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From YouTube: October 15, 2015 Regular Board Meeting
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See the agenda here: http://agenda.oneclay.net/publishing/ap-agendas.html
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C
F
Father
god,
what
a
privilege
it
is
to
gather
an
assemble
and
a
free
country
Lord
that
was
bought
with
the
bloodshed
of
many
brave
men
and
women
Lord,
and
we're
so
thankful
for
that.
I
pray
Lord
that
as
we
conduct
the
business
of
this
school
district
tonight,
Lord
that
you
would
be
with
us
here
in
this
place
that
your
presence
would
bring
a
spirit
of
peace
father
and
that
we
would
reckon
duck
this
meeting
in
a
way
that
is
glorifying
to
you.
C
Okay,
I'd
like
to
call
to
order
the
Clay
County
School
Board
meeting
the
regular
meeting
of
October
15th
2015
I'd
like
to
welcome
all
the
citizens
of
Clay
County
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
out
of
your
schedule
to
attend
tonight's
school
board.
Meeting
this
meeting
is
our
opportunity,
as
your
elected
representatives,
to
collaborate
openly
and
make
decisions
that
will
decide
the
future
direction
of
our
public
schools
and
the
education
of
our
children
here
in
Clay
County.
C
C
No
additional
cards
will
be
accepted
once
the
board
moves
to
the
discussion
agenda
and,
as
always,
your
participation
is
welcome
and
appreciated.
With
that
said,
before
we
start,
I
would
just
like
to
make
an
additional
comment
to
the
audience,
and
that
is
that
it
is
our
job
here
as
your
elected
representatives
to
conduct
the
business
of
the
school
board
and
when
we
have
this
meeting.
That
is
what
we
are
doing
and
we're
doing
it
in
the
sunshine
and
you
guys
are
invited
in
to
participate
and
to
watch.
But
it's
not
intended
to
be
open.
C
Dialogue
back
and
forth.
You
guys
are
given
the
opportunity
to
speak
by
using
these
three-minute
cards,
and
so
I
just
want
to
remind
people
of
that
that,
as
we're
conducting
the
business
of
the
school
board,
it
is
not
appropriate
for
people
to
be
yelling
in
the
back
of
the
room
and
to
be
hollering
out
and
heckling,
and
things
like
that.
So
I
just
want
we're
going
to
be
respectful
of
you
guys
when
you
speak
and
we're
going
to
ask
you
to
be
respectful
of
us.
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
comment.
Okay,.
C
E
C
Right
so
before
we
adopt
the
consent
agenda,
we
do
have
an
item
that
somebody
has
requested
to
speak
to.
Actually
they
requested
to
speak
to
item
C,
3
and
C
6
C
3
has
been
pulled
to
discussion
so
we'll
let
you
come
up
when
that
one
is
brought
up,
but
C
6
has
not
been
pulled.
So
it's
on
the
consent
agenda
and
that
is
referencing
the
legislative
priorities
and
it's
Travis
Christiansen
so
come
on
it.
I
Travis
Christiansen
2871
affirmed
court
just
want
to
mention
him
about
the
same
legislative
agenda
as
every
year.
I
just
want
to
point
out.
Something
is
that
the
legislature
has
become
expert
in
ignoring
everyone
involved
with
education,
I
think
about
a
week
or
so
ago.
So
missus
Condon
at
the
legislative
delegation,
giving
what
I
thought
was
a
very
well-spoken
heartfelt
presentation
to
our
state,
legislators
and
I,
don't
believe
that
they
are
going
to
lift
one
single
finger
for
what
seemed
like
legitimate
concerns.
I
So
what
I
would
say
this
board
and
really
the
public
in
general,
these
three
people,
who
are
the
two
state
representatives
and
state
senator
for
Clay
County,
are
our
representatives
in
going
to
Tallahassee.
That's
one
option
for
the
school
board,
but
go
into
your
local
state
representative.
As
an
option
is
open
to
every
single
citizen
in
this
county
and
I
would
say
to
everyone.
I
I
C
J
Thank
you.
We're
always
proud
to
recognize
and
honor
our
teachers
when
they
have
won
in
a
war.
They
do
such
a
great
job,
so
hard
work,
hard-working
people,
and
so
tonight
we
have
one
person
we
want
to
recognize
tonight.
They
are
the
winner
of
the
Warren
Tracy,
beginning
teacher
award,
that's
sponsored
by
Houghton,
Mifflin
Harcourt,
and
so
we're
very
proud
of
that.
J
The
fact
that
a
Clay
County
teacher
and
hit
me
tell
a
little
bit
about
this
award,
it's
given
by
the
Florida
Council
of
social
studies,
teachers
and
it's
to
recognize
and
celebrate
the
accomplishments
of
a
social
studies,
teacher
new
to
the
field
of
Education.
In
fact,
one
of
the
requirements
is
that
you
have
to
have
three
years
or
less
service
to
the
education
field,
and
so
this
person
obviously
meets
that
they
also
have
to
turn
in
a
portfolio
along
with
many
other
items.
J
So
this
is
a
person
that
is
described
by
the
principal
as
engaging
students
in
meaningful
lessons
to
increase
student
awareness,
who
is
very
involved
with
the
school
and
community
activities,
and
they
are
leaders
in
their
community
and
at
their
school
and
so
we're
very
proud
of
this
award.
This
is
statewide,
so
we
ought
to
certainly
honor
that
person
and
she's
here
tonight.
We
want
to
recognize
miss
Sharon
Moore
from
Lake
Asbury
junior,
high
Miss
Moore.
L
K
Would
like
to
say,
I'm
very
honored,
to
receive
this
award
on
behalf
of
Clay
County
and
all
the
other
teachers
that
are
working
just
as
hard
and
I'm
very
thankful
to
be
in
this
community,
especially
Lake
Asbury
I.
Think
Kathy
Richardson
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
and
Becky
Murphy
for
continuing
to.
Let
me
go
do
the
things
that
I
like
to
do
and
influence
all
the
children
in
our
community.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
E
M
Thank
you
and
good
evening.
Superintendent,
Van
Sant's,
madam
chair
honorable
board
members
and
citizens
of
Clay
County
I
have
some
good
news
for
you
tonight.
My
name
is
Steve
McCloskey
I'm,
not
here
representing
where
I
work,
the
Alliance
for
a
healthier
generation
but
I'm,
a
member
of
the
executive
committee
of
a
bigger
group
called
the
Florida
coordinated
school
health
partnership
in
Florida
and
the
action
for
Healthy
Kids
as
a
local
representative,
this
statewide
Health
consortium.
M
It
is
my
great
pleasure
to
present
the
Silver
level
Florida
healthy
school
district
award
flag
to
the
school
district
of
Clay
County
this
evening.
The
coordinated
school
health
Partnership
is
a
grassroots
partnership
whose
members
represent
non-for-profits
such
as
the
American
Heart,
Association,
American,
Cancer,
Association
Florida.
Why
Florida
action
for
Healthy
Kids,
my
organization,
the
Alliance
for
a
healthier
generation,
professional
associations,
Hospital
densest,
pediatricians,
family
practitioners,
optometrist
school
nurse,
health,
educators,
physical
educators,
insurers,
Florida,
PTA
and
other
health
advocates?
M
The
primary
purpose
of
the
coordinated
school
health
partnership
is
to
add,
advocate
for
school
health
issues,
promotes
science-based
school
health
and
wellness
models
and
to
recognize
excellence
among
Florida
school
districts.
The
primary
purpose,
the
Florida
coordinated
school
health
partnership,
action
for
Healthy
Kids
and
such
and
the
association
of
district
school
superintendents
in
our
newest
partners,
sponsor
Florida,
Healthy
Kids
corporation
applaud
your
district
for
establishing
a
culture
and
climate
in
which
students
and
staff
can
reach
their
personal
potential
and
continue
to
serve
as
a
leader
in
the
state
in
reducing
and
eliminating
barriers
to
learning.
M
These
eight
areas
we
assess
and
that
we
rate
for
the
applications
that
come
in
from
the
from
the
counties
in
districts,
our
health,
education,
physical
education,
Health,
Services
nutrition
services,
counseling,
psychological
and
social
services,
healthy
school
environment,
employee
wellness,
parent
and
community
involvement.
The
three
levels
of
achievement
of
a
distinction
are
bronze,
with
a
six
fifty
to
sixty
percent
score
silver
sixty-seven
to
80
percent
score
and
gold
86
to
100%
score
worthy
of
note
of
achievement.
M
That,
in
on
my
brief
time
tonight
with
you,
is
that
the
school
district
of
Clay
County
particularly
demonstrated
outstanding
policy
and
process
in
for
the
falling
areas.
Physical,
education,
physical
education,
provides
the
skills
to
become
and
remain
physically
active
for
a
lifetime.
Studies
show
that
students
who
are
physically
active
perform
better
academically.
You
scored
81
percent
health
services,
one
of
the
two
highest
in
the
state
on
this
particular
grade
that
we
gave
you
school
health
services,
remove
health-related
barriers
to
attendance,
performance
and
academic
success.
M
You
scored
the
second-highest
ninety
seven
percent,
Thank
You
Donna,
counseling,
psychological
and
social
services,
engagement
in
a
feeling
of
being
cared
for
vital
attendance
retention,
performance
and
ultimately,
graduation
depend
on
this,
and
you
got
an
81
percent
score
in
our
evaluation
and
finally,
the
next
highest
one
is
health,
healthy,
school
environment.
A
healthy
school
environment
reflects
the
physical
plant
as
well
as
the
social
climate
of
the
district.
This
includes
safety,
personal
interactions
and
violence
prevention.
M
You
scored
85%
the
Florida,
coordinated
school
health
partnership
and
Florida
action
for
Healthy
Kids,
look
forward
to
continuing
to
support
and
promote
the
efforts
of
the
36
Florida
counties
who
achieved
these
distinctions
and
your
efforts
to
produce
healthy
literate
and
health
practicing.
Students
who
achieve
higher
academically
enjoy
and
enjoy
a
higher
quality
of
life
and
health.
These
these
healthy
environments
and
these
schools.
This
is
I,
can't
emphasize
this
enough.
The
studies
show
when
there's
a
healthy
environment,
kids
develop
healthy
habits
for
a
lifetime.
M
We
all
know
the
developmental
process
and
it
sticks,
but
it's
got
to
be
in
there
young
and,
if
they're
practicing
at
school,
where
they're
there
for
at
least
50%
of
their
time.
This
is
the
place
to
do
it,
and
we
applaud
you
and
thank
you
for
being
at
the
forefront
of
this
very
important
thing,
so
correct.
M
A
N
So
good
evening
and
thank
you
I'm
not
wearing
my
normal
stem
hat
today,
I'm
wearing
my
Education
Foundation
hat
and
I'd
like
to
tell
you
that
we're
very
pleased
that
we've
made
an
affiliation
with
the
regional
stem
hub
out
of
Jacksonville
and
through
that
they
have
provided
a
donation
of
twenty
five
thousand
nine
hundred
dollars
to
the
Education
Foundation,
which
is
going
to
be
able.
Thank
you
which
is
going
to
be
able
to
expand
our
robotics
program
and
our
after-school
stem
clubs
into
the
schools
that
have
not
been
served
by
the
DoDEA
grants
to
date.
N
So
now
I'm
pleased
to
let
you
know
that
all
of
our
high
schools
and
all
of
our
junior
High's
will
have
a
robotics
program,
and
on
top
of
that,
we've
been
able
to
expand
further
into
the
elementary
schools.
Now,
not
only
did
the
stem
hub
donate
the
twenty
five
thousand
nine
hundred
dollars
to
the
foundation,
but
through
state
matching
funds,
we
were
able
to
double
that
commitment,
so
we'll
be
able
to
move
forward
with
a
donation
of
52
thousand
dollars
that
is
earmarked
to
go
to
those
stem
programs.
N
N
And
I
also
just
wanted
to
add
our
president
Matt
Hutchins
was
trying
to
make
it
on
time
and
he
is
a
soccer
coach
who
give
so
much
to
the
community,
so
I
apologized
that
he
didn't
make
it
in
time,
but
know
that
it's
everyone
working
together,
that's
able
to
bring
this
to
the
school
district.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
C
C
Miss
Mackey
before
you
begin
I
just
need
to
strongly
advise
you
that
I
know
that
you're
here
to
talk
about
a
situation
with
your
son,
but
I
must
also
advise
you
that
in
your
when
you
speak,
you
may
not
speak
about
any
other
child
in
the
school
district,
because
you'll
be
violating
a
student
privacy
rights.
So
you
may
speak
about
your
child,
but
you
may
not
mention
names
of
any
other
child.
Okay,
so
I
just
want.
C
You
can
you
can
speak
about
whatever
you
like
as
long
as
you
do
not
violate
our
policy
and
our
policy
says
you
may
not
be
profane
disrespectful
or
disorderly
or
disruptive
okay.
So,
just
as
I
mentioned
earlier
in
the
meeting
and
I,
don't
think
you
were
here
yet,
but
I
mentioned
that
we're
here
to
conduct
the
business
of
the
school
board
and
will
we
do
so
respectively.
We
are
going
to
respecting
your
wishes
to
speak
to
the
board,
but
at
the
same
time
we
will
expect
you
to
be
professional
as
well.
O
Name
is
Brandi
Mackey.
Fifteen
hundred
calming
water
drive
Fleming
Island
Florida,
three,
two:
zero
zero.
Three.
So
thank
you
for
that
introduction
again
I'm
here
to
address
the
concerns
of
the
of
the
behavior
of
the
Fleming
Island
High
School,
Principal
coaches
and
school
board.
Members
had
I
known
some
of
the
rules
and
policies
beforehand.
I
would
have
rather
on
them
read
up
on
them
myself.
I
am
frustrated
because
we
were
asked
to
be
here
at
5
o'clock
to
have
a
private
meeting
and
for
whatever
reason
it
was
delayed.
O
So
that's
why
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
in
front
of
you
guys
tonight,
I'm
sorry
that
I
have
to
bring
such
heavy
news
and
heavy
heart
after
you've
won
received.
All
these
beautiful
awards
never
been
my
attention
to
bring
anything
but
goodness
to
the
community,
because
I
am
a
member
of
the
community.
I
have
a
business
in
the
community,
and
that
is
that's
my
wishes.
O
That
in
mind,
okay,
well
again,
my
son
was
was
was
put
off
the
football
team
for
vulgarity,
which
is
a
heavy
thing.
That's
used
by
football
coaches
and
teachers.
I,
don't
know
his
ass
about
work.
Is
that
considered
a
bad
word?
Yes,
okay,
well
I
would
think.
That's
a
bad
word
to
when
a
coach
that
you
all
have
chosen
to
put
in
front
as
a
head
coach
comes
into
my
place
of
business
and
asked
me
where's.
O
Your
lazy,
ass
boy
at
I
mean
that
that's
not
something
I
wouldn't
normally
use
and
I,
don't
know
how
that
would
make.
You
feel
if
I
came
up
to
the
board
members
today
and
said:
well,
hey
how
your
lazy,
ass
is
doing,
I
mean
that's,
not
appropriate
and
that's
what
was
said
to
me
at
my
place
of
business.
O
Regarding
my
son
also,
my
second
son,
that's
a
nine-year-old,
a
fourth
grader
here
he
asked
me-
and
this
is
coach
Springs,
which
is
the
coach
head
coach
right
now
that
they've
chosen
to
do-
and
this
was
all
presented
to
on
record
I-
did
let
a
coach
hall
know
about
it.
I
also
let
Pitman
know
about
it.
The
athletic
directors
known
about
it
I,
don't
think.
I
really
had
the
opportunity
to
tell
mr.
O
Winsett,
because
I
was
so
emotional
about
the
way
you
all
have
handled
me,
but
he
was
kicked
off
the
team
for
using
profanity
another
student,
which
let
me
strike
that
because
I
don't
want
to
talk
about
another
student,
but
your
school
you're,
one
of
your
coaches
within
your
district,
came
into
my
restaurant
and
said
those
words
to
me.
He
also
then
began
to
berate
me
because
I'm
defending
my
child,
he
was
sick.
He
was
unable
to
make
practice.
O
My
mother-in-law
had
a
heart
which
they
have
mandatory
practices
during
the
summer,
which
I
just
found
out
that
that's
not
allowed
under
policy
and
I.
Don't
know
if
it's
true,
because
it's
something
that
another
person
here
say
told
me,
but
he
said
that
he
can
see
why
my
children
has
excuses
at
that
time.
I
was
very
upset.
I
told
him
that
he
can't
come
into
my
place
of
business
and
speak
to
me
like
that.
A
week
later,
he's
kicked
off
the
team
and
he's
kicked
off
the
team.
O
For
reasons
like
he's
defiant
and
he
used
profanity
to
kick
a
student
off
a
team
for
four
that
is
egregious
and
that's
another
word
that
mr.
Windgate
used
me
used
to
me
and
this
whole
situation.
You
know
these
are
quoted
that
other
your
staff
members
have
used
towards
me
that
we
all
know
the
reason
why
Brandon
was
kicked
off
the
team.
Well,
I,
don't
know
the
reason.
O
No
one
has
given
me
anything
in
writing
anything
verbally
and
when
we
tried
to
address
the
issue
today,
you
all
decided
not
to
meet
with
me
or
talk
to
me
about
it.
So
again,
it
is
not
my
choice
or
my
desire
to
bring
this
in
front
of
the
school
board
or
to
any
of
the
parents,
because
I
love,
living
Island,
I
live
out
here.
I
built
my
business
out
here
and
it's
quite
embarrassing
to
even
to
have
to
bring
this
to
your
attention.
O
Coach
Hall,
which
I
felt
like
he
was
a
very
good
man
recently,
was
let
go
and
before
this
happened
the
day
that
he,
my
son,
was
put
off
the
team
he
tells
me
and
my
husband
well
I,
can
take
my
son
with
the
other
three
boys
to
Trinity,
which
does
have
some
racial
undertones
to
it.
The
other
three
boys
that
left
I
like
they're,
not
in
the
school
district,
I,
don't
know
their
names.
O
O
To
have
to
come
in
here
and
deal
with
this,
we
chose
to
open
a
business
across
the
street
from
we
support
the
flimming
island
teachers.
We
give
them
10%
discounts,
someone
put
an
ad
in
the
paper
for
us
saying,
go,
get
them
Brandon
and
for
this
to
happen
is
embarrassing.
But
again,
I
have
tried
every
resource
to
rectify
the
situation
before
having
to
come
in
front
of
this
community
and
also
letting
other
people
know
the
community
the
real,
egregious
act
that
has
been
done
to
me
and
my
family.
This
has
been
a
great
distraction.
O
It
has
been
an
emotional
has.
It
had
an
emotional
effect
at
the
same
time
it's
been,
and
you
know
again,
I
don't
know
I'm
trying
not
to
cross
the
boundaries
with
students,
but
when
students
are
harassing
my
child,
saying
that
he's
a
snitch
and
he's
green,
because
I'm
standing
up
for
him,
that's
wrong.
O
No
one's
doing
anything
about
it
and
I
feel
that
that's
not
right
and
I
did
again
try
every
effort
to
come
in
front
of
each
and
every
one,
not
each
and
every
one
of
you
outside
because
I
don't
know
some
of
you,
but
it's
especially
mr.
Vincey,
mr.
Windgate,
and
also
mr.
Sykes
I
do
document
everything
and
I
do
have
recordings
because
of
miscommunications
like
this
I
feel
like
it
was
very
wrong.
O
Somebody
had
the
power
to
reinstate
my
son
because
in
the
state
of
law,
if
a
police
officer
got
in
trouble
for
you
know
he
busted
people
and
now
he's
under
investigation,
they
would
relook
at
those
cases
and
probably
most
of
them
would
be
overturned.
You
know
right
now,
I
have
nothing
against
mr.
Hall.
He
has
been.
He
was
very,
very
nice
to
my
family.
O
This
hurtful
to
him,
but
he's
been
suspended
for
reasons
you
all
know
very
well
and
I,
don't
think
it's
because
of
health
reasons,
and
nothing
has
been
done,
and
then
you
put
a
person
that
talks
to
a
parent
and
they
disrespectful
manner
as
a
head
coach,
that's
a
slap
in
my
face
and
especially
when
people
knew
about
it
and
they
could
do
something
about
it.
All
I
asked
was
short-term
goal
was
to
reinstate
my
son
back
on
the
team.
He
is
a
junior.
He
is
missing
out
on
some
of
the
best
times
of
his
life.
O
My
husband
and
I
closed
our
business
early
to
go
to
the
clay
game,
so
we
could
watch
him
play
even
though
the
game
didn't
come
out
to
where
we
wanted
it.
We
still
was
here
to
support
you
all
I
closed
my
business
at
4
o'clock
today,
because
I
wanted
to
come
in
here
to
meet
with
you
all
and
no
one
has
the
courtesy
to
reach
out
to
me
by
email
by
phone
by
certified
certified
mail
by
Pony
by
walking
across
the
street.
Just
say:
hey
miss
Mackey.
O
You
know
what
we're
not
ready
to
hear
this,
but
we're
working
on
them
and
so
yeah
that
that
does
make
me
real
upset
and
then
my
sub.
Then
it
turns
to
being
hurt
because
I
did
nothing
wrong
in
this,
but
stand
up
for
my
son
and
stand
up
for
the
legacy
of
my
business.
My
son,
back
there
he's
been
going
to
school
since
he's
a
kindergartner
here,
I'm
fighting
for
him,
because
we
will
be
here
in
Fleming
Island,
where
their
parents,
like
it
or
not.
O
O
Thank
you
guys
for
taking
the
time
to
put
me
on
the
board,
but
things
have
to
be
done
and
what
I
asked
for
as
a
short-term
resolution
tonight,
is
my
son
be
placed
back
on
the
team
with
his
teammates
all
harassing
rumors
stop
immediately
and
coach
springs
be
removed
because
he
is
not
capable
of
coaching
a
football
team
of
these
young
men
that
they
deserve
better.
Thank.
E
P
C
Thank
you,
you
can
be
seated
I
just
want
to
state
for
the
record.
I
know.
Mrs.
Mackey
had
made
several
references
to
the
board
refusing
to
meet
with
her
today,
but
I
do
just
want
to
stay
for
the
record
that
the
reason
why
the
board
could
not
meet
with
her
today
was
because
it
isn't.
It
was
not
a
legal
meeting.
There
is
no
Florida
statute
that
allows
us
to
have
that
kind
of
a
meeting
outside
of
the
sunshine
and
that's
why
we
had
to
bring
her
and
let
her
come
in
and
and
speak
tonight.
C
So
I
just
want
to
state
that
for
the
record
miss
Becky,
it's
not
that
we
didn't
want
to
meet
with
you,
it's
that
we
couldn't,
and
so
that's
why
we
that's
why
we
gave
you
the
the
spot
on
the
scheduled
citizens
request
and
let
you
come
and
speak
for
ten
minutes.
So
I
just
wanted
to
state
that
for
the
record.
So
thank
you
very
much
and.
D
Q
D
This
falls
under
the
superintendent's
purview
I'd
like
to
ask
the
superintendent
to
please
investigate
this.
If
necessary,
I
don't
know
mr.
Van
Zandt
if
you've
met
with
her
or
not,
but
it
does
stop
with
you
what
you
decide.
If,
if
you
decide
to
back
your
principal
and
coach,
it
stops
with
you.
This
is
your
decision
to
make,
and
so
I
would
like
to
ask
you
to
meet
with
Miss
Mackay
meet
with
the
coach
meet
with
the
principal
and
make
a
decision
on
this,
so
that
she'll
have
resolution
one
way
or
the
other
okay.
R
School
board
has
adopted
a
policy.
4.20
says
the
following.
If
a
misunderstanding
arise
between
parents
and
teachers
over
student-teacher
relations
or
other
educational
matters,
parents
may
obtain
information
leading
to
a
conference
with
teachers
concerned
by
telephoning
the
principal's
office.
Questions
arising
from
his
misunderstanding,
other
than
those
covered
below,
should
be
directed
to
the
principal
of
school.
With
respect
to
education
matters,
the
order
of
appeal
shall
be
from
student
to
teacher
from
teacher
to
principal,
from
principal
to
superintendent
and
from
superintendent
to
the
school
board.
R
Orders
to
appeal,
as
described
above,
should
not
be
construed
by
any
student
teacher
or
other
staff
member
to
mean
that
he
is
not
free
to
approach
the
superintendent
or
the
district
school
board
whenever
he
so
desires.
Now,
as
such,
the
the
mother
had
the
opportunity,
the
right
to
speak
today,
but,
as
I
said
before,
I
believe
that
under
this
pervy
proceeding,
she
does
have
the
ability
to
have
a
disciplinary
hearing
with
the
school
board
members
the
school
board
at
a
proper
time
and
at
that
time,
she's
entitled
to
due
process.
R
Under
section
1002
to
2
it
talks
about
the
confidentiality
of
student
records,
so
we
have
the
the
duty
at
the
same
time,
to
allow
her,
in
my
opinion,
to
have
this
appellate
proceeding
with
the
board.
It
is
not
open
to
this
shouldn't,
be
open
to
the
public
and
that
she
has
the
ability
to
have
this
conversation,
so
I
would
recommend
that
this
matter
be
set
at
the
next
disciplinary
hearings
and
we
give
the
mother
the
ability
to
address
her
concerns
to
the
board
and
I
do
believe.
R
I
said
it
before
and
I'll
say
it
again:
I
don't
believe
that
we
are
banned
from
doing
this
under
chapter
119,
because
chapter
119
has
exceptions
and
one
exceptions
is
student
records
and,
as
such,
I
believe
she's
entitled
to
the
right
to
have
an
appeal
of
this
matter
in
accordance
with
4.20
established
policy
procedure.
By
this
board
she
has
the
ability
to
appeal
so
I
think
this
ought
to
be
set
forth
at
hearing.
D
E
H
I
felt
bad
when
I
heard
what
Miss
Mac
he
said
because
it
made
it
look
like
we
just
decided
not
to
meet
the
state.
Florida
state
statutes
are
very
specific
about
when
a
board
can
meet
out
of
the
sunshine,
in
other
words,
a
shade
meeting.
That's
collective
bargaining.
We
can
have
attorney-client
sessions,
but
there's
nothing
in
statutes
that
I
could
find
or
the
FSB
a
people
I
talked
to
could
find.
H
That
gives
us
a
right
to
meet
in
the
shade
when
we
have
had
instances
not
like
this,
but
a
similar
thing
where
someone
wanted
to
address
the
board,
they
had
to
come
to
the
board
in
an
open
meeting
in
the
sunshine.
I
would
be
very,
very
reluctant
and
wouldn't
at
this
point
not
agree
to
have
a
shade
meeting
on
this
issue
until
someone
can
show
me
in
statutes
that
it
is
legal.
H
In
my
opinion,
this
is
something
that
when
the
the
coach
was
approached,
and
then
it
went
to
the
principal,
the
next
step
is
to
go
to
the
superintendent.
Superintendent
is
in
charge
of
the
day-to-day
operations
of
the
school
district.
This
board
sets
policy
and
budget.
In
my
opinion,
we
don't
have
any
authority
or
jurisdiction
to
decide
who
is
or
is
not
on
a
football
team.
That
is
not
why
we
are
here
and
we
don't
have
any
jurisdiction
or
authority
to
determine
that.
H
S
Okay,
just
so
everybody
is
clear
while
we're
in
the
sunshine,
this
matter
did
come
to
my
attention.
Mr.
Pittman,
the
principal
has
had
discussions
with
Miss
Mackay
mr.
and
mrs.
Mackay
were
in
mr.
Wingate's
office,
who
handled
this
on
the
district
level
for
basically
a
second
hearing
beyond
the
school
principal
conducted.
His
meeting
conducted
an
investigation
of
the
matter
and
recommended
to
me
that
I
uphold
the
principles
finding
and
the
students
removal
from
the
football
team
miss
Mackey,
called
my
office
and
requested
vigorously
to
speak
with
me.
S
I
called
her
I
offered
to
meet
with
her.
She
said
she
would
want
to
talk
on
the
phone
that
she
recorded.
The
conversation
I
said
sure
so.
I
listened
I
heard.
Miss
Mackey
out
I
asked
her
for
a
couple
of
days
to
have
an
investigation
of
my
own
I
made
some
additional
inquiries
and
mr.
Pittman
the
school
principal
and
I
talked
again.
Mr.
S
Pittman
wrote
a
letter
to
her
in
writing,
affirming
that
he
and
I
were
resolute
and
joint
and
upholding
the
coaches,
just
suspension
for
this
season
of
the
student
from
participating
on
that
football
team.
So
all
these
things
that
you've
asked
for
have
happened,
I,
of
course,
as
any
citizen
or
parent,
do
not
stand
in
the
way
when
a
parent
wants
to
come
address
the
board
and
her
specific
request
to
was
to
an
appeal,
a
discipline
of
her
child.
It
was
a
extracurricular
one.
Extracurriculars
are
a
privilege
versus
you
know.
S
Your
child
is
absolutely
entitled
to
a
right
to
an
education
and
it
takes
the
school
board
to
expel
them
from
the
school
and
I
can't
do
that
myself
so
and
I
would
just
make
this
other
comment.
I've
been
on
the
school
board
since
1998
and
your
superintendent
for
three
years
so
that
17
years
I've
been
dealing
with
student
discipline
and
I,
don't
ever
recall
a
student
suspended
from
an
extracurricular
activity
and
the
parent
not
understanding
why
or
challenging
and
all
the
way
to
the
school
board.
S
So
I,
don't
I,
don't
think
that
our
school
board
policy
has
been
tested
to
this
level.
Mr.
Sykes
mentioned
chapter
119
is
silent
on
the
issue,
so
I
don't
know
that
we've
had
this
particular
case
in
Florida.
Come
to
this
level.
So
hey
we
got
to
step
out
and
be
the
test
case.
I
guess
so.
As
far
as
I'm
concerned
school
board's
asking
me
to
investigate
further
I'm
mission
complete
here,
the
student
isn't
playing
football
Fleming
out
in
high
school
or
anywhere
else.
The
rest
of
this
season,
Thank.
S
Thank
you.
I
would
like
to
share
with
you.
Since
our
legislative
priorities
were
adopted
tonight,
we
had
a
chance
to
meet
with
our
legislative
delegation,
give
them
our
legislative
priorities,
I've
spoken
with
them
all.
Personally,
mr.
Condon
mr.
Kornegay
were
able
to
address
them
as
a
corporate
body.
Some
of
you
may
have
been
able
to
attend
that
meeting
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
or
watch
it
on
television.
S
So
just
to
recap,
they
are
committed
to
work
on
us
with
our
priorities
for
this
year
and
have
in
the
past
and
I
would
point
out
specifically
the
past
three
years.
Our
legislative
delegation
has
worked
with
us
and
secured
an
additional
three-quarters
of
a
million
dollars
funding
for
the
Florida
Youth
Challenge
Academy,
which
one
of
this
type
program
for
students
who've
dropped
out
of
high
school,
and
it's
located
here
on
Camp
Blanding
Florida
in
Clay
County,
and
it
is
assigned
to
Clay
County
High
School
code.
S
So
we
would
not
have
gotten
that
if
our
legislative
delegation
did
not
work
for
us
on
that,
as
most
of
you
are
probably
aware,
there
seem
to
be
a
lot
of
rancor
this
past
legislative
session.
The
house
walked
out
once
the
Senate
walked
out
once
and
a
lot
of
those
budget
requests
got
cut
in
half
so
at
the
education
appropriations
level
in
the
house
and
the
Senate.
Our
request
for
Florida
youth
challenge
this
year
was
approved
at
$750,000,
but
in
the
tail
end
of
that
Appropriations
conference
it
was
sliced
in
half
and
it's
my
understanding.
S
Several
other
appropriations
were
also
for
so
for
this
school
year
we
have
three
hundred
and
seventy-five
thousand
three
hundred
and
seventy
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
work
with
with
Florida
Youth
Challenge
Academy.
In
addition,
this
past
year
working
through
our
delegation
members
and
the
Florida
Senate
Education
Appropriations
Committee
and
the
Florida
House
Education
Appropriations
Committee,
we
were
able
to
secure
a
little
additional
funding
for
Clay
County
to
the
tune
of
a
little
more
than
a
half
a
million
dollars
specifically
for
military-connected
students,
as
nineteen
percent
of
the
land
mass
in
Clay
County.
S
Approximately
seventy
two
thousand
acres
is
Camp
Blanding,
we're
six
hundred
square
miles
in
Clay
County.
If
you've
ever
just
late
night
wondering
exactly
how
big
we
are,
so
we
can't
Blanding,
which
is
not
taxed
at
the
ad
valorem
rate
like
our
homes
and
our
school.
Other
properties
you
may
own,
are
so
we've
been
fairly
successful,
independent
of
the
Florida
Education
Finance
program
above
and
beyond,
just
for
Clay
County
and
advocating
particularly
for
money.
The
other
thing
we're
always
asking
for
is
flexibility.
S
Our
coalition
or
our
delegation
did
advocate
for
less
testing.
In
general,
we
were
moderately
successful,
I
think
only
one
test,
and
that
wasn't
just
our
delegation
or
just
us,
the
entire
superintendent's
Association
school
boards
association
across
the
state
advocated
for
that
and
still
continued
to
do
so
so
that
that's
what
if
the
question
is
kind
of
hanging
out
there?
What's
your
legislative
delegation
done
for
you
lately
I'd
like
to
publicly
thank
them
for
that.
S
We
should
probably
have
them
up
here
and
give
them
a
plaque
because
they
have
helped
us
quite
a
bit
a
couple
weeks
ago.
Shifting
gears
on
to
this
current
legislative
cycle,
which
starts
in
January
of
2016
I,
was
able
to
attend
the
Florida
superintendent's
Association
fall
leadership
conference
in
Tampa
and
I
sat.
S
S
Our
school
grading
formula
has
consisted
of
about
50%
of
the
school's
grade,
comprising
of
learning
gaining
growth,
and
we
talked
about
it
so
much
down
there
for
about
a
day,
I
called
my
wife
one
night
and
I
said:
hey
I
said.
Let
me
just
you
know,
simplify
this.
If
I
told
you
that
I
just
talked
to
the
Commissioner
of
Education
and
that
her
and
the
State
Board
of
Education
and
the
legislature
were
getting
ready
to
issue
grades
to
our
students
school
that
didn't
account
for
the
learning
they
did.
Would
that
make
any
sense
to
you?
S
She
said
no.
That
would
make
no
sense
at
all
so
I,
just
you
know
after
writing,
and
writing
and
writing
I
had
to
kind
of
step
back,
but
but
it
just
makes
sense
on
the
simplest,
common-sense
level
that
if
we
say
which
the
Clay
County
School
Board
does
that
what
a
student
learns
in
a
year
is
important,
that
we
should
make
the
things
that
comprise
the
school
grade,
broader,
not
lesser
and
I'll.
Just
give
you
an
example
in
elementary
school
is
graded
on
about
eight
major
components.
S
So
without
games
and
growth
taken
into
account,
you
can
only
really
grade
three
of
those
eight
cells
on
strict
proficiency.
The
other
five
eighths
are
taken
away
well,
on
top
of
those
subjects
that
are
tested
even
with
eight,
we
believe
in
art
and
music
and
a
well-rounded
curriculum.
So
none
of
those
are
being
assessed,
but
we're
spending
all
this
time
and
energy
doing
it.
We're
spending
seven
million
dollars
of
the
Department
of
Defense's
money
just
to
do
stim
and
robotics
which
isn't
assessed
either.
S
So
if
we
should
do
anything
with
the
statewide
assessment,
in
my
humble
opinion,
it
is
to
measure
more
broadly
all
the
things
we
spend
time-
energy
and
money
doing
with
our
students
everyday,
not
less
so
I've
asked
to
meet
with
the
governor
one
on
one
miss
Bush,
my
Secretary
was
on
the
phone
with
his
chief
of
staff
secretary
yesterday,
we've
been
after
that
for
about
two
weeks
and
my
goal.
If
I
you
know
people
say
if
you
had
a
magic
wand,
what
would
you
do?
S
The
first
piece
of
legislation
I
wanted
to
sign
in
January
of
2016
will
be
something
to
suspend
in
Florida
statute
school
grades
for
anything
other
than
just
baseline
data
this
next
year,
because
what
we've
done
in
Florida
we've
asked
businesses
to
come
here,
we're
constantly
in
Clay
County,
asking
for
more
business
partnerships,
we're
asking
people
to
build
their
homes
here
in
trust
us
with
their
students.
Education,
accelerate
these
children
into
the
workforce
based
on
market
driven
data.
S
C
E
C
T
T
Than
our
own
child
sewing:
okay,
okay,
no
I
just
want
to
show
support
for
the
team
and
the
coaches.
My
son
has
been
on
the
team
for
four
years
and
we've
had
very
positive
experience
with
coaches
teammates
teachers.
Everybody
involved
I
can't
speak
to
miss
Mackey's
experience,
but
ours
and
many
others
has
been
quite
positive
and
that's
all
I
wanted.
Okay,.
C
H
This
item
is
to
schedule
the
regular
November
board
meeting
for
Tuesday
the
17th
instead
of
our
normal
third
Thursday,
which
would
be
the
19th
and
I
I,
really
don't
have
any
strong
preference
one
way
or
the
other
on
this,
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
board
was
aware
that
the
state
law
changed
and
in
election
years
you
still
do
have
to
have
it.
You
know
what
is
it
31st.
C
H
All
election
years
did
law
now
just
says
you
you
meet
sometime
in
the
month
of
November
and
so
I
thought.
Well,
you
know
what
everybody
knows.
Our
meetings
are
the
third
Thursday
and
I
thought.
You
know
if
there's
a
real
reason
you
know
like
when
we've
had
the
health,
fair
and
so
forth,
and
they
needed
the
room.
I
could
understand
it
because
it
kind
of
gets
people
confused.
H
C
H
There
a
reason
I
know
that
the
day
after
that
is
used
the
last
day
before
the
Thanksgiving
break
these
you
know
the
Friday
before
they
get
out
for
Thanksgiving
I,
don't
think
they're
going
to
be
doing
any
heavy
heavy
lifting
that
day
is
for
those
exams
and
so
far
I
don't
know
but
I
mean.
Is
there
any
reason
to
move
it
to
Tuesday
I
mean
I,
don't
know,
there's.
S
S
Than
but
we
have
not
moved
that
and
when
you
get
around
the
holidays,
the
Friday
before
a
break
is
one
of
your
highest
substitute.
You
stays.
You
have
a
lot
of
people
trying
to
get
ready
and
get
out
of
town
I.
Don't
know
why,
when
you
have
a
whole
week
off
everybody
either
takes
that
Friday
before
all
four
Monday
after
that
runs
fairly
consistent,
whether
their
instructional
support
administrative
district
staff.
S
So
for
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
district
and
the
people
that
have
to
get
the
items
in
before
you,
we
would
rather
have
it
on
that
Tuesday
just
to
get
it
away
from
that
weekend.
Let
people
be
ready
to
do
their
thing.
As
you
know,
sometimes
our
board
meetings
can
get
rather
lengthy,
and
then
people
were
trapped
in
town
dragging
through
that
Friday.
So
I
think
I
even
acknowledge
that
it
was
previous
law
and
past
practice.
I
forget
how
I
worded
the
rationale
but
I
I
didn't
know
the
law
had
changed.
S
H
Here
again,
the
reason
we
did
it
before
was
because
that
we
had
to
it
was
the
law,
and
so
you
know
every
other
year
in
an
election
year.
It
still
has
to
be
on
that
sheet
on
a
Tuesday,
but
in
these
odd
years
I
didn't
know
why
we
were
moving
it,
but
if
y'all
want
to
do
it,
just
because
it
won't
be
it'll
be
the
same
every
year,
it
doesn't
make
any
difference
to
me.
I
just
wanted
to
see
what
your
feelings
were
on
it.
I
have.
C
Just
say:
I
already
had
that
day
marked
in
my
calendar,
so
I
was
already
planning
to
have
it
that
Tuesday
so
the
and
it's
just
because
we
always
knew
that
it
was
the
third
Tuesday.
When
we
had
a
reorganization
meeting
and
then
followed
by
a
regular
meeting,
we
always
knew
that
it
was
that
Tuesday,
so
I
had
already
blocked
it
off
on
my
calendar,
so
I'd
like
to
keep
it
the
same
day.
If
that's
okay,.
E
C
I
I
I
Without
a
school
related
reason
being
in
violation
of
state
law,
hence
the
policy.
The
reason
I
take
some
umbrage
at
how
long
has
taken
to
change.
It
is
because
this
was
a
big
issue.
I
believe
mrs.
Stoddard
once
described
it
as
the
most
divisive
issue.
She's
ever
seen
in
all
her
years
in
the
school
board
and
I
know
the
school
board.
Member
Van
Zandt
at
the
time
voted
against
it.
I
believe
it
was
changing.
It
was
one
of
his
campaign.
Items
I
believe
is
also
one
of
mrs.
I
MacKinnon's
items
and
after
election
it
completely
vanished
that
was
in
2012.
This
has
been
three
years
and
I
have,
to
be
honest,
I
just
sort
of
assumed
it
more
or
less
before
election
purposes.
People
just
exploited
the
issue
to
get
church
boats
and
get
power,
and
here
we
are
today,
but
nonetheless
10
minutes
that
is
a
buffer
zone
and
I
think
if
no
one
has
any
problem
with
Girl,
Scouts
or
anything
or
sports
clubs.
I
Let's
say
if
there's
any
outside
religious
groups
want
to
do
it
I'm
thinking
that
if
anyone
who
wants
to
go
to
the
flagpole
just
honestly
have
prayers
and
sweets
that
are
lowered,
there's
probably
not
going
to
be
a
problem
with
that
if
anyone
doesn't
have,
as
they
have
in
the
past,
go
and
showboat
on
the
issue
and
go
to
pray
to
be
seen
by
others,
we'll
probably
see
some
issues
and
some
blowback
on
that
in
the
future,
so
I
hope
you'll.
Take
that
in
consideration.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
F
D
I
remember
when
this
came
about
also
and
I.
Remember
the
reason
why
and
and
what
was
going
on
at
the
time-
and
you
know
we
ended
up
with
this
big
workshop
and
we
had
several
attorneys
come
and
tell
us
that
this
was
the
the
safest
way
to
protect
our
children.
Kind
of
tuefel
to
you
know,
respect
the
freedom
for
religion,
freedom
from
religion
and
also
to
prevent
you
know,
predators
from
coming
on
our
grounds
and
and
the
safety
is,
is
a
big
issue
with
our
children.
D
D
I've
got
one
for
each
of
you
to
show
you
and
it's
the
the
good
news
club
that
at
meats
now
Wilkinson
Elementary
gets
out
at
2:32
and
we
have
a
30-minute
buffer
in
there,
and
this
group
is
meeting
at
2:45
until
4:15
every
Thursday,
and
this
is
sponsored
by
the
child.
Evangelism
fellowship
of
North
Central
Florida
and
the
good
news.
D
Club
is
an
exciting
fun-filled
hour
once
a
week,
and
it
includes
dynamic,
Bible
studies,
creative
learning
activities,
inspiring
missionary
stories,
meaningful
song,
life-changing
Scripture
memory
and
I,
am
shocked
and
appalled
and
wondering
who
approved
this
when
it
is
clearly
violates
our
school
board
policy.
So
that's
my
first
question
to
the
superintendent
and
my
second
second
question:
is
you
know
how
can
we,
how
do
I
word
this
without
making
it
sound?
Well,
let's
just
say
it
didn't
surprise
me
with
that.
The
policy
now
came
before
us,
because
you
know
this
is
clearly
violating
policy.
D
So
I'd
like
to
I,
would
like
for
the
board
to
receive
a
copy
of
the
insurance
and
rental
agreement
that
was
filled
out
for
this
club
to
meet
on
our
school
grounds,
because
they
should
certainly
be
renting
this
facility,
if
they're,
using
it
to
create
a
club
and
theirs
to
be
providing
their
own
insurance
paying
a
rental
fee,
and
this
time
needs
to
be
changed
to
302,
which
is
30
minutes
after
the
end
of
the
school
day,
and
I
would
really
like
to
know
mr.
Van
Zandt,
who
proved
this.
S
D
Think
I
would
like
the
rest
of
the
board's
input
on
this,
because
I
think
you
should
probably
all
be
just
as
outraged
as
I
am
that
this
is
going
on
in
violation
and
I.
Don't
you
know
it
doesn't
matter
if
they're
going
to
have
a
club
to
meet
that's
great,
there's
nothing
wrong
with
that,
but
follow
the
policy
and
don't
bring
a
policy
to
be
changed
two
months
after
this
has
already
started.
So
when
parents
call
and
I
got
a
call
from
a
parent.
D
That's
how
I
got
this
and
let
me
know
what's
going
on,
and
why
is
this
allowed
when
our
policy
clearly
states
thirty
minutes
so
yeah?
Those
are
my
questions
and
I'd
like
to
hear
from
the
board,
also
bit
by
all
means.
Mr.
Van
Zandt,
let
us
know
who
approved
this
and
what
you
intend
to
do
with
it.
Nykänen.
U
U
So
I
didn't
obviously
I
wasn't
on
the
board
when
this
policy
was
put
into
place,
but
when
it,
when
it
came
and
and
I
read
it
and
I've
talked
to
a
number
of
different
principals
and
I
actually
had
I,
don't
agree
with
violation
of
policy
of
policy
and
certainly
on
that,
but
on
the
the
actual
policy
itself,
and
certainly
I
didn't
sit
in
with
those
attorneys.
But
I
would
be
interested
to
know
because
the
elementary
principles
that
I've
had
conversations
with
since
I
saw
this
on.
U
Of
course,
I.
Don't
know
all
of
the
different
organizations
that
lease
our
space
after
school,
but
it
just
occurred
to
me
that
kids
unsupervised
for
any
long
length
of
time
can
breed
one
bad
idea,
leaning
into
another
bad
idea,
and
everyone
knows
when
someone
starts
something
with
hey
watch
this.
It's
not
going
to
end
well
and
that
might
I
think
with
our
younger
students
be
more
of
a
risk
than
then
the
time
waiting.
The
thirty
minutes.
E
D
Are
we
at
two
point,
one,
two
percent
and
if
we
change
this
back
to
ten
minutes-
and
we
have
you-
know-
organizations
like
this
on
our
school
grounds
and
doctrine
aiding
our
children
we're
going
to
be
in
another
lawsuit
and
we
cannot
afford
you
can
laugh,
but
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
afford
the
lawsuits
that
are
going
to
come
at
us.
So
I
would
just
caution.
D
C
So
I'd
like
to
go
ahead
and
say
something
to
first
of
all:
I
was
not
on
the
board
at
the
time,
but
I
was
in
the
audience
at
the
time
when
this
did
come
about
and
I.
Remember.
A
lot
of
the
discussion
and
I
also
remember
that
the
attorneys
both
of
the
attorneys
that
were
arguing
for
both
sides
about
this.
Nobody
said
that
the
time
limit
violated
any
statue.
There
is
no
statue,
that's
violated
here
by
having
a
ten
minute
buffer
zone.
This
board
agree.
C
Well,
I
will
say
a
majority
of
the
board
at
the
time
agreed
that
we
will
do
it
just
so
that
it
looks
good.
There
was
no
statue
violated
by
moving
this
to
ten
minutes,
so
I
just
want
to
clarify
that
I
this
at
first,
not
this
the
first
I've
seen
of
this
I'm,
not
aware
of
this
I
I,
don't
know
who
this
club
is,
but
you
know,
I
I
wouldn't
object
to
my
child.
Going
to
a
club
like
this
I'm,
a
Christian
I.
You.
C
Exactly
indoctrinate,
nobody
is
yeah,
and
so
I
take
exception
to
that
comment.
Okay,
because
nobody's
getting
indoctrinated
here
and
so
I
just
want
to
say:
I,
don't
I
personally,
don't
have
a
problem
with
it.
I
was
part
I.
Remember
that
all
of
that
took
place
and
and
I
remember.
There
was
no
statute
violated
by
a
ten
minute.
It
was
just
that
we
thought
we
would
do
this.
It
would
look
good
in
the
eyes
of
the
public
and
it
was.
It
was
amicable.
Everybody
was
in
agreement
with
it
in
terms
of
the
majority
of
the
board.
D
D
H
Personally,
don't
have
heartburn
whether
it's
10
minutes
15
minutes
20
minutes
the
attorneys
as
I
recall,
they
wanted
us
to
have
a
buffer,
and
maybe
they
suggested
30
I,
don't
even
know
where
I
don't
even
remember
where
30
came
from.
But
my
biggest
concern,
though,
is
that
if
this
has
been
this
child
evangelism
fellowship
of
North
Central
Florida
out
of
Gainesville
I
mean
if
they've
been
meeting
at
the
school
since
the
1st
of
school-
and
here
we
are,
you
know
the
western
days
date
15th.
H
The
vote
of
October
I
should
know
that,
two
days
after
my
birthday,
you
know
I
am
concerned
that
it's
been
going
on
for
a
month
and
a
half
or
more
to
almost
two
months.
I
guess
that
school
started
in
violation
of
policy
that
that
is
a
concern
of
mine.
I,
don't
I,
don't
care
if
it's
15
minutes
y'all
like
15
minutes
17
minutes
I.
Did
that
that's
not
my
problem.
My
problem
is
that
we've
had
a
couple
months
of
this
and
we
weren't
aware
of
it.
H
Somebody
somewhere
dropped
the
ball
on
the
policy
and
and
and
and
then
I'm
going
to
say
something
that
I
probably
wish
I
wouldn't
when
I
go
home
to
that,
but
I'm
gonna
say
it
anyway,
we're
getting
close
to
an
election
year
and
I
thought
Oh
Lord.
Here
we
go
we're
gonna
have
us
another
issue.
You
know
we
got
to
have
an
issue
and
please,
let's
don't
cheapen
our
faith
in
our
religion
over
something
like
this
for
an
election
campaign.
H
F
Just
echo
to
me,
the
time
frame,
the
safety
of
our
students
is
our
primary
concern.
Right
and
I
tend
to
agree
with
you,
too,
that
are
with
you,
miss
Condon,
that
having
unsupervised
students
on
campus
is
a
much
greater
risk
to
their
safety
than
especially
I
mean
I.
Think
about
my
six-year-old.
If
I
wanted
him
to
participate
in
this
Bible
study,
which
we're
Christians
and
I
have
that
right
as
a
parent,
if
I
want
my
child
and
I
will
study,
and
he
wants
to
do
it,
we
can
do
that.
This
is
America.
F
F
This
being
a
Bible
club,
I
think,
regardless
of
what
the
topic
is,
that
the
club
is
meeting
about,
our
children's
safety
is
primary
and
that
this
is
a
good
policy,
regardless
of
what
kind
of
club
we're
talking
about
and
I
think
we
need
to
make
this
discussion
not
about
a
religion,
not
about
a
specific
club.
But
just
is
this
an
acceptable
policy.
Okay,.
S
You,
madam
chair
first
I,
would
just
remind
the
board
members,
like
I,
always
do
when
you
bring
something
up
at
the
board
floor
that
you've
never
bothered
to
call
me
about.
If
you
call
me,
I
can
explain
this
stuff
because
believe
it
or
not,
sometimes
I
actually
do
know
what's
going
on,
if
not
I
have
all
the
right
people
to
figure
it
out.
Secondly,
we
have
miss
Heather
Tito's,
the
principal
at
Wilkinson
elementary
school.
She
was
the
assistant
principal
last
spring
when
she
was
first
approached
by
the
group.
S
That's
conducting
down
the
after-school
Club
and
all
of
our
principals
have
the
authority
to
accept
a
facilities,
use
agreement,
a
statement
of
insurance,
and
that
goes
on
file
with
mr.
Maryland's
office.
Okay,
the
facilities,
Department
facilities
use
agreement,
miss
la
gut
cou
Department
has
historically
helped
us
keep
the
certificate
of
insurance
for
the
organization,
so
that
should
be
on
file.
S
I
have
no
reason
to
believe
it
isn't
we
have
after
school
and
before
school
clubs
outside
organizations,
Boy
Scouts,
Girl,
Scouts,
Lego,
robotics,
all
kinds
of
stuff
going
on
all
over
the
place,
probably
most
of
our
41
schools.
I,
don't
even
know
how
many
of
those
mr.
Merrill
has,
but
if
you
call
I'll
make
arrangements
for
you,
you
can
go
sit
in
mr.
Merrill's
office
and
look
at
every
outside
organization
that
we
have
on
file.
You
can
check
all
their
use
agreements.
You
can
check
all
their
certificates
of
insurance,
I
see
mr.
S
Merrill
sweating,
saying
oh
boy,
I
hope
Julie's
got
all
those,
but
that's
that's
nothing
new
intriguing
and
it
doesn't
come
to
the
superintendent's
level
to
him.
Approve
those.
The
union
president
brought
to
the
principal's
attention
this
policy
and
said:
hey.
If
you're
going
to
do
that,
you
have
to
wait.
30
minutes,
miss
Tito,
picks
up
the
phone
and
calls
me
and
she
says:
do
I
have
to
wait.
30
minutes
for
an
outside
organization
to
have
a
club
and
I
said.
I.
Believe
that
you
do.
Let
me
look
at
the
policy
and
get
back
with
you.
S
So
I
pulled
up
the
policy
I
believe
somewhere
in
here,
I
talked
with
mr.
Sykes
and
I
said.
You
know
that
was
actually
on
my
list
to
the
previous
speaker.
I
had
a
file
of
things
that
I
thought
were
ridiculous.
That
happened,
the
first
two
years,
I
was
superintendent
and
I
made
a
file
of
them.
I
didn't
start
that
file
I
think
until
I
became
superintendent.
This
actually
happened
when
I
was
on
the
board,
but
mr.
Bush
helped
me
track
things
that
just
didn't
make
sense
to
me.
S
Extra
duty
has
taken
it
upon
herself
to
accommodate
these
children's
supervision
in
the
library
for
30
minutes
after
school
every
day
and
I
would
have
been
happy
to
tell
you
that
miss
Tito
would
have
been
happy
to
tell
you
that,
so
your
policy
has
been
followed.
It
has
not
been
changed,
so
your
policy
as
it's
written
has
been
followed
every
time
this
club
is
met.
Okay,
that
was
made
known
to
the
outside
organization.
After
they
received
the
flyer
and
again
I
can't
reiterate
how
simple
this
would
have
been
to
clear
up.
S
Had
anybody
given
me
the
courtesy
of
a
phone
call
I
would
have
been
happy
to
so,
not
just
for
this
organization,
but
for
all
others
as
I
got
to
checking
around
you
know
what
we've
never
applied
this
to
the
YMCA
they're
an
outside
organization
they
contract
with
us
to
watch
our
kids
before
and
after
school.
This
would
be
a
horrendous
burden
if
we
apply
this
policy
to
that
organization
or
other
outside
organizations.
S
The
reason
this
board
came
up
with
30
min
is
that
is
the
very
most
time
this
board
could
have,
because
all
over
our
schools-
and
you
can
check
your
student
handbooks
but
I,
know
I've,
read
somewhere
that
we
provide
supervision
no
earlier
than
thirty
minutes
before
school
starts
and
no
later
than
thirty
minutes.
So
we
we
have
posted
signs,
don't
drop
your
children
off
more
than
thirty
minutes
before
school
starts,
that's
where
30
was
because
that
was
absolute
longest.
The
board
could
make
it.
So
it
did
at
that
time.
E
F
D
X
C
E
E
E
C
P
J
P
My
informations
on
the
card
for
the
record
I'm
speaking
up
to
the
insurance
issue
and
several
the
teachers
at
my
school
that
have
expressed
the
concern
for
this.
They
want
to
make
sure
that
the
insurance
goes
to
bid.
Their
concern
is
that
the
insurance
committee
came
up
with
that.
They
feel
like
the
increases
in
insurance
is
hurting
them
financially.
P
Also,
the
fact
that
my
understanding,
the
Florida
blue,
made
basically
1.6
million
dollars
in
profit
off
of
Clay
County,
and
also
there
was
a
hundred
and
thirty
six
thousand
dollar
repay
rebate,
given
back
to
the
county,
which
came
from
the
money
that
the
teachers
and
the
employees
of
the
county
put
into
Florida
blue
so
and
to
this
day
we're
not
sure
where
that
$136,000
is
going
as
a
teacher
I'm
not
privy
to
that
information
at
this
time.
So
a
lot
of
the
teachers
have
expressed
a
concern
about
that.
P
Y
Keith
nickels
and
my
address
is
on
the
card.
I
just
want
to
say
that
you
know
I've
had
a
lot
of
discussions
on
this
very
issue
with
miss
Condon
and
tonight,
when
she
gets
ready
to
do
her.
Update
I
really
want
her
to
just
do
more
than
just
give
you
a
cursory
update.
I
want
her
to
go
in
detail
some
of
the
conversations
that
we've
actually
had,
because
she's
really
got
some
insight
and
I'd
really
like
her
to
just
just
plow
through
this.
This
is
a
very
important
topic.
Y
I
mean
this
is
a
large
economic
burden
for
your
for
your
people,
and
it
is
also
one
of
the
biggest
drivers
for
your.
Your
employment
I
mean
having
a
good
insurance
policy,
will
be
able
to
get
you
quality
people
and
accepting
Blue,
Cross
and
Blue
Shield's
assertions
the
way
we
are
and
just
letting
them
jack
the
price
up
anytime.
They
want
to
it's
not
going
to
help
you
in
the
long
run,
keep
or
retain
the
people.
Y
Z
Z
Let's
take
a
look
at
a
little
bit.
I
made
eight
hundred
and
eleven
dollars
and
twenty
five
cents
I
of
that
eight
hundred
and
eleven
dollars
and
twenty-five
cent.
My
insurance
is
total
up
to
seven
hundred
twenty
nine
dollars.
Fifty
five
cent
per
pay.
This
includes
my
short
term
long
term.
Disability
I
had
to
have
that
because
I
am
required
if
I'm
out
of
work
due
to
illness,
I
still
have
to
pay
for
my
insurance.
I
have
to
have
this
because
I
am
the
main
supporter
of
my
family.
Z
Twelve
thousand
four
hundred
sixty
eight
dollars
and
out
of
that
six
thousand
and
forty
dollars
went
the
insurance
half
of
my
pay.
I
walked
away
with
this
ten
day,
pay
eighty
one
dollars
and
seventy
cents.
Eighty
one
dollars
and
seventy
cents
break
that
down.
It's
a
little
over
$40
a
week,
I
had
to
buy
gas.
Now
one
of
you
up
here
on
the
boarding
in
the
who
you
are
asked.
What
are
we
willing
to
do
to
get
this
insurance
under
control?
I
can't
do
any
more
I
mean
I'm
gonna,
be
writing.
Y'all
checks.
Z
Z
Z
Okay,
it's
like
I'm
up
here,
begging
week
after
week
after
week.
You
know
I
call
y'all
I
talk
to
you,
everything
I,
don't
know
what
else
to
do,
because
this
has
got
really
ridiculous.
I
enjoy
working
for
Clay
County
I
love,
my
kids
on
my
bus,
but
my
hours
got
cut
this
year,
I'm,
making
a
bare
minimum
hours,
I
Drive
from
Middlebury
to
Green
Cove.
Yes,
I
asked
for
a
transfer.
It
didn't
work
out
I'm
asking
for
your
help
today.
Do
the
right
thing
go
to
beds.
Thank.
W
Hi,
my
name
is
Charlene
laser.
My
address
on
the
card
I'm,
an
employee
here
for
I'm
a
monitor,
I've
been
here
14
years.
You
know
the
increase
of
our
insurance
is
getting
outrageous.
They
are
asking
you
to
set
out
to
be
bids
to
me.
I
think
that
would
be
the
best
thing
that
we
need
to
do.
You
asked
us
last
meeting.
W
You
know
you
say
what
crew
y'all
do
well
we're
asking
you
to
tend
out
to
bids.
This
is
what
needs
to
be
done
that
way.
We
can
get
more
competition
in
because,
as
far
as
blue
they're
going
to
keep
raising
it,
we
need
to
make
sure
they
can't
do
that
anymore.
We
need
to
be
able
to
fight
them
to
be
able
to
get
our
insurance
down
and
to
be
able
to
do
that
is
to
put
out
for
bids
and
that's
all
I
have
to
say.
Okay.
U
In
d2
is
really
not
anything
to
vote
on
I
apologize
that
my
eyes
are
watering,
it's
allergies
and
I
apologize.
But
if
you'll
give
me
indulge
me
to
read,
I
had
printed
this
and
I've
misplaced
it,
but
I
did
look
into
the
hundred
and
thirty
six
thousand
dollar
330
hundred
one
hundred
and
thirty
six
thousand
three
hundred
thirty-four
dollar
rebate
that
came
from
Florida,
blue
and
Miss
crane
at
the
last
meeting
had
talked
about
a
letter.
I
believe
mr.
U
crane
had
talked
about
a
letter
that
was
received,
and
so
I
did
ask
about
that,
because
if
you
were
watching
that
meeting
or
or
you
were
here,
I
did
not
receive
that
letter.
So
I
found
out
that
that
letter
went
to
our
employees
only
who
were
participating
in
the
HMO
plan,
which
which
was
called
help
options.
U
So
that
was
the
reason
for
that.
So
I'll,
just
read
you.
What
mrs.
legato
and
her
team
put
together
is
the
answer
to
what,
where
the
one
hundred
and
thirty
six
thousand
dollar
rebate
came,
the
rebate
is
a
result
of
the
insurance
company.
Florida
blue
not
meeting
their
overall
book
of
business
costs
with
the
entire
company,
which
what
this
means
is
that
vendors,
such
as
the
district,
receive
a
rebate
check
based
on
the
total
amount
contributed
to
the
plan.
The
impact
is
to
all
active
and
proactive
employees
and
retirees
who
participated
in
the
HMO
plan.
U
The
School
Board's
contribution
is
seventy
one
percent
of
the
dollars
the
active
employees
contribution
is
twenty-six
percent
and
the
retirees
is
four
percent.
There
were
two
options
on
how
the
rebate
dollars
were
to
be
used:
the
rebate
back
to
the
employee
in
the
form
of
a
check
or
rebate
the
value
through
a
reduction
to
future
premiums.
The
district
chose
to
do
the
reduction
to
future
premiums
because
of
the
cost
of
run
an
additional
check
and
the
fact
that
terms
are
21.
U
It
was
just
almost
impossible
to
issue
that
check
and
when
you
hear
the
amount
you'll
understand
why
the
rebate
value
impacts,
1775
employees
and
90
retirees,
a
manual
check-
will
be
generated
for
the
90
retirees
because
it
has
to
be
because
they
don't
have
a
deduction.
The
same
way,
a
one-time
reduction
to
the
employees
contribution
will
be
done
in
the
November
payroll.
U
If
we
were
to
generate
a
manual
check
for
each
active
employee,
the
check
amount
would
be
one
dollar
and
51
cents
prior
to
taxes
and
our
our
brokers
are
insurance
brokers,
a
on
provided
the
district
with
the
calculation
on
the
distribution
of
the
rebate
funds
and
the
spreadsheet.
There
is
a
spreadsheet
that
they
provided.
That's
called
the
clay
at
rebate,
allocation
perspective
and,
at
any
rate,
it
lists
out
the
employees
and
so
I.
Don't
think
that
that's
I
think
that
you'd
have
to
go
through
mrs.
Lukic
o--'s
office.
C
A
E
AA
Okay,
Liz
Crane,
you
have
my
address
for
the
record
good
evening.
I
am
the
chairperson
of
the
district's
Insurance
Committee.
Our
committee
brings
to
you
the
recommendation
for
Proposal
RFP
medical
health
insurance
benefits.
We
are
asking
that
you
please
support
the
insurance
committee's
recommendation
and
vote
YES
on
this
item.
Last
year
we
were
less
than
satisfied
with
Florida
Blues
commitment
to
keep
the
medical
health
insurance
costs
low.
During
our
conversations,
Aon
showed
us
what
they
believed
was
a
fair
rate
increase
and
Florida
blue
did
the
same.
AA
Unfortunately,
Florida
Blues
increase
was
a
lot
higher
than
what
a
on
recommended.
We
asked
repeatedly
why,
and
it
was
our
understanding
that
Florida
blue
used
a
different
trend
variable
in
different
calculations
to
calculate
the
increase
than
a
on
Florida
blue
stated
that
they
were
using
trend
based
on
their
book
of
business.
Our
loss
ratio
trend
is
very
good.
Historically,
the
insurance
company
takes
in
more
money
in
premiums
than
they
spend
in
claims.
We
prove
this
to
hope.
Florida
blue.
However,
they
remain
steadfast
on
their
increase
and
their
trend
variable.
AA
We
also
try
to
explain
our
districts
finances
in
the
hardship
on
our
employees.
This
fell
on
deaf
ears.
We
share
that
we
have
support
employees
that
paid
money
to
the
district
after
they
received
a
negative
paycheck
just
so
they
could
have
health
insurance
Rebecca
this
for
you,
honey,
Florida
blue,
is
here
today
they're
here
in
the
back
of
the
room
and
Rebecca.
While
you
were
speaking,
he
was
texting
school
board.
AA
You
need
to
be
outraged,
outraged,
we're
here
again
to
either
meet
with
silence
or
oh
I
understand
my
mother
was
a
teacher
personally
I
found
these
responses
arrogant
and
very
condescending.
I
left.
Our
meetings
reminded
that
we're
dealing
with
corporate
America
and
there
is
one
agenda
to
make
money.
The
Florida
blue
representative
was
given
a
job
to
do.
Settle
the
mill
medical
health
insurance
contract
quickly
with
Clay
County
School
Board
for
the
most
money
they
could
get.
It
did
not
matter
to
them
who
paid
the
bill.
AA
They
knew
it
was
too
late
to
request
for
Proposal
and
knew
that
we
had
to
have
an
insurance
plan.
We
were
stuck
the
committee
discussed
at
the
end
of
last
year
about
going
to
bed
but
understood
the
time
factor
this
year.
Our
first
item
on
our
agenda
was
to
discuss
and
vote
on
whether
or
not
to
recommend
a
request
for
Proposal.
The
vote
was
not
unanimous.
However,
the
committee
supports
the
vote.
We
want
to
see
other
options
that
are
out
there.
AA
AB
Hi,
my
name
is
Victoria
kid.
Well,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
I'm
here
to
address
the
insurance
issue,
just
like
Miss
crane,
I'm
asking
please
that
the
insurance
rates
be
considered.
What
we
make
is
not
what
you
know
most
people
make
and
the
insurance
rates
are
huge
for
us,
especially
for
your
support
people.
Our
insurance
committee
decided
that,
because
of
those
increasing
rates
we
needed
relieve
somehow,
and
so
they
weighed
everything
they
looked
at
all
the
information.
AB
AB
Yes,
so
in
a
two-to-one
vote
it's
it
was
definitely
a
majority
that
wanted
to
go
out
for
a
bid
tonight,
you're
going
to
vote
on
whether
or
not
to
allow
us
to
go
out
on
an
insurance
bid
to
help
us
relieve
some
of
the
financial
pain
that
were
under
I
urge
you
to
honor
the
recommendations
of
the
insurance
committee
in
their
two-to-one
vote
and
allow
the
employees
to
go
out
for
bids
I
know.
Florida
Blue
is
against
this
they're,
making
a
lot
of
money
off
of
us.
AB
Florida
blue
requested
a
meeting
with
each
of
you
before
this
board
meeting
to
influence
you
not
to
vote
and
allow
us
to
go
out
for
a
bid.
I,
don't
know
how
many
of
you
met
with
Florida,
blue
or
whether
or
not
you're
going
to
allow
them
to
influence
your
vote,
but
they
wanted
to
meet
with
you.
I'm
asking
you
please
to
consider
your
employees,
your
teachers
and
your
support,
and
they
don't
make
much
money
in
there
in
real
financial
pain.
Please
vote
to.
AB
E
C
E
Y
Okay,
Smitty
brought
up
a
good
point.
He
said
they
made
a
hundred
six
million
dollar
profit.
There
was
a
nine
percent
increase
and
they
had
to
get
back
one
hundred
thirty
six
thousand
dollars.
Something
I
have
the
feeling
that
if
he
were
to
go
and
look
at
all
the
thing,
one
hundred
thirty
six
thousand
dollars
they
had
to
give
back,
probably
comes
out
to
about
nine
percent
if
I
just
had
to
make
a
guess
roughly
around
there.
Y
The
reason
why
this
is
coming
around
is
because
the
federal
law
for
Obamacare
says
that
eighty
percent
of
all
money
has
to
be
spent
on
health
care.
When
they
didn't
meet
that
obligation,
they
had
one
hundred
and
thirty
six
thousand
dollars.
The
only
way
they
can
get.
That
back
is
to
be
able
to
just
broaden
the
pie
and
make
the
pie
larger
so
that
the
twenty
percent
that
they
can't
get
their
profits
out
of
is
larger.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
providing
health
care
to
the
people.
Y
It
has
to
do
with
being
able
to
raise
that
pie,
so
their
twenty
percent
is
larger
and
they
can
get
that
hundred
thirty
six
thousand
dollars.
What
you're
going
to
come
about
and
find
is
that
next
year,
that
hundred
thirty
six
thousand
dollars
is
going
to
be
larger,
because
they're
still
not
going
to
pay
out
that
80
percent
that
they
need
on
medical
services
so
next
year,
if
you
don't
go
for
a
proposal
here,
what
you're
going
to
find
out
is
they're
going
to
come
back
and
they're
going
to
go.
Y
Okay,
we
need
to
raise
our
rates-
another
fourteen
percent,
because
there's
more
money
out
there
for
us
to
get
off
y'all.
Now
your
support
personnel.
She
told
you
that
they
can't
afford
it
and
they
can't
and
I
want
you
to
think
about
this.
It's
been
532
days
since
we've
had
a
contract,
we're
sitting
here
and
we're
working
for
you
without
a
contract.
We've
not
had
a
contract
for
532
days.
Okay,
the
last
time
you
all
approved
a
contract
for
us
was
on
April
17th
of
2014.
Y
The
terms
of
that
contract
expired
on
expired
on
April
1st
2014,
so
that
should
give
you
an
idea
of
how
frustrated
we
are
getting
with
you
all.
So
please
listen
to
what
we're
saying
this
is
killing
us
now,
not
me
personally,
because
I'm
tracked
here,
but
I've
got
friends
that
I
drive
with
every
day
that
they
have
to
make
a
choice
of
whether
they're
going
to
eat
or
whether
they're
going
to
buy
medicine-
and
you
know
when
you
sit
there
and
you
say:
okay
I've
got
to
go
by
the
blood
pressure.
Y
C
Z
Z
We
heard
that
before
too
and
we
waited
for
the
fep
come
in
and
what
did
we
get
status
quo?
We
got
nothing
zero.
Our
insurance
goes
up
up
up
up
when
y'all
allow
these
insurance
companies
come
in.
Here
you
need
to
try
to
gear
that
premium
to
the
lowest
pay
person,
that's
working
for
you,
so
they
can't
afford
it.
I
know
people
out
there
that
needs
MRIs
CT
scans
and
they
can't
afford
it.
Z
They
can't
afford
it
another
one
just
got
out
of
the
hospital
$6,000
she's
got
to
pay
because
she
had
that
two
high
deductible,
the
BlueCross
BlueShield,
a
blue
excuse
me,
florida
blue,
is
so
loved
that
just
puts
it
on
us.
You
know
I'm,
saying:
oh,
we
can
afford
that
on
ten
dollars
and
something
to
our
I'm,
giving
over
half
over
half
of
my
paycheck
to
insurance,
I'm
walking
away
with
$40
a
week
come
on.
Are
you
gonna?
Let
Florida
blue
come
in
here
and
dictate
to
you?
Y'all
are
elected
officials.
Z
E
C
E
D
H
D
D
So
I
don't
know
exactly
who
goes
out
looks
at
it,
but
I
would
like
them
to
contact
the
County
Commission
Sheila,
maybe
to
find
out
what
they
have
and
how
do
we
get
it
and
how
do
we
get
it
at
their
rate
so
that
our
employees
can
afford
it
so
that
they
can
I
had
a
mom
call
me
and
tell
me
she
can't
take
her
daughter
to
physical
therapy.
She
can't
afford
physical
therapy
for
her
daughter
now.
D
You
know
when
it
comes
to
our
children,
we're
going
to
do
anything
and
ever
thing
we
have
to
so.
We
need
to
correct
this.
We
need
to
make
this
right
and
so
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
whoever
needs
to
know
Sheila.
You
know
the
County
Commission
has
a
good
policy.
So
let's
look
at
it.
If
we
can
anyways
it's
okay
for
my
two
cents.
Thank
you.
U
On
the
committee,
I
I
do
sit
on
that
committee.
I
will
say:
I
am
in
support
of
going
up
for
the
RFP,
because
that's
what
the
committee
wanted
and
and
I'm
out,
I'll
just
share
with
you
all
what
I
shared
with
mr.
Van
Zandt,
and
that
is
I,
don't
know
where
that
we
won't
end
up
where
we
are
today,
and
there
are
a
number
of
employees
who
have
contacted
me.
U
I,
don't
know
if
they
contacted
anyone
else
who
really
like
the
insurance
that
we
have
and
a
couple
of
things
have
changed,
I
guess,
the
last
time
it
went
out
for
RFP
it'll.
We
only
had
one
plan
so
at
that
time,
one
of
the
changes
that
was
made
not
only
from
the
provider
at
that
time
who
didn't
have
as
much
representation
in
the
county,
but
at
the
same
time
there
was
no
choice
for
employees.
U
I
believe
what
mr.
Nichols
was
referring
to
of
my
conversations
is
that
one
of
the
things
the
committee
talked
about
in
the
spring
was
when
there
is
open
enrollment,
that
some
people
will
call
and
have
questions,
but
Sheila
talked
about
having
meetings
and
all
around
the
county,
and
no
one
coming
or
just
very
few
people
coming
to
ask
questions,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
I
had
said
to
mr.
Nichols
and
I'll
say
again.
Is
this:
this
matters
in
your
financial
life
as
as
a
private
citizen,
because
it
is
the
third
largest
purchase.
U
You
will
make
your
house
your
car
and
then,
with
the
amount
of
money
you're
spending
on
insurance,
it's
the
third
largest
purchase
and
when
we
all
go
to
buy
a
house
or
we
all
go
to
buy
a
car
or
whatever
we're
going
to
make
a
large
purchase
on.
We
do
a
lot
of
research
on
it.
Personally
I
changed
plans.
I
do
have
the
county
insurance
and
I
changed
plans
this
year.
It
took
me
three
hours.
U
I
did
all
the
math
I
sat
on
the
phone
with
Sheila
and
Kirsten
and
got
detailed
information
about
prescriptions
deductibles,
and
it
really
takes
a
lot
of
work
to
really
make
sure
you're
getting
the
most
bang
for
your
buck.
We
do
pay
a
lot.
I
actually
know
that
in
the
in
the
private
sector.
Often
a
high
deductible
health
plan
is
all
that
is
offered.
Sometimes
the
PPO
plans
and
the
HMO
plans
that
we
have
the
the
luxury
of
providing
aren't
always
offered
so
I,
say
all
that
to
say
just
because
they
count.
U
We
don't
know
what
the
County
Commission
has
overall
compared
to
us,
and
ironically
enough,
I
had
talked
to
an
employee
who
retired
from
here
her
husband
works
for
the
county,
and
she
has
stayed
on
the
retiree
health
insurance
here
because
she
felt
like
it
was
better.
So
I
guess
it's
all
just
a
matter
of
how
people
use
the
insurance.
But
we
do
that
said.
I
did
sit
in
those
meetings
when,
in
the
spring,
when
the
insurance
rates
were
given
and
I.
U
Think
that
there
is
there's
a
there's,
a
way
to
communicate
news
to
people
that
they,
you
know,
they're
not
going
to
want
to
hear
and-
and
that
was
not
communicated
well
to
our
insurance
committee.
Some
have
said
they
were
offended
and
I
I
certainly
was
surprised
that
a
business
would
be
callous
to
how
our
employees
were
receiving
this
information.
I
will
say
that
part
of
my
concern
was
that
our
brokers
and
our
insurers
math
didn't
align,
and
it
was
very
difficult
when
we
were
asking
or
when
the
committee
was
asking.
U
How
did
you
come
to
this
number?
That
was
very
difficult
for
anyone
to
answer
again.
It
they're
a
private
company
and
we
live
in
a
capitalistic
society,
and
they
have
every
right
to
have
therefore
maleic
math
private,
and
they
don't
have
to
show
it
to
us,
but
it
made
it
difficult
to
for
the
committee
members
to
then
go
back
to
the
employees
and
explain
this,
and
so
I
will
say
that
our
brokers,
who
are
very
good
sounding
boards
for
the
committee,
they
answer
every
question.
U
They
did
not
recommend
a
zero
increase
based
on
what
they
have
seen
out
in
the
rest
of
the
school
districts
across
the
state.
So
no
one
was
expecting
a
zero
percent
increase,
but
there
I
believe
it
was
something
to
the
effect
of
they
had
recommended,
based
on
what
they
had
seen
across
the
the
state.
Like
a
seven
point,
seven
percent
increase
and
Florida
blue
eventually
came
to
a
nine.
U
It
was
not
easy
to
come
to
that
nine
percent,
so
I
say
all
that
to
say
that
I
think
that
our
employees
have
asked
us
to
go
out
for
bid
I,
don't
see
the
downsides
of
it,
except
that
we
open
ourselves
up
to
contractual
changes,
and
that
could
mean
plan
changes.
It
could
mean
some
unhappy
employees
that
really
like
the
insurance.
It
could
mean
any
any
number
of
things,
but
at
this
point
I
don't
see
a
reason
not
to
not
to
honor
this
request.
E
C
F
H
Let
me
make
one
more
comment
here:
if,
if
you
are
going
to
have
an
insurance
committee,
it's
their
responsibility
and
they
they
spend
many
hours
on
this
researching
vetting.
Doing
if
you
as
I
any
of
us
as
a
board
member,
if
you're
not
going
to
listen
to
your
insurer
committee,
then
you
shouldn't
have
an
insurance
committee.
I
I
feel
that
what
you
said,
miss
Condon,
there's
some
validity
there.
We
don't
know
what
we'll
get
who
will
bid.
H
We
don't
know
that
it'll
be
better,
but,
and
we
certainly
don't
want
to
get
the
reputation
of
going
out
for
bids
up
every
year.
You
know
that
that
would
not
be
good,
but
there
is
so
much
unrest
right
now.
You
know
with
the
lack
of
raises
and
when
people
come
back
next
year,
they're
making
less
than
they
made
this
year.
I
mean
it's
depressing
and
you
heard
the
I
think
the
morale
is
pretty
low
right
now
and
if
there's
any
chance
that
this
might
help
left
out,
let's
say:
let's
try
it
I.
C
Would
just
echo
everybody's
sentiments
I
just
want
to
say
mrs.
Smith.
It
takes
a
lot
of
courage
for
you
to
make
a
copy
of
your
pay
stub
and
bring
that
up
here
and
make
that
public
information,
aye
aye,
it's
very
sad
I,
just
want
to
say
it
takes
courage
to
do
that
and
I
appreciate
appreciate
you
sharing
that
this
is
my
only
concern.
I
think
I
share
the
same
concerns
we
don't
know.
What's
going
to
happen,
we
could
have
been.
C
We
could
end
up
in
a
worse
situation
where
we
get
stuck
with
Florida
blue
again
and
then
we're
back
where
we
started
from
or
even
worse,
I
think
with
respect
to
miss
Condon's
statements
about
there
are
some
employees
and
I.
Don't
know
what
that
number
is
people
who
are
perfectly
happy
with
the
insurance
and
they
like
it,
I
think
about.
If
we
change
all
these
people
that
will
have
to
change,
prescription
drug
plans-
and
you
know,
there's
all
kinds
of
changes
going
on
just
involves
a
lot
of
people.
So
that's
that's
really.
C
My
only
concern
and
I
just
I
just
want
to
state
that,
but
but
I
will
say
this
I
do
respect
the
fact
that
we
have
an
insurance
committee
and
that
they
did
all
the
hard
work
and
that
they're
coming
to
us
with
the
recommendation
and
so
I
oh
I,
do
have
one
question,
though
one
of
our
speakers
mentioned
that
the
committee-
it
was
a
two-to-one
vote.
How
many
people
sit
on
that
committee?
It.
H
U
U
If
they
suffer
from
hepatitis
C,
they
would
have
died
and
or
unless
they
got
a
liver
transplant
or
something
like
that,
and
these
drugs
are
truly
miracles,
that
they
truly
can
go
through
these
treatments
and
survive.
But
the
courses
of
treatment
are
upwards
of
50,000
dollars
of
treatment
and,
and
so
those
are,
that
is
the
place
that
that
the
plan
saw
the
biggest
increase.
Obviously
that
wasn't
across,
but-
and
there
aren't
huge
uses
of
that
kind
of
program,
but
it
really
showed
me
the
humanity
behind
our
plans
that
you
know
if
we
could.
U
S
The
eye
from
Miss
scan
I
did
have
one
administrative
note
that
I
can't
forget
it's
written
in
red.
On
my
paper,
the
director
of
purchasing
Miss,
Nancy
Racine
must
come
off
the
committee
as
a
voting
member
because
she
will
be
handling
the
RFP
in
the
bids
and,
if
you
vote
to
do
this,
which
it
sounds
like
you
are
and
Miss
scan
will
then
be
that
voting
member.
And
if
you
do
approve
it,
then
you
need
to
take
up
the
next
item,
which
I
think
I'd
shared
with
you.
If
you
didn't
approve
it
for
second.
E
S
A
C
Had
a
motion
by
mr.
Doad
in
a
second
by
mr.
ekeus
any
further
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed
say
no
motion
carries
5-0
and
I
just
want
to
state
for
the
record
that
the
motion
is
to
approve
the
recommendation
of
the
insurance
committee
to
go
out
for
an
RFP,
okay,
all
right,
okay.
So
our
next
item
will
be
item
d4
designate.
It
says,
designate
vice-chairman
Betsey
Condon.
As
a
voting
member
for
insurance,
RFP
committee,
you.
D
H
Not
grazing
out
but
I
do
want
to
ask
something.
Why
do
we
have
to
vote
on
this?
Because
they
told
me
in
the
past
that
the
board
member
goes
to
the
instance
appointed
to
go
the
insurance
committee
that
I
was
told
by
Miss
can
I
think
it
was.
You
said
that
on
the
insurance
committee,
the
board
member
doesn't
vote,
but
on
the
RFP
committee
she
does
vote
but
on
the
RFP,
no
wait
a
minute
backwards
backwards,
but
on
the
RFP
committee
you
do
right
and
I.
U
D
C
D
I
seem
to
be
the
most
derelict
here
of
the
group.
I've
only
got
one
appointed,
and
everybody
else
has
at
least
two
so
I'd
like
to
ask
mister.
If
we
can
just
extend
this
another
month,
it
seems
that
several
of
us
had
trouble
getting
a
community
leader,
and
maybe
the
feedback
I've
gotten
from
a
few
people
that
in
the
last
day
or
two
that
I've
reached
out
to
nobody,
was
really
aware
of
it.
And
so
maybe
we
can
just
run
an
ad
in
the
newspaper.
D
E
H
Want
further
clarification,
that's
your
word.
I
want
to
know
on
the
business
/
community
partner,
the
intent
of
the
board.
I
was
thinking
about
this.
All
right,
you
want
the
person
to
live
in
the
district.
I
think
that
was
what
we
had
agreed
upon.
So
if
they
lived
in
my
district,
but
they
have
a
business
somewhere
else
say
a
business
on
Fleming,
Island
or
Middleburg
I.
Think.
H
In
the
district,
because
that's
what
I
was
wondering
about
because
I
thought
would
do,
would
someone
do
that
maybe
lived
on
Fleming
Island,
but
had
a
business
in
Orange,
Park
and
I
thought?
Well
that
really
muddies
the
water.
So
maybe
we
ought
to
just
have
it
that
they
live
in
the
district
and
that
way
you'll
have
it
throughout
the
county
there.
H
But
I
wanted
to
get
your
feelings
on
it
because
I
was
I
was
not
real,
clear
on
that
I
do
and
I
did
want
to
suggest
that
we
run
an
ad
or
something
because
one
of
my
lady
said
that
she
heard
about
this
at
the
SAC
committee
at
her
school
and
then
but
I
was
thinking
a
business
person
or
a
community
someone
who's
very
involved
in
the
community.
They
really
don't
have
any
way
of
knowing
we're
looking
for
them
and.
Q
F
Don't
want
to
add
I
hate
to
limit
it
to
districts
when
we're
having
difficulty
getting
business
partners.
You
know
what
I'm
saying
if
we,
if
we
say
it,
has
to
be
one
from
each
district,
we
may
not
get
one
from
each
district,
but
we
may
have
six
or
seven
apply
and
two
of
them
live
in
one
district.
Do
you
want
to
limit
it.
C
H
U
D
F
H
Mean
the
parents
I
can
understand,
because
we've
got
an
elementary
and
a
secondary
parent
and
they
should
be
in
your
district
and
that
way
we
can
distribute
it
out
throughout
the
county,
but
as
far
as
the
business
person
or
your
community
activist
or
whatever-
and
it
doesn't
matter
if
they
do
or
don't
have
kids
in
the
school
right
right.
Okay,
okay,
we're
going
wait!
You
have
a
delay
on
this
and
bring
them
back
by
next
month.
So.
F
E
D
Don't
think
we
should
have
an
initial
meeting
until
we
have
everybody
appointed,
so
you
can
let
them
know,
but
maybe
you
know,
since
we're
going
to
bring
it
back
in
November
and
then
we're
coming
into
the
holidays.
Mr.
Kornegay,
maybe
don't
have
your
first
meeting
with
everybody
till
January
after
the
holidays,
and
that
way
they
know
they're
on
it.
But
it's
enough
time
you
know
I
mean
you
certainly
don't
want
to
be
setting
up
a
new
board
in
December
I'd.
G
E
G
G
F
H
C
H
E
C
Okay,
so
our
next
item
up,
we
move
into
Human
Resources
item
d6.
Summative
approval
have
a
motion
for
approval
by
miss
Condon
in
a
second,
by
miss
Cara
kiss
any
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed
say
no
motion
carries
5-0,
Human,
Resources
special
action
be
I'll,
entertain
a
motion
I'll.
C
I'll
second,
have
approval
motion
for
approval
by
miss
Condon
in
a
second
by
Miss
Gil
housing,
any
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed
say
no
motion
carries
5-0
Human
Resources
special
action,
see
I'll,
move
approval
that
could
I
have
a
motion
for
approval
by
McGill
housing
in
a
second
by
Miss
Studdard,
any
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed
say
no
motion
carries
5-0
and
Human
Resources
special
action.
Dee
I'll
entertain
a
motion
move
approval
of
a
motion
for
approval
buying.
C
C
I
have
a
motion
for
approval
by
miss
stuttered
and
a
second
by
Miss
Gil
housing,
any
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye.
All
those
opposed.
A
no
motion
carries
5-0
item
d9,
which
is
another
public
hearing
to
approve
as
advertised
the
1516
student
progression
plan.
I
will
open
that
hearing
and
anybody
who
would
like
to
speak
to
that
item.
C
E
C
C
Okay
item
d8
was
has
been
pulled
from
the
agenda
for
good
I'm.
Sorry
d-10.
Thank
you
item
d-10
was
pulled
from
the
our
agenda
or
I
just
want
to
say.
We
had
good
cause
for
pulling
this
from
the
agenda
tonight.
We
did
receive
a
letter
that
late
this
afternoon,
from
the
applicants
for
the
charter
school
charter,
school
applicants
and
they
have
withdrawn
their
application
for
well
they've
withdrawn
their
application
and
looking
for
the
letter
that
I
got
from
them,
so
I
got
a
letter
from
them
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
you
know
they.
C
They
had
sent
a
letter
and
they
had
indicated
that
you
know
they
said.
Thank
you
for
sharing
your
opinion.
There
were
a
number
of
sections
that
partially
did
not
meet
standards
or
did
not
meet
the
standards.
We
hope
to
demonstrate
our
willingness
to
meet
or
exceed
all
standards.
They
you
cited
as
an
example
our
reliance
upon
outdated
versions
of
Florida
State
standards
that
we
relied
upon
for
application
without
knowing
the
version
is
now
obsolete,
but
still
posted
on
the
Florida
do
a
website.
C
So
there
were
a
number
of
things
there
that
were
concerns
in
the
application
and
so
what
they
have
agreed
to
withdraw
their
application
and
they
were
they
agreed
to
continue
to
work
with
district
they're,
going
to
work
to
close
those
gaps
in
the
application
and
then
resubmit
for
2017.
So
that
has
been
pulled
from
the
agenda
and
the
last
item
we
have
is
presentations
from
the
audience.
C
P
Smitty
Huffman,
you
have
my
card
with
the
information
on
it.
I
have
a
pretty
vast
background
in
charter
schools,
myself
I
actually
have
work
for
charter
schools
in
Florida,
Washington,
DC,
st.
Louis,
Missouri
Kansas,
City,
Syracuse,
New,
York,
Newark,
New
Jersey,
along
with
Phoenix
Arizona
and
Mesa
Verde
I,
don't
want
to
offend
anybody
here
or
any
future
politicians,
but
I
do
want
to
point
out
a
couple
things
that
the
public
is
not
aware
of.
First
of
all,
charter
schools
are
a
business.
A
percentage
of
the
funding
of
those
charter.
P
If
the
charter
school
goes
out
of
business
in
a
public
school
district,
often
it's
at
the
expense
of
the
students
within
that
district
they
are
misplaced.
Often
sometimes
there
aren't
schools
available
in
the
public
school
system
because
of
that
often
they
recruit
the
best
students
that
the
specific
district
has
and
then
they
claim
that
they
have
these
wonderful
test
scores
which
basically
are
skewed
because
they
pulled
the
best
from
the
region
of
that
particular
district
at
at
the
same
time,
that
particular
districts
regions,
their
test
scores,
go
down
or
have
the
appearance
of
going
down.
P
P
Those
particular
school
board
members
should
recuse
themselves
from
decisions
of
school
board
issues
in
direct
relationship
to
charter
schools
and,
if
you
are
going
to
in
the
future,
run
for
a
school
board
and
you
receive
outside
interest
money
and
a
lot
of
times,
often
from
outside
the
county,
regardless
of
whether
it's
charter,
schools
or
anything
else,
you
should
recuse
yourself
on
a
moral
and
ethical
basis
for
that
purpose.
Thank
you.
P
F
M
C
C
Yeah
I
wasn't
asking
to
do
that
yeah,
so
I
just
want
to
state
into
the
record
that
the
superintendent
did
have
to
leave
there.
He
there's
a
pending
passing
in
his
family
and
he
just
got
the
text
message
and
so
he's
on
his
way.
Right
now,
so
miss
Kornegay
has
taken
the
the
chair
here
in
his
place.
So.
AC
Meetings
are
lame.
My
name
is
Donna
mace
and
I
reside
at
3570
Russell
Road
here
in
Green,
Cove
Springs
I'm
here
tonight,
to
introduce
myself
to
you.
I
am
the
local
administrator
for
opt-out
Clay.
County
I
am
also
opt-out.
Clay
County
is
a
group
that
is
part
of
the
opt-out,
Florida
Network.
What
we
do
is
we
advise
parents
on
what
they
can
do
to
avoid
having
their
child
to
suffer
through
the
FAFSA.
AC
AC
We
have
had
parents
that
have
already
spoken
to
their
teachers
that
their
child
would
be
participating
minimally
and
I'm.
Now
getting
phone
calls
that
they
have
been
told.
Not
only
will
their
child
have
to
endure
the
sit
and
stare
policy
which
is
foolish,
but
their
child
losses
facing
the
wall
during
testing
I.
Don't
believe
that
that's
the
policy
this
board
wants
to
put
into
place
so
I'm
here
to
ask
you
now
early
to
develop
a
policy
that
will
be
used
for
these
children.
AC
That
is
a
little
better
than
facing
the
wall
for
two
hours
for
an
eight-year-old
over
20,000
children
in
Florida
last
year
opted
out.
They
received
an
NR
2
score.
We
anticipate
doubling
tripling,
maybe
quadrupling
that
number
this
year
with
the
uproar
over
the
FAFSA,
Fiasco
and
I
just
wanted
this
board
to
have
the
opportunity
to
prepare
how
you
want
these
children
handled,
but
as
a
district,
so
parents
are
getting
told
by
teachers
and
principals
their
child
to
be
facing
the
wall
for
two
hours.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
By
state
statute,
the
students
are
to
take
the
test,
but
so
we've
had
some
parents
last
year
who
did
request
that
their
child
not
take
the
test
and
we've
just
dealt
with
those
on
an
individual
basis.
We
did
not
have
a
lot
who
asked
for
that
opportunity
and
we
just
worked
with
them
individually
to
ensure
that
their
child
had
the
data
that
they
needed.
So
we
would.
We
will
certainly
have
some
internal
conversation
and
look
to
see
how
we
might
want
to
address
that
in
the
future.
We're.
D
F
What
I
was
going
to
say,
I
know
when
when
parents
opt
their
students
out
of
say
the
guidance
counselor's
coming
in
to
talk
about
something
that
a
parent
doesn't
want
their
child
to
be
a
part
of
then
a
lot
of
times.
Those
children
will
go
sit
in
the
library
or
there'll,
be
a
designated
location
for
them
to
go
and
study
or
read,
like
you
said,
I
think
that
would
be
the
best
approach.
How.
L
Good
evening,
Christopher
Trahan,
my
address
is
on
the
card
for
the
record
I've
dead.
It
dedicated
eight
years
of
my
life
to
this
profession.
For
the
past
three
years,
I've
watched
political
agendas
systematically
dismantle
public
education.
I've
watched
employee
salaries
continued
to
decrease,
failing
to
keep
up
with
the
cost
of
living
in
insurance.
L
If
this
situation
continues,
this
county
will
be
facing
several
new
crises
in
the
form
of
teacher
shortages
and
a
failed
falling
standard
and
the
educational
experiences
of
our
students.
The
second
point
hits
particularly
close
to
home
for
me
at
this
moment.
Two
years
ago,
I
had
a
student
transfer
into
one
of
my
history
classes.
I,
don't
know
if
the
student
realizes
realizes
it,
but
they
were
on
my
radar
from
day
one.
L
My
concerns
were
confirmed
within
a
few
short
weeks
when
I
saw
the
one
thing
that
every
teacher
dreads
finding
the
bands
around
her
wrist
slipped,
exposing
slash
marks,
I,
reported
the
incident
and
had
her
escorted
to
the
clinic
upon
investigation.
It
was
confirmed
the
slash
marks
were
healing
and
that
there
had
been
no
reoccurrence
of
this
situation
for
some
time.
L
Unfortunately,
a
few
days
later,
the
story
changed
dramatically
that
same
student
walked
into
my
class,
with
fresh
cut
marks
from
earlier
that
morning
called
my
administrator
and
had
a
rest
quarter
to
the
clinic
when
she
was
hospitalized
from
there.
This
particular
student
reminded
me
that
this
past
Friday
marks
for
two
year
anniversary
of
being
cut
free.
L
She
is
now
an
AP
student,
a
member
of
my
Honor
Society,
and
is
making
plans
to
apply
to
UNF
and
it's
truly
making
the
most
of
her
senior
year.
The
turnaround
that
this
student
has
made
is
nothing
short
of
a
miracle,
but
I
have
to
ask
myself,
despite
the
small
role
that
I've
played
in
her
story,
what
would
have
happened
if
she
had
not
I
had
not
been
there.
L
How
long
before
somebody
had
noticed
her
the
possible
answers
to
this
question
or
to
these
questions
terrify
me
instead
of
a
bright
young
lady
discounting
to
be
looking
at
yet
another
teenage
statistic?
I
wonder
how
many
teachers
have
stories
like
this
one
personally
I
have
three
I
respectfully
remind
this
board
that
we
cannot
do
our
jobs
effectively
without
your
support
and
that
support
starts
with
a
sustainable,
livable
income?
L
A
Q
Q
For
what
I
feel
is
right
and
I
know
I'm
putting
myself
out
there
when
I
do
this,
and
actually
I
wasn't
really
going
to
speak
tonight,
because
I
was
letting
some
of
the
other
ones
that
knew
more
about
the
insurance
and
stuff
like
that.
Do
that,
but
yesterday
afternoon,
when
I
returned
to
work
and
I
went
check,
my
mail,
my
hours,
have
been
cut.
My
route
has
been
cut
and
I
have
not
got
a
good
explanation
for
that
at
this
point
in
time.
Q
So
with
that
speaking,
I
am
glad
to
know.
I
am
glad
to
hear
that
we
are
going
to
go
outwards
and
try
to
find
better
insurance
for
ourselves,
because
at
this
point
in
time,
the
hours
that
they
just
took
for
me
I
will
no
longer
be
able
to
insure
myself.
I
will
be
without
medical
insurance.
I
have
medicine
I
have
to
take
on
a
regular
basis.
Q
E
V
Lots
of
teachers
tonight
we
had
a
very
good
turnout
from
the
teachers
and
the
support
last
school
board
meeting,
and
we
know
that
it
is
difficult
to
get
them
to
come
out
every
single
time.
So
what
we
asked
of
them
this
time
was
that
the
teachers
all
go
on
a
writing
campaign.
So
we
have
a
few
gifts
for
you
guys
tonight.
V
Know
that
you
guys
found
out
about
this
and
I'm
knew
that
you
wanted
to
steal
my
thunder
so
I
appreciate
that
mr.
kemon
for
stealing
my
thunder
but
I'll
tell
you
what
here's
one
of
the
things
I
want
you
to
know
about
those
we
did
not
open
the
ones
that
were
sealed.
Also,
those
are
not
just
from
union
members
they're
from
anybody
who
wanted
to
write,
there's,
probably
a
thousand
letters.
V
There
I
think
the
biggest
theme
that
you're
going
to
see
in
those
letters
is
folks
signing
them
anonymous,
I'm,
afraid
I'm
broke
I'm,
afraid
of
retaliation.
I,
don't
want
to
put
my
name
down
there
because
I'm
afraid
that
something
will
happen
to
me.
The
culture
and
the
climate
in
this
district
right
now
is
so
sad.
Okay,
if
I'm
reading
through
all
of
those
and
I,
don't
even
know
who
they
came
from
and
I'm
thinking
to
myself.
These
people
are
so
afraid
to
even
write
their
name
on
a
letter
to
their
elected
official.
V
Then
something
is
seriously
wrong
and
I'll
tell
you.
I
know
how
they
feel,
because
as
mistakes
Kim
Stacy
just
got
up
and
said
we
are
seeing
several
incidences
in
transportation.
A
retaliation
and
I
will
be
getting
with
mr.
Bronski
about
that.
It's
unacceptable
we're
not
going
to
stand
for
it
when
we
bring
these
Union
folks
together.
This
is
a
concerted
union
activity
and
you
can
talk
to
mr.
Sykes
about
what
that
means.
They
are
protected
under
Chapter
447
in
any
retaliation
against
them
is
charged
for
unfair
labor
practice.
V
Now,
as
I
said
before,
I
already
have
one
unfair
labor
got
an
arbitration
we
got
to
impasses.
So
to
your
point
earlier
mascara
kiss
we
are
going
to
incur
a
lot
of
expenses
because,
as
you
know,
a
very
expensive
law
firm
handles
all
those
things
for
you,
and
so
I
can't
wait
to
see
what
that
bill
is
going
to
be
I'm,
I'm
sad
that
I
couldn't
hand
each
of
those
to
you,
because
we
we
made
sure,
oh
by
the
way
the
president
said
she
wants
her
boxes
back
to
deliver.
That
message
to
you.
V
I
wanted
to
say
a
couple
of
things
when
you're
asking
folks
about
their
insurance.
You
can't
ask
the
folks
who
make
$100,000
about
their
insurance.
Okay,
that
doesn't
hurt
them
to
have
to
pay
a
$75
copay
for
their
for
their
prescription.
Okay,
it
hurts
somebody
who
makes
eight
dollars
and
fifty
two
cents
an
hour.
That's
who
it
hurts.
Okay,
so
please
make
sure
that
you're
directing
your
questions
to
the
right
people.
Okay,
thank.
D
E
C
C
Those
and
I
will
certainly
read
my
share,
but
you
know
I
personally,
when
I
get
a
letter,
I,
don't
talk
about
a
letter
that
I
received
or
who
that
was
from
with
any
district
staff
person,
and
so
I
would
sure
hope
that
you
would
not
think
that
I
would
divulge
that
kind
of
information
to
any
the
superintendent
or
any
staff
person
at
the
of
that
person
being
retaliated
against.
When
somebody
writes
me,
a
letter
I
recognize
that
they
write
that
to
me
in
confidence
and
I.
Keep
that
in
confidence.
C
So
I
just
wanted
to
share
that
with
you
that
I
don't
share
that
information
and
I
would
never
do
that,
because
I
recognize
that
people
are
doing
that
in
confidence.
So
I
just
want
to
assure
you
and
the
people
who
are
writing
those
letters,
whether
they
put
their
names
on
them
or
not.
That
I
keep
that
in
competence.
F
C
They
can't
be
confidential,
but
to
her
point
she
said
that
I
mean
they
could
put
their
names
on
them
or
they
could
not
put
their
names
on
him.
But
her
point
is
that
people
feel
they
can't
put
their
names
on
them
because
they're
being
retaliated
against,
and
that
is
clearly
a
violation
of
policy
and
I
mean
I
work
in
the
business
world
and
we
we
have
spirit
and
letter
policies
that
are
totally
against
that
and
I
I
do
not
support
that
kind
of
I.
C
C
AA
V
V
Something
was
said
earlier
about
the
about
violation
of
school
board
policies.
We've
got
a
lot
of
things
going
on,
like
that
violation,
violation
of
school
board
policies,
violation
of
the
contract,
but
hence
the
reason
for
grievances
in
filing
grievances
like
crazy,
we
have
so
the
contracts
being
broken
policies
are
being
broken.
We
don't
mind
bringing
those
two
to
your
attention
when
we
find
those
as
Rena
Lee
did
with
the
what
happened
earlier.
V
I
did
make
a
note
here
about
the
money
going
to
be
spent
on
lawsuits,
I'm
sad
to
see
that
you
guys
passed
that
change,
because
now
we
all
know
what's
going
to
happen,
we're
going
to
get
get
those
folks
right
back
in
here
and
it's
gonna
be
right
during
them
during
the
season
of
school
board
policy,
our
elections,
so
that's
going
to
work
play
where
it
very
well
into
that
plan.
Oh
I
didn't
want
to
say
this.
The
other
day
I
was
sitting
in
was
in
the
corner,
guy's
office
and
mr.
V
V
Van
Zandt
likes
to
say
almost
because
we
promoted
them,
we
have
to
give
them
increases.
No
you,
don't.
We
have
teachers
out
there
sitting
with
more
kids
in
their
classroom
than
they're
supposed
to
have
by
law.
Do
we
give
them
more
money?
We
have
bus
drivers
by
driving
more
kids.
Are
we
giving
them
more
money?
We
have
specialists
out
there
who
are
taking
on
more
kids
than
they're
supposed
to
in
their
ESC
classes,
and
everything
are
we
giving
them
more
money
for
added
responsibilities?
No
or
not?
V
Okay,
so
apparently
what
it
comes
down
to
is
we're
going
to
give
more
money
to
the
folks
that
sit
up
there
and
drink
the
coffee
and
enjoy
their
day
all
day.
Long
and
I
sat
up
there
with
them.
I
know
how
it
goes.
It's
a
very
relaxed
atmosphere
down
at
the
district
during
the
day.
Now,
don't
get
me
wrong,
I
think
they
do
work,
but
not
like
these
folks.
V
The
troops,
the
boots
on
the
ground,
the
people
who
have
to
do
the
work
who
do
not
get
breaks
to
go
to
the
bathroom,
who
cannot
say
I'm,
sorry,
kids,
but
I'm
gonna,
run
out
here,
because
I
need
to
take
a
break.
I've
got
to
get
my
mind
together.
No
I'm
gonna
go
sit
down
and
drink,
my
coffee
and
peace.
No
that
doesn't
happen
with
for
them.
So
big
big
difference
in
culture.
C
F
This
Gil
house
and
I
just
want
to
say
what
a
wonderful
week
it
was
to
celebrate
our
founding
fathers
and
I
thought.
That
was
a
great
addition
to
the
school
year
and
I
have
the
privilege
of
having
a
child
in
our
district
and
so
going
to
pick
him
up
from
school
every
day
and
seeing
all
the
red,
white
and
blue
was
really
inspirational.
So
I
want
to
say
kudos
to
the
teachers
and
the
principals
and
all
the
staff
that
participated
in
that
and
made
it
such
a
great
success.
D
I,
don't
have
really
anything
nothing
much,
but
I
do
want
to
remind
everybody
every
one
of
our
schools.
It
seems
the
CCA
has
put
a
collection
box
out
there
and
they
are
collecting
things
for
Ronald,
McDonald,
House
and
I
believe
miss
Butler.
Maybe
you
can
help
me
on
this.
Is
it
toiletries
they're
collecting
or
what
are
they
collecting
for
Ronald
McDonald
House
right?
D
It's,
the
shampoos
conditioners
body
wash
soap,
so
we're
asking
all
the
parents
and
anybody
out
there
who
would
like
to
contribute
every
school
has
collection
box
and
they
do
go
to
Ronald,
McDonald,
House
and
they're,
put
to
good
use
for
families
who
really
do
need
them.
So
that's
all
I!
Just
thank
you
and
wish
everybody
a
good
month
till
we
see
you
next
month.
D
U
U
Who
does
have
the
the
facilities
use
agreement
and
all
that,
because
I
knew
that
they
may.
They
did
not
have
that
in
place
and
they
they
work
mr.
miles
office
work
to
help
them
get
that,
but
they
are
a
group
that
has
brought
wrestling
to
Keystone
Heights.
They
have
I
believe
it's
25,
kids
from
elementary
on
up
through
high
school
that
are
participating
in
that
program.
They
were
able
to
bring
world
champion
and
Olympic
gold,
medalist
Rulon
Gardner
to
come
and
give
an
inspirational
talk
to
the
students
and
one
of
our
teachers.
U
U
One
of
the
challenges
is
that
our
schools
get
out
at
150
or
to
45
to
55
in
the
afternoon,
but
a
lot
of
the
parents
that
live
in
that
area
have
to
commute
to
Gainesville
or
Jacksonville
for
work,
so
oftentimes
kids
are
latchkey
kids
and
they
go
home
to
empty
houses,
and
so
this
provides
a
real
good
item.
So
if
you
happen
to
watch
the
news
for
Jax
piece,
it's
on
their
website,
it's
on
the
Keystone
High
School
website
and
it's
being
shared
out
there
or
I.
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Guess
it's
on
the
Facebook
page,
but
anyway,
that's
being
shared
out
there
and
real
shout
out
to
mr.
Marshall
in
that
that
group
I
also
wanted
to
mention
that
I
attended
the
Northeast
Florida
coalition
of
school
boards
meeting
yesterday
and
they
passed
a
legislative
delegation,
our
legislative
priorities
very
similar
to
what
what
ours
are.
They
asked
for
some
additional
things
that
they
protesting
an
assessment.
There's
mirror
ours,
they're
asking
for
paper/pencil
options
until
such
time
as
the
digital
mandates
are
funded
across
the
state
and
ready
for
implementation.
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They
had
three
bullets
about
charter
school
accountability,
they're
asking
for
to
the
legislature
to
support
increased
local
control
and
charter
school
application
reviews
by
allowing
districts
to
take
both
academic
and
financial
past
history
of
charter
school
operators
into
account,
as
part
of
the
application
evaluation
to
support
increased
accountability
for
public
dollars
by
prohibiting
a
charter
school
from
opening
within
the
vicinity
of
a
traditional
public
school
with
available
capacity,
and
to
oppose
any
proposal
to
redistribute
redistribute
a
portion
of
the
district's
1.5
capital
outlay.
Millage
to
charter
schools
under
school
safety.
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They're
also
asking
the
legislature
to
require
individuals
making
public
records
request
at
a
school
site
to
check
in
with
proper
identification
which
aligns
with
protocol
for
all
other
individuals
entering
schools.
This
is
again
for
school
safety.
Anonymous
requests
can
continue
to
be
made
through
district
offices
and
then
under
capital
outlay.
They
have
asked
the
legislature
to
support
the
restoration
of
the
2.0
capital,
outlay,
millage
and
then
I,
guess,
I'm.
Sorry,.
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The
Northeast
Florida
school
boards
coalition
represents
six
public
school
districts
and
over
200,000
students
across
the
Northeast
Regional
Florida,
it's
Nassau,
Duval,
Baker,
Flagler,
Putnam,
Clay,
st.
John's
am
I
missing,
I
think
that's
all
anyway.
It's
a
group
that
gets
together
every
so
often
and
really
for
the
goal
of
giving
Northeast
Florida
voice
and
and
school
board
members,
and
it
it's
also
a
good
opportunity
for
us
as
school
board
members
to
kind
of
find
other
people
in
the
same
positions
to
you.
U
If
you've
had
questions
or
that
kind
of
thing,
one
thing
I
will
mention
that
they
discussed
yesterday
that
I
hadn't
heard
in
our
district
and
I
hope
this
is
not
happening
in
clay,
but
that
both
Flagler
and
st.
John's,
more
flagler
than
st.
John's
had
seen
an
increase
in
mental
health
issues,
with
students
associated
with
the
testing
and
assessment
that
they
were
seeing.
Some
rural
issues
with
that.
So
I
know
that
Francis
and
our
social
workers
are
all
over.
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That
and
I
appreciate
the
work
that
y'all
do
because
I
hadn't
heard
of
anything
like
that
going
on
in
our
district
and
I.
Don't
know
if,
if
there's
any
issues
there,
but
certainly
that's
a
concern.
These
kids
have
enough
pressure
on
them
and
then
mr.
Christiansen
made
mention
that
I
did
speak
at
the
legislative
delegation
here
in
Clay,
County
and
I.
Just
wanted
to
give
a
few
points
that
I
brought
up.
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With
their
lesson
planning
less
of
a
I
guess
a
do-or-die
kind
of
thing.
We
do
support
rigorous
standards,
just
not
the
ones
that
have
not
been
designed
by
educators
and
then
I
talked
a
little
bit
about
money.
I
talked
about
some
of
the
other
things
that
are
out
there,
but
I
won't
I,
won't
I'm.
Sorry,
I
won't
bore
you
with
those
statistics.
If
you
want
them,
I'm
happy
to
talk
all
day
long,
but
I
did
say
this
to
them.
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According
to
Florida
State
University,
one
of
our
esteemed
universities
in
the
state
since-
and
this
is
not
my
opinion-
this
is
what
their
research
has
shown
since
nineteen,
eighty,
nine
and
ninety
the
state
of
Florida
has
increased
the
amount
of
accountability
and
focus
on
education
at
the
same
time
that
same
state
legislature
has
decreased
the
percentage
of
the
state
budget
going
toward
education
from
34%
to
approximately
twenty
five
percent.
That
includes
the
amount
they're
giving
to
higher
education,
so
the
amount
they're
giving
to
k-12
education
is
much
less
than
that.
The
u.s.
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average
per
pupil
is
eleven
thousand
seven
hundred
and
thirty
five
dollars
after
regional
cost
differential,
and
certainly
we
know
that
that
in
the
state
of
Florida
we
are
far
below
that
by
upwards
of
more
than
three
thousand
dollars.
Additionally,
Florida
is
46th
in
the
nation
in
school
spending
we
do
rank
high
in
one
category.
It's
called
equity.
What
that
means
is
that
the
federal
law
requires
that
you
that
states
spend
their
money
equitably
across
their
population
and
Florida
I
guess
is
pretty
good
at
that.
The
f
ef
ef
p.
U
U
I've
got
a
number
of
pending
bills
that
are
going
before
our
legislature
in
the
next
session
that
we
that
I
would
oppose
for
various
reasons,
some
of
which
have
to
do
with
funding,
some
of
which
don't
some
of
which
have
to
do
with
policy
and
I'm,
going
to
fight
for
the
kids
of
Clay
County
I'm,
going
to
fight
for
what
what
we
have
committed
to
on
our
legislative
priorities.
But
additionally,
this
has
to
be
fought
on
a
national
level.
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This
has
to
be
fought
in
in
the
in
Tallahassee
to
get
our
legislators
to
put
the
money
back
toward
education
that
they
had
back
in
nineteen,
eighty,
nine
and
ninety,
and
then
the
only
other
thing
that
I
would
add
to.
That.
Is
that
right
now,
the
only
person
who
can
stop
the
school
grades
from
being
issued
on
these
tests?
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That
every
expert
that
has
looked
at
believes
are
invalid
is
the
governor,
and
so,
if
they
don't
release
those
grades
until
January,
then
our
legislature
will
be
back
in
session
and
so
I
would
encourage
you
to
contact
them
and
ask
them
to
pass
legislature
to
not
to
set
aside
those
grades.
For
the
1415
school
year
so
that
we
can
use
them
as
field
testing
data,
but
from
what
the?
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What
one
of
the
legislative
experts
at
yesterday's
coalition
of
school
boards
said
is
that
there
is
not
an
appetite
right
now
in
Tallahassee
to
do
that
amongst
our
legislators.
So
there
are
a
number
of
letters
floating
around
the
internet
that
are
just
clicking,
send
to
Governor
Scott,
to
ask
him
and
they're
very
reasonable
they're,
not
you
know
kind
of
far
out
their
letters,
but
asking
him
with
good
reason
why
we
should
set
aside
those
school
grades.
So
I
know
I
could
talk
all
night
about
this
kind
of
stuff.
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You
know
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
campaigning
for
anything
I'm
campaigning
for
our
kids
and
and
so
at
that,
because
I'll
tell
you,
because
I
got
really
mad
overnight,
when
my
seventh
grader
had
to
not
go
to
his
first
period
class
today,
which
happens
to
be
an
online
in
his
computer
lab,
so
that
my
11th
grader
could
retake
a
test
from
the
FSA
last
year
and
I.
Don't
really
know
why
he
had
to
retake
the
test.
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C
Thank
you,
miss
Condon,
okay,
I
only
have
a
couple
things
just
kind
of
want
to
mention
this,
so
I
got
an
email
from
Matt
Lowe's
Matthew
Lowe's,
who
he
is
affiliated
with
the
Pine
Ridge
Community,
Development,
Board,
I,
guess
anyway.
Pine
Ridge
is
where
the
clay
Charter
Academy
has
been,
is
open
this
year,
and
this
is
the
he
sent
an
email
to
myself,
Commissioner
bola
and
sheriff
bezler
regarding
a
concern
over
pedestrian
crossing
without
any
crossing
guard
or
crosswalk.
C
There
anything
they're
very
concerned
about
safety
out
there,
and
so
if
this
came
up
before
and
I
was
told
that
that
was
something
that
to
go
through
the
Sheriff's
Department,
so
I
reached
out
to
sheriff
Easler
sheriff
Besler
basically
said
that
he
cannot
establish
a
school
zone
at
will.
There
are
specific
DoD
requirements
which
must
be
met.
C
He
did
say
that
he
would
have
his
Traffic
Division
in
the
d-o-t
survey,
that
area
to
see
if
those
requirements
are
met,
but
he
also
indicated
that
he
said
that
partial
payment
for
crossing
guards
comes
from
the
school
board
from
their
safe
schools
money
and
he
says
in
a
contract
with
the
sheriff
that
has
not
seen
an
increase
in
payments
to
the
CCS
to
the
CCS.
So
in
10
years,
with
the
BCC,
absorbing
all
the
cost
and
so
they're
going
to
take
a
look
at
the
area
and
I
told
mr.
Lowe.
C
That
I
would
bring
that
up,
and
you
know
obviously
expressed
that
concern.
I
have
family
that
lives
out
in
that
area,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
know
as
the
school
board.
You
know
what,
in
terms
of
getting
that
set
up
out
there
and
our
responsibility
to
share
a
portion
in
that
is
this
for
the
charter
school
for
the
news.
Well,
it's
it's
right
there
by
Tynes
elementary.
C
Q
F
H
X
C
Okay,
all
right,
okay
and
then
the
only
other
thing
that
I
just
wanted
to
mention
was
at
the
end
of
last
month,
when
we
did
have
founders
weekend
in
this
Gil
house
and
spoke
about
that.
I
really
really
enjoyed
that
week.
It
was
on
Friday
September
25th,
which
was
my
birthday
and
Miss
Butler
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
I
finally
fulfilled
my
promise
to
you
to
ride
a
school
bus.
I
did
I
actually
enjoyed
it.
C
I
spent
the
majority
of
the
day,
I
started
my
morning
out
at
the
bus
depot
or
the
best
area,
and
and
and
was
able
to
ride
a
bus
route
and,
let's
see
I,
got
picked
up
a
tri-dot
Elementary
and
wrote
a
route
all
the
way
around
to
Lake
Asbury
Lake
Asbury
junior
high
with
those
kids
that
was
quite
fun
and
then
I
spent
the
day
with
mr.
humble
and
we
waited
several
elementary
schools.
I
got
to
sit
in
on
an
art
contest
at
s:
Brian
Jennings,
Elementary
and
I
watched
some
kids
color
for
founder's
week.
C
What
is
that
Academy,
where
they
they
do,
the
cooking?
It's
the
yeah,
the
Culinary
Academy.
So
apparently
they
were
having
a
contest
out.
There
were
four
or
five
High
School,
culinary
academies
were
coming
together
and
it
was
kind
of
like
a
cook-off.
You
know
so
that
was
really
interesting,
got
to
see
that
in
in
action,
and
it
was
really
a
good
time
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
publicly
thank
mr.
bond,
all
those
who
kind
of
made
that
fun
day
for
me.
So
with
that
I
don't
have
anything
else.