you
missed
that
fame
we
went
and
but
we
we
gained
so
much
from
that
experience.
It
was
not
a
didn't.
We
miss
brandenburg,
we
did.
She
was
happy.
She
went
okay
and
anyway,
but
I'm
just
saying
that
that
this
board
feels
at
least
I
can't
speak
for
it,
but
from
the
beginning
of
this
handbook
to
now
I
I
don't
anticipate
anybody
ever
falling
under
75,
because,
if
you're
a
serious
member
of
this
board,
you
are
going
to
want
to
be
engaged
and
involved
in
these
activities.
C
C
Can
see
having
a
good
time
around
the
campfire
with
you,
I
I
think
I
I
now
have
the
the
source
of
my
confusion
and
and
just
to
clarify
I
was
getting
some
clarity
from
from
president
hummer.
When
I
was
seeing
the
last
sentence
of
some
of
these
paragraphs.
No
official
business
of
the
board
is
conducted
at
conferences.
C
I
was
using
business
in
more
general
terms
and
and
as
mrs
hummer
just
clarified
for
me
that
that's
actually
stipulated
by
robert's
rules
of
order
to
me
business
in
that
sense
as
a
vote.
So
I
think
that
was
really
the
source
of
of
of
my
confusion.
When
I
was
thinking
we
are
conducting
business
because
it
is
a
business
act
of
this
board
to
be
at
those
functions.
But
business
in
in
this
terminology
or
phraseology
specifically
means
no
official
vote
is
being
taken
so
that
again.
P
F
A
We
would
we
have
to
vote
on
the
outstanding
amendment
first
and
then
another
amendment
could
be
made.
So
are
there
any
other
comments
or
questions
on
mr
grannon's
amendment
to
add
the
phrase
for
the
purposes
of
the
open
meetings
act.
F
A
S
It
can
be
interpreted
that
way,
yes
and
the
reason
I'm
hedging
is
because
I'm
a
lawyer,
but
if,
given
that
there
is
or
has
been
some
disagreement
among
all
of
the
board
members
about
what
a
meeting
is
intended,
what
the
word
meaning
is
intended
to
mean,
then,
frankly,
the
more
you
try
to
clarify
that.
I
think
the
better
off
you
are.
I
mean
instead
of
instead
of
just
saying.
Well,
let's
look
at
the
open
meetings
act,
my
guess
would
be
and
I
could
be
wrong.
S
S
S
I
S
Well,
I
was
on
the
board
before
I
became
the
board's
attorney.
So
if
you
count
when
I
was
on
the
board,
the
late
70s
would
would
be
about
a
starting
time.
Okay,.
I
Are
you
familiar
with
the
change
that
the
legislature
made
to
the
the
laws
governing
board,
membership
and
and
and
the
like
in
this
past
session?
Yes,
I
try
to
stay
up
on
that.
Okay,
and
are
you
familiar
with
the
the
legislature's
increase
of
the
threshold
for
attendance
and
removal
of
board
members
to
75
percent?
Yes,
sir,
I
am
okay
in
your
professional
opinion
when
the
legislature
made
that
increase
from
50
to
75
percent.
Do
you
think
the
legislature
had
in
mind
to
include
now
changing
the?
I
What
is
that
the
denominator
from
whatever
the
the
regular
number
of
scheduled
meetings
of
the
board
is
to
also
include
open
hearings,
retreats
workshops
and
and
and
the
like,
that
could
increase
that
number
to
I
don't
know
60
a
year:
do
you
think
they
meant
to
do
that
when
they
increased
the
threshold
to
75?
I.
S
Am
almost
certain
that
they
intended
to
include
board
workshops,
because
those
are
meetings,
those
are
times
when
the
membership
has
to
get
together
to
go
to
a
workshop
to
all
learn
the
same
information,
that's
being
conveyed.
S
The
the
word
session
is
almost
used
interchangeably
in
robert's
rules
with
the
word
meeting
so
session
and
meeting,
as
I
say,
are
used
interchangeably
on
in
robert's
rules.
So
did
did
the
general
assembly
mean
sessions
when
they
said
meetings
it
depends
on
on?
Probably
it
would
be.
Having
worked
at
the
legislature,
I
can
tell
you
somebody
down.
There
has
has
documents
that
show
what
happened
during
the
discussions,
the
the
what
was
the
original
bill?
What
did
the
original
bill
say?
Was
it
different
from
the
one
that
was
passed?
S
What
were
the
discussions
in
committee
that
discussed
that
all
of
those
things
again,
if
it's,
if
it's
the
kind
of
thing
that
one
wants
to
dig
deeply
enough?
Those
are
the
places
that
that
you
would
look
to
try
to
find
out.
What
did
the
legislature
mean.
I
And
why
would
it
be
that
the
legislature
would
make
a
substantial
numerical
increase
going
from
50
to
75
percent
at
the
same
time
as
expanding
the
application
of
that
threshold,
without
making
any
kind
of
comment
or
anything
like
that
in
the
legislative
history
or
making
any
anything
a
little
bit
more
clear?
What
what
they
would
have
intended.
S
I
I
don't-
I
don't
mean
to
to
sound
humorous
in
this
because
I
don't
feel
that
way.
But
having
worked
at
the
general
assembly
for
a
number
of
years,
I
can
tell
you
that.
S
Trying
to
figure
out
what
the
legislature
intended
is
not
the
easiest
thing
in
the
world.
It
is.
It
is
helpful
when,
for
when
a
discussion
or
a
group
of
discussions,
went
through
a
committee
and
the
committee
kept
the
legislative
committee
and
the
committee
staff
kept
good
notes,
but
I
haven't
seen
any
committee
notes
from
this
discussion.
I
haven't
looked
for
them,
but
there
may
or
may
not
be
notes
which
would
reveal
the
discussion
that
went
on
what
the
vote
was
in
committee.
S
It.
Clearly
there
was
a
positive
vote
because
it
was.
It
was
voted
out
to
the
floor,
but
I
haven't.
I
haven't
taken
the
time
to
go
back
and
try
to
dig
up
those
those
records
from
the
general
assembly.
I
And
my
last
question
is
the
third
part
of
the
amendment
that
ms
corblak
just
offered
from
to
basically
transplant
the
definition
of
meeting
from
the
open
meetings.
Act
also
includes
basically
ad
hoc
meetings
where
and
any
five
members
of
the
board
are
present
correct.
That
was
the
third
one.
I
Right
so
the
third
one
says
when
the
gathering
occurred
by
chance
or
social
reasons,
the
quorum
nonetheless
used
it
to
discuss
public
business.
So,
let's
juxtapose
that
with
the
language
in
the
removal
provision
which
says
75
percent
of
the
scheduled
meetings
of
the
county
board.
So
in
your
professional
opinion,
the
definition
that's
used
in
the
removal
provision,
75
percent
of
the
scheduled
meetings
of
the
county
board
can
faithfully
be
read
to
include
when
the
gathering
occurred
by
chance
or
social
reasons.
I
S
A
Speak,
I
think
mr
grant
did
raise
point
that
that
could
be
problematic
if
we
said
chance
encounters.
I
believe
that
the
definitions
that
we
have
here
for
meeting,
which
is
something
that
we
worked
on
for
a
long
time
in
consultation
with
mr
bennett,
to
come
of
this
to
me
this
reflects
what
our
board
believes
is
a
meeting
and
what
is
important?
That's
so
I
would
oppose
miss
corbilek's
amendment
because
I
think
what
we
have
here
is
clarified
enough,
but
yeah
mr
reinhardt.
A
A
Sorry,
okay,
we
have
a
second
on
that,
and
so
the
amendment
is
to
change
the
definition
of
meeting
the
first
part
of
definition,
meaning
to
the
definition
of
the
open
meeting
set,
miss
corla.
F
I
I
just
wanted
to
to
say
that
this
definition
is
this
definition
sheet
is
defining.
What
a
meeting
is
the
law
that
was
put
into
place
specifically
says
it
has
to
be
a
scheduled
meeting.
So
the
third
item
in
the
open
meetings
act
wouldn't
apply
because
it
wouldn't
have
been
scheduled
in
terms
of
terminating
someone
off
the
board.
A
I
A
Okay,
so
there's
not
a
quorum
on
the
boat,
so
the
motion
fails.
That's
correct!
Okay!
Thank
you!
Mr
bennett.
Don't
go
far,
I
don't
know
if
we
have
all
right.
So
are
there
any
other
amendments
to
the
revisions?
Mr
grannon.
I
I
It
has
to
do
with
the
fact
that
this
is
going
to
become
a
popular
popularly
elected
body,
and
I've
actually
never
seen
anything
with
regard
to
any
kind
of
public
body
where
the
president
of
the
body
can
simply
move
other
people
around,
especially
since
on
this
on
this
board,
the
president
should
basically
be
a
first
amongst
equals
and
to
leave
that
to
someone's
discretion,
especially
when
it
could
be
for
some
partisan
purpose,
especially
as
the
board
becomes
a
popular
popularly
elected
body.
I
think,
could
lead
to
some
mischief
so
I'll.
Just
give
an
example.
I
A
P
Or
at
least
I
remember
this
year
so
that
you
know
when
we
were
all
rerouted
or
reseeded
or
whatever
you
want
to
call
it.
You
know
I
looked
at
it
as
to
the
fact
the
president
asked.
I
think
it
was
stacey
at
that
moment.
You
know
and
you
asked
where
would
everybody
like
to
sit
except
you
know
there
is
where
the
president
sits
and
where
the
vice
president
sits
in
where
the
student
sits.
You
know,
and
I
was
asking
I
said
I
would
gladly
stay
here.
You
know,
and
I
made
a
comment
to
her
today.
P
It's
really
funny,
but
you
know
we
have
two
minorities
holding
everybody
else
in
you
know
so,
but
the
whole
thing
is,
you
know
we
are
basically
seated.
If
you
look
at
it,
you
know
opposite
parties,
you
know
together,
according
to
race,
you
know,
color
I
mean
we
are
basically
distributed
and,
according
to
male
female,
it's
just
you
know.
Looking
at
it
it's,
I
would
say
it's
just
common
sense.
P
You
know,
and
hopefully,
whosoever
becomes
the
president
in
the
future,
even
though
it
might
be
a
political
appointment
or
elected
or
whatever
it
is
we'll
have
common
sense
that
you
don't
sit
all
the
republicans
together
and
all
of
the
men
together
and
all
of
the
women
together.
You
know
it's
just
and
hopefully
the
president
will
be
the
one
who
knows
most
of
the
board.
A
Said
so,
but
we
can't
discuss
this
one
anymore
unless
someone
seconds
mr
grannon's
amendment,
is
there
a
second?
C
Thank
you,
madam
president,
no
amendment,
I
think
I
just
wanted
to
make
more
of
a
general
comment
about
this,
and
I
think
mr
grannon
summarized
very
well
earlier
that
this
document
has
no
legal
authority
that
you
know,
and
I
I
don't
want
to
use
your
words
or
twist
your
words,
but
I
think
you
were
referencing.
The
removal.
C
Aspect,
that's
in
the
statute
and-
and
I
I
do
believe
you
know
that
they
are
different.
But
but
having
said
that,
I
I
think
what
what
we've
seen
you
know
over
the
last.
I
guess
maybe
two
years
post
our
appointments,
but
you
know
some
of
the
the
discussions
that
the
appointments,
what
is
it
the
sbac
now
has
had
with
certain
candidates?
C
C
You
know
in
community
meetings
when
I've
been
asked,
you
know
what
is
it
that
the
board
of
education
does
beyond
sitting
here
and,
and
I
say
that
we
are
the
only
entity
that
sits
in
an
executive
function
that
sits
in
a
legislative
function
and
sits
in
a
judicial
function,
depending
on
what
we're
doing
at
a
given
point
in
time,
and
I
think
that
this
handbook
does
provide
good
counsel,
good
best
practices
to
to
those
who
who
hope
to
be
here,
because
you
know
the
reality.
C
Is
you
know
what
we
do
here
twice
a
month
for
for
a
couple
of
hours
give
or
take?
I
I
don't
know
the
percentage
of
of
what
that
is
to
to
our
job
offhand,
but
it's
just
a
very
small
percentage
of
of
that
which
we
do,
and
I
think
it
was
mrs
sasso
who
who
also
said
very
eloquently.
C
I
can
never
say
things
better
than
you
do,
but
you
know
the
the
fact
that
we've
got
to
be
doing
some
of
the
other
things
that
you've
referenced
in
order
to
do
our
job
here
at
the
dyess
in
a
much
better
capacity,
and
I
I
do
think
whether
it's
a
workshop-
a
retreat,
a
budget
hearing
to
get
community
input,
which
I
think
is
probably
the
most
critical
function
that
that
we
serve
before
making
a
decision.
C
It
all
goes
together,
and
you
know
it
it's
that
cohesiveness
of
all
of
that
that
I
think,
makes
better
informed
decisions
that
affect
the
lives
right
now
of
82
000,
young
people
and
10
000
plus
employees.
So
for
that
reason
you
know
I
I
do
support
the
handbook,
even
though
it
has
no
valid
legal
authority.
T
F
A
A
R
R
So
this
is
a
customary
action
that
we
bring
before
the
board
at
this
time,
each
and
every
year
and
essentially
has
two
principal
functions:
the
first
one
being
that
we
operate
on
an
appropriation
based
budget
and
after
the
original
budget
is
struck
and
becomes
effective
july
1.
Any
additional
revenue
do
we
receive
by
way
of
grants
or
any
other
sources,
etc.
R
R
When
we
brought
our
end-of-year
close-out
report
to
you
for
review
and
approval
back
in
october,
you'll
recall
that
we
explicitly
had
a
seven
million
dollars
that
is
before
you
on
a
chart
essentially
earmarked,
and
it
had
been
tagged
and
reserved
for
this
action
that
we're
contemplating
tonight.
R
So
essentially,
we
come
before
you
for
your
approval
of
those
two
things:
one
to
allow
us
to
seek
the
approval
to
transfer
to
seven
million
dollars
into
the
self
insurance
fund
and
secondly,
to
access
and
utilize
those
dollars
that
we've
garnered
since
the
budget
adoption
and
striking
date
of
july
1,
2017.
C
Thank
you,
madam
president.
This
is
my.
I
promised
my
last
time
pushing
my
button
tonight
turning
my
mic
on,
but
I
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
you,
mr
shaknovic,
mr
stansky,
dr
arlotto,
the
entire
senior
staff,
because
I
know
what
we
were
supposed
to
have
in
in
place
of
that
7
million
and
you
know,
we've
exceeded
it
and
I
think
that's
just
only
through
fiscal
responsibility,
fiscally
responsible
actions
and
a
lot
of
the
operational
efficiencies
that
have
been
enacted
here,
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
A
Are
there
any
other
board
questions
or
comments?
Is
there
any
public
comment
all
right?
All
those
in
favor,
okay
motion
passes
eight
zero,
okay
item,
6.05
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
policy
things
miss
ortiz.
You
have
another
full
night
for
us
item.
6.05
is
an
action
item
board
membership
policy,
baa,
miss
ortiz.
E
A
A
P
A
Are
there
any
board,
questions
or
comments?
Is
there
any
public
comment?
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
motion
passes
item
6.08,
dr
arlatta.
Your
recommendation.
Yes,.
A
E
F
A
Okay,
are
there
any
board
questions
or
comments?
Is
there
any
public
comment?
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
of
student,
fundraising
activities,
policy,
ke,
okay
motion,
passes
all
right
item
6.10,
dr
a
lotto.
Your
recommendation.
Yes,.
A
A
E
Ma'am,
I
am
recommending
rescinding
policies,
dja
djb
and
djc.
A
U
For
the
record
again,
jeannette
ortiz
legislative
and
policy
council,
the
division
of
financial
operations
and
the
partnerships,
development
and
marketing
office
are
bringing
policy,
dca
gifts,
requests
and
donations.
Before
you
for
first
reading,
this
policy
was
last
revised
on
february
6
2008.
U
The
updated
policy
includes
solicitations
to
be
covered
in
the
policy
and
clarifies
the
review
and
acceptance
process
for
gifts,
bequests
donations
and
solicitations
at
schools
and
central
office.
The
policy
will
be
posted
on
our
website
for
30
days
for
public
comment,
and
we
can
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
A
A
A
That
brings
us
to
the
end
of
the
december
20th
meeting.
The
next
board
of
education
meeting
is
wednesday
january
10th
at
2018
at
10
a.m.
The
next
board
policy
committee
meeting
is
wednesday
january
17th
at
1
pm
or
after
the
board
meeting
an
hour
after
the
board
meeting
ends.
Whichever
comes
first
upcoming
board
budget
committees,
meetings.
A
Oh,
no,
I'm
sorry
that
was
the
policy
meeting.
I
said
I
said
budget
meeting,
that's
the
next
ford
policy
meeting
is
at
1
pm
the
budget
meeting.
The
next
born
budget
meeting
is
wednesday
january
24th
at
5
p.m.
Upcoming
budget
hearings
will
be
at
6
pm.
Sign
ups
begin
at
5
pm.
The
first
one
will
be
tuesday
january
9th
2018
at
old
mill
high
school.
The
next
one
will
be
thursday
january
11
2018
here
at
riva
road
there's,
a
budget
workshop
will
be
held
at
6,
00
p.m,
tuesday
january
16,
2018
here
at
river
road.
V
They
do
and-
and
I'm
I
am
here
to
report-
that
it
could
be
anybody's
child.
You
know
I,
the
population
that
I
work
with.
They
come
to
me
sometimes
they're,
18,
19,
20
years
old
and
they're
active
heroin
users
that
started
in
middle
school
and
high
school
with
with
things
that
they
thought
were
not.
It
was
not
going
to
hurt
them.
They.