Jun 08, 2021 Goochland County Public Schools - School Board Meeting 6/08/21

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>> MS. BARE FAIOOT-REID, I BELIE THIS IS ONE YOU WERE

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CONSIDERING? >> IT'S PAGE THREE OF ONE, I

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>> YEP, >> IT READS WHILE THERE'S NO

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TO A SINGLE STUDENT. >> INTERESTING.

OKAY. ALL STUDENTS BUT IT'S A SINGLE STUDENT'S HOMEWORK AND WE'RE WANTING TO BE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE AND AS AN INDIVIDUAL I THINK THAT WOULD BE --

>> DO YOU SEE ANY REASON NOT MAKE THAT CHANGE?

>> I WAS NOT GOING TO THIS UNTIL LATER BUT GO FOR IT IF YOU WANT

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TO TAKE IT ON NOW. >> BOARD MEMBERS IF I MAY ASK DR. GUYER TO COME TO THE PERSPECTIVE AND GIVE PERSPECTIVE. THIS IS ONE HE PRESENTED TO YOU LAST MONTH AND REFLECT WORK OF 5 MONTHS OF STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROCESS. WE HAD TEACHERS, STUDENTS, STAFF, PARENTS WORK ON THIS. AS YOU KNOW, WE PROVIDED SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND HE MAY HAVE PERSPECTIVE JUST BASED ON THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE, WHETHERWY WANT THAT TO READ THE LAY IT'S

PERMITTED. >> THANK YOU, DR. GUYER.

>> ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU. HAPPY TO RESPOND, I THINK THE CHANGE IS PROMOTE. MY ONLY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE APOSTROPHE TO ADD A.

IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE SPART OF WHAT THE COMMITTEESPIRIT OF WHAT THE COMMITTEE WANTS AT ALL. CHANGING IT TO A STUDENT'S IS

PERFECTLY FINE. >> WHILE THERE, COULD YOU SHARE WITH US EVERYONE ON THE COMMITTEE?

>> SURE, I WILL DO THE BEST I CAN.

I PRESENTED THEM LAST MONTH BUT WE HAD STUDENTS ON THE COMMITTEE, MOOD LEA SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PARENTS WERE ON THE COMMITTEE. PA PARENTS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PARENTS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, ALL TOLD I THINK WE HAD LOW 20S, 22, 23 PERMANENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WERE THERE CONSISTENTLY FROM JANUARY THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THIS DRAFT THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU TODAY. SO REALLY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYBODY'S COMMITMENT. I WILL SAY, I WILL PUT A QUICK PLUG IN FOR THE FACT THAT THOSE MEETINGS ARE VIRTUAL AND THIS MIGHT BE ONE EXAMPLE OF SOME CHANGES THAT WE HAVE BEEN FORCED INTO THIS YEAR THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO CARRY FORWARD BECAUSE THE ABILITY TO CONVENE A GROUP LIKE THAT FOR AN HOUR FROM 7:00 TO 8:00 AT NIGHT WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ELSE THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THE TEAM WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS PA TIS PA TOR IN PERSON BECAUSE FOLKS WOULD HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING TO AN IN-PERSON MEETING. WE HAD AMAZING PARTICIPATION AND I THINK PART OF IT WAS THE MIDRE METHODOLOGY WE USED TO CONNECT

PEOPLE. >> THIS WAS INDIVIDUALIZING THE

STUDENT. >> YES, MA'AM, I THINK IT'S

GREAT. >> THE LANGUAGE AND ADDRESSING THE WHOLE STUDENT THROUGHOUT THE POLICY AND BEING REALISTIC OF WHAT HOMEWORK DOES TO A CHILD, TO A FAMILY, TO A CHILD'S FEELINGS ABOUT THEIR SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, I CAN REMEMBER SOME PRETTY TOUGH NIGHTS OF YOUNGER KIDS WITH TOO MUCH HOMEWORK AND THE TYPE OF HOMEWORK AND TO SET A POLICY LIKE THIS ALSO HELPS EVERY TEACHER BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT WONDERING AM I DOING TOO MUCH? AM I NOT DOING ENOUGH? YOU HAVE THIS GUIDELINE AND YOU ALSO IN HERE ADDRESS PARENTS, IF I THINK YOUR STUDENTS ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THIS, LET SOMEBODY KNOW.

I THINK YOU ADDRESSED JUST ABOUT EVERY CONCERN BECAUSE YOU HAD SO MANY VOICES, THE CONCERNS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT HOMEWORK AND LET'S NOT MAKE IT A BAD WORD. THANK YOU FOR THIS AND THANK YOU MS. BAREFOOT-REID FOR THAT SUGGEST.

>> UNFORTUNATELY SINCE I PULLED THAT OUT OF ORDER, WE CAN'T MAKE

THAT A MOTION. >> ALL RIGHT, SO WHERE ARE WE

MS. EAST? >> IF I'M TAKING A LOOK AT MS. BAREFOOT-REID'S PAPER HERE, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT IJ.

>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

IJ IS GUIDANCE AND SCHOOL COUNSELING AND ACCORDING TO OUR DOCUMENT, THIS WAS NONSUBSTANTIVE AND JUST A CHANGE OF LEGAL REFERENCES. WHAT IS YOUR SUGGESTION?

>> MY SUGGESTION ON IJ WAS TO SEPARATE THEM BY ADULTS OR SOMETHING. IT'S EASIER TO READ WHEN THEY'RE SEPARATED. IT DOESN'T RUN ALL TOGETHER

>> SO IT WAS NOT A CONTEXTUAL AS MUCH AS A MAKE IT MORE READABLE

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AND IT WOULDN'T CREATE AN ADDITIONAL PAGE.

>> IT WAS A SHORT ONE. >> THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE AS FAR AS SPACING. OKAY.

THAT'S A SIMPLE SUGGESTION. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE POLICY IJ AS MODIFIED ON FIRST READING TONIGHT.

>> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE IJ AS READVISED TONIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

>> ALL RIGHT, GREAT. >> AND JUST TO CLARIFY, I'M JUST PUTTING A SPACE BETWEEN THE BULLETS?

>> UH-HUH. IT JUST READS A LITTLE BETTER.

SMOOTHER. >> ALL RIGHT.

THE NEXT ONE ACCORDING TO OUR SHEET IS I CAMBRICS BC, PARENT

AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. >> I DIDN'TB BC, PARENT AND

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. >> I DIDN'T CALL THAT ONE OUT.

I DON'T SEE IT, I'M SORRY. >> WE'LL JUST CLEAN IT UP AT THE END. IGBC IS PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND, AGAIN, JUST LEGAL REFERENCE BUT MS. BAREFOOT-REID YOU HAD SOME THOUGHTS ON THIS ONE?

>> I THINK IT WAS TO SAY PERSONNEL, PRINCIPALS, OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS AND STAFF IS WHAT I WAS ATTEMPTING TO HAVE IT READ AS. PRINCIPALS, OTHER SCHOOL

LEADERS, AND STAFF. >> YEAH, SO THE SUGGESTED WORDS

ARE AT THE BOTTOM. >> PRINCIPALS, OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS AND STAFF WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PARENTS AND THE VALUE AND UTILITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF PARENTS AND HOW TO REACH OUT TO, COMMUNICATE WITH, AND WORK WITH PARENTS AS EQUAL PARTNERS TO BUILD TIES BETWEEN PARENTS, COMMUNITY, AND THE SCHOOL. I JUST COMBINED OTHER TO INCORPORATE LEADERS AND STAFF BASICALLY IS WHAT I DID.

WE HAD OTHER IN TWO PLACES. >> OKAY.

SO THIS IS ON PAGE TWO. IT IS THE SECOND BULLET UNDER DIVISION RESPONSIBILITIES. YOU SEE THAT, MRS. EAST?

>> YES, I'M WITH YOU. >> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THAT? DOES THAT CHANGE THE MEANING OF

THAT AT ALL? >> I DON'T SEE ANYTHING, NO

MA'AM. >> ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, DO

EAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ONE? >> WE ALREADY VOTED ON THIS ONE.

>> OKAY. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING.

IT'S NICE TO CLARIFY THIS AND MAYBE THIS CAN GO UNDER THE SAME SORT OF GRATE MAT CAL CORRECTIONS WE HAD.

>> WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMENDMENT ALL OUR DRAY MAT

CAL CORRECTIONS. >> YEAH, WE'RE WALKING IN A

LITTLE MUD TODAY. >> YES, WE ARE.

>> BUT WE'LL GET TO OUR DESTINATION.

>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE IA NEXT, THEN.

>> I DON'T THINK I WILL GIVE YOU A BIG SLATE NEXT TIME, HOW ABOUT

THAT? >> I'M GLAD WE'RE GETTING IT

DONE, TO BE HONEST. >> IA ON PAGE TWO, MS.

BAREFOOT-REID. >> I THINK THERE'S A SEMICOLON MISSING. DOES NOT MEET THE BENCHMARK OR ON ANY ASSESSMENT USED TO DETERMINE AT-RISK LEARNERS AND PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12. SUCH NOTIFICATION INCLUDES ALL SUCH ASSESSMENT SCORES AND SUB SCORES AND ANY INTERVENTION PLAN THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH ASSESSMENT SCORES OR SUB SCORES OR. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING

AT THE BOTTOM, TOO. >> YOU CHANGED WHICH TO SUCH AND

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YOU ADDED A SHALL. >> I THINK I TOOK SHALL OUT.

NOTIFICATION INCLUDES WITH AN S, ALL SUCH ASSESSMENTS SCORED.

I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE ON THAT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENT, IT'S INCLUDING IT WHEN IT GOES

OUT. >> SO YOU'RE NOT ADDING SHALL?

>> NO. A SEMICOLON AND AN S TO INCLUDE.

>> I'M SCARED THAT'S GOING TO PUT US OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH EITHER A STATE REG OR A FED REG. THE WORD SHALL IS NOT TURNED

AROUND LIGHTLY. >> ON THE DOCUMENT THAT I'M READING, I'M NOT SEEING THE WORD SHALL.

>> I DON'T, EITHER. >> SHALL IS NOT IN OUR COPY NOR WAS IT A REVISION SO ADDING IS SEMICOLON AND ADDING THE WORD SUCH INSTEAD OF WHICH. SO WE HAVE NOTIFICATION INCLUDES ALL SUCH. MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T LIKE THE SUCH. THAT PUTS US AT TWO SUCHES INSTEAD OF A WHICH AND A SUCH. EVERYBODY'S FOLLOWING, RIGHT?

>> A WHICH AND A SUCH WALK INTO A BAR.

>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE. FOR ME, I DON'T WANT TO SEE TWO SUCHES. I THINK IT'S BETTER IN THAT AREA AS IT READS AND I'M OKAY WITH THE SEMICOLON.

I THINK THE SEMICOLON -- >> WHERE IS THE OTHER SUCH?

>> RIGHT BEHIND IT. >> WHICH NOTIFICATION INCLUDE

ALL SUCH. >> OKAY, ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? ARE YOU OKAY WITH NOT DOING

THAT? >> YEAH.

>> SO ALL WE'RE DOING IS MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S A SEMICOLON

AFTER THAT FIRST BULLET. >> UH-HUH.

>> ALL RIGHT, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE POLICY IA ON FIRST READING TONIGHT AS AMENDED TO INCLUDE A SEMICOLON.

>> THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE IS, YEAH, I THINK THAT'S IT.

JUST ONE SEMICOLON IS WHAT I HEARD, AFTER THE FIRST BULLET.

>> YEP. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> I SECOND. >> THINK.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AFTER AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

AWESOME. WE'RE MAKING IT THROUGH THIS MS. BAREFOOT-REI DP. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ONE. CH.

IS THAT OKAY? ALL RIGHT.

AS WE LOOK AT CH, WE HAVE SOME POSSIBLE CHANGES THERE IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE DOCUMENT, IS TA CORRECT? THAT'S THE VERY FIRST PARAGRAPH. MS. BAREFOOT-REID, ANY

SUGGESTIONS? >> SEES THAT THE REGULATIONS ARE PLACED IN THE SCHOOL BOARD POLICY MANUAL AND I SUGGEST IT SAYS OR KEPT WITH THE POLICY MANUAL AND I SUGGESTED WE SAY ARE -- I WANTED TO SAY OR KEPT INSTEAD OF ARE BECAUSE IS THE

ARE REALLY NECESSARY? >> OH, I SEE.

OKAY. SO YOU WOULD WANT IT TO READ THE SUPERINTENDENT MAKES ALL REGULATIONS AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND THE PUBLIC AND SEES THAT THE REGULATIONS ARE PLACED IN THE SCHOOL BOARD POLICY OR ARE --

>> YEAH, THE RED ARE SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT.

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>> I THINK THERE'S A PIRATE THERE.

>> I'M TAPPED OUT. >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE

APPROVE POLICY CH. >> THERE ARE SOME OTHER CHANGES

THAT SOMEBODY ELSE MADE. >> NO, THOSE WERE THE ONLY

CHANGES. >> THE REGULAR REVISIONS.

>> RIGHT. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE POLICY CH ON FIRST READING TONIGHT AS MODIFIED.

>> FANTASTIC. >> I SECOND.

>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A CLEAR MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED?

ALL RIGHT. >> KRISTEN WE'RE JUST REMOVING THE ARE IN THE LAST LINE THERE IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER

REVISIONS AS RECOMMENDED. >> ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN CLEARLY TELL ME WHAT WE STILL HAVE TO REVIEW.

>> JUST ONE MORE. >> OKAY.

I THINK THE ONLY POLICY WE NEED TO VOTE BUT PERHAPS WE HAVE TO HAVE A BIT OF A DISCUSSION ON THE LAST POLICY AND TAKE THOSE

AS A SMALL SLATE. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

>> THE ONLY POLICY THAT HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED IS JC.

>> I'M SUPER PROUD OF YOU KEEPING UP WITH THIS.

>> TEAM WORK AT ITS FINEST. ALL RIGHT.

JC. >> SO JAJ C, DR. FOULER AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKED ON THIS POLICY GIVEN THAT WE'LL BE I GUESS REVIEWING THIS PRETTY SOON.

THE POLICY WAS UPDATED TO REFLECT AN EQUITABLE PERSPECTIVE ON SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS. WHAT YOU SEE STRICKEN WAS PLACED AT THE TOP, THE LARGE PARAGRAPHS.

>> IF I MAY ADD A LITTLE MORE COMMENTARY, THIS WAS PRESENTED FOR REVISION BACK IN 2018 WITH THE FORECAST THAT IN TIME OUR SCHOOL DIVISION WAS GOING TO GO THROUGH A BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AND AT THAT TIME, THE CONVERSATION WAS RECOGNIZING THAT IF STUDENTS WERE IN FOURTH GRADE AT THE TIME THEY GO THROUGH A BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, THE BOARD WANTED STUDENTS TO ATTEND IN SCHOOL THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.

WE ARE NOW ON THE CUSP OF HAVING THIS CONVERSATION IN OUR COMMUNITY AGAIN, PROBABLY AROUND DECEMBER OF YON WE MAY BE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HAVING THESE PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS.

I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT BEFORE WE GO THROUGH ANY SORT OF BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT PROCESS THAT WE HAVE A SOLID AND SOUND POLICY. IN ADDITION TO THE WORK DONE IN 2018 IS NOW RECOGNIZING FROM A FAMILY STANDPOINT, IF I HAVE A CHILD WHO IS IN THE FIRST GRADE AND A CHILD IN THE FOURTH GRADE AND THE SCHOOL ZONE REZONES MY FAMILY TO GO TO THE ANOTHER SCHOOL. ALTHOUGH THE POLICY WAS WRITTEN THAT MY FOURTH GRADER COULD SAY, MY FIRST GRADER HAD TO GO.

THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN THIS EVENING IS IT KEEPS THOSE FAMILY UNITS TOGETHER. THE FIRST AND FOURTH GRADER CAN CONTINUE THEIR SCHOOL CAREER TOGETHER WHICH IS FOR FAMILY FRIENDLY. WHAT'S ALSO LOOKED AT, I HAVE A FIRST GRADER AND A FOURTH GRADER, THEY COULD FINISH BUT IF I HAVE A 2-YEAR-OLD, THEY WOULD NEED TO GO TO THE NEW SCHOOL.

SO IT'S RECOGNIZING THOSE FAMILY DYNAMICS, ALLOWING FOR TRANSITION AND CHANGE OVER TIME BUT ULTIMATELY MAKING THE TRANSITION NEW BOUNDARIES BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE MAY NEED TO DO TO EQUALIZE. THERE'S ALSO SOME LANGUAGE BASED ON STUDENT NEED, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES, BASED ON SOME EQUITABLE PRACTICES AND ENSURING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ONE SCHOOL THAT REFLECTS THE POPULATION THERE AND ANOTHER SCHOOL THAT REFLECTS A POPULATION THERE BUT IS MORE OF A CONSISTENT APPROACH TO A DISTRIBUTION OF OUR STUDENT BODY ACROSS THE SCHOOL DIVISION

EAST TO WEST. >> THANK YOU FOR WORK ON THIS IMPORTANT POLICY. YES, SIR?

>> ONE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT BECAUSE I KNOW I DISCUSSED IT WITH YOU IS THE THOUGHT THAT FAMILY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN A SCHOOL THEY'RE NO LONGER ZONED FOR.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. GLAD THAT WE'RE MAKING THAT PUBLIC TODAY BECAUSE, YEAH, IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE SKOAL WHERE YOU'RE ZONED, WE WILLCHOOL WHERE YOU'RE ZONED, WE WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION. IF YOU'RE A STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY, WE WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION BUT IF YOU GO OUTSIDE THE ZONE, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE

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NOW. >> AND LIKE THE HOMEWORK POLICY, THIS IS AFFECTING THE WHOLE STUDENT AND THE WHOLE FAMILY.

IT SEEMS LIKE A POLICY BUT IT'S GOING TO BE VERY REALLY AS WE PREPARE FOR OUR NEW ELEMENTARY AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE POLICY. THESE ARE IMPORTANT CHANGES THAT REALLY MAKE SENSE RIGHT NOW, BUT I SUSPECT THAT IF WE GET INTO IT AND FIND FAMILY NEED AND THAT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT MAKES SENSE, THAT WE WILL REVISIT IT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR FAMILIES. >> SURE, THIS POLICY WILL BE TESTED AS WE GO THROUGH THE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT PROCESS AND IF WE FIND THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE NOT THOUGHT OF TODAY, WE CAN COME BACK TO THE TABLE AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS BUT THIS IS TO PREPARE US FOR THAT CONVERSATION IN THE COMING MONTHS.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ANYMORE DISCUSSION ON JC? ALL RIGHT. WE NEED A MOTION FOR THIS ONE,

CORRECT? >> YES, MA'AM.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ON FIRST REEDING TONIGHT POLICIES JC AND WHAT WAS IT? IKB?

>> YES. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APROVE POLICY JC AND IKB ON FIRST READ.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RESPOND WITH AYE.

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? FANTASTIC. THIS IS REALLY -- THESE POLICIES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT IS THE WORK OF AND FOR THE COMMUNITY AND I THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS THIS EVENING.

DO WE NEED TO CLEAN UP ANYTHING, MR. WRIGHT, DO YOU THINK? DO WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE GRAMMATICAL -- ANYBODY

FEEL LIKE THAT WASN'T CLEAR? >> I THINK WE WERE.

>> AS LONG AS WE COVERED IT ALL. >> THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE THAT

WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE INSIDE. >> WHEN WE GET TO SECOND READ, WE CAN MAKE THAT FORMAT FOR WHICH WE HAVE LANDED AND CLEARLY DEFINED THOSE AS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT.

SO, I THINK WE'RE GOOD, MS. EAST.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> I THINK YOU'RE GREAT.

>> ALL RIGHT, WELL. THAT WAS PRETTY AMAZING, ALL THOSE POLICIES, AND WE STAYED WITHIN OUR TIME LINE AND SO AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO PREPARE FOR OUR CLOSED MEETING.

[3. CLOSED MEETING]

>> I MOVE THAT THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MOVE TO CLOSED MEETING UNDER THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS INVOLVING THE ASSIGNMENT, APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, PERFORMANCE, DEMOTION, SALARY, DISCIPLINE OR RESIGNATION OF EMPLOYEES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNDER VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2-3711A1. ALL RIGHT, CAN I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> ALREADY, ALL IN FAVOR SAY

AYE. >> AYE.

>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE IN CLOSED SESSION.

[4. RECONVENE IN OPEN MEETING]

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>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, WE'RE RECONVENING IN OPEN MEAN SOING

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[5. CERTIFICATION]

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EACH BOARD MEMBERS I SO CERTIFIED WHEN CALLED.

>> MS. LEABOUGH. >> I SO SORT FEW.

>> MS. NEWMAN. >> I SO SWORD FIE.

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>> HORN. >> I SO CERTIFY.

>> MS. BAREFOOT-REID. >> I SO CERTIFY.

>> WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PLANE HERE, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?

>> I USED TO CALL IT THE KID'S TABLE.

>> I HOPE YOU WILL BE EXCITED TO SEE OUR SMILES TONIGHT AS WE CELEBRATE IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE JOIN

[6. MOMENT OF SILENCE]

[7. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

>> THANK YOU, PLEASE STAND, IF YOU ARE ABLE, AS MR. TEAGUE, OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, LEADS US IN THE PLEDGE.

>> I PLEDGE ALEDGES TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

[8. ADDITIONS/AMENDMENTS/ADOPTION OF PROPOSED AGENDA]

>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA?

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENE DA.

[9. RECOGNITIONS]

>> I SECOND. >> SO MOVED, SO APPROVED, LET'S GET GOING. I SHARE WITH YOU THE IN PERSON KINDERGARTEN CLASS OF 2021, A SPECIAL THINK TO JEWEL RAH HARPER AND FUTURE TEACHER RACHEL BRATON OF THE GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR TOMORROW WHO ASSISTED ME WITH A LITTLE PROJECT HERE. WE WORKED WITH CLASSES TO CAPTURE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR CHILDREN SEE THEIR GROWTH.

AS YOU CAN READ. IT SAYS I MADE IT.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COVID.

AS WE BRING THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR TO A CLOSE, WE THOUGH THAT TOGETHER WE GUIDED OUR CHILDREN TO BE THEIR BEST.

WE ALL CELEBRATE THE BEAUTIFUL SMILES OF OUR CHILDREN AND SHARE IN THE JOY OF EACH OF THEIR VERY MANY, PROUD ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

I HOPE YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THESE.

THESE ARE KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN WHO WERE WRITING SENTENCES, SPELLING THESE WORDS, THEIR DRAWINGS SHOW HOW AMAZING THE TEACHERS IN OUR DIVISION ARE AND I HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS SO THANK YOU, KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS AND THANK THE STUDENTS WHO CREATED THIS BEAUTIFUL, PROUD MOMENT FOR US. ALL RIGHT.

A VERY GOOD PLACE TO START OUR FINAL SCHOOL YEAR 21 REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IS WITH WELL EARNED RECK NATIONS,

DR. RAYLEY. >> THANK YOU, WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE JUST A SNIP PET OF THE AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING DAY IN AND DAY OUT IN OUR BUILDINGS. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE RECOGNITION OF OUR SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER.

WE'LL ASK DR. ARMSTRONG TO COME FORWARD AND CELEBRATE MR. MIKE

LIPTAK. >> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. RALEY, THANK YOU. WE DID WANT TO RECOGNIZE MR. LIPTAK. WE APPOINTED OUR SECURITY OFFICER ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO NOW. MR. LIPTAK IS OUR FIRST SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER, THE FIRST TO BE FULLY CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. HE'S BEEN AN AMAZING ADDITION TO

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HE COMES TO US WITH A FULL CAREER, INCLUDING SEVERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES INCLUDING THE DEA.

MR. LIPTAK IS A GEM TO HAVE IN OUR DIVISION AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE HIM THIS EVENING. I WILL MAKE SURE HE GETS THIS TOMORROW. LET'S GIVE HIM A BIG HAND IF WE COULD. [APPLAUSE] I WILL LET DR. RALEY TALK ABOUT OUR RETIREES.

>> JUST AS AN ASIDE, I RECEIVED IN COMPLEMENTS ABOUT OUR GRADUATION LAST NIGHT AND MR. LIPTAK WAS IN CHARGE OF PARKING. HE COORDINATED WITH COLLEAGUES AND PARKING WENT VERY SMOOTHLY. IT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WRP VERY, VERY WORRIED ABILITY. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE FIVE RETIREES WHO HAVE DECADED THEIR LIVES TO OUR COMMUNITY, FIVE RETIREES WHO REPRESENT OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE.

THEY HAVEC OF EXPERIENCE. THEYE OF EXPERIENCE.

THEYN OF EXPERIENCE. THEYT OF EXPERIENCE.

THEYU OF EXPERIENCE. THEYT OF EXPERIENCE.

THEYU OF EXPERIENCE. THEYA OF EXPERIENCE.

THEYR OF EXPERIENCE. THEYY OF EXPERIENCE.

THEY HAVE DEDICATED COUNTLESS. SOME OF OUR FOLKS ARE NOT ABLE TO JOIN US BUT WE'RE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THOSE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ARE WITH US TONIGHT AND WANT TO GIVE THEM THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. ALTHOUGH KATHY ALBERT IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE SHE HAS SPENT HER ENTIRE CAREER AT BIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WHERE SHE'S KNOWN FOR BUILDING STRONG LEADERSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SHE'S THE PROUD GRANDMOTHER OF SIX ADORABLE GRANDSONS, ONE WE MET HERE.

HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE LEGO TEAM THAT WE CELEBRATED JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS AGO. KATHY IS A STRONG MEMBER OF THE BIRD FACULTY AND WE'LL MISS HER VERY, VERY MUCH BUT WE KNOW NOW IT'S TIME NOW TO SPEND WITH THOSE GRANDCHILDREN AND EXTENDED FAMILY SO WE WANT TO WISH KATHY VERY, VERY WELL.

LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[APPLAUSE] VICKI RUFFNER HAS BEEN SECRETARY SERVING AT THE CHIEF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER IN THE BIRD FRONT OFFICE. SHE'S ALSO BEEN DEEMED THE SCHOOL'S POWER SCHOOL REGISTRATION AND ATTENDANCE GURU. I HOPE I CAN BE CALLED A GURU SOME DAY. WE WISH HER THE BEST AS SHE TRAVELS AND SPENDS TIME WITH HER ALREADY RETIRED HUSBAND, DALE.

LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

SO THIS NEXT INDIVIDUAL IS HERE TODAY AND BETSY, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING FORWARD, PLEASE. BETSY ALVIS HAS BEEN A TEACHER IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS.

AFTER RAISING FOUR CHILDREN, ALL DAUGHTERS, GOD LOVE YOU FOR RAISING ALL DAUGHTERS. JUST ONE, THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.

SHE'S NOW THE PROUD GRANDMA OF AN ALMOST 3-MONTH OLD BABY BO CASE. WE WISH HER ALL THE BEST IN THIS NEW AND REWARDING CAREER AS GRANDMA AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN THROUGH ALL THESE YEARS. YOU'RE STARTING THE FOUNDATION OF THEIR ACADEMIC CAREER AND THANK YOU, TREMENDOUSLY, FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS THROUGH THE YEARS.

[APPLAUSE] CARLY HAS BEEN A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER FOR YEARS, SHE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL HER PEERS AND THE MANY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES SHE HAS TRANSPORTED.

WE WISH CARLA SNODY NOTHING BUT THE BEST AS SHE MAKES THIS NEXT TRANSITION. [APPLAUSE] AND THE LAST RETIREEE THIS EVENING IS LEE RUSTLE.

LEE'S WORKED AS RANDOLPH ALMOSTRY SCHOOL FOR 30 YEARS AND FREQUENTLY JUGGLED MULTIPLE PRIORITIES ALL WHILE WEARING HER

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FATHERS AND MOTHERSES. >> THANK YOU, AND MS. ALVIS, THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID ABOUT BEING A RETREAD.

LOOK US UP, THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, MA'AM.

>> ALL RIGHT, IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ECCHO AWARD WINNERS. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS THE THIRD ROUND FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

WE WERE JUST STANDING HERE IN OCTOBER FOR THE FIRST ROUND BUT HERE WE ARE. ECCHO STAND FOR OUR CORE VALUES AND OUR STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE THEIR PEERS, STUDENTS, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND WE RECOGNIZE THEM THIS EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR FIRST RUNNER, LIBBY, KINDERGARTEN TEACHER.

LIBBY WAS NOMINATED BY BETSY ALVIS AND SARA DELONG.

SHE'S AN AMAZING TEACHER WHO ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT HER STUDENTS VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON AND COLLEAGUES.

SHE'S EXEMPLIFIED CORE VALUES AS SHE'S TAKEN ON MULTIPLE ROLES AND HAS BEEN FLEXIBLE WITH EACH TASK.

SHE CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL STUDENTS KNOW THEY ARE LOVED AND CHERISHED. SHE'S A SEA SAW AMBASSADOR FOR GES. SHE'S ALSO A YEARBOOK CHAIR AND CREATE ADD YEARBOOK WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO EASILY TAKE TEACHERS. I DOESN'T THINK ABOUT THAT.

IN ADDITION, SHE'S A TRUE FRIEND TO HER COLLEAGUES WHO GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP EACH OTHER, SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. LET'S GET YOU OVER HERE FOR A PICTURE. [APPLAUSE]

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE FEBRUARY 2020 THAT WE CAN TAKE PICTURES TOGETHER. [APPLAUSE]

>> I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE -- SORRY, MR. WRIGHT?

>> NO, NO. >> THIS IS A NEW ECCHO AWARD PLAQUE THAT REPLACES THE TRANSLUCENT STATUTETTES WE USED TO HAVE AND THOSE ARE HOMEMADE GOODS IF YOUES WE USED TO HAVE AND THOSE ARE HOMEMADE GOODS IF YOU THANKS TO BRUCE.

IS ABBY ROBIN SON FROM BIRD HERE? ALL RIGHT. SHALL RIGHT.

SHE'S BEEN SERVING. IN A MATH TEACHING ROLE AT BIRD AND CAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR THIS YEAR.

A FEW WORDS, SHE'S SOUGHT OUT WAYS TO BE CREATIVE AS WORKED THEICALLY TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER STUDENTS AND TO PROVIDE DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL HER STUDENTS. WHEN INTERACTING WITH HER PEERS, MS. ROBINSON MODELED BELIEF THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN SUCCEED, LET'S GIVE MRS. ROBINSON A BIG HAND. I DO SEE MR. TOMLIN IN THE BACK, ONE OF HER NOMINATORS, THANKS FOR NOMINATING MS. ROBINSON.

ALSO FROM BIRD, ABBY JONES, IS MS. JONES HERE? YES SHE IS. COME ON UP, SHE IS.

COME ON UP MS. JONES. ABBY JONES NOMINATED BY THREE SEPARATE PEOPLE FOR HER EXCELLENCE, CREATIVITY AND OPTIMISM. A FEW WORDS FROM THOSE FOLKS, I HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH ABBY SINCE STARTING AT BIRD 2 YEARS AGO AND SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BE THE BEST SHE CAN BE FOR HER STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THAT SHE WORKS WITH.

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JENNIFER HELPED ME TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL THIRD GRADE TEACHER THIS YEAR, SHE SHARED DIGITAL RESOURCES AND SLIDES AND HELPED ME TO TEACH MATH THIS YEAR. SHE'S A SEESAW AMBASSADOR AND HELPED ME USE THIS TOOL. SHE'S PICKED UP MATERIALS NEEDED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SHARED WITHOUT ASKING.

SHE IS FLEXIBLE WITH ROSTER CHANGES.

SHE'S CREATED COOL SONGS AND IMPLEMENTED GAMES TO KEEP HER VIRTUAL STUDENTS ENGAGED IN LEARNING AND SHARES ACTIVITIES WITH HER GRADE LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY SO THANK YOU, JENNIFER. CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT.

GREAT WORK. ALL RIGHT.

FAMILY APYRE PART TWO, BRETT ALVIS,FAIR PART TWO, BRETT ALVIS, COME ON DOWN. BRETT IS THE DAUGHTER OF ONE OF OUR RETIREES. SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR HER WORK AS AN ART TEACHER. SHE'S WORKED TIRELESSLY THIS YEAR SO ENSURE THAT HER ART STUDENTS HAD ACCESS TO QUALITY ART EDUCATION DURING THE PANDEMIC.

SHE'S SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS SORTING MATERIALS FOR HER STUDENTS TO DO ART AT HOME, THIS IS ALL WITHOUT MENTIONING THE TIME SHE DEDICATED TO CREATING THE VIRTUAL ART SHOW SINGLE HANDEDLY SO THE STUDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR ART. SHE IS AN AMAZING COLLEAGUE AND SUCH A HARD WORKER AND DESERVING ALL THE RECOGNITION THE COUNTY CAN GIVE HER, CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] ANOTHER NOMINEE FROM GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, MR. JAY SIKES.

COME ON UP.

[APPLAUSE] MR. SIKES HAS HAD A BUSY WEEK, GRADUATION YET FOR A COUPLE KIDS, BEING NOMINATED AND HE WAS NOMINATED BY CINDY FOR HIS EXCELLENCE AND CREATETIVE.

JAY HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN ASSISTING OUR STUDENTS.

MY SON, A CURRENT 7TH GRADER. HE PULLED EVERY STRING OUT OF HIS HAT, NO PUN INTENDED, TO WORK TO PUT TOGETHER A VIRTUAL BAND CONCERT AND HE LOVES HIS STUDENTS, SO CONGRATULATIONS MR. SIKES. [APPLAUSE] I LOVE IT WHEN OUR NOMINATORS, MR. SIKES NOMINATED ONE OF HIS STUDENTS BUT ALSO GOT NOMINATED SOMEONE ELSE.

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AIDAN WAS NOMINATED FOR ALL HIS CORE VALUES.

THIS YEAR AIDAN ADOPTED A COMPLETELY NEW ATTITUDE ON BEING A STUDENT. IN MY 20 YEARS OF STUDENT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TRANSFORMATION LIKE THIS.

LAST YEAR HE REFUSED OR COULD NOT PLAY A SINGLE NOTE ON THE INSTRUMENT AND THIS YEAR, HE PLAYED FIRST EACH AND EVERY DAY AND HE TURNED IN EACH PAIN STAKING SUBMISSION FOR OUR VIRTUAL CONCERT AS WELL AS THE FIRST STUDENT TO PERFORM ALL FIVE OF HIS MAJOR SCALES. THIS YEAR, THE GAME CHANGER AWARD WAS CREATED AND HE WAS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD.

IT'S BEEN AN INSPIRATION WATCHING HIM GROW AS A STUDENT AND MUSICIAN THIS YEAR. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.

I REMEMBER THE REEDING OLYMPICS. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM BEING RECOGNIZED TONIGHT. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE HERE, IS LISA COLES HERE? NO? THAT'S ALL RIGHT. A LOT OF US KNOW MS. COLES, SHE WAS NOMINATED BY HER SUPERVISOR FOR HER HONOR.

SHE SACK FIZZED HER WEEKENDS TO HELP TRANSSPORT STUDENTS ON SATURDAYS. SHE DID NOT HAVE TO DO THIS BUT HELP TRANSSPORT STUDENTS ON SATURDAYS.

SHE DID NOT HAVE TO DO THIS BUT HER COMMITMENT HAS ALLOWED STUDENTS TO OBTAIN EDUCATE RESOURCES AND SHE'S ONE OF OUR METEOROLOGISTS DECORATED DRIVERS, LEGIVE HER A BIG HAND.

I DID SEE MR. MICHAEL CHAPANY. COME ON DOWN.

MICHAEL WAS NOMINATED BY ONE OF OUR MAINTENANCE PLAYING, SAYING HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB DURING THE RESENT GAS CRISIS MAKING SURE TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTENANCE HAD PLENTY OF FUEL AND KEEPING IN MIND THE SHORTAGE.

HE'S BEEN AN AMAZING ADDITION TO OUR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. I KNOW MS. HOLMEN AGREES WITH THAT. THIS WORK IS REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT HE DOES EVERY DAY SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] BRUCE WILL PUT IT BACK TOGETHER FOR YOU.

DON'T WORRY. ONE OF OUR CENTRAL OFFICE EMPLOYEES NOMINATED THIS YEAR, DR. STACY RAINBOLT.

COME ON DOWN. [APPLAUSE] DR. RAINBOLT WAS NOMINATED FOR HER EXCELLENCE, CREATIVITY, HONOR AND OPTIMISM. THEY SAY THIS.

DR. RAINBOLT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING ALL TESTING FOR EVERY SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY AND DID SO FLAWLESSLY.

HER ORGANIZATION OF ROSTERS WAS IMPECCABLE AND REGARDLESS OF HOW OVERWHELMING THIS TASK TEEMS TO EVERYONE ELSE, AND IT IS, SHE CONSISTENTLY REMAINS CALM AND COLLECTED.

WE ARE BEYOND LUCKY TO HAVE HER AS OUR TESTING COORDINATOR.

SHE WORKS HARD AND WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER IN A POSITION THAT WOULD TAKE MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO FILL AND THAT'S THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH SO CONGRATULATIONS DR. RAINBOLT.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A GROUP OF STUDENTS I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OP IN MASS, JACK CAMPBELL, PAIGE, DAVID,

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CAROLINE. >> I'M REPRESENTING THE SENIORS

>> YEAH, THEY'RE CHECKED OUT. >> MS. WILKINS NOMINATED THE STUDENTS FOR THEIR WORK IN A PRODUCTION PUT ON IN THE WINTER BUT SHE MISSED THE CUTOFF BY A WEEK.

THIS PRODUCTION WAS RECOGNIZED ON THE NEWS, I BELIEVE, EXTENSIVELY. THEIR WORK WAS TREMENDOUS SO I WANT TO READ A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE WORK OF THESE STUDENTS.

THESE YOUNG ADULTS EXEMPLIFIED EXCELLENCE AND SHOWED AMAZING CREATIVITY IN MAKING THE SHOW COME TO LIFE EVEN THOUGH IT COULDN'T BE FILMED OR REHEARSED ON STAGE.

COURAGE AND OPTIMISM WAS SHOWN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS.

THEY NEVER GAVE UP AND THEY STAYED POSITIVE AND MRS. WILKINS WAS HONORED TO WORK WITH THEM. I BELIEVE JACK AND DAVID WERE INVOLVED ON THE TECHNICAL SIDE. WE HAD FOLKS WHO CAME TOGETHER AND REALLY MADE THIS HAPPEN FROM THE GROUND UP.

CONGRATULATIONS, I HAVE TO FIND YOUR PLAQUES.

GIVE THEM A BIG HAND. [APPLAUSE]

>> I CAN TAKE THEM TO THE PARTY. >> IT'S OKAY.

>> I WAS THERE BEFORE, I'M GOING BACK.

>> I'LL JUST GIVE YOU THE BOX. CONGRATULATIONS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> LET'S GET YOU IN FOR A PICTURE.

[APPLAUSE] I'M NOT GOING TO LET HEATHER WILKINS WALK OUT OF HERE WITHOUT A SHOUTOUT.

LAST FRIDAY, GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL HAD THEIR 8TH GRADE MOVING ON EVENT. WHO WAS STANDING OUT THERE WITH 100-DEGREE WEATHER WITH THE SUN BEATING DOWN BY HEATHER WILKINS IN A BIRD OUTFIT, COULDN'T SEE IN A BIRD OUTFIT, COULDN'T SEE BU HEATHER WILKINS IN A BIRD OUTFIT, COULDN'T SEE BT HEATHER WILKINS IN A BIRD OUTFIT, COULDN'T SEE BUT SHE WAS OUT THERE MAKING SURE THOSE KIDS HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> IT WAS MY PLEASURE. >> CAN I GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO

HEATHER, TOO? >> SURE.

>> HEATHER MOVED ALL THE FUNTURE LAST SUMMER FROM ALL THE SCHOOLS TO THREE WAREHOUSE SPACES AND IT WAS PACKED SO TIGHT THAT WE COULDN'T UNPACK IT WHEN WE TRIED TO MOVE IT ON TUESDAY.

BUT SHE CLEANS UP VERY NICELY. SHE WAS SUPERVISING OUR MOVE AND SHE'S A TROOPER. VERY VERSATILE.

>> SHE DOES IT ALL. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING AND WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN THIS EVENING IS JUST REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EXCELLENCE OF OUR SCHOOL DIVISION THAT YOU SEE WHETHER YOU'RE ON A SCHOOL BUS IN OUR CLINIC, IN OUR CAFETERIAS, OUR CLASSROOMS AND OFFICES, THERE'S JUST SO MANY EXAMPLES OF AMAZING WORK THAT'S HAPPENING.

IT'S TRULY A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ALONGSIDE THESE AMAZING FOLKS. THEY'RE DOING GREAT WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE'RE TRULY SHINING IN LA LOT O WAYS. WE HAVE TALENTED INDIVIDUALS SO THIS IS TRULY A VERY, VERY SPECIAL PLACE TO BE.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THE CLASS OF 2021.

WE HAD AN AMAZING CELEBRATION LAST NIGHT.

IT WAS TRULY MAGICAL. THE CLASS OF 2021, OUR SENIORS HAD IT ROUGH. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE SENIOR YEAR THAT ALL OF US HAD, THE SENIOR YEAR THEY HAD WAS NOT WHAT WE

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THE AMOUNT OF HOURS, A LOT OF SWEAT BECAUSE IT WAS HOT, BUT SACRIFICES FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND JUST AMAZING THINGS TO PULL THAT OFF LAST NIGHT. THAT CLASS DESERVED TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AND SO I WANT TO PUBLICLY CONGRATULATE, AGAIN, THE CLASS OF 2021. IT'S A VERY STRONG CLASS AND WHETHER THOSE STUDENTS ARE ENTER THE ARMED SERVICES OR CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION OR ENTERING THE WORK FORCE, OUR COMMUNITY, STATE, AND NATION WILL BE BETTER OFF WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PREPARED. WE HAVE INSPIRED THEM AND THEY ARE PREPARED TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS WORLD.

THEY'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS SO IT WAS TRULY A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THAT WITH THEM.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY YESTERDAY TO ATTEND THE FIFTH GRADE CLASS OF 2021 AND TOMORROW WE'LL GO TO BIRD AND CELEBRATE THOSE STUDENTS AS THEY MOVE ON. I REFERENCED WHAT HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY AT GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE THESE STUDENTS ARE TRANSITIONING TO BULLDOGS SO THIS IS A SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR FOR US. THE WORK THAT WE DO FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT AND THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE ARE REALLY ROOTED IN WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING THIS TIME OF YEAR AS OUR STUDENTS HAVING THESE SPECIAL MOMENTS, OUR FAMILIES GET TO STAND THERE AND CELEBRATE THOSE MOMENTS WITH THEM AND IT'S TRULY A CULMINATING EXPERIENCE OF ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN THIS ROOM AND OUR OFFICES AND OUR CLASSROOMS. IT'S WHAT GIVES US ENERGY AS PROFESSIONALS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

THIS IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE. THIS IS A TIME TO BE PROUD OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATES, THOSE WHO ARE MOVING ON AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMER AND RESTING AS WE CAN START IT ALL OVER AGAIN AND CELEBRATE THE CLASS OF 22 JUST A YEAR FROM NOW, SO CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. [APPLAUSE]

>> AS DR. RALEY RETURNS TO THE DESK, JUST A SHOUTOUT TO OUR GREAT LEADER. SHE WAS NAMED CHAIR OF THE REGION ONE SUPERINTENDENT STUDY GROUP AT A MAY MEETING.

THAT MEANS SUPERINTENDENTS ACROSS THE REGION RECOGNIZED WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW, THAT DR. RALEY BRINGS HIS ECCHO PACK

[10. ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:]

>> YEAH, ALTHOUGH WE'RE FINISHING THE ACADEMIC YEAR, LEARNING DOES NOT STOP. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN ON THE 14TH OF JUNE WITH A FINE ARTS CAMP. WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS SIGNED UP FOR THAT, OPPORTUNITIES TO HONE THEIR SKILLS AND PROVIDE ENRICHING OPPORTUNITIES. OUR OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED RECOGNIZED ON THE 17TH THIS YEAR AS IT'S ON A 19 SO OUR BUSINESS OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED. WE'LL FOLLOW UP THE FINE ARTS CAMP WITH AN STEM CAMP AND YOU CAN SEE THE DATES FOR THAT.

WE HAVE OVER A HUNDRED STUDENTS SIGNED UP SO THAT WILL BE GREET FOR OUR STUDENTS. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE IN JULY. WE'LL HAVE A RETREAT AND WORK SESSION DURING THE DAY FOLLOWED BY OUR EVENING MEETING AND JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS AFTER THAT, WE'LL WELCOME OUR NEW EMPLOYEES TO OUR SCHOOL DIVISION FROM THE 10TH THROUGH THE 13TH AND THEN WE WILL KICK OFF THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR WITH OUR CONVOCATION ON THE 16TH, A GRAND REOPENING, A LOT OF THINGS TO CELEBRATE AS WE'RE PREPARING FOR A BOND REFERENDUM, PREPARING FOR THE RETURN OF 99.99% OF OUR STUDENTS IN PERSON.

IT'S REALLY AN EXCITING TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE START OF ANOTHER

YEAR. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THAT IS ALL GOOD INFORMATION AND IT'S EXCITING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE RECOGNITION OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT

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[11. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD]

[12. SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS:]

WE'RE GOING BACK TO YOU FOR IS SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS.

INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN THE CLASSROOM THIS YEAR, I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK MATT FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES WHO CREATED AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE. IT'S A CELEBRATION THE TOPIC IS UNMITE LEARNING. I LOVE THAT.

WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE FALL AND HOW MANY DIVISIONS WE HAVE, HALF OF ITS WORK FORCE SIGNING UP FOR OPPORTUNITIES. THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO OUR PROFESSIONALS WHO WANT TO LEARN. WE'RE MAXIMIZING THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY LEARNER AND THAT'S NOT JUST OUR STUDENTS, IT'S OUR ADULTS AS WELL SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE ARE PLANNING FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN AUGUST 23RD OF 2021, JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS AWAY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR FAMILIES TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR INTERESTS ARE FOR NEXT YEAR AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE HAVE ONLY A HAND FULL OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REQUESTING A DISTANCED LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE BEST SITUATION IS FOR THEM NEXT YEAR BUT WE CAN EXPECT THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS TO BE RETURNING IN PERSON WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JUST A HAND FULL OF INDIVIDUALS SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US THE HAVE LEARNING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTINUE TO A GREATER DEGREE THAN IT HAS THIS YEAR WITH A MORE TRADITIONAL DAY AND SPEERNS WE HAD IN OUREXPERIENCES WE HAD CLASSROOMS PRIOR TO PANDEMIC. I APPLAUD OUR INSTRUCTORS GREATLY. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPANDING ON THAT SO FULL STEAM AHEAD WITH THAT.

WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO STAY TUNED TO WHAT WE'RE DOING SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND ANY ADAPTATIONS WE MAY WANT OR NEED.

WE CAN ONLY HOPE THERE ARE MITIGATION EFFORTS THAT WE WILL NOT NEED NEXT YEAR SO A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN THE FALL.

AS WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS IN THIS ROOM REGARDING A POTENTIAL INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR WHERE WE CAN PROVIDE ENRICHMENT AND PROVIDE MORE TIME FOR-2023 SCHO CAN PROVIDE ENRICHMENT AND PROVIDE MORE TIME FOR LEARN ING CAN PROVIDE ENRICHMENT AND PROVIDE MORE TIME FOR LEARN ING CAN PROVIDE ENRICHMENT AND PROVIDE MORE TIME FOR LEARN ING CAN PROVIDE ENRICHMENT AND AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT THAT BY MID JUNE AND HOPEFULLY THAT CAN PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE.

WE ALSO HAVE A GRANT APPLICATION WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WITH UNFINISHED LEARNING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE MORE EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS.

REAL EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACTIVITY BUS FOR STUDENTS TO HELP STUDENTS BE SUCCESSFUL AS WE RETURN TO SCHOOL IN THE FALL SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

BOARD MEMBERS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT AS WE TALK ABOUT THE GRAND REOPENING OF OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO CONTINUALLY ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE ENTER INTO A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT.

WE'RE GOING TO TO GO THROUGH AN AUDIT OF OUR PUBLIC RELATION EFFORTS THIS SUMMER, LOOK AT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND LOOK AT HOW WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH OUR FAMILIES SO WE CAN DO BETTER OUT REACH WITH OUR FAMILIES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON TWO WAY COMMUNICATION AND TALKING ABOUT THE GREAT NEWS THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.

AS WE SEE HERE WE HAVE AN AUDIENCE IN FRONT OF US TONIGHT.

WE ALSO KNOW THERE'S AN AUDIENCE WHO COULD NOT JOIN US THIS EVENING. IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND AND CELEBRATE THE REST OF THE

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ALSO, I'M PROUD TO CELEBRATE THE WORK OF OUR PROFESSIONALS WHO START AT AN EARLY AGE TO SHARE WITH OUR STUDENT THAT IS THERE ARE MULTIPLE PATHWAYS. WE HAD STUDENTS ON TRACTORS, WEARING A STETHOSCOPE, STUDENTS WERE HARVESTING LETTUCE, IT WAS A GREAT HANDS ON EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF PATHWAYS TO BE A WELL-PAID WAGE EARNER IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU TO GTECH FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. IT WAS A GREAT HIGHLIGHT TO THE WEEK. SUMMER ACADEMIC SCHEDULE.

I TALKED ABOUT FINE ARTS CAMP, STEM XAFRP, WE HAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPERIENCES AND MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPERIENCES AND AS I SAID, LEARNING CONTINUES IN THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCAMS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER.

WE DON'T STOP BECAUSE IT'S SUMMER BREAK.

MS. EAST LEADING THAT WORK ON YOUR AGENDA THIS EVENING YOU WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE SOME SUMMER POSITIONS THAT ARE PART OF OUR BUDGET SO I WANTED TO LET OUR PUBLIC KNOW OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED ANY OF THOSE EXPERIENCES, GIVE US A CALL AND WE CAN PROVIDE MORE DIRECTION FOR YOU. THE LAST THING IS OUR VACCINATION UPDATE. DR. JENNIFER WAGNER IS IN OUR AUDIENCE. SHE CONTINUES TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES. WE HAVE VACCINATED OVER 200 STUDENTS. WE'LL RECEIVE BOTH THEIR FIRST SHOT AND SECOND SHOT BY THE TIME WE FINISH ON JUNE 16TH.

WHAT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE LAST TIME I WAS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IS WE HAD STUDENTS THERE WITH THEIR PARENTS AND SO THE STUDENTS WERE GETTING THEIR VACCINES, THE PARENTS WERE THERE, IT'S CONTRIBUTING TO THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND IT'S GOING TO HELP US AS WE PREPARE FOR WHAT THE FALL WILL LOOK LIKE FOR US. SO I WANT TO THANK DR. WAGNER AND OUR HEALTH PARTNERS. WE WERE DOING IT 3 WEEKS AGO SO AS SOON AS IT WAS RELEASED PUBLICLY THAT YOU COULD DO IT, WE WERE ON IT AND MAKING IT HAPPEN.

I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW FOR OUR PUBLIC THAT WE ARE NOT REQUIRING A VACCINE FOR ENTRY INTO SCHOOL FOR THE FALL. WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO WANT THE SHOT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR THEM THE BEST WE CAN. IT'S BAN LOT, MS. HORN. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE BUT WE'RE MOVING AND SHAKING. PROUD OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING.

>> YOU CAN TAKE A BREATH NOW. I WOULD JUST REITERATE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY DOCUMENTS ATTACHED TO OUR AGENDA EVERY MONTH AND THERE ARE SOME REALLY POSITIVE ONES IN JUST THIS SECTION ALONE. THE FIFTH GRADE VISITS TO GTECH ARE ALWAYS FUN.

I DID WITNESS, FIRST OF ALL, THE STUDENTS WERE SO WELL BEHAVED. WE HAD EXTRA HELPERS THERE.

MS. BENNETT'S DAUGHTER, WHO IS A NU NURSE, WAS PART OF THAT INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDENTS AND WHOA, EVERY STUDENT IN EVERY GROUP WAS SO EXCITED AND SO NOW CUSSED ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THAT EXPERIENCE AND I THINK THEY REALLY LOVE HEARING THAT?

[13. CONSENT ITEMS:]

SO THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS? >> THIS BRINGS US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. FOR N, WE WILL NEED TO APPOINT OUR VSBA DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE.

IF THERE'S A BOARD MEMBER WHO WISHES TO PULL ANY ITEMS OUT OR WISHES TO PRESENT A MOTION FOR

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OUR CONSENT ITEMS I WILL ENTERTAIN THAT. >> CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE

THE CONSENT ITEMS 13A THROUGH 13N. >> THANK YOU.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEMS A THROUGH M. ANY DISCUSSION?

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AND THAT WAS EVERYONE.

ALL RIGHT. N, MS. BENNETT, COULD YOU OPEN UP N? IS THAT POSSIBLE, SO EVERYONE CAN SEE THAT? ALL RIGHT.

SO, ONE OF THE VERY IMPORTANT ACTIVITY THAT IS WE DO AS A BOARD AND AS BOARD MEMBERS IS ATTEND AN ANNUAL CONVENTION WHERE A LOT OF LEGISLATION IS DISCUSSED.

SO TONIGHT WE NEED TO APPOINT A DELEGATE AND AN ALTERNATE TO THAT WON VEININGS SO THAT THAT ONE DELEGATE IS THE PERSON THAT GETS TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND THEE DELEGATE IS THE PERSON THAT GETS TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND THEY PRESENT THE VOTE FOR THE BOARD ON EACH OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE CONVENTION. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS

ITEM? >> MADAM CHAIR, FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY NOT IT AND SECOND, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MADAM CHAIR AS OUR DELEGATE AND OUR VICE CHAIR AS OUR ALTERNATE.

>> ALL RIGHT, IS THERE A SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE WHO APPROVE, KAREN HORN AS THE DELEGATE AND MIKE NEWMAN AS THE ALTERNATE DELEGATE, PLEASE SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> THAT WAS EVERYBODY. >> YEAH, I SAID IT LOUDLY, TOO.

>> ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE CONSENT ITEM, IS THAT CORRECT? AWESOME. ALL RIGHT.

WOW. WE HAVE GOT TON ITEM 14. WE HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT.

[14. INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT:]

WE HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT. DN ITEM 14. WE HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT.

DTN ITEM 14. WE HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT. DEN ITEM 14.

WE HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT. DR. RALEY. >> YES, MA'AM, I'M GOING TO ASK MELISSA REEMS TO COME FORWARD AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THEIR TEAM'S GREAT WORK.

>> GOOD EVENING, I GAVE A LOT OF THOUGHT -- >> YOU NEED TO TURN IT ON.

>> SORRY. OKAY. GOOD EVEN DR. RALEY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I GAVE A LOT OF THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT TOO SHARE TONIGHT FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT AND I LANDED ON SHARING SNAPSHOTS AT VARIOUS LEVELS AT RANDOLPH DURING THIS MOST UNUSUAL YEAR. OUR TEACHERS REALLY NEEDED TO THINK DITCHEDLY ABOUT HOW STUDENTSFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW STUDENTS COLLABORATED. STUDENTS HAD TO GET THE ARMS TO PLAY THE DRUM AND THIS IS A LONG TERM IMPOPROJECT. THAT'S A NICE SCAFFOLDING, START TO FINISH SO FANTASTIC. GLOW GAMES. I THINK MANY OF YOU HAVE VISITED WHEN THAT'S BEENING HAPPENING AND JUST A FUN WAY TOO REVIEW MATERIAL AT THE END OF A UNIT.

THE LIGHTS ARE ALL OFF, EVERYTHING IS BLACK LIGHTS AND THEY REVIEW EVERYTHING FROM SCIENCE TO ART TO MATH TO HISTORY. AND STUDENTS CREATED A ZIP LINE.

THEY WERE ABLE TO SHOW THEIR MASTERY AND SKILL FROM A RECENT SCIENCE LESSON AND GETTING OUTSIDE, MOST OF YOU HAVE VISITED RANDOLPH. MY FAVORITE PLACE IN THE BUILDING IS OUR CORLETT YARD AND IT'SCOURTYARD AND IT'S LOOKING SO BEAUTIFUL RIGHT NOW THANKS TO OUR FAMILIES AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AND STUDENTS. STUDENTS GOT A CHANCE TO GET

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GOOCHLAND PROVOIDED BOOKS FOR STUDENTS AS THEY READ AND CREATED A FLAT SELF WHERE THEY WANTED TO PUT THEM IN THE PLACES THEY WENT AND VISITED. I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF THE TEACHERS AT RANDOLPH FOR THE AMAZING STUDENT EXPERIENCE THAT IS THEY PROVIDED, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS YEAR AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEY DO NEXT YEAR, SO THANK YOU.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKING QUITE REFRESHED >> THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU

HAVE KICK BALL AND GRADUATION, I HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE SUN >> EXCUSE ME, YOU LOOK GREAT.

I'M IMPRESSED AFTER THIS DAY YOU'VE HAD HAD AND THIS YEAR. ASOME.

THANK YOU >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENERGY. >> THE DAY WE VISITED, THERE WAS ALMOST AS MUCH GOING ON OUTSIDE AS INSIDE. THE COURTYARD IS BEAUTIFUL AND IT'S AN EASY SPACE TO FORGET SOMETIMES IN SCHOOLS BUT YOU DIDN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

BETWEEN KINDERGARTENS AND FIFTH GRADERS, EVERYBODY WAS DOING A MAGNIFICENT LESSON THEY WILL REMEMBER FOR A LONG TIME, I'M SURE. THANK YOU FOR ENSURING THAT CAN

HAPPEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. >> I BET SOME SAID THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF EVER.

[LAUGHTER] LOVE IT. >> IT MUST HAVE BEEN VERY EXCITED TO EXPERIENCE THAT AND I KNOW THAT YOU DIDN'T -- WELL, YOU DID HAVE HISTORY AS A PARENT THERE KNOWING WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO TRY AND SHOW UP FOR GRANDPARENT'S NIGHT OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS. WHAT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE WREN VISIONS YOU HAD.RENOVATIONS YOU.

HOW DID THAT HELPYOU HAD. HOW DID THAT HELP YOUR ENVIRONMENT?

>> FROM A MANAGERIAL STANDPOINT, THAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO, RIGHT? THE PARKING LOT, ALTHOUGH I CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT LINE, IT'S REALLY ALLOWED US TO HAVE A LOT OF CARS BUT WE HAD PROBABLY DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF CAR RIDERS BECAUSE OF COVID SO WE WERE BRINGING IN OVER 200 CARS IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. WE GET THEM OUT IN 12 MINUTES WHICH IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE BUT IT BACKS UP A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN JUST ALL THE RENOVATIONS, AS A PARENT AND NOW AS THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF THIS SCHOOL, IT'S JUST A GREAT FEELING.

YOU GET THIS WARM, OLDER FEELING YET THE INNOVATION THAT'S HAPPENING AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING MAKE IT FEEL CUTTING EDGE, WHICH IS JUST SUCH A NICE CONTRAST.

IT'S REALLY JUST SUCH A GREAT FEELING AND I TOLD DR. RALEY AND DR. GUYER AND I TELL ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN, I AM SO HAPPY TO BE HERE AND SO BLESSED TO LEAD THE SCHOOL AND CANNOT WAIT FOR THE AMAZING THINGS WE'RE GOING TO DO TOGETHER. I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SPORT OF ME AS A FIRST YEAR PRINCIPAL OF GOOCHLAND AND OUR SCHOOL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> ALL YOU'RE STAFF WAS SO ENERGETIC. EVERYBODY WAS INVOLVED AND PARTICIPATING IN WHATEVER WAS AVAILABLE. IT WAS GREAT.

>> WE GAVE A TOUR TO A NEW FAMILY THAT'S MOVING AND THEY COMMENTED ON THE SAME THING AND THEY'RE LIKE HAS EVERYONE DRANK COFFEE? EVERYONE WAS SO EXCITED BUT

THAT'S HOW WE ARE ALL THE TIME. >> BUT TAKES A LEADER TO FILLED THAT KINDBUILD THAT KIND OF ENERGY SO THAT SPEAKS TO YOU SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> OF COURSE. THANK YOU. PLAIT

[15. INFORMATION ITEMS:]

THIS IS A PROPOSED ITEM, THIS IS A DRAFT. WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN A LEGISLATIVE, JOINT MEETING, BUT TYPICALLY IT

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REPRESENTATIVES, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, MA'AM.

THIS ONE INFORMS THE WORK WE DO WHEN WE MEET ON THE HILL WITH LEGISLATURES.

OF COURSE THE BOARD IS SHRADYED TO MEET WITH OUR LEGISLATURES IN JULY PRIOR TO OUR NEXT MEET SOING WHAT YOU PRESENT TO THEM THEN WOULD BE A DRAFT AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD. I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED IN FRONT OF YOU REFLECTS A LOT OF THE THINGS DISCUSSED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN REFERENCED ON THIS LIST IS A DIRECT RESULT OF A CONVERSATION WE HAD WITH A CITIZEN RECENTLY SO IT REPRESENTS OUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO HAS A VISION FOR WHAT ISSUES WITH GOING TO IMPACT OUR SCHOOL DIVISION, MOST NOTINGLY THE CREATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCHOOL RECOGNITION FUND SO I THINK THIS IS A RELATIVE AND TIMELY DOCUMENT. IT'S A LITTLE LONGER THAN THE BOARD HAS SEEN IN THE PAST BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEX NATURE OF OUR WORK AND THE IMPACT RICHMOND HAS ON US, SO THIS PUTS A STAKE IN THE GROUND. IT IS, AS NOTED, AN INFORMATION ITEM. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AJOUSTMENTS AT ANY POINT IN TIME

BUT THIS WAS SHARED AS AN INITIAL REVIEW. >> GREAT, THANK YOU.

I WAS LOOKING FOR A PARTICULAR ITEM. WHAT NUMBER THE THE BROADBAND?

>> NUMBER FOUR. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. NUMBER FOUR.

I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION AND WE KNOW THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ARE ALSO SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION. WE ALL KNOW TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY THAT THIS WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR EVERY CITIZEN IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO I AM VERY HAPPY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ADD THAT, SO AS YOU HAVE STATED, THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM, SO WE WILL NOT BE VOTING ON THIS TONIGHT AND SPEAKING WITH MR. DRUMWRIGHT FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, IT'S OKAY THAT WE'RE BRINGING A DRAFT ITEM THAT'S NOT BEEN APPROVED YET BECAUSE THINGS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME THAT COULD CHANGE OUR EMPHASIS ON THIS DOCUMENT SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, SIR. DO YOU WANT TO HANDLE 15B?

>> SURE, HAPPY TO ASK ROSIE HOLMEN AT THE PODIUM. SHE SUPPORTED OUR GRADUATION EFFORTS LAST NIGHT WHEN I ASKED HER IF SHE COULD PROVIDE SATELLITE LOCATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION. SHE WAS ON IT AND MADE IT HAPPEN AND WE HAD SOME OF OUR GUESTSOUT L LINES SO WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE HER LEADERSHIP AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE GREAT WORK HERON THE GREAT WORKR HAS BEEN DOING.

>> GOOD EVENING. THE PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IN OUR OPERATIONS. OUR STAFF MEMBERS HAVE BEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCES IN CARRYING OUT OUR MISSION AND MAXIMIZING THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY LEARNER.

OUR PROFESSIONALS REMAIN FLEXIBLE, COOPERATIVE AND THEY ACCOMMODATED CHANGES AS THEY OCCUR SO I'M VERY THANK FE FOR EACH AND EVERY EMPLOYEEFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT I SUPERVISE. WE HAD OVER 200 SCHOOL BUS REQUESTS SO WE RANGE FROM 50 TO 200 EACH MONTH, CHANGES WITH PARENTS EITHER WANTING TO MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS, SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT, ABOUT 200 FOR THIS MARKING PERIOD.

WE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL SERVICES AFTER SCHOOL OR DURING THE WEEKEND AND THAT'S TO, AGAIN, MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY LEARNER. WE HIRED TWO PROFESSIONALS DURING THIS PANDEMIC, WHICH WAS AMAZING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.

WE DID GAIN A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND A CAR DRIVER, SO I'M THANKFUL TO ADD THOSE TWO ADDITIONS TO OUR DEPARTMENT. WE CON AS A WHOLE DATED ROUTES SO WE WERE ABLE TO DOSOLIDATED

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I'M HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO ITS BEST THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

WE CENTRALIZED THE USE OF COUNTY VEHICLES JUST TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE EASIER FOR OUR MECHANICS TO GET TO AND FROM, SO MAKING THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE QUICKER AS FAR AS RESPONSE TIME, NOT FOCUSING ON TRYING TO TRAVEL ELSEWHERE, WE'RE NOW AT CENTRALIZED LOCATION, WHICH HELPS US A GREAT DEAL ON RESPONDING TO THESE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF SHOP ASSISTANCE.

WE COMMITTED TWO CIVIL PENALTIES IN EFFORTS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC WARNING LIGHT VIOLATIONS.

ONE WAS COMPLETING THE PROCESS AND THE INDIVIDUAL THAT ENDED UP COMPLETING THE PROCESS, SHE APOLOGIZED PROFUSELY, SO I WAS PROUD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO NOW HAVE SOME SAFETY MEASURES OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE CARS RUNNING OUR WARNING LIGHTS.

OUR PROJECTED PROJECTS FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR IS BASICALLY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND DAY CARE OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO EVALUATE THE FUEL SYSTEM TO ENSURE ACCURATE KEEPING AND SO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE THAT UP TO DATE.

EVALUATE THE TIME KEEPING AGAIN, WE CURRENTLY USE VYIFY AND IT WORKED OUT GREAT THIS YEAR BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER OUR DRIVERS A DEVICE INSIDE THE VEHICLES JUST TO KIND OF ELIMINATE THEM FROM USING THEIR PERSONAL CELL PHONES BUT THEY HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB WITH CLOCKING IN AND OUT USING THEIR PERSONAL CELL PHONES. I LIKE TO REDUCE EXCESS PAY BY ENSURING WE'RE FULFILLING OUR CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS WHERE WE HAVE THE 4 HOUR AND 6 HOUR CONTRACTS SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SPORT MORE REUPORPORT MORE RESO EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN THAT SCHOOL BUS LEAVES OUR YARD, THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATELY ADJUSTED MIRRORS WHEN THEY LEAVE. AND LASTLY, I DO WANT TO IMPLEMENT A TRAINING CURRICULUM THAT DETERMINES OUR PREVENTABLE AND NONPREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS SO INSTEAD OF CALLING IT AN ACCIDENT, OUR DRIVERS LEARN FROM IT. AND THAT IS IT FOR THIS

REPORTING PERIOD. >> THANK YOU, ANY QUESTIONS? >> CHAIR, IF I MAY.

SO YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO CONSOLIDATE FIVE ROUTE THIS IS PAST YEAR.

IS THERE ANY THOUGHT THAT SOME OF THAT MAY BE ABLE TO CARRY OVER INTO THE NEXT YEAR OR ARE WE GOING TO RESHUFFLE THE DECK NOW THAT WE HAVE FULL PARTICIPATION FROM EVERYBODY?

>> SURE. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE CONSOLIDATING ROUTES JUST TO HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT ROUTING PERIOD SO THAT WILL BE A CONTINUED PROCESS.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO SEE WE MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE POINT OF HAVING THE CIVIL PENALTY TO THE PEOPLE WHO RUN YOUR LIGHTS. I THINK WE STARTED THAT PROCESS

IN 2015. >> YES. >> SO THOSE ARE THE FIRST TWO.

>> THANK YOU. >> THAT'S AWESOME. AND I'M SORRY FOR BEING SO

IGNORANT BY WHAT'S A MIRROR GRID? >> PAINTED MARKINGS ON A GROUND WHERE YOU PULL UP A BUS AND YOU HAVE TO SEE THE MARKINGS IN YOUR MIRRORS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE APPROPRIATE AND THAT THEY ARE ALIGNED. JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A

SAFETY MEASURE FOR OUR DRIVERS. >> I LOVE IT. >> THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

>> SO SIMPLE. >> SO SIMPLE AND IT CAN SAVE A LIFE.

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>> YEAH, NO DOUBT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN OUR COUNTY. WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHEN THE BUILDERS ARE DESIGNING THEIR ROADS, IS THERE ANYONE THAT COMES TO YOU OR DO YOU KNOW, TO OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND LOOK AT THOSE ROADS. SAFETY BEGINS WITH A DESIGN.

>> YEAH, I DO COORDINATE WITH SOMEBODY IN THE COUNTY WITH REGARD TO THAT AND I WILL BE MORE ENGAGED AS FAR AS RIDE YOUS TURNS. THE ONESADIUS TURNS. THE ONES CURRENTLY DO NOT GIVE US THAT CORRECT RADIUS SO, YES,

WE'RE IN CONTACT. >> THANK YOU FOR DOING THATTICS TRAY WORK.

>> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE IT. >> SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU, THANK

YOU. >> BOARD MEMBERS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MS. HOLMEN DID NOT DISCUSS IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONSOLIDATE BUS STOPS AS WELL.

FOR MORE COMMUNITIES, THAT'S A CHALLENGE. THERE ARE SOME INEFFICIENCIES THAT CANEFFICIENCIES THATHAT CAN INCREASE SAFETY.

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND IT'S HAPPENED WITH LITTLE FANFARE.

IT INCREASES THE SAFETY AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE FUEL ALONG THE WAY.

OUR OPERATIONS TEAM, OUR UNSUNG HEROS WHO TRANSPORT STUDENTS, FEED STUDENTS, KEEP OUR FACILITIES SAFE AND CLEAN AND THEY DON'T ASK FOR RECOGNITION. THEY'RE HUMBLE SERVANTS BUT WE'RE BLESSED WITH AMAZING LEADERS AND FOLKS DEDICATED TO THIS DIVISION.

LISA LANDRUM IS ONE OF THOSE LEADERS. WE KNOW THAT OUR FOOD SERVICE TEAM HAS REALLY SHINED IN SO MANY WAYS. THE PANDEMIC, WE LEFT SCHOOL ON MARCH 13, 2020. THEY STARTED SERVING MEALS ON THE 17TH OF MARCH AND THEY HAVE SERVED THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF MEALS TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN REALLY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS AND WE APPLAUD OUR LEADERSHIP. SHE HAS PLANS THIS SUMMER TO CONTINUE THAT GREAT WORK AS SHE TAKES OUR SUNSHINE FOOD BUS OUT INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES, TO SUPPORT LITERACY INITIATIVES AS WELL, AND JUST CONTINUE HER GREAT WORK SO LISA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP, WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT YOU

HAVE TO SHARE WITH US TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, MADAM CHAIR, DR. RALEY. AS YOU KNOW, SINCE MID MARCH WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FEED ALL CHILDREN AGES 18 AND UNDERSTOOD FREE OF CHARGE. THIS PROGRAM WILL EXPIRE ON OUR RETURN TO SCHOOL IN AUGUST, HOWEVER, WE WILL SWITCH TO ANOTHER FEDERAL PROGRAM ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE FEEDING ALL CHILDREN, CHILDREN FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WITH THE CONDITION BEING THAT THESE STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED. RIGHT NOW WE CAN FEED ANY CHILD 18 AND UNDER SO THERE'S A DIFFERENCE HERE BUT I'M SO HAPPY WE CAN FEED ALL THESE KIDS FOR FREE. OF COURSE IT'S BEEN A DIFFERENT YEAR FOR EVERYONE.

WE HAVE ADDED CARTS, WE HAVE DONE MEAL DELIVERY AND OUR CURB SIDE MEAL DISTRIBUTIONS.

USING THE MODELS ABOVE, WE HAVE SERVED 73,072 FREE BREAKFAST MEALS THIS YEAR AND 102,973 FREE LUNCH MEALS THIS YEAR. I DIDN'T SURE THIS WITH YOU LAST TIME I WAS HERE BUT WE ADDED AN EFFICIENCY TO OUR SECONDARY COMPLEX CAFETERIA. IT'S A TRAY CEILING MACHINE AND WE HAVE USED IT TO CREATE OUR OWN MEALS. WE FREEZE THEM AND PARENT CANS PICK THEM UP AT THE CURB SIDE. THEY'RE OVENABLE AND THE TRAYS ARE COMPOSTABLE.

IT'S FUN. THIGH CAN DO ABOUT 200 MEALS IN AN HOUR AND WE HAVE PLANS FOR THIS FOR POST PANDEMIC AS WELL. WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS ON OUR SUNSHINE BUS AND WE ALSO HAVE

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SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMER. STARTING NEXT WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING FREE MEALS FOR GHS, SOL REMEDIATION AND SNACKS FOR THE FINE ARTS CAMP.

THE PREVIOUS WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO AGAIN WITH HIGH SCHOOL AND SUMMER SCHOOL MEALS AND THAT'S WHEN WE START OUR SUNSHINE BYES ROUTE. THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE BUS MONDAY THROUGHUS ROUTE. THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE BUS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE BUS ROUTE THIS YEAR WILL INC INCLUDE THREE 45-MINUTE STOPS. THE FIRST IS GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, DIRECTING FAMILIES TO COME OVER TO PICK UP EXTRA MEALS FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THEY WILL BE PROVIDING US SNACKS TO INCLUDE WITH OUR MEAL DISTRIBUTION. AFTER GRACE, WE GO TO JERUSALEM BAPTIST AND SECOND UNION BAPTIST CHURCH. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THESE STOPS, I THINK THEY WILL DO VERY WELL THIS YEAR. JUNE 28TH, WE MOVE TO THE MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUMMER MEALS AND PROVIDE THE FIELD TRIP BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO STUDENTS ON FRIDAYS. OUR CURB SIDE MEAL DISTRIBUTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER EVERY KENNED FROM 12:30 TO 1:30, THE LAST ONE ON AUGUST 18TH.W FROM 12:30 TO 1:30, THE LAST ONE ON AUGUST 18TH.E FROM 12:30 TO 1:30, THE LAST ONE ON AUGUST 18TH. FROM 12:30 TO 1:30, THE LAST ONE ON AUGUST 18TH. FROM 12:30 TO 1:30, THE LAST ONE ON AUGUST 18TH.WE FROM 12:30 TO 1:30, THE LAST ONE ON AUGUST 18TH.D FROM 12:30 TO 1:30, THE LAST ONE ON AUGUST 18TH.N FROM 12:30 TO 1:30, THE LAST ONE ON AUGUST 18TH.ES FROM 12:30 TO 1:30, THE LAST ONE ON AUGUST 18TH.DA FROM 12:30 TO 1:30, THE LAST ONE ON AUGUST 18TH.Y FROM 12:30 TO 1:30, THE LAST ONE ON AUGUST 18TH. AS THE SCHOOL YEAR GETS CLOSER, WE WILL REEVALUATE WHETHER WE NEED THE CURB SIDE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

THE SUNSHINE BUS. A CAM BANE CALLED NO KID HUNGRY HAS PROVIDED A LOT OF PROMOTIONALBANE CALLED NO KID H HAS PROVIDED A LOT OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR US.

THEY HAVE GIVEN US BANNERS TO UTE UP AT THE CHURCHES, SOME MAGNETIC SIGNAGE, SOME PENCILS AND BRACELETS, HATS, THAT KIND OF THING SO WE CAN HAVE DAILY GIVEAWAYS AND HOT OFF THE PRESS, I JUST GOT AN E-MAIL FROM KIM JEFFERSON RIGHT BEFORE I CAME OVER HERE AND THE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM IS GOING TO DONATE BOOKS THIS YEAR. THEY HAVE ABOUT 600 BOOKS TO GIVE US TO DONATE WITH THE MEALS. I JUST HEARD ABOUT THAT BEFORE I CAME OVER HERE. AND THEY'RE PRINTING US UP SOME FLIERS AND HANDOUTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS TO GIVE OUT. WE ADDED A SOUND SYSTEM WITH PA CAPABILITIES TO THE BUS THIS SUMMER SO WE CAN HAVE MUSIC, WE CAN MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND I WANT TO THANK TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE BUS OVER TO THE AUDIO PLACE TO HAVE THE INSTALL DONE. WE ALSO HAD MAINTENANCE THAT CAME IN AND CHECKED ALL OUR EQUIPMENT, OUR PLUMBING, EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO. THE BUS HAS HAD ITS HEALTH INSPECTION AND CINDY EDDIE HAS GIVEN IT A BATH RIGHT BEFORE THIS PICTURE SO WE'RE GOOD TO GO FOR THE SUMMER. EXCITING, TOO, THE BOOK MOBILE, GPS BOOK MOBILE IS GOING TO JOIN US JULY 14TH, THE 21ST AND THE 28TH SO THAT WILL BE A LOT OF FUN.

AND, AS ALWAYS, THE FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, LISA. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ALL OF US HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE YOUR TEAM DOING WHAT THEY LOVE TO DO. ALWAYS FULL OF SMILES AND THEY KNOW THESE STUDENTS, THEY KNOW THESE FAMILIES NOW DUE TO THE MEAL PICKUP.

IT'S JUST AN AMAZING COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE IN FEEDING OUR CHILDREN SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE LOVE THAT YOU BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS?

ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GREAT JOB.

>> THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. >> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE TO THE ACTION ITEMS.

[16. ACTION ITEMS:]

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>> YES, THANK YOU MS. HORN. IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR, OUR COMMUNITY WILL DECIDE ON A COUPLE OF BOND REFERENDUM QUESTIONS AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WILL BE ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS COMMUNITY WANTS TO INCUR THE DEBT TO BUILD A FIRE STATION AND A COURTHOUSE.

THE OTHER QUESTION WILL BE WHETHER OR NOT THIS COMMUNITY WANTS TO INCUR $60 MILLION WORTH OF DEBT TO BUILD AN ANY GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARYY GOOCHLAND ELEMENTA GOOCHLAND ELEMENTAN GOOCHLAND ELEMENTAE GOOCHLAND ELEMENTAW GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ADDITION TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL, STEM CENTER, AUXILIARY GYM, WRESTLING ROOM AS WELL AS BULLDOG WAY. SO IN ORDER TO MOVE OUR WORK FORWARD AND TO PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THAT BOND REFERENDUM, WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO YOU THAT THE SCHOOL DIVISION ENTERS A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FIRM MBP AND WE HAVE THE INDIVIDUALS WITH US THIS EVENING WHO WILL TALK ABOUT THIS WORK AND OUR POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND IF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THESE PROJECTS AND THE PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD, WE KNOW THAT BUILDING A SCHOOL DOES NOT HAPPEN IN A COMMUNITY EVERY DAY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY WORK THAT WE DO TO BUILD THIS PROJECT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VALUES OF THIS COMMUNITY, IS A SCHOOL BUILDING THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF. IT IS A SCHOOL BUILDING THAT REPRESENTS THE HARD WORK OF OUR TAXPAYERS, REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR HARD WORK AND THEIR DOLLARS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION, SO IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE GET THIS PROJECT RIGHT.

WITH ALL THE EXPERTISE OUR SCHOOL DIVISION HAS, WE BELIEVE THAT WE NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF THE TEAM FROM MBP SO WE CAN HAVE A PROJECT. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROJECT. THESE ISSUES THAT WILL IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE ZERO IMPACT ON OUR TAXES. IT WAS PROJECTED THAT WE CAN FUND THESE PROJECTS WITH NO TAX INCREASE SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE NOTE THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR POTENTIAL

RELATIONSHIP AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU THIS EVENING >> MADAM CHAIR, DR. RALEY, I'M DON YOUNG AND IF WE TAKE ON THE CONTRACT, I WOULD BE THE CONTRACT EXECUTIVE.

TO MY LEFT IS JIM, HE WOULD BE THE PROJECT MANAGER AND RYAN WOULD BE THE ON SITE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEAM. K-12 SECTOR WORK IS ONE OF OUR BREAD AND BETTER SECTORS FOR MBP. WE'RE A VIRGINIA BASED FIRM.

OUR RICHMOND OFFICE WOULD BE THE OFFICE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. WE HAVE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING IN THE K-12 SECTOR AND WE BRING LIKE WE CAN BRING A LOT OF VALUE-ADDED EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE TO THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH THIS SCHOLTE SCHOOL SYSTEM SO WE'RESCHOOL SYSTEM SO WE'RE PROUD TO BE HERE. I WILL BORROW ONE OF YOUR SAYINGS TONIGHT, BEST DAY EVER TO BE PART OF THIS. WE HAVE A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, JIM, I KNOW I WANTED TO

ADDRESS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT SPECIFICALLY. >> YES, JIM, MBP, I WILL BE THE PROJECT MANAGER AND THE MAIN POINT OF CONTACT WITH DR. RALEY AND HIS TEAM THROUGH CLOSEOUT AND THROUGH THE WARRANTY SO LOOKING AT A FUN, MULTIYEAR PROCESS.

SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IS THE BULK OF MY EXPERIENCE. IT STILL NEVER LOSES ANY THRILL FOR ME, I LOVE DOING THIS AND I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED TO BUILD A NEW GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, REPLACING A BUILDING BUILT IN 1957. WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET THIS RIGHT SO IT CAN STAND THE TEST OF TIME AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY FOR THE NEXT 60 TO 70 YEARS. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THROUGH OUR CONVERSATIONS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT, A KEY INTEREST OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION SO

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RYAN WILL BE KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE ON THE CON DRABBING TRACTOR AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING. THANK YOU, THAT'S MYTRACT TRACT MAKING SURE THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING. THANK YOU, THAT'S MY COMMENTS FORSHOULD BE DOING.

THANK YOU, THAT'S MY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT. >> DEBBIE HAS BEEN LEADING THIS OFF. WE KNOW WITH THE BOND REFERENDUM, WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE A COMMITMENT THAT MAY NOT HAPPEN SO THERE'S A PHASE ONE AND A PHASE TWO OF THIS POTENTIAL CONTRACT THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO CONSIDER SO WE DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR AHEAD OF THIS PROCESS. IF WE OPEN THIS SCHOOL AS MOTED, WORK NEEDS TO BEGIN BEHIND THE SCENES SO WE CAN BE ON A TIME LINE FOR THAT. MS. WHITE, ANYTHING THAT WE'RE

MISSING? >> NO, SIR, WHAT YOU WILL BE APPROVING TONIGHT IS FOR US TO SIGN THE CONTRACT WHICH HAS THAT FIRST PHASE, ABOUT $50,000. WHAT WE HOPE THEY CAN GET DONE THROUGH NOVEMBER AND THAT VERY FIRST THING IS, OF COURSE, TO GET THE ARCHITECT ON BOARD.

THEN AS SOON AS THAT BOND RE REFERENDUM HITS, WE WILL COMMIT THE REST OF THE CONTRACT.

IT'S A VERY, VERY BIG COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING TO THIS PROJECT AND WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE TEAM BEHIND US BECAUSE SEVERAL OF YOU WERE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.

WE LISTENED THREE VERY COMPETENT FIRMS AND MCDONALD -- >> MBP.

>> OKAY, YES, MBP I COULDN'T REMEMBER THEMBP. I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE REST OF THEM. MBP STOOD OUT AND AS SOON AS WE CAN SIGN THIS CONTRACT, WE WILL SIGN THE ARCHITECT RFP. THERE ARE ITEMS AND THAT'S INFORMATION ONLY.

AS WE WORK MORE WITH THIS TEAM, WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT COMMISSIONING AND VALUE ENGINEERING, HOW MUCH WE NEEDED THAT. AT THIS POINT, WE NEED THEM TO LEAD US INTO THAT DISCUSSION. SO WE'LL BRING THOSE CONTRACTS TO YOU OR WE WILL BID IT OUT DEPENDING ON HOW WE DECIDE TO GO. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST PART OF THIS STEP AND WE ASK FOR YOU TO APPROVE THIS CONTRACT BECAUSE WE'RE SO EXCITED TO GET STARTED.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO MS. LEABOUGH AND MR. ANYMAN SPECIFICALLY FOR BEING PART OF THIS TEAM THAT SELECTED THIS TEAM. THERE ARE SOME ITEMS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA, A VERY, VERY THOROUGH PROPOSAL. YOU FOCUSED ON THIS BEING A LEGACY PROJECT RIGHT AWAY. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS IS A ROUGE INVESTMENT.

IT'S NOT JUST AN INVESTMENT FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS, IT COULD BE 60, IT COULD BE MORE.

DEPENDS ON HOW OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND REALLY, EDUCATION DOES EVOLVE AND BUILDING CHANGES ARE NECESSARY, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INCLUDING THAT INFORMATION.

AGAIN, IN THIS DOCUMENT, YOU REFERENCED VERY IMPORTANT PARTS OF BEING A STEWARD OF TAXPAYER MONEY. SPECIFICALLY YOU STATED AS A STEWARD OF TAX MAYER MONEY, GCPS WILL WANT TO ENSURE ACCURATE ACCOUNTING OF WORK AND THAT PAYMENT IS ONLY BEING MADE FOR SATISFACTORY WORK PUT IN PLACE. THANK YOU FOR THAT FOCUS, BECAUSE, YES, WE DO SERVE.

WE WORK FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY. IT'S THEIR TAX DOLL LARCENY AND

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AS I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS, ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS LOOKING FOR WAS YOUR DOROTHY HAM PROJECT. THAT WAS AN AMAZING PROJECT. AGAIN, CITIZENS HAVE NEVER LOOKED AT THAT PROJECT. THAT SPOKE TO ME BECAUSE THAT PROJECT REALLY EMBEDDED THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY, THE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY AND SO IF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, I THINK THAT THAT JUST GIVES ME MORE REASON TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO BE SERVING IN THIS ROLE, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THAT PROJECT AND THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING THAT HISTORY AND THE COMMUNITY MATTER WHEN YOU ARE CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING, IT'S MORE THAN A BUILD SOING I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY.

PART OF MY DAY JOB IS EXPANDING, DEVELOPING, BUILDING FACILITIES AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT AS I'M CERTAIN YOU HAVE HEARD BEFORE, THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS SO WHAT YOU HAVE WITH AN OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE IS SOMEBODY WHO IS READY AND MORE THAN CAPABLE OF HANDLING THOSE THINGS FOR YOU. THERE ARE DETAILS THAT YOU WILL NEVER THINK ABOUT UNTIL IT ISN'T RIGHT AND TRUTHFULLY, EVEN AS A COUNTY BUT CERTAINLY AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM, THERE'S NOBODY AROUND HERE WHO HAS ANY EXPERIENCE AT THIS. OUR MOST RECENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS NOW 15 YEARS OLD AND NOBODY WAS AN AROUND FOR THAT, AT LEAST NOT IN A POSITION WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE HAD INFLUENCE AT THAT POINT SO THIS IS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT TO US.

WHILE I DON'T WANT TO OVERLOOK OVER BOARD MEMBERS' OPPORTUNITIES TO ER BOARD MEMBES TO COTER BOARD MEMBERS' OPPORTUNITIEHER BOARD MEMBERS' OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMENT, I

WOULD LISLED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MR. WRIGHT, MAY I ASK YOU TO AMEND YOUR MOTION TO INCLUDE, IF

YOU WILL, THE AMOUNT? >> OH, GOODNESS. >> YES, I WILL PASS IT DOWN.

>> THANK YOU. >> VERY GOOD. MADAM CHAIR.

YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO HAND ME YOUR GLASSES. [LAUGHTER]

LET'S SEE. MOTION IN THE RED. >> OH, I'M SO>MOTION IN THE RED.

>> OH,>MOTION IN THE RED. >> OH, MOTION IN THE RED. >> OH, I'M SO VERY SORRY.

I MOVE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO CONTRACT WITH MBP FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR $585,709. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT

MOTION? >> I SECOND. >> THANK YOU.

A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO I NEED TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE ORIGINALAL MOTION?

>> NO, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL

>> MRS. LEABOUGH. >> YES. >> MR. NEWMAN?

>> YES, MS. HORN. >> YES. MR. RIGHT.

>> YES. AND MS. BAREFOOT-REID. >> YES.

>> THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK Y'ALL.

>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GETTING THERE. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE ARE NOW AT SECOND READING ON SOME POLICIES. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A SET OF

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WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SECOND READINGS DOWN THROUGH LB SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION

ON THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN THAT. >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ON SECOND READING TONIGHT, POLICIES GBG, GBL, GCQAB, GDN, IGBH, KBC, KC, KP AND LB.

>> I SECOND. >> DO I HAVE A MEIGS TO APPROVE THE LIST OF POLICIES? ALL THOSE IN FAVORMOTION TO APPE THE LIST OF POLICIES? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE'RE AT GCBA.

AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING WHEN WE HAD FIRST READ ON THIS POLICY, MS. BAREFOOT-REID HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT DELEGATION OF THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN AND WE ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING THAT SOME MORE. MS. BAREFOOT-REID IS GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ON THE HISTORY OF THAT SO WE HAVE MORE CLARIFICATION ON EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT AND WHICH POLICY, BUT AS WE WERE LOOKING AT THAT POLICY, I FOUND A POLICY EXAMPLE THAT SPOKE MORE CLEARLY TO SALARY SCHEDULES AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAD A LITTLE BUMP WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS AT FIRST READ BECAUSE THE TITLE OF THE POLICY IS STAFF SALARY SCHEDULES AND ALL THIS SAID WAS APPROVE SALARIES, SO WE HAVE A CHOICE HERE OF TWO DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE COULD REVISE THIS. IS THERE A WAY TO BRING THAT UP? THE FIRST ONE IS CROSSED THROUGH, BUT WE COULD EITHER -- WELL, WE COULD DO AT LOVE OF OTHER THINGS BUT THE TWO WAYS WOULD BE TO CROSSE THROUGH THE FIRST SENTENCE AND ONLY HAVE THE SCHOOL BOARDS ESTABLISHED AND ADOPTED SALARY SCHEDULES ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPROPRIATED BUDGET ON THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL'S WEBSITE OR KEEP THE FIRST SENTENCE AND ADD THE SECOND SENTENCE.

BOARD MEMBERS, DDO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS THAT? >> I TEND TO AGREE THAT HAVING IT SEPARATE IS A BETTER IDEA. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING OUT THERE TO ASSUME THAT I'M LOOKING, AS A BOARD MEMBER, AS INDIVIDUAL SALARIES OR SITUATIONS BECAUSE THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT THE CASE.

IN FACT, I DON'T WANT TO BE ANYWHERE NEAR THAT, DO I WOULD PREFER TO SEPARATE THAT AND REPLACE THE CURRENT SNNSSENTENC GCBA WITH THE SECOND THAT'S PRESENTED.

>> OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, BOARD MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT. I WILL ENTER TAN THAT MOTION THEN?

>> I MOTION THAT WE APPROVE GCB ON SECOND READ AS PRESENTED TONIGHT

>> I SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY APOSED? OKAY.

THIS IS ALSO ONE THAT MS. BAREFOOT-REID REPRESENTED AS A NEED FOR CHANGE ADD OUR LAST MOTING. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT?

>> WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS I FOUND OUT THAT WHEN WE USE WHICH TO CONNECT A PHRASE, YOU CAN ELIMINATE THAT PHRASE AS NOT IMPORTANT. IF IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE CONCEPT OF THE PARAGRAPH OR THE SENTENCE, YOU USE THE WORD THAT IF IT CANNOT BE ELIMINATED.

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>> OKAY. >> SO THIS IS A VSBA POLICY. MS. BENNETT, DO YOU HAVE ANY

THOUGHTS ON IF WE CHANGED A WORD THAT THAT WOULD CHANGE ANYTHING? >> [INAUDIBLE] OKAY.

BOARD MEMBERS. IF WE REMOVE THE VSBA, IT'S STILL A GOOD POLICY, WE CAN STILL USE VSBA GUIDANCE IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES. DO YOU SEE ANY ISSUES?

>> THERE ARE POLICIES WITHIN THE MANUAL THAT ARE DIRECTLY FROM THE VSBA RECOMMENDATIONS.

THERE ARE OTHERS THE BOARD HAS MODIFIED. THIS IS CERTAINLY IN YOUR

PURVIEW TO MAKE IT READ THE WAY YOU WANT. >> I WOULD ADD THAT IT MAKES ME HAPPIER WHEN I DON'T JUST TAKE SOMETHING BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE SUGGESTS IT.

>> VERY GOOD. >> THAT BEING CONSIDERED, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE POLICY GCQA AS

PRESENTED ON SECOND READING TONIGHT. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTHS AND A SECOND TO APPROVE POLICY GCQA ON SECOND READING AS ION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE POLICY GCQA ON SECOND

READING AS AMENDED. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> OPPOSED? FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT.

WHERE ARE WE NOW? I THINK WE'RE GETTING TO A REALLY GOOD PLACE, WHAT DO YOU THINK? OKAY. ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW.

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DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO MAKE FOR ISN'T IT TRUES >> GNOME, THE STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL PLAN BOARD IS A ONE STOP SHOP FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO UNDERSTAND THE MOVING PARTS OF OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. IT'S PRESENTED ON A MONTHLY BOARD MEETING AGENDA, SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY SPECIFIC ITEMS TO PULL OUT BUT IT'S A GREAT READ, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERWORKING OF OUR SCHOOL

DIVISION. >> I APPRECIATE THE ADVANCE NOTICE ON ADMISSIONS FOR FRESHMAN ENTERING INTO THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR. THERE WILL BE SEVEN NEW STUDENTS

AT MAGGIE WALKER. IS THAT TYPICAL? >> UH-HUH.

>> AND 29 INTO BLUE RIDGE GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL AND 57 FOR STUDENTS INTO THE ACA CLASS OF 2025. THAT IS 57 FAMILIES TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN AN ASSOCIATES DEG'S DEGREE POSSIBLY THE NEW TEACHER PREPA PREPARATION ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND I HOPE THAT THE PUBLIC READS THAT.

WE HAVE OUR ADEN TANS ENROLLMENT UPDATE. >>TTENDANCE

ENROLLMENT UPDATE. >> YEAH, WE'RE TRENDING IN A VERY POSITIVE DIRECTION WITH ATTENDANCE AND ENROLLMENT. OUR STUDENTS ATTENDED A HIGHER RATE THIS YEAR THAN THIS TIME

LAST YEAR AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE THAT INTO THE FUTURE. >> GREAT, THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE NOW TO ITEM 18, COMMITTEE AND BOARD REPORTS.

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MR. TEAGUE, DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION FOR US TONIGHT? >> HEY, THERE IT IS.

[LAUGHTER] >> THERE YOU GO. >> YEAH, WE'RE AT THE LONG HAUL, FINISHING OFF, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF. RIGHT NOW IS A CRAZY TIME FOR THEM AND THEY'RE STILL SHOWING UP AND DOING EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD AS WELL AS SPECIFICALLY GRADUATION AND HOW CRAZY THAT'S BEEN THIS WEEK AND PUTTING IN ALL KINDS OF GRADES AT THE LAST MINUTE, SO THINGS ARE GOING GREAT. GRADUATION AS EXCEPTIONAL, AS

ALWAYS, AND I THINK WE'RE JUST EXCITED SO THANK YOU, GUYS. >>

>> GLAD YOU COULD BE HERE. SO TOMORROW, WHAT'S TOMORROW? >> TOMORROW IS TECHNICALLY THE LAST DAY. [APPLAUSE] I WAS LIKE OH, NO, WHAT IS

TOMORROW? >> AS CREATIVE AS YOU ARE I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO COME UP WITH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE HAVE ENJOYED YOU THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND WE GET TO ENJOY YOU UNTIL THE END OH OF THE ACTUAL YEAR OFF THE ACTUAL YEAR OF 21 SO THANK YOU. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY A FEW DAYS BETWEEN THIS MEETING AND THE

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>> THE MEETINGS I HAVE ATTENDED WERE BASICALLY CLOSING OFF FOR THE END OF THE YEAR AND WITH MIME LIMITED PARTICIPATION SINCE I'M NEW ON THE BOARD, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING YEAR SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S COMING AND BEING MORE ACTIVE IN THAT PARTICIPATION SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MR. NEWMAN? >> YES, THE GOOCHLAND EDUCATION FOUNDATION HELD A ZOOM MEETING ON MAY 18TH AND THERE WERE SOME NEW IDEAS INTRODUCED FOR BOARD DEVELOPMENT, SOME BYLAWS CHANGES, SOME ANY BOARD MEMBER DISCUSSION AND AS IT WAS DESCRIBED AS A PLAN TO KICK THINGS OFF IN A NEW YEAR IN A DIFFERENT, HOPEFULLY MORE NORMAL WAY, AND DR. RALEY PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING AND THINGS THAT THE SCHOOL DIVISION IS WISHING TO DO. IT WAS A WELL ADENNEDED ZOOM

MEETING. >> GREAT. THANK YOU.

AND BECAUSE I LIKE TO THROW PEOPLE OFF, DR. GUYER BACK THERE IN THE CORNER.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US THIS EVENING? >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO

REPORT THIS EVENING. >> I DON'T BELIEVE IT. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOING ANYTHING?

>> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] >> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, DR. GUYER.

AMAZING WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DR. ARMSTRONG?

>> WE WILL RECONVENE WITH FACILITIES AND SAFETY IN AUGUST -- [INAUDIBLE]

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. MS. BAREFOOT-REID? >> I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.

>> MR. WRIGHT? >> THANK YOU. MAGGIE WALKER SCHOOL BOARD, WAS IT THE FIRST OR SECOND PASS OF THE BUDGET THERE? I'M SORRY FOR NOT KNOWING THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. IT WAS THE SECOND PASS. A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS HAPPENING THERE. THEY'RE JUST COMING TO THE END OF THEIR YEAR AND MUCH LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, TRYING TO WRAP UP AND RECOGNIZE PEOPLE, DO SOME THINGS THAT WERE A LITTLE UNUSUALING FOR THE YEAR. T FOR THE YEAR.

THEY HELD A PROM THAT WAS OUTSIDE THIS PAST WEEKEND, WHICH WAS ESSENTIALLY THE FOOTBALL FIELD TYPE OF THING, SO IT WAS GOOD. WE'VE GOT THEIR GRADUATION COMING UP NEXT WEEK, NEXT THURSDAY, THAT'S RIGHT. I SHOULD KNOW THAT.

I HAVE TO BE ON THE STAGE. END OF YEAR STUFF, NOTHING REALLY REMARKABLE BEYOND THAT,

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> DR. RALEY?

>> NOTHING NEW. >> NOTHING NEW? OKAY.

>> THERE'S A LOT BUT WE SHARED A LOT THIS EVENING. NOTHING NEW TO REPORT.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE ATTENDED MANY EVENTS OUR STAFF PLAN TO CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS, THEIR MANY, MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SEIZING EVERY OPPORTUNITY, VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON TO PROVIDE THESE STUDENTS WITH HAPPY MEMORIES OF THEIR PRE-K THROUGH 12 SCHOOL YEAR. DR. FOULER, DR. ARMSTRONG AND DEBBIE WHITE PRESENTED UPDATES IN MAY FOR HOW THE DIVISION IS MEETING THE GOALS OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS MISSION AND GOALS IS WHAT DRIVES THE WORK IN GCPS AND THE PEOPLE WHO ENGAGE THROUGH THIS WORK THROUGH ADVISORY COMMITTEES SUCH AS ACE, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FORE, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR EQUITY AND EDUCATION.

PART OF ACEE IS BASS AND THAT'S THE STUDENT GROUP AND THEY WERE STUDENTS THAT WERE PART OF THE FIRST BASE GROUP. THE I INAUGURAL BASE AND THEY WE CELEBRATED.

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THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 1ST. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER REPORTS? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE TO NEW BUSINESS.

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TAKE US INTO THAT MEETING? >> I WOULD LIKE TO BUT SINCE I ALREADY SPOKE OUT OF TURN, I

WILL GIVE THAT TURN BACK. >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD SOON VIN A CLOSED MEETING UNDER THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT IN ORDER TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION UNDER VIRGINIA CODE SECTION

2.2-3711A1. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND?

>> I SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS CLOSED MEETING AS EXPLAINED PLEASE SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO BE GOING INTO CLOSED MEETING. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG WE WILL BE IN THERE. WE WILL COME OUT WHEN WE ARE FINISHED AND WE WILL CERTIFY THAT CLOSED MEETING AND THEN ADJOURN. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED TONIGHT, WHETHER YOU WERE VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON, WE APPRECIATE YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN WHAT WE'RE DOING IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE GOING INTO CLOSED MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.