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I'M GOING TO GO[1. Meeting Called to Order by Chair Alderton ]
AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:36 P.M.AND THIS MEETING IS OCCURRING ON FEBRUARY 3, 2022.
HAS EVERYBODY JOINED THE MEETING ON ESB? AWESOME.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
[3. Adopt the Agenda for the February 3, 2022 School Board Meeting ]
TIME I DO NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.>> M ADOPT THE CHAIR FOR TH MEETING.
I DO NEED A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA.
>> YES, I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO ALLOW MS. JACINTA GREE ELECTRONICALLY.
>> OKAY, I HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION.
I NEED FIRST A VOTE TO AMEND THE AGENDA.
I WILL NOW ASK FOR THE VOTE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.
SO WE HAVE EIGHT YES, ONE ABSENT.
LET ME SEE, DR. RIEF, WE WILL NEED A MOTION FROM YOU TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION FROM
[4. Allow Participation of Board Member Jacinta Greene by Electronic Means ]
VICE CHAIR GREENE.>> THANK YOU, MADAM GREEN, WHEREAS JACINTA GREENE HAS NOTIFIED THE CHAIR THAT SHE WILL BE UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT'S MEETING DUE TO THE LOSS OF A FAMILY MEMBER AND REQUESTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING VIA ZOOM FROM RICHMOND, VIRGINIA AND WHEREAS A QUORUM OF THE BOARD IS PHYSICALLY ASSEMBLED IN THIS BOARDROOM I MOVE PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE THAT THE COMMITTEE APPROVE THE PARTICIPATION OF JACINTA GREENE IN THIS VIDEO BY VIDEO CONFERENCE CALL.
I HAVE DR. SIMPSON-BAIRD WHO SECONDS MS. RIEF'S MOTION SO I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE.
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>> WE WILL HAVE TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE SINCE I DON'T HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THIS.
MADAM CHAIR, DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID? I'M SORRY, I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT BEING HEARD.
>> MS. HILL, SHOULD WE DO A HAND VOTE? SURE.
WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE INSIDE.
SO WE HAVE A VOTE OF EIGHT YES AND WE CAN NOW OFFICIALLY WELCOME MS. VICE CHAIR JACINTA GREENE TO OUR MEETING.
WE DO HAVE A CLOSED MEETING TO DO.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I DO HAVE A POINT OF ORDER FOR THE ROOM.
WE ASK IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND IN OUR BOARDROOM THAT PARTICIPANTS WEAR MASKS.
IF YOU ARE UNMASKED I WILL KINDLY ASK THAT YOU PUT YOUR MASK ON.
WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
I HOPE THAT WHEN WE RETURN THAT THOSE THAT DO NOT HAVE MASKS ON PUT THEM ON.
IF YOU DO NOT, THIS MEETING WILL NOT CONTINUE.
WE HAVE MASKS IN OUR BUILDINGS.
MAY I HAVE SOMEONE CALL THE CLOSED
[5. Closed Meeting ]
MEETING, PLEASE?>> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD MOVE A CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE AWARD OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC IF I UNDERSTAND INCLUDING INTRODUCE OF BIDDERS OR OFFERS AND DISCUSSION OF THE TERM OR SCOPE OF SUCH CONTRACT WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN SESSION WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATES STRATEGY OF THE BOARD.
I HAVE DR. RIEF WHO SECONDS MS. GREENE'S MOTION.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST DO IT ORALLY NOW SO MS. GREENE CAN CHIME IN --
WE'RE MOVING INTO CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL BE BACK.
>> MADAM THE BOARD CERTIFIES THAT TO BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS [INDISCERNIBLE] HEARD, DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED BUT THE BOARD IF THE CLOSED MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 3, 2022.
[6. Certification of Closed Meeting ]
I HAVE DR. RIEF WHO SECONDS MS. GREENE'S MOTION.
MS. GREENE, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO DO YOUR VOTE FIRST, ROLL CALL.
>> AND THE REST OF US WILL GO AHEAD AND VOTE ELECTRONICALLY.
EVERYONE HAS VOTED IN FAVOR, NINE.
OKAY, MOVING ONTO COMMUNICATIONS AND ADDRESSES TO THE BOARD.
FIRST WE WILL HAVE OUR ECONOMIC COMMENTS.
EACH SPEAKER GETS THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
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THE CLERK WILL BE TIMING AND WILL ANNOUNCE IF YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.[7. Public Comments ]
IF YOU'RE PARTICIPATING VIA ZOOM, USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION IN ZOOM AND THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO LOCATE YOU.WE'LL START WITH OUR IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTERS FIRST AND FIRST WE HAVE MR. RICARDO ROBERTS.
THANK YOU, ALL, FOR LISTENING TO ME.
I'M COMING HERE WITH THREE SECURITY ISSUES AT THE MAIN SCHOOL, AT ALEXANDRIA HIGH SCHOOL AND MINNIE HOWARD.
WE HAVE HAD SEVEN REPORTED FIGHTS WHERE KIDS HAVE GOTTEN H TALKING ABOUT THE KIDS INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT.
WE'VE HAD AT LEAST CONFIRMED FOUR SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND I'M REALLY MAD AND I'M PASSIONATE BECAUSE MY SON AND OTHER STUDENTS WERE PHOTOGRAPHED IN THE BATHROOM.
I'M ASKING THAT FROM NOW ON YOU HAVE APD DO INVESTIGATIONS OF THOSE MATTERS BECAUSE IT'S CRIMINAL.
YOU SHOULD NOT DEMAND THAT THE PARENTS CALL APD TO REPORT THEIR KIDS GETTING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, INJURED, FOUGHT, BULLIED, OTHER THINGS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THE INVOLVEMENT OF SOME OF THE ADULTS AT THESE SCHOOLS.
MY SON, AS YOU KNOW, HE WAS IN SEVENTH GRADE OVER AT GW, PEOPLE ASK ME WHY ARE YOU SO MAD WHEN YOU COME UP HERE, IF YOUR KID WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND NO ONE DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT, WOULDN'T YOU BE UPSET? WOULDN'T YOU BE ANGRY? AND YOU HAVE TO FILE A LAWSUIT BECAUSE THEY ARREST YOU BECAUSE THE KIDS ROAD ON HIS BUS AND THEY ARREST YOU IN FRONT OF MY KID.
WHY NOT BE PASSIONATE? AND YOU TRY TO COVER IT UP, SO I'M ASKING YOU TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT ISSUE.
EVERYBODY KNEW FROM DR. HUTCHINGS TO DR. LAWSON.
I'M HERE TO PROTECT MY SON AND THE OTHER KIDS WHO DON'T HAVE PARENTS WHO WOULD COME UP AND SAY SOMETHING TO ALL YOU.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE LISTENING AND IT'S GOING IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER.
THE KIDS, THE CHILDREN AT THESE SCHOOLS ARE IN JEOPARDY OF GETTING HURT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
KIDS ARE STILL BRINGING BEGINS, KNIVES, TASERS AND OTHER WEAPONS.
NEXT UP WE HAVE DR. DAMIEN SUMMERS OF OSLEBO.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE CURRENT SITUATION WHIC UNILATERALLY AGAINST THE GOVERNOR.
YOU DID NOT CONSTITUENTS AND ARE ACTING UNDER THE GUISE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SCIENCE.
I UNDERSTAND THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS AS A DOCTOR AND ENGINEER.
INSTEAD OF SCIENCE AND SAFETY ARE BEING USED AS A CLUB FOR FEAR MONGERING AND CONTROL.
THERE ARE SOME IN HERE ANOTHER RISKS IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE FROM CROSSING THE STREET, DRIVING IN A CAR OR GENERAL PLAY GROINED ACTIVITY.
THE ONLY LOGICAL CONCLUSION FROM THIS RISK-AVERSE MINDSET.
MASKS DO NOT FULLY FILTER THE AIR PARTICULATES LIKE VIRAL MATTER ANYWAY.
YOU'RE MERELY DEMONSTRATING HYGIENE THEATER.
WHEN WILL THIS END? WHAT WILL YOUR ACTION BE WHEN THE SUPREME COURT DENIES YOUR STATE.
I DO NOT WANT MY CHILDREN TO LEARN FROM YOUR EXAMPLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TO SPEAK HERE THIS EVENING.
I AM NOT ALONE AND I HEAP OTHERS WILL TAKE NOTE AND ALSO COME TO STATE THEIR GRIEVANCES.
>> I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU END YOUR MASK MANDATE.
IT SHOULD GO WITHOUT SAYING THAT FORCING SOMEONE TO TAKE THEIR MASK OFF WOULD BE JUST AS IMMORAL.
ETHICALLY SPEAKING YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO FORCE PEOPLE'S HANDS.
I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU HAVE HEARD THESE PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENTS AND YOU DON'T FIND THEM CONVINCING
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ENOUGH.I ALSO I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN PEOPLE FEEL THEY'RE IN MORAL DANGER, ABSTRACT PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENTS ABOUT RIGHTS AND BODILY AUTONOMY CAN FIND SHORT.
EARLY ON IN COVID WITH A LEVEL OF URN CERTAINTY IT COULD BE SEEN TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO RETHINK THE COST-BENEFIT CALCULATION THAT LEAD TO THESE MANDATES.
WE NOW KNOW REGARDLESS OF WILDLY DIFFERING POLICIES SCHOOLS ARE NOT A VECTOR OF SPREADING THE VIRUS.
IF THERE IS ANY BENEFIT AT ALL FROM UNIVERSAL MASKING IN SCHOOLS IT IS SO SMALL AS TO BE STATISTICALLY UNDETECTABLE.
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE IS ABUNDANT THAT MASKLESS KIDS WILL NOT LEAD TO WHAT YOU FEAR.
THE EUROPEAN CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION HAS ALWAYS RECOMMENDED AGAINST MASKING CHILDREN IN PRIMARY COOLS.
LET THIS PUT TO BED THE NOTION THAT WE ARE OPERATING UNDER SOME SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS ON THIS MATTER.
WE KNOW THAT DUE TO THE EXTREME AGE STRATIFICATION OF THIS VIRUS, THE CHILDREN ARE THE LEAST AT RISK DEMOGRAPHIC.
WE ALSO HAVE A READILY AVAILABLE VACCINE THAT'S FREE AS WELL AS NATURAL IMMUNITY.
WHILE CHILDREN ARE AT THE LOWEST RISK FROM COVID ITSELF, THEY SUFFERED THE MOST FROM THE MITIGATION MEASURES WE FORCED ON THEM.
THE SURGEON GENERAL HAS SAID HE'S SEEING UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF STRESS IN YOUNG PEOPLE, EATING DISORDER HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE SPIKING WHILE OBESITY RATES ARE DOUBLED.
SUSPECTED SUICIDE ATTEMPTS IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS ARE AT A RECORD LEVEL THIS YEAR.
YOU CAN WEAR YOUR MASKS AND PROMOTE THEM IF YOU SO CHOOSE, I'M ASKING THAT YOU LET GO OF THIS UNJUST COERCIVE CONTROL.
RESPECT THE CHOICES OF YOUR NEIGHBORS, THANK YOU.
NEXT UP WE HAVE OLIVIA DEIGENCOLD.
>> GOOD EVENING, I'M HEAR TO ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD'S DECI MANDATING FACE MASKS.
YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT KIDS DON'T WHAT FACE MASKS IN MOST OF OUR COUNTRY.
MANY PARENTS WOULD BE SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT IN ALEXANDRIA WE REQUIRE OUR CHILDREN TO WEAR MASKS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY AND WE DON'T ALLOW THEM TO TALK WHILE THEY'RE EATING AT LUNCH.
INTERESTINGLY, OUR COVID RATES ARE NEARLY IDENTICAL.
STUDY HAVES SHOWN WIDESPREAD USE THAT FACE MASKS DO NOT PROVIDE
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ANY BENEFIT AND MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF DISEASE, PARTICULARLY IN CHILDREN.CNN MEDICAL ANALYST DR. LEANNA WAN REPORTED THAT FACE MASKS ARE LITTLE MORE THAN FACIAL DECORATIONS.
IN DECEMBER, THE ATLANTIC PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE WHICH I PASSED OUT.
A WE FRANCISCO CHRONICLE PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE ON EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL HARM.
HOW MANY JOURNALISTS NEED TO REPORT ON THIS ISSUE THAT WE CAN AGREE THAT MASKS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE.
MASKS ARE HARMING OUR CHILDREN.
ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS OF MASKING ARE WELL DOCUMENTED.
DIFFICULTY BREATHING, DIZZINESS, LISTLESSNESS.
GERMS ACCUMULATED ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MASKS DUE TO WARM AND MOIST ENVIRONMENT CAN CAUSE FUNGAL, BACTERIA INFECTIONS.
AFTER AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF OF WEARING ANY TYPE OF MASK, PEOPLE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED THINKING AND HAD TROUBLE CONCENTRATING.
YOU MAY BE FEELING THAT TODAY.
HEADACHES, ACNE, RASHES ARE ALL COMMON.
NONE OF THESE SYMPTOMS SUPPORT AN EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVI CHILDREN.
MOST STUDIES DON'T EVEN ACCOUNT FOR CHILDREN.
CHILDREN WHO DON'T WEAR THEIR MASKS PROPERLY AND FREQUENTLY TOUCH THEIR FACES WHICH INCREASES THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF GETTING SICK FROM THE MASKS THEMSELVES.
MASKS UNDERMINE NORMAL SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND PROMOTE THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE ARE INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND UNHEALTHY.
OUR CHILDREN ARE TRAPPED IN A CONSTANT STATE OF FEAR AND ANXIETY, THAT ISN'T HEALTHY.
THE FDA HAS NOT APPROVED MASK FOR THE PREVENTION OF COVID.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE LONG TERM SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE MASKS.
THE FIRST BASIC TENANTS OF MEDICINE IS DO NO HARM.
MASK MANDATES ARE INEFFECTIVE, ILLEGAL, DISRUPTIVE TO LEARNING AND HARMFUL TO OUR CHILDREN'S HEALTH.
STOP MASK MANDATES TODAY AND RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS TO MAKE HEALTH DECISIONS FOR THEIR OWN CHILDREN.
>> I ATTENTION TO A WEBSITE URGENCYOFNORMAL.COM.
THE WEBSITE PRESENTS WORK OF AN EXPERT TEAM.
THEY HAVE ISSUED AN OPEN CALL TO RESTORE NORMALCY FOR U.S.
THEY SAY THAT IN MUCH OF THE U.S.
ADULT HAVES THE OPTION OF RETURNING TO LIFE AS WE KNEW IT IN 2019 BUT CHIL EXPERIENCE DISPROPORTIONATE RESTRICTIONS AND THE COSTS ARE MOUNTING.
YOUTH DEPRESSION, SUSPECTED SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS AND OBESITY HAVE ALL RISEN AND KNEW THEY ARE A GREATER RISK ON OUR CHILDREN THAN COVID.
MEANWHILE, CHILDREN'S ALREADY LOW RISK FROM COVID HAS BECOME EVEN LOWER.
VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN AGES 5 AND UP.
THE OMICRON VARIANT IS CAUSING MILDER DISEASE AND VACCINES CONTINUE TO BE EXTREMELY PROTECTIVE AGAINST SEVERE DISEASE.
THESE DOCTORS HAVE SAID, BASED ON THEIR CAREFUL REVIEW OF THIS EVIDENCE THAT IT'S TIME TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO RETURN TO NORMALCY.
THAT CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE RETURNED TO 2019 NORMS, THAT MASKS SHOULD BECOME OPTIONAL IN U.S.
SCHOOLS, THAT WE CAN AND SHOULD PROTECT MEDICALLY VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND ADULTS USING THE STRATEGIES THAT PROTECT INDIVIDUALS WITH RISKS JUST LIKE WE DID BEFORE COVID, RATHER THAN PROLONGING HARMFUL RESTRICTIONS ON ALL CHILDREN.
IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE SHIFTS, THEY SAY, WE MUST REASSURE FAMILIES ABOUT THE LOW RISK TO CHILDREN OF COVID.
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CHILDREN HAVE SHOULDERED AN OUTSIZED BURDEN LONG ENOUGH.RESTORING A NORMAL CHILDHOOD IS A NORMAL IMPERATIVE.
THE LETTER OF THESE EXPERTS HAS BEEN COSIGNED BY ABOUT A THOUSAND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING NUMEROUS DOCTORS FROM MARYLAND, VIRGINIA AND D.C. THEIR WEBSITE INCLUDES THE SCIENTIFIC DATA BEHIND THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS.
THESE EXPERTS ARE BALANCING CAREFULLY THE BENEFITS AND THE HARMS OF SCHOOL MASKING AND I ASK YOU TO PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE ARE HARMS. THINK ABOUT OUR IMMIGRANT CHILDREN TRYING TO LEARN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE WITHOUT SEEING PEOPLE'S FACES.
OUR CHILDREN WHO HAVE HEARING IMPAIRMENTS AND THEY CAN READ THE LIPS OF THEIR CLASSMATES AND THEIR TEACHERS.
PLEASE CONSIDER THE I RECALL GENERAL SILL OF NORMAL FOR ALEXANDRIA SCHOOL CHILDREN.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT UP, KELLY BAREN IS VIRTUAL.
IF YOU HAVE YOUR HAND RAISED IT SHOULD BE ORDER TO FIND YOU.
>> I KNOW YOU WERE EXPECTING MY MOM BUT SHE'S ALLOWING ME TO USE HER TIME TO ADDRESS YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING MR. ELNOUBI FOR ADDRESSING THE PROCESS.
ACPS RESPONDED BY INDICATING HOW MUCH THEY WILL SPEND ON HVAC UPGRADES BUT THAT THEIR MOLD TESTING FOUND NO MOLD AT GW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
DR. RIEF ASKED WHY SO FEW PLACES WERE TESTED FOR HOLD AND DR. HART SAID THEY TESTED IN AREAS THAT MOLD PROBLEMS. IT IS INSUFFICIENT BECAUSE THE LAST SCHOOL BOARD DID NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT ACPS PLANNED IN TERMS OF MOLD TESTING.
THIS IS A PERSONAL INTEREST TO ME BECAUSE I SPENT A YEAR REACTING TO THE MOLD AT GW.
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF STANDING FOR TOMORROW, A GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO SPENT 18 MONTHS GETTING A STATE LAW PASSED BECAUSE OF WHAT WE WITNESSED IN MANY CLASSROOMS. NOT MANY PEOPLE WHO COME TO THESE MEETINGS CAN SAY I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT LAW MEANS BUT I CAN BECAUSE I CREATED IT.
A PLAN TO REMEDIATE MOLD IN PUBLIC S [INDISCERNIBLE] WE COULDN'T GET ACPS FACILITIES TO HELP US.
WE COULDN'T GET THEM TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY.
WE ASKED AND THEY KEPT SAYING THERE WAS NO MOLD, DESPITE OUR DATA.
THEY TESTED FOR MOLD AFTER MONTHS OF ASKING AND WE WERE PROVEN RIGHT.
THE BOARD TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.
WE GAVE THE BOARD LEGAL AUTHORITY OVER MOLD TESTING AND REMEDIATION.
IT DOES NOT SAY SHOULD, IT SAYS SHALL.
IN A STATUTE SHALL MEANS MUST.
EACH LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD SHALL, MEANS YOU, YOU SHALL TEST AND REMEDIATE BOARD.
BASED ON DR. RIEF'S QUESTION IN NOVEMBER IT SEEMS THAT THE BOARD WAS UNAWARE OF THE PLAN BEFORE ACPS TESTED.
THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE SIGNED I HAVE A ON THE PLAN.
IT SEEMS APPARENT THAT THEY DID NOT.
OTHERWISE DR. RIEF WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHY SO FEW ROOMS WERE TESTED.
YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TELL THEM TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, TO TEST THE BUILDING IN PLACE WHERE IS IT'S HISTORICALLY BEEN BUT WHERE IT IS NOW.
TESTING PLACES IN THE BUILDING THAT HAVE BEEN REMEDIATED IS NOT ENOUGH.
IT DOES NOT LIVE UP TO THE LAW WE PASSED AND IT DOES NOTHING TO PROVE TO US THAT ACPS IS TAKING THE MOLD SITUATION IN OUR SCHOOLS SERIOUSLY EVEN AFTER THE LEGISLATION AND GOVERNOR TOLD THEM TO.
NEXT UP WE HAVE MS. ELIZABETH DAVENPORT.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE UNMUTED.
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I'M A PARENT OF TWO CHILDREN AT ACPS.
OUR 12TH GRADER LEFT FOR TWO YEARS TO ATTEND A PRIVATE PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL WHICH LEADS ME TO WHY I'M SPEAKING HERE THIS EVENING.
I WOULD LIKE TO URGE ACPS TO INCREASE FINNING IN THE BUDGET FOR ARTS OVERALL.
ACPS COULD HAVE A SCHOOL LIKE BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS OR DUKE ELLINGTON OR THE ART SCHOOL IN ALDENE, TEXAS.
ALSO, MORE SPECIFICALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD PLEASE INCREASE THE FTES FOR THEATER AND DANCE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO FTES FOR THEATER AND ZERO FOR DANCE.
THE LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE STATE SHOULD HAVE TOP TIER PERFORMING ARTS OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXPOSE CHILDREN TO CAREER PATHS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND THAT LEAVE STUDENTS IN A POSITION TO AUDITION IN COLLEGE FOR ACTING, VOICE, AND DANCE PROGRAMS IF THEY SO DESIRE.
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT HAS FIVE FTES AND 119 STIPEND POSITIONS.
THE PERFORMING ARTS DESERVE THE SAME FUNDING.
ARTS PROGRAMS IMPROVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS.
A 2017 STUDY SHOWS THAT DRAMA THERAPY INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH.
I ALSO SHARED WITH YOU ALL A PIECE WHERE 40 PERFORMERS SHARE HOW THE PERF POSITIVELY IMPACTED THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.
ACPS COLLABORATION WITH THE KENNEDY CENTER AND LEVINE SCHOOL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE A COLLABORATION WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAD TO TAKE OUR DAUGHTER OUT OF ACPS FOR TWO YEARS BECAUSE HER NEEDS WERE NOT BEING MET IN AREAS OF DRAMA, DANCE AND VOICE.
WE WERE ABLE TO PIECE TOGETHER PRIVATE VOICE LES OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE SPEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR ON.
A MAJORITY OF FAMILIES IN ACPS DON'T HAVE THAT PRIVILEGE.
ACPS IS FAILING MANY STUDENTS EVERY YEAR.
THE PERFORMING ARTS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO TELL STORIES THAT NEED TO BE TOLD, BUILD CONFIDENCE, ALLOW SAFE RISK TAKING, HELP HEAL TRAUMA AND PROVIDE A SAFE COMMUNITY FOR STUDENTS.
THEY ALSO DECREASE REFERRALS FOR DISCIPLINE AND IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH.
ALL STUDENTS IN ACPS DESERVE ACCESS TO THE PERFORMING ARTS.
WE DO HAVE WRITTEN COMMENTS SUBMITTED REGARDING AUTISTIC STUDENTS.
MS. ERIN WHITE WHO ALSO WROTE IN ABOUT BUDGETING FOR THE ARTS AND CONTRACT TRACING.
WITH THAT SAID, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR REPORT FROM EMILY
[8. Report from Student Representatives Emily Milton and Sylvia Rahim ]
MILTON.MY NAME IS EMILY MILTON AND I WANT TO SAY HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO SEE THE ANY BOARD IN PERSON TONIGHT.
WE FIRST WANT TO START OUT WITH THE ACHS SCHOLASTIC BOWL TEAM, UNDEFEATED IN ITS FALL SEASON.
WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO THREE ACHS BUILDING INCLUDING OUR OWN BOARD MEMBERS WHO EACH OTHER THANKED THE 2022 SCHOLARSHIP WHICH
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GRANTS EACH OF THEM FULL TUITION SKIPS TO THEIR POSSE PARTNERED COLLEGE.FOUR TEACHERS CHOSE TON RECEIVE THE VIP AWARDS AND RECIPIENTS WERE CHANEL, ALFRED CAMPBELL, ANDREA HECKEL, MAURINE AND CHRISTINA TROSEY.
NOMINATIONS FOR THE NEXT VIP ROUND FOR SUPPORT STAFF WILL BE DUE ON FEBRUARY 15TH.
WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO R ISABELLA CRUZ-RIVERA AND SABINE IMMEDIATE FOR BEING SELECTED FOR THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL.
WE ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS FOR THE 2021 RED RIBBON WEEK POSTER CONTEST.
FOR ANY STUDENTS IN THE ACPS SYSTEM, APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN UP AND THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS TO SEE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES SO WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO KEEP A WATCH OUT.
ACPS IS ALSO NOW A DESIGNATED RAMP SCHOOL, MAKING US THE LARGEST SCHOOL TO SUBMIT APPLICATION.
WE FIRST WANT TO DISCUSS COVID-19 [INDISCERNIBLE] RECOMMENDING AGES 12 AND UP TO GET THE BOOSTER.
WE ALSO WANTED OUR ACPS COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO CHECK OUT THE COVID-19 DASHBOARD ON THE ACPS WEBSITE.
RAPID AT-HOME TESTING TESTS ORDERED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDRIA HOUSEHOLDS WHICH INCLUDES TWO KITS PER PACKAGE.
WE ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT WE REALIZE WE USUALLY INCLUDE MANY REPORTS ON DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING COVID-19 AND WE FEEL THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND THE PHYSICAL HEALTH OF ACPS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO REPORT ON COVID-19 UPDATES AS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE STUDENT SAFETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN EVERYONE'S MIND AND OUR COMMUNITY IS INFORMED.
I ALSO PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT I FEEL EVERYONE I HAVE SEEN AT SCHOOL AND KNOW PERSONALLY KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF MASKS AND WHY WE'RE DOING THEM RIGHT NOW.
I WAS SO WISHING THAT SYLVIA COULD BE H CONGRATULATE HER ON EARNING THE POSSE SCHOLARSHIP BUT WE'LL SEE HER AGAIN AND WE'LL CELEBRATE THAT
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SOON.WE NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> MADAM CHAIR I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> OKAY, MR. HARRIS SECONDS MS. IGNACIO'S MOTION.
MS. GREENE CAN I GET A VERBAL VOTE FROM YOU?
[11. COVID-19 Update ]
ALL RIGHT.WE'RE MOVING ONTO OLD BUSINESS, OUR FAVORITE BUSINESS.
THAT IS OUR COVID-19 UPDATE SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DR. HUTCHINGS.
>> THANK YOU AND I WISH WE DID NOT ALWAYS HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS TOPIC BUT I KNEE THIS IS OUR NEW NORMAL AND IT IS OUR REALITY.
I DO WANT TO THANK OUR TEAM, I WANT TO THANK THE TEAM.
I KNOW HOW TIRELESSLY EVERYONE IS WORKING.
I NOW YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DRINKING OUT OF A FIRE HYDRANT ALMOST EVERY DAY BUT YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION IS APPRECIATED AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN FOR OUR STUDENTS EACH DAY.
I'M GOING TO TURN THINGS OVER TO DR. CRAWFORD TO TAKE US THROUGH OUR COVID UP DATA AND WE'LL
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ALSO HAVE REMARKS FROM DR. KAY WYATT.GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO GIVE ANOTHER UPDATE FOR OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES.
AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE SLIDE THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH, WE ARE STILL, ACCORDING TO OUR NUMBERS AND COLORS, WE ARE STILL IN THE HIGH TRANSMISSION LEVEL RIGHT NOW.
NEW CASES PER 100,000 PERSONS IN THE LAST 7 DAYS IS 561.4.
ON JANUARY 20TH, THAT NUMBER WAS 1296.
I WILL ALSO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE NEW TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IS 923 AND THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE ON JANUARY 20TH, THAT WAS 2130.
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE GRAPH THERE'S A VERY NICE DECLINE BUT HOPING TO CONTINUE TO DOWNWARD TREND.
IF YOU FOLLOW THE DASHBOARD THIS WEEK, I'M VERY PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL DAYS WHERE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND STAFF CASES WERE IN SINGLE DIGITS.
WE'RE HOPING THIS TREND CONTINUES TO DECREASE.
THIS SLIDE IS A SCREEN SHOT AND I WOULD JUST HIGHLIGHT FOR ANYONE WHO IS WATCHING OR LISTENING, THE LINK THAT IS PROVIDED THERE, BECAUSE IT'S VERY EXTENSIVE, IT GOES THROUGH MANY THINGS BEYOND JUST K-12 SCHOOLS, THE SCREEN SHOT THAT I TOOK IS OF THE FIRST TWO QUESTIONS UNDER K-12 SCHOOLS SO I WILL TAKE A MOMENT TO REFERENCE THOSE BUT, AGAIN, IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, THERE'S A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT THEY RECENTLY UPDATED.
THE FIRST QUESTION THAT WE SEE IS WHAT CAN SCHOOLS DO TO MINIMIZE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19? REALLY THE RESPONSE FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN THAT QUESTION HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR THE LAYERED PREVENTION STRATEGY APPROACH OF HAVING NUMEROUS MITIGATING MEASURES BECAUSE OUR GOAL AND OUR CHARGE IS TO HAVE IN-PERSON LEARNING FIVE DAYS A WEEK THIS YEAR.
THE SECOND QUESTION IS SHOULD A MASK BE WORN IN SCHOOL? AND I DRAW THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE THIS, WHILE THIS RESPONSE CERTAINLY IDENTIFIES EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER TWO, THE VDH GOES ONTO RECOMMEND MASKING FOR PERSONS WHO ARE 2 YEARS OLD OR OLDER IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS WHERE THE LEVEL OF CASES ARE HIGH OR SUBSTANTIAL.
THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT'S BEEN UPDATED.
THIS SLIDE IS ONE THAT THE BOARD IS FAMILIAR WITH AS IS THE PUBLIC, BUT I WANTED TO KEEP THIS IN THE PRESENTATION JUST TO REENFORCE WHAT I JUST READ TO YOU WITH THE UPDATED VDH LANGUAGE, THAT ACPS UTILIZES A STRATEGY APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO M PROVIDING THE SAFEST ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THE BOARD, OF COURSE, UTILIZES UNIVERSAL MASKING.
OUR WEEKLY SCREENING TESTING OPTIONAL FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS, WE HAVE A HIGH VACCINATION RATE AND HIGH VACCINE AVAILABILITY.
I JUST WANTED TO KEEP THIS SLIDE IN THE PRESENTATION TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE USE NUMEROUS MEASURES WHEN WE TRY TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
THE BOARD HEARD AT LENGTH SOME UPDATES ON SEVERAL TESTING PROGRAMS AND WE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE, THREE OF THEM, THIS EVENING AND WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES FOLLOWING ON TEST TO STAY AND THE RETURN TESTING.
FIRST, WE HAVE THE VISSTA PROGRAM WEEKLY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS.
A GOOD UPDATE HERE IN THAT THE BOARD IS AWARE WE WERE ASSIGNED A NEW VENDOR AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THEM LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE ON FRIDAY, AND HAD COMMUNICATION, VERY IMPRESSIVE STRUCTURE.
THEY SHARED WITH US THEIR INFORMATION AND DRAFT DOCUMENTS, SO WE LOOK
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FORWARD TO USING THE VISSTA PROGRAM IN THE NEAR FUTURE.AGAIN, THE WEEKLY TESTING WOULD APPLY TO ALL SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS. THIS IS VERY EXCITING AND AS I SAID, I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND THAT SHOWS I NEED MORE ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF WORK, BUT WE RECE YESTERDAY.
VDH WAS ALSO GOOD ENOUGH TO PROVIDE US WITH THEIR STATE CONTRACT RELATED TO VISSTA IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MOU, PERHAPS THEY WOULD BE COVE CONTRACT.
WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH VISSTA UNTIL VISSTA IS UP AND RUNNING AND VISSTA, WITH THIS VENDOR, WILL BE PCR TESTING ONE TIME A WEEK.
RIGHT NOW THAT IS INDIVIDUALIZED TESTING, IT'S NOT COOLED TESTING AS I HAVE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SENDING INFORMATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ON THAT.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL CONTINUE OUR CURATIVE TESTING THAT IS WEEKLY ON SITE USING RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS.
THE TEST TO STAY PILOT, WE RECEIVED UPDATED GUIDANCE RECEIVED ON FEBRUARY FIRST AND, AGAIN, THE LINK IS THERE SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, FEEL FREE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ON THE WEBSITE, THERE'S ALSO AN ATTACHMENT THAT VDH PROVIDED WITH WRITTEN RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ASKED DURING ONE OF THEIR OFFICE HOURS, SO YOU HAVE THE FAQ WEBSITE AS WELL AS THAT ATTACHMENT.
I'M GOING TO USE TWO EXAMPLES ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES ABOUT THE UPDATED GUIDANCE, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY FIRST VDH HAS MAILED OUR TEST KITS SO THAT'S BIG NEWS FOR US AND AS A REMINDER FOR THE TEST TO STAY PILOT, THIS IS PLANNED FOR THREE LOCATIONS, LYLES CROUCH, JAMES K.
I WILL GO ONTO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE UPDATES IN A SECOND BUT THIS IS ALSO JUST A REMINDER.
THE TEST TO SAY IS FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A CLOSE CONTACT TO A POSITIVE CASE.
THAT CLOSE CONTACT IS EITHER UNVACCINATED OR NOT UP TO DATE ON THEIR VACCINATIONS AND THEREFORE WOULD OTHE QUARANTINE.
WITH THIS PROGRAM, THE CONCEPT WILL BE THAT YOU WILL TEST TO STAY AS OPPOSED TO YOUR QUAR CONTINUED NEGATIVE TESTING FOR THE FIVE DAYS ASYMPTOMATIC, OF COURSE, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO STAY IN SCHOOL.
I HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IN A SECOND, BUT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WHILE VISSTA IS FOR ALL, THE TEST TO STAY IS FOR THOSE THREE PROGRAMS. THE OTHER PROGRAM WE WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS ACPS SPECIFIC.
IT IS RETU INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE.
SO YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR FIVE DAY ISOLATION AND IF YOUR SYMPTOMS HAVE RESOLVED OR YOU'RE ASYMPTOMATIC, WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING OUR STUDENTS COME BACK SOONER THAN THE TEN DAYS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED.
AGAIN, I WILL GO INTO GREATER DETAIL IN A FEW MINUTES BUT THE BIG UPDATE FOR THE BOARD IS THAT WE HAVE ORDERED I THINK 8,000 TESTS THAT HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND THAT WE WILL SEND OUT TO SCHOOLS, REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE HERE AND THANK YOU TO WHOLE SCHOOL HEALTH TEAM FOR THIS NEXT PORTION.
THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL PROGRAM THAT WE WILL BE DOING.
WE KNOW THAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT ARE NEEDED AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL SO THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS MANAGEABLE AND WE HAVE SECURED ADDITIONAL CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOLS TO ASSIST WITH THE DAYS 6 TO 10 OR RETURN TO SCHOOL TESTING AFTER HAVING A POSITIVE TEST RESULT.
THIS IS OUR TEST TO STAY, AS MENTIONED, AND THE NEXT TWO SLIDES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ARE DIRECT QUOTES PULLED FROM THE TEST TO SAY VDH WEBSITE.
I LISTED THE ANSWER IN ITS FULL FORM BUT I'M JUST GOING TO SUMMARIZE FOR THE FORM.
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BOARD ON THE 20TH, WE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL CHALLENGES, SPECIFICALLY CONCERNS WITH THE TESTING KIT BEING SENT HOME WITH A LACK OF LANGUAGE SUPPORT FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS.WE ADDITIONALLY HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT AT THAT TIME VDH WAS SAYING IF THE SCHOOL HAD THE RESOURCES TO DO THE TESTS THEMSELVES IN THE MORNING THEY COULD, BUT THE STUDENTS COULD NOT TAKE ACPS OR THE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION.
WITH THE UPDATES, YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS LANGUAGE THEY HAVE PUT SOME WORDING IN THAT DOES ALLOW FOR, IF NECESSARY, STUDENTS TO TAKE THE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION AND BE TESTED AT SCHOOL.
WE WILL HAVE A COMPLETE PACKAGE TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD.
PLEASE BE AWARE, I THINK WE GOT THIS TWO DAYS AGO OR THE DAY BEFORE, BUT WITH THE TEST TO STAY, WE WILL HAVE OFFERINGS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE UNVACCINATED OR NOT UP TO DATE ON THEIR TESTING WHO WOULD NEED TO QUARANTINE.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO, WITH THIS NEW INFORMATION, EITHER IF PARENTS AND FAMILIES CHOOSE TO HAVE THE TEST KITS SENT HOME, OF COURSE WE CAN DO THAT.
IF A FAMILY IS ABLE TO TRIFLE THEIR STUDENT TO SCHOOL FOR THOSE FIVE DAYS, THAT WOULD BE OUTSTANDING.
IF NOT, WE WELCOME OUR FAMILIES TO HAVE THE STUDENTS TESTED AT SCHOOL THE MORNING BEFORE THEY GO TO CLASS.
THEY WOULD GO TO THE HEALTH ANNEX AND BE TESTED AND WITH A NEGATIVE IT'S YOU CAN PROCEED TO CLASS.
THE ONLY THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE TESTING DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MINUTES IS WHAT WE HAVE HEARD.
YOU ARE BEING WATCHED BY A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL ON THE OTHER END OF A COMPUTER SO STUDENTS MAY BE LATE TO CLASS BUT 30 TO 40 MINUTES MAY BE CUTTING INTO YOUR FIRST PERIOD AND THAT'S BETTER THAN A FIVE DAY QUARANTINE.
ALSO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A TEST TO STAY UPDATE.
THIS RESPONSE PROVIDES US GREATER CLARIFICATION.
LET'S SAY THAT IN THIS CASE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SATELLITE STUDENT WHO IS ALSO AN ATHLETE.
TEST TO STAY IS SPECIFIC THAT ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN TEST TO STAY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS DURING THAT WINDOW GIVEN THAT INDOOR SPORTS IN PARTICULAR ARE KNOWN TO HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR COVID TRANSMISSION THAN OTHERS, SO ANY OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE ALSO ATHLETES WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS UNTIL DAY IN-SCHOOL TESTING IN LIEU OF QUARANTINE PERIOD IS OVER.
WE TALKED ABOUT VISSTA WHICH IS OUR WEEKLY SURVEILLANCE TESTING PROGRAM IN ALL LOCATIONS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE TEST TO STAY PILOT AT THE THREE LOCATIONS.
NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT DAY SIX TESTING.
I KEEP SAYING DAY SIX BUT, OF COURSE, THAT COULD BE DAYS SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT OR NINE OR TEN DEPENDING ON THE RETURN.
THESE ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 WHO HAVE DONE THEIR ISOLATION PERIOD FOR FIVE DAYS.
THEIR SYMPTOMS HAVE RESOLVED OR THEY REMAIN ASYMPTOMATIC.
THEY ARE FEVER FREE AND HAVE WORN A MASK THROUGHOUT THEIR TIME AT SCHOOL.
IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS LOOKING TO RETURN TO SCHOOL IN DAYS 6 TO 10, STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO TEST, AND THIS IS SIMILAR IF YOU THINK ABOUT, TOO, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN WE SHORTENED THE QUARANTINE PERIOD AND FAMILIES COULD SHOW A ANY FACT TEST RESULT TO RETURN EARLY.
SIMILAR HERE OTHER THAN NOW WE ARE OFFERING THE TESTING ON SITE FOR DAY 6 THROUGH 10 TESTING.
IF A PARENT CHOOSES NOT TO HAVE THEIR CHILD TESTED, THAT'S FINE THEY WILL JUST NEED TO COMPLETE THEIR TEN DAY ISOLATED PERIOD AND ONE QUESTION WAS WOULD WE ACCEPT HOME TESTS AND, OF COURSE, WE WILL.
IF A FAMILY IS TESTING OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL AND THEY'RE ABLE TO PRODUCE THAT RESULT, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FINE.
THEY WOULD NOT NEED TO DO A TEST IN SCHOOL BUT NOTE THIS IS WHERE THOSE 8,000 TESTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.
THEY ARE NOT IN OUR SCHOOLS OR CENTRAL OFFICE
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YESTERDAY, SO THIS IS NOT BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY AS WE ARE WAITING FOR OUR TESTING SUPPLIES BEFORE THIS CAN BEGIN.NOW WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION FROM TALKING ABOUT SEVERAL TESTING PROGRAMS TO VACCINATIONS.
I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIFIC THANK YOU, AS ALWAYS, TO THE ALEXANDRIA HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHO ARE AMAZING PARTNERS.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE PLANNING AT CORA KELLY, WILLIAM RAMSAY AND PATRICK HENRY.
PLANNING PODS WERE CONSIDERED TODAY AT CHARLES BARR JEFFERSON-HOUSTON SO EXCITING THAT WE'RE GETTING OTHER LOCATIONS THERE.
WE HAD AN EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION YESTERDAY ABOUT CONVERSATION AND PLANNING POTENTIALLY FOR IN-SCHOOL OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER SCHOOL VACCINATIONS AT THE SCHOOL LOCATION.
WE ARE PLANNING COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES TO T INTEREST LEVEL FROM OUR FAMILIES, IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HAVING THEIR STUDENTS RECEIVE VACCINES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY OR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SCHOOL.
WE KNOW THAT WE DID THIS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL WHERE WE DID HAVE IN-SCHOOL VACCINES, PARENTS SIGNED PERMISSION AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THEIR SHOTS WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS PRESENT.
WE HAVE A VERY HIGH VACCINATION RATE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL AND WE HAVE A VERY SMALL NUMBER, I THINK 13.
KNOWING THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ALSO STRETCHED AND TRYING TO FIND THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO GET VACCINATIONS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, WE DO WANT TO -- WE'RE IN THE PLANNING STAGES OF GETTING QUESTIONS TO FAMILIES AND ASCERTAIN WHETHER PARENTS ARE INTERESTED IN VACCINATIONS AT SCHOOL.
WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR UPLOADING VACCINATION STATUS SO WE CAN DETERMINE IF AN INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO QUARANTINE OR NOT.
GOING TO PASS IT TO DR. KAY WYATT TO REVIEW STAFF INFORMATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR STAFF VACCINATION AND COVID-19 TESTING.
WE STILL HAVE A GREAT REPORTING OUT OF OUR STAFF WHO ARE AS A FULLY VACCINATED AT 2,626 WE HAVE 112 STAFF MENS WHO HAVE RECEIVED AND BEEN APPROVED FOR MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS AND NOTE THAT THOSE 112 STAFF MUST SUBMIT THEIR NEGATIVE EACH WEEK.
WE DID SEND OUT A COMMUNICATION AND WE DID RECEIVE A QUICK RESPONSE REGA VACCINATIONS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE COMMUNICATED OUT TO OUR STAFF AND WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF TO PLEASE UPLOAD THOSE VACCINATION BOOSTER CARDS THAT YOU HAVE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, REACH OUT TO OUR HR E-MAIL AND WE WILL SUPPORT YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS, BUT WE ARE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE QUICK TURN AROUND OF 789 STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE PROVIDED THEIR BOOSTER VACCINATION.
THAT IS OUR UPDATE FOR THIS WEEK.
NOW I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO DR. CRAWFORD.
>> T CLOSE THE PRESENTATION WITH OUR USUAL SAFETY REMINDERS.
AGAIN, IF ANYONE IS NOT VACCINATED, PLEASE CONSIDER GETTING VACCINATED OR BOOSTED IF YOU EVER ELIGIBLE.
I ALWAYS INCLUDE THIS ABOUT PLEASE REPORT ANY POSITIVE TEST RESULTS.
WE DO HAVE A REPORTING COVID LINE.
I WANT TO THANK OUR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO USE THIS AND WE HAVE MANY WHO ARE USING IT SO WE CAN GET THIS INTO THE HANDS OF OUR CONTACT TRACERS SO A BIG THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR USING THIS E-MAIL.
OUR FAMILIES HAVE BEEN FABULOUS AND IN THE CASE OF EVER HAVING POSITIVE TEST RESULTS OR NEEDING TO QUARANTINE, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR YOUR STUDENTS TO STAY HOME ON SHORT NOTICE AND BRING YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SO THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN LEARNING.
AND, OF COURSE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST PIECES, AND THIS GOES BEYOND COVID,
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BUT ESPECIALLY, PLEASE STAY HOME IF YOU ARE FEELING UNWELL.WE REQUEST THAT OUR FAMILIES AND STAFF MEMBERS STAY HOME IF THEY ARE FEELING UNWELL.
WITH THAT, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU DR. CRAWFORD AND DR. KAY-WYATT.
I KNOW IT'S ALWAYS A LOT BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS NEW JOB.
WITH THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE BOARD FOR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE, DR. CRAWFORD AND IT'S JUST A LOT TO TAKE IN.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT TESTING PROGRAMS AND YOU DID A REALLY GREAT JOB REVIEWING ALL OF THESE.
ON THE ACPS WEBSITE, ON THE REENTRY TAB.
I WAS STRUGGLING TO FIND SOME INFORMATION, SO I GUESS THIS IS KIND OF A COMMENT.
THERE'S JUST A LOT THERE AND SOME OF IT IS OLDER INFORMATION THAT MIGHT STILL BE USEFUL TO FOLKS BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IF MAYBE THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND PARE IT DOWN.
AS THE GUIDANCE CHANGES, I THINK IT'S GETTING DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION, SO JUST A COMMENT ABOUT THAT.
RELATED TO THAT, YOU MENTIONED WE WERE ASKING FAMILIES TO UPLOAD THEIR VACCINATION STATUS.
THE ONLY PLACE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND A LINK FOR THAT IS IN THE ACPS EXPRESS FROM OCTOBER 29TH SO IF FOLKS DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIND THAT LINK, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY KNOW TO UPDATE THAT SITUATION, SO THAT'S ONE THING.
I WAS ALSO LOOKING INTO THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINATION AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVITIES.
I WAS KIND OF CHALLENGED TO FIND THAT INFORMATION AS WELL, WHICH I DID FIND ON THE ALEXANDRIA CITY ATHLETICS WEBSITE, WHICH IS A SEPARATE WEBSITE AND ON THAT I FOUND THAT WE'RE REQUIRING THE VACCINATION FOR ANY VHSL ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES A PHYSICAL.
THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY VHSL ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES A PHYSICAL THAT THEY BE VACCINATED.
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT BAND AND CHOIR WHICH ARE ALSO HIGHER RISK ACTIVITIES, IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO IF THERE'S BEEN THOUGHT GIVEN TO REQUIRING VACCINATIONS FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THOSE ACTIVITIES.
AND EMILY MENTIONED WHAT SOUNDED LIKE TESTS BEING DISTRIBUTED IN HIGH SCHOOLS.
IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE ARE MOVING MORE TOWARDS PROVIDING THE AT-HOME RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS.
I'M JUST NOT CLEAR ON WHAT TESTS REQUIRE PROCTORING VERSUS NOT.
ARE WE EXPERIENCING SOME TESTS THAT DO NOT SO IF YOU COULD CLARIFY THAT.
ON THE FIRST FEW POINTS, WE WILL GO IT THERE WEBSITE AND MAKE SURE THAT IT IS UP TO DATE INFORMATION.
WE TRIED TO KEEP IT AS SUCCINCT AS POSSIBLE.
YOU MAY REMEMBER WHEN WE OPENED LAST YEAR WE HAD A 20 PAGE GUIDANCE DOCUMENT.
IT WAS A LOT AND THAT WAS THE FEEDBACK FROM STAFF AND FAMILIES OF WE CAN FIND IT BUT IT'S JUST TOO MUCH.
SO WE THEN CALLED IT DOWN A GREAT DEAL SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT'S THERE, ESPECIALLY WHERE WE PUT THE DIRECTIONS FOR UPLOADING THE VACCINATION STATUS IN SEVERAL PLACES.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS, WHEN FIRST TALKING ABOUT MUSIC AND BAND AND I WILL NEED TO REACH OUT TO O SPECIALISTS.
WE COLLABORATE ON THOSE, WE WORK DEPARTMENT WHEN WE HAVE GUIDANCE ON THAT.
AS FAR AS THE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, I WILL NEED TO TAKE A LOOK SPECIFICATIONS ARE FOR THAT.
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I KNOW I HAVE BEEN WITH THE LENS OF THE VHSL AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH MR. PARKER AND MR. BALLAST AND THEIR TEAM ON THAT.I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER THE LAST -- OH, THE TESTING KITS.
YES, THANK YOU, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT TRYING TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF TESTING THAT WE HAVE, I KNOW IT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION.
WE MET WITH COMMUNICATIONS TO TRY TO COME UP WITH THE CLEAREST WAY TO EXPLAIN TO FAMILIES, TOO, SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CONSENTING TO VERSUS WHAT YOU MAY NOT WANT DO CONSENT TO.
AT THE END OF DECEMBER, WE RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF TESTING KITS FROM VDH AND TRIED TO GET THOSE OUT TO FAMILIES PRIOR TO THE BREAK FOR THEM TO USE.
IT DEPENDS ON WHICH TEST YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND WHEN THEY VERY SHARED.
WHEN WE RECENTLY HAD AN ATHLETIC EVENT, INVITATIONAL WHERE ATHLETES WENT, ONE OF THE MITIGATION EFFORTS WE HAD IS WE TESTED THE ATHLETES AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS BEFORE THEY WENT TO THE TRIP AND PROVIDED THEM WITH TESTING KITS TO TEST ON SUNDAY BEFORE THEY RETURNED TO SCHOOL.
WE WERE ABLE TO CHECK THE LANGUAGE, PREFERRED RANGE BADGE STATUS OF THE FAMILIES AND THEY WERE ALL ENGLISH AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE KITS FOR THAT AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS BEING REFERENCED.
>> OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH MS. BOOZ AND MS. MILTON.
>> I'M LOOKING AT TWO PEOPLE AT ONE TIME.
I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS NOT AS RELATED.
I WILL START WITH THE EASIER ONE FIRST.
WITH THE TESTING 6 TO 10 DAYS, YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU COULD ACCEPT TESTS NOT FROM THE SCHOOLS AND I IMAGINE THOSE ARE ANTIGEN TESTS.
WOULD WE BE ACCEPTING AT-HOME ANTIGEN TESTS? HOW CAN WE VERIFY --
WE COULD ALSO ACCEPT PCR TESTS.
THEY HAVE BEEN TURNING AROUND QUICKLY AT THOSE VANS SO I WOULDN'T RULE OUT A POSSIBILITY THAT A FAMILY MAY CHOOSE TO DO THAT, TEST ON DAY FIVE AND GET YOUR NEGATIVE AND RETURN ON DAY SIX WITH THAT, BUT WE ARE TAKING HOME TESTS AND IT REALLY -- THIS IS ONE OF THE -- SOUNDS LIKE AN EASY QUESTION BUT COMPLICATING FACTORS BECAUSE DIFFERENT HOME TESTS HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF REPORTING THEIR RESULTS.
WE'LL WORK WITH FAMILIES TO SEE.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE SNAP A PICTURE, SOME DO HAVE OTHER WAYS IF THEY'RE PROCTORED IN ANY WAY WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO REPORT IT BECAUSE THIS IS ACPS SPECIFIC, WE ARE DEVE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM OF HOW WE WILL RECEIVE THOSE RESULTS AND WORKING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.
IT'S ALONG THE LINES OF WHEN WE SHORTENED THE QUARANTINE IT WAS THE SAME PROCESS OTHER THAN TESTING WAS MORE READILY AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME, SO HOME KITS WERE NOT USED AS FREQUENTLY, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR FAMILIES AND TRUSTING OUR FAMILIES WHEN THEY ARE TAKING THE TESTS, SO WE'LL WORK OUT A DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM.
SOMETIMES IT MAY BE A PDF BECAUSE IT'S A PICTURE.
SOME MAY BE FOR DR. HUTCHINGS OR THE SCHOOL BOARD ITSELF.
FOR THE TESTING 6 TO 10 DAYS WHICH I'M ABSOLUTELY IN SUPPORT OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE READ, ESPECIALLY ANTIGEN TESTS, NOT NECESSARILY PCR TESTS BECAUSE YOU CAN STILL TEST POSITIVE FOR 90 DAYS AFTER HAVING COVID BUT ANTIGEN TEST CANS TELL YOU WHETHER YOU'RE CONTAGIOUS OR NOT.
IS THIS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ALEXANDRIA HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR CDC OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE DOING AS AN EXTRA MEASURE OF PRECAUTION? THE SECOND PART IS COMING TO THE COVID PARTY THAT YOUR LAST
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BOARD REALLY HAD TO SHOULDER CHALLENGING TIMES AND THE STAFF, TOO, WHEN IS A BOARD, BASED ON POLICY AND REGULATIONS ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE WEIGHING IN ON SOME DECISIONS ESPECIALLY IF IT'S GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CDC, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.IT IS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE CDC.
THE LANGUAGE WAS, WHEN THEY SHORTENED THE ISOLATION PERIOD TO FIVE DAYS, THEY CAME UP WITH AN UPDATE COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AND THEIR LANGUAGE WAS IF INTERESTED IN TESTING AND HAD TESTING AVAILABILITY.
IT IS NOT STATED IN THE CDC AS A REQUIREMENT.
WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ABOUT DAY SIX TESTING AND, AGAIN, IF WE HAVE THE ACCESS, WE HAVE THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE THESE TESTS WHICH ARE EXPENSIVE, IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, IF WE CAN SET UP A SUCCESSFUL STRUCTURE WHICH WE BELIEVE WE CAN, THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE DAY SIX TESTING AND YOU HIGHLIGHT AN EXCELLENT POINT OF WHEN YOU ARE RETURNING IN THAT PERIOD, IF YOU HAVE TESTED POSITIVE WE DO NOT ENCOURAGE A PCR TEST FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS FOLLOWING A POSITIVE INFECTION BECAUSE THE PCR MOLECULAR SENSITIVE WILL PICK UP THE INFECTION BEYO INFECTIOUS.
FOR OUR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RETURNING, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO USE THE RAPID ANTIGEN BECAUSE THAT WILL GET IF YOU ARE STILL INFECTIOUS VERSUS THE INFECTION.
IT IS LISTED IN THE CDC AS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND ABLE TO TEST AND WE TALKED THROUGH THIS WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THEY CERTAINLY SUPPORT.
I WOULD DEFER TO OTHERS ON THE SECOND PART OF YOUR QUESTION.
>> Y QUESTION ON THE POLICY PIECE, JUST ALSO TO CLARIFY FOR ANYBODY WHO IS JOINING US RIGHT NOW IS THAT OUR POLICY REGULATIONS REALLY ARE ADHERING TO CDC, VIRGINIA HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND ALEXANDRIA HEALTH DEPARTMENT SO YOU HAVE GIVEN GOOD EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A REQU RECOMMENDATION SO IF THERE'S A DECISION WE NEED TO MAKE THAT'S BEYOND THAT, IS THAT A TIME WHEN THE BOARD WOULD BE NEEDED TO MAKE AN INFO/ACTION.
>> Y BOARD WOULD NEED TO TAKE AN ACTION IF IT'S SOMETHING BEYOND WHAT THE CDC OR HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRING, THE BOARD WOULD NEED TO TAKE AN ACTION SAYING THAT'S WHAT WE WILL REQUIRE IN ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
>> I WANT TO CLARIFY IN OUR STATEMENT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT RAPID AT-HOME ANTIGEN TESTING DELIVERED DIRECT LULL TO THE DISTRIBUTED BY THE SCHOOLS.
I JUST WANT TO COMPLEMENT DR. CRAWFORD.
THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION SHE'S ABLE TO KEEP IN HER HEAD AROUND THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING GUIDELINES IS IMPRESSIVE SO KUDOS TO YOU.
I HAVE A COMMENT THAT'S MOSTLY AN IDEA TO THROW OUT THERE AND THEN ONE QUESTION.
HAVING PARENT -- TEACHER CONFERENCES, ONE OF THE MITIGATION STRATEGIES IS KEEPING AS MANY PEOPLE OUT OF SCHOOLS AS POSSIBLE AND THE ZOOM MEETINGS ARE CONVENIENT BUT I REALIZED I HAVE NEVER SEEN MY SON'S CLASSROOMS SO I WAS THINKING ABOUT THROWING OUT THIS ALLOWING PARENTS BACK INTO THE SCHOOLS AS CASES CONTINUE TO GO DOWN SO THEY CAN BE PART OF THE SCHOOL.
MY QUESTION IS RELATED TO TESTING.
WE HAVE SO MUCH TEST INCREDIBLE.
I'M WONDERING HOW, AND I THINK PERHAPS YOU ALLUDED TO THIS IN YOUR REFERENCE TO TALKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS BUT I CAN SEE FAMILIES BEING VERY OVER INFORMATION.
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TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS ABOUT WHICH TESTING PROGRAMS THEY NEED AND WHEN?>> G YOU, AND I WILL JUST GIVE KUDOS TO OUR PRINCIPALS BECAUSE YOUR FIRST IDEA WAS BROUGHT UP, HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BY THEM FOR SOME TIME AND INCLUDING IN A MEETING TODAY ASKING ABOUT WHAT WILL WE WILL LOOKING AT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE VISITOR POLICY, OPEN HOUSE, CONFERENCES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A SAFETY MEASURE, BUT WHAT WILL THE POINT BE WHEN WE REVISIT SO WE'RE ABLE TO EMBRACE OUR FAMILIES IN PERSON FOR SOME OF THESE EVENTS SO THAT'S ON OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS' MINDS SO I WANTED TO MENTION THAT.
WITH TESTING, ONE THING THAT'S BEEN SO GREAT WITH OUR WORK THIS YEAR IS VISUALS AND FLOW CHARTS AND THAT IS ALSO WHAT WITH TEST TO STAY, ONE OF THE UPDATED DOCUMENTS THIS WEEK WAS A FLOW CHART, LIKE A YES/NO SO YOU KNOW HOW TO QUALIFY, WHAT TO DO ALONG THOSE LINES.
WHAT WE FOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF WHAT YEAR AND WHEN COVID FIRST CAME INTO OUR LIVES, WE HELD SOME TOWN HALLS, DID VIDEOS, WE TRIED TO DO ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEASURES AND STRA CONVERSATION TODAY ABOUT THE TESTING, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE TANIKA FROM PARTNERSHIP TALK ABOUT WHAT SHE'S BEEN HEARING IN PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO PROVIDE CLARITY TO FAMILIES SO THEY CAN PROVIDE INFORMED CONSENT SO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SIGNING UP FOR AND WHAT'S MOST APPROPRIATE.
WE TALKED ABOUT DOING SOME VIDEOS FOR THESE DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEN HAVING SOME Q&A SESSIONS FOR FAMILIES AND STAFF MEMBERS.
>> YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO REITERATE THAT THAT'S NOT PROCESS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO -- BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE SOLIDIFIED CONTRACTS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE GETTING TO THE PHASE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT AND WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ON WHAT DOES THAT CAMPAIGN, COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN LOOK LIKE IN MULTIPLE WAYS BECAUSE SOME OF OUR FAMILIES, THEY DO READ ACPS EXPRESS.
SOME FAMILIES LOOK AT THE TEXT MESSAGES, SOME GO TO THE WEBSITE, SOME LOOK AT THE NEWSLETTER SO WE HAVE TO DO MULTIPLE WAYS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS TRYING TO HAVE VIDEOS WHICH HAS SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHAT JUST ARE NOT IN OUR SCHOOLS AS OFTEN SO THEY CAN SEE PEOPLE LIKE THEM AS WELL, SO AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL SKEPTICAL AROUND THE TESTING AND THE VACCINATIONS AND WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE THEY TRUST FROM OUR COMMUNITY TALKING ABOUT TESTING AND VACCINATIONS, PEOPLE ARE MORE OPEN AND WILLING TO DO THIS WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS, SO WE ARE WORKING THROUGH A FULL COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN THAT'S BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
THE PROBLEM WITH US SOMETIMES IS THAT EVERYTHING KEEPS CHANGES SO IT'S LIKE WE PUT ENERGY INTO SOMETHING AND THEN WE WANT USE IT BECAUSE SOMETHING ELSE CHANGES IN REGARDS TO THE PROCESS OR THE TIME FRAME OR WHETHER WE CAN DO IT OR CAN'T DO IT OR DO WE HAVE THE FUNDING OR NOT HAVE THE FUNDING OR NOW THE TESTING IS ON HOLD AND THAT IS S CONTINUOUSLY HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE SECOND WEEK OF DECEMBER FOR US.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD THAT COMMUNICATION STRATEGY.
>> OKAY, LOOKS LIKE I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FROM MR. ELNOUBI.
ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT A QUESTION, IT'S A COMMENT.
EARLIER IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION WE HEARD THAT SOMEONE STATED THAT THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DOESN'T REQUIRE KIDS UNDER FIVE TO WEAR MASKS, WHICH IS TRUE, BUT THERE'S MORE TO IT, SO WE NEED TO PUT THINGS INTO CONTEXT BECAUSE WHEN WE HEAR INFORMATION LIKE THAT, IT COULD BE MISLEADING.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ALSO ADVISES THAT PEOPLE SHOULD ABIDE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES UNDER RECOMMENDED PRACTICES IF THEIR AREA.
ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO KIDS OVER FIVE, ACPS, POST KIDS IN ACPS ARE OVER FIVE YEARS
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OLD.YOU HAVE TO BE FIVE OR OLDER TO BE IN KINDERGARTEN SO THE SUPERMAJORITY OF ACPS KIDS ARE OVER FIVE AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION STATES THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SEVERAL FACTORS TO DECIDE WHETHER KIDS SHOULD WEAR MASKS OR NOT.
SOME OF THOSE FACTORS, I'M NOT GOING TO READ THEM ALL BUT WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION IS ONE CRITERIA.
PROPER SUPERVISION IS ANOTHER.
THE KIDS THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH, IF THEY HAVE HIGHER RISK, THAT'S ANOTHER CRITERIA AND TO REITERATE, WHEN KIDS ARE WEARING MASKS, IT'S NOT FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY, PER SE, BUT THE SAFETY OF OTHERS IN THE ROOM, WHETHER IT'S OTHER KIDS OR STAFF MEMBERS OR SOMEONE WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE, SO THAT'S ANOTHER CRITERIA HERE THAT'S MENTIONED.
CHILDREN OVER 12 SHOULD WEAR MASKS ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT INTO CONTEXT BECAUSE IT'S WHEN WE HEAR INFORMATION LIKE THAT TO STATE THE CONTEXT AND CLARIFY SO THINGS ARE NOT MISLEADING.
>> OKAY, SO THAT SECTION OF OUR MEETING WE ARE DONE WITH.
AS USUAL, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR CONCERNS, YOU KNOW WHO TO REACH OUT TO AND WE WILL KEEP WORKING THROUGH THIS AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY WE'RE WORKING THROUGH IT NOW, BUT I KNOW THE END IS COMING.
IT'S COMING, I KNOW IT'S COMING.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL GET THERE AND WE'LL ALL COME OUT BETTER IN THE END.
SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS AND SHARING YOUR CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS AND IT'S A TOUGH TIME FOR EVERYBODY BUT WE WILL GET THROUGH.
[12. ACPS Recruitment Plan Update ]
WE HAVE OUR RECRUITMENT PLAN UPDATE.THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM DR. KAY-WYATT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY RECRUITMENT SEASON IS LIKE THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR, EVERYBODY.
ANYBODY OUT THERE WHO WANTS TO WORK IN A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION CALLED ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, JUST GO VISIT WWW.ACPS.K12.VA.US AND YOU CAN BE PART OF THIS WONDERFUL TEAM AND I DO MEAN THAT.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL TEAM IN ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT IT'S VERY HARD TO DO RECRUITMENT IN A TIME LIKE THIS.
YOU'RE TRYING TO RECRUIT PEOPLE INTO AN ORGANIZATION WHO, ONE, CAN'T COME AND DO A TOUR OF THE BUILDING.
TWO, ESPECIALLY OR NEW TEACHERS JUST GRADUATING OR WILL BE GRADUATING THIS MAY, THEY'RE WONDERING WHAT THE STATE OF EDUCATION IS ABOUT.
I SAY THIS ALL THE TIME WHEN I'M ABLE TO SPEAK NATIONALLY, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH WHAT WE TALK ABOU EDUCATION BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO RUN FROM THIS WONDERFUL PROFESSION.
THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE PUT CERTAIN STORIES OUT THERE THAT ARE MISLEADING OR ARE NOT TRUTHFUL AROUND THE WORK.
BUT I WANT TO TURN THINGS OVER TO DR. KAY-WYATT.
THIS IS REALLY JUST AN UPDATE TODAY, THIS IS NOT A PRESENTATION BUT IT'S TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
OUR RETENTION PLAN IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT PROCESS WITH THE BOARD.
I'M TURNING THINGS OVER TO YOU, DR. KAY-WYATT TO PROVIDE ON UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU, THAT WAS LIKE A RECRUITMENT COMMERCIAL SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE ARE IN VERY CHALLENGING TIMES, OF COURSE, AS WE KNOW BUT WE ARE WORKING ON CREATING AN UPDATED RECRUITMENT PLAN BECAUSE MANY OF THE VIRTUAL FAIRS, THEY'RE CONSTANTLY CHANGING THEIR PLATFORM, SO WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL THAT RECRUITING IS NOT THE WAY IT USED TO BE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO FAIRS IN PERSON LIKE WE USED TO, THERE ARE VERY FEW OF THOSE, BUT WE HAD TO REALLY STEP BACK AND REBUILD AND REBRAND HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT TO VARIOUS FAIRS AND GET A PULL OF APPLICANTS.
WE HAVE TO BE COURAGEOUS AND CREATIVE IN HOW WE DO THAT.
WE WILL REMAIN DIVERSITY FOCUSED TO BRING BACK TALENT AND I'M EXCITED TO REPORT WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF FAIRS
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WE'RE GOING TO ATTEND.LAST YEAR I THINK WE ATTENDED ONLY TEN FAIRS.
WE HAVE 20 FAIRS SCHEDULED CONFIRMED THAT WE WILL BE ATTENDING.
WE HAVE ALSO SCHEDULED AN ACPS ONLY FAIR THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH THAT WILL BE TARGETED TO IN-HOUSE FOR FOLKS WHO COME AND MEET US IN A VIRTUAL PLATFORM TO HEAR ALL ABOUT ACPS AND LEARN ABOUT VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DIFFERENT SCHOOLS SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THAT OVER 40% INCREASE OF SCHEDULED FAIRS.
WE'RE ALSO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FAIRS AND LATIN X FAIRS THIS YEAR.
THAT'S BEEN A FOCUS BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THAT THEY ARE OPENING UP TO MORE VIRTUAL FAIRS SO WE WILL BE ATTENDING THOSE AS WELL.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GETTING CREATIVE WITH OUR FAIRS, WE'RE GOING SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
WE'RE IMMEDIATELY COMING BANG AND BRINGING THOSE INTERESTED CANDIDATES TO AN INTERVIEW PANEL SO MANY OF OUR PRINCIPALS CAN SEE THOSE TEACHERS AND APPLICANTS QUICKLY STAY CONNECTED WITH THEM AND ENGAGED ANSWER WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY CONNECTED TO US SO W INTERESTED AND HIRE THEM AND BRING THEM TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO TRY TO GET INTO SOME OF OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN FRONT OF THOSE STUDENTS TO SPEAK WITH THEM.
EARLY THIS FALL I DID A PANEL AT GEORGE MASON SO WE CAN STAY CONNECTED TO THOSE STUDENTS AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THOSE PIPELINES ARE OUR PRIMARY FOCUS.
WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT WORK AND WE'RE ALSO EXCITED THAT WE BROUGHT IN OUR DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
SHE CAME AT JUST TO RIGHT TIME AND HAS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING SO WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER AND BUILDING WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO RECRUIT IN THIS PLATFORM.
WE WILL CONTINUE TRAINING ALL OF OUR RECRUITERS AND RECRUITMENT TEAM AS THEY GO OUT ON BEST PRACTICES OF RECRUITING VIRTUALLY DOES THAT'S A VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE THAN GOING TO A RECRUITMENT FAIR.
WE'RE GRATEFUL AND HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL BRING BACK ALL THOSE TOP CANDIDATES AND WE'RE ALSO MAKING EARLY OFFERS, WHICH IS KIND OF A ANY CONCEPT AND WE CAN GET THOSE TOP QUALITY CANDIDATES IN TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND WE'RE EXCITED, SO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A BRIEF UPDATE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
>> ONE OF THE PIECES I HEARD OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS STARTING TOO LATE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE STARTING EARLY WHICH IS GREAT BUT CAN YOU GIVE US A TIME LINE OF HIRING STAFF?
FOR ME, RECRUITMENT IS YEAR ROUND BUT THE PEAK SEASON IS JANUARY, MARCH, APRIL.
MAKING SURE IF THERE ARE DECEMBER GRADS, WE'RE WORKING ON OTHER CREATIVE IDEAS THAT ARE NOT CONCRETE YET ABOUT HOW TO GET MORE INTERNSHIPS AND REALLY JUST HAVE A CONNECTION WITH ACPS SO WHEN THEY GRADUATE THEY WILL WANT TO COME AND WORK WITH US.
WE DID A COUPLE OF FAIRS I BELIEVE IN NOVEMBER.
WE DID A HUGE FAIR IN DECEMBER WHICH WAS A DIVERSITY AND EDUCATION FAIR SO THE RECRUITMENT SEASON IS YEAR ROUND.
THE HIGHLIGHT IS FROM JANUARY TO MARCH OR APRIL SO YOU CAN START WITH YOUR PLACEMENTS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
>> AND I WANTED TO ADD THAT LAST MONTH WE BE BEGAN TO DO A SURVEY OF OUR STAFF FOR THEIR INTENT TO RETURN BECAUSE THAT HELPS US TO DETERMINE HOW MANY SLOTS WE'RE TRYING TO FILL.
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IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR US TO SURVEY OR STAFF.SOMETIMES STAFF MAY MAKE A DECISION LATER AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND THAT'S WHEN WE DO HAVE CHALLENGES IF WE GET A RESIGNATION IN JUNE BECAUSE THE RECRUITMENT SEASON IS NOW OVER AND YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO FILL THOSE SLOTS.
ONE ADVANTAGE THAT I KNOW WE'RE INITIATING THIS YEAR IS WORKING TO PROVIDE CONTRACTS EARLY SO ANYONE INTERESTED, YOU CAN GET A SPOT HERE IN THE ACPS.
WE DID NOT DO THAT IN THE PAST AND THAT'S A NEW STRATEGY FOR US TO SEAL THE DEAL AND NOT WAIT FOR A SPECIFIC OPENING AT A SCHOOL BUT THEY'RE APPLYING FOR AN ELEMENTARY POSITION OR A MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL POSITION KNOWING THAT THEY WILL HAVE A GUARANTEED POSITION.
>> AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE RECRUITING SEASON AND TIME LINE, OUR STAFF IS MEETING WITH PRINCIPALS INDIVIDUALLY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THEIR SCHOOLS.
SO WHEN WE DO SEND OUT OUR STAFF TO THE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL RECRUITING EVENTS, THEY WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST FIT FOR THOSE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE ALSO CHANGED OUR FORMAT TO HAVE POOL CONCENTRATED POOL OF QUALIFIED PREVETTED APPLICANTS FOR THOSE LATE HIRES.
WE HAVE LOTS OF GOALS AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR NEW DIRECTOR.
>> H VACANCIES DO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN ACPS? CAN YOU GIVE US THAT INFORMATION OR EVEN SPECIFY IT TO LICENSED STAFF?
LICENSED STAFF IS APPROXIMATELY 48.
I KNOW THERE ARE SOME PENDING OFFERS OUT THERE SO THAT'S A QUICK ESTIMATE.
OVERALL ABOUT 112, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD BUT THERE ARE SOME PENDING OFFERS OUT THERE.
>> HOW ARE WE COMPENSATING FOR THAT WITH THE LACK OF SUBSTITUTES IN OUR BUILD SOMETHING.
>> Y STAFF HAVE BEEN VERY CREATIVE IN PROVIDING SUPPORT.
WE WORK WITH OUR INSTRUCTIONAL DEPARTMENT TO FIND WAYS TO BRING THOSE RESOURCES IN AND I CAN TELL YOU I WOULD LOVE TO SEND A SHOUT OUT RIGHT NOW TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THAT WORK.
WE DO HAVE SOME LONG TERM SUBS WHO ARE QUALIFIED AND WE USE ALL OUR STAFF TO FILL IN AND KEEP THAT LEARNING GOING FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THE FIRST ONE IS ABOUT REPRESENTATION.
WE HAVE A STRATEGIC GOAL THAT'S FOCUSED ON GARAGE RATION RATES FOR LATINO MALES AND WE KNOW REPRESENTATION PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN SUCCESS FOR ANY OF OUR STUDENTS.
THEY WANT TO SEE ANYONE WHO LOOKS LIKE THEM TO FEEL ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE.
MY QUESTION IS MORE AROUND LIKE HOW -- BECAUSE I THINK THE REPRESENTATION FOR BLACK STUDENTS IS A LITTLE MORE MATCHED.
HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT THAT TYPE OF RECRUITMENT? IF YOU CAN ANSWER THAT AND THEN I HAVE ONE MORE.
>> W RESEARCH TO GO OUT AND FIND LATINO AND LATINA AND LATIN X RECRUITMENTS.
WE HAD A DIVERSITY FAIR AND THAT WAS VIRTUAL AND WE WERE HOPING TO GATHER SOME.
[INAUDIBLE] SO WE WILL CONTINUE THOSE EFFORTS.
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>> YEARS AGO WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT BRINGING OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE LEFT US, WE WANT YOU TO BE TEACHERS, WE WANT YOU TO BE EDUCATORS, GO TO COLLEGE.
[INAUDIBLE] I WOULD IMAGINE WITH THE POPULATION WE HAVE SERVED FOR A WHILE NOW, WE WOULD WANT TO BUILD ON GETTING SOME OF OUR OWN STUDENTS BACK.
>> R CONNECTIONS WITH OUR STUDENTS THAT WE DO KNOW WHO ARE ABOUT TO GRADUATE, [INAUDIBLE] THE COLLEGE BOARD, STUDENTS ARE MAJORING IN AT UNIVERSITIES AND US JUST DOING [INAUDIBLE] THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH, BUT THE [INAUDIBLE]
I KNOW WE [INAUDIBLE] TOO, SO, BUT IT COULD BE FRUITFUL.
>> EDUCATORS AND OUR STAFF HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE [INAUDIBLE] IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US LOCAL LEADERS [INAUDIBLE] AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US.
[INAUDIBLE] WE JUST HEARD ABOUT HOW MANDATES COME OUT SO THEY HAVE BEEN CLEARED AND ACCEPTED ALL OF OUR OFFERS BUT DON'T ALWAYS PICK UP THOSE POSITIONS BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE CHALLENGES TO THEIR SCHEDULE WHERE IS THEY CAN ONLY WORK ONE DAY OR WEEK BUT WE'RE FOCUS CANNED ON
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GETTING THEM PROCESSED AND VIEWED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.WE WE'LL WILL CONTINUE THAT EFFORT TO MOVE THROUGH THE HIRING PROCESS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU, DR. KAY-WYATT FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND WELCOME TO, WE HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR, SO WELCOME AND LOTS MORE TO DO.
NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA WE HAVE OTHER NEW BUSINESS AND THAT IS TO TAKE A
[13. FY22 Q2 CIP Quarterly Report ]
LOOK AT OUR QUARTERLY REPORT FOR QUARTER TWO.THIS IS FOR BOTH VOTE AND ACTION.
SO WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. HUTCHINGS.
>> T AND I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO OUR FACILITIES.
AS YOU KNOW WE ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO DO IN REGARDS TO CAPITAL PROJECTS BUT I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT-OUT TO OUR TEAM LEAD BY DR. ALICIA HARD BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN DOING SUCH A PHENOMENAL JOB ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THIS PANDEMIC ALSO IMPACTS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOME WAYS, OUR OPERATIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE ARE OUT, OUR PROJECTS IN REGARDS TO THE SUPPLY DEMAND THAT WE DO HAVE BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
I'M GOING TO TURN THINGS OVER TO DR. HART.
I KNOW DR. FINNIGAN IS ALSO JOINING US.
>> I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE OUR QUAR PRESENTATION FOR OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS REPORT IS A REVIEW OF OUR CIP PROGRAM AND PROJECT PROGRESS FOR THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION WILL COVER QUARTER 2, OCTOBER OF 2021 THROUGH DECEMBER 2021.
IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENTATION, WE ALSO SUBMIT A MULTIPAGE DETAILED REPORT THAT SPEAKS TO ALL PROJECTS WITHIN THE DIVISION IN SOME PHASE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
AS WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE DURING OUR CIP BUDGET PROPOSAL PROCESS, OUR CIP IS PRIORITIZED AND INFORMED PRIMARILY BY STUDIES, ASSESSMENTS, FIELD STUDIES AND HISTORICAL DATA.
MANY OF OUR STUDIES ARE INFORMED USING THE TARGET ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED IN 2019.
SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE COMPLETED ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS TO INCLUDE ASSESSMENTS FOR ALL SCHOOL FACILITIES AS WELL AS OUR TARGETED INDOOR AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENTS WHICH TESTED FOR MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL
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CONTAMINATES IN LINE WITH GUIDELINES TO CONTINUE TO INFORM OUR PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS.WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JOHN FINNIGAN.
>> THANK YOU AND I WILL GO THROUGH THIS BY QUARTER.
I WILL GO THROUGH IT A LITTLE SLOWER AND GO THROUGH ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS I GO THROUGH, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP ME.
BASICALLY OUR PRESENTATION WILL GO OVER WHAT CONSTITUTES THE CIP.
WHAT PROGRESS WAS MADE IN THE SECOND QUARTER, WHAT FUNDS ARE REMAINING AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND WHAT PROGRESS IS ANTICIPATED IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 22? SO WHAT COMPRISES THE CIP IS A HAND FULL OF THINGS.
IT'S THE CAPACITY, MODERNIZATION, ET CETERA, AS WELL AS THE NONCAPACITY PROJECTS WHICH ARE THE RENOVATIONS, IMPROVEMENTS, ET CETERA.
IT ALSO INCLUDE FEET REPLACEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION, BUSES, THE NEW ELECTRIC BUSES WE JUST PURCHASED, ET CETERA, A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE OUR SYSTEMS ARE KEEPING UP AS WELL AS TEXTBOOKS.
YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE THE TWO QUARTERS SPLIT IN HALF.
YOU CAN SEE THE EXPENDITURES DOWN BELOW AND AT THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER WE STILL HAD $109,640,182.
ON THE NEXT SHEET WE'LL GET INTO THAT DETAIL A LITTLE BIT.
SO THIS BREAKS THINGS DOWN BY SOME OF THE DIFFERENT FUND CATEGORIES.
I'M JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THESE QUICK LULL.
THE SYSTEMWIDE YOU SEE $8 MILLION.
THAT IS A HAND FULL OF DIFFERENT FUNDS.
THAT INCLUDES EMERGENCY REPAIRS, SYSTEM WIDE FUNDS FOR RENOVATION OR CODE COMPLIANCE FOR ASBESTOS, ET CETERA, BUT ALSO SOME SWING SPACE PLANNING AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS.
I WOULD JUST GO DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER TO CHARLES BARRETT AND NOTE THERE'S $1.5 MILLION IN THERE.
A LARGE PART OF THAT IS FOR THE HVAC PROJECT THAT'S ABOUT TO GO OUT TO BID.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR AS WELL AS FRANCIS HAMMOND.
THERE'S HVAC WORK GOING ON THERE AS WELL AS COURTYARD REDESIGN, ET CETERA, GORGE WASHINGTON, OVER $3 MILLION.
AGAIN, A VERY COMPREHENSIVE HVAC PROJECT.
THAT'S TO REPLACE THE ROOF AS WELL AS KITCHEN DESIGN.
MOUNT VERNON, WE HAVE A COURTYARD AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT GOING ON.
THE KITCHEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION, HVAC PROJECTS, THE COOLING TOUR GOING UP SOON AND WE JUST WENT OUT TO BID.
RIGHT BELOW THAT, $55 MILLION FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL, THE ALEXANDRIA CITY HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS FERDINAND T.
DAY, THAT'S BECAUSE OF PARKING GARAGES IN THOSE LOCATIONS.
THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AT THE END OF LAST QUARTER.
THE DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT WAS DEEMED COMPLETE BY THE STAFF.
SINCE THAT TIME, IT'S GONE THROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVE.
WE ALSO SUBMITTED TO FINAL SITE PLAN AND BRINGING THAT FORWARD, NEXT WEEK WE WILL SUBMIT THE SECOND ROUND.
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ALSO THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE ONE SUBMISSION WAS COMING IN FOR REVIEW, THAT WAS THE CONTRACT TO TAKE THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER INTO A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE CONTRACT AND THOSE NEGOTIATIONS ARE ON GOING.GEOTHERMAL WELL INSTALLATION AS WELL AS BELOW GROUND WASHING AND CONCRETE WORK.
IF YOU DRIVE BY, YOU WILL SEE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK GOING ON, A LOT OF EARTH BEING MOVED.
WE ARE STARTING THE NEGOTIATION FOR THE GMP 3 PHASE.
WHEN WE GO THROUGH TO START THIS, THE GMP 1 WE SUBMITTED A PRICE TO GET THE PROJECT STARTED BECAUSE THESE ARE LONG PROJECTS AND WE NEED TO GET OUT AND GET THE LONG LEAD ITEMS ORDERED, ET CETERA, WE BACK OFF THOSE ITEMS, DO A CONTRACT FOR THAT AMOUNT, ORDER THOSE ITEMS AND THEN WE COME BACK AND NEGOTIATE THE NEXT PHASE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
AND THEN FINALLY, 1703 NORTH BEAUREGARD.
THE PURCHASE PROCESS IS IN PROGRESS.
THAT SHOULD BE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
MOVING ONTO NONCAPACITY, THE EXISTING BUILDINGS, SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE RECENTLY WORKED ON IN PROGRESS OR COMPLETED IS ASBESTOS REMEDIATION AND NEW FLOORING.
WILLIAM RAMSAY, WE DID THE ASBESTOS REMEDIATION IN THE HALLWAYS AND WE USED A CONCRETE LEVELING COMPOUND TO GIVE US A FLAT SURFACE, LIKE A HOME DEPOT FLOOR AND WE ORDERED THE LVT, THE LUXURY FINAL TILE THAT YOU SEE IN THE TWO OTHER PICTURES.
THAT'S COMING IN AND WE WILL START APPLYING THAT WHEN IT COMES IN ON EVENINGS, WEEKENDS, AND THE NEXT BREAK IF NEEDED.
JOHN ADAMS, YOU CAN SEE THE FINISHED PRODUCT THERE.
MOST OF THAT WORK WAS DONE LAST SUMMER AND THEN NAOMI BROOKS TO THE RIGHT.
THAT'S A SECTION OF THE SCHOOL THAT WE RECENTLY COMPLETED AS WELL.
WE COMPLETED THAT INSTALLATION OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SCHOOL AND ON THE NORTH SIDE, IT WOULD BE ASBESTOS RELATED SO SOME OF THIS IS DONE IN PHASES.
CHAR RETAINING STRUCTURAL WALLS THAT WERE FAILING.
THEY WERE LEANING AND BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD SO WE DEMOLISHED THOSE AND REGRADED, RESLOPED AND WE ALSO GOT RID OF SOME OF THE PATIOS WHICH OVER THE YEARS HAVE HEAVED AND THEY WERE TIPPING BACK TOWARDS THE SCHOOL.
THE TREE ROOTS WERE CAUSING THAT TO HAPPEN.
SO THAT SPACE WAS RENDERED UNUSEFUL.
SO WE WENT IN AND DEMOLISHED THOSE AND NOW THE KINDERGARTEN CLASS CAN COME OUT AND USE THAT SPACE AND USE THAT ACT ACCESS, INGRESS, EGRESS TO THE PLAYGROUND.
IT INCLUDED A REDESIGN OF THE KITCHEN WHICH INCLUDED TEARING DOWN WALLS, KNOCKING OPEN THE BACK AND GOING INTO THE WALL WHERE YOU WALK FROM THE KITCHEN UP TO THE CALF TIER BRINGING IN NEW WINDOWS.
YOU SEE SOME BEAMS GOING ON THERE.
THAT'S FOR SOME OF THE OPENINGS WE CREATED SO YOU CAN CREATE A BETTER FLOW AND THEN TO THE RIGHT YOU SEE SOME OF THE UTILITY WORK.
THAT WILL BE WRAPPING UP FOR COMPLETION AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS THAT ARE BEING DELAYED
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BECAUSE OF SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES BUT THOSE THINGS, WE HAVE DATES ON WHEN THEY WILL ARRIVE.WE WILL BE OPENING THE KITCHEN BACK UP FOR USE SOON UNTIL THOSE THINGS COME IN AND ARE FINALIZED.
WE DID IT ALL THE WAY TO THE ROCK SO THAT WAS A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT.
WE DID ALL OF THAT ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE AND THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETE.
JUST TO GO THROUGH A FEW OF THE ON GOING AND UPCOMING PROJECTS, FRANCIS HAMMOND, WE HAD A FEW ISSUES AROUND THE SCHOOL WHERE WE HAD WATER INTRUSION.
LAST YEAR WE STARTED DOING SOME INVESTIGATION.
WE HAD TO BUST UP SOME ASPHALT OUT IN THE DRIVE AISLE.
THE STORM LINE IS NO LONGER ADEQUATE SO WE ARE NOW GOING INTO THE DESIGN PHASE FOR THAT COURTYARD.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RIP IT UP AND RESIZE PIPES SO WE CAN BETTER CONTROL EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN THAT COURTYARD.
LYLES CROUCH, WE H LEARNING/PLAYGROUND/SUPPORT FIELD.
WE ARE STARTING TO PLAN COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE PTA.
MOUNT VERNON, THAT'S ANOTHER -- SOME OF THESE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ADDED ONTO SO MANY TIMES.
IT GOES OUT IN THE SAME PLACE BUT THERE WERE NOT UPDATED CALCULATIONS SO SOME OF THOS OVERWHELMED.
WE EXPECT APPROVAL OF THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND FINALLY I MENTIONED BEFORE WE ARE STARTING A PARKING GARAGE RESTORATION.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CRACKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN THE CEILING, WATER DRIPPING DOWN ON CARS, ET CETERA, SO THAT WILL BE GOING ON AND WE WILL BE DOING WORK IN VARIOUS STAGES AND HIT IT HARD OVER SPRING BREAK WHEN NO ONE IS USING THE GARAGE.
SO I THAT THE QUARTER REPORT IN THIS PRESENTATION TOUCHES USES THIS DATA INCLUDING ANNUAL REPORTS.
IT INCLUDES REPORTS THAT ARE OUR ASBESTOS INVESTIGATIONS TO DETERMINE WHERE WE STILL NEED TO ALLEVIATE.
ALSO, INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SAFE TAXPAYER MONEY.
I TOUCHED ON THIS BRIEFLY BUT WE USED TO TRY TO DO 90% OF OUR WORK IN THE SUMMER.
WE'RE TRYING TO BREAK THAT UP A LITTLE BIT SO WE HAVE MORE TIME SPREAD OUT TO GET THINGS DONE AND IN THE LONG HAUL WE'LL GET THROUGH THE SCHOOLS QUICKER.
THE PERFECT EXAMPLE IS FLOORING: WHEN WE JUST TRY TO DO THINGS OVER THE SUMMER, WHEN WE DO A HAND FULL OF CLASSROOMS, WE HAVE TO SEAL OFF ALL OF THOSE CLAS FURNITURE OUT OF THERE AND THEN DO THE REMEDIATION, DO LAB RESULTS, THEN TEAR DOWN AND THEN PUT THE FURNITURE BACK SO IT'S QUITE A PROCESS.
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, AND IT GOES BACK TO THAT PHOTO OF WILLIAM RAMSAY, WE HAVE BEEN DOING TO ASBESTOS REMEDIATION DURING BREAKS AND THEN ORDER THE LVT AND AS IT COMES IN, LAY IT DOWN.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO CLASSROOMS IN THOSE MORE DIFFICULT SPACES BUT THAT WILL ALLOW US TO MOVE THROUGH THE SCHOOL MORE QUICKLY.
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FINALLY, THE EXAMPLE I JUST MENTIONED GOES TO THAT AS WELL AS WELL COMPREHENSIVE IMPORTANT.I MENTIONED A COUPLE OF THE HVAC PROJECTS.
WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE AREN'T JUST PIECEMEALING THIS STUFF.
WE'RE DESIGNING FOR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE HVAC SYSTEMS SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THINGS IN A COMPREHENSIVE FASHION.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS I WILL TAKE THOSE NOW.
SO WE'LL TURN IT OVER FOR QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
IN THE LAST SLIDE YOU REFERENCED SOME OF THE AIR QUALITY TESTS AND I WISH THERE WAS A PRESENTATION ON SOME OF THE AIR QUALITY TESTS DONE IN THE FALL.
HOW FREQUENTLY ARE THOSE STUDIES DONE WITHIN THE BUILDINGS TO CHECK FOR SAFETY AND ARE THEY PUBLISHED SOMEWHERE? WHERE CAN THE PUBLIC SEE THAT?
YES, MS. BOOZ, LAST YEAR WE BEGAN THE TARGETED IAQ ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND THAT WAS REALLY A DERIVATIVE OF MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING HOW WE WERE IMPROVING OUR IAQ THROUGHOUT OUR FACILITIES.
THOSE WERE COMPLETED, I BELIEVE, IN OCTOBER AND THEY ARE POSTED PUBLICLY UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT WEB LINK ON THE WEBSITE.
IN ADDITION, ANY TIME WE HAVE A MOLD INVESTIGATION WHERE WE CALL IN TESTING, WE HAVE A RETEST BECAUSE THAT'S REQUIRED.
THE RETEST HAS TO COME BACK AND SHOW US THAT WE ARE NOW WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LEVELS BEFORE WE CAN REOPEN THAT SPACE OR DEEM IT SAFE FOR USE.
>> I DO HAVE MS. GREENE AND THEN DR. SIMPSON BAIRD.
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT PARKER GRACE STADIUM AND WHETHER THE PUNCH LIST HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND ALSO NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH FOOTBALL SEASON AND SOCCER AND OTHER THINGS THERE, ARE WE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY NEEDING OTHER THINGS IN THE STADIUM? I KNOW THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEED FOR MORE LIGHTING AROUND THE CONCESSION STAND AREA.
EVERYTHING HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE SOME OF OUR METAL ITEMS HAVE BEEN ON A SUPPLY CHAIN
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DELAY SO WE'RE TARGETING A TIME TO GET BACK IN THERE.THAT INCLUDES A CANOPY SECTION OVER THE STAIRS AND THE POLES AND I BELIEVE THERE'S A FEW OTHER SMALL ITEMS, NOTHING MAJOR.
AS FAR AS THINGS AROUND THE SITE, WE'RE DOING A COUPLE OF THINGS.
WE HAVE ADDED TO THE FENCING AT THE SCHOOL'S QUESTION.
THEY ARE SOME OF THE OTHER ENTRANCES ADDING A FENCE [INAUDIBLE] GAMES ARE WELL ATTENDED, IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR STAFF TO MONITOR SOME OF THE SIDE ENTRANCES, SO WE'RE ADDING FENCING SO THAT THEY CAN LOCK THOSE DOWN OR SHUT THEM DOWN AND HAVE SOMEONE NEARBY ABLE TO MONITOR THAT.
AS MENTIONED, WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT AND I WOULD SAY THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY -- [INAUDIBLE] SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT.
BARREN WITH REGARD TO MOLD, AREAS FOR MOLD TESTING.
>> Y QUESTION BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FOLLOWING THE PROTOCOL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THAT IS THAT IT'S NOTHING TO HIDE BUT WE DON'T ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT WE RESPOND TO FROM PUBLIC UPDATE.
>> C REGARDING THE MOLD AT GW.
>> I WHEN WE SAY MOLD SITUATION, WE DO NOT HAVE AN ON GOING MOLD SITUATION AT GW.
I REALLY WANT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THIS WAS 2018, 201 WHERE IT TRULY SURFACED AND THAT HAD A LOT TO DO NOT NECESSARILY JUST WITH THE INDOOR AIR SITUATION BUT WE HAD FAILING ROOFS AND HAILING HVAC EQUIPMENT AT THAT TIME, OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT CREATED A SITUATION THAT WOULD EXACERBATE MOLD IN THAT BUILDING.
PRIOR TO MY APPROVAL, AND MR. FINNIGAN CAN SPEAK TO THIS.
THERE WAS REMEDIATION DONE IN SOME OF THE MOST EGREGIOUS AREAS.
THAT WAS ADDRESSED AT FIRST IMMEDIATELY AND OVER THE LAST TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO THAT BUILDING WITH REGARD TO THE MOLD ISSUES.
[INAUDIBLE] INDOOR AIR QUALITY PLAN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN OCTOBER IN REGARDS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACT THAT AWARDED LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD TO GO OUT FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING CONTRACT TO MAKE SURE ALL THE SERVICES AND THE ITEMS WE NEEDED TO TEST FOR WERE INCLUDED AS PART OF THAT CONTRACT.
I CAN SAY THE WORK IS ONGOING, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM [INAUDIBLE] WE
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CAN TEST AT THAT TIME.WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ANNUAL TEST PROCESS.
>> W [INAUDIBLE] MOUNT VERNON SIDE.
ANOTHER ISSUE, THAT PIPING [INAUDIBLE] THAT WAS ANOTHER ISSUE AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THERE WILL BE AN ISSUE WITH A CEILING TILE AND THAT'S A GOOD INDICATOR DOES IT SHOWS US THERE'S A SOURCE ABOVE THAT CEILING TILE [INAUDIBLE]
>> H SOME OTHERS HOW THE BU DRIVERS ARE EXCITED ABOUT DRIVING THE BUSES BECAUSE THEY'RE QUIETER, THEY HAVE UPDATED TECHNOLOGY WHERE THEY CAN SEE AROUND THE BUS AND EVERYTHING SO MUCH BETTER SO I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON NEW ELECTRIC BUSES AND THE LAST THING IS JUST I SAW IN ONE OF OUR PARABLES ABOUT THE 450,000 GALLON CISTERN AT A HIGH SCHOOL THAT'S NOT FUNCTIONING.
THIS IS PART OF A GREEN DESIGN OF THE KINGS STREET CAMPUS THAT WAS BUILT.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HEARING AN UPDATE ABOUT THAT.
I AM GOING TO TAKE THE FIRST AND SECOND QUESTION AND I WILL ASK MR. FINNIGAN TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE CISTERN QUESTION.
THE WIFI FALLS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.OUR TEAM DOES NOT HANDLE ANY TECHNOLOGY INSTALLATION SO I WOULD HAVE TO REFER TO DR. HOOVER AND HER TEAM TO PROVIDE YOU AND THE BOARD AN UPDATE ON THAT.
WE CONTINUE TO LOOK NOT ONLY TO DO THAT THROUGH OUR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP US CONTINUE THE MODERNIZATION OF OUR FLEET IN THAT MANAGER.
JOHN, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR AN UPDATE ON THE CISTERN PIECE.
SO THE CISTERN BASICALLY THAT'S A WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM.
IT HOLDS STORM WATER SO THINGS DON'T RUSH INTO THE SUERS AND THINGS TOO FAST, SO WE DON'T GET FLOODING AND EROSION BUT THIS SYSTEM ORIGINALLY WIZ DESIGNED TO THEN TAKE THAT WATER AND USE IT AS GRAY WATER THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
IT'S NOT WATER YOU CAN DRINK BUT WATER THAT WOULD BE USED TO FLUSH TOILETS, ET CETERA.
I REACHED OUT TO THE PROJECT AMERICAN WHO WORKED ON IT BUT ORIGINALLY WHAT WAS GOING ON A FEW YEARS AGO IS THEY REALIZED THAT IT WASN'T WORKING AND HADN'T BEEN WORKING FOR A WHILE AND THEY WANTED TO DO REPAIRS TO IT AND THEY THOUGHT IT WOULDN'T BE COMPREHENSIVE BUT THAT'S AN UNDERGROUND SYSTEM.
IT HAS A LOT OF TYPING TO IT, A LOT OF ELECTRICAL TO MAKE IT RUN AND THE PROJECT FIXES, THEY DID NOT MOVE FORWARD.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT FURTHER TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD COST BUT [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL AS THE PIPING TAKING EVERYTHING --
>> I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR MIC, MAYBE.
YOU'RE GOING IN AND OUT I CAN'T REALLY HEAR YOU CLEARLY.
I'M UPSTAIRS FROM YOU AND FOR SOME REASON OUR OFFICE UP HERE --
>> I THINK I CAN JUMP IN WHERE JOHN WAS SAYING WE CAN LOOK INTO WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO MAKE THAT REPAIR TO THAT SYSTEM.
WE DO NOT HAVE THIS AS PART OF OUR CIP BUDGET SO IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET A QUOTE AND SEE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET IT RUNNING, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FUND UNLESS WE WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT CIP BUDGET CYCLE TO ADD THAT IN AS A PROJECT.
AND I WILL ADD DR. RIEF, HE WAS AFTER ME LAST WEEK TO SIGN THAT RESOLUTION TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE MORE ELECTRIC BUSES.
I DID IT AND MORE ELECTRIC BUSES HOPEFULLY ARE COMING VIA GRANTS.
THAT WOULD BE REALLY AWESOME IF WE GET THAT.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE AGAIN AND WE DO HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
I REALLY WOULD JUST NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CIP QUARTERLY REPORT FOR QUARTER TWO.
>> OKAY, I HAVE DR. RIEF WHO SECONDS MR. BAILEY'S MOTION.
AND THE QUARTER TWO REPORT IS APPROVED.
[14. CIP Reserve Account Balance Update, FY22 Quarter 2 ]
NEXT CIP ITEM WE HAVE, WE HAVE OUR RESERVE ACCOUNT BALANCE UPDATE FOR QUARTER TWO.THAT'S USUALLY A PRETTY QUICK VOTE AND ACTION SO I WILL TURN IT OVER.
>> I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO DR. HART.
>> AND I'M TURNING IT OVER TO DR. FINNIGAN.
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THAT.>> WE MAY JUST WANT TO GIVE A OVERVIEW OF THE CIP ACCOUNT RESERVE BALANCE.
>> IF THE MEMO CAN BE SHARED ON THE SCREEN, I CAN GO OVER IT QUICKLY.
>> I'M SORRY, SUSAN, CAN YOU OPEN UP THE ACTUAL MEMO? OKAY.
JUST FOR A OVERVIEW PURPOSE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, EVERY QUARTER WE ALSO MEET ON THE BALANCE OF OUR CIP RESERVE.
THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS DETAILED WITHIN THE MEMO AND I CAN'T SEE THAT ON THE SCREEN SO FORGIVE ME FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO GO MORE IN DEPTH WITH THAT BUT OUR BALANCE IS $235,759.77.
THIS HAS LARGELY REMAINED UNUSED.
THIS IS A STANDING REPORT THAT WE SUBMIT AND I WOULD GLADLY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON THIS ITEM.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.
WITH THAT SAID WE DO HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS ITEM SO WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FY 2022 CIP FUNDS BALANCE REPORT.
>> OKAY, I HAVE MR. BAILEY WHO SECONDS MR. HARRIS' MOTION.
JACINTA, MAY I HAVE YOUR VOTE, PLEASE?
WE ARE AT THE END OF OUR MEETING.
SO I WILL START WITH MY REPORT.
WHAT DO I HAVE? WE HAVE UPCOMING EVENTS.
SO FEBRUARY 8TH AT 6:30 WE WILL HAVE OUR 2023 ADD/DELETE WORK SESSION, THAT WILL BE THE FIRST ONE.
[15. Report from Meagan L. Alderton ]
SPECIAL CALLED SCHOOL BOARD MEETING FOR THE ADOPTION OF OUR FY 2023 COMBINED FUNDS BUDGET.ON THE 17TH OF FEBRUARY, WE ACTUALLY -- AND LET ME USE THIS MOMENT TO SAY TO THE BOARD I DID NOT GIVE YOU MY WEEKLY WEDNESDAY UPDATE.
THAT TELLS YOU WHAT KIND OF WEEK IT'S BEEN, OKAY? BUT IT'S COMING.
I'M GOING TO UPDATE YOU, I WILL, JUST GIVE ME SOME GRACE THIS WEEK.
BUT THAT IS WHY I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU WE'RE ABLE TO CANCEL OUR FEBRUARY 17TH MEETING.
WE MOVED SOME THINGS AROUND BECAUSE WE HAD A MEETING THAT WAS A LOT LIGHTER THAN ANOTHER SO WE JUST FREE PARTICULARLY WITH ALL THE BUDGET STUFF GOING ON.
WE JUST WANTED TO TRY TO MINIMIZE MEETINGS FOR EVERYBODY, SO YOU HAVE A FREE DAY.
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HAPPY, I SEE HER UP THERE SMILING AND THERE'S NOTHING ON VALENTINE'S DAY.>> A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY MARCH 10TH AT 6:30.
SO WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
SUPERINTENDENT, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT?
[16. Report from Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. ]
>> JUST A QUICK UPDATE, TWO QUICK UPDATES.
FIRST, AND THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
FIRST, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH BECAUSE IT'S A TIME FOR US TO REFL CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE SHAPED OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SALUTE OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS BECAUSE FEBRUARY IS SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH AND YOU ALL WILL NOTICE THAT EVERY TIME WE SEE YOU, YOU WILL HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL.
TODAY'S SPECIAL THING, WE HAVE A WEB BANNER THAT'S THANKING OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND EVERY TIME YOU HAVE A PRESENCE HERE YOU WILL HAVE A LITTLE SECRET SURPRISE.
IT ALWAYS HAS SOMETHING TO GO WITH IT.
[17. Announcements ]
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WE HAVE A THEME.THIS YEAR'S THEME IS BUILDING THE EDUCATION.
JUST THINK OF THAT THEME WITH ALL THE THINGS YOU WILL BE RECEIVING EVERY TIME YOU SEE US FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT AND BUILDING THE POINT INDICATION OF OUR SCHOOL AS WELL AS FOR OUR STUDENT SUCCESS.
I'M ALSO PROUD TO WORK WITH YOU BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING RACIAL EQUITY THE HEART OF OUR WORK AND I THINK THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.
DO WE HAVE A LOT TO DO? ABSOLUTELY.
WE STILL HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO DO AND YOU ALL ARE DEFINITELY THE PEOPLE TO GET IT DONE SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS RIDE BECAUSE IT WILL BE A RIDE FOR US ALL.
I DO WANT TO SAY IN ADDITION TO THAT WE HELD OUR WINTER 2022 PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES YESTERDAY AS WELL AS TODAY VIRTUALLY AND IN KEEPING WITH THE POLICY REGARDING ESSENTIAL VISITORS, WE ARE LOOKING TO PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE FOR OUR FAMILIES, BUT FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE UPDATED ON THEIR CHILD'S SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC PROGRESS.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE CHECKING CANVAS.
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TO FIND SO THERE'S SOMETHING YOU CAN RESPOND TO AND ASK ABOUT IN REGARDS TO YOUR CHILD'S PROGRESS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY BECAUSE I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MS. MILTON FOR DOING ALL MY OTHER.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE MY TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THANK YOU, DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MS. BOOZ.
>> I CIVICS EDUCATION AND THIS WEEKEND OUR ALEXANDRIA HIGH SCHOOL IS HEADED TO VIRGINIA TO PRESENT ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSTITUTION WITH OTHER HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS AND I WILL BE THERE SERVING AS A JUDGE.
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT PROGRAM TO GET STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSTITUTION, SOLIDIFIES SKILLS IN CRITICAL THINKING, THE COMMON GOOD, RULE OF LAW, AND SOME ANALYZING SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THEY WILL BE DEALING WITH THE CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT TIME AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE OUR TITANS IN ACTION.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.
WITH THAT, I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> M MOTION TO ADJOURN FOR THE EVENING.
>> OKAY I HAVE MS. BOOZ WHO SECONDS MR. BAILEY'S MOTION.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.