S PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FP&L THE PURPOSE OF THESE HEARINGS IS TO LIST END TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S MILLAGE RATES AND TENTATIVE BUDGET. THE BOARD'S AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING INCLUDES THE PROPOSED MILLAGE LEVIS AGENDA ITEM B1 AND THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR 2025. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL AMEND THE TENTATIVE BUDGET PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING IN SEPTEMBER. WITH THAT, I'M NOW GOING TO ASK WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND MRS. FREDERICK WILL LEAD US IN 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, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MRS. SINCLAIR WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL? >> DISTRICT 1, BARBARA MCQUINN. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 2, ALEXANDRIA AYALA. ABSENT STN. >> DISTRICT 3, KAREN BRILL. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 4, ERICA WHITFIELD. IS ABSENT. >> DISTRICT 5, FRANK BARBIERI. ABSENT >> DISTRICT 6, MARCIA ANDREWS. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 7, EDWIN FERGUSON. CTA PRESIDENT TO THE MIKE STONE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU CHAIR BRILL. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. TWO WEEKS AGO I APPEARED IN THIS ROOM TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I BELIEVE WILL TAKE TO REVUT AND RETAIN TEACHERS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. I POINTED OUT THAT IT WOULD TAKE A SALARY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO PAY THEIR BILLS AND BENEFITS THEY CAN USE TO GO TO THE DISREMEMBER WHEN THEY ARE SICK AND TAKE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO THE DOCTOR WHEN NEEDED. WORKING CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO DO THEIR JOBS MOVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OF FREE OF MICRO MANAGEMENT AND RETIREMENT SECURITY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY WHEN THEIR CAREERS ARE OVER. THESE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS TO PRIORITIZE IF WE ARE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN TEACHERS. TONIGHT I'M ASKING YOU TO TAKE THE FIRST STEPS TO MAKE THAT VISION A REALITY. THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU AND I'M REFERENCING ONLY THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND BECAUSE THAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS THE FUND REFLECTS A 7% INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE. THE FINANCIAL CONDITION RATIO THE COMPARISON OF THE FUND BALANCE HAS GONE UP FROM 13% TO 14.4% FOR THIS YEAR. I BELIEVE THESE FACTS PRESENT YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIRST ESTABLISH PRIORITIES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THIS VISION FOR A BETTER LIFE. SECOND A COMMUNICATE THOSE PRIORITIES TO THE APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUALS AND THIRD, TO SEE TO IT THOSE PRIORITIES ARE CARRIED OUT. REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE LEGISLATURE DOES OR DOES NOT DO FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, WHEN IT COMES TO PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS, YOU THE ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MUST EXAMINE NEEDS AND RESOURCES THEN ALLOCATE THEM IN WAYS THAT ACHIEVE OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE, AFFIRM AND INSPIRE OUR STUDENTS. THAT IS SOMETHING THE TEACHERS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY HAVE ABSOLUTELY ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS LAST YEAR. YES, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE INCREASES IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THAT MADE OUR SCHOOLS AN A RATED KISS TRICK. TEACHERS HAVE TAKEN NOTE OF STUDENT NEEDS AND RISEN TO THE CHALLENGES AND GUIDED THEIR STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. THEY UNDOUBTEDLY DESERVE TO BE PRIORITIZED FIRST IN THE BUDGET. DOING SO WILL BE YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THIS ROLE TEACHERS PLAY IN INCREASING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND WILL MOVE THEM TOWARD A PROMISE OF A BETTER LIFE THAT FREES THEM FROM THOSE DISTRACTIONS THAT ZAP THE ENERGY NEEDED EACH DAY IN THE CLASSROOM. I URGE YOU IN THE STRONGEST TERMS TONIGHT TO JOIN MY VISION, TAKE THESE STEPS WITH ME TO SHOW OUR ENTIRE STATE WHAT MUST BE DONE TO PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS, BELIEVE ME, THEY WILL KNOW WHAT WE DID. THEY WILL APPRECIATE OUR WORK IN REALTIME. AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT LEGACY IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING. >> THANK YOU. I'M. >> Karen Brill: I'M GOING TO TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT BURKE. >> Mike Burke: THANK YOU. FOR YOUR TWO AGENDA ITEMS I'M RECOMMENDING FOR THE MILLAGE LEVIS IN THE 2024-2025 BUDGET TO COMPLY WITH TRUTH IN MILLAGE LEGISLATION. BEFORE I MAKE MY RECOMMENDATIONS, Mr. FREDERICK WILL PRESENT THE PROPOSED BUDGET. AND WE HAVE THE CHAIRPERSON OF OUR BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. THIS IS WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS THE END OF THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN A LONGTIME SINCE WE MET OUR LAST MEETING WAS JUNE FIFTH BUT WE STARTED IN DECEMBER OF 2023 AND LEGISLATIVE SESSION STARTED IN JANUARY AND ENDED IN MARCH. SO UNDER LEGISLATIVE GUIDELINES WE CANNOT BRING THE TENTATIVE BUDGET UNTIL THIS TIME PERIOD WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. I WANTED ALONG WITH THE BOARD WORKSHOPS WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD THREE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND MISS BEN KNOW IS REPRESENTING THE COMMITTEE AND SHE IS GOING TO REPORT OUT TO THE BOARD THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE FY25 SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET. SO I'M GOING TO ASK HER TO PLEASE GIVE HER REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU. I PROMISE THIS WILL BE THE BRIEFEST BRIEFING YOU'VE EVER HAD. AS HEATHER MENTIONED WE DID MEET ON THREE OCCASIONS TO REVIEW THE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED FY25 BUDGET T INCLUDES A 3.3 AID% INCREASE IN BASE STUDENT ALLOCATION. FUNDS A STATE MANDATED INCREASE IN TEACHER CATEGORY OF 13.9 MILLION INCLUDING CHARTER SCHOOLS. WHILE 25 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS ARE BALANCED THERE WILL BE AS MS. BRILL MENTIONED ADJUSTMENTS THROUGH THE BUDGET ADOPTION ON SEPTEMBER 4. ENROLLMENT IS EXPECTED TO GROW AND MAJORITY IS ANTICIPATED TO BE IN THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT VOUCHERS. THERE CONTINUES TO BE UNCERTAINTY DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE VOUCHERS, INFLATION, AND SUNSETTING OF FLETCHER FUNDS AND THE SALES TAX ENDING IN 2025. DURING THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION BILL SETS ASIDE 250 MILLION PER YEAR TO MINIMIZE THE FINANCIAL PROJECT OF A VOUCHER IN STUDENT GROWTH. VOTERS WILL CONSIDER CONTINUING THE COLLECTION OF A HALF CENT SALES TAX IN NOVEMBER OF 2024. FUND BALANCES INCREASED AS A RESULT OFSER IS FUNDS THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN CAUTIOUS WITH ONE TIME VERSUS RECURRING INITIATIVES. THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTS ADDING RECURRING FUNDS ADJUSTED THROUGH FINAL ADOPTION TO THE FINAL SALARY AND BENEFITS RESERVE. THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AS PRESENTED. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> AS WELL AS ALL THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEEMEMBERS THEY ARE VOLUNTEERS THEY VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. >> THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION WAS UNUSUALLY QUIET ON THE BUDGET FRONT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR WHICH HAD HISTORIC CHANGES. AND FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED PUBLIC EDUCATION WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE VOUCHER PROGRAM. AS WELL AS THE MANDATE TO SHARE OUR CAPITAL MILLAGE DOLLARS. SO THIS YEAR, WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE LESS FROM A LEGISLATIVE FRONT BUT IT ALSO MEANT THAT WE HAD LESS FUNDING IN ADDITION TO THAT. I'M GOING TO START WITH LOOKING AT OUR PROPERTY VALUES. WITH OUR IN JUNE OF OUR LAST PRESENTATION IN JUNE, OUR PROPERTY VALUES WERE ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE BY 3.5%. THE ACTUAL CERTIFIED INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES IS 7%. THAT IS STILL LESS THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST TWO PREVIOUS YEARS. AND WE EXPECT OVER THE UPCOMING YEARS THE INCREASES IN PROPERTY VALUES ARE GOING TO REMAIN BETWEEN THE 3-6% RANGE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THE DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES IN PROPERTY VALUES AT LEAST IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. LOOKING AT THE INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES YOU SEE A 7% INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES YOU THINK YOU WILL SEE A 7% INCREASE IN FUNDING BUT THE INCREASE DOES NOT ALIGN WITH OUR INCREASE IN PER STUDENT FUNDING. AS WAS MENTIONED WE'RE ONLY SEEING AN INCREASE IN OUR BASE STUDENT ALLOCATION OF A LITTLE OVER 3%. AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT OUR PER STUDENT FUNDING AN INCREASE OF 2.8%. SO EVEN THOUGH WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR BUDGET AND YOU SEE OUR TOTAL BUDGET IS INCREASING BY 7%, THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S ADDRESSING A LOT OF INCLUDING A LOT OF OTHER FACTORS, INCLUDING THE INCREASE INESSER IS FUNDS WHICH ARE ONE TIME. THE INCREASE IN THE VOUCHER PROGRAM, THE INCREASE IN CHARTER SCHOOL ALL OF THOSE INCREASE IN REVENUE FLOW THROUGH OUR GENERAL FUND AND NOT TRUE INCREASES IN OUR DISTRICT OPERATED SCHOOL BUDGET. THOSE ARE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE TO CONSIDER GOING FORWARD. THE MILLIONAGE RATE -- MILLAGE RATE IS SET BY STATE LAW. THE BOARD HAS VERY LIMITED AUTHORITY OVER WHAT THE MILLAGE RATE IS. SO THE STATE LEGISLATURE SETS THE REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT AS WELL AS THE PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. AND THEY ALSO CAP THE OTHER PORTIONS OF THE MILLAGE RATE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO OUR MILLAGE RATE IS 6.314 MILLS. WHICH IS A SLIGHT REDUCTION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AT THAT TIME TOTAL MILLAGE RATE ALTHOUGH IS LOWER THAN THE PRIOR YEAR, IT'S 3.55% GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE. THAT ROLLBACK RATE IS THE MILLAGE RATE THAT WOULD BE APPLIED TO THAT NEW HIGHER PROPERTY VALUE THAT WOULD THEN GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE GENERATED THIS YEAR. SO IT IS 3.55% HIGHER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO AN AVERAGE HOMEOWNER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY? AN AVERAGE HOMEOWNER WITH A SOME OF $300,000 WITH A TAXABLE VALUE OF 275,000, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WILL SEE A SLIGHT DECREASE OF $39.33. IF YOU WERE TO CONSIDER AN INCREASE BASED ON THE HOMESTEAD -- BUT THE INCREASE BASED ON THE 3% CAP, THEY WOULD SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THEIR PROPERTY TAXES AND LOOKING AT OUR BUDGET THE BECOME IS $FIVE.558 BILLION. THE INCREASE IS 1.91% ACROSS ALL FUNDS. THE INCREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS 7%. AND 200 MILLION BUT LIKE I SAID THAT $200 MILLION INCLUDES THE INCREASE IN THE PASS THROUGH FOR VOUCHERS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS AS WELL AS THE INCREASE ESTIMATED INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE WHICH INCLUDES A LOT OF ONE-TIME FUNDS AS A RESULT OF ESSE ARE. YOU WILL SEE THAT THE SPECIAL REVENUE ESSER FUNDS A REDUCTION OF $192 MILLION, THOSE FUNDS ARE SUNSETTING AS OF SEPTEMBER. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SPENT DOWN OUR PORTION BY JUNE 30TH. BUT THE REMAINING AMOUNT OF $11.8 MILLION IS THE AMOUNT REMAINING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOLS TO SPEND THOSE FUNDS. WHATEVER FUNDS THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DO NOT SPEND BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, THE DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS AND WE'VE WORKED WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND WE HAVE THAT AMENDMENT READY TO GO SO WE CAN MEET THAT DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER 30TH. BOTH THE GENERAL FUND AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL BUDGET ARE BOTH BALANCED. THE INCREASE IN THE BASE STUDENT ALLOCATION WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST FLEXIBILITY IN OUR FUNDING IS 181.57. 3.38%. THAT ALSO INCLUDES THE INCREASE IN THE TEACHER CATEGORY CAL COMPENSATION WHICH REPRESENTS A LITTLE BIT OVER 1% OF AN INCREASE FOR THE TEACHERS. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR PER STUDENT FUNDING OVERALL, THE INCREASE IS $257.89 OR 2.8%. SO GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET AND THE INCREASE OF 7% IT'S NOT ACTUALLY AN INCREASE OF 7% WE ARE ONLY RECEIVING AN INCREASE OF PER STUDENT FUNDING OF 2.8% PER STUDENT. WITH THAT AND THE INCREASES WE HAD BEEN OUR BUDGET LOOKING AT OUR ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE THAT WE'RE CARRYING FORWARD AS WE CONTINUE TO CLOSE-OUT FY24, AND LOOKING AT WHATEVER RECURRING FUNDS WE HAVE AVAILABLE WITHIN THAT FUND BALANCE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SET ASIDE $42 MILLION FOR SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. WITHIN OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, WE HAVE THE CAPITAL BUDGET IS BALANCED. AND SOME HIGHLIGHTS IN THE CAPITAL PLAN THIS YEAR IS THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN RIVIERA BEACH AS WELL AS A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE WEST AREA. AND THEN WE'VE INCLUDED THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE SALES TAX THAT IS GOING TO THE VOTERS IN NOVEMBER OF 2024. SO THIS EVENING, THE BOARD DID APPROVE IN A SPECIAL MEETING THE FY TWO 5 CAPITAL PLAN. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE CHANGES TO THE CAPITAL PLAN AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE BUDGET ONCE WE COME TO FINAL ADOPTION ON SEPTEMBER 4. NOW THE NEXT STEPS WITHIN TENTATIVE ADOPTION ARE TO APPROVE THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES AND THE TENTATIVE BUDGET AND SEPTEMBER FOURTH WE WILL BE BACK FOR FINAL ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET AFTER WE'VE CLOSED OUT THE FISCAL YEAR WE WILL BRING THE FINAL DOCUMENT UP FOR THE BOARD APPROVAL. >> Karen Brill: SHAW. Mr. FERGUSON? >> Edwin Ferguson: MS. FREDERICK THE OTHER YOUNG LADY MENTIONED OUR STUDENT POPULATION IS INCREASING DUE TO US HAVING MORE PEOPLE MOVING TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. BUT I THOUGHT I HEARD IT WAS AS A RESULT OF THE FAMILY ENTREPRENEURSHIP VOUCHER. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WATCHING THIS HOW THAT VOUCHER HAS LED TO OUR STUDENT ROLLS INCREASING? >> SO THE FLORIDA EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP VOUCHERS THOSE STUDENTS ARE INCLUDED IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TOTAL ENROLLMENT PROJECTED NUMBER. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT IN PALM BEACH COUNTY IT INCLUDES THE INCREASE IN VOUCHER STUDENTS WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT 7200 STUDENTS. IT INCLUDES THE INCREASE IN CHARTER SCHOOLS ESTIMATED TO BE 400 STUDENTS. AND THEN THE INCREASE IN DISTRICT OPERATED SCHOOLS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT A THOUSAND STUDENTS. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY THAT WE ARE STILL SEEING A GROWTH IN OUR DISTRICT OPERATED SCHOOLS IN EARN ITS OF ENROLLMENT. BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE ARE SEEING DECLINES IN THEIR DISTRICT OPERATED SCHOOLS. WITH THE FLORIDA EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIPS IT'S NOT THAT THEY ARE TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM PER STUDENT PERSPECTIVE IT'S ADDED 315,000 STUDENTS STATE-WIDE INTO THE POOL OF STUDENTS AND INTO THE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. IT'S ABOUT $1.2 BILLION THAT IS BEING INVESTED WITHIN THE VOUCHER PROGRAM. IF YOU WERE TO TAKE THAT 1.2 BILLION AND HAD INVESTED THAT WITHIN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO SO MUCH MORE IN TERMS OF SALARY INCREASES FOR TEACHERS IN ORDER TO RAISE THEM UP TO TRULY WHAT THEY DESERVE TO EARN. BUT IT IS SO THAT FUNDING IS BEING -- IN A SENSE DIVERTED TO PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS BUT IF IT HAD BEEN REINVESTED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RAISE OUR TEACHER SALARIES. >> Edwin Ferguson: AGAIN SO THE PEOPLE ARE UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IT'S MORE SO A SITUATION OF CHILDREN WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS THEIR PARENTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS VOUCHER TO OFFSET THEIR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND THAT IS WHAT IS AFFECTING OUR NUMBER? >> OUR DISTRICT ENROLLMENT IS STILL GROWING ALL IT'S DOING IS ADDING STUDENTS THAT WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ON TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ROLLS. SO IT ADDED 315,000. POTENTIALLY NOT ALL NEW STUDENTS BUT PROBABLY A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW STUDENTS THAT WERE NEVER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BEGIN WITH. SO THOSE FUNDS THEN WERE IN A SENSE DIVERTED FROM WHEN YOU HEAR THE GOVERNOR SAY $1.2 BILLION WAS INVESTED IN EDUCATION, NOT -- IT IS SOMEWHAT DILUTED BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING ONLY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS WITHIN THE STATE. >> Edwin Ferguson: AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THAT CONFUSED ME. SOME OF THE CHILDREN WHO ARE BENEFITING FROM THE VOUCHER PROGRAM ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE ENROLLED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS THIS UP COMING YEAR THEY WILL BE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS. >> THE VOUCHER STUDENTS ARE ALL IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS. >> >> Edwin Ferguson: I APOLOGIZE IF I WAS NOT CLEAR. IS IT SAFE TO SAY NONE OF THE CHILDRENS WHOSE FAMILIES ARE UTILIZING THIS EMPOWERMENT VOUCHER THEY ARE NOT IN CHARTER SCHOOLS? >> NO, THEY ARE NOT IN CHARTER SCHOOLS. >> Edwin Ferguson: THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS USING THIS TO HELP LOWER THEIR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR THEIR KID TO BE EDUCATED IN A PRIVATE SETTING. >> YES. >> Edwin Ferguson: THANK YOU. >> Karen Brill: THANK YOU. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Mike Burke: I WAS GOING TO ADD THE MONEY ISES PAING THROUGH OUR DISTRICT IT DOES NOW YOU HAVE TO BREAKDOWN ENROLLMENT AND ANALYZE IT CLOSELY BECAUSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT BUCKETS OF STUDENTS AND PRIVATE OR VOUCHER. IT IS A NEW WRINKLE THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE BREAK IT DOWN AND PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT. ALL RIGHT IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS I WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM B1. I RECOMMEND THE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPT THE PROPOSED MILLAGE LEVIS OF 6.31 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 THE MILLAGE RATE IS 3.55% GREATER OF THE ROLLBACK RATE AND MADE OF 3.054 MILLS. 0.02 MILLS, 0.748 MILLS FOR DISCRETIONARY OPERATING, 1.KNIFE 00 MILLS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND 1.00 MILLS FOR ADDITIONAL OPERATING. >> Karen Brill: MOTION BY MRS. ANDREWS. SECONDED BY McQUINN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> Mike Burke: I RECOMMEND THE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPT THE BUDGET 5,58,195,558 FOR PHYSICAL 2025 INCLUDING THE DISTRICT'S CHART AND SCHOOL BOARD STATEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION. >> Karen Brill: MOTION BY Mr. FERGUSON AND SECONDED BY MRS. ANDREWS. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. A MOTION TO ADJOURN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR --------- >> THANK YOU, JOINING US IS SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL BURKE, GENERAL COUNSEL SEAN BERNARD, INSPECTOR GENERAL THERESA MICHAEL AND BOARD CLERK TONY SINCLAIR, SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS WILL JOIN US PERIODICALLY AS DIRECTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY GENERAL COUNSEL SEAN BERNARD. 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. VIEWERS AND LISTENERS CAN ACCESS THE MEETING BY WATCHING ON COMCAST CHANNEL TZ 34 AND THE 35. U VERSE CHANNEL 99 OR BY USING THE YOUTUBE LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE AT PALM BEACH SCHOOLS.ORG. IN THE EVENT THE LEAPING IS INTERRUPTED FOR TECHNICAL REASONS PLEASE SWITCH OVER TO THE TV CHANNELS. ALL BOARD MEETINGS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND WE OFFER A LISTENING ONLY OPTION WHICH THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS BY CALLING 561-357-5900 OR TOLL FREE AT 1-866- 30-P 015, MEETING I.D. IS 15618801124 BE #AND WITH THAT,LY NOW TURN THE WORKSHOP OVER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. >> Supt.Burke: THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, FIRST IS POLICY 2.53 VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT IS GOING TO BE LED BY OUR CHIEF OFFICER OF STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT JOINED BY MISS ANGELA EDWARDS I.T. SPECIALIST LEVEL 2 IN OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND WEBSITE SOLUTIONS. YOU BROUGHT LEGAL COUNSEL WITH YOU SOILY LET YOU INTRODUCE THE REST OF THE TEAM THERE. PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT. GOOD EVENING CHAIRWOMAN BRILL, VICE CHAIR McQUINN, MR. FERGUSON AND MS. ANDREWS DREWS, THANK YOU. TO MY LEFT, I HAVE Mrs. ANGELA EDWARDS, OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL. >> ERIC BELL, DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL. >> ERIC REICHENBERGER. GENERAL COUNSEL. >> WE HAVE NON SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO OUR VOLUNTEER AND PUBLIC SCHOOL POLICY 2.53, CLERICAL AND CLEANUP ITEMS ONLY. I'LL LET Mrs. EDWARDS GO THROUGH THOSE WITH YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF POLICY 2.53 VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SCOOLZ ADDRESSES VOLUNTEER APPROVAL PROCESS AND SCHOOL PROCEDURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LEGISLATION. WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS. THEIR VALUE IS IMMEASURABLE AT OUR SCHOOLS. SOME OF THE REVISIONS THAT WE INCLUDED ARE UPDATING THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT CHANGED, PROVIDING CLARITY FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS, REMOVAL OF THE SPECIFIC I.T. EQUIPMENT USED SINCE ALL THE SCHOOLS WERE PROVIDED WITH EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED. AND UPDATING OUR DEPARTMENT NAME. OVER THE NEXT TWO SLIDES, THERE IS ABOUT A DOZEN CLERICAL REVISIONS LISTED AND THERE IS A RED LINE VERSION AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED IT. THERE ARE NO SUBSTANTIAL REVISIONS TO THE POLICY. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OR TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE LINE BY LINE IF NEEDED. >> WE WILL MOVE RIGHT ALONG I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU LATER FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT MEETING. >> Supt.Burke: THAT BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT WORKSHOP WHICH IS POLICY 1.096, THE TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND I THINK WE ARE GOING TO ADDRESS A FEW POLICIES TOGETHER AS A BUNDLE. MISS HEATHER FREDERICK CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILL LEAD THE WORKSHOP WITH OUR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AND Mr. RAYMOND USSLER OUR CHIEF OF I.T. SECURITY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SO WE ARE GOING TO WALK THROUGH, AND THIS WORKSHOP AND OUR NEXT WORKSHOP IN AUGUST, ALL OF THE I. TSM RELATED POLICIES-- I.T. RELATED POLICIES. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ASSISTING. THEY'RE THE EXPERTS IN CASE YOU HAVE DETAILED QUESTIONS. WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU TODAY FIVE POLICIES AND WE ARE REPEALING ONE. THERE ARE REALLY NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES WITHIN THE POLICIES. THEY'RE TO ALIGN WITH POLICY, STATUTE, STATE BOARD RULES. AND ALSO JUST UPDATING TO CURRENT TERMINOLOGY THAT WE USE. I'M NOT GOING TO WALK THROUGH EACH OF THE CHANGES. THERE IS ONE THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WITHIN THE DATA LOSS AND PREVENTION POLICY 2.504, WHERE WE ADDED THAT MFA IS REQUIRED. SO MFA IS MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION AND THAT IS REQUIRED. IT IS BEST PRACTICE AND IT IS REQUIRED UNDER OUR CYBER LIECIALT LIABILITY INSURANCE, SOMETHING WE ARE IMPLEMENTING DISTRICT WIDE FOR NOVEMBER IS. WE ARE MAKING THAT CLEAR WITHIN THE POLICY. >> Supt.Burke: WOULD YOU CLARIFY THAT FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY. >> EMPLOYEES ONLY. NOT STUDENTS. AND WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT EMPLOYEES CAN USE TO IMPLEMENT MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION. THEY HAVE THE OPTION OF USING THEIR PERM DEVICE AND FOR-- PERSONAL DEVICE AND FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT ELECT TO USE A PERM DEVICE, WE HAVE TWO OTHER OPTIONS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO USE. AND THOSE ARE NOT OUTLINED WITHIN THE POLICY. IT IS JUST STATING THAT WE ARE REQUIRING TO USE MFA, AND THEN BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY CHANGES SO QUICKLY, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO UPDATE THE POLICY EACH TIME THERE IS A CHANGE IN A DIFFERENT METHOD THAT WE WOULD ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO UTILIZE. AND THEN THE LAST POLICY, CELLULAR TELEPHONES, WE ARE REPEALING BECAUSE THAT IS NO LONGER RELATED 7-POINT IS 4 IS-- 7.14 IS THE ONE WE ARE REPEALING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. SO WE CAN MOVE RIGHT ON. >> Supt.Burke: I WOULD JUST ADD TO THE MFA IMPLEMENTATION. WE PUT A BULLETIN AND WORKING TOWARD THE NOVEMBER IS DEADLINE TO GET OUR EMPLOYEES ACCUSTOMED TO THE PROCESS. WE HAD PILOTED IT. WE HAVE SEVERAL GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES UTILIZING IT EACH DAY, BUT AS WE START THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, WE WILL BE IMPACTING YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES SO WE WILL BE WORKING THROUGH THAT AND OUR I.T. HELP CENTER IS READY TO ASSIST. DID YOU GUYS COVER ALL YOUR POLICIES THERE? >> YES, THAT WAS ALL THE POLICIES. >> Supt.Burke: OKAY. YOU ARE MAKING GOOD TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU Mr. FREDERICK AND TEAM. MADAM CHAIR, THAT COMPLETES OUR WORKSHOP. SO WE CAN MOVE TO THE SPECIAL MEETING. >> Chair: THANK YOU Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Chair: WE'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE WORKSHOP. MOTION BY MIZ ANDREWS, SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. BOARD MEMBERS, ARE YOU READY TO CONTINUE? OKAY, GIVE ME ONE MINUTE MUCH SWITCH MEETINGS. I WILL CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AT 3:06 P.M. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> DISTRICT IS BARBARA McQUINN. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 3, KAREN BRILL. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 4 ERICA WHITFIELD IS ABSENT. >> DISTRICT 5 BARBARA McQUINN IS ABSENT. DISTRICT 6, MARCIA ANDREWS. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 7, EDWIN FERGUSON. >> HERE. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. ALSO JOINING US IS SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL BURKE, INSPECTOR GENERAL THERESA MICHAEL AND BOARD CLERK TONY SINCLAIR, SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS WILL JOIN US PERIODICALLY AS DIRECTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. WE HAVE THREE SETS OF MINUTES ON THE AGENDA TO APPROVE. MAY I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY Ms. McQUINN, SECOND BY MS. ANDREWS, ANY DISCUSSION? FAVOR? OPPOSED IN MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I HAVE ONE ITEM TO ADD FOR GOOD CAUSES. I AM ADDING P3, GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR ADDING THIS ITEM SO EMPLOYEES CAN BEGIN IN THEIR NEW POSITIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO WITHDRAW? >> NO, MADS AM CHAIR. >> Chair Brill: ANYTHING TO PULL FROM CONSENT. SEEING NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MOTION BY MR. FERGUSON SECOND BY Ms. McQUINN, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? , OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ANY DISCLOSURE OR ABSTENTION. SEEING NONE THAT BRINGS US TO SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD COMMENTS. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> YES, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WELL, IT'S OFFICIAL. YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD BY NOW AND NOTICED A FEW AS FLOATING AROUND THE DISTRICT BUT I'M VERY PROUD THE DISTRICT HAS RECEIVED OUR A RATING FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR AND WOULD I LIKE TO REALLY THANK ALL THE STUDENTS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND OUR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF THAT MADE THAT POSSIBLE SO IT WAS A GOOD TEAM EFFORT BY TEAM PALM BEACH. BELIEVE TAKE OUR RATING, IT'S A GOOD REMINDER THAT PALM BEACH COUNTY IS YOUR BEST CHOICE. RECENTLY WE HAD OUR SUMMER GRADUATION CEREMONY AT JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL AND WE HAD MORE THAN 100 GRADUATES THAT WRAPPED UP THEIR REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO GET THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A NICE CEREMONY FOR THEM AND WISH THEM WELL AND I APPLAUD THEM FOR STICKING IT OUT AND HANGING IN THERE AND DOING WHAT MAYBE TOOK A LITTLE EXTRA INNING THERE BUT THEY PERSEVERED. GOOD JOB GRADUATES. AND THEN JUST AGAIN, ANOTHER REMINDER THAT THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY BEGAN ON JULY 29 AND IT WILL RUN THROUGH AUGUST 11; WHICH IS THE EVE OF BACK TO SCHOOL ON AUGUST 12. SO FAMILIES OUT THERE, THEY'RE DOING THEIR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING, A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TAX BREAK AND SCHOOL WILL START IN JUST 12 DAYS. SO I JUST WANT TO WISH Mr. FRANK BARBIERI WELL. HE HAD SURGERY AND HE IS RECOVERING AND HOPES TO BE BACK WITH US SOON. GET WELL SOON. THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. >> Chair Brill: MS. ANDREWS. >> THANK YOU, MAD MADAM CHAIR. I'M SO EXCITED AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR SUPERINTENDENT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM HERE IN THIS BUILDING, MOST OF OUR THE SCHOOL CENTERS WHERE THE CHILDREN ARE AND THE PRINCIPALS AND. IT'S JUST BEEN A GREAT TIME IS TO SEE US BACK AT THE A STATUS AGAIN. I KNOW THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANY CHILDREN BEHIND, BUT I'M SO GRATEFUL TO SEE OUR CHILDREN PROGRESSING, MAKING THOSE LEARNING GAINS AND TO SEE OUR DISTRICT REALLY WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF ALL OF OUR CHILDREN ACADEMICALLY, SECURITY WISE, MENTAL HEALTH. BUT IT ALWAYS SHOWS UP WHEN YOU SEE THE PERFORMANCE THAT HAS COME TO PALM BEACH COUNTY AGAIN. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN A RATED DISTRICT. I ALWAYS BELIEVE WE ARE THE BEST DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND AROUND THE COUNTRY. WHEN WE SEE OUR CHILDREN DOING WELL, WE SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN. IT TAKES THE ENTIRE VILLAGE, THE BUS DRIVERS, THE CUSTODIANS, I WILL MISS SOMEBODY BUT IT'S EVERYBODY THAT WORKS FOR THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAS HELPED US TO OBTAIN AN A RATING, TO HELP OUR CHIRP DO THE BEST THAT THEY CAN DO EACH DAY. IT'S A PRETTY EXCITING TIME, AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO DRIVE BY THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING BUT WHEN I LEAVE HERE, I'M GOING DRIVE BY AND SEE THE WONDERFUL RED SIGN THAT SAYS A RATED DISTRICT. IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD AND MAKES ALL OF US FEEL GOOD AND ALL OF THE SCHOOLS, I MEAN IF YOU ARE AN A RATED SCHOOL, IF YOU ARE FROM A C TO A B, WHATEVER IMPROVEMENTS YOU MADE AS A CHILD IN PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, THIS A BELONGS TO YOU. SECONDLY I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, Mr. SANCHES. I'M LOOKING AT YOU OUT THERE. I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT YOU AND CHRIS GARRISON AND ALSO THE VILLAGE OF ROYAL PALM BEACH, MAYOR PINTO. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO GET A BEAUTIFUL MARQUIS FOR ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. I DROVE BY THE OTHER DAY AND I SAID OH MY GOSH, THE MARQUIS IS HERE AND I WENT TO THE SCHOOL YESTERDAY AND I SAW THE MEN PUTTING UP THE BIG ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AND I WAS WAVING AND CLAPPING. THEY WERE SAYING WHAT IS THAT LADY WAVING AND CLAPPING FOR? WE ARE EXCITED. OUR SCHOOL REPRESENTS US, THE ATMOSPHERE, TO GET THE CHILDREN MOTIVATED FOR BEING AT ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AND I KNOW ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE GETTING NEW MARQUISES BUT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS AND THANK YOU, MAYOR PINTO, Mr. SANCHES, CHRIS GARRISON. BECAUSE OF THE SPECIFICATIONS, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MARQUIS. SO I INVITE YOU ALL TO DRIVE BY, LOOK AT THE MARQUIS, WAVE AT IT. IT'S A GREAT THING FOR OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. MR. FERGUSON. >>  Edward Ferguson: THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. FIRST I WANT TO ECHO SUPERINTENDENT BURKE'S SENTIMENTS TO BOARD MEMBER FRANK BARBIERI. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK ON THE DAIS VERY SOON AND A SPEEDY RECOVERY. TURN BAG TO WHAT I EXPECTED TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. I WANT TO FIRST SAY A BIG WELCOME TO Dr. TANYA McDOWELL. SHE IS OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY. I HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND SPEAK WITH HER AT LENGTH YESTERDAY. I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT HER PLACEMENT THERE. I'M SORRY FOR THE CONSTITUENTS. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN AN UPROAR IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WITH HER MOVING UP TO WEST PALM BEACH BUT I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE A LEADER WHO CAN BOTH MOTIVATE THE STUDENTS AND ALSO COMMUNICATE IN A FASHION WITH THE CITIZENS OF WEST PALM BEACH TO MAKE SURE THAT ROOSEVELT FINALLY RISES AND STAYS TO THE HEIGHT THAT ALL OF THE SCHOOLS FRANKLY SHOULD BE AT. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO MEET HER JUST YET BUT I PLAN ON MEETING THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT POINT SHANNON ELEMENTARY HERE BEFORE THE SCHOOL STARTS. LOOKING TO VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN WHAT HER VISION IS FOR POINT SHANNON, HOW SHE CAN HELP PUSH THEM FURTHER TO A HIGHER MARK AS WELL. PROJECT UPLIFT, I WILL BE RESTARTING THIS MONTH ON AUGUST 24. I'M STILL WORKING OUT THE LOCATION FOR THE EVENT WITH THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH BUT WE SHOULD HAVE THE FLYER COMPLETED BY MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PARENTS AND STUDENTS ASKING ABOUT THIS EVENT. WE SHOULD HAVE THIS OUT BY MONDAY. MOVING FORWARD WE WILL HAVE AN EXTRA WRINKLE OR TWO AT THESE EVENTS. IT WON'T JUST BE TRASH OR BASH GARBAGE PICKUP WE WILL SPEAKERS. PERSONS FORMERLY OF THE DISTRICT WHO WILL BE SPEAKING TO THE GROUP IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS. JUST TRYING TO SETTLE ON THE ACTUAL DATES. BUT IN ANY EVENT, WE EXPECT TO DO EVEN MORE IN WEST PALM BEACH AND ACTUALLY WE ARE GOING TO BE OUT IN THE GLADES EVERY OTHER QUARTER AS WELL AND WE WILL BE DOWN IN THE SOUTH END OF THE COUNTY AS WELL TO TRY TO MAKE THIS EVENT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN WHO MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY TRAVELING TO AND FRO. SO THINGS ARE REALLY PICKING UP. REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST I WANT TO ITERATE WHAT I BELIEVE I SAID AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A BAD YEAR. AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THIS A GREAT YEAR. SO PRINCIPALS, INTERNETS PARENTS ADMINISTRATORS UNDERSTAND THAT LAST YEAR WAS LAST YEAR AND THIS IS THIS YEAR, NOT ONLY IS THIS AN A RATED DISTRICT BUT THE BEST DISTRICT IN THE STATE AND THE COUNTY. I KNOW THESE BOARD MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO THAT AND WE KNOW THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO THAT AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT YOUR CHILD'S EXPERIENCE, DO NOT BE QUIET. DO NOT BE SHY. ASK US. WE ARE NOT MIND READERS. LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP, HOW WE CAN BE A BETTER SERVICE BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR CHILD'S CONTINUED APTITUDE AND GROWTH INSIDE OF OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM BECAUSE WE ARE THE BEST CHOICE AND WE MEAN TO PROVE THAT TO YOU IN THE UPCOMING YEAR. THANK YOU, Ms. CHAIR. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU MR. FERGUSON. VICE CHAIR McQUINN. >> ALL OF THOSE THINGS THEY SAID BUT HAVE I TO SAY BEGIN, IT DOES TAKE A TEAM TO BRING THIS DISTRICT BACK TO AN A RATED SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE KNOW THAT SUPERINTENDENT BURKE STARTED LAST SUMMER WITH THIS SENSE OF URGENCY TO BE THERE REGARDLESS WHAT OUR SCHOOL GRADE HAD BEEN. IT DOES, HOWEVER, TAKE A LEADER OF LEADERS TO MAKE ALL OF THIS HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU, Mr. BURKE, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU MRS McQUINN. I DON'T MAKE A LOT OF COMMENTS BUT I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING I DIDN'T SHARE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT. FIRST I'LL TELL YOU THE EXCITEMENT IN THE DISTRICT AND IN THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY PALPABLE, SO WE ARE SO PROUD OF EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY THAT WORKS FOR US, ALL THE PARENTS, THE GUARDIANS, IT DOES TAKE A VILLAGE. DITTO TO WHAT EVERYONE HAS SAID. SO WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS I HAD AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE TODAY WHEN I WENT DOWN TO GET LUNCH IN THE CAFETERIA HERE. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOME INTERNS AND TO SPEAK TO A COUPLE OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO HAD CHILDREN THAT ARE WORKING HERE AS INTERNS. ONE IN PARTICULAR, HE KNOWS WHO HE IS, WHO HAS HIS GRANDDAUGHTER WORKING HERE WHO WAS SAYING WHAT A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY IT IS TO HAVE THE FUTURE GENERATION HERE. THE PEOPLE THAT WERE DOWN THERE EATING LUNCH, THE YOUNG FOLKS AND THE STUDENTS THAT WERE THERE, THEY WERE SO EXCITED, SO HAPPYTO BE WITH US. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO BRING UP OUR FUTURE EMPLOYEES SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES WHO GOT TO SEE THEIR NEXT GENERATIONS WORKING FOR US. I ALSO JUST WANT TO THROW OUT THAT WE WILL BE WELCOMING NEW TEACHERS TOMORROW AT TEACHER FEST. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE READY TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A NOTION APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY, WE HAVE SPEAKERS THAT HAVE TO COME FIRST. I APOLOGIZE. I'M GOING SO FAST. SO WE DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS TODAY. AND WE, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU FOR JOINING US. WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD AS A COLLECTIVE AND DON'T ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS DIRECTLY. OUR POLICY PROVIDES THAT WE DON'T RESPOND OR ENGAGE WITH OUR SPEAKERS. BUT WE DO MAKE NOTE OF YOUR ISSUES AND WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THEM. WILL YOU 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. WHEN YOU SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND WE REQUEST THAT YOU PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS, SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER OR CITY OF RESIDENCE SO WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M GOING TO CALL YOU BOTH UP. YOU CAN DECIDE WHOEVER GOES FIRST. KATHLEEN LATERNO AND KIERA. PLEASE PROCEED. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD. MY NAME IS KATHY LATERNO, RESIDENT OF JUPITER FLORIDA AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE LEARNING CENTER HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER. MY NINE-YEAR-OLD SON SAM IS AUTISTIC BOTH NON-VERBAL AND EPILEPTIC. MY FAMILY MOVED FROM CALIFORNIA TO PALM BEACH COUNTY SO THAT SAM COULD ATTEND TLC'S PRE-K-8 CHARTER SCHOOL. WE KNEW ABOUT TLC FROM FAMILIES WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE SCHOOL WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1999 AND HAD ITS HUMBLE START OUT OF A CHURCH FACILITY. THE LEARNING CENTER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ESE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. TLC EXCLUSIVELY SERVES AUTISTIC STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT NEEDS LIKE MY SON. IT HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS DUE IN LARGE PART TO ITS EXCEPTIONAL STAFF AND LEADERSHIP. I HAVE HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ON TLC'S BOARD FOR THE LAST YEAR AND I HAVE WATCHED THE STUDENTS THERE ABSOLUTELY SHINE. THE SCHOOL FLOURISHES AGAINST ALL ODDS BECAUSE THEY FOCUS WHAT MATTERS MOST ABOUT THEIR CHARTER:  THE KIDS MY HUSBAND AND I TRUST TLC WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH OUR SON'S EDUCATION AND HIS CARE. WE'RE SO PLEASED SAM WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP GROWING WITH THIS TEAM THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AS YOU CONSIDER THIS CHARTER. TLC STUDENTS ARE DIFFERENT. BUT THEY'RE IN NO WAY LESS. THEY'RE THEIR JOY AND PERSEVERANCE OUTSHINES THEIR CHALLENGES. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT PALM BEACH COUNTY DISTRICT IS PROUD THAT TLC STUDENTS CAN CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS IN THIS DISTRICT AND THRIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AS THEY ENTER HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD, MY NAME IS KIERA FROM JUPITER, FLORIDA. I'M A MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. OUR FAMILY'S CONNECTION WITH THE LEARNING CENTER HAS BEEN LIFE CHANGING. AS A MILITARY FAMILY, WE MOVED TO THE MAIN LAND FROM WHAT WE TOE GIVE OUR CHILDREN THE BEST SPECIALIZED EDUCATION. MY CHILDREN HAVE ATTENDED THE LEARNING CENTER SINCE PRE-K AND HAVE THRIVED IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT, THAT TRULY UNDERSTANDS THEM AND NURTURES THEIR UNIQUE ABILITIES. THE LEARNING CENTER IS CELEBRATING ITS 25th-YEAR ANNIVERSARY NEXT MONTH. THEY HAVE BEEN A PINNACLE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. IS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE, I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE LEARN CENTERING HIGH SCHOOL, ENSURING THESE INVALUABLE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION BY MS. ANDREWS, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR McQUINN. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> I RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE THE PERSONNEL AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. MOTION BY Mrs. AN SECOND BY MR. FERGUSON, ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? , ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?  ALL OPPOSED? OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT IS APPROVED. THAT BRINGS US TO BOARD DISCUSSION ITEM BDIS MS. ANDREWS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT ON THIS ITEM, SCHOOL BOARD REORGANIZATION AS WELL AS OUR GENERAL COUNSEL SEAN BERNARD. AND, YOU KNOW, AS MY HISTORY HERE TO GET THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, THAT'S A BIG DEAL HERE SINCE I HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE, I DON'T REMEMBER ACTUALLY HAVING THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. MADE ME THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN ON BOARD OUR NW BOARD MEMBERS BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR US TO LOOK AT OUR SYSTEMS PERSONALLY, TOO, THE ONES OF US WHO HAVE BEEN HERE. AND SO IN LOOKING AT IT, WHEN WE GET OUR BOARD MEMBERS, THAT BEGINNING PROCESS STARTS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT BEFORE THE ACTUAL BOARD MEETING BEGINS SO WE HAVE THREE NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WOULD BE SITTING HERE AND SAY WELL, WOW, I WISH I HAD KNOWN SOME OF THIS INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME. SO WE DO HAVE POLICIES THAT RELATE TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND BOARD MEETING. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL THE POLICIES AND GENERAL COUNSEL AND TALKING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE ABSENT. WE NEVER KNOW. IF THE BOARD CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR COULD BE ABSENT ON ANY GIVEN DAY NOT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE ELECTING NEW PEOPLE DURING REORGANIZATION BUT ANY OF US MAY HAVE TO STEP UP AT ANY GIVEN TIME TO RUN THE MEETING. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ON BOARD EVERYBODY ALL THE TIME AS NEEDED. POLICIES, THE POLICIES ARE VERY CLEAR POSTPONEMENT, TIME CERTAIN, SUSPENDING RULES, VOTE ON CERTAIN TIME ITEMS, JUST A LOT OF HELPFUL HINTS AND THERE IS A SIMPLE GUIDELINE AND STRUCTURE IS, A BASIC STRUCTURE AS TO HOW IT WORKS. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE AND WE NEED TO CARRY THAT AS OUR HANDY GUIDE ANY TIME WE STEP IN HERE SO THAT ANY OF US CAN BE READY IF WE HAVE TO STEP IN THOSE SEETHE ESPECIALLY FOR THE NEW MEMBERS. AND THEN I THOUGHT ABOUT THE COMMITTEE ASSIGN MANIES. MR. FERGUSON, YOU ARE OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBER AND TO GET THAT ON THE EVENING OF THE MEETING, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES ASSIGN MANIES THAT WE HAVE, IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE AN EXPERTISE IN THE AREA THEY WANT TO WORK IN BUT IF THEY DON'T KNOW BEFORE MEETING, IT IS HARD TO COMPREHEND THAT. I WISH I HAD KNOWN AHEAD OF TIME. I THINK JUST PUTTING THIS ONBOARDING PACKET FOR ALL OF US TOGETHER WOULD BE BENEFICIAL AND I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL AND SEE WHAT YOU THOUGHT AND ASK THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE SUPERINTENDENT YOU KNOW, TO WEIGH IN. BUT I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ALL OF US. AND I HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE A LONG TIME. I CAN REMEMBER A LOT OF THIS BUT I JUST LIKE HAVING IT KIND OF PUT TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH OUR NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. WOULD I LIKE TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION AND THOUGHTS ON THAT. >> SO THANK YOU MS. ANDREWS. I'M GOING TO JUMP IN AND LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE PROBABLY A FEW STEPS AHEAD OF YOU ALREADY WITH THAT. I HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT MRS AN, WILL YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE BECAME BOARD MEMBERS, THERE WAS NO ONBOARDING. WE GOT NOTHING. THEN IT STARTED AFTER THAT THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS GOT TO MEET WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. THEN IT CAME UP THAT NEW BOARD MEMBERS DON'T KNOW THINGS LIKE WHERE THEY PARK, HOW TO GO UP THE ELEVATOR. SO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT. AND THEN WHEN I BECAME CHAIR, I FELT LIKE A DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS THAT FIRST NIGHT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I SAT HERE THROUGH ALL THOSE MEETINGS, I REALIZED THAT NO ONE EVER SHOWED ME HOW TO RUN A BOARD MEETING. SO THE FIRST THING I DID WAS, AS Mrs. McQUINN WILL ATTEST TO, I REACHED OUT TO LEGAL AND I ASKED THAT THE VICE CHAIR ALSO BE ONBOARDED SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY THAT EVERYBODY GET THE INFORMATION. I ALSO WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE ARE HERE, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE iPAD. THAT WAS ONE OF MY GOALS. THAT WE DON'T WAVE AT EACH OTHER. I THINK THE MEETINGS HAVE BECOME VERY EFFICIENT BUT I COMPLETELY DEGREE, THERE ARE TWO PIECES I WOULD ADD. ONE IS THAT ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, I DID FIND THEIR TRAINING VERY VALUABLE. IT'S VERY DIFFERENT FROM OUR ONBOARDING. THEY GO THROUGH THE RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. I HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH SOME OF THE CANDIDATES, SUGGESTING TO THEM THAT IF THEY ARE LUCKY TO BE ELECTED, THAT THEY AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THAT TRAINING BECAUSE IT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE TRAINING WE GIVE. YOU KNOW, FOR TO US SAY YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUDGET AND POLICY, IT SOUNDS SELF SERVING IF WE SAY IT'S NOT THIS AND IT'S THAT. SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THEM SO THEY HAVE THAT OPTION. AND THE OTHER THING I WAS PLANNING TO DO WAS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE COME IN SO ENTHUSIASTIC AND WE SIGN UP FOR ALL THESE COMMITTEES, THAT I THINK WE SHOULD SEE, YOU KNOW, EACH PERSON HAS, SEE WHAT WE WANT AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE NEW PEOPLE DON'T OVEREXTEND. WE CAN SHARE THAT THROUGH THE TRAINING. BUT I REALLY FEEL LIKE THESE THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE GOING TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH MORE INFORMATION THAN WE EVER HAD AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR BRINGING THIS UP. BUT I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALREADY A LOT OF THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN IN THE WORKS. MR. FERGUSON. >>  Edward Ferguson: BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS, YOUR THOUGHT WOULD BE TO APPRISE THE INCOMING BOARD MEMBERS OF THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES IN AUGUST VERSUS NOVEMBER? IS THAT YOUR THOUGHT? >> I WAS THINKING ABOUT AS SOON AS THEY'RE ELECTED, THE SUPERINTENDENT-- THIS IS JUST MY THOUGHT BUT I WANT YOUR INPUT. THE SUPERINTENDENT WOULD BE REACHING OUT TO THEM. >>  Edward Ferguson: SO MY EXPERIENCE WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT ONLY BECAUSE I HAD THE RUNOFF WHICH, OF COURSE, PUT ME RIGHT UP TO IN NOVEMBER, I THINK THAT'S-- IN MY MIND, I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY I WASN'T ADVISED EARLIER BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHO YOUR BOARD MEMBER WAS GOING TO BE. BUT I DO AGREE WITH BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS THAT THE SOONER WE CAN KIND OF GET INFORMATION INTO THE PERSPECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS' HANDS, MOST LIKELY LIT BEAR FRUIT. MY THOUGHT WOULD BE IF AUGUST 20 IS ELECTION DAY, ASSUMING THERE IS NO RUNOFF IN ANY RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS, LET'S TRY TO GET IT IN THEIR HANDS EARLY SEPTEMBER AND THEY WOULD HAVE ROUGHLY TWO MONTHS TO KIND OF REVIEW THINGS, IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OR WHOMEVER, THEY CAN ASK THOSE QUESTIONS. AND TO YOUR POINT, BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS, IT WOULD BE A MORE SEAMLESS TRANSITION, IF YOU L. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION AND THANK YOU BOARD MEMBER-- CHAIRWOMAN BRILL FOR BEING PROACTIVE IN TRYING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES. >> Chair Brill: I WILL JUST ADD THAT THE FSBA TRAINING IN DECEMBER. WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE A RETREAT IN JANUARY. SO, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE DIFFERENT PIECES WILL FIT IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND FOR BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN A PART OF THE BOARD MEMBER TRAINING IN FSBA, IT'S OPEN TO ALL OF US. SO WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION OUT THAT WILL BE IN DECEMBER IN TAMPA. SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ON SOME PEOPLE THAT WILL HAVE THE BENEFIT OF KNOWING A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN WE DID. >> Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Supt.Burke: I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY. WE HAVE STARTED OUTLINING WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE AND WITH THE TEAM AS WELL AS MY WHOLE TEAM. YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO-- YOU HAVE TOUCHED ON IT, WE WANT THE BOARD MEMBERS TO KNOW WHAT IS THEIR BUDGET? GIVE THEM INFORMATION, BASIC INFORMATION. P CARD, PARKING BADGE, AND THE COMMITTEE AASSIGNMENTS WE CAN CURRENT MEMBERSHIP UPON ELECTION AND KNOW AT THAT TIME WE ARE GOING HAVE A MORE ROBUST PRESENTATION WHERE I INVITE EACH NEW BOARD MEMBER TO SIT DOWN WITH ME AND MY TEAM AND GO THROUGH AN OVERVIEW OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND THEN, YOU KNOW, LOOK FORWARD TO THE RETREAT THAT WE WILL HOLD WITH Mr. DELANEY. I KNOW MISS BERNARD IS A BIG PIECE OF THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER AND WE WANT THEM TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD'S ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN VERY TREMENDOUS IN TRAINING. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR A LONG TIME. AND WE WERE VERY ACTIVE IN THE FIRST TRAINING AND OVER THE YEARS, I JUST FELT NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ALONG, THAT IS BENEFICIAL. FOR THE COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS WE ARE MEMBERS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL SO IT'S GREAT FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT JUST IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA BUT ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THESE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES ARE THINGS THAT YOU LEARN AS YOU BE INVOLVED. SO WE WANT THEM TO BE INVOLVED AT EVERY LEVEL. AND MR. FERGUSON, I SAW YOU ARE OUR CONTACT PERSON FOR THE CONSORTIUM. THERE ARE MANY WAYS WHERE THEY CAN PARTICIPATE OUTSIDE OF SITTING RIGHT HERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY ACROSS THE STATE AND NATION TO GET THE LEADERSHIP TRAINING THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO BE THE BEST SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THEY CAN BE. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU, MR. FERGUSON. >> CHAIRWOMAN BRILL. THIS BUSINESS WITH THE FSBA, I HAVE BEEN MEANING TO ADD THAT TO AN UPCOMING MEETING. I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THAT BECAUSE I'VE HEARD SEVERAL OF YOU AT DIFFERENT MEETINGS SPEAK TO WANTING TO REVISIT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FSBA SO I APOLOGIZE IF THIS IS OUT OF ORDER BUT I WOULD LIKE US, SUPERINTENDENT, IF POSSIBLE, TO ADD THIS AS A DISCUSSION ITEM AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING. I PRESUME WE WILL HAVE CLOSE TO SEVEN AT THAT TIME WHERE WE CAN MAYBE DISCUSS THIS AS FAR AS WHETHER WE WANT TO BE MEMBERS AS A BOARD VERSUS EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER HAVING TO MAKE A DECISION TO BE A MEMBER OR NOT. >> Chair Brill: SO I WOULD JUST WEIGH IN ON THAT. HAVE I SPOKEN TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT THAT AS WELL. ASKING THAT WE PUT IT ON OUR COMMITTEES WHEN WE LOOK AT THE COMMITTEES. I WOULD SUGGEST, IF YOU AGREE, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THREE NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, I THINK THEY SHOULD WEIGH IN ON WHETHER WE SHOULD JOIN AS A DISTRICT. SO MY SUGGESTION WAS WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, THAT WE HAVE FSBA UP THERE. WE HAVE A DISCUSSION, DO WE WANT TO JOIN. AND IF WE DO, WE CAN ALSO IDENTIFY AT THAT TIME WHO WOULD BE THE REPRESENTATIVE. BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE GOING OFF AND THREE GOING ON, I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THEIR INPUT IF YOU ARE OPEN TO THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HALF OUR BOARD IS GOING TO BE NEW.-AND IE MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT RESULT THAN WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. >> BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW RESPECTFULLY. >> Chair Brill: I'M SORRY. (NO AUDIO) THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT I PERFORMLY FOUND HELPFUL WHEN I BECAME A BOARD MEMBER. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO BE MEMBERS WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD RIGHT AWAY, BUT I DID SPEAK TO ANDREA MASSENA, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FSBA AND SHE SAID THEY COULD COME TO THE TRAINING AND I'M SURE WE WOULD COULD WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THE FEES. I TOOK A PROACTIVE STEP ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW HOW VALUABLE IT WAS. YOU KNOW, YOU GET ELECTED AND YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD. I MEAN I REALLY DID. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CHANGE LIKE THE WHOLE FACE OF EDUCATION. AND THEN YOU FIND OUT WELL THIS IS MY ROLE. THIS IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. YOU KNOW, AND YOU LEARN TO MOVE WITHIN IT AND TO MAKE THE CHANGES, BUT IT REALLY HELPED FOR ME TO DEFINE NOT BEING AN EDUCATOR NUMBER ONE, WHICH WE DO HAVE SOME THAT ARE RUNNING THAT ARE NOT EDUCATORS. AND NOT BEING A EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, I FOUND IT VERY HELPFUL. ANYBODY THAT HAS ASKED THAT IS RUNNING THAT HAS ASKED TO MEET WITH ME, I HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH AND SHARING JUST MY INSIGHT AS A PERSON WHO CAME TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AS A BUSINESS PERSON AND A MOM. AND HAVE BEEN SHARING THAT MS. ANDREWS. >> Mayor: TO FOLLOW UP. >> TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, HAVE I SPOKEN TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT THIS ONE, TOO. HOPEFULLY WE WILL ALL WANT TO GO BACK BECAUSE IT'S A PART OF THE ORIENTATION COLLABORATION AND LEARNING AS WE SIT IN THESE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IF SOMEONE DOES NOT WANT TO BE, THERE IS MONEY IN THE BUDGET. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT. >> Supt.Burke: WE HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE MEMBERSHIP SET ASIDE. >> I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO MR. FERGUSON'S SUGGESTION THAT IT BE A DISCUSSION ITEM BECAUSE WE ARE KIND OF DISCUSSING I. EVEN THOUGH THIS NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING WHEN THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS COME ON, I THINK RIGHT NOW WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS OR COMING TO CONSENSUS ABOUT FSBA AND IT SHOULD BE ITS OWN SEPARATE DISCUSSION ITEM IS. >> Chair Brill: I WILL WEIGH IN AND SAY WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSION. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE IT A VOTING ITEM? >> Vice Chair McQuinn: I THINK I'M STILL SPEAKING. LY SUGGEST IT CAN BE BECAUSE THERE IS DISCUSSION AFTER THERE IS A MOTION. >> Chair Brill: MR. FERGUSON. >>  Edward Ferguson: THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU WANT TO VOTE IT AFTER THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE SWORN IN. >> YOU WILL HAVE THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND I REALLY THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, JOINING THAT MEMBERSHIP THEIR VOICES SHOULD BE HEARD. I HAVE A FEELING THEY'RE NOT GOING TO NOT WANT TO BE A PART OF IT. BUT HISTORICALLY WHEN WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS AND WE HAVE PUT TO IT A VOTE, THIS BOARD HAS TURNED DOWN JOINING FSBA. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU RUN THE RISK IF WE PUT IT ON AS A VOTING ITEM, IT COULD GET VOTED DOWN AND SO THEY MAY NOT... >>  Edward Ferguson: THAT WAS A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC AT THE STATE LEVEL THOUGH. THE PERSON WHO APPARENTLY SAID SOME OFFENSIVE THINGS THAT PUT US OFF HAS LONG SINCE BEEN TERMINATED. SO THE FACTS ARE DIFFERENT NOW. AND MY QUESTION MORE IMPORTANTLY BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ME AS DISTRICT 7 FIRST OF ALL. I RESPECT THE THREE THAT ARE COMING IN BUT THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP MAKE ME AND YOU ALL AS WELL MORE EFFECTIVE AS BOARD MEMBERS. SO IN THE EVENT TO BOARD MEMBER McQUINN'S SUGGESTION THAT WE WERE TO I'VE I'VE NOT JUST TAKE IT AS A DISCUSSION ITEM BUT IF WE WERE TO VOTE IN SEPTEMBER, HOW SOON WOULD WE BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MEMBERSHIP WITH FSBA? >> >> Chair Brill: FROM MY DISCUSSIONS WE COULD IMMEDIATELY, WE COULD GO UP IN DECEMBER TO FSBA FOR THOSE ABLE TO GO UP THERE. I DON'T THINK WOULD IT TAKE ANY TIME AT ALL. THEY COULD PRORATE WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO PRORATE. THEY WOULD WELCOME US BACK WITH OPEN ARMS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO, BOARD MEMBER McQUINN, I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AND ULTIMATELY VOTE AT THE NEXT MEETING THEN BECAUSE MY CONSTITUENTS DESERVE ME BEING MY BEST AND YOURS RESPECTIVELY AS WELL. I WELCOME THE NEW PERSONS WITH OPEN ARMS BUT HAVE I A JOB TO DO TODAY SO I'M NOTE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THEY GET HERE TO START DOING MY BE JO. NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. SO I'LL ALLOW Mrs. McQUINN TO SPEAK FIRST AND ACTUALLY GENERAL GENERAL COUNSEL, DID YOU NEED TO SAY SOMETHING FIRST? >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD FOR PURPOSES OF TODAY'S DISCUSSION, THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY ONLY THREE THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE. SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD. YOU CAN EITHER REQUEST A WORKSHOP AT A FUTURE MEETING, YOU CAN REQUEST THAT THE MATTER BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM FOR A VOTE WHICH I BELIEVE IS BEING DISCUSSED HERE. YOU CAN DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU AT THIS JUNCTURE. >> Chair Brill: VICE CHAIR McQUINN. >> Vice Chair McQuinn: I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE VOTE OR NOT TO JOIN OR-- I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT AT ALL. I'M SAYING THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING MEMBERSHIP IN FSBA AND IT'S NOT A DISCUSSION ITEM FOR THIS BOARD'S AGENDA. SO I WAS SUGGESTING THAT IT BE ADDED TO OUR NEXT SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA AS A DISCUSSION ITEM IF SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO SAY, BRING IT FORTH AS AN AGENDA ITEM, THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I WAS SAYING I THINK WE ARE OFF TOPIC IN HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT FSBA BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. >> Chair Brill: GENERAL COUNSEL, IF WE BRING IT BACK AS A DISCUSSION ITEM AT THE NEXT MEETING WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT IT ON FOR VOTING PRIOR TO THE NOVEMBER MEETING OBVIOUSLY SO THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS COULD BE PARTICIPANTS. >> THERE WOULD BE TIME FOR THAT. >> Chair Brill: MR. FERGUSON. >>  Edward Ferguson: I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT-- >> Clerk: I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT KNOW THAT WE HAVE DIRECTION THAT WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ITEM. MR. FERGUSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE LEAD ON THAT DISCUSSION ITEM? >> FINE FOR ME. AND THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL BRING US BACK AT THE TIME THE COSTS INVOLVED IN JOINING. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY MR. FERGUSON, SECOND BY MS. ANDREWS, ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. BOARD MEMBERS, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE. WE HAVE A 5:05 TIME CERTAIN. PLEASE STAY HERE. WE NEED YOU.