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A
The
are
we
thank
you
item,
one
B
adoption
of
agenda
and
approval
of
consent,
agenda
items
for
policy
be.
Are
there
any
items
to
be
removed
from
the
consent
agenda.
A
All
right
hearing,
none,
we,
we
will
move
on
to
adoption
of
the
agenda
and
the
approval
of
the
consent
agenda.
Madam.
A
A
A
E
F
A
Okay,
so
if
you
are
comfortable
with
a
Voice
vote
to
yay,
nay
or
abstain,
the
motion
to
table.
F
A
So
what
it
the
motion
fails
to
pass,
because
there
is
not
a
majority
vote.
A
Thank
you
moving
is
there
and
motion
to
accept
the
agenda
and
to
approve
the
consent
agenda.
E
A
Item
one
B:
the
agenda
and
approval
of
consent
agenda.
B
Yes,
I
do
have
a
a
comment:
okay
with
the
adoption
of
the
agenda
Madam
chair
I
just
want
to
go
on
the
record
by
saying
that,
after
looking
at
this
agenda,
it
is
very
concerning
to
me
that
everything
on
this
agenda
has
to
do
with
policy
and
finances,
and
we
are
in
the
business
of
education
and
I
would
like
to
see
moving
forward,
that
we
discuss
student
outcome
as
our
priority.
B
G
And
for
clarification,
I
think
one
of
the
audit
finances
reasons
on
the
agenda
is
because
this
January
is
one
of
those
months
in
which
the
committee
of
the
whole
met
before
the
audit
and
finance.
So
normally,
a
lot
of
these
issues
would
have
been
discussed
at
Committee
of
the
whole
on
the
finance
side.
H
H
A
Dr
Temple:
do
you
vote
to
yay,
nay
or
abstain
to
of
the
motion
to
adopt
the
agenda
and
approve
the
consent
agenda?
Yay?
Okay,
thank
you.
A
Oh
all,
right
on
to
item
one
C,
the
approval
of
minutes.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
for
the
committee
of
the
whole
and
the
board
meeting
of
December,
the
12th
2022
and
January
the
9th
2023.
A
And
the
motion
passes,
we
are
on
to
item
1D
if
you
will
stand
and
join
me
for
a
moment
of
silence.
As
I
read
for
our
assembly
this
evening,
fellow
board
members
and
members
of
the
audience,
we
would
like
to
take
a
moment
to
remember
several
individuals
of
the
Charleston
County
School
District
family,
who
have
recently
pla
passed
away.
A
I
Good
evening,
chair
McKinney
Vice,
chair
Bailey,
Board
of
Trustees
and
superintendent
Kennedy
this
evening
for
special
recognition.
We
would
like
to
take
a
few
moments
to
pay
special
recognition
to
you,
our
esteemed
trustees,
who
have
dedicated
your
time
and
talents
in
service
to
the
citizens
of
Charleston
County
in
South
Carolina.
The
month
of
January
is
designated
School
Board
recognition
month
by
decree
of
the
governor
to
mark
this
honor
I'm,
going
to
read
the
governor's
proclamation
in
celebration
of
this
occasion.
I
Thank
you:
Miss
McKinney
Miss,
Bailey,
Mr,
Grabowski,
Mr,
Kelly,
Miss,
Roberson,
Dr,
Temple,
Miss,
Waters
and
Miss
Wally
for
your
hard
work
and
dedication
to
the
students
of
Charleston
County
School
District.
We
are
very
grateful
for
your
service.
Please
join
me
in
a
round
of
applause
for
our
trustees.
J
Miss
Danny,
if
I
may
so
School
Board
trustee
so
as
a
lifelong
public
servant,
I've
always
held
up
those
in
the
public
services
with
the
high
esteem,
none
other
none
above
the
school
board
members.
So
thank
you
all
very
much
for
the
service
that
you
provide
for
Charleston,
County,
School,
District
and
our
students.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
We
will
now
move
on
to
item
three
a
to
convene
into
executive
session.
Is
there
a
motion
to
do
so?
I.
E
E
A
This
is
there
a
motion
to
reconvene
I
make
a
motion
to
reconvene.
Miss
Whatley
moves
to
reconvene.
Is
there
a
second
a.
B
A
We
will
go
on
to
item
6B,
a
Personnel
manner,
reach
of
contract
pursuant
to
South
Carolina
code.
30-470
A1
do
I
hear
a
motion
excited
oh
I'm.
So
sorry,
my
papers
covered
it
I.
K
Make
a
motion
to
forward
it
to
the
South
Carolina
state
board
of
Education.
A
B
A
Miss
Bailey
Ms
Watley
no
discussion
as
from
executive
session.
Please
cast
your
vote.
A
A
C
A
Thank
you
in
the
motion
carries
I,
will
turn
item
7
over
to
Miss
Bailey
for
public
comments.
L
Good
evening
good
evening,
we
will
now
have
time
for
public
comments
and
just
for
your
reference,
you
have
a
two-minute
limit.
Can
I
have
Bonnie
Cleveland
come
forward.
M
M
M
M
H
H
I
am
here
today
speaking
as
a
concerned,
Charleston
resident
and
grandmother
of
three
school
age
children
whose
parents
are
thinking
of
moving
to
Charleston
I've,
been
informed
that
the
Charleston
County
school
board
has
decided
to
open
up
meetings
with
a
prayer,
a
prayer
referring
a
blanket
God
or
Almighty,
and
not
as
first
planned
a
Christian
God.
Therefore,
in
its
attempt
at
inclusion,
it
will
still
be
exclusionary
as
imposing
any
Prayer
Will
exclude
the
ones
amongst
us
who
do
not
believe
in
any
Supernatural
deity.
H
A
moment
of
silence
before
meetings,
if
it
does
not
have
a
religious
intent,
would
be
most
would
be
the
most
inclusive
option.
Factually
a
board-sponsored
prayer
would
be
in
direct
violation
of
the
first
amendment's
Establishment
Clause
and
the
given
constitutional
rights
of
students,
parents,
faculty
and
staff.
Religious
views
should
not
be
preferred
over
non-religious
views.
H
It
will
be
considered
coercive
and
sensitive,
intimidating
and
unconstitutional
a
recent
case
involving
a
school
board
insisting
on
prayer
before
meetings
has
been
lost
in
a
court
of
law,
the
losing
School
District
had
to
pay
over
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
costs
and
attorneys
fees.
To
avoid
these
issues,
the
Charleston
County
School
Board
must
remove
prayer
from
any
meetings.
H
N
Good
evening
my
name
is
Meredith
mcphail
I'm,
a
resident
of
Charleston
County
and
a
person
of
faith.
I
am
also
a
staff
attorney
at
the
ACLU
of
South
Carolina.
Since
the
aclu's
founding
over
a
hundred
years
ago,
it
has
been
dedicated
to
protecting
civil
liberties,
including
the
values
of
religious
freedom
and
participatory
democracy.
N
The
Charleston
County
school
board's
proposal
to
open
meetings
with
a
prayer
raises
grave
constitutional
concerns
under
the
First
Amendment
government
should
not
play
a
role
in
establishing
religion.
Although
prayer
is
typically
permissible
to
open
meetings
of
legislative
bodies
School
context,
religious
activity
is
very
different.
N
As
a
result,
any
prayer
at
a
school
board
meeting,
particularly
one
that
proselytizes
a
specific
Faith
or
disparages
others,
is
more
than
likely
to
violate
the
constitution.
Just
as
important.
Maintaining
religious
neutrality
is
simply
the
right
thing
to
do.
Opening
meetings
with
prayer
would
hurt
the
board's
constituents.
N
It
would
exclude
students,
parents,
teachers
and
other
community
members
who
practice
different
faiths
or
no
faith
at
all.
By
creating
an
exclusionary
environment,
the
board
would
undermine
participation
by
its
constituents,
which
is
a
crucial
component
of
its
work.
For
all
of
these
reasons,
I
urge
the
board
to
reject
any
policy
allowing
for
government-sponsored
prayer
at
meetings.
O
O
This
and,
in
summary,
the
antithesis
of
a
democratic
process
founded
on
individual
rights
and
embodied
in
constitutional
law.
I.
Don't
think
that
the
board
should
try
and
impose
prayer
on
its
own
members
and
set
the
example
for
the
rest
of
the
school
system
and
in
doing
so
disenfranchise
as
many
people
as
they
could
conceivably.
This
do
so
in
the
process.
Thank
you.
M
M
It
is
extremely
concerning
to
me
that,
with
all
of
the
issues
that
CCSD
has
before
them,
we
are
beginning
this
new
session
with
prayer.
You
have
an
obligation
to
all
of
your
students,
all
of
your
teachers,
no
matter
what
their
faith
is
to
represent
everyone,
and
when
it's
stated
in
the
agenda
today
that
you
want
to
bring
in
faith
leaders
from
non-secular.
M
Let's
be,
let's
be
real
here.
If,
if
the
line
that
we're
drawing
is
not
technically
illegal,
we
need
to
hold
ourselves
to
a
higher
standard
than
that
and
I.
Ask
that
you
do
that.
You
hold
yourself
in
a
higher
standard
than
that
that
what
we're
asking
is
that
we
are
more
than
just
not
technically
illegal,
but
standing
in
what
is
right
and
what
is
right
is
not
me
putting
my
religion
out
in
front
of
everyone
else
that
we
already
have
a
moment
of
silence,
and
during
that
moment,
if
you
wish
to
pray,
that
is
great.
M
But,
like
the
people
who
spoke
before
me
said
it
is
divisive,
I'm
trained
in
trauma-informed
care,
and
what
you
may
not
realize
is
how
many
people
have
been
traumatized
by
the
church
or
other
religions,
and
you
are
creating
an
environment
that
is
exclusive,
excluding
members
of
our
community
of
our
students
and
our
faculty.
So
I
just
ask
that
you
take
that
into
consideration
with
your
vote
today.
L
Thank
you,
Miss,
benbok
and
now
I
will
read
the
online
comments.
Can
you
please
time
me
for
each
one?
L
This
one
is
from
Joan
chard
that
says
taking
the
mystery
out
of
the
term
Civil
Disobedience
Martin
Luther
King
identified
four
steps
in
the
process
of
a
non-violent
campaign.
One
must
collect
facts
and
determine
if
there
is
a
problem.
The
second
step
is
negotiation,
postpone
direct
action.
In
order
to
give
negotiations
a
chance
to
work,
one
three
one
must
purify
oneself,
one
must
be
trained
to
be
non-violent.
Finally,
if
all
else
fails,
one
must
turn
to
direct
action.
L
Hopefully
non-violent
protests
will
touch
the
conscience
of
the
community.
A
community
that
has
refused
to
negotiate
is
focused
to
confront
the
issue.
King
makes
it
clear
that
civility
is
never
synonymous
with
mere
niceness,
and
it
is
certainly
not
passivity
civility
demands
that
citizens
stand
up
for
what
they
think
is
right
and
be
willing
to
go
to
the
streets
and
protest
for
it.
King
reminds
us
that
violence
never
strengthens
a
community,
but
violence
makes
negotiation
less
likely
and
violence
always
undermines
the
law.
L
A
Me
Bailey
I
hate
to
interrupt
and
I
know
your
intent
is
marvelous,
but
per
policy
be
comments
that
are
Come
to
Us.
Online
are
to
be
summarized
by
noting
which
agenda
items
were
addressed
and
how
many
people
spoke
for
or
against
the
agenda.
Do
you
have
that
available.
I
Other
comments
received
focused
on
topics
such
as
information
responses,
time
for
staff,
curriculum
and
public
comment
submission.
Additionally,
there
were
comments
related
to
sr3
funding
sources.
A
All
right
moving
on
so
that
takes
care
of
our
public
comments.
Moving
on
to
item
8,
a
head
start
in
Early
Head
Start
fiscal
year,
24
funding
application
is
Foxworth
foreign.
P
Good
evening
board
chair,
McKinney,
Vice,
chair
Bailey,
Board
of
Trustees
and
superintendent
Kennedy
I'm.
Here
to
present
the
23-24
Head
Start
budget
CCSD
has
been
the
grantee
and
for
Head
Start
Grants
this
2011..
We
are
seeking
your
approval
of
the
Grant
application
for
federal
funds.
The
budget
will
be
submitted
to
the
office
of
head
start
on
March
1st,
but
because
of
all
the
approvals,
it
does
take
this
amount
of
time.
P
So
you
we
have
gone
through
audit
and
finance
and
you
have
the
packet
in
your
the
budget
in
your
packet
and
I'm
available,
as
well
as
Miss,
Rock
and
Miss
Davis.
To
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
G
And
because
normally
in
February,
when
we
get
back
on
track,
we
would
have
discussed
this
at
Committee
of
the
whole,
so
I'm
going
to
share
some
of
the
concerns
that
the
committee
of
the
whole
I
mean
not
committee
the
whole
the
audit
and
finance
had,
and
we
thought
it
would
be
very
important
that
Mr
foxworx
explained
to
the
board
exactly
the
school
districts
obligation
under
Head
Start,
because
a
lot
of
this
is
federally
funded
and
we
are
only
paying
for
a
small
portion
of
the
teachers.
Correct.
Yes,.
P
Though
what
you
see
in
front
of
you
is
all
the
10.8
million
is
all
federally
funded
through
the
office
of
Head
Start.
We
do
have
some
non-federal
share
and
we
do
are
working
towards
a
ma.
Some
funding
for
match
to
fund
3K
teachers
as
they
receive
certification
and
I,
can
get
that
exact
amount.
But
the
money
that
you
see
in
front
of
you
is
all
federal
funding.
The
10.8,
the
10
point
million
dollars.
G
And
I
think
the
question
was
from
the
committee
was:
was
there
any
anticip?
Could
you
give
us
at
this
time
what
you
anticipate
the
school
district's
obligation
and
continuing
the
head
start
with
the
understanding
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
to
move
as
much
money
into
this
type
of
program
as
possible.
P
Sure
number
one
we
are
one
of
the
things
we're
doing
with
the
grant
is
we
have
looked
and
examined
our
data
and
looked
at
our
waiting
list
data
we
are
in
the
process
of
converting
from
there's.
Some
of
the
four
schools
are
currently
funded,
called
CD,
Head,
Start
collaboration.
We
are
in
the
process
of
moving
those
for
next
year
into
a
different
funding
source
called
startup.
Those
slots,
the
the
4K
program
will
continue,
will
look
the
same.
It
will
be
just
under
a
different
funding
source.
P
Those
slots
will
be
converted
to
Early
Head
Start,
which
is
our
largest
waiting
list,
and
then
we're
also
adding
a
couple.
Additional
3K
Head
Start
classrooms,
but
we
are
asking
for
the
overall
will
be
a
reduction
in
slot,
because
the
number
of
Early
Head
Start
is
eight
per
class
for
two
adults
and
17
for
Head
Start.
So
it
looks
like
an
overall
reduction.
That's
why
we're
working
with
our
office
of
Head
Start
to
help
us
with
what
we
call
as
a
conversion
and
that's
what
we're
being
submitted
and
that's
what
is
in
front
of
you.
P
And
the
reason
we
come
to
you
in
January
is
because
we
have
in
addition
to
getting
the
boards
here,
signature
and
your
approval.
We
do
have
to
have
the
approved
minutes
which
won't
come
out
until
February.
So
that
is
why,
every
year
we
come
to
you
in
January,
so
we
can
be
in
compliance
with
the
guidelines
and
get
it
to
the
office
of
Head
Start
by
March
1st
at
the
latest.
A
G
Really
it
was
just
trying
to
get
an
understanding
of
any
future
obligations
that
the
CCSD
may
be
and
may
incur
if
we
increase
the
program
and
how
we
were
going
to
find
funding
for
it
to
try
to
build
on
the
success
of
what
the
federal
government
is
funding
right
now,
that
was
the
main
topic
of
discussion.
P
P
G
J
So
miss
Foxworth.
Could
you
explain
the
importance
about
getting
the
Pre-K
teachers
certified,
please
the
staff
certified
sure.
P
I've
been
in
this
position
for
like
three
or
four
years,
but
I've
worked
in
this
department
for
a
long
time
and
we've
looked
at
data
and
what
we're
noticing
is
that
the
students
coming
into
4K
remember
how
we
have
our
program.
Structured
here
in
Charleston
is
early,
has
started
0
to
36
months.
Majority
of
three-year-olds
are
served
in
our
head
start,
that's
what
Head
Start
majority
serves,
and
then
they
go
into
our
4K
program.
P
We
were
looking
at
data
and
we
realized
our
teachers
who
who
were
certified
had
better
out
the
3K
teachers
that
were
certified.
The
students
were
coming
out
better,
and
so
that's
why
we've
been
transitioning,
but
we
value
our
Head
Start
teachers
that
have
been
committed.
So
our
goal
is
not
to
remove
them.
E
P
J
P
So
we've
been
for
years
and
years
we
were
not
Charleston
County
School
District
was
not
assertive.
Certap
is
the
child
early
reading
education
development
program,
it's
the
state's
4K
funding
stream.
For
years
we
were
not
a
third-up
district,
but
two
years
ago
this
is
our
second
year
we
became
eligible,
and
so
we've
been
slowly
using
that
startup
funding
to
expand.
So
we
can
continue
the
expanding
Pre-K
and
so
those
the
four
schools
that
were
CD
Head
Start.
P
The
collaboration
have
always
been
eligible
to
be
served
up,
but
we
didn't
know
and
overwhelm
the
schools,
and
so
we
never
had
them
as
Head,
Start
and
startup.
So
now
that
we
have
this
opportunity
to
add
more
early
and
we
can
move
them
into
startup,
we
think
that's
best
for
the
teacher
students
and
the
schools.
So
that's
what
we're
doing
so.
It's
been
a
partnership.
We
just
got
our
application
to
expand,
insert
up
so
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
our
approved
startup
sites.
P
B
Sponsors,
let
me
just
say
thank
you.
This
is
what
I
love
to
hear.
If
we're
going
to
spend
money,
I
am
so
excited
that
we
are
spending
it
early
and
meeting
the
needs
early
on.
So
thank
you
for
your
work
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
the
data
to
see.
You
know
how
this
is
working
and
this
the
success
wait.
So
thank
you.
J
Yeah,
thank
you
very
much,
and
so
I'll.
Just
add
to
that
that
a
major
component
of
the
district's
effort
to
improve
student
outcomes
is
to
address
Early,
Childhood
learning,
and
so,
if
that
includes
both
the
expansion
of
Early
Childhood
availability
here
in
the
county,
as
well
as
the
Improvement
of
the
programs
that
we
have
through
the
additional
certifications.
A
A
G
E
A
Q
Q
Go
yes
ma'am,
so,
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
we
set
aside
funds
for
Urgent
compelling
needs
and
contingency
we're
well
over
halfway
through
the
year
as
such,
we'd
like
to
distribute
some
of
those
funds,
we
have
18
programs
in
fixed
cost
of
ownership.
12
of
those
began
this
year
with
unfunded
requirements.
So
we
take
a
look
at
the
programs
that
have
unfunded
requirements
and
look
at
the
highest
and
best
use
of
the
really
small
amount
of
money
that
we're
moving
from
contingency.
Q
The
recommendation
from
staff
is
to
split
it
among
Facilities,
Management,
media
center
and
Furniture
equipment,
Furniture
fixtures
and
equipment.
Each
of
those
programs
has
a
requirement
for
those
for
those
funds
going
back
to
a
question
from
last
month
for
Miss
Roberson
about
Equity,
just
a
reminder
how
we
manage
all
these
programs,
it
really
three-fold.
One
is
we
look
for
systems
like
systems
use?
So
if
we
have
a
system
that
we
install
at
every
school,
we
simply
based
on
an
age
of
that
system.
Every
school
gets
the
same
system,
they're
replaced
on
age.
Q
The
second
way
we
replace
items
is
based
on
condition,
so
the
big
portion
of
that's
in
facilities.
We
look
at
the
condition
of
each
building
system
and
it's
replaced
when
it's
needed.
The
highest
need
gets
the
work
first
and
then.
Thirdly,
if
everything
is
all
equal,
that's
how
it's
managed
the
money
is
distributed
equally
among
the
all
the
schools,
whether
it's
high
schools,
Middle
Schools,
elementary
schools
like
we
would
do
with
band
instruments
as
an
example.
So
in
this
case
the
the
three
accounts
that
are
getting
the
funds
we
can
certainly
provide.
Q
E
G
The
the
committee
when
we
reviewed
this
and
looked
at
it,
you'll
you'll
notice
that
the
contingency
fund
is
688
thousand
dollars
and
we
will
have
used
70
percent
of
the
contingency
fund
and
we're
halfway
through
the
year,
and
one
of
the
concerns
by
the
committee
was,
you
know:
you've
got
printers
and
fixtures.
You've
got
an
approved
budget,
a
proposed
budget
and
we're
already
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
over
and
above
the
proposed
budget.
G
Q
Q
Let's
pull
some
of
the
money
and
those
three
accounts
were
looking
at
moving
money
to
their
expenditure
rate
is
87,
90
and
96
percent
expended,
so
they
have
well
they're
well
underway
spending
the
money
that
they
have
and
we
believe
that
they
can
easily
use
utilize.
This
funds
for
their
backlog,
okay,.
A
B
B
I
I
honestly
believe
that
you
know
the
people
pairs
for
lack
of
knowledge.
You
mentioned
that
you
make
sure
that
everything
is
equal.
If
one
school
have
it,
you
want
to
make
sure
that
all
the
schools
have
it,
and
then
you
move
to
the
next
category
of
how
things
are
dispersed.
B
What
happens
if
something
is
missed
and
when
I
and
let
me
give
you
an
example
if
Stahl
has
a
drill
match
and
my
school
St
John's
ROTC
program
would
like
to
have
a
drill,
mat
and
it's
and
they
miss
it,
and
it's
not
on
your
inventory
list.
How
do
we
make
that
happen
so.
Q
At
that
point,
it
would
be
considered
among
the
rest
of
the
requests
and
we
would
look
at
it,
but
in
that,
in
that
case,
I
I
do
not
I
know
for
a
fact:
I
don't
have
a
person
that
goes
out
and
checks
to
make
sure
every
ROTC
program
has
the
drill
mat,
but
but
the
schools
are
certainly
welcome
to
submit
those,
and
in
which
case
we
look
at
and
go.
You
know
the
other
schools,
don't
have
it
or
all
of
them
have,
but
this
one
and
we
make
sure
that
it
gets
done.
Q
The
same
holds
for
our
upgrades.
So
a
great
example
that
we're
going
through
now
are
batting
cages.
In
the
past
the
district
built
no
batting
cages.
Then
we
built
batting
cages
with
no
covers
and
now
we're
building
batting
cages
with
covers,
and
so
we've
got
a
wide
range
of
schools
within
that
Spectrum.
Q
Q
K
You
yes,
ma'am
Mr,
barely
I
have
a
question
for
you:
the
Sports
facility
that
was
built
in
North
Charleston,
the
I
think
it's
a
football
arena.
K
It's
my
understanding
from
the
folks
at
City
Hall
that
it
was
built
without
any
locker
rooms,
or
anything
like
that.
Can
you
speak
to
that?
Please.
Q
Yes,
ma'am
when
we
designed
that
Stadium,
as
well
as
the
district
2
stadium
in
Mount
Pleasant,
we
took
athletic
directors
with
us
and
looked
at
other
stadiums
around
the
around
the
state
and
the
recommendation
was
to
not
build
showers
in
each
of
the
facilities.
Each
of
the
facilities
has
locker
rooms.
They
just
do
not
have
showers.
What
we
found
across
the
district
is
that
our
athletes
aren't
using
the
existing
showers
that
we
have
they're
simply
going
going
straight
home.
Q
I
know
that
doesn't
make
many
parents
very
happy,
but
you
can't
force
a
child
into
the
shower,
and
so
we
we
did
not
build
them
in
the
two
Regional
stadiums.
We
actually
have
an
estimate
you
know
to
to
do
that.
They
could
certainly
be
added
right
now.
It's
just
not
a
high
enough
priority
because
we
are
short,
actual
athletic
facilities,
especially
in
North
Charleston.
At
this
point,.
A
L
I
have
a
question:
what
if
the
parents
wanted
those
showers
to
be
built,
and
it
was
a
big
enough
demand
for
it?
How
would
we
go
about
getting
that
done.
Q
So
if
the
board
is
interested,
I
would
come
come
to
you
all
with
a
recommendation
for
funding
and
I
would
also
tell
you
where
the
money's
not
going
to
go
if
we
fund
that
per
se,
but
that's
how
it
would
happen.
The
biggest
challenge
we
have
with
that
is
the
number
of
showers
I
could
easily
build
two
showers
for
50
football
players.
Those
will
clearly
not
be
used,
I
could
build
50
showers
and
they
might
be
used.
So
it's
finding
the
right
mix
of
showers.
Q
We
came
up
with
an
estimate
in
the
middle
again.
It
was
about
a
1.3
million
dollar
project
to
Simply,
add
showers
to
those
locker
rooms
at
the
District
4
Stadium,
at
which
point
I'm
sure
those
in
Mount
Pleasant
will
say
why?
Don't
we
get
them
in
our
Stadium
as
well,
and
then
it
starts
rolling
in
that
direction.
So
a
1.3
million
dollar
project
May
evolve
into
a
10
million
dollar
project.
If
we
look
across
the
district,
so.
D
Right
Madam
chair
I,
like
to
raise
a
question
of
privilege,
call
for
the
order
of
the
day.
Please
I'd
like
to
stick
to
our
agenda.
If
you
don't
mind.
A
R
So
what
you
have
before
you
is
a
list
of
procurements
greater
than
250
000.
This
is
a
byproduct
of
the
March
22
Board
of
Trustees
directive
for
all
purchases,
greater
than
250
000,
to
be
brought
forward
to
the
board
on
the
list
that
you
have
before
you.
There
are
12
items,
equaling
22.6
million
dollars.
The
majority
of
them
are
related
to
facilities
and
Capital
Construction
that
this
list
is
not
specific
to
only
Capital
construction
and
maintenance.
It
also
includes
any
purchase
from
the
district
greater
than
250
000..
R
This
list
is
designed
to
give
you
transparency
into
the
purchases.
The
type
of
procurement,
a
brief
description
of
the
project
the
fund
source
and
which
office
is
is
holding
this
particular
project.
I
will
entertain
any
questions
that
you
all
have.
G
And
this
is
the
fun
one,
250
000
and
and
above
and
when
you
look
at
this
list
and
I
would
hope
that
the
public
and
all
my
fellow
board
members
does
do
look
at
this
list
because
it's
it's
kind
of
complicated,
because
what
you're
trying
to
manage
is
contracts
that
were
entered
into.
And
you
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
These.
R
Yes,
this
is
all
budget,
these
are
all
budgeted
funds.
This
is
not.
Nothing
here
has
not
been
approved
in
the
fiscal
year
budget.
G
E
R
So
on
the
the
budget
is
approved,
it's
approved
with
the
body
of
work
and
the
scope
of
our
attached
to
it.
What
this
is
is
identifying
the
selected
vendors
through
the
procurement
process,
so,
whereas
the
board
has
approved
the
budget
and
the
scope
of
work,
this
is
identifying
the
associated
vendors
that
have
been
selected
to
bring
forth
the
scope
of
work
that
was
has
already
been
approved
and
budgeted
for.
G
So
the
committee's
main
concern
in
reviewing
this
and
one
of
the
things
we
always
look
for,
or
is
what
we're
trying
to
look
for
is
when
we
are
presented
with
something
that
may
be
new
money,
something
that's
not
within
the
budget
or
not
discussed,
and
we're
going
to
have
a
presentation
by
Dr
Kennedy
on
the
Esser
funding
and
how
that
works,
which
I
think
is
going
to
be
very
helpful
to
all
to
understanding
this,
because
one
of
the
main
concerns
the
committee
had
was
item
10..
This
involves
approval
of
an
Esser
item.
G
I
think
there's
also
some
questions
as
to
exactly
what
the
board
exemptions
were
established
notified
of
that
we
were
advised
so
we'd
be
getting
a
listen
and
explanation
as
to
what
board
exemptions
actually
means,
and
the
Esser
fund
request
is
for
450
000
and
there
was
no
I
mean
450
000.
G
There
was
no
presentation
given
or
anything
so
you
start
to
think
about
and
we'll
get
into
this
when
we
discuss
the
Esser
funds
with
Dr
Kennedy
we're
an
audit
and
finance
committee,
we're
required
to
audit
and
everything
or
overview
the
audits,
procedures
and
policies
that
are
being
presented
with
Esser
funds,
which
I'm
sure
we'll
get
in
on
the
discussion.
You
know,
there's
the
discretion
on
the
audit
still
relies
heavily
on
the
board
being
involved.
G
The
committee-
and
this
is
one
of
these
type
of
odd
items
that
comes
in
and
you
see
the
450
000
and
the
justification
is
that
they've
been
around
for
10
years
and
they're
doing
a
really
good
job.
That's
the
data,
that's
it
and
you
know,
then
there
was
a
lot
of
discussion
about
startup
companies
and
you
know
being
used
on
Esther
funds.
So
it
it
really
when
you
get
one
of
these
and
you
see
250,
000
or
450,
000
and
I
see
one
light
item
I
mean
I
can
understand
your
capital
budget.
G
You
know
your
Capital
constructions
and
and
all
that,
but
when
you
come
into
an
Esser
and
there
are
specific
requirements
which
we
are
accountable
for
as
a
board
I
just
I
feel
very
uncomfortable
with
approving
that
item.
R
The
particular
exemptions
that
are
spoke
of
so
there
are
several
board
exemptions
for
procurement
items,
Educational
Services,
as
well
as
staff
development,
fall
under
those
exemptions,
and
what
that
means
is
you
don't
have
to
go
out
for
a
competitive
bid
for
those
particular
item.
The
same
holds
true
for
a
thing
about
financial
services,
as
it
relates
to
audit
services.
So
when
you
see
board
exemption,
that's
what
that
means.
The
Esser
items
went
through
a
budget
development
and
an
approval
process
by
the
state,
as
so,
there
was
oversight
there
as
far
as
allowable
activities.
R
This
particular
vendor
did
fall
within
the
allowable
activities
that
are
identified
under
Esser,
and
the
board
exemption
is
also
allowable
and
I.
Think
we
also
discussed
that
the
the
committee
meeting
that
it
to
the
best
of
our
knowledge
there
was
no
conflict
of
interest
with
board
members
with
this
particular
vendor
and.
S
If
I
may
miss
Williams
I
appreciate
that
clarification,
Mr
Nebraska
I
certainly
do
appreciate
that
they're
a
review
of
these
these
items.
The
item
10,
was
not
disapproved
or
disallowed
by
any
other
governing
body.
Instead,
the
kids
on
point
serves
various
schools
in
CCSD,
and
the
thought
process
was
that
those
schools
would
come
together
and
be
funded
collectively
under
one
piece
under
versus
doing
so
disparately
for
in
order
to
provide,
quite
frankly,
a
little
more
transparency
and
unification
in
in
our
efforts
to
vet
this
program.
S
Although
Miss
Simmons
is
not
here
this
evening,
she
is
in
Virginia
doing
some
professional
development.
This
program
was
vetted
for
its
Effectiveness
if
I
might
speak
out
of
shop.
So
do
forgive
me
on
student
achievement
and
the
gains
made
by
various
schools
were
so
noteworthy
that
other
principals
ask
if
they
could
be
involved,
and
so
that's
the
point
that
we,
as
is
the
academic
side
of
the
house,
with
the
wisdom
and
guidance
of
Miss
Williams,
pulled
together
this
under
the
answer.
S
Mr
Mr
Cobb:
do
you
have
that
information
right,
handy,
I,
I,
appreciate
that
we
certainly
can
provide
it
to
you,
Mrs
McKinney.
There
were
several
that
had
already
vetted
it,
but
we
can
get
that
information
and
provide
it
to
you
in
the
board
brief
or
a
follow-up
if
you
prefer
Mr
Grabowski.
Does
that
help
a
little
bit
with
that
item.
G
I
kind
of
wish,
you
know
if
we'd
looked
at
the
agenda,
that
we'd
have
the
opportunity
to
have
Dr
Kennedy
talk
about
the
user
application
process,
the
auditing,
because
I
I
did
have
a
chance
to
review
the
government's
side.
What
we
should
be
doing
being
worried
about
yeah,
that's
not
that
I'm
losing
any
sleep
over
it,
but
nevertheless
I
think
it's
very
important
for
my
fellow
board
members
to
understand
exactly
when
this,
especially
if
we
get
to
the
situation
where
there
is
new
money
coming
out
and
being
considered
into
the
budget.
G
F
That
all
right
I
raised
some
questions
regarding
this
item
and
I
would
be
glad
to
share
it.
I
shared
them
with
Mr
Grabowski,
because
I
think
that
item
10
is
a
program
and
we
want
to
be
sure
that
it
is
effective
and
that
it
knowing
what
schools
are
using
it
and
that
schools
want
this
particular
program,
because
I
I
in
particular,
I'm
concerned
that
our
Esther
dollars
are
supporting
what
our
schools
want,
rather
than
us
supporting
programs
that
maybe
just
offered
as
non-profits
to
our
schools.
S
A
So
I
have
a
question
from
Ms,
Williams
and
and
Mr
Grabowski,
since
the
it
seems
like
the
only
concern
in
this
list
are
the
two
s
or
expenditures.
Could
we
exclude
those
two
and
consider
the
others
for
emotion
or
is
it
a
proposed
all
or
none.
R
I
just
want
to
flag
for
the
second
Esther
funded
project.
It's
directly
related
to
letters,
training
and
I
know.
The
academic
team
had
some
concerns
about
the
timing.
If
it's
not
approved
I,
don't
know
if
Anita
or
Terry
wants
to
speak
to
that.
S
I'm
happy
to
we
have
Susan
Rawlings
on
the
call
today
who's,
our
director
of
the
core
literacy
work
and
Terry
Nichols
is
one
of
our
associate
superintendents
here
who
manages
that
body
of
work
and
we
have
several
cohorts
of
training
that
are
scheduled
to
begin
in
the
spring
that
rely
on
your
approval
of
the
letters
work
tonight.
Around
phonics,
phonological
awareness,
Etc,
Nichols
I
didn't
mean
to
steal
your
thunder,
but
are
there
additional
things
you
or
Mrs
Rawlings
who's
patiently
awaiting
the
arrival
of
twins
at
home,
Mrs
Rawlings?
T
So
letters
stands
for
the
language
Essentials
for
of
teach
for
teachers
of
reading
and
spelling
and
what
it
is.
It
is
a
an
in-depth
training
for
teachers
geared
toward
our
early
childhood
teachers,
so
kindergarten
through
third
grade
around
current
research
and
best
practices
on
how
to
teach
reading
and
spelling
and
writing.
T
You
know
part
of
read
to
succeed
legislation
which
has
been
around
for
several
years
now
in
South.
Carolina
has
aimed
at
our
colleges
our
higher
education
institutes
to
correct
the
way
and
make
sure
that
teachers
are
being
trained
around
best
practices
whenever
it
comes
to
have
what
the
the
teachers
that
they
are
graduating
to
try
to
remedy
some
of
that
they
have
instituted
free
to
succeed,
coursework
that
is
required
for
our
teachers
and
all
of
that.
G
Thank
you
and
and
I'm
sorry,
I
mean
I
know.
We
discussed
this
at
the
committee
on
audit
and
finance,
but
I
don't
see
it
for
the
board
for
consideration.
K
Thank
you,
Mr
Grabowski,
that's
what
I
was
trying
to
figure
out
what
item
we
were
talking
about.
It's.
R
It's
been
on
this
list,
I
I,
just
the
acronyms,
are
not
there.
We
actually
spelled
out.
G
And
and
the
committee
the
way
the
committee
was
looking
at
this-
is
that
the
funding
that
the
federal
I
mean
the
state
had
required
and
paid
for
all
this
really
was
is
to
try
to
expand
it
to
all
schools,
and
maybe
the
principals
were
asking
for
this,
so
This
1.32,
Ms
Williams
was
able
to
find
magically
into
the
budget
to
cover
the
wonderful
money
for
a
phenomenal
program.
So
the
committee
was
quite
happy
in
hearing
how
it
was
being
applied
and
that
we
were
expanding
it
to
all
schools.
T
And,
and
that
would
go
to
fund
the
training
for
an
additional
949
teachers
in
Charleston
County,
to
expand
that
offering
not
only
to
our
k-3
teachers,
but
also
to
our
special
education
teachers,
our
multilingual
teachers
and
our
literacy
interventionists,
as
well
as
our
principals
and
assistant
principals
and
literacy.
Coaches
at
our
schools.
K
J
So
a
couple
couple
points
one.
We
were
asked
to
take
a
look
some
time
ago
across
the
southeast
to
determine
which
school
districts
which
states
were
making
progress
with
student
outcomes
and
find
out
what
they
were
doing
so
this
particular
training
is
used
throughout
the
state
of
Mississippi.
We
talked
last
spring
with
the
superintendent
state
of
superintendent
of
Education
of
Mississippi
Dr
Carey
Wright,
who
she
did
retire
on
June
30
before
she
retired,
and
we
explored
with
her
and
her
staff
very
deeply.
J
What
are
the
strategy
that
they
were
using
to
move
from
50th
on
this
on
the
reading
test
across
all
states
up
to
35th,
and
so
this
is
one
of
the
trainings
that
that
they
did
now.
The
state
of
South
Carolina
has
it
for
a
limited
number
of
schools,
the
Palmetto
priority
literacy
schools
and
what
this
does
expands
it
to
through
all
of
our
elementary
schools.
So.
T
And
I
also
note
Mr
Kennedy
that
North
Carolina
also
has
the
same
requirement
for
their
teachers.
They
have
been
able
to
fund
it
for
all
of
their
k-3
teachers,
so
this
is
something
that
many
states
are
engaging
in.
It's
just
that
the
state
of
South
Carolina
at
this
time
could
not
fund
it
for
all
of
their
teachers.
A
J
The
the
training
itself
is
pretty
intense,
so
I
mean
a
teacher
has
to
make
a
really
dedicated
commitment
to
get
the
training
done
over.
It's
two
volumes,
though
so,
typically
over
a
two-year
period,
one
body,
one
one
volume
per
year
where
the
state
is
currently
paying
authorizing
I
think
it's
like
500
per
volume.
J
What
we're
contemplating
here
is
to
actually
increase
that
the
amount
of
the
statement
to
teachers
to
make
it
make
sure
as
an
enticement
that
they
do
take
the
training,
and
so
instead
of
a
500
stipend
per
volume,
is
a
thousand
dollar
stipend
per
volume.
So
that's
the
difference.
E
J
So
it
goes,
and
so
that
is
you
know
in
in
collaboration
with
some
of
our
teacher
groups,
that
we
talked
that
we
talked
talked
to
about
the
quality
of
life
that
teaches
encounter,
and
so
we
were
asking
them
take
on
additional
work
by
taking
this
training
and
we
will
propose
it
to
a
compensate
them
for
that.
Mister.
D
Kennedy,
how
many
hours
do
you
anticipate
a
teacher
would
need
to
put
in
to
get
through
one
volume.
T
Yep,
the
the
state
estimates
as
well
as
Voyager
the
company
who
this
is
through
approximately
120
hours
and
but
part
of
that
is
actually
in
class,
so
like
whenever
they're
in
front
of
student
work
and
through
bridge
to
practice
activity.
So
this
professional
development
uses
best
practices
in
adult
learning
where
they
go.
They
work
through
a
lesson
and
then
there
are
activities
to
actually
take
the
learning
that
they
have
just
encountered
and
just
owned
and
actually
put
it
immediately
into
practice
with
students
and
so
across.
T
This
training
they're
actually
building
portfolios
for
students
that
they're
working
with
directly
in
the
application
of
their
learning.
But
for
but
total
between
the
outside
of
class
and
then
the
inside
of
class
is
approximately
120
hours.
S
Mr
Kelly.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
asking
that
question
for
just
dedication
to
putting
teachers
first
and
thinking
not
overwhelming
them.
What's
good
about
this
is
that
teachers
can
also
use
the
time
as
Miss
dunmeyer
Roberson
knows
from
her
time
in
the
classroom
and
Mrs
McKinney
and
Mrs
Bailey
they
and
Mrs
Waters
that
they
can
use
that
time
in
professional
development
for
recertification
purposes,
so
they
can
directly
use
that
time
to
renew
their
certificate.
S
In
addition
to
Growing
professionally,
and
in
addition
to
that
are
adding,
the
stipend
has
been
very
well
received
by
principals
and
groups
of
teachers
with
whom
we've
discussed
this.
So
thank
you
again
for
that.
Thank
you.
Certainly,
yeah.
T
And
I
was
just
going
to
add
on
to
that
that
it
also
counts
for
all
four
of
the
state
required
read
to
succeed
courses
that
all
of
our
classroom
teachers
are
required
to
have.
They
have
two
renewal
Cycles
to
obtain
that
certification
to
become
a
read
to
succeed,
certified
teacher
and
letters
training
does
fulfill
that
requirement
for
all
four
of
those
courses.
D
Thank
you,
Mr
Kelly
yeah,
the
the
root
and
and
thank
you
for
for
seeing
the
root
of
the
root
of
the
question
was
actually
one
of
of
math
and
and
a
thousand
dollars
for
150
hours
of
work
is
15
cents
an
hour.
D
That's
not
a
number
that
I'm
really
excited
about,
especially
when
we
are
trying
to
retain
quality
teachers.
Is
there?
Is
this
a
number
that
we
can
go
back
and
and
make
let's
say
better
than
minimum
wage
as
a
starting
point,
yeah
that
it
seems
like
15
cents
an
hour?
You
know
a
thousand
dollars
for
150
hours
of
work
is
unacceptable,
I
I,
wouldn't
do
it
and
I
don't
think
we
should
ask
our
teachers
too
either.
Is
that
a
number
that
we
can
rework.
J
So
so,
with
the
state,
Palmetto
literacy,
schools,
I
think
the
in
Susan
you're
going
to
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
I
believe
the
there's
a
requirement
that
the
teachers
in
those
schools
participate
in
this
training.
So
that's
that's
a
PD,
that's
that's
mandated
by
the
state
and
they're.
So
what
we
are
doing,
including
those
teachers
we
are
doubling
what
the
state
is,
the
statement,
that's
that
the
state
spans-
and
we
are
doubling
that
estate-
says
500
and
we'll
double
in
that.
A
D
J
This
I
understand,
I
I,
do
understand
the
math
and
and
excuse
me
and
and
I
would
also
attend,
not
how
to
attend.
I
mean
we
look
at
the
data
that,
throughout
our
district,
not
only
in
the
Palmetto
priority
schools,
there's
huge
problems
with
reading
huge
problems.
If
you
take
a
look
at
the
spring
spring
of
last
year,
let's
see
ready
77.1
percent
of
our
white
students
read
either
on
or
above
grade
level
with
African-Americans
23.1
percent.
So
that's
a
54
Point
Gap.
J
If
it
is
a
huge
gap
that
I
haven't
seen
elsewhere,
the
same
thing
without
expanding
expanding
students
at
45.7
percentage
Gap,
and
so
if
we
only
limit
it
to
a
handful
of
schools,
then
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
spread
this
knowledge
throughout
our
teaching
core
and
it's
not
just
the
primary
grade
teachers.
It's
like
the
Esau
teachers.
It's
our
special
ed
teachers.
J
We're
trying
to
get
this
embedded
into
the
culture
of
what
we
do
with
reading
so
I
understand
the
math
in
terms
of
being
able
to
pay
more,
and
we
are
trying
to
do
that.
But
there's
also
the
competing
side
of
how
much
how
much
we
can
allocate
anyone
give
them
give
them
a
program.
D
Understood
and
I
think
and
I
I,
don't
I
wasn't
suggesting
that
we
limit
this
program
to
a
certain
set
of
schools.
I,
don't
think
that's
wise,
but
but
I
would
certainly
like
to
see
an
allocation
that
is
a
bit
more
appropriate
to
the
amount
of
work
needed.
You
said
it's
a
substantial
amount
of
work
over
three
years,
so
I
I'd
like
to
see
a
I
think
we
can
do
better
yeah.
J
So
so
so,
no
so
with
your
voice
permission,
we
can
go
back
and
take
a
look
at
the
you
know
the
acid
dollars
and
how
much
more
we
might
be
able
to
tease
out
of
that.
But
I
would
encourage
ask
that
you
all
take
this
up
tonight
so
that
we
get
the
teachers
in
the
training
program.
This
this
spring.
B
I,
don't
have
a
problem
with
number
12.
I
think
that
it's
necessary,
but
I
want
to
Mr
cabralsi,
go
back
to
number
10
and
ask
that
this
go
back
to
the
committee.
I
think
that
there's
just
a
lot
I
would
I
would
have
appreciated
if
Miss
Simmons
was
here
to
really
give
us
some
concrete
data.
This
program
says
that
they
followed
the
kids
from
elementary
school
through
graduation
and
Beyond.
B
I
really
would
like,
before
we
allocate
more
money
to
this
program,
to
find
out
exactly
you
know
some
Real
Results,
some
real
data
as
to
you
know
the
kids
that
they
started
this
program
in
2009,
and
you
know
this
is
where
demarius
is,
and
this
is
what
you
know
this
person
is
doing
and
it
would
give
us
I
think
we
could
make
a
more
informed
decision
on
allocating
more
resources
to
a
program
that
we
have
data
on
Vice.
Just
one
blanket
statement
that
has
been
around
for
a
decade.
We.
S
Certainly
can
provide
that
I'll
work
with
Miss
Simmons
I
was
able
to
pull
up
a
list
of
some
of
the
schools
that
kids
on
point
serves:
Burke
Charleston,
Progressive,
Shakura,
James,
Simmons,
Mitchell,
miminger,
Sanders,
Clyde,
Simmons,
Pinkney,
Allegro,
Charleston,
Charter,
Meeting,
Street,
CDA
Etc,
so
we'll
certainly
do
that
Mrs
Demar
Roberson
and
provide
that
to
the
board
so
that
you
can
look
at
that
data.
Thank
you
for
that.
I'll
work
with
Miss
Simmons.
It's.
B
C
S
C
S
Provide,
maybe
a
preliminary
Miss
Simmons
gets
back
and,
and
we
may
be
able
to
send
something
out
in
the
board
brief
team,
Mrs,
dunmire,
Roberson
and
and
follow
up
with
you
Mr
gabrowski,
to
make
sure
that
always
always
set
and
ready
and.
J
R
R
J
A
Okay,
so
do
I
hear
a
motion
concerning
the
procurement
worksheet
for
items
over
the
two
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars.
D
Yeah
I
move
that
we
approved
the
worksheet
with
the
acceptance
of
line
item
10.
G
D
A
Passes
we
will
go
on
to
item
D,
the
Esser
funding,
sir
summary
Miss
Williams.
R
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
So
through
the
American
Rescue
plan,
the
district
was
allocated
three
parts
of
money
under
Esser,
one
two
and
three.
Those
respective
amounts
were
13.4
million,
72.63
million
and
163.2
million.
What
this
is
is
a
summary
at
a
high
level
of
the
total
funding
that
we
received
under
each
Esser
allocation,
one
two
and
three:
the
respective
allowable
spend
categories.
R
What
this
initial
spend
plan
was
and
what
we've
expended
to
date
and
if
you'll
see
on
the
summary
for
sr1
we've
completely
expended
to
13.4
million
down
on
allowable
expenses
and
keep
in
mind
when
we
spend
it's
a
reimbursement.
So
it
has
to
go
through
Federal
scrutiny
for
approval
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
activities
were
allowable
and
that
we
are
spending
in
accordance
with
our
approved
plan
for
sr2,
the
original
allocation
was
72.6
Million.
We
are
coming
to
the
sun
setting
period
for
us
or
two.
R
We
have
a
remaining
balance
of
4.3
million
dollars.
We
have
about
11
point:
we
have
11.6
million
dollars
in
convert
for
the
current
fiscal
year
incumbent,
meaning
associated
with
the
contract
tied
to
an
existing
body
of
work
that
we're
spending
down
our
sr3.
This
was
our
largest
pot
of
money.
We
have
until
September
of
2024
to
expend
the
funds.
We
were
awarded,
163.2
million.
We
have
expended
11.9,
I'm,
sorry
34.86
to
date,
and
we
have
22.9
million
dollars.
Encumbered
remaining
balance
is
a
93.4
million.
R
One
thing
to
note:
with
the
remaining
balance,
all
of
the
funds
have
been
allocated
based
on
the
plan,
the
approved
plan,
any
budget
amendments
that
we've
submitted
have
to
go
through
Federal
scrutiny
and
Improvement,
and
approval
excuse
me-
and
these
are
just
what
we've
expended
to
date.
There
was
some
question
around
some
of
the
contractual
services
that
we've
expended
for
SO3
the
larger
bucket
of
money.
This
includes
some
Contract
Services,
artpot,
Charleston,
hope
Vision
to
learn
the
Low
Country
education.
R
R
So
other
activities
are
as
defined
it's
for
the
operation
and
continuity
of
services
and
local
education
agencies
and
continuing
to
employ
existing
staff
for
local
education
for
the
local
Education
Agency,
that's
CCSD,
so,
for
instance,
when
we
paid
for
overlay
positions.
So
when
we
held
schools
harmless
for
certain
positions,
meaning
if
a
school's
enrollment
dropped
as
a
byproduct
of
the
impact
of
covid
as
opposed
to
shifting
staff
out
of
the
school,
we
maintained
that
person
and
that
school
fully
funded
for
contractual
support
and
services.
R
We
used
to
supplement
some
of
the
Personnel
costs.
So
if
an
employee
was
fifty
thousand
dollars,
twenty
five
thousand
might
have
been
on
the
general
fund
and
we
funded
the
other
25
000
with
Esther
funds.
So
it
was
for
stabilization
activities
a
century
essentially
located
as
a
byproduct
of
the
impact
of
covet.
B
I
do,
and
this
may
or
may
not
be
for
you
Miss
Williams,
maybe
superintendent
and
Kennedy
can
answer
this.
I
totally
understand
the
the
budget
as
presented.
B
My
question
is
outside
of
the
funds
allocated
to
each
principles.
You
know
for
their
individual
buildings,
I
keep
hearing
about
the
learning
loss
and
the
different
educational
support
programs,
but
it
seems
like
most
of
them
are
in
D20
on
their
downtown
has
any
vendor
offered
of
any
contracts
or
for
D9
or
d23.
J
B
J
So
that
that
Miss
Williams
said
there
are
three
fundings
funds:
that's
the
one
13.4
million
dollars,
and
that
was
simply
for
to
get
schools
open
up
right
after
the
beginning.
B
J
So
we
asked
we
have
talked
about
the
summer.
The
summer
training
programs,
Summer
Schools,.
S
And
Darius
initiatives
that
have
have
targeted
kids
across
the
district,
primarily
for
these
for
the
sr3
fund,
so
in
complete
transparency
principles,
develop
plans
based
on
their
own
individual
data
and
where
they
thought
students
needed
support
and
in
what
areas,
whether
Mrs
demo
Roberson
that
be
mental
health,
but
primarily
academic
achievement
and
due
to
coveted
learning
laws.
S
Now
you
referenced
down
the
downtown
district,
specifically
Mr
Kennedy
did
give
charge
to
principals,
and
let
them
know
that
if
they
wanted
to
come
together
in
a
feeder
pattern
and
develop
a
plan
for
sr3
funding
that
it
could
be
considered
like
other
school
funding,
and
we
did
have
principals
down
downtown
that
did
so
and
developed.
The
D20
PCP
I
know
right
now
that
there
is
a
cohort
of
principles
out
in
the
district
that
you
serve
District
23
that
is
coming
together
and
they're
scheduled
to
meet
with
us
I.
S
Believe
it's
next
week
to
review
their
proposal
and
the
review
of
their
plan
and
we've.
Let
principals
know
that
if
they
want
to
come
together
again
and
do
that
and
whatever
feeder
pattern
like
the
District
20
plan
that
they
can
do
so
I,
don't
know
if
that
answers
your
question,
but
I
believe
the
answer
is
yes,
ma'am
in
different
amounts
and
with
different
vendors
based
on
principal
requests
that
garnered
teacher
input.
That's.
B
Part
of
it,
thank
you
very
much
for
that
yes
ma'am,
but
do
we
have
any
programs
like
what
was
num
on
the
previous
kids.
E
S
Ma'am
there
are
various
vendors
and
Mr
Cobb
has
done
a
brilliant
job,
streamlining
our
Esther
processes
and
procedures
and
has
a
list
of
our
vendors,
and
we
could.
We
could
perhaps
provide
that
information
to
you
in
a
board
brief
I'm,
making
a
list
Mrs
Dunmore
Road.
Thank
you.
Yes,
ma'am.
G
And
I
think
the
committee's
biggest
problem
was
trying
to
understand
how
all
this
is
audited
to
make
sure
this
money
is
being
spent
properly.
I
know
the
federal
has
guidelines,
but
they
put
the
onus
on
us
to
be
doing
all
the
audit
processing
and
it
would
be
curious
to
see
what
type
of,
because
I
just
have
a
hard
time,
believing
that
we're
talking
I
know
300
million
dollars.
R
Were
audited
in
this
past
cycle
for
fiscal
year,
22
on
our
audit
on
our
Esser
funds
and
we
produce
zero
audit
findings
just
to
kind
of
go
over
process
once
the
funds
are
allocated
and
the
district
has
to
plan.
The
district
then
submits
that
plan
back
for
federal
review
to
make
sure
we're
in
compliance
with
all
the
allowable
spending
of
the
grant.
If
we
are
out
of
compliance
with
the
spending
of
the
grant,
we
simply
don't
get
reimbursed
and
we
have
to
absorb
it
on
the
general
fund.
That
has
not
happened.
R
R
S
We
are
in
a
constant
state
of
analyzing
analyzing
SEC
our
summer
enrichment
camps,
for
example,
that
Mr
Kennedy
reference
came
out
of
sr3
are
high.
Dosage
tutoring,
like
Saga
and
other
programs
to
determine
is
x,
amount
that
we've
paid
for.
Why
program
worth
it?
So,
in
regards
to
the
audit
side
of
the
house,
Shauna
and
team
have
done
a
strong,
really
really
solid,
no
audit
finding
job
in
regards
to
the
programmatic
side,
we're
doing
our
due
diligence
and
better
in
ensuring
that
we
don't
have
quote
failures
and
when
we
do,
we
catch
it
quickly.
K
Did
you
allow
for
competition
and
things
of
that
nature
and
I
also
wanted
to
ask
about
I
would
like
to
address
that
first,
but
I
also
wanted
to
ask
it's
my
understanding
that,
like
municipalities
also
themselves
received
Esser
funds
are,
are
we
as
a
district
working
with
the
municipalities,
to
ensure
that
those
funds
are
most
efficiently
used
as
a
community
on
a
holistic
level?.
R
So
the
district
is
only
in
control
of
the
funds
that
we
received
for
the
federal
dollars
regarding
the
federal
dollars.
So
we
as
of
right
now
we
don't
have
any
Financial
Partnerships
with
other
agencies
that
have
extra
dollars.
No.
K
Communication,
then,
because
the
reason
that
I
ask
is
because
I've
Had
A
city
councilman
from
the
city
of
Charleston
reach
out
to
me
at
about
a
project
around
the
School
of
Math
and
Science
in
Windermere,
about
a
drainage
project
there,
and-
and
they
wanted
to
ensure
that
we
would
work
with
the
city
on
that
and
then
the
city
of
North
Charleston
I've
been
in
communication
with
them
about
some
of
the
ways
they've
been
using
the
Esser
fund
that
they
received
and
they're
now
in
need
of
you
miss
Huggins,
you've
heard
us.
K
Ask
you
plenty
about
that
program.
That
would
be
good
for
so
that's
why
I'm
asking
is:
have
we
been
thinking
about
it
more
long
term
to
work
with
these
municipalities
together
to
make
sure
that
the
funds
are
used
in
the
most
efficient
way
for
each
community?
So.
S
Yes,
ma'am
I
I
can
I
can
attest
to.
We
follow
the
procurement
process.
Mrs,
Williams
and
Mr
wheelchair
ensure
that
we
we
we
don't.
We
don't
do
anything
outside
of
procurement
code
that
helps
ensure
that
our
processes
are
competitive.
Yes,
ma'am.
A
All
right,
moving
on
to
item
eight
e
Capital
programs,
phase
five
Michelle.
Q
Q
This
is
an
information
item
only
so
there's
no
there's
no
vote
on
this
is
to
inform
the
board
of
a
realignment
of
funds,
not
every
allocation
of
funds,
so
he
borrowed
money
in
advance
of
the
phase
five
sales
tax
program
and
as
we
progress
through
the
expenditures,
we
want
to
adjust
the
funding
to
make
full
use
of
those
funds.
Some
projects
move
a
little
faster
than
others,
some
a
little
slower
than
others,
and
this
is
simply
a
realignment
of
funds
among
23,
different
projects
and
tasks.
A
Thank
you.
Congratulations
on
that.
Any
questions
on
those
item.
Eight
f
capital
projects,
report,
Miss,
Costello,.
U
Good
evening,
Board
of
Trustees
and
superintendent
Kennedy
I'd
like
to
present
the
November
capital
projects
report,
our
revenue
and
revenues
and
collections
for
October
were
5.1
million
above
our
2
projection
in
our
financial
model
for
expenditures.
The
20
10
through
2016
Capital
program
had
zero
expenditures.
U
U
A
There
any
questions.
Thank
you
very
much.
You're
welcome
on
to
item
eight
G
of
the
financial
update,
Miss
Williams
thank.
R
You,
madam
chair,
so
what
this
report
is
is
a
snapshot
of
revenues
and
expenditures
comparing
this
time
at
this
point
in
time
this
year
to
this
point
in
time
last
year,
this
is
through
the
month
of
November
30th
close
and
what
we
have
here
in
comparing
revenues
for
local
tax
revenues.
We
are
4.3
million
dollars
lower
compared
to
this
year
versus
last
year.
That's
not
a
reduction
in
revenues.
It's
a
timing
difference.
We
merely
just
receive
the
revenue
for
local
tax
revenues
earlier
for
State
revenues.
R
We
are
3.7
million
higher
this
time
this
year
in
comparison
to
last
year.
This
is
due
to
the
new
education
funding
formula.
The
district
was
actually
allocated
more
Revenue,
so
this
is
reflective
of
that.
R
As
far
as
major
changes
in
expenditures,
we
have
four
points
that
we
are
4.7
million
dollars
higher
in
salaries
and
benefits.
This
was
due
to
the
FY
23
approved
budget,
where
we
allocated
more
salary
incentives.
So
we
expanded
we
a
lot.
We
allowed
it
for
a
two
thousand
dollar
salary
increase,
that's
a
step.
We
went
to
97
percent
of
market
and
we
went
from
Step
28
26
to
30..
Thank
you,
and
so
this
increase
of
4.7
million
is
reflective
of
of
those
increase
in
salaries
for
supplies.
R
We
are
lower
by
a
little
over
half
a
million
dollars
compared
to
last
year.
This
is
due
to
a
decrease
in
purchasing
of
covet
supplies
across
the
district.
Our
transfers
are
2.4
million
dollars
higher.
Our
transfers
are
our
Charter
payments
and
simply
put
if
they
have
higher
enrollment.
They
receive
additional
dollars
from
us
and
that's
what
that
allocation
is
for.
Our
reserves
is
two
million
dollars
set
aside.
This
is
for
seven
day
enrollment
changes.
We
have
approximately
a
little
less
than
600
000
left,
I'm.
R
A
A
V
The
opening
prayer
shall
comply
with
the
prayer
or
invocation
must
be
non-sectarian.
The
prayer
of
invocation
may
only
reference
God
or
the
Almighty.
The
prayer
or
invocation
may
not
invoke
one
religion
in
preference
of
others.
The
prayer
or
invocation
must
be
directed
only
at
the
board
members
themselves.
The
prayer
or
invocation
must
precede
public
business
and
not
be
a
part
of
public
business.
A
F
You're
welcome
our
school
board,
in
my
view,
needs
to
maintain
needs
to
maintain
its
focus
on
policies
and
practices
that
improve
student
achievement
and
teacher
retention.
Changes
to
the
policy
BC
are
very
controversial
in
our
community
and
they
could
result
in
a
costly
legal
action
as
a
church-going
person
of
faith.
I
abide
by
the
principle
of
the
First
Amendment
to
the
Constitution
and
the
separation
of
church
and
state
I
believe
that
I
and
others
are
free
to
use
the
moment
of
silence
for
personal
prayer
and
reflection.
F
B
G
This
this
is
an
extremely
difficult.
You
know
to
be
putting
something
into
a
policy
for
a
board
to
follow.
I
mean
we.
We
look
at
the
language
and
it
says
you
know
a
board
member
May
volunteer
to
open
a
special
session
in
regular
board
meetings,
I've
gone
back
and
looked
at
a
lot
of
the
the
board
previous
board
meetings
and
it
seems
to
be
common
practice
every
once
in
a
while
board
member
gets
up
and
says
prayer
before
public
business.
G
But
when
you
look
at
the
wording,
it's
it's
May
volunteered
open,
but
at
the
same
time,
yeah
I
I
agree
with
Miss
Templeton
that
this
is
an
issue.
You
know,
there's
a
personal
issue
and
we
are
here
to
be
looking
out
for
the
best
interest
of
the
students
and
their
parents,
the
teachers,
the
board
members
I
mean
in
all
citizens.
So
this
is
a
very
difficult
one
to
think
of
especially
being
a
Christian
and
believing
in
prayer
and
being
part
of
many
memberships
in
which
we
always
open
a
prayer.
D
This
this
policy
was
obviously
intended
to
allow
for
not
require.
The
language
is
very,
very
intentional
on
that
one
there's
been
a
lot
of
public,
both
support
and
and
objection
to
this.
Most
of
the
objection
that
I
read
both
in
the
form
of
online
comments,
and
some
of
the
folks
who
are
here
was
based
on
a
misunderstanding
that
there
was
a
requirement.
D
So
so
do
you
want
to
make
that
very
clear?
This
is
allowing,
as
was
previously
mentioned
previous
boards
date
open
in
prayer,
seemingly
without
the
authority
to
do
or
not
to
do.
D
Our
board
policy
does
currently
say
that
we
abide
by
Robert's
Rules
of
Order
Robert's
Rules
of
Order
does
state
that
the
opening
of
a
meeting
may
contain
a
religious,
it
explicitly
says
a
religious
activity,
and
so
the
the
the
intent
behind
this
is
to
solidify
the
fact
that
that
is
an
option,
not
a
requirement
in
the
event
that
someone
were
to
is
objection
to
what
again
has
been
long-standing
practice.
So
this
is
nothing
nothing
new,
we're
simply
saying
it
is
still
an
option.
A
I
would
like
to
ditto
Mr
Grabowski
and
with
my
statement.
I
am
a
woman
of
deep
faith
and
much
prayer,
but
I
was
elected
to
help
every
student
learn
and
grow
academically,
and
we
need
to
focus
on
that
at
this
time.
I
would
vote
against
a
policy
as
it
is
read.
Reading.
C
I'd
like
to
make
a
comment,
just
not
to
to
reiterate
so
I
won't,
but
one
of
the
things
I
do
want
us
to
think
about
especially
and
I'm,
going
to
come
back
to
when,
if
we
potentially
and
I
hope,
we
do
go
back
to
the
Council
of
great
City.
Schools
training
is
that
we're
gonna
have
to
deal
with
policies
that
are
outside
the
realm
of
student
outcomes,
but
I
would
really
love
it
if
we
would
align
our
policy
changes
to
the
student
outcomes.
C
Focus
governance
work,
because
I
also
think
that
making
sure
that
everything
that's
on
this
agenda
is
going
to
impact
students
in
a
positive
way
is
really
important,
and
so
just
want
to
offer
that
not
as
a
criticism
but
just
as
another
invitation
for
us
all
to
re-engage
the
Council
of
this
great
City
Schools
training.
C
D
All
right,
if
there's
nothing
further,
I
just
want
to
give
everyone
an
opportunity.
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
believe
that,
focusing
on
the
fact
that
there
are
powers
and
actually
impacts,
Beyond
us
is
the
intent
of
this
of
a
prayer
at
the
beginning
of
a
board
meeting.
So
I
think
it
does
actually
play
to
the
decisions
that
we
make,
which
absolutely
impact
students
and
and
teachers,
and
the
entire
County.
K
You
know,
I
I've,
heard
a
few
comments
about
that.
This
distracts
from
student
outcomes
and
I'm
not
actually
able
to
really
make
that
connection.
K
This
is
just
something
we're
going
to
vote
on
and,
as
it's
already
been
stated,
there's
already
a
precedent
for
it,
we're
just
putting
it
in
the
policy,
so
I
don't
really
get
how
that
is
preventing
or
not
it's
not
we've.
Most
everything
we've
discussed
tonight
has
been
on
student
outcomes
and
governance.
A
F
We
had
a
second
or
not
Roberson,.
F
N
E
F
F
Is
wait,
I
I
need
to
see
it
again.
Let's
see,
may
I
offer
to
read.
S
S
D
B
D
F
D
E
A
A
I,
don't
see
it
go
to
the
top
of
the
screen.
It
is
in
red
with
the
waiting
can
change
vote.
A
If
she
and.
E
E
D
A
K
F
A
A
Voice
vote
by
each
person
would
be
easier.
Okay,
so
for
the
motion
to
not
approve
list
reading
of
amended
polit
first
reading
of
amended
policy,
BC
Voice
vote,
do
you
want
us
to
go
in
numerical
order
per
see,
Mr
Grabowski,
Mr,
Grabowski.
G
A
E
F
K
E
D
D
D
A
E
B
A
Cast
your
ballot
and
please
check
your
vote.
A
A
F
A
Agenda
item
9
B,
if
Miss
paler,
if
you
foreign
as
the
hours
growing
late,
do
we
have
to
read
it
or
can
we
say
as
printed
ahead
of
time.
A
F
Can
you
talk
something
about
the
ad
hoc
committee
who
will
be
on
it?
How
many
people
will
be
on
it?
Yes,.
A
A
And
the
motion
carries
now
that
we
have
approved
an
ad
hoc
committee
for
the
superintendent
search.
I
would
like
to
follow
that
up
with
appointments
and
with
the
protocol
that
follows
the
approval
the
chair
appoints
to
that
ad
hoc
committee,
Ms
Waters,
Mrs,
Roberson,
Mr,
Kelly
and
Mr
Grabowski
as
chair.
They
will
Begin
by
reviewing
and
recommending
search
firms
to
the
board,
who
will
then
take
action.
A
Secondly,
they
will
begin
working
with
HR
to
create
a
superintendent
package
for
review
and
I.
Thank
each
of
you
for
agreeing
to
help
us
spearhead
this
search.