... M >>Karen Perez: HI, I AM KAREN >>Karen Perez: HI, I AM KAREN PEREZ, CHAIR OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOLS AND ADULTS THROUGH OUR WORK FORCE PROGRAM. >>Jessica Vaughn: HI, I AM JESSICA VAUGHN, THE SCHOOL BOARD'S VICE-CHAIR. OUR OUR DISTRICT IS THE 7th LARGEST IN AMERICA AND OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT CLOSE TO 250 SITES CLOSE TO 250 SITES ACROSS THE COUNTY. >>Lynn Gray: OUR DISTRICT IS DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN OUR BOARD AUDITORIUM ON SELECT TUESDAYS AT 4 P.M. THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY IS TO INVOLVE YOU, THE PUBLIC, IN WHAT WE DO. >>Henry "Shake" Washington: YOU ARE WELCOME TO MEET OR E-MAIL ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOW OUR DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SCHOOL BOARD SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARE COVERED LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS TV ON SPECTRUM 635 AND FRONTIER CHANNEL 32 FRONTIER CHANNEL 32. >>Stacy Hahn: MEETINGS ARE ALSO AIRED LIVE ON HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. CLOSED CAPTIONING IS AVAILABLE ON ALL BROADCAST AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE. >>Patti Rendon: WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. WE WILL INCLUDE TIME FOR AUDIENCE COMMENTS BEFORE OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR AGENDA AND ANY OUR AGENDA AND ANY SUPPORTING MATERIALS CAN BE ONLINE IN ADVANCE. POSTED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING MEETING ON OUR WEB SITE AT MEETING ON OUR WEB SITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. >>Nadia Combs: OUR VISION IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIFE EVERY DAY. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES TODOS LOS DIAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE ARE MAKING WITH YOUR HELP, WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S [GRAVEL GAVL SOUNDING] >>Karen Perez: THE BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 20, 2024 WILL COME TO ORDER. BOARD MEMBER RENDON WITH A MOMENT OF SIGH OF LENS AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>Patti Rendon: THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF [MOMENT OF SILENCE] >>Patti Rendon: THANK YOU. PLEASE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON, PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT. >>Patti Rendon: YES, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MIDDLE LIKE TO THANK THE MIDDLE MAGNET JAZZ BAND FOR WONDERFUL STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT PRIOR TO THE START OF OUR BOARD MEETING. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE STUDENTS UP TO INVITE THE STUDENTS UP TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. [APPLAUSE] >> CHOICE SIMMONS, 8th GRADE TRUMPET. >> NATHAN, 8th GRADE TRUMPET. >> JASON, 8th DAY TROMBONE. >> JACOB, >> JACOB, 7th FRAYED PIANIST. >> ULTRA SACKS. >> PARKER, 8th GRADE A WILL,TO WILL,TO SAX. >> >> RENA, PIANIST. >> KEVIN HOUSTON, 7 GRADE DRUMMER. >> ROCCO, 8th GRADE >> ROCCO, 8th GRADE DRUMMER. >> >> ELIZABETH, >> ELIZABETH, SAX. >> AMY, 8th GRADE BASE. KINSLEY COOK, 7th GRADE, KINSLEY COOK, 7th GRADE, BASS. >> JOHN, 8th GRADE PERCUSSIONIST. >> CHRIS, 8th GRADE, ALTO >> CHRIS, 8th GRADE, ALTO SAX. >> CODY, 8th GRADES >> CODY, 8th GRADES ALTO >> CODY, 8th GRADES ALTO AX. >> >> AUTUMN, 7th GRADE TROMBONE. >> NATASHA, 7th GRADE, SA X. >> MIKALA, 7th GRADE TRUMPET. >> >> ALANA, 7th GRADE >> ALANA, 7th GRADE TENOR >> ALANA, 7th GRADE TENOR SAX. >> 7th GRADE TRUMPET. >> >> LILIANA, 78th GRADE TROEM PONE. >> MERIT, 7th GRADE TRUMPET. >> >> ZIRAN, 7th GRADE, >> ZIRAN, 7th GRADE, SAX. >> COLE, 7th GRADE TENOR >> COLE, 7th GRADE TENOR SAX. >> AVERY >> AVERY ROGERS 7th GRADE >> AVERY ROGERS 7th GRADE SAX. >> JEFF >> JEFF CARR, 24th GRADE, DIRECTOR. I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT AND THANK ALL THE BOARD FOR ALL THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO THE MARSHAL MIDDLE BAND. WE HAVE BENEFITED GREATLY FROM YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I WOULD ECHO THAT AS WELL, MEMBER PEREZ, BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, MR. STAFF, MR. AYRES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING OUR STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY TODAY AND ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES WE RECEIVED. WE LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR CHILDREN AT MARSHAL AND WE TAKE OUR RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY. AND STUDENTS, MAKE SURE YOU THANK YOUR PARENTS FOR LETTING YOU COME TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] . [APPLAUSE] >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>Henry "Shake" Washington: GOOD JOB. WE HAVE NO WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT AN AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND THE MOTION PASSES WITH MEMBER VAUGHN AWAY FROM THE DAIS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ASIDE FROM MEMBER VAUGHN ARE PRESENT AND MEMBER VAUGHN IS ON HER WAY. WE HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2024, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I NEED I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER COMBS. AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH MEMBER VAUGHN AWAY FROM THE DAIS. BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS A REMINDER, WE ARE A NONPARTISAN BOARD THAT BELIEVE THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN BE EMPOWERED TO LEARN OR SUCCEED. AND OUR DISCUSSION ALSO BE MADE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING. TO PAVE THE WAY FOR TO PAVE THE WAY FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AGENDA STATEMENTS AND OR QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH 30 SECONDS FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. AFTERWARDS, THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESPOND. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU ARE ASKED TO GET BACK IN THE QUEUE. MEMBER VAUGHN WILL NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. >>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. IS IS MICROPHONE ON? THANK YOU. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME TO ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING UPON STEPPING AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THIS MEETING WILL BE VIEWED WITH LIVE CLOSED CAPTIONING ON TV AND ON VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING IN THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: WE HAVE ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN. 6 P.M. EMPLOYEE INPUT. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND WILL KEEP OUR BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE RESPONSES. OUR BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU HAVE TAKING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE; HOWEVER, IT IS REQUESTED WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD, COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED PERSONALLY AGAINST A BOARD -- A BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER. BUT RATHER DIRECTEDED AT THE ISSUES. ANY BEHAVIOR INTEND TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN PLACE. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. AND SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE. THIS AFTERNOON, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. REMINDER THAT YOUR THREE MINUTES START WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. THEN THERE ARE 30 SECONDS LEFT, YOU WILL SEE A YELLOW LIGHT ON THE LECTERN. THE LIGHT -- THE RED LIGHT AND THE CHIME WILL INDICATE WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. I WILL NOW CALL UP THE FIRST I WILL NOW CALL UP THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS. COLLEEN BENUCHI. A MOM OF TWO BUYS AT APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY. A MEMBER OF THE APOLLO BEACH K-8 INITIATIVE. AS A COMMITTEE WE HAVE BEEN AS A COMMITTEE WE HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE COST OF THE PROJECT SPECIFIC TO MONEY LOST BY STUDENTS. THEY ARE LEAVING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT EACH YEAR AS WELL AS MONDAY THAT COULD BE GAINED IF STUDENTS HAVE THE OPTION TO ATTENDS APOLLO BEACH THROUGH THE 8th GRADE. WE HAVE REACHED OUT WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE MANAGER OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND COMMUNICATIONS AND LEARNED AS THE THIRD CALCULATION OF THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE PER PER PUIL ASSIGNED AMOUNT 7818. CURRENTLY 272 APOLLO BEACH ZONED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDING A A PUBLIC, MAGNET OR CHARTER SCHOOL. OF THE NUMBER ONLY 48 ATTEND A APOLLO BEACH-BASED APOLLO BEACH-BASED MAGNET AND ONLY 57% ONLY 57% OF A ZONED PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL. 140 STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS. THAT IS OVER HALF OF OUR TRACKED MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE REMAINDER THE REMAINDER ARE TRAVELING ALL AROUND HILLSBOROUGH TO FIND A MAGNET. THIS IS ALSO NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE NUMBER OF STUD HONES ARE CHOOSING PRIVATE OR HOME SCHOOL OPTIONS. PERSONALLY, I CAN THINK OF SIX THAT LIVE ON MY STREET ALONE. BY CALCULATIONS, A MINIMUM OF OVER $1.2 MILLION OVER $1.2 MILLION WAS LOST THIS CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR ON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ALONE. IN ADDITION, WE LOST ALMOST 100 APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY ZONED STUDENTS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS THIS PAST YEAR. THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL $863,000 THAT WAS TAKEN FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT IT IS, IF WE HAD A WE HAD A K-8 ZONE SCHOOL FOR APOLLO BEACH, SAFE TO APOLLO BEACH, SAFE TO ASSUME WE COULD HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY $2.3 MILLION SECURED TO OUR DISTRICT THIS DISTRICT THIS CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR ON OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ALONE NOT EVEN FACTORING RECOUPING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. WITH THE GROWTH OUR COMMUNITY IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT THAT NUMBER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE EVERY YEAR. HERE IS THE THING. WE ARE OPEN TO WE ARE OPEN TO CREATIVE IDEAS TO MAKE THIS K-8 HAPPEN. AND WE KNOW IT IS AN IMPORTANT DECISION THAT WILL RELY HEAVILY ON BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. THEREFORE, WE WOULD LIKE TO THEREFORE, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE AN PROPOSE AN IDEA OF CENTERING APOLLO BEACH AROUND A MARINE BIOLOGY, MARINE LIFE SCHOOL. WE ARE A SCHOOL THAT IS LOCATED ON THE BAY. WE FEEL COUNTY TENT THAT THE APOLLO BEACH COMMUNITY WILL RALLY BEHIND THIS IDEA. AND BE FEEL THERE IS A GAP IN OUR AREA THAT COULD BE FILLED. SCHOOLS IN OTHER DISTRICTS LIKE PINELLAS HAVE EMBRACED THIS IDEA, AND WE THINK THIS WILL ENGAGE STUDENTS' INTEREST IN STEM AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HELP WITH OUR SCIENCE TEST SCORES. WE ARE OPEN TO DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT WILL ALLOW THE COUNTY TO MAKE A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE DECISION AND HELP FILL AN ACADEMIC SOUTHEY. AS YOU AS YOU EVALUATE THE PROPOSAL, WE BEG YOU TO THINK OUTSIDE BEG YOU TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AS WE ARE TRYING BOX AS WE ARE TRYING TO DO THAT OURSELVES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. CAN I GET SPEAKERS 6 TO 10 CAN I GET SPEAKERS 6 TO 10 TO LINE UP, PLEASE LINE UP, PLEASE. >> HI, MY NAME IS BROOKE, AND I AM IN THIRD GRADE. DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE ONLY TWO DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE ONLY TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA. APOLLO BEACH COULD BE THE THIRD OPTION. PLEASE MAKE OUR APOLLO BEACH PLEASE MAKE OUR APOLLO BEACH AND K-8 AND K-8 SCHOOL. THANK THANK YOU. >> GOOD JOB. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. >> GOOD JOB, BROOKIE -- DO YOU WANT TO READ YOURS OR WANT TO READ YOURS OR MINE. READ MINE. >> HI, MY NAME IS CAROLINE. AND I'M IN FIRST GRADE. THE REASON I THINK WE SHOULD GET A K-8 SCHOOL IS BECAUSE WHEN HE GET TO 6th GRATE GRADE, I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE MY BEST FRIENDS OR MY SISTER. AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO WALK WITH ALL MY FRIENDS AND MY ALL MY FRIENDS AND MY PARENTS. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. >> SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO READ MINE. SEE IF I CAN FIT MINE INTO HERS TOO. MINE. MY NAME IS RACHEL SAMIC, 10th GRADER AND A THIRD AND GRADER AND A THIRD AND FIRST-GRADER. YOU JUST MEANT THEM. A A LOW OPTIONS. OUR SCHOOL IS OVERCROWDED AND OUR STUDENTS DESERVE OUR STUDENTS DESERVE BETTER. CHILDREN PERFORM THEIR BEST WITH THE CONSISTENCY, STABILITY, AND A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR TO YOU KEEP THEM AT ABS. AND HAVE THAT AND HAVE THAT BECOME AND HAVE THAT BECOME A K-8 SCHOOL. I AM STANDING HERE BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN NEED A BETTER OPTION THAN THE ONE THEY ARE DESIGNATED FOR. I AM SPEAKER NUMBER 4. IF YOU WANT ME TO START OR RESTART. OKAY. SO I AM GOING TO READ ON THE BEHALF OF ANOTHER PARENTS WHO COULDN'T BE HERE. HER NAME IS HER NAME IS MEGAN HER NAME IS MEGAN MORGANTHAL. UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T BE IN ATTENDANCE DUE TO WORK. THE SUMMER OF 2021, WE MADE A QUICK DECISION TO MOVE TO APOLLO BEACH DUE TO MY SISTER HAVING ALS. OUR BOYS TRANSITION TO APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY WAS SMOOTH AND WELCOMING. I HAVE TWO NEPHEWS WHO ALSO I HAVE TWO NEPHEWS WHO ALSO ATTENDS ABA. I I CAN'T SPEAK, SORRY -- FIRST AND THIRD AND THEN A YOUNGER SON IN FOURTH GRADE. MY OLDEST ATTENDED APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IS CURRENTLY IN 6th GRADE AT LLT. WE APPLIED FOR FOUR LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ONLY RECEIVED ACCEPTANCE INTO ONE TOWARD THE END OF JUNE AFTER BEING ON A WAITING LIST FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS WAS SUPER STRESSED THIS WAS SUPER STRESSED -- AND STRESSFUL TO HAVE MY SON AND IT WAS TERRIBLE. WE YOUR RECENTLY PAY $275 A MONTH FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO TAKE OUR SIXTH GRADER TO SCHOOL DUE TO OUR WORK SCHEDULE AND OUR BOYS BEING AT TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOL LEVELS TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOL LEVELS AND LOPE OCCASION. HAVING BOTH HAVING BOTH KIDS AT ONE LOCATION WOULD ALLEVIATE WOULD ALLEVIATE STRESS. THEY HAVE WELCOMED OUR CHILDREN WITH WELCOMED ARMS AND A BLESSING FOR OUR STUDENTS SINCE WE MOVED TO APOLLO BEACH. PLEASE CONSIDER FROM PLEASE CONSIDER FROM K-8. ANOTHER LETTER FROM A FIFTH ANOTHER LETTER FROM A FIFTH GRADER FROM APOLLO BEACH BEACH GRADER FROM APOLLO BEACH BEACH ELEMENTARY. SAYS DEAR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT, IMAGINE WALKING HAPPY, INSTEAD OF BEING SCARED, NERVOUS AND LONELY. THE HOPE FOR NEXT YEAR WHEN I ENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL. I AM A FIFTH GRADER AND PROUD TO BE SAFETY PATROL THIS YEAR. ALONG WITH PARTICIPATING IN CHORUS AND GIRLS ON THE RUN. IF IF ABAS BECOMES A K-8 IF ABAS BECOMES A K-8 SCHOOL, I COULD CONTINUE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS I HAVE ALREADY MADE WITH MY TEACHERS AND FRIENDS WHICH WILL MAKE TRANSITIONING INTO SIXTH GRADE LESS STRESSFUL. MIDDLE SCHOOL IS HARD FOR SO MANY REASONS. A NEW ENVIRONMENT TO A NEW ENVIRONMENT TO NAVIGATE. NEW EXPECTATION TO LEARN. MEET NEW PEOPLE. WHAT IF WHAT IF WE CAN SIGNING IT ALL? YOU CAN. MAKING APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY A K-8 WILL A K-8 WILL REDUCE STRESS LEVEL FOR ANY STUDENT. NOT ONLY DO I FEEL LIKE I CAN GO TO ANY STAFF MEMBER TO ANY STAFF MEMBER FOR A CONCERN. -- YOU WANT TO FINISH IT -- >> WITH A CONCERN, ESPECIALLY THE PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND I KNOW MY WAY AROUND, BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE SCHOOL CAMPUS IS A HUGE VANCE ADVANTAGE WHEN I WORRY ABOUT ADVANTAGE WHEN I WORRY ABOUT GETTING LOST IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AT ALL TIMES. PLUS AT APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE A CHARACTER PLEDGE, ACT RESPONSIBLY, BE TRUST WORTHY, EXHIBIT KINDNESS. SHOW RESPECT. GREAT FOR ANY MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT EVEN BETTER IF CARRY K-8. FIFTH GRADERS LIKE ME WHO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THESE EXPECTATIONS CAN HELP LEAD THE OTHER STUDENTS. WOULDN'T IT BE AMAZING TO SEE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS GET ALONG AND NOT FIGHT. TREATING EVERYONE FAIRLY. LET'S MAKE THIS A DREAM -- TAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY NOT JUST FOR ME BUT FOR ME BUT INCOMING ?h GRADE AND OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLERS LOOKING FOR A PLACE FOR THOSE CRITICAL YEARS BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL. YOU CAN SHAPE THE LIVES OF SO MANY MAKING MANY MAKING ABES INTO A FIFTH GRADE. I AM READING ON BEHALF OF JENNY CARTWELL. MY SON IS IN THIRD GRADE. I AM UNABLE TO BE THERE DUE TO WORK CONSTRAINTS, TO VOICE MY REQUEST THAT APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY BE EXPANDED TO A ELEMENTARY BE EXPANDED TO A K-8. SPEAKING WITH ANOTHER CONCERNED PARENT WITH ONE CHILD IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND ONE IN ELEMENTARY AND ONE IN PRE VAT MIDDLE SCHOOL, HE LEARNED HOW THE OVERCROWDING IN OUR AREA IS POURING INTO THE POURING INTO THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS. WITH THE PRIVATE SCHOOL WAIVER OFFERED GOVERNOR DeSANTIS, HER MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILD IS IN THE OVERCROWDED CLASSROOM WITH TWICE THE NUMBER THAN SHE HAD LAST YEAR. AND THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE ENFORCED LEAVING THE CHILDREN WITHOUT THE ACCOMMODATIONS MANY OF THEM NEED TO SUCCEED. ADDITIONALLY THEY HAVE THE SAME ADDITIONALLY THEY HAVE THE SAME LOTTERY SYSTEMS ADDS OUR LOCAL LOTTERY SYSTEMS ADDS OUR LOCAL MAGNET MAGNET SCHOOLS AT A MAGNET SCHOOLS AT A SUSTAINABLE RATE. METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING, SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY'S PIPES PIPES ARE BUSTING AT THE SAMES. IN ADDITION TO OVERCROWDED MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, OUR ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARE A MAJOR PROBLEM. ALLOWING OUR CHILDREN TO STAY AT APOLLO BEACH THROUGH 8th GRADE ALLOW OUR LOCAL FAMILIES TO CONTINUE WALKING TO SCHOOL, SAVING THE FAMILY MONEY AND RESOURCES ON THE ADDITIONAL BUS ROUTES. WITH OUR PIPES BUSTING, ADDITIONAL PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL OPTION WITH THIS K-8 TURNS ON A FAUCET TO FAUCET TO RELEASE THE PRESSURE. YES, THERE IS FINANCIAL COST BUT THE COST FAR OUTWEIGH THE RISK AS DAILY, MORE LAND IS AS DAILY, MORE LAND IS FLATTENED AND MORE YOUNG FAMILIES ARE MOVING TO OUR AREA. I ASK THAW WORK WITH US ON OUR PROPOSED SOLUTION OF OUR K-8. AND WE RISE OUR NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN OUR SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, MR. SUPERINTENDENT, AND THE MANY GUESTS HERE AND AT HOME -- HI, MOM. MY NAME IS TJ CHILDS, I AM IN MY 8th YEAR TEACHING AT ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. BUT MY JOURNEY WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BEGAN IN 1991, WHEN I ENTERED KINDERGARTEN. THAT'S RIGHT THROUGH RIVERHILLS, GRECO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND KING HIGH SCHOOL, I AM A PROUD ALUMNI WHO TEACHES HERE NOW. ALSO, MY -- BOTH MY PARENTS, ALSO, MY -- BOTH MY PARENTS, ALUMNI OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ALUMNI OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND NOW MY VERY OWN DAUGHTER HAVE LEARNED TO LOVE TO LEARN AT APOLLO BEACH. YOU WILL MEET HER NEXT. IT CANNOT BE IT CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED HOW WELL APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY HAS DONE. CONSISTENTLY WELL CONSISTENTLY WELL ABOVE STATE AVERAGES IN AVERAGES IN ACADEMICS, OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS SOLID, AND WE SEE OUR CHILDREN THRIVING. IT IS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR A PARENT. NOW WE ARE ASKING FOR AN INVESTMENT. INVESTMENT IN OUR CHILDREN AND IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN THRIVING UNDER THE RADAR. WE HAVE BEEN UNDER THE RADAR FOR YEARS IN AN AREA EXPLODING IN GROWTH. AND THE NEED FOR AND THE NEED FOR INVESTMENT IS HERE NOW. AS A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE, I SEE THE DOLLARS WE SPEND TRYING TO MAKE SCHOOLS HAVE MAKE SCHOOLS HAVE COMMUNITY, CONNECTIONS. APOLLO BEACH HAS THAT. WE SHOULD BE AN EXAMPLE. MY BEST FRIEND AT ARMWOOD, 2024 COACH OF THE YEAR EVAN DAVIS IS NOT JUST A GREAT COACH, BUT HE IS OUR COMMUNITY IS OUR COMMUNITY STUDENT SUCCESS COACH AT COACH AT ARMWOOD. OUR 2024 IDA BAKER DIVERSITY EDUCATOR CAME FROM JENNINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WHAT? A COMMUNITY RESOURCE A COMMUNITY RESOURCE TEACHER. WE EMPLOY NUMEROUS COMMUNITY LIASON PROFESSIONALS IN THIS LIASON PROFESSIONALS IN THIS DISTRICT TO TRY TO ACHIEVE WHAT APOLLO BEACH IS A MODEL OF APOLLO BEACH IS A MODEL OF AND INVIECHT OUR NEW FACE DEPARTMENT, I LOOKED YOU ON THE WEB SITE, THE FAMILY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TO COME VISIT. VISIT APOLLO BEACH. THIS COULD BE YOUR VERY FIRST TWEET TO HOW YOUR TEAM IS HELPING TO MAKE HELPING TO MAKE K-8 PROJECT AT APOLLO BEACH A SUCCESS. THE WEB SITE SAID THREE PILLARS ARE STUDENT CENTERED, FAMILY FOCUSED AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED. WITH THAT WITH THAT CRITERIA WE ARE READY WITH THAT CRITERIA WE ARE READY FOR A CHALLENGE AT FOR A CHALLENGE AT APOLLO BEACH. NOT TALKING POINTS TO NOT TALKING POINTS TO CONVINCE THAW A K-8 MODEL IS BEST, EVERY MODEL SUPPORTS THAT, BUT THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THAT. I DON'T NEED TO I DON'T NEED TO CONVINCE YOU THAT IT WILL BE AN INVESTMENT IN A SMALL BEACH COMMUNITY THAT HAVEN'T SEEN INVESTMENT SINCE I WAS A SENIOR AT KING HIGH SCHOOL IN 2004. THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO. TO INVEST IN OUR CHILDREN NOW. PREPARE THESE STUDENTS FOR LIFE. STRONG STRONG FAMILIES, STRONG COMMUNITIES, STRONG SCHOOLS. MAKE HILLSBOROUGH STRONG. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NEXT NEXT SPEAKER. >> HI, MY NAME IS PENNY CHARLES. I AM IN FOURTH GRADE AT APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY. I I LOVE MY SCHOOL BECAUSE WE HAVE NOBLE AND A NICE GUIDANCE NOBLE AND A NICE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR MISS DIXON, SHE REALLY HELPS US A LOT AND A BUNCH OF THINGS. WE ALSO HAVE SEVEN MIND SETS CHART SO IT HELPS US EVERY MONTH UNTIL WE GET A NEW ONE. WE ALSO HAVE A CHARACTER PLEDGE. ACT RESPONSIBLY, BE TRUST WORTHY, EXHIBIT KINDNESS AND SHOW RESPECT, WHICH ALSO GOES SHOW RESPECT, WHICH ALSO GOES WITH OUR SCHOOL NAME APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I ALSO ATTEND VICTORY MARTIAL ARTS, PAUSE THEY PICK ME UP FROM SCHOOL. I AM A BLUE BELT. AFTER KARATE, MY DAD TAKES ME TO APOLLO BEACH APOLLO BEACH RACKETBALL NEXT DOOR TO MY SCHOOL WHERE I AM ON THE BRONZE SWIM TEAM. EVENTUALLY I WANT TO BE A COLLEGE ATHLETE. THIS SUMMER, I AM THIS SUMMER, I AM EXCITED TO ATTEND THE SALT WATER FISHING CAMP IN APOLLO BEACH. IF I STAY AT APOLLO BEACH FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, I WILL ALSO BE CLOSE TO TAMPA BAY SAILING SQUADRON WHERE I HAVE ALSO LEARNED HOW TO SAIL WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. PLEASE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WE ARE SMALL, BUT WE REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER. AND IT WOULD HELP MAKE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY STRONG. [APPLAUSE] >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. CAN I GET SPEAKERS CAN I GET SPEAKERS 11-15 TO LINE UP, PLEASE. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS KALEN KELLER. I AM THE FOURTH GRADER AT THE I AM THE FOURTH GRADER AT THE AMAZING APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I AM THE KIDS I AM THE KIDS AMBASSADOR. APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY AS A FAMILY -- WE HAVE FAMILY FAMILY -- WE HAVE FAMILY MEETINGS ON THE WHOLE SCHOOL ONCE A MONTH. IT HEMS US EXPAND OUR FAMILIES IN GRADES 6-8. MY BROTHER AND SISTER WENT TO A CHARTER SCHOOL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO STAY RIGHT ON APOLLO RIGHT ON APOLLO BEACH. IT MAKES SENSE FOR APOLLO BEACH TO BE A K-8 SCHOOL, BECAUSE THE OLDER STUDENTS CAN BE ROLE MODELS FOR THE YOUNGER STUDENTS. THEY ALSO GET TO STAY RIGHT WHERE THE TEACHERS KNOW US BEST AND WHERE TO GROW. AND TO IS A AND TO IS A WIN-WIN. I KNOW I I KNOW I LEARN BEST WHEN I FEEL I KNOW I LEARN BEST WHEN I FEEL COMFORTABLE AND SUPPORTED BY MY TEACHERS AND TEACHERS AND FRIENDS. I INVICE VITAMIN YOU TO ATTEND ONE OF OUR MEETINGS AT APOLLO BEACH BEACH. YOU WILL SEE HOW OUR SCHOOL IS A BENEFIT. MANY STUDENTS IS LIKE ME. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE MY TEACHER IS MISS TEACHER IS MISS JACOB AND MISS SI RES BELIEVES IN ME AND MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I CAN DO ANYTHING I PUT MY MIND ANYTHING I PUT MY MIND TOO. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CORE RE MY NAME IS CORE RE WASUM, A PARENT AT APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER STUDENT UNABLE TO ATTEND. THIS STATEMENT WAS PREPARED TO THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD BY STEPHANIE BOARD BY STEPHANIE SCAFFER, MOM TO HER SON, WOLF KNOWN AS ABES. I I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT APPEARING IN PERSON. A FULL-TIME MOM OF TWO AND I AM TRAVELING FOR WORK. I ASKED CORY TO READ THIS STATEMENT. MY MY FAMILY MOVED TO APOLLO BEACH IN 2022. WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE GROWING COMMUNITY. AS A CHILD OF TWO PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS, I BELIEVE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. AS UP SR. LOCAL SCHOOLS, A BIG FACTOR TO MOVE TO APOLLO BEACH. ABES HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL ABES HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL ADDITION. WE HAVE SEVERAL CONCERNS OF OUR ZONED MIDDLE SCHOOL INCLUDING SIGNS OF OVERCROWDING AS A RESULT OF BOOMING LOCAL GROWTH. DESPITE OUR EARLY OPTIMISM, WE QUICKLY FOUND LOCAL CHARTER AND QUICKLY FOUND LOCAL CHARTER AND MAGNET OPTIONS ARE NOT VIABLE FOR GRADUATING FIFTH FOR GRADUATING FIFTH GRADERS ATABES. WE APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENTS YOU MADE IN OUR COMMUNITY SO FAR BUT OUR CONTINUED RATE OF BUT OUR CONTINUED RATE OF GROWTH HELPS US WITH INVESTMENT TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. RESEARCH SUGGEST THAT STRATEGIC FUNDING LEADS TO BETTER STUDENT OUTCOMES. WE ASK YOU TO SERIOUSLY WE ASK YOU TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THIS INVESTMENT. DECREASE CLASS SIZES, DECREASE ANXIETY. AND REDUCE TRAFFIC. TO HELP SUPPORT KIDS AT A SINGLE SCHOOL RATHER THAN SCHOOL RATHER THAN MULTIPLE CAMPUSES. MAY BE ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS IMPACT OUR DISTRICT BUT ONE THAT AFFECTS DAILY LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO INVEST IN OUR KIDS AND FUTURE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT YOU DO. WE ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL RECOGNIZE THE NEEDS IN THE AREA AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION THE APPROVING OF THE APPROVING OF THE APOLLO BEACH K-8 BEACH K-8 INITIATIVE. >>Karen Perez: THANK >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD. MY NAME IS TRAVIS LARSON. I AM A VETERAN, A LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, A SPONSOR OF THE PTA, MOST IMPORTANTLY, A DAD OF A SECOND-GRADER AT APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY. I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE INITIATIVE TO TRANSITION OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM K-5 TO TO K-8. HALF OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS OPTED FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS. AS A RESULT, COMMUNITIES ARE LOSING VALUABLE REP SOURCES AS MIDDLE SCHOOLERS COSTING $1.2 MILLION ANNUALLY. FEEDBACK FROM OUR PARENTS ARE RESOUNDING. 100% OF POLLED FIFTH GRADE PARENTS WISH TO CONTINUE THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION AT APOLLO BEACH AND 85% WHO LEFT WILL RETURN IF GIVEN THE CHANCE. BEYOND THE FINANCIALAL AND PARENTAL SUPPORT, RESEARCH FROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, HIGHLIGHTS THE K-8 THE K-8 MODEL. STUDENTS IN SUCH SCHOOLS EXPERIENCE SMOOTHER TRANSITIONS, HIGHER RELATIVE POSITIONS AND DEVELOP CRUCIAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS. BY MINIMIZING BY MINIMIZING TRANSITIONS, WE BY MINIMIZING TRANSITIONS, WE VIED OUR SIXTH-GRADERS VIED OUR SIXTH-GRADERS AND 8th VIED OUR SIXTH-GRADERS AND 8th GRADERS TO EXCEL. BE EFFICIENT WITH OUR SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENHANCE THE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AND FUTURE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AND FUTURE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS PENNY. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHY I LOVE GOING TO APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY AND WHY I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA TO MAKE IT K-8. FIRST, I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS HERE. WE PLAY TOGETHER DURING RECESS. WE LEARN TOGETHER IN CLASS. AND WE EVEN HAVE SLEEPOVERS SOMETIMES. IF WE STAY AT APOLLO BEACH FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, I CAN -- I CAN GET TO KEEP TO ALL MY FRIENDS CLOSE BY. AND THAT MAKES ME REALLY AND THAT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY. SECOND, I JUST LOVE BEING A STUDENT STUDENT HERE. THE TEACHERS ARE SUPER NIECE. AND THEY MAKE ME -- THEY MAKE LEARNING LEARNING FUN. PLUS I KNOW PLUS I KNOW EVERYTHING -- WHERE EVERYTHING IS LIKE THE LIBRARY AND AND CAFETERIA. I FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE AT APOLLO BEACH, AND I THINK IT IS APOLLO BEACH, AND I THINK IT IS REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT FOR LEARNING IF APOLLO BEACH BECOMES APOLLO BEACH BECOMES CUSHION-8. I CAN MAKE -- I CAN MAKE -- KEEP MAKING MEMORIES MEMORIES WITH MY FRIENDS AND KEEP LEARNING IN THIS AWESOME SCHOOL. PLEASE CAN WE MAKE IT HAPPEN? THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> HELLO, TODD GONZALEZ. I AM PARENT OF TWO CHILDREN AT APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY. MOVED HERE ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO. WE TALKED WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT GROWTH. I WOULDN'T HAVE RECOGNIZED APOLLO BEACH TEN YEARS APOLLO BEACH TEN YEARS AGO AS IT IS TODAY; HOWEVER, IS TODAY; HOWEVER, HAS THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL. LIKE TYPICAL OLD SCHOOL AMERICA. THE OLD SAYING, IT TAKES A COMMUNITY. IF YOU DIG INTO THAT, WHAT DOES REALLY MEAN? IT REALLY MEANS NOT JUST THE PARENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS, BUT COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE THAT HELP MOLD OUR WHOLE THAT HELP MOLD OUR CHILDREN. AND, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVING A MIDDLE SCHOOL OPTION IS GOING TO IMPEDE IMPEDE THAT. SO WE, AS PARENTS, ARE LEFT TO MAKE A CRITICAL DECISION. DO WE THINK -- HAVE TO THINK WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR CHILDREN. AS THE CURRENT PUBLIC SCHOOL OPTION THE BEST OR AN ALTERNATIVE? IF IT IS AN ALTERNATIVE, THAT TAKES AWAY FROM TAKES AWAY FROM OUR APOLLO BEACH COMMUNITY. IT MEANS WE CAN'T HAVE THE COMMUNITY AND THE STRONG TIES THAT WE ARE WANTING. SO WE JUST HOPE THAT WITH ALL THE THINGS BEING SAID AND COMING FROM OUR STUDENTS, THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS AS A GOOD OPTION. FINANCIALLY WE THINK IT IS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NEXT NEXT SPEAKER. >> MARK >> MARK KLUTHO. WELL, YOU HAVE AWAY LOON UP THERE. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS JUST AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER ABOUT ALL THE WILDLIFE THAT ARE GETTING KILLED BY THE KILLED BY THE BALLOONS. NEED TO BE OUTLAWED. YEAH. WELL, TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY. 75 YEARS. YOU KNOW, SO I YOU KNOW, SO I CELEBRATED HERE, YOU KNOW, SO I CELEBRATED HERE, REMINDING YOU HOW YOU -- REMINDING YOU HOW YOU -- YOU KEEP IGNORING KEEP IGNORING THE KEEP IGNORING THE SCIENCE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE HIGH PERFORMANCE PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDING. DID YOU SEE THE HEADLINE? BECAUSE YOU ARE IGNORING BECAUSE YOU ARE IGNORING HIGH PERFORMANCE PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDING? YEAH, WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE GULFSTREAM? IT WILL HELP DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THINGS LIKE END THE -- END -- HAVE THE DEMISE OF T HAVE THE DEMISE OF THE HAVE THE DEMISE OF THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST DOWN THERE RAIN FOREST DOWN THERE IN SOUTH AMERICA AMERICA WON'T THAT BE PRETTY. YEAH. YOU KNOW, IT YOU KNOW, IT GETS BACK TO THOSE THREE THREE Is. INEPT. INCOMPETENT. AND IRRESPONSIBLE. THAT IS THE BIG ONE. IRRESPONSIBLE. THAT'S WHO YOU ARE. IGNORING THAT SCIENCE. YOU KNOW, AS I HAVE HAD MANY TIMES TIMES WINSTON CHURCHHILL SAID WE SHAPE OUR BUILDINGS, THEREAFTER, THEY SHAPE US. WELL, THINGS ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE CRITICAL. SITTING IN THE BACK SITTING IN THE BACK AND THE COLD AIR IS BLOWING. HOW HOW RIDICULOUS IS THAT. THEN THEY HAD THAT US OUT THERE RUNNING RUNNING BELCHING THE CARBON. YOU KNOW, SO -- SO THEY COULD PLAY MUSIC. WHY DID THE BUS HAVE TO BE RUNNING? AND YOU KNOW, THERE IS ABOUT APOLLO BEACH SCHOOL? WHEN THE HURRICANE WHEN THE HURRICANE 6 COMES, WHEN THE HURRICANE 6 COMES, THAT IS GOING TO BE WHEN THE SCHOOL IS WASHED AWAY. BARELY SITTING ABOVE SEA LEVEL. IT'S NOT GOING IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PRETTY. WHAT A LEGACY. IT IS SO SAD. SO, SO SAD. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, CHAIR PEREZ, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, PEREZ, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, CABINET MEMBERS, CABINET MEMBERS, STAFF. I'M HERE TODAY -- OH, MY NAME IS IS DELMA IS DELMA RODRIGUEZ. 4 4-12 4-12 CLARINET IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. REPRESENTING LULAC. REPRESENTINGLULAC AS CHAIR OF ITS EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTING REPRESENTING LULAC AS PRESIDENT I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES. THE PERCENTAGE OF THE PERCENTAGE OF HISPANIC, THE PERCENTAGE OF HISPANIC, LATIN X STUDENTS INCIDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS ALMOST AT 40% 40% AND GROWING DAILY 40% AND GROWING DAILY THE NUMBER OF HIGH LEVEL OF HIGH LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, TEACHERS, IS PROBABLY BETWEEN TEACHERS, IS PROBABLY BETWEEN 7% AND 11%. THAT IS VERY, VERY SAD. IT DOES NOT REPRESENT THE COUNTIES THAT ARE SURROUNDING US. WE ARE LOSE WILLING WE ARE LOSE WILLING TEACHERS DAILY. AND I ASK THAT YOU ARE REMINDED OF THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY. THAT YOU DO THAT YOU DO WHATEVER YOU NEED THAT YOU DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO GET THOSE NUMBERS UP. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NEXT NEXT SPEAKER. >> HI, EVERYONE. BOARD MEMBERS, HELLO. SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, HI, I AM NIKKI NIKKI RIVERA. I MET SEVERAL OF THE NEW THE PAST. IT IS NICE TO SEE YOU. TODAY I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU APPROVE ITEM APPROVE ITEM 3.02, THE APPROVE ITEM 3.02, THE RFP FOR APPROVE ITEM 3.02, THE RFP FOR STUDENT TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION SERVICES. THE THE LULAC, THE LIKE OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDENTS AND EDUCATION COUNCIL. APPROVING THIS RFP FOR STUDENT SERVICES WILL NOT SERVICES WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT LATIN X LATIN X STUDENTS BUT NEWLY ARRIVED STUDENTS FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS APPROVAL. CONTEXT OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, OUR DISTRICT STAFF HAS WORKED HARD TO ADDRESS THE BACKLOG OF INTERNAGS NATIONAL STUDENTS TRANSCRIPT TO BE PROPERLY TRANSCRIPT TO BE PROPERLY ASSESSED TO PLACE ASSESSED TO PLACE NEWCOMERS INTO THEIR NEEDS. WE APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORT WE APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORT AND RECOGNIZE THAT THIS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION AND PERMANENT STAFF IS NEEDED TO PREVENT A FUTURE BACKLOG OF STUDENTS NEEDING THEIR TRANSCRIPT EVALUATE ALUATED. ASKING TO ASKING TO APPROVE THE ASKING TO APPROVE THE RFP FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SERVICES. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: SEEING NO FURTHER COMMUNITY COMMENCE. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND APPEAR SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON WASHINGTON PLEASE VOTE WHEN WASHINGTON PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. NOW YOU WILL CALL ON SUPERINTENDENT AYRES TO HEAL THE OUR OUR ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT. >>Superintendent Ayres: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ONE PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENT ON THE AGENDA. ERIN ERIN ERIN FERALO ERIN FERALO AS ERIN FERALO AS IPPOLITO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. A PRODUCT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS AND FORMER GRADUATE OF GAITHER. BEGAN HER CAREER IN HCTA FROM A PARATO SO TEACHER TO ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. SERVED AS ASSISTANT SERVED AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT THREE BEFORE BEING APPOINTED AS PRINCIPAL OF KIMBALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN JUNE OF 2023 TAMPA INTERESTING FUN FACT, THE NAMESAKE OF HER SCHOOL WAS HER GRANDFATHER'S COUSIN AND HAS A SPECIAL PLACE FOR MISS SPECIAL PLACE FOR MISS FIALLO AS WELL. WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD KIMBALL THROUGH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO. TO ALLOW MISS TO ALLOW MISS FIALLO TO WORK WITH THE STAFF TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS IN THE NEW YEAR. FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF ERIN, PLEASE STAND AS WELL. ERIN, ERIN, CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] AND MADAM SHARE, OUR ONE PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENT. >>Karen Perez: CONGRATULATIONS MISS MISS FIALLO. WE WE MUST PAUSE FOR A MOMENT FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MAY EXIT THE BOARD BOARD ROOM. THE THE ITEMS WILL BE HEARD THE ITEMS WILL BE HEARD 234U8C 01, 2.02, 3.01, 3.0 01, 2.02, 3.01, 3.0, 01, 2.02, 3.01, 3.0, 6.01, 01, 2.02, 3.01, 3.0, 6.01, 6.02, AND 7 BE 0. 2.01, APPROVE CONTRACT WITH SLAM ACADEMY OF APOLLO BEACH. >> THIS IS THE RENEWAL OF THE CONTRACT OF SLAM ACADEMY AT APOLLO BEACH. LITTLE BIT OF SLAM ACADEMY AT APOLLO BEACH. OPENED IN OPENED IN 2019. THE SCHOOL OPENED SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES WITH CAREER EXPLORATION THROUGH ACADEMIES AND SPORTS MEDICINE. DIGITAL TELEVISION, SPORTS MARKETING, ENTERTAINMENT AND MANAGEMENT SERVING 1247 IN GRADES K-10 AND ENROLLING UP TO TO K-12. THIS CONTRACT EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2024. LOCATED 5150 NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY 41 IN APOLLO BEACH. THE SCHOOL EARNED A GRADE OF C DURING THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR AND LAST YEAR BASELINE ALSO EARNED A C. COMPREHENSIVE HEN SIEVE REVIEW REPORT THAT REPORT THAT PROVIDES WITH A SET OF CRY TERRY I CAN'T HAVE THE OPERATIONAL, FINANCIAL AND GOVERNING PERFORMANCES OF THE SCHOOL. ALL RATINGS WERE SATISFACTORY WITH ONE RECOMMENDATION. MADAM CHAIR, THE HIGHLIGHT OF MADAM CHAIR, THE HIGHLIGHT OF .01, THE RENEWAL OF THE CONTRACT FOR SLAM ACADEMY FOR FIVE YEARS. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. A MOTION AND A SECOND A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C ITEM C 2.01. A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. AND A SECOND BY MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER GRAY, YOU PULLED IN ITEM. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT? >>Lynn Gray: WELL, I DO. I I WANT TO SPEAK ON THE HISPANIC SUBJECT, BECAUSE I WENT AHEAD AND AND COMPARED SLAM APOLLO AND COMPARED SLAM APOLLO BEACH. 27% HISPANIC AND THE SURROUNDING SCHOOLS, GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY, 57.1% HISPANIC. DOBY, 25.8% DOBY, 25.8% HISPANIC. APOLLO BEACH, 25.9%. BY THE BY THE WAY IT WAS AN A SCHOOL WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF THE HISPANIC. EISENHOWER, EISENHOWER, 34.OF%. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL, LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL, 41.5%. WHAT I AM SUGGESTING -- AND I WANT TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND, BUT APOLLO BEACH APOLLO BEACH BE IT -- IF IT CHANGES TO A CHANGES TO A K-8. REGARDLESS, IF WE DON'T START PAYING ATTENTION TO NOT ONLY THE TEACHERS AND THE LEADERSHIP IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT ARE GETTING HEAVILY HISPANIC, THOSE GRADES SUCH AS SLAM HAS A C MAY GO DOWN. AND I THINK IT IS ONLY -- IT IS CLEAR AS A BELL THAT THAT AREA DISH GREW UP IN THAT AREA. THAT AREA HAS TO HAVE AN THAT AREA HAS TO HAVE AN EXTREME FOCUS IN EXPANDING WHETHER IT WILL BE DUAL LANGUAGE CLASSES. THERE HAS TO BE MORE THERE HAS TO BE MORE OF AN ECLECTIC INNOVATIVE APPROACH OF SCHOOLS WINDING DOWN -- IN OTHER WORDS, WORDS, K-5 AND THEY HAD NOABOUT TO GO. AND THE BOARD. EVERYONE OF US EVERYONE OF US CAN BE EVERYONE OF US CAN BE COLLABORATING HOW YOU CAN FULFILL THE MISSION OF THE HISPANIC HISPANIC AT THE SAME TIME, AND MAKE THE SCHOOLS FUNCTIONAL AND DRAW STUDENTS FROM OTHER PLACES VERSUS ALL GOING TO A CHARTER AND BUILDING MORE PRIVATE SCHOOLS. I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE ANSWER WE WANT. WE WANT TO DRAW PEOPLE AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILY BACK TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ARENA. AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO SO IF WE DON'T MATCH THE DEMOCRATICS THAT WE ARE DEMOCRATICS THAT WE ARE SEEING COMING INTO OUR SCHOOLS. AND I THINK -- AND AND I THINK -- AND DEMA, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT IS 40%. BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU IN A FEW YEARS, IT WILL BE UP TO 50%. I AM LOOKING AT ALL THE TRENDS. I WANTED TO SAY THAT I WANTED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE SEEMS TO BE FITTING. I UNDER SAND I UNDER SAND -- UNDERSTAND THAT I UNDER SAND -- UNDERSTAND THAT SLAM MUST BE PASSED SLAM MUST BE PASSED BUT I HOPE THEIR BOARD SEES THE NEED TO BE MORE AWARE OF THE NEED OF TEACHERS IN LEADERSHIP TO REPRESENT THE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT SEEMS TO BE SEEMS TO BE GROWING. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: MEMBER VAUGHN. >>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. YEAH, I JUST HAD A QUESTION UNDER THE DEMOGRAPHIC PORTION. WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH. I LOOKED AT THE PREVIOUS STATEMENT OF HOW THE NUMBER HAS GONE UP EACH YEAR. AND AND THEN HERE, FOR THE AND THEN HERE, FOR THE '23-'24 YEAR, 100% FREE AND REDUCED YEAR, 100% FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH AND THEN  C.E.P. NEXT TO IT AND I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH HOW IT AFFECTS THE PERCENTAGE. IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN THAT? >> SURE, THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. C.E.P. COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION. AND IT IS -- IT IS AN AND IT IS -- IT IS AN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA GIVEN TO THEM BY THE THEM BY THE USDA FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE. BASICALLY THE WHOLE SCHOOL IS ON REDUCED REDUCED OR FREE LUNCHES AND THEY GET BREAKFAST AND FREE LUNCH. >>Jessica Vaughn: THAT MEANS IT IS BASED ON THE COMMUNITY AND NOT EACH INDIVIDUAL? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >>Jessica Vaughn: -- STUDENT SPECIFICALLY? OKAY, THANK OKAY, THANK YOU. >>YOU ARE WELCOME. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. SO AS WE LOOK AT THE CHARTER SCHOOLS SCHOOLS COMING UP, SUPERINTENDENT. YOU KNOW YOU KNOW A LOT OF THE PARENTS, ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY MONO LINGUAL, SPANISH-SPEAKING HOUSEHOLDS OR THE BILINGUAL STUDENTS WITH MONOLINGUAL PARENTS, ARE GRAPH STATE DATING TOWARD SCHOOLS THAT ARE MEETING THOSE NEEDS A LOT OF THESE ARE CHARTER THESE ARE CHARTER SCHOOLS. AS I VISIT AS I VISIT THEY HAVE AS I VISIT THEY HAVE REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY. ALL ARE HIRING SPANISH SPEAKING STAFF. WE NEED TO BE VERY DILIGENT WHEN IT COMES TO RECRUITMENT OF IT COMES TO RECRUITMENT OF LATINO AND LIFT OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILY. A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES ARE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE WHEN THEY CALL, THERE IS NO CALL, THERE IS NO ONE ON THE SCHOOL SITE SCHOOL SITE THAT ARE SCHOOL SITE THAT ARE ABLE TO COME UP. AND GRAVITATING TOWARD OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS. SOMETHING THAT MEMBER GRAY SAID AND MISS AND MISS RODRIGUEZ SAID WE NEED TO TO REALLY FOCUS ON THAT TO REALLY FOCUS ON THAT IN ORDER TO HELP OUR TO HELP OUR LATINO STUDENTS. PLEASE VOTE -- PLEASE VOTE -- OH, MEMBER VAUGHN. >>Jessica Vaughn: SORRY, THAT MADE ME THINK OF A QUESTION AND NOT PERTINENT NECESSARILY TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL, BUT SINCE WE ARE HAVING THE DISCUSSION HERE. I KNOW AT ONE POINT, WE WERE GETTING DOCUMENTATION WITH STATISTICS BECAUSE WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION REPEATEDLY. I KNOW THAT SEVERAL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT. PART OF WHAT HR WAS PRESENTING TO US WAS THE RATIO OF OUR EDUCATORS AND STAFF AND CONCERNS TO THAT. ARE WE STILL GETTING THAT? BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN A WHILE? IS THAT STILL PART OF SOMETHING WE ARE FOCUSING ON? WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE REPORTING AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED. >> YES, MA'AM. SOMETHING WE ARE ABSOLUTELY FOCUSING ON. FROM THIS POINT FORWARD WE GET THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL, A NECESSITY TO US IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENT DEBT DEMOGRAPHIC POPULATION AFTER WE HIRE MATCHES OR COMES CLOSE TO MATCHING THAT. THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR US. OUR HIRING AND OUR HR DEPARTMENT IS WORKING VERY HARD ON THAT PARTICULAR METRIC. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET AN UPDATED NUMBER FOR YOU WHERE WE SIT RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. >>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. IT PASSES IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW ITEM NOW ITEM 2.02, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR SLAM TAMPA ELEMENTARY. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. >>Superintendent Ayres: THANK YOU, MADAM YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS IS ANOTHER SLAM ACADEMY. SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY. SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY CONTRACT EXECUTED IN 2018. DEFERRED OPENING IN 2019 AND 2020. THE SCHOOL OPENED IN 2021 SERVING ONLY KINDERGARTEN AND SERVING ONLY KINDERGARTEN AND GRADE 5. IN IN 2022 AND 2023, SERVES IN 2022 AND 2023, SERVES K-5. CAREER EXPLORATION THROUGH ACADEMIES IN SPORTS MEDICINE AND, SPORTS MEDIA. AND THIS PRESENT CONTRACT EXPIRES JUNE 0, EXPIRES JUNE 0, 2024. THIS SCHOOL LOCATED THIS SCHOOL LOCATED 7116 THIS SCHOOL LOCATED 7116 GUNN HIGHWAY. EARNED A GRADE OF A IN 2021-2022. AND EARNED A D FOR THE AND EARNED A D FOR THE 2022 FOR THE 2023 YEAR. AND AND EVALUATES THE OPERATIONAL AND GOVERNING PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHOOLS. ALL RATINGS WERE ALL RATINGS WERE SATISFACTORY WITH FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS. ONCE AGAIN SLAM TAMPA ELEMENTARY HAS REQUESTED A CONTRACT RENEWALS OF FIVE YEARS. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM ITEM C-2.02. A MOTION BY MEMBER A MOTION BY MEMBER RENDON AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER COMBS AND GRAY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >>Nadia Combs: I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS JUST LOOKING AT TODAY -- SORRY LOOKING AT TODAY -- SORRY I DIDN'T ASK YOU THIS DIDN'T ASK YOU THIS QUESTION WHEN WE SPOKE TODAY, DR. WHEN WE SPOKE TODAY, DR. DELANG. THE COMPARISON OF SCHOOLS LIKE CITRUS PARK AND MORGANWOOD. THAT LOCATION AT SLAM, THEY ARE ALL LOCATED RIGHT ON THE SAME CAMPUS, RIGHT, ON CAMPUS, RIGHT, ON GUNN CAMPUS, RIGHT, ON GUNN HIGHWAY? >> THEY ARE. >>Nadia Combs: THERE ARE SCHOOLS THAT ARE ACTUALLY CLOSER TO THAT THAT ARE HIGHER RATED LIKE THAT ARE HIGHER RATED LIKE CITRUS PARK ELEMENTARY. >> YES, BUT -- ABSOLUTELY >> YES, BUT -- ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN CERTAINLY -- >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A POINT THAT MOST OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THAT AREA, I SEE THAT -- IT WENT FROM AN A TO A D. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THAT HAPPENED? >> >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. MEMBER COMBS. ONE OF THE REASONS IS IN 2021-'22. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE DEMOGRAPHICS, THEY ONLY HAD 20 DEMOGRAPHICS, THEY ONLY HAD 20 STUDENTS, OUT OF 20 STUDENTS ONLY 12 WERE TESTED. AND THEN THEY WENT -- THE FOLLOWING YEAR THEIR ENROLLMENT INCREASED TO 200 -- SORRY, 99 STUDENTS. 97 WERE TESTED. SO THE INCOMING BASELINE OF THE INCOMING STUDENTS THAT YEAR WAS 83% WERE BELOW LEVEL -- GRADE LEVEL. SO I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY PART OF THE ISSUE. IT WAS A HEAVY LIFT FOR THEM; HOWEVER, THIS YEAR, THEY ARE USING USING TRII THINK ALATION BETWEEN THE THE THE FAST, NWUA AND I READY TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDED STUDENTS AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TARGETING -- TARGETING SPECIFIC STUD STENTS. SO THEY ARE ADDRESSING SO THEY ARE ADDRESSING ACCORDING MY CONVERSATIONS AND DATA, P.M. DATA THAT THEY ARE DOING DATA THAT THEY ARE DOING THAT. >>Nadia Combs: I WAS TRYING TO GO OUT THIS WEEK. BUT MAYBE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. TRYING TO DO THE SITE VISIT. ALL THE SURROUNDING SCHOOLS. I WON'T SURPRISED IT WAS AN A BEFORE BECAUSE MOST OF THE SURROUNDING SCHOOLS ARE ALL A TO TO B. AND TO GO TO A D WAS A CONCERN. MY OTHER CONCERN, WHEN WE LOOK AT A LOT OF THE ISSUES HERE, A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT THE SCHOOL HA WAS SURROUNDING THE IEP, CSE STUDENT. LOOKED LIKE THE IEP TRAINING WAS THE ISSUE. STUDENTS BEING IN A LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT. LOOKED LIKE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE 504. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF CHALLENGES, ISSUES AND A LOT OF HOLES IN THE TITLE 1. THAT'S CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. THERE ARE SEVERAL DEADLINE ISSUE THAT WERE NOT MET. SO WE HAVE AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE -- FROM THE REVIEW, THEY HAVE -- THEY ARE THEY ARE CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING SOME MECHANISMS TO FIX THAT. AND MAKE SURE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT DEADLINES ARE RESPECTED RESPECTED AND MONSTERED BY THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. >> I DO LOOK AT THESE APPLICATIONS AND THIS IS ONE WHERE WE SEE A LOT OF WHERE WE SEE A LOT OF ISSUES. ALL FEDERAL DOLLARS AND MOST VULNERABLE, SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE THAW STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE THAW ENTER -- GIVE THAT IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW UP IS SO IMPORTANT TO ALL STUDENTS ESPECIALLY IF YOU TALK TO OUR ESC STUDENTS. THIS IS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY -- I AM GOING TO APPROVE IT BY LAW, BUT VERY CONCERNING TO ME AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE REALLY MAKE SURE WE ARE REALLY MONITORING THE MONITORING THE ESE MONITORING THE ESE STUDENTS. >>Superintendent Ayres: MEMBER COMBS, THIS WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN 2018 AND TWO DIFFERENT IN 2018 AND TWO DEFERRAL YEARS. WE ONLY HAVE TWO YEARS OF DATA. REST ASSURED WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTINUE OUR MONITORING IT OF THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL. THIS IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY DEFERRED FOR TWO YEARS AFTER THE CONTRACT IN 2018. AND ONLY TWO YEARS OF DATA. >>Nadia Combs: BUT THE THE TWO YEARS OF DATA WITH THE ESC POPULATION LOOKS VERY, VERY WORSE. AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH, I SEE A LOT OF ISSUES OF 504, LOT OF ISSUES OF 504, LEAST RESTRICTIVE. IEP NOT MET. THE DEADLINES NOT NET. A BIG CONCERN. >>Superintendent Ayres: WE WILL BE ON TOP OF IT. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. MEMBER GRAY? >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. NUMBER OF CONCERNS, ONE IS DROP IN THE GRADE. 67% OF 67% OF HISPANIC, 24% ELL. DO WE HAVE TEACHERS AND LEADERSHIP TO MATCH THE LARGE AMOUNT OF AMOUNT OF HISPANIC STUDENTS. AND IS THAT POSSIBLE -- IS THAT POSSIBLY THE REASON WHY THE DROP IN GRADE. THE REASON I ASK, WHEN I GO THE REASON I ASK, WHEN I GO TO THE COMPLIANCE ISSUE, WE HAVE 95% OF THE PARENTS DO NOT EVEN TALK WITH THE BOARD -- RIGHT, THE BOARD -- HEAR FROM THE BOARD. 7 7 % OF THE PARENTS DON'T EVEN HAVE A -- EXCUSE ME. LITTLE CLUE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE SCHOOLS. NOW THIS NOW THIS IS ALL DOCUMENTED NOW THIS IS ALL DOCUMENTED ON PAGE 3. SO WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT, IF THE PARENTS ARE NOT CONCERNED WHAT GOES ON IN THE SCHOOL. IF THE SCHOOL GOES FROM AN A TO A D, AND A D, AND WE ARE SEEING A GROWTH OF HISPANIC AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. AGAIN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF STUDENTS CONTINUING TO NOT DO WELL UNLESS THERE IS THE EQUITY IN THE AMOUNT OF TEACHERS THAT KNOW THE LANGUAGE. I HOPE THAT IS PART OF YOUR I HOPE THAT IS PART OF YOUR MONITORING, BECAUSE I THINK MONITORING, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS A BIG TELL IS A BIG TELL TALE SIGN THAT THIS SCHOOL MAY FALL INTO A D OR A C A C AGAIN. YOUR COMMENTS? THANK YOU, DR. THANK YOU, DR. DELANG. >> YES, MA'AM. THEY DO -- OUT OF 12 -- OUT OF 12 TEACHERS, 10 OF THEM ARE FULLY CERTIFIED, BUT I DO NOT HAVE DATA WHETHER THESE -- ALL 12 TEACHERS SPEAK SPANISH OR NOT. BUT I CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT. >>Lynn Gray: WELL, NOT NECESSARILY ALL SPANISH, BUT AT LEAST HAVE A -- HAVE A LEAST HAVE A -- HAVE A DUAL LANGUAGE COMPONENT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY CAN TEACH -- ANYWAY, IT'S -- THIS IS FROM A TEACHER A TEACHER WONDERING HOW IT IS DONE. IF THE CHILDREN DO NOT SPEAK THE LANGUAGE, ETC. OKAY. SO YOUR WORK IS CUT OUT FOR YOU. THANK YOU, DR. THANK YOU, DR. DELANG THANK YOU, DR. DELANG. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER MEMBER RENDON? >>Patti Rendon: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. A LOT OF GOOD DISCUSSIONS. MEMBER GRAY AND MEMBER COMBS HAVE REALLY GOOD POINTS, BUT HAVE REALLY GOOD POINTS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WANT TO MAKE SURE THATCH AS A PUBLIC, PUBLIC, AS A DISTRICT, WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THAT. FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS, NOT UP FOR MISS DELANG TO CONTROL THE STAFF, THE IEPs, ANY OF THAT. NEED TO MAKE IT CLEAR AS A BOARD, WE ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE ON THIS, TO APPROVE IT, BUT BEYOND THE FACT THAT MISS BEYOND THE FACT THAT MISS DELANG WILL FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OF THE LAW FOR THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED, THAT'S CORRECT? >> >> THAT'S >> THAT'S CORRECT. >>Patti Rendon: WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF ANY OTHER TOPICS. I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE MAKE SUGGESTIONS FROM THE DAIS, WE LET THE PUBLIC THINK THAT WE HAVE CONTROL OF THAT. WHEN IT COMES TO WHEN IT COMES TO CHARPTER CHARTER SCHOOLS, WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF ANY OF THAT. ALL WE HAVE IS THE ABILITY TO APPROVE IT. AM I CORRECT? >> YES, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ONLY THROUGH THE NATURE OF COLLABORATION THAT WE HAVE THESE WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SCHOOL S F IMPROVING THEIR PRACTICES BECAUSE WE ALL WANT THOSE BECAUSE WE ALL WANT THOSE STUDENTS TO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY. SO WITH SO WITH COLLABORATION. SO -- IT IS -- WHEN THE BOARD ASKS ME QUESTIONS ABOUT OTHER DATA, THE SCHOOLS ARE ALWAYS VERY EAGER TO PROVIDE ME THAT -- THAT DATA. BUT, YES, BUT, YES, WE DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO AUTHORITY TO DEMAND CERTAIN THINGS OF THEIR STAFF. WE STILL HAVE SOME MONITORING CONTROL OVER THEIR CONTROL OVER THEIR ESC PRACTICES. AND OUR ESC DEPARTMENT DOES THAT VERY WELL. SO THEY ARE MONITORING THAT -- THAT THAT PART. BUT IT IS THROUGH THE -- BUT IT IS THROUGH THE -- A VERY COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT THAT WE ENGAGE WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOLS. >> BUT I DO WANT >> BUT I DO WANT TO THANK YOU, DR. DELANG DR. DELANG BECAUSE YOU ARE COLLABORATIVE, AND YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CHARTER SCHOOL FOLLOWS ULTIMATELY THE GUIDE WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO FOLLOW AND ULTIMATELY A STUDENT THING. BUT VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY OVER THEM. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. LET ME BE CLEAR. WE DON'T HAVE AUTHORITY, BUT I AM ON THE FLORIDA CHARTER AM ON THE FLORIDA CHARTER ALLIANCE COLLABORATION. THEY ARE FORMING THAT RIGHT THEY ARE FORMING THAT RIGHT NOW. AND I WILL TAKE WHAT I AM SAYING IN PUBLIC TO SUGGEST TO THEM IN PUBLIC TO SUGGEST TO THEM THAT THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT -- LET'S JUST SAY LET'S JUST SAY NUANCES. VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM. SO IF YOU WERE GOING TO BE ON A BOARD, AND IF YOU DON'T SAY SOMETHING, AND YOU JUST SOMETHING, AND YOU JUST SAY, OH THERE ARE -- THIS -- IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO. OR BETTER YET, IF YOU ARE ON A BOARD THAT SAYS, MAYBE I CAN IMPROVE. MAYBE I CAN HAVE A BETTER BOARD THAT IS ABSOLUTELY IMBETHLEHEM MATTIC AND MATTIC AND REPRESENTS THE STUDENTS THAT I AM IN CHARGE STUDENTS THAT I AM IN CHARGE OF, THAT IS THE TYPE OF -- TO ME, THE TYPE OF COLLABORATION THAT IS NEEDED. AND THE LAW IS THE LAW. EVERYONE VOTED. EVERYONE WILL VOTE FOR THIS. BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK BY BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK BY THE END OF THE DAY EVER ANY SCHOOL MODEL AND I AM TALKING VARIOUS MODELS THAT ARE COMING UP, ANY BOARD WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS WHAT IS BETTER FOR THE CHILDREN VERSUS NOT. NOW I COULD BE WRONG. SO THAT IS WHAT I AM SHARING SO THAT IS WHAT I AM SHARING WITH YOU. AND I WILL AND I WILL SHARE ALSO WITH THE FLORIDA CHARTER ALLIANCE. YOU TO HAVE A VOICE. BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE A VOICE. NOT THAT THEY ARE NOT LISTENING, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE DISCUSSION AND COLLABORATION. THE WORD IS -- OR THE WORD "SCHOOL CHOICE." SO WE ARE IN THAT GAME. SO LET'S PLAY IT SO LET'S PLAY IT WELL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MEMBER >> THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. AGAIN, SUPERINTENDENT. WHEN I VISIT THESE SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY THE SLAM TAMPA ELEMENTARY, YOU KNOW, WHEN HE WALK IN THROUGH THE DOORS AND THEY THEY GREET ME, THEY GREET ME, IN MY NATIVE LANGUAGE, AND YOU KNOW, I GO LANGUAGE, AND YOU KNOW, I GO -- THEY INVITE ME TO A -- YOU KNOW, TO AN TO AN EVENT IN THE SCHOOL WHERE 90% OF THE FAMILIES WHO ARE MONO LINGUAL SPANISH ARE IN ATTENDANCE. YOU KNOW YOU KNOW IT SAYS SOMETHING TO ME ABOUT THE SCHOOL. WHEN THE STAFF IS ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE PARENTS IN THEIR LANGUAGE. IT SAYS SOMETHING TO ME ABOUT THE THE SCHOOL. AND WE NEED TO AND WE NEED TO LOOK AND ASK OURSELVES WHY WE ARE NOT DOING THAT AT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS. WHEN WE ARE LIFTING STUDENTS WHO ARE CHALLENGED WHO ARE -- LIKE I MENTIONED MONO LINGUAL AND THEY ARE TRYING TO ARE TRYING TO GET THEM INTO A CERTAIN SPACE WHEN IT COMES TO TESTING. WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR ACADEMICS. WHEN IT COMES TO LEARNING ENGLISH. BY BY UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THAT GRADE. BUT WE NEED TO BE ALSO AS EQUALLY DILIGENT IN LOOKING AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE COMING UP FROM THAT UP FROM THAT GRADE. BUT THEY DO HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE CHALLENGED AND THEY ARE TAKING UP THAT -- THAT TAKING UP THAT -- THAT -- THEY ARE TAKING UP THAT -- THAT PIECE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE DON'T HAVE HERE IN HEADQUARTERY SCHOOLS. THAT THAT TIME AND THAT TIME AND EFFICIENCY. MEMBER VAUGHN. >>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I APPRECIATE ALL THE CONVERSATION. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT. I DO APPRECIATE MEMBER I DO APPRECIATE MEMBER RENDON MAKING A.-- MAKING A.-- ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND THAT MEMBER GRAY IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS AND WANTS TO MAKE SURE SHE TO MAKE SURE SHE ADVOCATES TO MAKE SURE OUR MAKE SURE OUR POPULATION OF EMPLOYEES MATCHES OUR STUDENTS BUT THIS SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION JUST FOR THE PUBLIC. I THINK THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TALK WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND JUST BEING CLEAR THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONE WHO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS BECAUSE WE GET ENOUGH LETTERS FROM PARENTS WHO ARE IN CHARTER SCHOOLS ALREADY ASKING FOR OUR HELP AND HEARTBREAKING HAVING TO WRITE BACK AND SAY WE CAN'T PROVIDE ANY HELP. AND THAT -- YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS REALLY VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WHILE I THINK IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US TO ABSOLUTELY HAVE FOR US TO ABSOLUTELY HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO CAN COMMUNICATE AND SUPPORT AND IDENTIFY WITH OUR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT REVOLVES AROUND REVOLVES AROUND LANGUAGE. I THINK AS A BOARD I THINK AS A BOARD WHEN WE TALK OF SOMETHING WE CAN DO. ONE THING I BROUGHT UP PREVIOUSLY WAS ADVOCATING WHEN WE FORMED OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PLATFORM TO MAKE SURE WE ARE 20 NEARS HARMSLESS IF OUR ELL STUDENTS TO BE MORE PROFICIENT. TALKED LONGER THAN TWO YEARS FOR FULL LANGUAGE. AND A POPULATION OF SUCH HIGH ELL LEARNERS. THE BEST THING WE CAN DO AS A BOARD OF PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE TIME AND SPACE SO OUR KIDS TEST IN A LANGUAGE THAT THAT HE LEARNED AND LEARNED AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHOW PROFICIENCY IN. AGAIN, NOT NECESSARILY AROUND THIS ITEM, BUT IT DOES GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY AS A BOARD TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US IT AND SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO I WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE WE WILL DO REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE ARE DO REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER COMBS. >>Nadia Combs: THIS >>Nadia Combs: THIS IS IN DISONE AND I AM FAMILIAR WITH IT. THIS IS AN FEDERAL ISSUE AND A FEDERAL GUIDELINE. FEDERAL ISSUE IF THINGS ARE NOT BEING MET. ALSO JUST THAT THE SURROUNDING SCHOOLS THAT THAT AREA, WHEN YOU THINK THAT THEY ARE Cs OR NOT, THEY ARE A HIGHER GRADE AND IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO BE INFORMED AND LET THEM KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT PARENTS CHOICE. IF YOU HAVE A ESC CHILD AND MAYBE THEY HAVE BEEN THERE AND FEDERALLY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN MET. ALSO WE HAVE A LONG ALSO WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO WITH OUR HISPANIC LEADERSHIP. WE ARE GETTING MORE. PREPARES NEW PRINCIPALS. CHAIR PEREZ, I THINK TO SAY THAT OVERALL CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE OVERALL CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE WITH MORE LEADERS. UNTIL WE CAN SEE THAT DATA AND SHOW ME THIS DATA, I THINK A LOT OF OUR SCHOOLS DO A GREAT JOB OF OUR SCHOOLS DO A GREAT JOB OF GOING IN THE FRONT OFFICE. WE ARE WORKING HARDER. TRYING TO TRANSLATE EVERYTHING. TO SAY A GENERAL TERM LIKE THAT, I REALLY DON'T AGREE. I GO TO A LOT OF SCHOOLS. IT DEPENDS ON THE SCHOOL. DEPENDS ON THE AREA. SOME CHARTER SCHOOLS THERE ARE NO CERTIFIED TEACHERS. THEY ARE NOT EVEN THEY ARE NOT EVEN CERTIFIED. I THINK TO SAY THEY ARE DOING A BETTER JOB THAN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I DON'T THINK THAT IS CORRECT. WE ARE DOING AN OUTREACH CENTER IN THE TOWN AND COUNTRY IN THE TOWN AND COUNTRY AREA. WE HAVE A TRANSLATE WHERE YOU CAN TRANSLATE -- WE HAVE AN ITEM COMING TODAY. WE ARE DOING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO AND DOING A LOT OF THINGS BUT TO SAY THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOLS -- I WANT TO SEE THIS HARD-CORE DATA THAT WE HAVE THESE MANY PRINCIPALS TO MAKE A STATEMENT LIKE THAT. BECAUSE I THINK WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD, THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING. I DIDN'T SAY THEY WERE DOING BETTER THAN HAD THE BETTER THAN HAD THE SCHOOLS. OKAY. >>Nadia Combs: JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. >>Karen Perez: PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM IS NEXT ITEM IS 3.01, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OF MENTAL HEALTH CONFERS. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. >>Superintendent Ayres: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS INVO HEALTH CARE WHICH IS THIS AGENDA ITEM THIS AGENDA ITEM WILL HAVE THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM TO HELP WITH SHIELD HOOD TRAUMA AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THOSE AT RISK OR DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. IMPLEMENTATION WILL CONSIST OF A TEAM OF TEN QUALIFIED TEAM OF TEN QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO WORK. AND 20 SCHOOL SITES TOTAL. ALL SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED 100% IN PERSON FOR TARGETED STUDENTS AT SELECTED SCHOOL SITES. SCHOOLS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND STUDENTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED OF MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. PARENTAL CONSENT IS REQUIRED. THE COST OF THE CONTRACT IS LESS DUE TO THE DUE TO THE LENGTH OF SERVICE, FEBRUARY FEBRUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. WILL END SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. HAVE USED HAVE USED INVO HEALTH CARE SINCE 2020 AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2020 AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JUNE 20, 2035. AND AND HOPE TO GIVE TO MORE SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS. WE HAVE 30 SCHOOLS THAT UTILIZE THEIR SERVICES. THIS IS TO ADD ANOTHER 25 THIS IS TO ADD ANOTHER 25 ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SITES. >>Karen Perez: >>Karen Perez: A MOTION AND A >>Karen Perez: A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR SECOND FOR C-3.01. A MOTION A MOTION AND SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. >>Patti Rendon: THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO MEET WITH ME. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WITH OUR CHILDREN AND OUR AND OUR SCHOOLS. AND MANY -- WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS THAT TRAUMA-INDUCED CARE. THAT IS SOMETHING I FIND VERY SPECIALIZED SPECIALIZED WHAT IT IS BEHAVIOR ANALYST OR ANALYST OR PSYCHIATRIST, A SPECIAL NEED FOR DRAMA-INDUCED CARE, SPECIALIST THAT ARE DIRECTLY INTO THAT. HE WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTRACT, MAKING SURE THAT THE PROVIDERS HAVE AN EXPERTISE IN TRAUMA-INDUCED CARE. ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE MENTION OF. I THINK THAT IS WHERE OUR CHILDREN COME FROM. A LOT OF TRAUMA THAT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. THE SECOND THING THE SECOND THING I WANT TO SEE -- AND I DON'T SEE IT WITHIN THIS CONTRACT, I DON'T SEE THE DIRECT SUPPORT THAT IS GOING TO OUR TEACHERS. IF YOU WERE IN THERE AND MEETING WITH OUR STUDENTS, THAT IS FANTASTIC AND PROVIDING THEM WITH DIRECT CARE. IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, CIRCLE BACK AND FOLLOW ALONG WITH OUR TEACHERS SO THEIR INTERACTIONS ARE CONTINUING THAT -- THAT TRAUMA-INDUCED CARE DIRECTLY TO THAT STUDENT, HE WILL BE TAKING TWO STEPS BACK. THAT ONE COMMENT THAT CAN BE MADE. THE ONE DIRECTION THAT CAN BE GIVEN CAN DIRECT THE STUDENT RIGHT BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE IN THE THE TRAUMA IF NOT GIVEN THE THE TRAUMA IF NOT GIVEN THE IN/- INSTRUCTION FROM THE THERAPISTS. WHATEVER CONTRACT, WE NEED TO HELP OUR TEACHERS. THEY NEED THAT SUPPORT AND OUR STUDENTS NEED THAT SUPPORT AND SO CRITICAL FOR THE SUCCESS OF ANY KIND OF THERAPY THAT WE ARE PROVIDING WE PROVIDE THAT CIRCLE AROUND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT. SO I REALLY THINK WE NEED SO I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO EMPOWER TEACHERS TO HAVE THAT INSTRUCTION VANLDZ THOSE TOOLS TO WORK WITH THE TO WORK WITH THE STUDENT. ONE COMMENT ONE COMMENT AND WORD TO THE STUDENT INCORRECTLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW CAN PUSH A CHILD BACK TEN THERAPY SESSIONS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE DON'T SEE IN THERE. WE WILL CIRCLE BACK TO THE STUDENTS BUT I DON'T SEE ANYWHERE IN HERE WITH OUR CURRENT SCHOOLS WHERE WE ARE PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT TO OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. I THINK THAT IS A CRITICAL PIECE WE ARE MISSING THAT WE NEED TO BE ADDRESSING. AGAIN, AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL APPROVE THIS, BUT I WANT TO SEAT DATA COMING BACK. I WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR TEACHERS HOW THEY ARE BEING EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THOSE STUDENTS. SO THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WHEN WE TALK OF TRAUMA-BASED SCHOOLS. AND WE HAVE VISITED -- THANK YOU, LIZ TANNER -- FOR THE YOU, LIZ TANNER -- FOR THE JUNTA AND THE FROST -- FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JUNTA MIDDLE. WE INVESTED -- THE CHILDREN'S BOARD, INVESTED $1.3 MILLION BOARD, INVESTED $1.3 MILLION. THE IDEA IS TO HELP TEACHERS OBSERVE STUDENTS WITH TRAUMA AND STRATEGIZE HOW TO TEACH THEM -- MEMBER PEREZ, YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH ACE, ADVERSE CHILD HOOT WITH ACE, ADVERSE CHILD HOOT EXPERIENCES OR CHILDREN THAT THESE 20 SCHOOLS, SUPERINTENDENT VAN VAN AYRES. THE DENSITY OF TRAUMATIC THE DENSITY OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES ARE VERY CLEAR IN THOSE -- AND I WILL SAY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. BUT THE ADDITION OF 20 SCHOOLS IS NECESSARY IS NECESSARY AND AS I KNOW BECAUSE UNDER SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, WHEN WE INTRODUCED THE NATIONAL DROPOUT PREVENTION PROGRAM WHERE WE IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR TEACHERS TO BE NEED FOR TEACHERS TO BE TAUGHT HOW TO TEACH EFFECTIVELY HOW TO TEACH EFFECTIVELY STUDENTS WHO COME TO SCHOOL, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FOOD INSECURITY, TRAFFICKING BULLYING, WE COULD GO ON WITH THE LIST. THE TEACHERS HAVE A BETTER SUCCESS REAL IN GETTING THE INFORMATION TO THE INFORMATION TO THE STUDENTS. SO THEED A DAMAGES AND MEMBER PEREZ, YOU KNOW ALL TOO WELL WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT. CAN YOU TEACH THE CHILD IF THEY ARE NOT MENTALLY ARE NOT MENTALLY READY? OR CAN YOU OR CAN YOU GET A CHILD OR CAN YOU GET A CHILD MENTALLY READY AND TEACH MORE EFFECTIVELY. I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT. THAT IS THE STAGE WE ARE IN. AND -- I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD THE TEAM, HOLLY SAYA, BECAUSE WHAT HIGH TEMPERATURING WHAT YOU ARE SAILING IS WHAT YOU ARE SAILING IS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL CHIT-CHAT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL CHIT-CHAT FROM THE STUDENT TO THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AND THE EX -- THE ONE IN CHARGE OF THE -- OF THE MENTAL TALK MENTAL TALK MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE IF IT IS ONE TO ONE WITH MANY STUDENTS. MANY STUDENTS DON'T WANT TO BE IN A GROUP AND SAY I HAVE DEPRESSION. I HAVE ANXIETY. MY PARENTS -- I SAW A GUN AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. MY PARENTS ARE YELLING AT EACH OTHER OTHER SOMETIMES STUDENTS DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT TO A GROUP, AND I DON'T BLAME THEM, I WOULDN'T WANT TO. THE NEED FOR ONE ON ONE IS EXTREMELY REAL. AND YOU ARE MEETING THAT NEED. THE MORE SCHOOLS WE IDENTIFY, WE CAN GET MORE KIDS READY TO LEARN BECAUSE WE ARE ADDRESSING WHAT BECAUSE WE ARE ADDRESSING WHAT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE HICCUP. AND SO ANYWAY, ENOUGH SAID. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND I THINK, AGAIN, TO LOOK FORWARD FORWARD TO, AGAIN, HAVING THOSE MENTAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL NEEDS MET AMONG OUR MET AMONG OUR STUDENTS. JOB WELL-DONE. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS WE BELIEVE YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH MENTAL HEALTH WILL HE SOURCES, WE NEVER HAVE ENOUGH MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. AND IT WOULD NEVER BE ENOUGH, YOU KNOW. BECAUSE WHAT AFFECTS THE FAMILY AFFECTS THE STUDENT. AND WHAT AFFECTS THE STUDENT AFFECTS THE FAMILY. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK SUPERINTENDENT A QUESTION. WITH THESE SERVICES, YOU KNOW, THE NEW SERVICES, CAN FAMILIES ACCESS THE SERVICES ACCESS THE SERVICES IF WE HAVE A STUDENT WHOSE ACCESSING THESE SERVICES? >> YES, MADAM CHAIR. ALL OF THESE SERVICES ARE CONSIDERED WRAP-AROUND SERVICES AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE FAERNTS AS WELL. NONELIZABETH IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN MISSING. BUT YES, THEY ARE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES THERE. >> YES, BOARD MEMBER PEREZ, WE AFTER WRAP-AROUND SERVICES WITH MANY AGENCIES WE ARE MANY AGENCIES WE ARE CURRENTLY CONTRACTING WITH. THIS PARTICULAR BOARD ITEM WILL HAVE ONE ON ONE SOLUTIONS TO KIDS DIRECTLY. AND WE ARE BUILDING A CARE PLAN AND WE ARE BUILDING A CARE PLAN AND THAT TAKES PLACE AND SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN TO THE PARENTS. OTHER AGENCIES THAT WILL PROVIDE FAMILY THERAPY, GROUP THERAPY, AND WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF AND WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF STRATEGIES TO HELP THEIR STRATEGIES TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS COPE WITH ANY STUDENTS COPE WITH ANY SORT OF MENTAL HEALTH THEY ARE HAVING AND PROVIDE HELP WITH THE SERVICES. >>Karen Perez: WHEN THE STUDENT LINKS UP TO THE LINKS UP TO THE SERVICES, THE FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED AT THE SAME TIME? >> ABSOLUTELY. PART OF THE PROGRESS MONITORING PLAN AND INFORMED PLAN AND INFORMED REGULARLY OF HOW THEIR CHILD IS DOING AND HOW NECK SUPPORT THEIR OWN CHILD. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENT, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. APPEARS. IT PASSES IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM IS NEXT ITEM IS 3.02. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION SERVICES. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. >>Superintendent Ayres: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS WAS MENTIONED THIS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. AIRE WILL PROVIDE WITH ACCURATE TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION OF THE SCHOOL RECORDS OF SCHOOL RECORDS OF INCOMING K-12 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TRANSCRIPT PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION SERVICES THROUGH THE BILINGUAL BILINGUAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH INTERNATIONAL TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION. CURRENTLY NO ONE IN THE DISTRICT WITH TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION WITH TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. THEY WILL HELP US TO ASSIST THEY WILL HELP US TO ASSIST ACADEMIC LEVELS FOR ACADEMIC LEVELS FOR GRADE PLACEMENT AND PER THE TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT, SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED UP TO PROVIDED UP TO 50 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS STUDENTS AND UP TO 700 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. ONCE DISTRICT LEVEL EVALUATORS WERE PROVIDED, THEY WILL BE TRAINED AT-PERSON SITE. OVERVIEW TRAINING AND A SPECIALIST OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEMS OF THE MOST PROMINENT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR K-12 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRANSFERS, MOST COMMON TO HCTA, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRANSFERS WHICH ARE WHICH ARE COLUMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAITI, HONDURAS, INDIA, MEXICO, PUERTO RICO AND VENEZUELA. THESE SERVICES WILL BEGIN AFTER BOARD APPROVAL AND CONTINUE UNTIL DECEMBER 30, 2024. THANK YOU, MA'AM. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. A SECOND BY MEMBER A SECOND BY MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER COMBS, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >>Nadia Combs: I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND A COUPLE OF COMMENTS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE CONTRACT. AND THIS IS A GENERAL FUND CONTRACT THAT IS $115,000. I KNOW I SPOKE AT LENGTH I KNOW I SPOKE AT LENGTH WITH POLICE ZENIC AND POLICE POLICE ZENIC AND POLICE POLICE ZENIC AND POLICE  SAYA. TO CLARIFY WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE OUTSOURCING THIS ALL THE TIME. THIS YEAR WITH THE PLAN AND THE TIMELINE WITH THE TRAINING. IF YOU CAN GIVE US A LITTLE SUMMARY OF THAT. BECAUSE I KNOW SUCH A HIGH NEED RIGHT NOW. IF YOU CAN SUMMARIZE THAT A LITTLE BIT. >> SO OUR HOPE IS TO BE ABLE TO HIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE PUT OUT ONE ROUND. AND, YOU KNOW, WE WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL THERE AND SUCCESSFUL THERE AND WE ARE GOING TO READVERTISE AND HOPEFULLY HAVE SUCCESS WITH HIRING BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET THESE PEOPLE BACK IN. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE -- IF THIS CONTRACT PASSES -- A GROUP OF PEOPLE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO E ON SO WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL IN DOING THIS. ONCE WE CAN FIND THE PERSONNEL TO DO THIS. THERE IS TRAINING WE SEND THEM TOO TOO ANNUALLY WE USED TO SEND TO THE LADY WHO DID WORK AT THE DISTRICT IN THE PAST. >>Nadia Combs: FROM. HIGH UNDERSTANDING. THREE PEOPLE DOING IT. THEY ARE NO LONGER WITH US. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE BACKED UP WITH ALL THE TRANSLATIONS AND DO THAT THIS YEAR, BUT THE GOAL IS TO BRING SOMEONE BACK ON-SITE AND NOT OUTSOURCE IT AND KEEP IT IN-HOUSE EVENTUALLY, RIGHT? BECAUSE I DO THINK -- WE HAVE TO DO THIS. WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. BUT OBVIOUSLY I PREFER HAVING SOMEONE ON OUR STAFF THAT CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO KIND OF REALLY -- WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PLANS OR THE GOALS TO HIRE SOMEONE OR TO TRAIN SOMEONE TO THAT? >>Superintendent Ayres: I HAD ADD FROM DAY ONE BEING APPOINTED AS SUPERINTENDENT AND WORKING WITH OUR GROUP, THIS IS A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR THEM. BACK IN JUNE, WE LOST THREE OF OUR OUR BILINGUAL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS THAT COUNSELORS THAT PROVIDED TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES. I WANT TO THANK THE I WANT TO THANK THE LAYA GROUP FOR FOR THEIR HELP AND MANEUVER THROUGH THIS. BUT AN URGENT MANNER TO MAKE SURE THE TRANSCRIPTS ARE EVALUATED AND EVALUATED EVALUATED AND EVALUATED CORRECTLY. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL THAT WE HAVE IN-HOUSE PEOPLE WHO ARE JOINED THROUGH THROUGH AIR. TO GET THIS MOVING ON OPINION. THIS IS AN UPMOST PRIORITY NOT ONLY OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT OUR PARTNERS AS WELL. >>Nadia Combs: >>Nadia Combs: IN THE TOWN AND >>Nadia Combs: IN THE TOWN AND COUNTRY AREA AND COUNTRY AREA AND SOUTH COUNTY, INFLUX INFLUX OF THOSE FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND NOT HAVING A ADVANCE SCRIPT OR TRANSLATED. WE ARE BACKLOGGED AND THIS IS VERY ARE IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. MEMBER VAUGHN? >>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. MEMBER COMBS HIT THE POINT OF WHAT I WANTED TO ECHO. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND PRIORITIZE HOW IMPORTANT I THINK IT IS TO HAVE THE SERVICE IN-HOUSE AND HOW FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HIRE IN HOUSE. I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE GETTING CREATIVE AND MAKING SURE WE NEED TO. IN MY AREA, A HUGE INFLUX OF STUDENTS FROM INDIA AND THEY NEED THEIR TRANSCRIPTS TRANSLATED TO START ATTENDING OUR SCHOOL. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO REALIZE ALTHOUGH OUR HISPANIC HISPANIC POPULATION IS SO BIG, THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER STUDENTS COMING FROM LOTS OF OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE WE NEED THIS. AGAIN, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE EXACTLY WHAT MEMBER COMBS DID AND MAKE SURE THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE JUST SLOWLY SLIP TO AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING COMPANY AND WE REALLY EMPHASIZE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HIRE IN HOUSE AND MAKE THESE SERVICES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER MEMBER RENDON? >>Patti Rendon: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE ARE WORKING WITH A CONTRACT OF BRINGING IN INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS AND DOING A CONTRACT WITH THEM. ANY WAY TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM AND THIS TYPE -- WE WILL SEND THEM TO A TRAINING NO MATTER WHAT. WE ARE BRINGING IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS WITH THAT PAYROLL PROGRAM. AT LEAST A AT LEAST A BASIS -- MAYBE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. THEY MAY HAVE EXPERTISE IN THAT. HAVE WE LOOKED AT THAT EX- EX-EXPLORATION AT ALL? >> I AM GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE HISTORICALLY THIS IS DONE BY THE THIS IS DONE BY THE BILINGUAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS IN OUR DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND THEN MOVED OUT OF OUR APARTMENT AND THEIR POSITIONS MOVED BACK. THIS SKILL IS NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAW LEARN IN YOUR COUNSELING PROGRAM AS A GRADUATE STUDENT STUDENT. IT IS NOT REQUIRED THAT YOU ARE A SCHOOL A SCHOOL COUNSELOR. ARE ARE UNI-CORN. WE ARE TRYING TO FIND PEOPLE. BUT TO MISS BUT TO MISS VAUGHN'S.NOT JUST TRANSCRIPTS IN SPANISH THAT NEED TO BE EVALUATED. WE NEED THEM FOR ALL OVER. SO I DO THINK THAT WE CAN -- IF WE DON'T GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE SOONER WRATH EVERY THAN LATER, WE NEED TO LATER, WE NEED TO LOOK AT TRAINING OTHER TRAINING OTHER CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS IN THIS -- YOU KNOW, TO LEARN HOW TO DO THIS EITHER THROUGH OUR CONTRACT AND OR WITH -- WITH THE TRAINS WE USED TO SEND OUR BILINGUAL COUNSELORS BECAUSE THE EXPERTS OF HOW TO DO IT. I THINK WE ACTUALLY NEED TO THINK BIGGER. >>Patti Rendon: I KNOW MY HUSBAND DOES A LOT OF DOCUMENT TRANSLATION. I KNOW THERE IS AN EXPERTISE THAT JUST DO DOCUMENTATION TRANSLATION. BUT, AGAIN, WE HAVE TOO HAVE THAT SCHOOL PIECE TO IT TOO. WHATEVER WE CAN TO DO GET AS CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE. LIKE I SAID, WE ALREADY HAVE A COUNTIES OUT TO BRING IN INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS. TO ME THAT IS A PLACE WHERE WE CAN START TO HAVE INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE TO BE ABLE -- ANOTHER CONTRACT WE HAVE ALREADY GOT GOING AND A RELATIONSHIP WE ALREADY ALREADY ALREADY HAVE. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER MEMBER RENDON. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND TAMPA PASSES AND TAMPA PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM IS NEXT ITEM IS 6.01. BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 31, 2024. AND FISCAL YEAR ENDING AND FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,2023. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. >>Superintendent Ayres: THROW TO OUR OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. TAKE 6 AM 01 TAKE 6 AM 01 AND TAKE 6 AM 01 AND 6.02. >>Jim Porter: YOU WILL VOTE >>Jim Porter: YOU WILL VOTE THEM AT THE SAME TIME. >> >> GOOD EVENING, CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, CAB MEANT MEMBERS. A BRIEF PRESENTATION FROM SUSAN GARCIA ON GARCIA ON OUR BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR MONTH END JANUARY 2024. AND A PRESENTATION FROM OUR AUDITORS JEFF WOLF ON OUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL RORP T. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. THE MONTH OF JANUARY, NO CHANGES TO THE BUDGET. WE ARE STILL PROJECTING AT THE END OF JANUARY A $336 MILLION ENDING FUND ENDING FUND BALANCE. THAT IS -- THAT WILL BE A 19% FUND BALANCE. IF YOU LOOK AT COLUMN C, THAT IS OUR REVISED BUDGET AND NO CHANGE -- NO OVERALL CHANGE. COLUMN D SHOW THE CHANGES WHICH YOU CAN SEE ARE YOU CAN SEE ARE ZERO. COLUMN E SHOW THE YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUALS. AS TO THE END OF JANUARY, $1.6 AS TO THE END OF JANUARY, $1.6 MILLION IN REVENUE AND SPENT $898.2,000 IN EXPENDITURES. 66% RECEIVED FOR REVENUE AND 51% FOR FOR EXPENDITURES, GIVING US AN ENDING FUND PAL OF ENDING FUND PAL OF $594.2 MILLION. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY THAT IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY WENT LIVE WITH OUR WENT LIVE WITH OUR ERP PERIOD AND AND A LOT AND A LOT OF TRANSACTION THAT WERE NOT ENTER. YOU CAN SEE THE CATCH-UP YOU CAN SEE THE CATCH-UP IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS. I WOULD NOT BE THAT EXCITED OF THE THE $594.2 MILLION FUNDING BALANCE. WE ARE PROJECTED SOMETHING IN THE AREA $330 PLUS. THAT DIDN'T CHANGE. THE NEXT SLIDE BASICALLY SHOWS IN A -- IN A PIE CHART HOW MUCH WE RECEIVED IN WE RECEIVED IN REVENUE LOCAL. WE RECEIVED 81% OF OUR BUDGETED REVENUE. WE RECEIVED 44% OF OUR STATE REVENUE AND 33% OF OUR FEDERAL REVENUE. TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTED IS TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTED IS $1.2 MILLION. MILLION DOLLARS. OKAY. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE EXPENDITURES. AND WE ARE REALLY ON TARGET FOR THIS TIME OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SALARIES ARE 5% EXPENDED. EMPLOYEES -- I MEAN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, 51%. I WON'T READ THEM ALL TO YOU OBVIOUSLY. PURCHASE SERVICES, PURCHASE SERVICES, 54%. AND -- BASICALLY THEY ARE ALL ON TARGET. SO WE ARE -- WE ARE RIGHT ON TARGET FOR THAT TARGET FOR THAT $336 MILLION ENDING FUND BALANCE. OUR NEXT SLIDE IS OUR CASH SLIDE, AND THE SLIDE, AND THE SHAKE JUST NEVER CHANGES. IN JANUARY IN JANUARY 545. AND THAT TO DO AND THAT TO DO WITH THE ERP AND THAT TO DO WITH THE ERP PETITION PROJECT $33 PETITION PROJECT $33 MILLION IN CASH CASH. >> BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT OUR BONDS HAVE GOTTEN UPGRADED. SNP. FITCH UPGRADED OUR BOND RATINGS. ? AND WAITING FOR MOODY'S. MOODY'S WILL BE THE NEXT UPGRADE OF OUR BONDS. ? WAS REVISED FROM NEGATIVE TO TABLE. REFERRING OUR OUR C.O.P.s. CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION. AND OUR OVERALL FUND BALANCE AND OTHER CREDIT FACTORS THAT HIGHLIGHT THAT WE ARE GROWING ECONOMIC ECONOMIC BASE IN TAMPA AND THE ST. PETE AREA. WE ARE GROWING WE ARE GROWING ADEQUATE FINANCIAL RAMAGEMENT FINANCIAL RAMAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT. CREDIT THAT TO OUR TEAM AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE. LOW DEBT SERVICE CARING. WE ARE PAYING OUR DEBT. OUR DEBT -- WE ARE NOT GOING OUT FOR DEBT FOR DEBT SERVICE BECAUSE HALF A CENT SALES TAX. EVEN THOUGH THEY CONSIDER THE EVEN THOUGH THEY CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT MUCH A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, SUPERINTENDENT, OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM IS STABLE BECAUSE OUR FINANCE TEAM HAS NOT CHANGED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. WE ARE CONTINUING TO BE FORWARD-LOOKING. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO DO MULTIBUDGETS AND WE ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE IN OUR CONSUMPTION. MULTIYEAR OPERATING FORECAST. WE HAVE A FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT COMES FROM THE OPERATION SIDE COUNTY THE OPERATION SIDE COUNTY HOUSE. OUR RESOLVE POLICY IS INTACT THAT WE -- THAT IS EQUAL TO THE 3% REARED BY THE STATE. AND WE ARE -- WE ARE WAY OVER THE 10%. BUT THAT IS THE GOOD THING. BUT WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING THAT RESERVE DOWN ALSO THAT RESERVE DOWN ALSO FOR SOME INITIATIVES COMING UP. WE ARE INCREASING BEING WE ARE INCREASING BEING CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR BUDGET CONSUMPTION. LOOKING AT ENROLLMENT, LOOKING AT ENROLLMENT, STUDENTS AND EVERYTHING TO PROJECT WITHIN THE REVENUE WE RECEIVED AS WELL AS THE AS THE EXPENDITURES THAT WE HAVE. SO THAT IS THE UPDATE FOR OUR PART. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE JEFF WOLF, AND HE WILL WOLF, AND HE WILL BE GOING OUR FINANCIAL FINANCIAL AUDIT. >> GOOD EVENING. BEFORE I START, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD TO ALLOW US TO SERVE YOU AS THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR. WE WORK FOR YOU. REAL QUICK, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION, YOU NOTICE A BIG YEAR FOR YEAR FOR MSL. 50 YEARS OF SERVING FLORIDA. AND I WANT TO NOTE THAT QUICK. WITH THAT, HE WILL GO RIGHT INTO THE PRESENTATION. TONIGHT HAVE A CLICKER? OH. OKAY. SO OUR FIRST REPORT IS OUR -- IS OUR REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IF YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MATERIALLY CORRECT, WHETHER THEY ARE ACCURATE. WE HAD AN UNMODIFIED OPINION. THAT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCES YOU CAN RECEIVE. THE BEST OPINION YOU CAN RECEIVE. MODIFIED DOES NOT SOUND THAT GREAT, BUT THE HIGHEST LEVEL YOU CAN RECEIVE. THE NEXT REPORT IS THE REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE. GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS REQUIRE US TO TEST INTERNAL CONTROLS AND DO THAT BY REVIEWING PAYROLL PROCESS, DISBURSEMENTS, BIDS, JOURNAL RIGHT. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE AN OPINION, BUT IF WE NOTED ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR DEFICIENCIES, WE WILL NOTE THAT. YOU CAN SEE IT IS A CLEAN REPORT. NO ISSUES NO ISSUES NOTED. THE NEXT REPORT IS THE MANAGEMENT LEVEL. THIS REPORT REARS US IF THERE IS ANY FINANCIAL CONDITION ISSUE, ANY FINANCIAL ANY FINANCIAL EMERGENCIES OR ANY OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE NEEDED THAT DIDN'T QUITE MEET THE LEVEL OF THE PREVIOUS REPORT, THEY WILL BE REPORTED IN THIS LETTER. AGAIN A CLEAN REPORT. NO FINDINGS. NO ISSUES NOTED. LASTLY LASTLY IS OUR INDEPENDENT LASTLY IS OUR INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT REPORT. THIS IS IN COMPLIANCE TO FLORIDA STATUTES AS IT RELATES TO INVESTMENTS. ONCE AGAIN NO ONCE AGAIN NO NO COMPLIANCE FINDINGS NOTED. AND YOUR REVENUES COMPARED TO PRIOR YEAR. SIGNIFICANTLY OUTPACED THE INCREASE OF EXPENDITURES WITH RESULTED IN A NET POSITIVE CHANGE OF FUND BALANCE OF $143 MILLION COMPARED TO $38 MILLION. AGAIN, A AGAIN, A GENERALLY STRONG YEAR FOR THE GENERAL FUND. TAKEAWAY, FUND TAKEAWAY, FUND BALANCE, THE REQUIREMENT IS REQUIREMENT IS 3%. BUT THE IMPERFORM UP TO BUT THE IMPERFORM UP TO 13% THAT PUTS YOU IN A STRONG POSITION PUTS YOU IN A STRONG POSITION TO HANDLE ANY UNFORESEEN CHANGES. REALLY STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION THAT THE IT HE IS STRICT SHOULD BE COMMENDED OF THAT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO PRESENT. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AUDIT OR ANYTHING ELSE, I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT TO YOU ANSWER THAT TO YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. I NEED A SECOND -- ANEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C ITEM C ITEM C 6.01 AND C ITEM C 6.01 AND C 6.02. A MOTION A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN MEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER GRAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT. THAT IS GREAT GRATE NEWS. I APPRECIATE ALL THE REPORTS. I ANTICIPATE THAT THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS ONCE THE SYSTEM GETS CAUGHT UP, BUT MOSTLY I PULLED IT FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER GRAY? >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CLEAR. THE IN US IS VERY, VERY WELCOME AND GOOD NEWS. I HAVE TO SAY HAVING THE A RATE SOMETHING A BIG BREATH OF FRESH AIR, BECAUSE INTEREST RATES WILL BE LOWER AND ALL BE LOWER AND ALL KINDS OF MAGNIFICENT RESULTS. I I WANT TO THANK THE TEAM, ESPECIALLY MISS ESPECIALLY MISS JOHNSON, SUSIE GARCIA, STEPHANIE HEATON AND A HOST OF HOST OF OTHERS. I THINK YOU HAVE A I THINK YOU HAVE A FIVE-MEMBER I THINK YOU HAVE A FIVE-MEMBER TEAM AND YOUR TEAM WAS MENTIONED AS PART OF THE STABILITY OF THIS DISTRICT. DID YOU A WONDERFUL JOB. THE OTHER NEWS -- THIS IS FLIPPING TO NEWS A LITTLE BIT. SO WHEN SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE REPORT SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE REPORT LOOKING AT A $06 MILLION POSSIBLE LOSS OF FTE. YOU ARE PROJECTING YOU ARE PROJECTING THAT. THIS IS A DIFFERENT THIS IS A DIFFERENT SUBJECT, SORRY. AND BECAUSE OF THE -- AND BECAUSE OF THE -- THAT IS -- THAT POSSIBLY GOING TO AFFECT, THAT POSSIBLY GOING TO AFFECT, OBVIOUSLY THE FUND BALANCE. AND SUPERINTENDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYRES. WE ARE LOOKING AT FEBRUARY, MARCH, ANTICIPATE. WE ARE GETTING NEAR WHERE WE DO UNIT ALLOCATION AND THOSE KIND OF NUANCES OF NUANCES BEGIN VERY OF NUANCES BEGIN VERY SOON. SO MY QUESTION -- AND REALLY IT IS FOR THE PUBLIC, AND I AM BRAGGING ON OUR FINANCIAL TEAM, BUT I THINK THE -- THE PUBLIC IS ASKING ASKING FOR HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THIS HB 1 REALITY NOW IS COMING FORTH PERHAPS NEXT YEAR. HOME SCHOOL IS IN THE PAPER. WHEN WE ARE -- THIS -- HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF HOME SCHOOL EDUCATED, YOU KNOW, PARENTS ARE DOING THAT MUCH MORE. AND THE -- THE FAMILY AND AND THE -- THE FAMILY AND EMPOWER SCHOLARSHIP AND ALL THE OTHERS, WE ARE REALLY SEEING THIS DRYING UP. THE LOSS OF REVENUE. WHO ARE WE GOING TO WHO ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE THIS THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN TERMS OF THAT? >>Superintendent Ayres: IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE STAFF WE BUILD FOR NEXT YEAR IS BUILT ON THE PROJECTION OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS. THE STATE IS PREDICTING A LOSS OF ENROLLMENT. I STILL DON'T BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE A LOSS OF ENROLLMENT THAT THEY PREDICT. THE PLACE WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW WITH TO OUR PROJECTION IS WE LOOK AT OUR DISTRICT AND EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS AND BUILD -- PLACE UNITS OUT AT SITES UNITS OUT AT SITES BASED ON THE PROJECTIONS WE CAN BE AT. IF WE HAVE A LOSS OF ENROLLMENT -- SLIGHT LOSS OF -- SLIGHT LOSS OF ENROLLMENT. NOTE THAT OUR UNITS TEAM IS BUILDING OUR STAFF OF PEOPLE TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS BASED ON SUPPORT SCHOOLS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS. NOT LIKE WE ARE GOING TO BUILD A STAFF IN THE DISTRICT 200,000 STUDENTS WHEN WE ONLY HAVE 180,000. WE BUILD IT ON WHAT WE PROJECT IT TO BE. AND WE HAVE A PROCESS IN AND WE HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE TO ENSURE IF TO ENSURE IF THERE IS SOME LOSS OF ENROLLMENT THAT WE WILL SEE ONCE WE GET TO AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR, WHAT THAT LOSS IS, IF ANY BUT KNOW THAT THAT ENROLLMENT PROJECTION AND THE STAFF ON EACH OF OUR SITES ARE PACED ON PROJECTIONS THAT WE FEEL. WHAT IS THE UNANOTHER FOR THIS YEAR AND I SPOKE TO PRINCIPALS LAST WEDNESDAY, WITH THE HB 1, THE VOUCHER, THAT IS THE UNKNOWN. HOW MANY STUDENTS WILL KEEP TAKING THIS VOUCHER. A PRETTY UNPREDICTABLE YEAR FOR US COMING UP OF HOW MANY STUDENTS WE WILL STUDENTS WE WILL END UP HAVING. I AM NOT CONCERNED BUT KNOW THAT THIS TEAM IS WORKING AROUND THIS TEAM IS WORKING AROUND THE SCENES TO MAKE SURE OUR PROJECTIONS MATCH AND WHAT OUR PREDICTIONS ARE. IT WILL BE AN INTERESTING YEAR OF ALL BECAUSE OF THE VOUCHER SYSTEM. NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT MAY CHOOSE TO TAKE THAT VOUCHER. I STILL -- WE WILL SEE WHEN WE GET THERE, BUT I AM NOT ANTICIPATING THAT MUCH OF A LOSS. MISS JOHNSON, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO JUMP IN. >>Roe Johnson: >>Roe Johnson: YOU KNOW, WHEN WE INITIALLY BUILT THE BOMBING, WILL TAKE THE REDUCTION. AND THE STATE SAID WE WILL TAKE IT AND THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT THAT THEY GAVE OUT. CHARTER SCHOOL, DO A CHARTER SCHOOL, DO A BUDGET BASED ON THEIR PROJECTIONS. TRUE-UP WHEN WE TRUE UP THE ENROLLMENT AND RECEIVE THE MONEY BACK. TOOK TOO MONEY OUT OF THE BUDGET. A RECONCILING PROCESS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH. ANOTHER THING NOTED THAT FAMILY EMPOWERMENT, WE DON'T KNOW THOSE KIDS LEAVE UNTIL THEY DON'T COME AND REGISTER NEXT YEAR. SO EVEN THOUGH THE STATE IS DOING A COUNT OF THEM THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A WAY TO RECONCILE THEM NOW, NOT LATER. SO I WILL PUSH FOR THAT. THAT WE -- IF THAT WE -- IF YOU HAVE SOME STUDENTS TOOK VOUCHERS, WE NEED TO RECONCILE TO BUILD OUR CLASSROOMS AND STUDENTS AROUND THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN A VOUCHER FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THAT IS THE UNKNOWN WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF. >>Lynn Gray: TWO QUICK THINGS THAT I AM OBSERVING WITH THESE COMMENTS AND SO IS STANDARD & POOR'S. THEY NEED TO THEY NEED TO SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WHAT YOU JUST SAID. WHAT THIS ARTICULATION IS SAYING, WE HAVE THIS UNDER CONTROL AND WE KNOW THERE ARE VARIABLES THAT WILL AFFECT IT, BUT ALREADY BUT ALREADY PROJECTED. THAT GIVES THE BONDING THAT GIVES THE BONDING AGENCIES MORE CONFIDENCE IN NOT ONLY YOUR LOPE LOPE BUT BOARD'S LOPE. THIS -- YOU KNOW, WE ARE PLANNING AHEAD, BUT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY DISTRICT OBVIOUSLY. OTHER DISTRICTS WILL BE OTHER DISTRICTS WILL BE IMPACTED AS WELL. SO SO AND ONE OF THE THINGS TOO -- WE MENTIONED -- PUT IT ON THE WE MENTIONED -- PUT IT ON THE SUSPENDED AGENDA. AND IT IS ALL OVER THE PAPERS. THE THE ABSENTEEISM IS HUGE. AND CREATES AALLOT OF THE LOSS OF FTE IN ITS OWN RIGHT. SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. THE THE MORE, I THINK, THAT THE MORE, I THINK, THAT WE SHARE THIS TO -- YOU KNOW, TO THE PUBLIC, THE BETTER THE SECURITY THAT THEY WILL FEEL IN OUR DISTRICT BEING DISTRICT BEING FINANCIALLY SOUND. SO THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER MEMBER RENDON. >>Patti Rendon: YES. MAY I CLARIFY THE $60 MILLION LOSS OF REVENUE. IS THAT BASED ON WHAT THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY PULLING OUT FOR THE BASE OF CHARTER? >>Roe Johnson: NO, FAMILY EMPOWERMENT. WHEN THEY STATE THAT 10,000 WHEN THEY STATE THAT 10,000 FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HAS TAKEN A VOUCHER, ALLOCATE OFFER THE TOTAL AMOUNT. THE TOTAL ACCOUNT OF ALL THE STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DISTRICT. AND THEY WILL DO A REDUCTION IMMEDIATELY AFTER OUR FAMILY -- IMMEDIATELY AFTER OUR FAMILY -- OUR FEFP HAD BE REDUCED BY THAT AMOUNT. >> WE WILL STILL GET A FTE ACCOUNT FOR THE STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED, CORRECT? >>Roe Johnson: CORRECT. BASED ON THEIR PROJECTION AND THE MODEL THAT WE SHOWED, WE ARE LOSING STUDENTS TO FAMILY EMPOWERMENT, A REDUCTION OF 7,000 STUDENTS TO HILLSBOROUGH. THAT IS WHERE WE WILL GET FUNDED. >>Patti Rendon: ARE YOU SAYING TODAY WE ARE 7,000 STUDENTS SHORT THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR? >>Roe Johnson: I AM NOT SAYING TODAY. >>Patti Rendon: I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A CLARIFICATION AND DOING AN ESTIMATE. AND FAMILY AND FAMILY EMPOWERMENT -- MANY TIMES STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN HOME SCHOOL AND ALSO IN PRIVATE SCHOOL. I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE NOT LOSING STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS TO THIS HB 1. THESE ARE THESE ARE CHOICES THAT FAMILIES HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE IF THEY CHOOSE TO THAT. ALSO HB 1 IS EXPANDED. I AM WELL AWARE OF THAT FROM THE LEGISLATURE. AND WITH THEIR FUNDING, THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO TURN ANYONE AWAY THIS PAST YEAR FOR THE HB 1 AND FAMILY -- FAMILY FAMILY -- FAMILY AND EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP TO THE.THEY HAVE GIVEN MORE AND NEVER HAD TO TURN ANYONE AWAY. THE THOUGHT THAT WE ARE GOING TO LOSE A TON MORE STUDENTS. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE HAVE NOT LOST STUDENTS. THERE IS A REVENUE BASE. AM HE CORRECT? >>Roe Johnson: WE HAVEN'T LOST STUDENTS CURRENTLY THIS FISCAL YEAR. BASED ON OUR PROJECTIONS, THE STATE IS PROJECTING WE WILL LOSE 7,000 OF OUR STUDENTS TO FAMILY 7,000 OF OUR STUDENTS TO FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP. >>Patti Rendon: AGAIN, LET'S MAKE IT CLEAR. WE ALREADY HAD HB 1 IN THE WE ALREADY HAD HB 1 IN THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. >>Roe Johnson: YES. >>Patti Rendon: ALTHOUGH THE STATE CAN BE PREDICTING IT COULD GROW, OUR SYSTEM AND OUR DISTRICT, THE THIRD LARGEST IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS NOT LOST LOST A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS TO HB 1. I DO NOT WANT TO GIVE A FALSE NARRATIVE. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT OUR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS OF THE STAFF OF THE MEMBERS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ARE DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO BECAUSE THEY HAVE GREAT SCHOOLS HERE AND HB 1 IS NOT AFFECTED. THE STUDENTS CURRENTLY THIS YEAR IF YOU WERE ABLE TO APPLY AND ABLE TO GO. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A PROJECTION, NOT A PROJECTION, NOT A REALITY. >>Roe Johnson: THAT'S CORRECT. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER MEMBER RENDON. NO OTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND BOTH -- AND BOTH -- 6.01 AND 6.02 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 7.0 ITEM 7.0. THE THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SKYWAY BRIDGE RUN TO PROVIDE TO PROVIDE BUSES FOR THE TO PROVIDE BUSES FOR THE 10-K RACE MARCH 3, RACE MARCH 3, 2024 RACE MARCH 3, 2024. >>Superintendent Ayres: AN AGENDA ITEM ALL OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH BECAUSE WE HAD THIS BEFORE. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE SKYWAY BRIDGE RUN. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL PROVIDE BUSES AND DRIVERS TO TRANSPORT THE THE RUNNERS TO THE SKYWAY 10-K RACE MARCH 3 OF THIS YEAR. SKYWAY BRIDGE RUN WILL PAY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE USE OF THE BUS AND DRIVERS. THIS RACE IS A CHARITY EVENT THAT RAISES MONEY FOR THE ARMED FORCES FAMILY FOUNDATION. PROVIDES HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AN OPPORTUNITY AS WELL AS TO GIVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT BACK. THAT IS THAT IS 7.02. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C APPROVE ITEM C 7.02. A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. AND A SECOND BY MEMBER COMBS. MEMBER GRAY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >>Lynn Gray: YES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BUS, AGAIN. THIS RACE STARTS -- I HAVE TO BE THERE AROUND 4:00 THERE AROUND 4:00 IN THE MORNING. IT STARTS IT STARTS EARLY. THE BUS DRIVERS. THEY ARE VOLUNTEERING. I KNOW THEY ARE GETTING STIPENDS, BUT TAKES A LOT OF BUSES, SCORES OF BUSES, SCORES OF BUSES. I WANT TO THANK I WANT TO THANK PUBLICLY OUR WONDERFUL BUS DRIVERS FOR THIS LIFT FOR THE MILITARY. A GREAT CAUSE. THAT'S WHY I PULLED THAT'S WHY I PULLED IT. THANK YOU, BUS DRIVERS THANK YOU, BUS DRIVERS. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. ITEM PASSES ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>Karen Perez: NEXT ITEM >>Karen Perez: NEXT ITEM 7.05, THE THIRD AMENDMENT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND COUNTY AND CELLO COUNTY AND CELLO PARTNERSHIPS DOING BUSINESS AS VERIZON WIRELESS. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. >>Superintendent Ayres: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. LAST AGENDA ITEM THIS EVENING. THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS MAINTAINED A SITE LEASE FOR A AT BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL SINCE 2000. SET TO EXPIRE NOVEMBER OF 2025. PROPOSED THIRD PROPOSED THIRD AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THE TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER TO TOWER TO REMAIN ON PROPERTY UNTIL 2030. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL RECEIVE A ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF 30,000 IN ADDITION TO MONTHLY LEASE PAYMENTS. THE APPROXIMATE ANNUAL RENT IN 2022 IS 2022 IS $31,482, INCREASE OF $39,000 ON NOVEMBER 13, 2023. THE LEASE INCLUDES A 3% ESCALATOR OVER THE ESCALATOR OVER THE TERM OF THE LEASE WILL LEASE WILL 9. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT. A MOTION AND IS A MOTION AND IS SECOND TO APPROVE. A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER GRAY PULLED THIS ITEM. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, MEMBER VAUGHN? >>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. MINE IS VERY SIMPLE. I HAVE IN QUESTION EVERY SINGLE TIME THIS ITEM COMES UP AND WANT TO CLARIFY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HAVING THE ARE HAVING THE DISCUSSION PUBLICLY. WHILE I APPRECIATE THE FEES OF USING THIS LAND, HOW IT GOES TOWARD OUR SCHOOLS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE GIANT TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES NEXT TO OUR SCHOOLS ARE NOT DANGEROUS. ARE NOT CAUSING AN ISSUE. ARE NOT CAUSING CANCER. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS OF THAT. WE HAVE FULLY VETTED IT. WE TALKED OF THE RESEARCH AND THE DATA, AND I WANT TO GET ON THE RECORD AGAIN. EVERY TIME THESE ARE SAFE TO PUT IN THE IN THE BACKYARDS OF OUR IN THE BACKYARDS OF OUR SCHOOLS. >> YES, MA'AM, THE DATA WE ARE GETTING BACK FROM THE VENDORS AND THE PEOPLE WE TALKED WITH. >>Jessica Vaughn: TO >>Jessica Vaughn: TO OKAY. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: MEMBER GRAY? >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO ADD. I HAVE ALL THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND AND IT PASSES AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL MOVE TO -- INTO SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS. SUPERINTENDENT? >>Superintendent Ayres: DO WE WANT TO DO EMPLOYEE INPUT? WE DO HAVE -- WE DO HAVE -- I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE -- DO WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL 6:00 IF WE WANT TO DO IT? ANY EMPLOYEE INPUT? WE HAVE ONE -- I DO HAVE -- >>Karen Perez: WE WILL NOW -- OKAY. WE WILL NOW WE WILL NOW -- >> I CAN WAIT. >>Karen Perez: WE WILL NOW TAKE EMPLOYEE INPUT EVEN THOUGH WE HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT FOR EMPLOYEES OF OUR DISTRICT TO ATTEND MEETINGS AT 4:00. THERE ARE MANY WAYS FOR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD, INCLUDING THROUGH UNION REPRESENTATIVES, E-MAILS, PHONE CALLS, ONE ON ONE CALLS, ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. THE BOARD WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. WITH THIS SECTION OF OUR AGENDA, WE ARE CREATING ANOTHER AVENUE FOR EMPLOYEES TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD. AND WE ARE SETTING ASIDE 30 MINUTES FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE MINUTES FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD OF ANY ISSUES THAT ARE ON YOUR MIND. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, BUT RATHER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RATHER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY ISSUES RELATED TO YOUR JOB OR THE DISTRICT. EACH DISTRICT WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. I NOW I NOW CALL ROB. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, HEY, ROB THANK YOU, HEY, ROB CRIET, CTA. TALKING TO OUR MEMBERS AND TALK A LOT ABOUT A LOT ABOUT THIS HERE, THE BIGGEST CONCERN AT THE SITES ARE OUR VACANCIES. IT PUTS MORE PRESSURE ON THOSE DOING THE WORK AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE KIDS. SO AROUND THAT, YOU KNOW, SO AROUND THAT, YOU KNOW, IT IS CERTAIN THINGS. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WITH MEETING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS WITH I IS SUPER IMPORTANT. I THINK SOMETHING THAT IS DOWN. >>> PLAYED, I THINK, >>> PLAYED, I THINK, NATIONWIDE AND SOMETHING WE CAN KEEP A LEAD ON IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IF WE ON IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IF WE REALLY THINK OF WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THOSE KIDS TO MEET THE NEEDS AND OUR AND OUR ESC STUDENTS HAVE ALL OF THEIR NEEDS MET. AND WE ARE DOING A GOOD JOB WITH THAT AND BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL. AND SIGNING A AND SIGNING A MOU TO HAVE A SUPPLEMENT TO ESC TEACHERS. WE BROUGHT ONE TO THE DISTRICT FOR THE FOR THE ESPs WORKING WITH OUR ESC STUDENTS AND LOOK AT THE NONRECURRING FUNDS IN GREAT MASSES TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THAT IS SOMETHING WE ASK YOU TO LOOK AT. AGAIN, WE WANT TO COLLABORATE ON ALL OF THESE THINGS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AROUND THE VACANCIES AND CONTINUE TO FIND EVERY POSSIBLE WAYS TO MEET THE GREAT NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, GUYS. AND THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. NOW FOR SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS. >>Superintendent Ayres: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO MY SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS THIS EVENING. I WILL KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME UPDATES, BUT THIS -- THE BOARD HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR AROUND OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR LITERACY AND LITERACY RATES IN THE DISTRICT. I WILL HAVE A PRETTY EXTENSIVE I WILL HAVE A PRETTY EXTENSIVE UPDATE -- LITERACY UPDATE FROM SUSPENDED AGENDA SUSPENDED AGENDA. BECAUSE WE HAVE COMPLETED -- BECAUSE WE HAVE COMPLETED -- REMEMBER FEW MONTHS, PM 1 UPDATE AND WILL HAVE PM 2 UPDATE ON AND WILL HAVE PM 2 UPDATE ON SUSPENDED AGENDA. WHERE WE COMPARE CLEAR DATA AROUND LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME AND WHERE WE SET. DEFINITELY LEADING DEFINITELY LEADING INDICATORS THAT WE WILL LOOK AT TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE HEADED. BEFORE WE DO THAT, AUTO BEFORE WE DO THAT, AUTO TEN-DAY READY FOR KINDERGARTEN EVENT NEXT WEEK FEBRUARY 26 THROUGH MARCH 1 KICK OFF OUR DISTRICT-WIDE READINESS CAMPAIGN. SCHOOLS WILL BEGIN OPEN HOUSES FOR FAMILIES WITH A CHILDHOOD KINDERGARTEN TOURING KINDERGARTEN TOURING THE 2025, KINDERGARTEN TOURING THE 2025, SCHOOL YEAR. OUR SCHOOL PARTICIPANTER IN WILL BE AWARDING BE AWARDING TWO COLLEGE PLAN SCHOLARSHIPS VALUED $8,000 FOR FAMILIES THAT REGISTER AND ATTEND A KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE EVENT. FOR MORE DETAILS ON OPEN HOUSES, FAMILY RESOURCES AND STEPS FOR FAMILY RESOURCES AND STEPS FOR ENROLLMENT, VISIT KINDERGARTEN.COM. RACE FOR EDUCATION. WITH RUNNERS AND WALKERS OF ALL FITNESS LEVELS ARE FITNESS LEVELS ARE URGED TO JOIN US APRIL 5 AT BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND ENCOURAGE ALL OUR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND EVERYONE OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND YOU HAVE A FLYER AS WELL ON YOUR DESK YOUR DESK APPEAR GREAT MORNING WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER AND REGISTRATION INCLUDING A SWAG BAG WITH A RACE DAY BIB. PARTNER WITH EDUCATION AND FINISHER MEDAL. FOR MORE DETAILS, REGISTER AND SCAN THE QR CODE ON THE SCREEN OR VISIT THE DISTRICT'S WEB SITE. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE. AND WITH OUR PRINCIPALS. A GREAT MORNING FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I WILL BE THERE. ALL OF ALL OF US WILL BE THERE. MAYOR CASTOR WILL BE THERE FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW AS WELL. SO, AROUND SUPPORTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, WE DID HAVE OUR FAMILY DAY AT THE FAIR. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR OUR SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT TEAM HELPING TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES HAD A SAFE DAY AT THE FLORIDA STATE FAIR. 45 OFFICERS FROM OUR TEAM THAT STARTED FROM 7 A.M. TO STARTED FROM 7 A.M. TO 11 P.M. MR. MR. FARKAS, YOU WANTED TO GIVE SHOUTOUT TO YOUR TEAM FASHGZ FASHGSZ >> I DID. IT IS A PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE SURE IT IS A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. A FEW KIDS THAT HAVE TO BE EJECTED. BUT WE TRY TO MAKE IT SAFE AND A SHOUT OUT TO THE GUYS OUT THERE ALL DAY. 234079 JUST ON THE FRIDAY. THEY GO OUT THERE ON A REMEMBER THEY GO OUT THERE ON A REMEMBER BASIS. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF CHRONISTER ARE IMPORTANT TO KEEP US SAFE. THE SUPPORT STAFF CAME AND BROUGHT FOOD. WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED AT A STATE FIRE BUT MORE FOOD. A GREAT DAY AND I THANK ALL OF THEM. >>Superintendent Ayres: GREAT DAY. THE WEATHER CAME THAT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND LUCKILY WE HAD A NICE DAY OF THE NICE DAY OF THE FAIR ON FRIDAY. GAITHER STAMPEDE. SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES. STUDENTS FROM 18 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF TRACK-AND-FIELD EVENTS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE TO SEE THIS TRADITION IN ITS 27th YEAR WHICH IS A TESTAMENT TO THE DEDICATION OF OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY IN SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS. DID WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO PRINCIPAL THANK YOU TO PRINCIPAL MORRILL AT GAITHER FOR DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB. THE INCREDIBLES TAKING PLACE THIS FRIDAY AT BLOOMINGDALE AND THEN THEN PLANT AND JEFFERSON ARE TEAMING UP -- THANK YOU, MISS RENDON FOR YOUR HELP TO GET A THIRD SITE. BLOOMINGDALE SITE. WORKING WITH MISS WORKING WITH MISS RENDON. WE HAVE A THIRD SCHOOL AND JEFFERSON. INCREDIBLES THIS FRIDAY AND MARCH 1 IS OVER AT MARCH 1 IS OVER AT JEFFERSON SON. SO STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SOARED TO NEW ACADEMIC HEIGHTS IN HEIGHTS IN 2023. THE LATEST HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS OF U.S. WORLD REPORT. TWO OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS APPEAR IN THE TOP 50 IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS APPEAR IN THE STATE AND NATIONAL RANKINGS. SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS THERE. THE SECOND CHASE IN MAGNET APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26. AND IT WILL CLOSE SUNDAY MARCH 17. SO REMEMBER THOSE DATES. THE SECOND WINDOW FEBRUARY 26 IT OPENS UP, CLOSES ON MARCH 17. FAMILIES INTERESTED IN FAMILIES INTERESTED IN A MAGNET OR APPLICATION CAREER IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM CAN ATTEND THE SPRING EXPO ON FEBRUARY 28 AND YOU CAN SEE THERE FROM 5:30 TO 7:30. SPRING MAGNET AND CTE SPRING MAGNET AND CTE EXPO. LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES RECENTLY ADDED URSULA K. ODOM "RESIDENTS OF TAMPA" TO EVERY LIBRARY. MISS ODOM STOPPED BY MISS ODOM STOPPED BY LOMAX MISS ODOM STOPPED BY LOMAX ELEMENTARY TO MEET THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY TO MEET THROUGH THE CHILDREN TO SEE THE IMAGES CHILDREN TO SEE THE IMAGES OF THEIR SCHOOL. MADE CONNECTIONS REGARDING THE IMAGES AND THE PEOPLE IN THEM. STUDENTS WERE INSPIRED TO CONNECT WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AND ASK QUESTIONS OF THEIR OWN HISTORY. JANUARY 31, MISS ODOM PRESENTED TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA SPECIALIST STORIES AND THE PROCESS TO BUILD HER OWN HISTORICAL RESOURCES. SHE WILL BE DOING THE SAME WITH ELEMENTARY MEDIA SPECIALIST LATER THIS MONTH. SPECIAL THANKS TO MISS SPECIAL THANKS TO MISS ODOM TO HELP LOCAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY RESOURCES. THOSE ARE MY SUPERINTENDENT UPDATES. I WANT TO NOW TRANSITION OVER TO SUSPENDED AGENDA. AND WE WILL MOVE INTO SUSPENDED AGENDA. PRIMARILY AROUND OUR LITERACY UPDATE. SO AS SO AS YOU RECALL, WE HAVE SO AS YOU RECALL, WE HAVE THREE BASICALLY TIME PERIODS DURING THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL YEAR WHERE WE PROGRESS MONITOR. PM 1 EARLIER THAT WE PROVIDED AN UPDATE. KNEW OVER TO MISS KNEW OVER TO MISS FOSSETT FOR A PM 2 A PM 2 UPDATE OF THE LAST HOME STRETCH BEFORE THE END OF SCHOOL AND TEST SPK THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR LITERACY UPDATE. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YOU FLY CURE RICKS LULL WITH THE YOUNGEST LEARNERS ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY. THIS CURE RECOGNIZE THIS CURE RECOGNIZE LULL FOCUSED ON CORE INTRODUCTION. WHEN USED IN TANDEM WITH THE PROGRESS MONITORING ASSESSMENT TEACHERS HAVE THE DATA TO DRIVE PHONICS INSTRUCTION DARYLLY. THIS TABLE THAT I AM SHOWING ON THE SCREEN REFLECTS CURRENT PROGRESS MONITORING DATA FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. PERCENTAGES UNDER EACH SUB TEST REFER TO STUDENTS AT OR ABOVE BENCHMARK LEVEL BENCHMARK LEVEL ON THE DIBBLE'S OPTIONAL ASSESS. THE. GREEN BOXES REPRESENT AREAS WHERE SKILL ACQUISITION HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED. JUST A NOTE, AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES, CHILDREN ARE EXPECTED TO NOT ONLY KNOW THEIR LETTER AND SOUNDS LETTER AND SOUNDS AND HOW TO DECODE BUT ALSO BEGIN READING AND RESPONDING MORE QUICKLY WITH 100% ACCURACY. THAT IS THAT IS HOW WE DESCRIBE FLUENCY. ANOTHER OPTIONAL ASSESSMENT THAT TEACHERS HAVE AVAILABLE ISI READY. A MIDLE OF THE YEAR WINDOW IS OPEN, THIS DATA POINT CURRENTLY SHOWS THAT OUR INSTRUCTION IS ACCELERATING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TO THAT ON OR TO THAT ON OR ABOVE LEVEL EXPECTATION. MOVING ON TO THE STATE PROGRESS MONITORING SYSTEM FOR OUR MONITORING SYSTEM FOR OUR rd MONITORING SYSTEM FOR OUR rd THROUGH 10th GRADERS. FLORIDA ASSESSMENT 6 STUDENT THINKING KNOWN TO AS FAST IS THE STATE'S ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENT THAT MEASURES MEASURES PROFICIENCY IN THOSE BEST STANDARDS. JUST LIKE WITH MY FIRST LITERACY UPDATE IN NOVEMBER, I AM SHARING THAT BIG PICTURE OF OUR STUDENTS' PROGRESS THIS YEAR COMPARED TO STUDENTS' PROS COMPARED TO STUDENTS' PROS /- -- PROGRESS LAST YEAR AT THIS STATEMENT POINT IN TIME. LOOKING AT THIS CHART, IT MEASURES END OF YEAR MEASURES END OF YEAR EXPECTATIONS -- ON-GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS. ACROSS THE TOP, YOU SEE THE NUMBER 22, THAT REFERS TO LAST SCHOOL YEAR. WHEN YOU SEE THE NUMBER WHEN YOU SEE THE NUMBER '23, THAT REFERS TO THIS SCHOOL THAT REFERS TO THIS SCHOOL YEAR. SO CORRECTLY INTERPRET IN DATA, LOOK AT THE NUMBERS CIRCLED IN YELLOW. THE NUMBER 34% THE NUMBER 34% SNVPZ NFL US THE NUMBER 34% SNVPZ NFL US 34% OF OUR THIRD-GRADER OF OUR THIRD-GRADER DEMONSTRATED ACHIEVEMENT WE WOULD EXPECT BY THE END OF THE YEAR. NUMBER CIRCLED IN BLUE, 39%, INFORMS US THAT THIS YEAR DURING OUR PM 2 WINDOW, 39% OF OUR OUR PM 2 WINDOW, 39% OF OUR THIRD-GRADERS DEMOCRAT THIRD-GRADERS DEMOCRAT STRAIGHTED ON-GRADE LEVEL. MORE OF OUR THIRD-GRADERS ARE DEMONSTRATING THE END OF YEAR DEMONSTRATION THIS YEAR THAN WHERE WE WERE A YEAR WHERE WE WERE A YEAR AGO. LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF OUR GROUPS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. ON THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES, I PULLED OUT SUBGROUP DATA. UNLIKE AT THE PETITION BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL, THOUGH, WHERE THAT DATA REFLECTED ALL STUDENTS THAT ATTEMPTED THE ASSESSMENT, TODAY'S UPDATE REFLECTS ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR FULL-YEAR STUDENTS, WHICH IS DEFINED AS STUDENTS, WHICH IS DEFINED AS THOSE ENROLLED IN THOSE ENROLLED IN OCTOBER AND FEBRUARY OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR THAT ALIGNS WITH THAT ALIGNS WITH THE STATE'S ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. I ADDED THAT COLUMN ON THE FAR RIGHT THAT REFLECTS THE DIFFERENCE CALCULATED IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCES BETWEEN 22 PM 2 AND 23 PM 2. LOOKING ACROSS, YOU CAN SEE THE COMPARISON OF TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS OF STUDENTS. THIS YEAR'S STUDENTS COMPARED TO LAST. ANY DIFFERENCE THAT REFLECTS MORE CHILDREN ACHIEVING AT THAT END-OF-YEAR ON-GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATION RIGHT NOW IS EXPECTATION RIGHT NOW IS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN. ANOTHER INTERESTING WAY TO LOOK AT THE AT THE DATA IS TO CONNECT CHILDREN BY LOOKING DOWN A DIAGONAL. LOOKING DOWN THE COHORT OF STUDENTS. FOURTH GRADERS THIS YEAR ARE CURRENTLY SHOWING 40% AT THAT ENDS-OF-YEAR EXPECTATION. THIRD GRADE LAST YEAR, ONLY 34% THIRD GRADE LAST YEAR, ONLY 34% WERE DEMONSTRATING THAT SAME LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. I WILL HIGHLIGHT ONE COHORT I WILL HIGHLIGHT ONE COHORT OF STUDENT ON EACH SLIDE TONIGHT. THE LAST LINE SHOWS AS A DISTRICT, MORE OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ACHIEVING THE END-OF-YEAR EXPECTATION NOW THAN AT THE SAME POINT OF TIME LAST YEAR. THE NEXT SLIDE IS HISPANIC STUDENTS THAT MAKE UP 38.5% OF OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT. JUST LIKE WITH THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THIS TABLE SHOWS THE COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF OUR COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF OUR HISPANIC HISPANIC STUDENTS 22 PM 2 TO 23 PM 23 PM 2. FOUR OF THE EIGHT GRADE LEVELS ARE PERFORMING BETTER THAN LAST YEAR'S STUDENTS, WITH TWO GRADE LEVELS PERFORMING AT THE SAME RATE. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SLIDE CAREFULLY, YOU SEE 33% OF OUR CURRENT 79th GRADE CURRENT 79th GRADE STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING FROM THE ENDS-OF-YEAR EXPECTATION. WHEN THEY WERE IN THE 8th GRADE LAST YEAR, ONLY 27% OF PERFORMING THAT THE EXPECTATION. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR WHITE STUDENTS THAT MAKE UP 29.4% OF OUR POPULATION. THIS TABLE SHOWS THE COMPARATIVE DATA FROM 22 PM TO 23 PM 2. FIVE OF OUR EIGHT GRADE LEVELS ARE PERFORMING BETTER THAN LAST YEAR AT THIS POINT IN TIME WITH 9th GRADER 9th GRADER PERFORMING AT THE SAME RATE AND SAME RATE AND 62% OF OUR CURRENT SIXTH-GRADERS ARE DEMONSTRATING END-OF-YEAR PROFICIENCY. HOWEVER WHEN IN FIFTH GRADE, 54% OF THEM WERE TIM DEMONSTRATING AT THE SAME LEVEL. THE NEXT LIED IS PLAQUE STUDENTS THAT MAKE UP 26% OF OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT. SEVEN OF OUR EIGHT GRADE LEVELS ARE PERFORMING BETTER THAN LAST YEAR AT THIS POINT IN TIME. LIKE THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, IF WE LOOK AT THE LOOK AT THE CURRENT PERFORMANCE OF OUR FOURTH GRADERS, OF OUR FOURTH GRADERS, 24% ARE AT THAT THIRD GRADE, 21% WERE AT THAT END-OF-YEAR END-OF-YEAR EXPECTATION. AND SLIDE 11 SHOWS THE PROGRESS OF OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. 15.5% OF THE STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ARE IDENTIFIED IN THIS SUBGROUP. THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS, 3-10 ARE SHOWING STRONGER PERFORMANCE ON THIS MIDYEAR MEASURE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S STUDENTS. AND I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE CURRENT NINTH-GRADERS CURRENTLY 22% OF STUDENTS ARE 22% OF STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING AT THAT END-OF-YEAR EXPECTATION. LAST YEAR 8th GRADE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, 10% OF STUDENTS WERE SHOWING THE END-OF-YEAR WERE SHOWING THE END-OF-YEAR EXPECTATION. ENGLISH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ARE UP NEXT. IMPORTANT TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT BEFORE WE LOOK AT THE DATA TO REMEMBER WHICH STUDENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THAT SUBGROUP. ANY STUDENTS CLASSIFIED AS LY IS INCLUDED IN THE INCLUDED IN THE EL GROUP. AND THE SCRIPT AND THE SCRIPT SCRIPTERS OF THE STUDENTS. FROM NONENGLISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND AND SPEAK ENGLISH, BUT READ AND WRITE IN ENGLISH WITH VARYING DEGREES OF PROFICIENCY. ONCE ONCE STUDENTS MEET THOSE ON GRADE LEVEL GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS, THEY ARE EXCITE FROM LY A STANDARD US IT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY REMOVED FROM THE SUBGROUP. THEY MAKE UP 11. THEY MAKE UP 11. % OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION. LET'S LOOK AT THAT DATA NOW. SO YOUR CONSISTENTLY SO YOUR CONSISTENTLY IN SEVEN OF THE EIGHT GRADE LEVELS ASSESSED BY THE FAST, STUDENTS ARE SHOWING HIGHER PROFICIENCY RATES COMPARED TO LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. AND ONE LAST HIGHLIGHT OF OUR 10th GRADER THIS YEAR COMPARED TO WHERE THEY WERE PERFORMING LAST SCHOOL YEAR. SO MOST OF THE DATA SO MOST OF THE DATA I JUST SHARED SHOWS POSITIVE MOVEMENT TOWARD THAT END-OF-YEAR EXPECTATION AND WE MUST CELEBRATE THESE SUCCESSES WITH OUR TEACHERS AND WITH OUR STUDENTS. AND WE MUST QUICKLY REFINE AND REFOCUS OUR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO ATTAIN THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW? SO OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ARE WORKING WITH TEACH TO ENSURE A CONTINUED STRONG FOCUS ON OUR TIER ONE INSTRUCTION WHICH IMPACTS EVERY STUDENTS EVERY DAY. AT LAST WEEK'S PRINCIPALS AT LAST WEEK'S PRINCIPALS MEETING, DEIDRE WELCH REVIEWED ALL THE PM 2 DATA WITH PRINCIPALS AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, ACADEMIC SERVICES, REGION SUPERINTENDENTS AND SCHOOL-BASED LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-BASED LEADERSHIP TEAMS ARE MAKING INSTRUCTIONAL PIVOTS. THE SUPERINTENDENT IDENTIFIED CABINET MEMBERS MET THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT FROM 30 SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS ARE CURRENTLY REQUIRED. AND FINALLY, SCHOOLS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO PROVIDE AFTERSCHOOL AND SATURDAY INSTRUCTIONAL TUTORING SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS. AND FINALLY, AN AND FINALLY, AN UPDATE TOWARD OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SPECIFICALLY OUR JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN MEETING THEIR READING BENCHMARK FOR GRADUATION. THE CHART ON THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF SENIORS THE PERCENTAGE OF SENIORS ACROSS ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, TRADITIONAL, CHARTER, TRADITIONAL, CHARTER, ESC CENTERS AND ALTERNATIVE SITES THAT MET THE READING BENCHMARK LAST FEBRUARY. 81%. COMPARED TO OUR CURRENT NUMBERS WHERE WE ARE AT WHERE WE ARE AT 88%. WE ACTUALLY RECEIVE SCORES THIS MORNING FROM OUR MOST RECENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE CLASSIC LEARNING TEST; HOWEVER, THOSE RESULTS ARE IN THESE NUMBERS TONIGHT. LAST YEAR ALSO AT THIS POINT, LAST YEAR ALSO AT THIS POINT, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE HAD 418 STUDENTS THAT WERE EARLY GRADUATES. THIS YEAR WE HAVE 439 STUDENTS. STUDENTS ALSO HAVE STUDENTS ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INSTRUCTION AND BENCHMARK ASANE AND BENCHMARK ASANE TAINEMENT AND BENCHMARK ASANE TAINEMENT -- AND ATTAINMENT UNTIL NOW AND THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OUR TEACHERS ARE WORKING HARD WITH OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY AND I THANK THEM ALL AND EVERYBODY WHO WORKS TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF STUDENTS IN THE COUNTY. >>Superintendent Ayres: THANK YOU, MISS YOU, MISS IFOFOSSETT. OUR LEADERSHIP UPDATE. PM 2 TO PM PM 2 TO PM 3. PM 3, IS YOUR SCHOOL GRADE. YOU LOOK AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY WILL BE -- ONE OF THE CELLS IS THIRD-GRADE READING PROFICIENCY. LOOK AT THE THIRD NUMBER. THEY TAKE A SCHOOL -- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ON PM 3 WERE PROFICIENT AND THE SAME FOR GRADES 3-5 READING AND MATH ON PM 3. HAVING HAVING PM 2. AND COMPARING TO PM 2 IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE NEXT SET OF OF CRITERIA AND HOW SCHOOLS ARE GRADED IS PACED ON LEARNING GAINS. HOW LEARNING GAINS ARE CALCULATED. THEY WILL TAKE WHAT A STUDENT EARNED IN EARNED IN MM 3 THIS YEAR VERSUS LAST YEAR AND WAS THERE A LEARNING GAIN THAT WAS MET. THAT IS HOW YOUR SCHOOL GRADE IS CALCULATED. ALL OF THE ALL OF THE KRILS . AND PM 3 IS THE TARGET AS MISS MISS FOSSETT ALWAYS STATES, THE TARGET FOR US, TARGET FOR US, BUT IMPORTANT TO TAKE OUR PM 1 AND TAKE OUR PM 1 AND PM 2 DATA SERIOUSLY. AND PUSH PLANS. WHAT DISTRICT SUPPORT THEY NEED AS WE HEAD DOWN THE STRETCH TO TESTING FOR TESTING FOR PM 3 WHICH IS TESTING FOR PM 3 WHICH IS MAY? MAY 1. SO JUST -- SO THE BOARD IS CLEAR ON THAT. PM 3 TESTING BEGINS -- WHAT IS THAT THAT TIMELINE, EITHER DEIDRE OR COLLEEN. >> PM 3 THROUGH GRADES 3-10 IS MAY 1 THROUGH THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, MAY 24. >>Superintendent Ayres: GOT IT. OUR PM 3 WINDOW WHEN STUDENTS WILL TEST FOR PM 3. I WILL GO BACK TO PM 3 IS SCHOOL GRADE. HOW STUDENTS PERFORM LAST YEAR TO PM 3 THIS YEAR. IT IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK HOW WE ARE DOING SO FAR. A LOT OF GREEN UP THERE WHICH IS GOOD. BUT WE ARE INTO THE AT THE FINISH LINE. TO ACCELERATE RESULTS AS WE PUSH TO THE END OF THE YEAR AS WE GET TO MAY 1 IN TESTING. A LOT OF WORK TO DO. LOTS OF WORK IT DO. BUT I JUST WANT TO -- AND ONE OF THE LAST SLIDES ON THERE THE LAST SLIDES ON THERE IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS -- GRADUATES, CURRENT SENIORS REACHED THEIR READING BENCHMARK. THIS THIS CLT, THE CLASSICAL LEARNING TEST. AGENDA ITEMS THAT THIS BOARD APPROVED FOR MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET THAT READING BENCHMARK AND THE RESULTS THERE. WHAT HAS COME BEFORE YOU AS AGENDA ITEMS AND APPROVALS HAVE GONE RIGHT TO OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THOSE NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET THAT BENCHMARK INCREASE. AND YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE NUMBERS THERE I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. YOU ALL HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT LITERACY IS YOUR ULTIMATE PRIORITY AS WE MOVE THE NEEDLE OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS. I LOOK FORWARD IN DISCUSSION ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. I'M HERE. TRACY, COLLEEN, DEIDRE, THE WHOLE TEAM IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. MEMBER WASHINGTON. >>Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS I LOOK AS I LOOK OVER THE PROGRESS. WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS AND THAT IS A PLUS. WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO BECAUSE LOOK AT THE BLACK STUDENT, 7% WHICH IS -- OKAY, WE ARE PROGRESSING, BUT WE NEED TO WORK HARDER TO GET THE WORK HARDER TO GET THE STUDENTS OVER THE BORDERLINE. NOW WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING. HOW ARE WE GETTING THIS INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC? TO THE COMMUNITY? THAT IS MY QUESTION. BECAUSE YOU KNOW -- SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO BEAT THE CRITICS TO THE POINT, BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT THERE. SO WE NEED TO GET SOME KIND OF INFORMATION OUT INFORMATION OUT, SUPERINTENDENT, TO THE COMMUNITIES SO THEY KNOW HOW WE ARE DOING. WHAT PLANS DO WHAT PLANS DO WE HAVE TO DO THAT? >>Superintendent Ayres: YEAH, SO WE CAN WORK THROUGH A COMMUNICATION PLAN THERE THERE. EACH OF THE SCHOOLS DO THAT ON THEIR OWN AND WE CAN COME UP WITH A EXTENSIVE PLAN AND SEE HOW WE CAN PUSH THAT OUT. IN THE END OUR BIG PEST LEVER COMES DOWN TO SCHOOL COMES DOWN TO SCHOOL GRADE AT THE END. AS THESE NUMBERS OPINION TO INCREASE AND PM 3. EVERYONE LOOKS AT THAT SCHOOL GRADE AND LOOKS AT THAT AND THAT IS THEIR -- THAT IS THEIR MEASURING STICK. MOVING TO MOVING TO A PLACE TO HAVE NO Ds OR Fs ANYWHERE IN THE DISTRICT AND THIS IS THE GOAL AND MAKE SURE WE FOLLOW UP ON THAT. >>Henry "Shake" Washington: BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE MOVING UP. BUT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WE ARE MOVING UP SO THEY CAN CALCULATE THEMSELVES. WHERE THEY WENT FROM 8 TO 18. WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. THAT IS WHAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER VAUGHN. >>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND BEING TO EXPLICIT AND CLEAR WHAT IS GOING ON WHEN IT COMES TO LITERACY. I APPRECIATE THAT. GIVES US A GOOD PLACE TO START FROM AND HAVE GREAT CONVERSATIONS AND ASK QUESTIONS. MINE ARE PRETTY SIMPLE. FIRST OF ALL, NOT TO KIND OF BEAT A DEAD HORSE, BUT, AGAIN, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR E.L.L. STUDENTS AND LOOK WILLING AT OUR HISPANIC POP WILLING AT OUR HISPANIC POP POPULATION ALL -- I MADE THE POINT EARLIER, NOT ALL OF OUR OUR E.L.L. EQUATE TO OUR HISPANIC, BUT ARE WE MOVING THEM OUT TOO SOON? TRANSITIONING THEM BEING OUT OF E.L.L. STUDENTS OUT OF THAT CATEGORY TOO QUICKLY AND, AGAIN, EXPECTING THEM TO BE PROFICIENT ON LEVEL AFTER ON LEVEL AFTER TWO YEARS WHEN WE KNOW THAT IS A HUGE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. TAKES SO MUCH LONGER THAN TWO YEARS TO BE PROFICIENT. WHEN I SEE THIS AND LOOK AT OUR WHEN I SEE THIS AND LOOK AT OUR E.L.L. DATA WITH OUR STUDENT POPULATION. I WONDER HOW MANY OF OUR STUDENTS THAT SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS E.L.L. AND GETTING THAT EXTRA SUPPORT, BECAUSE WE ARE ARE TRANSSPECIALING OUT OF THAT CATEGORY TOO QUICKLY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT SOMETHING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT GOING FORWARD. THE NEXT THING I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. YOU IDENTIFIED 30 SCHOOLS THAT WE ARE GOING TO -- WE ARE GOING TO -- THAT GIVES ASIGNIFICANCES ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS TO. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THOSE SCHOOLS ARE AND WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE LOOK LIKE. >>Superintendent Ayres: WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE -- MET WITH THE REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS, MY TEAM. LOOKED AT WHAT THE PUSH PLANS ARE AND HOW THIS TEAM PROVIDES DISTRICT SUPPORT TO THEM OVER THIS LAST BIT OF FEW MONTHS. IT WAS REALLY FOCUSED AROUND OUR TRANSFORMATION NETWORK. PARTICULARLY OUR SCHOOLS PARTICULARLY OUR SCHOOLS DURING THE BASELINE STANDARDS THAT WERE LABELED A LABELED A  D OR F. THAT WAS ITS FOCUS -- I THINK 31 OF THEM THAT WE HAD INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH TO TALK THROUGH, YOU KNOW, ISSUES THEY ARE HAVING AROUND VACANCIES. HOW TO PUSH IN AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FROM THE DISTRICT LEVEL. THAT WAS THE FOCUS BEHIND THOSE ONE ON ONE MEETINGS. >>Jessica Vaughn: I LOVE THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. I LOVE SEEING SO MANY GAINS WHEN IT COMES TO OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. THOSE ARE PRETTY HIGH NUMBERS AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE TALK MUCH ISSUES LIKE WHEN WE TALK MUCH ISSUES GETTING OUR ESE DEPARTMENT STAFFED AND HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL AROUND THAT AND THAT IS A PLEASANT SURPRISE AND FINALLY NOT SOMETHING AGAIN THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I KNOW MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND THAT DATA. BUT IN GENERAL, I HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS 80 CAPITOL I HAVE IT TEST. AND WHETHER OR NOT IT IS GIVING STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BE STRONGER IN ONE AREA -- IF THEY ARE NOT TEST WITH THAT FIRST, THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DEMONSTRATE THAT. IF THERE IS A STUDENT WHO IS TAKING THE MATH PORTION AND NOT GOOD IN SPATIAL AWARENESS. THE FIRST SET OF QUESTIONS ARE ON SPATIAL AWARENESS. THEY DO POORLY ON SPATIAL AWARENESS BUT AWARENESS BUT DO REALLY WELL IN FRACTION. ARE THEY ABLE TO GET TO THE HIGH LEVEL FRACTION QUESTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY ARE GOOD AT THAT IF IT IS ALL KIND OF TIED TOGETHER AND THE SUBJECT THEY GET FIRST IN MATH IS NOT ONE THEY DO WELL WITH. I HAVE PARENTS ASKED ME QUESTIONS OF THAT HOW THE TEST IS ADOPTIVE AND IF WE ARE ABLE TO CAPTURE ALL THOSE DIFFERENT STRENGTHS WHEN TAMPA COMES TO MATH IF IT STARTS OFF -- OR ANYWHERE AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT THEIR STRONG POINT. NOT SOMETHING I NEED TO HAVE ANSWERED NOW, BUT I NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT TO HELP OUR FAMILIES AS THEY NAVIGATE AND OUR AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS NAVIGATE THIS NEW TEST AND GIVE THEM THE SUPPORT SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED. THANK YOU THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER COMBS MEMBER COMBS. >>Nadia Combs: I WANT TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS. OUR SUPERINTENDENTS ARE WORKING WITH THE PRINCIPALS TO IDENTIFY HOW MANY STUDENTS NEED TO MOVE. WHERE THEY NEED TO MOVE. ALL THOSE WALLS THAT I AM SEEING. EVERY SCHOOL THAT I AM SEEING, I REALLY SEE IT GO DOWN TO THE GRADE LEVEL. HOW MANY STUDENTS. HOW MANY STUDENTS NEED TO MOVE. WERE THEY STUCK. WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. UP WANT TO COMMEND. I KNOW HOW HARD -- PEOPLE ARE WORKING VERY, VERY HARD ON THAT. I NEED TO COMMEND THAT. CONTINUE TO TAKE ABOUT OUR E.L.L. STUDENTS. 40% OF OUR STUDENTS AND INTERESTING ON THE QUORUM THE OTHER DAY, THAT THE STUDENTS WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED TO TALK ABOUT IT, THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TALKED ABOUT IN SCHOOL STUDENTS TALKED ABOUT IN THE QUORUM HOW THEY WERE CONCERNED ARE THE E.L.L. STUDENTS GETTING THE SUPPORT STUDENTS GETTING THE SUPPORT THEY NEED BECAUSE SO MANY THEY NEED BECAUSE SO MANY STUD THEY NEED BECAUSE SO MANY STUD STUDENTS COMING IN AND NOT UNDERSTANDING AND SITTING IN THE CLASSROOM. UNLIKE YEARS AGO WITH SO MANY YOUNG CHILDREN MOVING HERE, NOW MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. I REALLY IMPLORE I REALLY IMPLORE IN BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT TO KEEP LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF E.L.L. WHEN YOU LOOK AT ESE MOVING UP SO MY. IT IS BECAUSE ESE GETS A LOT OF SUPPORT. WE NEED TO SUPPORT THESE WE NEED TO SUPPORT THESE E.L.L. STUDENTS THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX OF DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AND ONLINE. OUR NEW SCREENS HAVE THAT BILINGUAL AND MAKING SURE THAT TEACHERSES ARE TRAINED TO USE THAT BALLS WHEN KIDS ARE THAT BALLS WHEN KIDS ARE SITTING IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS, THEY SIT QUIETLY AND LER SIT QUIETLY AND LER OFE.L.L. STUDENTS WILL IMPACT US. A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DETAIL AND MORE IN THE SCIENCE. THAT IS LITERACY, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT SOME OF OUR GRADES THAT COULD HAVE MOVED UP, BUT SOMETIMES THE SCIENCE PART IS AN AREA WE NEED A LITTLE IS AN AREA WE NEED A LITTLE MORE HEALTH WITH, AND THAT GOES WITH LITERACY. LAST YEAR WHEN I REALLY LAST YEAR WHEN I REALLY ANALYZED AND I DUG DEEP OUR SCORES, I SAW OFTEN THE SCIENCE SCORES THAT IMPACTED US. I WANT TO NOT FORGET THESE HIGH-LEVEL STUDENTS BECAUSE WE FOCUS ON THE VERY LOW-LEVEL STUDENTS THAT THE HIGHER LEVEL STUDENTS ALSO NEED TO MAKE GAINS AND WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THOSE STUDENTS AS WELL. PULLING THEM OUT. PROMOTING GIFTED. THOSE ARE EASY AREAS OF SCIENCE AND THE HIGH LEVEL. IF WE FOCUS ON JUST THE LOWER LEVEL LEVEL STUDENTS, I THINK WE OFTEN MISS THE MARK WHERE MISS THE MARK WHERE WE CAN ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS REALLY ARE KIND OF WHERE -- WHERE YOU ARE SEEING THE ENTIRE PICTURE INSTEAD OF JUST THE LOWEST LEVEL PICTURE. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT. BUT I DO THINK VERY HARD -- I SEE PRINCIPALS. I SEE I SEE OUR A.P.s WORKING AND EVERYBODY WORKING VERY HARD TO IDENTIFY FROM THE IDENTIFY FROM THE CLASSROOM WHICH CHILDREN -- OR WHICH HAVE TO MOVE UP. WHAT LEVEL. IT IS VERY, VERY DEEP AND I PROAPPRECIATE THAT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SCIENCE -- OF COURSE MATH IS IMPORTANT. BUT STUDENTS TEND TO DO WELL WITH MATH. ALTHOUGH MATH HAS BECOME SO HEAVY ON WORD PROBLEMS. UNLIKE FIVE YEARS AGO, SO UNLIKE FIVE YEARS AGO, SO MANY WORD PROBLEMS SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE IMPACTED AS WELL. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IS THE DATA. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND THANK YOUR TEAM AS WELL. >>Superintendent Ayres: MEMBER COMBS. THANK YOU FOR ADDING THE SCIENCE AND I WENT THROUGH ELEMENTARY. SCIENCE GRADE 5 IS ONE CELL THAT IS INCORPORATED IN THE SCHOOL GRADES. AS WE MENTIONED, ALL OF OUR READING READING PROFICIENCIES, MATH PROFICIENCY AND WITHIN THAT THE PROFICIENCY AND WITHIN THAT THE LEARNING GAIN AND BOTTOM QUARTILE GAME. ONE CELL WHICH IS FIVE GRADE SCIENCE. THAT IS A COMPONENT AND WE HELD DISCUSSION NOTICE PRINCIPAL MEETINGS AN AREA THAT CAME UP WHERE THEY LOST SOME POINTS. ONE GRADE LEVEL LOST POINTS. AND IT ENDS UP MOVING THEM, YOU KNOW, FROM -- YOU KNOW FROM FROM ONE GRADE TO THE NEXT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT I FAILED TO MENTION. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS, MEMBER GRAY. FREEWAY GRAY FREEWAY GRAY I WAS GOING TO GO THROUGH MY HIGHLIGHTS. BUT I WILL MANGE MY REMARKS. WHAT A GREAT JOB, WHAT A COMPREHENSIVE JOB. I KNOW THAT SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, MYSELF AND MEMBER COMBS, WE WENT TO THE STATE OF THE REGION, AND WE HAD -- IT WAS -- REGION, AND WE HAD -- IT WAS -- IT WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT AREA EDUCATION -- BAY AREA EDUCATION WHICH NEEDS IMPROVEMENT, LITERACY, READ ON LEVEL BY THE THIRD GRADE, THAT IS COMPARED TO -- 19 OTHER -- 19 OTHER REGIONS OF US BEING 20 BUT 20 BUT ANYWAY, IT IS A HUGE -- LET'S JUST SAY LIFT THAT WE HAVE TO DO. NOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM HEARING BOARD MEMBERS MAKE SUGGESTIONS. I WAS THINKING, TOO, WE USED TO DO MEASUREMENTS NOT ONLY LITERACY BUT IN LITERACY BUT IN NUMERACY. AND I AM NOT SO SURE WE SHOULD NOT DO THAT. I MEAN THAT IS KIND OF EXTRA WORK. BUT IN A WAY, THAT IS ANOTHER VARIABLE THAT AFFECTS THE SCORES. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? >>Superintendent Ayres: DO YOU MEAN ANY MEAN ANY NUMERCY. >>Lynn Gray: >>Lynn Gray: NUMERCY IN TERMS OF THE MATH. >>Superintendent Ayres: WE CAN GET YOU THE PM 2 DATA. THIS WAS FOCUSED AROUND READING BUT THIS IS -- YES. >>Lynn Gray: I THINK >>Lynn Gray: I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE SHARED. AND THE OTHER SUGGESTION I WAS HEARING FROM MEMBER COMBS ABOUT THE E.L.L. YOU KNOW CERTAIN SCHOOLS HAVE A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF E.L.L. SO MAY BE LOWER. I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE -- THOSE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS, AND THERE ARE MANY. WE NEED TO ALSO KNOW THE REMEDY. IN OTHER WORDS, ARE WE BUILDING IN OTHER WORDS, ARE WE BUILDING EQUITY BY TEACHERS THAT ARE FOCUSING OR PARAS THAT FOCUSING OR PARAS THAT ARE FOCUSING THAT INSTRUCTION TO BRING THEM UP. I THINK YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING. BALLS -- YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF FOLKS, WHAT -- NOT HISPANIC NECESSARILY BUT OTHER COUNTRIES. THEY ARE IN CERTAIN SCHOOLS. AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT PIECE OF EQUITY. I THINK THAT IS I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT. WHEN YOU START GIVING STATISTICS, AND THEY ARE GOING UP AND MISS UP AND MISS FOSSETT, WE WANT TO SEE THE UPWARD TREND. WHAT I WANT TO HEAR IS THE WHY. WHAT DID WE WHAT DID WE TO DO BRING THAT UP WHAT DID WE TO DO BRING THAT UP. I THINK THAT COMES WITH US BEING RATIONALE HUMAN BEINGS AND BOARD MEMBERS TO KNOW WHY. TO SHAKE WASHINGTON'S POINT, HECK, WE NEED TO BE HECK, WE NEED TO BE BRAGGING ABOUT THIS ABOUT THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO A POINT WE ARE RAISING THOSE SCORES BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS TO US BOARD MEMBERS IS WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT DOING ABOUT THOSE T AND F SCHOOLS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING -- WE CAN ASK THAT. AND WE CAN REPLY AND I ASKED TRACY TO GIVE ME KEYWORDS TO SAY BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THAT HANDY DANDY. THOSE ARE SOME OF MY SUGGESTIONS. YOU DID A MAGNIFICENT JOB. OUR TEACHERS ARE SO OUR TEACHERS ARE SO POWERFULLY INSTRUMENTAL IN HAVING THAT. BUT I KNOW YOU ALL WORKERS ON THE GROUND, YOU HAVE DONE TREMENDOUS WORK. AND SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYRES, THIS -- THIS HIGH CALIBER OF THIS -- THIS HIGH CALIBER OF MEASUREMENT AND CHECKING PER MEASUREMENT AND CHECKING PER EVERY THREE MONTHS, QUADRANTS, QUARTERS -- WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL CALL THEM. QUARTERS, IT IS GIVING US EXCITEMENT. WE WANT TO HEAR THAT IMPROVEMENT. WE WANT TO SEE THAT WE WANT TO SEE THAT AND AGAIN TO SHAKE'S SHAKE'S COMMENTS, THE PUBLIC NEED TO HEAR IT. THE PARENTS NEED TO HEAR IT. THOSE ARE MY STATEMENTS. I ND I WILL TALK ABOUT MY HIGHLIGHTS WHEN PERMISSION IS GRANTED. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. I UNDERSTAND WHERE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ARE COMING FROM. I AM LOOKING AT THIS MORE FROM A CRITICAL EYE. I I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION AND THE THE -- THE -- THE -- THE -- BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT OUR BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS. WHEN I LOOK AT WHEN I LOOK AT THEIR COUNTERPARTS, THEIR NUMBERS ARE IN THE 50% IN THE 50% ABOVE. AND WE ARE STILL AND WE ARE STILL STRUGGLING IN THE 20s THE 20s AND -- AND I AM JUST STRUGGLING WITH THIS. YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS WHY YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS WHY SUCH A DIFFERENCE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS AND OUR E.L.L. AND THE DIFFERENCE WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS. CAN SOMEBODY EXPLAIN THAT TO ME? >> SO A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION WE WERE ABLE TO GATHER WHEN WE WE WERE ABLE TO GATHER WHEN WE MET WITH THOSE D AND F SCHOOLS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE CABINET. WE SPOKE OF TEACHER VACANCY AT SOME OF OUR STUDENT STRUGGLING SCHOOLS WORK WITH OUR MOST STRUGGLING STUDENTS. IT IS A STRUGGLE. BUT THE PRINCIPALS CAME FORTH WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MOST QUALIFIED PERSON THEY CAN FIND TO BE IN FRONT OF CHILDREN EVERY DAY. I CALL IT WHEN I AM TALKING TO THEM. DO YOU HAVE ONE OF THE DO YOU HAVE ONE OF THE RESIDENT EDUCATORS OR SUB A DAY WHERE WE ARE CALLING IN SOMEBODY AND THERE IS A ROTATION. THAT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONTINUE TO BE A CHALLENGE AS WE FACE THESE WORKFORCE ISSUE WHERE IS OUR IS OUR CHILDREN WHO NEED THOSE QUALIFIED TEACHERS THE MOST, WE QUALIFIED TEACHERS THE MOST, WE DON'T HAVE THEM. >>Karen Perez: OKAY, SO WHAT I AM HEARING IS TEACHERS PREFER TO WORK IN SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT STRUGGLING OPPOSED TO WORKING WITH STUDENTS WHO NEED THE LIFT. >> SO I WOULDN'T CHARACTERIZE IT AS WHAT THEY PREFER TO DO, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY PREFER. THE SCHOOLS WE MET WITH, ONE OF THEIR CONCERNS THAT WAS A COMMON THEME THROUGHOUT WAS THAT THERE WAS -- THEY HAD VACANCIES AND THEY WERE ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE OTHER TEACHERS COMING IN FROM FIRST GRADE IF THEY USED TO TEACH THIRD GRADE OR FIFTH GRADE TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SURE UP THAT INSTRUCTION FOR THOSE STUDENTS. AND THEN HOW CAN THE DISTRICT TEAM PUSH IN TO SUPPORT. >>Karen Perez: SO SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, HOW ARE WE SUPPORTING THESE STUDENTS IF THESE STUDENTS IF WE HAVE SO MANY MANY VACANCIES? BECAUSE THIS IS CONCERNING. THIS IS CONCERNING, BECAUSE IN 2022, THE NUMBERS WERE STILL LOW. AND IN 2023, THE NUMBERS WERE STILL LOW. FOR FOR TWO FOR TWO ETHNICITIES PLUS THE E.L.L. BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS STUDENTS STILL REQUIRE THOSE SUPPORT. AND THEY CONTINUOUSLY DO NOT RECEIVE THEM. SO HOW -- WE COULD BUILD ALL THE SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD, SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD, BUT IF WE ARE NOT STAFFING THOSE SCHOOLS FOR THE STUDENTS WHO -- WHO NEED AND THE NUMBERS INDICATE THAT THESE STUDENTS NEED THOSE SUPPORTS, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO IMPACT NEED STUDENTS LIVES, TO HELP AND PUT THE SUPPORTS IN PLACE FOR THEM. >>Superintendent Ayres: WHAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT WHEN I HAVE VACANCIES. I THINK THERE ARE AROUND 400 NUMBER RIGHT NOW. THE NUMBERS WE LOOK AT HERE, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE BOARD. A A CLASSROOM TEACHER OVER TIME IS THE BIGGEST LEVER FOR EQUITY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. PERIOD. WHEN I HAVE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE VACANCIES, AND THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE. FACT IS A FACT. SOME SCHOOLS THAT HAVE 15 VACANCIES. SOME THAT HAVE NONE. RIGHT. SO SO IT IS FOR ME, HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE A HIGH QUALITY TEACHER ALL THE TIME. THAT IS THE CHALLENGE THAT IS IN FRONT OF ME. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT IS HAVING -- STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS WITHOUT -- WITHOUT A HIGH QUALITY TEACHER. THAT IS OUR BIGGEST LEVEL. HIGH QUALITY TEACHER. HIGH QUALITY LEADER. THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOT TO GET TO A PLACE THAT WE HAVE -- BECAUSE YOU CAN'T -- WHEN YOU SAY WHAT ARE WE DOING? YOU CAN'T REMEDIATE YOURSELF TO YOU CAN'T REMEDIATE YOURSELF TO GREATNESS, RIGHT. COMES DOWN TO DAY TO DAY INSTRUCTION. WHEN I DON'T HAVE THAT HIGH-QUALITY TEACHER IN PLACE, I GET RESULTS LIKE THIS. THE RESULTS NEED TO BE BETTER. WE HAVE SEEN IMPROVEMENT FROM '22 TO '23. I HOPE TO SEE THESE NUMBERS CONTINUALLY INCREASE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE HIGH-QUALITY TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM OVER TIME EVERY DAY. THAT IS SOURCE GAP RIGHT NOW THAT WE ARE SEEING IN SOME OF THESE NUMBERS. YES, MA'AM. >>Karen Perez: IF WE PUT COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM FOR THESE STUDENTS, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY CAN'T READ AND CAN'T ENGAGE WHAT THEY ARE DOING ON THE COMPUTER. IT IS NOT GOING TO MATTER. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO HAVE THAT YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO HAVE THAT BODY, THAT PHYSICAL BODY IN THAT CLASSROOM TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AND UPLIFT OUR AND UPLIFT OUR STUDENTS. >>Superintendent Ayres: I AGREE. >>Karen Perez: OKAY. THANK YOU. IS ANYBODY IN THE QUEUE. FURTHER BOARD MEMBERS? BOARD MEMBER WASHINGTON. >>Henry "Shake" Washington: OKAY, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WE ARE -- WE ARE -- AND I AM GOING BACK TO MY ADMINISTRATIVE DAYS, IS WHEN -- WHEN WE ARE PUTTING TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN TRANSFORMATION SCHOOLS, ARE WE GIVING THEM THE TRAINING TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GETTING INTO. BECAUSE WE USED TO DO THAT SOME YEARS AGO. BECAUSE I HAD TRAINING BEFORE I WENT INTO WENT INTO A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS WENT INTO A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS. ARE WE STILL DOING THAT? >>Superintendent Ayres: YES. YOU WANT TO COME ON OUT -- I WILL TELL YOU IN OUR MEETINGS WHEN WE MET WITH THE TRANSFORMATION PRINCIPALS, I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE PLEASED WITH THE LEADERSHIP WITHIN THOSE SCHOOLS, NUMBER ONE, MR. WASHINGTON. AND THEN WHAT THEY ARE DELIVERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WISE. MR. McCREA, IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO DETAILS. >> WE DO HAVE ONGOING TRANCE TRAINING WITH OUR TRANSFORMATION NETWORK PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, TEACHER LEADERS IN THE SCHOOL AS WELL AS OUR TEACHERS. WE ARE CONSTANTLY TRAINING BECAUSE OUR TEACHERS HAVE TO BE SKILLED NOT JUST IN CORE INSTRUCTION BUT SKILLED IN TRYING TO REMEDIATE THOSE GAPS. WE ARE CONSTANTLY PROVIDING TRAINING AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR SCHOOLS. >>Henry "Shake" Washington: GOOD. AND ALSO WE ARE HAVING TRAINING GOING INTO THE SCHOOLS. THAT IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS. YOU GO INTO THE SCHOOL, YOU ARE NOT -- YOU MIGHT BE A GREAT TEACHER -- INSTRUCTION ACADEMICALLY, BUT CAN YOU DISCIPLINE KIDS. THAT IS IMPORTANT TOO WHEN WE ARE DOING THAT ALSO ARE DOING THAT ALSO. OKAY. DID I GET AN ANSWER? OKAY, I AM SORRY. I AM SORRY. >> I AM SORRY, YOU WERE LOOKING AT ME. >>Karen Perez: WILL YOU STOP HIS TIME, PLEASE. >> YES, WE ARE DOING THAT ALSO. >>Henry "Shake" Washington: GOOD. FROM MY DAYS GOING THROUGH ADMINISTRATION, WE HAD TRAINING AND AND ACADEMICS. WE HAD TRAINING IN DISCIPLINE. WHEN YOU GET INTO A TRANSFORMATION SCHOOL -- ESPECIALLY A YOUNG TEACHER GOING TO A TRANSFORMATION SCHOOL, YOU ARE IN A CULTURE SHOCK. SOME TEACHERS LEFT THE CLASSROOM AND LEFT EVERYTHING ON THE DESK AND NEVER CAME BACK. THAT TRAINING WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO THAT, OKAY. >>Superintendent Ayres: UP APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. BEYOND THE HIGH-QUALITY TEACHER AND LEADER, COMES DOWN TO STUDENT AND TEACHER ATTENDANCE. DISCIPLINE, IF YOU WERE MOVED FROM CLASSROOM, LOSING INSTRUCTIONAL TIMES. THERE GOES ONE OF YOUR KEY LEVERS FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. >> CAN I >> CAN I ADD A COMMENT TOO, MEMBER WASHINGTON. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS -- WE STARTED THIS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, WITH OUR INTERNS WORKING WITH MISS WITH MISS BONTE IN HOW MANY RESOURCES. OUR VACANCIES EXIST IN OUR TRANSFORMATION. WE ARE COORDINATING ALL INTERNS TO HAVE A TRANSFORMATION EXPERIENCE AS AN INTERN. AND THOSE INTERNS GET ONE ON ONE SUPPORT WITH BOTH USF FOLKS AS WELL AS OUR INTERNAL STAFF TO CHECK ON THEM, TAKE SURE THEY ARE DOING WELL. THEY GET ONBOARDED AND TRAINING AND ONE OF THE AND ONE OF THE WAYS WE ARE TRYING WITH OUR INTERN HE IS GET AHEAD OF THE FIRST-YEAR TEACHER NOT BEING READY AND NOT BEING READY AND PREPARED. ALL COMING THROUGH TRANSFORMATION NETWORK SCHOOLS DURING THAT EXPERIENCE. >>Henry "Shake" Washington: THAT'S WHAT I LIKE. LOVE IT. YOU ARE ON TOP OF IT. I LOVE IT. THANK YOU, MADAM THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ACTUALLY WHEN WE TALK OF EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, GETTING EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, GETTING THEM, THEM, SHEA McCREA, DR. PATTON. WE WENT OVER THE TO THE MAYOR -- BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. WE WANTED HER PARTNERSHIP TO GET AFFORDABLE HOUSING -- THEY CALL A VILLAGE -- DIFFERENT NAMES, BUT A TEACHER VILLAGE BUT THE POINT THAT WAS MADE SO CLEARLY AND MUCH MORE AND MUCH MORE INNOVATIVELY FROM BOTH DR. PATTON AND BOTH DR. PATTON AND SHEA McCREA, OF HOW WE CAN ALSO INCLUDE FIRST RESPONDERS. WE WANTED TO INVOLVE THE CITY OF TAMPA, TAMPA, BECAUSE THEY HAVE MONEY, POSSIBLY LAND. ANYWAY, THIS IS A BIG CONVERSATION, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, AND JUST KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TWO HAVE TWO SUPERSTARS THAT REALLY CAME FORWARD AND SHARED WONDERFUL IDEAS. THE MAYOR IS INTERESTED. AND WE ARE GOING TO PURSUE IT. AND YOU ARE GOING TO BE AT OUR NEXT MEETING WITH MR. NEXT MEETING WITH MR. FARKAS. SO IT IS NOT THAT WE -- WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. WE MAY NOT GET THE MILLAGE, BLAH-BLAH-BLAH, BUT NEED TO BE INNOVATIVE AND EXPLORE WAYS. THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IDEA HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. AND I KNOW AND I KNOW FARKAS, WHEREVER HE IS, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AS BEING AN AMENITY. FAST FORWARD, THE -- WE TALKED ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL NEEDS AND SECURING THE MENTAL NEEDS AND SECURING THE MENTAL FORTITUDE, RESILIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS THROUGH THE TRAUMA-BASED SCHOOLS. I WENT TO I WENT TO JUNTA -- PABLO YOU ARE ON. AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL VARIETY pOF EXPERIENCES -- pOF EXPERIENCES -- IS IS HE NOT
% THERE? >>Superintendent Ayres: WE ARE NOT ON COMMENTS YET. >>Lynn Gray: NOT >>Lynn Gray: NOT ON COMMENTS? I AM SO SORRY. THEN I AM OFF THEN I AM OFF THE RECORD. I ONLY HAVE ONE -- YEAH, I AM JUST -- IS THAT OKAY, MADAM JUST -- IS THAT OKAY, MADAM CHAIR, THAT I -- >>Jim Porter: JUST CLARIFY -- YOU CAN CONTINUE TO ASK QUESTIONS OR GO INTO BOARD COMMENTS BUT WE NEED CLARITY SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING. >>Lynn Gray: OH, OKAY. >>Karen Perez: WE WERE STILL ON THE PRESENTATION. YES. >>Lynn Gray: OKAY. THEN I BETTER YIELD FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SPEAK ON THE PRESENTATION. >>Jim Porter: PROBABLY MAKES SENSE TO FINISH THE CONVERSATION OF LITERACY AND CLEAR THE BOARD FOR COMMENTS. >>Lynn Gray: CLEAR THE BOARD, ALL RIGHT. >>Karen Perez: MEMBER GRAY, ARE YOU FINISHED. >>Lynn Gray: I WANTED THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO DIDN'T ASK QUESTIONS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE I SPEAK. >>Karen Perez: MEMBER VAUGHN. >>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE WRITE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS AND MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS AND ADVOCACY FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND MAKE SURE WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING OF THE SUCCESS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. I THINK THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS CONSISTENTLY TALKING ABOUT THAT. I JUST HAD TWO QUICK QUESTIONS I JUST HAD TWO QUICK QUESTIONS HONESTLY. TO MEMBER WASHINGTON'S POINT. I THINK THAT IS GREAT AND I BROUGHT UP PREVIOUSLY THE RELATIONSHIP WE USED TO HAVE WITH U.T. AND THE MOU OF PREPARING OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE WORKING WITH OUR WORKING WITH OUR TRANSFORMATION SCHOOLS AND WHY THAT WAS DISCONTINUED AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO REENGAGE WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE I THINK IT IS VERY IMPACTFUL. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT WE FOUND OUT ABOUT RENEWING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH U.T. FOR THAT PROGRAM FOR OUR TRANSFORMATION SCHOOLS. I ASKED ABOUT IT A COUPLE OF SOMETIMES. AND THE NEXT QUESTION I HAVE IS, WHEN WE ARE TALKING OF THESE SCHOOLS AND GETTING SCHOOLS AND GETTING PASSIONATE, QUALIFIED GREAT TEACHERS IN FRONT MUCH OUR FRONT MUCH OUR STUDENTS THAT NEED THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SUPPORT. I KNOW WE PAY A VERY SMALL STIPEND, RIGHT. WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO NOT ONLY MAKE THAT STIPENED LARGER, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HOW TEACHERS AREN'T IN IT FOR THE MONEY, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING IT ATTRACTIVE AND GETTING PEOPLE IN THERE. ALSO, ARE WE PAYING IT ON TIME? YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE N 4 AND ONE OF THE ISSUES. IF WE ARE TALKING OF GETTING TEACHERS IN THESE SCHOOLS, WE SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN, THAT THEY ARE MATTER WHEN, THAT THEY ARE GETTING THE GETTING THE BONUS, THAT SMALL STIPENED WE ARE WORKING FOR ON TIME AND ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT. MY QUESTIONS ARE AROUND EXPLORING THAT PIECE OF IT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GETTING TEACHERS IN THESE SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER COMBS. >>Nadia Combs: I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS AND WE ALL KNOW, BY THE TIME ALL KNOW, BY THE TIME OUR KIDS COME IN KINDERGARTEN, 50% OF THEM ARE NOT READY. REALLY PUTTING MORE FOCUS ON PRE-K. JUST THE OTHER DAY WHEN I SAW THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS CHANGING SOME GUIDELINES. I THOUGHT, OH, MY GOODNESS, WILL THEY PAY PRE-K THEY PAY PRE-K TEACHERS MORE. MORE OF THE QUALIFICATIONS, LOWERING THE QUALIFICATIONS WHERE NOT NECESSARILY YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT. AND REALLY PEOPLE TO GO OUT THERE AND TALK ABOUT IT INSTEAD OF LOWERING OUR STANDARDS, WE NEED TO PAY OUR PRESCHOOL TEACHERS MORE. AND MAJORITY OF THE PROBLEM IS WHEN KIDS COME, THEY ARE NOT READY. AT THE END EVIDENCE OF THE DAY, THE BIGGEST IMPACTED ON STUDENTS BESIDES PRE-K TO MOVE THEM UP AND PRE-K, WE AND PRE-K, WE PAY MORE BECAUSE ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF PAYING PRE-K. I THINK WE ARE SIXTH LOWEST IN THE NATION AND VERY EXPENSIVE. TO TRACK TEACHERS AND NOT LOWER STANDARDS AND INCREASE THOSE STANDARDS IS AT 50%. ONCE THE TEACHERS ARE ONCE THE TEACHERS ARE IN, I THINK THE BIGGEST INDICATOR IS THE QUALITY OF THE TEACHER AND THE CLASS SIZE. THOSE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS AND OBVIOUSLY IF YOU HAVE A QUALITY TEACHER WITH EXPERIENCE, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST THING FOR NEW TEACHERS. REALLY BEING ABLE TO -- TO MANAGE THEIR CLASSROOM AND THEN FINALLY THE OTHER POINT. WE WE GOT TO PAY TEACHERS MORE NO MATTER WHAT. WHY ARE TEACHERS LEAVING? IF YOU ASK THEM WHY THEY ARE LEAVING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE. I AM LIVING IN PASCO COUNTY. WE HAVE TO PAY TEACHERS MORE. THE BOTTOM LINE IF WE WANT TO KEEP TEACHERS. WE CAN'T DEEP EXTENDING DROP AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WORK UNTIL THEY ARE 90 YEARS OLD. WE NEED TO ATTRACT YOUNG PEOPLE AND RETAIN YOUNG PEOPLE HERE. WHEN WE TALK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NOT WAITING TEN YEARS. LIKE I LIKE I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FASTER ON THAT AND SAY IF YOU ARE GOING TO LIVE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING YOU HAVE TO WORK IN THESE 25 SCHOOLS, 25 HIGH NEED SCHOOLS THAT WE NEED THE MOST. WE TALK OF JUST, SO MANY SCHOOLS JUST LIKE JUST LIKE JUST LIKE JUST LIKE B.T. WASHINGTON. WE HAVE GRANT, WE HAVE GRANT, EDISON, SO MANY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA TO ATTRACT AND KEEP TEACHERS. SOMETIMES IT IS THE MONEY, BUT ALSO THE HOW LONGING. YOU OFTEN HEAR TEACHERS COMING HERE AND THEY WANTON MOVE DOWN HERE AND THEY ARE LIKE, OKAY, I AM GOING TO TAKE THAT JOB AND WHEN THEY FIND OUT WHAT THE SALARY IS AND THE COST OF LIVING, THEY DON'T MOVE HERE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD THAT. I TALKED TO A PRINCIPAL YESTERDAY ABOUT TWO -- SHE HIRED PEOPLE. ONCE THEY LOOKED AT THE COST OF LIVING, THEY DECIDED THEY COULDN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE AND WOULD RATHER STAY UP NORTH. FINALLY, A LOT OF WHAT MR. YOUNG IS DOING, GETTING THOSE MENTORS AND GETTING THE PARENT INVOLVEMENTS AND GETTING INVOLVEMENTS AND GETTING THE PTAs IN THERE. WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH REAL WORLD SOLUTIONS WHAT WE CAN TO DO IMPACT THOSE 25, 30 SCHOOLS THAT ARE THE LOWEST. I KNOW AT ONE OF MY MOST I KNOW AT ONE OF MY MOST CHALLENGING SCHOOLS, THERE ARE STILL FIVE STILL FIVE EMPTY -- YOU KNOW FIVE OPENINGS STILL. AND WE ARE HERE IN AND WE ARE HERE IN MARCH. AND THEY HAD THOSE FIVE OPENINGS ALL YEAR LONG ALL YEAR LONG. WE GOT TO BE ABLE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THOSE TEACHERS. COME DOWN TO MONEY, FOR SURE. YOU CAN SAY OTHER ISSUES, OTHER ISSUES CHALLENGING FROM FAMILIES AND BEHAVIORS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT REALLY IT COMES DOWN TO RETRACTING AND RETAINING YOUNG TEACHERS. >>Superintendent Ayres: I AGREE. >>Nadia Combs: OR ANY TEACHERS REALLY. >>Superintendent Ayres: IF I CAN JUST ADD. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THIRD-GRADE READING THIRD-GRADE READING PROFICIENCY. COL LEANING AND COL LEANING AND TRACER BERGMAN AND HER TEAM AND HER TEAM OVER THIS PAST YEAR WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCIENCE AND READING PHONICS AND ALL THE SCHOOLS I GO TO, ALL THE TEACHERS TALK OF THE SUCCESS THEY ARE SEEING. I THINK WE ARE I THINK WE ARE INVESTING IN K-1 I THINK WE ARE INVESTING IN K-1 TOO. AND ONCE OUR STUDENTS GET TO THIRD GRADE AND PROFICIENCY IN THIRD GRADE. YOU WILL SEE ACROSS THE BOARD WHERE THE THE PRO EFFICIENCY STARTS TO CONTINUE. WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW. IF YOU WERE NOT PROFICIENT IN THIRD GRADE, A CATCH-UP. FOCUSSING ON THE K 1 TOO. AND THANK COLLEEN AND TRACY BERGMAN AND HER BERGMAN AND HER TEAM AND THE WHOLE OFFICE. GOING FOR THE BIGGEST IMPACT. AND GET OUR STUDENTS PROFICIENT FOR THIRD GRADE. >>Nadia Combs: REALISTIC TO NOTE THAT IT IS NOT JUST GOING TO JUST HAPPEN NEXT YEAR. IT JUST ISN'T. YOU HAVE TO BE YOU HAVE TO BE REALISTIC. IT WILL TAKE TWO OR THREE YEARS IT WILL TAKE TWO OR THREE YEARS TEACHING EXPLICIT PHONICS. NOT IN A YEAR BUT TWO OR THREE YEARS AS WELL AS WE ARE GOING INTO PRE-K. I THINK THAT IS REALISTIC. IF YOU SAY NEXT YEAR, LESS D AND F SCHOOLS BECAUSE THE IN HE SHALLTURE WILL BE DIFFERENT. REALISTICALLY IF TRYING TO CHANGE LITERACY, IT WILL TAKE A LOT MORE TIME THAN JUST A YEAR TO TEACH EXPLICIT TO TEACH EXPLICIT PHONICS. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. MEMBER MEMBER RENDON. >>Patti Rendon: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. VERY QUICKLY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW AND WE LOOK AT DIFFERENCES, AND EXTREME DIFFERENCES AND THERE ARE EXTREME DIFFERENCES. IT COMES DOWN TO -- ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A TEACHER SHORTAGE, EARLY LITERACY AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH OUR LEGISLATURE S LEGISLATURES WELL ALL THOSE. WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE THE CHILDREN'S BOARD TO INVEST IN EARLY LITERACY. WE REALLY GOT WE REALLY GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS AND WE PROVIDE AS MUCH SUPPORT FOR THOSE THOSE EARLY LIT RALEIGH THOSE EARLY LIT RALEIGH YEARS. WE ARE ALREADY BEHIND THE 8-BALL AND TO GET THEM THERE BY THIRD GRADE IS BACKWARDS. I WOULD BE REMISED F IF DR. HAHN IS NOT HERE IS NOT HERE AND WE MENTION THE CRITICAL NATURE OF EARLY LITERACY AND WE SEE MANY LITERACY AND WE SEE MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO COME FROM DIFFERENT DIFFERENT YOU KNOW DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS DON'T TEND TO GET THE EARLY LITERACY AND WE WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTER INS TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN AS A DISTRICT TO GET THAT EARLY LITERACY LITERACY INTO MANY AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND A KEY FACTOR TO MAKE IT SMALLER. WE ACCOUNT FOR THAT AS WELL. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER MEMBER RENDOM. SEEING NO MORE COMMENTS, CAN WE NOW GET INTO BOARD NOW GET INTO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. OKAY, OKAY, MEMBER WASHINGTON. >>Henry "Shake" Washington: I SEE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE LEAVING NOW. [LAUGHTER] GOOD NIGHT. HAVE A GOOD HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN, PEOPLE, WE GOT -- YOU KNOW, BUT ANYWAY. I AM GOING TO START OFF SAYING HARRIET TUBMAN IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE. AND I AND I LOVE HER, BECAUSE SHE -- SHE BROUGHT THE SLAVES THROUGH THE TRAIN -- DURING THE TRAIN DAYS, UNDERGROUND TRAIN. AND I AND I ALWAYS READ THIS BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN BLACK HISTORY MONTH. SHE SAID, IF YOU HEAR THE SHE SAID, IF YOU HEAR THE DOGS, KEEP GOING. IF YOU SEE THE TORCHES IN THE WOODS, KEEP GOING. IF THERE IS SHOUTING AFTER YOU, KEEP GOING. DON'T EVER STOP. KEEP GOING. IF YOU WANT TASTE OF FREEDOM, KEEP GOING. THAT IS MY FAVORITE QUOTE FROM HARRIET TUBMAN. READ READ ALODUD. AT JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I HAD THE BEST TIME WITH THE ESE KIDS BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ME, MY CAREER THAN THEY DID READING THE BOOKS. SO WE HAD A GREAT TIME. AND I KEPT THEM PRETTY AND I KEPT THEM PRETTY ENTERTAINED. MRS. JONES' CLASS WAS REALLY NICE. REALLY GOOD. THE KIDS WERE WELL BEHAVED. YOU KNOW HOW I KEPT THEM GOING? BECAUSE I GAVE THEM AN ICE CREAM PARTY. SO THEY WERE WELL BEHAVED, MR. PORTER. THEY SAT THERE AND SHE COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS. BUT WHEN BUT WHEN YOU SAY ICE CREAM PARTY, MOST OF THE TIME THEY DO. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY GO TO THE FUTURE CAREER ACADEMY AT LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE WE HAD HIGH SCHOOL SERVING. KING HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL, ARMWOOD AND TAMPA BAY TECH. POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, RECREATION, LIBRARY, RECREATION, LIBRARY, ENGINEERS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW ABOUT KNOW ABOUT IS THEY ARE PREPARING AND CONNECTING STUDENTS TO THE GREAT JOBS AND TRAINING GREAT JOBS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR COMMUNITY, WHICH WILL MAKE THEM SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT. I WANT TO THANK YVONNE FRY AND CHRIS CHRIS JARGO TO FOR DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AT LEWIS. AND THEN ON -- ON FEBRUARY AND THEN ON -- ON FEBRUARY 9, I HAD THE MIDDLETON HAD THE MIDDLETON ALUMNI HAD THE MIDDLETON ALUMNI BREAKFAST. AND SPONSORED BY THURSDAYWOOD MARSHAL CLUB. IT WAS A GREAT BREAKFAST AND WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COME OUT HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COME OUT AND TALKED ABOUT THE OLD DAYS OF MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL AND THE HISTORY OF THAT COMMUNITY. THEN I MOVED ON TO THEN I MOVED ON TO -- ON THE 10th 10th, WE HAD THE -- ON THE 12th 10th, WE HAD THE -- ON THE 12th, WE HAD THE TAMPA BAY WE HAD THE TAMPA BAY SUN WOMEN PRO SOCCER TEAM PRO SOCCER TEAM KICKOFF. YES. WE HAD PARENTS AT BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAD PARENTS THERE. WE HAD THE BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER TEAMS. WE HAD THE BAND. THE DRUM LINE. THEY ALL WE HAD QUITE A FEW WE HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THERE TO WELCOME THE KICKOFF. THEY WERE REALLY THEY WERE REALLY HAPPY. THE PRINCIPAL WAS ELATED. IT JUST WAS -- IT WAS GREAT. YOU CAN'T SAY TOO MUCH MORE ABOUT IT. IT WAS FANTASTIC. EVERYBODY -- THEY WERE EXCITED TO HAVE THAT KICKOFF. SO THEY SHOULD BE STARTING PRETTY SOON TO PRETTY SOON TO RENOVATE THE PRETTY SOON TO RENOVATE THE STADIUM. SOMETHING NEW I DIDN'T KNOW, THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE A WATER TAXI TO THE GAMES. SO THAT SHOULD BE QUITE INTERESTING TO HAVE. SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING DOING THAT. AND THEN I AM MOVING TO ON AND THEN I AM MOVING TO ON WFLA, BLACK HISTORY TOWN HALL MEETING. IT WAS QUITE INTERESTING. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE -- TO BE TAMED BY BE TAMED BY DEANNA KING FROM FROM WFLA. THE THE NAACP. QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THERE. DRISCOL, LUIS DRISCOL, LUIS VIERA. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD, THEY ASKED ME WHAT DO YOU THINK OF BLACK HISTORY. MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT WE TEACH BLACK HISTORY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WE JUST HAVE BENCHMARKS WE HAVE TO MEET TO DO THAT. AND WE CAN'T -- WE CAN'T TALK -- AM I OUT ALREADY? 29 MINUTES? BOY, THAT WENT FAST -- 30 SECONDS. THAT WENT GREAT. AND I GOT A CHANCE TO DO THAT. SO LET'S CELEBRATE AND KEEP GOING. AND ON -- AND ON THE -- ON THE 24th OF THIS MONTH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM AT HOWARD W. BLAKE. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YES, THE FEBRUARY 24 BLACK HISTORY BRAIN BOWL OVER -- I WANT TO SAY OVER 180 SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU, MY THANK YOU, MY GOODNESS. THIS IS THE THIS IS THE HAPSE. AND ALSO, MANY OF THE AND ALSO, MANY OF THE THURGOOD MARSHALL CLUBS -- PROBABLY ALL OF THEM WILL OF THEM WILL BE THERE -- FROM FRED LEARNS. --HERNS. I WANT TO THANK DR. BEVERLY FOR THE THE BLACK HISTORY BRAIN BOWL. SHE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND WORKED TIRELESSLY. I WANT TO GO -- REAL QUICK BEFORE THE VIDEO -- WHEREVER PABLO IS, I SEE YOU. I WANTED TO THANK MABRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SHERRY SHERRY FRICK. WONDERFUL PRINCIPAL. PTA CHRIS BRIDGES FOR HOSTING THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING STUDENT ONLINE SAFETY EVENT. AND WE HAD -- OH, WE HAD ONLY ABOUT 65 ALREADY MAYBE 70 PAINTS, BUT STILL IT WAS VERY WELL-DONE ON FEBRUARY 29 WHICH WAS NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE THE -- WAS NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE THE -- WE HAVE THE MIDDLETON EVENT. STUDENT ONLINE SAFETY PARENT AWARENESS EVENT STARTING AT 5:30. WEIGH WANT TO THANK PRINCIPAL BURTON FOR HOSTING US AT HER SCHOOL AND ALVA SIMONS HELPING US PUT THIS TOGETHER ALONG WITH KEN HART. NOW THE MENTAL WELL BEING OF CHILDREN, THE TRAUMA-BASED MODEL FOR TEACHERS WAS FOR TEACHERS WAS DEMONSTRATED IN LONG LENGTH AT LONG LENGTH AT JUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND JUST TO SHOW YOU SOME COUNTY PHOTOS. IF YOU CAN SHOW THOSE PABLO ONE AT A TIME. I CAN JUST GIVE A DESCRIPTION I CAN JUST GIVE A DESCRIPTION -- DO YOU HAVE THEM? OH, YOU GOT THEM ALL ONION SLIDE. OKAY, I WAS PLAYING PING-PONG. THIS IS THE CHILL ROOM. AND I AM QUITE GOOD AT AND I AM QUITE GOOD AT PING-PONG, BUT MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS CATCHING UP TO ME. SHE IS NINE YEARS OLD. I GOT -- I I GOT -- I GOT TO PRACTICE. IN THE MIDDLE, AGAIN, THIS IS THE CHILL ROOM. WHAT HAPPENS IS WE HAVE USF WHAT HAPPENS IS WE HAVE USF PARTNERS WITH WONDERFUL LIZ PARTNERS WITH WONDERFUL LIZ TANNER, OUR STAFF AND DR. SCHWARTZ FROM -- AND MR. JONES FROM FROM JUNTA, BUT THEY HAVE ALL COME TOGETHER AND SAID, THIS IS OUR -- THIS IS OUR OUR -- THIS IS OUR GOAL. NOT ONLY FOR STUDENT MENTAL WELLNESS BUT FOR TEACHER MENTAL WELLNESS. ON THE FAR RIGHT, ON THE FAR RIGHT, THE BEGINNING OF THE CHILL ROOM. THEY ARE PUTTING IT TOGETHER FOR THE TEACHERS AND THE TEACHERS AND CHILL ROOM THE TEACHERS AND CHILL ROOM HAS A REAL EFFECT ON TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY NEED A NICE BECAUSE THEY NEED A NICE COMFORTABLE PLACES TO CHILL OUT COMFORTABLE PLACES TO CHILL OUT. THE BOTTOM LEFT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT IN  PBIS. THE HUGE AMOUNT OF GIVES THAT YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED ALL TO HELP MAKE OUR STUDENTS KNOW THAT THEY ARE VALUED AND THAT THEY ARE GOOD BEHAVIOR. PEER MENTORING HAS A VALUE AND THEY GET THEY GET RECORDED FOR IT. AT AT JUNTA, WHEN THE STUDENTS DO COMPLY IN A POSITIVE WAY, NOT ONLY BEHAVIOR WISE BUT HELP OTHERS HELP THE TEACHERS. THEY GET A CLASS PERIOD IN THE CHILL ROOM CHILL ROOM AND CHESS, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN SEE PING-PONG. BUT THE GENESIS IS -- AND THIS IS MR. -- IS IT MR. JONES? SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, MR. JONES, THE PRINCIPAL AT THE PRINCIPAL AT JUNTA? YEAH? OH, OH, HAKIM. HE IS DOING A WONDERFUL JOB I THINK THIS IS HIS SECOND YEAR OR HIS FIRST FULL YEAR HIS FIRST FULL YEAR BUT WHAT A MAGNIFICENT JOB HE IS DOING AND THE CULTURE OF THE CULTURE OF THAT SCHOOL HAS CHANGED MALL FLEE, SO VERY -- IN A POSITIVE WAY. BUT ALL THIS IS TO SAY, FEBRUARY WE PUT A FULL WE PUT A FULL WE PUT A FULL FIDELITY, A PROGRAM -- FULL FIDELITY THAT EVERYONE BUYS INTO, IT CHANGES THE WHOLE SCHOOL CULTURE. SO VERY, VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND I THINK ALSO, THE STEM FAIR. I DON'T KNOW OF OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE GOING TO SHARE, BUT I KNOW MEMBER COMBS WAS THERE. MEMBER VAUGHN. WHAT A -- WHAT A -- OH, WHAT A WONDERFUL GALAXY OF TALENTS GALAXY OF TALENTS FROM STUDENTS. AND THEIR SCIENCE PROJECTS WERE VERY IMPRESSIVE. SO I THINK MY TIME IS UP. AND I WILL LET OTHER BOARD MEMBERS SHARE THEIR WONDERFUL EVENTS. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER MEMBER RENDON. >>Patti Rendon: YES, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO GO OVER SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. THE BUCS SPONSORED A FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT FOR OUR GIRLS. A FOUR-DAY A FOUR-DAY TOURNAMENT AND MANY -- ALL OF OUR -- ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATE IN FLAG FOOTBALL PARTICIPATED. GREAT EVENT. GREAT WEATHER. GREAT TALENT FROM OUR GIRLS. OUR GIRLS BASKETBALL. WE HAD THREE SCHOOLS, WHARTON, ARMWOOD AND BLOOMINGDALE IN OUR SEMIFINALS AND BLOOMINGDALE HAS MOVED INTO OUR REGIONAL FINALS WHICH IS AWESOME. BOTH OUR NEWSOM GIRLS SOCCER AND BLOOMINGDALE BOYS SOCCER IN THE REGIONAL FINAL THIS COMING THURSDAY. WANT TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO OUR CHEER PROGRAM. PLANT CITY DURANT, SICKLES, ALONSO AND BLOOMINGDALE MADE IT TO THE SEMIFINALS TO THE SEMIFINALS FOR THE NATIONAL FOR HIGH SCHOOL CHEER. AND STRAWBERRY CREST TOOK HOME A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ONCE AGAIN. TO ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC FOR SO MANY THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING. A SHOUT OUT TO THE FAA PROGRAMS. MR. WASHINGTON AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING AT THE CHAMPIONS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP DINNER LAST NIGHT HIGHLIGHTED MANY OF THE STUDENTS AROUND THE CONTRACT. STUDENTS FROM TAMPA BAY TECH, NEWSOM AND RIVERVIEW EARN NEWSOM AND RIVERVIEW EARN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE FAA AND THROUGH THE FAA AND ACKNOWLEDGED FOR THE CHARACTER STACKS SHOWING THEIR ANIMALS WITH THINGS. SO MANY HOURS WITH SO SO MANY HOURS WITH SO MANY OF OUR F OUR FHAA PROGRAMS. TO ACKNOWLEDGE THROUGH THE STATE FAIR. THANK OUR STATE FAIR FOR BEING A HOST CATTLEMEN'S COMPANY, HOST CATTLEMEN'S COMPANY, MOSAIC AND SO MANY SPONSORS THAT SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR LITERACY AND WE TALK OF SO MANY SUBJECTS WE TALK ABOUT ON A REGULAR REGULAR BASIS REGULAR BASIS BASIS ON THIS DAIS. TIMES WE FORGET. OUR PRINCIPALS, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND EVERYONE AROUND OUR SCHOOLS, OUR A.P.s, TEACHERS, TEACHERS, PARA, OUR LUNCHROOM INDIVIDUALS, OUR CUSTODIANS. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE IN DIRECT CONTACT EVERY SINGLE DAY WITH OUR STUDENTS. AND I PLEDGE AND I PLEDGE RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT WORKS IN THIS BUILDING AND NILL ISC AND SITS ON THIS DAIS ON THIS DAIS AND EVERY SINGLE DECISION WE MAKE EVERY SINGLE TIME NEEDS TO BE AT THE PLEASURE OF THOUGH PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVING OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND I AM GOING TO ASK THE DISTRICT MEMBERS, IF YOU BRING ME A TOPIC FOR THIS BOARD MEMBER, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THOSE PRINCIPALS THINK. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THOSE TEACHERS THINK. I RESPECT YOU HIGHLY FOR YOUR EXPERTISE, BUT I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE FRONT LINES. BECAUSE THEY ARE THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND THE FIRST QUESTION I AM GOING TO ASK YOU IS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO SUPPORT YOU DOING TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS, OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR STUDENTS AT OUR SCHOOLS. THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. I NEED TO KNOW THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THIS DISTRICT, NO MATTER WHAT THE TOPICS ARE. BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I NEED. I NEED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF I NEED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THOSE PRINCIPALS, PRINCIPALS, ADMINISTRATORS, CUSTODIAL STAFF, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. EVERY ONE OF THEM. BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IS MOVING THE NEEDLE. THEY ARE THE ONES MOVING THE NEEDLE. THEY ARE THE ONE THERE IS 10:00 AT NIGHT AT NIGHT SHUTTING DOWN THE BUILDINGS. THEY ARE THEY ARE THE ONES 5 A.M. OPENING UP THE BUILDINGS. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE STUDENT AX TEMPT. EVERY SINGLE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF STUDENTS, EVERY SINGLE THING THEY DO. I WILL ASK THAT EVERY SINGLE TIMING IS IS BROUGHT TO ME ARE FROM THAT DAIS. THEY HAVE TO BE THEY HAVE TO BE OUR FOCUS IF THEY ARE EVER GO TO MOVE THE NEEDLE AND THEY HAVE TO BE A PRIORITY IN PRIORITY IN THIS DISTRICT. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER VAUGHN. >>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. I AGREE AND I AGREE AND I APPRECIATE IT. SO, YEAH, I DID NOT HAVE A TIME TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE COLLAGES AND VIDEOS OF ALL THE FUN THINGS I HAVE BEEN DOING, BUTS THAT BEEN THE TRIFECTA OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS INCLUDING THE STEM FAIR. THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY FOR TALKING ABOUT THAT. AMAZING. LOVE SEEING WHAT OUR KIDS ARE FOCUSING ON. SOME OF THEM SOME OF THEM I THINK SHOULD BRING IT TO CITY COUNCIL AND COUNTY COMMISSION BECAUSE THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD ALREADY WITH SOME WITH SOME OF THEIR STEM PROJECTS. THEN WHEN WE HAD OUR STUDENT QUORUM, AMAZING LISTENING TO OUR STUDENTS. TAKEAWAYS FROM THAT THAT. WE HEAR THE SAME THINGS EVERY YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR GREAT YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR GREAT FEEDBACK OF OUR FEEDBACK OF OUR P.B.I.S. PROGRAMS AND THE HOUSE MODEL HOW OUR STUDENTS LOVED AND ENJOYED THAT AND BUILT COMMUNITY IN THE SCHOOLS. TO HEAR IT FIRST HAND FROM STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCED THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. HEARING WHAT A BIG EPIDEMIC VAPE SOMETHING IS REALLY CONCERNING AND SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT AS A BOARD GOING ABOUT AS A BOARD GOING FORWARD. AND THEN GAITHER STAMPEDE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. ONE OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS. AMAZING TO SEE AMAZING TO SEE OUR STUDENTS -- ALL OF ALL OF THEIR BUDDIES TO SUPPORT THEM AND BE WITH THEM AND HOW SUCCESSFUL AND THEY GET CLAPPED IN FROM THE MINUTE THEY GET FROM THE BUS TO THE FIELD. AMAZING EVENT. I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE GAITHER AND THE PRINCIPAL AND ALL THE WORK THEY TO DO MAKE THAT SPECIAL EVENT FOR OUR STUDENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND I AM SUPER EXCITED THIS IS EXPANDED THROUGH THE DISTRICT. A TRIFECTA OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS. I WENT TO LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB WHERE THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB HIGHLIGHTING ALL THE GREAT THINGS THEY HAVE GOING ON OVER THERE. THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM. PLANNED PLANNED MURRILL'S PLANNED MURRILL'S SON WAS THERE OF GAVE A PRESENTATION OF THE AMAZING THINGS FROM THE PROGRAM AND TRANSFORMING TO FREE TOMORROW AND GREAT TO MEET HIM. AN AWESOME YOUNG MAN. PRINCIPAL DIAZ DOING AMAZING THINGS AT THINGS AT LIBERTY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. HE IS TRANSFORM WILLING THE COMMUNITY AND THE GAUGEMENT AT THAT SCHOOL. I WENT TO IS A BLACK HISTORY EVENT AT LEWIS ELEMENTARY. UP KNOW YOU SAID YOU WERE THERE WHICH WAS WHICH WAS AMAZING AND THEY HAVE A NEW STEP TEAM CALLED THE FABULOUS STEPPERS. FANTASTIC. AND MUSIC. AND MAYOR ROSS AND SOME OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND I APPRECIATE THAT EVENT GOING ON. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO BE THERE. I RAN ACROSS TO CHAMBERLAIN'S I RAN ACROSS TO CHAMBERLAIN'S DE MARKET EVENT WHICH MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS WERE AT, MEMBER COMBS, GRAY AND COMBS, GRAY AND RENDON. SEEING WHAT THE SEEING WHAT THE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO SELL -- ENTREPRENEURSHIP BETWEEN DOUGHNUTS AND BANGLES AND I WALKED OUT WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. A GREAT EVENT AND SUCH A GREAT WEEK TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE DIFFERENT, INTERESTING DIFFERENT, INTERESTING AMAZING THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE. THANK YOU FOR READING THAT BEAUTIFUL INSPIRATIONAL BEAUTIFUL INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE BY HARRIET TUBMAN. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST REALLY ENJOYED THIS WEEK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER COMBS. >>Nadia Combs: JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. I REALLY LIKE WHAT MEMBER I REALLY LIKE WHAT MEMBER RENDON SAID. AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO SAY IS PAY EVERYONE MORE. I THINK OF OUR I THINK OF OUR CAFETERIA WORKER, SECRETARIES, OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS AND ADMINISTRATORS YOU TALK TO THAT GENT LESS THAN WHAT TEACHERS GET PAID AND OVERSEEING 1,000 STUDENTS. OVERALL THE PAY AND HOW LOW WE PAY. I TALKED TO TWO PRINCIPALS THIS WEEK WHO SAID I CAN GO ACROSS IN PINELLAS COUNTY AND MAKE SUBSTANTIAL STANDINGAL MORE. ONE PRINCIPAL WHOSE KIDS LIVE IN PINELLAS AND COME TO HILLSBOROUGH AND HAS BEEN AT THE SAME SCHOOL AND HE SAID HOW CAN SAME SCHOOL AND HE SAID HOW CAN I STAY WHEN I GET PAID SO MUCH MORE. A VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION AND IMPORTANT TOPIC WE HAVE TO TALK -- I THINK DEFINITELY CULTURE AND CLIMATE IS IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO PAY YOUR BILL IS VERY IMPORTANT AND TEACHERS NOT HAVING TWO OR THREE JOBS WHICH IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. I DON'T KNOW -- VERY FEW TEACHERS WHO JUST ONLY DO ONE JOB. THEY USUALLY HAVE MULTIPLE JOBS AND NOT JUST DURING THE SUMMER EITHER. I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. I REALLY WANTED TO THANK OUR TRACK COACH LAUREN. PALEK AND OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TO USE THE AED TO HELP THAT STUDENT AT LETO HIGH SCHOOL. THAT STUDENT WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY IF NOT FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE. THE PEOPLE CAME OUT. YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT. BUT MINUTES. IT WAS SEVEN MINUTES. THEY REALLY DID LIFE -- AND THAT CHILD IS NOW NOT BACK AT SCHOOL, BUT DOING MUCH BETTER AND IS ALIVE AND OKAY. THANK YOU. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME -- THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED, BUT THE FIRST TIME THEY USE IT AND IT REALLY WAS LIFE SAVING. ALSO SO MANY GREAT SCHOOL VISITS, BUT I VISITS, BUT I WANT TO SPOTLIGHT ONE OF OUR ONE OF OUR ESC SPECIALIST AT HAMMOND. SHEA HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THE SCHOOL OPENED. SPECIALIST MISS SPECIALIST MISS ROJAS. EVERYBODY TALKED ABOUT HOW AMAZING AND HOW MUCH SHE IS ADVOCATING FOR STUDENTS AND A BIG HUB. HAMMOND ELEMENTARY. PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE -- I SHOULDN'T IS A I THIS BECAUSE MORE WILL COME. SO GREAT AND THE HEART IS THE ESC SPECIALIST WHO PUT TIME AND ENERGY INTO THAT. FINALLY, PABLO, IN THE LAST TEN DAYS, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THREE THREE JUNIOR THREE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENTGED. JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL WITH A CASE STUDY. AND ALSO THE 3D MARKETPLACE AT CHAMBERLAIN AND HILLSBOROUGH CHAMBERLAIN AND HILLSBOROUGH HIGH AND I KNOW SUE BURKETT HAS THE SAME T-SHIRT. PEACE WITH ACCEPT. AND ON THE BACK, RELEASE WHICH DOESN'T GIVE YOU PEACE. BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY I BOUGHT. DON'T BE JEALOUS, YOU KNOW. AMAZING. THE THE 3DE MARKETPLACE ABOUT THE 3DE MARKETPLACE ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STUDENTS SELLING A PRODUCT THEM CAME UP WITH AND AMAZE. A COLLAGE OF A COLLAGE OF THAT. UP WANT TO THANK THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT CAME FOR THE QUORUM. ONE OF THE BEST, BEST PROGRAMS. ONE THINGS THEY STAYED THEY REALLY WANTED TO LEARN ABOUT CAREERS EARLIER. CAREER CAREER EXPLORATION AND DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. THEY ALSO TALKED A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH. GREAT TO GENT A SUMMARY OF THAT AND LOOK AT THAT AND SEE -- I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON BECAUSE THOSE ARE REALLY OUR CUSTOMERS, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS TO GET THAT FEEDBACK AND FOR THE REWARD TO LOOK THROUGH THE COMMENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME OUTCOMES. BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES WE HEAR THINGS, BUT SOMETIMES THERE IS NO OUTCOMES FROM THAT. AND I THINK IT IS AND I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOME OUTCOMES FROM THAT. FINALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO THE BLACK HISTORY BOWL. AND COME ON OVER AT 11 CLOAK, AND COME ON OVER AT 11 CLOAK, BECAUSE HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AT 11:00. THEIR CLOCK TOWER REDEDICATION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS. THE CHIMES ARE GOING TO RING AND THE CLOCK TOWER THE CLOCK TOWER IS NOW TELLING THE TIME. I WAS AT HILLSBOROUGH I WAS AT HILLSBOROUGH HIGH AND THE STUDENTS DIDN'T KNOW THE CLOCK WAS TELLING THE CORRECT TIME. AND IT REALLY -- IT IS REALLY ABOUT REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES. AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE -- I AM LOOKING AT OWEN YOUNG. I HAVE NO IDEA HE WAS CLASS OF '88. HALL OF FAMER, SO MANY -- BASKETBALL. HE SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE FROM HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. WE EXPECT A LOT OF VETERANS. WE EXPECT A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS. IT IS GOING TO BE AT 11:00 THIS SATURDAY, 11 TO 12. AND SO MEN PEOPLE TO THANK FOR THAT. FOR EVERY WEEK JR. I WILL CALL OPERATIONS AND I WILL SAY WHAT TIME IS IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR WORKING SO SO HARD. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. SO I WENT TO VISIT A PROGRAM. HOPE FOR YOUTH HOPE FOR YOUTH PABLO, IF YOU CAN PUT UP THAT FLYER. HOPE FOR YOUTH. THEY WILL PAY FOR -- IF YOU NEED ANY RENT OR UTILITIES PAID FOR OR -- AND YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO DO FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. THEY PROVIDE FOOD FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FOOD THEY PROVIDE THEY PROVIDE STRENGTHENING WITH PARENT SKILLS. THEY TEACH HOW TO HELP WHY YOUR KIDS IN THE HOME. THEY ALSO HELP WITH FINDING WORK. I JUST WANTED TO PUT THIS OUT TO THE PARENT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SOME PARENTS ARE HAVING SOME ISSUES PAYING THEIR RENT. AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO CONTACT HOPE FOR YOUTH AND TO HELP THEM YOUTH AND TO HELP THEM WITH ANY OF THEIR NEEDS. I ALSO I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT -- FOR A MOMENT, WHAT BOARD MEMBER WASHINGTON WHEN HE SAYS KEEP GOING WITH HARE YET TUBMAN. THE JUST FULL SERVICE CENTER. YOU KNOW THAT JUST FULL SERVICE CENTER REALLY IMPACTED A LOT OF FAMILIES IN THE JUST AREA FAMILIES IN THE JUST AREA AND HERE IN OUR -- IN OUR AREA, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW I KNOW THAT -- IT'S -- WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING SOME THINGS, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF REACTIVATE THAT KIND OF REACTIVATE THAT SPACE. BUT WHEN THAT SERVICE CENTER WAS SHUT DOWN, I DON'T -- WELL, THIS BOARD MEMBER DIDN'T KNOW. BUT I KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING -- I KNOW THAT CHRIS -- I KNOW THAT CHRIS FARKAS IS WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO GET THAT STARTED UP AGAIN IN MARCH. AND I CORRECT, CHRIS? FASHGZ FASHGZ. >>Christopher Farkas: SOME OF >>Christopher Farkas: SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY THERE. MR. YOUNG IS TRYING TO HELP WITH THAT THAT AND PARTNERED WITH ME. >>Karen Perez: TO BE ABLE TO HAVE, I THINK, MEDICAL SERVICES FOR STUDENTS. WE TALK ABOUT THAT FOR JUST A SECOND. >>Christopher Farkas: WE CAN, THROUGH PROJECT LINK. I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON THE AREA, BUT FOCUS ON MEDICAL SERVICES. THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL CLINICS. BUT PROVIDE SUPPORT AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. A GREAT PROGRAM. YOUNG AND HER CREW ARE SUPPORTING THAT. THEY ARE THERE RIGHT NOW ENHANCING THEIR EXPERIENCE. THEY WILL MOVE SOME OF THE STUFF UP TO THE FRONT OFFICE UNTIL THEY GET A FINAL AGREEMENT ON THE JUST AREA AND ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. >>Karen Perez: GOOD. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OTHER PARTNERS THAT KIND OF WENT AWAY. ARE THOSE PARTNERSHIP GOING TO COME BACK SOMETHING IN WHAT WILL HAPPEN? >>Christopher Farkas: GOOD HAPPEN. MR. YOUNG MR. YOUNG AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET. WE HAVE SPACE FOR THEM. IF THEY HAVE A REQUEST, THERE IS ROOM TO WORK. IF IF THERE ARE REQUESTS, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO ME A MR. YOUNG AND WE WILL HAVE SPACE FOR THEM TO WORK FROM. >>Karen Perez: HOW WILL WE LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THE SPACE IS BACK UP TO SPACE IS BACK UP TO BENEFIT. >> KENNY >> KENNY VENTO IS OCCUPYING THE SPACE. KEY ANA WILLIAMS, OUR RESIDENT EXPERTS. NOT ONLY MONITORING STUDENTS, ALL 250 STUDENTS THAT LEFT JUST, BUT THE KEY CONTACT PERSON WORKING WITH TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY, WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S BOARD, WORKING WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS TO KEEP THEM INFORMED AND SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY THE COMMUNITY THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. >>Karen Perez: THAT HAS BEEN GONE FOR MAYBE A YEAR MAYBE. >>Christopher Farkas: THEY MOVED INTO JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO. >>Karen Perez: I GUESS THE COMMUNITY REALLY DIDN'T GET THAT INFORMATION. HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, PUSHING THAT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY SO THEY WILL KNOW THAT THAT -- THAT THAT SERVICE CENTER IS BACK UP AND RUNNING BUT INSIDE INSIDE JUST? >> YES, THROUGH OUR FACE TEAM. KIANA WILLIAMS, SHE IS WORK WORK THE COMMUNITY HAND AND HAND, AND WE WILL CONTINUE -- MR. WASHINGTON WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE A SHARE A BETTER JOB OF COMMUNICATING. AND HER TASK IS TO HELP THE COMMUNITIES KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE. WE WANT TO BE INTENTIONAL TO HELP THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THERE WERE SERVICES THAT WERE STILL AVAILABLE AND WE WERE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE USE JUST AS A HOUSING AREA FOR AS A HOUSING AREA FOR MANY OF THOSE SERVICES. IN ADDITION, MARCH 6, WE WILL HAVE A BACK-TO-SCHOOL PARENT NIGHT FOR THE JUST FAMILIES AT JUST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO SHE IS OUT THERE WORKING. AND I WILL KEEP EVERYONE OF YOU ABREAST. AND WE WILL WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOW WHAT IS IS HAPPENING. >>Karen Perez: OKAY. YES, THANK YOU. BECAUSE THAT -- LIKE I MENTIONED, THE COMMUNITY REALLY MENTIONED, THE COMMUNITY REALLY WAS WAS INVOLVED WITH THIS JUST SERVICE CENTER AND YOU KNOW, TO MENTION AGAIN, MEMBER WASHINGTON'S QUOTE, KEEP GOING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS THERE ARE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. [GAVEL SOUNDING]