>> IT'S 4:02 AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS MEETING. [00:00:08] I HAVE PUT SOME THINGS TOGETHER BASED ON OTHER END-OF-YEAR REPORTS THAT WE'VE TURNED IN. AND I JUST WANTED TO HAVE THIS MEETING, WE MAY BE DONE EARLY, SO, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I JUST WANT TO REVIEW THE SCOPE OF WORK AND THE MAJOR POINT THAT IS WE HAVE AND [Review the 2021-22 Scope of Work (SOW)] WRITE ABOUT IN THE ANNUAL REPORT WHICH ARE WHAT ARE OUR MAJOR FOCUSES, WHAT ARE THE IT PROGRAM AREA STRENGTHS, WHAT ARE THE MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS AND WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF OUR UPCOMING 2022-23. YOU KNOW, I'VE LOOKED AT A FIVE-YEAR TREND OF THIS REPORT. NOT A LOT CHANGES. THE ONLY MAJOR CHANGE FOR US THIS YEAR IS THAT THERE WAS A COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED. FOR THE MEMO THAT GOES TO THE BOARD, THERE ISN'T A LOT OF DETAIL THAT GOES INTO THAT. SO, THESE ARE THE MAJOR POINTS THAT HAVE TO GO INTO THE THING. SO, LET ME STOP SHARING THAT. AND LET ME JUST BRING UP THE ACTUAL SCOPE OF WORK. SO, WITH THIS YOU KNOW THAT WE FILLED THIS OUT EACH TIME. SO, WE DO HAVE VERBIAGE IF YOU WILL, FOR THE REPORT, FOR EACH OF THESE AREAS OF OUR SCOPE OF WORK. SO, THE INCREASED MEMBERSHIP, YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE INCREASED OUR MEMBERSHIP WITH A PARENT. WITH STUDENTS, SOME ADMINISTRATORS, ANOTHER PERSON FROM NOVA FROM THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WE HAD A NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER JOIN OUR TEAM AND WE HAD, LET'S SEE, THE BIG ONE WAS THAT WE HAD THE PARENT JOINING US. WE DO KNOW THAT FOR NEXT YEAR, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT ARE ENDING THEIR TERMS. AND WE'LL NEED TO SIGN BACK UP WITH AN APPLICATION. THE SECOND FOCUS WE HAD WAS ON SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE DID TALK ABOUT INTERNAL ONES WITH HCOP AND THE AUTO SCHOLARSHIP AS WELL AS OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS OR STAKEHOLDER PARTNERS THAT HELP US WITH THIS. AND I'LL TELL YOU, THIS AFTERNOON I WAS AT THE ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON IN ALEXANDRIA AND ONE OF OUR GOVERNMENTS, SCIENCE ACADEMY STUDENTS GOT A SCHOLARSHIP FOR $2,500. SHE WAS IN OUR SPORT'S MEDICINE PATHWAY AND IS PLANNING TO GO TO CHATEM COLLEGE IN PITTSBURGH AND MAJOR IN EXERCISE SCIENCE AND GOING ON FOR A DOCTORATE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY. DELIGHTFUL YOUNG LADY AND WONDERFUL PARENTS. THERE WERE TWO OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WENT TO EDISON. SO, THE EXPANDING OF OUR PROGRAMS AND WE'RE BRINGING THE CONSTRUCTION PATHWAY STARTING WITH THE TECHNICAL DRAWING FOR 9TH GRADERS. WE HAD THE PLAN OF STUDY FOR TEACHING AND TRAINING IN STEM WHICH WE WILL START TO PUT IN PLACE THE FOLLOWING YEAR. WE HAD ON UPDATE ON THE INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS AND WE HAVE INCROSSED THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS TAKING THESE TESTS. AND, I'M GOING TO SAY, HOWEVER, THAT THE PASS RATE ISN'T THE GREATEST. [00:05:04] AND I'M GOING TO BE REALLY UP FRONT ABOUT THAT. I REALLY THINK THAT IT'S NOT FOR LACK OF TRYING. ON THE TEACHER'S SIDE, THINK THAT SOME OF THE STUDENTS DON'T KNOW THE BENEFIT OF HAVING THESE INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS. AND WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB AS A CTE DEPARTMENT TO REALLY HELP EXPLAIN THIS TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS. >> DO WE HAVE A PAMPHLET THAT EXPLAINS TO THE PARENTS OR STUDENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CREDENTIALS OR A SHORT FIL OR ANYTHING? >> IT'S FUNNY THAT YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE I WAS JUST IN A MEETING CONCERNING THE RE-WRITING OF OUR WEBSITE AND THE INTERACTIVE PIECES THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN. WE WANT TO HAVE CAMEOS, VIDEOS OF STUDENTS PAST STUDENTS COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT NOT ONLY THE BENEFIT OF THE CREDENTIALS BUT THE BENEFIT OF WORK-BASED LEARNING TOO. SO, YOU ARE RIGHT ON POINT, IT JUST TAKES TIME TO PUT THESE THINGS IN PLACE. I QUESTION WETHER OR NOT A PAMPHLET WOULD BE USED. >> I THINK THAT DEFINITELY, VIDEOS ARE THE WAY TO GO THESE DAYS, SHORT LITTLE VIDEOS. >> THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT VIDEOS ARE THE WAY TO GO. >> SO, THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IABS, THERE IS AN IAB MEETING THIS WEEK AND WE'RE WORKING ON WHAT WE'RE CALLING A REBOOT OR DEVISING A NEW SCOPE OF WORK FOR THEM AND WE WILL BE HAVING A WORK-BASED LEARNING SPECIALIST BEGIN WORKING WITH THEM STARTING IN JULY. AND THEN THE PERKINS PLAN WAS APPROVED. SO, THE PIECE THAT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU, THEN, LET ME IT STOP SHARING THAT. IS THE ACTUAL BOARD MEMO. AND WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE GONE IN AND PUT ALL OF THOSE PIECES IN. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO CHECK IS WE DID ONE MEETING IN-PERSON AND THEN WE MET FOUR TIMES VIRTUALLY, DO I HAVE THAT RIGHT, YOU GUYS? >> WE WERE TOGETHER IN-PERSON TWICE, WE HAD ONE AT THE ACHS AN ONE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> THAT'S RIGHT, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON. >> AND THEN HOW MANY TIMES VIRTUALLY? >> JANUARY, MARCH -- BECAUSE THIS WOULD COUNT AS FOUR. >> THIS ONE WOULD BE FOUR, YEAH. >> YEAH, THIS ONE'S, YEAH... >> OKAY, WAS YOUR ACCURATE UM -- >> IT ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE WE'VE MET MAY BE THREE TIMES. BUT, I MIGHT BE... >> LET ME JUST GO BACK TO SEE HERE. >> I MIGHT BE ABLE TO CHECK, LET ME SEE WHAT I HAVE. >> YEAH, THREE TIMES. YOU'RE CORRECT, THREE. THANK YOU. AND WHAT IS OUR ACCURATE MEMBER NUMBER? SUZANNE, CAN YOU TELL US THAT? >> YEAH, LET ME PULL IT UP, THOUGH, HOLD ON. >> AM I SUPPOSED TO COUNT LIKE ME AND MR. HARRIS? >> NO, THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT YOU COUNT AS YOUR MEMBERS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY APPOINTED BY THE BOARD. >> OKAY. >> SO, AND THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION AND THEN IT GOES TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. >> OKAY. >> AND THEN YOU ARE THE STAFF LIAISON SO YOU DON'T COUNT AND ANYBODY ELSE, SAY IF DR. MOZINGO CAME AND THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DOESN'T COUNT, I DON'T COUNT, OBVIOUSLY, BUT, SO, THAT'S HOW YOU KIND OF DO IT, IT'S WHO DOES THE BOARD APPROVE? >> OKAY. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT ACCURATE NUMBER IS IN >> YEAH, LET ME FIND IT THOUGH. >> IT MIGHT BE 12, THEN. >> OKAY. HOLD ON. [00:10:01] HOLD ON, I HAVE TO GO INTO ANOTHER AREA OF MY COMPUTER. WHEN WE WENT VIRTUAL, I WENT TO DESK TOP AND NOT EVERYTHING'S THERE. HOLD ON ONE MINUTE, I'LL TEXT YOU OR LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS I HAVE THAT. >> OKAY. I'LL JUST KEEP THAT HIGHLIGHTED THERE. SO THEN, THE MAJOR FUNCTION WAS SENDING APPROVAL OF THE FEDERAL PERKINS FUNDS AND APPROVAL OF THIS YEAR'S FUNDS. AND THIS PARAGRAPH HAS BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT. PROMISE COMPLETERS, PROGRESS OF THE GW/ACPS GOVERNOR'S HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMY, THE STUDENT WORK-BASED LEARNING AND THE ADVISORY OF THE STUDENT BOARDS. I'M WONDERING IF WE SHOULD PUT, BECAUSE WE HAD THE UPDATE OF THE STEM AND ACADEMY OF FINANCE. AND AN UPDATE ABOUT AC TECH, DO YOU THINK THAT WE SHOULD PUT THAT IN ALONG WITH THE GOVERNORS SCIENCES ACADEMY. >> YES, I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING. >> ESPECIALLY ANYTHING THAT REINFORCES PROGRESS TOWARDS OTHER BIG GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. >> YEAH. >> HEY, FORGIVE ME FOR NOT HAVING MY CAMERA ON, I THOUGHT THAT I COULD GET TWO AND FROM MY MOTORCYCLE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND BACK BEFORE IT RAINED, AND I WAS WRONG, I LOOK LIKE A WET DOG. >> NO WORRIES, JIM, IT'S UNDERSTOOD. >> I'M THINKING CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT NEEDS TO BE IN THERE, TOO. >> WE HAVE SOME GREAT CREDENTIALING STATS THAT WE COULD INCLUDE, HIGHLIGHTING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SPORT'S MEDICINE PATHWAY, AND HOW THEY'RE ONE OF THE HIGHEST PASS RATES FOR THE INDUSTRY IN THE PROGRAMS, IT'S A REALLY INCREDIBLE JOB THE INSTRUCTORS HAVE DONE THERE. >> YEAH. >> I'M THINKING NOT THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION, BUT THE -- >> IMPLEMENTATION OR OPERATIONS? >> YEAH, I LIKE THAT. >> I'M GOING TO SAY OPERATIONS. >> OKAY. >> SO, TRICIA, THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS, I JUST E-MAILED YOU THE ROSTER. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. 13. LET ME JUST SAVE, JUST? CASE HERE. OKAY, SO THEN, THE MAJOR FOCUSES HAVE NOT CHANGED. WE'VE EXPLORED NETWORKING FOR FUNDRAISING AND SCHOLARSHIPS. EDUCATION CAN -- WE DON'T REALLY NEED THAT ONE IN THAT. SORRY. >> SO, MAJOR FOCUSES, INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS TO MEET NEW GRADUATION [00:15:56] REQUIREMENTS. THE CTE EXPLORED NETWORKING FOR FUNDRAISING. THIS IS THE PART HERE THAT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT PART IN THERE, BECAUSE THAT WAS LAST YEAR. >> LAST YEAR? >> YEAH. >> PARDON THE INTERRUPTION, I JUST GOT A NOTE FROM DAVE SAYING CAN YOU TELL TRICIA I'M IN "GUEST MODE" AND DON'T HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THE MEETING. >> I CAN LET HIM IN. >> OH, GOOD. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> OKAY. SUPPORTS, CTE MARKETING, AWARENESS AND ENHANCING OUTREACH AND PROGRAM PUBLICITY. >> YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS A HUGE PIECE RIGHT HERE, THAT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT CTE MARKETING AND AWARENESS, AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE OF THAT NEXT YEAR WHEN WE START WORKING ON THE WEBSITE. >> PARDON ME, TRICIA, ALSO, I SEE TIFFANY THERE, MAY I MOVE HER IN AS WELL? >> YEAH. >> OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. >>> OKAY, SO, PROGRAM STRENGTHS, DIVERSE COURSE OFFERINGS, NUMEROUS COMPLETER SEQUENCES, INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION OPTIONS AVAILABLE, CTE DUEL ORGANIZATIONS, GIVING STUDENTS COLLEGE CREDITS, CAREER PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHING WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHERS THAT THEY THINK COULD BE STRENGTHS? >> SHOULDN'T WE PUT SOMETHING ALIGNED WITH LOCAL LABOR MARKET NEEDS? >> FOR THE END PART HERE "TEACHING WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS THAT ALIGN WITH LABOR MARKET NEEDS? >> WITH IN DEMAND LABOR MARKET NEEDS". >> I MEAN ALL OF THESE THINGS MEET THE NEEDS OF THE LABOR MARKET. IT COULD BE IT'S OWN SEPARATE THING OR IT COULD BE. >> OKAY, SO, WHAT ABOUT IF IT WAS LIKE UP HERE, DAVID, WHERE IT WOULD BE LIKE, CTE PROGRAM STRENGTHS THAT ALIGN? >> YEP. >> OH, YEAH, MAKE IT AN UMBRELLA COMMENT? >> YES. YES. IT'S MY WAY OF SHOWING. >> WHAT ABOUT ANOTHER ITEM REFLECTING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OR TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM? >> SAY THAT AGAIN, JIM? >> WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING WE MIGHT ADD FOR EN CHANCING TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM? >> WE HAD A TOUGH TIME WITH IT, BUT ARRANGING, YOU HAD THOSE, UM, TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAYS WHERE THEY WOULD GO OFF IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WITH DIFFERENT VENDORS AND THEN YOU WOULD TRIED TO SCHEDULE THE FIELD TRIPS THAT WERE SHUTDOWN BECAUSE OF COVID OR TRAVEL OR I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT. SO, SOMETHING LIKE, WHAT DID YOU SAY, ENHANCING? [00:20:04] >> ENHANCING TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM OR TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, MAY BE THE FIRST ONE IS MORE APPROPRIATE. >> PROFESSIONALISM. UNLESS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IS LIKELY TO BE BETTER RECEIVED. >> I THINK I WOULD RATHER PUT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. >> THAT'S FINE. AND THEN I WONDER IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE YOU MAY MENTION TO REFLECT THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE WITH COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER ACPS DIVISIONS, SCIENCE, MATH, ELEMENTARY. >> OKAY. SO, COLLABORATION WITH, MAY BE JUST OTHER ACPS DEPARTMENTS? >> I WOULD NOTE FOR THE PIECE ON ENHANCING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WE SHOULD ADD SOMETHING IN THAT THERE MAKE IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE FOCUS ON TEACHERS, BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ENHANCING BRIEFINGSAL LEARNING FOR STUDENTS, BUT, I THINK THE POINT IS TO BE SURE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, INSTEAD OF JUST >> I THINK THAT I LEARNED THAT FROM MR. WORD SMITH. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THE TERMS FOR SOFT SKILLS, JUST MAKING SURE THAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE. THAT'S MY SOAP BOX FOR THE DAY. >> DAVID, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? DO YOU THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE ELABORATING ON THAT MORE? >> I'VE BEEN ON ZOOM FOR 24 HOURS STRAIGHT, SO I'M A BIT PUNCHY, I SEE BASIC SOFT SKILLS OR WHATEVER, ALL DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEN WE GET INTO AN ARGUMENT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE CALLING IT OR WHY WE'RE CALLING IT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE NEED TO GET THESE THINGS TAUGHT. THERE'S NO DIFFERENT BETWEEN SOFT SKILLS AND HARD SKILLS F YOU WANT TO BE A VET, OR IN IT OR AN ENGINEER, THERE'S A SET OF SKILLS THAT YOU WANT TO POSSESS AND THEY RUN THE GAMUT. >> I'M I HEARING YOU SAY THAT IT SHOULD BE EMBEDDED, AND THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE SEPARATED? >> NO, IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ENTER TWINED WITH THE CURRICULUM. >> YES. >> IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD WORDSMITH THIS THAT IT COULD BE MORE ENCOMPASSING THAN JUST TEACHING WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS. WE'RE TEACHING THEM WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS BUT WE'RE ALSO WANTING THEM TO APPLY IT. >> DO WE EMBED IT HERE OR PUT IT ON SOMETHING FOR GOALS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR? >> SO IT'S ACTUALLY MORE DEFINITIVE THAT WE'RE EMBEDDING IT? >> I'M TAKING DAVIDS COMMENTS AS THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE WRITING THIS IN A REPORT, AND I THINK THAT THE WORDS HERE ARE GOOD, BUT I THINK THE POINT IS WE NEED TO BETTER, I GUESS CORE LATE TO OUR WORK SCOPE AND GOALS AND DAY-TO-DAY, FOR NEXT YEAR. [00:25:02] >> I JUST DID A QUICK LOOK AT THE DATA BASE TO SEE, YOU KNOW HOW THEY HAVE TONS AND TONS OF DIFFERENT SKILLS AND CATEGORIES, THEY DISTINGUISH WORK STYLES, WORK VALUES, WORKER ABILITIES, AND THEN, WORKER REQUIREMENTS SKILLS AND THEN SOMEWHERE ELSE THEY JUST HAVE TECHNOLOGY SKILLS. >> IF YOUR TRYING TO CAPTURE THAT, WE COULD SAY, TEACHING WORKPLACE COMPREHENSIVE SKILLS, AND WE COULD SAY IN THE REPORT WE WERE TRYING TO BE INCLUSIVE WITHOUT BEING REAL WORDY. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF PUTTING IN COMPREHENSIVE WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS. >> OR DID WE DO THAT THIS YEAR OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO FOR NEXT YEAR? >> I DON'T KNOW, IF WE CONSCIOUSLY WENT THAT ROUTE THIS YEAR. BUT, PERHAPS IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE AS A GOAL. LIKE MELISSA SAID AS A GOAL FOR NEXT YEAR. >> OKAY. SO, MAY BE WE COULD PUT THAT SOMEPLACE DOWN HERE THEN? >> RIGHT. RIGHT. >> OKAY. LET'S MOVE DOWN THERE AND SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT. SO, GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR T WE HAVE FILLING VACANCIES FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, YES. REVIEWING AND MONITORING CT COURSE OFFERINGS, REVIEWING THE CTE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORTS. SUPPORTING CTE PROGRAMS WITH WORK-BASED LEARNING CONNECTIONS PARTNERING WITH THE INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARDS AND EXPLORING SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS FOR CTE STUDENTS. >> SO, DO WE WANT TO PUT, PUTTING SOME TYPE OF EMPHASIS ON TEACHING. >> COMPREHENSIVE WORK PLACE READINESS SKILLS, YEAH. >> OKAY. >> AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE COULD BE DOING WITH THAT, IS DURING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WE DO A SEGMENT, A PART WHERE THE TEACHERS ARE DOING BEST PRACTICES. AND SHARING WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO TEACH WORK PLACE READINESS SKILLS, AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS TESTS IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CREDENTIAL TESTS THAT WE'RE GIVING, AND I THINK THAT WE ONLY HAVE A 40% PASS RATE ON THE CAST. AND IF IT'S THE FIRST 22 COMPETENTSIES OF EVERY COURSE, WE SHOULD BE HITTING THAT A LITTLE HARDER THAN ONLY 40%. IT'S A SCENARIO-BASED TEST. SO, I SORT OF LIKE YOU THIS IS PART OF WHAT THE GOALS WOULD BE. SO, THE SCOPE OF WORK WOULD INCLUDE THIS AND AN UPDATE EVERY MEETING THAT WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. >> SO, INSTEAD OF SAYING TEACHING COMPREHENSIVE WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS, CAN WE SAY ENHANCING, BECAUSE WE ALREADY TEACH THAT. BUT NOW WE NEED MORE VISIBILITY ON IT, HONE IN ON IT AND LOOK AT TEST RESULTS ET CETERA, YOU KNOW, AND DO MORE. SO, ENHANCE. >> AND WHILE WE'RE HERE, THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD ADD, AGAIN, BASED OFF OF OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS IS SOMETHING IN HERE AROUND MARKETING OR PROMOTING CTE. OKAY. >> I WAS THINKING THAT WAS MISSING TOO. >> AND MAKE IT A GOAL FOR THE CTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE? . >> YES. >> SO WHERE WE SAY THE MAJOR FOCUS OF OUR MEETINGS IS THAT WE SUPPORT THE [00:30:13] OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. WHAT I'M THINKING IS THAT HASN'T BEEN A MAJOR FOCUS OF OUR MEETINGS, SO, WHAT IF WE CUT THAT FROM THERE AN PUT IT DOWN? >> PERFECT. >> YEAH, PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, SO, THEN WITH OUR SCOPE OF WORK, SO, THIS IS THE ANNUAL REPORT, SO THIS ONE HAS TO SAY TO APPROVE THE CTE ANNUAL REPORT. AND THEN THE ONE THAT GOES IN THAT APPROVES WHAT THE SCOPE OF WORK WOULD BE, WOULD HAVE THIS PARAGRAPH RIGHT HERE. >> OKAY. SO, STICKING WITH THE MARKETING AND AWARENESS, IS CONTINUED SUPPORTS, CONTINUING THE RIGHT WORD OR SUPPORT STRENGTHENING? >> OH, I LIKE THAT. >> AND THEN CHANGE ENHANCING TO ENHANCED. TO ENHANCE OUTREACH AND PROGRAM PUBLICITY. >> AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WILL ALSO TELL YOU IS THAT THIS SUMMER WHEN WE DO THE SUMMER LEARNING AND WE'RE DOING THE CTE CAREER CLUSTER IDEA FOR ALL STUDENTS, WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING SOME OF THIS MARKETING WITH SOME OF THESE CAREER GUIDES AND FOCUSSING ON FOUR OF THE CAREER CLUSTERS WITH ACTIVITIES FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER LEARNING. SO, WE'RE ALREADY GOING TO BE STARTING THIS DURING THE SUMMER, AND I'LL HAVE SOME INFORMATION TO PASS ONTO THIS COMMITTEE IN THE FALL ABOUT THAT. >> HERE ARE SOME OTHER NOTES ON THAT, AND I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, SO MAY BE WE COULD NOTE IT FOR LATER ON NEXT YEAR. ACPS HAS AN IG AND A LOT OF PEOPLE USE SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALL THAT, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT MARKETING THAT ON THE ACPS IG PAGE OR FACEBOOK PAGE, I THINK THAT MAY BE ANOTHER SUBLEVEL OF THAT GOAL TO THINK ABOUT FOR NEXT YEAR. BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY EASY AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT ACPS ALREADY CONTROLS. >> YEP. ABSOLUTELY. >> YOU KNOW, LIKE MAY BE HIGHLIGHTING A STUDENT OR TWO OR MAY BE EVEN A TEACHER TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY DO IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. AND LIKE, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, UM, THE TEACHER THAT WE VISITED, I APOLOGIZE, I FORGET HIS NAME BUT HE HAD A GREAT PROGRAM AND BOTH OF THE TEACHERS, WHO WAS, ONE WAS FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGY AND THE OTHER ONE WAS SHOP CLASS, BUT THOSE ARE TWO TEACHERS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED AND WHAT THE KIDS HAD DONE AND THE THINGS THAT THEY BUILT, THAT WOULD BE TWO AWESOME CANDIDATES FOR A CTE HIGHLIGHT. >> PERFECT. >> OKAY. SO, THIS IS THIS WILL BE FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT. SO, THIS WILL BE READY TO GO. AND IT DOESN'T GO UNTIL I THINK, SUZANNE, ARE YOU STILL ON HERE? >> YES, SO, I COULD PLACE IT ON THE 16TH IF IT'S READY TO GO. [00:35:04] AND IT HAS TO GO THROUGH DR. MOZINGO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE APPROVES IT. >> WHAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST BOARD MEETINGS... >> IN SEPTEMBER? >> IT IS, HOLD ON, I HAVE TO LOOK. >> YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE DO THE ANNUAL REPORT AND THE SCOPE OF WORK AT THE SAME TIME. SO, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON ONE OF THE FIRST ONES. >> SO, THE FIRST BOARD MEETING, LET'S SEE, THE FIRST MEETING IN THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE SEPTEMBER 8TH. AND THEN THE SECOND MEETING OF THAT MONTH IS THE 22ND. >> OKAY. >> WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL ASK DR. MANN WHAT DAY, WHICH ONE HE WANTS TO PUSH THAT THROUGH TO. >> AND THEN, THESE WILL BE READY TO GO AND PUSHED THROUGH TO DR. MOZINGO'S ASSISTANT THROUGH DR. MANN. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> SO, JUST SAYING THAT IF YOU COULD DO THAT NOW, IT WILL BE READY TO GO ON THE FIRST MEETING. >> OKAY. >> AND THEN, THAT WILL BE IDEAL. >> OKAY. >> SO, SEPTEMBER 8TH, OR THE 22ND? >> RIGHT. >> OKAY. >> AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR YOUR FIRST MEETING, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE 22ND. BECAUSE YOUR FIRST MEETING IS THE 13TH. >> DOES, LET ME ASK YOU THIS, DOES THE AN MULE REPORT HAVE TO BE -- OH, BUT THE SCOPE OF WORK WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE NEW COMMITTEE? >> CORRECT. SO, THE ANNUAL REPORT COULD GO UP AT AT ANY TIME. AS LONG AS IT'S GONE THROUGH DR. MOZINGO OR WHOEVER AT THE TIME OF THE CHIEF OF TEACHING LEARNING, I CAN NEVER GET IT RIGHT, SO, UM, IF IT'S APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE AND THEN IT'S SUBMITTED THROUGH DR. MOZINGO IT COULD GO UP AT ANY TIME. >> SO, THIS COMMITTEE CAN'T APPROVE THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR NEXT YEAR? >> YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE'VE HAD THEM COME IN AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, SO, YOU COULD, TRULY APPROVE IT. >> I THINK THAT'S THE WAY IT'S BEEN DONE. >> YEAH, AND WHAT WE DO ASK IS THAT THEY BE TWO SEPARATE DOCUMENTS SO THAT WE COULD POST THEM SEPARATE SO THAT THEY'RE EASILY FOUND NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE DONE SEPARATELY, REALLY. >> RIGHT. >> BUT, YES, YOU MAY. AND IF THERE'S AN ISSUE NEXT YEAR, YOU COULD REVISE IT. SAY IF SOMETHING SUDDENLY CHANGES AND YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING ELSE OR SOMETHING SUDDENLY IS SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE REVISED. IT COULD BE A WORKING DOCUMENT IF YOU NEED TO REVISE IT. OKAY. >> OKAY. SO, I GUESS, THEN, THIS SCOPE OF WORK IS -- DO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS SCOPE OF WORK? >> SO, USUALLY, THE COMMITTEES VOTE TO APPROVE THEM, YOU KNOW, APPROVE THEM TO SEND THEM FORWARD. SO THAT EVERYONE'S IN AGREEMENT THAT, YES, THIS IS WHAT THE COMMITTEE'S DECIDED IS THE WORK PRODUCT FOR NEXT YEAR OR THE END-OF-YEAR REPORT. EITHER ONE. >> SO, MELISSA, AS THE CHAIR, YOU CAN ASK FOR -- YOU COULD ASK FOR THIS TO BE APPROVED. AND THEN SOMEBODY CAN SECOND IT? >> SO, JUST POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THOUGH, DO WE HAVE ARE THERE ANY GUIDELINES AROUND HAVING A QUORUM AND EVERYTHING, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK THAT WE WOULD HAVE A QUORUM TO HAVE A VOTE, CORRECT? >> HOLD ON ONE SECOND, I NEED TO SEE THE WHOLE MEETING. >> WELL, IF YOU HAVE 13, YOU ONLY NEED SEVEN FOR QUORUM. >> SO, WE'RE GOOD TO GO. >> WE NEED SEVEN MEMBERS FOR QUORUM. >> IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S TWO OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE LISTED AS ATTENDEES WHO ARE NOT [00:40:02] SHOWING AS THE PANELIST PIECE, I CAN'T SEE WHO THEY ARE, BUT I SEE THERE'S A NUMBER THERE. >> OKAY. HOLD ON. ONE IS NELSON AGULAR AND THE OTHER IS MICHAEL BIRCH. >> AND I CAN ADD MICHAEL BIRCH, HE'S NOT A VOTING MEMBER BUT HE'S WELCOMED TO ATTEND IF YOU WOULD LIKE. >> WHY DON'T YOU BRING HIM IN. >> WITH NELSON, THAT MAKES SEVEN SO WE'RE GOOD. >> HE MAY BE ONE SHORT. >> OKAY. SO, DO WE WANT TO DO IS WITH NELSON ON, DO WE WANT TO DO A REALLY QUICK REVIEW, JUST TALK ABOUT, MAY BE THE THINGS THAT WE ADDED AND THEN WE COULD MOVE TO A VOTE? >> SO, THE GOALS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR OR THE SCOPE OF WORK WOULD BE TO CONTINUE TO FILL THE VACANCIES ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, REVIEW AND MONITOR CTE COURSE OFFERINGS, WE WILLTIVE TO WORKFORCE NEEDS. REVIEWING THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT. INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION TEST RESULTS AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT DATA. SUPPORTING CTE PROGRAMS, WITH WORK-BASED LEARNING, PARTNERING WITH THE IABS, ENHANCING THE COMPREHENSIVE WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS AND EXPLORING SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CTE STUDENTS. AND, THE CTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WOULD SUPPORT STRENGTHENING A CTE MARKETING AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO ENHANCE OUTREACH AND PROGRAM PUBLICITY TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS. >> >> AND ANOTHER POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR ME, DO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON BOTH THE ANNUAL REPORT AND THE SCOPE OF WORK? OR JUST THE SCOPE OF WORK? >> I THINK IT'S JUST THE SCOPE OF WORK. >> OKAY. >> YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO VOTE ON BOTH TO. >> REALLY? >> WELL YOU'RE APPROVING THEM IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL AND THEN THEY GO FORWARD TO THE CHIEF OF YOUR DEPARTMENT. SO, CAN WE START WITH THE SCOPE OF WORK SINCE IT'S HIGHLIGHTED FIRST. I MAKE A MOTION IT APPROVE THE SCOPE OF WORK AS HIGHLIGHTED HERE FOR NEXT YEAR. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. SO, SCOPE OF WORK HAS BEEN APPROVED. >> WELL, WE NEED A VOTE. >> OH, YEAH. WELL, LET'S VOTE FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> (CHORUS OF AYES) ANYONE OPPOSED? >> ALL RIGHT, SO, NO OPPOSITIONS OF THE SCOPE OF WORK, SO THE SCOPE OF WORK IS NOW APPROVED. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME THROUGH THAT ALLEN AND DAVID. >> I NOW MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE END OF REPORT AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO VOTE FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT AS PRESENTED ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> (CHORUS OF AYES) >> ANY OPPOSED? >> ANNUAL REPORT HAS BEEN APPROVED. >> DR. JACOBS, WE HAVE AN APPROVED ANNUAL REPORT AND SCOPE OF WORK. >> OKAY. I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT I HAVE EVERYBODY ON HERE. PATRICK, ALLEN, SO, WE'VE GOT THE SCOPE OF WORK AND THE ANNUAL REPORT. AND THEN OUR NEXT MEETING IS TUESDAY, THE 13TH. [00:45:13] SO, UM, TECHNICALLY, SPEAKING, SINCE THEY'RE BOTH APPROVED, IT COULD GO TO THE SEPTEMBER 8TH SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> OKAY. AND WE'LL SEE WHERE DR. MANN WANTS TO PUT IT BUT BOTH WILL GO ON AT THE SAME TIME. >> IF HE APPROVES IT, IF YOU SEND IT TO HIM TODAY, IF HE APPROVED IT BY FRIDAY, WE COULD ADD IT TO THE AGENDA FOR THE 16TH, JUST SAYING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT JUST SAYING. >> I'M NOT AVAILABLE ON THE 16TH, AND I WOULD HAVE TO BE AT THAT MEETING. >> GOT IT. >> BECAUSE WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALL DAY. >> THAT'S RIGHT. YOU SAID THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> SO, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR SHOWING UP AND BEING PART OF THIS YOU KNOW, I THINK LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR, THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT MARKETING CAMPAIGN, BASICALLY, UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BRING. AND, A NEW WEBSITE DESIGN. AND ACTUALLY, EVEN PERHAPS BRINGING SOME STUDENTS IN FOR WORK-BASED LEARNING. INTERNSHIP, EX-10SHIP TYPE OF WORK TO HAVE THEM HELP US TO PUT THIS TOGETHER. >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION, DID YOU ALL VOTE NEW OFFICERS ALREADY? >> NO, WE HAVE NOT, WE PLAN DO THAT AT OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR. >> THAT'S FINE, IF SO, I WAS JUST GOING TO NOTE WHO THEY WERE, THAT'S ALL. >> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY UPDATES OR ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT ANYBODY WOULD WANT TO PROVIDE? >> I HAVE A SMALL UPDATE WITH MORE INFORMATION TO COME, SO, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THERE WAS A NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, ALUMNI EVENT, THEY'RE BUILDING A NEW ARLINGTON CAMPUS, SO, I DID SPEAK WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THAT CAMPUS, AND ALSO THEIR MARKETING DIRECTOR AS WELL, AND I JUST TOLD THEM ABOUT MY ACTIVITY HERE ON THIS BOARD AND HOW THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR ANOTHER SCHOOL TO PARTNER WITH FOR GRADUATE LEVEL EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS AND EVEN YOU KNOW, SOME POTENTIAL CREDITS FOR ACPS STUDENTS. SO, MORE TO COME ON THAT. I TO HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH BOTH INDIVIDUALS JUDGE U.S. TO, GIVE THEM MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CTE, BUT, AGAIN WITH 3 PEOPLE ON THE COMMITTEE BEING ALUMS OF NORTHEASTERN, I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING. AND ALLEN AND DAVID, I COULD REACH OUT TO YOU MORE WITH MORE INFORMATION AS WELL. >> I'M ON THE DEANS STRATEGY GROUP FOR THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND ANATOMIES AND IT FOLLOWS IN MY AREA, ONE IS PUBLIC POLICY AND THE OTHER IS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. PHASE ONE IS PUBLIC POLICY AND PHASE TWO IS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. AND I'VE HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH REGARD TO ALEXANDRIA AND I'M TALKING TO THEM ABOUT USING THE SPACE MORE FOR ALUMNI TO COME IN. SO IT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE A CONNECTION WITH THE FACULTY HERE AT ALEXANDRIA CITY HIGH SCHOOL TO COME AND USE THE FACILITY FOR SOMETHING. >> SO YOUR NEXT CONVERSATIONS WITH ANYBODY FROM NORTHEASTERN, IF APPROPRIATE, CC ME, I TRIED TO REACH OUT TO THEIR PRESIDENT, AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. >> I'LL MENTION IT TO THE DEAN AS WELL. [00:50:05] AND THE ASSOCIATE DEAN IS HEADING THAT UP AND HE USED TO BE THE CHAIR OF THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT SO I WILL MENTION THAT. >> GREAT. THANKS. ONE SMALL LITTLE THING FROM ME IS JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE GRADUATED OUR FIRST CLASS FROM THE GOVERNOR'S HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMY, SO, 69 STUDENTS FINISHED UP WITH US AND WE SAW THEM LAST WEEK TO GIVE OUT CERTIFICATES AND SMALL GIFTS. AND THIS FALL, IN FALL 2022, WE'LL BE BRINGING IN APPROXIMATELY 8900 STUDENTS. OUR TOTAL NEXT YEAR WILL BE 330 STUDENTS ACROSS FOUR YEARS. >>> THE FIRST OF MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR TEACHERS GETTING CERTIFIED TO TEACH NEW HIGH SCHOOL ENERGY COURSES BEGINS NEXT MONDAY. IF YOU KNOW ANYONE THEY'RE FREE. >> ALL RIGHT. IT'S 4:53 SO, WE'LL GIVE YOU A FEW MINUTES BACK FROM YOUR HOUR. AND AGAIN, I THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING A LOT OF YOU NEXT SEPTEMBER WHEN WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S SCIENCES ACADEMY BRIDGE PROGRAM. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER. >> YEAH, BUT BEFORE WE LEAVE, I WANT TO THANK MELISSA FOR HER LEADERSHIP, SHE'S BEEN A FANTASTIC CHAIR, SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL. >> QUICK UPDATE ON ZOOMING FOR NEXT YEAR, SO, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS NOT ALLOWED US TO FULLY GO ZOOM, AND WE'RE NO LONGER IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER JUNE 30TH BY THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, BUT THE ONE THING THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DID IS THEY DID MAKE IT SO, I MEAN IT'S NOT REALLY A SHAKE, BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE THAT YOU COULD HAVE TWO OR 25% OF YOUR MEETINGS BY ZOOM PER CALENDAR YEAR WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN A SCHOOL YEAR. SO, IN BETWEEN DEPARTMENT AND DECEMBER, YOU COULD HAVE TWO BY ZOOM. BECAUSE, WE'RE NOT REALLY COUNTING THE ONES UNDER THE STATE OF EMERGENCY BY THE CITY BECAUSE WE HELP MANY UNDER THAT AND SO, WE'RE JUST NOT COUNTING THAT, AND I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE PENALIZED FOR THAT ACCORDING TO THE EXPERTS. BUT STARTING IN JANUARY, YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THAT TWO OR 25% INCLUDES MEETINGS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF 2023, SO THAT WOULD AFFECT YOUR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IF YOU THINK THINK THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO SAVE MEETINGS FOR THAT. SO, IF YOU HAVE FOUR MEETINGS A YEAR, WHICH I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE MORE THAN THAT, THAT WOULD BE ONE MEETING FOR THE 25%. BUT IF YOU HAVE EIGHT OR MORE THAN THAT, AND YOU CAN COUNT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS, WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T GO PASSED THE 25% AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO.... THAT'S MY UPDATE. >> I THINK THAT WE HAD WE PROBABLE ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT BEING IN-PERSON IS WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WITH GOING AND VISITING SCHOOLS AND MAKING THAT SORT OF THE FOCUS, BUT, WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT FOR SOME PEOPLE IT IS EASIER TO MEET BY ZOOM. DO YOU THINK, SUSAN THAT THEY WOULD EVER ALLOW THE MEETING TO BE IN-PERSON BUT SOME POEM TO ZOOM IN? >> SO, PROBABLY NOT, BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE, SO, WELL, HERE'S -- SO, HERE'S WHERE IT BECOMES TRICKY AND WHY THEY DID IT BY COMMITTEE RATHER THAN BY INDIVIDUAL WHERE BOARD MEMBERS ARE FUNCTION INDIVIDUALLY, THA THOSE RULES APPLY TO THEM BUT ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. SO, WHEN YOU START ADDING PEOPLE, THAT TAKES AWAY FROM WHAT YOU CAN DO AS A COMMITTEE VIRTUALLY, SO WHEN THOSE MEMBERS WHO HAVE JOINED PREVIOUSLY, INDIVIDUALLY, BY ZOOM, THAT MEANS THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE TO JOIN YOUR MEETING IT'S [00:55:01] KIND OF A MESS, BUT IT TAKES AWAY FROM THEIR ELIGIBILITY TO JOIN AND PERHAPS AFFECTS YOUR QUORUM. SO, THERE ARE TIMES WITH WE HAVE BOARD MEMBERS LISTEN IN ON MEETINGS, THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE, BUT THEY LISTEN IN, AND YOU COULD DO THAT. BUT, AND WE CAN'T SUPPORT ZOOM FROM HERE, AND THEN HAVING DONE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE PART OF YOUR MEETING IN ZOOM AND THE REST IN PERSON, THE PEOPLE IN ZOOM DOESN'T HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MEETING. IT'S NOT THE BEST SITUATION, BUT, THAT'S WHY OFTEN WE HAVE BOARD MEMBERS JUST LISTEN TO A MEETING AND THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE. AND IT'S NOT COUNTED AS JOINING ELECTRONICALLY, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT VOTING, THEY'RE NOT GIVING FEEDBACK, THEY'RE JUST LISTENING. AND THERE ARE OTHER TIMES WHEN THEY DO JOIN ELECTRONICALLY, IN ORDER TO GIVE FEEDBACK AND STUFF, AND THAT WE DO ACTUALLY HAVE TO DECLARE THAT THEY'RE JOINING ELECTRONICALLY. BUT, EVERY PERSON ON THE COMMITTEE IS LIMITED TO TWO OR 25% OF THE MEETINGS ELECTRONICALLY. SO, IF YOU START TO DO THAT, YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF IT, YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT IT, YOU HAVE TO VOTE THE PEOPLE IN, THEY CAN'T JUST JOIN, THEY HAVE TO BE VOTED IN. SO, IT OPENS UP A DIFFERENT CAN OF WORMS, SO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE AN ENTIRE MEETING ELECTRONICALLY WITHOUT HAVING TO, LIKE DOCUMENT EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON AND IT IS A NIGHTMARE, TRULY. SO, JUST A SUGGESTION, I DON'T THINK I WOULD GO DOWN THAT ROAD. >> OKAY. >> OH, ONE MORE THING BEFORE WE LEAVE, BECAUSE THIS WAS A SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING, WE DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING, CORRECT? WE CAN APPROVE THOSE IN SEPTEMBER? >> YOU COULD APPROVE THOSE IN SEPTEMBER. >> OKAY. DO WE HAVE TO HAVE OFFICIAL MEETING MINUTES FROM THIS SPECIAL COMMITTEE? >> YES. >> AND THEY WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER? >> CORRECT. >> AND JUST TO CLARIFY, MINUTES DON'T HAVE TO BE SUPER DETAILED, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE DISCUSSION YOU HAD, IT'S REALLY WHAT WAS THE TOPIC, WHAT WAS THE VOTE, AND WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, MAY BE THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO NOTE, BUT REALLY, IT'S THE TOPIC AND THE VOTE, THOSE ARE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS AND THE ATTENDANCE. >> AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, STARTING NEXT YEAR, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE EACH COMMITTEE TO DO ATTENDANCE WISE BECAUSE THE BOARD HAS WANTED TO TRACK ATTENDANCE, AND I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE AN ADENNED TENSE PROBE ON YOUR COMMITTEE, BUT FOR THOSE THAT DO, THEY WOULD LIKE AS PART OF YOUR END OF YEAR REPORT TO HAVE AN ATTENDANCE REPORT ATTACHED JUST SO THAT THEY COULD SEE WHERE THERE ARE ISSUES WITH ATTENDANCE. BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING BROUGHT UP WHEN THEY DID THE ADVISORY IT COMMITTEE REVIEWS WHERE YOU ALL REVIEWED US, WHICHEVER ONE IT WAS. AND THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE ATTENDANCE WASN'T ALWAYS THERE, SO WE'RE TRYING TO TRACK THAT AND WE ASK THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR EACH MEMBER HAS A, YOU KNOW, YES THEY ATTENDED EIGHT TIMES AND MISSED NONE OR MISSED SEVEN OR WHATEVER IT IS. JUST SO THAT THE BOARD CAN SEE WHERE THERE ARE ISSUES WITH ATTENDANCE. AND IT ALSO GIVES YOU DOCUMENTATION FOR MEMBERS THAT REALLY ARE AREN'T ATTENDING AND YOU WANT SOMEONE WHO DOES ATTEND. SO, IT'S IN YOUR BALLPARK THERE. >> BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR, CORRECT? >> NOT FOR THIS YEAR. AND I'LL SEND YOU INFORMATION TO SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE. SO YOU COULD SEE WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> I CAN'T ACCESS A CHAT, I GUESS THAT'S A RESTRICTION THAT WE HAVE? >> IT IS A RESTRICTION. >> LET ME ASK IF THIS LOOKS FAMILIAR TO YOU, IS THIS THE SECTION, THE TITLE AND SECTION OF THE CODE THAT INFLUENCES ALL OF THIS 2.23708, IT'S PART OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, RIGHT? >> IT IS, PART OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU. >> NOW, THE RULES THAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER DON'T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL [01:00:06] SEPTEMBER 1ST. JUST, FYI. BUT WE'RE OUT OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY AS OF JUNE 30TH. >> OKAY. VERY GOOD. >> ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU EVERYONE. AND THANK YOU AGAIN, TO MELISSA, AND DAVID, ALWAYS FOR HELPING US, AND WITH ALLEN, YOU'RE AWESOME QUESTIONS AS WELL AS WAYS TO RECTIFY CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT REALLY COMRADERY THAT EVE SEEN THIS YEAR. SO, THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. AND, THE SUMMER IS BEGINNING. >> BYE EVERYBODY. >> THANK YOU. >> BYE. >> BYE. 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