I WILL NOW CALL THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IT 0 ORDER AT 5:00 P.M. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> DISTRICT 1, BARBARA MCQUINN. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 2, ALEXANDRIA AYALA. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 3, KAREN BRILL. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 4, ERICA WHITFIELD. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 5, FRANK BARBIERI. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 6, MARCIA ANDREWS. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 7, EDWIN FERGUSON. >> HERE. >> JOINING US IS SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, THERESA MICHAEL, TONY SINCLAIR AND STUDENT COUNTY PRESIDENT FAISAL ALBALDAWI. STAFF MEMBERS WILL JOIN US AS DIRECTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. TONIGHT, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NADAL. A TEACHER AT THE SCHOOL. WOULD EVERYONE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY MRS. WHITFIELD. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [♪♪] [APPLAUSE] >> VIEWS AND LISTENERS CAN ACCESS THE MEETING BY WATCHING ON COMCAST CHANNELS 234 AND 235, OR BY USING THE U TUBE LINK ON PALM BEACH SCHOOLS.ORG. IN THE EVENT THE LINK IS INTERRUPTED, PLEASE SWITCH OVER TO THE TV CHANNELS. ALL BOARD MEETINGS ARE RECORDED IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND POSTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE WITHIN 24 HOURS. WE ALSO OFFER A LISTENING ONLY OPTION WHICH THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS BY CALLING 561-357-5900. OR TOLL FREE AT 1-866-930-7015. THE MEETING ID IS 15618801124 POUND. BOARD MEMBERS WE HAVE FOUR SETS OF MINUTES ON THE AGENDA TODAY. I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. MOTION BY MRS. ISLA. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. I HAVE ONE ITEM TO ADD FOR GOOD CAUSE. PT -- P2 PERSONNEL ADDENDUM GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR ADDING THIS ITEM SO EMPLOYEES CAN BEGIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT DO YOU HAVE ITEMS TO WITHDRAW. >> COM5 UNTIL THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO JOIN US HERE. >> BOARD MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE ITEMS TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. Mr. FERGUSON? MOTION BY Mr. BARBIERI, SECONDED BY MRS. WHITFIELD. >> ARE WE ON ITEM 6. >> SINCE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF MEMBER FROM Dr. ANDERSON'S FAMILY FORMER SCHOOL BOARD I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REORDER THE AGENDA AND TAKE BRD1 FOR Dr. ARTHUR ANDERSON OUT OF ORDER AND READ ON IT AFTER BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. >> WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. SECONDED BY MRS. ANDREWS. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. DISCLOSURES AND ABSTENTIONS? SEEING NONE. THAT WILL MOVE US OVER TO BOARD MEMBER AND SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> YES, THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. APRIL SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH. SO I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT EVENTS RELATED TO THAT. LAST WEEK ON THURSDAY APRIL 11 THE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA ASSOCIATION, EMMA, CHAIRED BY CAROLYN EPSTEIN FROM BINKS AND CAROLYN BRANT HOSTED AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF OUR MEDIA SPECIALISTS. MANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WITH WITH ME AND IT WAS TERRIFIC TO BE A PART OF AND WE HAD OUR ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BOOKS WHERE STUDENTS READ 15 BOOKS AND WENT THROUGH A TRIVIA QUESTION. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINNER IS CITRUS GOVE. WEST BOYNTON BEACH SCHOOL. AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL WINNER WAS SUNCOAST HIGH SCHOOL. SO WE CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE LIBRARY MEDIA MONTH. ALSO BIG NEWS THE ANNUAL DWYER AWARD FINALISTS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. THIS IS THE EVENT THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL HOSTS FOR US AND IT WILL BE THE 40TH ANNUAL THIS YEAR NAMED FOR THE NAMESAKE WILLIAM IT, DWYER AND WE HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL NAMED AFTER Mr. DWYER AND THIS PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION. AND WE HAVE THIS YEAR, THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR BUT AGAIN FOR THE 40TH ANNUAL ALL 28 FINALISTS ARE FROM OUR DISTRICT OPERATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND MS. AYALA, PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS THREE OF THE FINALISTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S HAPPENED. THEY ARE DOING EXCELLENT WORK THERE AND THIS WILL BE A BIG EVENT ON MAY 14TH AT THE KRAVITZ CENTER. CONGRATULATIONS. AND I WANTED TO THANK OUR TEAM AND HR AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR PARTNERING TO HAVE ONE OF THE BEST JOB FAIRS WE'VE EVER HAD. WE HAD A THOUSAND CANDIDATES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND WE WERE ABLE TO EXTEND A LOT OF JOB OFFERS. THE TURNOUT WAS GREAT. THE MARKETING PAID OFF. AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO MISS THE JOB FAIR NO WORRIES WE CONTINUE TO HIRE AND PLEASE YOU CAN GO TO OUR RECRUITMENT PAGE AT PALM BEACH SCHOOLS.ORG FOR ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF TEAM PALM BEACH AND I HAVE A VIDEO TO SHOW YOU HOW THAT WENT DOWN. >> WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE OVER A THOUSAND CANDIDATES COMING TO THE FAIR TODAY. WE HAD LINES OUTSIDE LINED UP. AND IT SHOWS THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS YOUR BEST CHOICE. >> WE HAVE TEACHING JOBS, WE HAVE PARAPROFESSIONAL JOBS, DISCUSS DOWDIANS, FOOD SERVICE RCHTION POLICE. IT'S EXCITED TO KICKOFF HIRING TODAY. >> WE HAVE OVER 160 SCHOOLS REPRESENTED. >> THE PRINCIPAL OF PANTHER RUN. WELCOME TO THE JOB FAIR. >> WE ARE A DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL. >> OUR SCHOOLS AND PRINCIPALS AND HIRING MANAGERS ARE TALKING TO GREAT CANDIDATES OFFERING THEM JOBS ON THE SPOT. >> I RANG THE BELL BECAUSE I JUST HIRED ANOTHER TEACHER TO JOIN MY FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY FAMILY. >> I'M EXCITED TO BE A SECOND GRADE TEACHER. >> THE TALENT HERE IS WHAT MAKES THIS DISTRICT ABSOLUTELY THE VERY BEST CHOICE AND THE BEST PLACE TO WORK. >> PALM BEACH PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS OFFERS A CAREER THAT YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN KIDS' LIVES WHEN YOU SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR KIDS MAKES IT MORE SPECIAL. >> IF YOU DIDN'T GET TO COME HERE TODAY AND DIDN'T GET TO MEET OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND FIND OUT ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITIES, YOU CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE, PALM BEACH SCHOOLS.ORG WE HIRE ALL YEAR-ROUND. AS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE COUNTY, WE HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FROM GREAT QUALITY CANDIDATES TO COME JOIN OUR TEAM. >> ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO THANK OUR PRINCIPALS THAT GOT STEPPED AWAY FROM THEIR BUSY JOBS TO BE THERE TO HANDLE THE RECRUITMENT TASK. APRIL IS ALSO NOW IN OUR SECOND YEAR OF DOING OUR KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP WHICH WE ARE PROVIDING KINDERGARTEN READINESS KITS TO PARENTS AND FAMILIES SO KIDS CAN COME TO THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL READY TO GO AND THAT IS GOING WELL. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR FORMER GOVERNOR AND SENATOR BOB GRAHAM. HE WAS A SUPPORTER OF EDUCATION. AND JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE EVERYTHING HE HAD DONE FOR US OVER THE YEARS. AND MADAM CHAIR THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. MS. AYALA. >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I HAD SOME PHOTOS AND A VIDEO I WANTED TO SHARE TONIGHT ON A RECAP WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON AROUND DISTRICT 2. I WAS INVITED LAST WEEK TO ATTEND CAREER DAY AT DIAMOND VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHICH WAS AWESOME. THE STUDENTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PRINCIPAL Dr. CINDY WHITE ONE OF OUR MOST OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS, FOCUSED ON FIRSTS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FIRST AND BREAK THE BARRIERS. I WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE INVITED TO TALK ABOUT BEING THE FIRST LATINA ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE YOUNGEST PERSON ELECTED. AND WE HAD A TAYLOR SWIFT AND A LOT GOING ON IN THE MOMENT SHIRT. SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE THE OTHER FIRST TAYLOR SWIFT. WE TALKED ABOUT HOW TO BE THE NEXT HISTORY MAKER THAT THE WORLD IS FULL OF ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES ESPECIALLY WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS EDUCATION. I THANK THEM FOR INVITING ME TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY. IT WAS ALWAYS GREAT TO SPEAK WITH THE STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS. NEXT WE HAD AN AWESOME DEDICATION CEREMONY AT MENTAL HEALTH LA LUCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ONE OF THE NEW BUILDINGS WE HAVE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF OUR TAXPAYERS FOR OUR PENNY SALES TAX. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM AND LED BY HER ♪STUDENTS WHO GUIDED US THROUGH HOW EXCITED THEY ARE FOR THEIR NEW HOME. I ASK THAT WE PLAY THE VIDEO SO YOU CAN SEE MORE ABOUT OUR MORNING. >> TODAY WE GATHER TO DEDICATE THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW BATTLE R BUILDING. OWE EBUILDING. >> I AM FLABBERGHASTED. >> THIS SCHOOL IS WELCOMING SPACE. >> LUCA IS A SPECIAL SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE DIVERSITY MAKES US STRONG AND THE STUDENTS BILINGUAL AND THE BAND PROGRAM THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT MAKE THIS PLACE SPECIAL. [♪♪] HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL NEW SCHOOL HERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE KIDS JUST ENLIGHTENING AND HEARTWARMING FOR US TO DEMONSTRATE HOW MUCH WE CARE IN THEM AND INVEST IN THEIR FAMILY. >> IT STRIKES ME ONCE YOU ARE AN EAGLE YOU ARE ALWAYS AN EAGLE. >> OUR KIDS FOCUS ON THE OWNERSHIP OF THE DEDICATION PROCESS. >> IT WILL ALLOW FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MAKE GREAT MEMORIES. >> EVERY GRADE LEVEL DID SOMETHING AND IT MEANT A LOT TO ME BECAUSE THE KIDS WANTED TO SAY THIS IS WHO WE ARE, THIS IS OUR SCHOOL AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE. >> IT WILL ALLOW ALL THE OTHER EAGLES TO SHINE AND SOAR AND IT'S LIKE BIG. SO I HOPE TO HAVE FUN IN THE SCHOOL. A LOT OF THE STUDENTS YOU SAW WERE FIFTH GRADERS. UNFORTUNATELY THEY WILL NOT BE IN THE SCHOOL LONG BUT THEY ARE GOING OFF TO WONDERFUL MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THEY WERE SO HAPPY FOR THE NEW BUILDING. THAT IS ONE OF OUR GEMS IN DISTRICT 2. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT, IT NOW YOU KNOW. NEXT I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT A COUPLE THINGS ON THE AGENDA WE WILL BE VOTING ON TONIGHT THAT I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE POSITIVE COMMENTARY ABOUT. ONE OF THEM IS COM3 WHERE WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING AN ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AWARDED INCENTIVE GRANT. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE ASSISTING GROUPS THAT ARE STUDENTS HONE IN ON ENGLISH SKILLS AND I THANK EVERYBODY INVOLVED WITH THAT FOR THE ADULT EDUCATION CENTER, FRED BAR. THE PRINCIPAL FOR ENSURING WE ARE PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND OUR ADULT LEARNERS TO BECOME PROFICIENT IN ENGLISH AND BE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR SOCIETY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. AND THE NEXT IS EGS1, SPECIAL REGC1, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AN ALUMNUS Mr. BARRY CULL BERT SON WHO IS DONATED $10,000 I KNOW MY TIME IS UP. FRIENDS OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND. I WANT TO GIVE HIM A RECOGNITION AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING FUTURE IN THEIR EDUCATION. >> MRS. WHITFIELD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME DURING MY COMMENTS TO TALK ABOUT THE POINT IN TIME COUNT THAT WAS DONE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE POINT IN TIME COUNT IS AN OPPORTUNITY AS A COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO COUNT HOW MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE WE HAVE AND SEE THE TRENDS OVER TIME TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING AS A COMMUNITY AS FAR AS HOUSING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. POINT IN TIME COUNT IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN MANY, MANY YEARS IN A ROW. I GO OUT AND PARTICIPATE AS A VOLUNTEER AND HELP TO COUNT PEOPLE I USUALLY GO TO ST. ANNE'S IN WEST PALM BEACH. AND IT'S ALWAYS A HUMBLING MOMENT FOR ME. THE COUNTS CAME OUT FROM THIS YEAR AND WE DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COUNT EVERY PERSON WHO IS HOMELESS WITHIN PALM BEACH COUNTY IT'S WHOEVER WE CAN GET TO WITHIN 24 HOURS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING RUN BY THE COUNTY. THE NUMBERS WHERE WE'RE AT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US AS A COMMUNITY. SO OUR NUMBERS THIS YEAR FOR THE HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT WERE FOUND IN PALM BEACH COUNTY WERE 2126 PEOPLE. 546 OF THOSE WERE SHELTERED. 411 WERE IN EMERGENCY SHELTER SITUATION AND 135 WERE IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. WHAT I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT NUMBER FOR US TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THIS NUMBER HAS GONE UP 14.6% SINCE LAST YEAR. THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL 271 PEOPLE THAT WERE COUNTED. FAMILIES WENT DOWN 20. SINGLE PEOPLE WENT UP 291. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER OF ALL IS UNSHELTERED YOUTH WERE 32 LAST YEAR AND THEY WENT UP TO 72 THIS YEAR. I THINK FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TRYING TO EDUCATE STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE A HOME TO GO TO EVERY NIGHT, DON'T HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO BE AND POTENTIALLY DON'T HAVE FOOD ACCESS TO IT IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE EDUCATION THEIR PRIORITY. THOSE ARE SOME NUMBERS I WANTED TO SHARE ESPECIALLY AS THE HOMELESS ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD. FINALLY WITH MY LAST COUPLE SECONDS I WANT TO SAY THAT SOME GOOD NEWS. THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION I KNOW WE WILL HEAR FROM THEM TONIGHT THEIR BUILDING IS COMING ALONG SO NICELY IN LAKE WORTH BEACH AND I ENCOURAGE MY FELLOW MEMBERS TO DO A DRIVE-BY IT'S 1515 BARTON ROAD, THE SITE OF THE SOUTH INTENSIVE. THE NEW BUILDING IS GOING UP AND SOON WE WILL BE ADDING A ROOF TO THE STRUCTURE. IT'S EXCITING TO SEE. I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE BENEFIT TO THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH AND THE COMMUNITY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE RED APPLE SUPPLY STORE WILL BE HUGE. IT WILL SUPPLY EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES FOR ALL OF OUR HARD-WORKING TEACHERS SO HOPEFULLY THEY DON'T HAVE TO PULL OUT OF THEIR POCKETS WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN DOING TO HELP OUR STUDENTS THIS WILL EXPAND IT AND IT WILL BE A BENEFIT TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. HE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO BY AND SEE THIS BUILDING AND I'M PROUD IT'S IN MY BACKYARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. Mr. BARBIERI? >> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO RECOGNIZE WEST BOCA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HOSTED THE LEADERSHIP BOCA GROUP THE GROUP OF BUSINESS PEOPLE THAT TOUR OUR SCHOOLS AND TOUR THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND THE COLLEGES HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. THEY ALWAYS START AT WEST BOCA HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THE CULINARY INSTITUTE PUTS THE CULINARY ACADEMY FEEDS THESE PEOPLE AND DID A GREAT JOB. OUR STUDENT COUNTY GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT WAS THERE AND TOLD THE GROUP ABOUT HIM BEING THE FOURTH YEAR IN THE MEDICAL ACADEMY AND WHAT HIS PLANS ARE. AND I WAS VERY PROUD OF THE WAY IT WAS HANDLED THIS MORNING AND I CONGRATULATE PRINCIPAL AND THE STAFF FOR DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MRS. ANDREWS. >> THANK YOU. I WILL PROBABLY HAVE PICTURES THAT WE'LL SHOW. I WANT TO SAY IT WAS SO WONDERFUL TO BE WITH THE MEDIA SPECIALISTS THIS WEEK TO CELEBRATE THEM FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO IN OUR MEDIA CENTERS. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH RIDE FOR THEM OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO BUT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP OUR MEDIA CENTERS STRONG AND HEALTHY WITH GREAT BOOKS, GREAT SUPPORT FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR MEDIA SPECIALISTS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY AS WELL AS OUR MEDIA CLERKS. AND TEAMWORK U.S.A. FOUNDATION HAS THE 12TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY. THEY MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE FOR OUR CHILDREN. ON SATURDAY, WE WERE AT MARISOL COUNTRY CLUB IN PALM BEACH GARDENS WHERE TEAMWORK U.S.A. GAVE 42 SCHOLARSHIPS AND THIS WAS THE 12TH YEAR. I THANK THE TEAMWORK U.S.A. FOUNDATION FOR ALL YOU DO EVERYDAY FOR OUR CHILDREN. AND YOU DO MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE. AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH THE T LEROY JEFFERSON SCIENCE AND STARS OF TOMORROW CAREER IN INLET GROVE THIS PAST SATURDAY. AND THEY WERE LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN THE STARS OF TOMORROW IN HEALTHCARE. IT WAS EXCITING TO SEE THE STUDENTS THERE DRESSED IN THEIR ATTIRE, READY TO BECOME NURSES, DOCTORS, AND THE MEDICAL FIELD. LOOKING AT THE STEM PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AS THEY MOVE FORWARD. AND LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR JOBS READY FOR THEM BECAUSE THE TRAINING IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMISSION AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SYSTEM WITH PALM TRAN. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BE A CHAMPION FOR RIDING THE BUS. I HAD NOT BEEN ON THE BUS FOR A WHILE AS A RIDER MYSELF. SO I WAS ABLE TO GET MY PASS, PUT SOME MONEY IN THE COIN TOSS, AND RIDE THE BUS TO BE A CHAMPION. WE MUST USE OUR BUS SYSTEM. AND WE MUST MINGLE. AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BRING A GROUP OF MY FRIENDS TO RIDE THE BUS FROM PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE IN BELLE GLADE TO WEST TECH TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AT OUR WEST TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER AND HOW WE MUST ENCOURAGE ALL TO RIDE THE BUS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE ANYMORE. WE HAVE GREAT BUSES WITH THE COUNTY AND THEY ARE WAITING TO TAKE US EVERYWHERE WE WANT TO GO. IT WAS A LOVELY EXPERIENCE TO BE A CHAMPION. AND ALSO, ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO BIG ITEMS THAT I THINK I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AND SAY THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE SUMMER PROGRAM. SUMMER CAMPS. IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN TO HAVE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY IN THE SUMMER TO BE ABLE TO DO THE THINGS NECESSARY TO KEEP GROWTH AND ACADEMIC STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH IN ORDER. SO THIS SUMMER WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A SUMMER PROGRAM AT ROSENWALD MIDDLE SCHOOL, CANAL POINT, PIONEER PARK WILL ALL HAVE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. IT WILL BE 110,000 COMING FROM THE COUNTY FROM THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN HAVE THE BEST. AND LASTLY IT'S ALL ABOUT OUR CHILDREN. THE NFL, YOU'RE AWESOME. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION YOU ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN WITH $60,000 TO MAKEOVER MEDIA CENTERS HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. KE CUNNINGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JERRY THOMAS, BAN I DON'T KNOW CREEK, INDIAN PINES, HURRAH. WE ARE GETTING THE MONIES AND THE PLACE WHERE IT'S NEEDED TO HELP OUR CHILDREN. HURRAH FOR MEDIA CENTER AND FOR THIS AWARD FROM COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. Mr. FERGUSON? >> THANK YOU, I HAVE A FEW BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS. FIRSTLY WE WERE ABLE TO DO OUR TOWN HALL 11 AT SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY TODAY I HAVE A QUICK PHOTO THAT COMMUNICATIONS WILL PUT UP. WE HAD 40 PARENTS AND CHILDREN AT THIS EVENT. IT WAS ABOUT THE EARLY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR OUR CHILDREN BEFORE THEY GET INTO KINDERGARTEN. SO AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK Dr. GONZALES FOR OPENING UP HER SCHOOL ESPECIALLY DURING A TESTING WEEK SO WE COULD HAVE THIS WORTHWHILE EVENT. ALSO, THE MONTHLY PROJECT UPLIFT COMMUNITY CLEAN UP EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY APRIL 27. WE WILL BE AT BLOOM PARK IN WEST PALM BEACH. LOCATED AT 518, 23rd STREET. WE ARE GETTING REQUESTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS. IF YOU ARE A SENIOR, HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL IT DOESN'T MATTER. JUST A CITIZEN HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, COME OUT AND JOIN US IT IS ALWAYS A FUN TIME. YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION BY CONTACTING MY OFFICE 561-840-1846. AND WE HAD A LARGE TURNOUT IF YOU ARE A STUDENT UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WE NEED YOUR PARENT TO SHOW UP TO SIGN THE WAIVER FORMS SO WE CAN ALLOW YOU TO PARTICIPATE. ALSO WE HAD A RIVIERA BEACH GROUNDBREAKING. LAST WEEK WE HAVE A PHOTO AND A VIDEO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND YOU CAN QUEUE UP THE VIDEO, PLEASE. >> HI I'M Dr. McKNIGHT THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF WEST RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WE ARE HERE FOR OUR NEW GROUNDBREAKING OF THE NEW SCHOOL AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE OUR DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT MIKE BURKE. >> WE ARE PROUD TO BE ABLE TO START BUILDING A NEW FACILITY A NEW CAMPUS FOR THE MUSTANGS. AND THIS IS GOING TO GET A COMPLETE OVERHAUL. WE WILL HAVE 6-7,000 SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING. >> OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW BUILDING. >> I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE FACES OF THE BABIES THROUGH THIS SCHOOL WHEN WE OPEN UP THE DOORS. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT. >> THE ANTICIPATION HAS BEEN BUILDING ABOUT THE NEW STA STATE-OF-THE-ART BUILDING WITH GREAT TECHNOLOGY ALL THE BELLINGS AND WHISTLES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO INCREASE THEIR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH. IT WAS SO EXCITING TO HAVE THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY WHERE MYSELF AND SEVERAL STUDENTS, STAFF MEMBERS, BOARD MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO TURN THE DIRT. >> THREE. >> IN ANTICIPATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR NEW BUILDING. >> I'M READY TO START BUILDING OUR NEW SCHOOL. >> THAT WAS GREAT. LASTLY, I -- TWO MORE THINGS. A SHOUT-OUT TO OUR STUDENTS IN THE BEGINNING OF THE TESTING PHASE. I WANT TO REITERATE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF PARENTS, WE BELIEVE IN YOU YOU WILL KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK. SHOOT FOR THE HIGH MARK. WE ARE EXPECTING GREAT THINGS FROM YOU. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WITH MY LAST-MINUTE, THREE THINGS LET'S GO HEAT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> THANK YOU. VICE-CHAIR McQUINN. >> YES, THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO START WITH KUDOS TO THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL IN NORTH PALM BEACH TO THE CHAMBER -- I HOPE ENSEMBLE IS SAID WITH THREE SYLLABLES. I'M NOT SURE. I'M GETTING NODS. CAN YOU BELIEVE IF YOU DON'T KNOW THIS, THESE STUDENTS ARE NOT EVEN IN HIGH SCHOOL YET. WE ARE TALKING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO PERFORM AT THAT LEVEL. SO GREAT JOB FOR THEIR PRINCIPAL Mr. SHOE MAN AND THEIR TEACHERS AND ACTUALLY THE COMMUNITY WHO IS SO VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THEM. VERY PROUD OF THEM. ON THAT SAME NOTE THEN, CONGRATULATIONS TO FOR THE 8TH YEAR IN A ROW OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS EARNED THE PRESTIGIOUS BEST COMMUNITIES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION DESIGNATION FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC MERCHANTS FOUNDATION. Mr. MALOON IS OUR DISTRICT'S ARTS PROGRAM NOT JUST MUSIC OUR ARTS PROGRAM, PROGRAM PLANNER. AND Mr. MALOON WAS AN INSTRUCTOR, I GOT TO HIRE HIM TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. I THOUGHT I WOULD THROW THAT IN THERE. BUT HE WAS AN INSTRUCTOR ALSO AT THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AND THEN HE CAME TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO WORK WITH ALL OF THE ARTS. AND HE SAYS IT BEST. HE SAID I'M PROUD OF OUR MUSIC TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR ACHIEVING THIS OUTSTANDING RECOGNITION BECAUSE IT DOES REQUIRE THE COMMUNITY ALSO. AND I DO WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU, BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT, JUST EDUCATING YOU, THAT IN 2018, WE HAD A TAX REFERENDUM THAT ALLOWED US TO FUND MORE THAN 750 SCHOOL FINE ARTS CHOICE AND CAREER ACADEMY POSITIONS. THIS WAS RENEWED IN 2022 CONTINUED WHICH ALLOWS US THIS FUNDING OF OUR SCHOOL FINE ARTS PROGRAMS IN THE DISTRICT. AND WE'RE SO VERY PROUD OF OUR FINE ARTS. AND FINALLY, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE A FEW WEEKS AGO, OF RECOGNIZING THROUGH THE OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION, SENATOR BOBBY POWELL, JR. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD. AND THESE ARE OUR VERY DISTINGUISHED CELEBRITY STATUS, PALM BEACH COUNTY'S PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO HAVE GONE ON IN WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP ROLES. AND SO IT WAS VERY EXCITING. AND OF COURSE YOU KNOW I WILL THROW IN HE WAS ALSO ONE OF MY STUDENTS. IT IS A REALLY GOOD NIGHT FOR -- EDUCATORS WE DON'T MAKE A TON OF MONEY. BUT WHEN YOU GET TO SEE THE KIDS THAT YOU'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH, SERIOUSLY IT'S JUST A LIFETIME OF WONDERFULNESS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATION THAT I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND YESTERDAY. CALLED NAMES NOT NUMBERS A MOVIE IN THE MAKING AT LOGGERS RUN MIDDLE SCHOOL. NAMES NOT NUMBERS IT IS A TRADEMARK TO TEACH THE LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST AND IT WAS CREATED BY MRS. ROSENBERG AND IT EPITOMIZED WHAT PROJECT BASED LEARNING IS. AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT I SAW. A GROUP OF STUDENTS IN THE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION CLASS OF JULIE GATES, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO INTERVIEW AND FILM AND PUT TOGETHER THIS DOCUMENTARY. IT STARTED OFF WITH OUR OWN RICK BLACKWELL, TEACHING THE STUDENTS HOW TO CREATE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS. HOW TO INTERVIEW A PERSON. HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TO WAIT FOR THE RESPONSE. THEY ALSO HAD VIDEOGRAPHER AND STRUCKER CARLOS SANCHEZ TEACHING THEM HOW TO RUN THE CAMERA, HOW TO ZOOM IN AND ZOOM OUT. SO THE STUDENTS GOT TOGETHER, THEY INTERVIEWED THREE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS. THEY WROTE THE QUESTIONS. THEY INTERVIEWED THE SURVIVORS. THEY FILMED THE SURVIVORS. THEY EDITED THE FILM. THIS WAS AN MY ESTIMATION AN AWARD-WINNING FILM. AFTER THEY PUT TOGETHER THE PROJECT, YOU SAW THE STUDENTS ON CAMERA TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY GOT OUT OF THE PROJECT IN MEETING THE SURVIVORS. AS YOU KNOW THIS GENERATION IS THE LAST THAT IS GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE WHO LIVED THROUGH THAT HISTORY. AND I JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THE END OF IT WAS SO PERSPECTIVE NANT BECAUSE POIGNANT BECAUSE THEY SPOKED ABOUT WHAT THINK LEARNED AND ASKED THE SURVIVORS WHAT THEY WANTED THE NEXT GENERATION TO KNOW ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST AND THEIR EXPERIENCE AND WHAT THEY HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. I WANT TO THANK Dr. ROGERS FOR THIS PROGRAM AND ALSO OUR HOLOCAUST STUDIES PROGRAM PLANNER, KIMBERLY COMBS WHO PUT THIS TOGETHER. I WILL BE SENDING THE LINK TO THIS 50-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY THROUGH THE BOARD OFFICE TO ALL OF YOU. HOPE YOU TAKE THE MOMENT TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE TO SEE WHAT THESE STUDENTS PUT TOGETHER FROM SOUP TO NUTS FROM THE BEGINNING FROM THE CONCEPT ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE FINAL PRESENTATION, IT WAS REALLY QUITE MEMORABLE. ALSO, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY IN ADDITION TO ATTENDING MANY OF THE EVENTS YOU HEARD ABOUT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE THANK A TEACHER EVENT AT EC SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE WE HONORED ANNE SPEAR AND WE HAVE THE VIDEO TO SHOW YOU OF THAT. IF SOMEBODY COULD PLEASE PUT THE VIDEO UP. [♪♪] HI I'M ANNE SPEAR AND I AM A LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER HERE. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. HOW DO YOU LEAVE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE? HOW DO YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE? AND I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT EVERYDAY. CAN YOU GUYS REMEMBER? DANNY? WITH EACH STUDENT EVEN IF IT IS A LITTLE SOMETHING. AS EDUCATORS WE ARE ENTRUSTED WITH A PRIVILEGE AND THAT IS WORKING WITH THESE KIDS. AND EACH OF THE KIDS IS AWESOME. THEY DO SHOW KINDNESS TO ME EVERYDAY. THERE'S SOMETHING GREAT AND UNIQUE ABOUT EACH OF THESE KIDS AND I'M ENTRUSTED WITH THAT. SO I TAKE MY RESPONSIBILITY VERY SERIOUSLY WHILE THEY ARE IN MY CARE. >> MS. SPEAR CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE RECEIVING $250 FROM THANK A TEACHER. [APPLAUSE] >> I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL COWORKER AND WE ARE LUCKTY TO HAVE HER AS A TEACHER. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS, TO EDUCATION, TO INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. >> WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE FOR YOU EVERY, SINGLE DAY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I'M SO OVERWHELMED. I FEEL PRIVILEGED TO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED. IT IS JUST A PRIVILEGE BEYOND BELIEF. I CAN SAY I LOVE GETTING UP AND GOING TO WORK EVERYDAY. >> HEY, PALM BEACH COUNTY WHO WILL YOU NOMINATE NEXT? >> THANK YOU. SO THAT IS GOING TO END MY COMMENTS. EVERY MONTHLY MEETING WE HONOR THE MEMORY OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY. AND SO TONIGHT, WE REMEMBER DWAYNE AISLES A TEACHER LEARNING TEAM FACILITATOR AT GLADE HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS BORN JULY 27, 1961 AND PASSED AWAY FEBRUARY 19TH, 2024. JAMES KENGEL WAS A TECHNICIAN HE WAS BORN NOVEMBER 13TH, 19 FIVE 7 AND PASSED AWAY ON MARCH FIRST, 2024. SO I WILL ASK ALL OF YOU TO PLEASE GIVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THESE EMPLOYEES. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU. SO THAT'S NOW GOING TO BRING US TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS WHICH WE DON'T HAVE ANY. AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT ON TO -- I'M SORRY THAT WAS OUT OF ORDER MOVE ON TO THE ITEM THAT HAS BEEN MOVED UP WHICH IS BRD1, THE POST POSTHUMOUSIOUS PROCLAMATION FOR Dr. ANDERSON. >> I WANT TO MENTION TO THE AUDIENCE AND THOSE WHO MAYBE WATCHING THAT Dr. ARTHUR ANDERSON RECENTLY PASSED AWAY, MARCH 10, 2024 BUT HE WAS ON THIS DAIS AS A BOARD MEMBER FROM THE YEARS 1986-1994. AND LIKE A GOOD FRIEND MRS. ANDREWS, Dr. ROBINSON AND ALSO Mr. DAN HENDRICKS THE FORERUNNER, I WANT TO AT THIS TIME RECOGNIZE THE GOOD WORK OF Dr. ANDERSON AND LET HIM KNOW THAT HE'S MISSED AND HIS FAMILY IS HERE. WE WILL DELIVER THIS PROCLAMATION TO THE FAMILY AND HIS FRATERNAL BROTHERS AS WELL. I WILL READ THE PROK LA NATION. PROCLAMATION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY COUNTY, APRIL 17TH, 2024. THE SCHOOL BOARD WANTS TO RECOGNIZE Dr. ARTHUR ANDERSON AND ISSUE THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS Dr. ARTHUR WASHINGTON ANDERSON WAS BORN IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND PASSED WAY ON MARCH 10TH, 2024 AND WHEREAS Dr. ANDERSON MOVED TO SOUTH FLORIDA AFTER RESIDING IN MICHIGAN AND NEW YORK. HE RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND A MASTERS DEGREE IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING FROM WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY. HE EARNED HIS DOCTORATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION INSTITUTION OF RESEARCH AND STUDENT PERSONNEL FROM MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. AND WHEREAS Dr. ANDERSON WAS INITIATED IN ALPHA ESPECIALLY SALON FRATERNITY ON AUGUST 1962 AND BECAME AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF DELTA DELTA LAMBDA IN WEST PALM BEACH AND HE WAS ELECTED PALM BEACH COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS IN AUGUST 2004 MAKING HIM THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN ELECTED TO I ACONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE IN THE COUNTY. AND WHEREAS Dr. ANDERSON WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO SERVE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO IS SERVE ON THE FLORIDA POST-SECONDARY FINANCE BOARD. AND WHEREAS Dr. ANDERSON WAS AFFILIATED WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CAUCUS OF BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR 2007-2008. SUCCESS MAGAZINE NAMED HIM ONE OF THE 50 MOST BLACK PROFESSIONALS IN SOUTH FLORIDA. AND WHEREAS Dr. ANDERSON RECEIVED RECOGNITIONS SUCH AS THE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AWARD FROM FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND Dr. ANDERSON FOUNDED THE AFRICAN TRADE COUNCIL AND INVOLVED IN BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA AND BRAZIL. AND Dr. ANDERSON MADE MANY CHARITABLE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDING THE FOUNDING OF MISSION TO LIBERIA ESTABLISHED AN AGRICULTURAL TRAINING SCHOOL IN LIBERIA THAT WELCOMED 200 STUDENTS ON OPENING DAY. AND WHEREAS Dr. ANDERSON WAS A COMMUNITY LEADER, DEVOTED FAMILY MAN AND EDUCATOR WHO HELPED CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROCLAIMS THE FOREGOING IS TRUE AND CORRECT AND INCORPORATED INTO THE PROCLAMATION AND HONOR AND RECOGNIZE POSTHUMOUSIOUSLY Dr. AN CUSTOMER -- ANDERSON FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS WILL TAKE EFFECT APRIL 17, 2024. >> MOTION PLEASE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET A MOTION BY MRS. ANDREWS AND SECONDED BY MRS. WHITFIELD. >> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW, AT THIS TIME WE WILL HAVE EVERYBODY GO DOWN ON THE FLOOR TO ALSO WELCOME Dr. ANDERSON'S FAMILY AND WHOEVER WANTS TO COME UP AND JOIN US. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE STAY ON THE FLOOR BECAUSE WE WILL THEN MOVE INTO OUR PRESENTATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW I'M GOING TO ASK MS. NNEKA NNOLIM FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO LEAD US WITH OUR PRESENTATIONS. >> GOOD EVENING, CHAIR BRILL AND VICE-CHAIR McQUINN AND BOARD MEMBERS SUPERINTENDENT BURKE STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THIS EVENING WE HAVE FIVE RECOGNITIONS ON THE AGENDA. WE BEGIN WITH A RECOGNITION FOR RUBEN ARIAS, A CUSTODIAN AT ELBRIDGE GALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. A STUDENT WAS EATING LUNCH AT THE SCHOOL AND BEGAN CHOKING. Mr. ARIAS ACTED QUICKLY HE SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER AND SAVED LIAM'S LIFE. AFTER SEEN IN THE CLINIC HE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO CLASS. HE WAS WORKED IN THE DISTRICT FOR FIVE YEARS. HIS PRESENCE ON CAMPUS IS VALUED BY STAFF AND STUDENTS. AND HE IS GLAD HE WAS THERE AT THE RIGHT MOMENT TO HELP LIAM AND HE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CARING ADULT AT A SCHOOL WHO IS WILLING TO HELP IN ANYWAY AS POSSIBLE. THE SCHOOL BOARD IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE RUBEN FOR HIS LIFE-SAVING ACTIONS. AND WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRINCIPAL AT ELBRIDGE GALE THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE CENTRAL REGION AND VALERIE HANES SUPERINTENDENT. AND AT THIS TIME WE WANT TO WELCOME JENNY ADLER LIAM'S MOTHER WHO WOULD LIKE TO A SAY FEW WORDS AND LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR RUBEN ARIAS. [APPLAUSE] >> I CANNOT FIND THE WORDS TO EXPRESS MY ETENTER GRATITUDE TO Mr. RUBEN ARIAS FOR SAVING MY SON'S LIFE BACK IN NOVEMBER 2023. MY SON STARTED CHOKING AND BY THE TIME Mr. ARIAS REACHED LIAM HE HAD TURNED PURPLE AND WAS MINUTES AWAY FROM BEING SUFFOCATED TO DEATH. THANK YOU Mr. ARIAS FOR YOUR QUICK THINKING AND PERFORMING THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER WHICH SAVES HIS LIFE. ALL THE STAFF NEED TO BE TRAINING, EDUCATED AND FIRST AID IN CPR TO PREVENT SITUATION LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THE POSTER HANGING ON THE WALL HOW TO DO A HEIMLICH MANEUVER DID NOT WORK. BECAUSE THE STAFF DID NOT HAVE THE TRAINING SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE TO PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING MEASURES WHEN NEEDED. I'M ASKING AGAIN TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO IMPLEMENT A MANDATORY CPR AND FIRST AID COURSE. HANDS ON FOR OUR CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING COURSE TO EDUCATE ALL THE STAFF PERSONNEL. AS THE LUNCH STAFF AND TEACHERS BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN EAT IN THEIR CLASSROOM. LET US DO BETTER FOR OUR CHILDREN. HELP US SAVING A LIFE. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT WE ARE RECOGNIZING NEIGHBORHOOD FARMS U.S.A. FOR THEIR DONATION OF $10900 FOR THE INSTALLATION AND REVITALIZATION OF A FOOD FOREST ON THE CAMPUS OF ROLLING GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, ROLLING GREEN'S GARDEN INITIATIVE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH ENRICHING EXPERIENCES THAT GO BEYOND THE CONVENTIONAL CLASSROOM SETTING. THE CONTRIBUTION FROM NEIGHBORHOOD FARMS U.S.A. IS BOTH VISIONARY AND INSPIRING AS IT WILL CREATE A PROJECT BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY THAT BRIDGES THE WORLDS OF STEM EDUCATION AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. BY EMBRACING THE POTENTIAL OF GARDENS AND FOOD FORESTS AS LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS THEY ARE NOT ONLY IMPARTING VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE BUT FOSTERING A PROFOUND CONNECTION WITH NATURE AND SUSTAINAL LIVING PRACTICES. THIS DONATION REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROLLING GREEN ELEMENTARY AND NEIGHBORHOOD FARMS U.S.A. THAT WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE SCHOOL'S ABILITY TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS IN THE AREA OF LEARNING, NUTRITION AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE DISTRICT IS VERY GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE FOR THIS DONATION. HERE TO ACCEPT THIS RECOGNITION WE HAVE MICHELE CARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT NEIGHBORHOOD FARMS U.S.A. AND ALLISON MANNING, A STEM TEACHER AT THE SCHOOL AS WELL. ALLISON BLUE DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICE. SHARLENE YOUNG, JA JANINE. AND JESSICA A PROGRAM PLANNER IN SECONDARY EDUCATION. LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> NEXT WE ARE RECOGNIZING THE DISTRICT'S ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR BEING AWARDED THE 2024 PROGRAM SUCCEED WHEN LEARNERS LEAD INCENTIVE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000 FROM THE COALITION ON ADULT BASIC EDUCATION. THE LEADING NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE FIELD OF ADULT LITERACY. JENIFER SHERWIN THE COORDINATOR FOR THE PROGRAM AT HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STARTED A PROJECT WHERE HER ESL STUDENTS DEVELOPED AN EXTENSION OF THEIR CLASS BY CREATING GROUPS TO ENCOURAGE ENGLISH SKILLS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS WILL MODEL WHAT THE STUDENTS LEARN IN CLASS. EACH WEEK A RELEVANT TOPIC WILL BE POSTED AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN AND DISCUSS WITH EACH OTHER IN ENGLISH. AMERICAN CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE, HOW TO ADVICE, COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND AMERICAN SYSTEMS WITHIN GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOLS. STUDENTS WILL HOLD THESE TABLE TALKS IN A CENTRALIZED LOCATION WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS PREFERABLY AT THE LIBRARY OR COMMUNITY CENTERS. THE AIMS ARE TO INCREASE OVERALL ENGLISH-SPEAKING PROFICIENCY IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO GIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS A PLACE TO CONNECT. CONGRATULATIONS TO ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND JENIFER SHERWIN FOR RECEIVING THE 2024 PROGRAM SUCCEED WHEN LEARNERS LEAD INCENTIVE GRANT. HERE WE HAVE MS. SHERWIN AND FRED, AND FRANCIS FRY, PRINCIPAL, AND LISA ANDERSON, SPECIALIST, SURE WI BEDWELL. AND MARY RAMIRO ADULT EDUCATION TEACHER. LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] NECK WE ARE RECOGNIZING ELIEN CAMPOSECO AND MAYTE PINON GOMEZ TWO SCIENCE TEACHERS AT LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL WHO RECEIVED THE 2024 MAKING A DIFFERENCE SCIENCE MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. THE AWARD IS GIVEN BY STYLES NICKELSON AND THE COX SCIENCE CENTER TO HONOR TEACHERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN WORKING TO STRENGTHEN THE PROGRAM AT LAKE WORTH MY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. EACH YEAR THEY HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS INVOLVED IN SCIENCE RESEARCH AND HAVE BROUGHT THOSE STUDENTS TO THE PALM BEACH FAIR. THIS YEAR THEIR EFFORTS PAID OFF WITH FIVE OF THE 10 STUDENTS COMPETING EARNING AWARDS. ELIEN CAMPOSECO HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR FIVE YEARS. HER PASSION FOR TEACHING MOTIVATED HER PURSUIT OF A CAREER IN EDUCATION. SHE SAYS HER STUDENTS KEEP HER GOING BECAUSE SHE CAN COUNT ON THEM TO BRIGHTEN UP HER DAY. Dr. GOMEZ HAS BEEN TEACHING IN THE DISTRICT FOR EIGHT YEARS AND IS INTERESTED IN THE CARE AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH LED TO HER CAREER AS A SCIENCE TEACHER. SHE FIND IT IS REWARDING AND GRATIFYING TO WORK WITH STUDENTS AND HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. ALINA DELANEY THE PRINCIPAL AND JENIFER DAVIS THE PROGRAM PLANNER. CONGRATULATIONS TO ELIEN CAMPOSECO AND Dr. MAYTE PINON GOMEZ FOR EACH KEEFING THE 2024 MAKING A DIFFERENCE SCIENCE MONITOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] AND LASTLY THIS EVENING WE ARE RECOGNIZING THE FINALISTS FOR BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND MONITOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL. AND ALSO ANNOUNCING THE WINNER IN EACH CATEGORY. NOW THE FINALISTS DON'T KNOW WHO THE WINNERS ARE SO WE WILL FIND OUT TOGETHER. SO THE BEGINNING TEACHERS OF THE YEAR IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO AN OUTSTANDING FIRST YEAR TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT WHO HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE PRINCIPAL FOR DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENCE. THE AWARD WAS CREATED TO HONOR BEGINNING TEACHERS' HARD WORK. WE ASK THE FINALISTS TO COME FORWARD AS I CALL YOUR NAME AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER. FOR BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FINALISTS NANCY ALVARADO FROM PIONEER PARK, MIRANDA GARRET SON FOR DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8. ASHLEY FROM HAGEN ROAD ELEMENTARY. AND SAVANNAH CRIMINAL FROM ELBRIDGE GALE ELEMENTARY. AND WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRINCIPALS. Dr. SANDRA MONROE AT PIONEER PARK, DEBBIE BATTLES AT DWIGHT D. ICER HOUR, BERNETTE STANDISH THE GREAT JOB BY ALL THE FINALISTS. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. DRUM ROLL, PLEASE. AND THE BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL IS ASHLEY FROM HAGEN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] NOW WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS YEAR'S FINALISTS FOR BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. COME FORWARD AS I CALL YOUR NAME AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FINALISTS, JESSICA FROM JUPITER COMMUNITY HIGH. HALEY SCHMIDT FROM EAGLE'S LANDING MIDDLE. VICARS FROM GLADE CENTRAL COMMUNITY HIGH. AND ANNELIESE FROM HOCKEYLYLY MIDDLE. AND WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRINCIPALS. Dr. COLLEEN FROM JUPITER COMMUNITY HIGH, DOMINIC AT EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE. MENTAL HEALTH ANY AT GLADES CENTRAL COMMUNITY HIGH AND ELIZABETH MORALES AT OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU READY? SO THE BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL IS JESSICA FROM JUPITER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE MENTOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO AN OUTSTANDING FIRST YEAR MENTOR TEACHER CREATED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW MENTOR TEACHERS SUPPORT NEW EDUCATORS THROUGH NEWER TURRING AND TEAMWORK. AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL TO THE FINALISTS COME FORWARD AS I CALL YOUR NAME AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEXA GUY FROM PLEASANT CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. JILL MacLEOD FROM MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY. AMANDA MORIAR FROM SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY. AND RAY WHITE FROM GLADE VIEW ELEMENTARY. AND, OF COURSE, WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRINCIPALS FROM THOSE SCHOOLS, ADRIENNE GRIFFIN, KELLEY PATRICK, KRISTEN MITCHELL, AND CHANDRA DO YOU REMEMBERS AT GLADE ELEMENTARY. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO. SO THE MENTOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL IS ALEXA GUY FROM PLEASANT CITY ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE] AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS YEAR'S FINALISTS FOR MENTOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. CONGRATULATIONS TO STEVEN ANEN IN FROM DREYFUSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. MOLLY FROM ROYAL PALMS SCHOOL. AND JUDY WARREN FROM WELLINGTON LANDINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRINCIPALS FROM THOSE SCHOOLS, BLAKE BENNETT AT DREYFUSS SCHOOL OF THE OF. ARTS, JENIFER QURAN AND LINDSEY WELLINGTON. ALL RIGHT. SO THE MENTOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL IS JUDY WARREN FROM WELLINGTON LANDINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> MADAM BOARD CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THIS CONCLUDES THE RECOGNITIONS FOR APRIL. THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR YOUR ATTENTION THIS EVENING. >> OKAY BOARD MEMBERS THAT WILL MOVE US TO THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPORT. AND I WILL TURN TO FAISAL ALBALDAWI FOR THE REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, MADAM CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR McQUINN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND VALUED MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK. I HAVE HAD TO MISS THE PAST TWO BOARD MEETINGS DUE TO BEING UNDER THE WEATHER BUT I'M HERE NOW. I'M ECSTATIC TO BE HERE WITH UPDATES REGARDING THE ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCIL'S PROGRESS ON OUR COUNTY PROJECT PALM BEACH AGAINST HUNGER. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN MEETING THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM NO KID HUNGRY. WE DISCUSSED A ROADMAP TO ENHANCE STUDENT COMFORTABILITY AND INITIATED PLANS TO SPEAKING TO NO KID HUNGRY'S PARTNERS TO ORGANIZE A STUDENT RUN FOOD-DRIVE IN THE FUTURE. ADDITIONALLY WE EXPLORED EXPANDING OUR PROJECT THROUGH FLYER PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL MEALS. IT WAS ALSO AGREED UPON TO CONVENE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE TO AUTHOR AND PUBLISH A STUDENT SURVEY. THE SURVEY WILL NOT ONLY GAUGE OPINIONS REGARDING THE MEALS THEMSELVES, BUT WILL BE THE FIRST-EVER TO EXAMINE OTHER FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO A LACK OF PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL MEALS. SUCH AS THE SETUP OF LUNCH LINES, GRANTED TIME-FRAMES AND STIGMA SURROUNDING SCHOOL MEALS. THIS DATA WILL BE INVALUABLE AS THE COUNTY EXAMINES WAYS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION AND ACCOMMODATE MORE STUDENTS. AT THIS POINT WE ARE SLIGHTLY BEHIND SCHEDULE, BUT PROGRESS ON THIS PROJECT WILL NOT FADE. EVEN AFTER MY TERM ENDS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD I'M EXITED TO CONTINUE MY INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN CAUSES LIKE THE ONES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHED LIGHT ON THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR. A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL SENIOR FIELD DAY ANYTHING GOES AT JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF JUPITER HIGH FOR HARD WORK AND PREPARATION AND ENSURING THE DAY WAS FILLED WITH FUN, ENGAGING AN AND ENLIGHTENING ACTIVITIES. FURTHERMORE, TOMORROW WE WILL BE HOSTING THE COUNTY BANQUET. THE ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS WILL ELECT THE NEW COUNTY EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. I'D LIKE TO WISH ALL CANDIDATES LUCK AND HOPE THAT WHOEVER IS PICKED TO REPRESENT PALM BEACH'S STUDENT BODY WILL FURTHER EXPAND THE CHANGE WE'VE HISTORICALLY CREATED TOGETHER THIS PAST YEAR. TO TIE INTO THE LEADERSHIP DISCUSSION, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE C.E.O. OF PHILANTHROPY TANKS MS. AMY BRAND. THE ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS PARTNERED TO PROMOTE THE STUDENT FOCUSED LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN THE BEGINNING OF APRIL AT KAISER UNIVERSITY. THE SUMMIT PROVIDED STUDENTS A DAY LONG SCHEDULE FILLED WITH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, SEMINARS FROM RENOWNED LEADER AND WORKING ALONGSIDE STUDENT LEADERS WHO HAVE CREATED THEIR OWN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WEST BOCA HIGH SCHOOL'S STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR THE PREPARATION IN PUTTING ON THE DISTRICT FIVE RALLY. I'M GLAD TO SHARE IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS WHERE WE HOSTED MANY SCHOOLS. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE TIME BOARD MEMBER MS. ERICA WHITFIELD WHO ADDRESSED WHAT THE STUDENT LEADERS WERE EAGER TO COMBAT. HUNGER NATIONALLY BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, HERE AT HOME IN PALM BEACH. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR SECOND GUEST SPEAKER BRITNEY, THE FOUNDER OF UNBREAKABLE ORGANIZATION DISCUSSING GUN VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS AS SEEN ON BBC, TED TALKS AND MORE. IN PURSUIT OF GATHERING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY. IN CLOSING, I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING IN OUR COUNTY-WIDE INITIATIVES AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT THEY WILL HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY. HEARING POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE DEFINITE BEGINNING OF STRONG IMPACT LED BY STUDENTS FOR YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. SO THAT WILL BRING US OVER TO THE COMMITTEE REPORTS. WE DO NOT HAVE AN ACADEMIC ADVISORY REPORT TODAY. WE ALSO DO NOT HAVE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT. THE CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT IS ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA. I WILL CALL UP JUAN PAGAN, CHAIR OF THE DISTRICT DIVERSITY AND EQUITY COMMITTEE TO DELIVER THEIR REPORT. THE. >> THE BOARD MEETING TOOMENT APRIL 17TH THE REPORT FOR THE MARCH 28 MEETING. GOOD EVENING. CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT MIKE BURKE. THE MEETING ON TUESDAY -- THURSDAY MARCH 28 AT THE MEETING Mr. OSWALD GAVE AN UPDATE OF THE AWARDING OF A STRONGER CONNECTIONS GRANT. THIS WILL SUPPORT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, STUDENT WORK AND SBT. DIRECTOR PAUL OCEANS GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE CLT CLASSIC LEARNING TEST. HE SHARED RESULTS STUDENTS ARE HAVING FROM USING THIS ASSESSMENT FOR GRADUATION. RESULTS WERE PROMISING TO ASSIST MANY STUDENTS ESPECIALLY THOSE NEEDING MATH REQUIREMENTS. PRESENTATION WERE GIVEN BY THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE AGENCIES. THE GUATEMALA CENTER. MARIANNA BLANCO. VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA, VAFF CARLENE PAUL. EACH AGENCY SPOKE PERSON SHARED A PRESENTATION AND INFORMATION ABOUT EACH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. THEY SHARED THEIR PURPOSE AND PRIORITIES AND HOW THEY SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS; FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. THE PRESENTATIONS WERE GIVEN VERY FORMALLY AS EACH AGENCY ISSUED ITS OWN WAY. THE GOAL IS FOR EACH OF THE MEMBERS TO NETWORK WITH EACH OTHER TO LEVERAGE THE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER'S AND THE COMMUNITY. AN UPDATE GIVEN BY KIMBERLY SPIRE CHAIR OF THE DDEC AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE THE IMMEDIATE FOCUS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE IS CREATE A PLAN OF ACTION TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD REGARDING SUCCESSFUL BLACK MALE STUDENTS SBMS IN OUR SCHOOLS. THE DEC COMMITTEE VOTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE TAKEN TO THE BOARD AND REQUEST THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT TAKE ACTION OF THIS RECOMMENDATION. THE BOARD HAS A COPY OF THIS RECOMMENDATION IN THEIR E-MAIL COMING FROM ME. YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A HARD COPY OF THE RECOMMENDATION AS WELL. IN SUMMARY, THE RECOMMENDATION SUPPORT IS STEPS TO SHOWCASE SUCCESSFUL BLACK MALE STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR STORIES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PRINCIPALS AND OTHER STAFF ON WAYS TO SUPPORT SBMS. CREATION OF A DATABASE OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT SBMS AND ENHANCE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR SBMS FROM THE CLASSROOM TO SCHOOL WIDE INITIATIVE. AGAIN, THE DDEC IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT TAKE STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THIS RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT SMBS AND YOUR STUDENTS. BRING YOUR CHILD TO WORKDAY IS APRIL 25. THE DDEC COMMITTEE NEXT MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 AT 10:00 A.M. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. GENERAL COUNSEL DO YOU HAVE A REPORT FOR US? >> NO REPORT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AND INSPECTOR GENERAL DO YOU HAVE A REPORT? >> NO REPORT. >> THANK YOU. SO THAT'S GOING TO MOVE US NOW TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DELEGATES. FIRST WE WILL START WITH JAMES GAVRILOS, PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. OF THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD CHAIR BRILL, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. I WANT TO COMMEND OUR CHIEF OF COMMUNICATION FOR REMINDING US APRIL IS MILITARY CHILD MONTH AND WE WEAR PURPLE AS A PROUD AIR FORCE DAD WE SALUTE THOSE WHO SERVE. WE CELEBRATE ALL THOSE WHO SERVE. I WILL KEEP IT SHORT BECAUSE I HAVE THE CHECKS AND THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES WE ARE AWARDING THE WINNERS OF THE BEGINNING AND MENTOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR. I COMMEND YOU FOR THAT. A COUPLE OF QUICK POINTS I THANK BOARD MEMBER WHITFIELD FOR TAKING HALF OF MY BOARD REPORT TONIGHT. THE BUILDING IS PROGRESSING NICELY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ON MAY FIRST, JUST ABOUT TWO WEEKS FROM NOW WE WILL CELEBRATE WHAT IS CALLED A TOPPING CEREMONY. THEY WILL PUT THE ROOF ON THE BUILDING AND ALL CONSTRUCTION MOVES INSIDE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO WRITE OUR NAMES ON ONE OF THE BEAMS IN THE ROOF AT 11:30. PROCTER CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE A RECEPTION FOR THE SUBCONTRACTORS AND OUR FOUNDATION BOARD AND DONORS WILL GATHER AND ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US FOR THE TOPPING CEREMONY ON MAY FIRST. FRIDAY IS AN OUR USE 'BILL MALONE GOLF CLASSIC AND WE THANK THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS SUCH A SUCCESS. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO COME OUT AND GREET OUR PARTNERS WILL BE PARTICIPATING AND YOU WILL GET TO SEE JIM MOORE OUR CHAIRMAN AND GOLF PANTS. TOMORROW NIGHT IS ALSO A SHOUT-OUT TO THE SUNRISE BOCA RATON ROTARY CLUB AS THEY CELEBRATE THE 28TH TEACHER OF THE YEAR WHERE THEY HONOR ONE NOMINEE FROM ALL OF THE 23 SCHOOLS IN BOCA. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL EVENING AND I NEED TO SAY SOMETHING. THIS EVENT CAME ABOUT 28 YEARS AGO WHEN A MEMBER OF THAT CLUB, A YOUNG RISING STAR IN THE BOCA RATON BUSINESS COMMUNITY A HOT SHOT YOUNG ATTORNEY, A CLEAN SHERIFF EN ATTORNEY, NAMED FRANK BARBIERI WHO HAS CHANGED HIS NAME, HE GOT THE ROT RECLUB TOGETHER AND SAID WE NEED TO DO THIS. FOR THE 28TH TIME WE WILL HONOR THE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR IN BOCA RATON. FOR THE FINAL MINUTE OF MY REPORT I WANT TO BOIL IT DOWN TO ONE KID, ONE PROGRAM. YOU HEAR ME TALK ABOUT A LOT OF THE THINGS WE DO. THROUGH THE FREDERICK DE LUCA FOUNDATION WE HAVE BEEN SPONSORING THE CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED $750,000, THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS TO GET THIS PROGRAM UP AND WE DID A SITE VISITATION A WEEK-AND-A-HALF AGO. FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS MY PROGRAM DIRECTOR HAS BEEN INSISTING WE'VE HAD A BREACH IN OUR SECURITY AND THERE IS A BUG IN THE OUTLOOK. AND I YEAH, WHATEVER I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. WE GO TO DO THIS CYBERSECURITY VISIT AND ONE OF THE 15-YEAR-OLD KIDS DOES THIS, MS. JENIFER DO YOU KNOW YOUR E-MAILS IS ON THE DARK WEB BEING SOLD TO OTHER PEOPLE? A 15-YEAR-OLD KID WHAT MICROSOFT DIDN'T. THESE KIDS ARE FIRST CLASS AND THEY ARE RECEIVING A FIRST CLASS EDUCATION THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE DE LUCA FOUNDATION WE AT THE ED FOUNDATION MADE A DECISION WE ARE HIRING TWO OF THEM THIS SUMMER AS INTERNS. WE WILL TAKE TWO KIDS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL FROM THE CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM WE'RE GOING TO HIRE THEM AND PAY THEM TO COME IN AND TEACH US WHAT THE GENIUSES OUT IN SEATTLE CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO BUT THE KIDS IN HIGH SCHOOL DID. SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, THESE ARE THE ACADEMIES THAT YOU HAVE UNDER YOUR CARE AND SUPERVISION. THESE CHILDREN ARE NOT ONLY RECEIVING A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION THEY ARE WORLD CLASS KIDS. AND WE ARE SO HONORED TO PARTNER WITH THE FREDERICK DE LUCA FOUNDATION AND THAT PROGRAM AND WE ARE PROUD TO HIRE THESE KIDS TO STRAIGHTEN OUT OUR SECURITY ISSUES. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE ARE YOUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION. HAVE A GREAT EVENING. >> THANK YOU. >> CLAUDIA KIRK BARTO, PRESIDENT OF THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF PALM BEACH AND TREASURE COAST. IS SHE HERE? OKAY. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN BRILL, VICE-CHAIR McQUINN. BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE. I'M CLAUDIA KIRK BARTO PRESIDENT OF THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PALM BEACHES AND TREASURE COAST AND I DO APOLOGIZE I GOT CALLED OUT FOR MISSING A COUPLE MEETINGS BUT MY DAUGHTER HAD A TRACK MEET SO I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING HERE AND NOT LETTING YOU ALL KNOW. I'M HERE TODAY. AND HAPPY VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH. I JUST WANTED TO START WITH SHARING ABOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL HEROS AND COLLEGE CHAMPIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE VOLUNTEERING AND THAT'S OVER 3300 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE GOT BY GOING INTO THE SCHOOLS TO TEACH OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE OUR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM. THAT IS 373 HIGH SCHOOL HEROS SO FAR THIS YEAR. FROM SCHOOLS LIKE GLADES CENTRAL, NEXT WEEK THEY WILL BE GOING TO PIONEER PARK. PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL. PARK VISTA HIGH SCHOOL. JOHN A. LEONARD, JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL, PALM BEACH LAKES AND THERE ARE CLUBS WITHIN THOSE SCHOOLS. LATINOS IN ACTION SOMETIMES IT'S THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT. THE KEY CLUB. THEY ARE THE ONES TOGETHER AS A GROUP THAT ARE GOING TO THOSE FEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IT'S SUPER COOL TO SEE. IT'S REALLY NEAT WHEN THEY EMBRACE THE PROGRAM AND EVEN START INTERPRETING LIKE THE JOHN A. LEONARD STUDENTS DID WHEN THEY WENT TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEY WERE CHANGING OUR PROGRAM AD USING IT DUAL LANGUAGE STYLE THAT IS NEAT TO SEE. THEY ARE TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND THEY REACHED THE 373 STUDENTS REACHED ALMOST 4,000 STUDENTS THIS YEAR AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL. SO THAT IS AWESOME. AND THERE ARE TWO TEACHERS I WANT TO SHOUT-OUT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOREVER. MORRIS AT PALM BEACH LAKES AND KAREN CUMBERLAND AT PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL THEY ARE AMAZING AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US. OUR COLLEGE CHAMPIONS ABOUT 107 OF THEM REACHED ALMOST A THOUSAND STUDENTS AS WELL. AND THEY ARE NURSING STUDENTS FROM KAISER AND THE EDUCATION STUDENTS FROM PALM BEACH ATLANTIC. JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM. AND THEN WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS FROM OVER 100 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE VOLUNTEERING THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. SO FAR WE'VE DOCUMENTED 500 BUT BY THE END OF THE YEAR WE WILL HAVE OVER A THOUSAND OTHER VOLUNTEERS THAT COME FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. SO NEXT WEEK, I'M SORRY TOMORROW, WE WILL BE AT WESTGATE AND THAT IS THE CLARK AND COMPTROLLER FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, WELLS FARGO COMCAST WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL HEROS FROM PALM BEACH LAKES THAT WILL BE THERE WE LOVE THAT. AND HAPPY EARTH MONTH, I CAN'T MISS THAT. WE WILL BE CELEBRATING EARTH WEEK NEXT WEEK BECAUSE OF THE MARINE INDUSTRIES AND PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW GIVES BACK. KEEP PALM BEACH BEAUTIFUL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS. THE OWNER OFFAL BERRY BROTHERS, WINDPIPE LABS, LOCKHART RIVER DISTRICT, MANATEE LAGOON, FLORIDA OCEAN GRAPHIC SOCIETY AND THE MARINE UNITS AND WE WILL HAVE FIVE LIVE VIEWS VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS WILL BE SEEN OVER 19,000 TIMES SO FAR NEXT WEEK. THAT IS A TON OF WORK. AND WE'LL END IT ALL WITH A BEACH CLEAN UP WITH THE STUDENT LED ORGANIZATION SURFACE 71 ON THE 27TH. YOU WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT WHEN THE OTHER BARTOW SPEAKS IN A FEW MINUTES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] GORDON LONGHOFER, CTA PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU CHAIR BRILL. GOOD EVENING CHAIR BRILL, VICE-CHAIR McQUINN, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND HONORED GUESTS. I'M GORDON LONGHOFER PRESIDENT OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS APPROACHING AND WITH IT THE TEAM TIME WHEN OUR SIDES WILL SIT DOWN TO BARGAIN THE NEXT SALARY CONTRACT FOR TEACHERS. I REMEMBER THE AGREEMENT REACHED LAST SEPTEMBER, EVEN NOW I CONTINUE TO CHARACTERIZE IT AS A GOOD START. WHY JUST A GOOD START? WELL, TEACHERS HAVE SEEN ITS IMPACT IN THEIR PAYCHECKS AND IT'S GIVING THEM HOPE OF A HOPE FOR SOMETHING EVEN BETTER GOING FORWARD. THEY HAVE TOLD ME AS MUCH IN THE MANY CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH THEM IN SCHOOLS THIS YEAR. AND TO THEIR KRAD, THE CREE -- CREDIT THE REALITY OF NEEDING TO WORK SECOND JOBS TO MEET THEIR EVER INCREASING EXPENSES TO LIVE HAS NOT MUTED THAT HOPE. THEIR HOPE IS NOT MUTED BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND ALL TOO WELL THIS SIMPLE TRUTH. THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IMPACTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOLS IS A HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER ENGAGING THE STUDENTS IN LEARNING EACH AND EVERYDAY. WITH THE EDUCATION CLIMATE AS IT IS IN FLORIDA, NOW MORE THAN EVER WE MUST KEEP A FULL TEACHING STAFF FOR EVERY SCHOOL AS THE FRONT AND CENTER PRIORITY OF THE DISTRICT BUDGET. BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT I'M ALWAYS PAINED TO HEAR PHRASED LIKE, THAT ONLY LEAVES US THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR RAISES. YOU SEE, TEACHERS COUNT ON THOSE ANNUAL RAISES TO MEET THEIR EVER INCREASING EXPENSES AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EXPENSES THAT THEY CANNOT PICK AND CHOOSE. RENT, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES, HEALTHCARE. WHEN WE CONSIDER THAT THEY REMAINS FIVE MONTHS UNTIL THE BUDGET ADOPTION, CLEARLY YOU HAVE TIME AND THAT IS TIME TO PRIORITIZE THE TEACHING STAFF FOR OUR STUDENTS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL AND START TO BUILD BACK WHAT THEY HAVE LOST IN THE INFLATIONARY TIMES. THEREFORE I ASK YOU TO DO THAT. PRIORITIZE TEACHERS IN THE BUDGET. SHOW THEM THEIR VALUE, TURN THEIR HOPE TO REALITY IN SO DOING YOU WILL ENABLE THEM TO DO WITH PASSION AND 100% OF THEIR WORKDAY EFFORT EVERYDAY THE ONE JOB THEY DESIRE TO DO MOST. LEAVING THEIR STUDENTS TO EXCEL EACH DAY SO THEY CAN CLAIM THEIR HOPE FOR A MORE SUCCESSFUL AND FULFILLING LIFE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. Dr. DEBRA ROBINSON COALITION FOR BLACK STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. IS SHE HERE? Dr. DEBRA ROBINSON HERE? OKAY. SO ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD I I'D LIKE TO WELCOME PUBLIC SPEAKERS JOINING US TODAY. PLEASE ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD AS A COLLECTIVE BODY AND DO NOT ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL BOARD OR STAFF MEMBERS DIRECTLY. OUR POLICY PROVIDES WE DO NOT RESPOND TO OR ENGAGE WITH OUR SPEAKERS. HOWEVER WE DO MAKE NOTE OF YOUR ISSUES AND WE FOLLOW-UP WITH ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THEM. AS A REMINDER, PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE AGENDA ITEM WHICH THE SPEAKER HAS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS. PURSUANT TO SCHOOL BOARD POLICY SPEAKERS WHOSE COMMENTS DO NOT RELATE TO THE TOPIC THAT THE SPEAKER INDICATED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MENTION OF ANY PERSON'S CANDACESY FOR ELECTED OFFICE OR WHOSE COMMENTS DISRUPT OR INTERFERE WITH THE ORDER OF THE MEETING MAYBE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL OF THE MEETING OR HAVING THE MICROPHONE TURNED OFF AND FORFEITING THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S MEETING. YOUR ATTENDANCE IS APPRECIATED. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR AGENDA TOPIC SPEAKERS. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHOOL BOARD POLICY THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF WHEN THE TIME LIMIT HAS BEEN REACHED AND WHEN YOU SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, WE ALSO REQUEST THAT YOU PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS, SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER, OR CITY OF RESIDENCE. AND SO I JUST, AGAIN, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US. I'M GOING TO CALL TWO PEOPLE AT A TIME. I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR NAMES THAT I MISS PRONOUNCE. THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS ARE ETHAN DAGOSTINO AND NIKOLAI DUTKEWYCH. IF YOU WILL PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> HELLO I'M ETHAN DAGOSTINO. I WILL BE REPRESENTING PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND SPEAKING AS A STUDENT VOICE FOR THE CLIMATE COALITION. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT A DAY'S WORTH OF PLASTIC USE AT OUR SCHOOL. EVERY BREAKFAST IS CONTAINED IN ITEM WITH EACH ITEM MADE OF PLASTIC AS WELL. DURING LUNCH, THERE ARE MULTITUDE OF VENDING MACHINES WITH EVERY ITEM CONTAINING SINGLE-USE PLASTICS EVERY LINE MEAL WILL USE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS FROM THE TRAYS TO THE UTENSILS. FOOTBALL THE VENDING MACHINES OFFERS ONLY PLASTIC AND ALUMINUM SPORT DRINKS. ALL THIS PLASTIC IS SINGLE-USE AND WILL END UP IN THE TRASH AT THE END OF THE DAY. AS PRESIDENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HONOR SOCIETY AND A VARSITY FOOTBALL CAPTAIN I KNOW OUR SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN RECYCLING MANIA TO DIVERT PLASTICS FROM ONE FOOTBALL GAME. THE RESULTS FROM OUR HOMECOING GAME WAS 634 GALLONS OF DIVERTED PLASTICS FROM LANDFILLS. WITH THIS OUR SCHOOL PLACED THIRD AND THE FIRST PLACE SCHOOL DIVERTED 100 GALLONS MORE. IT OPENED MY EYE ASI ASI IT SHOULD FOR YOU AS TO HOW MUCH PLASTIC IS USED IN A SINGLE FOOTBALL GAME AND COMPARING A THREE-HOUR LONG GAME TO AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY AT SCHOOL, THE-GF PEOPLE AT SCHOOL AS THE SCHOOL DOES BUT STILL PRODUCES A LARGE QUANTITY OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS THIS HEIGHTENED MY ATTENTION TO THE PLASTICS IN OUR SCHOOL AND ONE THING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN IMPROVE UPON IS THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER BOTTLE REFILLING STATIONS. AT PALM BEACH CENTRAL WE HAVE ONE FOR STUDENTS AND IT'S ONLY ACCESSIBLE DURING LIMITED HOURS OF THE DAY AND THE CURRENT REFILL STATIONS SAVED HOWEVER 50,000 BOTTLES AND ADDING MORE WILL ENCOURAGE THE USE OF REUSABLE CUPS. I DO HOWEVER RECOGNIZE THEY ARE NOT CHEAP AS THEY COST $1300 EACH BUT THE INVESTMENT WILL SAVE OUR SCHOOLS. ANOTHER WAY WE CAN REDUCE USAGE OF PLASTIC WASTE WILL BE TO USE SUSTAINABLE ITEMS DURING LUNCHTIME. WE ARE USING STYROFOAM TRAYS AND PLASTIC BAGGIES WE SHOULD TURN INTO PAPER TRAYS AND PAPER BAGGIES. THESE ALTERNATIVES ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE AND BETTER THE ONES WE ARE USING. LASTLY, IMPLEMENTING THESE TOOLS CAN HELP ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ON CAMPUS. TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WOULD BE MORE AWARE OF THEIR ACTIONS DURING THE DAY TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. THOUGH THE CHANGE MAY BE SLOW, THE SMALLEST CHANGES EVEN AT A SINGLE SCHOOL CAN MAKE A BIG IMPACT IN REDUCING SINGLE-USE PLASTICS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M NIKOLAI DUTKEWYCH. I AM A SENIOR AT DREYFUSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND PART OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CLIMATE COALITION. SUSTAINABILITY IS A TOPIC MORE RELEVANT TODAY THAN EVER BEFORE. IN OUR CURRENT WORLD, WE ARE FACING A POPULATION INFLUX WHERE RESOURCES WILL BE REDUCED AND A DELICATE LINE BETWEEN MAN AND NATURE WILL BE MORE INTENSE. ONE WAY TO COMBAT THE EFFECTS CAN BEGIN WITH EDUCATION THAT IS IMPLEMENTED IN OUR SCHOOLS. BY IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE EFFORTS AND TEACHING OUR STUDENTS ABOUT WAYS THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE PRODUCTIVELY TO SUSTAINABILITY, WE WILL LESSEN THE STRAIN AND HAVE ON OUR ENVIRONMENTS. LIVING IN SOUTH FLORIDA, WE GET MOST OF OUR WATER FROM THE EVERGLADES. THE EVERGLADES IS A UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM MAKING IT MORE IMPORTANT TO PROTECT. SURPRISINGLY IN OUR STATE, TEACHING THE VITAL IMPORTANCE AND ROLE OF THE EVERGLADES IS NOT REQUIRED. YET IT NEEDS TO BE. AT DREYFUSS WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONSERVING OUR WATER AND INFORMING STUDENTS THE VITAL ROLE THE EVERGLADES PLAYS. IN DECEMBER 2023 WE HAD [INAUDIBLE] COME TO THE SCHOOL AND SPEAK TO OUR STUDENTS. AND IN THIS PRESENTATION WE WENT OVER WHERE OUR WATER COMES FROM AND THE STRAIN WE PUT ON THE EVERGLADES. AFTER THIS PRESENTATION WE INSTALLED RAIN BARRELS IN OUR GARDENS. THIS PROCESS OF INSTALLING AND PRESENTING OUR PROJECTS HAS NOT ONLY RAISED AWAYNESS BUT IT PROMPTED AND MOTIVATED TO PURSUE SUSTAINABLE EFFORTS AT HOME. A GREAT WAY FOR STUDENTS IS THROUGH GARDENING IT IS A REWARDING WAY FOR STUDENTS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. NATIVE GARDENS [INAUDIBLE] SOUTH FLORIDA IS HOME TO WILD FLOWERS AND PLANTS. IF WE WERE TO PUT NATIVE FOLIAGE ON OUR CAMPUSES, WE WOULD BEAUTIFY OUR SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE BIODIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. THE NATIVE PLANTS PROVIDE HABITATS FOR NATIVE SPECIES. ON THE DREYFUSS CAMPUS WE HAVE MULTIPLE PLANTS WHERE WE SPOTTED CATERPILLARS ON THEM. THEY ARE OFFSPRING OF THE BUTTERFLY A NATIVE SPECIES ENDANGERED. THE EFFORTS ARE PROMISING AND THERE'S MORE WE CAN DO. SUSTAINING SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR SCHOOL, WE ALL BECOME ACTIVE STEWARDS OF OUR HOME STATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AT LARGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIR BRILL, BOARD CHAIRS AND SUPERINTENDENT BURKE. HAPPY EARTH WEEK. I'M A MEMBER OF THE STUDENT CLIMATE COALITION, AT THE DREYFUSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT LED NON-PROFIT WITH BOARD OF STUDENTS FROM MULTIPLE HIGH SCHOOLS. SERVICE 71 IS COMMITTED TO >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. AUSTIN AND CECILIA. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M AN EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT AT THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH. NEXT YEAR I WILL BE ATTENDING KUN COAST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE IIT PROGRAM. >> I'M AUSTIN McENTIRE, A STUDENT AT THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL IN THE EIGHTH GRADE. >> MY CLASSMATE AND I CAME HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS TWO ISSUES. OUR CONCERN ABOUT EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF PLASTICS IN OUR SCHOOL CAFETERIAS AND IDEAS FOR SOLUTIONS WE BELIEVE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH WE HAVE LEARNED THAT WHEN WE USE STYROFOAM TRAYS AND SINGLE-USE FORKS AND SPOONS INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED LIKE THE ITEMS IN OUR SCHOOL CAFETERIA, THEY WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 500 YEARS TO DECOMPOSE AND END UP IN OUR OCEANS AND OTHER ECOSYSTEMS. WHICH WILL INEVITABLY HARM MARINE LIFE AND IMPORTANT ORGANISMS. TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, THAT MEANS THAT IT WILL TAKE GENERATIONS UPON GENERATIONS BEFORE THESE PLASTICS ARE GONE. TAKING INITIATIVE NOW MEANS THAT WE CAN SAVE AROUND SIX GENERATIONS FROM PLASTIC IN OUR WORLD. >> ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, SCHOOLS PRODUCE AROUND 30,000 POUNDS OF PLASTIC EACH YEAR F. THEY THEN MULTIPLY THAT 30 POUNDS OF PLASTIC BY THE 227 SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT, WE GET OVER 3,000 TONS OF PLASTIC WE PRODUCE EACH YEAR. WHEN WE WERE RESEARCHING, WE LEARNED ABOUT THE INITIATIVE CALLED PLASTICS FOR FREE LUNCH DAY ESTABLISHED BY THE ORGANIZATION CAFETERIA CULTURE IN NEW YORK. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, SCHOOL DISTRICTS COMMIT TO ONE DAY A MONTH WHEN NO PLASTIC OR STYROFOAM IS USED AND ONLY FINGER FOODS ARE SERVED.  WITH COMPOSTABLE OR REUSABLE TRAYS SO NO PLASTIC IS NEEDED. THE CULTURE AROUND PLASTIC FREE IS SO WELL SUPPORTED, STUDENTS DO NOT BRING PLASTIC IN THEIR OWN LUNCH, EITHER. >> OUR PLAN IS TO PILOT A PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY INITIATIVE AT OUR SCHOOL THIS UPCOMING MONDAY APRIL 22 IN HONOR OF EARTH DAY. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE AT OUR SCHOOL AND EDUCATE YOUNGER STUDENTS TO TAKE ACTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUCH AS OVER USE OF PLASTICS. BY COLLABORATING AS A WHOLE SCHOOL, THEY WILL SEE WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER IF WE COMMIT TO CHANGE. IF SUCCESSFUL WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER MAKING THIS A DISTRICT WIDE INITIATIVE. (INAUDIBLE) IT WOULD ALSO HELP WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INITIATIVES FOR ALL DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS. >> ALTHOUGH PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY IS ONE OF OUR GOALS, WE BELIEVE THAT PLASTIC AND STYROFOAM SHOULD BE ELIMINATED FROM ALL SCHOOL CAFETERIAS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THESE MATERIALS ARE UNSUSTAINABLE AND THE ONLY WAY... >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT, ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MEANINGFUL IT IS FOR ALL OF US TO HEAR YOUR VOICES. THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF ARE GOING TO GET BACK TO US ON YOUR SUGGESTIONS. YOU HAD SOME EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT DISCUSSION SUGGESTIONS AND I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY TO COME BEFORE US SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL OUR STUDENTS. NEXT, VICTORIA PERRY AND CASSANDRA THADES. >> I'M VICTORIA PERRY FROM PALM BEACH. AND I AM TALKING ABOUT THE JEFF BEZOS SCHOOLS AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MAKES JEFF BEZOS WANT TO START A SCHOOL FOR TODDLERS OR ANY AGED CHILDREN FOR THAT MATTER. WHO IS JEFF BEZOS? WHO DOES JEFF BEZOS ASSOCIATE WITH? WHAT DOES JEFF BEZOS STAND FOR? JEFF BEZOS IS SOMEONE WHO MONOPOLIZED THE RETAIL MARKET WITH AMAZON WHICH DESTROYED AND BANKRUPTED MANY SMALL BUSINESSES. SMALL BUSINESS IS THE LIFE BLOOD OF THE AMERICAN CULTURE, BY THE WAY. JEFF BEZOS REDUCED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TREATED EMPLOYEES AS DISPOSABLE. WHAT MAKES JEFF BEZOS AN AUTHORITY ON MOLDING OUR MOST PRECIOUS CHILDREN'S MINDS? OUR CHILDREN ARE A GIFT FROM THE LORD ABOVE. AND THEY DESERVE TO BE PROTECTED, RESPECTED AND THOSE INFLUENCING THEM SERIOUSLY VETTED. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. CASSANDRA AND ADRIAN SMITH. >> GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I AM Dr. CASSANDRA THADDEUS AND I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PROPOSAL OF THE CDC THAT SUPPORTS HIGH ACHIEVE CAN BLACK MALE STUDENTS TO FEEL CONNECTED AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF BELONGING AND ESTABLISH TRUST WITHIN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. BEFORE I DELVE INTO THE PROPOSAL, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION. THE PROPOSAL REFERS TO SUCCESSFUL BLACK MALE STUDENTS. BUT IT SHOULD READ HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVING BLACK MALE STUDENTS AS DEFINED BY MY RECENT RESEARCH. THIS TERMINOLOGY WILL BE ADJUSTED. IN MY RECENT RESEARCH STUDY CONDUCTED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF INTERVIEWING BLACK MALE STUDENTS DEFINED WITH THE G.P.A. OF 3.0 OR HIGHER. WHAT EMERGED FROM THE NARRATIVE IS A STRENGTH-BASED PERSPECTIVE THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS AND THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS, SPECIFICALLY THE STUDENTS EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVE, SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS WELL AS THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF CONNECTED , CARING AND AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THEIR TEACHERS SO SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEACHERS IN CLASSROOMS.  ADDITIONALLY, THE PRESENCE OF AT LEAST ONE BLACK MALE ROLE MODEL WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEY. A NOTE TO COUNTER A NARRATIVE NOTE. THE MARKET OF THE STUDENTS WERE FROM TWO PARENT HOUSEHOLDS AND THE MARKET OF THE STUDENTS WERE INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN STEM, NOT SPORTS. IT'S CRUCIAL TO RECOGNIZE THE SUCCESSES OF BLACK MALE STUDENTS EXTEND BEYOND INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT. IT HAS A RIPPLE EFFECT ON THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. RESEARCH SUCH AS THE MIXED METHOD STUDIES CONDUCTED BY HOWARD AND McNAIR HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL INSIGHTS INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF BLACK MALE STUDENTS AND OVERALL DISTRICT PERFORMANCE. THERE ARE FOUR. 1. THEIR ACHIEVEMENT INCREASED STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND REDUCES DISCIPLINARY ISSUES AND INCREASES MORALE. 2:  THEIR ACHIEVEMENT NATURALLY CLOSES THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP, PROMOTING TRUE EQUITY. 3:  THEIR ACHIEVEMENT INCREASES OUR GRADUATION RATES, BENEFITING THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THAT INCLUDES STUDENT RETENTION AND A MORE EDUCATED WORKFORCE. FINALLY WHEN BLACK MALES ARE HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS, HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, IT CREATES A POSITIVE COMMUNITY PERCEPTION AND INSPIRES INCREASED PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. IN CONCLUSION, HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVING BLACK MALES PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN POSITIVELY INFLUENCING THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF OUR DISTRICT. THEIR ACHIEVEMENT SERVES AS INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION FOR ALL STUDENTS TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE. BY INTENTIONALLY SUPPORTING THEM TO FEEL CONNECTED, DEVELOP A SENSE OF BELONGING ESTABLISH TRUST WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WE NOT ONLY UPLIFT INDIVIDUALS STUDENTS BUT WE ALSO PROPEL OUR ... THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: Mr. SMITH. >> ADRIAN SMITH. THE STOPPIC TO DISCUSS-- THE TOPIC AGREEMENT TO POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT HIVE ESTABLISHED WHAT THE SCHOOLS. AS STATED HERE THEY HAD A BUDGET INCREASE THIS YEAR UNDER THE DESCRIPTION ITEMS THAT I'M READING THAT THEY HAVE INCREASED THE CORPORATION UP TO 2595 HOURS AND IN REGARDS TO THE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PROSPECTS, I'D LIKE TO REFER TO THE (INAUDIBLE) CONCERNING BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION (INAUDIBLE) AND IEPS FOR STUDENTS AND THAT'S REGARDING THE BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (INAUDIBLE) AND THE TERMINALS THAT COME INTO 9 SCHOOLS AND V ISSUES-- HAVE ISSUES WITH BEHAVIORAL ISSUES DIRECTLY RESULTING FROM ABUSE THAT WAS ABUSED DISCUSSED LAST TIME AND LAST YEAR, ABUSE FROM OTHER STUDENTS I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE BOARD. I MEAN DISCUSSING THESE THINGS IN SUCH THAT STUDENTS WILL DECIDE WHERE THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM AND THEN DIRECT THEM IN THE RIGHT MANNER TO DEAL WITH THEIR SITUATION. I SHARED WITH YOU BEFORE THE LAST MEETING A COMMENT FROM Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, COMMENTED ON BEHAVIORAL DISRUPTION WHICH WAS COMMENTED BY MINIMUM WAGE IT WAS LIKELY IT WAS A DERIVATIVE OF THE CULTURE OR (INAUDIBLE) WHICH IS ALSO VERY COMMON:  WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD IS JUST AS OF YESTERDAY, THEY HAVE APPROVED THE ITEM HB-931 FOR SCHOOL CHAPLAINS HAS BEEN APPROVED. IT WENT TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK YESTERDAY. SO NOW THE SCHOOL CAN INVITE, AS THEY HAVE BUDGET CONCERNS, PEOPLE FROM CHURCHES. YOU HAVE AN ARMY OF PEOPLE OUT THERE AVAILABLE. I HAVE DONE IT FIVE YEARS MYSELF AND NOW YOU HAVE ACCESS. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, THAT MOVES US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION BY MS. ANDREWS SECOND BY Ms. WHITFIELD. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS. SO THAT WILL BRING US, Mr. SUPERINTENDENT TO CAO-4. >> I RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE LIST OF INSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE TO SIGN ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS TO THE FY'25 INSTRUCTION MATERIALS PROGRAM. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY MS. AYALA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. CEW1. >> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. WE ARE NOT REQUESTING ANY ACTION TONIGHT BUT AN OPPORTUNITY IF THE PUBLIC WISHES TO COME OUT AND SPEAK ON K-12 RESILIENCY AND LIFE SKILLS INSTRUCTION MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE. NEXT ITEM IS COM7, I'M GOING TO TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO VICE CHAIR McQUINN FOR THIS ONE. >> Supt.Burke: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM APRIL 2024 AS AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH. >> Vice Chair McQuinn: IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION PASSES 7-0. SEEING NO OBJECTIONS. AND NOW CHAIRWOMAN BRILL WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE AUTISM AWARENESS. >> Chair Brill: I'M GOING TO PREFACE THIS PROCLAMATION BY SAYING 32 YEARS AGO WHEN I BEGAN ADVOCATING FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, PEOPLE WERE AFRAID OF AUTISM. NOBODY REALLY KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT. AND TODAY WHEN YOU SPEAK TO PEOPLE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT I WOULD BET THAT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM EITHER HAS SOMEONE IN THEIR FAMILY OR KNOWS SOMEONE OR HAS A FRIEND OR KNOWS SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS THAT SPECIAL GIFT BECAUSE AUTISM IS A GIFT, AS YOU GET TO KNOW THESE PEOPLE SPECIAL. SO I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH. WHEREAS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IS A NEUROLOGICAL DIFFERENCE THAT CAN AFFECT ANYONE REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER OR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND AND WHEREAS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AFFECTS ONE IN 44 CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND APPROXIMATELY 4613 STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY AS OF 2022. MALES ARE ALMOST FOUR TIMES AS LIKELY TO HAVE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER THAN FEMALES AND WHEREAS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE FASTEST GROWING DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY IN THE UNITED STATES ACCORDING TO THE CENTER CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, CDC AND MONITORING A.D.D.M. AND WHEREAS INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM ARE INDIVIDUALS FIRST AND FOREMOST WITH UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND ABILITIES AND WHEREAS SYMPTOMS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER PRESENT THEMSELVES IN A VARIETY OF COMBINATIONS AND CAN RESULT IN LIFE LONG IMPACTS ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO LEARN, DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND UNDERSTAND VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION. AND WHEREAS EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND INTERVENTION AS WELL AS ONGOING SUPPORT FROM FAMILY DOCTORS, THERAPISTS AND EDUCATORS CAN POSITIVELY INFLUENCE PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER TO ACHIEVE BETTER OUTCOMES AND A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL AND LEAD HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES FULLY INCLUDED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WHEREAS THE DISTRICT PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING STUDENT CENTER WHERE OUR SCHOOLS ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING SERVICES THAT MEET THE DIVERSE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF ALL OUR STUDENTS INCLUDING THOSE WITH AUTISM. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY PROCLAIM APRIL 2024 AS AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH AND URGE ALL PERSONNEL AND STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN RELEVANT ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO BECOME BETTER EDUCATED ON THE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS OF THOSE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. DONE THIS 17th DAY OF APRIL, 2024 IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA.  SO THAT'S GOING TO MOVE US NOW TO COM8. >> Supt.Burke: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM APRIL 2024 AS SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH. >> MOTION BY MS. ANDREWS, SECOND BY Ms. WHITFIELD. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. COM 9. >> Supt.Burke: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM APRIL 22, 2024 AS EARTH DAY. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. COM10-- I'M SORRY. I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO READ THE PROK LA PROCLAMATION. >> I WOULD. AFTER THE STUDENTS SPOKE SO ELOQUENTLY, I FEEL I OWE IT TO THEM. WHEREAS EARTH DAY SERVES AS A REMINDER OF COLLECTIVE DUTY TO SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOST SUSTAINABILITY AND WHEREAS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IS A RESPONSIBILITY SHARED BY EVERY INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATION, AND WHEREAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CONSERVATION EFFORTS WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES AND WHEREAS EDUCATION PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, INSPIRING ACTION AND INSTILLING A SENSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY IN OUR YOUTH AND WHEREAS THE STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND STAFF OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND WHEREAS THE VOICES AND ACTIONS OF STUDENTS ARE POWERFUL AGENTS FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AND THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES IS VITAL FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 22, 2024 AS EARTH DAY DONE THIS 1th DAY OF APRIL, 2024 IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. AND WE'VE ALREADY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY SO THAT BRINGS US TO COM10. GLSES I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM APRIL 28, 2024 AS GARDENS OF HOPE AWARENESS DAY. >> Chair Brill: MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. P2. >> I I RECOMMEND THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVE THE PERSONNEL ADDENDUM AS RECOMMENDED. >> Chair Brill: ANY DISCUSSION? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WILL NOW BRING US UP TO OUR NON-AGENDA SPEAKERS I WILL CALL YOU UP TWO AT A TIME. CARL MUHAMMAD AND DWIGHT WALTON. >> STU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MYSELF. DWIGHT WALTON SR., THE FOUNDER OF APPLE BIO METRICS. DCF APPROVED MOBILE VENDOR FOR LEVEL TWO BACKGROUND CASINOING FOR THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS WORKING ON A NEW PLATFORM TO BRING BACKGROUND SCREENING TO THE NEW TO THE 21st CENTURY FORMAT DOE WAS INSTRUCTED BY FLORIDA GOVERNOR WITH THE FULL LEGISLATIVE VOTING OF THE FLORIDA SENATE AND HOUSE TO EXECUTE STATE BILL 2524, A FULL LEVEL 2 BACKGROUND SCREENING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, VENDORS THAT SERVE STUDENTS K-12 EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA; PRIVATE SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS OF THE ART ET CETERA. BACKGROUND SCREENING WILL BE DEVELOPED IN ALL SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S INCLUDING EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS AND VENDORS. PER THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE NEW BACKGROUND SCREENING WOULD BE HOUSED BY THE CLEARING HOUSE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. EACH SCHOOL AND DISTRICT IN EVERY SCHOOL K-12 IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WILL BE ASSIGNED TO ADMINISTRATE, PROCESS WITH APPROVED VENDOR APPLE MAKER. CURRENTLY THE DISTRICT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM EARLY CHILDHOOD WE ARE FULLY VETTED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT'S PURCHASING AND OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND BUSINESS PRACTICES. WE ARE AN APPROVED VENDOR LOCATED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR VENDORSHIP TRANSMITTING THE LEVEL TWO BACKGROUND SCREENING DIRECT WHETHER I TO FDLE IN TALLAHASSEE. TO KEEP THE DISTRICT IN FULL COMPLIANCE OF DOE, DCF AND OTHER STATE APPROVED AGENCIES, PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYED 23,000 EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEER VENDORS THAT SERVE TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST EDUCATION SAFETY ENVIRONMENT LEVEL FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THE COUNTY. PER GUIDANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS AND VENDORS WOULD NEED TO BE SCREENED OR RESCREENED IN THE NEW PROCESS. THIS, WE ARE THE DISTRICT AWARDED APPROVED VENDOR, WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE OUR SERVICES TO ASSIST PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THE SCREENING OF EMPLOYEES, VENDORS, VOLUNTEERS. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH THE DISTRICT H.R. AND POLICE TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. I'M LEAVING YOU WITH MY INFORMATION AND THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATE BILL. FINALLY, WE HAVE PROVIDED SERVICE FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT I SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER... >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. BROTHER CARL MUHAMMAD. >> >> FIRST LET ME SAY I'M GLAD TO SEE EVERYBODY BACK AFTER THE EASTER CELEBRATION AND I HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GET SOME SPIRIT AS IT RELATES TO RIGHTEOUSNESS AS IT RELATES TO OR DEALING WITH THE CHILDREN. AND I HEAR TELL TONIGHT, FOR THE FIRST TIME , TWO PEOPLE CAME UP AND MENTIONED BLACK CHILDREN, BLACK BOYS. BUT I WANT TO REMIND THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT WE HAVE A TASK FORCE THAT'S CALLED THE SUPERINTENDENT TASK FORCE FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE CHILD. AND AS A RESULT OF US DOING SO MUCH WORK, WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR NEGLECT, WE DON'T SEE THE THINGS AND WE KEEP STARTING OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE ALREADY ACHIEVED. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS IS VOLUNTEER MONTH, I THINK I GOT ABOUT 32 YEARS CONTINUOUSLY AND PROBABLY ABOUT THE LONGEST VOLUNTEER EVER SEEN IN THE HISTORY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY AND I COME BECAUSE I'M INTERESTED IN THE WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT BEING MENTIONED AND WE HAVE A FLORIDA LAW, FLORIDA STATUTE 1,003.42H, ACHIEVEMENT MATTERS. WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT TASK FORCE. WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF TRAINING ALREADY PREPARED AND JUST LIKE I SHARED WITH YOU, MS. ANDREWS, WE HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR OUR CHURCH BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCOVERED AS IT RELATES TO OUR RELATIONSHIP INSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY, WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR CHURCHES WOULD BRING SPIRITUALITY BACKúIA PLAN FOR THEM AS WELL AND WE LOVE FOR TO YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I SEE EVERYBODY IS STILL MAKE PROGRESS BUT WE HAVE, IN THE PAFT, BEEN IDENTIFIED AS EXEMPLARY DISTRICT BECAUSE OF OUR EFFORTS DOING THINGS AS IT RELATES TO DEALING WITH THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY AND I KNOW GETTING READY FOR THE SUMMER, AND EVERY SUMMER THE PIRANHAS COME OUT AND THEY CLIP OFF ALL OF OUR LITTLE CHILDREN, TAKE THEM INTO DIFFERENT LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR THEM AND THE PROF AS ALWAYS, WE HAVE THE COME BACK THE NEXT YEAR AND START ALL OVER AGAIN. SO WE HAVE HOPES THAT POSSIBLY YOU MIGHT JOIN ALONG WITH OUR COMMUNITY, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING OF GOOD THAT YOU ARE OFFERING. WE WOULD LOVE TO SHARE WITH THAT. AND WE LOVE TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED AS A COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE A WHOLE HOST OF STUFF. I GOT A WHOLE-- I MEAN I GOT VOLUMES, THAT I CAN ALSO REMEMBER AFTER 30 YEARS, BEFORE WE HAD ONE WORD ON A PIECE OF PAPER HERE ON PALM BEACH COUNTY. SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH THAT AND ONCE AGAIN, GLAD YOU ARE BACK AND PRAY THAT YOU WILL HELP NEWS SOME KIND OF MEANINGFUL WAY AND LET US KNOW OUT IN THE UNPUBLIC, NOT IN PRIVATE SO WE CAN GET SOME ENERGY BECAUSE WE DO NEED SOUR FRATERNITIES AND SONICS AND EVERYBODY ELSE TO INITIALLY TO START GETTING INVOLVED. SO WE NEED YOU TO KIND OF ENCOURAGE THEM A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU FOR >> THANK YOU, DAISY DANIEL ANDY, RENA. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS