Juvenile Justice Board

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CAPTIONING

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD

***This is not an official, verbatim transcript of the ***following meeting. It should be used for informational ***purposes only. This document has not been edited; ***therefore, there may be additions, deletions, or words ***that did not translate.

>>JUDGE BARBAS: GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS REX BARBAS.

I AM CIRCUIT JUDGE HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.

I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD MEETING FOR CIRCUIT 13.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DO PLEDGE, AND AFTER THAT, WE WILL DO INTRODUCTIONS.

SO EVERYBODY RISE, PLEASE, AND FACE THE FLAG.

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

IF YOU LOOK AT THE AGENDA, YOU SEE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE JUDGE STODDARD.

I AM NOT JUDGE STODDARD.

I AM THE BETTER-LOOKING VERSION OF JUDGE STODDARD.

DON'T TELL JUDGE STODDARD I SAID THAT.

BUT I AM JUDGE REX BARBAS.

I AM ALSO ASSIGNED TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AT THIS TIME.

SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS HAVE EVERYBODY AT THE BOARD INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

I AM GOING TO START TO MY RIGHT.

[INTRODUCTIONS]

>>JUDGE BARBAS: JUDGE STODDARD IS CONDUCTING COURT FOR ANOTHER JUDGE WHO IS ILL, SO I HOPE NOBODY TAKES OFFENSE THAT I AM HERE INSTEAD OF HIM.

IF YOU DO, I REALLY DON'T CARE.

[LAUGHTER]

AT THIS TIME -- A LITTLE HUMOR NEVER HURT ANYBODY.

TYPICAL JUDGE, YES.

ANYWAY, AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

I WOULD -- HAS EVERYBODY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEM?

AND DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES?

OR ANY CHANGES?

FIRST OF ALL, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES?

>> MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE.

>>JUDGE BARBAS: IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION?

>> I'LL SECOND.

>>JUDGE BARBAS: ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

[CHORUS OF AYES]

ALL OPPOSED?

THE AYES HAVE IT, AND WE WILL ACCEPT THE MINUTES.

AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT FROM TRACY AGUILAR.

>>TRACY AGUILAR: FIRST OF ALL, HELLO, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE IN SYNC SOURCE WITH YOU TODAY.

IT IS A WEB-BASED TOOL THAT COVERS ACADEMIC SUBJECTS IN THE AREA OF MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, LANGUAGE ARTS, WHICH INCLUDES READING, WRITING, ET CETERA.

ALL THE ACTIVITIES ARE ALIGNED TO THE NEW COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU FIRST IS A BRIEF VIDEO THAT TALKS ABOUT THE NEW COMMON CORE STANDARDS BECAUSE I FEEL IT HELPS TO LAY A QUICK FOUNDATION TO WHY THIS RESOURCE TOOL IS VERY BENEFICIAL AND VERY HELPFUL TO OUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND TO OUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT WORK WITH OUR KIDS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND ALSO I NEED TO ADD THAT THE PROGRAM IS ACCESSIBLE FROM OUR DISTRICT'S HOMEPAGE, AND IT IS FREE TO ALL THE FAMILIES, STUDENTS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND, AGAIN, COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

[BEGINNING OF VIDEO]

>> LIKE IT OR NOT, LIFE IS FULL OF MEASURING STICKS, HOW SMART WE ARE, HOW FAST WE ARE, HOW WELL WE CAN -- YOU KNOW -- COMPETE.

BUT UP UNTIL NOW, IT'S BEEN PRETTY HARD TO TELL HOW WELL KIDS ARE COMPETING IN SCHOOL AND HOW WELL THEY ARE GOING TO DO WHEN THEY GET OUT OF SCHOOL.

WE LIKE TO THINK THAT OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM DOES THAT, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO LEARNING WHAT THEY REALLY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AFTER GRADUATION, IS A GIRL IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BEING TAUGHT AS MUCH AS HER FRIEND OVER IN THE NEXT ONE?

IS A GRADUATING SENIOR IN, SAY, ST. LOUIS AS PREPARED TO GET A JOB AS A GRADUATE IN SHANGHAI?

WELL, IT TURNS OUT THE ANSWER TO BOTH OF THESE QUESTIONS IS NO BECAUSE FOR YEARS, STATES HAVE BEEN SETTING DIFFERENT STANDARDS FOR WHAT STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO AT EACH GRADE LEVEL.

THAT'S MAKING IT TOO HARD TO KNOW IF OUR KIDS ARE REALLY DOING WELL ENOUGH OVERALL AND IF THEY CAN REALLY COMPETE FOR A JOB SOME DAY.

WHAT WE REALLY NEED ARE CLEAR GOALS.

THAT'S WHERE THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS COME IN.

THEY ARE LIKE A TOTAL CHANGE IN EDUCATION, CONSISTENT, STRONG, CLEAR BENCHMARKS FOR ENGLISH, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND MATH.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.

YOU CAN THINK OF KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12th GRADE LIKE A GIANT STAIRCASE.

EACH STEP IS A SKILL YOUR CHILD NEEDS TO LEARN BEFORE STEPPING UP TO THE NEXT ONE.

BUT RIGHT NOW, TOO MANY KIDS AREN'T REALLY CONFIDENT WITH, LIKE, 2 PLUS 2 BEFORE THEY HAVE TO MOVE ON TO 2 TIMES 2.

WE NEED MORE FOCUS ON THE SKILLS THAT HELP THEM MOVE UP THE STAIRS OR THEY CAN SLIP UP AND FALL BEHIND.

AND THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM.

WHAT IF EVERYONE'S STAIRS WERE MADE AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS?

WELL, HERE WE GO AGAIN.

THEY ARE.

SO AS BOY IN SEATTLE WHO IS ROCKING AN A IN ENGLISH LITERATURE COULD BE GETTING A C ON HIS CHICAGO FRIEND'S STAIRCASE.

OOPS.

WE NEED TO CREATE CONSISTENT STEPS IN EDUCATION TOO.

SO FIRST, EACH STANDARD CREATES A LANDING ON THE STAIRCASE, A STOP ALONG THE WAY AS YOUR CHILD HEADS TOWARD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.

EACH STOP IS A CHANCE FOR EVERY PARENT AND TEACHER TO FOCUS ON THE SKILLS THEIR STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO KNOW AT THAT STEP, NO MATTER THE ZIP CODE, LANGUAGE, OR RACE.

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, EACH STANDARD MAKES SURE ALL STUDENTS ARE LEARNING WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW TO GET TO GRADUATION AND BEYOND.

BECAUSE SOMETHING LIKE COUNTING TO A HUNDRED LEADS TO UNDERSTANDING DOLLARS AND CENTS, WHICH EVENTUALLY LEADS TO UNDERSTANDING HOW TO MANAGE A BUDGET.

SECONDLY, THE STANDARDS ARE CONSISTENT FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL, AND THEY MATCH UP AGAINST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS TOO.

NOW WE KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING COMPARED TO JUST ABOUT EVERYONE, SO EVEN THOUGH LOCAL COMMUNITIES WILL STILL DESIGN THEIR OWN CURRICULUM, WITH THE SAME RULES, EVERYBODY CAN COMPETE ON THE SAME KIND OF STAIRCASE.

BUT STANDARDS AREN'T LEARNING.

THAT'S WHY WE NEED TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS TO HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN BY WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP KIDS MEET THESE STANDARDS.

THE WORLD'S GETTING MORE AND MORE COMPETITIVE EVERY DAY.

BUT NOW WHEN OUR KIDS GET TO THE TOP OF THEIR STAIRCASE, THEY CAN HAVE WAY MORE OPTIONS OF WHERE THEIR LIFE GOES FROM THERE.

CLEAR GOALS, CONFIDENT, WELL-PREPARED STUDENTS, THAT'S THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARD.

[END OF VIDEO]

>>TRACY AGUILAR: OKAY.

AS I MENTIONED A FEW MINUTES AGO, IN SYNC IS A WEB-BASED RESOURCE, AND AS WE MOVE TO THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, THE DISTRICT IS PROVIDING THIS RESOURCE TO FAMILIES, TO STUDENTS, TO STAFF MEMBERS THAT WORK WITHIN THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS AS A TOOL TO HELP WITH THAT TRANSITION AND TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES THAT STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED WITH IN THE CLASSROOM.

YOU CAN ACCESS THE IN SYNC PROGRAM DIRECTLY FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

IF YOU GO TO THEIR HOMEPAGE AND THEN SCROLL DOWN ON THE RIGHT, YOU WILL SEE THE IN SYNC LOGO.

AND WHEN YOU CLICK ON THAT, IT LINKS YOU TO THEIR PAGE.

TO THE LEFT OF THE PAGE YOU WILL SEE -- THEY CALL IT THE TOUR, BUT IT'S THE DEMO.

I'D LIKE TO ALSO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE IN THREE LANGUAGES.

IT'S AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND HAITIAN CREOLE, AND EVERYTHING WITHIN THE PROGRAM IS ALSO AVAILABLE BOTH IN AUDIO AND TEXT IN THOSE THREE LANGUAGES.

SHOULD A GROUP WANT TO SEE THE DEMONSTRATION VIDEO IN SPANISH, IF I WERE TO GO UP TO THE TOP, THERE IS A LANGUAGE TOGGLE, AND I COULD CHOOSE ESPANOL, WHICH THEN WOULD SWITCH THE DEMONSTRATION VIDEO THAT I AM GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY TO A TRANSLATED VERSION.

WELCOME PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS TO IN SYNC EDUCATION.

THIS IS A WEB-BASED RESOURCE FOR YOU TO USE FROM ANY COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE WITH INTERNET ACCESS 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.

WE HAVE CREATED MORE THAN 1200 ACTIVITIES IN LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

ALL ACTIVITIES REINFORCE THE NEW COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND CAN BE USED AT HOME OR IN THE CLASSROOM.

RESOURCES CAN BE VIEWED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, OR HAITIAN CREOLE.

AND ACTIVITIES CAN BE LISTENED TO IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, OR HAITIAN CREOLE.

THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND TOOL FOR HOMEWORK HELP, TEST PREPARATION, AND COLLEGE READINESS.

THERE ARE COLLEGE AND CAREER RESOURCES TO HELP OLDER STUDENTS.

THIS BRIEF DEMONSTRATION WILL SHOW YOU HOW EASY IT IS TO USE.

ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL HOMEPAGE, THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS TO FIND ACTIVITIES.

SEARCH BY KEY WORD, SUBJECT AREA, GRADE LEVEL, OR BY STANDARD.

BELOW IS OUR ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHT.

ACTIVITIES ARE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED BASED UPON YOUR GRADE LEVEL.

YOU CAN EVEN FIND RESOURCES BY DATE OR BY TIME OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND AT THE BOTTOM, IT'S A FAVORITES SECTION WHERE YOU CAN SAVE ACTIVITIES FOR LATER REVIEW.

JUST LIKE DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, TYPE IN A KEYWORD IN THE SEARCH BOX.

FOR EXAMPLE, MAYBE YOUR CHILD NEEDS HELP ON A SCIENCE PROJECT ABOUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

SO LET'S SIMPLY TYPE IN "PLANET."

PICK A TOPIC FROM THE SUGGESTED LIST.

NARROW YOUR SEARCH FURTHER BY SUBJECT OR GRADE.

NOW CLICK "GO."

THIS TAKES US TO THE RESULTS PAGE, SHOWING ALL OF THE RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH PLANET.

LET'S EXPLORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

HERE IS AN OVERVIEW OF THAT TOPIC.

WE'VE INCLUDED GRAPHICS AND ANIMATIONS TO HELP EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT.

IF YOU ROLL YOUR CURSOR OVER THE HIGHLIGHTED TERMS, THOSE IMPORTANT KEY ACADEMIC VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS APPEAR.

FOR STRUGGLING READERS, WE OFFER AN AUDIO COMPONENT.

LET'S CLICK THE "LISTEN" BUTTON TO HEAR THE RESOURCE IN ENGLISH.

>> THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

SPACE IS UNIMAGINABLY VAST, WITH ENORMOUS DISTANCES BETWEEN MOST OF THE STARS.

SOME STARS, HOWEVER, HAVE CLOSER, SMALLER --

>> CLICK THE STAR TO ADD TO YOUR FAVORITES LIST, OR TEACHERS CAN PRINT THESE AND USE AS CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES OR PRINT OUT AS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS.

THESE SCREEN BUTTONS ALLOW YOU TO PRINT THE OVERVIEWS AND ACTIVITIES.

ON THE LEFT YOU WILL NOTICE TWO BUTTONS LABELED "ACTIVITY 1" AND "ACTIVITY 2."

LET'S CHECK OUT ACTIVITY 1.

WE HAVE CREATED FUN AND UNIQUE ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE DONE FOR LITTLE OR NO COST AT HOME OR IN THE CLASSROOM TO HELP REINFORCE THE CONCEPTS.

NOW SELECT THE "RESOURCES" TAB.

WE HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND WEBSITES THAT ARE SAFE AND CREDIBLE AND ALIGN TO THE STANDARD YOU ARE MASTERING.

THESE LINKS TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO SITES THAT OFFER ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR ENRICHMENT PURPOSES.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, OUR RESOURCES CAN BE VIEWED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND IN HAITIAN CREOLE.

LET ME SHOW YOU.

IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN, ROLL YOUR CURSOR OVER THE WORD "ENGLISH."

THIS CREATES A LIST OF AVAILABLE LANGUAGES.

LET'S SELECT ESPANOL.

NOTICE HOW THE CONCEPT OVERVIEW, THE ACTIVITIES, AND EVEN THE KEY ACADEMIC VOCABULARY TERMS CHANGE TO SPANISH.

THIS ALLOWS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS TO KEEP UP WITH SCHOOL WORK WHILE THEY ACQUIRE ENGLISH.

YOU CAN ALSO LISTEN IN SPANISH.

PLEASE CLICK ESCUCHAR.

[SPANISH TRANSLATION]

>> GO TO THE LANGUAGE DROP-DOWN MENU AGAIN.

THIS TIME, PLEASE CHOOSE "HAITIAN CREOLE."

DID YOU SEE THAT IN JUST ONE CLICK, THE WHOLE RESOURCE CHANGED?

NOW OUR HAITIAN CREOLE FAMILIES CAN READ AND LISTEN TO THE EXACT SAME RESOURCE IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE.

LET'S LISTEN TOGETHER.

[HAITIAN CREOLE TRANSLATION]

>> ISN'T THAT AWESOME?

NOW PLEASE RETURN BACK TO THE ENGLISH VERSION.

AT THE TOP, GO TO THE STANDARDS INDEX.

ALL 1200 ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES ARE ALIGNED TO THE NEW COMMON CORE STANDARD.

TEACHERS FIND THIS TOOL HELPFUL TO FIND NEW STRATEGIES TO USE WITH THEIR STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM.

FIND ACTIVITIES BY SUBJECT AREA OR BY GRADE LEVEL IN THE DROP-DOWN MENU.

NOW LET'S SEARCH FOR ACTIVITIES IN THE RESOURCE INDEX.

HERE YOU CAN NARROW YOUR SEARCH BY KEYWORD, SUBJECT AREA, OR BY GRADE.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR 100 COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION ACTIVITIES AND GET HELP WITH YOUR HOMEWORK.

THE ENTIRE FAMILY CAN EXPLORE LIFE SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES, TOPICS SUCH AS USING CREDIT AND BANK SERVICES, BUYING A CAR AND GETTING CAR INSURANCE, JUST TO NAME A FEW.

YOU CAN HELP YOUR STUDENT BE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IN THE SECTION TITLED "NEXT GRADE READINESS," AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT HELPFUL TEST-TAKING TIPS.

JUST TO RECAP, LET'S RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE BY CLICKING "MY HOME."

REMEMBER TO SEARCH FOR FUN ACTIVITIES 24/7 BY KEYWORD, SUBJECT, GRADE, STANDARD, OR IN OUR ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHT.

IN SYNC EDUCATION IS ALL ABOUT PROVIDING PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND THEIR TEACHERS MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES FROM ANY COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR DEMONSTRATION AND FOR HELPING YOUR STUDENTS SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY.

>>TRACY AGUILAR: SO THE DEMONSTRATION VIDEO DOES A NICE JOB OF GIVING YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AND SOME OF ITS CONTENTS.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE AT THIS TIME.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I DID LEAVE A FLYER.

HOPEFULLY YOU PICKED IT UP.

I SEE IT IN FRONT OF SOME PEOPLE.

LET'S SEE IF I HAVE A COPY HERE.

ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF THE FLYER, YOU'LL FIND MY CONTACT INFORMATION SHOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO COME OUT AND SPEAK WITH A PARTICULAR GROUP YOU'RE ASSOCIATED WITH OR WORK WITH.

I'D BE HAPPY TO DO SO, AND I CAN ALSO GIVE MORE DETAILED PRESENTATIONS THAT GIVES MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO SPECIFICALLY LOOK FOR TYPES OF INFORMATION FOR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, AGENCIES, GROUPS, IF THAT WORKS FOR YOUR COMMITTEE.

ALSO IT HAS ON THE FLYER STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

YES.

>> A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

HOW DOES COMMON CORE MEASURE UP TO FLORIDA STATE STANDARDS?

>>TRACY AGUILAR: IT HAS REPLACED THE FLORIDA STATE --

>> HOW DO THEY COMPARE TO EACH OTHER?

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT COMMON CORE.

>>TRACY AGUILAR: WHICH IS WHY I LIKE TO SHORE E SHARE THE SHORT VIDEO CLIP BEFOREHAND TO FAMILIARIZE PEOPLE WITH THE CONCEPT.

MY UNDERSTANDING AND WHAT'S BEEN SHARED WITH ME IS THAT THEY ARE VERY RIGOROUS.

THEY ARE NATIONAL STANDARDS.

ACTUALLY, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.

THE IDEA IS THAT ALL THE STATES ARE COMING TOGETHER AND THEY'RE RAISING THE BAR AND THEY'RE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS MORE FULLY TO ENTER EITHER THE WORKPLACE OR SOME POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WHERE THERE'S A UNIVERSITY OR SOME SORT OF JOB TRAINING.

BECAUSE SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS NATIONALLY HAVE BEEN THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY'RE NOT READY TO REALLY ACCESS COLLEGE CURRICULUM, THEY'RE NOT REALLY PREPARED REALLY TO ENTER INTO THE WORLD.

SO ALL BUT FOUR STATES IN THE COUNTRY HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE NEW COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT IMPLEMENTATION CYCLES WITHIN THEIR STATES AND WITHIN THEIR DISTRICTS.

BUT IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, YOU'LL FIND MOST OF OUR COUNTRY HAS ALIGNED AND GONE TO THOSE STANDARDS.