[00:00:01] OKAY. WE TURN IT OVER FIRST TO MR. TURNER. ALL RIGHT, MR. TURNER, YOU'RE UP. SO I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY. JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW I WON THE OVER FOR TONIGHT AT 945 BECAUSE OF ME, RIGHT? NOT. NOT BECAUSE OF YOU. TRADING PLACES. $1. BUT ANYWAY, SO TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE WORK SESSION, THE PRELIMINARY FISCAL FORECASTS, WHICH WE USE TO SET THE STAGE BEFORE [1. Fiscal Forecast] WE GO INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE YEAR. AND THEN DR. PAIGE WILL BE ASSISTING US WITH SETTING OUR BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 ON THE COMBINED FUNDS. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO GO OVER THE CIP BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS 24 THROUGH 33. SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, SUSAN. SO EVERY YEAR WE DO A FISCAL FORECAST JUST TO TRY TO SET THE STAGE FOR THE YEAR TO ESTIMATE OUR REVENUES AND OUR EXPENDITURES AND SEE WHERE THAT PLACES US. SO WE KNOW WHAT WORK WE HAVE TO DO IN COMING UP WITH A BALANCED BUDGET TO PROPOSE IN JANUARY. SO OUR REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS ARE ALWAYS CONSERVATIVE BECAUSE WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE. BUT IF YOUR REVENUES COME IN LESS THAN WHAT YOU ESTIMATED, THEN IT BECOMES A LITTLE MORE OF A PROBLEM. SO WE ALWAYS CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATE OUR REVENUE. SO WE ASSUME THAT WE'LL GET THE SAME PER PUPIL DOLLAR AMOUNT AT BOTH THE STATE AND CITY LEVEL. AND THEN WE ALSO USE THE MAXIMUM USE OF OUR FUND BALANCE ACCORDING TO OUR POLICY TAB. SO THEN ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT DRIVERS OF OUR BUDGET. THE LARGEST IS USUALLY COMPENSATION FOR STAFF. SO A STEP INCREASE IN MARA, WE HAVE A 5% INCREASE PLUGGED INTO THIS MODEL FOR ALL STAFF AND THEN THE OTHER LARGEST DRIVER TENDS TO BE OUR HEALTH CARE BENEFITS. SO THOSE TWO THINGS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, 88% OF OUR BUDGET IS PEOPLE. THOSE TWO THINGS REALLY DRIVE THE GAP THAT YOU'LL SEE LATER ON IN THE PRESENTATION. THEN WE ALSO HAVE ANNUAL GOODS AND SERVICE PRICE INFLATION AND THEN AS WELL AS TEACHER STAFF GROWTH IN THE DISTRICT AS WELL. THE OTHER ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE MAKE ARE THE IMPACTS OF OUR CIP PROJECTS. AS YOU KNOW, IF WE ADD NEW BUILDINGS TO OUR BLUEPRINT, THAT COST US MONEY TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THOSE NEW BUILDINGS AND THEN ANY OTHER OPERATING INITIATIVES THAT WE MAY HAVE PLANNED FOR THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO AS ALWAYS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REMAINING COMPETITIVE WITH OUR EMPLOYEE PAY. SO WE HAVE OUR AVERAGE STEP INCREASE IS 2.64% AND THEN HAVE A MARKET RATE ADJUSTMENT IN THERE OF TWO AND A HALF. ALSO JUST OVER A 5% INCREASE. YOU'LL SEE ON THE CHART THERE THAT OUR AVERAGE PAY CONTINUES TO OUR AVERAGE TEACHER COMPENSATION PACKAGE CONTINUES TO BE QUITE COMPETITIVE HERE IN THE D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THEN THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. AS I SAID, THIS IS PROBABLY THE SECOND LARGEST COST DRIVER IN OUR BUDGET. OUR HEALTH CARE COSTS ON AVERAGE TEND TO INCREASE BY ABOUT 8%. YEARLY DENTAL COSTS INCREASED 2%. THIS IS ACTUALLY DOWN FROM WHAT IT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY. SO WE'RE HOPING THE TREND WILL STAY, THAT THESE COSTS ARE GOING DOWN. BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ACCOUNTING FOR ANY INCREASES THAT MAY HAPPEN, LIKE IN MEDICARE. VOUCHERS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE MAKE UP ALL OF THE FRINGE BENEFITS THAT WE OFFER. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR INFLATION ON PERSONAL ITEMS. SO THE MODEL ASSUMES BETWEEN TWO AND 3% INFLATIONARY INFLATION ON THESE ITEMS. SO RENT, WE TEND TO HAVE ABOUT A 3% ESCALATION COST IN OUR RENT OR LEASES THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT AKP'S CONTRACTED SERVICES, TWO AND ONE HALF PERCENT SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, UTILITIES AND OTHER. WE'VE ALL ASSUMED A 2% INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THEN WE HAVE THE IMPACTS OF OUR SHIP. SO WE HAD THE DOUGLAS MACARTHUR BUILDING COMING ONLINE. WE HAD THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT, GEORGE MASON 1703 AND SO FORTH, ALL COMING ONLINE. THAT WILL ALL IMPACT THE OPERATING SIDE. [00:05:02] SO OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THE FUNDING ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO BUY IT TO TO BUILD IT. AND THEN ONCE IT COMES ONLINE, THE OPERATING BUDGET THEN PICKS UP THE EXPENSES FOR THOSE BUILDINGS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THEN YOU'LL SEE WHAT THE GAP LOOKS LIKE YOU'LL SEE IN THE FIRST YEAR. USUALLY THOSE CONNECT, BUT IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE WERE USING FUND BALANCE TO HELP PAY DOWN THE CIP. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THOSE LINES IN 2023 NOT CONNECTING. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE GRAY LINE IS THE EXPENDITURES. THE BLUE LINE IS REVENUE WITHOUT USE OF FUND VIOLENCE. AND THEN THE ORANGE LINE IS THE USE OF FUND BALANCE. SO WE CAN USE ROUGHLY ABOUT $6 MILLION EACH YEAR ON A FUND BALANCE TO CLOSE THE GAP. AND YOU'LL SEE IN THE FIRST YEAR THE GAP WITH THE USE OF FUND BALANCE IS AROUND $12 MILLION AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THAT IT GROWS IN THE OUT YEARS TO CLOSE TO ABOUT $40 MILLION. AGAIN, THAT'S BECAUSE ON THE REVENUE SIDE, WE'RE PROJECTING CONSERVATIVELY THE GROWTH THERE. AND THEN ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WITH 88% OF OUR BUDGET BEING PEOPLE, ANYTIME WE HAVE SALARY INCREASES OR FRINGE BENEFITS INCREASE, IT REALLY EXACERBATES HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE TO SPEND THERE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR THE FORECAST. AGAIN, THIS KIND OF SETS THE STAGE WITH WHERE WE NEED TO BE THINKING AS WE GO INTO THE BUDGET SEASON AND WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING TO THEN COME UP WITH A BALANCED BUDGET TO PRESENT IN JANUARY. OBVIOUSLY, WE WE LOOK FOR THE CITY THAT THEY PROVIDE THE LION'S SHARE OF OUR BUDGET TO PROVIDE US WITH INCREASED REVENUE TO HELP CLOSE THE GAP SOME. BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT THE EXPENDITURE SIDE TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE IT COMPLETELY. SO THANK YOU. MISS BOOS. YEAH, NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT. MY QUESTION IS IN RELATION TO SLIDE THREE, AND THIS IS JUST MORE OF A REQUEST TO GET LATER, THE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN PULL UP SLIDE THREE. YOU'RE NOT OKAY. SLIDE THREE. GO UP ONE. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. SO THIS ONE WHERE WE SEE THAT WE'RE COMPETITIVE WITH THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS, WITH THE TOTAL TEACHER COMPENSATION PACKAGE OR AVERAGE TEACHER COMPENSATION PACKAGE, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE THIS BROKEN DOWN BY SALARY AND THEN THE OTHER COMPENSATION PACKAGES THAT GO INTO IT. BECAUSE I KNOW IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT SALARIES, NOT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION, IT'S GOING TO BE THIS CHART IS GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR THE DISTRICT. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO LOOK AT AT A FUTURE MEETING. SURE. SO WE ALSO HAVE A PRELIMINARY COMPENSATION REVIEW WHERE WE COMPARE OURSELVES TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE YOU'LL SEE THAT INFORMATION ON THE SALARIES AND HOW WE COMPARE. AND WE LOOK AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT JOB CLASSES. SO WE LOOK AT INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS, TEACHERS, SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THAT PRESENTATION. SO IN NOVEMBER YOU'LL SEE YOUR PRESENTATION WITH ALL OF THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU. MR. BAILEY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THAT SLIDE THAT YOU JUST PULLED UP, SLIDE THREE. ALSO, I NOTICE SOME OF THOSE JURISDICTIONS, THE COST OF LIVING IS PROBABLY CHEAPER THAN IT IS HERE IN ALEXANDRIA CITY. SO I'M CURIOUS, ALL WE ALSO LOOKING AT THAT BECAUSE WE CAN WE CAN RAISE THE SALARIES AND COMPARE THEM TO LOUDOUN OR MANASSAS CITY SOMEWHERE LIKE THAT. BUT THEIR COST OF LIVING IS PROBABLY A LITTLE LESS THAN IT IS HERE. RIGHT. SO BECAUSE OF THE COST OF LIVING, I.E. HOUSING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, I THINK THAT NEEDS TO PLAY A ROLE. ALSO, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT SALARIES. YEAH. AND I MEAN, AND WE ALL KNOW, YOU KNOW, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IS GROWING, LOUDON IS GROWING, THOSE PLACES ARE GROWING. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR COMPANY, PROBABLY WON'T BE FAIRFAX. THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR COMPETITION DOWN THE ROAD FOUR OR FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO ALSO LOOK AT THAT WHEN WE'RE COMPARING OURSELVES TO SOME OF THESE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE COST OF LIVING, WHICH MEANS WE PROBABLY NEED TO RAISE OUR SALARIES EVEN MORE. THANK YOU, MA'AM. DR. RIEF. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, MR. [00:10:03] TURNER. THE COMPENSATION THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PRESENTATION ON NOVEMBER 14, IS THAT GOING TO INCLUDE THE PAY SCALE STUDY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE LAST BUDGET PROCESS, AND I AGREE THAT WE WOULD DO THIS YEAR. SO THE ONE THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT WE WERE TO DO THIS YEAR, WE ARE STILL WORKING OUT WHAT THOSE TERMS ARE GOING TO BE FOR THIS YEAR. WE DO HAVE THE FINAL YEAR OF THE PREVIOUS COMPENSATION STUDY THAT WE CAN SHARE AND WHERE WE LANDED WITH THAT. BUT WE ARE STARTING A NEW PROCESS FOR THIS YEAR TO DO A FULL COMPENSATION STUDY. JUST TO FOLLOW UP, YEAH, WE HAD A PRETTY ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT THE COMPRESSION ISSUES THAT HAPPENS FROM PAST YEARS WHEN STEPS HAVE BEEN NOT PROVIDED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR FINANCIAL REASONS. AND I KNOW THAT THAT YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE HEARD ANECDOTALLY IS THAT THAT'S BEEN A THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S AFFECTED OUR STAFF RETENTION BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN GO TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND COME IN AT A HIGHER PLACE ON THE PAY SCALE. I KNOW ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS RECENTLY ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS GOING TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE COMPETITIVE MARKET FOR US. SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN REALLY LOOK AT ADDRESSING THE COMPRESSION ISSUES IN OUR SALARY SCALE. SO, YES, WHEN WHEN IT COMES TO THAT, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE TIMES WHERE PEOPLE CAN MOVE AROUND TO MAKE MORE MONEY. THAT'S THE PUBLIC SECTOR AS A WHOLE. AND FOR TEACHERS, I KNOW A LOT OF SCHOOL DIVISIONS CAP IT. SO NO MATTER HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE, THEY WON'T BRING YOU IN AT A STEP HIGHER THAN, SAY, A 16. BUT SOME WILL SAY THEY WON'T BRING YOU IN HIGHER THAN A STEP 12. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ECONOMICS UPS AND DOWNS. SO THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE TIMES WHERE YOU CAN REALLY GAME IT AND MOVE AROUND TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE YOUR SALARY LIKE IT HAPPENS IN ALL OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR, NOT JUST PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION, BUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE THEIR SALARY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. AND I'M REALLY GLAD YOU DID, BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY BEEN ON MY MIND AS A SCHOOL DIVISION. THE WAY THAT THE WORKFORCE WORKS IS THAT WHEN YOU MOVE, A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S HOW YOU ARE ABLE TO GET A PROMOTION FOR YOURSELF AND EARN MORE MONEY. SO LIKE, I REALLY JUST, I MEAN, I'M JUST SINCE IT CAME UP RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO KIND OF PUT IN A PLUG FOR TAKING A LOOK AT THAT AND HOW WE CAN PROMOTE THE LONGEVITY, LONGEVITY OF OUR STAFF, BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES TO STAY WITH US FOR THEIR FOR THEIR CAREER AS LONG AS THEY CAN. SO WHATEVER CREATIVE WAYS WE CAN DO THAT, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE WE ARE IN AN INCREDIBLY COMPETITIVE MARKET RIGHT NOW. MR. LIBBY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YEAH, I'LL JUST. QUICK, I'LL ECHO THAT. I WONDER IF WE CAN LOOK AT CHANGING THE WAY STEPS WORK, MAYBE REMOVING SOME STEPS, INCREASING THE STARTING SALARIES, INCREASING THE CEILING TO BE ABLE TO ATTRACT. IF PEOPLE KIND OF LEAVE ALEXANDER TO MAKE MORE MONEY, MAYBE WE CAN BRING PEOPLE FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE TO MAKE MORE MONEY HERE. SO THINKING ABOUT THAT TO IT GOES BOTH WAYS, RIGHT? SO. UH, MISS GREENE. YEAH. JUST A QUICK CLARIFICATION, MR. TURNER. ON SLIDE THREE AS WELL, IT SAYS MONTGOMERY. IS THAT MONTGOMERY, VIRGINIA, OR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND? THAT'S MARYLAND. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO I THINK WE CAN SHIFT TO THE NEXT PORTION. GROUP. BUT WE NEED TO CONSIDER. THIS. WHILE WE'RE MOVING ALONG, I JUST WONDERED. WE SEEM TO BE HAVING SOME PEOPLE GO TO PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, BUT I DON'T SEE THEM ON OUR LIST. JUST WONDERING WHERE THEY ARE IN COMPARISON TO US. AS FAR AS SALARY. EXCUSE. YEAH. THEY DID THAT ON PURPOSE. [00:17:04] MAYBE SO, ERIC. THANK YOU. MR. TURNER, YOU SCARED ME FOR A SECOND, SO. GOOD EVENING. BORED. [2. FY 2024 CF Budget and FY 2024-2033 CIP Budget Priorities] AND WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE CIP BUDGET PRIORITIES. THE PRIORITIES THAT THE STAFF ARE PUTTING FORWARD. THEY ARE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. AS WE DISCUSSED LAST YEAR. IT'S REALLY CRITICAL FOR US WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET BEING A TEN YEAR PLAN THAT WE'RE ABLE TO STICK TO CONSISTENT PRIORITIES SO WE CAN GET OUR WORK DONE. A LOT OF OUR PROJECTS DO SPAN MULTIPLE YEARS, ESPECIALLY OUR MAJOR MODERNIZATIONS, AND WE HAVE SOME CONSISTENT PRIORITIES THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD CONTINUES TO RAISE. AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S REFLECTED HERE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL AREAS. I WON'T READ THEM ALL OFF, BUT JUST POINTING OUT A FEW, WE INTEND TO HAVE A CLEAR FOCUS ON HVAC, CERTAINLY SAFETY AND SECURITY UPGRADES CONTINUING TO EXPAND OUR SUPPORT OF THE TEACHING, LEARNING AND LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP MATERIALS WITH TEXTBOOKS AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES. LOOKING AT OUR PLAYGROUNDS, WE INTEND TO COMPLETE OUR PLAYGROUND ASSESSMENTS THIS YEAR AND WILL BE INCLUDING FUNDING IN THE PROPOSED CIP TO BE TO BE ABLE TO UPGRADE OUR PLAYGROUNDS AS AS THAT ASSESSMENT BECOMES AVAILABLE. CONTINUING ON OUR MODERNIZATION WITH OUR MODERNIZATION PLAN WITH THE CAPACITY PROJECTS AS THEY HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AND THEN INCREASING AND CONTINUING OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT. I THINK THE SCHOOL BOARD SUPPORT OF COMMUNICATION'S ROLE WITH THE CIP, WITH THE CAPITAL PROGRAM HAS REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR OUTREACH AND IN THE INFORMATION WE'RE SHARING. WE INTEND TO CONTINUE THAT AND HOPEFULLY GROW THAT FURTHER. SO WE CERTAINLY WANTED TO GIVE THE SCHOOL BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO WEIGH IN ON THE BUDGET PRIORITIES, IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES OR THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO ADD OR THINGS MAYBE YOU DON'T THINK WE NEED TO FOCUS ON AS MUCH ANYMORE. BUT OTHERWISE, THESE ARE THE BUDGET PRIORITIES THAT WE'RE PRESENTING FOR OUR FY 2024 TO 2033 CIP. DR. RIEF. THANK YOU. MS.. I DO. I DO HAVE A REQUEST. WHILE EVERYONE'S LISTENING, I'M GOING TO PUT IT OUT HERE. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WOULD MAKE SENSE, BUT I KNOW TYPICALLY WE GET THE MEMBERSHIP REPORT, WHICH IS GOING TO INFORM THE CIP PLANNING PROCESS, I BELIEVE, AND I'VE SEEN LIKE OVER THE YEARS, LIKE THE UTILIZATION RATE OF THE SCHOOLS IN DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF THAT CIP BUDGET CONVERSATION. SO IF WE COULD JUST I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE UTILIZATION RATE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR ANYBODY WHO'S LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? IT'S THE EACH SCHOOL HAS A CERTAIN CAPACITY OF STUDENTS. AND THEN IT'S LIKE, ARE WE AT 100% OR ARE WE AT 110%? [00:20:04] ARE WE BELOW? BECAUSE I THINK THESE QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS COMING UP. AND THIS ISSUE THAT WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING ABOUT CLASS SIZE, THAT THAT UTILIZATION RATE IS SUCH A KEY PIECE OF THAT INFORMATION TO. SO JUST THE REQUEST. THANK YOU. NOSTRIL DOOBY. AND THEN. OH, DON'T CONFUSE ME LIKE THAT. MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, MS.. GULICK. I'M TO REAL QUICK QUESTIONS. DO THE TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES INCLUDE WI FI AND ON THE PLAYGROUND PIECE? I REMEMBER IN A PREVIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS PRESENTATION, IT WAS REFERENCE THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE DONE A PLAYGROUND AUDIT THIS PAST SUMMER, AND I'M CURIOUS WHEN THE RESULTS OF THAT AUDIT WILL BE AVAILABLE. YES. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. SO THE TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES MAY INCLUDE WI FI. WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE OR THE DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO DETERMINE WHAT NEEDS ARE REQUIRED, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING THAT BACK TO THEM AS FAR AS THE PLAYGROUND ASSESSMENTS. OUR TEAM DID A LOT OF WORK THIS SUMMER AND SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PROCURING THOSE PLAYGROUND ASSESSMENTS NOW. THEY DID NOT OCCUR OVER THE SUMMER, BUT WE DO INTEND TO STILL INCLUDE FUNDING FOR THEM IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET THAT WE THEN CAN ALLOCATE PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THOSE ASSESSMENTS. SO YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE SOME REPRESENTATION OF PLAYGROUND PROJECTS IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET THIS NOVEMBER. AND THEN ONCE WE GET THOSE ASSESSMENTS FINALIZED AND THEY'RE COMMUNICATED WITH OUR COMMUNITIES AND WE'RE ABLE TO REALLY PRIORITIZE, WILL ALLOCATE THAT FUNDING WHERE IT'S NEEDED. GREAT. THANK YOU. SO JUST TO FOLLOW UP TO THAT, WHICH I KNOW CAME UP THE LAST TIME WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, BUT WILL THERE BE IN THE PLAYGROUND ASSESSMENTS, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY INPUT ON ON WHAT MIGHT NOT BE FUNCTIONING WELL IN THEIR PLAYGROUNDS? YES. SO THE PLAYGROUND ASSESSMENT WILL REALLY BE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT. WHAT IS THE THE LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENT OF THOSE ITEMS? WHAT SURFACES NEED TO BE REDONE? ARE THEY NOT FOR THE APPROPRIATE AGE, DIFFERENT, I GUESS MORE TECHNICAL ISSUES LIKE THAT. BUT AFTER WE HAVE THOSE ASSESSMENTS, WE WILL BE SHARING THEM WITH THE COMMUNITY AND HOPEFULLY GETTING SOME FEEDBACK THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE AS WELL. GREAT. THANK YOU. I SUPPOSE. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THIS. MY QUESTION IS AROUND THE SYSTEMIC ALIGNMENT OR REQUEST TO LOOK INTO AND I KNOW WE'RE DOING THIS PERIODICALLY, BUT HAVING A CONSISTENT CO2 MONITORING SYSTEMS WITHIN THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS THEMSELVES. I KNOW BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACTUALLY HAS A VERY PUBLIC FACING RESOURCE WEBSITE THAT HAS THESE MONITORS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY, CONSISTENTLY SHOWING THIS COMMUNITY WHERE THE CO2 LEVELS ARE WITHIN THE SCHOOLS. IS THAT? ANYONE ELSE. I ACTUALLY JUST HAD ONE LITTLE THING I WANTED TO BRING UP. AND I THINK THIS IS MORE DISCUSSION AS WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THIS BUDGET. BUT ONE THOUGHT I'VE BEEN HAVING IS THAT THE CHROMEBOOK IS THE NEW TEXTBOOK IN A SENSE THAT WE'RE REALLY GETTING TO THIS POINT WHERE WE'RE HAVING KIDS. YOU KNOW, WE I GUESS WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A 1 TO 1 FOR A LONG TIME AND I ACTUALLY GET A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. MAYBE THAT'S NOT ALL KIDS, BUT SOME KIDS HAVING TO CARRY THEM BACK AND FORTH TO AND FROM HOME IN SCHOOL. SO I KNOW THIS MAY BE LOFTY, BUT, YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT DO WE WANT TO CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A TIME AND I'M ASSUMING IT'S STILL THE SAME, YOU GUYS CAN LET ME KNOW. BUT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY EVERY KID HAD A SORT OF CLASSROOM SET IN A TEXTBOOK THAT THEY TOOK HOME THAT STAYED AT HOME. I KNOW TECHNOLOGY IS EXPENSIVE, BUT I'M JUST THROWN OUT THERE LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT DO WE NEED TO TREAT OUR TECHNOLOGY THE SAME WAY? THAT'S JUST I KNOW IT'S A LOFTY GOAL, BUT I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S FOR JUST CERTAIN KIDS, YOU KNOW? BUT I DO WORRY ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HAVING TO CARRY THOSE BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL. [00:25:04] SO. THIS IS MY LOFTY THOUGHT AS WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION. JUST A LITTLE CLARIFICATION. ARE YOU ARE YOU ASKING FOR US TO DO A 2 TO 1? FOR ME, I MEAN, YEAH, I JUST I KNOW THAT'S. I'M DREAMING HERE, RIGHT? I'M DREAMING OF POSSIBILITIES. BUT WE'VE HAD A 2 TO 1 FOR TEXTBOOKS. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING THAT, SOME KIDS ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY OF TAKING THEM TO OR FROM HOME. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO CONSIDER YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO WISH TO LEARN IN A SENSE OF JUST HAVING THAT AVAILABILITY FOR KIDS WHO COULD STRUGGLE WITH LEAVING CHROMEBOOKS AT HOME WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE AT SCHOOL OR WHATEVER DEVICE THEY'RE USING. SO, I MEAN, IT MIGHT NEED TO BE IN A COMBINATION FOR SOME STUDENTS, DEFINITELY. AND THOSE ARE VERY INDIVIDUALIZED DECISIONS. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE WOULD CONSIDER THAT FOR ANY YOUNGER KIDS WHO WOULD HAVE THAT EXPECTATION FOR. THAT'S ALL. SO I'LL SAY ON THE MONEY SIDE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'LL I'LL LOOK INTO WITH OUR CHIEF OF TECHNOLOGY, DR. HOOVER, IS 2 TO 1 WOULD BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, BUT PERHAPS THERE IS SOME OTHER FASHION THAT THIS COULD BE DONE WITH HAVING DEVICES THAT ARE LEFT AT THE SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS THAT FORGOT THEIRS AT HOME TO BE ABLE TO USE TO BE ABLE TO OFFSET. SO WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT AND PRICE THAT WE ALL KNOW EVERYTHING COST. SO IT'LL COME WITH ARE WE GOING TO PRIORITIZE IT OVER SOMETHING ELSE? SO WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT AND ESTIMATE THE COST OF THAT MOVING FORWARD FOR SURE. BUT I'M SURE THAT CAN BE A PART OF OUR AUDIT DISCUSSION AROUND TECHNOLOGY. BUT WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL THAT IS THE INFORMATION GOING TO GO INTO THE CLOUD OR IS IT GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH TALKING WITH TOL? IS IT GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL DIGITAL TEXTBOOK? SO YOU'RE BUYING A LAPTOP AND A TEXTBOOK. SO WE NEED TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD AND WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE AUDIT IF NECESSARY. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD POINT. AND YOU KNOW, ALSO LIKE A LOT OF TEXTBOOKS ARE NOW ONLINE AS WELL. SO THERE'S A LOT TO CONSIDER AS WE RETHINK OR THINK FORWARD IN TECHNOLOGY. THAT'S ALL. YEAH, THAT'S GREAT. UM, SO TO THAT POINT IN TO AN AUDIT, ARE WE STILL WAITING ON THINGS THAT WE ORDERED FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT THAT HAVEN'T ARRIVED, ARRIVED AT, ARRIVED TO US FROM CHINA OR WHEREVER THEY WERE COMING FROM? I MEAN, EVERYTHING COMES FROM CHINA, RIGHT? BUT I KNOW WHEN ASKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE I KNOW WE HAD WE HAVE IN THE SHIP AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S BEEN COMPLETED, BUT THE CAMERA SYSTEM FOR TSE, THERE WAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THAT AND WE WERE WAITING ON SOME OF THAT TO STILL COME INTO THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT'S BACK ORDERED BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC REASONS AND JUST COMPANIES CAN'T KEEP UP WITH. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE HAD THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. I'M NOT SURE IF DR. HOOVER IS ON OR IF SOMEONE ELSE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I DO KNOW SOME OF THE STUDENT COMPUTERS AND STAFF REPLACEMENT COMPUTERS, I BELIEVE, HAVE COME IN, BUT I'M NOT SURE TO THE DEGREE OF WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. BUT WE CAN CHECK ON THAT AND GET IT BACK. THANK YOU. SO I THINK WE CAN MOVE TO RED TO MOVE TO MR. PAGE. DR. PAGE I HAVE TO BE THE STUDENT THAT RAISES THEIR HAND AT THE END OF THE CLASS. ARE WE ARE WE ARE WE GOOD WITH THE PRIORITIES OR DO WE WANT TO MAKE ANY EDITS? BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE BRING THESE BACK FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, THERE'S AN AGREEMENT THAT THAT THERE WILL BE APPROVED. SEEING HEAD NODS. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB, STUDENT. ALL RIGHT, DR. PAIGE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AND THIS IS THE ONE MEETING WHERE I AM ALLOWED TO MOVE ABOUT THE ROOM AND NOT BE TIED TO A PODIUM OR A SEAT. AND I'M ALSO IN AND ALLOWED TO BE IN A FACILITATOR MODE. RIGHT. SO I AM NOT THE EXPERT PRESENTING INFORMATION TO YOU ALL TODAY AS THE CHIEF OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESEARCH, BUT REALLY ASSISTING OUR [00:30:02] FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM THROUGH TAKING YOU ALL THROUGH A FACILITATIVE PROCESS AND WORKING ON PRIORITIZING THE COMBINED FUNDS BUDGET PRIORITIES TO HELP INFORM THAT ULTIMATE PRESENTATION IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO ON AN EXCITING JOURNEY TOGETHER TONIGHT. ARE WE ALL EXCITED? I CAN FEEL THE ENTHUSIASM. ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. OH, OH. ALL RIGHT. SO I ALSO AS A FACILITATOR, RIGHT. READING THE ROOM IS IMPORTANT. SO I'M GOING TO GO FAIRLY QUICKLY THROUGH THESE FIRST FEW SLIDES AND GET US INTO GET US INTO THE FACILITATION PROCESS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU ALL KNOW THIS. EVERYTHING WE DO GROUNDED WITHIN OUR EQUITY FOR ALL WORK WITH RACIAL EQUITY AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON, OUR OBJECTIVES FOR TONIGHT ARE TO LEVERAGE OUR LEARNINGS AND UNDERSTANDINGS OF KEY DATA SOURCES WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION TO THEN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPECIFICITY AND FOCUS TO THE BUILDING OF THE COMBINED FUNDS BUDGET, WHICH AGAIN WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU ALL IN JANUARY. AND ULTIMATELY THROUGH OUR FACILITATION, WE ARE DEVELOPING UP TO TEN KEY PRIORITIES THAT WILL THEN INFORM THE BUDGET OFFICE'S WORK AND WHAT THEY BRING BACK TO THE BOARD IN JANUARY. AND A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THIS PROCESS. PRIOR TO WE'VE PROBABLY BEEN DOING THIS FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS, FOUR YEARS, FOUR YEARS. LEAVE IT TO MR. TURNER TO BE EXACTING ON NUMBERS FOR FOUR YEARS. AND REALLY A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE. ONE, A HUGE BENEFIT OF THIS PROCESS THAT WE FOUND RIGHT. IS SEEKING BOARD VOICE ON THE FRONT END OF A PROCESS VERSUS RECEIVING IT IN AD DELETES RIGHT IN FEBRUARY, MARCH, ETC.. SO WHAT THIS PROCESS HAS ALLOWED US TO DO, AND CERTAINLY NOT THE ONLY CAUSE OF THIS, BUT IT IS IT IS MADE THAT BUDGETING PROCESS. RIGHT. A BIT MORE STREAMLINED ONCE WE HIT THAT JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH TIMELINE THROUGH SEEKING THIS INPUT THROUGH TONIGHT'S SESSION. IN TERMS OF AREAS THAT WE KNOW THE BOARD IS CRITICALLY INTERESTED IN BASED OFF OF OUR DATA. RIGHT. SO THAT'S THAT'S A BIG PIECE. THE OTHER BIG PIECE IN SEEKING THAT VOICE IS IN TRULY PRIORITIZING WHAT YOU ARE GIVING TO STAFF AS A BOARD. SO IN THE PAST, RIGHT, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE WE HAVE HAD PRIORITIES OF READING, MATH, HISTORY, SCIENCE AND THEN WRITING BECAUSE WRITING MATTERS, TOO. SO WE'RE GOING TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO SAY ELA. RIGHT. AND WHEN YOU DO THAT, AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY EVERY ONE OF THOSE THINGS ARE NOT CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, BUT FROM A PRIORITIZATION PERSPECTIVE, WHEN YOU PRIORITIZE EVERYTHING IN EFFECT AS A GOVERNING BODY, YOU ARE PRIORITIZING NOTHING, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST SAYING DO IT ALL. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE AND HOW WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES IS THAT ANYTHING THAT ULTIMATELY IS NOT PRIORITIZED TONIGHT IS NOT STOPPING. RIGHT. SO LET'S JUST IF I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING UP, IF READING IF WE'VE HAD K THROUGH FOUR LITERACY AS A PRIORITY IN RECENT YEARS, IF THAT IS NOT A PRIORITY IDENTIFIED TONIGHT, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE GOING TO CEASE K THROUGH FOUR LITERACY EFFORTS. RIGHT. IT JUST MEANS THAT IT MAY NOT GET ADDITIONAL DOLLARS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET OVER WHAT IT HAS IN PAST BUDGETS AND THAT THOSE DOLLARS WILL INSTEAD BE TARGETED TO OTHER AREAS. RIGHT. SO DON'T FEEL LIKE IF SOMETHING IS NOT PRIORITIZED TONIGHT, IT'S GOING TO CEASE TO EXIST. IT'S GOING TO STOP ITS FORWARD MOMENTUM. RIGHT. WE KNOW AS EDUCATORS WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE CHILD FOR THOSE SERVICES. SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS WILL CERTAINLY CONTINUE. WHAT TONIGHT REALLY IS ABOUT IS WHAT DO YOU ALL WANT TO STRATEGICALLY TARGET WITHIN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR INCREASED FOCUS? RIGHT. AND THAT PRIORITIZATION. SO HERE IS A LOVELY QUOTE ABOUT PRIORITIZATION THAT I CAN SKIP THROUGH. THE OTHER PIECE IS AROUND, RIGHT. AND THIS IS REALLY TO DRIVE HOME THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK IS IN THIS GRAPHIC WHICH I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE SEEN A MULTITUDE OF TIMES. WE HAVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEN WE HAVE THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET PRIORITIES AS THE SECOND TIER. RIGHT. SO THIS IS CRITICAL WORK IN TERMS OF WHAT DRIVES AREAS OF. FOCUS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR, RIGHT? BECAUSE ONCE WE HAVE A BUDGET AND THE BUDGET IS PUTTING DOLLARS INTO THESE SPECIFIC AREAS, A LOT OF TIMES THOSE AREAS WILL ALSO BECOME AREAS OF FOCUS IN THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR. THEN THOSE AREAS OF FOCUS BECOME EMBEDDED IN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS, THEY BECOME EMBEDDED IN DEPARTMENT IMPROVEMENT PLANS. THEY THEN BECOME ENACTED WITHIN CLASSROOMS. SO THIS IS CRITICAL WORK IN TERMS OF OUR OVERALL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AS AN ORGANIZATION AND HOW WE HAVE IT SET UP IN TERMS OF A SYSTEM OF ALIGNMENT. [00:35:07] SO DATA INFORMED AN EQUITY FOCUS. THESE ARE NOT NEW SLIDES FOR YOU ALL. THIS SLIDE IS SIMPLY CALLING OUT A LOT OF THE PAST AUDITS AS WELL AS PROGRAM EVALUATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IN RECENT YEARS WITHIN ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND SOME OF THE KEY PRIORITIES, KEY PRIORITIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THOSE VARIOUS LEARNING EFFORTS. SO THOSE ARE THERE. WE ALSO KNOW WE HAVE GONE THROUGH WITH YOU ALL THROUGH OUR AREAS OF FOCUS PRESENTATION. RIGHT. SOME OF OUR KEY DATA AND INDICATORS AS IT RELATES TO TO OUR KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT ARE BLACK, AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC OR LATINO. AND OUR S.W. DX STUDENT GROUPS SHOWING HIGHER ELEVATED RATES OF DISPROPORTIONALITY ACROSS OUTCOME INDICATORS AS WELL AS SPECIFICALLY ARE IDENTIFIED AS TAG AS WELL AS OUR STUDENT SUSPENSION DATA IN TERMS OF KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SHOWING ELEVATED RATES OF DISPROPORTIONALITY WITHIN WITHIN THEM. WE ALSO HAVE TALKED ABOUT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM WITH THIS GROUP AND CONTINUING TO SEE INCREASES IN THAT AREA ACROSS STUDENT GROUP. AND WE'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT CONTINUING TO SEE SOME GAINS, RIGHT. WE SAW GAINS ACROSS SUBGROUPS FROM THE MOST RECENT YEAR TO THE CURRENT YEAR WITHIN OUR SOLE RESULTS, AND YET STILL KNOW THAT THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE AS IT RELATES TO LEVELS THAT WERE SEEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. ALSO, OUR MAP DATA, WE'VE SHOWN YOU THIS SLIDE IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE AROUND OUR GROWTH AND LEVEL OF GROWTH AS WELL AS OUR LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT. SO AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST REMINDERS OF SOME OF THE DATA THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE BOARD OVER THE RECENT MONTHS. SO WITH ALL OF THAT, THIS THESE ARE THE BUDGET PRIORITIES THAT WERE SET LAST YEAR. SO THAT IS A SLIDE THAT IS IN THERE. FOR YOUR REFERENCE, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH IT IN DETAIL, BUT THESE WERE THE BUDGET PRIORITIES THAT WE HAD IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGETING PROCESS, AND NOW WE WILL GET INTO OUR ACTIVITY. SO LIKE ANY GOOD ACTIVITY, WE ARE GOING TO GROUND YOU IN SOME SPECIFIC EXAMPLES. SO WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY PRIORITY AND WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY SPECIFIC PRIORITY? SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS REALLY FOCUSING YOU ALL IN TERMS OF YOUR PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ON WHAT, WHO AND WHERE. RIGHT. SO WE DON'T WANT TO JUST SAY READING. WE WANT TO SAY READING AT THE EARLY LITERACY. RIGHT AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL. WE DON'T JUST WANT TO SAY STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. WE WANT TO SAY SUPPORTS FOR RECRUITING AND RETAINING DIVERSE AND EQUITY FOCUSED TALENT FOR CRITICAL VACANCIES. RIGHT. AND THOSE LEVELS OF ADDITIONAL DETAIL SUPPORT THE FINANCE TEAM AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENTS. RIGHT. THAT ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THE PRIORITIES YOU SET IN TERMS OF GAUGING WHAT WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED FISCALLY TO MEANINGFULLY CARRY OUT THIS WORK AND NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET CYCLE? RIGHT. IF WE'RE JUST SAYING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, THAT'S KIND OF SORRY. OKAY. THAT THAT KIND OF THAT LEAVES A WIDE OCEAN, RIGHT. OF WHAT THE POTENTIAL FOCUS AREAS COULD BE WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR DOMAIN. SO THESE ARE EXAMPLES THAT WE'VE PROVIDED AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO PUSH YOURSELF AND THINK ABOUT THE WHAT, THE WHO AND THE WHERE, WHEN LISTING OUT YOUR INDIVIDUAL PRIORITIES ON YOUR POST-IT NOTES. AND SO WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO FIRST IS EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY AND EACH OF US MEANING OUR BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE GOING TO WRITE UP TO TEN PRIORITIES ON STICKY NOTES. WE DO HAVE SOME RULES AND THE FIRST RULE IS NO MORE THAN TEN. THE SECOND RULE IS WE NEED ONE STICKY. YOU NEED TO HAVE ONE STICKY NOTE FOR EACH AREA OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, RIGHT? SO WE CAN'T HAVE TEN STICKY NOTES FOR INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO EVERYBODY? SO WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE OUT, RIGHT, OUR PRIORITIES ACROSS OUR GOAL AREAS. AND REMEMBER THE WHAT, THE WHO AND THE WHERE. AND ALSO IMPORTANTLY, WE ALSO EXPECT PRIORITIES TO CARRY OVER FROM YEAR TO YEAR. A LOT OF THE INITIATIVES AND EFFORTS THAT WE THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN PAST YEARS AS PRIORITIES, OUR MULTIYEAR EFFORTS. RIGHT. SO FOR INSTANCE, K TO FOUR LITERACY, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FIXED NECESSARILY WITHIN A SINGLE SCHOOL YEAR. SO IT IS TOTALLY OKAY. AND ALSO EXPECTED THAT WE'RE SEEING A LEVEL OF CONTINUITY ACROSS THE BOARD BUDGET PRIORITIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR. [00:40:04] SO WITH THAT. I'M GOING TO STOP TALKING AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL. WE WILL SAY 10 MINUTES TO SEE WHERE WE ARE ONCE YOU HAVE WRITTEN DOWN YOUR POST-ITS. YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO STAND UP AND JUST PLACE THEM ON THE CHARTS. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE SAUSAGE MAKING OF THIS PROCESS. [00:58:59] IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. [00:59:01] LET'S GO AHEAD AND COME BACK TOGETHER. [00:59:04] AND WE ARE JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH A QUICK BUCKETING PROCESS OF THE PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE FOR A POTENTIAL VOTE. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO IS WHEN YOU. SO EACH OF YOU SHOULD HAVE EIGHT DOTS IN YOUR WORKSPACE. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THE DOTS THAT WE'RE USING TO ULTIMATELY VOTE. SO TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHERE TO PLACE OUR DOTS WHEN VOTING, I AM GOING TO DRAW SOME CIRCLES SO THAT WE ARE CLEAR ON WHAT VOTE IS COUNTED FOR. WHAT? SO WITHIN SYSTEMIC ALIGNMENT, WE HAVE A CATEGORY AROUND THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES EVALUATION [01:00:03] AND EFFORTS FOCUSED IN THAT REGARD. SO THAT IS GOING TO BE THAT AREA THERE. WE ALSO HAVE A DISCUSSION AROUND EVALUATIONS OF EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS AND SO THAT IS GOING TO BE THAT AREA THERE. THEN WE HAVE A STICKY AROUND THE HR AUDIT AND THAT FULL IMPLEMENTATION. WE HAVE THAT AREA THERE. THEN WE HAVE ESTABLISH A SYSTEM TO TRACK SEAL SUCCESS. SO THAT IS GOING TO BE THAT AREA THERE. AND THEN WE HAVE A FINAL STICKY AROUND AIR QUALITY. SO THAT WILL BE THAT ONE THERE. UNDER INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE, WE HAVE ALIGNED LITERACY EFFORTS WITH THE VIRGINIA LITERACY WHOSE IF WE DON'T MIND, I'M GOING TO SEEK SOME CLARITY ON THIS ONE BECAUSE WE ALSO DO HAVE SEVERAL STICKIES AROUND K TO FOUR LITERACY. WOULD WE IS THIS A K-2 FOR LITERACY OR DO WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS BROADER? YES. BUT I MEAN, I WAS. TODAY ABOUT THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT, WHICH IS GOING INTO EFFECT IN 2014, ALIGNED WITH OUR EFFORTS, BUT THERE'S MORE COMPONENTS TO IT. SO I THINK IT CAN BE OKAY AND THEN BECOME A COMPONENT. GOTCHA. OKAY. SO THEN WE HAVE EVALUATING THE STRENGTH OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM. I FEEL LIKE THAT IS GOING TO BE ITS OWN BUCKET. SO I'M GOING TO DO A BUCKET HERE FOR THAT ONE. WE HAVE SEVERAL AROUND. DON'T MIND THE BUG. IT'S FINE. IT'S NOT GOING TO HURT ANYBODY. THEN WE HAVE CLASS SIZE TOPICS THERE. WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY AND AUDIT. HERE WE HAVE TOPICS AROUND INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS. SO WE WILL DO THAT THERE. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR K FOR LITERACY BUCKET THERE. SO THAT IS OUR INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE. THEN WE HAVE STUDENT ACCESSIBILITY AND SUPPORT. WHO HAS BROKEN THE RULES? THINK IT'S FINE? IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO CASUALLY COME UP TO ME, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS FUNNY. OKAY, SO HERE WE HAVE. SORRY, I'M LOOKING AT THESE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES HERE. WE HAVE A COUPLE. WE HAVE A SPORTS TOPIC HERE. SO ADDING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WE HAVE A TOPIC HERE ON MANY OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL MODEL. DID I SEE ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL MODEL? NO. OKAY, THEN WE HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL MODEL TOPIC HERE. THEN WE HAVE A COLLABORATE WITH CITY PARTNERS AROUND WRAPAROUND SERVICES. RIGHT. SO HOW WE'RE MEETING STUDENTS NOT JUST WITHIN THE SCHOOL DAY, BUT AFTER SCHOOL, BEFORE SCHOOL, ETC. WE HAVE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. WE CAN MAKE THIS A BUCKET HERE. WE'LL JUST GO ALL THE WAY DOWN. THEN WE HAVE TOPICS AROUND THIS LOOKS LIKE TRUANCY, RESIDENCY SPECIALIST, ETC. SO WE'LL MAKE THAT A TOPIC THERE. AND THEN WE HAVE EQUITABLE TAG ID IN THE UPPER RIGHT. TWO MORE. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. STRATEGIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION. WE HAVE TOPICS AROUND STAFF COMPENSATION AND RETENTION OF OUR VETERAN STAFF, PARTICULARLY IN HARD TO FILL POSITIONS. WE'LL MAKE THAT THERE. WE HAVE TOPICS AROUND THESE ARE AIDS FOR THE BOARD AS WELL AS ON STAFF COUNSEL. SO WE'LL MAKE THAT A TOPIC THERE. WE HAVE CRISIS COMMUNICATOR WITH THE. OR SO WE CAN DO. DO THAT. MAKE THAT A BOX. LET ME SEE. THE IMPROVED PIPELINE FOR TEACHERS. [01:05:01] GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER TRACK FOR CURRENT AIDES. PAY FOR SUBS TO BECOME TEACHERS. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE ITS OWN. E.W. IS HELP ME WITH THE ACRONYM. I JUST WANT TO. THAT'S THE EARLY WARNING. THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL MEAN BY THAT. SO THE TRUE THEME RESIDENCY. I MEAN. I DON'T KNOW. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT EARLY WARNINGS SPECIFIC TO THE SYSTEM FOR ANYTHING? RIGHT. RIGHT. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS. BUT I DON'T KNOW. I JUST THINK THAT. IS IT YOURS? IT IS. OKAY, SO KNOW. SO IF YOU IF IT'S YOURS AND YOU ARE WILLING TO COMBINE, THEN WE CAN COMBINE. THAT'S FINE. OK. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A CRISIS COMMUNICATOR HERE. IMPROVE PIPELINE FOR TEACHERS HERE. THEN I THINK WE HAVE SOME CLEAR BUCKETS. THESE ARE TOPICS AROUND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT AND POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL RESOURCE NEEDS. THEN THESE ARE TOPICS AROUND ADDITIONAL LOOKS LIKE COUNSELORS AND COUNSELOR LOADS. SO THAT CAN BE A TOPIC THERE. AND THEN THIS IS CREATE INCREASE A TEACHER ACADEMY PIPELINE. GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LAST ONE. SO WE HAVE TOPICS AROUND PAY EQUITY FOR PARENT LIAISONS. SO THAT WILL BE THERE. WE HAVE SOME EXPANDED ACCESS TO PARENT RESOURCE CENTER SPECIFIC TO THE S.W.. DH WE HAVE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS WHICH WE CAN GIVE A LITTLE MORE SPACE TO BY HAVING THAT GO THERE. THEN WE HAVE CRM. MY BRAIN IN THE LATE HOUR, YOU ALREADY TOLD ME. CUSTOMER, CUSTOMER. RIGHT. THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT IS THERE AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL BOARDS. OH WITH AIDS COUNSELING IN RETURN. OK. ADDRESSING EQUITABLE DISCIPLINE. YEAH. I'M GOING TO MOVE THIS OVER TO R.P.. THIS IS AROUND DISCIPLINE AND SOME OF THE DISPARITIES. WE CAN PUT THAT THERE. OK. WE HAVE OUR BUCKETS. LET'S TRY TO GET A BLUE STAKE HERE. YES, THAT'S RIGHT. I WANT TO THANK YOU. IMAGINE HE'S GOING TO EXPLAIN. HE'LL EXPLAIN IS A A EVALUATE PROGRESS WITH SUCCESS. SIX HERE AND THEN ON HERE, THERE'S THE VIOLENCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM. YEAH. SO LET'S COMBINE THEN YOU HAVE TO DO THAT. BUT I WOULD SAY PUT ALL THE EVALUATES. I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT ONE WAS MORE SYSTEMIC ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THEY TALK ABOUT THE EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS OR SO, MAKING SURE EXEMPLARY AND CORE ARE IN ALIGNMENT TO DO WHAT WE FELT LIKE. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS MORE. ONCE AGAIN, FEEL FREE TO VETO THAT. I WANT IT OVER HERE. MONEY FOR IT. SO, YEAH, IT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL INTERVIEW, SO. WELL, WHY DON'T WE DO? BUT HOW DO. [01:10:33] NOW THAT RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR BUCKETS IDENTIFIED, DR. REEF, NOW IS THE TIME WE ARE GOING TO. EACH OF YOU HAS YOUR BLUE DOTS. YOU SHOULD HAVE EIGHT OF THEM. YOU ARE GOING TO PLACE A DOT WITHIN ANY AREA THAT YOU FEEL SHOULD BE A PRIORITY IN THE COMING YEARS. BUDGET PROPOSAL YOU MAY PLACE ONLY YOU SAY GO. NOT YET. YOU MAY ONLY PLACE ONE DOT PER BUCKET. SO I CANNOT VOTE FOR A GIVEN TOPIC, SAY FOUR OUT TO SCHOOLS THREE TIMES. RIGHT. I'M ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR THAT ONCE. SO I AS A VOTING PERSON WILL BE VOTING FOR EIGHT DIFFERENT PRIORITIES WITH MY BLUE DOTS. THE OTHER BLUE DOT RULE IS WE NEED ONE DOT, AT LEAST ONE DOT NEEDS TO GO WITHIN EACH GOAL AREA, RIGHT? SO THINK OF YOU HAVE ONE DOT FOR EACH GOAL AREA AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE THAT YOU CAN KIND OF USE AS WILD CARDS AND PUT AROUND AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT IN AN AREA FOR WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY VOTED. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? NOW, IF I WERE RUNNING A SESSION, EVERYONE WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT. THAT 130. WELL, WE WE BELIEVE THAT'S. [01:20:34] WE ARE GOING TO START COUNTING UP TOTALS RIGHT NOW. [01:20:42] STICK IT ON THERE. SO THIS. SHE'S JUST ONE OF THE BEST. THIS. WAS JUST. AND SO IF SHE'S EATING THAT TODAY, SHE'S. SO, DOMINIC, YOU CAN CIRCLE THE TOP VOTE GETTER ON ANY INDIVIDUAL CHART. JUST DON'T CIRCLE MORE THAN ONE. [01:25:13] SO WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR TALLYING AND VOTING. SO OUT OF SYSTEMIC ALIGNMENT, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES PLAN. SO THAT WILL BE THE PRIORITY COMING FORWARD AND THAT GOAL AREA WITHIN INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE, WE ARE LOOKING AT CLASS SIZE RATIOS AS WELL AS K FOR SPECIFICALLY AROUND LITERACY. WE ALSO HAVE SOME MATH AND THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC RIGHT ON THOSE GRADE LEVELS MOST IMPACTED, WHICH WE KNOW BOTH THROUGH OUR DATA AS WELL AS NATIONAL RESEARCH ARE OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS. WHEN WE'RE TALKING GRADE LEVEL OUT OF STUDENT ACCESSIBILITY AND SUPPORT, WE HAVE OUR TOP VOTE GETTER AROUND TRUANCY, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND SUPPORTS IN THAT ARENA. OUR NEXT TOP, WHICH ALSO WILL GET ELEVATED BASED ON FIVE VOTES, IS AROUND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND DESPEREAUX IN OUR STUDENT SUSPENSION AND DISCIPLINE DATA WITHIN OUR STRATEGIC RESOURCE AND ALLOCATION. I THINK ALSO RIGHT. JUST FROM A VISUAL IN TERMS OF LIKE LEVEL OF DOTS AND WHERE WILD CARDS WENT, IT FEELS LIKE THIS IS CLEARLY AN AREA FOR THE BOARD WHICH IS LIKE THAT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR FOR US AS STAFF, RIGHT? IT'S NOT NECESSARILY JUST THE BUCKETS, BUT ALSO LIKE AS AN OVERALL AREA, THIS SEEMED LIKE CERTAINLY AN AREA OF INTEREST. SO WE HAVE THINKING ABOUT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT OUR COMPENSATION AND TEACHER PAY AS WELL AS SUBSTITUTE PAY. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS OF COUNSELING IDENTIFIED THERE. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST WITHIN OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED OUR SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOLS AND SPECIFICALLY MENTION OF THE COORDINATOR. SO THOSE WILL BE WE WILL RETAIN THESE AS ARTIFACTS. THEY WILL BE POSTED AT FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW. MR. TURNER AND HIS STAFF WILL MAKE THIS LOOK VERY PRETTY AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU ALL. I BELIEVE AT THE AT THE MEETING ON THE SIXTH FOR YOUR REVIEW AND FINAL GO AHEAD. AND THEN THAT WILL BE THEIR CUE TO BEGIN THE WORK OF INCORPORATING IT INTO THEIR BUDGETING PROCESS. SO THANK YOU ALL. I'M JUST CURIOUS, IN THIS DEAL AT TIMES WHERE IT FELT FAIRLY ALIGNED TO THE STAFF ALREADY THINKING, YOU KNOW. TWO POINT. COUNSELOR STUDENT SUPPORT PIECE. I THINK YOU'RE WERE ALL THINKING. LET WE CHECK ON THE SAFE ROUTES TO SPACE POSITION. I DEFINITELY WILL. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.