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From YouTube: BOE 1-20-2016 General Session Meeting
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B
B
2.03
is
approval
of
the
minutes.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes,
all
those
in
favor
the
minutes
are
approved.
Item
2.04,
establish
agenda
order
and
the
agenda
stands
is
published
item
2.05
is
recognitions
and
we
do
not
have
any
recognitions
this
evening.
Item
2.06,
school
and
community
highlights
mrs.
Picard.
C
Last
Thursday
I
had
the
pleasure
of
being
a
president
oakwood
elementary
as
they
received
a
generous
gift
from
the
jnp
project.
2015
gift,
giving
campaign
Donna
stern.
The
project
leader
has
developed
products
for
students,
ages,
5
to
12
centered
around
lessons
of
character,
courage
and
self
confidence.
All
fourth
and
fifth
graders
received
a
string
backpack
and
three
books
and
a
water
bottle.
These
gifts
totaled
approximately
five
thousand
dollars
the
jnp
project
chose
Oakwood
as
their
two
hundred
2015
gift
recipient
because
of
their
honor
of
a
national
school
of
character.
C
Oakwood
has
created
a
culture
of
combining
smart
and
good
students
at
Oakwood,
learn
from
the
minute
they
enter
the
building
that
personal
responsibility,
kindness
and
respect
are
expected.
Behavior
or
kindness
and
respect
are
expected.
Behaviors
students
reflect
on
their
own
behavior
and
learn
to
recognize
positive
character
traits
and
their
peers.
The
way
Oakwood
has
woven
character.
Education
into
everyday
learning,
has
created
a
very
positive
school
school
environment,
well
done
oakwood
and
a
big.
Thank
you
to
the
jnp
project
for
your
generosity
and
commitment
to
the
students
of
a
CPS.
B
Thank
you.
The
only
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
is
that
we
all
many
of
us
attended
martin
luther
king
breakfast
on
monday
morning
and
our
wonderful
Brooklyn,
Park,
Middle
School
course
performed
at
that
event,
and
then
this
morning
many
of
us
were
also
at
the
in
Arundel
County
chambers,
legislative
breakfast.
Getting
some
updates
from
our
legislators
on
what's
ahead
for
session
and
the
rest
of
the
spring
mrs.
summer.
D
Yes,
I
went
last
I
think
it
was
last
weekend
for
the
performing
arts
program,
auditions
for
Brooklyn,
Park
and
Bates
and
Annapolis,
and
it
was
awesome
to
see
so
many
children
and
their
families
out
there
and
the
cacophony
of
different
instruments
practicing
and
warming
up
in
the
stage
and
the
girls
you
know
stretching
for
the
dance
auditions.
It
was
really
neat
to
see
so
many
people
so
interested
in
our
different
programs
that
are
out
there
and
then
last
week
I
went
to
meet
high
school.
D
They
had
a
night
called
discover
Meade
for
children,
who
will
be
students
who
will
be
coming
in
to
meet
and
all
the
clubs
and
the
special
programs
were
out.
So
the
students
could
talk
to
them
and
learn
about
them,
and
it
was
just
a
great
event
to
see
how
many
things
are
available
and
that's
just
one
of
our
high
school.
So
many
different
programs
and
something
for
everyone.
D
E
Good
evening
president
core
black
doctor,
our
lotto
and
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
Michael
Moore
I
am
a
junior
in
severna
park.
High
school
and
I
am
the
second
vice-president.
The
Chesapeake
Regional
association
of
student
councils,
I
have
not
given
report
since
November,
so
bear
with
me.
I
have
a
lot
to
catch.
You
up
on
December
crash
goes
to
the
general
assembly
at
meet
high
school.
Our
topic
was
inclusivity
in
our
workshops
focused
on
community
inclusion,
special
needs,
students,
alternative
education
and
transgendered
youth.
E
Miss
Bobbye
pedric,
who
is
our
keynote
speaker,
delivered
a
wonderful
speech
and
was
extremely
popular
amongst
the
students.
I
think
is
special
I
like
to
give
special
things
to
Lucia
Martin,
Kathy,
Lane,
Nelson,
Horan,
Virginia,
Dolan
and
Colleen
Duncan,
and
extra
special
thanks
to
meet
high
school.
In
more
recent
news,
severna
park,
junior
Alex
McGrath
was
select
to
be
one
of
two
maryland
representatives
in
the
u.s.
night
state
senate
program
also
from
severna
park.
E
Viraj
shah
is
one
of
five
finalists
for
the
advancing
to
the
elections
for
the
student
member
of
student
board,
member
of
the
Maryland
State
Board
of
Education.
That's
a
lot
saying
on
Wednesday
January
27
here
at
the
parking
building
at
630pm
krask
will
have
informational
beating
about
the
soon
board
member
selection
process.
We
are
anticipating
a
wide
field
of
applicants
and
encourage
all
interested
juniors
to
attend.
This
will
kick
off
the
nomination
period.
That'll
be
fun.
Finally,
we'd
like
to
chat
wish
all
participants
in
the
school
schools
challenge
of
the
Polar
Bear
Plunge.
Good
luck.
F
Good
evening
president
korbelik
vice
president
nalli
members
of
the
board
and
our
lotto
I'm
Pam
Bukowski,
president
of
the
anne
arundel
county
council
of
ptas
happy
new
year,
since
this
is
the
time
to
make
resolutions
I
resolved.
To
remember
that
brevity
is
the
soul
of
wit
and
will
attempt
to
be
more
succinctly.
F
First,
an
arundel
county
council
of
ptas
will
sponsor
a
county
legislative
night
at
the
maryland
house
of
delegates,
low
house
building
in
the
Anne
Arundel
County
delegation
room
142
from
six
to
eight
pm.
We
would
be
pleased
to
have
you
join
us.
Please
note
that
this
is
a
change
from
our
original
date
of
January
21st.
F
In
fulfilling
our
mission,
aacc
PTA
joins
the
ACPs
community
to
engage
in
power,
educate
to
promote
equity
and
accelerated
student
achievement
to
hold
true
that
all
children
are
capable
of
success,
no
exceptions,
as
always,
PTA
thanks
you
for
these
many
opportunities
to
speak
for
every
child.
One
voice.
Thank.
B
You,
the
next
person
portion
of
our
meeting,
is
the
public
comment
portion.
Anyone
wishing
to
speak
on
an
item
not
on
today's
agenda
may
offer
testimony
during
this
public
comment.
Portion
of
the
meeting
speakers
will
be
allotted
three
minutes
each
and
the
board.
Ask
that
comments
are
means
civil
and
appropriate
for
the
various
audiences
that
may
be
watching
or
viewing
the
meeting
student
specific
and
personnel
matters
are
confidential
and
cannot
be
discussed
in
this
forum.
This
time
is
intended
for
speakers
to
voice
their
opinion
and
not
necessarily
as
a
question-and-answer
period.
B
Speakers
may
pose
questions,
but
answers
will
be
counted
toward
the
three-minute
allotment.
For
the
record,
please
give
your
name
before
speaking
and
handouts
should
be
given
to
the
board
assistant.
The
first
group
of
names
I
have
a
state
semen,
Tonya,
Traci,
Matthews,
Lisa
rod,
vian
Jeremy
ray
and
Odessa
Ellis.
G
Good
evening
superintendent,
our
lotto
president,
korbelik
and
distinguished
board
members,
my
name
is
Stacey
montagne
I
am
NOT
here
this
evening
to
talk
to
you
about
the
impacts
that
will
affect
my
family
with
changing
school
start
times.
However,
I
am
here
to
tell
you
about
the
impacts
at
all
families.
Even
those
without
students
will
be
impacted
regarding
high
school
start
times.
I
understand
that
research
States
the
benefits
of
later
start
times
for
teens.
Yes,
we
can
all
agree.
Staggering.
G
Statistics
apply
to
high
school
students,
including
low
lowered
teen
pregnancy,
lowered
teen,
drug
use,
lower
teen
depression.
This
is
true
for
only
a
quarter
of
an
arundel
county
public
school
students.
Don't
you
think
we
should
be
equally
concerned
with
the
other
three
quarters
of
the
population.
These
changes
that
may
indeed
help
the
20,000
high
schoolers
will
inevitably
be
detrimental
to
the
other
60,000
students
in
Anne
Arundel
County,
Public
Schools,
the
60,000
students
out
of
80,000
are
already
going
to
be
going
home
alone
attending
after
care.
G
If
it
can
be
afforded
or
if
there
are
any
openings
or
parents
will
have
to
modify
their
work
schedule
to
accommodate
these
changes.
In
the
arundel
cluster
alone,
there
are
approximately
2200
21
elementary
students
out
of
those
students.
Approximately
ten
percent
are
picked
up
by
older,
siblings
or
going
home
alone.
I
don't
want
my
younger
child
going
home
alone.
My
children
help
to
make
sure
that
he's
home,
safe
and
everything
and
doing
his
homework
with
the
proposed
changes.
Elementary
students
are
going
to
have
to
be
at
the
bus,
stop
starting
as
early
as
630
a.m..
G
Why
is
it
okay
for
them
to
start
to
wait
for
their
bus
in
the
dark,
but
not
the
high
schoolers,
the
middle
school
start
times,
9
30
24
10,
most
working
parents
have
to
report
to
work
well
before
this
time
who
is
driving
kids
to
school
when
they
miss
the
bus.
What
about
the
special
programs
like
stem
and
PVA?
Those
children
will
not
even
get
home
till
after
7pm.
G
Children
will
not
have
time
to
get
their
homework
done
with
their
extracurricular
activities.
When
do
we
want
them
to
do
their
homework
in
the
morning
before
school,
hey
CPS
already
has
a
staffing
issue.
Those
issues
will
increase
significantly.
The
majority
teachers
are
not
happy
with
their
salaries.
Imagine
what
a
start
time
will
do
to
them.
Well,
there'll,
be
a
of
work
to
rule
I
hope
not
/,
a
acps
Transportation
Department.
G
There
are
seven
hundred
and
fifty
bus
drivers
who
currently
works
seven
to
ten
hours
a
day
which
is
three
to
four
bus
routes
and
some
who
choose
to
have
extra
routes
like
field
trips
and
after
school.
With
the
proposed
changes
there
will
be
a
need
for
an
additional
120
for
drivers.
Drivers
will
have
to
have
their
hours
cut
in
half
only
working
to
24
hours.
How
are
they
supposed
to
survive
on
that
salary?
G
The
amount
of
money,
8.1
million
that
this
option
will
cost
is
unattainable.
What
happens
if
funding
doesn't
happen
every
year?
For
this
we
have
teachers
that
have
not
had
their
have
not
received
their
step
increases
in
seven
years.
We
need
to
take
care
of
our
teachers.
The
option
that
dr.
alado
has
put
forth
is
not
a
good
fit
for
our
school
system.
I
implore
you
to
rethink
the
proposal
for
changing
school
start
times
and
find
another
solution
that
is
more
conducive
for
the
people
that
you
are
ultimately
responsible
for.
Thank
you.
H
Hi
hi
I'm
Tracy
Matthews
I,
wanted
to
talk
to
you
today
about
start
school
later.
Movement
I
want
to
thank
my
friend
Stacey
because
she
had
on
a
whole
lot
of
points.
So
I
thought
that
I
would
talk
about
what
would
happen
if
we
didn't
change
school
start
times
so
inaudible
County
will
still
have
80
thousand
plus
children
coming
to
school.
On
that
first
day
of
school,
all
excited
and
around
the
county
will
still
have
still
be
one
of
the
top
producing
school
systems
in
Maryland
in
Iran.
H
H
The
three
Anne
Arundel
County
students
that
won
the
prestigious
awards
from
mr.
gates,
scholarship
and
Rundle
County,
can
also
be
proud
of
the
higher
test
scores
according
to
the
capital
gazette
Anne
Arundel
surpassed
state
average
from
the
newly
released
PARCC
test,
scores
and
I.
Think
you
all
know
how
I
feel
about
PARCC
test
scores,
so
I
can
also
tell
you
what
greatness
we
have,
but
I
also
thought
that
I
would
mention
that
mr.
H
core
black
son
Joshua
graduated
from
arundel
high
school
early
and
went
on
to
do
the
Rotary
International
Youth
Exchange,
her
other
two
children
graduated
from
ib,
and
she
currently
has
daughter
a
trundle,
I'm,
sorry
Annapolis
High
School
in
the
PVA
that
speaks
volumes.
My
daughter,
school
Arundel,
high
school
is
now
offering
so
many
different
certificate
options
for
our
students
from
computer
science
completer
to
the
newly
introduced
gaming
complete
our
program.
So
they
can
learn
how
to
you
know,
program
those
great
games
that
they
spend
hours
on.
H
So
my
youngest
is,
is
contemplating
taking
five
AP
courses.
Next
year,
our
Arundel
students
may
be
able
to
help
design
the
newly
approved
Croft
in
high
school,
who
doesn't
love.
That
is
that
totally
awesome.
So
all
of
these
wonderful
accomplishments
could
not
have
happened
without
our
outstanding
teachers.
So
in
closing,
please
recognize
that
we
do
have
an
awesome
school
system
and
let's
invest
in
our
teachers
and
don't
fix,
what's
not
broken
so.
A
I
Evening,
my
name
is
Odessa,
Ellis
and
I'm,
chairperson
of
concerned
citizens
for
successful
students.
Tonight
I
am
speaking
on
behalf
of
about
five
community
ambassadors
who
are
employed
at
Annapolis
High
and
North
County
high
schools.
They
serve
under
the
office
of
equity
and
a
celebrated
student
achievement
at
the
Board
of
Education,
their
assignments.
Their
assignment
is
to
serve
and
assist
the
students
and
their
families
with
difficult
circumstances
in
their
homes
and
communities.
I
They
have
a
lot
of
love
for
their
students
and
families
they
give
so
much.
However,
they
only
received
ten
dollars
an
hour.
Yes,
ten
thousands
and
hour,
and
when
the
schools
are
closed,
they
do
not
receive
pay
at
all.
A
year
ago,
this
salary
salary
was
cut
back
from
13,000
hour
to
10
miles
an
hour.
I
am
aware
of
the
other
salary
concerns,
but
the
salary
of
the
ambassador's
needs
to
be
addressed
also
they
deserve
an
increase
in
pay
and
leave.
Pay.
I
A
J
Evening,
dr.
our
lotto
and
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
Lisa
rod,
vian
I'm,
a
secondary
teacher
in
Anne,
Arundel,
County,
Public,
Schools
and
I'm,
seeing
you
for
the
second
night
this
week.
So
first
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
you
for
including
teacher
pay
increases
in
the
fiscal
17
budget.
I,
definitely
encouraged
the
board
to
support
that
funding.
J
I
was
actually
really
encouraged
to
hear
that
the
board
was
at
least
inquiring
about
the
possibility
of
a
mid-year
step,
so
I
hope
that
that's
something
you
go
forward
with
I
think
as
everyone
here
in
this
room
knows
the
the
lobbying
for
the
budget
or
the
advocacy
for
this
budget
is
just
beginning.
We
are
at
the
beginning
of
this
process
and
you
are
the
beginning
of
this
process.
J
In
fact,
even
the
petition
that
was
started.
It
begins
by
acknowledging
those
important
concerns,
so
I
press
you
to
prep
or
I
urge
you
to
press
forward
with
the
same
urgency
that
you
would,
if
a
cafeteria
menu
item
caused
all
of
the
harm
that
our
early
high
schools
times
are
causing.
Imagine
if
you
could
just
take
one
item
off
of
the
cafeteria
menu
and
you
could
improve
student
achievement,
you
could
close
the
achievement
gap.
You
could
lower
team
crime
rates.
You
could
lower
the
number
of
teen
car
crashes
in
our
county.
J
J
Well,
unfortunately,
changing
start
times
is
not
quite
so
simple,
as
obviously
there
are
impacts
throughout
the
community,
but
I
urge
you
to
go
forward
and
instead
of
you
know,
saying
all
right
we're
going
to
let
this
opposition
stop
us
to
work
with
the
people
that
you
know
have
very
real
and
legitimate
concerns
about
child
care
issues.
You
know
for
our
younger
students,
for
the
cost
of
this
I
urge
you
to
challenge
the
premise
that
124
additional
buses
truly
are
needed,
which,
in
my
understanding,
is
the
bulk
of
that
8.1
million
dollars.
J
I
I
could
be
incorrect
here,
but
I
understand
that
was
a
presumption
that
we
would
be
moving
to
100%
bus
ridership,
and
is
that
really
a
realistic
basis?
For
you
know
8.1
million
dollars?
Are
we
really
going
to
have
one
hundred
percent
bus
ridership,
so
is
that
you
know
is?
Is
that
number
probably
a
little
bit
high?
I
think
it
might
be,
and
so
maybe
that
something
the
board
can
look
at
to
help
allay
some
of
the
concerns
about
the
cost
of
later
start
times
anyway.
J
I've
testified
on
this
so
many
times
you
probably
know
everything
I
would
want
to
say
about
it,
so
I'll
leave
it
at
that
and
just
say.
Thank
you
again
for
pursuing
this
initiative.
It's
truly
an
important
health
concern
for
our
students.
We
can't
we
can't
accept
the
status
quo.
Yes,
we've
had
great
results,
but
there
are
still
students
dropping
out
of
high
school.
J
We
still
have
an
achievement
gap,
we
have
teen
crime,
teen
pregnancy,
teen,
depression
and
all
of
those
things
can
be
improved
with
just
a
little
more
sleep
on
one
last
topic,
I
wanted
to
totally
unrelated
to
lighter,
chose
to
take
a
deep
breath.
This
was
the
topic
that
came
up
in
the
budget
workshop
last
night
was
the
question
about
textbooks.
J
Someone
suggested
oh
well.
It
would
be
impossible
to
ask
every
teacher
in
the
county
whether
they
actually
need
new
textbooks
and
I
was
sitting
next
to
someone,
and
we
said
wait.
Why
would
that
be
impossible?
At
least
two?
In
two
of
the
six
years
that
I've
been
in
the
county,
I've
received
brand
new
boxes
of
textbooks
that
were
identical
to
the
textbooks
that
I
already
had
in
my
classroom
that
were
in
perfectly
good
condition
and
I.
K
K
This
is
my
12th
year
teaching
music
in
public
schools
in
my
eighth
year
at
a
a
CPS
and
Annapolis
middle
school,
a
challenge
school
where
I
teach,
sixth,
seventh
and
eighth
grade
chorus,
global
music
and
8th
grade
guitar
and
12
different
class
sections
with
over
300
students.
That's
a
lot
of
planning
and
a
lot
of
work
if
also
directed
the
school
musical
five
of
the
last
six
years
and
volunteered
my
own
time
for
countless
student
activities,
including
our
famous
dragon,
cafe
recital
and
silent
auction
where
we
raise
funds
to
supplement
the
school's
music
budget.
K
K
Ams
choruses
now
consistently
receive.
Excellent
ratings
at
festivals
and
competitions
and
I
can
confidently
say
that
I
have,
with
the
help
of
my
fellow
music
teachers
and
staff
at
a
and
that's
completely
turned
around
the
music
program
at
Annapolis
middle
school,
a
challenge,
school
I,
really
love
teaching
music,
but
with
the
way
the
county
has
treated
me
by
cutting
pay.
Well,
I
try
to
keep
up
with
an
ever
increasing
workload.
It's
making
me
question
my
question.
K
My
future
at
AAC
PS,
the
failure
by
tech,
the
board
of
ed,
the
county
council
and
the
county
executive
to
fund
experience
step
pay
increases
in
the
recent
past
has
left
me
feeling
disrespected
and
dejected.
I'm
a
12th
year
teacher
with
a
master's
degree,
doing
really
good
work,
absolutely
stuck
on
step,
five
of
meaningless
pay
scale.
K
A
twelfth
year
teacher
on
step,
five
I
know
I'm,
not
alone,
in
that
when
I
came
to
the
county
in
2008
as
a
fifth
year
teacher,
starting
on
step,
five
that
made
a
lot
of
sense,
but
as
a
twelfth
year
teacher
still
being
on
step.
Five
that
just
doesn't
add
up
getting
a
pay
decrease
this
year
by
losing
the
challenge.
Pay
was
an
additional
slap
in
the
pig
in
the
face.
I
am
NOT
a
bitter
burnt
out
teacher
that
hates
his
job.
In
fact,
I
love
my
job,
but
I'm.
K
A
teacher
is
burnt
out
by
how
I
feel
unappreciated
and
undervalued
by
his
employer
and
I'm
confused
that
the
community,
in
which
I
teach
continues
to
vote
for
people
who
treat
teachers
so
poorly
employees,
that
feel
appreciated,
are
exponentially
more
motivated
and
are
well
worth
the
investment
it
takes
to
attract
and
retain
them
in
arundel
county.
I
think,
is
well
on
its
way
to
having
an
inexperienced
and
disgruntled
teacher
workforce.
K
L
Hello
bored
of
bed:
thank
you
for
taking
time
to
see
us
today,
the
subject
we
will
be
talking
to
you
about
his
defenders
day.
Dear
members
of
the
Board
of
Education.
Speaking
with
you
today
is
Sam
Barrett
and
I'm
Brett
metis
from
back
in
elementary.
Do,
you
think,
is
more
important
to
bring
courage
to
a
conversation
or
a
good
plan
will
I
bring
both?
Why
doesn't
buy
an
elementary
or
any
school?
In
the
Baltimore
area
celebrate
defenders
day,
this
historical
holiday
should
be
recognized,
perhaps
by
day
off
school
or
a
two
hour
early
dismissal.
L
You
might
be
asking
yourself.
Why
is
this
important
I'm
sure
you
were
familiar
with
the
story
of
young
america
defending
itself
against
the
bridge?
Well,
defenders
day
is
a
chapter
out
of
that
book.
The
Arabs
1814,
the
brush
invaded
Washington
will
come
into
Baltimore.
It
was
such
a
long
time
ago
that
we
didn't
have
a
strong
Navy
and
our
army
was
being
destroyed
by
the
bridge.
Baltimore
is
a
big
port
and
transport
lots
of
goods.
New
transportation
passed
through
Baltimore,
the
citizens
of
Baltimore
stood
up
and
repelled
the
British.
L
The
citizens
realized
they
should
at
least
get
recognition
for
that.
If
you
still
don't
believe
me,
that
is
important
put
yourself
in
their
shoes.
If
a
deadly
vicious
army
came,
would
you
stand
up
and
fight?
That
is
what
the
citizens
did
of
Baltus,
what
the
citizens
of
Baltimore
did
in
1814.
If
the
citizens
did
all
that
the
least
we
can
do
is
recognize
them.
There
are
many
ways
we
can
celebrate
the
fenders
day.
Fortunately,
we
can
a
have
a
two
hour.
L
Early
dismissal
be
have
a
day
off
school,
see,
have
a
parade,
or
do
you
have
the
Maryland
police
department
chief
come
in
and
talk
to
us
about
it
last,
not
least,
hat
see.
Have
our
social
studies
teachers
talk
to
about
it
with
us,
my
entire
reading
class
and
my
principal
agree
with
me.
So
why
not
you
you
think
it
is
important
to
know
about
history,
then
why
don't
we
know
about
defenders
day?
I
know
you
have
a
lot
to
juggle,
but
please
consider
my
idea.
Thank
you
and
sincerely
Sam
bear
and
going
along
with
that.
L
The
the
British
were
coming
through
Baltimore
and,
like
I
said
they
were
already
just.
Our
army
was
already
destroyed
by
the
British
in
Washington,
so
the
bridge
were
coming
through.
Baltimore
and
the
the
army
of
the
birds
were
coming
to
ball
more
to
destroy
Fort
McHenry
and
the
citizens
of
Baltimore
destroyed
them
from
their
door
like
from
their
doors.
So
if
they,
if
the
citizens
didn't
stand
up
and
fight,
then
Fort
McHenry
wouldn't
be
here
and
America
would
be
destroyed.
M
All
right
that
was
great,
so
defenders
day,
is
great
to
follow
up
Sam
speech.
I
have
some
facts
that
you
may
not
have
known
about
the
fenders
day.
To
start
this
follow-up
I
want
to
tell
you
why
we
are
passionate
about
the
fenders
day
you
see,
Sam
was
reading
a
book
called
the
British.
He
read
about
the
fenders
day,
which
reminded
him
of
something
similar.
His
dad
told
him.
He
did
some
research
on
the
topic
and
informed
me
about
it.
M
Eventually,
we
both
became
interested
in
the
topic
and
even
told
our
principal
miss
am
steps
from
bakken
elementary
and
about
it,
and
now
we
are
here
sharing
our
passion
with
you.
Next
in
this
follow-up,
you
may
be
wondering
why
we
should
celebrate
defenders
day
when
we
don't
live
in
Baltimore.
Well,
you
see
if
the
citizens
of
Baltimore
didn't
stand
up
and
risk
their
lives,
the
British
could
have
destroyed
our
state
in
our
country
and
that
could
have
been
the
end
of
America.
M
Also
during
the
war
of
1812,
francis
scott
key
was
inspired
to
write
the
star-spangled
banner,
which
was
originally
a
poem
and
became
the
anthem
of
our
great
nation.
Anyway,
defenders
day
is
an
awesome
holiday,
but
you're
probably
wondering
if
this
historical
holiday
is
a
legal
one.
Sam
and
I
are
happy
to
nod
our
heads
yes,
defenders
day
is
a
legal
holiday
in
the
state
of
Maryland
and
it
commemorates
the
successful
defense
of
the
city
of
Baltimore
on
September
12,
18
14
from
the
invading
bushes
British
forces.
M
M
The
site
pretty
much
speaks
for
itself,
but
it's
got
a
few
bonus
facts
about
this
very
interesting
day
and
probably
a
lot
of
your
questions
are
answered.
However,
you
still
have
more.
We
would
be
glad
to
answer
them.
It's
not.
M
L
N
L
M
A
B
B
B
A
B
B
B
Q
There
were
some
questions
about
a
little
bit
more
specificity
than
what
our
current
policy
and
regulation
offer,
and
then
there
were
some
specific
questions
about
what
would
be
allowed
and
disallowed.
Essentially,
we
did
direct
the
person
to
the
student
code
of
conduct,
which
does
have
the
specificity
that
she
was
looking
for.
So
I
think
we
address
most
of
her
concerns
and
her
comment
as
well
as
our
responses
posted
on
our
website.
Okay,.
B
R
Want
to
thank
you
for
addressing
our
question
about
whether
or
not
there
could
be
political
clubs
at
school,
because
I
think
I
think
you've
done
it
I
hope
we
got
it
this
time,
so
yeah
I
think
so
because
outside
the
school
day
and
instructional
time,
so
you
know
it
can
be
in
the
building
it
just
can't
it
can't
be
during
class.
It
can't
be
and
I'm
good
with
that.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
our
students
could
still
use
our
buildings
to
have
a
club.
If
that's
what
they
chose
to
do.
Thanks.
B
B
B
P
S
D
B
Okay
before
to
snow,
that's
right
all
right!
Thank
you,
guys.
The
last
item
on
our
agenda
tonight
or
consent
items
6.01
through
6.03
do
I,
have
a
motion
to
bundle
and
move
these
from
information
to
action.
So,
ms
second
I'll
have
some
favor.
We
now
have
an
action
item.
Dr.
alado,
your
recommendation.
Yes,.
O
B
That
concludes
our
meeting
for
the
evening.
I
just
have
a
couple
of
announcements.
The
next
board
of
education
meeting
is
wednesday.
Februari
third,
at
ten
a.m.
the
next
board
policy
committee
meeting
is
wednesday.
Februari
10th
at
1pm,
and
the
next
board
budget
committee
meeting
is
wednesday.
Februari
17th
one
hour
after
the
public
meeting
ends,
and
we
are
adjourned
have
a
great
evening.
You.