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From YouTube: September 24, 2018 CCSD Board of Trustees Meeting
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September 24, 2018 CCSD Board of Trustees Meeting
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We
have
a
motion
from
mr.
Garrett
in
a
second
from
misko's.
Does
anybody
have
any
questions
about
that?
Okay,
all
in
favor,
of
making
that
change
to
the
agenda
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed?
Okay?
So
don't
worry,
no
steps?
Okay,
if
everybody
will
please
stay
in
from
of
silence
and
then
join
me
for
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
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C
Just
to
everybody
who's
here
for
our
medium
just
want
to
let
you
know
we
are
using
a
new
computer
system
board
Docs
for
the
second
time,
so
just
be
patient
with
us
as
we
move
through
trying
to
do
that
as
efficiently
as
possible.
So
the
next
item
is
the
approval
of
minutes
from
August
Board
minutes
from
August
27th
and
September
10th.
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All
right
so
we're
gonna
separate
those
out.
So
the
first
item
will
be
approving
the
minutes
from
August
27
and
then
the
second
item,
which
we
have
a
motion
from
mr.
Garrett
and
a
second
from
Priscilla,
and
then
let's
so
that
let's
do
that
first,
so
the
August
27
minutes,
so
Julie
you're
good
all
right.
So
she
will
have
something
pop
up
on
our
computers
in
just
a
second
for
us
to
vote
there.
It
is
yes,
you.
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Right,
so
this
is
more
of
a
statement
forward
just
for
the
public
to
know
what's
going
on.
This
is
the
the
matter.
That's
been
in
the
newspaper
with
the
the
children
who
were
allegedly
abused
by
the
teacher
who
passed
away
right.
So
the
background
on
this
is
several
of
us
or
four
of
us
who
made
a
motion
to
bring
this
to
the
board
of
directors
to
look
at
possibly
hiring
outside
counsel.
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The
board
of
directors
I
think
all
nine
of
us
without
exception
or
horrified
by
what's
happened
here,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
this
does
get
investigated
and
that
everything
is,
you
know,
taken
care
of,
so
that
this
never
happens
again
and
that
we
know
what
happened
here
and
that
will
cooperate
with
the
investigations
so
that
justice
will
be
done.
Okay,.
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And
we'll
have
there'll
be
an
outside
investigation.
We
understand
as
well
from
likely
this.
The
South
Carolina
House
and
from
the
Department
of
Education
and
part
of
this
process
is
for
us
to
help
facilitate
and
cooperate
with
those
groups
that
are
been
doing
the
investigation,
because
we
want
justice
to
be
had.
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I
moved
to
increase
all
first-year
classroom
teachers
zero
years
of
experience
on
South
Carolina
certificate
to
the
second
year
teacher
salary
schedule
for
the
school
year
for
this
school
year,
2018
19-
this
is
a
salary
judgment.
Adjustment.
Scuse
me
I,
can't
read
is
for
classroom
teachers
only
as
outlined
as
an
allowable
rural
recruitment
initiative
expenditure.
Second,.
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I
had
a
quick
PowerPoint,
but
we
won't
go
there
for
time,
but
I
found
out
our
the
district
doctor
passed
away
and
I
were
notified
in
July
that
Charleston
County
School
District
is
participating
this
year
in
the
rural
teacher
recruitment
initiative,
which
is
approved
by
the
state
we
received
one
point:
six
million
dollars
for
this
initiative
is
for
this
year.
I
can
send
you
more
information.
I
know
we
discussed
it
at
the
last
board
meeting
there
are
15
items
that
one
point
six
million
can
be
spent
on.
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O
If
you
sat
on
this
board
and
you
what
I
know
now
and
what
the
public
knows
regarding
the
severity
of
the
dunston
case,
please
do
all
children,
justice
and
step
down
from
the
board
I'm
asking
you
to
do
the
right
thing
step
down,
because
apparently
your
ambition
for
higher
office
is
greater
than
your
love
and
dedication
of
our
students,
who
you
are
sworn
to:
protect
and
educate
the
children
that
Dustin
are
not
pawns
they're,
not
stepping
stones.
They
deserve
to
be
treated
in
the
same
manner
as
any
other
students
in
this
district.
O
I'm
willing
to
bet
this
situation
as
it
played
out
would
never
have
happened
at
Mount
Pleasant
schools.
Yes,
you
heard
me
right,
lest
it
would
not
have
happened
in
that
district.
It
took
22
months
to
have
this
case
investigated
and
the
employee
remained
at
the
school
that
would
not
have
happened.
I've
had
many
sleepless
nights
over
this
after
I
heard
about
it
in
the
media.
O
O
O
Are
you
kidding
me
remained
employed
with
the
district
matter
of
fact,
the
employee
received
the
distinctive
honour
of
classified
employee
of
the
year.
If
this
wasn't
such
a
serious
matter,
it
would
certainly
be
a
laughable
one,
and
it
may
have
been
doing
that
almost
two
years,
that
it
took
to
investigate
other
students
could
have
been
placed
in
jeopardy,
so
unbelievable.
O
O
There
could
be
more
students
coming
forward
so
who's
going
to
foot
that
bill
who
pays
for
the
board's
negligence
and
I'll
fail
you
to
act
in
a
timely
and
appropriate
manner,
and
if
we
find
out
there
most
students,
what
does
this
board
prepared
to
do?
I
have
seen
many
missteps
by
this
boy,
but
this
is
the
worst
of
the
worst
and
for
the
superintendent
and
board
to
delay.
Justice
is
intolerable
and
dawn
right
indefensible.
O
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P
Good
evening
to
the
board
dr.
foster
way,
I
concur
with
my
colleagues
Beverley
virtues
now
is
chairperson
of
National
Action
Network
State
Education
I
concur
with
everything
she
had.
She
said
so
I
have
to
say
too
much.
What
I
do
want
to
sing
is
not
kids
life
matter,
Sydney
Cove,
it
does
matter.
I
understand
that
you
were
the
chairman
during
the
time
in
the
last
two
years.
What
National
Action
Network
want
to
do
is
access
the
district
to
find
every
one
of
those
kids
and
have
them
tested
every
last.
P
One
I
need
to
be
tested
who
had
interaction
with
mr.
get
a
Garrett
I
gather
this
needs
to
be
tested.
We
don't
need
the
way
to
an
investigation
is
completed.
We
want
them,
tested
right
away,
not
one
time
but
three,
four
five
or
six
time
they
need
to
be
tested.
National,
Action
Network
will
use
all
this
power
to
outside
agency
to
actually
their
investigation.
Also,
in
this
matters,
our
kids
life
do
matter.
P
We
have
to
realize
that
the
AIDS
virus
can
be
transmitted
to
several
people
from
just
one
gentleman,
so
we
need
to
find
who
those
kids,
we
know
when
we
heard
there's
two
kids,
but
we
understand
there,
many
more
they
had
in
action
with.
So
we
need
that
investigation
now
and
those
who
tried
to
hide
this
in
the
last
two
years.
They
really
need
to
step
down
from
their
position,
because
this
is
a
serious
matter
very
serious
and
we
should
not
play
with
our
kids
life.
Thank
you
very
much.
Q
Q
These
Wando
High
School
has
their
regional
facility,
the
big
football
stadium,
where's,
no
Charleston's,
you
haven't
even
broken
ground
on
no
Charleston,
yet
the
auditorium
at
Burns
Elementary,
it's
locked.
It's
told
that
this
unsafe
never
got
a
clear
answer
on
what
it
is:
got:
kids
getting
sick
at
the
school
teachers,
getting
sick
cases
of
mold
infection,
no
word
from
the
board
on
anything.
Nothing
and
the
last
thing
I
want
addresses.
Why
is
this
board
covering
up
the
involvement
Marvin
gathers?
We
know
that
bill
bitumen
was
the
HR
manager.
At
that
time,
Cindy
was
a
chair.
Q
R
However,
when
it
was
discovered
that
teacher
Marvin
Gathers
had
pornography
on
the
state's
computer,
the
school
board
did
nothing
the
School
Board's
failure
to
promptly
act
by
completing
an
investigation
of
the
matter
compromised.
The
safety
of
all
students,
as
an
allegation
involving
this
together,
is
now
present
before
the
board,
as
it
pertains
to
the
investigation.
Legal
representation,
I
do
believe
should
be
represented
by
the
African
American
community
in
some
way
shape
or
form.
R
The
problem
with
this
matter
involves
the
fact
that,
over
24
months,
this
board
has
done
a
complete
great
job
of
covering
this
matter
of
keeping
it
out
of
the
public's
eyes.
It
wasn't
until
mr.
Gathers
died
before
this
was
able
to
come
forward.
So
now,
as
a
concerned
concerned
student
future
parent
I
would
like
to
know
who's
the
law
firm
that
you
all
have
retained,
and
how
do
we
know
that
they're
not
going
to
cover-up
as
you've
done
in
the
past?
S
S
S
Ccsd
has
money
available.
What
we
would
like
to
see
them
do
again
is
take
some
of
the
surplus
funds
that
they
have
on
the
balance
sheet
and
put
towards
some
public
good
one
to
make
sure
that
a
firm
who
is
representative
of
the
community,
as
a
young
lady
said,
is
involved
in
the
process
that
the
children
get
tested
and
that
there's
some
type
of
training
that
goes
on
for
not
only
CCSD
employees
but
for
the
public
to
be
able
to
recognize
and
get
involved
when
such
matters
occur.
Thank
you.
T
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U
This
is
as
long
as
they
can
keep
you
divided
and
don't
take
care
of
these
kids.
We're
gonna
continue
to
go
down
this
pathway,
those
schools
that
you
need
a
system
and
need
help.
You
need
to
focus
on
those
schools
and
bring
those
schools
up
to
par.
History.
Tells
us
they're
not
going
to
not
going
to
educate
those
kids
that
are
in
those
failing
school.
U
When
I
went
to
a
meeting
on
last
Thursday
night,
we
receive
an
email
text
and
what
someone
said
about
Burt
and
the
kids
over
at
birth.
It
was
a
disgrace
to
see
something
like
that.
Come
to
social
media
and
we're
gonna,
be
and
fight
about
everything
else,
but
bring
duel
schools
at
the
fall
and,
if
that
come
from
downtown
what
you
think
they
care
about
Burke
and
those
other
schools
that
wha-what
what
happened
with
this
case
probably
fit
into
the
same
category:
hey
it's
not
our
child.
So
why
should
we
worry?
C
C
V
Can
you
hear
me
okay,
good
evening
to
everyone-
and
you
know,
listening
to
the
comments
that
we
just
heard,
reminds
me
or
reiterates
the
fact
that
I
believe
the
largest
challenge
that
we
face
as
a
community
and
as
a
school
district
is
providing
educational
opportunity
for
under-resourced?
Kids,
all
black
children's
lives
do
matter,
and
there
are
folks
out
there
that
get.
That
fact
and
we
at
Meeting
Street
schools
were
created
exactly
for
that
reason,
because
we
believe
every
child
dessert
deserves
educational
excellence,
and
you
know
what,
if
you'll
pay
attention
for
a
couple
of
minutes.
V
V
There
is
a
group
of
schools
that
serves
under
resource
kids
and
those
kids
have
special
needs
and
are
required
to
receive
special
resources
in
order
to
achieve
academic
excellence
in
order
to
have
the
kind
of
results,
the
kinds
of
outcome
that
we
expect
in
or
affluent
neighborhoods,
and
that
is
exactly
what
we
are
attempting
to
do
at
Meeting,
Street
schools.
We
have
over
a
thousand
kids
in
our
schools
today
and
we
are
responsible
for
two
of
your
public
schools.
V
Our
partnership
is
now
five
years
old
and
we
at
Meeting
Street
schools
were
a
non-profit,
have
spent
millions
of
dollars
of
our
own
money,
innovating
and
figuring
out
the
kinds
of
programs
that
work
best.
The
kinds
of
structure
that
works
best
to
have
not
only
Safe
Schools,
but
schools,
where
we
can
see
academic
excellence
being
achieved.
V
The
two
public
schools
that
we
are
responsible
for
are
Brentwood
and
Byrnes,
and
let
me
be
very
clear
because
it's
been
not
presented
always
correctly
in
the
in
the
press
and
when
people
talk
about
us
on
social
media.
These
are
public
neighborhood
schools
where
we
have
enrollment
zones,
but
the
district
set,
and
we
take
all
comers
to
our
schools
and
the
two
people
behind
me
are
extraordinary
talents.
V
Let
me
just
say
that
again,
we
have
spent
millions
of
dollars
of
our
own
money
because
we
believe
we
must
meet
the
challenge
and
figure
out.
How
is
it
that
we
can
best
provide
a
world-class
education
for
under-resourced,
kids,
we've
done
it
in
our
public
school
downtown,
which
probably
many
of
you
have
heard
about
called
meeting
Street
Elementary
and
now
we
are
doing
it
in
these
two
public
schools.
So
our.
V
Primary
belief
is
are
two
things:
every
every
child
can
learn
and
every
child
every
child
deserves
an
opportunity
to
receive
a
great
education
until
we
fix
that
problem
in
this
community.
Until
that
becomes
the
case,
we
are
not
going
to
get
anywhere
near
where
we're
all
trying
to
get
to,
and
so
it's
it's
a
challenge
and
something
that
we
take
on
with
great
pride
and
and
and
gratitude
to
be
able
to
to
face
this
challenge
on
a
daily
basis.
V
So
you
say:
okay,
fine,
those
are
nice
words,
but
what's
actually
happening
and
there's
a
slide
up.
Hopefully
all
of
you
can
see
it,
but
what
are
the
actual
results
that
we
are
seeing
today?
The
first
slide
we
have
shows
our
SC
ready
results
for
third
and
fourth
grade
and
a
couple
of
things
about
what
you're
seeing
here.
First
of
all,
this
is
the
same
test
that
all
of
the
schools
take
through
our
Charleston
started
in
third
grade,
and
what
we
put
on
this
slide
is
the
schools
that
these
kids
would
otherwise
be
attending.
V
If
our
enrollment
zone
had
not
been
created,
the
schools,
the
three
schools
next
through
to
our
school,
are
the
schools
that
they
would
be
attending
and
so
look
at
the
slide
on
the
left.
The
percent
of
third
and
fourth
grade
graders
meeting
or
exceeding
their
their
their
benchmarks,
we're
seeing
for
ela
we're
seeing
34
percent
of
our
kids
in
the
2017
and
18
school
year
and
in
math
forty-eight
percent
of
our
kids.
That
is
not
where
we
want
to
end
up.
V
And
this
isn't
a
pick
on
the
schools,
but
it's
to
say
that
we
can
do
so
much
better
and
our
goal
is
to
set
best
practices
to
help
the
district,
see
what
works
and
what
doesn't
work
in
the
classroom
and
we
work.
We've
worked
very
closely
with
the
superintendent
to
share
those
learnings.
Let
me
share
with
you
a
second
slide,
which
is
our
the
math
testing,
and
how
do
we
look
on
a
relative
basis
in
math
testing?
So
take
a
look
at
the
slide.
V
Sorry,
the
next
yeah
there
we
go,
take
a
look
at
beust,
Academy
and
Mount
Pleasant
Academy
and
our
downtown
school.
By
the
way,
our
downtown
school
is
all
low-income,
kids
that
were
otherwise
be
attending
failing
schools,
but
it
is
a
private
school.
Look,
we're
right
on
par
with
Sullivan's
Elementary.
V
Can
you
believe
that,
on
par
with
Sullivan's
Elementary
can
we
do
better
than
we're
doing
in
the
district
with
under-resourced,
kids,
pretty
sure
we
can
now
take
a
look
at
where
Meeting
Street
at
Brentwood
Falls
our
average
test
percentiles
59%,
look
at
it
compared
to
the
schools
that
the
kids
would
otherwise
be
attending
miles
above
and
then
take
a
look
at
the
average
years
of
growth
achieved.
That's
the
slide
on
the
right.
So
let
me
just
explain
that
for
a
second
one
year
is
average
one
year
means
the
kid
went
through
one
year
of
education.
V
How
much
did
they
grow
because
numbers
don't
lie
and
the
answer
is:
if
you
look
at
some
of
the
under-resourced
schools
that
the
kids
would
otherwise
be
attending,
the
kids
actually
didn't
grow
a
full
year.
They
actually
fell
more
behind
and
that
Brentwood
we
hit
one
in
a
quarter
year,
so
they
learned
one
and
a
quarter
years
worth
of
Education
in
one
year.
That's
the
progress
that
we
need
to
move
the
bar.
So
when
we
all
sit
around
and
say
there
are
no
answers,
nothing's
working
with
under-resourced,
kids,
it's
all
doom
and
gloom.
V
F
Good
evening
my
name
is
Sarah
Campbell
and
the
proud
principal
of
Meeting
Street
Elementary
in
Brentwood.
We're
really
excited
to
show
how
much
our
kids
are
learning,
but
I
just
want
to
reiterate
what
Ben
said
and
a
number
of
the
prisoners
tonight
came
up
and
spoke
about
is
that
we
have
an
absolute
problem
on
her
our
hands.
F
And
so
the
piece
of
this
partnership
that
is
so
exciting
to
us
is
that
we
get
to
leverage
the
amazing
resources
of
Charleston
County
school
district.
Your
infrastructure,
your
talent,
the
people
who
are
sitting
here
and
sitting
at
these
tables,
but
then
we
have
the
ability
to
innovate
and
figure
out
what
works
best
for
kids,
and
so
we've
able
to
being
able
to
figure
out
how
to
extend
our
day.
F
Extend
our
school
year,
extend
our
extended
day
program
to
not
just
be
fun,
after-school
things,
but
to
also
have
academics
and
tutoring
and
social-emotional
programs
for
kids.
We
have
figured
out
how
to
redo
our
budget
so
that
we
can
have
more
social
workers,
counselors
behavior
interventionist,
to
have
more
reading
interventionists
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
kids
are
getting
exactly
what
they
need.
We've
also
figured
out
how
to
for
free
do
programs
where
we
really
embrace
our
families
and
have
them
be
part
of
the
solution.
F
Our
families
love
their
kids
and
they
want
the
best
for
their
kids
and
they
just
want
a
school
that
says
we
want
to
partner
with
you
if
it
doesn't
put
up
the
walls
that
says:
let's
do
this
together.
We've
also
figured
out
how
to
recruit
amazing
teachers.
We
have
some
of
the
most
phenomenal
teachers,
I've
ever
met
in
my
career
working
in
our
building,
and
it's
not
because
we
pay
more.
They
get
about
the
same
hourly
rate
as
CCSD
teachers.
F
F
We
know
kids
of
color
and
kids
living
in
poverty
can
achieve
at
the
highest
levels
because
they
are,
and
so
we
hope
to
continue
to
partner
with
you
and
continue
to
solve
the
problem,
not
just
of
kids
and
our
neighborhoods,
but
kids
across
the
district,
making
sure
every
single
child
has
excellent
education
and
I'm
proud
to
introduce
mr.
Chad
Whedon,
the
new
principal
of
Meeting
Street
Elementary.
It
burns
that
opened
this
summer.
W
Good
evening,
thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
to
speak
with
you
this
evening,
like
Sarah,
said
and
Chad
Whedon
the
proud
principal
meaning,
Stern
Elementary
it
burns
about
two
months
old
and
a
little
bit
about
me.
I
have
come
from
Chicago
it's
my
17th
year
in
education,
I
was
a
high
school
middle
school
and
elementary
school
principal
in
Chicago.
For
the
past
seven
years
and
last
year,
amy
Mims,
our
executive
director,
invited
me
down
to
visit.
W
Meeting,
Street
and
I
fell
in
love
with
this
organization,
because
I
saw
this
organization
organization,
relentless
belief
that
every
single
child
can
learn.
Every
child
deserves
an
amazing
teacher
in
front
of
them,
and
then
every
community
has
the
promise
of
potential
to
do
extraordinary
things
and
partnerships
with
schools.
Because
of
me,
and
she'd
schools
I
moved
my
entire
family
down
to
join
this
organizations,
how
much
I
believe
in
it
and
how
much
I'm
thrilled
to
be
here
and
representing
these
two
elementary
it
burns
this
evening.
So
a
couple
things
I
want
to
highlight.
W
One
is
that
about
me:
I'm
in
North,
Charleston
resident
and
I'm.
Also,
a
proud
CCSD
parent
I
send
my
child
so
started
kindergarten
in
North,
Charleston
elementary
nor
child,
a
creative
arts
elementary
school
and
so
I
have
both
perspective
as
a
principal
and
as
well
as
a
parent
working
in
this
district,
yep
yep
and
so
a
little
bit
about
me
interim
entry
burns.
W
We
started
this
year
with
pre-k
one
to
five
pre-k
for
first
grade
and
second
grade
as
well
as
kindergarten,
and
what
been
just
mentioned
is
that
we're
only
serving
pre-k
for
1
to
kinder
1
&
2
this
year,
then
eater
will
grow
and
include.
Third-Grade
include
fourth
grade
include
fifth
grade,
so
we're
starting
with
200
students
in
East,
real
elementary
it
burns.
43
staff
members
and
Sarah's
mentioned
incredible.
Staff
committed
relentless
dedication
to
our
mission.
W
Our
vision
for
all
kids
40%
of
our
staff
and
teachers
are
teachers
and
staff
of
color,
which
we're
really
proud
represents
our
community
in
the
community
that
we
serve
and
a
couple
of
things
I
also
would
like
to
highlight
that
sarod
mention
is
our
parent
parent
partnerships
are
crucial
to
the
work
that
we
do.
Every
single
child
in
our
school
gets
a
home
visit
before
they
can
come
into
our
school,
so
we
can
welcome
their
family.
W
Let
them
know
our
expectations
and
ensure
that
they're,
a
part
of
our
larger
team
and
family
we've
had
to
kickoff
events
to
welcome
parents
to
this
new
school
we've
had
two
events:
one
with
parents,
an
open
house
and
a
breakfast
with
grandparents
to
welcome
the
extended
family
and
to
our
ability
to
let
them
know
about
the
work
we're
doing
and
something
else.
It's
really
incredible
about
meeting
Street
Schools
in
the
work
we
do
is
our
relentless
focus
on
teacher
quality.
W
We
were
looking
out
to
start
a
week-long
teacher
bootcamp
with
all
of
our
new
teachers
this
summer
to
exponentially
grow
them
to
get
ready
for
our
kids,
August
1st
and
then
coupled
with
on-demand
coaching
in
our
classrooms.
We're
able
to
really
provide
teachers
direct
in
coaching
and
instruction
on
what
they
need
in
order
to
meet
our
kids
better.
W
So
because
this
relentless
work
with
parents,
because
of
our
ability
to
coach
teachers
and
be
there
for
them
to
meet
the
where
they're
at
were
able
to
see
really
great
results
for
our
kids
for
our
teachers,
it
is
an
absolute
pleasure
to
be
principal
at
Mission
elementary
burns,
I've
loved
working
in
the
weight,
dorchester
Whelan
neighborhood,
getting
to
know
our
leaders
in
their
neighborhood
getting
to
know
parents.
It
is
incredible,
neighborhood
and
I'm
so
thrilled
to
represent
the
school
and
represent
me
in
straight
elementary
at
Byrnes
this
evening.
Thank
you
for
having
me.
D
And
I
know
you
guys
are
doing
great
work
over
there.
I've
been
kind
of
following
all
the
successes
over
the
years
now.
One
of
the
reasons
we're
doing
this
obviously
is
so
Charleston
County
School
District
can
learn
from
your
successes
and
I
understand
that
the
programs
you
guys
set
up
are
a
little
different
from
maybe
some
of
the
ones
that
we
have
across
the
district,
whether
you're
in
Mount,
Pleasant
or
North,
Charleston
or
downtown.
D
V
F
We've
we've
done
that
a
number
of
times
we've
been
lucky
enough
to
work
with
numbers
of
the
member
members
of
CCSD
leadership
and
also
some
other
principals
around
the
district
and
teachers
from
the
destructive,
whether
it's
having
them
come
to
our
school
and
having
them
sit
in
our
classrooms,
having
them
us
or
go
through
a
number
of
the
things
that
we
think
really
matter.
So
we've
been
excited
to
do
that,
sharing
and
also
reciprocally
learning
from
other
schools
in
district
as
well,
who
are
doing
great
things
for
kids.
F
So
we're
really
excited
to
continue
to
do
that,
and
it's
been
it's
been
going
good
so
far.
It's
sometimes
you
can't
just
take
one
idea
and
run
with
it,
though
it's
a
package
of
things
that
fit
together
and
so
I
think
that
that's
the
thing
that
a
lot
of
schools
are
trying
to
wrap
their
head
around
of
like
how
you
can
put
all
those
little
things
together
to
really
get
that
big
change.
L
L
Make
thank
you
Mike.
Well,
my
questions
are:
how
do
you
deal
with
one
discipline
problems
within
your
school
children
with
attention
deficit
order
that
a
normal
school
has
to
deal
with
for
every
day,
because
what
I'm
hearing
that
it
comes
across
in
my
community
that
you
kind
of
cherry
pick,
the
african-american
kids?
That's.
L
V
The
district
you,
you
guys,
run
the
enrollment
zones
we
take
all
comers
to
our
school
and
for
everybody
out
there
that
has
been
encouraging
these
sorts
of
real
rumors
and
innuendo.
It's
not
helping
it's
not
helping
solve
the
fundamental
problem,
which
is
how
do
we
better
educate
under
resource
kids
when
you
just
when
people
spew
untrue
things,
you're
superintendents
right
there
and
she
can
tell
you
that
we
take
every
kid
that
comes
to
our
school
and,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
we
have
more
than
our
share
for
kids
on
IEP
s
with
significant
problems.
V
H
L
L
We'll
do
that
tell
me
what
and
what
you're
doing,
because
this
cookie
cutter
print
that
you're
doing
within
your
school.
We
just
can't
give
you
all
the
schools
in
Charleston
County,
no
I'm
saying
to
take
over.
So
what
in
your
line
of
what
you're
doing
now,
what
can
we
take
from
take
away
from
your
project
to
kind
of
improve
Charleston
County
Schools,
like
I'd,
give
you
one
example:
I
think
the
burn
school
that
was
on
on
Spruill
Avenue
mr.
Koz
was
principal
over
there.
He
made
gains
with
his
students
over
there.
L
V
Mean
it's
a
longer
conversation,
but
it's
the
right
question
and
the
answer
as
Sarah
was
alluding
to
it's
a
whole
bunch
of
things,
but
it
starts
with
I.
Can
give
you
a
long
list.
It
starts
with
every
family
receives
a
home
visit
by
our
staff
before
school
starts.
If
they
haven't
been
to
our
school
before
correct.
V
Every
family
receives
a
home.
Imagine
how
that
gets
the
partnership
with
with
the
family
off,
because
the
thing
that
we
learned
was,
if
you
don't
have
a
supportive
family
caregiver
someone
behind
you,
it
makes
education
impossible.
We
have
an
extended
school
day.
We
have
a
very
rigorous
after-school
program,
that's
not
fun,
but
it's
academically
oriented.
We
have
an
extended
school
year.
We
have
two
teachers
per
classroom.
We
do
a
ton
of
small
group
stuff.
V
We
do
things
that
works
things
that
work
for
this
demographic,
these
kids
in
this
neighbor-
and
how
do
we
know
because
we're
constantly
testing
what
works
and
what
doesn't
work
and
if
it
doesn't
work,
we
don't
do
it
and
if
it
does,
we
do
more
of
it.
And
so
the
question
is:
how
do
you
share
that
innovation
and
we're
doing
our
best
to
do
that?
But
in
my
view
the
district
hasn't
done
enough
to
say
hey.
V
It's
not
easy.
Look
at
the
quality
of
these
people.
Look
at
the
teachers,
the
percent
of
teachers
that
we
hire
versus
we
interview.
We
look
all
over
the
country.
We
have
cocktail
parties
in
Atlanta
and
New
York
to
recruit
teachers.
Every
trick.
I've
learned
in
business
I
apply
to
this
project
and
I
encourage
my
people
to
apply,
and
it's
a
pressure-cooker
to
get
the
kinds
of
results
we
need.
V
L
You
know
and
what
I'm
saying,
because
I
again
I
appreciate
what
you're
saying
again
I
loved
in
these
areas:
I
think
you
see
great
Greville
mcclain
back
there
that
actually
had
Sakura
high
school
and
the
elementary
school
for
many
year
and
that
actually
have
made
a
lot
of
successful
students.
I
know
the
students
have
changed,
but
I've
seen
these
parents
in
that
particular
area.
I
coached
a
lot
of
those
kids
that
I
have
seen
today
because
successful
and
going
on
the
college
on
that
community
yep.
M
L
V
Mr.
Allen
said,
if
I
didn't
say,
I
agree
with
everything
that
you
said,
but
that's
not
an
excuse
for
the
kid
not
to
be
able
to
get
a
great
education
that
that
Beth,
that's
the
key
that
that
is
not
so.
What's
our
report
card
when
we
have
report
card
conferences,
what's
our
percent
attendance,
a
hundred
percent?
Why
is
it
a
hundred
percent?
V
Because
we
are
relentless
in
contacting
the
parent
mom
brand
me
somebody
somebody's
going
to
come
to
that
school
and
so-and-so
it
the
way,
I
look
at
the
world
and
and
I
went
to
all
public
schools.
I
was
born
without
two
cents.
In
my
pocket,
I
went
to
all
public
schools.
I
went
to
a
public
university.
The
way
I
see
it.
Poverty
is
one
issue,
but
there's
all
kinds
of
challenges
that
people
have.
That
is
no
excuse
for
kids,
not
to
get
a
fantastic
education.
That's
where
I'm
coming
from
well.
V
We
don't
want
that
to
be
the
exception.
We
want
to
be
the
norm.
Look
I'm
not
suggesting
that
this.
The
challenge
is
not
enormous,
it
is
enormous,
but
it
is
doable
and
these
numbers
are
showing
it
and
they're
not
where
we
want
them
to
be
and
I
promise
you
one
thing
when
we
come
back
a
year
from
now
and
a
year
after
that,
they're
going
to
be
better.
V
But
but
the
question
that
the
two
of
you
have
asked
is
the
key
question:
how
do
we
get
more
of
the
schools
to
do
what
we're
doing
and
I
welcome
a
separate
session
with
the
board
I
welcome
people
coming
to
visit
the
school?
It's
why
I'm
doing
it?
It's?
Why
we're
doing
it's?
Why
we're
doing
this
work
so
others
can
leverage
the
innovation
that
we're
seeing
in
the
classroom.
M
M
V
A
M
L
V
Well,
where
the
kids
were
is
where
these
other
schools
are.
These
are
the
schools
they
would
have
otherwise
attended
flat-out.
So
so
there
are
the
same
kids.
They
just
the
district
drew
enrollment
zone
and
said
this
is
your
enrollment
zone
and
we
take
all
kids
that
come
from
that
enrollment
zone.
So
they
would
look
just
like
these
other
scores
would
look
and
that's
where
they
I
mean
they
came
in
at
the
same
level.
V
The
difference
is
we're
seeing
over
a
year
or
growth,
and
and
these
other
schools
are
not,
and
so
they're
gonna
continue
to
get
farther
and
farther
behind,
and
our
kids
are
going
to
continue
to
hopefully
move
along
again.
I
don't
want
to
make
that
seem
sound,
easy
and
I'm,
not
picking
on
the
other
schools
I'm
just
here
to
say
it's
possible
to
do
much
much
better.
M
F
We
and
we
follow
the
CCSD
code
of
conduct,
so
the
same
policies
and
procedures,
all
Charleston,
County
Schools,
follow,
and
so,
if
a
kid
were
to
have
a
discipline
incident
that
resulted
in
an
expulsion
or
a
transfer
to
an
alternative
setting,
it
would
go
through
the
same
process
as
CCSD.
But
we've
never
had
a
student.
You
know
do
anything
that
would
result
in
a
transfer
or
an
expulsion.
F
M
C
A
Don't
question
I
think
it
might
be
more
for
the
superintendent,
but
it's
clear
there
are
some
basic.
There
are
two
things
happening
here,
in
addition
to
amazing
principals,
not
to
take
anything
away
from
you
two,
but
it
is
some
flexibilities
that
the
state
law
doesn't
give
our
district.
We
are
not
allowed
to
start
kids
at
the
same
day
that
you
are
we're,
also
not
allowed
to
do
extended
days
in
some
schools
and
not
in
other
schools.
So.
A
And
the
state
won't
fund,
three-year-old
and
I,
don't
think
even
fully
funds
four-year-old
kindergarten.
So
what
can
you
guys
do
to
produce
some
level
of
information
that
helps
us
address
state
level
issues
so
that
we
can
start
school
when
we
feel
like
it's
best
to
have
the
kids
back
in
school
instead
of
an
arbitrary
date?
You.
A
And
also
the
second
part
of
that
is:
are
there
other
things
we
can
start
to
scale
because
III
here
we're
going
to
scale
and
I'm
really
excited
to
see
that
come
across
to
the
other
side
of
Dorchester
waylynn
I
know
we
drew
your
attendance
zone
for
half
of
it
and
then
come
in
as
Kevin
and
I
were
saying
and
then
come
south
to
Mary,
Ford
inch,
of
course,
so
are
we?
Do
we
have
a
consistent
plan
to
get
some
of
this
stuff
in
our
schools
this
year,
and/or
next
year,
yeah.
V
I
would
say
my
our
focus.
Our
collective
focus
has
been
on
achieving
the
results
and
showing
the
power
of
what's
possible
with
great
principals
autonomy.
Some
additional
funds
and
I
think
we
are
just
getting
to
the
point
where
it
makes
sense
to
start
asking
for
more
but
I.
It's
a
it's
a
valid
point.
V
We
believe,
if
you
look
at
there's
a
Nobel
prize-winning
economist
who
studied
the
best
place
to
invest
in
children
or
sorry,
the
best
place
to
invest
in
people
is
it
job
training
is
that
when
they're
they
lose
a
job,
getting
them
back
on
their
feet?
Is
it
after
college?
Is
it
College
itself?
No,
the
best
place
was
around
two
and
a
half
to
three
years
old.
That's
where
you
got
the
most
bang
for
the
buck
here,
refutable
evidence
of
return
on
investment.
So,
in
my
mind,
particularly
under-resourced
children.
V
E
Doing
those
things
that
can
be
done
fairly
easily,
such
as
putting
two
adults
in
a
classroom,
chi
Chi's,
two
teachers
per
class-
you-
what
we
don't
do-
is
compete
for
teacher
talent
with
meeting
street,
and
there
are
a
number
of
reasons
for
that.
The
most
high
leverage
investment
we
could
make
is
preschool
education.
We
can't
do
that
under
our
current
funding
formula,
so
we
would
need
change
in
getting
act
help
and
getting
at
388
changed
so
that
we
wouldn't
have
to
ask
the
entire
state
to
fund
that
for
the
entire
state.
E
E
So
if
we
could
get
a
change
that
just
allowed
Charleston
County
to
take
care
of
our
children
in
the
way
we
see
fit
and
more
in
line
with
what
Main
Street
does
I
believe,
the
people
of
Charleston
County
would
be
willing
to
support
to
provide
those
kinds
of
supports
right
now,
the
average
and
this
this
average
will
go
down
as
you
get
more
students
moving
into
the
upper
grades,
but
at
Brentwood
the
private
sources
of
funds
are
putting
in
an
additional
about
four
thousand
dollars
per
student.
That's.
E
That
burns,
the
private
sources
of
funding,
are
becoming
up
to
four
thousand
nine
hundred,
almost
five
thousand
additional
dollars
per
student.
That's
because
of
that
investment
in
a
three
year
old
program,
there's
not
that
huge
of
a
difference
between
upper
grades,
expenditures
at
Main,
Street
and
upper
grades,
but
it's
that
investment
in
early
early
education.
That
makes
a
difference
and
I've.
Given
you
figures
on
about
what
that
would
cost
per
child
for
a
school
of
three
year-olds
through
at
least
fourth
grade
or
third
grade
I
should
say
no.
C
I
V
Mill,
your
your
first
point
just
to
clarify
when
you
say:
schools
like
ours,
they're,
actually
not
just
schools
that
are
like
ours.
They
are
the
exact
schools
that
our
kids
would
be
attending
if
we
didn't
exist,
just
to
be
clear
because
I
think
it's
important.
These
are
it's
a
completely
apples
to
apples
comparison
and
then,
in
terms
of
our
coffee
and
principal
interview
in
terms
of
the
hours
dedicated
to
yeah.
W
Are
extended
a
programming
we
do
have
an
academic
focus.
There
is
math
and
reading
instruction
small
group
instruction
that
happens
in
addition
to
science,
social
studies
and
then
it's
also
physical
education,
health
opportunity
for
kids
to
eat,
dinner
and
move.
So
it's
really
a
balanced
holistic
approach
to
after
school,
where
it's
academics,
movement,
health
dinner
for
our
kids,
in
addition
to
enrichment
in
social
studies
and
science
lab
and.
V
Let
me
just
say
in
terms
of
the
innovate,
because
I
think
it's
an
important
point,
so
my
wife
spearheaded
an
effort
at
brentwood
to
get
every
child
who's
below
grade
level.
A
tutor
just
started
at
about
a
year
ago
and
we're
getting
close
to
something
like
a
hundred
tutors
right
now
and
we're
gonna
have
a
tutor
for
every
single
child
who's
below
grade
level,
and
you
wonder
well,
why
does
that
matter?
Well,
it's
a
different
voice.
It's
a
younger
person!
Perhaps
someone
that
the
the
child
might
look
at
as
a
role
model.
V
It's
powerful
and
we're
gonna
see
results
on
that
and
I'll
be
excited
to
come
next
year
and
tell
you
how
much
it's
matter
but
I
think
it's
gonna
matter
quite
a
bit.
So
in
terms
of
what
we
do
again,
the
danger
is
that
you
take
away
it's
two
teachers
per
classroom,
and
that
makes
all
the
difference
because
that
that
wouldn't
be
correct.
It's
really
enchanted
to
this,
but
it's
a
culture
of
excellence
and
then
it's
a
whole
package
of
things
that
put
in
every
single
case
puts
kids
first,
every
decision
we
make.
L
C
M
A
Would
just
I
make
a
motion
that
we
pass
the
proposal
to
put
the
1.2
million
dollars
into
the
Moultrie
funding.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
use
those
words
too
lightly.
We
are
not
taking
these
from
the
one
cent
sales
tax,
so
no
projects
on
that
list
are
going
to
be
doing
without
this
money.
This
is
coming
from
the
sale
of
leg
and
another
income
source
from
the
town
of
Mount
Pleasant,
condemning
a
section
of
our
property.
Ok,.
H
C
Peroni
I
just
want
to
make
sure
make
sure
we
have
on
the
record
that
in
October
committee
of
the
whole
you're
gonna
give
us
a
update
on
where
projects
are,
and
so
we
can
look
at
where
we
are
with
all
of
our
projects.
Right.
Ok,
all
right!
So
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second.
We
can
go
ahead
and
vote
mr.
Miller,
how
do
you
vote?
C
C
A
I
move
to
approve
madam
chair
I'd,
like
to
point
out,
because
we
don't
post
these
up
there,
that
this
is
in
response
to
the
board's
request
that
staff,
not
with
students
out
of
County,
be
brought
in
as
well
as
considering
the
bus
drivers
and
school
resource
officers
that
work
within
our
school
as
employees
in
relation
to
voluntary
transfers.
Okay,.
C
So
we
have
a
motion
to
approve
first
reading
changes
to
policy
jfa
BCA
do
I,
have
a
second
go,
a
second
yep.
We
have
a
second
for
miss
Jeffries.
Any
questions,
Cindy
kind
of
gave
you
a
recap
on
this.
All
right.
Are
we
ready
to
vote?
Go
ahead
and,
let's
vote
mr.
Miller?
Oh
you're,
not
on
the
phone
anymore,
sorry,
Reverend
Collins.
How
do
you
vote
No.
M
C
A
Chair
this
incorporates
the
reading
the
changes
that
were
requested
by
the
board
between
first
and
second
reading,
mr.
Miller's
a
specific
language
about
currently,
as
well
as
including
the
alternatives
program
staff
in
the
decision-making
process.
So
it's
got
two
shades
of
red,
the
red
that
passed
first
reading,
along
with
the
extra
language
the
board
requested.
Okay,.
K
C
M
C
E
You
I'll
be
as
brief
as
possible.
The
first
item
under
superintendents
report
has
to
do
with
the
recommendation
from
Clemson
regarding
ensuring
access
to
quality
Clemson.
The
Clemson
inclusion
and
equity
reports
actually
had
five
recommendations
with
the
sixth
recommendation
being
to
follow
through
with
the
recommendations.
H
E
E
So.
Last
time
we
provided
to
you
a
list
of
the
seven
specific
recommendations
that
Clemson
made
around
there
encouraging
the
board
to
increase
equitable
access.
Then
we
gave
all
the
board
an
opportunity
to
make
suggestions
to
refine
and
modify
what
you
got
back
in
today.
Paquette
was
the
original
in
the
original
font
and
in
red
font.
Any
changes
that
were
suggested
and
some
of
the
suggested
changes
are
significant.
E
So
our
intent
was
to
discuss
this
with
the
board
tonight
and
to
launch
a
team
to
begin
selecting
people
to
participate
in
this
effort
tomorrow,
but
I
do
not
want
to
do
that.
I
think
the
Lord
hasn't
had
a
chance
to
read,
what's
in
red
and
to
and
to
be
very
clear
that
that,
can
you
support
these
recommendations,
for
example
under
number
to
review,
magnet
schools,
residence,
these
rules
and
other
preferences
in
the
selection
process
and
make
needed
changes
that
we
had
had
put
some
description
of
how
we
thought.
E
The
deadline
of
December
10th
for
the
recommendations
to
be
presented
to
the
board
was
added
in
terms
of
the
online
application
process.
As
you'll
recall,
the
Clemson
group
recommended
that
we
back
off
from
the
district's
practice
of
having
online
applications
and
give
people
an
opportunity
to
program
apply
by
paper.
One
of
the
suggestions
from
board
members
was
the
application
process
for
magnet
choice.
Schools
have
to
be
made
as
simple
as
dropping
a
postcard
off
at
the
school
or
mailing
it
or
filling
out
a
postcard
type
form
online.
The
current
process
is
a
mess.
E
Investment
must
be
made
simpler
if
it's
to
give
more
poor
and
minority
students
access
to
choice,
so
I'm,
not
gonna,
read
through
all
this
red
font,
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I'm
not
sending
askew
that
we're
not
asking
a
team
to
engage
to
do
this
work
tomorrow.
If
this
is
not
the
work
that
the
majority
of
the
board
wants
done,
so
this,
in
essence
represents
the
scope
of
work.
I.
Think.
A
C
C
That
might
I
think
in
reading
through
all
of
this
that
this
does
touch
on
the
things
that
this
board
has
been
talking
about.
I
know
for
four
years:
I
think
we
really
have
to
take
a
hard
look
at
the
partial
magnet
because
it's
I,
don't
I'd
like
to
see
our
neighbor.
Let's
do
away
with
a
lot
of
the
parts
of
magnets
and
make
our
neighborhood
schools
as
strong
as
we
possibly
can.
M
M
Almost
anymore,
that's
what
that
means
out.
Kids
are
bumped,
oh,
that
would
have
otherwise
have
no
sports
and
I've
been
I
mentioned
last
year
that,
in
the
challenge
in
it's
just
time,
has
already
been
intended
in
CCSD
schools,
its
be
given
under
some
type
of
point
credit
for
that,
then,
if
that
levels
of
scale,
my
kids
coming
in
from
other
places,
who's
been
in
practice,
go
all
their
lives
and
had
the
advantage,
but
the
one-on-one
teaching,
when
I
kids
didn't
have
that
for
financial
reasons.
Right.
I
M
A
E
M
L
L
A
C
L
H
C
M
I
want
to
make
sure
that
when
we
are
having
auditions,
especially
performance-based
auditions
to
two
things,
the
performance
alone
cannot
be
the
just
the
deciding
factor
who
gets
into
the
school
in
our
schools.
Daca
Demi's
must
be
considered
and
included,
as
well
as
the
decision
and
before
so
this
is
concerned.
M
Oh
no
who's.
On
this
thing,
all
the
way
they
gotta
wear
masks
in
the
room
to
put
on.
But
it's
damn
you
had
a
curtain
or
well.
The
judges
go
outside
and
stand
in
the
Sun
while
the
kids
are
inside
in
the
cool,
but
but
it
shouldn't
need
to
be
determined
race
or
background
for
anything
who's
auditioning.
In
fact
they
may
have
to
move
to
somewhere.
The
judges
receive
a
recommendation
from
another
panel
with
there's
something
I'd
be
put
in
place.
No
well.
M
When
I
went
to
the
state,
tryouts
and
I
saw
that
sorry,
I
didn't
win.
There's
a
panel
up
in
the
person.
The
children
play
their
instruments.
They
play
the
instruments
you
could
they
couldn't
tell
who
was
playing.
You
know
was
one
judge
said
one
just
one
dress
per
student
in
that
judge
made
a
recommendation
year.
They
looking
I,
couldn't
see
the
kids
at
all.
I
thought.
That's
pretty
good.
A
L
After
the
arts
program,
that's
that's
great.
You
know
what
they're
doing
there
and
I
think
it
needs
to
be
fair.
I
grew
to
out
in
college,
but
I
like
to
see
art
to
flow
back
in
all
our
schools.
Mm-Hmm
I
mean
we
just
okay,
we're
number
then
I'm
putting
the
bottleneck
of
kids
and
want
to
have
the
ability
to
perform
and
to
be
able
to
make
it
to
Juilliard
I
taste.
Something
and
give
you
a
good
example,
my
niece
in
Atlanta
Georgia.
L
She
was
learning
to
clog,
it
I
didn't
that
clogging
was,
and
she
learned,
clogging
and
actually
when
she
got
clogged
and
she
started
dancing
and
she
ended
up
in
the
school
of
Juilliard.
It
she's
a
senior
this
year,
but
the
public
school
system
allowed
her
to
perform
and
to
become
better.
We
should
not
be
able
to
segregate
our
kids
like
that
here
in
Charleston
County.
We
really
need
to
look
at
funding
band
programs
in
schools,
along
with
other
arts
programs.
They
may
give
our
children
some
felt
a
way
out.
L
You
just
heard
from
the
gentleman
just
a
minute
ago
from
ministries
Academy,
but
children
again
when
they
come
from
from
very
depressed
backgrounds,
sometimes
that
band
instrument
under
our
class
gives
them
a
chance
to
relieve
themselves.
So
we
definitely
need
to
look
at
try
to
strengthen
up
all
our
schools.
E
E
Everything
has
to
be
weighed,
everything
we
want
to
do
has
to
be
weighted,
see
we
have
to
give
up
in
light
of
the
barrier,
the
ceiling
that
that
places
on
the
people
of
Charleston
in
terms
of
what
they
might
choose
to
do
for
their
schools.
So
we
are,
we
are
in
violent
agreement
with
everything
you
said
about
the
need
to
invest
in
arts
there's
one
other
thing:
I
just
want
to
call
to
everyone's
attention
on
6a.
E
Ccsd
staff
will
develop
a
demographic
profile,
so
that
was
there
before,
but
here's
the
new
part
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
notice
is
here
because
it's
in
red
all
charters
need
to
follow
the
state's
guideline
of
being
within
20%
of
our
County
demographics
based
on
guidelines.
If
charters
are
not
between
eighteen
and
fifty-eight
percent,
african-american,
twenty-six
and
sixty-eight
percent
white,
one
in
twenty
nine
percent
Latino
or
one
to
twenty
one
percent
Asian,
then
they
are
out
of
compliance.
E
E
A
E
Just
want
to
make
sure
that
a
majority
of
board
members
support
everything.
That's
here,
because
this
becomes
the
scope
of
work
that
we're
going
to
ask
a
person
to
lead
and
they're
going
to
be
engaging
community
members.
And
it
would
be
embarrassing
to
come
back
later
and
say
this
wasn't
really
what
the
board
meant
so.
D
What
is
the
practical
effect
of
this
I
mean
this
sounds
like
something
that
probably
could
be
compiled
in
half
a
day
by
somebody
and
telling
you
whether
a
school
is
I
could
probably
tell
you
which
schools
are
not
compliant
with
this
and
the
charter
school
system
across
Charleston
County.
What's
the
practical
effect,
we
just
gonna
send
a
letter
saying
you're
outside
of
compliance
and.
E
H
E
M
M
E
E
H
H
E
B
B
E
E
Okay
and
then
the
other
thing
out
I'll
say
is
I
think
the
way
we
do.
Public
comments
puts
the
board
at
a
disadvantage,
sometimes
because
people
comment
and
say
what
they
wish
to
say
and
the
board
doesn't
have
a
chance
to
respond.
So
I
will
simply
say
for
those
who
spoke
tonight
and
are
still
in
the
audience.
E
E
If
you'll
raise
your
hand,
if
you
want
to
have
particular
conversations
with
her
about
the
work
she's
done
to
date
in
the
work
she's
done
to
engage
outside
counsel,
to
do
a
thorough
investigation,
we
would
invite
you
to
do
that
and
Natalie
knows
what
is
what
she
can
discuss
and
what
cannot
yet
be
discussed.
But
we
do
want
everyone
to
know.
There
is
no
reason
for
for
us
to
want
to
sweep
in
anything
under
the
rug.
We
will
share
all
information
that
can
be
shared
publicly.
E
If
there
are
specifics
that
by
law,
we
can't
release
at
a
particular
time
we
will
abide
by
the
law,
but
it
is
our
intent
to
make
sure
the
public
knows
what
went
wrong,
how
it
went
wrong
with
whom
or
the
positions
at
least
that
were
in
place
and
to
tell
you
that
at
at
the
time
we
became
aware
of
the
situation.
Terry
Nichols
is
sitting
here,
she's
one
of
the
administrators
who
dealt
with
the
situation.
E
We
have
done
everything
we
could
possibly
do
to
deal
with
it
in
a
way
we
felt
was
appropriate
at
the
time
that
that
this
board
became
aware
of
it
and
again
we
have
absolutely
no
evidence
in
either
executive
session
documents
or
public
meeting
documents
that
the
board
was
briefed
on
the
matter
before
we've
not
been
through
all
the
documents
and,
in
fact,
decided
to
turn
all
that
over
to
outside
Council
with
a
directive
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
any
questions
that
have
been
asked.
So
if,
if
you
desire
further
information.
A
While
Reverend,
Collins
and
I
don't
agree
on
some
things,
I
don't
like
for
all
the
offices
he
has
run
for
since
he's
been
elected
to
the
board
and
that's
been
three
or
four
I
can
say
without
hesitation.
It
has
not
affected
his
commitment
to
the
children
of
Charleston
County,
so
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
people
who
thought
that
it
because
board
members
had
run
for
other
offices
or
were
holding
these
as
stepping
stones.
I
can
tell
you
without
hesitation.
Reverend
Collins
has
never
wavered
in
his
commitment
to
Charleston
County
kids.