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OKAY. IT'S 5:30. HERE WE ARE. I AM GOING TO RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION THE AUGUST
[3. Open Session - 5:30 p.m.]
6TH, 2025. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CECIL COUNTY MEETING.WE HAVE THREE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT IN PERSON.
WE HAVE. MR. FERDINANDO, ARE YOU THERE? I'M HERE.
OKAY. WE HAVE MR. FERDINANDO AVAILABLE BY PHONE, SO WE HAVE FOUR BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT.
SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
MR. DAVIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD UP? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.
WORD REFLECTION, MR. HAMPTON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT? I KNOW I'M CATCHING YOU OFF GUARD. SORRY. DO YOU HAVE IT? I HAVE IT IF YOU'RE NOT. NO, YOU'RE FINE.
MIC] YEAH. YOU'RE FINE. THE MISSION OF THE CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
IS TO SERVE EQUITABLY THROUGH POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AS A SAFE, COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY.
SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. THAT'S MY FAULT. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOVING TO ADOPT THE MEETING AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OKAY, MOTION CARRIES.
[4. Consent Agenda]
CONSENT AGENDA. BEFORE I ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION OR INDIVIDUAL VOTE. OKAY. HEARING NONE.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CECIL COUNTY ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT ONE OF THE ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT'S ITEM 4.03.
IT'S THE NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
32B LANDSCAPING REBID. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COME BACK AT A LATER DATE IF WE DON'T LIKE EVERYTHING IN THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN, AND IT CAN BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT EXPLANATION AS WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT PRIOR.
SO DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER EXPLANATION, MR. HAMPTON, THAT YOU.
JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS, THE REASON FOR OUR DISCUSSION WAS REALLY ABOUT ALL THE NICE ORNAMENTAL SHRUBBERY THAT GOES AROUND COMPLETED AND RENOVATED BUILDINGS THAT GO AROUND THE PERIMETER OF A BUILDING SITE AND ALONG THE PARKING LOTS.
AND OFTENTIMES, MY OBSERVATION, WHAT YOU SEE IS WHEN THOSE BUILDINGS ARE COMPLETE, THEY PUT IN A NICE SHRUBS AND IT REALLY LOOKS NICE, AND A YEAR OR TWO LATER THEY'RE ALL GONE BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T PROPERLY CARED FOR.
SO IF WE ARE, IF THAT IS IN THE SCOPE OF THE WORK CURRENTLY WE SHOULD ALSO BE SIGNING UP FOR OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF TO HAVE THE TIME AND TOOLS TO KEEP THAT UP. AND IF WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, I WOULD THINK WE SHOULD REDUCE THE SCOPE SO THAT THOSE AREN'T IN THERE AT THAT TIME.
NOW THAT WORK WOULD BE AT THE TAIL END OF THE PROJECT.
OKAY, THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS. WE WILL, WE'LL GO RIGHT BACK AT YOU, MR.
[5. New Business]
HAMPTON. I'M READY FOR THIS. OKAY. SO NOT MUCH HAPPENING.TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL THE WORK DONE IN THE SUMMER TO PREPARE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
I WAS ALSO INTERESTED IN THE PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT THE GRANT FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERRYVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL STATUS, WHICH AIMS TO BENEFIT THE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HAMPTON.
MR. DAVIS. THANK YOU, MISS HOLLY. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY I HOPE EVERYONE IS ENJOYING THEIR SUMMER AS WELL. I MEAN, SEPTEMBER 2ND IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, SO GOT A LITTLE LESS THAN FOUR WEEKS LEFT. SO LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING ENGAGED WITH OUR STUDENTS AGAIN FOR THIS AND HAVING A GREAT 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. FERDINANDO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? I'LL PASS SINCE I'M REMOTE. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM, THANK YOU.
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JUST REAL FAST. IT IS SUMMER. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES, AS I MENTIONED LAST MONTH.THERE'S A LOT OF PREP HAPPENING FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR THAT'S COMING UP.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MABE ON ISSUES AT THE STATE LEVEL.
YOU GUYS WILL ALSO SEE SCHOOL IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
THERE ARE THREE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS PLANNED THIS MONTH.
THE FIRST ONE IS TOMORROW FOR THE BO MANOR DISTRICT.
SO CCPS HAS BEEN ADVERTISING THOSE. I THINK THE NEXT ONE IS THE ELKTON DISTRICT NEXT WEEK.
SO. AND THEN THERE'S ONE FOR THE NORTH EAST FEEDER.
I DID SEE SOME TEACHERS AT THE LIBRARY YESTERDAY, AND THEY'RE STILL NOT READY TO TALK ABOUT THE END OF SUMMER YET, SO I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. LAST MONTH I DID GO OVER THIS LAST MONTH.
THIS IS THE SECOND MONTH WHERE WE'RE USING OUR NEW PLATFORM, WHICH IS DILIGENT COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S REPLACING BOARD DOCS. I ALSO MENTIONED THAT YOU'LL SEE A NEW WEBSITE, AND THAT WEBSITE WENT LIVE ON MONDAY FOR THE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I SEE MR. BROWN IN OUR AUDIENCE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK WITH THAT. THERE'S STILL SOME TWEAKS THAT ARE BEING MADE.
JUST THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PATIENCE. THIS NEW WEBSITE ALSO WILL CHANGE THE WAY, AS I MENTIONED, THAT PEOPLE REGISTER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WILL BE UPDATING OUR POLICY ON THAT.
AND JUST LIKE WITH ANYTHING NEW, IT'S A LEARNING CURVE.
SO I REALLY AM GOING TO QUOTE MISS OLSON HERE, WHERE SHE EVERY TIME I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE HAS STUFF TO LEARN WITH THIS NEW PLATFORM, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
BUT SHE. MISS OLSON, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN.
I KNOW I THANK YOU LAST MONTH, BUT IT'S BEEN A REALLY HEAVY LIFT FOR YOU.
AND I KNOW MISS CHADWICK, MR. BROWN, MISS SHAW OVER THERE.
I ALSO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR STUDENT LEADERS ARE HERE.
I KNOW SOME OF THEM WENT CADCA MID-YEAR, JUST LAST WEEK, TWO WEEKS AGO, THREE WEEKS AGO.
SO WITH THAT DR. LAWSON, DO YOU HAVE. YEAH. THANK YOU, MISS HOLLY.
JUST A FEW THINGS I'D LIKE TO START BY THANKING DR.
JUST CAME OFF OF FOUR DAYS. I HAD A CHANCE TO GO AND SIT AND HANG OUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
CECIL COUNTY WAS AWARDED A $5 MILLION GRANT CALLED THE READ AND LEAD GRANT, AND WE WILL HAVE SEVEN LITERACY COACHES PUSHING INTO SUPPORT TARGETED SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT, ACTUALLY THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, I BELIEVE IT IS.
SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING AND WE'RE GETTING READY TO BRING THOSE READING SPECIALISTS ON.
WE HAVE HIRED 54 TEACHERS SO FAR THIS SUMMER, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER 12 VACANCIES IN THOSE VACANCIES.
AND WE ALL COME BACK FOR THE NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION ON AUGUST 20TH, 20TH? 20TH, YES. IT'S PRINCIPIO MANSION, ALWAYS A REAL NICE AFTERNOON.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY CCPS EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS HERE TONIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR EXCITING COMMUNITY PARTNER OF THE MONTH, WHICH THIS MONTH IS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SAUCE.
OH I MISSED. OH I'M JUMPING AHEAD. CONSTRUCTION REPORT, SORRY.
CONSTRUCTION REPORT. AND THEN. IT IS TIME FOR PICTURES.
THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY. YEAH, YEAH. AND SO USUALLY THE HIGHLIGHT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW FOR THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA IS THE NEW SCHOOL WE TRY TO BRING YOU CURRENT PICTURES OF THE SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION.
DOWN HERE IS THE CAFETERIA. OVER HERE IS THE GYMNASIUM.
BACK IN HERE, THE LOCKER ROOMS. THE AUDITORIUM IS GOING TO BE BACK THERE.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ARE WRAPPED AROUND IN HERE.
THIS WILL BE THE HIGH SCHOOL WING. RIGHT. AND RIGHT, MR. SIMPERS, I DID GOOD, RIGHT? GOOD. GO AHEAD. IT'S REALLY, REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THIS HAPPEN.
DIFFERENT ANGLE. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, THESE ARE THE STAIR TOWERS AGAIN FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL WING.
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IF YOU WILL WITH THE STATE, ARE HAPPENING FOR US TO ACQUIRE UPWARDS OF ABOUT WHAT I BELIEVE LAST I HEARD WAS 1.7 ACRES OF STATE FAR SO THAT WE CAN ALLOW FOR ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION LANES IN FRONT OF THE NEW SCHOOL.GO AHEAD. ANOTHER AERIAL VIEW THAT IS THE FOOTBALL STADIUM WITH THE CURRENT NORTH EAST HIGH SCHOOL THERE, BASEBALL FIELDS TUCKED BACK IN HERE. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE LANDSCAPING CONTRACT THAT WAS JUST APPROVED HAS TO DO WITH, THIS IS THE COURTYARD IN HERE. AND A LOT OF THAT IS CAPTURED IN THAT LANDSCAPING, AS IS THE GEOTHERMAL FIELD WHICH IS CLOSER TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT.
AND KEEP GOING. OH, AND THIS THE ROOF. I DROVE BY THERE JUST YESTERDAY.
LOOKS FINISHED TO ME. THERE WERE STILL A COUPLE TRUCKS IN THE BACK, BUT WHEN YOU DRIVE BY, I GUESS THAT'S RACING ROAD. YOU DRIVE BY THE ROOF LOOKS FANTASTIC.
AND THEY'RE A GREAT FIRM TO WORK WITH, TOO. SO, THANK YOU TO THE WORKERS.
AND THERE THEY ARE. ACTUALLY, THIS IS PROBABLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS OLD INSTALLING THE ROOF.
MORE PICTURES. I THINK THAT'S IT. AND THAT IS IT.
AND THEY ARE THE TWO PROJECTS WE HAVE. WE WERE ABLE TO.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF THE CONTRACTS. THE GYM FLOOR ON THE ELK NECK ELEMENTARY, I KNOW THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONCERNS WITH THE LEAKS.
IS THAT OKAY? THE GYM FLOOR. OKAY. SO WE GOT THE ROOF IN TIME.
AND JUST A QUICK THANK YOU. MR. CHARLES SIMPERS, OUR DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES IS HERE, AS IS DR.
BOYER IN THE BACK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ADMIN SUPPORT.
SO THANK YOU TO BOTH. THIS IS THEIR WORLD. YEAH.
FANTASTIC. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE ITEMS IN THIS? NO. OKAY. HEARING NONE. NOW WE WILL DO. OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER OF THE MONTH, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SAUCE.
DR. LAWSON. THANK YOU AGAIN, MISS HOLLY. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK BETH CREEK, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SOURCE, AS WELL AS MASON WATTERS, TO JOIN MISS HOLLY UP FRONT. AND SO THIS CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF YOUR DEDICATION TO BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES BY INSPIRING AND EQUIPPING OUR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS.
THE DRUG FREE CECIL YOUTH COALITION, WHICH IS A DIVISION OF YES, EMPOWERS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SERVE AS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION LEADERS THROUGH AN ADULT GUIDED, STUDENT LED MODEL. IT PROVIDES TRAINING, SHIFTS YOUTH PERCEPTIONS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS, AND EQUIPS THEM TO SHARE PREVENTION MESSAGING IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
EVERY NOVEMBER, THE COALITION HOSTS A FOUR DAY YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND MEDIA CAMPAIGN CREATION. MASON, BETH.
WE CERTAINLY VALUE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR KIDS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND WHILE YOU'RE SHAKING HANDS, I JUST WANT TO ALSO EXTEND A HUGE THANK YOU TO YES FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK, NOT JUST WITH OUR STUDENTS, BUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND FOR MAKING OUR COMMUNITY HEALTHIER, AND ALSO A MORE PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY.
THANKS. OKAY. GREAT. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA WE GET TO HEAR FROM OUR DRUG FREE CECIL
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YOUTH FOR OUR DRUG FREE CECIL PRESENTATION. WELCOME.THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
FOR THE LIVESTREAM. OKAY. LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.
GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. I'M ANTHONY TRAVISANO, AND I'M A SENIOR AT NORTH EAST HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M EMMA LIDY, A SENIOR AT PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE ARE REPRESENTING THE DRUG FREE CECIL YOUTH COALITION.
THEY INCLUDE THE ELKTON ALLIANCE, THE CECIL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SERVICE, AND FINALLY CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WE WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING US.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION THROUGHOUT THIS PAST YEAR.
ACROSS EVERYTHING WE HAVE DONE, WE IMPACTED 5318 YOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTY.
OUR MISSION IS TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE THROUGH YOUTH LED EFFORTS IN PREVENTION, ADVOCACY, ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION. WE ENVISION A SAFE AND HEALTHY CECIL COUNTY, WHERE YOUTH THRIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE THEY ARE VALUED AND EMPOWERED TO BE DRUG FREE.
THE BIG IDEA IS THAT EVERYTHING WE DO IS YOUTH LEAD.
SO IT IS PEER TO PEER EDUCATION, WHICH IS PROVEN TO BE THE BEST FORM OF PREVENTION.
WE TRAIN A SELECT GROUP OF STUDENTS IN CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE THE LEADERS IN PREVENTION TO THEIR PEERS, AND THEY ARE CALLED YES STUDENT LEADERS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A TOTAL OF 37 STUDENT LEADERS STARTING THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEY APPLIED AND WERE SELECTED FROM ALL FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS IN CECIL COUNTY.
ELKTON IS MORE URBAN, WHILE RISING SUN, FOR EXAMPLE, IS MORE RURAL.
THEY'RE VERY DIFFERENT AND ARE SEEING VERY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. SO WHEN OUR LEADERS COME TOGETHER FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY, ARE YOU ABLE TO CREATE SOLUTIONS THAT AFFECT THE ENTIRE COUNTY POSITIVELY IN ORDER TO CREATE ONE DRUG FREE CECIL, THE STUDENT LEADERS LEAD THEIR MONTHLY SCHOOL CLUBS AND LEAD EVENTS WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS.
SO NOW WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE DO TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN DRUG PREVENTION, TO INFORM THEM ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DRUG USE, AND TO SHOW THAT STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE NOT TO USE DRUGS ARE IN THE MAJORITY.
THIS IS EVEN REFLECTED IN THE THINGS THAT THEY SEE IN MOVIES AND TV SHOWS.
OUR EVENTS HELP OUR PEERS REALIZE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE STAYING DRUG FREE.
OUR FIRST EVENT THAT WE KICKED THE YEAR OFF WITH IS TEEN SUMMER SEND-OFF.
THIS EVENT WAS A CHANCE FOR THE SCHOOL CLUBS AND THE COMMUNITY TO GET TOGETHER, HAVE SOME FOOD, AND PLAY GAMES BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS.
THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW STUDENTS TO GET TO KNOW PEOPLE BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL STARTS, BECAUSE IT CAN BE NERVE WRACKING FOR AN EIGHTH GRADER MOVING INTO HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO ADJUST TO A NEW BUILDING, NEW LIFESTYLE, NEW PRIORITIES, AND NEW FRIENDSHIPS.
THIS EVENT ALLOWS FOR NEW MEMBERS TO FIND SOMEONE IN HIGH SCHOOL WHO IS A PART OF A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY, AND GET TO KNOW THEM AND BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP, AS WELL AS SOMEONE TO GO TO.
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS HAPPENED TO ME LAST YEAR, ACTUALLY, A FRESHMAN WHO I HAD MET AT THE TEEN SUMMER SENDOFF HAD SEEN ME IN THE HALLWAYS AND NEEDED HELP GETTING TO THEIR CLASS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WITH PEOPLE ON MY FIELD HOCKEY TEAM, SO THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ON A SPORTS TEAM HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR TEAMMATE RELATIONSHIP AT DRUG FREE SEASON.
OUR LAST TEEN SUMMER SENDOFF WAS AT PERRYVILLE PARK AND WE HAD 53 ATTENDEES.
THIS IS WHERE WE ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO SIGN A PLEDGE SAYING THAT THEY WILL STAY A LEGAL SUBSTANCE FREE FOR A YEAR. THIS INCLUDES ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA FOR PEOPLE WHO SIGN THAT ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 21. THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAD 1486 PEOPLE SIGN OUR PLEDGE.
THE MAJORITY OF THESE CAME FROM THE CECIL COUNTY FAIR, WHERE WE HAD A BOOTH AND HAD PEOPLE COME UP TO SIGN THE PLEDGE, AND WE WERE ABLE TO TELL THEM ABOUT OUR PROGRAM, THE CLUBS WE HAVE IN THE SCHOOLS AND HOW THEY CAN BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION.
THAT SERVES AS A PHYSICAL REMINDER FOR EVERYONE WHO SIGNED THAT PLEDGE.
WE WANTED TO THANK DR. LAWSON FOR TEACHING US HOW TO PLANT THE ACTUAL TREES.
UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ALL OF THEM ARE ALIVE AT THE MOMENT.
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WITH ABOUT 1600 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE WAS THE TRUNK OR TREAT DRUG TAKE BACK.THIS EVENT ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO TRICK OR TREAT.
WHEREAS SOME PLACES IN CECIL COUNTY ARE NOT SAFE TO GO TO DOOR TO DOOR.
IT ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO DISPOSE OF MEDICATION IN A SAFE MANNER.
THIS PAST YEAR WAS OUR EIGHTH ANNUAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT.
DURING A WEEK IN NOVEMBER, FROM TUESDAY TO THURSDAY, 82 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WENT TO SANDY HILL CAMP AND RECEIVED TRAINING ON PREVENTION AND LEADERSHIP. WE BRING IN SPEAKERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION, AS WELL AS LOCAL LEADERS SUCH AS DR.
BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE IT FUN SOMEHOW, SO WE PLAY REAL LIFE CLUE.
WE EVEN HAD OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER ADVISORS CREATE AN ORCHESTRA USING BALLOONS.
THEN ON FRIDAY, OUR AT YES STUDENT LEADERS TALK PREVENTION TO 115 MIDDLE SCHOOLERS.
SO DURING THE WEEK AT WIRELESS, THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WORK WITH THEIR CLUBS TO CREATE A MEDIA CAMPAIGN WHICH CONSISTS OF BILLBOARDS, POSTERS AND PSA'S THAT RUN ON COMCAST. AND THESE ARE FOCUSED ON A SPECIFIC DRUG OR ISSUE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE BILLBOARDS UP THERE THAT WERE CREATED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE COVERED ALCOHOL, FENTANYL, MENTAL HEALTH, MARIJUANA, AND TOBACCO.
EACH CLUB CREATES A POSTER THAT WILL BE DELIVERED TO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN CECIL COUNTY.
EVEN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS CREATED THEIR OWN POSTERS.
THEY DRAW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT. THEN OUR CONTENT AND ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST, EMILY BELL, BRINGS THEIR DRAWINGS TO LIFE, AND THE STUDENTS HAVE FINAL APPROVAL BEFORE THEY ARE PRINTED.
OUR NEXT EVENT IS THE YOUTH PREVENTION RALLY, WHERE YES STUDENT LEADERS CREATE THEIR OWN PRESENTATIONS ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES OR OTHER ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT. THE TOPICS RANGE FROM MARIJUANA MYTHS TO YOUTH TARGETED DRUG MARKETING.
AND AT THIS EVENT, WE WERE ABLE TO REACH 143 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND WE GOT TO CELEBRATE OUR PREVENTION HERE OF THE YEAR. AND THIS YEAR WE HONORED MR. ROUSH. WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO TEACH STUDENTS IN EVENTS THAT WE DO NOT HOST.
THIS ALLOWS US TO SPREAD OUR NAME AND OUR MESSAGE ABOUT DRUG PREVENTION TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
SO THIS PAST YEAR, WE WENT TO 16 EVENTS AND WERE ABLE TO REACH 923 YOUTH IN TOTAL.
CADCA STANDS FOR COMMUNITY BASED, ADVOCACY FOCUSED, DATA DRIVEN COALITION BUILDING ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS THE PREMIER DRUG PREVENTION ORGANIZATION IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
BETWEEN THESE TWO TRIPS THIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE 32 STUDENT LEADERS TO BOTH CHICAGO AND NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND. LIKE WE SAID EARLIER AT YES, STUDENT LEADERS LEAD PREVENTION CLUBS IN ALL FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THIS YEAR IN 2 MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE CLUBS ARE THRIVING IN ALL OF THESE SCHOOLS.
MY FELLOW AT YES STUDENT LEADERS WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE CLUBS ARE ENGAGING AND FUN.
DURING THE CLUBS, WE PROVIDE A PREVENTION LESSON AND A RELATED PREVENTION ACTIVITY.
THESE LESSONS ARE CREATED BY THE SUMMER INTERNS.
ANTHONY AND I HAVE CREATED THE LESSONS FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
THIS ENSURES THAT IT IS TRULY PEER TO PEER EDUCATION AND IS STUDENT LED.
WITHIN THE SCHOOL CLUBS, THEY ARE ABLE TO DO EVENTS THAT ARE SPECIFIC FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL.
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS YEAR ELKTON, BO MANOR, NORTH EAST AND RISING SUN HIGH SCHOOL HELD A PROM PROMISE.
RISING SUN CHOSE TO HANG THEIR PLEDGES UP IN THE LOBBY.
SO THE DAY BEFORE PROM STUDENTS WERE REMINDED OF THE PLEDGE THAT THEY SIGNED.
ONE PLEDGE FROM EACH SCHOOL EVEN WAS ABLE TO WIN A $100 GIFT CARD.
THROUGHOUT ALL THE CLUBS, WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE 1022 YOUTH.
THIS STUDENT LED EFFORT HAS ALSO ALLOWED MYSELF AND MANY OTHER HIGH SCHOOLERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT IS MAKING OUR COMMUNITY HEALTHIER, HEALTHIER, AND IS ALSO BRINGING POSITIVE CHANGE.
WE KNOW THAT DRUG USE AFFECTS EACH OF US IN A DIFFERENT WAY, BUT THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE CECIL COUNTY A SAFER AND HEALTHIER PLACE, AND BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION.
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CECIL AND THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE. SO, ON BEHALF OF DRUG FREE CECIL, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND YOUR TIME, ALLOWING US TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU TODAY, BECAUSE TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE CECIL COUNTY A SAFER AND HEALTHIER PLACE FOR OUR KIDS.THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I'M NOT SURE HOW TO FOLLOW THAT.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT? I THOUGHT YOU PRESENTED THAT. MAKE US PROUD. A GREAT PRESENTATION? THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK COMMENT. I MEAN, BOTH FOR EMMA AND ANTHONY.
I THOUGHT YOU DID A GREAT JOB AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS BECAUSE DRUG FREE CECIL, I MEAN, IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE ARE LOSING A LOT OF OUR YOUTH TO UNFORTUNATELY, THESE DRUGS.
AND I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MR. PRESIDENT. I, SO I SERVE ON THE YES COALITION AND I EVERY MONTH AND AM SO PROUD WHEN I HEAR OUR STUDENTS SPEAK DURING MEETINGS AND PRESENT EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING AND ALL THE EVENTS THAT I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE EVERYWHERE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE LIST OF EVENTS THAT YOU GO TO AND HAVE TABLES LIKE PEOPLE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, AND KUDOS TO YOU GUYS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
KUDOS TO YES FOR, IT'S JUST IT'S SUCH A GREAT PROGRAM FOR GUIDING OUR KIDS, TEACHING THEM LEADERSHIP SKILLS SO THAT THEY CAN IMPACT OTHER STUDENTS. AND I SEE MASON OUT THERE WHO NOT TOO LONG AGO WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS OR OR THE SENIORS STILL. WERE THEY YOUR PEERS OR HAVE YOU AGED OUT YET OF HAVING PEERS WHO ARE UNDER YOUR WING? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I CAN'T DO THE MATH IN MY HEAD.
BUT JUST KUDOS TO YOU GUYS FOR ALL OF YOUR IMPACT.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. WELL DONE.
NEXT I WAS LIKE, OH HOW DO WE FOLLOW THAT? UPPER CHESAPEAKE SUMMER CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTATION.
AND DR. HASTINGS I'LL GET TO THAT AGAIN. AND DR.
FOYE WILL, DR. FOYE WILL LEAD THIS PRESENTATION.
GOOD. FOYE. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HAWLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
LAWSON LEADERSHIP TEAM AND GUESTS. AT THIS TIME, I WILL HAVE DR.
UCSCA PROGRAM HELD AT WASHINGTON COLLEGE. DR.
HASTINGS. GOOD EVENING, DR. LAWSON, PRESIDENT HAWLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND LEADERSHIP TEAM AND GUESTS. I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO TALK ABOUT UCSCA OR UPPER CHESAPEAKE SUMMER CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
THIS CAMP ENDED ITS 25TH YEAR, AND I'M HERE TO SHOW YOU SOME INFORMATION AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CAMP, INCLUDING SHARE OUR ANNUAL VIDEO. SO THIS YEAR, WE HAD 159 STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED THE CAMP, AND THESE ARE FROM GRADES 7 THROUGH 12TH GRADE, SO THEY ARE 11TH GRADERS GOING INTO 12TH FOR THE NEXT YEAR. AT THE CAMP THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN VISUAL ARTS, LITERARY ART, CHOIR, BAND, DANCE, THEATER, AND ORCHESTRA. SO ALL THESE STUDENTS HAVE A CHOICE TO CHOOSE ONE OF THOSE DISCIPLINES.
THAT INVOLVED PROBABLY OVER 50 TO 60 KIDS. ALMOST HALF OF THE STUDENTS THAT ATTEND CAMP.
WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE HAVE A STAFF AT THE CAMP OF EIGHT TEACHERS, 11 COUNSELORS, ONE FULL TIME NURSE AND TWO DIRECTORS THAT LEAD ALL THE ACTIVITIES AND SOME OF THE PLANNING FOR THE CAMP.
SO AS FAR AS HIGHLIGHTS. SO THE STUDENTS ARRIVE ON CAMPUS ON A SUNDAY MORNING AND THEY HAVE TIME WITH THEIR DISCIPLINE, WHICH, FOR INSTANCE, IS VISUAL ART FOR SIX HOURS A DAY.
WE ACTUALLY, SINCE WE LOST A LITTLE TIME, WE HAD ADDED A LITTLE EXTRA FOR THE FIRST DAY.
AND THEN WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED, THAT AND THERE'S OBVIOUSLY BREAKS AND DINNER.
WE HAVE TEAM BUILDING GAMES, SCAVENGER HUNT A LATE NIGHT TRIVIA NIGHT, TALENT SHOW, DANCE.
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DORMS BECAUSE THEY STAY IN THE DORM ROOMS DOWN THERE, JUST LIKE THE COLLEGE STUDENTS.THERE'S ACTIVITIES WITH COUNSELORS. THE WHOLE PROGRAM IS REGULATED BY SEVERAL ENTITIES CECIL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
WE GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS INSPECTION FOR THE FACILITIES AND FOR SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES WE DO.
ALL STUDENTS OR ALL ADULTS, I SHOULD SAY, ARE NOT ONLY HAVE GONE THROUGH CCPS HIRING PRACTICES LIKE FINGERPRINTING, BUT ALSO THEY GO THROUGH SIEGES, WHICH IS ANOTHER LAYER TWO BACKGROUND CHECKS IN WHICH THEY HAVE TO SIGN SOMETHING, GET IT NOTARIZED AND THEN GET APPROVED. SO IT'S KIND OF A TWO FOLD KIND OF BACKGROUND CHECK FOR ALL TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS.
WE ALSO HAD SEVERAL OTHER SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS, SOME PRIVATE DONATIONS.
NORTH EAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE NORTH EAST VFW, THE RISING SUN AMERICAN LEGION, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH THEIR DONALDSON BROWN FUND. SO IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE WE KIND OF LOCK UP AS MANY DONATIONS AS WE CAN SO WE CAN KEEP COSTS DOWN FOR THE CAMP.
AND THIS IS A PICTURE OF ALL THE STUDENTS AND STAFF.
AND. THERE HE GOES. YEAH. THAT'S FINE. WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA COME OUT AND DO THIS.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS ARE LOW.
LOOKING OUT FOR A PLACE TO GO. WHERE THEY PLAY THE RIGHT MUSIC.
ANYBODY CAN BE THAT GUY. NIGHT IS YOUNG AND THE MUSIC'S HIGH.
WITH A BIT OF ROCK MUSIC. EVERYTHING IS FINE FOR A DANCE.
AND WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE. YOU ARE THE DANCING QUEEN. YOUNG AND SWEET ONLY SEVENTEEN.
DANCING QUEEN FEEL THE BEAT OF THE TAMBOURINE.
OH, YEAH. YOU CAN DANCE, YOU CAN JIVE. HAVING THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE. SEE THAT GIRL? WATCH THAT SCENE.
YOU'RE A TEASER, YOU TURN THEM ON. LEAVE THEM BURNING AND THEN YOU'RE GONE.
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LOOKING OUT FOR ANOTHER, ANYONE WILL DO. YOU'RE IN THE MOOD FOR A DANCE.AND WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE. YOU ARE THE DANCING QUEEN.
DANCING QUEEN. FEEL THE BEAT FROM THE TAVERN.
YOU CAN DANCE, YOU CAN JIVE. HAVING THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE.
SEE THAT GIRL? WATCH THAT SCENE. DIGGING THE DANCING QUEEN.
QUESTIONS FOR DR. HASTINGS. THERE'S A SILENT FRAGMENTATION HAPPENING IN THIS.
I JUST BE CURIOUS. THIS IS MORE A OPEN ENDED STATEMENT, MAY NOT HAPPEN, BUT I'D BE CURIOUS TO HEAR FROM THE STUDENTS ABOUT HOW THEY HOW THEY FEEL THAT ENRICHES THEM AND MAKES THEM BETTER STUDENTS.
YEAH, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK DR. HASTINGS PUBLICLY.
HOW MANY NIGHTS IS IT AT WASHINGTON COLLEGE? 6 OR 7, BECAUSE I GO.
GOD BLESS YOU, MY FRIEND. I KNOW BETTER YOU THAN ME.
TO GET THINGS SET UP. AND THEN I'M THERE TILL FRIDAY NIGHT.
SO BE CLEAR HERE. HE STAYS THERE. HE SPENDS THE NIGHT THERE.
WHEN YOU GET TIRED AT 9:30. 10:00 AT NIGHT, HE GOES TO A DORM ROOM TO SLEEP.
SO THANK YOU, DR. HASTINGS, FOR DOING THAT. DAVE, YOU'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR QUITE.
YOU HAD NO OVERNIGHT CALLS THIS TIME, THOUGH.
YOU TOLD ME SO. OH. THE STORMS WERE A LITTLE BAD THIS TIME, THOUGH.
AND THAT CAUSED SOME LEAKS THAT I GOT CALLED ABOUT, BUT, YEAH, WE MANAGED.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT. THANK YOU. DAVE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR KIDS, THANK YOU.
OUR STOP LOSS INSURANCE CARRIER FOR THE SELF-INSURED MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS.
DR. LAWSON, JUST A REMINDER FOR THE BOARD'S AWARENESS THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STOP LOSS INSURANCE PLANS, WE ARE A SELF-INSURED SYSTEM AS AN EMPLOYER. AND IF A SINGLE CLAIM GETS TO A CERTAIN THRESHOLD, MONEY WISE, WE THEN DEFAULT TO AN INSURANCE PLAN.
AND SO ANY OTHER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS? DR. BOYER'S AVAILABLE.
AND IF NOT, I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ATTACHMENT THAT WAS IN? OKAY. I RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH AETNA TO CONTINUE PROVIDING STOP LOSS INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR OUR SELF-INSURED MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025.
HAVE YOU HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE.
SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. HEARING.
NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES FOR NOTHING.
AND I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION UPON HER CONCLUSION.
SOPA. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HAWLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
LAWSON, LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS AND GUESTS. THIS IS OUR 2ND JUNE FY 25 BUDGET AMENDMENT.
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SO IT TAKES US A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO ACTUALLY CLOSE UP THE FISCAL YEAR.AND LOOKING AT THIS REPORT. THE FIRST COLUMN IS WHAT WE SHARED LAST MONTH.
AND THESE WERE ALL PARTS OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT WERE ALREADY APPROVED.
SO THE FIRST PAGE ACTUALLY JUST TALLIES UP THIS ADDITIONAL COLUMN.
SO THIS IS JUST IN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS APPROVED IN THE BUDGET AMENDMENT LAST MONTH.
AND I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE THAT I THINK ARE JUST TO STAND OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT OF EXPLANATION.
YOU CAN SEE SOME ADDITIONS AND REDUCTIONS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING.
SO AGAIN THIS WAS BILLING FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN VERSUS INFANTS AND TODDLERS.
THIS IS AN ENTRY THAT WE HAVE TO DO FOR OUR AQUIFER, FOR OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
AND SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT REVENUE AND EXPENSE.
SO WE HAVE TO DO THAT FOR OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE AREAS WHERE WE ACTUALLY COLLECT REVENUE.
SO THE UCSCA SUMMER PROGRAM, FOR OUR STEP PROGRAM AND FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER NIGHT.
SO WE'RE RECOGNIZING SOME REVENUE THAT WE COLLECTED THERE AND THIS REDUCTION IN INSURANCE RECOVERY.
IT'S A BUDGET THAT WE SET ASIDE FOR WHEN WE HAVE AN INSURANCE CLAIM.
OTHERWISE, THAT SUMMARIZES THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CECIL COUNTY APPROVE THE OPERATING BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR $2,293,223 AS PRESENTED.
OKAY, YOU'VE HEARD DR. LAWSON'S RECOMMENDATION.
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES, 4 NOTHING.
[6. Public Participation]
NEXT IS THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PORTION OF OUR MEETING.ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC SPEAKER. MR. BRIM.
I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE MISS OLSON READ ALL THE RULES.
I THINK YOU'RE WELL ENOUGH AWARE OF THE RULES.
SO BUT WHEN I MISS HER. YEAH. DR. HAMMER IS GOING TO BE TIMING WHEN YOU HAVE 30S LEFT.
YOU HEAR THIS BELL? THERE WE GO. AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE 30S REMAINING.
SO, MR. BRIM. I'M SEAN BRIM OF NORTH EAST. ON OCTOBER 19TH, 1987, THE WORLD OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL INTRUDED ON THE CLASSROOM IN THE MOST SPECTACULAR WAY.
THAT FALL SEMESTER WAS TAKING ECONOMICS AS A SENIOR AT NORTH EAST HIGH.
SCAN THE STOCK PAGES IN THE FINANCIAL SECTION OF THE PAPER AND DO SOMETHING FOR WHICH A TERM WOULD NOT BE COINED FOR SEVERAL DECADES, DAY TRADING. ON THAT DAY IN OCTOBER, THE STOCK MARKET CRASHED.
THE DAY AFTER, OUR TEACHER ASKED US TO DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED.
IN MY REPORT ON THE ASSIGNMENT AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER.
MY AND MY LAB PARTNERS. QUOTE UNQUOTE PORTFOLIO.
WE POOLED OUR MONOPOLY MONEY. ONLY LOST 11% OF ITS VALUE.
MOST EVERYONE ELSE IN THE CLASS PRETTY MUCH SAID THEY HAD LOST EVERYTHING.
THIS IS A LESSON THAT HAS NEVER LEFT ME. ANOTHER LESSON WAS THAT I PICKED UP AS A SUBJECT OF A TERM PAPER FOR THE CLASS, A TOPICAL TOPIC OF THAT DAY AND EVERY DAY SINCE SECURITIES INSIDER TRADING FRAUD.
I RAN ACROSS COMPANIES WITH NAMES LIKE DREXEL BURNHAM LAMBERT, SMITH BARNEY AND LEHMAN BROTHERS FIRMS NOW AS EXTINCT AS THE T-REX, AS WELL AS ONE PERSONAL NAME, RUDY GIULIANI, WHOSE CAREER I HAVE FOLLOWED SINCE THAT TIME.
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IVAN BOESKY, THE INFAMOUS INSIDER TRADER, IS SURELY LAUGHING MANIACALLY FROM THAT SMALL, WARM CORNER OF PERDITION THAT HE'S IN.NOW IS A PROPOSAL TO ADD PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR STUDENTS.
I ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT THIS IDEA. SPEAKING OF THE 1980S, HERE'S A SMALL PUBLIC EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH OF THIS MONTH AT RETRO RAY'S ARCADE, LOCATED AT 601 NORTH BRIDGE STREET IN ELKTON, ON THE SIDE OF THE CECIL WICK BUILDING WILL BE TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY.
TIME IS FROM NOON UNTIL 6 P.M. IT'S ON A SUNDAY.
BY THE WAY, I DO NOT EARN ANY COMPENSATION FROM THAT.
QUITE THE OPPOSITE. I RENT MY OFFICE THERE INSIDE THE ARCADE AND ALSO BROUGHT WITH ME MY ORIGINAL WORKS, MY STOCK MARKET REPORT AND MY INSIDER TRADING REPORT FROM 1987, WHICH I STILL OWN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. BRIM. WOW, FROM 1987. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.
[8. Consideration of Policy Update:]
NEXT IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE POLICY UPDATE POLICY IKF, WHICH IS THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS WHICH MR. BRIM JUST REFERRED TO. WHERE THIS WAS INTRODUCED LAST MONTH AT OUR BOARD MEETING, AND WE RECEIVED DETAILS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS THAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSED REVISION.SO DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? OKAY. I RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CECIL COUNTY APPROVE THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO POLICY IKF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AS PRESENTED.
OKAY. YOU'VE HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 4 TO NOTHING. NEXT WE HAVE OUR UPCOMING EVENTS.
[9. Upcoming Events]
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT AWAY. YEAH. A FEW THINGS. ONE OF THE EVENTS NOT LISTED IS AUGUST 14TH, WHICH I GUESS IS WHAT, NEXT WEEK, A WEEK TOMORROW, NEXT THURSDAY.KIND OF GET GEAR. EVERYBODY UP. THE LEADERSHIP TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB PREPPING.
I KIND OF STAND THERE AND TALK FOR AN HOUR OR SO, AND THE REST OF IT IS THEN BUT SO, YEAH, IT'S USUALLY A REALLY GOOD DAY. AND SO THAT'S ON THE 14TH.
ON THE 20TH, IT'S THE FIRST DAY FOR OUR NEW TEACHERS.
THAT'S THE SAME DAY AS THE NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION AT PRINCIPIO ON THE 25TH.
ALL OF OUR RETURNING TEACHERS AND STAFF COME BACK.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IS SEPTEMBER 2ND.
AND WILL THERE BE SENIOR SUNRISE DONUTS KIND OF STUFF? NO. OKAY. YOU'RE NOT IN CHARGE OF THAT. AND THAT IS.
AND OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 10TH.
WE ARE AT THE END OF THE AGENDA, SO I AM ADJOURNING THE MEETING.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR COMING. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SOURCE.
AND THANK YOU FOR OUR STUDENTS FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. BE SAFE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.