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That’s it. They move to close and push a bunch off to August and September 🛋️

CBA for central office was just ratified and board approved it via unanimous vote 🛋️

SHM asks to pull personnel out of consent to discuss in closed session. They pass the consent agenda minus the personnel agenda (this DOES include the contracts) unanimously 🛋️

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R200 schools open on July 31st and we wish them the best of luck with their first day!! We can SEE their amazing results 🛋️

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At 910 they start to truncate the agenda as they suddenly realize they won’t have time to get through it all. Hedgepeth very politely asks if any staff have sat there all evening without presenting. A: yes. They need to NOT talk if they don’t have anything important to add!!!!! 🛋️

These are almost 50% RPS graduates. They are local and invested citizens who are likely going to stay in our schools. 🛋️

Rodney Robinson talks about the grow our own program. Programs for employees without bachelors degree currently gives real world credit for in classroom work. Budget neutral. 🛋️

Staffing updates - licensure fair at Henderson Middle School TOMORROW JULY 8th 🛋️

Percival also wants to hear more from constituents. Faruk clearly need for more community input. Fernandez caution not heard from students. Kamras students when back in school. October better timing 🛋️

Ms Burke refers to social media “beefing”. SHM was a student at the school remembers significance of a change. Kamras cost of rebranding $100k. Jafari history being marginalized. Kamras asks for consensus for *formal process* to begin to rename. Ricard not as clear community outreach before vote

Discussion on Armstrong possibly becoming Armstrong-Kennedy. Discussion on school colors and mascot. 🛋️

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Today’s meeting. Agenda item 6.01. Three hefty documents. Let us know if you wade through them. 🛋️

It looks fancy and expensive. Some of the board are skeptical because they feel that land is some of RPS’ most valuable holdings and have seen RPS burned before by community groups that don’t stick around. 🛋️

Burke clarifies it’s a long term lease they are asking for and they contribute the 15-20 mm building. 🛋️

Tennis! 🎾 it’s a project proposal near Lois Harrison Jones at Byrd park. Indoor tennis facility. No voting tonight. Just presentation

I’m not sure what Dr Shonda Harris Muhammad is referring to when she said there are not enough people of color in the room. In my (albeit white) experience MANY of the highest level curriculum experts at RPS are highly accomplished Black professionals 🛋️

Check out those R200 schools!! Fairfield, Woodville, Cardinal, OakGrove-Bellmeade 🛋️

Dreams for RPS: early literacy data. Headline: our growth doubled the states growth!!!! 🛋️

External Salary Study. Full report on BoardDocs 🛋️

Jafari got his tech working and they vote to allow him to participate virtually. 🛋️

Mariah White up speaking encouraging Armstrong- Kennedy. Thanks for RPS 5 reinstatement and encourages full not half back pay. She is not pleased to be cut off when time is up. 🛋️

Several written and spoken comments against moving current Armstrong staff from the school and in to elementary schools (sounds like a leveling issue due to school enrollment and capacity issues) 🛋️

Several other speakers in support of making it Armstrong-Kennedy and discussing the future alumnus support 🛋️

Mariah white not present for her comment time. Dennis Mallory chairman of JFK HS alumni committee they are requesting name change revert back to Armstrong-Kennedy High School more alumni support. 🛋️

Dr Carl Vaughn founder of JumpStart offers solution to surplus former Thompson Middle School to turn it in to a community “engine” he quotes high $$$ amounts to demolish or renovate and insinuates his org is ready to do this on their own. 🛋️

Discuss public comment policy. Pre-registered vs walk-in speakers. Have policy of 30 minutes of public comment. Hedgepeth motions temp change 2 mins per individual speaker 3 mins group speaker not to exceed 30 mins (can extend) - passed unanimously 🛋️

Wesley Hedgepeth announces his creation of a 4th district advisory council that he’s been advertising on social media. HUGE kudos. Way to engage!! 🛋️

Percival adds item to discuss impoundment of Federal Title 3 funds. 🛋️

Tonight is the only RPS Board meeting of July. I’m going to try and hit the highlights for you - follow along on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/live/uzbqjP1... 🛋️

We appreciate the work you have done here. It does matter 🛋️