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All
right
welcome
to
this
meeting
of
the
board
of
education.
This
meeting
is
being
televised,
live
on
aacps
tv
and
live
streamed
on
the
internet.
General
information
and
protocols
for
the
meeting
are
posted
on
the
sign
by
the
doorway
as
you
enter
the
room.
So
please
make
sure
you
read
those
if
you
have
not
already
item
2.03
is
approval
of
the
minutes.
C
D
C
Do
you
want
okay?
Are
there
any
board
questions
or
comments,
miss
connolly?
Would
you
call
the
roll
please.
C
E
Good
evening
president
hummer
members
of
the
board
and
dr
alato,
my
name
is
anthony
libertori
and
I
am
the
president
of
krask.
I
will
be
filling
in
for
savannah
quick
secretary
of
education
tonight
in
our
recent
meetings
we
have
been
working
on
our
november
general
assembly,
which
will
focus
on
the
connection
of
dependent
students
with
the
community.
Krask
is
very
excited
about
partnering,
with
military
liaisons,
from
navy
sport,
annapolis
and
fort
meade.
Our
primary
focus
for
the
coming
weeks
is
to
make
revisions
to
our
platform
constitution
and
prepare
for
this
general
assembly.
E
Earlier
this
month,
five
members
of
our
cross
executive
staff
team
attended
the
safe
schools
maryland
tip
line
kickoff
at
the
maryland
emergency
management
agency
or
mema,
where
governor
larry
hogan
and
dr
karen
salman
state
school
superintendent
spoke
to
students
and
members
of
the
media.
In
addition,
students
had
the
opportunity
to
tour
the
mima
headquarters.
E
Now
you
may
be
wondering
why
I'm
filling
in
for
savannah
this
evening.
While
I
stand
before
you
as
a
cross
president,
during
the
day,
I'm
still
a
proud
senior
at
old
mill
high
school
going
into
school
this
morning,
I
had
no
plans
to
give
the
speech
tonight.
However,
as
we
participated
in
our
usual
lessons,
our
administration
and
county
police
were
handling
a
potentially
dangerous
situation
occurring
right
within
our
school
walls.
E
According
to
police.
This
incident
began
last
night
on
social
media.
At
that
time,
I
was
lying
out
an
orange
shirt
to
participate
in
unity
day
at
school.
Today.
The
police
investigation
into
this
led
them
straight
to
obama
high
school.
This
morning,
three
minutes
after
the
police
notified
my
school's
administration
of
this
potential
issue.
The
suspected
student
was
taken
out
of
class
and
a
loaded
revolver
was
found
in
his
coat
pocket
while
ironic
that
the
color
for
the
gun
safety
movement
is
also
orange.
E
Regardless
of
the
incident
that
took
place
at
school
today,
my
own
shirt
still
represents
unity.
I
want
to
thank
the
county,
police
and
anyone
involved
in
this
investigation
who
work
tirelessly
to
keep
our
public,
but,
most
importantly,
our
school
system
safe.
However,
on
a
personal
basis,
on
behalf
of
myself
and
my
fellow
patriots,
I
want
to
thank
my
school's
administration
and
school
resource
officers
for
investigating
this
incident
as
soon
as
possible.
Without
their
immediate
response
and
efficient
teamwork,
the
entire
situation
could
have
played
out
differently
and
to
the
general
public.
E
As
stated
earlier,
today
was
in
fact,
unity
day
across
aacps
I
enjoyed
seeing
the
tweets
of
students
and
teachers
around
the
county
celebrating
this
day
and
what
it
stands
for,
and
I
especially
enjoyed
the
orange
computer
screens
in
school
today.
But
if
there's
one
thing,
we
should
all
do
to
unite
our
schools
and
communities.
It
should
be
to
appreciate
and
thank
everyone
for
what
they
do.
I
cannot
stress
enough
how
thankful
I
am
that
my
for
my
school's
administration,
this
county
school
board
and
to
the
county
police
on
this
unity
day.
I
appreciate
your
time.
C
F
Thank
you,
madam
president,
this
week
last
week,
excuse
me
last
week
in
our
policy
committee
meeting,
we
had
two
policies
that
I
did
want
to
address
here
before
the
board.
One
with
was
with
regards
to
board
elections,
as
we
discussed
openly.
I
believe
it
was
two
meetings
ago.
We
discussed
different
election
timelines
that
we
could
have.
There
were
concerns
both
from
the
public
and
from
this
board
that
we
were
rushing
this
and
that
we
were
not
giving
the
newly
elected
board
the
full
opportunity
to
put
in
their
input
into
the
policy.
F
So
we
decided,
as
a
committee,
to
postpone
further
discussion
on
that
policy
until
the
board
is
elected
and
that
way
they'll
be
able
to
chart
their
own
course.
F
The
second
policy
that
I
wanted
to
address
this
evening
was
the
transportation
policy,
so
that
policy
specifies
the
the
basis
for
our
our
busing
of
students
and
the
regulations
that
the
superintendent
sets
forth.
There
were
two
concerns
that
that
were
the
justification
for
bringing
the
transportation
policy
back
in
front
of
our
committee.
One
with
regards
to
light
rail.
There
was
a
concern
brought
up
by
the
linthicum
community.
Regarding
light
rail.
F
We
now
currently
have
an
appeal
before
the
superintendent,
and
we
anticipate
that
appeal
coming
before
this
board.
So
we
opted
to
not
investigate
that
further.
Due
to
the
the
likely
appeal
and
again
because
of
the
timeline
of
the
appeal,
it
is
likely
that
the
newly
elected
board
will
be
addressing
that
and
we
want
to
give
them
the
opportunity
to
weigh
in.
F
In
addition,
we
also
had
concerns
about
the
distance
that
was
set
for
bussing
of
students,
so
currently
elementary
school
students
within
one
mile
and
middle
and
high
school
students
within
one
and
a
half
miles
are
are
asked
to
be
walkers
over
that
distance.
Do
get
bus
transportation,
except
for
a
few
few
special
cases
based
on
the
research
provided
by
our
transportation
office.
F
F
The
policy
committee
opted
at
this
time
to
not
change
those
walking
distances.
The
two
million
dollars
can
be
put
to
better
use
with
funding
teachers
for
our
classrooms
and
continue
to
reduce
classroom
size,
so
30
teachers
make
a
big
difference
in
the
lives
of
our
students.
F
In
addition,
our
distances
were
set
at
least
1972
based
on
our
research
back
in
1972,
and
the
current
trend
among
districts
in
our
area
is
actually
to
increase
the
walking
distances
in
order
to
cut
costs.
So
we're
appear
to
be
right
in
the
middle
of
our
neighbors.
Prince
george's
has
a
two
mile
walk
so
1.5,
and
then
some
of
our
other
neighboring
districts
are
a
little
lower
but
are
investigating
increasing
that
walking
distance
based
on
our
research.
So
at
this
time
we
did
not
make
any
changes
to
the
transportation
policy.
F
Back
so
we
we
had
a
quite
possibly
one
of
my
favorite
events
of
the
year.
It
was
our
cat,
north,
open
house.
I
got
to
attend
that
I'm
always
a
sucker
for
the
baking
and
pastry
folks.
So
I
I
happened
to
linger
a
little
longer
there.
I
had
a
wonderful
discussion
with
a
former
administrator
at
north
county
ryan
sackett
who's.
Now
our
ap
got
a
great
tour
of
the
facilities.
F
I
think
we
just
offer
top-notch
programs
and
some
some
really
unique
opportunities
for
our
students.
It
was
exciting
hearing
from
our
our
cyber
security
folks
at
cat
north,
their
excitement
of
implementing
some
of
the
new
courses
that
we've
we've
got
coming
along
that
we
that
this
board
approved
not
too
long
ago.
F
So
we're
excited
to
see
that
cyber
security
and
seeing
what
the
the
teachers
and
staff
are
able
to
do
in
in
that
current
building
just
makes
me
that
much
more
excited
for
what
the
new
cat
north
is
going
to
look
like
and
funding
willing.
F
We
should
have
that
up
up
and
running
in
five
years
so
that
we
are
five
years
for
the
new
cat.
North
yeah,
yeah,
yeah,
funding,
yeah
that'll
be
another
election
cycle
so
but
we're
excited
about
that.
That
was
great
and
also
have
a
congratulations
to
one
one
of
our
own
here
in
anne
arundel.
Mr
christopher
whitehead,
who
is
a
visual
arts
teacher
specialist
here
at
riva
and
out
in
the
schools,
was
named,
the
maryland
art
educator
of
the
year
by
the
maryland
art
education
association.
So
congratulations
to
mr
whitehead.
G
I
had
the
chance
friday
night
to
go
back
to
my
children's
alma
mater
annapolis.
High
school
and
check
out
the
latest.
Improv
troupe
show
there
and
I
was
just
so
impressed
at
the
communication
skills,
the
listening
skills
and
the
quick
thinking
of
those
students,
and
we
just
had
a
really
great
opportunity
and
hope.
The
next
time
they're
having
an
improv
show,
you
guys
can
go.
C
Several
of
us
had
the
pleasure
of
attending
the
teacher
of
the
year
banquet
last.
Was
it
last
weekend:
it's
always
a
blur.
It
was
very
recently
and
we
were
thrilled
to
be
there
to
honor
our
finalist
heather
carnahan
from
monarch
global
academy,
and
while
she
was
not
the
final
winner,
a
wonderful
young
man
from
somerset
county
received
that-
and
his
name
is
escaping
me.
Warren.
Is
that
right,
dr
richard
warren,
dr
richard
warren?
C
I'm
sorry,
but
we
were
well
represented
by
heather
and
we
all
loved
being
there
to
celebrate
her
for
coming
for
representing
our
school
system
so
well.
I
was
able
to
attend
last
week
the
lunch
with
a
cop
at
monarch,
global
academy
at
what
a
great
event
their
pta
organized.
They
had
tons
of
first
responders,
who
came
in
and
had
lunch
with,
the
kids
and,
if
you
ever
want
to
see
first
graders
get
really
excited,
bring
in
a
bunch
of
police
officers,
and
they
were
just
going
I'm
going
bonkers
with
it.
C
It
was
a
great
community
event,
really
building
those
relationships
with
the
local
police
and
and
with
the
kids.
So
that
was
great
fun
and
then
last
week
I
attended
the
special
education
citizens
advisory
council
annual
the
special
education
resource
fair.
There
was
tons
of
community
resources
there,
as
well
as
school
staff,
showcasing
all
sorts
of
the
supports
that
are
available
for
our
families
with
special
needs,
and
I
got
to
speak
with
many
families
and
with
with
our
staff
members
and
that's
always
a
great
event.
It
was
packed
when
I
was
there.
C
So
it
was
a
very
good
turnout
and
I
think
a
lot
of
our
families
got
some
great
information
and
then
last,
but
certainly
not
least,
I
attended
the
marching
band.
Expo
exhibition
at
go.
Go
saxophones
right!
Mr
reinhardt,
although
I
say
go
trombones
at
meade
high
school
last
week,
all
of
our
marching
bands
were
on
display.
C
I
wasn't
able
to
stay
for
everyone,
but
I
got
to
see
multiple
of
our
bands
and
they
were
all
great
and
there
was
such
a
great
crowd
there,
cheering
them
on
which
you
love
to
see,
because
you
know
we
love
our
marching
bands,
so
go
gophers.
So
and
next
doc
item
2.10,
dr
arlatto.
Your
superintendent's
update.
H
Yes,
ma'am.
I've
got
some
some
good
news
to
share
I'll
piggyback
a
little
bit
on.
What's
what
mr
reinhard
shared.
H
We
have
purchased
some
of
those
and
some
of
those
robots
have
been
purchased
by
our
business
partners.
So
I
certainly
want
to
thank
our
technology
team,
our
instructional
technology
team
and
our
office
of
advanced
studies
and
programs
for
all
your
hard
work.
It
really
is
a
phenomenal
award
work
say
we
can
do
this
for
kids,
so
I'll
hand
that,
to
you,
seven
aacps
educators
were
honored
for
their
work
by
the
maryland
art
education,
association,
laney
dykstra.
H
Our
coordinator
of
visual
arts,
received
the
linda
pop
leadership
award
for
her
outstanding
contributions
and
professional
service
to
art
education.
Christopher
whitehead,
as
you
heard,
a
teacher
specialist
here
at
central
office
was
named.
The
maryland
art
educator
of
the
year
really
quite
phenomenal.
H
Five
art
educators
are
recognized
for
their
outstanding
contributions.
At
the
district
level,
they
are
generally
denny
from
annapolis.
Elementary
school
jenny,
hendricks
from
southern
high
school
kelly,
keathy
from
annapolis,
middle
school
amy
beg
mourinho
from
bates
middle
school
and
katie
rousseau
from
broad
neck
high
school
at
the,
and
so
we're
really
excited
about
about
their
awards
and
their
recognition.
H
At
the
annual
awards.
Banquet
of
shape
maryland
nine
aacps
educators
are
honored
for
their
work
in
the
fields
of
physical,
physical
education,
health,
education
and
dance
amanda
weiss
gerber
of
annapolis.
High
school
was
named.
The
high
school
physical
education
teacher
of
the
year
and
kristen
bauer
of
severna
park
high
school
was
named.
The
health
education
teacher
of
the
year
deb
marcus,
an
adapted
physical
education
resource
teacher,
received
the
william
e
burdick
award
for
her
service
and
leadership
in
the
field
of
adapted
physical
education.
H
And
lastly,
as
you
know,
october's
anti-bullying
month
and
today
by
wearing
orange,
was
unity
day.
This
is
a
national
effort
to
stand
together
against
bullying,
united
for
kindness
acceptance
and
inclusion
and
there's
a
video
that's
about
to
start,
I'm
so
very
thankful
for
all
our
employees
and
those
throughout
the
county
who
wore
orange
to
bring
attention
to
this
important
endeavor
twitter
has
been
very
active
with
unity.
Photos
we've
put
together
some
pictures
from
the
day.
H
C
All
right,
okay:
next,
we
will
move
on
to
public
comment.
Anyone
wishing
to
speak
on
an
item
not
on
today's
agenda
and
who
was
signed
up
prior
to
the
board
establishing
the
agenda
order.
A
few
minutes
ago
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.
C
The
board
asked
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.
It
is
not
the
board's
general
practice
to
engage
in
question
and
answer
session
with
speakers.
Questions
may
be
posed
by
speakers,
but
any
answers
will
count
as
part
of
the
three-minute
limit.
For
the
record,
please
give
your
name
before
speaking
and
handouts
should
be
given
to
the
board
assistant.
C
All
right
so
our
first
group,
robert
silkworth
corinne
frank
jen,
aiken,
nico,
papa
owen,
mccreary
and
alex
mccreary.
I
Good
evening,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
president
humber
vice
president
guild
land
distinguished
board
members,
dr
alata
and
friends,
my
name
is
robert
silkworth,
and
I'm
here
this
evening,
once
again
as
the
chairperson
of
the
high
school
concerns
committee,
we
did
meet
on
september
12th.
First
of
all,
for
your
information.
I
We
believe
that
a
framework
has
been
put
in
place
to
allow
for
the
building
of
relationships.
However,
there
must
be
a
great
deal
of
collaboration
between
all
of
the
stakeholders.
There
are
some
success
stories
and
there
are
are
also
some
challenges
which
we
must
face.
If,
in
fact,
we
will
be
able
to
say
that
we
have
done
our
very
best
to
guarantee
that
all
of
our
students
and
staff
will
have
the
chance
to
shine
and
show
the
greatness
that
we
know
is
within
them.
I
On
a
personal
note,
I
will
tell
you
that
for
me
in
my
47th
year
it
has
been
one
of
the
most
challenging
years
in
my
entire
career,
I
have
made
more
phone
calls
to
moms
dads
and
guardians
than
ever
before.
In
september,
several
classes
of
mine
were
a
nightmare
for
me
and
my
students.
It
was
difficult
at
times
to
conduct
classes
because
of
the
many
issues
that
we
had
it's
not
perfect
today,
but
it
is
much
better
for
several
reasons.
One
is
that
we
have
been
able
to
create
some
meaningful
relationships.
I
Another
is
that
a
large
majority
of
parents
have
been
very
supportive
and
have
helped
us
change
the
behaviors,
and
that
is
what
it's
all
about
folks,
a
change
of
behavior,
although
I
have
received
some
support
administratively,
I
will
tell
you
that
office,
referrals
and
restorative
practices
have
not
made
the
difference.
What
makes
a
difference
is
when
we
have
our
students
or
when
our
students
learn
from
teachers
and
parents,
that
we
have
expectations,
and
then
we
expect
everyone
to
rise
to
those
expectations.
I
That's
one
piece
of
the
puzzle,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
that
we
will
tell
you
does
need
some
of
our
attention.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
I
will
tell
you
that
there
are
some
concerns
in
our
high
schools
about
the
basic
philosophy
of
discipline,
with
a
focus
on
restorative
practices.
Everyone
does
not
yet
fully
understand
these
issues
and
in
fact
everyone
has
not
even
been
trained
on
the
concept
of
restorative
practices,
so
we
need
to
continue
to
do
more.
Of
that,
today
is
unity
day
october
24th.
I
am
happy
to
tell
you
all.
I
Students
have
the
precious
right
to
a
safe
class
environment
and
a
safe
life.
No
student
has
the
right
to
take
that
away.
I
am
a
bully
blocker
in
the
classroom
and
out
of
the
classroom,
and
I
am
proud
to
tell
you
that
I'm
wearing
orange
today
unity
day.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
I
usually
end
with
kudos.
As
you
all
know,
I
have
three.
First
of
all,
I
do
believe
that
it's
fitting
to
thank
and
congratulate
our
north
county,
unified
tennis
team.
They
won
a
county
championship
again.
Secondly,
dr
aladda
and
your
staff.
I
We
thank
you
so
much
north
county
recently
had
a
death
in
our
among
a
member
of
our
staff,
and
you
were
kind
enough
to
send
so
many
people
to
help
us
out
to
get
through
that
time
and
then.
Finally,
I
too
would
also
like
to
thank
all
of
the
stakeholders
who
stood
today
to
keep
our
schools
safe.
Thank
you.
J
Good
evening
my
name
is
corrine
frank
and
I'm
the
pga
president
of
bodkin
elementary
school.
I
am
here
tonight
as
an
advocate
for
our
environmental
committee.
Bodkin
has
an
incredibly
dedicated
and
large
number
of
parents
who
are
involved
and
committed
to
supporting
and
enhancing
the
education
our
children
receive
at
this
school
bodkin
is
a
national
blue,
ribbon
school,
a
wellness
school
of
distinction
and
a
at
the
board
of
ed
meeting
on
9
26.
They
were
also
recognized
for
its
outstanding
efforts
in
participating
with
jump
rope
for
heart.
J
J
J
Yes,
they
came
out
because
they
really
want
to
be
involved
with
this
and
they've
been
told
that
there's
nothing
that
they
can
do,
there's
nothing
that
that
can
be
done
with
food
services,
and
this
is
not
the
first
time
our
pta
has
gone
to
aacps
for
an
issue
and
come
away
with
no
solution
and,
to
be
frank,
they've
come
away
with
feeling
that
they
were
not
heard
or
taken
seriously.
J
Customer
service
seems
to
be
a
little
bit
lacking
in
some
of
the
departments.
Here
we
are
asking
for
someone
to
work
with
us.
We
are
asking
to
be
allowed
to
use
a
pilot
program
for
paper
products
in
our
school.
We
are
asking
to
bring
reusable
trays.
We
are
asking
to
have
one
day
a
week
where
we
can
have
a
parent
volunteer,
wash
trays.
You
know
there
are
a
lot
of
options
there
we're
asking
to
be
allowed
to
explore
some
of
these
opportunities,
and
this
is
not
an
insurmountable
problem.
J
Aacps
is
asking
these
parents
and
teachers
for
many
hours
of
work
that
they
put
into
our
school,
to
make
it
greener.
Parental
involvement
is
what
makes
our
school
special
and
if
we
do
value
this
program,
we
we
hope
that
we
have
the
proper
departments
work
with
us
and
work
with
our
parents
to
implement
some
more
friendly
practices.
J
J
I
also
want
to
say,
while
I'm
up
here,
I
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
continued
pressure
to
change
school
start
times.
I
feel
as
though
these
15-minute
start
times
have
not
benefited
our
school
at
all
and
maintain
a
very
large
price
tag.
I
would
really
urge
you
to
return
to
those
previous
start
times.
My
son
gets
home
at
4
30.,
it's
already
getting
dark
he's
only
the
second
or
third
bus
stop,
and
this
change
has
added
way
more
than
15
minutes
to
his
commute,
because
he's
well
and
truly
into
rush
hour.
J
At
this
point,
the
commuters
are
coming
home,
they're
flying
through
the
roads.
We
don't
have
sidewalks
in
east
pasadena,
which
creates
a
very
dangerous
circumstance
for
him.
We
also
know
that
there's
a
very
limited
time
for
children
to
play
and
play
is
crucial
for
a
seven-year-old
boy.
We
know
exercise
is
very
crucial
at
all
ages.
In
elementary
teenagers
do
have
the
option
to
go
to
bed
earlier,
but
children
cannot
play
in
the
dark
elementary
school
children
are
our
most
vulnerable
students
and
I
advocate
for
them
tonight.
Thank
you.
K
Good
evening,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
comment.
My
name
is
jen
aiken,
I'm
a
parent
of
a
bodkin
elementary
student,
I'm
also
the
co-chair
of
the
environmental
fair
committee
at
bodkin.
I'm
also
here
as
a
marine
educator
for
the
national
aquarium,
where
we
rescue
animals
that
have
ingested
plastics.
K
So
I
will
be
speaking
a
little
bit
to
that
as
well,
but
we
are
here
tonight
to
bring
to
your
attention
to
follow
up
to
what
karin
said.
The
irresponsible
use
of
polystyrene
trays
in
all
anne
arundel
county
school
cafeterias,
and
we
are
really
a
group
of
concerned
and
passionate
parents
representing
these
schools,
and
in
may
several
colleagues
and
I
did
meet
with
jody
reese
and
dean
emery,
and
at
the
conclusion
that
meeting
we
were
instructed
to
research,
eco-friendly
trays
and
composting
companies,
which
we
promptly
did
and
we
emailed
along
our
findings.
K
K
While
we
still
have
not
gotten
an
email
response
back,
we
were
told
in
the
meeting
that
eco-friendly
alternatives
or
dishwashing
reusable
trays
were
just
too
costly.
This
is
unacceptable
to
us
and
to
our
children,
so
we're
here
to
seek
change
from
you.
Anne
arundel,
county
borders,
our
chest,
precious
chesapeake
bay
and
the
county
contains
miles
of
rivers
and
that
feeds
into
this
fragile
ecosystem,
and
it
is
truly
upsetting
that
anne
arundel
county
schools
use
six
million
of
these
lunch
trays
per
school
year.
K
The
use
of
these
trays
are
in
stark
contrast
and
is
completely
hypocritical
to
what
schools
specifically
green
schools,
are
trying
to
teach
our
children
and
what
we're
striving
for
students
are
taught
to
be
good
stewards
of
the
bay
and
to
learn
that
they
learn
about
the
hazards
of
single-use
plastics,
such
as
polystyrene
they're,
encouraged
to
make
green
choices.
Yet
when
they
walk
into
the
cafeteria,
they
do
not
have
an
environmentally
friendly
choice
if
they
are
purchasing
lunch.
K
We
are
all
aware
that
polystyrene
is
cheap
and
convenient,
and
that
is
the
message
that
anne
arundel
county
is
rescinding
our
children
and
families
about
its
concern
for
environmental
and
public
health,
that
those
things
are
not
worth
spending
the
money
on.
So
just
to
recap,
several
reasons
why
polystyrene
is
so
hazardous:
it
practically
lasts
forever.
K
K
In
addition,
research
has
just
shown
you
may
have
read
this
news
today
that
is
now
found
in
humans
as
well.
We
have
microplastics
in
our
bodies
due
to
all
this.
It
puts
toxins
into
our
food.
It's
made
from
petroleum,
which
is
a
non-sustainable
resource,
and
its
production
and
disposal
contributes
to
air
pollution
and
climate
change.
Cities
across
the
country
and
even
more
around
the
world
are
banning
single-use
plastics.
Several
counties
in
maryland
have
already
already
implemented
these
bands
and
have
swapped
out
the
foam
lunch
trays.
Thank.
K
K
K
Yes,
they
range
anywhere,
you
know
from
anywhere
from
five
cents
to
ten
cents.
These
are
around
three
cents
and
six
million
trades
a
year
that
translated
to
a
cost
that
she
was
not
comfortable.
As
she
said
it
was
too
costly.
We
also
researched
two
composting
companies,
one
of
which
the
national
aquarium
uses
and
another
one.
My
colleague
found.
We
never
received
any
response
back
and
our
former
principal
who
was
really
an
advocate
strong
advocate
for
this.
K
She
missed
amsterdam
left
bodkin,
so
we
had
her
support,
so
we're
kind
of
working
with
our
pta
president
kind
of
just
trying
to
keep
this
initiative
going.
It's
it's
yeah,
especially
from
anne
arundel
county.
It's
such
a
highly
distinguished
school
district.
N
Am
nico
papa?
I
attend
vodka
elementary
school.
I
would
like
the
county
to
stop
using
polystyrene
because
polystyrene
trays,
because
when
hot
food
is
placed
on
polystyrene
trays,
the
chemical
styrene
can
leach
into
the
food.
Although
I
would
prefer
reusable
trays,
I
would.
I
would
settle
for
compostable
compostables
for
now
make
food
edible
again.
C
P
Good
evening
my
name
is
father,
randy
callender
and
I
am
the
wrecker
of
saint
philip's
episcopal
church.
Today.
I
stand
here
before
you
as
a
spiritual
leader
for
my
members,
a
voice
for
the
young
people
in
my
congregation
and
also
on
behalf
of
all
my
brothers
and
sisters
and
anne
arundel,
connecting
together,
also
known
as
act
act,
is
strictly
a
non-partisan
organization
of
organizations.
P
We
are
currently
26
member
and
friend
organizations
from
across
the
faith
and
non-profit
communities.
We
build
power
by
developing
relationships
and
cultivating
leadership
in
communities
so
that
we
can
take
action
on
issues
that
matter
to
us
over
the
course
of
this
spring.
We
listen
to
over
2
800
people
who
raised
up
a
variety
of
issues,
and
today
we
have
multiple
teams
working
on
many
of
those
issues.
Over
and
over
again,
we
heard
from
parents
concerned
about
the
safety
of
their
children
drinking
the
water
in
the
county
schools.
P
We
learned
that
our
county's
testing
schedule
was
not
in
compliance
with
the
code
of
maryland
regulations
and
that
our
school
system
followed
a
schedule
that
prioritized
the
needs
of
the
contractor.
Conducting
the
testing
act.
Representatives
met
with
superintendent
arlato
last
month
and
raised
our
concerns.
P
Now
I'm
grateful
to
say
that
some
actions
were
taken,
but
unfortunately,
not
by
much
much
time
has
been
spent
by
members
of
this
board
protesting
the
unfunded
mandate
from
the
state,
which
tells
me
that
we
wouldn't
have
known
at
all
about
the
elevated
lead
problems
if
it
were
not
for
the
mandate
in
the
first
place,
the
safety
of
our
children
is
more
important
than
resistant
and
unfunded
mandate.
Act
is
especially
concerned
about
the
possible
exposure
to
lead
at
schools
that
have
not
yet
been
tested.
P
So
this
is
what
we're
thinking
now
when
we
encountered
an
untested
school
in
anne
arundel
county
when
our
children
are
leaving
their
gym
classes
and
they
are
thirsty
for
a
cool
drink
of
water
from
the
water
fountains
lead
when
the
cafeteria
staff
boils
pasta
lead
when
a
parent
fills
a
water
cooler
for
an
outside
activity
event
using
the
spigot
outside
led
until
those
schools
are
tested.
Otherwise,
lead
is
all
we're
thinking
about.
So
this
is
what
we're
asking
that
by
november
7th
2018,
you
shut
off
all
consumable
outlets
and
provide
sufficient
safe
water
sources.
P
At
all
schools,
we
ask
you
to
reorder
the
testing
schedule
so
that
schools
built
before
1988
serving
pre-k
through
fifth
grade
be
tested.
First,
we
ask
you
to
accelerate
the
water
testing
process
for
all
schools
so
that
all
testing
is
completed
by
december
31st
2018
and
finally,
we
want
you
to
share
your
report
and
responses
to
these
acts
with
our
act
delegation,
who
will
be
here
at
the
next
board
of
education
meeting
on
november
14th,
unless
you
would
like
to
meet
sooner.
P
Q
Q
Q
To
be
honest,
I
myself
am
not
shocked.
I
always
found
their
water
fountains
to
be
rusty,
outdated
and
just
plain
gross.
The
location
of
the
elevated
water
fountains
is
stated
to
be
in
the
media
center.
I
find
this
to
be
misleading,
they're,
actually
located
between
the
media
center
and
the
gymnasium.
Q
When
kelsey
and
kylie
overheard
me
discussing
the
results,
kelsey
instantly
looked
and
said
mommy,
I
drank
a
lot
from
those
water
fountains
daily
kylie,
added
that
those
were
the
water
fountains
that
her
and
her
fellow
students
lined
up
after
phys,
ed
and
recess
to
drink.
From
my
heart
sank.
When
I
saw
the
look
of
concern
on
their
little
faces
because
they
also
attended
aftercare
there,
I
can
tell
you
for
a
fact
that
they
consumed
large
amounts
of
water
from
those
fountains
daily.
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
So
we
can
hear
you
there
we
go.
You
try
to
steal
a
mic
from
me
good
evening,
boyd.
How
are
you
this
evening?
Good,
okay,
cool?
As
a
parent?
I
have
eight
children,
all
of
them
went
to
the
anne
arundel
county
schools
and
and
this
situation
with
the
lead.
I
had
to
ask
myself
before
I
get
any
you
know
get
up
in
arms
about
what's
going
on
and
how
serious
it
is.
R
I
needed
to
research
a
little
bit
about
you
know
what
what's
the
properties
or
the
side
effects
of
lead
so
and
I
did-
and
I
found
some
things
to
be
kind
of
off-putting
number.
One
is
irritability:
indigestion,
encephal
encephalopathy,
which
is
literally
brain
disease,
reduced
focus,
decreased
iq,
cardio,
velocity,
cardiovascular
disease,
developmental
delay,
infertility,
pregnancy,
complaint
complications
and
anemia.
R
R
The
other
thing
is
the
pregnancy
complications
and
infertility
infertility
out
of
my
eight
children.
I
still
have
two
daughters
who
haven't
had
children.
I
have
my
son.
Most
of
my
sons
haven't
have
children
anyway,
but
my
two
daughters
still
haven't
had
children.
So
that's
the
issue
that
I'm
gonna
have
to
talk
with
them
about
get
them
tested,
also
because
who's
to
say
that
this
won't
be
an
issue
with
them.
R
I
also
have
a
grandson
and
a
hills
man,
so
I
had
a
grandson
in
two
years
to
go
to
hillsborough
also,
so
I
have
two
grandsons
in
the
school
system
also
jaden
here
beside
me.
He
also
goes
to
the
schools
he's
been
he's
been
in
about
three
schools
in
the
annapolis
area.
Now
he
resides
at
annapolis
middle.
R
The
issue
that
I
I
really
have
with,
that
is
that
sometimes
jaden
comes
home
and
he's
cold
for
reasons
that
we
really
think
that
he
shouldn't
be
cold
and,
as
we
said
here,
anemia
is
one
of
the
side
effects
of
lead,
lead
in
water
or
lead
poisoning,
and
my
issue
with
that
is,
it
could
be
from
any
one
of
the
schools
that
he
went
to,
and
we
literally
don't
know-
and
that's
a
very,
very
hard
thing
to
to
to
have
to
look
at
as
a
parent
to
say
literally.
R
Was
it
my
fault
that
I
didn't
ask
for
lead
testing,
or
was
it
the
fault
of
the
school
system
for
not
putting
up
the
issue
of
seeing
if
it
that
was
laid
in
the
water
in
the
first
place
far
far
earlier
than
right
now,
so
my
issue
is
that
that
this
is
an
issue.
S
S
Do
you
want
to
come
to
the
meeting
and
I
was
like
yeah,
so
I
found
out
that
led
can
cause
you
to
not
focus,
and
if
people
drink
that
in
school
they
won't
be
able
to
focus
in
class,
and
I
think
that's-
and
I
think
that
was
the
point
of
school
to
be
able
to
learn
and
be
successful
in
your
life
and
when
we're
in
gym
it's
hot
and
there's
only
one
fan
in
the
back
and
it
does
nothing.
S
S
T
Mitchell
good
evening,
chairman
hummer
board
members
and
superintendent
arletta
lada,
I'm
katharine
schultz,
I'm
a
member
of
first
presbyterian
church
of
annapolis.
First
presbyterian
is
one
of
the
27,
mostly
religious
organizations
that
make
up
act,
but
I'm
not
here
principally
for
to
talk
on
behalf
of
act
but
talk
as
a
grandparent
of
four
children
in
the
anne
arundel
county
public
schools.
I
care
very
much
about
their
well-being
and
I
care
about
the
well-being
of
their
classmates
and
their
teachers
and
the
staff
at
their
schools.
T
T
H
We
are,
as
you
know,
aggressively
testing
for
the
lead.
We
will
continue
to
do
that.
We
are
trying
to
increase
the
number,
so
we
can
get
through
it
as
quickly
as
possible.
I'm
glad
to
meet.
I
I
see
from
the
bottom
of
this
list
that
there
is
a
act,
has
got
an
education
team
leaders
if
that
group,
aaron
snell,
I
know
and
miss
peters
I'll,
be
glad
to
meet
with
them
and
continue
to
talk
and
share
the
information
that
I
have.
H
Am
I
willing
to
stand
before
you
today
and
and
say
that
I'm
going
to
meet
all
of
these
demands.
The
answer
is
no
I
want
to.
I
would
like
to
sit
down
and
work
with
the
group.
It's
not
as
simple
as
just
meeting
these
demands.
Those
are
conversations
that
I've
had
with
the
group
up
to
this
point
and
I'm
glad
to
continue
those
conversations.
T
L
Briefly,
for
the
sake
of
context,
dr
alaro,
when
you
say
you're,
not
willing-
you
addressed
this
in
some
detail
a
couple
of
meetings
ago,
and
I
understood
your
answer
to
basically
be
it's
not
a
matter
of
you
not
wanting
to
put
the
resources
behind
it.
There's
only
so
many
lead
testing
companies
for
lack
of
a
better
word
that
exists.
That
can
do
this
work
and
they
are
working
at
their
maximum
capacity.
So
when
you
say
you're
not
willing,
I
just
for
everyone's
contacts
here.
L
I
take
that
in
the
full
context
of
what
you
said
a
couple
of
meetings
ago
is
that
you
are
working
to
maximize
the
resources
that
you
have
there's
just
literally
no
more
testing
people
to
do
this.
So
it's
not
a
matter
of
willingness.
It's
just
you
can't
do
any
more
than
you're
doing
is
that
is
that
a
correct
or
incorrect
understanding
that.
H
Is
and
that's
how
I
I
began
my
comments
with
saying:
I
think
we
are
aggressively
trying
to
get
to
the
testing
we
want
to
get
through
it
as
quickly
as
possible,
we're
hoping
to
cut
the
timeline
down.
We've
hired,
as
you
know,
a
second
or
going
through
the
process
of
hiring
a
second
company,
so
that
we
can
get
through
this
more
quickly.
We've
identified
somebody
that
has
the
the
ability
to
do
that,
so
we're
trying
to
contract
with
them
to
get
through
this
more
quickly,
the
the
results
all
in
all.
We
don't.
H
We
want
zero
lead
in
the
water
in
our
schools
right,
that's
what
just
like
you
want
zero
lead
when
you
go
and
you
drink
from
the
water
fountain
at
the
swimming
pool
or
the
local
library
or
your
place
of
worship,
we
want
the
same
in
our
schools
and
so
we're
aggressively
we're
trying
to
put
the
information
out
and
be
as
transparent
as
possible
and
get
to
the
testing
as
quickly
as
possible.
There
are
limits
to
that.
H
U
Because
my
name
was
brought
up,
may
I
say
two
points.
The
two
points
that
I
wanted
to
make
that
were
as
part
of
these
tonight
also
is
what
is
happening
in
the
meantime,
because
my
five-year-old
is
still
drinking
water
out
of
the
water
fountains
and
then.
My
second
question
is
about
the
regulations
because
we're
not
following
the
testing
order
supposed
to
test
the
youngest
kids
in
the
oldest
schools.
First
and
right
now
we
are
out
of
compliance.
Acps
is
out
of
compliance
with
those
regulations.
H
H
Your
interpretation,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
get
that
I
want
to
have
that
same
interpretation.
Okay,
we
will
always
follow
the
law.
I
assure
you
that,
and
so
our
team,
I'm
having
a
hard
time,
imagining
that
our
team
went
through
this
process
of
of
gathering
the
information
and
hiring
the
companies
and
starting
this
process
in
a
plan
without
following
the
law,
because
we
do
follow
up,
but
I'm
going
to
follow
particularly
on
that
specifically,
and
we
get
a
chance
to
sit
down
and
talk.
We
could
talk
about
that.
C
So
I'm
sure
that
you
will
be
in
touch
and
we'll
schedule
a
meeting
and
we'll.
C
C
V
Good
evening
my
name
is
michael
weirs-vicki
and
I've
been
teaching
at
aacps,
specifically
at
north
county
high
school
for
15
years.
I'm
here
tonight
to
talk
with
you
about
equity.
Recently,
aacps
revealed
a
bold
new
vision
for
our
school
system.
Under
the
motto
all
means
all
a
core
value
that
is
a
cornerstone
in
the
foundation
of
this
powerful
new
vision
is
equity.
V
I
am
very
proud
to
work
for
an
organization
that
wants
to
rest
on
such
strong
values,
and
I
can
constantly
confidently
say
that
in
my
tenure
I
have
done
everything
in
my
power
to
uphold
this
principle
in
thinking
and
talking
about
equity
so
much
at
school.
Lately
I
keep
finding
myself
returning
to
the
hiring
and
compensation
practices
of
our
school
system.
V
V
teacher,
a
and
teacher
b
work
side
by
side
in
the
same
department
and
have
the
same
workload,
but
there
is
a
discrepancy
of
six
steps
in
pay
between
the
two
another
example.
Teacher
c
has
15
years
experience
all
in
aacps
and
is
on
step.
Eight
teacher
d
was
just
hired
by
aacps
from
the
surrounding
county,
with
eight
years
of
experience
and
placed
on
a
commensurate
step.
Level
of
eight
teacher
c
has,
over
seven
years
more
experience
than
teacher
d,
but
they're
on
the
same
step
level,
and
they
seem
to
share
the
same
workload
all
right.
V
Then
there
would
be
another
example
of
teacher
e
that
actually
was
on
step
nine.
With
15
years
experience
left
the
county
to
work
in
the
surrounding
county
for
a
year,
came
back
and
then
was
granted
full
step
commensurate
with
experience,
we're
only
beginning
to
look
at
the
data
and
there.
These
are
just
a
few
examples
of
what
we
believe
to
be
pervasive
inequity
in
the
hiring
compensation
practices
of
our
school
system.
V
There
are
solutions
and
we
need
not
a
different
county
executive
to
start
working
toward
them.
In
conversation
with
colleagues,
it
has
been
suggested
that
to
get
back
to
our
core
values,
we
could
implement
more
equitable
hiring
practices
whereby
no
new
hire
would
be
placed
on
a
step
above
four
everyone
that
we
approached
with
this
idea
agreed
that
it
would
be
fair
and
restore
equity
in
the
hiring
process.
V
W
To
be
piggyback
on
what
mike
said,
I
also
was
in
the
wonderful
equity
training
this
last
wednesday,
and
I
I
was
literally
sitting
next
to
somebody
that
was
hired
and
we
were
talking
about
equality,
the
quality
and
every
summer.
I
would
go,
leave
my
hectic
schedule
and
I
would
always
go
and
one
night
in
the
summer.
I
would
always
be
very
restless
and
my
restlessness
stemmed
from
the
fact
that
I
I
didn't
know
what
it
was.
W
I
thought
it
was
because
I
was
getting
paid
on
like
I
was
getting
my
steps
and
I
would
always
get
angry
and
I
would
call
him
here
and
I'd
tell
you
about
my
step
issues,
but
I
don't
think
that's
what
it
was,
because
when
I
was
sitting
next
to
that
guy
and
on
wednesday
at
the
equity
training,
I
was
like.
Oh
my
gosh,
I'm
I'm
being
discriminated
against.
W
W
It
doesn't
make
sense
if
you
say
all
means
all
it's
got
to
mean
all
means
all
it
doesn't
mean
just
the
students,
it
means
the
teachers.
Also.
How
are
you
going
to
expect
us
to
have
your
vision
when
you
don't
give
your
vision
to
us
at
all?
It's
equity,
it's
not
about
pay
and
that's
what
it
was.
It
was
an
epiphany
I
came
running
to
mike
I'm
like
it's
not
about
pay.
W
X
X
They
started
the
integration
we
integrated
into
a
school
system
that
didn't
want
us
there.
These
constant
barriers
created
and
deny
us
equal
rights,
inequality
in
education
and
miss
opportunities
that
continue
to
exist.
I
graduated
from
the
segregated
and
mighty
wh
based
high
school
pride
and
the
love
for
education
was
instilled
in
us.
The
males
who
didn't
go
off
to
college
received
excellent
drain
and
vote
tech.
X
The
late
phd
dr
w.e.b
du
bois
emphasized
education
as
the
key
to
success
and
to
that's
the
way
to
close
the
achievement
gap.
We
need
early
intervention
in
elementary
education
intervention
such
as
such
as
addressing
the
mental
and
emotional
needs
that
are
the
results
of
discrimination
throughout
the
years
of
oppression
in
this
country.
X
For
those
who
probably
won't
go
to
college,
the
males
vocational
training
should
be
introduced,
at
least
in
the
middle
school
vote.
Tech
in
anne
arundel
county
is
very
competitive,
with
limited
space
available
by
the
time
african-american
males
are
entering
high
schools.
Most
are
not
chosen
for
vote-tech
training
because
of
their
grades
and
or
discipline
problems.
X
We
need
to
take
action
now
to
correct
the
miseducation
of
it
of
african-american
males
the
constitution
of
this
country
speaks
to
the
common
good
in
support
of
developing,
maintaining
and
spinning
for
all
americans.
This
statement
implies
that
the
goals
and
needs
of
society
are
indeed
common,
but
they
are
not.
X
Well,
you
know
we,
we
have
training,
we
just
had
equity
training
at
the
high
school
and
they
say
that
the
males
of
color
in
particular,
are
at
the
bottom
of
the
achievement.
You
know
the
achievement
gap,
so
I
don't
know
the
real
numbers
or
the
actual
numbers,
because
we,
if
we
had
the
bottom,
we
had
the
bottom.
Are
they
at
the
bottom
they're
not
doing
well.
Y
Y
Our
teachers
also
are
unified,
and
I
want
you
to
know
a
little
bit
about
our
t-shirt
that
you
might
have
seen
on
many
of
our
proud
teachers
across
the
county
tonight.
I
want
to
tell
you
why
this
article
of
clothing
is
so
important
to
us.
First,
the
message
expresses
our
love
for
our
students
and
the
schools
in
which
we
work
as
educators.
We
all
came
to
this
profession
with
common
interest,
preparing
young
people
to
be
the
best
possible
contributors
to
our
communities
and
to
work
toward
personal
success.
Every
day.
Y
Our
love
for
educating
students
can
be
seen
each
day
when
you
walk
through
our
classrooms,
and
you
can
see
the
high
quality
of
interaction
with
and
among
our
students
we
really
do
have
the
coolest
jobs.
The
color
of
the
shirt
was
carefully
chosen
as
well.
Across
the
country
there
have
been
red
for
ed
movements
with
educators
coming
together
to
raise
awareness
for
what
their
children
and
their
schools
desperately
need
to
continue
to
be
successful.
Y
We
feel
this
is
our
moment
here
in
anne
arundel
county,
our
red
fred
moment
centers
on
school
funding,
and
we
know
the
allocation
of
this
funding
goes
beyond
anyone
sitting
in
this
room.
We
need
the
community
to
understand
that
we
are
at
a
critical
juncture
in
education
and
our
students
need
us
to
advocate
for
them
now
more
than
ever,
while
our
call
for
increased
salaries
may
seem
self-serving
to
someone
home
from
the
inside.
I
know
you
understand
the
impact
it
has
on
our
students
right
now.
There
are
still
about
20
positions
that
are
not
filled.
Y
Each
year
we
have
to
hire
500
plus
teachers
we're
seeing
the
result
of
not
being
able
to
remain
competitive,
and
while
there
have
been
some
increases
in
our
salaries
over
the
years,
they
have
not
kept
up
with
the
surrounding
counties.
These
also
created
some
of
the
gaps
that
you've
heard
about
from
our
my
two
predecessors
over
here.
Y
The
word
is
out
around
the
state,
and
this
makes
it
more
difficult
for
you
to
recruit
the
best
to
our
county
from
the
colleges
where
there's
already
a
decline
in
the
number
of
education
majors.
It
also
makes
it
tougher
for
our
teachers
to
ignore
other
options
to
improve
their
ability
to
meet
their
families
needs
this
year.
School
funding
must
be
a
priority
if
we
are
going
to
meet
the
growing
needs
of
our
students,
just
a
few
other
things
that
are
being
impacted
by
being
underfunded.
Y
Y
I
hope
that
this
year
you
will
do
everything
in
your
power
to
stand
with
the
teachers
in
our
red
for
ed
movement
to
advocate
for
increased
school
funding,
so
that
our
students
get
the
resources,
including
the
quality
teachers,
who
will
be
able
to
stay
here
to
be
able
to
be
more
successful.
Thank
you.
W
W
G
W
We
understand
that,
but
I
I
actually
met
with
shu
and
and
everybody
seems
to
like
to
point
to
everybody
else.
Well,.
C
G
F
So
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
one
of
the
points
you
made.
Mr
weirsbiki,
when
you
said
no
new
hire
would
be
brought
in
as
over
over
step.
Four,
as
as
one
of
the
ideas.
V
F
F
Quite
often
so
mr
where's
bicky,
when,
when
you
refer
to
new
hire,
do
you
mean
fresh
out
of
school
or
do
you
mean
transfer
from
a
neighboring
county?
What.
F
Currently,
the
attack
contract
states
that
there's
a
a
one-year
one-year
step,
that's
removed
for
folks
transferring
it
from
others.
V
H
H
And-
and
my
colleagues
here
in
front
of
me
that
we're
in
the
process
of
negotiating
a
contract-
and
so
this
is
not
something
we're
going
to
do-
we
can
do
publicly
where
we're
going
to
negotiate
the
contract,
we're
going
to
do
that
through
the
normal
processes.
I
don't
know
where
the
conversation's
going.
H
F
F
We're
also
looking
to
recruit,
really
talented
individuals
from
other
counties,
and
certainly
I
I
have
concerns
as
being
a
transfer
from
another
county
of
of
would
we
be
able
to
get
those
talented
folks
if
we're,
if
we're
taking
them
back
to
step
four,
when
we
were
just
having
a
discussion
today
about
folks
with
20
years
of
experience
wanting
to
come
to
this
district.
F
So
we
have
to
walk
a
fine
line
between
the
awesome
opportunities
that
we
have
here
at
aacps
to
for
for
folks
to
to
want
to
teach
here
to
want
to
want
to
work
with
our
kids
and
our
curriculum
and
our
buildings
and
and
avoid
alienating
all
those
because,
like
you
said,
we
got
20
20
vacant
positions
at
this
time,
and
is
that
because
of
our
salary?
Is
that
because
maryland
just
doesn't
produce
enough
teachers
to
fill
all
of
those
positions?
F
You
know
what
is
it
and
we're
not
going
to
solve
that
solve
that
tonight,
but
thanks
for
clarifying
it's
good,
seeing
you
again.
C
And
I
would
encourage,
as
we
said
as
we
said,
we
are
in
negotiations
and
be
sharing
everything
with
your
negotiating
team
that
we
can
work.
I
know
that
tac
has
out
there
that
five-year
plan
to
move
things
forward
over
five
years,
and
I
think
if
that's
all,
parties
can
come
together
and
prioritize
and
and
work
toward
that
as
we
go
through
the
process
but
be
sharing,
we've
heard
you
and
make
sure
you're
sharing
it
with
your
negotiating
bodies
as
well.
Thank
you.
Z
Okay,
hi,
it's
been
a
long
time,
I'm
lisa
taylor
cerrero
from
shadyside
maryland.
I'm
actually
here
for
three
reasons.
Tonight
I
come
or
I
was
coming
quite
often
to
fight
the
cell
phone
tower
that
you
were
trying
to
put
at
my
son's
elementary
school,
but
I
was
really
upset
and
disturbed
to
learn
that
the
bus
company
that
you
employ,
whose
owner
called
one
of
the
third
graders
at
mills
pearl
the
inward
last
year
that
that
bus
company
is
still
being
used.
Z
I
don't
understand
why
you
continue
to
put
money
in
this
race's
pockets
and
you
put
your
faith
in
him
to
hire
people
who
are
responsible
for
our
children
and
now
I'm
hearing
from
a
friend
of
mine
that
a
driver
called
her
grandbaby
a
demon.
Z
Z
So
that
was
one
thing
that
very
it
upset
me
enough
to
come
out
tonight.
I'm
also
concerned
about
the
lead.
You
know
how
I
feel
about
children
safety,
I'm
very
concerned
about
the
delays
for
the
water
testing.
I
feel
that
everything-
that's
that
you
probably
heard
it
a
million
times,
but
I
feel
that
parents
should
really
have
a
right
to
know
what
is
being
done
to
assist
in
testing
these
kids.
That
could
have
been
exposed
to
this.
So
I
don't
know
I
mean
I
feel
like
it
was.
It
was.
Z
A
lack
of
maintenance
is
basically
what
caused
this
issue,
so
I
feel,
like
you
know,
we
need
to
be
reaching
out
to
teachers
and
children
that
could
have
been
exposed
and
making
sure
they're
getting
the
testing
that
they
need.
So
I
I
just
wanted
to
throw
that
out
there,
because
I
didn't
hear
anyone
address
that
tonight.
Z
Z
That's
the
maryland
state,
children's
environmental,
health
and
protection
agency
council.
It's
comprised
of
governor
governor
appointed
pediatricians,
maryland
state
and
house
senate
appointees,
reps
from
the
department
of
ed
and
the
department
of
health.
They
recommended
reducing
school
wireless
to
protect
children
from
rf
radiation.
Z
If
you
think
about
how
many
things
are
going
at
once
in
a
classroom
that
you
can
imagine,
the
levels
would
be
quite
high.
Not
only
have
you
ignored
their
recommendations,
you
have
actually
actively
worked
to
increase
the
rfa
exposures
with
zero
educational
purpose
or
value
by
allowing
the
cell
towers
on
school
grounds.
I
just
think
with
all
of
us.
Our
kids
deserve
better
than
this,
and
I
think
you
guys
can
do
better.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AA
Hi
randy
williams
shadyside,
so
this
group
act
that
came
today
to
talk
about
lead.
I
I
wanted
to
come
with
them
as
a
as
a
health
care
worker.
As
a
registered
nurse.
I
was
deeply
disturbed
to
find
out
that
my
district
4
southern
high
school
is
in
the
group
where
my
child
goes
of
schools
that
will
be
tested
last.
It
is
one
of
the
oldest.
AA
Great,
it's
hard
to
hear
that.
Thank
you,
so
much
that's
being
tested
right
beautiful!
I
appreciate
that.
So
you
know
my
concern.
Was
I've
been
as
a
volunteer
all
those
years
going
through
the
school
system
drinking
the
water
in
the
fountain?
Up
until
about
a
year
ago,
when
I
said
it
just
started,
tasting
really
bad,
whether
that
was
connected
to
the
lid
or
whether
that
was
just
my
taste
buds.
AA
I
don't
know,
but
I
think
that
when
it
comes
to
health
and
safety,
of
course,
we've
addressed
the
cell
towers
with
you,
and
I
understand
your
hesitancy
at
the
beginning,
because
to
me
it
was
a
what's
what's
wrong,
with
the
cell
tower
no
big
deal
until
I
did
the
research
with
lead.
It
is
an
absolute
known.
According
to
the
world
health
association,
there
is
no.
AA
There
is
no
safe
level
for
lead
in
the
water,
so
we
need
to
look
at
some
solutions
right
now
for
the
schools
that
aren't
being
tested.
Can
we
get
some
bottled
water
into
those
schools
immediately
for
those
children
who
do
drink
the
water
that
such
I
think
there's
a
school
in
edgewater
that
gets
bottled
water?
AA
We
might
need
to
put
out
some
bucks
and
do
that
because
of
the
children
that
cannot
afford
to
bring
bottled
water
to
the
schools
and
don't
have
a
reverse
osmosis
at
their
home.
Like
I
do
just
simple
solutions
right
now,
I
know
they
will
cost
a
little
bit,
but
we've
got
to
think
about
maybe
putting
the
construction
of
a
school
on
hold
for
a
few
months
until
we
get
this
water
situation
taken,
care
of
and
the
children
are
safe
and
getting
some
safe
water
to
drink.
AA
As
far
as
the
cell
towers
go
we're
talking
about,
we've
been
following
some
other
parents
around
the
county
who
have
been
measuring
wi-fi
in
the
schools
and
around
the
schools
and
a
lot
of
concern
about
that
wi-fi
in
the
classrooms
wi-fi
exposure
by
using
more
of
the
google
chrome
books.
My
daughter
is
now
using
her
cell
phone
to
do
work
at
school
and
I
think
that's
just
a
little
crazy.
AA
China
has
now
banned
cell
towers
in
schools,
I
mean
not
in
cell
towers,
cell
phones
in
schools,
and
I
need
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
that
electronic
issue
with
the
children,
because
in
china
they
read
a
lot,
they
do
a
lot
of
math.
They
are
in
school,
maybe
a
little
longer
than
us.
They
don't
need
to
use
all
the
electronics
to
get
what
it
is.
We
need
to
be
really
really
smart,
intelligent,
great
leaders
of
the
world,
so
I
think
we
need
to
re-look
at
that
wi-fi
situation
as
well.
Thank
you.
AB
Good
evening
president
hummer
board
members
and
dr
elatto,
my
name
is
holly
clyderlein
and
I
am
the
school
counselor
for
687
students
at
oak
hill
elementary.
I
would
like
to
start
off
tonight
with
some
positive
news.
One
thank
you
for
adding
an
additional
trainer
for
restorative
practices.
As
a
result
of
oak
hill's
training
in
august,
all
of
our
students
are
participating
in
community
circles
multiple
times
a
week.
AB
I
think
community
circles
are
part
of
the
reason
why
we
had
a
20
decrease
in
minor
referrals
in
september
compared
to
last
year
and
why
we
are
on
track
to
have
an
even
greater
decrease
in
october.
Two,
thank
you
for
streamlining
the
fba
and
bip
documents.
Dr
alado
will
know
what
I
mean
by
that
it's
still
labor
intensive,
but
I
have
already
been
through
the
entire
process
once
this
year
and
benefited
from
each
document
actually
corresponding
with
the
next
three.
Thank
you
for
adding
fuller,
part-time,
elementary
school
counselors
to
four
schools.
AB
I
surveyed
those
counselors
and
I'll
share
a
typical
response
on
what
they
have
been
able
to
do
with
a
reduced
caseload.
The
counselor.
We
were
lucky
enough
to
receive
a
second
counselor
this
year.
This
has
impacted
me,
the
student
body
and
staff
profoundly.
I
can
confidently
say
my
services
are
more
comprehensive.
AB
I've
been
able
to
develop
a
character
education
program
which
has
already
shown
results.
Staff
is
more
supported
and
face-to-face
time
with
students
has
increased.
My
student
to
counselor
ratio
changed
from
860
to
1
to
475
to
1,
which
is
still
well
above
the
recommended
ratio
of
250
to
1,
but
is
a
great
improvement
now
for
the
not
so
good
news.
AB
Last
year,
this
time
we
had
22
schools
with
over
600
students
per
counselor.
Now
we,
even
though
you
added
positions,
we
have
21
schools
with
over
600
students
per
counselor
due
to
increasing
enrollment
I've,
provided
you
with
several
comments
from
those
counselors
but
I'll
read
part
of
one
aloud,
because
it
was
pretty
typical.
AB
We
are
the
sole
providers
in
our
schools
for
a
daily
mental
health,
support,
classroom,
counseling,
lessons,
individual
counseling
and
101
parent
and
teacher
consultations.
We
are
the
first
responders
to
students
and
parents
with
critical
social
and
emotional
needs.
We
have
become
reactive
instead
of
proactive
due
to
our
caseloads,
which,
in
an
is
an
ineffective
counseling
model
as
we
are
triaging
students
needs
daily.
Our
district
is
experiencing
a
crisis
of
epic
proportions
and
we
are
working
with
an
increasing
number
of
kids
who
have
experienced
trauma
which
impacts,
learning
and
the
need
for
social
and
emotional
support.
AB
Hopefully,
by
sharing
this
information
tonight,
you'll
see
that
the
concerns
I
brought
before
the
board
on
multiple
occasions
are
not
just
problems
for
me
and
they're,
not
just
from
my
school.
They
are
shared
by
school
counselors
across
the
county
who
are
struggling
to
provide
what
students
need
the
argument
every
year.
Is
it
costs
too
much
to
add
school
counseling
positions?
C
Ms
claudeline,
thank
you.
I
love
thank
you
for
sharing
this
data
about
the
the
difference.
Hopefully
I
think
there
is
a
connection
between
the
community
circles
and
what
we're
having
and
I'm
excited
that
we're
doing
the
restorative
justice
practices
and
starting
at
the
young
age.
It
is
helpful
in
high
school,
but
I
think
we'll
receive
even
greater
results.
C
Five.
Ten
years
from
now
when
the
children
that
we
started
with
in
elementary
school
and
who've
had
that
training
and
participation
their
whole
way
through
they're,
better
able
to
handle,
and
so
this
is
wonderful
data
to
see-
and
I
agree
with
you
we
need
to.
I
think
the
board
shares
all
that-
that
we
need
to
get
those
numbers
that
your
case
loads
lower,
so
that
you
can
intervene
more.
But
thank
you
so
much
for
sharing
this
positive
news.
I
think
that's
great
and
I'm
glad
to
hear
there's
been
some
good
things
happening
this
year.
AC
Forgive
me
if
I'm
going
to
talk
new
york
fast,
because
I
was
not
allowed
to
speak
at
the
last
daytime
meeting,
despite
being
here
ahead
of
this
start
of
public
testimony,
despite
being
maybe
only
one
of
six
people
from
the
public
attending
that
meeting
and
despite
taking
vacation
time
from
my
job
to
be
here
to
be
there,
I
urge
you
to
change
your
new
policy
which
eliminates
the
opportunity
to
be
allowed
to
speak
at
public
meetings
of
your
board.
It's
discriminatory
to
my
lower
income,
annapolis
cluster.
AC
It's
non-transparent!
It's
disrespectful
of
the
public's
time
and
it
cuts
you
off
from
valuable
ideas
when
you
are
half
of
the
county's
budget
and
you
are
severely
limiting
people's
ability
to
speak
to
you
in
person,
that's
not
good!
For
you!
That's
not
good
for
our
students,
that's
not
good
for
a
transparent
democracy
of
how
we
need
to
interact
with
you.
AC
You
still
have
a
predominance
of
of
daytime
meetings,
11
of
them
in
the
schedule
and
10
night
meetings
as
you've
seen
the
ability
of
teachers
counselors
others
to
be
here
during
the
evening
to
speak
to
you
is
very
important,
and
I
I
urge
you
to
change
your
schedule
to
to
accommodate
the
number
of
people
who
showed
up
for
this
evening
meeting.
Have
you
ever
seen
anything
like
that
during
the
day?
No
in
the
10
years
of
me
attending,
I
rarely
ever
have
there's
rarely
more
than
a
handful
of
public
able
to
attend
in
the
day.
AC
So
please
vote
to
change
that
that
speaking
policy
back
to
the
way
it
was
when
many
of
you
were
at
the
caucus
of
african-american
leaders
board
of
ed
forum.
This
summer
you
pledged
to
them
to
increase
communication,
your
new
policy
defeats
that
concept.
AC
You
must
set
healthy
hours
for
all
students.
I
almost
drove
into
a
high
schooler
at
6
40
a.m.
This
morning-
and
I
have
the
majority
of
my
faculties
and
I'm
an
experienced
driver,
but
it's
dark,
and
you
know
that
there's
no
sidewalks
in
my
neighborhood
thank
you,
miss
norman
and
what
happened
in
hartford
county,
where
a
16
year
old
was
killed
in
the
dark
at
6.
41
can
happen
here
unless
you
act.
Thank.
AD
Good
evening
board
and
superintendent,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak,
because
I
come
to
speak
as
a
very,
very
interested
new
resident
to
the
county
and
a
very,
very
interested
parent
of
three
small
children
in
three
years
and
younger
who
moved
into
a
new
community
off
of
rydell
road
in
the
crofton
gambrills
area.
AD
I
definitely
strongly
encourage
you
to
follow
the
recommendation.
Hopefully
it
does
tails
nicely
with
the
superintendent's
recommendation
to
keep
crofton
gamble
elementary
schools
together,
crofton
woods,
crafton
meadows,
crofton
elementary
and
nantucket,
which
would
be
a
school
that
we're
currently
districted
for,
although,
of
course,
I'm
not
dismissive
of
the
issues
in
that
count
in
west
county
again,
it's
been
very
eye-opening
attending
the
meetings
that
the
county
is
obviously
going
through.
AD
A
very
surge
of
development,
I
believe,
a
thousand
new
residents
every
year,
particularly
west
county,
particularly
west
of
group,
three
seems
like
there's
a
lot
of
development,
which
is
great,
but
not
the
associated
infrastructure,
I.e
roads
and
schools.
So
I
strongly
encourage
you
to
hopefully
get
funding
together
for
new
schools
and
additions
or
renovations
whatever
necessary,
to
attend
to
that
emerging
population
west
of
route
3..
AD
C
So
I
highly
encourage
you
to
come
out
at
budgen
season
and
speak
before
the
county
council
and
the
county
executive
about
that
all
those
infrastructure
needs
that
we
need
for
the
schools
and
the
roads,
and
things
like
that,
and
just
for
clarification,
that's
out
there.
The
redistricting
committee
did
vote
on
a
plan
last
night
that
will
be
sent
to
the
superintendent
and
nothing
will
come
before
this
board
for
a
plan
until
december.
So
then
that
it
will
be
presented
with
the
board
to
the
board,
then.
So,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
C
B
M
B
C
C
C
I
C
C
AE
For
the
record,
kyle
roof
supervisor
of
planning,
design
and
construction,
everything
is
moving
along.
We've
been
able
to
dry
out
this
fall,
so
one
school
in
particular
crofton
is
ahead
of
schedule
on
certain
parts
of
the
building
and
site
work,
so
we're
actually
doing
well
relative
to
what
the
weather
was.
C
C
C
V
F
Right
so
looking
at
looking
at
the
graduation
ceremony,
venue
show
place
arena.
So
what
is
the
cost
per
graduation.
AF
For
the
record
I'll
check,
no
chief
operating
officer,
it's
just
under
five
thousand
per
scholars,
eight
schools
and
the
cost
is
twenty
thousand
seven.
Forty
in
in
aggregate
48
schools.
We
basically
have
one
common
set
up
with
them,
so
there's
not
much
differentiation
between
the
prices,
so
you
can
essentially
take
that
almost
29
000
number
divided
by
eight.
F
F
F
6500,
seven
thousand
okay
were
any
other
venues
investigated
as
part
of
this.
AF
Again,
we've
got
a
tradition
of
using
the
showplace
arena.
It's
a
public
facility
run
by
maryland
national
capital
park
and
planning
commission,
so
we
can
utilize
it
as
an
intergovernmental
agreement.
The
school
district
has
over
the
years,
looked
at
many
other
options.
Most
of
them
are
either
more
costly
to
begin
with
and
or
they
are
of
the
nature
that
they're
scheduled
by
other
schools
jurisdictions
or
further
away
and
again
so
historically,
we've
used
up
to
this
point
in
time
to
showcase
arena.
For
the
majority
of
our
graduations.
C
AF
Yes,
ma'am.
Okay,
that's
correct.