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REBATES THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THESE ONE TIME MONEYS TO BE RETURNED.AS YOU KNOW EVERY YEAR IN THE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE WE HAVE ITEMS THAT ARE VERY CLEARLY RELATED TO SCHOOLS AND WITH A FOCUS ON WHERE THE SCHOOLS AMOUNT THE CITY MEET WHICH FOR US TENDS TO BE WHERE THE MONEY IS.
HISTORICALLY WE'VE HAD I FOR FULL FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION, EXPANDING MONEYS NOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, WE DID SEE SOME OF THAT LAST SESSION, WE'RE HAPPY TO SEIZE MORE IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS NOT WRAPPED UP IN COMPLICATED FORMULAS, AS A GROWING COMMUNITY AS AN OLDER CHIEWNTD WE HAVE NEEDS FOR EXPANSION BUT NEEDS FOR RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING FACILITIES, OBVIOUSLY.
WE ALSO HAVE H ITEMS RELATED TO JUST THE COST OF K-12 EDUCATION ANNAL PLACES LIKE ALEXANDRIA, THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE TRUE COST OF K-12 EDUCATION.
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AND WHETHER THAT IS FULLY FUNDED STARTS OF QUALITY, RECOGNITION OF THE COST OF LIVING VARIATIONS IN STATE FUNDIN RESERVATION OF FULL FUNDING FOR ADJUSTMENTS, THEN APPROPRIATE RECOGNIT THE COST TO EDUCATE HIGHER LEVEL MORE SPECIALIZED NEEDS CHILDREN WHETHER IT'S ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, STUDENTS LIVING IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLD.IT DOES TARGET THOSE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE JUST STRAIGHT UP MORE EXPENSIVE
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TO EDUCATE.I KNOW THAT MY CHILD IS 1 MORE EXPENSIVE TO EDUCATE THAN MY NEUROTYPICAL CHILD.
AS A COMMUNITY SEEN A WEALTHY BUT HAS A HIGHLY NEEDY SCHOOL POPULATION CHANGES THE NEED HOW COSTS ARE EXPENDED IN OUR SCHOOLS.
I'M SURE WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE ITEMS RELATED TO IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.
REGIONALLY ALL THE PACKAGES TAKE A POSITION, RELATIVE TO FUNDING, RECOGNITION OF F COST OF K-12, WAYS TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PLACES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA WHERE WE DO TAKE THE BRUNT OF THE LCI KIND OF MESSES OUR MONEY.
AND IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE T HIRE TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF.
IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE TO RETAIN TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF AND ESPECIALLY AS ALL OF US ARE EXISTING IN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINI ENVIRONMENT, KNOWING THAT THE COSTS WHETHER IT IS INFRASTRUCTURE OR TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION ARE ALL SIGNIFICANT, ESPECIALLY HERE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
BEYOND THE MONEY, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THA ARE VERY LIKELY TO SEE THIS SESSION I THINK WE STARTED TO SEE IT A LITTLE BIT LAST SESSION BUT WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE IT MORE THIS SESSION, IS THE INTERSECTION OF SOCIAL ISSUES OR BROCHURE ISSUES.
AND WHERE THEY I WITH MONEY, IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SO THE IDEA THAT THERE ARE ISSUES, WHETHER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BOOKS AND LIBRARIES, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TRANSGENDER STUDENTS, WHAT CONVERSATIONS YOU CAN OR CAN'T HAVE WITH WHAT CONVERSATIONS A NURSE CAN AND CAN'T HAVE WITH A CHILD, CAN CONVERSATIONS IS THINGS LIKE THAT.
NOT ONLY ARE WE LIKELY TO SEE LEGISLATION BRINGING THOSE ISSUES TO THE FOREFRONT AS TO HOW THESE THINGS HAPPEN IN OUR SCHOOLS BUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF TYING THOSE TO FUNDING IS PROBABLY PRETTY LIKELY.
THE IDEA THAT IF YOU D DO THESE THINGS, IT WILL IMPACT YOUR FUNDING FORMULA.
WE'RE ALSO I THINK L SEE ADDITIONAL EFFORTS ON THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL TO DO MORE THINGS EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
AND SO JUST GOING AROUND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROCESS AN DOING AS MUCH AS CAN BE DONE, FROM AN EXECUTIVE ACTION PLACE.
I THINK THE OTHER THING WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE IS LEGISLATING THROUGH A BUDGET.
BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO PROPOSE A BUDGET, WHETHER THAT IS LIKE I SAID TYING THESE SOCIAL ISSUES, THESE BROCHURE BILL ISS TO FUNDING IN THE BUDGET, SINCE THE BUDGET TRUMPS EVERYTHING, WHILE THE BUDGET IS TEMPORARY WHICH IS NICE, IT DOES TRUMP ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S IN THE CODE.
SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE BOOKS FOR THE LAW WITH REGARD TO THESE THINGS, ANYTHING THAT'S ON THE BUDGET IS NICELY TEMPORARY BUT TRUMPS EVERYTHING THAT IS CURRENTLY IN CODE.
AND BECAUSE THE BUDGET IS SO COMPLICATED IT TENDS TO BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO DECIDE TO GO ALL-IN ON TANKING THE BUDGET BECAUSE OF ONE THING THAT'S IN IT.
CAN YOU GO ALL IN ON ONE PART WHEN SOMETHING YOU REALLY, REALLY CARE ABOUT IS BEING WELL HANDLED, IN THE REST OF THE BUDGET.
IF Y'ALL HEAR ME S ONCE, YOU HEAR ME SAY IT 947 TIMES.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL SPEAKING ABOUT THIS IS WHAT SECTIONS OF THE CODE WE FILE ON LEGISLATION.
ONCE YOU OPEN UP A SECTION OF CODE YOU SOMETIME A BUILT RELATED TO LOCAL AUTHORITY
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TO EXPAND -- FOR HOUSING AUTHORITY, IT LOOKS GREAT WHEN YOU FILE THE BILL.AND THEN WHEN SOMEBODY ELSE GETS HOLD ON IT, IT TAKES AWAY LOCAL AUTHORITY TO MANDATE CERTAIN THINGS REMITTED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT AMONGST OURSELVES ABOUT IS THE IDEA THAT WE NEED VERY CAREFUL WHEN WE LOOK AT SECTIONS OF CODE TO OPEN UP WHAT THE FLIP SIDE OF OPENING THAT UP CODE SECTION IS.
TO BE VERY CAREFUL, VERY DILIGENT, ONCE THIS BILL IS NO LONGER IN YOUR CONTROL, IT'S PRETTY MUCH NOT IN CONTROL ONCE IT'S FILED, WHAT COULD HAPPEN ONCE THE SAYS EVOLVES.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE WOULD BE CAREFUL ABOUT AND SOMETHING I WOULD THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT IN VIRGINIA, IN OTHER LOCALITIES, SOMETHING WE ARE TRYING TO BE VERY VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT.
ONE OTHER ISSUE THAT IS VERY SPECIFIC HAS TO DO WITH MONEY BUT I THINK OPENS UP A CONVERSATION ABOUT OTHER THINGS IN THIS AREA.
THERE IS A CONVERSATION ABOUT TYING THE STATE REIMBURSEMENT FOR PUBLIC DAY PLACEMENT STUDENTS TO THE LCI.
SAYING THAT PRIVATE DAY REGULATION FUNDING AL THAT SHOULD BE A DOE RESPONSIBILITY.
BECAUSE IT IS TECHNICALLY AN EDUCATION TOOL.
>> IT'S NOT REALLY IT'S KIND OF A STRETCH BUT PLACE THEY'RE GOING BECAUSE ONCE IT'S UNDER THE CONTROL OF DOE THEY COULD THEN RUN THAT FUNDING THROUGH THE LCI WHICH WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE HUGE PROBLEM FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
SOMETHING WE ARE VERY CAREFULLY KEEPING AN EYE ON.
BUT AGAIN SPEAKING OF THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE EXPONENTIALLY MORE -- COSTLY TO EDUCATE AND WHO NEED THESE VERY CLEAR EXTRA SERVICES, BECAUSE I.T.
GOES THROUGH THE DOE AND THEN LY SIMPLE A CONCERN.
IF THEY'RE LOOKING AT PRIVATE DAY PLACEMENT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RUN SOMETHING THROUGH THE L CRFERI WE ARE KEEPING OUR RADAR OPEN FOR WHAT ELSE COULD GET SHIFT INTERMEDIATE A DOE FACE WHICH COULD THEN GET RUN THROUGH LCI WHICH COULD THEN END UP WITH LESS FOR COMMUNITIES IN VIRGINIA IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE MATH WORKS IN THAT PLACE.
SO THAT'S C SOMETHING WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON.
IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT MATH WISE BUT ALSO JUST THE SLIPPERY SLOPE OF THAT KIND OF AN EFFORT.
AND THEN FINALLY, I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S KIND OF A CURRENT EVENT IS THE IDEA OF K-12 BACKGROUND CHECKS.
FAIRFAX COUNTY IS DEALING WITH THE ISSUE OF WHERE SOMEONE WAS -- A BACKGROUND CHECK WAS NOT CAUGHT.
AN E-MAIL WAS SENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE E-MAIL ADDRESS WAS WRONG.
THERE'S A WHOLE BIG EFFORT TO DO SOMETHING LEGISLATIVELY WHEN IT PROBABLY NEEDS A CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT ADDRESSES ON A WEBSITE SOMEWHERE BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD CLEARLY BE OVERCOMPLICATED AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF KEEPING AN EYE ON IT.
I KNOW FAIRFAX COUNTY SENT A LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION AND THE GOVERNOR TALKING ABOUT THAT TALKING ABOUT USING NEW DIFFEREN BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEMS, THE RACK-BACK SYSTEM BEING THE ONE THAT IS MOST LIK TO HAPPEN.
SOMETHING THAT W WITH SCHOOLS, WITH SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, ALSO DHS, PARKS AND REC SPACES, SOMETHING THAT COST MONEY AND LIKELY SOMETHING THAT WERE IT TO BE MANDATED THAT WE USE PROBABLY WOULDN'T COME WIT A BIG POT OF MONEY TO PAY FOR IT.
BUT I THINK THATTIST OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT THERE'S SOME CONCERN ABOUT.
AND SOMETHING THAT IS IN OUR BACKYARD AND WE SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE SNMG THAT SPACE.
HOPEFULLY IT IS NOT SOMETHING OVERLY COMPLICATED AND FINANCIALLY CHALLENGING BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT TO SEE SOMETHING ON.
THOSE ARE KIND OF THE BIG THINGS ON OUR RADAR UP HERE.
I'M SURE THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER THINGS GOING ON.
IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY Q I'LL BE HAPPY TO.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE ON THAT BACKGROUND CHECK IT'S A BLAME GAME SITUATION FOR A SPECIFIC SITUATION.
I DID HEAR, WE ACTUALLY HAD A CONVERSATION ON THE SIDELINES OF A DIFFERENT MEETING SOME DAYS AGO AND THERE WAS A RAG BAG ABOUT RESEARCHES THAT HAVE TO BE SENT, WE WERE LAUGHING LIKE YOU HAVE TO RECESS RECOLLEC A FAX MACHINE FROM 1999 AND
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TRY TO FAX SOMETHING.SO SOUNDS LIKE T TO BE PROBABLY SOME UPDATES IN THE CODE AND REGS TO UPDATE WITH THAT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MOSTLY A BLAME THING.
CAN WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FACILITY EFFORT THAT MADE IT THROUGH THE BUDGET LAST YEAR AND KIND OF DO WE KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW THAT MONEY IS GOING TO BE DISBURSED YET?
LIKE A LOT OF THINGS THAT GOT MONEY LAST YEAR --
>> WHY DON'T YOU HAVE IT IN A BAG HERE FOR US?
>> MY GIANT BAG OF MONEY IS IN MY OTHER CAR.
>> BUT LIKE A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE ELIGIBLE ASSEMBLY LAST YEAR WITH MONEY ATTACHED, THERE WASN'T A SYSTEM P WHETHER THAT IS SORT OF THE GUIDELINES, THE GUARDRAILS HOW THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED OR EVEN JUST THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE TO DO THAT DISTRIBUTION.
I SEEM TO RECALL T IS WHERE THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION, THE ROOF MONEY, THE HVAC MONEY ALL OF THAT IS SORT OF IN THAT SAME SPACE OF THIS MONEY HAS BEEN ALLOCATED BUT THERE ISN'T A SYSTEM OR A PROCESS IN PLACE FOR IT TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
SO I WILL CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP.
I'M GOING DOWN TOMORROW FOR SENATE FINANCE.
I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH SENATOR SPARKER AND SASLAW AND EVAN.
>> IS THIS BOARD OF REGS OR --
>> OR SIMPLY THERE AREN'T PEOPLE IN THE SYSTEM TO DO THE MATH AND THE CALCULATIONS.
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SAW THERE SOME OF OUR MONEY COMING FROM THE STATE, THERE WASN'T A ADMINISTRATOR TO ADMINISTER THE REG.
SOME ARE ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES THAT NEED TO BE PROMULGATED FROM THE ADMINISTRATION BUT I WILL CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH SENATOR EVAN AND SENATOR SASLAW AND PARKER TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY MORE DIRECTION IN THAT SPACE.
IN THE PAST YOU GUYS, W TRIED KIND OF COORDINATE, I THINK THAT'S WHY WE ADDED THIS ITEM, TO THE ARE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR STUFF, WE'LL ASK FOR STUFF TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF STUFF YOU'RE ASKING FOR AND VICE VEER AIF IT IS APPLICABLE.
WHEN DO YOU GUYS ADOPT YOUR PACKAGE OF ASKS?
>> I WAS GOING TO MY QUESTION KIND OF INVOLVED THAT.
IT'S NORMALLY TOWARDS T IN NOVEMBER, TOWARDS THE END OF NOVEMBER.
BUT I REALLY WANTED TO KNOW WITH SO -- WITH SUCH A SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATION RIGHT NOW, AND I LOVE HEARING TALK ABOUT SOQS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, LCI HAS NEVER BEEN THIS OUR FAVOR IN ALEXANDRIA, IT HURTS ME TO MY HEART.
BUT AS WE TALK ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS, I WAS WONDERING IS THERE ANY COLLABORATION WITH LEILA OUR LOBBYIST DOWN THERE, TO PUSH INITIATIVES FOR ALEXANDRIA? DO YOU EVER HAVE C WITH HER? I'LL BE VERY HONEST, T YOU.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO COORDINATE WITH YOUR LOBBYIST.
>> I KNOW DR. KY HAD SOMETHING TO SHARE IN REGARD TO WHAT YOU SHARED AND THEN I HAVE JUST ONE THING TOO.
THE ACPS ON OUR SIDE, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR SOME TIME.
OF COURSE THERE IS THAT COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT SO WE WILL HAVE SOME JOINT EFFORTS TO MAYBE SHARE THE COST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE THAT CAN GET QUITE EXPENSIVE WITH THE NUMBER OF STAFF WE HAVE AND THAT WOULD GREATLY IMPACT OUR STAFF IF WE HAD TO DO EVERY STAFF EVERY YEAR.
AND THEN THERE'S THAT WAIT-TIME OF COURSE TO GET THOSE BACK WHICH IS A DELAY FOR US IN STARTING AND STARTING PROGRAMS. I'M WAITING TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO ROLL OUT.
HOPEFULLY IT IS FUNDED AND THAT THERE IS SOME SWORD OF TIER SYSTEM AND HOW WE CAN ROLL OUT BACKGROUND CHECKS.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR TALKS ON OUR SIDE JUST TO BE PROACTIVE JUST IN CASE SOMETHING COMES.
>> I'M GOING TO CHIME IN ON THAT LAST TIDBIT YOU SH ABOUT I GUESS TRYING TO MOVE FUNDING FOR A PRIVATE PLACEMENT THROUGH THE LCI, VERY CONCERNING TO ME.
SO WHATEVER YOU NEED ME TO DO OR SAY, OR I THINK WE NEED TO GET IN FRONT OF THAT.
BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW NONPUBLIC PLACEMENT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.
I'M THOUGHT SURE I WANT THE STATE INVOLVED IN PLACING, YOU KNOW -- IN THOSE
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PLACEMENTS BECAUSE THOSE ARE GENERALLY IEP TEAM DECISIONS, AND THEY ARE MADE WITH PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE CHILDREN.AND LIKE WE JUST T ABOUT THE LCI, I JUST -- THAT REALLY, REALLY CONCERNS ME.
SO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO ON THAT.
I'LL COME AND SCREEN AND HOLLER FOR YOU.
>> I GUESS MY -- AND I DEFER TO MS. TAYLOR ON BECAUSE THIS GETS TRICKY BECAUSE THE LCI ALSO HAS A GEOGRAPHY TO IT UNFORTUNATELY, AND RIGHT NOW, THE POLITICS OF THE GEOGRAPHY ARE NOT IN OUR FAVOR.
AND SO I THINK TO THE E WE CAN GET ALLIES ON THIS OUTSIDE OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA WOULD BE IDEAL.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT VSB SIMPLE DOING, VACO, THIS THE CONDITION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE ALLIES OUT OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
WHEN IT COMES TO THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOSE, THAT REALITY.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS WE DON'T WANT TO BE O TIP OF THE SPEAR ON.
I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHERS, KIND OF RECOGNIZE CHALLENGES THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES.
BECAUSE IF IT'S A FISCAL, YOU KNOW, CHALLENGE IT IS GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT FISCAL CHALLENGE FOR A LOT OF OTHER COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.
SO, LINKING UP WITH SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIO WE CAN BE IN THIS PLACE, IN THIS SPACE.
THIS IS NOT A TIME TO BE O FRONT AND CENTER ON A LOT OF THESE OPTIONS.
I MEAN I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WHEN I CAN'T SLEEP THINKING ABOUT ALL THE TERRIBLE THINGS ACOULD HAPPEN IN THESE SPACES AND KNOWING THAT THE BEST OPTION FOR US IS BRINGING A LOT OF FOLKS FROM THE OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, WHETHER IT'S RICHARD, SOUTHWEST, RURAL COMMUNITIES AND BRING THOSE FOLKS TO THE TABLE TO HELP ADVOCATE PERHAPS MORE LOUDLY WE DO IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT PLACE FOR US TO BE.
>> JUST LOOKING HISTORICALLY BACK ON VERY Z TIFF LIKE THIS, WHEN IT INVOLVES SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION, I THINK YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS COME TOGETHER AND DO A COSIGN ON A STATEMENT.
I'M HOPING THAT WILL BE AT THE FOREFRONT.
THOSE ARE MANY ONES, YOU LISTED A NUMBER THAT WERE OF CONCERN ME BUT THAT IS AN ALARM ON OUR SCHOOL, SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION FOR OUR STUDENTS, THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE THE NUMBERS MAYBE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN VSBA BECAUSE THEY ARE AS WELL AS NATIONAL AND THEY CAN HAVE A BIGGER VOICE FOR US.
>> YES, CANDIDLY THE CHALLENGE FOR US IS THAT THE LCI HAS THE EFFECT OF BASICALLY FORCING NORTHERN VIRGINIA TAXPAYERS TO PAY MORE OF A SHARE OF THE COST OF THE STATE.
AND POLITICALLY RIGHT NOW, THAT IS PERFECTLY FINE.
IS I THINK THE A NEED ARE THE JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE NOT IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA BUT HAVE A SIMILAR LCI CONFIGURATION.
SO IT'S NOT REALLY THE RURAL JURISDICTION, IT'S PROBABLY TIDE WATER, IT IS RICHMOND SUBURBS.
THEY WILL GET SCREWED AS WELL BUT NOT QUITE AS SCREWED AS BAD AS WE ARE AND IT'S MAKING SURE THEY'RE ON OUR SIDE ON THIS AND SPEAKING LOUDLY FOR US, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CARE ABOUT US WHINING ON THIS SITUATION, UNFORTUNATELY.
>> THIS IS ALSO I THINK ONE OF THESE ISSUES WHERE WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN WHAT PARENTS THINK, AND HOW PARENTS FEEL ABOUT THIS, THERE IS NO, OFTEN NO LOUDER GROUP THAN PARENTS OF CHILDRE SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION.
I SAY THAT FROM A VERY PERSONAL PLACE.
WE CARE WHAT PARENTS THINK WHEN IT COMES TO OUR EDUCATIONAL SPACES.
THIS IS AN ISSUE CERTAINLY TO MOBILIZE AND HEAR FROM PARENTS.
>> I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO COORDINATION CERTAINLY KEEP OUR BOARD OUR COUNCIL IN THE LOOP AS OUR PACKAGE VOSMS. I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY T CONNECT WITH MS. WISE AND WITH YOU ALL.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO FIND THE LINKAGES WHERE THE WORK OF EDUCATING CHILDREN
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AND THE MONEY AND NEED TO DO THAT WHERE THEY CONNECT WHERE WE CAN BE BOTH IN THE SAME PLACE.SO WE'RE CERTAINLY ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP COORDINATE THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
SO WE'LL MOVE A AGENDA, THANK YOU FOR THAT MS. TAYLOR.
>> ACTUALLY JUST ONE OTHER THING.
ONCE WE HAVE A DRAFT, WE'LL GET YOU A DRAFT OF OUR PACKAGE SO YOU GUYS CAN REVIEW, AND OBVIOUSLY IF YOU GUYS HAVE THE SAME, A DRAFT, DEFINITELY MAKE SURE WE PULL IT IN.
>> OUR SCHEDULE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE LATER THAN USUAL THIS YEAR.
I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE APPROVING OURS UNTIL DECEMBER, JUST BECAUSE WHERE DATES FAULT WITH ELECTION DAY.
OURS PROBABLY W UNTIL DECEMBER WHICH I THINK IS USEFUL BECAUSE IT JUST GIVES US EXTRA TIME TO COORDINATE AMONGST LOTS OF FOLKS ON THIS.
BUT I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE.
AND THIS IS A NEW THING A -- DO YOU GUYS, WELL SO ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH OUR PACKAGE WE BRING IN THE AND WE MEET WITH THE DELEGATION.
I WONDER IF IT MAKES SENSE TO MAYBE NOT ALL OF YOU BUT LIKE MAYBE THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR TO SHOW UP WHEN WE DO THAT AND GET THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR.
SO I THINK TO THE EXTENT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A LOT OF THESE SCHOOL ISSUES, IT IS GOOD FOR YOU TO BE THE TABLE AS WELL TO PREVENT THAT UNITED FRONT OBVIOUSLY ON BEHALF OF ALEXANDRIA.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE ALREADY HAVE THAT SCHEDULED BUT ONCE WE HAVE THE DATE WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU SO YOU GUYS BE THERE.
MOVING ALONG DO WE HAVE A AMAZON VIRGINIA TECH UPDATE AT ALL? I KNOW YOU HAD A VISIT THIS WEEK, DIDN'T YOU?
>> YES, I SAW SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DIDN'T I SEE SOMETHING, SOME EVENT GOING ON?
>> I DID VISIT WITH THE VIRGINIA TECH CAMPUS.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS JUST TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP WOULD LOOK LIKE FROM AN INSTRUCTIONAL LENS FROM OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS SOME OTHER FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR CLASSROOMS AND MAYBE SOME FUTURE STAFFING, AND REALLY HELPING THEM LOOK AT A PIPELINE OF OUR STUDENTS EARLY ON, GETTING INTO CLASSROOMS AND EXPOSING THEM TO ENGINEERING AND STEM.
AND WE HAVE SOME MEETINGS COME UP I BELIEVE IN TWO WEEKS AROUND THE INNOVATION PROJECT.
SO -- AND I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE DR. GONZALEZ.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL OADD DR. GONZALEZ FOR AN UPDATE?
WE'RE DOING A BIG C SCIENCE FOR ALL WORKSHOP WITH VIRGINIA TECH AROUND -- AT AMAZON'S LOCATION ON OCTOBER 25TH AND 26TH WITH ABOUT 25 OF OUR STAFF LEADERS AND TEACHERS GET THE BALL ROLLING, TO HELP US WITH OUR STEM INITIATIVES HERE.
>> ALL RIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IS THERE A -- WE HAVE STANDING SAFETY AND SECURITY UPDATE.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO SHARE?
>> NO, I DO NOT HAVE ANY UPDATES TONIGHT CHAIR ALDERTON.
>> I GUESS JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
ON THE SLEP EFFORT WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE? IS THERE A SCHEDULE OF KIND OF WHEN OUTPUT WIL COMING THERE THAT EFFORT?
SO MAYOR WILSON, I WANT TO SAY PROBABLY TWO WEEKS AGO, WE GAVE A FULL REPORT-OUT ON THE SLEP PROGRESS AT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
SO THAT INFORMATION IS PUBLIC RECORD AND I CAN DEFINITELY SHARE THAT WITH YOU TO SHARE ON WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
BUT IN THAT PRESENTATION IT DID HAVE THE FULL SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE WHEN THEY ARE PROPOSING TO HAVE A RECOMMENDATIONS T SCHOOL BOARD WHICH IS REALLY IN THE DECEMBER 2022 OR EARLY JANUARY TIME.
IF YOU CAN SHARE IT I'LL SHARE IT WITH THE COLLEAGUES AS WELL, THANK YOU.
>> DR. HART DID YOU SAY JANUARY?
>> THEY ARE AIMING TO HAVE THE RECOMMENDATIO SCHOOL BOARD BY THE END OF DECEMBER.
HOWEVER WE DID E RECENT SURVEY EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE GETTING AS MUCH COMMUNITY INPUT AS POSSIBLE.
SO WITH THAT EXTENSION, WE MAY ACTUALLY RUN A LITTLE BIT INTO THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY 2023 TO PROVIDE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
IF THERE AREN'T ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO TACKLE?
>> I GUESS I HAD A COUPLE OTHER QUESTIONS THA SUBMITTED TO ME, TO ASK.
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CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON MCARTHUR WHEN WE GET A CHANCE? CAN YOU PROVIDE I LATER JUST SCHEDULE AND ALL THAT.AND THEN, THE QUESTION WAS AROUND THE -- OH IF YOU WANT TO GIVE IT ORALLY, GREAT.
>> SO MAYOR WILSON, I THINK THAT WE GET THIS QUESTIO QUITE OFTEN IN TERMS OF UPDATES ON MCARTHUR AND WE DO HAVE A MCARTHUR UPDATE THAT GOES OUT I BELIEVE IT IS EVERY TWO WEEKS TO THE DMEG ADVISORY GROUP OF AND IT IS A FULL OVERVIEW WHERE WE'RE FROM A CONSTRUCTION AND SCHEDULING UPDATE AS WELL AS UPDATE ON OUR WEBSITE.
I WORE INTERESTED TO K THERE IS ANY PARTICULAR AREA WHERE DETAILS ARE BEING REQUESTED.
BECAUSE WE DO PROVIDE THOSE UPDATES THROUGH TH VARIOUS MEDIUMS.
>> I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT, SO I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I CAN CAN CHECK WITH THE REQUESTOR WHETHER TH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
I THINK HONESTLY THE THRESHOLD QUESTION ABOUT JUST WHETHER WE'RE STILL TRACKING TO THE OPENING DATE IS REALLY THE CRITICAL PIECE OF INFORMATION.
>> YES, WE ARE AND WE'VE PROVIDED THAT IN OUR LATES UPDATE, YES WE ARE.
I GUESS THE NEXT QUESTION, THIS MAY BE DR. HART QUESTION AS WELL, WHERE WE ARE ON SOME OF THE SCHOOL BUS CHALLENGES, HAS THAT SETTLED, ARE WE STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH STAFFING AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND KIND OF WHAT THE LATEST IS.
>> SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE A -- I'M SORRY, DR.--
I'M NOT SHOULD YOU IF YOU WERE PROCEEDING.
I WAS GOING TO SAY WE'RE CONTINUING TO RECRUIT WHETHER IT IS TRAIPGHTS OR SUBSTITUTION THAT SORT OF THING.
I'LL LET DR. HART GIVE AN UPDATE BUT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR TRANSPORTATION CONTINUE THE CELEBRATE THEM THIS WEEK.
BUT THEY HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP TO MEET THOSE CHALLENGES TO RUN ADDITIONAL ROUTES AND WHATEVER IS NEEDED SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE PICKED UP AND DELIVERED HOME SAFELY.
DR. HART I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE BUT IN THE RECRUITING STANDPOINT WE ARE ALWAYS IN THE PROCESS OF RECRUITING.
IF ANYONE IS LISTENING, PLEASE PLEASE, I'M ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE THE HR HAT ON, TO GO OUT --
>> MR. PARJO INFERRING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP W WILL TRAIN YOU AS WELL.
>> DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE TRAINING.
>> I'VE DRIVEN, I'VE PLOWED SNOW BEFORE.
IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME THING.
>> WE MIGHT SWITCH YOU FROM DRIVING BUS TO OTHER DIVISIONS.
>> I'M STILL WORKING ON MAYBE THE CROSSING GUARD.
>> DRIVING BUSES, HAVING KIDS CROSS.
>> YEAR SO SORRY DR. HART WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT BACK TO YOU AT THIS POINT.
>> NO DR. KY YOU ACTUALLY COVERED WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY SO WE ARE WORKING TO FILL THE VACANCIES AS WE ARE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH ALL OF OUR VACANCIES.
BUT NOTHING THAT IS, YOU KNOW, IMPACTING GREATLY OUR TRANSPORTATION OPERATION.
OUR TEAM IS AS DR. KY HAS SAID HAS STEPPED UP CHALLENGE, HAS BEEN GREAT THIS YEAR AND ANY TIME WE DO EXPERIENCE ANY TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS IT MAY BE DO DUE THAT DAY OR INCLEMENT WEATHER BUT WE TRY OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE STAKEHOLDERS ARE INFORMED WHEN TRANSPORTATION ROUTES WILL BE IMPACTED, YES.
>> LET US KNOW IF WE CAN HELP IN ANY WAY ON THAT.
>> OKAY WITH THAT SAID OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 5 P.M.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GO A AND ADJOURN BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO.
>> MADAM CHAIR MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN.
SEE YOU GUYS SOON.
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