Updates on the Fight for Quality Public Education in Brevard County, FL

2024-03-05 - School Board Work Session

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2:26 Good morning, welcome to the March 5th, 2024 special board

2:29 work session.

2:30 It is now in order.

2:31 Paul, roll call please.

2:32 Ms. Wright?

2:33 Here.

2:34 Mr. Trent?

2:35 Here.

2:36 Ms. Jenkins?

2:37 Here.

2:38 Ms. Campbell?

2:39 Here.

2:40 Wonderful.

2:41 Thanks.

2:42 If you can please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

2:47 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America

2:51 and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God,

2:55 indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

3:01 All right, board, we have quite an agenda in store for us today.

3:06 So we’re going to start.

3:07 Our first topic will be the student accommodation plan

3:10 briefing.

3:11 I believe Ms. Dampier, who is presenting this one?

3:14 Sue, sorry.

3:15 Oh, Ms. Black is presenting.

3:17 Okay, Karen.

3:19 Thank you, Madam Chair.

3:20 Karen Black is going to be presenting.

3:22 Sue is dealing with some facilities issues right now.

3:25 This is our annual student accommodation plan.

3:28 This is something we do every year.

3:30 She’s going to bring us up to date.

3:32 All right.

3:33 Ms. Black, the floor is yours.

3:34 Thank you.

3:35 All right.

3:36 Good morning.

3:38 So let me get started here.

3:41 So the student accommodation plan is an annual report approved

3:45 by the school

3:46 board, which is used as a guide in making planning decisions for

3:50 the following

3:50 school year.

3:51 It provides an overview of the status of the district using data

3:54 and maps to

3:55 illustrate current trends and provides community stakeholders a

3:59 transparent

3:59 look into the basis for school district planning and decision

4:04 making.

4:05 Helen Keller once said, “Alone, we can do so little.

4:08 Together, we can do so much.”

4:11 The plan is a result of a collaboration of departments within

4:13 the district and

4:15 15 local municipalities to ensure adequate school facilities are

4:18 available,

4:19 not only for a balancing enrollment,

4:21 but also to meet the facility needs for all student programs and

4:25 services.

4:28 This is a quick overview of who we are.

4:30 Brevard County’s population is about 640,773 people,

4:36 and 18% are between the ages of zero and 17.

4:40 The district serves 74,117 students in 103 facilities.

4:48 The following slides give a quicker review of each section of

4:52 the plan.

4:53 Section one outlines the reports required by the Florida

4:55 Department of

4:56 Education and defines various legislation the district must

5:00 adhere to in

5:01 planning school facilities.

5:06 Also in section one, you’ll find more information about the 24/25

5:10 plan

5:10 strategies in the student accommodation plan abstract.

5:14 For example, the new Viera middle school will open in August for

5:19 school year

5:20 24/25.

5:22 An eight-classroom addition at West Melbourne School for Science

5:26 will be under

5:26 construction and is scheduled for completion in 25.

5:30 An eight-classroom building addition at Myla Elementary will be

5:33 under

5:34 construction to replace building nine,

5:37 and this will be mainly focused on exceptional students,

5:42 exceptional education students, and that’s scheduled for

5:46 completion in 26.

5:48 A new transportation facility will be designed on the San Filippo

5:52 site that the

5:53 district already owns,

5:55 and you can learn more about our long-range planning initiative

5:58 and state

5:59 appropriations for the Edgewood robotics lab,

6:02 the adult education commercial driver’s license training

6:06 facility,

6:07 as well as the aquaculture lab at Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High

6:12 School.

6:13 Section two outlines the district’s requirement to balance

6:16 student enrollment

6:17 and information about the board policy and procedures available

6:20 to balance

6:21 enrollment, such as using relocatable classrooms,

6:25 modifying existing program offerings, attendance boundary

6:28 changes,

6:29 freezing schools to incoming education location option students,

6:34 or constructing new capacity.

6:37 We’re also doing a pilot program for year-round school at

6:41 Challenger 7.

6:43 Section three of the plan contains a table of Brevard

6:47 traditional school

6:47 student membership, current capacity,

6:51 and current percent of use for each school.

6:54 Please note that when you’re reading these tables,

6:56 permanent capacity equals brick-and-mortar building capacity,

7:00 and when you see total capacity, that includes the relocatable

7:06 capacity.

7:08 The from-to analysis found in section four is used to illustrate

7:11 whether a

7:12 student attends his or her zoned school or another school by

7:17 choice.

7:18 Just a quick overview of how you read this table.

7:21 The rows on the left are the zoned school of the student,

7:27 where the student resides,

7:29 and the columns across the page are where the student attends.

7:33 So if you look at the highlighted diagonal section where the

7:38 rows

7:39 and the columns meet, that is the number of students that attend

7:43 their zoned

7:44 school for each of the schools.

7:46 So, for example, if we look at Central, Central has a total of 1,061

7:53 students,

7:54 and out of those where the row and the column intersect,

7:58 1,010 the central zone, and 32 are attending from stone zone.

8:06 If you look all the way over to the far right,

8:08 you’ll see a green column.

8:10 In the green column, you’ll see the number of students that are

8:13 from the zone

8:14 that are attending charter schools.

8:17 So you can see for Central, 351 students leave the zone

8:22 and attend charter school.

8:29 Section five of the plan lists the projected student enrollment

8:33 for the next

8:34 five years and the total capacity in use projected for five

8:38 years.

8:39 So in the center of the table, you’ll see current year.

8:42 That’s the current enrollment as of survey two in October,

8:46 the official fall count.

8:47 And then you’ll see five columns for each of the next five years

8:51 and then the current capacity in use and then the projected

8:58 capacity in use.

9:01 Facility needs reach outside the typical classroom.

9:04 Another purpose of the plan is to recognize facility needs

9:07 for all students and programs as well as the community.

9:10 Section six contains dedicated pages for specific programs

9:15 that have facility needs.

9:17 For example, PK, early childhood learning, BLAST,

9:20 career and technical education, adult and community education,

9:24 preferred virtual school, alternative learning centers,

9:27 the Gardendale Separate Day School, and athletic facilities.

9:36 In growing areas throughout the county,

9:38 it may be necessary to place relocatable classrooms on existing

9:41 school campuses

9:42 to accommodate the influx of new students.

9:45 On the other hand, in some schools where relocatable classrooms

9:48 are already in place, the school may no longer need them.

9:53 This section is devoted to the need to move or change the status

9:58 of relocatable units.

10:03 So for school year 2425, a few schools in the south part of the

10:07 county

10:07 are projected to be near or over 100% capacity.

10:11 So as part of the plan, relocatable classrooms will be added at

10:14 Sunrise

10:15 and Westside Elementary schools,

10:17 and existing surplus units that are already located on the

10:20 campus

10:20 of Bayside High School will be converted to classrooms.

10:24 Six units located at Meadow Lane Intermediate,

10:27 one at Roy Allen and one at Space Coast,

10:30 will be changed from classroom to surplus for possible use at

10:34 another location.

10:37 In 2324, many of the district’s relocatable units were found to

10:40 be in poor condition

10:41 and not suitable for continued classroom use.

10:46 These units will be presented to the board for DCR and

10:50 demolished as part of the plan.

10:56 So each year, the district reviews existing attendance

10:58 boundaries.

10:59 When changes are considered, the following process is followed

11:02 and documented in the annual student accommodation plan.

11:06 For this plan, we have one minor approved attendance boundary

11:09 change

11:10 and the new boundary for the new Viera Middle School.

11:18 Section 9 includes historic data and analysis.

11:21 I’ve included a few examples.

11:25 This graph shows student enrollment as compared to the timing of

11:28 the space programs

11:30 since 1960 and its rise and fall in student enrollment as

11:34 programs started and ended.

11:36 You can see as programs were instituted, population grew as

11:40 people moved to the county,

11:41 and as programs ended, population decreased.

11:45 However, when the space shuttle program ended, a new focus on

11:48 economic programs stabilized growth.

11:51 So since 2011, you can see the population has balanced out and

11:56 hasn’t taken a drastic drop.

12:00 I do want to point out that this decline that you see from ‘22-‘23

12:06 looks a little more drastic than it is.

12:09 Traditionally, since 2019 at least, the district enrollment

12:13 included family empowerment students,

12:16 and this year, the state no longer gives us that total number.

12:20 So this year, we appear to be much lower, but last year we had 4,200

12:25 family empowerment students,

12:27 and this year, those students aren’t counted in our number.

12:30 The district itself, in traditional schools, lost about 802

12:34 students.

12:35 Charters gained, I think, 416.

12:41 So the net difference is that the public schools, the Viera

12:44 Public Schools, is down about 425 students

12:48 if you don’t count the family empowerment students.

12:54 Since the 2009-2010 school year, the percentage of membership

12:58 attending charter schools has increased.

13:01 It’s now 13 percent of the district students are attending

13:04 charter school.

13:06 Remember, the total number of students does not include the

13:09 number using family empowerment scholarship funding,

13:12 which is why you see a slight increase on the bottom table for

13:17 our traditional school percentage membership,

13:22 when realistically the decrease is 425 students.

13:31 So this plan includes a series of maps showing the change in the

13:35 number of students by study area.

13:38 A study area is equal to a neighborhood, and it takes several

13:41 neighborhoods, several study areas to equal an attendance

13:45 boundary.

13:46 But what’s interesting about this is we can see the five-year

13:49 change in students.

13:51 We can see where the population is declining and where the

13:54 population is growing.

13:56 So Viera is a good example, and this is just one of the maps

13:59 that show this in the plan.

14:01 But Viera is a good example because Viera contains three of the

14:06 top five highest gains in the county,

14:09 but it also includes two of the highest losses in the county.

14:14 So some of the aging neighborhoods of Viera, it seems the

14:19 population has grown,

14:22 and the population has grown up, meaning aged, whereas the

14:27 students that had moved in or were born there have finished

14:32 school,

14:33 and the parents have kept the house, and it’s not generating

14:36 students at the high rate that it does when the house is new.

14:41 And you can see the newest neighborhoods, for example, Sordona

14:45 Cove along Pineda,

14:47 you can see 351 new students in the last five years, as opposed

14:52 to an area around Ralph Williams Elementary that lost 53

14:57 students.

14:59 So it suggests that as families move in, they’re young families,

15:04 they move in,

15:05 and it seems once the population graduates high school, maybe

15:09 the parents keep the home and stay,

15:13 and the neighborhood doesn’t generate kids at the same rate.

15:23 Okay, so there’s also five maps included in the plan that

15:26 include local government development data.

15:29 So the red-hatched areas that you see on these maps are

15:33 developments that we know are either under concept review or

15:38 future review.

15:39 We know they’re coming. Mainly, we just want you to know that

15:45 facilities continually monitor development throughout the county,

15:50 and we use this information in partnership with our local

15:54 municipalities when we’re doing the student projections.

15:59 What these maps don’t show you exactly is the timing. It could

16:02 be two years, it could be five years,

16:04 and some of the concepts could be even a little longer than that.

16:13 So Section 10 of the plan contains maps that are meant to be

16:18 viewed side by side, and they show current capacity for this

16:22 current school year, 23-24.

16:24 There’s a set of permanent maps and a set of total capacity maps.

16:28 Remember, the permanent is without the portables. Total is

16:31 permanent plus portables.

16:34 But what you see, like in this example here, is total capacity

16:39 of elementary schools,

16:41 and you can see in the south, schools are 90, reaching 100

16:46 percent, and projected five years from now,

16:49 this is that area of development that we saw in the previous

16:51 slide, you can see they’re projected to be at 100 percent or

16:59 more.

17:00 And then the last thing I wanted to share is how to find a copy

17:04 of the plan.

17:05 Each year, once the plan is approved, I put it on the district

17:08 website under planning report.

17:11 So if you go to brevardschools.org, departments and programs,

17:14 planning and project management,

17:16 on the left-hand side you’ll see a list and you’ll see planning

17:19 reports,

17:20 and then you’ll see student accommodation plan is the top report,

17:24 and the current one each year is found there.

17:28 And then if you click on the word here that’s at the end of the

17:31 paragraph there that you see,

17:33 it’ll take you to a file archive with multiple years’ worth of

17:38 the plan so you can look back historically.

17:43 Thank you. That’s a quick overview.

17:46 I have one question here, and if that’s okay.

17:48 Back on slide 20, I think you said it, but I just want to make

17:50 sure I understood it correctly.

17:52 On the two comparisons, so the 2023-2024 elementary school

17:56 student enrollment total capacity utilization,

17:59 those two you said the left is based on actual structures, built-in

18:04 structures that are not leaving like a portable, correct?

18:07 Is that right?

18:08 This map is total. This includes portables.

18:11 It includes portables, okay.

18:14 Both of these are total capacity, and total capacity is brick

18:17 and mortar plus portable.

18:19 Okay, all right. Thank you.

18:25 Thank you so much, Ms. Black, for presenting today.

18:28 I’ve got a couple of questions, and I’ll just work backwards.

18:33 The slide about the relocatables and where you’re anticipating

18:38 we’ll have to move them, the new locations are Sunrise and Westside.

18:44 That’s the plan to help accommodate for next year.

18:46 Will those be moved from some of those where we’re going to move

18:49 them from, or are we putting new ones there versus add to units,

18:52 add through units?

18:53 That’s under evaluation.

18:55 Okay, because I know sometimes they’re not in good enough shape

18:57 to move.

18:58 Correct, correct.

18:59 So right now we’re currently evaluating whether it’s financially

19:04 feasible to go new, to go lease, or to go move.

19:08 Okay, all right.

19:09 And then the from to – I think I’ve shared this with you – the

19:12 from to analysis charts are some of my favorite charts that we

19:14 have,

19:15 because it’s so informative of where people are going, and so I

19:20 encourage the board –

19:22 and I know this document, the full document is 137 pages.

19:27 But take some time over the next couple of weeks to really look

19:28 at that, because it gives you a good sense of what’s going on in

19:33 your community.

19:35 And then I’d like to have a question, one other question working

19:38 backwards about the completion of the site, the new building at

19:41 West Melbourne School for Science.

19:42 I know we’ve had some delays, but it says the site should be

19:44 completed in January of 2025.

19:47 Are we still moving forward – I know this may be your Dr. Rendell

19:51 question – with opening, like at the beginning of this coming

19:55 school year,

19:56 with the extra classroom for every grade level, and we’re going

19:58 to just squeeze them in somewhere?

20:00 I know that when we finalized projections, we were counting a

20:03 portion of that.

20:05 Okay.

20:06 So I’m not – I believe it’s still that way.

20:08 That would have to be –

20:09 Are we still planning – are we still good to go with the

20:12 expansion of the student enrollment?

20:15 Because I know they’ve already done their lotteries and

20:17 everything, so I didn’t know if they’d already done that.

20:20 Sue’s standing up.

20:29 She’s coming to testify before the Senate panel here.

20:33 I believe we’ve worked with the principal and chief of schools

20:37 to kind of do a hybrid plan.

20:39 So I’ll need to get that solidified for you all and get back to

20:41 you on it to be sure that we’re giving you the right information.

20:44 Right.

20:45 Because that has changed over time.

20:46 Okay.

20:47 Because I had a conversation with her, like, a few months ago,

20:49 like, what are we going to do if it’s not open?

20:51 But, I mean, if it’s not until January, that is a lot of

20:54 accommodating to do.

20:56 I think we have certain facility – like, there are pieces of

20:59 this that will be done earlier and then pieces that will be done

21:02 later.

21:03 And some of the new facilities are going to be used for current

21:08 students, so it’s a little bit of a work in progress.

21:11 But I know there’s a plan. I just can’t articulate exactly what

21:14 it is.

21:15 Here comes Mr. Ramer.

21:17 I know. I started up. I’m sorry.

21:20 I know that we have the plan. When I did the school visit, she

21:24 seemed very confident.

21:26 Yeah.

21:27 Yes. We will be opening up three classrooms at West Melbourne.

21:30 The projection has been adjusted to 606 from 552.

21:34 Principal is on board. She is going through the process of

21:37 admitting students.

21:39 So their enrollment next year should be 606 with three new

21:41 classrooms being open due to the expansion.

21:44 Okay. And then the following year we’ll have the extra classroom

21:47 at every grade level?

21:48 Because I thought that was the original plan, was to have five

21:50 – because right now they have four classes of every grade level.

21:54 So we’re only opening that up for a few next year and then

21:56 expanding it?

21:57 Yeah. So we could accommodate the three based on where we’re

22:00 going to be with the expansion being completed and what is open

22:03 in the school right now with regards to classrooms.

22:05 And then once the expansion is completely done, then we will

22:07 continue to adjust enrollment on the campus.

22:10 All right. Thank you so much.

22:12 You’re welcome.

22:13 Thank you. Jennifer, do you have any questions or comments?

22:17 No. I just – I appreciate you – you did it in the simplest and

22:26 fastest way to explain how the enrollment numbers look like a

22:29 significant decrease of students.

22:31 And we’ve said it time and time again that it’s not what you’re

22:33 seeing, that’s not an accurate portrayal.

22:36 So, you know, there was only a reduction of 400 students.

22:39 And when you take into consideration the fact that our charters

22:41 that have already been established in this county are adding

22:44 grade levels, adding new buildings, adding different facilities,

22:50 that’s something that we probably expect to see.

22:53 So thank you for that.

22:54 I know it’s confusing for people to consume all that information.

22:57 Thank you. Mr. Trent?

23:00 No, I’m good. Thanks.

23:02 All right. Mr. Susan, are you still with us?

23:04 Yeah, I’m still with you guys.

23:05 And I just wanted to take a second and say thank you to Suhan

23:08 and Ms. Black and others that have been along with some of these

23:12 projections.

23:14 You know, when we were dealing with a lot of deals with growth,

23:17 and I know that Ms. Campbell will agree, their projections are

23:20 pretty tight.

23:21 One of the things that many people that are here may not

23:24 understand is that we meet with on a consistent basis, a lot of

23:27 the city officials and everything about growth and where the new

23:30 developments are supposed to go in and when they’re breaking

23:33 ground.

23:34 That all goes into a lot of work from her team.

23:36 And I wanted to say thank you so much for all of your due

23:38 diligence and making it to where we can estimate the numbers to

23:42 the right because one of the worst things that happens is when

23:45 we over or underestimate some of the student projections that

23:48 our teachers get thrown into a whirlwind of not knowing if they

23:52 should or shouldn’t be there, if the principals have PAR and

23:54 everything else.

23:56 So everything that you guys do is great.

23:58 I just wanted to say thank you.

24:02 Thank you, Mr. Susan.

24:03 Thank you. We appreciate the presentation. It’s very informative,

24:07 and we are using our facilities, it looks like, at max capacity

24:09 on some of these.

24:10 So I appreciate you, Ms. Black.

24:12 All right.

24:15 Let me make sure I get the right script because I have two of

24:17 them running here.

24:18 All right. So our next topic that we are going to go over today

24:26 is the code of conduct and the proposal for changes, which I

24:34 believe Mr. Dampier will be presenting to us.

24:38 It looks like we have a team. All right, Ms. Dampier and team.

24:55 Yes, and team.

25:00 Not a clicker, no.

25:14 Good morning.

25:16 Thank you, Madam Chair, school board members, and Superintendent

25:20 Rendell.

25:21 Today, I bring forward the recommendation of changes to the 24-25

25:26 code of student conduct by the district’s discipline work group,

25:31 along with some other stakeholders.

25:33 I have Mr. Reed, the director of student services that will be

25:37 co-presenting with me today, as well as some other team members

25:43 that will be assisting us.

25:48 The district discipline work group consisted of representatives

25:52 from each board member, as well as from the following groups.

25:56 We had representatives from BFT, Brevard Association of School

25:59 Administrators, Brevard Federation of Teachers, the local union,

26:04 1010, school resource officers, student advisory council, and

26:09 community members.

26:11 Student voice was an integral part of this process. Therefore,

26:14 the team attended the Superintendent Student Advisory Council

26:18 meeting in November to gather input from students regarding

26:21 updates to the code of student conduct.

26:24 So we wanted to make sure all stakeholders were a part of this

26:32 process.

26:34 The discipline district work group met four times throughout the

26:38 past five months, and they really worked hard.

26:42 There was a lot of input, collaboration, as well as revising the

26:48 student conduct, and we had several board members attend those

26:51 sessions, so they actually had an opportunity to see work in

26:56 action.

26:57 They really felt strongly about some of the changes that are in

27:01 the code of conduct that we will present in a few minutes, as

27:05 well as just some changes that may be made for technical reasons

27:11 as well.

27:12 The protocol process for each session was that the district work

27:20 group provided feedback, as well as the PBS core team, which

27:27 consisted of student services staff.

27:29 We looked at the recommendations, and then we provided some

27:33 impact as to what those recommendations would look like, and

27:38 then we made revisions, and then we took it back to the work

27:42 group.

27:43 Then the work group looked at it again, and it was a continuous

27:49 cycle of feedback, which leads us to where we are today.

27:55 There are several topics that were unrelated to the code of

27:59 student conduct, and we wanted to remove those items and really

28:04 focus on student behavior and corrective strategies.

28:08 These topics are outlined for your preview, and we are

28:11 recommending that those items and topics be included in the

28:15 parent guide, which is up under the government community

28:19 relations division.

28:21 I’m going to turn it over to Mr. Reed, who will really outline

28:25 all of the recommendations, the impact to those recommendations,

28:30 and we’ll get feedback from the board members as well.

28:34 We’ll be making those changes in real time, whether or not we’re

28:37 going to accept those changes or if we’re not.

28:40 As well as there are some items you will see that were

28:43 recommendations that the team really felt that they were no’s,

28:46 and we’re going to bring those items to you as well for feedback.

28:51 Then following that, your recommendations, our next steps will

28:55 be to provide professional development, develop PD, as well as

29:00 really provide any documents that need to be updated for all of

29:04 our stakeholders.

29:06 I’m going to turn it over to Mr. Reed.

29:11 All right, good morning.

29:13 I want to give you just a quick orientation of the documents

29:16 that you were given, the one with the spreadsheet with the

29:19 really small font and lots of words.

29:22 Sorry, it was the biggest we could make that.

29:25 The first is I’m going to reference an item number just to help

29:28 us stay organized as we discuss.

29:30 As you can see highlighted on the slide, item number is in the

29:33 first column there, and that will be the language that we

29:36 universally will use to keep us on track.

29:39 As Ms. Dampier shared, the session number, we indicated when

29:42 that topic was brought forward with the district discipline work

29:45 group, although many of these topics overlapped over the course

29:49 of the different sessions that we held.

29:52 The code of conduct topic here, in this example here, it says SB

29:58 and assault.

30:00 That’s student behavior item number five in our code of conduct,

30:03 and it’s assault.

30:05 We provided you with a key here to some of our wording here.

30:08 SB stands for student behavior.

30:11 CS stands for corrective strategy.

30:14 Then we have the different levels that you all are familiar with

30:18 from levels one through five.

30:20 WCD is going to stand for wireless communication device, and

30:24 then WD chart is going to stand for a willful disobedience chart

30:28 that we created more for administrators to ensure that they saw

30:32 all the options on the table so they could consistently

30:35 implement the appropriate corrective strategy.

30:38 We find that there’s times that there’s some errors in that

30:41 domain, so we felt that this tool would help provide that

30:44 clarity.

30:45 The next column is going to be the recommendation that we’ve

30:48 come up with.

30:49 Again, as Ms. Stampier shared, we met with the work group.

30:52 We solicited their feedback.

30:54 They were given feedback on their feedback, and then a group

30:57 came back after each session and kind of tried to synthesize

31:00 what we heard that evening and to come up with a sound

31:03 recommendation.

31:05 Finally, we have the actual proposed change.

31:10 There’s two things that you need to be aware of.

31:12 When it’s underlined, italicized, and bolded, that’s new

31:15 language.

31:16 That is new items that we’ll be adding to that based on feedback

31:20 that we received or based on continued information seeking from

31:25 our principals and assistant principals or errors that we come

31:30 across.

31:31 We may have made some of those decisions on our own to provide

31:34 that clarity.

31:35 Strike-throughs will be language that we’re omitting. Again,

31:48 same thing to provide more clarity or because it had too many

31:48 words that led to confusion for some of our administrative teams.

31:48 Sometimes there will be an artifact that we reference.

31:50 As I’ve already shared, one of those is what we would refer to

31:53 as that Willful Disobedience Chart, and those will just be

31:57 numbered artifacts, and those were included in the handouts as

32:02 well.

32:03 Okay, we’re going to attempt to make some real edits if possible

32:08 here.

32:09 So I’m going to just start us off with the first one, and I’ll

32:12 spend a little more time on this one because there is some

32:15 background that I feel is important for you to be aware of.

32:18 But if there is changes we want to make in this last far-right

32:21 column H, we’re going to try and capture those changes today

32:24 live with you.

32:26 So this first one I think will take us a minute, and I think the

32:29 others will go much faster, okay?

32:32 But there’s a lot to this one, so sad to start with this one,

32:34 but it’s good to do a hard one first, right?

32:37 That’s right.

32:38 So the first one, item number one, the topic is assault.

32:42 And assault, our code of conduct, it was misleading to our

32:46 administrators of what it really meant.

32:49 So assault has a definition that is stricken out, and we’re

32:52 recommending that that be removed from the code of conduct.

32:56 The reason why is that that incident was, if you can see right

33:01 after the word assault, it says TR2.

33:04 That was being reported to the Department of Education as a

33:07 threat.

33:08 And so we already have a code called threat, and when we have

33:11 three or four other codes that are also subcategories of threat,

33:15 it leads to some confusion.

33:17 And it really leads to confusion as far as us completing the

33:20 threat assessment process.

33:22 So assault can be, its needs can be met in a variety of other

33:25 ways through threat or through physical aggression or through

33:29 simple battery.

33:31 So again, we’re proposing that assault be stricken from that,

33:34 and we lean on that threat intimidation number 76 primarily for

33:38 those types of incidents.

33:41 If you read the definition to assault, it isn’t that typical

33:44 definition that you think where you’ve finished physically hit

33:48 someone, okay?

33:50 So again, it truly is aligned with that definition of threat.

33:56 We also had another local code called threat to property 091,

34:01 and again, it was a very minimally used item,

34:05 and we felt that we could lean on the destruction to property

34:08 instead of threat to property, and again, providing clarity.

34:12 When we have two incident codes that are very close to one

34:15 another, it leads to confusion and inconsistencies.

34:18 So again, anywhere that we have two closely related codes, we

34:22 worked hard to try and limit the choices so that we could have

34:27 consistent and accurate reporting in our code of conduct.

34:31 Last one there is the threat to school staff and students, and

34:35 the group had asked for us to further define that,

34:40 and so we did that by saying some examples could be threats that

34:44 are coded low or medium when we go through our threat assessment

34:49 process.

34:50 So I’ll pause there and ask if there are any questions on that

34:53 very large starting.

34:55 Again, we’re proposing the removal of two items, assault and

34:58 threat to property, and adding language to threat to school

35:02 staff and students.

35:04 Ms. Jenkins?

35:06 No, I appreciate that, and I agree with it. I think sometimes

35:11 people don’t necessarily understand the extent of verbal,

35:16 so I feel like this just clarifies that and cleans it up, and

35:19 also I don’t like things being reported to the state as threats

35:23 that maybe necessarily shouldn’t be in there in the first place.

35:25 So thank you for cleaning that up.

35:28 Ms. Campbell?

35:29 No, I’m fine with it. I actually had to – because I never would

35:34 consider the idea of “salt” as –

35:36 because just the plain definition is it’s a physical – it’s an

35:39 actual attack.

35:40 So I actually had to look up the legal definition for the state

35:42 of Florida, but there was something that we had that they had

35:44 that we didn’t have,

35:46 which was it says in that last clause, “and doing some act which

35:49 creates a well-founded fear,” as NARS says,

35:51 “or doing some act which creates” – so I think this is clear,

35:55 because if there actually is a physical attack,

35:57 we have this whole – you’re going to get to it later – this

35:59 whole chart of how to delineate what is this,

36:03 and then if it’s not an actual physical attack, then the threats

36:06 need to be used.

36:07 So I very much appreciate simplifying and having fewer codes.

36:11 We have so many codes, so yay for fewer codes, so it’s clearer.

36:15 Thank you, Ms. Campbell.

36:17 Mr. Trent, I’m looking at you, Ms. Campbell.

36:19 Hey, Ellen.

36:20 Okay, you’re good?

36:21 Yes.

36:22 Okay, Mr. Susan?

36:23 No, all good. Thank you.

36:25 Okay, I am good as well and in agreement with cleaning this up.

36:30 Outstanding.

36:33 All right, on to the next one.

36:37 All right, I’m going to move on to number two.

36:40 I was just trying to test our live edits there, and I’m going

36:42 all over the place.

36:44 I did.

36:45 Sorry.

36:46 We’re laughing because we had to zoom in on this spreadsheet

36:49 when we’re looking at it on our laptop because it is –

36:51 This is an eye test for all of us.

36:52 Yeah, try spending the last four months working on it.

36:55 Yes, sorry.

36:56 I’m like, I’m not sure what font this is, but four maybe or

36:58 something?

36:59 I’m not sure.

37:00 I swear to you, it’s 16.

37:01 Okay.

37:02 Item number two is bus major and minor, and there was some

37:05 discussion with the group that they wanted us to add jumping out

37:09 of the back of a moving bus here.

37:12 And so we worked – we left the major violation as is, but we

37:16 added to the minor violation.

37:19 We added some clarification such as refusal to sit and see,

37:24 assignee, or moving while bus is in motion to provide that

37:27 further clarity.

37:29 We struggled with the major because it is a level four offense,

37:34 and to give great specific examples, you know, a kid jumping out

37:39 of the back of a parked bus for a level four, we just struggled

37:42 with that being a level four expelable offense.

37:45 So we chose not to add jumping out of the back of the bus under

37:48 major, that it would have to be a site-based decision based on

37:51 the investigation, but we did add clarity of some minor level

37:56 infractions to the minor.

37:59 All right.

38:00 Everyone, you want to do thumbs up, or if anybody wants to jump

38:03 in there with conversations that they have concerning this, are

38:06 you okay with this?

38:07 Thumbs up, thumbs up.

38:08 Mr. Susan, are you okay?

38:11 Yes, ma’am.

38:12 He’s taking his thumb up.

38:13 All right.

38:14 Very good.

38:15 Okay.

38:16 See, they’re getting easier now, right?

38:17 Yes.

38:18 Item number three was a new incident code.

38:19 Sorry for the addition, but the team felt that this would be

38:22 valid, and it’s a testing violation, and I have there the

38:26 language that we had created, testing security violation, any

38:30 behavior that disrupts the process of test taking during state

38:33 mandated tests.

38:35 This would be a level two offense.

38:38 I have a question on this one.

38:40 Go ahead.

38:41 Yeah, I just had a question of how do we code that before?

38:46 We didn’t necessarily have a code, to my knowledge, so you would

38:49 lean on possibly cheating.

38:51 You would possibly send a class resorption.

38:54 It would fit the bill somewhere else that wasn’t explicitly

38:58 saying that’s what this was.

39:00 Okay.

39:01 No, I appreciate this for clarity.

39:03 My question was more concerning around state mandated versus Brevard

39:07 mandated since we now have seen the data on those.

39:10 I know we’re cleaning that up, but is there any consensus or any

39:14 thoughts from the board on if this should be just for state

39:17 mandated tests, or what about the other assessments that we are

39:20 doing in the classroom?

39:22 So I’m making an assumption here, and Mr. Reed can clarify if I’m

39:26 wrong, but so when it’s a state mandated test, depending on the

39:30 disruption, there are many protocols in place for pausing that

39:33 test, having a proctor in the room, a monitor.

39:36 It’s a way major – much more major disruption than if it was a

39:39 county mandated, but I might be wrong there.

39:43 I don’t know if we have the same rules in place for that.

39:45 I think the invalidation part is an important piece of that

39:48 because if something – if somebody yells out or breaks protocol

39:51 during a district test, we don’t necessarily have to invalidate

39:55 other people’s, but that could happen with state testing, right?

39:59 So to me it’s specific to state because of the invalidation part.

40:03 All of those come with investigations that we do for those

40:06 invalidations.

40:07 Again, the team wanted to – that source, that cause of that

40:11 investigation to potentially have disciplinary action is what

40:16 the kind of consensus of the room was.

40:19 Okay.

40:20 All right.

40:21 Mr. Trent?

40:22 Just saying, as a former testing coordinator, yeah, it’s a much

40:26 bigger deal on the state test.

40:29 So if you went more than two, it would be fine with it, but yeah,

40:33 you’re good.

40:34 All right.

40:36 Mr. Susan?

40:37 Nope, I’m good.

40:40 All right.

40:41 Wonderful.

40:42 Okay.

40:43 Item number four has to do with student behavior 58, plagiarism.

40:49 The committee had asked us to include artificial intelligence

40:53 used to create original work.

40:56 We added the language you can see there.

40:58 We just really struggled with how are we going to know that that

41:01 happened, right?

41:02 So that was the discussion.

41:03 We did it because that’s what the committee wanted, but we’re

41:06 just not sure how to enforce that unless someone’s bragging and

41:09 posts it, right?

41:11 Right.

41:12 But in cases where it would be evident and, you know, it would

41:15 be like any other kind of investigation, I mean, I think it’s

41:18 good to have it in there because, you know, Russell’s team is

41:20 working quickly on how to deal with it at the district level.

41:23 I mean, we’re all going to have the tool in the toolbox for as

41:27 things move along, you know, because the detection software is

41:31 also growing, not as fast as the ability of AI to be used, but,

41:35 you know, we already have it in place.

41:38 I think that’s a good idea.

41:40 Yeah, and I think it’s important to add it because unfortunately

41:43 some people might try and argue that that’s not someone else’s

41:46 work.

41:47 That wasn’t already created.

41:49 It’s new, so it’s mine.

41:51 So just the clarification piece just for, you know, support for

41:54 our administrators and our teachers.

41:56 I’m in favor of keeping it as well.

41:58 Mr. Trent’s in favor.

41:59 Mr. Susan?

42:01 Yep, I’m in favor.

42:02 All right.

42:04 Very good.

42:05 Going to move on to number five here.

42:08 We spent a great deal of time on this one and went round and

42:12 round for many different reasons that kept changing, but this

42:17 has to do with student behavior 60 and 61.

42:22 It’s possession of dangerous object, minor and major.

42:26 Mr. Armstrong and I spent a great deal of time talking with

42:29 administrators on a regular basis.

42:31 We provided training at the beginning of the year because we

42:34 knew that this is problematic of defining where and where’s the

42:38 line of what’s what.

42:40 And we’ve come up with what we feel is a pretty good

42:43 recommendation.

42:45 What we’re asking to do here is to change the minor, potentially

42:50 dangerous object minor, and just have it stand alone as a

42:55 potentially dangerous object.

42:57 We’re adding new language to that that says intent may result in

43:01 it becoming a weapon or a threat or a simple or aggravated

43:06 battery.

43:07 We felt that our potentially dangerous major, which is being

43:12 omitted, really was very much so too close to the line of

43:15 actually being assessor incident.

43:18 And so we felt there were instances where we were possibly under

43:21 reporting when we weren’t engaged with the school because we had

43:25 no awareness that it was happening.

43:28 So we feel that adding a little bit to the minor provides

43:31 clarity that it could be taken to something bigger.

43:34 We’ll train early and often, but the potentially dangerous major

43:39 we felt strongly should go because it very closely mirrored the

43:43 weapons definition that was included.

43:47 All right, board, Ms. Jenkins.

43:53 What is the – losing my terminology here.

43:59 The consequence table for, you know, your menu options.

44:06 Yes.

44:07 So potentially just Mr. Armstrong, you may need to help me out

44:10 here, but potentially dangerous object.

44:13 Corrective strategy, sorry, corrective strategy.

44:15 Yeah, you’re wanting to know the levels for each of these?

44:17 Yeah.

44:18 Sure.

44:19 Those are not going to change, but we’re eliminating something,

44:20 so what’s left?

44:21 Correct.

44:22 So potentially dangerous object will be a level three incident.

44:26 Correct.

44:27 And then weapon is a four or five.

44:31 It’s a level five.

44:33 Okay, level five.

44:34 Threat is a level four.

44:35 Simple battery is a level four.

44:37 And aggravated battery is a level five.

44:41 So we have a continuum from three through five.

44:44 So was minor always a three?

44:48 Yes.

44:49 Yes, it was.

44:50 It was a three.

44:51 So we’re leaving that at a level three.

44:54 Correct.

44:55 Okay.

44:56 Right.

44:57 Okay.

44:58 Now, I’m good with this change.

44:59 I think that makes it clear.

45:00 And, you know, some of these changes – so many of these changes

45:03 that are in here are

45:04 just making, like, the CSR so much more obvious and clearly

45:09 delineated and usable, so I think

45:13 that’s good.

45:14 I’m good.

45:15 Okay.

45:16 I’m good as well.

45:17 I’m glad that the bold line is added there as far as the intent

45:21 of use or use may result.

45:23 I think that’s important because a lot of times it’s something

45:26 that you don’t think

45:27 could be a weapon, can be turned into a weapon.

45:29 So that covers that.

45:30 So I’m in favor.

45:31 Mr. Trent?

45:32 All good.

45:33 All right.

45:34 Mr. Susan.

45:35 You’re clear.

45:36 All right.

45:37 Okay, item number six is public display of affection, and we

45:44 were asked to define “not

45:47 suitable.”

45:48 Our best take at that was adding the following example,

45:50 affectionate acts that impact the

45:52 traditional school day, such as acts that include but are not

45:56 limited to being late

45:57 to class or impeding others from getting to class on time,

46:01 drawing unnecessary attention.

46:04 In the other column, we added examples of what sexual harassment

46:08 could be if it went

46:09 beyond that, but through conversations with principals, this was

46:14 giving more information

46:16 but not being so simple to force – give them some options

46:21 within that corrective action.

46:24 So making out in the hallway is still –

46:28 You can’t put that in there.

46:30 Simply said.

46:31 There you go, yes.

46:32 Yeah, I know.

46:33 That would impede others from getting to class on time, so, yes,

46:37 and potentially –

46:38 And that’s engaging in an intimate display of affection, so that’s

46:41 – yeah, I think it

46:43 clearly defines that.

46:45 I’m in favor.

46:46 Mr. Susan?

46:47 Yes, ma’am.

46:48 I am in favor.

46:49 All right.

46:50 Thank you.

46:51 Okay.

46:52 On line seven, we wanted to – student conflict, we were asked

46:58 to remove starting rumors.

47:01 That was a simple omission in the definition there that really

47:05 kind of an innocent victim

47:07 there could have been impacted.

47:08 So we removed starting rumors, just being rumors.

47:11 Thumb up, thumb up, you good?

47:16 All right.

47:17 Mr. Susan, you good?

47:19 Yes, ma’am, I am.

47:22 All right.

47:24 Okay.

47:25 Line eight is an important one that we, again, have lots of

47:28 dealings with on a regular basis.

47:30 When I say we, Mr. Armstrong and I, physical aggression, we

47:36 wanted to add for both the

47:38 pre-K through two and the three through six, we wanted to add

47:43 resulting in no injury.

47:45 And when I say no injury, we’ll have to have a training piece to

47:48 that.

47:49 Anyone that’s worked in an elementary school knows the ice pack

47:52 is magical for all things,

47:54 right?

47:55 So that doesn’t constitute necessarily an injury, but requiring

47:58 first aid, requiring

48:00 to be picked up by your parent, those would be examples of

48:03 injury.

48:04 So we tried to clarify by saying no injury for those two pieces.

48:08 If we had a threat to a school staff, we added some examples

48:12 that we could use this threat

48:14 to school staff of low or medium threats that were done through

48:19 the threat assessment process.

48:22 There were some instances where we felt there was possibly – we

48:25 possibly were sometimes

48:27 not reporting all instances of simple battery due to the

48:31 definition being so wordy.

48:34 That definition is good, but it sometimes takes our staff too

48:39 deep into its analyzing

48:42 of it.

48:43 So we wanted to go with the exact definition from the Office of

48:46 Safe Schools.

48:46 And so we admitted all the wording that are related to that.

48:52 So the Office of Safe Schools gives a definition, and then there’s

48:55 related definitions.

48:57 So for example, simple battery is blank.

49:00 Minor and major injury is a related definition.

49:03 And we had kind of mashed it all into one definition.

49:07 We’re now bringing them back apart.

49:09 And again, it brings simplicity to it, so it’s very clear that

49:13 it’s this.

49:13 And then we also have designed that table to help – we’ve

49:17 refined our table of physical

49:19 aggression, simple battery, fighting, that we’ll review in a few

49:24 minutes.

49:25 So we’re looking to add a little language there and to remove

49:28 some language that provided

49:29 confusion.

49:30 » I’m fine with this one, board.

49:34 Good.

49:35 And Mr. Susan.

49:37 » I’m good.

49:39 » All right.

49:41 » Very good.

49:44 Nine is pretty simple.

49:46 Skateboard privileges, they wanted to add walker privileges as

49:49 well.

49:49 This one’s used sometimes if students are having conflict, we’d

49:52 stagger their dismissal,

49:54 so they wanted to add walkers.

49:58 » Good.

49:59 Mr. Susan, are you okay with this one?

50:04 » Yes, ma’am, I am.

50:06 » All right.

50:07 Next one.

50:08 » All right.

50:09 Line 10, we were – we tweaked the definition of classroom reassignment.

50:14 They wanted to have definitions for elementary and definitions

50:17 for secondary.

50:18 We find that that can be difficult.

50:20 So we tried to add to one of the definitions.

50:24 So we added to classroom reassignment longer than one class

50:28 period due to an investigation

50:30 or an incident going beyond 60 minutes.

50:34 The other alternative classroom placement is just one period.

50:38 And so that is defined by what that – that means that they’re

50:41 school, elementary, middle,

50:43 or high.

50:44 » Board.

50:45 We’re good.

50:46 I want to make a comment on this one, and this is just more so

50:51 for retraining I think

50:53 at school sites.

50:54 So one of the common things I get calls on is my child is being

50:57 bullied, and I think

50:58 most of us probably get those same similar phone calls.

51:01 But the bully packet gets filled out.

51:02 And this doesn’t – it kind of goes with this, but kind of doesn’t.

51:05 But talking about the assigning of different classrooms.

51:07 So once the bully packet is investigated, making sure that the

51:09 child that is committing

51:10 the offense is the one that is moved into a different class, not

51:12 the one that is the

51:13 victim of the offense, that seems to come up quite frequently,

51:16 that my child loves their

51:18 class.

51:19 They don’t want to be moved, but they’re being bullied by XYZ

51:21 student.

51:21 And now they’re going to have to be moved because we reported it.

51:23 So that’s just something I think we need to go ahead and make

51:25 sure that all the staff

51:26 is aware of so that it doesn’t continue to happen.

51:29 Ms. Dampier.

51:30 » Yes.

51:31 We are doing an overhaul of our bullying processes to make it

51:35 streamlined as well as more specific.

51:37 And we plan to do a lot more training on that for students,

51:41 parents, teachers, and school-based

51:43 administrators.

51:44 So we have a plan in place for that.

51:46 » Thank you.

51:47 I appreciate that tremendously.

51:48 » And on this one, the classroom reassignment part, that can –

51:53 that’s on the menu – on

51:55 the corrective strategy menu for – I think it’s probably most

51:59 used in elementary as like

52:00 an alternative to an ISS or even an OSS of, okay, you’re going

52:04 to come to school tomorrow,

52:06 but you’re going to be in Ms. Smith’s classroom all day.

52:09 It could be used for a total day, right?

52:11 Not just an investigation?

52:14 » So again, the alternative class placement is for one class

52:17 period.

52:18 So again, in an elementary school, that could be for reading,

52:20 the reading block, which is

52:22 90 to 120 minutes, right?

52:24 So again, that’s the piece that’s different across placement,

52:29 right?

52:30 So middle school would be one period, one bell, right?

52:33 So this is designed to be a shorter amount of time.

52:36 » I mean the second one, the classroom reassignment, could it

52:39 be used as –

52:40 » It could be used for a longer amount of time, yes.

52:43 » – as an all-day thing as an alternative to –

52:45 » Yeah.

52:46 We would prefer if someone’s going to do an all-day thing that

52:49 they would use in-school

52:50 suspension.

52:51 » Okay.

52:52 » Again, not all places have a specific area for that.

52:56 So sometimes, again, back to confusion, it’s not in-school

52:58 suspension because I don’t have

52:59 that.

53:00 » Right.

53:01 » It’s classroom reassignment instead, and so that’s a training

53:04 piece we need to discuss

53:06

53:07 » Okay.

53:08 Well, and then the levels are different, right, because a

53:11 classroom reassignment would be

53:13 is a level one, whereas ISS, I think the earliest it is, is –

53:19 » Mr. Armstrong.

53:20 » – it’s a level two.

53:21 But there’s – it’s not – so it would – that would really be

53:22 different, right, if you were

53:23 going to do –

53:24 » I believe they’re tiered, but let me verify with Mr.

53:25 Armstrong.

53:26 He’s got them right in front of him there.

53:28 » I’m not seeing classroom reassignment at level two, so –

53:35 » The classroom reassignment is just in level one of elementary,

53:38 so he would be proposing

53:40 that we move it into level two.

53:42 » Oh, no, I’m not proposing anything.

53:43 I’m just clarifying.

53:44 » Yeah.

53:45 » I just want to make sure – I’ve seen that used, and so maybe

53:49 sometimes when I’m seeing

53:51 it used is it’s actually an in-school suspension at a school

53:54 that doesn’t have an ISS spot.

53:56 » Mr. Armstrong, the question is what level is alternative

53:59 placement and what level is

54:01 classroom reassignment?

54:03 » alternative classroom placement is on –

54:05 » It’s actually not listed in there.

54:15 » So initially when this was created back in, I believe it was

54:18 2020 or 2021, the recommendation

54:22 of the group had made it just for our secondary schools.

54:27 So currently it does not exist in the realm of elementary.

54:31 » They’re both set for level one?

54:33 » Yes, so it was a response to our CCIS when we had our in-school

54:38 suspension to make sure

54:39 that we’re actually identifying, but differentiating between ISS

54:44 and classroom reassignment.

54:47 So it was created for our secondary, so we would need to add

54:51 that to our elementary.

54:53 » Yes.

54:54 So what I – oh, sorry.

54:56 So if we – right, if we want to give elementarys the

55:00 opportunity to do that alternative – except

55:03 that alternative classroom placement is a level two in secondary,

55:08 and there’s no classroom

55:10 reassignment – actually, no, it’s in level one and level two.

55:16 Okay, so in level one it says one period, level one, and in

55:21 level two it says also one

55:23 period.

55:24 It’s time for them to have that option for both, but it just

55:27 needs to be clarified, I

55:28 guess, down in the charts what was changed here.

55:32 So let me make sure I’m understanding what you’re asking, what

55:34 you’re adding.

55:35 You’re adding to the definitions here, the clarifying language,

55:39 longer than one class

55:40 period.

55:41 So we just need to make sure when it gets into these charts that

55:45 it’s in the right places,

55:46 because it’s not in both places that I’m seeing.

55:49 » It would be a level one for the first one alternative

55:51 placement, and it will be a level

55:52 two for the second one classroom reassignment.

55:56 In-school suspension for secondary is also a level two.

55:59 » Okay.

56:00 I think I’m with you.

56:03 » All right, are you okay with how it’s in here right now, or

56:09 any suggestions as far

56:11 as changes?

56:12 » Yeah, I’m fine.

56:13 I’m just – there’s not – there’s – I guess what I’m getting

56:17 to is there’s not – alternative

56:18 classroom placement isn’t in the elementary.

56:23 » So we can make sure that that gets added.

56:26 I don’t know if that was a mistake or where that was, but we can

56:29 absolutely add that.

56:31 As much consistency between the two, I’m a fan of.

56:34 I mean, it allows us to not have to remember two sets of playbooks.

56:40 Granted, the people in the seats at the schools, they only need

56:43 to know one, but for Mr. Armstrong

56:45 and I, we get confused sometimes with the slight differences.

56:50 » I think it provides clarity for the student, too, because the

56:52 elementary student will be

56:53 a middle school student and a high school student, and so if we

56:55 keep the same across

56:56 the board, it will help the transition a little more.

56:57 » And if it never gets used, you know.

57:01 » So I hear we would add alternative classroom placement to

57:04 level one for both elementary

57:06 and secondary, and we will accept the revisions for classroom

57:10 reassignment at level two for

57:12 both elementary and secondary.

57:14 » Ms. Campbell, are you good with that?

57:19 » Well, you’re putting classroom reassignment at level two, and

57:23 I’m seeing it at level one

57:24 in elementary.

57:25 » And again, they’re very – one’s for longer, so we again can

57:30 leave them both as ones, and

57:32 one’s longer than the other, or we can stretch them over level

57:36 one and level two and make

57:37 that adjustment.

57:39 I’m a fan of progression, right?

57:42 You can really see this is a level one in fraction, and it’s for

57:45 this amount of time.

57:46 You’ve done it twice now.

57:48 This is a level two in fraction, and it’s longer, and you’re not

57:51 going to do it with

57:52 your co-teacher that’s through the other door.

57:55 It’s going to be a placement somewhere else that’s different.

57:59 » Right.

58:00 I guess, yeah, as long as we – the final product is consistent,

58:03 I’m good and fair.

58:04 Yeah.

58:05 With the leveling up, I’m good with that.

58:08 Sorry to take so long on this item.

58:10 » It’s okay.

58:11 Ms. Jenkins?

58:12 » No, I just was going to say that I’m for Mr. Reed’s

58:14 suggestion, and I don’t like that

58:16 they’re going to overlap, then why do we have two different ones

58:18 that doesn’t make any sense?

58:20 » Right.

58:21 » So let’s just separate them.

58:22 » All right.

58:23 You have good, clear guidance?

58:24 » We have clear.

58:25 We’ve got it right up there.

58:26 It’s on the board already.

58:27 We’ve got notes.

58:28 Yes.

58:29 » Perfect.

58:30 » All right.

58:32 Row 11 was the increase of supervision.

58:34 They had asked us to just define what that meant, so we said

58:37 that we would increase supervision

58:39 to decrease problematic incidents around the school limited –

58:45 to include but not limited

58:47 to hallways, bathrooms, and other areas, and so the only caveat

58:51 to this is when we say

58:52 that, we also need to have the supervision to do that, and then

58:55 there comes a time where

58:57 we decide that I no longer need that, so just it will come and

59:00 go as it’s needed when that

59:02 is used.

59:03 » Good.

59:04 Ms. Jenkins, you’re good.

59:11 Mr. Susan, you’re good.

59:15 » Number 12, we had asked us to define what co-curricular was.

59:20 That was not the easiest of jobs to really do, to be honest with

59:24 you, because really

59:25 a debate of what’s extra and what’s co was hard, so we added and

59:30 we reached a consensus

59:32 of activities that could result in your grade being impacted as

59:36 co-curricular.

59:37 You know, marching band, something that’s after school, along

59:45 those lines, the debate.

59:48 » Right.

59:49 So I think that’s great.

59:50 That’s a great definition for –

59:51 » Okay.

59:52 Good.

59:53 » Yeah.

59:54 I love it, honestly.

59:55 » Funny enough, actually when I sat on my – you know, I sat on

59:56 the Florida School Music

59:57 Association Board of Directors, and we had that very

59:59 conversation that co-curricular

1:00:00 is not defined, so – but this is about as good as you can get.

1:00:04 I mean, if you miss a choir concert, that’s a test grade in most

1:00:07 classes, so – or going

1:00:09 to MPA, you know, that’s – it’s required, and you say at the

1:00:11 beginning there, you understand,

1:00:12 this is part of your grade, so we’re excluding those – that

1:00:18 loss of – that would not be

1:00:20 part of the loss of privilege.

1:00:22 » Correct.

1:00:23 » Okay.

1:00:24 » Good time to plug MPAs this week, and you can go attend it.

1:00:28 » That’s right.

1:00:29 Yesterday and today.

1:00:31 I’m going tonight.

1:00:32 » All right.

1:00:34 I’m going to move on to number 13, which is deleting from the

1:00:37 code of conduct reporting

1:00:39 to law enforcement.

1:00:41 We already within the referral, 22 of the 26 successor codes,

1:00:47 they’re required to report

1:00:49 to law enforcement and code that in the referral.

1:00:53 We found that this was causing confusion that they were doing it

1:00:56 there and then not doing

1:00:57 it there or not doing it where they should and recording it as a

1:01:01 student incident, and

1:01:02 so again, this was competing with accuracy most of the time of

1:01:06 completing the referral,

1:01:08 and so removing it is actually going to make us more compliant.

1:01:11 » You got a thumbs up from me.

1:01:15 Everybody else?

1:01:16 You good?

1:01:17 Good.

1:01:18 All right.

1:01:19 » All right.

1:01:20 14 is new, violation of a stay away contract, and that’s new

1:01:23 language that we wrote there.

1:01:25 Any violation of the stipulations outlined in a stay away

1:01:28 contract, and it would be considered

1:01:30 a level two incident in both elementary and secondary.

1:01:37 Repeated acts would multiply that.

1:01:39 » And again, I think just clearly defining who is the victim

1:01:42 and who is the aggressor,

1:01:43 because I think a lot of times families are hesitant to sign a

1:01:46 stay away contract, because

1:01:47 it appears to be, hey, if my child was being attacked and now I

1:01:50 signed a stay away contract

1:01:52 and this kid comes up to my child, the contract reads in a way

1:01:55 that sounds like you could

1:01:56 possibly use it against my child, and they’re not the ones

1:01:59 committing the offense, so just

1:02:01 clearly explaining that to staff.

1:02:03 I’ve had families call me multiple of saying, I don’t want to

1:02:05 sign that, and I’m like, well,

1:02:07 your child’s being attacked, and so this is something, a tool

1:02:09 that we’re supposed to be

1:02:10 using and trying to explain it to them, but it’s not being

1:02:13 accurately explained to the

1:02:14 families when it’s being used.

1:02:15 » We can absolutely add that to training.

1:02:19 » Yes.

1:02:20 » So just throwing this out there, so the reason why sometimes

1:02:25 language is in there

1:02:26 is also there is personal responsibility sometimes, I’m not

1:02:32 blaming a victim here, but when there

1:02:35 is a stay away contract in place, you also can’t intentionally

1:02:39 put yourself in spaces

1:02:40 to make that person leave, that’s the same thing for injunctions.

1:02:44 You can’t have an injunction against someone and then

1:02:46 intentionally show up somewhere so

1:02:48 that they now have to be removed from that setting, so it might

1:02:50 be a little tricky, they

1:02:51 might be able to refine it a little bit, but it can’t get

1:02:55 completely removed because of

1:02:57 that.

1:02:58 » I think it would be wise to at least explain that part of it

1:03:01 or put it somewhere in that

1:03:02 contract so that families understand that.

1:03:04 » We’ll take a look at that contract for sure.

1:03:09 Speaking of that contract, line 15, it was recommended that we

1:03:14 add to a stay away contract

1:03:16 with parent notification and consent for the initiation of one.

1:03:21 So we added parent contact is required, so not necessarily a

1:03:28 signature is what we were

1:03:31 interpreting that as, but contact is required.

1:03:35 So we heard that and the committee wanted that and that was the

1:03:38 best we could do to

1:03:39 kind of hit middle ground to be able to put an important tool in

1:03:43 place as quickly as possible

1:03:45 when we feel it’s necessary.

1:03:46 » Right.

1:03:47 Because then the parents can’t hold it up, the process, if they

1:03:47 are – especially if

1:03:47 they’re the parent or the aggressor, I would imagine, would be

1:03:50 more likely to come.

1:03:51 » Correct.

1:03:52 » Yeah.

1:03:53 No, I’m in favor.

1:03:58 » Okay.

1:04:02 Next is number 16, and this will be the first one that we need

1:04:05 to refer to some of our handouts.

1:04:06 It’s going to be the creation of a hate-related incident code.

1:04:11 Real – so, again, the handout there is a two-page doc that you

1:04:18 should have received.

1:04:20 Just a little history of how this happened.

1:04:23 We drafted at our first district discipline workgroup session

1:04:27 what we felt would be a

1:04:29 good hate-related incident code or definition, and we provided

1:04:34 them with other districts’

1:04:37 examples, and then after that, we provided – the next session,

1:04:41 we provided them with

1:04:42 policy 2260, and they further refined that, and that’s kind of

1:04:48 that middle draft there.

1:04:50 And then at the bottom was feedback and questions that some of

1:04:53 the committee members still wanted

1:04:55 to have added but potentially could have some conflict with the

1:05:01 policy.

1:05:02 What we are recommending there on the second page of that

1:05:06 document is we would like to

1:05:08 use that draft language in the code of conduct, make that be an

1:05:13 addition from the second workgroup

1:05:16 – or the second session of the workgroup, and we also have the

1:05:22 ability in focus that

1:05:24 we could activate to ask if a disciplinary incident was hate-related

1:05:30 or not, and right

1:05:32 now it’s yes, no, and blank, and blank allows you to move

1:05:36 forward.

1:05:37 So we could, again, add this to our – this definition to our

1:05:41 code of conduct, and we

1:05:43 could turn on that it must be a yes or a no instead of allowing

1:05:48 a blank as well, and so

1:05:50 that would allow us to filter through this definition for any of

1:05:54 our incidents, or we

1:05:56 could choose, you know, level three and higher incidents, we

1:06:00 could turn that on for versus

1:06:02 all instead of all, but we have options within that to meet that

1:06:09 request.

1:06:10 On the – sorry, my brain, there it went.

1:06:22 Come back to me.

1:06:23 I’m for the prompted question popping up.

1:06:30 I think it’s necessary.

1:06:32 I think that this is an uncomfortable question for people

1:06:37 sometimes or may not be the first

1:06:39 thing that you think about, especially when you’re dealing with

1:06:42 all sorts of things every

1:06:43 single day, but there were numerous incidents last year in which

1:06:47 this would have really

1:06:49 helped.

1:06:50 It also would have notified the district that we have a problem

1:06:53 in certain areas, certain

1:06:55 schools that really need support from the district in those

1:06:59 areas, so I think it’s necessary

1:07:01 for that prompt to be there.

1:07:02 I don’t think there should be a blank.

1:07:05 If you say yes and you’re wrong, that’s okay.

1:07:07 I mean, it’s going to be inquired and it’s going to be

1:07:09 investigated.

1:07:10 It’s not going to be an automatic application, but having no

1:07:14 answer doesn’t really make any

1:07:16 sense because that tells me you don’t know either way, and if

1:07:18 you’re confused and you

1:07:19 don’t know either way, then you need to ask someone, right?

1:07:23 So I don’t like the blank.

1:07:26 » That was my question, was can the code be changed?

1:07:30 So if you go in to code it the first time and, you know, let’s

1:07:35 say it was a fight and

1:07:37 the question pops up and you say no, but then as the

1:07:40 investigation goes, you realize that

1:07:43 there was some, you know, racially based name calling or

1:07:47 whatever going on or whatever goes

1:07:49 along with the definition, that it’s, you know, about that, can

1:07:53 the administrator go

1:07:54 back in after upon that discovery and recode it?

1:07:57 Or maybe originally the kid came, and I say this because this

1:07:59 has happened, walk into

1:08:01 the dean’s office, I’ve been hate-crimed, I’ve been hate-crimed,

1:08:03 you know, and maybe

1:08:04 they initially – and then they go in and find no, it wasn’t,

1:08:07 can that code be changed?

1:08:08 » Absolutely.

1:08:09 They – we make revisions as we learn new information every day.

1:08:12 » Okay.

1:08:13 All right.

1:08:14 No, I think it makes sense to have a yes or no.

1:08:16 I don’t know that it makes sense to put it on level – I’d have

1:08:18 – I was just skimming

1:08:20 through the level one and level twos.

1:08:21 I don’t know that, you know, a dress code violation and a hate

1:08:25 crime go hand-in-hand.

1:08:27 So – but it would probably be – for whatever – to start at

1:08:31 whichever level is appropriate.

1:08:33 » Mr. Tran?

1:08:36 » I think we chatted already.

1:08:40 Right.

1:08:41 That’s level three.

1:08:42 » I would say level three and above.

1:08:43 » Yeah.

1:08:44 Yeah.

1:08:45 It needs to be a level three.

1:08:46 And this information is for data only, correct?

1:08:50 It’s not for escalation.

1:08:53 » This will give us specific data.

1:08:55 For example, we used the example if someone spray-painted the

1:09:01 campus.

1:09:02 But then we found out there was racist words or et cetera, then

1:09:06 yes or no would be selected

1:09:09 for a hate crime.

1:09:10 So it would give us specific data instead of like Mrs. Jenkins

1:09:13 said, when people say,

1:09:15 oh, I’m being bullied, okay, when we find out, we do more

1:09:18 investigation and find out

1:09:19 it’s really not bullying, it’s something else.

1:09:21 So we wanted to make sure that –

1:09:23 » Which would be a reason to have a blank there as well.

1:09:26 » Yes.

1:09:27 Yes.

1:09:28 » While you’re investigating.

1:09:29 So you don’t have to go back and change it or if you’re –

1:09:31 » But they wouldn’t have to necessarily.

1:09:34 » But now we wouldn’t have to unless it’s level three.

1:09:36 » Yes.

1:09:37 » Right.

1:09:38 » Yeah.

1:09:39 I’m in favor of level three and having a forced yes or no answer.

1:09:42 » And when you say the data, is this something we have to

1:09:45 report to the state, right?

1:09:46 » No.

1:09:47 » So this data, so when you have a Cessar incident, it always

1:09:53 asks you these related

1:09:54 questions.

1:09:55 Was there a weapon involved, drugs, alcohol, was it hate related?

1:09:59 It always asks that.

1:10:01 Again, blanks do suffice.

1:10:03 We would be removing that option for that for three and above.

1:10:07 » So for the instances when we do have to report that, this

1:10:11 will automatically create

1:10:12 that –

1:10:13 » Correct.

1:10:14 » – reporting mechanism for the Cessars.

1:10:15 Okay.

1:10:16 Good.

1:10:17 Thanks.

1:10:18 » And we know that extensive training, this will be a part of

1:10:22 our back to school training

1:10:23 for all stakeholders.

1:10:24 » Good deal.

1:10:25 Mr. Susan, do you have anything to add to this?

1:10:28 » No.

1:10:29 I agree with the comments of the rest of the board members.

1:10:32 Thank you.

1:10:33 » All right.

1:10:34 You clear?

1:10:35 » Just to clarify, so we’re going to go forward with the

1:10:37 definition that was on the doc that’s

1:10:39 displayed right now in the code of conduct and then it’s going

1:10:42 to be yes, no for three

1:10:43 and above, correct?

1:10:45 » Yes.

1:10:46 » Okay.

1:10:47 Thank you.

1:10:48 All right.

1:10:49 Line 17, we were asked to add larceny less than $100.

1:10:54 So we did that for less than $100.

1:10:57 So we now have less than $100, $750, and then we have greater

1:11:01 than $1,000 to give it – to

1:11:04 have it continue there.

1:11:10 That will span between a level one, two, and I’m not sure, and a

1:11:15 level four incident.

1:11:16 » I’m good with this board?

1:11:20 Anything?

1:11:21 » Yes.

1:11:22 I’m good.

1:11:23 » You’re good?

1:11:24 All right.

1:11:25 » Okay.

1:11:26 We were asked to revise the leaving school campus without

1:11:29 permission from a level two

1:11:30 to level three.

1:11:32 The increasing of that, the biggest – the impact would be that

1:11:37 the potential for OSS

1:11:39 at days one through five would now be in the board versus one

1:11:43 through three.

1:11:44 » Do you have the options of the punishments right there?

1:11:49 I’m sorry.

1:11:50 » Oh.

1:11:51 » I just want to look at something really fast on this one.

1:11:54 » You want to get to the student – » It’s not attached.

1:11:58 » It’s not attached.

1:11:59 » Okay.

1:12:00 Got it.

1:12:01 » Here.

1:12:02 Here, here.

1:12:03 » Mike, you got it up real fast.

1:12:04 I just want to look at something like – » Yeah, and if you

1:12:06 want to start talking.

1:12:08 » We had this conversation last year, and I think it’s in one

1:12:10 of the artifacts – which

1:12:11 artifact is it that has the – » Yes, it is one of the

1:12:15 artifacts, and it’s

1:12:17 five.

1:12:18 » Oh.

1:12:19 Number five.

1:12:20 Right.

1:12:21 Okay.

1:12:22 So we still have – and you’re moving left to right.

1:12:23 So out of assigned area is – I’m just trying to see where we

1:12:27 are then with the options

1:12:29 as far as level.

1:12:30 So out of assigned area is what level then?

1:12:35 Is that a one?

1:12:36 » I’m going to have Justin give me – I believe we have one,

1:12:39 two, and three, but I’m going

1:12:40 to let him tell us for sure.

1:12:43 » This is for elementary.

1:12:45 » Yes, it’s a level two for elementary out of assigned area,

1:12:48 and then your out of assigned

1:12:50 area major is a level – should be a level three.

1:12:59 » It’s a level two on seven through 12.

1:13:04 The out of assigned area major, the one on the far right, the

1:13:06 120 code, that’s for elementaries

1:13:08 only.

1:13:09 » Right.

1:13:10 So – » When we had done this last year.

1:13:12 » Right.

1:13:13 And I’m just trying to remember our conversation we had around

1:13:17 this.

1:13:18 So currently, and just in elementary, because this is just for

1:13:20 elementary consideration,

1:13:22 out of assigned area is a level two, remove leaving campus

1:13:26 without permission to level

1:13:28 three, and then out of assigned area major is also level three.

1:13:34 Is that right?

1:13:36 » Correct.

1:13:37 » Okay.

1:13:38 I’m fine.

1:13:39 That’s fine.

1:13:40 You know, this – the work group is our people who are having to

1:13:47 deal with this on a regular

1:13:49 basis, so, you know, I’m good.

1:13:53 » Yeah, I’m fine with it.

1:13:56 » Okay.

1:13:57 » Hang on a second.

1:13:58 I just want to say that – I mean, I’m sorry I jumped in, you

1:14:01 guys.

1:14:01 This was a huge component of what we went through last year.

1:14:06 We had – there was a directive that was given down apparently

1:14:09 to the principals that said

1:14:10 that they could not hit certain kids that were out of area

1:14:12 during certain times, and

1:14:14 it was frustrating them.

1:14:15 So I just wanted to say thank you, Mr. Reed, for putting this

1:14:17 together, and thank you for

1:14:18 moving forward.

1:14:19 » All right.

1:14:20 I’m going to move on to number 19, pantsing, the committee

1:14:25 wanted us to move that to a

1:14:27 level three.

1:14:28 If there was something more serious that needed – a serious

1:14:32 consequence, we could also consider

1:14:34 a sexual offense, which would be a level four.

1:14:36 But we – they had requested us to move pantsing from a level

1:14:41 two to a level three.

1:14:43 » This is still only elementary?

1:14:45 » Elementary, yeah.

1:14:46 » I’m in favor of that.

1:14:53 I don’t think any student should ever remove another article of

1:14:55 clothing from another student,

1:14:56 so I think that that is fine.

1:14:58 » I didn’t see this on the secondary, but on secondary it’s

1:15:02 also a level two, so –

1:15:03 » So we would make this change, again, for consistency, it

1:15:07 would be a level three at

1:15:08 both elementary and at secondary.

1:15:12 » Right, right.

1:15:15 » Okay.

1:15:16 » Sir, do you have those?

1:15:19 » Yeah, I just want to make sure we do the same thing for

1:15:22 secondary.

1:15:23 » Yes, I’m a huge fan of that consistency.

1:15:26 Okay, I’m going to move on to number 20, which was pornographic

1:15:30 materials.

1:15:31 Again, the request was to move that from a level two infraction

1:15:34 to a level three.

1:15:35 That would, again, stand for both elementary and secondary.

1:15:39 » Yep, I’m in favor of that.

1:15:45 Mr. Susan?

1:15:48 » I’m good, yes.

1:15:51 » Okay.

1:15:52 » Okay, we’re getting there, guys.

1:15:55 Number 21 there, we are requesting – it was first requested

1:15:59 that we make cyberbullying

1:16:01 a level four incident by the committee.

1:16:05 Basically, bullying is a level three incident.

1:16:10 Same as with that assault scenario I gave you, when we log an

1:16:14 incident as cyberbullying,

1:16:17 it means bullying, okay?

1:16:19 So when it gets sent off to the state, it means bullying.

1:16:22 So in working with the director that oversees bullying and cyberbullying,

1:16:26 she had requested

1:16:27 that we actually remove cyberbullying and just call it bullying,

1:16:30 because that’s what

1:16:31 it is, right?

1:16:33 Whether we investigate and it’s cyber, it’s still bullying, and

1:16:35 we still have the same

1:16:36 investigation procedure and the same process.

1:16:41 We weren’t able to honor the request of making the suggestion to

1:16:44 move it to a level four,

1:16:46 because we felt we were in closer alignment with what the Office

1:16:49 of Safe Schools’ recommendation

1:16:50 is for bullying at a three.

1:16:52 It’s right in the middle of their range, so we felt that we

1:16:56 shouldn’t move that to a level

1:16:57 four, because we would also need to be moving bullying to a

1:17:01 level four, which would then

1:17:03 be an expellable offense.

1:17:05 We currently also have harassment that can be a level four

1:17:08 offense that would be expellable.

1:17:10 So we felt leaving it at a three and removing cyberbullying to,

1:17:14 again, treat it as bullying,

1:17:16 and we have procedures for bullying where sometimes we thought

1:17:18 we don’t have the same

1:17:19 procedures for cyberbullying.

1:17:21 Okay.

1:17:22 Yep.

1:17:23 I’m fine.

1:17:24 Yep.

1:17:25 All right, 22 was – they wanted some clarification there for

1:17:31 profane language.

1:17:33 And so under the major, we added sharing of inappropriate texts

1:17:38 versus just having receiving

1:17:40 them.

1:17:41 We were like, wow, that’s a really good idea.

1:17:43 We should have done that a long time ago.

1:17:45 And then under the minor, we said not necessarily towards others

1:17:49 was what was asked.

1:17:50 So, again, it just helps us get clarity.

1:17:57 Okay.

1:18:00 We had a request in number 23 to move trespassing from a level

1:18:04 two to a level three.

1:18:06 Again, we agreed with that because it was in closer alignment

1:18:09 with the Office of Safe

1:18:10 Schools.

1:18:11 Yep.

1:18:13 Good.

1:18:14 Okay.

1:18:15 Same with arson.

1:18:16 We wanted to move it from a four to a five.

1:18:18 Yeah.

1:18:19 Same thing.

1:18:21 Okay.

1:18:22 And then explosives, this is another one of those, if you look

1:18:25 at that definition, it’s

1:18:26 a WPO.

1:18:27 So if you have explosives, it means that you have a weapon.

1:18:29 Yeah.

1:18:30 We left it, but they wanted us to remove fireworks.

1:18:32 And so fireworks, if someone had fireworks used as a weapon, we

1:18:35 would just call it a

1:18:36 weapon versus explosives.

1:18:38 And then they wanted that to be a level five infraction, which

1:18:41 it should be in alignment

1:18:43 with WPO.

1:18:44 Yep.

1:18:45 Mm-hmm.

1:18:46 All right, so this is the one that later in the day we may have

1:18:50 some revisions to with

1:18:52 regard to the wireless communication devices, okay?

1:18:56 I will tell you that the district discipline group does wish,

1:19:01 the majority wanted for if

1:19:03 a phone is confiscated, to have the student have the ability to

1:19:07 pick that phone up later

1:19:09 in the day.

1:19:10 Because policy stated otherwise, we fell back on policy, unless

1:19:14 later today policy is revised

1:19:15 to say that, we can easily change this.

1:19:19 So we can put a pin in this one.

1:19:21 But the idea was to provide clarity that when a referral is

1:19:25 written for a wireless misuse,

1:19:27 you are to confiscate the device and the student, the way it’s

1:19:30 written now is the student’s

1:19:32 parent would pick it up.

1:19:33 The second time a referral is written, the device would be

1:19:36 confiscated and the parent

1:19:37 would need to pick it up.

1:19:39 The third time, you would have a loss of potential privileges.

1:19:42 Again, these are all when a referral is written.

1:19:47 So students are given warnings and that’s where the language and

1:19:50 policy says the word

1:19:52 may.

1:19:53 When a referral is written, these are the steps that we would

1:19:57 follow.

1:19:58 » So I’ll, since I’m the one who brought the, I’ll jump in here.

1:20:02 I, the committee, it’s my understanding that the committee was

1:20:06 pretty strong in asking

1:20:08 for this.

1:20:09 But any time we, any of these revisions, when we made some

1:20:11 revisions we made last year,

1:20:12 we were also thinking about, we don’t want to have stuff in

1:20:14 there that people are just

1:20:15 not enforcing because it’s too, it’s difficult to enforce.

1:20:19 And whether we like it or not, in today’s day and age, a student

1:20:23 whose parent can’t

1:20:24 come to get their phone, there’s, if they go home without it,

1:20:27 there’s no phone at the

1:20:28 house.

1:20:29 So sometimes that’s what parents are relying upon to know where

1:20:33 their kid is, be able to

1:20:34 get ahold of him.

1:20:35 You need to pick up a little brother or sister or whatever.

1:20:36 So I, I am in favor of what the committee rec, the work group

1:20:40 recommended, which is

1:20:42 that first offense.

1:20:43 Because we want, we don’t want schools to not confiscate because

1:20:46 they know they can’t

1:20:47 give it back to kids in the day.

1:20:49 I also want to point out, we’ll talk about this more later, but

1:20:52 we’ll, some of the inconsistencies

1:20:53 in our policy as it stands, there is a place where it says if

1:20:57 you violate this part of

1:20:59 the policy, it may include confiscation where your parents can’t

1:21:04 come get it.

1:21:05 But it was, but then later on it says if you violate this policy,

1:21:09 it will.

1:21:10 So it, but they, I understand that the work group couldn’t

1:21:13 change, we can’t change a code

1:21:14 of conduct without, without the WCD policy being changed, but I’m

1:21:17 going to recommend

1:21:18 this change.

1:21:19 I, I think that we need to make that first offense be confiscation

1:21:23 and the kid can’t

1:21:24 get it back till the end of the day, and then we can leave as

1:21:26 they recommended the second

1:21:28 offense the parent has to pick it up and then, and then so forth.

1:21:31 But that, because I think then it’ll be easier for the schools

1:21:34 to enforce and we don’t have

1:21:35 to worry about that safety issue.

1:21:39 And parental notification will still be a part of this even if

1:21:41 the child’s phone is,

1:21:42 is able to be picked up by the child?

1:21:44 Yes, that should be in every, any, every disciplinary infraction.

1:21:49 Okay.

1:21:50 Yeah.

1:21:51 I just, I don’t really understand the point of having a parent

1:21:55 pick it up, if I’m being

1:21:57 honest.

1:21:58 If a parent’s getting notified anyway, the parent’s aware that

1:22:02 the student is not complying

1:22:03 in class, in school, and getting in trouble.

1:22:08 I think the levels, like you ramp it up, right?

1:22:13 Progression.

1:22:14 I understand that, but, but for this kind of an, for this kind

1:22:18 of an infraction, I think

1:22:20 it’s, I do think it is, I just think it’s risky and dangerous

1:22:25 for us to be holding onto

1:22:27 children’s phones when they’re heading home after, after school.

1:22:31 I mean, take it away from them and then they get it when they

1:22:36 leave our campus.

1:22:38 I just, I’m just, I’m not comfortable with that one.

1:22:41 I’m sorry.

1:22:42 Like there’s just too many, like Ms. Campbell had said, there’s

1:22:44 just, there’s too many students

1:22:45 that are home all day by themselves, there’s too many students

1:22:48 that are walking in dangerous

1:22:49 areas by themselves or going to work and coming home late.

1:22:54 I just think that that, God forbid something happened because we

1:22:58 required the parent to

1:22:59 come get it and the parent is not coming to get it.

1:23:02 I’m just not comfortable with that.

1:23:04 The consequences in school, that kid gets it taken away.

1:23:07 Again, if the parent’s being notified, there’s accountability,

1:23:10 the parent knows about it.

1:23:11 They don’t need to drive and get it.

1:23:14 I don’t know.

1:23:15 It just, it makes me uncomfortable.

1:23:16 I don’t like it.

1:23:17 Also, it’s a way for parents to see where their kids are after

1:23:20 school too if we’re talking

1:23:21 about a secondary student.

1:23:23 I just feel like we’re putting kids at risk for no reason.

1:23:31 I don’t know.

1:23:32 That’s just my opinion.

1:23:37 All right.

1:23:41 I know.

1:23:42 I hear what you’re saying, Ms. Jenkins.

1:23:43 I think progression with discipline is very important and a lot

1:23:47 of times notifying a parent

1:23:48 and a parent becoming uncomfortable and having to step out and

1:23:51 do something tends to trigger

1:23:53 a different type of discipline in the home, right?

1:23:56 So if you just get a phone call versus now I have to stop what I’m

1:23:58 doing and I need to

1:23:59 go get something from the school because you disobeyed what the

1:24:01 rules were, I think there’s

1:24:02 a different conversation that happens in that household.

1:24:06 I hear what you’re saying, though, and so I don’t know where the

1:24:09 happy medium lands

1:24:10 on this one.

1:24:11 Oh, boy.

1:24:12 Okay.

1:24:13 I’m going to let somebody else chime in.

1:24:14 Well, can I just say, I hear you on that, but you have to

1:24:15 remember we serve students

1:24:16 who don’t necessarily have parents and guardians with the

1:24:19 capacity to do that and not even

1:24:21 just functionally to get there and get it, but also just they

1:24:27 just won’t.

1:24:29 And we’re not here to parent the parents.

1:24:30 I hear what you’re saying, but if we’re notifying the parent, I

1:24:33 believe that’s enough of our

1:24:34 responsibility to say, “Hey, your kid’s not doing this.

1:24:39 Step it up.”

1:24:40 I mean, it makes me uncomfortable.

1:24:42 I mean, I’ve gone on home visits and stuff and sometimes it’s

1:24:47 not good and it makes me

1:24:49 uncomfortable.

1:24:50 I don’t know if the kid’s doing the right thing, that they’re

1:24:52 continuously disobeying,

1:24:53 but if they’re continuously having a consequence, I think that’s

1:24:58 our job and we’re already doing

1:25:00 it.

1:25:01 I don’t know.

1:25:02 It just makes me really nervous to leave kids without a way to

1:25:05 communicate, God forbid something

1:25:07 happens.

1:25:08 All right, Mr. Trent, would you like to weigh in on this?

1:25:14 I don’t know if I want to have to.

1:25:15 Like you said, there’s most likely plenty of warnings before

1:25:19 even that first offense

1:25:20 gets a referral.

1:25:21 There just is, as a classroom teacher.

1:25:24 I would think at most instances.

1:25:25 You do not want to write a referral for a phone.

1:25:28 Correct.

1:25:29 And those kids know that.

1:25:31 Correct.

1:25:32 And then between the first referral and the second referral, as

1:25:35 much as I’d like to say

1:25:36 a teacher’s going to say, “You already had one referral, no

1:25:38 warnings here, second referral.”

1:25:39 It’s probably going to be another series of warnings after that

1:25:43 first referral.

1:25:45 It just adds another thing because you know you don’t want to

1:25:49 write a second referral

1:25:51 for obvious reasons.

1:25:53 You have to have an escalation of consequences and those

1:25:58 students know if the consequences

1:26:00 that they’re going to get at home is a lot probably a lot worse

1:26:03 than what they’re going

1:26:04 to get at school on that and they’re not going to want that

1:26:07 second referral.

1:26:09 So I’m for keeping it the way it is but you know I agree with on

1:26:13 the first one, absolutely.

1:26:15 I’m almost in an agreeance and if it’s on a Friday, if we don’t

1:26:18 have a next school day

1:26:20 that they can pick it up too because that’s sometimes in the

1:26:22 classroom setting, not that

1:26:24 I’m expecting you to change it on this, but we’ve had it where

1:26:27 we’ve got six phones sitting

1:26:29 here on a Friday and we know the parents are not coming tonight

1:26:33 and you know it’s going

1:26:34 to be Monday.

1:26:37 That also leads to sometimes teachers not confiscating phones on

1:26:43 a Friday because they

1:26:45 just know that problems that could happen and they neglect the

1:26:49 policy on that as well.

1:26:51 So that probably didn’t even need to be out there but that’s

1:26:54 reality, that happens on

1:26:55 a Friday.

1:26:56 Which is why I wanted to give them the most opportunity for

1:26:59 consistency as possible but

1:27:01 Mr. Reed, I mean you’ve been administrator, are you confident

1:27:05 that if an administrator

1:27:06 recognizes knows about a hardship in a family that they would be

1:27:11 in contact with the parent

1:27:13 and make an exception?

1:27:14 I mean I don’t like exceptions to the rules when we’ve set these

1:27:16 policies in place but

1:27:17 I also like to understand that our administrators are human

1:27:21 beings who understand their students.

1:27:23 All day they have to exercise their professional judgment, right?

1:27:26 And so there’s some are very black and white and will want to

1:27:29 follow every rule but also

1:27:30 still exercise professional judgment or will seek input, right?

1:27:36 There’s, you know, I have a saying where sometimes common sense

1:27:39 has to prevail in a situation

1:27:41 where you know more than in most instances you’re going to make

1:27:45 the right decision instead

1:27:47 of maybe one that puts someone in harm.

1:27:49 And I feel like we’re also, we’re thinking oh somebody had their

1:27:52 phone out in class but

1:27:53 a violation of our WCD policy could be videotaping another

1:27:57 student, it could be some of these

1:28:00 other things that are listed in the policy, it can be a bigger

1:28:03 deal.

1:28:04 You know my mind, my mind also automatically goes to oh you had

1:28:07 it out when you weren’t

1:28:08 supposed to have it out but there’s some pretty serious things

1:28:10 in there that would consider

1:28:12 these first and second offense, yeah.

1:28:17 Currently what we have in our artifact if you look at number

1:28:20 four, artifact number four,

1:28:21 the only offense that we’re taking away the phone currently that

1:28:26 we have as an artifact

1:28:28 is offense one.

1:28:29 There is a progressive discipline with second offense, third

1:28:33 offense where there’s one to

1:28:35 three days of out of school suspension for the second offense,

1:28:39 in third offense there

1:28:41 is four to five out of school suspension and if you look on the

1:28:45 back, if they’re used for

1:28:47 you know fighting, they’re using it to videotape then that would

1:28:51 be where they would confiscate

1:28:52 the phone, et cetera, where it would be much more progressive

1:28:56 discipline for that, cyber

1:28:58 bullying, et cetera, all of that.

1:29:01 So that’s what’s listed in the artifact.

1:29:03 So –

1:29:04 »Wait, I’m confused because it’s –

1:29:07 »You said four and that’s the vaping one.

1:29:09 »That’s vaping.

1:29:10 »No, it’s the last attachment on the –

1:29:12 »Artifact three.

1:29:13 »That’s what I’m on.

1:29:14 »Well, I guess –

1:29:15 »I’m sorry.

1:29:16 »I think she said the fourth attachment, I’m sorry I went to a

1:29:25 full –

1:29:26 »So right now, yeah, so right now the first offense and the

1:29:33 second offense are identical.

1:29:36 So what the work group was asking for, what I think I’m hearing

1:29:39 us have consensus of,

1:29:40 we want the first offense to be where the student can pick it up

1:29:44 at the end of the day.

1:29:45 »Am I wrong to – I would assume the first offense is a verbal

1:29:48 warning to put your wireless

1:29:49 device away.

1:29:50 »We’re talking about the first referral.

1:29:52 »Referal.

1:29:54 Okay, so they’ve already maybe passed that.

1:29:55 Okay, great.

1:29:56 All right.

1:29:57 Again, I know it’s not going to be very popular, but I do

1:30:01 believe in the discipline needing

1:30:04 to progress.

1:30:05 I am in favor of first offense student picks up their phone,

1:30:09 second offense now requires

1:30:11 parent involvement, obviously site discretion is applied, so if

1:30:14 a principal knows their

1:30:15 circumstances at the school or with the family, they can use

1:30:19 that, and then the third offense

1:30:21 they lose the ability to have.

1:30:24 »So we will draft this language and putting a pin until later

1:30:28 today as well for policy

1:30:30 review, but we’re going to say first offense is confiscation and

1:30:33 student may receive at

1:30:34 end of day, school day, second offense will stand as drafted

1:30:38 language, and third offense

1:30:39 as drafted language currently provided to you.

1:30:43 »I’m in favor of that.

1:30:45 Yes?

1:30:46 »And I think, and if I may speak real quick, if an individual

1:30:50 actually gets to the point

1:30:52 where we’re taking the phone away and there’s some concerns

1:30:56 about a parent not being involved

1:30:59 or anything like that, and that student should have taken the

1:31:01 responsibility of not getting

1:31:03 in trouble with the cell phone multiple times prior to it, so I’m

1:31:06 in favor of this.

1:31:07 Thank you so much for bringing it forward.

1:31:10 »I just want to just reiterate, though, the concern that we’re

1:31:15 all comfortably saying

1:31:17 that we’re going to allow our administrators to use discretion

1:31:20 if they know about these

1:31:21 instances and we’re going to assume that they know about these

1:31:24 instances.

1:31:25 I just want you to think about that for a minute, because some

1:31:27 of our schools have 1,500

1:31:29 kids in them, so they’re not going to always know about these

1:31:32 instances.

1:31:33 So just, I mean, just take a minute to think about that, because

1:31:35 this might become an issue

1:31:36 going forward.

1:31:38 You also don’t want to leave room for people to feel

1:31:41 uncomfortable with the choice and

1:31:43 the decision that they’re making either.

1:31:45 That’s not the point of drafting these, so I don’t know how to

1:31:49 separate them, though,

1:31:51 so I understand that there has to be a progression.

1:31:53 I don’t know what the alternative would be.

1:31:56 It’s, yeah, I just, I don’t know.

1:32:02 And then what do we, I guess, just explain to me what happens

1:32:08 when a student loses the

1:32:11 privilege of a cell phone on campus.

1:32:14 What happens?

1:32:15 I think that’s what people need to hear, too.

1:32:17 So what’s happening every day for that student?

1:32:21 So if I were the building level administrator and I had someone

1:32:25 that had this as an ongoing

1:32:27 problematic piece, I would say, you know, you’ve lost that

1:32:30 privilege to have it on your

1:32:32 person or in your backpack, and you’re going to meet me in the

1:32:35 morning and give it to me.

1:32:36 And I know that, you know, your family needs this device to know

1:32:39 where you are, so every

1:32:41 morning you have to check in with me and you have to give me

1:32:43 your device.

1:32:43 It will be safe right here in my drawer, and myself and the

1:32:46 secretary know where it is,

1:32:48 and at the end of the day, if I’m not available, my secretary

1:32:50 will return that phone to you

1:32:52 every day at whatever time.

1:32:54 So I guess what’s odd is like, so they, sorry, is they lose the

1:33:01 privilege, and forgive me,

1:33:04 I’m just thinking out loud here, but they lose the privilege and

1:33:06 they have to turn it

1:33:07 in every morning, but they get to pick it up every single day

1:33:10 and they get to go home

1:33:11 with it.

1:33:13 What happens if they do it again?

1:33:15 » So in the bottom of artifact three, it says any violation

1:33:18 beyond a third offense

1:33:19 may result in out of school suspension, potentially even a 10-day

1:33:23 suspension pending possible

1:33:25 placement at an alternative center if it was continuously

1:33:28 causing a disruption to the learning

1:33:30 environment.

1:33:31 » Okay.

1:33:32 So that’s not being changed?

1:33:33 » Correct.

1:33:34 » Great.

1:33:35 » That would stay.

1:33:36 » Okay.

1:33:37 And it would be the same as if a kid was caught videotaping or,

1:33:42 you know, videotaping a teacher.

1:33:45 We would confiscate that phone and the parents would have a

1:33:48 parent conference, et cetera,

1:33:50 that’s outlined here.

1:33:51 So there are some progressive discipline expectations.

1:33:57 » Can I just also clarify in here, do we have to have a first,

1:34:03 second, third, or can

1:34:05 it legitimately be up to, you know, until the third offense, do

1:34:10 you know what I mean?

1:34:12 Like, because the issue is that they were matching, right?

1:34:16 » There is nothing that says we need to have these tiers.

1:34:19 » Right.

1:34:20 » There is a violation or there’s not a violation.

1:34:22 And so we provide these tiers to try and help remedy the problem

1:34:29 through a stricter consequence.

1:34:33 » Right.

1:34:34 » But, no, there is nothing that says there has to be.

1:34:36 » I think the tiers we put in place last year, I think that’s

1:34:38 helpful for administrators.

1:34:39 » Absolutely.

1:34:40 » We have so many new administrators to just make it on this

1:34:43 one that can be, can lack

1:34:45 clarity, just a very specific one, two, three, and beyond.

1:34:50 » So the reason I’m asking, though, is, like, I understand

1:34:53 there needs to be delineations,

1:34:54 but, like, to me, you know, you could always have a one and two

1:34:57 are together, three strikes

1:34:59 you’re out.

1:35:00 I just, I don’t actually believe that a parent picking up the

1:35:02 phone is going to stop a kid

1:35:03 from using it in class.

1:35:04 If the first referral wasn’t enough, the second referral wasn’t

1:35:07 enough, you’re going to do

1:35:08 it again the third time.

1:35:09 And, again, I’m just concerned about student safety, so I just

1:35:12 wanted to clarify.

1:35:13 Thank you.

1:35:14 » I think you have clear consensus from – I hear you, Ms.

1:35:17 Jenkins, and I wish there was

1:35:19 a way to – honestly, I’m just going to tell you, if you have to

1:35:22 pick up a phone as a parent,

1:35:24 I believe that’s a different conversation.

1:35:26 My child will probably lose their phone altogether, they won’t

1:35:28 have one any longer.

1:35:29 And I think that that’s a conversation that will be had in the

1:35:31 household.

1:35:31 So, hopefully, hopefully we don’t ever have to exercise that.

1:35:34 Hopefully students know, don’t bring your phones out during

1:35:37 instructional time.

1:35:38 That’s really the underlying message that we’re trying to get to,

1:35:39 so that teachers have

1:35:40 the ability to teach.

1:35:41 All right, we are on to the next one.

1:35:43 » Very good.

1:35:44 Thank you.

1:35:45 Moving on.

1:35:46 » Oops, sorry, Mr. Susan.

1:35:47 » No, I just wanted to say, one of the things that we deal with

1:35:50 is, this is a monetary item,

1:35:52 right?

1:35:53 So, we talk about some of the things about parent involvement

1:35:55 and things like that and

1:35:57 not being able to contact the students and not being able to get

1:35:59 in there, and I totally

1:36:00 agree with that.

1:36:01 But somebody’s paying the darn bill.

1:36:03 Somebody’s paying for that child to have that cell phone.

1:36:05 It’s a little bit different than trying to get parental

1:36:08 involvement on other issues.

1:36:10 So if there’s an issue with the cell phone, it’s coming from

1:36:12 somebody else most of the

1:36:13 time, unless the student’s actually making it themselves and

1:36:16 paying for it themselves.

1:36:17 So having a parent who is not going to be able to be notified or

1:36:22 caught or anything

1:36:24 like that or called, they paid for that bill.

1:36:27 So there’s got to be some – there is more involvement when they’re

1:36:30 getting that cell

1:36:31 phone from somebody, and there is more ability to catch that

1:36:35 individual, that parent to come

1:36:37 back to.

1:36:38 That’s all.

1:36:39 I just wanted to say that.

1:36:40 » Thank you.

1:36:41 All right.

1:36:42 We are on to vaping, it looks like.

1:36:43 » Okay.

1:36:44 We made a slight revision to vaping, just really just saying

1:36:47 versus change from civil

1:36:48 citation to tobacco citation, and that was the law enforcement

1:36:52 being involved in our

1:36:54 committee.

1:36:55 So they know that language, right?

1:36:56 We didn’t speak that.

1:36:57 It’s pretty easy, and it’s just in one of our artifacts that

1:36:59 provide clarity.

1:37:00 So that seems to be a very easy fix.

1:37:04 We also, though, did need to add to 28 actual adding vaping to

1:37:08 the tobacco definition.

1:37:10 There’s not – everything is vaping related.

1:37:12 So we added, after electronic cigarettes, vaping devices to just

1:37:16 make sure that we weren’t

1:37:18 splitting hairs on what it was or what it wasn’t.

1:37:21 So does that – do you feel that satisfies that?

1:37:24 » Yes.

1:37:25 » Okay.

1:37:26 So on page 129, so this is where we’re going to take a look at

1:37:28 that willful disobedience

1:37:30 chart, and that is that continuum to help our schools choose the

1:37:38 best behavioral incident,

1:37:41 and families, as mentioned.

1:37:42 But what we want to look at with this is originally we had, when

1:37:47 we gave this to the committee,

1:37:49 student conflict was in the level one category, and we removed

1:37:52 it, because student conflict

1:37:54 and willful disobedience don’t go hand in hand.

1:37:57 So we kind of had just dropped everything in there.

1:38:00 Item 30 says add concrete examples of behaviors in each step of

1:38:05 the draft.

1:38:06 And so we attempted to add some behaviors.

1:38:09 We found that as – if we were adding them for all of them, the

1:38:11 definitions actually

1:38:13 got more blurry.

1:38:14 So we only added definitions to some of them.

1:38:18 Those definitions are under willful disobedience.

1:38:21 We had provided four.

1:38:23 And under level three, we provided definitions under the new

1:38:27 level that we’ll address in

1:38:29 a second, gross insubordination.

1:38:31 And we provided definitions in level four.

1:38:33 We felt the definitions in level one were quite clear.

1:38:37 » Yes.

1:38:39 » Okay.

1:38:40 » We’re good.

1:38:41 We’re good.

1:38:42 » All right.

1:38:43 31, there was a new addition of an incident where you can best

1:38:55 see is that if you have

1:38:56 the level three, that willful disobedience chart, we’ve created

1:39:00 a new level three, gross

1:39:02 insubordination.

1:39:04 And that’s that step above the willful disobedience, and it’s

1:39:08 the willful refusal to comply with

1:39:11 authority, exhibiting contempt or open resistance to a direct

1:39:15 order challenging authority of

1:39:18 any BPS employer, any adult, and authority at the school in the

1:39:22 presence of others which

1:39:24 causes this disruption.

1:39:26 We felt that this just gives us a further continuum and provides

1:39:30 clarity of that absolute

1:39:31 willful disobedience or that repeated willful disobedience, that

1:39:36 this was a good addition.

1:39:38 And then the visual, the infographic will help our admin teams

1:39:42 really see the options

1:39:44 like they did with simple battery and physical aggression and

1:39:48 fighting.

1:39:49 » I like it.

1:39:53 » I think that will be a very good addition.

1:39:57 » I do too.

1:39:58 » On this chart as well, we did some cleanup.

1:40:03 So this is where the big difference was between elementary and

1:40:08 secondary.

1:40:09 Elementary – so secondary willful disobedience was a level two

1:40:13 and elementary was a level

1:40:15 three.

1:40:16 And I might have had those flipped.

1:40:17 » Yeah.

1:40:18 » I had them flipped?

1:40:19 Okay.

1:40:20 So I had them flipped, right?

1:40:21 » Yeah.

1:40:22 » And so there was a gap and there was differences of what

1:40:24 could happen with regard to consequences.

1:40:25 By adding this gross insubordination in the number three

1:40:29 position, we decrease to the

1:40:31 number two position in both elementary and secondary willful

1:40:34 disobedience.

1:40:35 And we have a clear continuum across all grades of what being

1:40:39 willfully disobedient or just

1:40:42 being disobedient is from a basic classroom infraction to a

1:40:46 major classroom disruption

1:40:49 on our campus.

1:40:50 And it’s just a much cleaner way to say what we’ve always said,

1:40:53 but it was a little bit

1:40:54 of a squiggly line with the difference in levels.

1:40:59 » I like it.

1:41:02 » All right.

1:41:03 Number 33 is what I just also covered there.

1:41:07 So I will move on to number 34.

1:41:13 It says – number 34 says leave entering bathroom of wrong sex

1:41:17 at level two, however repeated

1:41:19 offenses would amount to a higher level such as gross insubordination.

1:41:25 In a minute it’s going to say in one of these it also said

1:41:28 remove that language of going

1:41:30 into the bathroom out of your birth sex out of the definition

1:41:35 and they asked us to move

1:41:37 it – the district work group asked us to move it into the

1:41:40 example.

1:41:41 So we’ve moved it out of the example – or out of the definition

1:41:45 and placed it in an

1:41:47 example.

1:41:51 And the group wanted us to leave it at that level too, but again

1:41:54 repeated would be able

1:41:56 to level that out.

1:41:57 » Can I ask why you would remove it out of the – can it not be

1:42:00 both?

1:42:01 I’m just curious.

1:42:02 » It was just a request and we thought that was easy enough to

1:42:05 honor.

1:42:05 We are required to have that in our code of conduct.

1:42:08 So it does state that as a standalone, but we don’t have a – we

1:42:14 have to guide our staff

1:42:16 what to code that as.

1:42:18 And so we don’t have bathroom violation, restroom violation.

1:42:21 We chose to say that’s an act of willful disobedience, so we

1:42:25 have to help them connect to that.

1:42:28 So again, the district team just asked simply move it out of the

1:42:32 definition and plop it

1:42:33 down there with the examples.

1:42:35 So we said okay for that slight change.

1:42:41 » So will the examples only be in the chart, like the artifact

1:42:44 too, or will it also be

1:42:46 up in the definition?

1:42:47 » We would also add those to the definitions for clarity.

1:42:50 So if it’s clarity here, just again, I hope that every

1:42:53 administrator has our beautiful

1:42:55 little infographic in front of them, but I know they might not.

1:42:58 So I want them to have all the right words in both places.

1:43:02 » Thank you.

1:43:06 » Okay.

1:43:07 Number 35 was again revising willful disobedience definition.

1:43:16 That’s what I just covered that as well with you guys.

1:43:18 Okay.

1:43:19 So as we move to 36, again, it was about keeping the examples

1:43:25 for them.

1:43:26 So again, that is the same thing.

1:43:28 So I’m going to move on to the aggravated battery chart artifact

1:43:32 number one.

1:43:33 All they asked for us to do is flip the script before we had

1:43:37 most aggressive to least aggressive.

1:43:40 Now it’s least aggressive to most, so that’s a pretty easy

1:43:46 change there.

1:43:47 We have a new student behavior here on number 38 and that is

1:43:51 refusal to follow classroom

1:43:53 rules.

1:43:54 Again, looking at the willful disobedience chart, you’ll see

1:43:57 that falls in the level

1:43:57 one category and that is refusal to follow classroom rules,

1:44:01 repeated instances of a student’s

1:44:04 refusal to follow basic classroom rules established by teacher.

1:44:09 So again, it’s just that idea, I’ve been working my classroom

1:44:11 management and it’s not working

1:44:13 and you’re not following those directions.

1:44:14 It’s a low level infraction.

1:44:17 Looking for someone to have a conversation other than the person

1:44:19 that’s been trying to

1:44:20 have the person do that.

1:44:23 And it’s not a super impactful one.

1:44:26 It could be handled quickly.

1:44:28 And again, we felt it was a good idea to add to the continuum of

1:44:31 having choices along levels

1:44:33 one through four.

1:44:34 » I like it.

1:44:35 » Good.

1:44:36 Good to move forward with that new one.

1:44:39 » I’m good.

1:44:40 We got–are you good?

1:44:41 » Yeah.

1:44:42 » All right.

1:44:43 We’re getting really close, you all.

1:44:45 39, gambling, and doing a deep dive into the–with the Office of

1:44:50 Safe Schools, we’ve decided

1:44:53 that we need to change the way we code gambling.

1:44:55 We had a standalone gambling, correct our student behavior, and

1:44:59 we need to call that

1:45:01 other major infraction to report to the Office of Safe Schools.

1:45:05 So we need to report incidents–take away is we should be

1:45:09 reporting instances of gambling

1:45:11 to the Office of Safe Schools, and this will allow us to start

1:45:14 doing that.

1:45:15 » Okay.

1:45:17 » We’re good.

1:45:18 You’re good?

1:45:19 » Yeah.

1:45:20 » Good?

1:45:21 » Yeah.

1:45:22 » All right.

1:45:23 Forty is a very easy one as well.

1:45:24 Again, just aligning with the Office of Safe Schools and being

1:45:27 more accurate, that other

1:45:28 major offense, the one that I just spoke of with gambling, with–fits

1:45:33 within Cessar definitions.

1:45:35 That other major is designed for all Cessars.

1:45:37 It’s very close to Cessars.

1:45:40 It’s just our–it’s in our pocket Cessar definition that is kind

1:45:43 of a catch-all when it’s needed.

1:45:45 And so we just provide clarity.

1:45:47 » Thumbs up?

1:45:48 » Okay.

1:45:49 Forty-one, arson, it was asked that we clarify what it is, so we

1:45:54 add it at the bottom there.

1:45:56 If there’s no damage to any structure–there is no damage to any

1:46:01 structure, trash can,

1:46:03 toilet paper, fire, et cetera, it does not meet the criteria for

1:46:06 Cessar, so there must

1:46:07 be damage.

1:46:10 Again that’s straight from the Office of Safe Schools.

1:46:12 We really just use their guidance instead of having our opinion

1:46:17 beyond that.

1:46:18 » Got it.

1:46:19 » All right.

1:46:20 Chronic misconduct is an item that’s in our code of conduct that

1:46:23 is something that we

1:46:24 have several steps that you must run through before you can use

1:46:27 and execute that corrective

1:46:29 strategy or student behavior with a corrective strategy.

1:46:34 And we have multiple questions of staff asking us, “How can I–what

1:46:38 do I have to do?”

1:46:39 And so we just gave them some notes of what they have to do so

1:46:42 that they may not have

1:46:43 to call or would be informed on their own.

1:46:49 Just as we did cyberbullying we removed earlier, we would also

1:46:53 like to remove that cyberstalking.

1:46:55 Again, cyberstalking could fall in that bullying realm but it

1:46:59 also more likely falls in that

1:47:01 threat realm.

1:47:02 So again, there’s confusion, we have multiple ways to call a

1:47:05 threat a threat and we have

1:47:06 clear procedures when it’s a threat, you should be doing a

1:47:09 threat assessment.

1:47:10 And so we actually by having this we’re not following some of

1:47:13 our procedures just by simple

1:47:16 misconfusion of what was what.

1:47:18 So we recommend we remove cyberstalking and if we had an

1:47:22 incident like that it would be

1:47:24 considered a threat.

1:47:26 » Can I ask for just for clarification, say–so when–I mean I’ve

1:47:31 never had to report things

1:47:33 and do referrals so forgive me.

1:47:36 But when we have an administrator that’s documenting the threat,

1:47:41 do like do they have this listed

1:47:44 as an example for them to reference?

1:47:47 I mean it’s not, you know, it’s just–it’s different, right?

1:47:50 I mean is this there for them to think about?

1:47:54 Just in the world that we’re living in right now, I don’t–I

1:47:56 just feel like there needs

1:47:57 to be there for them to reference and recognize that this action

1:48:01 and these behaviors is constituted

1:48:03 as a threat because I don’t–I actually don’t think people would

1:48:06 immediately make that correlation.

1:48:08 » Sure.

1:48:09 So what we could do is we could add to our definition of threat.

1:48:15 So just off the top of my head here, we’ve removed assault, we’ve

1:48:19 removed cyberstalking

1:48:21 which were subsets of threat so we could add, for example, cyberbully–cyberstalking

1:48:29 and

1:48:29 incidents of potential assault, a weird definition though.

1:48:33 So that’s tough but we could try and–we could try and clean up

1:48:35 that definition.

1:48:36 » I don’t think we need to add the assault part because that’s

1:48:38 confusing, essentially.

1:48:40 But I think under threat to include cyberstalking.

1:48:45 Under bullying to include cyberbullying.

1:48:47 If we’re going to take cyberbullying out, we’re going to take

1:48:49 cyberstalking out.

1:48:50 Let’s make sure that bullying and threat include those two words

1:48:54 so that it’s clear.

1:48:55 » Yeah.

1:48:56 And I appreciate that because like cyberstalking is different

1:48:59 than cyberbullying.

1:49:00 » Correct.

1:49:01 » And this is something where a student may feel fearful and

1:49:04 not articulate it in a way

1:49:06 of bullying.

1:49:07 I just–I don’t think people are going to necessarily

1:49:09 automatically think about that.

1:49:10 So I just want a little reminder for them.

1:49:12 » So we will ensure bullying’s definition has that cyber piece

1:49:16 which I’m confident it

1:49:17 does and we will assure threat has cyberstalking, okay?

1:49:21 Sir, Ben, do you feel good about that?

1:49:23 Okay.

1:49:24 » Yeah.

1:49:25 » All right.

1:49:27 This is another touchy one here maybe potentially.

1:49:34 In policy 5500, it states–I’m looking at 45.

1:49:38 It states the following consequences for dress code violations.

1:49:43 First offense, a student will be given a verbal warning and the

1:49:46 parent will be called.

1:49:48 Second offense, ineligible to participate in extracurricular

1:49:52 activities for a period

1:49:53 of time not to exceed five days and third offense shall receive

1:49:57 in-school suspension

1:49:58 not to exceed three days.

1:50:01 We felt that because that was in policy and because it was a

1:50:04 talking point that came up,

1:50:07 we should define what that means.

1:50:09 And so we wanted to add a new code called dress code major.

1:50:15 And that would be when exposure to underwear or a body part in

1:50:20 an indecent or vulgar manner,

1:50:23 okay?

1:50:24 So that’s kind of the line.

1:50:26 Undergarments or indecent event in vulgar could follow those

1:50:31 consequences.

1:50:32 The minor would stay the same which would be a level one infraction

1:50:37 that we would enforce.

1:50:38 But again, it would be less than exposing underwear or body

1:50:42 parts in an indecent way.

1:50:44 If we had the major, we would follow what’s written in policy

1:50:47 that comes straight out

1:50:48 of statute, okay?

1:50:50 If we have the minor, it’s going to be a level one infraction

1:50:53 and it’s going to be the administrative

1:50:55 team’s decision based on how many times it’s repeatedly that low

1:50:59 level infraction has happened,

1:51:01 okay?

1:51:02 So again, on the third time, any incident happens, our

1:51:06 administrative teams have the

1:51:08 ability to level up into the next category, okay?

1:51:11 It focuses its smart and doesn’t know that, like it just looks

1:51:14 like an error but they

1:51:15 still have the ability to override that.

1:51:18 So again, we’re proposing to follow that– have that statutory

1:51:22 language more so part

1:51:23 of our code of conduct where it really was just tucked in in

1:51:28 policy 5500 and to– but

1:51:30 delineate between what’s major and what’s minor and that comes

1:51:34 down to that exposure

1:51:35 of underwear and body parts versus a shirt that you shouldn’t be

1:51:39 wearing or a hat on

1:51:40 at the wrong time.

1:51:41 » Are we sure that that statute reference is correct?

1:51:45 Because I’m not–

1:51:47 » Yeah, I didn’t– so the statute I have in my office that

1:51:51 pointed us to that–

1:51:53 » It’s not 1003.01.

1:51:58 » It is not that statute.

1:51:59 » If it is, it’s not number 5.

1:52:00 I just want to make sure if we’re going to add it in there that

1:52:05 I know–

1:52:06 » It’s– I’m 90% positive it is but I’m going to try and find

1:52:09 it real quick and– but 100%

1:52:12 is in policy 5500.

1:52:13 » Okay.

1:52:14 Okay.

1:52:15 » Those exact words for those consequences, A, B, and C is in

1:52:18 policy 5500.

1:52:20 » Gotcha.

1:52:21 Thank you.

1:52:22 » Can I make a suggestion?

1:52:23 So you’re saying the whole thing in major is statute?

1:52:26 » Correct.

1:52:27 » And not that I’m shocked that our statutory language is vague

1:52:31 or broad or ill-defined.

1:52:33 But can I make a suggestion that we just remove the first part

1:52:39 of it because it’s, in my opinion,

1:52:42 it’s subjective and it’s broad and it’s actually the exact

1:52:46 opposite of what we were intending

1:52:48 to do when we revised the dress code policy and just leave it–

1:52:54 » But there has to be some kind of language that delineates in

1:53:00 major.

1:53:00 I think–

1:53:01 » So can we just have– like can we– I don’t– can we just

1:53:05 have a dress code violation and

1:53:06 then progressions for multiple offenses like it’s listed in

1:53:11 major.

1:53:12 So the reality is even if they did– even if they did the verbiage

1:53:17 in the first sentence,

1:53:19 that’s still a failure to comply with established dress code

1:53:21 policy.

1:53:22 So why don’t we just have the– again, just being a devil’s

1:53:27 advocate here, it’s a very

1:53:29 broad statement that could be interpreted very differently

1:53:32 depending on who’s interpreting

1:53:34 it and it’s mostly going to infect females.

1:53:37 So–

1:53:38 » You’re saying–

1:53:39 » Well, I mean I’m not assuming.

1:53:40 It is going to.

1:53:41 The majority are going to be females.

1:53:44 So really what we care about here is the first offense, second

1:53:47 offense, third offense.

1:53:48 That’s really the important part of this language is that there’s

1:53:50 an escalation–

1:53:51 » Correct.

1:53:52 It was living in policy but not in code of conduct.

1:53:54 » Right.

1:53:55 » So that’s where we’re bringing all under one house.

1:53:57 But we felt it was important to delineate between the two.

1:54:03 That statute is 1006.07 and it’s 2D.

1:54:12 » So I guess I just need help understanding why we need to have

1:54:19 two.

1:54:19 So we– with the district discipline group, I gave them just

1:54:23 these A, B and C and said

1:54:25 let’s build up a tiering kind of like wireless communication

1:54:29 device.

1:54:30 And it was hard to– because just low level infractions were

1:54:34 going to get almost leveled

1:54:37 up pretty fast.

1:54:38 Let’s just say I wear an inappropriate shirt three times.

1:54:42 That’s I’m already at level C of this– these infractions.

1:54:46 So we really felt that we were handcuffing them into potentially

1:54:50 over-consequencing.

1:54:52 The committee even started having discussion like every 15 days

1:54:56 it would reset.

1:54:58 And we’re like how do you track that?

1:54:59 That’s not possible.

1:55:00 So we spent two sessions on this and really went round and round

1:55:05 in the– when we came

1:55:06 down to it, we said we’ve got to divide these out or don’t

1:55:10 include the statute that’s in

1:55:12 our policy that we’ve left off of our code of conduct as in the

1:55:16 past.

1:55:16 So we were torn and felt that this was the simplest way to

1:55:22 provide words for action when

1:55:25 you’re not necessarily in the room giving guidance.

1:55:29 » I support this.

1:55:30 I think this– you know, I’m– thank you for getting the correct

1:55:32 side because that language

1:55:33 that exposes under a body parts an indecent vote, that’s

1:55:35 straight out of statute.

1:55:36 So we’re always safe, you know, I’m going to say always.

1:55:39 We’re usually safe just going straight with the language.

1:55:41 I think this is clear and this gives a difference for– between,

1:55:45 you know, a kid who’s walking

1:55:47 around with his, you know, boxers showing above his belt line to

1:55:50 a kid who’s walking

1:55:51 around with his– intentionally with his crack showing, sorry,

1:55:56 to be vulgar.

1:55:57 But there’s– it gives another tool in the toolbox and obviously

1:56:00 the committee thought

1:56:02 there needed to be something besides just, OK, your shirt’s not

1:56:05 touching your pants.

1:56:06 This is something more egregious and we’re all– we’re coding

1:56:09 them all exactly the same

1:56:10 way.

1:56:11 So I think this– I think this leaves minor as a level one and

1:56:16 it gives them the option

1:56:17 for something else.

1:56:18 What– you didn’t put a level on this one, what would the major

1:56:22 be, level two?

1:56:23 » So we didn’t– yeah, we didn’t– but you cannot put a level

1:56:26 on it ‘cause it follows

1:56:26 consequences that aren’t necessarily in our code of conduct,

1:56:30 that, you know, the five

1:56:31 days of extracurricular activities, that’s not– that is not, I

1:56:36 believe, in our code

1:56:37 of conduct.

1:56:38 » Is it like the WCD policy, there was– it’s kind of its own

1:56:41 beast.

1:56:41 » It’s going to be– yes, it would be unique living on one of

1:56:44 the artifacts to help guide

1:56:46 them.

1:56:47 » Yeah, I’m in support.

1:56:48 » I’m in support too.

1:56:49 I’m going to go on a bit of a soapbox on this one though because

1:56:52 dress code violations are

1:56:54 one of those things.

1:56:55 I grew up in a day where we had a wonderful administrator at

1:56:58 Titusville High.

1:56:59 I think Dr. Rendell will remember this gentleman and dress code

1:57:02 was enforced.

1:57:03 It was enforced.

1:57:05 If he saw you a mile and a half away, he’d yell young lady and

1:57:07 you knew you’re in trouble,

1:57:08 you violated it and you are now going to the dean’s office.

1:57:11 And you know what happened when he held the line?

1:57:13 No one violated the dress code as– oh, I shouldn’t say no one.

1:57:16 It wasn’t violated nearly like it is right now.

1:57:19 It is so frustrating to walk school campuses and to see, I mean,

1:57:23 all over the place, violation,

1:57:25 violation, violation, violation.

1:57:26 And I’m like that is site admin not enforcing the dress code.

1:57:30 It is important to enforce the dress code.

1:57:32 This may be an unpopular opinion but I think we should have some

1:57:36 type of closet so to speak

1:57:37 where hey, if you violate the dress code, you’re going to go get

1:57:39 something in that closet

1:57:40 that’s not going to violate the dress code and put it on in

1:57:43 order for the students to

1:57:44 maintain.

1:57:45 Because it’s inappropriate.

1:57:46 It’s highly inappropriate.

1:57:47 And so anyways, that’s my soapbox.

1:57:49 I’m going to get off my soapbox.

1:57:51 Yes, I’m in favor of this.

1:57:55 This change will be good to add progression in order to enforce

1:57:59 the dress code.

1:58:00 Admins, we wholeheartedly support enforcing the dress code.

1:58:03 All right, sorry.

1:58:04 That’s it.

1:58:05 I’m off my soapbox.

1:58:06 All right, so not quite as big of a soapbox but in many schools

1:58:10 out there, that’s exactly

1:58:13 what they have by the dean’s office.

1:58:14 They have a box of donated shirts and it’s sir, young lady,

1:58:19 whoever, go get a shirt.

1:58:21 You know, go pick one out and that’s what I expect you to have

1:58:24 in there.

1:58:25 So on the minor, we do know what you’re telling me is repeated

1:58:32 offense moves right into a

1:58:35 major.

1:58:36 Yes.

1:58:37 It would not move into a major, it would– Well, I’m talking

1:58:40 about–

1:58:41 So that is a common– that’s a common understanding.

1:58:43 So repeated minors are a level one.

1:58:47 So in the third level one infraction, you can go to level two

1:58:51 choices of your corrective

1:58:52 actions.

1:58:53 But it doesn’t become a major.

1:58:54 So you could pick an in-school suspension from there for

1:58:57 repeated minor.

1:58:58 Yeah.

1:58:59 Well, I’m going to say the code violation minor, I mean the

1:59:02 students and the staff’s

1:59:03 going to know hopefully that I’m just not going to talk to the

1:59:07 same students 12 days

1:59:09 in a row when it’s a minor level one, right?

1:59:12 You’re saying third one.

1:59:14 Third one, you can go– it’s still coded as a minor infraction

1:59:17 but you can give it a level

1:59:18 two consequence.

1:59:19 So we want to be careful.

1:59:21 We felt it was very important to be careful that major is undergarments

1:59:27 or above.

1:59:28 Yeah.

1:59:29 Everything else is still a minor but when you’re repeating, you

1:59:32 can eventually get a

1:59:32 level four consequence for a minor infraction.

1:59:35 OK.

1:59:36 Because you know that’s the conversation– Yes.

1:59:38 –that I’m going to have with a parent that says, hey, in August,

1:59:42 you know, that was just

1:59:43 say, don’t wear that shirt again and now they can’t go to a

1:59:48 dance or something like that.

1:59:51 What’s– and then Sally, her friend, had the same shirt on and

1:59:55 she just got go– don’t

1:59:57 wear that shirt again.

1:59:58 So we have to go through that conversation and then they’re

2:00:00 going to say where is that

2:00:01 in your dress code or policy.

2:00:04 Those are the conversations and I’m going to have to say I don’t

2:00:07 know how many times

2:00:08 your daughter or your son was talked to and your friend and– so

2:00:11 we’re going to have those

2:00:12 conversations, right?

2:00:13 Yeah.

2:00:14 Yes.

2:00:15 And so we would– how I would guide administrative teams is I

2:00:18 see for Chris, Chris has had three

2:00:20 minor infractions and this time was given a more stringent

2:00:25 consequence and that’s notated

2:00:27 that our administrators can do that and we explicitly train them.

2:00:30 Yes.

2:00:31 Please take very good notes on that.

2:00:34 OK.

2:00:35 Yeah.

2:00:36 We did add that last year.

2:00:37 Last year.

2:00:38 It seems like it wasn’t that long ago but on the bottom of every

2:00:42 level, it says the school

2:00:44 principal reserves the ability to move the student behavior up a

2:00:47 level for repeated acts

2:00:48 of misconduct.

2:00:49 Repeated can be defined as behavior occurring more than twice.

2:00:51 It says it on under– at the bottom of every single one.

2:00:54 So maybe we can add more errors, you know, make it more

2:00:57 prominent and not give it a footnote

2:01:00 but actually add it to a piece of the code of conduct, would

2:01:03 that be helpful that repeated

2:01:04 offenses will be leveled up?

2:01:06 OK.

2:01:07 I would prefer that.

2:01:08 OK.

2:01:09 So we’ll add a standalone statement that just clarifies that

2:01:13 just before these charts that

2:01:15 give the level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

2:01:17 That will be an easy fix.

2:01:18 OK.

2:01:19 I just– one clarifying question.

2:01:21 Oh, sorry, Mr. Susan.

2:01:23 You’re delayed.

2:01:24 You can go.

2:01:25 Yeah, no, I just wanted to say thank you to Ms. Wright’s

2:01:29 comments.

2:01:30 Thank you for the clarification from Mr. Trent.

2:01:33 And Ms. Campbell, anytime you want to use the verbiage that you

2:01:38 used to describe things,

2:01:39 I greatly appreciate it because I got a chuckle from that.

2:01:42 Thank you so much for that.

2:01:44 I wholeheartedly agree with the direction of the board and thank

2:01:48 you so much.

2:01:49 Can I just– you already answered this question, I think.

2:01:53 I’m sorry.

2:01:54 It’s fine.

2:01:55 It’s OK.

2:01:56 It’s fine.

2:01:57 Again, the major violation, is there a level 1 or is that just a

2:02:00 fence?

2:02:00 It is just an offense.

2:02:02 So again, that first sentence, it’s exposure of underwear or

2:02:07 body parts in an incidental

2:02:09 or vulgar manner that disrupts orderly learning environment is

2:02:12 subject to the following disciplinary

2:02:14 actions.

2:02:15 So if we have exposure of underwear or body parts, we would be

2:02:19 in a major consequence

2:02:21 and we would be coming from A, B, and C. No, I understand that.

2:02:29 OK.

2:02:30 I mean, this is going to be like just situationally based.

2:02:36 I mean, I’m just being honest.

2:02:39 I’m thinking about young girls that, you know, sometimes it’s

2:02:42 not intentional.

2:02:44 And I mean, hopefully our administrators– That wouldn’t qualify

2:02:47 though because if you’re

2:02:48 wearing a zip-up jacket over your strappy top that shows your

2:02:53 undergarments and it just,

2:02:55 you know, whatever, that wouldn’t qualify as in an indecent or

2:02:58 vulgar manner.

2:02:59 I’m just saying it’s subjective.

2:03:00 That’s all I’m saying.

2:03:01 Yes, it is.

2:03:02 But I don’t think this leaves– I don’t think this is like for a

2:03:05 slight offense.

2:03:06 I mean, this is going to be– I understand.

2:03:08 I wanted clarification about that.

2:03:10 So I appreciate it.

2:03:11 Thank you.

2:03:12 Yeah, so we’re going to leave the language as it is and we are

2:03:17 going to increase training

2:03:20 but we also are going to add a standalone statement about

2:03:25 multiple same level infractions.

2:03:28 OK.

2:03:29 So I see that 1003.01, it’s actually 13, not 5 in the

2:03:36 parentheses so it’s 1003.01 parentheses

2:03:41 13 is what it says in the statute so I think it probably just

2:03:46 got moved around.

2:03:47 But the statute that you listed is the one that I’m looking at

2:03:50 or I’m finding that which

2:03:51 is 1006.07 parentheses D, parentheses 2– I mean, parentheses 2,

2:03:56 parentheses D. So we

2:03:58 know where that’s coming from.

2:03:59 I think it would be good to include that somewhere.

2:04:04 I’m good otherwise.

2:04:05 Ms. Erdemann, did you hear that for the statute it’s going to be–

2:04:13 And then parentheses 13 instead of parentheses 5.

2:04:19 That’s the– yeah, that’s the statute– the part that defines in-school

2:04:24 suspension and

2:04:25 suspension so I think that’s– it was supposed to be 13, not 5.

2:04:30 It may have been 5 once upon a time.

2:04:36 OK.

2:04:37 We’re almost there.

2:04:38 46 has to do with the electronic communication major.

2:04:46 They had asked us to clarify and add to the definition to

2:04:50 prevent coding errors.

2:04:52 And so we’ve added here– and this is frequently happening so we’re

2:04:57 planning for 2425 but we’ve

2:05:00 added that the misuse major is not to be used for repeated

2:05:05 incidents of minor violations.

2:05:08 This major, if you refer to the artifact, you can see major is

2:05:12 when you’re recording

2:05:13 somebody, right?

2:05:14 And without their knowledge or with their knowledge and using it

2:05:18 in some way that’s

2:05:19 not appropriate.

2:05:21 So we’ve had some instances where two minors– people are having

2:05:24 equal a major.

2:05:25 Again, two minors should equal a stricter consequence following

2:05:29 our procedure and that’s

2:05:31 what– again, what we just said, we will make sure it has more

2:05:35 space in the code of conduct

2:05:37 and we’ll continue to train upon that in all of our trainings

2:05:41 with deans, assistant principals

2:05:43 and principals.

2:05:44 » Perfect.

2:05:45 » This is what we felt would help prevent that.

2:05:47 » OK.

2:05:48 » All right.

2:05:49 In fighting, we needed to make a slight addition there again for

2:05:53 clarification so we added

2:05:54 that this definition does not meet the definition of FIT.

2:05:59 So again, there’s a local base code of fighting and then there’s

2:06:02 the assessor code and so

2:06:03 we’re making sure that they understand that this does not meet

2:06:07 that.

2:06:07 And this is– we’ve had enough for us to want to do that, enough

2:06:10 problems for us to want

2:06:12 to do that.

2:06:13 » Yeah.

2:06:14 We’re good.

2:06:15 » All right.

2:06:16 48 was meant to be stricken so that should be on there, I’m

2:06:21 going to go to 49.

2:06:24 Corrective strategy number 33, recommendation for expulsion, we

2:06:27 want to remove that.

2:06:28 You all make the decision on when to expel and we make a coding

2:06:32 in the remulment file.

2:06:34 So having that as a possible corrective strategy is not– it

2:06:38 leads– it opens up for problems

2:06:40 for coding and then we just need to make it go away.

2:06:43 It doesn’t mean we’re going to get rid of expulsion, it means we’re

2:06:46 going to wait until

2:06:47 you formally vote on it and then we tell them what to do as a

2:06:50 result the next morning.

2:06:52 » OK.

2:06:54 Yeah.

2:06:55 » OK.

2:06:56 That is the end of the line of what I– my must do is there was

2:06:59 a long list of items

2:07:00 that again–

2:07:01 [ Inaudible Remark ]

2:07:02 Oh, did I skip?

2:07:03 Oh, I assumed.

2:07:04 I’m so looking forward to getting done here.

2:07:05 50, thank you.

2:07:07 This also provided some confusion or is providing some confusion.

2:07:12 Suspension pending parent– suspension pending a parent guardian

2:07:15 conference.

2:07:16 This year, we had to do away, we used to have individual codes,

2:07:20 suspension one day, suspension

2:07:21 one to three days was a different code, suspension five days,

2:07:25 suspension 10 days.

2:07:27 Those were four different codes and it was resulting in

2:07:31 misrepresenting data for us.

2:07:34 A suspension needs to be one code and it can be X number of days

2:07:38 but we now have clean

2:07:40 data but we didn’t catch this one at the beginning of last year

2:07:43 that it was sneaking in there.

2:07:44 So when I’m reporting suspension data, I have to also pull how

2:07:49 many days were coded as pending

2:07:51 parent investigation.

2:07:52 » Makes sense.

2:07:53 » Again, we’d like to get rid of that mandatory piece and add.

2:07:56 So if I was to give a suspension, I’m going to say you’re going

2:07:59 to have a two-day suspension

2:08:01 and we’re going to add in that a parent conference is needed.

2:08:06 And when I make that phone call, I’m going to make that clear

2:08:08 that we need to meet to

2:08:09 discuss this problem.

2:08:10 And again, that will– is an effort to give us clean data.

2:08:15 That parent conference might be one of the most powerful tools

2:08:18 that we have in our belt

2:08:19 to use and can really make change but it is giving–

2:08:24 us not the greatest of data and making it more difficult, so we

2:08:27 would like to remove

2:08:28 it and train how to do that same thing but do it in a different

2:08:33 way that gives us good

2:08:35 data.

2:08:36 » Makes sense.

2:08:37 » All right, the other items that are here were items that,

2:08:40 again, were recommendations

2:08:42 that may have came forward, and as we debriefed at the end of

2:08:45 each of our sessions, we determined

2:08:47 that we weren’t able to honor that request or that it wasn’t in

2:08:51 alignment with the Office

2:08:53 of Safe Schools or for some reason we couldn’t do that or

2:08:57 something existed that we already

2:09:00 had that.

2:09:01 So we did the same thing, but I didn’t have plans to go through

2:09:05 each individual one.

2:09:06 If there are any items that you want to have me pull and discuss

2:09:10 with you, I’m happy to

2:09:12 do that, but these are the items that, again, the committee did

2:09:16 bring forward as recommendations.

2:09:18 Some could have been one individual, some it could have been a

2:09:22 few individuals, but

2:09:23 for most of these, they were not the majority, and they were all

2:09:27 things that the team, when

2:09:29 we debriefed the next day, we spent many hours reviewing what we

2:09:33 had heard that night before,

2:09:35 making sound decisions on current policy and procedures.

2:09:38 » All right, Board, do you have any of these items that you

2:09:42 need to pull for discussion?

2:09:44 No?

2:09:47 Mr. Susan?

2:09:48 No, I’m good.

2:09:49 All right, so I think we are good.

2:09:50 Thank you so much for the presentation.

2:09:51 I’m looking forward to this being cleaned up.

2:09:52 It will result in more accurately reporting, so thank you for

2:09:52 all your hard work from your

2:09:53 team there.

2:09:54 Thank you.

2:09:55 All right, we are now on to our next topic on the agenda, which

2:10:04 will be the opportunity

2:10:08 for debt refinancing.

2:10:09 I think we have Mr. Ford present with us today and Ms. Lisinski

2:10:13 that are going to come present.

2:10:15 Before you guys wander off, I meant to do this, first of all, I

2:10:18 wanted to thank all

2:10:19 of you and Ms. Dampier and Ms. Reed for heading this process.

2:10:23 It’s been very different, but it’s been very helpful.

2:10:25 I think because you included so many members of the community,

2:10:29 it really – sometimes we

2:10:31 get accused of, oh, the Board’s hand-picked people, whatever,

2:10:34 but you included – it was

2:10:35 a y’all come moment, right?

2:10:37 And you definitely listened to the y’all that came.

2:10:41 So I just thank you so much for going through this process that

2:10:45 was very clear, and when

2:10:47 I talked to my committee representative, she felt like they were

2:10:49 heard and really did have

2:10:50 a part.

2:10:51 It wasn’t just them getting to say things and you guys make all

2:10:54 the decisions.

2:10:55 So thank you for doing that.

2:10:56 And we didn’t talk about this, but I’m absolutely supportive of

2:11:00 removing all the extraneous

2:11:01 handbook-type material so that we can get the Code of Conduct to

2:11:05 be just what that is,

2:11:06 the Code of Conduct.

2:11:07 So thank you guys for all that work.

2:11:08 » Thank you.

2:11:11 All right.

2:11:15 Is Ms. Blasinski presenting, or is this going to be Mr. Ford?

2:11:18 Mr. Ford’s going to present?

2:11:20 Okay.

2:11:21 All right.

2:11:22 Yes, you’re welcome.

2:11:23 » So, Madam Chair, if I could just set the stage.

2:11:26 » Absolutely.

2:11:27 » You know, basically one of the things that we want to do is

2:11:29 be responsible with the taxpayers’

2:11:31 money, good stewards of the taxpayers’ money, and Mr. Ford’s

2:11:34 going to show us a way to reduce

2:11:36 our debt, and that is a good thing to do.

2:11:39 And so he’s going to make a presentation, and we’ll be looking

2:11:42 for direction from the

2:11:43 board.

2:11:44 Mr. Ford.

2:11:45 » Thank you.

2:11:46 » Very good.

2:11:49 » Thank you for letting us be here with you this morning.

2:11:51 It’s a pleasure.

2:11:52 John would be here, but he’s in Dallas right now, along with

2:11:55 Will on the desk at RBC Capital

2:11:57 Markets, and they have just put into the market about $170

2:12:01 million for St. John’s Schools

2:12:03 on a new money in a refunding transaction.

2:12:05 They’re about 30 million – about 30 minutes into that order

2:12:08 period, and they look like

2:12:10 they have about a half a billion dollars in orders for that $170

2:12:14 million, so the transaction’s

2:12:15 going very well.

2:12:17 But it gives us some up-to-date information on where the market

2:12:20 is right now.

2:12:21 So we’re going to talk to you about refinancing.

2:12:25 But before I do that, I want to make a disclaimer.

2:12:28 I’m sorry.

2:12:29 Do we have a question?

2:12:30 » Can – the podium raises so where the microphone will be in

2:12:35 front of you so that we can hear

2:12:37 it.

2:12:38 That way it gets picked up for – it should – we’ll take a –

2:12:49 board, if it’s okay, we’ll

2:12:49 just go through this, and then we’ll take a lunch break, is that

2:12:55 okay?

2:12:55 » It goes down, but not up, so –

2:12:57 » It doesn’t go up?

2:12:58 » He’s as high as he goes right now.

2:12:59 » Okay, well, Mr. Ford, you must be a very tall gentleman, so.

2:13:03 » Or I can do this.

2:13:04 » Okay.

2:13:05 » No, no, no, no, no.

2:13:06 » I apologize.

2:13:07 It’s just – it’s hard to hear you.

2:13:08 It’s like it’s being picked up through the speakers.

2:13:09 » I think we can just angle it closer to him, that’s better.

2:13:10 » So I apologize for interrupting you.

2:13:11 I just want to make sure we get here.

2:13:12 » All the way down, huh?

2:13:13 » Okay, go all the way down, then come back up again.

2:13:14 » Oh, really?

2:13:15 You’re going to go all the way down to come back up?

2:13:19 » If it doesn’t come back up, then –

2:13:21 » Then you’re going to have to pull a chair up.

2:13:25 » I will yell.

2:13:29 » Oh, Jackie, okay.

2:13:33 » Sometimes when people lower it, they have stuff stuck

2:13:39 underneath, and it jams.

2:13:42 » Okay.

2:13:43 » Oh, there we go.

2:13:44 Okay.

2:13:45 » That’ll do it.

2:13:46 » Perfect.

2:13:47 » Great.

2:13:48 So the first thing I want to do is point out our disclaimer page

2:13:49 that basically says, this

2:13:50 is not intended to be spot on the market today.

2:13:55 These things are subject to change.

2:13:57 This is an overview of what’s going on.

2:13:59 It is not comprehensive.

2:14:01 We don’t provide legal advice to the Board.

2:14:03 The Board should rely upon its legal counsel to make any legal

2:14:07 decisions, so thank you.

2:14:09 So as we get started, we want to talk to you about potentially

2:14:13 refinancing some of your

2:14:15 debt.

2:14:16 There are seven issues outstanding right now, and there are two

2:14:19 that are prime candidates

2:14:21 for refinancing, and there is one that is a lesser candidate for

2:14:25 refinancing, and those

2:14:26 two are the 13(a) and 14 certificates of participation, followed

2:14:32 by the 2017(a)s.

2:14:34 A little word about refinancing in the municipal bond market, it

2:14:38 is a lot like refinancing

2:14:39 your house in many ways, but it’s got a couple of key

2:14:43 differences.

2:14:44 When you refinance your house, you do that because current

2:14:46 interest rates are lower than

2:14:48 the interest rate at which you borrowed, so you can save money

2:14:51 on a monthly basis.

2:14:52 But almost always, when you refinance a 30-year home mortgage,

2:14:56 say it’s got 20 years left

2:14:58 on it, you refinance it, you go back out 30 years.

2:15:02 We don’t do that here, and that’s not what we’re recommending.

2:15:05 We go to the final current maturity date of those bonds.

2:15:09 So for example, on the 13(a)s, their final maturity is in 2030.

2:15:14 We would only refinance those out to 2030.

2:15:17 There would be no extension of maturities.

2:15:20 So the goal here is to achieve cash flow savings each year

2:15:24 during that period, but not extend

2:15:27 the debt beyond that.

2:15:29 So it’s not an extension of your debt, and I think that’s

2:15:31 important.

2:15:32 So on this chart showing the 7 series you have outstanding, as I

2:15:37 said, it’s the 13(a)s,

2:15:39 the 14s, and then to a far lesser extent, two maturities of the

2:15:45 2017(a)s.

2:15:47 All of those are currently callable or will be shortly callable

2:15:52 at this point in time,

2:15:53 meaning that we have the ability to take them away from the

2:15:56 current investors without paying

2:15:58 a penalty.

2:16:01 So what does your debt look like on that outstanding 7 series of

2:16:06 certificates?

2:16:07 The gray bars at the top are the combined interest, the colored

2:16:12 bars along the bottom

2:16:14 is the principal for each one of those series.

2:16:21 The 2013(a)s go out between July of ‘24 and July 1 of 2030, they

2:16:29 have about 57 million

2:16:31 outstanding.

2:16:32 The 2024 maturity will mature before we go into the market, so

2:16:37 it won’t be refinanced,

2:16:38 it will mature on its own, and the rest would be candidates for

2:16:42 refinancing.

2:16:44 Their current principal interest is as shown here on the blue

2:16:49 bars.

2:16:50 The 2014(s) go out to 2030 as well, they don’t start until 2027,

2:16:58 and you can see their principal

2:16:59 and interest schedule here.

2:17:03 As we talked the other day individually, the yield curve right

2:17:07 now, or the interest rates

2:17:09 ranging from one year in this case out to 2034, is a little odd

2:17:14 at this point in time.

2:17:15 Yields in that first year are higher than they are in the

2:17:19 subsequent years.

2:17:20 In the St. John’s transaction this morning, the yield on the

2:17:24 first year was higher than

2:17:26 they are until you got to 2032 or 2033.

2:17:30 So they’re out that far.

2:17:34 So that creates a bit of interest when you go to restructure the

2:17:37 refunding, sometimes

2:17:39 that really short maturity doesn’t have as much savings as it

2:17:42 would otherwise, but as

2:17:43 it all blends in together, you achieve some efficiencies.

2:17:48 So how are we estimating the refunding here?

2:17:51 Well, we’re assuming that we’d have a closing date of around

2:17:55 July 6th right now, and that

2:17:58 the call date would be on or prior to September 4th.

2:18:04 On the 2013(a)s, we would refund almost $46 million of those

2:18:09 outstanding bonds, and on

2:18:11 the 2014(s) we would refund a little over $55 million, about $55

2:18:16 million, so the total

2:18:17 aggregate amount that we would be retiring and replacing with

2:18:21 new bonds would be about

2:18:22 $101,475,000.

2:18:28 What would we do with that new money we borrow?

2:18:31 Because in a tax-exempt refunding, what you do is issue new

2:18:34 bonds, and with those new

2:18:35 bonds, you place an amount in an escrow account necessary to pay

2:18:40 off the old bonds, and then

2:18:42 you pay the cost of issuance.

2:18:44 So that’s what would happen.

2:18:46 The all-in true interest cost is about a 323 on the 13(a)s and

2:18:53 about a 303 on the 14(s).

2:18:56 Combine those together, and you’re all in cost, that includes

2:18:59 all cost of issuance,

2:19:00 is about a 310, and that’s where we are today.

2:19:05 But that may not be where we are at the time we go to market.

2:19:08 So that’s the date that the interest rates are set.

2:19:10 It could be slightly higher, hopefully it would be lower.

2:19:15 And our prior cash flow, you can see on there, we have the

2:19:20 numbers there, we have savings

2:19:23 along the way of – on the 2013(a)s, about $1.1 million a year,

2:19:28 and on the 2014(s) we

2:19:30 have savings of about $5.1 million per year.

2:19:34 So that aggregates out to about $6 million 140 in savings, or

2:19:39 about 2.28% on those 2013(s)

2:19:43 and almost 8%, about 7.55%, of the prior debt service on the

2:19:49 2014(s).

2:19:51 And then we say, okay, on a present value basis, what does that

2:19:55 look like?

2:19:55 In today’s dollars, what does that look like?

2:19:58 Well, on the 2013(a)s, it’s a little over a million dollars, or

2:20:02 2.33% of the amount,

2:20:05 the principal amount of certificates that we have refinanced.

2:20:08 On the 2014(s), it’s over $4.5 million, or a little over 8% of

2:20:13 the principal that we’ve

2:20:15 refinanced, and that is about 5.5% on the aggregate basis.

2:20:19 Let me make a comment here.

2:20:22 Almost every governmental issuer that we know of has a policy

2:20:26 that says, here’s the minimum

2:20:29 level of savings that we will accept in order to refinance,

2:20:32 because you have cost in there.

2:20:34 And even though these savings are net of those costs, it’s

2:20:37 important that you don’t go out

2:20:39 and do a transaction that benefits your financing team more than

2:20:43 it benefits you and the public.

2:20:45 That’s pretty simple in there.

2:20:47 So normally, that minimal level, depending upon where you were,

2:20:51 would be around 3%.

2:20:52 Others have a 5%, some have a 2%, but 3% is sort of that

2:20:57 benchmark.

2:20:58 But if you’re already in a situation where you’re paying the

2:21:02 core expenses to go in and

2:21:04 issue bonds, that’s when you go back in and pick up some bonds

2:21:07 that may fall back below

2:21:08 that 3% level.

2:21:10 And that’s why we’ve included the 2013-As in here.

2:21:17 This is what your cash flow savings look like.

2:21:20 As you can see in ‘25 and ‘26, there are very little savings

2:21:23 there.

2:21:24 It’s very nominal.

2:21:25 It really doesn’t pick up until you get to ‘27, from ‘27 to ‘30.

2:21:30 And then those savings are about $1.3 million a year.

2:21:35 Who’s involved and whose expenses do you have to pay?

2:21:39 Well, first of all, you all are involved, everybody on the dais,

2:21:42 including Superintendent

2:21:44 Rendell.

2:21:45 Cynthia and her team are involved, your legal counsel, we as

2:21:51 your financial advisors, and

2:21:53 then you have your bond/disclosure counsel, who’s Bryant, Miller,

2:21:57 and Olive.

2:21:58 They may or may not act as disclosure counsel here.

2:22:01 That hasn’t been determined yet, but they will be your bond

2:22:04 counsel.

2:22:04 There’s a trustee that holds the money, your payments that you

2:22:07 make, and makes payments

2:22:09 to the certificate holders, and they have an attorney as well.

2:22:12 And then you have the underwriters and their attorney.

2:22:16 And the underwriters are the ones who will actually place the

2:22:18 bonds in the market for

2:22:19 you and sell those bonds to investors.

2:22:24 There are rating agencies.

2:22:26 Right now, you are rated by both Moody’s and Fitch.

2:22:29 And we’re looking at whether or not we want to keep both of

2:22:32 those ratings for this transaction

2:22:34 or just one of them to save a little bit of money.

2:22:37 And we will talk to staff about that, we’ll look at the numbers,

2:22:40 we’ll talk to the underwriters,

2:22:42 and then when we come back to you with documents, we’ll make a

2:22:45 recommendation to you on whether

2:22:47 or not it’s one or two ratings.

2:22:50 And then there are some transaction-specific roles.

2:22:53 There’s a verification agent who looks at all of the refunding

2:22:56 numbers and says, yes,

2:22:58 the amount that you have in your escrow to pay off your old

2:23:00 bonds is sufficient.

2:23:02 And there are firms that help you with your disclosure that you’re

2:23:06 required to make each

2:23:08 year on the bonds.

2:23:09 So that is the team that will be before you.

2:23:12 It’s really a fairly simple process, and with that, I’d be happy

2:23:16 to take any questions that

2:23:17 you have.

2:23:18 All right.

2:23:19 Four members.

2:23:20 Ms. Jenkins, do you have any questions?

2:23:23 I do not have any questions because you and the rest of the team

2:23:29 took an ample amount

2:23:31 of time answering my questions when we had our 101 about this,

2:23:34 so I just want to say

2:23:35 thank you for taking the time to explain all that and answer

2:23:38 some really kind of in-the-weeds

2:23:40 questions that may not have been necessarily applicable to this,

2:23:42 but just to get a better

2:23:43 understanding of how it works.

2:23:44 Actually, we thought all the questions were really good, and the

2:23:47 only time we really get

2:23:48 worried is when nobody has any questions during those one-on-one

2:23:51 sessions.

2:23:51 All right.

2:23:52 Ms. Campbell.

2:23:53 No, I appreciate this breakdown, and if this is, you know, $5

2:23:58 million to $6 million that

2:24:00 we get back over the next several years, that’s – even when we’re

2:24:03 getting to the point where

2:24:05 it’s just a million a year, that is that much more we can put

2:24:08 into the work of the district,

2:24:10 into our capital needs, into our, you know, other things.

2:24:13 So this is good work, and I look forward to you guys making the

2:24:18 market behave so it’s

2:24:19 even better when you come to – I’m just kidding, I don’t even

2:24:22 have that control, but I think

2:24:23 – thank you for walking us through this process individually

2:24:26 and together.

2:24:27 I am in support.

2:24:28 You’re most welcome.

2:24:29 Thank you.

2:24:30 Mr. Trent.

2:24:31 Yeah.

2:24:32 Not always when you don’t ask questions in those sessions.

2:24:37 You have to be worried.

2:24:38 You guys did such a good job.

2:24:40 It made complete sense.

2:24:42 From what I understand, you’re kind of testing the waters on one

2:24:46 school district that’s chosen

2:24:47 to be rated by one company, and you’re seeing how that works out.

2:24:51 So definitely interested in seeing how that comes out, but where

2:24:55 you can save money, you

2:24:56 do it, and that’s your job.

2:24:57 Thank you.

2:24:58 Yes, sir.

2:24:59 Thank you.

2:25:00 Mr. Susan.

2:25:01 Yeah.

2:25:02 I just wanted to say thank you to everybody for the presentation.

2:25:05 I appreciate you guys.

2:25:06 We’ve had discussions about a lot of other topics, too, just

2:25:09 like Mr. Jenkins said, you

2:25:11 guys are professional, you guys have done a great job.

2:25:13 I also did want to make note that this is continuing to be the

2:25:19 end of our debt that

2:25:21 we incurred in 2008.

2:25:22 So thank you very much, and that’s all I’ve got to say.

2:25:24 Thank you.

2:25:25 Mr. Ford, I just have a couple questions I’m going to ask just

2:25:28 for transparency to the

2:25:30 public.

2:25:31 And so more so pertaining to page 8 on this slide show that we

2:25:34 have here, where it gives

2:25:36 us the cost breakdowns.

2:25:37 So when I did my one-on-one presentation, I was very thorough,

2:25:41 and I appreciated them.

2:25:42 The 2014 series makes a lot of sense to me to refinance, because

2:25:46 when you look at the

2:25:47 total refunding debt amount, right, that number there, that 57,

2:25:53 2 and some change, we’re

2:25:55 increasing our total amount of debt there by $2 million.

2:25:57 But we’re going to save $4.5 million, so obviously we’re coming

2:26:00 out in the positive.

2:26:01 Is that correct?

2:26:02 That’s correct.

2:26:03 Okay.

2:26:04 When we look at the other, the 2013 series, I have a concern

2:26:08 there, because the total

2:26:10 amount that we’re going to end up refinancing ends up not being

2:26:14 cash flow positive.

2:26:15 Is that – am I understanding that correctly?

2:26:18 So we’re taking on, again, another roughly – it kind of cancels

2:26:22 each other out.

2:26:23 Is that fair?

2:26:24 No.

2:26:25 That’s not actually fair.

2:26:26 I can see how you would get to that point.

2:26:28 But it actually is cash flow positive.

2:26:31 There are certain maturities that have far more savings than

2:26:35 other maturities, but at

2:26:36 the end of the day, you’re still generating over a million

2:26:40 dollars with those 2013As to

2:26:42 the good.

2:26:43 Okay.

2:26:44 All right.

2:26:45 And maybe I’m misunderstanding something, because I guess the

2:26:47 cash flow savings is maybe

2:26:48 where?

2:26:49 Because we can reinvest?

2:26:50 Nominal cash flow savings is to the good about $1,165,000.

2:26:53 Okay.

2:26:54 All right.

2:26:55 Now, I mean, honestly, anything we can do to reduce debt, I

2:26:57 would love our district

2:26:58 to have zero debt.

2:26:59 That’s kind of where I’m focused, is, hey, get out of debt.

2:27:02 But, yeah, if we can reduce the debt, let’s reduce the debt.

2:27:05 Very good.

2:27:06 Yes.

2:27:07 Thank you.

2:27:08 Any other questions?

2:27:09 Do you have anything that you want to add, Dr. Rendell?

2:27:12 No.

2:27:13 I think it’s good that we have a partner that can show us an

2:27:15 opportunity to reduce our debt.

2:27:17 Again, I think it might have been Mrs. Campbell that mentioned

2:27:21 when we start yielding these

2:27:23 savings in our debt payments, those funds will then be able to

2:27:27 be put into other things

2:27:29 for our district, so, you know, not only saving money, but being

2:27:32 able to then reinvest that

2:27:33 savings in other things for the good of our district.

2:27:39 All right.

2:27:40 Awesome.

2:27:41 All right.

2:27:42 Do you have clear board consensus?

2:27:43 I think everyone has said yes, go forward, do good work, and let’s

2:27:46 reduce the debt, so.

2:27:47 Thank you.

2:27:49 All right, board, we are at 1155 right now, and I am assuming

2:27:52 everyone probably needs

2:27:54 a restroom break and would like to grab some lunch.

2:27:57 What time would you guys like to be back?

2:28:01 1230?

2:28:02 1245-ish?

2:28:03 I’m okay with whatever.

2:28:04 I’m in through the long haul, so you tell me what works for

2:28:09 everyone.

2:28:10 What’s up to you guys?

2:28:12 Can you split the difference at 1245?

2:28:15 Let’s go 1245.

2:28:16 All right.

2:28:17 We will resume the meeting.

2:28:18 We’ll be on recess until 1245.

2:28:48 All right.

2:29:10 Thank you.

3:18:23 All right.

3:18:24 Welcome back from our recess.

3:18:25 We are now on to the last topic of our agenda, which is the

3:18:27 board-reviewed policy revisions

3:18:28 for all divisions.

3:18:30 So I will be going through and reading the policy number and

3:18:32 asking if anybody would

3:18:33 like to speak to this policy, which will then turn it over to

3:18:36 the board for any discussions.

3:18:37 Paul, we don’t need to make a vote on this, correct?

3:18:40 That’s correct.

3:18:41 That is correct.

3:18:42 Okay.

3:18:43 All right.

3:18:44 So first policy up is board policy 2111.

3:18:46 Would anybody like to speak to this or is anyone present who

3:18:49 wishes to address this

3:18:50 item?

3:18:51 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:18:54 Hearing none, any discussion?

3:18:56 No.

3:18:57 All right.

3:18:58 We are on to board policy 2125.

3:19:01 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:19:06 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:19:07 No.

3:19:08 All right.

3:19:09 We’re on to the next one.

3:19:10 Board policy 2205.

3:19:12 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:19:17 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:19:21 All right.

3:19:22 We are on to board policy 2210.

3:19:25 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:19:31 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:19:32 I thought we pulled this one because there weren’t really any

3:19:36 changes.

3:19:37 And the changes that are listed are ones that we already did in

3:19:43 October because it is as

3:19:46 our current policy stands except for like they added Roman numerals.

3:19:50 Yeah.

3:19:51 We pulled it.

3:19:52 You pulled this one?

3:19:53 Yeah.

3:19:54 We had Roman numerals, but.

3:19:55 Yeah.

3:19:57 We’ll do it when we have a substantive change.

3:19:58 Okay.

3:19:59 Thank you.

3:20:00 Okay.

3:20:01 Any other discussion?

3:20:02 Hearing none, we’re on board policy 2230.

3:20:05 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:20:11 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:20:14 Hearing none, we’re on to the next one.

3:20:16 Board policy 2240.

3:20:17 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:20:23 Seeing none, board, any discussion?

3:20:25 Nope.

3:20:26 We’re on to the next one.

3:20:27 Board policy 2250.

3:20:28 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:20:35 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:20:37 Nope.

3:20:38 We are on to the next one.

3:20:39 Board policy 2261.

3:20:41 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:20:46 Seeing none, board, any discussion?

3:20:49 Nope.

3:20:50 All right.

3:20:51 We are on to the next one.

3:20:52 Board policy 2261.03.

3:20:54 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:21:01 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:21:02 Nope.

3:21:03 All right.

3:21:04 I’m already getting tired of hearing myself repeat this, so I

3:21:06 apologize to you guys in

3:21:06 the audience.

3:21:07 I don’t have anything until the 3,000.

3:21:08 Okay.

3:21:09 All right.

3:21:10 We are on to board policy 2270.

3:21:12 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:21:18 Seeing none, board, any discussion?

3:21:20 Nope.

3:21:21 All right.

3:21:22 On to board policy 2271.

3:21:23 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:21:29 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:21:31 Nope.

3:21:32 All right.

3:21:33 On to the next one.

3:21:34 Board policy 2280.

3:21:36 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:21:42 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:21:43 Nope.

3:21:44 All right.

3:21:45 On to the next one.

3:21:48 Board policy 2370.

3:21:50 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:21:55 No.

3:21:56 Board, any discussion?

3:21:58 On to the next policy, board policy 2371.

3:22:01 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:22:07 Seeing none, board, any discussion?

3:22:09 Nope.

3:22:10 All right.

3:22:11 Board policy 2410.01.

3:22:14 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:22:20 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:22:22 Nope.

3:22:23 All right.

3:22:24 We are on to board policy 2411.01.

3:22:28 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:22:34 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:22:38 Nope.

3:22:39 All right.

3:22:41 We are on to board policy 2421.

3:22:43 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:22:48 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:22:51 Nope.

3:22:52 On to the next item.

3:22:53 Board policy 2421.01.

3:22:56 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:23:01 Seeing none, board, any discussion?

3:23:03 Nope.

3:23:04 All right.

3:23:06 Board policy 2430.

3:23:08 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:23:14 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:23:16 Nope.

3:23:17 All right.

3:23:18 We are on to board policy 2431.01.

3:23:22 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:23:27 Seeing none, board, any discussion?

3:23:30 Nope.

3:23:31 All right.

3:23:32 On to policy 2440.

3:23:34 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:23:40 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:23:43 Nope.

3:23:44 All right.

3:23:45 Board policy 2450.

3:23:47 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:23:52 Seeing none, board, any discussion?

3:23:55 Nope.

3:23:56 All right.

3:23:57 On to policy 2460.

3:24:00 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:24:05 Seeing none, board, any discussion?

3:24:08 Nope.

3:24:09 All right.

3:24:10 We are on to policy 2460.01.

3:24:13 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:24:19 Seeing none, board, any discussion?

3:24:21 Nope.

3:24:22 All right.

3:24:23 On to policy 2520.

3:24:25 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:24:31 Seeing none, board, any discussion?

3:24:34 Nope.

3:24:35 On to policy 2521.

3:24:37 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:24:42 Seeing none, any discussion, board?

3:24:45 Nope.

3:24:46 All right.

3:24:47 On to policy 2623.

3:24:49 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:24:51 Is there anyone present who– anyone present who wishes to

3:24:54 address this item?

3:24:55 I’m going to be dreaming about this phrase, I think.

3:24:57 You should have gotten one of those statements.

3:25:00 I know.

3:25:01 No.

3:25:02 OK.

3:25:03 Seeing none, any discussion?

3:25:04 I would have loved a button that just repeated it for me so I

3:25:06 didn’t have to–

3:25:06 You’re doing great.

3:25:08 I was practicing my auctioneer voice and so, yeah, all right.

3:25:12 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:25:14 Mr. Gibbs, were we on 2521 or 2623?

3:25:17 Sorry.

3:25:18 2623.

3:25:19 Thank you.

3:25:20 I thought so.

3:25:21 OK.

3:25:22 All right.

3:25:23 We are on to board policy 3120.

3:25:25 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:25:30 Hearing none.

3:25:31 Oh, a board discussion.

3:25:32 I had a note on this one.

3:25:34 Sorry.

3:25:35 I’m breaking your rhythm.

3:25:36 Give me a break for me.

3:25:37 All right.

3:25:39 I think it’s great.

3:25:40 I had a question about– and I had this conversation with Ms.

3:25:42 Rutledge about district certification

3:25:44 and I guess I wanted some more clarification because I know we’re

3:25:47 having– just for my

3:25:48 information, we’re having conversations about CTE staff in

3:25:54 particular who have other ways

3:25:56 to get certified but then they’re running up against that same–

3:26:00 it’s only lasts for

3:26:01 five years.

3:26:02 So if I can get some clarity– and if it doesn’t come today, it

3:26:05 can come later.

3:26:06 But if I can get some clarity on, you know, how we’re using that

3:26:10 now– I know we use it

3:26:11 because Ms. Rutledge shared me but what does that mean for recertification?

3:26:15 If a CTE teacher was provided district certification because

3:26:18 they’re an expert in their field and

3:26:20 they met those other standards, what does that mean for when it’s

3:26:24 time to re-up?

3:26:25 Are they able to do that again?

3:26:28 Why or why not?

3:26:30 What assistance can we give to those people that we certify

3:26:32 through this district certification

3:26:34 process?

3:26:35 So as I was going through this policy, this was a new thing for

3:26:38 me so I just wanted to

3:26:39 ask those questions.

3:26:40 Again, it doesn’t have to be answered in this meeting but I

3:26:42 would like some more information

3:26:44 about that moving forward if I can get that.

3:26:48 If you don’t have an answer today, it can wait.

3:26:50 » We do.

3:26:51 » Just to clarify to make sure the question is someone who

3:26:54 receives a district vocational

3:26:56 certification when it’s time for them to meet a professional if

3:26:59 that’s a temporary–

3:27:01 » Right.

3:27:02 » It’s just temporary that can’t be renewed in the same way.

3:27:05 » Right.

3:27:06 Or is it a professional and it just is renewed with CEUs or

3:27:10 something like that?

3:27:11 » Right.

3:27:12 » I’ll get back to you on that.

3:27:14 » Okay.

3:27:16 Thank you.

3:27:17 » Okay.

3:27:18 » Any other discussion?

3:27:19 Oh, my mic turned off.

3:27:20 All right.

3:27:21 None?

3:27:22 All right.

3:27:23 We are on to board policy 3120.04.

3:27:24 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:27:28 Seeing none.

3:27:29 Board, any discussion?

3:27:30 None?

3:27:31 All right.

3:27:32 We are on to board policy 3120.08.

3:27:35 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:27:40 Seeing none.

3:27:41 All right.

3:27:42 Board, any discussion?

3:27:43 No?

3:27:44 All right.

3:27:45 We’re on to policy 3120.10.

3:27:48 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:27:53 Seeing none.

3:27:54 Board, any discussion?

3:27:55 No?

3:27:56 All right.

3:27:57 We are on to policy 3122, is there anyone present who wishes to

3:28:00 address this item?

3:28:02 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:28:04 Seeing none.

3:28:05 Board, any discussion?

3:28:06 I have a discussion.

3:28:09 It’s not literally this one, but I feel like this would be the

3:28:11 smart place to start what

3:28:12 I’m about to say.

3:28:13 Which number?

3:28:14 Oh, I’m sorry.

3:28:15 3122.

3:28:16 We’re on 3122.

3:28:17 Okay.

3:28:18 So this was just brought to my attention by someone from the

3:28:20 community today.

3:28:20 So sorry if you see me staring at the screen, I was trying to

3:28:24 just quickly check everything.

3:28:25 So the real issue is actually on 3362, I believe, just quickly

3:28:29 skimming this, but I’m just going

3:28:30 to start here because this is the first number that was given to

3:28:33 me.

3:28:33 Okay.

3:28:34 Sorry.

3:28:35 One second.

3:28:37 Okay.

3:28:38 So when we – basically the nondiscrimination statement where we

3:28:43 say race, color, national

3:28:45 origin – national origin, sorry.

3:28:49 That statement is in multiple policies, which I listed them down

3:28:54 here.

3:28:54 But there’s one that doesn’t match exactly, which is 3362.

3:29:01 And I just wanted to bring it up now because this is the first

3:29:03 one that was brought to

3:29:04 my attention.

3:29:07 So there’s – okay, sorry.

3:29:10 So race, color, national origin, sex, including sexual

3:29:15 orientation, transgender status, gender

3:29:18 identity, disability, pregnancy, marital – all of that.

3:29:23 On 3362, when we get to it, I’ll bring it up.

3:29:26 But it does – that’s one of the ones that’s like a weird outlier

3:29:28 that’s like similar but

3:29:29 missing words but all the other ones seem to be consistent.

3:29:33 But at the end, if I can give a list of these numbers to staff

3:29:36 just to make sure they’re

3:29:38 all consistent because that statement needs to be consistent

3:29:40 throughout all the policies

3:29:41 that deal with discrimination.

3:29:43 I think it’s just like a typo probably, but I just want to make

3:29:46 sure that they match.

3:29:47 And I didn’t have time to like make sure every single – I didn’t

3:29:53 catch that, and I was just

3:29:55 notified about this.

3:29:56 So I’m sorry.

3:29:57 I’m trying to do it now, but – so I just want to bring it to

3:29:59 staff’s attention when

3:30:00 I bring it up again.

3:30:02 So will you just – whenever the discussion comes up about that

3:30:04 specific policy, will

3:30:05 you make note of it that way?

3:30:07 Yeah.

3:30:08 And I’m sorry to stop being here.

3:30:09 I just wanted to say this because this is where it really starts.

3:30:10 Like that statement keeps getting repeated over and over again.

3:30:12 So this is the definition that we are currently using and you’re

3:30:15 saying it’s just not uniform

3:30:17 when we talk about –

3:30:18 It’s not uniform in all of the policies.

3:30:20 Okay.

3:30:21 This one matches – sorry.

3:30:22 Turn it on.

3:30:23 I got you.

3:30:24 Oh, I did it and then you muted yourself.

3:30:30 This one matches our statement at the bottom of the website that

3:30:33 we’re required to have,

3:30:35 right?

3:30:36 Yeah.

3:30:37 It’s a federal requirement.

3:30:38 So you’re saying the other one’s –

3:30:39 Yeah.

3:30:40 And I think it’s just like typos, but –

3:30:41 Okay.

3:30:42 And I didn’t really –

3:30:43 I’ll make sure they match.

3:30:44 I’m sorry?

3:30:45 I’ll make sure they match.

3:30:46 I’ll do the numbers at the end.

3:30:47 Absolutely.

3:30:48 I’d appreciate it.

3:30:49 Absolutely.

3:30:50 That were brought to my attention because I haven’t had time to

3:30:51 like word for word make

3:30:51 sure they’re identical.

3:30:52 Okay.

3:30:53 But someone brought it to my attention.

3:30:54 I didn’t want to mess that up.

3:30:55 Thanks.

3:30:56 All right.

3:30:57 Any other discussion?

3:30:58 Hearing none, we’re on to Board Policy 3122.01.

3:31:01 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:31:05 Seeing none, Board, any discussion?

3:31:09 Nope.

3:31:10 On to Policy 3124.

3:31:11 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:31:16 Seeing none, Board, any discussion?

3:31:18 Nope.

3:31:19 On to Policy 3128.

3:31:21 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:31:26 Seeing none, Board, any discussion?

3:31:29 No.

3:31:30 All right.

3:31:31 On to Policy 3129.

3:31:32 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:31:37 Seeing none, Board, any discussion?

3:31:39 Nope.

3:31:40 All right.

3:31:41 On to Policy 3129.01, is there anyone present who wishes to

3:31:45 address this item?

3:31:47 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:31:49 Board, any discussion?

3:31:51 No.

3:31:52 I need to look at one thing.

3:31:54 Sorry.

3:31:55 I just want to double check one thing real fast before I move on

3:31:58 because I thought I

3:32:00 had made a note by this one.

3:32:03 We’re on 3129.01, but I just need to – oh, boy, I just scrolled

3:32:08 way too far.

3:32:09 Hang on.

3:32:10 I just want to check one thing to make sure it was changed.

3:32:14 I think it looks better.

3:32:15 We’re on 3129.01.

3:32:16 There.

3:32:17 Too early.

3:32:18 I know.

3:32:19 That’s what I’m looking – and if you accidentally clicked the

3:32:24 wrong thing, you’re like, “Oh.”

3:32:28 Okay.

3:32:30 All right.

3:32:31 Sorry.

3:32:32 Nope.

3:32:33 It’s fine.

3:32:34 Moving on.

3:32:35 Board Policy 3130, is there anyone present who wishes to discuss

3:32:37 this item?

3:32:38 Is there anyone present who wishes to discuss this item?

3:32:40 No.

3:32:41 Or address this item, I should say.

3:32:44 Board, any discussion?

3:32:46 None.

3:32:47 All right.

3:32:48 We’re on to Policy 3132.

3:32:49 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:32:54 Seeing none.

3:32:55 Board, any discussion?

3:32:56 No.

3:32:57 Moving on.

3:32:58 We’re on Policy 3214.

3:32:59 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:33:01 Seeing none.

3:33:02 Board, any discussion?

3:33:03 No.

3:33:04 Moving on.

3:33:05 We’re on Policy 3214.

3:33:06 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:33:08 Seeing none.

3:33:09 Board, any discussion?

3:33:10 No.

3:33:11 All right.

3:33:12 Policy No.

3:33:13 3242.

3:33:14 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:33:16 Seeing none.

3:33:17 Board, any discussion?

3:33:18 No.

3:33:19 All right.

3:33:20 Policy No.

3:33:21 3242.

3:33:22 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:33:24 Seeing none.

3:33:25 Board, any discussion?

3:33:26 No.

3:33:27 All right.

3:33:28 We are on Policy 3340.

3:33:29 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:33:31 Seeing none.

3:33:32 Board, any discussion?

3:33:33 No.

3:33:34 All right.

3:33:35 We are on Policy 3340.

3:33:36 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:33:38 Seeing none.

3:33:39 Board, any discussion?

3:33:40 No.

3:33:41 All right.

3:33:42 We are on to Policy 3362.

3:33:43 This is the one that you had indicated, correct, that wasn’t

3:33:44 uniform?

3:33:44 Yeah.

3:33:45 And actually, just so I don’t have to say for every single one,

3:33:46 I went ahead and gave

3:33:46 it to Mr. Dufresne just to take a look and make sure because,

3:33:47 again, I’m skimming, so

3:33:47 I don’t want to keep bringing them up if I’m wrong.

3:33:48 Okay.

3:33:49 All right.

3:33:50 We’re on Board Policy 3360.

3:33:51 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:33:53 Seeing none.

3:33:54 Board, any discussion?

3:33:55 No.

3:33:56 All right.

3:33:57 On to Policy 3420.

3:34:18 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:34:20 Seeing none.

3:34:21 Board, any discussion?

3:34:22 No.

3:34:23 We’re on to Policy 3430.01.

3:34:26 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:34:28 Seeing none.

3:34:29 Board, any discussion?

3:34:30 I thought you said you had one in the 3,000s.

3:34:31 I already did it.

3:34:32 Oh, sorry.

3:34:33 It was the district certification.

3:34:34 The district certification.

3:34:35 Sorry.

3:34:36 My next one’s in the 5,000s.

3:34:37 I’m going to remember that one.

3:34:38 It’s blurring together.

3:34:39 I’m going to be honest.

3:34:40 Okay.

3:34:41 All right.

3:34:42 We are on to Board Policy 5111.01.

3:34:43 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:34:48 Board, any discussion?

3:34:59 Nope.

3:35:00 All right.

3:35:01 We are on to Policy 5111.03.

3:35:04 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:35:08 Seeing none.

3:35:09 Board, any discussion?

3:35:10 Nope.

3:35:11 All right.

3:35:12 We are on to Policy number 5112.

3:35:16 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:35:18 Seeing none.

3:35:19 Board, any discussion?

3:35:20 Nope.

3:35:21 All right.

3:35:22 We are on to Policy 5120.

3:35:23 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:35:25 Seeing none.

3:35:26 Board, any discussion?

3:35:27 Nope.

3:35:28 We are on to Policy 5121.

3:35:29 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:35:31 Seeing none.

3:35:32 Board, any discussion?

3:35:33 Nope.

3:35:34 We are on to Policy 5121.

3:35:35 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:35:37 Seeing none.

3:35:38 Board, any discussion?

3:35:39 Nope.

3:35:40 We are on to Policy 5136.

3:35:41 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:35:47 Seeing none.

3:35:48 Board, do we have discussion on this one?

3:35:49 I think we do.

3:35:50 Yes.

3:35:52 So just to follow up from this morning, this is our wireless

3:35:53 communication device policy.

3:35:53 Just to share with you, I’d ask the question on number four,

3:35:54 which is the part that we’re

3:35:58 adding about there was this thing that says it says teacher

3:36:11 shall designate an area for

3:36:16 WCDs to be stored during instructional time.

3:36:18 I just want to make sure that didn’t mean we were requiring now

3:36:21 we’re going to have

3:36:22 to go purchase those little pocket things, but that could

3:36:24 include a backpack.

3:36:25 The designated area can be your backpack, the backpack’s at the

3:36:28 front of the room, back

3:36:29 room, wherever.

3:36:30 It can be designated that way.

3:36:31 But the biggest challenge I wanted – I did have a question on

3:36:36 number seven because we

3:36:37 had changed this last year.

3:36:39 It had been that the use can be – they can use them for

3:36:44 instructional purposes as approved.

3:36:47 It had been previously by the teacher.

3:36:49 Last year we trained it had to go back to the principal, and now

3:36:51 we’re going back to

3:36:52 the teacher.

3:36:53 So we probably need to give some clarity if we’re going to do

3:36:57 that or maybe get some,

3:36:58 you know, the staff to share.

3:37:00 Now, Miss – I had a long conversation with Ms. Dampier about

3:37:02 this, and what’s being brought

3:37:05 to us today is a result of the work we did back last fall.

3:37:07 It is not the result of the work by the Discipline Committee.

3:37:10 So the other thing that this one is going to have to come back

3:37:13 to us, since we agreed

3:37:13 this morning that the first offense needs to be that the student

3:37:18 – it’s confiscated,

3:37:19 but it can be returned to them at the end of the day.

3:37:21 This policy specifically says otherwise.

3:37:24 So my suggestion is that we pull this one off this cycle and

3:37:27 that we have staff bring

3:37:28 it back to us, including the recommendations that will go along

3:37:33 with the Code of Conduct,

3:37:34 so we can do that at the same time.

3:37:35 Because I don’t want us to move forward with this policy when we’re

3:37:37 about to turn around

3:37:38 and literally in the next meeting change it again.

3:37:42 So I think we need to provide – to me, we need to provide

3:37:47 clarification.

3:37:49 Is that number seven?

3:37:50 Are we going to go back to the teacher can approve instructional

3:37:54 uses for personal devices?

3:37:56 When we talked about it’s not necessarily – it’s not as

3:37:59 important anymore for them

3:38:00 to be able to do that, because we are one-to-one and every

3:38:02 classroom should have enough devices

3:38:04 for, especially in secondary, which there are only times they’re

3:38:06 going to be pulling

3:38:07 their cell phones out, to do activities.

3:38:10 So we didn’t make a decision on that, rather than having to be

3:38:14 run to the principal.

3:38:15 And then the part that I’m suggesting we change from our

3:38:20 conversation this morning is are

3:38:23 the places in number 19 that talks about confiscation, number 12

3:38:27 that talks about confiscation, that

3:38:29 they’re consistent and that we do follow the new suggestions

3:38:32 that we talked about this

3:38:34 morning.

3:38:35 So is that – so I think this one, we don’t need to leave it to

3:38:40 go through the process

3:38:43 for us to vote on next week if we’re going to change it.

3:38:45 » I’m in agreement that if there’s changes that need to be made

3:38:47 to it, which sounds like

3:38:48 in order to comply with the code of conduct, we’re going to have

3:38:50 conflicting policy and

3:38:51 code of conduct, we need to pull it as well.

3:38:53 But we do need to give clear direction, I agree, Ms. Campbell,

3:38:56 on is it the teacher

3:38:56 or is it the principal.

3:38:58 Board, what is your thoughts?

3:39:00 » Yeah, I think – thank you.

3:39:02 » I concur.

3:39:03 » Oh, sorry.

3:39:04 » Go ahead, Mr. Susan.

3:39:05 » Yeah, I agree.

3:39:06 » You agree with what?

3:39:07 » No.

3:39:08 » Whatever we say?

3:39:09 All right.

3:39:10 » No.

3:39:11 » He means pulling it.

3:39:12 He means pulling it.

3:39:13 » I agree with the direction that you were saying, the fact

3:39:16 that we’re going to be changing

3:39:18 some of the verbiage, the fact that there’s a lot of, you know

3:39:20 what I mean, some opportunities

3:39:22 there, even with the devices and stuff like that as far as the

3:39:25 one-to-one, do we need

3:39:26 to allow them to have the opportunity?

3:39:28 I agree with you.

3:39:29 » Yeah.

3:39:30 » So I agree with Ms. Campbell, taking it, pulling it, making

3:39:32 it more consistent with

3:39:33 what we have from this morning’s conversation and in line with

3:39:36 our needs.

3:39:37 So that’s all.

3:39:38 Sorry, I kind of jumped in there.

3:39:39 » It’s fine.

3:39:40 » Sorry.

3:39:41 It’s fine.

3:39:43 » Okay.

3:39:44 And then as far as – Mr. Susan, can I get your opinion on if it

3:39:47 should be at the discretion

3:39:48 of the teacher or the principal?

3:39:52 » I think it should be at the discretion of the principal

3:39:54 because the principal should

3:39:54 be able to identify which one of the curriculums that they need.

3:39:58 Teachers shouldn’t be able to just allow the cell phones because

3:40:01 what it does is it gives

3:40:02 us an opportunity in some instances where the teacher may allow

3:40:06 the cell phones for

3:40:08 an inappropriate use where, you know what I mean, the principal

3:40:11 knows the direction

3:40:12 of the curriculum and stuff like that.

3:40:14 I would say it would be the principal.

3:40:15 » Okay.

3:40:16 So your vote is pull it and your thing, discretion of the

3:40:19 principal.

3:40:19 All right.

3:40:20 Let’s go through and have this discussion.

3:40:21 So who would like to go next?

3:40:22 » Can we get input from the staff as to why that particular

3:40:26 change – maybe that’s a – and

3:40:27 then maybe that was a Neola thing, I don’t know.

3:40:31 It didn’t come out of the work group.

3:40:32 It didn’t come out of the work group because that hadn’t

3:40:38 happened yet.

3:40:40 » Good afternoon.

3:40:42 This was language that we took from Neola so we could change it

3:40:46 back.

3:40:47 This was Neola’s recommendation.

3:40:48 » Okay.

3:40:49 Okay.

3:40:50 So it says this one can be left up to us.

3:40:52 So I’m just trying to remember – and I don’t know that I’ve –

3:40:55 that I landed real hard

3:40:57 on this one one way or the other.

3:40:58 I’m just trying to remember our conversation was around – maybe

3:41:01 not quite.

3:41:01 I don’t think – my perspective wasn’t quite the same as Mr.

3:41:04 Susan’s, but the idea that,

3:41:07 you know, if we were trying to tighten up on the use of it and

3:41:12 that it, you know, that

3:41:14 it would be something that would be approved by the principal

3:41:18 just for his awareness so

3:41:19 that we were trying to really make it where they weren’t being

3:41:22 pulled out hardly ever,

3:41:24 especially when we have the technology at hand.

3:41:27 So unless the board’s direction is really changed, I think we

3:41:32 need to go back to leaving

3:41:35 it at the principal.

3:41:36 » Okay.

3:41:37 Thank you, Ms. Campbell.

3:41:38 Ms. Jenkins?

3:41:39 » Yeah.

3:41:40 I’m going to advocate for classroom autonomy for the classroom

3:41:44 teacher.

3:41:44 I don’t see the purpose there.

3:41:46 I mean, ultimately, the administrator has the say-all of them

3:41:50 being used on their campus

3:41:52 and whether or not they’re even used during lunch breaks and in

3:41:56 the hallways.

3:41:57 So you know, that kind of takes an override at some point.

3:42:01 But I think every class and every teacher is different.

3:42:05 I believe that our classroom teachers are professionals and they

3:42:08 can make that decision

3:42:09 for themselves whether or not it’s appropriate.

3:42:11 I don’t think they’re going to allow inappropriate behaviors.

3:42:15 I also think that we are going to put an unnecessary burden and

3:42:19 pressure on classroom teachers

3:42:21 to be fearful that if an administrator says they’re not allowed

3:42:23 on campus and they walk

3:42:25 by and a kid’s in the classroom with a cell phone out and they

3:42:29 don’t do anything about

3:42:30 it or that’s not the day that they’re doing something about it,

3:42:33 they’re going to be fearful

3:42:34 for repercussions for that.

3:42:36 I just – I think it’s – if the teachers are the ones asking

3:42:41 for this policy to be

3:42:42 tightened up and for them to have clear directions on how they

3:42:44 can discipline students for not

3:42:46 following the rules, we should trust them to be able to manage

3:42:50 their classrooms.

3:42:51 » Thank you.

3:42:52 Ms. Jenkins.

3:42:53 Mr. Trent.

3:42:54 » Sure.

3:42:55 I can’t forget why we – he started this conversation the last

3:42:59 time, months ago.

3:43:01 And I’ve heard from teachers saying thank you for taking that

3:43:05 part out of my hands where

3:43:07 it was, you know – and it’s however the administration wants to

3:43:11 handle it on that campus.

3:43:13 If it’s – hey, if you know you’re going to use a phone during a

3:43:19 – a worksheet or some

3:43:22 type of topic, just send me an email a couple days ahead of time

3:43:25 or something and it’s worked

3:43:27 out well.

3:43:28 So we did it for a reason and I think we’re having success with

3:43:32 it.

3:43:32 So again, it probably was just an oversight and they used NEOLA

3:43:36 when they should have

3:43:37 just continued using what we said originally.

3:43:39 So no reason to change it.

3:43:41 » Madam Chair.

3:43:43 » Yes.

3:43:44 Go ahead, Mr. Susan.

3:43:46 » I think in this case, one of the issues that we’re dealing

3:43:49 with is that I’m starting

3:43:50 to hear from some of the teachers.

3:43:52 If you guys remember when we took this over before, you had some

3:43:55 teachers that were trying

3:43:57 to hold a line on it, some that were not.

3:44:00 And one of the issues is that some of the teachers that were not

3:44:03 – that were in the

3:44:04 classes utilizing, you know, the last 15 minutes of class or

3:44:07 something, oh, it’s okay to block

3:44:08 your cell phones, just not teaching to the bell to the bell and

3:44:12 stuff like that.

3:44:13 And it was taking away from the, you know what I mean, the

3:44:17 enforcement of the cell phone

3:44:19 policy from the others.

3:44:20 And what happens is when you allow the teachers to make the

3:44:23 decisions based upon the cell

3:44:25 phone usage without any kind of overlaps from an administrator,

3:44:28 what will happen is that

3:44:30 in the event that somebody like an administrator is coming by

3:44:33 and trying to hold the cell phone

3:44:34 policy as part of the policy that they put forward, comes by and

3:44:38 half the class is using

3:44:39 their phones, it’s more difficult of a situation to enforce the

3:44:44 cell phone policy.

3:44:45 At no time should a teacher not be able to effectively say, hey,

3:44:49 I’m using the cell phones

3:44:50 for this.

3:44:51 Can I get approval?

3:44:52 That’s not an issue.

3:44:54 The issue we had was, and we’re starting to hear it for the

3:44:57 first time again, that I’m

3:44:58 starting to hear from some of the teachers that, hey, it’s

3:45:00 starting to kind of lax up

3:45:02 a little bit.

3:45:03 I need to kind of send out an email to try to reinforce the fact

3:45:05 that there’s some teachers

3:45:07 that are starting to let up on the cell phone policy and letting

3:45:10 them use it.

3:45:10 Because what ends up happening is the other teachers that are

3:45:13 enforcing it and using it

3:45:14 and properly educating the kids are starting to, you know what I

3:45:18 mean, feel the back end

3:45:19 of the teacher, the student that says, oh, well, Betty Sue lets

3:45:22 us do it in our class.

3:45:24 So just wanted to give my two cents.

3:45:26 I’m in favor of the principal specifically for those reasons I

3:45:30 said.

3:45:31 » Thank you, Mr. Susan.

3:45:33 I tend to lean towards the principal too on this one.

3:45:37 I agree that if a teacher gives advanced notification that, hey,

3:45:40 we’re going to use the cell phone

3:45:42 today for whatever it is, you know, just to send some kind of

3:45:45 notification.

3:45:46 Because I don’t want it to be a default and a fallback too.

3:45:48 Not that I don’t trust that our teachers are going to make good

3:45:50 decisions, but I do think

3:45:52 it does set a uniform precedence over the district.

3:45:54 Whereas if it’s teacher by teacher, you’re going to have very

3:45:57 different kind of opinions

3:45:59 on what is appropriate and what is not.

3:46:02 So, excuse me, hopefully that clears it up.

3:46:04 I think at this point we have four that have said go back to

3:46:07 principal and then pull this

3:46:09 policy.

3:46:10 All five are in agreement to pull this policy.

3:46:11 » Right.

3:46:12 Just to summarize, pull 5136, bring it back with some rewrites

3:46:16 or some correspondence

3:46:18 in four, seven and 19.

3:46:19 Those are the three.

3:46:21 And 12, 12 and 19 are about the confiscation, and then seven

3:46:28 about, no, four is fine.

3:46:31 Four is fine.

3:46:32 I just had to clarify.

3:46:33 I just wanted to clarify.

3:46:34 » So, seven, 12 and 19.

3:46:35 » Seven, 12 and 19.

3:46:36 Right.

3:46:37 And specifically in seven, to go back to language, the pink

3:46:40 cross out, so it will say as approved

3:46:42 by the principal.

3:46:43 Yeah.

3:46:44 » Got it.

3:46:45 » All right.

3:46:46 We are on to policy 5200.

3:46:50 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:46:55 Hearing none.

3:46:56 Board, is there any discussion?

3:46:58 No?

3:46:59 All right.

3:47:00 We are on to policy 5310.

3:47:01 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:47:06 Hearing none.

3:47:07 Board, any discussion?

3:47:08 No?

3:47:09 All right.

3:47:10 We are on to policy 5320.

3:47:12 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:47:18 Hearing none.

3:47:19 Any discussion?

3:47:23 Just for clarification purposes, because there is a little bit

3:47:25 of misinformation in the community,

3:47:27 I’m going to go ahead and just talk about this one quickly.

3:47:30 The parent notification, as far as what we’re doing here for

3:47:33 immunizations, is a state standard.

3:47:36 So this is directly coming out of statute.

3:47:39 I want to just make that very clear so there’s been some misguidance

3:47:43 in the community and

3:47:44 just want to make that clear.

3:47:46 We are on to – anybody else have anything?

3:47:49 No?

3:47:50 Okay.

3:47:51 All right.

3:47:52 We’re on policy 5330.

3:47:53 Is there anyone present who wishes to discuss this item?

3:47:58 Hearing none.

3:47:59 Board, any discussion?

3:48:01 I had one question on this one, and, again, because we went

3:48:04 through these so long ago,

3:48:06 this is one of those ones, but I don’t see anywhere in this

3:48:10 policy where it addresses

3:48:12 the Florida statute that updated in regards to – what is it,

3:48:16 the Tylenol – the Tylenol

3:48:17 statute is what they’re calling it or something of that nature.

3:48:22 Over-the-counter headache medicine.

3:48:23 Okay.

3:48:24 Hang on one second.

3:48:25 I just didn’t see it phrased the same way that it was phrased in

3:48:28 state statute, and

3:48:29 maybe I missed it.

3:48:30 And so I just – sorry.

3:48:31 What’s that?

3:48:32 I think it’s in the student rights – parent rights policy,

3:48:35 which is kind of a weird place

3:48:37 to not – to put it there, not put it here, but, yeah, it’s in

3:48:42 one of those – the parental

3:48:45 rights.

3:48:46 It’s in Roman numeral too.

3:48:47 They have it as medication shall include – oh, no, non-prescribed

3:48:51 over-the-counter drugs.

3:48:54 Yeah.

3:48:55 It doesn’t address the Tylenol statute, if I will, so which I

3:48:58 think, Paul, you were so

3:49:00 kind as to look this up for us today, which is statute 1002.203,

3:49:06 Section P. I think this

3:49:08 is important to go here.

3:49:09 This is a question I’ve been asked by many different site

3:49:12 locations of what is the rule,

3:49:14 because we know the law changed, but the policy hasn’t changed,

3:49:16 and then there was some confusion

3:49:17 from school sites on what is allowed here.

3:49:21 I think it’s important that our policy at least reflects that

3:49:24 part of it, so when staff

3:49:25 looks up medication use, they can say, oh, this is okay, this

3:49:29 child has Tylenol and –

3:49:30 » Yeah.

3:49:31 I found it.

3:49:32 It’s – » Where do you have it at?

3:49:35 » It’s in student rights, parent rights, which is 5780, so we’re

3:49:41 – it makes sense

3:49:42 that it would be – some phrase of that would be added to this

3:49:46 one, which is – I lost my

3:49:47 title.

3:49:48 » Medication.

3:49:50 » Yeah, 5330, use of medications.

3:49:51 » Right.

3:49:52 So it’s in the parent rights, student rights policy, and I just

3:49:58 lost it again, but – because

3:50:00 I knew I’d seen it.

3:50:01 It’s in there.

3:50:02 » So, board, I guess I’ll ask you, what is your thoughts on

3:50:06 this one?

3:50:07 » I don’t – I don’t know exactly what you’re asking to add.

3:50:15 » Okay.

3:50:16 So here, I’ll pull – I have it up right here, so –

3:50:18 » I know what you’re asking, but what verbiage are you asking

3:50:21 for?

3:50:21 » I would like to pull it straight out of the statute, which

3:50:23 just –

3:50:24 » So the language in that policy, the student’s right parent’s

3:50:27 right policy, I don’t remember

3:50:29 what the Roman is, it was number 16, medication to relieve

3:50:31 headaches, a student may possess

3:50:33 and use a medication to relieve headaches while on school

3:50:35 property or at a school-sponsored

3:50:36 event/activity without a physician’s note or prescription if the

3:50:39 medication is regulated

3:50:41 by the United States Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter

3:50:43 use to treat headaches.

3:50:44 I’m going to guess that that comes straight out of the statute.

3:50:48 So if we can take this, number 16 of – the 5780 policy, number

3:51:00 16.

3:51:02 It’s under E, E16.

3:51:10 » So yeah, my ask would be to add that into the use of

3:51:12 medications, because I think most

3:51:13 people would look at medications when they were trying to figure

3:51:15 out if this is okay

3:51:16 or not, they’re probably not going to think to look at student

3:51:18 parent rights.

3:51:18 » Yeah, no, that makes sense.

3:51:19 » Yeah.

3:51:20 » I mean, is it going to start this all over though?

3:51:23 » That means we have to pull this one, right, because that’s

3:51:27 more than a technical –

3:51:28 » Yeah, let me see if I can’t find a way to get it through

3:51:32 without pulling all these

3:51:34 off.

3:51:35 » Without pulling it, okay.

3:51:36 » Okay.

3:51:37 » I’ll go back to the rules.

3:51:38 » I mean –

3:51:39 » As long as you can get it on there so that it makes sense and

3:51:41 is clear for our staff,

3:51:42 I think that’s probably the best thing.

3:51:45 » And then if for this one, I mean, I guess can we – if we can’t,

3:51:49 should we ask staff

3:51:51 if we should just approve this first, since there’s so many

3:51:53 changes, and then just bring

3:51:55 it back right away and put the addition?

3:51:58 » We can vote to approve this one next week –

3:51:59 » So that way it’s accurate.

3:52:00 » – and put it right back into the process –

3:52:03 » If we can’t.

3:52:04 » – to do it again.

3:52:05 » Okay.

3:52:06 » Because it’s not going to hurt anything for that not to be in

3:52:07 there, but we’d like

3:52:08 to add it in.

3:52:09 » Yeah, just because there’s so many important changes in this

3:52:11 one, I don’t think we should

3:52:12 be delaying it.

3:52:13 » I do agree with that.

3:52:14 I agree with that as well.

3:52:15 So –

3:52:16 » Madam Chair, if I might, Mr. Gibbs, if we were to reference

3:52:21 the statute at the bottom

3:52:22 of 5330, just making that correction, then we later could go

3:52:28 back and add the verbiage

3:52:30 from the statute.

3:52:31 » Right.

3:52:32 I mean, we could.

3:52:33 You could add down there.

3:52:34 I doubt that that would be deemed proper notice if somebody got

3:52:38 popped for it, but it’s elsewhere

3:52:39 in our policies.

3:52:40 So let me take a look at the rules.

3:52:43 I know there’s a way that you can do it.

3:52:45 You can make changes and still do it, but I want to make sure I

3:52:47 understand all that.

3:52:49 It’s a little more complicated than just starting over.

3:52:51 » I’m just saying if you – if we list 5330 as one of the

3:52:53 references at the bottom, I

3:52:55 mean, with a specific statute –

3:52:56 » Right, yeah.

3:52:57 We could do a cross-reference down there –

3:52:58 » Right.

3:52:59 » – and put a cross-reference notation.

3:53:02 » But then that would – then if we were to add it later, would

3:53:06 we be able to do it

3:53:07 quicker?

3:53:08 That’s what I’m trying to say.

3:53:09 » Right, yeah.

3:53:10 » Because it’s already approved.

3:53:11 » I’m just going to look and see if I can’t get a workaround.

3:53:13 You can do – it’s an after change advertisement.

3:53:18 It allows for the 21-day window to challenge a proposed policy

3:53:24 change to extend beyond

3:53:25 final adoption, but you have to run another ad.

3:53:28 So I will look at those rules again.

3:53:30 I will keep all of these on until I get a chance to look at

3:53:34 those before next week.

3:53:36 And if I can, I will work out advertising after that approval so

3:53:40 that we reopen the

3:53:42 21-day window.

3:53:43 » Okay.

3:53:44 Thank you.

3:53:45 All right.

3:53:46 We are on to policy 5330.03.

3:53:50 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:53:54 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:53:58 We are moving on to policy 5335.

3:54:01 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:54:06 Seeing none, board, any discussion?

3:54:09 We are on to policy 5350.

3:54:11 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:54:17 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:54:19 No.

3:54:20 All right.

3:54:21 We are on to policy 5410.01.

3:54:24 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:54:29 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:54:31 No.

3:54:32 All right.

3:54:33 We are on to policy 5465.

3:54:35 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:54:41 Hearing none, any discussion?

3:54:43 No.

3:54:44 We are on to policy 5500.

3:54:47 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:54:52 Hearing none, board, any discussion?

3:54:56 » I don’t think we had anything in our presentation this

3:54:58 morning, but I just wanted to ask, is

3:55:00 there anything in here that would not be consistent with the

3:55:05 changes that the work group has brought?

3:55:09 Mostly the list is these are like CSR codes, right?

3:55:12 There’s a list that’s all green of the additions, but those are

3:55:16 specifically CSR.

3:55:17 We’re not changing any CSR codes.

3:55:19 We’re changing local codes, but I just – as long as we’re good,

3:55:23 just, again, trying to

3:55:25 think of let’s only do this work once instead of doing it twice.

3:55:29 So if staff doesn’t see anything that they’re going to bring

3:55:32 back to us for us to revise

3:55:34 5500 again in two weeks, I’m good with it.

3:55:41 But Ms. Dampier, I didn’t know if there was anything that y’all

3:55:44 are going to bring back

3:55:46 to – obviously we’re bringing back the cell phone policy.

3:55:51 » I’ll look at the cell phone policy with the other medication

3:55:55 change to see if I can’t

3:55:56 get that worked in there too so we don’t have to pull it.

3:56:02 » I think all the changes that we – or recommendations for

3:56:05 changes, I think we’re okay with 5500 as

3:56:08 is.

3:56:09 » Okay.

3:56:10 » All right.

3:56:11 We are on to policy 5512.

3:56:15 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:56:20 Seeing none.

3:56:21 Board, any discussion?

3:56:22 » No.

3:56:23 » All right.

3:56:24 We’re on to policy 5514 is there anyone present who wishes to

3:56:27 address this item?

3:56:28 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:56:30 Seeing none.

3:56:31 Board, any discussion?

3:56:32 » No.

3:56:34 All right.

3:56:35 We’re on to policy 5515 is there anyone present who wishes to

3:56:38 address this item?

3:56:39 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:56:42 Seeing none.

3:56:43 Board, any discussion?

3:56:44 » No.

3:56:45 » All right.

3:56:46 We’re on to policy 5516 is there anyone present who wishes to

3:56:49 address this item?

3:56:50 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:56:53 Seeing none.

3:56:54 Board, any discussion?

3:56:55 » No.

3:56:56 » No?

3:56:57 All right.

3:56:58 We’re on to policy 5517.01 is there anyone present who wishes to

3:57:01 address this item?

3:57:02 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:57:05 Seeing none.

3:57:06 Board, any discussion?

3:57:07 No.

3:57:08 All right.

3:57:09 We’re on to policy 5610 is there anyone present who wishes to

3:57:12 address this item?

3:57:13 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:57:16 Seeing none.

3:57:17 Board, any discussion?

3:57:18 No.

3:57:19 All right.

3:57:20 We’re on to policy 5610.02 is there anyone present who wishes to

3:57:24 address this item?

3:57:25 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:57:28 Seeing none.

3:57:29 Board, any discussion?

3:57:30 No.

3:57:31 All right.

3:57:32 We’re on to policy 5610.04.

3:57:35 There’s a fly.

3:57:36 Sorry.

3:57:37 Excuse me.

3:57:38 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:57:44 Seeing none.

3:57:45 Board, any discussion?

3:57:46 No.

3:57:47 All right.

3:57:48 We’re on to policy 5710.

3:57:52 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:57:58 Seeing none.

3:57:59 Any discussion from the board?

3:58:01 No.

3:58:02 On to policy 5724.

3:58:04 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:58:09 Seeing none.

3:58:11 Board any discussion?

3:58:12 No.

3:58:13 All right.

3:58:14 On to policy 5771.

3:58:17 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:58:22 Seeing none.

3:58:23 Board, is there any discussion?

3:58:24 I think I had a few concerns with the edits, but I think we got

3:58:28 that all taken care of.

3:58:29 So as it is, I’m good.

3:58:31 Right.

3:58:32 Perfect.

3:58:33 All right.

3:58:34 We’re on to policy 5780.

3:58:35 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:58:40 Seeing none.

3:58:41 Board, any discussion?

3:58:42 Nope.

3:58:43 All right.

3:58:44 We’re on to 5780.01.

3:58:47 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:58:51 Seeing none.

3:58:52 Board, any discussion?

3:58:55 On to policy 6100.

3:58:57 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:59:01 Seeing none.

3:59:02 Board, any discussion?

3:59:03 Nope.

3:59:04 All right.

3:59:05 We’re on to 6107.01.

3:59:08 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:59:12 Seeing none.

3:59:13 Board, any discussion?

3:59:14 All right.

3:59:15 Policy 6145.

3:59:18 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:59:22 Seeing none.

3:59:23 Board, any discussion?

3:59:24 All right.

3:59:25 On to policy 6150.

3:59:28 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:59:32 Seeing none.

3:59:35 We are on … Board, any discussion on this one?

3:59:37 No?

3:59:38 All right.

3:59:39 We’re on to policy 6235.

3:59:40 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:59:44 Seeing none.

3:59:45 Board, any discussion?

3:59:46 No?

3:59:47 All right.

3:59:48 On to policy 6470.

3:59:50 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

3:59:55 Seeing none.

3:59:56 Board, any discussion?

3:59:57 No?

3:59:58 All right.

3:59:59 On to policy 6480.

4:00:02 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:00:07 Seeing none.

4:00:08 Board, any discussion?

4:00:09 No?

4:00:10 All right.

4:00:11 On to policy 6530.

4:00:12 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:00:17 Staff, if you want to jump up there at any time and just address

4:00:20 one of them, we’ll break

4:00:20 it all up.

4:00:21 I keep looking at you guys out in the audience like, “Okay, we’re

4:00:24 going to get a break right

4:00:25 now.”

4:00:26 All right.

4:00:27 Any discussion on this one?

4:00:28 We’re working back there.

4:00:29 Yeah, really.

4:00:30 I know.

4:00:31 Yeah.

4:00:32 All right.

4:00:33 We’re on to policy 6550.

4:00:35 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:00:40 Seeing none, any discussion?

4:00:42 No.

4:00:43 All right.

4:00:44 We are on to policy 7250.

4:00:45 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:00:50 Seeing none.

4:00:51 Board, any discussion?

4:00:52 No?

4:00:53 All right.

4:00:54 We’re on to 7300.

4:00:56 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:01:01 Seeing none.

4:01:02 Any discussion?

4:01:03 No?

4:01:04 All right.

4:01:05 We’re on to 7310.

4:01:07 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:01:12 Seeing none.

4:01:13 Any discussion from the board?

4:01:14 No?

4:01:15 All right.

4:01:16 On to policy 7440.02.

4:01:19 Is there anyone present who wishes to discuss this item?

4:01:21 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:01:25 Seeing none.

4:01:26 Board, any discussion?

4:01:27 No?

4:01:28 All right.

4:01:29 We’re on to policy 7440.03.

4:01:32 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:01:37 Seeing none.

4:01:38 Any discussion from the board?

4:01:39 No.

4:01:40 All right.

4:01:41 We’re on to policy 7450.

4:01:43 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:01:48 Seeing none.

4:01:49 Any discussion from the board?

4:01:50 No?

4:01:51 All right.

4:01:52 We’re on to policy 7510.

4:01:55 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:01:59 Seeing none.

4:02:00 Any discussion from the board?

4:02:01 All right.

4:02:03 On to policy 7530.01.

4:02:06 I was a little confused about this because there’s actually two

4:02:08 here on my numbered items

4:02:10 that say 7530.01 which is that what yours looks like or is this

4:02:18 a typo on mine?

4:02:19 One was rescinded.

4:02:20 Sorry.

4:02:21 Yeah.

4:02:22 One’s being rescinded.

4:02:23 Yeah.

4:02:24 So it is the same number.

4:02:25 Oh, okay.

4:02:26 I didn’t read the last page of the title.

4:02:27 I apologize.

4:02:28 Okay.

4:02:29 So how am I reading this one then since we’re rescinding one of

4:02:32 the policies?

4:02:33 Yeah.

4:02:34 Just one’s being rescinded so they put the V2 out there so it

4:02:38 doesn’t.

4:02:40 Should I say V2?

4:02:41 Yeah.

4:02:42 Just say V2.

4:02:43 Okay.

4:02:44 Because I’m like they’re the same policy number.

4:02:45 All right.

4:02:46 We are on to board policy 7530.01 V2.

4:02:50 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:02:55 Hearing none.

4:02:56 Any discussion?

4:02:57 No?

4:02:58 We’re on to policy number 7530.01.

4:03:02 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:03:06 Hearing none.

4:03:07 Any discussion from the board?

4:03:08 No?

4:03:09 All right.

4:03:10 We’re on to policy 7530.02.

4:03:12 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:03:17 Hearing none.

4:03:18 Any discussion from the board?

4:03:19 No?

4:03:20 All right.

4:03:21 We’re on to policy 7540.

4:03:22 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:03:27 Seeing none.

4:03:28 Any discussion from the board?

4:03:29 No?

4:03:30 All right.

4:03:31 We’re on to policy 7540.01.

4:03:34 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:03:38 No?

4:03:39 All right.

4:03:40 Any discussion from the board?

4:03:41 No?

4:03:42 All right.

4:03:43 On to policy 7540.02.

4:03:45 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:03:50 Seeing none.

4:03:51 Any discussion from the board?

4:03:52 No?

4:03:53 All right.

4:03:54 On to policy 7540.03.

4:03:57 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:04:01 Seeing none.

4:04:02 Any discussion from the board?

4:04:04 Ms. Campbell, you have your 7,001 coming up.

4:04:07 I just want to – I don’t want to –

4:04:08 It’s the next one.

4:04:09 Okay.

4:04:10 All right.

4:04:11 We’re on to policy 7540.04.

4:04:13 Is there anyone present who wishes to –

4:04:15 We’re pulling it.

4:04:16 It’s being pulled.

4:04:17 Oh, okay.

4:04:18 This one’s being pulled.

4:04:19 Sorry.

4:04:20 But it’s still on there.

4:04:21 Yeah.

4:04:22 It was in here, but we’re pulling it.

4:04:23 It’s going to go when we – because it references a policy we

4:04:24 don’t have on the list this time.

4:04:26 So we’re pulling it and putting it through at the same time.

4:04:28 Okay.

4:04:30 Thank you.

4:04:31 All right.

4:04:33 So we are on to –

4:04:34 It’s not good until the 8,000.

4:04:35 All right.

4:04:37 We’re moving along.

4:04:38 All right.

4:04:39 We’re on to policy 7540.05.

4:04:40 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:04:46 Hearing none.

4:04:47 Any discussion from the board?

4:04:48 Nope.

4:04:49 All right.

4:04:50 We’re on to policy 7540.06.

4:04:53 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:04:58 Hearing none.

4:04:59 Any discussion from the board?

4:05:00 Nope.

4:05:01 All right.

4:05:02 We’re on to policy 7540.08.

4:05:04 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:05:09 Hearing none.

4:05:10 Any discussion from the board?

4:05:11 Nope.

4:05:12 All right.

4:05:13 We’re on to policy 7540.10.

4:05:15 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:05:20 Hearing none.

4:05:21 Board, any discussion?

4:05:22 Nope.

4:05:23 All right.

4:05:24 Moving on.

4:05:25 7540.12.

4:05:26 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:05:32 Hearing none.

4:05:33 Is there any discussion from the board?

4:05:36 Gene, just jump in there.

4:05:37 Say something.

4:05:38 I will.

4:05:39 OK.

4:05:40 All right.

4:05:42 No other discussion.

4:05:43 All right.

4:05:44 We’re on to–

4:05:45 I actually don’t have any more at all.

4:05:46 You don’t have any more at all.

4:05:47 All right.

4:05:48 I don’t either.

4:05:49 Hear me ramble.

4:05:50 All right.

4:05:51 Mine ended.

4:05:52 All right.

4:05:53 Policy 7540.13.

4:05:54 Is there anyone present who wishes to discuss this item?

4:05:56 No.

4:05:57 All right.

4:05:58 No discussion from the board?

4:05:59 No.

4:06:00 All right.

4:06:01 On to policy 7540.99.

4:06:02 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:06:06 Hearing none.

4:06:07 Any discussion from the board?

4:06:08 No.

4:06:09 All right.

4:06:10 On to policy 7542.

4:06:12 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:06:17 Hearing none.

4:06:18 Any discussion from the board?

4:06:20 No.

4:06:21 On to policy 7543.

4:06:22 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:06:26 Hearing none.

4:06:27 Any discussion from the board?

4:06:29 No.

4:06:30 All right.

4:06:31 On to policy 8141.

4:06:33 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:06:38 Hearing none.

4:06:39 Any discussion from the board?

4:06:41 All right.

4:06:42 On to policy 8420.

4:06:44 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:06:49 Hearing none.

4:06:50 Any discussion from the board?

4:06:51 No.

4:06:52 All right.

4:06:53 On to policy 8543.

4:06:56 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:07:01 Hearing none.

4:07:02 Any discussion from the board?

4:07:03 No.

4:07:04 On to policy 8462.

4:07:06 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:07:11 Hearing none.

4:07:12 Any discussion from the board?

4:07:13 No.

4:07:14 On to policy 8470.

4:07:16 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:07:21 Hearing none.

4:07:22 Any discussion from the board?

4:07:23 None.

4:07:24 All right.

4:07:25 On to policy 8600.

4:07:27 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:07:31 Is there any discussion from the board on this item?

4:07:35 Hearing none.

4:07:36 All right.

4:07:37 We’re on to policy 8600.04.

4:07:40 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:07:47 Hearing none.

4:07:48 Any discussion from the board?

4:07:49 No.

4:07:50 All right.

4:07:51 We’re on to policy 8605.

4:07:53 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:07:58 Hearing none.

4:07:59 We are on.

4:08:00 Any discussion from the board?

4:08:01 No.

4:08:02 All right.

4:08:03 On to policy 8606.

4:08:04 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:08:10 Hearing none.

4:08:11 Any discussion from the board?

4:08:12 No.

4:08:13 On to policy 8610.

4:08:16 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:08:22 No.

4:08:23 Any discussion from the board?

4:08:24 No.

4:08:25 On to policy 8620.

4:08:26 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:08:28 Hearing none.

4:08:29 Any discussion from the board?

4:08:30 No.

4:08:31 On to policy 8651.

4:08:32 Is there anyone present who wishes to discuss this item?

4:08:34 Hearing none.

4:08:35 Any discussion from the board?

4:08:36 No.

4:08:37 On to policy 8660.

4:08:38 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:08:39 Is there anyone present who wishes to discuss this item?

4:08:40 Hearing none.

4:08:41 Any discussion from the board?

4:08:42 No.

4:08:43 On to policy 8660.

4:08:44 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:08:45 Is there anyone present who wishes to discuss this item?

4:08:46 Hearing none.

4:08:47 Any discussion from the board?

4:08:48 No.

4:08:49 On to policy 8660.

4:08:50 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:08:55 Hearing none.

4:08:56 Any discussion from the board?

4:08:57 None.

4:08:58 We’re on to policy 8805.

4:08:59 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:09:01 Hearing none.

4:09:02 Any discussion from the board?

4:09:03 None.

4:09:04 On to policy 8810.

4:09:05 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:09:07 Hearing none.

4:09:08 Any discussion from the board?

4:09:09 None.

4:09:10 Alright.

4:09:11 We’re on to policy 9270.

4:09:24 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:09:25 I can’t believe I haven’t got tongue twisted before.

4:09:26 Alright.

4:09:27 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:09:28 Seeing none.

4:09:29 Any discussion from the board?

4:09:30 Sorry.

4:09:31 I’ll say it at the end.

4:09:32 Alright.

4:09:33 We’re on to policy 9270.

4:09:34 Is there anyone present who wishes to discuss or address this

4:09:34 item?

4:09:35 Hearing none.

4:09:36 We’re on to policy 9270.

4:09:37 Is there anyone present who wishes to discuss or address this

4:09:37 item?

4:09:38 We’re being delusional now.

4:09:44 Okay.

4:09:45 Is there anyone present who wishes to address this item?

4:09:46 Seeing none.

4:09:47 Any discussion from the board?

4:09:48 No.

4:09:49 Guys, you’re not going to believe it.

4:09:50 This is the last one.

4:09:52 We should do like a victory lap.

4:09:53 Alright.

4:09:54 We are on to policy 9800.

4:09:55 Is there anyone present who wishes to discuss this item?

4:09:57 Is there any conversation or discussion or things you would like

4:09:57 to add?

4:09:58 Yes.

4:09:59 Is there anyone present who wishes to discuss this item?

4:10:00 Yes.

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4:10:02 Yes.

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4:10:04 Yes.

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4:10:08 Yes.

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4:10:10 Yes.

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4:10:12 Yes.

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4:10:14 Yes.

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4:10:16 Yes.

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4:10:18 Yes.

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4:10:20 Yes.

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4:15:32 Thank you.

4:15:33 All right.

4:15:34 Well, and I will say this on the record, Dr. Rendell, you were

4:15:35 right and I was wrong.

4:15:36 So I kind of questioned you about how long it was going to take

4:15:39 and if we were going

4:15:40 to be able to do presentations.

4:15:41 And I thought, oh, this is going to be a little, but you were

4:15:43 right and I was wrong.

4:15:45 So I’m going to go ahead and give that to you on the record.

4:15:47 Hearing no further business, this meeting is adjourned.

4:16:01 Thank you.