1 The School District of Philadelphia Board of Education Public Meeting Minutes March 23, 2023 A public meeting of the Board of Education was held in hybrid format on March 23, 2023. Some Board Members, select staff, and some registered speakers participated in-person, while others participated remotely. Members of the general public who did not attend in-person participated via Zoom meeting platform. The meeting was convened at 4:00 p.m., by Reginald L. Streater Esquire, President. President Streater reported and commented on the following: ● A moment of silence to acknowledge and honor the students in our school community who have tragically lost their lives to gun violence this year. ● Acknowledgement and appreciation for Mayor Kenney and members of City Council for their work to address gun violence in partnership with the School District. ● Recognition of Women’s History Month that celebrates the vital role that women have played in American history.
● Acknowledgement of Governor Shapiro who visited G. W. Carver High School last week to meet with students and teachers to discuss the importance of investing in recruiting and retaining teachers. ● Thank you to all who came out to the Mayoral Candidate Forum on Tuesday night to ask candidates questions about public education in Philadelphia. ● Recognition of mayoral candidates who shared their education platforms for the City of Philadelphia and answered audience questions. ● Acknowledgement of Board Members Sarah-Ashley Andrews and Chau Wing Lam, who led the planning efforts for this forum. ● Thank you to forum facilitator, Reverend Dr. Alyn E. Waller, the Senior Pastor at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, and to the Forum Panelists who include: ○ Richard M. Gordon IV, Principal of Paul Robeson High School for Human Services; ○ Sophia Roach, Board of Education Student Board Representative; ○ Dr. Darren Lipscomb, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management of
Community College of Philadelphia; and ○ Donna Cooper, Executive Director of Children First. ● Applaud for students and staff from Strawberry Mansion High School who spoke up to highlight the wonderful programs, culture, and community that they are building at the school
2 ● Congratulations to James Blocker, a Welding Instructor at Mastbaum High School, who was named “February Teacher of the Month.” ● Congratulates Laila Johnson, a senior at Central High School and Dave Barnes, who were also named Seniors of the Month for February ● Big shout-out to Jack Jiang, an eighth-grader from D. Newlin Fell School, and Arielle Dahan, (day-han) a fifth-grader from Vare-Washington Elementary, for winning first and second place respectively in the regional championships of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Vice President Fix-Lopez made announcements concerning recording, copyright, participation in, and viewing of the meeting. Roll Call, Minutes, Announcements Lynn Rauch, General Counsel, announced that the Board met in Executive Session today to discuss privileged, confidential, personnel, and investigation matters, and information or strategy in connection with the following: John Doe vs. Demas et al.,Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, No. 2023-
1438 (challenging claims under exception to tort claims act), Sargent vs. School District of Philadelphia et al, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 22-CV-1509 (alleging civil rights violations), School District of Philadelphia vs. City of Philadelphia et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 23-CV-0238 (challenge to city ordinance). Ms. Rauch conducted Roll Call. Members Present: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson (remotely), Ms. Wilkerson – 9 Members Absent: Attending: Tony B. Watlington, Ed.D, Superintendent, and Sophia Roach, Non-Voting Student Board Representatives The minutes from the February 23, 2023 meeting of the Board of Education were presented for approval. Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson (remotely), Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Committee Reports Board Member Thompson provided a report from the Parent and Community Advisory Council, including: ● Advisory Council members will provide support to families in preparation before and during the report card conference period ● Advisory Council members continue to encourage school communities to participate in the Board of Education Action meetings. ● Advisory Council members met with District staff on March 9, 2023 to provide valuable input on the District Strategic Plan
3 Board Member Andrews provided an update on the Student Board Representatives, announcing that Student Board Representative Sophia Roach has been selected as the recipient of 2023 Princeton Prize in Race Relation from the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Region. Board Member Andrews also shared that the application for the 2023 - 2024 Non-Voting Student Board Representative position will be available to all rising 10th and 11th graders on the Board of Education website beginning March 29, 2023. Student Board Representative Sophia Roach reported on her activities throughout the last month, sharing that throughout the month of March she has the opportunity to attend and participate in the Superintendent’s Steering Committee Meeting, as well as the Superintendent’s monthly student advisory meeting. Additionally, Student Board Representative Sophia Roach shared her participation in the mayoral forum hosted by the Board of Education. Lastly, Ms. Roach announced that the application for
the 2023 - 2024 Non-Voting Student Board Representative position will be available to all rising 10th and 11th graders on the Board of Education website beginning March 29, 2023. Ms. Roach also encouraged students to reach out to her and to share their feedback and experience. Superintendent Remarks President Streater invited Dr. Watlington to provide remarks. Dr. Watlington reported/commented on: ● Recognition of Women’s History Month ● School Selection Results Update ● District Facilities Update ● Immediate Priorities which include the following: ○ Increase School Safety ○ Increase Student Attendance ○ Increase Teacher Attendance ○ Decrease Dropouts Dr. Watlington invited the following to respond to questions raised by Board Members: ● ShaVon Savage, Deputy Superintendent of Academic Services ● Dr. Tonya Wolford, Chief of Research, Evaluation, & Accountability ● Oz Hill, Interim Chief Operations Officer ● Tomas Hanna, Associate Superintendent for Secondary Schools
● Dr. Evelyn Nuñez, Associate Superintendent of Elementary Schools ● Sarah Galbally, Chief of Staff ● Melanie Harris, Chief Information Officer Copies of presentations are included within the meeting agenda. A motion was made and seconded to amend the Board’s meeting agenda to allow students to speak before the presentation of the Lump Sum Statement: Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0 Registered Student Speakers
4 The meeting was opened to the public for presentation of statements by registered student speakers. Ms. Rauch provided the applicable provisions of the speakers’ policy for the meeting. Wyntir Alford, student, spoke about the impact of the school selection lottery process. The following spoke about the impact of Global Leadership Academy Charter West and the need for the Board to reconsider its decision to deny the application of Global Leadership International Charter High Schools: ● Demi Caul, student ● Leah Wright, student ● Ziyun Reese, student ● Kenneth Caines, student The following spoke about their experience at Belmont Charter Schools and the impact of the small environment and the Belmont internship program: ● Mikayla Woody, student ● Antonio Archer, student The following spoke about the importance of swimming and pools in their community and urged the Board of Education of Marcus Foster and Pickett pools: ● Yusef Rawlerson, student ● Whitman Dougherty, student
● Phinneas Dougherty, student Lux Feristin, student, spoke about the impact of the school selection process on the Saul High School community, the need to maintain the diversity of the school community, the harmful effects of using test scores as criteria for student school: Jeron Williams II, student, expressed concern regarding the vacant seat for a student board representative and urged the Board to fill the seat. Superintendent Remarks (cont’d) President Streater invited Michael Herbtsman, Chief Financial Officer, to provide a presentation on the FY24 Lump Sum Budget. Mr. Herbtsman presentation provided an overview of the following items: ● Superintendent’s Fiscal Year 24 Budget Summary highlighting following three priority areas: ○ Strengthening School Safety ○ Partnering with Parents and Community ○ Accelerating Academic Achievement ● Overview of the FY24 Financial Outlook to include the following: ○ Review of the Lump Sum Budget timeline
○ Review of School District of Philadelphia Budgeting Process ○ Fiscal Year 2024 Lump-Sum Revenue and Expenditures ○ FY 2024 - 2028 Five-Year Plan to include the following key assumptions: L ■ Reasonable State Revenue Assumptions ■ Reasonable City Revenue Assumptions ■ Reasonable (but Understated) Expenditure Assumptions ○ Fiscal Year 2024 - 2028 Five-Year Plan Projections
5 Copies of presentations are included within the meeting agenda. Public Testimony and General Speakers Board Member Salley acknowledged the receipt of and summarized written testimony submitted to the Board from: ● Kelsey Romano ● Cheri Micheau ● Barbara Dowdall ● Neil Deegan ● Diane Payne ● Sage Stanback ● Nelly Jadan ● Tyrone Williams ● Horace Clouden ● Sarah Kenney Complete copies of the written testimony are included within the meeting agenda. The meeting was opened to the public for presentation of statements by registered general speakers. Ms. Rauch provided the applicable provisions of the speakers’ policy for the meeting. Ms. Rauch called general speakers. The following spoke about the lack of transparency regarding the status of exposed asbestos in Building 21 High School and ongoing remediation efforts: ● Eric Hitchner, district staff member ● Derrick Houck, district staff member
Catherine Blumenstock, community member, spoke about the disparities in closures of charter schools across the District serving predominantly African American and Latino students and invited Board Members to visit Memphis Street Academy charter school before the end of the 2022-2023 school year. The following individuals expressed concerns regarding families' access to multilingual services - specifically for families who speak indigenous languages urged the District and Board of Education to provide increased resources to the Office of Family and Community Engagement to offer wide-spread telephonic services families speaking indigenous languages noting the ways in which these supports align with the Board’s Guardrail 3 - Welcoming and Supportive Schools: ● Kristina Moon, parent/guardian ● Michelle Ferguson, community member ● Julie Mclntyre, community member ● Sheba Grant, parent/guardian
Kristin Luebbert, district staff member, expressed concerns regarding the lack of a facilities plan to address the ongoing environmental issues across district school buildings, impact of the school selection lottery system specifically in schools primarily serving black and brown students. Mrs. Luebbert urged the District to prioritize establishing a district wide environmental remediation plan and to reopen the school selection process for schools with available seats.
6 Evelyn Otero, parent/guardian, shared the importance of having inclusive playgrounds for students with disabilities highlighting the positive impact of playgrounds in supporting and providing students an opportunity to decompress. The following individuals spoke about the impact of the school selection process on Saul High School and requested that the Board of Education and the Dr. Watlington review and reconsider the dismissal of teachers and possible loss of key programmatic components at Saul High School as a result of low enrollment and asked that extenuating circumstances be considered: ● Felicia Parker-Cox, Parent/Guardian, ● Anna Chilcote, parent/guardian The following individuals urged the District and Board of Education to maintain funding for CASA’s resource campaign to secure five key positions that they believe to be essential to every school: ● Robin Cooper, community member ● Don Anticoli, community member, ● Angela Ryans, district staff member,
Noel Alford, parent/guardian, expressed concerns regarding the school selection lottery process and questioned how the district will work to ensure equity when dividing up the 300 students who will fill the currently vacant seats at various schools. The following individuals spoke about the importance of school choice and expressed satisfaction with students' experience at various Mastery charter schools across the District and urged the Board of Education to not take away parents' opportunity to choose and to work with non-traditional public schools to provide free appropriate education: ● Millicent Jackson, parent/guardian ● Renee Porter-Sanders, parent/guardian ● Shantelle Thomas, parent/guardian Ashley Redfearn, community member, spoke about communications between the School District of Philadelphia, the Board of Education, and the charter school sector expressing concerns regarding communications around the facilities at Memphis Street Academy Charter schools. Ms. Redrearn also
talked about the charter school renewal process following the return to school in the 2021-2022 school year and urged the Board to pause on serious charter school actions until addressing the concerns of the charter school community. Deana Ramsey, district staff member, expressed a need for all schools to have appropriate personnel to realize the Board’s Goals and Guardrails. Ms. Ramsey reiterated CASA’s request for all schools to have five priority positions and expressed concerns regarding the lack of funds in school budgets to support and uphold each of the positions mentioned. Ms. Ramsey highlighted the importance of the District to provide the necessary support in personnel and funding to support the dismantling of the school to prison pipeline. The following individuals expressed disappointment in the Board of Education to deny the application of Global Leadership Academy International Charter High School and expressed her satisfaction with the
schools current programming and curriculum which includes a focus on global studies: ● Monique Richardson, community member,
7 ● Trina Jones, community member, Scott Peterman, community member, urged the Board of Education to reconsider the current practices in place to manage relationships with charter schools communities. Mr. Peterman provided the Board of Education with a signed petition seeking fairness in charter renewals and applications, consistency and transparency in the enforcement of rules, and providing meaningful opportunities for charter leaders to collaborate and work with the Board of Education. Stephanie King, parent/guardian, spoke about the impact of teacher cuts on school communities, highlighted the academic successes and growth of General Kearney Elementary School over the past two years since the District made the decision not to cut teachers and urged the District to maintain its decision to not cut teachers as we continue to rebound from the impact of the pandemic. Ms. King also spoke about the harmful impact of the school selection lottery process on school communities.
Erica McElveen, district staff member, spoke about the positive impact of arts education at Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences and advocated for families' right to choose their students school and urged the Board to treat the charter sector fairly and embrace the idea of providing choices to all families across Philadelphia. Judith Robinson, community member, spoke about the District’s current bullying policy and the importance of bullying prevention. Ms. Robinson also spoke about the importance of black male youth having protection of rights to an education and the District’s duty to provide prevention efforts as it relates to bullying in the beginning of the school year in alignment with Board policy. Ms. Robinson also asked about the process for reporting noting the concern of perceived bias when black male youth are involved, how are families supported when bullying occurs, and how can families track results when bullying disrupts students'
education. Ms. Robinson requested that the District provide anger management services and asked about changes being made to support principals and who to contact about resolutions with bullying being reported. A break was taken at 8:17pm and the meeting resumed at 8:37pm. Goals & Guardrails Board Member Danzy introduced and facilitated the Board’s Goals and Guardrails monitoring session to review progress on Reading Goals 1 & 2: Goal 1: The percentage of students in grades 3-8 who are proficient on the state ELA assessment will grow from 35.7% in August 2019 to 65.0% by August 2026 and Goal 2: The percentage of 3rd grade students who are proficient on the state ELA assessment will grow from 32.5% in August 2019 to 62.0% by August 2026. Board Member Danzy noted that the Board expects the District to tell a story with the data, presenting a clear picture of (1) where we were (2) where we are now (3) and where we’re going.
Dr. Watlington invited Shavon Savage, Deputy Superintendent of Academic Service and Dr. Tonya Wolford, Chief of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability to provide the staff report. Deputy Savage and Dr. Wolford provided an overview of Reading Goals 1 & 2 highlighting leading indicators that examine the percentage of students in grades K - 8 who score at or above grade-level on the District’s within-year reading assessment (Star) in Fall, Winter, and Spring each year. Dr. Wolford provided an overview of why Readings Goals 1 & 2 are critical to student achievement and success noting that research supports the focus on reading for students in the younger grades. Dr. Wolford also shared an overview of the STAR assessment data that is utilized to help track Reading Goals 1 & 2. Dr. Wolford also reviewed the two types of STAR assessments highlighting strategies utilized by teachers Following Dr. Watlington and team’s presentation, the Board engaged in a discussion and question and
answer period. Vice President Fix-Lopez stated that the Board has accepted the Superintendent’s report
8 on the progress towards Reading Goals 1 & 2 and summarized the District’s report on Reading Goals 1 & 2 which suggest that trends toward progress are going in the right direction based upon the STAR assessment data across all racial demographics which matches national trends. Additionally, Vice President Fix-Lopez highlighted key takeaways from the staff presentation which included asking the superintendent to evaluate the current budget formula through an equity lens to allocate funds to better support actual needs including an academic coach in every school. Consideration of Action Items President Streater described the process of how Action Items would be presented for consideration: ● Action Item 5 - Administration’s Recommendation for Termination of Professional Employees - WITHDRAWN BY STAFF - 3.16.2023 ● Action Item 16, Contract with Public Consulting Group - Strategic Communications Planning for Board of Education - WITHDRAWN BY STAFF - 3.23.2023
● Action Item 18 - Contract with The Milton Project, LLC. - Provision of IDEA Special Education Consultation Services ($240,000) - WITHDRAWN BY STAFF 3.22.2023 ● Group 1 includes priority items, which have been identified by President Streater to be pulled out of the consent agenda at the request of Board Members. These are: ○ Action Item 7, Adoption of the Lump Sum Statement ● Group 2 includes the remaining items of the consent agenda which are Action Items 1-4, 6, 8-15 and 17.
Item No. 1. Acceptance of Grants from Various Public Sources for the Operation of Preschool Programs ($127,500,000) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 2. Amendment of Contract with Instructure, Inc. for Data Quality Software ($569,282.67) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 3. Approval of Personnel Hires (Updated 3.16.2023) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 4. Approval of Personnel Terminations - Updated 3.23.2023
9 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 5. Administration’s Recommendation for Termination of Professional Employees - WITHDRAWN BY STAFF - 3.16.2023
Item No. 6. Approval of Resignations and Retirements - Updated 3.23.2023 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 7. Adoption of the Lump Sum Statement - Updated 3.20.2023 Board Members Lam, Salley, and Thompson asked clarifying questions to better understand whether the District’s debt service includes payments to pay off existing debt as well as anticipated debt, when will the District decide on the capital budget, what assumptions are being made on what has been borrowed, what is the District doing right now in terms of partnering with the city to get incremental access to funding, and when will the community have access to the full budget. Michael Herbstman, Chief Financial Officer, provided a response. Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson, Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 8. Outside Counsel Authorization for FY23 extension ($1,200,000) and authorization for FY 24-26 ($18,000,000) - Updated 3.23.2023 Board Member Salley asked for additional information to better understand the legal spend and expressed concerns with additional spend without a deep dive on historical spending. A motion was made and seconded to table Action Item 8. The motion failed by a vote of: Yes: Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, Ms. Thompson – 3 No: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton, Ms. Lam, President Streater, Ms. Wilkerson - 6 A motion was made and seconded to consider Action Item 8. The motion passed by a vote of: Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, President Streater, Ms. Wilkerson – 7
10 No: Ms. Salley,Ms. Thompson - 2
Item No. 9. Board Approval of the School District of Philadelphia’s Five Year K-12 School Counseling Plan Board Member Thompson requested that the Board receive annual updates on the progress of the five-year counseling plan and asked if the Pennsylvania Department of Education requires follow-ups to the plan once it is submitted. Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 10. Contracts with First Aid and CPR Academy, Kallective Wellness, Med Training Solutions, and the American Red Cross for CPR and First Aid Training and Certification ($300,000) Board Member Lam asked a clarifying question and noted that the action item appears to show one year renewal for $300,000, rather than $100,000 per year. Shavon Savage, Deputy Superintendent of Academic Services provided a response. Board Member Wilkerson asked if the action item needs to be amended to reflect an accurate renewal amount. Lynn Rauch, Chief of General Counsel recommended that the action item be withdrawn from the agenda. Motion was made and seconded to table Action Item 10. The vote was as follows: Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 11. Amendment of Contracts with Various Qualified Vendors - Preschool Programs ($269,450) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 12. Amendment and Extension of Contract with Book Trust ($780,000) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 13. Amendment of Contract with Nulinx International Inc. - Data Management System for Early Childhood Education ($57,000) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 14. Memorandum of Understanding with The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - Teacher Institute of Philadelphia (TIP) Professional Development ($406,000) Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Wilkerson – 6 No: 0 Abstention: Vice President Fix-Lopez (business relationship), Ms. Salley (personal relationship), Ms. Thompson (personal relationship)
Item No. 15. Compensation Study for Non-Represented Staff (OperationsInc.) ($195,000) - Added 3.3.2023/Updated 3.20.2023 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 16. Contract with Public Consulting Group - Strategic Communications Planning for Board of Education ($336,000) - Added 3.10.2023/Updated 3.15.2023 Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 17. Change Orders at Various Locations ($789,065) - Added 3.13.2023 Board Member Thompson expressed concerns regarding the number of design errors included in the action item. Yes: Ms. Andrews, Ms. Danzy, Ms. Egea-Hinton , Ms. Lam, Vice President Fix-Lopez, Ms. Salley, President Streater, Ms. Thompson,Ms. Wilkerson – 9 No: 0
Item No. 18. Contract with The Milton Project, LLC. - Provision of IDEA Special Education Consultation Services ($240,000) - Added 3.21.23 - WITHDRAWN BY STAFF 3.22.2023 New Business
12 Vice President Fix-Lopez requested a larger facilities plan to include how the District will identify pools to re-open. Board Member Salley requested that the District provide the Board of Education with a comprehensive energy strategy that includes a 5-year budget forecast. Board Member Thompson expressed a desire for the Board of Education to work with staff to identify dates for the meetings of the Intermediate Unit 26 and provide those dates for families who want to provide testimony. Board Member Thompson also requested to receive a copy of our budget for last year and statement of support so that the Board understands what support the District is giving to the Board so that when the Board votes in May it is clear what the Board’s budget is. Adjournment President Streater announced that the Board will hold its next public business meeting on April 20, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., via hybrid format. On motion, the meeting was adjourned at 10:35pm Reginald L. Streater, Esq., President
Board of Education Tony Watlington, Ed.D. Superintendent