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From YouTube: School Board Meeting - 10/13/2022 - 5:00 PM
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discuss
the
assignment,
appointment,
performance,
discipline
and
release
of
contract
for
specific
School
Board
employees,
including
the
evaluation
of
the
superintendent,
as
provided
in
his
contract
of
employment.
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for
discussion
or
consideration
of
the
acquisition
of
real
property
for
a
public
purpose
or
of
the
disposition
of
publicly
held
real
property.
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discussion
and
an
open
meeting
would
adversely
affect
the
bargaining
position
or
negotiating
strategy
of
the
public
body.
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I
Good
evening
in
November,
2022,
Dr,
Woodford
and
I
shared
CT
and
workplace,
Readiness
updates
and
during
the
presentation
we
shared
information
about
CTE
career
clusters,
workplace
Readiness
skills,
CTE
course
offerings
and
Community
Partnerships.
So
this
evening,
I'm
joined
by
our
supervisor
of
CTE
and
workplace
Readiness
Mr
Trevor
Haas.
We
will
update
you
on
progress
towards
goals
shared
last
year,
new
goals,
celebrations
and
next
steps
for
our
CTE
programs.
I
Cutting
one
of
the
speakers
was
Miss
Pam
Bailey,
the
director
of
Bedford
County,
Economic
Development.
She
shared
how
the
programs
at
Susie,
Gibson,
and
especially
the
HVAC
program,
fills
an
important
need
in
our
local
businesses.
Overall,
the
event
was
a
celebration
not
only
of
how
Susie
Gibson
supports
our
students
in
our
division
and
how
it
supports
our
local
Workforce.
We
are
thankful
to
those
who
attended
and
to
those
who
helped
make
this
special
event
happen.
I
I
want
to
start
by
discussing
current
CTE
course
offerings
in
Bedford
County
CTE
courses
are
offered
at
each
of
our
secondary
schools.
Some
courses
are
unique
to
the
school
and
some
are
offered
at
all
schools,
determinate
determination.
Of
course,
offerings
are
made
by
the
principal
based
on
student
course
requests
with
support
from
the
instruction
team.
Additionally,
Susie
Gibson
offers
CTE
programs
that
are
accessible
to
students
from
all
three
high
schools.
I
We
are
very
proud
of
the
17
programs
offered
at
Susie
Gibson.
These
programs
require
high
level
of
specialized
staff
to
teach
these
courses
having
a
central
program
allows
us
to
offer
opportunities
to
more
students,
as
teachers
for
those
programs
are
harder
to
find
and
because
of
the
equipment
required
for
instruction.
Bodytalk
Campbell
and
Franklin
counties
also
have
Technology
Centers
batata
has
14
programs,
Campbell
County
has
nine
and
Franklin
County
has
17.
I
this
year.
Middle
and
high
school
has
adopted
a
common
bell
schedule.
One
of
the
motives
was
to
make
Susie
Gibson
programs
more
accessible
to
students
from
all
three
schools.
Under
the
new
schedule.
All
students
are
still
able
to
achieve
the
same
number
of
credentials
and
certifications
as
they
had
in
previous
years
now,
students
are
able
to
take
a
fourth
class
at
the
base
school
and
attend
Susie
Gibson,
something
that
was
not
possible
under
the
previous
system.
I
The
schedule
has
helped
a
variety
of
students.
For
example,
some
can
participate
in
Susie,
Gibson
programs
and
work
towards
an
advanced
diploma
seniors
can
work
towards
graduation
requirements
with
extra
courses
on
campus
and
do
not
have
to
make
the
choice
of
graduating
or
attending
Susie
Gibson
programs.
Other
students
can
take
additional
courses
to
better
prepare
them
for
post-secondary
readiness
as
a
result
of
the
new
bell
schedule
and
recruiting
efforts
of
Susie
Gibson's
staff
enrollment
at
Susie
Gibson
is
as
high
as
it's
ever
been
this
year.
452
students
are
enrolled
at
Susie
Gibson.
I
The
chart
shows
a
five-year
enrollment
Trend
at
Susie
Gibson.
We
have
waiting
lists
for
all
of
our
programs
and
we
have
for
the
past
few
years.
One
program
that
has
seen
a
large
increase
in
enrollment
is
JROTC,
which
has
54
students.
33
of
these
are
freshmen.
The
most
this
program
has
ever
had
prior
to
the
new
bell
schedule.
It
was
difficult
for
freshmen
to
access
Susie,
Gibson
programs
due
to
the
number
of
courses
they
needed
to
graduate
on
time.
I
The
new
schedule
has
made
JROTC
more
accessible
to
freshmen
and
we
hope
this
program
continues
to
grow
as
we
plan
for
next
year.
The
Susie
Gibson
counselor
Mrs
Flint,
has
already
met
with
sophomores
at
each
school
and
we
already
have
422
applicants.
This
is
the
most
we've
ever
had
this
time
of
year,
interested
sophomores
at
Stanton,
River,
High,
School
and
Liberty
High
School
have
already
toured
Susie
Gibson.
Approximately
a
hundred
JF
students
will
Tour
on
October
the
20th.
I
We
anticipate
this
number
to
continue
to
increase
Susie
Gibson,
also
houses,
one
of
nine
Governors
Health
Science
academies
in
Virginia.
Each
Governor's
Academy
for
Health
Sciences
incorporates
academic
content
with
Career
and
Technical
instruction
and
implements
the
five
career
Pathways
related
to
therapeutic
services,
diagnostic
services,
Health,
informatics
support
services
and
biotechnology
research
and
development.
Bedford
County
students
are
able
to
take
the
courses
displayed
on
the
slide,
introduction
to
Health
medical
terminology.
Biotech
and
forensics
are
offered
virtually
the
virtual
option
and
the
new
bell
schedule
has
made
a
significant
impact
on
course.
I
Each
middle
school
offers
introductory
CTE
courses
to
provide
opportunities
to
engage
students
in
Hands-On
and
Career
and
Technical
education
opportunities
prior
to
high
school,
as
they
begin
making
their
academic
and
career
plans.
Our
high
schools
offer
a
variety
of
CTE
courses
course.
Offerings
are
based
on
student
interest
and
teacher
certifications.
There
are
total
of
42
CTE
courses
for
students
to
choose
from
JF
has
16
Liberty
High
School
has
28
and
stent
River
has
34..
I
Most
of
these
courses
offered
are
part
of
a
Career
Cluster,
and
the
certified
teacher
in
one
of
the
core
programs
has
room
to
offer
other
courses
within
their
certification.
So,
for
example,
an
agriculture
teacher
could
potentially
offer
vet
science.
Some
could
offer
Horticulture.
It
really
depends
on
on
what
the
needs
are
in
student
requests
and
teacher
interest
in
a
variety
of
topics.
I
Currently,
there
are
six
courses
that
are
common
to
all
three
high
schools,
so
we
are
aware
of
the
need
to
refine
those
offerings
at
the
base
schools
to
ensure
that
they
are
based
on
local
Workforce
needs
and
to
ensure
all
courses
include
a
complete
or
sequence.
This
may
result
in
less
variants
and
course
offerings
between
the
three
schools,
but
it
does
not,
but
it
does
make
our
course
offerings
more
relevant
to
the
workforce
and
it
better
prepares
our
students
for
post-secondary
readiness.
J
We
collected
information
from
surrounding
School
divisions
to
show
how
Bedford
County
Compares
with
other
CTE
offerings
and
student
achievement
rates.
As
you
will
see,
we
have
a
lot
to
be
proud
of
we're
excited
to
share
that
CTE
programs
in
Bedford
County
are
leading
other
school
divisions
by
every
measure.
Bedford
County
students
outperform
students
in
other
divisions,
while
we
are
also
providing
more
CTE
opportunities
for
our
students,
which
better
prepares
them
for
post-secondary
readiness.
J
The
following
slides
will
draw
comparisons
between
surrounding
School
divisions
in
Bedford
County.
These
include
Amherst
Appomattox,
bottatot,
Campbell
and
Franklin
County,
as
well
as
Lynchburg
City.
You
will
see
that
Bedford
County
is
number
one
when
compared
to
surrounding
local
divisions.
As
we
developed
this
data
and
saw
that
Bedford
County
was
ahead
of
the
surrounding
districts.
It
prompted
us
to
see
how
we
compare
to
all
20
divisions
in
region.
5.
we're
excited
to
announce
that
Bedford
County
students
placed
in
the
top
three
or
four
in
each
category.
J
J
A
completer
is
defined
as
a
student
who
has
met
the
requirements
for
a
CTE
concentration
and
all
requirements
for
high
school
graduation.
As
you
can
see
by
this
chart,
Bedford
County
has
more
completers
than
all
of
our
surrounding
Neighbors
examples
of
Bedford
County
completer
sequences
include
construction,
one
and
two
engineering
exploration
and
Engineering
analysis
and
marketing
and
advanced
marketing.
J
By
being
completers
students
fulfill
the
vdoe
sequential
elective
requirement
for
graduation,
when
our
students
become
completers,
it
helps
prepare
them
for
post-secondary
Readiness
by
showing
a
commitment
to
the
field
of
study
that
they're
passionate
about,
and
it
opens
the
door
to
obtaining
credentials
which
separate
them
from
their
peers
for
colleges.
A
completer
separates
a
Bedford
County
graduate
from
other
prospective
students,
because
it
shows
expertise
and
dedication
to
a
field
at
an
early
age.
J
J
Many
Bedford
County
students
also
have
taken
advantage
of
the
opportunity
to
earn
one
or
more
credentials
through
their
CTE
programs.
This
chart
shows
that
Bedford
County
students
have
further
separated
themselves
from
surrounding
divisions
when
it
comes
to
going
above
and
beyond.
On
credential
earning.
J
Virginia
workplace
Readiness
skills
are
a
set
of
personal
qualities,
people
skills
and
professional
abilities,
identified
by
Virginia
employers
and
Educators
as
essential
for
employee
success
in
the
workplace,
developed
and
updated
over
the
past
20
years
to
adapt
to
changing
workplace
Trends
and
needs.
These
skills
are
incorporated
into
the
curriculum
of
every
state
CTE
course.
J
In
addition
to
supporting
both
students
and
employer
needs,
Virginia's,
workplace
Readiness
skills
also
benefit
Industries
regions
and
the
state
as
a
whole.
The
workplace,
Readiness
exam
counts
as
an
industry
credential
and,
as
you
can
see,
Bedford
County
students
are
passing
the
workplace
Readiness
test
at
a
higher
rate
than
surrounding
School
divisions.
I
In
addition
to
Susie
Gibson
and
the
three
high
school
students
can
also
access
CTE
courses
through
this
tvcc
CTE
Academy,
we
partner
with
them
to
help
students
participate
in
programs
that
are
not
available
through
Bedford
County
CTE
options.
At
the
September
board
meeting,
there
was
a
discussion
of
funding
scholarships
for
students
attending
the
CTE
Academy.
Currently
we
pay
for
textbooks,
but
we
do
not
provide
scholarships
as
a
follow-up.
From
last
meeting,
we
have
researched
other
school
divisions
that
access
the
CTE
Academy
each
division.
That
funds
Scholarships
in
their
annual
budget
only
offer
scholarships
to
seniors.
I
Keep
in
mind
that,
while
divisions
May
set
aside
money
in
the
budget,
not
all
seats
are
necessarily
filled
due
to
enrollment
limitations
at
the
CTE
Academy,
so
for
comparison,
Amherst
funds
25
to
28
scholarships
a
year,
Appomattox
funds,
10
Campbell
funds,
100
scholarships,
Lynchburg
City
funds
20,
and
they
divide
it
10
for
each
of
their
high
schools.
Each
division
utilizes
an
application
process
with
the
rubric
to
select
scholarship
recipients.
This
process
is
similar
to
how
Governor
school
students
are
selected.
I
For
example,
the
divisions
that
offer
scholarships
do
have
fewer
program
offerings
at
their
tech
center
than
Bedford
County
if
they
even
have
a
tech
center,
which
is
one
explanation
for
why
they
can
fund
some
Scholarships
in
Bedford
County.
Local
and
Perkins
funds
have
been
used
for
salaries,
equipment
and
other
costs
associated
with
running
our
own
programs,
particularly
at
Susie.
Gibson
I
would
also
like
the
board
to
consider
when
determining,
if
you
want
to
offer
scholarships
that
funding
dedicated
to
scholarships
could
potentially
take
away
from
resources
dedicated
to
our
own
CTE
programs.
I
Another
point
of
information
to
consider
is
that
we
have
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
cvcc
and
the
University
of
Lynchburg,
where
they
offer
reduced
tuition
to
our
students.
We
fund
75
percent
of
tuition
costs
and
we
pay
for
textbooks
for
dual
enrollment
courses
at
high
schools.
Currently,
there
are
nine
dual
enrollment
courses
offerings
at
our
high
schools.
They
are
College
English
composition,
one
and
two
English
literature,
one
and
two
pre-calculus
one
and
two
chemistry,
calculus
and
biology.
As
Susie
Gibson,
we
have
five
dual
enrollment
programs.
I
Since
the
last
CT
update,
we've
developed
a
strategic
framework
goal
number
four
says:
the
Bedford
County
Public
Schools
will
develop
mutually
supportive
Partnerships
with
families
and
Community
organizations
to
enhance
student
well-being
and
broaden
opportunities
for
Workforce
Development.
The
framework
says
that
Bedford
County
Schools
recognizes
the
important
role
that
families
and
Community
Partners
play
in
building
better
futures
for
students.
Input
from
surveys
indicated
a
need
for
a
focus
on
improved
communication
and
engagement
with
families
and
providing
equal
opportunities
to
students
in
all
three
school
zones.
I
In
developing
this
goal,
the
team
evaluated
Virginia's
current
21
workplace
Readiness
skills
to
ensure
that
they
are
up
to
date
and
align
with
the
needs
of
local
employers.
The
data
showed
the
importance
of
developing
learning
Pathways
to
incorporate
workplace
skills,
on-the-job
training
through
high
school
internship
opportunities
by
combining
student
interests
with
Workforce
needs.
Bedford
County
Schools
can
offer
opportunities
for
students
as
soon
as
they
graduate
since
Mr
Haas
has
been
in
his
position
and
since
developing
the
Strategic
framework,
we
have
developed
additional
goals
and
next
steps
for
our
CTE
programs.
I
While
we
have
much
to
celebrate,
there
are
still
some
areas
we
have
identified
that
can
be
improved.
First,
we
want
to
improve
our
credential
offerings
at
our
high
schools.
Most
credentials
offered
are
at
Susie
Gibson
and
we
certainly
see
room
for
improvement
at
our
high
schools.
This
will
further
increase
our
students
ability
to
contribute
to
the
local
Workforce
and
to
give
them
a
Competitive
Edge
over
their
peers
who
compete
for
College
admission
or
when
seeking
employment.
I
Second,
we
want
to
explore
offering
more
dual
enrollment
CTE
course
offerings
to
our
Bedford
County
programs.
Third,
offer
relevant
courses
to
students
and
a
recent
program
of
studies
meeting
with
our
secondary
principals.
We
shared
the
expectation
that
CTE
course
offerings
would
align
with
the
community
Workforce
needs
based
on
local
market
data.
I
will
be
updating
the
board
with
specific
course
offerings
when
I
discuss
the
program
of
studies
at
the
November
board
meeting.
And
finally,
we
want
to
expand
Partnerships
locally
and
in
our
region
last
year,
Dr
Woodford
shared
about
business
Partnerships
with
Susie
Gibson.
I
Since
the
beginning
of
the
school
year
we
have
added
six
new
partners.
Some
examples
are
Jamerson
Lewis,
Construction,
Clayton,
Homes
and
Ray's
Auto
Body,
for
example.
These
Partners
provide
internships
and
meet
with
our
students,
as
we
work
together
to
fill
local
employment
needs.
We
continue
to
seek
new
partners.
I
Currently,
Mr
Haas
serves
on
the
workforce,
Foundation
committee,
that
is
working
on
building
internship
and
work-based
learning
opportunities
for
our
students.
Recently
he
was
invited
to
join
the
Bedford
area,
Resource
Center
Action
Group,
which
focuses
on
employment
and
training
barriers
in
Bedford
County.
Finally,
Mr
Haas
has
started
a
local
CTE
advisory
committee
consisting
of
individuals
from
Susie,
Gibson,
cbcc
C,
the
Bedford
Center
of
Economic
Development
and
local
businesses.
Their
first
meeting
will
be
at
the
end
of
the
month,
so
at
this
time
we'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
from
the
board.
K
Thank
you,
Dr
Trosper,
in
regards
to
expanding
the
partnership
and,
first
of
all,
let
me
just
say
this
is
a
very
good
report.
Thank
you
all
for
all.
I
Well,
since
this
presentation
was
developed,
we
actually
had
six
of
our
HVAC
Partners
come
to
our
ribbon,
cutting
on
Tuesday,
so
so
I
think
I
said
we
added
six.
Really,
we
could
add
those
as
partners
too,
that
was
that
was
really
exciting
to
see
they
are
anxious
to
to
meet
with
us
to
meet
our
students
and
because
there's
a
real
need
in
the
community.
I
For
that,
and
so
the
criteria
we
look
at
is
what
is
the
local
Workforce
need
and
there's
a
lot
of
data
out
there
and
that's
part
of
our
application
process
for
new
courses,
and
so
if
we
can
look
at
that
local
Workforce
data
and
identify
companies
that
are
hiring
within
that
field,
that
is
really
who
we
reach
out
to
First
and
honestly
Miss
Harrison.
We
have
had
a
lot
of
companies
reach
out
to
us.
I
Mr
Haas,
I
I
feel
like
it's
once
a
week
he's
meeting
with
a
new
potential
partner
companies
saying
we
need
help,
we
need
employees,
you
know
what
can
we
do?
I
know
that
high
schools,
as
a
former
High
School
principal
we
got
calls
frequently
from
businesses.
Just
saying
we
need
to
hire.
Can
you
help
me
out
so
in
many
ways,
just
the
quality
of
our
program
attracts
businesses,
but
but
for
us
we
try
to
be
strategic
about
what
is
the
local
Workforce
need
and
how
can
we
meet
that
need.
L
M
I
So
we
have
a
really
good
program
called
major
Clarity
that
Bedford
County
has
been
using
more
and
more
and
we've
actually
and
I'd
have
to
get
back
to
you
on
the
name.
But
we
want
even
a
special
recognition
by
this
company
major
clayder,
for
how
much
we
use
it
I
believe
it's
called
a
super
user.
Okay.
K
I
Anyway,
so
we're
that's
something
that
we
have
have
continued
to
push
with
with
our
secondary
schools.
So
not
only
does
that
give
students
ideas
for
what
they
can
do.
Our
counselors
have
inputted
Bedford
County
course
offerings
that
apply
to
that
field
of
study,
and
so
it
would.
It
could
map
out
their
course
of
study
from
middle
school
all
the
way
to
high
school.
I
So
it
helps
kids
know
what
courses
to
sign
up
for,
but
it
also
helps
principals
plan
for
future
course
offerings,
and
so
one
of
the
fields,
for
example,
has
been
Health
Sciences,
that's
a
field
that
that
students
are
seeing
that
they're
interested
in
are
our
Governor's
Health
Science
has
grown.
So
it's
been
it's
interesting
to
see
what
our
students
are
are
asking
us
for
and
being
able
to
align
that
with
the
workforce.
K
I
H
J
So
so
part
of
the
CTE
advisory
committee
that
we're
we're
starting
that's
going
to
be
at
the
end
of
October.
It
we're
starting
out
small
and
we've
got
the
director
of
Economic
Development
there
who's
going
to
help
guide
us
on
on
the
businesses
that
need
to
be
at
the
table
for
the
local
Workforce.
So
we're
going
to
start
small,
but
that's
going
to
Branch
out
and
and
we're
going
to
bring
in
more
and
more
businesses
to
that
discussion
sounds
good.
O
O
Now,
that's
almost
double
from
last
year.
So
that's
that's
a
tremendous!
That's
a
great
Victory
and
I
think
we've
all
heard
from
around
the
community
that
they
want
to
see
enrollment
up
and
you
guys
are
delivering
on
that.
So
thank
you.
We
talked
about.
You
had
mentioned
the
waiting
list.
What
are
the?
O
What
are
the
issues
that
are
causing
the
waiting
list
I
know
in
in
when
we
talked
to
in
the
in
the
CNA
program
when,
when
they're
out
in
the
field,
she
can
only
observe
10
at
a
time
there
might
be
some
OSHA
regulations
that
we
have
is
that
the
main
hold
up?
Is
that
what's
what's
keeping
the
waiting
list
there?
Is
it.
I
You
know
depend
on
the
program.
There
are
limitations
for
motion,
how
many
kids
can
be
in
class.
So
so
there
is
there's
not
a
lot
of
room
for
growth
in
those
programs,
but
the
exciting
part
is
the
more
kids
are
interested.
We
can
really
look
at
qualified
individuals
now.
The
programs
that
that
won't
necessarily
be
held
back
is
the
governor's
Health
Science
Academy
JROTC.
So
that's
where
we
anticipate
seeing
a
lot
of
growth
over
the
next
few
years.
I
O
I
I
You
know
a
lot
of
kids
want
to
be
a
firefighter
that's
great,
but
let's
talk
about
how
do
you
get
there?
What
steps
do
you
take
to
be
that
and
so
we're
trying
to
get
to
them
early
even
before
middle
school?
That's.
O
Great
and-
and
they
said
in
the
the
nursing
program,
our
students
are
not
even
have
not
even
graduated
yet
and
they
already
all
have
jobs
lined
up
so
that
I
mean
that's,
that's
tremendous
and
then
you
know
in
in
the
construction
department,
just
he
was
bragging
on
his
students
and
how
well
they
were
doing,
and
just
he
just
oozed
enthusiasm
and
it
was.
It
was
really
great
to
see
it's
hard,
not
to
have
a
smile
on
your
face
in
that
class.
O
A
Okay,
I'm
gonna
bring
up
the
tail
in
with
the
JROTC
I
know.
At
one
point
in
time
there
was
problems
with
the
enrollment
and
the
possibility
of
the
program
dying
out.
How
is
that
enrollment
improved
yeah.
I
So
what
we
did
was
we
opened
up
opportunities
for
freshmen
to
attend,
and
so
part
of
this
new
bell
schedule
allowed
students
to
take
four
classes
instead
of
three
at
the
base
school
when
you're
a
freshman,
you
really
need
to
get
a
lot
of
those
credits
done
early
and
it's
hard
to
graduate
on
time.
If
you
can
only
take
three
credits
that
first
year,
so
by
giving
them
that
extra
opportunity,
we've
got
33,
we've
added
33
freshmen
this
year.
The
other
thing
that's
been
helpful.
A
Well,
that's
that's
great
news.
I'm
really
glad
to
hear
that
one
as
far
as
our
class
offerings
and
I'm
going
back
old
school,
but
I
also
know
that
there
is
a
demand
for
these
on
masonry
and
Welding.
I
I
We
had
welding
at
Liberty
High
School
last
year
and
then
the
teacher
unfortunately
left,
and
so
the
challenge
with
that
is
just
finding
qualified
individuals
to
teach
it.
So
it's
still
in
our
program
of
studies,
we
would
love
to
do
that.
It's
just
a
matter
of
finding
somebody
who
could
do
that.
Has
there
been
any
discussion
of
Masonry
I'm
not
familiar
with
that,
but
but
welding
we
certainly
would
love
to
if
we
could
find
staff,
because.
A
I
A
Side.
Okay,
so
that's
something
that
that
could
potentially
be
a
good
career
path
and
the
forensics
technology
I
understood.
We
have
a
good
enrollment
with
that.
Do
you.
J
A
And
and
I
I'm
not
I'm,
just
curious
for
my
own
education
purposes
here:
what
career
path
can
you
go
on
with
that
because,
usually,
as
a
deputy
or
an
officer,
they
like
for
you
to
have
at
least
an
undergraduate
program?
So
how
can
this
Advance
you
in
that
career
field,
without
your
undergraduate
program,
without.
J
Your
undergraduate
degree,
that's
what
a
lot
of
students
take
if
they're
interested
in
criminal
justice
is
the
forensics
piece
and
it
gives
them.
It
allows
them
to
explore
that
field
that
that's
one
that
does
not
currently
have
a
credential,
which
it
may
be
beneficial
to
look
at
exploring
a
credential
for
forensics
to
help
them
go
on
that
path
towards
the
four-year
degree.
So,
right
right
now,
it's
mainly
students
exploring
that
field
and.
A
P
Good
evening,
due
to
the
questions
and
concerns
that
the
September
board
meeting
in
regard
to
Elementary
class
size,
Ms
Kirby
requested
a
presentation
on
Staffing
standards.
So,
prior
to
this
board
meeting,
we
met
with
the
budget
and
finance
committee
to
discuss
Staffing
standard
considerations
for
the
2223
school
year
and
options
to
address
the
current
concern
on
Elementary
class
size.
This
presentation
will
review
current
elementary
class
size
and
additional
considerations
for
Reviving
step
revising
Staffing
standards
as
we
prepare
for
the
2223
school
budget.
P
The
BCPS
Staffing
standard
for
classroom
teacher
in
elementary
is
one
full-time,
equivalent
teaching
position
for
every
21
students
in
K3
and
one
full-time
teaching
position
for
every
22
students
in
four
or
five.
The
Virginia
soq
has
an,
and
these
are
averages.
It
says
that
24
to
1,
with
no
class
larger
than
29
in
kindergarten
24
and
as
an
average
and
one
to
three
with
no
class
larger
than
30
and
25
and
4
to
6,
with
no
class
larger
than
35..
P
P
It
is
important
to
state
that
this
school
made
an
administrative
decision
to
use
one
teaching
position
as
a
reading
specialist
through
Title
1
funds
giving
Big
Island
Elementary
School
two
reading
specialists
at
a
River
Elementary
School
has
one
class
of
27..
There
are
two
instructional
aides
that
split
coverage
to
this
first
grade
class
and
it
is
covered
all
day.
P
There
is
one
instructional
Aid
that
splits
coverage
between
the
two
classes
and
Title
1
Fund
in
this
school
have
been
used
for
an
instructional
coach
and
a
reading
specialist
The
Proposal.
The
recommendation
from
the
budget
and
finance
committee
meeting
were
to
use
available
funds
from
the
current
budget
to
add
instructional
aids
to
supplement
for
this
year
only
putting
A's
in
place
where
AIDS
were
not
currently
in
place.
P
It
is
important
to
know
that
all
no,
not
all
current
positions
posted
for
AIDS
have
been
filled
at
this
time.
We
are
aggressively
seeking
applicants,
but
currently
there
is
need.
P
As
we
move
in
I
might
have
went
too
far
as
we
move
into
the
22-23
school
year
and
look
at
our
current
Staffing
standards,
we
wanted
to
look
at
considerations
and
moving
forward.
Would
there
be
a
consideration
for
maximum
Elementary
class
size?
So
we
have
worked
up.
Mr,
Hagler
and
I
have
worked
up
a
couple
of
examples
for
your
consideration.
P
P
If
we
had,
the
condition
of
no
single
class
will
be
greater
than
24
and
K1
26
and
2
3
and
28
and
4
5..
It
would
require
nine
additional
teachers,
which
would
be
603
thousand
dollars.
If
we
had
scenario
number
two
with
no
single
Elementary
class
would
be
greater
than
25
in
K5.
It
would
be
12.
P
P
P
Other
Staffing
standards
that
need
to
be
considered
as
we
look
forward
to
the
22-23
budget.
There
is
currently
for
reading
Specialists.
There
is
one
assigned
per
school.
That
means
small
schools
such
as
Big
Island,
Elementary,
School
and
150
students
get
one
reading.
Specialist
and
large
schools
such
as
TJ
480
students
get
one
reading
specialist
one
consideration
would
be
to
add
an
additional
reading
specialist
to
schools
over
400..
P
P
Enrollment
of
there
is
half
per
School
of
student
enrollment
less
than
250
and
there's
one
if
it's
over
250.,
so
currently
with
this
Staffing
standard,
Big,
Island,
Elementary,
School,
Huddleston,
Auto,
River
and
Monita
would
have
to
share
library,
media
and
counseling
staff
that
becomes
difficult
because,
because
Librarians
act
as
an
additional
resource
to
Art,
music
and
PE,
an
elementary
setting
that
allows
for
teachers
to
have
a
30-minute
staff
period.
P
Another
staff
in
consideration
for
2223
would
be
athletic
trainer
as
Sports
have
been
added.
We
have
not
increased
the
number
of
athletic
training
serving
our
schools.
Currently
there's
only
one
at
each
high
school,
as
we
think
about
adding
additional
Sports
middle
school
cross-country
track
competition
cheer.
We
must
consider
adding
additional
trainers.
Trainers
are
currently
serving
multiple
locations
and
in
multiple
Sports,
especially
in
the
spring.
P
A
K
F
A
Q
Q
Tonight,
board
members,
it's
my
pleasure
to
introduce
you
and
the
community
to
three
administrators
who
have
already
been
on
the
job
since
the
beginning
of
this
school
year,
but
we've
just
not
yet
had
a
chance
to
formally
introduce
them
to
you
and
to
the
community.
So
these
individuals
have
come
forward
when
I
call
your
name.
If
you
step
to
the
podium
we'll
begin
with
Suzanne
quiesenberry
Miss
Suzanne
cuisenberry
was
previously
appointed
as
our
school
nutrition
supervisor.
Q
She
returns
to
K-12
Food
Service,
following
a
four-year
Hiatus
working
in
the
senior
living
segment
as
the
food
and
beverage
director
for
Richfield
living
in
Salem
Virginia.
Before
that
appointment,
Miss
cuisenberry
held
a
similar
role
as
the
school
nutrition
director
for
Salem
City
schools
for
four
years
and
prior
to
her
start
in
school
nutrition.
She
worked
for
over
15
years
in
college
and
university
Food
Service
as
the
retail
director
for
William
and
Mary
food
service
director
for
Hollins,
University
and
Catering
director
for
Virginia
Tech.
Q
She
earned
a
bachelor's
degree
in
Business
Administration
from
East
Carolina
University
and
has
a
master's
degree
in
Business
Administration
from
National
University
we're
just
so
thrilled
to
be
able
to
hire
somebody
with
that.
Much
experience
welcome
Suzanne
quiesenberry
School
nutrition
supervisor.
Thank
you.
Q
Kelly
was
previously
appointed
by
the
board
to
serve
in
the
role
of
supervisor
of
Health
Services
Mrs
Thomas
has
also
diverse
experiences.
Hers
are
in
professional,
nursing,
school,
nursing
and
nursing
leadership.
She
has
served
as
a
medical
officer
in
the
United
States
Air
Force,
a
certified
nurse
assistant
instructor
and
a
home
health
nurse
provider.
For
the
past
16
years,
Mrs
Thomas
served
in
Loudoun
County,
Public
Schools
as
a
school
nurse,
a
resource
nurse
a
specialist
and
as
acting
supervisor
of
student
health
services
for
Loudoun.
Q
She
earned
her
bachelor's
degree
in
nursing
from
the
State
University
of
New
York
Polytechnic
Institute
in
Utica,
and
she
is
scheduled
to
complete
this
December
a
master's
degree
in
nursing
education
from
Western,
Governors
University,
again
we're
just
so
thrilled
to
have
somebody
with
that.
Much
experience
leading
our
health
services
welcome
Mrs,
Kelly,
Thomas.
Q
And
next
is
Mrs
Kate
McNeely
there
she
is
Kate,
was
previously
appointed
by
this
board
to
serve
as
the
principal
of
the
alternative
education
center
Mrs
McNeely
earned
her
bachelor's
degree
from
Vanderbilt
University
and
secondary
education
in
English
for
her
first
teaching
assignment
Mrs
McNeely
chose
to
live
and
work
in
a
village
in
Alaska
that
had
a
K-12
School
of
about
80
students
living
in
the
village.
Was
it
80,
students
or
80
villagers
80.
Q
80
villagers
living
in
after
that
Adventure
she
taught
Middle
School
English
and
social
studies
in
three
different
School
divisions,
including
Charleston
South
Carolina,
as
well
as
here
in
Virginia
and
Charlottesville
and
Chesapeake.
Q
She
earned
her
master's
degree
in
administration
and
supervision
from
the
University
of
Virginia
she's
been
with
Bedford
County
since
2019
and
as
a
Liberty,
High.
School
graduate
is
delighted
with
this
opportunity
to
serve
her
community
and
the
students
here
at
the
alternative
education
center.
So
glad
to
have
you
congratulations
and
welcome
Mrs
Kate
McNeely.
Q
We
had
planned
to
introduce
two
other
recently
appointed
administrators,
Mrs,
Heather
Boyles
from
Thomas
Jefferson,
Elementary,
principal
and
Kathy
brisantine
assistant
principal
of
Stanton
River
Middle,
but
they
have
both
had
some
personal
reasons
that
they
couldn't
be
with
us
here
tonight.
So
we
are
going
to
invite
them
to
come
back
on
November
10th,
so
we
can
introduce
them
at
that
time.
A
A
Please
remember
that
this
is
a
public
meeting
and
that
we
expect
all
speakers
to
refrain
from
any
foul
profane,
abusive
or
hateful
language
during
their
comments
or
anytime,
while
in
attendance
during
this
meeting.
We
also
ask
that
speakers
keep
their
remarks
objective
and
about
the
school
in
nature.
A
Please
keep
all
comments
limited
to
matters
related
to
the
public
schools
and
any
comments
that
are
harassing
or
amount
to
a
personal
attack
against
an
identifying
individual
individual.
Whether
board,
member
or
staff
or
student
are
having
the
potential
to
cause
unnecessary
delay
or
disruption
to
this
meeting
are
prohibited.
A
A
Mr
Edwards
will
also
serve
as
timekeeper
for
our
cumulative
40-minute
period.
Well,
Mr
Edwards,
four
minute,
timer
Bell
Rings,
please
discontinue
speaking
and
allow
the
next
person
in
line
to
come
to
the
podium.
Should
you
be
unable
to
finish
your
comments?
Please
send
or
give
them
to
Ms
Johnson,
and
she
will
give
them
to
board
members,
and
we
asked
did
you
please
do
not
adjust
the
microphone
at
the
podium,
as
it
has
been
positioned
for
Optimum
audio
quality.
M
N
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
during
the
school
board
board
meeting
in
September
two
books
were
donated
to
the
Bedford
County
School
System.
These
books
were
white
fragility
by
Robin
D'angelo
and
how
to
be
an
anti-racist
by
ibram,
X
Kendy.
What
follows
is
not
an
endorsement
of
those
books
but
commentary.
It
is
critical
that
everyone
understand
what
these
authors
have
to
say.
N
N
These
books
speak
volumes
at
how
some
citizens
might
see
the
current
state
of
education
and
race
relations
in
our
country,
Commonwealth
and
Nation
today,
for
those
who
may
not
be
familiar
with
these
books,
here
is
a
kind
of
Cliff's
Notes
version,
summary
of
them
both
of
these
books,
Advance
critical
race,
Theory
or
CRT,
based
on
what
the
authors
have
written.
Neither
academic
success
nor
failure
are
dependent
upon
levels
of
individual
intelligence,
Talent,
hard
work
and
perseverance,
irrespective
of
gender
or
race.
Rather,
academic,
success
or
failure
is
always
a
result
of
of
individual
and
systemic
racism.
N
N
Arguably
neither
author
seems
to
offer
sufficient
empirical
evidence
for
their
claims
and
assumptions.
Neither
do
they
seem
to
give
a
satisfactory
explanation
for
the
terms
they
employ.
Neither
do
they
seem
to
offer
dispassionate,
critical
thinking
in
lieu
of
cherry-picking
facts.
Neither
do
they
seem
to
acknowledge
uncertainty
or
limits
of
knowledge.
Most
of
all,
neither
do
they
seem
to
consider
scientifically
based
falsification.
N
If
the
central
thesis
were
correct,
then
we
should
expect
to
observe
only
European
Americans
succeeding
and
influencing
others
in
life.
All
others
would
have
been
prevented
from
doing
so.
Yet
that
is
clearly
not
the
case.
The
lies
of
Benjamin
Banneker
Thomas,
so
Bob
Woodson,
Ben
Carson,
the
late
Walter
Williams,
Martin,
Luther,
King,
Frederick,
Douglass
and
many
other
great
Americans
are
convincing
proof
of
crt's
falsity.
N
R
Hello,
my
name
is
Janet
Houston
I
work
at
the
Forest
Elementary
School
I
had
an
incident
that
happened.
July
12th
it
started
as
on
July
12
2022
I
Janet
Houston
went
to
Lori
Manley
office
around
to
her
office
around
12
30
pm
to
inform
her
about
some
rights
that
was
on
her
teacher's
floor.
I
was
concerned
that
it
was
going
to
mess
the
vacuum
cleaner
up,
but
miss
Lloyd
was
she
said
she
was
going
to
take
care
of
it
and
I
said.
A
So
I'm
sorry
to
interrupt
you,
but
we
are
asking
that
you
do
not
call
Members
out
call
people
out
by
name
to
keep
things
objective
and
we
do
not
want
anything
that
would
be
limit.
Matters,
keep
the
remarks
objective
and
about
school
school
in
nature,
and
there
is
a
way
to
go
about
this
through
HR,
as
opposed
to
calling
someone's
name
out
in
a
public
forum
like
this.
A
Well,
I'm,
sorry,
but
we
and
I'm
looking
for.
R
A
Here,
I.
A
R
Someone
approached
me
in
front
of
the
office
when
they
were
when
I
was.
It
was
in
front
of
staff
and
kids.
R
When
we
had
had
a
meeting
me
and
my
other
supervisor,
we
had
the
meeting
and
I
don't
know
how
to
say
it.
If
I
can't
say
the
name.
R
Thank
you,
I
was
in
the
office
and
we
were
having
a
meeting
and
all
of
a
sudden.
The
person
came
into
the
room
and
was
like
what
are
y'all
doing
y'all
having
a
secretive
meeting,
and
we
all
three
spoke
out
and
said.
Yes
again,
the
person
talked
to
me.
I
was
sitting
at
the
desk
in
the
office
and
and
was
told
to
me
again
you
you
are
so
dramatic
you
let
it
keep
stuff
going.
R
I
got,
I
got
real
upset
and
I
said
well,
I'm
just
gonna
get
up
and
go
and
find
something
to
do,
and
when
I
went
to
go
around
this
person,
that's
when
they
got
me.
What
was
try
to
accuse
me
of
knocking
something
off
the
desk?
That
is
that
I
was
sitting
at
and
which
I
didn't.
Do
my
supervisor
spoke
out
and
said?
No,
she
didn't
Janet
didn't
do
that.
R
You
did
it
and
she
was
like
oh
well.
She
was
like
oh
well,
she'll
get
over
it.
That's
when
I
went
outside
I
got
on
my
phone
and
I
called
the
big,
the
bigger
supervisor,
and
he
never
responded.
He
sent
me
a
text
message
back
saying
that
for
me
to
text
him
whatever
I
needed
so
I
was
like.
You
know.
I
can't
deal
with
this.
R
R
And
I
said
no
I
would
take.
I
would
go
ahead
and
just
deal
with
it.
You
know
for
the
rest
of
that
day
and
then
the
next
day
came
he
that
person
came
and
investigated
me
and
when
that
person
investigated
me,
the
other
person
that
that
done
this
stuff
to
me
will
grab
me
on
my
arm
and
everything.
R
I
didn't
got
I
I'm,
sorry,
I've,
gotten
sidetracked,
I,
I,
thought
I
could
say
the
name
and
it's
and
this
this
that's
going
on.
It's
it's
taking
a
toll
on
me.
Every
time
I
talk
about
it.
It
just
upsets
me,
but
anyway,
back
I
didn't
miss
out
on
some
stuff,
but
when
I
had
before
I
went
out
of
the
room
to
call
this
person.
That's
when
this
person
had
grabbed
me
on
my
arm
and
tried
to
pull
me
back
into
the
office
gosh.
This
just.
S
My
name
is
Debbie
Harvey
and
I'm
in
District,
three
on
August,
8th
history
and
social
study
teachers
in
Bedford,
County
Public
Schools
received
a
notice
from
the
central
office
that
you
would
once
again
be
subscribing
to
Newsela
and
that
it
is
available
for
classroom
use.
Newsela
is
a
Content
platform
that
takes
articles
published
in
Outlets,
such
as
the
Washington
Post
and
the
guardian
and
rewrites
them
to
fit
five
different
reading
levels.
S
After
hearing
concerns
about
Newsela
I
did
some
research
and
even
media
bias,
factcheck.com,
which
has
been
accused
of
favoring
the
left
he's
they
said
of
Newsela
in
review
in
reviewing
their
content,
Partners
all
aligned
with
least
biased,
left-center
or
left.
We
could
not
find
one
instance
of
a
right-leaning
source,
a
student
review
from
an
18
year
old
student
on
Common,
Sense
Media,
said
I
am
a
student
and
I
use
this
platform
form
quite
often
at
school.
There
are
some
reasons.
These
are
some
reasons
he's
referring
to
other
reviews
of
Newsela.
S
Why
you
should
not
consider
trying
newzella
it
leans
far
far
left
keep
in
mind.
I
am
really
liberal
myself.
He
said
you
will
have
a
hard
time
finding
an
unbiased
article
even
on
the
lightest
and
most
laid
back
subjects,
while
recording
undercover
accuracy
and
media
spoke
to
administrators
in
States,
in
which
CRT
and
scl
and
the
1619
project
are
banned
in
the
public
schools.
While
speaking
of
these
banned
Concepts,
an
instructional
coach
was
asked
by
the
interviewer,
can
you
use
other
sources
that
have
the
same
Concepts
but
don't
use
the
same
names
she
answered?
S
We
do
we
have
access
to
the
company
and
it's
called
Newsela
in
a
different
state,
while
being
recorded.
Undercover
school
officials
said
that
they
are
using
Newsela,
which
has
partnered
with
the
1619
project
for
the
purpose
of
teaching
this
ideology.
One
school
officials
said
that
it
was
one
of
their
main
go-to's.
A
director
of
teaching
and
learning
acknowledged
that
Newsela
was
the
way
school
districts
could
bring
in
elements
that
opponents
would
identify
as
critical
race
Theory
into
the
schools.
S
In
a
different
school
system,
a
school
official
said
that
they
are
looking
at
Newsela
and
how
they
can
bring
some
of
that
banned
curriculum
into
the
schools
from
the
Newsela
website
itself.
It
says
four
ways
for
the
teachers:
four
ways
to
integrate
culturally
responsive
teaching
into
the
ELA
classroom
in
January,
2021
Newsela
had
a
website
headline
that
said.
Antibias
anti-racism
lessons
in
the
Newsela
SEL
collection
and
the
article
that
was
highlighted
was
entitled
power,
protest,
Youth
and
social
justice.
S
In
a
book
authored
by
Mary
Graber,
she
states
the
1619
imprint
is
being
marketed
in
educational
products.
Newsela
is
Distributing
the
1619
projects
essays,
including
one
that
reads
in
order
to
understand
the
brutality
of
American
capitalism.
You
have
to
start
on
the
plantation,
the
National
Association
of
Scholars,
said
in
an
online
article
when
Newsela
chooses
articles
with
an
ideological
flavor
that
flavor
is
distinctively
Progressive
I
know
that
some
teachers
use
Newsela
as
a
valuable
resource
when
I'm
asking
for
Bedford
County
Public
Schools
to
look
for
a
non-biased
and
pro-american
alternative.
S
S
I
hurt
you
once
in
conversation,
say
that
you
are
dedicated
to
doing
what
is
best
for
the
children
in
Bedford
County
and
not
yourself,
and
that
is
why
you
sought
this
seat.
The
school
board
seat
is
one
of
great
influence
over
the
most
precious
and
innocent
Among
Us,
the
children.
We
need
Mr
Daniels
on
the
school
board
to
continue
with
his
correctly
placed
loyalty
in
these
principles.
Thank
you.
Thank.
T
Foreign
Wendy
dunmeyer
District,
three
I
was
four:
we've
been
moved
anyway.
I
no
longer
want
to
be
who
God
created
me
to
be
who
said
it
first
Lucifer
somewhere
along
the
line.
Humanity
got
the
bright
idea
that
the
creative
authority
of
God
was
up
for
debate
or
quarrel.
We,
his
creation,
Were
Somehow,
endowed
with
voting
privileges
that
could
actually
overrule
how
the
Creator
planned
for
us
to
live
and
operate
never
before
in
our
society.
T
Do
you
think
affirming
gender
confusion
and
letting
kids
think
they
can
change
genders
at
their
Leisure
may
have
been
the
start
or
maybe
you've
heard
of
body
Integrity
dysphoria,
it's
an
extremely
rare
phenomenon
in
which
a
disturbed
person
desires
to
cut
off
their
healthy
limb
because
they
feel
a
mismatch
between
their
mental
and
physical
image.
They
seek
an
amputation
in
search
of
their
true
selves.
T
T
You
have
the
Mayo
Clinic
saying:
don't
rush
to
label
your
child
over
time,
your
child
will
continue
to
tell
you
what
he
feels
is
right
or
is
it
coming
from
Pearson
who
says
equality
and
inclusion
are
not
side
issues.
They
are
not
after
thoughts
or
secondary
considerations.
They
sit
at
the
heart
of
Education
and
at
Pearson.
We
are
serious
about
doing
what
we
can
to
help
make
this
a
reality.
T
.003
percent
teachers
are
getting
trained
on
how
to
affirm
them
and
they
are
being
told
to
keep
it
confidential,
not
sure
that
this
is
happening
in
Bedford
County,
but
I'm,
letting
you
know
in
a
neighboring,
County
County.
This
is
per
teacher
that
lives
in
Bedford
and
teaches
outside
the
county.
You
can't
even
give
a
child
that
was
about
the
confidentiality
but
I
know
for
a
fact
that
you
can't
even
get
a
child
in
Aspirin
without
a
parental
permission
slip.
T
T
Why
are
we
bending
science
so
far
in
the
opposite
direction
that
we
don't
even
recognize
plain,
old-fashioned
common
sense,
Family
Life
curriculum
needs.
An
overhaul
Advocates
protecting
children
has
a
great
video
on
YouTube
and
I
am
encouraging
you
guys
to
check
it
out.
It
goes
into
great
detail
about
all
of
the
organizations
that
are
funding
the
destruction
of
America's
youth.
It's
called
caught
in
the
transgender
Industries
web
check
it
out.
U
U
U
Again.
Every
parent
needs
to
decide
what
is
best
for
their
child.
Unfortunately,
the
current
School
Board
Race
seems
determined
to
implement
a
school.
Excuse
me,
a
schoolwork,
a
school
board
whose
policy
is
Christianity
focused
completely,
eliminating
the
option
to
have
students
attend
a
school
that
is
solely
education
based
I,
don't
want
the
religious
majority
dictating
my
child's
education
and
I
am
the
religious
majority,
while
we
may
be
in
the
religious
majority
today
that
is
not
guaranteed,
especially
at
the
current
numbers
of
people
who
are
fleeing.
U
Christianity
and
while
I
think
it's
short-sighted
that
people
don't
consider
that
maybe
one
day
Christianity
won't
be
the
majority.
I
also
think
that
people
are
short-sighted
and
not
thinking
through
the
differences,
even
within
Christianity
itself,
say
that
Christians
win
and
get
to
dictate
education
policy
whose
Christianity
is
represented
in
the
schools,
Catholics
methodists,
Jim,
Bob
Duggars.
Those
all
vary
wildly,
even
if
I
could
design
a
school
that
aligned
only
with
what
my
individual
specific
Church
teaches.
U
The
congregation
of
the
church
itself
interprets
the
Bible
in
different
ways.
Do
you
agree
with
the
person
sitting
to
your
left
at
church
on
every
single
issue?
I,
don't,
and
that
includes
the
days
that
my
own
husband
sits
to
my
left.
I
would
even
dare
to
say
that
if
you
have
a
pastor,
you've,
never
disagreed
with.
You
aren't
thinking
critically,
even
as
a
devout
Christian
I,
don't
believe
that
any
religion
should
form
school
policy,
even
my
own,
to
those
of
you
who
want
the
public
school
policy
to
be
dictated
by
popular
religious
belief.
U
Are
you
not
concerned
about
a
day
when
Christianity
is
no
longer
the
majority
or,
if
not
a
day,
where
those
in
power,
those
creating
policy,
believe
that
Christianity
means
something
very
different
than
the
Christianity?
You
believe?
Do
you
not
see
the
irony
in
forcing
a
Doctrine
whose
very
Foundation
is
that
of
free
will?
U
V
If
you
need
I
know,
there
are
several
policies
up
for
review
tonight,
most
of
which
are
rather
benign,
but
there
are
always
one
or
two
where
emotions
and
passions
can
flare
based
on
last
Summer's,
incredibly
contentious
board
meeting
where
a
similar
policy
was
up
for
debate.
My
best
guess
is
that
proposed
policy.
Joc
has
the
potential
to
prompt
such
a
reaction
tonight
and
in
the
coming
weeks
before
it's
voted
on
tonight.
V
The
way
we
speak
about
the
population
of
students
that
this
policy
is
meant
to
protect
can
and
will
have
a
very
real
impact
on
them,
even
using
the
word.
Them
feels
a
little
othering
and
can
cause
a
dangerous
disconnect,
whether
intentional
or
not
so
for
now.
I
simply
want
to
refer
to
transgender
and
all
students
who
identify
as
a
sexual
identity.
Spectrum
minority
is
our
students.
V
A
L
L
L
National
Library
of
Medicine
anyway,
if
you
Google
it
it's
going
to
be
one
of
the
top
searches.
Forty
percent
of
transgender
individuals
have
attempted
suicide.
82
percent
have
considered
it.
The
rate
of
suicide
attempt
is
highest
among
the
youth,
the
youth
that
we
serve.
These
are
the
people
that
we
protect
and
significant
factors
were
found
in
this
study.
W
I'm
sure
most
of
you
know
I'm
here
to
speak.
I've
spent
many
Thursday
nights,
although
I
went
to
the
wrong
location
tonight
initially,
but
I
think
Bedford
has
an
equity
problem,
not
an
individual
policy
problem
because,
as
she
was
speaking
I
remembered
recently
learning
that
the
average
life
expectancy
of
an
individual
with
autism
is
around
54
years
old.
W
I
found
this
out,
along
with
the
information
that
individuals
with
autism
are
nine
times
more
likely
to
die
by
Suicide
and
yet
of
the
money
raised
in
support
of
autism.
Only
seven
percent
is
used
to
assist
actual
individuals
with
autism
I
come
here
tonight
to
talk
to
you
about
this,
because
Bedford
has
a
notorious
reputation
among
parents
for
being
awful
for
any
special
needs
student,
let
alone
children
with
autism
with
behavioral
problems.
W
W
But
here
is
the
data
on
special
education
from
the
vdoe
that
you
reported
individuals
with
disabilities
are
discriminately
expelled
and
suspended
at
a
higher
rate
in
Bedford
County.
That
is
not
true
of
surrounding
counties.
That
is
your
data
47
of
students
with
disabilities.
Only
47,
that's
all
disabilities
in
Bedford
County
have
gainful
employment
or
have
entered
higher
education
a
year
after
graduation
as
a
parent.
It's
my
worst
fear
that
my
daughter
is
dependent
upon
others
for
her
survival,
because
I
know
what
transpires
that
group
homes
and
long-term
care.
W
It
isn't
pretty
so
I
fight,
because
my
child
is
strong
and
capable,
but
we
rarely
get
the
intervention
she
needs
and
they
certainly
push
back
and
wait
as
long
as
possible
to
provide
any
interventions
at
all.
I
was
once
told
that
they
could
give
me
some
help
with
with
a
discipline
of
my
autistic
child,
but
they
didn't
believe
she
had
a
disability.
W
I
know
many
will
say
that
school
is
only
part
of
a
child's
success
and
I
agree.
However,
those
issues
exist
at
every
school
and
yet
Botetourt
County
right
up
the
road
does
not
discriminately,
suspend
and
expel
children
with
disabilities
and
over
73
percent
of
their
disabled
students
are
either
working
or
enrolled
in
higher
education
within
a
year
of
graduation.
W
I
know
a
couple
of
you
worked
at
schools
and
know
that
seclusion
is
an
active
part
of
Bedford
County
still,
although
the
special
education
actively
denies
it
I
know
that
the
Virginia
Department
of
Education
personally
came
and
did
a
training
to
make
sure
that
people
knew
at
least
how
to
do
it
appropriately.
However,
clearly
not
because
for
the
2018-2019
school
years,
Bedford
said
that
they
didn't
seclude
or
restoring
a
single
student
that
is
false
Bedford.
What
are
you
going
to
do?
A
K
First
off
I
want
to
say
to
Dr
Calvert
and
to
Mr
Hagler
excellent
report
that
you
all
have
put
together
for
us.
I,
certainly
appreciate
it
and
I
just
lost
my
screen
hold
on
it's
here
somewhere
there
we
go.
So
my
question
is
regarding
our
current
classes:
okay,
so
I'm.
Looking
at
that
screen
and
I
see
where
otter
River
in
first
grade,
they
have
two
do
they
have
two
first
grade
classes
at
Otto
River?
K
K
P
K
Into
another
class
maybe
and
help
out
okay
with
another
group
or
grade
all
right,
so
we
could
would
it
be
correct
for
me
to
say
that
throughout
the
day
there
is
instructional
hours?
There
is
a
pair
up
in
the
classroom
with
that
teacher.
K
And
this
Para
what
instructional
experience?
If
any,
has
he
or
she
had
I.
K
K
Right
all
right,
the
other
question
that
I
have
is
just
kind
of
looking
at
our
numbers.
I'll
leave
the
auto
River,
so
we
we
have
two
instructional
AIDS
there
and
providing
those
students
with
that
support.
That's
a
lot
of
children
in
the
classroom.
That's
for
sure.
In
first
grade,
I,
agree
and
I
know:
we've
had
some
difficulties
finding
teachers,
you
know
that's
been
really
a
challenge
for
our
County
as
well
as
I
know
surrounding
counties
as
well.
K
Okay,
you
know
the
other
question
involves
just
your
recommendation
for
Staffing
standards
going
forward
for
22-23.
P
It
is
the
considerations
that
we
need
to
discuss
for
the
budget
2223,
it's
just
things
that
we
thought
needed
to
be
mentioned
for
board
discussion.
K
P
K
Well
I
know
this
will
be
further
discussion
that
we'll
have,
but
certainly
I
just
want
to
say
that
the
lower
numbers
in
our
kindergarten
and
and
first
and
second
grade
or
in
elementary
period
is
so
very,
very
important
for
their
future
success
in
middle
and
high
school.
So
thank
you,
Dr
Calvert!
That's
all
I
have
okay.
F
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment
about
the
the
standards.
What
we
discussed
in
the
finance
meeting
was
that,
instead
of
setting
a
firm
number
for
Staffing
standards
from
here
on
forward,
it
may
be
something
we
need
to
do
year
to
year,
depending
on
what
our
enrollment
is
and
then
how
much
money
we
have
to
work
with.
F
So
I
would
like
the
board
to
think
about
that.
We
also
have
to
think
about
things
that
we've
promised
to
do
as
well.
One
of
them
is
restore
steps,
so
we
have
to
keep
in
mind
the
things
that
we
we
wanted
to
do
relative
to
this,
but
I
agree
with
Miss
Hairston
I
think
we
need
to
try
to
keep
it
as
low
as
we
can,
and
certainly
we
have
money
available,
all
the
covid
money
and
Esser
money
that's
come
in
that
we
can
certainly
put
pairs
in
classrooms.
I
agree:
I've
spoken
to
several
divisions
there.
F
You
know
teachers
are
just
really
hard
to
get.
So
it's
it's
going
to
be
very
difficult
for
us
to
do
that.
At
this
time,
I
mean
we
may
find
one
or
two,
but
we're
not
going
to
find
the
the
the
the
nine
that
we
might
need,
but
if
we
can
at
least
cover
help
these
classes
by
covering
them
with
instructional
assistance,
that's
certainly
better
than
nothing.
F
So
it's
just
something
the
board
has
to
think
about
what
are
your
priorities
and-
and
you
know,
looking
at
Staffing
standards
instead
of
long-term,
more
short-term
based
on
that
year,
the
enrollment
and
the
money.
C
Absolutely
and
when
we
get
into
the
budget
cycle,
the
revenue
will
be
one
side
and
our
want
to's
on
the
other
side
and
they've
got
a
balance
in
the
end.
This
is
the
biggest
part
of
our
budget.
That's
why
it's
coming
a
little
bit
earlier,
so
the
board
members
can
think
about
that
before
we
get
into
work
sessions,
but
80
of
our
budget
is
people
and
infringes
so
this
is
unfortunately,
if
there's
Revenue
shortfalls
as
Dr
mealy
said,
this
is
an
outfit.
The
Staffing
standards
is
an
allocation
methodology,
so
it
can
it
changes.
C
If
there's
a
shortfall
you
got
to
cut
back
on
the
allocation.
If
you
have
more
money,
you
can
give
more
out.
You
got
to
decide
where
to
put
that
money,
but
maintenance,
reversion
sros,
all
those
are
competing
in
the
budget
on
the
expenditure
side
and
we
don't
know
the
revenue
side
so,
but
this
is
a
little
bit
more
complicated
one
and
one
that
directly
impacts
students,
but
I'd,
say
our
buildings
impact
students.
They've
got
to
be
you
know.
Hvac
has
got
to
be
working
and
stuff,
so
everything
has
got
to
compete.
C
A
F
Yeah,
no,
no
I
think
the
again.
The
other
thing
is,
we
do
have
competing
things.
The
steps,
the
sros,
the
reversion
things,
but
this
year
at
least
we're
kind
of
blessed,
because
sales
tax
is
much
more
than
it
we
anticipated
it
would
be,
and
we
do
have
the
reversion
I
mean
the
the
Esser
money
and
the
coveted
money.
F
So
I
think
what
I'm
asking
you
I'll
do
is
again
just
think
more
short
term
I
agree
we're
probably
going
to
need
to
make
cuts
at
some
time
right
now
we
don't
have
to
and
because
our
kids
are
suffering
from
learning
loss,
you
know,
I
I
would
always
Advocate.
Let's
do
what
we
can.
While
we
have
the
money
but
to
to
go
along
and
say
well
from
now,
until
forever
it's
going
to
be
a
staffing
standard
of
24
to
1,
we
just
can't
do
it
I
think
it's
smarter
to
just
look
at
it.
C
I
will
be
presenting
the
first
quarter
forecast
at
the
next
board
meeting
I've
started
working
through
that
there
are
some
positive
things
there
on
the
revenue
side,
but
we
also
have
set
aside
additional
sr3
or
coveted
funds
for
things
like
this.
So
in
going
forward
and
placing
an
aid
in
these
larger
classes,
I
don't
see
as
a
problem
we'll
use
either
local
money
or
sales
tax
money
or
from
State
money.
C
That's
coming
in
a
little
bit
better
or
I
can
shift
it
over
to
covet
if
I
need
to
so
I,
don't
see
a
concern
with
doing
that
for
this
given
year.
That
is
not
going
to
be
written
into
the
Staffing
standards.
This
is
a
one-year
thing
that
we
would
do
for
these
class
sizes.
If
the
board
would
like
us
to
do
that.
O
And
this
money
is
for
this
year,
use
it
or
lose
it
right.
Sr3
is
the
last
bucket.
C
Can
be
used
in
the
24
year
also,
and
so
there
is
money
that
we
have
specifically
set
aside
to
deal
with
any
kind
of
learning,
loss
and
issues
in
the
24
year.
Also,
but
just
not
as
much
a
lot
of
the
money
has
been.
You
know
some
of
the
other
things
that
we're
working
on
is
HVAC
issues
that
we've
moved
forward
on
with
that
much.
E
C
C
That
would
qualify
for
us
for
funds
and
we
could
shift
those
salaries
over
to
us
or
funds
which
we
have
not
we'd
put
money
into
the
budget
for
this
year
to
use
up
up
to
two
million
dollars.
At
this
point,
I
projected
we're
going
to
use
about
a
million
of
that
2
million.
If.
A
C
We
can
explain
that
they
would
be
the
last
hired.
So
if
there
were
reductions,
those
would
be
the
first
to
if
we
had
to
go
into
a
roofing
situation,
but
with
the
turnover
we
expect
experience
every
year,
I
don't
see
five
or
six
positions
of
spirit
professionals
being
a
problem
whatsoever
with
retaining
them
for
the
next
year.
K
K
F
Madam
chairman,
we
also
have
money
that
has
been
set
aside
for
loaning
loss
that
can
be
used
for
that
too,
and
and
I
think
we
should.
You
know,
try
to
to
do
this
as
much
as
we
possibly
can
as
soon
as
we
can
the
more
time
that
goes
by
the
worse.
It
is
for
our
our
kids
and
Mr
Hagler
I
know
when
we
spoke
was
very
confident
that
the
money
was
there
to
do
that
this
year.
C
As
I
mentioned
before,
sr3
covered
relief
dollars
for
learning
loss
in
the
operating
budget.
We
had
put
a
million
dollars
aside
for
that
for
this
current
year.
Anticipation
from
what
we've
already
done
is
about
a
million
of
that
will
be
spent.
C
Some
of
that
we
decided
in
previous
could
be
shifted
over
to
help
with
some
HVAC
project
projects
at
TJ
and
good
view,
but
we
still
left
in
300
000
in
the
current
year
for
additional
learning
loss
monies
if
we
needed
to
spend
it.
So
this
would
cost
167.
C
000
estimated
depends
on
how
fast
we
place
them
and
when
they
get
places,
probably
be
less
than
that
in
the
end
and.
A
Been
brought
to
us,
we
have
to
have
a
motion
to
waive
the
wave
we,
the
information
was
brought
to
us,
but
it
was
presented.
It
was
an
actual
presentation
this
month,
so
if
this
is
the
first
month
that
would
be
coming
up
in
normal,
according
to
our
bylaws
and
procedures
that
we
just
adopted
that
it
would
be
coming
up
for
Action
next
month,
not
this
month.
Unless
someone
makes
my
guess,
that's
boring.
Q
Yeah
make
just
a
couple
comments.
First
of
all,
we've
spent
a
significant
amount
of
time,
not
improperly
talking
about
eight
classrooms.
Out
of
the
many
many
classrooms
we
have
pre-k
through
five,
our
staffing
I
just
don't
want
the
public
to
be
misled
or
have
a
misconception
that
we
have
large
class
sizes
everywhere.
We
have
very
small
class
sizes
everywhere,
except
in
these
eight.
These
are
eight
that
are
above
25.,
because
this
board
funds
and
appreciates
small
class
sizes.
Q
That's
why
you
know
our
standards
are
21-1
at
K3
and
22-1
at
four
five
you're
welcome
to
I'm
happy
for
the
board
to
provide
direction.
If
you
so
wish.
I
see
this
as
administrative.
There
were
questions
and
concerns
raised
at
the
last
board
meeting.
We
brought
a
presentation
back
just
to
give
you
the
data
that
was
discussed
so
thoroughly.
In
the
last
meeting.
Q
We
have
coveted
funds.
We
we
are
currently
spending
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
in
instruction.
It's
not
like
this
would
be
the
first
money
we're
spending
towards
learning
loss.
We
spend
I,
don't
have
that
figure
before
I'd
be
happy
to
produce
it
for
you,
but
we
we've
spent
significant
funds
this
year
in
teachers,
counselors
Librarians
out
of
our
covet
dollars,
and
we
can
certainly
advertise
and
hire
more
teaching
assistants
to
go
into
these
classrooms
and
this
year,
because
we're
we're
flush
with
that
code.
C
Yes
in
front
of
you
also
in
board
docs
electronically,
but
I
also
pass
out
in
paper
format.
This
is
the
annual
audit
of
our
school
activity.
Funds
now
just
to
distinguish
between
this
is
not
the
central
office
budget,
but
actually
the
activity
funds
in
the
schools
that
they
maintain
and
those
are
audited
every
year.
So
we
have
otters,
go
out
to
eat
each
school
work
with
the
bookkeepers
and
principals
and
review
those
happy
to
report
that
we
received
a
clean
bill
and
audit
opinion
on
that
on
the
audit
report.
C
Now
there
is
a
disclaimer
on
there
that,
due
to
the
nature
and
limited
staff,
there
are
certain
things
that
they
cannot
guarantee.
In
that
separation
of
Duties
we
have
one
bookkeeper
per
school
so
to
separate
all
the
duties
is
near
impossible,
but
that
is
normal
for
any
school
system
as
they
stated,
but
other
than
that.
All
all
the
financial
statements
are
reported
in
good
condition.
C
I
will
say
that
to
mitigate
some
of
that,
I've
implemented
some
controls
to
oversee
that
we
actually
do
the
bank
reconciliations
at
the
central
office
to
or
give
oversight
to
what's
happening
out
in
the
school.
So
that's
an
added
layer
of
control
that
we've
added
in
Bedford
County
schools
and
actually
we
review
those
accounts
with
the
bookkeepers
and
the
principals
I
go
out
and
visit
with
principals
and
review
the
accounts,
probably
once
or
twice
a
year
is
my
goal
to
do
that.
C
So
the
other
thing
I
like
to
call
your
attention
to
is
they
have
comments
on
internal
controls
and
other
considerations.
The
third
item
listed
there
was
an
item.
That's
been
there
for
a
while.
It's
just
a
philosophical
disagreement.
I
have
with
the
Auditors
but
I'm
going
to
implement
and
get
that
cleaned
up.
It's
that
if
somebody
has
a
reimbursement
coming
to
themselves,
their
name
should
not
be
on
the
check.
We
require
two
signatures
on
each
check
out
of
the
schools
and
there
has
to
be
backup
which
authorizes
the
expenditure.
C
So
if
a
principal
we're
going
to
sign
a
check
to
themselves
it
also,
it
has
to
already
be
authorized
by
somebody
from
central
office.
That
was
good
enough
for
me.
Auditors,
like
the
Habit
that
that
principle
does
not
sign
that
check.
So
I'm
going
to
have
that
policy
change
it'll
become
before
the
board.
C
In
the
future
and
I'm
going
to
address
the
bookkeepers
next
week
in
a
meeting
to
say
that
practice
will
stop
if
the
check
is
to
yourself
or
the
principal
they'll
have
to
get
a
different
signature
on
that
and
we'll
take
care
of
that
and
that'll
come
off
the
auto
report
next
year.
So
just
wanted
to
report
on
that
on
the
school
activity.
C
Funds-
and
just
let
you
know
our
audit
is
ongoing
right
now
to
central
office,
hopefully
by
November
December
or
January
I'll
present
that
to
you,
the
county
was
a
little
bit
delayed
in
the
21
audit
and
I
think
that
was
just
finished
up
a
month
or
two
ago.
So
I
will
present
that
to
you
at
the
next
board
meeting
that
was
at
the
end
of
June
21
end
of
June
22
is
being
worked
on
right
now
and
I'll
bring
that
to
the
board
as
soon
as
that
is
completed.
C
F
I
do
have
a
couple
Mr
Hagler
under
the
school
comments
and
cash
disbursements.
It's
noted
that
the
school
tax
exempt
status
was
not
utilized.
Do
we
know
why
it
wasn't
utilized.
C
There,
the
bookkeepers
know
that
they
do
everything
possible
to
make
sure
we're
using
vendors
that
already
have
our
sales
tax
exemption
and
they
and
they
pursue
that,
and
they
actually
go
to
make
sure
they
get
reimbursed
if
they
don't
utilize
that
there's
so
many
transactions
going
on.
There
may
have
been
a
teacher
that
did
a
transaction
and
sent
salt
reimbursement
or
they
didn't
have
the
sales
tax
exemption.
But
those
are
few
and
far
between.
C
We
try
to
use
all
vendors
that
have
our
sales
tax
exemption
on
file
and
with
our
Purchase
Card,
making
sure
that
we
submit
that
so
I
would
say
if
one
of
those
got
through
it
probably
wasn't
one
of
the
bookkeepers
that
put
placed
the
order,
but
maybe
a
reimbursement
or
something
like
that,
but
they
diligently
go
after
that.
In
all
cases,.
F
Says
that
funds
were
received
and
appeared
to
be
held
overnight
by
a
teacher?
How
did
we,
how
did
we
find
that
out
or
how
do
we.
C
Based
upon
when
the
money
was
turned
into
the
bookkeeper
and
taking
control
of
her,
that
is
our
policy,
that
is
in
our
policy
manual.
The
teachers
that
collect
money
need
to
turn
it
into
the
bookkeeper
into
into
the
into
the
office.
Each
and
every
day,
I
will
say
that
there
probably
are
some
circumstances
where
the
teacher
has
collected
money
or
collected
money
a
little
bit
after
school
and
the
bookkeeper
may
have
already
left.
C
We
have
two
schools
where
they
share
a
bookkeeper,
so
that's
near
impossible
to
turn
it
in
for
that
day,
but
that
is
the
policy,
and
so,
when
that's
kind
of
broken,
the
bookkeeper
will
report
that
to
the
principal
in
their
conversation,
with
with
the
teacher
on
that
yep.
C
Yeah
I'll
have
to
look
into
that
one.
The
only
accounts
that
will
have
negative
bounces
at
any
time
or
when
schools
are
spending
title
money
they
spend
it.
Then
they
request
it
from
us
and
then
we
send
them
a
check
for
that.
So
those
will
go
into
negative
I,
don't
know
if
this
particular
one
was
a
a
grant
one
or
not
so
I'll.
Take
a
look
at
that
and
see.
What's
happened
with
that,
one
with
that
particular
School,
but
all
counts
should
be
positive,
except
where
they
got
to
spend
it
and
then
ask
for
reimbursement.
C
G
G
G
G
G
Of
course
we
could
change
the
location,
but
the
vine
Center
does
provide
nice
facilities,
the
ability
to
stream
that
graduation
the
ability
to
invite
anybody,
a
student
would
like
plenty
of
parking
so
to
change.
That
would
prove
to
be
a
little
bit
problematic
and
you
saw
that
happen
this
year
when
we
were
going
to
graduate
the
weekend
after
Memorial
and
the
graduation
dates.
G
Lu
holds
them
even
prior
to
contracts
for
school
divisions
and
for
us,
so
they
will
never
give
that
Saturday
away
of
Memorial
weekend
because
they
know
we
have
traditionally
over
many
years
had
that
date.
So
we
found
it
was
problematic
to
even
find
a
date
that
wasn't
held
by
another,
their
School
Division.
So
we
try
to
stay
in
that
parameter
to
graduate
Memorial
weekend
and
we
don't
start
until
after
August
the
1st.
Thirdly,
the
soqs
require
professional
development
and
instructional
practices,
strategies
and
any
new
initiatives
each
year.
G
G
So,
finally,
there's
also
the
consideration
placed
on
employee
preferences
for
certain
breaks,
for
instance,
having
three
days
at
Thanksgiving
two
weeks
for
winter
break
a
full
week
at
Spring
break.
If
any
of
these
breaks
were
shortened,
we
could
have
some
additional
work
days
or
professional
development
time
put
into
the
calendar
throughout
the
year.
G
So
with
those
parameters
in
mind
that
I
just
shared
four
draft
calendars
were
created
for
consideration,
calendars,
A
and
B
are
the
most
similar
to
this
year's
school
calendar.
The
biggest
differences
between
the
drafts
is
the
number
of
work
days
for
teachers
calendar
a
has,
10
total
work
days
for
teachers
compared
to
seven
work
days
in
calendar
B
to
allow
for
more
work
days
and
calendar
B.
G
G
This
day
is
put
on
the
calendar
as
the
Friday
before
work
week,
but
those
trainings
would
be
released
earlier
than
that
and
teachers
would
have
the
option
to
complete
those
trainings
whenever
they
could
virtually
at
home,
and
we
would
just
have
a
deadline
for
them
to
be
done,
and
there
wouldn't
be
time
given
during
the
work
week
to
do.
Those
all
other
features
match
calendars,
A
and
B.
With
respect
to
winter,
break
shorter
in
calendar
C
and
longer
in
calendar
d,
we
did
put
out
a
survey.
G
Sorry,
we
sent
a
memo
out
on
September
the
6th
that
the
four
options
were
available
for
viewing
to
all
staff
and
that
there
was
a
survey
link
for
employees
to
choose
their
top
two
choices
for
a
calendar.
The
survey
was
open.
Sorry
for
a
little
over
three
weeks,
we
ended
up
having
about
340
responses
with
our
first
choice
and
333
responses
with
a
second
choice.
This
is
probably
a
rate
of
about
37
percent
of
our
employees.
G
G
If
we
look
at
the
first
and
second
choices
together.
Overall
calendar
B
was
liked
as
the
primary
or
secondary
calendar
by
41
of
the
staff
overall
and
calendar
D
overall,
as
either
a
first
or
a
second
choice,
was
liked
by
37
percent
of
the
staff.
The
other
two
options
were
were
much
lower
than
that
So.
Based
on
the
feedback
from
staff.
We
would
recommend
the
adoption
of
calendar
B
for
the
2023-24
school
year
and
that
would
be
a
vote
at
the
November
board
meeting.
K
G
K
K
G
So
the
reason
I
added
that
virt,
that
information
about
the
election
day
being
a
virtual
day
is
typically
that's
a
day
that
teachers
don't
work.
I
was
also
trying
to
work
into
the
calendar.
The
promise
made
in
the
teacher
resolution
that
we
would
give
teachers
to
dates
for
virtual
working
at
home
that
just
felt
like
a
good
day.
Part
of
the
reason
we
don't
bring.
Teachers
in
on
Election
Day
is
to
leave
our
polling
schools
open
and
not
have
interference
in
polling.
G
So
it
seems
like
a
good
day
for
teachers
to
be
able
to
work
at
home
now,
probably
Honestly
by
election
day.
Those
mandated
trainings
would
have
already
had
to
be
completed,
so
they
would
have
been
completed
either
during
work
week
or
they
would
have
been
completed
on
one
of
the
other
two
professional
learning
days
that
we
we
have
to
have
in
conjunction
with
professional
learning.
We
have
to
have
for
instruction
I
will
say:
I
have
looked
at
every
way
to
try
to
get
an
extra
day
here
or
there.
G
G
We
could
reduce,
we
could
reduce
new
teacher
training.
We
typically
have
don't
hit
me
Leanne
two
days
for
new
teachers,
and
then
we
bring
our
other
teachers
back
so
that
would
really
hurt
getting
our
new
teachers
in
and
there's
just
a
lot.
We
do
with
them
getting
them.
You
know
prepped
for
technology
and
all
that,
so
there
is
a
sacrifice
any
way
you
go
with
this
calendar,
so
you
know
I'm
happy
to
consider
looking
at
I
mean.
The
second
option
is
calendar
D
that
has
the
virtual
work
day
the
Friday
before
work
week.
G
It
also
provides
that
transition
day.
If
the
board's
not
interested
in
the
transition
day,
then
we
could
probably
gain
a
day
there.
We
were
you
know
so.
G
K
G
It
happened
this
past
year
and
I
will
say
I.
You
know,
I,
think
all
of
us
really
like
the
Wednesday
start,
because
it
lets
us
have
like
a
little
breath
over
the
weekend
to
regroup.
It
gives
you
that
time
to
teach
us
to
yeah
on
some
things
and
honestly,
I
I
tried
that
with
this
calendar,
it's
all
about
the
way
the
days
are
falling,
leading
up
to
Winter
Break.
G
You
know
if,
if
the
days
Falling
come
closer
to
Christmas,
then
it's
easier
to
work.
A
Wednesday
start
in
I
know
it's
it's
really
hard
for
me
to
explain
without
showing
you
all
my
little
X's
and
O's,
but
it's
really
the
way
the
calendar
Falls,
because
I
do
think
teachers
and
staff
really
like
the
Wednesday
start
and
I
tried
to
do
that
with
the
four
options
and
could
not
make
it
work
within
all
of
those
parameters.
K
Be
happy
to
that's
quite
all
right.
I
know
that
our
teachers
really
really
valued
those
work
days
and
and
they're
important
for.
G
G
G
I
will
tell
you
the
truth:
I
didn't
really
open
it
up
for
comments.
I
just
asked
if
they
had
questions
or
concerns
to
email
me
and
I
did
get
a
lot
of
emails
and
basically,
once
I
shared
with
them.
Some
of
the
parameters
that
we
were
dealing
with
I
think
they
realized.
The
options
were
somewhat
limited
to
get
that
180
days.
In
one
thing
we
did
discuss
and
I'll
throw
out.
There
is
the
possibility
of
early
release
days.
We
did
away
with
that
several
years
ago.
G
For
a
few
reasons
and
I
think
it's
something
that
you
know
we
we've
talked
about
the
difficulty
with
bus
runs
and
being
able
to
get
all
of
our
runs
with
the
shortage
of
drivers.
Also,
the
concern
that,
when
we
send
students
home
in
the
middle
of
the
day,
especially
young
students,
there's
a
possibility
that
there's
no
one
there
to
take
care
of
them
and
we
are
considered
in
Bedford
a
daycare
desert.
So
there's
not
a
lot
of
options
for
parents
if
they
don't
have
families,
and
things
like
that.
K
Wouldn't
be
interested,
in
fact,
that's
just
my
thought.
Okay,
well,
I
will
I
will
love
to
see
your
chart
so
that
I
could
just
better
understand
it.
Okay,
thank
you.
Dr
Wolf.
M
K
M
E
E
A
Any
further
questions
and
I'm
going
to
say
that
I
know
we
we
are
looking
out
for
teachers
and
staff
like
we
always
do,
but
also
too
I
think
it's
important
that
we
keep
the
Thanksgiving
and
the
Christmas
winter
break
open
like
it
is
because
a
lot
of
families
I
mean
not
only.
We
were
looking
at
the
kids
too,
and
their
families
are
going
to
travel
during
that
time.
So
we
need
to
make
sure
we
protect
that
as
much
as
we
can.
G
Much
thank
you,
and
one
just
last
note
that
I'd
like
to
add
I,
would
like
to
go
ahead
in
the
early
like
January
bring
back
the
24-25
calendar.
We
used
to
approve
school
calendars
at
in
twos,
so
we
gave
parents
lots
of
heads
up
about
graduation.
So
would
that
be
a
consensus
with
the
board
that
you'd
be
okay
with
me,
going
on
and
trying
to
get
some
data
for
the
following.
Q
Yes,
Madam
chair,
the
intergovernmental
Affairs
committee
met
on
September
26
to
review,
proposed
revisions,
and
so
tonight
we're
sharing
a
total
of
nine
policies,
I'm
going
to
talk
about
the
first
eight
as
a
batch
and
then
I'll
talk
about
the
nine
separately
so
to
begin
just
by
way
reminder
to
the
board
in
the
community.
If
you
want
to
read
the
detailed
Redline
versions,
they
are
available
through
the
agenda.
If
you
just
follow
the
link,
you
can
see
the
all
the
detail
I'm
just
going
to
give
you
just
a
high
level
summary
bdd.
Q
Efb
Food
Services
is
recommended
to
update
to
reflect
our
current
practices,
which
would
prohibit
the
division
from
having
students
who
owe
School
Meal
debt
to
have
to
discard
their
meal
after
going
through
the
line.
We
do
not
do
this.
Apparently
it
was
happening
out
of
the
school
division,
so
it's
now
being
prohibited
by
code.
Q
Nor
do
we
deny
students
participation
in
extracurricular
extracurriculars
if
they
have
a
meal
debt.
This
would
also
require
the
division
to
apply
for
the
federal
after-school
meal
program
for
any
after-school
program
and
qualifying
schools.
Of
course,
we
we
meet
all
of
these
criteria.
Policy,
gcdc
classes
for
recertification
the
time
frame
for
professional
license.
Renewal
is
being
increased
from
five
to
ten
years.
That's
per
code,
GCI
professional
staff
assignments
and
transfers,
as
well
as
GDI
support
staff
assignments
and
transfers.
Q
Both
policies
are
being
updated
regarding
transfer
processes
just
to
clarify
that
employees
May
apply
an
interview
for
any
open
position.
Seniority
and
performance
evaluations
are
considered
when
involuntary
assignments
reassignments
need
to
be
made
and
IG
AG
teaching
about
drugs,
alcohol
and
tobacco.
There's
been
recent
legislation
by
the
general
assembly
requiring
instruction
concerning
gambling
and
The
Addictive
potential
thereof,
so
this
instruction
would
moving
forward
be
provided
in
health
classrooms
as
part
as
the
unit
on
addictive
behaviors.
Q
So
those
eight
policies
are
all
up
for
information
tonight
and
we
can
expect
them
to
be
back
next
month
on
November
10th
for
the
board
to
take
action.
The
ninth
policy
that
the
intergovernmental
Affairs
committee,
reviewed
on
September
26,
is
a
new
and
proposed
policy,
Joc
privacy,
dignity
and
respect
for
all
students
and
parents
in
the
schools.
This
policy
has
been
drafted
using
a
template
that
was
provided
by
the
Virginia
Department
of
Education.
Q
Q
You
still
have
until
the
26th
of
October
to
join
the
nearly
60
000
other
people
who
have
made
public
comment
on
this
guidance
document.
That's
an
overwhelming
number
of
public
comments
for
the
state,
as
I've
shared
with
the
board
I've,
been
advised
by
legal
counsel
that
we
can
fully
expect
a
delay
of
30
days
or
more
with
the
final
publication
of
this
guidance
document,
meaning
when
public
comment
ends
on
the
26th,
it
ordinarily
would
go
into
effect
on
the
27th
of
October.
However,
there's
a
different
part
in
Virginia
code
that
requires
Whenever.
Q
There
is
public
comment
and
there
are
legal
concerns
raised
in
the
public
comment
period
that
it
will
trigger
a
30-day
DeLay
So
that
those
legal
challenges
can
be
heard.
So,
given
this
information,
I
just
want
to
caution
the
board
and
the
public
that,
while
this
policy
Joc
is
listed
as
an
information
item
tonight,
we
should
not
have
an
expectation
that
it
will
be
back
at
the
November
10th
meeting
for
Action
unless
there's
some
change
out
of
Richmond.
So
we'll
I'll,
of
course
be
carefully
monitoring.
Q
As
I
know,
you
will
to
see
what
happens
on
the
27th
of
October
to
see
if
there
is
going
to
be
a
delay.
If
there
is
we'll
know
it
won't
be
in
for
November
or
if
it
can
be
dense,
dispense
with
quickly
and
there
can
be
minor
changes
to
the
policy
through
the
governor
and
through
the
Secretary
of
Education
and
state
superintendent
of
instruction,
and
it
doesn't
have
any
material
difference
on
the
policy
or
any
difference
on
the
policy
that's
been
presented
tonight,
then
the
board
could
entertain
taking
action
in
November
I.
Q
A
A
Q
Well,
I
have
some
celebrations
to
share
with
the
board
and
with
the
community
they're
being
displayed
on
the
screen
here
in
front
of
you
board
members
and
being
displayed
for
the
viewing
public
on
this
first
slide.
We'd
just
like
to
share
with
the
board
and
the
community
some
recognition
our
students
have
been
receiving
from
the
College
Board.
Q
Students
from
across
the
country
are
recognized
by
the
college
board
when
they
have
excelled
in
the
classroom
and
on
College
Board
assessments
to
be
eligible
for
the
award
that
we're
discussing
tonight.
The
student
must
have
a
GPA
of
3.5
or
higher
and
scored
at
least
a
three
or
more
out
of
five
on
their
AP
exams
and
we're
just
so
proud
of
three
Bedford
County
Public
School
students
who
have
earned
this
recognition
from
Stanton
River,
High,
School,
Kirsten
Bruns
and
two
students
from
JF
Raven,
Rucker
and
Maria
Ziegler.
Q
Q
We
have
two
students,
who've
accomplished
this
exceptional
achievement
from
Stanton
River,
High,
School,
Parker
Bruns
and
from
Jefferson
Forest
Brent
Hill.
And
finally,
we
want
to
recognize
and
congratulate
all
56
of
our
AP
Scholars
from
our
three
high
schools.
Collectively,
those
56
students
all
had
an
average
score
of
3.47,
almost
three
and
a
half
out
of
a
five
on
their
AP
exam.
So
congratulations
to
all
of
our
students
on
their
successes
in
their
AP
classes.
Q
Next
we'd
like
to
recognize
two
young
scientists
from
Forest
Middle
School.
As
you
see
there
on
the
screen,
it's
Olivia
De,
La,
Pena
and
Avery
piezek.
These
two
young
students
participated
in
the
2022
Central
Virginia
Regional
virtual
middle
school
science,
fair
this
past
May
and
they
won
first
place
for
their
chemistry
project.
So
get
this.
This
was
the
title
of
their
project
plastic
made
from
milk
an
investigation
into
the
usability
of
milk
plastic,
spoons
versus
petroleum-based
plastic
spoons.
Q
They
were
two
of
300
students
selected
from
a
field
of
over
1800
students
from
across
the
country,
the
country
and
they
will
receive
125
bucks
from
the
Department
of
Defense.
Congratulations
to
you,
Olivia
and
Avery.
Q
We
love
our
FFA
kids
and
our
Liberty
FFA
and
Smith
Mountain
FFA
students
recently
competed
at
the
State
Fair
of
Virginia
a
place
I'm
very
familiar
with
over
the
years.
Having
been
many
many
times
with
my
two
boys
collectively,
these
two
chapters
had
strong
finishes
in
the
competitions
for
forestry
tractor
operations,
tractor
troubleshooting,
Horticulture
and
hippology.
Q
You
know
what
typology
is
I
had
to
look
it
up
to
study
of
horses.
Congratulations
to
our
Liberty
FFA
students,
Claire
chaston,
Adam,
Witt,
Nick,
DeWitt,
Andrew,
heiner,
Riley,
heiner,
Wyatt,
Jenkins
and
Allison
long,
and
to
our
Smith
Mountain
FFA
students,
Kelsey
Weston,
Adriana,
Jernigan,
M,
Emma,
bays
and
Alex
Edwards.
Q
Q
Congratulations
to
Jefferson,
Forest,
High,
School's,
Madeline
Powell
Madeline
was
selected
to
receive
one
of
only
11
scholarships
for
this
fall.
Each
scholarship
will
cover
up
to
40
hours
of
Flight,
Training,
plus
the
Private
Pilot
licensing
fee,
and
so
when
she
finishes
up
Dr
me
that
she
will
come
to
you
for
additional
training,
wait
to
go
Madeline.
Q
So
how
fitting
it
was
that
our
little
feet
meet
was
recently
held
at
Liberty
High
School,
to
allow
our
youngest
students
with
disabilities
and
their
unified
Partners
to
participate
in
a
variety
of
activities
and
friendly
competition
in
their
various
various
sports
activities.
It
was
my
thrill
to
be
there
and
watch
them
compete
and
I'd
just
like
to
personally
thank
all
of
the
staff
and
the
volunteers,
the
parents,
the
community
members
and
the
students
who
made
this
event
possible.
Q
If
you've
been
following
Along
on
our
Facebook
page,
you
know
that
the
school
administration
this
year,
in
partnership
with
the
Bedford
area,
Education
Foundation,
has
one
up
on
our
bedford's
best
program
that
we
implemented
last
year
this
year.
We're
recognizing
two
staff
members
each
month
who
go
above
and
beyond,
to
make
a
difference
in
students
lives
every
day.
Q
So
in
September
it
was
our
honor
to
go
out
and
meet
and
congratulate
two
recipients
that
included
Bethany.
Lyle
Bethany
is
the
school
counselor
at
otter,
River,
High,
School
and
Patrick
Northrup,
who
serves
as
the
school
crossing
guard
out
in
front
of
Bedford
Elementary
and
at
Liberty
High
School.
The
people
who
wrote
in
beautiful
letters
about
both
these
individuals
and
the
impact
that
they
make
on
people
every
day,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
visiting
with
them
in
their
work
site
and
presenting
a
gift
of
appreciation,
courtesy
of
the
baef,
for
all
that
they
do
now.
Q
Earlier
this
month
on,
October
2nd
was
National
custodian
day,
so
if
we
didn't
have
a
chance
to
do
it
on
the
second
we'd
like
to
do
it
tonight
to
all
of
our
custodians,
we
just
want
to
pause,
and
thank
you
for
all
that
you
do
for
our
students
and
our
staff
and
our
visitors.
We
simply
couldn't
do
it
without
you.
Q
We
can
all
understand
how
challenging
and
stressful
that
might
be.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
all
189
of
our
military
connected
students
feel
welcomed,
and
we
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
share
how
much
we
appreciate
them
and
their
family
members
for
the
service
and
sacrifices
they've
made
for
our
community
and
our
country.
Q
Earlier
in
this
meeting,
we
had
a
ribbon
cutting
ceremony
at
Susie,
G,
Gibson,
Science
and
Technology
Center,
the
building
that
we're
in
tonight
to
bring
attention
to
our
newest
CTE
program
in
heating
ventilation
and
air
conditioning
or
HVAC.
There
are
12
students
enrolled
this
year
in
this
brand
new
program.
These
12
students
will
be
earning
credentials
that
will
enable
them
to
go
straight
into
the
workforce
upon
graduation,
since
there
is
such
a
need
for
skilled
HVAC
technicians
in
this
area.
Q
We
still
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do,
but
together
we're
going
to
continue
to
advance
student
achievement
and
opportunities
for
all.
Second,
a
quick
reminder
that
school
is
going
to
be
closed
for
students
next
Monday
and
Tuesday
October
17th
kids
are
going
to
stay
home.
That
is
an
individual
and
Team
Planning
day
for
our
staff.
The
following
day
on
Tuesday,
the
18th
kids
are
going
to
stay
home,
and
that
is
a
professional
development
day
for
our
staff
four
day
weekend
for
our
kids.
Q
Q
K
K
Bear
with
me,
bear
with
me
it's
getting
a
little
late,
so
we
talked
about
a
number
of
things
and
first
I'd
like
to
say
to
the
each
board
member
that
certainly
all
of
this,
the
facility
committee
minutes
are
available
for
you
to
take
a
look
at,
and
certainly
Mr
Holbrook
and
myself
are
certainly
available
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
all
may
have
or
to
talk
about
these
matters
with
you
further
okay.
If
you
want
to
do
that,
so
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
and
Dr
dewas
shared
this
with
us.
K
He
gave
us
some
updates,
and
so
some
of
the
areas
that
I
want
to
focus
on
and
share
with.
You
involves
Stanton
River,
High,
School's,
water
pipes,
okay,
so
we're
in
the
design
phase
with
those
water
pipes
and
So.
The
plan
is
for
the
summer
of
2023
to
work
through
that
plan
and
move
forward.
K
Also
Stanton
River
Middle
School's
fuel
tank,
we're
Consulting
with
a
vendor.
For
that,
and
also
with
the
School
administration
office,
the
work
just
continues
to
be
completed
there.
So
all
of
the
Interior
work
is
complete.
They're
moving
in
furniture
back
into
the
building
employees
are
working
in
the
lower
level
and
the
roofing
is
to
be
completed.
Hopefully
real
soon
and
Dr
do
wish.
K
You
can
give
us
any
updates
on
that,
if
still
anticipating,
until
around
October
and
K
I
mentioned
in
our
meeting
the
possibility
of
us
once
we
have
completed
the
School
administration
office
to
maybe
have
an
open
house
for
the
community,
it
is
a
historical
building
for
them
to
come
and
just
take
a
look
at
the
work
that
has
been
done
so
just
food
for
thought
there
for
fellow
board
members
to
consider
I
think
we
would
find
our
community
would
welcome
that
opportunity
to
see
those
up
dates
and
changes.
It's
really
a
wonderful,
beautiful
building.
K
The
auditorium
Tech
upgrade
update
that,
of
course,
the
staff
is
working
with
the
point
service
audio
and
that's
for
our
high
schools
to
upgrade
our
technology
there,
so
that
we
can
have
a
better
Technical
Services,
as
we
have
conduct
our
board
meetings
and
also
for
our
students
in
the
community
as
well.
K
The
Solar
projects
at
Goodview,
Elementary
School
and
at
Montville
we're
working
through
some
pre-contract
issues
there
and
we
will
finalize
the
contract
in
upcoming
weeks
for
those
two
schools
also
the
safety
inspections
they've
been
completed
at
all
of
our
schools
and
also
the
Raptor
implementation.
You
know
you
guys
probably
know
that
that
is
a
program
that's
used
by
our
administrators
in
terms
and
working
collectively
with
our
police
department
and
notifying
them.
K
K
Hvac
project
update
I
want
to
give
you
guys
an
update
on
that
we
have.
It
was
reported
to
us
in
our
meeting
that
the
whole
duck
calls
were
not
part
of
the
original
design
and
we
need
and
they
need
to
be
ordered
and
installed
in
the
summer
of
2023
and
I
know.
You
all
know
how
near
and
dear
boonsboro's
HVAC
system
means
to
me,
and
so
I
was
really
happy
to
learn
that
we
can
certainly
move
forward
on
this.
K
It
would
be
a
change
order,
but
we
have
contingency
funds
that
would
certainly
take
care
of
it.
So
it's
no
extra
cost
just
a
bit
of
a
delay
for
the
school,
but
a
much
needed.
As
you
all
know,
Boonsboro
needs
that
HVAC
system,
and
so
we've
come
along
very
nicely.
We
just
need
the
whole
duck
calls
they're
going
to
be
just
looked
at
and
taken
care
of
there.
K
If
you
have
any
questions,
don't
hesitate
to
to
talk
to
us
further
about
that
and
and
if
you
want
to
share
any
input
this
evening
on
how
we
should
proceed
with
it,
if
you
have
a
thought,
certainly
Madam,
chairman
I'm,
I
assume
it
would
be
okay
for
board
members
to
to
talk
about
it
further
or
you
can
reach
out
to
Mr
Holbrook
or
myself.
K
As
you
can
see,
we
had
quite
a
intense
meeting
here,
lots
of
things.
We
discussed
one
of
the
things
that
we
did
draw
closure
too.
So
to
speak,
and
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
involved
our
school
capacity,
follow-up
discussions.
You
know:
we've
we've
had
a
number
of
meetings
with
the
community
and
sharing
with
them
our
plan
for
just
restructuring,
some
of
our
our
zones,
and
so
we
are
now
wanting
to
have
our
public
Hearing
in
January.
K
K
Welcome
a
phone
call
from
either
any
of
you
and
willing
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
all
may
have
I'm
glad
that
we
are
addressing
I'm
going
to
be
redundant
here,
but
I'm
glad
that
we
are
addressing
the
capacity
issue
at
many
of
our
schools
and
I
I
believe
and
feel
confident
that
the
plan
that
we
have
and
that
we're
offering
our
community
is
one
that
is
fair
and
one
that's
going
to
address
this
need
that
we
have.
Let's
see
what
else
am
I
leaving
off.
K
Well,
I'm
no
longer
serving
as
that
chair
for
the
Laurel
School,
and
so
but
you
are
still
serving.
A
Very
much
before
we
move
on
I
Heard
Miss
Harrison
make
the
request
of
the
public
Hearing
in
January.
A
A
A
X
F
We
are
one
of
those
when
they
first
started
the
year
had
no
students
of
black
students
that
were
part
of
the
the
group
and
no
economically
disadvantaged.
Now
later
on,
they
were
able
to
pick
up
some
some
students
who
were
economically
disadvantaged,
but
no
black
students
and
we
do
have
a
fairly
good
population
of
black
students.
So
I
was
just
wondering.
No
one
has
to
do
this
tonight
is.
F
It
seems
unreasonable
to
me
that
you
know
we
started
the
year
with
no
disadvantaged
students
when
we
have
so
many
in
this
County
and
no
black
students,
so
I'd
just
be
interested.
If
someone
can
just
help
me
understand,
are
these
students
not
applying?
Do
they
not
know
about
it?
What
do
we
need
to
do
to
try
to
improve
that
because
I,
you
know
I
believe
when
you're
talking
about
the
Governor's
School
you're
talking
about
elementary
school,
you
got
to
get
them
in
the
pipeline
and
and
working
up
toward
going
there,
but
it
was.
F
It
was
a
little
disturbing
that
and
we
weren't
the
only
one.
There
were
three
three
divisions
and
you
know
everyone
else.
F
All
the
other
divisions
seem
to
be
able
to
meet
that
so
I'm
just
curious
as
to
to
why
and
is
there
anything
we
can
do
to
improve
that
so
who,
who
isn't
actually
in
charge
of
that
or
knows
most
sorry,
another
thing
on
your
plate
and
I'm,
not
saying
we
did
anything
or
whatever
it's
just
you
were
there
I'm
just
curious
to
you
know
it
just
seems
a
little
unreasonable
that
we,
we
don't
have
any
of
those
subgroups
that
are
in
our
mix
there
and
certainly
would
benefit
them.
That's
all
I
have
Madam
chairman.
F
E
Iga
meeting
next
meeting
is
October
25th.
All
of
the
policies
that
we
met
last
month
were
covered
tonight.
There
was
no
Central
Virginia
gov
school
meeting
for
October,
so
we
will
meet
again
in
November.
E
O
O
You
we're
meeting
on
October
20th,
that's
at
5
45.
just
want
to
announce
that
there
is
a
special
needs
trunk
for
treat.
That's
going
to
be
held
at
Brookville
High
School
on
October,
29th
and
I
was
at
the
little
feet
meet
at
Liberty
High
School,
Dr
Bergen.
It
was
just
a
beautiful
perfect
day
and
to
see
all
the
kids
just
having
such
a
great
time
and
and
their
smiles,
and
it
was
just
overall.
It
was
just
a
great
day
all
the
volunteers
and
and
staff
that
was
able
to
attend.
O
O
A
Now
we'll
start
with
you
for
comments
and
concerns
from
board
members
all.
O
Right
so
I
do
have
an
update
regarding
some
old
business
that
was
talked
about
the
last
meeting.
Mrs
sheldrake
will
be
thrilled
to
hear
that
we
have
a
group,
that's
volunteered
to
step
up
and
invest
in
your
son
Caden's
future.
Several
months
ago,
or
several
weeks
ago,
I
should
say:
Randy,
Dunton,
executive
director
of
Legacy
education
center,
whose
mission
it
is
to
provide
work.
Study
opportunities
was
made
aware
of
the
shell
Jake
household
dilemma.
O
O
This
action
on
behalf
of
legacy
to
provide
the
solution
for
Kaden
sheldrake
is
worthy
of
Applause
and
fulfills,
their
mission
of
being
empathetic
and
encouraging
kids
towards
excellence
in
their
choosing
field.
Thank
you
to
Randy
and
Legacy
for
removing
the
financial
barriers
for
the
sheldrakes
household,
as
you've
done
with
other
kids.
O
O
You
said
it
past
the
last
meeting
when
you
said
you
have
a
big
big,
big
heart.
There
was
a
community
that
continues
to
talk
about
your
legacy
as
principal
at
otter,
River
and
the
families
that
you've
touched.
You
have
a
big
heart
and
a
loving
one,
we're
thankful
for
your
service
and
we
thank
you
for
the
court
I.
Thank
you
for
the
courtesy
that
you've
shown
me
on
this
board.
Dr
merely
I've
come
to
find
out
that
you
seek
answers
and
facts,
and
you
know
facts
are
our
friends.
O
You
have
a
great
attention
to
detail
and
ability
to
dig
for
answers.
Sometimes
I
I
didn't
understand
why
you
were
asking
the
questions
that
you
did
but
I
come
to
understand
that
it's
to
gather
all
the
Intel
before
you
make
a
determination
and
there's
also
a
way
to
help
inform
the
public
agree
or
disagree.
You
go
right
at
the
problem
or
issue,
and
you
definitely
stand
your
ground.
It's
an
example
to
the
kids
that
you
always
do
your
homework.
O
Mr
Holbrook
I
admire
your
ability
to
shoot
people
straight,
always
being
a
man
of
character
and
and
you
you
don't
speak
out
a
whole
lot,
but
you're
wise
when
you
do
speak.
Your
love
for
Bedford
County
and
your
ability
to
relate
to
people
from
all
walks
of
life
is
encouraging
others
and
downright
impressive
God
bless.
You
keep
up
the
good
work,
you're.
Truly
a
man
of
action
and
not
words.
O
Mr
Nelms,
your
ability
to
smile
on
the
face
of
adversity,
jump
on
a
bus
in
a
school
and
drop
your
personal
life
to
event
attend
events
is
a
great
example
of
servant.
Leadership
I
know
the
reason
you
shine
and
others
do
too.
While
your
reward
won't
be
on
this
Earth,
it
was
my
reward
to
work
beside
you.
Thank
you,
Mrs
Kirby,
Mr
chairwoman.
O
Every
decision
you
make
and
every
opportunity
you
brag
on
others
is
encouraging,
keep
encouraging
others
and
no
one
envies
the
situation
that
you've
been
put
in
at
times,
but
we
are
thankful
for
your
grace
and
personality
and
I
appreciate
you
being
so
kind
and
generous
with
my
short
time
here,
Marcus
your
great
mix
of
everyone
that
I
just
complimented.
You
love
the
schools,
especially
the
teachers.
You're
bold,
you
seek
answers.
O
You
have
a
big
heart
and
regardless
sometimes
the
hard
exterior
this
Administration
this
board
and
most
everyone
in
your
District
know
that
you
go
above
and
beyond.
If
you
don't
believe
it
walk
through
the
Halls,
walk
through
a
school
and
see
those
that
admire
him,
the
most
most
of
all,
you
are
a
bold
leader
when
Bedford
needed
it
most.
O
Those
who
truly
know
you
understand
your
value
and
value
your
commitment
to
Bedford
County
Public
Schools,
thanks
for
taking
the
arrows
for
the
students,
teachers
and
parents
over
the
years.
As
many
of
you
know,
there's
a
School
Board
Race
going
on.
This
might
be
the
last
time
that
you
see
me
up
here.
I
want
to
let
you
know
that
serving
this
community
in
this
capacity
has
been
an
absolute
pleasure.
It's
one
of
the
greatest
honors
of
my
life.
O
Over
the
last
seven
months,
it's
been
my
absolute
pleasure
to
serve
all
yes
all
the
students,
parents,
teachers
and
staff
of
Bedford
County
I
volunteered
and
got
involved
because
I
care,
if
you've
been
a
parent,
you've
likely
been
a
part
of
your
parents
of
your
child's
sports
program
when
nobody
stands
up
and
the
same
parents
are
the
ones
that
constantly
coach,
your
kids
team.
Well,
our
board
only
works
when
we
all
get
involved.
O
Thank
you
for
trusting
me
with
the
appointment
and
my
hope
is
to
see
the
community
participation
grow
to
the
administration,
teachers,
coaches,
drivers
and
principals.
You've
been
nothing
short
of
amazing
to
those
who
serve
tirelessly
without
validation
like
Nancy
nimio
of
the
of
Liberty
boosters.
Thank
you
yeah.
We
have
a
hot
dog
roller
that
we
will
have
to
you
by
baseball
season.
I
promise
that,
most
importantly,
we
need
to
recognize
that
we
all
come
from
different
areas.
O
My
objective
takeaway
from
the
time
from
my
time
on
the
board
is
that
we
spend
a
large
portion
of
our
time,
focusing
on
things
that
don't
necessarily
help
teachers,
staffs
or
student
Excellence.
As
a
community,
we
should
focus
on
academics,
Athletics
after
school
programs
and
not
get
distracted
by
social
influences,
focus
on
academics
and
the
things
that
build
our
students.
Excellence
is
the
floor.
So
Excellence
is
the
floor.
O
Thank
you
to
everyone
for
all
the
love
and
support
during
my
appointment.
God
willing
I
will
see
you
from
this
chair
for
many
months.
Thank
you
for
providing
me
the
ability
to
serve.
It's
been
a
tremendous
honor
and
let's
continue
to
work
for
the
community
and
to
continue
to
increase
enrollment
and
deliver
on
our
promise
to
protect
the
future
of
our
kids
and
our
country.
Thanks
see
you
next
month,.
H
I,
don't
really
know
how
you
can
follow
something
like
that.
So
I'm
just
gonna
say
huge.
Thank
you
to
the
people
who
are
continuing
to
boost
our
CTE
programs.
I
love,
seeing
that
enrollment
is
the
highest
it's
ever
been
and
I
want
to
continue
to
stay
number
one
in
leading
other
divisions.
D
I
was
going
to
Echo
what
Dwayne
said.
That's
really
good
to
see
that
it's
just
a
shame
that
we
have
a
waiting
list
of
students
now
so
I
guess
we
kind
of
jumped
out
of
the
pot
into
the
fire.
Another
problem,
of
course,
but
you
know
that's
good,
to
see
that
people
are
getting
interested
in
some
of
the
changes
that
were
made
by
you
know
the
board
and
the
administrators
have
worked
to
get
people
signing
up
so
just
want
to
continue
to
continue
on
that
path.
F
Yes,
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
Sheriff
Mike
Miller,
the
Bedford
County
Police,
the
sros,
the
special
Tactical
Team
and
the
EMT
Personnel
for
the
active
shooter
training
that
I
attended,
Miss
Harrison
was
there
I
think
Mr
Edwards
attended
the
June
10th
as
well.
There
were
a
few
of
us
there.
This
was
probably
one
of
the
most
enlightening
and
frightening
and
extremely
worthwhile
PDS
I've
ever
been
to.
F
We
were
given
the
opportunity
at
the
beginning
to
ask
questions,
and
although
I
I
don't
want
to
share
some
of
the
questions,
we
asked
because
it
could
compromise
security,
I
will
tell
you
Mrs,
Harrison
and
I
grilled.
These
people
have
you
thought
about
this.
Have
you
thought
about
that?
What
are
you
going
to
do?
If
what's
the
plan
for
that,
and
there
wasn't
one
question
that
we
asked
that
they
hadn't
already
thought
of
a
long
long
time
ago
figured
out
how
they
were
going
to
keep
our
our
students
safe.
F
We
we
had
an
opportunity
to
participate
in
a
in
that
scenario,
so
I
I
was
given
in
an
AR-15
and
a
vest
that
weighed
like
40
pounds
and
they
set
up
a
scenario
of
a
shooter
in
a
building,
and
you
can
just
see
how
fast
things
happen,
what
they
do,
how
how
you
operate
as
a
team
in
that
situation
and
I
just
have
to
thank
all
of
those
people,
because
they
are
their
bravery,
their
training.
F
F
So
the
dedication
they
exhibit
to
the
community
is
was
just
mind-blowing
to
me,
I
mean
I've,
always
appreciated
First
Responders.
But
what
they've
learned
and
done
in
in
to
to
counter
an
active
shooter
situation
is
just
amazing.
I,
don't
know
if
you've
ever
seen
a
police
dog
take
down
somebody
who's
running,
but
oh
my
God
in.
F
Run
from
the
animal,
that's
for
sure,
I
mean
the
the
shepherd
just
you
know
they
run
down
the
hall
and
the
shepherd
took
off
and
I
mean
that
guy
was
down
and
it's
it
was
just
an
amazing
amazing
day.
It
was,
it
was
like
I
think,
ten
to
three.
It
was
a
fairly
long
day,
but
it
was
so
worthwhile
and
again
I.
Just
thank
the
Tactical
teams
and
the
Sheriff's
Office
and
our
sros.
Just
just
amazing.
Please
make
sure
Sheriff
Miller
hears
this
I.
F
I,
don't
know,
but
it
was
very
exciting
it
was
you
know
the
vest
was
like
you
can't
you
walk
around
with
this
thing
and
they
said
well,
yeah,
that's
one
of
the
light
ones
and
I
was
like
oh
my
gosh,
so
it
was
just
very
putting
yourself
in
that
situation.
Just
brought
everything
you
know
to
life,
it
was.
It
was
amazing
I
also
as
we
head
toward
the
end
of
the
the
first
quarter
here.
F
F
We
have
children
who
have
not
been
in
school
in
a
while
and
and
there's
a
lot
of
challenges
that
teachers
are
facing
and
and
just
know
that
you're
so
very
appreciated
all
the
work
that
you
you
put
out
in
our
our
staff
as
well.
It
takes
all
of
us
to
do
it
from
the
custodians
to
the
superintendent
and
I.
Just
thank
all
of
you
for
such
a
great
start
to
the
year.
F
I
do
want
to
ask
Dr
Bergen,
since
we
are
at
the
end
of
the
quarter,
will
you
be
able
to
present
us
with
some
assessment
data
in
our
November
meeting,
since
benchmarks
should
be
over
by
that
time
and
and
that
sort
of
you
know
any
assessments.
Q
F
I
I
will
I
think
it
at
one
time
we
had
talked
about
looking
at
data
at
least
quarterly,
so
you
know
if
we
could,
if
everybody's
in
agreement,
if
we
could
set
up
like
you
know,
if
it's
October
14th
well,
then
the
next
you
know
meeting
isn't
until
the
second
week
in
November.
So
you
know
I
think
this
board
would
be
interested
in
seeing
how
our
children
performed
and
where
we
are
relative
to
our
our
goals.
F
I
also
want
to
take
just
a
minute
to
thank
Barry,
Sexton,
Mr
Sexton
and
to
David
for
all
the
work
and
all
of
our
texts
that
they
do
to
set
this
up.
I
know
it's
a
lot
of
work
and
I.
Just
really
really
appreciate
all
the
time
you
put
into
this.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
and
to
the
staff
for
all
your
your
presentations.
You've
really
boiled
things
down,
so
it
makes
it
a
little
bit
easier
for
us
to
understand.
So
thank
you
for
all
the
work
you
do
for
that.
K
All
right
well,
I,
also
attended
the
shooter
training.
I
wasn't
quite
as
actively
engaged
as
my
friend
here,
Dr
Haley.
She
was
all
suited
up,
but
we,
it
was
just
so
informative,
I
mean
I.
Remember,
making
a
comment
to
some
of
the
officers
there,
and
maybe
even
to
Dr.
K
Do
is
that
this
is
something
that
I
feel
a
training,
an
opportunity
for
principals
and
other
staff
members
to
actually
witness
and
perhaps
maybe
even
participate
in,
but
I
want
to
also
Echo
the
same
sentiments
that
Dr
mealy
has
shared
regarding
the
police
officers,
the
technical
team
Sheriff
Mike
Miller,
just
all
of
them,
they
were
just
phenomenal
and
just
remarkable
individuals.
I
had
a
lot
of
fun.
K
I
really
did,
but
it
was
very,
very
enlightening
too,
as
well
and
I
also
want
to
take
the
time
to
congratulate
Mr,
Troy
Doss,
of
course,
principal
here
at
Susie,
G
Gibson
and
his
staff
for
the
newest
program
offering
the
HVAC.
That
is
just
super
exciting
that
we're
able
to
offer
that
I'm
just
very,
very
proud
of
all
the
hard
work.
That's
gone
into
that
and
I
know
it's
been
the
board
members.
K
It's
been
our
goal
to
certainly
grow
the
programs
at
Susie,
G,
Gibson
and
then
I
want
to
just,
as
always
say
thank
you
to
the
teachers
to
the
paraprofessionals,
to
the
bus
drivers
to
our
executive
staff.
Paraprofessionals.
All
of
you
are
students
for
all
of
your
hard
work,
your
dedication
to
our
school
division
to
our
parents.
Thank
you
for
your
commitment
as
well
and
I
also,
lastly,
just
want
to
say
to
the
paraprofessionals
and
these
bus
drivers
and
students
and
others
hey,
enjoy
your
two
days
off
Monday
and
Tuesday.
K
A
E
I'm
gonna
go
quick,
Dr,
Trosper,
Mr
Halls.
Thank
you
very
much
great
job
on
CTE
and
workplace.
Readiness
really
appreciate
the
info
that
was
shared
shout
out
to
JF
hype.
Platoon
talk
about
school
pride
if
you've
been
to
a
football
game
or
a
volleyball
game,
they
are
really
showing
up
and
showing
out
so
I
really
appreciate
them.
Congratulations
to
JF
cheer
on
being
District
Champs.
E
Also
5jf,
students
selected
for
the
Regional
Orchestra.
Congratulations
to
David
Webb
and
the
Band
program
at
JF,
Cavalier,
theater,
Punk,
Rock,
Girl
Thursday
through
Saturday.
That's
tonight,
so
you've
missed
it.
If
you
haven't
been
started
at
seven
and
then
on
us
Thursday
through
Saturday
at
seven
Sunday
at
three
also
BCPS,
fully
accredited
I
know,
Dr
Bergen
shared
that
we
are
very
blessed
to
be
able
to
say
that
I've
been
in
several
meetings.
E
E
That
is
a
huge
accomplishment,
and
so
I
want
to
say
congratulations
and
then
the
final
thing
your
vote
counts.
Early
voting
is
now
until
November,
8th,
get
out
and
vote.
A
Thank
you,
Mr
Phil,
I'm
gonna
pull
my
Shameless
plug
I
believe
we
still
need
bus
drivers.
If
anyone
is
interested
in
helping
us
out
driving
a
bus,
please
contact
transportation.
We
sure
would
appreciate
it
several
things
here
that
were
mentioned
tonight:
parents,
if
you're
like
me,
some
things
that
you
really
want
to
take
note
of
report
cards
are
coming
home.
Don't
let
them
hide
them.
Report
cards
are
coming
home
and
there
is
no
school
Monday
and
Tuesday.
A
I
had
the
pleasure
of
attending
the
Liberty
High
School
Hall
of
Fame
golf
tournament.
It
was
a
beautiful
day
outside
and
they
had
a
record
number
of
teams
and
it
was
just
a
lot
of
fun
to
be
around.
A
A
Earlier
in
the
superintendent's
comments,
he
bragged
on
Liberty
and
Stanton
River
FFA
I
want
to
brag
a
little
bit
further
on
Liberty
FFA,
the
Liberty
FFA
senior
Forester
team
of
Caleb
Williamson
Claire,
chaston
Zane
key
and
Nick
DeWitt
won
the
Hub
Federation
forestry
contest
on
Tuesday
top
scores
in
this
event
were
Claire
Jason,
who
was
the
top
placing
overall
individual
and
Nick
DeWitt
Caleb
Williamson
Adam
Witt
zanky
and
Maggie
DeWitt
placed
right
behind
her
securing
first
through
sixth
place.
A
A
Another
FFA
note:
the
vet
science
program
is
gearing
up
for
the
national
contest
on
October
26th
in
Indianapolis.
They
already
took
the
written
part
of
the
test
virtually
last
week
and
they
will
know
the
results
during
the
second
portion
of
the
contest
in
Indianapolis,
so
good
job,
Liberty
FFA,
something
to
be
really
proud
of.
A
Congratulations
to
Liberty
High
School
competition,
cheer
squad
for
crushing
it
in
last
night's
Seminole
District
competition
they
placed
first
in
the
3A
Division
and
second
overall
in
the
district
they
are
now
qualified
for
region,
3C
competition
next
weekend,
congratulations,
Liberty,
Minuteman,
cheer
and
best
of
luck.
Next
weekend
and
I
said
that
was
the
last
thing,
but
a
fibbed.
My
last
thing
is
I-
want
to
make
sure
that
the
kids,
the
students,
know
how
much
they
are
appreciated.