Board of County Supervisors - Joint Meeting with the School Board - Dec 03, 2025

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What were the opening remarks and acknowledgments at the joint Board of Supervisors and School Board meeting?

Deshundra Jefferson 0:02

All right, if everyone could take their seats so that we can get started. all right good morning everyone it is 9 18 on wednesday december 3rd we are officially in session for the pretoria board of county supervisors we're going to get started with a few remarks and i'm going to throw it over to my colleague on school board dr barbara latif

Unknown 0:39

madam chair thank you very much and welcome everyone to our legislative our annual legislative breakfast we are thrilled to have the board of county supervisors here with us and our local delegation and their representatives First off, I want to thank our Board of County Supervisors for the support for the schools that they have done historic investments in schools over the last four years, five years, six years, that have resulted in the highest pay raises in the nation for teachers, some of the safest schools in the country, making sure that we have all the resources we need to try to make student performance better. And with that, are grateful because of that and from our General Assembly and our legislators who made sure that we've gotten more money every year for the schools of Brisbane County and we're really grateful to them and we look forward to chatting with you all this morning.

Unknown 1:34

I just want to note that we completed our first four-year strategic plan under Superintendent Dr. LaTanya McDade. We are about to launch our next four-year one. Many of you received invitations to our And we hope to see you there. And if you take a look at our presentation from our last school board meeting, you'll see the results of your investments in our schools and how much they have paid off. We are very grateful to you and we're grateful to all of our teachers and our administrators and to our students for the work that they put in. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Deshundra Jefferson 2:12

All right. Thank you so very much. And I'd like to thank and for the wonderful breakfast. It's a pleasure to be here, and it's a pleasure to work so closely together with the school board. I've always said that schools are the best and highest priority, and it's something that makes our community stronger. It's what drives people to want to live here, and it's also what businesses are looking for. They want a talented and trained workforce. I'm actually going to, I know that a lot of people have time restrictions. I'm very honored to have members of our delegation, Delegate-Elect Elizabeth Guzman. We also have Delegate Michelle Maldonado, who I'm going to kick it over to her because I know she has another engagement.

Deshundra Jefferson 3:03

But she has graciously offered to kind of give us a preview of what's going on in Richmond and what they're going to be looking at. Oh, sorry. Before I get started, we do have a couple of people who have to read their COIA statements. I want to turn it over to Supervisor Kenny Bodie and then to Supervisor Victor Anchor.

Unknown 3:22

Good morning. Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair and Chairman Lateef, before the school board and school board press it and discuss the legislative agendas, any declared personal interest in this matter. My wife is a school's employee. The school's employee, my wife and I are members of a group suspected by this matter. I will be participating in this matter because I've been able to do so fairly, objectively, in the public interest. Madam Chair and the Chair of the before the board and school board present and discuss their legislative agendas, I need to declare personal interest in this matter. My wife visits special education instructional aid with the schools. As a school employee, my wife and I are members of a group which is affected by this matter.

Unknown 4:05

I will be participating in this matter because I am able to do so fairly objectively and in public interest. Thank

Deshundra Jefferson 4:12

you. All right. Thank you both so very much. And Delegate Maldonado, the floor is yours.

Sylvia R. Glass 4:18

Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for having me here today. I guess I should also declare a personal interest. My husband is a schoolteacher in the county in middle school. Since I am departing early, I won't be participating in the conversation.