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Parallel. In other words, we apply, but also run this through the various committees and have our decisions and if for some reason we decided we werent interested we would withdraw our application. Were not sure were still working on it and the feasibility of getting it in, but i think thats no problem of referring it to the committees. Do we have consensus about that . We will hear this in the committee, but the district will pursue this grant opportunity, paralleling our authorization process....

Supporting the amendment. I think one of the toughest tasks the members have had has had to do with lay offs. Really just a terrible situation and so your first bull let bullet point, im very interested in seeing that change. I think if we think about the lay off process that weve had to go through in the past years, its very cruel and unusual punishment for or valuable assets so im interested in making this charter amendment. Commissioner [inaudible]. I had a question. Go ahead. Were you going ...

Committees. Do we have consensus about that . We will hear this in the committee, but the district will pursue this grant opportunity, paralleling our authorization process. Commissioner i dont have any reservations for applying for taking advantage of this opportunity, so i would assume move for a waiver on approval on First Reading if thats allowed. You would have to post that in the agenda and it wasnt posted in the agenda. Could we just bring it down for second reading at the meeting without...

Through the task of identifying some specific edits or mark ups to propose at the committee whenever it takes place. And then as a part of our preparation process for input, it is along the lines of what youre informing us here and then the possible changes. They are this is an ongoing conversation but the last large bull et point regarding withdraws in your presentation, that is on ongoing conversation, or youre here to get the temperature of the board . These are concrete changes wed like to s...

Service. Additional service, in order to actually meet the graduation requirements. So they are offtrack. So i just wanted the committee to notice that the light green section means that they are missing one or more classes, but if they miss one or more classes, come 2014, they wont graduate. That is what offtrack is because of the graduation requirement. I think we had a different graduation requirement before. We had the credits you had the credits, but you met the classes. This you could grad...

Offer that that in spring and summer including pe and biology. We also want to have three centralized Evening School sites to offer those courses. We want to explore the opportunity to really partner with our communitybased organizations. So that students could actually work on some of these courses when they are in their community, when they are at their program. And work through it either virtually new exciting online programs, the not the ones of the past, but the ones that are more interacti...

Pays for the bulk of afterschool classes. So eight of our schools will lose that funding come december. So were looking at ways that we make sure we have Credit Recovery options across the schools that is systematic. We havent had a centralized Evening School the last few years and it does make it difficult for students who cant stay at their home school. There are also courses exactly like pe that have a higher failure rate that havent had an opportunity. We havent had a Credit Recovery or Summ...

Can we please rise for the pledge, and if you could turn off your electronic equipment because it will interfere with the equipment in the room, thank you. Mr. President , would i like to call the roll. Please do. President mazzucco . Present. Vice president turman . Here. Commissioner marshall . Here. Commissioner dejesus. Is excused. Commissioner chan . Present. Commissioner kingsley. She is here. Present. Commissioner loftus . Here. President mazzucco we have a quorum and also, with us this e...

Freeze. When the wind does drop, our temperatures get a chance to drop more between 10 and 18 miles an hour. You can see it across the area, 9 in Frederick Maryland and the wind speed delivering windchill values that right now most neighborhoods are just above freezing, from feeling like 6 in minneapolis to 7 in manassas. Just below zero in gaithersburg and hagerstown. Even though winds are easing up more tonight, i expect windchill values to be just below zero. Right now, sunshine across the ar...

Situation. The drenching downpours are taking their toll this evening. Police closed off ford road in Fairmont Park because of flooding and the rain isnt letting up. Lets get right to meteorologist sheena parveen. Will it clear out for the morning . For some of us. But through the overnight hours more rain is moving in. Right now we do have showers on radar. Some hev rer rain starting to move into parts of new castle county, smyrna. And parts of berks county through bernville along 78 here, some...