I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS VIRTUAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER ON MAY [1. Meeting Called to Order by Chair Alderton] [00:00:04] 20TH, AT 5:06 P.M. I WILL READ THE, THE CURRENT STATE OF THE MEETING AT THE MOMENT. ON MARCH 12, 2020, VIRGINIA GOVERNOR NORHAMM. RESULT THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD ELECTRONICALLY, PURSUANT SO SECTION 2.23708.2A3. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TO THE CONTINUITY, FOR THE DISCHARGE OF THE LAWFUL PURPOSES AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. ALL MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ARE MEETING VIA ZOOM WITH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IN THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ROOM. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REMAINS VIRTUAL AND MAY BE ACCESSED ON CABLE CHANNEL 27 IN ALEXANDRIA, LIVE STREAM ON ACS WEBSITE OR VIA ZOOM BY FOLLOWING THE LINK AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA. I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL YOUR NAME. WHEN YOU CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE INDICATE, YOU'RE PRESENT. MEAGAN ALDERTON IS HERE. CINDY ANDERSON? >> PRESENT. >> RAMEE GENTRY. JACINTO GREENE. I SEE MS. GREENE IN THE MEETING ROOM. MARGARET LORBER. MARGARET LORBER IS ABSENT. >> I JUST SAW MARGARET LORBER IS LOCATED IN THE PARTICIPANT SIDE. >> OKAY, WE'LL COUNT HER ABSENT FOR THIS AND HAVE HER GO TO THE NEXT MEETING. VERONICA NOLAN? >> PRESENT. >> MICHELLE RIEF IS PRESENT. CHRISTOPHER SUAREZ. AND HEATHER THORNTON? >> PRESENT. >> OKAY. I THINK WE HAVE TWO ABSENT. SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA PLEASE? [2. Adopt the Agenda for the June 3, 2021 School Board Meeting] >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING. >> SECOND. >> OKAY. I HAVE MS. THORNTON WHO IS SECOND. ANDERSON MOTION SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE. ANDERSON, YES. >> RAMEE GENTRY? JACINTO GREENE. MARGARET LORBER? >> I'M HERE. ZOOM WAS MESSED UP. >> VERONICA NOLAN? >> YES. >> MICHELLE RIEF. IN THE MEETING ROOM. CHRISTOPHER SUAREZ IS NOT HERE YET AND HEATHER THORNTON. WE HAVE ONE ABSENT AND EVERYBODY ELSE. WILL I HAVE SOMEONE READ INTO CLOSE. [3. Closed Meeting] >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO CLOSE MEETING, 2.2-3711A3 FOR DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY HEL REAL PROPERTY, WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEETING, WHERE DISCUSSION AND OPEN MEETING WILL ADVERSELY EFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR STRATEGY OF THE BOARD. MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THE BOARD MOVE CLOSED MEETING FOR THE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION FOR MATTER THAT WILL INVOLVE THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION CONTAINING IN SCHOLASTIC RECORD CONCERNING AN E-STUDENT. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND >> I'VE LORBER. >> AND CINDY ANDERSON? >> YES. >> RAMEE GENTRY. JACINTO GREENE. MARGARET LORBER? >> YES. >> VERONICA NOLAN? >> YES. >> MICHELLE RIEF. >> WE HAVE ONE ABSENT AND EVERYBODY IS YES WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON INTO CLOSE. SO YOU HAVE ANOTHER LINK FOR THE CLOSED SESSION AND WE'LL SEE EVERYONE IN A FEW. NORTH HAMM NORTHHAM NORTHAM RALPH NORTHAM NORTHAM RALPH NORTHAM >> FOLKS IN THE [4. Certification of Closed Meeting] BOARD ROOM, YOU COULD HEAR ME IN THE BOARD ROOM. MAY I HAVE MS. NOLAN, YOU COULD CERTIFY OUR CLOSED MEETING. [00:05:04] >> PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE 2.2-3712. I MOVE THE BOARD CERTIFY, TO THE BEST OF NONG, IDENTIFY IN THE NOTION, IN WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING WAS CONVENED AND LAWFULLY EXEMPTED, WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED IN THE BOARD IN THE CLOSED HEARING HELD TODAY, JUNE 3RD, 2021. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE MS. ANDERSON WHO SECOND MS. ALDERTON'S MOTION. >> CINDY ANDERSON? >> YES. >> RAMEE GENTRY? >> YES. >> JACINTO GREENE? >> YES. >> AND MARGARET LORBER? >> YES. >> VERNIA NOLAN? >> YES. >> AND MICHELLE RIEF? >> YES. >> CHRISTOPHER SUAREZ? >>? IS HE HERE YES AND HEATHER THORNTON? >> YES. >> WE HAVE 8 YES. WE HAVE RETURNED TO THE MEETING AT 5:23 P.M. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [Items 5 & 6] [5. Observe a Moment of Silence] [6. Resolution Against Gun Violence] YOU MAY NOTICE, WE ARE ALL WEARING ORANGE. WE'RE OBSERVING A MOMENT OF SILENCE, DEDICATED THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES TO GUN VIOLENCE. WE WILL OBSERVE THE MOMENT OF SILENCE AND WE DO HAVE RESOLUTION AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE. IT'S POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW. AND WE WILL HAVE OUR NEW BOARD SIGN THE RESOLUTION THAT THIS BOARD SIGNED IN THE JUNE FOLLOWING OUR ELECTION. SO, YOU KNOW, GUN VIOLENCE IS A MAJOR ISSUE. WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE SENSELESS DEATHS. WE WILL TAKE THIS TIME TO BE SILENT FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE. I JUST WANT TO ASK. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAD ANY REMARKS. OKAY. SO, AGAIN, A VERY IMPORTANT CAUSE, VERY IMPORTANT DAY, YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO WORK HARD TO PREVENT SENSELESS GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. [7. Anne R. Lipnick Awards for Specialized Instruction] WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATIONS AND ADDRESS IT TO THE BOARD AND WE HAVE OUR ANNE LIPNICK AWARDS, SO I THINK WE WILL USE THIS TIME TO COMMUNICATE THAT INFORMATION. I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO DR. HUTCHINGS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS EVENING, WE'RE SO THRILLED TO HAVE WITH US, OUTSTANDING NOMINEES FOR THE ANNE R. LIPNICK AWARD, SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION. THIS IS HONORING OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, OUTSTANDING GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHER. WE KNOW EVERYBODY IS OUTSTANDING. I HAVE TO SAY THIS. THE STAFF WILL SAY, WHAT ABOUT US? WE LOVE YOU ALL. TONIGHT, WE GET TO HONOR SOME SPECIAL FOLKS WHO ARE AMONGST MANY TALENTED PEOPLE. THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE ACTUALLY NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS, MINISTERS AND PARENTS. ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS COMMITTED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE DIVERSE LEARNERS IN ALL SETTINGS WITHIN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT EMBODIES THE BEST FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. THIS IS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION, SPONSORORED BY THE SPECIAL EDUCATION. AND ALSO, ON ANNE R. LIPNICK, SHE'S AN INDIVIDUAL WHO TIRELESSLY, FOR THE NEEDS OF KIDS WITH DISABILITIES. AND I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE MS. CINDY HEART, WHO IS OUR CHAIR OF THE SPECIAL [00:10:04] EDUCATION COMMITTEE. MS. CINDY HART. >> THANK YOU, DR. HUTCHINGS. ANNE LIPNICK WAS AN ADVISER FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABILITIES. SHE'S THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE ACPS SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT RESOURCE CENTER. FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, SHE COUNCILED IN NUMBERABLE FAMILIES AS THEY NAVIGATED -- >> I THINK WE LOST CINDY HART. >> I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED. >> THERE YOU ARE. >> THE CHALLENGES POSED BY HER OWN CHILD'S DISABILITIES, SPARKED HER DESIRE TO HELP OTHERS NAVIGATE THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. SHE WAS A BELOVED FRIEND, ADVOCATE AND VOICE, AND STRONG SUPPORTER OF PEOPLE WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE GENERAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. SHE WAS BORN IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS AND WAS RAISED IN BROOK LINE. SHE GRADUATED FROM BRANDIS UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE MET HER FUTURE HUSBAND ROBERT. IN 1972, RECEIVED A MASTERS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. BEFORE SETTLING, SHE PRACTICED SOCIAL WORK IN BOSTON, ST. PAUL AND BOSTON. ANNE LIPNICK, WAS HONORED TO HONOR MRS. LIPNICK AND HER WORK. SHE PASSED AWAY AFTER A STRUGGLE OF CANCER. IN 2018, THE HARRY BURKE AWARD, ANNE CONCLUSION AWARD WERE EMERGED AND RENAMED IN HONOR OF MRS. LIPNICK, FOR THE ANNE R. LIPNICK AWARD FOR SPECIAL INSTRUCTION. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE 2021 ANNE LIPNICK AWARD WINNERS. I WILL READ THE NAMES OF THE NOMINEES. NOMINEES FOR THE 20-21 ANNE R. LIPNICK IN THE CATEGORY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, ALISON BARTON, HEALTH EAR BARRY, APRIL. CHRISTINE DIVELY. HARRIS ELLIOT THOMPSON. MARY GRACE SWANG. MICHELLE ITALIANER, REBECCA KING, MARGARET CAL ENDER. BRENT MORRIS. CHERYL NELSON, MELANIE ROBERTS, HANNAH ROCKY AND JENNIFER TROJAN. AND THE WINNER FOR THE CATEGORY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IS APRIL BOLLIC. CONGRATULATIONS, APRIL. FOR THE CATEGORY -- AND I MAY ADD THIS IS A HUGE HONOR ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR WHEN REALLY ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS ARE WINNERS IN MY BOOK. FOR THE CATEGORY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION INCLUSION TEACHER. THE NOMINEES ARE: GRACE FIGURO. MICHELLE HART, HEATHER DUBLIN COLLOVOSS AND STEPHANIE WATERS. THE WINNER IS HEATHER DUBBIN COLAVOS. THE NEXT CATEGORY IS FOR RELATED SERVICE PROVIDER. NOMINEES IS CARRY CORSO, MAUREEN DOLLAN. JESSICA HATFIELD, SHANNON ML1CL0LAUGHLIN. DR. MAURY PEPPERS AND DR. KATHY FILLOK. THE WINNER OF THIS CATEGORY IS DR. GREG PEPPERS. AND FINALLY, WE HAVE THE CATEGORY OF CARE PROFESSIONAL. OUR NOMINEES IN THE CATEGORY ARE PATRICE CARSWELL, MARVIN HYMAN, ANDRE JONES, ELIZABETH BETTY PETARI. IN THIS CATEGORY, THE WINNER IS SACH NYCE KEY JENSON. A COMMEMORATE PLAQUE WILL BE SENT TO OUR WINNERS. I WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME FOR NOMINATIONS. I WANT TO TRULY THANK AND HONOR ALL OF OUR NOMINEES, OUR WINNERS. WE REALLY CONGRATULATE YOU AND WE ALSO WANT TO EXTEND OUR THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ASSISTED THE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH MS. HART. PLEASE RECOGNIZE THE AMAZING TEACHERS AND PROFESSIONALS, AND ARE COMMITTED TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. I WANT TO ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR CF MEMBERS. [00:15:04] ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO SUPPORT THEIR COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU. BACK TO YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CINDY. THANK YOU TO SIAK AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THESE WONDERFUL STAFF MEMBERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK. WE WILL GO TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. [8. Public Comments] JUST A REMINDER, EACH SPEAKER IS GIVEN THREE MIBS. WHEN ANNOUNCED WHEN TIME IS UP, AND ALSO, IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, JUST MAKE SURE YOU RAISE YOUR HAND SO WE CAN IDENTIFY YOU EASILY. AND THE FIRST SPEAKER IS MR. RICARDO ROBERTS. >> YOU COULD HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? HOPE EVERYBODY IS WELL. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK GOD, LORD AND SAVIOR FOR GIVING YOU ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. ONE OF MY CONCERNS, HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE S.R.O. PROGRAM AND THE ALEXANDER POLICE. AND THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE OUR ADMINISTRATORS HAVE WITH THEM. IN RECENT WEEKS, I'VE LEARNED AND SPOKE TO MANY PEOPLE ON THE CITY COUNCIL SIDE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND VITAL IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE S.R. PROGRAM PROGRAM IS NOT ONLY VITAL, BUT IS ALSO BUILDING POSITIVE REINFORCEMENTS, THAT WE HOPE IF IT'S EARLY PREVENTION, AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL, WILL IMPACT THE STUDENTS, IN THE FORGE IN WHICH WE WERE BROUGHT UP, AND I'M 56-YEAR-OLD. WE WERE BROUGHT UP TO BELIEVE. AND IN RECENT, ANTI-POLICE MOVEMENTS SPARKED BY, YOU KNOW, SLEW OF RACIAL CHARGE AND SO ON AND ON, I FEEL IT'S NECESSARY, AS WE MOVE BACK TO REOPENING SCHOOLS FOR EVERYONE IN SEPTEMBER, THAT WE ADDRESS A NEED. AS WE KNOW, IT'S NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE DOCUMENTATION ON IT, BUT CURRENTLY, I GUESS, ACPS DOESN'T KEEP A RECORD IN SCHOOLS AND IN AW THEY TRY TO HIDE THE INCIDENTS UP. WE HAVE A SLEW OF ISSUES, RELATED TO ADMINISTRATORS, USING SRO'S AS THEIR OWN FORM OF SIS. BASICALLY, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVES. IF WE OFFER OUR STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK PEOPLE LIKE THEM, HAVING AFRICAN-AMERICAN OFFICERS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, FEMALE OFFICERS, IS PREDOMINANTLY ALL WHITE SRO'S. YOU COULD DOCUMENT IT. AND SEE IF I'M CORRECT. I THINK I'M CORRECT. I'M ALMOST CERTAIN. WHEN I OPEN MY MOUTH, I RUN CORRECT. AND IT LEADS TO A BELIEF THAT ONLY TIME WE'RE ADDRESS THE STUDENTS IS WITH WHITE OFFICERS. I WANT TO BE BLUNT. IT IS CRAZY THAT THE STUDENTS THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THE CRIMES AT SCHOOLS LIKE, YOU KNOW, ASSAULTING OTHER PEOPLE. ASSAULTING AND MAKING THREATS TO ASSAULT PEOPLE. THEY GET AWAY WITH IT, WHILE THEIR OWN SCHOOL PROPERTY. >> MR. ROBERTS, I'M SORRY. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. ROBERTS. NEXT ON OUR LIST WE HAVE LEE ABBOTT. IS LEE ABBOTT ON THE CALL? >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> I COULD HEAR YOU, YES. >> THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK HERE. IT'S ME, AGAIN, AND YES AND SO THE STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS LIFTED ON MAY15TH. THAT MEANS THE CODE IS NO LONGER VALID. SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING FAIRFAX AND LAUDEN HAS BEEN [00:20:06] OPEN FOR SOME TIME NOW. I'M EAGER TO KNOW WHY THIS IS AN ISSUE. YOU SEE BLANK SCREENS WITH NAMES ON THEM. AND WE ARE TOLD THERE MUST BE WRONG WITH THE COMPUTERS, YET TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. ALSO, WHAT IS THE SUMMER SCHEDULE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD MEET PGS. AND THE HYBRID CHILDREN CAN'T BE IN SCHOOL FOR FIVE DAYS. AND HOW MANY OF THE CHILDREN ARE NOW ATTENDING SCHOOL? HAS ANYONE BEEN CONTACTED TO FILL THE EMPTY SEATS. PLEASE TELL US THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEYS ABOUT RETURNING IN THE FALL AND THE PLAN THAT'S MADE IN RELATION TO THE RESULTS? WHAT HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR AFTER SCHOOL CARE AT THE REC PROGRAMS. IN THE RECENT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, DR. HUTCHINGS EXPLAINED THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PLAN YET, BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT SURE, IF THE SPACE COULD BE CONVERTED BACK TO AFTER SCHOOL READINESS. I'M WONDERING HOW LONG IT TAKES TO FIGURE IT OUT. ALSO, WHAT WILL WE NEED THE REC CENTER FOR? ACCORDING TO DR. HUTCHINS. AND LESS KIDS IN SCHOOL AND NO SPACING. I DON'T SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. IT BRINGS UP SUMMER SCHOOL. WHEN WILL PARENTS KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEIR CHILDREN WILL BE INVITED INTO THE BUILDINGS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT THE MANY CHILDREN WITH IEP'S WHO HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN APPROPRIATE SERVICES? I'VE HEARD OF THE CHILDREN BEING IN SCHOOL ON ZOOM SUPPOSEDLY ACCESSING THEIR LAWFUL SUPPORT. I HEARD THAT THE PASSING GRADES FOR SOLES WERE LOWERED. HOPEFULLY, I'M WRONG. IF THEY HAVE BEEN LOWERED, WHY? WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SCHOOLS IN THE PAST 15 MINUTES, WE FAIL IN COMPARESON TO MANY OTHERS. I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU HAVE WORKED VERY HARD AND I'M ASKING YOU TO STEP UP. I'M ASKING YOU TO ASK THE QUESTIONS, TO BE URGENT WITH THE DECISIONS THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE, TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET AS MANY KIDS TO SCHOOL. THERE ARE 10 OF YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MS. ABBOTT. NEXT UP WE HAVE CLARA AGUILAR. >> YOU COULD HEAR ME OKAY? >> YES, WE CAN. >> GOOD EVENING THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU TODAY. I'VE TAUGHT IN ALEXANDERIA. AND ONE OF THE FAVORITE, WHEN HUTCHINGS AND, SHARED DANCE MOVES WITH MY STUDENTS. THAT WAS PRETTY FANTASTIC AND STUDENTS STILL REMIND ME ABOUT IT. TODAY, HOWEVER, I'M HERE AS A PARENT. MY DAUGHTER NORA IS A PRETTY INCREDIBLE KID. SHE'S READY TO START KINDERGARTEN. AND HER BIRTH DATE FALLS IN A DATE RANGE, AFTER AN APPROPRIATE READINESS OF EVALUATION, DEMONSTRATED, ATTENDANCE WOULD BENEFIT SUCH CHILDREN. WE CONSULTED FALL SHORT CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND FAIRFAX PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HAVE HER EVALUATED FOR READINESS. THE COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY. YOU HAVE RECEIVED NORA'S RESULTS IN YOUR APS E-MAIL. WHEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEM, IT'S ABSOLUTELY CLEAR SHE'S READY FOR KINDERGARTEN IN TERMS OF HER SOCIAL SKILLS AND ACADEMIC SKILLS. PARTICULARLY MATH AND READING. THE ASSESSOR EVEN NOTED, THEY STOPPED ASSESSING HER READING WHEN THEY HIT THE 5TH GRADE LEVEL. THIS IS THE KIND OF STUDENT WE WANT IN ALEXANDRIA. WE WERE INFORMED THAT ACS IS NOT ENROLLING 4-YEAR-OLD, EVEN THOUGH IT'S PERMITTED BY THE STATE. PERMITTED AND REQUIRED ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CLARIFY THIS. ACPS SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES, SIMILARLY ALLOWS A CHILD LIKE NORA. AND IT STATES THAT THE STUDENT MAY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, BE ADMITTED TO THE DIVISION SCHOOLS. WE HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS SPECIFIC SITUATION AND NORA'S QUALIFICATIONS AND [00:25:02] WE ASK THE TWO USE YOUR DISCRETION TO ADMIT HER TO ACPS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH CLARA. NEXT UP WE HAVE AMANDA WILKINS. >> COULD EVERYONE HEAR ME OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK THIS EVENING, IN FRONT OF THE BOARD. I THINK EVERYONE IS DOING WELL AND HAVING A WONDERFUL DAY. I AM HERE TO SPEAK SIMILARLY EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION THAT MRS. CLARA AGUILAR HAD SPOKEN ABOUT PREVIOUSLY. OUR CHILDREN IN PARTICULARLY MY CHILD, JACKSON DRISDEN. WE CURRENTLY ATTEND A DAY CARE THAT'S LOCATED VERY, VERY CLOSE TO THE SAMUEL TUCKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY WITH OTHER CHILDREN THAT ARE ABOUT TO LEAVE AND MOVE ON TO KINDERGARTEN BASED ON THE SOLE FACTOR, THEIR BIRTHDAY FALLS BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30TH. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR READINESS, BUT I COULD SPEAK ABOUT MY SON JACKSON READINESS. JACKSON ALSO SHOWS A STRONG DEVELOPMENT, SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY. AND WITH THAT, AS PROUD PARENTS, WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS AND SEE IF THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE BOARD TO UTILIZE THE POLICIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY PUT IN PLACE AND CONSIDER OUR SON JACKSON FOR ADMISSION FOR SAMUEL TUCKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. AGAIN, WE TRULY APPRECIATE IT AND WE TRULY UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES. MY UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR POLICY, TRULY PROTECTS, BECAUSE IT'S UP TO THE BOARD'S DISCRETION TO MAKE THE DECISION MUCH AND YOU ARE PROTECTED AND DON'T IS TO ADMIT EVERY PERSON. AND POSSIBLY THE CHILDREN THAT ARE CLEARLY READY AND HAVE BEEN ASSESSED, WOULD BE UNDER A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONSIDERATION. SO THANK YOU TO THE BOARD I TRULY APPRECIATE THE, THE ASSISTANCE WE'VE RECEIVED, PRINCIPAL AND DR. JOHNSON. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERS IN REGARDS TO THE MATTER. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR THOUGHTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN, AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL EVENING. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH, MS. WILKINSON. SO WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS NOR THE MEETING. JUST A REMINDER, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK OR SUBMIT WRITTEN MEANTS. MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP NO LATER THAN NOON PRIESH TO THE MEETING. YOU COULD DO SO ON THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING PAGE. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ALONG WITH OUR AGENDA, WE WILL TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR TWO [9. Recognition of Student Representatives Ashley Sanchez-Viafara and Lorraine Johnson] WONDERFUL AMAZING STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, MS. ASHLEY SANCHEZ-VIAFARA AND MS. LORRAINE JOHNSON. SO EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THAT THEY HAD FLOWERS AND GIFTS SENT TO THEIR HOMES ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS TIME AS BOARD MEMBERS TO JUST SHARE ANY COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE AND I WILL START BY SAYING WHAT WONDERFUL TWO AMAZING YOUNG WOMEN WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM AND WORK WITH YEAR. I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT EITHER OF THE TWO LADIES WILL BE SHINING STARS AT WHATEVER THEY DO IN THEIR FUTURES. YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY, WE WANT MORE EDUCATORS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EVEN A THOUGHT. IF YOU WANT TO, PLEASE COME BACK. PLEASE COME BACK TO ALEXANDER REA, SHARE YOUR TALENTS. WE WANT YOU TO COME BACK. SO PROUD OF YOU, PROUD OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. [00:30:06] PROUD OF WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE. I APPRECIATE GETTING TO KNOW ASHLEY AND LORRAINE THIS YEAR. MS. GENTRY? >> I THINK IT'S NOT ALWAYS AUTOMATIC THAT SCHOOL BOARDS CHOOSE TO HAVE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT FROM TALKING AROUND THE STATE OR THE NATION WITH OTHER SCHOOL BOARDS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE A PERCEPTION, THAT SOME STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES HAVE A NICE GESTURE, WE DO, IN ORDER TO GIVE KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR HAVING A NICE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE. I GUESS THAT'S PARTIALLY TRUE. I HOPE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AND I THINK IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT IS A FREQUENT VIEWER, MAYBE YOU HAVE COME TO APPRECIATE IS THAT, THESE TWO YOUNG LADIES IN MY OPINION, EXEMPLIFY, THE BEST WE CAN GET OUT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES. WHO I MEAN, THEY ARE TRULY MEMBERS OF THE TEAM. THEY DELIVER TRUE VALUE AND WISDOM THAT I ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATED AS WE WENT FROM A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR AND HAD A LOT OF CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AND DECISION POINTS. YOU KNOW, THIS, THEY HELPED US. I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THEY GOT A GREAT BENEFIT FROM, YOU KNOW, I HOPE THAT THEY BENEFITED FROM IT. THEY BENEFITED FROM IT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW HOW MUCH WE BENEFITED FROM THEIR PRESENCE. YOU KNOW, SENIOR YEAR IS AN INCREDIBLY BUSY TIME. IT'S A BIG TIME COMMITMENT AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, SENIOR COULD EASILY JUSTIFY AS BEING A PRIORITY IN THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR GIVING THIS TIME, FOR GIVING THIS SERVICE AND FOR EVERYTHING YOU CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR WORK THIS YEAR >> THANK YOU, MS. GENTRY. MS. NOLAN. >> I COULDN'T AGREE MORE ON WHAT HAS BEEN SAID WITH SUCH EXCEPTIONAL LADIES. I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO THE BOTH OF YOU. IT'S BEEN -- THERE WERE A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS, DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE ALL IN THE MIDST A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. AND IT LED US TO INITIATIVES, CONVERSATIONS, WISDOM IS APPRECIATED, AND THEN, REALLY, WHAT WE'RE SO EXCEPTIONALLY BLESSED AS A DIVISION, IS HOW YOU TRULY DID REPRESENT THE STUDENTS SO WELL, NO THE ONLY AS WHO YOU ARE AS INDIVIDUALS, MAKING SURE THAT IT WAS A MULTI-PRONG APPROACH TO YOUR VOICE, MAKING SURE THE STUDENTS'S VOICE, WHETHER IT BE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, PEERS, DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE, YOUR LEADERSHIP BE INCREDIBLE. SIDE NOTE, I HAVE COL LEAKS, LEARN ABOUT LORRAINE AND ASHLEY'S WORK. THESE WERE PROFESSIONALS IN OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS, WANTING TO LEARN IN LORRAINE AND ASHLEY, HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT RENAMING THE TC AND HOW DOES STUDENT VOICE BE PRESENT. AND LOVED. AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU BOTH. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT AN IMPACT YOU HAVE AND HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MS. NOLAN. I HAVE MS. THORNTON? >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASHLEY AND LORRAINE. I DON'T THINK I AM EXAGGERATING WHEN WE SAY THEY LITERALLY MADE THE SCHOOL BOARD. THAT'S AMAZING AND I'M SO PROUD OF YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED ON THE IDENTITY PROJECT. [00:35:01] I CAN'T IMAGINE TWO BETTER STUDENTS, THAT -- THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING, BE BESIDES YOU DUR THE PROGRESS. YOU TWO WERE AT THE HELM OF THAT. YOUR NAMES WILL BE MENTIONED BECAUSE OF THAT. ASHLEY, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH YOU FROM THE VERY GIK. YOUR WAY OF SPEAKING AND INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE SAME VIEWS AS YOU, IS SOMETHING. LORRAINE, YOU'RE JUST SO CARING AND BUBBLY AND NICE, I LOVED RUBBING INTO YOU, SEEING HOW YOU VOLUNTEER. I HOPE THAT YOU TWO WILL STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE. >> WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST AS YOU GO ON TO DO RAY MISING THINGS. >> THANK YOU, MS. THORNTON, MRS. GREENNK OH, MY WRO. NO ONE COULD HAVE EXPECTED THIS. I TELL YOU, YOU WERE DEEMED TO BE IN THE ROLE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME. NO ONE COULD HAVE, AND YOU'RE PHENOMENAL YOUNG WOMEN, AND YOU BROUGHT EVERYTHING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN DURING THIS PANDEMIC YEAR. KEEP THE SAME SPIRIT YOU HAVE AND YOU DO. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU. THANKS. >> IT IS, MS. GREENE. MS. LORBER? >> SANDRA'S UP WAS UP BEFORE MINE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. EVERYBODY SPOKE ELOQUENTLY. AND ATTRIBUTIONS FOR THE LOVELY YOUNG WOMEN. FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, GREAT THANKS. THANK YOU >> THANK YOU, MS. LORBER. MS. ANDERSON. >> MY HAND WAS UP BUT IT WENT DOWN ALL BY ITSELF SO I HAD TO PUT IT BACK UP. THANK YOU, ALDERTON, ACTUALLY LORRAINE KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO BE, WE WERE, COVID WAS HERE. ALSO, THEY WERE COLLEAGUES. THEY HAVE TAKEN ON JOBS THAT ARE, MAKE THEM EQUAL TO SOME OF THE BOARD WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE AND ELECTED TO DO. THEY COULDN'T ANTICIPATE THE IDENTITY PROJECT. THEY DID IT IN STRIDE AND DID A FANTASTIC JOB. MY ONLY REGRET, WE COULDN'T SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEM IN PERSON. THAT'S REALLY SAD. THIS IS A WHOLE YEAR OF STUDENT REPS NOT BEING ABLE TO KIND OF HAVING THAT LITTLE CHATS BEFORE THE MEETINGS OR AT THE BREAK. THANK YOU, ALL AND I KNOW YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. ALWAYS DELIGHTED TO HEAR YOUR REPORTS. SO THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO SAY, MS. LORRAINE AND MS. ASHLEY, YOU'RE THE EPITOME OF VISION, AND V.I.P., I WAS FORTUNATE TO SEE LORRAINE GREW UP. FIRST TIME I SAW LORRAINE, SHE WAS 7-YEAR-OLD. I TOLD HER MOM RECENTLY, HER BEST JOB WAS HAVING YOU RAISING HER. MS. JOHNSON HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR HER COMMUNITY. HER MOST PRECIOUS ASSETS TO THE WORLD, IS HER BABY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MS. JOHNSON, FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE A PIECE OF LORRAINE. MS. ASHLEY, YOU KNOW, WE GO BACK. WE DON'T GO BACK TO 7, BUT I'VE SEEN YOU GROW IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, I'VE KNOWN YOU. IT'S SO REFRESHING TO SEE YOUR ADVOCACY. YOU STAND UP. [00:40:02] YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. YOU DON'T IS TO BE CRAZY AND LOUD AND USE FOUL LANGUAGE. YOU MAKE YOUR POINT. PEOPLE LISTEN AND I REALLY LOVE THAT ABOUT YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO AMAZING THINGS, BOTH OF YOU WILL. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SERVE YOU AS YOUR SUPERINTENDENT. YOU'RE MAKING US PROUD. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. THE BEST IS YET TO COME IN YOUR LIVES. KEEP IT UP. WE ALSO LOVE YOU AND WE WILL BE PRAYING FOR. COLLEGE IS FUN BUT IT'S ALSO A NEW STEP. IT'S A NEW THING FOR YOU ALL, THAT YOU HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED BEFORE. WE ARE DEFINITELY HERE FOR YOU. WHATEVER YOU DO, GIVE US A CALL, AS YOU ALWAYS DO. >> THANK YOU, DR. HUTCHINGS. THE FIRST THING, IS TO HEAR FROM TWO STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. [10. Report from Student Representatives Lorraine Johnson and Ashley Sanchez-Viafara] HERE'S YOUR CHANCE, LADIES. LET ME START WITH MS. SANCHEZ-VIAFARA. >> WOW. E-MAIL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT AND LOVE THAT'S IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW IS EXCEPTIONAL AND IT'S BEYOND WHAT I EXPECTED AND PROBABLY WHAT LORRAINE EXPECTED TOO GIVEN THE YEAR WE'VE HAD AND AS SENIORS GIVEN THE YEAR WE'VE HAD. AND I WOULD SAY, THERE'S NO MORE FITTING TIME TO BE A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD THAN NOW. I WOULD SAY, IT'S BEEN TRULY AN EXPERIENCE FOR GROWTH AND LEARNING AND JUST COMMUNITY OVER ALL. IT'S BEEN SO WONDERFUL TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY THAT WE BUILT AND CONTINUE TO CULTIVATE WITHIN ACPS. I THINK THAT'S THE THING THAT MAKES ACPS SO BEAUTIFUL, AND DEAR AND NEAR TO MY HEART, SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FOR STUDENTS. WE PROVIDE FOR EACH OTHER. I NEVER LIKE TO SAY I'M SELF-MADE. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I'M COMMUNITY-MADE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE I'VE HAD ON MY SIDE. AND I ALWAYS SAY, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ONE PERSON IN YOUR TEAM, YOU WILL BE FINE. AND I'VE HAD A FAMILY OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ON MY TEAM SINCE THE BEGINNING FROM AVID TO DR. HUTCHINGS, TO MR. BALLAS, TO LORRAINE, TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, TO MY PEERS. IT'S BEEN SO WONDERFUL TO GROW ALONGSIDE WITH THEM AND ALSO TO RECEIVE THEIR SUPPORT. I CANNOT EXPRESS MY THANK YOUS ENOUGH AND MY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO AND THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE WITHIN ACPS AND HOW INTENTIONAL, EVERY STEP YOU GUYS TAKE IS FOUR STUDENTS. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MS. JOHNSON. >> FIRST I WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS AND DR. HUTCHINGS AND THE ENTIRE ACPS STAFF WHO WERE CALLED AND -- WHO WERE INVOLVED, AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES LIKE MS. NIELSON AND MS. THORNTON, WHO ALLOWED AND MADE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO ME AND ASHLEY. AND MS. VIRGO AND THE COMMUNICATION TEAM AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE PANEL. ASHLEY SAID IT TOO, BUT I SAY IT ALL THE TIME, THIS YEAR WAS TRULY THE BEST REPRESENTED ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. ASHLEY AND I FELT WE HAD TO DO A LOT MORE FIGHTING AND PERSUADING ABOUT THINGS THAT OUR GRADUATING CLASS WANTED TO REFORM AND CHANGE BEFORE WE LEAVE PC WHICH SOON TO BE KNOWN AS AC. YOU WERE FIGHTING AND PERSUADING WITH US AND NOT AGAINST US. I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU TOOK STUDENTS AND THEIR VOICES SERIOUSLY BECAUSE IT SHOWED OUR PARENTS AND IT SHOWED THE WORLD THAT WE ARE NOT A GENERATION TO BE IGNORED OR TAKEN LIGHTLY. THANK YOU ALL. AND THANK YOU FOR MY GOODY BAG. I'M GOING TO BE -- THIS IS MY ABSOLUTELY FAVORITE, THE LITTLE AUTOGRAPH SIGNING THING. I WILL BE BUGGING MY WHOLE CLASS TO SIGN IT AT THE REHEARSAL THING AS WELL AS MY YEARBOOK. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND I APPRECIATE EACH BOARD MEMBER, OF WHAT YOU GUYS [00:45:06] SHARED WITH US. I WAS ABOUT TO GET TEARY-EYED HERE BUT I PULLED MYSELF TOGETHER. I WANTED NOTHING MORE, I REMEMBER, THAN TO BE A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE WITH ACPS AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT ME AND MY FAMILY LOVES SO DEARLY. AND UNTIL NOW, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WAS GOING TO MISS THIS AND MISS ALL OF YOU SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU, BOTH. I THINK THE ONLY LAST THING I WOULD SAY, LADIES, THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING -- I MEAN, YOU ALREADY SHOWN WHAT YOU COULD DO. SO THE SKY IS -- THE UNIVERSE IS THE LIMIT. DON'T EVER FORGET THAT. DON'T EVER LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFFERENT. SO THANK YOU, AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. NOW I'M GOING TO CRY. DID YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? >> I DID, BUT I COMPLETELY FORGOT. AND MY STUDENT REPORT IS GRADUATION IS ALL BUT NINE DAYS AWAY AND SENIORS ARE SO READY AND FIRED UP FOR THIS DAY IN WHICH WE WAITED 13 YEARS FOR, EVER SINCE KINDERGARTEN AND I HEARD THAT MR. BALAS AND THE PTA AND PARENT AND OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY PLANNED FOR THE EVE AND DAY OF GRADUATION. AND I WANTED TO, AGAIN, RECOGNIZE, THE SENIOR GRADUATION COMMITTEE, THAT PLANNED THIS WHOLE SPECIAL GRADUATION FOR OUR PEERS, AND I REMEMBER THEY CAME AND PRESENTED THEIR PLANS FOR YOU GUYS. THAT'S THE GRADUATION COMMITTEE. AND THIS WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU MADE IT POSSIBLE AND IT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE THEY MADE IT HAPPEN. SO GOOD FOR THEM. AND BY THE WAY, THIS IS OUR CLASS T-SHIRT. IT'S AMAZING, BUT LIKE THE 2021. AND YOU BEST BELIEVE I WILL BE ROCKING SENIOR STUFF ALL NEXT WEEK. SO SENIOR APPRECIATION WEEK AND YEAH AND HAND IT OVER TO ASHLEY. >> LORRAINE KIND OF ECHOED MY SAME THOUGHTS BUT I THINK THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT JUST WITH THE CULMINATION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR-ENDING, I WAS WORKING WITH THE MS. SMITH, FREDERICO SMITH ON IMPLEMENTING THE LUNCH AND LEARN FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR SO I'M VERY HONORED TO BE IN THE FOCUS GROUP AND GIVING MY SENTIMENT AND MY REGARDS ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THAT FOR ALL STUDENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR, SO THEY HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR CLASSMATES. FOR ME, IT'S ABOUT IT. LORRAINE KIND OF SAID IT ALL. >> AWESOME STUFF WELL, WE'RE BEING LOOING FORWARD TO GRADUATION. WE'LL SEE YOU THERE. I WILL NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. [Consent Calendar] >> I MOVE THAT I WILL ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> I WILL CALL THE VOTE. >> ANDERSON? >> YES. >> GENTRY? >> YES. >> VERONICA NOLAN? >> YES. >> DR. RIEF? >> YES. >> CHRISTOPHER SUAREZ? >> STILL ABSENT. >> HEATHER THORNTON? >> YES. [17. Adoption of FY 2022-2031 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget] >> ONE ABSENT, EIGHT YES. >> IT'S TIME FOR SOME BUDGET ADOPTION. AND SO WE HAVE TO FIRST ADOPT OUR 2021-2022CRE BUDGET. I WILL HAND IT OVER TO DR. HUTCHINGS IN CASE THERE'S REMARKS. >> I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. TURNER, BECAUSE I KNOW HE WANTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FINANCE TEAM. >> THIS IS THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENT BUDGET. SO I BELIEVE DR. HART, ALICIA AND JOHN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER WITH YOUR [00:50:01] TEAM, I THINK YOU'VE ALL DONE A GREAT JOB. I WILL TALK TO DR. HART IF SHE WANTS TO GIVE SOME APPRECIATION TO HER TEAM. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. TURNER. DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE I ACKNOWLEDGE ERICA GULLIC, DIRECTOR OF CAPITOL PROGRAMS PLANNING AND DESIGN, AS WELL AS JOHN FINNGAN FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR CIP BUDGET AND THANKS TO TRACY ARMA, WHO HELPS MONITOR THE CIP AND THE OPERATIONAL SPENDING FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GUYS. SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION. MS. NOLAN, ARE YOU ABLE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CIP? >> YES, CHAIR ALDERTON. ONE MOMENT OF APOLOGIES. >> MS. NIELSON PUT IT UP ON THE SCREEN, IF YOU WANT TO USE THAT. >> OKAY. MADAM, THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE ALEXANDERIA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED THE 2021-2022. IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $551,483,000 WITH 55199,200 IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS GRANTED THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE NECESSARY MINOR CHANGES TO COMPLY WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD. >> SECOND. >> OKAY. WAS THAT MS. GREENE. MS. GREENE WHO SECOND MS. NOLAN'S MOTION. >> IT WAS MS. GENTRY. MS. GENTRY WHO SECOND MS. NOLAN'S MOTION. I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE. MEAGAN ALDERTON, YES. >> JACINTO GREENE? >> YES. >> MARGARET LORBER? >> YES. >> VERONICA NOLAN? >> YES. >> MICHELLE RIEF? >> YES. >> CHRISTOPHER SUAREZ? AND HEATHER THORNTON RJTS YES. >> AND SO OUR CIP HAS BEEN ADOPTED WITH EIGHT YES AND WE HAVE ONE MEMBER ABSENT. ALL RIGHT. [18. Adoption of FY 2022 Combined Funds Budget (documents added on 6/1/2021)] MOVING ALONG TO MORE BUDGET ADOPTION. WE HAVE OUR FY2022 COMBINE FUNDS BUDGET. AND SO BEFORE MOVING ON THERE, DR. HUTCHINGS, MR. TURNER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS BUDGET? >> SO, YES, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BUDGET TEAM AND ALL THE HARD WORK THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST YEAR. IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR TO SAY THE LEAST. TO PUT TOGETHER A BUDGET THAT RECOGNIZES AND TAKES CARE OF THE NEEDS OF ALL OF THE STUDENTS WITHIN ACPS AND MAKING SURE WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR ROBUST OUTREACH, STAKEHOLDERS TO BE ABLE TO GATHER INFORMATION WE NEED AND PUT TOGETHER THE BUDGET. BEING ALL VIRTUAL AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BE IN PERSON TO ADD TO THE MEETINGS, WAS A CHALLENGE AT FIRST. WE WERE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH IT. THE TEAM STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND I BELIEVE DID A WHOLE RUN WITH THE BUDGET, WORKING THROUGH THE CHALLENGING YEAR TO SAY TH LEAST. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY ON THE BUDGET TEAM. WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE POINT WITHOUT YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'VE DONE, THROUGH THE WORK SESSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD BOTH TO GET TO THE APPROVED STAGE IN FEBRUARY AS WELL AS THE FINAL STAGE HERE IN JUNE. IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A DIFFERENT YEAR TO GET TO THE STAGE BUT I THINK WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A SOLID BUDGET THAT WILL ADDRESS ALL THE NEEDS FOR THE STUDENTS HERE AND ACPS. THANK YOU, TEAM. THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD AND THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, THAT HAD ANY TYPE OF INPUT ON THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. THANK YOU >> THANK YOU, MR. TURNER. MS. NOLAN, MAY I HAVE A NOTION TO ADOPT THE BUDGET FOR FY2022. >> YES, MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD MOVE THE 2022 APPLIES FUNDS BUDGET AS FOLLOWS. THE OPERATING BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $298,537,188 FOR BOTH REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. THIS INCLUDES OTHER FINANCING SOURCES AND USES AS WELL, AS PLANNED USE OF GENERAL FUND BALANCE IN THE AMOUNT $5,144,453, A $1.200,,000 TRANSFER FROM THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT FUND AND TRANSFER 1,791,567 TO THE GRANTS AND SPECIAL [00:55:09] PROJECTS FUND. OPERATING BUDGET IS 2,422.70FTE AND TOTAL CITY APPROPRIATION OF $239,437,296. THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 GRANTS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS, IN THE AMOUNT OF 67 MILLION, FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 53 MILLION FEDERALLY FUNDED CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF, CARES ACT AND AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING. THIS ALSO INCLUDES A TRANSFER OF 1,795,567 FROM THE OPERATING FUND TO SUPPLY SEPARATE REPORT TO THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL BOARD INITIATIVE PROGRAM. THIS BUDGET INCLUDES TOTAL 1765FTE. THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 SCHOOL NUTRITION BUDGET, TOTALS 11,167, FOR REVENUES AND 11,194,167 FOR EXPENDITURES. THIS BUDGET INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 120FTES. THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS GRANTED THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE NECESSARY MINOR CHANGES TO COMPLY WITH THE INTENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE SCHOOL BOARD AUTHORIZES THE ENCOUPLE BRANSES REMAINING AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2021 TO CARRY OVER FROM FISCAL YEA 2021 TO FISCAL YEAR 2022 AS AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINAL BUDGET. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, I HAVE MS. ANDERSON WHO SECOND MS. NOLAN'S MOTION. I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE. MEAGAN ALDERTON, YES CINDY ANDERSON? >> YES. >> RAMEE GENTRY? >> YES. >> JACINTO GREENE? >> YES. >> MARGARET LORBER? >> YES. >> VERONICA NOLAN? >> YES. >> MICHELLE RIEF? >> YES. >> CHRISTOPHER SUAREZ AND HEATHER THORNTON? >> YES. >> WE HAVE ADOPTED OUR COMBINED FUNDS BUDGET. 8 YES WE HAVE ONE BOARD MEMBER ABSENT. CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE. WE CAME TO THE END OF BUDGET ROAD FOR THE YEAR. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ROUND. [19. Hybrid Reopening 5.0 Update: Spring, Summer + Fall Reopening Updates (documents uploaded on 6/3/21)--60 mins.] ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT SAID, LET'S GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THE OLD BUSINESS AROUND OUR HYBRID PHASE. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. HUTCHINGS. >> HYBRID. >> I'M SORRY. >> I'M SORRY, LET ME SAY TO THE PUBLIC, NO HYBRID PHASE REENTRY. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FALL IN PERSON AND LOOKING AT, I GUESS SOME SUMMER FOLLOW-UP, IF NEEDED. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE WERE HAPPY THE BUDGET IS APPROVED AND NOW WE WILL BEGIN THE NEXT BUDGET. SO REALLY NO BREAK FOR US. IT'S A HUGE CELEBRATION, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO WAS INVOLVED INCLUDING THE SCHOOL BOARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. NEXT, WE WILL GET AN UPDATE TO THE BOARD TODAY, IN REGARDS TO OUR SUMMER AND FALL REOPENING UPDATES. AND I THINK IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR US, EVERY OPPORTUNITY, AND I SAY THIS EVERY TIME, TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STAFF FOR THEIR TIRELESS WORK. THEY ARE GIVING 100 PERCENT, EVERY SINGLE DAY. I GET TO SEE IT FIRSTHAND. I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IS EXHAUSTED. I KNOW EVERYBODY HAS BEEN STRESSED. I KNOW EVERYBODY HAS BEEN ASKED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AND TO LEAN INTO YOUR DISCOMFORT. ALL THE OTHER SAYINGS, I TELL EVERYBODY ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY. I TRULY JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, YOUR WORK IS SO APPRECIATED AND OUR STUDENTS, ARE BENEFITTING FROM EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY. THAT'S INCLUDING THE BOARD. I KNOW IT'S TOUGH SOMETIMES FOR US. SOMETIMES WE GET TO HEAR AM SO OF THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS ON WHAT IS NOT HAPPENING, OR WHAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE GO FASTER OR IN A DIFFERENT WAY. I HAVE TO SAY, WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL SCHOOL BOARD THAT GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY. I'M SURE NONE OF YOU SIGNED UP FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IN THE PAST YEAR. ACTUALLY, NONE OF US DID. WE DIDN'T KNOW THERE WOULD BE A PANDEMIC IN THE FUTURE. YOU HAVE DONE IT GRACEFULLY AND WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. I WANT TO TURN THINGS OVER TO DR. ZINGO TO INTRODUCE OUR TEAM AND TO GET TO THE [01:00:01] PRESENTATION. TODAY'S INFORMATION IS REALLY GIVING UPDATES BUT A LOT OF THE MEAT OF THE PRESENTATION IS IN REGARDS TO THE FAMILY CHOICE DATA THAT WE RECEIVE. BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SHARE OUT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WHERE OUR FAMILIES ARE NOW. WE'VE COME SO FAR, AS YOU WALK TO GO TO THE PRESENTATION TODAY, FROM WHERE WE WERE SIX MONTHS AGO. THAT IS DUE TO THE SCIENCE OUT THERE. IT'S DUE TO THE VACCINATIONS THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU TO ALL THE WONDERFUL SCIENTISTS. I KNOW WE WILL HAVE FUTURE SCIENTISTS, WHO ARE AM COULDING OUT OF THE CITY ALEXANDERIA SCHOOLS. THEY WILL INVENT, CURES TO ANYTHING, AT SOME POINT. AND I WANT TO THANK THE ALEXANDRIA HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN, WOULDING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THEM AND FOR US TO MITIGATE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY MITIGATIONS, HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE FOR WHAT CONNECT DO AND WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS OUR STAFF. SO I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO DR. ZINGO SO WE CAN GO AND TURN TO OUR PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH, MR. HUTCHINGS AND GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC. I WANT TO QUICKLY GO THROUGH OUR GUIDING QUESTIONS FOR THIS EVENING. WHAT'S THE CURRENT HEALTH GUIDANCE FOR THE CENTERS OF DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, SWLGS THE DEPARTMENT. AND'WE DO HAVE FIVE MAJOR UPDATES TONIGHT. WE'RE COVERING UPDATES FOR THE SPRING, THE SUMMER, BUT ALSO MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR THE FALL. SEAL MONDAYS WILL BE PRESENTED BY MR. DARRYL SAMSON. SOME LEARNING FOR ALL, DR. MAN N. THE CONTINUED OUTREACH FOR FAMILIES, PETERS, DR. ASDUR EVERSON AND AS HE INDICATED, THE LEARNING RESULTS, DR. ELIZABETH HUBER. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MS. LEANNA ZIMMERMAN, WHO IS WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE THE UPDATE? >> MY NAME IS -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING, TO SHARE THIS WEEK'S PUBLIC HEALTH INDICATORS FOR K-12 SCHOOLS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH OUR CORE INDICATORS. THE CORE INDICATORS WE LOOK AT FOR K-12 SCHOOLS, ARE THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE LAST 7 DAYS. THE PERCENT OF THE MOLECULAR TEST THAT'S POSITIVE. OUT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MOLECULAR TESTS PERFORMED IN THE PAST SEVEN DAYS. THIS WEEK, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW CASES, IN THE LAST 7 DAYS, IS ABOUT -- WHICH IS IN MUCHLESS WHEN WE PRESENTED COUPLE WEEKS AGO. AND THE PERCENT OF MOLECULAR TEST THAT'S BEEN POSITIVE IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS, IS NOW 1.6 PERCENT, WHICH IS LOW. THAT'S GREAT NEWS. ACCORDING TO THE INDICATOR, COMBINED TRANSMISSION, IS STILL MODERATE. WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO LOW. PLEASE NOTE, THE CDC GUIDANCE IS TO USE THE WORST OF THE TWO CORE INDICATORS, WHEN THE CORE INDICATORS DO NOT ALIGN. IN THIS CASE, SINCE THE PERCENT POSITIVITY IS LOW, BUT THE NUMBER OF WEEKLY CASES IS STILL MODERATE, COMBINED COURT INDICATOR IS MODERATE. WE HAVE THREE SECONDARY INDICATORS FOR K-12 SCHOOLS. THEY ARE THE PERCENT CHANGE AND NEW CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE. THE PERCENT OF HOSPITAL BEDS THAT ARE OCCUPIED AND THE PERCENT OF HOSPITAL BEDS WITH COVID-19 PATIENTS. OUR PERCENT CHANGE, NEW CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE DURING THE LAST SEVEN DAYS IS DOWN 34.6 PERCENT, COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS SECH DAYS, SO THAT'S WONDERFUL. THE HOSPITAL BED OCCUPANCY, AND ONLY 2.7, WERE OCCUPIED WITH COVID-19 PATIENTS. IN CLOSING, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE, VACCINE IS WIDELY AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WITH MANY SITES, OFFERING WALKIN APPOINTMENTS. CHILDREN 12 AND UP ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PFIZER VACCINE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINES, PLEASE VISIT OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEB PAGE. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. SAMSON. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. [01:05:01] I WANT TO PROVIDE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE PROGRAMMING, WHERE WE HAVE SMALL GROUPS OF STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE INTERVENTION, BOTH SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL, WHERE THEY CAN GO TO THE SCHOOLS AND TARGET. AS YOU COULD SEE, ACROSS THE BOARD, WE HAVE FAIRLY CONSISTENT. THIS PROGRAM IS RUNNING IN ALMOST OF ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. WHETHER. AND STUDENTS DENTS WHO ARE GETTING A LOT OF SUPPORT IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL INTERVENTIONS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO ONE THING, WE DO, WHEN WE SURVEY OUR SCHOOLS, NO THE ONLY CHECK IT AND SEE HOW MANY STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE INTERVENTION, BUT ALSO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE SCHOOLS. OVERALL, THE SCHOOLS SAID, FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE ABLE TO COME AND REALLY BENEFITTING FROM ALL OF THE ACADEMIC AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS. YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES FROM THE FEEDBACK DIRECTLY FROM THE SCHOOLS. YOU KNOW, SUCH AS STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH FEELINGINGS OF BALANCE AND PLAN OUT THEIR DAY AND THEIR WEEK THROUGH THE INTERVENTIONS THEY ARE RECEIVING ON MONDAY. WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE STARTING TO SHOW SOME REAL ACADEMIC GROWTH. I KNOWS THAT'S BEEN AN IMPORTANT, FOR ALL OF US, AS WE'VE CONTEMPLATED ON LEARNING LOSS OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND MORE EVEN SEEING SCHOOLS, AS A HIGH SCHOOL EXAMPLE, THE STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY PROGRESSING AND HAVING GRADES GO UP AS A RESULT OF IT RECEIVING THE TARGETED INTERVENTIONS AND PARTICULAR, THE COURSE WORK THAT'S REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION. SO OVERALL, WHAT WE'RE SEEING, THE SCHOOLS FEEL LIKE THE PROGRAM HAS A LOT OF BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS AND HAS BEEN CRUCIAL, AND -- AND HELPING THEM GET BACK ON THE PATH OF BEING SUCCESSFUL. >> WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO DOCTORNA. >> AND THIS SLIDE, WE HAD MS. HARTMAN FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES, GAVE AN UPDATE ON STAFFING. RIGHT NOW STAFFING, THE NUMBERS SETTLED ON 475 APLIK CANNOTS. AND THIS NUMBER, WE WERE HOPING FOR MORE THAN 600. AND THIS NUMBER, IS FOR PEOPLE WHO UNT WHATTED TO WORK ONLY A TWO WEEK SEGMENT. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE FEVERISHLY TRYING TO PAIR, JOB SHARES AND SEE IF WHERE WE'LL LAND. THE NUMBERS YOU SEE HERE, ARE DIRECTLY FROM THE LEARNING SURVEY. AND THE 1355 NUMBER, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVITED BY THE SCHOOLS, PRIORITIZE AND SAID THEY WILL ACTUALLY ATTEND. WE HAVE IT IN THREE GRADE SPANS, GRADE 3-2. AND FOURTH, 5-8TH IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, WE HAVE 2,749. WE HAVE ALSO AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, WE HAVE OVER 20 PROGRAMS, THAT WE'RE HOSTING THIS SUMMER. MOST WILL HAPPEN VIRTUALLY. THOSE NUMBERS DON'T INCLUDE, ESY STUDENT, AND ALSO, TIER 2-3 PROGRAMS. AND WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF REGISTRATION, AND THAT INCLUDES 8TH GRADERS, WISHING TO TAKE 9TH GRADE P P/E. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING INTO THE PROGRAM TO MAKING IT VIRTUAL. AND LASTLY, ANY OF THE PARENT, 13, 14 CHLTD AND WE WILL SELF, OR FROM THE GENERAL OFFICE, ABOUT LOCATION, THEIR TEACHER AND ALSO THEIR SCHEDULE. FOR NOW, WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO MS. PETERS. >> MY NAME IS CLAIRE. I AM DELIGHTED TO SHARE WITH YOU. AND THE CENTER HEALTH LINE. WE RECOGNIZE THAT SELECTING FALL LEARNING CHOICES WAS VERY IMPORTANT DECISION FOR [01:10:01] OUR ACS FRAM SFP FAMILIES WHO SELECTED, VIRTUAL VIRGINIA, OOUNDZ HISH, AND FOR THE 2021 MUCH AND THEY ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BY ASKING QUESTIONS. AND THEY HAVE THE OPTION OF LEARNING, VIRGINIA FOR THEIR CHOICE IN FALL. WHILE MANY PARENTS WERE VERY CLEAR, PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS, THEY EXPRESSED, IT'S, SOCIAL DISTANCING. ON-GOING SUPPORT ABOUT COVID. OUTREACH EFFORTS THAT WERE MADE TO INSURE PARENTS CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THEIR LEARNING CHOICE AND PROVIDE THE FOLLING. >> AND -- AND FIRST, A REPORT WAS GENERATED FROM POWER SCHOOL, PROVIDING EACH SCHOOL WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF FAMILIES LEARNING CHOICE. TALKING POINTS WERE GENERATED TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUPPORT TEAMS. THE TALKING POINTS WERE CREATED FROM MESSAGING, POSTED. WE. AND STUDENT SUPPORT TEAMS, CALL EACH FAMILY WHO SELECT VIRTUAL VIRGINIA, TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INPERSON AND VIRGINIA. AND IT ALLOWS PARENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEARNING CHOICE. MOST CASES, THE LEARNING OPTION REMAINED THE SAME AS ORIGINALLY SELECTED BY THE PARENT. AS THEY WERE ALREADY CONFIDENT IN THEIR LEARNING CHOICE THEY MADE FOR THEIR CHILD. THE ADDED BENEFIT INCLUDE THE PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH PARENTS AND ALL THEIR FAMILIES. >> AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. NOW WE HAVE DR. EVERSON WHO WILL PRESENT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOLING IN VIRGINIA. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MS. PETERS, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE ON THE LEAD IN. I'M DR. EVERYSON. I SERVE AS A DIRECTOR AND CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ALEXANDERIA HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH DR. HUTCHINGS, ESTEEMABLE MS. CARMEN SANDERS. AS MS. PETERS MENTIONED, ALL SCHOOLS ARE ENGAGED AND OUTREACH TO FAMILIES, TO INSURE DIVISION WIDE IT IS THE DAY IN WHICH CHLTD FOR ALL 2021. AS WE BEGIN ENROLLMENT, EACH SCHOOL WILL BE HELPING STUDENTSES WITH COURSES. IT WILL BE COLABRATION AND ACPS SCHOOLS. AS WE CONTINUE WITH OUR VIRTUAL PRESENTATION, THE WORK TEAMS WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST WITH THE PLANINGS, SPECIFICALLY THE NEXT PHASE OF OUR WORK IS TO FINALIZE SUPPORTS WITH OUR STUDENTS DENTS IN VIRTUAL VIRGINIA. THEY MAY NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT SERVICES ARE REQUIRED, FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE. AND IF NECESSARY, THAT MAY RESULT IN MODIFICATION, PLAN. TEACHER WILL PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOLS TO ACCOMMODATE AS NEEDED. >> THIS TUESDAY, WE DEVELOP PERSONAS, INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA IMPLEMENTATION. IT INCLUDES STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND ACLS STAFF AND WORK R. THEY WILL OVERSEE PACE AND PROGRESS IN THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS WILL REVIEW, REFINE AND -- AND REVISE IF NECESSARY, THE PERSONAS. THEY WILL INCLUDE IN THE HAND BOOK WE'RE DEVELOPING FOR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS, PARTICIPATING IN THE VIRT WHAT VIRGINIA. IN THE WEEK OF 14 GD. THE WEB NATURE WILL INCLUDE. [01:15:03] REGARDING SUPPORT. WEBINAR WILL BE POSTED FOR FAMILIES WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND WHEN IT'S SCHEDULED. LASTLY, WE LINKED, FOR VIRGINIA. A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT WE ARE ADDING TO REGULARLY. PLEASE BE SURE YOU CHECKED IT OUT. THERE'S LOTS OF GREAT ANSWERS THERE. FINALLY, I WILL GO OVER. >> USUAL WILL HE PK. I WILL DO MY BEST TO FILL HER SHOES AND PRESENTATION OF DATA. NEXT ON THE SLIDES, WE WILL BREAK DOWN THE DATA COLLECTED BY THE LEARNING CHOICE FORM, REGARDING THE FALL OPENING. IN THE FIRST SLIDE, WE'RE PREPARING FOR 93 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS TO RETURN TO INPERSON, FIVE DAYS WEEK IN THE FALL. WITH 70 PERCENT OF THE STUDENT ENROLLING IN VIRTUAL VIRGINIA. I HAVE THE NUMBERS ON THE RIGHT, TOTALLING, 13,428. THESE THE FALLEN ROLLMENT. NOT INCLUDED, HALF OF THE RINDER GART EN, AS WELL AS SNU. THAT NUMBER REPRESENTS THE FALLEN ROLLMENT. BREAKING DOWN FROM THE SELECTION, YOU COULD SEE 60 PERCENT WANTED INPERSON. AND 7 PERCENT INDICATED VIRTUAL VIRGINIA. MS. PETERS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB TALKING ABOUT THE OUTREACH AND CENTER, TO COMPLETE THE FORM AND MAKE SURE THE FAMILIES YOU SELECTED FP. >> I ALSO WANTED TO HIGH LIGHT SLAEZ. AND WE ANTICIPATE SOME OF THE NUMBERS CHANGING A LITTLE AS SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO FAMILIES, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO -- THEIR VIRTUAL IS AN INFORMED ONE. >> THE NEXT PRESLIDES, WE WILL LOOK AT THE DATABASED ON ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. AND OF THE 699 GARDENERS. 25 PERCENT INDICATED THEY WANT A VIRTUAL. AND YOU COULD LOOK ACROSS THE GRAY LEVELS ON THE ROADS. DIVISION WIDE, 397 OF OUR STUDENTS. TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DATA, THIS REFLECTS WHAT GW, AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOU WILL NOTICE, THE IT'S VERY CLOSE TO BEING THE SAME NUMBER INDICATING 287 OF THOSE STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAVE INDICATED THEY WILL GO TO WITH OVER 2000 IN PERSON AND 800 WITH NO RESPONSE. FINALLY, LOOKING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL DATA, YOU COULD SEE THE NUMBERS VARY. NOT TREMENDOUSLY. I WILL POINT OUT, THE NINTH GRADE, HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS, INDICATED IN THE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT, WILL BE BEST FOR THEM IN THE FALL. 370 OF THE STUDENTS HAVE SELECTED VIRTUAL VIRGINIA. OUT OF THE 4,357 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. NEXT SLIDE. SO NOW I WANT TO SHARE THE DATA BY DEMOGRAPHICS AND YOU WILL LOOK AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS ON THE BOTTOM ACCESS. YOU WILL NOTICE, SPANISH OF HISPANIC, AMERICAN INDIAN, ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER. COULD SEE, THE WHITE, BLACK AND HISPANIC, THE MAJORITY OF THE GROUP INDICATED THAT THEY WANT IT IN PERSON, WHERE YOU WILL SEE A DISCREP PANCY IS BETWEEN THE DEMOGRAPHICS ON VIRTUAL VIRGINIA AND NO RESPONSE. [01:20:04] NOW ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE WILL LOOK AT SUBGROUP. THIS IS THE DATA, LOOKING AT THE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY AS, OUR L STUDENTS AND STUDENTS QUALIFYING FOR FREE AND REDUCE MEALS. OTHER CATEGORIES AS WELL AS HOMELESSNESS. THESE ARE NOT UNIQUE CATEGORIES. STUDENTS COULD FALL INTO ONE, TWO OR THREE OF THE GUPS. IT'S INTERESTING TO LOOK AT THERE. I'M SURE THERE WILL BE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DATA. THERE'S A LOT OF DATA I SHARE RATHER QUICKLY. AT THIS POINT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DR. HUTCHINGS. >> I PUSHED THE, THE WRONG THING. I AM GLAD I DID NOT. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. I KNOW WE WILL GO INTO QUESTION. I WANT TO REITERATE A COUPLE OF THINGS. I WANT TO THANK THE SCHOOL TEAMS FOR REACHING OUT TO OUR FAMILIES. THAT DID HELP MANY OF OUR FAMILIES WHO SELECTED VIRTUAL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OPTIONS THEY DO HAVE AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THEM. BY DOING THAT, A LOT OF THE FAMILIES DID DECIDE TO DO THAT IN PERSON. WE WANTED TO SELECT IN PERSON. WE WANT TO REITERATE, WE WERE EXPLICIT, THAT WE WILL NOT RESPOND. YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ENROLLED. MANY FAMILIES, NEED TO RESPOND, WE'RE COMING BACK. I WANT TO MAKE THAT POINT, TOO. PREVIOUS SURVEYS, AT TIMES, WHEN PEOPLE DON'T RESPOND, THEY WERE GIVEN, YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF OPTION. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS, FAMILIES DID NOT RESPOND, THAT THEY WOULD BE COMING INTO INPERSON LEARNING IN THE FALL AND THEY WILL NOT BE PART OF THE SUMMER LEARNING FOR THE SUMMER OPTIONS. THAT WAS INTENTIONAL FROM THE BEGINNING. WITHOUT FURTHER ADIEU, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MADAM CHAIR SO WE CAN OPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, DR. HUTCHINGS, MS. GENTRY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANOTHER GREAT PRESENTATION. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. IF WE CAN GO TO SLIDE SIX FOR MY TWO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PHENOMENON THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT UNIQUE TO ACPS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE NATIONAL STORIES ABOUT THIS, ABOUT THE DESIRE FOR SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO OFFER SUMMER, SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE REAL CHALLENGE, AFTER ONE OF THE HARDEST YEARS FOR GETTING TEACHERS TO SIGN UP FOR THE SUMMER. IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME, I BELIEVE I HEARD RIGHT FROM DOCTOR MANN, THE GOAL IS FOR 600 STAFF AND WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 175. I WANT TO REITERATE FOR PEOPLE LISTENING, WHO ARE ONLY FOCUSED AT ACPS, THAT DISCREP PANCY, DOESN'T PUT US AS AN OUT LIAR. AND I DO WANT TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS FOR EVERYONE. WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS OF THE STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M BEING LOOING AT THE NUMBERS OF WHO WE'RE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, LISTING OF SERVING AND INPERSON AND THE VIRTUAL, MY QUESTION, D WE, YOU KNOW, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO SERVE ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS? >> FIRST, AND THANK YOU MS. GENTRY FOR THE QUESTION. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY TO THE STAFF AND YOU SAID IT SO ELOQUENTLY, THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING EXTREMELY HARD. WE HAVE BEEN PROMOTING SELF CARE. IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HELP ANYONE ELSE? WE'RE IN A VERY UNIQUE SITUATION, THIS UPCOMING YEAR, BECAUSE OUR YEAR-ENDS, JUNE 23RD, JUNE 24TH. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR STARTING EARLIER. THE LABOR DAY. SO BEFORE LABOR DAY, WE'RE STARTING BACK AUGUST 24TH, WHICH IS LITERALLY TWO MONTHS LATER. A WEEK MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR STAFF. IT JUST DOES. EVEN IN A NORMAL YEAR. TO YOUR POINT, I DO WANT TO SAY, I UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING. WE DO APPRECIATE THE STAFF WHO ARE GOING TO SACRIFICE THEIR SUMMERS TO HELP SERVE [01:25:04] OUR STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER. WITH THAT SAID, I THINK DR. MANN COULD ELABORATE A LITTLE MORE ON THIS. ONE THING WE'RE GOING TO DO FOR OUR VIRTUAL STUDENTS IS USE VIRTUAL VIRGINIA FOR SUMMER LEARNING AS WELL, TO ASSIST US WITH OUR STAFFING. THE REASON FOR THAT, THEY ARE CERTIFIED VIRGINIA TEACHERS DOING THE VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR SUMMER. THEY HAVE IN PLACE, MANY OF THE PEOPLE MIGHT EVEN BE WORKING FOR VIRTUAL VIRGINIA, VERSUS WORKING FOR US IN SOME CASES. THEY HAVE MORE OF A GUARANTEE OF THEIR STAFFING. AND THAT ALLOWS US TO UTILIZE THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE ALREADY HIRED OR IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING TO DO OUR INPERSON LEARNING SO WE CAN PROVIDE THE ADEQUATE LEARNING FOR THAT. ANOTHER COMPONENT THAT WE'RE REALLY WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE VIDEO, WE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS OF SUMMER. WE KNOW DURING THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY STILL RECOMMENDED THE THREE FEET AND SIX FEET EATING AND MASK AND SCHOOLS. WE REALLY WANT TO HEAR. WHAT'S THE GUIDELINES WILL BE FOR SUMMER, TOO. RIGHT NOW, THE WAY WE STAFFED OUR SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE THREE FOOT DISTANCING, SO IF THAT WAS AN EXISTENCE THAT HELPED TREMENDOUSLY WITH, THE STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE US, WHICH IS A GOOD THING, WILL HELP US. I KNOW DR. MANN AND HIS TEAM ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE LOGISTICS AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT ON TUESDAY, SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE MORE INSIGHT ON SUMMER. DR. MANN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE WANTED TO ADD. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY, WERE YOU IN THE SUMMER SCHOOLS THIS WEEK, YOU SUMMED IT UP PERFECTLY. >> LISTEN TO YOUR UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON. WITHOUT TAKING NOTES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAD ONE OTHER QUESTION, IF THAT'S OKAY, MADAM CHAIR. OR COULD I PUT MYSELF BACK IN LINE. >> THAT'S OKAY. GO AHEAD. >> THIS WOULD BE SLIDE 8, THE SLIDE TO REFERENCE. SO, AGAIN, REALLY, REALLY GREAT TO GET THE INFORMATION. HUGE THANKS TO THE STAFF, REACHING OUT TO FAMILIES. I WAS REALLY GLAD TO HEAR, DR. HUTCHINGS, AND FOR MANY PEOPLE, IT WAS AN ACTUAL TIME OF ONE TO ONE CONVERSATION WITH THE STAFF, THAT HELPED SOME PEOPLE MAKE DECISION ABOUT THE INPERSON. AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, I DON'T READ ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR ALARMING, AS DR. HUTCHINGS SAID, WE MADE IT VERY CLEAR WE'RE BACK FIVE DAYS A WEEK IN PERSON. I COULD ACTUALLY SEE VERY BUSY PARENTS SAY GOOD. I WAS REALLY GLAD, YOU KNOW, TO ADMIT TO BEING REALLY NERVOUS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF RATIOS, WE WERE GETTING. I'M GLAD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS COMING BACK IN PERSON. THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. THE ONLY THING THAT SORT OF GAVE ME PAUSE WAS ON THIS SLIDE, IT WAS TALKING ABOUT NO GUARANTEED SLOT AFTER JULY 15TH. QUITE FRANKLY, I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT'S THE OVERALL VIRGINIA DEADLINE. I'M OVERALL CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIALLY STAYING OPEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR OWN DECISIONS ABOUT HIRING OUR STAFF, YOU KNOW, THE ACPS LICENSED STAFF THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE BUILDINGS AN CLASSROOMS. I GUESS I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT LEAVING THAT HUGE WINDOW OPEN, YOU KNOW, THAT I GUESS I WANTED TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. >> I KNOW DR. EVERSON COULD CHIME IN ON THIS OR MS. SANDERS. AND ONE THING WE DISCUSSED TO THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE CONCERNS ON JULY 15TH DATE AS WELL. WE DON'T WANT TO STEP ON THEIR TOES AND CHANGE THEIR DATE. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASON WHY WE WANTED TO CONTACT OUR VIRGINIA FAMILIES, SO WE CAN HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING ON WHO WANTED TO BE IN THE VIRTUAL VIRGINIA AND WHY THEY WERE SELECTING THIS OPTION. AND WHAT WE WERE HEARING FROM THE FAMILIES, THEY NEEDED SOME TIME, WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE VACCINATIONS AND THE WORLD OPENING BACK UP. [01:30:03] I THINK WE WILL ONLY HAVE A BIG CONCERN IF WE SAW A SHIFT IN OUR NUMBERS. RIGHT NOW THE COMMUNITY NUMBERS IS LOOKING GREAT. SCHOOL IS ABOUT TO END. THE COMMUNITY NUMBERS IS LOOKING GREAT ANY CITY OF ALEXANDRIA AS WELL AS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IF THEY WENT SOUTH, THAT'S WHAT WOULD TRIGGER A HUGE INFLUX OF PEOPLE SWITCHING TO VIRTUAL. WE'RE HOPING SOMETHING LIKE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, AND THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE MITIGATION, WITH THE VACCINATIONS AND MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING, GUIDELINES THAT ARE IN PLACE. WE'RE HOPING THE FAMILIES WHO SELECT THE INPERSON, AS LONG AS WE CAN MAINTAIN, AT LEAST WHAT WE'RE MAINTAINING RIGHT NOW, THEY WON'T CONVERT TO A VIRTUAL, BY JUNE 15TH. THAT'S BANKING ON AN INFRENS AND WE DON'T HAVE THE FACT. >> AND MY THOUGHTS, LISTEN TO THE INFRENS PEOPLE. I'M NOT CLEAR ON THE MESSAGE WE'RE SENDING TO OR NOT SENDING TO THE NONRESPONSE PEOPLE. ONE HAND, I FEEL LIKE, WE'VE BEEN SENDING NO RESPONSE IS YOUR PERSON. WE'RE LISTENING TO YOU AS INPERSON, PLANNING FOR YOU INPERSON OR EVERYTHING ELSE. WHEN WE ADVERTISE SOMETHING, JEWEL LIE 15TH? I'M SORRY, THE THING WENT AWAY. ARE WE ACCIDENTALLY SENDING A MESSAGE THAT, YOU KNOW, 20 PERCENT, YOU KNOW, 28 PERCENT OF OUR PEOPLE HAVE UNTIL JULY 15TH, TO SWITCH TO VIRTUAL. AND THAT, I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING IN TERMS OF PLANNING THINGS. I GUESS I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEARLY COMMUNICATING YOUR DECISION POINT BECAUSE WE NEEDED FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. THE DECISION POINT, WHEN YOU PUBLISHED THE SURVEY IN MAY, YOU MADE A DECISION. THE NONDECISION IS A DECISION. IT'S NOT, OH, YOU HAVE UNTIL JULY 15TH. I JUST REALLY AND REALLY, AND I KNOW SOME OF OUR COMMUNICATION TEAMS IS PRESENT AS THEY ALWAYS ARE, I THINK WE NEED TO BE SUPE CLEAR IN THE COMMUNICATION, WHERE WE WILL HAVE POTENTIALLY A SUBSET, WHERE WE HAVE FAMILIES FEELING THEY WERE CONFLICTING INFORMATION. >> TO YOUR POINT, OUR TEAM COULD DEFINITELY REITERATE THAT. I THINK OUR TEAM IS LESS CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE WILL GO TO VIRTUAL, VERSUS PEOPLE GOING INTO INPERSON. GOING TO VIRTUAL, GIVES US MORE SPACE IN THE CLASSROOM AND COMING IN PERSON, IS WHAT SCHEDULING MAY DO FOR US. THEN YOU'RE HAVING TO ASSIGN STUDENTS, TO TEACHERS THAT WE ARE ALREADY ASSIGNED TO. YOU MAY HAVE SEATS THAT ARE ALREADY TAKEN. THAT CAUSES MORE OF AN ISSUE THAN GOING FROM INPERSON TO VIRTUAL. THAT'S NOT AS BIG OF AN ISSUE FOR US. IT DOES HAVE IMPLICATION. THEY ARE NOT AS NEGATIVE, BECAUSE THEN WHAT THE SITUATION IS, SOMETHING GOES FROM VIRTUAL TO INPERSON. WE'RE HAVING TO FIND A SPACE FOR THEM AND THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE SAID, IF YOU'RE SELECTING VIRTUAL, ONCE WE PAY THAT TUITION, WE CAN'T CHANGE THAT UNTIL THE FIRST SEMESTER. WE HAVE TO PAY VIRTUAL VIRGINIA UP-FRONT FOR A FULL SEMESTER. WE'VE BEEN MORE ADAMANT. AND I KNOW DR. EBBERSON, AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE TEAM, QUITE OFTEN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, MS. GENTRY. AND AS DR. HUTCHINGS NOTED, JULY. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN OUR VIRTUAL VIRGINIA ENROLLMENT WITH THE REGISTER AND SCHOOLS THIS MONTH. WE DO KNOW, AS DR. HOOVER MENTIONED, WE WILL HAVE FAMILIES JOINING ACPS OVER THE SUMMER. FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE BRAND-NEW FOR ACPS, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DATE. AS DR. HUTCHINGS MENTIONED, THE DEADLINE WITH THE FAMILY SURVEY, THAT'S THE DEADLINE. I HONE THAT HELPED CLARIFY. [01:35:01] >> WE WILL BE REITERATE IN THE PUBLICATIONS THAT GO OUT. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO MS. GREENE. >> SORRY, I THOUGHT DR. REESE WAS FIRST. DR. HUTCHINGS, I'M NOT SURE -- BUT I'M INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR CHILD CARE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY UPDATES. AND HOW IT'S GOING OUT. AND WHAT WOULD BE THE LOGISTICS. >> WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE FINAL LOGISTICS. WE WANT TO OFFER THE NORMAL. THE ADVANTAGE THAT WE HAVE IN THE FALL, THAT WE DON'T HAVE NOW IS 93 PERCENT OF THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE INPERSON. SO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO NEED CHILD CARE DURING THE DAY, LIKE THEY DID NOW. THAT'S THE CONFLICT NOW, WITH US TRYING TO GO TO THE 4 DAYS, FIVE DAYS PER WEEK. MANY FAMILIES ARE COMMITTED TO HAVING BEFORE AND AFTER CARE. WE ARE FINALIZING, THEY MEET WITH THE CITY, WEEKLY. I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO FINALIZE THE SPECIFIC LOGISTICS, IN REGARDS TO SPACE. AND NOW WE HAVE THE NUMBERS IN, WE CAN BETTER ARTICULATE THIS TO THE CITY, OF LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS IS HYPOTHETICAL, WE'RE NOT LOOKING THE CITY. I KNOW THE MEETING IS NEXT WEEK. THE TABLE, IF YOU'RE LISTENING. FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE'RE AT A PARTICULAR SCHOOL, AND WE KNOW NOW, WE KNOW THEIR PERCENTAGES AND WE MIGHT NEED THAT ADDITIONAL SPACE, BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE LUNCH MEALS OR WHATEVER DURING THE DAY. WE DON'T KNOW THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. WE ARE ASKING THE CITY BEFORE MAKING THE COMMITMENT TO USE THE CITY OR NOT, LET US GET OUR NUMBERS FIRST. WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS, AS TO HOW MUCH SPACE WE WILL NEED. NEXT WEEK, IS THE DEFINITIVE DATE, WE WILL HAVE FOR THE CITY. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON WHAT BEFORE CARE AND AFTER CARE LOOKS LIKE >> DR. RIEF. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, EVERY AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME, VIRTUAL VIRGINIA DEADLINE. I GUESS, MY QUESTIONS, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. IT'S AROUND. I RESPECT THE RIGHT OF FAMILIES, TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR THEIR CHILDREN. CERTAINLY. THAT SAID, TALK WITH THE BOARD, WE DON'T ENCOURAGE FAMILIES, WITH THE OPTION. WE THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY FOR KIDS TO LEARN. I WAS WONDERING, WITH THE LEARNING CHOICE FORM, I KNOW WE ASK THE QUESTION, ABOUT THE REASONS FOR CHOOSING VIRTUAL. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITIES. AND ONE OF THEM, PREFER THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A SPECIFIC BREAK DOWN OF THE INFORMATION. I WOULD CERTAINLY BE INTERESTED IN HEARING IT. I WAS WONDERING WHEN THE SST'S, THE OUTREACH AND I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE EXPLAINING OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL. I KNOW IT WAS THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SAFETY PRECAUTION, ACPS IS TAKING TO HELP FAMILIES FEEL COMFORTABLE, SENDING THEIR CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL. AND THEN JUST, AND I'M PUTTING TOO MANY QUESTIONS UP IN HERE. ESPECIALLY IN THE LINES, WHAT DR. HUTCHINGS WAS SAYING, HOW WE ARE PLANNING TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS WHO MAY TRANSITION BACK INTO PERSON DURING THE YEAR, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND SH WE'RE ASKING THEM TO MAKE THE HALF SEMESTER COMMITMENT. I MEAN, MY CONCERN IS, IF THERE ARE CHALLENGES WITH VIRTUAL VIRGINIA, I WAS THINKING, WHAT IF VIRTUAL VIRGINIA HAS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. I THINK WE WILL BE IN A POSITION, WHERE WE CAN TRANSITION STUDENTS BACK IN. [01:40:01] I WILL EVEN GO SO FAR TO SAY, IF THAT'S WHAT WE CHOOSE TO DO, AT A POINT, WE'RE COMFORTABLE. EVEN IF WE HAVE PAID THE TUITION, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF LETTING THEM TRANSITION AT THAT POINT. MAYBE YOU COULD TALK ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT. SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO MAKE THE TRANSITION, WHETHER IT'S JANUARY OR FOR SOME REASON, IT SHOULD HAPPEN EARLIER. THE QUESTION IS ABOUT THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, IF WE'RE TALKING TO FAMILIES ABOUT THAT. AND THEN JUST THE PLANNING FOR THE FALL. >> I KNOW MS. PETERS, WILL TALK TO WHAT PRINCIPLES TO THE CONVERSATIONS. AND IF WE CAN HAVE DR. ZINCO, WE CAN TALK TO THE SECOND QUESTION. YOU COULD REPEAT THAT? >> IT WAS ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS WHO LIKE SUPPOSE THEY -- >> I GOT IT. >> THE ACCOMMODATION OF STUDENTS WHO RETURN BACK TO THE VIRTUAL. I WANT TO MAKE THE QUICK POINT. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO REITERATE THIS. WE'RE NOT DECREASING THE STAFFING FOR THE FALL. IN REGARDS TO NUMBERS. FOR EXAMPLE, BECAUSE WE HAVE THOUSAND STUDENTS, WHICH YOU THINK ABOUT THE THOUSAND STUDENTS, IT'S LESS THAN 100 STUDENTS PER GRADE LEVEL. IT'S REALLY NOT -- THE NUMBERS SOUNDS BIG OVERALL, BUT IT'S LESS THAN 100 KINDER GARTER FOR 12TH GRADE. IT'S NOT SIGN'T CA CANNOT -- SIGNIFICANT. AND BASED ON HAVING -- AND THAT'S A HUGE ADVANTAGE. WE KNOW MOST LIKELY, THOSE STUDENTS, THEY WILL RETURN IN DECEMBER. WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO WELCOME THEM BACK WHEN THEY RETURN. MS. PETERS COULD ANSWER THE FIRST PART AND DR. ZINGO, YOU COULD ELABORATE THE SECOND PART, TO INPERSON LEARNING. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION, DR. RIEF. THE SCHOOL SUPPORT TEAM HAD A SCRIPT. IN THE SCRIPT, IT TOOK WHOEVER WAS CALLING THROUGH A SCENARIO OF EXPLAINING TO PARENTS, WHAT THEIR SELECTION WAS AND THAT ACPS WAS OFFERING INPERSON LEARNING AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE FALL. AND ALSO THAT THEIR SELECTION WAS VIRTUAL VIRGINIA AND THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE FALL. AT THE END OF BOTH SCENARIOS, EXPLAINING BOTH, THEY DID ASK THE PARENT, THEY DID WANT TO CONTINUE WITH VIRTUAL VIRGINIA. IT DID EXPLAIN TO THE PARENT, WHAT INPERSON LEARNING, WOULD LOOK LIKE, ALL THE SAFETY MEASURES, POINTING OUT WHERE THEY CAN FIND THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE WEBSITE AND WHAT THE FAQ'S WERE, AND ALSO EXPLAINING VIRTUAL VIRGINIA. THE CONVERSATION GAVE THEM AN EXPLANATION OF BOTH SCENARIOS. IT WASN'T JUST SOLELY ABOUT VIRTUAL VIRGINIA. AND THEN ANSWER QUESTIONS THEY MAY WOULD HAVE HAD ABOUT ONE OR BOTH. WE DID EXPLAIN SAFETY MEASURES AND EXPLAIN INPERSON LEARNING. >> OKAY, YES, I WOULD ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTION. I THINK ONE OF THINGS, WHAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO, IS WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS, SST'S AND DEVELOP A TRANSITION PLAN. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO ONE TYPE OF LEARNING. SO THAT'S GOING TO MEAN, WHAT THE COUNSELORS AND SST AND ALSO WITH THE VIRTUAL VIRGINIA TEACHER, WE WILL PUT A TRANSITION PLAN. SO THAT TRANSITION IS SMOOTH. FOR EXAMPLE, IT MAY BE THAT THEY ARE AT A DIFFERENT PLACE WITH LEARNING SOME OF THE STANDARDS; RIGHT? SO WE WILL HAVE THAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENTAL PLAN WITH VIRTUAL VIRGINIA AND WITH OUR SCHOOL-BASED STAFF. WE HAVE DEVELOPED, WANTED TO COMPLIMENT THE SYSTEM. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH VIRTUAL VIRGINIA. I THINK THEY ARE LEARNING WITH US. WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THEM IN TERMS OF EXPANDING HOW THEY OFFER SERVICES AND HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE MUCH BETTER WHEN THE STUDENTS TRANSITION BACK IN. A TRANSITION PLAN, WHICH IS THE SAFETY NET FOR ANY STUDENT THAT TRANSITIONS FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER SCHOOL. THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AND TO INSURE THAT THEY TRANSITION BACK AND COULD SUCCEED >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANYBODY, OR DR. HOOVER, SOMEONE ELSE HAS A BREAK DOWN. WE DID ASK, IF IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN OR THE PREFERRED LEARNING WAS VIRTUAL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A BREAK DOWN LEARNING, WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HEARING THAT. >> AND 70 PERCENT OF THE RESPONSES WERE RELATED TO, SELECTION RELATED TO COVID. [01:45:06] 15 PERCENT WAS THE PREFERRED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND THE REMAINING WERE EITHER OTHER OR NO RESPONSE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. IF I COULD. I COULD HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, IF THAT'S OKAY, MS. ALDERTON. THIS IS AROUND THE PLANNING FOR THE FALL. YOU TALKED ABOUT A MINUTE AGO, ABOUT THE USE OF THE REC CENTERS. AND, OF COURSE, WE DON'T KNOW THE CDC VIOLENCE IN THE FALL. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND, IF WE'RE FALLING FOR THREE FEET IN THE FALL. I KNOW WE'RE NOT REQUIRED BY THE STATE. THE STATE HAS TOLD US, WE ONLY HAVE TO, FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDANCE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICAL. IF WE'RE FOLLOWING FOR THREE FEET IN THE FALL. TWO OTHER CONCERNS, VACCINATIONS. I KNOW WE DID THE LAST STAFF VACCINATION, WE HAD. WE HAD A 61 PERCENT RESPONSE RATE. I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MAY BE ALSO, IMPACTING FOLKS FEELING ABOUT SAFETY. I WAS WONDERING, IF WE WERE GOING TO BE PULLING STAFF AGAIN AND FINALLY, IF WE'RE PLANNING TO DO, ASYSTEMATIC TESTING OF STUDENTS IN THE FALL, PARTICULARLY IN THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. I KNOW IT'S NOT LIKELY WE'LL BE ABLE TO VACCINATE CHILDREN, IN THE FALL. AND THE THREE FEET FOR THE FALL AND THE VACCINE NATION ISSUES, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. >> WITH THE 3 FEET, NOW THAT WE HAVE 93 PERCENT, AT LEAST 93 PERCENT RETURNING, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FULFILL THE THREE FEET, UNLESS WHEN POSSIBLE. THAT'S JUST NOT GOING TO BE POSSIBLE. AND I STATED THAT EARLY ON, BEFORE WE DID, OUR FAMILY CHOICE, SOME PEOPLE WERE AWARE. I DON'T THINK ANY SCHOOL DIVISION WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BECAUSE WE ARE MANDATED BY THE EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ALLOW FAMILIES THE OPTION TO COME FIVE DAYS A WEEK IN PERSON. AND NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO ABIDE TO THE 3 FEET. IT WON'T BE POSSIBLE. IN REGARDS TO THE VACCINATION, COMPONENT, I KNOW THAT DR. CRAWFORD IS ON. SHE MAY BE ABLE TO TALK TO. SHE IS WORKING WITH THE ALEXANDRIA HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OUR LIAISON IN RESPONSE TO THE VACCINATION PLANNING. SHE'S BEEN IN THE PLANNING. >> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADD TO THAT. THANK YOU DR. RIEF. WE HAVE TWO WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WE WILL GO THROUGH BEST PRACTICES AND ET CETERA. [01:51:06] WE SEPARATELY MEET WITH DR. GADA AND HER TEAM ABOUT VACCINATIONS. DR. HART AND MS. CORDOVA. WE HAD A CONVERSATION, LOOKING AT THE LAST FAMILY DAY. [01:55:22] THERE'S A VACCINATION DAY THIS SATURDAY. [20. George Mason and Cora Kelly Feasibility Study--45 mins.] THIS IS BREAKING NEWS, NOT ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE CALL KNOW. WE HAVE ANOTHER DAY, WE ARE HOPING TO GET IN. [02:00:07] USING A MONDAY, BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO -- WHILE THEY ARE AT SCHOOL OR COME TO SCHOOL OR TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE KNOW WE CAN'T GET BOTH SHOTS IN. THAT'S OUR PLAN, GIVE THE DISCLAIMER. THERE'S SOME THINGS, HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL FINALIZE. [02:05:23] COULD WE OFFER THE VACCINATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL DAY FOR THE STUDENTS. WE WILL USE THIS MONDAY, TO SEE HOW IT GOES AND POTENTIALLY GO BEFORE THE [02:10:57] FALL AS WELL. WE HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS FOR THE SUMMER, LOOKING AT SOME VACCINATION, PODS, NEAR SUMMER SCHOOL LOCATIONS, BY THE REC CENTER, ET CETERA TO CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR OUR 12 AND UPS TO GET VACCINATED. THAT'S THE ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTION. AS THE PLANNING IS CONTINUING. WE ARE SHARING THE INFORMATION, STILL WITH THE STAFF MEMBERS, IF YOU'RE A STAFF MEMBER, WHO HASN'T BEEN VACCINATED AND YOU WANT TO BE, WANTING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED TO BE. THE SECOND THING YOU ASKED ABOUT IS THE SCREENING, TESTING AND THAT'S ANOTHER [02:15:09] THING, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON WEEKLY WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. OUR PLAN IS TO DO THE ASYSTEMATIC SCREENING TESTING, VOLUNTEERING ONLY, FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ON SITE AND SUMMER SCHOOL. THAT INFORMATION WILL BE GOING OUT WITH THE COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL, OF COURSE, IS WORKING THROUGH THE SUMMER PILOT. AND THEN ROLLING THAT OUT IN FULL FOR THE FALL. SO WE'VE HAD TO DO A NUMBER OF THINGS, GET DIFFERENT CERTIFICATIONS AND THINGS IN LINE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS IN FULL SUPPORT. THEY ARE PROVIDING US WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, SO ASYSTEMATIC SCREENING TESTING IS PLANNED, PILOT THIS SUMMER AND HOPEFULLY ROLL OUT IN THE FALL. I WILL SHARE FOR THE GOOD OF THE SCRIPT, WE DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE A FULL PUSH FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED WHE THE FOCUS WAS THE FAMILY LEARNING CHOICE FORM. TRYING TO CHUNK OUT THE INFORMATION AS IT GOES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DR. CRAWFORD. >> MY FUNCTION IS NOT SHOWING UP TODAY. I DON'T KNOW WHY >> AND ANYWAY, I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBERS SO THAT ARE NOT WANTING TO COME BACK. I UNDERSTAND HOW -- AND THINKING ABOUT, WHAT ARE THE REASONS WHAT COULD BE -- ARE WE ENTERTAINING THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT, BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST THEIR PLACE, THEY ARE LIVING, THAT THEY ARE NOT ACTUALLY AT THIS MOMENT IN OUR BORDERS AND THAT THEY MAY BE MAY QUALIFY AS HOMELESS, BECAUSE MAYBE, [02:20:14] I DON'T KNOW. AND WE KNOW IN TERMS OF THAT, PEOPLE MAY HAVE SENT THEIR KIDS TO LIVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE FOR A WHILE, SO THEY CAN HAVE CHILD CARE AND AT THIS POINT, THEY CAN'T COMMIT TO BEING -- THIS IS MAYBE A WILD IDEA. IN TERMS OF THINKING OF KIDS I'VE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. IF WE'RE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. JUST WANT TO THROW IT OUT THERE. >> THE SITUATIONS THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST. WE HAVE MEASURES IN PLACE TO DETERMINE RESIDENCY AND WITHIN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AS WELL AS OUR CITY. WE'RE STILL FOLLOWING THE RESIDENCY GUIDELINES. I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OF OUR BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES, NOT JUST IN ALEXANDRIA, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HAVE NUMBER OF REASONS WHY. THEY DON'T TRUST THE HEALTH SYSTEM PERIOD. THEY ARE HEARING FROM THE GOVERNMENT, BUT THEY ARE ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME WATCHING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN REGARDS TO RACIAL DIVIDE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND SAYING, OKAY, WELL, IF A BLACK AND BROWN PERSON COULD BE KILLED FOR NO REASON, WHY WOULD YOU, MAKE YOU TRUST WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I'M SPEAKING FOR PEOPLE. I'M SPEAKING FROM PEOPLE, WHO HAPPEN TO BE BLACK AND BROWN. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH. AND I KNOW, MANY HCBU'S ARE DOING PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS, TO GET TO BLACK AND BROWN [02:25:01] FAMILIES, TO GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES, TO GET BACK TO AM SO SENSE OF NORMALCY. SO WE CAN'T IGNORE THAT ASPECT. THAT IS SIGNIFICANT AND IT'S MAJOR. IT'S ALSO UNDERSTANDABLE AS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN PERSON IN AMERICA, I COULD UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE HAVE SOME OF THE VIEWPOINTS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO KEEP HAVING TO WORK THROUGH AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT MANY OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE AR AWARE OF THIS. [21. Strategic Plan Revision--15 mins.] [02:39:07] AND EVERYONE IS TRYING TO DO THIS, ESPECIALLY IN THE BLACK AND BROWN [02:39:11] COMMUNITIES. NOT JUST IN ALEXANDRIA, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE THE RESIDENCY GUIDELINES IN PLACE, THAT WE'RE STILL FOLLOWING, THAT [02:40:06] WE'RE MAKING SURE, STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ALSO RESIDENTS, AND CURRENTLY, IN ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL. WE'RE STILL FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THAT. >> COULD I SAY A FOLLOW-UP. I DIDN'T WANT TO INSIN WAIT WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN HERE. THEY MAY BE IN AN ALTERNATE SITE, THAT THEY HAVE -- AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE, MIGHT BE UNDER THE HOMELESS PROVISION AND STILL BE OKAY. BUT THEY MAY BE AFRAID OF IT OR THEY MAY BE PLANNING TO COME BACK HERE BY THE START OF THE YEAR, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THAT NOW. I DON'T KNOW. I DO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE TRUST AND THE MEDICAL SYSTEM. SO THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. DR. RIEF. I THINK THIS WOULD BE THE LAST QUESTION. >> I WANT TO THANK DR. HUTCHINGS FOR THE COMMENTS AND SAY, THAT'S REALLY WHY I'M IG THIS -- WHY I'M THINKING ABOUT, IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN GIVE FAMILIES TO TRANSITION BACK SOONER THAN JANUARY IF THAT'S WHAT THEY DESIRE. 70 PERCENT SAID THE ISSUE IS THE COVID, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS. AND I THINK AS THINGS START TO OPEN UP MORE, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HIT THAT COMFORT LEVEL AT DIFFERENT TIMES. AND IF WE'RE ABLE TO TRANSITION BACK SOONER TO INPERSON, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN THE PLUG IN ONE MORE TIME. [22. 2021 Athletic Hall of Fame Recommendations--5 mins.] THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. FOR YOUR COMMENTS. [02:45:03] THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF, FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND AS ALWAYS, BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COME UP, IN BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT TIME WE MEET, DEFINITELY GET THOSE TO STAFF, SO YOU COULD HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. MOVING ALONG IN OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE SOME NEW BUSINESS TO LOOK AT. WE HAVE TO BE UPDATED AND PRESENTED WITH THE GEORGE MASON AND CORA KELLY FEASIBILITY STUDIES, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A WHILE >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I WILL TURN IT OVER, PLANNING AND DESIGN. AND AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION, REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES WE'VE LONG BEEN WAITING FOR. I KNOW WE HAVE TO PUT IT ON PAUSE FOR A MOMENT, AS WE WERE DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC AND TRYING TO GET STUDENTS BACK TO THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS. I'M GOING TO TURN THINGS OVER TO MS. GOL GOULIC TO BEGIN OUR PRESENTATION. >> WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE DRAFT OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR GEORGE MASON AND CORA KELLY. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT THE FINAL VERSION. WE HAVE A SERIES OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND OUTREACH TO OUR FAMILIES NEXT WEEK. AND THEN WE'LL FINALIZE THE DOCUMENT AFTER THAT. SO OUR ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TONIGHT, WE WANT TO TALK THROUGH WHAT IS PER THE THREE QUESTIONS OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES THAT WERE INTENDED TO ANSWER. WHAT'S THE PRIORITY OF PRIORITY TIMING. PROJECTS SHOULD COME FIRST. SHOULD APCS, AND ADDITION PROJECTS. LOOKING THROUGH WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE, SITE LAYOUTS, INCLUDING WHETHER OR NOT SWING SPACE IS REQUIRED AND ANY FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WILL NEED TO ADDRESS. SO JUST GOING THROUGH THE TIME LINE OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES, SO IN THE SUMMER OF 2019 AND EVEN BEFORE THIS, I WANT TO TAL ABOUT WHY WE PURSUE THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES EARLIER. AS PART OF THE DUBLIS PROJECT, WE SOUGHT TO USE THE OLD PATRICK HENRY BUILDING. AND THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO PURSUE THE OPTION. ONLY FOR DUBLIS MACARTHUR. IT'S UNDER A TIME RESTRICTION FOR CITY APPROVALS. THAT'S IN APRIL OF 2019. AS PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT USING PATRICK HENRY, THE OLD PATRICK HENRY BUILDING FOR SWING STATES SH THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN CONFIRMING, IF GEORGE MASON AND CORA KELLY WILL NEED SWING STATES, WHAT IS THE SOLUTION FOR THEM? BECAUSE OF THAT, WE PURSUED THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES EARLIER THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD. IT'S GIVEN US GREAT INFORMATION. WE PURSUED CONTRACT WITH STUDIO 2027. THEY WORKEDED THROUGH A FALL IN A DRAFT OF 2019. AND JANUARY PRELIMINARY FINDINGS WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. WE HAD COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND WE RECEIVED SOME INITIAL FEEDBACK. IN MARCH OF 2020, WITH THE PANDEMIC, THE STUDIES WERE PUT ON HOLD TO MAKE SURE, [23. Report from Meagan L. Alderton] [02:52:13] ONE, WE HAD ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL WORK TO DO. [25. Announcements] [02:58:11] ALSO TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY ONCE THE DOCUMENT WAS FINALIZED. THEN THIS PAST YEAR, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH, SOPHIE HOOMER JOINED OUR TEAM AND WE WERE ABLE TO PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF. THIS STUDY RESUMED AND WE NOW HAVE A DRAFT FOR YOU TONIGHT. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. IT'S CRITICAL WE HAVE THIS SLIDE IN EVERY FEASIBILITY STUDY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, WHAT FEASIBILITY STUDY IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT. IT IS A WAY TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS POSSIBLE ON A SITE. IT IS A WAY TO IDENTIFY ANY CHALLENGES WITH THE SITE. AND IT IS CERTAINLY A WAY FOR US TO PLAN MORE ACCURATELY FOR THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET AND SCHEDULE FOR THE PROJECT. IT IS BY NO MEANS, THE FINAL SITE LAYOUT OR FINAL PROGRAM OR DESIGN. EVERYTHING YOU SEE, IS NOT HOW THE ULTIMATE BUILDINGS WILL LOOK. IT IS NOT HOW THEY ARE CONFIGURED. IT'S EXPLORING WHAT IS POSSIBLE AND WHAT THE IMPACTS OF THE DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I'M NOW GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO SOPHIE HOOMER WHO IS THE PLANNER ON THE TEAM. SHE'LL WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE MORE SPECIFICS OF THE PROJECTS IN THE AREAS. >> THANK YOU, ERICA. GOOD EVENING. AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. WE WILL START WITH AN OVERVIEW OF GEORGE MASON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS SCHOOL WAS BUILT IN 1939. CURRENTLY THE STUDENT POPULATION IS OVERCAPACITY AND EXPECTED TO GROW. THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED IN AN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT SHARES THE PARCEL WITH GEORGE MASON PARK. THE FOLLOWING SLIDES WILL EXPLORE PROJECT SCENARIOS, TO ADDRESS CAPACITY, ADJACENT NEEDS AND SCENARIOS WILL EXPLORE THE RENOVATION AND ADDITIONAL SCENARIO ON SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS WITH THE SCHOOL. WE WILL LOOK AT FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS, SUCH AS SWING STATES AND SITE CONSTRAINTS. SCENARIO ONE, THE RENOVATION AND ADDITION OPTION FOR GEORGE MASON. IT INCLUDES AN ALMOST 40,000 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SCHOOL, REPRESENTED HERE IN THE DARK GRAY SHADING, IN THE DIAGRAM TO THE LEFT. SORRY, TO THE RIGHT. IT CONSIDERS A COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THE MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING TO MEET SYSTEM CODE REQUIREMENTS, ADDING ON TO THE EXISTING GEORGE MASON SCHOOL AND THE SCENARIO, WOULD NOT ADDRESS ANY OF THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL OR ADDRESS ANY OF THE FRAGMENTED. AND FURTHER, IT WOULD LIMIT FLEXIBILITY FOR FUTURE ADDITIONS. OVERAM COULDING SITE CONSTRAINTS, SUCH AS PARKING FOR FEATURES, VEHICULAR CIRCULATION WILL BE DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE. ADDITION WILL ENCOURAGE SOMEWHAT TO THE ESTABLISHED PARK AREA. SWING STATES MAY BE REQUIRED DURING PHASES OF THE RENOVATION AND ADDITION. SCENARIO TWO, EXPLORES A SCHOOL THAT COULD BE BUILT IN THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE LOT AND ELIMINATE THE SWING STATES. IT EXIST, AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND POTENTIALLY CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA FOR THE SCHOOL AND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE HISTORIC FRONTAGE OF THE SCHOOL COULD BE MAINTAINED. THE PARKS AND RECREATION CHANGE WILL BE LOCATED ON SITE. SCENARIO THREE, SHOWS A REPLACEMENT SCHOOL THAT COULD BE BUILT WHERE THE EXISTING SCHOOL IS. IMPROVING THE SITE CONDITION, BUS PARKING, CIRCUMSTANCELATION, AS WELL AS ADDRESSED CAPACITY. IN THE SCENARIO, THE HISTORIC FRONTAGE WILL BE MAINTAINED IN OFF SITE SWING STATES, WILL BE REQUIRED. THESE ARE THE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS AND COMPARESON OF THE SCENARIOS. THIS IS CONSULTANT BUDGET, AND WILL BE REQUIRED AS OF PROCESS NECESSARY. WHILE IT'S -- AS I DETAIL EARLIER, THE SCENARIO WOULD NOT SOLVE ANY IMMEDIATE [03:00:02] PROBLEMS THE SCHOOL HAS AND THE BUILDING IS BEYOND THE USEFUL LIFE. ADDITIONALLY OUR CURRENT CIP BUDGET IS $64 MILLION FOR THE GEORGE MASON MODERNIZATION. MOVING ALONG TO CORA KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT WAS BUILT IN 1955 IN AN UNDER SIZED FOUR ACRE LOT. THE CURRENT SCHOOL BUILDING CURRENTLY ENCROACHES TO THE LOT TO THE NORTH. IT'S ALSO CLOSE TO THE RESOURCE PROTECTION AREA NORTH OF THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL ALSO SHARES A GYMNASIUM WITH THE RECREATION CENTER. THE STUDY SHOWED, THE GYMNASIUM IS NEARING UTILIZATION. AGAIN, WE WILL GO OVER THE PRODUCT SCENARIOS, EXPLORING OPTIONS, TO ADDRESS CAPACITY NEEDS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AND BUILDING. WE'LL LOOK AT RENOVATION AND SEVERAL REPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SCHOOL. THERE'S FEATURE SITE ACCOMMODATIONS SUCH AS SWING STATES. AND OTHER CONSTRAINTS AS FAR AS THE REPLACEMENT SCENARIOS ARE CONCERNED. ONE OF THE CONSTRAINTS ARE THE RESOURCE AREA AND RTA AND FLOOD PLANE LOCATED TO THE SITE. THE DIAGRAM AND HASH TO YELLOW AREA, IS THE RPA, PER CITY OF ALEXANDRIA MAPS. NO WORK DEVELOPMENT IS ALLOWED TO ENCROACH THROUGH THE ALEXANDERIA REGULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY IN 2022, NEW FLOOD MAP WILL BE ADOPTED AND CORA KELLY WILL BE LOCATED IN THE FLOOD ZONE AE AND WILL HAVE TO MEET ALL FLOOD REQUIREMENTS. AND JUST KEEPING THAT IN MIND, MOVING THROUGH THE SCENARIOS, SCENARIO 1 IS, THE RENOVATION AND ADDITIONAL SCENARIO. IT MEANS, 20,000 RENOVATION WILL BE NEEDED AS WELL AS COMPLETE, PLUMBING AND ENERGY CODE REQUIREMENTS. AGAIN THIS ADDITION HAS SHOWN HERE IN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SITE, AND THE DARK GRAY SHADED AREA, AGAIN THIS RENOVATION, WOULD LIMIT FLEXIBILITY IN THE FUTURE AND NOT ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL INCLUDING THE FRAGMENTED LAYOUT AND OVERUTILIZATION OF THE SHARED GYM. SCENARIO TWO SHOWS A REPLACEMENT AND RELOCATION OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING AS WELL AS THE NEW RECREATION CENTER. IN THIS SCENARIO, SCHOOL BUILDING IS RELOCATED TO THE SIDE OF THE SITE CLOSER TO FOUR MILE RUN. IN THE SCENARIO, THE FLOOD PLANE IS A CONCERN, AS WELL, AS THE LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY. ALSO NOTE, ALEX STATION, IS LOCATED NEXT TO WHERE THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING IS SHOWN. AND THE DIAGRAM. THAT'S A CRITICAL PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE WILL HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, SHOULD THE DEVELOPMENT OCCUR IN THE AREA. WHILE SWING SPACE MAY NOT BE REQUIRED ON THE SITE, SITE DESIGN HERE WILL BE COMPLEX. CHALLENGES MAY ARISE, HAVING SOME SPACE WILL BE PREFERABLE. SCENARIO THREE, IS AN INPLACE REPLACEMENT OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING, THAT WILL INCLUDE A DEDICATED GYMNASIUM TO THE SCHOOL. IT'S LIKELY THE SCHOOL BUILDING WILL ENCROACH INTO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL LOT, DUE TO THE LOCATION, WITH THE EXISTING REC CENTER, SMALL PARCEL SIZE AND POTENTIAL SIZE OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING THAT WILL BE REQUIRED. WE WILL NEED TO WORK WITH THE CITY, TO DETERMINE WHAT REGULATORY IMPACTS, TYPICALLY NEW DEVELOPMENT IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SPACE AREA. THIS SCENARIO WILL REQUIRE OFF SITE SWING SPACE. SCENARIO FOUR IS ALSO A REPLACEMENT, INPLACEMENT OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING. HOWEVER, THIS SCENARIO INCLUDES THE EXISTING REC CENTER GYM. THAT WILL STILL BE A SHARED USES ON THE SITE DUE TO THE SMALL SIZE OF THE LOT. WE WILL BE ABLE WEAR OF THE LINE, IN THE NORTHERN PORTION, OF THE CORNER OF THE PROPERTY. AGAIN, OFF SIGHT SWING SPACE, WILL BE REQUIRED IN THE SCENARIO. HERE'S THE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS FOR EACH OF THE SCENARIOS. AGAIN, AS DISCUSSED EARLIER. NEW CONSTRUCTION, IS MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT THE RENOVATION AND ADDITION WOULD NOT SOLVE ANY OF THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL AND, AGAIN, THIS BUILDING IS ALSO PAST THE USEFUL LIFE. CURRENT BUDGET INCLUDES 69 MILLION FOR CORA KELLY. TURN IT BACK TO ERICA. >> THANKS, SOPHIE. SO SUMMARIZE AM SO OF THE THINGS, JUST TO MAKE THE POINT AND WE DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY CALL IT OUT BUT THE FIRST QUESTION ABOUT WHICH SCHOOL WILL BE PRIORITIZE. WE DID ADDRESS THAT IN OUR INITIAL CONVERSATION OF THE SCHOOL PORT OVER A YEAR AGO. THE SCHOOLS ARE STILL IN THE SAME ORDER THAT GEORGE MASON BE THE MODERNIZATION PROJECT, GO BEFORE CORA KELLY. NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE FACILITY, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE OVERUTILIZATION AS WELL AS THE EDUCATIONAL INADEQUACIE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BUILDING. AND AS SOPHIE WENT THROUGH, YOU SAW THAT THERE'S ONE OPTION IN EACH, THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE SWING STATES. BUT IN BOTH OF THE SCENARIOS, IT WOULD REQUIRE DISPLACING PARK USES AND REZONING PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR. AS FAR AS FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS, THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE NEED TO FINALIZE AND PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU WANT TO CONSIDER, ULTIMATE GRADE LEVEL CONSIDERATION, SUCH AS K-8 SCHOOL OR INCORPORATING PRE-K TO GEORGE MASON, THOSE THINGS WILL HAVE TO BE EVALUATED AND INCORPORATED TO THE SCHOOL. SITE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES AND ESPECIALLY IN BOTH CASES BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE OF CORA KELLY, FLOOD WILL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED. AND PARKS AND RECREATIONAL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED AS WELL. AND ANY MORE THAN OTHER EXISTING RECREATIONAL USES, ALL THOUGHTS ABOUT LOCATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, REMOVED FROM THE SCENARIOS, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING PURSUING AT THIS TIME. WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. IN SUMMARY, AND I STARTED SOME OF THIS BEFORE. APOLOGIES. GIVEN ALL THE FACTORS, THE SCHOOLS ARE IN THE CORRECT ORDER. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THEY BOTH BE COMPLETE REPLACEMENTS AND AS SOPHIE MENTIONED, EVEN THOUGH THE RENOVATION MAY BE LESS EXPENSIVE, IT DOESN'T ADDRESS SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL INADEQUACIES OF THE FACILITY. IT WILL TAKE UP MORE SPACE UPON THE SITE AND THESE BUILDINGS ARE 80-70-YEAR-OLD. SO THEY CERTAINLY HAVE SERVED THEIR PURPOSE. AGAIN, JUST REITERATING, THAT THERE IS AN OPTION FOR EACH AND IN WHICH SWING STATES WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. THIS WILL REQUIRE REZONING. IT WILL REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT PHASING AND CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS AND ALSO, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING THE REPURPOSES OF THE PARK AND -- AND THE REZONING FOR CORA KELLY. TO GO OVER THE TIME LINE, THIS IS KIND OF BUILT OFF THE SCHOOL BOARD CIP WHICH WAS ADOPTED TONIGHT. FOR GEORGE MASON AND CORA KELLY. YOU MAY REMEMBER, YEAR AGO, WHEN WE WERE DEALING WITH COVID IMPACTS. THE PROJECTS WERE DELAYED A YEAR. IF IT LOOKS A LITTLE EARLIER, IT IS. FUNDING WAS DELAYED. ALL IN ALL, LOOKING TO START DESIGN FOR GEORGE MASON AND FI20-24: AND FOR CORA KELLY, LOOKING TO START DESIGN FISCAL YEAR 2027 WITH AN OCCUPANCY, 2021-OR SEPTEMBER 2030. WITH THAT, SOPHIE AND I ARE HERE AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS I WILL REITERATE ON MONDAY, WE WILL HAVE OUR PTA MEETING WITH GEORGE MASON. AND WE WILL HAVE A PTA MEETING WITH CORA KELLY AND ON THURSDAY, WE WILL HAVE A GEORGE MASON COMMUNITY MEETING. ALL THE LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR WEBSITE TO JOIN. THANK YOU >> THANK YOU, MS. COWELLIC. MS. GENTRY? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I APPRECIATE THE WAY EVERYTHING WAS LAID OUT. I THINK IT WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY TO LOOK AT AND OBSERVE. I THINK IT WILL BE GREAT FOR THE PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, IMPACTED BY THIS. ONE THING I WANTED TO KIND OF PROBE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON, THINKING ABOUT AND I WAS, ALWAYS APPRECIATE, REITERATE WHAT THE FEASIBILITY STUDY IS AND IS NOT. I DO APPRECIATE, MAYBE YOU COULD GO BACK TO SLIDE 21. YOU KNOW, AND THAT, FROM WHAT WE CAN DO WITH WHAT FEASIBILITY STUDY IS AT THIS POINT, THERE APPEARS TO BE A POSSIBLE SWING SPACE SCENARIO. MY EXPERIENCE AND I LOVE FOR THE STAFF TO, YOU KNOW, EXPAND ON THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE, INEVITABLY, ONCE YOU GET FURTHER IN A PROJECT, FURTHER THAN YOU CAN AT THE FEASIBILITY STUDY STAGE, THERE'S NEW PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT ARE UNCOVERED. WE SAW THAT WITH GEORGE MASON, IN TERMS OF THE THINGS UNDERGROUND THAT WERE NOT KNOWN TO BE UNDERGROUND, BECAUSE THEIST EXAMINING DRAWINGS ARE NOT THERE. WE KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME NEW INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, REGARDING THE FLOOD PLAINS. WE KNOW THERE'S INFORMATION COMING WITH THE STORM WATER. SO I GUESS, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON HOW THAT KIND OF NEW INFORMATION CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT CONSTRAINTS IN TERMS OF TYPES OF DESIGNS THAT ARE POSSIBLE, THE NECESSITY FOR INCREASE COSTS BECAUSE PERHAPS THERE'S CERTAIN TYPES OF BUILDING OPTIONS THAT ARE NO LONGER POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE CERTAIN THINGS. I THINK I WANT PEOPLE TO BE MINDFUL OF, YOU KNOW, EXTRA, THE EXTRA UNKNOWNS THAT WE'LL STILL BE HERE AND, YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT BEFORE PEOPLE FOCUS TOO MUCH ON A NONSWING SPACE ON OPTION. >> I BELIEVE IT MADE SENSE TO ME. MS. GOULIC, I WAS WONDERING IF IT MADE SENSE TO YOU >> YOU'RE CORRECT, MS. GENTRY. WE'LL FIND OUT AS THE PROJECT WILL GO ON, AND AS PART OF THE DESIGN, WE'LL DO SOME SURVEY WORK IN THE CASE OF CORA KELLY. WE WILL HAVE TO DELINEATE THE AREA. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S EVEN GREATER AREA THAT WE CAN BUILD ON GREATER RESTRICTION TO THE DESIGN. WITH THE FLOOD PLAIN, WE KNOW THERE'S CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS. WE KNOW IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A PREMIUM ON CONSTRUCTION, IF WE BUILD ON THE FLOOD PLAIN, WHERE WE ARE, WHERE THE SCHOOL IS NOW, IS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER REMOVED, JUST BECAUSE IT'S IN THE SOUTH CORNER. IT'S ALSO ALREADY IMPERVIOUS SERVICE. AND IT TENDS TO HELP WITH SOME OF THOSE CONSTRAINTS. SIMILAR IN GEORGE MASON, WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING THE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THAT WE [03:05:02] ARE AT CORA KELLY NOW. THAT IS NOT TO SAY, AND IF WE DP OUT THEREND A FIND, THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF TREES ON THE SITE, ESPECIALLY AT THE EAST END OF THE PROPERTY, AND HAVING TO REPLACE THEM ON SITE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GETTING THE SAME UPTAKE FOR WATER AND RUNOFF AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND IT COULD BE ANOTHER HINDRANCE TO THE DESIGN PROCESS. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THE ANSWER TO THOSE THINGS TENDS TO BE MONEY. IF YOU'RE CALLED TO PATRICK HENRY, WE HAVE TO DESIGN THE NEW PATRICK HENRY A CERTAIN WAY TO MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T ENCROACH OR COME IN CONTACT WITH THE EXISTING FACILITY. SO JUST HAVING THAT CONSTRAINT ALREADY LIMITS YOUR DESIGN A LITTLE BIT. I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. AS WE FIND OUT MORE, IT MAY SEEM, WE DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, BE FRUSTRATED WITH OUR EARLIER SELVES THAT WE DIDN'T PURSUE A SWING STATE OPTION. THAT WILL PROVIDE THE MOST FLEXIBILITY WITH THE BOARD IN THE FUTURE. >> LIKE I SAID, I WANT TO REITERATE, IT COMES DOWN TO THE SWING SPACE OFFERS NOT ONLY FLEXIBILITY, BUT OVERALL FLEXIBILITY IN DESIGN. BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY BE THINKING, OH, THAT'S AN EXTRA COST. THE REALITY IS, A LOT OF TIMES WITH THE PROJECTS, NOT GIVING YOURSELF THE FLEXIBILITY THE SWING SPACE ALLOWS, ACTUALLY COULD BACK YOU INTO A BUILDING THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO ALTERNATIVE, BUT TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER COST THAN YOU MIGHT HAVE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED IN YOUR CIP BUDGET FOR THE SCHOOLS. >> THANK YOU, MS. GENTRY. MR. SUAREZ? >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AS AN ATTORNEY, I APPRECIATED THE QUALIFIERS THAT ARE ON THE SLIDE, GIVEN SOME PAST EVENTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND, I THINK THAT'S GOOD WE'RE MAKING VERY CLEAR WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT. SO I JUST WANT TO, I KNOW THE STAFF WANTS TO WORK WITH THAT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. IT SEEMS TO ME, KIND OF PIGGYBACKING MS. GENTRY, I'M IN AGREEMENT, SEEMS LIKE THE REPLACEMENTS ARE A NO-BRAINER. IT SEEMS LIKE, WE WILL CREATE A LOT OF CHALLENGES, IF WE DO THE REPLACEMENT IN PLACE MODEL. AND THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ISSUES, IMPINGING ON THE OPEN SPACE, EVEN BOTH CONTACTS, FRANKLY. AND SO, IT SEEMS LIKE, SWING SPACE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE, NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION HERE. SO I'M JUST KIND OF WONDERING, KIND OF LOOKING AT THE TIME LINE ON IT, ON SLIDE 22. YOU KNOW, WHAT -- WHEN WILL WE NEED TO BLOCK DOWN THE SWING SPACE, ON THE BOARD, HAVE THAT READY, TO MAKE SURE WE COULD USE SOMETHING FOR BOTH THE PROJECTS? I ASSUME, IT'S RIGHT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION STARTS. I'M CURIOUS, AS THE BOARD IS KIND OF THINKING ABOUT THE LONG-TERM PLAN, WHAT IT MEANS TO DO, WHAT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE, IN TERMS OF TIMING FOR SWING STATES. >> YES, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. AND YOU'RE CORRECT. WE WILL NEED A SWING SPACE READY TO BE OCCUPIED BY STUDENTS AND READY FOR LEARNING BY FY26 WILL BE THE SUMMER OF 2025. JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT, WHETHER IT'S A RENOVATION PROJECT OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WE WILL NEED TO MAKE THE DECISION ABOUT WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE RELATIVELY SOON, ANTICIPATING IT WILL PROBABLY BE CONSTRUCTION WORK TO DO ON THE PROJECT. IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. >> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO MS. ANDERSON >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M GOING TO SAY, YES, YES, TO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID BEFORE. I THINK IT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS TO CONSIDER ANY RENOVATION THE WAY THAT THERE'S SO MANY RENOVATIONS DONE. THESE ARE SMALLER SITES, AT LEAST BUILDABLE SITES, WE HAD AT PATRICK HENRY. AS WE LEARNED, YEAH, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PUT IT ON AND STILL HAVE THE OTHER BUILDING THERE. AND ADDITIONALLY, AT LEAST THAT HAD TWO SORT OF ROADS, IT WAS IN A CORNER. IT WAS, IN GEORGE MASON, IT'S PRETTY SHOE HORNED IN THERE. AND ACCESS FOR DOING THINGS IN THE SITE IS DIFFICULT. I'M HAPPY THAT ALL SCENARIOS, PRESERVE THE HISTORIC PART OF THE BUILDING. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING, I THINK FOR THE COMMUNITY, TO THINK ABOUT. I THINK WE HAVE NOT DONE THIS KIND OF BUILDING AND TOO LONG. I THINK WE SHOULD DO IT THE RIGHT WAY. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO LAST FOR A LONG TIME AND I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY. >> THANK YOU, MS. ANDERSON. MS. GREENE? >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. COULIC. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. IT'S GOOD TO SEE IT LAID OUT. I AGREE WITH THE COLLEAGUES, TO DO IT RIGHT, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE SWING STATES. I NEED THE CLARIFICATION FOR CORA KELLY. YOU COULD TELL ME, FOR ME, MY COLLEAGUES AND THE PUBLIC ASLE WITH, WHEN YOU SAY BUILD ON THE OPEN SPACE, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE, THE BASEBALL FIELD OR IS IT A LITTLE FURTHER OVER? >> SOPHIE, COULD YOU GO TO THE CORA KELLY SLIDE. I FORGET MY SHAPES. THAT POLYGON IN THE SOUTH CORNER, THAT WITH THE NEW REC CENTER IS. THAT OUTLINE IS BASICALLY WHERE THE SCHOOL ZONE IS, WHERE WE CAN HAVE A SCHOOL CURRENTLY. EVERYTHING NORTH OF THAT, THE BASEBALL FIELD, ALL THE WAY TO FOUR MILE RUN, IS ZONED PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. AND SO WHEN WE SAY, WE HAVE THE OPEN PUBLIC SPACE, SIMILARLY TO HOWARD, WHERE WE ARE FLIPPING THE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, THAT WOULD BE THE SITUATION, BECAUSE IT'S ZONED PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. AND IT'S PART OF AN ESTABLISHED PARK. THE CITY DOES REQUIRE, ANY ZONE PUBLIC SPACE. WE WILL REPLACE THE SAME AMOUNT ON SITE. WHAT'S CHALLENGING HERE, WE DON'T HAVE HOWARD, EVERYTHING NORTH OF THE PROPERTY IS IN A FLOOD PLAIN. THERE'S THE SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE PROTECTION AREA. IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE, GIVEN THE CONSTRAINTS FOR THE CITY TO SAY, WHERE IT IS ON THE SITE. >> THANK YOU >> DR. RIEF? >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION ALSO. AND I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION FROM MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE SWING SPACE. IF WE CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDE 2022 ABOUT THE TIME LINE. IT'S 22. I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS FAR AS FINDING A SWING SPACE, I MEAN, WE NEED MORE SCHOOLS IN ALEXANDRIA. I MEAN, IF WE CAN FIND A SWING SPACE, WE CAN CONVERT TO A SCHOOL LATER, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US. I'M REALLY HAPPY WE WERE ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE DOUGLAS MACARTHUR BUILD, BY USING THE PATRICK BUILDING. IT WAS MONEY INVESTED. I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT IF WE CAN ACTUALLY FIND A LOCATION, THAT AT THE END OF THE SWING SPACE NEEDS, COULD ACTUALLY CONVERT TO A NEW SCHOOL. MY QUESTION, ABOUT THE TIME LINE WAS, KIND OF THE NEXT STEPS IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, YOU PRESENTED THE DIFFERENT SCENARIO OPTIONS. I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON GEORGE MASON, SINCE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT'S THE NEXT PRIORITY. WHEN THE NEXT PROCESS, THE SCENARIO OR THE OPTION BE DETERMINED? DOES THAT, WHEN THE DESIGN PROCESS STARTS WITH THE, LIKE THE CONCEPT DESIGN THAT COMES TO US? OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE WOULD NEED TO DECIDE SOONER. BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SWING SPACE. THEN ALONG WITH THAT, I KNOW YOU HAVE, FINALIZED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CORE LOCATION. I WAS WONDERING, MORE ABOUT THAT PROCESS, TOO. ARE WE EXPECTING THE JOINT FACILITIES, MASTER PLAN, TO COME BACK WITH MORE CRITERIA. I KNOW WE MADE THE DECISION ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS AN OPTION, MINI HOWARD PROCESS. I THINK IT WAS NOT A TOTAL DEDRIVEN CRITERIA. I WOULD LIKE THE DIFFERENT CRITERIA. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, KEEPING LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE REC CENTER, THAT'S BEEN THERE. JUST WANTING TO UNDERSTAND, HOW THE DECISION WILL BE MADE IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. SO THE OPTION OR THE SCENARIO, WHERE THAT FITS IN AND THE CORA LOCATION OPTION. >> AND IN THE CASE OF THESE, IF SWING STATES IS NOT PROVIDED, THEN WE'RE LIMITED AN THE SCENARIO IS CHOSEN. AND IN BOTH CASES, WE HAVE TO BUILD ON THE ADJACENT PARKS. IF WE HAVE A SWING STATE OPTION FOR THE SCHOOLS, THEN WE HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY. THAT'S WHEN WE BRING IN A DESIGN TEAM. WE WILL HAVE THEM EXPLORE THE SITE. WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT THAT. SO THAT'S WHEN THAT WILL KIND OF BEGIN. AND REGARDING COLOCATION, SO THE SCHOOL BOARD DID MAKE A DECISION AND IT WAS PART OF THE HOUSING PROJECT TO INCLUDE. AND STAFF, ON THE REASONING, SCHOOL NEEDED TO RESERVE SPACE AND FUTURE SCHOOL YEARS ANTICIPATING SCHOOL GROWTH. AND WE DID FEEL IT DID APPLY TO ALL THE SCHOOLS. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED BY CITY STAFF TO CONTINUE TO INCLUDE IT, AS PART OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, SO IT HASN'T BEEN REMOVED. HAVING SAID, I DON'T THINK IT'S THE LAST CONVERSATION THAT WE MAY HAVE ABOUT THAT. SO ANY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PRE-K, EXPANDING RECREATION SERVICES, ON DIFFERENT SCHOOL SITES, WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONVERSATION, WE WILL LOOK AT THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN PROCESS, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. >> THANKS FOR THAT. IF WE CAN FOLLOW-UP. MR. SUAREZ'S QUESTION WAS WHEN THE SWING STATES WILL BE AVAILABLE, WHICH IS IN THE SUMMER OF 2025. THE SWING STATES, THE FACT WE WILL OR WILL NOT HAVE IT, WILL DETERMINE THE DESIGN OR SCENARIO. BASED ON THAT, WHAT DATE WILL WE -- WHEN WE WOULD NEED TO KNOW THE ANSWER OF THE SWING STATES, NOT NECESSARILY WHEN WE WILL HAVE IT. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? IF THAT'S DETERMINING WHAT THE DESIGN COULD BE, WE WILL NEED TO KNOW, BEFORE WE BEGIN THE DESIGN IF WE WILL HAVE THE SWING STATES? >> IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF PROJECT. [03:10:02] FOR EXAMPLE, IF -- AND I'M NOT SURE, WE'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF LAND SEARCHES. WE'RE NOT SURE WE FIND EMPTY LAND. WE WILL NEED TO KNOW THAT NOW, FOR THE UPCOMING CIP. IN THE CASE OF THE RENOVATION PROJECT, WHERE, WE'RE EITHER PURCHASING OR LEASING OR RENOVATING IT, THOSE HAPPEN RELATIVELY QUICKER ESPECIALLY IF IT'S IN A ZONE FOR A SCHOOL. AND WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHIN TWO YEARS TO HAVE IT DESIGNED AND RENOVATED. I WOULD SAY TWO YEARS BEFORE PRIOR TO 2025 WE WILL NEED TO HAVE A SWING STATE LOCKED DOWN. >> I THINK THAT WAS OUR LAST QUESTION. AGAIN, THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME SO THERE WILL BE MORE QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AS WE MOVE ALONG. I THINK THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS IS WE NEED SWING SPACE. WE NEED LOTS OF SPACE. BUT WE NEED SWING SPACE FOR SURE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH ERICA AND TINA. AND WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM IN OUR AGENDA. WE HAVE SOME STRATEGIC PLAN REVISIONS THAT WE HAVE TO GO OVER VERY QUICKLY. I WILL TURN IT OVER. DR. HUTCHINGS, SHOULD I TURN IT OVER TO PL PAIGE >> YES. HE'S NOW DR. PAIGE. HE'S DEFENDED. HE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BECAUSE HE'S STILL ON PATTERNITY. HE'LL BE COMING BACK IN, EASING HIS WAY BACK IN EASING HIS WAY TO DR. PAIRNL -- DR. PAIGE. DR. EVIE, AND I WANT TO MAKE A POINT THAT AS WE ADOPT ANY STRATEGIC PLAN, THERE WILL BE CERTAIN REVISIONS, AS WE'RE DOING DIFFERENT LANGUAGE, FROM THE TIME WE ADOPT AND DATA MAY HAVE CHANGED. MORE INFORMATION, REALLY, STRATEGIC PLAN IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIVING, BREEDING DOCUMENT. IT'S NOT SET IN STONE, THE MOMENT YOU APPROVE IT. NO ONE THOUGHT COVID WILL BE AN EXISTENCE FOREVER, WHERE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FOREVER. NOBODY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE IN EXISTENCE FOR OVER A YEAR. LEY TURN IT OVER TO DR. EVIE AT THIS TIME TO SHARE OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING REVISIONS. >> THANK YOU, DR. HUTCHINGS. COULD I GET A THUMB'S UP IN SHARING MY GREEN. IT SHOULD SAY STRATEGIC PLANNING REVISIONS. I'M HERE WITH TINA CONSTANCE TEAM, THE FINAL PROVISIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS. ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL START WITH THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS. WHAT'S THE FRAMEWORK AND IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN? WHAT ARE THE KEY TENANT AND REVISIONS. WHAT TYPE OF REVISIONS OF THE PLAN BEING PROPOSED? I WANT TO START BY UNDER SCORING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PLAN FOR YOU AGAIN. THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS THE UMBRELLA FOR ALL THE WORK WE DO IN THE ORGANIZATION. IT INFORMS, AS THE BOARD KNOWS, THE BUDGET PRIORITY CONVERSATION THAT CASCADES INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR FOCUS AREAS FOR THE COME YEAR AND TIES DIRECTLY TO THE STUDENT EVALUATION, THAT DIRECTLY INFORMS THE IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ALL OF THESE HOPEFULLY LEADING TO PURPOSEFUL ACTION AND OUTCOMES. AND WE ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A REMINDER, TO REFRESH THE MEMORY ON THE VOCABULARY, GOALS, STRATEGIES, WHERE IT ALL FITS. WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THERE'S FIVE GOALS. WITHIN EACH GOAL, THERE'S MULTIPLE STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING THE GOAL. WITHIN EACH STRATEGY, THERE'S HIGHLIGHTED ACTIONS THAT HELP US CARRY OUT THE STRATEGY. AS PART THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN, WE IDENTIFIED A GOAL LEADER FOR EACH OF THE FIVE GOALS. AND FOR EACH STRATEGY, LEAD DEPARTMENTS AND THE DEPARTMENT INDIVIDUAL, CALLED THE STRATEGY MANAGER. WE DEVELOPED THIS ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS, BECAUSE, AND NOW I'M COPYING DR. HUTCHINGS, WE KEEP SAYING THIS. THIS IS A LEADING DOCUMENT. WE NEED TO STAY TRUE TO THE SECTION. VISION, AND CORE VALUES, WHILE ALLOWING FOR FLEXIBILITY IN THE ORANGE AND PURPLE PARTS. HOW ARE THOSE ACCOMPLISHED, BASED ON THE EVER CHANGING CONCEPTS. SO I'LL DESCRIBE FOR YOU HOW THE REVISION PROCESS WAS CARRIED OUT. THERE WERE FOUR PHASES, WHICH BEGAN WITH PREPARATION. AS GOAL LEADERS, STRATEGY MANAGERS AN SPARK MEMBERS AND INCLUDING TWO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, RAMEE GENTRY THANK YOU SO MUCH. HIGHLIGHTED ACTIONS AND MEASURES. AND THEN WE HAVE THE CREATION PHASE, VIRTUAL WORK SHOPPE IN WHICH EACH GOAL AREA HAD A WORK GROUP, WHERE THEY BRAINSTORM AND DISCUSS POTENTIAL REVISIONS. IN THE FINAL STAGE, FEEDBACK AND REVISIONS, ALONG WITH THE RATIONAL BEHIND THE REVISION AND REVIEWED WITH THE WHOLE GROUP AND THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP MEETING. LASTLY, THIS PRESENTATION, ALONG WITH THE CORRESPONDING MEMO, COMPLETE THE DELIBERATE PHASE. AND NOW I WILL PASS IT ON TO TINA KONSTANTIN FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE REVISIONS >> THANKS, AMBER. THE DIVISION IS VERY PROUD OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD LAST JUNE. TO THAT END, THE REVISION PROCESS, TO KEEP TRUE TO THE DIVISION AND CORE VALUES THAT'S SET BY THE SCHOOL BOARD. AT THE SAME TIME, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE FIVE YEAR IMPLEMENT PLAN. TO LIVING AND BREATHING, POINT, WE DO HAVE TO ADAPT. TO THE REVISIONS IN THE CURRENT YEAR, ARE FOCUSED ON ENDEMMIC AND EQUITY AND PANDEMIC RECOVERY, TO ADDRESS THE PANDEMIC OF COVID-19 AND SYSTEMIC RACISM. THERE'S ALSO ADDITIONAL REVISIONS, THAT SERVE AS CLARITY AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING AGAIN AND AGAIN. ADD A LITTLE REVISION, SO IT'S CLEAR, NOT ONLY ETERNALLY. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHANGES MADE, BASED ON THE FOCUSED AREAS AND THE BOARD PROBABLY HAS ALREADY RECEIVED THE DETAILED, DISCRETE EDITS, PROVIDED IN THE COPY OF THE DOCUMENT, THAT IS POSTED ELECTRONICALLY. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL START WITH EQUITY FOCUS. WE WANTED TO TRIPLE CHECK EVERYTHING IN THE PLAN IS INTENTIONAL, AS IT RELATES TO EQUITY AND CLEAR. HERE'S SOME EXAMPLES OF REVISIONS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. ONE WILL BE AUDIT TO MEASURE THE DISPROPORTIONALITY, ONE OR MORE ITEMS SUSPENSIONS. AS WE KNOW, DISCIPLINE IS A KNOWN AREA OF INEQUITY. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS HIGHLIGHTED ACTION, THAT'S AROUND STAFF, PREVIOUSLY FOCUSED ON RETAINING MULTI-LINGUAL STAFF. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, STAFF IS ATTRACTED AND RETAINED. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO THE ANTI-RACIST JOURNEY. THE NEXT FOCUS IS ON PANDEMIC RECOVERY. ONE EXAMPLE, IS ADDING TIER ONE INSTRUCTION AND RESPONSE TO THE LEARNING LOSS THAT OCCURRED. AND ALSO CONTAINING THE FRAMEWORK THAT CAME OUT, WHERE WE'RE INSURING, SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS BEYOND THE CURRENT YEAR. AND LASTLY, REVISIONS SERVE TO CLARIFY. SOME EXAMPLES OF THAT, ADDING PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT, TO ANALYZE AND ADDITION TO WHAT IS PREVIOUSLY LISTED AS KINDERGARTEN EXPERIENCE. AND MEASURING EXPERIENCES BUT FOLLOWING ENROLLMENT TRENDS. ALSO ADDING THE DEFINITION OF EMPOWERMENT, THAT ALLIANCE WITH OUR CORE VALUES. AGAIN, THAT'S THE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF A FEW OF THE REVISIONS, FOLLOWING THE AREAS OF FOCUS. WE'RE OPEN TO QUESTION AND DETAILED DOCUMENT WITH THE REVISIONS. >> AND OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH >> TURN IT OVER TO THE BOARD AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >> >> LOOKS LIKE THE PRESENTATION IS VERY CLEAR. >> >> MY RAISE HAND IS NOT WORKING. >> GO AHEAD. >> AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. I COULD SAFELY SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD HOW EXCITED AND HOW GRATEFUL, THAT'S PUT IN THE INCREDIBLE STATE OF STAKEHOLDERS. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THE PLAN COME TO LIFE. AND QUICK QUESTION AND I APPRECIATE THE ADDITION, ESPECIALLY AROUND COVID AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT WITH PRE-K ENROLLMENT AS WELL AS THE TIER ONE INSTRUCTION. I WAS EXCITED TO SEE THE EMPHASIS ON RETAINING STAFF. HOW DO WE GO ABOUT, DEFINING, AND COMMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE AND RETENTION ON THAT. IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COULD BE FUZZY IN MEASUREMENT. I WAS WONDERING HOW THE DIVISION WOULD BE OVERSEEING THAT PARTICULAR METHOD. >> AND THESE ARE DISCUSSIONS WE'RE HAVING IN REGARD TO ANTI-RACIST TRAINING THAT WE'RE, EMBARKING ON RIGHT NOW. YOU MAY WANT TO ELABORATE, METRICS TO INSURE, WE DO THE APPROPRIATE ONGOING, WHEN STAFF IS HIGHER TO BE PART OF THE ACS. AS FAR AS THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE, TO INSURE PEOPLE ARE ON BOARD WITH OUR ANTI-RACISM JOURNEY. >> THANK YOU, DR. HUTCHINGS. BEFORE I ADD ON, SOMETIMES THERE'S DISCUSSION ON THE SPARK GROUPS, WHY THERE WAS LANGUAGE THAT WAS TWEAKED. I'M NOT SURE, THERE'S ANYTHING. I WASN'T IN THE GROUP. I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK TO THE GROUP, IF THERE'S NO, TALKING ABOUT THE RETENTION OF STAFF WHO MAINTAINED THE ANTI-RACIST AND JOURNEY WITH US. >> YEAH, THERE'S NOT A NOTE ON THE MEASUREMENT OF IT. IT WAS SIMPLY STATING THE IMPORTANCE OF STAFF AND RACIST JOURNEY. >> I WANTED TO MAKE SURE, COMMITTEE HAD THE QUESTION, WE RESPECT IT, AS YOU MENTIONED. IT'S PART OF WHERE WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON THE HIRING. WE HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, WE COULDN'T GET UNDERLYING, BELIEF SYSTEM SOMETIMES, WITHOUT ASKING, WITHOUT ASKING THE GO TO QUESTION, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE EXPERIENCE WITH DIVERSITY AND EQUITY AND INCLUES. USING SOME OF THE QUESTIONS AS THE FIRST STEP AND THEN, ONCE SOMEONE IS ON BOARD, IT IS PART THE EVALUATION TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE DATA WE LOOKED AT RIGHT HERE, THE REFERENCE TO THE SUSPENSION DATA, HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS, IF WE'RE SEEING SOME TRENDS WITHIN ONE TEACHER OR STAFF MEMBERS, DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. BRINGING THAT TO STAFF MEMBERS' ATTENTION AND PROACTIVE BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING TO SEE IF YOU SEE CORRECTIONS THERE. LET'S SAY YOU SEE A CHALLENGE IN THE AREA, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL [03:15:02] DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF MEMBERS. AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, NOT SEEING IMPROVEMENTS, WE WILL HAVE HARDER CONVERSATIONS, WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT THAT. AND ANOTHER THING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE TRAINING WE WILL BE DOING IN THE SCHOOL LEVEL. MANY OF THE SCHOOLS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. AND IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. JUST A COUPLE OF AREAS, TO HIGHLIGHT, WHAT IT MEANS, NOT ONLY DO WE WANT TO ATTRACT BUT RETAIN. IT'S MAKING SURE, I KNOW, MS. WOOD IS ON THE CALL. USE SOMETHING RECENTLY AS AN EXAMPLE THERE, WITH A JOB DESCRIPTION THAT WE WERE PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR. ONE OF THE FIRST COMMENTS, THE STATEMENT OF CPS COMMITMENT, AND I APOLOGIZE. I REALIZE I DIDN'T HAVE MY VIDEO. THE STATEMENT FOR THE COMMITMENT, TO EQUITY, AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND BEING ON THE ANTI-RACIST JOURNEY. IT'S NAMING, AS WE HAVE APPLICANTS TO COME TO JOIN US. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, WE READ THIS AND WE'RE EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE. THAT'S THE ATTRACTION PIECE. AS I SAID, RETAINING IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT AS WE ARE LOOKING AT THE KPI'S, WE HAVE STAFF MEMBERS THAT FALL OUTSIDE AND WITH SUPPORT, WE'RE SEEING CHANGES, HAVING THE HARDER CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. >> IF I COULD JUST, SO SORRY TO QUICK FOLLOW-UP. A SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU DR. CRAWFORD, ESPECIALLY THE WITH THEME OF RACIAL EQUITY AND STRONG EQUITY, AS SOON AS WITH THE BOARD. IT'S WITH THE DESIGN, WE WANT IT TO BE THE THEME OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. I JUST WANT TO SAY, ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR NEARLY 6 YEARS, WE OWE YOU, DEM, TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DEBT AND GRATITUDE. YOU HAVE BEEN DRUMMING THIS BEAT FOR SO LONG, EVEN BEFORE IT WAS THE FOREFRONT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND NAME AND THROUGH THE TRAININGS YOU OFFERED AND MS. WOOD AND YOUR TEAM, MADE THIS COME TO LIFE SO TO SPEAK. I WANT TO SAY, I HAVE A MOMENT TO SAY SPECIAL THANKS FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR IT TO COME TO FRU -- FRUITION. >> AND WITH THE EVENT, WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE IT FORWARD. IT'S AN EXCITING TIME. WE'VE GONE FROM THE DEPARTMENT, BEING WITH THE DEPARTMENT WORK, IT IS CROSS DEPARTMENTS, IT'S SCHOOLS, IT'S REALLY BEING EMBRACED AS A DIVISION AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE CHANGE. I APPRECIATE, ALWAYS THE SUPPORT ON THE BOARD FOR THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY. I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. THANK YOU SO MUCH >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. CRAWFORD. SO WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION. DO WE WANT ACTION TO APPROVE THE ADJUSTED LANGUAGE? CHECKING WITH YOU, MS. NIELSON. >> IT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM, MADAM CHAIR. >> SO WE'RE GOOD? >>. >> NEXT UP, 2021 AGENDA. >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AND IT CAME IN HAD THE 8:00 HOUR THIS TIME. SO VERY EXCITING. I WANT TO SAY, BEFORE I GET STARTED, IT IS INDEED A PLEASURE TO BE THE SCHOOL BOARD ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE, DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS THAT CARED DEEPLY, DEEPLY AND ADVOCATE FOR ATHLETICS AND ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT'S AN HONOR AND PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO NAME. ALCON JOHNSON, CHAIR, MARK EISENHOWER, OUR LEAD ADMINISTRATOR FROM TC. MR. JAMES PARKER, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND SUSAN NIELSON WHO KEEPS US AT TASK AND TIRELESSLY WORKS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL COMMITTEE AND ALL THAT YOU DO. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, IN FEBRUARY OF 2013, ALEXANDRIA SCHOOL BOARD, FORMED THE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME ADVISORY COMMITTEE. NOW WE HAVE 51, INDUCTEES. EACH YEAR, WE DO THIS THROUGH COMMUNITY NOMINATIONS AND AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A WEALTH OF VERY TALENTED TALENTED STUDENT ATHLETES. THIS IS NO EASY ENDEAVOR EACH AND EVERY YEAR. MORE AND MORE COME IN AS THE STUDENTS GRADUATE AND AS MORE AND MORE COME IN. NOT AN EASY FEAT AT ALL. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE 2001 HALL OF FAME, ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS. MR. TORRY BAILEY, BASEBALL, TCU HIGH SCHOOL. AND EARL COOK, FOOTBALL. TCU WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1973. HE WAS CHIEF OF POLICE HERE FOR MANY YEARS. LEWIS HARRIS, FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL, PARKER GRADE. AND MR. JASON INGRAM, BASKETBALL. TCU WILLIAMS, CLASS OF 2001. TCU WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1984. KARIN REED. DIANE RICHARDSON LEWIS, BASKETBALL, TCU WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1977. MIKE THOMASELLO, TRACK COACH, TCU HIGH SCHOOL, 1971-1980. AND OUR 1956 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, AND BECAUSE THEY ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE UP A WONDERFUL TEAM, I WILL READ THEM ALL. MIKE AGY, KEN BARRETT, GEORGE COBURN, JIMMY CONNORS, MIKE DENEGRO. WALT DESMORE. DAVID LEHMAN. BUCKY POOL. GWEN STEWART. JAMES THOMAS, JOHN WELCH, AND TUG YOUNG. CONGRATS TO THE GENTLEMEN. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, 1990-91, GIRLS INDOOR, TRACK AND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, MIA WARD, STACY FLETCHER AND KIR PATRICK, VERNON LEWIS, TIFFANY YOUNG, LAURA CHADWICK, JESSICA WARD, HOLLY LANDRUM, NICOLE POPE, MIA HARRIS, AND YOLANDA BROWN, AND TASHA GREEN, STEPHANIE SANDERS, JESSICA WARD. SHARON KEHO. LAURA HALL. AND MART MARINA. ANNA LIVINGSTON AND JOY MEGAN, KIMBERLY LEWIS, MAY. RACHEL MOORE. DONNA KOUTREL, BEVERLY LAWSON, SCOTT MCLAWSLY AND YES, I DID PRACTICE ALL OF THAT. I WILL SAY, THAT THESE NOMINATIONS, THEY ARE FANTASTIC TEAMS. THEY COME WITH GREAT STORIES, GREAT ACCOLADES. I ADVICE YOU GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK, AND SEE, YOU COULD TELL THE GREAT WORK THAT'S GONE INTO. THANK YOU >> WE HAVE APPLAUSE. I HAVE MS. NOLAN WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING >> FIRST OFF, PHENOMENAL. IT'S A FUN AND INCREDIBLE WAY TO HONOR PEOPLE AND THANK OUR ALUM FOR NOT ONLY SERVING WHILE THEY WERE STUDENTS AND WHAT THEY GOT TO DO AND BEYOND >> NOT ONLY DO YOU DO A GOOD JOB. I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I SAID IT EVERY YEAR. I'M SO GRATEFUL AND THE COMMITTEE, TO HAVING A GENDER BALANCE OF SLATE NOMINEES >> ALSO THE FACT, IT WAS VERY CLOSE, NOMINATED WOMEN. . >> AS WELL AS SCHOOL DIVISION, MINDFUL, HAVING FEMALE ATHLETES, BE HONORED AS WELL. WE UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY, ESPECIALLY CHANNEL 9. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE THE EFFORT. THANK YOU GREENE, FOR YOU AND THE COMMITTEE. I'M HONORED AND THRILLED FOR THOSE HONORED TONIGHT. >>. >> THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION, IN THE 2020 CLASS AND 2021. >> AWESOME. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. GREENE. >> MOVING ON TO THE CHAIR'S REPORT. I WILL GIVE SOME REMARKS ON WHERE ORANGE DAY, JUST SO WE HAVE A LITTLE, LITTLE HISTORY, BACKGROUND INFORMATION. SO AS I SAID BEFORE, ON JUNE 6TH, OF 2019, JUNE 2019, THIS BOARD SIGNED A RESOLUTION AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE. AND WE DID THAT TO SUPPORT MEASURES TO REPORT THE GUNS AND ELIMINATE GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. SINCE SIGNING THE RESOLUTION, WE HAVE FOUND THE NUMBERS RELATED TO GUN VIOLENCE, HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND TEENS SHOT AND KILLED ANNUALLY WENT FROM 1300 TO 3,000. AND ADDITIONAL 15,000 HAVE BEEN, ARE SHOT AND INJURED. THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN THE U.S. THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED GUN VIOLENCE AT SCHOOL HAS RISEN FROM 153,000 TO 240,000. NUMBER OF FIREARM DEATHS INCREASED FROM 33,000 TO OVER 39,000. SO, WE CAN SEE WHY THIS AWARENESS IS IMPORTANT. THE NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY IS THE FIRST FRIDAY IN JUNE. SO THAT IS TOMORROW. AND WE'RE ORANGE WEEKEND. WE'LL BE CELEBRATED FROM JUNE 4TH, THROUGH JUNE 6TH. ORANGE, HAS BEEN THE DEFINING COLOR OF THIS PREVENTION MOVEMENT. AND SO WHETHER IT'S RUN BY STUDENTS, WHETHER IT'S WORN BY ACTIVISTS AND LOVED ONES, JOIN IN, TO HONOR THE MORE THAN TOO MANY LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN CUT SHORT BY GUN VIOLENCE. AND FIREARMS, ACTUALLY REMAINING LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN AND TEENS. AND CHILDREN ARE SPENDING SO MUCH MORE TIME AT HOME, FAMILIES ARE EXPERIENCING HIGH STRESS RELATED TO COVID. DISTANCE LEARNING, FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS. SO TO BE SMART, PROGRAM FOR SAFE GUN STORAGE, ENCOURAGES ACPS FAMILIES TO TAKE FIVE SIMPLE STEPS. SMART, STANDS FOR SECURE, MODEL, ASK, RECOGNIZE, AND TELL. WE NEED TO NORMALIZE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT GUN SAFETY AND TAKE RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS AT HOME, THAT WILL PREVENT UNNECESSARY DEATHS AN INJURIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU COULD VISIT THE RESOLUTION AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE. AGENDA ITEMS. SO OTHER THAN THAT, FEW SMALL UPDATES, THE ADD HOCK SCHOOL BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SUPPORT COMMITTEE, THE NEXT MEETING IS ON JUNE 4TH, AT 6:00 P.M. WE HAVE A BOARD MEETING, WHICH WILL BE OUR FINAL BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR, OF THE SCHOOL YEAR ON JUNE 17TH. THIS WILL INCLUDE OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FALL REOPENING PLAN. AND ALSO, JUST FYI, THE BOARD IS WORKING THROUGH THE POTENTIAL OF OPENING UP THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR, FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PERSON. SO THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT AVAILABLE. LOOK OUT FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THAT. SO WE CAN BE CLEAR ON WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE WITH THE PUBLIC. >> AND MADAM CHAIR, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY UPDATES FOR TODAY. >> DO WE HAVE ANY MORE BOARD MEMBERS. [03:20:01] >> AND I SORT OF FORGOTTEN THE SHORTCUT. I'M JUST JUMPING IN THERE. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT, ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES KNOW I'M NOT RUNNING AGAIN NEXT TIME. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT BECAUSE SOME OF THE THINGS I HEARD SWIRLING AROUND, OF SO MANY PEOPLE NOT RUNNING AGAIN. I WANT TO SAY, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY THE BOARD IS FUNCTIONING TOGETHER. THIS A WONDERFULLY COLLABORATIVE BOARD. THIS IS AN ISSUES WE TACKLED. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW, THIS TURN OVER IS NOT UNUSUAL THIS IS WHY WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT STAGGERED ELECTIONS. THIS IS GOING ON ALL ALONG. I HAVE COMPLETE FAITH AND IT'S THE OPPOSITE. I THINK IT COULD GO, BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM IN PLACE. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO SAID, WHAT'S GOING ON, WITH SO MANY PEOPLE. IT'S NOT THE PANDEMIC MANY PEOPLE DON'T SERVE LONGER ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. THANK YOU >> THANK YOU, MS. ANDERSON. >> MS. GREENE? >> THANKS MADAM CHAIR. AND I WANT TO SAY, WE'RE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE GRADUATION FOR OUR 2021 SENIORS. ON JUNE 12TH. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT >> YES, VERY MUCH SO. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE OUR WONDERFUL SENIORS, MARCH ACROSS THE STAGE. WITH THAT, I WILL NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN. NOBODY WANTS TO ADJOURN. >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE WE ADJOURN. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE MR. SUAREZ, WHO SECONDS' MS. ANDERSON'S MOTION. I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE. >> CLARIFICATION, WE'RE ADJOURNING TO MOVE TO THE WORK SESSION? >> YES >> WE'RE NOT TO LEAVE THE MEETING BUT -- >> NO, DO NOT LEAVE THE ZOOM MEETING. I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU A BREAK HOWEVER. >> I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT CLARIFIED BEFORE PEOPLE VOTED SO THANK YOU. >> DO FOT LEAVE THE MEETING. WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING. AFTER WE ADJOURN, WE CAN ESTABLISH A BREAK TIME. >> SO I'M SORRY. NOW I FORGOT. WE HAD MR. SUAREZ WHO SECONDED ANDERSON'S MOTION. >> CINDY ANDERSON? >> YES. >> RAMEE GENTRY? >> YES. >> JACINTO GREENE? >> YES. >> VERONICA NOLAN? >> YES. >> CHRISTOPHER SUAREZ? >> YES. >> HEATHER THORNTON? >> YES. >> WE ARE ADJOURNED WITH NINE YESES AND OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:16 P.M. WE WILL MOVE INTO A WORK SESSION. HOW ABOUT WE TAKE A BREAK UNTIL 8:30 AND THEN WE CAN COMMENCE OUR WORK SESSION? OKAY? AWESOME. SEE EVERYBODY >> THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.