##VIDEO ID:v3_PMSThjcI## >>> HI I'M >>> HI I'M KAREN PEREZ, CHAIR OF HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOL BOARD. I WANT TO I WANT TO WELCOME YOU I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SCHOOL S SCHOOL S. [ SPEAKING SPANISH ]. THAT INCLUDE S CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL AND ADULT S THROUGH OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAM. >> HI, I'M JESSICA VAUGHN, THE SCHOOL BOARD'S VICE CHAIR. OUR DISTRICT IS THE 7TH LARGEST IN AMERICA. OUR TEAM IS OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT CLOSE TO 250SITE S ACROSS THE COUNTY. >> OUR BOARD >> OUR BOARD S >> OUR BOARD S ARE HELD SELECT TUESDAY AT 4:00 P.M. THE BEST WAY TO SERVE THE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY IS TO INVOLVE YOU, 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 MEETING S ARE COVERED LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOL S TV IS ON SPECTRUM SCHOOL S TV IS ON SPECTRUM 635 AN FRONTIER 32. >> ALSO >> ALSO STREAMING LIVE >> ALSO STREAMING LIVE ON HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOL HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOL S.ORG. CLOSED CAPTIONED IS CLOSED CAPTIONED IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCAST S, AND PAST MEETING S AVAILABLE IN ONLINE ARCHIVE. >> WE'LL INCLUDE TIME FOR AUDIENCE COMMENT S BEFORE ADDRESSING OUR BUSINESS ITEM S. OUR AGENDA AND SUPPORTING MATERIAL MATERIAL S CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE IN IN ADVANCE. THEY'RE POSTED SEVEN DAY S BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEBSITE. >> OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS FOR LIVE, ALL STUDENTS EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP WE'RE MAKING DECISION S THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. >>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES. THE SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MEETING OF NOVEMBER 19, MEETING OF NOVEMBER 19, 2024, IS CALLED TO CALLED TO ORDER. MEMBER VAUGHN WILL NOW LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY PLEDGE OF BY PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>  Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR, IF WE COULD HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE WHERE YOU JOIN ME IN THOUGHTS, THAT WE COME TOGETHER AND HEAL OUR NATION, AND THAT WE ALL GO INTO THE NEXT FEW YEARS SHOWING FEW YEARS SHOWING KINDNESS AND COMPASSION AND THAT OUR COMPASSION AND THAT OUR CHOSEN LEADERS DEMONSTRATE HOW TO BRING US TOGETHER AND FOCUS ON POLICY IS THAT'S MAKE OUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY. THANK YOU. NOW IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, UNDER GOD, INDEFINITELY UNDER GOD, INDEFINITELY -- INDEFINITELY -- INDEFINITELY -- INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. LET THE RECORD REFLECT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE FORM AT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS A REMINDER WE'RE A NONPARTISAN BOARD WHO BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN CAN BE EMPOWERED TO LEARN TO SUCCEED AND OUR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING. MEMBER VAUGHN WILL NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. >>  Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR. AS QUESTION BEGIN -- WE BEGIN THIS MEETING, PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES, THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING AUPON STEPPING AWAY. THIS MEETING IS BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONED ON THE LIVE WEBCAST AND CABLE TV AND VIDEO MONITORS IN THE MONITORS IN THE AUDITORIUM AND IN THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. >> THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD. TODAY PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. OFFICERS FOR THE LEASING CORPORATION. OUR SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE, HOWEVER, IT IS REQUESTED, WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD, COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED PERSONALLY AGAINST A BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER BUT RATHER DIRECTED AT THE ISSUES. AND A BEHAVIOR AND A BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN PLACE. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. REMINDER THAT YOUR THREE MINUTES WILL START WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. WHEN THERE ARE 30 SECONDS LEFT YOU WILL SEE A YELLOW LIGHT ON ON ON THE ON THE LETTURN AND RED LIGHT AND CHIME WHEN TIME IS UP. >> MADAME CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS THERE ARE NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL GO INTO RECOGNITIONS. >> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR, IT IS MY HONOR TO READ THIS RECOGNITION WHEREAS MS. KAREN PEREZ HAS PEREZ HAS COMPLETED HER TERM PEREZ HAS COMPLETED HER TERM AS CHAIR OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA AND HER PASSION FOR ED CASE AND COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A CAN POSITIVE AND DRIVING FORCE FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND SCHOOL BOARD. AND WHEREAS MS. PEREZ BEING A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER HAS MADE MENTAL HEALTH A TOP PRIORITY OF OUR DISTRICTS, SHE HAS SPEAR HEADED MENTAL HEALTH TOURS AND SUPPORTED NEW INITIATIVES THAT PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND OUR FAMILIES. WHEREAS, MS. PEREZ HAS A HEART FOR THE MOST UNDER PRIVILEGED IN OUR OUR COMMUNITY, AND TIRELESSLY ASSISTS WITH ASSISTS WITH PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR OUR HOMELESS FOR OUR HOMELESS FAMILIES. WHEREAS, MS. PEREZ HAS LED THIS DISTRICT THROUGH TWO BACK-TO-BACK HURRICANES WHICH IMPACTS SO MANY OF OUR 23578LYS AND STAFF AND STAFF   MEMBERS AND HER COMPASSION AND LEADERSHIP WERE PIVOTAL IN RECOVERING FROM THESE TRAJECTORIED AND TRAJECTORIED AND WHEREAS MS. PEREZ OVER SEEN THE DISTRICT 4.4 4.4 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET 4.4 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET , AND INSTRUMENTAL IN REPOSITIONING OUR DISTRICT IN POSITIVE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. AND WHERE AS MS. PEREZ WAS RECIPIENT OF THE RECIPIENT OF THE SECOND ANNUAL EDUCATION AWARDS WHICH AWARDS WHICH RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATION AND WAS PIVOTAL IN ENSURING EQUAL ACCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND HAS BEEN A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT IN HER POSITION AS COUNTY WIDE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. AND WHEREAS MS. PEREZ IS A CONSTANT CHAMPION FOR OUR HISPANIC FAMILIES WHO NOW MAKE UP NEARLY 40% OF STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. MS. PEREZ CONSISTENTLY ADVOCATES FOR INITIATIVES AND OUTREACH FOR OUR GROWING HISPANIC POPULATIONS, POPULATIONS, NOW, THEREFOR IT BE RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA, DEEMS IT FITTING AND PROPER TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS OF KAREN PEREZ AN TO EXPRESS ITS GREAT APPRECIATION TO MS. KAREN PEREZ FOR HER EFFORTS AND WORK AS CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL AS CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FOR HILLSBOROUGH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FOR 2023-24, AND COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE CERTIFIED BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND BE AND BE IMMEDIATELY PRESENTED TO MS. KAREN PEREZ AND COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS ADOPTED TODAY THE THIS IS ADOPTED TODAY THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER. I WOULD LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE GAVEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALSO THE RESOLUTION THAT ALSO THE RESOLUTION THAT WE JUST READ READ. WE ALSO HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL PICTURE TREE OF LIFE MADE FROM A STUDENT FROM CITRUS ELEMENTARY, I THINK IT WILL LOOK VERY NICE IN YOUR OFFICE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. WE HAVE A PERSONAL GIFT FOR YOU. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR ALL THIS STUFF OF THE AND THEN ALSO, MEMBER RENDON, WANTED TO MAKE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS, WHICH, SHOULD I PUT THEM RIGHT HERE FOR NOW. TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. >> BUT WATT, YOU >> BUT WATT, YOU KNOW >> BUT WATT, YOU KNOW -- WATT WAIT -- A GOOD LEADER ALWAYS NEEDS A GOOD RIGHT HAND. AND LET ME SAY THIS, VICE CHAIR VAUGHN HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE RIGHT HAND FOR ME. YOU KNOW, WITH THOSE HURRICANES AND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TO OUR STUDENTS, I'M VERY EMOTIONAL RIGHT NOW -- IT'S JUST BEEN INCREDIBLE. I KNOW I KNOW THAT, I SENT SOME THINGS YOUR WAY LAST WEEK, YEAH I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO CARRY ALL THAT STUFF WITH ME. BUT WE DO HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU. I AM UNIQUE. SHE CERTAINLY IS. BY BY CALI ELSEON, GREAT FOUR, BY CALI ELSEON, GREAT FOUR, FROM RUSTKIN ELEMENTARY. ISN'T THAT ISN'T THAT AWESOME. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THAT'S >> THAT'S AWESOME. OH, THANK YOU, MY GOODNESS. WOW. THANK THANK YOU. >>  Karen Perez: AND FOR THE AMAZING ARRAY OF SUNSHINE AND EVERYTHING YOU BRING TO THIS DISTRICT. AND FOR HOW AMAZING YOU ARE. ESPECIALLY THAT YOU'VE BEEN FOR ME IN THIS LAST YEAR, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THIS DISTRICT, AND WHO YOU HAVE -- WHAT YOU HAVE WHAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS DAIS, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>  Jessica Vaughn: AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT WANT TO MAKE IT A LOVE FEST UP HERE -- BY WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND ECHO THE SENTIMENTS THAT YOU GAVE TO ME FOR YOUR KINDNESS, FOR YOUR CALMNESS, FOR YOUR PATIENCE, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, IT'S BEEN COMPLETELY INSPIRING, AND WE ALL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR IT. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO GIVE COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. >> >> MEMBER HAHN? >>  Stacy Hahn: YOU CAN CALL ME STACEYY, BUT ONLY STACEYY, BUT ONLY YOU. -- IT'S JUST BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO PLEASURE TO HAVE PLEASURE TO HAVE BOTH OF YOU IN THESE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR, TO SAY THE LEAST. AND YOU HAVE AND YOU HAVE NAVIGATED THIS BOARD, I'VE RARELY SAT THROUGH BOARD MEMBERS IN THE LAST SUCH YEAR THAT'S HAVE RUN SO SMOOTHLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, DUE TO BOTH YOUR RELATIONSHIPS. KAREN, YOU TRULY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HEART AND YOU LOVE YOU, AND YOU'RE A DEAR FRIEND AND A WONDERFUL COLLEAGUE. AND YOU REALLY DO LOOK OUT FOR EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY STUDENT AND FAMILY IN THIS COMMUNITY, AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND IN ALL OF THE OTHER ROLES THAT YOU HAVE, ALL OF THE OTHER HATS THAT YOU WEAR, AND YOU LOOK OUT FOR MANY OF US TOO, AND I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALWAYS THE FIRST ONE TO ASK HOW YOU'RE DOING, AND PICK UP THE PHONE AND WISH SOMEBODY A HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AND THAT REALLY MEANS A LOT. AND JESSICA, YOU'VE BEEN A JOY NOT JUST IS TO HAVE AS VICE CHAIR BUT TO SIT NEXT CHAIR BUT TO SIT NEXT TO. YOU'VE MADE BOARD MEETINGS FUN FOR ME. WE GO BACK-AND-FORTH WITH EACH OTHER, AND IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE A PARTNER ON EACH SIDE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN FIND LEVITY WHEN THINGS GET TENSE. AND YOU ARE SMART, YOU ASK GREAT QUESTIONS, AND YOU QUESTIONS, AND YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY FIGHT FOR STUDENTS SO I RESPECT YOU RESPECT YOU IMMENSELY. AND HAPPY TO CALL YOU A COLLEAGUES AND A FRIEND. VERY HONORED. SO BLESSED TO HAVE BOTH OF YOU TO SERVE WITH. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MEMBER >> THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER RENDON? >>  Patty Rendon: THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. YOU STARTED CRYING, JUST NOT FAIR. BUT TO BOTH OF YOU, AS A TEAM, YOU HAVE WORKED VERY WELL TOGETHER AND YOU HAVE JUST BROUGHT BROUGHT COLLABORATIVENESS TO THIS BOARD WHICH IS JUST HUMBLING AND APPRECIATED VERY MUCH. KAREN, YOU'RE A DEAR HEART, WHETHER FOR ONE STUDENT OR ANOTHER YOU ALWAYS FIND THOSE STUDENT THAT'S ARE STUDENT THAT'S ARE IN DESPERATE NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS BOARD IS AWARE OF THOSE NEEDS IN THIS DISTRICT AND YOU CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THAT. JESSICA, YOU ALWAYS MAKE SURE WE SEE IS THE UNIQUE IN EVERYTHING, WE APPRECIATE THAT. THERE'S ALWAYS UNIQUE IN EVERYTHING WE DO AND A SPECIAL PLACE FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE AND BOTH OF YOU HAVE THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS. >> THANK YOU. MEMBER MEMBER WASHINGTON MEMBER WASHINGTON? >>  Henry "Shake" Washington: TH ANK YOU, TO SAY FOR ANK YOU, TO SAY FOR THE LAST TIME, MADAME CHAIR, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE BOARD. AT LEAST THE BOARD MEETING HAVE BEEN REAL SHORT SINCE YOU'VE BEEN CHAIR, NOT SITTING HERE ALL NIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE. JESSICA, YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE AND YOU CARE ABOUT STUDENTS. THE MOST IMPORTANT PART YOU TWO CARE ABOUT STUDENTS. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STUDENTS AND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. AND NOT ONLY SHE LEARNED A LOT WHEN SHE WAS MY STUDENT, KAREN PEREZ, YOU WANT HER TO KNOW THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU, KAREN, AND VAUGHN, WE LOVE YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MEMBER >> MEMBER GRAY >> MEMBER GRAY? >>  Lynn Gray: YES, INDEED, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST -- BUT THE LAST TIME FOR MADAME TIME FOR MADAME CHAIR. PEREZ, YOU'VE SERVED WITH HEART FELT CARE AND CONCERN FOR THE WELL BEING OF WELL BEING OF OUR CHILDREN WHICH AS SHAKE MENTIONED IS THE CENTER FOCUS OF EACH OF OUR ROLES. AND TOGETHER, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO OUR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT IS VERY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. >> >> THANK YOU, >> THANK YOU, MEMBER. >>  Nadia Combs: NADIA COMBS YES, I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH, AND MEMBER PEREZ, YOU'RE VERY SOFT BUT YOU'RE STRONG AND THINK THAT'S SOMETHING PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS SEE, YOU ARE SO SOFT-SPOKEN BUT YOU'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH SO MANY CHALLENGES IN THE LAST YEAR THAT HAPPEN IN OUR DISTRICT, ON SO MANY LEVELS, AND AND AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. MEMBER VAUGHN, I HAVE TO SAY, SAW ALWAYS TRUE TO WORK TO UNIFY PEOPLE, TO FIND THE BEST IN PEOPLE, TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN EVERYONE. I THINK WE'RE ALL VERY DIFFERENT BUT THE ONE THING WE ALL UNITE TOGETHER IS THAT WE REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS DISTRICT, WE CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND WE'RE JUST SO HAPPY TO CONTINUE SERVING. SO I'M SO GLAD WE'RE ALL HERE TOGETHER. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. >>  Van Ayres: THANK YOU, CHAIR PEREZ. YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS FUENTE ASCAN OPPORTUNITY. AS YOU AS YOU BEING BECOME CHAIR I WAS APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COLLABORATION WITH ME, I WONDER HOW YOU KEEP UP WITH THE MILLION THINGS YOU'RE ALWAYS JUGGLING, TO HAVE WHAT YOU DO AND ALSO BE CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, WHAT I KNOW ABOUT YOU IS EVERY DECISION YOU MAKE ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO STUDENTS AND WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS. THAT ALIGNS PERFECTLY WITH THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MY ENTIRE STAFF WHAT WE'RE ABOUT IS DOING BEST FOR THE STUDENT BEST FOR THE STUDENT ISES -- SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND AND VAUGHN THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE, THE TWO OF YOU WERE A GREAT TEAM. I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU BOTH. >>  Karen Perez: >>  Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. >>  Jessica Vaughn: QUICKLY, I KNOW I SAID ALL OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT INSPIRES ME IN YOUR LEADERSHIP IS YOU ALWAYS WANT TO THE SET EVERYBODY UP TO SUCCEED,IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MAKING YOURSELF LOOK GOOD BUT YOU MAKE SURE ALL COLLECTIVELY WE'RE SUCCESSFUL AND WE'VE TACKED ABOUT YOUR DEDICATION TO STUDENTS SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND MODELING KINDNESS AND WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM. SO THANK YOU FOR SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. >>  Karen Perez: THANK YOU. AND YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS. A BOARD CANNOT BE A A BOARD CANNOT BE A BOARD WITHOUT ITS COLLECTIVE MEMBERS SO AS A CHAIR, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T -- IT'S NOT ME BY MYSELF, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT ALL OF YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME SUCCESSFUL THIS LAST YEAR. AND HELPING ME BE A GREAT LEADER. YOU KNOW, SO YOU KNOW, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR LIFTING ME, SUPPORTING ME, AND BACKING ME AS A LEAD A LEAD LEADER FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL. THANK YOU. AND NOW AT THIS TIME, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, I WILL ASK ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE GOING TO GOING TO GET GOING TO GET RE- GOING TO GET RE-SWORN IN TO STEP DOWN. AND AT THIS TIME, AND IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER I ALPHABETICAL ORDER I WILL ASK MEMBER MEMBER COMBS -- AND FORMER PUBLIC DEFENDER JULIAN TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NADIA COMBS DISTRICT ONE. >> GOOD MORNING. AND CONGRATULATIONS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT, MADAME CHAIR, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TODAY GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TODAY TO FACILITATE YOUR LOYALTY OATH OF OFFICE AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. PLEASE PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE AND DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE -- >> [ INAUDIBLE ] >>  OKAY, RICHARD IS >>  OKAY, RICHARD IS GOING TO HOLD THE BIBLE FOR YOU. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER AFTER ME. I NADIA COMBS. >> I NADIA COMBS. >> DO >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND PROTECT AND DEFEND. >> THAT I'LL SUPPORT PROTECT AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. >> THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND OF >> AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. >> THAT I AM DUELY >> THAT I AM DUELY QUALIFIED. >> TO HOLD OFFICE. >> UNDER THE CONSTITUTION IS OF THE STATE. >> AND THAT I >> AND THAT I WILL WELL-AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM, THE FAITHFULLY PERFORM, THE DUTIES OF MEMBER, OF MEMBER, SCHOOL OF MEMBER, SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, ON WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER, SO HELP ME GOD. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>  Karen Perez: CONGRATULATIONS , MEMBER COMBS. NOW I WILL CALL ON MS. GRAY TO COME FORWARD, THE COME FORWARD, THE HONORABLE JUDGE EVANS WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OATH OF OFFICE TO LYNN GRAY, DISTRICT SEVEN. >> >> >> BEING A LAWYER, I HAVE A HARD TIME NOT TALKING. SO I'M JUST -- I SO I'M JUST -- I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS I WANT TO MAKE. LYNN AND I BECAME LYNN AND I BECAME FRIENDS, NOT THROUGH THE COURT OR THE THROUGH THE COURT OR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM BUT BECAUSE WE WERE BOTH RUNNERS, SHE WAS A GOOD RUNNER, I WAS A POOR RUNNER. ANYHOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THAT. WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND THEN ONE DAY I GOT A PHONE CALL AND IT WAS -- SHE SAID, DON, THIS IS LYNN GRAY, I'M RUNNING FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD. I SAID WELL THAT'S GREAT. NOW I HAD RUN FOR OFFICE A COUPLE TIMES, HELPED OTHER PEOPLE RUN FOR OFFICE, SO I ASKED HER A FEW QUESTIONS, AND I REALIZED SHE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE. SO WE GOT TOGETHER, WE STARTED MEETING AND MEETING AND DISCUSSING ABOUT STRATEGY AND SUCH, AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, I THING I KNOW, I WAS THING I KNOW, I WAS HER CAMPAIGN MANAGER. AND WE WENT THROUGH IT. WE HAD A REAL TOUGH ELECTION. BUT THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, NINE YEARS AGO, EIGHT YEARS AGO, BUT SHE SHE SUCCEEDED. AND SHE WAS RUNNING FOR AN OPEN SEAT, THERE WERE EIGHT PERSONS RUNNING FOR THAT SEAT, SHE HAD HER HANDS FULL THERE BUT SHE SUCCEEDED LARGELY BECAUSE SHE'S SUCH A HARD WORKER. AND THEN AGAIN SHE GOT REELECTED FOUR YEARS FOUR YEARS LATER, FOUR YEARS LATER, AND NOW HERE WE ARE TODAY AND IT'S MY HONOR AND PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO SWEAR YOU IN AS NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. NOW THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT I COULD SAY ABOUT LYNN, HAVING WORKED WITH HER FOR THESE PAST EIGHT YEARS OR SO, BUT I THINK THE THINK THE TAMPA BAY TIMES SAID IT BEST, THEY SAID IT BEST, THEY SAID VOTERS, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LYNN GRAY, LYNN GRAY, VOTERS MADE SMART DECISIONS DECISIONS -- YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO READ THAT -- I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS THEY MADE SMART DECISIONS, SHE GOT ELECTED. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU NOW TO PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND BE SWORN AND SWORN AND REPEAT AFTER SWORN AND REPEAT AFTER ME; I. >>  Lynn Gray: LYNN GRAY I LYNN GRAY. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND. >>  Lynn Gray: THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND, THE CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT,. OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THAT I AM DUELY THAT I AM DUELY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE. AND THAT AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM. THE DUTY THE DUTY WHYS -- THE DUTY WHYS -- DUTIES OF MEMBER. SCHOOL SCHOOL BOARD SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA,. ON WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER. SO HELP ME GOD. >> >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> >>  Lynn Gray: OH, THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>  Karen Perez: NOW, MEMBER VAUGHN, PASTOR ANDY OLIVER WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO JESSICA VAUGHN DISTRICT THREE. >> GREETINGS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. AND IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO KNOW THAT CHILDREN OVER HERE ARE IN GOOD HANDS BECAUSE OF YOU. AND ALL OF YOUR WORK. IT'S A REAL HONOR TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS TODAY. I'M SO I'M SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE. >>  Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE QUICKLY MY HUSBAND, AND MY MY HUSBAND, AND MY IN-LAWS, AND MY MY GOD-SON, AND OUR MY GOD-SON, AND OUR LONG-TIME HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, AND MY BEST FRIEND JENNIFER HEART. SO IS THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION. >> IF YOU WILL PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I. >>  Jessica Vaughn: JESSICA VAUGHN I VAUGHN I CAN -- JESSICA VAUGHN, DO DO SOLIUMLY DO SOLIUMLY SWEAR. -- THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND, THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED. TO HOLD OFFICE. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE. AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM. THE DUTY THE DUTY WHYS OF -- DUTIES OF MEMBER, SCHOOL MEMBER, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, SCHOOL BOARD BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, ON WHICH I'M NOW ABOUT TO ENTER. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU. >> >> >> CONGRATULATIONS. >>  Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>  Karen Perez: CONGRATULATIONS , MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER WASHINGTON, THE HONORABLE JUDGE LITTLE WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE OATH OF OFFICE TO HENRY WASHINGTON --DISTRICT FIVE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAD MY I HAD MY DAUGHTER, DR. WASHINGTON, SAW ME. THIS IS THE BOSS OF THE THIS IS THE BOSS OF THE FAMILY. AND THEN WE HAVE MY SON- AND THEN WE HAVE MY SON- IN-LAW, DR. OSAMI. WE HAVE MY PASTOR, ALLEN TEMPLE CHURCH, DR. DAMES. WE HAVE MY WE HAVE MY SON. TWO BOY WASHINGTON. AND WE HAVE THE REAL BOSS OF THE HOUSE, MICHELLE WASHINGTON, THAT ALSO DID ALSO DID 41 ALSO DID 41 YEARS ALSO DID 41 YEARS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. A FEW WEEKS AGO I A FEW WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A CALL ON MY CALL ON MY CELLPHONE FROM HENRY WASHINGTON, I SAID, DON'T KNOW A HENRY WASHINGTON. SO, I ANSWERED IT ANYWAY BECAUSE I GUESS WAS CURIOUS AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE SHAKE. [ LAUGHTER ] SO I WANT TO TELL YOU, IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING A CAREER AFTER THIS, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THIS, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU REGISTER HENRY "SHAKE" WASHINGTON AS A TRADEMARK AND SELL THAT. YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT IT. I HAVE. IT ON RELIABLE SOURCE THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST BE YOUR LAST TERM BE YOUR LAST TERM. >>  Henry "Shake" Washington: YE S, SIR. >> I'M VERY HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE. PLEASE PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE, REPEAT AFTER THE BIBLE, REPEAT AFTER ME, THE BIBLE, REPEAT AFTER ME, I. >>  Henry "Shake" Washington: I. >>  Henry "Shake" Washington: DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND I AM DUALY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES AND MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA OF WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER, SO HELP ME GOD. >> >> CONGRATULATIONS. >>  Henry "Shake" Washington: TH ANK YOU. [ [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ]>>  Karen Perez:
CONG RATULATIONS , MEMBER , MEMBER WASHINGTON , MEMBER WASHINGTON. AT THIS TIME OUR REELECTED BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE REMARKS AND MAKE REMARKS AND COMMENTS. MEMBER COMBS? >>  Nadia Combs: I FIRST WANT TO START BY EXPRESSING JUST HOW TRULY HONORED AND HUMBLES I AM TO BE SWORN IN FOR ANOTHER TERM. TO THE VOTERS SI JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS REALLY, TRULY MY PASSION IN LIFE, IS CARING ABOUT CHILDREN AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS AND STUDENTS AND ADVOCATING FOR OUR DISTRICT. IT REALLY IS SUCH A BIG PULL IN MY LIFE AND I'M SO HONORED TO BE HERE AGAIN. I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE TOGETHER THIS FIRST TIME. WHAT EXCITES ME MORE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE FOR THE COMING YEARS. THE FACT THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY CELEBRATING ANOTHER TERM AND THAT OUR COMMUNITY OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED THE MILLAGE REFERENDUM IS TESTAMENT HOW DEEPLY THIS COMMUNITY VALUES EDUCATION OF THE PASSING OF THE MILLAGE FOR ME WAS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY ELECTION, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT MEANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN SCHOOLS, IN OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. THAT WE HAVE A SOCIETY THAT TRULY CARES ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THAT EDUCATION IS A PRIORITY. IT MEANS WE'RE COMMITTED TO GIVING EVERY CHILD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESERVE, AND I COULDN'T BE PROUDER TO REPRESENT THIS COMMUNITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER. THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE I HAVE TO THANK, MANY OF MY FRIENDS ARE HERE, FRIENDS FROM HIGH SCHOOL, MY COLLEGE FRIENDS, PEOPLE WHO WORKED ALONGSIDE ME. YOU HAD SO MANY VOLUNTEERS. MY CORE GROUP, JAMES MY CORE GROUP, JAMES ATKINSON AND MALE JAMES WE WORKED EVERY DAY TOGETHER. HI SO MANY VOLUNTEERS, I LOOK AT LEWIS OUT THERE AND THINK ABOUT WHEN I WAS CANVASSING IN THE HOT SUMMER AND SOMEBODY WOULD TAKE A BUS OUT THERE TO MEET ME EVERY DAY. THIS WAS TRULY A GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN. YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY. I DIDN'T HAVE THE POLITICAL BACKING. BUT WHAT I DID HAVE WAS JUST THE LOVE THAT I CARED FOR CHILDREN. THE PERSON WHO RAN ALL MY VOLUNTEERS WAS ACTUALLY A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO HAD JUST GRADUATED FROM SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL AND CAME UP TO ME AND SAID HEY, I REALLY BELIEVE IN YOU AND WANT TO THE SUPPORT YOU. I SAID WHY DON'T YOU RUN ALL MY VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN. IT WAS TRULY AMAZING. I HAVE TO SAY THE SUMMER HEAT WAS SO HOT OUT THERE, KNOCKING IS BRUTAL, MORE WORK THAN I EVER EVEN IMAGINED. I HAVE TO THANK MY HUSBAND BECAUSE I WORKED LITERALLY 16 TO 18 HOURS A DAY FOR VERY MANY MONTHS AND I HAD THIS NUMBER I THOUGHT I WOULD WIN IN THE PRIMARY AND IT WASN'T A REASONABLE NUMBER BUT MY HUSBAND DIDN'T TELL ME, HE KEPT LETTING ME BELIEVE IN MYSELF. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND FOLLOW YOUR PASSION THAN GOOD THINGS HAPPEN. I WANT TO SAY, FINALLY, I AM SO, SO HUMBLED TO BE HERE. I DO THIS WITH A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SERVING ON THE BOARD FOR ME, IT'S ABOUT ENSURING THAT EVERY DECISION I MAKE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR PARENTS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF, OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. I'M EXCITED FOR THE WORK AHEAD, THE CHALLENGES WE'RE THE CHALLENGES WE'RE GOING THE CHALLENGES WE'RE GOING TO FACE AND THE PROGRESS WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE. WE HAVE TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO TO STRENGTHEN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND REMAIN COMMITTED TO PROVIDING STRONG FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ACHIEVE BEST OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS AND TOGETHER MOVE FORWARD TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS EVEN BETTER AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>  Karen Perez: MEMBER >>  Karen Perez: MEMBER GRAY? >>  Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR, AND THANK YOU MEMBER COMBS, FOR SUCH AN ELOQUENT SPEECH AND HEARTFELT. AND I HAD TWO PAGES WRITTEN BUT HE WAS HE WAS TOLD BY MY NUMBER ONE HUSBAND THAT'S WAY TOO LONG SO I'M GOING TO BE BRIEF, WHICH IS NOT COMMON FOR ME. BUT THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SAY, IT'S WITH IT'S WITH ENORMOUS GRATITUDE, NOT ONLY TO MY HUSBAND WHO PUT TOGETHER OVER TOGETHER OVER TOGETHER OVER 2000SIGNS MY NUMBER ONE SON IN THE AUDIENCE, MY ENTIRE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND TO THOUSANDS OF MY CONSTITUENTS. I APPRECIATE YOUR PUBLIC TRUST AND VALIDATION OF MY WORK AS I AM NOW AM NOW ENTERING AS JUDGE AM NOW ENTERING AS JUDGE EVANS INDICATED, ENTERING MY THIRD OFFICE, MY THIRD TERM OF OFFICE AS A DISTRICT WIDE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I WILL I WILL CONTINUE AND BUILD UPON INITIATIVES WHICH SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING, AND I'M NOT GOING TO LIST DOWN 20 OR LIST DOWN 20 OR 50, BUT I'LL DO THREE. MY SUPPORT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FOR THE DIVERSITY OF THE STUDENT AND FAMILY POPULATIONS. MY SUPPORT ALWAYS IS WITH OUR EMPLOYEES AND I'M EMPLOYEES AND I'M THANKING SUPERINTENDENT, VAN AYRES AND THANK YOU TO THE CTA, THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS, FOR HELPING GET THE MILLAGE PASSED. THAT IS THE WELL-BEING OF OUR EMPLOYEES. -- WHO MEAN THE WORLD TO ALL OF US, AND TO OUR CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY OUR ESPECIALLY OUR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS. AND ALSO, I WILL CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND TO BE FOREMOST AS A PRIORITY PRIORITY FOR OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND THEIR OVERALL SAFETY AND THEIR OVERALL MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND ACADEMIC WELL- BEING. AND LAST, I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR FAMILIES, OF COURSE, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS, WHICH EACH OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS WE CAN BE ASSURED OF A STRONG HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. HILLSBOROUGH STRONG. RIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ME AND MAY HAVE VOTED IN ANOTHER DIRECTION, I WELCOME THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE VARIOUS INITIATIVES THAT I PUT FORWARD AND/OR THEIR INITIATIVES THAT THEY FEEL IMPORTANT. AND LAST, TOGETHER WE WILL ALL WORK IN OUR JOINT COMMITMENT FOR THE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>  Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN? >>  Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR. FIRST I WOULD LIKE FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY HUSBAND HUSBAND NEILISH AND SON ZACHARIAH, FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME SO I CAN SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS SWORN IN I SPOKE ABOUT HOW NO SINGLE PERSON, INCLUDING MYSELF, COULD TAKE CREDIT FOR MY WIN AND THAT SENTIMENT STILL RINGS TRUE AS A GET SWORN IN FOR A SECOND TERM. SO MANY PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT MY CAMPAIGN. WHETHER IT WAS THROUGH A DONATION, CANVASSING, PHONE BANKING, ENDORSEMENT, OR SIMPLY VOTING FOR ME, THE MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AND SUPPORTED MY REELECTION CAMPAIGN OFTEN ACROSS THE POLITICAL AISLE, BECAUSE WE TRULY UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF REFLECTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE LEADERSHIP. I WANT I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO SINGLE PERSON WHO SUPPORTED MY RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT FOR A SECOND THIS DISTRICT FOR A SECOND TERM. I VOW TO CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, ALL OF OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR EMPLOYEES. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES AND TO EVERYONE AT THE DISTRICT WHO WORK SO HARD TO COME TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STUDENTS, AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO CLOSE WITH BAY -- A QUOTE FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER THAT SAYS EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE GOLDEN DOOR TO FREEDOM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>  Karen Perez: IS -- THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER WASHINGTON, D.C. MEMBER WASHINGTON, D.C. -- WASHINGTON. >>  Henry "Shake" Washington: TH AT'S HARD TO FOLLOW. FIRST I WANT TO THANK MY FIRST I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE, SON KIDS AND IN LAW AND THEIR WIFE AND MY GRAND KID FOR SUPPORTING ME. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING FOR OFFICE BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING FOR OFFICE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE ALLEN KEMP FAMILY, MY CHURCH, BISHOP PATTY AND THE TRINITIY FAMILY FOR HELPING AND ALL OF THE SATURDAY MORNING PEOPLE FOR COMING, I'M NOT COMING, I'M NOT GOING TO CALL OUT A LOT OF NAMES BUT I WANT ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORTED ME WHO IS HERE TODAY PLEASE STAND. I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU. STAND UP, PLEASE. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. YOU KNOW, IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT COMING TODAY AS IT IS GETTING RE-ELECTED BECAUSE IT'S STILL SHOWING THE SUPPORT. I'M TRULY HONORED AND GRATEFUL FOR BEING ELECTED -- FOR BEING ELECTED -- RE-ELECTED TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PARENTS, TOGETHER WITH THE PARENTS, COMMUNITY AND FAMILY AND STUDENTS ARE REMAIN DEDICATED ENSURING THAT OUR SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION AND THAT VERY IS DECISION REFLECTS THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. WE'RE HERE FOR THE EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY AND PARENTS. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE IS ONE I HOLIDAY ROLE IS ONE I HOLIDAY HIGHEST D. SHALL HOLD SHALL HOLD -- CAN HOLD IN HIGHEST REGARD. I'LL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE OUR DISTRICT THE BEST IT CAN BE AND THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR CABINET FOR DOING A GREAT JOB. WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW. ALSO, I WANT TO ALSO, I WANT TO THANK ALL MY CONSTITUENTS, ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR THE THAT VOTED FOR THE MILLAGE. WE DIDN'T WIN, WE WON BY A LAND SLIDE [ APPLAUSE ] IT WASN'T EVEN EVEN CLOSE. THAT GOES TO SHOW YOU, WE ARE -- PEOPLE CARE ABOUT EDUCATION IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. BECAUSE WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE THAT SAID EDUCATION THIS -- YES IT IS -- BUT WE CONTINUE TO WORK HARD. AND OUR EMPLOYEES WORK HARD EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS. EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY THEY WORK HARD AND THEY DO THE THINGS THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO. AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER I CAN SAY I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY, YOU CAN'T, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DO, BUT I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I THINK IS RIGHT, BECAUSE I THINK RIGHT, BECAUSE I THINK THE PEOPLE SELECT HENRY WASHINGTON TO MAKE DECISION WHAT HE THINKS IS BEST FOR PEOPLE. AND I WILL ALWAYS DO THAT. AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT, I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE TERM AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A POSITIVE LASTING CHANGE FOR THE STUDENTS WE SERVE. THANK YOU Y'ALL SO MUCH AND I LOVE YOU. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] KAREN PEREZ KAREN PEREZ -- >>  Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. AN AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. MR. PORTER WILL EXPLAIN THE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS. THIS IS YOUR REORGANIZATION BOARD MEETING UNDER FLORIDA LAW YOU'RE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO ELECT A CHAIR AND TRADITION 58LY A VICE CHAIR. THE SUPERINTENDENT UNDER THE LAW RUNS THE ELECTION OF CHAIR. THE WAY HE'LL EXPLAIN HOW IT WORKS YOU WILL BE NOMINATING PEOPLE BY A SHOW OF HANDS. HE WILL CALL ON PEOPLE WHO RAISE THEIR HAND. NO SECOND IS NEEDED FOR THE NOMINATION. IF MORE THAN ONE PERSON IS NOMINATED YOU WILL VOTE BY BALLOT WHICH BECOMES PUBLIC RECORD. IF ONLY ONE PERSON IS NOMINATED YOU WILL JUST CODIFY THAT MOTION IN A VOTE. AT THIS TIME I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TURN IT OVER NOW TO SUPERINTENDENT TO RUN THE ELECTION. >> THANK YOU MR. PORTER. BOARD MEMBERS AS STATED PLEASE NOTE THAT NOMINATIONS DO NOT NEED TO BE SECONDEDDED. TO BE RECOGNIZED PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND TO MAKE A NOMINATION. WE WILL START WITH THE ELECTION OF CHAIR. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR. CHAIR PEREZ? >>  Karen Perez: I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE NOMINATE MEMBER VAUGHN FOR CHAIR. >> MEMBER VAUGHN HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR CHAIR. ARE THERE ANY ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATION I SEE NONE. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. >> SO IF WE COULD PULL THE LIGHTS UP -- OR -- LIGHTS ON THE BOARD -- YOU'LL NEED TO VOTE ON THIS MOTION FOR MS. VAUGHN JUST IS TO CODIFY IT. WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR PLEASE VOTE FOR JESSICA VAUGHN FOR CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. >> OKAY >> OKAY AND >> OKAY AND UNANIMOUS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>  Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. >> YOU WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE ELECTION OF VICE ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR. >> THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR. MEMBER MEMBER GRAY? >>  Lynn Gray: [ INAUDIBLE ] >> MEMBER PEREZ HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR VICE CHAIR. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? MEMBER HAHN? >>  Stacy Hahn: [ INAUDIBLE ] >> MEMBER RENDON HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR VICE CHAIR. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SEEING NONE, SEEING NONE, COMMUNICATIONS WILL DISTRIBUTE BALLOTS TO THE BOARD. A MEMBER MUST RECEIVE FOUR VOTES TO BE VICE CHAIR. PLEASE VOTE YOUR CHOICE FOR VICE CHAIR ON THE BALLOT PROVIDED TO YOU. FOR THE RECORD, EACH BALLOT WILL BE READ WITH YOUR INDIVIDUAL SELECTION. >> THESE DO BECOME PUBLIC RECORD. >>  Van Ayres: BY A VOTE OF >>  Van Ayres: BY A VOTE OF 5-2, KAREN PEREZ IS VICE CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. YOU WILL READ THE VOTES, HENRY WASHINGTON VOTED FOR KAREN PEREZ. LYNN GRAY VOTED FOR KAREN PEREZ. NADIA COMBS, KAREN PEREZ. KAREN PEREZ, FOR KAREN KAREN PEREZ, FOR KAREN PEREZ. JESSICA VAUGHN, KAREN PEREZ. THE TWO VOTES THE TWO VOTES FOR MS. RENDON DR. STACY HAHN STACY HAHN VOTED FOR STACY HAHN VOTED FOR PATTY RENDON. AND PATTY RENDON FOR PATTY RENDON. SO, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE TO CONGRATULATE MS. KAREN PEREZ THE NEW VICE CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU WE WILL NOW RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES TO REORGANIZE SEATING. >>  Karen Perez: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME THE BOARD MEETING IS CALLED BACK TO IS CALLED BACK TO ORDER. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM 601. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LEASING CORPORATION FOR CERTIFICATES PARTICIPATION PROGRAM UNDER PROGRAM UNDER FINANCE. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT AND WALK US THROUGH THIS ITEM. >>  Van Ayres: THANK YOU, MAD HAM CHAIR WE HAVE ONE BOARD MEMBER AGENDA ITEM AND I MEMBER AGENDA ITEM AND I WILL INTRODUCE RITESH PATEL OUR INTRODUCE RITESH PATEL OUR BOND COUNSEL WHO COUNSEL WHO WORKS FOR GIBLININ AN WILL ADDRESS THE AN WILL ADDRESS THE BOARD TO DESCRIBE WHY THE DESCRIBE WHY THE BOARD DESCRIBE WHY THE BOARD MEETS YEARLY FOR NEW OFFICERS. GOOD MORNING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PLEASURE TO BE HERE MY NAME IS NAME IS IS RITESH PATEL WITH NABORS, GIBLIN & NICKERSON YOUR BOND COUNSEL. WE'RE HERE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE REORGANIZATION OF THE LEASING CORPORATION. UNDER THE LEASING CORPORATION ARTICLES INCORPORATION YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD AN ANNUAL 50 ORGANIZATION MEETING ON THE SAME DATE OF THE REORGANIZATION MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD WHICH WE JUST HAD. SO I BELIEVE WE CAN GET THIS SHOW SHOW STARTED. A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES AND NAMES, I KNOW IT'S NOT YOUR FIRST RODEO DOING THIS BUT WE HAVE A HAVE A CUP HAVE A CUP -- COUPLE ITEMS TO WALK THROUGH. MS. PEREZ -- >> CHAIR NEEDS TO RECESS THE MEETING. >>  Karen Perez: I WILL NOW RECESS THE SCHOOL BOARD RECESS THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AND CONVENE THE ANNUAL MEETING CONVENE THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD LEASING CORPORATION AND TURN THE GAVEL OVER OVER TO MEMBER OVER TO MEMBER PEREZ. JASON PERROTTA -- >> JUAN PEREZ I WILL TURN THE DISCUSSION OVER >>  Karen Perez: I WILL TURN IT 66 66 TO MR. RITESH PATEL WHO WILL DESCRIBE THE. ANNUAL MEETING, TO BE CONDUCTED ON THE SAME DAY AS THE SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MEETING. >> GOOD MORNING. AS WE JUST AS WE JUST DISCUSSED THE BIOLOGICALS OF THE CORPORATION IS REQUIRE A MEETING OF THE CORPORATION REORGANIZATION ON THE SAME DATE AS SCHOOL BOARD REORG MEETING. THERE WILL BE TWO ITEMS THAT WILL NEED TO BE VOTED ON, THE FIRST WOULD BE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LEASING CORPORATION. >> I RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AS BOARD OR DIRECTORS OF THE LEASING CORPORATION. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND I SAW THAT. IT PASSED IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THE SECOND ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TO APPOINT THE NEW OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION. THE NEW CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD JESSICA VAUGHN WOULD BE THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OR DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEASING CORPORATION. THE NEW VICE CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, MS. KAREN PEREZ, WOULD BE THE VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OR DIRECTORS, AND THE VICE PRESIDENT LEASING CORPORATION, AND SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WOULD BE THE SECRETARY/TREASURER OF THE LEASING CORPORATION. >> BOARD MEMBERS TRADITIONALLY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD HAS ALSO BEEN NAMED THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT OF THE LEASING CORPORATION THEREFORE I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPOINT MEMBER VAUGHN, NEW CHAIR, AS CHAIR AND PRESIDENT OF THE LEASING CORPORATION, KAREN PEREZ, NEW VICE CHAIR AS VICE CHAIR AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LEASING LEASING CORPORATION, AND VAN AYRES AS SECRETARY/TREASURER OF THE LEASING CORPORATION. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. >> >> >> IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I NOW ADJOURN THE SCHOOL BOARD LEASING CORPORATION MEETING AND RECONVENE THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. >>  Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU VICE CHAIR PEREZ. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR HAVING FAITH IN ME. I HOPE YOU ALL KNOW HOW MUCH I ACTUALLY CARE AND RESPECT EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER. I KNOW THAT THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN HARD AND SOMETIME SOMETIMES DEVISIVE   HOWEVER WE WERE ALL ELECTED FOR WERE ALL ELECTED FOR A REASON, TO REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT AND THIS DISTRICT COLLECTIVELY AND HONESTLY, I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE WORK WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER. MOVING FORWARD, I HOPE WE CAN ALL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER CLOSELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR DISTRICT AND BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS WE REALLY ARE STRONGER TOGETHER TOGETHER AND OUR CHILDREN, OUR FAMILIES AND OUR EMPLOYEES DESERVE THE BEST. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. I JUST WANT TO DO A QUICK REMINDER THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE GROUP PHOTOS, WILL BE TAKING PLACE IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE ADJOURN FROM THE WE ADJOURN FROM THE DAIS, SO PLEASE PROCEED PROMPTLY FOR OUR PHOTO. SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. [ MEETING ADJOURNED ]