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Beaufort County Board of Education Meeting, May 16, 2023, at 4:30 PM
Complete information on previous Board meetings can be accessed at https://www.beaufortschools.net/about-us/board-of-ed/board-meetings
A
Thank
you.
This
meeting
is
being
conducted
by
hybrid
video
conferencing
and
it
is
also
being
live
streamed
by
the
county.
Channel
requests
for
public
comments.
Participation
will
be
accepted
this
evening
between
5
and
5
30,
by
sending
an
email
with
your
name,
phone
number
and
topic
to
Robin
and
that's
Robin
with
a
Y
Dot
cushingberry
beaufort.k12.sc.us.
A
You
will
receive
a
phone
call
during
public
comments
where
you'll
be
able
to
speak
and
address
the
board
for
a
maximum
of
three
minutes
on
issues
within
the
board's
domain.
The
form
will
be
limited
to
30
minutes.
If
you
are
in
person,
you
may
address
the
board
for
a
maximum
of
three
minutes
on
issues
within
the
board's
domain.
Each
speaker
must
fill
out
a
public
comment
card
and
please
see
the
board
clerk
for
the
card
requests
for
the
second
public
comments
will
be
accepted
this
evening
between
7
and
7
30.
A
in
the
same
manner
as
previously
described.
The
second
public
comments
will
take
place
prior
to
adjournment
no
later
than
9
pm.
The
second
form
is
limited
to
15
minutes.
In
the
event,
the
board
is
not
finished.
Addressing
all
items
listed
on
tonight's
agenda,
the
board
will
reconvene
tomorrow
night
May
17
2023
at
6
pm
to
finish
the
agenda
items.
C
C
D
A
A
B
H
I
A
G
I
would
just
say
that
I
will
be
supporting
this
I
think
that
it
is.
It
is
a
tough
decision
and
I
think
the
decision
has
to
be
made
and
I
think
that
in
term,
in
terms
of
the
logistics
that
we've
been
given,
I
think
the
rightful
thing
is
to
do
is
support
it,
so
I
definitely
will
support
the
decision.
Thank
you.
J
K
B
Madam,
chair
I
move
the
board
authorizes
the
superintendent
to
issue
an
award
to
Quackenbush,
Architects
and
planners
for
professional
Design
Services
for
the
campus
Master
Plan
update
and
new
Pre-K
Elementary
School.
The
board
authorizes
the
superintendent
to
negotiate
with
an
architectural
contract
and
upon
successful
negotiations,
execute
a
contract
with
the
firm.
G
This
motion
is
for
the
school
correct.
Yes,
in
terms
of
this
I
do
have
some
concerns
I
when
we,
when
we
have
had
this
to
some
different
degree,
with
a
couple
different
things
I
think
in
the
past,
into
in
terms
of
the
area
in
different
areas
that
I've
represented
I've,
gotten
pushback,
and
you
know
I'm
just
I.
Just
think
that
also
that,
in
terms
of
using
the
eight
percent
funding
that
there
are
different
things
that
we
could
be
using,
eight
percent
funding
for
so
tonight.
G
M
Right,
thank
you.
I
would
like
to
say:
I
will
support
this
motion.
I
disagree
with
Miss
I
voted
with
Mr
Smith
at
the
time
this
came
up,
but
I
would
like
to
say
this
had
nothing
to
do
with
the
decision
about
whether
or
not
to
fund
it,
but
rather
who
we
were
going
to
use
and
per
Robert's
Rules,
which
is
our
governing
principle.
Once
the
board
has
decided
that
the
board
speaks
as
one
so
I.
Don't
think
it's
of
the
appropriate
this
time
to
rediscuss
that
issue.
B
Madam
chair
I,
move
the
Board
of
Education,
approves
amendment
number
43
for
Port
Royal,
Elementary,
School,
Safety
and
Security
and
Technology
infrastructure
scope
with
Thompson
Turner
Construction
for
a
guaranteed
maximum
price
of
one
million.
Eight
hundred
and
eighty
seven
thousand
one
hundred
and
ten
dollars.
G
N
A
G
A
A
We
now
have
a
performance
I
thought
we
had
Bluffton
High
School.
First,
okay,
the
Bluffton
High
School
orchestra
could
not
join
us
tonight
as
they
are
performing
a
concert.
However,
they
have
shared
a
recorded
performance
with
us
performing
the
Overture
to
Barber
of
Seville
by
Gio
Aquino
Rossini,
arranged
by
Carrie
Ann
grusel
under
the
direction
of
music
teacher
Alana
Irwin.
A
O
J
P
P
P
P
P
P
R
Thank
you,
Mr
superintendent,
members
of
the
Board
of
Education.
It's
a
pleasure
to
be
back
down
here
in
Beaufort,
and
certainly
those
are
between
the
orchestra
and
the
guitar
Ensemble
tough
acts
to
follow,
but
we'll
we
will
certainly
try.
My
name
is
Tom
Hudson.
My
executive
director
of
the
South
Carolina
School
Improvement,
Council
I,
was
talking
with
a
couple
of
folks
moments
ago
and
on
the
ride
down
here
it
was
20
years
ago
next
month
that
I
actually
started
work
with
the
Beaufort
County
School
District.
R
So
it's
good
to
be
I
was
here
for
a
few
years
in
the
I.
Guess
they
call
it
the
Arts.
It's
not
the
teams
or
the
20s.
It's
the
the
2000s
and
so
Beaufort
has
always
Beaufort
County
in
the
school
district.
Oh,
we
had
a
special
place
in
my
heart,
so
I'm
was
particularly
excited
this
year
when
the
school
Improvement
Council
of
Hilton
Head
Island
high,
was
the
recipient
of
this
year's
Riley
Ward
for
sic
Excellence
named
for
former
South
Carolina
governor
and
U.S
education
secretary,
dick
Riley
and
his
late
wife
tunkie.
R
This
award
recognizes
sic's
that
have
really
done
an
outstanding
job
in
supporting
their
school
Community,
their
students
and
their
families,
and
some
of
the
things
that
garnered
the
attention
of
our
judges
were
four
of
the
things
that
this
sic
worked
on
in
the
last
school
year.
They
worked
on
elements
of
academic
re-engagement
coming
back
after
the
pandemic,
something
that
we
see
so
needed
in
so
many
schools
across
South,
Carolina
and
our
country.
Also,
they
took
active
roles
of
the
oversight
of
their
bond
referendum
projects.
R
R
The
Hilton
Head
Island
high
sic
was
a
Riley
award
finalist
in
2018
and
2019,
and
they
also
received
the
award
of
Merit
for
sic
report
to
the
parents
Excellence
for
2021.
So
we
were
able
to
give
them
that,
since
that
came
in
the
throes
of
the
pandemic,
we
did
everything
virtually
by
I
was
I'm
glad
to
be
back
in
person
again.
I
always
felt
like
I
was
The
Brady
Bunch
when
I
was
doing
the
zoo
meetings
and
so
on.
So
it's
good
to
see
people
three-dimensionally,
so
we're
able
to
give
them
that
award.
R
But
some
names
to
to
note
were
past
sic,
chair
Jennifer,
Fielding,
past
Vice,
chair
Audrey,
Clayton,
secretary
Jan,
Davis
Vater,
current
chair
Mike
Quigley
current
chair,
my
Quigley
current
Vice,
chair
Christian,
Keller
and
principal
Steve
Rich.
So
I'd
like
to
welcome
up
whoever
would
like
to
come
up
at
this
time
and
Chris
if
we
can,
if.
Q
S
J
Q
The
next
item
under
points
of
Celebration
this
evening
is
the
character
Ed
for
April
for
southern
Beaufort
County.
Our
character
education
program
was
formed
to
support
parents
efforts
to
develop
good
character
in
their
children.
Tonight,
we're
celebrating
the
character
ed
student
of
the
month,
exhibiting
the
character
trait
of
forgiveness.
Forgiveness
is
defined
as
stop
feeling
anger
towards
someone
who
has
done
something
wrong
student
of
the
month
and
Southern
Beaufort
County
is
senior
Connor
Flood
from
Hilton
Head
Island
High,
School
Connor
could
not
join
us
tonight
as
he
is
attending
an
athletic
awards
ceremony.
Q
But
I
will
share
a
little
about
him
from
his
nomination.
He
was
nominated
by
his
school
counselor
Mr
Tim
Keck
Mr
Keck
shared
that
Conor
has
always
had
the
goal
of
attending
a
United
States
Service
Academy
Connor
has
excelled
both
academically
and
athletically
during
his
high
school
career,
giving
himself
the
opportunity
to
be
accepted
to
both
West
Point
and
the
Air
Force
Academy.
Q
All
that
changed
when
he
tore
his
ACL
on
the
first
lacrosse
practice
of
his
senior
year.
Connor
notified
both
service
academies
and
was
informed
that
he
would
have
to
defer
his
enrollment
until
fully
healed.
As
a
result,
Connor
made
the
tough
decision
to
attend
Clemson
University
and
reconsider
his
options
once
healed.
Q
Q
The
next
item
this
evening
under
points
of
Celebration,
is
May
River,
High,
School,
Master
singers,
Superior,
with
distinction
award
recently
the
May
River
High
School
Master
singers.
Under
the
direction
of
course,
teacher
Jason
Snyder
earned
a
superior
with
distinction
award
at
the
South
Carolina
music
educators
association's
concert
performance
assessment.
Q
V
Thank
you
so
much
I'm
glad
to
be
sharing
this
and
I
just
want
to
stress
that
this
award
means
so
much
because
there
are
two
components
to
this:
one
is
their
actual
performance
and
one
is
their
reading
of
Music.
They
not
only
receive
a
distinction,
but
that
means
that
they
got
a
perfect
score
in
both
of
those
categories,
so
that
is
an
extreme
honor
also
want
to
say
this
of
experience
as
a
choral
director,
and
he
is
moving
that
program
forward
really
quickly.
V
So
we
are
very
fortunate
to
have
him
with
us
and
we're
very
proud
of
those
30
students.
The
other
thing
I
want
to
add
before
I
step
away
is
the
weekend
before
this
performance,
Thursday
night
Friday,
night
Saturday
and
two
performances
on
Sunday
of
SpongeBob
Tuesday
was
this
performance
totally
different
music
and
they
still
earned
an
honor
of
Distinction.
So
that
is
something
to
celebrate.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Q
T
J
T
Everyone
I
am
Savannah
gavigan
I
am
the
band
director
at
River
Ridge.
The
Festival
of
music
is
very
similar
to
what
Miss
McKenzie
just
mentioned.
Our
students
perform
a
concert
of
three
prepared
pieces
in
front
of
a
panel
of
Judges
who
are
very
renowned
in
our
community,
whether
it's
composers
of
the
music
that
our
students
are
playing
professors
of
some
really
high-end
universities
and
colleges,
and
so
it's
a
very
prestigious
award
for
us
to
do
this.
T
T
Along
with
that,
I
would
like
to
mention
that
typically,
students
who
receive
or
programs
that
receive
these
Awards
have
banned
every
single
day.
Riverridge.
Does
not
our
students
only
meet
twice
a
week,
so
the
fact
that
they
were
able
to
pull
a
superior
off
not
to
mention
we
also
earned
a
superior
with
distinction
at
this
award,
meaning
we
earned
superiors
from
all
of
the
judges,
with
only
seeing
students
twice
a
week
is
a
huge
challenge
in
itself
in
a
remarkable,
remarkable
achievement,
foreign.
Q
Next
item
under
points
of
Celebration
this
evening
are
Regional
science,
fair
winner,
Meyer
Smith
from
Hilton
Head
Island
Middle,
several
Beaufort
County
High
School
students
competed
for
honors
at
the
2023
Sea
Island,
Regional
science,
fair
in
March
tonight
we
recognize
the
first
place
Award
winner
from
the
middle
school
competition.
That's
Hilton,
Head,
Island,
Middle,
School
student,
Meyer,
Smith
I
invite
Meyer
to
come
up
to
receive
a
certificate
and
if
he
would
like
to
share
a
little
bit
about
his
project,
Meyer.
W
F
F
F
Q
The
next
item
this
evening
that
I
want
to
present
to
you
all
is
our
student
game
ball
award
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
a
student
had
a
seizure
without
hesitation,
student
Jesse
Bayonne
stayed
beside
the
student
to
ensure
that
he
did
all
that
he
could
to
keep
the
student
from
any
further
harm.
Jesse
was
nothing
short
of
a
hero
for
the
student
experiencing
this
medical
incident
and
I
want
to
recognize
Jesse's
bravery
and
willingness
to
support
keeping
the
students
safe.
Q
A
J
A
A
Your
time
will
not
exceed
three
minutes
and
there'll
be
a
visible,
audible
timing,
device
used
and
one
person
may
not
yield
their
time
to
the
other.
If
you're
speaking
in
person,
you
have
completed
this
card,
providing
your
name
and
and
specific
topic
and,
if
you're
speaking
via
phone,
we
also
ask
that
you
state
your
name
and
topic.
X
X
That
muslin
is
the
beginning
of
the
end
of
a
free
society
that
this
bookband
effort
and
the
education
legislation
in
our
state
is
passing
in
this
session.
Freedom
dies.
That's
what
I
think
it's
a
state
here!
Freedom
I
choose
to
be
here
because
I
believe
in
a
while
curated
Library
direction
that
provides
vibrant
various
current
selections
that
teach
students
who
want
to
allow
them
to
extend
in
a
study
from
the
classroom
or
experience
in
their
own
lives
or
are
curious
to
learn
about
others
lives.
X
The
97
books
targeted
are
a
good
example
of
that
kind
of
thoughtful
collection.
Diversity
makes
democracy
stronger
and
a
culture.
More
vibrant
I
choose
to
speak
because
the
entire
process
has
been
expensive,
unfair,
unsupported
by
most
residents
and
yet
slogs
on.
As
of
last
week,
only
for
54
books
had
finished
the
review
process.
50
have
or
may
return
to
library
shelves.
Depending
upon
your
vote,
three
removed
one
re-reviewed
due
to
a
tie.
X
The
other
43
books
continue
to
wait
school
year
ends
in
what
two
weeks,
what
happens
then,
and
when
moms
for
Liberty
hands
these
complaints
their
next
list?
What,
then
I
choose
to
speak
because
I
was
a
teacher
and
a
writer
who
believes
censorship
is
Un-American.
It's
a
poor
choice
when
raising
children
and
keeps
adults
from
the
truth.
Disagreement
begins
dialogue.
That
is
the
essence
of
democracy.
Let's
bring
that
back
to
Beaufort
County
Schools,
along
with
those
last
43
books
and
have
real
conversations
again.
Thank
you.
Y
Good
evening,
thank
you
all
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
tonight.
My
name
is
Elizabeth
Foster
and
I'm
going
to
share
a
little
bit
more
about
the
unintended
ramifications
of
the
efforts
at
censorship
with
the
which
the
complainants
are
so
reluctant
to
call
book
bands.
When
two
of
my
peers
and
I
had
the
amazing
opportunity
to
converse
with
Jody
Pico,
we
were
able
to
understand
the
national
consequences
of
book
bands
on
the
entire
publishing
industry.
Y
From
the
perspective
of
a
newly
controversial
author,
she
explained
that
when
books
containing
certain
content,
written
by
certain
authors,
become
as
hotly
debated
as
they
are
now,
publishing
companies
must
take
books
potential
to
be
banned
into
consideration
when
they
decide
whether
to
publish
it.
Publishers
obviously
want
to
sell
as
many
copies
as
possible
in
the
knowledge
that
schools
may
be
more
hesitant
to
purchase
certain
books
and
that
those
stories
will
therefore
lose
a
key
audience.
Will
caution
Publishers
against
investing
in
these
kinds
of
stories?
Y
Now
I
have
reported
on
the
statistics
that
my
brother
and
I
gathered
after
individually,
researching
all
97
books
on
the
complainants
lists,
but
I
will
repeat
these
numbers
again.
In
this
context,
30
of
the
challenge
books
feature
main
characters
that
are
members
of
the
lgbtq
plus
Community
24
are
when
written
by
non-white.
Authors
and
19
contain
main
characters
of
color.
These
are
the
books.
The
Publishers
are
going
to
recognize
as
having
a
high
potential
of
being
banned.
Y
When
people
refuse
to
call
these
challenges
by
their
true
name
book
bands,
they
ignore
the
effects
of
censorship
that
span
far
beyond
School
libraries
and
ultimately
do
result
in
the
exact
definition
they
associate
with
book
bands
to
all
of
you,
I
ask
you
to
consider
these
consequences
on
every
future
vote
about
whether
to
concur
with
book
review
committee's
findings.
Please
understand
that
by
echoing
the
claims
the
books,
like
the
ones
on
this
list
should
be
removed
from
schools.
Y
You
are
creating
a
society
that
is
forced
to
intentionally
silence
stories
with
the
ability
to
build
empathy
and
even
save
lives
in
the
polarized
state
of
our
nation.
The
influence
of
your
decisions
is
much
greater
than
you
may
have
initially
imagined.
Thank
you
again
for
the
opportunity
to
comment
tonight.
Y
Z
Z
We've
had
two
hour
long
conversations
about
the
books
and
it
has
brought
us
together.
That
was
until
we
read
The
Bluest
Eye
by
Toni
Morrison,
one
of
the
97
books
that
had
been
challenged.
My
grandmother
thought
it
was
awful.
She
told
me
that
she
kept
waiting
for
something
good
to
happen,
but
that
never
happened
and
the
book
was
too
dark
and
unrealistic.
Z
My
grandmother's
opinion
of
The
Bluest
Eye
did
a
180
instantly.
Instead
of
an
unrealistic
dark
book,
she
saw
a
girl
whose
street
she
passes
twice
a
week.
A
girl
she's
seen
and
talked
to
I'm
helping
my
mom
decorate
a
classroom,
The
Bluest
Eye,
Has
Not.
She
realized
that
the
book
wasn't
too
dark.
She
just
never
held
a
candle
to
that
dark.
Z
Z
Books
and
so
much
if
you
think
a
book
is
too
dark,
unrealistic
or
a
bad
representative
representation
of
our
world
and
County
I.
Ask
you
to
open
your
eyes
to
the
community
we
live
in.
It
is
far
from
perfect.
You
are
enclosing
yourself
into
sheltered
society
and
refusing
to
open
your
eyes
to
the
rest
of
it.
AA
Thank
you,
Beaufort
County
has
had
a
reputation
for
its
Rich
history
and
diversity.
There
is
history
written
within
the
roads.
We
walk
on
in
the
salt
marshes
that
we
stargaze
over.
Unfortunately,
this
beautiful
county
has
been
torn
apart
over
these
book
bands
disagreements
aren't
limited
to
school
board
meetings,
either
with
many
using
social
media
to
discourage
those
who
are
speaking
out
against
these
book.
Bands
quote
I,
wonder
who
groomed
her
this
conduct
is
pretty
typical
of
a
groom
child.
AA
End
quote
I
think
these
students
suffer
a
form
of
Stockholm
syndrome
regarding
teachers,
end
quote:
you're
a
sick
kid
end
quote:
these
are
the
responses
that
adults
are
publicly
making
on
Facebook
about
students
standing
out
against
book
bands.
I,
don't
even
want
to
take
the
time
to
ponder
what
they
may
say
about
us
behind
closed
doors.
This
is
exactly
what
moms
for
Liberty
Works
towards
shattering
communities
and
making
books
exploring
our
realities
into
a
political
Game.
AA
The
book
bands
that
we
see
in
our
County
are
the
direct
result
of
a
step-by-step
guide
that
is
given
by
moms
for
Liberty,
whether
it
was
the
books
that
were
chosen
to
be
pulled
from
the
shelves
or
using
foyas
As
Weapons.
What
is
happening
in
Beaufort
County
is
not
an
isolated
event.
An
art
of
an
article
from
the
state
of
Iowa
writes,
quote
it's
a
full
circle
of
committing
and
recommitting
to
the
cause
of
moms
for
Liberty,
and
not
all
about
the
book's
curriculum
education
or
parental
rights.
AA
X
AA
Is
rigged
against
them,
even
in
other
states,
the
people
initiating
these
book
bands
are
using
the
same
tactics
too.
Additionally,
one
commentary
during
a
previous
school
board
meeting
used
a
book
looks
review
as
evidence
as
to
why
a
book
is
not
appropriate
for
school
libraries
book
looks
is
not
a
trusted
or
impartial
Source.
AA
Using
independent
authors
is
the
only
way
that
we
can
access
the
Lost
stories
of
people
of
color
or
queer
people,
because
our
textbooks
don't
always
show
us
the
full
picture.
The
reality
of
this
situation
is
that
these
concerned
parents,
don't
actually
have
students
best
interests
at
heart
when
you
are
resorting
to
personal
attacks
against
minors
on
social
media
to
further
your
cause,
it
only
shows
that
you
can't
handle
children
having
their
own
opinions
and
that
these
parents
really
don't
care
about
how
students
are
affected
at
all.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
N
So
during
a
school
board,
meeting
in
March
I
spoke
about
the
Banning
of
the
book.
19
minutes
by
award-winning
author
Jody
Pico,
her
books
portray
complex,
multi-sided
narratives
about
polarizing
societal
issues.
19
minutes
tackles
a
tragic
school
shooting
in
the
painful
aftermath
and
was
written
at
a
time
with
a
shooting
when
the
shooting
of
school's
children
was
a
shocking
tragedy
rather
than
an
everyday
occurrence
as
a
result
of
dalo's
Deep
dive
and
defending
and
promoting
intellectual
Freedom
within
the
community.
N
N
It
is
not
lost
in
us
that
our
County,
a
county
that
has
a
long-standing
reputation
as
a
literary
Community
with
abundance
of
diverse
literature,
has
been
the
source
of
the
largest
book
challenge
in
the
state
was
a
kind
down
to
earth
and
all
around
a
lovely
individual
who
wrote
this
book
to
bring
greater
understanding
to
this
deeply
traumatizing
issue.
These
books
are
not
the
step-by-step
guide
to
shoot
up
a
school
that
some
have
claimed
them
to
be.
Rather,
they
are
product
of
a
lot
of
research
and
the
resulting
knowledge
and
empathy.
N
N
If
it
does
serve
as
any
kind
of
guide,
it
is
a
guide
about
how
to
Grace
all
of
humanity
with
empathy
and
the
importance
of
asking
for
help
when
you
need
it
a
lesson.
Students
desperately
need
to
learn.
19
minutes
holds
cultural
importance
for
its
ability
to
allow
students
to
explore
how
to
cope
with
the
current
dangerous
climates
in
schools,
like
I
said
in
March.
I
do
not
believe
that
I
am
too
young
for
this
book.
N
I
do
not
believe
any
of
our
middle
and
high
school
students
are
too
young
for
this
book
because
we
already
know
we
deeply
know
about
the
violence
that
has
happened
in
schools.
It
is
de
los
sincere
hope
that
each
board
member
will
take
the
time
to
read
these
gifted
copies
of
19
minutes
and
seriously
reflect
on
the
empathy
and
wisdom
it
contains
and
question
the
motivation
behind
those
who
try
to
censor
it.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
AB
Good
evening
my
name
is
Holland
Perryman
and
I
am
the
founder
of
Dalo.
The
Diversity
Awareness
youth
literacy
organization.
I
am
proud
to
have
been
educated
in
three
Beaufort
County
Public
Schools
at
Beaufort
High
Iowa
student
body,
president
graduated
in
the
top
two
percent
of
my
class
held
executive
positions
in
several
service
organizations
and
was
Captain
of
my
lacrosse
team
I,
also
volunteered
more
than
800
hours
as
the
first
intern
of
the
pat
Conroy
literary
Center,
I'm,
a
National
Merit
scholar
and
the
recipient
of
many
other
local
and
Regional
Merit
Scholarships
as
well.
AB
I've
just
completed
my
freshman
year
at
Vanderbilt
University,
where
I
am
in
the
honors
program,
I'm
thriving
at
a
competitive
and
diverse
University,
not
in
spite
of
where
I'm
from,
but
because
of
it.
Beaufort
is
a
wonderfully
diverse,
Community
rich
with
culture
and
history,
and
the
educators
of
Beaufort
gave
me
all
the
tools
I
needed
to
build
whatever
future
I
desired
and
I
would
like
to
thank
several
of
them.
Today.
AB
The
mentorship
I
received
from
Conroy
Center
Director
Jonathan
Haupt,
has
been
Paramount
in
shaping
me
as
a
leader,
my
English
teachers,
Paula
Corbett
and
Wendy
Lacombe.
Honed,
my
capacity
for
empathy
by
teaching,
diverse
literature,
Dr
Frank,
Rodriguez
and
other
District
leaders
like
Dr
Nakia,
Campbell,
facilitated
conversations
between
students
and
administration,
helping
us
affect
positive
change
in
our
schools.
All
of
these
people
gave
me
the
confidence
to
create
dailo.
AB
One
of
the
core
tenets
of
Dalo
is
improving
early
learning
literacy,
the
ability
to
read
and
to
enjoy
it
is
a
child's
greatest
Avenue
to
academic
success.
Literacy
improves
test
scores
in
all
areas
and
it
levels
the
playing
field
for
disadvantaged
kids,
Dalo,
regularly
hosts
read-aloud
events
for
the
benefit
of
these
students.
Another
of
dalo's
core
tenants
is
promoting
a
diverse
range
of
representation
on
our
school
bookshelves.
Every
child
should
be
able
to
find
a
book
that
they
can
identify
with,
and
that
was
written
by
a
person
who
looks
like
them.
AB
Moreover,
representation
encourages
more
kids
to
read
and
that
improves
both
test
scores
and
academic
potential,
and
just
as
important
when
students
read
about
experiences
that
are
different
from
their
own.
They
gain
empathy
and
broaden
their
worldview.
It
is
essential
to
learn
about
the
hard
experiences
of
others
in
order
to
Foster,
kindness
and
Grace.
For
all
this
year,
the
student
leaders
of
Dalo
have
used
these
foundational
tenants
to
lead
an
inspiring
response
to
protect
97,
challenged
books
and
I
could
not
be
more
proud
of
them.
AB
Banning
books
limits
the
capacity
and
the
competitive
nature
of
our
school
system.
It
dilutes
the
educational
experience
that
Beaufort
schools
provide.
It
denies
our
students
opportunities
to
learn
about
themselves
and
one
another,
and
it
weakens
critical
thinking,
skills
book
bands
also
vilify
our
teachers
and
Librarians.
AB
So
we
look
to
the
leadership
of
this
board
to
protect
our
students
and
Educators,
and
that
means
listening
to
those
same
students
and
Educators
when
they
tell
you,
as
they
have
for
months,
to
return
our
books
to
our
shelves
to
trust
our
Educators
to
do
the
essential
work
they
are
trained
to
do
and
to
safeguard
their
rights
to
exist
safely
and
meaningfully
in
our
schools
and
our
communities.
If
you
can
do
that,
then
your
students
will
continue
to
have
opportunities
to
thrive.
Thank
you
for
listening.
AB
AC
However,
they
did
not
happen
to
me
because
someone
read
19
minutes
the
hate
you
give
milk
and
honey
The
Perks
of
Being
a
Wallflower
or
any
of
the
other
challenged
books,
and
though
my
hardships
are
terrible,
they
are
not
unique.
Many
of
my
friends
have
been
exposed
to
the
same
awful
things
that
I
have.
We,
as
a
district
are
focusing
on
the
wrong
issues.
No
book
caused
the
lockdown
notebook
caused
starvation,
no
book
caused
domestic
violence
and
notebook
caused
my
brother
to
overdose.
AC
What
caused
these
issues
is
the
lack
of
education
and
voices
being
swept
under
the
rugs
so
often
that
it
finally
became
a
massive
lump
causing
everyone
to
trip
attacking
education
is
a
Century's
old
tactic
used
for
manipulation.
This
is
a
pivotal
moment
in
time.
Moving
forward.
We
have
to
acknowledge
that
not
everyone
gets
two
parents,
a
white,
picket
fence,
a
fluffy
dog
or
summer
vacations.
AC
AC
AC
Maybe
we
should
get
him
sorry
in
the
21st
century,
this
is
in
the
21st
century.
We
should
be
able
to
discuss
social
issues,
but
by
Banning
books.
We
are
teaching
students
that
it
is
okay
to
silence
voices
by
Banning
books.
We
are
teaching
students
that
their
voices
should
be
silenced.
Racial
issues
are
uncomfortable.
Uncomfortable
to
read
about
domestic
violence
is
hard
to
read
about
drug
addiction,
sexual
assault,
school
shootings
and
gun.
Violence
are
all
hard
to
read
about,
but
living
through
them
is
harder.
AC
A
AD
My
name
is
Claire
Bennett
I'm,
a
District
parent
and
the
communications
director
for
families
against
book
bands.
According
to
the
American
Library
Association
223
specific
books
were
challenged
Nationwide
in
2020.
in
2022.
That
number
grew
to
over
2500.
have
individuals
across
the
country
randomly
decided
to
challenge
similar
lists
of
books
using
comparably
aggressive
tactics,
or
is
this
part
of
a
more
coordinated
effort?
AD
Political
strategist,
Steve
Bannon,
has
said
publicly
that
the
path
to
save
the
nation
is
through
school
boards,
which
is
why
he
is
working
with
moms
for
Liberty
to
attack
intellectual
freedom
in
school
districts
across
the
country.
Community
members
are
fighting
so
hard
against
these
challenges
because
we
recognize
them
for
what
they
are:
an
Un-American
attempt
at
controlling
access
to
information
by
political
extremists
in
an
effort
to
destabilize
public
education
and
amass
political
power.
AD
The
lack
of
support
for
this
agenda
is
evident
at
board
meetings
where
local
members
of
families
against
book
bands,
including
parents,
students
and
educate
leaders,
have
continually
expressed
disagreement.
Additionally,
local
and
National
polls
confirm
the
lack
of
public
support
for
censorship,
while
local
board
members
endorsed
by
moms
for
Liberty,
have
recognized
the
group's
lack
of
popularity
enough
to
publicly
distance
themselves
from
the
label.
I
hope
they
will
also
come
to
recognize
the
damage
that
is
being
done
as
a
result
of
continuing
to
vote
in
alignment
with
this
movement.
AD
A
vote
in
support
of
the
complainant's
appeals
results
in
the
public
perception
that
you
are
in
support
of
the
following
things.
One
demands
to
have
Librarians
arrested
and
the
continued
use
of
libelous
labels
like
groomer,
when
referring
to
our
esteemed
Educators
I,
cannot
express
strongly
enough
how
dangerous
and
demoralizing
this
is
for
our
Educators.
You
are
charged
with
supporting
two,
the
supposition
that
education
was
never
meant
to
be
socially
just
or
Equitable.
AD
This
is
an
alarming
misalignment,
with
the
inclusive
mission
statement
of
the
Beaufort
County
School
District,
that
you
are
responsible
for
upholding
three:
the
complainants
continued
Reliance
on
a
designated
hate
group,
The,
American,
College
of
Pediatrics
and
their
appeals.
This
group
has
earned
that
disgraceful
designation
from
the
Southern
Poverty
Law
Center
as
a
result
of
homophobic
rhetoric,
legitimizing
hate
groups,
further
marginalizes
vulnerable,
queer
students
who
are
as
deserving
of
a
supportive
educational
environment
as
their
street
counterparts.
AD
Four,
the
book
Banner
is
alarmingly
aggressive,
verbal
attacks
against
student
activists,
both
in
person
and
online,
some
of
which
have
been
overtly
sexual
in
nature.
This
demonstrates
a
lack
of
regard
for
the
safety
of
the
students
you
were
elected
to
serve.
It
is
my
hope
that
all
of
our
school
board
members
will
choose
to
prioritize
their
responsibility
to
edify
this
district
and
refrain
from
aligning
themselves
with
local
proponents
of
a
national
political
strategy
that
ultimately
seeks
to
gain
political
power
through
the
destabilization
of
our
schools.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
D
D
There
I
have
not
gone
more
than
two
days
since
middle
school
without
hearing
someone
referred
to
as
an
I
haven't
gone
a
week
without
hearing
a
white
kid
use
the
n-word
a
word
with
such
a
wretched
history,
I'm
sick
thinking
about
it.
They
probably
would
be
too
if
they
read
about
it,
but
God
forbid.
They
be
made
uncomfortable
by
the
realities
others
face.
I've
had
administrators
fired
for
having
intimate
relations
with
Elementary
level
teachers
I've
been
told
stories
from
my
peers
about
being
told,
they
were
not
pretty
enough
to
be
a
house
slave
I.
D
One
of
the
proponents
of
these
bands
even
recently
told
a
Beaufort
County
student
to
come
over
and
explain
what
a
is
farther.
Both
some
of
my
peers
and
I
were
in
a
mock
trial
team
with
children
as
young
as
13,
who
had
to
wrap
their
heads
around
the
fact
that
practice
was
canceled
because
their
coaches
were
testifying
in
a
nationally
televised
murder
trial.
D
If
you
think
that
you're
protecting
these
children
from
being
exposed
to
these
things
by
Banning
books
or
whatever
it'll
inevitably
be
framed
as
no
matter
how
much
we
prove
that
these
are
bands
you're
wrong.
This
isn't
stuff
that
only
happens
in
the
eyes
of
the
indoctrinated
or
happened
a
long
time
ago.
These
things
are
happening
now,
they're
happening
in
the
world
and
they're
Happening
Here.
D
D
I'll
say
that
again,
in
the
few
days
between
the
end
of
my
high
school
education
and
today,
my
best
friend,
a
girl
whose
baby
pictures
sit
next
to
mine,
was
drugged
and
raped.
The
man
who
did
it
went
to
some
school
some
school
with
teachers
that
didn't
help
him
understand
the
true
weight
of
what
he
did,
but
I
did
I
can
at
least
attempt
to
understand
why
she
doesn't
sleep
anymore.
Why
she'll
only
drink,
bottled
water?
D
A
AE
AE
AE
AE
Now,
it's
clear
that
the
books
that
have
been
challenged
here
are
primarily
by
and
about
lgbtqia
people
or
people
of
color,
or
both.
It's
also
clear
from
Recently
filed
foia
requests
that
the
same
group
that
spearheaded
these
challenges
and
tends
to
literally
go
after
bully
lgbtqia
students.
Next,
you
have
a
responsibility
and
a
duty
to
protect
this
privacy
of
Beaufort
County
School
students
and
to
protect
their
safety.
A
A
AF
Good
evening
board
members
Dr,
Rodriguez
and
staff
thanks
for
giving
me
a
few
minutes
to
speak
tonight,
I
agree
with
the
kids
reading
is
not
a
crime.
No
one
said
it
is,
but
disseminating
against
seed
material
to
a
minor
is
a
crime
under
the
resource
alignment
through
collection
mapping
of
the
South
Carolina
standards
for
school
library,
resource
collections,
School
libraries
should
support
the
academic
curriculum
to
promote
student
achievement
by
providing
information
resources
in
a
variety
of
formats.
AF
The
school
librarians
should
be
knowledgeable
about
the
curriculum
at
all
grade
levels
and
in
all
subjects
in
order
to
ensure
the
resource
collection
is
properly
aligned
I've.
Yet
to
find
information
on
our
district
website
that
that
connects
with
this
a
curriculum
map
is
critical
tool
for
school
librarians
to
understand
curriculum
implemented
in
the
classroom.
AF
The
leading
Authority
on
curriculum
mapping
according
to
Heidi
Hayes
Jacobs,
a
curriculum
map
curriculum
map
gives
a
visual
presentation
by
month
of
the
curriculum,
including
standards,
benchmarks,
textbooks
classroom
activities
and
assessment
strategies.
The
district
fails
to
provide
this
information
for
parents.
AF
AF
Subjective
criteria
under
appendix
C
guidelines
of
weeding
weeding
is
a
practice
known
as
they
as
they
described
the
removal
of
materials
from
a
library
for
good
enough
reasons.
Some
of
those
reasons
include
content.
The
interests
are
leading
reading
level
inappropriate
for
student
body
at
some
of
the
subjective
criteria.
Why
we'd,
why
would
you
weed
books
out
to
remove
outdated
obsolete
items
and
make
room
for
newer,
more
valuable
items
to
make
the
library
more
user-friendly
to
strengthen
the
collection
alignment
with
the
classroom
curriculum?
Again,
that's
not
being
done.
There's
a
level
of
incompetence.
AF
We're
seeing
here
suggested
guidelines
for
disposing
of
discarded
materials
appendix
to
D.
My
son
recently
brought
a
book
home
from
the
school
that
was
disposed
of
from
the
elementary
school
library
under
disposing
of
discarded
materials,
the
required
they
recommend
that
you
remove
all
schools
and
District
identifiable
markings
remove
barcode
labels
remove
front
and
back
covers
that
was
not
done.
Last
but
not
least,
why
does
the
middle
school
middle
school
theater
production
of
Horton,
here's
a
who
have
a
homosexual
relationship
in
it?
AF
AG
Good
evening,
Dr,
Rodriguez
and
members
of
the
board,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
tonight,
Dr
Rodriguez,
congratulations
on
all
the
wonderful
achievements
mentioned
at
the
beginning
of
the
meeting.
We
know
that
you
all
have
a
very
hard
job
and
it
is
to
maintain
all
our
children,
educated
and
in
a
safe
environment.
AG
Now,
in
regards
to
the
book
review
process,
it
is
very
important
that
we
use
the
right
words.
First
of
all,
no
book
has
been
banned,
so
we
need
to
stop
saying
that
everybody's
still
free
to
buy
these
books
in
a
store
or
check
them
out
from
the
public
library
they
are
available.
If
you,
if
you
so
need
to
read
them
they're
available,
and
that
is
the
beauty
of
living
in
a
free
country
and
I,
know
it
because
I'm
coming
from
a
country
where
Freedom
does
not
exist,
this
country
is
free.
AG
Why
are
we
so
focused
on
pushing
books
filled
with
rage,
violence,
drugs
and
abuse
on
young
children?
I
have
two
young
kids
I,
don't
want
them
exposed
to
that
unless
I
want
to,
because
those
are
my
kids,
let's
go
back
to
curriculum
and
teach
our
kids.
What
they
are
intended
to
learn
at
school
positive
stories,
that's
what
we
need.
Let's
just
talk
about
that
and
yes
reading
is
amazing.
I
read
over
50
books
a
year,
I
love
reading,
my
kids
love
reading
good
stuff,
but
yes
reading
is
not
a
crime.
AG
K
K
U
Ahead:
okay,
my
name
is
Susan
Edwards,
having
never
done
this
before
I
decided
to
call
in
for
commenting
today,
because
I
have
a
very
serious
concern
about
some
of
the
books
available
to
our
underage
youth
in
our
Public
Schools.
As
a
parent
and
Community
member
for
many
years,
I
am
deeply
disturbed
by
the
graphic
and
sense
of
content
that
is
being
made
available
to
children
in
our
educational
institutions.
U
I
believe
it
is
my
responsibility
to
bring
this
to
your
attention
and
urge
you
to
take
immediate
action
on
this
matter.
As
I
have
observed,
some
of
the
books
in
our
Public
School
libraries
provide
little
to
no
academic
value
whatsoever
and
are
only
serving
to
provide
children
with
inappropriate
content.
U
Some
of
these
books
contain
pornographic
images
and
graphic
sexual
language.
That
is
not
only
unsuitable
and
inappropriate
for
a
public
school
setting,
but
also
highly
offensive
to
the
vast
majority
of
parents
like
myself
and
my
husband
who
engage
themselves
in
parenting,
their
kids.
It
is
my
belief
that
conversations
about
sexual
material
and
sexuality
should
be
held
between
children
and
their
parents
in
the
privacy
of
their
home,
not
between
children
and
other
children
or
children
and
teachers
in
a
public
forum
such
as
the
classroom.
U
Therefore,
it
is
imperative
that
this
issue
gets
addressed
with
great
urgency.
I
understand
that
it's
important
for
our
kids
to
have
access
to
a
broad
range
of
literature
to
broaden
their
Horizons.
However,
that
should
not
mean
that
they
should
be
exposed
to
anything
that
is
inappropriate,
sexual
in
nature
or
offensive.
Moreover,
the
books
in
question
are
not
adding
any
value
to
our
children's
educational.
Journey
I
understand
it's
a
complex
matter
to
decide
which
books
are
appropriate
for
our
kids,
given
the
diversity
and
opinions
and
beliefs
of
different
communities.
U
AH
Go
ahead,
hi,
my
name
is
Tanya
Andrews
and
I
am
talking
today
about
the
books.
I
promise
I
won't
take
long,
but
clearly
this
needs
to
be
pointed
out
again.
Your
review
process
on
these
books
is
science.
Your
committees
are
made
up
of
majority
District
employees.
District
employees
are
the
ones
that
put
the
unlawful
materials
in
the
books
to
begin
with,
since
when
has
the
criminal
been
allowed
to
sit
on
the
jury,
these
Dukes
do
not
represent
the
values
of
South
Carolinians.
AH
That
is
clear
with
the
election
of
State
superintendent
Ellen
Weaver,
who
just
yesterday
reminded
most
of
these
board
members
that
these
folks
do
not
belong
in
school.
When
are
you
all
going
to
start
doing
your
jobs
and
start
following
the
state
laws
and
policies?
She
was
voted
in
by
the
people.
Therefore,
the
people
have
already
spoken.
There
is
no
need
for
these
biased
committees
wasting
everyone's
time
and
tax
dollars.
There
you
go
problem
solved.
These
are
not
book
fans.
These
are
just
saying
that
books
do
not
belong
in
miners
hands
with
this
type
of
material.
AH
All
the
kids
that
are
there
are
free
to
go.
Read
all
these
books,
they
want
from
any
other
place
in
the
state
county
country
whatever,
but
it
just
doesn't
need
to
be
coming
from
this
school
system,
and
that
is
what
the
state
superintendent
said
just
on
Monday
and
everybody
that
was
there
at
that
meeting
heard
it.
K
K
AI
Their
home,
it
is
also
going
to
give
access
to
inappropriate
content,
including
porn
at
a
young
age.
Eyes
of
hair
in
the
three
cannot
watch
the
screen
of
each
kid
during
homework
time
and
cannot
prevent
my
kids
from
taking
their
laptops,
while
I'm
sleeping
to
watch
Limitless
YouTube
videos
all
night
long
if
they
so
choose.
A
B
We
have
two
motions
that
are
recommended
by
the
committee.
Both
motions
were
passed
by
the
committee
unanimously
I'll
start
with
the
first
one:
I
move,
the
Board
of
Education
authorized
a
superintendent
or
his
designee
to
apply
for
sign,
submit
and
administer
federal
state
and
local
and
Foundation
Grant
applications
and
Cooperative
agreements
for
the
2023
2024
school
year.
C
I'm
loving
these
wireless
mics.
My
question
is:
was
there
any
reports
given
on
kind
of
a
grant
report,
or
is
there
one
that's
forthcoming
that
says
here's
the
grants
that
we
have
received
in
that
previous
calendar
year.
I
know
we
get
when
we
get
one.
We
get
a
a
report
but
I'm
just
wondering
if
there
could
be
a
cumulative
one.
AJ
AJ
AJ
AK
AL
A
B
Madam
chair,
we
have
another
annual
motion
that
must
be
passed
and
I
moved.
The
Beaufort
County
Board
of
Education
authorized
the
filing
of
e-rate
funding
year
2023
applications
for
eligible
category
one
services
and
that
by
doing
so,
the
board
acknowledges
that
it
will
budget
for
sufficient
funds
to
pay
for
the
district
share
of
the
services
that
are
not
supported
by
the
e-rate
program.
AJ
The
district
school
district
has
applied
for
and
received
e-rate
program
support
every
year
since
the
program's
Inception
in
1998.
It
is
a
federal
program.
Category
one
services
are
specifically
for
data
transmission
and
internet
access,
so
the
district
provides
Advanced
payment
and
then
is
reimbursed
at
a
rate
of
80
percent,
and
so
this
is
our
authorization
to
apply
for
any
grants.
G
B
B
The
information
provided
and
is
provided
in
your
packet
to
include
program,
description,
total
allocation,
total
expenditures,
encumbrances
and
the
balance,
and
the
bottom
line
is
that
we
are
in
track
of
spending
every
dime
of
federal
money
in
the
Esser
program,
Miss
Crosby
presented
the
third
quarter
financial
report
at
general
fund
revenues,
local
property
tax
collections
at
the
end
of
the
third
quarter,
FY
23
are
reported
at
177.9
million
or
99.9
percent
of
Revenue
collection.
Prior
years
collections
were
at
98.4,
so
we're
even
ahead
of
last
year's.
B
B
Total
spending
at
the
end
of
the
third
quarter
is
reported
at
202
million
dollars
or
67.8
percent
of
the
budget
prior
year
spending
was
65.8
percent
that
is
under
the
75
percent
that
we
would
expect
to
spend
at
the
end
of
the
third
quarter.
So
we
are
under
budget
by
the
end
of
the
third
quarter.
Instructional
spending
in
the
general
fund
amounted
to
66.4
percent,
with
the
prior
Year's
expenditure
reporting
at
63.3
percent.
So
we
are,
we
are
extend.
B
We
are
spending
more
in
instructional
general
fund
spending,
but
we
are
still
under
our
budget
for
the
third
quarter.
Other
funds,
special
revenue
and
eia
funds,
special
Revenue
funds
received,
are
reported
at
58.4
percent
of
budgeted
Accounts
at
the
end
of
the
third
quarter.
A
prior
year
collections
were
at
69.4,
so
we're
slightly
behind
last
year's
special
revenues.
B
B
B
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
think
I
only
have
two
one's
really
just
for
the
The
public's
knowledge
in
regard
to
the
Student
Activities
accounts.
I
know
in
the
past
that
district
office
amount
had
been
relatively
high
and
we
had
instituted
a
practice
of
how
that
was
to
be
kind
of
wound
down.
Tanya,
if
you
could
just
speak
to
that
and
kind
of
the
status
of
it,
because
I
see
it
as
almost
at
a
million
now.
AJ
Yes,
the
Student
Activities
account
at
the
district
office
includes
our
for
the
most
part,
our
technology
use
fees.
It
also
has
facilities,
use
fees
as
well,
but
the
majority
of
the
balance
is
for
technology
use.
Those
are
for
used
for
our
technology
repairs.
So
as
we
near
the
end
of
the
year,
we'll
be
gathering
all
of
the
devices
and
then
assessing
the
needs
any
breakages
and
that
sort
of
thing,
and
so
we'll
be
looking
at
making
any
Replacements
and
repairs
with
those
dollars.
AJ
So
it's
certainly
something
that
our
technology
staff
to
pay
attention
to
and
I
constantly
urge
to
to
spend
these
dollars
first
and
to
and
then
we
could
also
use
them
for
replacement
devices
as
well.
So
I'll
continue
to
have
discussions
about
that
and
try
to
bring
that
balance
down.
Make
sure
that
we're
making
an
effort
to
do
that.
C
C
Madam
chair
on
the
eight
percent
capital
projects
as
I'm
looking
through
the
report,
there's
a
number
of
items
for
various
different
years
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I'm
reading
it
correctly,
some
of
them,
for
example,
in
2022,
page
30..
It
has
interactive
displays,
but
next
to
that
line
item
it
also
has
the
facility
or
the
site
that
that
is
for
the
one
that
does
not
or
other
examples
of
these
that
do
not
have
the
site
or
the
facility.
Is
it
a
correct
statement
that
that
would
be
the
district
office?
AJ
We
generally
budget
the
total
dollar
amount
for
interactive
displays
in
one
pot,
which
is
at
the
district
level,
and
then,
when
the
needs
are
identified,
the
number
of
devices
that
are
needed,
the
displays
that
are
needed
at
the
individual
school.
Then
those
budgets
are
allocated
from
or
reassigned
or
transferred
from
the
district
level
to
the
school
level.
So
we
until
it
is
assessment,
is
done
at
each
individual
school.
AJ
We
don't
know
the
exact
budget
when
that
total
source
is
is
compiled,
but
it
is
more
of
a
placeholder
at
the
district
level
until
the
actual
amount
is
identified
as
a
need
at
the
school
level.
So
if
there's
any
remaining
it
would,
it
would
then
fall
back
and
be
an
unused
Source
available
available
for
other
board
decisions
to
be
made.
C
G
Also
in
the
financial
report,
I
believe
that
the
finance
committee
we
also
discussed
about
outside
outside
Council,
in
terms
of
usage
of
booster
clubs,
correct
and
and
in
turn
of
that-
probably
not
tonight,
but
at
some
point
in
time.
I
believe
that
we
that
we
should
just
discuss
the
usage
of
buildings
and
how
because
I've
had
several
parents
have
called
me
in.
Concerning
of
how
booster
clubs
are
using
their
money
and
booster
clubs.
G
Don't
have
accounts
within
our
schools
that
we
control,
but
they
do
utilize
our
facilities
and
our
buildings
and
different
things
of
that
of
that
sort.
And
so
therefore,
some
people
they
under
the
impression
that
giving
the
booster
club
or
giving
boost
club
and
boost
Club
fundings
is
ran
through
the
school.
G
L
J
G
AM
AM
G
Well,
I
I,
hear
I,
do
hear
what
you're
saying,
but
in
terms
of
in
terms
of
concerns
that
I've
gotten
are
very
concerning
in
terms
of
people
giving
booster
clubs,
money
and
boosted
clubs,
for
instance,
paying
for
certain
Sports
and
buses
and
other
not
paying
for
other
sports.
So,
therefore,
some
people
are
under
are
under.
They
feel
that
some
people
are
under
different
arterial
Motors
and
we
have
no
control
of
that.
G
So
so
therefore,
therefore,
and
then
what
they're,
using
with
them,
using
our
facilities
and
doing
different
things
in
terms
of
supports
selling
Foods
out
of
the
concession
stands
and
different
things
of
that
nature
and
in
the
district
is
not
getting
any
money
from
that.
So
I
I
think
that
those
are
things
that
we
need
to
adjust,
because
if
we're
charging
people
to
use
our
facilities
for
different
things,
then
it
comes
where
we
need
to.
We
need
to
question
them
as
well:
Point
Blank
period
That's
just
by
the
Smart
Band.
AM
AM
A
AN
So
be
for
Jasper,
Water
and
Sewer
Authority
is
closing
down
their
Wastewater
Plant
that
they
had
on
Laurel,
Bay
and
once
I
closed
it
down.
They
are
then
going
to
have
to
pump
the
sewer
to
another
one
of
their
plants
and
so
they're
needing
a
route.
The
most
direct
route
is
through
Shanklin.
They
are
planning
on
doing
what's
called
a
Jack
and
bore.
So
all
the
work
will
be
underground.
AN
They'll
set
up
a
board
pit
off
the
Shanklin
property,
they're,
going
to
run
a
sewer
line
down
the
property
line
underground
and
then
come
out
right
near
the
road,
and
then
they
would
tie
into
the
road.
Their
line,
though,
will
be
located
right
along
the
property
line,
and
that
is
where
they
will
need
the
easement
in
case.
For
some
reason,
some
repair
has
to
happen
there
in
the
future.
So
that
is
what
they're
requesting
I'll
be
glad
to
take
any
questions
you
may
have.
L
G
G
AN
AH
A
AN
A
B
AB
B
AN
So
yes,
this
is
for
the
county
has
done
this
in
the
past,
but
they've
asked
for
an
easement
to
document
that
they're
allowed
on
the
Well
Branch
Early
College
High
School
property
to
come
in
with
their
mower.
They
have
an
arm
mower
that
can
get
down
on
the
banks
of
some
of
the
drainage
ditches
at
the
back
of
the
property,
and
this
is
the
easement
that
we
did
not
have
a
copy.
This
has
since
been
written
by
Sarah
Robertson
at
Burr
Foreman.
It
should
be
in
your
package.
Miss
cartilage
has
reviewed
this.
AN
AN
They
have
the
right
to
come
in
and
clean
the
ditch,
and
you
know
within
a
few
feet
on
either
side
of
the
ditch
same
thing
happens
with
water
and
sewer
easements
on
our
property
that
you
could
have
a
specified
easement
where
you
say
from
this
point
to
this
point,
you
have
an
easement,
a
blanket
easement,
pretty
much
just
says
where
you
have
stormwater
ditches,
they're
allowed
to
come
in
and
clean,
or
if
it's
a
sewer,
where
you
have
sewer
lines,
they
can
come
service.
Those
thank.
A
I
G
To
now
we'll
support
this
I
will
support
this
motion
due
to
due
to
the
the
the
timing
of
it,
but
also
I
would
just
want
to
make
mention
that
in
the
in
the
in
the
future,
in
terms
of
contracts,
when
we're
Contracting,
when
we're
Contracting
people
to
to
cut
these
school
districts,
schools
then
to
to
me
this
is
a
part
of
this
should
be
a
part
of
those
contracts.
If
you
don't
have
the
equipment
to
do
it,
then
you
shouldn't
bid
the
contract
point-blank
period.
G
G
The
people
who
have
these
contracts,
because
I
don't
believe
that
that
needs
the
county
will
be
continuously
cutting
this
for
the
district
for
free
and
if
there
are
then
I
mean
someone
could
let
me
know,
but
if
not
then
I
just
said
in
the
future,
that
I
mean
we
won't
have
to
get
this
this
conversation
today,
but
basically
upon.
That
is
why
we'll
be
supporting
this
motion
tonight.
Thank
you.
AM
She
says
Mr
Harding
is
talking
about
those
are
County
ditches
in
the
back
of
the
property
and
also
in
the
front
there
there's
a
real
D.
Those
ditches
are
real,
deep
and
and
and
they
they
have
been
doing
it,
but
since
they
have
a
new
administrator
now
you
they
have
to
get
authorization
from
the
property
owners.
G
Do
those
and
like
I,
said
I
won't
go
into
details,
but
I'm
being
specific
and
I'm
being
very
intentional
about
what
I'm
saying
because
I
mean
what
I
say:
Point
Blank
period
there
there
is
there's
there's
places
on
that
property
that
can
be
cut
by
those
people
who
have
those
contracts.
That's
why
I
want
to
be
clear.
Thank
you.
I
L
AN
So
as
he
starts
all
of
these,
of
course,
we
still
have
long
lead
times
and
inflationary
cost
increases
or
continuing
in
the
project.
Managers
are
managing
those
and
doing
the
best
of
their
ability
with
that
there
are
four
yellow
traffic
lights.
In
this
update,
we've
reported
on
many
of
these
before
slide.
12
Robin
is
May
River
High
School,
and
that
is
just
about
making
sure
everybody's
aware
that
there
are
some
concerns
with
the
schedule
due
to
having
the
turf
feel
completed
by
the
first
football
game,
which
is
August
18th.
AN
The
second
is
slide
14,
which
is
Hilton
Head
ECC.
There's
a
yellow
light
there
due
to
scheduling
to
delays
the
100
now
take
it.
These
are
from
April
30th,
but
at
that
time,
100
CDs
have
been
issued.
Do
the
amount
of
design
changes
from
the
previous
drawings
and
they're
not
getting
quick
turnaround
from
subcontractors?
AN
The
GMP
proposal
is
scheduled
to
be
received
in
May.
It
is
still
it
has
not
been
received
yet
I'll.
Just
let
that
be
a
note.
Hilton
Head
Island
High
School
is
a
yellow
light
due
to
scheduling
delays.
Amendment
number
37
for
security
cameras
has
been
signed.
The
final
bid
documents
for
the
main
campus
PA
were
distributed
on
May
4th
mbcon
is
committed
to
providing
a
proposal
for
this
on
May
17th,
there's
still
still
on
schedule
for
that.
AN
That's
tomorrow,
Smith
issued
the
final
bid
documents
for
the
new
field
house
and
remaining
athletic
scope
on
May
5th.
Mbcon
is
currently
pricing
this
work
and
is
committing
to
providing
this
proposal
on
or
before
May
12th,
which
they
did
do.
We
are
currently
evaluating
that
and
when
that
evaluation
has
been
completed,
we
will
bring
that
to
the
board
slide.
38
was
yellow
due
to
budgetary
concerns
for
Port
Royal
Elementary
School.
AN
Now
this
is
one
that
you
we
did
bring
to
you
tonight
and,
of
course
you
did
approve
so
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
skip
over
that
slide.
56
is
Saint:
Helen
Elementary
School,
gym
entry
canopy.
As
a
follow-up
to
the
April
18th
operation
committee
meeting
request.
There
was
a
request
for
the
schedule
for
the
canopy
that
was
to
begin
on
May
13th.
As
far
as
the
demolition
that
did
occur,
canopy
materials
have
been
ordered
and
the
schedule
for
the
canopy
to
be
complete
is
August.
14
2023..
AN
AN
Some
project
Closeouts
FY
2019,
eight
percent,
there's
one
project
that
remains
FY
2020
there
are
10
project
remains
referendum
projects
on
slide
76
through
78,
21
Closeouts
have
been
completed
and
a
total
of
a
hundred
and
eleven
Financial
commitments
have
been
completed
to
date.
So
the
slide
80
is
the
one.
Probably
most
of
y'all
are
most
interested
in,
which
is
the
financial
update.
It
is
a
green
Traffic
Light,
the
referendum
budget
at
375
million
710
000
has
not
changed.
AN
Paid
and
commitment
committed
through
April
30th
2023
is
336
million.
583
9999
are
just
under
90
percent,
paid
expenditures
through
April
30th,
total
222
440,
222
million
446
064,
just
under
60
percent,
and
the
remaining
available
funds,
including
contingency
total
39
million
126
000,
and
one
dollar,
which
is
just
over
10
percent.
AN
AN
and
Analysis
is
still
indicating
that
the
remaining
referendum
Scopes
can
be
completed
with
the
remaining
available
funds
community
outreach.
These
are
items
that
hopefully
you'll.
Take
note
of
these
are
there
are
ribbon
cuttings.
Coming
up
as
we're
completing
projects,
this
includes
Bluffton,
High,
School,
ribbon
cutting
for
the
field
house
and
weight
room
that
is
to
occur
on
June
1st
at
one
o'clock.
We
had
it
tentative
on
here,
but
that
date
has
since
been
set.
AN
The
Robert
Smalls
Leadership
Academy
ribbon
cutting
is
scheduled
to
take
place
on
August
9th
2023
at
3
pm,
batter,
Creek,
High
School
ribbon
cutting
is
scheduled
to
take
place
on
August
25th
2023.
That
time
is
to
be
determined.
It's
going
to
be
based
on
your
Workshop
schedule,
we're
going
to
take
a
break
in
your
Workshop
or
towards
the
end
of
it.
For
that
ribbon.
AN
Cutting
then
at
Hilton
Head,
Island,
Middle,
School
The
Proposal
date
is
August
30th
2023
at
1
pm,
just
to
note
as
far
as
rfps
or
rfqs,
that
are
on
the
street
right
now
we
have
RFP
23009
professional
Roofing.
Services
proposals
were
received
on
April
8th.
The
selection
committee
is
scheduled
to
meet
on
May
19th.
AN
The
next
item
has
to
do
with
the
PK
through
five
elementary
school
at
the
May
River
Campus,
which
you
approve
tonight
and
then
the
last
item
is
RFQ.
2318
construction
project
estimator
for
the
future
Bond
referendum
and
that
contract
was
awarded
to
coming
Management
Group.
That
I'll
take
any
questions
you
may
have.
C
AN
X
AN
AN
AM
AN
Q
S
C
All
right
yeah,
thank
you!
Thank
you
and
I.
Don't
know
if
I
missed
this
in
Prior,
these
prior
construction
updates,
but
I
did
notice,
underneath
the
rfps
listing
and
I
just
wanted
to.
Thank
you
all
for
that,
because
I
know
that
that
was
a
comment
that
I
had
made
prior
on
I
think
it
was
OE
eight.
So
thank
you.
Yes,.
A
AM
D
B
B
Carol
Crutchfield,
oh
yeah,
Carol
Crutchfield,
updated
the
committee
on
a
new
apartment,
complex
in
new
Riverside
and
made
the
committee
aware
that
the
new
complex
is
is
within
one
mile
of
pritchardville
Elementary,
but
the
building
capacity
of
pritchardville
Elementary
is
at
126
percent,
so
students
will
be
zoned
to
Beaufort
or
I'm.
Sorry,
Bluffton
Elementary,
just
to
let
the
board
know
that.
AM
B
AN
That
was
the
discussion
if
the
board
would
like
that
to
happen.
As
far
as
I
know,
there
wasn't
a
decision
finalized
at
the
operations
committee,
so
we
put
that
out
there.
Yes
and
there
are
neighborhoods
adjacent
to
it
that
already
go
to
Bluffton
Elementary.
So
it
was
up
there
for
a
topic
of
discussion
because
we
are
concerned
about
pritchardville
and
that
apartment
complex,
coming
in
I
believe
is
100
and
some
units.
That's
concerning
okay.
B
B
B
A
M
AN
AN
M
They're
at
161
programmatically
right
but
I
guess.
My
question
is
out
of
committee
if
we're
having
discussions
if
they
need
when
they
need
to
come
for
the
board.
When
there's
a
motion
when
there's
action,
because
I
feel
like
on
several
occasions
recently,
we've
had
some
discussions
in
committee
and
everyone's
kind
of
looked
at
each
other
and
gone
okay,
and
then
we
just
sort
of
move
past
it
so
I'm,
just
not
sure
what
the
mechanism
is
on
some
of
these
things.
S
A
I
I
concur
with
that,
and
I
also
think
it
should.
This
is
a
topic
that,
if
we're
going
to
have
a
discussion
about
needs
to
be
on
the
agenda,
I
mean
that's
only
fair
to
the
public
to
see
it
on
the
agenda
and
we
are
responsible
for
assigning
students
to
the
schools.
So
I
think
that
what
you
just
suggested
was
good
Mr.
G
This
was
a
neighborhood
that
popped
up
and
also
I've,
checked
several
times
to
get
in
contact
with
someone
to
get
a
feel
for
what
is
going
on.
I
want
to
make
the
board
aware
of
it
and
as
those
things
as
Mr
odding
outlined
those
couple
things
about
students
going
to
different
schools
in
those
areas.
It
was
an
FYI
and
she
would
keep
a
contact
and
she
would
also
go
back
and
see
if
she
can
contact
with
someone
and
she
would
she
would
want
to
go
from.
G
G
What
is
it,
what
is
it
by
Walmart,
the
not
Bruce
K?
What
is
it
now?
The
wwk
Austin
as
a
board
member
Aja.
Our
job
is
definitely
is
to
be
stewards
and
to
make
Dr
Rodriguez
job
as
well
easier
and
be
a
team
player,
as
well
as
HR
and
his
Anthony
days
about
the
students
and
saying
that
we
talked
about
developers
and
we
talked
about
the
developers
coming
back
and
I
want
to
go
and
say
this
publicly.
G
If
a
developer
and
and
also
another
board
member
said
if
a
developer
is
coming
to
us
and
they
asked
us
for
easement
developers
make
money,
they
have
tons
of
money.
So
if
your
developer
you're
coming
to
the
school
board-
and
you
actually
knew
for
an
easement,
then
if
you're,
building
up
you're
building
an
apartment
accomplished,
are
you
gonna
give
us
some
houses.
G
Are
you
gonna
give
us
some
houses
for
our
teachers?
How
you
gonna
make?
Are
you
gonna
make
some
things
easier
for
the
school
district?
We
cannot
care.
We
cannot
use
public
funds
and
give
people
different
things
our
way
we
have
got
to
negotiate.
So
if
you're
a
developer-
and
you
come
to
the
board,
then
my
question
is
going
to
be.
If
you
come
to
operation
table,
what
are
you
going
to
do
for
the
school
district
because
it's
our
job
to
negotiate
because
the
other
developer,
you
ain't,
giving
us
nothing
for
free
you're,
asking
for
something.
G
AM
X
C
C
C
All
the
Bluffton
schools
are
great,
so
I
mean
I,
know
some
people
might.
When
it
comes
to
high
school.
There
might
be
a
choice
that
they're
looking
for
in
particular,
but
our
elementary
or
middle
schools.
All
of
them
are
great,
so
I
don't
think
they
should
have
a
problem
putting
an
asterisk
on
there.
M
Thank
you.
The
thing
is
I
I,
don't
disagree
that
it
should
be
on.
If
we're
gonna
take
action
on
it
should
be
on
the
agenda.
My
concern
is:
why
are
we
having
it
come
to
committee?
We
discuss
it.
It
doesn't
come
to
the
board.
It
goes
back
to
the
committee.
It
gets
discussed
again
that
you
know
I.
Just
think
that
if
we're
going
to
discuss
in
a
committee
there's
an
and
there's
an
expectation
either,
why
are
we?
M
M
AN
I
can
and
Mr
Smith
I
believe
kind
of
brought
this
up
when
we
brought
it
to
the
committee.
It
was
just
for
information
and
also
Carol
has
been
trying
to
get
in
contact
with
that
apartment
complex
and
she
has
not,
and
so
that
would
with
that
additional
information
we
can
make
a
recommend
date
because,
right
now
we
don't
know
time
period.
We
don't
know
then.
M
My
argument
would
be
it
shouldn't
be
for
committee
information
only
is
what
I'm
saying
if
it's
something
like
that,
it
should
be
either
for
board
information,
or
it
should
be
part
of
the
committee
report,
but
I
don't
think
we
should
have
things
going
to
committee
that
are
just
for
committee.
Information.
G
Mr
Smith
I
have
to
say
I,
I
kind
of
have
to
disagree
with
that
because
of
the
fact
that,
if
the
way
Ms
Crutchfield
so
ugly
brought
it
up
there
and
she
told
us
and
I
and
I'm
one
to
I,
don't
like
the
last
minute
project.
So
the
last
minute
information,
she's
saying:
hey,
look
FYI
I'm
putting
this
out
there,
just
letting
you
know,
because
it
snuck
up
on
me.
G
So
therefore
she's
giving
the
whole
board
time
to
process
and
think
about
and
sleep
on
what
decision
that
we
want
to
make
and
be
intentional,
because
Dr
wineski
has
brought
up
something
you
and
you
brought
about
a
different
I
believe
it
would
be
possibly
a
different
issue.
So
therefore,
what
that
what
I
did
was
that
already
had
already
started
us
talking
around,
but
not
not
getting
too
involved
in
the
actual
in
the
natural
project?
So
I
think
that
what
the
into
being
a
part
of
that.
G
Not
just
to
put
the
committee
on
notice,
but
also
to
put
the
whole
world
knows
because
on
this
board
serve
other
people
who
are
not
on
that
committee
who
serve
that
area,
so
it's
putting
them
on
those
job.
Then
I
think
that
was
a
just
being
more
of
a
team
player
because
everyone
don't
come
to
committee
meetings.
Unfortunately,
so
I
think
that
you
know
we
have
to
be
kind
of.
You
know
everyone
learn
differently.
I,
think
everyone
understand
differently.
G
I
That
was
being
reviewed
and
she
realized
that
this
specific
picture
on
page
three
and
she
should
she
showed
the
two
bubbles
that
are
highlighted
in
yellow
where
the
rest
of
his
green
and
she
noted
that
the
the
neighborhoods
were,
the
kids
already
go
to
the
more
socially
located
Brooklyn
schools
and
that
growth
would
probably
make
that
an
issue
that
has
to
be
identified
and
addressed.
I.
Think
the
difference
today
or
tonight
is
the
the
awareness
that
this
these
apartment
or
condominium
complexes
have
sprung
up
so
quickly.
I
So
I
think
the
the
cycle
time
has
sort
of
been
shortened,
so
I
think
the
community
taking
it
back
in
Florida,
but
you
became
for
the
recommendation,
is
at
this
point
in
time
is
appropriate.
We
can
expect
more
of
this
on
that
part
of
Beaufort
County
that
adjoins
Jasper
and
heads
into
Savannah
because
of
all
the
things
that
are
already
in
progress
that
are
coming
there.
So
I
think
the
facilities
manual,
which
was
very
well
done,
would
be
appropriate.
A
C
C
If
you
recall
at
our
last
board
meeting,
we
suspended
these
items
until
the
next
meeting,
because
they
were
not
specifically
on
the
agenda
as
recommended
motions,
so
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
take
them
back
up
and
I
guess
we
will
call
the
vote
on
them.
It
should
be
relatively
quick,
I
believe
unless.
K
I
AH
I
C
L
A
M
This
was
all
part
brought
up,
because
we
were
going
to
move
volunteers
out
of
oe4
and
into
Communications,
because-
and
that
was
this-
was
sort
of
the
compromise
that
was
arrived
at
by
the
board,
so
miss
Walton
brought
this
two
operations.
In
fact,
Trisha
fidrich
made
the
original
motion.
If
that
gives
you
an
idea
and
Miss
Walton
at
the
time,
I
think
I'm,
quoting
correctly,
or
we
had
a
discussion
that
volunteers
and
Personnel
were
two
different
things
so
that
volunteers
and
that
Communications.
C
I'll
provide
some
more
contacts
from
my
notes,
so
the
discussion
surrounded
the
multiple
OES
like
Ms
Boatwright
mentioned
Ms
Walton
and
Dr
Bruder
reported
on
the
changes
to
the
administrative
management
processes.
Volunteers
are
currently
vetted
by
HR,
but
managed
by
Communications.
The
Communications
Department
is
undergoing
some
internal
changes.
Currently,
the
consensus
was
that
the
OES
presently
give
the
superintendent
authority
to
conduct
background
checks
into
volunteers,
but
there
is
not
a
board
policy
that
provides
the
superintendent
authority
to
create
rules,
regulations
or
standards
over
those
volunteers.
A
AM
AM
J
C
C
So,
just
to
provide
clarification,
it's
not
necessarily
about
the
background
checks.
It's
about
any
other
rules,
standards,
regulations
that
the
superintendent
wants
to
put
in
place
for
so
in
in
saying
you
know
they
can't
come
in
and
you
know
cut
off
shorts
or
something
that's
outside
of
what
a
student
would
be
allowed
to
wear
that
those
kind
of
Standards.
A
A
Q
AK
How
are
we
tired,
I
understand
so
Madam
chair
once
again,
I
had
the
opportunity
of
bringing
forward
Ms
McKenzie,
our
secondary
director
for
teaching
and
learning
she'll,
give
a
brief
update
on
Final
Performing
Arts
that
was
conducted
at
our
prior
academic
committee
and
at
the
end
of
the
presentation,
we'll
be
prepared
for
questions.
Thank
you.
V
Evening
again,
as
you
know,
always
like
to
come
and
talk
about
the
Arts
I'm
excited
about
this
I
do
want
to
at
the
beginning
of
this.
I
do
want
to
apologize
that
Mr
wall
was
not
able
to
join
us
this
evening.
He
is
directing
a
multi-school
and
Community
choral
program
this
evening,
so
he
was
already
scheduled
to
do
that.
So
that's
where
he
is
just
give
you
a
little
background
about
Mr
wall.
He
has
been
hired
as
the
Visual
and
Performing
Arts
coordinator,
so
he'll
be
working
with
me
in
the
arts
department.
V
V
I
do
want
to
let
you
know
that,
with
the
addition
of
extra
help
with
the
Cavalry
here
and
having
somebody
to
work
with
me,
we
will
be
doing
some
updates
to
our
Five-Year
Plan
right
now.
Our
Five-Year
Plan
states
that
we
will
increase,
increase
art
experiences
and
opportunities
for
all
students
throughout
the
district
that
we
will
increase
professional
growth
opportunities
for
our
teachers,
and
we
really
are
focusing
on
two
areas,
primarily
we're
across
the
board
for
everything.
V
But
two
areas
get
a
little
extra
attention
and
those
are
our
schools
that
have
Arts
integration
and
our
seven
arts
and
basic
curriculum
schools.
We
are
increasing
the
opportunities
to
Showcase
student
works,
and
that
is
a
really
exciting
thing
for
us.
We
also
want
to
increase
the
number
of
students
who
are
identified
as
artistically
gifted
and
talented
and
those
who
are
identified
to
increase
our
diversity
of
gifted
and
talented
artistic
students.
V
Opportunities
provided
this
year
and
I'm
going
to
be
honest,
this
is
nowhere
close
to
all
of
them.
I
would
be
up
here
for
literally
days
to
go
through
all
of
them,
but
I
just
pulled
out.
Some
of
our
big
highlights.
Six
World
premier
art
concerts
were
held
in
our
schools
this
year,
some
really
exciting
ones.
We
had
a
high
energy
mix
of
classical
music.
V
We
are
very
grateful
for
that
partnership.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
they
just
sent
me
a
list
and
said
this
is
what
we
haven't
come
next
year
is
Beaufort
County
interested
I
said.
Give
me
two
hours:
I
will
fill
this
sheet.
We
filled
it
30
minutes
our
schools
were
on
it.
I,
don't
think
my
emails
usually
get
that
kind
of
response.
I
was
gonna,
say
we
also
had
our
second
High
School
Regional
Art
Exhibit
this
year.
We're
very
excited
about
that.
If
you
did
not
get
the
opportunity,
you
truly
missed
out.
V
That
was
held
this
year
at
the
University
of
South
Carolina
at
Beaufort.
That
is
a
joint
partnership
with
Beaufort
County
School
District,
all
of
the
other
schools
within
our
area,
including
private
Charter,
all
of
them
and
Coastal
Discovery
Museum
next
year
that
will
be
held
at
Coastal
Discovery
Museum.
It
will
go
back
and
forth
one
site
to
the
other,
our
Kennedy
Center
partner
in
education.
This
is
very
important
to
us,
something
that
I
don't
think.
A
lot
of
people
realize
Beaufort
County
has
the
oldest
partnership
in
the
United
States,
with
the
Kennedy
Center.
V
Something
I'm
very
proud
of.
We
depend
on
them
for
programs
within
our
schools,
and
they
also
offer
Hands-On
experiences
for
our
teachers
and
our
students
and
last,
but
definitely
one
that's
dear
to
my
heart-
is
I
was
allowed
to
bring
back
District,
honor
level
programs
in
all
Arts
areas.
This
year.
V
I'm
very
excited
about
that
one
too,
some
of
the
other
opportunities
were
provided.
We
were
able
to
get
guest
artists
by
contract.
We
brought
in
instrumentalists
we
bought
in
visual
artists
we
bought
in
storytellers.
We
were
able
to
bring
in
an
Adaptive
art
program
for
our
special
student
populations,
dancers
and,
of
course,
our
local
Gala
artists.
V
We
have
a
new
support
that
has
been
allocated
from
our
instructional
Services.
Thank
you,
Dr
Stratus,
for
your
generosity.
We
have
allocated
122
dollars
per
band
student
that
is
critically
important,
because
that
allows
us
to
continuously
renew
those
instruments
and
those
really
snazzy
uniforms.
They
wear,
we
also
purchased
Quaver,
and
that
is
for
our
grades.
Pre-K
through
five
Quaver
is
a
program
that
allows
students
to
begin
to
read
music.
It
also
allows
them
to
explore
different
types
of
music.
V
Also
this
year,
we're
really
excited
to
be
able
to
support
some
of
our
schools
and
after
schools,
Arts
programs,
so
that
was
a
real
blessing.
Thank
you
again.
Dr
Stratus
professional
development.
We
provided
19
District
level
professional
development
trainings
this
year.
We
do
have
a
few
more
left
for
June.
V
We
also
contracted
those
guest
artists
to
come
in
arts.
Now
Georgia
is
a
real
perk
for
us.
We
were
the
first
school
district
in
South
Carolina
to
reach
out
to
Art
snail
Georgia.
They
are
a
premier
organization,
we
reached
out
and
said
hey,
you
want
to
come
to
South
Carolina,
and
they
did
they
do
a
lot
of
work
within
our
schools.
They
are
now
one
of
the
leading
providers
in
South
Carolina
in
less
than
a
year.
Tells
you
what
kind
of
organization
they
are.
V
The
ABC
project
which
is
housed
at
Winthrop
University,
also
provides
us
a
good
deal
of
professional
development.
That
is
the
entity
that
accredits
our
ABC
schools.
By
the
way
we
secured
a
grant
through
the
South
Carolina
Arts
League,
along
with
our
Kennedy
Center
partner,
to
do
something
we
call
Gullah
on
the
go
and
what
we
did
was
we
opened
it
up
to
our
school
teachers
and
we
said
hey.
We
want
an
arts,
teacher
and
we'd
love
to
have
a
social
studies.
Teacher
we'd
love
to
get
you
all
to
work
together
tried
to
get
25..
V
That
was
another
one
of
my
popular
emails.
Send
it
out
build
up
in
no
time
teachers
are
now
asking.
Can
we
have
a
second
round
of
that,
so
we're
working
on
that
rant?
Now
the
really
great
thing
about
this
grant
is:
it
did
two
things
it
allowed
us
to
provide
our
teachers
to
have
Hands-On
professional
development
in
our
communities,
so
they
went
to
dafusky.
They
went
to
Penn
Center,
they
went
to
places
and
Beaufort
all
with
local
artist.
V
V
Art
showcase
there's
so
much
more.
We
want
to
do
here,
but
River
words,
325
students
grades,
one
through
eight
and
I,
knew
in
our
last
meeting.
I
was
kind
of
anticipating
doing
this,
so
I
brought
you
the
books,
I
hope
that
you've
enjoyed
those.
There
were
some
changes.
There
were
some
major
changes.
If
you
recognized
one
there's,
not
a
bird
on
the
cover
two,
we
opened
it
up
to
history
and
people
as
well
as
places
in
ecology.
We
were
looking
at
that.
We
were
there's
so
much
that
Beaufort
has
to
offer.
V
Student
performances
I
had
a
hard
time,
but
I
wanted
to
come
to
you
with
a
number
I
looked
through
three
years
of
data.
On
this
three
years
ago,
we
were
running
around
98
performances
of
our
students
across
the
district.
It's
pretty
good.
Last
year
we
had
112.
this
year.
So
far
we
have
more
coming.
We
have
139.,
so
that
is
steadily
increasing.
We
hope
to
see
that
continue
to
increase.
V
We
were
talking
about
the
second
year
of
our
high
school
Regional
Art
Exhibit
I
was
really
thrilled
with
how
our
students
did.
We
won
Best.
In
Show,
we
run
the
coastal
Discovery
Museum
Art
Award
first
place.
We
run
the
University
of
South
Carolina
Center
for
the
Arts
award
first
and
second
place,
and
we
won
the
honorable
mention.
Our
students
did
very
well.
V
Other
showcase
opportunities,
the
Scholastic
art
and
writing
Awards
is
a
real
big
one.
For
us.
We
have
a
lot
of
students
that
join
that
this
year
we
had
33
winners
from
Hilton
Head,
High
School
17
from
May
River,
High,
School,
four
from
Bluffton
High
School
and
five
from
Beaufort
High
School.
So
a
really
good,
showing
by
Beaufort
County
out
of
those
Winters
nine
were
gold.
Key
winners,
it's
as
good
as
it
gets
20
were
still
for
key
winners
and
29
were
honorable,
mentions,
really
fascinating
stuff
there.
V
G
V
And
the
kurzburg
competition
we
had
the
first
second
and
third
place
awards
for
that
all
coming
out
of
Hilton
Head
high
school.
We
also
took
the
honorable
mention
at
that
contest
at
Hilton,
Head,
High,
School,
Disney,
strategic
plan
goals,
and
this
is
where
I'm
still
happy,
but
I'm
optimistic
for
improvement
on
this
one.
So
I'm
just
going
to
tell
you
that
up
front.
Our
strategic
plan
in
the
district
asked
for
us
to
have
a
25
increase
in
the
number
of
students
who
were
referred
for
artistic
gifting
and
talented
screening.
V
V
V
V
Our
next
one
is
okay,
so
now
we
are
referring
them
for
screening.
How
many
are
we
identifying
and
I
will
be
honest,
not
really
happy
with
this
number
I
think
we
could
do
better.
So
we
are
in
right
now
in
the
process
of
planning
and
looking
at
our
process
to
see
how
we
get
this
number
up
again
before
The
Five-Year
Plan
we're
at
135
we're
at
162
this
year,
which
is
good,
there's
so
many
more
students
out
there.
So
it's
not
good
enough.
V
This
is
also
another
area
where
we
are
currently
looking
for
how
we
can
make
things
better
and
part
of
the
district
strategic
plan
goal
is
that
we
increase
the
numbers
of
diversity
in
our
artistic
students
who
were
gifted
and
talented
this
year.
Prior
to
the
goal,
we
were
at
83
white
students,
16
black
and
30
other,
and
just
so
you
know
that
other
category
typically
mean
students
who
are
a
mixed
race
are
students
who
are
Hispanic
in
22
23
we
had
104
white
students,
16
African-American
and
32
in
the
other
category,
I
will
be
honest.
V
Last
year
we
had
a
48
increase
and
I
was
flying
high
on
that
and
I
really
hope
that
was
going
to
continue,
and
it
just
didn't
pan
out
for
me
this
year
and
for
the
students,
so
I
have
to
do
better
on
that.
I've
already
asked
to
be
included
in
a
couple
things
as
far
as
Community
meetings.
Next
year,
one
example:
we
worked
really
closely
with
churches
for
after-school
tutoring.
There's,
no
reason
why
I
can't
go
in
there
and
make
my
pitch
then
so
I
have
some
plans
in
mine.
V
Looking
ahead,
we
are
going
to
update
our
Five-Year
Plan
I'm
sure
that
you've
all
heard
by
now
that
the
instructional
services
department
has
added
some
coordinators.
So
as
those
coordinators
come
in,
I
want
them
to
have
ownership
so
that
they
have
investment
in
that
plan.
So
we
are
working
on
some
changes
on
some
of
our
plans.
V
We
are
increasing
our
program
opportunities.
My
primary
focus
right
now
is
getting
more
kids
identified
and
getting
the
diversity
up
in
those
numbers.
After
school
opportunities.
This
year
we
provided
support
to
Hilton
Head
Middle
School.
They
do
not
have
a
theater
program
and
we
wanted
to
get
that
started
so
this
year
we
provided
that
support
the
generosity
of
Dr
Stratus
to
make
that
happen.
Q
V
Would
love
that?
Let
me
know
next
time
you're
going
on
oh
yeah,
District,
showcase
and
I've
been
thinking
about
this.
One
and
I
know
that
all
things
cost
money
right,
so
I
have
to
be
careful
of
how
I
do
this,
but
I
came
up
with
something,
and
that
is
I
would
like
to
do
a
district
showcase
prior
to
one
of
the
board
meetings
and
turned
kind
of
our
district
office
into
a
Showcase
of
student
work.
V
V
So
why
not
do
another
one
so
we're
thinking
about
possibly
doing
one
with
our
high
school
students
next
year
we
have
a
huge
interest
in
our
district
and
photography,
and
some
of
that
work
is
absolutely
exceptional,
so
we're
thinking
kind
of
maybe
a
little
bit
more
of
like
a
tabletop
book
and
and
showcasing
some
of
our
high
school
students.
Visual
Arts
digital
portfolios,
this
one
it
was
a
tough
one
for
me,
because
I
really
wanted
that
one
this
year,
as
you
know,
when
I
shared
my
Five-Year
Plan
last
year,
this
is
important
and
I'll.
V
Tell
you
why,
when
students
leave
Beaufort
County
and
they're
going
into
Anderson
College
art
design,
scad
those
type
places.
The
first
thing
to
ask
the
students
are
show
me
some
of
your
work
right
now.
Our
students
have
these
little
black
cases
with
their
work
shoved
down
in
it
and
they
pull
that
out
and
they
start
showing
them
samples,
that's
a
great
thing,
and
we
want
to
keep
that
in
place.
V
But
it's
not
the
modern
thing
that
most
districts
are
doing
they're
doing
that
e-portfolio
I
know
that
this
is
not
going
to
be
a
real
buy-in
right
off
the
get-go
from
a
lot
of
people,
but
we're
going
to
start
that
with
our
high
school
this
year,
so
every
high
school
every
high
school
student
in
Beaufort
County
will
use
the
template
that
we
have
created.
They
will
have
it
as
part
of
their
Google
account
when
they
leave
us.
V
They
will
translate
to
a
personal
account,
so
they
can
take
it
with
them
and
that
will
make
it
a
Showcase
of
their
art
that
they
can
take
anywhere.
They
go
I'm
hoping
that
the
next
year
it
will
go
down
to
Middle
School.
Eventually
it
will
go
all
the
way
down
to
Elementary.
So
when
a
student
leaves
Beaufort
County,
they
will
have
the
story
to
tell
of
their
art
all
the
way
through
the
process.
So
that's
that
one's
going
to
be
a
tough
one,
so
route
me
on
on
that
one.
V
The
last
one
is
that
diversity
of
students
identified
and
I'll
be
going
to
Sun
City
with
Dr
Rodriguez
who's,
going
to
help
me
showcase
some
things,
but
I
do
I
am
looking
for
opportunities
within
the
community
to
get
out
there
and
let
them
know.
If
you
know
a
student,
then
maybe
they
play
at
a
church.
Maybe
there's
someone
that
you
see
dance,
let
us
know
so
that
we
can
get
that
student
screened
for
identification.
V
Q
Or
we
also
have
I'm
sorry
Mr
Campbell.
You
also
have
through
Partnerships
that
the
district
has
with
the
Hilton
Head
Symphony
Orchestra.
They
bring
in
students
from
Southern,
Beaufort
County
and
some
from
northern
Beaufort
County
in
for
a
performance
that
they
do
and
it's
an
interactive
performance
and
well
part
of
it.
They
invite
their
students
to
invite
our
students
to
bring
their
recorders
with
them
and
participate
with
them
with
the
recorders,
which
is
quite
a
quite
a
sound
to
hear
we're
talking,
Young
Elementary
age
students
so.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
I
have
a
couple
suggestions.
As
you
get
out
in
the
community,
we
just
had
Mayfest
yeah
I
think
it
would
be
amazing
if
we
had
a
10
by
10
at
Mayfest,
displaying
students,
work
and
also
getting
the
word
out
to
people.
I
mean
I,
know
pretty
much.
All
Bluffton
turns
out
for
that.
There's
great
food
It's
a
Wonderful
event.
C
So
that's
just
one
suggestion
and
the
other
is
one
of
my
daughters
or
two
of
my
daughters
are
participating
at
the
Arts
Center
of
coastal
Carolina's
summer
program
this
year.
So
if
you
hadn't
spoken
with
them,
yet
they
have
a
ton
of
arts
and
theater
focused
events
this
summer
and
I'm
sure
that
they
could
help
to
identify
some
potential
students
that
are
already
in
our
system.
Thank
you.
Thank.
V
The
state
has
a
process
that
we
have
to
go
through
and
that
process
includes
in
a
referral
once
they
do
the
referral
they
have
to
come
in.
Let's
just
take
dance,
for
example,
if
it's
a
dance
screening,
then
they
have
to
perform
a
dance
on
their
own.
That
they've
made
up.
You
usually
a
count,
then
the
lead,
the
teacher
or
the
artist
that's
working
with
those
students
in
screening
will
do
one
and
they
have
to
mimic
that
back.
G
Different
things
outside
outside
that
could
possible
possibly
help
the
district
out
in
terms
in
terms
of
where
it's,
where,
where
we're
going
at,
because
this
is
definitely
important,
I
know
some
people.
May
you
know
it
may
seem
like
we're
half.
You
know
like
we're
going
through
the
night,
but
I
just
want
to
keep
going,
because
this
is
going
to
help
the
the
Gap
in
so
many
ways,
and
so
in
so
many
different
things
that
keep
keep.
V
J
V
G
M
This
is
a
great
night
to
Art
to
present
and
some
awards,
and
that
was
really
lovely
and
I
think
we
are
heading
the
right
direction
and
I've
had
this
conversation
before,
but
I
do
think
that
coming
out
of
coven
and
I'm
just
going
to
pitch
it.
You
know
with
all
the
changes
that's
happening
in
technology
I,
think
we're
kind
of
education
is
going
to
have
some
shifts
in
terms
of
we're
going
to
move
away
from
like
a
passive
content
based
right.
So
we
talk
about
project-based
learning.
M
M
Speaking
from
my
personal
experience
it,
but
at
being
in
School
of
Art,
which
is
a
very
high
level
art
school,
they
do
dual
degrees
in
neuro-linguistics,
Neuroscience,
music
conservatives
actually
have
the
highest
acceptance
rate
to
medical
schools.
So
to
me,
I
want
to
take
all
this
energy
in
the
162
and
make
sure
that
we
are
providing
them
the
discipline
of
art,
which
is
not
fun.
M
It's
not
all
performances,
it's
music
theory,
it's
practice
and
rehearsal,
it's
you
know,
obviously,
opportunities
showcase
and
that's
where
I
feel
like
there's
still
a
gap
that
we
need
to
put
into
those
five-year
plans
and
I.
Think
some
of
the
issues
we're
going
to
have
is
having
a
density
to
have
like
an
orchestra
or
a
choir.
M
It's
going
to
be
difficult
to
replicate
at
each
individual
High
School,
so
whether
we
have
to
talk
about
a
Youth
Orchestra,
a
youth
program
that
we've
had
in
the
past
or
a
magnet
program
or
some
sort
of
after
school
program.
And
again
speaking
from
my
personal
experience,
my
son
was
a
bass
singer
as
Dr
Wall,
our
professor,
is
it
Dr,
Walnut
or
Mr
Wallace
still
Mr
wall,
okay,
Mr
wall
trying
to
make
a
choir
out
of
12
Sopranos
in
a
profundo
base.
M
There
was
not
a
lot
of
repertoire
for
him
right,
so
I
think
that
what
I
you
know,
I
think
we're
doing
the
right
things.
We're
heading
the
right
direction,
but
I
would
like
to
see
a
little
bit
of
emphasis
on
the
discipline
at
a
higher
level.
Even
if
they're
not
going
to
go
on
to
a
music
career.
There
is
a
high
correlation
for
some
of
these
kids
in
terms
of
thinking
and
learning
styles.
So
that's
what
I'm
hoping
to
hear
down
the
road
I.
AK
And
what's
a
goal
is
definitely
to
have
an
arts
program
that
in
the
area
that
you're
speaking,
absolutely
that
is
in
the
mind
in
the
heart
and
a
balance,
I
mean
and
I
think
it's
not
just
within
our
division.
Obviously
it
is
amongst
our
board
members,
but
it
is
within
the
community.
There
is
an
unbelievable
amount
of
talent
within
this
district
and
are
we
hitting
on
to
that
Court
to
build
the
development,
two
students
who
go
into
this
pathway
right?
So
we
are
keeping
a
pulse.
AK
We
are
trying
our
influence
even
with
a
local
high
school
that
may
be
considered
for
some
regrowth
here
in
a
local
Island
that
we
may
be
standing
on,
but
the
goal
will
be
that
we
have
two
signature.
Arts
performing
schools
here
in
Beaufort,
County
I
think
it's
important
that
we
put
it
out
there
and
and
that
we
land
there
so
I'm
not
going
to
turn
to
my
four
far
left,
because
my
boss
is
here
in
the
room
with
me.
Ma'am.
V
V
Yeah
and
one
way
that
we
really
saw
that
best
was
when
we
put
the
honor
program
out
there,
we
had
all
of
the
students
across
the
district
come
together.
It
was
amazing.
The
teachers
worked
with
those
kids,
basically
for
a
week
in
class,
then
they
came
together
for
a
full
day
and
practice
together
and
performed
that
night
and
those
concerts
were
amazing,
so
I
think
we
can
get
there.
The
other
thing
is,
you
were
talking
about
math,
and
it's
funny.
V
A
So
I'd
just
like
to
make
a
few
comments
or
suggestions
or
whatever,
first
of
all
in
terms
of
recruiting
more
children
for
screening
I
would
reach
out
to
the
the
Hilton
Head
Orchestra,
the
Beaufort
Orchestra.
A
lot
of
those
musicians
provide
private
lessons
to
students
in
the
area.
There
used
to
be
an
excellent
Hilton,
Head
Youth
Orchestra
that
Drew
from
not
just
Beaufort
County
but
also
Savannah
and
Savannah,
has
an
arts
and
arts.
L
A
Don't
think
that
Orchestra
is
if
it's
still
an
existence,
I
don't
think
it's
where
it
was
because
I
know
the
person
that
really
was
behind.
All
that
is
is
to
to
elderly
to
continue
to
do
that.
I
know
when
the
Hilton
Head
Orchestra,
the
first
violist
teaches
private
lessons
in
Savannah.
One
of
my
children
actually
took
from
him
and
as
a
parent
of
of
musicians,
I
think
that
this
is
now
years
ago.
A
I,
don't
think
the
engagement
with
the
parents
and-
and
just
you
know,
reaching
out
to
parents,
you
know:
is
your
child
taking
private
music
lessons
just
simple
stuff
like
that
you're
going
to
identify
a
lot
more
children,
I
I,
think
that
way
and
so
for
Strings.
That's!
Are
there
any
programs
in
the
schools
at
the
elementary
level?
Now
we.
V
Do
have
some
that
are
working
on
it
and
have
started
to
utilize
strings
within
their
already
existing
music
programs.
Now
we
used
to
have
many
years
ago
as
specific
strengths
program
that
has
kind
of
dissipated
a
little
bit,
but
we
are
trying
to
bring
it
back.
That's
why
I
really
want
those
little
violence,
yeah.
A
Because
that's
how
my
my
children
all
got
interested
was
through
the
like.
It
was
a
second
grade
at
MC
Riley,
that's
what
I'm
thinking
yeah.
They
had
string
string
lessons
and
then
it
was
like.
Oh
you
know,
the
teacher
would
call
and
say
Hey.
You
know
your
child
really.
Has
you
know
the
the
talent
or
whatever
to
continue
on
and
that's
how
we
started
private
lessons
and
that'll.
Q
The
Hilton
Head
Symphony
Orchestra
had
a
strategic
planning
meeting
and
they
asked
me
to
attend
and
join
them
and
which
I
did,
and
so
a
lot
of
that
conversation
was
about
different
opportunities
for
them
to
not
just
engage
the
community
and
and
that
sort
of
thing
in
terms
of
their
work.
But
but
how
do
they
also
engage
students
and
and
build
and
Foster
a
strong
relationship
with
the
school
district?
So
they
have
an
interest
and
we
have
an
interest
and
so
I
think.
Q
There's
opportunities
and
you've
just
suggested
some
ways
that
maybe
they
can
also
help
and
support
individual
families
that
are
that
are
looking
for
opportunities
too.
So
there's
a
dialogue
that
exists
with
them
is
is
what
I'm
getting
at
and,
and
that
has
I
think
some
of
real
opportunities
for
our
students
as
we
move
forward.
AO
I
have
an
absolute
ridiculous
amount
of
questions.
First
of
all
and
I
I,
don't
I
don't
mean
to
be
a
downer
on
this,
but
I'm
absolutely
pretty
disappointed,
specifically
the
reason
I
had
it
changed
off
the
last
meeting
and
dropped
off
the
agenda.
So
I
could
ask
Mr
wall
some
specific
question,
and
here
we
are
again
with
Mr
Walnut
president,
and
there
was
no
communication
as
to
when
Mr
wall
could
be
president,
where
we
could
actually
put
it
on
the
agenda.
So
I'm
pretty
disappointed
about
that.
AO
So
you
get
the
you
get
the
point
of
all
my
questions.
In
so,
first
of
all,
in
a
perfect
world,
I
think
we
should
have
an
Arts
director
instead
of
an
Arts
coordinator.
We
have
an
athletic
director
in
in
my
in
my
opinion,
we
should
have
as
many
as
many
students
in
the
Arts
as
we
do
in
sports.
Therefore,
we
should
have
an
Arts
director
and
under
the
Arts
director,
should
be
Fine,
Arts
or
Performing
Arts
coordinator
and
visual
arts
coordinator.
AO
That
would
be
my
perfect
world
Team
teaching,
I
I.
Don't
think
our
teachers
are
being
utilized
efficiently
when,
when
our
junior
high
band
directors
have
to
be
paid
by
our
high
school
band
directors
to
come,
teach
with
them
for
High,
School,
marching
band
stuff,
I
I,
don't
I,
don't
think
that's
a
efficient
use.
I
I
think
you
create
Kingdom
building
there
and
it's
a
it's
I
think
it's
bad
competition
among
our
schools.
AO
AO
What
are
we
doing
for
recruiting
because
that
that's
like
woefully
underutilized
up
until
January
3rd,
because
I'm
no
longer
allowed
to
do
it?
I
was
working.
I
was
actually
a
contractor
for
May
River
High
School
working
with
May
River,
High,
School
band
and
I
was
seeing
the
the
the
product
coming
out
of
our
Junior
highs,
going
into
high
school
band
and
the
band
the
band
director
there
God
bless.
Her
was
having
to
teach
basic
concepts:
basic
Elementary,
Concepts,
to
high
school
students
that
were
coming
out
of
the
junior
high
program.
AO
So
I
was
going
to
ask
Mr
wall
specifically.
What
was
it
going
to
do
to
start
like
a
a
curriculum
that
could
be
adhered
to
in
music,
because
it's
it's
there's
not
it's
often
bands
are
Islands
in
the
Stream,
each
band
is
their
own
Island
and
they,
the
band
director's
music,
is
such
a
is.
The
only
music
is
the
only
language
that
speaks
strictly
to
the
soul.
So
it's
very
personal,
it's
very
it's
a
very
emotional
thing
for
people,
so
most
music
programs
are
emotionally
driven.
AO
It
takes
seven
years
of
constant
experience
for
kids
to
be
able
to
earn
scholarships
on
music
programs
to
to
get
into
into
college
programs
at
least
seven
years
and
in
those
seven
years,
kids
are
taking
private
lessons.
They're
they're
planning
garage
plans
they're
playing
in
choir.
It's
a
kid
that
gets
into
you
know,
gets
thrown
on
second
trumpet
or
is
thrown
into
into
band
because
they
need
an
elective,
their
sophomore
year,
a
junior
in
high
school
is
it's
it's
worthless.
AO
It's
I
will
say
not
worthless.
My
apologies!
Let
me
roll
it
back,
there's
a
place
of
music
for
everybody,
but
when
you
start
somebody
in
music
that
late,
they
definitely
feel
left
behind.
They
definitely
feel
left
behind
so
in
as
far
as
starting
music
as
early
as
possible.
How
come
we're
using
Quaver
instead
of
kodai
or
ORF.
AO
Yeah
well
Quaver's,
all
in
line
I
mean
that's
that's
what
it
is.
It's
babysitter
you
can
go,
okay,
go
but
but
or
if
it's
Hands-On
open
cord
I
could
I
are
Hands-On.
They
have
orphan
kodai,
which
is
what
your
your
student
bro,
your
child
learned
on
the
ORF
method
for
stringed
instruments,
code
eye
or
percussion
instruments
for
for
early
Elementary.
So
it's
absolutely
that's
absolutely
Hands-On,
as
opposed
to
just
pushing
buttons
on
a
computer
as
far
as
pushing
buttons
on
on
computer
electronic
music.
AO
I,
don't
see
anybody
doing
any
electronic
music
in
our
schools
yet
and
I
don't
mean
sound
reinforcement,
I,
don't
mean
setting
up
speakers
and
mics
I
mean
like
making
music
on
computers
with
midi
controllers
and
that
kind
of
stuff.
So
I
was
hoping
he
would
be
able
to
to
talk
about
that.
A
little
bit.
The
120
22
dollar
increase
for
for
band
students.
AO
Bands
would
not
be
able
to
run
without
their
booster
program,
so
absolutely
leave
them
alone,
because
that's
the
only
thing
Cupid
will
float
these
booster
programs.
They
come
in.
They
pay
for
the
the
the
the
the
uniforms
they
pay
for
uniform
cleanings.
You
have
no
idea
how
much
these
booster
clubs
provide
for
bands
so
I
applaud.
The
122
dollar
increase,
leave
the
blister
programs
alone,
because
they're
they're
doing
all
the
rest
and
then
the
the
block
scheduling
is
is
hurting
our
music
programs
because
the
the
bands
are
being
broken
up.
AO
AK
Momentarily
the
additional
money
is
actually
through
our
division
in
combination
of
what
the
district
already
does
so
I
do
want
to
share
that.
That
is
an
adage.
It
is
on
top,
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
out.
There
you're
talking
Mr
name
much
as
Mrs
Boatwright
has
where
we
want
to
land,
and
we
recognize
that
we
just
had
a
coordinator
join
us
in
January,
December
January.
AK
Our
director
has
been
doing
this
me
well,
I
want
to
say
her
herself
and
her.
So
we
we
are
start
yeah
and
we
are
very,
very
hard
to
minded
amongst
us
and
I
think
it's
a
place
that
we
will
grow
to.
So
that's
actually
a
leverage
of
a
good
leverage
of
having
you
and
hearing
your
voice
as
well.
Sir.
Yes.
AF
Good
evening,
thanks
for
giving
me
a
chance
to
speak
again
since
January
a
few
concerns
as
a
parent
as
it
appears,
our
parental
engagement
is
being
ignored.
Children
in
Hilton,
Head,
Island,
Middle
School,
have
been
given
secret
surveys.
Without
the
knowledge
of
parents,
kids
were
prohibited
from
bringing
the
paper
survey
home
to
parents
to
review.
Other
online
surveys
were
kept
from
parents
as
well
also
13
and
14
year.
Old
children
in
two
separate
classrooms
in
Hilton,
Head
Middle
School
had
a
teacher
describe
to
them.
AF
These
teachers
both
violated
District,
deploy,
conduct
policy,
hrs4
and
4.1
that
violated
their
contract
with
the
district,
as
well
as
the
South
Carolina
educator
code
of
conduct,
formal
complaints
with
the
State
Department
of
Education
will
be
filed,
give
them
a
chance
to
respond
this
summer.
My
daughter
asked
me
why
this
teacher
remains
in
the
classroom
without
any
punishment.
AF
Students
are
seeing
this.
Last
week
a
teacher
in
May
River,
High
School
English
3,
took
it
upon
himself
to
engage
students
with
a
book
that
contains
depictions
of
premarital
sex
and
sexual
violence
against
women,
including
depictions
of
oral
sex,
anal,
sex
and
unpunished
sexual
violence
against
women.
The
teacher
violated
District
policies,
hrs4
and
HRS
4.1.
The
teacher
violated
their
contract
with
the
district,
as
well
as
the
South
Carolina
educator
code
of
conduct.
AF
That
teacher
remains
in
the
classroom
today
with
a
principle
that
is
on
their
way
out
and
has
washed
their
hands
of
dealing
with
it.
Congratulations
for
those
of
you
that
decided
to
keep
the
book
Perks
of
Being
a
Wallflower
in
our
schools.
You
should
expect
to
be
treated
as
groomers.
You
violated
your
own
oath
of
office.
Your
willingness
to
continue
employment
of
any
teachers
who
have
violated
their
District
contracts
demonstrates
incompetence.
It
represents
Financial
malfeasance
to
continue
to
pay
anyone
on
a
contract
that
is
in
violation
of
contract
terms.
AF
As
recent,
as
last
year,
I
saw
a
majority
of
the
board
vote
to
cancel
the
contract
of
someone
violating
their
contract
terms.
This
example
comes
with
our
contractor,
providing
Security
Services
for
the
district.
The
board's
complicit
behavior
in
keeping
staff
and
teachers
who
violate
their
contracts,
is
under
strict
scrutiny.
A
contract
is
a
contract.
AF
A
I
A
P
Q
Okay,
with
respect
to
to
the
bond
referendum
and
I
just
wanted
to
share
with
the
board
this
evening
that
my
intention
was
to
bring
bring
it
back
to
the
board
for
final
consideration
in
May,
however,
I'm
still
awaiting
the
second
cost
analysis,
and
and
so
I
will
be,
bringing
that
back
to
the
board
in
June,
but
I
did
not
want
to
move
move
it
forward
until
we
have
a
second
cost
analysis,
because
I
believe
that's
prudent
to
to
this
work.
So
thank
you.
A
C
AJ
Good
evening,
once
again,
I
did
provide
a
brief
PowerPoint
for
this
evening,
I'm
not
going
to
go
directly
on
PowerPoint
I'm,
going
to
give
a
little
more
of
a
brief
summary
of
sort
of
what's
in
the
budget,
and
but
this
evening
I
we
are
requesting
a
budget
certification
from
the
board.
There
are
actually
two
motions
at
the
end
of
this
PowerPoint
one
is
for
the
operations
budget
and
one
is
for
the
debt
budget.
AJ
All
the
details
had
been
provided
previously
last
board
meetings
packet
had
all
the
financial
details
of
of
both
budgets,
as
well
as
some
comparative
information
of
actuals
and
and
budgets
for
prior
years
as
well.
So
the
one
thing
I've
talked
about
a
lot
during
this
budget
season
is
feedback,
but
getting
getting
feedback
from
our
community.
We've
done
a
lot
of
that
and
I've
in
the
Pro
in
the
I
think
slide.
AJ
Number
two
or
three
provides
a
listing
of
all
of
the
the
ways
in
which
we've
sought
input
from
the
community,
so
surveys,
student,
advisories,
public
forums,
sic
joint
board
meetings
and
then
and
board
presentations.
Of
course,
last
yesterday
afternoon
we
had
an
opportunity
to
speak
to
County,
Council
and
present
a
summary
of
the
budget
there
as
well.
So
that
was
another
form
of
communication
feat.
AJ
We
got
some
feedback,
some
question
or
two
relatively
brief
summary,
but
it
was
very
helpful
for
us
to
get
the
word
out
and
to
have
the
community
hear
what
what
we're
doing
and
what
we're
proposing
in
our
budget.
So
it
was
a
very
positive
experience
and,
and
we
will
be
going
to
County
Council
again
on
Monday,
so
the
feedback
really
has
structured
or
guided
us
to
build
the
entire
budget.
AJ
So
really,
this
operating
budget
was
developed
with
a
top
priority
in
mind
to
lead
us
the
to
Lead,
South
Carolina
education
as
an
exemplary
District
by
attracting
and
maintaining
high
quality,
Educators
and
staff,
so
that
we
can
continually
focus
and
grow
our
students.
So
one
of
our
some
of
our
notable
increases
include
three
thousand
dollar
increase
for
our
starting
teacher
salary
schedule
and
with
a
thousand
of
that
increase
move
from
the
teacher
locality
supplement.
So
we're
making
those
a
permanent
increase
in
the
salary.
AJ
It
becomes
part
of
the
take-home
pay
part
of
retirement
wages
and
and
is
permanently
established
in
the
teacher's
salary
until
schedule
to
allow
us
to
recruit
and
retain
teachers
for
the
third
consecutive
Year.
We're
supporting
our
most
experienced
teachers
by
adding
another
step
to
the
teacher
salary
schedule,
moving
us
from
Step
26
to
27.
we're
on
a
mission
of
four-year
Mission
and
we're
at
year.
Three,
and
so
we
with
a
goal
in
mind
of
eventually
getting
to
that
28th
year,
which
is
the
retirement
eligible
year
and
then
funding
to
continue
implementation,
fully.
AJ
Implementing
our
salary
recommendations
from
the
salary
study
for
classified
professional,
administrative
staff
and
then
as
well
in
addition
to
two
percent
cost
of
living,
increases
for
the
same
group
and
then
funding
to
meet
all
of
the
state
mandated.
We
participate
fully
with
as
a
requirement
to
with
the
state
retirement
system
and
with
the
piba.
The
public
employee
benefits
Association
to
provide
health
insurance
costs
to
coverage
for
our
staff
and
those
are
mandatory
increases
annually,
which
are
usually
relative,
relatively
significant
to
our
budget.
AJ
AJ
So
we
are
asking
for
a
22.3
million
dollar
proposed
increase
at
seven
and
a
half
percent
of
the
pro
of
the
current.
Your
budget
as
to
the
total
would
be
320.4,
and
that
would
we
would
utilize
15.7
million
of
our
existing
local
and
State
dollars.
In
order
to
be
able
to
fund
a
portion
of
this,
but
we'll
need
an
additional
4.4
mils
in
order
to
fully
fund
this
budget.
AJ
So
that
concludes
my
summary
and
then,
of
course,
after
certification
comes
three
readings
with
County
Council
and
we'll
be
looking
forward
to
those
discussions,
beginning
on
Monday
and
then
following
on
the
second
second
and
fourth
Mondays
of
June
as
well.
So
with
that
I
will
open
it
up
for
any
discussion
or
may
have
Madam.
C
I'm,
just
gonna
make
a
a
brief
statement
to
explain
my
no
vote
this
evening.
I'm
sure
it
doesn't
come
as
a
surprise
to
many
of
my
fellow
board
members-
and
this
is
certainly
not
a
reflection
on
the
administration.
Tanya's
work,
my
faith
in
Dr
Rodriguez
or
any
of
you
so
I
do
want
to
preface
my
statement
before
that.
C
I
have
a
concern
with
the
rate
of
increase
of
year-over-year
growth
to
the
budget
and
the
last
five
or
so
years.
I
also
have
concern
that
the
areas
of
potential
fat
to
be
removed
from
this
budget
was
not
discussed.
I
did
make
a
motion
at
the
May
2nd
meeting,
and
there
was
a
lack
of
board
support
to
look
at
a
optional
second
budget,
with
a
one
percent
reduction
to
the
proposed
budget
here.
So
for
those
reasons,
I
will
be
voting
no
this
evening,
but
again
not
a
reflection
on
Administration.
Thank
you.