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B
A
In
favor
opposed
all
right
voting
procedures,
we
have
I,
have
decided
what
you
know.
We
have
voting
procedures
and
I
want
to
go
over
them
so
that
we
all
know
upfront
what
the
voting
procedures
will
be
in
our
August
meeting
on
August
24th,
and
this
voting
process
was
developed
with
input
from
different
commissioners.
From
from
our
previous
meeting,
there
was
a
lot
of
discussion
about
it,
and
I
had
a
little
bit
of
input
in
the
intervening
weeks,
so
this
was
after
consideration
of
all
these
all
of
these
different
ideas.
A
So
the
voting
will
begin
with
each
Commissioner
publicly
naming
three
candidates.
There
won't
be
any
specific
order
to
the
named
candidates,
no
wait
assigned
to
them
in
terms
of
points
and
each
candidate
will
be
recorded
with
a
single
tally.
The
three
candidates
and
any
ties
who
receive
the
most
tallies,
will
advance
to
the
next
round
and
every
all
others
will
be
eliminated
from
consideration.
A
Excuse
me
once
the
field
of
candidates
has
been
narrowed,
voting
voting
will
commence
in
a
round
by
round
format,
so
each
Commissioner
will
publicly
vote
then,
and
for
a
single
candidate
of
that
commissioners,
preference
and
votes
will
be
recorded
if
a
candidate
receives
the
legally
required
eight
or
more
votes
in
any
round
that
candidate
is
appointed
and
the
voting
is
concluded.
If
no
candidate
receives
eight
votes
in
a
given
round
any
candidate
not
receiving
a
single
vote
will
be
eliminated
from
consideration
if
all
candidates
receive
at
least
one
vote,
the
field
remains
the
same.
A
A
subsequent
round
of
voting
voting
will
then
be
conducted
with
the
remaining
candidates
eligible
to
receive
votes,
and
this
process
will
continue
until
a
candidate
receives
at
least
the
necessary
eight
votes.
So
clear,
all
right.
Anybody
have
anything
to
add
to
that.
Is
there
any
discussion
all
right,
moving
on
then
to
the
candidate
interviews
I'm,
going
to
discuss
the
process
that
we're
going
to
use
for
the
candidate
interviews
tonight
because
of
the
large
number
of
candidates
in
the
interest
of
fairness
and
time
we
are
going
to
proceed
as
follows.
A
Candidates
will
have
up
to
three
minutes
for
an
opening
statement
and
then
each
Commissioner
will
have
up
to
three
minutes
to
question
each
candidate.
The
time
restrictions
will
be
strictly
enforced
to
allow
candidates
equal
time
and
to
keep
proceedings
on
track,
make
sure
we
all
get
out
of
it
reasonable
our
candidates,
a
yellow
light,
will
appear
when
there
are
thirty
seconds
left
in
each
time
period
a
red
light
will
appear
and
a
Sonne
tone
were
found
when
that
time
period
has
expired.
A
When
the
tone
sounds,
commissioners
and
candidates
will
be
expected
to
halt
their
question
or
immediately
answer,
so
the
proceedings
can
move
forward.
Please
do
not
take
additional
time
to
summarize
in
order
to
hear
as
much
from
candidates
as
possible.
I
would
ask
commissioners
to
make
your
questions.
Direct
candidates,
keep
your
questions.
Your
answers
succinct
to
allow
candidates
an
opportunity
to
elaborate
on
or
communicate
something
for
which
they
may
not
have
had
time.
A
During
their
interview,
the
Commission
will
accept
hands,
delivered,
mailed
or
emailed
statements
to
the
place,
the
same
place
as
applications
were
sent
through
4:00
p.m.
on
Thursday
August
3rd.
Those
statements
will
be
compiled
and
delivered
to
the
Commission.
At
that
time,
statements
will
also
be
posted
on
the
SBAC
website
after
August
3rd.
A
C
Dr.
Kelly,
Higley
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
talk
to
you
about
my
desire
and
my
willingness
to
serve
on
the
school
board.
I
am
a
friend
of
mine,
asked
me:
why
do
you
want
to
serve
on
the
school
board
and
I
said
because
they,
their
fingers,
are
and
everything
so
many
decisions
are
made
by
the
school
board
that
affects
my
everyday
life.
As
a
mother
of
three
children,
most
of
the
decisions
are
made
at
a
big
picture
level,
but
they
impact
my
day-to-day
life.
C
What
time
do
I
have
to
wake
up
my
kids
in
the
morning?
How
much
homework
do
we
do
the
fact
that
we
walk
to
school
instead
of
taking
a
bus,
the
field
trips
that
my
children
can
go
on
the
extracurriculars,
the
curriculum
they
see
how
often
they
are
tested?
All
of
these
things
are
decided
by
the
Board
of
Education.
There
are
so
many
people
that
put
it
into
action.
There's
the
district
personnel,
the
the
principal's,
the
teachers,
but
it
starts
here
and
I
and
I
want
to
be
part
of
that
because
it
influences
my
children.
C
But
it's
not
just
my
children
that
are
influenced
by
this.
It's
everyone's
children,
my
neighbor's,
my
friends.
The
people
in
my
community
and
making
these
decisions
that
affect
their
lives
is
what
a
school
board
does
and
I
want
to
help
make
those
decisions
to
be
as
positive
and
effective
as
possible.
I
believe
that
an
abiding
desire
to
improve
schools,
our
children's
lives
through
education
should
be
enough
qualification
to
serve
on
the
school
board,
but
I
actually
have
a
background
in
education.
That
gives
me
an
advantage
and
understanding.
Many
of
the
policies
that
will
come
up.
C
My
undergraduate
degree
is
in
mathematics,
education
and
I
taught
high
school
math
for
four
three
years
before
I
continued
on
in
furthering
my
education,
I
returned
for
a
master's
degree,
because
I
wanted
to
teach,
but
I
also
wanted
to
be
part
of
the
meetings
where
we
made
the
plans
and
did
the
strategic
goals
and
and
decided
on
curriculum
and
while
I
was
earning.
My
master's
I
learned
enough
to
know
that
I
wanted
to
continue
on
to
get
a
PhD
and
my
doctorate
education
culminated
with
a
research
project.
C
They
used
both
my
expertise
and
developing
testing
materials
and
knowledge
of
representations
and
mathematics.
I
found
test
development
and
evaluation
to
be
fascinating
and
important
of
all
the
things
I
learned
in
getting
my
degrees,
the
one
that
I
preached
the
most
often
is
the
importance
and
the
value
of
a
good
assess
that
cannot
be
understated,
as
I
was
trying
to
define
my
goals
to
tell
you
what
I
want
to
do
on
the
board.
C
I
received
a
copy
of
the
school
board
handbook
and
I
appreciate
that
that
was
sent
out
to
us,
because
I
found
all
of
my
goals
listed
right
inside
the
handbook
it.
It
talked
about
that
I
want
to
see
high
academic
achievements
for
all
students,
because
I
know
the
power
of
a
good
education
in
a
child's
life.
C
I
want
stakeholders
to
be
confident
in
their
local
skills,
because
engaged
parents
and
community
members
make
a
good
school
and
then
can
improve
that
and
I
especially
want
to
do
what
is
right
for
all
children,
even
in
the
face
of
opposition,
because
that's
what
being
an
engaged
citizen
is
all
about.
It's
making
decisions,
especially
for
those
the
powerless
among
us.
The
children
that
will
help
them
and
improve
them
and
I
think
that
I
can
do
that.
Thank
you.
D
E
C
Think
that
I
think
it's
just
so
important
if
everyone
comes
from
a
different
background
and
until
you
are
exposed
to
their
background,
whether
it
be
in
a
classroom
or
whether
it
be
from
being
able
to
visit
their
homes,
which
would
obviously
be
ideal
but
not
possible
in
every
situation,
you
it's.
How
you
better
understand
people
is
this
isn't
about
diversity
in
race,
but
it
is
about
diversity
in
in
economic
status.
C
I,
remember
a
class
that
I
had
to
take
it
as
a
professional
development
and
I
remember,
seeing
low-income
versus
high-income
versus
middle
income
in
a
different
way
than
I
ever
had
before
and
I've
always
been
grateful
for
that
class.
That
helps
me
see
better
and
understand
better
and
so
I
would
want
every
teacher
to
be
able
to
have
a
class
that
helps
them
understand
better
the
children
that
are
in
their
room
so
that
they
can
love
them
better
and
teach
them
better
and,
most
importantly,
I'm.
E
C
C
E
F
Good
evening,
I
represent
the
special
education
citizens
advisory
committee.
One
of
the
goals
you
list
on
your
application
is
to
recognize.
We
are
educating
the
whole
child,
not
solely
aiming
for
high
test
scores
and
I
agree
with
you
on
that.
Can
you
discuss
what
educating
the
whole
child
should
look
like.
C
F
B
C
G
C
Not
talking
about
physical
safety
but
emotional
and
mental
safety,
I
think
that
that's
where
it
needs
to
be
is
a
place
where
the
child
feels
like
they
can
grow
and
they
can
develop
and
not
feel
like
that.
They
have
to
and
I
think
that
that
would
be
the
place
that
I
would
want
to
aim
for.
In
accordance
with
my
conversations
with
friends
who
have
special
needs,
children
does
that
make
sense.
Okay,.
H
Say
afternoon
my
name
is
Natalie
and
I
represent
Casa
de
Maryland
in
those
from
this
commission,
and
my
question
is
actually
similar
in
regards
to
well.
She
was
asking
about
diversity.
My
question
here
is
going
to
be:
would
you
support
additional
funds
for
language
or
bilingual
facilitators,
which
is
something
that
we
usually
don't
have
many
funds
for
I.
C
Give
a
very
qualified
I
want
to,
but
not
understanding
the
whole
budget.
Never
having
looks
through
at
line-item
I
tried
once
and
I
would
will
bog
down
and
since
I
wasn't
it
wasn't
my
job
I
said:
okay,
maybe
not
tonight
so,
but
that
is
something
that
I
think
is
important.
I
think
it's
important
to
for
for
there
to
be
someone
who
can
communicate
with
parents
in
the
language
that
they
speak
as
opposed
to
counting
on
their
eight-year-old
to
do
the
translation
correctly.
So
I
would
want
there
to
be
money
for
that
great.
H
C
When
I
run
to
the
violin
for
my
9
year
old,
the
person
right
behind
me
was
another
little
girl.
Clearly
no
older
than
my
daughter,
who
was
trying
to
tell
her
mom
about
all
the
all
the
portions
of
renting
a
violin
going
through
a
contract
with
her
mom
and
I
thought.
How
can
she
do
this?
How
can
she
understand
these
things?
C
H
You
I
just
have
one
more
additional
question
in
regards
to
our
schools,
taking
on
the
responsibility
of
being
Community
Schools
in
the
sense
that
not
only
do
we
serve
the
students
during
school
hours,
but
we
also
can
use
the
schools
during
after
school
hours.
For
you
know,
for
activities
that
are
geared
towards
the
pants.
I
C
Think
that
within
boundaries-
yes,
that
is
a
great
thing
to
do.
I,
don't
think
it
should
happen
every
night
I,
don't
think
it
should
be
put
on
the
school's
to
have
to
add
one
more
thing
to
their
plate,
which
is
already
fairly
full,
but
the
school
that
my
children
attend.
They
try
to
once
a
year,
have
a
parents,
night
and
I
think
in
a
community
where
the
parents
are
further
are
more
distant
from.
C
What's
going
on
in
the
classroom,
doing
that
three
or
four
times
a
year
would
be
a
very
helpful
thing,
a
way
for
them
to
start
bridging
that
gap
in
understanding
what
school
looks
like
and
what
the
children
are
expected
to
do
and
forming
that
community
of
parents
that
they
can
turn
to
who
who's
missing
this
homework
assignment?
Who
knows
how
mrs.
so-and-so
acts
things
like
that
great?
Thank
you.
C
I
hadn't
thought
about
that,
but
it's
a
it's
an
important
concern.
I
I,
think
the
place
you
would
start
is
is
to
reach
out
to
the
businesses
that
surround
the
schools,
the
ones
that
are
directly
impacted
by
all
the
kids
running
in
and
out
whether
they
be
you
know,
seniors
in
high
school
or
third
graders.
C
You
know
coming
home
and
and
see
what
they're
doing
the
other
one
would
be
to
sort
of
look
at
a
list
of
schools
or
sorry,
not
schools,
businesses
that
might
have
a
relationship
someplace
that
they
could
that
they
could
help
out,
but
I'm.
Also
thinking
about
it
might
just
make
sense
to
put
an
advertisement
in
the
newspaper
and
I'm
assuming
Chamber
of
Commerce
has
some
sort
of
flyer
that
goes
out
on
a
regular
basis.
C
That
says
we
want
your
help
in
the
schools
who
wants
to
come,
help
us
and
and
see
who
who
rises
to
the
occasion
and
says
you
know,
because
I
know
that
my
husband
would
he
was
working
for
a
company
not
at
all
associated
with
schools.
They
had
a
tutoring
program
where
the,
where
the
these
very
smart
computer
people
came
in
and
helped
children
that
didn't
have
as
many
people
to
help
them
out
and
I.
C
So
so
there's
something
to
be
said
for
who
wants
to
be
involved
with
the
schools
and
building
those
relationships,
and
hopefully
they
would
then
say
this
has
been
really
awesome
to
work
with
this
high
school.
They
have
all
these
great
kids
that
want
to
do
good
things
and
I
believe
it
would
be
a
two-way
street,
because
hopefully
these
these
students
would
bring
would
also
help
the
business
community
see
that
their
finds
people
to
groom.
You
know
to
be
oh
look.
C
This
is
what
we
do
here
at
our
business
and
they
say
oh
wow,
because
I
remember
in
college
how
many
times
I
would
ask
somebody.
Well
what
are
you
doing
when
you
grow
up
and
they
they
tell
me
something
and
I
say
I.
Didn't
even
think
about
that.
Of
course
someone
needs
to
do
that.
What
is
the
right
thing
to
do
with
your
life
and
so
I
think
that
the
I
think
there
just
needs
to
be
reaching
out
to
invite
the
business
community
to
be
more
associated
with
the
school
I.
C
I'm
terrified
to
talking
to
people
that
I
don't
know
so,
but
yes,
I
could
see
myself
doing
that.
I
find
I
strongly
believe
that
every
time
people
can
reach
out
and
learn
more
about
somebody
who
has
a
different
background
than
they
do,
the
better
they
are
and
so
and
so
reaching
out
to
businesses
and
s
and
yeah
I
could
see
that
that
would
be
something
that
I
would
be
very
interested
in
doing.
Thank.
I
J
Good
evening
so
I'm
Allison
Picard
with
that
Council
of
PTAs
and
the
PTA
has
about
a
hundred
and
twenty
year,
history
of
advocating
for
public
education
and
child
health
and
safety
and
I'm
curious.
What,
if
appointed,
to
the
board?
What
would
be
your?
How
do
you
envision
incorporating
public
advocacy
and
community
leadership
into
your
service.
C
I
think
that
the
relationship
between
a
community
and
the
school
is
is
so
important
and
and
as
I've
had
more
experiences
in
multiple
areas
of
my
life,
the
people
that
it's
it's
the
phrase
the
squeaky
wheel
gets
the
grease
and
it's
it's.
When
you
advocate
for
your
children,
whether
it's
your
own
child
or
a
group
of
children
in
informs
of
the
PTA
president
things
things
happen
because
it's
possible
that
the
people
in
charge
just
didn't
realize
that
that
was
a
problem
that
needed
to
be
addressed.
C
Do
I
decided,
I,
don't
know
if
it
came
up,
as
often
in
in
my
questions
as
I
was
thinking
it
in
my
head,
but
I
think
that
that's
how
so
many
problems
get
either
improved
or
solved
is
by
listening
and
by
understand
making
sure
people
know
that
they've
been
listened
to,
even
if
you
can't
make
the
decision
that
they
want
you
to.
If
they
know
that
you've
heard
their
their
their
situation
and
wants
to
respond
to
it,
then
that
makes
such
a
big
difference
in
people's
life.
I
the
since
I
don't
have
a
yellow
light.
C
Yet
the
first
time
I
went
to
a
PTA
meeting,
I'm,
not
sure
I
knew
exactly
what
the
PTA
did,
but
as
soon
as
they
laid
out
their
budget
and
talked
about
all
the
things
they
did.
My
very
next
thought
was:
oh
I
have
to
be
part
of
this,
not
because
I
love
this,
but
but
I
can
see
the
value
that
they're
bringing
to
my
school
and
I
want
my
children
to
have
that
and
I
want
these
other
children
to
have
that,
and
so
this
is
definitely
something
I'm
going
to
be
part
of.
Thank
you.
K
Through
my
years
of
service,
I've
noted
that
many
many
people
serve
on
boards
and
commissions
and
after
they
get
all
the
board
of
the
Commission
they
find
out,
it
wasn't
what
they
expected.
It
was
going
to
be
the
time
demands.
I,
look
at
your
resume.
Your
credentials
are
impressive.
How
compatible
will
the
time
demands
being
a
member
of
the
school
board?
How
compatible
is
that
with
your
other
pursuits,
professional
respect
is.
C
You
know
one
of
the
wonderful
things
about
living
in
this
area
is
I.
Have
an
extensive
support
system
for
I
have
numerous
people
that
I
can
call
up
at
a
moment's
notice
and
say:
hey.
Do
you
want
to
take
my
kids
and
they'll
be
like
sure,
and
so
so
I?
Don't
think
this
I
think
it
would
take
some
juggling,
but
I
think
it's
definitely
doable
and
I
have
no
doubts
that
it
will
be
different
than
what
I
expect.
L
H
C
So
when
you
first
hear
the
word
consensus,
the
thing
that
pops
into
your
head
is
everybody
agrees,
but
then
you
take
that
a
step
further
and
say
when's.
The
last
time
I've
been
in
a
room
with
a
whole
bunch
of
adults
where
everyone's
agreed
and
it's
and
it's
one
of
the
beauty
of
us
all
being
individuals
is
that
we
don't
have
to
all
agree.
C
C
What
we
needed
to
do
for
these
teenage
girls-
and
there
was
a
lot
of
discussion
about
what
was
the
best
thing
to
do,
and
I
was
I,
had
the
benefit
in
that
situation.
That
I
was
in
charge
so
once
I
made
it
so
I
didn't
have
to
get
consensus
because
I
was
in
charge.
So
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
could
say
this
is
how
we're
doing
it.
C
You
know
deal
with
it,
but,
on
the
other
hand,
I
knew
that
it
wouldn't
be
a
good
experience
for
them
or
for
me,
if
that's
why
they
were
doing
things
as
just
because
they
were
doing
what
what
I'd
said
to
do,
because
I
was
in
charge.
So
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
listening,
making
sure
that
I
heard
people's
concerns
and
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
talking
to
them.
M
C
C
Is
there
a
top?
Is
there
one
who's
in
charge
of
the
other?
I
know
that
he
serves
for
the
board
so,
but
I
would
I
would
hope
that
it
is
a
positive
working
relationship
where
he
feels
that
he
can
talk
to
the
members
of
the
board
and
they
feel
that
they
can
go
to
him
for
information
so
that
they
can
make
better
decisions.
N
Hi,
my
name
is
Josie
Riya
and
I
represent
the
Chesapeake
Regional
Association
of
student
councils,
and
my
question
for
you
is
in
your
application.
You
say
that
one
of
your,
like
tutor
goals,
are
both
educational
growth
and
you
have
a
goal
of
expanding
communication
throughout
the
community,
making
sure
all
constituents
feel
heard,
and
you
even
state
that
you
know
how
to
measure
learning
has
taken
place.
So
how
do
you
plan
to
make
sure
that
these
things
are
felt
throughout
all
of
students,
including
ESL
students,
families
of
lower
socioeconomic
backgrounds
and
minority
families?.
C
So
I'm
reminded
of
a
conversation
that
I
had
when
I
was
a
teacher.
I
was
sitting
in
a
room
and
we
were
discussing
our
goals
for
the
next
year
for
the
school,
and
we
were
discussing
the
standardized
tests
that
our
state
took
and
we
we
were
trying
to
decide
the
number
of
students
that
should
pass
like
what
should
our
goal
be
and
what
an
awful
discussion
that
was
because,
of
course,
we
want
every
student
to
succeed.
On
the
flip
side.
C
We
know
that
not
every
student
is
going
to
succeed
and
we're
going
to
get
judged
on
this
number
of
whether
or
not
we've
guessed
correctly
so
and
and
the
reason
why
this
pops
into
my
head
is
because,
of
course,
I
want
every
student
and
every
parent
and
every
community
to
remember
to
feel
heard,
and
but
that's
not
going
to
happen,
and
the
other
thing
is,
is
that
I'm
talking
about?
We
need
to
communicate,
communicate,
communicate
online,
except
for
people
have
got
to
come
to
the
meetings
and
people
have
got
to
show
up.
C
C
Maybe
maybe
this
group
of
people
sending
emails
is
in
a
very
good
way
because
they
don't
ever
have
time
to
sit
down
at
their
computer
and
read
their
email.
But
if
you
have
a
community
meeting
once
a
month,
then
they
can
they're
happy
to
show
up
to
that
and
get
the
information
in
a
different
way.
I
think
it's
just
I
think
that
that's
what
it's
about
is
first
seen
what's
happening
and
then
sort
of
deciding
okay,
which
group
of
people
do.
N
A
O
Please,
thank
you,
I'm,
sorry
for
being
late.
I've
missed
part
of
your
interview,
but
I'm.
Also
a
mother
as
well
so
I
understand
the
struggle
and
I
applaud
you
for
being
up
here
and
doing
a
wonderful
job
with
all
of
our
questions.
I
do
have
one
for
you
and
if
you
are
able
to
give
me
your
most
sincere
answer,
the
best
as
you
can
are
you
familiar
with
the
charter
schools
in
our
school
system
and
what
direction
do
you
think
the
ACPs
should
take
in
regards
to
cut
the
charter
school
system?
So.
C
I
am
familiar
with
the
charter
school
system.
In
fact,
when
my
oldest
went
into
kindergarten
I
applied
for
her
to
go
to
monarch,
which
I
believe
was
the
only
charter
school
open
at
the
time,
the
one
in
Glen
Burnie.
She
was
so
far
down
on
the
wait
list
that
I
said.
Okay,
this
is
clear
that
she
is
not
supposed
to
be
going
to
a
charter.
School
I
mean
we've
been
very
happy.
It's
at
our
community
school
I
think
the
charter
schools
I
think
they
form
a
really
valuable
space.
C
I
have
a
friend
who
the
son
goes
to
a
charter
school
and
it's
the
most
success
at
monarch
and
it's
the
most
success
he's
ever
had
at
a
school.
He
had
been
to
two
or
three
schools
before
then,
and
there
was
just
there
was
just
does
not
this
matched
that
he
so
needed
and,
and
he
still
struggles
in
this
school,
but
it's
a
much
better
fit
for
him.
So
I
think
that
there's
a
place
for
charter
schools
I
think
that
we
need
to
be
careful
as
we.
C
You
know
that
we
make
sure
that
these
schools
are
keeping
high
academic
standards,
that
they
are
a
good
fit.
I.
Think
I
think
we
need
to
be
careful
that
we're
as
we
divide
up
the
money
because
there's
you
know
the
pot
is
only
so
big
that
any
charter
schools
we
open
would
be
with
groups
that
we
that
we
strongly
feel
are
going
to
actually
serve
a
population
serve
a
niche.
A
A
Q
B
P
P
D
D
J
D
B
P
Because
I
didn't
feel
that
I
would
be
able
to
get
it
all
into
the
one.
Application
I
feel
that
that's
very
important
to
recruit
highly
of
highly
qualified
teachers
and
right
now,
I
think
that
we
have
a
problem
with
keeping
highly
qualified
teachers
in
Anne,
Arundel,
County
and
I
didn't
want
to
bring
a
big
huge
thing
on
application
to
it,
but
I
do
feel
that
we
need
highly
qualified
teachers.
We
need
to
continue
to
advocate
for
highly
qualified
teachers.
P
That's
that's
how
we
close
the
achievement
gap,
that's
how
we
handle
the
overcrowding
of
the
classrooms,
and
it's
also,
if
we
get
if
we
gave
those
teachers
some
assistance
with
some
extra
students,
I
mean
extra
assistance
of
teachers
and
parents
in
the
classroom.
That
would
help
too
so
I
I
do
absolutely
believe
that
we
need
to
work
on
retaining
and
getting
highly
qualified
teachers
do.
P
Well,
I
I,
don't
know
the
whole
gist
of
the
step
increases
and
not
step
increases.
I
know
that
we're
working
really
hard
to
catch
up
on
step
increases
so
I
think
that
they
gotta
raise
this
past
year,
but
I
don't
know
how
far
that
caught
them
up
so
I
do
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
teachers
that
are
unsatisfied
right
now.
Thank.
E
I'm
Mary,
coconut
and
I'm,
representing
the
n-double-a-cp
and
so
I'm
actually
going
to
piggyback
off
of
that
question
and
ask
what
initiatives
would
you
bring
to
the
county
to
ensure
their
we're,
identifying,
recruiting
and
retaining
educators
of
colors?
So
we
talked
about
educators
leaving
the
county,
but
when
we
look
at
educators
of
color,
we
are
losing
them
at
greater
numbers
and
we
just
have
a
lack
of
diversity
there.
So
what
do
you
think
we
could
do
there
to
actually
recruit
and
retain
educators
of
color
well.
P
P
E
F
F
P
Closing
the
achievement
gap
is
a
big
huge
topic
in
our
County
I.
Think
that
one
way
to
close
the
achievement
gap
is
have
highly
qualified
teachers.
It's
also
bringing
in
more
support
for
the
classes
that
are
over.
You
know
that
are
over
30
and
I
also
think
we
need
to
focus
on
the
foundations.
We
need
to
get
the
elementary
schools.
There
should
not
be
huge
classrooms
in
our
elementary
schools
and
I
think
we
need
to
get
us
all
on
the
same
page.
O
P
I
decided
to
run
for
the
position,
because
I
care
about
our
county
and
I
want
to
be
a
voice
and
I
sometimes
think
that
you
know
there's
a
whole
lot
going
on
up
there
at
your
big
corner,
and
sometimes
it
doesn't
always
get
heard.
So
I
thought
you
know,
I'm
I'm,
very
involved,
parent
and
I
would
like
to
be.
You
know
a
voice
for
some
for
some
parents
that
are
afraid,
I
mean
a
lot
of
parents.
I
know
they
don't
come
in
here
and
talk.
They
have
these
huge
issues.
O
P
We
start
with
the
elementary
school
students
and
getting
their
parents
involved
in
keeping
them
involved
through
middle
school.
They
drop
out
in
middle
school
in
high
school
I,
been
on
many
PTAs,
and
we
need
to
figure
out
ways
to
keep.
You
keep
them
involved.
I
know
I'm
in
a
very
active
PTA
at
the
middle
school
Arundel,
and
we
do
everything
we
can
we
reach
out.
We
have
you,
know
coffee
with
the
principals
and
we
try
and
get
parents
to
find
time
out
of
their
busy
schedules
and
I
also
believe
communication,
I,
believe
Facebook
Twitter.
P
Start,
why
do
you
like
me
when
they
had
the
the
community
reach
out?
You
know
I've
done
I've
gone
to
lots
of
those
where
I
could
meet
mr.
crew,
ski
and
Stacie
core
block
and
I.
Really
like
those
I
like
the
thing
we
do,
back-to-school
nights
and
I
believe
we
need
to
have
those,
and
we
need
to
have
like
some
of
the
the
ones
that
aren't
so
you
know
scheduled
where
they,
we
can
just
say,
hey,
come
on
out
and
meet
let's
just
chat.
Thank
you
very
much.
You're
welcome
good.
H
Afternoon,
my
name
is
Natalie.
Rabine
I
represent
Casa
de
Maryland
on
this
commission
and
I.
Actually,
since
you
were
speaking
about
reaching
out
to
the
community
and
to
parents,
one
community
that
is
often
isolated
in
regards
to
being
involved
and
there's
in
the
schools
and
with
their
students
with
their
kids
in
the
schools
is
the
immigrant
community.
It
has
grown
exponentially
here
in
Anne,
Arundel
County,
but
oftentimes
the
parents
don't
quite
participate
as
often
as
parents
of
American.
You
know
students
here
compared
to
the
immigrant
parents.
P
Maybe
we
could
get
a
few
more
English
speak
Spanish,
English
speaking
teachers
in
each
of
the
schools
and
maybe
have
the
PTA
/
teacher
coffee
with
the
principal,
maybe
have
it
in
the
daytime
and
that
way.
If
the
parents
can't
come
at
nighttime,
they
can
come
I
remember
in
Brooklyn
Park.
We
had
some
of
our
principal
meetings
in
the
morning
and
we
had
some
in
the
evening
so
that
we
could
reach
out
to
all
of
our
community.
P
H
I
H
I
B
I
People
believe
that
there
is
not
enough
focus
or
let
me
turn
around.
There
may
be
too
much
focus
on
college
preparedness
in
high
school,
which
could
leave
out
a
population
of
students
that
are
semi
skilled
workers,
that
businesses
still
need
if
those
tests
were
combined
and
if
students
failed
to
meet
the
requirements
of
CCR
or
park.
What
ideas
do
you
have
about
meeting
that
population
of
students
that
may
better
be
served
by
not
going
to
college
if
they
that
isn't
something
they
choose
or
can
do
at
the
time?
Well,.
P
I've
spoke
to
a
lot
of
people
about
the
testing
that
we
have
and
the
problem
we
thought
with
all
of
our
testing
is
it
puts
all
the
kids
in
a
certain
category
and
some
kids
don't
test
well,
and
it
doesn't
make
a
difference,
so
they
need
to
come
up
with
some
way
to
help
them
feel
like
you
know
that
they
still
have
an
avenue
and
there
are
so
many
different
ways.
All
the
kids
don't
have
to
go
to
college.
That's
not!
P
You
know
that
I,
it's
great,
that
we
push
college
I,
think
it's
absolutely
wonderful,
but
not
all
students
are
ready
to
go
to
college,
not
even
a
two-year
college,
and
there
are
things
out.
There
are
other
programs
out
there.
There
are
trade
schools,
so
I
absolutely
believe
that
some
of
these
tests
shouldn't
be
so
you
know
so
dependent
on
they
do
the
that
ASVAB
I
think
is
what
it's
call,
which
is
a
military
test,
and
that
helps
you
focus
on
what
your
skills
are.
P
They
do
the
Accuplacer
and
I
think
those
are
great
because
they
give
kids
different
options
instead
of
just
the
park
and
you
know
park.
One
part
2
and
then
AP
courses,
and
then
the
SAT,
so
I
think
that
we
need
to
focus
on
all
you
know,
on
students
as
a
whole
and
and
there's
not
all
students
at
test.
Well,
we
need
to
definitely
look
at
finding
other
avenues
for
them.
Thank
you.
You're.
B
P
I
know
a
little
bit
about
the
budget:
I'm,
not
a
numbers
person
per
se,
I
mean
I,
know,
I
have
an
accounting
degree
and
I
can
figure
numbers
out,
but
I
know
our
budget
here
at
Anne,
Arundel
County,
Public
Schools
is
huge
and
I
know
some
of
it
comes
from
the
state
and
some
comes
from
the
county.
So
that
is
probably
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
I
absolutely
need
to
educate
myself
about
to
learn
how
to
advocate
for
more
funds,
because
I
know
when
I
was
going
okay.
P
P
So
yeah
I
would
say
the
budget
is
something
and
I
will
start
studying
and
I
have
actually
started.
Educating
myself
on
the
budget,
I
just
don't
know
as
much
as
I
think
I'm
going
to
have
to
know
if
I
get
on
the
board.
So
if
I
get
on
the
board
I'm
going
to
have
to
know
more
about
the
budget,
if
that
helps
is
that
answers
your
question.
K
P
Well,
an
elementary
school
you
can
use
cell
phones
in
mill
school,
there's
a
little
more
leniency
in
high
school.
They
encourage
it,
take
pictures
of
your
homework
so
those
those
bring
the
phones
out
and
they're
out
there
and
they're
going
to
be
there.
I
think
that
the
education
to
the
parents
and
to
the
students
is
huge.
They
don't
understand
the
consequences
of
when
they
put
something
on
social
media
and
it's
out
there
it's
out
there
forever.
P
They
don't
understand
that
some
of
the
things
they
put
on
can
get
them
arrested
and
charged
and
I
think
we
need
to
educating.
We
need
to
have
assemblies
in
our
schools
when
we
talk
about
drug
use
and
then
we
also
talk
about
social
media
and
we
need
to
bring
police
in
and
say.
This
is
serious
and
you
need
to
know.
P
I
went
to
middle
the
high
school
meetings
and
when
I
was
there
and
I
had
an
11th
grader
I
had
some
9th
graders
and
our
principal
was
telling
us
some
things
that
were
going
on
and
they
were
covering
their
ears
in
their
eyes,
and
we
know
this
doesn't
happen.
It
happens.
It
happens.
All
the
time
and
it's
happening
in
middle
school
now
and
I
just
think
we
need
to
have
assemblies
well,
we
need
to
get
parents
and
students
involved.
P
K
I
remember
about
three
nights
ago:
I
was
at
a
restaurant
and
there
must
have
been
25
people
in
the
restaurant
and
I
think
only
two
people
were
talking
to
each
other.
Everybody
else
had
their
head
buried
in
the
telephone,
I
thought
to
myself
boy.
If
this
starts
in
the
school
system
and
doesn't
get
reversed,
where
are
we
all
going
to
be
in
terms
of
communication
skills
and
so
forth?
Thank
you
very
much.
You're
welcome.
K
P
Okay,
I
define
consensus
as
working
with
a
group
of
people
and
trying
to
get
everybody's
voice
heard.
It
doesn't
always
necessarily
mean
you're
going
to
come
to
one
meeting
of
the
minds,
but
we
have
a
huge,
diverse
community
here
and
we
have
to
come
to
an
arrangement
where
you
know
we
all
want
to
come
to
the
same
understanding.
P
So
an
example
of
consensus
would
probably
be
I
think
that
when
we
have
things
going
on
in
the
high
schools
and
there's
not
an
arrangement
that
we
just
need
to
have
open
voice
and
we
need
to
get
parents
and
we
need
to
get
students
and
and
talk
about
it
and
bring
it
all
out
and
everyone
needs
to
explain
their
point
of
view
and
and
we
need
to
come
to
an
agreement,
that's
going
to
sort
of
make.
You
know
a
lot
of
people
happy,
but
it
doesn't
always
come
like
that.
M
P
Student
I
would
name
my
child
that
she's
in
here
and
she'll
get
management.
I
said
that
but
I
think
one
that's
very
involved
and
I
think
when
you
teach
the
children
at
a
very
early
age
to
be
involved
because
I'm
an
involved
parent
and
they
see
that
and
they
want
to
get
involved
and
the
more
activities
they
can
do
and
squeeze
in
that
little
schedule
as
much
as
they
can
do,
and
it
doesn't
matter
about
test
scores
and
it
doesn't
matter
if
they're
going
to
go
to
an
Ivy
League.
P
It
matters
that
they're
having
a
good
time
and
they're
getting
a
great
education
and
they're
having
friends
and
and
they're
healthy.
And
you
know
they
have
a
good
group
of
core
friends
and
they
move
on.
From
that
point,
I
mean
I,
think
that
some
kids
make
friends
and
they
keep
them
for
life.
And
you
know
when
you
go
from
elementary
to
middle
to
junior.
You
know
to
high
school,
so
I
think
a
successful
student
is
one
that
is
very
well-rounded,
gets
to
do
as
many
activities
as
they
can
and
I
know.
P
G
Hi
I'm
a
Brandenberg
from
the
county
executive's
office
I'm,
one
of
his
appointees
I'm,
just
hoping
you
could
take
a
few
minutes
and
describe
how
you
envision
the
role
and
responsibilities
of
a
board
member
and
then
the
follow
up.
Question
is
the
role
of
between
board
members
and
the
superintendent.
Okay.
P
P
You
know,
have
empathy
and
sympathy
and
know,
what's
going
on
out
there
and
and
be
involved
just
as
much
as
a
regular
parent
and
sometimes
I
think
just
sitting
down
and
talking
to
doctor
a
lot
and
telling
him
what's
going
on
out
there
or
with
the
Citizens
Advisory
Committee
or
you
can,
with
the
County
Council
of
PPAs
to
let
them
know
so,
I
envision
the
role
as
being
a
voice
and
listening
and
having
empathy
for
our
community
and
knowing
what's
going
on.
If
that
helps.
Thank
you.
N
Hi,
my
name
is
Josie
and
I'm
with
crafts,
the
Chesapeake
regional
association
of
student
councils
hi.
So
you
talked
about
how
a
successful
student
is
well
rounded,
we'll
have
wood.
What
are
your
some
of
your
ideas
for
motivating
students
to
do
extracurricular
activities,
especially
students
from
title
one
schools
who
might
not
have
as
much
resources
at
other
schools
to
actually
stay
after
and
not
only
that?
But
how
would
you
go
about
motivating
teachers
themselves
to
stay
after
their
pay
hours
to
actually
motivate
the
students
as
well?
Okay,.
P
Well,
at
a
Rundle,
we
don't
necessarily
have
our
clubs
meet
after
school.
We
have
them
meet
during
and
I
also
believe
like
what
at
the
PTSO
meetings
or
at
the
coffee
with
the
principal
I
talked
about
the
programs
we
have
at
our
school
and
I
talked
to
parents
and
I
say
get
them
in
get
them
in
the
signature
program.
So
I
think
getting
parents
of
involved
students
to
come
to
those
meetings
and
talk
about
it
and
the
way
that
we
do
it
at
a
Rundle.
P
N
P
I
would
shoot
for
trying
to
have
something
during
the
lunch
and
I
would
a
lot
of
the
groups
that
they
have
our
student-led.
So
if
you
find
a
few
students,
you
can
get
them
to
get
involved
and
go
out
and
speak
with
them.
Then
I
mean
that
the
student-led
groups
are
the
the
clubs
they,
the
kids,
love
the
clubs
and
we
have
all
sorts
of
them.
P
We
have
like
a
you
know,
I
guess
comic
book
club,
and
you
know
if
a
student
really
wants
a
club,
they
only
need
to
get
like
three
or
four
students
and
they
find
a
teacher
and
I'm
sure.
Even
the
title,
one
schools
would
find
a
teacher
that
would
support
you,
know
three
or
four
students
and
try
and
do
it
during
lunch.
You
know
what
I
mean.
Yes,
thank
you.
You're
welcome.
F
A
P
B
A
Can
you
can
stand
at
the
podium
to
make
it
so
as
a
reminder,
I
know
you
got
this
in
an
email,
but
as
a
reminder
of
our
procedure,
you'll
have
three
minutes
to
make
your
opening
statement
and
then
each
Commissioner
will
have
three
minutes
to
have.
Questions
asked
and
answers
the
timer,
the
lights
in
the
front
you'll
see
the
green
light
and
then,
when
you
have
30
seconds,
left,
you'll
see
a
yellow
light
and
when
your
time
is
up,
you'll
see
a
red
light.
R
As
as
a
child,
one
of
my
favorite
things
to
do
was
to
sing
one
of
the
first
things.
One
of
the
first
songs
I
ever
learned.
How
to
sing
was
the
late
Whitney
Houston's,
the
greatest
love
of
all,
and
so
that
song
begins
and
it
talks
about
children.
It
says
I
believe
the
children
are
our
future,
teach
them
well
and
let
them
lead
the
way
show
them
all
the
beauty
they
possess
inside
give
them
a
sense
of
project.
Make
it
easier.
R
And
so
that's
what
prompted
me
I
believe
to
come
understand
before
you
are
wonderful
people
tonight
to
declare
the
opportunity
and
honor
to
help
to
make
our
County
in
this
public
school
system
a
great
place
for
our
children
to
expand
their
minds
and
be
creative
and
be
who
we
were
when
we
were
kids
when
we
had
dreams
and
we
had
goals
and
aspirations
and
ambitions.
I
believe
that
it's
time
for
us
not
to
say
they
were
not
doing
it
now.
R
D
Bill
Jones
I'm,
the
representative
on
this
commission,
from
this
teachers,
association
of
Anne,
Arundel,
County,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
think
is,
if
not
the
most
important
thing
for
the
school
system.
To
do
then
it's
among
the
top
tool
and
that's
recruit
and
retain
high
quality
teachers
in
order
to
do
that,
they
need
reasonable
working
conditions
and
needed
competitive
salary.
D
You
recognized
in
your
documents
one
of
the
working
conditions
that
we
are
having
trouble
with
and
it's
overcrowded
classrooms,
and
it
might
disturb
you
to
know
that
as
it
stands
right
now,
class
sizes
are
going
to
go
up
rather
than
down
yes
in
the
coming
year.
But
what
you
didn't
mention
in
your
documents
is
teacher
compensation,
which
is
also
has
a
role
in
recruitment
and
and
retention
in
your
coach
at
North.
County
you've
had
to
hurry
and
had
to
have
heard
some
grumbling.
They
don't
want
to
visit
the
school
I
get
chock-full
of
it.
D
R
Compensation
is
always
important
that
many
people
are
need.
You
know,
wages
to
live
and
think
that
nation
I
think
that
if
we're
going
to
be
a
school
system,
that's
on
the
cutting
edge
of
Education,
then
compensation
definitely
needs
to
be
one
of
our
our
top
priorities.
I
believe
that
you
know
people
are
worthy
of
their
hire
so
therefore,
and
it
what
it
does
is
I
believe.
Not
only
does
it
hold
that
the
school
system
accountable
school
board
accountable,
are
those
who
make
those
decisions,
but
also
holds
the
the
individual.
R
The
teacher
who
is
coming
into
that
position
to
say
that
I
have
to
earn
the
money
that
has
been
or
the
money
that
I
said
that
I'm
worthy
of
so
it's
a
two
third
thing
in
huge.
Both
sides
accountable,
not
just
okay,
we're
going
to
pay
you
this
wage,
but
no.
It
says
that
I
have
to
do
my
job
at
the
wage
and
which
I've
been
paid.
So
I
think
that
it's
very
important
that
we
do
things
to
kind
of
balance.
R
The
scales
not
always
make
it
seem
as
if
it's
the
school
board's
responsibility,
but
there's
also
that
teacher
from
day
to
day
to
make
sure
that
they
do
everything
they're
supposed
to
do
so
that
our
children
can
be
well
educated.
So
then,
when
they
walk
out
the
door,
don't
less!
You
need
the
money,
but
it's
not
about
the
money,
because
you
divide
up
doing
something
that
you
love
more
than
anything.
R
Believe
it
would
be
sad
to
know
that
if
I
was
a
if
I
wasn't
educated,
went
to
school
and
things
that
nature
and
came
out,
you
know
looking
to
start
a
career
and
things
of
that
nature
yeah.
It
would
be.
It
would
be
desolate,
be
kind
of
troubling
to
know
that,
but
sometimes
you
know,
one
has
to
intersect
has
to
look
beyond
maybe
I'm.
Just
speaking
for
myself
have
to
look
beyond
that
and
see
the
passion
in
it
and
I
believe
when
passions
their
pay
will
make
up
the
difference.
We
ever
said.
R
B
E
Representing
the
n-double-a-cp
tonight
and
so
I'm
going
to
ask
you
a
question
around
suspension
in
the
school
and
the
school
to
Prison
Pipeline.
Are
you
familiar
with
school
to
Prison,
Pipeline
excellent,
so
studies
show
that
african-american
boys
and
girls
are
suspended
at
a
higher
rate
than
that
of
their
white
counterparts,
which
contributes
to
the
school
to
Prison
Pipeline?
What
would
you
do
to
combat
the
school
to
Prison
Pipeline?
Well,.
R
I'm,
even
in
my
role
at
North
County
as
the
community
ambassador
and
I
and
I
have
a
caseload
of
students
that
I
see,
and
some
would
say
that
there
are
those
who
are
in
trouble
and
I
do
see.
A
lot
of
african-american
males,
I,
believe
their
positive
role
models
is
definitely
the
key.
Sometimes,
when
children
get
on
the
bus
to
come
to
school
and
things
they
may
not,
they
may
not
leave
a
home,
that's
as
supportive
as
they
needed
to
be,
and
so
I
believe.
R
Finding
people
who
speak
the
language
who
who
are
in
touch
with
or
can
be
in
touch
with
not
only
their
their
educational
needs
to,
but
to
be
able
to
be
a
little
bit
of
everything
that
they
need
and
I
try
to
take
the
place
of
those
who
may
be
at
home,
but
just
a
little
bit
of
help.
I
know
coming
up
for
me:
I
had
coaches
and
sports
to
be
able
to
be
that
father,
because
my
father
was
incarcerated,
so
I
had
that
to
kind
of
you
know,
steer
me
in
the
right
direction.
R
I
F
R
I,
think
that
every
student
has
an
opportunity
to
get
the
best
education
at
the
level
that
they
can,
that
they
can
comprehend
and
understand
it.
I,
don't
think
for
one.
Second,
any
child
should
be
minimized
based
upon
how
they
learn
on
how
they
see
me
or
how
they
I
believe
that
a
lot
of
our
children
are
misdiagnosed
when
it
comes
to
learning
disabilities,
because
it
society
that
we
live
in
people
are
quick
to
judge
and
point
fingers
and
laughs
and
they're
not
giving
the
opportunity.
R
So
the
kid
just
honestly
just
gives
us
and
gives
up
and
quit
so
I.
Think,
honestly,
and
truly
giving
the
opportunity
where
the
player
field
is
level,
and
then
we
identify
those
students
that
have
learning
disabilities
and
problems
and
things
of
that
nature.
Some
of
us
behavior
some
of
it
it's
an
array
of
things,
and
we
have
to
pinpoint
each
one
in
order
to
be
able
to
get
every
student
on
the
lever
that
they
can
learn
and
be
able
to
be
prosperous
in
the
school
system.
Great.
R
O
R
Dave
and
I
mean
my
belief
is
I
believe
that
the
Board
of
Education
are,
we
are
collectively
together,
have
our
hands
on
the
part
of
not
only
educators,
not
only
education
but
the
community,
and
that's
something
that
I'm
really
digging
the
community.
We
have
our
hands
on
the
pulse
of
the
community.
We
listen
to
what
we
need
ERISA
to
in
order
to
come
together
collectively
to
make
the
right
decisions
at
the
proper
time.
R
R
H
B
H
Then,
just
in
their
own
way,
culturally,
there
is
a
program
that
is
quite
successful
in
reaching
out
to
the
Latino
community,
which
there
is
a
big
achievement
gap
within
our
County
and
it's
quite
successful
in
Baltimore
County
and
from
what
I've
understood
it's
being
implemented.
This
upcoming
fall,
hopefully
in
Glen,
Burnie
High
School.
This
program
is
called
escalator
steps
to
success
and
what
it
does
is
it
reaches
out
to
these
Latino
students
culturally
to
mentor
them
and
help
them
either
reach
their
success
through
college
or
career.
H
R
I
think,
like
I
said,
I
think
that
every
child
learns
different.
Every
child
is
different,
but
I
believe
it
starts
at
the
foundation
and
so
to
like
I
said
to
level
the
playing
field.
I,
remember:
I,
like
and
I'm,
going
to
stay
within
the
time
limit,
but
a
good
story
this
year,
just
being
around
and
spreading
myself
thin,
wanting
to
be
in
diverse
with
different
diversities
of
groups
and
things.
R
We
were
turning
and
I
understood
what
they
were
saying
them,
because
I
put
myself
in
their
shoes,
I
understood
where
they
were
coming
from
and
I
wanted
to
do
and
be
what
they
were,
because
I
felt
like
hey
I
was
a
visitor.
They
would
home
team.
So
I
had
to
kind
of
concern
myself
to
what
was
going
on
so
I
think
we
comparing
ourselves
the
different
groups
of
diversity.
People
would
be
able
to
understand
and
see
it
through
their
lens,
so
that
together
we
can
be
great
I
can't.
I
I
Okay,
great
one
of
the
things
in
your
application
stated
that
the
your
belief
was
that
one
of
the
best
practices
going
on
now
in
Anne,
Arundel,
County
Public
Schools,
is
the
program
of
cat
north
and
cat
south
and
you'd
like
to
see
it
expanded.
My
question
relates
to,
if
you
have
any
ideas
on
how
that
make
occur,
I'd
love
to
hear
them.
But,
more
importantly,
how
would
you
reach
out
to
the
business
community
as
a
board
of
education
representative
and
build
stronger
relationships?
Well,.
R
I
will
start
by
saying
this:
let's
be
honest,
not
everybody's
good,
when
they
walk
across
the
stage.
You
have
to
think
it's
two
different
people
crying.
There
are
people
crying
students
crying
because
a
they're
leaving
high
school
and
they're
going
to
miss
their
friends
and
sending
third,
then
there's
a
second
group,
people
cry
and
the
city
where
people
cry
because
they
didn't
have
any
college
offers
they're,
not
they
like
they
feel
like
now.
R
I
have
to
either
go
and
make
money
for
the
family
through
I
have
to
stay
home
and
everybody
else
is
going
to
leave
me
and
so
I
believe
that
not
everybody
who
Grace's
our
animal
county
public
school
system
and
graduate
high
school
everybody.
We
have
to
be
honest,
everybody's
not
going
to
go
to
college
everybody's,
not
going
to
be
able
to
you
know,
achieve
a
four-year
or
two-year
education.
Maybe
that's
that's
where
they
feel
that
they
can
handle
it
after
getting
out
of
high
school.
R
That's
it
I
believe
that
we're
back
at
North
and
I'm
captain
and
I'll
catch
South
systems,
I
believe
that
we
should
build
trade
in
our
county.
I
believe
we
should
reach
out
to
local
industries
and
be
able
to
get
our
children
in
places
where
they
have
internships
during
the
summer,
if
they're
in
cat
noir-
and
they
were
achieving
well
and
their
teacher-
can
recommend
them
for
internships
during
the
summer
months
like
now
and
things,
then
they
are
given
internships,
an
opportunity
to
flip
the
door,
so
just
in
case
that's
another
option.
R
If
let
us
say
everybody,
spending
may
not
be
pretty
enough
to
send
them
to
a
university
or
even
Community
College
for
that
matter,
and
that
may
not
be
effect
at
the
moment.
They,
like
I,
said
everybody's
different,
so
they
may
have
to
vary
work
and
make
money
for
the
family
right
now
to
take
down
some
of
the
debt
or
to
live
a
better
life
and
different
areas,
but
I
believe
that
those
who
don't
and
especially
we
have
these-
are
these
wonderful
programs,
like
techno
I,
think
we
should.
R
B
J
R
Very
familiar
with
our
charter
school
systems,
I
have
quite
a
few
members
and
their
families
who,
when
the
top
school
system
was
not
were
in
our
county
with
the
matter,
Academy
a
lot
of
our
a
lot
of
our
students.
A
lot
of
our
congregants
children
went
to
the
monarch,
Academy
I.
Think,
honestly,
truly
it's
awesome,
though
it
seems
when
you
read
the
paper
and
read
and
hear
different
things
about
the
charter
school
systems
across
our
nation.
R
It
seems
like
they're
shutting
down
due
to
whatever
the
problem
is
mainly
finances,
but
I
believe
that
that
charter
schools
I
think
it
gives,
and
it
speaks
to
the
question
that
was
given
at
the
beginning
from
mr.
bill.
I
think
it
gives
that
intimate
classroom
setting
that
students
may
need
like
I,
said
because
students,
everybody
learns
different.
R
Everybody
understands
the
comprehend
difference,
so
I
believe
that
our
charter
school
system
I,
think
it
would
be
great
if
we
can
expand
get
some
more
I
think
that
every
student
should
get
an
opportunity
to
maybe
try
it
out
to
see
what
it
is.
I
think
there's
some
students,
like
some
of
those
students
who
are
very
I,
call
them
those
high
five
red
those
red
flag
students.
They
may
need
that
structure.
R
You
know
they
may
need
to
be
able
to
go
to
a
school
where
you
are
asked
to
wear
a
certain
uniform
every
day,
because
what
you
wear
to
school
to
be
offensive
or
to
be
I,
think
I
think
it
would
help
some
about
high-flying
students,
those
who
are
dangerous
for
not
graduating
or
those
who
are
not
meeting
achievement
gap.
Those
who
test
narrow
and
things
that
nature
they
may
need
to
go
to
our
charter,
schools
and
I.
R
Think
that
that
you
know,
I
think
the
even
some
of
our
teachers
should
have
the
drinking
a
charter
school
period
where
they
teach
at
the
charter
school
level,
so
that
I
think
that
that
could
be
the
fundament.
We
want
to
bring
in
teachers
to
select
in
the
charter
school
system
to
see
how
they
like
it
and
then
be
able
to
place
them
in
different
areas.
I
think
that
every
student
have
an
opportunity
to
rejoice
or
have
the
option
to
have
an
opportunity
to
visit
other
school
levels.
I
think
charter
school.
K
R
R
L
R
L
R
R
Foundation
is
rocky
and
shaky,
and
then
it
never
really
gets.
You
never
build
the
house
that
you
envisioned
or
that
you
blue,
predator,
that
you
laid
out
and
I
think
consensus,
especially
since
you
put
it
with
the
congregation
I'll
digress,
especially
without
young
people.
Consensus
is
Wow
and
so
wow,
that's
a
good
one.
I
would
just
say
honestly
and
truly
we
have
to
we
have
to
merge.
We
have
to
marry
it.
We
have
to
make
it.
R
We
really
have
to
make
it
what
it
needs
to
be
in
order
for
it
to
be
successful
in
order
for
it
to
be.
In
order
for
us
to
stand
back
and
watch
it
grow
and
be
satisfied
with
the
finished
product.
So
it
has
to
be,
it
has
to
be
nurtured.
It
has
to
be
has
to
be
said.
It
has
to
be
embraced.
It
has
to
be
encouraged.
R
B
B
L
R
Successful
student
Anne,
Arundel
County,
it
starts
at
home.
First
I
think
you
guys
are
going
to
be
tired
of
hearing
me
say
the
word
foundation,
but
it
starts
with
a
foundation
foundation.
Our
children
not
going
to
speak
to
this,
our
children.
You
know
they
come
to
school,
they
don't
eat,
they
come
to
school,
they
don't
have
proper
nourishment
before
they
leave
home.
R
I
believe
that
a
successful
child
in
Orono
County
the
playing
field
is
leveled,
but
it's
not
leveled
to
the
place
where
they're,
giving
their
giving
any
excuse
or
any
I
think
the
playing
field
is
level
all
the
way
across
the
board
and
I
think
that
we
give
the
child
the
best
rate
up.
In
order
to
succeed
that
child
may
not
be
a
great
tester,
but
he's
a
leader
or
a
leader
may
not
be
a
t-shirt
athlete,
but
he
has
mirrors
and
gurus.
R
He
may
not,
or
she
may
not
graduate
valedictorian,
but
they
made
grades
that
they
can
live
with
enough
to
go
at
moving
to
the
next
level.
They
have
values
and
leadership
goals
that
could
take
them
run
up
to
places
that
when
they
read
crosses
and
grab
that
department,
they
have
choices.
You
know
I
can
either
go
here.
R
Rodney
you
go
here,
but
interest
I'll,
make
I've,
learned
the
truths
and
I've
gotten
the
tools
to
be
successful,
no
matter
where
I
go
so
I
think
the
successful
Steven
animal
county
is
one
who
is
a
leader,
one
who
has
disciplined
our
one
who
has
pride.
Lebra
has
confidence
and
one
self
and
REM
who
is
dedicated
and
motivated
to
finishing
what
one
starts.
So
like
I
said,
it's
got
that
foundation.
That
foundation
I
think
it's
very
important
how
you
start
it's
how
you
finish.
Thank.
M
G
Hi
I'm
Emily
Brian
Burke
with
the
county,
executive's
office
and
I'm,
going
to
attempt
to
add
ask
two
questions:
we'll
see
how
we
do
I
wanted
I
wanted
to.
Thank
you
for
your
answer
to
a
commissioner.
Jones's
question
and
I
want
to
expand
on
it
just
a
little
bit.
I
believe
compensation
is
beyond
just
salary.
G
So
often
our
bargaining
units
like
to
only
acknowledge
the
salary
portion
of
the
compensation
package,
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that
Anne
Arundel
County
Public
Schools,
has,
if
not
the
most
generous
one
of
the
most
generous
benefits
package
across
the
entire
state,
one
of
the
things
that
that
was
sort
of
a
highlight
or
the
big
issue
with
this
budget
season.
How
do
we
go
about
ensuring
that
the
entire
message
is
relayed
to
the
school
system,
employees
into
administrators
teachers,
etc,
etc,
about
the
entire
compensation
package,
and
not
simply
just
a
portion
of
salary?
Well,.
R
R
You
know
the
same
way
that
you
know
someone
were
coming
with
their
resume
and
what
they
are
they
are
and
what
they're
not
they're
not,
but
are
they
willing
to
grow
in
the
process?
And
actually
that's
I
believe
that's
a
great
area
that
a
lot
of
people
it's
either
about
the
money
or
about
this
and
we're
not
about
this
and
I'm
out
of
here.
If
it's
about
this
that
I'm
staying,
but
without
the
great
area
are
you
willing
to
grow?
Are
you
willing
to
grow?
R
And
so
that's
that's
the
area
in
which
I
believe
we
should
make.
Our
focus
is
when
we
choose
those
who
are
going
to
educate
our
children.
Are
you
willing
to
grow
with
them?
You
could
be
making
I
mean
we
watch
all
the
time.
I
mean
we
did
a
big
sports
in
that
we
watch
all
the
time.
You
know
Cleveland
wins
a
championship
two
years
ago,
but
now
it's
star
point
guard
once
out
so
I
mean
come
in.
Are
you
still
good?
R
I
mean
the
Bron
James
came
back
to
grow
with
the
city
and
the
team
you're
not
willing
to
grow.
You
want
out
so
that
doesn't
make
any
sense.
How
is
one
day
you're
in
and
the
compensation
money
is
good
and
the
benefits
to
play
alongside,
and
some
would
say,
one
of
the
grades
back
on
players
that
play
the
game.
So
that's
your
compensation,
that's
your
benefit,
but
why
now
all
of
a
sudden,
two
years,
our
year
after
when
intention,
because
you
didn't
win
it
this
year,
you
want
out
that
doesn't
make
any
sense.
R
G
R
A
R
Equity,
okay,
equity,
some
mix
that
up
with
equality
but
equity
I
believe
is
given
once
again
that
playing
field
that
level
playing
field
for
one
to
be
able
to
achieve,
as
others
do
and
so
I
believe.
One
of
the
ways
that
it's
helped
even
in
my
life
is
that
I
stopped
making
excuses.
Stop
making
excuses
about
the
fact
that
my
father
wasn't
there
stop
making
excuses
in
second
I
was
raised
by
my
grandmother.
My
grandfather
I
stopped
making
excuses
about.
R
Be
applied
to
an
attending
schools.
I
think
it
goes
back
to
those
who
speak
the
language,
those
who
understand
those
who
are
those
who
once
because,
like
I,
said
everybody,
you
know,
everybody
is
not
going
to
speak
the
language
so
to
speak,
and
I
don't
want
to
see
it
in
a
stereotypical
way,
but
I
rarely
speak
the
language,
and
sometimes
you
need
that
that
some
people
need
that
extra
kick.
Some
people
need
that
extra
push
to
move
into
their
potential,
so
you
could
say
one
thing
to
one
kid
and
they
would
say
back
to
you.
R
You
say
that
to
everybody
or
you
just
here
to
get
paid
or
you
just
hear.
Sometimes
it
has
to
come
from
someone
who
you
know
you
get
here
their
passion
and
feel
that
passion
to
understand
this
person
cares
about
me
and
so
I'm
going
to
do,
because
even
when
they're,
not
here,
I,
don't
want
to
disappoint
them.
I
think
that's!
The
biggest
thing
is
that
kids
don't
have
anybody
that
and
assist,
they
would
disappoint.
Someone
comes
to
them
and
said
you
know,
I'm
disappointed
what
you
did
in
this
particular
situation.
R
A
R
Years
into
three
major
hubs
in
North
County
in
the
North
County
area
of
Brooklyn,
Park,
Heritage
Hill,
and
now
my
wife
and
I
just
bought
our
second
home
and
toll-free
I
believe
that
I
bring
a
diversity
and
I
believe
that
it
gives
it
keeps
what
happens
in
the
North
County.
It
comes
here
because
the
consensus
in
North
County
is
militares
down
here
about
what
happens
up
there.
It
gets
somewhere
left
in
the
middle,
and
so
I
know
that
that
was
one
of
my
biggest.
My
biggest
I
would
say.
R
Motivations
for
even
applying
is
that
I
looked
at
I,
looked
at
the
various
for
the
diversity
of
the
school
board
and
I,
seen
no
one
from
the
upper
part
of
the
county,
and
so
I
felt
that
maybe
because
I
am
the
voice
all
day
long
in
this
place
in
that
place
and
I
braid
the
North
County
into
two
different
areas
in
the
county.
Why
not
try
to
be
able
to
sit
alongside
of
some
great
people
and
help
to
make
policy
on
behalf
of
everybody?
So
they
can't
be.
R
Nothing
said
that
there's
nobody
that
that
looks
like
us,
or
that
speaks
like
us,
or
that
comes
from
where
we
come
from
sitting
on
a
bridge
that
should
be
made
up
of
different
streams
and
branches
of
our
county,
and
so
that's
after
this
one,
my
biggest
motivations
to
even
I
tell
you.
This
I'll
be
honest
with
you
I
text,
my
wife
before
acting
here
and
I
said:
I
am
nervous,
like
I
thought,
I
was
nervous
on
my
wedding
day.
I
was
nervous.
R
The
first
time
they've
increased,
I,
haven't
heard
nervous
now
in
front
of
you,
I've
been
but
I
believe
tonight.
I
left
an
impression
that
you
know
makes
it
very
hard
when
you
scroll
past
my
name
and
say
hey
that
guy,
you
know
so
I
believe,
like
I
carry
North
County
on
my
back
I
love,
I
love
where
I
live,
I
love
our
communities.
I.
Think
that
we're
on
the
verge
of
something
great,
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
things
say:
it
I
think
we're
on
the
verge
of
something
great.
S
A
A
A
A
Just
to
remind
you,
I
know
the
procedure
for
the
interview
was
emailed
to
you,
but
so
you'll
begin
with
three
minutes
for
an
opening
statement,
and
then
each
Commissioner
will
have
three
minutes
to
ask
questions
of
you
and
for
you
to
answers
to
the
whole.
Each
commissioners
time
is
is
three
minutes
either.
B
Q
Is
kind
of
neat
I
feel
like
I'm,
testifying
before
Congress
or
I
want
to
start
by
saying,
thank
you
to
you.
Folks
are
taking
the
time.
You
got
a
lot
of
late
nights
in
front
of
you
and
23
people
to
evaluate
so
I.
Don't
know,
I,
don't
envy
what
you
folks
have
to
do.
It's
a
pretty
tall
order
and
thank
you
for
doing
that.
So
my
name
is
Chris.
Q
Barber
11
years
ago,
I
moved
to
Crofton,
specifically
for
the
school
system
had
a
young
daughter,
it
was
going
to
be
starting
kindergarten
and
crops
is
a
great
place
to
live.
Don't
get
me
wrong,
but
I
moved
forward
this
whole
system
and
fast
forward,
11
years
it's
still
a
great
school
system,
so
I'm
glad
I
made
that
decision.
Q
So
we
see
here
a
little
more
about
about
us,
so
I've
also
got
a
so
my
daughter
knows:
14
she's,
starting
as
a
freshman
at
South,
River
I've
got
a
one-year-old
son,
so
he's
going
to
be
starting
kindergarten
in
a
while
and
he's
a
barrel
of
laughs,
my
lovely
wife
works
in
Crofton
I'm,
the
proud
owner
of
an
IT
service
provider.
That's
also
in
Crofton,
so
we're
pretty
dialed
in
to
the
community
I'm
currently
currently
set
on
four
boards
and
absolutely
loved
having
a
positive
impact
with
all
these
great
organizations.
Q
It's
been
really
cool.
During
my
high
school
in
middle
school
years,
I
was
a
little
bit
of
a
troublemaker
and
I
kind
of
sort
of
fell
through
the
cracks
of
the
school
system.
I
was
in
and
it
took
a
lot
of
them
took
a
lot
of
effort
and
a
little
bit
of
luck
to
turn
that
around
and
I've
always
had
in
special
appreciation
for
kids
in
that
situation,
because
it
does
happen
to
a
lot
of
folks.
Q
I've
got
some
ideas
on
how
to
catch
kids
that
are
at
risk
of
doing
that,
I'm
in
a
mentoring
program.
Right
now,
we're
trying
to
do
that,
but
I'd
like
to
see
more
of
that,
if
at
all
possible
some
other
concerns,
I've
got
I.
Think
financial
literacy
is
very
important.
I
think
we
could
do
a
better
job
of
teaching
that
in
a
school
system,
not
just
sound
financial
management
but
how
to
build
and
accumulate
well
really,
anything
is
possible
with
some
elbow
grease
and
good
education,
so
I
think
that's
very
important.
Q
Finally,
as
a
business
owner,
I
want
to
be
more
involved
in
school
system
and
I've
got
fellow
business
owners
that
I
don't
feel
the
same
way.
I've
seen
some
things
over
the
years
that
are
encouraging
in
that
regard,
but
I
like
to
see
more
of
that
and
like
try
to
make
that
happen.
So
in
a
nutshell,
I
think
you
know
I
bring
a
keen
business
sense
to
the
table.
Q
We've
got
a
proven
track
record
of
being
a
very
involved
parent
making
a
difference
on
boards,
and
you
know
I
think
I've
never
really
worked
in
an
administrative
capacity
in
the
school
system.
I
think
that
gives
me
a
fresh
perspective
that
might
bode
well.
So
you
know
this
is
a
great
school
system,
but
I
want
to
help
make
it
better.
So
that's
why
I'm
here
thanks
again
for
your
time
and
hope
you
vote
for
me,
but
thank
you
anyway.
D
Q
Again,
I
don't
have
a
long
history
and
education.
So
forgive
me
if
I'm
missing
some
key
points
here,
but
there
was
superb
performance
issues
on
the
one
I'm
most
familiar
with
is
in
Chicago
quite
a
long
time
ago,
and
it
was
that
it
was
demonstrated
through
statistics
that
when
there
was
an
instant
of
I's
pay
for
test
scores
that
there
was
some
cheating
that
occurred.
Obviously
that's
not
doing
anybody
any
favors.
So
specifically,
that's
what
I
was
referring
to
but
I.
Q
You
know
I'd
love
to
hear
more
about
the
different
types
that
are
out
there.
I
generally
prefer
performance-based
pay
in
most
careers.
We
do
that
where
I
work,
you
know,
I
think
it
sends
the
right
message,
but
it's
got
to
be
carefully
implemented
on
anybody
to
game
a
system.
If
you
don't
do
it
properly
so.
D
E
Good
evening
and
thank
you
for
being
here
today-
my
name
is
Mary
Tobin
and
I'm,
representing
the
n-double-a-cp
for
Anne,
Arundel
County,
and
so
my
questions
will
be
relationship
to
diversity
and
program
surrounding
them.
So
read
through
your
application,
and
one
of
the
things
you
mentioned
in
your
answers
is
that
you
would
look
at
redistricting
to
help
the
schools
best
utilize
space
and
equalize
the
classroom
sizes
across
the
system.
E
Q
A
good
question
my
approach
would
be
I,
try
to
balance
both
of
those
to
be
honest
with
you,
because
they're
they're,
my
opinion
that
does
need
to
be
redistricting,
definitely
gotten
over
a
population
issue
in
some
schools,
more
than
others,
but
I
think
racial
diversity
is
also
important.
So,
ideally,
you
take
both
of
those
factors
into
account
when
you're
redistricting,
in
my
opinion,.
E
Excellent
and
so
my
last
question
is
racial
incidents
in
the
school.
Given
the
recent
disturbing
racial
incidents
around
race
relations,
such
as
on
May
11th,
there
was
a
noose
hanging
outside
of
Crofton
middle,
which
my
son
actually
attended.
I
hear
that
you
have
a
student
leave
in
Crofton
middle
as
well
January
6.
E
There
was
a
petition
titled
coolkid's
Klan,
passed
around
during
the
lunch
hour
at
a
run
to
high
school
and
then
at
stubborn
Severn,
River
middle
school
on
blackboard
there
was,
which
is
a
countywide
website,
I'm
sure
you're
familiar
because
you
have
students
here
in
the
school
there,
someone
posted
lyrics
from
KKK
rap
remix
song
as
well
as
other
offensive
language.
What
do
you
think
the
school
board's
role
is
in
addressing
those
types
of
disturbing
issues,
and
what
would
you
do
personally
to
ensure
that
those
disturbing
issues
are
addressed.
Q
Well,
certainly,
they
are
disturbing
I
think
it's
important
that
the
board
set
a
policy
that
there's
an
absolute
zero
tolerance
on
reference
to
the
acrost
in
middle
school
incident.
I'm
more
familiar
with
that,
because
I
have
a
student
there,
the
principal
there
is
absolutely
amazing
and
she
did
a
great
job.
They
swung
to
act
immediately.
They
took
down
right
away.
You
need
to
act
faster,
that
stuff.
There
was
clear
communication
from
the
principal
to
the
to
the
parents
about
what
happened
about
what
they
did
about
it.
Q
Q
F
Good
evening,
I'm
Leanne
Carmona
I
represent
the
special
education
Citizens
Advisory
Committee.
Let's
talk
about
the
achievement
gap,
which
you
mentioned
in
your
application
as
a
critical
issue.
Many
special
education
students
continue
to
struggle
and
are
not
keeping
up
with
their
peers.
How
should
the
district
address
this
particular
concern?
I.
Q
F
Q
So
my
goal
is
to
talk
a
little
bit
and
listen
to
a
lot
so
I
plan
on
meeting
with
the
different
functions
I'd
like
to
get
around
to
as
many
schools
as
possible
and
I've
got
some
friends
in
the
system.
So
I've
been
reading
up.
I've
got
quite
a
bit
of
quite
a
bit
of
research,
I've
done
in
a
few
weeks,
but
unfortunately,
a
few
weeks
doesn't
get
me
an
entire
understanding
of
every
part
of
the
school
system.
So
sorry,
I'm
not
more
well
right
on
that,
but
I
will
be
and.
Q
Q
O
B
O
Q
So
that's
fair
I!
Definitely,
as
you
might
expect,
I
was
a
fan
of
the
build
Crofton
High
School
movement,
and
you
know
it
was
supporting
some
years
in
the
making
if
I
understood
that
correct.
So
obviously,
I
was
a
pretty
big
fan
of
that
I've
been
going
I've
been
spending
more
time
on
trying
to
look
at
the
capital
aspect
of
things.
As
everybody
here
knows,
there's
there's
a
lot
that
goes
into
this
budget.
O
Q
To
do
a
little
bit
more
research
on
this,
but
it's
my
understanding
that
we've
got
a
an
issue
with
our
infrastructure,
so
obviously
having
some
experience
with
condominium
boards.
Ounce
of
prevention
is
worth
a
pound
of
cure.
You
know
it's
way
easier
to
get
on
top
of
your
maintenance
in
it
is
start
having
to
rebuild
schools.
So
I
think
that's
important.
Now
it's
easy
to
say
that
and
it's
very
very
expensive,
so
you
have
to
prioritize
it,
but
I
think
that's
a
big
deal.
Thank.
H
Good
afternoon
mr
Barber,
my
name
is
Natalie
Uribe
and
I
represent
Casa
de
Maryland
on
this
commission
and
they're,
a
big
immigrant
advocacy
nonprofit
here
in
the
state
of
Maryland.
So
my
question
is
going
to
go
back
to
the
immigrant
community.
I
was
a
student
myself
in
the
end,
run
or
County
public
school
system
and
growing
up
having
coming
from
an
immigrant
background
and
having
parents
that
were
first-generation
immigrants
like
myself.
The
school
system
unfortunately
did
not
have
a
way
to
reach
out
to
my
parents.
H
To
have
them
be
active
in
my
have
an
active
role
in
my
education
and
apart
from
that,
going
through
the
high
school
system
and
being
a
first
time
college
student
in
my
family.
My
counselors
had
no
training
whatsoever
as
to
what
to
do
with
me
and
having
immigrant
parents
and
the
function
of
applying
to
college.
When
you
have
immigrant
parents
who
don't
necessarily
have
all
of
the
documents
that
they
need
in
order
for
you
to
apply
to
college.
So
what
do
you
think
best?
H
Q
That's
interesting,
I
didn't
realize
that
was
a
concern,
the
the
paperwork
and
that
kind
of
says
something
right
there
you
know.
Clearly,
not
everybody
knows
that
I
think
it's
important
to
interact
with
organizations
like
yours
to
find
out
what
the
concerns
specifically
are:
I'm,
not
a
first-generation
immigrant,
so
I,
wouldn't
know,
and
but
I
need
to
know.
Q
H
As
a
quick
follow-up,
would
you
be
in
favor
of
two
things
adopting
more
funds
for
language
bilingual
bilingual
facilitators
for
the
immigrant
community
parents,
as
well
as
maybe
some
additional
training
for
specifically
our
counselors
and
teachers,
who
are
supposed
to
help
these
students
on
their
pathway
to
applying
for
colleges
or
creating
a
career
path?
Oh
yeah.
I
Hi,
mr.
barber,
my
name
is
ginger
Vance
and
I
represent
the
in
Arundel
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
I
wanted
to.
Thank
you
for
basically
writing
your
question
for
me
to
ask
you
in
your
in
your
application
package,
and
you
said,
you've
made
a
difference
on
many
boards,
and
you
said
one
of
the
goals
that
you'd
like
to
accomplish,
if
you
were
appointed
to
the
board,
is
to
increase
avenues
for
businesses
to
participate
with
the
Anne
Arundel
County
Public
Schools.
Can
you
comment
on
how
you
would
specifically
try
to
do
that?
Absolutely.
Q
Q
I
Q
I
J
Good
evening,
mr.
barber,
my
name
is
Allison
Picard
and
I'm,
the
president
of
the
County
Council
of
PTAs,
my
question
for
you,
looking
at
your
resume,
and
currently
it
appears
you
serve
on
about
five
different
community
boards
in
the
county.
I'm
curious
about
your
thoughts
about
the
time,
commitment
of
being
a
Board
of
Education
member
and
how
much
time
of
your
given
week
do
you
feel
you'll
be
able
to
spend
in
board
of
education
meetings
and
activities?
That's.
Q
A
great
question
and
I
should
have
included
some
of
that
in
my
opening
remarks,
and
they
didn't
do
that.
So
thank
you
for
the
question.
Long
I,
don't
think
most
folks
realize
how
much
time
is
involved
on
being
on
the
board
of
education.
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
talk
to
some
people
who
sat
me
down
and
said
this
is
not
a
two-hour
a
month
affair
that
you're
about
to
embark
on
this
is
going
to
take
a
significant
amount
of
time.
Q
It's
funny
I
guess
everybody's
put
together
a
little
differently,
but
for
me
I
own,
my
own
business,
it's
very
difficult,
sometimes
to
break
away
from
that
and
what's
been
working
for
me,
is
being
involved
in
boards
because
I
take
them
really
seriously
and
it's
it's
an
excuse
to
not
spend
all
of
my
life
at
my
job.
I
guess
would
be
one
way
to
put
it
so,
of
course,
you've
got
the
meetings
that
you
have
to
go
to.
Q
That's
that's
clear,
but
if
you
really
want
to
make
a
difference,
you
have
to
spend
time
talking
to
the
superintendent
I
understand
he
meets
with
folks
on
the
board
members
like
an
hour.
A
month
or
something
like
that,
it
gets
a
great
idea.
I
would
be
all
over
that
in
a
heartbeat
and
just
talking
with
the
school
system,
folks,
the
teachers,
the
administrators.
So
to
answer
your
question:
I
haven't,
sat
down
and
I'm
going
to
spend
13
hours
a
week
on
this,
but
I
would
treat
it
like.
Q
It
was
a
job
because
that's
what
it
is
and
a
lot
of
it.
You
know
these
meetings
and
stuff.
You
can
kind
of
structure
them
around
for
me
my
day
job,
if
you
will
but
yeah
yeah
I
plan
on
spending
a
lot
of
time
on
this
I
think
the
only
people
that
really
make
a
difference
are
the
ones
that
do
that
and
unfortunately,
not
everybody
does
or.
Q
K
Q
Q
That's
a
great
question:
you
know
what's
funny
about
all
this
is
I'm
an
incredibly
private
person,
and
this
is
flying
in
the
face
of
I.
Haven't
talked
to
anybody
about
this
stuff
and
now
I'm
on
television
doing
it.
So
it
was
a
few
things.
Obviously,
I
knew
that
something
you
know.
I
was
headed
down
the
wrong
path,
but
when
I
referenced
that
there
was
a
little
luck
involved,
it
was
on
the
the
the
folks
I
was
running
around
with
at
the
time
slowly
but
surely
started
disappearing.
Q
Q
L
Q
Q
I
live
in
a
condominium
community
of
townhouses
and
we've
got
a
really
rigid
set
of
architectural
guidelines
that
you
have
to
abide
by,
and
some
folks
fellow
board
members
believe
aesthetically
that
that's
just
a
really
bad
way
to
go
and
also
there's
concerns
about.
You
know
what
will
the
roofs
bear
weight
wise
and
for
me,
a
it's
I
believe
it's
against
the
law
to
prevent
that
from
happening
in
the
first
place,
but
rather
than
just
simply
sit
on
on
the
law.
Q
There
I
tried
to
drive
home
the
point
that
you
know
when
we
wrote
these
bylaws
38
years
ago,
people
weren't
putting
solar
panels
on
the
roof.
We
have
to
look
at
well
the
advantages,
the
fact
that
it
needs
to
happen,
it's
better
for
the
environment
and
slowly
but
surely
everybody
started
to
to
agree
and
we're
in
the
process
of
finalizing
it
now.
Q
Okay,
so
obviously
you
want
them
getting
good
grades
and
you
know
presenting
a
professional
image
when
appropriate,
but
you
know
I
think
not
a
lot
of
people
talk
about
it,
but
financial
security,
I
think
is
really
important,
whether
it's
going
to
college
and
having
a
good
career
or
or
not
going
to
college
and
having
a
good
career
I.
Think
that's
important
too.
So
you
know,
we've
all
heard
the
expression.
When
you
fail
to
plan
you're
planning
to
fail,
you
need
to
have
a
plan.
Every
kid
is
graduating.
Q
Q
G
N
Hi,
my
name
is
Jesse
Ryan
and
I
represent
the
Chesapeake
regional
association
of
student
councils
and
I
personally
think
that
financial
literacy
is
a
great
idea.
But
my
question
for
you
is:
how
do
you
plan
on
getting
the
funds
for
the
teachers
and
professionals
to
teach
this
course,
and
when
do
you
during
the
school
day
plan
teach
it.
Q
I,
don't
have
to
look
at
the
budget,
I
mean.
Obviously
we
don't
want
to
take
away
money
from
anything
important.
You
know
it
would
be
something
I
have
to
look
at
I'll,
be
honest
with
you
own
I
think
the
first
step
really
is
and
I'm
glad
you
feel
the
same
way,
but
I'm
not
sure
everybody
does
so
I
think
the
first
that
might
just
be
underscoring
the
importance
of
it
in
general.
Q
K
Q
Q
A
A
Q
Q
A
You
can
you
can
stand
if
you'd
like
to
stand
for
your
opening
statement.
This
is
Robert.
I
know
this
was
emailed
to
you,
but
I'll
go
over
the
procedure
again
for
the
interview.
You'll
have
three
minutes
for
your
opening
statement.
You
may
stand
if
you'd
like
to
or
or
you're
welcome,
to
sit
as
well
and
then
each
Commissioner,
starting
with
Commissioner
Jones
and
going
down
the
line
in
order
skipping
me
we'll
ask
you
a
question
and
we'll
have
or
or
two
and
we'll
have
three
minutes
each
for
those
questions
and
answers.
The
lights.
A
The
when
you
have
30
seconds
left,
will
turn
yellow
and
when
you
run
it,
your
time
is
up,
it
will
turn
red
and
then,
if
you
have
anything
to
add
at
the
end,
you
feel
like
something
was
left
unsaid
or
you
ran
out
of
time
or
you
wanted
to
add
something
you
thought
of
later.
You
may
email
or
snail
mail
or
hand,
deliver
any
additional
comments.
After
this
interview
and
those
will
be
emailed
to
us
and
they'll
be
put
on
the
website
added
to
your
application
packet,
you
can
begin
when
you're
ready
all.
S
Learning
Russian
I
spent
ten
years
on
active
duty
as
a
linguist
and
an
intelligence
analyst
and
then
I,
converted
to
civilian
status
with
the
National
Security
Agency,
where
I
served
for
27
more
years,
rising
to
the
rank
of
senior
executive
in
2010,
I
retired
from
the
government
and
formed
my
own
consulting
company,
where
I
do
strategic
advising
to
small
technology
companies
I
was
granted
a
patent
for
a
technological
solution
in
2012.
That
applies
to
a
government
problem.
Although
I'm,
not
a
professional
educator,
I
have
had
frequent
contact
and
experience
with
the
education
system.
S
Beyond
my
own
public
education,
my
two
sons
attended
and
graduated
from
Anne
Arundel,
County,
Public,
Schools
and
I
now
have
three
grandsons
who
are
part
of
a
CPS
through
my
grandsons
I've,
already
been
exposed
to
the
infants
and
toddlers
program.
Eci
public
charter
school
and
both
the
middle
and
high
school
stem
programs.
I
had
PTA
experience,
I
volunteer
now
at
monarch,
Academy,
where
I've
been
working
for
the
past
four
years.
S
I
was
a
member
of
NSA's
Cryptologic
school
as
an
adjunct,
faculty
member,
where
I
designed
and
taught
a
variety
of
courses
I
had
the
opportunity
to
hire
young
high
schoolers
from
all
over
the
nation
into
the
stokke
scholarship
program
at
NSA,
and
also
to
bring
in
high
school
work
studies.
I've
traveled
extensively.
I've
worked
with
folks
from
lots
of
other
countries
who
have
been
educated
in
those
countries
and
I
routinely
interact
with
current
students
and
friends
who
are
educators
in
the
school
system.
S
I'd
strongly
believe
in
public
education
I
recognize
that
public
schools
must
educate
all
who
enter
their
doors,
and
this
can
be
a
considerable
challenge
regardless.
Our
schools
are
tasked
with
growing
the
citizens
and
workforce
of
the
future
and
must
find
a
way
to
reach
each
and
every
student
I
would
like
to
see
a
ACPs
expand,
existing
opportunities
to
allow
more
students
to
take
advantage
of
the
myriad
programs
with
additional
programs
and
opportunities
offered.
S
Thank
you
again
for
having
giving
me
this
opportunity
should
I
have
the
opportunity
to
serve
on
the
board
I'll
work
tirelessly
to
understand
the
current
state
of
our
schools
understand
the
needs
and
requirements
of
the
students,
educators
in
our
society
and
seek
outside
the
box,
solutions
that
fit
within
policy
legal
and
fiscal
boundaries
that
lights
distracting,
I'd
very
much
like
to
be
a
part
of
the
team
that
is
growing
the
youth.
Thank
you.
D
Well,
welcome
and
Bill
Jones
I
am
the
appointee
to
this
commission
from
the
teachers
association
event
around
the
county.
I'm
going
to
ask
you
a
question:
it's
more
on
generalities.
A
man
named
Bob
Embry
was
once
president
to
the
State
Board
of
Education
back
in
the
days
of
MSP
P,
the
Maryland
School
Performance
Program,
which
was
very
similar
to
what
we
got
on
a
federal
level
that
decade
or
two
later
in
No
Child
Left
Behind
Act.
He
was
asked
what
the
three
biggest
problems
in
public
education
were.
D
S
Would
have
been
exactly
my
answer
that
he'd
asked
me
that
question
I
truly
believe
that
student
motivation
is
a
big
thing.
We
have
to
figure
out
how
to
make
what
we're
teaching
them
as
appealing
to
them,
as
we
possibly
can
I've
seen
how,
in
one
case,
one
of
my
grandson's
was
absolutely
falling
behind,
although
a
brilliant
child
falling
behind,
because
he
just
wasn't
interested
in
what
was
being
taught,
he
moved
to
a
different
school,
in
this
case
a
charter
school
and
found
his
niche
and
went
on
to
be
extremely
successful,
so
that
student
motivation.
S
How
do
we
motivate
students?
We
find
those
things
we
try
to
fit
them
into
that
niche
parental
involvement
is
the
biggest
failure
we
have
as
far
as
I'm
concerned.
We
can't
put
it
all
on
the
backs
of
the
teachers.
Parents
have
to
be
involved
and
have
to
be
a
part
of
the
entire
education
of
that
child,
and
certainly
money's
always
an
issue,
but
that's
always
going
to
be
there
and
there's
nothing.
We
can
do
about
that.
S
D
E
Good
evening,
Mariko,
Bennett
and
I'm
representing
the
n-double
a-c-p
here
this
evening,
I
want
to
ask
you
so
many
questions.
Thank
you
for
being
so
thorough
with
your
responses,
but
I'm
going
to
ask
a
question
just
because
I'm
curious
first,
a
disciplinary
school
is
one
option
that
I've
thought
might
have
a
different
effect
on
in
school.
Behavior
is
what
you
say:
explain
that
to.
S
Me
what
what
is
that?
So
one
of
the
experiences
that
I've
had
that
I
saw
when,
when
my
son's
were
in
high
school,
which
was
several
years
ago
now,
was
that
we
tend
to
suspend
and
expel
the
disruptive
or
problem
students
when
we
do
that,
we're
turning
them
loose
on
the
street,
basically
we're
sending
them
home
with
there's,
there's
no
accountability,
especially
when
you
expel
them,
although
sometimes
they
get
expelled
from
one
school
and
are
allowed
to
move
to
another
school.
But
a
lot
of
times,
they'll
bring
that
disruptive
behavior
with
them.
S
I
think
that
a
disciplinary
school,
which
is
one
step
before
juvenile
detention,
would
be
a
place
where
you
could
put
those
disruptive
students
and
perhaps
put
some
harder
teachers.
Maybe
people
who
have
come
out
of
the
military
or
off
of
the
police
force
who
have
decided
to
go
on
into
education.
Who
would
take
those
those
young
people
and
turn
them
around
I
know,
there's
a
program
at
Aberdeen
that
that
does
something
you
know
similar
kind
of
it.
S
E
Excellent,
thank
you
and
I'm
going
to
ask
another
question
in
response
to
one
of
your
your
answers
here
you
mentioned
that
you
do
not
believe
that
all
young
people
need
to
go
to
college
and
so
I'm
going
to
ask
a
question
around
strengthening
vocational
programs.
So
what
are
your
ideas
around
strengthening
vocational
programs
with
an
entrepreneurial
focus,
while
also
ensuring
that
all
students
have
access
to
high
level
math
and
science?
Okay,.
S
Well,
I
think
that
Anne
Arundel
County
has
a
wonderful
example
in
the
cat,
north
and
cat
South
programs,
but
they're
limited
in
what
what
they
do.
That's
partially
funding
that
sizing
that
there's
a
lot
of
reasons
for
that
I'd
like
to
see
us
reach
out
to
the
community
around
us.
There's.
Certainly
lots
of
small
startup
companies
where
young
people
who
have
a
a
bent
for
computers
and
IT
could
go
or
people
young
people
who
want
to
be
small
engine,
repair
or
cooks
or
there's
so
many
opportunities
out
there.
S
I
saw
an
example
in
I
believe
it
was
Tennessee
where
the
car
manufacturing
business
was
bringing
in
young
people
and
at
the
high
school
age
as
part
of
their
education.
They
did
normal
school
math
and
science
and
history,
but
then
they
also
were
taken
into
the
industry
to
be
taught
to
do
car
manufacturing.
Thank
you.
Given
a
vocation.
F
S
Certainly,
you
kind
of
hit
in
my
sweet
spot
right
now.
I
have
a
a
disabled
grandson
who
is
actually
going
to
enter
ECI
this.
This
fall,
which
is
I've
just
been
amazed
at
the
programs
that
have
been
offered
to
help
him
out,
but
I
think
you
know
we
measure
achievement
in
grades
and
I.
Don't
know
that.
That's
necessarily
the
appropriate
way
to
measure
achievement.
Every
child
is
different.
Every
child
has
different
needs
and
different
capabilities,
and
its
really
to
me
about
developing.
You
know
taking
away
that
gap
by
developing
the
child
as
an
entire
person.
S
So
whatever
they're
capable
of
my
grandson
happens
to
be
Down
syndrome
and
is
not
yet
verbal,
he
may
never
be
verbal,
but
that
doesn't
mean
he's
a
failure
and
that
he
shouldn't
fall
into
that
achievement
gap
and
because
there
is,
there
are
things
that
he
can
do
and
will
be
able
to
do
so.
It's
about
developing
that
child
as
a
whole
person
and
finding
that
thing
that
makes
them,
but.
B
S
Their
success
and
that
then
says
that
you've
achieved,
and
that
doesn't
mean
you
give
up.
That
means
you
keep
giving
them
more
and
more
and
challenging
them,
and
it
doesn't
matter
whether
it's
a
child
with
disabilities
or
just
a
disadvantaged
child.
You
try
and
find
those
things
that
help
them
build
to
be
that
whole
person.
B
F
O
Hi
I'm
a
Stephanie
O'halloran
representative,
the
County
Council
of
PTAs.
My
question
stands
more
on
the
fact
that
you've
been
arrested
and
for
so
long
in
Anne,
Arundel,
County
and
first
to
my
I,
would
like
to
say
thank
you
for
serving
for
the
time
you've
given
to
to
serving
so
what
was
the
moment
or
saying
that
made
you
want
to
join
and
be
part
of
the
board
and
fulfill
this
position.
Well,
you've
been
in
the
county,
so
long
you've
been
involved
in
so
much
with
the
county.
S
Something
I've
discovered
in
retirement
is
that
work
expands
to
fill
all
time
and
I
haven't
filled
all
my
time.
Yet.
I
really
believe
in
giving
back
I
believe
that
that
giving
back
is
something
that
we
should
all
do
as
we
get
older,
fine
find
a
place
where
we
can
can
continue
to
be
a
contributing
member
I
work
for
the
Board
of
Elections
I'm,
an
election
judge
when
I
was
actively
serving
in
the
government.
S
O
S
It's
difficult
for
me
because
it's
really
hard
I've
looked
around
and
tried
to
figure
out,
what's
actually
inside
the
box
already
for
the
Board
of
Education
and
it's
very
difficult
to
kind
of
kind
of
capture.
All
of
that
so
I'd
like
to
spend
a
little
bit
of
time
learning
and
it
would
be
a
very
little
bit
of
time,
obviously
having
to
learn
that,
but
then
to
discover
where
that
that
one
point
is
that
that
I
could
be
the
most
helpful.
S
Is
it
reaching
out
to
the
community
and
finding
other
opportunities
to
bring
in
technology
or
I?
Don't
know
construction
people
and
to
offer
up
opportunities
for
students,
or
is
it
helping
with
special
education?
Is
it
helping
to
expand
charter
schools?
If
that's
the
way
we
choose
to
go
so
I,
don't
know
exactly
where
I
go.
It
kind
of
depends
on
what's
inside
that
box.
Thank
you.
So
much
and.
H
Good
afternoon,
mr.
brand,
my
name
is
Natalie
and
I
represent
a
Casa
de
Maryland
on
this
commission.
Casa
is
a
non-profit
immigrant,
advocacy
group,
and
so
my
question
will
be
based
on
the
growing
immigrant
community
and
Anne
Arundel
and
the
stood
in
our
schools
that
are
coming
from
these
immigrant
families.
Myself
and
my
parents
are
first-generation
immigrant
to
the
u.s.
and
speaking
with
parents,
peeking
regards
to
parental
involvement
and
student
motivation
that
you
mentioned.
What
we
see
is
the
parents
of
immigrant
students
in
this
county
lacks
parental
involvement.
H
A
big
reason
to
that
is
the
lack
of
language
facilitators
and
they
feel
isolated
from
the
community.
So
I
have
a
two-fold
question:
I
first
would
be:
what
do
you
think
Anne
Arundel,
County,
Public
Schools
can
do
to
remi
bat
remedy
that,
and
the
second
issue
is
trying
to
go
down
the
college
pathway
and
having
parents
that
were
immigrants
and
didn't
necessarily
have
all
of
the
correct
documents.
H
H
S
You
that's
the
the
cultural
diversity
in
this
county
amazes
me,
I.
Think,
first
of
all,
we
have
a
very
free
resource,
a
huge
free
resource
that
could
help
with
the
language
issues
and
that's
the
linguist
sitting
at
NSA
and
I
speak
for
all
of
them.
Many
wish
to
volunteer
more
in
the
community
and
find
ways
so
there's
an
easy
reach
out
back
to
NSA
and
to
that
entire
pool
of
linguists
that
could
take
care
of
an
awful
I.
S
Don't
think
there's
anybody
in
this
I'd
be
surprised
if
there's
not
a
language
in
this
county,
that's
not
represented
at
NSA,
so
so
that
that's
and
that's
a
free
service.
You
know
people
really
do
want
to
serve,
but
when
it
comes
to,
how
do
you
get
the
parents
involved?
How
do
you?
How
do
you
help
them?
S
I
J
Your
application
is
and
resumes,
and
your
resume
especially,
is
fascinating
to
me.
So
thank
you
for
applying,
but
with
some
of
the
things
you
mentioned,
that
you're
find
the
biggest
issues
within
the
school
system.
They
tend
to
focus
on
things
that
actually
weren't
funded
in
FY
2018.
So
I'd
like
you
to
discuss
a
little
bit
about
what
you
view.
The
role
of
the
Board
of
Education
is
in
regard
to
advocating
for
to
our
funding
sources,
the
county
executive
and
the
County
Council.
S
Coming
out
of
the
government,
I
I
know
how
hard
it
is
to
to
get
the
extra
money.
Whatever
money
there
is
I
know,
I
know
how
difficult
that
is.
I
think
that
writing
very
solid
requirements
for
things
that
are
needed
above
and
beyond.
What's
already
the
line
items,
is,
is
one
step
in
trying
to
gain
more
more
financial
support
from
the
state,
but
the
money
is
only
going
to
go
so
far.
S
How
do
you
advocate
for
programs
like
some
of
the
things
that
I'm
concerned
about
which
are
the
social
issues
that
start
outside
the
school
usually
end
outside
the
school
that
are
very
disruptive
inside
the
school?
That's
drugs,
that's
bullying!
That's
all
of
those
things
that
it's
very
hard!
So
is
there
beyond
the
just
going
after
the
money?
S
Is
there
a
way
to
find
a
way
to
solve
that
without
throwing
a
lot
of
money
at
it
and
if
I
have
discovered
in
the
past,
if
you
can
find
a
way
to
kind
of
bring
in
a
solution
that
is
partially
requires
funds
and
partially
can
be
done
by
people
by
volunteers
by
by
other
solutions
that
already
exist,
that
you
don't
have
to
pay
for.
You
tend
to
to
get
more
attention.
K
S
I
think
it's
not
that
the
teachers
in
our
classrooms
don't
care
if
the
teachers
in
our
classrooms
are
overwhelmed
and
they
can
they
care,
but
they
can
only
care
so
far
and
if
you
pull
those
that
are
problematic,
perhaps
their
discipline
problems
or
whatever,
for
whatever
reason,
they're,
disruptive
and
failing,
if
you
pull
them
out
and
put
them
in
a
different
environment
where
it's
dedicated
to
servicing
them
and
dedicated
to
building
them
in
a
way,
that's
more
meaningful
to
them.
That's
how
they
respond.
They
believe
that
they're
there
they're
cared
about.
S
L
S
I've
seen
it
a
little
bit
because
I
heard
your
question
before
and
I
thought
about
it.
So
I'm
glad
you
asked
me
the
same
question.
So
to
me,
consensus
is
in
its
true
definition,
is
getting
to
general
agreement.
That
doesn't
mean
majority.
That
doesn't
mean
total
agreement.
That
means
general
agreement.
How
do
you
get
there?
You
do
a
lot
of
talking,
but
you
also
do
an
awful
lot
of
listening
and
you
work
it.
So
it's
a
back
and
forth
discussion.
It's
not
a
fight.
It's
not
a
I
know
better
than
you
it's
a
discussion.
S
You
put
that
idea
up.
You
start
to
talk
about
what
are
the
solutions
for
that
and
we
put
all
of
those
up
on
a
board
in
front
of
everyone,
and
then
you
let
everyone
talk
about
the
pros
and
cons
of
that,
and
you
put
it
all
on
the
board
and
everyone
can
see
how
it
lays
out
that
way
and
once
you've
laid
it
out
and
graphically
depicted
this
for
people
where
they've
got
they
can
see
their
own
ideas,
their
own
thoughts
in
front
of
them.
But
everyone's
thoughts
are
up
there.
M
S
You
know
it's
changed
over
the
years.
What
did
what?
What
is
success,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
a
friend
of
mine
said
to
me
recently,
if
you
are
the
parent
of
a
thirty
year
old
who
is
still
living
in
your
basement
and
playing
video
games
all
day.
That's
the
congratulations.
You
raised
a
child,
so
you
don't
want
to
rate.
We
don't
want
children
leaving
our
schools.
We
want
young
adults,
leaving
our
schools.
What
is
a
young
adult?
Well,
it's
someone
who
has
self-confidence.
It's
someone
who
is
self-aware,
I,
see
that
represented
here.
S
It
is
someone
that
has
a
plan.
It
may
not
be
a
well-thought-out
plan,
but
it's
a
plan
they're
going
to
move
forward.
The
education
system
has
done
their
job
if
they
can
produce
a
young
adult
and
not
a
child,
leaving
the
school.
So
success
is
that
young
adult
I
was
just
in
Nebraska
last
week
and
I
saw
a
report
that,
unfortunately,
was
very,
very
poorly
done
and
didn't
have
a
lot
of
data
that
in
Nebraska
they
did
a
poll
across
all
of
the
Nebraska
post-secondary
education
system
and
they
had
a
graduation
rate
five
years.
S
Freshman,
five
years
later,
a
graduation
rate
of
forty
six
percent
now
I'm
not
sure
what,
where
that
I
think
that's
a
little
bit
high
even
can
when
I
look
around
at
my
neighbors
and
friends
whose
children
are
incurring
an
incredible
debt
and
still
you
know
the
experiment
fails
after
two
years,
so
I
was
surprised.
46%
I'd
like
to
dig
deeper
into
that
and
understand
that.
But
what
that
says
is
we
might
have
produced
that
young
adult
they
had
a
plan.
They
went
forward.
S
B
G
Hi
I'm
Emily
Brandenburg
from
the
county
executive's
office
thanks
so
much
for
coming
out
and
putting
an
application
in
and
I
hope.
You
can
take
a
couple
minutes
to
describe
the
role
and
responsibilities
of
a
Board
of
Education
member,
your
your
interpretation
and
then
also
the
relationship
that
the
board
has
with
the
superintendent.
S
S
What
the
problems
are
within
the
community
and
trying
to
marry
those
things
together
so
that
so
that
we
serve
the
entire
community
properly.
So
I
think
you
know
as
been
a
member
of
the
board
education.
That
would
be
a
rule
that
I
would
play
as
part
of
that
team
to
try
and
understand
all
of
that
and
find
a
way
given
the
fiscal,
the
the
policy
and
the
legal
constraint
to
fit
within
that
framework.
S
You
know
it's
my
understanding.
This
is
superintendent
sort
of
answers
to
the
Board
of
Education.
The
Board
of
Education
is
responsible
for
ensuring
that
the
superintendent
understands
what
the
policies
are,
what
the
budget
is
and
carries
out,
whatever
the
decisions
are,
that
the
board
of
education
has
that
would
apply
to
the
superintendent
carrying
out
it
within
the
school.
N
Hi,
my
name
is
Josie
Ryan
and
I
represent
the
Chesapeake
Regional
Association
of
student
councils
and
I
also
like
to
thank
you
for
your
service.
My
question
is
so
you
mentioned
in
your
application
that,
when
your
goals
is
to
increase
seats
in
stem
PVA
and
IB
and
I
was
wondering
if
it
was
just
those
programs
or
you
want
to
increase
seats
in.
N
S
One
of
the
biggest
problems
we
have
with
with
the
magnet
schools,
if
you
will-
and
it's
not
just
those
programs,
but
those
are
probably
the
most
popular
programs
we
have
in
the
county.
But
one
of
the
biggest
problems
we
have
is
actually
transporting
those
students
to
and
from
those
those
schools,
because
they're
out
of
area
and
so
now.
S
Suddenly
you
have
to
have
a
lot
of
wherever
we
were
parental
involvement
and
we
that's
going
to
require
a
lot
more
time
and
a
lot
more
effort
in
order
to
get
those
students
to
wherever
they
have
to
go
to
be
transported.
I
know,
I've
lived
this
for
the
last
few
years
and
I
think
I'm
a
great
taxi
cab,
but-
and
it's
great
because
of
that.
But
we
in
order
to
get
more
students
involved
and
enrolled.
S
So
I
believe
that
expanding
the
number
of
seats
gives
more
students
the
opportunity
across
the
county,
but
not
only
expanding
those
seats
but
moving
those
programs
away
from
just
the
to
school.
It's
for
stem
the
two
schools
that
they're
in
right
now
in
two
other
schools
to
give
more
opportunity
and
at
a
within
an
easier
reach
of
those
young
people.
S
S
Perhaps
you
run
it
as
they
do
at
the
schools
already
I
know
at
North,
County,
High
School,
it's
one
hallway
of
the
school
is
dedicated
to
stem
I.
Believe
so
is
there
a
way
to
to
do
that
and
pull
those
additional
students
in
I?
Don't
know
it's
also
going
to
incur
additional
cost
because
you're
going
to
have
to
bring
more
instruction,
but
then
you
look
for
volunteers
in
the
community
who
can
come
in
and
teach
some
of
these
classes
as
well.
Thank.
N
A
Hi
I'm
Susanna
cookie
I'm
an
appointee
of
such
an
executive
and
I.
Don't
have
any
questions.
Your
resume
is
really.
It
was
an
interesting
read.
It
was
really
I'm.
Your
life
must
seem
very
fascinating.
So
thank
you
for
applying
and
you've
been
very
thorough
in
your
answers.
So
I
don't
have
any
questions
well,.
A
T
A
One
was
right:
I
said:
introduce
Caminiti
all
right
well,
welcome.
The
way
that
will
do
this
is
you'll,
have
three
minutes
for
an
opening
statement
and
then
we'll
go
down
the
line
of
commissioners.
Everyone
will
ask
you
a
question
or
two
and
we'll
have
three
minutes
per
Commissioner,
so
that
includes
your
time
for
answers
as
well
and
you'll
see
on
the
front.
A
A
yellow
light
will
come
on
when
you
have
30
seconds
left,
a
red
light
will
come
on
when
your
time
is
up
and
if
you
feel
like
at
the
end,
there's
anything
left
on
set
or
anything
you'd
like
to
add.
You're
welcome
to
send
in
additional
statements
in
the
same
place
where
you
send
in
your
reps
or
your
application
sounds.
T
All
right
well,
thank
you
I.
First,
thank
you
for
your
time.
I
know
it's
probably
been
a
long
day,
certainly
a
long
evening.
So
I
know
I'm
the
last
one
here,
so
you
don't
think
again.
Thank
you
again
for
your
time
and
for
you
know
entertaining
my
you
know.
Hopefully
my
vision
and
you
know
what
my
skills
that
I
can
bring
to
the
board.
So
just
a
little
summary
of
my
background.
You
know
14
years
ago
I
was
a
fresh-faced
recent
college,
grad
walking
into
my
very
own
classroom.
T
For
the
first
time
you
know,
22
new
faces
teaching
at
a
public
school
in
Massachusetts,
a
public
high
school
teaching
high
school
Spanish,
you
know,
I
was
eager,
I
was
nervous,
excited
and
you
know
wanted
to
continue
the
profession
that
my
parents
had
been
in.
But
three
years
later,
I
left
the
classroom
and
students
have
worked
in
the
private
sector
of
work
for
the
state
of
Maryland
worked
in
a
couple
different
roles.
You
know
I
still,
when
I
left
I
still
loved
the
opportunity
to
direct
with
students.
I
was
coaching.
T
The
swim
team
at
the
time
which
I
found
was
a
great
way
to
connect
with
the
kids,
but
I
think
you
know,
sort
of
professionally
I.
Think
I
was
looking
for
something
a
little
bit
more
and
I
felt
a
little
bit
you
know
was
teaching
it
felt
a
little
bit,
maybe
stifled
in
some
ways.
I
felt,
like
you
know,
professionally
I
wasn't
growing
and
learning
skills
as
much
as
I
could,
and
you
know,
I
think
that's
something
that
in
supporting
our
teachers,
I
think
I
want
to.
You
know
be
able
to
offer
to
them.
T
You
know
so
I'm
here
today,
because
I
want
to
make
sure
that
good
teachers
stay
in
the
classroom
and
that
they
feel
valued
that
they
feel
respected
and
then
I
ask
these
skills
to
not
just
you
know,
educate
students
on
facts
and
figures,
but
to
you
know,
have
the
skills
to
be
able
to
teach
students
in
different
ways
to
be
able
to.
You
know:
work
with
students,
help
them
reach
their
full
potential,
and
you
know
have
those
opportunities
to
really.
T
You
know
make
an
impact
and
develop
those
leadership
and
develop
those
students
as
human
beings,
which
I
think
is
a
very
important
part
of
Education.
So
you
know
I
certainly
have
a
lot
to
learn
about
being
a
board
member.
You
know,
but
I
feel
like
I
have
a
lot
I
can
contribute.
You
know
having
a
background
in
education
teaching
in
a
public
high
school
I
was
undergraduate
education
major
as
well.
So
I
did
a
number
of
student
teaching.
T
You
know
practicums
both
in
inner
cities
and
Catholic
High
School,
a
sort
of
more
blue-collar,
suburban
high
school
as
well
so
was
able
to
interact
with
a
lot
of
different
schools,
a
lot
of
different
individuals,
a
lot
of
different
students,
so
I'm,
hoping
that
you
know
as
a
board
member
I.
Can
you
know,
offer
a
lot
of
different
perspectives,
both
from
my
time
as
a
teacher,
and
you
know
that
what
I've
learned
since
I've
left
the
profession.
So
thank
you.
T
B
Q
D
D
E
Good
evening,
I'm
Mary,
Coe,
Bennett
and
I'm
representing
the
n-double
a-c-p
this
evening,
and
so
I've
got
a
couple
of
questions.
In
your
statement,
you
mentioned
that
teachers
are
the
backbone.
The
blood
in
the
heart
of
the
school
system
tell
me
around
diversity.
What
initiatives
would
you
bring
to
the
county
to
ensure
that
we're
identifying,
recruiting
and
retaining
educators
of
color
and.
B
T
Man,
I
think
you
know.
Obviously
it's
a
very
diverse
school
system,
so
I
think
you
know,
students
need
to
see
that
same
level
of
diversity
within
you
know
the
individuals
that
are
teaching
them
and
I
think
you
know
they
bring
valuable
perspectives
and
can
serve
as
valuable
role
models.
For
you
know
those
students
and
I
think
it
also
allows
for
an
opportunity
to
open
up.
You
know
certain
discussions.
You
know
talk
a
little
bit
about
developing
students
in
developing
those
individuals
and
leaders.
You
know
I
think
it
allows
for
the
opportunity
to
open
up
discussions.
T
You
know
you
know
some
of
those
elephants
in
the
closet,
like
discussions
on
race
and
those
types
of
issues
and
I
think
having
those
varied
perspectives
both
on
the
student
side
and
on
the
teacher
side,
I
think
is
important,
so
yeah
I
think
it
would
be.
It
would
definitely
be
worth
considering.
You
know
whether
it's
setting
aside
money
or
you
know.
However,
we
do
it,
but
you
know
getting
finding
ways
to
you
know:
increase
the
diversity
of
the
workforce.
I
think
that's
a
view.
I
think
you
can't
go
wrong
by
doing
that.
Certainly,
okay.
E
Excellent
I'm
going
to
talk
I'm
going
to
ask
you
a
question
around
racial
incidents.
Given
the
recent
disturbing
racial
incidents
around
race
relations
such
as
May
11th,
the
noose
hanging
from
a
light
fixture
outside
of
Crofton
middle
school
January
6
at
Rundle
high
school,
there
was
a
petition,
titled
cool
kids
Klan
passed
around
during
the
lunch
hour
and
then
at
7:00
River
middle
school.
On
blackboard,
there
was
a
KKK
rap
mix,
songs
as
well
as
other
very
offensive
language.
E
T
I
think
you
know,
first
and
foremost,
I
think
you
know
outright
condemning
them.
You
know
not
trying
to
make
excuses.
I
think
you
know
outright
like
so
I
write
condemning
them,
I
think
the
the
role
the
school
board
can
play.
You
know
as
sort
of
an
intermediary
between
you
know:
students,
teachers,
school
administrators,
I,
think
opening
up
opportunities
to
have
those
discussions
that
are
very
difficult
discussions,
but
I
think
opportunities
for
students
to
you
know,
I
mean
in
a
lot
of
ways.
F
T
So
you
know:
I
had
a
number
of
students
that
had
you
know,
individualized
education
plans,
you
know
and
I
think
you
know,
is
as
difficult
as
it
was
I
think
sometimes
to
you
know,
sort
of
implement
those
I
think
you
know
I
think
as
a
teacher,
you're
sort
of
under
always
understand
you
know
there
are
certain
things
that
need
to
be
done
to
help
students
achieve
their
full
potential
and
I.
Think
a
well-crafted
you
know,
IEP,
you
know,
associated
discussions.
I
think
can
really
help.
You
know,
students,
thrive
and
I.
T
Think
you
know
getting
input
from.
You
know
the
teachers
that
are
gonna
be
working
with
those
students,
as
well
as
those
students,
I,
think
it's
important
and
I.
You
know
the
teacher
I
felt
sometimes
that
you
know
you're
handed
a
bunch
of
pieces
of
paper
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
saying:
oh,
here's
your
you
know
20
students
that
have
an
IEP.
You
know
read
through
them
when
you
have
some
free
time
and
you
know
make
sure
you
implement
them
in
the
classroom
and
I
think
you
know
the
teacher
I
sort
of
felt
like
well.
T
F
O
T
T
You
know
just
because
it's
sort
of
the
way
the
the
salaries
are
structured
and
you
know
so
I
think
you
know
that's
something
I
think
that
really
should
be
addressed.
Just
you
know
not
so
much
from
a
not
just
from
a
monetary
issue
but
I
think
also
from
an
equity
issue
and
I
think
you
know
having
teachers
feel
like
you
know,
they're
being
valued,
and
you
know
that
they're
sort
of
on
the
same
footing
as
as
their
colleagues
as.
Q
O
T
You
know
you're
just
sort
of
understanding
the
different
perspectives.
You
know,
and
it's
not
you
know
just
you
know
when
parents
come
and
say
well,
why'd
you
give
my
kid
a
B,
you
know,
that's
have
a
thing
like
it's.
You
know
it's
not
just
you
know
you
need
to
sort
of
foster
the
conversations
you
know
and
help
them
understand.
You
know
well
what
what
are
you
trying
to
do?
What
you're
trying
to
achieve
you
know?
What
can
we
do
together
to
help
your
son
or
daughter,
you
know
achieve
or
reach
his
or
her
full
potential?
T
K
H
When
graduating
high
schools
international
system,
myself
included
when
I
went
through
a
non-aligned
public
schools,
my
parents
didn't
have
all
the
documents
necessary
for
me
to
apply
for,
and
my
guidance
counselors
had
no
idea
what
to
do
with
me
or
how
to
handle
it.
I
was
told
I
couldn't
go
to
college.
So
my
question
is:
what
do
you
believe
you
can
do
on
the
school
board
so
that
our
educators
and
our
counselors
are
more
culturally
aware
to
this?
The
immigrant
community,
as
well
as
the
problems
and
situations
that
they
face
yeah.
H
T
And
I
think
these
are
the
types
of
things
you
know
when
I
was
teaching
this
the
things
that
they
do,
they
don't
train
you
for
in
education.
You
know
when
you're
going
through
an
education
degree,
so
I
think
these
are
the
types
of
professional
development
opportunities.
I
think
would
be
valuable,
as
a
teacher
too.
T
You
know
so
whether
it's
again
informal,
you
know
sitting
down
with
the
community
and
you
know
having
sessions,
and
then
you
know
having
that
count
towards
you
know
the
teachers
recertification
you
know
having
to
eat
you
or
whether
it's
doing
a
formal.
You
know
you
know
cultural
awareness
course
or
you
know
whatever
it
might
be.
You
know
where
you
bring
in
professionals.
You
know
again
who
have
experience
with
these
issues
and
talk
through
okay.
Well,
here
you
know
here
are
some
concrete
steps
on
what
we
did
to
address
this
issue.
T
So
not
just
saying
well,
you
have
to
you
know
you
have
to
make
sure
you're
inclusive
of
these.
You
know
of
these
individuals
or
you
know
you
have
to
make
sure
you
include
all
cultures,
it's
well
yeah.
You
know.
Obviously
you
do,
but
I
think
you
know
having
a
method
to
do
that.
I
think
is
important
and
I
think
a
lot
of
times.
That's
sort
of
what
you
know.
What
happens
with
teachers
is
that
they
want
to
do
the
right
thing.
T
H
I
Good
evening,
mr.
feminity
I
am
very
impressed
with
the
amount
of
public
and
private
experience
you
have
both
in
education
and
business.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
application.
I'm
curious
just
about
two
items
on
your
resume.
One
is
the
one
of
the
three
gold
that
you
would
hope
to
accomplish
if
you
were
appointed
specifically,
the
facilitation
of
a
creation
of
a
software
coding
curriculum
to
equip
all
students
with
all
valuables
with
these
valuable
skills.
T
Yeah
so
I'll
do
the
Crofton
so
across
in
its
kind
as
a
in
organization
that
my
wife
founded
she's
working
on
nonprofit
status
as
we
speak,
and
it
was
sort
of
an
in
response
to
the
general
political
environment
and
she
wanted
to
create
a
group
where
you
know
teaching
students,
not
just
students
but
individuals.
You
know
overall
on
ways
to
foster
kindness
and
foster
respect,
and
you
know
sort
of
bring
an
awareness.
T
You
know
to
some
of
those
issues,
and
so
it's
part
of
that,
because
we're
going
through
sort
of
the
nonprofit
either
getting
nonprofit
status,
and
you
know
we're
starting
to
get
donations.
Even
unsolicited
donations
from
different
community
members,
it
did
serve
just
managing
the
books.
You
know
right
now
related
to
that
yeah
in
relation
to
the
coding.
You
know,
what
does
it
just
clarify?
You
know
with
the
coding.
You
know
somebody
you
might
be
thinking
well,
you
know
not.
Everybody's
gonna
grow
up
to
be
a
computer
program
or
what
are
the
kids
needy
skills?
T
One
of
the
things
I
found
in
learning
it
on
the
job.
Is
that
it's
not
just
sort
of
the
syntax
of
coding?
You
know:
here's
how
you
write
a
computer
program
but
either
sort
of
teaching
you
the
logic
and
how
to
think
through
things
and
problem-solve,
and
so
in
a
lot
of
ways.
I
think
that
those
are
skills
that
are
applicable.
T
You
know
really
it
within
any
discipline,
and
you
know
certainly
in
life
and
stuff,
and
so
that's
why
I
think
you
know
giving
students
a
basic
sort
of
understanding
of
you
know
how
programming
works,
how
you
think,
logically,
through
issues
how
you
get
from
point
A
to
point
B
and
consider
different
options,
you
know
I
think
is
important,
so
I
know
there's
a
number
of
organizations
code.
Org
is
one
of
them.
Project
Lead,
the
Way
I
think,
is
another
one
that
worked
to
foster
these
sorts
of
programs
within
schools.
Thank.
I
J
J
T
T
Yeah
I
think
you
know
advocacy
on
you
know
related
to
I.
Think
some
of
the
issues
that
we've
brought
up
in
relates
to
even
individuals
of
color,
and
you
know,
minorities,
you
know
in
how
they're
represented
and
how
their
views
are
represented.
You
know
and
I
think
you
know
finding
ways
to
you
know
bring
those
you
know
those
communities
together
and
find
ways
that
will
you
know,
sort
of
enhance
their
experience
within
the
school
system.
You
know
and
make
sure
that
they
are
not
at
a
disadvantage.
She
has
missed
everybody.
T
K
K
T
My
wife
is
definitely
sure
she's,
definitely
on
board
and
she
I'm
sure
will
appreciate
you
asking
that
question
as
well,
but
ya
know
I.
Think
yeah.
I
am
definitely
aware.
You
know
the
time
commitment,
you
know,
I
think
having
you
know,
I've
always
been,
you
know
both
as
a
student
and
then
you
know
in
sort
of
my
you
know,
work
life
been
you
just
very
busy
has
always
been
a
lot
going
on
and
I
think
you
know
being
able
to
do
that.
You
know
have
developed
with
time
management
skills.
T
You
know
if
I
didn't
think
I
could
you
know
commit
fully
to
the
job
of
being
a
school
board
member
you
know,
I,
wouldn't
you
know,
I
wouldn't
I
wouldn't
have
gone
for
and
I
think
you
know
my
in
my
work.
I
will
say
you
know
to
is
very
flexible
and
because
of
because
I've
been
there
in
almost
five
years,
you
know
there's
a
certain
amount
of
flexibility
to
that.
You
know
where
they
you
know.
L
L
T
Yes,
I
think
consensus
is
uniting
around
a
common
vision
and
it's
it's
certainly
not.
You
know
everybody
agreeing.
You
know
having
the
same
views
and
everything
because
I
think
it's
important.
You
know
to
have
those
those
various
views
but
I
think
it's
allowing
people
to
you
know
again
unite
around
a
common
vision
and
a
common
goal,
and
then
you
know
but
find
a
way
to
work
toward
that
goal
to
build
it.
It's
you
know,
obviously
very
important
to
listen
to.
T
You
know,
make
sure
you're
soliciting
feedback,
making
sure
people
understand
the
vision
and
then
you
know
making
sure
you're.
You
know
getting
us
understand.
You
know
how
well,
how
are
we
going
to
work
together?
What
can
you
contribute?
You
know
to
this
vision
and
I
think
an
example.
You
know
I
currently
moved
into
a
new
role
where
I
had
a
brand
new
team
of
individuals.
You
know
that
we
were
working
together
and
you
know
I
think
that
the
first
thing
was,
you
know
agreeing
on
that
vision.
T
You
know
both
you
know,
certainly
providing
my
you
know
my
view
of
what
the
vision
should
be,
but
also
soliciting
you
know
from
them.
You
know:
do
they
agree
that
what
do
they
think
of
it
and
then
determining
where
their
skills
fit
in
to
help
us
meet
that
common
goal,
so
I
think
again,
it's
just
bringing
all
of
those
parties
together.
It's
a
sort
of
foster
that
understanding
thank.
M
T
Yeah
I
think
I
think
a
successful
student
is,
you
know,
allowing
the
student
to
reach
their
full
potential,
so
success
for
every
student
is
going
to
be
different,
but
I
think
you
know
giving
them
the
opportunity
to
to
reach
that
full
potential,
and
so
for
some
it
might
be
a
four-year
college.
For
some
it
might
be
two-year
college
for
some.
It
may
be,
you
know
just
entering
the
workforce
or
something
may
be
entering
the
military.
T
You
know,
as
a
teacher
I,
you
know,
I
did
feel
I
think
pressured
a
lot,
especially
you
know
when
I
was
in
the
full-time
position.
It
was
you
know,
sort
of
an
upper
upper
middle
class,
community
and
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
pressure
to
say.
Well,
the
kids
has
to
go
to
college
and
you
know
you
would
teach
kids
and
you
know
you
would
say
they're,
probably
not
going
to
go
to
college.
You
know
to
be
completely
honest,
but
you
can't
say
that
and
so
I
think
you
know
determining
okay.
T
Where
do
they
fit
in
what
skills
do
they
have?
Where
can
they
contribute
in
helping
them
understand
to
where
they
can
contribute?
Because
if
they
see
all
their
peers,
you
know
talking
about
why
just
got
accepted
to
so-and-so,
you
know
I
think
helping
them
understand
that
they
still
can
help,
add
value
and
that
they
still
have.
You
know
something
to
offer
so
I
think
fostering
that
in
the
individual
students
I
think
is
important.
Thank.
B
G
Aim
ly
Granberg
with
the
county,
executive's
office
and
I
want
to
just
sort
of
follow
up
on
a
something
that
you
had
said.
I'd
like
to
start
the
the
statement
saying.
Yes,
we
need
to
return
to
regular
steps,
regular
pay
packages,
our
teachers
need
to
feel
valued,
feel
appreciated
and
certainly
be
well
compensated.
In
this
year's
budget.
There
was
a
almost
burned
down
a
little
over
forty
two
million
dollars
in
compensation
between
health
care
and
salary
packages.
The
this
year's
budget
from
the
Board
of
Ed
did
ask
for
a
back
step.
G
B
B
G
T
No
I
think
that's
a
good
question.
I
think
it's
you
know,
there's
a
certain
amount
of
I,
think
creativity
and
I
think
it's
again.
You
know
bringing
individuals
together
and
you
know
you
know
sort
of
combing
through
the
budget
and
saying
okay,
you
know
what
are
we
spending
on?
You
know:
where
can
we
possibly
cut
back
without
you
know,
creating
a
substantial
burden
on
anyone?
You
know,
department
or
individual
or
group,
so
I
think
yeah
I
really
do
think
it
you
sort
of
have
to
be.
T
You
know
you
have
to
be
creative,
you
know
and
just
think
about
different
ways
to
you
know
to
sort
of
reach
that
that
common
goal
you
know
I
wish
I
had
a
more
specific
answer,
but
you
know
I
really
think
it's
sort
of
sitting
down
and
you
know
putting
a
lot
of
different
heads
together
and
then
seeing
what
we
can
come
up
with.
That's.
N
T
Honestly,
I,
don't
know,
I
mean
I,
don't
I
don't
want
to
you
know
just
sort
of
say
well
yeah.
We
could
do
this.
We
could
do
that.
I
mean
I,
think
you
know
we
have
a
tendency,
you
see
with
the
federal
budget
all
the
time.
Well,
we're
just
going
to
cut
Medicare,
we'll
cut
this
and
we're
going
to
have
all
of
the
novel's.
T
N
T
First
of
all,
you
know
in
sort
of
digging
in
and
sort
of
determining
you
know
whether
that's
using
standardized
tests,
whether
it's
you
know
sort
of
speaking
with
teachers,
whether
it's
you
know
speaking
with
you,
know,
individuals
at
you
know
our
universities
and
community
colleges
and
saying
you
know
we're
you
know
when
your
students
are
coming
in
where
you
wish
they
were
more
prepared.
You
know,
I,
think
a
lot
of
it
too.
Is
you
know
that
I,
like
the
leadership
and
character
development
of
students
as
well
I
think
is
important.
T
I
mean
I
think
it
often
goes
overlooked
because
we're
so
things
like
standardized
testing
and
you
know
getting
into
college
and
things
like
that.
But
you
know
I
think,
there's
a
lot
to
be
said,
for
you
know,
sort
of
the
the
fostering
critical
thinking
and
some
of
those
sort
of
softer
skills,
and
you
know
just
helping
again
individuals
develop
and
you
know
be
prepared,
for
you
know
the
quote:
unquote
real
world
and.
T
I
think
that
I
think
in
a
lot
of
ways
that
should
be
the
number
one
skill
we're
developing
and
I.
Think
in
you
know
having
worked,
and
you
know
a
lot
of
different
sort
of
fields,
you
know
both
in
teaching
and
then
you
working
for
the
state
and
working
in
a
couple
different
industries.
You
know,
since
I
left
teaching
I
think
the
one
thing
that
is
always
desired
is
leadership.
No
matter
what
you're
doing
and
I
think
you
can.
You
know
skills
skills
you
can
learn
and
whether
you
learn
them
through.
T
You
know
formal
coursework
and
learn
them
on
the
job.
You
can
always
learn
skills,
but
I
think
you
know
leadership.
Take
some
development
and
I
think
we
need
to
develop
in
students
and
I.
Think,
like
I,
said
also
in
teachers.
I
think
it's
important
for
them
to
you
know,
have
access
to
those
types
of
programs
as
well.
Thank.
N
A
Hi
I'm
Susannah,
Kippy
I'm,
an
appointee
of
the
county
executive
and
also
the
chairman
of
this
commission.
Thank
you
very
much
for
coming
tonight.
My
question
for
you
is,
as
a
former
teacher,
do
you
keep
up
with
and
if
so,
how?
How
do
you
keep
up
with
sort
of
current
educational
trends
or
especially
in
the
lower
grades?
A
lot
of
places
are
trying
different
things
to.
A
Places
are
extending
recess
for
littler
kids
or
not
making
homework
mandatory
in
them
in
the
lower
grades,
or
things
like
that.
So
how
do
you
keep
up
with
those
things
if
you
do
and
what
things
you
think
are
a
good
idea,
and
would
you
be
in
favor
of
of
trying
different
things
to
see
what
gets
the
best
outcome
in
our
schools.
T
You
bet
yeah
so
so
service.
A
a
lot
of
the
jobs
I've
had
recently
have
been.
You
know,
policy
focused,
you
know
not
in
education,
but
you
know
sort
of
sort
of
have
an
eye.
You
know
kind
of
for
policy
issues
and
understanding
that
there
are
a
lot
of
complexities
to
some
of
those
issues,
and
so
you
know
I.
Certainly
you
actually
still
read
the
newspaper
every
day.
T
You
know
I've
kind
of
aware
of
you
know
some
of
the
broader
issues,
new
things
around
charter
schools,
but
also
some
of
the
smaller
issues
around
me
like
recess
time
and
ours.
Is
it
too
much
standardized,
testing
or
kids
getting
enough
time?
You
know
just
sort
of
foster
creativity
and
things
like
that.
Now
that
you
know
I
have
a
son,
that's
the
beginning:
the
public
school
system-
it's
you
know,
sort
of
talking
with
you
know,
just
his
teachers
and
just
sort
of
understanding.
You
know
he's
bringing
work
home
understanding.
T
It
was
in
preparation
for
a
standardized
test.
There's
this.
For
you
know
this
is
something
that's
more
creative
and
so
I
think.
That's
one
thing
that
it
has
a
board
member.
You
know,
and
it's
just
letting
in
general,
the
parent
that
I
want
to
do
more
of
it's
really
start
to
dig
into
some
of
those
issues,
and
you
know,
what's
the
weather
it's
sort
of
following
you
know,
publications
related
to
like
the
you
know
that
the
NEA-
and
you
know,
organizations
such
as
that
you
know
and
I'm
certainly
open
to
any.
T
You
know
this
or
that
you
know,
and
but
I
think
you
know,
I
think
we
need
to
be
creative
and
I
think
you
know
we
need
to
think
outside
the
box
and
so
I
think
getting
you
know:
parents,
students
and
teachers
to
you
know
think
of
creative
ways
to
you
know,
sort
of
figure
out.
You
know
of
these
trends,
you
know
which
one's
the
best
thing
to
try
new
things,
I
think
is
important.
B
A
I
think
is
there
anyone
here
for
public
participation?
Okay?
Is
there
any
other
business?
Okay?
Yes,
do
you
think
I
slaughter,
all
right,
I'm?
Sorry,
let
me
get
y'all
I'll
go
over
it
after
this.
If
you'd
like
okay,
if
there's
no,
what
nothing
else
can
we
adjourn?
What's
up?
Can
somebody
make
a
motion
I.