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Board of Education Meeting
A
A
A
motion
by
Mr
Ramsey,
a
second
by
Miss
Littleton,
to
approve
the
agenda.
Is
there
any
discussion
hearing?
None
will
call
the
question
all
in
favor,
please
respond
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes.
Have
it
I'll
now
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
of
the
board
meeting
from
August
7th
2023.
A
A
motion
by
Mr
Ramsey
in
a
second
by
Miss
Littleton,
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
board
meeting
on
August
7th
2023..
Is
there
any
discussion
hearing?
None
will
call
the
question
all
in
favor,
please
respond
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes.
Have
it.
Eight
zero
I'll
now
entertain
a
motion
to
enter
into
executive
session
made.
A
A
motion
by
Mr
Ramsey,
a
second
by
Miss
Littleton,
to
enter
into
executive
session.
The
stated
purpose
of
executive
session
is
receipt
of
legal
advice
relating
to
the
approval
of
council
and
legal
fees,
litigation
relating
to
litigation
and
itip
legal
matters,
receipt
of
legal
advice
relating
to
potential
litigation,
discussion
of
release
of
teachers
and
employment
contracts
and
or
appointment
of
Administrators
as
needed.
Seven
student
attendance
appeals
and
three
out
of
District
appeals.
Is
there
any
other
discussion
hearing?
None
will
call
the
question
all
in
favor.
Please
respond
by
saying
aye.
D
E
So
excited
to
welcome
38
000
students
into
our
48
schools,
and
we
are
also
excited
to
welcome
back
all
of
our
administrators,
our
teachers
and
our
families
to
our
schools.
We
thank
you
for
the
commitment
that
you
have
given
and
the
dedication
that
you
give
each
and
every
day
to
Berkeley
County
Schools.
E
Just
want
you
to
know
that
this
year
is
going
to
be
one
of
the
best
years
ever
and
if
we
all
commit
to
making
a
positive
difference
and
understanding
that
the
differences
that
we
may
have
between
us
I
have
nothing
in
comparison
to
all
the
great
things
that
lie
ahead
of
us.
If
we
focus
on
all
those
things
that
are
right
and
we
focus
on
all
of
the
wonderful
possibilities
that
lie
ahead,
we
will
create
a
district
and
a
future.
H
E
E
You
do
thank
you
for
the
countless
hours
of
planning
and
preparation
that
you
put
into
making
day
one
a
memorable
experience
for
our
students
and
for
our
parents.
Thank
you
for
saying
yes
to
Berkeley
County,
and
we
appreciate
that.
Yes
and
I
share
that.
Yes
with
you,
because
everyone
chose
this
district
for
a
reason
and
that
reason
is
to
make
a
positive
difference
at.
L
N
M
O
O
I'm
super
thankful
for
it
you're
trying
to
get
your
room
ready.
You
want
that
first
impression
for
your
parents.
You
want
your
room
to
be
nice,
but
you
know
you're
not
on
staff,
yet
so
you're
waiting
you're
getting
ready
for
your
first
paychecks.
You
can
buy
stuff,
so
it's
nice
to
just
help
them
and
encourage
them
by
giving
them
stuff
to
go
ahead
and
get
that
set
up.
So
they
can
feel
confident
going
into
their
first.
N
O
N
O
E
R
S
R
P
U
E
S
E
That's
a
great
feeling:
I
want
to
create
that
District
people
run
to
and,
as
you
can
see,
if
you
saw
the
lines,
this
starts
off,
that
feeling
of
running
to
a
district
being
excited
about
the
school
year
being
excited
about
your
individual
schools,
and
this
just
kicks
off
that
that
culture
and
climate
of
that
positive
feeling
that
we're
making
a
positive
difference
and
all
together,
United,
One,
Berkeley
and
just
moving
forward.
So
it's
a
good
field,
foreign.
V
Lots
of
fruits
and
vegetables,
some
of
the
kids
were
coming
up
with
things
and
even
teaching
me
things
about
plants.
We
each
were
able
to
pick
our
own
bed.
Their
iron
horse
drop
each
class
decided
on
what
they
wanted.
Our
garden
is
actually
the
school
colors,
which
I
thought
was
really
kind
of
cool
creative.
It.
V
N
When
first
grade
was
talking
about
the
potential
for
the
Steam
Unit,
it
just
struck
me
like
this
is
where
the
funds
are
meant
to
go,
look
I'm,
planting
it
as
teachers.
We
know
that
sometimes
what
can
hinder
something
is
the
funding
you
know.
Where
are
we
going
to
get?
The
funding
from
I
was
just
so
lucky
and
blessed
to
be
the
district
teacher
of
the
year,
and
with
that
came
the
Judy
Rainey
student
driven
project
scholarship.
N
V
D
V
The
kids
put
so
much
effort
into
this
Garden.
This
is
kind
of
a
safe
place
where
we
can
come
and
remember
him,
making
the
Garden
in
honor
of
one
of
the
students
that
we
lost
this
year.
He
was
in
a
car
accident
and
it
was
very
challenging
for
the
whole
first
grade
team.
It
was
definitely
a
very
big
loss
personally
and
for
our
Philip
Simmons
family.
So
it's
wonderful
to
have
this
space.
The.
N
N
V
Z
Stephanie
Williams
and
I
am
the
special
education
resource
teacher
here
at
Cane.
Bay
I
am
working
with
kids
that
have
learning
disabilities
emotional
disabilities.
Kids,
who
are
just
having
problems
with
handling
their
classroom,
work,
I
love
my
Dome
I
love
every
part
of
it
Cameron
likes
anything
where
he
can
like
build
and
manipulate
and
kind
of
be
creative.
He
likes
the
Legos.
He
loves
school.
AA
AA
Z
The
beginning,
I
didn't
know
what
was
going
to
be
like
beneficial
for
Cameron.
So
I
always
ask
the
kids
well
like
what
do
you
want
to
work
for
today?
He
said:
I
want
to
work
to
see
the
bus.
How
was
your
day
today
good,
so
we
had
a
great
day.
I
picked
him
up
early
and
we
went
to
go
see
the
bus
knock.
Z
Z
Z
Z
Z
Z
Z
To
whom
it
may
concern
from
a
mother's
perspective,
I've
always
believed
Angels
come
when
you
least
expect
them.
This
holds
especially
true
in
regards
to
Mr
Charles,
the
bus
driver
of
school
bus
220
of
Berkeley
County
South
Carolina
that
transition
into
kindergarten
at
the
beginning
of
the
school
year
for
my
son
had
been
an
especially
challenging
time
for
not
only
him
but
his
teachers,
School
administrators
and
his
parents
as
well
their
first
few
months
of
school.
Z
My
son
found
himself
almost
daily,
sometimes
multiple
times
in
the
office
of
school
administrators,
for
his
behavior
issues
after
plenty
of
trial
and
error,
with
reward
systems
to
encourage
positive
behavior
changes,
the
only
effective
method
is
Mr
Charles.
It
has
always
been
said
that
it
takes
a
village
to
raise
a
child,
yet
one
to
make
a
difference.
Mr
Charles
has
absolutely
made
the
difference
in
my
son,
easy
for
me
to
stand
outside
of
my
house
and
wave
to
him
every
day
and
tell
him.
Thank
you.
However.
Z
AA
AA
AA
Z
AA
AA
AE
AG
AE
AF
AD
AD
Well,
right
now,
I'm
working
on
all
the
damaged
Chromebooks,
that's
coming
in
from
the
schools
I
started
in
2021
as
a
summer
intern
I
enjoyed
it
so
much
hands-on
experience
as
a
summer.
Intern
absolutely
helped
me
while
I
was
in
school.
I
was
picking
up
things
I'm
like
okay,
yeah
I
did
that
here
and
you
know
help
me
along
the
way.
AG
AD
AE
AF
AD
L
AH
AH
York,
my
name
is
Kimberly
Rogers
and
I
am
the
title.
One
facilitator
at
College,
Park
Elementary.
There
are
three
plastic
tubs
and
I
also
have
tablecloths.
We
are
having
our
Spring
Fling
and
it
is
a
celebration
of
steam
and
literacy
and
I'm
thinking
we'll
put
K2
books
here,
whether
it
be
building
bird
feeders
with
bird
seeds,
which
is
on
Eric
Carl's,
the
Tiny
Seed.
AH
Or
trying
to
see,
if
you
can
construct
towers
with
blocks
best
on
Sand
versus
a
hard
surface
at
the
table,
do
you
want
to
join
dance
or
chorus
or
any
of
those
things?
Family
engagement
is
my
favorite
part
of
my
job.
It
is
my
goal
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
families,
regardless
of
the
structure
of
the
family,
regardless
of
the
language
that
the
families
speak,
that
they
all
feel
welcome.
I.
AH
It
makes
me
feel
proud
to
just
see
it
all
come
together
and
to
just
know
that
I
had
a
small
part
in
that.
Will
you
smooth
it
Down
Smooth
it
down?
I've
been
at
College
Park
for
for
12
years
yeah,
but
I've
been
teaching
in
Berkeley
County
or
working
in
Berkeley
County
for
22
now
and
I'm
a
product
at
Berkeley,
County,
Schools,
so
yeah.
So.
AH
I
love
working
in
Berkeley,
County
I
am
a
proud
Berkeley.
County
parent
I
feel
it's
important.
It
makes
me
feel
good
that
I
am
able
to
to
give
back,
Berkeley,
County's
home
and
just
to
be
able
to
work
and
to
impact
our
families
here
in
Berkeley
County
and
to
just
make
a
difference.
It's
very
important
and
very
special.
AL
H
AC
AK
AI
AP
AL
AQ
AK
AM
AP
AP
AN
AN
AR
AP
AR
AS
A
school
psychologist
wears
many
hats,
I
wear
all
of
the
hats
at
Cane,
Bay
and
I
would
not
change
a
thing.
I
love
it.
My
name
is
Becca
Wallace
and
I
am
a
school
psychologist.
It's
my
first
year
as
a
school
psychologist
and
my
first
year
in
the
district
I
love
that
we
have
such
a
big
team.
So
we
can
all
kind
of
collaborate
and
bounce
ideas
off
of
each
other,
so
you're
never
really
alone.
But
there's
always
somebody
to
answer
the
question.
AS
AS
AT
AT
AT
E
From
being
able
to
open
a
school
for
someone
that
is
featured
in
the
international
African-American
history,
you
know
Museum,
it
is
full
circle
and
a
humbling
opportunity
that
I
will
always
be
I'm.
Grateful
and
thankful
for
I
hope
they
are
inspired
by
this
opportunity
to
really
provide
Equitable
access
to
education
for
all
of
our
students
within
our
district,
and
they
take
this
excitement
for
learning,
excitement
for
education
and
take
that
back
when
the
school
year
starts
to
really
do
what
our
mission
and
vision
say
and
that's
to
make
a
positive
difference.
E
E
AU
E
G
AU
AU
AU
AV
AH
AW
AV
AV
AW
AM
AW
AW
AW
AV
Communication,
so
when
we
came
down
to
doing
the
actual
event,
you
can
see
how
it
paid
off,
they
were
responding
to
a
active
shooter,
so
we
had
officers
coming
from
different
agencies
and
coming
from
different
directions
within
the
schools
and
end
up
coming
upon
each
other.
Basically,
what
we
call
Blue
on
Blue,
so
they
were
identifying
that
then
linking
up
they're.
AY
AV
AW
E
E
E
So
excited
to
welcome
38
000
students
into
our
48
schools,
and
we
are
also
excited
to
welcome
back
all
of
our
administrators,
our
teachers
and
our
families
to
our
schools.
We
thank
you
for
the
commitment
that
you
have
given
and
the
dedication
that
you
give
each
and
every
day
to
Berkeley
County
Schools.
E
Morning,
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
this
year
is
going
to
be
one
of
the
best
years
ever
and
if
we
all
commit
to
making
a
positive
difference
and
understanding
that
the
differences
that
we
may
have
between
us
I
have
nothing
in
comparison
to
all
the
great
things
that
lie
ahead
of
us.
If
we
focus
on
all
those
things
that
are
right
and
we
focus
on
all
of
the
wonderful
possibilities
that
lie
ahead,
we
will
create
a
district
and
a
future.
E
E
E
You
do
thank
you
for
the
countless
hours
of
planning
and
preparation
that
you
put
into
making
day
one
a
memorable
experience
for
our
students
and
for
our
parents.
Thank
you
for
saying
yes
to
Berkeley
County,
and
we
appreciate
that.
Yes
and
I
share
that.
Yes
with
you,
because
everyone
chose
this
district
for
a
reason
and
that
reason
is
to
make
a
positive
difference
at.
N
M
O
O
I'm
super
thankful
for
it
you're
trying
to
get
your
room
ready.
You
want
that
first
impression
for
your
parents.
You
want
your
room
to
be
nice,
but
you
know
you're
not
on
staff,
yet
so
you're
waiting
you're
getting
ready
for
your
first
paychecks.
You
can
buy
stuff,
so
it's
nice
to
just
help
them
and
encourage
them
by
giving
them
stuff
to
go
ahead
and
get
that
set
up.
So
they
can
feel
confident
going
into
their.
N
O
N
O
P
S
P
U
E
S
E
That's
a
great
feeling
want
to
create
that
District
people
run
to
and,
as
you
can
see,
if
you
saw
the
lines,
this
starts
off,
that
feeling
of
running
to
a
district
being
excited
about
the
school
year
being
excited
about
your
individual
schools,
and
this
just
kicks
off
that
that
culture
and
climate
of
that
positive
feeling
that
we're
making
a
positive
difference
and
all
together,
United,
One,
Berkeley
and
just
moving
forward.
So
it's
a
good
feel
foreign.
V
Lots
of
fruits
and
vegetables,
some
of
the
kids
were
coming
up
with
things
and
even
teaching
me
things
about
plants.
We
each
were
able
to
pick
our
own
bed.
Their
iron
horse
drop
each
class
decided
on
what
they
wanted.
Our
garden
is
actually
the
school
colors,
which
I
thought
was
really
kind
of
cool
creative.
It.
V
So
our
students
were
learning
about
plants
as
part
of
their
science
standards.
We
took
the
kids
out
and
we
walked
around.
We
had
these
garden
beds
on
the
side
of
our
school
nothing's.
In
them
they
don't
look
very
pretty
present
them
with
a
real
world
problem
that
would
be
meaningful
for
them
we're
trying
to
figure
out.
V
What's
the
problem
here,
why
can't
we
keep
plants
in
these
and
then
they
use
their
background
knowledge
from
our
science
unit
and
came
up
solution
to
move
the
beds
into
our
Courtyard,
and
then
we
did
a
lot
of
research
with
the
kids
and
we
looked
up
different
plants
and
different
animals,
flowers,
fruits,
vegetables,
herbs
and
watched
the
little
plant
grow
and
watch
the
root
come
out.
They
were
so
excited
about
it.
We
have
this
beautiful
garden
as
a
result
of
their
hard
work.
Wow.
N
When
first
grade
was
talking
about
the
potential
for
the
Steam
Unit,
it
just
struck
me
like
this
is
where
the
funds
are
meant
to
go,
look
I'm,
planting
it
as
teachers.
We
know
that
sometimes
what
can
hinder
something
is
the
funding
you
know.
Where
are
we
going
to
get?
The
funding
from
I
was
just
so
lucky
and
blessed
to
be
the
district
teacher
of
the
year,
and
with
that
came
the
Judy
Rainey
student
driven
project
scholarship.
N
V
V
The
kids
put
so
much
effort
into
this
Garden.
This
is
kind
of
a
safe
place
where
we
can
come
and
remember
him,
making
the
Garden
in
honor
of
one
of
the
students
that
we
lost
this
year.
He
was
in
a
car
accident
and
it
was
very
challenging
for
the
whole
first
grade
team.
It
was
definitely
a
very
big
loss
personally
and
for
our
Phillip
Simmons
family.
So
it's
wonderful
to
have
this
space.
The
name.
N
N
V
X
Y
Z
Stephanie
Williams
and
I
am
the
special
education
resource
teacher
here
at
Cane.
Bay
I
am
working
with
kids
that
have
learning
disabilities
emotional
disabilities.
Kids,
who
are
just
having
problems
with
handling
their
classroom,
work,
I
love
my
Dome
I
love
every
part
of
it
Cameron
likes
anything
where
he
can
like
build
and
manipulate
and
kind
of
be
creative.
He
likes
the
Legos.
He
loves
school
buses.
AU
AU
AU
Thank
you.
Our
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.
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.
AU
Addressing
the
same
topic
should
select
one
speaker.
We
have
a
lot
of
public
comments
tonight,
so
comments
will
be
limited
to
one
minute
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
this
evening
is
Leslie
Bracken
on
teacher
concerns.
AZ
Good
evening
and
in
August
17th
PD,
we
learned
we
are
to
revise
and
add
to
our
course
syllabi
in
order
to
reflect
current
and
upcoming
laws
that
impact
the
instructional
work.
We
do
as
professionals
these
additional
curricular
expectations
are
being
dictated
by
special
interest
groups
and
have
created
more
unnecessary
stress
on
already
public
an
already
stressed
and
understaffed
professionals.
It
is
further
proof
that
leaders,
lawmakers
and
some
members
of
the
public
no
longer
trust
the
professionalism
of
Educators
across
this
state
as
it
stands,
and
in
response
to
legislation.
AZ
Our
current
course
syllabus
now
provides
more
details
to
the
students
we
serve
than
our
teaching
contracts,
provide
to
us
with
blind
loyalty
and
lots
of
prayers.
We
sign
these
contracts
annually
without
knowing
our
pay,
our
working
conditions
and
our
safety.
As
more
of
us
now,
work
in
schools,
Beyond
building
capacity
and
short
on
personnel
as
elected
officials.
How
many
contracts
do
you
sign
as
an
elected
entity
without
knowing
the
cost
and
the
services
being
provided?
How
many
contracts
have
you
negotiated
to
ensure
that
the
contract
is
mutually
beneficial
to
all
parties
involved?
AZ
AU
BA
I'm,
a
BC,
Cher
I'm,
disturbed
by
the
list
of
100
books
being
challenged
in
our
libraries.
Will
the
list
become
available
for
the
public
and,
if
not,
why
a
book
is
missing
from
the
list
it
uses
Harlot
concubine.
It
describes
multiple
scenes
of
rape,
incest,
sexual
acts
and
violence.
This
book
is
the
Bible
which
is
available
in
our
school
libraries.
It
should
be
on
the
list
based
on
the
criteria
others
have
for
Banning
books.
When
reading
the
Bible
to
your
kids.
Do
you
skip
these
scenes
in
the
Bible?
You
know
cherry
pick.
BA
What
parts
to
read
well
moms
for
Liberty
Cherry
picks
certain
parts
of
the
books
which
they
probably
did
not
read
in
order
to
ban
them,
since
they
tend
to
read
selections
from
books
out
of
context
at
this
podium.
There
are
multiple
instances
throughout
history
where
groups
banned
books,
they
didn't
agree
with,
didn't
fit
their
own
narrative
and
they
used
fear
tactics
to
Target
other
groups
to
convince
others.
They
were
the
enemy.
None
of
these
instances
had
positive
outcomes.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
BB
This
is
from
one
of
your
teachers,
student
students,
academic
needs,
have
been
sidelined
by
well-organized
groups
campaigning
under
the
guise
of
quote
parental
rights.
It's
a
campaign
to
stoke
fear
and
doubt
in
public
education
and
professional
Educators.
No
one
and
I
mean
no
one
disagrees
with
the
fact
that
parents
and
Guardians
have
the
legal
and
moral
duty
of
rearing
their
children.
They
have
and
always
have
had
Avenues
in
which
to
address
their
concerns.
BB
Students
have
a
right
to
learn
to
have
a
qualified
professional
educator
in
every
room,
to
be
respected,
to
be
able
to
express
themselves
freely
and
to
be
safe
and
supported.
I
challenge
those
activists
to
use
their
energy
and
passion
to
support
children
and
their
academic
needs,
Dr,
Dixon,
district
office,
administrators
and
school
board
members.
Your
responsibility
is
to
get
qualified
professional
Educators
in
every
room,
ignore
the
noise
and
put
your
focus
and
energy
on
our
students.
They
come
first.
They
are
our.
Why?
Thank
you.
BC
BC
It's
like
one
step
forward,
10
steps
back
for
us
right
now.
Guys
I
really
hope
that
you
get
an
opportunity
to
look
at
the
SC
teacher
survey
that
all
teachers
took
in
the
district.
Well,
not
all,
but
they
we
got
about
55
percent,
which
is
about
1200
and
basically
said
the
same
thing
that
we
just
do
not
have
enough
time
to
do
the
work
that
we
need
to
in
the
classroom.
So
we
need
to
take
time
seriously
right.
It's
precious.
We
shouldn't
waste
it.
BC
You
need
to
take
it
seriously
with
the
unencumbered
time
for
our
teachers.
The
spirit
of
that
law
is
to
give
the
teachers
a
break.
It
doesn't
look
like
that's
happening
right
now:
you're
extending
the
work
day
and
making
teachers
stay
away
from
their
their
loved
ones,
so
that
they
can
sit
for
that
time
so
that
you
stay
legal
also,
you
need
to
take
take
the
time
to
actually
figure
out
how
much
time
these
English
teachers
are
going
to
have
to
take
to
change
their
syllabuses.
BC
AU
BD
Found
whole
new
worlds,
comfort
and
hope
in
my
school
library,
I
read
books
that
are
probably
on
the
list
were
not
privy
to
and
as
a
taxpayer
and
concerned
citizen
who
will
grow
old
and
need
intelligent,
Compassionate
Care
from
those
who
are
currently
children,
I
have
a
vested
interest
in
their
education
I
ask
that
no
action
be
taken
until
a
public
review
of
the
selections
has
occurred
and
public
opinion
been
taken
into
account.
Thank
you.
BE
Good
evening,
I'm
speaking
for
a
colleague
in
Berkeley
County,
the
teacher
work
week
has
brought
more
confusion,
anxiety
and
work
than
I
thought
possible
for
teachers.
We
are
overworked
and
underpaid,
and
these
new
changes
have
simply
piled
even
more
work.
All
instructional
texts
are
to
be
submitted
to
an
unknown
committee
for
review
using
unknown
criteria,
including
magazine
subscriptions
newspaper
articles
and
the
hundreds
of
books
in
classroom
libraries,
even
if
they're
not
used
in
instruction.
We
learned
of
this
last
Wednesday.
They
are
due
tomorrow.
BE
Lesson
agendas
need
to
be
written
for
every
class
every
day
for
the
whole
year,
an
average
high
school
teacher
with
three
different
classes
would
have
to
submit
540
daily
lesson
agendas.
Again
we
were
notified
Wednesday.
Many
of
us
have
not
had
the
chance
to
start
them.
Due
to
previous
obligations
of
all
the
changes
discussed,
it
never
mentions
how
the
district
will
support
and
protect
their
teachers,
who
will
review
the
works?
If
there
are
problems,
what
will
the
inquiry
process
be?
Will
teachers,
who
did
everything
asked
of
them
just
to
be
safe,
be
victimized?
BF
Good
evening
this
is
a
statement
from
an
active
Berkeley
County
teacher
I'm,
a
teacher
in
Berkeley
County
Schools
I
also
lived
in
China
for
several
years,
while
many
proponents
of
book
Banning
claim
they
are
trying
to
keep
children
from
communism.
Book
Banning
in
the
Forum
proposed
in
Berkeley
County
School
District
is
actually
eerily
similar
to
tactics
used
in
China
to
censor
books
in
China.
All
books
must
go
through
a
process
to
ensure
they
promote
Chinese
values.
Historical
horror
and
books,
featuring
diverse
characters
and
themes
are
also
targeted.
BF
BG
I
do
not
believe
a
small
group
of
individuals
has
the
authority
to
determine
what
literature
should
and
should
not
be
in
our
school
libraries
I
believe
the
parents
deserve
the
opportunity
to
review
and
determine
which
of
the
opposed
books.
They
feel
should
continue
to
be
part
of
their
child
children's
libraries.
Thank
you.
AX
Have
you've
always
nailed
it
before?
So
that's
fine.
Thank
you,
sir
good
evening.
I
want
to
revisit
part
of
the
discussion
from
several
meetings
ago
when
board
member
Barrow
expressed
concerns
about
how
the
board
had
arrived
at
the
decision
to
forego
any
consideration
of
a
millage
increase,
as
it
might
have
related
to
additional
pay
grade
increases
for
the
coming
year.
A
standard
for
conservative
physical
management
includes
the
notion
of
cost-benefit
analysis
in
the
context
of
the
known
linkages
between
pay,
morale
and
retention.
B
I'm
going
to
shorten
my
speech
to
a
three-minute
speech
to
like
30
seconds,
you
know
the
Librarians
are
competent,
well
educated
and
they're
under
a
lot
of
stress.
You
know:
there's
a
bigger
burden,
that's
added
on
to
them
the
new
constraints
and
restrictions
that
add
the
stress.
They
provided
a
revised
school
policy
before
spring
break.
The
revisions
originally
came
from
former
superintendent
experiment
last
year.
I
wanted
to
know
what's
the
status
of
the
board
on
this
revised
in
approving
this
policy.
That's
all.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
AU
AY
Good
evening,
yes,
my
name
is
Sharina
Haynes
I
am
a
resident
of
Berkeley
County
and
the
president
of
the
Goose
Creek
Branch
NAACP.
In
order
to
protect
the
First
Amendment
rights
of
students
in
public
schools.
Procedural
safeguards
have
been
designed
to
help
ensure
that
districts
follow
transparent,
unbiased
established
procedures,
particularly
when
it
comes
to
the
review
of
Library
holdings.
My
concern
is
I,
have
shared
in
the
past.
Is
the
lack
of
transparency
of
this
board
in
regards
to
Berkeley
County
School
District
and
its
students?
AY
I
am
here
to
ask
what
was
the
selection
process
of
this
committee?
Was
this
open
to
all
Librarians
teachers,
administrators
and
community
members?
If
so,
where
can
we
find
the
public
bulletin
where
it
was
publicized?
And
what
more
can
be
said
about
the
mission
and
purpose
of
this
committee?
Thank
you.
BH
Student
of
Berkeley,
County,
School
District
I'm
concerned
with
the
groups
of
individuals
who
want
to
limit
my
right
to
access
information.
Our
First
Amendment
right
protects
students
to
receive
and
express
ideas.
It
is
my
belief
that
groups
cannot
remove
books
simply
because
they
dislike
the
ideas
contained
in
those
books.
I
am
asking
school
board
members
to
think
of
students
first
and
rebuke
censorship
in
our
classrooms.
Thank
you.
BI
Learning
about
African-American
history
allows
students
who
are
not
African-American
to
have
a
deeper
understanding
and
appreciation
for
the
contributions
of
African
Americans
to
the
world
we
live
in
today
we
say
no
to
book
Banning.
We
will
continue
to
support
this
effort.
Please
do
not
block
out
the
history
of
our
children,
we
don't.
We
do
not
have
to.
BJ
I'm
Marcia
hasell-
and
this
is
my
second
time
at
this
meeting
and
my
son
is
34
years
old,
so
he's
been
out
of
the
school
system
a
while
I
am
very
distressed
about
the
book
Banning
or
a
committee
that
has
been
selected
to
take
a
look
at
books,
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
just
think
about
this
teachers,
lawyers,
dentists,
they're
licensed
and
they're
licensed
for
reason
they
have.
My
husband
is
a
dentist.
Do
you
want
to
go
to
his
office
and
he
says
I
think
I
know
a
little
bit
about
Dentistry?
BJ
No,
your
plumber,
you
don't
want
your
plumber
to
come
to
the
house
and
say
I
think
I
know
a
little
bit
about
Plumbing.
You
want
a
licensed,
Professor
professional,
so
that
is
who
should
be
looking
at
books.
That
would
be
your
teachers.
If
you
have
one
of
these,
that
is
because
a
teacher
exposed
the
innovators
of
this
device
to
books
and
they're,
not
all
just
technology
books.
D
AU
D
BK
BK
AU
AU
BL
AU
BL
AU
AU
BK
Mr
chairman
I,
second,
that,
but
we
want
to
make
certain
that
these
out
of
District
appeals
are
just
that
when
something
comes
to
us
to
an
executive
session
that
is
different
than
what
is
presented.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
cognizant
of
that,
and
it
is
my
opinion
that
the
parents
of
these
students
did
not
want
to
pay
the
the
the
tuition,
and
that
is
unfortunate
that
the
board
had
to
discuss
this
out
of
hand.
So
I
agree
with
the
motion.
AU
Thank
you
any
further
discussion,
all
right,
so
the
motion
for
matter
for
the
out
of
District
appeals
for
students,
one
two
and
three-
is
to
allow
them
to
attend
in
District
if
they
pay
full
tuition
and
to
be
clear
if
they
or
the
appeal
is
not
granted
to
waive
the
tuition,
which
was
the
request
all
in
favor.
Please
respond
by
saying
aye.
B
AU
We
have
a
motion.
Do
we
have
a
second?
Is
there
any
discussion?
Hearing,
none
I'll
call
the
question
all
in
favor,
please
respond
by
saying
aye
aye
aye
any
opposed
yeah
I.
Have
it
the
next
motion.
I
I'll
make
I
move
to
approve
the
engagement
of
mingledorff
and
Patterson
to
represent
the
Berkeley
County
School
District
in
the
litigation
approved
at
the
July
17
2023
board
meeting.
So
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second.
Is
there
any
discussion?
Yes,.
BK
AU
A
BK
Represents
and
his
his
rate
is
much
less
than
this
four
hundred
dollars.
It's
the
same
firm,
the
same
firm
who
charges
us
over
a
hundred
dollars
less
an
hour
is
now
going
to
charge
us
a
hundred
dollars,
105
dollars
more
an
hour
and
I'm
opposed
to
this,
because
you
have
two
lawyers
working
for
the
same
firm
one
makes
x
amount
of
dollars.
The
other
makes
a
hundred
and
five
dollars
more
an
hour.
BI
BJ
BK
AU
Yeah
I,
just
I
would
just
say
a
applaud
Brandon
for
bringing
this
to
us.
This
work
was
already
done
and
In
fairness
to
the
individual
at
his
firm.
Who
has
this
highly
specialized
practice,
he
came
to
us
and
asked
for
permission
for
the
rate
increase
I.
Think
it's
well
below
Market.
What
a
lawyer
that
would
charge
and
the
work's
already
done,
and
so.
BK
BM
AU
May
be
recognized
yeah
one
second,
just
briefly
on
that,
though
Mr
Barrow,
we
were
told
that
this
was
a
contract
that
was
needed
on
an
expedited
emergency
basis
because
of
deadlines
in
it.
So
we
did
I
mean
I'm
sure.
If
we
had
time
we
would
have
voted
on
approving
this
rate
ahead
of
time.
Look
that
said
Michael
you
can
say
what
you
want.
BM
But
I
don't
want
to
say
it
real,
quick,
because
I
always
try
to
make
it
real
simple,
so
I
can
understand.
I
was
a
residential,
real
estate
appraiser
for
a
long
time,
and
so
I
appraised,
single-family
houses.
Now
the
fee
for
that
way
back
in
the
day,
was
only
like
300
an
hour.
Now
it's
about
500
550.
But
the
point
is
the
fee
to
do
a
residential
appraisal
which
is
similar
like
to
be
a
certain
type
of
attorney,
was
300
an
hour.
BM
Now,
if
you
wanted
to
do
a
commercial
appraisal
which
I
later
became
a
commercial
appraiser,
and
if
I
wanted
to
charge
a
fee
for
that,
it
would
be
3
000
for
the
job
or
maybe
like
five
six
seven
hundred
dollars
an
hour.
So
my
point
being
just
to
simplify
it
and
make
an
analogy
so
you
can
understand,
is
all
attorneys
are
not
created
equal.
BM
AU
BL
All
that
being
said,
I
don't
know
how
much
of
an
emergency
it
was
that
a
simple
phone
call
for
a
call
meeting
that
we
could
have
had
prior
to
this
contract
now
I'm
going
to
vote
in
favor,
because
it's
already
been
done.
However,
I
don't
like
the
back
door,
payments
I
just
want
everybody
to
understand.
Tell
me
up
front
we're
gonna.
Have
this
call
meeting
we're
going
to
discuss
this?
It's
an
expedited
expense
that
we
need
to
incur.
H
BN
AU
I
will
say
too
to
Brandon
and
More
in
Van
Allen's
credit.
He
called
me
to
see
if
I
would
approve
it
and
I
said
I
can't
do
that.
A
chair.
The
Board
needs
to
vote
on
this.
So
that's
why
it's
coming
afterwards,
because
he
did
bring
it
up
to
me
and
I
said
we
need.
We
need
to
deal
with
this
at
the
next
point.
I.
BL
Don't
have
a
problem
with
all
of
that,
but
when
he
called
it
wasn't
to
date,
it
was
prior
to
the
contract
being
signed.
However,
that
time
should
have
been
a
special
call
meeting
or
a
phone
call
or
a
quick
little
email.
We
need
to
decide
yay,
nay.
What
do
you
think
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
any
specialized
work.
If
it
has
to
be
done
must
be
done,
it
needs
to
be
done.
I.
Just
don't
like
to
know
Mr
Baker
later
that
my
Plum
is
going
to
charge
me
500
for
running
that
snake.
BL
BL
The
constituents
in
District
Berkeley
County
want
to
know
what
are
we
spending
their
money
on
if
this,
this
highly
specialized
work
is
highly
specialized,
then
highly
specialized
folks
like
us,
should
have
known
ahead
of
time.
Mr
Ramsey
just
talked
about
his
training,
so
that's
all.
He
knew
ahead
of
time.
What
he's
going
to
charge?
Tell
me
what
you're
going
to
charge
I'm
the
I'm
the
client
right,
tell
me
what
you're
going
to
charge
ahead
of
time
same
with
fixing
my
car,
auto
mechanics
will
get
you
every
time.
BL
I
don't
want
to
put
lawyers
in
that
category,
but
they
can
go
there.
Just
tell
me
ahead
of
time
what
you're
going
to
do
a
simple
email,
a
simple
phone
call
special
call
meetings.
We
have
that
ability
to
do
special
call
meetings
and
we
can
do
Zoom
with
you
know:
hey,
there's
a
way
to
do
this.
That's
all
I'm,
saying
I'm
going
to
vote
in
favor,
but
as
I
said,
because
it's
already
been
done.
BL
AU
AU
BL
BM
BM
A
BM
BO
BM
A
BM
BO
Yes,
sir,
after
reviewing
our
Sr
funding
that
for
sr2,
that
has
to
be
utilized
by
September
30th
2023,
the
Esser
plan
does
provide
for
incentives
for
bus
drivers
and
teachers.
So
we
would
like
to
use
those
remaining
funds
to
pay
those
incentives
for
those
bus
drivers
and
teachers,
and
that
would
be
all
full-time.
Active
employees
would
be
4.8
million
dollars
from
sr2
and
we
would
like
to
include
all
full-time
employees
which
would
require
another
4.4
million
from
fund
balance.
BO
A
BO
BO
BK
BO
The
lump
sum
payment
of
1825
dollars
will
be
for
active
full-time
employees
that
have
been
employed
by
the
district.
As
of
September
1st
2023,
the
payment
is
subject
to
state
taxes
and
federal
taxes.
Therefore,
the
district
and
employee
agree
employee
agrees
to
continue
working
for
the
district
through
September
15
2023,
provided,
however,
that
the
agreement
shall
not
create
any
expectation
of
employment
for
any
definite
period,
nor
after
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
employees,
employment,
except
as
provided
herein
and
then
it
says
in
witness
thereof.
BO
BK
This
was
I
assume
written
by
legal
counsel
and
yeah,
and
the
board
approval
tonight,
through
committee
and
through
the
full
board,
will
will
authorize
this
letter
to
so.
Basically,
they
have
to
sign
up
for
it
on
by
September
1
and
they
have
to
remain
employed
just
for
two
weeks.
Yes,
after
that,
there
was
no
long-term
requirement.
BK
BG
BK
A
BM
D
BM
A
D
BM
BM
AU
AU
AU
AU
D
BM
AU
BM
AU
BM
AU
BK
Yes,
sir,
just
do
just
a
question
earlier
in
the
budget
process,
we
talked
about
teacher
pay
raises
and
did
a
6.5
percent
with
also
the
step,
but
we
also
made
a
commitment
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
still
on
the
same
page
here
that,
notwithstanding
this
incentive,
if
there
are
additional
revenues
that
surpass
the
budget
projections
that
we
still
are
looking
at
in
a
retroactive
employee
pay
raise
by
January.
Is
that
still
the
commitment
of
the
board
as.
BK
AU
Thank
you
I'd
just
like
to
say
thanks
for
the
administration
for
putting
this
incentive
for
forward,
particularly
after
our
budget
had
an
eight
percent
pay
increase
and
then,
as
Mr
Barrow
mentioned,
hopefully
additional
revenues
come
in
and
we
can
make
that
10
percent
I
think
this
is
looking
back
at
District,
History,
Dr,
Dixon
and
other
board
members
ought
to
be
applauded
for
what
they're
doing
in
terms
of
teacher
pay
we're
doing
a
good
job.
So
thank
you
all
right.
AU
AU
E
Good
evening
board,
chair,
McQuillan
board
members,
cabinet
district
office
staff
and
the
great
citizens
of
Berkeley
County
School
District
I
have
been
very
alert
and
focused
all
day
on
welcoming
back
our
students
and
that's
the
most
exciting
update
that
I
will
share
with
you
that
our
students
are
back
and
they
are
in
the
buildings
and
they
are
very
excited.
I
started
off
strong
at
St
Stephen
Elementary,
alongside
Dr
Elaine,
Graham,
a
board
member
Bradley
mayor
Rivers,
representative
Jefferson
and
Octavia
Mitchell
and
school
other
school
administrators.
E
This
was
an
important
full
circle
moment
for
me,
as
I
began,
my
teaching
career
at
Dr
Graham
was.
She
gave
me
my
first
opportunity
to
teach
students
with
exceptional
needs
at
St,
Stephen
Elementary,
so
I
appreciate
the
invitation
to
have
me
back
out
for
my
first
full
year
as
a
kickoff
as
superintendent
I
was
able
to
visit
a
total
of
nine
schools
just
today
and
in
total
our
cabinet.
Together
we
visited
All
48
schools,
including
our
brand
new
Carolyn
Lewis
school
and
we'll
continue
my
visits
throughout
the
week.
E
I
must
commend
our
entire
bcsd
team
for
a
great
first
day
of
school.
Opening
Our
challenges
were
minimal
when
we,
when
you
think
of
how
large
our
system
is
and
I
know
how
hard
everyone
worked
to
make
this
an
overall
positive
opening
day.
Since
we
last
met,
we
celebrated
two
large
and
important
events.
Our
One
Berkeley
goes
back
to
school.
Festival
was
a
great
success
on
August
12th,
we
handed
out
more
than
3
000
backpacks
filled
with
school
supplies
and
parked
up
more
Vehicles
than
we
ever
have
in
previous
years.
E
So
I
want
to
thank
you
to
Safety
and
Security
Department
transportation,
Child
Nutrition
and
any
division.
Academic
Innovation
every
division
had
a
play
in
that.
So
thank
you
for
such
a
a
great
event,
our
school
administrators,
our
department,
representatives
and
Community
vendors
were
integral
to
the
success
of
this
event,
and
our
students
also
gave
of
their
time
and
talent
to
ensure
that
we
all
had
so
much
fun.
I
appreciate
the
support
of
our
hosts,
the
town
of
Monks
Corner,
and
very
much
appreciate
the
planning
and
support
of
our
communication.
Communications
Department.
E
It
was
a
very
hot
day,
but
it
was
definitely
worth
it
to
see
the
smiles
on
the
faces
of
our
students
and
their
parents
on
August
14th,
we
celebrated
the
ribbon
cutting
of
the
Carolyn
Lewis
School,
our
new
K-8
school,
located
in
the
Karns
area.
The
weather
forced
us
indoors,
but
location
changed
did
not
dampen
the
excitement.
Our
students
from
Cane
Bay
High
School
participated
in
this
event
and
helped
to
make
it
one
to
remember.
It
was
a
very.
E
I
just
can't
say
thank
you
enough
for
everything
that
you've
done
to
make
today
a
success,
but
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
recognize
our
teacher
form
Representatives
here
with
us
tonight,
and
they
gave
up
a
had
a
very
long
day
today
and
they
are
still
committed
and
dedicated.
Thank
you.
So
much
teacher
form
thank
you.
Dr
Gloria
Gilyard
cross
Elementary,
School,
Dr,
Gloria
gillyard
and
Dr
Debbie
Mannington
from
College
Park
Elementary
School.
Thank
you.
I
do
see
a
former
another
teacher
Forum
member
back
there
from
Goose
Creek
High
School.
E
Thank
you
so
much
as
well.
I
want
to
take
this
time
to
commend
our
teacher
form
leadership.
Teachers
of
the
Year
from
all
of
our
schools
took
up
a
collection
of
back
to
school,
classroom
supplies
and
Decor
so
that
our
new
bcsd
teachers
could
shop
for
free
during
their
new
teacher
orientation.
If
you
have
not
had
an
opportunity
to
review
the
heartwarming
video
showcasing
this
event,
please
take
a
look
on
our
Facebook
page
and
our
social
media
or
our
website
and
take
some
time
to
do
that.
E
AU
You
Dr
Dixon,
so
a
couple
items
on
the
board
share
report:
I'll
start
with
the
least
happy
one:
it's
the
South
Carolina
School
Board,
accidental
death
and
dismemberment
policy.
That's
in
your
packet
board
members
fill
that
out
please
and
give
that
back
to
Lacey.
We
also
have
Trident
United
waveforms
that
are
in
your
packets.
Those
are
due
on
August.
AU
Let's
see
it
says
all
August
7th
due
to
late,
oh
they're,
due
today
to
Lacey.
So
if
you're
gonna,
if
you're
gonna,
do
that
for
Trident
United
Way
it's
due
today
and
those
forms
are
in
your
packet
as
well
I.
Now
we
have
some
congratulations
or
in
order
three
of
our
board
members
got
boardmanship
recognition,
I've
got
memos
certificates
and
pins
for
three
of
you.
So
first
I'll
present
yours,
Miss
Littleton.
AU
And
then,
finally,
we're
celebrating
the
first
day
of
school
and
we've
got
a
welcome
back
poster
that
we
all
need
to
go.
Get
our
pictures
with
up
front.
So
I
do
want
to
Echo
what
you
said:
I
thank
all
of
the
teachers,
the
cabinet
Transportation
Dr
Dixon,
everyone
that
is
just
working
like
crazy
to
make
today
a
success.
So
really,
let's
board
I,
think
we
ought
to
give
them
all
a
round
of
applause.