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A
Very
good
this
evening
we
are
going
to
open,
bring
the
meeting
to
order.
Do
I
have
a
motion
on
the
floor
to
adopt
the
agenda.
C
B
B
B
E
Thank
you
for
bringing
this
up,
Mr
Robertson,
so
the
conversation
with
Council
and
with
the
the
board
as
a
whole
around
the
policy
IG.
In
the
moment.
Of
course,
we
asked,
but
she
went.
We
asked
oh
she's
over
here.
Sorry,
we
asked
our
our
Council
to
to
give
us
a
reading
on
the
the
policy
of
was
it
e,
IG,
I,
think
and
and
in
its
without
context.
Ig
certainly
seems
to
insinuate
that
the
board
doesn't
have
authority
over
curriculum
both
by
state
law
and
policy.
E
That's
not
the
case
and
when
I
went
back
and
looked
at
the
policy
IG
in
the
context
of
a
policy
manual,
which
is
obviously
it's
a
proof
text.
Small
little
piece
of
a
bigger
thing:
I
was
brought
to
policy
bdb,
which
is
the
board
and
superintendent
relationship
policy
and
I'll.
Just
read
you
a
quick
excerpt
of
it.
It
says
that
the
the
board
holds
a
superintendent
responsible
for
the
administration
of
its
policies
and
the
execution
of
board
decisions.
E
So,
in
that
context,
I
would
petition
that
any
policy
that
tells
the
superintendent
to
do
anything
is
rather
a
directive
of
the
board
to
the
superintendent
and
not
a
migration
of
responsibility
from
the
board
to
the
superintendent
in
any
way.
In
the
same
way,
a
manager
would
tell
their
their
their
staff
I
want
you
to
go
paint
the
wall,
blue
or
I.
F
But
I'd
like
to
speak
to
this,
we
voted
down
a
motion.
Six
to
three
that
was
presented
at
our
last
meeting.
We
had
a
tremendous
amount
of
testimony
and
to
review
so
we
are
following
policy
with
regards
to
curriculum
implementation
and
we
are
supposed
to
be
gracious
in
accepting
majority
rule
and
I
find
it
troubling
that
a
small
contingency
of
this
board
is
trying
to
manipulate
the
situation.
I.
A
I
also
re
sorry,
the
the
chairman
has
the
right
to
call
on
Miss.
Mckinney
has
actually
been
trying
to
get
the
floor
for
a
while.
So.
H
What
I
would
like
to
address
is
this
is
a
completely
different
motion.
It
is
not
asking
the
same
thing
as
the
previous
motion,
and
so
that's
why
I
think
it
we
should.
It
should
be
honored
with
discussion
is
because
it's
so
different,
I.
G
Think
Mr
Roberson
can
I
because
I
think
we
do
need
to
address
what
Mr
Kelly
mentioned
and
I
appreciate
that
you
reading
from
that
policy,
but
I
think
also
whether
or
not
the
board
is
supposed
to
direct
the
superintendent.
The
superintendent
carries
out
the
board's
decisions.
We
also
have
to
acknowledge
and
honor
that
the
superintendent
is
competent
and
capable
of
deciding
on
the
pieces.
We
do
not
actually
understand
and
as
a
board
the
reason
that
we
entrust
him
with
policies
Beyond.
The
B
policies
is
because
we
don't
actually
have
the
level
of
expertise.
G
We
would
actually
only
be
making
decisions
and,
in
this
case
only
making
a
decision
based
on
some
emails,
not
actually
the
science
of
how
effective
this
curriculum
is,
what
the
data
is
showing
and-
and
that
is
only
one
input
and
so
I
think
you're
right
that
the
the
superintendent
is
carrying
out
board
decisions,
but
curriculum
is
not
actually
a
decision
in
the
B
section,
which
is
the
board's
powers
and
duties
that
is
entrusted
to
us
directly.
G
There's
a
huge
component
of
this
work
that
the
district
does
that
gets
handed
over
to
the
superintendent,
and
we
are
supposed
to
trust
him
and
he
actually
spoke
out
and
said
that
the
El
curriculum
needed
to
stay
and
I
realized.
That
is
a
different
motion.
That
is
a
tactic.
It's
a
way
to
get
it
back
on,
doesn't
mean
that
it
should
be
there
and.
A
Madam
chair
I
would
like
to
I'm
sorry
Mr,
Kelly,
I,
didn't
know
knowledge
on
the
floor.
E
I
understood
I
I'm
merely
looking
at
it
from
a
legal
and
policy
standpoint,
not
a
I,
I
trust,
Mr
Kennedy.
No
doubt
I'm
merely
pointing
out
the
fact
that
we
do
in
fact,
because
the
conversation
last
time
was
around
whether
or
not
we
have
the
authority
to
direct
policy
and
it's
my
interpretation
and
my
opinion
as
the
policy
liaison
that
we
do
and
it's
further
under
state
law
mandate
that
we
do
so.
E
That
I
was
not
speaking
to
a
lack
of
trust
with
Mr
Kennedy,
but
rather
the
the
powers
of
the
board.
B
Yes,
and
to
finish
addressing
the
Strategic
chairs
concern
that
we
had
a
lot
of
concern
from
parents
and
other
folks
through
email,
if
we
would
have
allowed
staff
to
do
what
they
promised
they
are
in
the
process
of
creating
listening
sessions
to
address
those
concerns
from
individuals
that
were
in
our
position.
So
what
we
have
to
do
as
a
board
is
we
have
to
allow
the
staff
to
do
their
jobs?
We
cannot
continue
to
come
back
here
and
request
Mulligans
over
and
over
when
emotion
is
defeated.
B
We
have
a
lot
of
business
to
take
care
of.
The
motion
needs
to
be
removed
and
let
me
speak
to
it's
a
different
motion.
It's
a
circumventing
the
system
motion
policy.
Ij
does
not
speak
to
curricula,
it
speaks
to
resources
and
curricula
and
resources
and
textbooks
are
two
different
things.
We
have
to
leave
the
job
of
the
staff
to
The
Experts
and
we
have
to
govern.
This
is
not
governing.
This
is
circle
vetting
I,
move
that
item
4B
be
removed
from
the
agenda.
D
C
C
Thank
you,
Ms
Bailey.
Can
you
please
give
us
the
fundamental
difference
between
the
two
motions
that
we
have
here.
D
The
difference
between
this
motion
is
that
we
will
allow
this
curricular
choice
to
be
to
remain
for
the
2020-23
school
year.
Allow
the
11
acceleration
schools
to
continue
with
this
El
using
discretion
for
the
2010
I
mean
the
February
2010
letter
from
Mr
Kennedy
to
principals.
Other
schools,
currently
using
El,
may
continue
with
it
as
a
resource
by,
but
teachers
will
have
the
flexibility
to
use
other
previously
used
sort
resources
and
curriculum
where
they
deem
necessary
to
teach
South
Carolina,
Standards
and
correction,
that
is,
for
the
February
10th.
A
Okay,
so
I'm
sorry
as
chair
I'm,
we
are
getting
into
the
debate
and
discussion
over
the
motion
itself
right
now.
We
have
emotion
on
the
floor
to
remove
that
item
as
well
as
one
other
item.
Let's
go
ahead
and
close
this
now
and
go
ahead
and
vote
on
the
motion,
that's
on
the
floor
and
then
we'll
move
forward
and
come
into
discussion
on
the
actual
item.
A
G
B
C
I
C
B
A
J
B
Let
me
speak
to
5B
I'm
asking
for
5B
to
be
postponed
because
the
the
in
the
informational
set,
the
draft
information
that
was
put
down
here
I,
don't
see
that
we
could
use
this
information
because
we
have
no
legislation
to
reference
and
how
could
we
have
a
draft
informational
without
a
reference
policy
from
legislation
we
can
also.
We
cannot
make
policy
in
anticipation
of
what's
coming
from
the
state
house.
B
I
can
anticipate
that
I'm
going
to
have
a
headache
when
I
leave
here
tonight
should
I
take
the
Tylenol
now,
so
we
we
have
to
be
mindful
of
what
we
are
doing
and,
secondly,
how
could
you
write
a
policy
with
such
strong
language
and
content?
When
we
don't
know
what
legislation
is
doing,
we
don't
know
if
the
anticipated
legislation
is
in
the
house
is
in
the
kitty
committee
or
when
it's
coming
down
and
there's
a
proper
way
to
propose
policy
policy
should
have
input
from
staff.
Just
as
this
encumbered
policy
is
coming
before
us.
B
A
F
J
F
Okay,
thank
you.
I
did
some
research
I
looked
at
the
language
that
is
proposed
in
this
policy
to
see
where
the
law,
in
fact
I
asked
Mr
Kelly
many
times
several
times
through
his
email.
What
laws
was
he
referencing
and
I
didn't
find?
Anything
I
did
find,
however,
that
there
were
some
70
pieces
of
legislation
that
mentioned
the
word
gender,
but
there
were
only
two
pieces
of
legislation
that
remember
that
announced
or
used
the
word
pronoun
age,
3827
and
s424.
So
then,
I
looked
at
the
status
of
these
two
legislative
pieces.
F
H3827
is
in
committee
since
I
20,
since
January
26,
so
there's
been
no
movement,
particular
piece
of
legislation,
the
Senate
Bill
424,
has
no
status,
so
I
cannot
find
the
language.
That's
in
this
policy
that
relates
to
the
laws
that
are
present
in
South
Carolina,
so
I
just
don't
see
how
we
can
put
the
cart
before
the
horse
and
have
a
draft
policy
for
something
that
we
don't
know
what's
going
to
and
to
be
anticipated.
E
So
and
I
apologize,
Dr,
Temple,
I
I
did
see
your
note
and
I
think
I
replied
to
one
of
the
couple
of
emails,
but
so
it's
it's
274
and
424
are
the
two
38.
F
E
Know
you
didn't
you're
far
away
it's
it's
274
and
424.
Those
are
the
two
draft
bills
that
I'm
referencing
and
the
the
reason
I
believe
it
was
Miss
Robertson
pointed
out
about
making
amending
policies
we're
not
proposing
or
even
discussing
a
proposed,
amended
policy
here
tonight.
What
I'm
wanting
to
do
is
put
this
out
to
the
public,
I
I
think
I
I'm
not
going
to
speak
for
everyone.
I
know,
I
ran
on
being
transparent
and
I
know.
E
A
number
of
my
our
colleagues
did
as
well,
and
so
the
intent
here
is
to
Garner
public
input,
because
I
think
it's
very
important
that
that
the
that
the
public
to
to
speak
to
this
and
teachers
and
stakeholders
to
your
point,
Miss
Roberson
I,
did
work
with
legal
counsel,
District
legal
counsel
on
this
policy
in
the
language,
actually
two
two
different
lawyers
at
two
different
times
and
already
have
gotten
feedback
from
from
at
least
one
teacher
who
said:
hey,
I,
don't
like
this
and
and
I
asked
her
if
she
would
be
part
of
a
committee
to
to
discuss
it
and
talk
about
it.
A
Just
to
clarify
no
vote
means
the
items
stay
on
the
agenda.
A
yay
vote
means
the
items
are
removed.
Is
that
correct.
N
A
A
D
Please
come
forward
as
I
call
your
name.
If
a
person
is
on
this
roster
and
you
are
not
here-
you
will
be
skipped
so
please
come
forward
and
state
your
full
name,
Patrick
Martin.
You
want
me
to
do
three
at
a
time.
P
P
Part
of
the
teacher
compensation
task
force
here
with
CCSD
and
I
want
to
sorry
for
putting
the
cart
before
the
horse,
but
talk
to
you
today
about
the
recommendation
of
the
task
force,
which
is
58
000
starting
salary,
with
an
increase
at
every
level,
I
sent
out
a
survey
to
gauge
Community
Support
about
this
task
force
initiative
and
I
received
1800
responses
in
just
over
a
week
overwhelmingly
supporting
this
measure.
I
think
the
community
has
thrown
its
arms
around
the
idea
that
we
need
our
teachers
in
the
classroom,
who
are
passionate,
invested
and
educated.
P
Those
surveyors
people
survey
were
not
only
teachers
and
parents,
but
also
community
members.
Over
200
respondents
gave
personal
antidotes,
of
which
I
will
summarize
and
send
to
each
of
you,
but
for
the
sake
of
time
tonight,
I
just
ask
that
you
please
invest
in
our
teachers
who
are
there
for
our
students
and
that
our
budgets,
our
statements
of
values.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
D
Oh
yes
and
I
was
asked
to
to
make
this
statement
known
that
if
you
are
not
here,
we
will
not
be
taking
comments
from
someone
else.
Speaking
in
your
place,
so
that's.
J
J
D
While
she's
looking
that
up
can
I
have
Michael
Antonelli,
Reverend,
Nelson,
Rivers,
III
and
Sarah
Burris
to
come
forward.
R
Good
evening
my
name
is
Michael
Antonelli
I'm,
the
principal
of
Carolina
Park
Elementary
I've,
been
a
principal
in
CCSD
for
the
past
17
years.
I'm
asking
that
the
board
do
everything
in
their
power
tonight
not
only
to
raise
teacher
salaries
per
the
task
force
recommendation,
but
to
the
greatest
extent
possible.
R
Over
my
career,
I've
witnessed
the
role
of
teachers
become
much
more
complex
and,
while
the
compensation
for
this
profession
simply
has
not
kept
pace,
I
estimate
that
I've
seen
an
80
percent
reduction
in
high
quality
applicants
compared
to
earlier
in
my
career
on
top
of
additional
vacancies
to
fill
each
year
as
more
teachers
leave
our
profession.
As
a
result,
we
are
facing
a
crisis
as
we
work
to
find
Excellent
teachers
for
our
children.
I'd
also
like
to
address
the
motion
before
you
tonight
regarding
the
Elementary
El
curriculum
which
our
school
is
currently
implementing.
R
Is
there
some
questionable
content
in
this
Elementary
curriculum?
Absolutely.
Are
there
also
many
positive
aspects
to
this
curriculum,
absolutely
I
believe
as
a
district,
we
can
remove
the
questionable
content
and
still
benefit
from
all
the
positive
aspects
of
this
curriculum
as
a
consistent
basis
for
instruction
across
grade
levels
in
schools.
Well,
I
believe
Educators
should
have
flexibility
in
implementation.
I
also
believe
that
a
consistent,
district-wide
curriculum
is
a
crucial
Foundation
to
have
in
place.
Thank
you
so
much
thank.
S
Board
members
superintendo
Kennedy
I,
am
the
Reverend
Nelson
B
Rivers
III,
the
proud
pastor
of
the
charity:
Missionary
Baptist,
Church
Liberty,
Hill,
Community
of
North
Charleston,
South
Carolina,
also,
the
national
vice
president
of
religious
Affairs
for
the
National
Action
Network
I'm,
a
proud
graduate
of
Burke
High
School
class
of
1968.
That
means
I
went
my
entire
Public
School
career
in
the
segregated
school
system.
Courtesy
of
this
very
School
Board,
to
which
I
address
right
now,
I
want
to
share
with
you
act,
26
39..
S
It
was
called
the
ACT
to
amend
the
law
relating
to
slaves
and
free
persons
of
color.
It
was
the
law
that
was
passed
in
1834
became
the
law
in
1835
April
1
against
a
black
man
who
had
a
school
in
Charleston
named
Daniel
Payne.
They
found
out.
He
was
teaching
black
people
to
read
two
lawyers
from
Charleston
we're
in
the
general
assembly,
and
they
got
the
whole
state
journalist
assembly
to
make
it
illegal.
In
1835
they
teach
black
people
to
read.
In
1835
it
became
against
the
law,
teach
any
black
person
free
or
enslaved.
S
To
read
that
was
the
law
from
1835
until
1963.
in
1963.
Another
lawsuit
was
filed
to
bring
about
desegregation
I,
say
that
every
school
boards
from
1980
till
now,
what
I'm
about
to
ask
you
right
now,
which
side
of
the
law
are
you
on?
Are
you
on
the
side
that
says
it's
illegal
to
have
a
black
person
read
at
the
same
level
of.
A
S
A
And
just
as
an
update,
we
did
have
legal
counsel
weigh
in.
If
you
are
not
here
actually
in
person,
no
one
can
speak
on
your
behalf.
Can.
C
We
get
that,
can
you
tell
us
where
at
that
is
where
that
is
inside
the
policy.
G
A
C
G
G
J
J
W
Am
I
good
just
right
now,
okay,
good
evening,
my
name
is
Sarah
Burris
and
tonight
children
in
Mount
Pleasant
schools
in
favor
of
the
El
curriculum.
The
El
curriculum
is
not
perfect,
but
it
has
been
shown
to
increase
our
students
reading
scores,
higher
order,
thinking,
skills
and
critical
thinking,
skills.
All
skills
we
want
our
graduates
to
have
the
level
of
growth
school
districts
across
the
country
have
seen
with
the
inflammation
of
el
is
incredible.
So
why?
W
Wouldn't
we
want
all
of
our
students
to
be
taught
using
this
curriculum,
because
a
group
of
people
have
decided
that
they
don't
want
their
children
to
see
people
who
aren't
white
in
books,
because
we
are
afraid
if
our
children
are
taught
to
think
and
question
the
world
around
them.
They
might
learn
from
past
mistakes
and
work
to
change
the
future.
W
We
say
parents
should
have
a
say
in
what
their
children
are
taught.
So
what
about
those
of
us
who
do
want
Yale,
who
want
our
children
to
become
critical
thinkers
to
question
the
world
around
them
and
formulate
their
own
opinions
to
be
exposed
to
all
types
of
people
which
they
will
encounter
in
the
real
world?
As
a
parent
I
want
my
children
to
be
taught
using
one
of
the
best
most
highly
rated
curriculums,
and
that
is
El.
All.
X
Good
evening,
hello,
everybody,
my
name
is
Katie
Dangerfield
ever
Edwards
and
I
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you
for
your
service.
Thank
you
to
all
the
CCSD
employees
that
are
here
tonight.
Thank
you
for
listening
to
our
feedback.
I
am
here
to
voice
my
support
for
the
increase
in
teacher
salaries
and
classified
employees
who
are
the
root
and
so
important
to
our
school
I,
attended,
CCSD
schools
first
through
12th
I'm.
Now
a
parent
of
two
kids
in
this
district
and
I'm,
the
president
of
an
elementary
school's
PTO
organization
in
Mount,
Pleasant
I'll,
be
brief.
X
We
need
teacher
salary
increases.
The
current
pay
levels
do
not
allow
people
to
live
in
our
district
and
make
ends
meet
without
multiple
jobs,
we're
seeing
the
effects
our
kids
are
seeing
the
effects
and
we
need
change.
Teachers
are
the
root
of
our
society
and
we
need
to
take
care
of
our
teachers.
Happy
Teachers,
happy
students,
let's
raise
the
millage
rate
and
get
them
the
money
they
deserve.
Thank
you.
Y
Good
evening
my
name
is
John
Reed
and
I
am
speaking
from
the
perspective
of
50
years
of
experience,
running
large,
complex
organizations
in
all
three
sectors:
10
years,
direct
association
with
Expeditionary
Learning
schools
and
another
10
working
with
and
for
CCSD,
where
my
kids
went
to
school.
In
my
experience,
one
of
the
attributes
of
a
system
that
is
failing
its
customers,
if
you
will,
is
its
inability
to
implement
almost
anything
with
fidelity.
Y
The
El
and
Ela
curriculum,
however,
so
far
has
been
fully
and
Faithfully
implemented,
because
it's
working
well
for
all
kids
and
most
teachers
as
you've
come
to
learn
in
part
due
to
the
effective
use
of
content
relevant
to
their
lived
experience.
If
you
now
overrule
senior
Educators
in
their
decision
to
standardize
on
El
you
their
ability
to
do
their
jobs,
you
contribute
to
the
district's
dysfunction
and
you
become
one
more
reason
why
this
system
fails
to
serve
kids
in
of
color
and
in
poverty
and
their
families.
AA
Yeah
good
evening,
my
name
is
Connor
Travis
I'm,
a
sixth
grade
teacher
here
in
Charleston
County
I'm
here
tonight,
in
strong
support
of
the
compensation
task
force
proposal
of
a
58
000
starting
salary
and
step
creases
for
step
30
to
40..
It's
not
breaking
news
that
most
teachers
in
the
sectors
have
a
second
job
myself
included.
The
current
salary
structure
of
Charleston
County
makes
living
and
teaching
in
Charleston
very
difficult.
AB
Good
evening
and
I
am
back,
my
name
is
Jamon
Blake
and
on
behalf
of
district
one
constituents,
School
Board
member
I,
am
here
to
receive
the
answer
to
that
million
dollar
question.
We've
been
waiting
on
for
six
plus
years
at
our
last
meeting,
Mr
burori
informed
district,
one
that
there's
a
there
was
a
school
in
district,
one
in
in
Charleston
County
District
that
started
with
only
200
students
and
later
rules
to
600
students.
AB
Why
not
give
district
one
a
chance
in
that
same
meeting,
Mr
Kelly
informed
us
that
District
one's
tax
paying
dollars
goes
towards
Charleston
County
School
District.
So
if
the
answer
is
no
to
our
question,
run
us
our
money,
so
I
asked
to
you
so
I
say
to
you
today
and
I
asked
this
last
time
on
behalf
of
district
one,
because
we're
not
going
to
ask
you
again
and
I
mean
this
respectfully
respectfully.
Are
we
getting
our
school
in
district
one?
Thank
you.
K
Good
evening
my
name
is
Ashley
Dorsey
and
I
serve
as
the
principal
and
the
instructional
leader
at
Laurel
Hill
Primary
School
in
North
Mount
Pleasant.
For
the
past
several
years,
our
teachers
have
been
begging
for
a
comprehensive
reading
curriculum
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
students
at
Laurel
Hill.
We
began
using
El
modules
and
the
El
skills
block
this
year,
and
the
adoption
of
the
EO
curriculum
has
provided
a
framework
for
appropriate
reading
instruction
within
the
components
of
this
program.
We
are
seeing
a
greater
level
of
participation
and
engagement
from
all
of
our
students.
K
The
program
also
embeds
texts
that
are
rigorous,
diverse
and
provide
Equity
voice.
All
students
should
have
access
to
literature
and
a
literacy
program
that
elevates
their
learning,
considers
a
culture
outside
of
their
own
and
creates
awareness
and
engages
students
in
meaningful
and
intentional
conversations.
K
AC
Collective
teacher
efficacy
is
the
highest
influencer
of
student
learning.
Let's
support
that
through
District
implementation
of
el
education.
Thank.
AD
Good
evening
my
name
is
James
Dallas
and
I'm.
The
proud
principal
at
EB,
Ellington,
Elementary,
School
and
proud
to
be
represented
by
board
member
Darlene.
Roberson
I
appear
before
you
again
this
evening
bewildered
as
to
why
we
continue
to
have
the
same
conversation
over
and
over
about
the
merits
of
el.
The
more
I
thought
about
this
I've
concluded
that
this
is
all
about
psychological
power
and
entitlement
which
is
truly
on
display
this
evening.
The
more
power
one
has
the
more
they
control.
AD
The
narrative
The
Narrative
is
only
about
telling
the
story
of
dominant
culture
and
admitting
the
lived
experiences
of
others
when
there
appears
to
be
a
threat
to
the
dominant
culture's
entitlement,
their
power
and
their
self-absorbed
view
of
the
world,
some
resort
to
silencing
the
perspectives
of
other
people.
They
are
not
interested
in
what
other
groups
of
people
think
feel
and
believe.
This
is
truly
dangerous.
What
message
are
we
sending
to
our
children
as
Educators?
AD
AE
Foreign
good
evening,
my
name
is
Lizzie
Jenkins
and
I'm
in
my
seventh
year
of
teaching
I'm
here
to
support
the
teacher
compensation
task
ass
at
58
000
starting
salary,
which
will
also
then
increase
salaries
across
degree
levels
and
steps.
I
was
born
and
raised
in
Mount
Pleasant
and
intended
Charleston
County
Schools
as
a
child.
Two
years
ago,
I
finished
my
master's
degree
in
education,
hoping
that
would
help
alleviate
some
Financial
stresses.
AE
Last
year
my
family
of
four
had
to
relocate
to
hugee
because
we
could
no
longer
afford
the
cost
of
living
in
Mount
Pleasant,
a
town
that
I
had
lived
in
my
whole
life.
Since
then,
things
have
continued
to
increase
in
cost
I
tutor
twice
a
week
and
sign
up
for
any
additional
pay
opportunities
available
at
my
school.
AE
My
family
is
still
living
paycheck
to
paycheck
I've,
gotten
to
the
point
where,
if
nothing
changes,
I
will
have
to
leave
teaching
not
because
I
want
to,
but
because
my
family
can
no
longer
afford
for
me
to
be
a
teacher.
I
am
one
of
many
in
this
situation,
who
are
being
forced
out
of
teaching
to
find
better
pay
opportunities.
If
something
doesn't
change,
the
growing
teacher
shortage
will
only
worsen
with
time.
Thank
you.
I
Good
evening
my
name
is
Kayla
Clark
and
I'm,
the
parent
to
two
students
in
Mount
Pleasant.
Both
of
my
children
have
been
stretched
this
year
in
ways
they've
never
experienced
previously,
thanks
to
the
El
curriculum,
they
have
read
about
how
others
live
around
the
world
and
have
lived
throughout
history.
Never
have
they
once
felt
diminished
or
ashamed
of
who
they
are,
but
rather
their
own
understanding
of
humanity
has
grown.
They
see
the
world
around
them
as
part
of
the
larger
fabric
of
a
global
community,
and
that
has
made
me
as
a
mother
so
incredibly
proud.
I
After
listening
to
the
board,
the
last
few
meetings
I
began
to
be
concerned,
as
some
alluded
to
the
fact
that
the
El
curriculum
is
only
good
for
the
black
and
brown
children
in
our
district
I
urge
you
to
consider
how
fragmenting
our
district
and
allowing
Pockets
to
choose
and
pick
something
else.
Perhaps
not
even
research
based
denies
all
of
our
children
the
opportunity
to
learn
and
grow
together.
Just
as
this
is
important
for
our
black
and
brown
children
to
see
themselves
in
the
text
they
read.
I
J
AF
AF
AF
AF
AG
Katisha
gathers
from
Huntley
Park
Elementary
School
I
have
stood
at
this
Podium.
This
is
my
third
time
now,
sharing
with
the
board
at
previous
board
meetings,
the
value
of
el
education
or
El
curriculum.
It
celebrates
diversity
and
allows
all
students
to
think
intensively
and
critically.
This
is
the
goal
of
Education
this
evening.
The
board
will
discuss
an
option
for
the
El
curriculum,
which
is
implementing
a
curriculum
that
has
been
housed
in
the
warehouse
several
years
ago
and
is
not
aligned
with
a
it,
was
a
line
with
the
2015
standards,
not
the
current
one.
AG
It
will
not
support
the
current
standards
rigor
or
what
students
are
expected
to
know
at
each
grade
level.
The
implication
of
this
is
students
will
not
demonstrate
grade
level
reading
proficiency
or
me
the
outcomes
for
our
current
standards.
Additionally,
we
have
new
teachers
who
have
not
been
trained
in
this
curriculum.
If
my
job
is
to
ensure
teachers
receive
professional
development
on
the
curriculum
and
students
are
proficient,
the
option
of
using
an
outdated
curriculum
does
not
support
me
in
my
role.
I
asked
the
board
to
consider
this
actions
implications.
D
AH
Good
evening
my
name
is
Allison
Crawford
and
I
want
to
speak
to
the
teacher
compensation,
salary
increase.
The
base
of
58
000.
AH
I
recently
stepped
back
into
the
classroom,
because
I
love
teaching
during
my
time
off
I
left
when
covet
hit
I
was
working
in
a
field
that
was
heavily
dominated
by
men,
one
that
required
no
degree
I
left
teaching
with
five
years
of
experience
at
a
master's
level.
In
my
first
year
away,
I
almost
doubled
my
salary
as
a
woman,
I
was
valued,
my
work
respected
and
my
salary
reflected
it.
I
can't
say
the
same
for
education.
Teachers
are
undervalued
and
I
believe
this
is
because
teaching
is
largely
a
female
dominated
profession.
AH
AI
D
AJ
Good
evening
my
name
is
Stephanie
Ross
and
I'm
here
to
support
the
teacher
compensation
task
force.
I've
been
a
teacher
in
Charleston
County
for
33
years.
I
have
dedicated
my
career
to
being
a
middle
school
math
teacher.
When
I
became
a
single
parent
15
years
ago,
I
couldn't
afford
to
buy
a
house
much
less
make
my
monthly
expenses
on
a
teacher's
salary.
I
had
to
supplement
my
income
with
many
hours
of
tutoring
each
week
to
meet
my
monthly
expenses
I
taught
summer
school
to
help
buy
a
car.
AJ
AJ
Needless
to
say,
being
a
teacher
did
not
afford
me
to
put
much
money
away
and
to
my
savings
all
these
years,
I
hope
to
be
able
to
continue
to
work
as
a
retired
teacher
for
a
while
until
I
can
afford
to
save
enough
money
to
at
least
buy
a
condo.
It's
very
sad
and
disappointing
that
my
counterparts
in
other
states
with
much
less
teaching
experience
and
our
degrees
are
making
salaries
much
higher
than
ours.
It's
very
expensive
to
live
in
Charleston
nowadays.
Thank.
D
M
Expeditionary
Learning
learning
as
a
journey.
It's
a
map,
the
standards
of
the
trails,
my
job
as
a
teacher,
is
to
navigate
that
map
and
see
your
students
down
the
right
Trail
by
facilitating
discussion
instruction
to
teach
the
standards
in
the
classroom.
I'm,
the
teacher
I'm,
the
instructional
leader,
my
role
isn't
to
parent.
M
This
program
allows
for
involvement
of
all
students
in
the
classroom
of
diverse
Learners
movement
through
a
variety
of
protocols
or
tasks,
autonomy
for
a
teacher
to
add
in
or
take
away
based
on
class
data
and
understanding,
consistency
from
grade
to
grade
and
school
to
school,
even
exposure
in
geography
and
science
standards.
What
it
isn't?
It's
not
easy.
It
requires
a
lot
of
planning
and
collaboration
with
other
teachers
in
support
of
admin,
but
the
results
are
clear
and
measurable
and
positive.
What
my
third
grade,
students
stay.
My
vocabulary
has
grown
I'm,
a
better
writer.
M
D
AI
Hi
good
evening,
my
name
is
Jennifer
Matthews
and
I
am
here
in
support
of
teacher
compensation.
Act.
I
am
speaking
on
behalf
of
myself,
my
husband
and
for
the
many
teachers
who
wanted
to
both
attend
tonight's
meeting
as
well
as
speak,
but
were
unable
to
attend,
as
they
were,
working
their
second
and
or
third
jobs
to
help
make
their
ends
meet
I
myself,
tutor
four
hours
a
week
to
help
my
family,
my
husband
and
I,
are
both
Charleston
County
teachers
with
more
than
30
years
of
experience
each
as
I
know.
AI
AI
U
All
right
I
slept
for
two
good
evening.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
tonight.
My
name
is
Beth
Hale
I've
been
a
teacher
librarian
for
22
years
and
a
CCSD
parent
for
11.
I'm,
asking
for
your
support
and
raising
all
teacher
pay
and
the
step
increases
for
the
salary
schedule.
I'm
not
here
to
convince
you
why
we
deserve
the
raise,
but
why
we
need
it
in
2001,
my
husband
and
I
were
both
first-year
teachers
and
we
bought
a
house
in
September,
that's
impossible
for
new
Educators.
U
Now,
in
fact,
the
exact
same
house,
my
husband
and
I
today
could
not
buy
with
our
current
salaries.
Now
even
more.
These
increases
are
needed
without
the
housing
issue.
I
have
my
masters
plus
30
I
have
my
national
board
and
it's
embarrassing
to
admit,
but
our
family
lives
paycheck
to
paycheck
our
financial
reality
with
braces
Health
Care
inflation
now
every
month,
that's
what
we
face.
U
I,
love
teaching
and
I
work
with
some
of
the
best
human
beings
on
this
Earth,
but
it
feels
like
a
mistake
some
days
now,
this
pay
increase
would
be
life-changing
and
my
oldest
daughter
thinks
she
might
get
a
car
out
of
it.
But
what
I'm
thinking
is?
We
won't
have
to
refinance
our
house
to
help
her
go
to
college
in
three
years.
J
AK
AL
D
D
Yeah
can
I
have
Melissa
Reese
Jeanetta
Gregory
Jen
McAdoo.
AM
My
name
is
Melissa
Reese
I'm,
a
12-year
educator,
parent
and
Community
member
of
CCSD.
First,
let
me
thank
you
for
the
tireless
work
that
you
have
all
done
in
your
new
world.
I
am
here
today
to
implore
you
to
strongly
consider
moving
the
starting
teacher
pay
scale
to
58
000
and
extending
the
step
increase
to
year
40..
This
type
of
pay
increase
will
attract
new
teachers
and
make
it
so.
Teachers
like
me,
can
stop
working
two
jobs
and
have
more
time
for
our
family,
our
community
and
our
students.
AM
As
a
teacher,
it
is
a
hard
choice
to
make
to
stay
in
education
if
you
have
to
work
a
second
job
just
to
be
able
to
live
and
eat
here
in
Charleston.
So
many
other
options
exist
for
teachers
to
make
more
money.
So
let's
make
teaching
so
attractive
that
teachers
come
and
they
stay
here
in
Charleston.
If
students
are
the
heart
of
our
work,
then
teachers
are
the
backbone
and
let's
pay
them
their
worth.
Thank
you,
foreign.
AK
I'm
Jeanetta
Gregory,
the
principal
of
James
Island,
Elementary
I,
stand
before
you
this
afternoon
to
make
some
comments
about
El
teacher
retention
and
teacher
pay.
The
El
curriculum
includes
various
reading
strategies,
writing
and
research
opportunities,
specific
learning
targets,
participation,
techniques,
discussion
protocols.
All
of
these
are
components
of
a
great
lesson.
Plan
too
often
we
are.
Teachers
complain
about
time
spent
completing
tasks
that
are
vital
to
the
growth
of
our
students.
The
El
curriculum
is
a
game
changer
for
teachers.
It
is
a
One-Stop
shop
that
has
everything
that
teachers
need
to
create
a
dynamic
lesson.
AK
This
type
of
curriculum
can
be
a
magnet
used
to
attract
teachers
to
our
district,
a
curriculum
that
saves
planning
time
and
gives
great
results.
As
we
Embark
upon
the
discussion
of
teacher
compensation
and
retention,
we
must
remember
that
our
teachers
not
only
deserve
a
pay
increase,
but
they
also
deserve
the
right
to
use
a
great
curriculum.
Let's
do
right
by
our
students
by
giving
them
an
opportunity
to
soar
like
rockets
and
do
right
by
our
teachers
by
giving
them
the
best
in
their
pockets.
AN
Megan
glass,
English
teacher
at
Wando,
High
School
and
may
2016
I
graduated
Clemson
University
in
2020
I
graduated
Clemson.
Again
with
my
masters,
I've
spent
nearly
160
thousand
dollars
on
my
education,
I've
invested
in
South
Carolina
and
our
students
and
I'm
asking
you
to
invest
in
us.
Our
teachers,
people
say
I
can't
imagine
doing
what
you
do
and
they
are
right.
Most
people
have
no
idea
what
I
do
every
day.
AN
AN
Remembering
the
last
time
you
even
put
one
dollar
of
that
paycheck
into
savings
or
spending
your
own
money
on
school
supplies
or
materials
needed
to
make
a
lesson
engaging
one
that
students
enjoy
for
spending
your
own
money
on
a
pair
of
cleats,
so
your
students
can
try
out
for
football
or
throwing
a
pizza
party
to
reward
your
kids
for
their
test
scores.
Thank
you.
AN
AL
I'm
Mary
adagoon
I
thought
that
I
wasn't
going
to
be
able
to
speak
tonight,
so
I
have
been
teaching
for
seven
years,
and
so
just
to
piggyback
off
of
what
this
young
lady
said,
I
have
a
three-year-old
daughter,
I
can't
afford
daycare.
I
can't
afford
rent
I
can't
afford
I
mean
with
all
those
things
combined
as
a
teacher
I
have
to
work
a
second
job.
I
have
to
be
a
department
chair,
I
need
to
tutor
after
school.
AL
I
need
to
do
Saturday
school
I
have
to
do
all
of
these
things,
just
to
be
able
to
survive
just
to
be
able
to
live
just
to
be
able
to
give
to
my
family
to
my
husband.
Yes,
we
have
two
incomes
coming
into
my
household,
which
a
lot
of
people
do
not
have,
but
I
still
struggle
day
to
day
paycheck
to
paycheck
to
to
save
for
this
house.
That
is
just
so
far
beyond
my
dream,
because
my
money
is
going
in
so
many
different
directions.
AL
I
still
have
to
pay
back
my
student
loans
and
I'm
just
trying
to
make
it
can't.
You
understand.
AO
Good
evening
my
name
is
Lisa.
Ferrara
I'm
from
the
Charleston
area
grew
up
here
in
Mount,
Pleasant,
South,
Carolina
and
deeply
concerned
about
teacher
retention
and
recruitment.
I
have
been
a
teacher
at
Wando
High
School
for
18
years,
but
an
educator
in
Tri-County
for
23.
I
have
a
bachelor's
degree
and
cannot
afford
to
live
in
the
community
where
I
teach
I
am
recently
divorced.
AO
Supporting
one
of
my
two
children
who
are
who's
in
college
and
I
cannot
imagine
what
someone
who's
just
out
of
college
with
a
bachelor's
degree,
how
they
are
going
to
be
able
to
make
ends,
meet
and
try
to
start
out.
We
will
continue
to
lose
teachers
to
other
careers
because
they're
going
to
find
something
more
lucrative
elsewhere.
AO
Please
consider
paying
Educators
a
livable
wage,
because
the
cost
of
living
in
the
Charleston
area
in
the
last
three
years
has
skyrocketed
and
our
district
will
lose
continue
to
lose
more
of
our
current
and
future
teachers.
If
we
don't
do
something
today,
thank
you
to
the
teacher
compensation
task
force
and
everybody
for
their
time.
Thank
you.
D
D
Tiffany
Paskey
Alice
de
bro
and
Josephine
Roth.
How
many
more
are.
F
Of
privilege,
I
really
appreciate
the
fact
that
we
have
teachers
and
people
who
are
signed
up
to
speak.
We
don't
have
that
many
more
people
that
we
could
listen
to
plus
the
agenda
was
posted
on
the
9th
and
then
additional
item
was
placed
on
the
10th.
So
I
would
like
to
see
us
hear
everyone's
comments
for
this
evening.
C
AP
AQ
J
AR
J
E
AS
C
H
V
Hello,
my
name
is
Tiffany
paschke
I
am
a
Ela
teacher,
eighth
grade
ELA
teacher
in
the
district
I'm.
Also
a
parent
and
I'm
here
to
talk
about
teacher
compensation.
V
I,
don't
I
didn't
expect
that
I
would
get
up
here.
So
this
is
my
little
Doodle
from
this
morning,
as
I
was
kind
of
going
into
into
some
data.
One
of
the
eighth
grade.
Ela
standards
is
to
predict
outcomes
and
that's
why
I
looked
at
this
little
data
and
what
this
data
is
is
how
many
teacher
vacancies
are
in
Charleston
County.
Currently
how
many
teacher
vacancies
are
in
Berkeley
County
currently
and
how
many
teacher
vacancies
are
in
Dorchester
County
currently
and
there
are
less
in
Dorchester
County.
V
What
I
know
from
having
lived
in
Charleston
for
23
years
is
that
the
cost
of
living
is
very
expensive
and
everybody's
moving,
either
to
Ravenel
or
to
Goose
Creek.
So
if
I'm
driving
an
hour
and
a
half
in
from
Goose
Creek
every
day
to
come
to
my
job
in
Charleston
County
for
about
two
thousand
dollars
more
a
year,
I'm
probably
going
to
quit
that
job
and
go
to
Dorchester
County
closer
to
my
house,
because
I,
don't
think
three
hours.
Academic
commute
time
is
worth
my.
AT
AT
Ralph
I'm
here
to
speak
about
teacher
compensation,
I'm
an
experienced
educator
with
only
five
years
in
CCSD.
However,
when
I
first
got
my
initial
salary,
I
was
so
excited
and
then
I
realized
I
was
comparing
it
to
my
salary
from
25
years
ago,
when
I
began
my
career,
this
problem
in
Charleston
the
cost
of
living,
has
become
extraordinary.
My
mortgage
and
I
couldn't
afford
my
house
in
my
Ranch
neighborhood.
Now
we
bought
it
20
years
ago.
AT
My
mortgage
is
now
more
than
my
paycheck
one
of
my
two
paychecks
I'm
fortunate
to
have
a
spouse
and
a
second
income
without
him.
I,
don't
know
how
my
daughter
and
I
could
survive
here.
I
think
the
other
issue
with
the
paycheck
with
pay
is
our
need
to
retain
good
teachers.
I
work
in
a
school
with
a
lot
of
youngins.
If
you
will,
and
they
can't
afford
it,
they
ought
to
live
in
Mount
Pleasant,
because
they're,
cute
and
fun,
but
they
can't
afford
to
live
anywhere
and
lots
of
us
work
second
jobs.
AT
AU
Q
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
Brittany
Graham
and
I'm.
Gonna
cry.
I've
been
a
teacher
for
nine
years
in
Charleston
County,
when
I
rented
my
apartment
mom
is
on
the
lease
with
me,
because
I
can't
afford
it.
Q
Q
We
get
paid
twice
a
month
and
I
can't
pay
my
rent
with
one
of
my
paychecks,
let
alone
my
power
bills
to
eat
anything
I've
been
nominated
teacher
of
the
year
three
times
and
I
turned
it
down,
because
I
can't
take
on
anything
else.
That's
not
paying
a
bill.
I
promise!
You
you'll
get
a
better
me
and
you'll
get
a
better
everyone.
If
you'll
pay
us
more
I'm
tired,
we're,
tired
and
kids
deserve
better.
Thank
you.
AV
AV
AV
You
made
the
mistake
that
they
made
in
New
York
City
so
many
years
ago,
and
this
is
the
holy
city.
This
is
Charleston
and
my
name
is
Cass
chabelli
I'm,
a
kid
from
the
Bronx
and
I
discovered
Charleston,
and
what
happened
here
on
my
first
encounter
with
this
esteemed
board.
Is
a
movement
away
from
God?
AV
AW
Hi
Paul
Bowers
parent
of
three
students
in
this
school
district
I
support
the
T,
the
task
Force's
proposal
to
start
teachers
at
58
000
a
year
with
step
increases
at
every
year.
It
doesn't
resolve
all
the
structural
impediments
that
are
chasing
our
Educators
away,
but
it's
a
start.
You
know
happily
pay
higher
pack
higher
taxes
to
make
it
happen.
I
also
want
to
address
draft
apology
policy
gbeb
your
proposed,
don't
say
gay,
don't
say
gender
gag
ordered
for
teachers.
AW
It
is
censorship,
plain
and
ugly.
Here,
I
will
quote
from
a
trans
young
man
whose
SAU
Board
number
Kelly
raised
a
stink
about
during
your
candidacy
last
year
and
the
governor
McMaster
censored
last
year
in
CCSD.
These
are
the
words
of
Leo
Lipson.
When
I
heard
this
article
was
banned,
I
felt
scared,
not
just
scared
for
the
trans
kids
being
denied
education
about
their
identities,
but
also
for
the
kids,
who
will
grow
up
ignorant
about
an
entire
group
of
people
who
have
been
here
forever
and
who
are
not
going
anywhere.
AW
AS
I'm
Bonnie,
Cleveland,
CCSD
parent
I
am
really
glad
that
you
extended
the
comment
time
because
we
you
need
to
hear
from
the
community
and
Paul
was
the
first
one
who
was
able
to
talk
about
this
policy.
That's
your
don't
get
Sega
policy
so
for
those
of
you
in
the
audience
and
watching
at
home
and
on
the
news
later.
What
this
board
this?
The
majority
of
this
board,
but
not
all
of
your
board
members
want
to
do-
is
to
prevent
teachers
and
other
CCSD
employees
from
using
their
preferred
pronouns.
AS
What
they
want
is
to
restrict
people
to
only
using
pronouns
consistent
with
their
identification
that
they
use
when
they
applied
for
their
job,
and
they
also
can't
talk
to
students
about
their
preferred
pronouns
or
about
gender.
It's
censorship
and
the
sensors
are
never
on
the
right
side
of
History.
AS
N
Hi,
my
name
is
Merit
Watts
I
am
a
mom
of
two
kids
and
just
this
morning
registered
my
first
for
kindergarten,
CCSD,
so
I'm
so
excited
to
be
here.
This
is
my
first
school
board
meeting.
N
N
I
personally
think
there
is
no
better
place
than
a
school
to
learn
about
pronouns
they're,
an
important
part
of
any
education
they're,
not
that
complicated.
My
four-year-old
has
a
firm
grasp
on
all
the
different
options
that
you
could
use.
It's
amazing
what
kids
can
learn
when
you
give
them
the
chance.
They
are
not
born
thinking
the
discriminatory
ways
that
we
might
think
that
they
should,
and
it
is
setting
us
back
to
avoid
exposing
our
kids
to
different
ways
of
being
that
they
will
experience
out
there
in
the
world.
Thank.
D
The
last
four
Matthew
Fuentes
Brandon
fish,
Shelby
jeffron
and
Colin
Condon.
AX
Hello
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
listening
and
for
your
service
board
members.
Above
all,
I
want
to
thank
my
fellow
teachers
for
coming
out
here
and
spilling
your
guts
and
letting
everyone
know
how
we
live
day
to
day.
AX
My
name
is
Matthew
Fuentes
I
work
at
Lucy,
Beckham,
high
school
and
I'm
here
for
higher
teacher
pay.
To
be
honest,
I
have
a
headache:
I
have
a
migraine
from
not
being
able
to
pay
bills
and
questioning
working
in
a
profession
that
I
love
so
very,
very
much
I
have
two
master's
degrees.
I
have
a
I'm
a
PhD
candidate
with
over
10
years,
teaching
and
I
can't
make
ends
meet
I.
AX
We
I
live
week
to
week
the
reason
this
room
isn't
filled
because
our
teachers
are
out
tutoring
and
working
second
and
third
jobs,
not
to
mention
lesson
planning
and
decompressing
and
giving
themselves
the
strength
to
walk
in
the
building.
The
next
day.
Our
students
suffer
because
of
low
teacher
pay,
and
no
curriculum
can
solve
that.
On
a
more
more
personal
note.
As
a
CCSD
parent,
my
talk,
my
daughter,
who
has
gone
through
three
teachers
this
year
because
of
low
pay
recently
came
to
me
and
told
me:
she
wanted
to
be
a
teacher.
AX
J
AY
A
few
of
the
reasons
why
we're
a
post
is
let
this
legislation
first
I
know
a
lot
of
trans
people
and
I
know
how
important
recognition
of
people's
pronouns
are.
Trans
kids
suffer
from
an
astronomical
suicide
rate
and
it's
been
shown
that
acknowledgment
of
their
gender
can
help.
Second
CCSD
has
a
lot
of
issues
to
deal
with
and,
and
we
really
don't
have
time
to
deal
with
culture,
War
issues
which
are
a
distraction.
AY
Frankly,
also,
this
policy
is
probably
illegal
under
federal
law
and
we'll
certainly
face
legal
challenges
which
will
cost
our
school
district
money
and,
lastly,
I
follow
a
lot
of
the
legislation
at
the
state
house
and
I
haven't
seen
any
bill
that
has
passed
either
chamber.
That
would
support
any
language,
like
the
one
that's
proposed
in
this
policy.
Thank.
AZ
I'm
calling
Condon
I'm
the
president
of
the
alliance
for
full
Acceptance
in
a
West
Ashley
parent
of
a
Charleston
Charter
for
Math
and
Science
alumni
AFA
supports
the
proposed
teacher
pay
raise.
We
need
teachers
to
earn
decent
incomes.
We
oppose
the
changes
proposed
in
the
GBE
employee
conduct
policy
as
such
are
clearly
illegal.
AZ
The
board
would
be
endangering
federal
education
dollars
by
violating
Title
IX.
Such
a
policy
also
violates
Title
VII
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964,
preventing
discrimination
based
on
sex,
which
legally
already
includes
gender
identity.
Despite
what
you
might
do
tonight
and
set
forth
clearly
in
the
Supreme
Court
case,
Bostock
versus
Clayton
County,
this
policy
should
not
move
forward
and
I
thank
God
that
a
public
school
guidance
counselor
here
in
Charleston
County
was
there
for
my
child,
struggling
that
with
their
gender
identity
in
high
school,
and
that
needs
to
stay
an
option
for
all
children.
D
A
Thank
you,
Miss
Bailey,
with
with
the
conclusion
of
public
comments,
we're
going
to
move
on
to
item
number
three
student
outcomes
for
the
superintendent's
report:
Mr
Kennedy,.
BA
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Molly,
so
I
have
three
points
to
make
tonight
so
before
we
get
into
the
PowerPoint
Maggie,
which
just
pull
that
pull
that
down
for
a
minute.
So
the
first
point
is
last
last
month,
yeah
last
month
we
submitted
two
options
for
academic
calendars.
For
for
next
year,
there's
been
a
a
lot
of
feedback.
That's
come
from
the
public
I
just
want
to.
BA
Let
the
public
know
that
we're
taking
that
feedback
with
continuing
to
take
that
feedback,
and
we
will
more
than
likely
make
some
of
the
posts
modifications
to
at
least
one
of
the
calendars
to
the
board,
based
on
that
feedback
at
the
March
27th
board
meeting.
So
that's
number
one
number
two
I
have
someone
on
the
zoom:
that's
going
to
address
the
the
board
and
the
community
and
start
to
carry
right.
BA
Dr
Kerry
Wright
was
the
superintendent
for
the
state
of
Mississippi
from
2014
to
this
past
June,
so
for
eight
years
there,
so
incredible.
So
what
I've
done
since
I've
been
in
this
role
with
my
staff?
Now
we've
looked
across
the
country
and
specifically
in
the
Southeast,
trying
to
see
where
progress
is
being
made
on
student
achievement
and
when
we
looked
over
in
Mississippi
it
was
like
incredible.
BA
When
Dr
Wright
arrived
in
2014,
they
were
rated
number
50
out
of
all
50
states
on
educational
attainment
when
she
left
last
June
that
moved
to
35th
tremendous
progress.
If
you
take
a
look
at
the
the
nation's
report
card,
nape
I
can't
remember
what
the
acronym
is,
but
the
innate
assessment
that's
given
to
Fourth
Graders
across
the
country
in
2013,
the
state
of
Mississippi
was
way
below
the
national
average
in
2019.
BA
They
were
above
the
national
average
in
mathematics
and
right
at
the
national
average
in
the
reading,
so
again
tremendous
progress.
So
when
we
looked
over
in
Mississippi,
we
actually
reached
out
to
Dr
Wright.
Before
course,
he
had
resigned,
not
the
resignment
retired,
to
see
what
she
and
her
staff
were
doing
across
the
state,
and
so
we've
adopted
some
of
those
strategies
here
in
CCSD.
It's
what
we've
asked
the
Dr
Wright
to
do.
We
have
a
contract
with
her.
BA
We
asked
her
to
come
over
and
spend
a
couple
days
here
in
Charleston,
looking
going
into
schools
talking
with
teachers
talking
with
students
talking
with
teacher
coaches,
talking
with
principals
talking
with
District
staff,
to
give
us
her
assessment
on
us
on
our
strategies.
What
was
working
where
we
need
to
make
modifications,
and
so
she's
graciously
agreed
to
join
us
via
Zoom
tonight,
to
give
us
a
report
on
her
reviews.
Last
Wednesday
and
Thursday,
not
the
right.
BB
Well,
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
having
me
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
here,
and
it
was
also
an
absolute
Delight
to
tour
your
schools
when
I
was
here
last
week,
I
want
to
thank
both
Mr
Kennedy
and
Ms
Huggins,
because
they
had
really
reached
out
to
me
and
said.
We
really
want
to
pick
your
brain
and
would
love
to
have
you
come
and
visit.
So
that's
what
I
did
I
came
and
spent
two
full
days.
I
visited
three
different
schools.
I
talked
with
the
principals
I
talked
with
teachers.
BB
I
also
spent
a
lot
of
time
interviewing
a
number
and
variety
of
district
and
School
staff,
and
also
has
spent
a
lot
of
time
in
discussion
with
both
Mr
Kennedy
and
Miss
Huggins.
Prior
to
this,
we've
been
talking
several
several
months
actually
in
anticipation
of
this
visit,
so
I
wanted
to
just
give
you
a
high
level.
BB
This
is
not
every
single
thing,
but
these
were
themes
that
I
was
looking
for
when,
during
my
interviews
and
during
the
time
I
spent
in
schools,
so
I
hope
that
you
find
this
helpful
I
intend
to
Circle
back
obviously
with
the
superintendent
and
his
staff
to
get
into
some
details
on
things
that
I'm
going
to
refer
to
later
as
opportunities
for
for
improvement.
BB
But
the
first
thing
that
came
through
loud
and
clear
in
my
interviews
and
in
my
tours
is
the
leadership
that's
being
provided
at
the
district
level
by
both
Mr
Kennedy
and
Miss
Huggins.
The
need
for
consistency
was
stated
several
times
by
those
that
I
talked
with.
In
fact,
I
have
we
had
a
lot
of
conversations
around
the
needs?
What
consistency
provides
is
that
lack
of
churn
at
the
top,
because
anytime
you're
in
an
organization
and
for
those
of
you
that
are
in
the
audience
that
run
organizations?
BB
You
know
every
time
the
leadership
churns
progress
slows
down.
So
that
was
one
thing
that
came
through.
The
focus
is
definitely
on
the
science
of
reading
I.
Don't
think
there's
any
doubt
about
that
in
the
classrooms
that
I
was
in.
It
is
research
based.
It
is
the
one
that
Mississippi
the
the
implementation
process
that
Mississippi
used
as
well
and
it's
being
used
in
many
states.
In
fact,
South
Carolina
has
just
looked
at
they're
looking
at
signs
of
reading
throughout
the
entire
state,
but
I
probably
think
there's
well
over
30
35
States.
BB
I
think
everybody
wants
to
do
the
very
best
that
they
can
and
I
think
if
we
could
come
alongside
that
as
a
district
or
in
my
case
as
a
state
and
help
build
us
the
capacity
and
teachers
and
leaders,
then
our
students
will
only
be
the
beneficiaries
and
I
also
observed
the
implementation
of
the
L
curriculum
and
I
can
tell
you
that
it
is
an
incredibly
rigorous
curriculum
and
I
was
absolutely
more
than
impressed
with
the
quality
of
the
student
work
that
I
observed.
BB
What
it's
asking
them
to
do
in
terms
of
critical
thinking
in
terms
of
writing
in
terms
of
collaboration
is
absolutely
amazing
and
I
can
tell
you
that
the
staff
that
I
talk
to
the
principal
that
I
talked
to
said.
We
really
need
to
be
consistent
with
the
implementation
of
curriculum
in
our
district.
In
fact,
there
was
a
lot
of
frustration
that
had
been
expressed
by
folks
over
the
many
changes
to
curriculum
and
I.
BB
Think
that
if
you
want
to
see
something
done
and
done
well
and
I
was
in
Mississippi
for
almost
nine
years,
it's
got
to
be
a
consistent
implementation
of
what
it
is
that
you're
trying
to
get
accomplished.
In
this
case
it's
the
El
curriculum,
also
the
utilization
of
your
coaches,
both
at
the
school
and
District
level.
This
was
also
a
key
strategy
of
mississippis
and
I.
Can't
tell
you
enough
about
coaches.
BB
They
are
the
backbone
to
getting
the
work
done
and
working
alongside
teachers
and
so
hats
off
to
those
folks
that
I,
interviewed
and
I
think
they
spoke
eloquently
about
the
importance
of
the
role
of
coaches
in
classrooms
and
also
last
but
not
least,
and
sometimes
you
don't
expect
to
hear
this
from
staff,
but
establishing
a
Clear
Vision
and
a
strategic
plan
with
very
clear
goals.
BB
People
commented
on
that
and
how,
in
fact,
one
person
said
it's
so
nice
to
have
that
in
front
of
us
every
single
day,
so
the
opportunities
that
I
I
want
to
offer
up
and
I'll
follow
up.
Obviously,
I
said
with
Mr,
with
Mr
Kennedy
and
Miss.
Huggins
is
the
opportunity
to
implement
this
El
curriculum.
District-Wide
I
cannot
say
enough
about.
BB
It
is
a
consistent
way
of
K-12
of
getting
something
accomplished,
particularly
starting
at
the
elementary
level
along
with
because
it
is
research-based
it
is
aligned
to
the
science
of
reading
and
there's
a
lot
to
be
said
about
giving
it
time
for
implementation
to
really
take
to
to
Really.
Take
place
heard
a
lot
of
interesting
comments
about
the
the
need
to
increase
Early,
Childhood
programming.
So
you're
talking
to
somebody
who
has
early
childhood
is
near
and
dear
to
my
heart
and
I
can
tell
you.
BB
BB
We
started
them
at
fours,
but
having
that
early
childhood
background
is
huge,
I
think
we
need
to
develop
a
management
system
for
the
El
implementation.
One
of
the
things
that
we
talked
about
was
that
there's
a
lot
of
moving
Parts
with
the
El
program
and
I
think
there's
a
way
that
we
can
streamline
that
for
teachers
and
make
that
ease
of
implementation
for
them.
I
do
I
did
hear
a
lot
about
examining
ways
to
strengthen
the
special
education
program.
BB
I
know
in
Mississippi,
students
with
disabilities
was
the
subgroup
that
really
struggled
the
most
and
that's
not
atypical
and
so
I
think
there's
ways:
I
supervise
special
ed
for
10
years
of
my
life.
This
is
another
very
special
place
in
my
heart
and
I
think
there's
ways
that
we
can
look
to
implement
that
people
were
calling
to
include
more
co-teaching,
having
more
special
education
students
in
the
General,
Ed,
classroom
and
and
and
moving
forward.
Where
that's
concerned,
the
coaches
were
so
popular.
BB
You
now
have
a
request
on
the
table
for
more
for
math
coaches,
so
I
think
your
literacy
coaches
are
doing
an
amazing
job,
and
so
many
of
them
are
coaching
in
so
many
areas,
but
the
the
need
for
additional
math
coaches
came
through
I
know.
You've
recently
started
these
student
data
reviews.
I
got
feedback
from
staff
that
they
really
want
these
to
continue.
BB
They
it's
a
great
way
to
focus
on
individual
students
and
their
needs
and
then
a
great
way
to
monitor
progress
in
schools
and
I
the
staff
that
I
interviewed,
who
attended
those
meetings
said
they
were
incredibly
helpful,
just
being
able
to
learn
from
other
schools
and
how
other
schools
are
doing
and
if
they're,
making
better
progress
than
your
own
school.
Then
how
can
we
take
some
of
the
strategies
that
some
schools
are
doing
and
move
them
into
other
schools?
There
was
a
request
for
additional
professional
development
offering
for
administrators
as
well
as
teachers.
BB
That's
something
that's
that's.
An
easy
fix
and
I
can
certainly
sense
the
need
for
that.
We
also
had
a
request
to
streamline
some
of
the
paperwork
for
administrators
and
I.
BB
Think
that
there's
a
way
that
we
could
accomplish
that
as
well
having
been
a
principal
for
a
number
of
years
and
been
an
administrator
for
a
number
of
years,
I'm
always
looking
for
ways
that
we
can
streamline
paperwork
which
gives
in
principles
time
to
be
in
classrooms
and
a
meeting
with
teachers
and
really
building
the
capacity
of
the
teachers
in
their
own
building
and
last
but
not
least,
was
a
a
message
around
being
consistent
in
messaging.
BB
That's
sent
to
both
the
district
and
School
staff,
This
Is,
Not,
Unusual
I
know
when
I
landed
in
Mississippi
and
started
in
that
role.
I
was
hearing,
some
officers
are
saying
one
thing:
other
offices
are
saying
another
and
everybody
is
well-meaning,
but
sometimes
the
messaging
isn't
aligned
and
so
I
think
there's
a
strategy
that
we
can
employ
behind
that
as
well.
But
I've
got
to
tell
you.
BB
You've
got
some
amazing
staff
across
this,
not
only
in
schools
but
in
the
district,
hard-working
focused
student
oriented,
which
is
exactly
what
you
want
to
hear
and
not
one
of
them
said:
let's
stop
doing
something
other
than
let's
stop
changing
things,
as
often
I
think
one
of
your
speakers
talked
about
that
so
having
consistency
and
Leadership
consistency
and
implementation
and
consistency
in
schools
where
children
are
concerned
can
only
make
them
stronger
and
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
my
continued
consultation
with
the
with
the
school
district
and
with
District
staff
and
School
staff
and
I.
BA
Thank
you
very
much.
Dr
Wright.
BD
Any
questions
on.
BA
The
board
about
the
right.
BA
I'm
saying
before
I
move
on
to
my
report,
any
questions
from
the
school
board
about
Dr
Wright.
BA
You
all
right,
thank
you
very
much
so
Maggie
if
you
can
put
the
PowerPoint
back
up.
Thank
you
very
much,
Dr
Wright,
so
to
wrap
this
up
and
this
being
the
superintendent's
report
and
I
have
this
report
here
because
of
the
the
question
of
the
continuation
like
there
of
of
the
El
curriculum,
so
I
want
to
address
that
one
more
time.
Just
reiterate
my
my
support
for
the
El
and
my
my
intentions
on
it.
BA
So
this
is
the
pillows
that
we
operate
under
I
won't
go
through
the
details
on
that
I
present
this
every
time,
I
present
a
slide
next
slide.
We
have
three
goals
that
have
been
in
place
for
quite
some
time
now.
It's
going
back
to
sometime
in
20
year,
2022
so
several
months,
one
on
literacy
and
one
on
algebra
in
the
eighth
grade
for
students
and
one
on
College
of
career
awareness,
so
I
won't
go
through
those
in
details
either.
That's
a
template
slide
next
slide.
Please.
C
C
BA
Is
important
stuff,
but
thank
you
so
anyway.
The
three
data
slides
three
data
slides
which
you
all
seen
before
and
I,
always
show
these
winner
of
our
talk
with
people.
So
the
first
one
shows
the
reading
scores
in
this
District
going
back
to
2006
going
into
up
to
last
year,
and
you
can
see
that
we
have
a
huge
gap
at
the
very
top
on
this
graph.
BA
The
line
is
the
white
students
on
on
grades
three
to
three
through
eight
on
their
reading
levels
and
for
African-American
students
at
the
bottom
on
the
blue
line
and,
as
you
can
see,
a
tremendous
Gap
there
and
we'll
go
into
any
more
details
on
that
next
slide,
just
a
different
way
to
look
at
that
Gap
I
mentioned
a
few
minutes
ago,
when
I
introduced
Dr
Wright
that
we
looked
throughout
the
southeast
and
was
working
the
reading
gap
between
African-American
kids
and
white
kids
in
Fairfax,
County,
Virginia,
school
district,
the
17
points,
17
percentage
points
and
there's
a
number
of
people
in
that
community
of
Fairfax
County.
BA
That's
really
concerned
about
that
gap
of
17
percentage
points,
whereas
here
in
Charleston
the
difference
between
that
red
bar
on
the
left,
which
represents
white
students
in
the
African-American
students
on
the
right,
the
the
blue
bar
that
shows
a
gap
of
54
points.
So
more
than
three
times
the
the
Gap
in
Fairfax
County
Virginia
next
slide.
Please
and
then
the
last
data
slide
shows
on
average
during
that
same
time,
period
for
that
line.
BA
Graph
I
had
that
82
percent
of
our
African-American
fifth
grade
kids
leave
the
fifth
grade
going
into
secondary
schools
reading
below
grade
level
next
slide
so
on
the
effectiveness
of
the
El
curriculum.
This
blue,
this
graph
with
these
blue
bars,
show
the
implementation
of
el
beginning
in
August
of
2021
for
the
acceleration
schools
and
whether
it
shows
and
up
in
the
right
hand
corner
that
on
average
the
growth
that
the
kids
have
had
using
the
I-Ready
interim
assessment.
BA
It's
been
8.3
points,
8.3
points
from
August
21
and
up
until
this,
this
winter
in
the
next
slide
the
same
similar
graph,
but
it
shows
the
implementation
of
el
in
non-acceleration
schools,
beginning
in
January
of
last
year.
So
January
2022
and
it
shows
a
10.9
percentage.
Point
Point
growth
I,
see
all
these
two
slides
I'll
restore
these
two
slides
and
show
that
we
have.
We
are
making
progress
and
it
looks
it
look.
It
appears
as
though
we're
on
track
to
make
further
progress
with
this
curriculum
next
slide.
BA
So
as
I
wrap
this
up
week
before
last,
I
sent
the
letter
to
all
the
districts,
all
of
the
districts,
kindergarten
students
and
I
did
a
video
also
with
10
students,
as
shown
here
so
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
gonna.
Do
the
video
now
now
she'll
go
through
the
letter,
so
you
can
look
at
the
video
anytime,
there's
a
link
there,
but
in
that,
in
that
letter
in
the
video
I
asked
the
the
kindergarten
students
and
their
teachers
three
questions
as
a
kindergarten
student.
BA
What
are
your
dreams
so
when
you
leave
the
kindergarten
and
go
into
first
grade
and
then
what
are
your
dreams
when,
when
you
leave
when
you,
when
you
become
a
big
kid,
I
hear
you're
a
teenager
and
then
wear
your
dreams?
When
you
are
an
adult,
you
know
growing
up
and
it's
incredible.
I've
got
I've
received.
Hundreds
I
mean
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
responses
from
these
kindergartners,
and
so
when
I
had
the
video
it
was
like
and
I'll
tell
you.
I
was
super
nervous.
BA
I
said
now
to
talk
with
talk
with
kindergarten,
kids
and
but
but
I
did
go
okay
and
so,
but
the
feedback
that
I
got
from
them
just
really
worn
my
heart
and
just
being
a
jazz
work
that
I'm
doing
so
I
would
encourage
everybody
to
take
a
look
at
the
video
and
they'll
be
more
more
work.
Coming
for
my
staff
and
I
on
what
we're
gonna
do
with
those
dreams
that
they're
telling
us
about
the
next
slide.
BA
So,
based
on
what
I
just
said
on
on
the
dreams
about
kindergarteners
and
this
past
August
August
2022,
we
have
3422
kindergarten
students
enrolled
in
our
school
based
on
the
data
that
I
showed
you
in
those
earlier
slides.
Here
we
maintain
the
same
progress
or
lack
thereof,
that
we
have
for
a
decade
and
a
half
decade
and
a
half
or
two
decades.
BA
So
the
blue,
the
blue
arrow,
shows
the
number
of
kids
that
came
into
kindergarten
3422..
The
gold
era
shows
that
where
those
kids
would
be
in
the
fifth
grade,
if
we
stay
on
the
same
trajectory-
and
that
means
that
a
little
over
50
of
those
kids
only
54
or
a
little
over
50
of
those
kids
will
be
reading
on
grade
level.
BA
And
if
you
disaggregate
those
numbers
by
groups
of
race,
then
you
would
expect
to
see
only
20
percent
of
African-American
kids,
five
years
from
now
reading
on
the
grade
level
and
then
on
the
the
last
hour
here.
The
red
hour
shows
the
after
these
kindergarten,
kids
have
spent
13
years
in
our
system
and
they've
graduate
13
years
later
in
the
in
2035.
This
is
the
class
of
2035..
BA
What
would
they
have
to
show
for
it
and
so
one-third
of
those
students?
If
we
stay
on
the
same
path,
one-third
of
those
students
will
graduate
not
College,
not
career,
ready
and
that's
based
on
the
data
that
we've
experienced
for
the
last
20
years
and
then
again,
if
you
disaggregate
those
numbers,
then
the
numbers
look
worse
by
by
groups
of
race
next
slide,
so
that
so
yes,
so
there's
so
there's
there's
some
controversial.
BA
Insensitive
Topics
in
in
El
I've
told
the
board
you've
seen
the
letter
that
I
back
on
February,
10th
and
I
sent
to
All
principals,
where
we
had
a
team.
They
took
a
look
at
that
those
controversial
items
I
sent
a
letter
given
the
autonomy
to
principals,
to
remove
those
items
to
substitute
other
materials
for
that,
so
they
have
better
timing.
BA
The
second
bullet
here
in
addition
to
that
action
I
know,
there's
lots
of
concerns
out
in
the
community
about
the
content,
and
so
we
have
formed
a
a
process
where
we
we're
asking
people
in
the
community
to
engage
with
with
us
in
small
group
settings
I,
don't
know
how
small
they
are.
Mrs
Huggins
can
tell
us.
Well,
we
had
over
300
people
respond
and
so
started.
BA
I
think
this
week,
I
think
Wednesday
or
Thursday
tomorrow
tomorrow
we're
going
to
have
that
engagement
so
that
we
can
further
understand
from
the
community
standpoint.
What
are
the
concerns
about
the
content
of
the
El
and
then,
as
Dr
Wright
said
she's,
given
us
feedback
on
how
we
might
make
adjustments
on
that
in
the
last
slide,
the
unintended
consequences
of
discontinuing
El
so
I've
already
talked
about
the
decline
in
student
achievement.
Dr
Wright
talked
about
that
the
CCSD
risk
not
skip
so
back
in
February.
BA
We
talked
about
the
accreditation
that
we
have
to
go
through
next
year
and
that
when
we
went
through
it
five
years
ago,
we
were
told
in
writing
that
we
were
at
risk
of
not
being
accredited
going
forward
because
we
had
a
lack
of
a
consistent
curriculum
in
in
in
Reading
across
the
district,
and
so
they'll
be
looking
at
that
when
they
come
back
in
next
year.
At
the
third
bullet
bullet
this.
BA
This
idea
of
trying
to
switch
curriculum
Midstream
it's
impossible
to
to
meet
the
procurement
timelines
to
get
a
new
curriculum
in
place
by
the
by
the
time
school
starts
next
year
and
I
know
that
I
know
in
the
in
the
emotion
here
at
least
the
background,
the
motion.
It
says
that
we
can
go
into
the
warehouse
now,
so
my
understanding,
those
curricular
curriculum
materials.
Yes,
they
were
placed
in
the
warehouse
but
I'm
not
sure
at
all
that
they're
they're
still
there,
because
we
share
those
with
other
places
in
the
world.
BA
Teacher
retention,
Dr,
Wright
again
talked
about,
and
some
of
our
customers
talked
about
the
heaven
left
to
implement
and
curriculum,
and
you
start
over
even
the
principles
that
I
talked
to.
That
tells
me
that
their
teachers
have
some
of
their
teachers,
have
have
concerns
about
the
viability
of
moving
forward
with
with
the
ER
curriculum.
When
I
asked
the
principals
those
principles.
BA
BA
We
have
to
start
over
and
then
the
last
piece
there
is
the
the
Investments
that
we've
already
made
so
we've
already
spent
10
million
dollars
on
allocate
10
million
dollars,
so
we
have
to
replace
that
presumably
we'll
have
to
spend
you
know
that
amount
again
and
then
the
Palmetto
priority
project
schools,
which
the
state
of
South
Carolina
demand
that
they
use
this
curriculum.
BA
We
have
25
about
47
and
48
elementary
schools
that
are
in
that
category
and
the
state
has
paid
for
the
curriculum
for
those
25
schools
and
so
I.
My
assumption
is
that
if
we
have
to
abandon
this
committee
from
the
the
state's
not
going
to
pay
for
that
for
that
for
another
set,
so
those
are
my
points
for
my
my
report
tonight.
So
what
questions
do
you
have?
You
know
what.
A
AR
It's
the
third
time
we've
presented
this
right
and,
as
I
see
the
numbers
we
went
through
this
and
we
went
through
this
with
you
how
they
started
to
go
up
even
before
El
came
in
and
since
you
opened
the
door
for
El
on
this
I
think
everybody
should
read
the
motion
because
I
don't
think,
there's
any
movement
whatsoever
to
get
rid
of
El
I
think
there
is
the
movement
to
have
like
you
said,
and
you
told
us
that
we
could
have
options.
AR
The
principals
could
have
options
and
that's
what
I
ran
on
was
to
get
my
principles.
Options
I
did
not
run
on
getting
rid
of
El
I
think
it's
a
great
curriculum
for
the
schools
that
are
using
it,
but
you
told
me
that
there
were
options
and
I
look
at
these
scores
and
we
went
through
these
scores.
The
scores
were
going
up
before
El
was
even
implemented,
so
I
get
insulted.
Sometimes,
when
I
start
seeing
this
presentation
three
times
how
many
times
when
I
see
it.
Okay,.
BA
Well,
I
can
respond
to
that
Mr
robowski.
My
intent
is
to
skill
the
presentation
every
time.
Cdl
curriculum
is
on
on
the
agenda,
so
the
officers
that
I've
given
principle
is,
as
I've
stated,
we've
taken
a
look
at
the
materials
and
that
deemed
to
be
controversial
and
we've
given
principles
to
options
options
on
how
to
deal
with
that.
The
the
the
the
motion,
the
current
motion
for
this
evening
as
I
see
it
it.
BA
It
says
that
it's
going
to
give
the
authority
not
two
principles
but
to
teach
us
to
make
decisions
and
when,
when
we
in
the
line
graph,
that
I
showed
that
you
indicate
that
I've
shown
a
number
of
times
is
that
when,
when
school,
when,
when
achievement
was
going
up
between
2006
and
2012,
we
had
a
standard
curriculum
that
standard,
rather
that
that
we,
the
district,
could
provide
professional
training,
professional
development
for
all
of
our
teachers
that
were
participating
in
that.
BA
D
Okay,
I
have
a
letter
here
from
a
professional
because
we
were
told
to
let
the
professionals
do
their
job
and
the
professionals
were
speaking
well.
A
professional
sent
this
email
to
me
saying
the
El
curriculum
was
chosen
by
Charleston
County,
with
no
input
from
the
teachers.
It
is
not
meeting
the
students
needs
regarding
reading
or
writing.
Teachers
should
not
have
to
supplement
developmentally
appropriate
writing
and
reading
materials
for
our
adopted
curriculum.
Much
of
the
curriculum
is
also
based
on
classroom
protocols.
D
It's
built
with
a
lot
of
teacher
talk
and
each
module
focuses
primarily
on
science,
since
the
modules
are
based
around
one
subject
over
a
couple
of
months.
It
does
not
hold
student
attention
instead
of
being
excited
for
reading
time.
The
majority
of
the
students
are
disengaged.
It
does
not
provide
enough
student
engagement
other
than
the
decodable
texts,
which
are
part
of
the
skills
blocks.
Portion
of
this
curriculum
books
are
not
in
the
children's
hands.
This
is
very
important
when
you
are
teaching
children.
How
to
read.
D
The
district
recently
announced
that
teachers
will
be
required
to
complete
letters.
Training.
The
El
curriculum
does
not
use
research-based
techniques
to
teach
reading
or
writing
letters.
Training
is
focused
on
research-based
techniques
to
teach
reading
and
writing.
It
is
clearly
is
clear
and
to
the
point
the
children
are
using
already
reading
as
their
technology-based
curriculum
and
for
their
standard
standardized
test
scores.
El
is
not
aligned
with
I
ready
as
teachers.
D
We
are
going
back
to
determine
what
standards
are
being
missed
so
that
we
can
have
our
students
ready
for
the
next
grade
in
Reading,
Writing
and
phonics
I'm.
Sure
ER
has
some
high
points,
but
the
children
are
not
making
the
progress
they
should,
even
when
teaching
with
Fidelity.
We
hope
our
inputs
help.
You
make
a
thoughtful
decision
when
discussing
the
El
curriculum
and
you
take
our
concerns
into
account.
So
you
say:
El
is
successful,
but
I
have
several
teachers
here
in
the
district
that
are
saying
that
it's
not
and
can.
C
A
A
Okay,
so
thank
you,
Mr
Kennedy
for
your
your
report.
We're
gonna
move
on
to
item
number
four
under
strategic
education,
I'm
gonna
start
us
off
here
before
I
hand
it
over
to
the
liaison
item,
a
Greg
Mathis
High
School
overview.
We've
all
been
presented
with
a
very
thorough
presentation
by
Mr,
Baroni
and
I
really
appreciate
him.
Taking
the
time
to
be
so
thorough
in
addressing
our
concerns
regarding
Greg
Mathis
Mr
boroughly
did
the
district
reach
a
conclusion.
Z
So,
as
you
pointed
out,
we
did
provide
a
significant
amount
of
information
that
you
will
ask
for:
Mission
Vision
strategic
plan,
enrollment
data
teacher
data,
Esser
funding,
et
cetera,
et
cetera.
The
real
premise
was
to
take
a
close
look
at
the
space
available
within
the
school
district.
We
did
take
a
look
at
all
high
schools
and
middle
schools.
We
started
out
by
looking
at
schools
that
had
less
than
70
percent
building
capacity,
because
the
real
number
of
usage
to
share
a
school
is
program
capacity.
Z
How
is
a
school
actually
being
used
each
and
every
given
year?
And
we
got
our
principals
assessments
back
in
November?
It's
a
classroom
by
classroom
review
with
teachers
assigned
classes
assigned
numbers
of
students
assigned,
and
through
that
analysis
we
only
found
one
school
that
had
nine
classrooms
available,
not
assigned
to
a
core
teacher,
a
sped
teacher,
an
Esau
teacher
of
those
nine
classrooms.
Three
of
those
were
being
used
for
other
purposes,
so
the
highest
or
most
avail
available
school
only
had
that
many
classrooms.
The
next
closest
was
six
in
Greg
mathis's
request
in
July.
Z
They
asked
for
24
classrooms
and
labs.
They
dropped
that
down
to
11
classrooms
and
labs
in
December
of
last
year.
We
don't
come
close
to
that
with
the
number
of
classrooms
that
we're
using
now
without
compacting
moving
our
kids
around
in
the
schools
that
are
available.
Now
we
went
to
Greg
Mathis
with
a
couple
of
other
options.
There
was
a
school
in
Hollywood
that
has
not
been
utilized
right
now,
CeCe
Blaney.
Z
They
believe
that
that
distance
out
there
is
too
great
for
student
transportation,
and
we
also
looked
at
the
potential
for
after
hours
use
of
our
schools
adjusting
their
schedules.
Again.
They
didn't
think
that
that
option
was
feasible
for
them.
So
at
this
point
we
don't
have
a
suitable
solution
for
them
within
our
schools,
but
we
did
go
through
a
lot
of
rigor
to
get
to
that
conclusion.
H
G
Move
it
on
to
miss,
we
should
have
discussion
or
opportunity
to
ask
questions
after
each
presentation
sure
Mr
broey,
a
question
I
have
is
because
this
has
been
going
on
for
so
long
and
I.
You
know
they
get
sort
of
the
same
response.
Every
time
they
come.
Is
there
any
forecast
plans
for
how
they
can
be
helped
in
the
future
foreign.
G
Z
So
they
they
do
have
54
students
right
now
the
numbers
actually
decreased
for
their
enrollment
over
the
years.
Obviously,
we
would
hope
that
that
would
increase.
Z
Yes,
ma'am,
so
looking
ahead,
five
years,
we've
looked
at
a
number
of
the
schools
that
we
have,
and
at
this
point
there
isn't
anything
on
the
horizon,
but
that
analysis
is
not
yet
complete.
There
are
a
number
of
spaces
that
will
be
potentially
freed
up
in
the
out
years
that
again,
that
analysis
hasn't
been
complete
across
the
entire
District
Five
Years
out
gotcha.
G
And
I
understand
that
there's
going
to
be,
obviously
you
know
changing
demands
for
our
district,
but
just
would
love
to
keep
that
front
of
mind
because
I
know
the
goal
is.
If
there
are
more
students
to
serve,
you
know
that
they'd
be
allowed
to
serve
them,
which.
A
Brings
me
to
the
question
that
I
was
going
to
ask:
will
you
be
following
up
with
Greg
Mathis,
as
things
evolve?
Certainly.
Z
And
and
we
we
have
carried
a
requests
for
a
number
of
our
Charter
Schools
over
the
years.
We
did
make
Percy
available
for
sale
this
past
year.
Obviously,
as
you
pointed
out,
Ms
Waters,
Greg,
mathis's
financial
situation
didn't
warrant
I
believe
warrant
them
putting
in
a
bid
for
that
property.
Z
But
we
have
other
charts
that
are
looking
for
space.
We
try
to
treat
them
fairly
offered
to
all
of
them
when
the
opportunity
is
available,
as
we've
done
with
CC
Blaney.
That
space
had
been
available
for
all
charters,
all
of
our
Charter
Schools
up
until
this
point,
so
we'll
continue
to
do
that.
B
Thank
you
just
right
quickly,
I
actually
like
the
option
of
after
hours.
What
was
the
reason
that
they
didn't
like
that
option.
BC
Thank
you
for
that
Miss
Demar
Roberson.
When
we,
when
we
talked
to
the
principal
she
indicated
that
there
were
lots
of
competing
after
school
commitments,
for
families
and
for
students,
and
so,
despite
the
multiple
options
we
discussed,
none
seem
to
meet
her
needs
and
the
needs
of
the
school.
Z
Also
indicated
that
her
teacher
force
would
have
had
issues
working
different
hours
as
well,
exactly.
BC
Noting
that
she
has
teachers
with
students
in
CCSD
schools,
who'd,
be,
as
you
can
imagine,
on
the
8th
30th.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
You
again,
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment
as
I
read
through
the
presentation.
Thank
you
for
the
thorough.
F
What
I
really
do
appreciate
the
hard
work
and
commitment
of
the
staff
to
serve
their
students,
academic
and
special
needs
and
behavioral
problems.
I
think
the
school
is
making
a
contribution
to
reducing
the
school
to
prison
pipeline
I
I
would
like
to
suggest,
however,
to
the
district
that
we
need
to
look
at
a
broader
discussion
and
evaluation
of
all
of
our
alternative
programs
being
within
the
districts
currently
offered
within
the
district's
high
schools
and
throughout
the
district
in
schools
like
Greg,
Mathis,
SEPTA,
mcclark
and
the
ca
Academy.
F
We
know
we
need
to
know
more
about
best
practices
in
working
with
the
student
population.
What's
working,
identify
better
ways
of
serving
this
population
of
students
and
and
also
consider
increasing
access
of
these
students
to
our
career
and
Technology
Program
grams.
A
AL
A
Have
anything
okay
with
that
we'll
thank
you!
Mr
barrowi,
Miss,
Huggins,
we'll
move
on
to
item
4B
and
I
will
turn
it
over
to
the
liaison
for
strategic
Ed.
Thank
you
pull
your
microphone
where.
D
I
would
like
to
put
forth
this
motion
tonight
to
maintain
and
change
the
current
Ela
choices
for
the
remainder
of
the
2022-2023
school
year.
Two
allow
the
11
acceleration
schools
to
continue
with
El
using
discretion
for
the
February
10th
letter
from
Mr
Kennedy
to
principals.
Other
schools,
currently
using
El,
may
continue
with
it
as
a
resource,
but
teachers
will
have
the
flexibility
to
use
other
previously
used
resources
and
curriculums,
were
they
being
necessary
to
teach
South,
Carolina,
Standards
and
the
reason
being
that
I
put
forth.
D
This
motion
is
because
of
the
many
questions
and
concerns
from
teachers,
parents
and
community
members
about
the
El
curriculum
where
it
may
be
working
for
other
schools
in
the
district.
It's
not
working
for
everyone
and
I
believe
that
these
teachers,
the
professionals
who
brought
forth
their
concerns
about
this
curriculum,
should
be
heard,
and
they
will
be
heard
via
these
round
tables
across
the
district
for
the
next
few
weeks.
D
But
I
believe
that
we
as
a
board
need
to
take
some
type
of
action
on
this
to
help
the
other
teachers
in
the
district,
who
don't
necessarily
agree
with
this
curriculum
implementation
and
a
couple
of
questions
that
I
would
like
to
ask
as
we
open
this
up
for
discussion
is.
Is
this
El
curriculum
state
board
approved
for
all
schools
in
South,
Carolina
or
just
approved
for
the
priority
schools,
Mr
Kennedy.
BA
Well,
that
I,
don't
know
I'm,
not
sure
what
I
understand
what's
approved
across
all
schools.
Well,
I
can't
imagine
that
the
South
Carolina
Department
of
Education
would
take
a
curriculum
and
apply
to
in
Charleston
case,
more
than
half
of
our
elementary
schools
and
say
it's
it's
inadequate
inadequate
for
the
remaining
schools.
D
BA
I'm,
saying
is
that
I
can
first
two
points
one
it's
hard
for
me
to
believe
that
the
state
would
select
a
curriculum
and
let
it
be
implemented
in
a
great
percentage
of
our
schools
and
not
agree
that
it
can
be
used
elsewhere.
What
what
the
state
did
with
the
Palmetto
prior
to
project
schools
they
paid
for
the
curriculum
for
those
25,
School
525
schools,
and
they
do
that
across
the
state,
so
they
paid
for
that
they
didn't
pay
for
the
ones
that
were
not
a
part
of
that
category
of
a
priority.
BA
BA
Where
there
was
no
need
to
apply
for
a
waiver
Miss
Miss
Bailey
I
mean
it
is
so
a
state
approved
curriculum.
So
we
so
the
team
that
that
selected,
that
you
know
it's
based
on
what
was
already
approved
by
the
state.
So.
D
BA
Schools,
of
course
it
is
an
option,
an
option
that
that
the
curriculum
selection
team
selected
so
this
option-
that
was
what
that
was
selected.
Okay,.
BA
BA
Ma'am,
they
are
not
allowed
to
go
from
my
position.
They
are
not
allowed
to
go
back
because
what
it
does,
then
it
gives
authority
to
teachers
as
I
understand
the
the
motion
to
make
their
own
selections
and
I've
and
just
elaborate
a
little
bit
I
mean
since
I've,
been
a
an
adult
out
of
college.
I
worked
in
a
lot
a
lot
of
large
complex
organizations,
I've
never
seen
in
any
organization,
I've
worked
in
whether
whether
this
strategy
of
the
organization
is
determined
by
the
level
of
what
we're
talking
about
here.
BA
In
this
case
teachers
I
mean
when
I
was
in
the
military.
I
mean
I
was
the
second
Lieutenant
doing
military
stuff.
I
didn't
develop
strategy,
yet
you
know
I
just
implemented
what
the
higher
said
we
need
to
implement
and
that's
what
we
have
here.
Okay,.
D
So
when
a
kindergarten
teacher
says
that
the
scripted
texts
instruct
strict
format
are
unrealistic
for
five
years
girls,
the
phonics
part
of
the
program
is
weak
and
confusing
I've
spent
hours
and
hours
of
this
school
year
trying
to
figure
it
out
only
to
become
frustrated,
and
they
ask
please
give
teachers
a
curriculum
that
is
child
and
teacher
friendly.
If
teachers
and
students
are
engaged
in
Reading
curriculum
test
scores
will
rise.
If
they
are
not,
we
will
continue
to
spiral
downward,
so
this
curriculum
is
not
working
all
across
the
district,
like
we're
being
told
so.
BA
So
my
last
comment
on
it,
then,
is
this
I
we
reached
out
to
Dr
Wright
from
Mississippi
Astro
to
come
over
and
give
us
some
validation
of
what
we
were
doing
right.
Some
suggestions
on
what
we
might
do
different.
BA
She
indicated
that
on
the
presentation
tonight
that
this
implementation
of
this
curriculum
is,
is
you
know
it's
a
heavy
lift
out,
maybe
not
the
words
that
she
used
and
that
that
we
she's
going
to
give
us
the
district,
some
some
ideas,
some
strategies
on
how
we
can
make
it
easier
on
teachers,
and
so
we're
going
to
accept
those
recommendations
and
Implement
those
recommendations.
So
we
have
with
3
500
teachers
across
the
district.
Certainly
each
teacher
every
teacher
is
not
going
to
be
in
agreement
with
every
every
strategy.
BA
That
central
office
rolls
out
so.
D
When
another
teacher
says
there
are
so
many
major
fund
foundational
skills
in
reading
that
are
missing
from
this
curriculum
standards
are
not
being
taught
sufficiently
or
to
the
degree
that
students
can
Master
the
materials
and
writing
is
not
being
taught
at
all
and
when
they
State
I
want
to
be
clear.
In
my
opinion
of
el
has
nothing
to
do
with
any
perceived
controversial,
controversial
issues.
My
concerns
are
directly
related
to
what
students
need
in
classrooms
to
become
readers
for
the
first
time
in
my
career.
D
BA
BA
I
recognize
two
things,
one
that
this
curriculum
is
working
for
a
lot
of
kids
and
I,
and
we
should
continue
that
I
recognize
two,
that
there
are
some
challenges
that
have
been
pointed
out
to
us
via
email
from
teachers
from
community
members
and
from
Dr
Wright,
who
has
done
the
no
one
in
the
country
has
done
what
she's
done
with
with
student
achievement
and
we
are
going
to
address
those
concerns.
BA
G
I
have
a
question
on
this
motion:
it's
actually
for
either
Mr
Kennedy
or
Miss
Huggins
or.
A
C
G
J
BA
So
so
let
me
answer
that,
okay,
so
from
my
perspective
and
certainly
Miss
Moore's,
the
academic
folks
can
weigh
in,
but
from
my
perspective
there,
there's
accountability
cannot
be
put
in
place
in
an
instruction
like
that.
Dr
Wright
talked
about
these
sdrs.
The
student
data
review
process
that
we
just
implemented
last
week,
where
we
asked
principals
to
come
in
with
their
data
talk
about
what
challenges
they
have,
what
supports
they
need
from
central
office,
and
so
we
can.
We
can
make
adjustments.
BA
School,
okay,
so
two
thousand
little
two
thousand
twenty
one
hundred
teachers
that
are
responsible
for
implementing
the
ER
curriculum.
That's
not
a
possibility
of
putting
in
a
system
of
accountability
at
when,
when
over
two
thousand
individual
people
have
control
of
what
we
do
with
strategy
in
the
district,
so
I'm,
sorry,
so
Michelle
Anita.
BD
Thank
you
that
that,
among
a
short
list
of
other
concerns
that
the
motion
brings
to
the
surface,
and
so
I'm
not
100
sure
what
other
previously
used
resources,
we
would
be
supporting
as
a
curriculum
and
instruction
division.
BD
The
last
time
the
state
department
adopted
a
curriculum.
It
was
2012.,
so
you
can
imagine.
After
11
years
those
resources
are
they're,
outdated,
one
they're
not
available
for
use
to,
and
so
I
I'm
not
clear
on
what
you
what
resources
we're
referring
to
when
we
had
open
court
previously
it
was
only
the
phonics
component,
so
we've
never
had
a
comprehensive,
full
complement,
open
court.
BD
When
we
had
open
court
and
Journeys
that
was
in
2012,
we
no
longer
have
those
resources
available,
so
I'm
unsure
where
we
stand
with
supporting
a
hodgepodge
type
of
curricular
infrastructure.
BC
G
And
just
given
that
the
minute
and
40
seconds
was
my
time,
I
want
to
ask
another
question
when
it
comes
to
the
accreditation
issue
that
we
were
talking
about
was
the
fact
that
we
didn't
have
Universal
curriculum,
a
piece
of
that
accreditation
study.
BC
G
A
C
BE
C
BF
D
I
I
like
to
say
something
at
this
point:
I,
don't
believe
that
we
wasted
time
because
of
the
simple
fact
that
we
have
Educators
across
this
District.
That's
voices
were
not
heard
in
the
past
couple
of
meetings
that
we
have
had
and
the
people
that
wanted
to
speak
out
against
El
did
not
have
the
opportunity
to
be
present
in
the
room
to
speak
out
and
I.
I
believe
that
we
need
to
have
the
ability
to
agree
to
disagree
without
people
being
made
fun
of
or
told
to
shut
up
sit
down,
be.
AE
A
No,
we
are
about
to
we're
not
we're
not
doing
that.
Let's
come
back
to
order,
so
I
agree
with
you
that
there
are
a
lot
of
voices
that
have
not
been
heard,
which
is
why
I'm
moving
to
postpone
it
until
after
we
have
our
round
tables,
and
then
we
can
come
back
to.
We
clearly
have
a
discussion
that
needs
to
be
had.
We
have
only
her
heard
one
side
of
the
issue.
The
district
has
not
addressed
the
many
many
controversies
surrounding
eel,
so
we
need
a
second.
We.
F
F
Well,
she
has
two
minutes:
I
have
two
minutes.
There's.
A
F
Okay,
we
have
had
two
sessions
where
we
have
listened
to
parents,
teachers,
principals,
we've
had
a
session
tonight
where
we
have
heard
the
number
of
emails
that
we
have
received
that
are
contradictory
of
el
is
minuscule
compared
to
the
body
of
of
information
that
we
have
received
through
the
written
comments
that
have
come
through
the
public.
Testimony
in
this,
our
emails
are
not
public
information
and
they're,
not
showing
that
whatever
you
all
are
talking
about
is
not
showing
up
in
the
public
record.
Now
we
need
to
put
this
to
rest.
F
Our
principles
worked
I'm
sure,
confident
in
consultation
with
their
teachers,
about
trying
to
determine
what
to
do
with
implementing
El
curriculum.
I
have
personally
visited
over
15
classes,
where
I
have
seen
outstanding
student
work.
I
have
talked
with
teachers
who
have
addressed
how
they
are
dealing
with
with
the
issues
making
positive
suggestions
and
they
are
willing
to
move
forward.
We
we
need
to
help
those
teachers
who
are
struggling,
but
we
cannot
throw
out
the
baby
with
the
bath
water
right
now.
E
If
you
would
be
willing
to
withdraw
your
motion,
I
have
a
an
idea
that
that
I
like
to
present
to
the
board
that
I
think
might
might
satisfy
both
sides
of
this
I
actually
agree.
I,
don't
want
to
sit
through
this
again,
I
think
there's
about
100
000
residents.
That
would
agree
with
that
thought
process.
So
one
of
the
speakers
we
heard
tonight
was
Mr
Antonelli.
He
was
a
principal.
He
was
the
only
speaker,
I've
heard
over
the
last
two
months,
who
said
good
and
bad
about
yell,
which
I
agree.
E
So
my
proposal
would
be
this
if
you're
willing
to
withdraw
your
motion.
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
because
the
cow
meeting
we
can't
take
action
that
we
would
add
to
the
board
meeting
upcoming
to
have
Mr
Antonelli
head
up
a
focus
group,
because
he
is
a
teacher
he's
the
expert
to
look
at
what
parts
of
the
L
are
and
are
not
working.
They.
A
Are
already
doing
that,
what
I
believe
that's,
what
trustee
Bailey
was
prepared
to
do
after
the
round
table
is
what
I'm
saying,
though,
where
we've
actually
heard
from
members
of
the
community.
T
A
BA
Yeah
so
I
I
hear
what
you're
saying
Mr
Kelly
I
think
we
spent
a
little
bit
of
time
in
this
meet
in
this
room
back
in
January,
talking
about
a
board
authority
board
policies
and
what
the
authority
of
this
for
the
superintendent,
where
that,
where
that
lies,
the
assignment
of
tasks
to
staff
is.
Is
that
Authority
arrests
with
me
so
as
opposed
to
individual
board
members
or
the
board
as
a
whole?
Directing
staff
I.
E
Would
amend
our
motion
to
direct
our
employee
to
put
Mr
Antonelli
at
the
chair
of
a
committee,
for
that
it
does.
BA
BC
I
certainly
appreciate
the
the
dialogue,
but
an
overwhelming
response
from
both
teachers
and
community
members
to
participate
well
over
300.
They
start
tomorrow,
you're
invited
to
attend
all
of
them.
We
hope
you
will,
because
of
our
desire
to
genuinely
hear
the
concerns
of
teachers
and
community
members
they're
limited
to
20.
participants.
In
each
circle,
we've
doubled
the
number
of
circles
doubled
the
number
of
sessions,
so
that
we
can
hear
everyone
who
signed
up
to
speak
I
think
that
we
Mr
Kelly
I
appreciate
your
point.
AP
We
did
have
a
group
of
teachers
that
came
got
together,
we
met
for,
we
met
four
times
in
person
and
they
went
out
in
work
groups
and
they
reviewed
materials
and
put
it
on
a
and
we
shared
it
back
together.
So
is
it
possible
that
they
did
not
catch
everything?
Yes,
I'm
sure
it
is,
but
it
says
complete
as
the
the
folks
that
were
in
the
group.
BC
I
and
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that
Mr
Kennedy
we
we
met,
actually
started
with
the
student
data
reviews.
Dr
Wright
spoke
about
them
earlier
and
we
started
with
feeder
patterns
district
one
and
two
just
this
week.
BC
So
we
heard
from
a
large
majority
of
our
principals
or
all
of
our
principals
East
to
the
Cooper
Mr
Kelly
Mr
Antonelli
was
part
of
that
and
some
of
the
concerns
that
they
have
faced
in
their
constituents
have
expressed
were
raised,
and
one
of
those
was
what
Dr
Wright
shared
pushed
back
concerns
from
teachers,
that
the
resources
are
overwhelming
and
they
need
more
help.
Consolidating
and
putting
together
and
Miss.
Simmons
and
I
have
talked
about
a
process
for
that.
BC
We've
also
given
the
flexibility
to
remove
materials
that
teachers
and
principals
find
controversial
and
where
there
were
concerns,
particularly
in
some
of
our
North
Mount
Pleasant
schools
about
rigor,
we
we
suggested
that
teachers
have
the
that
Authority.
They
have
that
autonomy
to
my
right
or
some
of
the
best
English
teachers
in
the
district
that
have
happened
to
notice
them
since
I'm
a
recovering
English
teacher,
myself
and,
and
they
they
know
that
they
have
the
ability
to
augment
that
curriculum
with
materials
that
they
feel
their
students
need.
BC
Perhaps
we
need
to
do
more
clarity
and
provide
more
clarity
around
communicating
that
and
I'll
I'll
accept
that
responsibility
and
and
suggest
that
maybe
we
haven't
done
that
as
well
as
we
could,
but
it's
something
that
we
certainly
can
do
moving
forward.
Mr
Grabowski.
AR
BC
BC
Some
of
the
principles
in
the
group
Express
concerns
with
rigor
more
so
than
sensitive
materials,
and
we
address
that
with
the
concessions
that
we
thought
they
already
knew
they
had,
but
they
all
did
agree
Mr
Grabowski
in
full
honesty
and
transparency,
as
Mr
Kennedy
suggested
earlier
that
that
continuing
with
El
was
better
than
starting
all
over
with
a
brand
new
curriculum.
In
fact,
they
expressed
a
degree
of
frustration
that
it
would
create
teachers
in
a
teacher
among
teachers
in
a
teacher
shortage.
E
So
if,
if
I
may
respond
to
that
in
place
and
I
again,
I
want
to
be
clear
with
why
I'm
asking
what
I'm,
asking
or
suggesting
what
I
am
sure
and
and
Mr
Kenny
I
haven't
stated
this
because
I
I
frankly
I
I
respect
you
as
a
person
as
a
man
and
so
I
I,
but
I'd
like
to
tell
you
a
quote
from
one
of
the
emails
that
I
heard
from
a
principal,
and
it
was
again
not
my
words,
but
it
was
something
to
the
effective
Don
is
lying
to
you.
These
are
not
optional.
E
He's
telling
you
that
I
have
the
option.
I
do
not
so
that
that
was
and
that
sentiment
was
and
again
I'm
not
calling
a
liar,
sir.
So
I
want
to
be
clear.
That's
what
I
was
told.
So
what
I'm
trying
to
seek
here
is
a
shall
we
say,
unbiased
third
party
who
still
qualifies
as
an
expert
in
as
much
as
any
of
us
can
be
as
an
educator
and
a
principal.
So
again,
yeah
I
know.
BA
Except
I
accept
that
statement
and
I'm
going
to
ask
the
the
the
memo
that
I
sent
to
All
principals
K-8
on
February
10th
have
have
you
all
seen
that
letter
I
was
I,
wasn't
ambiguous
about
what
my
statements
were
now
I,
don't
know
what
interpretations
were
taken
from
that,
but
I
didn't
send
that
to
teachers,
I
sent
it
to
so
I,
don't
know
who
the
email
is
from.
You
know
what
what
you
know.
BA
It's
a
teacher
or
whatever,
but
I
sent
those
to
principals,
so
I,
don't
I
can't
address
how
teachers
might
respond
to
my
offer
not
offer,
but
my
statement
that
there's
autonomy
and
that
that
that
that
that
that
that
that
level
of
autonomy
that
I
offered
that
I
gave
was
not
to
teachers,
it
was
the
principles.
BA
No,
no,
sir!
No
sir,
again,
if
you
will
look
read
my
letter,
my
memo
rather
two
principles
on
this
Atomic.
This
is
the
question
of
autonomy.
It
was
explicitly
and
exclusively
on
the
materials
that
were
reviewed
that
Miss
Nicholas
just
talked
about.
You
know
whether
that's
a
complete
list
or
not
we're
assuming
it
is
of
the
controversial
materials.
So
the
memo
says
that
we
have.
We
understand
that,
there's
controversial
materials
that
have
been
brought
up
in
the
El
we
listed
those
as
an
attachment
to
the
memo
we
listed.
BA
Those
and
so
the
level
of
economy
was
that
customers
had,
along
with
their
staff,
could
opt
out
of
any
of
those.
Those
materials
that
have
been
deemed
controversial
in
not
even
not
use
them,
I'll,
replace
them
with
some
other
material
Mr.
BC
Kennedy
May
Kelly,
maybe
to
offer
a
little
more
information
and
Clarity
around
that.
Originally
all
schools
had
the
opportunity,
except
those
who
were
given
a
directive
from
the
state
to
opt
in
so
Ms
Simmons.
Please
do
correct
me
if
I'm,
if
I'm
incorrect,
but
that.
BC
Originally,
when
we
began
to
adopt
this
curriculum,
like
Mr
Simmons
said
we
the
last
time
South
Carolina
has
done
a
textbook.
Adoption
was
2012,
and
so
we've
worked
after
our
accreditation
issues
and
after
some
of
the
issues
in
some
of
our
higher
needs
schools
to
to
adopt
a
curriculum.
Other
schools
had,
at
that
time
the
ability
to
opt
in
to
the
use
of
resources
and
curriculum
and
all
of
our
schools,
except
for
six
did
so.
BC
At
this
point,
we've
spent
a
considerable
amount
of
funding
to
purchase
these
resources,
and
so
the
understanding
is
that
schools
are
using
El
and
will
continue
to
use
L
District
wide,
with
the
again,
with
the
shared
understanding
that
we
respect
teachers
and
and
their
knowledge
and
their
of
best
practice,
and
we
respect
principals
to
to
leave
PLC
meetings
and
to
understand
what
students
and
teachers
need
inside
of
their
classrooms
in
regards
to
curriculum.
So
if
those
resources
need
to
be
supplemented
or
changed
in
any
way,
we've
given
that
autonomy
to
them,
I
hope
that.
BC
H
Think
it
would
behoove
us
time
wise
and
fairness
wise
to
let
the
listening
be
heard
and
analyzed
and
move
this
forward
to
the
next
cow
meeting.
As
you
suggested,
and
let's
listen.
B
So
let
me
speak
to
my
constituents
of
District
eight.
My
apology
to
you
I
asked
for
this.
When
we
first
started
but
I
guess
it
doesn't
matter
unless
it
comes
from
their
voice.
We've
wasted
a
lot
of
time.
Please
understand.
We
are
not
a
system
of
schools,
we
are
a
school
system
and
we
don't
hodgepodge
curriculum.
B
No,
no
district
has
ever
put
any
curriculum
out
front
and
Everyone
likes
the
curriculum.
You
were
asked
to
send
all
adverse
comments
to
the
CAO
and
the
deputy,
but
obviously
you
can
you.
You
chose
to
keep
them
so
that
you
can
use
it
for
this
motion
send
all
of
your
concerns
to
the
deputy
and
the
CAO
so
that
we
can
move
on.
We
don't
use
things
that
comes
to
us
as
a
way
to
circumvent
the
system.
We
have
to
stop
this.
B
We
absolutely
have
to
stop
and
let
me
use
my
last
53
minutes
to
say
to
general
counsel:
please
establish
the
quorum.
I've,
never
been
on
an
executive
committee
where
you're
you
cut
off
board
members
before
you
go
around
to
see.
If
anyone
else
has
something
to
say
you
don't
cut
off
a
discussion
in
a
committee
of
the
whole,
maybe
you
all
have
an
opportunity
to
get
together
and
speak,
but
we
don't.
This
is
the
committee
of
the
whole,
where
we
discuss
to
see
what's
going
to
move
on
to
the
board?
B
J
A
A
The
motion
is
to
postpone
the
item
for
B
until
the
next
Cal
meeting,
so
that
we
have
the
opportunity
to
gather
the
information
from
the
listening
circles
and
the
difference
is
because
this
discussion
is
important
because
other
voices
were
not
heard
during
the
presentations.
So.
J
AO
AD
AX
D
A
A
Okay,
look
at
the
box
and
see
if
your
vote
is
accurately
portrayed
and
with
that
the
motion
carries
item.
4B
will
be
moved
forward
to
the
following
cow
and
now
we'll
turn
it
over
to
miss
Simmons.
A
BD
BG
Good
evening,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
board
chair
ladies
and
gentlemen
of
the
boys,
superintendo
Kennedy
I,
bring
to
you
tonight
the
recommendation
for
two
texts
to
textbook
selections.
The
first
one
starts
with
biology
textbook
selection
recommendation
for
teachers
of
high
school
biology,
biology,
2,
AP
biology
in
accordance
with
the
state
law.
The
State
Board
of
Education
has
a
responsibility
and
Duty
to
approve
recommended
instructional
materials
used
for
instruction
in
public
schools.
BG
In
South,
Carolina
schools
may
use
State
funding
to
select
from
the
state
board
approved
list
which
these
books
are
on,
and
so
how
we
carry
that
process
out.
Is
panels
made
up
of
teachers
and
School
staff
and
were
a
part
of
this
textbook
selection
process,
so
the
textbooks
that
we
bring
before
you
are
Biology
one
again
biology,
two
and
AP
biology,
so
our
processing
CCSD
included
teachers
reviewing
the
process.
BG
There
were
times
for
parents
to
review
it,
and
we
took
the
recommendation
that
was
made
to
our
district
instructional
staff
for
Science
and
all
the
books
that
we're
bringing
to
you
for
recommendation
tonight
are
Biology
one
Inspire
biology
by
McGraw-Hill
education,
biology,
2
experience,
biology,
South,
Carolina,
Miller
and
Lavon,
and
for
advanced
placement,
biology,
Campbell
Biology,
the
12th
edition,
and
all
of
these
cover
the
Next
Generation
science
standards,
where
we
actually
introduced
science
based
off
of
phenomena.
A
The
motion
should
reflect
to
move
the
item
to
the
board
meeting.
Is
there
any
further
discussion.
A
BG
You,
the
next
item
for
adoption,
is
for
AP
European
History.
We
followed
a
similar
process,
as
we
did
for
science,
where
a
committee
of
teachers
a
task
force,
the
teachers
work
was
convening.
There
was
public
reviews
both
at
the
school
level.
We
had
it
here
at
the
district
level
as
well,
and
at
the
end
of
that
that
review
process
the
textbook
that
was
recommended
by
the
committee,
the
task
force
was
AP
European
history.
BG
The
title
of
that
book
is
the
National
Geographic
learning
cenges
Western
Civilization,
since
1300
AP
Edition,
and
so
we
chose
that
book
The.
The
task
force
told
us
that
book
Because
of
its
alignment
to
the
2020
social
studies,
science,
social
studies,
standards
and
AP
course
guide
and
and
follow
suit
for
college
board.
So
it
is
the
recommendation
of
the
task
force
and
the
District
administration
that
we
accept
the
recommendation
by
the
tense
Force
as
presented.
J
J
B
D
BC
Thank
you,
Miss
Bailey.
This
next
item
is
the
first
in
our
series
of
monitoring
sessions
to
review
with
you,
data
relevant
to
the
board's
goals
and
guard
rails
that
Dr
Temple
was
instrumental
in
getting
this
schedule
set
up,
and
this
is
the
first
item
related
to
board
goal.
One
literacy
and
I
think
Mrs
Roberts
who's,
our
executive
director
of
assessment
evaluation
and
Mrs
Simmons,
our
chief
academic
officer,
is
going
to
take
over
from
here.
Thank
you,
ladies
foreign.
K
Good
evening
and
thank
you
for
giving
us
this
opportunity
to
talk
to
you
a
little
bit
about
our
monitoring
report
so
as
outlined
in
board
goals,
monitoring
calendar
CCSD
staff
is
directed
to
report
on
interim
goals
three
times
a
year.
As
such
interim
goal,
1.1
is
scheduled
for
this
March
reporting
cycle.
K
In
our
goal,
1.1
relates
to
literacy.
This
interim
flow
is
focused
on
our
Black
and
Hispanic
Pre-K
4
students
scoring
tier
one
on
my
igds
in
both
rhyming
and
sound
ID.
Our
goal
is
to
increase
from
26.9
percent
in
April
of
2022
to
50.2
percent
in
April
of
2025.
our
spring
2023
on
track.
Target
is
set
at
34.7
percent.
K
So
just
a
little
for
your
context,
my
ID
is
the
measure
that
we
used
in
this
interim
goal
is
given
to
our
pre-k4
students
three
times
a
year
to
assess
their
individual
growth
and
development
in
early
literacy.
Early
numeracy
and
social
emotional
skills
teachers
and
leaders
use
the
data
from
this
assessment
to
intervene
early
and
to
provide
targeted
support,
that's
needed
for
our
students
to
be
successful
in
kindergarten.
BD
Just
this
winter,
we
added
an
additional
4K
class
in
District
2,
also
added
a
infant
toddler
class
in
District
23,
and
so
we
are
ripe
to
open
a
new
Early
Learning
Center
in
G3
the
James
Island
community.
In
a
couple
of
years,
we
will
fashion
that
center
after
the
success
of
Mary
Ford's
Early,
Learning
Center,
and
so
we're
really
excited
about
the
potential
to
maximize
all
of
our
efforts
in
a
significant
way
for
our
early
childhood
population,
I
won't
belabor
every
bullet.
BD
BD
Likewise,
parallel
to
the
letters
implementation
for
grades
k-3
system
wide,
we
also
implement
the
Pre-K
letters
implementation
as
well
for
our
earliest
Learners.
We
believe,
with
this
Continuum
of
support
and
services
for
our
early
Learners,
we
will
see
the
results
of
all
green,
all
students
on
grade
level
by
fifth
grade
in
2027,
and
so
this
is
the
first
of
a
series
of
monitoring
reports
that
you
will
have
based
on
the
big
goals,
the
audacious
goals
that
we
have
before
us,
and
we
thank
you
for
considering
this
information.
E
BD
Several
things
there's
usually
no
one
factor
or
variable
that
impacts
student
learning,
but
we
do
believe
in
a
guaranteed
and
viable
curriculum
I.E,
the
the
conversation,
the
enduring
conversation
around
El,
and
so
for
several
years
we
have
been
implementing
creative
curricula,
a
companion
program
to
creative
curriculum
integrities,
where
we
focus
on
Phonics,
phonological
awareness.
BD
We
believe
if
students,
our
Scholars,
have
a
really
solid
foundation
in
early
literacy
skills
that
takes
the
form
of
letter,
sound
recognition
when
our
Scholars
are
Adept
at
rhyming,
the
propensity
for
being
a
solid
reader
increases,
and
so
those
worthwhile
programs
allow
for
that
kind
of
focus
and
so
I
would
contribute
that
Kim
Foxworth
is
here,
you've
heard
from
Miss
Foxworth
on
more
than
one
occasion,
she
has
done
a
stellar
job
at
Shoring,
up
the
expertise
level
of
our
teacher
Force,
particularly
at
Head
Start.
BD
The
design
of
Head
Start
isn't
typical
of
having
certified
teachers.
We
believe
that
that
training,
that
expertise
for
our
Scholars
is
invaluable,
and
so
we
could
probably
talk
for
the
rest
of
the
night
about
the
impacts.
The
inputs
that
allow
us
to
get
results
we're
not
satisfied.
We're
not
content,
we're
not
pleased,
but
we
are
trending
in
the
right
direction,
with
Early
Learning,
with
the
focus
that
Mr
Kennedy
Miss,
Huggins
and
Miss
Foxworth
has
placed
on
early
learning
district
wide.
G
My
question
is:
around
accessibility.
I
know:
we've
heard
many
times
from
superintendent
Kennedy
about
the
expansion
of
Head
Start.
How
many
more
students
are
we
going
to
be
able
to
serve
with
the
expansion
and
is
in
this?
Are
we
set
to
expand
by
the
start
of
next
school
year?
Again,
I
know
we
expanded
we've
already
expanded,
but
just
thinking
about
how
we
continue
to
open
up
classrooms
for
Head
Start
across
the
system
go
ahead.
Mr
Kennedy.
BA
I've
seen
Miss
Foxworth
sort
of
like
leaning
now
come
on
now.
Please.
BH
Good
evening,
Head
Starts
a
little
bit
different
than
our
public
Pre-K,
is
that
it's
based
on
our
funding
that
we
get
from
the
office
of
Head
Start,
so
we're
only
funded
for
a
certain
amount
and
in
January
I
came
to
you
with
a
discussion
about
converting,
and
so
we
are
looking
to
expand
Head
Start
by
two
classrooms
and
expand
Early,
Head
Start
I,
think
by
seven,
but
that's
going
to
result
in
overall
reduction,
but
that
is
really
to
focus
on
quality.
BH
So
as
the
Congress
in
December
did
pass
some
additional
funding
and
as
that
funding
comes
down
through
the
federal
government
to
the
states
that
we
will
explore
opening
up
more
classrooms.
But
right
now
we
are
going
to
add
more
Early
Head
Start,
because
our
waiting
list,
as
you've
heard
me
say,
is
about
over
500
students.
G
Well
and
then
a
follow-up
question
then,
to
for
outside
of
Head
Start
first
so
for
the
standard
Early
Learning.
What
what
so?
What
does
it
look
like?
How
many
students
are
we
serving
there
versus
Head
Start
can
I
just
I
mean
and
if
you're
not
ready
for
that,
maybe
I
can
ask
for.
BH
BH
We
serve
around
2
000
a
little
bit
more
than
2
000
kids.
In
our
4K
program.
We
are
next
year.
We
are
opening
up
one
more
infant
toddler
class
at
many
Hughes
this
year
by
the
end
of
March
and
next
year.
As
of
right
now,
we're
only
scheduled
to
open
up
one
more
very
creative
CD
class
at
West
Ashley
high
school
as
a
way
to
support
our
our
teachers,
and
so
as
of
right
now.
BH
Our
Focus
next
year
is
on
quality
because,
as
as
you,
we
are
working
very
very
hard
on
our
board
goals,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
all
these
new
classes
that
we
open
that
we
can
make
sure
that
our
students
are
excelling
that
we're
not
just
offering
a
class.
We
want
high
quality
as
that
super
former
superintendent
of
Mississippi
said
it's
about
focusing
on
high
quality
at
this
time,
I.
A
Have
a
question:
yes:
ma'am
when
I
was
campaigning
and
going
door
to
door
and
talking
with
the
voters,
it
came
to
my
attention
that
there
was
a
need
for
early
childhood
development
in
the
West
Ashley
area.
A
The
area
that
I
represent
I
was
wondering,
and
I've
Loosely
asked
this
question,
but
I
was
wondering
if
there
was
the
possibility
that
a
partnership
between
the
MUSC
children's
hospital
and
the
new
satellite
MUSC
at
Citadel
mall,
if
perhaps
we
could
do
a
partnership
and
open
up,
especially
in
that
space
there
in
Citadel
Mall
to
serve
the
community
in
that
area.
BH
BH
We
do
have
a
rollout
for
Universal
that
presented
to
the
previous
board
and
it's
gonna
where
we
would
have
need
the
most
space
is
probably
in
District
Two,
but
I.
Don't
have
the
numbers
in
front
of
me
to
tell
you
exactly
how
many,
but
we
do
have
a
rollout
plan
by
phases
and
that
does
include
the
Early
Learning
Centers
that
we
are
talking
about
because
we
do
have
an
extensive
need
in
North
North
Charleston.
So
we
do
have
a
plan
because.
AR
AR
C
You
I
think
you're
doing
a
great
job.
Can
you
say
that
presentation
with
us
from
before
the
the
one
that
gave
to
the
old
board
about
the
phases
and
the
projections
or
whatnot
sure.
BA
J
BA
We
do
this
instead
of
just
we
can
send
it
out,
but
I
would
also
like
for
this
board
to
see
the
presentation
and
then,
as
I've
also
said
several
times
over
the
last
few
months,
I
I
think
the
the
answer
to
this
is
is
around
this
Pre-K
to
12
ecosystem.
The
idea
Miss,
partly
about
partnering
with
other
entities,
to
try
and
figure
this
out.
BA
AR
To
take
it
a
step
further
yeah
I
agree
with
you,
Dr
Kennedy,
because
I
really
think
even
the
town
of
Mount
Pleasant
and
discussions
with
them
I
mean
they're,
really
looking
ways
to
work
in
collaboration
with
us
for
something
that
is.
You
know
this
important
for
the
collaboration
between
the
town
and
the
district.
BC
Thank
you
for
that
Mr
Grabowski
and
if
I
could
back
brag
on
on
on
Miss
Foxworth
here,
knowing
our
limitations
in
space
and
funding
at
this
time
and
the
Early
Childhood
Symposium
that
Mrs
Foxworth
brilliant
team
put
together
earlier
this
year,
we
brought
in
child
care
providers
from
all
over
the
district,
because
we're
concerned
that
a
we
don't
have
the
space
of
funding
and
B.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
that
all
students
have
the
high
quality,
regardless
of
where
they
are
so
miss.
BH
J
D
BI
You
Mrs
Bailey
I,
have
the
great
honor
of
having
worked
since
August,
with
a
task
force
made
up
of
our
Educators
from
here
in
Charleston,
County
School
District,
to
tackle
this
issue
that
we
are
going
to
talk
tonight
about
compensation.
It
is
really
most
of
the
work
is
tied
to
truly
what
you've
already
heard
the
cost
of
housing
and
living
here
in
this
wonderful
city
of
ours.
So
the
task
force
is
actually
they've
done.
BI
BI
BJ
BJ
BJ
BE
Luckily,
I'm
a
little
disciplined
when
it
comes
to
finances,
but
just
to
kind
of
paint.
A
picture
I
do
live
at
home
with
my
mom
and
in
the
back
of
my
mind,
I
have
goals
financial
goals.
It's
a
little
hard
to
achieve
those
goals
with
the
salary
that
I
am
starting
out
with
I.
L
Worked
this
full
time
and
then
I
have
three
other
part-time
gigs
that
I
you
know
find
time
in
my
schedule
to
work
so
that
I
can
afford
the
cost
of
living
here
and
and
be
able
to
stay
in
Charleston.
My.
BL
R
Job
of
being
a
teacher
is
incredibly
challenging
and
it's
gotten
more
challenging
over
the
years.
So
what
I
would
say
is
that,
as
people
are
taking
on
extra
jobs
outside
of
teaching,
it's
impacting
their
ability
to
just
to
do
what
they
need
to
do
to
be
an
excellent
teacher,
because
it
is
so
consuming.
So,
if
you're
not
able
to
devote
all
of
your
time
and
unfortunately
time
beyond
the
school
day
to
that
role,
it's
it's
definitely
impacting
it.
I.
BM
BN
BN
BO
As
a
single
adult
woman,
if
I
ever
want
to
live
on,
my
own,
like
I,
simply
cannot
afford
it
as
a
teacher
and
if
I
want
to
live
in
an
area
close
to
my
school
or
be
nearby,
where
I'm
not
driving
45
minutes
to
get
to
work
every
day,
I'm
always
going
to
need
to
rely
on
roommates
and
having
roommates
and
that's
just
not
something.
I
anticipated.
BP
Five
years
ago,
I
went
to
try
to
buy
a
home.
I
went
to
try
to
move
from
John's
Island
to
Mount
Pleasant,
so
I
could
be
closer
to
Wando
High
School,
where
I
was
teaching
and
I
could
not
afford
a
single
place
to
live
in
Mount
Pleasant
and
that's
with
two
incomes
and
with
a
masters
and
15
years
of
teaching
experience.
I.
BE
BK
I
feel
like
it's
tough
when
I
think
of
how
much
schooling
I'll
go
through
and
how
much
professional
development
I
go
through
and
then
at
the
end
of
the
day
it's
just
the
quality
of
life
is,
is
quite
poor,
so
I
think
if
we're
professionals
I
think
that
compensation
as
professionals
is,
is
something
that
we
can
ask.
I.
BQ
Of
pay,
no
matter
how
much
I
love
my
job,
no
matter
how
much
I
enjoy
coming
to
work
every
day
and
doing
what
I
do
because
I
do
it
makes
it
a
lot
harder
to
think
that
I
can
do
this
in
the
long
term.
BQ
L
BO
BM
BJ
I
also
want
to
take
a
moment
before
we
begin
tonight
and
thank
all
the
Educators
in
this
room
who
have
shared
their
vulnerability
and
honesty
with
us
prior
to
our
presentation,
because
truly
I
hope
our
work
reflects
your
voice
and
need.
Thank
you
good
evening.
The
voices
you
heard
in
that
video
portray
the
reality
of
many
of
the
financial
challenges
that
our
young
Educators
face
in
Charleston
County,
School
District.
BJ
We
look
at
this
side-by-side
comparison
on
the
on
the
left.
You
see
numbers
from
the
Statewide
report
from
Sarah.
That's
released
every
year,
as
well
as
our
own
retention
data,
and
what
is
most
alarming,
obviously,
is
that
number
that's
over
8
000
teacher
departures
across
the
state,
that's
the
highest.
BJ
BJ
And
so,
if
we
solely
rely
on
that
Supply
new
teachers
entering
the
field,
the
numbers
are
bleak
traditionally
historically
nationally.
The
number
of
college
graduate
traditional
pathway,
Educators
is
dwindling,
and
if
we
look
at
it
locally
as
a
state
level,
the
number
or
the
percentage
of
Educators
in
the
state
of
South
Carolina
that
are
recent
South
Carolina
grads
that
were
hired
this
past
year
to
fill
new
positions.
That
percentage
is
the
lowest
it's
been
in
15
years,
17
percent,
so
the
reality
of
it
is
is.
AQ
Eric
Stalin's
assistant
director
of
Pathways
to
teaching
so
before
I
became
the
assistant
director
of
Pathways
to
teaching
I,
had
an
opportunity
to
recruit
for
our
middle
secondary
and
alternative
program,
schools
and
so
I
spent
time
in
colleges
across
South,
Carolina,
Georgia
Florida
and
in
North
Carolina,
and
even
though
we
have
incentives
in
place,
it's
still
not
enough.
When
students
see
Charleston
County,
they
think
of
the
beach
they
want
to
be
here,
but
they
run
from
us
because
they
know
that
they
can't
afford
to
pay
their
rent
and
we
cannot
recruit
them
fast
enough.
AQ
T
J
T
And
another
one
So:
currently
the
teacher
compensation
task
force
is
working
closely
with
Craig
Logan
and
the
Regional
Housing
Coalition
to
provide
a
realistic
picture
of
the
housing
and
rental
market.
Currently
in
the
Charleston
Tri-County
area,
many
of
our
young
Educators
and
even
veteran
Educators
have
a
dream
of
owning
a
home.
But
sadly
this
is
just
a
dream
and
not
a
reality.
T
This
leads
to
a
direct
impact
and
you
can
go
to
the
next
one
on
the
rental
and
housing
market,
pushing
the
housing
prices
to
increase
it
to
at
least
17
percent.
And
if
you
take
a
look
at
the
slide,
you
see
the
average
home
prices
for
the
Tri-County
area,
with
Charleston
County
averaging
about
500
000
and
due
to
this
average
home
price,
it
is
unrealistic
for
an
educator
to
work
and
live
in
Charleston
County.
BR
BR
That's
already
a
thousand
dollars
out
of
the
Chip
And
I
forgot
to
mention
2400
per
month,
you're
bringing
in
car
payments,
auto
insurance
cell
phone
bill
utilities,
gas,
cable,
internet
student
loans.
That's
a
very
big
portion,
and
people
like
me
want
to
go
back
to
school.
So
that's
on
top
of
going
back
to
grad
school
and
getting
a
master's
groceries
gas,
and
these
are
just
very
conservative
numbers.
These
are
basic
necessities
that
you
need
in
order
to
survive
things
like
life.
Events
like
vacation
entertain
having
fun
with
family
and
friends.
BR
BS
My
name
is
David
benezi
I'm,
a
second
grade
teacher
in
Charleston,
County,
School
District,
the
next
slide,
if
you
fast
forward
to
an
educator
with
15
years
of
experience
and
a
master's
degree
similar
to
where
I'm
at
currently
10
years
in
a
master's
degree,
you
can
look
it
down
on
the
left
side
and
when
you
total
up
all
those
expenses,
that's
a
plus
118
dollars
for
someone
with
15
years
of
experience
and
a
master's
degree
for
the
rest
of
the
month
and
I'll.
Tell
you
when
something
comes
up.
BS
I
had
appendicitis
that
bill
took
me
two
years
to
pay
off
at
a
hundred
dollars
a
month
and
then,
if
you
look
at
the
other
side,
the
dream
of
owning
a
home
is
just
unattainable
and
for
somebody
that,
for
me
personally,
was
the
first
in
my
family
to
go
to
college
put
in
10
years
and
two
degrees
and
not
be
able
to
even
come
close
to
that
dream
of
owning
a
home.
For
my
family,
it's
really
difficult.
Thank
you.
BT
So
let's
get
this
down
to
the
barest
essentials.
Housing
is
the
most
basic
need.
You
can't
teach
if
you
don't
have
a
place
to
live.
Experts
have
given
us
what
is
called
the
30
rule,
which
states
that
to
be
financially
healthy
and
financially
sound,
no
more
than
30
percent
of
your
income
should
be
devoted
toward
housing.
BT
BV
If
landlords
use
the
30
rule
which
most
do
in
order
to
qualify
for
an
apartment,
an
annual
gross
salary
of
approximately
78
000
would
be
required
under
the
current
pay
scale.
No
teacher
in
CCSD
with
a
bachelor's
degree,
could
ever
qualify
to
rent
an
apartment
in
today's
market
without
having
a
second
or
even
a
third
job
with
purchasing
a
home.
The
30
rule
would
require
an
annual
gross
salary
of
a
hundred
and
twenty
eight
thousand
under
the
current
pay
scale.
BT
Some
argue-
and
it
is
fair
to
say
that
teachers
only
work
nine
months
out
of
the
year,
and
so
we
can
supplement
our
income
with
a
second
job.
That's
totally
fair,
so
we
increased
that
30
percent
rule
to
40
percent,
and
even
so,
by
doing
that,
purchasing
is
well
out
of
the
question,
but
renting
is
within
our
reach.
If
we
go
with
a
base
salary
of
fifty
eight
thousand
dollars,
this
is
not
about
paying
teachers
what
they
deserve.
This
is.
BF
My
name
is
Jason
brassini
I'm,
a
high
school
teacher
here
at
CNC
in
CCSD.
This
is
our
ask.
So
if
we
start
a
teacher
with
a
bachelor's
degree
right
out
of
college
at
58
000,
you
take
a
look
on
the
left.
They
can
afford
rent
now
and
they
actually
have
a
little
bit
left
over
to
maybe
save
go
hang
out
with
some
friends,
maybe
something
else.
If
you
look
on
the
right,
it's
a
little
more
difficult.
Still.
We
can't
live
alone,
so
there's
still
in
the
whole
452
dollars.
BF
The
buzz
about
this
idea
has
gone
across
the
district
and
there's
cautious
optimism,
I,
say
cautious,
because
multiple
times
when
I've
talked
to
teachers
about
this,
they
said
to
me
they
say:
Jason
I!
Don't
want
to
believe
this
because
it
seems
too
good
to
be
true.
Wouldn't
it
be
cool
if
it
was
a
reality.
O
My
name
is
Natalie
Bennett
and
I.
Am
the
current
District
teacher
of
the
year
for
Charleston
County
School
District
I
also
represent
the
teacher
Roundtable
who's
doing
concurrent
work
on
this
issue
as
well
tonight,
so
you've
heard
from
the
rest
of
our
task
force
and
we
have
presented
clearly
why
we
must
do
something
to
change
retention
and
recruitment
efforts
across
Charleston
County.
So
tonight
we
are
bringing
you
four
solid
recommendations.
We
hope
you
seriously
consider.
O
First,
then
we
move
the
starting
salary
to
58
000
for
beginning
teachers
and
increase
all
teachers
across
the
schedule
for
2024..
Second,
we
want
you
to
increase
the
steps
from
30
to
40
in
2024
and
right
now
in
2023,
move
the
steps
immediately
to
35
and
offer
a
retropay.
This
would
allow
us
to
help
keep
our
most
experienced
teachers
and,
lastly,
we
want
to
stress
how
important
an
early
budget
decision
is
on
this
item.
These
four
recommendations
combined
will
have
the
greatest
positive
impact
on
teacher
attention
and
recruitment
in
Charleston
County.
BI
If
you'll
go
to
the
next
slide,
this
just
gives
a
really
quick
snapshot
of
what
these
different
salary
scenarios
look
like.
So
in
the
left
and
the
2023
current
salary
structure,
you'll
see
a
bachelor's
teacher.
Step
Zero
is
currently
at
forty
three
thousand
one
hundred
and
forty
six,
a
bachelor's
teacher
step.
15
is
57
191
and
a
master's
step.
17
is
66
235.
So
this
is
our
current
salary
structure
for
this
current
school
year.
BI
If
you
move
over
to
the
right,
you
will
see
proposed
salary
considerations,
one
starting
at
50
000
for
your
first
year
teacher
one
at
55
and
one
at
58.
and
you'll,
see
that
for
the
teacher
that
was
The,
Bachelor
Step
Zero
at
43.
When
that
teacher
steps
to
step
one
under
the
fifty
thousand
dollar
scenario,
that
teacher
would
be
at
fifty
one
thousand
under
the
55k
at
56
181
and
under
the
58
59
246..
BI
BI
Z
BI
AR
BI
Have
we
shared
this
information
with
the
finance
department?
Mrs
Williams,
of
course,
has
since
left
the
district
Mrs
Carlin's
been
involved
as
well,
so
is
Mr
Kennedy.
So
the
information
was
shared
some
time
ago
for
different
scenarios
of
what
the
cost
would
be,
but
they
didn't
participate
on
the
task
force
and.
AR
The
reason
I
bring
this
up
is
this
really
should
have
come
in
front
of
finance
and
audit
I.
Think
that
would
have
been
the
better
presentation
you
would
have
had
better
people
that
could
sit
there
and
understand
how
to
explain
where
we're
going
to
come
up
with
the
money
to
you
know,
pull
something
like
this
off.
AR
I
mean
I'm
a
hundred
percent
in
favor
of
paying
teachers
and
paying
them
more
I
think
that
the
most
underpaid
group
of
individuals
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
ever
working
with,
but
I
say
that,
because
I
ask
you
to
help
us
find
where
this
money
is
going
to
come
from.
Yes,
we
have
the
millage,
but
we
also
of
the
legislators.
BI
Got
to
find
that
where
certainly
we
are
certainly
happy
if
Mr
Kennedy
tells
us
to
go
next
to
audit
and
finance
and
present
this
information
as
well
I
will
say
with
the
recruitment
issues
that
districts
not
just
Charleston
are
facing.
We
may
find
the
money
because
of
vacant
positions,
to
be
quite
honest
with
you,
it's
it's
a
it
is
I
have
than
in
the
district
in
the
HR
role
for
a
very
long
time.
I've
never
seen
the
landscape
like
I,
see
now,
and
it's
really
serious
and
so
I
feel.
BI
This
presentation
was
very
important
to
the
board,
because
the
board
has
the
head
of
HR.
The
Board
needs
to
understand
what
we
are
facing:
I've,
never
seen
such
a
decline
in
the
number
of
young
people
who
are
becoming
teachers,
and
then
their
experienced
individuals
like
myself,
who
can
retire
and
are
looking
at
other
opportunities
and
I've,
never
seen
Private
Industry
come
in
and
recruit
teachers
like
I'm,
seeing
now
so
I
understand,
Mr
robowski
we're
more
than
happy
to
come
to
audit
and
finance.
This
team
is
very
willing
to
come.
I.
AR
BC
Important
to
note
here,
too,
Mr,
garbowski
and
board
members
is
that
post-pandemic
third
party
educational
companies
appear
real
attractive
to
teachers.
They
can
work
from
home,
as
you
heard.
One
of
the
teachers
on
here
say:
she's
can't
start
a
family,
yet
they
have
flexibility
that
the
the
school
day
doesn't
necessarily
always
afford.
BC
So
now,
more
so
than
ever
before,
we're
faced
with
challenges
of
keeping
folks
in
the
classroom
because
they
can
teach
elsewhere
online,
they
can
work
for
virtual
companies,
and
so
it
has
been
fairly
problematic
as
we
work
with
principals
over
the
last
couple
of
weeks
on
various
things,
as
we
think
about
going
into
the
new
school
year.
I.
A
I
kind
of
have
a
comment
more
than
a
question,
but
you
know
after
spending
a
couple
of
hours
on
the
phone
with
Miss
Denny
over
the
calendar,
trying
to
get
some
resolutions
on
that.
She
Drew
my
attention
to
the
issue
of
teacher
retention
being
a
lot
of
the
feedback
you
all
were
take
and
with
the
calendar
issue.
So
when
this
task
force
report
came
up,
I
was
looking
at
the
numbers.
I
was
alarmed,
it
seems
to
leave
almost
dropped
in
half
over
the
the
years.
A
I
guess
you
guys
gave
us
like
what
three
years
or
so
I'm
not
remember
the
numbers
exactly
but
I.
Just
remember
the
number
of
teachers
leaving
was
alarming.
A
The
retention
rate
is
alarming,
but
I
also
Echo
Mr
grabowski's
I've
been
looking
at
the
audit
and
finance
and
especially
that
procurement
audit
that
that
came
out
and
repeatedly
talking
about
inconsistencies
district-wide
when
it
comes
to
the
money
and
and
I
I,
very
much
want
to
to
to
give
them
what
they're
asking
I
I
come
from
public
service
and
the
daughter
of
a
public
servant
and
I
do
grasp
I
mean
I.
A
I
was
talking
with
Miss
Denny
when
we
were
talking
about
the
pay
when
I
became
a
police
officer,
I
took
home
every
two
weeks,
five
hundred
and
eleven
dollars.
A
A
lot
has
changed
here
and
I
also
understand
the
cost
of
living.
How
much
it
skyrocketed
coming
from
here.
So
but
you
know,
in
conversations
with
finance
and
audit
and
looking
at
the
stuff,
I
I
I'm
I
feel
the
same
way.
I
mean
what
do
we
do?
A
I
mean
I
Echo,
a
lot
of
other
board
members
and
wanting
to
take
a
look
at
you
know.
73
of
our
budget
comes
from
salaries
and
a
lot
of
that
in
retirement,
which
a
lot
of
that
is
at
75.
Calhoun
I
have
always
said
that
our
healers,
our
Educators
and
our
protectors
should
be
our
highest
paid.
E
Mr
Brigman
has
there
been
any
analysis
done
as
to
the
total
cost?
If
this
were
to
be
in
place
right
now,
what
would
the
total
cost
increase
speed?
Do
you
have
any
idea.
BI
I,
don't
have
the
numbers
and
I
don't
think
that
Jackie
and
Mrs
Carlin
is
sorry.
Mrs
Carlin
is
ready
to
share
they're
still
conducting
some
analysis.
My
group
has
looked
at
some
of
it,
but
really
I
only
trust
the
finance
folks
to
make
that
call
so.
BI
AX
E
I,
don't
think
we
should
give
them
58,
000.
I,
think
paying
the
bare
minimum
to
barely
survive
is
unacceptable,
so
I
would
challenge
the
district
and,
as
part
of
the
audit
and
finance
I
will
stand
by
this
I
think
we
need
to
come
up
with
some
kind
of
other
option
where
we
say
we
want
to
be
the
highest
paid.
AJ
BI
Thank
you,
Mr
Kelly.
We,
the
task
force,
certainly
to
discuss
that
when
you
look
at
the
data
we
presented,
it's
still
not
I
think
the
slide
that
Jason
showed
showed
that
for
to
buy
a
home.
It
was
not
enough.
So,
yes,
I,
understand
where
you're
coming
from
and.
BA
I
agree,
I,
agree
yeah,
so
now
allow
me
to
make
a
couple
comments
here.
So
as
far
as
first
of
all,
I
mean
yes,
I
I
support
teachers,
my
wife
is
a
retired
teacher,
so
I
do
support
teachers.
This
is
a
complex
issue,
a
very
complex
issue,
so
for
comparisons
comparison,
so
the
finance
team,
first
of
all,
has
not
done
the
Deep
analysis
that
that
it
would
take
to
make
a
recommendation,
but
for
comparisons.
BA
Last
year,
when
the
state
said
that
we're
going
to
increase
teacher
salaries
about
four
four
thousand
dollars
my
course
they
didn't
fund
that,
and
so,
when
we
did
the
calculation
for
if
for
CCSD,
to
be
able
to
do
that,
four
thousand
dollar
salary
increase,
which
we
did
not.
We
did
a
two
thousand
dollar
salary
increase,
but
for
four
thousand,
a
plus
the
step
increase,
the
required
step
increase.
The
total
amount
of
that
was
about
24
million
dollars
for
four
thousand
dollars
to
204.
240.
BA
Was
that
24
million
I'm
sorry
20
24.
yeah,
24
million
dollars,
and
so
no
so,
if
that's
one
that
that's
one
piece
of
the
equation,
another
piece
of
equation-
that's
probably
even
more
complex,
is,
is
the
restriction
that
a
state
pay
play
put
on
school
districts
in
2008
with
act
388.
So
we
are
the
richest
county
in
the
state
of
South
Carolina
with
property,
the
property
values.
So
we
actually
have
a
wealth
to
be
able
to
Pay
Teachers.
BA
What
they're
worth,
however,
because
of
the
Restriction,
the
state
tells
every
school
district
in
the
state
of
South
Carolina
every
year,
the
maximum
amount
of
millage
that
can
be
increased
at
that
maximum
amount
is
a
combination
of
two
factors:
the
CPI
Consumer
Price,
Index
and
well,
the
geographical
area
of
the
population
change,
and
so
we
have.
We
have
no
one
in
the
state
has
and
has
received
their
their
allowable
military
increase
this
year.
Yet.
But
we
do
know
because
States
told
us
that
the
one
component
of
that
the
CPI
is
eight
percent.
BA
So
we
know
it's
going
to
be
at
least
eight
percent.
So
we
can,
you
know,
I
can
guess.
There's
gonna
be
another
one
to
three
percent
on
the
population,
and
then
we
have
some
leftover
millage
from
last
year.
Very
little.
A
little
amount,
though
in
terms
of
the
military
number,
and
so
the
value
of
a
single
meal
of
single
meal
is
roughly
three
million
dollars.
So,
if
you
take,
let's
say
you
maxed
out
on
what
the
state
would
allow.
BA
Let's
say
that
that
maximum
is
is
10
meals,
then
the
maximum
that
you
can
raise
taxes,
the
maximum
you
can
raise
taxes
based
on
State
loan
at
388
is
30
million
dollars
three
times
ten,
and
so
the
30
million
dollars
will
come
where
nowhere
close
to
funding
the
the
rate
that's
being
recommended.
So
so
we
have.
We
have
a
reality
that
we
have
to.
BA
You
know
deal
with
and
not
since
I've
been
back
in
Charleston
I've,
I've
railed
a
lot
against
act,
388
and
the
legislators
say
that
it's
just
that
we're
in
because
of
the
way
it
was
created,
we're
in
we
the
state
or
it's
an
impossible
situation.
They
modify
that
activated.
So
I
I
just
want
to
lay
that
out.
BA
F
This
past
week,
I
was
at
the
legislature,
so
I
would
like
to
suggest
to
our
audit
and
finance
people
too,
to
speak
with
the
legislators,
because
they
emphasized
many
times
that
they
are
sending
the
money
and
the
district
is
not
sending
the
money
out
to
the
teachers.
I
said
something
about.
We
have
to
keep
a
third
of
our
income
and
savings
and
we're
keeping
more
and
that
they're
sending
money.
F
So
I
I
think
we
need
to
be
real
clear
because
they
keep
saying
they're,
sending
us
the
money
and
and
I
keep
saying
show
me
so
I
hope
that
we
can
really
move
forward
quickly
because
I
have
the
conversations
of
our
teachers
and
they're
like
if
I
don't
get
a
raise
pretty
soon
I'm
leaving
and
and
they
have
options.
We
already
saw
one
teacher
in
my
district
who
left
and
received
twenty
thousand
dollars
more
by
going
to
a
building
supply
company.
F
Our
teachers
have
so
many
skills
that
are
useful
in
so
many
different
places.
So
this
is
a
real,
urgent
issue,
I
think
because
of
the
retention,
the
state
law,
some
21
000
teachers
over
the
last
three
years.
So
while
we
may
be
losing
teachers
just
in
Charleston
we're
losing
them
all
over
the
all
over
the
state,
so
they're
not
coming
here
if
they
can
go
somewhere
else,
where
there's
a
better
pay.
It's
urgent.
B
Yes,
so
my
question:
we
are
supposed
to
vote
on
this
on
the
27th.
B
BI
It
was
an
information,
just
an
update,
there's
been
a
lot
of
media
attention
and
we
wanted
to
make
honestly
want
to
make
sure
the
full
board
knew
what
the
task
force
was
working
on,
so
that
that
was
the
purpose
for
tonight.
Okay,.
B
So
we
have
an
opportunity
to
send
this
back
to
the
we'll,
send
it
to
the
audit
and
finance
committee.
You
have
an
opportunity,
Miss
Carl
Carlin,
to
do
the
deep
dye
financial
analysis.
Do
it
with
the
58
000
and
do
it
with
Miss
with
Miss
Mr
Kelly
said
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
agree
with
him,
because
if
we
are
going
to
do
this,
we
shouldn't
just
patch
the
road
we
should
fix.
It.
J
C
BD
Well,
I'll
say
this:
having
high
quality,
effective
teachers
is
our
sure
way.
The
singular
way
the
most
important
way
one
of
the
teachers
spoke
about
it
to
guaranteeing
students
success,
and
so,
if
we
want
to
see
Scholars
advance
and
be
successful,
we've
got
to
show
up
our
teacher
core
and
turning
them
over
yearly
is
not
going
to
get
at
that
in
the
least.
F
Yeah
or
one
figure
that
you
mentioned
was
the
45
turnover
and
I
know
from
having
worked
in
the
curriculum
Department.
That
means
with
the
45
turnover
that
means
45
of
the
staff
needs
more
professional
development
and
when
we're
trying
to
close
the
achievement
Gap,
we
just
can't
get
there
fast
enough.
So
that's
that's
a
significant
figure
as
well.
You're.
BC
Right,
you're
right,
Dr,
Temple,
and
thank
you
for
the
question.
Mr
Calhoun
we
had
a
former
superintendent
who
used
to
say
Victory
is
in
the
classroom
and
that's
really
where
it
is
Teachers
without
a
quality
teacher.
They
they
make
the
biggest
impact
on
on
student
growth
and
student
achievement
and
even
beyond
that,
they
provide
a
lot
of
the
wraparound
services
that
many
of
our
students
receive,
and
so
without
a
high
quality
Effective
Teacher
in
every
classroom,
we'll
never
reach
the
goals
that
the
board
has
established
for
us
and
Dr
Temple
you're.
BC
So
right
supporting
teachers
goes
well
beyond
just
pay,
but
instead
making
it
a
quality
working
environment
where
teachers
can
flourish
so
so
Mr
Calhoun
again.
Thank
you.
Teachers
are
are
the
heart
of
what's
going
on
in
our
classrooms,
cool.
C
BI
Right
now,
at
this
point
in
the
year,
I
I'd
have
to
look
back
at
Kathleen
who's
had
who
had
some
teacher
recruitment,
but
maybe
three
I
mean
it's:
it's
it's
tough
right.
Now,
the
it's
not
like
anything.
We've
really
seen
you
know.
Normally,
even
this
time
of
year
we
would
have
December
graduates.
The
the
number
of
December
graduates,
especially
locally
this
year,
was
was
very
slim.
So
it's
just
not
like
anything.
BI
We've
seen
we're
not
able
to
recruit
from
other
areas
around
the
southeast,
as
well
as
a
strategy
we
used
back
in
late
2000
that
worked
quite
well
but
not
anymore.
BI
One
other
thing,
I
will
just
comment
on
the
recommendation
about
the
steps
we're
very
grateful
that
this
year,
that's
for
the
current
school
year
that
we
went
from
Step
26
to
step.
30.
I
will
tell
you
a
very
reasonable
fix
as
far
as
costs
that
my
group
has
looked
at
is
taking
this
to
step,
35
or
step
forward.
40
impacts
about
300
experienced
teachers
that
we
do
don't
want
to
lose,
and
it
was
about
1.5
million
dollars.
Based
on
what
my
staff
looked
at.
A
Do
have
a
question
I
guess
we
all
do
just
real
quick
though
I
would
like
to
hear
the
exit
interviews.
Is
there
a
way
that
we
could
have
access.
BI
BI
G
Well,
actually,
first
just
want
to
name
that,
although
we
appreciate
all
the
Educators
that
have
come
in
here
and
spoken,
I
think
it's
also
important
to
acknowledge
that
it's
incredibly
dehumanizing
to
even
have
to
come
and
do
something
like
that
to
have
to
share
stories
about
your
personal
finances
and
I.
Think
I
mean
as
a
person
who
left
the
classroom.
One
of
the
two
reasons
I
won't
talk
about
the
second,
because.
G
For
another
day,
but
one
of
the
two
reasons
was
pay
when
I
started
teaching
in
Mississippi
I
was
making
a
31
125
and
I'll
never
forget
that,
because
I
did
have
a
roommate
and
I
still
had
to
take
out
student
loans
to
supplement
my
living
and
so
I
I
get.
AG
G
And
I
also
just
hate
the
fact
that
you
even
were
pushed
to
the
point
to
come
in
here
and
share
such
personal
stories
with
us
and
I
hate
that
we
are
in
the
situation,
we're
in
where
the
system
is
just
so
trash
in
how
we
come
at
this,
but
a
question
that
I
do
have
is:
while
we're
working
out
the
financial
piece
of
it.
Has
there
been
any
consideration
about
additional
benefits?
For
instance,
you
know
folks
who
serve
in
the
military,
get
discounted
everything
right
like?
Are
there
any
programs?
G
Are
there
any
opportunities
for
us
to?
You
know
work
with
the
government
to
get
to.
AS
BI
Have
especially
the
recruitment
team
has
worked
with
either
apartment
complexes,
health
clubs
to
get
discounts
all
types
of
things,
car
dealerships,
anything
we
can
think
of
to
help
it's.
It
almost
needs
a
full-time
person
that
works
on
those
types
of
initiatives,
because
it
it's
I'd,
say
sometimes
complex
and
then
Communications
has
done
some
things
in
the
past
as
well.
Mr
barrowi
is
talking
about
teacher
housing
and
I.
BI
Think
we
have
to
be
careful
with
that
as
well,
because
is
it's
I
could
see
it
for
our
first
year,
teachers,
our
new
teachers
and
I
think
there's
a
way
to
really
combine
professional
development
with
that,
but
it's
not
for
our
15-year
teacher
and
so
I'm,
not
shooting
that
please,
no
Jeff
I'm
not
shooting
down
the
idea
of
the
future
housing,
but
it's
not
the
fix
for
3
600
teachers
in
our
district.
BI
E
BA
BA
So
as
a
part
of
the
budget
development
process
every
year,
we
take
a
look
at
salaries
across
the
across
I'll
I'll
labor
groups,
and
we
certainly
would
do
that
this
year
and
what
Miss
Williams
has
done.
She's,
taking
a
look
at
different
levels
of
increases,
including
the
58
000
I,
think
she
looked
at
one
in
fifty
thousand
and
I
can't
remember,
remember
what
the
third
one
is.
BA
But
when
we
come
to
the
art
and
finance
committee
with
the
early
discussion
on
budget,
we
will
have
the
we'll
have
that
full
analysis
done,
along
with
analysis
on
other
aspects
of
the
district's
finances.
That
makes,
if
that
is
that
that,
if
that's,
what
what
you'd
ask
you
asking.
E
Well,
I'm,
specifically
looking
for
a
deep
dive
on
the
financial
impact
to
the
district
to
to
meet
the
requested
58
and
what
each
say
thousand
dollars
on
top
of
that
59.60,
whatever
the
incremental
increase
would
be
also
I'm,
assuming
there's
going
to
be
increases
at
the
assistant
principal
and
principle.
All
like
it's
gonna,
you
know
the
balloon's
gonna
swell.
BA
Yeah
yeah,
it
increases
their
own
on
non-salaries
that
contracts
that
have
escalate
escalation
costs.
So
so,
when
we
do,
when
we
come
to
the
oil
finance
committee,
there
will
be
that
deep
dive,
as
you
call
it
that
lays
all
of
that
out
and
then
and
then
we
will
have
Revenue
projections,
both
state
and
local.
BA
We
will
give
you
up
our
finance
committee
options
on
on
different
options
for
Revenue,
but
local
in
terms
of
the
military,
the
military
and
then,
if
there's
a
need
to
to
make
adjustments
elsewhere
in
the
budget.
You
have
those
options.
Also,
okay,.
E
In
which
case
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion,
I
know
this
is
an
informational
item
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
to
set
aside
the
rules
for
informational
item,
and
the
motion
would
be
to
add
to
the
Board
of
Trustees
meeting
this
month
directive
to
ask
the
district
to
meet
the
1.5
million
dollar
requirement
to
hit
step
40.
E
what
to
hit
step
40..
So
the
motion
is
to
set
aside
the
Roberts
rules
that
doesn't
allow
for
motion
and
to
add
to
the
to
the
Board
of
Trustees
meeting
this
coming
month
on
this
topic.
If.
BA
I
may,
if
I
may
so,
I,
don't
I,
don't
I,
don't
consider
the
1.5
million
I,
don't
know,
there's
one
for
1.5.
That's
what
you
know
we
haven't
I
mean
Finance
hasn't
taken
a
look
at
it,
but
that
going
from
Step
30
to
35
or
30
to
40..
It's
not
significant
dollar
amount
in
the
overall
scheme
of
the
of
the
budget,
and
so
and
so
that's
one
point
in
the
second
point.
It
is-
is
very
difficult
to
analyze.
BA
Just
one
piece
like
of
a
huge
budget,
so
my
preference
is
to
come
to
the
RN
finance
committee.
I,
don't
know
the
date
that
we're
doing
that
to
baby
due
to
an
initial
analysis
so
that
they
can
see
the
full
they've
been
all
right.
Finance
commit
committing
and
see
the
full
picture.
AR
So
we
really
have
to
be
careful
here,
you're
right,
it's
not
a
large
sum
of
money,
but
nevertheless
you
know,
if
you
listen
to
my
report
in
the
next
half
hour,
which
I'm
sure
not
everybody's
gonna
be
sticking
around
for
you're
going
to
see
what
we
deal
with
in
trying
to
keep
this.
You
know
freight
train
going,
but
they
are
possible.
Everything
is
possible.
Anything
is
possible.
We've
got
to
have
that
dream,
but
we
got
to
be
careful
here.
E
G
E
BA
E
BA
The
head,
so
so,
there's
no
hesitation
in
terms
of
being
able
to
do
this
in
two
weeks.
I
can
do
this
in
two
weeks
with
our
finance
committee,
chair
I
simply
said
that
we
typically
do
not
do
individual
analysis
on
the
on
the
budget
without
presenting
the
full
picture
to
the
board.
But
if
the
I
mean
to
the
finance
committee,
but
if
the
bullet
votes
tonight
the
two
to
isolate
this
one
area,
certainly
we
can
do
that
within
two
weeks.
AP
F
BI
AR
BI
BI
Go
30
to
35
and
then
an
additional
number
was
about
300
that
figures
into
the
numbers
up
to
40.
and
for
if
I
recall
correctly,
it
was
about
1.5
million
to
go
to
40..
I
could
be
off
slightly,
but
it's
not
much
more
than
foreign
I
think
I
shared
that
with,
but
she
hasn't
had
a
chance
to
really
look
at
it.
But.
E
AR
BI
A
BI
G
E
BA
To
do
so,
if,
if
the
motion
is
a
current
year
current
year,
fiscally
of
23
cost,
we
can
do
that
in
isolation,
not
isolation,
I,
don't
cause
isolation,
but.
BA
So,
honestly,
my
assumption
of
going
in
every
time
about
the
FY
24
budget,
which
I
have
concerns
about,
but
in
terms
of
well
isolating,
but
we
can
do
this
analysis.
We
can
have
it
on
the
27th.
That's
not
a
big
deal
for
the
finance
Team,
all
right
for
so
that's
going
from
Step
30
to
step.
40..
BA
Excuse
me
third,
and
one
to
step
40
for
fiscal
year
23
and
just
keep
in
mind
whatever
that
number
is
it's
going
to
be
a
double
of
that
number
for
the
fy24,
it's
gonna
he's
gonna
roll
over
to
say
into
the
FY
24,
which
again
is
not
a
big
deal
to
do.
The
analysis
understand.
J
J
BI
E
A
E
AE
J
A
J
E
First
ones,
instead
aside
the
Robert's
rules
to
convert
the
information
to
an
action,
the
motion
that
we
would
then
be
voting
on
if
that
passes,
would
be
to
ask
the
district
to
bring
us
a
report
at
Board
of
Trustees,
so
we
can
vote
on
an
immediate
implementation
of
Step
31
through
40,
starting
the
day
afterwards
for
the
this
current
fiscal
year.
AR
BL
AL
AE
AE
E
F
AP
J
A
Thank
you.
Okay,
if
we're
finished,
we
will
move
on
to
item
five,
a
on
the
agenda.
BA
Unless
you're
I'm,
not
sure
I
am
sure
so
I
apologize,
so
I'm
not
sure
who's
got
dumped
in
the
meeting.
So
so
we
have
a
5A.
So
the
policy
GC
Le
so
we'll
ask
Miss
Huggins
to
just
discuss
that
very.
BC
Quickly
here
we
appreciate
Mr
Kelly
working
with
us,
there's
a
new
state
law
that
you
may
be
aware
of.
I.
Think
several
of
you
have
received
correspondence
and
forwarded
it
to
us.
So
thank
you.
That
requires
the
principles
of
elementary
schools
to
provide
at
least
30
minutes
of
unencumbered
time
to
full-time
instructional
staff.
BC
So
Mr
Kelly
has
worked
with
us
to
draft
a
policy
that
is
included
in
today's
board
materials
gcle
that
defines
unencumber
time
is
30
minutes
where
teachers
are
provided
time,
that's
self-directed
and
free
from
any
responsibility,
and
it
also
further
defines
what
the
time
must.
BU
BC
Parent-Teacher
conferences,
bus
Duty,
IPM,
504s,
team
meetings,
professional
development
activities
and
supervising
students,
and
so
we
have
it
here
for
you
as
information.
The
law
does
require
that
we
forward
this,
that
we
adopt
this
within
three
months.
I
believe
of
the
state
law
with
Simmons
do
I
need
to
add
anything.
B
J
BC
V
BC
B
We
make
the
motion.
Let
me
just
ask
one
question:
I
know
that
you
use
the
model
that
came
from
the
South
Carolina
School
Board
Association.
Did
you
do
a
lot
of
amending?
Are
you
pretty
much
used
what
they
recommended.
BC
Much
recommended
we're
pretty
much
used
here
what
they
recommended
in
that
right,
Mr
Kelly
in
in
in
your
review.
There.
E
Were
there
were
a
few
minor
changes
and-
and
they
were
I
honestly-
don't
even
remember
what
they
were.
They
were
very.
They
were.
B
G
BC
A
Okay,
please
see
the
screen
and
if
there's
a
problem
with
your
vote
being
properly
reflected
speak
now.
Otherwise
the
motion
carries
moving
on
to
Paula's
the
next
item
under
policies
5B
GB
EB.
A
We
have
a
reading
of
the
proposal.
Mr
Kelly
yeah.
E
I'm
sorry,
essentially,
I
can
read
it
if
you'd
like,
but
essentially
there's
two
house
bills
that
are
working
or
sorry
General,
Assembly
bills
that
are
working
through
the
South
Carolina
State
Legislature
right
now
that
that
references
kind
of
material
there
was
also
there's
I
have
to
explain
that
in
executive
side
there
was
reason
staff
reason
that
that
we
wanted
to
bring
this
forward
at
this
time,
and
and
so
I
worked
with
Council
to
work
on
making
sure
that
we
didn't
violate
Title
VII,
which
of
course
is
the
non-discriminate
non-discrimination,
federal
law.
E
It
explicitly
calls
out
sex,
but
there's
some
case
lot
or
they're,
not
there's.
There's
Now
set
case
law
that
that
combines
sex
and
gender
together,
and
so
what
the
the
goal
here
is
to
ask.
Not
the
goal
of
the
policy
is
to
ask
staff
not
to
initiate
conversations
with
students
about
their
preferred
pronouns,
like
the
staff
members
preferred
pronouns,
nor
to
have
to
prompt
the
students
about
the
students
preferred
pronouns.
E
Simply
from
a
distraction.
Standpoint
is
the
is
the
the
goal
I
brought
this
forward
as
a
as
a
draft
just
as
an
informational,
so
it
could
be
publicly
available,
prompting
comments,
feedback,
which
is
ultimately
the
the
goal.
So
this
is
literally
just
for
information
that
we
are
working
through
in
response
to
parental.
E
C
See
Bill
I'm,
sorry,
real,
quick.
This
bill
has
been
referred
to.
The
committee
on
education
has
been
stalled
out
since
January
19th
as
well.
F
E
Have
this
verbiage
from
it
came
from
a
number
of
different
sources,
and
so
I've
been
cautious
here
just
because
of
the
I
I
think
I'd
have
to
explain
further
in
executive
session,
Dr
Temple
willing
to
talk
with
you
about
it
or
the
whole
board,
but
there's
an
ongoing
Personnel
matter
that
I
can't
discuss
openly.
F
E
Well
will
be
well
will
engage
with
so
as
in
we
will
continue
to
work
with
District,
Council
and
stakeholders.
Being
this
policy
was
reviewed
by
two
principles
before
the
draft
was
brought
forward,
because
what
I
was
being
cautious
of
is
I,
don't
want
to
make
it
against
policy
to
teach
sex
ed,
don't
want
to
make
it
against
policy
to
have
a
conversation
with
a
student
who
comes
to
a
teacher
and
says
hey,
I'm
suffering
from
a
mental,
a
psychological
problem,
I
I've,
I
I,
believe
I
might
be
the
opposite.
E
Gender
and
I
want
some
help.
We
don't
want
to.
We
don't
want
to
make
it
against
policy
to
have
those
conversations,
because
that
would
go
against
wraparound
services.
That
would
go
against
all
sorts
of
principles
that
we
all
stand
for,
but
we
do
want
those
conversations
to
be
appropriate
and
and
defer
to
the
parents,
because,
ultimately,
those
conversations
belong
at
home,
not
in
school
and
so
absent,
which
is
what
is
written
in
a
policy,
a
danger
type
thing
from
the
student
like
either
a
suicide
or
something
some
other
kind
of
danger.
E
Those
those
conversations
should
be
deferred
to
the
professionals.
Like
we
all
have
agreed,
the
teachers
of
the
professionals
are
education.
This
asks
for
the
those
conversations
to
be
deferred
to
counselors
mental
health
staff
all
while,
in
full
view
of
the
parents.
G
Is
that
one?
These
things
really
do
need
to
be
handled
at
a
district
level,
and
my
concern
about
putting
it
in
policy
is
that
there
are
so
many
implications
for
a
situation
like
this,
regardless
of
my
my
personal
beliefs.
Right,
you
know,
using
someone's
preferred
pronoun
doesn't
bother
me.
It
may
bother
someone
else,
but
but
beneath
what
we
think
about
it.
There's
so
many
implications
at
the
individual
level,
and
so
I
just
think.
Putting
something
like
this
in
place
is
going
to
be
very
difficult.
G
It's
going
to
make
it
very
difficult
for
the
district
to
to
be
in
line
with
federal
law,
regardless
of
what
happens
in
the
state
legislature,
which
sounds
like
not
a
lot
is
a
movement
is
happening
because
it's
it's
not
appropriate
according
to
federal
law
and
so
I,
just
I
Know,
It's
Just
for
information,
but
I
just
want
to
name
that.
G
My
issue
is
that
we
will
run
a
foul
in
a
lot
of
ways
and
that
we
just
we
can't
really
err
on
the
side
of
like
our
personal
opinions
about
it,
but
that
we
really
need
to
think
about
the
dynamic
of
the
fact
that
we
govern
in
a
society
where
there
are
so
many
instances
that
could
come
up.
That
could
put
the
district
in
a
compromise
situation.
AR
J
AR
Really
think
this
is
just
being
transparent.
Getting
a
discussion
going,
I
mean
this
is
just
for
information
purposes.
It's
already
drawn
out
some
really
great
comments
as
to
potential
minefields
or
problems.
We're
having
I
mean.
So
this
is
just
a
start.
I
mean
this
is
budget
week
up
in
this
in
the
legislation.
So
there's
not
gonna,
be
anything
done
on
anything
on
any
committees,
I
mean
so,
but
I
do
think.
This
is
a
good
start
in
being
transparent.
So
we
can
all
talk,
raise
our
concerns,
but
this
isn't
the
final
draft
of
anything.
AR
G
One
more
thing
because
I
know
you
mentioned
distracting,
you
know
not
wanting
to
be
distracting
in
the
educational
environment
and
I'm
just
wondering
if
it
might
not
be
a
thing
to
you
know
just
teach
folks
about
respect.
You
know
respecting
other
people's
choices,
decisions
and
and
not
allowing
them
to
be
a
distraction,
because
it's
really
not
a
question.
You
know
if
I
say
you
know,
I
am
so,
and
so
it's
really
there's
really
not
cause
for
discussion
about
it.
B
And
can
I
say
just
one
thing
and
I
guess
this
is
just
information,
so
I'm
not
sure
where
we're
going
with
this,
but
I
like
structure
and
Order
and
I
do
know
the
Personnel
matter.
You're
referencing,
but
I
think
that
we
we
should
do
is
understand
that
their
structure
is
already
in
place
when
something
happens
in
a
school,
a
principal
handles
it.
B
If
they
can't
handle
it,
it
comes
through
the
district
and
then,
if
they
can't
handle
it,
it
comes
to
the
board
and
I
think
that
we
are
being
a
little
bit
presumptuous
in
putting
this
out
and
I.
Think
we
should
let
things
work.
It's
work.
We
should
work
through
it
at
the
lower
level.
Then
let
it
move
up
in
order
before
we
start
reacting
as
a
board,
because
we
have
to
be
careful
about
how
we
governed
and
I
I,
and
we
can't
govern.
A
E
A
So,
are
we
just
opening
this
up
for
discussion
you're,
not
proposing
okay?
All
right,
then
we
will
move
on
to
item
number.
Six
audit
and
finance
Mr
garbowski.
AR
And
you
all
stayed
I'm
impressed.
Thank
you
very
much
and
watch
how
fast
we
go
through
this
audit
and
finance
the
action
items.
2A
was
a
motion
to
approve
the
reallocation
of
funds,
as
shown
in
the
attached
resolution,
which
you
all
had
just
to
give
some
background.
AR
This
is
taking
money
that
was
budgeted
for
Deer,
Park,
Middle
School
and
please
step
in
if
I,
overstate
myself
on
this
one
and
Quran
elementary
school
project
and
moving
it
to
Morningside,
so
that
we
could
move
ahead,
the
reasons
to
move
the
project
along
and
we're
moving
about
1.5
million
dollars.
The
revenue
for
the
projected
part
of
the
two
is
from
the
2021
sales
tax
and
supporting
project
list.
So
this
is
just
a
reallocation
of
funds
moving
it
from
one
item
to
the
next
item.
AR
AR
F
Can
see
that
item
has
a
series
of
bulleted
action
items?
Is
that
what
you
want
to
move
forward
to
the
yeah?
Well,.
A
AR
AR
Okay
item
2B
was
the
fixed
cost
of
ownership
on
the
f23
budget
reallocation.
The
motion
that
will
be
going
to
the
board
is
a
motion
to
approve
the
reallocation
of
funds
is
shown
in
the
attached
resolution,
which
will
be
attached
and
basically
What's
Happening
Here
is
once
again
we
have
the
fist
cost
of
ownership
items.
At
our
last
board
meeting
we
approved
a
list
of
items
that
we'll
have
to
approve
the
funding
for
in
the
2023-24
school
year.
AR
AR
It's
for
facility
maintenance,
Complete,
two-storm,
Water,
repair
projects
at
Pinehurst,
Elementary
media
center
resurfaced
circulation
desk
at
the
military
Magnet
Academy
Upper
Hill
school,
which
will
complete
the
library
updates
in
both
locations.
We
will
have
approximately
133
000
for
the
remainder
of
the
year,
so
the
district
is
doing
a
real
good
job
and
keeping
our
budget
in
line
and
not
nailing
the
or
taking
all
the
contingency
funds.
AR
So
that
will
be
moving
on
to
the
board
for
consideration
item
2C
is
the
2023-2028
capital
program
phase
five
sales
tax,
Capital
maintenance,
budget
reallocation.
AR
The
motion
is
to
approve
the
reallocation
of
funds
to
add
to
new
project
that
was
not
on
the
original
board
phase.
Five
six-year
Capital
maintenance
plan,
as
shown
once
again
in
an
attached
resolution,
there'll
be
a
motion
to
move
this
item
to
the
March
27th
I
mean
why
don't
I
take
that
back,
be
a
motion
to
reallocate
the
funds.
This
is
a
little
longer.
AR
This
was
part
of
the
November
3rd
2020
referendum
to
extend
the
one
cent
sales
tax
for
a
term
of
six
years
from
January
1st
2023
to
December
31st
2028
to
finance
education,
Capital
Improvement
projects
to
include
Capital
maintenance
at
schools,
facilities
in
the
district
on
December
13th
2021,
the
capital
maintenance
plan
2028,
which
was
revised
on
May
23rd
of
23..
The
proposed
reallocation
of
fundings
Within
in
the
capital
maintenance
plan,
is
due
to
a
savings
from
the
many
Hughes
es
HVAC
project.
AR
So
that's
a
lot
of
that
is
because
of
Esser
funding
if
I'm,
correct
and
which
was
completed
with
AARP
funding
and
can
be
removed
from
the
program
savings
from
the
Daniel
Jenkins
HVAC
project
and
Deer
Park
Middle
School
extension
project
bids.
Both
we
received
were
lower
than
the
budget
amount
and
there
was
a
saving
that
the
Moultrie
schools,
Middle
School
lighting
and
CE
Williams
North
paving
projects
are
no
longer
needed,
as
determined
by
staff.
AR
There'll
be
requests
that
these
savings
be
used
to
address
funding,
needs
with
other
projects
and
to
add
one
new
project
to
the
capital
maintenance
plan.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
a
change
of
funding
of
the
maintenance
plan
really
nothing
much
but
another
great
job
and
then
item
D
is
the
approval
of
the
250
000
or
above
will
have
a
motion
to
prove
the
projects
in
the
attached
lists.
AR
If
you
look
at
the
attached
list
for
the
week
ending
90,
February
9th
2023,
all
the
items
are
all
capital
projects
with
no
change
orders
or
any
increases,
no
really
great
job.
Finally,
there's
a
agreed
upon
procedure
for
2017-2022
Capital
programs
phase.
Four
one
cent
sales
tax
random
referendum:
there
will
be
a
motion
to
approve
the
contract
to
Elliott
Davis
to
perform
the
final
agreed
upon
procedures
for
the
2017-22
capital
program
phase:
five,
that's
kind
of
an
an
interesting
thing,
because
there
was
a
I
I
mean
Bauer.
AM
AR
I
try
to
follow
this.
I
mean
there
was
691
million
dollars
at
one
time,
and
then
we
had
a
public
constituent
group
that
came
in
and
oversaw
everything
we
did
an
analysis
to
show
how
that
Capital
project
was
going
along.
We
spent
the
money
and
were
at
basically
at
the
end
of
the
project,
and
all
we're
asking
right
now
is
to
spend
forty
two
thousand
dollars
to
have
a
final
report
which
has
been
requested
by
the
citizen
oversight
agreement
or
not
requested,
but
I
guess
a
requested
by
the
citizen
oversight.
Z
Late
hour,
yes,
yes,
sir,
so
twice
during
each
building
program,
we
we
look
to
do
this
analysis
to
make
sure
that
we
have
followed
the
rules
that
have
been
established.
We
did
this
at
the
midpoint
in
the
phase
four
program
and
now
we're
completing
this.
Our
phase
four
program
and
we're
looking
at
doing
the
same
thing
to
make
sure
that
we're
aligned
as
we
roll
into
phase
five.
AR
J
AR
AR
Now,
on
to
the
audience,
we
had
two
interesting
presentations
brought
To
Us
by
two
sets
of
Auditors
I
am
going
to
highly
recommend
that
the
district
brings
these
Auditors
back
in
at
the
March
27th
board.
Meeting
to
explain.
I
will
give
a
nutshell
as
to
what
you
really
need
to
read
these
Audits
and
try
to
give
you
a
nutshell
of
what
happened.
AR
Based
upon
the
discussion
that
the
committee
had
the
first
one
is
the
F21
F22
procurement
agreed
upon
procedures,
AUP
audit
report
right,
and
that
was
done
by
done
by
our
Auditors
Malden
and
Jenkins.
V
AR
Finley
and
Cauley:
this
is
something
that
the
state
requires
every
three
years
and
there
are
standards
that
they
follow,
and
so
they
come
in
and
do
an
audit
of
our
procurement
I.
Ask
that
you
all
read
it
I'm
not
going
to
spend
much
time
discussing
it
today,
because
I
think
the
next
audit
shows
you
a
kind
of
an
interesting
situation.
We
find
ourselves
when
we
deal
with
audits.
AR
This
is
State
mandated
and
look
at
the
size
of
the
audit.
Something
happened.
AR
Something
happened,
and
this
is
what
we're
all
gonna
have
to
think
about
and
dig
deep
in
and
really
gonna
have
to
work
with
the
district
on
on
the
finance
in
January
last
year
after
we
did
a
diversity,
study
and
correct
if
I'm
wrong
is
that
was
it,
the
diversity
study
was
done
prior
to
January
2022
right.
It's
called
a
disparity
study,
a
disparity
study,
yes,
sir,
and
that
was
done
prior
to
January
2022.
BV
AP
AR
October
2022.,
okay,
so
the
disparity
study
was
done
to
see
how
we
used
our
procurement
or
contracted
minority
or
disabled
vendors.
Correct
and
the
state
has
a
policy
that
they
would
like
State
agencies
to
spend
at
least
10
percent
of
their
contracts
or
award
ten
percent
of
their
contracts
to
minorities
and
disadvantaged
companies.
AR
And
what
the
study
came
back
and
showed
is
that
we
actually
were
doing
pretty
good,
that
we
were
giving
out
about
46
of
our
contracts
to
minorities
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
My
numbers
on
this
I'm
just
going
for
my
notes,
but
in
January
of
2022
and
I
I,
want
the
board
to
hear
this
and
I
want
you
to
really
think
about
us
and
I.
Want
you
to
read
this
next
audit.
AR
That
was
done
because
it
it's
it's
pretty
I
think
they
did
a
pretty
good
job
of
putting
it
into
a
level
that
we
can
try
to
understand.
AR
But
at
some
point
the
district
realized
that
we
had
a
serious
problem
in
complying
with
the
procurement
of
these
or
the
awarding
of
these
contracts
to
the
minority
and
disadvantaged
groups
and
what
they
found
was.
There's
a
provision
of
provision
number
it's
52
30.
AR
5230,
which
allows
Direct
Contracting
without
going
through
the
procurement
and
what
happened?
Was
we
for
five
years
loved
that
little
provision
and
went
overboard
without
any
oversight
in
place?
That's
what
now
you're
hearing
my
opinion,
so
it
was
discovered
and
a
second
audit
was
requested
and
this
audit
came
out
and
I
don't
know
when
it
came
out.
AR
Month,
February
23.
yeah
February
23.,
so
we
were
presented
with
it
two
weeks
ago
and
you
will
see
from
the
recommendations
and
the
findings
that
there
was
quite
a
few
problems
with
how
the
district
had
been
using
it
over
the
last
five
years.
AR
I'll
give
you
an
example:
almost
85
percent
of
the
contracts
that
went
out
had
change,
orders
and
increases
I
mean
there
was
documentation
failures.
The
problem
with
the
audit
doesn't
really
say,
is
it
says
it
doesn't
Discover,
you
know
who
discovered
the
need.
Why
and
what
ramifications
what
it
does
show
is
for
the
last
year
and
a
couple
months,
the
district
has
gone
back
and
tried
to
correct
some
of
these
problems,
because
a
lot
of
these
problems
deal
with
just
the
way
somebody
is
classified.
AR
So
it's
really
just
a
certification
paper
trail,
but
then
again,
it's
very
disturbing
to
see
that
in
some
some
of
the
sections
contracts
were
awarded
to
CCSD
families
or
family
member
members.
Friends,
all
the
documents
are
with
the
auditor,
so
we
can
see
it
and
the
other
thing
that's
kind
of
disturbing
is
I
can
never
get
a
clear
answer
of
exactly
how
or
what
the
board
actually
knew
about
this
problem.
AR
I
know
that
it
could
have
been
discussed
at
audit
and
finance,
but
if
you
follow
the
way
audit
and
finance
works,
sometimes
we
get
these
wonderful
information,
presentations
and
whoever's.
Overseeing
audit
and
finance
may
move
this
on
to
the
board
or
may
not
move
this
onto
the
board
you're
at
the
mercy
of
these.
AR
You
know
the
district
as
to
what
is
presented
to
the
board,
and
this
is
a
serious
problem
in
my
mind,
so
I
think
we
really
all
need
to
take
a
deep
dive
look
into
this
and
when
the
Auditors
come
back
and
present
this
audit,
which
I'm
going
to
highly
recommend
they
do
at
the
board
meeting.
You
have
the
questions.
You
have
the
questions
to
look
at
it
because
it's
it's
pretty
not
good.
AR
Yeah,
the
the
the
next
step
is,
is
it's
I
I
I
commend
the
district,
I
mean
they
went
and
cleaned
house
and
the
procurement,
but
they
didn't
do
it
until
February
13th
of
this
year.
So
you
discover
a
problem,
you
let
it
Fester
you
go
and
you
try
to
correct
some
of
it,
and
you
know
if
you
look
at
the
way
this.
The
audit,
when
Esser
hit
esser's,
not
included
in
this
audit
and
I've,
been
asking
and
we'll
get
to
the
s
report.
I
mean
it's
just
incredible.
AR
When
you
see
the
amount
of
money
that
was
doled
out
under
this
direct
contract,
without
really
any
oversight,
documentation
or
Corrections.
Now,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it
may
become
just
a
small
amount.
You
know,
but
we'll
have
to.
You
know,
really
rely
upon
the
district
in
explaining
that
to
you,
the
board
members.
But
this
is
a
problem.
AR
You
know
if
we
want
to
pay
teachers
and
we
need
to
do
a
much
better
job
of
our
own
house,
of
accounting
for
money
and
not
allowing
for
you
know,
groups
to
come
in
with
without
a
quote
or
any
price,
get
a
contract
and
suddenly
come
in
and
ask
for
a
price
increase.
You
know
it's
just
there's
signs
all
over
this
audit
of
recommendations
and
findings.
So,
but
the
district
is,
you
know,
trying
to
take
steps
to
correct
this
problem,
and
but
it's
for
the
board
is
it's
a
there's
something
done.
AR
I
I
like
this
audit
firm,
but
I
also
it
goes
to
show
you
if
you
compare
it
to
what
the
state
required.
Look
at
the
two
audits.
It's
the
same
issue.
One
audit
is
six
pages
long,
the
other
one's
32
pages
long.
One
is
because
the
Auditors
had
a
statement
of
saying
this
is
what
you
got
to
go.
Look
at
the
other
one
was
Mr
Kennedy
said
or
Dr.
Kennedy
said
this
is
what
we
are
going
to
look
at.
So
as
I
look
at
Audits
and
I
start
thinking.
AR
BA
I'll,
do
that,
so
that's
just
just
to
respond.
So
so
we
have
to
be
very
cautious
of
what
we
say
about
an
external
audit
firm.
They
have
a
set
of
Ethics
that
processes
that
they
go
through,
so
they
certainly
did
not
come
into
the
district,
and
we
tell
the
tell
the
artists
what
to
do
so.
For
instance,
when
I
got
here,
2018
I
think
it
was.
We
had
a
series
of
audits
that
go
went
back
for
two
or
three
years.
They
indicate
some
serious
problems
with
the
district.
BA
Those
are
finally
says
material
weaknesses
and
significant
deficiencies
are,
if
I
recall,
and
our
internal
audit
Department
identified
for
several
years
of
these
high-level
risk
areas,
because
of
that
in
I
think
2019
that
they're
about
the
state
actually
put
the
district
on
what
they
call
fiscal
watch,
and
so,
at
the
same
time,
with
a
couple
years
before
that
we
had
just
lost
18
million
dollars
in
not
not
a
budget
issue
but
an
actual
loss.
BA
We
had
revenues
that
came
in
below
budget
and
expenditures
came
in
above
above
budget,
so
that
was
18
million
dollars.
The
artist
came
in
took
a
did.
A
forensic
audit
identified
where
all
the
problems
were
when
I
came
in
we
took
on
the
fiscal
watch,
corrected
all
of
that,
and
then
we
changed
the
way
that
we
did
internal
artists.
That's
when
we
did
contract
with
external
Auditors,
so
I
can
document
all
of
that.
So
some
of
the
things
that
you
Mr
kabowski
that
you're
indicating
absolutely
accurate.
BA
When
we
discovered
the
problem,
we
can
certainly
demonstrate
when
we
talked
to
the
board
officers
when
we
talked
to
the
audience
finance
committee
and
in
fact,
through
the
full
board
and
the
changes
that
took
place.
Because
of
that
so
I
welcome
and
I,
don't
I
mean
you
don't
have
the
requests
I
think
we
already
have
the
Auditors
on
slate
to
come
on
the
27th.
Is
that
right?
That's
right!
BA
So
both
art
firms
already
scheduled
to
be
on
the
27th
to
get
the
same
presentation
that
they
gave
to
the
RN
finance
committee,
and
then
we
could
and
now
I
mean
what
I
can
do
over
the
next
couple
days.
I
can
demonstrate
the
history
of
what
what
the
concerns
have
been
for
artists,
going
back
to
I,
think
fiscal
year,
12,
leading
up
until
the
current
period
and
what
the
district
has
done
in
each
of
those.
Those
instances.
AR
And
there's
a
lot:
some
of
this
happened
before
Dr
Kennedy's
time
and
and
I'm
gonna
really
ask
the
policy
liaison
here
to
really
think
about
going
back
to
this
I
mean
procurement
gets
interesting
at
fifty
thousand
dollars,
I
mean
that's,
basically
the
state
level
that
the
state
gets
involved
in,
like
you
know,
by
not
listing
or
only
listing
250
we've
got
this
big
window
of
room
as
we
can
see
that
can
be
used.
You
know,
without
any
oversight
and
I
know
yeah.
AR
Sometimes
more
information
is
better
and
you
know
it's
with
the
way
computer
programs
are
set.
It's
really
not
that
hard.
It's
a
lot
of
pages
I
understand
it,
but
you
already
send
me
thousands
of
pages
of
financial
documents
anyway.
I
I
just
would
feel
a
lot
better
because
when
I
read
it's
some
of
the
rep,
the
fact
findings
and
recommendations
of
this
audit,
it's
really
very
disturbing
what
happened,
especially
considering
you
know.
AR
I
still
have
not
received
any
and
we'll
talk
about
this
later,
but
so
anyway,
that's
we're
going
to
have
the
presentation
I'm
glad
to
hear.
Thank
you
very
much,
Dr
Kennedy
for
saying
that
we're
going
to
have
the
Auditors
here,
because
they're
very
good,
and
they
can
put
it
in
you-
know
our
third
grade
level.
You
know
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
understand
it's
because
it's
complicated,
but
at
the
same
time
it
was
a
problem.
It
has
been
corrected,
but
it
never
should
have
happened.
AR
BA
So
I
think
I
heard
Miss
Carl
and
say
that
the
audit
report
was
the
disparity
study
was
concluded
in
October
October
2022..
The
issue
that
was
that's
under
discussion
here
with
the
5230
was
identified-
probably
this
time
last
year,
so
the
winter,
let's
say
of
2022.
BA
As
soon
as
we
discovered
that
problem,
the
problem
was
the
the
the
the
the
the
process
was
stopped
right
then,
and
we
changed
our
procedures,
and
so
this
disparities
theory
was
not
a
simple
review
of
looking
at
just
a
part
of
this
operation
and
looked
at
much
more
than
just
the
how
how
the
contracts
were
contracts
were
awarded,
and
so,
therefore,
the
report
didn't
get
issued
until
October,
whereas
the
problem
got
identified
way
back
in
the
winter
and
those
corrective
actions
were
put
in
place.
AR
AR
AR
Absolutely
I
was
just
giving
you
just
some
insight
some
overview
so
that
you
can
really
look
at
this
and
take
time
to
look
at
it,
but
moving
on
the
monthly
Capital
project
report
will
come
in,
we
will
look
great.
The
Esser
update
makes
absolutely
no
sense
again
to
me,
but
that's
just
me,
I'm
still
waiting
to
get
an
itemized
someday
if.
BA
I
may
so
I
think
I
sent
it
did
we
send
email
out
a
couple
days,
yeah.
AR
BA
Friday
with
the
board
brief
in
that
board
brief,
there's
a
link
to
all
the
expenditures
on
FY
hold
on
FY
FY
2023
as
the
three
expenditure
so
from
the
beginning
of
the
fiscal
year
to
end
of
February,
and
that
in
that
in
that
report,
I
also
not
the
answer
report,
but
what
the
transmission
of
it
also
indicated
that
this
week,
with
the
same
file
for
FY
22
will
be
on
the
district
website,
and
so
those
one
file
is
already
there.
The
second
file
for
will
be
there
later
this
week.
AR
Excellent
moving
on
the
90-day
enrollment
count
is
self-explanatory
and
very
interesting
and
I
think
we
should
save
questions
to
you
know
that
should
be
information
will
hold
off
on
that
at
the
board
meeting
and
finally,
the
monthly
Financial
update.
AR
It's
always
interesting,
but
you
know
the
public
needs
to
know
that
you
know
right
now
and
once
again,
Dr
Kennedy.
You
can
correct
me
on
this
one
and
Jackie
same.
We
are
still
spending
more
than
what
we're
getting
in
it's
not
like
we're
bringing
in
more
Revenue
at
the
moment
or
the
projections
we
are
going
to
end
the
year
with
a
slight
negative,
we'll
be
dipping
into
our
reserves.
BA
So,
if
I'm
a
so
to
find
that
the
monthly
financial
report
that
was
presented
to
our
finance
committee,
when
was
that
last
week,
maybe
if
I
recall
the
number
correctly
and
I'm
I
know
I'm
very
close,
is
that
it
says
that
we'll
that
we're
on
track
to
put
an
additional
14
million
dollars,
14
million
dollars
and
through
fund
balance.
BA
So
so
we
put
those
type
types
of
numbers
and
fund
balance
every
year
since
I've
been
here
and
so
what,
when
we
developed
the
budgets
to
in
order
to
keep
taxes
at
a
reasonable
level,
we
will
plan
on
using
a
part
of
fund
balance
to
balance
the
budget,
and
so
what
you're,
seeing
this
year
as
you've
seen
last
few
years,
is
that
we
have
not
need
to
use
all
of
the
fund
balance
that
was
budgeted.
BA
So
that
means
that
we're
going
to
put
more
money
back
into
the
fund
balance,
so
14
million
dollars
to
the
positive
and
then
last
year,
I,
don't
know
what
the
number
was:
18
million
13
million
dollars
or
something,
and
so
we've
done
that
consistently
for
since
FY
19.
AR
And-
and
that
really
shows
a
major
difference
of
what
has
been
happening
with
the
district
over
the
last
five
six
years,
compared
to
the
15
years
earlier,
where
they
ran
into
that
Financial
difference.
But
it
also
shows
a
potential
potential,
because
the
state
has
that
weird
thing
about
having
reserves
and
we
do
want
to
have
a
healthy
Reserve,
but
at
the
same
time,
that
is
a
potential
to
use
if
we're
going
to
be
raising
salaries.
At
some
point.
B
B
I
clicked
on
that
link
with
the
expenditures,
and
that
seems
all-encompassing.
If
you
that's
every
expenditure,
if.
AR
BA
A
download
from
the
accounting
system
of
all
the
payments
using
SM
dollars
to
outside
vendors.
So
not
so
not
staff
right
but
outside.
BA
What
brief
that
went
out
Friday
afternoon
it
it
talks
about
this
and
gives
a
link
it's
on
the
website
and
I'm,
not
sure,
probably
in
the
financial
division
place,
but
but.
K
BA
You
go
to
the
board
brief
that
went
out
Friday
afternoon
it
if
there's
a
link
right
there
and
so
Mr
kubrowski.
You
have
asked
you
know
repeatedly,
as
you
said,
I'll
give
you
a
summary
of
the
acid
dollars
which
we
have
been
doing
so
this
is
not
a
summary.
This
gives
that
this
gets
all
the
details.
Now
we
can
certainly
summarize
so
from
that
point.
You
know
whatever
needs
to
be
summarized,
but
this
is
all
all
the
details.
Great.
AR
It's
just
the
numbers,
that's
that's
fair
enough!
That's
what
I
asked
for
and
I
appreciate
it
I
appreciate
staff
coming
through
and
then
we'll
have
to
so
we'll
have
a
monthly
financial
report
and
anyway,
moving
on
it's
late.
A
In
finance
report
set
all
of
the
discussion
on
your
audit
and
finance.
Yes,
okay.
Moving
on
to
other
business
item,
seven
Miss
Trudy
bulls:
do
we
have
any
unanimous
things
that
will
move
to
the
consent
agenda.
K
A
Time,
yes,
ma'am:
okay,
that
we
will
move
to
consent.
Agenda
item
number
eight
closing
items:
the
upcoming
meetings.
We
have
our
regular
scheduled
board
meeting
on
March
the
27th
at
5
15
and
don't
forget
in
light
of
spring
break,
the
April
meeting,
Cal
and
regular
board
meeting
will
be
on
the
same
day,
which
is
April
24th.
A
Do
we
do
we
start
at
three
o'clock
on
that
day
or
do
we
have
a
set
time?
Sorry.
A
That
could
get
interesting.
We
haven't
set
a
time
yet
so
we'll
we'll
do
that
when
we
set
the
agenda
and
depending
on
what's
on
the
agenda,
and
with
that
we
will
do.
We
have
a
motion
to
adjourn
Carol
Temple.
AW
A
J
A
H
H
We
will
then
now
go
to
item
two.
A
procurement.
Is
there
a
motion
to
remove
the
projects
on
the
attached
list?
I
move,
Ms
Watley
moves.
Is
there
a
second
a.
AR
AR
So
what
this
came
out
of
finance
and
audit-
and
all
that's
being
asked-
is
that
we
move
up
the
date
rather
than
wait
to
the
board
member
board
meeting.
They
need
the
money
now
to
get
these
items.
So
it's
pretty
clear-cut.
E
Do
it
just
Mr
Wright
Mr
broey
is,
is
the
did
something
happen
out
of
cycle
out
of
band?
Did
we
not
plan
correctly?
Why
is
this
coming
to
a
special
call,
rather
than
a
performing?
Yes,.
Z
Sir,
so
this
occurs
now
that
we've
got
this
250
000
list
in
place
you
you
approve
the
fixed
cost
of
ownership
for
fy24.
Earlier
this
year
we
were
wrapping
up
the
FY
23
program
as
well,
so
that
the
problem,
the
challenge
is
twofold:
one
is
to
ensure
that
we
get
those
projects
underway
for
summertime
execution.
That's
the
first
reason
we
want
to
save
the
two
weeks
in
which
we've
got
pricing
lined
up
with
contractors
and
then
the
second.
Z
H
O
J
H
H
Mr
Grabowski
is
their
a
motion
for
6A.
Oh.
H
Mr
Grabowski
is
their
a
motion
for
six.
A
yes.
AR
Ma'am
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
to
motion
to
instruct
Charleston
County
School
District
legal
and
Human
Resources
divisions
to
negotiate
a
contract
with
bwp
The
Firm
to
be
voted
on
for
services
necessary
in
obtaining
candidates
for
the
Charleston
County
School
District
superintendent
position
is.