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RECORDED BY THE CLERK.THE SCHOOL BOARD OF WARREN COUNTY DOES HEREBY CERTIFY THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE.
ONE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING TO WHICH THE CERTIFICATION APPLIES AND TO ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING WAS CONVENED WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDLY, ADAM, CHARLES SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, SORRY.
UM, MR. VALENTINE, CAN YOU DO ROLL CALL PLEASE? MRS. LOWE.
[2A. Call to Order - Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence - School Board Chair]
CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.IF YOU CAN PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL JOINING ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE.
[2B. Accept or Modify the Agenda - School Board]
TO ACCEPT OR MODIFY THE AGENDA? OH YES.MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS POSTED.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
[2C. Special Presentation - Samuel R. Millar Post 1860, VFW and the Kiwanis Club of Front Royal]
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION.THAT'S GOING TO BE FROM THE SAMUEL R MALAR POST 1860 VFW AND THE KIWANIS CLUB UP FRONT.
CAN I ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD? I BELIEVE I WAS TALKING TO DAVID KAPLAN.
YEAH, YOU CAN JUST STAND NEXT TO ME.
SO THIS IDEA ACTUALLY SPAWNED OUT OF THE QUANTIS.
THEY APPROACHED US AS MEMBERS OF THE VFW AND DECIDED THEY WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE A JOINT PURCHASE OF FLAGS TO PRESENT TO EACH ONE OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY.
AND SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF OUR MEMBERS ARE ALL THERE.
SO SOME OF THE LOGISTICS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TIME WE CAN GET TO EACH SCHOOL AND PRESENT PRESENTS SOMEWHAT OF A CHALLENGE.
AND SO IN LIEU OF THAT, I REACHED OUT TO ALL OF YOU, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF, UH, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND CAME UP WITH PRESENTING THE FLAGS TO THE BOARD.
WE HAD 10 ORIGINALLY, HOWEVER, WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS ALREADY TAKEN THEIR FLAG A LITTLE BIT EARLY.
SO WE HAVE THE OTHER NINE TO GIVE OUT TO EACH OF THE SCHOOLS.
AND SO ON BEHALF OF VFW, POST 1860 AND THE QUANTIS CLUB OF FRONT ROYAL, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THESE TO THE BOARD.
WE APPRECIATE YOU EACH BEING HERE TONIGHT, AND WE ACCEPT THIS GENEROUS GIFT WITH GRATITUDE.
CLEARLY WE NEEDED IF WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ALREADY TOOK THERE.
SO WE DO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO COME HERE AND PRESENT THOSE TO US THIS EVENING.
SO, AND I DO HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT IF YOU WOULD CHAIR, UM, FOR THOSE WONDERING FOR RETIREMENT OF THE FLAGS THAT ARE NO LONGER SERVICEABLE, THOSE CAN EITHER BE, UH, BROUGHT TO EITHER THE AMERICAN LEGION OR TO THE VFW, AND WILL ENSURE THAT A PROPER FLAG DISPOSAL CEREMONY TAKES PLACE FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, IT'S A VERY SOLEMN PROCESS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S CEREMONIAL WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION TO PROPERLY RETIRE ON SERVICEABLE FLAGS OR UNWANTED FLAGS.
SO THAT'S JUST, ONCE WE FIGURE THAT OUT, I'LL PUSH THAT INFORMATION OUT.
UM, AND I'LL MAKE SURE I'M MIKE MCCOOL KNOWS ABOUT IT SO THEY CAN PUSH IT OUT ON THE ROYAL EXAMINER AS WELL.
AND ONCE AGAIN, UM, THANKS FOR ACCEPTING OUR FLAGS.
DO YOU THINK WE COULD HAVE THE BOARD COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE PLEASE?
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NEXT UP WE HAVE COMMUNITY[2D. Community Participation]
PARTICIPATION.IT IS THE DUTY OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE COUNTY SHERIFF AS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THE MEETING IN AN ORDERLY MANNER AND TO LIMIT DISCUSSION TO TOPICS RELEVANT TO THE ISSUE BEFORE THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION PERSONS ADDRESSING THE SCHOOL BOARD ARE ADVISED TO LIMIT THE REMARKS TO THOSE RELEVANT, TO THE PENDING ITEMS. NO PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE SHALL BE ALLOWED TO VOICE REMARKS, EXCEPT AS RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OR THE CLERK OF THE BOARD AFTER AUDIBLY STATING THEIR NAME AND WHOM THEY REPRESENT.
IF APPLICABLE, NO PERSON SHALL BRING INTO THE BOARDROOM, ANY SIGN BANNER OR OTHER SUCH ITEM, WHICH WOULD INTERFERE WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN SEEING HEARING OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING PROVIDED THAT MODELS, PHOTOS, MAPS, CHARTS, DRAWINGS, AND OTHER SUCH DEMONSTRATED MATERIALS INTENDED FOR USE IN A PRESENTATION BY A SPECIFIC PERSON SHALL BE PERMITTED UPON RECOGNITION BY THE CHAIR OR THE CLERK OF THE BOARD.
THE SPEAKER SHALL ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR CONFINED THEIR COMMENTS TO ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE REFRAINED FROM WORDS OR STATEMENTS, WHICH FROM THEIR USUAL CONSTRUCTION AND COMMON ACCEPTANCE ARE DEFAMATORY TO SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS OR TEND TO VIOLENCE OR BREACH OF THE PEACE REFRAIN FROM OBSCENITY AND VULGARITY STAY WITHIN A LOT OF TIME STOPPED SPEAKING WHEN DIRECTED BY THE CHAIRPERSON GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE, CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE DETRIMENTAL TO OR DISTURBING THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE MEETING.
WE'LL BE ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM SUCH CONDUCT ONCE ANY ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCE AFTER THE WARNING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
AND THE CHAIRPERSON WILL ASK THE COUNTY SHERIFF TO REMOVE THE INDIVIDUAL GROUP OR CLEAR THE BOARDROOM SO THAT THE BOARD CAN CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION.
WHEN RECOGNIZED, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, WHETHER YOU ARE A COUNTY RESIDENT, PARENT OF A WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT, OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
MR. VALENTINE, DO YOU HAVE ANY LETTERS? UM, I DO HAVE, UM, A COUPLE OF LETTERS.
ONE OF THEM, I MAY WAIT UNTIL THE END, IF IT, WITH YOUR PERMISSION TO READ BECAUSE THE PERSON ACID ONLY BE READ UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, DEPENDING ON WHAT ELSE WAS PRESENTED.
AND IF THOSE, UH, CRITERIA ARE MET, THAT THIS LADY WOULD LIKE HER, LET HER READ.
I'LL READ IT AT THE END IF THAT'S OKAY.
BUT THE FIRST ONE IS FROM A NORTH RIVER DISTRICT RESIDENT, ANGELA ROBINSON, AND SHE WRITES GOOD EVENING.
UNFORTUNATELY, I AM UNABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON.
I DID WANT TO SPEAK UP ABOUT TWO VERY IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL.
THE FIRST IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.
THIS IS VERY NEAR TO MY HEART AND I FELT IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED.
ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN ARE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AS FROM THE CDC IN 2018, BOYS ARE FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM THAN GIRLS.
MOST CHILDREN WERE STILL BEING DIAGNOSED AFTER AGE FOUR, THE AUTISM CAN BE READILY OR RELIABLY.
EXCUSE ME, DIAGNOSED AS EARLY AS AGE TWO, AUTISM AFFECTS ALL ETHNIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS.
EARLY INTERVENTION AFFORDS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVER BENEFITS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN.
THERE IS NO MEDICAL DETECTION FOR AUTISM.
WE AS A COMMUNITY NEED TO ALWAYS BE AWARE AND COMPASSIONATE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL TO HAVE TAUGHT SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MINDS OF STUDENTS WITH ASD.
I HOPE THAT ALL WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF SUCH A MISUNDERSTOOD DISORDER.
APRIL WAS ALSO NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH.
AND THIS WEEK WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR WONDERFUL LIBRARIANS WHO ARE HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK TIRELESSLY TO PROMOTE OUR STUDENTS LOVE OF READING
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WITH THE LATEST POLITICAL STUNT OF WANTING TO BAN BOOKS THAT ARE IN OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES.I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT, SO IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT OUR LIBRARIANS DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT, WORKING EXTRA HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR TO PREPARE AND ORGANIZE OUR AMAZING LIBRARIES.
I TRULY HOPE ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS TAKE THIS TIME TO VISIT OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND SEE JUST HOW WONDERFUL AND REWARDING OUR BOOKS AND OUR LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS TRULY ARE.
THE FIRST PERSON THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS ERIN KENNEDY.
I AM A WARREN COUNTY RESIDENT AND PARENT IN THE HAPPY CREEK DISTRICT.
MY CONCERN RELATES TO A FACEBOOK POST MADE RECENTLY BY BOARD MEMBER, MELANIE SALADS, REGARDING BOOKS AVAILABLE IN THE SECONDARY LIBRARIES IN THE POST.
AND THE SALADS ASSERTS THAT THE SECONDARY LIBRARIES HOUSE GRAPHIC ADULT EROTIC FICTION, SUGGESTING THE MATERIALS ARE SMART THOUGH.
I AM NOT ONE OF OUR DISTRICTS, EXCELLENT SCHOOL LIBRARIANS.
I STILL FIND THIS ASSERTION TO BE DEFAMATORY AND OFFENSIVE.
OUR SECONDARY LIBRARIANS ENSURE THAT THE LIBRARY SHELVES ARE FILLED WITH AGE APPROPRIATE LITERATURE AND OTHER MATERIALS FOR OUR OLDEST STUDENTS WHO ARE GETTING READY TO SOON ENTER INTO ADULTHOOD, ISOLATED PASSAGES THAT YOU DEEM EXPLICIT OR GRAPHIC, I SUGGEST ARE NOT CENTRAL TO THE WORKS AS A WHOLE AND ARE USED BY THE AUTHORS TO ILLUSTRATE THE SOMETIMES UGLY AND VERY REAL WORLD IN WHICH THEY HAVE LIVED OR OBSERVED FURTHER OUR STUDENTS' SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ALLOW THEM UNFETTERED ACCESS TO MUCH MORE OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL THAN WE WOULD FIND ON THE SHELVES AT EITHER HIGH SCHOOL.
WHERE IS THIS CONCERN COMING FROM? DID A GROUP OF PARENTS CONTACT YOU WITH WORRY OVER THE BOOKS IN OUR SCHOOL'S LIBRARY, OR ARE YOU ASSUMING A PROBLEM IN OUR SCHOOLS BASED ON A LIST OF CONCERNING BOOKS PUSHED BY A NATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION NETWORK, IF A LARGE NUMBER OF SAY, A MAJORITY OF PARENTS IS COALESCING AROUND THE NOTION OF REMOVING CERTAIN BOOKS IN OUR LIBRARIES.
HOWEVER, I WOULD BE DISMAYED TO LEARN THAT A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MANUFACTURED A PROBLEM WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY BASED ON POLITICAL AGENDAS THAT DO NOT DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR STUDENTS AS AN AMERICAN, I CELEBRATE FREE SPEECH.
AND IN INDEPENDENT THINKING, I PULLED THESE IDEALS AND VIEW EFFORTS TO LIMIT OR REMOVE THESE FREEDOMS AS UNPATRIOTIC.
IN SHORT, I VIEW TRYING TO REMOVE AGE APPROPRIATE BOOKS FROM SCHOOL SHELVES AS CENSORSHIP.
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THEIR OWN CHILDREN, BUT NOT FOR MINE.
WARREN COUNTY HAS A MECHANISM IN PLACE TO ALLOW PARENTS TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN FROM MEETING SPECIFIC LIBRARY, TITLES AND PARENTS SHOULD UTILIZE THIS PROCESS AS THEY SEE FIT.
HOWEVER, PREVENTING ALL STUDENTS FROM ACCESSING CERTAIN LIBRARY TITLES IS THE WRONG APPROACH AND IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
IN FACT, AN ISLAND TREE SCHOOL DISTRICT VERSUS PICO, THE SUPREME COURT RULED THAT THE RIGHT TO READ AS IMPLIED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT, THE GOVERNMENT IN THIS CASE, A PUBLIC SCHOOL CAN NOT RESTRICT SPEECH BECAUSE IT DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE CONTENT OF THAT SPEECH.
THE DECISION CALLED LIBRARIES, PLACES FOR VOLUNTARY INQUIRY AND CONCLUDED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD'S ABSOLUTE DISCRETION OVER THE CLASSROOM DID NOT EXTEND TO THE LIBRARY FOR THAT REASON.
AS A PARENT, I WANT MY CHILD PROVIDED WITH AN HONEST AND ACCURATE EDUCATION.
THAT MEANS LEARNING REAL HISTORY, APPRECIATING A DIVERSITY OF IDEAS AND RESPECTING EVERYONE ACROSS OUR DIFFERENCES.
I WANT MY CHILD TO BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGING ISSUES SHE WILL FACE WHEN SHE GRADUATES.
AND I BELIEVE PART OF THAT IS HAVING ACCESS TO THE KIND OF LITERATURE THAT EXPOSES HER TO WHAT CAN BE A HARSH WORLD AND CHALLENGES HER TO THINK CRITICALLY.
WE MUST DO RIGHT BY OUR CHILDREN.
AND AS A RESIDENT OF THIS COUNTY, I EXPECT THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WILL STRIVE TO ADDRESS REAL ACTUAL PROBLEMS WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS AS THEY WERE ELECTED TO DO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU, MR. VALENTINE, JANET BROWN.
MY NOSE ALWAYS RUNS WHEN I WEAR A MASK.
UM, MADAM CHAIRMAN, SCHOOL, BOARD MEMBERS AND FELLOW CITIZENS.
I HAVE LIVED IN THE SOUTH, UH, WARREN COUNTY AREA FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
AND I ONCE TAUGHT IN, UH, WARREN COUNTY SCHOOLS.
I HAVE SEEN THE EFFORT TO BAN BOOKS BEFORE EDUCATION IS DESIGNED TO EXPAND OUR HORIZONS AND BROADEN OUR PERSPECTIVE.
ITS PURPOSE IS NOT TO LIMIT OUR STUDIES.
ONLY TO THOSE IDEAS WE PERSONALLY AGREE WITH.
IF PARENTS WISH TO LIMIT THEIR CHILD'S ACCESS TO CERTAIN POINTS OF VIEW, LET THEM DO THAT IN THEIR ROLE AS
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PARENTS, WITHOUT LIMITING ACCESS TO WHAT MY GRANDCHILDREN CAN READ IN THEIR SCHOOLS.CERTAINLY THE BANNING OF BOOKS ABOUT GENDER AND RACE FROM OUR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, DENIES OTHERS, THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE THE FULL SCOPE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE.
IF WHAT YOU BELIEVE YOURSELF PERSONALLY HAS MERIT, IT WILL STAND UP TO EXAMINATION WITHOUT HAVING TO ELIMINATE ACCESS TO WHAT OTHERS WOULD LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND.
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT OPENNESS IN OUR SCHOOLS AS OPPOSED TO CENSORSHIP.
THANK YOU, MR. VALENTINE, MELISSA NICHOLSON.
SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT TONIGHT'S CLOSED MEETING IS TO DISCUSS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S MID-YEAR EVALUATION.
HE HIMSELF DESCRIBES HIS JOB TO BE PROVIDING THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH INFORMATION SO THEY CAN MAKE SOUND DECISIONS FOR THE SCHOOL DIVISION.
HE LIED TO A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ABOUT SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CON BOOK BOOKS BEING AVAILABLE TO OUR CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES DIME BY ER FRANK BOOK DESCRIPTION.
THE STARTLING REALITIES OF TEEN PROSTITUTION ARE REVEALED IN THIS EYE.
HEARTBREAKING STORY GOES ON TO SAY DIME, WANT SOMEONE TO CARE ABOUT HER, TO LOVE HER A FAMILY.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT SHE GETS A DADDY TO WIFI'S.
SO WHAT IF SHE HAS TO GO OUT AND EARN SOME COINS? IT SEEMS A FAIR ENOUGH EXCHANGE FOR LOVE DIME NEVER MEANT TO BECOME A PROSTITUTE.
THE BOOK DESCRIBES SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DETAILS, PLEASING JOHNS FOR MONEY THREESOMES, ET CETERA, MORE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
BALLENGER ALSO LIED IN A COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION MEETING STATING THAT ALL SEL CURRICULUM HAD BEEN STOPPED IN SCHOOLS DURING A REVIEW OF THE UPDATED SECOND STEP CURRICULUM LATER IN A WORK SESSION, HE ADMITTED THAT THAT WASN'T THE CASE.
HE ALSO LIED ABOUT TEACHERS GETTING THEIR FULL 5% RAISE ON TOP OF THEIR YEARLY RATES.
BETTER KEPT SCHOOL GROUNDS DOES NOT IMPROVE STUDENT EDUCATION.
THOSE THAT WORK WITH MY CHILD DAILY DESERVE THE FULL RES I'M CALLING ON SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO STOP OVERLOOKING THE FLAT-OUT LIVES.
PARENTS OPT OUT IS AVAILABLE FOR LIBRARY BOOKS IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I AM THE PARENT OF AN AUTISTIC CHILD THAT DOES NOT HAVE A VOICE AND CAN NOT TELL ME WHAT THE BOOK IS IN OUR SCHOOLS.
I RELY ON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO TELL ME WHAT THAT CONTENT IS.
THE OPT-OUTS ALSO JUST PREVENT THE CHILD FROM BEING ABLE TO CHECK OUT THE BOOK.
THEY DO NOT PREVENT THE CHILD FROM GOING TO A SHELF, SETTING DOWN AT A TABLE AND READING WHAT CONTENT THEY WOULD LIKE TO READ.
I KNOW WHAT SHE ACCESSES ON THE INTERNET.
I KNOW WHAT SHE ACCESSES IN HER CLASSROOM.
I SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT SHE ACCESSES IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AT THE SCHOOLS.
OTHER ISSUES IN OUR SCHOOLS IS STUDENT CONDUCT.
IT IS ALARMING THAT WE HAVE STUDENTS RECORDING FIGHTS AND ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE THAT A CHILD RECORDING WOULD HAVE THEIR PHONES TAKEN AND THE VIDEO DELETED.
BUT THIS ONLY CAME AFTER A PARENT MADE IT KNOWN.
SHE HAD SEEN THE INCIDENTS I STUDENT WAS RECORDED USING THE RESTROOM.
OTHER CHILDREN WERE SHOWN THE VIDEO, A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER PULLED OVER BECAUSE OF STUDENT CONDUCT A CHILD DECIDED IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO SAY THEY HAD A GUN ON THE SCHOOL BUS STUDENTS USE WHATEVER BATHROOM THEY WANT.
THE FOYER I RECEIVED DOCUMENTS.
UM, MY NAME IS ERIC BARTOLOCK.
I'M IN, UH, NORTH RIVER DISTRICT.
UM, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TOPICS, UM, THIS EVENING.
UM, AND I ORIGINALLY WAS GOING TO READ ONE OF THE EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK.
LIFE IS FUNNY, BUT AFTER READING IT, UH, I THOUGHT DECORUM PROHIBITED READING IT.
IT IS JUST ABSOLUTE FLAT OUT PORNOGRAPHY.
WHATEVER ELSE IS IN THAT BOOK, TRYING TO MAKE LIGHT OF PEOPLE'S SITUATIONS OR TALKING ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT PEOPLE SITUATIONS ARE.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD WANT ANY CHILD
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OR POSSIBLY EVEN ANY ADULT TO BE READING.IT YOU'D THINK IT WAS WRITTEN BY LARRY FLINT.
WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO SAY THAT THIS IS A FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUE, THIS IS NOT ABOUT FIRST AMENDMENT.
THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM STUFF THAT THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE EXPOSED TO.
THANK YOU, MR. BALLANTINE, WENDY KURTZ.
I WENT 2, 3 8 2 HARMING HOLLOW ROAD.
I'M ALSO HERE FOR THE LIBRARY ISSUE.
I'M HERE ABOUT THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY, AND I WANT TO READ YOU AN EXCERPT OF ONE OF THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY.
AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS.
AND, AND IF THIS IS THE KIND OF DIVERSITY THAT YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO BE READING IN THE SIXTH GRADE, HERE IT IS.
WE'RE BOAT DOWN TO THE CARPET, STRIP A FLOOR WITH ALL THOSE NICE MILLIONS OF BOOKS.
SHE'S PRESSING UP, PRESSING DOWN WET MOUTH AND WARM SKIN UNDER THIN GIRL SHIRT.
MY PALM STROKING BRUSHING EVERY WHERE.
I HAD TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS WERE GONE.
AND IF ANY CHILD IS IN THE ROOM, THERE'S AN ICE CREAM.
THEY SHOULD PROBABLY LEAVE THE ROOM TOO.
SO ANYWAY, UM, WHAT MELTED WARM SKIN UNDER THIN GIRL SHIRT, MY PALM STROKING BRUSHING EVERYWHERE, SWEATY FINGERS EDGING IN MY PANTS.
AND THEN SOMEONE'S HAND IS AT MY BACK, SNATCHING ME UP AND KESHA SCREAMS AND ON HER FEET SO FAST.
AND WE RUN PANTS, OPEN SHIRTS OFF THROUGH THE BOOK.
THE MUSTY DUSTY TREE SITS SMELL WINDING, WEAVING, BREATHING HARD FROM SEX AND FEAR.
SOON WE WERE SKIN TO SKIN, WARM, SEXY MOUTH AND HANDS BRUSHING STROKING OVER TITS AND ASS MUSH, BRAIN HEAT CURVES, SUCKING ROCKING, SLIPPING, SWALLOWING, WET, SHINY PUSSY, PUSHY, PULSATING, BREATHING, MOANING, STRAINING THICK.
ROLLING OVER ACHY STIFF THING.
OLD LORD IT'S TIP IS KISSING HER MELTING SLIT SLIDE GLIDING IN DEEP SWALLOWING SUCKED ROCKING ACHING, BUCKING, PUMPING FUCKING OH GOD, JESUS, BUDDHA, ALLAH.
AND THAT'S WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS? THESE ARE PAYING ATTENTION.
I DON'T HAVE KIDS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M SOON.
I'M GOING TO BE A GRANDMA SOMEDAY SOON.
AND IT BOTHERS ME SO BADLY THAT THIS IS NOT BEING THE BOOKS AREN'T BEING REVIEWED.
THIS IS NOT, YOU KNOW, UM, PROVIDING DIVERSITY TO OUR CHILDREN.
WE, WE MISSED THE NAME OF THE BOOK.
ALL YOUR KIDS ARE SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE ROOM A LITTLE BIT UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER THAT CHECK, CHECK, CHECK.
MIKE MAYER 1 0 8 PEBBLE LANE FROM RURAL VIRGINIA.
GOOD EVENING BOARD LOWLY COMMONERS OF WARREN COUNTY.
AND ANY JERK FEDS TASKED WITH MONITORING THIS MEETING.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU ON YOUR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
I'M ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT THAT IT INCLUDES NOTHING BUT EXPENDITURES THAT WILL ENRICH OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION BEYOND OUR WILDEST DREAMS AND MAKE WARREN COUNTY A BASTION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD AND A MAGNET FOR TOP SHELF TEACHERS, NOT JUST STATEWIDE, BUT THE WORLD OVER WISHFUL THINKING.
PERHAPS WE SHALL SEE, I INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE CONCEPT OF SPENDING AT YOUR LAST WORK SESSION, BUT COULDN'T MAKE IT.
AND I MISSED THE DEADLINE TO GET AN EMAIL TO YOU IN TIME TO BE READ FOR THE SAKE OF RECORD I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS SPENDING IN PRINCIPLE IS EXPLAINED BY THE GREAT ECONOMIST AND STATISTICIAN MILTON FRIEDMAN, WHO THEORIZED THAT THERE WERE FOUR WAYS MONEY COULD BE SPENT METHOD ONE, YOU SPEND YOUR OWN MONEY ON YOURSELF.
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ECONOMIZE AND SEEK OUT THE HIGHEST VALUE METHOD TO YOU.SPEND YOUR OWN MONEY ON SOMEONE ELSE.
THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL ECONOMIZE, BUT NOT SEEK OUT THE HIGHEST VALUE METHOD.
YOU SPEND SOMEONE ELSE'S MONEY ON YOURSELF.
THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL NOT ACADEMIZE, BUT YOU WILL SEEK OUT THE HIGHEST VALUE AND METHOD FOR YOU.
SPEND SOMEONE ELSE'S MONEY ON SOMEONE ELSE.
THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT TO KIND OF MIZE AND YOU WON'T SEEK OUT THE HIGHEST VALUE WHICH OF THESE FOUR METHODS I WONDER IS USED IN SETTING BUDGETS FOR GOVERNMENT RUN ENTITIES NATIONWIDE WAS THAT METHOD USED HERE IN WARREN COUNTY TO WHIP UP THE SCHOOL BUDGET PROPOSAL.
IS THAT METHOD IDEAL OR IN ANY WAY, CONSIDERATE OF HOW THAT BUDGET IS ALLOCATED IN TERMS OF THE INTEREST OF THE CITIZENRY.
IT IS DERIVED FROM I'M WILLING TO WAGER THAT I KNEW THE ANSWERS TO ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS AND THEY AIN'T GOOD.
AND HELL, I GOT SOME EXTRA TIME ON THE TOPIC THAT SEEMS TO BE HOT RIGHT NOW.
UM, THE KERFUFFLE OVER QUOTE UNQUOTE OBJECTIONABLE BOOKS IN OUR LIBRARIES.
I AM NOT TOO KEEN ON CENSORSHIP IN GENERAL, BUT I THINK I HAVE A FAIRLY COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO THE ISSUE THAT MIGHT BE WORTH CONSIDERATION.
IF SOMEONE BRINGS A BOOK TO YOUR ATTENTION, I WOULD SAY MAYBE REVIEW IT AND ASK YOURSELF AFTER REVIEW, WHETHER YOU WOULD BE COMFORTABLE READING IT OUT LOUD IN AN AUDITORIUM FULL OF CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY.
IF THE ANSWER IS NO, THAT SHOULD BE A PRETTY DAMN GOOD HINT THAT IT DOESN'T BELONG IN OUR LIBRARIES.
I DON'T CARE WHETHER YOU MAKE AN ARGUMENT FOR THE AMENDMENT, DAH, DAH, DAH.
THERE'S JUST KIND OF COMMON SENSE INVOLVED IN SOME THINGS AND WHAT SHE JUST READ.
I MEAN, I WOULD SLAP SOMEONE IN THE FACE IF THEY TRIED TO TELL MY KID TO READ THAT.
UM, SO MAYBE JUST A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO THINGS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS ALWAYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK MY MIND.
I LIVE ON VANESSA AVENUE IN FRONT ROYAL.
IS THAT BETTER? GENEVIEVE RASH LIVE IN FRONT ROYAL.
THE ONE TO SENSOR READING MATERIAL COMES FROM AN EARNEST AND HEARTFELT URGE TO PROTECT CHILDREN.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK UP ON PROTECTING CHILDREN'S RIGHTS TO ACCESS LITERATURE.
THAT'S VITAL TO DEVELOPING SKILLS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.
QUALITY EDUCATION INCLUDES READING, DIGESTING AND ANALYZING IDEAS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE DIFFERENT FROM OURSELVES.
ADULTS DISCOMFORT SHOULD NEVER TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER QUALITY EDUCATION.
CHILDREN WHO READ BROADLY ABOUT TOPICS THAT OPENED THE WORLD TO THEM ARE NOT MORE LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS AND DO NOT SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, HEALTH ISSUES, AS A RESULT OF THAT READING MATERIAL.
WHAT RESEARCH DOES SHOW HOWEVER, AND I CAN GET YOU, UH, MY RESEARCH AFTERWARDS, UM, IS THAT CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO PROCESS THIS CONTENT SUPPORTED BY AN ADULT GUIDE ARE MORE CAPABLE, CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH ADVERSITY AND HAVE MORE EMPATHY FOR THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS.
THEY'RE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO VOLUNTEER AND PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC ACTIVITIES.
DO YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN FROM THE IDEA THAT THERE COULD BE TEENAGE PROSTITUTES, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, TEENAGE TRANSGENDER COUPLINGS SAME-SEX PARENTS? THE REALITY IS THAT THESE THINGS ARE A PART OF OUR WORLD.
IF YOU DON'T FEEL PREPARED OR CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITIES AS A PARENT OR AN EDUCATOR TO GUIDE CHILDREN THROUGH THE CONCEPTS OF SEXUALITY, ABUSE AND DEATH, THEN YOU'RE NOT PREPARED TO BE A PARENT OR AN EDUCATOR OPT OUT OF THE BOOKS, BUT REALIZE THAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GROW SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, AND TO CIVICALLY RESPONSIBLE ADULTS WHO DON'T TURN A BLIND EYE BLIND EYE TO THOSE WHO SUFFER.
YOU ARE OPTING OUT OF A VITAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE ONE YOUR CHILD CAN TURN TO.
WHEN THEY DO CONCERN CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA, THE CONTROVERSIAL IDEAS FOUND IN LITERATURE DO NOT DICTATE BEHAVIOR.
WHAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING IN OUR SOCIETY.
I IMPLORE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO GIVE KIDS IN WARREN COUNTY ACCESS TO LITERATURE THAT INTRIGUES THEM AND SPEAKS TO THEIR NEEDS AND INTERESTS.
WE CAN BE PRESENT AND GUIDE THEM INSTEAD OF SHIELDING THEIR EYES AND PRETENDING CERTAIN TOPICS DON'T EXIST.
THIS WORLD NEEDS SAVVY AND BRIGHT MINDS TO LEAD THE WAY AND FORGE FORWARD WITH SELF-CONFIDENCE THAT THEY POSSESS THAT KNOW THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY POSSESS THE TOOLS TO SUCCEED SHROUDED BY FEAR, UNABLE TO GAIN EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE WAY OTHER PEOPLE LIVE IS NO WAY TO PREPARE A CHILD FOR THE REALITIES OF THE WORLD.
WHEN YOU DON'T ALLOW CHILDREN TO READ AND PROCESS OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SUFFERS BANNING BOOKS PREVENTS A FREE SOCIETY.
IT'S A KIN TO SELECTIVELY EDITING HISTORY AND ONLY TALKING
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ABOUT THE THINGS YOU LIKE OPT YOUR CHILDREN OUT.IF IT'S TOO DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO NAVIGATE, DON'T PREVENT OTHER CHILDREN FROM FLOURISHING.
I'M A FRONT ROYAL RESIDENT IN RECENT WEEKS.
I HAVE TWICE REQUESTED FROM THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION.
AND IN BOTH CASES, HE RESPONDED PROMPTLY IN WRITING.
AND I GOT THE DATA THAT I WANTED.
HOWEVER, IN BOTH CASES, THERE WAS A VERY TROUBLING AND THOUGHT STATEMENT THAT CAME ALONG WITH IT.
AND I HAD SENT CHECKED WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND THEY SAY THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION SENDS US OUT WITH ALL THEIR, ALL THEIR WRITTEN RESPONSES.
I WOULD LIKE TO READ IT TO YOU.
AND THE ONE OF THE REQUESTS WAS SIMPLY HOW MUCH IN SALARIES, HOW MUCH MONEY IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OR PAY BY TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF WARREN COUNTY SCHOOLS, NOT JUST TEACHERS, BUT EVERYBODY.
AND SO THAT INFORMATION CAME BACK WITH THIS STATEMENT, THIS INFORMATION, THE INFORMATION TRANSMITTED INCLUDING ATTACHMENTS IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE PERSONS OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT'S ADDRESSED AND MAIN CONTAINED CONFIDENTIAL AND OR PRIVILEGED MATERIAL, ANY REVIEW RETRANSMISSION, DISSEMINATION, OR OTHER USE, OR OF TAKING ANY ACTION AND RELIANCE UPON THIS INFORMATION BY PERSONS OR ENTITIES OTHER THAN THE INTENDED RECIPIENT IS PROHIBITED.
IF YOU RECEIVE THIS IN ERROR, PLEASE CONTACT THE CINDER AND DESTROY ALL COPIES OF THIS INFORMATION ON QUOTE I HAVE SINCE SENT A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, ACT REQUEST TO MR. BUCK SMITH.
WHO'S THE FOIA PERSON FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ASKING FOR A CLARIFICATION.
HERE ARE THE SIX QUESTIONS I ASKED MR. SMITH.
ONE, WHAT IS THE INTENT OF THIS STATEMENT? TWO, IS THERE ANYTHING CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVILEGED IN THE EMAIL THAT THEY SENT BACK TO ME? IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S SOMETHING CONFIDENTIAL ABOUT THE FACT THAT $38,799,238 ARE PAID BY TAXPAYERS THAT WAS COUNTY FOR ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IF THERE IS NOTHING CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVILEGED IN THE DATA, WHY DID YOU INCLUDE THE STATEMENT AND THE RESPONSE NEXT DOES NUMBER FOUR, DOES THE STATEMENT MEAN I CAN'T USE THIS FIGURE FOR EXAMPLE, IN A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OR SOME CAMPAIGN LITERATURE OR WHATEVER I WANTED TO DO WITH IT.
AND THE FIFTH QUESTION I JUST ASKED HIM, POINT BLANK, WILL THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUE ME IF I QUOTE RETRANSMIT DISSEMINATE OR TAKE ANY ACTION BASED ON THIS.
SO THE ONLY THING I WANT TO DO THIS EVENING IS READ THIS INTO THE RECORD SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE THIS STATEMENT.
I WILL HOPE WHEN I GET MY RESPONSE FROM MR. SMITH.
AND I ONLY SENT IT TO HIM A WEEK AGO ON I REALIZED HE HAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO RESPOND TO IT.
THAT'LL CLARIFY THAT INFORMATION.
PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS CLEARLY AN INTENT TO SILENCE OR INTIMIDATE PEOPLE FROM TAKING ACTION OR WRITING WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH INFORMATION THEY RECEIVE.
I HOPE YOU BECOME AWARE OF THIS AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION.
THAT WAS THE LAST INDIVIDUAL THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN ADVANCE.
I DID MENTION I HAD ANOTHER LETTER FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE I COULD READ THAT NOW OR IF YOU'D RATHER OPEN THE FLOOR FIRST, UM, YOU CAN READ THAT AND THEN WE'LL OPEN UP THE FLOOR.
I GUESS THIS LETTER IS FROM CHRIS NELSON WHO, UH, HAS A CHILD IN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SHE WRITES THIS MOVEMENT, UH, AND I'LL LET ME PREFERENCE PREFACE WHAT, UH, I'M GOING TO READ.
UM, SHE ASKED THAT I COULD PLEASE READ AT TONIGHT'S MEETING IF PEOPLE SHOW UP READING FROM OR DISCUSSING SUPPOSED INAPPROPRIATE BOOKS.
SO I THINK WHAT SHE'S ADDRESSING IS, UM, THE, THE TOPIC OF THE INAPPROPRIATE BOOKS AND, AND COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
UM, OKAY, SO SHE REFERS TO THIS MOVEMENT RELIES ON MISINFORMATION.
THIS MOVEMENT RELIES ON MISINFORMATION AND A TICKING CLOCK.
IT MAKES ON THE IGNORANCE AND EMOTIONAL REACTION OF OTHERS.
THE PEOPLE GETTING UP TO READ A SCHOOL BOARD, MEETING PODIUMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THAT WE'RE ENCOURAGED TO HEAR TONIGHT ARE WHOLLY DEPENDENT ON THE FACT THAT THEIR CAPTIVE AUDIENCE HAS NOT READ THESE BOOKS AND WILL NOT BOTHER TO DO SO RATHER ACCEPTING WHAT THEY ARE TOLD FROM THE OUTSET AND JOINING THE MOVEMENT WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT.
SEE IF ANY, ONE OF THOSE NEWLY MINTED PROTESTORS BOTHERED TO READ AND THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT THE BOOK, READ BOOKS, READ ALOUD.
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SMUT SMELLED WITH ONE SPELLED WITH ONE T SECTIONS ARE IN FACT MINOR COMPONENTS OF THE BOOK THAT LEND THEMSELVES TO A LARGER LITERARY VALUE.THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT READING BOOKS TAKES TIME AND THINKING CRITICALLY TAKES EVEN MORE PROPONENTS OF BOOK BANNING WANTED.
ONCE THEIR AUDIENCE SAYS GULLIBLE AND SCANDALIZE, THEIR GREATEST ENEMY IS CRITICAL THOUGHT AND INDEPENDENCE.
IN FACT, THIS MOVEMENT HAS BECOME SUCH A RIDICULOUS GAME OF TELEPHONE THAT MOST GROUPS, CHALLENGING LIBRARIES AND SCHOOL BOARDS DRAW THEIR LIST OF ELICIT BOOKS FROM PRE-MADE SPREADSHEETS COMPLETE WITH SELECTED QUOTATIONS TO READ IT FORUMS, WHICH CIRCULATE ON THE INTERNET OR BOOKS BY SOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THEMSELVES, THEY ARE SELF-RIGHTEOUS OUTRAGE ADDICTS LOOKING FOR THEIR NEXT HIT OF GRANDSTANDING, JUST LIKE BELL BOTTOMS AND PLATFORM SHOES, MAKING THE ROUNDS.
AGAIN, IT'S A FAD THAT WILL FADE INTO THE ETHER AND THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS WHEN A SHINY NEW BOGEYMAN EMERGES FOR MORAL OUTRAGE, RAGE ADDICTS TO FIXATE UPON THOSE INVOLVED IN THIS MOVEMENT ARE SIMPLY FOLLOWING THE HERD WHEREVER IT MAY LEAD FIRST WITH CRITICAL RACE THEORY, SCHOOL CURRICULA, AND NOW LITERATURE ABOUT GAY TEENAGERS.
FORGIVE ME IF I'M WRONG BOOK BANNERS, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME AS IF THERE IS NO CONVICTION OR STAUNCH BELIEF IN THIS MOVEMENT INSTEAD IS A NATIONAL EFFORT TO GENERATE EVEN MORE POLITICAL DISCOURSE AND DIVISION OVER SOME BOOKS THAT YOU IN ALL LIKELIHOOD HAVE NEVER READ.
YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING IN THE MEANTIME, I SUGGEST READING REVIEWS ON AMAZON FROM PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY HAVE THANK YOU.
AND THEN IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE OUT HERE? GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AMBER MORRIS.
I AM A MOTHER OF THREE PUBLIC SCHOOL ATTENDEES AND WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AND I'M A GRADUATE OF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MYSELF.
AND I'M A TAX PAYER HERE IN WARREN COUNTY.
AND I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE A COUPLE OF POINTS TONIGHT AFTER HEARING WHAT WE'VE ALL HEARD.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT I LOOKED AROUND THE ROOM.
I WATCHED ALL OF YOUR FACES AND REACTIONS AS WELL AS ALL OF THE ATTENDEES BEHIND ME AS WENDY KURTZ READ THE EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK.
AND IF THAT'S PORTRAYED AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN PORNOGRAPHY, I THINK YOU HAVE A MISCUED IDEA AND PERCEPTION OF WHAT THAT WAS.
AND THAT'S A BOOK THAT'S IN SIXTH GRADE LIBRARIES AND THE SECONDARY LIBRARIES IN THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ALLOWING CHILDREN TO HEAR ABOUT PEDOPHILIA IN TOPICS LIKE GAY SEX, TRANSECTS, RAPES, ALL OF THESE THINGS, DESENSITIZES OUR CHILDREN AND RIPS THEM OF THEIR INNOCENCE.
AND THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE ABOUT FIRST AMENDMENT.
THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE ABOUT FREE SPEECH.
HALF OF THE PEOPLE THAT WENT BEFORE ME AND CITED THAT WOULD LIKE IF BOARD MEMBERS SAY LENS AND OUR FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP WERE CENSORED, THEY SUPPORTED THAT TYPE OF CENSORSHIP, BUT EXPOSING OUR CHILDREN TO THE MOST DISGUSTING TYPE OF LITERATURE FOR THE SAKE OF MAKING THEM NOT BIGOTS AND MAKING THEM OPEN AND LETTING THEM FLOURISH IS ABSOLUTELY APPALLING TO ME.
I HAVE A SON BEHIND ME WHO'S GOING INTO SIXTH GRADE NEXT YEAR.
AND WHEN I TALKED TO THE SHERIFF OF WARREN COUNTY AND SEVERAL, UM, ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS AND MORGAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND I LEARNED THAT THESE CHILDREN WERE BEING EXPOSED TO IT AND DESENSITIZED FROM IT, IT CAUSES MUCH MORE HARM THAN IT DOES.
IT'S NOT HELPING THEM FLOURISH AND LEARN AND GROW.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO, TO JUST OPEN YOUR MIND TO THE FACT THAT THIS LITERATURE COULD TRIGGER TRAUMA IN CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN RAPED AND EXPOSED TO THESE TERRIBLE SITUATIONS, I'M NOT GOING TO RELY ON AN AMAZON REVIEW.
AND I HAVE A DEEP CONVICTION AGAINST WHAT'S BEING SHOWN IN OUR LIBRARIES.
I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER, WHO'S A LIBRARY, A MORGAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND I LOVE HER DEARLY.
SHE'S SHE'S DEDICATED HER ENTIRE LIFE TO BEING A PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIAN.
IT'S NOTHING AGAINST LIBRARIANS.
SOME OF THE LIBRARIANS DON'T KNOW THAT THIS LITERATURE EXISTS ON THE SHELVES, JUST LIKE SOME OF THE SECOND STEP PROGRAMS THAT WE STILL HAVE IN CELLOPHANE AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HERE IN WARREN COUNTY, THIS TYPE OF LITERATURE DOESN'T GIVE A SINGLE BIT OF POSITIVE EDUCATION OR REINFORCEMENT TO OUR CHILDREN.
IT DOES NOTHING BUT RUSH THE CHILDREN OUT OF THEIR INNOCENCE.
AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, PORN CREATORS CONSIDER THEMSELVES A CINEMATIC CHAMPION, BUT DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE AGREE WITH THAT? NO, THIS ISN'T ABOUT FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
THIS IS ABOUT PARENTAL RIGHTS.
AND IT'S WHAT IT'S BEEN ABOUT.
I DON'T CARE WHAT SIDE OF THE AISLE YOU'VE SETTLED ON.
WE HAVE PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR WHAT OUR CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO.
AND THE ARGUMENT THAT THEY'RE EXPOSED TO WORSE ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS ASININE.
AREN'T ALLOWED TO HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA.
THEY DON'T HAVE CELL PHONES, SO THEY'RE NOT EXPOSED TO WORSE THAN THIS OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL.
THE WORST THING THEY'VE BEEN EXPOSED TO HAS COME FROM THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THIS YEAR.
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IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE OUT HERE THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OKAY.[3. Consent Agenda]
AGENDA.IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVED THAT THE CONSENT CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
[4A. Superintendent]
UP REPORTS STARTING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, DR.AS OF TODAY, UM, I LOOKED AT THE, UH, COVID NUMBERS ACROSS WARREN COUNTY.
UH, THERE'S 12 CASES IN THE COUNTY AND THE SEVEN DAY AVERAGE IS 6.6.
UH, WE DO HAVE, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR DASHBOARD, UH, ONE STUDENT ACTIVE CASE AND WE HAVE TWO STUDENTS THAT ARE QUARANTINE.
WE DO HAVE ON THE STAFF SIDE, EIGHT ACTIVE CASES AND ONE STAFF MEMBER QUARANTINE.
UM, I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT THIS WEEK IS LIBRARY AND APPRECIATION WEEK.
I ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE, UM, HILDA J FIFTH GRADER AINSLIE WALLINS FILLS AS THE WINNER OF THE FUTURE CHEFS COMPETITION THAT WAS HELD ON MARCH 30TH.
AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR TO COME UP AND KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT AS, AS PART OF THIS PRESENTATION.
SO I'D LIKE TO ASK MS. NICOLE KENZIE TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU VISITED THERE, BUT JUST TO KIND OF ABOUT THE EVENT.
SO WE HAD 10 FUTURE CHEFS, RECIPES CHOSEN.
UM, WE HAD 17 RECIPES SUBMITTED, BUT WE COULD ONLY TAKE 10.
UM, BUT WE HAD ONE STAFF MEMBER WORKING WITH EACH CHEF IN THE KITCHEN, AND THEN WE HAD A PANEL OF JUDGES, ONE REPRESENTING EACH SCHOOL AND TWO OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
THE CHILDREN WERE EXCITED, EVERYBODY GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING, IT WAS FUN.
AND MY STAFF REALLY ENJOYED IT TOO.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT.
AND ANSLEY'S RECIPE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED NATIONALLY TO A SEDEXO NATIONAL CONTEST.
SO IF I HEAR BACK ABOUT THAT, YOU'LL BE FIRST TO KNOW, AND I'LL, I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF WE HEAR BACK FROM THEM ON THAT.
SO, AND THERE WILL BE ONE SEDEXO FUTURE CHEF WINNER ACROSS THE NATION.
I HAVEN'T HAD THAT HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE.
I HAVEN'T HAD A STUDENT GET CHOSEN IN MY YEARS OF DOING FUTURE CHEFS, BUT I WOULD BE REALLY EXCITED IF THAT HAPPENS.
I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT ON APRIL 15TH, FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH AND MONDAY, APRIL 18TH.
UH, THOSE WILL BE COMING UP SHORTLY.
AND SO THAT HOLIDAYS MEANING NO SCHOOL, UM, SOME SCHOOL UPDATES WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, UH, WANTED TO THANK, UM, THANKS TO OUR RECENT BARBECUE FUNDRAISER.
ALL STUDENTS COMPETING AT THE NATIONAL DECA COMPETITION IN ATLANTA WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR HOTEL ROOM OR PLANE TICKET.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HELP SUPPORT OUR VARIOUS TECH OF FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AT THE FEDERATION.
FFA SPEAKING COMPETITION CAN A WEEKLY PLACE FIRST AND, UM, IN CREED SPEAKING AND LUCAS, WE WEEBER, UH, PLACED THIRD AND EXTENT.
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO MR. ED DYKE, WHO WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE V I A A STATE CONFERENCE, UH, STATE CONFERENCE ON MARCH 22ND AS THE CLASS THREE AND CLASS FOUR EIGHT ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR, THE BURN MASK WILL BE PRESENTING A YEAR WITH THE, WITH FROG AND TOAD, A MUSICAL ON APRIL 21ST, 22ND, 23RD AT SIX 30.
THEY WILL ALSO BE PERFORMING A MATINEE DURING THE WEEK FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON MAY.
SECOND, WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE CELLAR CELEBRATING NATIONAL SIGNING DAY BY INVITING STUDENTS, PARENTS TO JOIN.
AS OUR SENIORS MAKE COMMITMENTS TO COLLEGES, THE ARMED FORCES TRADE SCHOOLS OR WORK STUDENTS WILL SIGN THEIR LETTERS OF COMMITMENT.
AND PARENTS WILL BE INVITED TO TAKE PICTURES WITH THEIR STUDENT AT THE SIGNING TABLE.
WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR DESIGN AND AD WINNERS.
THANK YOU TO MS. HERTZ, OUR ART TEACHER FOR ENCOURAGING OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE COMPETITIONS INFORMATION ABOUT THE WINNERS ARE BELOW.
SO AUTO CARE CLINIC CHOSE TWO WINNERS, MIKAYLA HARPER AND ERICA NAVARRO MIKAELA'S AD IS SCHEDULED TO RUN IN THE DAILY ON APRIL 26.
AND ERIC IS ON APRIL 29TH, BLAKE AND COMPANY CHOSE SOPHIE T-SHIRT AD.
IT IS A IT'S SCHEDULED TO RUN IN THE DAILY ON APRIL 22ND.
SAMUEL'S PUBLIC LIBRARY CHOSE AVA
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WILL'S AD.IT IS SCHEDULED TO RUN IN THE DAILY ON APRIL 27TH, SPICEWOOD FLATS, UH, CHOSE VICTORIA OLIVER'S AD.
IT IS SCHEDULED TO RUN IN THE DAILY ON APRIL 25TH.
UH, ABC INSURANCE CHOSE TO USE BOTH ADELINE DUGGER AND KIMBERLEY ARAIZA CONTRARAS AD ADELINE IS SCHEDULED TO RUN IN THE DAILY ON APRIL 11TH AND KIMBERLY ON APRIL 11TH OR APRIL 22ND, SORRY, APRIL 11TH, APRIL 22ND.
SO YOU HAVE A, QUITE A FEW STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HAVING THEIR ARTWORK FROM WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL OR WARREN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, UH, HAVING SOME ADS BEING RUN AND, UM, HERE.
SO GREAT RECOGNITION THERE, SKYLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
UH, THEY ARE COLLECTING FOOD DONATIONS TO PROVIDE AN EASTER HOLIDAY MEAL FOR OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE IN NEED.
UH, THEY DID WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE BAND STUDENTS FOR EARNING SUPERIOR RATINGS AT THE SOLOS, DUETS AND QUARTET AT DISTRICT SOLO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL ON APRIL 2ND AT AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL, UM, ALEXIS PRICE BAY MCKINLEY TOLERBER ABBIE WHEELER, SOPHIE RAFTER, ANNA ADAMS, BAILEY ROSADO, AND JASMINE SIMPSON.
UH, ALSO THEIR, UH, THEIR BAND EARNED ALL SUPERIOR RATINGS AT THE DISTRICT AND MARCH SKYLINE, MIDDLE SCHOOL, EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS WILL BE ATTENDING THE WORLD OF WORK EXPO IN WINCHESTER ON APRIL 22ND.
UH, HERE STUDENTS WILL BE EXPOSED TO OVER 60 BUSINESSES FOR THE REGION WITH VARIOUS CAREER OP OPTIONS, INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, AGRICULTURE AND FINANCE AND HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENT.
UM, TODAY THEY CELEBRATED THE PARAPROFESSIONAL DAY, UM, HONORING THEIR PARAPROFESSIONALS AND PROVIDING THEM WITH GIFTS.
THANKS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND SERVICE TO THE STUDENTS.
ALSO THE, UH, MIDDLE SCHOOLS AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ELEMENTARY, FIFTH GRADERS START GOING TO THE HIGH OR TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO GET THEIR TOURS.
SO THEY HAVE BEEN HOSTING, UM, SOME ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ON TOURS THIS, THIS WEEK, AND ALSO THEIR, THEIR EIGHTH GRADERS HAVE BEEN TO SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL TO TOUR THE HIGH SCHOOL AND TO KIND OF, AND TO START SCHEDULING AS WELL.
UH, THEIR STUDENTS HAVE RAISED OVER $1,200 FOR THE AMERICAN FRO FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.
THE SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB RAN A ROCK, YOUR SOCKS SOCK DRIVE DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH TO BENEFIT STUDENTS THAT HE WILSON MORRISON ELEMENTARY KEY CLUB MEMBERS PRESENTED THE DONATIONS WITH THAT WERE RECEIVED BY MEMBERS OF THE WILSON MORRISON EARLY AT CLUB, ALSO SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR.
UM, DUSTIN GOOF FINISHED FIFTH WITH A PIN AND HIS PLACEMENT MATCH AT THE N H S C A JUNIOR NATIONALS.
THIS MAKES DUSTIN SKYLINES SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL'S FIRST EVER ALL AMERICAN ALSO SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR ZACK DIGGS WAS MADE.
THE NORTHERN V WAS NAMED THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA DAILY 2122 BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
AN AREA BEST 14 POINTS ARE 4.2 ASSISTS.
THAT'D BE NICE IF HE HAD 14.2 SES, UM, 4.2 ASSISTS, 4.3 REBOUNDS, AND 2.2 SKILLS, UH, STEALS, UM, S ROAD SKYLINE, MIDDLE SCHOOL, EIGHTH GRADE BAND PERFORMED FOR THEIR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS LAST WEEK, UH, MRS. DYKE AND MR. SOLOMON TALKED TO, UM, TALK TO THEM ABOUT JOINING THE BAND.
AND COURSE IN SIXTH GRADE, UH, THEIR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS ALSO VISITED SKYLINE.
THEY RAISED ALSO OVER $700 FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.
UH, THE SPRING BOOK FAIR WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT.
IT WAS HELD THE WEEK BEFORE SPRING BREAK, STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE BOOKS DURING THE LIBRARY, UH, DURING THEIR LIBRARY TIME DURING THE WEEK, AND FAMILIES WERE ALSO INVITED TO VISIT THE BOOK FAIR AFTER SCHOOL FAMILIES WERE EXCITED TO BE BACK IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDING.
WE'RE ALSO CELEBRATING OUR LIBRARIAN, MS. FLEMING AND LIBRARY INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT, MS. KELLY THIS WEEK.
THEN AT LF K ALSO THEY WANT TO SHARE THAT THEY HAD THEIR MARCH MADNESS FAMILY NIGHT.
UM, THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT.
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO JOIN IN READING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES.
HANDS-ON BASKETBALL EVENTS, UM, EAT WALKING, WALKING TACOS, AND PLAY GAMES, WINNING, UH, WINNING STORIES FROM THE MARCH MADNESS BRACKET WERE READ BY STAFF MEMBERS.
IT WAS A GREAT OPEN OUTDOORS BACKUP TO A FAMILY HOST OF OVER A HUNDRED LMK COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SO THAT IS THE REPORT THAT I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT.
BALLENGER, AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING.
UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO BOARD MEMBER REPORTS, UH, DO YOU WANT TO, UM, I DO WANT TO ADDRESS A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PUBLISHED LAST NIGHT IN A LOCAL PAPER.
THE ARTICLE STEMS FROM AN EMAIL THIS BOARD RECEIVED FROM A PARENT ON MARCH 24TH REGARDING BOOKS.
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FOUND CONTROVERSIAL IN OUR SECONDARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES, DR.BALLENGER, THE ADMINISTRATORS AND LIBRARIANS FROM OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS MET TO START REVIEWING THE LIBRARY PROCESSES.
WHEN SPRING BREAK ENDED ON MARCH 28TH, THEY HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH THIS BOARD OVER THE PAST 10 DAYS AS THEY PULLED TOGETHER THE INFORMATION FOR US TO REVIEW WHILE THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DOES INCLUDE INPUT FROM WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
MR.
BALLENGER, WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THE NEWSPAPER WAS HAVING ISSUES RECEIVING EMAILS.
SO IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THE FACTS ARE CLEAR IN PUBLIC, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK DR.
BALLENGER TO SHARE THE RESPONSE HE SENT TO THE REPORTER YESTERDAY, APRIL 5TH AT 12:58 PM.
I REALIZED THE POLICIES UNDERLINED ARE, ARE PRETTY LONG THAT YOU INCLUDED.
SO IF YOU COULD JUST ALSO KIND OF SUMMARIZE THE BOOK REVIEW PROCESS FOR US THIS EVENING.
UH, SO YES, I DID SEND AN EMAIL THAT WE HAVE NOT REMOVED ANY BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY AT THIS.
UM, AT THIS TIME A PARENT SHARED A LIST OF BOOKS THAT WERE OF A CONCERN TO THEM WITH THE BOARD THROUGH EMAIL REQUESTING POLICY THAT COVERED SELECTION AND RECONSIDERATION, THE PRINCIPALS ASKED THE LIBRARIANS TO PULL THE BOOK SO THAT THEY COULD REVIEW THEM, BUT THE BOOKS ARE STILL IN CIRCULATION.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS CONCERNING A LIBRARY BOOK OR ANY MATERIALS, THEN THE INDIVIDUAL CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO REVIEW ALL BOOKS, MATERIALS.
IN QUESTION, THE BOOKS OR MATERIALS WILL BE PULLED FOR THE DAY TO ALLOW FOR A REVIEW BY THE INDIVIDUAL, BUT WILL BE RE BE RETURNED TO THE LIBRARY.
AFTER THE REVIEW, THE PROCESS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF CHALLENGED SCHOOL LIBRARY, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, OUTLINES THE PROCEDURES THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED.
IF THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE BOOK SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM CIRCULATION AND THAT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL.
UM, WITHIN THE POLICY, YOU WILL FIND THAT, UH, IF, IF THERE IS A COMPLAINT, THERE IS A FORM, IT IS A FORM I A DASH E.
YOU CAN FIND THAT ON OUR, UM, ON OUR POLICY, IN OUR POLICIES UNDER INSTRUCTION, UM, HERE SCHOOL PERSONNEL WILL LISTEN TO THE COMPLAINT, UM, MAKE NO COMMENT, ADVISE THE COMPLAINANT TO ARRANGE A CONFERENCE WITH THE PRINCIPAL TO NOTIFY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE COMPLAINT.
UM, THE COMPLAINANTS RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ARRANGE THE CONFERENCE WITH THE PRINCIPAL, UM, AT THE CONFERENCE, THE PRINCIPAL INVITES THE COMPLAINANT TO FILE HIS OR HER OBJECTIONS IN WRITING ON THE F ON THE FORM THAT I JUST MISSED MENTIONED REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, A COMPLAINANT WHO DOES NOT COMPLETE THE FORM, UH, AND RETURN THE FORM, UH, RECEIVES NO FURTHER CONSIDERATION UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT OR THE COMPLETED FORM.
THE PRINCIPAL REQUEST TO REVIEW THE CHALLENGE MATERIAL BY AN AD HOC SCHOOL REVIEW COMMITTEE.
SO THEY, THEY WILL GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
UM, NOW THEY WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING THIS FOLLOWING STEPS AFTER RECEIVING THE CHALLENGE MATERIAL, UH, READ, REVIEW, READ THE, THE, UM, THE CONTROVERSY OR THE BOOK THAT IT HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP.
ALSO READ REVIEWS, UH, VIEWS, OR LISTENED TO THE MATERIAL IN ITS ENTIRETY CHECKS GENERAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE MATERIAL BY READING REVIEWS AND, UM, CONSULTING RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDED LISTS DETERMINED THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE MATERIAL SUPPORTS THE CURRICULUM COMPLETES THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST FOR SCHOOL REVIEW COMMITTEE, RECONSIDERATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
SO THERE IS ANOTHER FORM THAT THEY HAVE TO USE WHEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, UM, UPON THE RECEIPT OF THE CHECKLIST, THE PRINCIPAL MAKES A DECISION AS TO THE ACTION TO BE TAKEN AND NOTIFIES THE COMPLAINANT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE AND WRITING COPIES, THE COMPLETED CHECKLIST FOR SCHOOL REVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECONSIDERATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND THE COMPLAINANTS COMPLETED REQUEST FOR MATERIAL FOR MATERIAL RECONSIDERATION ARE TO BE FORWARDED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ALSO, UM, SHOULD THE, SHOULD THE COMPLAINANT NOT BE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PRINCIPAL'S DECISION? HE OR SHE MAY FORMALLY REQUEST FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, UM, UPON MEETING WITH THAT, THEN I WOULD DETERMINE ANY ACTION GOING FORWARD.
SO, AND UP UNTIL THAT THOSE PROCESSES TAKE PLACE, UM, THE, THE, THE BOOKS CAN, CAN STAY IN CIRCULATION.
[4B. School Board]
WE'LL START WITH MS. LOWE.I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE OF, UM, THINGS THAT I'VE DONE OVER THE PAST MONTH.
ONE WAS, UM, I TOOK A TOUR OF HILDA, J BARBARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I GOT TO MEET SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OVER THERE.
UM, SO THANK YOU TO MS. SHEPHERD OVER THERE, WHO, UM, SHOWED ME AROUND.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT SHE TOOK AND THAT THE TEACHERS WHO, WHO I'VE TALKED WITH AS WELL.
UM, I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE FUTURE CHEFS COMPETITION THAT YOU ALL HEARD ABOUT.
IT WAS REALLY A VERY NICE EVENT.
SO THANK YOU TO MS. KINSEY FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND YOUR STAFF.
UM, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL THE KIDS WORKING WITH ALL THE PROFESSIONAL CHEFS BACK IN THE PROFESSIONAL KITCHEN, SMELLED GREAT IN THERE.
UM, IT WAS REALLY A FUN EVENT.
UM, AND THE WINNER, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED
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BY BECAUSE SHE MADE A CUPCAKE, WHICH WAS DELICIOUS, BUT SHE ALSO HAD CREATED THE RECIPE HERSELF BASED ON LIKE TRADITIONS WITHIN HER FAMILY.UM, AND LIKE EACH INGREDIENT HAD A STORY FOR WHY IT WAS THERE.
SO IT WAS REALLY KIND OF BEAUTIFUL AND CREATIVE.
UM, I WAS VERY IMPRESSED, UM, BUT ALL THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO YOU, DR.
UM, SO OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I DID VIRTUALLY ATTEND THE VSBA VALLEY SPRING REGIONAL FORUM.
BASICALLY THEY WERE SHARING THE AWARD WINNERS OF A RECENT ART CONTEST THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE.
WE DID NOT HAVE ANY LOCAL WINNERS HERE IN OUR COUNTY, BUT THERE WERE SOME FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
AND SO THEY DISPLAYED ALL THE ARTWORK AND SHARED THAT INFORMATION, UM, FROM THOSE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED.
UM, I ALSO WAS ABLE, I WAS, I WASN'T ONE OF THE JUDGES CAUSE IT, THE SCHEDULING DIDN'T WORK OUT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO POP BY FOR THAT EVENING AND IT DID SMELL FABULOUS.
UM, AND IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THE CREATIVITY AND THE TALENT OF THOSE STUDENTS.
SO I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THEY'RE HARD WORK, UM, AND I THANK YOU FOR, FOR, YOU KNOW, CONTINUING TO ORGANIZE THAT AND PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS.
UM, I DO HAVE COMING UP HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
I HAVE SOME SCHEDULED VISITS TO SOME OF OUR, UM, SCHOOLS, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND THAT'S ABOUT EVERYTHING.
UM, THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO STATE IS THAT JUST A REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC THAT TUESDAY, APRIL 12TH AT 7:00 PM IS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET.
SO IF ANYBODY DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS AT THE EARLIER MEETING, I KNOW IT WAS EARLIER IN THE DAY AND INCONVENIENT FOR SOME PEOPLE.
UM, THIS MEETING WOULD BE THE TIME FOR YOU TO, TO SHOW UP FOR THAT.
UM, NEXT I WANTED TO, UH, TALK ABOUT THE, THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WHEN WE GET OUR LIST OF THE PERSONNEL THAT'S LEAVING, IT'S VERY EASY TO JUST KIND OF GLOSS OVER, UM, THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING ARE, ARE OUR PEOPLE, THEY'RE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, I'M TRYING TO, TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN REACHING OUT TO FIND OUT WHY PEOPLE ARE LEAVING.
UM, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LEAVING.
WE'VE HAD ABOUT 50 STAFF SINCE THE NEW YEAR, UM, SAY THAT THEY ARE LEAVING.
SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THAT IF YOU'RE LEAVING, DUE TO AN ISSUE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US IN ADVANCE.
UM, NOT AFTER THE FACT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T FIND OUT WHAT THE DISCUSSIONS ARE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION UNTIL AFTER OR, OR AT ALL.
UM, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ADDRESS WAS THE ALARMING STATISTIC THAT I FOUND OUT THAT WE HAVE HAD AN AMIR 54 DAYS OF SCHOOL AT WARREN COUNTY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, 16 INSTANCES OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE.
THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF AN ASSAULT AND BATTERY EVERY THREE DAYS.
UM, I HOPE THAT WE CAN REVIEW OUR DISCIPLINE ISSUE GOING FORWARD.
AND THEN OF COURSE I HAVE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH, UM, THE ACCUSATION THAT I WANT TO BAN BOOKS.
UM, NOBODY HAS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SHOW ANOTHER PERSON'S CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
THAT'S NOT THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
THE DEFINITION OF PORNOGRAPHY IS PRINTED OR VISUAL MATERIAL CONTAINING THE EXPLICIT DISPLAY OR DESCRIPTION OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY.
AND AS WE HEARD FROM THE EXAMPLE THAT WAS READ, THAT IS PORNOGRAPHY AND IT'S IN OUR SCHOOLS.
OUR INTERNET HAS FILTERS IN OUR SCHOOLS.
WE DO NOT ALLOW THE CHILDREN TO VIEW PORN PORNOGRAPHY IN OUR SCHOOLS.
WE DON'T EVEN ALLOW THEM TO VIEW CERTAIN THINGS ON YOUTUBE.
SO PARENTS SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THEY WILL BE SHIELDED FROM ADULT GRAPHIC, EROTIC SEXUAL CONTENT.
SO THE REASON ONCE IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION ABOUT THESE BOOKS BEING IN OUR SCHOOL THAT I DID TALK ABOUT IT IS BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE CONSENT STARTS IS WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT IT EVEN EXISTS.
PARENTS CAN'T OPT THEIR CHILD OUT OF BOOKS THAT THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW ARE IN OUR LIBRARIES.
WHY ARE WE NOT MAKING THE PARENTS OPT IN INSTEAD? UM, I, YOU KNOW, ME, I'M A CONSTITUTIONALIST.
YOU WANT TO PUT ALL THE PORN AND FILTH IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
YOU WANT TO SHOW IT TO YOUR KIDS, BE MY GUEST.
UM, YOU WANT TO LET YOUR KIDS SMOKE, DRINK WHATEVER, BE MY GUEST, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND OUR TAX DOLLARS
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ARE LIMITED TAX DOLLARS FOR OUR SCHOOL BUDGET TO PROVIDE THAT TO OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN, WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS KNOWING ABOUT IT.UM, BUT MOSTLY WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
AND I WANT ALL PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE PROCESS.
I'M ALLOWED TO VOICE MY OPINION.
I HAVE NO ABILITY TO BAN A BOOK ON MY OWN WHATSOEVER.
THIS IS ABOUT STARTING THE BALL ROLLING AND PARENTS KNOWING WHAT'S OUT THERE.
THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE PROCESS AT THIS POINT.
AND A LOT OF THIS STARTED WITH THE ARTICLE THAT SAID WE WERE PULLING BOOKS OFF THE SHELVES.
UM, PARENTS NEED TO UNDERSTAND IF THEY DO NOT WANT THESE BOOKS IN THE SCHOOL, THEY NEED TO START BY FILLING OUT THE FORM.
AND, UM, I ASKED MR. VALENTINE TO BRING SOME FORMS WITH HIM TODAY.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PARENTS THAT FILL IT OUT.
IT CAN BE ANYBODY IN THE, IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN FILL IT OUT.
HE'D HAVE OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL FILL OUT THE FORM.
AND, UH, THEN THE PROCESS STARTS AS DR.
SO PARENTS IT'S IN YOUR COURT.
IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN READING PORNOGRAPHY IN SCHOOLS, BY ALL MEANS, YOU GO RIGHT ON AHEAD AND BE MY GUEST.
BUT IF YOU HAVE OBJECTIONS TO IT, FILL OUT THE FORM AND START THE BALL.
THANK YOU, MR. REYNOLDS, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH AN EIGHTH GRADE BOY WHO HAS BEEN ON VIRTUAL, UM, EDUCATION.
I WAS WORKING AT MY COMMUNITY CENTER ONE DAY AND THIS BOY WALKED BY.
I'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE HE WAS PROBABLY FIVE YEARS OLD OR SO, UM, THIS BOY HAS HAD A FEW CHALLENGES IN SCHOOL.
SO WE GOT TO TALKING AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE VIRTUAL AND HOW'S IT GOING AND EVERYTHING.
AND HE JUST LIT UP AND HE SAID, I'M MAKING ALL GOOD GRADES.
AND I COULDN'T STOP HIM FROM BRAGGING ABOUT THE VIRTUAL.
SO I WAS QUITE TAKEN WITH THAT.
SO I SAID BEING THE CURIOUS MIND THAT I AM, SOMETIMES I SAID, WELL NOW, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE JUST NOT GETTING THESE GRADES BECAUSE VIRTUAL IS EASIER THAN BEING IN SCHOOL.
HE SAID, OH NO, NO, MR. RONALDO, HE SAYS, YOU REALLY GOT TO APPLY YOURSELF ON THIS VIRTUAL.
AND HE'S WHIPPED OUT HIS PHONE.
AND HE SHOWED ME HIS REPORT CARD.
I WAS SO PROUD OF HIM BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN HE WAS HAVING SOME ISSUES IN SCHOOL.
CAUSE HE WAS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
HE WOULD ALWAYS BE AT OUR COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I KNOW HIS GRANDMOTHER AND I KNOW HIS GREAT GRANDPARENTS.
I KNOW THEY ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF WHAT THIS BOY HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
AND HE SAID TO ME, HE SAID, WHEN I WAS IN A CLASSROOM, I COULDN'T FUNCTION.
BUT WHEN I GOT ON VIRTUAL, I FELT SELF-CONFIDENT, I REALLY FELT GOOD ABOUT MYSELF BECAUSE I WAS LEARNING.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE SOMETIMES US ADULTS THINK A LITTLE BIT ABOVE WHAT THE ACTUAL ISSUE IS.
AND SO I GOT IT STRAIGHT FROM AN EIGHTH GRADE BOY AND I AM SO PROUD OF HIM.
HE DOESN'T KNOW I'M SPEAKING ABOUT HIM TONIGHT.
AND OF COURSE I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE HIS NAME, BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I WAS TOTALLY IMPRESSED WITH THIS KID.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT.
UM, I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FUTURE CHEFS COMPETITION.
UM, MY SIX-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER HELPED TASTE AS WELL.
SHE'S A SUPER PICKY EATER AND SHE ATE EVERYTHING THAT THOSE KIDS OFFERED HER.
SO, I MEAN, THEY WERE, THEY WERE REALLY GOOD.
UM, THE BOOK FAIRS GOING ON AT RESI JEFFREY'S THIS WEEK, UM, WE WENT LAST NIGHT, EVERYBODY LOOKED, UM, LIKE THEY WERE HAVING A GOOD TIME, UM, AND DOING LOTS OF GOOD PROGRAMS WITH THAT, WITH THE DONATE, A BOOK PROGRAM TO THE STUDENTS THERE.
UM, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UM, DR.
UM, I KNOW WE'RE STILL KIND OF DEEP INTO, UM, FIGURING OUT WHERE OUR FINAL BUDGET WILL COME OUT.
UM, I KNOW THAT THE GROUNDS HAS COME UP QUITE A LOT OF TIMES, UM, BETWEEN US AND THE COUNTY.
AND I GUESS, I SURE HOPE IN THE END, UM, THE SUPERVISORS AND THE COUNTY WILL, WILL REACH, UH, A COMPROMISE WITH US THAT, UM, THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.
UM, MOVING FORWARD, UH, TO TAKE CARE OF OUR 130 PLUS ACRES
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THAT NEED, UM, CONTINUED MAINTENANCE.[5A. VA Department Of Education Security Equipment Grant - Mr. Livesay]
AGENDA IS GOING TO BE THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SECURITY EQUIPMENT GRANT.GOOD EVENING, MR. LIVESEY WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THIS ITEM AND THE NEXT ITEM.
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT IT ON HIS BEHALF.
UM, IN AUGUST, UH, 2021 STAFF SUBMITTED A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR SECURITY EQUIPMENT ENHANCEMENTS AT FOUR OF THE FIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
THE GRANT REQUESTED WAS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CARD READERS FOR THE EXTERIOR DOORS AT, UH, RESI JEFFRIES OR HILDA J BARBARA ELEMENTARY, RESI JEFFREY'S ELEMENTARY, LESLIE FOX, KAISER ELEMENTARY, ANNIE WILSON MORRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS THESE SCHOOLS HAVE LITTLE OR NO ELECTRONIC DOOR ACCESS SYSTEMS. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ASMR ROADS IS NOT IN THOSE, BUT AS ROADS WAS RENOVATED RECENTLY WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE CARD READERS, UH, THEN THE CARD READERS WILL ALLEVIATE THE NEED FOR STAFF TO HAVE EXTERIOR DOOR KEYS, WHICH ARE FREQUENTLY OR COULD BE LOST.
UM, THE CARD READERS PROVIDE STAFF WITH THE ABILITY TO IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATE ANY CARD THAT IS REPORTED, LOST, OR STOLEN.
IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE CAPABILITY OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO TRACK WHO'S ENTERING THEIR BUILDING AND THROUGH WHICH DOOR AND WHAT DAY AND TIME THEY ENTERED THE BUILDING WHILE ALSO ALLOWING STAFF TO CREATE MULTIPLE ACCESS LEVELS TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE PHYSICAL SECURITY OF THE BUILDINGS STAFF REQUESTED, UH, THROUGH THE GRANT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IN JANUARY OF 2022, THAT WE HAD BEEN AWARDED 56,127 OF THE REQUESTED AMOUNT.
THE GRANT DOES STIPULATE THAT A 25% LOCAL MATCH WITH ALL EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION BE COMPLETED BY JUNE 30TH, 2022 AT THIS TIME.
IT'S IT AS TIME IS THE ESSENCE OF FORMAL COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS WAS NOT FEASIBLE.
STAFF HAS REQUESTED PROPOSALS FOR TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTING FIRMS UTILIZING PREVIOUSLY COMPETED FOR VIRGINIA STATE APPROVED CONTRACTS AND A CONTRACT WITH ARLINGTON COUNTY THAT PROVIDES A RIDER CLAUSE FOR OTHER LOCALITIES OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO UTILIZE THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND DOOR CORPORATION WAS A LOW BIDDER, UH, 70,843 AND S A C S T I INCORPORATE AT $83,944 AND 76 CENTS.
UM, THE COST AND FINANCING ONCE AGAIN, THE, THE GRANT IS 56,127.
WE HAVE TO MATCH THAT WITH ONE, UH, 25% AND 25% OF THAT IS $14,031 AND 75 CENTS.
THAT FUNDING COMES OUT OF OUR GENERAL MAINTENANCE, UH, BUDGET.
WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO GO AHEAD AND TO, UH, DO THE PURCHASE, TO USE THE GRANT FUNDING AND OUR MATCH, UH, TO BE ABLE TO, UH, GET OUR CARD READERS ON OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
I DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND WITH THIS.
UM, IT'S AROUND THREE TO FOUR, UH, CARD READERS THROUGH THIS GRANT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PUT AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO NOT NECESSARILY WILL IT COVER EVERYTHING.
THIS HAS BEEN A PROCESS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GET, UH, CARD READERS, UH, THE GENERIC AMOUNT FOR CARD READERS TO BE, UH, TO GOT TO BE ORDERED AND INSTALLED AT ONE TIME WAS ABOUT 5,000.
NOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT PER UH, PER READER.
SO HERE'S JUST A MATTER OF BEING ABLE TO USE OUR FUNDS TO ORDER A PURCHASE AND INSTALL THERE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SMITH? I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO, UM, WHEN THOSE CARD READERS ARE INSTALLED, I KNOW IT'S, IT'S MAKES IT EASIER.
UM, VERSUS HAVING KEYS TO SIGN OUT TO STAFF AND SOMEBODY CAN JUST ELECTRONICALLY DEACTIVATE OR ACTIVATE, UM, PASSES.
IS THAT DONE PER EACH SCHOOL? IS THAT THE PLAN OR WOULD THAT BE DONE THROUGH THE CENTRAL OFFICE? LIKE THE WHO ACTIVATES AND DEACTIVATES PASSES FOR THAT WOULD BE, UH, MR. LEVITT C IT WOULD BE, UH, UM, HE WOULD OVERSEE THE PROCESS OF THE ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION.
THE PRINCIPALS WOULD BE PART OF THAT PROCESS, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WOULD BE, UM, MAINTENANCES WHO, UM, IS WHO DEACTIVATES THE, THE CARDS FOR, IF WE'VE HAD, WE'VE PROBABLY ALL HAD THIS EXPERIENCE THAT WHEN YOU HAVE SO MANY KEYS THAT ARE OUT AND ABOUT, AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, IF ONE PERSON LOSES ONE AND, UH, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, AND IT AFFECTS ALL THE LOCKS ON, ON ALL THE DOORS,
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THE CARD READERS IT'S THEMSELVES, UM, YOU CAN, UH, ELIMINATE THE ONE CARD, UH, ITSELF.IT DOESN'T AFFECT ANYONE ELSE'S CARD.
IT JUST AFFECTS THAT PARTICULAR CARD.
IT'S SORTA LIKE CALLING THE CREDIT CARD COMPANIES.
ALTHOUGH IN THIS SITUATION, MR. LIVESEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MR. SMITH? IS THERE A MOTION? UH, YES.
MADAM CHAIR I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE APPROVAL BE GIVEN TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO NATIONAL SECURITY AND DOOR CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,843 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CARD READERS, UH, AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
NO MOTION CARRIES NEXT SOLID WASTE REMOVAL,
[5B. Solid Waste Removal / Dumpster Container Service Renewal - Mr. Livesay]
DUMPSTER CONTAINER SERVICE RENEWAL.UH, WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FACILITY MAINTENANCE, OFFICE MANAGEMENT, OFFICE CONTRACTS, UH, VARIOUS BUILDINGS RE UH, RELATED SERVICES THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF SCHOOL FACILITIES.
THESE CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED WITH AN INITIAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF ONE YEAR WITH FOUR, ONE YEAR RENEWALS WITH AGREED UPON ANNUAL PRICE INCREASES.
THE CURRENT PAY PERIOD WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES WILL EXPIRE ON JUNE 30TH, 2022 WITH ONE YEAR RENEWAL.
UM, REMAINING REPUBLIC SERVICES HAS REQUESTED A 4.2% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S COST OF 68,000 STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUESTED ANNUAL INCREASE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE REQUESTED AMOUNT IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE CPI, THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DATED MARCH, 2022.
SO THIS PRESENTATION IS JUST TO BE ABLE TO RENEW OFF OF OUR LAST ONE YEAR RENEWAL FOR THE REMOVAL OF OUR SOLID WASTE, UM, AT OUR SCHOOL FACILITIES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SMITH? IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE RENEWAL CONTRACT FOR REPUBLIC SERVICES FOR THE SOLID WASTE AND DUMPSTER CONTAINER SERVICE BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED FOR THE 2223 SCHOOL YEAR.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
[5C. Presentation of the Spring 2022 CTE Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment - Mrs. Baker]
OF THE SPRING 2022 CTE COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT, MRS. BAKER.I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF BEING THE DIRECTOR OF THE CTE PROGRAMMING FOR THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS PRINCIPAL OF BLUE RIDGE TECH CENTER.
AND, UM, IT IS A JOY AS PART OF THAT POSITION.
THIS PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THERE HAS BEEN A REVIEW OF WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO IN WARREN COUNTY WITH OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND WHERE WE WANT TO HEAD.
UM, THAT INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE SHARED WITH YOU TONIGHT.
THIS IS NOW A REQUIREMENT THAT IS DONE EVERY TWO YEARS IN EVERY SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT USES FEDERAL FUNDING.
I E PERKINS FIVE, WHICH IS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING THAT I USE TO RUN.
THESE PROGRAMS COMES FROM PERKINS, LOOKS AT STUDENT PERFORMANCE, THE PROGRAM SIZE SCOPE, QUALITY PROGRAM ALIGNMENT WITH THE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM, IMPLEMENTATION STAFF, RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM ACCESS AND EQUITY.
THESE ARE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS THAT ARE GIVEN TO EVERY SCHOOL SYSTEM USING THAT FUNDING.
THE BENCHMARKS ARE SET BY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, AND WE ARE EXPECTED TO MEET THOSE JUST LIKE THE ACADEMIC SIDE IS EXPECTED TO MEET CERTAIN SOL GOALS.
FOR INSTANCE, A COMPLETER IS A STUDENT THAT HAS TAKEN A SEQUENCE OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CLASSES.
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SO IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING AS EASILY IDENTIFIABLE AS WELDING ONE AND WELDING TWO, OR IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER TYPE OF SEQUENCE SUCH AS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND NUTRITION AND WELLNESS.THOSE TWO GO TOGETHER AND IN A CAREER OPPORTUNITY, THEY COULD BE USED IN BE USED DULY TO GIVE A STUDENT THE INFORMATION OR THE EDUCATIONAL PIECES THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
OUR GRADUATION RATE WITH OUR COMPLETERS HAS A THREE-YEAR TREND OF 97 POINT 13%.
IN THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE HAD A HUNDRED PERCENT GRADUATION OF OUR CTE COMPLETERS THIS PAST YEAR.
OUR ACADEMIC READING OF THOSE COMPLETERS IS 95.75% WITH OUR SPECIAL POPULATION BEING 94%, OUR ACADEMIC MATH, 95.98 SPECIAL POPULATIONS, 93.7.
ACADEMIC SCIENCE IS 92.4 AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS AT 88.9.
AND OUR POST-SECONDARY PLACEMENT IS 96.6%, WHICH IS UP 5% FROM THE 19 TO 20 SCHOOL YEAR.
WHEN WE SAY POST-SECONDARY PLACEMENT, WE DO A FOLLOW-UP SURVEY WITH OUR STUDENTS ONE YEAR OUT AFTER GRADUATION.
THAT INCLUDES WHETHER THEY ARE EMPLOYED.
FULL-TIME IN A POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, FULL TIME, A COMBINATION OF PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT AND PART-TIME SCHOOL AND, AND, UM, MILITARY SERVICE.
AND WHEN YOU SEE THAT 96.6, WHAT THAT'S TELLING YOU ON THE OPPOSITE END IS THAT LITTLE OVER 3% THAT WE CONTACTED, WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT.
THE NON-TRADITIONAL ENROLLMENT IS 31, 8%.
A NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT IS A STUDENT THAT SEEKS EDUCATION IN AN AREA WHERE THE GENDER, THEIR GENDER IS NOT MORE THAN 25%.
SO AN EXAMPLE MIGHT BE A FEMALE STUDENT ENTERING THE AUTOMOTIVE TRADES VERSUS, UM, WELL, BELIEVE IT OR NOT A FEMALE STUDENT ENTERING CULINARY ARTS IS ALSO A NON-TRADITIONAL, UM, A MALE ENTERING THE TEACHING PROFESSION.
SO YOU'VE GOT THAT OPPOSITE GOING ON.
AND, UM, WE ARE UP 10% IN THAT AREA IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE STARTED TO OFFER MORE CLASSES IN THOSE AREAS THAT ARE CONSIDERED NON-TRADITIONAL IN ORDER TO UP THAT PARTICIPATING IN HIGH SCHOOL, UH, HIGH-QUALITY, WORK-BASED LEARNING 20%.
OUR WORK-BASED LEARNING, UM, INCLUDES INTERNSHIPS, MENTORSHIPS.
UM, THIS, THE SCHOOL-BASED ENTERPRISES, THERE'S EIGHT DIFFERENT ONES.
UM, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD IN ORDER TO INCREASE THOSE.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE PART-TIME, UM, WORK-BASED LEARNING COORDINATOR WHO IS HOUSED AT BLUE RIDGE TECH CENTER.
AND AT SOME POINT THAT POSITION WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO A FULL-TIME POSITION BECAUSE PART OF THOSE DUTIES IS TO ACTUALLY VISIT THE EMPLOYMENT AREAS WHERE THESE STUDENTS ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT SAFETY PROCEDURES, SUPERVISION, PROCEDURES ARE ALL BEING FOLLOWED PROPERLY, A TECHNICAL ATTAINMENT.
THAT MEANS A INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION, 94.4% OF THOSE GRADUATING IN THE PAST THREE YEARS HAVE EARNED THOSE SPECIAL POPULATIONS AT 93.4%.
WE HAVE MET ALL BENCHMARKS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.
WHAT YOU WILL SEE THOUGH IS LAST YEAR, WE HAD SPECIAL POPULATIONS PRE PARTICIPATING IN CREDENTIAL LING AND REGULAR POPULATION DROPPED.
THAT WAS BECAUSE OF COVID IN ALL HONESTY, WE JUST COULDN'T GET THE KIDS IN TO BE ABLE TO TEST THEM.
SO WHAT THAT HAS DONE THIS YEAR IS WE HAVE OUR CLOSE TO DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF TESTS THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE ADMINISTERED BECAUSE THIS YEAR WE'RE PLAYING CATCH UP OVER WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN LAST YEAR, PROGRAM SIZE SCOPE, AND QUALITY.
UM, WE HAVE CURRENTLY 10 DIFFERENT CAREER CLUSTERS AND UNDER THAT 20
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CAREER PATHWAYS, WE ALSO STARTING NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE OFFERING 70 DIFFERENT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CLASSES HERE IN WARREN COUNTY.AND I HAVE BROUGHT WITH ME THE BOOKS.
AND I'D LOVE TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE HEADED.
THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR IS 3,185.
SOME STUDENTS CHOOSE TO ENROLL IN MORE THAN ONE CLASS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THAT IS UP 800 FROM LAST YEAR.
AGAIN, PURE EXAMPLE OF WHAT COVID DID AND THE INABILITY TO GET STUDENTS INTO THE SCHOOLS.
AND FINALLY WE COMPLETED OR RENEWED PATHWAYS FOR THIS COMING YEAR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
WE WILL BRINGING BE BRINGING IN YEAR TWO, OUR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN.
I'M CALLING THAT A RENEWAL BECAUSE THE INTEREST HAS CIRCLED BACK AROUND AND WE'RE ADDING BACK IN BESIDES THE TECHNICAL DRAWING WE'RE ADDING IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING CLASS OR RE ADDING IT, I SHOULD SAY.
AND WE ARE BRINGING IN BUILDING TRADES.
BUILDING TRADES IS MORE OF AN INTRO CLASS IN THAT IT WILL INCLUDE PLUMBING SIX WEEKS WHERE THE PLUMBING, SIX WEEKS OF ELECTRICITY, SOME HVAC AND SOME CARPENTRY.
SO IT'S A GOOD, BROAD, UM, OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO TASTE EACH AND THEN TO ZERO IN ON THE PATH IN WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO TRAVEL.
NO, WE'RE NOT OFFERING HVAC AS A WHOLE YET, ALTHOUGH THAT IS, UM, IN THE FUTURE PLANS, AT SOME POINT TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT IN.
AND THEN THE LAST PIECE THAT WE'RE BRINGING, WE ARE BRINGING IN ADVANCED PROGRAMMING, SO THAT WE'LL COMPLETE OUR PROGRAMMING SEQUENCE, THE ALIGNMENT, UM, LOOKING AT LOCAL AND AREA INDUSTRY.
UM, AND THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM JOBS, QUEUE TRAILBLAZERS, AND THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
AS FAR AS THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE TOP AREAS THAT WE SHOULD BE CONCENTRATING IN HEALTH SCIENCES, THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES, HOSPITALITY, TOURISM, AND THEN OUR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OUR CLASSES, YOU SEE, WE CURRENTLY OFFER THE CNA PROGRAM, EMT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, ADMINISTRATION, BIOMEDICAL ACADEMY, AND THESE ARE ALL SHOWING GREAT GROWTH POTENTIAL FOR OUR STUDENTS IN THE TRADES.
WE CURRENTLY OFFER THE ELECTRICITY, CARPENTRY, WELDING BRINGING IN THE BUILDING TRADES AND THE POTENTIAL GROWTH AREA.
THERE WOULD BE FOR HVAC CURRENTLY IN THE HOSPITALITY, TOURISM CULINARY, ONE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, MARKETING INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY.
OTHER AREAS THAT COULD BE ADVANCED INTO WOULD INCLUDE EXPANDING THE AGRISCIENCE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE WILDLIFE FISHERIES AND TOURISM THERE.
AND THEN NUMBER FOUR, CURRENTLY, AS FAR AS THE EDUCATIONAL PIECE, WE OFFER EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND OUR VIRGINIA TEACHERS FOR TOMORROW AS WELL.
OUR ALIGNMENT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE JOB PROJECTION AND WHAT IS GOING ON DATA IS TELLING US THAT THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IS NOT GROWING.
HOWEVER, I WILL TELL YOU WITHOUT A DOUBT, LOCALLY MEETING WITH PEOPLE FROM THE DIFFERENT MANUFACTURING GROUPS RUNNING UP FROM HERE TO WINCHESTER, IT IS DEFINITELY GROWING AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR EMPLOYEES AND ARE SETTING ON MY ADVISORY BOARD AND ARE WORKING WITH US TO INCREASE INTEREST AND TO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT'S COMING DOWN, THE PIKE IT IS PLANNED FOR THIS SUMMER IS ACTUALLY A BOOT CAMP FOR OUR 12TH GRADERS.
IT'S A TWO WEEK BOOTCAMP, UM, THAT IF IT COMES INTO PLAY AS THIS EXPECTED FINAL DECISION TO BE MADE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT WOULD ACTUALLY PLACE STUDENTS OUT INTO A MANUFACTURING, UM, POSITION FOR TWO WEEKS TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF LEARNING THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS LOCATED INSIDE THAT FACILITY, UM, AND WORKING WITH THEM IN ORDER TO SEE WHAT'S THERE QUITE OFTEN, OUR ISSUE IS STUDENTS DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S OUT THERE.
AND I KNOW GROWING UP, WHEN YOU EVER HEARD THE MANUFAC, AT LEAST WHEN I HEARD THE WORD MANUFACTURING ALWAYS THOUGHT OF SOMEPLACE DIRTY OR, YOU KNOW, SWEATY OR MANUFACTURING FACILITIES NOWADAYS ARE BEAUTIFUL, YOU KNOW,
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AND A LOT OF IT IS JUST GETTING THE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND TO SEE WHAT'S THERE AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND TO UNDERSTAND THE GROWTH POTENTIAL THAT'S THERE FOR THEM.UM, EACH YEAR WE HAVE TO, UM, CREATE OR CHANGE TO BETTER A CAREER, AN ACADEMIC CAREER PLAN THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR 2022 AND OUR PERKINS PLAN.
THAT IS THE ARCHITECTURE IN ENGINEERING.
AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE BRINGING BACK THOSE CLASSES AND INTRODUCING THE BUILDING TRADES CLASS, OUR COMPLETE, UH, DATA.
UM, LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO REACH 77% OF OUR GRADUATES FROM THE YEAR BEFORE WITH OUR SURVEY 47.6% OF THEM ARE IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
47.6 ARE IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT.
2.6 ENTERED THE MILITARY, AND THEN 2% DID NOT SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION, UM, ONCE GRADUATED THE ALIGNMENT OF MANY OF THE LFCC PROGRAMS AND THE G THREE INITIATIVE, UM, IS HELPING US TO OFFER MORE OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS ACTUALLY, THIS MORNING, I WAS ACTUALLY OVER AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE WE HAVE STARTED WORKING WITH LORD FAIRFAX HAS WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, UM, TO OFFER SOME OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN'T DO WITHIN OUR SYSTEM.
AND, UM, THE ONE THAT I'VE BEEN, UH, I GUESS ON THE SOAP BOX WITH IS THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE.
AND, UM, SO FAR I'VE HAD TWO TAKERS ON IT AND WE'RE USING GRANT FUNDS.
SO, UM, IT EXPECTED WILL NOT COST THE STUDENTS IF IT COSTS THEM ANYTHING, IT WOULD BE $250, WHICH THERE'S A $3,000 PRICE TAG ON THAT PROGRAM.
SO I'M REAL PLEASED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WORKING WITH WORKFORCE, UM, CTE PROGRAM, PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND DEVELOPMENT.
UM, LAST YEAR WE SAW A HIGH TURNOVER RATE OF TEACHERS.
AGAIN, I, A LOT OF THAT DOES HAVE TO DO I BELIEVE WITH COVID AND ADDED STRESS AND CHALLENGES THAT CAME WITH THAT IN THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL AREA.
WE ONLY HAD TO REPLACE THREE TEACHERS, UM, BUT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS IN COUNSELORS.
UM, AND SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS HAD TO BE USED FILLED USING, UM, INTERNS, WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS PROPOSED 5% INCREASE TEACHERS GO TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
UM, AS YOU LOOKED THROUGH, OR AS YOU LOOK THROUGH, UM, THE BREAK DOWN OF THE PERKINS MONEY, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE IS FUNDS THAT ARE SET ASIDE FOR THAT.
UH, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK CLOSER WITH BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND TO PROVIDE INDUSTRY SPECIFIC NEEDS.
UM, FOR OUR TEACHERS PROGRAM ACCESS AND EQUITY HERE, OUR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT SHOWS THAT WE'RE MEETING THE MARK OR SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND NON TRADITIONAL.
THEY LAG SOME, ALTHOUGH WE'RE MEETING THE MARK, UM, BUT THEY DO BELIEVE IT OR NOT OUTPACED TRADITION, NO, UM, ENROLLMENT.
SO WE ARE STEPPING UP AND MEETING THOSE STUDENTS' NEEDS 10% INCREASE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS IN NON-TRADITIONAL AND SPECIAL POPULATION ENROLLMENT SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT AFFORDED TO EVERYONE.
SOME MONIES ARE DUE MORE TO TARGET.
FIRST-GENERATION LOW SOCIOECONOMIC AND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, WARREN COUNTY, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND LORD FAIRFAX, UM, WORK IN A PARTNERSHIP TO EMPLOY A CAREER COACH IN EACH HIGH SCHOOL.
THE SECOND CAREER COACH WAS BROUGHT ON TWO MONTHS AGO THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP AND THEN DIFFERENT SUMMER ACTIVITIES.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP, INCLUDE OUR HEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY, GIRLS WHO CODE THROUGH LORD FAIRFAX, OUR WORLD OF WORK AND OUR HEALTHCARE HOSPITALITY PROGRAM.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? AND I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT AND YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME OVER TO BLUE RIDGE TECH AND, UH, AND HAVE, UH, A LONG WALK THROUGH AND SEE THE KIDS.
UM, RIGHT NOW I'D LOVE TO INVITE YOU TO COME OUR STUDENTS.
IT'S A COMBINATION OF MULTIPLE CLASSES THAT HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER AND THEY'RE BUILDING AN ELECTRIC CAR THAT THE END OF MAY, WE WILL RACE 10 OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS. AND, UM, RIGHT NOW MY MONEY IS THE ONE IN WARREN COUNTY, BUT, UM, AND WHEN I SAY CREATE, I MEAN, EVERYTHING FROM WELDING, THE CHASSIS, UM, TO THE WORKING WITH THE BATTERY PIECES.
AND IT'S JUST REALLY AWESOME, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON OVER THERE AND I WOULD WELCOME ANY OF YOU TO PLEASE COME ANY QUESTIONS.
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THANK YOU FOR THAT.UM, I ACTUALLY DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON APRIL 20TH TO COME AT ONE O'CLOCK, SO I'M GOING TO BE THERE TO SEE ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
AND I WON'T BE BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE WOWING IT WITH ALL THOSE EIGHTH GRADERS, BUT PLEASE COME.
[5D. Approval of the 2022-2023 Local Perkins Career and Technical Plan - Mrs. Baker]
OF THE 20 22, 20 23 LOCAL PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL PLAN.THAT IS THE USE OF THE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGH THE PERKINS FUNDING.
WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS, UM, A SUBSTANTIALLY APPROVABLE, UM, FORM IS WHAT IT'S CALLED.
AND YOU WILL SEE IT'S, UM, A LITTLE OVER 104,000 BECAUSE IT'S SUBSTANTIALLY APPROVAL.
IT IS BASED ON LAST YEAR'S AMOUNT RECEIVED.
THE AMOUNT HAS TO, UM, HAS NOT BEEN SENT OUT YET, YET.
THERE'S A DUE DATE AS TO WHEN THIS HAS TO GO INTO RICHMOND.
SO WE WOUND UP SENDING IT, THEN THEY SEND IT BACK, WE REVISE IT AND, UM, YOU GOTTA LOVE THE WAY IT ALL WORKS OUT.
BUT ANYWAY, UM, SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THERE, AND YOU'LL SEE, YOU'LL SEE, UM, $5,000 TOWARD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THE SPECIAL POPULATIONS YOU'LL SEE $1,500 THAT'S THERE THAT IS USED MORE TOWARD MARKETING, UM, ASPECT.
AND WHEN WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS TO PINPOINT THOSE STUDENTS, WHERE LATER ON, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE IS MONEY THAT IS ACTUALLY SET ASIDE FOR, UM, THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
HAVING SAID THAT THAT MONEY FOCUSES ON THE SPECIAL POPULATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES LOW SOCIOECONOMIC NEEDS, AS WELL AS THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.
UM, YOU SEE THERE, THE FEE THAT WE PAY FOR THE PROJECT LEAD THE WAY ENGINEERING PROGRAM THAT WE RUN, UM, LICENSING FEES FOR THINGS SUCH AS, AS OUR WELDING TANKS, UM, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ASSISTANCE WITH THE CAREER COACHES THAT PICKS UP WARREN COUNTY'S PART TO PROVIDE THOSE.
UM, AND THEN THE, THE BIG ONE IS OVER 45,000 TOWARD THE VERY END.
UM, IT SAYS TECHNOLOGY FURNITURE, SOFTWARE, ET CETERA.
THE MAJORITY OF THAT GOES HONESTLY TOWARD LICENSES FOR DIFFERENT THINGS, UM, SUCH AS, UH, PURCHASING LICENSES FOR THE ACCOUNTING PROGRAM AND, AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS WHERE IT HAS TO BE RENEWED YEARLY IN ORDER, BECAUSE IT'S ALL UPDATED BY THE PROVIDERS, THE PUBLISHERS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. BAKER? IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE 20, 20 TO 2023 LOCAL PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL PLAN BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT AMENDMENTS WILL OCCUR AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
[5E. Interagency Agreement between Warren County Public Schools and RSW Regional Jail - Mr. Hirsch]
INTER-AGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND RSW REGIONAL JAIL.BELLINGER, STRAIGHT TO SEE YOU.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE, UM, AND RICK AND APPLAUD, UH, THE RECOGNITION OF AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.
UM, WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM THAT RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND DON'T RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION THAT ARE VALUED, VALUED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THE INTER-AGENCY JAIL AGREEMENT, UM, IS NOT NEW TO WARREN COUNTY.
WE HAD INTER-AGENCY JAIL AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE REGIONAL JAIL BEING BUILT WITH THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
UH, WHEN THE JAIL WAS DOWN THERE ON JACKSON STREET, WHEN THE REGIONAL JAIL WAS BUILT, WARREN COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE INMATES WITH DISABILITIES CHANGED, UM, DUE TO THE JAIL, BEING IN THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF WARREN COUNTY, WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVING ALL STUDENTS, WHETHER THEY'RE FROM RAPPAHANNOCK, SHENANDOAH, OR WARREN, IF THEY DO HAVE A DISABILITY AND THEY'RE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 22 YEARS OLD.
UM, AND WE DO THAT, UM, THE INTER-AGENCY AGREEMENT HAS CHANGED THIS YEAR DUE TO AGENCY HEADS, CHANGING DR.
BALLENGER NOW SIGNED THE, UM, INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT, UH, WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE JAILS.
UM, BUT THE INFORMATION IN THE AGREEMENT REMAINS REMAINS THE SAME.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THE SCHOOL DOES HAVE IN PROVIDING THAT EDUCATION FOR THE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT WHEN AN INMATE DOES TURN OR A STUDENT DOES
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TURN 22 YEARS OLD, UH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TO THEM UNTIL THAT SCHOOL YEAR ENDS.SO IF A STUDENT, UM, TURNS 22 IN APRIL, THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT STUDENT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND THE, THIS SEMESTER, THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF WARREN COUNTY SCHOOLS, UH, HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THEM IS TO PROVIDE A CERTIFIED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT RSW.
UH, THIS IS A 12 MONTH POSITION.
UM, THE, THEY DON'T GET A BREAK OVER THE SUMMER THERE, SO WE NEED TO PROVIDE SERVICES ALL YEAR ROUND.
UM, WE WANT TO PROVIDE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, SOFTWARE, COMPUTERS, SUPERVISION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR TEACHER.
WE ALSO PROVIDE A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER, UM, ACTIVITIES, UM, SUCH AS, UH, SUBSTANCE MISUSE, UM, EDUCATION, AS WELL AS ANGER MANAGEMENT AND HELP WITH TRANSITION ACTIVITIES.
WHEN OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE LEAVING RSW, UM, WE DON'T WANT THEM LEAVING RSW, UM, WITH THE MANY CHALLENGES THAT THEY DO FACE SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS AND, AND THE TEMPTATION OF SUBSTANCE USE.
WE, WE FOCUS A LOT OF OUR ENERGY ON TRANSITION SERVICES TO HELP THOSE STUDENTS, UM, REINTEGRATE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.
RSW, UM, PROVIDES A CLASSROOM, AN OFFICE, UH, OFFICE SPACE, FURNITURE, SECURITY.
UM, THEY ALSO PROVIDE US WITH, UH, THE INMATE INFORMATION SO WE CAN DETERMINE IF THE STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, OR IF THERE'S A SUSPECTED DISABILITY, WE EVALUATE THAT STUDENT AND, UM, MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THEY QUALIFY UNDER THE IDA.
AND IF THEY DO, WE PROVIDE SERVICES.
UM, IN ADDITION, THEY PROVIDE A COPY MACHINE, TELEPHONE AND USE OF, UM, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT OFFICE STUFF THAT, THAT THE, UH, THAT THE TEACHER NEEDS.
AND THAT IS, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT FOR THE INTER-AGENCY AGREEMENT.
AND MY NEXT, MY NEXT TOPIC IS THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL PLAN.
AND IN THAT ANNUAL PLAN, IT ASKS, HAS YOUR INTER-AGENCY AGREEMENT BEEN UPDATED? AND I CAN WHOLEHEARTEDLY SAY AFTER YOU APPROVE IT, IF YOU APPROVE IT, SAY YES, AND, AND THAT IT'S INCORPORATED IN OUR ANNUAL PLAN, ALL THE DOLLARS THAT COME TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM, UM, ARE NOT LOCAL.
THEY ARE PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA THROUGH A JAIL GRANT, AND IT FLOWS THROUGH US AT A HUNDRED PERCENT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HIRSCH ON THE, UM, ON THE AGREEMENT? IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE INTER-AGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND RSW REGIONAL JAIL BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AUTHORIZED SIGN THE AGREEMENT.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
MR. HIRSCH, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE TO ADD ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE 20 22, 20 23
[5F. Approval of 2022-2023 Special Education Annual Plan - Mr. Hirsch]
SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL PLAN? YES.AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE WORK SESSION, UM, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL PLAN IS AN APPLICATION FOR FUND FEDERAL FUNDING THAT IS 100% SPENT ON SALARIES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.
THE PLAN CONSISTS OF A FEW DIFFERENT AREAS.
ONE ARE INSURANCE ASSURANCES THAT THE IDA, WHICH IS THE INDIVIDUAL DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT, AND THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED ASSURANCES THAT THE VIRGINIA REGULATIONS GOVERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, UM, FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE BEING FOLLOWED AND CERTIFICATIONS THAT WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE DEVELOPED LOCAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
I DID BRING THEM WITH ME AGAIN, THEY'VE BEEN ON PUBLIC COMMENT, UM, FOR THE LAST, FROM MARCH 7TH TO MARCH 21ST.
UM, THEY WERE APPROVED BY THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MARCH 14TH AND POSTED IN THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA DAILY ON, UH, MARCH 9TH AND SENT OUT AS AN ALL-CALL, UM, TO EVERYONE THAT SUBSCRIBES TO OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION, UM, KIND OF INFORMATION THAT WE SEND OUT.
AND WE'VE HAD SOME WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL INPUT, AND WE ARE, WE ARE PREPARED TO, TO IMPLEMENT THE IDA.
THE SECOND PART OF THE AGREEMENT IS WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.
THE INTER-AGENCY JAIL AGREEMENT.
THE THIRD IS REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH SAYS THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
AND THE ENTIRE FLOW THROUGH AMOUNT IS USED FOR TEACHER SALARIES.
AND LASTLY, IT IS AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDS AND WE ARE ASKING, UH, FOR 1 MILLION, $227, $227,720 $21 FOR K-12.
AND IT'S SEPARATED OUT AND $31,841 FOR PRESCHOOL FOR A TOTAL OF 1 MILLION, $259,562.
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AND I THINK I DID, UH, TALK ABOUT, I TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, UM, THAT THESE DOLLARS, YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.I WAS GOING TO GO AND DO A LOT MORE, BUT I DECIDED NOT TO, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HERS? IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVES THE 20 22, 20 23 SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNUAL PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING AND THE AMOUNT OF 1,000,220 TO $227,721 FOR 611 PART B AND 30, 31,000,800, EXCUSE ME, $31,841 FOR SIX 19 PART B WITH A TOTAL OF $1,259,562.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
MR. HERSCH, NEXT UP IS APPROVAL
[5G. Approval of Title II/IV Parent Advisory Committee--Ms. Rudacille]
OF THE TITLE TWO FOR PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MS.TITLE TWO PROVIDES FEDERAL FUNDING TO STATES AND DISTRICTS FOR ACTIVITIES THAT STRENGTHEN INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TEACHER QUALITY IN ALL SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE WITH A HIGH PROPORTION OF CHILDREN IN POVERTY, TITLE FOUR PART A PROVIDES FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BY INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL SCHOOL DIVISIONS TO PROVIDE ALL STUDENTS WITH A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION, IMPROVE SCHOOL CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING AND IMPROVE THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND DIGITAL LITERACY OF ALL STUDENTS.
DURING THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS APPLICATION FOR THESE FUNDS, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO SEEK INPUT ON THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION.
IN REGARD TO THE PURPOSES OF THESE GRANT FUNDS FROM VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING PARENTS BELOW ARE THE NAMES OF THE PROPOSED PARENT MEMBERS OF THE TITLE TWO AND TITLE FOUR PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW THAT PROCESS EACH ADMINISTRATOR WAS ASKED TO APPROACH TO, TO CONTRIBUTE THE NAME OF A PARENT WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE.
I CAN'T SAY HOW EACH ADMINISTRATOR DID IT.
I CAN SAY HOW I DID IT FOR EAGLES AND MORRISON.
UM, I WENT TO A PARENT WHOM I KNOW SUPPORTS THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, AND ONCE OUR SCHOOL IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO BE THE BEST THAT IT CAN BE.
I ASKED IF, IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER BEING A PART OF THE COMMITTEE, UM, THIS IS THE SMALL GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS WHERE THE DISCUSSION BEGINS.
SO WE WILL MEET WITH THIS GROUP OF, OF PARENTS UPON YOUR APPROVAL OF THE LIST OF NAMES.
UM, WE'LL MEET WITH THEM AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT TITLE TWO ENTITLED FOUR P FUNDS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SPENT ON IN THE DIVISION.
UM, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ALLOWABLE FUNDS AND THINGS THAT THOSE FUNDS CAN BE SPENT ON WITHIN A SCHOOL DIVISION AND, UM, SHARE WITH THEM THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM STAFF UP TO THIS POINT, AND THEN ASK OBVIOUSLY FOR THEIR FEEDBACK AND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
UM, THOSE FUNDS POTENTIALLY SPENT ONE.
IT STARTS WITH THEN AT THE MAY WORK SESSION, WE WILL PRESENT TO THE BOARD A DRAFT OF THE TITLE TWO AND TITLE FOUR FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS.
AND ONCE WE'VE PRESENTED THOSE TO YOU ALL AT THE WORK SESSION FOR YOUR REVIEW, WE'LL PUT THOSE UP ON OUR WEBSITE.
UM, WE'LL DO AN ALL-CALL TO LET PARENTS KNOW THAT THOSE GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO REVIEW.
AND THEN THEY CAN CONTACT THE SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE FURTHER EXPLANATION.
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THEY CAN ALSO COMMENT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE FIRST JUNE MEETING.
UM, AND THEN IT WOULD BE AT THAT POINT THAT YOU ALL WOULD DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE THOSE APPLICATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
SO IS THIS DONE? THIS IS DONE THIS WAY EVERY YEAR.
UM, FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN AT AT CENTRAL OFFICE, IT'S MY FIRST TIME.
SO, UM, IS THERE A REASON WHY THIS HAS NOTHING I'M NOT CRITICIZING YOUR LIST AT ALL WHATSOEVER? SO PLEASE, I ONLY KNOW ONE PARENT ON THE LIST, SO THAT'S OKAY.
WELL, I DID, I GOT SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AFTER THIS WAS POSTED, ASKING WHY THIS WASN'T PUT OUT AS AN ALL CALL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS.
UM, I THINK THERE WERE OTHER PARENTS THAT WERE REALLY
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INTERESTED IN DOING IT AND THEY KIND OF FELT LEFT OUT OF THE PROCESS.IS THERE A REASON WHY IT'S DONE THIS WAY AND IT'S NOT OPEN TO ALL PARENTS? ISN'T IT, THERE, THERE IS NO REASON ASIDE FROM TRULY, THIS IS THE WAY THAT WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST.
SO THIS IS THE WAY WE MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AT THIS TIME, IF THE BOARD WOULD PREFER, WE DO IT A DIFFERENT WAY, WE'RE CERTAINLY OPEN TO WHATEVER YOU AS A BOARD WITH WOULD WISH.
AND SO IF WE WERE TO NOT APPROVE THIS LIST RIGHT NOW TODAY, IS THAT GOING TO RUIN YOUR GRANT APPLICATIONS? IS THAT GOING TO DELAY THINGS IS GOING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS? UM, I DON'T THINK SO.
I DON'T THINK IT WOULD CREATE ANY INSURMOUNTABLE PROBLEM FOR US, TOM TIMELINE WISE.
UM, AND I THINK PART OF IT WOULD DEPEND UPON WHAT YOU ALL AS A BOARD WOULD WANT US TO DO INSTEAD OF OF THIS.
SO IT WOULD JUST BE THE LOGISTICS, BUT I CAN'T, I CAN'T IMAGINE IT WOULD BE SOMETHING INSURMOUNTABLE.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GRANT IS SUBMITTED BY THE DUE DATE.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE WITH THE GRANTS, AS LONG AS THEY'RE SUBMITTED BY THE DUE DATE.
AND THE DUE DATE IS JUNE 30TH, BUT WE LIKE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH TIME.
UM, SO THAT WE'RE NOT, I MEAN, THE GRANTS ARE, ARE LENGTHY, SO WE DON'T WANT TO PRESENT THE BOARD WITH THESE LENGTHY DOCUMENTS AND NOT GIVE YOU THEN ALSO ENOUGH TIME TO READ THROUGH THEM AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE WITH WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING THE FUNDS BE SPENT FOR.
UM, SO THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, SINCE THAT'S THE ONLY TIME THAT WE HAVE AN ACTION AGENDA CONCEIVABLY, UM, IS WHEN WE WANT TO BRING THAT TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT IT BY THE JUNE 30TH DEADLINE.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MR. RUSSELL? SO MS. RUSSO, IF, UM, I HEAR YOU SAYING THERE'S NOT A TIME CRUNCH, BUT IN, IN ONE WAY, BUT THERE ISN'T ANOTHER WAY.
SO WHEN I'M THINKING AS A, PERHAPS MAYBE REVISE THE PROCEDURE FOR GETTING, UH, PARENTS ON THIS LIST, UM, BE LOOKED AT FOR NEXT YEAR AND THIS YEAR WOULD GO WITH WHAT WE GOT.
I MEAN, THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M SURE STRONG OUT THERE.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROCESS REVIEWED AND REVISED FOR NEXT YEAR.
UM, WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION? YES.
THE TITLE TWO AND TITLE FOUR PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
[5H. Giant/Martins Feeding School Kids Check Donation - Mr. Smith/Ms. Kinsey]
GIANT MARTIN'S FEEDING SCHOOL KIDS CHECK DONATION, MR. SMITH AND MS. KENZI.UM, YOU HAVE, UH, BEFORE YOU AND YOUR PACKETS OF INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE GIANT MARTINS FEEDING SCHOOLS, KID, A CHECK THAT WAS DELIVERED TO US, AND, UM, I'VE ACTUALLY ASKED MS. KENZIE TO ACTUALLY DO THE, THIS PRESENTATION AND REASON BEING, IS THAT OUR AT LEAST, UM, TO, TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO YOU, UH, REALLY IT IS SHE WHO WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH THIS GROUP AND IS ABLE TO PUT FORTH THE EFFORT AND SO FORTH TO, TO GET THIS ACTUALLY WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
AND SHE CAN, SHE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT, UH, IN REGARDS TO HOW THAT PROGRAMS WORK THIS YEAR FOR OUR AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND HOW HELPFUL, UM, IT HAS BEEN.
I DON'T WANT TO STEAL ANY OF HER THUNDER, BUT, UH, I KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR, UH, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS HAVE BEEN USING SOME OF THESE FUNDING AND AS A FORMER COACH, FORMER ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, HOW BENEFIT I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW BENEFICIAL IT IS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PROGRAM, TO BE ABLE TO GET FOOD TO OUR KIDS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WITH SOME OF THOSE KIDS, LUNCH IS PROBABLY THE LAST MEAL THEY'VE HAD.
AND SOMETIMES WE DON'T PULL IT ON THAT BUS UNTIL LATE, LATE, LATE AT NIGHT.
AND, UH, WE'RE NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO STOP AND, AND GET STUFF AND NOT EVERYONE'S ABLE TO AFFORD STUFF ONCE WE STOPPED.
SO THIS PROGRAM IS TREMENDOUS.
SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO NICOLE, WHO IS ACTUALLY THE, THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS PROGRAM.
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IS DOING A ROUNDUP CAMPAIGN.WELL, THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS LAST YEAR, THEY DONATED A LITTLE OVER $16,000 AND WHAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN UTILIZING IT FOR, NOT JUST FOR SPORTS EVENTS, BUT ALSO FOR JUST AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL.
SO I HAVE A SHARED THE FUNDS WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND THEN THEY SHARE WITH DIFFERENT TEACHERS AND COACHES.
AND SO IT'S NOT JUST FOR SPORTS KIDS, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT TOO, BECAUSE IT'S SHARING THE WEALTH SORT OF, UM, THEY HAVE AN ORDER FORM THAT THEY CAN ORDER MEALS OR SNACKS FOR AFTERSCHOOL FOR THEIR PROGRAMS. AND THEN THEY TURN IT INTO ME AND THEN I KIND OF COORDINATE IT, MAKE SURE THE GRANT MONEY.
WE, WE, WELL, IT'S NOT A GRANT, IT'S A DONATION, BUT WE, UM, JUST RAN DOWN TO $700 RIGHT BEFORE MARTIN'S BROUGHT ME ANOTHER $10,000 CHECK LAST WEEK.
SO I'M EXCITED THAT IT'S KIND OF REPLENISHED IT'S A LITTLE LESS THAN LAST YEAR.
UM, I HAVEN'T PUT ANY, WE HAVEN'T PUT ANY LIMITS ON WHAT CAN BE REQUESTED.
THE COACHES HAVE BEEN GOOD CONSERVATIVE.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE AT THIS POINT, UM, BUT WORD IS SPREADING.
AND SO THE MONEY IS GETTING USED A LITTLE BIT QUICKER NOW.
AND, UM, BUT I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
SO THANKFUL FOR GIANT AND MARTINS FOODS FOR DOING THE ROUNDUP CAMPAIGN.
SO WHEN YOU GO TO THE REGISTER AND THEY SAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ROUND UP, SOMETIMES IT'S COMING RIGHT BACK HERE, WHICH IS PRETTY AWESOME.
SO, UM, WE JUST GOT THAT CHECK LAST WEEK.
AND IF YOU APPROVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE FUNDS, I WILL DEPOSIT THAT CHECK TOMORROW.
SO I REALLY HOPE HAVE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE THE LAST TIME THAT THE CHECK WAS PRESENTED HERE, EVER SINCE THAT DAY, EVERY TIME I'M GOING THROUGH THE MARTINS CHECKOUT AND LIKE CLICK EASY ROUND UP BECAUSE THIS MONEY ACTUALLY DOES COME BACK HERE AND I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND, UM, AT THE EARLY AT CLUB, ACTUALLY I E WILSON, THOSE KIDS IN THE AFTERNOON, THEY LOVE TO GET THOSE, THOSE SNACKS THEY LINE UP AND, UM, AND THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET IT AND IT REALLY DOES MAKE THEM HAPPY.
AND, UM, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO TAG ON WHAT DR.
PENCE SAID AND WHAT, UH, MR. SMITH SAID, I'VE BEEN ON THOSE BUSES COMING BACK FROM A GAME AND, UM, YOU, YOU WANT TO STOP AND THE DRIVER WOULD PROBABLY PULL OVER, BUT YOU KNOW, YOUR KIDS AND YOU SAY, THIS KID MIGHT NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT THEM ON THE SPOT.
SO YOU EITHER GIVE THEM FIVE OR $6 OR YOU KEEP MOVING.
SO, YEAH, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
AND I KNOW WHEN I PLAYED BALL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE WERE FED A HOT MEAL AT, UH, AROUND FOUR O'CLOCK FOR AN EIGHT O'CLOCK GAME.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THAT MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR US.
IS THERE A MOTION I DO THAT I WOULD MOVE THAT THE DONATION OF $10,333 AND 64 CENTS TO THE WARREN COUNTY TO THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL FUND SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT BE ACCEPTED WITH GRATITUDE.
I'D LIKE TO SECOND, IF ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST, IT WAS $10,339, NOT 300.
SORRY I JUMPED THE DISCUSSION.
I WAS JUST EXCITED TO SECOND BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU GOT, THANK YOU.
[5I. First Reading - February 2022 VSBA School Board Policy Updates - Mr. Smith]
UP IS THE FIRST READING OF THE FEBRUARY, 2022 VSBA SCHOOL BOARD POLICY UPDATES, MR. SMITH.IN FEBRUARY, 2022, UH, THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION SUBMITTED 29 POLICIES FOR CONSIDERATION, UM, UH, BY THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, A CHART SHOWING THE UPDATED POLICIES HAS BEEN PREPARED BY STAFF MEMBERS, NOTING THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND ADDITIONAL THREE POLICIES ARE PRESENTED FOR REVIEW, BUT HAVE NO RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDED REVISIONS.
UM, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOMMEND IN ADDITION TO THE POLICY J G F UM, THAT'S ALSO INCLUDED THAT POLICY WAS NOT ONE THAT CAME FROM VS.
IT IS A VSBA POLICY, IT'S OUR POLICY, BUT IT WASN'T ONE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE FEBRUARY UPDATES.
IT'S ONE THAT, UH, DURING OUR WORK SESSION AND SO FORTH, WE WOULD, WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS, UM, AND BE ABLE TO, TO APPLY,
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UM, AT THIS IS A FIRST READING OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES.UH, THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE CHANGES, UH, AT THE, UH, APRIL OR THE PROPOSED CHANGES AT THE APRIL 20TH WORK SESSION.
UH, THESE THINGS NORMALLY HAVE THREE READINGS.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS JUST THE MERE PRESENTATION OF THE INFORMATION HERE TONIGHT, AND THEN OUR OPPORTUNITY AT OUR WORK SESSION TO DISCUSS THOSE.
AND THEN AT AN ACT, THE NEXT ACTION, UM, AGENDA TO, UH, ACCEPT, UM, OR NOT ACCEPT, UH, THE CHANGES.
UM, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, UH, FOR STAFF OR MYSELF, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS SO THAT WE COULD, UH, WORK WITH EACH OF THOSE POLICIES.
I KNOW WE'VE JUST STARTED TO ALMOST SUPERFICIALLY JUST LOOK AT THESE POLICIES.
WE HAVEN'T DUG COMPLETELY INTO THEM.
UM, THERE ARE TWO POLICIES IN PARTICULAR THAT I JUST LIKE TO JUST SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT ONE IS A, IS A NEW POLICY AND THAT'S J J A F AND THAT'S A STUDENT ATHLETE SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST, UH, POLICY.
AND THE, UM, THE POLICY BASICALLY HELPS TO PROVIDE, UM, SOME EDUCATION FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND THOSE INVOLVED IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND FOR THEIR PARENTS TO REVIEW.
AND THEY REVIEW THIS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
THIS IS INFORMATION THAT'S PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL DIVISIONS ON, ON SYMPTOMS THAT MAY LEAD TO SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.
AND THEN THE POLICY KIND OF OUTLINED SOME OTHER INFORMATION.
THE REASON THAT I JUST BRING THIS UP IS IT IS A NEW POLICY AND THAT, BUT THIS POLICY IS VERY SIMILAR TO ANOTHER POLICY THAT WE HAD A FEW YEARS BACK THAT WAS ALSO NEW, THAT DEALT WITH CONCUSSIONS.
AND THAT THAT POLICY, UM, HAD TO HAVE A, WELL, WE DEVELOPED A COMMITTEE.
I WAS IN CHARGE OF THAT COMMITTEE AND WE LOOKED AT, UM, WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION IS OUT THERE IN REGARDS TO CONCUSSIONS.
AND WE DEVELOPED SOME, UM, LITERATURE AND SOME, UM, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COACHES, THE STUDENT ATHLETES AND PARENTS REGARDING CONCUSSIONS.
NOW THIS SEEMS LIKE IT'S FALLING VERY SIMILAR TO THAT PREVIOUS STORY AND THAT AS WE KNOW THAT, UH, WITH PEOPLE IN GENERAL, BUT IN PARTICULAR STUDENT ATHLETES, A LOT OF TIMES THE, UH, SPORT OF WHICH THEY PLAY COULD PUT THEIR HEART AT A PACE OF WHICH, UM, UH, IT COULD BE VERY STRESSFUL AND THERE ARE, UM, SITUATIONS, A FEW SITUATIONS, BUT SOMETIMES VERY TRAGIC SITUATIONS OF WHICH A YOUNG PERSON OR AN ATHLETE AND SO FORTH WHO SEEMS LIKE WHO SEEMS, UH, TO BE IN THE PERFECT CONDITION AND SHAPE WE'VE, YOU KNOW, READ ABOUT IT ON.
AND WE'VE SEEN IT ON TV WHO MAY HAVE A SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST OR, OR, OR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
SO THIS PARTICULAR POLICY IS PUTTING OUT THERE INFORMATION TO PARENTS, TO STUDENT ATHLETES, EVEN THE COACHES AND SOME SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
SO SINCE THAT'S A NEW POLICY, I WANTED JUST, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE TO DEVELOP, I THINK WITH THIS, A COMMITTEE OF SORTS, TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW SOME MATERIALS AND LITERATURE.
UM, I KNOW THAT WITH OUR CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT STUFF, WE HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITES.
UH, WE HAVE THAT AT OUR, OUR, OUR MEET THE TEAM NIGHTS.
I DON'T, THE VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE IS THE GOVERNING BODY OF FOUR, UH, SPORTS AND SOME ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
I'M NOT SURE AS I DID NOT CHECK EARLIER TODAY, IF THEY ARE PLANNING ON PUTTING OUT SOME TYPE OF GENERIC TYPE OF, UH, INFORMATION THAT WE COULD USE AS PART OF THIS, THE OTHER, UH, POLICY.
AND ACTUALLY MR. HIRSCH HAD ASKED, UM, IF HE COULD JUST SPEAK MOMENTARILY ON THIS, AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE HIS POLICY M AND THIS IS IN REGARDS TO RISK, RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION OF, OF STUDENTS.
AND I KNOW THAT MR. UH, HIRSCH AND HIS DEPARTMENT DOES A, AN EXCELLENT JOB OF WORKING WITH MANTRA, MANDT TRAINING AND VARIOUS DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS.
BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR MR. HIRSCH, JUST TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR POLICY, UH, POLICY, JM, RESTRAINT, AND SECLUSION
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OF STUDENTS, WHERE HE CAN IDENTIFY SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO AND DO NOT DO MR. HIRSCH, THANK YOU, MR. SMITH, MADAM CHAIR, MR. SUPERINTENDENT.UM, WELL WITH THE FIRST READING, UM, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE, CAUSE THIS, THIS POLICY HAS CHANGED, CHANGED SOME, AND IT WAS NEW IN MARCH OF 2000 OR NOT MARCH IN, IN 2020, RIGHT PRIOR, PRIOR TO, TO, UM, UH, THE SCHOOL CHANGING A LITTLE BIT, BUT MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO REMOVE THE WORD SECLUSION FROM EVERYWHERE IN THE POLICY.
AND HERE'S WHY, AND WHAT THIS POLICY IS, IS A RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION OF STUDENTS IN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
UM, OUR BELIEF THROUGH TRAINING IS TO DEESCALATE STUDENTS WITHOUT THE USE OF, OF PUTTING YOUR HANDS ON STUDENTS AND RESTRAINING THEM.
UM, AND WE DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO TREAT STUDENTS WITH THE RESPECT THAT THEY SHOULD BE AFFORDED.
AND THAT INCLUDES NOT PUTTING OUR HANDS ON CHILDREN.
UM, IF A STUDENT CAN, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE IS RUNNING INTO THE STREET.
UM, OF COURSE WE EXPECT, UH, A STAFF MEMBER, UM, TO PHYSICALLY GRAB THAT STUDENT AND RESTRAIN THAT STUDENT FROM GETTING HURT.
AND THE SAME IS TRUE TO KEEP, KEEP THE STUDENTS SAFE AND, AND KEEP THEM, UH, KEEP A STUDENT FROM HURTING OTHERS.
UM, AND THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY TIME, UM, THAT, UH, A WOULD BE TOUCHED LIKE THAT.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, A VERY OUTLINED, DETAILED OUTLINE OF REPORTING AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE PARENT WHEN THAT HAPPENS, DOCUMENTING THE INCIDENT AND REPORTING TO THE BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR AND TO MY OFFICE, AND THEN TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
UM, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF SECLUSION EVER IN WARREN COUNTY SCHOOLS.
SO, AND IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE NOTES HERE, AND I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THIS POLICY FOR THE FIRST READ, UM, I BELIEVE A LOT OF SCHOOL DIVISIONS WILL BE DOING THAT AND REMOVING SECLUSION FROM, FROM THE REGULATION.
WE DO NOT ADVOCATE FOR SECLUSION.
WE DO NOT ALLOW SECLUSION AND, AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD EVEN ENTERTAIN IT IN OUR POLICY.
UM, THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU IN THE SECOND AND THIRD READING.
UM, BUT I'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.
I CAN, I CAN TALK ABOUT THE TRAINING THAT, THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
AND I CAN, I PUT TOGETHER SOME NUMBERS AS I WAS SITTING BACK THERE, THE NUMBER OF STAFF AND THE NUMBER OF TRAINERS AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE HAVE TRAINED IN THE VARIOUS, UM, CRISIS INTERVENTION METHODS.
SO CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT? SURE.
WELL, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS PUT SOME MODULES TOGETHER FOR ALL LICENSED STAFF.
AND, UH, WHEN, WHEN TEACHERS, UM, ARE WORKING WITH THE HR DEPARTMENT, SHANE, UH, THERE THEY GO THROUGH THESE MODULES, UM, THESE VERY BASIC MODULES OF CRISIS INTERVENTION, THEN, UM, IT'S OUR JOB TO SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE A CADRE OF, OF, OF TRAINERS NINE TO BE EXACT, UM, THAT TRAINED TEACHERS IN RELATIONAL CRISIS INTERVENTION.
THE COMPANY THAT WE USE IS CALLED MAT.
IT'S NOT A VERB, IT'S ACTUALLY A PERSON'S NAME, BUT IT'S TURNED INTO THIS THING.
WELL, IF YOU GET MAD AT IT'S PRETTY DARN GOOD, BECAUSE WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU'RE TREATING, YOU'RE TREATING EACH OTHER WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND, AND, AND COMMUNICATING THEM WITH IN SUCH A WAY WHERE YOU CAN DEESCALATE IN A NON-PHYSICAL WAY.
WE HAVE CURRENTLY, UH, 250 STAFF TRAINED IN RELATIONAL MAP, AND WE HAVE 90 STAFF TRAINED IN TECHNICAL MAP, WHICH GOES FAR, FAR ABOVE WHAT THE REGULATIONS REQUIRE.
THEY REQUIRE ONE ADMINISTRATOR IN EACH BUILDING TO BE TRAINED IN TECHNICAL MAT.
OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE EVERY ADMINISTRATOR IN A DIVISION TRAINED IN TECHNICAL MAN.
AND THEN THE, THE, UM, THE REGULATIONS SAY THAT IF AN IEP DETERMINES THAT A STUDENT'S BEHAVIOR, UM, FOR WHATEVER REASON COULD CONSTITUTE THE USE OF, OF SOME KIND OF INTERVENTION, UM, THAT ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD BE TRAINED IN CRISIS INTERVENTION AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE TRAINED EVERY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IN OUR PATHWAYS AND CONNECTIONS PROGRAM.
WE'VE ALSO TRAINED ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS, AND I PERSONALLY TRAIN OUR, UH, DRIVERS OF CARS THAT GO TO OUR PRIVATE FACILITIES, AS WELL AS OUR, UM, SPECIAL NEEDS BUSES AND THE ATTENDANCE THAT STAY ON THOSE BUSES.
I WORK WITH MR. MITCHELL, MR. MITCHELL, AND WE TRAIN THEM
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DOWN AT THE TRANSPORTATION OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT EVEN ALL THOSE DRIVERS ARE TRAINED AS WELL.SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE TRAINING, UM, COMPONENT THAT WE HAVE.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UM, TRAINERS GET RE-CERTIFIED EVERY TWO YEARS.
AND I WANT TO THANK MR. RUSSO PUBLICLY, BECAUSE IF I DON'T, I MIGHT GET YELLED AT, THEN SHE IS SHE'S SHE'S, UH, CONTRIBUTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO HELP US DO THAT BECAUSE IT IS, IT DOES COST SOME DOLLARS.
UM, AND I'D LOVE TO TALK ABOUT THE POLICY A LITTLE BIT ON THE FIRST READ AND TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE.
SO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT REMOVING THE WORD SECLUSION, UM, SINCE THAT UP HERE, I MEAN, I'M, I'M LOOKING AT THE POLICY NOW AND IT, WHEREVER IT'S, IT SAYS PHYSICAL RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION MAY ONLY BE USED.
SO I, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THAT SAY, UM, UM, RESTRAINT MAY ONLY BE USED AND JUST ELIMINATE SECLUSION FROM EVERY PART OF THE REGULATION.
THE SECLUSION IS NEVER AN OPTION.
SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S IN POLICY, THAT IT'S NEVER AN OPTION? THAT'S WHAT I'M, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO BY REMOVING THIS FROM THE POLICY.
AND BY REMOVING SECLUSION FROM THE POLICY, IT REALLY MIRRORS OUR PRACTICE OF NEVER HAVING A STUDENT SECLUDED.
I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I LOVE THAT YOU'RE SAYING THIS, AND THANK YOU FOR, FOR PUTTING ALL THIS OUT THERE.
UM, OBVIOUSLY FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND HAD SOME VERY SERIOUS ISSUES OF PUTTING CHILDREN IN SECLUSION, HUNDREDS OF TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THE HEADLINES OR NOT, BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I HAD ASKED THAT YOU SPOKE ON THAT BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE ADDRESSED THAT WITH YOU BEFORE, AND I ALWAYS JUST LOVED HEARING YOUR ANSWERS.
I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO MY ATTENTION, BECAUSE THAT IS A HUGE PART OF THIS, THIS POLICY, AND IT JUST DOESN'T APPLY TO OUR PHILOSOPHY.
IT DOESN'T APPLY TO WARREN COUNTY SCHOOLS.
WE'LL DISCUSS ALL THIS MORE WORK SESSION, CORRECT.
MICHAEL MICHAEL ASKED ME, HAVE A FEW MOMENTS FOR A COUPLE APPROPRIATE WORDS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY I CONTINUE.
I CONTINUE TO, I'M A, UM, HE GETS ME EACH TIME ON THIS.
SO, UM, UH, IF YOU HAVE, UH, QUESTIONS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS BETWEEN NOW AND THE WORK SESSION, UH, PLEASE JUST, UH, THERE'S A LIST IN HERE OF WHO, WHICH STAFF WE ASSIGN THE POLICIES TO.
IT'S SORTA, IT'S NOT SORT OF IT'S, IT'S IN THEIR DEPARTMENT, THEIR AREA, UH, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL MYSELF AND I CAN GET THAT OUT, OR I CAN GET YOU BACK THAT ANSWER FROM WHETHER IT'S MR. HIRSCH OR MR. BALLANTINE OR MR. GOODWIN, WHOEVER IT MAY BE, UM, AND JUST FEEL FREE TO, TO REACH OUT AND WE'LL DO THE VERY BEST WE CAN TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
NO MADAM CHAIR WITH, WITH OUR POLICIES, UM, BECAUSE IT TAKES THREE READINGS.
IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AT A WORK SESSION, YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT AS AN ACTION ITEM.
SO THAT IF PUBLIC ONES THAT HAVE COMMENT ON, UM, THE POLICIES, THEN THEY'D BE ABLE TO HAVE, UM, COMMENT ON THE POLICIES AND TO COUNT THAT AS ONE OF YOUR READINGS AT THE WORK SESSION, WITH THE CHANGE IN POLICY, WITH HOW WE DO OUR WORK SESSION.
SO YOU COULD ACTUALLY HAVE IT AS A WORK SESSION ITEM, AND THEN HAVE IT AS AN ACTION ITEM, JUST TO OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF, IF, UM, INDIVIDUALS WANTED TO HAVE COMMENT ON OUR POLICIES.
SO WOULD THAT BE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE THIRD READING THEN AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING AS WELL? NO.
SO THAT WOULD MAKE IT BE ABLE TO HIT AT THAT REGULAR MEETING WHERE WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO THE PUBLIC WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO COMMENT AT ONE OF THE SEVEN O'CLOCK MEETINGS.
SO THEY HAD, SO, SO, SO TONIGHT THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY IF THEY WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE POLICIES.
I KNOW IT WAS JUST ADDED THIS TIME.
THEN AT THE WORK SESSION, WE'LL HAVE TO ADD IT AS AN ACTION ITEM SO THAT THERE CAN BE PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND THEN AT THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THAT SECTION TOO.
THAT WOULD BE THE THIRD READING.
SO THAT GIVES AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO TALK OR MAKE COMMENT ON OUR POLICY.
[6A. VSBA Code of Conduct - School Board]
IS THE PROPOSED[02:10:01]
VSBA CODE OF CONDUCT FOR WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.UM, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS MULTIPLE TIMES.
UM, IS THERE ANYTHING ANYBODY WANTS TO ADD? IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVED AT THE PROPOSED VSBA CODE OF CONDUCT FOR WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS BE ADOPTED AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SO VOTING ON THIS IF I VOTE? NO.
DOES THAT MEAN THAT I WOULD BE VOTING TO NOT ALLOW YOU GUYS TO SIGN THIS? NO.
[7. Closed Meeting]
UM, ACTION TO CONVENE A CLOSED SESSION.MS. SALEMS CAN YOU READ US IN? YES.
THIS MOTION IS MADE THAT THIS OPEN PUBLIC MEETING OF THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD BECOME A CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1.
THE SCHOOL BOARD DESIRES TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING MATTERS IN A CLOSED MEETING, SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A ONE DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION OR INTERVIEWS OF PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT, ASSIGNMENT, APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, PERFORMANCE, DEMOTION, SALARIES, DISCIPLINING, OR RESIGNATION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, SPECIFICALLY THE SUPERINTENDENTS MID-YEAR EVALUATION AND ANOTHER PERSONNEL MATTER.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, MR. VALENTINE, COULD YOU DO A ROLL CALL, MRS. SILENCE? YES.