2021-01-19 - School Board Meeting

0:00 I’ll see you next time.

0:30 Good evening.

0:48 I’m happy to welcome all of my fellow board members and call the

0:50 January 19, 2021 school board meeting to order.

0:53 Mr. Gibbs, roll call please.

0:55 Ms. Belford.

0:56 Present.

0:56 Mr. Seusson.

0:58 Present.

1:00 Ms. McDougall.

1:00 Present.

1:01 Ms. Campbell.

1:02 Present.

1:02 Ms. Jenkins.

1:03 Present.

1:04 We will now hold a moment of silent reflection and invite the

1:07 viewing audience to join us.

1:09 Thank you.

1:24 Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

1:30 Supply.

1:31 To the United States of America.

1:33 Local.

1:34 Nation.

1:37 Strong.

1:38 Physical.

1:39 At this time, I would like to offer my fellow board members and

1:45 Dr. Mullins the opportunity to recognize students, staff, or

1:50 members of the community.

1:52 Who would like to get us started?

1:53 Do you want to go first?

1:57 No, I was saying we usually start that way.

1:59 Do you want to go first?

2:00 Yeah, that’s fine with me.

2:00 Rapid fire on the new person.

2:02 I’m going to be, it’s okay.

2:03 I’m going to be pretty quick tonight.

2:05 But I have about four more schools to visit in my district.

2:09 I was really excited to go and get out there and be in a couple

2:13 of campuses that I haven’t been in before.

2:16 So I just want to thank everyone so far that I’ve met with for

2:18 welcoming me.

2:19 I really appreciate getting to know your schools.

2:22 Last week, I got to go to Palm Bay Magnet High.

2:25 And I thoroughly enjoy going, seeing all of their CTE programs

2:29 and them allowing me in their robotic shop, their engineering

2:34 shop, and the science research lab was really, really cool as

2:37 well.

2:38 So thank you so much for having me.

2:39 And this week, I’m almost going to finish up with Satellite and

2:43 Gemini.

2:44 So I’m really excited to say I hit them all.

2:47 So thank you.

2:47 Thank you, Ms. Jenkins.

2:53 Ms. Campbell.

2:55 So I have had a lot of fun in the last month with some school

2:58 visits, but I’m going to keep mine short.

3:02 So let me just first just make a little announcement that the

3:05 January 25th through the 29th is Celebrate Literacy Week.

3:09 And I know that as part of our reopening plan, we can’t really

3:12 allow visitors in the building.

3:15 So I just want to encourage all my fellow board members, since

3:17 we are allowed to go in buildings,

3:19 and I know some schools have asked for recordings, so just make

3:22 yourselves available for celebrating.

3:24 For Celebrate Literacy Week, I will let, you know, our schools

3:27 know that I’m absolutely willing to come and record whatever you

3:30 guys would do,

3:31 because we want to make sure we have that celebrate literacy

3:34 from all different kinds of people from the public.

3:36 And I applaud those schools that are already jumping on board,

3:39 getting people from the community to record themselves reading

3:43 books for our students.

3:44 So I was able to give a pen to a very special substitute teacher.

3:52 His name is Mr. Jeff Brown, and I was doing a visit at West

3:56 Melbourne School for Science a few months ago,

4:00 and Ms. Benson told me this story about a sub.

4:04 And, you know, this year, of all years, it’s been so challenging

4:07 for our substitute teachers.

4:08 You know, they come into the building during COVID, and then we

4:11 had e-learning, and we talked about at the beginning of the year,

4:14 what are they going to do with e-learning?

4:16 Are they going to be able to get on the computers?

4:17 And there’s so many challenges.

4:19 And so Mr. Brown came into West Melbourne School for Science,

4:21 and from his experience in the first couple of weeks,

4:24 said, here, let me write this out.

4:25 This is what would make this easier.

4:28 Here’s something that the subs need to know.

4:30 Here’s what the e-learning teacher, you know, some things that

4:33 help them.

4:34 Here’s what the administrator can do to make it, and kind of

4:37 developed a procedure to make this work.

4:40 And then he didn’t just do that.

4:43 Then he was willing to train all the other subs that came into

4:47 their building,

4:49 to, you know, here’s what you need to do to make e-learning work

4:51 if you’re subbing it as an e-learning teacher.

4:53 Then I found, as I was already thinking, man, that’s awesome to

4:58 not just to give and serve,

5:01 but willing to, you know, over and above, you know, to train

5:03 other subs.

5:04 And then when I was already going to, I called the school and

5:07 said, hey, when’s a good time to go and present the pen?

5:09 I found out that they actually had taken that document, tweaked

5:12 it a little bit,

5:13 and they’ve sent it out to all the secretaries in the entire

5:15 district.

5:17 So I’m not sure how many of them are using those procedures, but

5:19 it made an,

5:20 we talked about the pen as impact elevated, and I thought, what

5:23 a better example than what Mr. Brown did.

5:26 So just very much want to appreciate him and the impact he made

5:28 on our district as a substitute teacher.

5:30 And then the other one that I would want to share is about my

5:35 visit with Misty Bland,

5:37 our director of alternative sites to the South Area ALC.

5:41 I was hoping that we could go to some of the other sites, but we’re

5:44 not, you know,

5:45 some of the other sites we’re not allowed to go into yet, you

5:47 know, at this time because of COVID.

5:49 So we had a great conversation, but I had an awesome visit at

5:52 South ALC.

5:53 I hadn’t been there since, I think, school year before last.

5:56 And just so many good things going on at alternative sites,

6:00 especially the South ALC,

6:01 and some changes that they’re making, really, really focusing.

6:04 And thank you to Chris Moore and her staff, and really to this

6:07 board for designating the supports,

6:12 you know, making sure they have the supports there.

6:14 So focused on the mental health, on the specific assistance,

6:19 realizing that students that are there

6:20 for drugs need different kinds of help than people that are

6:23 there for fighting,

6:24 and really being focused so that when these students return to

6:27 their homeschool,

6:28 that they can return successfully.

6:30 And they’ve really done some great work.

6:34 And, you know, we had this long conversation this afternoon

6:36 about mascots.

6:37 I just wanted to share, because I didn’t know since I hadn’t

6:39 been back since 2019,

6:41 South ALC, I don’t know if anybody knew that they were the water

6:43 bears.

6:44 I don’t know what a water bear is.

6:46 But they changed their mascot in 2019, I believe, to the Phoenix.

6:53 And I just couldn’t love that mascot more, the Phoenix, rising

6:58 from the ashes

6:59 and into new life and new opportunities.

7:01 So if you go for a visit, make sure you see the beautiful

7:04 painting

7:05 that an Oak Alley High School graduate did to celebrate their

7:09 new mascot.

7:10 It’s really awesome.

7:11 And so they just really have been taking on that transformation

7:15 process

7:15 that we were hoping to see over the last couple of years.

7:19 And I couldn’t be more proud of Ms. Bland, of Mr. Sejak,

7:21 and of the whole team, the teacher leadership team that I met

7:24 with was really awesome.

7:25 So I just want to give them lots of kudos.

7:27 Thank you so much, Ms. Campbell and Ms. McDougal.

7:30 Thank you.

7:32 Well, Ms. Campbell already talked about literacy week, which I

7:37 was going to go,

7:38 but this kind of leads right into it.

7:39 Florida Power Library School Award,

7:43 we have 16 schools who are already a Florida Power Library

7:47 School.

7:48 And it’s renewed every five years.

7:50 And this year, we have two new schools and one, two, three, five

7:55 renewals.

7:56 So I want to give a shout out to Saban Elementary

7:58 and the media specialist, Andrea, oh boy, Truscal.

8:03 And then Southwest Middle School with Carrie Friday.

8:06 Those are brand new schools that have received this award.

8:10 And then we have some renewal awards from Edgewood Junior Senior

8:13 High School,

8:13 Aaron Worchester, Hoover Middle School,

8:16 Anna Woodbury, West Elementary, Lori Kessel,

8:19 and the Air High School, Beth Harris.

8:21 So thank you to the media specialists and to the schools.

8:24 Congratulations, we now have, you know, 16 schools that are all

8:28 received this award.

8:29 I also was able to give out some pins this past couple weeks.

8:35 And this was at the Audubon.

8:38 And Audubon, I gave an impact pin to the literacy coach,

8:41 who has really worked hard and goes above and beyond

8:47 and has increased the positive outlook for everyone in that

8:51 school.

8:51 And so she’s working hard at that.

8:53 So we wanted to give her an impact award.

8:56 And also, she works to build the community,

8:59 the bridges with the community partners.

9:01 Also, the cafeteria manager, who’s a bridge builder,

9:05 worked with the staff, worked together,

9:08 make a really, a very good, cohesive team

9:10 to serve our students’ nutritious meals.

9:12 And last but not least, the impact elevated

9:15 was to the assistant principal, Jamie Flintz,

9:17 who, an amazing change agent,

9:20 able to step in whenever there’s needed to be,

9:23 always willing to go above and beyond.

9:25 So congratulations to the three of them.

9:28 And last, not but least,

9:30 and I think I have Mr. Susan to kind of thank for this,

9:33 because I, you know, I never really,

9:37 I’ll be honest, I’m not a sports person,

9:40 unless it’s the Tigers.

9:42 So, you know, I want to give a shout out

9:45 to a particular Tiger,

9:47 who has just re, to DJ Ariel,

9:51 Cocoa High School all-time leading passer

9:54 with the following stats.

9:55 So hear this, 8,478 passing yards,

10:00 68 touchdowns, 70% completion rate.

10:03 This, I don’t understand this next one,

10:06 so you might have to help me, Mr. Susan.

10:07 112.2 quarterback passing rate.

10:10 Passer rate.

10:11 That’s real good.

10:11 That’s all I got to know.

10:12 Real good.

10:13 Okay.

10:13 And then he was voted class 4A player of the year

10:17 for the state of Florida.

10:18 And then he finished seventh in the Florida

10:22 for Mr. Football vote.

10:23 And this football,

10:24 this vote was for the best football school,

10:27 football player for the school size.

10:29 So a seventh in the whole state,

10:31 that’s pretty darn good.

10:32 And then last but not least,

10:34 all Cape Coast conference teams.

10:36 So DJ, congratulations.

10:38 Well done.

10:39 And I love watching the Tigers play.

10:43 Thank you, Ms. McDougall.

10:44 Mr. Susan.

10:45 It is.

10:46 Cocoa High School is very contagious

10:48 with their football program

10:50 and the energy that’s wrapped around it.

10:51 And that’s why they’ve been so successful

10:54 with raising money for that track.

10:56 I mean, to go beyond just your football player in Cocoa,

10:59 that community rallies around their people.

11:01 And you can take a look at Cocoa

11:03 to see what we offer in Brevard.

11:06 One of the things that we offer beyond great football

11:08 is a great community.

11:09 And there’s a great group of leaders

11:11 in that city council,

11:12 city manager, Stockton-Witton.

11:14 There’s some good people.

11:14 So cahoots to them.

11:16 I don’t know if everybody in here knows,

11:18 but the two fastest guys in the NFL combine last year

11:22 were from Cocoa.

11:23 So the two fastest guys in the NFL

11:25 that we’re trying out for that

11:27 were literally from Cocoa High School.

11:28 So to say the least,

11:30 we put out some good athletes in this county.

11:32 Plus, we have Brevard County

11:34 has more state championships

11:36 than any other county

11:37 in the central Florida corridor in football.

11:40 So if you take Orange County,

11:41 you think, well, they win state titles.

11:43 No, we don’t.

11:43 Brevard does.

11:44 So it’s a good little statistic.

11:46 But I wanted to say thank you for that.

11:48 And also, I didn’t know what a water bear was either.

11:51 I just looked them up.

11:52 They are the ugliest thing

11:54 I’ve ever seen in my entire life.

11:55 And had I known that

11:57 before our huge mascot debate

11:58 just a little while ago,

11:59 I probably would have been more lenient

12:01 into getting the mascots moving

12:03 had they not done that

12:04 because that is literally like scary.

12:06 Who came up with that?

12:07 Like that needs some investigation there.

12:09 All right.

12:10 I wanted to say thank you to Sue Han

12:12 for her capacity workshop.

12:15 Thank you, Sue.

12:16 You put this together

12:17 and she pulls all of the city managers together

12:19 and I get to be a part of it.

12:21 I just listen to everybody.

12:22 I just, Sue tells me what to do

12:23 and I just say yes.

12:24 But I wanted to say,

12:25 Sue, thank you

12:27 because what we do there

12:29 is a collaborative effort

12:31 across the board

12:32 and we hear firsthand

12:34 when the growth is coming

12:35 but you’re able to get out ahead

12:37 of many of the issues

12:38 that we have.

12:39 Collaborative working

12:40 with Satellite Beach,

12:41 collaborative working with Palm Bay

12:43 on some of their education needs.

12:45 I mean, it all happens right there

12:46 and it’s just a really good thing

12:48 that you do

12:49 and I wanted to say thank you.

12:50 And one of the things

12:51 that kind of rolled out of that

12:52 was an idea.

12:53 I was sitting and talking

12:54 to the city manager

12:55 from Melbourne

12:56 and the city manager

12:56 from Satellite Beach

12:57 and I said,

12:58 you know,

12:58 everything’s kind of volatile

13:00 around here, right?

13:01 So why don’t we get us all together

13:02 and do an ethics thing together, right?

13:05 So maybe this year

13:07 instead of us just doing

13:08 as a school board

13:09 is we ask all of the cities

13:12 to do it with us, right?

13:13 So maybe we have the city managers.

13:15 They loved it.

13:15 So I called the League of Cities

13:17 and I said,

13:17 hey, Sheila, who runs it,

13:19 she says,

13:19 I’ll send it off

13:20 to the board of directors.

13:21 So before she sent off

13:22 an email saying,

13:23 hey, this is what Matt Susan’s thinking,

13:24 you know, I picked up the phone,

13:25 called the board of directors.

13:26 They loved the idea.

13:27 I picked up the phone

13:28 and called Amy Envall,

13:29 our old general counsel

13:30 who did it for us before.

13:31 She said she would love to do it.

13:33 So the League of Cities

13:35 is going to host it,

13:36 but we might get us

13:37 all back together.

13:38 And Sue,

13:38 part of that came out

13:40 of your meeting

13:40 and just collaborative efforts

13:42 all the way around.

13:43 So thank you

13:43 for everything you do

13:44 for the district,

13:44 but I wanted to give you

13:45 a shout out.

13:46 When we do our capacity workshop

13:47 with managers,

13:48 it’s a big deal,

13:49 you know?

13:49 So thank you, Sue.

13:50 The next thing is

13:52 is that I would like

13:53 to invite everybody.

13:53 The HBCA is having

13:56 their brick project kickoff.

13:57 And if you know about this,

13:59 it is the largest jobs program

14:01 that was created

14:02 three years ago.

14:03 I went down there

14:04 with EmployU

14:05 and a couple of the other guys

14:05 and all of the contractors.

14:07 We got together

14:08 and created this.

14:09 Over 100 kids get jobs

14:10 every summer,

14:11 and they’re getting ready

14:12 to start that employment process

14:13 to get ready for the summer.

14:15 And that’s it.

14:15 The home builders

14:16 and contractors,

14:17 I’ll send out an email,

14:18 but they’re doing their,

14:19 like, little kickoff

14:20 with the companies.

14:21 Dr. Mullins came

14:21 to a graduation room

14:22 one time listening

14:23 to those kids

14:24 tell the story

14:25 about getting the parents come.

14:27 And they’re like,

14:28 my kid actually got up

14:29 every day off the couch,

14:30 wasn’t playing video games,

14:31 and went to work.

14:32 And they love it.

14:33 And the employers around here

14:35 are working with it.

14:35 It’s an awesome opportunity

14:36 for our kids

14:37 to work inside the trades.

14:39 I also wanted to say

14:40 thank you to EmployU.

14:41 They created a large jobs program

14:44 at the golf course

14:45 where I live.

14:47 So they created

14:49 an entire program

14:51 for our kids to go through

14:52 where the kids can go

14:53 work in the golf cart thing,

14:56 working on the carts,

14:57 then they go to the pro shop,

14:58 then they go to the turf grass,

14:59 and all of that.

15:00 And the city manager said,

15:01 or the manager

15:02 of the golf course said,

15:03 we have nobody.

15:04 You think you have

15:05 bad kids in trades?

15:05 Try to get kids

15:07 to get excited about

15:07 going out to a golf course

15:09 and managing it.

15:09 Yeah, they’ll want to play it,

15:10 but we don’t have anybody.

15:11 And he said,

15:12 just the same as every other trade.

15:13 So it was huge.

15:14 So we have about six kids

15:15 that are going to start

15:16 going to work

15:17 on that golf course,

15:18 and it’s huge.

15:19 I mean, turf management

15:20 is a big deal

15:20 because it’s not just golf courses.

15:22 It’s football fields,

15:22 baseball fields,

15:23 everything else.

15:23 So I wanted to say

15:24 thank you to EmployU.

15:25 And then also,

15:26 I’m going to challenge you guys.

15:28 It will be the final

15:31 Vieira Eat My Crust 5K.

15:33 They’re going to be

15:34 probably not doing it anymore.

15:36 And we’re about $32,000

15:39 from getting Vieira High School

15:41 across the finish line

15:42 to get that athletic surface

15:44 just like Coco.

15:45 So they’re going to do

15:46 one last run.

15:47 So I was thinking

15:48 we could all go out there

15:49 and promote it.

15:49 It’s not going to be until May,

15:50 so you’ve got time

15:51 to get up two, three miles.

15:53 I don’t run very well.

15:54 Like, I start running

15:55 and people run around me

15:56 to make sure

15:57 I don’t have a heart attack.

15:57 Okay?

15:58 So, but the thing is

15:59 is that I think by then

16:00 we can get up

16:00 and we can have some fun.

16:01 And then maybe that money

16:03 can get to Vieira.

16:03 so that we can get across it

16:04 and get them their surface.

16:06 So with that, I’m done.

16:08 Appreciate the time.

16:09 And go Tigers.

16:10 Thanks, Mr. Susan.

16:12 Dr. Miller?

16:13 Thank you, Ms. Belford.

16:16 I wanted to just,

16:17 can we, as a community,

16:21 we normally have

16:22 a very robust recognition

16:24 and celebration

16:24 of Martin Luther King.

16:26 Current circumstances

16:28 didn’t make that as possible

16:30 as it has been in the past,

16:31 but it didn’t stop our schools

16:33 from doing some wonderful ceremonies

16:36 and celebrations

16:37 of Martin Luther King Jr.

16:39 and his great work.

16:40 I was aware of Rockledge High School

16:43 did a beautiful program.

16:44 It was completely student-led.

16:46 ROTC always does

16:49 a beautiful presentation.

16:50 Student government leaders

16:53 led the way,

16:54 supported by the chorus

16:55 and the band.

16:56 And it was just

16:57 a real outstanding event.

16:59 And my appreciation

17:00 to Principal Burt Clark

17:02 for supporting his kids

17:04 and getting them focused

17:06 on the right thing

17:07 at this time of year.

17:08 And as I’m sure

17:10 we all have over the weekend

17:11 and yesterday reflected,

17:13 I don’t know,

17:14 I just,

17:14 with the indulgence

17:16 of the board,

17:16 I feel compelled

17:17 to share a quote

17:17 that I was reminded of

17:19 over the weekend

17:20 that for me,

17:22 it just resonated loudly

17:23 where we are

17:24 as a country

17:25 and as a society.

17:27 And it comes from

17:28 Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech,

17:30 Where Do We Go From Here?

17:32 delivered in August of 1967.

17:34 And some of his words were,

17:38 and I say to you,

17:39 I have also decided

17:40 to stick with love.

17:41 For I know that love

17:43 is ultimately

17:44 the only answer

17:44 to mankind’s problems.

17:46 And I’m going to talk about it

17:48 everywhere I go.

17:48 I know it isn’t popular

17:49 to talk about it

17:50 in some circles today.

17:52 And I’m not talking

17:53 about emotional Bosch,

17:54 but when I talk about love,

17:56 I’m talking about

17:57 a strong, demanding love.

17:59 And he goes on later,

18:00 probably the more familiar quote,

18:02 Hate is too great

18:03 a burden to bear

18:05 I have decided to love.

18:07 So I just had to share it

18:09 because it resonated with me

18:11 over the weekend

18:12 and I thought it might

18:13 for all of us.

18:14 So thank you.

18:15 Thank you, Dr. Mullins.

18:18 I have just a couple.

18:21 One would like to thank

18:23 Dr. Danielle McKinnon,

18:24 our Director of Equity

18:25 and Diversity

18:26 and Mr. Colucci

18:28 who have worked collaboratively

18:30 on our more recognition

18:33 which I think Dr. Mullins sent

18:34 to all of the board members

18:35 this weekend.

18:36 Had the opportunity

18:38 to meet with Dr. McKinnon

18:39 the other day

18:40 and we had some phenomenal

18:41 discussion.

18:42 She’s doing great work

18:43 in the district

18:43 and we’re just so appreciative

18:45 of her commitment

18:46 in that area.

18:47 And I would be remiss

18:49 if I did not give a shout out

18:50 to our team members

18:53 who made it possible

18:54 for our 65 and over teachers

18:57 to sign up for vaccine.

19:00 And as you can probably imagine

19:04 that was a huge hurdle

19:05 that they turned around

19:06 in virtually no time.

19:08 So if I could thank Chris Moore,

19:11 Dr. Thuddy,

19:12 Russell Cheatham,

19:13 Don Bronstein,

19:15 Russ Bruhn,

19:16 Robin Novelli,

19:17 and Linda Gibson

19:18 for all of their work

19:19 to really at the drop

19:22 of a hat come together

19:23 and make that outreach

19:24 for employees possible.

19:26 And of course our partners

19:27 over at the health department

19:28 who have been alongside us

19:30 throughout the last,

19:33 I was listening to a web conference

19:35 with the Surgeon General,

19:37 State Surgeon General,

19:38 Scott Rifties,

19:38 and he said,

19:39 I think we’re on day 320,

19:42 325, something like that

19:45 of COVID.

19:46 So they’ve been great partners

19:49 throughout

19:49 and we would just like

19:50 to thank them

19:51 and recognize them

19:52 for always being willing

19:53 to give up their time,

19:54 talent,

19:55 and energy

19:55 to support us

19:56 at Brevard Public Schools.

19:57 And I believe

19:59 that is all I have

20:01 as far as recognitions

20:02 this evening.

20:02 Board members,

20:04 I don’t think

20:05 that I have mentioned it,

20:06 but since Ms. Escobar

20:07 is not with us this evening

20:09 to run the back end

20:10 on Agenda Plus,

20:11 we’re going to be doing

20:12 voice votes

20:12 throughout the evening.

20:14 So just so you’re prepared.

20:15 And with that,

20:18 that brings us

20:19 to the adoption

20:20 of the agenda.

20:20 Dr. Mullins.

20:21 Ms. Belford,

20:23 I’m up

20:25 Ms. Belford

20:26 and members of the board

20:27 on tonight’s agenda.

20:28 We have administrative

20:28 staff recommendations,

20:30 one presentation,

20:31 19 consent items,

20:32 seven action items,

20:33 and two information items

20:35 and a board discussion point.

20:37 Changes made

20:39 to the agenda

20:39 since it was first released

20:40 to the public

20:41 on January 12, 2021

20:42 are as follows.

20:44 Revisions were made

20:45 to items A7

20:46 on administrative

20:47 staff recommendations,

20:48 D8

20:49 on superintendent’s report

20:51 and to item G30

20:53 on procurement solicitation.

20:54 Item F11

20:56 on student expulsions

20:57 is in addition.

20:58 An attachment

20:59 was added

21:00 to item F16

21:01 on instructional

21:02 staff recommendations.

21:03 What are the wishes?

21:07 What are the wishes

21:08 of the board?

21:08 Move to approve.

21:09 Moved by Mr. Susan,

21:11 seconded by Ms. McDougal.

21:12 Is there any discussion?

21:13 All those in favor,

21:16 please say aye.

21:17 Any opposed?

21:20 The motion passes 5-0.

21:22 Dr. Mullins,

21:23 would you please let us know

21:24 about the administrative

21:25 staff recommendations

21:26 on the agenda?

21:26 Ms. Belford

21:28 and members of the board,

21:29 there are four persons

21:30 under this category

21:31 for the board to consider.

21:32 What are the wishes

21:33 of the board?

21:33 Move to approve.

21:34 Moved by Mr. Susan.

21:36 Was that Ms. Campbell?

21:38 Seconded by Ms. Campbell.

21:39 Is there any discussion?

21:40 All in favor,

21:42 please signify by saying aye.

21:44 Aye.

21:44 Any opposed?

21:47 Motion passes 5-0.

21:48 Mrs. Belford,

21:49 if I may,

21:50 normally at this time

21:53 in the agenda,

21:54 we have the opportunity

21:55 to introduce new staff members,

21:57 but we also have the opportunity

21:58 to recognize and acknowledge

22:00 staff that are retiring.

22:02 And if you,

22:03 as the board is aware,

22:04 under tonight’s agenda,

22:06 we are wishing

22:07 farewell in one respect,

22:10 but best wishes

22:11 to two 30-plus-year educators

22:16 to Brevard Public Schools.

22:18 Two of our principals,

22:19 first,

22:21 Sherry Tomlinson,

22:22 principal of Kennedy Middle School,

22:25 will be retiring.

22:26 And taking with her

22:28 just a wealth of leadership

22:30 and experience

22:32 and wisdom,

22:34 she’ll certainly be missed.

22:37 And I had the privilege

22:39 of serving with Sherry

22:40 as a colleague principal

22:41 for several years

22:43 and administrator

22:43 and just always found her

22:45 to be a great source

22:46 of collaboration

22:47 and interaction.

22:49 It’s kind of a neat

22:51 full-circle story.

22:52 Sherry Tomlinson

22:53 actually attended

22:55 as a student

22:56 Kennedy Middle School.

22:58 And she got to end

23:00 and close her career

23:01 with Brevard Public Schools

23:02 as their principal

23:03 for the last three

23:05 or so years.

23:05 And just,

23:07 Sherry,

23:07 if you’re out there watching,

23:08 we appreciate you so much,

23:11 your years of dedication

23:13 and devotion

23:13 to the students

23:14 of Brevard County.

23:16 And we wish you well

23:17 in retirement

23:18 and trust you

23:19 will not be a stranger

23:20 and keep us posted

23:22 particularly as we anticipate

23:23 a baby Tomlinson

23:25 in the near future.

23:26 So we’re very excited

23:28 for her.

23:29 And second,

23:36 Ms. Darlene Rogers,

23:38 principal at

23:39 Westside Elementary School.

23:42 I almost said Sunrise.

23:43 She was going to get

23:44 the principal worried

23:46 down there.

23:46 Westside Elementary School.

23:48 Ms. Rogers,

23:49 also a 30-plus-year educator

23:52 in Brevard.

23:52 Before becoming

23:55 the principal at Westside,

23:56 she was administrator

23:57 at Melbourne High School.

23:59 Before that,

24:00 Central Middle School.

24:01 I have to do

24:03 a personal shout-out

24:04 of thanks

24:05 to Ms. Rogers

24:06 because she was

24:08 my kid’s

24:09 assistant principal

24:10 while she was

24:11 at Melbourne High School.

24:12 And I’ll tell you,

24:13 she earned her pay.

24:16 I’ll just put them

24:18 all in the lump,

24:19 keeping them on track

24:20 and so on

24:21 so I don’t call

24:22 any one of them out.

24:23 But just

24:24 known Ms. Rogers

24:26 for a long time

24:27 and so appreciate

24:28 her dedication

24:29 and devotion

24:30 to the students

24:30 of Brevard

24:31 as a bulldog,

24:32 as a central eagle,

24:33 and now at Westside

24:34 Elementary School.

24:35 So thank you

24:36 for the opportunity

24:36 to just recognize

24:38 two great champions

24:39 of education.

24:40 Absolutely.

24:41 Thank you for taking

24:42 the time to do so.

24:43 And that is going

24:45 to bring us

24:45 to the presentation,

24:46 Dr. Mullins.

24:47 The board will give me

24:50 just a moment

24:51 to go to the podium.

25:04 So I wanted to take

25:09 this opportunity

25:10 as we launch 2021

25:12 and kick off today,

25:16 incidentally,

25:17 the first day

25:18 of second semester

25:19 of the school year,

25:20 just to provide

25:21 our board

25:22 a reminder update

25:24 on our COVID protocols

25:26 and processes

25:27 as we go into

25:27 second semester,

25:29 but also

25:30 for our viewing public

25:31 because some questions

25:32 have come up.

25:34 What is in place?

25:35 What is our processes

25:36 and so on?

25:37 So just wanted

25:38 to take this next few minutes

25:39 to review everything

25:41 that we have in place.

25:42 We began the school year

25:44 with several different

25:45 learning options

25:46 for our students

25:47 and families

25:47 and all of those

25:49 will be maintained

25:51 second semester.

25:52 Of course,

25:53 we have our full-time

25:54 in-person option

25:55 at both elementary

25:56 and secondary

25:57 as well as

25:58 a full-time

25:59 e-learning option

26:00 for students

26:01 for school at home,

26:05 both elementary

26:06 and secondary,

26:07 as well as

26:08 our full or part-time

26:09 dual enrollment

26:10 for qualified students

26:12 in secondary.

26:12 In addition,

26:14 our students

26:15 will continue

26:16 to have access

26:16 to full-time

26:17 Brevard Virtual School,

26:19 our in-house

26:20 virtual school program,

26:22 as well as

26:24 a part-time

26:24 in-person

26:25 or part-time

26:26 Brevard Virtual School option

26:28 both at the elementary

26:29 and secondary level.

26:30 Of course,

26:31 the academic success

26:33 of our students

26:34 is and always

26:35 will be our priority.

26:37 The Florida Department

26:39 of Education

26:40 approved the continuation

26:41 of our e-learning option.

26:43 But we recognize

26:45 as we’ve experienced

26:46 throughout the first semester

26:48 that it may not

26:49 always be

26:49 the best academic choice

26:51 for our students

26:52 because we have

26:53 observed and seen

26:55 that some of our students

26:56 are struggling

26:57 in the e-learning platform.

26:59 Parents of students

27:01 who are not meeting

27:02 expectations

27:03 that are required

27:05 will be receiving

27:06 a letter

27:06 and communication,

27:07 more importantly,

27:08 from their school

27:09 and talk

27:11 and to have their student

27:12 return to in-person

27:14 or on-campus learning

27:15 so that we can provide

27:17 that student

27:18 the full wraparound

27:20 opportunities of learning

27:21 and supports

27:22 for that student

27:23 to ensure

27:24 their academic success.

27:25 There is,

27:26 a parent may refuse

27:28 that directive

27:29 in communication

27:30 with the school.

27:31 As we’ve learned

27:34 from first semester,

27:35 we have seen

27:36 a considerable amount

27:37 of transition

27:37 from students moving

27:39 to e-learning

27:40 to on-campus

27:41 in-person learning

27:42 and back

27:44 and then forth.

27:45 We are communicating

27:47 with our parents

27:48 that we would request

27:49 that they choose

27:50 one academic option

27:51 and seek to maintain

27:53 consistent engagement

27:55 in that option,

27:56 although we will

27:57 continue to monitor

27:58 e-learning

27:59 and if students

28:00 are having academic

28:01 struggles or difficulties,

28:02 we will work

28:04 with parents

28:04 and counsel

28:05 or encourage them

28:06 to return them

28:07 to our schools

28:08 in person

28:08 so that we can,

28:09 again,

28:10 provide that full

28:11 wraparound support

28:12 services for their

28:13 students.

28:14 We find that it’s

28:16 become that

28:16 parents have been

28:19 switching back and forth

28:20 more often

28:21 than we would prefer

28:22 for two reasons.

28:23 One,

28:24 for academic continuity

28:25 for our student,

28:27 but also as an additional

28:29 stressor on our teachers

28:31 as they are doing

28:32 such an admirable job

28:34 of managing both platforms

28:36 in our classrooms,

28:37 across our schools

28:38 and across our district

28:39 and to best serve our kids

28:41 and to best support our teachers,

28:44 we ask that our parents

28:45 work with us

28:46 to ensure as consistent

28:48 enrollment in that platform

28:49 as possible.

28:50 Of course,

28:52 we’re continuing

28:53 all of our cleaning protocols

28:54 that we established

28:55 early in the semester

28:57 and really in the last

28:58 several weeks,

29:00 we’ve fine-tuned

29:01 and found some stride

29:03 in that increased

29:05 cleaning,

29:05 disinfecting.

29:06 Our administrators

29:07 work with training custodians

29:10 when necessary

29:10 to come out

29:11 and retrain

29:12 or support custodians.

29:13 Of course,

29:14 we have our strike team

29:15 that has been very effective

29:17 in supporting our schools,

29:19 monitoring custodial gaps,

29:21 determining where additional

29:23 support is needed

29:24 and going out

29:25 and supporting the schools

29:26 as well as in moments

29:28 of deep cleaning necessities,

29:30 the strike team goes out

29:31 to support the school

29:33 and the custodians

29:34 in our schools.

29:36 Wanted to bring attention

29:38 to the board.

29:39 We launched this school year

29:40 with, I believe Sue called it

29:43 the R2-D2 misting machine

29:45 or maybe that’s what we called it.

29:47 You see it on the screen

29:48 in the bottom left.

29:49 We have really found

29:52 great benefit

29:53 in utilizing

29:54 these disinfecting

29:57 misting machines

29:59 in several different capacities.

30:00 As you can see them there,

30:02 they work very effectively

30:04 in taking care of

30:06 high-frequency touch

30:09 both horizontal

30:10 and vertical surfaces.

30:11 There’s been some question

30:14 and confusion,

30:16 if you will,

30:17 that it is an air-purifying system.

30:19 Those are not air-purifying systems.

30:21 They disinfect surfaces

30:24 and then custodians

30:25 come back

30:26 and wipe down the surfaces

30:27 with cloths.

30:32 Extracurricular activities.

30:34 We have continued

30:35 to monitor

30:36 the implementation

30:38 of our extracurricular activities

30:41 across the district.

30:41 Sports,

30:42 theater,

30:43 band,

30:45 ROTC,

30:46 those types of things.

30:47 We’ve made some modifications

30:49 as the board knows

30:50 about halfway through

30:52 first semester.

30:52 Our reopening team

30:54 is conferring again

30:56 for the third nine weeks.

30:58 At this time,

30:59 we do not anticipate

31:00 any considerable changes

31:02 or recommendations

31:03 from the reopening

31:04 team at this time.

31:06 But we did make

31:07 some modifications.

31:08 We continue to put

31:09 additional protocols

31:10 and monitoring measures

31:12 in place

31:12 for our athletic

31:14 and extracurricular

31:15 programs and teams.

31:16 Paying particular attention

31:19 to gathering size.

31:21 Our students,

31:22 our athletes,

31:23 and drama students

31:26 and so on.

31:29 adhering to social distancing

31:30 whenever possible,

31:32 wearing their mask

31:33 when appropriate,

31:33 not exerting themselves

31:35 physically.

31:36 So that continues

31:37 to be in place

31:39 across our schools.

31:41 Of course,

31:41 increased cleaning protocols

31:43 of our locker rooms

31:44 and so on,

31:46 as well as monitoring

31:47 the exchange of items

31:48 between students.

31:49 We continue

31:53 our significant health

31:55 and safety protocols

31:56 across the district.

31:58 We surveyed our schools

31:59 at the end of the semester,

32:01 right before the break,

32:02 to determine what their

32:04 inventory of supplies was.

32:05 There was concern

32:08 or interest

32:08 in the availability

32:09 of KN95 masks.

32:11 We did order

32:12 and procure them

32:13 and receive them

32:14 and have delivered

32:15 another supply of masks

32:18 to our schools.

32:19 We’ve encouraged

32:21 our teachers

32:21 to request those

32:23 as they would like.

32:25 all of our staff,

32:25 teachers and all

32:26 of our staff.

32:27 We want them

32:28 to have the equipment

32:30 that they need

32:31 to feel and be safe.

32:32 So those are available

32:34 to our students,

32:35 excuse me,

32:36 our staff

32:36 across the district.

32:38 And we inventoried

32:40 our warehouse

32:41 to make sure

32:42 that we didn’t get

32:42 caught behind supply chain

32:44 and to ensure

32:46 that we have

32:46 everything we need

32:47 on hand,

32:47 whether it’s

32:48 hand sanitizer,

32:49 disinfectant

32:50 that we use

32:51 across the district

32:51 and so on

32:52 and we’re prepared

32:53 to support our schools.

32:55 You can see there

32:56 the volume of supplies

32:58 that we have distributed

33:00 and have available

33:01 across the district.

33:03 That’s the most

33:09 wonderful sound

33:10 we’ve heard all day.

33:11 So just real quickly,

33:16 COVID case protocols,

33:17 we are maintaining

33:18 our CDC

33:19 and Department of Health

33:20 guidelines.

33:21 for the quarantine

33:23 process,

33:23 there’s been some

33:24 questions about

33:26 is it 14 days,

33:27 10 days,

33:27 felt it valuable

33:29 to provide

33:29 that distinguishing,

33:31 those distinguishing

33:32 elements.

33:32 On the slide here,

33:35 14 days for a contact

33:37 to a case

33:38 in a familial environment,

33:39 10 days in the school

33:41 environment,

33:41 and 10 days

33:42 in the community.

33:44 Our athletes

33:45 must sit out

33:46 for a full 14 days.

33:47 And I appreciate

33:51 Ms. Belford,

33:52 your shout out

33:53 to staff

33:53 in managing this.

33:55 Well,

33:55 this is part

33:56 of the COVID process,

33:58 but the teams

33:59 across human resources

34:01 and student services,

34:02 I literally

34:04 couldn’t capture

34:06 the hours

34:06 and the dedication

34:07 of our staff

34:09 to carefully

34:12 and to the finite

34:14 detail,

34:16 attention to detail,

34:18 manage contact

34:19 tracing

34:20 when it’s necessary.

34:22 And I shouldn’t say

34:23 that suggests

34:24 it’s only periodically.

34:25 It is literally

34:26 every single day.

34:29 If you look

34:31 at our COVID dashboard,

34:32 you can see

34:32 that that is the case.

34:33 And I just have

34:35 to give my,

34:36 express my appreciation

34:39 and admiration

34:40 to our teams

34:41 across student services,

34:42 human resources.

34:43 And it’s a team effort.

34:44 We’re adding some members

34:46 to the team

34:46 to help offset

34:48 some of the demand,

34:48 but they’ve just done

34:50 a fantastic job.

34:51 And we maintain

34:53 a very positive

34:56 and ongoing

34:58 interactive relationship

35:00 with our Department

35:00 of Health

35:01 as we work together

35:02 to support our schools

35:04 and to keep our schools,

35:05 our students,

35:06 and our staff safe.

35:07 Thank you.

35:10 Just a clarification

35:11 on our dashboard.

35:12 There’s been some questions

35:14 that what do

35:15 the reporting periods

35:16 include or not include?

35:18 We update the COVID dashboard

35:20 every Tuesday,

35:21 every Friday.

35:22 The numbers that you see

35:25 on any reporting day

35:27 reflect the new cases,

35:29 quarantines,

35:30 and so on,

35:31 from the last reporting period.

35:33 So I’m going to attempt

35:35 to get this right.

35:35 I’m going to look

35:36 for a nod

35:36 from Ms. Moore.

35:37 So on a Tuesday

35:39 reporting period,

35:40 that includes

35:41 reporting numbers

35:43 from Friday,

35:44 Saturday, Sunday,

35:45 Monday.

35:46 And on Friday,

35:48 it includes reporting numbers

35:49 from Tuesday,

35:50 Wednesday, Thursday.

35:52 How’d I do?

35:53 All right.

35:54 So those are new cases.

35:56 They are not compounded cases

35:58 or individuals.

35:59 For example,

36:00 on a Friday,

36:01 it does not include

36:02 individuals who reported

36:03 on Tuesday

36:04 who may still be

36:05 on quarantine.

36:05 Some have asked why.

36:08 It provides the cleanest

36:11 snapshot look

36:13 from one reporting period

36:15 to the next.

36:15 Of course,

36:16 we archive all of the data

36:18 on each reporting period

36:20 so that we can go back

36:22 and refer to that.

36:25 Here I wanted to provide,

36:29 actually,

36:29 thanks to Ms. Campbell

36:32 who has continued

36:33 to maintain the COVID numbers,

36:36 I guess,

36:36 COVID by the numbers

36:37 for our organization,

36:41 for our community,

36:42 and for surrounding districts.

36:43 So you see here,

36:45 this is a time period

36:46 from September

36:47 through current

36:48 or essentially last week

36:50 when we returned.

36:50 We are seeing,

36:52 probably to no surprise,

36:54 an increase

36:56 in the number of cases.

36:58 So the trend

36:59 is going up

37:00 both for employees

37:02 and students.

37:02 I would remind

37:05 that this is raw numbers

37:07 and we have considerably

37:10 many more students.

37:10 That’s why the line

37:11 is so much higher.

37:13 The numbers are higher

37:14 with 60,000 plus students

37:16 that we are contact tracing.

37:18 And I will remind

37:20 the board

37:20 and the community,

37:21 we manage contact tracing

37:23 for our e-learning students

37:24 as well.

37:25 So the COVID dashboard

37:26 numbers include

37:27 e-learning students,

37:29 although virtually

37:31 in many cases

37:32 they do not impact

37:34 quarantines of students

37:36 in our schools

37:37 unless they happen

37:37 to be an athlete

37:38 and that could impact

37:39 quarantine.

37:40 Here you see

37:42 the Brevard

37:43 as a county

37:45 positivity rate.

37:46 The blue line

37:49 is the positivity rate.

37:50 The orange line

37:52 is the seven-day

37:53 rolling average

37:54 and the gray line

37:55 is the 14-day

37:56 rolling average.

37:57 Again,

37:58 consistent with what

37:59 we’re seeing

38:00 within the organization

38:00 as a community

38:01 with a positive trend line

38:03 over the last,

38:04 particularly over

38:05 the last few weeks.

38:06 And then finally,

38:09 this graph shows

38:11 several different communities.

38:12 The orange line

38:14 you see at the top

38:15 there,

38:15 Miami-Dade.

38:18 that Brevard

38:19 is the lowest line

38:20 of the districts

38:21 that are represented.

38:22 But again,

38:23 all communities

38:24 are experiencing

38:25 a positive trend

38:27 in the cases

38:28 per 100,000.

38:31 So it was compared,

38:32 it’s apples to apples

38:34 based on cases

38:35 per 100,000.

38:36 Again,

38:38 our reopening task force,

38:39 much appreciation

38:41 of them,

38:42 their continued work.

38:43 They probably didn’t know

38:44 what they were signing on

38:45 for when they were recruited.

38:47 I don’t know

38:48 that any of us

38:49 anticipated

38:50 we’d be continuing

38:50 to need their services,

38:52 but they’re solution-focused.

38:55 They come together.

38:56 They confer

38:58 with the Department of Health.

38:59 They look at

38:59 what we’re experiencing

39:00 as an organization.

39:01 They look at

39:02 what is responsible,

39:03 what is reasonable,

39:05 and what should we,

39:06 that drives

39:09 the recommendations

39:09 that they ultimately

39:10 make to me.

39:11 And at this time,

39:12 we are not making,

39:13 or I’m not making

39:14 any recommendations

39:15 that we change

39:16 our protocols,

39:16 our processes

39:17 at this time

39:19 as we move

39:19 into second semester.

39:20 Finally,

39:25 I believe it was

39:25 mentioned earlier,

39:26 the Department of Health

39:28 has partnered with us

39:29 to have a designated day

39:30 outside of the workday

39:33 for our 65-plus employees

39:36 to receive the vaccination.

39:39 literally the day,

39:41 the early days

39:42 we heard

39:43 that we would,

39:43 as a community,

39:44 be receiving vaccine

39:46 was on the phone

39:47 with Maria Stahl

39:49 and said,

39:49 and knowing what

39:51 their window of access

39:52 was going to be,

39:53 I said,

39:53 Maria,

39:54 we got a problem.

39:54 We got a lot

39:55 of 65-plus employees

39:56 and the access

39:58 to the vaccine

39:59 is right when

39:59 they’re serving our kids.

40:00 We’re already

40:02 in a workforce shortage,

40:03 substitute shortage,

40:04 our bus drivers shortage.

40:07 That’s right when

40:08 they are transporting

40:10 our students.

40:10 What can we do?

40:11 And she immediately said,

40:13 give me a little bit

40:14 of time,

40:14 we’ll find a way.

40:15 And it wasn’t long

40:17 after she came back

40:17 and said,

40:18 we’ll accommodate

40:19 a non-workday

40:21 vaccination access.

40:22 So thank you again

40:25 to our Human Resources

40:27 Student Services team

40:29 for working with

40:29 the Department of Health

40:30 to make that available

40:31 for our employees.

40:32 And then finally,

40:34 there has been

40:34 a lot of dialogue

40:35 and discussion

40:36 about our education

40:37 and educators.

40:38 And I’ll say,

40:41 I have said it this way.

40:44 My feeling,

40:45 I might be a little biased.

40:47 Our educators

40:48 are on the front line.

40:50 My opinion,

40:52 they should be

40:53 at the front of the line

40:54 to have access

40:55 to the COVID vaccine.

40:57 FADS,

40:59 the Organization Association,

41:01 representing superintendents

41:03 across the state,

41:04 the Florida School Boards

41:05 Association,

41:06 and FEA,

41:07 have all formally

41:08 requested the same

41:11 of our state officials,

41:13 governor, legislators,

41:14 with a formal letter

41:16 to them,

41:16 requesting that they

41:18 reconsider and reevaluate

41:20 where educators fall

41:22 in access to the vaccine.

41:25 and we’ll continue

41:26 to champion

41:27 that position

41:30 and that request.

41:32 And I certainly

41:34 would appreciate

41:35 the board support as well,

41:36 which I don’t know

41:38 that I don’t already have that.

41:40 So I appreciate it.

41:41 I think there’s some discussion

41:42 later this evening

41:43 about that as well.

41:44 So with that,

41:47 I’m open to any questions

41:49 or any clarification

41:50 if the board has any.

41:51 Any members have questions

41:54 or clarifications?

41:57 Thank you very much,

41:58 Dr. Collins.

41:58 Actually,

42:01 I will make one comment.

42:02 Well,

42:07 obviously,

42:09 so appreciative

42:10 of the work

42:10 that’s been done

42:11 in the district

42:12 and you providing

42:15 the update

42:15 for everyone

42:16 so they know.

42:16 A lot of times,

42:17 I think,

42:17 we get into the groove

42:18 and we don’t necessarily,

42:19 you know,

42:20 the hard work’s going on,

42:21 but it’s not necessarily

42:22 being shared out.

42:23 So I do appreciate that.

42:25 And one piece

42:26 that you brought forward,

42:27 which I would like

42:28 to take just a moment

42:29 to focus on,

42:29 and that is students

42:31 not switching between

42:32 e-learning

42:33 and brick and mortar

42:34 unnecessarily.

42:35 Because I will say

42:38 that that is the one thing

42:40 that I’ve consistently heard

42:41 at every single one

42:41 of my schools

42:42 from the administrators,

42:43 from the teachers,

42:44 from everyone,

42:44 is our parents,

42:48 not all of them,

42:49 obviously,

42:50 but some of our parents

42:51 seem to be viewing

42:53 e-learning opportunities

42:54 as a way

42:55 to have incredible flexibility.

42:57 We literally have students

43:00 logging in

43:01 from the rollercoaster line

43:02 into their e-learning classes.

43:05 And that just creates

43:09 a difficult learning environment

43:10 for the students

43:11 who are in the classroom.

43:12 It makes it difficult

43:12 for the teachers.

43:13 Obviously,

43:14 the students

43:14 are not truly engaged

43:15 in learning

43:16 if that’s the scenario

43:17 that they’re in.

43:17 So I appreciate you

43:19 reminding all of us

43:21 of the importance

43:22 of full engagement

43:23 in the learning process

43:24 and facilitating that

43:26 through as much consistency

43:28 as possible,

43:29 both in support

43:30 of our students.

43:31 Thank you.

43:33 I’ll echo the same thing

43:36 about e-learning

43:37 because, as you said,

43:38 gaming the system

43:39 not only for vacations

43:40 but also gaming the system

43:42 for a week.

43:42 There’s a small amount

43:45 of that action

43:45 that needs to be.

43:47 But I did want to say this,

43:49 Dr. Mullins,

43:50 we started this road.

43:52 We’ve been going down it now.

43:54 And we, as a district,

43:56 everybody has put in

43:57 and pitched in

43:58 as much as they can

43:59 to get through

44:01 this COVID crisis.

44:02 Huge shout-out goes

44:05 to Ms. Moore

44:05 for every day

44:06 that she goes through

44:07 dealing with all

44:08 of the contact tracing

44:09 and going over that.

44:10 Ms. Sullivan,

44:10 Dr. Mullins,

44:12 herself,

44:12 the school board,

44:13 and the teachers’ union

44:14 for making sure

44:15 that we all keep our eyes

44:17 on the prize

44:17 and keep our people safe.

44:19 What these people have done

44:21 is anything short

44:23 of a miracle.

44:23 And I agree with you

44:25 that we need to be

44:26 on the front line

44:26 of the lines

44:28 because we are

44:28 on the front line

44:29 of the COVID.

44:30 Thank you.

44:31 I meant to mention,

44:34 and I mentioned

44:36 human resources

44:36 and student services.

44:37 It truly is a team effort.

44:39 Literally every day

44:40 at 4 p.m.,

44:42 a collection of our leaders

44:43 across the district

44:44 get on a conference call,

44:46 a Zoom call,

44:47 every day

44:48 and review the cases

44:49 that have come through

44:49 that day

44:50 to make sure

44:51 that we’re being

44:52 as proactive

44:52 and responsive

44:53 as we need to be

44:54 in the demands

44:56 that they’re facing.

44:58 So to suggest

44:59 it’s just HR

45:00 and student services,

45:01 that’s not the case.

45:01 It’s their folks.

45:02 It’s all across

45:03 leading and learning,

45:04 our operational folks,

45:06 communications.

45:06 It is literally

45:09 a complete

45:10 organizational team effort

45:11 and they just continue

45:14 to do an admirable job

45:15 every day.

45:16 Thank you, Dr. Mullins.

45:19 Okay, we are now

45:22 at public comments.

45:22 Each speaker is,

45:24 we have five speakers

45:28 this evening.

45:28 Each speaker is limited

45:30 to three minutes.

45:30 We have a clock in front of me

45:32 to help you keep track

45:32 of your time.

45:33 When your time is over,

45:34 you will be asked to stop

45:35 and allow the next speaker

45:36 his or her turn.

45:36 Always keep in mind

45:38 that reasonable decorum

45:39 is expected at all times

45:40 and your statement

45:41 should be directed

45:41 to the board chair.

45:42 The chair may interrupt,

45:44 warn, or terminate

45:46 a participant’s statement

45:47 when time is up,

45:48 personally directed,

45:49 abusive, obscene,

45:50 or relevant.

45:51 To an individual

45:52 not observe proper etiquette,

45:53 the chairman may request

45:54 the individual

45:55 leave the meeting.

45:56 Let’s all encourage

45:57 an environment appropriate

45:58 for our children

45:59 who are present

45:59 or are watching from home.

46:00 We’ll start

46:02 with the first three speakers.

46:03 Tom Westermeyer,

46:05 followed by Anthony Colucci,

46:07 and then Ashley Hall.

46:08 And you’ll actually

46:09 be speaking from these

46:11 microphones directly

46:12 in front of me.

46:13 Mr. Westermeyer.

46:17 Whichever one works best

46:28 for you, sir.

46:29 That’s for Badger fans,

46:30 Mr. Tom.

46:31 That’s what we do

46:32 to those people.

46:32 It’s a pleasure

46:33 being with you.

46:34 Some of my old friends

46:36 I didn’t recognize.

46:40 But I’m here tonight.

46:42 I’m a retired

46:44 Brevard County principal.

46:45 And I was glad

46:47 to hear my name

46:48 not in the retired group

46:49 again for the fifth time

46:50 in retirement.

46:51 I’m here as a dad tonight.

46:54 And I just want

46:56 to share with you,

46:56 I talked to a couple

46:59 of board members

46:59 that were very understanding

47:01 and good listeners.

47:02 I talked to Dr. Mullen.

47:04 But I just want

47:05 to point out

47:06 what happened

47:06 to my daughter

47:07 because I don’t think

47:10 it’s a systemic problem,

47:11 but it’s certainly one

47:13 we don’t want

47:14 to have to experience again.

47:15 So to make a long story short,

47:17 my daughter is very high risk

47:19 in terms of getting COVID.

47:21 And she ended up

47:23 in the month of November

47:25 subbing seven

47:26 out of the 16 days

47:28 in November.

47:28 And she subbed two days

47:31 in the classroom

47:32 of the teacher

47:33 that passed away.

47:34 And I know

47:38 the issue with subs

47:39 is critical.

47:40 And the stuff going on

47:42 at West Melbourne,

47:43 my last school

47:44 in Brevard County,

47:45 I think is great

47:46 in terms of

47:47 it’s a sub issue.

47:49 And I don’t have

47:51 a lot of answers,

47:52 but it’s extraordinary time.

47:54 And I think we need

47:56 to think outside the box.

47:57 And I thought of

47:59 my good friends

48:01 and I hope they don’t

48:01 start throwing things

48:03 at me again,

48:03 but maybe expanding

48:05 our sub pool

48:06 a little more

48:07 and maybe some

48:08 of it’s going on now

48:09 to involve principals,

48:11 counselors,

48:13 even non-certified staff

48:16 to cover a 45-minute

48:18 classroom

48:19 so we can at least

48:20 get some relief

48:21 for the day-to-day

48:23 teachers taking extra periods.

48:25 And the key is,

48:26 I think we just need

48:27 to make it equitable.

48:28 I’m not saying at-risk

48:30 teachers

48:31 here shouldn’t sub,

48:32 but do a little bit

48:34 of foresight

48:35 in terms of what kind

48:36 of situation

48:37 you’re putting them in.

48:39 The other part of that

48:41 is I reached out

48:43 to some of the teachers

48:44 I worked with

48:45 that could qualify

48:47 as subbing,

48:47 and their biggest issue

48:49 is if they sub,

48:51 doing both platforms,

48:53 the face-to-face

48:54 and the e-learning.

48:56 They want nothing

48:56 to do with it.

48:58 And the clock

48:58 is going to run out

48:59 on me.

49:00 But I also want

49:01 to point out,

49:02 just as a word

49:04 of encouragement,

49:05 I love hearing

49:06 that we’re contacting

49:07 our state officials

49:09 regarding things.

49:10 But it’s easy.

49:13 I don’t belong

49:13 to any party,

49:14 so I can pick off

49:15 either party.

49:17 but I want

49:18 to see our board

49:19 get more involved

49:21 in that process.

49:22 I think back

49:25 to about 2002,

49:27 the King Center,

49:28 and I’m not saying

49:30 we can do things

49:31 like that

49:32 because we can’t

49:33 because of restrictions.

49:34 But it’s okay

49:36 to follow

49:37 every regulation,

49:38 but you can still

49:39 pass a resolution

49:41 saying,

49:41 we understand the law,

49:43 we will enforce it,

49:44 but here’s

49:45 how we really

49:45 feel about it.

49:46 Thank you, sir.

49:48 Three minutes

49:49 for a retired

49:50 principal.

49:51 So again,

49:53 thank you

49:54 for your time.

49:54 Thank you.

49:55 Mr. Colucci.

50:02 My name is Anthony

50:04 Colucci.

50:04 I’m the president

50:05 of the Brevard

50:06 Federation of Teachers.

50:07 I want to thank you

50:08 for your commitment

50:09 you showed

50:09 to keeping our teachers

50:10 safe as we renegotiated

50:12 our COVID memorandum

50:13 of understanding.

50:14 Your willingness

50:15 to provide

50:16 the additional leave days

50:17 did not go unrecognized

50:19 and served as a

50:19 positive precedent

50:21 for districts

50:22 all over the state.

50:23 Furthermore,

50:23 I’d be remiss

50:24 if I didn’t mention

50:25 the phenomenal work

50:26 your director

50:26 of labor relations,

50:27 Dr. Carol Green,

50:29 has done to build

50:30 a collaborative partnership

50:31 with BFD.

50:32 Our COVID MOA

50:33 and our reopening plan

50:35 must be executed

50:36 with fidelity.

50:37 The health

50:38 of our children,

50:39 the health

50:39 of our staff,

50:40 and the ability

50:41 for our schools

50:42 to stay open

50:42 is contingent upon that.

50:44 As you know,

50:44 the number of positive

50:45 cases is rising.

50:46 As you know,

50:47 we had a teacher

50:48 die recently.

50:49 As you know,

50:50 Governor DeSantis

50:51 had once again

50:52 ignored the guidance

50:53 of the CDC

50:54 and pushed teachers

50:55 out of line

50:56 for the vaccine

50:57 after he pushed

50:57 them into school building.

50:59 Rarely a day

51:00 goes by

51:01 where I’m not

51:01 contacted by a teacher

51:02 who is COVID positive.

51:04 They are afraid

51:04 for their health,

51:05 they are afraid

51:06 for the health

51:06 of their families,

51:07 and they are afraid

51:08 for the health

51:08 of their students.

51:09 They are often

51:10 questioning their decision

51:11 to return to school

51:12 this year.

51:13 You all probably

51:14 receive those calls

51:15 and emails too.

51:16 But I know

51:18 if we didn’t have

51:19 a mask mandate

51:20 for grade three

51:21 and up,

51:21 those numbers

51:23 would be far greater

51:24 than they are.

51:24 So as a representative

51:26 of 5,000

51:27 honorable teachers

51:28 who are risking

51:29 their lives

51:30 without a vaccine,

51:31 without hazard pay,

51:33 so public education

51:35 can continue,

51:36 when I hear

51:37 that there’s a movement

51:38 to push this board

51:39 to get rid

51:39 of the mask mandate,

51:41 I say enough

51:42 is enough.

51:44 Enough is enough.

51:45 This needs

51:47 to stop now.

51:48 If you’re advocating

51:49 for this,

51:49 you are wrong.

51:50 Stop spreading

51:52 disinformation.

51:53 It’s dangerous.

51:55 Your actions

51:56 could lead

51:57 to someone dying.

51:58 We’ve had

51:59 400,000 Americans

52:00 die already.

52:01 Not to mention,

52:03 what kind of lesson

52:03 is this for the students?

52:05 We need to teach students

52:06 that their civic duty

52:08 is to,

52:09 is that their

52:11 absolute comfort

52:12 does not come

52:13 before the safety

52:15 of others.

52:15 We should not,

52:17 frankly,

52:18 as a district,

52:18 we’ve wasted

52:19 too much time

52:20 discussing this mask

52:21 mandate to begin with.

52:22 Time that could have

52:23 been used

52:23 to discuss

52:25 how to make

52:25 learning environments

52:26 safer and more effective.

52:28 There is no scientific

52:29 debate about the role

52:31 mask wearing plays

52:32 in mitigation.

52:33 We must value

52:35 and honor science.

52:36 We are a public

52:37 school district.

52:38 And if community members

52:40 are going to advocate

52:41 that this board

52:41 endanger students

52:43 and essential workers’ lives

52:45 in some bizarre

52:46 and juvenile argument

52:47 about liberty,

52:48 I remind this board,

52:50 you absolutely,

52:51 you absolutely

52:52 have the liberty

52:53 to not listen to them.

52:54 You have the liberty

52:56 to follow science

52:57 and the experts

52:58 and that is what

52:59 the Brevard Federation

53:00 of Teachers

53:00 is asking you to do.

53:01 Thank you.

53:02 Thank you, Mr. Klusi.

53:03 Ashley Hall,

53:06 you are up next,

53:07 followed by Jordan Johnson

53:08 and then Ron Brev.

53:09 Hello, my name is Ashley Hall.

53:15 We’re going to step

53:22 I represent a growing movement

53:25 of parents and teachers

53:26 that are concerned

53:28 about the overreach

53:29 and power

53:30 and overstep

53:31 these rights

53:31 that the board

53:32 has taken

53:33 in recent months.

53:33 The question remains,

53:36 at what measure

53:37 will the mitigation measures

53:39 such as mandated mask wearing

53:41 and excessive quarantining

53:42 end?

53:43 I see you have measures

53:44 for cases.

53:46 This whole thing

53:48 did not kick off

53:49 with cases being measured.

53:51 It kicked off

53:52 with hospitalizations

53:53 and deaths.

53:54 Cases is one metric,

53:55 but where are

53:56 the other metrics?

53:57 And when will this end?

53:59 We’ve been asking

54:00 for a metric

54:01 for when these measures

54:03 can end.

54:03 I don’t think

54:05 that’s an unreasonable

54:06 request

54:07 to have a measurement

54:08 of when do the masks

54:10 come off of our children.

54:11 And I would disagree

54:12 with Mr. Klusi

54:13 that there are,

54:15 there is no settled

54:17 science on masks.

54:19 So we can say

54:21 it’s about science

54:22 all day long,

54:22 but there are conflicting

54:24 scientific studies

54:25 on both sides.

54:27 With that,

54:30 I want to read a letter

54:31 on behalf of another parent

54:32 that is concerned

54:33 about the lack

54:34 of consistency

54:35 your own policies

54:37 in quarantining

54:37 children have.

54:38 She says,

54:40 it is very concerning

54:41 that you have taken

54:43 no initiative

54:44 to implement

54:45 basic policies

54:46 across the school system

54:47 to streamline

54:48 simple procedures.

54:49 One of her children

54:52 was sent home

54:52 to quarantine

54:53 because a friend

54:54 with no symptoms

54:55 tested positive.

54:56 After picking this child

54:58 up from school early,

54:59 she also picked up

55:00 their sibling

55:00 who was at a different

55:02 school.

55:02 Since the student

55:03 was not sent home

55:04 with any useful information,

55:06 she called the school

55:07 the following day.

55:07 We were informed

55:09 that they would receive

55:10 a letter from

55:11 the health department

55:11 and then it would

55:12 be mailed to them.

55:14 Why can’t that

55:15 be in today’s

55:16 technological world

55:19 in email?

55:19 Nonetheless,

55:21 why would we need

55:22 to wait days

55:23 for this information?

55:25 So when she followed

55:27 up with the sibling’s

55:28 school to see

55:28 what the procedure was

55:29 when one member

55:31 of the family

55:31 is made to quarantine

55:32 after exposure

55:33 to an asymptomatic carrier,

55:35 she thought perhaps

55:36 there’s a concern

55:37 of a risk

55:37 of her other child

55:38 who’s at a difference.

55:39 She was not given

55:41 any answers

55:42 as to whether

55:43 her other child

55:43 had to stay home

55:45 because her one child

55:46 was quarantined.

55:47 So this is the mass

55:48 confusion

55:49 that these policies

55:50 have created

55:51 for our students

55:52 and parents.

55:54 So what this comes

55:56 down to is that

55:57 if masks work

55:58 and social distancing

56:00 work,

56:00 why are we quarantining

56:02 healthy children,

56:03 disrupting schedules,

56:04 disrupting families,

56:05 disrupting livelihoods,

56:06 and for what?

56:07 you’re sending a conflicting message about all these policies so

56:12 what’s the

56:12 metric and when will this end thanks Ashley Jordan Johnson

56:20 good evening I’m Jordan Johnson mother of two children attending

56:28 school in

56:28 Titusville also representing Moms for Liberty here to once again

56:33 request that

56:34 we revisit the issue of establishing metrics we just we just

56:38 would love to

56:39 see something in black and white for the future we’re not asking

56:42 for a date

56:42 we’re asking for a metric specifically the quarantine policy I

56:47 am really glad to

56:49 hear that this is being revisited reviewing the plan glad it

56:53 went down to

56:54 10 days but I’d like to read a little bit of the reopening

56:58 policy that you all

56:58 established back in August first statement is that school

57:02 policies must be

57:02 flexible and nimble in responding to new information and

57:06 administrators must be

57:07 willing to refine approaches when specific policies are not

57:10 working and

57:11 furthermore the reopening plan goes on to say that the American

57:14 Academy of Pediatrics

57:15 strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming

57:19 school

57:19 year should start with a goal of having students physically

57:23 present in school so

57:25 we all know and every teacher will tell you that you learning is

57:29 not the same as

57:29 face-to-face learning that’s obviously coming to light it’s

57:32 being brought up but we are

57:35 still quarantining healthy students so if this reopening task

57:39 force is only meeting

57:40 quarterly are we looking at I asked a question back in September

57:44 are we looking at

57:45 Mrs. Campbell I believe you’ve tried to find out this of the

57:48 students who are being

57:49 quarantined how many are ending up with coven and can we put a

57:55 metric on that that when less

57:58 than one percent of them has coven after being quarantined can

58:02 we stop quarantining can we

58:03 sit back by three days cut it back seven days and I’d like to

58:06 tell you a story my daughter has been

58:08 quarantined twice this school year I have seen her grades

58:11 directly affected by this I’ve seen her mood you

58:14 wouldn’t believe the tears when we get a call that someone has

58:19 come down with

58:20 COVID and I understand I’m so sorry to learn that a teacher

58:23 passed away I’m not

58:24 trying to discount anything here but I am first and foremost a

58:29 parent to advocate

58:30 for my child and for other children I’ll be compiling some

58:33 stories about the

58:33 quarantine process for you because it’s devastating the kids

58:38 she was sent home for midterms so she’s doing her midterms at

58:43 home the stress and

58:43 the pressure I happen to be able to be there to help her but we

58:47 know that there

58:48 are many families where there’s no one to help we have high-speed

58:51 internet we have

58:52 the devices that we need the process of getting the devices from

58:55 the school is

58:56 problematic I know many students who have switched to e-learning

58:59 just because the

59:00 process of getting the device so that they could e-learn because

59:03 they got

59:03 quarantine never came down with COVID they’re they’re just e-learning

59:08 now

59:08 because they said they could go back to school and two days

59:11 later you can get the

59:11 call again so this I would just ask that this topic be revisited

59:17 we know the stress

59:18 and the pressure that it’s putting on the staff members they’re

59:21 having to do the

59:21 contact tracing and call all these parents and families are

59:25 being uprooted and it’s

59:26 greatly affecting our students education thanks Ashley mr.

59:31 Bradley

59:33 good evening everyone I want to thank you and the board members

59:38 mark for what you’ve done and I pray that you all had a Merry

59:43 Christmas with C and a Happy New Year I know you’ve dedicated

59:47 many hours of sleepless hours to find out what to do the next

59:52 from one day to the next and I know you’ve dedicated many hours

59:57 of sleepless hours to find out what to do the next from one day

1:00:02 to the next and I know you’ve dedicated many hours of sleepless

1:00:03 hours to find out what to do the next from one day to the next

1:00:03 I’ve got I’ve got a sign in my house I graduated 1957

1:00:11 none of you were born when I graduated

1:00:16 the song he’s got the whole world in his hand

1:00:23 and we used to go through steak and shake and Marty case we

1:00:29 would sing that song he’s just got the whole world in his hand

1:00:34 he’s got the little baby babies in his hand

1:00:35 yesterday

1:00:40 it’s been a year

1:00:44 until we have a celebration for my wife

1:00:47 dude a little redhead

1:00:51 I’ll tell you man

1:00:53 agree with your wife or a woman

1:00:57 because

1:00:57 if you don’t

1:00:59 you’re going to lose out

1:01:00 also

1:01:04 what

1:01:05 I’d like to tell you

1:01:07 is

1:01:07 I do a lot of research

1:01:09 with the school

1:01:10 and

1:01:11 kilowatt hours that we’re using

1:01:14 in the school

1:01:15 some of these schools

1:01:16 are kilowatt hours

1:01:17 compared to one school or the other

1:01:20 isn’t atrocious

1:01:22 Palm Bay High School

1:01:24 has got the highest kilowatt hours

1:01:27 of any school

1:01:29 in the district

1:01:31 and that isn’t a very big school

1:01:34 it’s an old school

1:01:35 and you’ve got some

1:01:38 chillers that are

1:01:40 high storage

1:01:41 that aren’t as good

1:01:43 as the ones that are on this great

1:01:45 air condition

1:01:46 so I think

1:01:48 and some reason or other

1:01:50 I don’t know why

1:01:51 I guess

1:01:52 lack of help

1:01:52 or something

1:01:53 they haven’t been checking on kilowatt hours

1:01:56 since last September

1:01:57 and how can you tell

1:02:00 what’s going on

1:02:02 if you can’t

1:02:04 keep track

1:02:04 kilowatt hours

1:02:05 we got

1:02:07 cooling towers

1:02:08 over in the

1:02:09 Bayer High School

1:02:09 that they run

1:02:11 24 hours

1:02:12 a day

1:02:13 I’ve been there

1:02:14 time after time

1:02:15 why are the cooling towers

1:02:17 running

1:02:17 two of them

1:02:18 there’s a lot of stuff

1:02:22 going on

1:02:23 that we’re wasting electricity

1:02:24 and we’re losing money

1:02:26 and you can’t tell me

1:02:28 we don’t have the money

1:02:29 to do stuff

1:02:30 because you’re wasting money

1:02:31 now

1:02:34 do you realize

1:02:36 that every

1:02:37 thousand square foot

1:02:40 of roofs

1:02:41 one inch of rain

1:02:43 is equal to

1:02:45 600 gallons

1:02:46 so when you start building

1:02:48 these schools

1:02:49 don’t make them long

1:02:51 and skinny

1:02:51 you make them square

1:02:54 you can get more square footage

1:02:55 from a square building

1:02:57 than you can’t enough

1:02:58 long building

1:02:58 thank you

1:03:00 Mr. Bradley

1:03:00 it’s always a pleasure

1:03:01 to see you

1:03:02 have a blessed evening

1:03:04 thank you as well

1:03:05 all right

1:03:08 the board wishes to thank

1:03:09 this evening’s speakers

1:03:10 your willingness to speak

1:03:11 to the board is much

1:03:12 appreciated

1:03:12 that is going to move us

1:03:14 into the consent agenda

1:03:15 Dr. Mullen

1:03:16 I’m sorry

1:03:18 yes

1:03:18 Mr. Westermar

1:03:25 are you still here

1:03:25 there you go

1:03:27 hey Mr. Westermar

1:03:28 thank you for the suggestion

1:03:29 of expanding the sub pool

1:03:30 I actually would like to just

1:03:32 put a plug out there

1:03:33 for not

1:03:34 you know I hate for any of our

1:03:36 staff to have to go off task

1:03:37 to cover classes

1:03:38 but I just want to encourage

1:03:39 parents once again

1:03:41 you know this year

1:03:42 volunteers aren’t allowed

1:03:43 in the schools

1:03:44 please take advantage

1:03:45 of the opportunity

1:03:46 to come and apply

1:03:47 to be a sub

1:03:48 because you could get

1:03:49 to be in your child’s school

1:03:50 and you get paid

1:03:51 to be there

1:03:52 what a deal we have

1:03:53 for you

1:03:53 so if you’re just

1:03:54 sitting around at home

1:03:55 wondering what you could

1:03:56 do for the next

1:03:57 seven and a half

1:03:58 eight hours

1:03:59 come and join our sub force

1:04:00 it’s actually a lot of fun

1:04:01 did it for a couple of years

1:04:02 you don’t have to do

1:04:03 middle school like I did

1:04:04 you can pick your grade level

1:04:06 pick your school

1:04:06 but come join our workforce

1:04:08 as a substitute

1:04:09 because we could really use you

1:04:11 and like I said

1:04:11 you get paid to be

1:04:12 in your child’s school

1:04:13 Ms. Hall and Ms. Johnson

1:04:17 I just wanted to

1:04:18 you know

1:04:19 thank you for coming

1:04:20 thank you for advocating

1:04:21 for your children

1:04:23 once again

1:04:24 you know you talk

1:04:25 about metrics

1:04:25 and it’s really ironic

1:04:27 that this board

1:04:28 was challenged

1:04:28 back in the summer

1:04:29 to come up with a metric

1:04:31 but for the opposite spectrum

1:04:33 we were

1:04:34 and we tossed around

1:04:36 we asked our medical experts

1:04:38 we brought in

1:04:38 the Department of Health

1:04:40 and we brought in

1:04:41 leaders from all of our

1:04:44 hospital systems

1:04:45 we brought in

1:04:46 pediatricians

1:04:47 from some of our

1:04:48 large pediatric offices

1:04:50 and asked them

1:04:51 what’s a good metric

1:04:52 and you know

1:04:53 there just wasn’t

1:04:54 a consensus on that

1:04:55 but the metric then was

1:04:56 are we going to come

1:04:58 to face-to-face school

1:04:58 are we going

1:05:00 they were asking us

1:05:00 really people wanted us

1:05:01 to defy the governor’s

1:05:02 orders and not

1:05:03 not open schools

1:05:05 and we tossed around

1:05:07 had some conversation

1:05:07 around that

1:05:08 and so it’s kind of

1:05:09 ironic now

1:05:09 that we’re

1:05:10 we didn’t set a metric

1:05:12 we went ahead

1:05:13 and just started school

1:05:14 and now we’re saying

1:05:14 we’ve got to have a metric

1:05:15 to kind of go the other way

1:05:16 and be done with us

1:05:17 and I think if we go

1:05:19 because we did ask our

1:05:20 ask our medical advisory team

1:05:22 the second time around

1:05:24 you know

1:05:25 when can we start letting up

1:05:27 and you know

1:05:28 with the numbers

1:05:29 that we saw at the time

1:05:30 we just weren’t there

1:05:31 and I know that

1:05:33 that is something

1:05:34 that people have been

1:05:35 asking for

1:05:36 but you know

1:05:37 when we look at these

1:05:38 the numbers

1:05:39 the thing is

1:05:39 we’ve not been here before

1:05:41 so I think

1:05:43 I’m just going to be

1:05:44 completely honest

1:05:44 my personal opinion

1:05:45 is it’s a little unrealistic

1:05:46 to ask this board

1:05:47 who are

1:05:48 none of whom

1:05:49 are medical experts

1:05:50 to set metrics

1:05:51 for something

1:05:53 that none of us

1:05:54 in this nation

1:05:56 unless you were born

1:05:57 in 1917

1:05:58 and 1918

1:05:59 or alive back then

1:06:00 have been through

1:06:01 to know

1:06:02 how low is low enough

1:06:04 and I want to get there

1:06:06 I really do

1:06:07 I still am mourning

1:06:09 the loss of all the things

1:06:10 that our kids are missing out on

1:06:11 with this year

1:06:13 but you know

1:06:15 I hate to say

1:06:16 the unprecedented times thing

1:06:18 but that’s where we are

1:06:19 and I just don’t think

1:06:20 that you know

1:06:21 for a week

1:06:21 this board could totally

1:06:23 set some number

1:06:24 that we want to get to

1:06:25 but honestly

1:06:27 it wouldn’t really mean much

1:06:28 because we are going

1:06:29 continuing

1:06:30 and again

1:06:31 with the quarantine

1:06:32 we are following

1:06:33 the guidance

1:06:34 of the CDC

1:06:34 we are following

1:06:36 the guidance

1:06:36 of the Department of Health

1:06:37 our staff

1:06:39 they

1:06:40 that team

1:06:41 that meets

1:06:41 to decide

1:06:42 how we’re going to quarantine

1:06:43 and how we’re going to go

1:06:44 through that policy

1:06:44 those things

1:06:45 were put in place

1:06:45 our flow charts

1:06:46 with the Department of Health

1:06:47 this is not

1:06:48 the principles

1:06:50 making arbitrary calls

1:06:51 now with that said

1:06:52 if there are inconsistencies

1:06:54 in communication

1:06:55 about it

1:06:56 please let us know

1:06:58 because our leadership

1:06:59 have

1:07:00 when we’ve seen

1:07:01 this principles did this

1:07:03 this principle did this

1:07:03 there’s some clearing up

1:07:05 that needs to happen

1:07:05 and so please let us know

1:07:07 but these aren’t things

1:07:09 that this board

1:07:10 or our staff

1:07:11 have done just

1:07:12 on their own

1:07:13 we’re following the guidance

1:07:15 that we’re given

1:07:16 and I would

1:07:17 it’s hard for you to say

1:07:19 pick it up with the CDC

1:07:20 because you know

1:07:21 that’s kind of hard to do

1:07:22 we’re here flesh and blood

1:07:23 in front of you

1:07:24 and it’s a lot easier

1:07:24 to deal with

1:07:25 but our staff

1:07:26 you’ve already heard us

1:07:27 say it several times

1:07:28 tonight

1:07:29 they are

1:07:29 they’re doing

1:07:31 the impossible task

1:07:34 of continuing

1:07:35 to do their job

1:07:36 their regular job

1:07:37 and then doing all this

1:07:38 on top of it

1:07:38 so I again

1:07:41 want to thank our staff

1:07:42 for the work

1:07:42 that they’re doing

1:07:43 I’m sorry

1:07:43 that there seem

1:07:44 to be inconsistencies

1:07:45 I will tell you

1:07:46 that that question

1:07:47 that the one parent

1:07:48 with the letter

1:07:48 that you read

1:07:49 about siblings

1:07:50 not having to quarantine

1:07:51 we actually asked

1:07:52 that question

1:07:52 I don’t expect

1:07:53 people to have

1:07:53 watched all our

1:07:54 you know

1:07:55 dozens of hours

1:07:56 of meetings

1:07:56 but we addressed

1:07:57 that question

1:07:58 back in the summer

1:07:58 before school started

1:07:59 and since then

1:08:00 that you know

1:08:01 it’s only the one

1:08:01 who was closed

1:08:02 because that’s

1:08:03 CDC guidelines

1:08:06 not Brevard Public

1:08:07 Schools guidelines

1:08:07 those are CDC guidelines

1:08:08 that our staff

1:08:09 is following

1:08:09 so I appreciate

1:08:11 you coming

1:08:13 and I will just

1:08:15 I just want to leave

1:08:15 you with

1:08:16 some metrics

1:08:18 of my own

1:08:22 in Brevard County

1:08:24 if you look

1:08:26 at our numbers

1:08:26 cases

1:08:27 and death

1:08:29 for our young

1:08:31 students

1:08:31 and our

1:08:32 most

1:08:33 the both

1:08:33 of our teaching

1:08:34 force

1:08:34 that is

1:08:35 under age 55

1:08:36 the numbers

1:08:38 look really good

1:08:40 as far as

1:08:42 risk factors

1:08:42 but just

1:08:44 Brevard numbers

1:08:44 and these are

1:08:45 consistent

1:08:45 with Florida numbers

1:08:46 for our

1:08:49 our citizens

1:08:50 who are 65

1:08:51 to 74 years old

1:08:52 out of the

1:08:54 almost 2,600

1:08:55 people

1:08:56 who tested

1:08:57 positive for

1:08:58 COVID

1:08:58 in Brevard

1:08:59 3.6%

1:09:01 of them died

1:09:01 out of our

1:09:04 75 to 84

1:09:06 year olds

1:09:06 out of about

1:09:07 1,500 people

1:09:08 who have tested

1:09:09 positive for COVID

1:09:10 12.5%

1:09:12 of them

1:09:12 have died

1:09:13 out of our

1:09:15 85 and plus

1:09:17 Brevard County

1:09:18 residents

1:09:19 26.4%

1:09:21 or more than

1:09:22 about 1 in 4

1:09:24 of them

1:09:24 who tested

1:09:25 positive

1:09:26 have died

1:09:27 so I know

1:09:29 we look at our

1:09:31 schools

1:09:31 and we say

1:09:32 oh this

1:09:32 you know

1:09:32 the young population

1:09:33 and why are we

1:09:35 doing all these

1:09:35 mitigation measures

1:09:36 for something

1:09:36 that is serious

1:09:38 but it’s not that

1:09:38 serious

1:09:39 we don’t get

1:09:40 to decide

1:09:41 I don’t get

1:09:41 to decide

1:09:42 what other

1:09:44 staff members

1:09:45 and students

1:09:46 what they’re

1:09:46 going home to

1:09:47 and some

1:09:48 of these people

1:09:49 in these

1:09:50 generations

1:09:50 these 75 plus

1:09:52 they may not

1:09:53 be

1:09:54 I don’t think

1:09:54 we have very

1:09:54 many employees

1:09:55 who are over

1:09:55 75 but we

1:09:56 have families

1:09:58 we have grandparents

1:09:58 who are sending

1:09:59 their kids

1:09:59 into our schools

1:10:00 who are in

1:10:00 this age bracket

1:10:01 we have staff

1:10:03 who are caretakers

1:10:04 for people

1:10:05 in this age bracket

1:10:06 you know what

1:10:07 they call this age

1:10:08 group

1:10:08 my dad’s

1:10:09 at the very

1:10:09 tail end of

1:10:10 this he’s 75

1:10:11 and up

1:10:11 they call them

1:10:12 the silent

1:10:12 generation

1:10:13 and that silent

1:10:15 generation

1:10:15 and the greatest

1:10:17 generation

1:10:17 we have a few

1:10:18 of those

1:10:18 also that are

1:10:19 in their 90s

1:10:20 when we look

1:10:22 back to what

1:10:22 they have given

1:10:23 up

1:10:23 just some

1:10:28 perspective

1:10:28 they gave up

1:10:30 sugar

1:10:32 fuel

1:10:33 being able to

1:10:34 pick the colors

1:10:34 of their clothing

1:10:35 metal toys

1:10:37 for paper

1:10:37 and wooden

1:10:38 toys

1:10:38 not being

1:10:40 able to

1:10:40 turn their

1:10:40 lights

1:10:41 on at night

1:10:41 unless they

1:10:42 had blackout

1:10:43 curtains

1:10:43 there’s a lot

1:10:46 of things

1:10:46 that that

1:10:47 generation

1:10:47 Mr. Bradley

1:10:48 gave up

1:10:49 for the good

1:10:50 of our nation

1:10:51 and I think

1:10:54 that we owe

1:10:55 it to them

1:10:55 to do a few

1:10:57 little things

1:10:57 to keep

1:10:59 them safe

1:11:00 when this is

1:11:01 so much more

1:11:02 serious for them

1:11:02 and I’m sorry

1:11:05 to preach

1:11:06 a sermon

1:11:06 but I just

1:11:08 want us to

1:11:08 have some

1:11:09 perspective

1:11:09 I get it

1:11:11 my three kids

1:11:12 are you know

1:11:13 it’s tough

1:11:14 but we can

1:11:16 do it

1:11:16 we can do it

1:11:18 and we can do

1:11:18 it for the

1:11:19 silent generation

1:11:19 we can do it

1:11:20 for the greatest

1:11:21 generation

1:11:21 and all

1:11:24 the stuff

1:11:25 I really

1:11:36 appreciate that

1:11:37 Mr. Westermeyer

1:11:40 I just want

1:11:41 to say thank

1:11:42 you to you

1:11:42 as well

1:11:43 I appreciate

1:11:45 your advocacy

1:11:46 for our staff

1:11:47 as well

1:11:47 as your daughter

1:11:48 you and I

1:11:48 had a very

1:11:49 long conversation

1:11:49 an hour long

1:11:51 and it was

1:11:52 really nice

1:11:52 hearing from you

1:11:53 and I appreciate

1:11:55 I’m going to

1:11:56 piggyback off

1:11:57 Ms. Campbell

1:11:58 for our speakers

1:12:01 tonight

1:12:01 there’s a lot

1:12:02 of things

1:12:02 that we obviously

1:12:03 probably don’t

1:12:04 agree on

1:12:05 but just for the

1:12:06 sake of civility

1:12:07 we obviously

1:12:08 agree on how

1:12:09 much we care

1:12:10 and love our

1:12:10 children

1:12:10 and I respect

1:12:11 that

1:12:12 and I understand

1:12:12 that

1:12:13 having a daughter

1:12:14 of my own

1:12:14 I’m with

1:12:16 Mr. Kuliji

1:12:16 on this

1:12:17 so enough

1:12:18 is enough

1:12:18 and I feel

1:12:19 like

1:12:19 there is

1:12:21 too

1:12:22 we shouldn’t

1:12:23 be talking

1:12:24 about this

1:12:24 anymore

1:12:25 and so

1:12:26 you know

1:12:27 someone had

1:12:28 asked

1:12:28 if masks

1:12:29 work

1:12:29 and social

1:12:29 distancing

1:12:30 work

1:12:31 then why

1:12:31 are we

1:12:31 doing this

1:12:32 well I

1:12:32 can answer

1:12:32 why

1:12:33 the majority

1:12:34 of our

1:12:35 classrooms

1:12:35 in Brevard

1:12:36 public schools

1:12:36 are not

1:12:37 able to be

1:12:38 spaced out

1:12:38 six feet

1:12:39 apart

1:12:39 let alone

1:12:40 three feet

1:12:40 apart

1:12:40 and many

1:12:42 of our

1:12:42 classrooms

1:12:42 have 25

1:12:43 or more

1:12:44 students

1:12:44 inside of

1:12:45 them

1:12:45 and now

1:12:46 with the

1:12:46 numbers

1:12:47 of our

1:12:47 students

1:12:47 coming back

1:12:48 to brick

1:12:48 and mortar

1:12:48 and being

1:12:49 requested

1:12:50 to come back

1:12:51 because of

1:12:51 their academic

1:12:51 performance

1:12:52 it’s going

1:12:53 to be

1:12:53 harder

1:12:54 and harder

1:12:55 to keep

1:12:55 those social

1:12:56 distancing

1:12:56 guidelines

1:12:57 in place

1:12:57 I know

1:12:58 a lot

1:12:59 of our

1:12:59 administration

1:12:59 is really

1:13:00 struggling

1:13:00 with cafeteria

1:13:02 space

1:13:03 and they’re

1:13:04 worried about

1:13:05 when the

1:13:06 students all

1:13:06 do come

1:13:07 back

1:13:07 how are

1:13:07 they going

1:13:08 to run

1:13:08 lunch

1:13:08 they don’t

1:13:09 have enough

1:13:09 time in

1:13:10 the day

1:13:10 they don’t

1:13:11 have enough

1:13:11 staff members

1:13:12 to safely

1:13:12 space out

1:13:13 those students

1:13:14 because of

1:13:14 course

1:13:14 they’re not

1:13:15 going to be

1:13:15 wearing a

1:13:15 mask

1:13:15 while they’re

1:13:16 eating

1:13:16 lunch

1:13:16 and so

1:13:18 why do we

1:13:19 still have

1:13:19 positive cases

1:13:20 in quarantines

1:13:21 that’s exactly

1:13:22 why

1:13:22 because as

1:13:24 much as we

1:13:25 want to put

1:13:25 safety mitigation

1:13:26 in place

1:13:27 there’s things

1:13:28 that we can’t

1:13:28 control

1:13:29 we can’t

1:13:30 make our

1:13:30 space larger

1:13:31 we didn’t

1:13:33 have the

1:13:33 opportunity

1:13:34 to have

1:13:35 an A-B

1:13:36 schedule

1:13:36 with our

1:13:37 students

1:13:37 unfortunately

1:13:37 and so

1:13:39 it put us

1:13:39 where we

1:13:40 are

1:13:40 when you

1:13:41 ask about

1:13:41 a metric

1:13:42 for when

1:13:43 it ends

1:13:43 I do

1:13:44 remember

1:13:44 I wasn’t

1:13:45 here

1:13:45 obviously

1:13:46 when the

1:13:46 reopening plan

1:13:47 was happening

1:13:47 but I do

1:13:48 remember you

1:13:49 guys asking

1:13:50 the representative

1:13:51 of the

1:13:51 department

1:13:51 of health

1:13:52 you know

1:13:53 where is

1:13:53 that line

1:13:54 where we

1:13:54 should be

1:13:54 concerned

1:13:55 and she

1:13:55 said it

1:13:56 was a

1:13:56 5%

1:13:57 positivity

1:13:57 rate

1:13:58 and based

1:13:59 on the

1:13:59 information

1:13:59 that was

1:14:00 given

1:14:00 from

1:14:00 Ms.

1:14:01 Campbell

1:14:01 today

1:14:02 to the

1:14:02 board

1:14:02 I believe

1:14:03 we were

1:14:03 sitting

1:14:04 at a

1:14:04 14

1:14:04 rolling

1:14:05 day

1:14:05 at

1:14:05 10.5%

1:14:07 now

1:14:07 something

1:14:08 pretty

1:14:09 high

1:14:09 in the

1:14:10 double

1:14:10 district

1:14:10 and we’re

1:14:11 just

1:14:12 on that

1:14:12 positive

1:14:12 trend

1:14:13 so I

1:14:15 agree

1:14:15 we are

1:14:16 in no place

1:14:17 to be

1:14:17 setting a

1:14:17 metric

1:14:18 but just

1:14:18 to give

1:14:18 you some

1:14:19 perspective

1:14:19 of how

1:14:19 far away

1:14:20 we are

1:14:20 from when

1:14:22 they said

1:14:22 we probably

1:14:23 should consider

1:14:23 closing schools

1:14:24 we’re well

1:14:25 above that

1:14:26 we’re well

1:14:27 above that

1:14:27 number

1:14:27 you brought

1:14:29 up a concern

1:14:30 about

1:14:30 the issue

1:14:32 with quarantining

1:14:33 and how

1:14:33 it is putting

1:14:34 a negative

1:14:36 impact on

1:14:37 our students

1:14:37 educationally

1:14:38 and I

1:14:38 understand

1:14:38 that

1:14:39 and I

1:14:39 sympathize

1:14:40 and one

1:14:41 of the

1:14:41 things that

1:14:41 you brought

1:14:42 up

1:14:42 was

1:14:43 a lack

1:14:43 of devices

1:14:44 and the

1:14:45 issue

1:14:45 with

1:14:45 switching

1:14:45 to

1:14:45 e-learning

1:14:46 and internet

1:14:46 and this

1:14:48 may not

1:14:49 be the

1:14:49 appropriate

1:14:49 time to

1:14:50 say it

1:14:50 but I’m

1:14:50 going to

1:14:51 say it

1:14:51 I’m going

1:14:52 to throw

1:14:52 that one

1:14:52 right back

1:14:53 at our

1:14:53 county

1:14:53 commissioners

1:14:54 so they

1:14:54 can hear

1:14:55 that

1:14:55 that there

1:14:56 is a

1:14:57 need

1:14:57 for

1:14:57 technology

1:14:58 and provide

1:14:58 public

1:14:59 schools

1:14:59 and the

1:15:00 reason

1:15:01 we requested

1:15:01 the money

1:15:02 to fund

1:15:02 that for

1:15:03 COVID

1:15:03 is for

1:15:03 that exact

1:15:04 situation

1:15:04 right there

1:15:05 that that

1:15:05 mom is

1:15:06 talking

1:15:06 about

1:15:06 we

1:15:07 have

1:15:07 students

1:15:08 that need

1:15:09 technology

1:15:10 we need

1:15:11 to keep

1:15:11 our students

1:15:12 safe

1:15:12 and if

1:15:12 they are

1:15:13 quarantined

1:15:13 we need

1:15:14 to ensure

1:15:14 that they

1:15:15 have access

1:15:15 to their

1:15:16 education

1:15:17 and if

1:15:17 that requires

1:15:18 technology

1:15:19 it is on

1:15:19 us to

1:15:20 provide it

1:15:20 and that is

1:15:21 something that

1:15:22 we can use

1:15:22 our CARES

1:15:23 funds

1:15:23 so just

1:15:24 wanted to

1:15:24 make that

1:15:25 really clear

1:15:25 I just want

1:15:28 to say one

1:15:28 last thing

1:15:29 it is

1:15:30 literally

1:15:30 almost exactly

1:15:31 a month

1:15:31 since one

1:15:32 of our

1:15:32 teachers

1:15:32 passed away

1:15:33 from COVID

1:15:34 her mother

1:15:35 the day

1:15:35 before

1:15:35 this is

1:15:37 real

1:15:37 it doesn’t

1:15:38 care about

1:15:39 your political

1:15:39 party

1:15:40 or your

1:15:40 personal

1:15:41 belief

1:15:41 it will

1:15:42 attack

1:15:42 any

1:15:42 of us

1:15:43 yes

1:15:44 students

1:15:45 and young

1:15:46 children

1:15:46 typically

1:15:46 are

1:15:47 asymptomatic

1:15:47 they don’t

1:15:49 necessarily

1:15:49 get ill

1:15:50 but they

1:15:51 bring it

1:15:51 home

1:15:51 to their

1:15:52 families

1:15:52 and their

1:15:52 community

1:15:53 members

1:15:53 and what

1:15:54 I like

1:15:55 to say

1:15:55 to people

1:15:55 is

1:15:56 when you

1:15:56 take

1:15:57 our

1:15:57 staff

1:15:57 our

1:15:58 students

1:15:58 our

1:15:59 parents

1:15:59 and

1:15:59 guardians

1:16:00 Brevard

1:16:01 public

1:16:01 schools

1:16:02 makes up

1:16:02 almost a

1:16:02 quarter

1:16:03 of the

1:16:03 population

1:16:04 of

1:16:04 Brevard

1:16:05 County

1:16:05 and so

1:16:06 if we

1:16:07 don’t do

1:16:07 what we

1:16:07 can

1:16:08 to put

1:16:09 as many

1:16:09 safety

1:16:09 mitigation

1:16:10 factors

1:16:11 in place

1:16:12 we’re

1:16:12 essentially

1:16:12 asking

1:16:13 a quarter

1:16:13 of the

1:16:14 population

1:16:14 of Brevard

1:16:15 County

1:16:15 to mingle

1:16:16 every single

1:16:17 day

1:16:17 40 hours

1:16:18 a week

1:16:19 and spread

1:16:20 that into

1:16:20 the community

1:16:21 and we’re

1:16:21 going to put

1:16:21 a strain

1:16:22 on our

1:16:22 healthcare

1:16:22 facilities

1:16:23 and we’re

1:16:24 going to put

1:16:24 a strain

1:16:24 on our

1:16:25 economy

1:16:25 and it

1:16:26 is our

1:16:27 duty

1:16:27 to ensure

1:16:28 that we

1:16:29 are doing

1:16:29 everything

1:16:29 that we

1:16:30 can

1:16:30 for our

1:16:31 staff

1:16:31 our

1:16:31 students

1:16:32 and

1:16:32 our

1:16:32 community

1:16:32 so I

1:16:40 I agree

1:16:41 with you

1:16:42 on your

1:16:42 sentiments

1:16:42 for me

1:16:44 safety

1:16:45 over

1:16:46 comfort

1:16:46 we have

1:16:48 people

1:16:48 that are

1:16:49 dying

1:16:49 and getting

1:16:50 sick

1:16:50 we have

1:16:52 cost

1:16:52 of somebody

1:16:53 that hits

1:16:54 the ICU

1:16:54 is a hundred

1:16:55 thousand dollars

1:16:55 to our plan

1:16:56 we’ve had

1:16:58 ten people

1:16:59 hit our

1:16:59 ICU

1:17:00 that’s a

1:17:01 million dollars

1:17:01 in cost

1:17:02 to our

1:17:02 plan

1:17:03 right now

1:17:03 for our

1:17:04 healthcare

1:17:04 plan

1:17:04 when those

1:17:06 people hit

1:17:07 that that’s

1:17:07 talking about

1:17:08 taking away

1:17:09 playgrounds

1:17:10 laptops

1:17:10 everything that

1:17:11 we ask for

1:17:12 every year

1:17:12 that we can’t

1:17:13 even fund

1:17:13 half of our

1:17:14 school

1:17:14 for education

1:17:16 one of the

1:17:17 issues that you

1:17:17 have is that

1:17:18 when one of

1:17:18 our teachers

1:17:19 goes down

1:17:20 or our

1:17:20 infrastructure

1:17:20 of education

1:17:21 you lose

1:17:22 the education

1:17:23 gap

1:17:23 again

1:17:24 so what ends

1:17:25 up happening

1:17:25 when a teacher

1:17:26 is not inside

1:17:26 that classroom

1:17:27 and we put

1:17:27 in a substitute

1:17:28 or when

1:17:29 something happens

1:17:29 inside of our

1:17:30 education system

1:17:31 where we have

1:17:32 to quarantine

1:17:33 a lot of

1:17:33 our teachers

1:17:34 because of it

1:17:35 well what ends

1:17:35 up happening

1:17:36 is it creates

1:17:37 a larger

1:17:37 education gap

1:17:38 and when you

1:17:39 look back

1:17:40 at World War

1:17:41 II

1:17:41 and other

1:17:42 specific times

1:17:43 in our

1:17:43 American history

1:17:44 the gap

1:17:45 that was created

1:17:46 is huge

1:17:47 economic loss

1:17:48 for not only

1:17:48 the community

1:17:49 but the individuals

1:17:50 that are inside

1:17:51 that we were

1:17:51 getting their

1:17:52 education

1:17:52 so those

1:17:53 were some of them

1:17:54 but you do

1:17:54 make a great

1:17:54 point

1:17:55 what are the

1:17:56 metrics

1:17:56 so I

1:17:57 met with the

1:17:58 Florida School

1:17:59 Boards Association

1:17:59 along with the

1:18:01 Florida Hospital

1:18:01 Association

1:18:02 and asked them

1:18:02 if we can convene

1:18:04 in the next two

1:18:05 months to come

1:18:05 together

1:18:06 so that we can

1:18:07 listen to the

1:18:07 DOH

1:18:08 the Hospital

1:18:09 Association

1:18:09 tell us

1:18:10 where it is

1:18:11 that is the

1:18:11 true fear

1:18:12 where is the

1:18:13 bottom line

1:18:13 where is all

1:18:14 those things

1:18:14 because as my

1:18:15 fellow board

1:18:15 members have

1:18:16 asked

1:18:16 they both said

1:18:18 we aren’t the

1:18:19 people that need

1:18:19 to be making

1:18:20 those type of

1:18:21 decisions

1:18:21 so let’s ask

1:18:22 the experts

1:18:22 and get an

1:18:23 answer

1:18:23 so I reached

1:18:24 out to them

1:18:25 we had that

1:18:25 call

1:18:25 I took off

1:18:27 in the middle

1:18:27 of our executive

1:18:28 meeting for about

1:18:29 ten minutes

1:18:30 because that was

1:18:30 the conference

1:18:31 call

1:18:31 so that should

1:18:32 be happening

1:18:32 where we can

1:18:33 get some of

1:18:33 those answers

1:18:34 for you

1:18:34 because you

1:18:35 did ask for

1:18:35 the metrics

1:18:36 and you do

1:18:36 deserve that

1:18:37 but I did

1:18:38 want to tell

1:18:38 you about

1:18:38 some of the

1:18:39 reasons behind

1:18:40 the reason

1:18:40 that I feel

1:18:41 the way I do

1:18:41 Ron

1:18:43 hey man

1:18:44 she was a

1:18:45 spitfire

1:18:46 when I had

1:18:46 lunch with

1:18:47 you over

1:18:47 there

1:18:47 or breakfast

1:18:48 with you

1:18:48 over at

1:18:48 the country

1:18:49 kitchen

1:18:49 your wife

1:18:50 was a special

1:18:51 person

1:18:51 and I hope

1:18:53 that I get

1:18:53 as many years

1:18:54 with my wife

1:18:54 as you had

1:18:55 with yours

1:18:55 and I was an

1:18:56 honor to have

1:18:57 breakfast with

1:18:57 you and cut

1:18:58 bread with you

1:18:59 okay

1:18:59 I could see

1:19:00 in the little

1:19:01 time that I got

1:19:02 to spend with

1:19:03 her that she

1:19:03 was a special

1:19:04 person man

1:19:05 and I’m glad

1:19:05 that you could

1:19:06 share that with

1:19:06 us tonight

1:19:07 so thank you

1:19:08 sir

1:19:08 Tom

1:19:09 hey man

1:19:10 I agree with

1:19:12 you know we can

1:19:13 all sit around

1:19:13 on this dais

1:19:14 and we can say

1:19:14 let’s go out

1:19:15 and get the

1:19:16 people to substitute

1:19:17 if anybody’s on

1:19:18 here I’m going

1:19:19 so every Tuesday

1:19:20 that I don’t have

1:19:21 a board meeting

1:19:21 I’m going to

1:19:22 start substituting

1:19:22 starting now

1:19:23 I’m going to

1:19:23 reach out

1:19:24 and then I’m

1:19:24 going to start

1:19:25 reaching out

1:19:25 to everybody

1:19:26 inside my

1:19:26 community

1:19:26 and saying

1:19:27 lead by example

1:19:28 because until

1:19:29 we start doing

1:19:29 that we can’t

1:19:31 have the people

1:19:31 aren’t going

1:19:32 to follow

1:19:32 and I’m tired

1:19:33 of it

1:19:33 it’s the only

1:19:34 thing I can do

1:19:34 Tom

1:19:34 I wanted to

1:19:35 have a press

1:19:36 conference to

1:19:36 call for the

1:19:37 vaccines for our

1:19:38 teachers

1:19:38 I couldn’t get

1:19:38 any support

1:19:39 from my local

1:19:39 officials

1:19:40 I’ve tried

1:19:41 different options

1:19:42 and it just

1:19:42 doesn’t work

1:19:43 so this is all

1:19:44 I got left

1:19:44 so we’ve talked

1:19:45 on the phone

1:19:45 I’m going to

1:19:46 do it

1:19:46 so every Tuesday

1:19:47 that we don’t

1:19:48 have a board

1:19:48 meeting I’m

1:19:48 going to reach

1:19:49 out to staff

1:19:49 and set up

1:19:50 where I can

1:19:50 go to help

1:19:50 support

1:19:51 and maybe me

1:19:52 doing that

1:19:52 will then bring

1:19:53 more people

1:19:54 to do it

1:19:54 and maybe

1:19:55 what I’ll do

1:19:55 is post on

1:19:56 social media

1:19:56 and I’ll have

1:19:57 my machine

1:19:57 kick it out

1:19:58 to the local

1:19:58 area to see

1:20:00 if any of

1:20:00 those people

1:20:00 we have

1:20:01 plenty of

1:20:01 people that

1:20:01 are getting

1:20:02 vaccines

1:20:02 we have

1:20:03 plenty of

1:20:03 people that

1:20:04 can come

1:20:04 in and do

1:20:05 it

1:20:05 and we

1:20:06 don’t have

1:20:06 teachers that

1:20:07 have vaccines

1:20:08 so why not

1:20:09 help

1:20:09 so I’m there

1:20:10 for you

1:20:11 all right

1:20:11 and that’s

1:20:12 all I got

1:20:12 to say

1:20:13 thank you

1:20:13 I want to

1:20:19 thank my

1:20:19 board members

1:20:20 for their

1:20:21 eloquence

1:20:22 and their

1:20:24 position

1:20:24 and I

1:20:25 certainly

1:20:25 agree with

1:20:26 that

1:20:26 we are not

1:20:27 the experts

1:20:27 we rely

1:20:28 on the CDC

1:20:30 and the

1:20:30 Department of

1:20:30 Health

1:20:31 and I

1:20:32 will always

1:20:33 follow that

1:20:34 guidance

1:20:34 so thank

1:20:35 you both

1:20:35 for eloquence

1:20:38 in your

1:20:38 department

1:20:41 I will

1:20:44 just

1:20:45 share briefly

1:20:46 my agreement

1:20:47 with the things

1:20:48 that have been

1:20:48 said

1:20:49 across the

1:20:50 board

1:20:50 leadership

1:20:52 Florida

1:20:52 provided an

1:20:53 opportunity

1:20:53 for me

1:20:54 to participate

1:20:55 in a conference

1:20:56 call with the

1:20:56 state surgeon

1:20:57 general today

1:20:58 that’s where I

1:20:59 was between

1:21:00 our board

1:21:01 workshop

1:21:01 and coming

1:21:02 to the board

1:21:02 meeting

1:21:02 and some

1:21:04 interesting

1:21:04 information

1:21:05 was provided

1:21:07 obviously

1:21:07 he reiterated

1:21:09 and explained

1:21:09 some of the

1:21:10 CDC guidelines

1:21:11 and why

1:21:11 why the

1:21:13 guidelines

1:21:13 were adopted

1:21:14 the way

1:21:14 that they

1:21:14 were

1:21:15 he

1:21:17 also talked

1:21:18 about the

1:21:19 vaccine rollout

1:21:20 and so

1:21:22 currently in

1:21:23 Florida we’re

1:21:23 getting approximately

1:21:24 250,000 vaccines

1:21:25 per week

1:21:26 in the entire

1:21:27 state

1:21:27 we have about

1:21:29 4.5 million

1:21:30 people over

1:21:31 65 years old

1:21:32 so we’re

1:21:35 looking at

1:21:35 at least

1:21:36 four and a half

1:21:36 months

1:21:37 unless there’s

1:21:38 huge increase

1:21:39 in production

1:21:39 of vaccines

1:21:40 before we

1:21:41 even start

1:21:41 getting to

1:21:42 the people

1:21:42 who are

1:21:42 under 65

1:21:43 they’ve

1:21:44 covered the

1:21:44 health care

1:21:44 workers

1:21:45 they sent

1:21:45 hospitals enough

1:21:46 to cover

1:21:46 all of the

1:21:47 health care

1:21:47 workers

1:21:47 plus 15%

1:21:49 but our

1:21:51 age of 65

1:21:52 and up

1:21:53 is just

1:21:54 so significant

1:21:55 in Florida

1:21:55 that we’re

1:21:57 looking at

1:21:58 probably four

1:21:58 and a half

1:21:59 months

1:21:59 before we

1:22:00 even begin

1:22:01 vaccinating

1:22:01 the general

1:22:02 public

1:22:02 who chooses

1:22:03 to be

1:22:03 vaccinated

1:22:04 and

1:22:06 additionally

1:22:07 they have

1:22:07 said

1:22:07 that

1:22:08 even

1:22:08 once

1:22:08 the

1:22:08 vaccine

1:22:09 rolls

1:22:09 out

1:22:09 masking

1:22:10 is

1:22:11 still

1:22:11 going

1:22:11 to be

1:22:11 important

1:22:11 that

1:22:13 the mitigation

1:22:15 strategies

1:22:16 that are out

1:22:16 there

1:22:17 are still

1:22:17 going to be

1:22:18 important

1:22:18 because it’s

1:22:20 not 100%

1:22:21 they don’t

1:22:22 know exactly

1:22:22 how long

1:22:23 the vaccine

1:22:23 is going

1:22:23 to last

1:22:24 my mother

1:22:25 for example

1:22:26 is immune

1:22:27 compromised

1:22:27 and she’s

1:22:28 been told

1:22:29 that the

1:22:29 vaccine

1:22:30 probably

1:22:30 isn’t going

1:22:30 to work

1:22:31 well for

1:22:31 her

1:22:31 and so

1:22:32 not like

1:22:33 this thing

1:22:33 is going

1:22:34 away

1:22:34 and to

1:22:37 just get

1:22:38 on the

1:22:38 soapbox

1:22:39 for a moment

1:22:39 on our

1:22:40 team members

1:22:41 and I want

1:22:42 to clarify

1:22:42 that I’m

1:22:43 not suggesting

1:22:44 that these

1:22:45 individuals

1:22:45 got sick

1:22:46 in our

1:22:46 schools

1:22:47 because I

1:22:47 don’t have

1:22:48 evidence

1:22:48 of that

1:22:49 but I

1:22:50 will tell

1:22:51 you that

1:22:51 we had

1:22:53 a student

1:22:54 who

1:22:55 middle school

1:22:55 student

1:22:56 whose

1:22:58 mother went

1:22:59 above and

1:22:59 beyond

1:23:00 to try

1:23:01 to keep

1:23:01 our

1:23:01 students

1:23:02 safe

1:23:02 with

1:23:04 volunteer

1:23:04 activities

1:23:05 and he

1:23:06 had a

1:23:07 very very

1:23:07 mild

1:23:08 case

1:23:08 of COVID

1:23:09 back in

1:23:10 I believe

1:23:10 August

1:23:11 very very

1:23:12 mild

1:23:12 and spent

1:23:14 his winter

1:23:15 break in

1:23:15 the hospital

1:23:16 ended up

1:23:16 having to

1:23:16 have surgery

1:23:17 on his

1:23:17 lungs

1:23:17 because he

1:23:18 had developed

1:23:18 nodules

1:23:19 associated

1:23:19 with COVID

1:23:20 one of

1:23:23 our bus

1:23:24 drivers

1:23:24 is currently

1:23:25 in the

1:23:25 hospital

1:23:26 had

1:23:27 was diagnosed

1:23:29 back in

1:23:29 October

1:23:30 has not

1:23:31 returned to

1:23:32 work

1:23:32 and ended

1:23:34 up having

1:23:34 quadruple

1:23:34 bypass surgery

1:23:35 yesterday

1:23:35 one of our

1:23:38 young teachers

1:23:39 who struggled

1:23:39 for months

1:23:42 to get

1:23:42 pregnant

1:23:44 with her

1:23:44 first

1:23:45 child

1:23:45 tested

1:23:47 positive

1:23:47 for

1:23:47 COVID

1:23:48 yesterday

1:23:48 is

1:23:49 terrible

1:23:49 so we

1:23:52 don’t know

1:23:52 if it’s

1:23:52 happening

1:23:53 in our

1:23:53 schools

1:23:53 or if

1:23:54 it’s

1:23:54 happening

1:23:54 outside

1:23:54 of our

1:23:55 schools

1:23:55 necessarily

1:23:56 but the

1:23:57 truth of

1:23:57 the matter

1:23:58 is

1:23:58 it’s

1:23:58 real

1:23:59 and lives

1:23:59 are being

1:24:00 impacted

1:24:00 and the

1:24:02 best thing

1:24:03 that we

1:24:03 can do

1:24:04 as a

1:24:04 board

1:24:05 is to

1:24:06 follow

1:24:06 the

1:24:06 recommendations

1:24:07 of the

1:24:07 people

1:24:08 who are

1:24:08 studying

1:24:09 this

1:24:09 thing

1:24:09 who are

1:24:10 studying

1:24:10 the

1:24:10 vaccines

1:24:11 who are

1:24:11 studying

1:24:12 how the

1:24:14 virus is

1:24:15 being stopped

1:24:15 and how

1:24:16 it’s

1:24:16 mutating

1:24:16 and what

1:24:17 impact

1:24:18 that’s

1:24:18 going to

1:24:18 have

1:24:18 and so

1:24:19 I

1:24:20 absolutely

1:24:20 get your

1:24:21 passion

1:24:21 for advocating

1:24:22 for your

1:24:22 children

1:24:22 and I

1:24:24 get that

1:24:24 wearing

1:24:25 masks

1:24:25 is not

1:24:26 you know

1:24:27 it has

1:24:28 varying impacts

1:24:29 as well

1:24:30 I understand

1:24:31 quarantining

1:24:31 Jordan

1:24:32 my son’s

1:24:32 been quarantined

1:24:33 twice as well

1:24:33 and I get

1:24:36 the impact

1:24:36 that has

1:24:37 but at

1:24:38 the end

1:24:38 of the

1:24:38 day

1:24:39 we have

1:24:39 to do

1:24:40 what we

1:24:40 can

1:24:40 to keep

1:24:41 our

1:24:41 school

1:24:41 safe

1:24:42 and the

1:24:43 experts

1:24:43 are telling

1:24:44 us that

1:24:45 we should

1:24:46 be doing

1:24:46 what we’re

1:24:46 doing

1:24:46 so

1:24:47 Dr.

1:24:49 Mullins

1:24:49 I think

1:24:49 you had

1:24:50 something

1:24:51 you wanted

1:24:51 to say

1:24:51 yeah

1:24:52 just

1:24:53 first

1:24:54 Tom

1:24:55 since our

1:24:55 conversation

1:24:56 was able

1:24:57 to secure

1:24:58 that our

1:24:59 65 plus

1:25:00 substitutes

1:25:01 will qualify

1:25:02 for the

1:25:02 vaccine

1:25:03 along with

1:25:04 our other

1:25:04 employees

1:25:05 so

1:25:06 that’s

1:25:07 encouraging

1:25:07 and

1:25:08 hopefully

1:25:09 that will

1:25:09 you know

1:25:11 perhaps we

1:25:11 had several

1:25:12 hundred

1:25:13 substitutes

1:25:14 not renew

1:25:15 or not

1:25:16 register this

1:25:16 year to

1:25:17 substitute

1:25:17 for obvious

1:25:19 reasons

1:25:20 and hopefully

1:25:20 that will

1:25:21 encourage some

1:25:21 to come back

1:25:22 as well

1:25:23 but in

1:25:24 all of this

1:25:25 conversation

1:25:25 I had the

1:25:26 terrible

1:25:27 realization

1:25:28 as I was

1:25:29 standing at

1:25:30 the podium

1:25:30 giving acknowledgement

1:25:31 to our team

1:25:32 in the back

1:25:33 and so many

1:25:34 folks

1:25:34 at the

1:25:35 district

1:25:36 there’s

1:25:37 great work

1:25:38 going on

1:25:39 to support

1:25:40 our schools

1:25:41 to manage

1:25:42 monitor

1:25:43 track

1:25:44 trace

1:25:44 and so

1:25:45 on

1:25:45 but the

1:25:46 reality

1:25:46 is

1:25:47 that work

1:25:48 is then

1:25:49 delivered

1:25:50 and delegated

1:25:51 to the

1:25:52 administrators

1:25:53 to our

1:25:53 principals

1:25:54 and our

1:25:54 assistant

1:25:54 principals

1:25:55 and every

1:25:56 one of

1:25:57 there has

1:25:57 been no

1:25:58 school

1:25:58 that has

1:25:59 not been

1:26:00 impacted

1:26:01 by

1:26:02 COVID

1:26:03 and contact

1:26:04 tracing

1:26:05 and letters

1:26:05 and phone

1:26:06 calls

1:26:07 and questions

1:26:07 and researching

1:26:10 and so on

1:26:11 and you know

1:26:13 our administrators

1:26:13 had a

1:26:15 enormous

1:26:16 responsibility

1:26:17 long before

1:26:18 we ever even

1:26:19 knew what

1:26:20 COVID stood

1:26:21 for

1:26:21 and they

1:26:23 the men

1:26:24 and women

1:26:24 who lead

1:26:25 our schools

1:26:26 as administrators

1:26:27 across our

1:26:28 district

1:26:28 they are

1:26:30 I just

1:26:31 continue to

1:26:31 have

1:26:32 endless

1:26:33 admiration

1:26:34 for the

1:26:35 work that

1:26:35 they are

1:26:35 doing

1:26:36 the

1:26:37 responsibility

1:26:37 they’ve

1:26:38 taken

1:26:38 to follow

1:26:39 through

1:26:39 with the

1:26:39 contract

1:26:40 tracing

1:26:42 but also

1:26:44 to be

1:26:46 the human

1:26:47 touch

1:26:48 if you

1:26:49 will

1:26:50 to support

1:26:51 their staff

1:26:52 their faculty

1:26:52 as they

1:26:54 work through

1:26:55 some of the

1:26:55 concerns

1:26:56 and the

1:26:56 fears

1:26:56 and so on

1:26:57 and

1:26:58 the

1:26:59 emotional

1:27:00 strain

1:27:02 and drain

1:27:03 that it

1:27:03 has had

1:27:03 on them

1:27:04 I just

1:27:07 I don’t

1:27:08 we have

1:27:09 said for a

1:27:10 long time

1:27:10 and I think

1:27:11 I’ve said it

1:27:11 before here

1:27:12 in a meeting

1:27:13 we have

1:27:15 for a long

1:27:16 time recognized

1:27:16 our educators

1:27:17 as heroes

1:27:18 but I would

1:27:20 suggest

1:27:21 that they have

1:27:22 elevated to

1:27:23 superheroes

1:27:23 in light of

1:27:25 everything that

1:27:26 they have

1:27:26 faced

1:27:26 from our

1:27:27 teachers in

1:27:27 the classroom

1:27:28 and our

1:27:29 administrators in

1:27:30 our buildings

1:27:30 and staff

1:27:31 across our

1:27:32 district to

1:27:32 support

1:27:33 60 some

1:27:35 thousand

1:27:35 children

1:27:36 having the

1:27:38 opportunity to

1:27:39 engage in

1:27:40 learning

1:27:40 whether it’s

1:27:41 e-learning

1:27:41 or it’s in

1:27:42 person

1:27:42 and I

1:27:43 didn’t want

1:27:44 to miss

1:27:44 the opportunity

1:27:45 to specifically

1:27:47 acknowledge

1:27:48 and give a

1:27:49 shout out

1:27:50 to our

1:27:50 administrators

1:27:51 who have

1:27:52 carried

1:27:53 an enormous

1:27:55 burden

1:27:56 through all

1:27:56 of this

1:27:57 and expressed

1:27:57 my appreciation

1:27:58 as I know

1:27:58 the board

1:27:59 has as well

1:27:59 so thank you

1:28:00 thank you

1:28:02 Dr. Mullins

1:28:03 all right

1:28:04 that’s going

1:28:05 to move us

1:28:05 into the

1:28:05 consent agenda

1:28:06 Dr. Mullins

1:28:07 there are

1:28:08 19 agenda

1:28:09 items under

1:28:10 this category

1:28:10 thank you

1:28:11 Dr. Mullins

1:28:12 does any

1:28:12 board member

1:28:13 wish to pull

1:28:13 any items

1:28:14 from the

1:28:14 consent agenda

1:28:15 hearing none

1:28:17 I’ll entertain

1:28:17 a motion

1:28:18 to accept

1:28:18 the agenda

1:28:19 as presented

1:28:19 move to

1:28:20 approve

1:28:20 second

1:28:21 moved by

1:28:22 Mr. Susan

1:28:22 seconded by

1:28:23 Ms. McDougall

1:28:24 is there

1:28:24 any discussion

1:28:24 yes

1:28:25 really quick

1:28:26 I didn’t want

1:28:27 to pull it

1:28:27 because I just

1:28:27 think it’s

1:28:28 awesome

1:28:28 but I wanted

1:28:29 to make

1:28:29 highlight

1:28:29 something

1:28:30 that’s

1:28:30 in the

1:28:30 consent

1:28:30 agenda

1:28:31 and that

1:28:31 is

1:28:31 DPS

1:28:32 adding

1:28:32 the

1:28:33 autism

1:28:34 spectrum

1:28:34 disorder

1:28:35 add-on

1:28:35 program

1:28:36 and I just

1:28:36 wanted to

1:28:37 give kudos

1:28:37 to

1:28:38 oh my goodness

1:28:41 Rose Roth

1:28:42 and the

1:28:43 other people

1:28:45 who work

1:28:45 under

1:28:45 Mr. Alba

1:28:46 who are

1:28:46 going to

1:28:47 be doing

1:28:48 this program

1:28:49 which is

1:28:49 going to be

1:28:49 so awesome

1:28:50 for our

1:28:50 teachers

1:28:50 it’s going

1:28:51 to save

1:28:51 them money

1:28:51 it’s going

1:28:51 to save

1:28:52 them time

1:28:52 and really

1:28:54 serve our

1:28:54 students well

1:28:55 so I was

1:28:55 just excited

1:28:56 to see

1:28:56 that item

1:28:57 and wanted

1:28:57 to thank

1:28:58 them for

1:28:58 the work

1:28:58 they’re doing

1:28:59 and our

1:28:59 fiddlers

1:29:00 people who

1:29:01 helped get

1:29:02 that going

1:29:02 yes I couldn’t

1:29:04 agree more

1:29:04 Ms. Campbell

1:29:05 thank you for

1:29:05 bringing some

1:29:06 recognition to

1:29:07 that

1:29:07 is there any

1:29:07 other discussion

1:29:08 hearing none

1:29:11 all in favor

1:29:12 please say

1:29:12 aye

1:29:13 any opposed

1:29:15 motion passes

1:29:19 5-0

1:29:19 all right

1:29:22 we are moving

1:29:22 on to the

1:29:23 action agenda

1:29:23 Dr. Mullen

1:29:24 Ms. Belford

1:29:26 and members

1:29:26 Ms. Belford

1:29:29 and members

1:29:29 of the board

1:29:29 item G29

1:29:31 is on department

1:29:32 school initiated

1:29:33 agreement

1:29:33 what are the wishes

1:29:34 of the board

1:29:35 move to approve

1:29:35 second

1:29:36 moved by Mr. Susan

1:29:37 seconded by Ms. Campbell

1:29:38 is there any discussion

1:29:39 all in favor

1:29:40 please say aye

1:29:41 item G30

1:29:50 is on procurement

1:29:51 solicitation

1:29:52 what are the wishes

1:29:53 of the board

1:29:54 move to approve

1:29:54 seconded by Mr. Susan

1:29:56 seconded by Ms. Google

1:29:57 any discussion

1:29:58 all in favor

1:30:00 please say aye

1:30:01 aye

1:30:02 any opposed

1:30:03 motion passes

1:30:05 5-0

1:30:06 Dr. Mullen

1:30:07 item G31

1:30:08 is to approve

1:30:09 the school improvement

1:30:10 plans for 104 schools

1:30:12 including alternative sites

1:30:13 charter and virtual schools

1:30:15 what are the wishes

1:30:16 of the board

1:30:16 move to approve

1:30:17 seconded

1:30:18 moved by Mr. Susan

1:30:19 seconded by Ms. Campbell

1:30:20 any discussion

1:30:20 hearing none

1:30:22 all in favor

1:30:23 say aye

1:30:23 aye

1:30:24 any opposed

1:30:25 motion passes

1:30:27 5-0

1:30:27 item G32

1:30:30 is to hold

1:30:31 a public hearing

1:30:31 and approve

1:30:32 Brevard Public School

1:30:33 student progression

1:30:34 plan for the 2020-2021

1:30:36 school year

1:30:37 Mr. Gibbs

1:30:38 I don’t have to gavel

1:30:39 right

1:30:39 just ask the question

1:30:41 is there anyone

1:30:43 present who wishes

1:30:44 to address

1:30:44 the 2020-2021

1:30:46 student progression

1:30:47 plan

1:30:47 is there anyone

1:30:50 present who wishes

1:30:51 to address

1:30:52 the 2020-2021

1:30:54 student progression

1:30:55 plan

1:30:55 what are the wishes

1:30:58 of the board

1:30:58 move to approve

1:30:59 seconded

1:31:00 moved by Mr. Susan

1:31:01 seconded by Ms. Campbell

1:31:02 any discussion

1:31:03 all in favor

1:31:07 please say aye

1:31:07 aye

1:31:08 any opposed

1:31:09 motion passes

1:31:11 5-0

1:31:12 Dr. Mullins

1:31:13 item G33

1:31:15 is to hold

1:31:15 a public hearing

1:31:16 and approve

1:31:16 the following

1:31:17 attendance boundary

1:31:18 changes

1:31:18 for the 2021-22

1:31:20 school year

1:31:21 quest

1:31:22 excuse me

1:31:24 quest

1:31:24 to Vieira

1:31:25 elementary school

1:31:26 area B

1:31:28 and Pinewood

1:31:30 to Mims

1:31:30 elementary school

1:31:31 is there anyone

1:31:33 here who wishes

1:31:33 to publicly address

1:31:34 the attendance

1:31:35 boundary changes

1:31:35 noted for the

1:31:36 2021-2022

1:31:37 school year

1:31:38 is there anyone

1:31:40 here who wishes

1:31:41 to publicly address

1:31:42 the attendance

1:31:42 boundary changes

1:31:43 noted for the

1:31:44 2021-2022

1:31:45 school year

1:31:46 what are the wishes

1:31:48 of the board

1:31:48 move to approve

1:31:49 moved by Mr. Susan

1:31:51 seconded by Ms. McDougall

1:31:52 is there any discussion

1:31:53 all in favor

1:31:55 please indicate

1:31:55 by saying aye

1:31:56 aye

1:31:56 any opposed

1:31:58 motion passes

1:31:59 5-0

1:31:59 Dr. Mullins

1:32:00 item G34

1:32:02 and G35

1:32:04 relate to the sale

1:32:05 of approximately

1:32:06 5,700 square feet

1:32:08 of Merritt Island

1:32:09 High School property

1:32:10 located at the

1:32:11 northeast corner

1:32:12 of Mustang Way

1:32:13 and North Courtney

1:32:14 Parkway

1:32:15 also known as

1:32:16 State Road 3

1:32:17 the property

1:32:18 is being sold

1:32:19 to the Florida

1:32:19 Department of Transportation

1:32:20 for road

1:32:21 right-of-way purposes

1:32:23 in lieu of a

1:32:24 condemnation

1:32:26 and taking action

1:32:27 by the FDOT

1:32:28 normally this would be

1:32:30 a very simple

1:32:30 property sale

1:32:31 done with a single

1:32:32 board action

1:32:33 however

1:32:34 in this case

1:32:35 the property

1:32:36 is encumbered

1:32:37 by certificates

1:32:38 of participation

1:32:38 relating to prior

1:32:40 capital improvements

1:32:41 at Merritt Island

1:32:42 High School

1:32:43 there are three steps

1:32:44 to the sale

1:32:45 of the property

1:32:46 sorry I had to

1:33:03 interrupt it

1:33:03 the kid was great

1:33:04 all right

1:33:05 he was great

1:33:05 he was an amazing

1:33:06 kid

1:33:07 I mean he sat

1:33:08 there the whole

1:33:08 time

1:33:09 my kid wouldn’t

1:33:09 allow for a minute

1:33:10 I wouldn’t have

1:33:11 when I was three

1:33:12 years old

1:33:12 thank you

1:33:13 that’s okay

1:33:17 there are three

1:33:18 steps to the sale

1:33:19 of property

1:33:20 the first step

1:33:21 is school board

1:33:21 consideration of

1:33:22 releasing the

1:33:23 encumbrance

1:33:24 this is item

1:33:25 G34

1:33:26 and includes

1:33:27 documents 1

1:33:28 through 4

1:33:29 and 9

1:33:30 the second step

1:33:32 is the school board

1:33:32 leasing corporation

1:33:33 consideration of

1:33:34 releasing the

1:33:35 encumbrance

1:33:35 after item

1:33:37 G34

1:33:38 the school board

1:33:39 will recess

1:33:39 and the leasing

1:33:40 corporation

1:33:41 will convene

1:33:42 the leasing

1:33:43 corporation

1:33:43 will consider

1:33:44 documents 1

1:33:45 through 5

1:33:46 the third step

1:33:47 is the school

1:33:48 board’s

1:33:48 consideration

1:33:49 of the property

1:33:50 sale to the

1:33:50 Florida Department

1:33:51 of Transportation

1:33:51 the board

1:33:53 will reconvene

1:33:54 after the leasing

1:33:54 corporation

1:33:55 acts on the

1:33:56 release of the

1:33:56 encumbrance

1:33:57 the board

1:33:58 will then

1:33:58 consider

1:33:59 documents

1:33:59 6

1:34:00 through 10

1:34:01 in summary

1:34:02 there are

1:34:03 three sections

1:34:04 there are

1:34:05 three actions

1:34:06 required

1:34:06 release of

1:34:07 the encumbrance

1:34:08 by the school

1:34:08 board

1:34:09 and the leasing

1:34:10 corporation

1:34:10 and the approval

1:34:12 of the property

1:34:12 sale

1:34:13 we will start

1:34:14 with item

1:34:15 G34

1:34:16 school board

1:34:17 consideration

1:34:17 of the

1:34:18 encumbrance

1:34:18 release

1:34:19 madam chair

1:34:20 what are the

1:34:22 wishes of the

1:34:23 board

1:34:23 moved to

1:34:24 approve

1:34:24 I’ll second

1:34:26 moved by

1:34:26 Mr. Susan

1:34:27 seconded by

1:34:27 Ms. McDougall

1:34:28 is there any

1:34:28 discussion

1:34:29 hearing none

1:34:31 all in favor

1:34:32 please say

1:34:32 aye

1:34:33 any opposed

1:34:34 motion passes

1:34:36 5-0

1:34:36 I will now

1:34:38 call a recess

1:34:39 to the regular

1:34:40 school board

1:34:40 meeting

1:34:41 the leasing

1:34:42 corporation

1:34:42 meeting

1:34:43 is now in

1:34:44 session

1:34:44 the item

1:34:45 is to take

1:34:46 action

1:34:46 on

1:34:46 documents

1:34:49 1 through

1:34:49 5

1:34:50 relating to

1:34:50 to the

1:34:50 release

1:34:50 of

1:34:51 the

1:34:51 encumbrance

1:34:51 what are

1:34:51 the

1:34:52 wishes

1:34:52 of the

1:34:52 board

1:34:52 move to

1:34:54 approve

1:34:54 second

1:34:55 moved by

1:34:56 Mr. Susan

1:34:57 seconded by

1:34:57 Ms. Jenkins

1:34:58 is there

1:34:58 any

1:34:58 discussion

1:34:59 hearing none

1:35:01 all in favor

1:35:02 please

1:35:02 aye

1:35:03 any

1:35:04 opposed

1:35:04 motion

1:35:05 passes

1:35:05 5-0

1:35:06 the leasing

1:35:08 corporation

1:35:09 meeting

1:35:09 is now

1:35:10 adjourned

1:35:10 and the

1:35:11 regular

1:35:11 school

1:35:11 board

1:35:11 meeting

1:35:12 is

1:35:12 reconvened

1:35:13 G35

1:35:14 is to

1:35:15 approve

1:35:15 documents

1:35:16 6 through

1:35:16 10

1:35:16 relating

1:35:17 to

1:35:17 the

1:35:17 sale

1:35:17 of

1:35:17 property

1:35:17 to

1:35:18 the

1:35:18 Florida

1:35:18 department

1:35:18 of

1:35:18 transportation

1:35:19 what are

1:35:19 the wishes

1:35:20 of the

1:35:20 board

1:35:20 move to

1:35:21 approve

1:35:21 second

1:35:22 moved by

1:35:22 Mr. Susan

1:35:23 seconded by

1:35:23 Ms. McDougall

1:35:24 is there

1:35:24 any discussion

1:35:25 hearing none

1:35:26 all in favor

1:35:27 please say

1:35:27 aye

1:35:28 any

1:35:30 opposed

1:35:30 the motion

1:35:31 passes

1:35:32 5-0

1:35:32 we are now

1:35:34 at our

1:35:34 information

1:35:35 items

1:35:35 there will be

1:35:35 no board

1:35:36 action

1:35:36 taken on

1:35:36 these

1:35:37 items

1:35:37 this

1:35:37 evening

1:35:37 does

1:35:38 any

1:35:38 board

1:35:38 member

1:35:38 wish

1:35:38 to discuss

1:35:39 these

1:35:39 items

1:35:39 hearing

1:35:45 none

1:35:45 we will

1:35:45 move

1:35:46 on

1:35:46 to

1:35:47 board

1:35:48 member

1:35:48 discussion

1:35:48 report

1:35:49 we have

1:35:50 two

1:35:50 discussion

1:35:50 items

1:35:51 first

1:35:51 Ms. McDougall

1:35:51 asks to

1:35:52 discuss

1:35:52 FSBA

1:35:54 master

1:35:55 board

1:35:55 training

1:35:55 Ms. McDougall

1:35:57 many times

1:36:02 we get

1:36:02 together

1:36:02 for

1:36:03 trainings

1:36:03 as a

1:36:03 whole

1:36:03 group

1:36:04 and

1:36:05 I did

1:36:06 put this

1:36:06 on

1:36:06 I am

1:36:08 knocking

1:36:09 in this

1:36:09 anyhow

1:36:10 many times

1:36:11 we get

1:36:12 together

1:36:12 and we

1:36:13 have

1:36:13 trainings

1:36:13 and I

1:36:14 was

1:36:15 wondering

1:36:15 we haven’t

1:36:16 had one

1:36:16 in a while

1:36:17 and I

1:36:18 was looking

1:36:18 at their

1:36:19 master

1:36:19 class

1:36:20 and

1:36:21 the title

1:36:22 is

1:36:22 solving

1:36:22 the puzzle

1:36:23 effective

1:36:23 governance

1:36:24 and I

1:36:25 went out

1:36:25 and reached

1:36:26 to Tina

1:36:26 Pinkerton

1:36:27 who is

1:36:28 the training

1:36:29 at FSBA

1:36:30 and she

1:36:30 was telling

1:36:31 me about

1:36:31 the program

1:36:31 and it’s

1:36:32 she says

1:36:34 there’s a lot

1:36:34 of deep

1:36:35 conversations

1:36:35 she says

1:36:36 they use

1:36:37 something

1:36:37 called

1:36:37 true colors

1:36:38 which is

1:36:39 I guess

1:36:39 something

1:36:39 like Myers

1:36:40 Briggs

1:36:40 but different

1:36:41 if you’re

1:36:42 familiar

1:36:43 with Myers

1:36:43 Briggs

1:36:43 that’s

1:36:44 an oldie

1:36:44 goldie

1:36:44 but

1:36:46 anyhow

1:36:47 do they

1:36:47 use that

1:36:47 it’s

1:36:48 a

1:36:48 seven hours

1:36:50 the first

1:36:51 day is

1:36:51 seven hours

1:36:52 all day

1:36:52 and the

1:36:53 whole board

1:36:53 has to

1:36:54 participate

1:36:54 and so

1:36:55 does

1:36:55 Dr.

1:36:55 Mullen

1:36:56 and there

1:36:58 has to be

1:36:58 a commitment

1:36:59 for all

1:36:59 of us

1:37:00 if we

1:37:01 want to

1:37:01 do this

1:37:02 to do it

1:37:03 all together

1:37:04 it’s like

1:37:05 it won’t

1:37:05 really be

1:37:06 that effective

1:37:07 if one

1:37:07 of us

1:37:08 says

1:37:08 forget it

1:37:09 so the

1:37:11 one day

1:37:12 is seven

1:37:12 hours

1:37:12 all day

1:37:13 and then

1:37:15 six weeks

1:37:16 later

1:37:17 there’s

1:37:17 another

1:37:17 four hours

1:37:18 and then

1:37:18 four weeks

1:37:19 later

1:37:19 after that

1:37:20 there’s

1:37:20 another

1:37:20 four hours

1:37:21 so

1:37:22 what it

1:37:24 is

1:37:24 it’s a

1:37:25 commitment

1:37:25 and they

1:37:26 would like

1:37:26 us

1:37:27 if we

1:37:27 agree

1:37:28 to do

1:37:28 this

1:37:28 it would

1:37:29 be

1:37:30 to have

1:37:31 it done

1:37:31 within a

1:37:32 year

1:37:32 like not

1:37:32 to stretch

1:37:33 this out

1:37:33 but to

1:37:33 do it

1:37:34 within

1:37:34 a year

1:37:35 it’s

1:37:38 let’s see

1:37:38 here

1:37:38 I think

1:37:39 it’s 20

1:37:40 hours

1:37:40 is what

1:37:40 she said

1:37:41 it was

1:37:41 20 hours

1:37:42 talks about

1:37:43 team building

1:37:44 structuring

1:37:45 conversation

1:37:46 responsibilities

1:37:47 of the

1:37:47 board

1:37:48 I don’t

1:37:49 know if

1:37:49 there’s

1:37:49 any appetite

1:37:50 for this

1:37:50 but I

1:37:52 just thought

1:37:52 it might

1:37:52 be something

1:37:53 we want

1:37:53 to look

1:37:53 at

1:37:54 for us

1:37:55 is the

1:37:55 training

1:37:55 opportunity

1:37:56 yes I

1:38:02 think it’s

1:38:03 a great

1:38:03 idea

1:38:03 maybe we

1:38:04 can couple

1:38:04 those

1:38:05 trainings

1:38:05 into our

1:38:06 can we

1:38:06 say when

1:38:07 we need

1:38:07 them

1:38:07 because

1:38:07 maybe we

1:38:08 can do

1:38:08 them on

1:38:08 a school

1:38:08 board

1:38:09 day

1:38:09 like on

1:38:10 a Tuesday

1:38:10 where

1:38:11 have a

1:38:12 four-hour

1:38:12 meeting on

1:38:13 top of

1:38:13 this

1:38:13 come on

1:38:14 we had

1:38:15 a 13

1:38:15 hour one

1:38:15 over the

1:38:16 break

1:38:17 not on

1:38:17 purpose

1:38:18 yeah on

1:38:18 purpose

1:38:19 our people

1:38:19 listen I’m

1:38:20 committed

1:38:21 okay

1:38:21 you got me

1:38:22 for it

1:38:22 I think

1:38:24 that it’s

1:38:24 a great

1:38:24 thing

1:38:25 and I

1:38:25 think

1:38:25 that this

1:38:25 board

1:38:25 could use

1:38:26 it

1:38:27 I think

1:38:27 that we

1:38:28 we’re good

1:38:28 like we

1:38:29 were just

1:38:29 all hanging

1:38:29 out after

1:38:30 we all

1:38:30 just had

1:38:31 a big

1:38:31 discussion

1:38:32 over

1:38:32 mascot

1:38:32 but I

1:38:33 think

1:38:33 governance

1:38:34 is

1:38:34 important

1:38:34 and I

1:38:35 think

1:38:35 this

1:38:35 helps

1:38:35 that

1:38:35 we’ve

1:38:36 tried

1:38:36 to get

1:38:36 there

1:38:36 I think

1:38:36 you’ve

1:38:37 gone

1:38:37 through

1:38:37 them

1:38:37 before

1:38:37 with

1:38:38 other

1:38:38 board

1:38:38 members

1:38:38 did you

1:38:39 the other

1:38:39 board

1:38:40 no we

1:38:42 we had

1:38:43 opted

1:38:44 not to go

1:38:45 through

1:38:45 master board

1:38:46 training

1:38:46 previously

1:38:47 I’m

1:38:49 so I

1:38:53 reached out

1:38:54 to

1:38:55 Karen Strickland

1:38:56 who

1:38:56 cares to be

1:38:57 gone now

1:38:58 but I

1:38:59 reached out to

1:39:00 Karen Strickland

1:39:00 this morning

1:39:01 because there

1:39:01 is obviously

1:39:02 a cost

1:39:02 associated

1:39:03 with it

1:39:03 and

1:39:05 I think

1:39:06 if there’s

1:39:06 a year

1:39:07 that we’re

1:39:07 going to do

1:39:08 it

1:39:08 this is

1:39:08 the year

1:39:08 because

1:39:09 our travel

1:39:09 is

1:39:10 restricted

1:39:10 and so

1:39:11 we

1:39:11 likely

1:39:11 are

1:39:11 going

1:39:11 to

1:39:12 have

1:39:12 additional

1:39:12 travel

1:39:13 funds

1:39:13 so

1:39:13 if

1:39:17 everyone

1:39:18 is in

1:39:19 favor

1:39:19 of

1:39:19 doing

1:39:20 it

1:39:20 then

1:39:20 we

1:39:20 need

1:39:21 to

1:39:21 consult

1:39:21 Mr. Gibbs

1:39:22 on the

1:39:22 process

1:39:23 to

1:39:23 approve

1:39:24 that

1:39:24 because

1:39:24 the

1:39:25 state

1:39:25 has

1:39:26 put

1:39:26 in

1:39:26 restrictions

1:39:27 on

1:39:28 travel

1:39:28 although

1:39:28 we

1:39:28 wouldn’t

1:39:29 be

1:39:29 traveling

1:39:29 they’d

1:39:29 be

1:39:29 coming

1:39:30 to

1:39:30 us

1:39:30 but

1:39:31 I

1:39:31 don’t

1:39:31 know

1:39:32 if

1:39:32 there’s

1:39:32 if

1:39:32 that

1:39:32 would

1:39:32 be

1:39:33 incorporated

1:39:33 so

1:39:34 Ms. Jenkins

1:39:35 is it

1:39:35 something

1:39:35 that

1:39:36 you

1:39:40 is there

1:39:40 a time

1:39:41 it seems

1:39:42 like

1:39:42 one of

1:39:42 the

1:39:42 emails

1:39:43 they sent

1:39:43 out

1:39:43 about

1:39:43 it

1:39:44 was

1:39:44 they

1:39:45 want

1:39:45 to

1:39:45 like

1:39:45 it

1:39:45 starts

1:39:46 in the

1:39:46 spring

1:39:46 or

1:39:46 is

1:39:47 it

1:39:47 just

1:39:47 sometime

1:39:48 in the

1:39:48 next

1:39:48 calendar

1:39:49 in this

1:39:50 calendar

1:39:50 year

1:39:51 I think

1:39:51 they wanted

1:39:51 us to start

1:39:52 in the

1:39:52 spring

1:39:52 but I’m

1:39:53 not real

1:39:53 sure

1:39:54 because I

1:39:54 don’t

1:39:54 think I

1:39:54 asked that

1:39:55 particular

1:39:55 question

1:39:56 one of

1:40:00 the things

1:40:00 that we

1:40:00 know

1:40:01 is

1:40:01 that

1:40:01 there’s

1:40:01 revenue

1:40:02 that

1:40:02 comes

1:40:02 off

1:40:03 of

1:40:03 the

1:40:03 Space

1:40:03 Coast

1:40:03 Daily

1:40:03 Park

1:40:04 that

1:40:04 we

1:40:04 might

1:40:04 be

1:40:04 able

1:40:04 to

1:40:05 use

1:40:05 to

1:40:05 offset

1:40:05 the

1:40:06 cost

1:40:06 we’re

1:40:08 always

1:40:08 spending

1:40:08 that

1:40:08 money

1:40:08 just a

1:40:10 thought

1:40:10 Dr.

1:40:12 Mullins

1:40:12 do you

1:40:13 have

1:40:13 any

1:40:13 because

1:40:15 it

1:40:15 would

1:40:15 require

1:40:15 your

1:40:16 commitment

1:40:16 participation

1:40:17 as well

1:40:18 so

1:40:18 just want

1:40:19 to make

1:40:20 sure

1:40:20 that

1:40:20 that’s

1:40:20 something

1:40:20 that

1:40:21 you’re

1:40:21 comfortable

1:40:21 with

1:40:21 before

1:40:21 I

1:40:22 no

1:40:22 I’d

1:40:22 be

1:40:23 happy

1:40:23 to

1:40:23 participate

1:40:23 with

1:40:24 the

1:40:24 board

1:40:24 in

1:40:24 the

1:40:24 training

1:40:24 okay

1:40:25 so

1:40:26 Paul

1:40:27 we

1:40:27 don’t

1:40:28 need

1:40:29 do

1:40:31 we need

1:40:31 to bring

1:40:31 it

1:40:32 back

1:40:32 at a

1:40:32 future

1:40:32 board

1:40:33 meeting

1:40:33 to be

1:40:33 approved

1:40:34 okay

1:40:35 so

1:40:36 we

1:40:37 can

1:40:37 just

1:40:38 give

1:40:39 the

1:40:40 request

1:40:40 to

1:40:40 Pam

1:40:41 to

1:40:41 make

1:40:42 that

1:40:42 happen

1:40:43 is

1:40:43 is it

1:40:44 in a

1:40:44 contract

1:40:45 yeah

1:40:46 there’s a

1:40:47 particular

1:40:47 form that

1:40:47 you need

1:40:48 to fill

1:40:48 out

1:40:48 do you

1:40:49 know

1:40:50 the

1:40:50 total

1:40:50 cost

1:40:50 I’m

1:40:50 guessing

1:40:51 it’s

1:40:51 within

1:40:51 Dr.

1:40:52 Mullins

1:40:52 if I

1:40:52 remember

1:40:52 it’s

1:40:53 like

1:40:53 22,000

1:40:54 or

1:40:54 25,000

1:40:55 somewhere

1:40:55 no

1:40:55 it’s

1:40:55 a little

1:40:56 higher

1:40:56 than

1:40:56 that

1:40:56 it’s

1:40:56 4,500

1:40:57 all

1:40:57 right

1:40:59 all right

1:41:00 so

1:41:00 yeah

1:41:00 it’s

1:41:01 within

1:41:01 the

1:41:01 signing

1:41:01 authority

1:41:02 of

1:41:02 the

1:41:02 superintendent

1:41:02 did you

1:41:06 say

1:41:06 higher

1:41:06 than

1:41:06 that

1:41:07 no

1:41:07 it’s

1:41:07 $4,500

1:41:07 okay

1:41:08 that’s

1:41:09 why

1:41:09 I was

1:41:10 like

1:41:10 when

1:41:10 he said

1:41:10 22

1:41:11 I think

1:41:11 I fell

1:41:11 out of

1:41:11 my chair

1:41:12 I thought

1:41:12 it was

1:41:13 like

1:41:13 4,500

1:41:13 per

1:41:14 board

1:41:14 member

1:41:14 no

1:41:14 it’s

1:41:14 4,500

1:41:15 and it

1:41:16 includes

1:41:16 they pay

1:41:17 for our

1:41:18 meals

1:41:18 they pay

1:41:18 for their

1:41:19 this money

1:41:19 pays for

1:41:20 their hotel

1:41:20 all of our

1:41:21 meals

1:41:21 on their

1:41:22 travel

1:41:23 we don’t

1:41:23 have to

1:41:23 pay for

1:41:24 anything

1:41:24 but

1:41:24 $4,500

1:41:25 I think

1:41:27 that we

1:41:27 have enough

1:41:27 we do

1:41:29 so we

1:41:30 the information

1:41:31 that Karen

1:41:31 gave me

1:41:31 is right

1:41:32 now

1:41:32 we have

1:41:33 collectively

1:41:36 $7,500

1:41:36 in travel

1:41:38 available

1:41:39 which is

1:41:41 basically

1:41:41 $1,500

1:41:41 a piece

1:41:42 and then

1:41:43 in dues

1:41:46 and fees

1:41:46 we have

1:41:47 just over

1:41:48 $3,500

1:41:49 most

1:41:51 the

1:41:51 four of

1:41:52 us

1:41:52 I believe

1:41:53 have

1:41:53 $700

1:41:53 and

1:41:54 Mr. Susan

1:41:55 I think

1:41:55 you have

1:41:55 $1,000

1:41:56 because you

1:41:56 didn’t do

1:41:57 the FSBA

1:41:57 conference

1:41:58 in December

1:41:58 they recorded

1:41:59 it

1:41:59 so

1:42:02 we do

1:42:05 now

1:42:06 granted

1:42:06 we’ll have

1:42:07 a day

1:42:08 in the

1:42:08 legislature

1:42:08 coming up

1:42:09 which I

1:42:09 requested

1:42:10 to

1:42:10 attend

1:42:10 which is

1:42:11 $75

1:42:12 for that

1:42:13 registration

1:42:13 and that

1:42:16 one really

1:42:17 is

1:42:17 I mean

1:42:18 I can

1:42:19 pass along

1:42:19 the information

1:42:20 so if

1:42:21 no one

1:42:21 else

1:42:21 I need

1:42:22 to attend

1:42:23 because I’m

1:42:23 on the

1:42:24 legislative

1:42:24 committee

1:42:24 and the

1:42:25 advocacy

1:42:25 committee

1:42:25 and all

1:42:25 that

1:42:26 stuff

1:42:26 so

1:42:26 but the

1:42:27 registration

1:42:27 for that

1:42:28 is only

1:42:28 $75

1:42:29 and then

1:42:30 I reached

1:42:31 out to

1:42:31 Billy Ann

1:42:31 at FSBA

1:42:32 today to

1:42:32 see if

1:42:33 they

1:42:33 anticipated

1:42:33 having an

1:42:34 in-person

1:42:34 conference

1:42:35 in June

1:42:36 and she

1:42:37 said that

1:42:37 they have

1:42:38 not made

1:42:39 that decision

1:42:39 yet

1:42:39 but they’re

1:42:40 hoping to

1:42:40 be able to

1:42:41 make a

1:42:41 decision

1:42:41 by February

1:42:42 but the

1:42:43 registration

1:42:44 for that

1:42:44 would be

1:42:44 $325

1:42:45 and then

1:42:46 the hotel

1:42:47 rooms would

1:42:47 be in

1:42:48 addition

1:42:48 if they

1:42:48 do it

1:42:48 in person

1:42:49 I’m on the

1:42:50 nominating

1:42:51 committee this

1:42:52 year

1:42:52 and I can’t

1:42:53 remember what

1:42:54 they say

1:42:54 I think I may

1:42:54 have to travel

1:42:55 for that

1:42:57 one day

1:42:58 I’ll use

1:42:59 as little

1:42:59 as possible

1:43:00 yeah

1:43:00 so I

1:43:01 I mean

1:43:01 I think

1:43:02 you know

1:43:02 as long

1:43:03 as we’re

1:43:03 all

1:43:03 willing

1:43:04 to

1:43:04 kumbaya

1:43:04 around the

1:43:05 dollars

1:43:05 that we

1:43:06 have left

1:43:06 to do

1:43:06 what we

1:43:06 have to

1:43:07 do

1:43:07 for the

1:43:07 remainder

1:43:07 of the

1:43:07 fiscal

1:43:08 year

1:43:08 I think

1:43:08 we can

1:43:08 probably

1:43:09 swing it

1:43:09 is that

1:43:11 good

1:43:11 okay

1:43:14 so

1:43:14 we’ll

1:43:16 follow up

1:43:17 with Pam

1:43:18 and have

1:43:18 her

1:43:18 clear with

1:43:19 you

1:43:19 next steps

1:43:20 going

1:43:20 forward

1:43:20 Mr.

1:43:21 Gibbs

1:43:21 perfect

1:43:22 okay

1:43:24 next

1:43:25 Ms. Jenkins

1:43:25 asked to

1:43:26 discuss

1:43:26 the COVID

1:43:27 19

1:43:27 or the

1:43:27 COVID

1:43:28 vaccine

1:43:28 Ms. Jenkins

1:43:29 on the

1:43:30 forefront

1:43:30 of everyone’s

1:43:31 mind

1:43:31 but the

1:43:32 reason I

1:43:32 asked to

1:43:33 put this

1:43:33 on

1:43:34 as a

1:43:35 discussion

1:43:35 point

1:43:35 was

1:43:36 I

1:43:37 had

1:43:37 written

1:43:38 a letter

1:43:38 to

1:43:38 the

1:43:39 governor

1:43:39 personally

1:43:40 and

1:43:41 our

1:43:42 local

1:43:42 delegates

1:43:43 and

1:43:44 I’m

1:43:45 going to

1:43:45 go ahead

1:43:45 and read

1:43:45 it to

1:43:46 you guys

1:43:46 because

1:43:46 the next

1:43:47 thing

1:43:47 that I

1:43:48 say

1:43:48 will have

1:43:49 a little

1:43:49 bit of

1:43:50 contact

1:43:50 it’s

1:43:50 very

1:43:51 short

1:43:51 I

1:43:51 promise

1:43:51 as an

1:43:54 educator

1:43:54 wife of

1:43:55 a teacher

1:43:55 and a

1:43:55 current

1:43:56 school board

1:43:56 representative

1:43:57 of our

1:43:57 county

1:43:57 public

1:43:58 schools

1:43:58 I

1:43:58 implore

1:43:59 you

1:43:59 to

1:43:59 utilize

1:44:00 your

1:44:00 influence

1:44:00 to

1:44:01 ensure

1:44:01 that

1:44:01 those

1:44:02 who

1:44:02 have

1:44:02 selflessly

1:44:02 serviced

1:44:03 our

1:44:03 communities

1:44:03 have

1:44:04 strategic

1:44:05 and

1:44:05 timely

1:44:05 access

1:44:06 to

1:44:06 the

1:44:06 COVID-19

1:44:07 vaccine

1:44:07 along

1:44:08 all

1:44:08 others

1:44:08 you

1:44:08 have

1:44:08 deemed

1:44:09 essential

1:44:09 workers

1:44:10 our

1:44:10 public

1:44:11 school

1:44:11 employees

1:44:11 across

1:44:12 the

1:44:12 state

1:44:12 were

1:44:12 tasked

1:44:12 with

1:44:13 unprecedented

1:44:13 expectations

1:44:14 they are

1:44:15 continuously

1:44:16 adapting

1:44:16 to

1:44:16 change

1:44:17 while

1:44:17 functioning

1:44:17 as

1:44:17 key

1:44:18 stakeholders

1:44:18 in

1:44:18 the

1:44:19 stability

1:44:19 of

1:44:19 our

1:44:19 economy

1:44:20 it

1:44:21 is

1:44:21 crucial

1:44:21 we

1:44:21 acknowledge

1:44:22 the

1:44:22 daily

1:44:22 significant

1:44:23 risk

1:44:23 exposure

1:44:24 to

1:44:24 hundreds

1:44:25 of

1:44:25 students

1:44:25 the

1:44:25 inability

1:44:26 to

1:44:26 adequately

1:44:26 socially

1:44:27 distance

1:44:27 classrooms

1:44:28 buses

1:44:28 cafeterias

1:44:29 insufficient

1:44:30 PPE

1:44:31 deficient

1:44:31 HVAC

1:44:32 systems

1:44:32 and the

1:44:33 fundamental

1:44:33 interactions

1:44:34 of a

1:44:34 learning

1:44:34 environment

1:44:35 which

1:44:35 require

1:44:36 close

1:44:36 physical

1:44:36 proximity

1:44:37 as I

1:44:38 reflect

1:44:38 on the

1:44:39 recent loss

1:44:40 of our

1:44:40 middle school

1:44:40 teacher

1:44:41 Ms.

1:44:41 Toro

1:44:41 I consider

1:44:42 what more

1:44:43 we can

1:44:43 do

1:44:43 as

1:44:43 leaders

1:44:44 to

1:44:44 support

1:44:44 the

1:44:44 safety

1:44:44 of

1:44:45 those

1:44:45 we

1:44:45 have

1:44:45 campaigned

1:44:46 to

1:44:46 serve

1:44:46 and

1:44:47 I

1:44:47 have

1:44:47 chosen

1:44:47 to

1:44:47 ask

1:44:48 you

1:44:48 to

1:44:48 consider

1:44:48 the

1:44:49 same

1:44:49 question

1:44:49 and

1:44:50 the

1:44:50 reason

1:44:51 I

1:44:51 wanted

1:44:51 to

1:44:51 read

1:44:51 that

1:44:52 was

1:44:52 because

1:44:52 I

1:44:53 did

1:44:53 that

1:44:53 myself

1:44:53 and

1:44:54 I

1:44:55 got

1:44:55 one

1:44:55 response

1:44:56 and

1:44:56 I

1:44:56 will

1:44:56 not

1:44:56 say

1:44:57 their

1:44:57 name

1:44:57 you

1:44:57 can

1:44:57 ask

1:44:58 me

1:44:58 privately

1:44:58 and

1:44:59 the

1:44:59 response

1:45:00 was

1:45:00 I’m

1:45:01 so

1:45:01 sorry

1:45:02 I

1:45:02 can’t

1:45:02 get

1:45:03 you

1:45:03 an

1:45:03 appointment

1:45:03 for

1:45:04 a

1:45:04 vaccine

1:45:04 and

1:45:06 to

1:45:07 say

1:45:07 that

1:45:07 was

1:45:07 disheartening

1:45:08 is

1:45:08 an

1:45:09 understatement

1:45:11 and so

1:45:11 I think

1:45:11 that

1:45:12 it’s

1:45:12 really

1:45:12 important

1:45:13 I

1:45:13 see

1:45:13 I

1:45:14 saw

1:45:14 that

1:45:14 just

1:45:15 a

1:45:15 couple

1:45:15 of

1:45:15 days

1:45:15 ago

1:45:15 I

1:45:15 believe

1:45:16 Orange

1:45:16 County

1:45:16 public

1:45:17 schools

1:45:17 rallied

1:45:18 together

1:45:18 and

1:45:19 made

1:45:19 a

1:45:19 statement

1:45:20 and

1:45:20 sent

1:45:20 a

1:45:20 letter

1:45:20 to

1:45:20 the

1:45:21 governor

1:45:21 as

1:45:21 well

1:45:21 but

1:45:22 I

1:45:22 think

1:45:23 it’s

1:45:23 really

1:45:23 important

1:45:23 that

1:45:24 if we

1:45:24 send

1:45:25 them

1:45:25 individually

1:45:25 or

1:45:26 if we

1:45:27 rally

1:45:27 together

1:45:28 and send

1:45:28 one

1:45:28 as

1:45:28 an

1:45:29 organization

1:45:29 it

1:45:30 may

1:45:31 not

1:45:31 make

1:45:31 a

1:45:31 difference

1:45:32 but

1:45:32 I

1:45:35 think

1:45:35 it’s

1:45:35 really

1:45:36 important

1:45:36 if

1:45:37 we

1:45:38 stay

1:45:38 silent

1:45:39 it

1:45:40 makes

1:45:41 us

1:45:41 look

1:45:41 complicit

1:45:42 and

1:45:42 so

1:45:43 I

1:45:44 our

1:45:45 staff

1:45:45 and

1:45:45 our

1:45:46 community

1:45:46 to

1:45:46 understand

1:45:46 where

1:45:47 we

1:45:47 stand

1:45:47 on

1:45:47 the

1:45:48 issue

1:45:48 and

1:45:48 a

1:45:48 couple

1:45:49 of

1:45:49 us

1:45:49 have

1:45:49 spoken

1:45:49 to

1:45:50 it

1:45:50 tonight

1:45:50 but

1:45:51 I

1:45:51 think

1:45:51 it’s

1:45:51 critical

1:45:51 that

1:45:52 we

1:45:52 encourage

1:45:53 as much

1:45:53 as we

1:45:54 can

1:45:54 and use

1:45:54 our

1:45:55 influence

1:45:55 to

1:45:56 encourage

1:45:56 that

1:45:56 change

1:45:57 to

1:45:57 happen

1:45:57 because

1:45:58 they

1:45:59 are

1:45:59 on

1:45:59 the

1:46:00 front

1:46:00 lines

1:46:00 and

1:46:01 we

1:46:01 need

1:46:02 that

1:46:02 to

1:46:02 happen

1:46:03 it’s

1:46:03 the

1:46:03 CDC

1:46:03 recommendation

1:46:04 we need

1:46:05 to do

1:46:05 everything

1:46:05 in our

1:46:05 power

1:46:06 to

1:46:06 make

1:46:06 it

1:46:06 happen

1:46:06 so

1:46:07 I

1:46:07 just

1:46:07 wanted

1:46:07 to

1:46:07 bring

1:46:08 that

1:46:08 up

1:46:08 as

1:46:08 a

1:46:08 discussion

1:46:08 point

1:46:09 and

1:46:09 ask

1:46:09 if

1:46:09 you

1:46:09 guys

1:46:10 felt

1:46:10 comfortable

1:46:10 sending

1:46:10 that

1:46:11 either

1:46:11 individually

1:46:12 or

1:46:12 as

1:46:12 an

1:46:12 organization

1:46:13 to

1:46:14 just

1:46:14 show

1:46:14 everything

1:46:15 I

1:46:20 would

1:46:22 like

1:46:23 us

1:46:23 to

1:46:23 send

1:46:23 it

1:46:23 as

1:46:23 an

1:46:24 organization

1:46:24 the

1:46:25 response

1:46:26 you

1:46:26 got

1:46:26 back

1:46:26 kind

1:46:27 of

1:46:27 blew

1:46:27 ing

1:46:28 away

1:46:28 when

1:46:28 you

1:46:28 said

1:46:29 that

1:46:29 that’s

1:46:31 not

1:46:31 what

1:46:31 you

1:46:31 were

1:46:31 saying

1:46:32 they

1:46:32 totally

1:46:33 misinterpreted

1:46:33 your

1:46:34 whole

1:46:34 letter

1:46:34 they

1:46:34 obviously

1:46:35 didn’t

1:46:35 read

1:46:35 it

1:46:36 and

1:46:36 I

1:46:36 also

1:46:37 I

1:46:37 mailed

1:46:37 it

1:46:38 as

1:46:38 well

1:46:38 so

1:46:38 they

1:46:39 had

1:46:39 two

1:46:39 chances

1:46:39 as

1:46:41 a

1:46:41 board

1:46:41 I

1:46:42 would

1:46:42 certainly

1:46:42 support

1:46:43 us

1:46:43 making

1:46:44 a

1:46:44 recommendation

1:46:45 to put

1:46:45 it

1:46:45 forward

1:46:45 to

1:46:46 really

1:46:46 we

1:46:49 have

1:46:49 as

1:46:50 part

1:46:50 of

1:46:50 FSBA

1:46:51 that

1:46:51 no

1:46:51 that’s

1:46:52 not

1:46:52 the

1:46:52 same

1:46:52 as

1:46:52 individually

1:46:53 or

1:46:53 our

1:46:53 board

1:46:54 so

1:46:55 I

1:46:55 you

1:46:56 know

1:46:56 if we

1:46:57 can

1:46:57 send

1:46:57 something

1:46:57 similar

1:46:58 to

1:46:59 what

1:46:59 we’ve

1:47:00 sent

1:47:00 as

1:47:00 an

1:47:00 organization

1:47:01 in

1:47:03 a broader

1:47:04 organization

1:47:04 so

1:47:05 can

1:47:05 I

1:47:05 clarify

1:47:06 the

1:47:07 request

1:47:07 Ms. Jenkins

1:47:08 just so

1:47:08 I

1:47:08 know

1:47:09 so

1:47:09 the

1:47:09 request

1:47:10 is

1:47:10 that

1:47:10 we

1:47:11 as

1:47:11 a

1:47:11 group

1:47:12 send

1:47:12 a

1:47:12 letter

1:47:12 to

1:47:13 the

1:47:13 governor

1:47:13 and

1:47:13 to

1:47:14 our

1:47:14 local

1:47:14 delegation

1:47:15 our

1:47:16 five

1:47:17 six

1:47:17 um

1:47:19 okay

1:47:23 so

1:47:23 what I

1:47:24 think is

1:47:24 really

1:47:25 important

1:47:25 and

1:47:25 of course

1:47:26 I’m

1:47:26 new

1:47:27 here

1:47:27 and

1:47:27 I

1:47:28 haven’t

1:47:28 interacted

1:47:29 with our

1:47:29 local

1:47:29 delegates

1:47:30 very

1:47:30 much

1:47:30 yet

1:47:31 but

1:47:32 I

1:47:32 think

1:47:32 it’s

1:47:32 really

1:47:32 important

1:47:33 that

1:47:33 we

1:47:36 show

1:47:36 that

1:47:36 we

1:47:37 are

1:47:37 equally

1:47:37 elected

1:47:38 officials

1:47:38 and that

1:47:39 we need

1:47:40 to start

1:47:40 working

1:47:40 together

1:47:41 for the

1:47:41 betterment

1:47:42 of our

1:47:42 community

1:47:42 and this

1:47:43 is really

1:47:44 really

1:47:44 important

1:47:44 and so

1:47:45 if they

1:47:47 are not

1:47:47 willing to

1:47:48 listen to

1:47:48 us

1:47:48 on this

1:47:49 issue

1:47:49 we have

1:47:50 a serious

1:47:51 problem

1:47:51 with our

1:47:52 communication

1:47:52 and so

1:47:53 I think

1:47:54 we need

1:47:55 to take

1:47:55 the step

1:47:55 forward

1:47:55 and reach

1:47:56 out to

1:47:56 them

1:47:57 so

1:47:58 I

1:47:58 I’m

1:47:59 in support

1:47:59 of sending

1:47:59 a letter

1:48:00 I don’t

1:48:00 have a

1:48:00 problem

1:48:01 doing

1:48:01 that

1:48:01 the only

1:48:01 thing

1:48:02 that I

1:48:02 would

1:48:02 say

1:48:02 is

1:48:02 I

1:48:03 and

1:48:04 obviously

1:48:05 with you

1:48:06 being

1:48:06 new

1:48:07 and not

1:48:07 having

1:48:07 had the

1:48:08 opportunity

1:48:08 to get

1:48:08 to know

1:48:09 them

1:48:09 yet

1:48:09 I think

1:48:11 we would

1:48:12 be more

1:48:12 effective

1:48:13 to pick

1:48:13 up the

1:48:13 phone

1:48:13 and call

1:48:14 them

1:48:14 but I

1:48:15 do

1:48:15 think

1:48:16 that

1:48:16 you

1:48:16 know

1:48:17 showing

1:48:17 solidarity

1:48:18 by a letter

1:48:19 from

1:48:19 the board

1:48:19 sending

1:48:20 it

1:48:20 you know

1:48:20 to our

1:48:21 delegates

1:48:21 to help

1:48:21 educate

1:48:22 them

1:48:22 so

1:48:23 that

1:48:24 they

1:48:24 can

1:48:24 be

1:48:24 effective

1:48:24 advocates

1:48:25 when

1:48:25 they’re

1:48:25 in

1:48:25 Tallahassee

1:48:26 and then

1:48:28 of course

1:48:29 you know

1:48:29 to the

1:48:29 governor

1:48:30 as well

1:48:30 I don’t

1:48:31 personally

1:48:31 see any

1:48:31 harm

1:48:32 in that

1:48:32 can I

1:48:35 say

1:48:35 something

1:48:36 so I

1:48:37 think

1:48:37 it’s

1:48:38 also

1:48:38 for

1:48:38 them

1:48:38 but

1:48:39 it’s

1:48:39 also

1:48:39 for

1:48:40 us

1:48:40 it’s

1:48:41 for

1:48:41 our

1:48:41 people

1:48:41 to

1:48:41 know

1:48:41 that

1:48:42 we

1:48:42 have

1:48:42 their

1:48:42 back

1:48:42 and

1:48:43 I

1:48:43 think

1:48:43 that

1:48:44 going

1:48:44 back

1:48:44 I

1:48:45 think

1:48:45 it

1:48:45 was

1:48:45 before

1:48:46 your

1:48:46 guys

1:48:46 time

1:48:46 inside

1:48:47 the

1:48:47 school

1:48:47 district

1:48:48 but

1:48:48 when

1:48:48 I

1:48:48 was

1:48:48 a

1:48:48 teacher

1:48:49 they

1:48:50 took

1:48:50 our

1:48:50 retirement

1:48:51 away

1:48:51 right

1:48:52 and

1:48:52 every

1:48:53 year

1:48:53 I

1:48:54 mean

1:48:54 I

1:48:54 didn’t

1:48:55 take

1:48:55 it

1:48:55 away

1:48:55 they

1:48:55 reduced

1:48:56 it

1:48:56 but

1:48:56 every

1:48:57 year

1:48:57 it

1:48:57 seems

1:48:57 like

1:48:58 we

1:48:58 have

1:48:58 situations

1:48:59 where

1:48:59 we

1:48:59 need

1:49:00 the

1:49:00 backs

1:49:00 of

1:49:01 certain

1:49:01 people

1:49:01 but

1:49:02 education

1:49:02 just

1:49:02 gets

1:49:03 last

1:49:03 and

1:49:04 that’s

1:49:04 nothing

1:49:05 against

1:49:05 our

1:49:05 current

1:49:05 legislation

1:49:06 there’s

1:49:06 some

1:49:06 serious

1:49:07 warriors

1:49:07 for

1:49:08 us

1:49:08 inside

1:49:08 of

1:49:08 there

1:49:08 and

1:49:09 they’ve

1:49:09 been

1:49:09 up

1:49:10 there

1:49:10 fighting

1:49:10 for

1:49:10 us

1:49:10 and

1:49:18 but

1:49:18 I

1:49:18 think

1:49:18 the

1:49:18 other

1:49:18 pieces

1:49:19 is

1:49:19 that

1:49:19 our

1:49:19 people

1:49:19 know

1:49:20 that

1:49:20 we

1:49:20 have

1:49:20 their

1:49:21 backs

1:49:21 too

1:49:21 and

1:49:22 I

1:49:22 think

1:49:22 that

1:49:22 we

1:49:22 need

1:49:22 to

1:49:23 start

1:49:23 getting

1:49:23 loud

1:49:24 and

1:49:24 not

1:49:24 in

1:49:24 a

1:49:24 way

1:49:25 of

1:49:25 disrespect

1:49:25 to

1:49:25 the

1:49:25 legislature

1:49:26 but

1:49:27 I

1:49:27 think

1:49:27 that

1:49:27 we’ve

1:49:27 gone

1:49:28 through

1:49:28 a

1:49:28 period

1:49:29 of

1:49:29 time

1:49:29 where

1:49:30 it’s

1:49:30 just

1:49:31 been

1:49:31 like

1:49:31 oh

1:49:31 that’s

1:49:32 the

1:49:32 school

1:49:32 board

1:49:32 members

1:49:32 that’s

1:49:33 the

1:49:33 school

1:49:33 board

1:49:33 association

1:49:34 that’s

1:49:34 education

1:49:35 and

1:49:36 the

1:49:36 teachers

1:49:36 unions

1:49:36 have

1:49:37 had

1:49:37 to

1:49:37 make

1:49:37 the

1:49:38 lead

1:49:38 fight

1:49:38 on

1:49:38 this

1:49:39 consistently

1:49:40 over

1:49:40 and

1:49:40 over

1:49:41 again

1:49:41 and

1:49:41 they

1:49:42 just

1:49:42 haven’t

1:49:42 had

1:49:43 our

1:49:43 backs

1:49:43 so

1:49:44 I

1:49:44 think

1:49:44 if

1:49:45 we

1:49:45 could

1:49:45 rally

1:49:45 around

1:49:45 the

1:49:46 flag

1:49:46 it

1:49:46 would

1:49:46 also

1:49:46 show

1:49:47 our

1:49:47 people

1:49:47 that

1:49:48 we’re

1:49:48 with

1:49:48 them

1:49:48 and

1:49:49 I

1:49:49 think

1:49:49 that’s

1:49:49 a big

1:49:49 big

1:49:50 piece

1:49:50 of

1:49:50 this

1:49:50 also

1:49:51 beyond

1:49:51 the

1:49:52 legislature

1:49:52 I

1:49:52 know

1:49:52 that

1:49:52 our

1:49:53 legislators

1:49:53 will

1:49:53 try

1:49:53 to do

1:49:54 the

1:49:54 right

1:49:54 thing

1:49:54 and

1:49:55 I

1:49:55 think

1:49:56 the

1:49:56 letter

1:49:56 is

1:49:56 great

1:49:56 but

1:49:56 I

1:49:56 wanted

1:49:57 to

1:49:57 say

1:49:57 that

1:49:57 I

1:49:57 think

1:49:57 it’s

1:49:58 also

1:49:58 for

1:49:58 us

1:49:58 and

1:49:59 it’s

1:49:59 time

1:50:00 to

1:50:00 start

1:50:00 educating

1:50:01 them

1:50:01 in

1:50:02 the

1:50:02 proper

1:50:02 way

1:50:02 so

1:50:03 that

1:50:03 we

1:50:03 can

1:50:03 stop

1:50:04 this

1:50:04 thing

1:50:05 that

1:50:06 keeps

1:50:06 coming

1:50:06 every

1:50:06 year

1:50:07 something

1:50:07 else

1:50:07 comes

1:50:08 up

1:50:08 and

1:50:08 we

1:50:08 get

1:50:08 put

1:50:08 in

1:50:08 the

1:50:09 back

1:50:09 of

1:50:09 the

1:50:09 line

1:50:09 Dr. Mullen

1:50:18 May I

1:50:19 request

1:50:20 that Russ

1:50:20 Brun

1:50:21 and I

1:50:21 work

1:50:22 together

1:50:22 on

1:50:22 drafting

1:50:23 a

1:50:23 letter

1:50:23 and

1:50:24 then

1:50:24 we

1:50:25 can

1:50:25 send

1:50:26 it

1:50:26 out

1:50:26 to

1:50:26 the

1:50:26 rest

1:50:26 of

1:50:26 the

1:50:26 board

1:50:27 for

1:50:27 approval

1:50:27 would that

1:50:30 absolutely

1:50:30 that be

1:50:31 okay

1:50:31 so

1:50:32 Russ

1:50:32 will

1:50:32 touch

1:50:33 base

1:50:33 and

1:50:34 then

1:50:35 we’ll

1:50:35 get

1:50:35 out

1:50:35 the

1:50:35 board

1:50:36 via

1:50:36 email

1:50:36 if

1:50:36 there’s

1:50:36 any

1:50:37 concerns

1:50:37 you

1:50:37 can

1:50:37 and

1:50:38 that

1:50:38 will

1:50:38 give

1:50:38 us

1:50:38 some

1:50:39 time

1:50:39 to

1:50:39 give

1:50:39 our

1:50:39 legislators

1:50:40 call

1:50:40 and say

1:50:40 hey

1:50:40 this is

1:50:41 an FYI

1:50:42 this is

1:50:42 what it

1:50:42 is

1:50:43 you know

1:50:43 what I

1:50:43 mean

1:50:44 that way

1:50:44 that

1:50:44 they

1:50:44 can

1:50:44 be

1:50:44 prepared

1:50:45 with

1:50:45 their

1:50:45 communications

1:50:46 to

1:50:46 respond

1:50:46 good

1:50:47 formal

1:50:47 call

1:50:47 yeah

1:50:56 listen

1:50:59 something

1:50:59 came up

1:51:00 and I

1:51:00 wanted to

1:51:00 make sure

1:51:00 we just

1:51:01 put it

1:51:01 in

1:51:01 and I

1:51:02 don’t

1:51:02 know

1:51:02 it

1:51:02 might

1:51:02 not

1:51:02 be

1:51:02 the

1:51:03 proper

1:51:03 time

1:51:03 to

1:51:03 do

1:51:03 it

1:51:03 but

1:51:04 one

1:51:04 of the

1:51:04 things

1:51:05 that we

1:51:05 gave

1:51:05 was

1:51:05 teacher

1:51:05 leave

1:51:06 due to

1:51:07 pregnancy

1:51:07 for our

1:51:08 teachers

1:51:09 but

1:51:09 I

1:51:09 wanted

1:51:10 to

1:51:10 make

1:51:10 sure

1:51:10 that

1:51:10 was

1:51:11 also

1:51:11 put

1:51:11 in

1:51:12 for

1:51:12 our

1:51:12 staff

1:51:13 administrative

1:51:13 and

1:51:14 our

1:51:15 1010

1:51:15 so I

1:51:16 don’t

1:51:16 know

1:51:16 how

1:51:17 to

1:51:17 make

1:51:17 that

1:51:17 process

1:51:18 I

1:51:18 think

1:51:18 it

1:51:18 is

1:51:18 but

1:51:19 let’s

1:51:19 just

1:51:19 make

1:51:19 sure

1:51:20 that

1:51:20 we’re

1:51:20 good

1:51:20 it’s

1:51:21 already

1:51:21 been

1:51:21 presented

1:51:22 to

1:51:22 1010

1:51:22 in

1:51:22 the

1:51:23 last

1:51:23 part

1:51:23 of

1:51:23 session

1:51:24 okay

1:51:24 and

1:51:24 the

1:51:24 intent

1:51:25 is

1:51:25 that

1:51:25 everybody

1:51:26 that’s

1:51:26 under

1:51:26 our

1:51:26 scope

1:51:27 and

1:51:27 that

1:51:27 was

1:51:27 because

1:51:27 of

1:51:28 Ms.

1:51:28 Tomilson

1:51:28 I

1:51:29 would

1:51:29 have

1:51:29 pulled

1:51:29 you

1:51:29 ahead

1:51:29 of

1:51:29 time

1:51:30 but

1:51:30 I

1:51:30 was

1:51:30 thinking

1:51:30 in

1:51:30 my

1:51:30 head

1:51:30 I

1:51:31 was

1:51:31 you

1:51:31 know

1:51:31 she’s

1:51:32 an

1:51:32 administrator

1:51:32 and

1:51:32 we

1:51:33 may

1:51:33 not

1:51:33 that’s

1:51:33 all

1:51:33 so

1:51:34 that’s

1:51:34 it

1:51:34 we’ll

1:51:34 you

1:51:34 be

1:51:35 quick

1:51:35 all right

1:51:37 anything else

1:51:38 so they

1:51:39 go to the

1:51:40 order

1:51:40 hearing none

1:51:41 this meeting

1:51:42 is now

1:51:42 adjourned

1:51:42 have a

1:51:43 great

1:51:43 night

1:51:58 you