M >> HI, I'M >> HI, I'M KAREN PEREZ, CHAIR OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES, TODOS LOS DIAS. THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL AND ADULTS THROUGH OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAM. >> HI, I'M JESSICA VAUGHN, THE SCHOOL BOARD'S VICE CHAIR. OUR DISTRICT IS THE SEVEN-EARTH OUR DISTRICT IS THE SEVEN-EARTH LARGEST IN AMERICA AND OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT CLOSE TO 250 SITES ACROSS THE COUNTY. >> OUR DISTRICT IS DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN OUR BOARD AUDITORIUM ON SELECT TUESDAYS AT 4:00 P.M.  THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY IS TO INVOLVE YOU, THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC, IN WHAT WE DO. >> YOU ARE WELCOME TO MEET OR E-MAIL ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOW OUR DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARE COVERED LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS TV ON SPECTRUM 635, AND FRONTIER CHANNEL 32. >> MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE. >> WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. WE'LL INCLUDE TIME FOR AUDIENCE COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADDRESS OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR AGENDA AND ANY SUPPORTING MATERIALS CAN BE MATERIALS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE IN ADVANCE. THEY ARE POSTED BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEBSITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. >> OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE AND THAT MEANS ALL ALL STUDENTS, EVERY DAY. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES, TODOS LOS DIAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. (SOUNDING GAVEL). >>Karen Perez: THE BOARD >>Karen Perez: THE BOARD RECOGNITION MEETING OF APRIL 9, 2024 IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. MEMBER VAUGHN WILL LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. (PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE) . >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MEMBER HAHN. AS WE BEGIN THIS EVENING'S MEETING, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT FOR OUR RECOGNITION MEETING. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. AT RECOGNITION MEETINGS, WE RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AMONG OTHERS. BUT WE WILL NOT BE APPROVING BUT WE WILL NOT BE APPROVING ITEMS OF BUSINESS. KEEP IN MIND THAT STAFF HAS WORKED HARD TRYING TO KEEP A TIGHT SCHEDULE SO THAT THIS MEETING FLOWS SMOOTHLY AND CONCLUDES TIMELY. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS BRIEF. THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN AFTER THE LAST RECOGNITION. IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE STUDENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME UP WHEN CALLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN IN OUR RECOGNITION MEETING. WE WILL NOW BEGIN WITH RECOGNITIONS. A01, RECOGNITION OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY WIN OVERS THE 2024 HILLSBOROUGH REGIONAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS FAIR AND PARTICIPANTS OF THE 2024 STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, HONORABLE BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES AND STAFF. THE K-12 SCIENCE SUPERVISORS HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HIGHLIGHTING THE REGIONAL S.T.E.M. FAIR BEST AFFAIR WINNERS AND OUR STATE OF FLORIDA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR TEAM. THE 44th ANNUAL K-12 REGIONAL STEM FAIR WAS HELD FEBRUARY 6 AND 7 AT THE TAMPA CONVENTION CENTER. AND INCLUDED A VIRTUAL OPTION FOR OUR K-5 SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND INVENTORS. OVER OVER 1,700 STUDENTS PROJECTS WERE SHOWCASED DURING THE K-12 EVENT. STUDENTS WERE SELECTED AS FINALISTS FROM THEIR SCHOOL, WERE RECOGNIZED DURING THE VIRTUAL BROADCAST AND RECEIVED A LANYARD, PEN, AND MANY SPECIAL AWARDS. THESE STUDENTS REPRESENT OUR FUTURE SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND INVENTORS, WITH THEIR CREATIVE AND INSPIRING AND INSPIRING IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS. WE'D LIKE TO THANK OUR BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO PROVIDED SPECIAL AWARDS, THE TAMPA BAY ARTS AND EDUCATION NETWORK, AND OUR LEAD SPONSOR, BRISTOL MYERS SQUIB FOR MAKING THIS EVENT A SUCCESS. EACH YEAR WE RECOGNIZE BEST AFFAIR WINNING PROJECTS. THE WINNING PROJECTS ARE SELECTED BY A COMMITTEE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND S.T.E.M. PROFESSIONALS. I PRESENT TO YOU THE ELEMENTARY BEST OF FAIR WINNERS. IN THIRD GRADE, WITH THE PROJECT TITLED PITCH PERFECT, ZOEY KIDD FROM HUNTERS GREEN ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE] AND SHE AND SHE IS JOINED WITH HER PRINCIPAL NICOLE PRINCIPAL NICOLE LIBBING. OUR FOURTH GRADE WINNER WITH THE PROJECT TITLED "TRASH ROBOTS INC", CADEN MAC FROM PRIDE ELEMENTARY AND JOINED WITH PRINCIPAL PAUL ETENGLISH. PRINCIPAL PAUL ETENGLISH. [APPLAUSE] AND OUR FIFTH GRADE WINNER, WITH THE PROJECT TITLED "THE FASTEST THE PROJECT TITLED "THE FASTEST COMPUTER", BRYCE TROUTMAN FROM ANDERSON ELEMENTARY WITH PRINCIPAL LYDIA PRINCIPAL LYDIA SERA AND PRINCIPAL LYDIA SERA AND A.P. PRINCIPAL LYDIA SERA AND A.P. KATHERINE KHEM. THEY'RE ALSO THE PROUD OWNERS OF THESE LARGE TROPHIES IN THE CENTER. SO THEY RECEIVED A SMALLER TROPHY TODAY, A CERTIFICATE AND THEY'RE EACH GETTING A CASH AWARD IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SO SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. [APPLAUSE] WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE ABLE TO ATTEND OUR S.T.E.M. FAIR FOR DOING SO AND WE APPRECIATE YOU STOPPING INTO THE JUDGE'S ROOMS WHERE YOU RECOGNIZE THE MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO GENEROUSLY VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO SUPPORT LEARNING THROUGH PROJECT JUDGING. SO WE PRESENT TO YOU THE SECONDARY BEST OF FAIR WINNERS AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS SELECTED TO ATTEND THE STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR AS A ENGINEERING FAIR AS A PART OF TEAM HILLSBOROUGH. THE JUNIOR BEST OF FAIR SELECTED FROM ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECTS AND PROJECT AND PROJECT ENTRY GOES TO NATINE -- I'M SORRY. GUPTAR. I HAVE LAST YEAR'S SCRIPT IN FRONT OF ME. HE IS FROM WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET AND WE PRESENT TO HIM A CERTIFICATE, A CASH AWARD AND THIS VERY LARGE TROPHY WHICH WILL BE HOUSED AT WILLIAMS WILL BE HOUSED AT WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL. THE SENIOR BEST OF FAIR IS SELECTED FROM ALL HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT ENTRIES AND THIS YEAR GOES TO A SENIOR PLANT PROJECT, ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE CITRUS GREENING DISEASE MANAGEMENT, A COMPREHENSIVE ECO FRIENDLY APPROACH FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CANDEDADUS -- I'M SORRY, USING TRUNK INJECTION OF MIRIA -- DERIVED EXTRACT AND MIRIA -- DERIVED EXTRACT AND ITS VALIDATION THROUGH PRECISION AGRICULTURAL TOOLS. OUR BEST OF FAIR SENIOR WINNER WAS WAS TANISHKA WAS TANISHKA AGLAVE WAS TANISHKA AGLAVE FROM CREST HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] IN ADDITION TO IN ADDITION TO REPRESENTING TEAM HILLSBOROUGH AT OUR FLORIDA STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR, SUMMER DAVIES FROM FAIR, SUMMER DAVIES FROM STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE ATTENDING INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR WITH TANISHKA. [APPLAUSE] AND AND AGAIN BOTH ATTEND STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL. THEIR PRINCIPAL IS MARK THEIR PRINCIPAL IS MARK WATSON AND HE IS HERE WITH US TODAY. [APPLAUSE] DO WE WANT TO TAKE PICTURES AND THEN I'LL THEN I'LL CALL? THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THE MEMBERS OF TEAM HILLSBOROUGH WHO ADVANCED TO OUR STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR WERE SELECTED TO COMPETE ON THOSE SAME PRINCIPALS FOR THE PROJECTS. IT TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK, APRIL IT TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK, APRIL AT THE CENTER IN LAKELAND AND THOSE TEAM MEMBERS, I'M JUST GOING TO CALL ALL OF THEM. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT. AS YOU HEAR ME CALL YOU, GET YOUR CERTIFICATE AND COME ON UP. FAKIR FAKIR HUSSEIM. PRANA PRANA VERNA AND ABRAHAM GOGANINI. JESLYN, ASALA BAKE, AND MADISON WARD. CLAIRE SUN. DANIEL PARK. ACHE RUHAM ACHE RUHAM MUHAMMAD. ZANE ZANE ALKAZAB, ZANE ALKAZAB, USEF, KUSH ZANE ALKAZAB, USEF, KUSH KALADI, SWARA PATEL, SWARA PATEL, DARREN LOU, RUDRA PUTEAL, RUDRA PUTEAL, SWARASHI RUDRA PUTEAL, SWARASHI BODAKA, ANIKA ANIKA PRISAD, MICHAEL ANIKA PRISAD, MICHAEL HEMINGWAY, CASEY AYRES, CASEY AYRES, SAVIN CASEY AYRES, SAVIN KARGI, SUMMER DAVIES, DAVIES, DESHNA PAUL, DAVIES, DESHNA PAUL, TANISHKA TANISHKA AGLAVE, TANISHKA AGLAVE, IRIS SPENCER, TANISHKA AGLAVE, IRIS SPENCER, NITIN NITIN KURAP, NITIN KURAP, MAHI PATEL, BAILEY BECK, AND JOCELYN BECK, AND JOCELYN REVAS, SAHIL PATEL, PATEL, JURANAMO PATEL, JURANAMO MURLURANDA, ALLISON BENNETT, CHINME ALLISON BENNETT, CHINME GUJAR AND AND ISHNAVI AND ISHNAVI SABINIFZU. AND THAT'S OUR TEAM AND THAT'S OUR TEAM HILLSBOROUGH FOR THIS YEAR. . >>Karen Perez: BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU ANY COMMENTS, PLEASE YOU ANY COMMENTS, PLEASE PUSH YOUR BUTTONS. THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS A02, RECOGNITION OF RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHMATICS STUDENT SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIMENTS PROGRAM AND THE MISSION PATCH COMPETITION MISSION 18. MARY VAUGHN SCIENCE TEACHER AT RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> ALL RIGHT. MADAM CHAIR, HONORABLE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYRES, AND SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYRES, AND SUPERINTENDENT STAFF, THE STAFF, THE STUDENT SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIMENTS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO GROUPS OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 5 THROUGH 8 STUDENTS IN GRADES 5 THROUGH 8 TO HAVE THEIR SCIENCE EXPERIMENT FLOWN TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. TO BE CONDUCTED BY ASTRONAUTS. WITH THE RESULTS SENT BACK TO EARTH AND HILLSBOROUGH EARTH AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SSEP PROPOSALS WERE JUDGED BY A COMMITTEE OF LOCAL SCIENCE LEADERS WITH THE TOP LEADERS WITH THE TOP PROJECTS LEADERS WITH THE TOP PROJECTS SUBMITTED TO WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH A TEAM OF PRACTICING SCIENTISTS FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EVALUATED THE PROPOSALS AND SELECTED THE TOP TWO EXPERIMENTS TO FLY. THIS WILL BE OUR DISTRICT'S ELEVENTH YEAR TO LAUNCH PROJECTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND AS A RESULT, WE ARE THE LONGEST CONTINUAL K-12 DISTRICT TO DO SO IN OUR COUNTRY. [APPLAUSE] SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING TO CALL THE STUDENTS UP. OUR FIRST EXPERIMENT SLOT ONE IS TITLED HANDY DANDELIONS. OUR CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS ARE BRIDGET BOHAN AND JADE THORN. OUR SLOT TWO EXPERIMENT AND I NUDMREKTED TO SAY, BUT WE'RE SCHEDULED TO -- BUT WE'RE SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH SEPTEMBER 17 SO IT'S REAL SPACEFLIGHT AND CAN BE DELAYED. WE HOLD OUR BREATH AND CANNOT WE HOLD OUR BREATH AND CANNOT WAIT. SLOT TWO IS SLOT TWO IS NUTRITIONAL VALUE IN MICROGRAVITY SO OUR MICROGRAVITY SO OUR CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS ARE INVESTIGATORS ARE SANJANA RIO AND AND ADRITA ROY. OUR CO-INVESTIGATORS ARE NATHAN BORA. CRYSTAL CRYSTAL HIDENREICH. AND AND LANA PENJAN. AND LANA PENJAN. AND THERE IS MORE. WE HAVE FOR THE MISSION PATCH COMPETITION, WHICH IS OUR CONNECTION TO STEAM, STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8 CREATED AN ARTISTIC MISSION PATCH REPRESENTING THE SPACE EXPERIMENTS PROGRAM THAT WILL FLY INTO SPACE AS PART OF THE PAY LOAD CONTAINING THE EXPERIMENT. THE PATCHES ARE EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO STUDENTS WITH A CERTIFICATE STATING THE PATCH FLEW INTO SPACE. THESE PATCHES HAVE ALSO BEEN ON DISPLAY AT THE FLORIDA STATE FAIR IN OUR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS EXHIBIT. SO WITHOUT FURTHER SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE HAVE ASHLEY ASHLEY VALDAMARA WHO IS NOT HERE. SHE IS A GRADE FIVE STUDENT FROM MORGAN WOODS. SHE IS -- OKAY, ASHLEY, COME ON UP. YAY! [APPLAUSE] SO ASHLEY, IF YOU WANT TO HOLD UP YOUR PATCH SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO TEACHERS AS WELL, AMANDA AS WELL, AMANDA WETSEL AND TAMARA WILSON. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THESE STUDENTS. AND WE GET TO FLY TWO MISSION PATCHES SO OUR SECOND MISSION PATCH IS A GRADE 6-8 MISSION PATCH WINNER AND THAT IS RENEE BIGHAM. [APPLAUSE] AND OUR EXPERIMENTS ARE FLYING FROM RANDALL MIDDLE FROM RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEN RENEE -- MISSION PATCH IS FROM RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF ALL OF THESE STUDENTS FOR ALL THEIR HEARD WORK AND THIS MICRO GRAVITY RESEARCH IS NOT AN EASY FEAT. DO YOU WANT TO GET A BIG PICTURE? WE ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR PRINCIPAL, MR. COLLIN GIRDING WITH ALL HIS SUPPORT BECAUSE WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT OUR ADMINISTRATORS. SO THANK YOU, MR. GIRDING. ALL RIGHT. THEN HOLD UP YOUR MISSION PATCHES SO THEY CAN BE IN THE PICTURE. PUT THEM RIGHT UNDER YOUR CHIN. . >>Karen Perez: OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS A03, RECOGNITION OF HILLSBOROUGH ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS, BLACK HISTORY BRAIN BOWL 2024 CHAMPIONS. DR. DR. ANDREA BEVERLY, CHAIRPERSON OF HILLSBOROUGH ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS, BLACK HISTORY BRAIN BOWL WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHORE, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES AND STAFF. I'M DELIGHTED TO PRESENT THIS HABSE BRAIN BOWL RECIPIENTS. THESE ARE OUR WINNERS AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH GOING TO START WITH ELEMENTARY. WE HAVE WE HAVE IN THIRD PLACE BROOKER ELEMENTARY AND THE COACH IS CHRISTINE AND SHE WILL -- CHRISTINE WILL -- CHRISTINE KENNESON AND SHE'LL INTRODUCE HER TEAM MEMBERS TO YOU. >> FIRST WE HAVE >> FIRST WE HAVE ARYA, ADDISON, TAM RAN AND TAM RAN AND HISCEUS. WE HAVE CAMILLA BUT SHE IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT. AND OUR PRINCIPAL IS MR. ROY AND OUR PRINCIPAL IS MR. ROY MORALE. >> IN SECOND PLACE, >> IN SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE CAROLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WE HAVE ONE REPRESENTATIVE. IS THAT PERSON HERE? COME ON UP. YOU'D TELL EVERYBODY YOUR YOU'D TELL EVERYBODY YOUR NAME? >> MY NAME IS >> MY NAME IS CRISTA FROM CAROLWOOD ELEMENTARY. >> THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB. THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER. AND IN FIRST PLACE, WE HAVE AND IN FIRST PLACE, WE HAVE CHILES ELEMENTARY. IS JASMINE BROWN HERE? THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB. YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN SO PROUD. >> ALL RIGHT. SO THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN FIFTH GRADE ARE FIFTH GRADE ARE ASHWIN, FIFTH GRADE ARE ASHWIN, VIDYU, TAUME, CHRIS, AND THEN WE HAVE ANABELE WHO COULD NOT MAKE IT BUT SHE IS PART OF THE TEAM AS WELL. THEN WE HAVE MR. CONNOLLY, OUR PRINCIPAL. AND THEN ANOTHER COACH, MS. CHRISTIANSON AS WELL. [APPLAUSE] >> AND THEY GET A NICE TROPHY >> AND THEY GET A NICE TROPHY AS WELL AS A CASH PRIZE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND NOW FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND NOW FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNERS. WE HAVE VENETO MIDDLE SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE. THAT'S OUR THIRD PLACE WINNERS. AND OUR SECOND PLACE IS TURNER BARTELS. IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE? AND THAT'S AND THAT'S MS. AND THAT'S MS. MARSHA AND THAT'S MS. MARSHA CUMRY. >> GOOD EVENING. AND AND THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE ARE CADEN. COME ON DOWN. ETHAN. AND SANAI. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE ONE STUDENT THAT'S NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT AND HIS NAME IS SHANE. THANK YOU GUYS. >> OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER, MORANAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND -- AND -- CHAD AND -- CHAD AND -- CHAD VANOUVER IS THE COACH. AND THEIR PRINCIPAL IS GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM. >> SURE. SO OUR STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE REPRESENTING WITH US TONIGHT, EIGHTH GRADER THOMAS BATTLE AND EIGHTH GRADER THOMAS BATTLE AND SEVENTH GRADER CALEB COOPERSKI. [APPLAUSE] >> AND THEY ALSO HAVE A CASH PRIZE. THANK YOU. SO IN THIRD PLACE FOR HIGH SCHOOL WAS NEWSOM SCHOOL WAS NEWSOM HIGH SCHOOL. I DON'T SEE ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM NEWSOM AT THIS TIME. SECOND PLACE WAS SECOND PLACE WAS MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEIR COACH IS ROBERT KENNEDY AND HE'LL COME AND INTRODUCE HIS TEAM. >> GOOD >> GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE WE HAVE TREY WE HAVE TREY KENNEDY AS THE COACH, SUNNY ROYAL AS HIS CO-COACH, MALACHI BROWN CO-COACH, MALACHI BROWN WAS ONE OF OUR OF OUR TEAM OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS, OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS, CAPTAIN CHAD BRYANT, BOTH ARE JUNIORS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL. FUMI BORA, WILLIAMS AND MELINDA ST. FLORE WHO ARE NOT ST. FLORE WHO ARE NOT PRESENT THIS EVENING. [APPLAUSE] AND FOR OUR FIRST AND FOR OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER, GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL AND I THINK THIS IS A THIS IS A THREE THIS IS A THREE PETE. SO WE WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO GAITHER. THEY CAME THEY CAME AND TOOK IT HOME. SO WOULD YOU COME SO WOULD YOU COME AND INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM? >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS THOMAS JAMES MY NAME IS THOMAS JAMES MAZARD REPRESENTING GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE THE TEAM CAPTAIN, MS. AVA WAILING. I SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MENTION THATAVEA IS THE CLASS OF 2024 OF 2024 OF 2024 SALDUTORIN. OUR COCAPTAIN BARCLAY. TEAM MEMBER NADIA SMITH. TWO ADDITIONAL TEAM MEMBERS THAT GOT STUCK IN GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC, ASIA VESSER AND VESSER AND VESSER AND GERALDINE ESPINOSA. OUR PRINCIPAL COULD NOT BE PRESENT SO WE HAVE THE STUDENT PRESENT SO WE HAVE THE STUDENT AFFAIR PRINCIPAL. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. WE HAVE SOME BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. MEMBER GRAY? >>Lynn Gray: DR. ANDREA BEVERLY. I FORGOT -- WE WERE ALL GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOU. WE BEGAN WITH FIVE SCHOOLS NOT TOO MANY YEARS AGO TOO MANY YEARS AGO PARTICIPATING IN THE BRAIN BOWL, AND NOW IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, DR. BEVERLY, WE'RE UP TO 144 OR -- WE'RE UP TO 144 OR -- 144 SCHOOLS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE STUDYING THE CULTURE OF BLACK HISTORY, AND LET'S GIVE THAT A BIG HAND. BECAUSE 144 BECAUSE 144 SCHOOLS. IN HANDICAP. AND ALSO EMBLEMATIC AND ALSO EMBLEMATIC WITH THE -- IN THE -- IN HABSE. AND ALSO THE SHIRTS, FRED AND ALSO THE SHIRTS, FRED HEARNS BEGAN THE IDEA AND NOW WE HAVE THE CLUBS. IT'S QUITE A GROWTH. LAST YEAR WE WENT FROM ZERO AND WITHIN A YEAR WE HAVE 44 CLUBS. AND ALL OF THIS IS TO SAY, WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE STUDENTS. STUDENTS, WHAT A WONDERFUL JOB. I KNOW THEY'RE GONE. BUT THEY DEDICATED MANY, MANY BUT THEY DEDICATED MANY, MANY HOURS OF PRACTICE AND THEY WERE VERY PROUD TO DO IT. AND DR. BEVERLY, YOU HAVE JUST -- WE'RE HONOR TO HAVE YOU PRESENT THESE AWARDS TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE GIVEN, AND I KNOW SHAKE WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER WASHINGTON? >>Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU. MS. BEVERLY, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE BRAIN BOWL. THESE STUDENTS ARE PHENOMENAL. IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. THEY REALLY DID A GREAT JOB AND WE LEARNED WE LEARNED MORE ABOUT BLACK HISTORY SO WE'LL CONTINUE LEARNING MORE ABOUT BLACK HISTORY, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE CLUB MEMBERS FOR ALL THEY DID AND WE'LL CONTINUE MOVING ON. THANK YOU, DR. BEVERLY. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES? >> I WANTED TO THANK YOU DR. BEVERLY FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE PUTTING THAT ON. GOING BACK TO THAT SATURDAY AFTERNOON, GAITHER AND MULRENNAN IN THE FINAL MATCH KILLED IT. I MEAN, THEY ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION. THE ELEMENTARY FINAL THOUGH, IT WAS A CAROLWOOD K-8 CHILDS BATTLE. BACK AND FORTH. ONE WOULD ANSWER ONE AND BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH. WE GOT FINISHED AND NOBODY KNEW WHO WON BECAUSE IT WAS SO CLOSE. HAD TO GET BACK TO THE JUDGES TO FIND OUT THE WINNER AND CAROLHOOD AND CHILDS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH SO CHILDS GOT THE BEST OF CAROLWOOD THIS YEAR AND I'M SURE CAROLWOOD WOULD BE BACK. THANK YOU, DR. BEVERLY. IT WAS AWESOME. THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT WAS INCREDIBLE SO THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, DR. DR. BEVERLY. THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS A04, THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS A04, RECOGNIZING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AFRO-ACADEMIC CULTURAL, CULTURAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DR. LEWIS WILL BE DR. LEWIS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES AND ALL ATTENDEES. IT IS WITH SHEER PRIDE THAT WE RECOGNIZE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT KAF REPRESENTING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE NAACP, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BRANCHES YVETTE LEWIS AND OUR BRANCHES YVETTE LEWIS AND OUR AFRO-ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL WINNERS. THE ACT-SO INITIATIVE LENDS ITSELF WELL TO THE WORK WITHIN OUR DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT BY ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE DISTRICT'S CAPACITY AND SERVICING DIVERSE POPULATIONS, PROMOTING MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AND CREATING CULTURALLY RELEVANT LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR OUR LEARNERS. THE ACT-SO INITIATIVE ALLOWS AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A YEAR-LONG ENRICHMENT PROGRAM AT TES WITH A LOCAL COMPETITION AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CATEGORICAL WINNERS TO COMPETE NATIONALLY. ACT-SO OFFERS 33 CATEGORIES OF COMPETITION ACROSS SIX FIELDS OF DISCIPLINE. BUSINESS, CULINARY ARTS, HUMANITIES, PERFORMING ARTS, S.T.E.M. AND VISUAL ARTS AND AT THIS TIME I WILL WELCOME MS. JUDGE, OUR ACT-SO CHAIR TO RECOGNIZE OUR 2023 LOCAL WINNERS AS AS WELL AS SHARE INFORMATION REGARDING OUR 2024 COMPETITION. >> THANK >> THANK YOU, DR. LEWIS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. ACT-SO WAS CREATED IN 1978 BY AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST VERNON JARRETT. THE PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE RECOGNITION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS WHO CAN DEMONSTRATE ACADEMIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND SCIENTIFIC, AND ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT ALONG YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS TO GAIN RECOGNITION, EQUAL TO THAT OFTEN ACHIEVED BY ENTERTAINERS AND ATHLETES. ACT-SO AIMS TO RECOGNIZE CREATIVE TALENT AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS. PROVIDE AND ASSIST STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH GOALS AND ACQUIRE CONFIDENCE AND TRAINING TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY. THAT KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE THAT KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL ACT-SO 2023 IS PROUD TO PRESENT A FEW OF OUR METAL WINNERS -- MEDAL WINNERS AND SILVER AND BROWNS, WE HAVE SILVER AND BROWNS, WE HAVE MS. ADAMS. IN GOLD AND IN GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS WE HAVE MR. ISAAC HAVE MR. ISAAC KASEL. [APPLAUSE] HE IS ALWAYS COOL LIKE THAT. ACT-SO 2023 HAD 15 STUDENTS FROM THREE HIGH SCHOOLS COMPETING IN 22 CATEGORIES ACROSS FOUR FIELDS OF DISCIPLINE. BUSINESS, HUMANITIES, PERFORMING ARTS AND S.T.E.M. THIS YEAR, IN COLLABORATION WITH NAACP PRESIDENT YVETTE LEWIS, AND THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL AND THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SUCH AS BOARD MEMBERS SUCH AS MADAM CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR, MADAM GRAY AND BOARD MEMBER MEMBER HENRY WASHINGTON. THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT, OUR PROGRAM HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED TO OVER 80 STUDENTS IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. FROM SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS, PARTICIPATING IN ACT-SO 2024. WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR GROWTH AND OUR STUDENTS AS THEY COLLECTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN 33 OF OUR 33 OF OUR 33 CATEGORIES ACROSS ALL SIX FIELDS OF COMPETITION. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING OUR OF SELECTING OUR ACT-SO 2024 LOCAL GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS. OUR CEREMONY IS MAY 4 AT BUELLER BAPTIST CHURCH HALL. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES AND ALL CABINET STAFF WILL RECEIVE INVITATIONS TO OUR PROGRAM. ACT-SO 2024 LOCAL GOLD MEDAL ACT-SO 2024 LOCAL GOLD MEDAL WINNERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL ACT-SO CONVENTION THIS SUMMER BEING HELD IN BEING HELD IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. EACH YEAR, THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. NATIONAL NATIONAL COMPETITORS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN PRIZES, RANGING FROM COMPUTERS TO COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO NATIONAL INTERNSHIPS. WHILE WORKING WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF THEIR COMPETITION, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT OUR GOLD MEDAL AWARD TO AWARD TO NAACP PRESIDENT, AWARD TO NAACP PRESIDENT, YVETTE LEWIS. [APPLAUSE] I'D ALSO LIKE TO BRING UP MY CO-CHAIRS AND THIS WORK COULD NOT BE DONE WITHOUT OUR CO-CHAIRS. WE HAVE MR. WE HAVE MR. OTIS KITCHEN. WE HAVE MR. OTIS KITCHEN. MS. KEYANA MS. KEYANA WILLIAMS. AND MR. BRUCE L. WILLIAMS. MR. BRUCE L. WILLIAMS. >> SO IN CLOSING, HOW INCREDIBLE IS THIS THAT WE HAVE NOW GONE UP TO ALMOST 80 PARTICIPANTS IN JUST ONE YEAR'S TIME AND THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WE CAN AND WILL CAN AND WILL ACCOMPLISH WHEN WE EXPAND ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WE ARE CALLED TO LEAD. MS. JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SO WITH THAT, REPRESENTING MR. YOUNG, OUR DIVISION CHIEF AND THE DIVISION OF STUDENT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR ACT-SO 2023 AND 2024 AND ALL OTHER TEACHERS AND SCHOOL BASED STAFF WHO SUPPORTED LEARNERS THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WE'D LIKE TO EXTEND A MOST HEARTFELT THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER MS. LEWIS REPRESENTING THE NAACP FOR HER DEDICATION AND CHARGE AND HELPING TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND PROMOTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, DISTRICTWIDE ENGAGEMENT, AND ADVOCACY AROUND THE NEEDS OF AFRICAN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS.  WE COULD NOT DO THIS WORK WITHOUT EACH OF YOU AND WE THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO BE STUDENT-CENTERED, FAMILY FOCUSED AND COMMUNITY ORIENTED. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >>Karen Perez: BOARD MEMBER WASHINGTON, YOU HAVE A COMMENT. >>Henry "Shake" Washington: YEAH. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO SAY I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT BUT I HEARD IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I WANT TO THANK THE I WANT TO THANK THE NAACP, MS. LEWIS FOR SPONSORING AND PUTTING ON -- YOU KNOW WHAT WAS GOOD? EVERYBODY, WE HAD ALL THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. GETTING A COMMUNITY INVOLVED. WE HAD COMMUNITY INVOLVED. WE HAD PEOPLE OUTSIDE WE HAD PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS INVOLVED AND THAT'S HARD TO DO BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TOGETHER. AND I WANT TO SAY BRING THAT GOLD BACK HOME WHEN YOU GO TO LAS VEGAS. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU AND I I APPRECIATE YOU AND I LOVE YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS A05, RECOGNITION OF THE RECOGNITION OF THE 2023-24 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HCPS VOLUNTEER AWARD VOLUNTEER AWARD RECIPIENTS. DEBORAH GLOSSM, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MANAGEMENT FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICES WILL VOLUNTEER SERVICES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS RECOGNITION. -- DEBORAH BLOSSOM. >> WELL, GOOD EVENING. IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING THE GOOD EVENING THE HONORABLE CHAIR. AND OUR VICE CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT. WE ARE SO EXCITED AND PLEASED AND IT'S WITH A GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE PRESENT YOU WITH OUR OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR THIS YEAR FOR THE HUL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND -- HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. WITH OVER 60,000 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS IN OUR DISTRICT, THIS GROUP REPRESENTS THE BEST OF THE BEST. SO ANY OF YOU THAT WERE AT THE RECEPTION, YOU HEARD THE STORIES, SO WE JUST WANT YOU TO COLLECTIVELY MEET THEM AGAIN, BE INTRODUCED TO INTRODUCED TO THEM. WE ALSO HAVE OUR SUNCOAST WE ALSO HAVE OUR SUNCOAST SPONSOR HERE WITH US. WITHOUT SUNCOAST WE COULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT RECEPTION, SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU. THEY FULLY SUPPORT ALL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES FOR OUR DISTRICT. SO SO SO REPRESENTING THE DIVISION OF STUDENT, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT UNDER OWEN YOUNG WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR AND OUR PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR AND EACH SCHOOL IS GOING TO COME INTRODUCE THEM INDIVIDUALLY. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. MY NAME IS LIANA MY NAME IS LIANA ALEXANDER AND TUTORING AND I'M HERE TO PROUDLY INTRODUCE YOU TO THE INTRODUCE YOU TO THE 2024 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OUTSTANDING SCHOOL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR THE YEAR YOUTH AWARD WINNER THE YEAR YOUTH AWARD WINNER ANNA SHRADER. >>  BOARD CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, WE PRESENT YOU WE PRESENT YOU THIS YEAR OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SHINING STAR. OUR VERY OWN OUR VERY OWN OUR VERY OWN JAKIL SMITH. $256. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. I'M ANDREA WHITMAN, PROUD PRINCIPAL OF BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I'M SO EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU LAURA PRESENT TO YOU LAURA NESIM, OUR OUTSTANDING SCHOOL OUTSTANDING SCHOOL VOLUNTEER OF OUTSTANDING SCHOOL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR ADULT. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M ASHLEY AND I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF TEMPLE TERRACE ELEMENTARY. THIS IS MELANIE JAMIE, MY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND WE'RE PROUD TO INTRODUCE YOU TO FAITH SMITH, OUR PARENT AND FAMILY LIAISON. COME ON, FAITH. SHE DEVELOPED THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AT TEMPLE TERRACE ELEMENTARY WHICH IS THE 2024 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT EXEMPLARY PROGRAM AWARD. EXEMPLARY PROGRAM AWARD. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, AND BOARD MEMBERS. I HAVE THE HONOR TO INTRODUCE I HAVE THE HONOR TO INTRODUCE OUR 2024 OUTSTANDING STUDENT -- SORRY, SCHOOL VOLUNTEER SHINING STAR AWARD WINNER, LISA FOR -- ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE] DON'T SIT DOWN JUST YET. GOOD GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, AND SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. I'M JEANETTE HOSE AND I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL AT WHITER ELEMENTARY AND ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, IT GIVES ME GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE OUR 2024 OUTSTANDING SCHOOL VOLUNTEER SUNCOAST PARTNER SHINING STAR AWARD AND YOUTH CATEGORY, MS. YOUTH CATEGORY, MS. TARINA ROBERTSON. ROBERTSON. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. WE'RE SO EXCITED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. WE HAVE MS. VICKY WALKER AND SHE IS RECEIVING THE AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING SCHOOL VOLUNTEER AWARD FOR THE DISTRICT. THANK THANK YOU, MS. WALKER. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. MY NAME IS TERRY AND I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY AND THIS IS MY AMAZING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, KELSEY GROVES AND WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE JOHN GILBERT WHO IS OUR SUNCOAST PARTNER OUTSTANDING SCHOOL VOLUNTEER. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M KERRY AND I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF WILLIS PETERS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER AND I'M HONORED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MICHELLE, THE OUTSTANDING SCHOOL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR 2024 SHINING STAR AWARD. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. I'M DR. I'M DR. WOODFORK AT COLESON ELEMENTARY. I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE MS. MARGARET BUTLER, OUR GRANDMA AT COLESON AT COLESON ELEMENTARY FOR THE 2024 OUTSTANDING SCHOOL 2024 OUTSTANDING SCHOOL VOLUNTEER SHINING VOLUNTEER SHINING STAR AWARD. VOLUNTEER SHINING STAR AWARD. [APPLAUSE] >> HELLO. SO SO MEMORIAL GIVES BACK IS SOMETHING THAT STARTED WITH MY SOMETHING THAT STARTED WITH MY ILESTRIOUS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, MS. ROBINSON. AFTER COVID, WE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW CAN WE HELP OUR HOW CAN WE HELP OUR FAMILIES THAT WERE STRUGGLING AFTER COVID, COVID, AND SO WE SAID LET'S HAVE A MEMORIAL GIVES BACK IS WHAT WE CALLED IT WHERE WE GIVE HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, FOOD BASKETS, WE HAVE A CLOTHES CLOSET THAT ARE DONATED CLOTHES, SO TWICE A YEAR WE HAD -- THIS WAS JUST ON A THOUGHT, A WHIM, AND SO OUR FIRST TIME WE HAD CLOTHES, WE HAD DONATIONS FROM OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS AND WE HAD OVER 100 FAMILIES SHOW UP. THEY WERE AT THE GATE BEFORE I OPENED. IT STARTED AT 9:00. I GOT THERE AT 7:30 THINKING I'M EARLY AND GOING TO GET SET UP, AND WE HAD FAMILIES WAITING AT THE THE GATE. THAT'S HOW WE KNEW THE NEED WAS SO GREAT, SO THIS IS OUR FIFTH TIME. WE'RE HAVING ONE ON SATURDAY. SO I -- I THOUGHT THAT IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED. SO I FILLED OUT THE FORM. AND HERE WE ARE. SO THANK YOU. >> SO BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT, THIS IS WHAT WE CALL HILLSBOROUGH STRONG. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] . >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. AND SUNCOAST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SCHOOLS. YOU DO SO MUCH. THIS IS JUST A TASTE OF WHAT YOU DO FOR US, IF I COULD BE SO BOLD TO SAY THAT. I THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO -- BUT ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US, FROM WHAT THEY SAY, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS. >> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING A GREAT YOU FOR PROVIDING A GREAT FUTURE FOR OUR FOR OUR STUDENTS. >>Karen Perez: THE NEXT >>Karen Perez: THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS A06, CUSTODIAN AT MULRENNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL SAVES A CHILD FROM CHOKING. AND TAMMY BROOKS, PRINCIPAL OF MULRENNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE MULRENNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> HI. GOODENCH EVEN -- GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYRES. THANKS, MR. VAN AIKEN FOR COMING UP WITH ME. MY HEAD CUSTODIAN MR. MUHAMMAD HAMAD SAVED A CHILD FROM CHOKING THIS YEAR. NOT ONCE BUT TWICE ACTUALLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HE HAS DONE THIS. THIS TIME HE WAS DOING HIS NORMAL ROUTINE IN THE CAFETERIA. HE IS PART OF OUR CREW HELPING OUT WITH STUDENT SUPERVISION AND ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS DUTIES. HE NOTICED THE CHILD WAS IN DISTRESS, THE CHILD HAD GOTTEN UP AND GONE OVER TO THE TRASH CAN AND HE FOLLOWED HIM AND ASKED THE CHILD IF HE WAS CHOKING. HE DID THE LITTLE SIGN AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, MR. THING YOU KNOW, MR. MOBE GOT BEHIND HIM, BEHIND HIM, PERFORMED THE BEHIND HIM, PERFORMED THE HEIMLICH THREE TIMES AND THE SEVENTH GRADER CREDITS HIM WITH SAVING HIS LIFE. HE WAS FINE THAT DAY AND RODE HIS BIKE HOME AND EVERYBODY WAS GOOD. THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT MR. MO DOES ABOVE AND BEYOND. THE PHRASE, IT TAKES A VILLAGE. HE IS ABSOLUTELY VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR STAFF. HE IS SUPER HUMBLE SO HE IS NOT HERE WITH US TONIGHT, BUT HE KNOWS IT'S BEEN ON THE NEWS AND CHANNEL 8 THIS MORNING AGAIN. IT WAS ON CHANNEL 10 AND IT WAS ON CHANNEL 10 AND 13 A WHILE BACK. BUT HE THANKS BUT HE THANKS YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION. RECOGNITION. >>Karen Perez: THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS A07, RECOGNITION OF HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATES AND BEEF 'O' BRADY'S COMMUNITY BUILDER GRANT OFFERING 22,000 IN GRANT 22,000 IN GRANT FUNDS TO QUALIFYING HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS DESIGNATED COMMUNITY AND TITLE I SCHOOLS. KIMBERLY THOMPSON, COMMUNITY SCHOOL SCHOOL SUPERVISOR, PAULA CASTADANO, HPSA PRESIDENT, JESSICA JESSICA DEBOIS, JESSICA DEBOIS, HPSA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND JIL ESTRICH, BEEF 'O' BRADY'S MARKETING DIRECTOR WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS RECOGNITION. >>  GOOD EVENING, MADAM >>  GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES AND OTHER MEMBERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PLACES. I'M KIMBERLY THOMPSON AND THE SUPERVISOR FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS UNDER CHIEF TRACYE BROWN. WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2024 RECIPIENTS OF THE 2024 HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATES AND BEEF 'O' BRADY'S GRANTS. I'M GOING TO BRING UP AS YOU INTRODUCE JESSICA -- INTRODUCE JESSICA -- JESSICA, THE CEO AND PAULA AND THEY'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE THE WINNERS OF EACH SCHOOL AND THE AMOUNT THEY ARE GOING TO RECEIVE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KIMBERLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS, MADAM CHAIR, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES FOR SUPERINTENDENT AYRES FOR WELCOMING US BACK. LIKE KIMBERLY SAID, MY NAME IS JESSICA DUBOIS AND I'M THE CEO OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATES JOINED BY TREASURER AND JIL ETHRIDGE FROM BEEF 'O' BRADY'S. FOR THOSE THAT ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH HPSA WE WERE FOUNDED IN 2021 AT THE CUSP OF COVID. WE SAW A SCHOOL SYSTEM STRAINED BY A LACK OF FUNDING AND WE STARTED DOING RESEARCH. WE REALIZED THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN STARVED FOR DECADES. WE FOCUSED ON RAISING WE FOCUSED ON RAISING AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY, SPEAKING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SPEAKING OUT AT MANY OUT AT MANY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. IN 2022 WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO DO MORE TO UPLIFT OUR SCHOOLS. WITH MANY COMMUNITY MEMBER SUPPORT WE HELD OUR INAUGURAL FUNDRAISER ABOARD THE YACHT STARSHIP. THE FAMILY SPONSORED OUR EVENT AND HPSA WAS ABLE TO RAISE $10,000 TWO YEARS AGO TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS VR2023 GRANT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND WE WERE ABLE TO SPONSOR THE LAUNCH OF KEY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT SUCH AS A COMMUNITY GARDEN AT POTTER ELEMENTARY, A CODING CLUB AT CODING CLUB AT GIBSONTEN ELEMENTARY AND A DRESS FOR SUCCESS CLOSET AMONG MANY PROGRAMS. IN IN 2023, WITH THE GARAGE IS FUNDRAISING MA -- GRACIOUS FUNDRAISING MATCH FROM FUNDRAISING MATCH FROM BEEF 'O' BRADY'S HENCE THE NAME CHANCE AND YACHT STARSHIP AND AND YACHT STARSHIP AND CONSTELLATION BRANDS, HPSA WAS ABLE TO RAISE $25,000 TO GIVE BACK TO SCHOOLS THIS YEAR AT OUR SECOND ANNUAL FUNDRAISER. AND NOW AND NOW WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE AND NOW WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR HPSA AND BEEF 'O' BRADY'S COMMUNITY GRANT RECIPIENTS WHEN I ANNOUNCE YOUR SCHOOLS, PLEASE STAND AND COME TO THE FRONT. PLEASE HOLD APPLAUSE TO THE END BECAUSE WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING QUITE A FEW AWARDS. OUR GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR THIS OUR GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR THIS YEAR ARE SHIELDS YEAR ARE SHIELDS MIDDLE. PIERCE MIDDLE. McDONALD ELEMENTARY. ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. AND AND JENNINGS MIDDLE. ON ON BEHALF OF HPSA AND BEEF 'O' BRADY'S WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THE SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS YOU'RE BUILDING FOR OUR SCHOOLS. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS JOB THAT SEVERAL GRANT RECIPIENTS DID LAST YEAR, WE ARE EXTENDING AN ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIP TO THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS. WHEN I ANNOUNCE YOUR WHEN I ANNOUNCE YOUR SCHOOLS, PLEASE STAND AND COME TO THE FRONT. TAMPA BAY TECH. BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL. GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY. AND CORA ELEMENTARY. BUT THAT IS NOT ALL. ONE OVERARCHING CHALLENGE THAT WE SAW FROM ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR WAS THE HEART-BREAKING RATE OF FOOD INSECURITY WE SAW ACROSS MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS. SO WE WANTED TO RESERVE SOME OF OUR FUND RAISING DOLLARS TO FORTIFY AS MANY FOOD PANTRIES ACROSS OUR ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS AS POSSIBLE. HPSA IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WE'RE OFFERING FOOD PANTRY GRANTS TO THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS. WAYAUMAMA ELEMENTARY. POTTER ELEMENTARY. MANGO ELEMENTARY. FOSTER ELEMENTARY. AND AND SHEHI ELEMENTARY. FINALLY, WE'RE EXCITED TO OFFER A $500 GRANT TO A $500 GRANT TO BERNIE ELEMENTARY TOWARDS THEIR SPRING FLING. BERNIE HAS BEEN DOING AMAZING WORK TRYING TO CREATE A HUB IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TYING TOGETHER LOCAL BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES. AND WE WANT TO SEE THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT CONTINUE AND FLOURISH. THE BERNIE STAFF WILL COME JOIN THE BERNIE STAFF WILL COME JOIN US AT THE FRONT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CLAP. [APPLAUSE] SOME OF YOU MAY ASK, WHAT IS NEXT FOR HPSA. WITH THE OVERWHELMING WITH THE OVERWHELMING FOOD INSECURITIES WE SEE EVERY DAY, HPSA WILL BE REGROUPING AND FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS ON HOW WE HELP QUELL FOOD INSECURITIES ACROSS OUR COUNTY. ONCE WE FORMULATE OUR APPROACH WE'LL EMERGE AS A NEW NOT FOR PROFIT AND REACH OUT TO WORK TOGETHER TO DIMINISH THE FOOD INSECURITIES WE ALL SEE EVERY DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THIS BOARD FOR BEING AN AMAZING PARTNER TO HPSA SO WE CAN DO MORE FOR OUR MUTUAL COMMUNITIES. BUT ALL OF THE GLORY GOES TO THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN YOU SEE STANDING TONIGHT. YOU ALL ARE DOING THE HARD WORK -- YES. LET'S GO AHEAD AND APPLAUD. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE GUARDIANS TO OUR CHILDREN AND FOR UPLIFTING ALL OUR SCHOOL FOR UPLIFTING ALL OUR SCHOOL FAMILIES EVERY DAY. HPSA AND HPSA AND BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BELIEVE A QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IS A RIGHT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND WE CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT SUPPORTING ALL OF THESE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WE ARE CALLING OUT AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO BUILD THESE PROGRAMS TO FORTIFY THEIR FORTIFY THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES. THANK YOU AND ANOTHER BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRANT RECIPIENTS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] IF EVERYONE WILL MEET US OUT IN THE LOBBY, WE CAN GET YOU YOUR GRANT GRANT CHECKS AS WELL. >>Karen Perez: ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A COMMENT? ANY BOARD MEMBERS? COMMENTS? OKAY. I DID WANT TO SAY I DID WANT TO SAY BEEF 'O' BRADY'S NOT ONLY DOES THIS BUT HAS OTHER SPIRIT NIGHTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS. SO, YOU KNOW, BEEF 'O' BRADY'S DOES A LOT WITH OUR STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, REALLY LIFTING OUR STUDENTS ON THE DAILY IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I WANT TO THANK SO I WANT TO THANK BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BRADY'S FOR WHAT THEY DO. AND THEY'RE PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATES AS ADVOCATES AS WELL. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS HILLSBOROUGH HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS HARVARD JOLLY HARVARD JOLLY AND HARVARD JOLLY AND BECK, FOR PLANNING AND DESIGN MERIT AWARD IN THE CATEGORY OF INVESTMENT AND COMMISSION FOR NEW SCHOOL, NEW HIGH SCHOOL UUU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THIS. IT'S KIND OF UNUSUAL. USUALLY WE GET PLANNING AND DESIGN AWARDS AFTER THE AWARD WAS BUILT. >>Karen Perez: I WAS GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU. GO AHEAD. INTRODUCE YOURSELF. >> WE >> WE APPRECIATE IT. WHEN I'M TALKING -- THEY CAN EMPTY OUT. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO AUDIENCE OF THREE. NO, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DOES DESIGN AND PLANNING AWARDS THEY GIVE OUT EVERY YEAR AND THE DISTRICT HAS WON NUMEROUS AWARDS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE WON BEFORE IT WAS BUILT. THEY LOOKED AT THE DESIGN AND IT WAS SO IMPRESSIVE AND WE HAVE FRANKIE HERE FROM HARVARD JOLLY AND LAUREN OTERO THAT WILL TALK AND I'LL LET FRANKIE GIVE A QUICK HIGHLIGHT. THEY LOOK AT VERY KEEN THEY LOOK AT VERY KEEN ITEMS. HOW WAS THIS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY WIMAMA WHERE THEY'RE NOT USED TO HAVING A BUILDING THIS BIG. I'LL LET FRANKIE GIVE A COUPLE -- A MINUTE. TO TALK ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT. >> AND VAN'S NAME IS >> AND VAN'S NAME IS ON THE AWARD. GOOD EVENING. I'M FRANK I'M FRANK SEPSIC, ARCHITECT WITH HARVARD PBK. I WANT TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYRES AND MR. FARKAS FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. IT'S AN HONOR TO PRESENT THE FIRST WHAT I FIRST WHAT I FEEL MANY AWARDS THAT THIS SCHOOL WILL WIN FOR THE DISTRICT. COLLECTIVE VISION AND GUIDANCE IS REALLY -- HAS REALLY ADVANCED THE STUDENT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT. SO THE COMMISSIONING AWARD AS CHRIS STATED IS A PLANNING AND DESIGN AWARD FOR MERIT INVESTMENT AND PLANNING CATEGORIES. THIS AWARD IS BASED ON THE MASTER PLANNING EFFORTS OF A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTY AND HOMES AND NOT ONLY BRING, YOU KNOW, SHORT-TERM BOOST TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY BUT A LONG-TERM -- LONG-LASTING IMPACT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS IT SERVES. REALLY THIS AWARD IS BASED FOR THE OFF-CAMPUS WORK INCLUDING WIDENING OF ROADS, ADDING PEDESTRIAN WALKS, CREATING BIKE LANES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY UPGRADING THE INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG WEST LAKE DRIVE WITH LAKE ACCESS FOR THE CITY OF ACCESS FOR THE CITY OF WYAMAMA RESIDENTS. OUR DESIGN INITIATES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY YOU SPOKE OF EARLIER. A COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CAMPUS WAS IMPORTANT. ALLOWING STUDENTS TO STRIVE IN ANY POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE. HONESTLY TO WRAP IT UP, I KNOW I HAVE TO BE QUICK BUT HIGH SCHOOL UUU IS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. WE DESIGNED THE SCHOOL BACK IN 2020 WHEN THE WORLD WAS SHUTTING DOWN. SO WE DEDICATED A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO STRIVE AND MAKE SURE THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOLS. I'M JEALOUS BECAUSE THIS IS A SCHOOL I'D SCHOOL I'D LOVE TO GO TO. I'M TOO OLD TO DO THAT BUT NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT MY COLLEAGUE JOSE GOMEZ WHO IS A RESIDENT THERE TO LIVE AND GROW UP THERE AND CREATE THIS SCHOOL THAT THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO LOVE IS REALLY A GREAT STORY TO TELL. THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING US BE THE ARCHITECT OF THIS CAMPUS AND I HAVE I HAVE YOUR AWARD. [APPLAUSE] >>Christopher Farkas: GIVE IT TO VAN. THANK YOU. AND AS FRANKIE TALKED ABOUT, THERE IS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AWARDS THAT WILL GO THROUGH ONCE WE COMPLETE DESIGN AND ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. FRANKIE IS THE ARCHITECT BEHIND YORK AND SOME OF THE MORE BEAUTIFUL SCHOOLS WE HAD. WE APPRECIATE HIS PARTNERSHIP ON THAT PART TOO. SO THANK YOU, SO THANK YOU, FRANKIE. THAT'S IT. OH, YEAH. PICTURE. >>Christopher Farkas: ONE MORE. PARTY OF ONE. >>Karen Perez: DO YOU WANT ME TO ANNOUNCE IT? >>Christopher Farkas: I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO. >>Karen Perez: RECOGNITION OF 2023 ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED BUILDINGS. CHRIS FARKAS, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF OPERATIONS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >>Christopher Farkas: THANK YOU. I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS BECAUSE AT THIS DAIS YOU GET TO HEAR SOMEONE TALK ABOUT WE BUILD STUPID BUILDINGS AND DON'T CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALL THE THINGS YOU HERE. THOSE OF YOU ON THE BOARD FOR A LONG TIME, I KNOW IT WASHES OVER YOU. I TAKE IT TO HEART EVERY SINGLE TIME. IT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO US. SOME IMPORTANT THINGS IS IT'S HARD TO HIRE PEOPLE IN THE HVAC INDUSTRY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. IT'S HARD TO DO IT. THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY IS HAVING A HARD TAME HIRING PEOPLE PAYING TONS TO DO THAT. SO MR. BEN MOORE AND MYSELF, A WHILE BACK, ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO CAME BACK WITH THE DISTRICT'S BLESSING TO GENERATE PARTNERSHIP. SO WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING. DIANA WHO IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS AND CHANGES THAT WE HAD, SINCE SHE HAS BEEN HERE, WE CATAPULTED WHAT WE HAVE DONE. I WANT TO TALK AND GIVE THE POWERPOINT -- THANK POWERPOINT -- THANK YOU, PABLO. LET ME GRAB THE -- LET ME GRAB THE -- SO WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT ENERGY STAR. WHAT IS ENERGY STAR? THE SCHOOL HAS MET ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SET BY THE EPA. IT PERFORMS IN THE TOP 25% OF SCHOOLS WITH PROPERTIES NATIONWIDE. IT OPERATES WITH LOW UTILITY BILLS AND GENERATES 35% FEWER GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EEMISSIONS. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE PAY OUR POWER BILL OUT OF THE SAME ACCOUNT THAT PAYS OUR TEACHERS. IT'S NOT A CAPITAL EXPENDITURE. SO WE TALKED ABOUT EFFICIENCY IN OUR SCHOOLS. HERE IS SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE THAT THEY PARTNERED WITH US FOR. OBVIOUSLY THE OBVIOUSLY THE REFERENDUM PROJECTS AND HALF PENNY SALES TAX. INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING ROOFING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. PROACTIVE PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE. WE WERE SO WE WERE SO OUT OF DOLLARS THAT WHEN WE WERE DOING MAINTENANCE IT WAS ALWAYS REACTIONARY. CLEANING FILTERS AND COILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WERE THINGS OUTSIDE OF OUR SCHOOL BECAUSE THE FUNDS WERE NOT THERE. WE FUNDED THAT AND ARE IN THE POSITION TO DO THAT. A BIG CHANGE IS -- IT WAS JUST FIVE YEARS AGO WAS THE TRANSITION OF 100% LED LIGHTING. IT'S NOT ONLY COOLER BUT SAVES ENERGY. WE ALSO HAVE BILLING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS. LET'S SAY IF IT'S TUESDAY NIGHT IT'S A LITTLE WARM OR IT'S A LITTLE WARM OR COOL, WITHIN 30 OR 45 SECONDS WE CAN CHANGE IT HERE AND DO THAT WITH MOST OF THE CLASSROOMS NOA. MORE IMPORTANT PART IS ABOUT McKINISTRY IS FEEDBACK. SCHOOLS WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. FOR THOSE HERE FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE AIR GETS OUT, ALL SIX OF YOU GET A CALL ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING BEING OUT. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AS WE KNOW THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE STRIVE FOR IN OUR PARTNERSHIP AND I'LL LET DIANA TALK IS COMMUNICATION TO SCHOOLS. WHO IS THERE, WHO FIXED IT. WE ALWAYS HAVE ROOM TO GET BETTER BUT THAT'S ONE OF OUR FOCUSES THERE. >> THANK YOU. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS AND JUST KNOWING THAT WE'RE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO MAKE THE MOST POSITIVE OUTCOME FOR OUR STUDENTS AND ENSURING THAT THEY GET TO THE CLASSROOMS AND HAVE SPACES IN THE BEST CONDITION FOR LEARNING. THAT'S REALLY OUR CORE BUSINESS IS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IT'S TO ENSURE THAT THE DISTRICT IS TO ENSURE THAT THE DISTRICT IS AS COMFORTABLE, THAT THERE IS RELIABILITY INCREASED AND ALSO THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR SCHOOLS. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY HAPPY IN PARTNERING WITH THE DISTRICT ON. >>Christopher Farkas: SO YOU'D THINK THAT IF FROM THAT STANDPOINT WE KEEP THE AC ON 24 HOURS A DAY AND BLOW COLD, THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE OUR POWER BILL IS OVER $30 MILLION A YEAR. THAT'S NOT REALISTIC AND NOT GOOD FOR THE EQUIPMENT. ENOUGH THEORY. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ACTUAL NUMBERS. IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE RANKING OF CAPITAL OUTLAY PER STUDENTS. HOW MUCH MONEY WE SPEND ON CAPITAL CAPITAL OUTLAY. WE'RE 7TH OUT OF 67TH AND NUMBER ONE IN THE ONE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ONE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA SO WE'RE EFFICIENT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT. THAT'S COMING FROM THE DOE. NOT FROM NOT FROM US. SO LET'S LOOK AT PALM BEACH WHICH HAD AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERSON FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS AND HALF PENNY SALES TAX FOR 15 YEARS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT BEAT US. SO I'LL TALK TO JOSE ABOUT THAT, THEIR COO OVER THERE. THREE CENTS IS A LOT TO ME. WE'RE A LITTLE COMPETITIVE AND WE'LL CATCH PALM BEACH. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THE COST PER SQUARE FOOT. HOW MUCH DO WE SPEND ON WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE AND THAT'S BASED ON EFFICIENCY. THAT NUMBER WAS NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS FIVE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO BEFORE OUR PARTNERSHIP. SO WE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY YOU SEE THE PICTURE THERE. THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL AWARD YOU'LL SEE AN EXAMPLE OF HERE THAT SCHOOLS HAVE. WE HAVE 85 ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED SCHOOLS WITH THE CRITERIA I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. FOUR YEARS AGO, THREE YEARS AGO, WE HAD WE HAD ZERO. SO ALL THOSE WE HAVE ACTUALLY GOTTEN IT. SO THIS PAST YEAR WE ADDED 29 NEW SCHOOLS. THAT'S THE PRINCIPAL'S MEETING WITH VAN IN AND THE PRINCIPALS YOU SEE THERE. THE ACTUAL LISTING IS HERE. SO IT IS NOT JUST EQUIPMENT. WE IS A GREEN LEAD CHAMPION AT EVERY SCHOOL. WE GIVE A SMALL STIPEND BUT IT'S THE TEACHER OUT OF THE PASSION OF THEIR HEART. IT'S RECYCLING AND TURNING OFF LIGHTS WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE HAVE OTHER EFFICIENCIES YOU'LL SEE. I KNOW WE HEARD FROM BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT EFFICIENCIES. UNDERSTAND THE THINGS YOU'LL SEE COMING BEFORE YOU ARE -- ACTUALLY ONE IN THE PROCESS OF HAPPENING IS LIGHTS THAT TURN OFF WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE LIGHT SWITCH BEING ON. I HAVE AN 8-YEAR-OLD WHO IS ALLERGIC TO TURNING OFF LIGHTS. SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS HELPFUL. ANOTHER BIG PART IS SOLAR. THE LAWS HAVE CHANGED FROM SOLAR. IT USED TO BE YOU HAD TO BE A PRIVATE COMPANY TO GET THE TAX CREDIT. NOW THAT IS NOT THE CASE. YOU'LL SEE SOLAR COMING TO US THAT WILL BE A PART THAT WILL BE A PART OF THE PROJECT. WHEN YOU HAVE PARTNERS LIKE McKINISTRY AND OTHER BIG COUNTIES AND OTHER BIG DISTRICTS INCLUDING INCLUDING LAS VEGAS AND DENVER, IT HELPS US GO THROUGH THAT AND GO FROM LESSONS LEARNED. SO THANK YOU TO McKINISTRY AND THE BOARD. NONE OF THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM Y'ALL. THE SUPERINTENDENT HIGHLIGHTS EACH OF THE HALF PENNY SALES TAX DOLLARS THAT GO THROUGH. THAT'S WHAT IT ENDS UP WITH. THE FINAL RESULT WHERE WE'RE ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THANK YOU TO McKINISTRY AND THE PARTNERS AND THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING US TO HIGHLIGHT ALLOWING US TO HIGHLIGHT THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. >>Karen Perez: AND SEEING NO >>Karen Perez: AND SEEING NO COMMENTS AND FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. (SOUNDING GAVEL)