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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
protocols
for
the
meeting
are
posted
on
the
sign
by
the
door
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.
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E
E
E
On
friday
night
josh
was
named
the
2017-2018
maryland
teacher
of
the
year,
an
honor
previously
earned
by
only
two
other
county
teachers.
Josh
has
spent
18
years
teaching
in
our
school
system.
All
at
the
high
school
level.
He
began
his
career
as
an
english
teacher
at
glen,
burnie,
high
school
and
moved
to
south
river
in
2006..
E
He
coordinated
the
school's
avid
program
for
six
years
before
moving
to
the
stem
program,
his
desire
to
impact
as
many
students
as
possible
also
led
him
into
athletic
coaching
and
mentorship.
He
has
also
become
involved
in
curriculum.
Writing
is
a
member
of
south
river's,
principal's
leadership,
team
and
chairs
the
school's
student
recognition
committee.
E
That
relationship
is
evident
from
the
second
you
step
into
his
classroom,
and
it
is
clear
that
he
has
an
innate
ability
to
get
students
to
believe
in
themselves
and
to
push
themselves
to
greatness.
He
relies
on
them
to
do
their
best
and
in
return
he
gives
them.
He
gives
every
single
student
his
best
every
day.
E
Josh
is
now
representing
the
entire
state
of
maryland
and
is
up
for
the
national
teacher
of
the
year
award.
It's
an
honor,
no
county
teacher
has
ever
won
and
we
are
very
proud
of
josh.
As
our
representative
for
this
great
honor
to
say,
we
are
confident
in
his
chances
at
the
national
level
would
be
an
understatement.
E
B
I
Nally
today
we
honor
an
educator
in
our
school
system
who
instills
healthy
living
and
physical
fitness
habits
in
all
of
her
students
lives.
Not
only
is
colleen
rowe
an
outstanding
physical
education
teacher
at
broadneck
elementary
school.
She
has
initiated
a
multitude
of
programs
at
her
school
that
make
her
students
excited
gymnastic
teams
begin
as
early
as
the
second
grade,
where
students
perform
choreographed
routines
at
spring
fling
in
the
words
of
her
former
student
gabby.
Mrs
rowe
runs
an
amazing
dance
program
with
cool
music
and
great
costumes.
I
This
year
we
did
ghostbusters.
A
special
note
is
the
ever
popular
jump.
Rope
team,
where
students
practice
for
hours
outside
of
school.
In
order
to
make
the
team
colleen
has
taken
the
jump,
rope
curriculum
to
a
new
level
and
her
jump
ropers
are
the
highlight
at
spring.
Fling
student
ella
told
us.
I
was
really
stuck
on
backwards,
double
under
in
jump
rope,
but,
mrs
rowe,
let
me
come
after
school
and
practice
until
I
got
it.
She
said
she
wanted
to
give
me
a
perseverance
award.
That
made
me
feel
more
confident
and
very
proud
of
myself.
I
I
Student
olivia
said
she
always
encourages
me
to
keep
trying
to
do
my
best
and
she
makes
everything
fun.
Colleen
also
incorporates
outside
programs
to
raise
student
awareness
of
community
issues.
She
works
in
conjunction
with
broad
necks
pto
to
make
the
school's
fundraiser
race
for
education
possible.
Her
organizational
efforts
in
organizing
the
event
have
helped
raise
a
tremendous
amount
of
money
for
broadneck
elementary
school.
Another
student
had
this
to
say
mrs
rose
shows
good
sportsmanship
at
dance
festivals
and
at
race
for
education.
I
Mrs
rowe
is
known
for
her
many
years
of
dedication
to
her
students
in
the
community.
She
is
heavily
involved
in
the
twirling
community
and
coaches,
the
broadneck
high
school
twirling
team.
She
is
a
respected
mentor,
teacher
and
colleague,
who
is
willing
to
go
above
and
beyond,
to
promote
success
for
all
students.
Mrs
rowe
made
me
better
at
persevering.
I
She
pushes
me
to
do
my
best
said
lizzie,
mrs
rowe
is
one
of
a
kind.
She
has
inspired
me
to
try
new
things
and
have
a
great
work
ethic
and
according
to
lily,
she
always
adds
a
little
magic
or
a
special
touch
to
everything.
Colleen
rowe.
You
are
the
perfect
example
of
a
professional
educator
showing
high
expectations
for
all
of
your
students
and
working
hard
to
be
sure
they
all
reach
their
potential.
I
Well,
I
was
fortunate
to
work
with
colleen
as
an
assistant
principal
at
broadneck
many
years
ago.
So,
congratulations
and
it's
good
to
see
you
again,
and
this
is
just
a
wonderful,
wonderful
recognition
for
well
deserved
what
what
but
now,
what
little
lie
did
they
tell
you
to
get
you
here?
Are
you
supposed
to
give
some
presentation.
J
I
B
K
K
They
are
committed
to
public
education
and
extremely
loyal
to
their
school
systems,
from
instructional
aides,
to
custodian
secretaries
and
more,
it
would
be
difficult
for
teachers
and
administrators
to
perform
their
jobs
without
their
support
meet
angela
capuano
special
education
teacher
assisting
at
rolling
knolls
elementary
school.
Ms
capuano
performance
is
outstanding
in
her
work
with
students
who
have
special
capabilities.
K
K
Angie
is
a
dedicated
and
flexible
team
member
in
her
daily
work,
with
a
variety
of
students
with
disabilities,
she's
able
to
provide
dedicated
and
differentiated
instruction
while
catering
to
students
special
needs
within
the
general
educational
classroom.
When
asked
to
complete
a
task,
she
swiftly
executes
it
with
fidelity
and
perfection.
K
As
a
colleague,
ms
capuano
is
simply
the
best
her
positive
energy
and
outlook
rubs
off
on
everyone,
she
comes
in
contact
with
every
single
day.
She
often
trains
other
assistants
at
knowling
roles,
providing
new
strategies
and
techniques
for
them
to
use,
so
they
can
understand
their
role
and
be
successful.
K
K
Also,
she
serves
as
a
mentor
to
many
challenging
students
who
need
a
positive
role
model.
Angela
capuano
you
positively
and
energy,
make
you
well
loved
by
every
student
at
rolling
mills,
rolling
north
elementary
school
as
an
educational
support
professional.
You
provide
an
invaluable
service
to
the
teachers
and
administrators
at
your
school.
K
K
L
N
Last
school
year,
over
18
000
school
volunteers
dedicated
their
time
and
talents
to
benefit
our
aacps
students.
Today,
the
board
of
education
is
proud
to
honor
this
multi-talented
volunteer
of
the
month,
mrs
julie
norton,
for
her
unwavering
dedication
to
enrich
students,
school
experiences,
support
teachers
and
enhance
the
school
environment
of
mayo.
Elementary
school
julie
has
been
a
valuable
part
of
mayo
elementary
school
for
more
than
nine
years.
N
During
this
time
she
has
volunteered
to
be
a
room
parent
and
also
implemented
and
has
actively
sponsored
the
mayo
elementary
school
girls
on
the
run
program
for
the
past
five
years,
not
only
is
julie
an
active
volunteer
at
mayo
elementary
school.
She
is
the
south
river
youth,
athletics,
girls,
lacrosse,
commissioner
and
coaches.
Two
to
three
teams
per
season.
N
N
N
Both
as
a
parent
at
our
school
and
as
a
member
of
the
mayo
edgewater
community,
wendy
hargrove,
a
5th
grade
teacher,
said
that
julie
exceeds
all
expectations
when
it
comes
to
her
commitment
and
dedication
to
help
better.
Both
the
male
elementary
community
and
south
river
community
julie
has
four
children
and
kathleen
fitzgerald
male
elementary's
principal
commented
that
she
is
always
amazed
at
how
organized
she
is
with
all
that
she
has
on
her
plate.
N
N
N
N
Q
M
K
I
would
like
to
say
that
I
attended
the
center
of
applied
technology,
north
open
house,
and
I
was
really
flabbergasted.
First.
The
meal
was
delicious
and
second
wish
that
I
had
known
another.
I
know
about
it,
but
literally
you
can
go
online
and
order
what
they
make
you
know,
so
they
have
a
lot
of
bakery
things.
So
if
you're
gonna
have
a
birthday
party,
if
you're
gonna
have
any
party,
please
just
go
online
and
order
from
their
culinary
department,
rather
than
going
to
giant
or
any
of
those,
because
it
is
really
delicious.
N
Thank
you.
I
also
had
the
opportunity
to
attend
with
miss
sasso.
It
was
a
bad
day
to
forget
all
my
cash
at
home,
since
that
was
a
cash
only
pastry
and
bakery
line.
I
did
enjoy
the
dinner
very
much
and
being
the
the
owner
of
a
small
bakery.
N
I
spent
the
bulk
of
my
time
at
the
open
house
in
the
kitchen,
and
what
was
a
wonderful
thing
is
is
not
only
were
the
were
the
students
active
and
explaining
everything
that
was
going
on
in
the
kitchen
and
what
they
were
making,
but
just
the
sheer
number
of
alumni
who
came
back
to
continue
to
support
the
program
and
support
the
the
teachers
there
in
the
culinary
program.
Just
incredible
so,
hopefully,
I'm
gonna
put
a
pitch
in
there.
N
Hopefully
we
have
an
opportunity
to
have
some
interns
from
cat
north
come
and
come
and
grace
our
bakery,
because
just
the
the
work
was
incredible.
The
attention
to
detail
and
just
the
flavor
was
second
to
none
excellent
job.
T
I
just
want
to
add
my
congratulations
to
josh
carol.
I've
been
judging
maryland
teacher
of
the
year
for
five
years
and
we've
had
finalists
many
times,
but
we
finally
produced
the
winner.
So
I'm
very
very
excited
about
that,
and
I
did
just
want
to
share
that.
I
have
to
leave
today
at
noon
so
when
I
leave
the
dais,
it's
not
for
any
other
reason.
D
You,
madam
president,
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
north
county
high
school
they've
asked
me
to
be
an
honorary
captain,
this
friday
night,
as
they
take
on
southern
high
school,
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
to
being
there.
I
I
hope
I
bring
them
some
good
luck
as
as
they
I
know
we're
not
supposed
to
bring
sports
into
the
boardroom
along
with
politics,
but
I
I
do
want
to
say
I
do
want
to
say
go
night.
So
thank
you.
B
So
I
had
the
pleasure
of
stopping
by
jones
elementary
as
they
celebrated
their
60-year
anniversary
and
what
I
discovered
was
it's
only
60
years
in
the
building
where
they
currently
are.
It's
been
in
existence
longer
than
that
it
was
one
started
as
one
of
the
rosenwald
schools
that
were
started
for
african-american
students
and
then
it
it
eventually
became
part
of
our
school
system,
and
there
were
alumni
who
had
attended
jones
elementary
and
they
called
it
jones's
jones's
elementary
back
in
the
50s
that
came
out
for
the
day.
B
B
U
Good
morning,
president
hummer,
dr
arlatto
and
members
of
the
board
hola,
my
name-
is
stephanie
holler.
Is
president
the
anne
arundel
county,
the
pta
hi?
I
want
to
introduce
myself
as
a
stephanie
holler
and
I'm
the
new
aacc
pta
president
also
wanted
to
introduce
myself
to
our
diverse
international
community
here
in
anne
arundel
county,
as
we
are
an
important
part
of
our
community,
it
has
been
a
very
busy
past
few
weeks
since
I
took
office.
U
We
are
happy
to
announce
a
new
addition
to
the
aac
pta
family.
On
october
3rd
monarch
academy
in
annapolis
established
a
brand
new
pta
parents
and
teachers
gather
at
the
school
that
afternoon
and
were
led
by
ray
leone
through
establishing
their
bylaws
and
forming
a
board.
Their
board
is
made
up
of
a
president
two
vice
presidents,
a
treasurer
a
secretary
and
several
committee
chairs.
U
I
know
they
will
be
successful
and
will
be
a
great
addition
to
on
already
wonderful
school.
Welcome.
Maryland.
Pta
is
also
asking
all
units
to
please
con
send
their
contact
information
seats,
even
if
their
board
is
the
same
as
last
year
in
order
to
receive
your
membership
cards,
and
yesterday,
copies
of
our
audits
should
have
been
filled
and
submitted
to
maryland
pta
for
the
physical
year
of
july,
1st
to
june
30th,
please
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
us
for
any
help
or
information
on
how
to
submit
all
forms.
U
U
We
want
to
thank
all
parents,
students
and
teachers
that
make
the
pta
and
ptsa
such
a
successful
organization
in
our
county.
The
countless
volunteer
hours
and
commitments
they
bring
to
the
school
community
is
invaluable,
as
well
as
it
is
helping
build
a
stronger
school
in
hoping
that
this
year
we
will
continue
to
grow
in
members
and
leaders.
I
want
to
always
remind
all
ptas
units
that
the
council
is
always
here
to
help
in
any
way.
We
can.
We
always
encourage
families
to
join
their
local
pta
and
give
their
child
a
voice
every
child,
one
voice.
B
Q
Good
morning,
president
hummer
vice
president
gillen
members
of
the
board
of
education
and
dr
rolado.
My
name
is
kathy
cubic
from
the
office
of
school
performance.
Our
team
is
really
excited
this
morning
to
share
with
you
both
the
work
and
the
results
of
our
high
school,
intentional
focus.
But
first,
let's
meet
the
team.
Q
Our
high
school
principals
are
busy
people
too,
each
one
working
every
day
with
students,
staff
and
parents
to
contribute
to
one
singular
goal.
Graduation
graduation
is
that
magical
time
at
the
end
of
the
year,
when
each
child
gets
to
wear
a
cap
and
gown
march
in
a
procession
and
receive
their
high
school
diploma.
Q
E
E
Q
First,
each
high
school
made
great
progress
in
the
percent
of
ninth
graders,
successfully
earning
a
promotion
to
the
ninth
grade.
In
fact,
last
year,
as
a
district,
we
earned
an
unprecedented
95.9
percent
of
our
ninth
graders,
making
it
to
10th
grade.
That's
pretty
cool
one
specific
tool
that
we
use
to
accomplish.
These
results
is
called
the
early
warning
indicator
list
or
ewi.
Q
V
Dr
cubic
systems,
thinking
at
glen,
burnie
high
school
focus
on
how
we
can
best
meet
the
needs
of
our
students.
This
current
school
year
we
have
416
ewi
students,
that's
approximately
70
percent
of
our
freshman
class,
and
because
of
that,
we
categorized
our
students
into
a
tiered
system
to
best
meet
their
needs.
V
We
created
an
action
plan
that
includes
a
variety
of
supports
to
ensure
student
success
and
promotion
to
the
10th
grade.
Our
action
steps
include
monitoring
data
daily,
engaging
and
communicating
with
students
and
families
recognizing
good
and
improved
student
behavior,
providing
personal
outreach
and
removing
barriers
that
students
have
a
higher
possibility
for
success.
V
Most
of
our
students
in
tier
one
have
multiple
school
absences,
and
because
of
that,
a
cluster
and
school-wide
approach
was
developed
to
address
attendance
concerns.
We
have
scheduled
attendance,
competitions,
attendance
assemblies
and
incentives
are
being
implemented
at
glen.
Burnie
high
school
student
input
is
being
used
to
develop
high
interest,
student-centered
activities,
our
tier
students,
our
tier
2
students,
have
multiple
school
absences
and
course
failures.
V
Q
O
O
The
growth
mindset
tenet
focuses
on
perseverance,
process,
praise
goal,
setting
reflection
and
the
power
of
yet
knowing
the
stories
tenet
focuses
on
making
connections
and
building
relationships
and
the
be
nice
tenet
focus,
focuses
on
being
kind,
respecting
differences
and
being
empathetic
towards
others.
The
district's
early
dismissal
days
are
devoted
for
professional
development.
Around
empathy,
which
supports
the
be
nice
tenet,
the
office
of
equity
and
accelerated
student
achievement
chose
empathy
because
it
is
important
for
educators
to
actively
attempt
to
understand
another
person's
perspective,
emotions
and
reality.
O
Our
children
come
to
us
from
all
walks
of
life
and
have
had
a
wide
range
of
experiences.
When
we
begin
to
understand
the
whole
child,
then
we
can
address
their
individual
needs.
Empathy
supports
our
work
around
equitable
practices,
making
sure
that
each
child
is
receiving
what
they
need
academically,
socially
and
emotionally.
Q
W
Thank
you.
Several
years
ago,
our
team
examined
data
related
to
graduation
rate.
Even
before
the
county
made
9th
grade
an
intentional
focus.
Many
years
of
data
indicated
we
were
losing
students
during
their
first
year
of
high
school.
If
graduation
rate
was
significant
and
it
is,
we
had
to
do
an
infinitely
better
job.
During
our
students.
First
year
of
high
school,
I
told
my
staff,
if
we're
going
to
lose
better
than
18
percent
of
our
students,
or
rather
nearly
a
fifth
of
our
ninth
grade
students.
W
W
The
cohort
was
created
to
address
the
academic,
social
and
emotional
needs
of
our
most
at
risk,
incoming
freshmen
to
ensure
their
success
and
promotion
to
10th
grade
some
of
the
early
warning
indicators.
We
included
at
that
time
included
gate
scores,
referrals,
suspensions
attendance
and
grades
and,
of
course,
conversations
with
key
middle
school
staff.
W
However,
80
percent
of
those
students
earned
all
eight
that
year
and
93
percent
earned
credits
required
to
become
a
10th
grader
the
following
year.
That
year,
which
was
one
year
earlier
than
miss
split
just
referenced.
We
had
the
largest
increase
in
10th
grade
promotion
rates
from
85.52
percent
to
93.03
this
past
year
we
saw
similar
results
rising
to
93.86
percent.
W
Q
W
W
Thomas
will
tell
you
if
it
had
not
been
for
the
stable,
he
would
not
have
been
as
successful.
However,
he
does
have
resiliency
about
him.
It's
hard
to
predict
that
I
only
allowed
the
best
and
most
compassionate
and
empathetic
teachers
and
the
coordinator
that
I
could
find
to
be
part
of
the
stable
that
first
stable
teaching
team
in
that
team.
W
If
you
do
not
know,
miss
plitt
is
a
meat
alum
and,
I
believe,
still
the
only
freshman
to
hit
a
home
run
out
of
the
park
on
the
softball
field.
That
first
year
we
ended.
We
started
the
stable
she
and
I
were
doing
an
observation
of
the
stable
she
came
over
and
during
that
observation
she
met
thomas
she
gravitated
to
thomas,
for
I
believe
at
least
two
reasons,
one
you
can
see
in
the
picture
and
the
other
was
because
he
had
some
dallas
attire,
on
which
I
have
since
banned.
W
I
told
my
entire
staff
several
four
years
ago
when
we
started
this
conversation
that
the
stable
was
never
intended
to
simply
be
about
a
cohort
of
ninth
grade
students.
All
students
deserve
to
be
in
a
place
where
they
are
valued
and
respected
for
who
they
are
and
a
place
where
no
one
will
give
up
on
them.
W
W
W
One
of
the
things
he
did.
He
asked
ms
contesta,
who
was
my
former
coordinator
of
the
program,
who
is
now
my
assistant
principal.
He
asked
if
his
brother
could
be
enrolled
in
the
stable
and
for
me
that
is
a
resonating
endorsement
of
the
work
and
the
the
impact.
So
thank
you
for
your
time
and
and
and
we're
very
excited
to
be
able
to
share
the
work.
We're
doing-
and
I
appreciate
this
opportunity.
B
I
just
want
to
say
I
am
regularly
at
glen
burnie
high
school
and
I
can
attest
to
the
atmosphere,
that's
there
of
the
care
and
concern
that
ever
they
have
for
all
their
students,
and
I
had
the
pleasure
of
visiting
the
mustang
stable
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
and
seeing
the
teachers
in
action
in
the
classroom
with
those
students
and
I
can
attest
from
both
of
those
that
I
do
believe
you're
both
being
very
successful
in
letting
your
students
know
that
you
care
about
them,
and
so
I
applaud
your
efforts.
Thank.
O
D
Thank
you
to
to
each
of
you
for
for
being
here
and
certainly
to
the
principles,
but,
mr
your
you
know,
there's
some
things
we're
certainly
not
able
to
say
out
here
that
would
be
inappropriate
for
us,
but
this
board
knows
what
you've
been
doing
the
the
last
few
days
and
on
behalf
of
the
board,
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
for
all
that,
you're
doing
to
help
our
students
to
help
their
families
during
this
time.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
W
You
and
the
support
from
the
the
board
members
here
and
and
the
board
of
at
the
table
in
front
of
me,
has
always
been
felt
and
is
always
evident,
and
I
appreciate
that.
B
K
K
F
And-
and
I
just
want
to
voice
my
thank
you-
this
is
incredible:
work
from
the
office
of
school
performance
and
to
the
audience
and
those
watching
into
the
board
leadership
matters,
and
the
five
of
the
folks
sitting
in
front
of
you
are
incredible
leaders
and
making
a
difference
in
a
in
a
very
loving
and
caring
way
on
behalf
of
our
students
and
our
community.
So
thank
you
for
your
work.
B
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B
B
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B
B
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B
B
All
right
we're
going
to
resume.
I
I
it
was
brought
to
my
attention
that
I
forgot
after
the
high
school
intentional
focus
presentation.
I
forgot
to
ask
for
public
comment.
So
if
there's
anyone
who
would
like
to
speak
about
speak
to
high
school,
intentional
focus,
please
come
up
at
this
time.
X
Good
morning,
I'm
theresa
sutherland
first,
I
wanted
to
say
that
was
a
wonderful
presentation
and
the
work
that
that
group
and
their
staffs
are
doing
is
just
tremendous.
I've
seen
a
lot
of
testimony
over
the
years
when
I
worked
at
the
county
about
ninth
grade
and
the
decline
between
ninth
grade
and
twelfth
grade
and
the
focus
on
addressing
that
issue.
So
as
I
listened
to
that
testimony,
a
couple
of
things
struck
me.
X
I
want
to
suggest,
as
you
continue,
that
focus
on
ninth
grade,
that
if
you
want
to
improve
the
attendance
and
academic
achievement
and
psycho
social
emotional
support
for
your
ninth
graders
and
your
tenth
graders
and
your
11th
graders
and
your
12th
graders,
that
you
consider
starting
high
school
at
8,
30
or
later,
which
will
allow
them
to
get
the
sleep
that
they're
developing
minds
and
bodies
require.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
mr
now,
we
will
move
on
to
public
comment.
Anyone
wishing
to
speak
on
an
item
not
on
today's
agenda
may
offer
testimony
during
this
public
comment.
Portion
of
the
meeting
speakers
are
allotted
three
minutes
each
and
may
not
allocate
their
time
to
others.
A
tone
will
sound
when
time
has
expired.
The
board
asks
that
comments
remain
civil
and
appropriate
for
the
various
audiences
that
may
be
watching
or
viewing
this
meeting
student
specific
and
personnel
matters
are
confidential
and
cannot
be
discussed
in
this
forum.
B
B
G
Good
morning,
I'm
john
earl
from
shadyside
maryland
yeah,
so
the
last
school
board
meeting
maria
you
read
an
email
from
your
fiance
and
in
regards
to
self
tower
safety,
and
when
I
met
with
him
in
person,
you
know
he.
He
personally
told
me
he's
not
an
expert
on
the
safety
of
cell
towers.
He
is
a
ham
radio
operator
and
enjoys
the
technology.
G
Never
would
claim
to
be
an
expert.
So
I
just
caution
you
guys
to
just
be
careful
who
you're
getting
advice
from
just
like
any
other
issue
that
you
take
on.
It's
important
that
you're
getting
information
from
knowledgeable
people.
So
I'd
like
to
read
to
you
a
letter
from
an
expert
in
the
field,
dr
david
carpenter,
the
director
of
the
institute
for
health
and
environment
at
the
university
of
albany,
which
I've
sent
this
to
you
guys.
Hopefully
you
read
it
so
anyway,
I'll
read
his
letter.
G
Dear
anne
arundel
school
board,
I'm
a
public
health
physician
who
has
been
involved
in
issues
related
to
emfs
for
several
decades.
He
served
as
the
executive
secretary
for
new
york
power
line
project
in
the
80s
that
proved
that
actually
children
living
in
homes
of
elevated
magnetic
fields
from
power
lines
were
suffering
elevated
risks
of
developing
leukemia.
G
After
that
project
was
completed,
I
served
as
the
spokesperson
for
new
york
state
on
issues
related
to
both
power
line
and
radio
frequency
rfs.
I
served
as
director
of
the
wildsworth
laboratory
at
the
new
york
state
department
of
health
and,
as
well
as
being
the
dean
of
the
school
of
public
health
at
the
university
of
albany
suny.
I've
edited
two
books
on
effects
of
emfs,
ranging
from
the
low
frequency
fields
to
the
higher
radio
frequency
microwave
radiation
that
we're
seeing
from
cell
towers.
G
G
There
is
clear
and
strong
evidence
that
intensive
use
of
cell
phones
increases
the
risk
of
brain
cancers.
Tumors
of
the
auditory
nerve,
cancers
of
the
perito
gland
and
the
salvatory
gland
in
the
cheek
by
the
ear
cell
towers
direct
their
beam
in
all
directions
such
that
anyone
nearby
is
continuously
exposed
to
radio
frequency
radiation.
G
G
B
G
R
Good
morning,
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
lisa
taylor
cerrero,
I'm
from
shadyside
maryland.
I've
been
teaching
for
15
years
now
and
the
last
10
years
in
the
county.
I
have
three
boys
and
my
youngest
attend
shadyside
elementary
school
and,
as
many
of
you
already
know,
I've
been
adamantly
against
the
proposed
cell
tower
at
shadyside.
R
I'm
kind
of
tired
of
the
politics
of
it
all,
I'm
not
a
good
public
speaker,
I'm
just
doing
my
best
to
do
the
right
thing:
I'm
not
going
to
just
lecture
about
non-ionizing
radiation
and
all
those
things
and
quote
things
about
cancer
and
autism
and
learning
disabilities.
You've
heard
all
about
that
from
me:
I've
sent
you
a
million
emails
and
my
husband
has-
and
I
guess
we
all
have
and
you've
heard
it
all
a
million
times,
I'm
not
going
to
quote
the
american
academy
of
pediatrics
or
autism,
one
there's
a
million
quotes.
R
R
R
Pg
county
ended
their
lease
agreement
with
milestone.
It
seems
that
there's
some
kind
of
myth
that,
because
of
the
telecommunications
act,
that
we
have
to
continue
this,
and
it's
not
true,
I
mean
kevin
maxwell,
ended
the
the
agreement
and
in
their
initial
lease
agreement
they
said
that
these
things
shouldn't
go
on
elementary
schools.
I
mean
just
to
keep
our
kids
safe.
I
mean
because
they're
the
most
vulnerable,
I'm
just
as
a
parent,
I'm
looking
to
homeschool
my
son
next
year,
I'm
a
firm
believer
in
the
public
school
system.
I've
taught
for
15
years.
R
Y
Y
The
study
was
conducted
in
the
united
states
using
kaiser
permanente
pregnant
women
in
northern
california,
so
it
was
a
u.s
study.
There
have
been
a
lot
of
european
studies,
but
this
is
one
that
was
really
important
in
the
us,
and
I
wanted
to
bring
it
to
your
attention.
If
you
haven't
seen
it,
the
subjects
had
monitoring
devices
for
24
hours
during
a
certain
trimesters
of
their
pregnancy.
Y
Y
Y
This
is
the
economics
of
asthma.
In
case
you
don't
have
a
child
with
asthma,
I
don't
spend
30
billion,
but
the
u.s
spends
30
billion
dollars
a
year
to
deal
with
asthma
every
year
for
medications,
my
daughter
who
has
asthma.
Y
Z
Good
morning
board,
my
name
is
larry
earl,
I'm
I
live
here
in
annapolis
and
I'm
actually
here
on
behalf
of
my
daughter,
jessica,
earl
richter
who,
along
with
her
husband,
sam
and
our
almost
five-year-old
granddaughter,
live
with
us.
Z
They
live
with
us
because
jessica
is
continuing
to
battle
the
effects
of
brain
cancer
because
she
couldn't
be
here
today.
She
has
asked
that
I
read
a
letter
from
her
to
the
board
and
I
have
copies
here
for
you
in
which
she
talks
about
her
feelings
about
electromagnetic
frequencies
and
how
it
applies
to
the
shadyside
elementary
school
cell
tower,
so
jessica
writes
the
following.
Z
Z
Z
Z
Z
Z
AA
AA
The
board
of
education's
mission
statement
is
to
provide
leadership,
vision
and
support
to
anne
arundel
county
public
schools
that
ensures
an
equitable
world-class
education
and
creates
a
lifelong
learning
by
one,
promoting
community
collaboration,
two
developing
responsive
policies
and
holding
three
holding
ourselves
accountable
for
the
results
right.
So
the
word
equitable
means
fair
and
impartial.
AA
With
this
tower,
parents
would
not
have
they'd
be
forced
to
put
their
kids
in
exposures
of
radiation
every
single
day.
This
would
be
government
mandated
radiation
for
our
children.
This
is
not
equitable
number
one.
Promoting
community
collaboration
collaboration
implies
that
you'll
work
together
with
the
community,
not
the
cell
phone
tower
companies.
AA
How
could
you
approve
putting
a
cell
phone
tower
right
next
to
an
elementary
school
and
playground
without
the
approval
of
the
neighboring
residents
and
the
parents
at
that
school,
because
I
live
right
next
to
the
school.
We
were
one
of
just
a
small
handful
of
neighbors
that
received
a
tiny
little
piece
of
mail
that
was
actually
in
the
gutter.
AA
Next
to
my
mailbox
that
told
us
that
the
south
tower
was
going
to
be
erected
and
that
there
was
a
meeting
that
we
could
come
to,
but
because
I
lived
next
to
that
school,
we
were
able
to
spread
the
word
and
that's
the
only
way
that
our
community
found
out
parents
from
the
school
were
never
going
to
be
told
until
the
cell
tower
was
going
up
and
how
we
know.
That
is
because
my
husband
called
the
pto
president
and
she
told
us
that
she
was
not.
AA
She
had
no
idea
that
they
were
going
through
with
this
until
she
was
going
to
be
she
was.
She
was
not
let
let
in
on
those
final
meetings
which
she
thought
she
was
going
to
be
so
that
right
there,
so
only
collaboration,
I've
seen
so
far
is
with
the
board
and
the
cell
phone
companies
and
the
tower
companies
number
two
developing
responsive
policies.
This
implies
that
you'll
listen
to
the
concerns
of
parents
and
the
community
to
develop
policies
that
reflect
the
needs
of
students
in
that
school.
AA
The
result
of
putting
this
tower
up
is
that
you'll
be
putting
hundreds
of
children
in
danger.
The
american
academy
of
pediatrics
states
on
their
website.
In
recent
years,
studies
have
confirmed
concerns
that
living
nearby
cell
phone
towers
increased
the
risk
of
developing
headaches
memory,
problems,
dizziness,
depression
and
sleep
problems.
Will
all
of
you
be
held
accountable
for
my
children's
health
and
health
of
the
children
living
and
going
to
school.
Under
the
this
tower,
I'm
holding
you
accountable
for
fixing
this
problem.
Your
own
mission
statement
holds
you
accountable.
AA
AB
Good
morning
my
name
is
linda
nguyen.
I
live
in
shadyside
a
mile
from
the
proposed
milestone
cell
tower
at
shadyside
elementary
and
I
have
children
who
will
be
attending
shadyside
elementary
school
next
year
and
three
years
from
now,
I
came
to
the
last
board
of
education
meeting
and
I
want
to
point
out
a
few
things
that
I
found
disturbing
and
contradictory
to
promoting
community
collaboration,
developing
responsive
policies
and
holding
yourselves
accountable
for
the
results.
AB
First,
after
public
comment
by
at
least
five
people
about
the
proposed
milestone
cell
tower
at
shadyside
elementary
school,
there
was
no
response
from
the
board,
while
every
other
issue
that
was
brought
up
in
common
throughout
the
night
had
at
least
points
of
clarification
or
questions.
If
not
lengthy
discussions
by
all
board
members,
the
only
response,
if
you
could
call
it
one,
was
a
letter
written
by
someone
board.
Member
saso
knows
that
gave
his
opinion
about
cell
tower
radiation.
AB
One
of
our
community
members,
john
earl,
had
spoken
with
board
member
sasso
at
a
previous
meeting,
and
she
promised
to
ask
for
a
vote
on
the
proposed
cell
tower
at
shadyside
elementary.
If
john's
radio
frequency
calculations
were
accurate,
which
they
are,
which
is
undisputed,
this
leads
me
to
question
how
and
why
a
person
appointed
to
represent
the
public
taxpayers,
students
and
parents
would
say
one
thing
at
one
meeting
on
behalf
of
the
board
and
to
someone
she
represents
and
then
not
follow
through
with
her
word
at
a
subsequent
meeting.
AB
If
there
is
good
reason
for
this,
the
public
and
those
you
represent
would
love
to
hear
it.
Finally,
at
the
last
board
meeting
there
was
a
resolution
presented
by
board
members.
I
believe
it
was
board
member
reinhard
condemning
the
proposed
construction
of
the
high-speed
maglev
train,
because
it
would
be
disruptive
and
dangerous
to
certain
schools
and
because
of
community
concerns,
why
the
acknowledgement
of
disruption
and
danger
and
community
concern
for
one
corporate
proposal,
but
not
another.
AB
Please
equally
condemn
the
construction
of
hazardous
cell
towers
on
children's
school
grounds
and
playgrounds.
Please
heed
the
recommendations
of
the
american
academy
of
pediatrics
and
numerous
public
health
experts
regarding
the
reduction
of
cell
radiation.
Please
find
an
alternative
solution
to
this
very
bad
milestone
deal.
Thank
you.
C
C
I
don't
like
having
to
speak
again
in
front
of
you,
but
what
you're
proposing
to
do
is
too
consequential
for
me
to
remain
silent.
I
hope
that
you've
been
researching
the
scientific
evidence
concerning
the
possible
dangers
of
living
or
spending
time
near
cell
towers.
I
have
read
articles
viewed,
videos
and
lectures
that
are
sounding
the
alarm
about
the
dangers
of
emfs
and
rfs
and
how
much
we
we
are
increasingly
exposed
to
them.
C
AC
AC
You
need
to
do
something
about
that.
The
next
meeting
is
next
thursday
in
shadyside.
I
intend
to
go
and
I
don't
want
to
be
there
and
have
the
police
called
on
me
again,
because
I'm
a
citizen,
a
grandparent
who
wants
to
participate,
and
yes,
I
do
have
an
opinion
about
the
celtic,
but
I'm
going
to
have
some
opinion
about
other
things
as
well,
and
I
want
to
participate
you've
been
here
all
morning,
long
celebrating
all
the
success,
the
great
teachers,
the
great
programs.
All
of
those
things
you
talk
about
community
support.
AC
T
AD
AD
I
met
with
tyson
bennett
for
about
an
hour
on
monday
because
we
need
to
fix
this
problem
now.
Access
and
participation
by
the
parents
that
have
children
in
the
school
needs
to
happen.
This
is
how
the
hamburgers
made.
This
is
how
the
discussions
are
and
stacy.
I
will
address
that.
The
school
system
has
an
implied
relationship.
AD
They
have
their
fingerprints
all
over
the
pto.
It
is
the
principle
that
is
shutting
the
door
participating
in
the
discrimination.
What
happens
when
theodore
quibble
points
out
an
african-american
points
out
an
asian
points
out
a
latino.
They
are
participating
in
the
discrimination
the
pto
is
able
to
put
inserts
into
the
children's
folder.
AD
People
you
saw
the
people
that
came
here.
They
don't
want
to
come
and
disrupt
they
want
to
participate
in
their
children's
future.
I
was
turned
out
my
my
grandchild
was
beat
up
in
that
school.
I
have
a
safety
issue
at
that
school.
We're
not
a
one
issue
person.
We
want
to
participate
in
our
children's
future
and
to
be
denied
that
and
be
assisted
by
the
school
system
of
discrimination,
access
and
participation.
That's
all
we're
asking
it's
not
too
much.
B
All
right
next
are
consent
items
items
4.01
through
4.03
are
consent
items.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
bundle
these
items?
Second,
okay,
all
those
in
favor
motion
passes.
B
So
now,
do
I
have
a
motion
to
move
these
items
from
information
to
action.
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
motion
passes
and
dr
arlatto.
Your
recommendation.
F
B
B
N
I
just
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
to
point
out
that
the
most
recent
data
available
from
the
census
department
or
the
bureau
of
the
census
excuse
me
from
2016,
shows
that
31
percent
of
residents
of
anne
arundel
county
are
from
minority
groups
and
that
to
date
for
the
current
school
year
were
hiring
at
approximately
22.5
percent
from
minority
groups.
B
Thank
you,
mr
reinhardt.
All
right
any
other
board
questions
or
comments.
All
those
in
favor
motion
passes
eight
zero.
Okay.
Next
we
have
items
5.03,
5.04,
5.05
and
5.06,
the
fy
2018
healthcare
premium
holiday
for
tech,
ael,
afscme
and
sayak.
Do
I
hear
a
motion
to
bundle
items
5.03
through
5.06.
F
H
As
you
are
aware,
numerous
chat
changes
were
made
to
anne
arundel
county
public
schools,
health
care
plan
designed
to
address
ongoing
and
significant
economic
challenges
to
the
health
care
fund
balance.
In
its
fiscal
year,
2018
budget,
the
county
government
provided
funding
to
help
offset
increases
to
employee
health
care
costs.
In
brief,
the
following
terms
were
agreed
upon.
H
H
Additional
information
regarding
the
criteria
for
the
premium
holiday
can
be
found
on
the
aacps
website.
I
would
like
to
thank
bill
jones.
The
executive
director
of
tac
richard
the
tac
president
will
myers
president
of
ael
and
nelson
herrein
vice
president
of
ael,
as
well
as
corey
blake,
special
assistant
to
the
executive
director,
afscme
council,
67
and
roland
johnson,
president
of
afscme
local
1693,
as
well
as
bradley
jarjon,
unicef,
director
for
sayak
and
helen
wilkerson,
president
of
sac,
for
their
dedicated.
Excuse
me
dedicated
efforts
in
this
endeavor.
H
H
In
brief,
the
board
will
set
assigned
a
fund
not
to
exceed
7.5
million
dollars
to
provide
employees
with
a
premium
holiday
to
help
offset
increases
to
employee
health
care
costs.
The
board
will
pay
the
imprint
the
employee
premium
share
for
all
eligible
employees
participating
in
the
hmo
or
the
triple
option
plan
beginning
on
the
first
salary
distribution
in
january
of
2018.
H
B
Are
there
any
board,
questions
or
comments?
Okay,
are
there
any
any
public
comment?
All
right,
all
those
in
favor
motion
passes
eight
zero.
Thank
you,
miss
rawls
for
all
your
hard
work.
Thank
you.
Okay.
Item.
5.08
is
the
board
position
on
the
baltimore
washington
super
conducting
maglev
project.
This
is
an
action
item.
AE
Thank
you,
madam
president.
My
understanding
is
that
the
route
for
this
maglev
line
is
not
finally
proposed
for
at
least
its
part
through
the
county,
and
I
think
our
consideration
should
wait
until
such
time.
It
is
finally
proposed
and
therefore
I
move
to
table
the
board's
consideration
of
this
resolution
until
such
time
as
there
is
a
final
proposed
route.
T
Okay,
for
similar
reasons
to
mr
granny,
because
this
seems
to
be
a
moving
target
and
we're
changing
routes
and
proposals,
I
was
hoping
we
could
make
the
language
a
little
broader
in
paragraph
two,
I'm
proposing
that
it
reads
as
such,
the
board
hereby
expresses
its
adamant
opposition
to
any
baltimore
washington,
superconducting
maglev,
train
project
route
that
is
disruptive
to
our
schools
and
surrounding
communities.
T
In
paragraph
three,
it
says
on
the
third
line
that
these
communities,
the
communities
they
serve,
would
suffer
severe
and
potentially
irreversible,
reversible
impacts.
I
would
like
to
amend
that
to
could
the
beginning
of
the
third
paragraph
it
also
says,
would
be
significantly
detrimental.
I
would
like
to
change
that
to
the
environmental
impacts
of
this
project
have
the
potential
to
signific
to
be
significantly
detrimental,
and
then
the
closing
line
would
match
the
change.
In
paragraph
two,
we
firmly
oppose
any
sc
maglev
route
that
is
disruptive
to
our
schools
and
surrounding
communities.
B
Now
we
we'll
have
discussion
on
this
amendment.
B
All
right,
sorry,
I
had
to
clarify
my
robert's
rules
on
that,
so
we've
had
a
second.
So
now
we
may
just
we
can
discuss
the
amendment
that
ms
corbilek
has
proposed
to
change
the
the
statement
to,
and
the
second
paragraph
to
say
as
such,
the
board
hereby
expresses
its
adamant
opposition
to
any
sc
maglev
route
that
is
disruptive
to
our
schools
and
surrounding
communities.
B
Paragraph
three
would
change
the
communities
they
serve
could
suffer
severe
and
potentially
irreversible
impacts.
Paragraph
four,
the
environmental
impacts
of
this
project
have
the
potential
to
be
significantly
detrimental
and
paragraph
four
would
repeat
that
we
oppose
any
route
that
is
disruptive
to
our
schools
and
surrounding
communities.
So
that
is
what
we
are
discussing.
Miss
sasso.
N
I
I
also
agree
that,
because
it's
a
moving
target,
it
is
important
for
us
to
speak
out
specifically
to
the
route.
I
also
believe
that
the
changes
to
the
statement
is
proposed
by
ms
corblak
help
limit
the
scope
of
the
statement
as
well
reading
many
of
the
comments
both
on
on
the
internet
and
that
were
provided
to
us
through
official
channels.
N
It's
clear
that
that
many
of
our
constituents
feel
that
by
painting
a
broad
stroke
across
all
transportation
projects
that
we're
overstepping
our
boundaries
and
by
just
standing
up
to
proposed
routes
that
affect
our
schools
and
school
properties
that
this
this
limits,
our
scope.
So
I
agree
with
miss
corbilak's
amendments
to
the
statement.
AE
I'll
just
take
this
opportunity
to
say
briefly
that
I
I
understand.
AE
Where
miss
corbilek's
proposed
amendments
are
coming
from.
Nonetheless,
to
me,
that
kind
of
emphasizes
the
idea
that
you
know
making
this,
I
guess
more
vague,
because
it
is
a
moving
target
to
me
emphasizes
all
the
more
why
it's
premature.
I
have
not
formed
any
preconceived
conclusion
about
a
position
on
the
final
route
and
I
think
we
should
act
when
the
final
round
is
proposed,
and
I
just
want
to
explain
that's
the
reason
that
I'm
going
to
be
voting
against
this
resolution
today.
B
And
I
also
support
these
changes.
I
think
it's
important
that
we
speak
up
as
they're
considering
routes.
Let
me
know
that
we
don't
want
routes
to
go
through
our
school
properties
and
have
that
and
so
that
when
they
are
discussing
and
planning
the
routes
that
they
make
sure
that
any
proposed
thing
will
be
routed
around
our
school
properties,
it's
directly
to
the
impact
on
the
education
and
our
buildings,
facilities
and
the
communities
that
they
serve.
So
are
there
any
other
board,
questions
or
comments
on
this
amendment?
AF
AF
I
would
like
to
speak
now.
I
guess
on
those
amendments
and
I'm
sure
that
will
take
care
of
my
comments
for
the
full
proposal
as
well.
We
actually
respectfully
request
that
the
board
table
the
proposed
statement
against
the
maglev
project.
The
baltimore
washington,
rapid
rail,
acknowledges
the
concerns
expressed
in
the
proposed
position
statement
and
we
intend
to
address
those
concerns.
We
are
still
very
early
in
the
environmental
study
process
and
believe
that
many
of
the
concerns
will
be
addressed
as
the
study
continues.
AF
AF
AF
While
the
project
is
early
in
the
environmental
study
process,
we
have
held
several
meetings
throughout
the
state
and
d.c
and
we
want
to
work
with
local
communities
who
are
doing
during
this
process
and
committed
to
maintaining
open
dialogue.
So
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
come
before
you
this
afternoon.
AF
As
the
study
progresses,
the
roots
will
be
narrowed
down
to
a
preferred
route
which
will
undergo
scrutiny
by
dozens
of
state
as
well
as
federal
agencies.
A
detailed
list
of
impacts
will
be
identified
and
comprehensive
measures
to
mitigate
or
prevent
impacts
will
be
developed.
An
important
part
of
studying
potential
routes
is
to
minimize
community
impacts.
AF
This
process
entails
working
in
cooperation
with
all
of
our
stakeholders,
including
this
board,
to
arrive
at
an
acceptable
solution.
The
proposed
statement
raises
some
questions
about
exits
and
ventilation
areas,
and
I
did
want
to
be
able
to
address
those
concerns
in
particular
similar
to
current
underground
trains
like
wamada's
metro.
There
would
be
emergency
exits
and
ventilation.
AF
I
hope
that
you
all
have
my
position
statement.
I
brought
copies
as
well
as
some
faqs
and
some
document
around
clearing
up
some
misconceptions
I'll
make
myself
available
for
you
know
if
you
want
to
have
something
in
your
community
to
talk
about
the
project
specifically
around
this
technology,
which
is
new
for
our
country.
So
we
understand
there
are
questions
there
are
concerns
and
we're
here
to
be
partners
in
this
process.
So
I
thank
you
for
your
time
this
afternoon.
AF
N
N
Other
officials
associated
with
the
project
or
who
are
promoting
the
project
have
stated
that
it
is
their
goal
to
place
these
ventilation
systems
on
government-owned
property,
of
which
aacps
would
be
considered
government
on
property
for
the
schools
on
that,
when,
speaking
to
general
community
groups,
do
you
have
any
any
comment
regarding
statement?
Those
statements
have
been
made
at
earlier
community
meetings.
AF
N
The
top
of
the
tunnel
right
has
a
method
for
digging.
The
tunnels
been
determined
at
this
time,
whether
boring
or
cut,
and
cover.
AF
So
I
I
won't
speak
to
the
hyperloop
project,
not
sure
exactly
the
extent
of
their
permitting,
but
we
are
an
actual
operating
train,
and
so
it's
we've
found
it
very
important
to
go
through
the
proper
channels,
and
so
we
have
filed
with
we
received
a
grant
from
the
federal
government
to
do
this.
Entire
national
environmental
protection
act
study.
This
whole
process,
like
I
said,
takes
years
and
right
now
we
are
looking
at
a
variety
of
sort
of
right
of
ways.
AF
AF
So
those
routes,
especially
along
the
parkway,
have
quite
minimal
impacts,
we're
looking
at
still
going
through,
but
with
a
fine
tooth
comb
to
examine
those.
But
we
are
going
a
long,
existing
right
of
ways.
AF
B
All
right
at
this
time
we
will
vote
on
the
amendment
which,
once
again,
the
amendment
is
to
amend
this
statement
to
say
paragraph
two:
the
board
hereby
expresses
its
admin.
As
such,
the
board
hereby
expresses
its
admin
opposition
to
any
sc
maglev
route
that
is
disruptive
to
our
schools
and
surrounding
communities
in
paragraph
three.
It
would
change
it
to
the
communities
they
serve
could
suffer
severe
and
potentially
irreversible
impacts.
B
Paragraph
four,
the
environmental
impacts
of
this
project
have
the
potential
to
be
significantly
detrimental
and
in
paragraph
four
to
repeat
again
that
the
board
expresses
adamant
opposition
to
any
sc
maglev
route
that
is
disruptive
to
our
schools
and
surrounding
communities.
So
all
those
in
favor
of
the
amended
of
the
amended
position.
B
So
now
we
will
go
back
and
to
the
vote
on
the
amended
position.
Are
there
any
further
discussion?
Mr
grannon.
AE
Yeah,
I
I
had
stated
previously
my
intention
to
to
vote
against
the
resolution,
and
I
just
I
guess
I
just
want
to
add
that
it.
It
boggles
my
mind
that
the
board
would
reach
out
in
this
manner
to
vote
on
a
hypothetical
train
route
that
is
not
within
our
purview
but
decline
to
vote
on
the
placement
of
a
cell
phone
tower
at
an
elementary
school
that
has
raised
significant
public
opposition
and
it's
not
to
say
that
the
vote
has
to
go
one
way
or
the
other
in
the
cell
phone
tower,
but
to
decline.
AE
B
B
As
for
the
maglev
not
being
in
our
purview
because
of
not
with
schools,
if
the
route
were
to
go
through
and
displace
our
schools,
it
certainly
is
within
our
purview
because
that
comes
up
with
our
school
properties
relocating
schools,
the
of
huge
financial
impact
that
would
have
on
the
entire
school
system.
So
are
there
any
other
questions
or
comments?
B
B
F
P
P
I'm
not
going
to
read
each
one
of
them
again
and
then
the
calendar
committee's
suggestions
were
to
eliminate
a
parent-teacher
conference
day
in
the
second
marking
period,
to
open
on
msea
day
and
to
reduce
inclement
weather
days
from
three
to
two
stipulating
that
that
would
be
easter
monday.
The
third
one,
the
revisions
that
we've
made
since
we
saw
you
last
time.
P
We
did
add
the
language
that
mr
gannon
had
asked
for
telling
why
why
we
are
closed
for
some
of
the
times
we
put
that
on
there
we
shifted
the
first
parent
teacher
conference
day
from
thursday
october
18th
to
tuesday
the
23rd.
P
P
That's
everything
that
we
did
with
the
1819
calendar.
If
you
want
to
just
discuss
that
one
before
we
move
on
to
1920.
AE
Thank
you
for
those
language
changes.
I
I
move
to
amend
both
calendars,
the
final
sentence,
so
this
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
scheduled
days.
The
final
sentence
of
both
calendars,
which
currently
reads,
students
who
are
absent
from
school
due
to
a
religious
observance,
will
be
allowed
to
make
up
all
work
missed
due
to
that
absence
period,
full
stop.
I
move
to
amend
that
sentence
by
changing
that
period
to
a
comma
and
adding
the
following
language.
AE
AE
B
K
K
AE
If
you'd
like
to
explain
the
reason
for
that
is
for
the
very
reason
that
you
suggest
is,
you
know,
as
a
public
school
system,
there's
only
so
much
recognition
that
can
be
taken
to
account
of
all
kinds
of
diverse
cultural
needs
and
religious
needs.
We've
in
this
proposed
calendar.
That's
come
through
the
calendar
committee
taken
into
account
community
concerns,
history
and
tradition
and
selected
and
prioritized
three
days,
I'm
not
making
a
value
judgment
about
whether
those
three
days
are
better
than
any
other
three
days.
AE
But
what
I
am
saying
is
if
we
are
saying
that
for
those
students
they
can't
have
tests
on
those
days
and
they
have
to
be
allowed
to
make
up
the
work
on
those
days.
It
is
not
fully
accommodating
of
their
religious
needs
on
those
days
to
say.
Well,
if
you
miss
school
in
rosh,
hashanah
too
bad.
So
sad,
you
can't
get
perfect
attendance.
AE
K
Yeah
eric
I'm,
not
questioning,
you
know
it's
just
that.
I
did
not
want
your
amendment
to
be
an
open
amendment
as
far
as
any
religion
is
concerned,
so
if
it
could
be
limited
to
what
it
is
on
this
calendar,
because
otherwise
it
just
opens
it
to
anybody.
If
I
come-
and
I
say
you
know
my
confucius
day
is
such
and
such-
and
I
was
absent
on
that
day,
who
is
going
to
say
that
was
not
confucius
day?
I
claimed
it
to
be
my
religion,
you
know
it's
just
limiting
it
to
x,
y
and
z.
K
F
So
that's
one
thing
to
consider.
The
other
is
that,
as
you
are
debating
this
understand
that
if
a
student
is
not
in
school,
they
will
be
marked
absent
because,
if
they're
not
under
roof-
and
they
are
not
present
for
whatever
reason
they'll
be
marked
absent
with
an
appropriate
code
that
we
then
have
to
send
up
to
the
state,
because
the
attendance
piece
is
required
by
the
state
of
maryland
and
we
do
have
to
submit
that
each
and
every
day.
F
So
just
so
that
you
understand
that
while
they
will
be
marked
absent,
if
you
so
choose
that
they,
this
will
not
count
against
their
their
perfect
attendance.
If
their
school
does
in
fact
award
perfect
attendance,
there
will
be
a
a
disconnect
between
them
being
officially
in
school
and
then
having
this
part
of
their
recognition.
D
Madam
president,
dr
arlotto
just
answered
what
was
going
to
be
my
my
one
question
as
for
recognitions,
but
then
the
the
second
point
that
I
wanted
to
to
make,
and,
and
certainly
it
was
a
request,
then
of
mr
grant,
and
since
we
are
on
the
amendment,
if
because
I
I
want
to
take
into
account,
because
I
I
agree
with
the
spirit
of
your
amendment,
but
taking
into
account
what
mrs
sasso
just
raised,
would
you
be
open
then,
to
a
friendly
saying,
friendly
amendment
now
so,
if
you're
open
to
it,
then
we
we
can
avoid
going
through
a
bunch
of
parliamentary
procedure.
D
Here,
students
who
are
absent
from
school
due
to
a
religious
observance.
Note
it
as
noted
on
the
calendar
or
noted
on
this
calendar,
something
to
that
effect.
Adding
in
that
stipulation.
So
again
we
don't
leave
it
open-ended,
as
mrs
stasso
is
saying,
will
be
allowed
to
make
up
et
cetera,
et
cetera,
et
cetera,.
AE
Yeah,
I
accept
that
so,
if,
if
you
are
saying,
then
you
would
insert
the
words
after
observance
as
noted
on
this
calendar.
Yes,
that's
fine!
I
accept
that.
Thank
you
because
it
was.
B
B
Well
hold
on:
let's:
let's
do
this
first,
so
I
have
a
question:
miss
miss
tutor,
as
the
calendar
is
now
proposed.
There
are
three
days
after
students
leave
that
teachers
will
still
be
in
their
buildings,
and
I
assume
those
would
be
professional
development
days.
P
N
So,
with
with
regards
to
trying
to
create
additional
additional
days
so
that
we
can
support,
all
of
our
different
constituent
groups
was.
Was
there?
Was
there
an
opportunity
during
the
calendar
creation
process,
to
receive
data
on
how
many
hours
teachers
were
spending
on
those
parent-teacher
conference
days?
If
they
were,
if
they
were
fully
attended,
or
only
two
to
three
hours
worth
something
like
that?.
P
We
don't
have
specific
data
on
that.
We
do
know
that
we
had
the
most
attendance
in
high
schools
ever
before,
because
we
had
that
opportunity
more
so
for
them
and
as
always,
typically
at
the
elementary
level,
we
have
more
parents
who
want
to
come
than
we
actually
have
time
slots.
So
we
do
know
that
parents
are
attending
the
conferences
at
every
level.
N
Would
would
an
additional
two
weeks
provide
your
committee
enough
time
to
do
research
on
how
how
many
of
those
conferences
were
attended
and
the
possibility
of
replacing
the
full
day
off
for
a
parent-teacher
conference,
with
two
early
dismissals
or
a
combination
of
early
dismissal
and
late
arrival
to
be
able
to
meet
the
needs
and
also
get
instructional
days
back
so
that
we
could
then
have
rosh
hashanah
back
and
also
msca
day.
P
I
I
don't
know
that
their
the
data
is
there,
so
I
could.
I
don't
know
that
two
weeks
is
going
to
help
us
with
that.
Getting
you
that
information,
I
I
don't
know
that
we
have
collected
it.
We've
never
been
asked
to
collect
it
exactly
like
that.
So
I
don't
know
that
two
weeks
is
going
to
make
a
difference
in
that,
but
that's
certainly
a
good
look
at.
F
B
F
And-
and
I
would
also
share
that
so
for
those
that
know
the
history-
we've
had
a
history
of
parent-teacher
conferences
in
the
first
semester,
just
prior
to
thanksgiving
those
couple
of
days
for
the
elementary
and
the
middle
schools,
and
we've
had
a
long
history
of
not
having
had
not
having
any
parent-teacher
conferences
at
the
high
school
level.
This
was
something
we
instituted
several
years
ago
if
we
are
going
to
with
this
administration.
F
If
we're
going
to
continue
to
talk
about
finding
ways
to
invite
parents
in,
we
need
to
find
opportunities
to
bring
parents
into
the
building,
and
so
I
I
would
I
would
not
support,
though
the
calendar
as
you
well
know,
mine
is
just
recommendation,
but
I
believe
that
not
having
full
days
for
parent-teacher
conferences
really
limits
the
amount.
I
understand
what
you're
trying
to
do
and
trying
to
capture
days.
F
I
absolutely
get
that
and
I
appreciate
the
thought,
but
if
we're
going
to
continue
to-
and
we
want
to
invite
parents
in
and
find
ways
to
do
that-
and
I
think
it's
important
that
we
have
those
full
days
we,
we
started
with
four
parent-teacher
conferences,
one
at
each
marking
period
we
down
to
three
and
now
we're
suggesting
because
of
the
tightness
of
the
calendar
based
on
the
parameters
that
have
been
established
by
the
governor
and
the
current
and
the
upcoming
school
year,
with
three
three
fewer
days
available
to
us
we're
having
to
give
up
one
of
those
parent-teacher
conference
days.
F
But
I
think
it
really
limits
our
ability
to
bring
parents
into
the
building
to
access.
We
don't.
As
mrs
tudor
said,
we
don't
have
specific
data.
The
schools
may
be
keeping
the
data.
The
anecdotal
data
is
good,
that
it's
positive
and
the
slots
are
filled
and
there
are
lots
of
parents
in
the
building
more
so
than
we've
ever
had
in
the
past.
N
So
in
in
order
to
well
number
one,
I'm
glad
to
see
that
the
even
with
the
changes
that
were
made,
we
were
able
to
keep
yom
kippur
that
we
were
closed
on
that
day
to
to
respect
respect
our
cultural
needs
of
our
students.
But
in
order
to
preserve
that
msca
day,
I'd
like
to
move
that
we
close
on
the
181st
day
or
excuse
me
that
we
close
on
msca
day
and
remain
open
on
the
181st
day.
F
F
If
we
are
open
on
that
day
for
business
as
it
were,
we
will
have
very,
very,
very
limited
opportunity
to
support
and
celebrate
the
commencements.
We
will
be
left
with
one
or
two
administrators
to
run
a
graduation.
As
you
well
know,
as
someone
that
has
participated
in
many
of
them
is
reinhardt,
it
is
quite
an
endeavor
to
organize
orchestrate
and
pull
off
a
quality,
a
high
quality
commencement
exercise,
which
I
believe
I
believe
ours
are.
We
have
to
have
people,
as
you
well
know.
F
At
the
end
of
the
morning,
end
of
ceremonies,
the
ceremony
to
hand
out
diplomas
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
logistics
that
need
to
take
place,
and
we
rely
on
our
staffs
to
be
there
to
not
only
make
those
logistics
occur,
make
sure
it
is
a
safe
and
supportive
event,
as
well
as
celebrate,
not
just
the
students
and
parents,
but
the
teachers
as
well
by
taking
away
that
day
will
really
limit
our
ability
to
to
produce
high
quality,
efficient,
effective
and
safe
commencement
exercises.
N
F
Don't
know
I
mean
I
don't
know,
I
haven't
talked
to
any
of
my
colleagues
about
how
they
are
running
their
their
graduations.
What
I'm,
what
I'm
speaking
to
is
what
I
know
works
for
us.
I
have
been
in
the
school
system
long
enough
where
we
have
where
I've
been
part
of
the
system
before
we
had
that
closed
day,
and
now
that
we
have
a
closed
day,
and
it
is
a
significant
difference.
D
I
I
guess
in
in
full
transparency
I
I
was
not
too
pleased
with
the
answer
last
time
and
I
I
certainly
appreciate
and
understand
we
just
don't
have
data
points
from
from
past
years,
but
but
my
concern,
especially
just
based
on
you,
know,
a
a
topic
that
we
were
talking
about
in
closed
session
or
during
closed
session
earlier
relative
to
our
substitute
teachers
and
the
shortage
that
we
have
in
in
the
substitute
teacher
population
or
pool,
I
should
say,
given
the
the
mr
reinhardt,
you
awarded
it
better
than
I
am
now,
but
but.
D
Waving
was
that
it,
the
the
decrease
in
in
the
unemployment
rate
overall,
which
is
a
good
thing,
but
I
know
that,
as
unemployment
was
higher,
we
were
able
to
gather
more
substitute
teachers.
D
You
know,
and-
and
so
I
I
really
would
like
to
have-
if
there
is
a
way
to
get
a
better
answer
from
the
administration
on
how
we
would
deal
with
a
potential-
or,
I
should
say,
possible-
teacher
shortage
on
that
particular
day,
whether
it's
teachers
attending
the
convention
in
in
ocean
city,
which
I
I
know
could
be
in
the
the
hundreds
and
and
then,
as
mr
reinhardt
asked
during
the
the
prior
meeting,
it
was
your
math
geek
club
or
whatever
the
the
the
group
was,
but
I
know
that
there
are
some
other
professional
development
opportunities
that
occur
that
day.
D
P
Currently,
we
have
2003
substitutes
in
our
system.
As
of
this
morning,
every
two
weeks
we
do
new
employee
training,
so
we
anticipate
that
that
number
of
substitutes
will
grow
by
the
you
know
next
year
as
well,
we
had
50
delegates
attend
the
msea
from
anne
arundel
county
this
year.
50
delegates
attended
that
and
then
we
had
about
1500
1533,
I'm
not
sure
if
that
was
last
year's
date.
I
don't
think
we
have
this
year's
data
yet
showing
that
they
were
out
for
in
the
sub
codes.
P
P
I
think
it's
just
picking
the
worst
of
the
evils,
whether
we're
going
to
do
msca
the
wednesday
before
thanksgiving,
whatever
we're
going
to
have
so
we're
going
to
have
to
deal
with
it
for
the
first
time
ever.
So
it's
going
to
be
a
learning
year,
just
as
rosh
hashanah
was
a
learning
year
a
couple
years
ago,
and
it
took
us
a
couple
years
to
actually
get
the
data
on
that.
P
P
So
that
isn't
where
people
are
just
going
to
a
convention
that
is
pd
that
has
been
offered
for
probably
10
different
organizations
and
maybe
more.
I
think
mr
benford
may
have
that
information.
But
principals
have
approved
teachers
to
go
to
that.
So
principals
would
have
to
make
some
hard
choices.
They
would
have
to
look
and
they
may
have
to
send
one
or
two
representatives
from
math
as
opposed
to
10..
You
know:
they're
they're
gonna
have
to
make
those
choices,
and
then
those
teachers
come
back
and
do
the
pd
for
the
schools.
F
And-
and
I
think
that's
an
important
point
in
the
skill
and
and
members
of
board-
is
that
the
first
mitigating
piece
for
us,
the
factor
would
be
limiting
the
amount
of
professional
development
right.
So
so
we
see
this.
This
is
this
for
those
that
are
that
are
keeping
track.
This
is
not
a
win.
We
don't
want
to
eliminate
this
day.
We
have
a
tight
calendar,
we're
looking
for
names
and
the
board
will
make
the
ultimate
decision.
F
We
are
simply
recommending
that
here's
a
day
that
that
will
help
us
in
this
upcoming
school
year.
We
lose
professional
development.
This
team,
before
you,
relies
on
that
day
to
to
produce
professional
development
of
what
teachers
can
take
advantage
of
and
hundreds
and
hundreds
and
hundreds
take
advantage
each
and
every
year
we
don't
want
to
give
up
that
time.
This
team
is
not
happy
about
giving
enough
time,
but
they
realize
that
we
have
to
in
making
suggestions
and
recommendations
to
the
board,
and
so
we
won't
be
providing
professional
development
on
that
day.
D
N
Thank
you
so
to
to
address
the
earlier
comment
regarding
substitutes.
As
a
as
a
former
high
school
dc.
In
what
some
view
is
a
challenging
high
school,
I
can
attest
to
the
difficulty
of
getting
substitutes
in
my
building
on
just
a
typical
school
day.
N
When
the
flu
hit
our
school,
it
was
even
more
challenging,
so
I
can
just
imagine
the
difficult
we
would
have
to
be
in
a
building
that
that
arguably
could
really
benefit
from
professional
development
on
that
day
and
finding
the
substitutes
would
be
extremely
challenging.
What
what
I?
N
What
I
hear
right
now,
because
we've
addressed
the
180
first
day,
we've
also
addressed
the
msca
day
and
and
what
I'm
hearing
is
we're,
making
a
choice
between
getting
hundreds,
if
not
thousands,
of
teachers,
professional
development
on
a
day
versus
the
smooth
operation
of
commencement,
and
if,
if
I,
if
I'm
looking
at
a
balance
there,
I'm
going
to
pick
professional
development
every
single
time,
that's
going
to
grow
our
teachers
and
that's
going
to
be
a
direct
benefit
to
our
students
when
comparing
to
a
smooth
commencement
which
other
districts
in
our
state
are
able
to
do
with
with
being
open.
N
For
business
on
that
day,
so
it
clearly
it's
possible,
and
I
I
think
that
that
we
can
figure
out
how
to
make
that
happen.
Rather
than
have
to
tell
our
tell
our
teachers
and
tell
our
families
in
the
community
that
you
know
your
your
teachers
aren't
gonna,
be
able
to
have
another
day
to
do
their
job
better.
B
B
B
You
can't
minimize
that
how
much
that
means
the
staff
and
how
much
it
means
to
the
students
to
know
that
this
math
teacher
who's,
the
one
that
held
my
hand
and
helped
me
pass
past
algebra
is
there
to
see
me
walk
and
give
me
a
hug
at
the
end.
So
for
me,
it's
more
even
than
a
management
thing
that
that
is
a
reward
for
students
and
teachers
for
all
their
hard
work
for
the
four
years
that
were
there
and
I
hate
to.
I
don't
want
to
take
that
away.
B
I
I
think
that
these
are
horrible
choices
to
have
to
make
that
we've
got
to
come
up
with
a
day,
but
when
so
the
celebration
of
those
students
at
the
end,
I
think,
as
has
carries
huge
weight
I
do
have
you
know
I
don't.
I
think
what
we're
hearing
is.
Nobody
likes
this
option.
B
The
past
couple
of
years
we
have
gone
to
some
of
our
elected
officials
and
they
have
put
forth
bills
and
we
can
ask
them
again
to
make
easter
monday
and
president's
day
optional
days
on
the
calendar
right
now,
we're
required
by
law
to
be
closed
on
those
days.
But
we
have
that's
gone
for
the
past
couple
of
years
and
I
think
there's
more
momentum
for
it
that
we
could
make
those
days
that
we
could
work
with.
If
the
legislature
were
to
pass
those
this
this
session,
we
could
come
back
and
amend
the
calendar.
B
B
D
Right,
mr
gilliland,
thank
you,
madam
president,
on
behalf
of
mrs
hummers,
she
cannot
make
a
motion
from
the
chair
I'd
like
to
read
an
amendment
that
she's
offering,
but
in
my
voice
I
I
move
that
we
adjust
the
proposed
2018-2019
calendar
by
moving
to
teacher
days
from
june
18
and
19
2019
to
august
23,
23rd
and
24th
2018,
so
that
professional
development
for
teachers
can
occur
before
the
school
year
begins.
D
B
B
N
Right
so
I
move
I
missed
it.
I
moved
to
closed
schools
for
nsca
day
on.
N
October,
well,
what
what
days
is
that
going
to
be
next
year,
19,
19?
Okay,
that
we
close
schools
on
october
19th
for
msa
days,
that
our
teachers
can
benefit
from
professional
development
and
that
we
are
open
for
business
on
the
181st
day,
which
I
guess
is
a
floating
target
depending
on
the
high
school.
M
B
B
So,
on
the
first
day
of
school,
we
have
for
middle
school
and
high
school
that
only
sixth
graders
and
ninth
graders
go
so
that
they
have
a
chance
to
get
acclimated
to
their
new
schools.
The
rest
of
the
students
do
not
go.
Does
that
count
as
a
full
day
of
school
for
the
school
system,
even
though
all
students
are
not
attending.
F
B
B
And
I
just
want
to
re-emphasize
again:
we
do
have
as
we
work
with
our
legislative
elected
officials
moving
forward
and
we
have
our
legislative
breakfast
coming
up.
I
intend
to
stress
and
really
push
for
them
to
give
us
some
flexibility
within
the
calendar
so
that
we
won't
have
so
many
painful
discussions
against
choices
to
make
and
that
we
might
be
able
to
change
that
moving
forward.
So
I
definitely
commit
to
doing
that
in
the
future.
Mr
gilliland
thank.
D
P
The
2019
20
calendar
mirrors
the
proposed
1819
calendar
in
terms
of
when
we
would
be
closed
and
open
for
students,
because
there's
no
election
day
in
that
year.
That
gives
us
another
day
that
we
could
just
have
three
inclement
weather
days
without
having
to
include
easter
monday,
easter
monday.
In
fact,
if
we
wanted
to,
we
could
say
that
would
be
our
fourth
day.
P
B
D
Thank
you
again.
I
guess
my
concern
with
this
and
I
know
20
18
19
is
the
real
topic
of
discussion
today,
but
2020
is
a
presidential
election
year
and
generally
that
primary
is
in
the
march
time
frame.
I
know
it's
not
been
set,
yet
it's.
D
It's
june
and
gubernatorial
election
years,
it's
election
earlier,
so
I
I
just
I
know
we've
got
to
hear,
but
I'm
just
I
I
do
think
the
board
of
elections
will
have
that
date
firmer
before
we
get
to
this
discussion,
but
as
the
calendar
committee
is
doing
its
work
leading
up
to
that,
I
just
want
to
you
know,
throw
out
the
proviso
that
we
consider
that
date
is
likely
not
going
to
be
accurate
as
to
what.
AE
I
had
a
quick
question
actually
now
just
based
on
what
mr
gilliland
asked
and
then
I
had
a
quick
comment
just
this
is
just
for
clarification:
the
record
that
the
board's
approval
of
the
my
amendment
as
front
as
amended
in
a
friendly
way
by
mr
gilliland
that
language
change
applies
to
both
of
these
calendars
and
that
vote.
But
is
it
the
board's
practice
to
vote
on
tentative
calendars
for
two
years
out?
Okay,
that's
all
I
want
to
know.
Thank
you.
B
AG
B
The
2019-2020
yes
just
to
be
clear.
Yes,
so,
okay,
all
right,
we
do
have
some
public
comment
on
the
calendar,
richard
binford
and
dana
shaldhan
dana.
Am
I
saying
it
right
scholheim.
Thank
you.
AH
Thank
you
all
right
well
good
afternoon,
members
of
the
board,
I'm
here
today.
My
name
is
dana
scholheim,
I'm
here
once
again
to
petition
you
to
reinstate
rosh
hashanah
and
continue
to
maintain
yom
kippur
on
the
list
of
non-instructional
days
for
the
2018-2019
school
year
and
the
2019-2020
school
calendar
and
going
forward
before
I
get
into
it.
I'd
like
to
first
thank
those
of
you
who
are
kind
enough
to
talk
to
me
on
the
phone
about
my
concerns.
You
know
who
you
are.
AH
I
am
grateful
for
your
time
and
for
understanding
how
important
this
issue
is.
For
me,
my
family
and
my
community.
I
strongly
believe
that
this
affects
more
students,
staff
and
faculty
across
york
across
the
county
than
your
data
shows.
Members
of
my
congregation,
the
largest
in
the
county,
mentioned
to
me
that
youth
attendance
was
much
lower
this
year
at
rosh
hashanah
services
than
have
been
in
years
past
when
rosh
hashanah
was
a
non-instructional
day.
AH
Although
challenging
my
request
is
still
possible,
with
your
help
and
flexibility,
our
entire
school
community
is
now
very
aware
of
how
absurdly
tight
the
school
calendar
is
for
the
upcoming
year.
The
problem
only
gets
worse
come
the
20,
20
21
school
calendar
school
year
in
unique
situations
like
this
processes
might
have
to
be
altered.
That
would
that
would
occur
in
relatively
normal
years
and
every
year
so
long
as
we
are
under
this
horrendous
executive
order.
AH
I
am
therefore
urging
you
to
revisit
contracts
to
attack
for
the
2018,
2019
and
2019-2020
school
years,
work
with
them
to
move
parent-teacher
conferences
from
non-instructional
days
to
half
days
like
frederick,
montgomery
carroll
and
howard
counties
currently
do
this
will
free
up
two
days
and
could
bring
back
rosh
hashanah
and
the
msea
conference
day.
Rosh
hashanah,
as
I
have
already
made
clear,
is
one
of
the
two
most
holy
days
on
this
jewish
calendar
is
very
important
to
me.
AH
My
family
and
my
community
msea
day
is
very
important
and
cherished
by
teachers
county
wide,
with
a
little
discussion
and
flexibility
on
both
sides.
Both
my
community
and
teachers
can
get
our
important
days
back.
Even
if
you
vote
to
approve
this
coming
year's
calendar
and
the
one
following
you
as
the
board
can
and
should
still
approach
tech
make
these
changes
and
release
an
updated
calendar
speaking
as
a
parent,
who
is
also
a
planner
changing
a
few
days
months
and
months
in
advance,
should
hardly
bother
anyone.
AH
Additionally,
if
legislation
is
passed
in
the
upcoming
session
to
relax
or
rescind
the
terms
of
the
horrendous
executive
order,
I
ask
each
of
you
to
pledge
to
revisit
the
school
calendar,
make
important
changes
to
items
such
as
religious
holidays,
msca,
conference,
day,
etc.
Again,
while
parents
might
want
a
rough
idea
of
what's
to
come
now,
changing
a
few
important
days,
many
months
in
advance
would
not
mark
the
end
of
the
world
for
anyone.
I
am
pleading
with
you
for
your
understanding
and
flexibility
because
of
the
strict
parameters
of
the
school
executive
order.
AH
AI
The
literacy
summit
at
carver
masha,
maryland
speech,
language
and
hearing
association
conference
maryland
dance
education,
association,
the
maryland
council
of
social
studies
conference,
the
national
council
of
teachers
of
mathematics
conference,
the
maryland
foreign
languages,
teachers
association
conference.
So
for
many
of
you,
you
may
have
known
this
already,
but
many
of
our
educators
that
attend
these
conferences.
This
is
their
only
opportunity
to
get
relevant
pd
that
actually
helps
their
profession,
their
specific
profession
and
they
get
credits
for
that
and
those
types
of
classes
aren't.
AI
You
know,
always
available
so
outlined
in
a
recent
letter
to
dr
a
lot
of
mrs
hummer
on
the
2016
msca
day
pd
day,
there
were
2,
579,
local
educators,
absent
from
school
or
work
sites
and
of
those
1533
coded
the
absent
as
a
meeting
not
requiring
a
substitute
teacher.
AI
B
And
I
just
want
to
stress
again
that
no
one's
happy
about
this,
it's
kind
of
like
which
pig
do
we
have
to
kiss.
You
know
it's
not
nobody
likes
any
of
them,
but
we
have
to
make
a
make
a
choice.
So
there
are
no
other
board
comments
unless
all
those
in
favor
of
the
current.
Let
me
get
my
wording
exactly
right
of
the
2018-2019
calendar
and
2019-2020
tentative
school
year
calendar
as.
AI
B
K
B
B
K
S
S
Some
revisions
are
substantive.
For
example,
this
year
we
included
an
introduction
to
provide
background
information
on
our
school
system,
and
other
revisions
are
grammatical
or
stylistic
you'll,
see,
there's
also
been
some
reformatting,
and
just
to
note,
we
didn't
change
our
positions
on
any
of
the
issues
in
the
program.
S
However,
we
reworded
things
to
make
it
a
little
bit
more
user-friendly
for
folks
that
perhaps
don't
have
an
education
background
and
kind
of
streamlined
it
a
little
bit
to
make
sure
we
were
getting
our
positions
and
our
priorities
across
in
the
clearest
fashion,
and
we
included
additional
information,
that's
relevant
to
things
that
have
been
happening
in
the
state
and
in
the
legislature.
S
The
program
is
also
helpful
to
our
delegation
and
decision
decision
makers
in
annapolis.
As
such,
it
is
sent
to
our
elected
officials,
partners
and
stakeholders
prior
to
the
legislative
session
to
provide
them
with
information
about
aacps,
as
well
as
the
board's
legislative
positions
and
priorities.
S
This
helps
to
ensure
that
they
consider
the
board's
positions
on
legislative
and
budgetary
issues
that
come
before
them.
The
2018
legislative
session
is
a
short
two
and
a
half
months
away
with
the
general
assembly
convening
on
wednesday
january
10th.
As
you
know,
the
general
assembly
convenes
every
year
from
january
to
april
for
90
days
to
act
on
nearly
three
thousand
three
thousand
pieces
of
legislation,
as
well
as
the
state's
annual
capital
and
operating
budgets.
S
The
program
is
particularly
helpful
when
legislators
are
drafting
amending
and
voting
on
bills
or
making
budget
decisions
during
the
legislative
session.
I
use
the
legislative
program
to
draft
testimony
and
advocate
on
your
behalf.
When
education-related
legislation
and
budgetary
matters
are
introduced
and
heard
before
the
general
assembly,
the
program
allows
aacps
to
respond
quickly
and
provide
effective
advocacy
during
the
hectic
pace
of
the
session.
S
AE
I
I
think,
your
jet,
I
think
your
general
comments
probably
already
answered
this
question,
but
just
for
frankly,
just
for
kind
of
belt,
suspenders,
so
you're
saying
that
none
of
the
proposed
revisions
to
the
language
in
the
section
on
charter
schools
is
intended
to
make
any
change
in
the
board's
prior
position.
S
AE
S
And
some
things
were
moved
around,
for
example,
you
know
so
in
all
of
the
sections
of
charter
schools
or
you
know,
federal
funding
and
support.
It
has
an
introduction
that
gives
background
information
on
the
issue
and
then,
typically,
it
says
aacps
supports
and
we
list
the
items
we
support.
Aacps
opposes
and
so
in
some
instances
there
may
have
been
some
background
information
in
the
supports
and
opposed
sections
that
we
we
just
moved
up
to
the
introduction
just
to
make
it
a
little
bit
cleaner.
B
Are
there
any
other
board
questions
or
comments,
so
it's
very
thorough
as
always,
and
thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work.
I
know
a
lot
of
people
have
been
working
on
this.
Yes,.
S
B
And
I'll
just
say
again
the
that
the
board
of
education's
annual
legislative
breakfast
will
be
november
17th
at
7
30
here
in
the
board
room
and
we've
invited
our
elected
officials
13th,
I'm
sorry
november
13th
we'll
be
here
in
the
boardroom,
and
we've
invited
our
elected
officials
to
come
so
that
we
can
share
our
legislative
priorities
with
them
as
well.
So
is
there
any
public
comment
on
this
on
the
legislative
program?
B
B
F
K
F
It
is,
it
is
slightly
different
and
the
cost
is
being
borne
by
and
a
different
group,
then
we're
not
paying
for
the
construction
of
this
addition.
But.
K
AJ
I
don't
know
about
insurance
for
the
record,
alex
shackner
chief
operating
officer,
so
that
property
actually
houses
multiple
functions.
There's
multiple
entities
and
agencies
on
it,
you're,
probably
familiar
with
the
chesapeake
arts
hall,
but
also
there's
a
police
substation.
There's
a
reckon
parks
element
there,
it's
so
it's
a
multi-county
building
and
there's
a
memorandum
of
understanding
that
governs
the
entire
complex
and
the
county
government
is
fully
funding
the
construction
of
this,
the
department
of
aging
staffs
it
they're
responsible
for
their
own
cleaning.
So
our
our
crews
don't
clean
that
parts
of
the
building.
AJ
So
it's
a
very
unique,
very
positive
partnership
that
was
formed
a
long
time
ago
to
govern
the
entire
multi-agency
complex
and
the
responsibilities
of
each
entity
are
delineated
within
that
mou.
This
project
has
been
is
part
of
the
county
government's
capital
improvement
program,
and
it's
going
to
be,
you
know,
discharged
through
their
through
their
project
managers,
not
ours.
B
B
AJ
It
will
be
march
of
2019
if.
AD
AJ
B
AJ
B
B
A
B
AJ
Alex
known
as
chief
operating
officer,
so
it
is
it's
more
analogous
to
like
a
repeater,
a
radio
antenna
repeater.
So
it's
designed
to
fill
in
a
small
micro
coverage
gaps
and
allowed
a
signal
to
be
bounced
along
a
path
until
it
reaches
one
of
the
macro
towers.
So
it's
a
it's
a
rather
de
minimis
antenna
that
again
is
designed
to
infill
gaps
and
ensure
that
the
signal,
the
signals
continuity
ultimately
reaches
one
of
the
tall
macro
towers.
That's
part
of
the
the
grid
system.
AE
AJ
Sir,
the
these
are
directional
and
quite
quite
different,
so.
AE
AJ
Right
so
verizon
is
working
with
with
bg
e
directly
on
this.
The
poll
in
question
happens
to
be
within
the
the
limits
of
our
our
property
and
therefore
we're
simply
granting
an
easement
so
that
the
verizon
company
can
can
either
put
a
ladder
against
the
pole
or
maybe
put
two
of
their
tires
up
on
our
property
as
the
bucket
trucks
go
up
to
service
this.
But
the
agreement,
in
fact,
is
actually
between
bg
e.
It's
on
bg
e's
poll,
not
on
a
poll
serving
our
property.
N
AJ
Technically
they
would
be
trespassing
and
we
would
call
the
police
on
them.
They
don't
have
right.
They
don't
have
a
lawful
purpose
to
come
onto
our
property.
To
do
this,
work
absent
us
allowing
them
that
right
and
that's
the
the
purpose
of
the
easement
is
to
give
them
that,
okay,
that
very
occasional
access
that
they
need
to
either
install
or
service
or
possibly
repair
should
an
element
become
damaged,
etc.
AJ
K
B
B
B
S
So
as
a
result
of
the
consolidation
of
the
grants
and
funding
of
special
projects
policies
and
the
proposed
revisions
to
policy
dj,
we
are
recommending
that
the
board,
rescind
policies,
dja,
grant
funding
sources
outside
the
school
system.
S
S
They
were
substantially
similar,
almost
identical
in
language,
except
for
sticking
in
the
word
you
know
special
grants
or
grants
or
mini
grants,
and
so
it's
a
little
redundant.
So
we
thought
it
would
be
best
to
consolidate
it
into
one
comprehensive
policy
and
then
accompanying
regulation
that
kind
of
breaks
down
the
procedures
so
similar
to
how
we
the
board,
voted
and
addressed
policy
ih
materials
of
instruction.
Were
there
too.
We
were
consolidating
several
policies
into
one
upon
you
know
after
third
reading
and
final
approval
by
the
board.
B
Are
there
any
board,
questions
or
comments?
Is
there
any
public
comment
all
right
item
5.16?
Is
visitors
to
schools,
policy,
kd,
miss
ortiz.
B
S
So
this
policy
does
not
address
the
fingerprinting
process
and
volunteering.
We
have
other
policies
and
other
guidelines
regarding
that.
So
this
policy
is
just
visitors
to
the
school
and
the
process
for
them
entering
and
being
in
the
school.
Let's
say
for
a
parent-teacher
conference
or
anything
else.
You
know
there
could
be
a
meeting
with
a
teacher
or
with
the
principal
or
an
event,
that's
going
on
at
the
school,
and
so
this
policy
addresses
that
and
we
added
some
things
to
the
regulations
specifically
to
student
safety
and
also
addressing
some
special
education,
specific
issues.
S
D
Mr
gilman,
thank
you
just
one
question
just
to
get
clarification
that
perhaps
this
is
covered
elsewhere,
but
as
it
relates
to
people
who
may
be
on
school
grounds,
not
necessarily
in
the
building
for
a
non-athletic
event,
you
know
it's
a
day
where
nothing
else
is
happening
and
somebody's
just
walking
around
again.
I
don't
want
to
say
trespassing,
but
potentially
that
could
be.
The
case
is,
is
that
handled
in
in
such
a
way
that
we
need
to
stipulate
it
in
this
policy
or
is
that
process
to
handle
a
trespasser
governed
somewhere
else?.
AK
But
the
trespassing
provisions,
the
buildings
and
the
grounds
are
all
posted
for
the
no
trespassing
provisions
to
meet
with
maryland
law
and
if
we
need
to,
then
we
involve
law
enforcement
to
enforce
those
provisions
in
the
aftermath,
but,
like
I
said,
as
good
neighbors
and
stewards
of
the
property,
that's
not
our
number.
One
focus
folks
do
walk
their
dogs
across
the
property.
Sometimes
they
leave
behind
a
mess
they
shouldn't
and
they
do
all
kinds
of
things,
but
enforcing
those
kind
of
micro
level.
AK
Things
is
not
our
number
one
concern
unless
it
becomes
a
recurrent
pattern
that
disrupts
the
overall
environment
when
our
students
are
in
session.
S
And
just
to
add
to
that
the
regulation,
cross-references
policy,
e
h
and
regulation
ehra
regarding
emergency
plans
and
that's
also
to
address
if
there
was
any
emergency
or
a
concerning
situation
happening
at
the
school
or
on
the
grounds
of
the
school.
S
S
I
think
typically,
those
meetings
would
be
after
hours,
and
this
policy
is
seeking
to
address
what's
happening
during
the
normal
school
day.
M
S
S
Yeah,
so
the
policy.
Basically,
if
you
look
under
the
issue
for
example,
says
you
know
maintaining
a
welcoming
environment
for
visitors
with
legitimate
school
business,
that's
kind
of
all-encompassing
of
folks
that
have
a
reason
to
be
at
the
school.
So
it's
it
doesn't
specify
specific
right.
S
Right
and
so
if
you
look
at
the
position,
we
indicate
you
know,
for
we
do
specify
that
individuals
who
have
a
legitimate
school
business,
including
parent-teacher
conferences,
spree
pre-scheduled,
classroom
visits,
attendance
at
other
school
events
or
appointments
with
school
employees.
S
AE
M
S
Right
so
we
do
not
have
oversight
over
ptas
and
ptos.
We
do
have
affiliations
and
relationships
with
them,
and
so
I
don't
I
just
don't
know.
I
understand
your
concern
and
I've
sat
through
the
and
heard
the
concerns
raised
by
members
in
the
community.
This
policy,
specifically
it
doesn't
touch
upon
those
meetings.
It's
not
intended
to
touch
upon
those
meetings.
Of
course,
if
this
is
your
policy,
so
if
the
board
chooses
and
desires
to
include
that
in
the
policy
you
can,
you
can
do
that
you
can
amend.
S
AE
We
consider
language
and
I'm
asking
you
as
the
drafter
to
consider
language.
That
effect,
I
mean
not
to
kind
of
you
know,
reduce
this
to
the
absurd,
but
an
example
was
made
earlier.
Obviously,
if
there
were
pta
meetings
where
people
were
being
excluded,
they
said
we're
not
going
to
have
any
black
people
attend
this
pta
meeting
at
a
school
building.
I
think
we
all
have
something
to
say
about
it.
It's
on
school
property
and
our
policy
would
never
tolerate
that.
AE
So
to
me,
people
don't
have
to
go
that
far
and
say
things
that
are
outlandish
in
order
for
them
to
be
violating
our
policies.
I
can't
imagine
that
we'd
be
condoning
any
organization
using
school
grounds
and
excluding
people
for
illegitimate
purposes.
So
what
I'm
saying
is
this
is
a
first
reading.
Can
you
all
go
back,
consider
how
you
might
word
that
in
there
and
if
you
don't
do
that
or
I'm
not
satisfied
for
your
explanations,
why
you
didn't
do
that
then
I'll,
consider
adding
something
later
on.
S
Yeah,
we
can
certainly
look
and
see
if
there's
any
language
but
and
just
for
clarification
as
well
so
in
the
regulation
discusses
the
procedure.
So
the
purpose
of
this
policy
is
more
to
regulate,
who
can
come
into
our
schools
and
when
and
when
they
should
be
there,
how
they
should
be
there,
how
they
should
be
conducting
themselves,
as
opposed
to
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
word
it.
So
it's
more
establishing
sort
of
you
know
restrictions
and
processes
and
procedures.
S
AE
But
to
your
point
it
does
I
mean
it
doesn't,
have
quotes
or
anything,
but
it
seeks
to
define
what
an
authorized
school
visitor
is,
and
so
if,
for
example,
in
that
definition
of
an
authorized
school
visitor,
we
said
including,
for
example,
attendance
at
a
parent-teacher
association
or
parent-teacher
organization
meeting.
Then
we
are
saying
that
people
who
are
coming
to
those
meetings
are
authorized.
I
I'm
I'm
looking
at
school
principal.
I
am
thinking
this
policy
refers
to
during
the
school
day
when
students
are
there
when
the
building
is
used
after
school
hours,
pta
pto,
I
had
lots
of.
I
had
community
association
folks.
They
they
go
through
a
park
and
wreck
folks
who
who
lease
the
building.
This
policy
does
not
cover
after
our
school
use
of
the
building
as
it
shouldn't.
We
can't
that
we
have
a
separate.
I
Groups
who
come
and
use
the
building
I
mean
we
have
lots
of
people
who
use
so
to
me.
We
need
to
maybe
maybe
something
that
can
be
discussed
in
policy
meeting,
but
I
think
we
need
to
make
sure
that
this
policy
speaks
to
during
the
school
day
or
during
the
when
the
school,
when
students
are
present
in
school
because
we're
not
going
to
or
can't
sign
like
when
I
had
community
association
meetings
in
the
building.
We
can't
a
sign
that
we're
we're
this
policy
does
anything
toward
that.
Am
I
clear.
S
Yes,
that's
correct,
so
we
do
have
the
community
use
of
facilities,
policy
and
regulation
which
discusses
you
know.
Community
groups
such
as
ptas
and
churches
and
other
organizations,
their
ability,
as
dole
mentioned
state
law,
encourages,
and
we
like
to
encourage
the
community
to
use
our
facilities
outside
of
school
hours
when
feasible,
and
so
there
is
a
whole
process
and
procedure
for
that.
We
have
a
policy
regulation,
we
also
have
a
manual,
and
so
some
of
those
come
through
us
and
some
go
through
wrexham
park,
so
pta,
for
example,
would
be
covered
under
that.
AE
N
You
this
is
fun
I
knew
miss
nollie
would
would
would
echo
some
of
my
sentiments
regarding
outside
of
school
use
of
community
use
us
I
hesitate
to
use
the
durlings
during
school
hours,
because
we
also
have
the
after
hours
school
events
concerts,
football
games,
etc.
N
So,
but
there
seems
to
be
already
language
in
there
regarding
official
school
functions
which
that
would
fall
into
so
some
creative
word.
Smithing
should
be
able
to
take
care
of
that
sure.
S
So
perhaps
I
can
add
something
like
you
know,
during
school
hours
or
during
an
official
school
function,
something
similar
to
that.
That
would
be
more
encompassing
and
address
your
concern,
and
then
you
know
if
it's
appropriate.
I
can
look
at
seeing
if
it's
appropriate
to
cross-reference
the
community
use
of
facilities
policy
for
things
that
don't
fall
under
this.
So
that
way,
if
someone's
looking
for
it-
and
they
say-
oh
I'm
not
covered
here-
they
know
where
to
go.
So
I
can.
I
can
definitely
take
a
look
at
that
and
we're
going
to.
K
Message
I
would
like
to
address
eric
some
of
your
concerns
and
something
that
was
stated
here
to
see
if
it
fits
here.
It
fits
in
something
else.
It
was
the
statement
of
that
shady
site
meeting
that
basically
part
of
our
staff
administrators
were
there
and
they
were
the
ones.
Basically
the
principal
keeping
the
people
out.
K
So
at
that
moment,
does
it
make
it
into
this
policy
or
does
it
make
it
into
the
community
policy,
because
the
pto
is
not
part
of
us,
but
the
principle
is
part
of
us
so,
basically,
and
at
the
same
time,
from
their
statement,
you
know
the
police
was
called
to
remove
them.
So,
basically,
is
it
part
of
aacps
or
is
it
a
quasi
aacps?
K
S
I
can
look
at
cross-referencing,
the
community
use
of
facilities,
policy
and
regulation
in
this
policy
and
regulation
to
ensure
that
they're
clear
that
that's
those
are
the
steps
and
process
which
they
must
go
through
in
order
table
to
utilize
our
facilities.
Now
I'm
not
familiar,
you
know,
I
don't
know
exactly
what
happened
at
shady's
side.
Definitely,
you
know
have
listened
to
some
of
the
testimony
and
I
don't
have
the
details.
S
So
I
don't
know
you
know
who
made
those
decisions
who
decided
who
would
be
in
our
in
the
meeting
and
not
in
the
meeting
the
individuals
that
are
hosting
these
meetings?
It's
their
meeting.
However,
you
know,
obviously,
if
there
are
concerns
with
how
these
things
are
being
administered
or
how
they're
you
know
not
allowing
community
members.
I
just
don't
know
enough
about
the
deal.
K
My
question
is
basically
when
an
administrator
which
really
falls
under
aacps,
is
there
and
he's
the
one
giving
orders
or
involved
you
know
it
becomes
sure
we're
we're
we're
playing
both
things
at
the
same
time.
Do
we
address
it
in
policy?
I
mean
yes,
the
safety
of
the
school.
You
know
if
there
was
a
safety
issue.
You
know,
dr
orlando.
F
Because
you
brought
up
the
administrator
at
the
school,
mrs
sesso,
the
administrator
was
acting
to
support.
The
pto
pto
was
attempting
in
in
what's
been
described
to
me
in
attempting
to
they
had
an
agenda
and
attempting
to
follow
through
with
their
meeting
their
meeting
was
being
disrupted,
and
there
were
people
from
the
outside
demanding
that
a
topic
that
they
wanted
to
discuss
be
added
to
the
agenda.
F
The
pto
leadership
at
the
time
was
not
willing
to
change
the
agenda.
Nor
did
they
want
to
add
the
topic
that
this
outside
group
wanted
to
add
and
it
became
disruptive
and
as
all
principals
do
they,
they
attend
they're
invited
to
attend
a
pto
or
pta
meeting.
It
is
not
their
meeting,
they
are
invited
guests.
The
principal
at
shadyside
at
this
meeting
was
an
invited
guest
and
he
was
asked
by
the
pto
for
some
assistance
in
regaining
control
of
the
meeting.
F
K
My
my
question
is:
basically
you
know:
how
can
we
should
be
assured?
You
know
our
liability,
you
know
it's
a
short
just
because
was
he
acting
then
as
the
principal
or
was
he
acting
then
only
as
an
invitee
of
the
pto?
You
know
if
we
have
something
on
policy,
it's
basically
what
I'm
looking
at.
You
know
when
you
have
that
quasi,
you
know.
Does
it
fall
here?
Does
it
fall
over
here?
What
is
our
liability
because,
obviously
he's
the
one
responsible
for
that
building
he's
the
principal
so
he's
acting
to
preserve?
K
B
Could
could
the
board
get
perhaps
get
some
clarification
on
this
for
for
a
future
time
is
to
if
we
do
have
any
liability
under
that
situation.
My
understanding
from
my
involvement
with
ptas
is
they
have
their
own
liability
policies
and
things,
but
that
might
be
something
that
we
could.
S
Clarify
certain
liability
coverages,
that's
required
under
the
wrexham
park,
application
and
process
for
being
able
to
use
facilities.
They
have
a
different,
tiered
process
for
different
community
organizations.
But
yes,
definitely.
What
I
can
do
is
just
go
back
and
look
at
that.
Get
that
information
to
the
board.
I
don't
think
that
that
would
fall
under
policy
kd.
B
Under
procedures
number
two,
it
says
all
visitors
to
schools
shall
sign
in
at
the
school
office
receive
a
pass
that
shall
be
worn
at
all
times
and
follow
office
report
protocols.
That
to
me
says
that
it's
during
school
hours,
because
the
only
time
you're
going
to
sign
into
school
and
receive
a
pass,
is
when
the
office
is
open
so
that
wouldn't
that
would
be
during
the
school
day,
because
even
at
night,
for
instance,
if
we
come
for
back
to
school
night
or
something
you're
not
signing
in
at
the
office
and
being
checked.
S
B
AE
AE
AE
That's
a
different
story,
but
there's
no
question
that
there
would
be
an
allegation
that
that
person
was
acting
as
a
state
actor
and
I
think
that
you're
raising
a
very
legitimate
point,
and
so
maybe
we
need
to
clarify
that
when
school,
principals
and
other
officials
are
there
kind
of
on
their
own
dime
after
hours
doing
that
kind
of
thing,
they're,
not
state
actors
and
don't
have
all
the
protections
that
come
along
with
that
and
don't
implicate
for
us.
The
liability
issues
that
come
along
with
that.
So
all
I'm
saying
is
miss
sasso.
AE
K
B
Mr
grannon's
proposal
that
we
have
a
review
of
community
use
provision
policies.
I
personally
believe
that
that
should
be
handled
within
policy
committee
is
that
we
review
the
various
policies
within
policy
committee
to
see
and
have
the
policy
team
look
at
and
and
evaluate
whether
they
believe
everything
is
adequately
covered
on
the
various
issues
and
then,
if
they
recommend
changes
that
those
come
to
us.
That's
my
personal
standpoint.
K
As
a
policy
chair
eric,
I
go
back,
you
know
I
second
it
because,
yes,
I
think
there
is
something
that
we
should
look
at,
but
as
a
policy
chair,
we
do
have
a
form
to
look
at
the
policy.
So
I
would
say
you
know
it
wouldn't
be
a
presentation
next
meeting
but
to
bring
it
in
front
of
the
policy
committee
as
soon
as
possible.
You
know
look
at
it
and
then
just
bring
it
in
front
of
the
board
as
a
policy
system.
AE
But
I
just
be
frank:
the
public
does
not
attend
policy
committee,
although
they're
allowed
to
in
the
same
way
that
they
attend
this
meeting,
and
I
guess
all
I'm
suggesting
is
that,
because
there
has
been
a
public
concern,
that's
been
raised
multiple
times
a
few
meetings
in
a
row
that
we're
kind
of
doing
our
job
best
when
we
show
that
we're
being
responsive
those
concerns
and
that
we
should
have
a
public
review
of
with
a
presentation
of
what
the
policy
is
on
community
use
of
property.
AE
If
anything,
only
to
remind
everybody,
perhaps
all
the
protections
are
already
in
there,
perhaps
they're
already
there.
We
don't
need
to
change
a
word
of
it.
So
it's
not
just
a
matter
of
language
change.
It's
just
a
reminder
to
the
public.
You
all
have
this
right.
There
is
a
policy
the
people
that
were
complaining
about
this
issue
didn't
mention
any
policy
they
may
not
even
know
about
it.
So
there's
there's
always
this
legal
fiction
that
goes
on
in
conducting
public
business.
AE
Okay,
that
there
are
laws
and
regulations,
and
we
assume
everyone
has
full
knowledge
of
them
and
they
don't-
and
I
guess
I'm
saying
I
consider
it
part
of
our
responsibility.
I
speak
for
myself
part
my
responsibility
to
remind
people
that
they
have
certain
rights,
so
I
guess
I'm
advocating
that
it
not
just
go
through
the
policy
committee,
but
there
be
a
review
of
that
here
at
at
this
full
board
meeting.
So.
B
K
B
To
have
a
presentation
on
our
community
use
policies
in
regards
specifically
in
regards
to
pta
ptos.
Is
there
any
public
comment
on
this
before
we
move
on
okay?
So
all
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
to
have
a
presentation
to
the
board
of
the
community
use
provisions
all
those.
AE
G
AL
Council
and
I
think
you
you've
got
a
a
little
bit
of
a
conundrum
here
because
on
the
one
hand,
you've
got
a
board
member
who's
asking
that
the
board
takes
certain
action
while
at
the
same
time
saying.
But
I
haven't
made
a
motion.
AE
AL
There
there
is
another
alternative
and,
and
I'm
going
to
duck
so
that
the
superintendent
doesn't
throw
me
something
at
me
and
that
is
the
board
always
has
the
opportunity,
as
a
group,
to
ask
the
superintendent
if
the
superintendent
would
would
consider
directing
his
staff
members
to
look
into
this
and
report
back
to
the
board
and
and
and
that's
in
my
opinion
after
being
here
a
few
years-
that's
something
that
maybe
isn't
used
as
often
as
it
might
be,
because
policies
initiate
really
at
the
superintendent's
level
and
they
eventually
come
to
the
board
for
voting
up
and
down.
AL
But
then
once
they
do
that.
If
once
once,
you
adopt
a
policy,
it's
the
superintendent
and
his
staff
who
are
obligated
to
enforce
that
policy.
So
personally,
I
have
thought
that
over
the
years
the
superintendents
are
not
off
often
enough
brought
into
the
process
at
the
initial
stage,
and-
and
this
might
be
appropriate
to
do
that.
B
AL
But
what
I
meant
to
say
was
the
board
at
any
point,
can
turn
to
its
superintendent
and
say
dr
arlatto:
could
you
have
your
staff
look
into
this
and
the
superintendent
will
say?
Yes,
we
can
no.
We
can't,
but
I
think
that's
the
next
step
that
you
should
be
taking,
instead
of
necessarily
voting
on
something.
That's
that's
that
could
be
done
administratively
and
doesn't
need
to
be
done
by
board
vote.
B
F
So
I'll,
second,
the
recommendation
you
made,
I
think,
the
since
there
is
a
board
committee
which
board
members
sit
with
regard
to
policy
if
the
board
at
any
time.
It
is
your
policy,
as
mr
bennett
has
so
eloquently
put,
that
it
is
then
my
job
and
our
job
as
staff
to
support
that
and
ensure
that
those
policies
are
being
are
being
implemented,
that
any
suggested
changes
to
any
policies
at
any
time,
I
believe,
should
go
before
the
board
committee.
So,
as
mrs
sasso
is
the
chair,
she
can
ask
and
query
her
board
members.
F
As
you
know,
the
policies
we
bring
before
you
that
mr
bennett
references
is
those
that
are
looking
to
be
updated
in
a
timely
fashion
and
we
come
up
with
a
calendar-
that's
approved
through
the
policy
committee
that
we
will
review
for
during
the
course
of
the
year.
At
any
time,
any
policy
can
be
put
on
the
table
for
discussion
by
the
board
for
updating
for
for
for
edits
at
your
will,
but
I
would
suggest
that
that
it
go
through
that
it
become
part
of
the
agenda.
F
B
It
would
you're
you're
suggesting
that
we
go
through
the
the
policy
committee.
We
have
all
the
appropriate
staff.
We
review
these
different
policies
to
see
what
they
may
be.
The
positive
committee
report
back
to
the
board
and
the
board
at
that
time
can
determine
if
we
want
to
further
public
discussion
if
we
want
further
revision
or
anything
that
that
that
might
be,
but
it
would.
That
is
the
first
step.
Mr
gilliam.
D
Thank
you
again,
madam
president,
and
I
I
certainly
don't
want
to
belabor
this
point,
but
I
I
do
think,
though
there
are
times
when
we've
got
certain
policies
like
this
one,
and
maybe
I
can't
remember
who
prompted
this,
but
maybe
it
was
me
with
with
my
initial
question.
Some
of
these
policies
do
have
tentacles
that
that
reach
into
or
or
overlap
whatever,
the
the
right
expression
may
be,
with
with
some
other
policies,
and
I
I
think
that's
where
I
appreciate
the
guidance
on
no
this.
D
This
particular
example
pertains
to
this
policy
or
it
is
in
another
policy,
so
I
just
think
so
that
we're
dotting
our
eyes
and
crossing
our
t's
appropriately.
I
I
get
mr
granny's
point
that
you
know
this
is
one
of
those
policies
that,
while
it's
clear,
certainly
as
you're
drafting
it,
some
of
the
circumstances
that
that
have
evolved
over
the
last
month
or
so
there's
some
ambiguity.
D
And
you
know
what
was
black
and
white
has
has
really,
in
some
cases,
left
a
gray
line
as
to
which
policy
does
it
belong
in
you
know,
so
I
apologize
if
I
open
pandora's
box
by
asking
the
the
initial
question
that
that
prompted
the
last
30
minutes,
but
but
I
do
think
that
when
there
are
tentacles
whatever
we
want
to.
AK
D
That
you
know
we
just
know
that
these
questions
are
going
to
come
up
so
and
I
I
think
the
board,
the
administration
just
needs
to
be
prepared
for
questions
that
that
may
emerge.
That
way,
and
then
certainly
I
do
where
I
may
differ
from
mr
grant
and
then
is
if
there
is
the
opportunity
to
start
to
look
at
or
revise
another
policy
that
it
then
go
through
the
the
proper
channel.
But
but
I
do
think
this
is
one
of
those
grayer
areas
that
that
I
do
think
opens
the
door
to
some
of
the
other.
K
Okay,
since
I'm
the
policy
chair
and
we
have
a
meeting
coming
up
pretty
pretty
soon,
I
would
like
that
one
to
be
on
the
policy
so
that
then
we
can
just
quickly
look
at
it,
bring
it
back
to
the
board
and
maybe
present
it
on
the
next
board
meeting,
so
that
we
can
also
answer
the
public
question.
You
know
right
away,
I
mean:
if
changes
need
to
be
made,
we
can
basically
then
say
changes
will
be
made,
but
at
the
same
time
we
can
answer
the
public
right
away.
You
know
in
in
their
concerns.
K
Yes,
and
at
the
same
time,
I
wanted
to
look
at
the
fact
of
our
principal
our
staff,
our
people
sitting
there.
You
know
what
is
really
our
liability,
I
mean
which
one
does
it
fall
under,
so
that
in
the
future
nobody
comes
and
say
you
know
like
they
were
saying,
but
your
staff
was
there.
Your
staff
was
the
one
who
told
us
we
couldn't
enter
here.
I
Into
this
discussion,
but
I
will
say
this
well
I'll-
be
going
off
the
board,
so
I
can
say
what
I
want
to
guess
when
people,
when
you
were
a
principal
in
a
building-
and
you
were
there
as
an
invited,
guest
or
whatever
in
the
after
evening-
and
I
do
not
know
the
circumstances,
but
I
witnessed
circumstances,
unlike
I
have
ever
seen
in
a
boardroom
by
a
group
of
people
who
were
shouting
curse
words
at
us.
I've
never
experienced
that.
I
So
all
I
can
say
is
if
indeed-
and
I
like-
I
said
if
that
same
behavior
was
that
disruptive
at
that
school
and
it
looked
dangerous,
which
we
called
in
police
here,
we
we
did
right.
Then
then
I
don't
know
what
policy
I
mean.
You
can
say
what
you
want,
but
that
principle
had
the
right
with
no
liability
to
they
shut
the
the
pta
president
or
so
shut
the
meeting
down
in
20
minutes.
They
call
the
police,
because
all
I
can
imagine
is
those
same
people.
I
The
way
they
behaved
here
were
behaving
the
same
way
there
now
everybody
can
say
what
they
want
to,
but
I'm
not
going
to
sit
here
and
advocate
when
those
people
come
back
over
and
over
again
and
and
after
that
behavior
I'm.
I
am
very
opposed.
It
wouldn't
be
a
liability.
If
I
were
principal
the
building,
I
would
have
called
the
police
and
ordered
them
out
just
like
we
did
in
this
boardroom.
B
K
I
just
don't
want
a
question
left
in
blank.
You
know
if
it's
there
and
the
situation
is
critical.
You
know
the
principal
has
a
right
to
basically
protect
the
school,
you
know
and
I'm
not
I'm
not
taking
any
side.
I
just
want
us
to.
If
this
ever
comes
up
again.
There
is
a
black
and
white
decision
already,
that's
it.
You
know
so.
B
This
will
come
before
policy
which
is
meeting
next
week
correct,
and
it
can
come
before
policy
and
review,
perhaps
how
these
all
interconnect
and
what
we
could
do
and
then
at
the
next
meeting
we
could
just
have
when
we
come
to
our
policy.
This
will
be
no.
We
don't
have
second
reading
next
time
for
this
one.
B
We
have
30
day
public
comments,
correct
correct,
but
we
could,
during
policy
time
just
to
present
that
these
are
the
applicable
policies
and
that
pertain
to
these
things,
and
the
policy
committee
could
also
next
week
determine
if
things
need
to
be
clarified
or
done,
but
at
the
next
meeting
we
could
just
present
that
these
are
the
the
policies
that
relate
to
these
things
and
present
that
publicly
at
the
meeting.
Yes,.
B
B
AJ
B
B
AJ
It
absolutely
is,
is
the
source
for
anything,
that's
unanticipated
unforeseen.
You
know
not
pre-contemplated.
It
also
does,
however,
upon
action
of
the
board
and
concurrence
with
the
county
council
through
appropriation
authority.
It
is
able
to
be
reappropriated
for
other
use
as
well,
but
historically,
and
principally
it
has
been
the
shock
absorber.
It
has
been
the
buffer
to
take
into
account
chillers
that
have
gone
down
our
need
to
rent,
chillers
or
rent
generators
to
run
buildings.
AJ
B
So
it's
a
little
bit
of
emergency
fund
now,
according
to
the
accepted
accounting
standards,
what
is
the
amount
that
a
public
entity
is
advised
to
have
in
funds
for
reserves
in
case
of
emergency,
so
how
many
days
weeks
months
are?
Is
it
recommended
that
we
have
in
reserves.
AJ
B
And
that
28
million
that
we
had
at
the
end,
how
much?
How
many
months
does
that
represent
for
emergency
funds
for
the
school
system.
B
B
B
So
I
would
hazard,
say
that
that's
not
an
excessive
amount
that
we
have
in
emergency
funds.
In
that
I
know
for
personal
expenses,
your
accounting
were
recommended
to
have
three
to
six
months:
savings
and
reserves
to
meet
your
everyday
expenses,
and
so,
but
for
the
school
system
with
82
000
children,
we
have
a
day.
So
all
right.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
I
I
think
mrs
hummer
and
I
had
the
same
question
to
start.
That
was
one
of
the
the
questions
that
I
I
had
on
my
list,
but
if,
if
I
could
just
go
a
little
deeper.
D
Just
looking
at
some
of
the
documents
we
received
at
the
last
meeting
from
mrs
sutherland,
there
was
an
indication.
D
Looking
specifically
at
the
general
fund
balance,
I
believe
it
was
28
million
was
was
stated.
D
AJ
No,
not
in
not
in
the
end
of
year
fund
balance,
so
the
seven
and
a
half
million
that
you're
referring
to
that
we
spoke
about
earlier
during
the
negotiations
element,
is
outside
of
maintenance
of
effort.
It's
the
one-time,
exclusionary
dollars,
agreed
to
as
part
of
the
healthcare
rescue
plan
by
all
three
parties.
AJ
So
part
of
the
part
of
the
so
don't
confuse
the
seven
and
a
seven
and
a
half,
maybe
that's
the
simplest
way
I
can
put
it
so
as
part
of
the
the
rescue
plan,
we
are
obligate.
We,
the
the
board
of
education,
had
agreed
to
our
share,
essentially
of
of
contributing
or
redirecting
dollars
into
the
health
care
plan.
AJ
The
union
labor
was
also
expected
to
contribute
a
certain
percentage.
The
county
government
contributed
a
certain
percentage,
so
we're
working
through
this
collaborative
effort
to
reallocate
or
reappropriate
monies
into
the
health
care
fund.
So
that's
that
seven
million
dollars
is
basically
our
efforts
to
adhere
to
the
agreement
that
we
struck
with
the
state
board
and
with
the
with
the
county
government.
Just
this
past
spring.
D
If,
if
I
can
just
I
I
I
don't
want
to
do
all
the
math
here
so
then
let
me
just
ask
specifically
then:
what
process
do
you
follow
throughout
the
year,
whether
it's
quarterly
monthly?
D
And
then
you
know
we
we
get
to
the
end
of
the
year,
and
you
know
maybe
there's
some
cushion
here,
but
then
there
was
some
overspend
in
another
area
and
you
you've
had
to
shift
within
what
you're
permitted
to
shift
where
you're
permitted
to
shift
funds
where
we
don't
have
to
go
back
to
the
the
fiscal
authority
and
say
you
know
we're
shifting
between
categories.
AM
So
so
we
monitor
spending
on
a
month
for
the
record
matt
stansky,
director
of
financial
operations,
so
my
team
and
I
monitor
spending
on
a
monthly
basis.
We
actually
provide
the
board
a
report
on
our
monthly
spending
by
state
category,
so
in
maryland,
school
districts
are
required
to
report
spending
and
budgets
by
the
13
approved
state
categories,
and
so,
if
there
are
underspending
or
overspending
within
a
category,
let's
say:
let's
use
special
education,
as
example.
AM
You
know
if
there's
underspending
in
salaries
but
overspending
in
a
non-public
placement
line
item
we
can
shift
money
within
those
two,
and
all
we
have
to
do
is
then
notify
the
county
of
that
shift
within
that
state
category.
If
there's
a
overspender
over
under
spend
between
categories,
where
we
have
to
shift
money
from
one
state
category
to
another,
that's
a
process,
that's
done
both
in
the
second
quarter
and
fourth
quarter,
where
we
bring
those
requests
to
you
and
then
ultimately
that
goes
to
the
county
for
approval.
AM
Now,
when
we
close
out
the
year-
and
we
look
at
especially
well,
we
look
at
both
where
underspending
and
overspending
occurs
and
if
we're
seeing
a
preponderance.
Let's
say
of
underspending,
we
will
go
when
we
go
through
our
you
know.
Next
year
budget
process,
we
identify
those
dollars
to
re-appropriate
to
priorities
laid
out
by
the
superintendent
and
this
board,
and
we
do
that
process
annually
to
ensure
that
we
to
see
what
we
could
fund
internally
before
we
then
go.
Ask
for
money,
so
example
would
be.
We
will
take
the
fiscal
17
closeout.
AM
AJ
And
again,
I
think
you
know
the
that
go.
Mr
stansky's
point:
our
obligation
is
essentially
to
take
the
dollars
that
we've
already
been
appropriated
and
spend
them
as
effectively
and
efficiently
as
possible
before
we
stick
our
hand
out
asking
for
new
dollars
or
new
money.
So
we
do
a
lot
of
those
inner
categorical
adjustments
as
possible
again
essentially
trying
to
right
size.
B
We
closed
out
fy
2017,
with
28
million
in
fund
balance.
What
we
had
projected
was
13
million
dollars
in
the
fund
balance.
Can
you
explain
the
the
difference
in
there?
Where
were
the?
Where
were
the
savings
captured
from
to
make
that
for
that
15
million
that
we
didn't
project.
AM
Sure
so
again,
to
sort
of
reiterate
the
process.
AM
You
know
we
are
projecting
spending
or
putting
together
budgets
that
are
essentially
you
know
in
november,
so
for
fiscal
17,
we
put
together
budgets
in
november
of
2015
right,
so
we're
trying
to
project
spending
essentially
seven
months
before
the
start
of
the
fiscal
year
and
almost
18
months
before
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year.
AM
Obviously,
the
13
million
dollar
number
is
a
target.
It's
a
minimum
target.
So
essentially
we
build
budgets
to
at
least
make
sure
at
a
minimum.
We
hit
the
13
million,
but
as
you've
indicated
your
question
and
and
through
testimony,
we
obviously
exceeded
that
target
in
fiscal
17.
AM
The
areas
will
kind
of
go
through
state
category
again
in
the
mid-level
administration
area,
it
was
again
through
excess
of
what
we
call
salary
lapse
and
turnover.
Salary
lapse
is
when
a
position
becomes
vacant
during
the
year
and
then
the
time
between
that
position
becomes
vacant
and
then
refilled
right
is
what
we
call
salary
lapse.
We
budget
for
that
every
year,
but
in
this
category
we
exceeded
it
and
then
turnover
is
when
someone
leaves
us
at
the
end
of
june.
AM
While
they
went
up,
they
didn't
materialize
to
the
level
that
we
had
seen
in
years
past,
which
is
a
good
thing,
but
you
know
there's
a
savings
there
and
then
in
our
fixed
charges,
category,
which
is
our
benefits
category
again
with
the
salary
lapse
and
turnover
we're.
You
know:
saving
money
in
the
fica
area,
social
security,
medicare
payments
and
also,
if
you
remember,
the
the
general
assembly
passed
a
pension
relief
bill
late
in
april,
which
obviously
we
didn't
anticipate,
which
was
1.6
million
dollars
of
savings
for
the
district
as
well.
AM
So
you
know
combined
that,
yes,
we
exceeded
the
13
million
dollars,
and
so,
but
we
will
obviously
take
this
data
as
we,
you
know,
build
a
19
budget
and
adjust
it
accordingly
and.
AJ
AJ
We
would
either
have
to
ask
general
county
government
to
come
up
with
13
more
million
or
we
would
have
to
cut
program
positions
or
other
expenses
to
bring
it
down
that
13
million
or
some
other
number.
So
essentially
our
ability
to
again
help
ourselves
by
being
able
to
identify
and
be
able
to
support
that
revenue
for
stahls.
The
need
to
ask
other
public
sectors,
such
as
the
county
government,
to
have
to
backfill
that
number.
B
So
the
28
million
that
extra
we
budgeted
for
the
13
million
that
extra
15
million
was
created
by
basically
sound
stewardship
of
our
of
our
resources,
finding
ways,
but
also
some
many
things
that
were
out
of
our
control.
That
allowed
us
to
have
that
extra
money.
For
instance,
like
you,
said
the
pension
fund
that
came
through
or
we
can't
control
or
know
when
people
are
going
to
retire
or
leave,
and
so
we'll
anticipate
some
savings.
AJ
And
we
had
two
other
two
other
sort
of
anomalies
in
this
past
cycle.
One
we've
got
just
under
20
000,
google,
chrome
chromebooks
that
were
identified
or
they
were
funded
previously
back
in
2012
as
part
of
the
federal
arra
grant
process,
and
these
are
the
devices
that
we
use
not
only
to
support
instruction
each
and
every
day,
but
these
are
the
actual
devices
that
are
required
for
us
to
facilitate
the
our
students
taking
the
state
mandated
tests.
Those
devices
were
acquired
back
in
2012.
AJ
I
told
you
as
part
of
a
grant
a
one-time
grant
revenue.
We
were
notified
by
the
google
company
or
alphabet
today
that
those
devices
will
no
longer
be
supported,
no
longer
get
upgrades
and
no
longer
be
essentially
reliable
or
viable
for
us
to
take
those
high-stakes
tests
and
or
just
support
daily
instructions.
So
due
to
that
expiration
date,
that's
outside
of
our
control
and
they
were
required.
AJ
With
one-time
grant
money,
we
had
to
identify
a
plan
to
be
able
to
replace
those
those
machines
cost
about
250
dollars,
a
piece
19
and
a
half
thousand
of
them
times.
AJ
250
bucks
gets
us
to
about
5
million
and
that's
the
5
million
dollars
that
has
been
set
aside
to
replace
those
just
under
20
000,
google
machines
that
are
expiring
to
chromebooks
and
then
the
second
element
is
obviously
the
healthcare
we
we
knew
very
early
on
and
this
board
and
the
superintendent
and
our
labor
units
who've
since
left,
had
spent
many
many
many
hours
in
sleepless
nights
worrying
about
that,
and
we
knew
that
we
were
heading
into
an
an
issue
with
our
self-funded
insurance
plan.
This.
AJ
As
a
result
of
that,
we
began
having
very
serious
conversations
with
our
superintendent.
He
had
conversations
with
his
executive
team
with
senior
leadership,
etc
that
we
needed
to
begin
to
identify
monies
that
we
could
defer
spending
begin
making
strategic
decisions
on
what
could
we
curtail?
What
could
we
do
without
to
be
able
to
begin
amassing
dollars
that
we
could
then
go
to
the
board,
go
to
the
county
executive,
go
through
the
county
council
and
have
reappropriated
into
the
health
care
fund
to
begin
that
stabilization
process
and
that
began
very
very
early
in
the
fiscal
year.
AJ
In
terms
of
crafting
this
bailout
plan
and
part
of
that
bailout
plan,
prescriptively
said
how
many
dollars,
how
much
money
it
over
not
just
the
year
that
we
closed
out
before,
but
the
year
that
we
are
currently
in
and
in
the
year
ahead.
This
board
of
education
is
going
to
have
to
identify
and
repurpose
or
redirect.
K
I
would
like
to
congratulate
our
accounting
system
for
what
that
what
they're
doing,
I
think
you
have
followed
very
well
the
three
piece
which
is
a
proper
prior
planning
and
we
have
a
very
competent
financial
and
responsible
school
system.
But
I
would
like
to
ask
a
question
so
that
you
basically
can
address
what
was
said.
You
know,
let's
assume
we
had
those
28
million,
that
we
could
just
spend
okay
and
buy
buses
for
start
school
late.
K
AJ
My
response
would
be
more
generic
than
that.
I
mean
one
of
the
most
fundamental
tenants
and-
and
I
would
probably
say
one
of
the
top
tenants
budgeting
and
sound
sound
business
management
practices
is
to
not
ever
spend
one-time
dollars
on
something
that
has
an
ongoing
operational
cost
and
concern
heading
down.
So
you
know
utilizing
I'm
going
to
loop
right
back
to
an
example.
I
just
shared
is
using
one-time
dollars
to
buy
a
chromebook
is
an
appropriate
activity
because
that
chromebook's
expected
to
last.
AJ
Typically,
large
technological
acquisitions
are
done
that
way,
that's
very
different
than
using
one-time
monies
to
buy
something
like
a
bus,
but
but
there's
thousands
of
other
examples
that
are
going
to
have
monthly
and
weekly
ongoing
expenses
associated
with
them,
no
matter
how,
no
matter
how
large
your
piggy
bank
is,
ms
sessa,
I'm
just
going
to
make
it
very
simple,
no
matter
how
small
or
how
large
your
piggy
bank
is.
AJ
Your
piggy
bank's
only
one
size
and
if
you
continuously
reach
in
and
take
monies
out
of
that
piggy
bank
on
a
weekly
and
daily
basis,
the
piggy
banks
gonna
go
bust
on
you
and
so
again
that
that's
very
simplistically
why
you
do
not
use
one-time
monies
to
support
something
that
you
know
is
going
to
have
long-lived
operational
expenditures
or
costs
associated
with
it.
Thank.
K
B
AM
Sure
so
the
example
that
was
brought
up
a
week
and
a
half
ago
was
was
a
projection.
We
gave
the
board
in
october
of
2016
and
at
the
time
did
show
a
projected
year-end
deficit
of
nine
million
dollars.
AM
This
was
before
any
contemplation
of
one
assigning
two
million
dollars
in
excess
fund
balance
into
the
into
the
fund
in
december.
While
that
was
that
was
there
the
projection
didn't
reflect
x.
The
board
had
not
approved
it,
so
there's
one
and
two
it
did
not
contemplate
the
rescue
plan
that
alex
had
had
spoken
about
between
the
the
county
and
the
state
which
again
brought
us
five
million
dollars
of
recurring
revenue
in
the
fourth
quarter.
AM
On
top
of,
then,
you
know
essentially
realignments
within
the
fourth
quarter
of
existing
resources
in
the
board's
budget
into
into
the
fund,
and
so
those
that
really
sort
of
explains
the
revenue
side
of
the
fund
between
where
we
were
in
october
and
sort
of
where
we
ended
up
in
june.
On
the
expenditure
side,
you
know
the
the
claims
ended
up
about
six
million
dollars
less
than
what
we
projected
in
october.
AM
I
will
say
the
large
majority
of
that
is
through
what
we
call
incurred,
but
not
reported
claims
ibnr,
that's
a
number
that
we
get
in
august
and
so
for
fiscal
16
that
unexpectedly
unexpectedly
jumped
up
on
us
by
two
million
dollars.
AM
We
were
not
anticipating
that,
and
so,
based
on
that
recent
experience,
we
had
projected
another
two
million
dollar
increase
in
the
ibnr
number
not,
but
when
we
got
the
number
in
august,
not
only
did
it
not
increase
by
two
million,
it
decreased
by
two
million,
so
there
was
really
a
four
million
dollar
swing
in
ibnr
between
what
we
had
projected
and
what
actually
came
in,
and
then
I
think,
just
in
general,
just
when
you
know
in
projecting
claims
there
isn't
really
any
consistency
right
in
how
we
experience
experience
claims
neither
really
month
to
month
nor
annually.
AM
You
know
we
we
look
at
national
trends.
We
look
at
recent
pharmacy
and
medical
data.
We
look
at
our
demographics,
both
active
employees,
retirees
and
their
dependents.
How
many
folks
were
covering,
and
we
sort
of
then
kind
of,
and
then
in
consultation
with
with
our
consultants,
our
healthcare
consultants
aeon?
AM
We,
you
know
we
come
up
with
a
an
estimate
of
what
we
think
the
claimed
experience
will
be,
but
I
think
just
to
give
you
an
understanding
I'll
just
read
to
you
for
the
last
five
years
the
percentage
increase
and
decrease
in
our
in
our
claims
experience.
AM
So
in
fiscal
13
we
saw
a
1.4
percent
increase
in
claims
in
fiscal
14.
We
actually
saw
a
decrease
of
5.7
percent
in
claims
costs
fiscal
15.
We
then
saw
an
8.6
percent
increase
in
claims
costs:
fiscal
in
fiscal
that
was
fiscal
15
in
fiscal
16.
We
saw
an
8.9
percent
increase
in
claims
cost
and
then
fiscal
17.
That
increase
was
2.7
so
from
as
high
as
8.9
to
as
low
as
a
negative
5.7
in
a
five
year
in
a
five
year
span
and.
AJ
AJ
One
month
apart,
the
number
jumped
from
9
million
to
18
million,
go
ahead
and
predict
that
right.
So
this
is
an
area
that
has
a
tremendous
amount
of
volatility.
The
school
system
has
zero
to
no
control
over
pricing
trends
of
either
in
the
pharmaceutical
or
medical
sector.
We
have
no
control
over
what
the
maryland
state
insurance,
commissioner
may
or
may
not
approve
in
terms
of
rate
increases.
We
have
no
control
over
the
number
of
planned
participants.
How
many?
AJ
AJ
That's
a
swing
of
almost
16
percent
to
a
swing
of
100
in
a
month
over
something
we
have
little
or
no
control
over
18
months
in
advance.
How
accurate
do
you
want
us
to
be
so
again?
We
do.
We
do
look
at
a
tremendous
amount
of
data.
We
spend
a
lot
of
time
on
this.
We
probably
spend
more
time
on
health
care
than
probably
any
other
one
of
our
business
activities,
because
it
is
a
humongous
spend
for
us
approaching
180
million
dollars.
AJ
AJ
AJ
AJ
We
do
not
want
to
be
in
a
position
where
one
of
our
employees
goes
to
a
physician's
office
or
goes
to
a
pharmacy
or
goes
to
a
laboratory
for
a
much
needed
test
or
procedure
or
analysis,
and
that
pharmacy
or
doctor's
office
or
lab
is
going
to
say.
I
can't
see
you
today
until
you
cleared
up
the
bill
from
the
last
time
you
were
here.
We
cannot
put
our
employees
in
that
position.
B
AJ
Again,
the
the
idea,
certainly
is
that
and-
and
you
know
if
I
could
draw
a
parallel
for
food
nutrition
services-
the
federal
government
actually
requires
miss
rissy
requires
that
she
have
no
less
than
two
and
no
less
than
three
months
of
fund
balance
in
the
food
nutritional
services
fund,
so
at
least
in
her
domain
they've
gone
beyond
just
this
is
good
practice.
This
is
something
that
you
should
consider.
They've
prescriptively
mandated
the
size
of
her
fund
balance.
AJ
B
So
we've
closed
out
to
fy
2017,
with
nine
million
dollars
in
the
fund.
What
percentage
would
does
that
represent
of
our
monthly
health
care
expenses?.
B
B
B
AM
Could
you-
and
so
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
different
funds
that
that
pay
into
the
to
the
the
health
care
fund?
So
there's
the
general
fund
which
we've
been
talking
about
there
are
grants
which
pay
into
the
federal
grants
which
pay
into
the
health
care
fund.
There
is
the
food
service
fund
which
pays
into
the
health
care
fund
as
well.
AM
So
there
were,
there
were
some
shortages
in
the
food
service
and
healthcare
in
the
in
the
grant
area,
just
because
we
didn't
hire
as
many
employees
as
we
anticipated
putting
into
the
fund
and
then
also
you
know,
on
the
general
fund
side.
You
know
we
did
hold
a
little
bit
money
back.
AJ
B
So
you've
alluded
to
the
the
things
that
we've
worked
out
with
the
county:
to
get
the
health
care
fund
back
into
healthy
position
and
that
that's
involved
everyone
working
collaboratively
the
county
government,
us
our
our
bargaining
units,
everyone
working
together
too.
AJ
B
So,
several
years
ago,
that
we
kind
of
got
into
this
dire
situation.
Because
several
years
ago
the
county
council
transferred
how
much
was
transferred
out
of
the
health
care
reserve
fund
to
the
operating
budget.
B
B
Oh
okay,
all
right!
If
those
recurring
funds
of
15
million
a
year
had
continued
over
the
past
few
years,
would
the
county
have
had
to
what
would
we
have
had
to
gone
to
the
county,
to
ask
for
emergency
allocations
of
funds
to
that
to
our
health
care
fund,
or
would
that
15
million
a
year
have
covered
us
and
kept
us
in
solid?
We.
AJ
Would
not
have
had
to
to
have
a
bailout
plan
we
would
not
have
had
to
to
reallocate
our
dollars.
Ask
the
county
government
to
infuse
money
into
the
plan.
We
would
not
have
had
to
go
to
the
state
board.
First,
for
probably
the
largest
exception
that
they've
ever
granted
on
a
matter
that
the
state
superintendent
brought
that
to
late
for
us,
and
we
would
not
have
been
in
a
position
that
we
found
ourselves
the
past
year
or
still
find
ourself
in
today.
AJ
B
We
are
still
not
in
the
healthiest
position.
We
would
like
to
be
in
in
the
health
care
fund
and
we
are
still
working
very
collaboratively
with
county
with
the
county
government
and
with
our
others
to
get
back
in
that
position
everyone's
contributing.
But
this
was
a
process
that
was
created
over
over
several
years
by
different
decisions
that
were
made.
AJ
Right
and
and
it's
important
to
note
that
it
was
critical,
essentially
that
we
cover
a
period
of
time
as
well,
because
the
risk-structured
labor
agreements
that
have
the
bargaining
units
and
the
unrepresented
individuals
contribute
more.
You
know,
pay
more
co-pays,
etc.
That
doesn't
kick
in
until
january
as
well.
So
we
had
to
ensure
that
not
only
do
we
close
out
last
prior
year
positively,
but
we
had
sufficient
funds
to
continue
to
pay
claims
between
july
and
january,
when
we
began
receiving
some
additional
support
by
way
of
the
planned
participants
or.
B
B
And
but
but
even
with
our
spending
restraints
and
our
good
stewardship
there,
it's
still
far
below
the
recommended
reserves
that
are
recommended
for
public
entities.
That's
an
accurate
interpretation!
Yes,.
AJ
B
Okay
and
if
we
were
to
reprogram
the
three
million
dollars
that
is
currently
unassigned
into
say,
transportation,
that
would
put
us
in
a
position
of
funding
a
recurring
expense
with
non-recurring
dollars
and
meaning
that
we'd
have
no
guarantee
that
those
funds
would
be
available
next
year
based.
Even
though
we've
made
the
decision
to
go
ahead
and
fund.
That
expense.
Is
that
accurate?
Yes,.
AJ
B
Okay,
and
if
we
assigned
and
spent
the
three
million
dollars,
we
had
to
essentially
be
spending
all
of
our
extra
so
meaning
if
in
a
boiler,
cl
relapse
or
a
roof
failure.
We
wouldn't
have
any
funds
on
hand,
and
would
it
be
prudent,
under
accepted
accounting
principles
for
the
school
system
to
spend
every
available
dollar,
leaving
nothing
in
reserve
for
emergencies.
B
B
All
right,
thank
you
both
very
much
at
this
time.
Is
there
any
public
comment.
X
X
Sutherland,
I
wasn't
going
to
say
anything
until
you
brought
up
the
reduction
to
fix
charges
that
the
county
council
took
in
fiscal
year
15
as
being
the
reason
your
health
insurance
fund
faced
a
deficit
at
the
end
of
fiscal
year.
15
your
health
insurance
fund
had
30
million
dollars
in
it
when
an
18
million
dollar
fund
balance
would
have
been
sufficient.
Had
the
county
council
funded
that
you
would
have
had
more
in
your
health
insurance
fund
than
the
county
government
had
in
its
rainy
day
fund.
X
So
let's
talk
about
how
much
fund
balance
you
need
to
have
on
hand
you're,
not
a
government
entity
whose
revenue
fluctuates
so,
for
example,
the
county
government
will
want
to
have
about
eight
percent.
According
to
the
rating
agencies,
because
income
taxes
fluctuate,
recreation
and
transfer
taxes
fluctuate,
your
revenue
doesn't
fluctuate
when
the
county
says
it's
going
to
give
you
600
million
dollars,
you
get
600
million
dollars.
X
So
how
much
fund
balance
you
need
is
a
result
of
how
much
your
revenue
fluctuates
and
how
much
your
expenditures
fluctuate.
Regarding
needing
money
for
boilers,
look
at
your
fund
balance.
Look
at
the
chart.
How
often
have
you
had
to
use
it
regarding
spending
money
spending
fund
balance
for
recurring
costs?
Ms
sasser,
you
asked
about
that.
You
programmed
13
million
dollar
fund
balance
for
recurring
costs,
so
don't
pretend
that
you're
not
doing
it
already,
but
the
fact
is
you
never
use
it
or
you
hardly
ever
use
it.
X
Your
fund
balance
that
was
unrestricted
uncommitted,
unencumbered
went
from
18
million
to
28
million.
That
means
10
million
of
the
recurring
money
you
got
in
fy
17,
not
fund
balance
wasn't
spent
and
the
only
way
to
know
the
difference
between
the
13
that
was
projected
and
the
28
that
resulted
is,
if
you
know
what
made
up
the
13
that
was
projected
in
the
first
place.
This
board
never
asked
that
question
to
budget.
X
Dr
arlato,
where
is
the
13
million
of
savings
coming
from
what
didn't
cost
as
much
as
you
thought
it
was
going
to
or
what
revenue
did
you
get
that
you
didn't
anticipate?
How
did
you
treat
it
in
the
next
year's
budget?
Did
you
leave
the
same?
Did
you
decrease
it?
How
did
you
treat
it
if
you
don't
ask
that
during
budget
and
know
what
comprises
the
13
million?
You
can
then
never
know
the
difference
between
the
13
and
the
28..
X
X
So
I
wanted
to
comment
on
that,
and
I
also
want
to
close
in
saying
that,
after
fiscal
year
15,
when
your
health
insurance
fund
had
30
million
dollars
of
fund
balance,
this
board
requested
22
million
dollars
less
in
recurring
revenue
than
recurring
expenses
for
the
health
insurance
fund.
You
all
drained
the
health
insurance
fund
by
22
million
dollars
in
fiscal
year,
16
and
17..
AN
So,
if
I
had
to
was
in
your
position-
and
I
was
in
charge
of
a
one
billion
dollar
budget,
I
would
not
understand
all
the
elements
of
that,
but
you
have
a
wonderful
resource
to
you.
AN
You
have
your
own
board
of
education
auditor,
so
I
would
probably
ask
him
questions
to
help
me
understand
the
audited
reports
that
come
in
then
I
would
talk
to
my
brother
who's,
a
chief
financial
officer
at
a
large
drug
addict
recovery,
non-profit
in
portland,
oregon
to
help
me
understand,
audited
financial
stuff,
and
while
he
couldn't
do
it
so
great,
maybe
that
audited
that
company,
that
does
the
audit
can
come
in
and
explain
their
audits
to
you.
That's
what
they
do
for
his.
AN
So
they
explained
to
him.
He
said
his
outside
auditors
annually
present
the
audited
financial
statements
and
findings
to
the
board
of
directors,
along
with
other
documents
that
note
material
weaknesses,
significant
deficiencies
and
other
matters.
They
believe
that
warrant
the
attention
of
the
board
of
directors.
AN
So
I
think
an
independent
auditor
could
do
that
and
like
this
board,
the
anne
arundel
county
has
its
own
otter,
which
ms
sutherland
used
to
be,
but
it
also
has
the
outside
editor
to
review
its
financial
statements,
and,
unlike
this
board,
that
outside
auditor
presents
to
the
board
again
what
this
board
could
experience
and
when
I've
heard
the
discussions
over
the
last
few
years
regarding
budgets
in
the
next
month
starts
the
new
budget
cycle.
I
wonder
which
fable
is
more
true:
chicken
little
whose
sky
was
falling
or
the
boy
who
cried
wolf.
B
B
Are
there
any
board,
questions
or
comments
regarding
this
item?
Okay,
is
there
any
public
comment
all
right?
The
november
1st
meeting
of
the
board
of
education
is
now
complete.
The
next
board
of
education
meeting
is
wednesday
november
15
2017
at
seven
seven
pm.
The
next
board
policy
committee
meeting
is
wednesday
november
8th
2017
at
1
pm
in
conference
room
2a
and
our
legislative
breakfast.
Am
I
going
to
get
it
right
monday,
november
13th?