Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in lake charles and Cameron Parish and that whole area. We will speaking earlier and saying that theyre gonna probably have many weeks if not months of no power and having trouble with their water system. Even people as far north as shreveport and monroe are still without power. Our thoughts go out to them. Anyway, we are here and of today with jack davis in conversation with our author. Jack is the professor of history, specializing in environmental history of sustainability studies. Also the author of the pulitzer prizewinning the goals are the making of an american sea. New york times beautiful homage to a neglected lexi. In addition to the pulitzer prize, the gulf was a New York Times notable book for 2017 and made several other best of list for that year including the washington post, npr and forbes. Jack, welcome, pleasure to have you with us today. My pleasure to be here. Im going to turn the floor over to jack and eric and let them st
Clerk thank you, very much. All right. We have quorum. Thank you. Greetings and welcome for joining todays board of education meeting. Knowing that we all know this, i would like to say these are stressful and strange times, times we never thought would be visited upon us. I thought it was strange enough trying to wait out and resist the person currently occupying the white house. But now things have gotten more bizarre with the same person trying to bully students, families and teachers and other staff back into school buildings. Thats what were dealing with. Thats what its come to. Today we will be absorbing our fall learning plan. I know many will find aspects they will object to but this will find solace in the approach. This is the time for us to pull together collectively to row lie upon one another to make this year as good and meaningful as it can be for our childrens sake. And to continue to find, within ourselves, a sense of grace and compassion and flexibility as we move for
Person of usfld and make ends meet and showing support of people who have been experiencing something thats so, like, difficult during a pandemic and has affected so many families across the board . I want to fo know if theres any specific resources that youve given to staff that have been potentially laid off or have been, you know, reduced in hours because i know that affects a lot of nex income and families. Can you repeat the question . My main question was, basically how are staff and personnel being affected through phase one . I dont want to make any assumptions off the bat. But what are some resources that have been shared with staff and personnel whose hours might be cut or have been cut . I know personally, i know someone whose hours have been reduced to two hours a day and thats on minimum wage. And i would like to share that we have solidarit solidarity wif our workers and i want to know if there are any resources that come to mind, that would help these people or if anythi
Clerk thank you, very much. All right. We have quorum. Thank you. Greetings and welcome for joining todays board of education meeting. Knowing that we all know this, i would like to say these are stressful and strange times, times we never thought would be visited upon us. I thought it was strange enough trying to wait out and resist the person currently occupying the white house. But now things have gotten more bizarre with the same person trying to bully students, families and teachers and other staff back into school buildings. Thats what were dealing with. Thats what its come to. Today we will be absorbing our fall learning plan. I know many will find aspects they will object to but this will find solace in the approach. This is the time for us to pull together collectively to row lie upon one another to make this year as good and meaningful as it can be for our childrens sake. And to continue to find, within ourselves, a sense of grace and compassion and flexibility as we move for
Impeachment resolution of President Trump, and members will begin debate on raising the minimum wage. Now to live coverage of the u. S. House here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain, the reverend john p. Fitzgibbons, regis university, denver, colorado. God, plain most holy please unite and guide the leaders in this house to recognize, to speak for, and to safeguard the vulnerable and the marginalized in all corners of our nation. Help us to hear and to champion the rights of dreamers of all colors, all context, and all ages, especially the young whose ardent desire is to know and to build a better society. Help us to illuminate the path and to advocate for our countrys learners and their teachers so that access to education and the power of knowledge will continue to produce servant leaders committed to democracy, equality, and justice. Help us to unite our hearts and our minds to share freely of our gifts, to reflect crit