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Berkeley County Board of Education Meeting - April 4, 2023

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Today, April 4th 2023 I declare that a there's a quorum of board members present and that the media has been given proper notice pursuant to the Freedom of Information. Act. First agenda item is approval of the agenda. Do we have a motion?

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We have a motion in a second. Is there any discussion? Hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the eyes have it. The next agenda item is approval of the board meeting minutes from March 21st 2023. Do we have a motion night.

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Demotion second, we.

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Have a motion and a second: is there any discussion? Hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the eyes have it.

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The next agenda item is to enter into executive session for the stated purposes of discussion of release of teachers from employment contracts and or appointment of Administrators, as needed, update regarding pending litigation matters and receipt of the attorney client legal advice pertaining to the same for the compass, Municipal advisors, LLC and Hub International Limited, Hub, International, Midwest limited and off Insurance Agency, Inc, Stanley, J, porknay, Scott, porknay and Brantley Thomas and Jackson versus Berkeley, County, School, District, and update and receipt of legal advice regarding proposed settlement of bcsd, verse, Jewel, Labs, Inc, 8 student and then eight student expulsion appeals.

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Do we have a motion to enter into executive session for those stated purposes we got a motion. Is there a second? Second, we have a motion in a second. Is there any discussion? Hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed. We are now in executive session.

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Every day is about the students for me 100 because of the kids.

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Our kids are absolutely our. Why why we all do what we do good.

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I wake up every morning, knowing it is my responsibility to give I.

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Get up and I come to work every day, because I need to be here for them. It.

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Makes you feel good because it's why we're here I like what I do and I think it makes a difference? I.

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Could have had any other job in the world, but I'm a teacher being.

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A part of this you know fraternity of teachers and really making a difference in kids lives, bringing.

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A positive difference to students because I'm helping them think you know beyond the classroom. It's.

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A real collaborative effort, we all bring our parts to the table and say how do we make this puzzle work as best we can survivor's.

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When you do something like this, this is the sort of thing that really sticks in their mind and helps them. Remember things down the road.

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I think that's every Educator's ultimate goal is for them to see themselves how we see them.

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There are students from cane Bay's EMS program that are working on ambulances.

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The look on these kids faces and the interests grow. That's just amazing to me.

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We are sending kids from Berkeley County into the community that are directly giving back to the community now in terms of the jobs that they are doing and that's awesome.

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Proud is just not even the word: it exceeds that.

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I guess I just like to be able to give back to the community. You know since the district's, given me so much. You know.

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Whatever I need to make the students be successful, it happens here.

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We're doing a lot of cool stuff here. There's a lot of neat things happening.

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No Place I'd Rather Be than in Bergen County I.

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Love Berkeley County because it actually gave me a space. Can you see my eyes? Can you see my eyes? Ricky Connie hasn't been good to me. So I absolutely love it. I will give all I have to give to Berkeley County, so I can't give anymore I'm.

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Proud of what we do here, we work as a team. We help each other and we're helping the students and we're making a difference. They're.

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The reason and now I have six kids, that I've taught that are in law, school or lawyers I'm just beyond happy, and it's because of them. The.

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Satisfaction I get every time, I come home at night, knowing that I'm making a difference in somebody's life I mean that that's what does it for me.

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Looking at this picture, what is this section right here? That's in between.

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So what is this whole section right here? Called sports.

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Medicine at Berkeley, High School, is a program where students take Sports Med one two and three we've.

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Been learned like Anatomy, you need Anatomy to be a doctor or anything else like that.

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It's not just kids who are interested in sports med. It's people who want to be doctors or nurses, or really anything in the health field, get that opportunity to go in there and get that hands-on experience. Sports.

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Medicine 3 is like the more Hands-On course where they're actually at the games and at the practice is helping out.

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I love, training, basketball and football, and that's probably my favorites I'm Carson Taylor. This is my third year in sports medicine.

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I signed up for it and I was like this is really really cool, and so, when me I started that that made me realize that, like I wanted to be a trainer, so now I'm going to college for.

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That it's really important to like have these kids get exposure to different career Fields, instead of them just going to college and trying to figure it out.

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They get to do true. Hands-On work with the instructor in the Sports Medicine Room.

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I love, taping and.

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Doing modalities just getting their bodies prepared before they start the game.

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It's one thing to sit in a classroom: you can get your typical classroom instruction. It is another thing to get the Hands-On collaborative work that our teachers are giving in our Career and Technical education classes, learning how to talk to people learning how to work collaboratively in a group on a real world Hands-On project. That is something that you don't necessarily get in an academic class. This.

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Is definitely what I'm supposed to be doing.

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It's super super fun super rewarding, so anybody would want to do. It should definitely try it.

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Seeing these kids excited to get something has been truly a blessing. Congratulations to you, high five Christina Wingo, Child Nutrition supervisor. It's nice to meet you I'm Christina I'm from Child Nutrition, Nashville, School breakfast week was last week. So for each day that students ate breakfast with us, they were entered into a drawing and all of those students were randomly selected and we've been out. Delivering iPads and bicycles and earbuds face are for you. Thank you, you're welcome, so some of them are kind of shocked, they're in disbelief.

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They can't believe that they actually won something that is for you. You won some kids have cried some I've been kind of in a State of Shock and weren't, really sure what to say. I.

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Would you won.

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That is all for you.

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I think she loved me more than my own kids do. But it's your lucky day girlfriend.

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Congratulations to you.

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Thank you, I'm, so glad you're excited she was really excited. Are you speechless.

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We've had a great day um giving back to Berkeley County and we're just glad to be here to do it. You're.

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Welcome there's this reactions. You live for. We.

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Love and appreciate all of you thank.

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You you're welcome. Thank you, foreign.

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It's a lot of fun. I always had a passion for cooking, it's kind of a break from school, making different things preparing different things.

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Learning different skills: if you pay attention, you get a whole lot more than just cooking.

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And look how nice? That is, it's just enough to come together! This.

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Is level one culinary one? You.

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Don't buy sugar like that.

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Starts at nine and goes to you know: 11 54, so it's three and a half hour class. So.

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What we're going to do is we're just going to kind of go back forth, go back forward. This.

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Facility is treated no differently than a regular restaurant. This.

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Operates as a kitchen, we're.

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Certified by DHEC we get two to three inspections: a year.

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Make sure that we're doing what needs to be done, making.

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Sure you're being healthy and clean and sanitary.

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Right now, I'm cutting chicken I'm just dicing it a little bit.

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So I'm taking the chicken right now and we're just wrapping around the bacon so like who wouldn't enjoy like.

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Baking and chicken together, what do you want? The chicken the.

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Most exciting thing is when they come on a Monday Say, Hey I just made this. This is what I made for my parents. This is what I made with my dad and they'll make either something we've done in here with a variation or they just decided to create something.

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Different made rice, it was very simple: I went home and I made it myself, and it was just as good. That's.

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Really the best thing, because they're doing what they're being trained to do and they show enthusiasm for what.

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Do you think ish not bad.

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I just want kids to have some life skills, so they could cook for the little brother they cook for their sister, whether they pursue it at a post-secondary level or not. I just want them to be able to do something for themselves. They can save money and they can eat better. It's been a great greatest 18 years. I've got super kids. I have super support from the county, whatever I need to make the students be successful. It happens here. I.

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Love them being in the classroom with him is always fun just being around. Him is fun.

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Learning different life skills, he teaches the funding, different techniques and different tricks you can use throughout, not just in culinary, but also in your life.

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It makes you feel good because it's why we're here I like what I do and I think it makes a difference I'm here, because of the kids and I wouldn't go anywhere else.

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I think one of the best things about working here at Phillips Simmons is my co-workers. I love the unity.

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Among the staff and the camaraderie I feel like we all get.

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Along really well I think that's what makes working here and teaching here so fun. Happy.

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Day is something that we have been doing for about four years now: every Wednesday.

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Miss Bowen and I just like to match it's just something: fun.

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To break up the week, one of our sayings used to be that we could remind people what day of the week it was. We.

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Plan our outfits the night before and it's fun the kids kind of get in on it too, and something to look forward to.

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Check it out, it.

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Started as an accident, we would show up to work a couple times we're pretty similar outfits.

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Our classic outfit is like black pants, like white tea and a jean jacket.

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It just kind of okay, we'll do it again and then again and it then just became a thing every Wednesday, and once we did it once we were like now, we need to keep this up have been skipped. Today we have a couple pictures of when she's, not here or during covid and I, had to.

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Quarantine she had to teach from home, so we had I had her on my smart board and then I was standing, and someone took our picture of me in the smart board. So never miss Wednesday she's, a real life twin. She is a real life time, a real life Twins winning yeah.

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But most of the time, it's just what we have in our closet. We got this shirt as a gift. A student bought us these shirts.

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Here's our first, our initial photo Wednesday.

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Debatable and then we had these two trying to copy us I think the people that are so nitpicky, like your Apple watch, bands, don't match.

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That's not the same purple, whereas, like your bracelet, your watch band and that just like makes it fun but I think it's just.

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Fun to have the people picking on us and something to to look forward to in the week twins.

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Day, Feliz Wednesday, everyone I'm, even wearing my official Twins Day shirt I, feel like it does bring.

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The school together and I think that's. Our goal is to bring joy during the week. It's just something fun to show.

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People we like our jobs, we have fun at our jobs because we're still.

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Here for the kids, Happy.

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He's just amazing a people person fun loving every morning he comes in and he he walks by my room he's like hey, Miss, Atkins, Pleasant,.

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Attitude just a good student to be around thank.

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You, my name is Delan hugee I'm, a junior at Cross, High, School,.

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The word I owe you describe him as he's a dog I.

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Love the game playing on the court.

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He plays hard intense.

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And he's still on top of us about school, I.

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Always stress to them: they're student athletes, student athletes. First, he.

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Just made us run the other day for getting in trouble in class. They.

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Know, that's not negotiable, you don't do the right thing in class. You won't play and if a teacher has to contact me, you know you're going to pay. I always tell them I'm more proud of anything. You do in the classroom, you're doing the basketball court.

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In seventh grade, we typically look at our upcoming sixth graders. So when it came down to delarin, he had some behavioral issues. I.

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Can't get any trouble he.

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Got into some little incidents here and there planning.

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Classes with other students getting suspended I did it to myself as.

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Time went on and as he got older, he just got progressively better if.

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You get older, you got to mature.

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The behaviors that we were looking for, we didn't see you.

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Got to have the right people around you that push you to do better. He.

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Sought out help we made sure he got it. He was receptive to all the supports that we were giving him.

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Teachers pushed me in school most definitely like Miss Atkins every.

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Day is about the students for me we're using the inverse operation. My name is Angel Adkins and I'm. The person that he'll come to when he needs something and.

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If she can't do it, then she's going to tell him who he needs to go to to get it done. So she is his go-to person. That's.

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Why I really was in that class for behavior and not like working wise I'll? Do my work academically.

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His grades were always where they needed to be. He just did like a 360.

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I'm, the student council, advisor and delarian is not on the student council, but on Fridays we do popcorn sales and I was short help. One day, I was stressed, he's like Miss I can stop stressing it's okay, we got this I see how he tells other students, like you, know, man. Why.

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Aren't you doing your work, you need to do your work. He just not only behaved for himself, but he was impacting his peers. I'm.

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Gonna be honest with you, that's really really! Well, you want to get a diploma easy. He.

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Didn't want to earn a certificate, he wanted to earn a high school diploma and he's making that happen. He.

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Wanted it for himself and he's doing everything he needs to do to make sure that he is successful. I.

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Mean part of his continuous growth, because from what I hear he was a problem, child I don't have any of those issues out of him now.

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With him making that change has inspired other students to do the right thing and follow.

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His path, he sees himself as I was there and now I'm here so I think other students definitely definitely will look up to him.

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And that's better than any win any loss in on a basketball court. Seeing him win in real life is the most important thing. Are you proud of yourself? Is.

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Sir, why would you.

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Because I feel like I'm on the right path, it's.

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Just why we do what we do, it's because of students like.

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Him and it's all because of the maturity and him deciding that the behavior that he may have been displaying, wasn't working he's.

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More to the world you got to keep grinding, though, like grinding get a diploma, so you could be something in life, work hard for what you want and don't live in it. Nobody tell you that you can't achieve your goals.

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I really like to see what the kids come up with.

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They can't wait to get here to do this. This is one of their favorite parts of the day.

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They just take a lot of pride in what they're doing and that stands out and let's talk about the goals for today, our team is, has worked really hard on trying to use technology in innovative ways what it means to be an entrepreneur and we're all entrepreneurs right now, because we're starting our own business aren't we.

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They learn to be entrepreneurs, they learn some technology skills to combine with that to create products.

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That's the focus for this unit is really about being an entrepreneur about taking an idea creating a business around that idea. I.

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Love it when they're smiling and when they're so excited, to tell you about what they're doing I'm.

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Working on this tic-tac-toe.

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Thing after they've researched and having their head what they want to create. They took some time you know drawing it by hand, they created their Google, drawing that mirrored their original drawing and then from there they uploaded it to the software, and so once they were able to do that, they could actually see the laser cutter in action.

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We printed these Hearts made out of like acrylic acrylic plastic.

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If they like the model- and they felt good about it, then the next step was really to begin advertising.

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The thing I most like doing is like doing the commercial. Are you bored work I can fix that when I get home I just start working on this. If.

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You're going to do it on your own time, you definitely have to enjoy it.

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It has been really fun. It's a lot of hard work. I look forward to it a lot because I'm really excited about it.

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They're so excited to share their success and they have some awesome projects that they've created for this Valentine store.

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We give out tickets to each student at King Hawaii, so they're able to come into the Valentine's Day shop, go around to each vendor each student and and learn about what they have to sell and then choose one item and that very special item. They get to take home with them.

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You know they're feeling that sense of accomplishment and success, and so that's what excites me the most about it when they're excited about what they did and telling you how they did it I'm.

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Going to be super excited because, like I work, super hard on this, so I hope they enjoy it. They've.

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Gained so much self-confidence, so they understand they do possess the qualities that they need to be successful and have those accomplishments, and it is wonderful to see.

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I love to come to work every day and Cane Hoy is a very special place and you can't describe the feeling that you have when, when you're watching a kid excited about school, you want them to want to be here. You want them to see that hey what I'm learning here is going to make a difference. For me, one day.

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Thank you for what you do, because we all are one Community when I was a senior in college. I said: if I ever were to get out and make a difference. Let me go and help these kids so they'd be better prepared when they came to college and I thought. I could really go out and change the world. From that standpoint, I'm Willis, Sanders I, was in the school district 41 years I'm a native of Berkeley County, my homie here from Cross I love, love, Berkeley County.

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My dad always told me do a great job where you are do the best job that you can and that would provide the opportunity to someone that think you want to move. Do a greater job at another level. So when I was a teacher, I poured my heart out of being a teacher.

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She said: that's all she ever wanted a piece of my artwork and she's been here 20 years, I said: you've been there that long haven't I've gotten a piece of my artwork, so you can get folks to do anything if you can get them motivated and inspired to do it. So that was that's. How I use my artwork so Savannah? Here's your piece, kids knew that I could draw. They wanted.

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My artwork I said well, if you want what mod for her kids, but you have to do, we came up with a program really could win my artwork so from from the time 1981 where I was a principal all the way through principal ship system, superintendent known as a community person I'm still producing and sharing my artwork thank.

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No one can tell about the way you work better than the person who worked in the system. If someone wanted to come to work for Berkeley, County, School, District I would say it's a great place to work. Sometimes it's not all about the salary, but it's a work environment and when they realized that they're making a difference because of the environment. That's what my theme is sharing time, talents and treasures the heart of a purposeful life.

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It's party time we have hot dogs, hamburgers, baked beans, everything you could possibly need. We have, and it's all for them.

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They let us know that we really appreciate it. Thank you for all that you do. They tell us this all the time we hear it now, they're, showing it and they're really showing it really big. Today,.

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Is called party party where we are celebrating a bus driver, Appreciation, Week.

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Everybody get together a new fellowship and we have a lot of eating and feeding everybody laughing everybody's full. We're.

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Family doing this appreciation week for the bus drivers and the monitors and the AIDS. It brought us closer.

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To know that they're, the first people up in the morning and probably the last people to get home like I, truly value them, because their job is very hard and I I commend them on what they're doing every day and they come back.

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The next thing we do it all over again, because this is what we love to do. They don't have to be if they're going to they're here because of the kids.

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It's worth it for the kids. We try to greet them with that good morning, hello. You know that hug that smile.

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Some of the kids come on the bus and they're, just like so can have a bad day a bad morning, but when they see our face, demeanor change.

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Even at the end of the day, the bus driver is the last person that they'll see as far as education, wise that drops them off appreciation.

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That you guys give to us we're returning back by coming through and doing what we need to do every day all day, all about the kids.

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500 is going to be your Youth Court law, ad I love being the first face, people see Beta Club, that's another really good club I recommend you join so when I'm doing tours and things I make sure that I'm the first fresh face that they see just all science classes, so when I'm giving them tours and things like that they get excited about the school, so mainly English stuff like that down this hallway. This is going to be your earth.

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Science, classroom and I, really like the idea of making sure that their first day goes smoothly. Foreign I am in 10th grade at Goose, Creek, High, School I think we.

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Would send out a.

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Google form I am a gator Ambassador, and that is someone who just kind of helps around the school they do tours for new students. So we can put Ethan on the poster. A gator Ambassador helps with everything not in this class, but for that event he will I'm also part of National Honor, Society Beta Club right.

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Mercy yeah Round of Applause in.

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Beta everyone has the same interests; they usually all are leaders and they want what's good for themselves and for the future and so I love feeling, like I'm, a part of a community with beta I love, knowing that I'm putting my time into things that matter, one of the main people who helped give me a lot of leadership roles.

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Was Cooper, most importantly, there's action items I, think that if you can teach a kid to be a leader that you are preparing them for.

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Life in my freshman year, I think she saw something quote unquote special in me.

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She is not shy, she is so well put together. She is such a big heart and she takes on these leadership roles and she's also very connected to our student body in a way that makes their voice heard.

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I just I overall love what I do I love helping out around the school I love when making like and creating relationships with people just.

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To sit back and watch her lead, others is just it's truly humbling. I.

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Wants to make your parents proud, she wants to make her teachers proud, but, more importantly, she wants to make herself proud of of what.

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She does and who she is. She saw something that I didn't even see in myself when I first got here and.

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She said she saw something I didn't see in myself. That made me a little sad because I'm like how can you not see it she's just.

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She was kind of one of those people who kind of pushed the leadership out of me, even though I knew it was already there. She just gave me the roles and made me feel welcome to be.

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A leader in our school so I think that's every Educator's ultimate goal is for for them to see themselves how we see them. I.

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Love the fact that I have more of a purpose and I want to come to school. I want to be involved in things, I, just love being around leadership around people who are leaders, it's just very rewarding, knowing how far I've come talk.

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About changing culture, that's how you do it, you have somebody that's a freshman or sophomore, and then they see them and they are empowered to lead, and then they get others to lead and that's what I'm most excited for for her I.

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Like making people feel as though they're a part of a community and like they have friends, people.

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Remember her for a long time, long after she's graduated.

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I love their playfulness.

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How do you know because I did I love their hearts?

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My group is so loving and it makes some of the hard days fun, 100, good job catch it good job. The love in this building is just contagious. 70 plus seven equals good job you'll be sitting at your um table and teaching a lesson. Then Savannah. Can you turn on your good girl? The light bulb will spark and just seeing their reactions is just amazing.

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My class is considered uh cross categorical So within that is a range of disabilities, so some of my students actually uh predominantly I, have students with autism, but I can also have students with other health impairments. Some mild intellectual abilities um medical disabilities. Things like that. Can you try that again using your big boy? Words, the chips? Oh, that's. What I thought? Okay, their Spirits are so high and so Lively and I feel like I can make a difference in their life. Yes or no. No! No! We don't get ready. Let's go five. Ten.

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With March of 2020., what was that like for you.

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Chaos, it was a lot of chaos. It was a lot of relearning. It was a lot of late nights struggling to find a balance. um Oh gosh, it was hard.

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No, it's okay, I didn't think I would get emotional um because you have your school family, the kids that become your kids, but you also have your own family, so it was hard. It was hard finding that balance. If you want to use your words, raise your hand and wait and wait good. The drive was for online learning. You know digital learning, but with students with special needs.

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That is not necessarily the best method of teaching, especially when it came to teaching social skills. How do you teach social skills virtually when you can't do hand over hand when you can't be next to them when you can't have them with that quick redirection, so that was that was the struggle, the social skills and the behavior.

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Some behavioral challenges is what I find myself addressing the most Michael Com 72 70, a lot of reteaching behaviors, a lot of re-teaching skills: how to love themselves, how to make friends how to talk to people appropriately I couldn't teach their numbers and letters and and grammar if they couldn't build on those skills. So when I call your name come up to me and come get your math journal, it's a beyond beyond the clock job, it's even if you're, not doing paperwork.

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Our minds are just constantly thinking about our kids, our school kids, it's a very selfless profession, so you truly have to be passionate on what you do. We are in it for their children. We are here to try and make them become Kinder, smarter, more independent.

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I love your swing song Oh, my students, I love them so much gosh they're such a loving group and they're. So playful I, just I love him. I love them they're, they're they're, you know by their kids. So when I come back, I want you to have five beads on your stripe. How many beads do you need five good I'll? Be back bye, bye.

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Every day is about the students for me 100, because.

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Of the kids, just the kids, our kids, are.

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Absolutely our: why why we all do what we do good.

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I wake up every morning, knowing it is my responsibility to give.

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I get up and I come to work every day, because I need to be here for them. It.

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Makes you feel good because it's why we're here I like what I do and I think it makes a difference? I.

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Could have had any other job in the world, but I'm a teacher being.

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A part of this you know fraternity of teachers and really making a difference in kids, lives.

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Bringing a positive difference to students because I'm helping them think you know beyond the classroom.

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It's a real collaborative effort. We all bring our parts to the table and say: how do we make this puzzle work as best we can survivor's.

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When you do something like this, this is the sort of thing that really sticks in their mind and helps them. Remember things down the road.

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I think that's every Educator's ultimate goal is for them to see themselves how we see them.

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There are students from camby's EMS program that are working on ambulances.

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To look on these kids faces and the interests grow. That's just amazing to me.

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We are sending kids from Berkeley County into the community that are directly giving back to the community now in terms of the jobs that they are doing and that's awesome.

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Proud is just not even the word: it exceeds that.

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I guess I just like to be able to give back to the community. You know since the district's, given me so much. You know.

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Whatever I need to make the students be successful, it happens here.

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We're doing a lot of cool stuff here. There's a lot of neat things happening.

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No Place I'd Rather Be than in Bergen County I.

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Love Berkeley County because it actually gave me a space. Can you see my eyes? Can you see my eyes? Berkeley County has been good to me, so I, absolutely love it. I will give all I have to give the Berkeley County. So I can't give anymore I'm.

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Proud of what we do here, we work as a team. We help each other and we're helping the students and we're making a difference. They're.

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The reason and now I have six kids, that I've taught that are in law, school or lawyers I'm just beyond happy, and it's because of them. The.

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Satisfaction I get every time, I come home at night, knowing that I'm making a difference in somebody's life I mean that that's what does it for me.

Q

Looking at this picture, what is this section right here? That's in between.

R

So what is this whole section right here? Called sports.

L

Medicine at Berkeley, High School, is a program where students take Sports Med one two and three we've.

S

Been learning like Anatomy, you need Anatomy to be a doctor or anything else like that.

L

It's not just kids who are interested in sports med. It's people who want to be doctors or nurses, or really anything in the health field, get that opportunity to go in there and get that hands-on experience. Sports.

S

Medicine 3 is like the more Hands-On course where they're actually at the games and at the practice is helping out.

T

I love, training, basketball and football, and that's probably my favorites I'm Carson Taylor. This is my third year in sports medicine.

T

I signed up for it and I was like this is really really cool, and so, when me I started that that made me realize that, like I wanted to be a trainer, so now I'm going to college.

S

For that, it's really important to like have these kids get exposure to different career Fields, instead of doing just going to college and trying to figure it out, they.

L

Get to do true, Hands-On work with the instructor in the Sports Medicine Room I.

T

Love taping and.

S

Doing modalities just getting their bodies prepared before they start the game.

L

Is one thing to sit in a classroom? You can get your typical classroom instruction. It is another thing to get the Hands-On collaborative work that our teachers are giving in our Career and Technical education classes, learning how to talk to people learning how to work collaboratively in a group on a real world Hands-On project. That is something that you don't necessarily get in an academic class. This.

U

Is definitely what I'm supposed to be doing? It's.

T

Super super fun super rewarding, so anybody would want to do. It should definitely try it.

V

Seeing these kids excited to get something has been truly a blessing. Congratulations to you, high five Christina Wingo, Child Nutrition supervisor. It's nice to meet you I'm Christina I'm from Child Nutrition, Nashville, School breakfast week was last week. So for each day that students ate breakfast with us, they were entered into a drawing and all of those students were randomly selected and we've been out delivering iPads and bicycles and earbuds.

V

These are for you. Thank you, you're welcome, so some of them are kind of shocked, they're in disbelief. They can't believe that they actually won something that is for you.

V

You won some kids have cried some I've been kind of in a State of Shock and weren't, really sure what to say. I.

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X

That is all for you.

V

I think she loved me more than my own kids do. But it's your lucky day girlfriend.

Y

Congratulations to you.

Z

Thank you, I'm, so glad you're excited she was really excited. Are you speechless.

V

We've had a great day giving back to Berkeley County and we're just glad to be here to do it. You're.

AA

Welcome they're, the three actors you live for. We love.

V

And appreciate all of you thank.

X

You you're welcome. Thank you.

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AB

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AB

It's a lot of fun. I always had a passion for cooking, it's kind of a break from school, making different things preparing different things.

AC

Learning different skills: if you pay attention, you get a whole lot more than just cooking.

AD

And look how nice? That is, it's just enough to come together! This.

G

Is level one culinary one? You.

AD

Don't buy sugar like that starts.

G

At nine it goes to you know: 11 54, so it's three and a half hour class. So.

AE

What we're going to do is we're just going to kind of go back forth, go back forward. This.

G

Facility is treated no differently than a regular restaurant. This.

AF

Operates as a kitchen, we're.

G

Certified by DHEC we get two to three inspections: a year.

AG

Make sure that we're doing what needs to be done, making.

AH

Sure you're being healthy and clean and sanitary.

AG

Right now, I'm cutting chicken I'm, just dicing it a little bit so.

AH

I'm, taking the chicken right now and we're just wrapping around the bacon so like who wouldn't enjoy.

AC

Like baking and chicken together, what do you want? The chicken the.

G

Most exciting thing is when they come on a Monday Say, Hey I just made this. This is what I made for my parents. That's what I made with my dad and they'll make either something we've done in here with a variation or they just decided to create something different.

AG

Made rice, it was very simple: I went home and I made it myself, and it was just as good. That's.

G

Really the best thing, because they're doing what they're being trained to do and they show enthusiasm for what.

AI

Do you think ish not bad.

G

I just want kids to have some life skills, so they could cook for the little brother they cook for their sister, whether they pursue it at a post-secondary level or not. I just want them to be able to do something for themselves, they can save money and they can eat better. It's been the great greatest 18 years. I've got super kids. I have super support from the county, whatever I need to make the students be successful, it happens here. I.

AG

Love them being in the classroom with him is always fun just being around. Him is fun.

AH

Learning different life skills, he teaches the funding, different techniques and different tricks you can use throughout, not just in culinary, but also in your life.

G

It makes you feel good because it's why we're here I like what I do and I think it makes a difference I'm here, because of the kids and I wouldn't go anywhere else.

BD

AJ

I think one of the best things about working here at Philip Simmons is my co-workers. I love the.

AK

Unity among the staff and the camaraderie I feel like we all get along.

AJ

Really well, I think that's what makes working here and teaching here so fun. Happy twins day is something that we have been doing for about four years now. Every Wednesday.

AK

Miss Bowen and I just like to match it's just something: fun.

AJ

To break up the week, one of our sayings used to be that we could remind people what day of the week it was. We.

AK

Plan our outfits the night before and it's fun the kids kind of get in on it too. And it's something to look forward to.

AM

Happy Winter check it out. It.

AK

Started as an accident, we would show up to work a couple times where pretty similar outfits, our.

AN

Classic outfit is like black pants, like white tea and a jean jacket.

AJ

It just kind of okay, we'll do it again and then again and it then just became a thing every Wednesday Tuesday, and once we did it once we were like now, we need to keep this up. I haven't skipped. Today we have a couple pictures of when she's, not here or during covid and I, had to quarantine.

AK

She had to teach from home, so we had I had her on my smart board and then I was standing and someone took our picture of me and the smart board so never missed Wednesday she's a real-life twin. She is a real life time. A real life Twins.

AJ

Winning yeah, but most of the time, it's just what we have in our closet. We got this shirt as a gift. A student bought us these shirts.

AO

Here's our first, our initial photo Wednesday.

AK

Debatable and then we had these two trying to copy us I think the people that are so nitpicky, like your Apple watch, bands, don't match.

AJ

That's not the same purple where's like your bracelet, your watch band and that just like makes it fun, but I think it's just.

AK

Fun to have the people picking on us and something to to look forward to in the week twins.

AP

Day, Feliz Wednesday, everyone I'm, even wearing my official Twins Day shirt I, feel like it does bring the.

AJ

School together and I think that's. Our goal is to bring joy during the week. It's just something fun to.

AK

Show people we like our jobs, we have fun at our jobs because we're still here.

AJ

For the kids, Happy.

AL

Twins Day foreign.

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A

Motion to return to regular session.

BE

Something so moved.

A

We have a motion and a second to return to regular session I'll note for the record that no action was taken in an executive session. Is there any discussion hearing none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed. We are now in regular session. First, please join us for the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence.

A

We would now like to welcome Elite steel from Fox Bank Elementary School under the direction of Miss Lisa Hamer as they perform one of my favorite songs, Three Little Birds by Bob Marley.

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A

Hold on, thank you all for sharing your talent with us. Thank you, Miss Hamer, and thank you for principal Natalie Locklear for sharing. That was great. Thank you.

A

Next I'd like to recognize Westview, Middle, College, Park, middle and Hanahan High schools for submitting the beautiful student artwork that has been displayed in the entryway for everyone's enjoyment. Thank you to Westview, Middle, School, art teacher Kendall, Elks, principal Sharon, Perry, College, Park, Middle, School, art teacher Megan, Harrison, principal Ingrid, Dukes at Hanahan, High, School, art teacher, Tracy, Cromer and principal Thomas gallus.

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A

The next agenda item is Citizens comments in order to conduct the meeting in an orderly and efficient manner. We ask that you honor the following guidelines. Stakeholder comments are welcomed and encouraged. However, the board will not take immediate action on public comments at this meeting. Any person wishing to address the board must register prior to the meeting. Comments must be regarding programs, policies or procedures.

A

Comments regarding complaints against employees other than District level Executives or references to students other than the child of the speaker will not be heard in public session groups. Addressing the same topic should select. One speaker comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker. The board chair reserves the right to a lot additional time or halt public comments that do not adhere to these guidelines. The first Speaker I believe is Deacon Melanie.

A

Pray back in school is the topic.

A

Yes, sir, that's yes, Palmer! Excuse me, sir.

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BF

I'm standing in the behalf of our children, I am an ordained deacon and when I saw the national TV CBS showed that those kids got killed in Nashville Tennessee I cried. We need to bring prayer back in school.

BF

This is why God has turned our back on us because we turn our back on him.

BF

I want to know who could I talk to who I would go to the White House, the senator Congress, but as people these are our people I, don't care it'll, be black blue purple or green. They are our people. They are our children.

BF

We have to protect our children for the future, so I'm reaching out to the board, because I went to my councilman and he said, come to the board so I'm, reaching out to the board to see who I can talk to. Who can tell me why they won't put prayer back in school. I just saw a display just while I go that made me happy silent prayer and practice in the flag. They don't even do that in school, but we can do it here.

BF

Please tell me who I can contact talk to and I'm willing to go anywhere? I would go all the way to Washington I'm from Jersey City I moved here in 2010, I went to Saint, Peter's, College and I know a lot of the delegate of a union for Colgate Palmolive in Jersey City I'm. Just now. Somebody here talking about the sound of my okay I've, been there I'm 74 years old.

BF

We need, as people put prayer back in school.

BG

Mr chairman, like my comment concerning the remarks we agree with you, sir, uh you may or may not be aware that the state law requires that every Public School have the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence every day before school starts, so that is uh law and in Berkeley County, the rest of my recollection that is enforced.

BG

BH

The next speaker.

A

Is Sierra Francis, Tyron, Butler, Goose, Creek, High, School expulsion, appeal.

BI

Hello good afternoon, um I had something to say, but as per the guidelines, I don't think it's appropriate I think it may be more of a personal matter.

BI

um I was here to talk about an expulsion appeal with my son, and um you know just wanting to you know if there can be some grace extended upon him. Last said it isn't personal, so I don't know if I should get into it. All um I didn't even know if this was appropriate or if I should have came or what, but um they want to just show our face in his face. um I know you guys, don't know him at all and um that's really just it. You know the same thing.

BI

Hello, my name is Tavon Butler and thank you for your time.

BH

A

The next speaker is Miss Catlow.

BJ

Ing um I'm Kat Lowe I'm, the High School uh physics teacher over at Hanahan, High School and I'm, the Berkeley County Education Association, president um and I wanted to talk to you today about some information I received. When I went to the state house for scea's Lobby day, we had the opportunity to speak to Berkeley County delegates.

BJ

We also got a chance to speak to both the chairs of the House and Senate education committees, and their message was clear that the districts have the money to solve this problem of the teacher shortage and staff shortages that we have, that you have the funds to end this crisis. They defined the funds that you had in your general fund. Some use the word slush just so you know they think it's up to you to solve this um multiple Berkeley County delegation members were given last year's Berkeley County teacher contract.

BJ

All said that this was a contract that they would themselves would never sign because of its punitive nature and its ambiguous and the fact they wouldn't know how much they were going to get paid prior to signing it. They are aware that if we sign this and break contract with you, you have every right to take our names to the Department of Education and have our certifications suspended so that we cannot make a living make our living on the skills that we have acquired for ourselves.

BJ

One in the Berkeley County delegation, a conservative actually told us not to sign our contracts. He told many of us. This don't sign it. You shouldn't sign it.

BJ

um You really need to be aware that the pay and the contract are your instruments to attract and retain the staff and teachers that you need.

BJ

uh It's going to be up to you to decide if you're going to make any changes on that front, and this is a crisis and crisis precipitates change and we look to you for that change again. I just want to point out members voted members of our state legislation, said legislators said not to sign this contract. This is your contract that you give us. It says things like the assignment is my is my school Hanahan High School, but in the contract. It tells me that the superintendent has the authority to make changes to that assignment.

BJ

Move me anywhere and if that's too far away for me and I break contract, you can take my license. It also says: perform all duties imposed, imposed. That's the language on a teacher by the laws, rules, regulations and policies, you say, perform and insist in extracurricular activities. You never Define. Those things and I have to sign this and put my credentials on the line. It's punitive. All on your side.

BJ

What assurances are you going to give teachers so that they know they're going to have a good school year that they're going to get rewarded in any way? It's up to you, crisis, precipitates change,.

BH

Thank you, Miss Lowe, the.

BK

BJ

And last speaker is.

BK

BH

Cindy Fisk.

BL

Good evening, chair, McQuillen superintendent, Dixon and school board members and, as you all know, my name is Cindy. Fisk and I am a veteran of 30 years. Certified Berkeley, County school teacher, who retired in June of 2022. I, am here to speak to you tonight about Recruitment and Retention of all of your teachers and all of your employees in the Berkeley County School District, since November I have shared some of your employees stories.

BL

However, tonight I want to encourage you to help all of your employees, I'm so glad that I attended this budget Workshop tonight um with the Charleston County School District leasing the news that their steps of their current salary schedule has increased from 30 to 40 years.

BL

I received many messages from your teachers to inform me that they were actively applying for positions in Charleston, County School District, because they felt that Charleston County School District respectfully and fairly compensate their teachers, especially when they found out that their veteran teachers with over 30 years experience would be retroactively paid this current school year.

BL

uh Therefore, I would love to see an increase in the number of steps in this District's salary schedule to occur in this Berkeley County School District. In addition, I would like to see that every school board member, as well as past school board members to kindly encourage your Berkeley County delegation of state legislators to encourage the increase of steps to the current state salary schedule.

BL

The State's salary schedule only goes to year 23.. Well, we we retire at year 28 at least the veteran teachers do um this is necessary. So that way, you know that Berkeley County school districts can get that state funding that will fun year 23-28. Well, that would be less burden on your budget. If you think about it.

BL

When I attended Lobby day on March 8th of this year, the chair of the Senate education committee did say that the districts have all the money and you teachers need to ask the board members where that money is, while the state legislators gloat that they have done many raises in the LA in the past three years for South Carolina teachers, they still have not caught up the salaries to where they need to be since 2008, when our salaries were frozen. You and I both know that.

BL

Let me remind you that they also cut programs this past year, like the Dual credit high school program.

BL

Thank you for acknowledging the differences in the starting salaries between Charleston and Berkeley, County School teachers and revamping that salary schedule in this district will help retain the teachers, especially since salaries are recurring, and not just one-time bonuses to address all of the employees. I implore you to increase each of their hourly rate wages. Why? Because you not only have a teacher shortage, but you also have a shortage of Staffing in all departments: bus drivers, mechanics maintenance, custodians, clerical staff, cafeteria staff and teacher assistants.

BL

I remind you of the story: I read last week of a teacher assistant in the cross-cat self-contained classroom who got spat on bit hit and such for a twenty two thousand dollar annual salary. In my opinion, all special education teachers and those teacher assistants and those special education classrooms should be paid on a totally different salary schedule. Thank you for your time.

BH

Thank you, Mrs.

A

The next agenda item is actions from executive session. We will start with the student expulsion appeals. Do we have a motion in the matter of student number? One.

BM

Mr, chair I, move that we Grant the appeal of student number one second.

A

We have a motion in a second. Is there any discussion? Hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor of granting the expulsion appeal of student number one please respond by saying: aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it the next expulsion appeal is Matt in in the matter of student number. Two do we have a motion.

BG

Excuse number two.

BE

A

Have a motion and a second to deny the appeal of student number two: is there any discussion hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it matter of student number three: do we have a motion Mr.

BE

Chair in the matter of student number, three I move that we deny the appeal. Second,.

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A

Have a motion and a second to deny the appeal of student number three: is there any discussion hearing that I'll call the question all in favor? Please respond by saying aye aye any opposed yeah eyes. Have it matter of student number four? Do we have a motion Mr.

BE

Chair in the matter of student number, four I move that we deny the appeal.

A

We have a motion and a second to deny the appeal of student number four. Is there any discussion hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it matter of student number five. Do we have emotion, Mr.

BE

Chair in the matter of student number, five I move that we deny the appeal.

A

Circuit we have a motion and a second to deny the appeal of student number five. Is there any discussion hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it a matter of student number six. Do we have a motion Mr.

BE

Chair I move that we deny the appeal of student number six second,.

A

We have a motion and a second to deny the appeal of student number six. Is there any discussion hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it matter of student number seven. Do we have a motion.

BE

Mr chair in the matter of student number, seven I know that we deny the appeal.

A

Look, we have a motion and a second to deny the appeal of student number seven. Is there any discussion hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it matter of student number eight. Do we have a motion.

BE

Mr chair in the matter of student number, eight I move that we deny the appeal. Second, we.

A

Have a motion and a second to deny the appeal of student number eight. Is there any discussion hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed nice have it text. We have two motions out of executive session: miss Wofford.

BE

Recommendations of the administration as.

A

We have a motion. A second. Is there any discussion? Hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it Mr, Ramsey Mr.

B

Chair I moved to authorize the superintendent to execute a release to fully settle the lawsuit brought by the Berkeley County School District against Jewel Labs Inc in mdl number 2913 in the amount discussed consistent with the terms discussed in executive session. Second.

A

We have a motion and a second is there any discussion. Hearing done. I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the eyes have it. The next agenda item is temporary committee assignments. If a quorum is not present, we are good on that front. So we'll now recess for committee meetings, the first committee meeting Ms Littleton, is not here. I'll chair that committee tonight um I'm calling the committee on academics and Innovation to order I declare. There are a quorum of committee.

A

Members present note that the media has been given proper notice pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Do we have a motion to approve tonight's agenda? So yes, okay, you have a motion I'll. Second, you um we have a motion, a second to approve the agenda. Is there any discussion? Hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the motion is the agenda is approved. First item on the agenda. Is the Head Start budget expenditures report for February 2023 and Head Start credit card report for February 2023?

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Do we have a motion to approve move to approved? We have a motion I'll. Second, it we have a motion to Second any discussion. Hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any oppose the eyes have it. The next agenda item is spring 2023 textbook adoption, Mr nissling. You are recognized.

BN

Thank you good evening. Superintendent Dixon board, chair McQuillan school board members, the South Carolina Department of Education is a pre-funding for a multiple instructional material adoptions. Currently, according to bcsd board policy, ifaa, the adoption of textbooks will be made through a committee process composed of classroom teachers recommended by their principals, along with subject area coordinators and directors. The adoption process is supervised by the director of curriculum and instruction and the chief academic and Innovation officer. All textbooks recommendations must be approved by the school board.

BN

After a thorough examination to ensure alignment with standards instructional models, each School submitted a vote with its selection to replace the current textbooks in use that are from previous adoptions.

BN

So tonight we bring to you for consideration the following: textbooks for a first reading for Science High, School biology, CP and honors, and advanced placement biology in social studies, High School, Civics, advanced placement, European history for CTE Advanced to baking and pastry digital art, design, one digital art design, one through four digital workplace application event and entertainment management, image, editing, introduction to teaching Middle School exploratory, Computer, Applications sports and entertainment management.

BN

The textbooks that are here tonight in the boardroom will be on public display for the next two months for stakeholder review and to be able to provide feedback, and the administration recommends the list of approved scde textbooks selected by the bcsd textbook Caravan committee for first reading tonight.

A

Thank you move to approve. Do we have a second, so we have a motion in a second. Is there any discussion regarding.

BG

Just a question sure Dr Ling um in the past, all of the teachers that taught biology, for example, in the district within their respective schools, had a chance to review these books and make their choice. And then let the school representative know who what company they is, that the same process all of the teachers teaching biology, had a chance to review. These are just a representative from the school.

BN

I'm going to defer the question to Katie batkins because she led the Caravan review and I want to make sure we give you the correct answer.

BO

Good evening, so for every textbook that we had up for adoption, the representative would take it back to their school. Well, all of them to Aerials are sent to the schools, and then they meet with their plcs to look at those textbooks, and then that person is the person who votes for the school. But everyone has an opportunity to see all of the materials.

BG

So all of the PLC is a professional Learning. Community are you talking about? Let's say the science department had a chance to review those and all of the teachers had a chance to review the materials. Yes.

BO

Sir, every biology teacher at each of the high school would have had an opportunity to see them.

BG

So the process hasn't.

BP

BG

BO

BG

Okay, thank you.

BP

BG

A

Any further discussion hearing, none I'll, call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye the eyes have it by a vote of two to zero. The next agenda item is an information only item for the 2023 summer programs, missling.

BN

You have the division of academic field. Innovation is currently creating a menu of Summer academic programs, find the district priorities and goals student performance data and specific subgroup needs. This slide showed that you have tonight represents current information about each offering and will continue to be developed with more details. These programs will be by invitation through each School, based on the qualifications and or the academic needs of students. Information about additional camps and programs can be requested from each school as per what's being offered in their Community or by their school level.

BN

So some of the programs that are being planned for tonight.

BN

You have a handout in your packet, that is the slide presentation.

BN

Okay, it's inboard docks, Lacy, Sesame, Street and tonight's. um Tonight's information is more about the dates that the camps will be held, the type of camp. It is the students that it will serve.

BN

um We will add locations, we will add different Services as those are decided, but a few of the things that we will be offering this summer will be an esol MLP Elementary summer camp, and that is specific to students in K-5 that are multilingual Learners to make sure that they receive extra help during the summer to stay on grade level.

BN

That will be offered during the month of June, from the 6th to the 22nd, we'll be offering summer reading camp that will be invited third graders, based on their SC, ready scores from the 22-20 school year that will be offered. During the month of June.

BN

We will be hosting the bcsd junior Scholars Institute during a week in the month of June, from the 5th to the 8th and again from the 12th to the 15th, and these are invited 8th through 11th graders they're, the newly identified SC Junior Scholars for grade eight there's, all of the former SC Junior Scholars, and the former identified Duke TIP Scholars from grade seven we'll also be hosting summer step camp.

BN

These will be invited 4th through 11th graders identified as artistically gifted students, and that will take place for two weeks. During the month of June, we will be offering extended school year from June 12th until July the 20th, including transition Camp. These are students with disabilities in grades K through 12., and their invitation is determined based on their IEP eligibility.

BN

We will be offering two really exciting summer camps this year, one called code Nation summer coding, Camp through the month of June. These are current 6th through 8th, graders and they're interested in computer science and coding, we'll also be offering full stem ahead and during the month of during the week of June, the 12th through the 15th, and these are current 6th through 8th grade students interested in stem and steam pathways.

BN

We're going to do a future ready career, Readiness Workshop. This one is new for us and very excited about it during the month of June. These are rising 11th and 12th grade students interested in developing their career, Readiness skills we'll be having a middle school content recovery, and these are sixth, through eighth grade students needing content recovery in the core.

BN

Subject: areas: High School Credit Recovery during the month of June, for ninth graders needing to recover required English or math courses for promotion to 10th grade, and as we develop these programs out, they will operate based on available staff and identified student data through the invitations in an RSVP system, we will hold them in various locations across the district to make sure that we can serve as many students and as many of these programs as possible.

BN

We will be providing transportation and meal services to most of these programs and, if needed, programs will also provide to students the needed technology Material supplies to hold the camps.

BN

This is just a first glance of what we're offering and we're still developing and very excited about all the opportunities our students will have this summer.

A

Thank you, Miss Ling. Any questions from board members.

B

I got a quick question sure now it's my understanding, the Future Ready career Workshop is kind of like an internship program, whereas some of our Industries or businesses, we can have two weeks of learning here by Educators, but then also two weeks of learning on site with some of our Industries our businesses. That's correct. Yes,.

BN

Sir, you were in that meeting when we rolled that out to.

B

Our partners- and it was pretty exciting worth for the record, because I know some people like to watch these meetings, because it's kind of entertaining sometimes so I wanted that on the record that the Future Ready career Workshop is a great opportunity for any of our businesses, our Industries, to get connected with a lot of our young kids and also for our young kids. To be aware that this was a great opportunity to get connected for future employment as well. But thank you.

AJ

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A

You this time, I'll, entertain a motion to adjourn so we'll move. Second, we have a motion, a second to adjourn any discussion. Hearing, none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying: aye, aye aye eyes have it. We are now adjourned. Mr, Ramsey,.

B

I'm calling the committee on finance and human resources to order I declare there's a quorum of committee, members present and note that the media has been given proper notice pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Do we have a motion to approve the agenda.

BE

B

Do we have a second? Second? We have a motion. We have a second any discussion. All in favor of the motion respond by saying aye, aye aye opposed the motion is approved. Our first agenda item is out of state travel, Miss, Marcy, you're recognized.

BQ

Evening committee, chairman Ramsey board members chairman mcquinlan and superintendent Dixon. Tonight we are presenting to you out of state travel for your approval and we recommend a um as we recommend award as presented.

BE

BQ

BE

I move to approve the out-of-state travel as presented.

B

We have a second second, we have a motion. We have a second any discussion. I.

BE

Do have a I saw Las Vegas on there two times and I didn't recognize the program and I meant to ask you before right this minute, so I apologize for putting you on the spot, but I assume if we're traveling to somewhere like well, it's for a conference I think it said in Connect, schools or Innovative schools or something I was just oh.

BE

AM

BE

Particular place people have opinions of, and so I just wanted to know a little bit more about that.

BQ

Trip yes, ma'am. Additional consideration was provided um for that. It's.

BR

An innovation, School, Summit, okay, I think and it's uh the schools, the schools that are attending um have special consideration for um their participation. Okay,.

BE

Yes, sometimes just things throw red flags when people see it in Las. Vegas is one of those things so I just wanted to.

AK

BE

True I'm, sorry, it's true I just wanted to make sure we were we. We had thought it the whole way through. So yes,.

BQ

Ma'am, we definitely take a second look at those thank.

B

You just like we had some our band from Goose Creek recently went to Washington and they went to Arlington. Cemetery I would tell anyone to uh check out the Goose Creek High School website, and you can see what an amazing trip that was. I got tons of feedback, so in situations like that I highly support it because it was uh a lot of the kids got a lot out of it.

BP

So it was an amazing trip. My son attended yeah.

B

It was good I know, I really filled my heart up, because yeah, a lot of people were talking about how special it was so just when sometimes folks, Wonder well, what are we doing with out of state travel? That's what we're doing many times and.

BE

I know really good things on that list is, is our Beta Club and we've got lots of student students.

BM

BE

A lot of good stuff on there, but and a lot of times we don't even talk about out of state travel, but that one just kind of when I was going through the list just kind of through I need to ask a question so I'm good. Thank you. One.

BG

Question these are activity funds, correct.

BQ

um It's a mixture of funds. There's um student travel, there's some activity funds, um some if we're doing staff development type trips that can be general fund or activity funds. So it's a mixture.

B

Any further discussion, all those in favor, this motion respond by saying aye, aye aye opposed. The motion is approved by a voter three to zero. Second agenda item is FY 2223 general fund budget amendment Mr Marcy you're recognized again.

BQ

um As we discussed earlier tonight in our budget, Workshop I'm bringing tonight to for consideration the budget amendment for fiscal year 2223., we have recalculated our projection. Our actuals versus the projections that we have for the remainder of the year and um the budget that was approved in June was three 369 million and with the new projections, it looks like we're going to add about 16 million dollars to that to enter to increase our revenues. So we had initially designated a 2.5 million dollars to come from fund balance.

BQ

um We will no longer have to pull that money from fund balance. um We will deduct it from that additional Revenue that we you see, of the 385 million and that will give us an Revenue excess of 13.5 million. We do have some needs as far as cleaning services and custodial supplies. We had some increases there, and so we need to add some funds to those line items in our expenditure budget, but that will leave us with about 13 million dollars that will have an additional revenue and based on conversations tonight and priorities of administration.

BQ

We could designate those those funds as potential potential resource for incentives and recruitment.

BE

So so this motion is just to approve the budget amendment, but it doesn't allocate the funds you're going to come back with a solution to allocate the.

BQ

Funds, yes, ma'am, once you um once the board conveys their priority and what they'd like us to do with the additional funding, then we can bring back a balanced budget.

BE

I'm going to Echo what I said earlier, I I think we need to make a significant investment in Recruitment and Retention and um and what we can do to to fill these staff positions that we have.

BR

One of the things that we have already discussed in one of the proposals that we want to bring back is some opportunities for Teacher, Recruitment and Retention, and to assist in what was presented at the board Workshop as well.

BG

Disabled, so you, you said you're going to present a balanced budget.

BG

What, if the board decides, we want to increase the amount of expenditure for our salaries and and benefits, so that's going to exceed the balanced budget, we're going to we're going to initially indicate a certain amount of money to pay for that coming out of the fund balance correct.

BQ

Yes, sir, if you designate additional funding from fund balance, we can certainly at that consideration. Just when we talk about pulling from fund balance, we just want to be careful not to do recurring expenses from.

BG

Fund balance I want to reiterate what what was discussed in in the budget Workshop we're in a critical point in retaining and recruiting teachers. We have to make an impact now and if we give the 10 percent that I recommended that's 11 million dollars extra, it would not be a balanced budget. It'd be 11 million dollars over plus, whatever the 28 to 35.

BG

But we have traditionally the last couple of years when, when the prior board authorized, the four percent raise with a thousand dollar incentive.

BG

Those funds were initially off not offset but said that they would have to be absorbed by the fund balance. That was never the case. We've always exceeded what we what we projected and the fund balance has never been decreased since I've been on the board, we've increased the fund balance every year, so I do not see a major issue of, especially since we're talking about a zero millage increase.

BG

We have an increased millage in Berkeley County, School District in seven years. In fact, we've reduced it 12 Meals in the general fund and two meals in the capital projects.

BG

But with that comes a toll, we've got to make sure that we put our money where our mouth is and make sure that we invest in our people.

BQ

Just for clarification, this is for the current year budget, so this money would need to be used by June 30th, so it wouldn't cross over into next fiscal year, the 23-24. So if we're talking about the increases that we're doing for next fiscal year, um recommendation from Administration would be to do another one-time incentive payment in May to all employees, something like that would be um doable because.

B

It's one year, money right, pardon me, because it's one year money it's this year's.

BQ

Money, that's correct. That's correct!.

B

BM

Discussion, I I'm, not on your committee, but I would like to interject that um I realize we need teachers I wholeheartedly 100 percent, but please keep in mind. We still have support staff that goes behind the scene and does whatever the teacher doesn't do in particular, I'm still looking out for my bus drivers, I'm with you my custodians, my cafeteria workers.

BM

They are still not up to the level they need to be, even if you decide to give them an additional one-time, stipend again this year in May. We still need to take a look at the salary book which I hadn't done. Like Mr barrels. I didn't pay attention to every line every category but I think without cafeteria workers. The managers, their salaries, need to be increased. So if it means that me I need to look at the salary book.

BM

A Little, Closer, I I, mentioned to Dr Dixon about Head Start and he told me that's a federally funded program but they're still us exactly so they're looking to um enjoy some of the goodness of the district, so somehow Dr Dixon we're going to work it out for them. Yes,.

BR

BM

I put you on the spot, you're.

BR

Not um when Miss abrahamson was saying that that's a one-time funding for um this year, we are definitely you know we're not just speaking of our teachers but we're speaking of all, and we want to make sure we are consistent with that practice that it is for all employees. Okay,.

BM

So I want our custodians, our bus drivers, I love them, but at the same time I do understand the importance of teachers, but at the same time,.

BR

Right so we you know, we are consistent with our message that teaching and learning is, um you know or will remain, and first and foremost, but we also are consistent in our messaging that um we talk about bcsd connects and that every person um every employee is a key player. Every member of this board is a key player into ensuring that teaching and learning remains a priority for our district I.E.

BR

We can't begin teaching and learning. If we don't have safe schools, Safety and Security, we can't get education can't start. You know, if that the bus drivers at five in the morning, picking up without the cafeteria running without payroll, you know making sure people are paid on time, so each person in Berkeley County, Schools or their valuable employees, and they all work together for the good of ensuring that making sure what our teachers do when they get into the classrooms they have.

BR

Those needs met, so we can do, and so for that we recognize um everyone. Yes well.

BQ

And I would like to mention that Administration has had several discussions about the salary scales and where we are with the salary book, and we agree that we need to take a deep dive into that. That's going to be a process um and we were um there are discussions now to form a committee to get started on that early next year, but to do what we can this year to um to address those positions that you discussed. Thank.

B

You, what is the pleasure of the committee.

BE

Mr chair I, move that we approve fiscal year, 2223 general fund budget amendment.

B

Do we have a second second.

BE

And that we're approving this money unallocated but miss abrahamson is going to come back with allocations for this, hopefully at the next board meeting, so it can be paid out this fiscal year. Yes, ma'am.

B

Okay, we have a second all in favor. This motion respond by saying aye.

BS

B

Aye opposed the motion is approved by a vote of three to zero. Okay. Our third agenda item is RFQ 673-22-23, a e services for idq contract, Miss, Marcy you're recognized again. Thank you.

BQ

This RFQ was conducted to secure a contract with highly qualified firms to provide professional Design Services for various projects throughout the district. The RFQ yielded 12 responses which were scored by the selection committee interviews were then conducted with the five highest ranked firms and after completing the interview process, a second round of scoring was completed and the selection committee is recommend requesting award to the three highest ranked firms which are brownstone design, LLC, Mosley, Architects, PC and FW Architects Incorporated.

BQ

This is this is a qualifications based procurement and there will be a single project limit of one hundred thousand dollars with a total contract value not to exceed limit of 300 or three hundred thousand dollars.

B

What is the pleasure of the committee.

BE

Mr, chair I, moved to approve the award of RFQ 673-223 for a e services to be provided by various District projects on an as needed basis to brownstone design, LLC FW, Architects, Incorporated and Mosley Architects PC for a maximum term of two years or until the next knock to exceed maximum of 300 thousand dollars is realized. Whichever occurs first, we.

B

BP

B

We have a motion and we have a second any discussion. All those in favor respond by saying, aye, aye.

BF

B

Opposed the motion is approved by voted three to zero. Our fourth agenda item is RFP number 675 22-23 website hosting and parent notification system. Miss Marcy you're recognized again.

BQ

Yes, sir, thank you. This solicitation was conducted to obtain a contract to acquire a secure and flexible website hosting and parent notification system, that is, user friendly, with stream streamline technology and competitive rates and fees that will accommodate the needs of both non-technical and Technical users. This was a competitive bid process with a total of five bids received. The initial contract term is for one year with the option to renew for four additional one-year terms.

BQ

After tabulation and evaluation, the highest ranked responsive and responsible offer was app to G Incorporated, with an initial contract, um with the initial cost being two hundred and eighty six thousand dollars and an estimated five-year contract term um contract value of 1.1 million. Two hundred and thirty four thousand dollars.

B

What is the pleasure of the committee.

BE

I move to approve RFP 675-223 for a website hosting and parent notification system to apogee Incorporated for initial one-year term valued at two hundred and eighty six thousand dollars with the option to renew for four additional one-year terms with an estimated contract value of one million. Two hundred and thirty four thousand dollars do.

B

We have a second, we have a motion and we have a second a discussion. Go ahead, Miss Wofford, so.

BE

This is something that gets me all fired up, but please Lord Jesus make it user friendly. Sometimes we put stuff out- and we say it's like you know paperless and all this stuff, and you want me to print the piece of paper out and sign the piece of paper and scan it in, and it's not really paperless. So I just really want this to be really parent user friendly, because when I'm doing that stuff I realize that there are parents who cannot do not have access to the things.

BE

I have access for so, and we've spent money on the past on different things. I just really really really want it to work and actually work for all the parents. So every time I see something like this I get up on my little soapbox, because I fill out all the papers and I only have two kids. Some people have four kids and six kids and they fill out the paper six times um so I just want to advocate for it to be very user friendly.

BM

Am I understanding her question correctly you're coming yeah, it's a apparent notification.

BE

So but it's it's website hosting, you put your information and it sends you, notifications back like I, think it just needs to work for all parents and be able to be something that you can easily access and that will easily easily send like that. I'm. Not writing my information down on a piece of paper to turn in for somebody to enter into a system and I, don't know who tell you is going to tell me how it works, but I'm, assuming that.

BM

BE

Is just going to take the information we have in PowerSchool and send out notifications, it's not going to be more pieces of paper that some teacher has to type into more stuff, so.

AX

This is a little different. um This is actually our website platform itself for the public and then our parent notification system, meaning where you get your crisis information, your text, your phone calls your emails.

BE

So, where does that information that you text me from come from? Is it from the piece of paper that I fill out that a tsp teacher has to like put into the system or is it from when I register, my kids for school? Does that question make sense.

AX

So your notification information comes from Power School, which is part of school registration, which is not necessarily the same system. This is replacing the system we currently use because that vendor was acquired by another one and went away, so we have to have a website hosting platform and then a communications platform, which is where the district does mass communications. Okay, a little bit separate from the systems that are used for registration power, school power school feeds into this, but it does not replace PowerSchool. Okay,.

BE

Yes, I feel like I put my information. Lots of places so I want to narrow that, and if this.

AX

Solution, this is helping us to narrow it. When it comes to the communications information, we have had a lot of feedback from parents that, when I have a third grader I have to have this app for this teacher and when I have a middle schooler. I have this app for this purpose.

AX

From the communication side, this moves us to one hosting platform. Aptigee will provide us with an app that everyone can use for all the purposes of communicating with parents, but when it comes to instructional forms, registration forms, that's a separate system with technology through PowerSchool schoology and those platforms. This is specific to communication.

BE

As much as we can narrow that for teachers not having to enter things in and prepare not to have to fill out more paperwork as much as we can narrow, that is.

AX

And I don't want to speak for Miss Driggers, but we have some requirements for our instructional platforms that we have to use. That is separate from website hosting okay.

BM

So that that means I, don't get a second call. I, don't get a third call for communications right now my children across high school, so I get one call at six o'clock. I hear Miss Presley's talking in the middle of her conversation. It starts over again, so this will help with the repeating conversation she she doesn't finish the first one before it clicks and gives me a second announcement of the same thing. So.

AX

That is something we discussed with the previous vendor, but this is a completely different vendor and we have discussed some of those issues. I will tell you the reason that they tell us it does. That is if it picks up any sound. It's going to repeat the message. Oh.

BM

Okay, so I won't fuss at Miss Presley. Yes, yes, gotch! Okay! Thank you. Sorry,.

BE

I did I just want less is more in this scenario where parents are connected without having to do lots of different things to.

AX

Be yes, and from the communications standpoint, that is what we are accomplishing with this, but it doesn't replace everything. Okay,.

BE

That'll just be my lofty aspirations, all.

B

In favor of this motion respond by saying aye aye all opposed. The motion is approved by voter three two zero. Our fifth agenda item is RFQ number 682-22-23 task order; contract for general contractor Services, Miss, Marcy, you're recognized again.

BQ

Thank you. This RFQ was conducted to secure a contract with highly qualified licensed General Contractors to complete various mid-scale projects over the next five years. Under the terms of the task order, contract projects or task orders may be used to perform work ranging ninety thousand dollars to three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The RFQ yielded three responses. All respondents were deemed responsive and responsible. Therefore, the selection committee is requesting award to all three respondents which are in-finger: Construction, Group, LLC, J, Muslim, Musselman construction and stenstrom and Associates Incorporated.

BQ

There is a single project limit of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars with a five-year contract term or maximum not to exceed limit of four million dollars.

BM

BQ

BM

Ask your question: Mr Ramsey, what kind of work would they do as a contract? I know what he does so? Would they oversee a job or would they complete the job they.

BQ

Would complete the job in our capital projects? Managers would oversee those of.

BM

Those contractors- and it would vary depending on what's needed, yes, ma'am, and you would just pick up the phone call. Then we have ABC, we need done and typically.

BQ

What we do is we will take a project that needs to be done and we will get all three of them to quote the project. Okay and then we will. um We still compete it internally amongst the three contractors, all right: okay, I've.

BG

Got another question about that similar: this is a capital project right. The.

BQ

BG

So these are large or small medium projects, because we we just passed the voters just passed a penny sales tax, an amount of at least 60 60 million dollars a year. So if it's capital projects I know it's if it's not listed on the on the ballot, um what are these four? This.

BQ

Will not be used for the penny sales tax projects.

N

BQ

Are our capital projects for facilities um based on our facilities, assessments um or projects that, if we, by chance had a hurricane come through and a tree, limb went through a roof and we needed.

BG

So this was a contingency fund, it's not something that should have been included in the in the uh in the referendum. No.

BQ

Sir, this is the capital projects, which is a secondary budget that is separate from the one cent sales tax and the general fund. This is that capital projects budget that we'll be presenting in June, and then um we usually typically get that eight percent money in September.

BG

But but these these people are are construction contractors, yes,.

BQ

Sir, they are dealers.

BG

A fairly significant RFP or that you've already you've, already authorized the payment, so I I just don't know what building needs there are we.

BQ

Haven't authorized any payments, we're just getting a pool of contractors together so that when our needs, when the need arises- and we have a project that needs to be completed, that is outside the scope of our facilities Division and we need a licensed contractor. We will pull from this pool of contractors and have them come in and handle the project.

BG

Is the board going to have to authorize that no.

BQ

Sir you're authorizing that here and then we'll use it as needed, but.

B

This would be like that uh storage building you've been complaining about for a long time, Jimmy over at Stratford High School that the districts.

AT

How am I to know that those three companies, you know how they're going to bid each one of them again.

BQ

When we have a project, we'll have them come in and Survey the project and look at it and we'll get them to give us a price I mean, depending on the size of the project or availability.

BJ

BQ

How quickly we yeah.

K

BQ

How quickly we have to have it done, but we have to work within the scope of this task order contract. So we can't do a single project above 350 000, and we can't exceed four million dollars in a five-year period.

AT

But you are saying they're still going to bid it. Those three companies.

BQ

We will still compete it to some degree because we want to make sure we're getting the best contractor.

AT

For the project, I know that sounds tacky.

BQ

AT

Don't want someone in our office to say: oh, it's! Okay! If we spend 350 000 for project a no.

BQ

Sir, we would we would look at that project. We would have all of them put together a proposal for that project and then select the best qualified candidate for that project. So.

BG

What's the difference in in doing an rafp when the when the time arises,.

BQ

Timing, typically we're able to move faster.

AU

I've got some issues with this.

BK

So the state they did this kind of in place of pre-qualifying contractors that they used to do yes,.

BQ

BK

Contracts where you're, essentially pre-qualifying contractors, and then you set the limit of 350 000, is going to be a minimum of 90. and then there's still Architects and Engineers designing the projects.

BR

That's correct.

BK

BQ

Are the overseers it's a new construction procurement method that came with the new code? It used to be called an indefinite delivery contract. Now it's called a task order. Contract.

A

But when a when a project does arise, that'll be something that will be on Mr Baker's committee at least update him that look. We've got this project. This one was the most competitive bid and here's. Why we're using them and.

BQ

AT

Okay and then it's definitely feel like this committee should be a little involved in that I mean of course, I still don't know what special projects are, which ones are this year.

BQ

Well, we are kind of involved when you, when we present to you the capital project budget for the at the beginning of every year, and tell you what capital projects are forecasted and you're approving that budget. This is essentially pulling from that budget that you've already approved the project.

BG

Let me digress a second, because I probably should do it in the next session, when we, when we approve just committee right.

B

BG

Because well, I wanted to go back to one that we you've already had your committee approved, but I've got a question about that: I'll just wait until it comes before the full board on.

B

This one here, what is the pleasure of the committee.

BE

I moved to approve the award of RFQ 682 for general contract services to in-finger Construction, Group, LLC, Jay, Musselman construction and stenstrom and Associates Incorporated as a task order contract with a single project limit of 350 000 for a maximum term of five years until the 4 million dollar monetary cap is realized.

B

Do we have a second? Second, all, those in favor of the motion respond by saying aye.

BP

B

Aye all those opposed, nay, the motion is approved by a voter two to one. Our sixth agenda item is ifb number 684 22-23 running track, Renovations resurfacing at Cane, Bay High, Miss, Marcy you're recognize again.

BQ

Yes, sir, this project was an invitation to bid to secure a contractor to renovate and resurface the running track located at Cane Bay High School. The work consists of replacement of the existing asphalt track and field facilities to include the following: athletic Channel drain systems: HDPE Drainage, Systems, concrete sidewalks, concrete, curbing asphalt, paving synthetic track, resurfacing, in-ground, track equipment and fencing. The completion date of this project is expected to be August 31st 2023, with a substantial completion date of August 1st sorry, the awardee is ktc Enterprises Incorporated for a total bid, amount of 882 594.86.

BE

I just want to know that these are not the folks who did the Berkeley High School initial travel.

BM

And their Nation yeah- and this was not included as part of the one cent sales tax, Cane Bay, High School, no ma'am.

BP

Wasn't there a project for the resurfacing of tracks for the entire District I? Remember that once before.

BQ

We have a district-wide account for track resurfacing and we've we've done Goose Creek High in Berkeley High. Now we're doing Cane, Bay High, okay,.

B

What is the pleasure of the committee.

BE

I move to approve the award of ifb 684-223 for running track, Renovations and resurfacing at Cane Bay High School for ktc Enterprises Incorporated for a total contract value of 882 594.86 do.

B

We have a second.

BE

B

You have a motion. We have a second on favor to motion respond by saying aye.

AU

B

Aye all those opposed the motion is approved by a vote of three to zero. Thank you. So much at this time, I entertain a motion to adjourn this committee meeting so that we can return to regular session.

BE

B

We have a second second, we have a motion. We have a second any discussion all in favor. This motion respond by saying aye.

P

B

All those opposed the motion is approved by voted three to zero. Thank you.

A

Thank you, Mr Ramsey, the next we're back on regular session. The next item on the agenda is the finance and Human Resources committee report, chair Michael, Ramsey.

B

Earlier this evening and on recommendation to committee I moved to approve the out-of-state travel as presented.

A

We have a recommendation from committee, so no second is required. Is there any discussion? Hearing none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it.

B

Also in recommendation committee I move to approve RFP number 675-22-23 for a website hosting and parent notification system to apathy Incorporated for an initial one year term, valued at 286 000, with an option to renew for four additional one-year terms with an estimated total contract value of 1 million. Two hundred thirty four thousand.

A

We have a recommendation from committee. No second is required. Is there any discussion? Hearing none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed the eyes. Have it also.

B

In recommendation and committee I moved to approve the reward of ifb 684-22-23 for running track, Renovations and resurfaces at Cane Bay High School to ktc Enterprises Incorporated for a total contract value of 882 594.86. We.

A

Have another committee recommendation? No second is required. Is there any discussion? Yes,.

BG

Sir, unlike the other board members of I, don't I thought that we were going to have athletic field and Athletic Facility upgrades as part of the penny sales tax.

BG

So doing this now, and it's not going to be ready until next year. Anyway, um we could. It seems to me that this should be a part of the penny sales tax, because this is April that was approved in in November, so we should start getting some of the proceeds fairly soon from or we could at least borrow against the proceeds from the penny sales tax I. Don't know why we'd be spending money out of the out of the existing capital projects fund if it could be incorporated into the penny. Sales tax.

A

There may be another need for it, though too, at Cane Bay. If that was one of the listed ones like, for example, I know, Philip Simmons is bleacher expansion. It may not necessarily be track. I'm.

BG

Sorry Miss Truman I, couldn't understand the words you said.

A

I said it may be that um there are other expenditures for the penny sales tax related to athletic facilities other than track like, for example, I know, Philip Simmons there wanting to expand bleachers. It may be that they don't have the fun. We don't have the funds understood.

BG

But those those it was never defined, it was if it was just for a football field. It said Athletic, Facility upgrades and a a track is an Athletic Facility, but just a question because I I, just I, don't see it. That.

BS

BS

Problem Bay, it was approved last year during capital projects. There are on the sales tax, some referendum. I can't remember the schools for sure, but I know one is Cross High and I'm thinking. It may be Chamberlain they're getting new tracks out of the sales tax referendum and the other facilities were. It was astro turf.

BG

I guess I'll have to listen to the video, because I didn't understand the thing you said either.

B

What she said was that um last year we we approved a budget for this track to be approved at Cane Bay, so it was already part of our budget and the sales tax referendum does include athletic facilities, but the sales tax referendum does not is not going to solve all our problems in our capital projects.

B

I mean it's going to help us with with a lot of things, but right now you know we got like you said we got some money in the new sales tax fund coming, but we got two new schools that we got to get rolling on and get building so, but uh what Ms said was that we had approved it last year in the budget. That's why we're doing it now.

BG

We approved it in the budget, it.

BS

Was only it was.

BG

BS

Projects; budget for.

BE

It's just been on the it's been in process on the books for a while I would say it's why it is or how I understand it to be. Why we're addressing it now.

A

Any further discussion hearing, none I'll, call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye any opposed. No, the eyes have it.

B

Mr chairman includes my report. Thank.

A

You Mr Ramsey. The next item on the agenda is the superintendent's report: Dr Dixon, all.

BR

Right, thank you board member McQuillen uh board, chair McQuillen and, uh ladies and gentlemen of the board, and our staff and fine citizens of Berkeley County School District I would like to begin as we always do by first recognizing our teacher Forum representative Miss Stephanie Williams teacher at Cane. Bay Elementary had a great opportunity to share with her this weekend and watch her wonderful Sun athlete run track this weekend, so welcome and thank you for all. You do for our schools.

BR

As a representative teacher forum, um this week is the week prior to Spring Break and, as we put a close on uh this week, I would like to uh honor the hard work of all of who work in Berkeley County School District. You work day in and day out to achieve our mission of making a positive difference, even when it is hard we are gearing up for spring break and for those of you who have the opportunity to rest. Please use this time to recharge and focus if you are reporting to work during spring break.

BR

I hope that you do have the opportunity to be free of distractions and to catch up on your daily tasks and operations. I know we would certainly enjoy that time. You are definitely appreciated as valuable members of our school district and I. Thank you again for creating a school system where our students Thrive this week. We honor our assistant principals during National assistant principles week, and so we thank you for supporting.

BR

We thank each and every one of our assistant principals for supporting your principals and schools and being there to ensure that teaching and learning is able to occur on a daily basis. We also honor our school librarians as a school librarian, you place an essential. You play an essential role in shaping the future of our students and their academic success. Your dedication, expertise and enthusiasm for the work you do is truly an admirable.

BR

We are so fortunate to have such high quality Professionals in our assistant principals in our school librarians in Berkeley, County Schools, Berkeley, County, School District, as we shared in our last board meeting, has was selected as this year's recipient of the Council of school networks. The kosin 2023 team award- this is a national award. It was a major recognition and it recognizes the outstanding leadership team whose use of technology and impact on student learning has been that has been transformative for its school systems.

BR

The national network is deeply impressed with the level of commitment exhibited by our team of technology in our office of technology and the impact their initiatives like their Ito and many others have on Student Success and the way they incorporate Innovation, Innovative, learning, Innovative technologists and just the work they do in terms of infrastructure and ensuring that our we are communicating in innovative ways and working in partnership with various stakeholders.

BR

So at this time, I would like to formally congratulate I think they are done, not I, think I, know they're here and they've been waiting patiently in the um Helms, but congratulate our chief of Technology, Miss, Diane, Driggers and every of our office of technology and the members that are here uh this evening to celebrate with us and to include and I don't want to leave anybody out, but I see Marty I, see Jason Frazier, Jeff, Priscilla I see some old things.

BR

You see all our wonderful technology, people, if you can please come up and take a picture and bring your award to be recognized.

BR

BR

Right through here.

BS

Get out of here I'm! Sorry, um thank you all for doing this, and it um really did mean a lot to our department to bring Berkeley County in the spotlight in a national by winning a national award, um and it felt good for us to be recognized and I could only take three people. We couldn't all go to um Austin I appreciate Dr Dixon going with us, but it did mean a lot to us to win this award.

AU

A

Oh, you don't want them.

AU

BR

So again, congratulations to our office of Technology. Thank you for your hard work. I also want to say congratulations to Casey giddens from Westview Middle Maria Davis from Hanahan High School and Jacqueline bris rod and Kirk from Fox Bank Elementary on being selected as top three finalists for district teacher of the year.

BR

We will name the district teacher of the year at the annual teacher of the year breakfast on April 28 2023 on the campus of Trident Technical College, and we certainly would like all of our board members uh to join us in this celebration. If your schedule is allowed, this is the time of the year for budgeting and planning, as you know, but our district and school teams are in the midst of writing their strategic renewal plans.

BR

A link will be provided to all board members to review the drafts of the school renewal plans for board member review and we will bring them to the board for full review and approval at our next board meeting. Finally, new registration student registration registration begins today, so please check online to learn more about registering your students. You can find all of this information or more at the website at www.bcsdschools.net. This concludes my report for the evening. Thank you. Thank.

BM

You Dr Dixon I, have a question for Dr, Dixon and I thought. You were going to answer my question about school safety.

BM

The emails in light of what happened in Nashville I, wrote, Dr Dixon I sent him an email. What are our safety precautions? What are we doing? What is our safety team um thinking about? When was the last safety and when was the last safety inspection of our school? If that young lady could take a gun and blast out the glass to get in? What are we doing? How safe are our schools?

BM

So when the Deacon Palmer mentioned prayer in school- and we talked about um moment of silence it still dawned on me- we need to take a safety check of each of our schools to make sure we're doing what we need to do to protect our children.

A

I will say that they are doing that and I think this was before you got on the board, but we had Safety and Security updates with the Sheriff's Office and our security team. So.

BM

Then they come back and do that again. Just give me some idea.

AD

BM

What can I tell a parent, that's afraid to send a child to school Tim.

A

Knight can give you more information, everyone to know, but the cool thing not cool thing, but they study these specific situations and learn from those and do all sorts of training. But I was very I, went to the one at Phillip Simmons I had, which I think was the last one.

A

It was somewhat closely election, but it was a. It was a very informative meeting and they've got Powerpoints and videos and stuff they show. But I would talk to Tim Knight about that. He can.

BM

Yeah PowerPoints do not I know we do active, shooter I saw them in Goose, Creek and I've seen them at Stratford, but the problem Still Remains with me is they're in they get in. How can we help prevent them not coming in and I know our children bring these weapons all the time, so parents, you need to check your child as well, but when they get in the building, then our children are not safe. So, yes, they can come and present, but everybody needs to know what safety precautions does.

BM

Berkeley County School District have in place I.

BH

B

Go after that situation happen that I received a letter from Dr Dixon.

BR

Yeah, yes, showing.

B

Some of the things that were going on currently as far as safety, because I had some of the same concerns from some of my constituents and how I replied was here's a letter that I received from Dr Dixon, showing the things that Berkeley County School District is doing to keep your children safe. Also that it's not everything we're doing that.

BR

I thought I'd send it to you.

BR

Okay, I'll resend, that to you, but we do have a very capable team and group that can come and speak to that. The security and safety checkups uh measures that they're currently doing and actions that they you know want to take in addition, but I'll I'll definitely inadvertently left your name but I'll ensure you get that email.

BP

What about Metal Detectors or is that still a controversial talk for this area?.

BR

So metal detector there's several I think at the um School Board Association uh conference there was a huge session on um Safety and Security, and the speaker, specifically, you know, gave some really key topics on the pros and cons of metal detectors uh in schools and the um the from the pros to the additional pressures that it puts on employees by having our teachers by having to then be in charge of it. So there's there's several different um opinions on the metal detectors.

BM

Concerned when I saw that and and I couldn't release that image and I look at Cross, High School I, look at some of the other ones that have these double doors: glass that can be just destroyed as as quickly and as easily as that. So it sent an unnerving feeling for me.

BR

Yes, it definitely. Okay, all.

A

BM

A

Thank you. Thank you. um The next agenda item is board. Chair update, um as mentioned at the last meeting, the South Carolina School Board association's day at the Capitol, is Wednesday April 19th at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center I know there was information in our packet last time. If you would like to attend, please let Lacey know and she can get you registered and as Dr Dixon mentioned, the teacher of the year breakfast will be on April 28th at Trident and so mark your calendars. For that, that's all I have by way of board updates.

A

At this time, I will entertain a.

BP

Motion recognizing the week of the young child say that, are we recognizing the week of the young child.

A

If you'd like, if you'd like to say something on that, you're welcome to.

BP

Okay, so this week we are celebrating the week of the young child and especially with our Head Start Department um Child, Care Centers. So I just wanted you all to know that and if you are a parent of a young child or a child and Head Start, please definitely um you're invited to the festivities.

A

Thank you all right. This time, I'll entertain a motion to adjust. Second.

BE

A

Have a motion and a second to adjourn: is there any discussion? Hearing none I'll call the question all in favor, please respond by saying aye aye. We are now any opposed. We are now adjourned.