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From YouTube: November 17, 2015 Regular Board Meeting
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See the agenda here: http://agenda.oneclay.net/publishing/ap-agendas.html
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A
B
D
With
me,
if
you
wish
father
God,
we
come
before
you
tonight
and
it
is
not
lost
on
us
that
the
freedom
that
we
have
to
gather
in
this
place
and
do
the
business
of
this
district
in
our
free
country
that
we
so
cherished
is
under
attack
across
the
world.
We
pray
for
the
families
if
those
people
in
Beirut
and
Paris
who
have
lost
loved
ones
and
those
across
the
world
who
have
been
affected.
D
And
then
we
just
ask
you
to
here
at
home,
keep
us
focused
on
what
we
would
need
to
be
focused
on
and
guide
those
who
are
going
to
conduct
business
tonight
and
help
us
to
remember
those
freedoms
and
those
who
died
for
those
freedoms
that
we
celebrated
last
week
and
that
it's
all
very
real
in
our
world
today,
and
why
this
is
so
important
and
I
pray.
These
things
in
Jesus,
name,
Amen,
I,
pledge
allegiance
to
the
flag.
C
Well,
welcome
to
the
reorganization
meeting
of
the
Clay
County
School
Board.
Once
a
year.
We
have
two
meetings
back
to
back
the
first
one
is
our
reorganization
meeting,
where
the
school
board
will
elect
their
chair
by
experience
at
the
time
and
date
of
their
meetings
for
the
next
year.
So
I'll
call
this
meeting
to
order
and
open
the
floor
to
the
school
board.
Members
for
nominations
for
chairman
of
the
Clay
County
School
Board
I'd.
A
C
G
C
C
C
C
C
I
At
this
time,
I
would
like
to
welcome
citizens
of
Clay
County
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
you
for
taking
time
out
of
your
busy
schedules
to
attend
tonight's
school
board.
Meeting
this
meeting
is
your
opportunity,
as
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.
If
you
wish
to
address
the
board,
there
will
be
an
opportunity
to
speak
for
three
minutes.
I
I
No
additional
cards
will
be
accepted
once
the
board
moves
to
the
discussion
agenda
and,
as
always,
your
participation
is
welcome
and
appreciated.
Okay,
I,
just
before
we
move
to
the
consent
agenda,
we
do
have
one
item
on
that
on
the
consent
agenda
that
somebody
would
like
to
speak
about
its
Victoria
kid.
Well,
Victoria
kid
will.
She
would
like
to
speak
on.
You
put
c3,
but
you
wrote
employee
calendar.
Did
you?
Is
it
d4?
Okay,
that's
fine!
D4
that
Oh!
I
J
State
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
My
name
is
Victoria
Kidwell
and
my
address
is
on
file
with
the
card
today,
you're
going
to
discuss
the
employee
calendar
of
196
school
days,
180
of
those
days,
our
student
contact
days,
no
matter
how
you
arrange
the
days,
there
will
not
be
adequate
time
to
complete
the
increased
load
of
work
required
by
teachers
we're
at
impasse.
With
the
County
this
week,
teachers
were
asked
to
work
to
the
rule
of
their
contract.
They
were
asked
to
work
only
they're
paid
7.5
hours.
This
experience
had
two
objectives.
J
The
first
was
for
teachers
to
honestly
admit
to
themselves
how
much
how
many
hours
they
work
for
free
in
order
to
provide
quality
educational
experiences
for
their
students.
The
second
was
a
hope
that
administrators
would
gain
a
clearer
picture
of
what
their
schools
might
look
like
if
teachers
really
did
only
that
which
they
their
paid
time
allowed
them
to
do.
Administrators
would
see
the
parking
lot
empty
after
7.5
hours
after
school
clubs,
conferences,
lesson,
planning,
curriculum,
prep
data
entry,
portfolio,
updating
remediation
prep
paper,
grading,
responding
to
emails,
parent
communication,
best
practice,
research
and
professional
development.
J
Would
all
cease
at
the
contracted
time?
Here's
what
really
happened
at
my
school
elementary
teachers
came
to
me
in
great
distress.
They
expressed
how
impossible
it
was
to
get
all
that
is
required
completed.
They
tried
to
prioritize
the
responsibilities
and
discover
that
so
much
of
what
they
do
is
essential
and
what
is
not
essential
is
still
expected.
They
stayed
past
start
preceding
the
week
of
working
to
the
rule.
They
took
things
home
so
that
they
would
be
ready
and
to
be
fully
prepared
and
engaged
with
their
students
during
their
instructional
time.
J
Their
faces
showed
exhaustion,
but
still
their
words
were
I'm.
Trying
to
work
to
the
rule.
I
have
this
meeting
I.
Have
this
club
I
have
to
tutor
these
low
kids
I?
Have
this
parent
conference
I'm
prepping
for
my
family
Thanksgiving
dinner
at
school
Elementary,
and
so
it
goes,
they
were.
The
work
is
long
and
the
paid
hours
are
few
and
the
teacher
dedication
in
Clay
County
is
without
parallel.
Have
administrators
noticed
a
change
I
doubt
it.
For
the
last
two
days,
I've
made
myself
leave
very
close
to
the
contract
time.
J
The
parking
lot
would
still
have
full
of
teacher
cars.
Some
would
say:
teachers
are
their
own
worst.
Enemies
will
never
be
valuable
if
we
constantly
work
for
free.
The
reality
is
teachers
and
Clay.
County
work
like
dogs
and
they're
seriously
underpaid,
but
what's
most
difficult
to
swallow
is
that
our
efforts
are
not
appreciated.
The
budget
of
this
county
has
clearly
let
teachers
know
administrators
are
the
only
ones
that
are
valued
in
Clay
County.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
I
Okay,
at
this
time,
I
will
bring
the
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda.
I'll,
entertain
a
motion.
I'll
move
approval,
I'll
second
I
have
a
motion
for
approval
by
miss
Cara
kiss
and
a
second
by
Miss
Gil
housing,
any
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed
say
no
motion
carries
5-0.
I
A
C
C
A
C
Okay,
miss
McKinnon
has
been
on
the
school
board
for
three
years
and
served
the
last
year
as
our
Chairman
and
has
obviously
garnered
the
confidence
of
her
colleagues
and
been
elected
for
a
second
year
as
chairman,
and
we
just
would
like
to
show
our
appreciation
from
the
district
staff
and
your
colleagues
for
your
work.
Thank
you
very
much.
K
Good
stuff,
thank
you
good
evening
board
superintendent
tonight
we're
here
to
recognize
one
of
our
many
outstanding
business
partners,
and
tonight
we've
got
st.
Vincent's
Healthcare
and
before
we
introduce
two
very
special
people
who
have
worked
diligently
to
help
our
district
and
a
couple
areas
that
I'll
tell
you
about
in
just
a
second
I'd
like
to
read
a
short
narrative
about
st.
Vincent's,
st.
Vincent's
health
care
is
dedicated
to
serving
our
community
with
special
attention
to
those
who
are
struggling.
The
most.
In
fact,
st.
Vincent's
has
invested
in
Clay
County.
Since
long
before,
st.
K
Vincent's
Clay
County
opened
its
doors.
Its
mobile
health
outreach
ministry
has
been
providing
health
care
services
to
the
county
for
decades.
When
st.
Vincent's
Clay
County
opened
two
years
ago,
more
than
400
jobs
were
created
in
Clay
County,
which
no
doubt
encouraged.
Even
more
businesses
to
build
up
around
the
hospital.
St.
Vincent's
has
invested
a
hundred
million
dollars
into
our
community
through
st.
Vincent's
Clay
County
alone,
and
when
the
current
expansion
is
complete,
the
Health
System
will
have
created
more
than
500
jobs
in
Clay
County,
that's
fantastic.
The
st.
K
Vincent's
isn't
just
an
investing
in
our
community
through
health
care.
They
are
now
part
of
the
community
coming
up
with
innovative
ideas
like
the
Clay
County
Cup,
which
gives
local
high
school
football
teams
the
chance
to
compete
for
a
coveted,
trophy
and
the
chance
to
fly
their
school
flag
outside
of
the
hospital
next
week.
They'll
also
be
preparing
dozens
of
hot
Thanksgiving
meals
for
families
in
need
in
a
few
weeks
that
will
host
a
Christmas
party
for
senior
citizens.
Thanks
to
events
like
these
throughout
the
year,
the
Associates
of
st.
K
Vincent's
Clay
County
connect
with
our
community
on
a
human
level,
and
let's
not
forget
that
many
of
them
live
right
here
in
Clay
County,
as
well,
so
they're,
quite
literally
our
neighbor
neighbors
at
work
and
at
home.
We
recognize
the
wonderful
work
already
done
with
our
community
by
st.
Vincent's
Clay
County,
and
we
know
that
the
best
is
yet
to
come.
Tonight.
K
We
are
taking
this
moment
to
recognize
a
new
partnership
that
will
provide
to
Clay
County
athletic
trainers,
medical
supplies
and
health
education
to
all
of
our
local
public,
middle
and
high
schools
in
Clay
County.
We
are
confident
that
this
partnership
between
the
school
board,
st.
vincent's,
Clay
County,
preferred
physical
therapy
and
South
East
orthopedic
specialists
will
make
our
students
safer,
more
educated
and
more
prepared
for
any
their
sport
or
life
throws
at
them.
I
want
to
thank
two
people
right
now
and
but
before
I,
do
that
and
call
them
up.
K
I
just
want
to
mention
that
disagreement
that
st.
Vincent's
has
partnered
with
us
is
worth
well
over
$200,000
to
the
district
on
a
yearly
basis.
That's
fantastic!
We
appreciate
that
the
two
people
who
have
been
greatly
responsible
for
this
and
knowing
both
these
people,
they
will
undoubtedly
think
a
lot
of
other
folks,
but
we
want
to
recognize
them
at
this
time.
I
want
to
introduce
first,
the
president
of
acute
care
for
st.
Vincent's
Healthcare,
probably
one
most
energetic
people
I
have
ever
met
and
if
you
know
Blaine,
you
know
what
I'm
talking
about.
K
K
You
want
to
enter
give
each
a
superintendent
certificate
of
appreciation,
we're
going
to
ask
Blaine
to
say
a
few
words,
but
again,
Blaine
can't
tell
you
how
much
this
means
to
our
secondary
schools,
the
athletic
programs,
we're
really
going
to
we're
going
to
use
an
abused
you
over
the
next
couple
years
to
get
ready
and
everything.
Okay
and
Tracy
again
we
want
to
get
Ward
you
a
certificate.
We
thank
you
for
all
of
your
dedication.
I
know:
we've
had
numerous
meetings
to
discuss
this
project
and
again
we
just
thank
you
so
much
for
your
effort.
L
Thank
you.
It
was
a
little
over
a
year
ago,
I
came
here
and
talked
to
you
about
the
st.
Vincent's
Cup
that
we
were
creating,
and
this
really
germinated
out
of
that
sitting
down
with
with
Mike
here
and
Tracy
and
saying.
But
what
can
we
do?
What
can
we
do
for
the
county
and
how
do
we
make
sure
our
kids
are
supported,
and
from
that
you
know
we
heard
from
Mike
that
Preferred
had
done
it's
just
an
amazing
job.
Allan's
back
over
there
in
the
corner
got
a
wave
at
us.
L
He
didn't
want
to
come
up
so,
but
they
had
done
an
amazing
job,
supporting
the
athletic
programs,
the
supporting
football,
but
we
wanted
to
go
bigger
and
in
sitting
down
over
the
course
of
the
year
with
them
and
with
Mike,
we've
really
designed
a
program
that
focuses
on
prevention,
focus
on
keeping
our
kids
healthy
and
I.
Think,
coupled
with
the
momentum
program
that
we
do
for
after-school
at
some
of
the
at-risk
schools
is
actually
focusing
in
on
keeping
people
healthy
and
keeping
them
out
of
the
hospital.
L
I
want
to
step
away
for
just
a
second
and
let
Tracy
Williams
talk
to
you
a
little
bit
about
the
program.
Just
for
a
half
minute.
We
haven't
started
the
3-minute
timer,
yet
so
ding
but
I'm
going
to
let
Tracy
talk
to
just
a
little
bit
about
what
the
program
is
and
what
it
really
does
and
I
think
you're
going
to
be
blown
away
when
you
find
out
what
we
have
in
store
and
what
type
of
significant
achievement
this
slave's
for
our
County
Tracy.
M
All
right,
Thank,
You,
Blaine,
well
I'm,
I'm,
very
excited
about
this
program,
I'm,
actually,
a
certified
athletic
trainer
and
physical
therapist
I
started
my
career
covering
high
school
sports
here
in
Northeast
Florida.
So
this
is
a
project
very
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
although
I'm
not
out
there
on
the
sidelines
anymore.
M
We
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
safe
this
year,
we
were
able
to
provide
ambulance
service
to
every
football
game
here
in
County
for
our
middle
school
level,
which
was
very
exciting.
We've
had
some
really
good
feedback
from
the
parents
and
the
athletic
trainers
there.
We're
also
working
with
the
schools
on
supplies
so
that
each
school
is
able
to
start
with
the
same
level
of
supplies.
M
So
it
doesn't
matter
the
size,
but
every
sport
can
really
can
really
start
out
with
what
they
need
and
we're
working
with
preferred
in
the
athletic
trainers
in
the
athletic
directors
and
what
their
needs
are.
We'll
also
be
working
with
those
athletic
directors
in
terms
of
Education
and
seminars
that
we
can
help
provide
first
aid
other
other
pieces
of
Education.
That
will
assist
our
coaches
as
well
as
the
parents
and
the
student
athletes.
M
Several
of
the
things
that
we're
really
working
with
southeast
orthopaedics
as
the
medical
director
and
and
preferred
with
the
athletic
trainers,
is
to
standardize
some
of
the
testing.
That's
done
in
terms
of
our
concussion
testing
prior
to
the
start
of
sports,
ensuring
that
we
have
all
the
right
sports,
physicals
done,
and
one
of
the
big
pieces
that
we're
working
on
is
actually
towards
a
national
certification
of
a
safe
sport.
School
designation
through
the
National
Athletic
Trainers
Association.
M
Our
goal
is
that
we
would
certify
every
school
in
the
county
and
be
the
first
county
in
the
United
States
that
would
have
all
schools
certified
as
a
safe,
Sports
designation.
So
it's
something
very
exciting
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
each
of
you
all
of
our
coaches,
athletic
directors,
the
athletic
trainers
and
the
physicians
to
make
that
a
reality.
M
I
C
C
If,
if
y'all
never
noticed
and
you've,
not
attended
varsity
football
games,
we
do
really
good
to
pave
to
get
an
ambulance
to
sit
at
the
varsity
football
game
and
stay
with
us
the
whole
time,
but
to
have
that
at
the
JV
and
the
junior
high
level
and
have
those
athletic
trainers
circulating
not
just
in
football
season,
but
all
through
the
years
during
practices.
Dealing
with
these
injuries
is
absolutely
phenomenal
and
you're
exactly
right.
Nobody
else
has
that
and
I'm
just
so
appreciative
of
it
and
I'd
like
to
just
come
shake
your
hand.
Thank
you.
G
K
All
right
and
one
more
thing,
all
of
you
got
to
experience
founders
week
and
I,
tell
you.
If
you
got
out
to
the
school,
you
saw
some
some
great
activities.
Let
me
introduce
a
person
that
certainly
had
a
lot
to
do
with
that
and
she's
going
to
introduce
some
special
young
characters
there.
So
that's
not
Kelly
watt.
Would
you
come
on
up?
Please
Kelly
was.
N
All
right,
so
thank
you,
mr.
Wingate
and
two
months
ago,
actually
to
the
date
September
17th.
We
were
all
here
and
we
were
entertained
with
school
groups
from
Ridgeview
from
Fleming
Island
and
from
clay
high
as
we
kicked
off
founders
week
and
I'm
so
excited
for
all
the
things
that
took
place
in
the
schools.
We
saw
events
taking
place
in
the
classrooms.
At
the
elementary
junior
high
in
high
school
levels,
we
saw
things
taking
place
in
the
school
level.
We
know
there
were
big
events
during
the
day
even
some
evening.
N
Activities-
and
these
were
these-
were
the
result
of
the
hard
work
from
you
know:
the
staff
members,
the
teachers
and
the
community
coming
together
for
to
celebrate
founders
week
and
the
patriotic
values
that
go
with
it.
I'd
like
to
show
you
we
we
made
a
clip,
Robin
vos
injure
our
k12
online
learning
specialist
created
a
video,
some
of
the
highlights
from
that
week
and
I'd
like
to
take
a
couple
minutes,
and
let
everyone
see
some
of
the
events
that
we
we
did
over
that
week.
A
A
N
All
right,
and
so
tonight
we
have
with
us
some
very
special
young
people.
One
of
the
events
that
we
were
super
excited
about
doing
was
a
district-wide
art
contest
for
kindergarten
through
fourth
grade
and
the
students,
through
the
help
of
the
teacher
or
their
media
specialist,
read
a
book
about
the
preamble
called
we,
the
kids
and
then,
after
that
they
drew
a
picture
of
whatever
it
was
about.
N
G
G
I
Thank
you
miss
watt.
Thank
you
very
much
for
that.
All
your
hard
work
for
founder's
week.
It
was
wonderful.
Okay,
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
presenters
and
we
have
none
this
month.
The
next
item
scheduled
citizens
request.
We
have
none
and
before
we
move
to
the
discussion
agenda,
I
am
going
to
make
a
last
call
for
yellow
cards
there,
any
other
yellow
cards
that
anybody
would
like
to
turn
in.
This
will
be
your
last
opportunity.
S
C
First
thing:
I
wanted
to
just
update
the
school
board
and
our
instructional
administrative
support
staff.
Everybody
that
works
in
the
Clay
County
school
district
is
a
new
program
that
our
Wellness
Committee
within
the
school
district
has
partnered
with
for
all
of
our
collective
health
with
the
YMCA
and
miss
Sheila
gains
been
working
with
the.
Why
and
out
of
our
wellness
committees.
Account
has
partnered
with
the
why
to
offset
the
cost
of
a
YMCA
membership
to
one
of
their
two
gyms
in
Clay,
County,
the
barco,
Newton
Y
or
the
die
clay.
C
Why
so,
just
briefly
how
this
works?
If
you
would
like
to
join
the,
why
miss
can
and
the
Wellness
Committee
will
put
ten
dollars
towards
that,
the
Y
will
reduce
their
membership
amount
by
ten
dollars.
So
for
a
what
would
be
a
single
adult
membership
at
Barco
Newton
would
be
$60
a
month.
Our
employees
could
do
it
for
forty
and
the
die.
Clay
is
$49
a
month
and
our
employees
will
be
able
to
do
it.
For
twenty
nine
there's,
a
lot
of
cool
stuff.
Miss
can
we'll
be
putting
out
some
Flyers
to
everybody.
C
C
T
Good
evening,
the
CCA
is
again
voicing
its
concern
about
the
amount
of
testing
that
the
state
of
Florida
has
imposed
on
our
students.
We
are
asking
that
the
instructional
depart
Department
indicate
for
the
board
and
the
teachers,
parents
and
the
students
of
Clay
County,
which
of
the
tests
on
the
calendar,
is
required
by
the
state
and
what
tests
on
the
calendar
is
required
by
the
district.
T
There
is
not
one
educator
that
will
tell
you
that
this
is
a
healthy
environment
for
our
students
and
our
teachers.
The
only
one
that
is
winning
is
the
testing
companies.
No
one
doubts
about
that.
We
again
ask
the
school
board
to
repeat
the
resolution
that
they
did
last
year
and
again
hold
our
students
and
teachers
harmless.
T
The
CCA
will
be
joining
the
rest
of
the
state
on
January
14
2016
for
the
enough
is
enough
rally
and
tally.
We
hope
that
this
school
board
and
our
parents
come
to
Tallahassee
and
join
us
in
a
combined
quest
to
get
the
legislators
to
understand
that
this
toxic
climate
of
testing
is
detrimental
to
children.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
Think
we
all
receive
the
Florida
School
Board
associations
resolution
that
they
passed
about
the
2014-15
state
assessment
and
accountability
system,
I,
I'm,
sorry,
I
think
as
a
board.
A
miss
Gore
negão
forwarded
to
you.
If
you
hadn't
received
it,
we
should
look
at
this
and
we
should
probably
mirror
ours
very
similar
to
it.
I
agree
completely
with
Miss,
Paiva
and
I
think
the
majority
of
us
probably
do
yep.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
U
Thank
you
good
evening.
As
you
know,
tonight,
the
assessment
calendar
is
on
the
board
agenda
for
your
approval.
I
thought
it
would
be
an
opportune
moment
to
provide
some
information
on
assessment
in
Clay,
County
I'm,
hoping
that
clarify
three
things:
one
the
time
we
spend
on
assessments
and
how
it
compares
to
state
guidelines
how
we
use
assessments
to
drive
our
instruction
and
how
we
communicate
progress
on
local
assessments
to
parents.
U
U
Our
local
assessment
system
is
comprised
of
formative
assessments
that
are
given
throughout
the
year
to
check
in
on
student
learning.
They
identify
and
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
instructional
practices.
These
local
assessments
are
used
as
a
tool
to
give
teachers
information
on
student
learning
to
drive
instruction.
They
give
us
guidance
on
student
mastery
and
inform
us
of
where
we
need
to
remediate
reteach
and
incorporate
challenging
previous
content
into
future
instruction.
U
House
bill
70
69,
passed
in
the
2015
legislature,
has
15
sections
that
address
a
myriad
of
subjects,
but
the
main
crux
of
the
bill
is
on
education,
accountability.
The
bill
provides
guidance
for
progress,
monitoring
of
all
students
to
determine
progression
from
one
grade
level
to
another,
I
would
like
to
highlight
two
guidelines
from
the
bill.
The
first
is
that
districts
may
administer
tests
that
focus
on
specific
course
content
in
an
effort
to
monitor
student
learning.
U
The
second
is
that
districts
may
not
schedule
more
than
five
percent
of
a
student's
total
school
hours
to
administer
statewide
and
district
required
local
assessments.
Five
percent
of
the
900
student
hours
are,
would
equate
to
forty
five
hours
that
would
be
allowed
for
state
and
local
assessments.
Section
seven
of
the
bill
further
defines
what
is
included
in
this
five
percent.
U
The
5%
includes
the
actual
testing
time
a
student
would
be
sitting
and
taking
an
assessment.
It
does
not
include
those
assessments
for
AP,
IB,
ace
or
industry
certifications.
It
also
doesn't
include
students
who
receive
the
accommodation
of
extra
time,
nor
does
it
include
teacher
created,
classroom
tests
and
quizzes.
U
U
The
chart
on
this
slide
shows
first
grade
and
the
total
number
of
hours
students
spend
taking
local
assessments,
which
is
approximately
seven
hours
for
the
year,
which
is
less
than
one
percent.
This
is
the
grade
level
with
the
least
amount
of
testing.
Now
you
might
be
wondering
why
it
isn't
kindergarten
and
the
reason
would
be
that
the
state
requires
kindergarten
to
take
an
assessment
called
the
flickers
or
the
Florida
kindergarten
readiness
stakes
screener
in
the
first
30
days
of
school,
which
adds
an
additional
60
minutes
to
their
number
of
hours,
tested.
U
This
chart
shows
seventh
grade,
which
is
the
grade
level,
with
the
highest
number
of
hours,
which
is
approximately
23.
Every
other
grade
level
varies
between
the
two
that
you've
just
seen,
so
even
with
the
highest
number
of
hours
tested
being
23,
the
percent
of
time
tested
is
still
well
under
the
5%
maximum.
U
We
know
that
assessments
must
accurately
measure
mastery
of
the
more
challenging
standards
that
will
be
taught
to
our
students.
They
also
must
provide
timely
and
meaningful
performance
information
and
must
be
cost
effective.
Currently,
we
use
performance
matters
as
our
assessment
platform.
This
company
provides
virtual
and
on-site
support,
as
well
as
professional
development
regarding
how
to
use
the
assessments
to
further
instruction
and
provides
a
multitude
of
reports
for
teachers
to
use
for
individual
remediation
and
acceleration.
U
Once
the
local
performance
matters
assessments
have
been
given
my
department,
analyzes,
the
strengths,
weaknesses,
trends
and
instructional
needs
compiling
the
results
from
the
performance
matters
system.
Specialists
in
my
department
create
reports
like
the
ones
shown
and
disseminate
them
out
to
content
specific
teachers
to
provide
an
overview
of
where
we
are
as
accounting.
This
report
was
sent
two
weeks
ago
by
our
social
studies,
curriculum
specialist
to
all
the
seventh
grade.
Civics
teachers.
U
U
Hospital
70-69
section
7
requires
that
student
performance
results
on
local
assessments
must
be
provided
to
teachers
and
parents
within
30
days
of
the
test
administration.
We
are
pleased
to
announce
the
addition
of
the
test
history
screen
and
the
final
grades,
GPA
and
class
rank
screen
to
the
focus
parent
and
student
portals.
These
options
can
be
found
under
the
my
child
tab
in
the
parent
portal
and
under
the
my
information
tab
for
the
student
portal.
The
quarter
one
performance
matters
scores
are
now
available.
U
Each
year
as
we
build
assessments
and
the
assessment
calendar,
we
keep
these
guiding
principles
in
mind.
The
first
one
is
that
assessments
are
developed
to
measure
student
progress
towards
meeting
the
standards.
In
other
words,
assessment
should
follow,
not
lead
the
movement
to
improve
our
schools,
as
we
continue
to
find
ways
to
improve
it's
important
for
us
to
start
with
goal
setting
and
end
with
assessment.
Only
then
can
we
build
and
use
new
tests
that
accurately
measure
our
progress
towards
meeting
those
standards.
U
The
second
is
that
no
single
test
can
ascertain
whether
all
educational
goals
are
met.
A
variety
of
tests
or
multiple
measures
are
necessary
to
tell
educators
what
students
know
and
can
do.
We
also
strive
for
balance
between
teaching
and
assessing.
We
know
we
must
honor
the
time
students
need
to
learn
and
the
time
teachers
need
to
teach
and
we
develop
a
local
assessment
calendar
that
keeps
this
time
sacred.
U
Tests
do
not
create
better
students,
good
teachers
and
good
schools
do.
Although
we
do
feel
that
it
is
our
responsibility
to
measure
student
learning
throughout
the
year,
we
are
careful
not
to
impact
instruction
any
more
than
necessary.
Our
assessment
Department
is
committed
to
standards-based
formative
assessments
that
inform
teachers
and
instructional
decisions
for
students.
I
U
Do
you
mean
which
ones
are
the
this?
Is
a
state
give
us
yeah
yeah
so
on
the
assessment
counter
that
you've
gotten
for
board
approval
it
does,
it
will
say
FSA
or
EOC,
and
that
will
help
you
determine
what
those
are.
The
two
that
we
give
are
the
performance
matters
and
the
Clay
rights
is
on.
There's
the
one
clay
rights
assessment,
but
if
you
want
to
know
on
this
chart
are
those
ones
required
by
the
state.
No,
those
would
be
local.
Those.
E
U
U
F
F
F
U
F
U
U
E
U
The
assessment
calendar
is
online
and
available
to
everybody,
but
so
there
would
be
a
school's
decision,
whether
or
not
they
send
out
notification
of
the
as
far
as
the
local
assessments
now,
of
course,
what's
an
FSA
assessment.
Typically,
we
have
letters
that
the
state
provides
us
that
typically
go
out
through
school
newsletters.
Sometimes
it's
on
their
website.
Most.
W
U
And
I,
don't
know
if
you
would
like
I
mean
I
can
I
can
speak
to
what
I
know.
So
what
I
know
that
we
do
in
terms
of
the
local
assessments,
because
that's
kind
of
what
I'm
speaking
to
is
we
allow
people
to
give
them
in
paper-based
or
in
computer-based
and
that
way,
sometimes
a
paper-based
test
believe
that
is
faster
to
give
takes
longer
to
score.
It
takes
it's
a
scanning
piece,
whereas
if
you
do
it
by
computer
base,
the
scores
are
immediate.
So
there's
a
lag
time.
U
A
little
bit,
I
mean
24
hours
48
hours,
but
there
is
some
lag
time,
but
I
do
know
that
we
are
working.
We've
had
conversations
around
scheduling,
trying
to
be
more
strategic
and
how
we
schedule
I'm
classes
to
take
assessment
so
that
we
impact
teachers
on
a
less
of
a
time,
and
so
that's
kind
of
the
conversations
that
are
starting
when
these
assessments
are
coming
up
in
terms
of
the
retakes
and
the
spring
testing.
I
know
that
that's
a
conversation
that
we've
started
that
does
anybody
else
want
to
add
into
that
I'll.
C
Just
say
this
to
that
particular
question:
last
year
before
the
FSA's
are
taken,
I
have
to
certify
that
we're
prepared
to
take
them
in
accordance
with
some
specific,
but
not
all-inclusive
guidelines.
So
mr.
Hendrik
helped
me
put
together
a
letter
last
year
to
kind
of
articulate
the
concerns
that
we
had
that
surround
the
concerns
you
just
mentioned
about
availability
infrastructure,
all
those
things
I,
don't
think
I
was
the
only
superintending,
the
state
of
Florida
that
did
that
on
behalf
of
their
district
Carl.
Do
you
have
anything
you'd
like
to
add
to
that?
C
But
we
share
those
concerns
and
it
was
a
personal
point
of
frustration
to
me
as
we've
gone
out
in
wall-to-wall
academies.
For
the
first
year
ever
Clay
County
went
down
in
the
amount
of
industry
certifications
not
by
many
but
a
few
this
year,
because
we
were
having
to
move
kids
out
of
computer
labs
that
were
purchased
with
CTE
and
Perkins
grant
money
in
order
to
give
the
state
tests
that
we
had
already
given
appropriate
feedback
to
divert
the
impending
issues
that
we
had.
C
C
D
C
C
C
Hendrick
to
put
that
together
and
asked
every
school
to
send
a
representative
and
I
think
we
have
two
full
training
sessions,
the
first
one
being
this
Thursday
morning,
8:00
to
10:00
and
the
next
one
Monday
morning
of
Thanksgiving
week,
eight
to
ten,
so
that
we
can
bring
everybody
up
to
speed
on
how
to
use
those
notifications
that
pushes
the
text
as
we
had
all
the
retirements
last
year
and
the
new
administrators.
We
have
teams
of
people
that
might
not
be
if
they
weren't
the
parent
link
person
at
their
old
school.
C
C
Would
you
pull
up
that
one
PowerPoint
I
would
just
like
to
for
for
clarity
to
add
a
few
additional
facts
to
some
items:
I've
heard
surrounding
our
school
districts,
budget
priorities
and
finances
in
general.
Just
you
know,
we
have
have
some
some
people
in
the
room
tonight.
We
probably
have
some
watching
online
and
and
via
the
computer.
C
So
I
would
just
like
to
give
you
a
couple
of
factoids
and
then
I'll
explain
the
PowerPoint.
That's
up
here.
We
do
work
diligently
to
try
to
be
good
stewards
of
all
the
resources
we
have
I
appreciate
the
board
support
with
approving
this
year's
budget,
which
was
nearly
350
million
dollars.
We've
gone
paperless
and
payroll
we've
tried
to
cut
costs
there,
we've
cut
outside
contracts,
we've
innovated
processes
and
procedures
to
lower
operational
cost
everywhere
that
it
made
sense
to
do
so.
C
Clay
County
ranks
second
in
the
state
of
Florida
in
the
percent
of
our
budget
that
has
spent
in
the
classroom.
Our
administrative
salary
has
not
changed
in
the
past
three
years.
In
the
time
I've
been
superintendent.
This
administrative
salary
is
still
exactly
the
same
as
it
was
when
I
took
office
in
2012.
C
This
spring
I
proposed
a
classrooms
first
plan
that
reduced
nearly
a
million
dollars
of
salary
cost
in
the
district
office
about
a
20
percent
savings
of
district
office.
I'm,
not
aware
of
any
of
my
predecessors
reducing
their
own
cost
by
20%,
but
we
did
that
this
year
again,
looking
for
cost
savings
just
as
a
basis
of
comparisons
that
you
know
how
you
shake
out
between
the
the
largest
school
district
next
door,
our
average
teacher
salary
in
Clay
County
is
forty-five
thousand
eight
hundred
and
thirty
dollars.
C
The
average
teacher
salary
in
Duval
County
is
forty,
four
thousand
eight
hundred
and
fifty
three
dollars.
Our
administrative
staff
at
the
district
office
is
also
lien
by
comparison
to
our
largest
neighbor
to
the
north,
one
example
of
that
in
Clay
County
we
have
one
administrator
for
every
12
support
employees
in
Duval,
County,
there's
one
administrator
for
every
five
support
employees.
So
those
are
just
some
general
facts
just
to
throw
out
there
for
what
they're
worth
is.
C
Let
you
see
where
we
stack
up
and
I've
heard
a
lot
about
raises,
or
salary
increases
and
I
just
want
to
put
everybody
on
the
same
page.
If
people
take
a
new
position,
they
are
paid
at
the
position
they
currently
hold,
in
accordance
with
the
board
approved
salary
schedule
for
that
position,
whether
it's
support,
instructional
or
administrative.
So,
for
instance,
if
we
take
a
first-year
ESC
assistant,
which
we
have
people
now
that
literally
they
graduate
from
college,
they
have
a
degree
in
education
and
everybody
wants
to
work
in
Clay
County.
C
They
are
then
paid
at
the
new
position.
I
put
put
these
up
here
because
we've
had
both
happened:
we've
had
bus
monitors
and
ESC
assistants,
which
are
on
the
same
band
and
pay
grade
if
they
become
a
teacher
or
a
classroom
assistant
now
going
into
a
longer
contracted
period
at
a
different
band
in
grade
they're
then
paid
at
that
band
in
grade.
So
this
happens
several
times.
Each
year
we
have
a
classroom
assistant
that
makes
$10
an
hour
a
little
less
than
$13,000
a
year.
C
They
secure
a
teaching
position,
BAM
they're,
making
$38,000
a
year
as
a
new
teacher,
so
that
happens
and
when
that
happens,
they
are
indeed
authorized
and
make
more
salary,
something
that
I
never
hear.
People
will
say,
but
it's
really
a
truth
here
in
Clay
County,
if
you've
taught
in
Clay
County
for
about
25
years,
and
you
secure
a
position
as
an
11-month
assistant
principal
which
we
have
a
lot
of
our
elementary
schools,
have
an
11-month
assistant
principals.
C
All
of
our
secondary
schools
have
at
least
one
11-month
assistant
principal
you
actually
go
down
in
salary
to
start
out
as
an
administrator.
Even
when
you're
you
have
25
years
experience
as
a
teacher
that
lower
example
is
at
the
rate
of
a
25
year
teacher
and
a
brand-new
administrator,
which
it
doesn't
really
matter
now
for
a
brand
new
administrator
or
they've,
been
an
administrator
for
six
or
seven
years.
They
haven't
gone
anywhere
at
the
salary
schedule.
C
C
We
have
teachers
at
a
school
working
ten
months
a
year
196
day
contract
making
more
than
the
11
month,
ap
on
a
two
hundred
and
sixteen
day
contract,
so
I'm
not
saying
that
that's
right
or
wrong,
but
I'm
saying
that
everybody's
been
being
paid
for
the
job
that
they're
doing
for
us
according
to
your
approved
salary
schedule
for
that
type
of
job
at
that
banner
grade.
So
I
just
wanted
to
share
that
with
you
as
we
get
started
tonight,.
I
Okay,
we
can
take
that
off
the
screen
now
next
item
up
on
the
agenda
is
item
d2.
This
is
the
public
hearing
to
approve,
as
advertised
amendments
to
school
board
policy
5.0
to
see
the
use
of
school
buildings
and
grounds
I
will
open
the
public
hearing.
If
there
is
anybody
that
would
like
to
speak
on
this
item,
you
are
welcome
to
take
the
podium
and
share
your
comments
or
thoughts.
I
F
F
I
I
Okay,
the
next
item
up
is
item
d3
present
appointees,
to
serve
on
the
district
Advisory
Committee.
So
this
is
for
discussion
only
does
not
require
a
vote.
I
think
we've
all
received
the
full
list
of
our
new
district,
Advisory,
Committee
and
I.
Guess
just
for
the
public
I'll
go
ahead
and
list
the
names
of
the
people
who
have
been
appointed
to
these
different
districts.
District
1
under
Janice,
Carrick
Asst.
We
have
to
parent
committee
members,
Laurie,
McDade,
Carol
and
free
Haffer,
hope.
I
I
said
that
right
and
then
our
community
leader
is
Parveen
hughes
in
district
2
under
carol
Studdard.
We
have
two
parent
committee,
members,
Jennifer,
Johnson
and
shereena
wells,
and
the
community
leader
is
Andrea.
Hepburn
under
district
3
is
Betsy
Condon.
We
have
two
parent
committee
members,
Steven
ooh
Java,.
I
You
and
Kristen
roads
and
the
community
leader
is
Don
Wilkes
under
district
4.
My
my
district.
We
have
two
parent
committee,
members,
Constance,
Swanson
and
Courtney
hints,
and
our
community
leader
is
Brian
Knight
and
then
lastly,
district
5
under
Ashley
Gill
housing.
We
have
two
parent
committee
members,
brandy,
Stasiak
and
Sarah
Johnson,
and
the
community
leader
is
David
bright.
Any
relation
between
those
two
Bryan
O'brien
night
David
right
now:
okay,
never
mind
okay,
so
I
just
want
to
thank
all
of
these
volunteers
for
what
is
going
to
be
a
really
good
committee.
I
A
district
Advisory
Committee
I
see
Miss
Daisy
ACK
in
the
back
there.
Thank
you
so
much
and
for
the
rest
of
you.
If
you're
here,
for
being
willing
to
serve
on
this
committee
and
I'll
just
open
the
floor
up
for
any
discussion,
if
anybody's
got
anything
they'd
like
to
share
sure
miss
Carrick
is
Miss
characters
home.
Y
F
I
I
Anything
else
all
right.
Okay.
Our
next
item
up
is
item
d4,
which
is
Human
Resources
special
action,
but
before
we
bring
that
to
the
board,
we
have
several
yellow
cards
on
this
item.
I
just
want
to
make
a
statement
here,
real
quick
before
we
get
to
this
item.
I
just
want
to
remind
people
the
folks
that
are
going
to
come
up
and
speak
that
this
is
not
a
formal
hearing.
I
There
isn't
going
to
be
any
evidence
or
testimony
that
is
going
to
be
presented
at
this
time,
and
so
we
would
just
ask
you
to
please
limit
your
comments
to
the
character,
and
you
know
regarding
this
individual,
so
I
will
just
leave
it
at
that,
and
our
first
speaker
is
Marcus.
Pi
did
I
say
that
correctly
Marcus
Pike
and
the
person
the
next
speaker
will
be
John
Gessner.
So
if
you
just
want
to
kind
of
be
ready
and
you'll
have
three
minutes,
each
yeah
and
I'm
sorry
can
you
is
it
possible?
Z
Name
is
Marcus
PI
I
live
at
23:59
Golf
View
Drive
Fleming
Island
Florida
I'd
like
to
take
the
opportunity
to
thank
you
for
giving
me
the
time
to
come
and
speak
with.
You
moved
to
Orange,
Park
or
Fleming
Island
in
2006
we
moved
out
of
Duval
County
just
to
come
to
Clay
County
for
the
schools
had
the
privilege
of
having
one
son
graduated
from
Fleming
Island
2008
I
have
another
one
that
I
graduate
this
year
and
then
I
have
a
sophomore.
Z
Z
If
we
allow
parents
to
dictate
what
goes
on
in
football
programs
and
schools,
it
would
be
even
more
of
a
travesty
for
someone
to
lose
their
income
and
their
job
off
of
what
someone
else
said
or
did,
but
I
stand
wholeheartedly
and
firmly
and
thankful
that
my
children
were
able
to
be
a
part
of
this
coaches
life
and
what
he
has
meant
to
them.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
AA
AA
One
day,
I
came
home
from
from
work
and
the
yard
was
mowed
and
outside
was
picked
up
and
the
garage
was
straightened
up
and
I
came
in
and
I
asked
my
wife.
What
what
inspired
you
to
do
this
and
she
said
Ben,
did
it
my
oldest
son,
who
is
a
graduating?
Senior
who's,
been
a
football
player
at
the
school
for
four
years
and
by
the
way
I
also
have
another
son.
AA
AA
G
AB
My
name
is
Teresa
Elwood
I
live
at
205,
Muhammad
abate
in
st.
John's
I've,
known
Bubba
for
almost
30
years,
and
maybe
probably
none
of
you
know
that
he's
a
veteran
he
served
in
the
United
States
Air
Force.
So
he
took
that
pledge
of
pledging
for
his
country.
Why
do
I
bring
that
up
because
I'm
also
a
veteran
and
as
a
veteran,
we
have
a
code
of
honor
that
we
all
call.
AB
So
I,
look
at
you,
I!
Look
at
you!
I!
Look
at
you!
I!
Look
at
you,
I,
look
at
you
and
I.
Look
at
you!
The
man
I
have
loved
and
I
come
to
respect.
My
son
got
married
August
6
of
this
year
and
my
sister-in-law
came
by
herself
why
Bubba
couldn't
make
ax
because
he
was
coaching
Bubba
Smith,
so
many
family
events
because
of
high
school
football
games
he's
miss
weddings,
anniversaries,
birthday
parties,
family
events,
I've
seen
so
many
times,
and
we've
asked
where's
Bubba
Oh
football.
Okay,
that's
all
we
needed
to
know
so.
AB
X
My
name
is
Michelle
Larson
and
my
address
is
1735
country
walk
a
Fleming,
Island
and
I'm
the
parent
of
a
Fleming
Island
football
player,
who
doesn't
get
much
playing
time
and
I
am
here
tonight
to
speak
in
support
of
Coach
Hall
I'm
grateful
for
his
leadership
and
the
impact
he's
had
on
my
son
and
the
other
players.
Coach
Hall
and
the
other
coaches
spend
countless
hours
from
May
to
November,
creating
a
football
program.
I
think
most
years,
Fleming
Island
has
had
a
winning
season
under
coach
Charles
leadership.
X
But
the
truth
is
that
I
don't
care
about
that.
What
I
care
about
is
the
kind
of
young
man.
My
son
is
becoming.
We
moved
here
three
years
ago
from
California.
At
that
time
our
kids
went
to
a
Catholic
school
I
was
very
nervous
to
send
my
kids
to
a
public
school,
but
we
heard
wonderful
things
about
Fleming
Island
and
decided
to
give
it
a
try.
We
went
to
our
first
football
meeting
and
I
was
very
impressed.
Coach
Hall
said
all
the
right
things.
X
X
He
told
parents
that
if
your
son
needs
cleats
or
equipment
or
a
tutor,
we
will
make
sure
that
he
gets
what
he
needs
and
three
years
later,
I
find
that
to
be
true,
we
are
very
blessed
that
my
son
has
not
needed
anything
but
I
do
know
other
players
that
have
gotten
what
they
needed
when
they
needed
it.
No
questions
asked
including
discipline
when
it
was
called
for.
If
you're,
not
the
parent
of
a
football
player,
you
may
not
realize
the
countless
hours
the
coaching
staff
spends
on
football.
X
The
boys
start
having
conditioning
training
in
May.
This
is
three
to
four
days
a
week,
all
summer
long,
sometimes
twice
a
day,
then
practice
starts
again
and
it's
five
days
a
week.
Being
a
football
coach
is
a
labor
of
love.
It's
like
having
another
full-time
job.
You
really
have
to
love
the
kids
in
the
game.
To
do
this,
my
son
is
a
better
man
for
having
known
coach
Hall
and
the
entire
coaching
staff.
X
Isn't
that
what
parents
want
from
a
football
program,
let's
face
it
by
and
large,
our
kids
are
not
going
to
play
professional
football
I
want
my
son
growing
up
having
known
good
men
and
I.
Believe
that's
what
he's
gotten
to
experience
with
coach
Hall.
It
seems
to
me,
there's
far
too
much
controversy
surrounding
what
appears
to
be
an
oversight
rather
than
criminal
behavior.
X
It's
just
wrong
for
coach
Hall
to
lose
his
job
because
of
mistake,
and
all
indications,
including
the
Sheriff's
Office,
including
from
the
Sheriff's
Office,
are
that
this
was
a
mistake
and
not
a
crime.
The
fact
that
it's
even
being
discussed
here
will
have
negative
consequences
for
him.
That's
enough
punishment.
Indications
are
that
the
parents
disappearance,
who
disliked
the
coach
coach
halls
coaching
style
or
the
kids
playing
time
are
at
the
heart
of
this.
Please
get
the
facts
and
do
the
right
thing.
Please
vote
no
on
to
firing
coach
Hall.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
AC
Butler-
and
you
have
my
address
there-
I
want
to
strongly
strongly
caution
this
board
regarding
the
action
you're
about
to
take
and
I.
Want
you
to
ask
yourself:
are
you
confident
this
was
handled
properly?
Are
you
confident
it
truly
rises
to
the
level
that's
presented
to
you
tonight.
I
want
to
remind
you
of
a
case
that
we
just
heard
a
final
disposition
on
a
couple
months
ago,
and
that
is
the
Mike
Ford
case.
Another
coach.
AC
Go
back
to
that
he
would.
The
superintendent
made
a
recommendation
to
terminate
mr.
Ford
and
this
board
upheld
that
termination.
At
that
time
he
made
an
appeal
that
was
made
and
heard
by
the
chairwoman,
and
at
that
time
it
was
again
upheld
that
the
results
were
that
mr.
Ford
was
then
turned
over
to
professional
practices
in
Tallahassee.
That
case
was
heard
by
a
judicial
body,
a
judge,
a
judge
who
is
trained
on
seeing
through
all
of
these
things
and
getting
to
the
truth.
AC
If
you
are
not
in
the
Union,
you
are
at
risk
and
I'm
going
to
tell
you
right
now
that
this
Union
provided
six
figures
worth
representation
to
mr.
Ford.
We
plan
to
do
the
same
for
mr.
Hall,
so
this
is
going
to
be
a
long,
drawn-out
battle.
It
gets
expensive,
but
I'll
tell
you
what
I
have
talked
to
mr.
AD
I,
don't
know
how
I
follow
that,
but
Raymond
Amanda
1696
tall
timber
Drive.
Nobody
asked
me
to
be
here
tonight:
I
went
on
Facebook
and
I
saw
that
this
was
going
down
tonight.
I
said
I
need
to
come
here.
It's
the
right
thing
to
do.
I
stand
in
front
of
me
tonight
as
a
30
year,
navy,
veteran
retired,
Master,
Chief
I'm,
the
unofficial
team,
photographer
I,
say
unofficial
because
nobody's
paying
me.
Nobody
asked
me
to
do
it.
Seven
years
ago,
I
started
talking
with
some
of
the
coaches
on
the
team.
AD
I
noticed
nobody
was
doing
anything
to
document
everything
for
the
parents
of
what
was
going
on
with
the
team.
I
took
that
on
myself,
it's
a
hobby
that
I
do
and
I
enjoy
doing
it
and
all
those
pictures
that
are
on
Facebook
on
a
team's
site.
That's
mine
and
I've
never
received
or
ask
for
a
dime
for
any
of
that.
For
the
last
seven
years,
I've
sat
on
the
sidelines
with
Coach
Hall.
You
asked
to
talk
about
this
man's
character,
I'm
here,
to
tell
you
as
witness
this
man's
character
is
Unruh
protocol.
AD
We
heard
that
he
is
a
veteran
and
he
has
already
been
cleared
by
the
attorney
general's
office
that
there
were
no
charges
brought
forward
on
this
case.
That
should
say
something
right
there
and
in
itself.
I
trust,
Frank
call
I,
would
trust
Frank
call
with
my
wife,
my
children,
my
money,
anything
and
I
mean
that
Frank
calls
a
god-fearing
man.
AD
Frank
Hall
worked
with
Coach
Charles
and
brought
something
to
this
school
that
he
never
had
before
they
had
the
father-son
breakfast
for
the
last
four
years,
I've
documented,
where
Coach
Charles
has
worked
with
Coach
Hall
and
they've,
brought
together
community
churches
that
have
brought
in
breakfast
and
they've.
Had
the
fathers
come
in
with
their
sons
and
if
you
want
a
tear-jerking
experience,
sit
there
and
watch
a
child
look
into
his
father's
eyes
and
tell
him
I
love
you
dad
and
the
dad's
look
into
their
son's
eyes
and
say:
I
love.
AD
You
son,
I,
can't
do
that
I,
don't
have
a
son.
I've
got
two
daughters
and
I
come
to
you
tonight
telling
you
I,
give
you
my
word
as
I
stand
before
you.
Frank
Hall
is
a
god-fearing
man.
He
needs
to
be
respected
and
I'd
like
to
know:
where
does
he
go
to
get
his
good
name
back
when
this
is
all
over?
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
R
Karen
miner
3167
Creighton
landing
road,
Fleming,
Island,
3,
200
3.
My
heart
tells
me
I
need
to
be
here
tonight.
I
have
a
current
student
at
Fleming
who
respects
and
looks
up
to
mr.
Frank,
Hall,
coach,
Hall
and
I
have
a
former
student
that,
because
of
Coach
halls
mentoring,
I
would
like
to
say
my
husband
and
I
got
my
son
to
go
to
college
and
well.
He
didn't
want
to
go
to
college,
but
when
he
was
a
four-year
high
school
football
player
here,
coach
Hall
encouraged
him
got
him
in
study
hall.
R
Tutoring
made
them
accountable
for
their
grades
and
they
have
things
in
place
where
you
don't
just
because
you
play
football,
we're
not
going
to
worry
about
your
grades
in
college.
He
was
a
mentor
to
my
son
I'm.
Like
mr.
demanda
said,
coach
Charles
was
the
spiritual
help
that
we
needed
and
in
coach
Hall
was
one
of
the
two
people
that
mentored
my
son
for
him
to
go
to
college
so
fast-forward.
R
To
now
he's
a
2-year
captain
and
he's
about
to
graduate
in
the
spring-
and
he
has
an
internship
in
Knoxville
Tennessee
at
a
fortune,
500
company
I-
would
love
to
take
credit
for
that.
But
it
was
the
this
school
discipline.
Astray
ssin,
my
son,
even
from
Tennessee,
is
as
seen
the
papers
and
he's
very
upset
about
it,
but
I
want
you
to
please
please
consider
the
livelihood
of
this
man
his
character
as
an
academic
teacher
as
well
as
a
coach
and
what
they
do
for
these
children.
R
I've
been
on
the
football
boosters
for
eight
years
now,
even
though
my
son
graduated
four
years
ago,
because
I
still
have
a
child
here
at
the
school
and
I
learn
from
my
son
being
here.
It
takes
a
village
to
raise
a
child,
and
it
takes
all
of
us,
and
sometimes
the
parents
can't
get
through
to
the
kids
and
the
teachers
and
the
coaches,
and
all
of
that
do
and
mostly
I,
want
you
to
consider
the
timing
and
the
motive
of
the
people
or
persons
that
have
brought
these
charges.
R
AE
When
you
have
something
to
go
down
like
this,
is
it's
ridiculous?
It
really
is.
When
you
have
somebody
that
has
agenda
against
a
school,
then
I'm
going
for
four
years.
I
know
this
and
when
something
like
this
happens,
he
grabs
ahold
of
it
and
then
wants
to
run
with
it,
coaches
they
spent
they
thought
they're
married.
You
know
this
when
his
football
six
months
out
of
the
year
it's
hard
to
see
the
wife
it
is.
This
is
what
he
does
all
the
time.
AE
It's
not
about
football.
It
is
about
football,
he
loves
it.
Just
like
I
did
it's
about
kids,
it's
about
what
we
teach
them
sideline
weightlifting
classrooms
in
football
players.
Sometimes
they
think
because
I'm,
a
football
player
I,
get
to
do
what
I
want,
and
that's
when
that
coach
steps
in
no
that's
not
what
about
what
you're
about
you're
gonna
take
care
of
your
business
in
the
classroom.
AE
I
W
Just
say
that
mrs.
McKinnon
asked
me
to
sit
on
this
committee
back
in
the
spring
and
when
this
first
started
going,
mrs.
Racine
needed
someone
to
sit
on
there
and
based
on
my
professional
experience
from
the
past,
mrs.
McKinnon
called
me
and
asked
if
I'd
be
willing
to
do
this
and
I
had
no
idea
the
challenges
that
all
of
you
that
work
in
the
district
with
terms
have
to
deal
with
on
a
daily
basis,
and
mr.
W
Hendrick
told
me
that
when
he
was
hiring
or
interviewing
for
certain
positions
that
he
would
run
across
new
college
graduates,
who
would
say,
oh
yes,
I've
heard
of
that
system,
but
I've
never
actually
seen
it
and
they
don't
actually
teach
the
the
platform.
That
terms
is
that
our
terms
is
based
on
anymore,
and
my
understanding
for
mr.
weeks
is
that
terms
doesn't
even
support
the
terms
we
have
anymore.
So
we
I
didn't
really
realize
how
much
in
need
we
were,
and
then
the
real
concern
came
about
when
I
found
out.
W
That
terms
is
how
everyone
gets
paid,
and
so
it
certainly
would
be
a
travesty.
If
terms
went
down-
and
we
saw
that
this
summer
with
not
being
able
to
run
an
additional
payroll
and
things
like
that,
so
all
that
said
this
committee
was
so
committed
to
this
process.
They
gave
hours
and
hours
and
hours
of
reading
huge
binders
worth
of
information.
W
So
I
think
that
that,
and
and
one
of
the
things
that
impressed
me,
the
most
I'll
just
take
the
time
to
stay
is
that
mr.
Van
Zandt
tells
us
a
lot
about
those.
We
have
were
coming
up
on
retirement
in
our
district,
and
these
professionals
asked
such
great
questions.
They
didn't
ask
just
how
can
this
make
my
job
better?
W
They
asked
questions
from
the
point
of
view
of
if
someone
hasn't
had
my
job
for
all
the
years
or
if
someone
is
looking
at
my
job
differently
or
if
someone
walks
in
from
the
outside,
they
were
just
very
thoughtful,
very,
very
professional,
about
the
way
they
approached
it
and
I
just
wanted
to
publicly
thank
all
of
those
people
that
spent
hours
and
hours
and
hours
of
extra
time.
Looking
at
this.
I
Just
would
like
to
also
echo
miss
Condon
sentiments
about
this.
As
she
stated
back
at
the
beginning
of
the
year,
I
originally
was
going
to
sit
on
this
committee
because
the
work
that
I
do
we
deal
with
the
ERP
systems
every
day
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
critical
it
is
to
an
operation
this
size
to
have
a
good,
updated,
ERP
system
and
so,
however,
because
of
the
the
time
requirements
on
that
committee,
I
was
not
able
to
do
it,
and
so
I
asked
miss
Condon
to
take
my
place.
I
But
you
know:
I
have
looked
through
the
presentation
here
and
I
think
this
committee
has
done
a
fantastic
job
and
I
just
would
like
to
thank
miss
Condon,
miss
legato
and
all
of
the
13
other
folks
that
sat
on
this
committee
for
their
hard
work
and
just
want
to
say
that
I'm
looking
forward
to
a
good
good
ERP
system
coming
to
Clay
County.
So
that's
all
I'd
like
to
say
any
for
any
other
discussion.
I
would.
E
Just
say
that
it's
so
impressive
to
me,
the
teamwork
that
went
into
this,
that
it
wasn't
something
that
you
know
a
few
administrators
decided
we
needed
to
do
know
it
was
a
great
team
effort
and
I
was
very
impressed
with
the
process
and
seems,
like
everybody
has
great
buy-in,
because
it
was
a
team
effort.
So
I
just
commend
miss
Liggett
Co
for
her
approach
to
it
and
want
to
thank
you
all
for
your
hard
work.
I
know
this
was
no
small
feat.
I
T
Rena
lee
Paiva
presidents
of
the
CCA,
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
CCA
good
evening
for
the
past
five
months,
I
have
spoken
to
you
at
school
board
meetings
about
raising
revenue.
Last
week,
deputy
superintendent
Kornegay
told
me
that
she
didn't
think
that
the
school
board
fully
understood
that
the
CCS
is
ready
and
willing
to
work
with
them
in
support
of
a
fund
of
finding
a
funding
source.
Let
me
be
clear
about
this.
T
The
CCA
is
ready
and
willing
to
work
with
the
superintendent
with
the
school
board
and
any
other
interested
stakeholders
to
find
revenue
that
will
enable
this
district
to
get
out
of
the
crisis.
That's
in
the
definition
of
insanity,
of
course,
everybody
knows
it
is
doing
the
same
thing
over
and
over
again
and
expecting
a
different
result.
The
first
page
of
the
packet
that
I
gave
you
is
from
your
own
budget
review
workshop
that
mrs.
Leggett
go
gave
to
you.
As
you
can
see,
from
1995
to
2009.
T
We
had
a
quarter
mil
supplementary
discretionary
levy
in
2009
we
changed
that
levy
to
a
quarter.
Mil
critical
operation
needs
levy.
We
have
this
until
2013,
that
is
when
it
stopped,
and
the
school
board
has
not
asked
for
any
levy.
Since
why
not?
We
are
in
a
financial
crisis,
and
yet
we
have
not
explored
any
alternatives.
T
We
continue
to
think
that
we
can
just
not
give
any
salary
adjustments
to
our
teachers
and
our
support
staff
and
somehow,
by
some
miracle,
we
will
have
our
fund
balance
hit.
3%
I
think
it
is
obvious
that
that's
not
going
to
happen
on
page
43
of
the
superintendent's
annual
financial
report.
It
states
that
the
unassigned
general
fund
balance
is
three
million
dollars
or
one
point
two
four
percent:
are
you
kidding
me?
T
T
In
your
packet
is
the
information
on
how
st.
Johns
County
worked
together
to
pass
their
half
cent
sales
tax.
Another
option,
the
safe
Johns
County
presidents
of
their
teachers
union
is
here
tonight
and
she's
going
to
explain
how
they
did
it,
how
they
got
all
parties
together
to
do
such
a
thing,
the
last
two
pages
of
your
packet
is
what
Marion
County
did
to
raise
revenue
by
putting
resource
teachers
back
in
the
classroom
and
for
other
operating
needs.
T
AF
Good
evening
Michelle
Dillon
94
Lincoln
Street,
st.
Augustine
Florida
I,
am
the
president
of
the
st.
John's
Education
Association,
which
is
the
professional
teachers
union
in
st.
Johns,
County
and
I
am
here
this
evening
to
talk
about
collaborative
relationships.
As
many
of
you
are
aware,
st.
Johns
County
is
bursting
at
the
seams
with
new
developments
springing
up
everywhere.
You
look,
I
am
sure
you
are
also
quite
aware
that
Tallahassee
is
not
allowing
an
appropriate
amount
of
capital
outlay
money
to
build
our
much
needed
schools,
improved
technology
and
maintain
safety
upgrades.
AF
With
that
in
mind,
the
st.
Johns
County
School
Board
decided
to
hold
a
special
election,
this
past
November
3rd,
to
raise
the
sales
tax
by
a
half
cent.
Our
union
s
JEA,
and
our
support
staff
union
suggests
pas,
which
stands
for
st.
John's
educational
support
professionals,
Association
endorsed
the
referendum
for
the
sales
tax.
Both
unions
worked
collaboratively
collaboratively.
Excuse
me,
with
our
school
board,
in
a
local
PAC
to
advocate
for
the
half
cent
sales
tax.
AF
Our
union
members,
along
with
the
support
of
our
state
organization,
the
Florida
Education
Association,
jumped
on
board
because
we
knew
this
was
the
right
thing
to
do.
We
joined
the
district
in
their
efforts
to
get
out
the
vote.
For
example,
the
deputy
superintendent
of
operations
and
I
spoke
to
local
business
groups
about
the
importance
of
the
sales
tax
referendum.
We
knocked
on
doors
we
wave
signs
on
street
corners.
We
distributed
flyers
that
our
state
union
created.
We
made
phone
calls
and
we
got
our
members
to
the
polls.
AF
This
work
was
done
collaboratively
the
union
and
administration
working
together
for
a
common
goal.
Collaborative
relationships
between
the
Union
and
district
are
possible.
I
am
proof
of
that
and
in
fact,
these
relationships
benefit
everyone,
employees,
students
and
the
community.
I
hope
that
you
take
my
remarks
to
heart
and
know
that
you
too
can
build
a
relationship
with
your
union.
It
is
possible.
AF
G
AG
My
name
is
evan
gould.
I
love
at
1885
Bluebonnet
way.
Thank
you
very
much
for
hearing
me
tonight.
I
am
the
drama
and
chorus
teacher
at
Lake,
Asbury
junior
high
go
Tigers
and
I
am
proud
of
my
students.
Accomplishments
I'm
also
proud
of
my
own
accomplishments,
because
I
practice,
what
I
teach
I
perform
in
four
to
five
shows
each
year
in
theaters
all
around
the
City
of
Jacksonville
I
players
by
the
sea
theatre,
Jacksonville,
Atlantic,
Beach,
experimental
theatre,
I'm,
currently
in
John
Steinbeck's
Grapes
of
Wrath
at
limelight
theatre
in
st.
AG
Augustine,
directed
by
one
of
our
fine
teachers
here
in
Clay
County
mr.
dave,
thomas
I'm
Middleburg
high
school
I'm,
also
one
of
the
founders
of
the
five-and-dime
Theatre
Company,
which
performs
all
throughout
shows
in
different
venues
throughout
the
city,
because
we
don't
have
a
home.
But
I
am
proud
to
say
that
starting
next
year
we
will
be
the
theatre
in
residence
at
the
comer
Art
Gallery
starting
next
year.
Very
proud
of
that.
AG
AG
And
I
nod
my
head
tonight:
I
am
not
even
at
the
auditions
that
my
theater
company
is
doing,
for
our
Nick
show
to
come
here
and
beg
for
a
cost-of-living
increase,
any
increase,
because
I
haven't
seen
one
for
years.
I
work
really
hard
for
our
students.
I'm
proud
of
their
accomplishments.
I
have
two
students
going
to
all-state
chorus
this
year.
I
have
the
most
amount
of
students
going
to
all
County
you'll,
see
them
I'm
sure
you'll,
be
there
I'm,
proud
of
their
accomplishments.
AG
G
I
H
F
This
up
and
the
reason
you
know,
I
pulled
it
after
talking
to
Miss
five
about
it.
Something
I
just
do
want
to
point
out.
She,
you
know
just
said
that
our
or
unassigned
funds
are
one
point.
Two
four
percent
and
I
learned
something
today
that
our
unreserved
fund
balances
actually
are
unassigned
and
are.
F
And
the
two
make
up
that
you
know
2.12
whatever
we
are,
but
this
one
point:
two
four
represents
cash
on
hand.
We
needed
cash
tomorrow,
that's
the
number
that
we
have,
and
that
is
kind
of
alarming,
because
I
did
not
realize
that
the
unreserved
fund
balance
was
unassigned
and
assigned
and
I
understand
how
we
do
have
access
to
the
assigned
money,
but
that
that
really
was
alarming.
To
me,
I
listened
to
what
Miss
Paiva
said
into
what
miss
Dillon
said
and
I
think
you
know
as
a
board.
F
We
need
to
be
looking
for
other
sources
of
revenue
and
we
should
probably
set
a
workshop
to
at
least
vet
this
in
some
form
and
and
find
out
if
we
were
to
do
of
a
committee
or
if
they
were
to
put
together
a
PAC.
You
know
who
should
be
on
it.
You
know
what
stakeholders
should
be
involved.
I
mean
it
sounds
like
you
know,
the
superintendent
should
be
there
and
a
representative
and
a
board
member
should
be
a
part
of
it.
F
Parents,
the
PTA
or
PFA
PFA,
I
thinking,
I'm
old,
I'm
thinking
PTA
when
I
was
there,
and
our
two
unions
should
definitely
be
represented.
It
and
I
do
realize
how
many
you
know
how
much
money
went
into
st.
Johns
County
from
the
FAA.
They
gave
a
tremendous
amount
of
money
to
help
with
an
initiative
that
they
felt
they
needed
for
their
County.
Now,
I
realized
that
you
know
certain
money
can
only
be
earmarked
for
certain
things,
such
as
capital
and
construction
and
things
of
that
nature.
F
But
if
you
do
look
at
what
she
had
here,
you
know
years
ago,
when
I
sat
at
all
these
school
board
meetings
and
Miss
vallencourt
was
up
here.
You
guys
always
referred
to
the
two
mill,
the
two
mill
money,
the
two
mill
money
plus
you
had
the
quarter
mill
there
too.
So
you
know
it
was
a
lot
more
coming
in
than
what
we
have
now
and
basically
we're
thinking
we're
not
even
treading
water
anymore.
We're
sinking
so
I'd
like
this
board
to
consider
having
a
workshop.
G
F
Know,
I,
don't
have
a
magic
ball
here,
but
you
know
look
where
we're
at
and
we
are
struggling
tremendously,
so
I
mean
if,
after
the
workshop
we
decide.
That's
not
the
route
we
want
to
take.
Then
we
don't.
We
don't
act
on
it.
I
think
we
owe
it
to
our
community.
We
owe
it
to
our
teachers.
We
owe
to
our
students
to
be
able
to
provide
all
the
resources
necessary
and
to
hang
on
to
these
great
teachers
we
have.
F
Her
head,
so
I
must
be
close
to
that
amount
somewhere,
but
I
know
that
I
myself
know
of
teachers
who
have
left
either
they're
leaving
because
of
the
salary
or
they're
leaving
because
of
the
insurance,
and
you
know,
I
was
down
at
I,
think
I
said
it
last
month
at
the
County
Commission
and
one
of
our
our
esc
aides
left.
So
you
know
I'm
thinking
that
you
know
this
board.
Might
want
to
consider
that
so
now
we
already
will
rule
you
can
decide
on
it
or
not,
but
that's
the
only
reason
that
I
pull.
E
My
understanding,
when
we
talked
about
when
we
approved
the
millage
levy,
that
we
it's
set
by
the
state
and
we're
not
we.
This
was
a
grace
period
that
they
gave
us
because
of
well.
First,
it
was
because
we
were
growing
and
needed
to
build
schools,
and
then
it
was
because
the
economy
tanked
that
was.
F
A
referendum
that
was
voted
on
for
the
additional
two
years
right
and
that's
what
this
would
be.
That's
what
they're
talking
about
not
what's
set
by
the
state
that
we
are
mandated
to
it,
an
additional
referendum
on
the
ballot
asking
the
citizens
of
the
community.
Would
you
consider
raising
our
millage
rate
by
one
percent?
We.
F
H
The
state
determines
this
and
as
you
as
you
can
see,
you
know
it
wasn't
our
doings
that
the
supplemental
went
away.
That
was
the
state.
We
had
no
control
over
that
and
then
the
other.
We
were
in
a
growth
period
where
we
were
having
to
open
a
school
every
year
and
that
one
year
we
opened
two
schools,
the
same
fall,
but
right
now,
I'll
be
honest
with
you.
My
concern
with
I
mean
if
y'all
want
to
have
a
workshop,
I'll
go
along
with
it,
but
right
now
I
think
the
timing
could
not
be
worse.
H
H
H
For
their
kids,
we've
got
buildings
that
need
kids
in
them
and
we
we
can't
go
out
to
the
public
and
say
this
is
to
build
schools
or
whatever
and
I'd
like
to
think
the
public
would
get
really
excited
by
saying
you
know
we're
going
to
paint
and
refurbish
and
so
forth,
but
I
don't
believe
they're
going
to
vote
for
a
millage
on
painting
some
buildings
and
putting
some
new
things
in.
We
need
money
in
our
operation
budget.
H
That's
where
do
we
need
the
money
if
we
went
out
for
something
it
would
have
to
go
for
that
because
you
know
I,
don't
think,
there's
a
soul
up
here
that
doesn't
want
to
pay
our
employees
more
than
we
can
pay
them.
I
mean
I,
mean
we've
set
here
month
after
month
and
listen
to
their
feelings
and
I,
and
we
all
understand
it
and
if
we
had
money,
we'd
vote
right
now
to
give
them
money
sure
right
today,
but
we
don't
have
the
money.
H
The
serious
problem
I
see
is
that
we
need
to
get
back,
I
heard
Mr,
Van,
Zandt,
say
at
a
meeting
today.
You
know
about
the
million
dollars
that
was
cut,
I,
think
that
we've
got
to
go
back
and
look
where
we're
spending
our
money
and
we
have
got
to
trim
the
fat
because
it
is
not
right
for
our
employees
to
continually
go
here.
Oh.
A
G
A
H
A
H
H
H
2.1
we're
still
a
long
way
from
the
3%
and
if
y'all
will
remember
in
the
board
meeting
that
we
had
at
the
Professional
Development
Center
by
this
time
we
were
going
to
be
at
275
and
at
the
end
of
next
June
we
were
going
to
be
at
3%
and
we're.
At
that
point,
we
were
at
what
around
2
4
something
I'll
remember,
but
instead
of
going
forward
and
getting
to
the
275
we've
gone
backwards
to
2
point
1
and
something
is
out
of
kilter
and
I'm
saying.
I
Wholeheartedly
I
just
would
like
to
reiterate
miss
Sutter,
to
your
point
that
remember
when
we
did
the
budget
workshop,
there
were
a
number
of
things
that
were
explained
to
us.
The
reason
why
we
went
backwards
because
there
were
certain
things
that
were
not
properly
budgeted
for
such
as
the
charter
schools
and
things
like
that.
So
I
think
we
understand
where
that
money
had
to
go,
and
we
understand
that.
That's
what
drove
us
backwards.
I
E
AB
W
We
have
right,
you
know
the
only
thing
that
I
would
like
to
add
is
that
I
don't
know
if
this
is
true
I
one
time
had
asked
dr.
Copelan
about
something
like
a
half
cent
sales
tax,
and
he
had
said
to
me
that
we
would
that
we
could
not
do
both
that
and
the
impact
fees
that
we
currently
have,
and
so
we
would.
W
We
would
need
clarification
on
that,
because
we
would
you
know
if
you're,
just
trading
money
for
money
or
if
it
would
generate
more
money
or
we
don't
know
what
the
answers
and
so
completely
separate
things
not
impact
fee.
Well,
dr.
Copelan
said
to
me
that
you
could
not
do
both
and
so
I
would
like
for
an
accurate
doctor.
Look
okay.
H
AH
W
W
I
F
E
C
Will
not
be
real
inclined
to
move
forward
with
that
for
several
reasons
till
we
have
some
individual
conversations
and
I'd
like
to
talk
to
miss
Paula
about
it
too.
But
the
key
ingredient
to
this
and
the
reason
st.
John's
was
successful,
is
st.
John's.
School
District
has
a
high
degree
of
public
trust
and
I'm
going
to
guess
that
in
the
next
thirty
minutes
our
public
trust
in
this
school
system
is
going
to
be
even
further
eroded.
So
we'll
take
some
collaboration.
C
I
E
I
I
I
I
F
I
I
AJ
AJ
As
you
can
see,
we've
got
a
generally
increasing
trend
for
these
past
six
years.
It's
slight,
but
it
is
increasing
when
compared
to
the
state
average.
We
can
see
that
their
trend
for
energy
expenditures
is
decreasing.
A
look
at
couple
of
our
sister
school
districts.
There
Charlotte
they're
about
one
half
the
size
that
we
are
and
you
can
see
they
started
out
over
over
a
dollar
40
per
square
foot
and
now
they're
below
what
we
are.
AJ
AJ
And
then
there's
a
Walton
County
a
little
bit
quite
a
bit
smaller
than
us
stay
spiked,
and
then
he
started
a
pretty
hefty
decrease
in
filing
a
school
district.
That's
about
twice
our
size
to
an
F
our
times
our
size.
It
is
Polk,
County
and
they've
been
fairly
stagnant
at
about
80
cent
per
square
foot
and
they're
about
two
and
a
half
our
size.
AJ
As
we
look
at
the
trends
in
these,
they
all
started
out
more
than
what
we
were
and
now
they're
all
less
than
what
we
were
and
what
do
they
have
in
common
they've
partnered
with
a
company
called
Synergistics
for
energy
conservation
in
their
school
district
and
what
is
Synergistics?
It's
an
energy
conservation
company
with
their
emphasis,
is
on
behavior
modification
I've.
Had
several
companies
come
in
and
talk
to
me
about
energy
conversation
conservation
and
most
of
them
start
out
with
well.
AJ
If
you
change
out
your
lights
to
LEDs
or
you
change
out
this
chiller,
we
can
save
you
money,
not
with
Synergistics.
They
get
their
savings
or
we
realize
their
savings
through
constant
energy
monitoring.
Adjustments
through
continuous
energy
audits
classroom
comforts,
not
sacrificed
on
the
altar
of
conservation.
AJ
We
don't
win
and
turn
the
thermostats
up
to
80
degrees
and
then
make
sure
what
he's
nice
and
comfortable
and
they
optimize
the
existing
infrastructure
that
we
have
they
don't
they
don't
tell
us
to
buy
new
equipment,
change
things
out,
they're
going
to
take
what
we
have
optimize
it
and
tweak
it
until
it
works
the
way
it
should
the
program
basics.
Center
district
will
provide
the
district
with
three
energy
specialists
they're
hired
and
paid
for
by
synergistics.
We
don't
hire
them,
they
don't
belong
to
us.
AJ
AJ
We'll
being
consulted
on
whether
we
want
to
hire
the
people
that
they
have
they're
going
to
be
trained
by
synergistics
they'll,
take
them
back
to
Dallas,
Texas
and
train
them
up
where
they
have
a
extensive
engineering
support
staff
that
will
support
these
these
folks.
They
will
work
out
of
our
offices
in
close
coordination
with
a
coordinator
of
operations,
who's
Bruce
Harvin,
who
is
in
charge
of
our
energy
program
and
they
become
a
force
multiplier
for
HVAC
shop.
AJ
Presently
we
have
12
HVAC,
guys
and
gals
who
take
care
of
all
the
air
conditioning
in
the
county
and
take
care
of
all
the
kitchen
equipment,
the
county.
What
these
folks
will
do
is
they
will
receive
the
air
conditioning
work
orders
first,
you
know
if
they
a
worker
coming
says
that
the
air
conditionings
not
working
these
one
of
these
energy
specialists
will
go
out
to
the
school
and
evaluate
what
exactly
is
going
on.
If
it's
something
they
can
fixed,
they'll
fix
it.
AJ
AJ
The
perform
energy
audits
at
all
hours
they'll
be
wandered
around
the
Saturday
Sunday
evenings
3
o'clock
in
the
morning
they'll
be
wandering
through
schools.
Finding
out
is
you
know?
Why
is
that
air
conditioner
running?
Why
is
that
exhaust
fan
running
and
then
they'll
come
back
and
get
with
our
folks
and
make
it
an
Allen.
AJ
AJ
AJ
How
do
they
do
it?
They
go
out
and
they
look
at
every
meter
and
they're
an
all-encompassing
energy
resource.
They
look
at
water,
sewer,
fuel
oil
as
well
as
electricity,
so
they're,
not
just
concentrating
in
one
area.
They
look
at
every
meter
to
make
sure
it's
ours
to
make
sure
it's
verified,
make
sure
it's
operating.
AJ
They
analyze
our
past
bills
and
evaluate
any
anomalies,
and
then
they
set
up
a
baseline.
As
I
said,
the
energy
cap
software
is
an
independent
third-party
software.
It
normalizes
the
data
to
account
for
weather
so
that
if
we
look
at
our
base
layer,
if
the
average
temperature
in
February
of
our
base
year
was
30
degrees
with
the
average
temperature
in
February
of
this
year
is
50
degrees.
Obviously
we
don't
have
the
heating
cost
that
we
had
back
in
our
base
year.
AJ
AJ
It
does
the
same
if
we
should
replace
a
chiller
if
we
have
a
20
or
30
year
old
chiller
that
breaks
and
replace
it
with
a
more
efficient
model,
we're
going
to
input
the
engineering
data
into
this
program
and
it's
going
to
say:
okay,
we
saved
energy,
but
it
was
because
of
the
new
chiller,
not
because
of
anything
synergistic
did
and
they
won't
get
credit
for
it.
So
they
only
get
credit
for
things
that
they
help
us
with
how's
the
bait
how's
the
program
paid
for
once
the
baseline
years,
establish
established.
AJ
All
utilities
usage
is
reference
to
that
base
year
so
and
we're
going
to
take
a
look
at
the
savings,
so
the
utilities
for
September
of
the
current
year
is
compared
to
the
utility
used
for
September
in
a
baseline
year.
If
the
utility
you
say,
was
five
million
kilowatts
in
September
in
this
year.
It's
four
million
kilowatts.
There's
an
energy
savings
area
of
1
million
kilowatts.
We
will
be
billed
by
synergistics
for
a
half
a
million
kilowatts.
At
the
current
rate,
we
will
keep
the
other
half
a
million
kilowatts
in
our
own
pocket.
AJ
The
first
six
months
is
considered
a
quick
start
period,
because
they're
gearing
up
they're
hiring
people
there
they're
going
through
training,
there's
going
to
be
some
energy
savings,
but
it's
Synergistics
won't
bill
us
for
that.
The
first
six
months
is
all
in
our
pocket,
so
anything
that
we
can
do
during
that.
First,
six
months
we
get
to
keep
the
contract
period
is
for
a
total
of
five
and
a
half
years
and
at
the
end
of
the
contract
period
there
are
options
for
continuing
the
program
with
Synergistics.
AJ
If
you
remember
polk
county
down
there
at
80
cents
per
square
foot,
they
started
with
Synergistics
back
in
1992,
and
so
they
have
continued
working
with
them
and
they
have
maintained
their
energy
level
way
below
what
we
are
our
responsibility
to
support
the
program
through
policy
and
practice.
Since
it's
not
changing
out
equipment,
it's
attitudinal
changes
so
we're
gonna
have
to
set
up
a
policy,
and
we're
gonna
have
to
put
some
teeth
into
it.
AJ
To
make
sure
that
it's
being
followed,
we'll
point
in
a
program
with
liaison
which
will
probably
Bruce
Harvin
our
coordinator
of
operations,
we'll
give
them
our
past
records,
so
they
can
input
them
into
the
software
program,
provide
them
access
to
our
EMC
s,
so
they
can
get
in
and
change
set
points
change
schedules
work
with
the
principals
on
that
not
allow
any
third
party
interference
to
come
in
and
muck
up
the
works
and
then
substantially
implement
the
program.
Since
we're
not
changing
out
equipment.
AJ
AJ
The
pros
and
cons,
no
upfront
out-of-pocket
costs
for
the
except
for
the
energy
cap
software.
The
savings
are
guaranteed
to
exceed
all
investments
in
a
program
which
includes
the
cost
of
the
software
and
any
fees.
If
you
see
the
cons
there,
the
cost
of
the
energy
cap
software
is
thirteen
thousand
eight
hundred
dollars
for
the
first
three
years
and
then
53
eighty
two
after
that
for
each
year.
AJ
AJ
AJ
Why
can't
we
do
it?
Ourselves
seems
easy?
Well,
we
don't
have
the
funds
obviously
to
hire
three
people
dedicated
to
energy
conservation.
We
don't
have
the
dedicated
engineering
support.
Clay.
Electric
is
good.
They
help
us
out
whenever
they
can,
with
energy
audits
of
the
schools
but
they're,
not
on
24
hours
a
day.
They
call
and
help
us
out
as
much
as
we
might
need
it.
We
don't
have
the
training,
knowledge
or
the
time
to
set
up
and
maintain
the
software
program.
AJ
This
is
the
support
team
that
synergistic
SAS
professional
engineers
HVAC
design
energy
needs.
Also,
if
you
look
down
there,
landscape
and
irrigation
professionals
again
they're
a
total
company
they're
looking
at
water
and
sewer
and
irrigation,
is
a
big
part
of
the
water,
the
bill
that
we
have,
particularly
at
the
high
schools
from
the
athletic
fields.
AJ
In
a
nutshell,
this
is
our
actual
energy
cost.
Over
the
past
several
years
we
started
out
about
eight
million
went
down
to
about
seven
and
a
half
million
in
this
year.
We're
estimating
we're
going
to
spend
nine
million
dollars
in
energy.
That's
out
of
the
operational
budget.
If
you
take
a
look
at
the
trend,
this
is
where
we're
headed.
If
we
don't
do
anything,
we're
headed
up
with
synergistics
will
do
will
come
in
we'll
set
the
base
year
and
for
argument.
AJ
Let's
just
say
it's
this
year
and
say:
ok,
it's
say:
sixty
million
kilowatts,
nine
million
dollars.
That's
what
we're
going
to
budget
we're
going
to
flatline
it
for
the
next
five
years,
they're
saying
they
can
come
in
and
reduce
our
energy
cost
to
that
curve
right
there
that's
quite
a
significant
savings.
What
we'll
do
on
a
month-by-month
basis,
we'll
take
that
difference
and
split
it
in
half
Synergistics
gets
that
amount
and
we
get
that
amount
to
put
in
the
general
fund.
AK
You
mr.
Merrill,
that
was
a
great
presentation
and
I
may
steal
some
of
your
slides
to
use
myself
so
I
do
want
to
thank
you
for
letting
me
be
here
tonight.
I
also
want
to
really
just
acknowledge
the
work
that
your
staff
has
already
done,
especially
mr.
Hartman
you're,
not
out
of
control.
Here
when
it
comes
to
energy
conservation.
You've
actually
done
more
than
many
of
our
clients
prior
to
hiring
us,
but
we
do
see
some
additional
savings.
They
couldn't
can
be
garnered
here.
AK
One
of
the
reports
that
we
look
at
the
state
publishes
a
port
every
year
cost
per
square
foot
for
energy.
It
does
not
include
water
and
sewer,
and
we
deal
with
water
and
sewer
as
well.
The
state
average
is
about
a
dollar
eighteen,
your
about
a
dollar
thirteen
but
st.
John's
is
at
ninety
six
cents
and
most
of
our
clients
are
a
dollar
or
below
and
with
6.6
million
square
feet
in
the
district.
We
see
that
as
an
opportunity.
A
couple
things
I
want
to
say
mr.
AK
Merrill
did
a
great
job,
presenting
one
thing
that
that
is
always
a
concern
in,
and
we
have
teachers
and
principals
and
other
staff
here
so
I'm
going
to
make
something
really
clear.
We
do
not
make
teachers
uncomfortable
in
order
to
save
some
energy.
That's
the
quickest
way
for
this
program
to
fail
in
a
school
district,
so
I
just
want
to
make
that
clear.
AK
Teacher
comfort
is
a
non-negotiable
for
our
program.
In
fact,
the
three
energy
specialists
that
we
would
hire
are
probably
going
to
come
from
your
community.
They
may
even
be
a
former
district
employee.
We
get
a
lot
of
retirees
from
the
school
district
and
that
works
really
well.
But
if
there's
a
comfort
complaint
from
the
teacher,
they
would
actually
go
out
one
of
these
three
people
and
deal
with
that
complaint,
and
if
something
is
broken,
then
they,
as
mr.
Merrill
said,
would
work
with
the
maintenance
staff
and
get
it
repaired.
AK
We
also
make
sure
all
the
air
standards
for
ASHRAE
are
complied
with.
You
have
to
have
so
much
fresh
air
coming
into
the
building,
depending
on
the
number
of
students.
We
make
sure
all
those
things
are
complied
with,
so
really
the
savings
is
focused
on
the
unoccupied
periods,
more
than
anything
else.
If
something
is
on
and
it
doesn't
need
to
be
on
for
any
reason
whatsoever.
That's
wasteful
and
those
are
dollars
that
are
going
to
pay
bills
that
we
believe
you
could
capture
and
use
for
other
needs
and
obviously
you're
like
everyone.
AK
You
have
plenty
of
needs,
so
the
problem
is
trying
to
free
up
some
of
that
funding.
So
we
do
believe
we
can
help
you
here.
We
can't
solve
all
your
challenges
that
you're
having
to
deal
with,
but
we
do
believe
we
can
help
you
it's
a
budget
neutral
item.
It's
funded
out
of
your
utility
budget.
I've
been
doing
this
22
years
with
synergistic,
every
single
client.
That's
ever
hired
us,
we've
got
1400
of
them.
AK
Nationwide
they've
all
been
able
to
hire
us
and
fund
the
program
out
of
their
their
utility
budget
that
had
planned
for
that
five-year
period
and,
as
was
mentioned,
if
you
don't
cover
your
cost
at
any
year,
we
write
a
check
back
to
make
you
hold
on
that.
We've
only
had
to
write
eight
checks
and
the
company's
coming
up
on
its
30th
year,
so
I'll
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have.
We
sent
you
a
lot
of
materials
and
mr.
AK
AJ
H
I
H
Like
to
say
something:
yeah,
mr.
Maryl,
my
hats
off
to
you
for
being
smart
enough
to
meet
with
all
the
board
members.
We
had
already
individually
seen
this
presentation
and
we
were
able
to
ask
those
questions
that
we
weren't
sure
if
they
were
done,
questions
or
not,
but
we
asked
them
I'm
sure,
but
this
it
really
helped,
and
it
gave
us
enough
time
to
really
look
into
this
before
tonight,
but
I'm
glad
that
you
did
this
so
that
they
can
understand
it
in
the
public
and
stand
it.
You
did
a
good
job.
I
V
My
name
is
Donna
Meese
and
I
live
at
3570,
Russell,
Road,
Rinku,
Springs
I'm.
Here
to
say
the
community
is
listening.
The
community
is
interested
in
raising
money
to
force
salaries
for
our
people.
I
have
nine
grandchildren
in
your
public
schools.
They
come
home
and
tell
me
how
their
teachers
are
working.
Second
jobs,
I'm
concerned
teachers
should
not
be
working
second
jobs.
Their
first
job
is
more
of
a
job
than
they
need
once
I
started.
Looking
into
it.
I
found
out
support.
Staff
are
really
struggling.
V
I
said
here
in
last
month's
meeting
and
heard
how
people
go
home
with
$40
for
two
weeks
pay
driving
my
child's
bus.
That
concerns
me
I
know
that
our
teachers,
because
I,
seem
to
go
to
a
lot
of
schools
now
that
I'm
retired
are
paying
for
supplies
out
of
their
own
money
for
their
classrooms.
They
are
teaching
classes
that
exceed
the
state's
class
size,
Amendment
Act.
They
are
on
campus
before
and
after
their
contract
hours,
except
for
this
week
and
I'll,
tell
you
what
a
difference
that
looks
like
in
parking
lots.
V
These
teachers
in
the
last
three
years
have
moved
to
different
jobs
with
added
responsibilities
unless
you're
out
there
in
that
classroom,
you
don't
understand
they
have
larger
class
sizes
now,
because
you're
not
following
class
size,
Amendment
Act,
they
have
test
results
of
their
students
that
will
determine
whether
or
not
they
receive
merit
pay,
whether
or
not
they
can
keep
their
jobs.
That's
a
big
difference.
They
are
now
spinning
noodles
of
time
analyzing
data
from
things
that
you're
paying
for
like
performance
matters.
V
Your
support
staff
go
the
extra
mile
every
day.
I
have
bus
drivers
that
ask
my
grandchild.
Why
weren't
you
on
the
bus
this
morning?
Will
you
be
here
this
afternoon?
School
nurses
that
care
custodians,
that
work
extra
hard
know
the
children
by
first
name
in
your
buildings
and
I'm,
finding
out
they've
gone
seven
years
without
a
pay
raise?
Oh,
my
gosh,
it's
ridiculous!
I
suggest
that
you
start
analyzing.
Your
budget
I
have
that
workshop.
The
community
will
support
you.
V
Testing
costs
performance
matters.
Let's
look
at
it.
You
can't
continue
to
pay
your
employees
and
adequate
salaries.
They
can't
even
afford
your
YMCA
benefit
of
$40
a
month.
Ridiculous,
Clay
County
is
not
putting
our
children
first
if
we
continue
to
put
these
teachers
and
support
staff
last.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AL
T
Renly,
private
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
CCE
a
I
didn't
do
a
speech
for
this
one
because
I
didn't
know
which
way
you
guys
are
going
to
go
on
this
workshop
on
discussing
raising
revenue.
I
am
absolutely
always
open
to
speak
to
mr.
Van
Sant
and
I
really
mean
that
I
think
we
have.
This
is
a
collaborative
effort
we
have
to
discuss
it
so
I'm
pleased
that
you're
going
to
discuss
it
in
January,
whether
we
do
it
or
not,
it
doesn't
matter,
but
I
have
done
some
a
little
bit
of
research.
T
T
Is
that
the
right
word
I?
Think
capital
is
that
right?
We
can
use
sales
tax
for
that.
We,
if
you
look
we're
Clay
County,
is
and
I'm.
Sorry,
if
you
look
at
that
that
I
just
gave
you
this
is
the
sales
tax
for
the
state
of
Florida
and
what
it
shows
what's
available.
If
you
look
where
clay
is-
and
you
go
across,
I
tried
to
highlight
it,
clay
is
the
County
Commissioners
have
at
their
disposal
three
percent
sales
tax
and
they've
used
one
percent,
so
they
still
have
two
percent
left.
T
The
school
board
has
a
point:
five
half
penny
sales
tax
available
to
them.
This
is
under
statute
and
we
have
used
none.
Having
said
that,
let's
remember
you
can't
use
sales
tax
for
anything
except
building
buildings
like
st.
John's.
That
was
their
needs
unless
it
frees
up
money
and
we
could
use
the
money
for
something
else.
So
that's
something
that
the
workshop
needs
to
discuss.
T
If
you
look
at
the
paperwork,
I
gave
you
theirs
is
for
operation,
not
for
capital,
so
our
operation,
that's
the
last
two
pages
of
the
packet
I
gave
you
the
first
time.
If
you
go
over
that,
then
we
have
operating
of
cat
for
two
years
or
for
four
years,
and
the
referendum
has
to
be
written
very
precisely.
T
AM
My
name
is
Laura
Mayberry,
and
you
have
my
address
on
file.
Will
Rogers
once
said
when
you
find
yourself
in
a
hole
quit
digging
as
an
avid
poker
player.
I
prefer
the
Kenny
Rogers
version
you
got
to
know
when
to
hold
them
know
when
to
fold
them
and
know
when
to
walk
away.
This
school
district
has
invested
a
lot
of
time
and
money
on
flavor
of
the
month
textbooks
technology
and
programs
when
it
should
be
listening
to
and
focusing
on
the
needs
of
his
teachers.
We
seem
to
keep
throwing
good
money
after
bad.
AM
Instead
of
admitting
that
we
were
on
the
wrong
course.
In
economics,
I
teach
my
students
about
the
concept
of
sunk
costs.
How
many
times
have
you
been
in
a
long
line
at
the
grocery
store
and
a
new
line
opens
up,
and
you
say
well
I'll
just
stay
where
I
met
because
I've
already
been
here
for
a
while.
We
do
it
all
the
time,
but
it's
completely
irrational.
AM
I
play
poker
with
people
who
say
well.
I've
got
this
much
money
in
the
pot.
I
might
as
well
see
it
through,
even
though
they
know
they
have
the
losing
hand.
It's
a
sunk
cost.
This
school
district
has
the
losing
hand
with
ignoring
the
class
size,
amendment
plcs
academies
and
performance
matters
testing.
Yet
it
appears
that
you
are
ready
to
go
all-in.
AM
How
many
times
do
we
need
to
test
our
students
to
see
if
they
are
ready
for
the
big
test
and
do
the
results
of
the
big
test
even
matter
we're
not
objecting
to
the
new
ways
of
doing
things,
but
we
need
to
be
allowed
to
discover
what
works
and
what
doesn't
and
make
decisions
about
the
needs
of
our
students
at
the
classroom
level.
That's
the
job
you
hired
us
to
do
so.
AM
Let
us
do
it
get
out
of
the
hand
and
let
us
play
we're
told
to
differentiate
our
instruction,
what
we
are
given,
one-size-fits-all
mandates
for
our
professional
development.
We
are
told
to
help
our
students
learn
critical
thinking
skills,
but
we,
as
teachers
are
placed
inside
a
very
small
box
called
the
framework
for
intentional
teaching.
I,
don't
know
what
you
guys
think
we've
been
doing
this
whole
time
accidentally
teaching
I,
didn't
trip
and
fall
into
a
lesson
plan
I
didn't
open
my
mouth
in
class
today
and
oops.
Some
vocabulary
came
out.
AM
That's
just
we've
been
doing
this
the
whole
time
we
as
teachers
are
already
all
in,
but
you
keep
upping
the
ante.
We've
asked
teachers
to
work
to
contract
for
just
one
week
and
they
tell
us
it's
impossible
and
some
are
even
scared.
They
could
get
in
trouble
if
the
work
doesn't
all
get
done,
and
how
sad
is
that
we
could
say
we're
going
to
keep
this
up
all
year,
but
you'd
call
our
bluff.
AM
You
know
we'll
ultimately
do
what
needs
to
be
done,
but
you
have
to
ask
yourself:
are
you
willing
to
win
at
any
price
in
279
BC
King
Pyrus
defeated
the
Romans
but
suffered
such
huge
losses
that,
after
the
fact
he
said,
if
I
went
another
one
like
this,
we'll
lose
this
inspired
the
phrase
pirate
victory,
meaning
a
victory
that
inflicts
such
a
devastating
toll
on
the
victor,
that
it
is
tantamount
to
defeat.
We
are
your
troops,
stop
shooting
us
in
the
foot.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AN
Good
evening
I'm
ginger
Burruss
and
my
address
is
on
record
on
the
card
last
time.
I
addressed,
you
guys
was
on
September
17th
and
it
kind
of
feels
like
deja
vu
for
me
tonight,
because
yet
again,
there's
problems
with
the
IT
site
on
the
School
Board
website.
I
was
trying
to
peruse
some
different
categories
and
some
job
descriptions
and
things
and
again
I
get
the
404
page
not
found
so
I
find
it
very
interesting.
AN
According
to
our
original
email
and
November,
fourth,
that
money
was
supposed
to
be
returned
to
the
policyholders
in
the
HMO
program.
On
this
paycheck
and
again
deja
vu
a
glitch
in
the
system,
Wow
funny
how
that
seems
to
happen
every
time
it
comes
to
people's
money,
I
would
like
to
know
where's
the
interest
going
to
go
for
that.
AN
Why
would
we
not
get
that
on
our
very
next
paycheck?
It's
a
minimal
cost.
For
me
it
was
a
dollar
fifty
one,
but
for
the
person
with
family
coverage
that
was
80
plus
dollars.
That
they
were
expecting
to
get
and
I
have
a
co-worker
out
here
who
has
a
nine
day
paycheck
for
three
dollars
and
93
cents,
pretty
sure
she
would
have
been
excited
to
get
that
extra
50
bucks
because
she
carries
her
spouse
on
her
policy.
AN
G
AL
Thank
you.
I
am
pleased
to
say
that
we
did
find
that
glitch
and,
of
course
it
is
the
system
that
we
have.
We
could
not
generate
the
checks
over
once
the
payroll
system
has
run
or
the
regular
paychecks
have
run.
So
with
that
being
said,
I
am
wanting
to
confirm
that
those
payments
will
be
in
the
next
paycheck.
The
reason
I
use
the
December
payroll
was
I,
wanted
to
ensure
that
all
the
processing
will
take
place
and
that
I
can
guarantee
that
that
amount
of
the
dollars
will
be
in
the
employees
paycheck.
AL
G
AO
Hi
my
name's
Keith
Nichols,
my
address
is
on
the
record
card
a
long
time
ago,
when
my
first
daughter
was
a
freshman
in
high
school.
She
was
taking
freshman
English
and
she
got
toward
the
end
of
the
year
and
she
was
doing
real
good
in
English
and
she
decided
sheet
when
the
king
said
being
a
sophomore,
that
she
wanted
to
try
to
do
Honors
English,
so
she
put
in
for
it
next
year.
She
was
really
disappointed
in
the
first
week
to
find
out
that
she
didn't
get
picked
up
for
Honors
English.
AO
She
went
to
the
guidance
counselor
to
ask
for
it
to
be
changed.
The
guidance
counselor's
said
she'd
take
care
of
it
and
three
days
later,
I
get
told
that
I
have
to
go
in
to
see
mr.
mchabe
and
the
reason.
Why
is
because
the
administrator
did
not
give
her
her
Honors
English
I
sat
there
and
I
listened,
while
my
daughter
gave
him
impassioned
pleaded
why
she
wanted
to
be
in
Honors
English
and
at
the
end
of
it,
with
her
plea.
I
saw
mr.
AO
mchabe
doing
his
nodding
of
his
head
and
not
paying
any
attention
to
what
she
said
and
he
turned
around
to
make
a
sales
pitch
to
me
what
he
was
telling
me
was
Mr
Nicholls.
He
said
the
reason
why
we're
doing
this
is
because
we
might
like
to
try
to
set
our
students
up
for
success
now.
Your
daughter's
grades
are
good
enough
that
she
should
be
able
to
get
into
honors
English,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
she
succeeds
and
she
might
struggle
with
this.
AO
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
she
gets
a
good
record
going
and
I
just
looked
at
him,
and
he
all
that.
No
me,
no,
that
wasn't
the
right
thing
to
say
and
I
just
looked
at
him
and
I
basically
said
you
know,
I
would
rather
her
to
struggle
and
fell
then
to
never
know
what
her
real
limits
are
now
well
you're,
sitting
here
and
you're
talking
about
all
this
testing.
One
of
the
things
you
need
to
understand.
You
don't
need
that
testing.
Your
testing
is
right
there.
AO
They
got
you
in
this
box,
get
up
on
my
shoulder
and
let
me
show
you
what's
outside
that
box.
This
is
what
the
world
is
and
I
thank
God.
That
everybody's
got
a
teacher
like
that
every
now
and
then
now
they
say
that
life
is
unfair
and
I
believe
it
is
because
if
life
was
really
fair,
your
teachers
would
be
drawing
the
salary
that
you're
set.
Your
administrators
here
are
drawing
your
support.
AP
AP
AP
AP
How
can
we
expect
our
students
to
strive
in
this
County
and
in
our
schools
if
we
cannot
keep
licensed
degree
holding
professionals?
We
need
your
support.
We
cannot
do
our
jobs
effectively
to
the
standards
that
this
community
holds
it's
educators
without
your
backing
and
that
backing
comes
with
a
livable
wage.
We
have
our
responsibilities
to
ourselves
and
our
families
and
teachers
are
leaving
this
county
to
go
to
other
professions
and
other
counties
where
they
can
take
care
of
themselves.
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AH
Hello,
my
name
is
Teresa
Dixon
I,
you
have
my
address
on
file.
I
am
the
president
of
the
support
union
here
in
Clay,
County,
saspa
and
I
just
wanted
to
talk
to
you
for
a
few
minutes.
First
of
all,
congratulations
miss
Liggett,
go
for
your
accomplishments
and
miss
MacKinnon.
I
thought
it
was
really
nice
that
the
two
of
you
were
recognized
at
the
beginning
of
the
meeting.
I
think
it's
very
important
to
recognize
people
who
do
a
good
job
for
you.
AH
It
really
pays
back
dividends
and
with
that
being
said,
I
just
don't
like
to
remind
you.
This
week
is
American
education
week
national
American
education
week
tomorrow
is
national
education,
support
professionals
Day
a
day
where
education
support
professionals
are
honored.
Two
to
three
years
ago,
I
honestly
I
can't
remember
the
exact
time.
I
stood
right
here
where
I
am
and
received
a
proclamation
from
the
school
board,
announcing
that
the
Wednesday
before
the
Thanksgiving
break
would
be
known
in
Clay
County,
as
education
support
professionals
appreciation
day,
I'm
saddened
that
I
haven't
heard
a
thing
about
it.
AQ
Good
evening
my
name
is
Sandra
Driggers
Phipps
and,
with
your
indulgence,
I
would
like
to
deviate
a
little
bit
from
what
you've
been
hearing.
Several
months
ago,
a
school
bus
driver
spoke
to
you
about
the
effects
of
the
rising
cost
of
health
insurance
and
the
fact
that
the
support
employees
of
this
school
district
have
not
received
a
salary
increase
in
several
years.
Among
other
things,
she
told
how
her
latest
paycheck
after
deductions
totaled
about
$71.
This
was
all
she
had
to
buy,
groceries
and
pay
bills.
At
that
time.
AQ
AQ
I
was
told
to
use
it
to
help
others
appoint
employees
who
need
help,
because
so
many
of
our
support
employees
pay
us
so
low
that
there
are
many
of
these
employees
in
need.
Today,
I
started
a
GoFundMe
account
called
support.
Clays
support
personnel
so
that
other
employees
can
be
helped
like
I
was,
but
tonight
I
would
like
to
recognize
the
person
who
unknowingly
helped
me
because
she
was
willing
to
step
up
and
shine
a
light
on
the
needs
of
the
support
employees
in
this
county.
AQ
Now
I
would
like
to
actor
saying
that
I
would
like
to
say
to
the
board.
We
understand
that
there's
a
problem
in
the
county.
We
understand
that
there's
not
a
lot
of
money,
but
when
we
hear
that
administer
that
district
level
administrators
are
getting
increases
in
their
salary
and
you
want
to
sit
at
the
bargaining
table
and
tell
us
that
we
can't,
then
we
have
a
problem
when
employees
have
to
go
out
and
get
donations
to
help
other
employees.
That's
a
sad
situation
in
Clay
County.
Thank
you.
AL
AI
My
name
is
Rebecca
Smith
I
am
a
Clay
County
School
Board,
employee
I
am
a
school
bus
driver.
My
address
is
on
file,
as
you
can
see,
I
thinking.
Well,
it
can't
get
much
worse.
Well,
I
was
wrong.
It
has
it's
sad
when
I
first
see
my
paycheck
I
thought
whoa
man.
This
is
mistake
here
only
to
learn.
There's
no
mistake!
That
is
my
paycheck
out
of
seven
hundred
twenty
four
dollars
and
twenty
one
cent
I
was
lucky
to
bring
home
three
dollars
to
93
cents.
AI
AI
Dishes,
no
matter
how
much
I
tried
to
tighten
my
belt,
can't
that
no
more
I
worked
about
62
hours,
I
brought
home
three
dollars
and
ninety
three
set.
You
said:
what
do
you
do
willing
to
give
up
to
get
better
cost
insurance?
What
more
can
I
do
it's
going
to
cost
me
to
work
for
you
for
these
next
two
weeks,
what
am
I
supposed
to
do
for
buying
groceries?
AI
AI
What
more
do
you
want?
What
more
can't
we
seriously
tell
me
what
to
do
and
I'll
jump
through
your
hoops?
What
do
you
expect
mr.
Van
Sant
school
bar
members?
What
do
you,
what
tell
us,
what
to
do
I
show
up
for
work.
I
give
you
what
a
hundred
percent
mr.
Vincent
a
hundred
percent
I,
do
my
job
with
professionalism,
I
Drive
transport,
these
children
safely
from
home
to
school
and
back
to
home
on
a
schedule.
AI
Sic
it
off.
I
was
out
yesterday.
Sick
and
I'm
here
tonight
sit
only
because
it's
so
important.
Not
only
am
I
suffering,
you
got
co-workers
half
my
coworkers
are
suffering
here.
I
am
token
infant.
Can
you
believe
that
I
got
compassion,
I
care
for
my
co-workers
can't
y'all
care
for
us?
That's
all
we're
asking
say
you
appreciate
us
where's!
Your
cheek
action
speaks
louder.
We
need
help
we're
drowning
here,
I,
don't
know
what
else
to
say:
y'all
kind
of
do
better.
AI
AC
Let
me
start
with
sets,
but
first
of
all
thank
you.
Mr.
Merrill
I
want
to
thank
you
for
going
through
that
presentation
earlier
about
saving
money.
I
did
want
to
ask
you
for
there's
a
possibility
that
those
three
folks
or
that
the
company
would
hire
if
there's
any
chance
that
some
of
our
folks
inside
would
have
an
opportunity
at
that.
AC
If
you
can
look
into
maybe
giving
them
and
extending
that
opportunity
for
that
training
to
better
themselves
and
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
that
savings,
because
I
think
you
know
that's
going
to
free
up
some
things
and
that's
the
kind
of
stuff
we
need
to
be
doing
that's
the
kind
of
things
we
need
to
be
doing.
We
need
to
be
sitting
around
and
talking
about
how
we
were
going
to
save
money
and
and
I
want
to
tell
you
too,
because
I've
been
doing
a
lot
of
studying
about
all
these
books
up
here
to
pay.
AC
Mr.
Merrill
got
he's
going
to
he's
like
I,
don't
even
know
you,
lady
mr.
Merrill,
got
I,
think
six
employees
added
to
his
schedule
this
year
and
he
didn't
get
an
increase.
So
it's
a
it's!
It's
inconsistent
the
argument
and
the
spin
that
you
put
on
it.
It's
inconsistent:
it
doesn't
work,
so
here's
the
thing
that
whenever
I
work
for
AT&T,
this
is
the
kind
of
stuff
and
I
may
have
said
this
last
time.
But
whenever
you
tighten
your
belt,
you
tighten
your
belt
across
the
board.
AC
You
don't
say:
well,
okay,
if
I
move
somebody
up
and
they
have
more
responsibilities,
I
certainly
have
to
pay
them.
Because
I
want
to
talk
about
what
happens
in
the
cyber
world.
When
you,
when
people
come
in
with
experience,
did
you
know
that
in
the
sess
pecan
tract
that
I
could
come
in
with
15
years
experience
as
a
nurse
and
the
best
I
can
bring
in
is
four
years
so
you're
gonna
put
me
on
a
salary
schedule,
so
it
doesn't
make
any
difference
what
those
people
bring
in
it
only
matters.
AC
AC
Van
Zant's
gonna
say:
well,
that's
what
happens
when
you
go
from
a
principal
to
human
resources
director,
not
when
you're
poor,
not
when
you're
poor
you're
welcome
to
have
the
title,
and
we
will
certainly
give
you
that
increase
whenever
we
make
money,
but
right
now
we're
not
making
any
money.
So
the
only
strategy
that
I
keep
seeing
and
hearing
from
you,
mr.
Van
Zandt,
is
that
we
just
don't
give
these
people
arrays.
We
just
don't
increase
their
pay.
We
increase
their
responsibility.
AC
AC
The
range
was
around
3,000
to
about
18,000
increase
when
you
took
the
salary
that
they
made
last
year
and
the
salary
that
they
made
this
year
and
once
again,
I'm
going
to
tell
you
that
if
you
are
going
to
increase
anybody
salaries
in
a
year
that
you're
saying
that
you
have
a
two
point:
one
percent
fund
balance
or
one
point
two.
Whatever
we
have,
then
you
need
to
do
that
across
the
board.
For
everyone.
G
AL
AC
Twice
I've
had
mr.
Van
Zandt
blame
all
these
folks
for
the
state
and
the
tone
in
the
atmosphere
of
the
district
right
now.
The
other
day
I
was
down
at
the
district
and
he
told
me
well.
The
Union
is
getting
all
these
people
and
doing
all
these
things,
and
then
tonight
he
waved
the
cards
up
and
said
how
we
were
going
to
erode
the
relationship
again.
But
I
got
to
tell
you.
AC
AC
I,
don't
know
if
you
noticed,
but
a
lot
of
our
folks
wearing
bags
over
their
heads
out
there
this
a
while
ago
when
they
were
walking
marching
with
their
signs
because
they
fear
retaliation.
So
again,
the
culture
is
is
a
problem.
The
tone,
the
atmosphere
in
this
district
is
a
terrible
problem
and
I
think
that
there's
a
lot
more,
we
can
do
that.
Maybe
he
doesn't
even
cost
any
money.
Maybe
just
recognizing
that
tomorrow
is
esp
Appreciation
Day.
C
Okay,
I
told
senior
staff
tonight
I
was
going
to
just
go
down
the
line,
there's
been
a
lot
of
things
said
some
of
them
with
perfect
clarity
and
some
of
them
not
so
much
and
just
give
them
an
opportunity
to
clarify
anything
that
was
brought
up
in
their
area
if
they
would
like
to
so
I'll
just
start
with
mr.
Merrill
and
go
down
the
line.
AJ
I,
don't
know
if
I
could
do
it
myself,
but
I
set
here
quietly
for
the
past
several
months
and
you
know,
listened
as
several
of
them
have
gotten
up
and
insulted
the
board
and
a
superintendent
saying
that
you
disrespect
them
and
that
you
pay
them
poverty
level
wages,
and
then
they
go
on
to
denigrate
the
director
of
Transportation
for
doing
his
job
as
effectively
and
efficiently
as
possible.
I
think
it's
time
for
a
little
bit
of
truth
in
advertising.
AJ
First,
in
accordance
with
assessment
contract,
bus
drivers
are
only
guaranteed
six
hours
of
work
per
day
for
the
normal
school
year.
Nothing
more
nothing
less.
Bus
drivers
are
paid
that
abandoned
grade
of
b21,
that's
the
same
band
and
grade
as
a
district
MediaTek
ESD
secretary
in
a
lead
custodian,
just
to
mention
a
few.
So
we
haven't
carved
out
a
special
band
in
grade
to
keep
our
bus
drivers
in
a
poverty.
AJ
What
we
do
have
for
bus
drivers
is
a
six
hour
per
day,
job
for
186
days,
which
equates
to
1116
hours.
By
contrast,
a
full-time
employee
for
the
district
works
seven
and
a
half
hours
a
day
for
260
days.
That's
one
thousand
nine
hundred
and
fifty
hours.
So
if
we
do
the
math
a
bus
driver
works,
essentially,
fifty-seven
percent
of
what
a
full-time
employee
works,
I
think
any
reasonable
and
rational
person
would
realize
that
being
a
bus
driver
is
a
part-time
job.
AJ
Now
someone
wants
to
try
and
support
their
family
on
a
part-time
job.
That's
that's
their
choice,
however.
I
don't
believe
anyone
hid
what
the
hours
were
or
what
the
pay
rate
was
when
they
sign
their
contract
to
become
a
bus
driver
by
all
means
they
should
lobby
and
present
their
case
for
increased
hours
and
increased
pay.
But
this
should
be
truthful
and
upfront
about
it
and
when
they
say
the
school
board
pays
poverty,
wages
realize
it's
for
a
part-time
job
that
works
just
a
little
over
fifty
percent
of
what
an
a
full-time
employee
works.
AJ
Which
brings
me
to
my
second
point.
Robert
Warren
Berg
is
one
of
the
most
conscientious
in
innovative
Directors
in
the
district.
He
and
his
team
are
constantly
looking
for
ways
to
optimize
routes,
improve
efficiency
and
save
money
which
apparently
doesn't
sit
well
with
some
folks
when
he's
able
to
efficiently
handle
a
route
with
a
double
back
instead
of
putting
another
bus
on
the
road,
and
although
that
driver
gets
additional
hours
which
equates
to
ditional
pays,
he
gets
criticized
for
not
allowing
enough
bathroom
breaks.
AJ
I
have
the
utmost
respect
for
what
they
do
on
a
day
to
day
basis,
but
they're
adults
and
I,
don't
believe
anyone
twisted
their
arm
to
sign
a
contract
night
or
I
know
Robert
didn't
promise
them
anything
except
what
was
in
the
contract?
I
fully
expect
them
to
continue
to
present
their
case,
but
just
keep
in
mind
it's
an
important
job,
but
it's
a
part-time
job.
Thank
you.
AR
So
I
want
to
give
three
examples:
five
thousand
nine
hundred
twenty
eight
dollars,
eight
thousand
seven
hundred
and
ninety
four
dollars.
Fourteen
thousand
two
hundred
and
seventy
four
dollars.
These
are
differences
in
what
a
person
was
paid
last
year
and
what
a
person
is
paid
this
year
with
nit
those
all
three,
our
support
staff
members,
one
of
them
that
I
mentioned,
has
worked
her
way
up
has
obtained
a
bachelor's
degree
and
now
master's
degree.
She
has
earned
her
promotion.
She
did
not
get
a
raise.
AR
AR
AR
How
do
we
do
that?
Those
three
that
I
mentioned
and
I
have
a
half
a
dozen
other
examples
within
the
support
world.
Those
are
incredibly
talented
and
creative
people
and
we
find
innovative
ways
to
save
dollars.
Every
day
the
cost
of
a
replacement
computer
in
this
district
has
been
reduced
to
25%
what
we
were
paying
twenty
five
four
or
five
years
ago.
AR
We
prefer
to
promote
from
within
including
hiring
the
graduates
of
our
CTE
and
our
IT
academies
within
our
district,
but
we
also
like
to
promote
from
within
in
terms
of
our
support
staff,
and
we
think
those
people
should
be
rewarded
by
learning
and
earning
promotions
on
to
a
couple.
Other
items
I'd
like
to
thank
the
board
tonight
for
supporting
the
negotiation
and
procurement
of
a
new
ERP
system.
Hopefully
it
will
make
us
much
more
efficient
and
effective.
Last
month,
also,
the
board
approved
our
digital
classroom
plan.
AR
That
is,
money
that
is
available
through
do
e
for
technology
infrastructure
upgrades
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars.
That
is,
those
are
dollars
that
now
do
not
have
to
come
from
local
dollars.
Those
come
from
the
state.
Those
are
critical
needs
in
terms
of
upgrading
our
infrastructure,
yes
for
testing,
yes
for
assessment,
but
more
important
than
that.
S
Would
just
have
two
quick
points
for
you.
First,
the
$17,000
raise
I
wish
it
was.
It
was
approximately
a
little
less
than
six
thousand
dollars
in
raised
and
it's
less
from
the
person
that
have
the
job
before
me.
Okay,
so
that's
the
truth
when
it
comes
to
raises,
though
they
I
point
out
is
the
alarming
rate
of
teachers
leaving
you
know
each
year
when
the
teacher
leaves
the
district
or
an
employee
leaves
the
district,
they
fill
out
an
exit
interview.
It's
a
question
you're,
asking
them
why
they
left.
S
Last
year,
we
had
190
teachers
that
left
district
salary
was
answered
as
an
answer
and
keep
in
mind.
They
can
pick
multiple
boxes
seven
times
by
those
hundred
and
ninety
employees
that
left
the
district
number
one
answer
was
relocation.
Okay,
so
so
I
hear
about
teachers
continually
leaving
the
district.
We
don't
see,
then
what
teachers
provide
us
as
far
as
information.
C
AL
Understand
I
did
want
to
also
thank
the
board
for
their
support
on
the
ERP
system.
I
am
excited
about
it.
I
think
moving
forward
with
implementing
a
new
system,
of
course
will
result
in
savings
down.
The
road
I
would
also
like
to
publicly
thank
the
committee.
I
will
I
want,
would
also
like
to
echo
thanks
to
Dwayne
weeks
and
Nancy
Racine.
Those
two
folks
have
been
the
key
from
the
very
beginning
you
had
given
miss
Gill
housing.
Thank
you
very
much,
but
you
had
given
me
credit
for
that
and
I.
You
know.
AL
I
can't
take
that
credit.
It
is
all
due
to
mr.
Dwayne
weeks
and
Nancy
ray
Steen
for
putting
this
team
together
and
taking
the
initiative
to
put
the
product
together.
All
of
the
things
that
we've
done
to
get
us
where
we
are
today
so
I
wanted
to
publicly
thank
them
and,
of
course,
the
entire
group
that
put
this
together.
It
did
take
a
lot
of
work
and
we
will.
We
are
also
committed
and
ensuring
that
this
this
moving
forward
works.
AL
I
also
wanted
to
add
that,
as
we
move
forward
with
getting
our
district
in
a
better
financial
condition,
we
are
working
may
not
be
seen
right
now,
but
we
are
working
towards
trying
to
improve
our
financial
conditions.
We
have
made
some
financial
commitments
or
not
commitment
strategies
in
order
to
try
to
save
some
dollars.
Some
of
those
things,
of
course,
is
to
track
our
expenditures
to
really
look
at
whether
or
not
again.
Where
are
we
spending
our
dollars?
And
what
can
we
do
to
improve
those
expenditures
or
reduce
those
expenditures?
AL
Purchase
orders
we're
reviewing
those
constantly
to
ensure
that
they're
within
what
we
our
needs
not
want
not
want
but
needs
is
all
we
taking
the
initiative
to
look
at
those
those
costs.
So
we
are
working
towards
trying
to
me.
Of
course,
you
know
as
a
newbie
at
in
Clay
County
I
am
committed
to
trying
to
get
us
to
a
better
financial
condition.
That
is
my
goal
and
I'm
hoping
to
get
there
very
soon.
So
thank
you.
Y
The
mind
of
its
own
I
heard
it
said
that
we
haven't
been
in
a
district
in
a
while
and
I
also
heard
that
our
performance
is
dropping
at
an
alarming
rate.
I'd
like
to
clarify
that
statement,
because
it
is
not
a
true
statement
now
I
will
say
it
is
true
that
we
lost
our
a
in
2012
when
almost
every
district
in
the
state
dropped
due
to
an
increase
in
the
cut
scores.
In
writing
that
loss
was
due
to
writing
performance
only
and
almost
every
district
in
the
state
suffered
that
same
fate.
Y
Y
Y
All
we
have
right
now
are
mean
scores,
but
we
do
have
by
either
AOC
or
the
FSA,
our
percent
of
students
that
fell
into
each
quartile
and
they
equate
those
students
performing
into
the
bottom
quartile
with
those
who
would
have
scored
in
a
level
one
on
the
previous
FCAT
score.
So
if
we
take
those
students
that
scored
in
the
lower
percentile
and
we
rank
them
across
the
state,
Clay
County
students,
in
terms
of
the
percentage
scoring
in
the
bottom
quartile,
the
fewest
in
the
court,
all
scored.
Y
Y
We
also
have
the
eighth
fewest
third
graders
scoring
in
the
lowest
quartile
and
having
to
be
retained
this
year.
As
a
result
of
those
assessments,
so
while
we
still
wait
for
our
school
grades
to
come
in
I'm
encouraged
that
as
we
march
towards
clay
being
ranked
in
the
top
ten,
we
are
well
on
our
way
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
don't
believe
that
we're
dropping
an
alarming
rate.
Actually,
we
are
rising
at
a
very
significant
rate.
Thank.
I
Y
So
state
statute:
one
zero,
zero,
two
point:
three
one
is
a
statute
that
allows
for
districts
who
offer
school
choice
which
we
do
through
our
FBA
SBR
process.
Our
academies
across
the
district
are
special
programs
that
schools
with
an
open
enrollment
for
parental
choice
for
a
school
program
that
is
a
public
school
choice
under
the
section,
the
calculation
for
compliance
with
maximum
class
size
as
the
average
number
of
students
at
the
school
level.
Y
We
have
done
so
and
we
and
been
in
compliance
according
to
the
Florida
Department
of
Education
for
the
past
two
years,
and
we
just
had
our
initial
run
by
the
state
of
Florida
and
I
happen
to
have
our
class
averages
for
all
of
our
core
classes,
which
are
the
classes
that
are
under
class
size,
which
shows
that
we're
in
full
compliance
for
this
school
year
as
well
and
according
to
that
statute.
Thank.
I
I
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
The
real
way
to
know
if
your
out
of
compliance
with
class
size
or
not
it's
a
dle
will
assess
you
a
penalty.
It's
been
several
months
ago.
I
think
you
afforded
you
a
document,
I
think
from
the
do-e
that
had
counties
all
over
Florida
and
what
they
paid.
Clay
County
did
not
pay
any
class
size
penalty
and
we've
never
paid
in
class
sizes.
Only
since
it's
been
a
thing
which
has
been
several
years
now,
so
we
have
not
violated
class
size
ever
and
we're
not
violating
it.
Now.
C
I
was
on
the
school
board.
In
2003,
when
Clay
County
went
out
for
a
half
cent
sales
tax,
it
was
looking
really
good,
I
supported
it.
We
had
it
all
teed
up.
We
had
one
really
raucous
school
board
meeting
nothing
compared
to
what
we've
had
the
last
couple
of
years,
but
one
really
bad
one
and
I
think
that
was
the
largest
contributing
factor
to
that
now.
C
I've
put
boots
on
foreign
soil
several
times
in
defense
of
our
great
nation
and
each
and
every
person
here
has
the
right
to
speak
their
mind
to
speak
at
this
podium
to
protest
on
the
sidewalk
to
protest
on
Blanding
in
kingsley
or
anywhere.
You
would
like,
and
I
fully
support
that
right.
It's
your
freedom
as
an
American.
C
It's
great
to
have
that
right
to
address
your
grievances
to
the
government,
but
if
we're
sending
mixed
messages
to
the
Clay
County
public,
about
the
competence
and
the
financial
ability
and
stewardship
of
this
school
district
by
in
one
second
say,
give
us
more
money,
we
need
it
and
the
next
second
say
they
don't
know
how
to
spend
it.
We're
not
going
to
get
there
from
here.
So
I
would
just
you
know
to
clarify
my
apprehension
with
a
workshop.
C
H
I,
don't
know
if
I
should
say
this
or
not,
but
I'm
going
to
I
am
very
disheartened
by
some
of
the
things
that
I've
heard
said
here
tonight.
It
seems
that
everybody
gets
set
up
to
speak
and
it's
it's
I
feel
like
it's.
A
gotcha
I
am
just
thoroughly
disgusted
right
now,
but
I'm
gonna
enjoy
Thanksgiving
and
I
hope.
Y'all
do,
but
I
am
just
sickened
by
the
way
things
get
twisted
and
turned.
W
Well,
some
of
us,
some
of
the
public's
I,
know
I'm,
not
the
only
one,
some
of
the
parents
that
I've
talked
to
thought
that
meant
that
they
wouldn't
hold
those
scores
against
our
students
that
they
wouldn't
hold
our
students
back
from
any
kind
of
promotion
based
on
those
scores.
That's
not
what
they
meant.
They
meant
they
would
not
use
those
scores
until
which
time
that
they
had
that
outside
organization,
certify
those
scores
and
that
happened
in
September.
So
therefore,
now
students
can
be
held
accountable
to
those.
Why
am
I
saying
this?
W
Because
our
third
graders
were
not
affected?
Our
district
really
did
a
great
job
of
reaching
out
they
identified
who
those
third
graders
were.
They
went
to
summer
reading
camps
and
things
like
that,
but
if
you're,
the
parent
of
a
10th
grader
I,
would
just
ask
you
to
pay
attention
now.
I
do
believe
our
district
is
doing
everything
they
can
to
make
sure
our
10th
graders
are
ok,
but
here's
the
thing
in
the
past.
If
you
didn't
pass
your
10th
grade
FCAT,
you
knew
in
June.
Your
parents
knew
in
June
your
teachers
knew
in
June.
W
There
could
be
remedial
activities
done
through
this
summer.
You
could
immediately
sign
up
for
the
SAT
or
ace
a
CT
to
have
every
single
chance
to
pass
that
either
your
f
cap,
which
is
now
the
FSA
or
your
one
of
the
a
CT
or
the
SAT.
This
year
we
lost
Oh
months
without
knowing
those
scores,
so
the
students
who
did
not
have
that
passing
score
didn't
know
in
June.
They
didn't
know
in
July,
they
didn't
know
in
August,
they
didn't
know
in
September.
W
They
found
out
in
October,
and
some
parents
may
be
their
student
didn't
bring
their
little
report
home
and
on
in
paper
form
because
I've
heard
some
parents
say
that
or
maybe
their
student
I
had
one
I'm.
One
of
my
children
didn't
get
a
report
and
so
I
didn't
know
all
I
knew
was
my
child
got
pulled
out
to
retake
the
test.
Well
turned
out.
There
doesn't
seem
to
be
a
score
that
exists
for
him,
even
though
he
took
it
last
spring,
so
he
had
to
retake
it.
W
This
fall,
that's
probably
more
information
than
I
should
share
with
the
public,
but
that's
why
I
became
passionate
about
this,
because
my
kid
who
scored
a
level
four
last
year
on
his
reading,
FCAT,
came
to
me
and
said
mom
and
my
dumb
mom
am
I
not
going
to
graduate
mom
I
have
enough
credits.
What's
going
on
here,
so
I
started
asking
more
questions.
That's
when
I
learned
that,
when
our
Commissioner
of
Education
says
hold
harmless,
she
believes
it's
hold
harmless,
because
your
children
have
the
alternative
of
taking
the
AC
T
or
the
SAT.
W
It
doesn't
mean
that
that
test
that
was
not
field
tested
had
no
baseline
data
to
associate
it
with
is
not
going
to
be
held
against
them.
So
I'm
only
saying
this
to
say,
if
you're,
the
parent
of
a
tenth
grader,
communicate
with
your
guidance,
Department
communicate
with
the
district
staff,
because
they
are
willing
to
help
these
students.
They
are
trying
to
help
everyone.
They
can
I've
talked
to
a
number
of
people
within
the
district
staff
that
are
reaching
out
they're
doing
everything
they
can
I
believe
here
in
Clay
County.
W
But
it
is
our
responsibility
of
parents
to
make
sure
that
our
kids
have
what
they
need.
So
if
your
kid
took
that
FSA
test
last
spring-
and
you
didn't
get
a
score
sheet
last
month
or
if
you
have
questions
about
it,
ask
please,
because
what
we
don't
want
is
for
these
kids,
who
are
now
11th
graders
to
get
to
the
end
of
next
year
and
not
be
able
to
graduate
because
they
don't
have
a
passing
score
on
this
test
and
they
lost
a
few
months
to
sign
up
for
the
test.
F
First
of
all,
I'd
like
to
say
thank
you
to
mr.
Merrill
and
to
mislead
echos
team
of
miss
Racine
and
mr.
weeks
and
the
rest
of
the
people
on
her
committee
for
looking
at
ways
of
saving
the
district
money
and
and
really
making
things
more
effective,
I.
Mr.
Hendricks
even
was
not
in
when
they
were
talking
about
this,
that
it
hopefully
will
help
streamline
his
department
also,
and
we
won't
find
ourselves
having
these
difficulties
with
the
paychecks,
and
you
know
the
websites
and
whatever
you
know.
F
F
F
F
The
manager
of
the
restaurant
told
me
that
she
was
one
of
our
teachers
and
that
the
was
her
second
job
and
I
said.
Oh,
my
god,
and
here
we
are
sitting
here
just
going
on
and
on
and
she
had
to
be
at
school
really
the
next
morning
and
so
that
really
hit
home
to
me
that
what
I
read
in
75%
of
those
letters
that
said
I
have
a
second
job.
As
you
all
read
is
the
truth,
and
so
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you,
everybody
who
wrote
a
letter
to
us.
F
It
really
hit
home
to
me
that
evening
I
mean
I,
read
those
letters
and
they
broke
my
heart,
which
is
why
I'm
keeping
the
box
I
will
find
something
good
to
do
with
it.
But
no
I
mean
we.
We
really
need
to
just
take
to
heart
the
situation
that
our
employees
are
all
in
and
I
personally
do
want
to
recognize
all
our
support,
support
employees
and
apologize.
That
resolution
was
passed
and
we
didn't
recognize
it
and
I'm.
Sorry
that
that
happened
and
I
appreciate
all
of
you.
I
really
do
so.
E
All
right,
I
just
like
to
commend
our
district
staff
and
our
support
personnel
and
our
teachers
I
think
you
guys
embody
that
phrase
that,
when
the
the
tough
when
the
going
gets,
tough,
the
tough
get
going-
and
you
all
have
certainly
done
whatever
is
in
your
power
to
get
us
to
where
we
need
to
be
and
I
appreciate
that
I
am
so
impressed
with
the
innovation
that
I'm
seeing
from
our
district
staff
at
looking
for
ways
that
we
can
save
money
so
that
we
can
put
it
into
teachers
pockets
and
into
our
support
personnel.
Pockets.
E
I
also
would
like
to
wish
everyone
a
safe
and
happy
Thanksgiving
hope
you
enjoy
it
with
your
family.
Even
when
things
are
hard.
There's
one
of
the
phrases
that
I
have
posted
on
the
wall
in
my
home
is
that
there's
always
always
always
something
to
be
thankful
for
so
I
hope
that
we
can
all
find
that
in
our
hearts
and
enjoy
that
with
our
families
this
coming
week.
Thank.
R
I
Excuse
me,
I
just
have
a
couple
of
comments
that
I
would
like
to
make.
First
of
all,
just
to
reiterate
that
last
week
we
did
celebrate
Veterans,
Day
and
I
do
want
to
just
take
time
to
remember
and
to
thank
all
of
our
veterans
who
are
serving
right
now
and
who
have
served
in
the
past.
It's
kind
of
close
to
home.
To
me,
I
know
me,
as,
as
with
many
of
you
have
children
that
are
serving
in
the
military
right
now.
I
I
just
want
to
remember
those
folks,
and
you
know
the
fact
that
they're
out
there
and
I
know
we
have
many
family
members
out
here
whose
spouses,
or
whatever
we're
serving
in
the
military
and
I,
just
want
to
thank
everybody
for
those
of
us
that
are
home
while
our
spouses
are
out
serving
or
our
children
are
out
serving,
we
too
are
serving
by
making
the
sacrifice.
So,
thank
you
all
for
your
sacrifice
and
for
your
family
members
service.
I
Also,
my
thoughts
and
prayers
to
the
nation
of
France
I
know.
All
of
us.
You
know
saw
what
went
on
this
past
weekend.
It
was
just
horrible
and
I.
Just
you
know
just
want
to
make
that
public
that
my
thoughts
and
prayers
go
out
to
the
families,
who've
lost
loved
ones
and
who
are
totally
devastated
by
this
event.
I
too
read
many
of
those
letters.
Miss
Paiva,
I,
don't
know
if
I'm
supposed
to
bring
the
box
back,
but
I'm
not
done
with
it.
I
I
want
to
tell
you
I,
didn't
actually
count,
but
I
know
there
was
over
200
letters
that
I
had
in
that
box.
As
I
read
those
letters
there
were
some
that
really
really
stood
out
to
me,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
my
heart
in
no
way
do
I
in
no
way
do
I
take
lightly.
What
our
teachers
and
support
employees
do,
and
so
I
do
want
to
thank
you
for
what
you
guys
do
and
to
recognize
you
also
for
your
service
to
our
district.
I
One
of
the
things
that
really
hit
me
the
hardest
about
a
lot
of
the
letters
that
I
read
is
many
of
them
were
anonymous.
I
know,
I've,
had
conversations
with
miss
Butler
about
people
who
fear
retaliation
and
that
to
me
that
that's
just
something
that
I
take
personal
issue
with
I,
don't
think
any
employees
should
have
to
fear
retaliation
so
I,
just
you
know,
I
can't
it's
hard
to
read
those
letters
that
are
anonymous
because
you
don't
know
who
to
respond
to
so
I
just
want
to.
I
You
know
make
it
known
that
my
ears
are
open
for
anybody
who
wants
to
call
and
talk.
You
know
those
conversations
will
certainly
remain
personal
and
confidential.
My
ears
are
open
and
I
do
want
to
also
recognize
dr.
legato
I
had
a
little
cheat
sheet
up
here
so
anytime,
because
I'll
forget
to
recognize
you
as
dr.