[inaudible conversations] good evening friends. Welcomed. I am director here at the school. What you may not know but i suspect that you do you are in a quaker school. If you have met a quaker you have met a friend with a fuppercaseletter. We are part of a National Network of 78 friend schools. Where the obama daughters in Chelsea Clinton and the quarterback from the Atlanta Falcons in the chartered philadelphia. Mostar are located in the northeast we are the only one in georgia but the quakers inform each a School Community in those values are complicity, peace Integrity Community equality and stewardship. From the acronym spices. So i will clear up some miss misconceptions they should not be confused with the amish. [laughter] they do believe electricity and technology and cars and also believe in disrupting social conventions with the radical notion that every single individual is there worth. When at the very first quakers founded the elma matter in 1689 putting democracy to work a
Complete schedule and now we kick off the weekend with helen pregene on her work to abolish the Death Penalty. [inaudible conversations] good evening, friends. Can you hear me . There we go. Good evening. Welcome to atlanta. Im the director of advancem t advancement. You may not know this but i suspect you do that you are in a quaker school. If youve met a quaker you met a friend. They are synonymous terms, we are part of a National Network of 78 Friends Schools. You might have heard of the obama daughters, Chelsea Clinton attended, matt ryan, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons played High School Football in philadelphia. Most Friends Schools are located in the northeast. We are the only ones in georgia. What unifies all Friends Schools are the quaker values that form each school community. Those values are simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship. Summed up by the acronym spices. Let me clear up some conservations about quakers. Quakers should not be confused
I mentioned last meeting that this month we lost Toni Morrison , she passed on august 5 th of this month. In her memory, i was going to start the Board Meeting for the month of august with a quote from Toni Morrison. Tonight i have what i think the Political Correctness debate is really about is the power to be able to define. The definers want to the power to name, and the defined are now taking that power away from you. Section a, General Information number one accessibility information for the polk, public , number two, teleconference Information Section b. , opening items. Number one, approval of board minutes of the regular Board Meeting for august 13th, 2019. Can i have a motion or a second . So moved. Second. Roll call vote on the minutes [roll call] speaker cards for the regular agenda are if you wish to address the board of education, members of the public are reminded that an individual can complete a speaker card prior to the item being called. Members of the public have two
Good evening friends. Can you hear me . There we go. Good evening. Welcome to the aim Nancy Bennett director of advancement for the school. You may not know this but i suspect you do, looking at you all, you are in a quicker school. If youve met a quaker, youve met a friend with f. They are synonymous terms. We are part of a National Network of about 78 print a Friends School. You mightve heard of the ab matt ryan, quarterback for the atlanta falcons, High School Football at penn charter in philadelphia. Most friend schools are located in the northeast but we are the only ones in georgia. We unifies all friend schools are the quaker values that inform each school community. Those values are simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship. Summed up by the acronym spices. Only clear up Common Misconceptions about quakers. Quakers should not be confused with the amish. [laughter] quakers do believe in a electricity and cars. They also believe in disrupting social conven
[taps gavel] all right. Never, the than meeting will come to order. Sorry. The constitutional obligation of the job. I will now recognize myself for five minutes to give myself an opening statement. I will not take five minutes because we are doing Something Different today. Oversightthis committee likes to shake things up and we are looking to develop the next generation of leaders in congress, which is this committees mandate. Have actively participated in the work of this committee. Representative demings dutifully gets here early and waits and waits and waits to question witnesses. His patients has not gone unnoticed. I will yield to the representatives. They are running the meeting today. Vice chairman graves, i know you will agree we are in very capable hands. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I think you will recall, in the early days scanlan . Think we should all just adjourning go for ice cream. Ok. Thank you, chairman kilmer. I would like to begin by our expert witnesses. Sorry we are