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From YouTube: December 16, 2019 CCSD Board Meeting
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December 16, 2019 CCSD Board Meeting
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What
I
would
respectfully
ask
the
board
in
the
for
consistency's
sake,
we
pull
Ashley
River
creative
arts
out
of
potential
consent
and
use
the
language
for
creating
constituent
magnet
zones
consistent
with
what
we've
used
in
other
schools.
I
would
hate
for
us
to
leave
here
today
with
us
thinking,
50%
of
the
schools
going
to
be
an
attendent
zone
and
the
district's
thinking
90%
of
the
school
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
some
expectations
on
what
that
attendants
own.
What
they
plan
to
ask
the
Constituent
board
to
do.
Okay,.
D
B
A
F
B
B
A
D
B
A
Guys
just
one
second:
if
you
would,
if
you
have,
if
you're,
just
logging
in
to
the
board
meeting
now,
then
you
should
have
the
correct
agenda
item.
If
you
were
logged
in
previously,
you
need
to
refresh
so
that
you
can
get
the
appropriate
numbers
as
we
speak
as
we
carry
throughout
this
remaining
part
of
the
meeting.
So.
G
A
H
I
I
A
A
E
B
J
A
H
H
A
A
A
L
L
You
should
have
hard
copies
of
those
and
they're
also
located
on
the
district
website
under
the
financial
section
of
the
districts
of
our
website
this
evening,
and
we
have
our
two
people
from
the
art
affirm
of
Clifton
and
Larson
Allen.
One
is
a
Chris
Kessler
who's,
a
partner
with
the
firm
and
the
other
one
is
rebounder.
Who
is
the
audit
manager
for
the
engagement
and
they're
here
to
brief
the
results
of
audit
for
fiscal
year
19?
They
briefed
all
in
the
Finance
Committee
at
the
Orion
Finance
Committee's
on
November
meeting.
C
M
All
right,
good
evening
board,
as
Don
said,
my
name
is
Chris
Kessler
I'm,
the
principal
with
the
engagement,
and
this
is
Reed
binder,
he's
the
the
manager
on
the
audit.
So
what
we're
going
to
talk
about
is
the
audit
for
June
30,
2019
and
just
to
kind
of
run
through
quickly
a
little
refresher
on
what
we
issue
and
what
we
do.
M
There's
there's
two
main
reports
that
we
are
auditing
over
the
course
of
our
annual
audit
and
the
first
is
the
audit
of
the
financial
statements
and
this
audit
is
performed
under
government
auditing
standards
and
then,
of
course,
we
audit
the
federal
compliance
which
is
referred
to
commonly
as
the
single
audit.
The
single
audit
is
the
audit
of
grant
compliance,
so
all
of
the
federal
and
state
Awards
that
did
that
the
district
receives.
We
audit
certain
grants
to
make
sure
that
the
district's
spent
the
money
correctly
in
accordance
with
the
program.
M
So
the
reports
that
we
deliver-
and
these
are
the
the
reports
that
you
have
available
to
you
electronically.
The
first
is
our
independent
auditors
report,
which
our
opinion.
The
second
is
our
report
over
internal
control.
The
third
is
our
independent
auditors
report
over
compliance
with
our
major
major
federal
grant
programs,
which
is
the
single
audit
report,
and
then
the
fourth
is
the
governance
communication.
That
is
our
letter
that
we
issue
to
you
all.
That
gives
a
overall
summary
of
the
audit
and
now
Reid's
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
results
of
our
procedures.
M
N
So,
just
to
summarize
the
results
of
our
procedures,
our
independent
auditors
report
on
the
financial
statements
contained
an
unmodified
opinion.
That's
a
clean
opinion.
Additionally,
our
independent
auditors
report
on
internal
control,
as
it
relates
to
the
financial
statements.
We
did
have
one
significant
deficiency
in
internal
controls
and
it
was
related
to
payroll
specifically
related
to
the
review
and
approval
of
timecards,
as
it
relates
to
the
single
audit
report
of
the
federal
programs.
This
also
contained
in
contained
an
unmodified
opinion
on
compliance.
M
To
put
it
in
context,
we
wanted
to
put
this
slide
together
as
well.
So
you
know,
as
Reid
said,
our
opinions
were
unmodified
both
in
the
financial
statements
in
the
single
audit,
which
are
the
clean
opinions
and
then,
of
course,
we
always
talk
about
findings
when
we're
here
and
I
thought.
This
slide
was
relevant
to
to
put
into
perspective
some
of
the
differences
between
2018
and
2019,
and
what
the
change
in
those
reportable
findings
were.
M
So
you
all
could
see
some
of
the
improvement
and
some
of
the
change
that
we've
encountered
over
the
course
of
our
audit
is
swinging
in
the
positive
direction,
because
what
we
do,
whenever
there's
audit
findings
in
a
prior
year,
we're
required
under
standards
to
audit
management's
corrective
action.
We
audit
those
prior
findings
to
say:
have
they
been
fixed?
If
they
haven't
been
fixed,
we
would
have
to
repeat
those
findings
again.
M
As
of
June
30,
1904
point
nine
million
dollars
and
the
components
of
that
fund
balance,
you
had
the
non
spendable
fund,
balance
of
4.9
million
dollars.
You
had
committed
fund
balance
of
thirty
nine
point.
Five.
You
had
assigned
fund
balance
of
twelve
point
five
and
all
three
of
those
categories
that
I
just
listed
mean
that
those
funds
are
accounted
for,
there's
a
purpose
or
a
reason
on
those
dollars
and
they're
not
just
available
for
spending
freely
wherever
you
may
choose,
and
then
you
have
the
unassigned
fund
balance,
which
is
as
it
sounds.
M
That
is
the
the
fund
balance
that
you
all
have
for
spending
for
freely
choosing
where
you
spend
and
that's
forty
seven
point:
nine
million.
At
the
end
of
the
year,
so
your
change
in
fund
balance
from
eighteen
to
nineteen
was
thirty
four
point:
seven
million
dollars
and
within
that
you
know,
I
say
these
numbers
during
the
course
of
our
audit.
We
didn't
have
any
audit
adjustments
to
the
numbers
that
management
provided
to
us.
M
So
that
means
the
numbers
that
we
had
at
the
end
of
our
audit
that
are
in
those
audited
financial
statements
match
what
Don
and
his
team
have
been
providing
you
all
throughout
the
year.
So
then
the
the
changes
in
revenues,
expenditures
and
fund
balance
from
a
budget
to
actual
standpoint.
Your
revenues
were
eleven
point:
two
million
dollars
above
budget.
Their
expenses
were
seventeen
point.
M
Three
less
you
had
an
increase
in
fund
balance
was
thirty,
seven
point,
five
from
a
budget
to
actual
standpoint,
as
opposed
to
a
two
point:
eight
million
dollar
use
of
prior
to
fund
balance
that
you
planned
for
so
further
detail
of.
That's
on
page
seventy
three
of
the
financial
statements
as
well.
So
those
are
the
results.
You
know
the
end
of
the
day.
Those
are
very
healthy
numbers.
We
talked
about
this
with
the
audit
and
Finance
Committee.
M
You
know,
there's
certain
levels
of
reserves
that
you
all
want
to
get
to
and
want
to
strive
to
as
a
school
district
of
your
size.
So,
even
though
you
know,
those
numbers
are
positive
and
trending
in
the
right
direction
always
be
cognizant
of
you
know
all
the
factors
that
are
going
into
it.
You
know
it's
a
yearly
process
and
Don
and
his
team
continue
to
update
you
all
and
work
with
you
all.
But
you
know
that's
just
what
I
want
you
all
to
take
away
that?
M
It's
not
you
know,
just
you
can't
just
say
cruise
control
at
this
point
and
what
fun
balance
just
continue
to
go
forward.
So
with
that
said,
that's
all
the
presentation
we
have.
We
want
to
thank
and
Jackie
and
Lisa
and
the
rest
of
their
team
for
all
the
hard
work
they
did
during
the
audit.
It's
always
an
efficient
audit
with
the
help
they
provide
us
to
allow
us
to
get
done
and
get
our
work
done
time
way.
So
we
always
appreciate
that.
A
E
M
So
the
finding
this
year
was
categorized
was
a
significant
deficiency
where
had
been
a
material
weakness
in
the
past,
and
we
were
able
to
bring
it
down
to
that
level
of
finding
category
because
of
that
corrective
action,
that's
been
in
place,
so
those
two
items
out
of
the
46
were
noted
earlier
in
the
year
before
the
formal
corrective
action
plan
had
really
been
implemented
and
functioning.
Well,
so
you
know
the
if
things
continue
down
that
pathway
as
they
as
we
saw
during
this
year's
audit
I
would
expect
that
funding
to
roll
off
looking
forward.
Okay.
O
M
L
C
L
R
M
M
H
M
M
A
H
B
Public
comments
just
a
reminder
that
no
speaker,
we've
got
a
visible
timing
device
and
no
speaker
may
use
public
comments
to
discuss
personnel
matters
or
matters.
Otherwise
private
or
confidential
speakers
are
to
discuss
issues.
Not
individuals
and
I
will
call
three
people
at
a
time
and
y'all
feel
free
to
come
in
line
up
at
the
podium
just
to
save
everybody.
Time
first
is
Reverend
Nelson
rivers,
then
Thaddeus
Wilson
and
Beth
Bailey.
C
S
Good
afternoon
to
the
Board
of
Trustees,
dr.
fossil
waitstaff,
the
Charleston
County
School,
District
I
rise
to
encourage
you
to
have
the
courage
and
the
wisdom
and
I
want
to
quote
two
men
who
have
had
the
greatest
influence
on
my
work
with
justice
over
the
past
44
years,
the
first
being
dr.
Martin,
Luther,
King
jr.,
who
said
so
eloquently
I
think
it
applies
to
you
now.
Cowardice
asked
the
question:
is
it
safe
expediency
asks
the
question?
S
Is
it
politic
vanity
ask
the
question:
is
it
popular
but
conscious,
ask
the
question:
is
it
right
and
there
comes
a
time
when
one
must
take
a
position
that
is
neither
safe,
no
politics
nor
popular,
but
one
must
take
it
because
one's
conscience
tells
one
that
is
right.
Urge
you
to
use
these
words
that
you
make
your
decisions
to
do.
What
is
right
and
not
worry
about
what
is
popular
stand
firm
on
the
zone?
Well,
you
must
accelerate
the
remedy
to
the
past
policies
of
racism,
discrimination
that
have
been
harmful
to
black
children.
S
The
other
Transformer
transformational
leader,
I,
want
to
quote
is
Jesus
the
Christ
Luke
13
6
to
9
the
se
virgin
says
this
and
he
told
a
parable
I'm
had
a
fig
tree
planted
in
his
vineyard
and
he
came
seeking
fruit
on
it,
but
found
none,
and
he
said
to
the
vine.
Dresser
look
for
three
years
and
I
have
come
seeking
fruit
on
this
fig
tree
and
found
none
cut
it
down.
Why
should
I
use
up
the
ground
and
he
answered
him,
sir?
S
Let
it
alone
this
year
also
until
I
dig
around
it
and
put
on
manure,
then
if
it
should
bear
fruit
next
year,
well
and
good,
if
not,
you
can
cut
it
down.
I
believe
this
powerful
parable
of
Jesus
makes
this
point.
Charleston
County
School
District
as
a
fig
tree,
has
not
produced
much
good
fruit
for
black
children
and
so
because
of
that,
I
think
that
at
the
same
time,
you
cannot
change
by
standing,
pat,
so
I
think
it's
time
for
disruption.
I
think
you
have
to
disrupt
your
status
quo.
S
I
think
you
have
to
tell
those
parents
have
privilege
all
these
years
too
late
too
bad
you've
had
previous
long
enough.
It's
time
for
the
children
who've
been
overlooked
under
sourced
and
ignored
all
these
years
by
policy
that
your
policy
ought
to
change.
I
say
that
it's
time
for
disruption,
Jesus
was
saying
you
have
to
dig
around
the
tree,
dig
up
the
soil,
put
some
manure
on
it,
and
then
maybe
things
can
change.
In
other
words,
disruption
means
dig
it
up
and
put
some
funk
on
it.
B
T
Name
is
Thad
Wilson,
not
a
hard
act
to
follow.
I
will
unfortunately
not
be
as
eloquent
I
am
a
resident
here
in
city,
Charleston
and
district
20
I'm
here
to
support
the
motion
for
the
academic
criteria
for
the
academic
magnet
school.
I
greatly
appreciate
your
efforts
in
general
and
I'm.
Also
supportive
of
your
wonderful
efforts
for
diversity
across
the
board.
I
commend
you
for
caring
about
that
and
hope.
You
will
continue
to
do
that.
T
I
think
the
motion
will
help
and
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction
and
I
hope
you
pass
it
as
a
resident
of
district,
20,
I
hope
it
passes.
It
will
help
with
the
potential
for
advanced
academic
programming
for
high
school
students
whose
in
district
20
again
thank
you.
Y'all
have
a
thankless
job
you're
doing
it
well.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
service.
Thank.
U
You
board
members,
stop
de
pista
wait
I've
been
here
a
lot
over
the
last
eight
months
and
and
I.
Don't
know
that
I'm
really
what
I'm
gonna
say
is
gonna
change
anything
tonight,
but
I'm
here
really
to
offer.
Thank
you
on
Friday
and
today,
I've
heard
a
lot
about
opportunity
and
I
think
the
speakers
are
really
addressing
the
fact
that
this
truly
the
work
that
you're
doing
is
creating
opportunity
and
as
abuse
parent
there
have
been
times.
Trust
me.
Mr.
U
But
the
thing
is:
is
I:
don't
have
to
teach
them
really
professionalism,
because
their
teachers
are
already
doing
that.
I
have
seen
children
come
into
abuse,
whether
it
from
private
school
from
public
school,
for
whatever
schools
from
third
grade
to
sixth
grade
to
seventh
grade
to
currently
eighth
grade,
and
our
children
are
encouraging
them.
There
are
an
inclusive
environment
and
they
they
really
embrace
that
these
children
that
come
in
with
different
perspectives
and
different
backgrounds.
U
So
I
really
want
to
say
that
we
are
here,
and
we
hope
that,
as
we
expect
for
this
motion
to
go
forward
tonight,
because
we
understand
that
that's
what's
happening,
we
want
to
see
and
really
encourage
the
fact
that
boost
is
an
inclusive
place.
We
also
want
to
thank
you
for
as
a
district
20
resident
for
including
more
opportunity
for
all
children,
no
matter
where
they
come
from
private
school
or
public
school.
It
is
important
that
all
children
have
an
opportunity
to
be
in
an
advanced
academic
program.
So
thank
you
for
your
work.
C
V
Just
want
to
thank
mr.
chairman,
dr.
poster
white
members,
the
board,
thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
engage
with
you
all
over
the
last
many
months.
It's
been
a
process
that
has
been
at
times
messy
I
know,
but
I've
been
glad
to
have
been
a
part
of
it.
When
I
spoke
at
one
of
your
engagement
sessions
in
June
that
they
believe
it
was.
V
The
EM
CAG
recommendations
session
I
said
that
it
was
way
past
time
to
quit
nibbling
around
the
edges
of
the
problems
here
and
to
take
bold,
decisive
action
specifically
for
kids
that
have
not
had
opportunities
and
I.
Think
that's
what
you
have
tried
to
do.
I,
don't
know
if
this
plan
is
perfect,
but
I
sure
know
that
the
intent
of
it
is
headed
in
the
right
direction.
V
You
know
some
would
suggest
that
we
should
delay
this
and
study
it
more,
but
that's
what
we've
been
doing
for
30
years
and
so
I
think
suggesting
a
delay
is
suggesting
more
the
same.
I,
don't
think.
There's
any
study
in
the
world.
That's
going
to
give
us
the
answers
to
the
questions
that
we
really
want,
which
is
what's
going
to
happen.
V
You
know
which
children
are
going
to
come
to
these
schools,
in
which
aren't
I
think
we
have
to
give
it
a
shot,
and
so
I
applaud
you
for
what
you
are
doing
and
I
encourage
you
to
vote
YES
tonight
on
these
proposals,
and
thank
you,
as
a
previous
speaker
said,
you
have
a
thankless
job
and
I
very
much
appreciate
the
work
that
you
do.
Thank
you
thank.
K
We
believe
that
the
proposed
changes
that
you're
considering
today
are
an
excellent
effort
to
improve
diversity
in
all
of
our
schools
and
that
will
make
our
community
give
our
community
more
equitable
educational
facilities,
faculty
and,
ultimately,
greater
educational
outcomes
for
our
school-aged
children.
We
cannot
continue
on
the
current
trajectory,
for
if
we
do,
we
will
fail
the
next
generation
of
citizens
and
leaders
of
Charleston.
K
In
this
regard,
we
urge
the
board
to
seriously
consider
the
findings
of
the
shared
futures
project
as
you
move
forward
to
implement
the
proposed
recommendations
that
you
present
tonight
I
realized
that
the
Charleston
County
legislative
delegation
is
asking
the
board
not
to
implement
the
current
recommendations,
but
return
to
the
status
quo
and
start
over
we're
not
sure
about
starting
over
when
so
much
has
been
accomplished
and
although
not
perfect,
we
agree
with
board
chairman
Mac
and
I
quote.
Some
changes
have
to
happen.
K
W
These
are
the
words
of
rape
victims,
although
we
have.
We
have
heard
this
over
and
over
again
in
school
board
meetings,
but
our
children
are
the
victims,
victims
of
an
education
system
that
has
raped
them
and
stripped
them
of
a
quality
education.
Stop
don't
wait.
No.
These
words
aren't
coming
from
our
children
is
coming
from
the
attackers
of
change
change
that
could
create
a
culture
of
excellence
for
all
children.
I
am
Cheryl
Cromwell,
with
Charleston
rise
and
I'm
here
today
to
encourage
you
to
move
forward
with
much
needed
change.
W
Stop
the
rape
of
our
children
by
the
system
designed
for
them
to
fail.
Don't
allow
the
naysayers
to
change
the
positive
direction.
This
board
is
moving
in
wait
for
what
nothing
act
now,
nor
more
delays
get
it
done.
We
are
Charleston
rise
and
we
support
change
and
we
support
you
on
this
issue,
move
forward
boldly.
Thank
you.
B
I
Good
evening
and
Happy
Holidays,
everybody
I
know
it's
a
kind
of
a
tense
occasion.
I
just
want
to
say
a
few
things.
Much
has
been
made
about
the
need
for
change.
However,
little
has
been
discussed
about
the
numerous
changes
that
have
already
been
implemented
in
our
district,
which
arguably
have
placed
us
in
the
situation.
We
find
ourselves
in
to
say
that
those
of
us
who
oppose
these
changes
are
wanting
things
to
say.
The
same
would
not
be
honest.
I
We're
just
conscious
of
what
has
happened
in
the
past
when
changes
hastily
made
and
not
well
thought
out,
have
impacted
not
just
students
but
families,
communities
and,
more
importantly,
those
of
us
as
staff.
The
fact
that
these
proposed
changes
have
pitted
groups
who
should
be
working
together
against
each
other
should
be
enough
to
cause
us
to
pause.
I
do
believe
that
at
our
core
we
all
want
what's
good
for
our
students.
I
As
to
whether
or
not
we
agree
with
yet
another
change,
but
instead
of
acting
hastily
and
with
a
set
mind,
I
think
we
should
act
in
accordance
with
input
from
all
of
the
affected
school
communities
and
not
just
choosing
to
listen
to
those
who
agree
with
us,
but
instead
of
all
of
us
who
are
involved,
because
unless
we
do
so
that
is
not
change.
We
can
all
believe
in.
Thank
you.
X
X
There
was
one
group
that
was
moved
forward
with
the
solicitation
for
interest,
who
is
that
group
I've
heard
multiple
different
things
from
multiple
members
of
that
committee
Wednesday
afternoon,
the
board
agenda
was
released
Wednesday
so
less
than
a
week
ago,
with
new
items
on
it
today
is
Monday.
You
voted
on
these
items
this
afternoon.
Normally
there
are
two
weeks
between
a
committee
the
whole
and
a
board
meeting
in
which
we
can,
as
your
constituents
come
to
you
tell
you
what
we
think
we
did.
X
X
Nobody
is
saying
that
our
children
shouldn't
succeed,
we're
all
saying
that
what
we're
saying
is
that
you
need
to
be
strengthening
our
neighborhood
schools,
not
pulling
kids
out
of
them.
There
shouldn't
be
one
school
that
every
child
wants
to
go
to.
They
should
want
to
go
to
every
school
in
their
neighborhood.
Every
school
should
be
abus'd
Elementary
and
not
because
it's
been
renamed
beust
Elementary
every
school
should
have
the
things
that
they
need
to
be
successful.
You
shouldn't
have
to
pass
a
test
to
get
into
a
school.
X
Y
It
seems
that
this
is
motivated
by
an
attempt
to
convert
views
to
countywide
magnet
school
into
a
district
20
school.
The
last
time
that
happened,
I
want
to
remind
you
of
what
the
Court
of
Appeals
said,
placing
all
emphasis
on
the
physical
location
of
a
school
such
as
Beast
Academy,
would
permit
a
constituent
district
to
monopolize
a
countywide
magnet
school
to
the
exclusion
of
all
other
students
in
the
county.
That
interpretation
of
the
act
leads
to
an
absurd
result.
Unintended
by
the
General,
Assembly
and
I
hope,
you'll.
Y
Think
about
that
as
you're
moving
towards
what
seems
to
be
a
district
20
school
I
also
hope
that
you'll
actually
rethink
the
motion.
That's
been
put
before
you
as
you
talk
about
students
being
zoned
for
district
20
or
zoned
for
a
poverty
school
and
think
about
students
that
are
actually
attending
those
schools,
because
there
is
zero
chance
of
changing
the
socio-economic
makeup
of
beust
Academy
or
any
others.
If
you
don't
actually
make
significant
changes
and
I
too
would
like
to
quote
Reverend
Mac.
Y
Z
Pulse
await
wherever
Mack
mrs.
Darby
mr.
Holland
Sharon
Collins
was
born,
Coates
was
Jeffrey
and
all
others,
one
of
my
foremost
protagonists
once
postulated.
There
comes
a
time
when
silence
is
betrayal
and
the
truth
of
those
words
is
indivisible.
That
is
a
quote
from
dr.
Martin
Luther
King
jr.,
that
our
silence
they
come
to
tell
me.
Z
It
is
time
to
give
these
groups
a
fair
chance
and
we
are
asking
you
not
to
be
conformed
to
the
status
quo.
We
need
non
conformist
because
these
are
the
people
who
make
changes
within
the
world
and
if
you
were
to
take
a
panoramic
Trek
to
the
past,
the
great
men
and
women
were
non
conformist.
Whether
they
were
Apostle
Paul,
Mahatma
Ghandi,
Harriet
Tubman,
dr.
King,
they
were
all
nonconformist
to
make
a
change.
Yes,
you
may
be
criticized,
may
be
ridiculed
but
you're
doing
what
is
best
and
for
me,
with
all
veracity.
Z
I
am
on
board
with
the
initiative,
because
it
is
what's
best
for
my
children
at
North,
Charleston,
High
School,
and
in
addition
to
that,
I
have
two
distinguished
guests,
our
Reverend
Ravenel,
as
well
as
mr.
Tyler.
There
are
two
community
activists,
they
have
the
ear
of
the
community
and
they
are
on
board
as
well
with
many
of
my
teachers
as
well
as
my
parents.
So
just
want
to
go
on
record
say
thank
you
so
very
much,
because
the
time
is
at
hand
to
help
all
children.
Thank
you
so
very
much.
B
AA
Evening,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
today.
I
just
want
to
say
that
change
is
necessary.
I
would
like
to
say
also
please
do
not
forget
us,
our
children,
our
grandchildren,
everyone
involved
so
often
our
neighborhoods
are
often
forgotten
with
change,
but
different
systems,
just
different
principles,
and
so
what
we
actually
you
today
is
honest
change
to
include
all
children,
and
please
include
our
neighborhood
and
also
when
you
do
this
change.
We
do
want
to
transition
transitional
period
because
our
children
have
gone
through
so
much.
They
have
anxiety
now
and
my
neighborhood.
AA
Our
children
have
anxiety,
they
don't
know,
what's
going
to
happen
next,
they
don't
know
if
they're
going
to
be
moving
to
another
school,
they
don't
know
if
their
schools
are
closing
and
so
I
just
want
you
to
when
you
think
about
all
these
things
think
about
the
children
they're
people
too
they're
the
ones
made
to
do
start
over
and
over
again
change
is
necessary,
but
change
gotta
include
all
children
and
it
has
the
benefit
all
children.
Thank
you.
So
much.
AB
AC
That's
gonna
make
some
people
mad,
so
listen,
I
want
to
say
this.
I
have
we've
not
always
seen
that
I
and
you
know-
and
that's
that's
fine,
but
what
you
are
doing
now,
I
totally
appreciate
it
needs
to
be
done.
We
are
you're,
taking
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
This
this
needs
to
happen.
Is
it's
time
now
to
stop
talking
about
what
we
need
to
do
when
having
studies
and
research
and
all
that
stuff
and
it's
time
to
put
some
action
behind
it.
AC
There's
too
long,
the
black
kids
are
losing
them
behind
and
no
we
don't
need
any
more
studies
for
that.
We've
had
study
since
1998,
showing
the
segregation
problems
in
Charleston
County,
so
I
totally
appreciate
what
you're
doing
how
you
gonna
do
it.
Yes,
we're
gonna
make
some
people
mad.
Oh
well,
don't
to
me
the
people
who
are
mad
about
the
change
are
the
ones
who
have
no
problem
with
it.
AC
I
watched
alive
when
their
delegation
was
here
and
I
heard
one
of
the
delegation
members
say
he
said:
why
are
we
changing
anything
because
everything
is
going
fine
because
to
him
it's
going
fine.
He
sees
no
problem
with
the
top
public
schools
in
Charleston.
County
are
majority
white,
that's
fine
to
him.
What's
fine
to
him
is
that
these
schools
are
located
in
majority
black
neighborhoods
that
black
kids
can't
get
into.
But
that's
fine
to
him.
That's
fine!
AC
That's
concerning
to
me,
because
I
live
in
these
black
neighborhoods
I
deal
with
these
black
children
I'm
at
West,
Ashley
middle
school
I'm
there
every
day
and
for
those
people
to
have
so
much
to
say,
I've
never
seen
them
at
the
school.
I've
never
seen
them
at
the
school,
but
they
need
to
come.
Have
a
talk
with
these
children,
because
these
children
feel
very
they
feel
below
the
other.
Kids.
Who
brought
a
see
you
Williams,
they
don't
feel
equal.
AC
They
feel
as
though
that
that's
what
they
call
it
as
say:
Drayton,
Hall,
I'm,
sorry
they
say,
West
Ashley
middle
school
is
the
bad
school
and
C
Williams
is
the
good
school
I
want
those
who
have
so
much
against
this
I
want
them
to
tell
me
their
plan.
Tell
me
their
plan
how
we
get
the
black
kids
to
have
the
same
opportunity,
that's
being
given
to
the
others.
Tell
me
what
you
have,
because
it's
easy
to
come
up
here
and
complain.
That's
easy!
AC
I've
learned
it
coming
up
to
the
air
and,
having
so
much
the
same
complaining
it's
easy!
What's
your
plan
to
fix
it?
What
do
we
do
because,
when
we
walk
out
here
tonight,
those
same
black
kids
are
depending
on
us
to
make
a
difference
in
their
life?
Make
a
change.
That's
what
I'm
here
for
and
I
appreciate,
y'all
doing
it
I
appreciate
was
being
done.
I
want
everybody,
know
and
I'm,
not
gonna
turn
the
facing
like
I
did
last
time,
but
the
new
City
Williams
middle
school
will
have
all
new,
updated
stuff.
AC
They'll
have
all
the
advantages
because
they're
on
the
West
Ashley
campus,
if
we
don't
combine
the
middle
schools,
what
will
the
black
kids
at
West
Ashley
middle
school,
get?
They
won't
be
able
to
walk
over
to
the
high
school
and
take
advantage
of
the
stuff
that's
at
school.
They
won't
be
able
to
West
Ashley
middle
school
I'll
turn
now,
once
Ashley
middle
school
doesn't
have
an
orchestra,
they
don't
have
a
course.
They
don't
have
a
band.
They
don't
have
that
so
kids
that
attend
see
you
Williams
middle
school.
AC
They
get
to
enjoy
these
facilities,
they
get
to
go
to
their
school.
Then
when
they
go
to
high
school
they
have
a
head
start
because
they
can
practice
they've
already
practiced
in
the
middle
school
they
can
enjoy
and
do
it
in
high
school.
What
about
the
kids?
Who
look
like
me
from
West
Ashley
middle
school?
What
do
they
get?
What
do
you
tell
them?
So
it's
easy
to
come
in
here
and
say:
oh
well,
guess
what
we
need
more
time.
We
need
more
research.
We
need
actions,
that's
what
we
need.
AC
B
AD
A
friend
to
this
is
Erica
she's,
also
a
parent
at
meminger
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
the
changes
that
you
made
to
the
proposal
this
morning
specific
to
meminger.
We
look
forward
to
being
engaged
in
the
process.
Moving
forward,
I'm
the
co-chair
of
the
Mandir
si
si
so
I
hope
we
follow
through
with
that
and
I
really
want
to
encourage
everyone
to
review
the
College
of
Charleston
proposal
that
was
submitted
specific
specifically
for
meminger.
AD
It's
a
really
great
proposal,
they're
already
doing
a
lot
of
great
things
that
meminger
now
it's
just
in
a
more
unofficial
capacity.
It
has
the
support
of
teachers
and
parents.
We
sent
you
a
petition
signed
by
over
200
members
of
the
meminger
community
last
week
and
they're
talking
about
expanding
the
early
childhood
development
center
at
COC,
which
is
a
highly
sought
after
a
program.
They
have
a
really
long
waiting
list
and
they
want
to
expand
that
across
both
campuses,
and
so
that's
going
to
create
your
feeder
pattern
for
meminger
Elementary
I.
AD
Don't
think
that
any
of
the
changes
you're
proposing
with
the
advanced
academic
program
well,
that
could
be
great
for
the
students.
Currently,
at
meminger
I,
don't
think
that's
going
to
attract
any
of
the
parents.
You're
looking
to
attract
I,
just
don't
I
mean
we
could
ask
them.
There
are
a
lot
of
them
here
now
and
Oh
real
quick.
Q
Of
the
chosen
by
Jimmy
Scott
right,
yeah,
yeah
I
got
a
problem
with
the
mic.
You
know
that
all
right,
the
Jolson
branch,
supports
and
endorses
the
plan
under
consideration
and
the
goal
of
seeing
that
every
student
in
the
Charleston
County
school
district
has
access
to
a
quality
public
school
education.
The
school
district
has,
in
the
past
few
years
emphasized
school
choice.
That
effort
may
have
been
well
intended,
but
the
results
have
been
disastrous
for
some
of
our
children.
Q
The
district
high
ranking
schools
are,
for
the
most
part
overwhelmingly
white
and
the
district
struggling
schools
are
overwhelmingly
black.
The
recent
study
by
Clemson
University
clearly
shows
that
we
now
have
a
segregated
school
system.
I
commend
the
board
and
the
superintendent
for
proposing
bold
action
to
address
the
problem.
Your
plan
will
give
more
students
the
opportunity
to
reach
their
potential
and,
to
additionally
benefit
from
the
growth
within
more
diverse
schools.
I
understand
that
the
plan
has
caused
emotional
pain
for
some
parents.
No
one
wants
to
see
that
school
clothes
are
reconfigured.
Q
What's
different
in
your
plan
is
that,
unlike
in
the
past,
the
changes
will
not
just
impact
predominantly
black
schools.
The
Charleston
branch
n-double-a-cp
stands
with
you
and
we
urge
you
to
move
forward
and
spite
all
those
who
say
you
should
slow
down
or
start
over
slow
down
or
start
over
what
you're
doing
is
more
than
50
years
past
due
and
there's
never
a
wrong
time
to
do.
The
right
thing.
Q
I
also
urge
parents,
many
of
whom
consider
themselves
to
be
progressive
to
support
your
children's
education,
but
to
also
consider
what's
best
for
all
the
children,
even
those
who
don't
look
like
your
children.
When
you
do
then
fairness,
equity
and
unity,
you
won't
just
be
nice,
buzzword,
they'll,
describe
the
action
steps
to
take
to
make
every
school
a
quality
score.
Thank
you
for
your
work
and
to
let
you
know.
We
appreciate
what
you're
doing.
Thank
you
thank.
B
AE
To
the
board,
some
of
you
know
me:
I'm,
Ella,
Feaster,
smiles
I
was
the
big
tribal
parent
from
Brentwood
and
Garrett,
mostly
Garrett
well
I'm
here
today
to
say
that
it's
time
for
a
change,
all
children
needs
the
same
education.
We
have
so
many
low-income
children
that
are
smart,
they're,
smarter
than
some
of
the
brightest
kids,
but
they
don't
have
an
opportunity
because
they
haven't
had
a
chance.
You
got
to
give
them
a
chance.
What
the
superintendent
said.
That
is
time
for
a
change.
It's
time
for
a
change.
Let's
do
the
right
thing.
AE
I
know
a
senator
said
the
other
day
that
some
of
the
parents
needed
to
say
about
money
be
needed
to
know
what's
going
on,
so
they
could
save
money.
So
they
know
if
they
have
to
have
their
children.
Private
schools,
where
there
were
private
schools
until
they
finally
made
a
way
for
charter
schools
that
didn't
have
to
pay,
they
could
take
the
public
money
and
send
their
children
to
charter.
Well,
listen
all
children's
won't
go
to
charter.
I
know
if
my
daughter
was
still
in
school.
I
would
want
her
to
go
to
a
charter.
AE
I
have
27
grants
and
about
15
great
grants
and
I
want
their
future
to
be
a
brighter
future
than
from
the
past.
Now
each
one
of
you
I,
don't
know
where
your
children
go,
but
I
know
you
want
your
children
to
have
a
good
education.
Well,
I
want
these
children
to
have
a
better
education.
All
of
them.
So
look
at
the
picture.
Don't
think
about
the
politicians.
They
need
to
do
their
jobs.
AE
F
AE
AF
Evening,
everyone
I
am
NOT
going
to
echo
what
everybody
else
came
up
and
say
I'm
simply
going
to
say,
you've
heard
the
recommendation
from
district
10
we're
working
to
make
it
happen.
Do
not
change
your
minds
because
then
you
give
up
on
the
children
in
district
10.
All
we
asked
you
to
do
is
give
us
an
opportunity
to
make
it
better
than
what
it
has
been
and
what
it
is
our
children
deserve
it.
Thank
you.
Thank.
D
AG
You,
my
name,
is
Gerard
Frazier
and
in
1981
I
entered
CCSD
in
district
10.
My
school
was
about
90%
black,
the
n-double-a-cp
and
the
national
media
had
to
come
to
my
school's
aid,
and
we
made
some
changes
and
because
that
the
children
were
better,
the
same
thing
happened
in
the
1990s
or
80s.
When
Drayton
Hall
was
the
white
school
and
Seawind
was
the
black
school,
we
changed
things
and
kids
were
the
better.
For
less
than
two
years
ago,
my
daughter
attended
a
school
that
was
about
82
percent
black,
also
in
CCSD
district
10.
AG
It
is
troubling
and
telling
that
years
after
integration
we
are
still
struggling
with
the
issue
of
in
schools.
It
is
troubling
and
telling
that
we
still
have
parents
saying
the
same
things
that
echoed
back.
Then
we
need
more
time.
We
need
to
understand
the
problem
before
we
can
attack
it
with
Rico's.
The
delay
is
to
get
their
children
time
to
pass
through
the
system
and
to
keep
the
status
quo
intact.
We
are
now
in
trouble
because
of
that
our
schools
are
failing,
and
now
we
have
a
school
board.
AG
Who
now
has
the
will
to
do
something?
Substantive
about
it
I'm
here
to
thank
you
most
time,
I
stand
here
is
not
to
thank
you,
but
to
berate
you
about
something
and
I
believe
that
no
permanent
enemies,
no
permanent
foes
I,
don't
even
see
us
as
foes
or
enemies.
Sometimes
we're
opponents
sometimes
we're
proponents,
and
when
you
do
something
right
now,
I
believe
you
have
to
stand
up
and
support
you
and
have
your
backs
and
I'm
here
to
say
that
we
stand
up.
We
support
you
and
we
have
your
backs.
Thank
you.
B
AH
All
right
now,
okay,
so
I'm,
only
speaking
about
the
West
Ashley
middle
school
and
just
to
be
crystal
crystal
clear,
I
have
a
4th,
grader
and
ain't
asking
for
a
delay
for
additional
study,
I'm,
not
trying
to
wait
and
get
my
daughter
through
before
this
happens.
All
right,
my
daughter,
be
right
in
the
middle
of
what
I'm
proposing
so
I
have
skin
in
this
game.
AH
Ok,
I
applaud
you
on
your
ability
to
frame
this
as
an
inequity
in
a
racial
issue
that
is
very
good
messaging
I
wish
you
would
do
that
kind
of
communication
and
other
issues
and
effectively
share
things
with
the
community.
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
say
was
that
as
a
healthcare
professional,
it's
just
very
difficult
for
me
to
think
of
telling
a
patient
to
just
go
into
Walgreens
and
take
something
you
know:
you're,
sick,
I
know
it's
terrible,
but
just
go
in
there
and
take
something
I,
don't
know
what
you
should
take.
AH
We
don't
have
a
medicine
approved
for
it
yet,
but
just
go
take
something
because
that's
better
than
nothing.
That's
not
true
and
I'm.
Appalled
to
see
that
there
was
a
physician
up
here,
suggesting
that,
additionally,
as
a
sexual
assault,
survivor
on
deeply
offended
in
a
pile
that
someone
to
make
analogy,
or
rape
or
education
policy-
and
you
have
to
stop
so.
The
last
thing
I
want
to
say
to
everyone
behind
me
is
who's
benefiting
from
the
division
is
benefiting
from
the
chaos.
You
think
it's
me
you're
wrong.
B
AI
AI
That's
going
to
take
more
than
eight
months
in
squashing
two
schools
together,
that's
gonna,
take
logistics
and
it's
going
to
take
long-term
investment
that
we
haven't
been
shown
a
plan,
for
we
are
only
asking
for
research
and
for
plans
based
on
how
the
decisions
were
originally
made
and
how
they're
going
to
be
implemented
to
the
best
benefit
of
all
students.
I
can
write
a
really
great
grant
application
for
a
community
I
can
get
it
funded,
but
if
I
didn't
have
a
community
conversation
and
say
hey,
what
are
the
needs?
AI
How's,
it's
going
to
work
in
the
community.
It
would
be
all
for
naught.
I
would
not
ever
see
a
return
on
that
investment.
I
would
have
the
great
ability
of
saying
I
got
the
grant.
Look,
we
had
the
opportunity
to
do
something
and
we
didn't
all
we're
asking
for
is
appropriate
amount
of
time
to
implement
significant
change
with
the
community's
input,
because
that's
one
thing
that
did
not
happen
before
any
of
these
votes
were
cast
was
a
notification
to
the
community
or
communities
opportunity
to
have
a
voice
and
to
say
thank
you.
AJ
Evening,
one
of
the
main
goals
of
this
board
is
that
we
need
to
create
a
more
fair
representation
across
our
schools,
which
I
completely
agree
with
I
teach
in
North,
Charleston
and
I.
Think
this
is
a
wonderful
goal
and
I
want
to
see
it
succeed.
The
news
proposals,
though,
may
not
ensure
these
changes
on
the
surface.
Some
of
them
appear
that
they,
it
will
happen,
but
I'm
afraid
some
of
them
will
end
up
being
a
bait
and
switch
situation.
AJ
We
know
that
there
is
no
tests
available
to
tell
the
academic
potential
of
a
four-year-old.
That
is
not
also
affected
by
the
prior
exposure
to
privilege,
which
regularly
further
disadvantages
our
african-american
African,
American
and
low-income
students.
The
new
system
will
still
be
screening
four-year-olds,
based
on
prior
access
to
content,
which,
at
that
age
will
again
be
skewed
by
privilege.
AJ
Why
is
a
new
naming
committee
being
formed
from
imager
before
we
want
to
make
sure
we
do
not
further
disobey
disenfranchise
any
of
our
students,
also
as
a
North,
Charleston
parent
I
want
to
end
teacher
I
want
to
please
have
you
address.
Excuse
me,
I
want
you
to,
please
be
sure
you
are
addressing
the
issues
of
K
pre-k,
pre-k
readiness.
This
was
brought
up
previously,
but
I
feel
like
it's
fallen
to
the
wayside.
AJ
I
feel
like
this
is
one
of
the
best
ways
to
help
our
students
across
North,
Charleston
and
CCSD
as
a
whole
is
make
a
countywide
Kay
program.
In
your
most
recent
proposal.
You
guys
have
quoted
that
you
will
ensure
that
the
magnet
data
and
entrance
criteria
annually
are
reviewed
to
ensure
these
changes
are
producing
the
results
with
fair
representation
and
student
populations.
I
urge
you
that
if
you
pass
these
things
tonight
to
please
make
sure
that
you
do
meet
these
goals
in
the
future,
all
of
our
students
deserve
this.
AK
I
am
glad
to
see
that
there
are
a
lot
of
details
being
formed
because
I
know
there
was
a
lot
of
uncertainty
and
a
lot
of
changes
being
made,
but
one
thing
that
has
been
addressed
abused
for
a
long
time
or
has
been
brought
up
abused
for
a
long
time.
It's
sibling
preference
I
believe
if
siblings
are
put
at
the
top
of
the
list.
We
will
I
think
show
that
beust
as
a
more
welcoming
is
definitely
a
welcoming
school.
AK
It
also
gives
parents
peace
of
mind
and
have
a
more
cohesive
education
for
all
students
and
that
family
for
academic
magnet.
If
the
application
rubric
is
going
to
include
income
or
then
it
would
be
better
for
that
to
be
sorry,
let
me
see
if
I
can
phrase
this
for
the
students
zone
for
a
low
income
school
instead
of
those
simply
attending
a
low
income
middle
school
I
believe
that
was
addressed
at
the
meeting
earlier
today,
which
I
could
not
attend.
AK
But
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
that
that
would
be
a
nice
preference
also
the
students
who
get
that
advantage
should
probably
put
in
their
answers
a
day
or
two
before
everyone
else.
If
you
have
a
student
who's
on
the
academic,
magnet,
wait
and
you're,
maybe
number
four
and
you're
waiting
to
see.
If
you
know
that's
going
to
be
your
choice,
but
you
have
to
make
a
decision.
AK
B
B
AL
Good
evening,
I've
had
the
privilege
of
speaking
to
this
board
since
about
2014.
So
I
have
seen
the
track
record
and,
as
you
know,
know,
I've
been
speaking
about
Garrett
since
about
2014
as
well
and
Garrett
the
kind
of
technology
the
trade
school
to
be
exact.
Just
like
you
mentioned
earlier
and
as
I
was
speaking,
they
said
we
didn't
have
a
proposal,
we
didn't
have
any
answers,
any
solutions
and
we
brought
solutions.
We
met
with
the
with
the
board
members.
We
met
with
the
Education
Committee.
AL
We
gave
a
proposal
and
in
good
faith
we
did
that
we
did
that
and
what
they
did
was
they
took
the
proposal
items
and
and
and
put
it
into
some
other
schools
and
other
programs
after
we
did
all
that
work
to
put
it
for
a
proposal
that
could
possibly
work.
So
why
should
we
trust
that
this
process
right
now?
It's
going
to
be
effective
when
we
have
one
two,
three,
four
board
members
that
was
there
since
on
the
board
in
2014
on
the
board
in
2012.
AL
Now
we
want
to
also
expect
that
some
of
the
change
that
this
can
be
equitable
situation
for
the
african-american
community
and
their
kids
I,
don't
think
so.
I,
don't
think
so.
How's
this
vetted
through
the
through
the
school
improvement
councils,
houses
vetted
through
the
different
various
age
groups.
That's
supposed
to
be
given
community
input.
It
hasn't.
AL
Put
it
forth
because
I
know
when
we
did
the
veteran
committee
that
Harlan
Shepherd
together,
we
got
together
and
met
and
we
came
up
with
them
with
ideas
and
they
implemented
the
opposite
thing
from
what
the
committee
came
together
with,
and
these
are
members
from
all
across
the
district
who
are
involved
with
Garrett
and
involved
with
the
CAS
and-
and
my
question
is
what's
going
on
with
that
committee
now.
So
that's
why
I
emerged.
You
I've
seen
this
track
record
and
and
I,
don't
think
it
stuff's
gonna
work.
Thank
you.
B
AM
AM
Wilson
campus
as
a
student
concern,
specialist
and
I've
loved
it
I've
loved
working
for
Charles
in
high
school
districts
and
I'm
here,
actually,
not
speaking
really
for
my
position,
but
for
just
my
fellow
teachers
that
I
know
across
the
district
and
echoing
a
lot
of
the
voices
that
have
her
I've
heard
before
earlier
this
evening.
Just
now,
I'm
the
product
of
the
Elizabeth
public
school
system,
proud
products
Elizabeth
it's
a
top
100
public
school
in
the
United
States
of
America,
very
diverse
5,600
people,
honors
AP
college
prep,
regular
courses,
special
ed
trades.
AM
I'm.
The
si
si
chair
of
SLA
as
well
and
I'm
an
advocate
for
increased
mental
health,
an
advocate
for
increasing
pay
for
teachers
and
staff
I'm
an
advocate
for
increasing
equity
and
diversity,
as
I
saw
in
my
school
in
Elizabeth,
New
Jersey.
So
I
stand
before
you
today,
just
saying
that
not
only
is
it
possible-
and
you
guys
hear
me
not
only
is
it
possible,
but
it
is
our
job
as
teachers
to
provide
that
in
every
school
within
a
stone's
throw
of
your
home
and
it
is
possible.
AM
So
my
only
fear
and
I'm
really
up
here
right
now,
because
I
want
to
teach
and
I
know
dr.
post
away.
We've
talked
about
this
and
I'm
preparing
to
do
that
and
I
love.
My
job
and
I've
really
enjoyed
working
for
the
district,
but
I
think
that
the
answers
are
within
the
teachers
who
give
so
much
of
their
time,
and
maybe
some
of
them
are
scared
and
I
know.
They
have
voiced
that
to
me
and
I.
You
know,
won't
name
names,
obviously,
but
we
we
can
do
it
and
there
is
a
difference.
AM
AM
Public
school
education
is
the
answer
and
it
is
our
job
to
effectively
state
mandate
to
deliver
that
and
I
think
we
can
do
it
and
if
the
College
of
Charleston
and
UVA
does
assist
I'm
all
for
it.
But
I
would
like
the
time
to
review
those
materials
to
further
endorse
that
and
then
to
further
work
with
you
guys
on
that
route.
Take.
B
AN
Thank
you
evening,
so
very
good
members
saw
these
materials
last
week
when
we
simply
started
with
the
district's
strategic
plan
that
was
approved
back
in
the
2017-18
school
year
and
just
to
remind
those
of
you
who
weren't
here
then,
when
we
started
that
plan
we
didn't
just
go
to
every
community.
We
went
to
over
85
schools
school
by
school
by
school.
We
talked
to
thousands
of
people
and
asked
them
to
get
involved.
AN
Finally,
the
last
goal
was
to
communicate
student
progress
directly
to
parents,
to
tie
it
to
readiness
for
college
and
careers
in
life
and
to
make
sure
that
we
engage
families
more
authentically
than
we
had
in
the
past.
When
changes
are
made
at
the
school
level
from
that
strategic
plan,
then
we
gauge
engaged
Clemson
University.
That
study
was
presented
in
August
in
2018
off
the
heels
of
that
project
of
that
report
we
launched
the
shared
future
project,
which
was
led
by
mr.
Kennedy
as
well.
AN
From
that
point,
given
all
of
that
input,
we
launched
the
mission-critical
initiatives
in
the
communities
that
were
most
likely
to
be
impacted
by
changes
going
forward.
The
mission-critical
recommendations
has
s
has
been
mentioned
this
evening
came
in
on
June
24th,
and
since
that
time
we
have
been
trying
to
develop
a
set
of
systemic
initiatives
and
approaches
with
the
board's
action
today.
Whatever
that
turns
out
to
be,
we
will
be
positioned
by
the
end
of
the
week
to
engage
teachers
and
community
members.
AN
School
improvement,
council
chairs
parents
in
each
one
of
the
schools,
that's
impacted
significantly
by
any
of
the
changes
that
is
recommended.
We
simply
wanted
to
make
sure
that
you
knew
that
as
we've
gone
through
this
process,
we
have
continued
to
watch
the
board
priorities
that
were
developed
from
this
chart.
AN
Where
you
look
at
all
of
these
different
reports
and
generated
priorities,
we've
watched
what
action
the
board
is
taking
along
the
way
and
we've
also
created
a
chart
that
shows
the
alignment
between
the
mission-critical
recommendations
that
came
from
the
communities
to
the
board,
to
the
action
you've
taken
in
January.
We'll
come
back
to
you
to
show
the
almost
one-to-one
alignment.
AN
We
certainly
could
have
done
a
better
job
in
some
areas
we
could
have
communicated
more
clearly,
we
could
have
contacted
people
more
thoughtfully
and
we
will
moving
forward
correct
what
we
know
we
could
have
done
better,
but
with
clear
direction
from
the
board
we'll
be
ready,
then,
to
engage
authentically
those
voices
that
have
not
been
heard.
It
was
never
the
intent
to
privatize
our
schools.
I
think
everyone
around
this
table
knows
that
it
was
the
intent
to
look
across
this
country
and
elsewhere.
AN
If
there's
anybody
who's,
educating
children
just
like
ours
to
higher
levels
of
achievement.
It
is
a
morally
correct
thing
to
do
to
try
to
understand
more
about
those
approaches
and
open
up
our
own
hearts
and
minds
to
the
possibility
that
those
approaches
might
work
with
our
children.
If
someone
can
help
us
learn
to
do
that
more
quickly
than
we
might
otherwise
discover
ourselves,
then
that
is
the
journey
we
set
upon
to
find
those
who
could
help
us
help
children.
AN
So
that's
all
that
we've
tried
to
do.
We
want
to
thank
the
board
for
your
courage
for
starting
this
whole
process
and
I
want
to
recognize
the
staff
members,
the
teachers
and
other
people
who
are
in
the
audience
who
have
either
helped
bring
the
journey
to
this
point
or
who
will
help
from
this
point
forward,
implementing
it
and
I'd
like
to
thank
every
single
person
who,
along
the
way,
came
to
that
podium
and
expressed
a
heartfelt
and
passionate
point
of
view.
We
have
listened.
We
have
taken
notes.
AN
D
Dr.
post
white,
given
the
the
conversations
and
how
things
have
gone
from
committee
to
board
meeting
and
some
things
from
committee
to
committee,
could
you
possibly
very
quickly
summarize
for
us
what
decisions
were
already
made
at
the
November
18th
board
meeting,
because
there
may
be
people
here
expecting
to
hear
about
those
things,
not
realizing
that
we've
already
moved
forward
with
some
of
those
actions.
I.
AN
The
next
motion
on
November
18th
was
directing
the
administration
to
create
a
model
for
k5k
universal,
preschool,
preschool
and
family
engagement
center
at
Mary
Ford
for
this
coming
year,
making
sure
that
shakoora
serves
all
of
the
children
and
that
in
the
mary
Fallin
Shakur
neighborhoods
in
grades,
one
through
five.
The
third
action
was
the
inclusion
in
the
sales
tax
referendum
of
a
new
labs
in
elementary
and
creating
a
universal
4k,
5k
preschool
and
family
engagement
center.
AN
Their
number
for
a
motion
to
include
in
the
2020
sales
tax
referendum,
a
new
elementary
complex,
merging
three
schools
in
North
Charleston,
and
that
would
be
lands,
homey,
Park
and
Goodwin.
Again.
A
lot
of
work
has
to
be
done
that
before
that
measure
goes
on
the
ballot,
but
the
Board
approved
are
moving
forward,
trying
to
do
that
in
creating
yet
another
a
preschool
program
to
designate
acceleration
schools
and
direct
the
board
to
work
with
those
principals
to
identify
the
waivers.
That
would
be
helpful.
The
principals
are
now
working
should
be
discussing
with
teachers.
AN
What
waivers
they
think
would
be
helpful.
Number
six
passing
a
motion
to
direct
the
administration
to
proceed
with
vetting
the
round.
One
solicitation
for
interests.
Respondents
passing
a
motion
to
request
the
partners
wishing
to
collaborate
with
specific
schools
like
engaging
creative
minds.
The
College
of
Charleston
residency
program
for
to
help
teachers
get
their
master's
degree.
The
University
of
Virginia
training
program
for
leaders
to
get
their
details
to
us
by
January.
AN
Third,
passing
a
motion
to
revamp
the
gifted
programs
in
across
the
district
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
children
in
elementary
schools
are
receiving
access
to
advanced
academic
programs.
Nine
passed
a
motion
to
determine
the
funding,
that's
needed
to
provide
the
students
in
all
of
our
middle
schools
that
have
at
least
600
students
in
them
with
equitable
honors
courses,
so
that
they
have
access
to
the
courses
that
might
prepare
them
to
succeed
in
high
school
10.
AN
Pass
the
motion
to
establish
in
partnership
with
the
College
of
Charleston,
an
advanced
academic
program,
11
passed
a
motion
to
return
the
fifth
grade:
students
at
hot
gap
to
their
zone.
Schools
12
passed
a
motion
to
locate
all
the
D
10
sixth
graders
in
their
home
schools.
13
passed
a
motion
to
eliminate
the
partial
magnet
status
at
JB
Edwards
and
those
were
all
coming
back.
AN
The
partial
magnets,
expanding
beust,
meminger
academic
magnet
we're
all
coming
back.
Today,
I'm
25,
you
passed
a
motion
to
study
the
feasibility
of
creating
a
myth,
a
Montessori
middle
and
possibly
working
that
up
into
the
high
school's
26
passed
a
motion
to
include
the
2020
sales
tax
referendum
regarding
a
new
Elementary
in
district
927,
passed
a
motion
to
combine
many
foods
and
Evie
Ellington
and
then
Pope.
AN
We
pulled
that
from
the
agenda
before
for
further
study
and
number
28
passed
a
motion
to
study
the
feasibility
of
combining
merging
or
rezoning
within
the
next
three
to
five
years,
schools
with
fewer
than
500
students.
If-
and
only
if
doing
so,
would
allow
us
to
provide
better
programmatic
opportunities
for
those
students.
A
H
AN
Mary
Ford
and
Sakura
meetings
are
I
could
ask
Miss
Simmons
if
those
dates
have
been
set.
She
and
Miss
Nichols
have
been
in
the
shellfish.
Watson
are
heading
up
that
early
childhood
team.
I,
don't
know
if
those
dates
are
on
the
calendar
yeah
or
not
the
best
part.
We
were
waiting
through
the
board's
votes
tonight
and
then
first
thing
in
January.
We
will
set
the
dates
at
all
of
the
schools
so
that
we're
not
just
doing
the
first
one
and
then
another
right.
AO
By
Reverend
Collins
we've
made
visits
and
conducted
faculty
meetings
for
each
staff
between
myself,
miss
Nichols,
Jennifer,
Swearengen,
Jeff
Burrell.
We
we
we
made
a
visit
to
every
school
Reggie
McNeal
as
well,
assisted
us
to
make
sure
that
we
got
in
front
of
every
faculty
to
describe
and
outline
what
the
changes
would
look
like,
and
so
after
we
have
final
approval,
we
will
go
back
and
reengage
what.
AO
H
AO
AO
A
Any
further
questions
hearing
none
doc.
Thank
you.
Dr.
posta,
wait
for
your
report
and
for
your
overview
of
what
has
transpired
thus
far
and
and
I
do
echo
the
fact
that
you,
along
with
staff,
have
put
in
a
lot
of
time
in
this
research
and
preparation
as
we
move
forward
and
I
just
like
to
say.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
work
that
you
have
done
along
with
the
board
members
at
this
time
now
we
have
item
8a.
B
I'd
like
to
move
that
we
evaluate
the
use
well
first,
this
is
the
same
motion
that
we
had
on
the
November
11th
Committee
of
the
Whole
meeting,
evaluate
the
use
of
additional
staff
added
two
partial
magnets
for
specific,
specific
instructional
themes
and
determine
whether
continued
funding
of
those
positions
is
warranted
for
20
21
22.
Second,
it's.
A
B
Didn't
eight
be
in
board
members
if
you
just
make
sure
that
you've
refreshed
your
computers,
because
Julie's
updated
these
action
items
that
we
we
changed.
Any
of
the
wording
from
the
committee
of
the
whole
move
that
we
designate
James
B
Edwards
as
a
d2
constituent,
magnet,
Jerry,
Zucker
middle
school
of
the
d4
constituent,
magnet
and
Mitchell
Elementary
School
as
a
d20
constituent
magnet,
and
they
will
maintain
their
current
attendance
zones
unless
future
modifications
are
made
by
constituent
board.
Second,
move.
A
B
Effective
for
the
2020
21
school
year
that
hot
gap
middle
school
will
serve
as
an
Advanced
Studies
Constituent
Macan,
a
magnet
open
to
all
eligible
district
9
and
district
3
students
eligible
district
9
students
receive
district
3
students.
Don't
know
if
I
said
that
sorry
I'm,
tired
and
district
3
students
eligible
district
9
students
receive
seating
priority
and
didn't
we
add
the
same
sentence.
Julie
about
the.
H
B
A
B
D
Mr.
chair
I
just
want
to
clarify
that
the
reason
that
I
do
support
the
concept
of
including
the
district
through,
but
the
reality
me
in
the
numbers
in
Kapaa.
It
is
really
means
that
this
is
not
creating
more
opportunity
for
students.
That's
why
I
voted
against
it.
It's
only
going
to
give
about
70
kids
on
the
entire
island
an
opportunity
to
go
to
an
academically
advanced
school.
Okay.
A
B
B
E
A
H
B
Recommendation
meminger
will
serve
as
a
countywide
IB
magnet
with
a
k5
advanced
academic
component.
Additional
kindergarten
students
will
phase
in
effective
2020
21.
The
attendance
zone
will
remain
in
place
unless
future
revisions
are
made
by
the
Constituent
Lourdes
magnet
eligibility
will
be
based
on
kindergarten.
Readiness
assessments
with
students
who
score
ready
eligible
for
admission
class
representation
will
be
as
follows:
D
20
students
receive
seating.
B
Priority,
allocate
half
of
the
remaining
seats
to
eligible
students
own
for
schools,
with
the
poverty
index
of
80%
or
higher
and
half
to
eligible
students
own
for
Charleston,
County,
constituent
districts,
other
than
D
20.
Students
will
matriculate
to
abused
automatically
if
they
meet
eligibility
criteria
which
will
be
established
by
the
start
of
the
2020
school
year.
The
board
will
review
countywide
academic,
magnet
data
and
entrance
criteria
annually
in
order
to
ensure
changes
are
producing
results.
Consistent
with
forward
goals
of
academic
quality
and
fair
representation
of
student
populations
and
naming
committee
will
be
convened.
B
B
H
C
D
J
H
AN
To
predict
at
the
kindergarten
level,
what
be
a
moment
believe
and
that's
why
we
are
saying
you
need
to
take
a
look.
The
board
needs
to
take
a
look
at
this
every
year.
If
you're
asking
me
that
question
about
the
the
if
we
were
taking
in
25
third,
fourth,
fifth
or
sixth
graders
that
beust,
we
have
run
the
numbers
and
we
know
that
we
have
twice
as
many
students.
AN
Plus
poverty
schools
eligible
at
the
75th
percentile
and
above
for
beust,
then
then
we
have
seats
available,
but
we
don't
know
what
that
kindergarten
enrollment
will
look
like
yet
because
we're
changing
the
board
is
changing
the
entrance
criteria
and
trying
an
advanced
academic
program
at
meminger.
We
we
don't
know
until
we
try
it
and
that's
why
we
suggest
that's
why
that
part
of
the
motion
says
that
we
need
to
take
a
look
at
this
every
single
year
and
make
adjustments
if
necessary,.
H
H
H
D
And
I
well
I
applaud
this
I
again,
it
is,
if
you
run
the
numbers
of
the
capacity
with
the
315
kids
that
are
currently
at
meminger,
the
325
that
are
zoned
from
imager
and
approximately
331
students
in
downtown
district
24.
Every
grade
I
see
this
as
well-intended,
but
ultimately
we'll
only
end
up
serving
district
20
students
and
I'm
looking
for
things
that
would
expand
education.
So
that
is
the
only
reason.
I
very
much
appreciate
that
paid
and
Todd
removed
their
original
plan
to
allow
the
district
to.
AD
AA
B
A
AN
A
AN
B
Read
this
just
so,
everybody
in
the
audience
can
hear
I
moved
to
change
the
beust
entrance
criteria
and
school
configuration
has
identified
below
phasing
out
kindergarten
first
grade
and
second
grade
abused
Elementary
by
the
year
2020
324,
except
no
new
students
in
these
grades
at
views
begin
phasing
in
a
k2
advanced
academic
program
at
meminger
expand
grades,
three
four,
five:
six
by
one
class
per
grade
in
twenty
twenty.
Twenty-One
four
twenty
twenty.
B
Twenty-One
only
give
priority
to
students
scoring
at
the
75th
percentile
or
higher
on
map
reading
in
math,
who
are
zoned
for
an
elementary
school
in
Charleston
County,
with
a
poverty
index
equal
to
or
greater
than
80
percent
developed
prior
to
the
start
of
the
twenty
twenty
twenty-one
school
year.
New
admissions
criteria
for
third
graders
and
keeping
the
current
level
of
academic
standards
and
is
the
same
for
all
elementary
school
students.
B
Entrance
criteria
will
come
back
to
the
board
by
Twenty
twenty
four
twenty
five
expand
middle
middle
school
enrollment
to
four
classes
per
grade
review,
countywide
academic
magnet
data
and
entrance
criteria
annually
in
order
to
ensure
changes
are
producing
results,
consistent
with
board
goals
of
quality
and
fair
representation
of
student
populations.
All
applicants
from
the
throughout
the
district
will
be
screened
to
determine
eligibility.
C
D
Just
to
clarify,
while
I
support
the
intent,
this
motion
created
a
parallel
replacement
for
district
20.
By
saying
the
meminger
will
become
something
that
they're
taken
away
from
beust.
We
don't
have
any
of
those
parallel
replacements
for
North
Charleston
for
all
these
schools
that
are
being
turned
into
constituent
magnets
and
for
that
I
I
can't
support
this
okay.
A
B
I'll
make
a
motion:
this
is
for
academic
magnet
motion
and
I'm
going
to
read
the
whole
thing
so
motion
to
direct
the
administration
to
develop
new
entrance
criteria
for
academic
magnet,
high
school
for
2020
21,
based
on
the
revised
point
system.
Stipulations
are
listed
below
30%
and
30%
of
the
designated
ninth
grade.
Seats
at
academic
magnet
high
school
will
be
offered
to
applying
eighth
grade
students
who
meet
the
admission
criteria
and
are
also
zoned
for
a
middle
school
located
in
Charleston
County
that
has
a
poverty
index
of
80%
or
higher
for
2020
21.
B
The
eighty
person
I
don't
need
to
read
that
you
know
80%
poverty.
Schools
are
there
listed.
An
additional
point
will
be
given
in
the
scoring
rubric
to
students
matriculating
from
an
accredited
Middle
School
located
in
Charleston
County,
including
accredited
private
or
homeschooled
programs.
All
remaining
applicants.
Applicants
will
be
ranked
ordered
by
criteria
score
to
fill
the
remaining
available
seats
in
the
event
of
a
tie.
Students
with
the
same
score
will
be
selected
by
lottery.
Until
seats
are
filled,
the
unseated
applicants
will
be
placed
on
a
waitlist
in
their
criteria,
rank
and
lottery
order.
B
Waitlist
will
be
maintained
through
the
10th
day
of
the
following
school
year
will
continue
the
top-two
program
that
admits
the
top
two
students
from
every
CCSD
middle
school
who
meet
entrance
criteria,
refine
and
continue
the
ACE,
advancing
trust
and
excellence
bridge
program
to
support
high,
achieving
middle
school
students
from
subgroups
that
are
underrepresented
at
academic
magnet,
high
school.
Second,
it's.
A
H
AN
AJ
AM
H
That
that's
not
what
Alessi
in
there
I'm
asking
is
me
read
the
sentence
for
you
know
this
was
probably
given
his
career
because
students
matriculating
I'm
an
accredited
Middle
School
located
in
Charleston
County,
including
accredited
private
or
homeschool
program.
So
what
we're
having
to
get
into
the
private
part.
J
H
But
that's
kind
of
defeat
the
purpose
again,
because
the
private
school
has
been
taking
a
lot
of
seats
the
first
time.
So
it's
another
motion
named
mean
well,
but
that
caveat
alone
the
police
will
be
after
knows,
he's
gone
again
this
one
second,
so
I
mean
I.
Don't
remember
having
that
discussion,
I,
don't
know
all
the
schools,
but
we
put
it
in
this
way
to
include
those
schools,
everybody
everybody,
it's
the
point,
so
we
can
so
we're
neutral,
but
they
get
a
point.
Our
kids
get
a
point.
That's
what
the
writing
says.
B
We
did
have
a
conversation
with
this
about
this
and
I.
Think
one
of
the
concerns
we've
had
for
a
long
time
is
that
we've
had
a
lot
of
out
of
County
kids
who
are
getting
into
academic
magnet
and
our
goal
was
to
have
giving
our
Austin
County
students
and
and
you're
right.
We
wanted
to
be
able
to
give
that
opportunity
more
opportunity
to
our
kids,
who
are
going
to
our
schools.
I
think,
based
on
what
the
research
that
Miss
ham
did.
We
that
might
not
stop
stand
up
to
a
legal
challenge.
B
B
H
Not
giving
we're
not
given
with
a
point
strongly,
we
talked
about
being
a
resident
Johnson
County
that
was
discussed,
but
we
never
said
that
an
attorney
explained
what
he
meant
by
that
the
school's
drop
some
kinds.
But
when
you
sit
by
now-
and
you
say,
you're
gonna
add
points
when
you're
gonna
give
promised
cool.
As
the
point
that's
a
different
horse
give.
H
H
D
H
H
C
A
H
B
O
A
AN
Thank
you.
When
mrs.
cosa
asked
me
to
read
the
list
at
the
bottom
of
the
page,
I
I
didn't
state
that
the
board
passed
a
motion
to
locate
all
the
district
and
sixth
graders
in
one
school
and
all
the
d-10
seventh
and
eighth
graders
at
the
new
CEV
Williams
campus,
effective
2021
I
did
I
mangled
that
when
I
was
going
through
the
list
and
one
of
the
staff
members,
let
me
know
so.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
B
D
AJ
D
B
C
D
C
D
E
O
D
D
E
B
Natalie,
so
what
does
that
mean
suggestion
is?
Is
that
the
motion
now
say
additionally
available
seats,
countywide
academic
magnet
schools
will
be
will
be
offered
to
students
who
meet
entrance
criteria
and
also
our
zone
or
schools
located
in
Charleston
County?
That
has
a
have
a
property
index
of
80%
or
higher
13.
B
H
AB
E
J
AH
A
B
Second,
reading
of
policy,
IH
BHB
with
the
change
that
to
the
wording
that
would
say
additionally
available
seats
at
countywide
academic
magnet
schools
will
be
offered
to
students
who
meet
entrance
criteria
and
also
our
zone
for
a
school
located
in
Charleston
County.
That
has
a
poverty
index
of
80%
or
higher.
B
D
J
O
C
J
O
H
O
J
Just
don't
want
to
get
em
into
you,
you
all
are
the
board
and
you
set
the
board
policies
for
the
district.
I'm
typically
asked
for
legal
advice
on
what
what
whether
or
not
the
policy
is
legally
sound
and
I
have
time
to
run
that
through
my
own
channels
of
research
and
provide
feedback
and
so
to
change
the
policy
in
in
the
moment
and
ask
me:
is
it
legally
sound
when
every
word
makes
a
difference
is
a
bit
of
a
challenge.
E
B
B
D
A
The
intent
is
to
send
this
this
policy
back
to
the
committee
Personnel
Committee,
but
since
we
already
have
a
motion
on
the
floor
that
has
been
second
it
we
have
to
vote
on.
The
current
motion.
That's
on
the
floor,
so
if
you
want
to
send
it
back,
then
of
course
you
have
to
vote
against
the
current
motion.
That's
on
the
floor.
A
B
A
D
I
J
B
H
H
Some
of
the
board
members
are
changing
this.
The
district
proposed
you
meet
the
crowds
here
and
also
attend
the
Middle
School
located
in
Charleston
Canada
has
a
poverty
index
of
80%
or
higher
the
board
member
someone
opponent
says
said
that
you
use
word
of
10.
You
live
in
attendance
zone
or
zone
for
that.
A
C
A
Motion
that
has
been
made
is
to
send
policy
IH,
b
HB,
as
stated
back
to
the
committee
for
revision
assessment
and
to
come
back
before
the
board
with
languages
that
has
been
indicated
in
the
current
motion
that
is
what's
on
the
table.
That's
what
you're
being
asked
for
to
vote
on
tonight.
Please
cash.
Your
vote.
B
E
A
A
A
H
A
A
R
A
A
L
B
D
T
O
D
A
D
O
L
So
the
transportation
in
the
solicitation
is
still
it's
not
been
brought
forth
through
the
board.
Yet
the
intensive
award
would
be
sometime
later
this
month,
the
first
part
of
January.
We
will
come
to
the
art
and
Finance
Committee
on
January
the
7th
and
give
the
art
and
finance
committee
an
update
on
the
status
and
then,
after
that,
we
anticipate
an
award
of
that
contract.
P
H
L
So
we
have
sent
the
solicitation
out,
we
have
received
proposals,
those
proposals
have
been
evaluated
and
now
we're
going
through
the
normal
process
of
our
finalizing
the
recommendations
and
in
this
selection
of
the
of
the
the
company,
the
company-
that's
that's
one.
They
wouldn't
have
won
the
contract.