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Minutes 09-27-95 MINUTES OF THE EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD HELD IN THE MEDIA CENTER, ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL, DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1995, AT 6:30 P.M. PRESENT Anne Centi, Chairperson Beth Bailey, Public Information Officer Margaret Newton, Vice Chairperson Kenneth Blair Muslima Lewis Renee Stern Rhona Schneider Nellie Denahan, Alternate Ben Demaline, Student ABSENT Irving Sechter Daniel Winters, Alternate Kenneth Singleton, Student I. GREETINGS Chairperson Centi called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited. III. ROLL CALL Mr. Demaline was not present yet. Chairperson Centi introduced Mrs. Lewis, a new member of the Board. In addition to the members of the Board, also present were Ron Washam, Chairman of the Community Relations Board; Robert Hayes of the School Board of Palm Beach County; and Dick Brinker, Assistant Principal of Atlantic High School. Carol Shetler, Principal of Atlantic High School, arrived later in the meeting. IV. MINUTES APPROVAL MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 No additions, deletions, or corrections were made to the minutes of the August 23, 1995 meeting. Motion Ms. Schneider moved to approve the minutes of the August 23, 1995 meeting. Mrs. Lewis seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. V. AGENDA APPROVAL Motion Mrs. Lewis moved to approve the agenda. Ms. Schneider seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. VI. PUBLIC AUDIENCE A. Speaker : Robert Hayes - The School Board of Palm Beach County Chairperson Centi asked Mr. Hayes to address the following issues: Boynton Beach High Schools Replacement of Dr. C. Monica Uhlhorn, Superintendent of Schools Lotto Money Safety and Crime Issues in the Schools Boynton Beach High Schools Mr. Hayes advised that two high schools are planned; one on the Quantum Park property and one on Jog Road just south of Hypoluxo Road. Both schools are in limbo, like so other many needed projects. With regard to the Quantum Park site, the architectural money has been allocated, and that part of the project is moving along. It will be ready to be built when the funds are available. The issue of funding for construction is a major concern right now. The District is in very bad shape in terms of having money available for any kind of construction right now. We get money for construction through the State, and State monies are going to be dropping drastically this next year. Our only other option for coming up with money is a 2 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 borrowing method (Certificates of Participation). We have already taken out somewhere in excess of $200 million in Certificates of Participation to build schools in the most overcrowded areas. Mr. Hayes did not think the District will opt any time very soon for taking out more Certificates of Participation. The feeling among most of the Board Members is that it would put the Board in financial jeopardy. The only other option is to have a voter referendum to get additional money for school construction. The options that were weighed were a bond, a one penny increase in sales tax, and a half penny increase in sales tax. All three of these options would have to go before the voters. The District was talking about going before the voters this spring with that iniative. Mr. Hayes was very pessimistic at this point about being able to go forward that soon. He thinks it is more likely that the earliest they will be able to do it would be in the fall at the September primary, the October run-off elections, or the November general election. He was moderately pessimistic about the likelihood of it being passed at that time. He advised that there were three sales tax initiatives around the State within the last three months, all of which were badly defeated. The one in Broward County last Tuesday was defeated with 78 percent of the people against it. He said if the sales tax is not approved, the Boynton Beach High School will sit in limbo for a long time. Ms. Stern asked if the voters will be asked to decide how to raise funds for the high school, or just to choose one of the three ways mentioned. Mr. Hayes said the School District will decide which way to go; the voters will not have a menu. It is not written in stone yet, but it is fairly definite we will be moving forward with the one penny sales tax increase. It would be for a five or seven year period of time, specifically for building schools and renovating old schools. Mr. Hayes advised that recently, voters in Florida and around the country have a very negative attitude towards any kind of taxation or increases in taxation. Ms. Schneider asked if it would not be wise to make a different offer to the voters. Mr. Hayes stated that only the three options are available, and all the surveys indicated that the one penny sales tax has the highest probability of passing. Replacement of Dr. C. Monica Uhlhorn, Superintendent of Schools Mr. Hayes stated that many people think the superintendent ties in with our ability to get this referendum for school construction passed. One of the problems that we have is the District Administration and the School Board itself apparently have a very negative image with the public. All of the controversy around Dr. Uhlhorn and her departure has not helped that 3 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 situation. He felt the public's attitude about the District could be dramatically changed if we get a new superintendent who is a dynamic leader by the first of the year. Chairperson Centi inquired about the selection process. Mr. Hayes advised that the School Board hired a consultant to help them through the process. They have interviewed the Board and have been working with the Board. The Board provided them with the names of 80 people in the community to interview to find out how they feel about the School District and what needs to be improved, and what characteristics the new Superintendant should possess to help accomplish the things that need to be accomplished. One or two of these people were from Boynton Beach. Mr. Hayes believes the first advertisement for Superintendent has already been done or will be done within the next couple of days. They hope to have applications in during October. Late in October and through November, there will be a process of shortlisting the applicants. The community will be involved in the process of looking at the finalists. Around the beginning of December, hopefully, a decision will be made and contract negotiations will be held. In late December or early January, a contract will be signed. Mr. Hayes advised that the Education Partnership of the Economic Council has set up a similar series of things which relate to the search for a new superintendent and to some bigger issues regarding the direction that the School District is going in, etc. They are interviewing the Board members and having community gatherings (a cross section of 150 community members). They are going to meet on September 30, 1995 at an all day session. There are also going to be a series of public hearings during October, both with the Board and with this group. This will help the Board and the community to look at the direction the District should be going in and the characteristics that the new superintendent should have. Hopefully, that process will help us when we get down to the shortlisting and interviewing people to see if they fit the mold that the community and the Board are happy with. Mrs. Lewis asked at what point community input has been given to the consultants regarding the new superintendent. Mr. Hayes advised that the consultants had exhaustive interviews with 80 community members and are now seeking applicants. Also, the Education Partnership has had group meetings with Board members and has formulated a list of cross sections of the committee, and that group will be meeting later this month. There is also going to be a series of town meetings. He said the Education Advisory Board might want to get involved in these town meetings. On Monday, 4 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 October 30, one will be held at Olympic Heights High School and one at Glades Central High School. On Thursday, November 2, 1995, there will be town meetings at Dwyer High School and Roosevelt Middle School. Mr. Hayes said this would be the time to give your input regarding the superintendent. The shortlisting process should begin immediately following these town meetings, probably in mid-November. Ms. Stern asked who will be interviewing the candidates for the superintendent position. Mr. Hayes advised that the forum in which that will take place has not been determined yet. Some people think the Board should interview the candidates in the presence of the public. Others feel the public should get to know the candidates in more of a social setting. Ms. Stern asked if interviews will be conducted to determine the eligibility of the candidates. Mr. Hayes said there has been discussion about shortlisting the candidates down to 15 and then doing in-depth research of those 15 to determine the three or five finalists to interview. There is also the possibility of shortlisting all the applications to about 10 people and interviewing all 10. Mr. Blair asked if the Board is going to be doing the screening to come up with the ten finalists. Mr. Hayes said that has yet to be determined. He thinks the Board is going to work with the consulting firm in doing the shortlisting. Ms. Stern said she was involved in this kind of a process in another community before moving to Florida, and found that the most effective way to choose leadership is to have different factions of the community give their input into the leadership process, the job description, and what that person would need to do to effect change according to the needs of all the people involved in the process. Mr. Hayes said this is what we are doing. He stated that the critical time to get that input is before the shortlisting so that you go into that process knowing what characteristics you are going to be looking for. He said the question is who is going to be involved in the shortlisting to determine whether the candidates fit the mold that the community indicated they want, assuming there is going to be a community consensus. Ms. Stern felt that one of the problems with large town meetings is that there are always factions that disagree with whatever selection is made. She said you are actually giving them a platform on which to cause havoc within the community before you even 5 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 make a decision. Mr. Hayes pointed out that the alternative is to shut people up and let the Board make the decision. Ms. Stern suggested that the decision be made by a group of people who represent all facets of education. Mr. Hayes believes that this is what is being done and that the town meetings are a way for those who were not directly involved in the process to have their say too. Mrs. Newton asked if the education advisory boards in Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Royal Palm Beach, and Riviera Beach have been involved in this process. It seemed to her that these are ready-made groups from which the Board could pull information and input. Mr. Hayes explained that each of the Board members has a community network consisting of twelve members from the community to give them advice. This is primarily where the first group of 80 people came from. He stated that Matthew Bradley is on his advisory committee, as well as Gladys Wiggin from Boynton Beach. Mrs. Newton found that in the Palm Beach community, we tend to focus in on people who we think represent the community, but at times they do not. She pointed out that there are ready- made groups in the County consisting of people who have volunteered their time just for the cause of education, which the Board may want to bring in on some of their deliberations. Mr. Hayes believed she would find that many of the members of those boards were involved. Ms. Denahan asked if construction, lobbying, funding, and capital improvements are priorities for the new superintendent. Mr. Hayes advised that after the meetings had taken place, a list of items was developed, and all of those things were on it. With regard to capital improvements, Mr. Hayes said the problem is money, and the only way to get the money at this point is to go to the voters. Lotto Money Mr. Hayes advised that the lottery money was intended as enhancements to education. It was never intended to fund construction or pay teachers. It was based on the assumption that we were already adequately funding education and that this money would help to add some of the frills to education. He said the money that comes to Palm Beach County from the lottery would run the schools for six days. Our operating budget that mostly pays for teachers is $740 million. Adding our capital budget to that, it is $1.4 billion. The lottery money is only $30 million of that. The only way the lottery would provide 6 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 anything of consequence to us is if they start selling five to seven times more lottery tickets than they currently are. Ms. Schneider asked what percentage of the budget would a one cent sales tax provide. Mr. Hayes said that would only involve the capital budget. On a short term basis (five or seven years), a one cent sales tax would equate to between $110 million and $120 million per year. That would allow us basically to catch up. We have about 5,000 new students coming into the district every year. It costs about $16 million to house 5,000 students in classrooms. There are 20,000 students in portable classrooms. Therefore, we would be spending $60 million of the $100 million from the one cent sales tax keeping up, and the remainder of it trying to catch up. At the end of the five years, then we would start worrying about where we are going to find the additional $60 milllion to house the additional 5,000 students who are going to continue coming into the District until about the year 2015. It was projected that 5,000 new students per year will continue to come into the District until the year 2015. At that time, the rate of students coming into the District will start to decrease to about 3,000, until we reach buildout in the County, which is projected to happen in the year 2050. Ms. Stern asked where on the list of priorities would the Boynton Beach High School be if the one cent sales tax is approved. Mr. Hayes said by that time, the Boynton Beach High School would be fairly high on the priority list because Atlantic High School is already bursting at the seams and Santaluces is going to be bursting at the seams, and the Boynton Beach High School would relieve that situation. At this time, Mrs. Shetler and Mr. Demaline arrived. Safety and Crime Issues in the Schools Chairperson Centi asked what the School Board is doing about the crime and safety of the students. Mr. Hayes advised that among other things, they are hiring a substantial number of additional on-site police aides at the schools. Mr. Hayes felt more alternative schools are needed. Chairperson Centi introduced Mrs. Shetler. Mrs. Shetler welcomed the members of the Board 7 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 to Atlantic High School. She felt our District has done a lot and is doing a lot to assist with security in the schools. She advised that for the past several years, Atlantic High School has paid out of its own school budget $30,000 per year for a private security firm to maintain the gate to keep inappropriate visitors out of the school. This money should have gone to the instruction of young people. With the advent of the new police aide position, Atlantic High School recently acquired a police aide from the School District. Therefore, Atlantic High School can use that $30,000 for what it is intended. Mrs. Shetler was also expecting to get better service from the drug sniffer dogs this year. Mrs. Shetler felt the issue is with the courts and the juvenile justice system, not with the School Board. She explained that she had to demonstrate today that an 18 year old, who has no credits and who recently shot someone in the community in cold blood, should not be in school with the other students. She did not think this problem has anything to do with the actions of the School Board. She did not think the School Board can do anything about this until we are willing to incarcerate. She pointed out that this student is only in jail because he is 18 years old, and the judge could order him to return to school. Ms. Schneider asked why Mrs. Shetler would have to take this student back to school. Mrs. Shetler explained to her that he has the right to a public education. He is emotionally handicapped, so he has a right to stay in school until he is 21. She also felt alternative schools are good sources for many students, especially borderline students who can be helped. She thinks the School Board has been supportive of the things that we need, but there are some things that are going on beyond our control and we need help from other places. Chairperson Centi shared an article that was in the London Economist about nations around the world giving much less to children, education, and programs, which is contributing the "disappearing family". Mrs. Newton asked Mr. Hayes to call if the Education Advisory Board can help at all. Mr. Hayes said he is always looking for input. He suggested that the Education Advisory Board change the night of its meetings because the School Board meets on Wednesday nights. He felt this Board was making themselves much less effective than 8 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 they could be by meeting on Wednesday nights. He distributed his business cards and welcomed telephone calls. He was curious about what kinds of things this Board is doing and what ways the Board thinks he can facilitate them. B. Host and Speaker: Carol Shetler, Principal - Atlantic High School Chairperson Centi has been on the SAC of Altantic High School. She said Mrs. Shetler is a working principal. She has fought for Atlantic High School, and received $2 million for a cafeteria. Also, Atlantic High had eight winners of the Pathfinders awards, and is one of the top schools to receive scholarships. Chairperson Centi thanked Mrs. Shetler and her staff for taking very good care of all the children from Boynton Beach who attend Atlantic High School, and for hosting this meeting. She presented Mrs. Shetler with a book titled, "The African-American Heritage in Florida" for the Media Center. Chairperson Centi asked Mrs. Shetler to tell the Board about Atlantic High School and what the Board can do to help. Mrs. Shetler stated that Mrs. Centi has been a very faithful member of the SAC. She said she is very proud of Atlantic High. She said Atlantic High is students' first choice of high school in Palm Beach County. She attributed this to the school's academic programs, extra curriculum programs, and the spirit and climate of the school. Atlantic High has the top academic program in the County, and one of the best International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs in the world. Atlantic High has eight national merit semifinalists going into competition this year, and was one of the first high schools to have the new Tech Prep Program. Atlantic High has one of the best programs for English for Speakers of Other Languages. Its extra curriculum program is fantastic. It has 43 athletic teams and 33 other activities. Sixteen hundred students are involved in these activities. It has one of the best dance programs in the State, and the biggest band in the County. Mrs. Shetler said Atlantic High works very hard on equity and fairness, and encourages everyone in the school to be involved in everything. They work hard on helping the students get along with each other. She stated that Atlantic High is incredibly diverse. Mrs. Shelter told of Atlantic's Sunset School program which enables students who work full-time to attend high school at night to receive their diplomas. It is not GED or adult ed. This program is for students who are starting to get too old for regular high school, have too many credits to make up, or have dropped out of school. 9 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 Atlantic High offers help with homework four days a week in all four major subjects, and the Media Center is open late for study and research. In response to Chairperson Centi, Mrs. Shelter advised that 2,265 students are enrolled at Atlantic High. They staff at 2,150, so they are in the process of hiring four additional teachers to reduce the class size to what it is supposed to be. Regular classes are staffed 36 to 1. In response to Ms. Stern, Mrs. Shetlter advised that very little of the special ed students stay in very contained classes. They are almost all mainstreamed most of the time. The inclusion model is used, which is when a special ed teacher joins a regular teacher for a few days a week in some of the classes that have a large number of special ed students. In response to Chairperson Centi, Mrs. Shetler advised that last year Atlantic High tried block scheduling. This year, it is an alternating day block, which means that on some days the students go to odd classes and on some days they go to even classes. It gives the classes 102 minutes instead of 50 minutes. The students do not spend as much time running from class to class. Mr. Demaline felt block scheduling was the best thing that has ever happened. Mrs. Newton stated that Mr. Demaline had previously suggested that the middle school students shadow the IB students. She asked Mrs. Shetler for her thoughts on this. Mrs. Shelter said it might be a good idea. She stated that the middle school students are not receiving the academic preparation they need to enter high school. She would like to see a middle years IB Program in this area. She advised that 25 percent of Atlantic High School's students come from private schools, and a significant number of them are IB students. However, the private schools are varied and some of them do not have the resources (enough students or teachers) to teach algebra. Therefore, the students come to Atlantic High with all different levels of preparation. Chairperson Centi thanked Mrs. Shetler for her presentation and for sending Mr. Demaline to the Board. At 8:00 p.m., Chairperson Centi declared a recess. The meeting resumed at 8:10 p.m. Mrs. Shelter and Mr. Hayes had left the meeting. 10 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 VII. OLD BUSINESS A. Replacement of Monica Uhlhorn This item was discussed by Mr. Hayes earlier in the meeting. Since the Board does not know who to support yet, Chairperson Centi entertained a motion to table this item. Motion Ms. Stern moved to table this item. Ms. Schneider seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. B. Decision '95 - My Vote Counts - Ron Washam, Chairman, Community Relations Board Chairperson Centi introduced Mr. Washam. Mr. Washam thanked the Board for participating in Decision '95. He explained that for many years, the Community Relations Board has sponsored Youth in Government Day. He briefly explained the function of the Community Relations Board. He stated that in 1971, he participated in Youth in Government Day as a student and it had inspired him to become involved in government. Mr. Washam stated that all forms of government are taught throughout the middle and high schools. The students are taught about the State and Federal governments, and other governments of the world. However, they receive little information about municipal governments. He pointed out that municipal government is the most influential. Mr. Washam said he has been involved with the Community Relations Board for four years. Some years, participation in Youth in Government Day was poor. He attributed this to the lack of knowledge of what local government does. Therefore, the Community Relations Board decided to broaden Youth in Government Day this year by participating in Decision '95 during Municipal Week in October. He explained that all six feeder schools in Boynton Beach are going to participate by teaching a curriculum throughout that week. Youth in Government Day will be held on October 19. The students will fill 26 positions within the City. The schools will hold elections to see 11 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 which students will fill the City Commission and City Manager positions. At 7:00 p.m. on October 19, a mock City Commission meeting will be held. He encouraged the members of the Education Advisory Board to attend that meeting. On behalf of the Community Relations Board, Mr. Washam thanked Chairperson Centi for meeting personally with the principals and teachers of the schools to get their participation, and the members of the Education Advisory Board for their help and support. Ms. Bailey is going to try to get some media coverage the night of the Mock City Commission Meeting. Chairperson Centi thanked Mr. Washam and encouraged the members of the Education Advisory Board to attend Youth in Government Day. C. EAB Flyers - Brochure Ms. Bailey presented three brochures, with different covers, advertising the City of Boynton Beach Education Advisory Board. The Board chose the cover they liked the best. Chairperson Centi advised that a private donor is supplying the money for the first printing of these brochures. Ms. Bailey stated that the City Manager and she reviewed the brochure and the City Manager thought it would be a good idea to list the names of the members of the Board and the addresses of the schools on the brochure. Ms. Bailey said the City Manager also suggested listing a contact telephone number in the brochure, and volunteered Wilfred Hawkins' number. Motion Mr. Blair moved to list the members' names in the brochure. Ms. Stern seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. 12 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 Motion Ms. Stern moved to list the addresses of the schools and the names of the principals in the brochure. Mr. Demaline seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. Mr. Blair pointed out that there are a few magnet schools that many Boynton Beach students attend, but they are not listed in the brochure. Mr. Washam pointed out that the Royal Palm School, which has many students from Boynton Beach, is also not listed in the brochure. He welcomed the Education Advisory Board to send a representative to sit on the SAC at the Royal Palm School. Ms. Denahan felt we should also include the private schools in Boynton Beach, and have liaisons to more schools. Chairperson Centi stated that the brochure only lists the schools that the members of the Education Advisory Board act as liaisons to, and we do not even have enough people to cover all the schools that are on the list now. The Board agreed to list Wilfred Hawkins in the brochure as the contact person. D. Committee Reports None of the members had anything to report. It was pointed out that Lake Worth High School and Lake Worth Christian School are listed on the agenda under Committee Reports, but not in the brochure. Motion Ms. Schneider moved to include Lake Worth Community High School in the brochure. Ms. Denahan seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. Ms. Stern pointed out that Crystal Lakes Elementary School is listed on the brochure, but not under Committee Reports on the agenda. 13 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 E. New assignments for all SACS and SICS for coming year, School Board meeting monitor The assignments were as follows: Congress Middle School - Irving Sechter Lake Worth Christian - Kenneth Singleton Atlantic High School SAC - Muslima Lewis Atlantic High School SIC - Ben Demaline Forest Park - Nellie Denahan and Muslima Lewis Galaxy - Margaret Newton Hagen Road - Rhona Schneider and Renee Stern Poinciana - Nellie Denahan Santaluces - Anne Centi Crystal Lakes - Ken Blair Rolling Green - Rhona Schneider and Renee Stern Chairperson Centi will monitor the School Board meetings. The members of the Board are to call their assigned schools to find out when their SACs and SICs meet. Chairperson Centi announced that the principal of Poinciana, Mr. Sills, put together a brochure to draw some parent participation. It was so successful that Spady picked up on it. Ms. Schneider referred to an article she read in the newspaper regarding Math Night. Ms. Denahan advised that math night was an overwhelming success. Mr. Demaline advised that the students of the Atlantic International Baccalaureate Program were invited to a luncheon in West Palm Beach last Friday to hear the Commissioner of Education, Frank Brogan, speak. Mr. Demaline said it was very interesting. The students were invited to ask him two questions. One of the questions 14 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 they asked him was why the growth of the schools is not compensated by tax dollars. His answer was that many people who do not have children or who have already put their children through school do not feel it is their responsibility to pay for other children's education. Some of the members of the Education Advisory Board disagreed with this statement. Mrs. Newton would like to see the Board push for an elementary school lead in and a middle school lead in into the high school. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. How can we help with Christa McAuliffe special "Wish List"? Chairperson Centi reminded the members of the Board that the principal of Christa McAuliffe, Norma Rosensweig, made a presentation before this Board and presented the Board with a wish list. She asked the members to think about how the Board can help Ms. Rosensweig. This item will be discussed at the next meeting. B. Delray EAB wold like to have a three-city board working on community issues (Boynton-Delray-Boca) Chairperson Centi advised that the Delray Beach Education Advisory Board would like to form a tri-city board consisting of Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, and Boca Raton. Chairperson Centi asked the members to give this matter some thought. It will be discussed at the next meeting. C. Boynton Beach High Schools Chairperson Centi asked if we should recommend and support a special committee and/or lobbyist for the Boynton Beach area schools to make certain our high schools get priority. Mrs. Newton stated that the City is in the process of hiring a neighborhood specialist and she would think this would be built into that person's job description. Ms. Bailey will make sure the Board gets a copy of the description of that position. Mr. Washam stated that since the last three years, the Community Relations Board has 15 MINUTES EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 taken an active, and sometimes agressive role, in pushing for Poinciana. The Community Relations Board is also very passionate about the Boynton Beach High School. He would like the Education Advisory Board and the Commuity Relations Board to work together on this endeavor. This item was tabled for discussion at the next meeting. IX. CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Demaline asked if the Board is going to send anybody to the School Board meeting next Thursday. Ms. Denahan volunteered to attend that meeting. Chairperson Centi referred to an article that was in the Miami Herald this week that said education could stand to lose $98 million if the proposed budget cuts are approved. Ms. Denahan said she saw an article in yestersday's newspaper about 20 teachers being layed off. Ms. Schneider saw the same article and said the reason was because of lower enrollment than anticipated. Mr. Washam suggested the Board take Mr. Hayes' advice about changing the night of their meetings, and then invite him back to a meeting. X. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Eve Eubanks Recording Secretary (Two Tapes) 16