School Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER 2. READING OF THE DISTRICT'S VISION- Spray 3. COLOR GUARD | Palmetto High School 4. INVOCATION - Dr. Luke Stockeland | First Baptist Church of Bradenton 5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 6. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 1. Agenda Amendments - added after publishing 7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of the Minutes of the August 27, 2024 School Board Meeting 8. STUDENT CELEBRATIONS | RECOGNITIONS 1. CTSO National First Place Winners 2. Attendance Awareness 3. Hispanic Heritage Month 9. PUBLIC COMMENTS (UP TO 30 MINUTES) Public comment is not an open forum to discuss matters unrelated to education, to support or oppose candidates for public office, or to engage in commercial speech attempting to sell a service or product to the School Board or public. Also, public comment is not a forum to attack individual school system employees or Board Members. Any such complaints should be submitted in writing to the Superintendent for appropriate handling. Finally, this is not a forum for addressing issues involving individual students. Because of privacy concerns, such issues should be submitted in writing to the Superintendent for appropriate handling. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to address the Board. Speakers must stand at the podium and not approach the dais. Agenda And Meeting of the Manatee County School Board Leasing Corporation Updated 9.20.2024 September 24, 2024 School Board of Manatee County Regular Board Meeting - 5:00 PM Walter Miller School Support Center Board Room Times Indicated are Approximate 1

This is a business meeting of the School Board and the public expects that we conduct it in an orderly, efficient, effective and dignified manner. We request that speakers keep this in mind when making your comments. We also request that the audience keep that in mind and not demonstrate approval or disapproval of what a speaker has said by clapping or booing. The Board appreciates the public's input and will listen attentively, consider each comment, and usually will not respond, enter into debate, or answer questions during comments on agenda items or during the public comments section. PUBLIC INPUT INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Before you begin speaking, please provide any handouts to the Agency Clerk. 2. Please identify yourself only by your full name for the record. 3. You have no more than three minutes to speak. Please stop speaking when the bell rings. 4. Florida Law requires all citizens to conduct themselves in an orderly fashion at public meetings. 5 . WARNING: Any individual who interferes with the expeditious or orderly process of a School Board meeting, will be subject to removal from the meeting pursuant to Section 1001.372(3) Florida Statutes at the discretion of the Chair. Orderly fashion is deemed as, at a minimum (1) no profanity (2) no vulgar language (3) no discourteous, disrespectful, or disparaging conduct. 10. REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS 1. 2024-2025 FAST Progress Monitoring 1 (PM1) Assessment Results - Updated 9.20.2024 11. CONSENT ITEMS All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by a Board Member, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered later in the agenda. 1. Approval of the Appointments, Change of Assignments, Promotions, Reappointments, Reassignments, Resignations, Retirements, Suspensions, Terminations, and Transfers (No Financial Impact) - updated 9.20.2024 2. Approval of the Report of Teachers' Out-of-Field Content, Reading, and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) (No Financial Impact) 3. Approval to Apply, Accept, and Expend the Computer Science Teacher Certification Grant in the amount of $165,942.00 (Incoming State Grant Funds) 4. Approval to Apply, Accept, and Expend Amendment 1 of the Supplemental School Improvement Grant (SSIG) in the amount of $731,241.60 (Incoming Federal Grant Funds) 5. Approval to Accept and Expend the 2024-2025 Adult Education Grant Roll Forward Increase for Adult General Education in the Amount of $124,590.00 (Incoming State Grant Funds) 6. Approval to Accept and Expend the 2024-2025 Adult Education Grant Roll Forward Increase for Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education in the Amount of $22,077.00 (Incoming State Grant Funds) 7. Approval of the Agreement Between the School Board of Manatee County and Sarasota Doctors Hospital, Inc. for Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Surgical Technology, Pharmacy Technician, Central Sterile Processing, Phlebotomy, Medical Coder Biller, Practical Nursing, Medical Assisting, and Patient Care Technician Students for the 2024-2027 School Years (No Financial Impact) 8. Approval of the Agreement Between the School Board of Manatee County and Galencare, Inc. d/b/a HCA Florida Brandon Hospital for Clinical Experience for Manatee 2

Technical College (MTC) Surgical Technology, Pharmacy Technician and Central Sterile Processing Students for the 2024-2027 School Years (No Financial Impact) 9. Approval of the Agreement Between the School Board of Manatee County and West Florida-TCH, LLC d/b/a HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital for Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Surgical Technology, Pharmacy Technician and Central Sterile Processing students for the 2024-2027 School Years (No Financial Impact) 10. Approval of the Agreement Between the School Board of Manatee County and Galencare, Inc. d/b/a HCA Florida Northside Hospital for Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Surgical Technology, Pharmacy Technician and Central Sterile Processing Students for the 2024-2027 School Years (No Financial Impact) 11. Approval of the Agreement Between the School Board of Manatee County and Sun City Hospital, Inc. d/b/a HCA Florida South Shore Hospital for Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Surgical Technology, Pharmacy Technician and Central Sterile Processing Students for the 2024-2027 School Years (No Financial Impact) 12. Approval of the Agreement Between the School District of Manatee County and Rudhra LLC d/b/a University Pharmacy for Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Pharmacy Technician Students for the 2024-2027 School Years (No Financial Impact) 13. Approval of the Agreement Between the School District of Manatee County and Eckerds Pharmacy LLC for Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Pharmacy Technician Students for the 2024-2027 School Years (No Financial Impact) 14. Approval of the Agreement Between the School District of Manatee County and Ellenton Discount Pharmacy LLC for Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Pharmacy Technician Students for the 2024-2027 School Years (No Financial Impact) 15. Approval of the Agreement Between the School District of Manatee County and Seaside Smiles, LLC for Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Dental Assisting Students for the 2024-2027 School Years (No Financial Impact) 16. Approval of the Use of the Omnia Request for Proposal on Instructional and Educational Resources, SDMC No. 25-0080-BS, Estimated in the amount of $150,000.00 (Multiple Funding Sources) 17. Approval to Purchase Classic Learning Initiatives Testing Materials, SDMC No. 25-0072- RG, Estimated in the Amount of $200,000.00 Annually (General Fund) 18. Approval of the Use of the TIPS Bid on Office and School Supplies Products, and Services, SDMC No., 25-0075-RG Estimated in the Amount of $73,292.00 Year One and $67,100.00 Recurring Annually (Capital Funds) 19. Approval of the use of Bid on Road Building Materials and Services, SDMC No. 25- 0074-MR, Estimated in the Amount of $300,000.00 Annually (Local Capital Improvement) 20. Approval of Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School - Classroom Addition - Agreement Between Owner and Gilbane Building Company - Pre-Construction Services, in the Amount of $17,500.00 (Capital Funds) 21. Approval of Bayshore High School Painting & Roofing - Substantial Completion (No Financial Impact) 3

22. Approval of 2024 Media Renovations - Substantial Completion (No Financial Impact) 23. Approval of Manatee Elementary School - Auditorium Exterior Renovation & Reroofing - Substantial Completion (No Financial Impact) 24. Approval to Renew the School Health Services Plan for 2024-2026 (No Financial Impact) 25. Approval for the Palmetto High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) to Participate in the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., October 12-15, 2024 (School Internal Accounts) 12. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR NEW BUSINESS ITEMS 13. NEW BUSINESS (DISCUSSION ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT) 14. NEW BUSINESS (NON-CONSENT ITEMS) 1. Approval of a New Job Description of High School Student Intern (General Fund) 2. Approval of Resolution 2024-011 Authorizing a Section 1011.13, Florida Statutes Tax Anticipation Note (TAN), Series 2024 (General Fund) - updated 9.20.2024 3. Approval of Proposed Opening Plan for East County K-8 School 4. Approval of Proposed Opening Plan for North County School Site 5. Approval of the Ratified Manatee Education Association (MEA) Collective Bargaining Agreement for the School District of Manatee County (Multiple Funding Sources) 6. Approval of the 2024-2025 Classroom Teacher and Other Instructional Personnel Salary Increase Allocation Plan (No Financial Impact) 7. Approval of the 2024-2025 Salary Schedules for 11-Month Grandfathered Teacher, 10- Month Grandfathered Teacher, 10 & 11-Month Teacher Performance, Para and MEA Salary Supplement Schedule (No Financial Impact) 15. NEW BUSINESS (NO SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION) 16. CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT (IF NECESSARY) 17. INFORMATION ONLY (No Board Action Required) 18. UPDATES A. INSTRUCTION UPDATE B. OPERATIONS UPDATE C. LEGAL UPDATE 19. SUPERINTENDENT REMARKS 20. BOARD COMMENTS 21. ADJOURNMENT 4

Dania. >> Swedish security experts believe that Putin is using this shadow fleet to conduct oil trades to bolster his war chest. Transporting oil to countries that aren't adhering to the sanctions. Recent study estimates that between 602,000 tankers are currently in Operation. Some of them least many dilapidated. Experts have >> everyone. Good evening make he county school board meeting for SEPTEMBER 24th 2024. One officially call us and to order tonight, we're going to start off with the reading of the district's vision by missed spring and then we'll have the color guard. An indication is also expected to >> The school district of Manatee County will be an exemplar student focus school system that develops lifelong learners to be globally competitive. And I'd like come up. Doctor Auckland from First Baptist Bridge and gender I met might. When you move down to Florida from, I believe Michigan. So welcome, Missouri size thank you. Thank >> Because would nation in the color going to be coming in just after that. >> Let's play together. Heavenly father. We acknowledge your presence with us in this room this evening and we thank you for your presence. You never promise that this life would be free of difficulty or free of disagreement. But you did promise your presents to never leave us nor forsake us. And so we honor you and we acknowledge your presence tonight. I thank you for the important work in the important decisions that are made in this room by this board. And I pray that you would guide in the decisions that are made. We're reminded in your Holy word in the book of Wisdom in Proverbs that says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. So got I pray that that we honor you as we seek. 2 to make sure that the next generation the students are being trained and prepared to be adults that that contribute to our community, to our county and to the world, making it a better place. And so GOD, we thank you again for your wisdom and your guidance and we acknowledge you in Jesus name. Amen. Thank you. >> We can look him in the Palmetto High School. Join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to flag of United States of America. >> And Republic for which stands. One nation under GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> What more. >> Thank you. MAY be seated. >> men color guard was cadet major. >> Sergeant Major Sanchez, Captain Lee capped Hernandez first Lieutenant Campbell, company Byte Sergeant First class bias. Thank you all very much. Meadow color guard. I move on to item number 6 original, which is the approval of the agenda, the chairs, some good cause to amend the agenda to include all items listed under the agenda, amendments on August 27th 2024. Updated AUGUST 23rd and posted to the district's site Manti schools dot net. We have a motion on the floor. In a second. And I need along in the grandkids discussing possible Lee. >> Just >> so we have a motion and a second. I don't see it on here. Ready to yet. >> couldn't prove. And it is approved 5 to 0. They've gone to approval of the minutes. I remember 7 to pardon why some? >> Thank you, CHAIRMAN And evening board members. I recommend approval of the minutes of the 8/27/2024 school board meeting. I'll second. >> I mean, the motion a second. Any corrections of the minutes board, don't anybody live up to correct anything? So? >> On the approval? >> Of the minutes recommended by the superintendent. That passes 5 to 0. >> All Item number 8 on the agenda. MR. Barber coming up for some of our students, celebrations and recognitions. >> Thank Serve or to board members and voice on. I don't know how your day has Our says been a little bit So good to be here this evening where we get to recognize some of our students also some other things that we have to celebrate. I guess the best thing I can say about to this first recognition is this student. You're about to meet are winners of the district competition or even a state competition. They are national first place. Winners and competition. So to tell us more about that, I like to introduce appalled and severe the executive director of adult career and technical education. So thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN show scored members. Superintendent, why song and staff thank you for having us here tonight. Coming to speak to you about something that's really awesome beyond belief. And that's students who have one national level competitions. We had many students go to the national competition and get second 3rd, 4003th, whole bunch of different placements. But we're just bringing to tonight. The winners of the national levels south with current technology cations recall Rcts owes which is the career student exit polls. >> Student organizations and if you look up on the screen, you'll see that we have 7 different organizations that we have in our district to be able to have student leadership. Students competitions demonstrating skills and workplace stills that they can demonstrate that they can take into the workplace. So we which is typically business. We have ffa, which is agriculture we have hosts are which is our health sciences, tsa, which is our technology. But it does include sometimes other things such as culinary and different things. And there's well, we have Skills usa, which again, can include culinary and to close. Well, we have sec la, which is typically family consumer science ca, which for marketing. So not every school has all of these cts owes. But we do have all of the cts owes in our school system with our secondary with our post secondary, we have Skills usa and we have hosa. So tonight presenting qr national winners. So the first of all, like to bring up is our Dan Nolan Middle School principal Karl Oakman. And we're going to have MR. Of the Good News. Reviser must begin slow down a little bit. And then so our students that we're presenting tonight, they have their trophies of guys that want to show trophies first place national. So we have Max Alpert Harrison Kennedy and Colton McGill for video game design. So Ricky Clock down. We're told we're not really supposed to clap it here. But come on. This is like this is national winner. So it will cloud forms. Our next cool we have up tonight says our Brain River High School and Braden River High School we have with butler, the principal. And tonight we have Mike welding support of supporting as our administrator. We have t j he has our advisor and we have 2 groups that we're presenting to you tonight. They're still filing. And if you notice. So we have with animatronics, we have Kyler Wade has graduated. What is not able to be here tonight, but we have she wrote book of a repeal. There she And we have chai curriculum. So they did animatronics and they came in first place or congratulate. Our second team is a larger team. And I heard from one of our leaders want know we had war game. Design our go. Check that out next time. So we'll make sure let everyone know what's going on what they're doing. So we have 4 games on first place with humor right? We have Riley, Harris. We're going side to side here. We have put We have Jason Eggleston. We have cope. And we have Shira, Bogue of Route. So let's congratulate them on their first place. >> And this time I just can also answer emergency alert. >> a customer come up later for meeting. So thank you. Prayed with her high school's reduction estimate there our last trip we have is our post secondary and this is too technical college. >> If he was second that are, you first. >> So we have manatee technical college. We have Doug Wagner whose our director, so thank you, MR. Runner you have tool plumber who's or adviser and this is for television video production. We have Ricardo Campbell, who's here. He has graduated. So he came back specially for this Al Hunt on Hernandez studio also graduated and we want let you know that he didn't list an with the Marines. So he's off with the Marines right now. Probably do boot camp in all that. We appreciate him for his service to our country. So this guy around applause for a pardon for first And of last slide says thank you so much for your support. There's a lot of things that we do, what cts owes a lot we do with the travel a lot we do to support them at their schools. If we had 18 billion dollars, we probably couldn't support all of them. So we support as much much as it can with what we're allowed have. So we're excited about this. I also want to mention to you that it's not only our team that does it, but it's all the teachers and all the principles. And we have our assistant director here for ct. We have Kelli Kennedy here tonight as well. So thank you for your support and thank you from a to And I think MR. Barbour wants us to do a picture or something >> But today. Now ball In addition thank you. Will stuff going on here? You say NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER, 8th and 9th visit, which okay. Reservation. >> All right. Thank you very much. This next recognition. I know that the superintendent says whenever he goes around and talks 2 groups in the community, he always what a tremendous community we have in terms of support of the school district, the organizations that support us weather is like the Chamber of Commerce, Lakewood Ranch business lied to rain to the area. Economic Development Council or, you know, nonprofit organizations like the United Patterson Foundation >> we have a bet to do >> They're from the Patterson Foundation. She's also. >> director of the Suncoast Campaign for Grade Level reading and now I'm sure all of you know, that's real. Well. >> She's been around the district for it for years. So I thought try and tell you a couple things you might not know about that. She spent 20 years working with students and educators as the director of education for the Florida studio theater. That was suspect. 23 years doing So in addition, she's also an award-winning playwright. So you can take about that loss. She's telling us about one of key elements to the Suncoast campaign for grade level. Reading Thank you very much this. >> Well, I'm delighted to be here. I do have a slide presentation. And told I Coming up. What's cat? I hope so. You can do it. >> Okay. Sure. He'll do it from there to >> I would >> Very good. And I'm honored to be here tonight. CHAIRMAN Board members. Are right thrilled to be here to talk about one of the very important pillars of the campaign for grade level reading, which is school attendance. We can go to the next slide. The Sanders campaign for grade level reading has been here locally since 2015. That's when Sarasota County and Manatee County realized they were both working on the initiatives of the campaign and the Patterson Foundation stepped forward and said what if we were a regional accelerator for the campaign for grade level reading. Well, each county could do their county specific work and both Manatee County and Sarasota County said yes. >> in a short time, Charlotte County came knocking and then we went knocking on the door of DeSoto County and we are now up or county in to serving Charlotte DeSoto, Manatee and Sarasota counties. >> With a goal of fostering wide-spread community participation to achieve shared aspiration for the success of families and children. We worked to support what's happening in the schools and we work mostly in the community to do that next slide place. We are very fortunate and Manatee County to be supported by a tremendous coalition of organizations that have come together, you might know of it as the big but it's a partnership with United Way Suncoast the school District of Manatee County Manatee Community Foundation. The early Learning coalition Manatee County and Step Up Suncoast. Through. The that coalition many important things have been happening in the region. Breakfast with a purpose led by soaring for and doctor. Sheila, help him. We've been able to support that work. And since 2016, we have supported the important work of attendance. Next slide. Please. Attendance is one of the most important things that we we can help support in the schools. Child can't learn if they're not in school and through the campaign for grade level reading we partner with attendance works which national think tank about attendance. They have many, many programs as well as information that schools can use to promote attendance and to make sure that chronic absenteeism doesn't exceeds 10% when a child misses 10% or more of the school year, regardless of its excused or unexcused absences, it can lead to academic decline. Missing 18 days is all it takes to be 10% of the school year absence. So we are working to make sure that families are aware that that missing just 2 days a month could put their child in academic danger. We know that having different tiers of intervention is necessary. Next slide. Attendance works recommends a 3 tier approach to attendance. First here is just encouraging better attendance for all students. Tier 2 interventions are designed to remove barriers to attendance. Tier 3 interventions are for our families who are struggling. Looks to need more supports. We've been very proud of our tier one intervention for the last several years. Next slide attendance awareness poster contest. I've had the pleasure of standing before the board before honoring the children who created unique pieces of art where they have internalized the message. A good attendance shared through their artwork and then taking that artwork home to share with their parents. This year. We 33 elementary schools in Manatee County that are participating in the attendance awareness poster contest posters are due to be turned in JANUARY. 30th. We go to each school and we collect their winning posters. They selected winning poster for each grade level. We collect those posters, duplicate the posters and return them to the school framed. So the school keeps a copy of the winning poster for the grade level and the child receives a poster. In addition to that, we have signed certificates for the children's are taken 7. She achievement and thanks to generosity of the Patterson Foundation. A $25 gift card for each one of the winning students. Next slide. This is just an example of some of the artwork that has been shared over the years. We look forward to the poster collection day at the Patterson Foundation. Are looking forward to having more than 400 winning posters coming into the foundation. We're very excited by some of the plans. Manatee County this year has asked us about using some of the posters to light boxes bite by traffic signals and we share these posters with the school's I'm electronic drive so they can use them throughout the year to continue to promote outstanding attendance. As I mentioned, that's a tier one intervention. But ever since the pandemic chronic absentee numbers across the country have risen and they've risen to vary concerning levels. We have been working with our school district partners to come up with ideas to help promote better attendance. And this year we are introducing a new plan. Call the motivating improved attendance plan next slide. Program simply is that we are asking schools to pay attention in the first 35 days of school, 2 students who have missed 3 or more days in that time. And then from the schools to make a concentrated effort to reach out to those families, to establish from the relationship with the families to try to identify any barriers that might be in place to attendance and work with the families to mitigate those barriers. The Patterson Foundation is going to check back in with those cohorts of children. Right before Thanksgiving break. And any child who has not had more than 2 days. Absence between end of SEPTEMBER and NOVEMBER 22nd will be eligible to bring their families to a celebration at the school to celebrate, improved attendance. We are hopeful that this investment in working with the schools, we're providing them with tool kits with materials that they can use with families, training materials for the school professionals as well as this incentive for the children and families to have a little celebration celebrating their commitment to improved attendance. But we will see even more of a change in chronic absentee numbers in the coming years. So that is my presentation for today. We are so grateful for our partnership with the school District of Manatee County through storm for the work of DR. Why song and all of administrators that were able to work with we find great opportunities for partnership. Not only in attendance but in family engagement, work and of course, school readiness and summer learning. So thank you very much. It was a pleasure to be here today. Thank you. Thank you. Any questions questions and things? >> No. Appreciate appreciate you being because it is nice to be here and wonder, Frank, what you do for the community and our citizens, its important work that we're all involved and we accomplish much more when we work together. >> Thank Thanks. Photo with her. We do live picture I took photos of her while she was speaking. >> fine. Ok? Our last recognition is Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from 7 SEPTEMBER 15th to OCTOBER. 15th is meant to recognize the contributions. History and culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans. 2 United States of America and to the world and we have some special representatives to on to help us celebrate it and ever asked us here, she's our director of yes, Noel migrant and dual language program. So And project. >> Good evening. Thank you so much for your time. Good morning, MR. Cho chair show, I should say and the best of the board members and Dr Weiss on. I appreciate your time this evening. And I have to say one of the most exciting things that I ever get to do is bringing some of our fabulous students to to our board meeting. So I feel very honored that the students gave up some of their time to be here this evening because they all look heartbroken that they're not going to have to go home tonight. And 2, a lot of homework but maybe they'll get some rest. Just as of today, the school district of Manatee County has over 21,000 Hispanic students in our district, which represents over 41% of our total population. This information when parents are registering missed their children are self identified. Get to pick if they're Hispanic or Latino. And this number is growing immensely in our district. So we love to celebrate the diversity recognize and celebrate the diversity in our district. We're pleased to announce that National Hispanic Heritage Month is SEPTEMBER 15th OCTOBER 15th as MR. Barber said, and this year's theme in Florida is honoring Hispanic contribution to Florida's success. So during this hit Panic Heritage Month, we recognize the contribution of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States and celebrate their heritage and culture Hispanic Heritage Month is a time for our school to celebrate with all students, the contributions that the Latino community has had in our schools, society and community. So what I'd like to we have a proclamation that will be read in a moment. But what we did is we invited high school student from each of our high schools. One of our high schools was not able to send somebody because we know there's a lot of extracurricular activities happening. I don't know how these young folks do it because I get exhausted hearing about some of course loads and some of their extracurricular activities. But I'd like to invite each one of them up just to introduce themselves. Tell you what school they came from and a little bit about themselves. So I'll start with young lady right here who looked so dapper in her tonight, captain Ashley for Manatee High School. So little about about myself is that I came to this country on a 7 years old. And I am proud to say that I've >> made the best of it. So my place up to high school are to attend a four-year university with an rtc scholarship. And that can graduate with a bachelor's degree in forensic science. Hello one. Is that the payout? And I'm a senior now Paris, many Haskell. >> I mean, I moved here just for uc go. And I mean, taking a lot of our classes and doing they be caution research diploma and certificate. So I've been trying my heart is to stand the crowd and just do I guess. And after school ledges, I went to measure to college yet, but I want to be I wanted to do majoring law. I would want to be a criminal lawyer because it's genomes. I knew really common interests. i'm really interesting the U.S. Government. >> I my name's you say plus from brain member high school. And I come from Mexican and Guatemalan descent. And and after high school is go to college and the entrepreneur or because I like business and I come from a businessman. Lisa, it's very much my background. So I like doing. >> sentiment is kind volume of I come from Mission High school. And I moved here 2 years ago from Cuba and my mother and I want to. So the then million then I want this in turn. Dan most us know. My opponent pretty good and because part of its approach. I did more 100. You see hours. So PRESIDENT Only 2 years in part, my teacher, h# # to to things trying to the mice goes full, go to usf year because I'm seeing right now. I went up on the phone as a dentist program in the interstate. Thank you. >> Good evening. >> I'm Alexa Jamie the junior from Lakewood Ranch. High School. Some things about me I 6 ap courses currently and and 6 extracurriculars Island descent, both my parents are from there I would like to be a child psychologist when they go to college and do a masters in that as well. And I just really there's a big issue with mental health among students. And I just really want to contribute to. Helping those kids and help them persevere. Everything. Thank you. >> Hello, my name is Isabella Pena. Both of my parents are from Colombia and I come from Palmetto High School. I am planning to study journalism. I feel like there is a decline in that career at this moment. And I feel like could attribute to our society and a lot of ways. Thank you. >> Foreman has the population. >> Whereas during National Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize the contributions made by Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States and celebrate their culture and heritage. And whereas Hispanic Americans have had a profound and positive influence on our country. The state of Florida in Manatee County through their strong commitment to family faith, hard work in community service. And whereas generations of Latino Americans. Have served in the armed forces to defend liberty in advance democracy around the world. And whereas there are more than 18,000 Hispanic and Latino students in the school district of Manatee County who comprise over 41% of the student population and Hispanic and Latino employees who serve every level school district and where U.S. Hispanic Americans have worked diligently and have successfully embrace the opportunities of the American dream. Where us together, we recognize the Latino community in Manatee County. This willingness to share their heritage and traditions have made our community a better place to live now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the school board of Manatee County that the month of SEPTEMBER 15th through OCTOBER, 15th 2024 will be known designated and set aside as Hispanic Heritage Month adopted with a quorum present and voting 24th day of SEPTEMBER 2024. Signed by Chad, chair. And just why Superintendent yes. >> And has become our tradition. We do our proclamation. We always invite one of our Spanish-speaking employees to read the proclamation in Spanish as well. So tonight we have our amazing dual language specialist for the district lawyer who is going to read the proclamation for our friends and family in Spanish case. Yes. >> Good evening. When it's not I came from Cuba. 22 years ago. And with most of look at me now standing in front of you so I can put o